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The Moon Doesn’t Know What You’re Doing
- Jan 2
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 5
(And that's kind of the point.)
Somewhere along the way, moon rituals got very bossy.
Light this.
Write that.
Release exactly this kind of thing.
Manifest that other thing — but only if you do it correctly, in the right order, with the right supplies, under the right phase.
And here’s the thing no one says out loud enough:
The moon doesn’t know what you’re doing.
And even if she did, she probably wouldn’t care.
The moon isn’t keeping score.
She’s not checking your notes.
She’s not waiting to reward you for following directions.
She’s just… there.
Doing what she’s always done.
The Ritual Was Never for the Moon
This is the part that gets lost in the hype.
Ritual isn’t a transaction.
It’s not “if I do this, I’ll get that.”
Ritual is orientation.
It’s a moment where you pause.
Where you notice what’s actually happening in your life — right now.
Where you remember that you’re part of something larger, without needing to perform for it.
The moon doesn’t need anything from you.
But you might need the reminder to look up.
My Moon Ritual (Lower Your Expectations)
Mine goes like this:
“Oh my gosh. You’re so pretty.”
“Thank you for shining a light on what I’m doing right now.”
Boom.
Done.
No list.
No setup.
No wondering if I did it correctly.
And then — this matters — I move on to the next real-life magical moment.
Because magic doesn’t stop your life.
It illuminates it.
Why the Hype Misses the Point
When rituals become performative, they stop working.
Not because the moon is offended.
But because you get pulled out of yourself and into comparison.
Suddenly you’re not present — you’re producing.
Not noticing — but executing.
And that’s backwards.
The most powerful moon “ritual” is the one that:
Doesn’t require a different mood, outfit, mindset, or setting
Doesn’t require tools you don’t have
Doesn’t promise outcomes it can’t guarantee
Leaves you feeling steady, not evaluated
If it adds pressure, it’s not a ritual.
It’s homework.
And here’s something else worth remembering.
The moon may shine her brightest at night — but she’s there in the daylight, too.
She doesn’t disappear just because you’re busy.
Or because you forgot to look up.
Or because life is happening under fluorescent lights instead of candlelight.
Presence doesn’t require performance.
And neither does noticing.
What Real-Life Moon Magic Actually Looks Like
It looks like:
Catching moonlight on the kitchen floor
Pausing mid-task and thinking, oh — there you are
Feeling accompanied instead of instructed
Simply enjoying the moment.
No one needs to know you did it.
Including the moon.
The Part I Want You to Trust
You don’t need a better moon ritual.
You need trust in your own noticing.
The moon isn’t asking for devotion.
She’s offering light.
What you do with that moment is yours.
And that — not the checklist, not the props, not the promise of results —is the magic.
Final thought
If you like marking moments — with a candle, a stick of incense, or just a pause at the window — those things can help you notice.
Not because they make the moon work.
But because they remind you to look.
And that, my lovely friend, is good magic.
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