Full Moon in Gemini: Thursday 4th December
New Moon in Sagittarius: Saturday 20th December
Winter Solstice: Sunday 21st December
Theme of the Month: Illumination, Integration & the Spark in the Stillness
December arrives like a hush after the storm.
The Gemini Full Moon scatters questions and revelations like frost across your path. Be curious.
Sagittarius opens a new door with fire and faith.
And at the Winter Solstice, the longest night births the first flicker of returning light.
This is a time for deep listening, sacred rest, and the weaving together of all you've learned.
The year turns inward now. And from that inner sanctum, something new begins.
🌕 Moon Phases & Rituals
♊ Full Moon in Gemini: The Whispering Quill
Gemini brings messages, mirrors, and mental clarity.
This Full Moon is ideal for journalling, truth-telling, and letting the words fly free.
You’ll need:
- A notebook or journal
- A pen you love
- A white candle or feather
Light the candle and breathe deeply. Ask:
“What truth is ready to be spoken or written?”
Write without editing for 10–15 minutes. Let your mind and intuition dance together.
Read your words aloud under the moon, if possible. Close by saying:
“I give voice to truth and light. I release what no longer fits.”
♐ New Moon in Sagittarius: Arrow of Intention
Sagittarius shoots for the stars and trusts the leap.
This is a bold, hope-filled New Moo, perfect for vision-setting and spiritual renewal.
You’ll need:
Write one bold intention or desire on the arrow.
Light the candle and hold the arrow above it, saying:
“I shoot this wish into the sky. I trust the fire. I trust the flight.”
Tuck the arrow into your diary or altar to revisit at the Spring Equinox.
🌲Winter Solstice: The Light Returns
The Solstice marks the rebirth of the sun.
This is a sacred time to honour the dark, rest deeply, and kindle the inner flame.
You’ll need:
- A lantern or candle (gold or white)
- A small evergreen branch or sprig of holly
- A quiet space at night
Sit in darkness or dim light. Hold the evergreen and reflect on what you wish to carry forward from the year.
Light your candle and say:
“From the longest night, the light is born.
I honour the dark. I welcome the dawn.”
Keep the flame lit as you reflect, write, or simply sit in stillness.
🪄 Monthly Spell: The Solstice Spark
Use anytime between 20th–25th December
Write one word on a bay leaf that symbolises the energy you want to bring into the coming year.
Hold the leaf and say:
“From the hush of winter, I call this spark.
Let it light my way through the dark.”
Burn the bay leaf in a fire-safe dish or fireplace.
Scatter the ashes in nature or keep them in a small pouch until the new year begins.
🧘♀️ Guided Meditation: For the Winter Solstice
Use between 21st–31st December
A space for rejuvenation and reflection.
📖 December Journal Prompts
At the Full Moon (4th)
What thoughts, beliefs, or ideas no longer serve me?
What conversation do I need to have, with myself or someone else?
At the New Moon (20th)
What do I most want to grow in the year ahead?
Where am I being called to expand, leap, or trust?
At the Winter Solstice (21st)
What has this year taught me?
What part of me needs rest, and what part of me is quietly stirring awake?
❄️ Solstice Portal: Return of the Light
Yule is the stillpoint, the sacred hush before the new dawn.
In the old traditions, this was a time for storytelling, candle magick, and honouring the cyclical rhythm of light and dark.
It reminds us that even in the depths of winter, life is returning, softly, slowly, surely.
🕯 Solstice Ritual: The Twelve Lights of Hope
You’ll need:
- 12 tealights or small candles
- A quiet space and a list of 12 blessings or lessons from the past year
One by one, light the candles, naming a blessing or lesson aloud.
With each flame, whisper:
“I carry this light forward.”
Let the candles burn while you reflect, or extinguish them one by one with gratitude.
Plant + Crystal Allies
- Mistletoe: protection, rebirth, magical thresholds
- Cedar: grounding, ancestral connection
- Clear Quartz: clarity, light amplification
- Garnet: heart fire, inner power
- Selenite: peace, spiritual cleansing, moonlight ally
🎴 Gemini–Sagittarius Tarot Spread: From Knowing to Believing
What truth have I uncovered this year?
What wisdom is asking to be shared?
Where am I being asked to expand beyond what I thought was possible?
What light will guide me through winter?
Let December be a month of sacred stillness, soul-centred clarity, and quiet joy.
Trust the dark.
Tend the spark.
And honour the return of the light.
🌕🕯🌑❄️