Last night as I was driving home from my friend Carly’s lovely, moving, earth-based Pesach seder, I looked up and saw the full moon brightly, calmly shining in the night sky. I began to rifle through my memory for any songs/chants that I could remember about the moon. I sang two over and over:

Full Moon shining bright
Midnight on the water
Oh, Aradia,
Diana’s silver daughter

Silver shining wheel of radiance, radiance!
Full Moon, come to us, come to us!

But that wasn’t enough for the spirit that moved through me. Through various hummings and snitches and snatches of words and melody, I finally allowed a new song to well up.

Artemis Selena
Lady of the Moon
Hear the people calling
Bless us with your boon!

Silver bright in the night sky
Shining in the dark
Reflecting in each other’s eyes
Connecting heart to heart

It has been a decade since I’ve been in a group that regularly met on the full and new moon. And frankly, I don’t notice the energy pull of the lunar phases that many say they feel. For me, it is often a happy surprise to look up and see her shining round and bright. Like a phone call from a distant friend you think about occasionally, but whom you haven’t talked to in ages.

I have been toying with the idea of doing something more regularly at the new and full moons, but haven’t been sure what would engage my imagination enough to ensure that I follow through….I’ve never been good at being solitary. Perhaps one song from the deep self and the heart will spur the desire forward.

We shall see where the wandering takes us.