I’ve been staring at this dreamboard a lot since I made it. I was so excited to include the red fish as an honouring of the Full Sturgeon Moon.

Making these boards each month, you start to get a sense of your own aesthetic and symbolism. Here I recognize my love of white, blue and pink. I see my invitation to fire, water, earth and air. My love of mystery, wonder and spirit. I recognize my style and my loves. I see my wardrobe makeover and what I’m learning from it. I see a desire for self-nurturance and attention to vitality. I see my request for delectable, memorable moments. I see my attitude. I see the doors opening to a brand new phase of my life, one that I am stepping into.  I see a gentle step towards painting. I see the awakening of spirit and an offering of my gifts. I see beauty.

Over the next month I will see these things many times. As I sit here and write, my dreamboard is in front of me, inspiring me, reminding me. And each day I will think about what action I can take to honour at least one of these desires. I’m excited about what that might bring.

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Since I began hosting Full Moon Dreamboards many people have asked why we don’t create the boards on the New Moon instead. The connection to the New Moon makes perfect sense, planting the seeds of our dreams and watching them flourish as the moon does. And the full moon makes perfect sense; the moon’s peak is a powerful time for dreaming. So, I had an idea that I believe will help us harness both aspects of the moon’s cycle and powerfully support our dreams.

On the new moon, I will put up a post sharing the name and focus of the next full moon and inviting you to start gathering materials for your dreamboard. That will give you plenty of time to start collecting magazines, to keep your eye out for things you might like to include, to journal and to consider what your dreams might be this month. Then, on the full moon, we launch!

Let’s start this practice on today’s New Moon. As this month progresses we will be moving towards the Full Sturgeon Moon. (Truthfully, that sounds even weirder to me than the Full Worm Moon!) The sturgeon is a fish, one that is traditionally caught in abundance during the August Full Moon.  This is a time to celebrate that abundance in all aspects of your life, to celebrate the gifts of summer. It also occurs to me is that this must herald a time of intuition – generous fish appearing in the water like messages stirring in our dreams. I’m imagining all of us awakening our inner senses and inviting insights into our hopes and dreams.

And so we begin our journey towards the Full Sturgeon Moon on August 5th. I’ll look forward to sharing our dreams!