November Is Asking You To Release What No Longer Serves
(Magically Speaking)
For those of us who live in the North, November can seem like a brown, dreary month… my goodness, when I’m on social media websites I giggle at all of the frown faces 🙁 and snarky remarks about summer ending and winter approaching. I can’t help but think “awe, bless those poor Muggles… it will all be okay, summer will come back again.”
I know that there’s a season for everything; a time to grow, create, receive, release, go within, strategize, nourish, prepare, plant seeds… it’s The Cycle Of Life. You can become disconnected from it but you cannot avoid it, it’s happening all around you whether you accept it or not.
Birth – Growth – Death – Rebirth – I choose to work with the cycle of life, the rhythm of nature and magick to create an abundant life I love.
If you take a moment to look at November closely, there is a quiet beauty that exists all around you. Life Magick is about seeing the magic shining through the mundane, so I invite you to look at November through a magical lens.
I have always found human nature fascinating, so over the years I have noticed that once we enter the month of November most people go into what I call the “holiday trance” and become very preoccupied with planning menus, shopping and let’s not forget the stress of dealing with crowds and traffic everywhere you go
Being a magical practitioner I experience November in a whole different way… I look at November symbolically, and as an opportunity to observe wildlife, stargaze and see aspects of nature that for most people are overlooked.
Bundle up and take a walk outside in nature, observe the beauty of a leafless tree; see their true form and shape. Look at fallen leaves and watch for trees and evergreens bearing their winter berries and cones. Collect nature’s gifts and bring them back home with you. You can decorate your altars, mantels and sacred spaces with your findings… you could even try making a wreath from leaves, twigs and nuts. Magickal crafting is so much fun, it raises your personal vibration, honors Gaia and the beautiful gifts she bestows upon us.
Walking in the woods in November can be grounding, eye opening and a great teacher of life…
The crisp air has floated in, summer’s insects have died off, the animals are very busy scurrying around and preparing for the snow and harsh days ahead and we can witness Earth Mother in a more dormant state. Persephone is getting ready to make her decent to the Underworld, Gaia is releasing what no longer serves, to go inward and rest over the winter and prepare for spring’s rebirth.
Your Goddess Lifestyle Plan Assignment
Your Goddess Lifestyle Plan Assignment is to think about how you can mirror nature and release what no longer serves? This is a time of darkening days, but it is also a time inner work… make a list of all the people, habits and things that no longer serve you or the woman you desire to be. Then one by one, create a strategy (action steps) on how you can release them or alchemize them.
May your November be a month of deep release and subsequent peace… And so it is.
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Funny, this is the third article in two days that has talked about releasing what no longer serves me. I have to take a look, obviously.
HAHA obviously! I love that you notice the shoulder taps from the Divine. I have grown to LOVE the releasing process because it leaves so much healthy space for new and exciting things to come into my life. I also feel as if I loose ten pounds – lighter and brighter all around!
The sweet whispers of the pines. The sound of leaves crunching beneath your steps. Breaths filled with cool fresh air…………..These sacred walks through the woods have centered and grounded me ~ as always.
They are true gifts that I appreciate more than ever~ thanks for reminding me of that ~ I’ll give blessings to all I see as I make my way out to walk this afternoon! xxoo
Enjoy your woodland walk Laura, many autumn blessings to you today and always…
It worked ~ on all accounts 😉
Of course it did 😉
I’m with you Lisa, I just don’t feel that autumn is an ending as many do. I have always autumn and loved the idea of life changing over, burrowing in and becoming quieter as it gets ready for the rebirth in the spring. The trees, the wind, the crisp air seem to give me more energy. I mean, it’s beautiful!
Thank you for commenting Bonnie – wishing you a blessed autumn and a winter filled with cuddling, going inward, rest and rejuvenation!
I love seasonal shifts — they get me thinking about the cyclical nature of things. A big (geographical) move has had my family in a state of examination and exploration for a while now. One of my favorite ways to release what no longer serves? All of the moving boxes became compost. Joy!
I LOVE IT when things come full circle. And so it is.
Ive decided to list of all the people, habits and things that no longer serve you or the woman you desire to be – and for those that no longer serve, just bless them and release. Thanks for this gentle reminder.
Such an important and profound practice Cena. I’m glad it served you!
This is such a beautiful post, Lisa!! I got chills when I read your encouragement to embrace the lessons November has to offer: the beauty of transition, release of what no longer serves and acceptance.
Lately I’ve felt an incredibly strong urge to release what no longer serves…from clothes that no longer fit to THOUGHTS and BELIEFS that no longer “fit” my vision of the amazing woman I am!
Thanks so much for confirming how important this month and its lessons are! Love you!!
Love you Stacey! You are most welcome dear one (and yes… you are an amazing woman!).
This is why I love living in an area that has seasons, I can feel and see that everything has a turn. Great lessons and how we can take a simple walk and turn it into much much more.
Thank you Lisa, I’m so glad you enjoyed my article. I LOVE having seasons too!
Funny you should write this because like the seasons change, and yes, I am a summer goddess through and through, I am going with the season and I will also go as dark as a moonless night in the dead of winter. It’s time to focus on my roots, dig deep, find strength and grounding in mother earth.
YES Peggy, dig deep and root into Earth Mother as the Wheel of the Year turns towards winter. I am finding myself tired earlier and needing to start my nighttime ritual earlier. Gotta love the flow of nature!
Lisa Marie, I just came back from my morning walk, walking on the dry crunchy leaves. I’m totally into my hibernation time, as I always am this time of year, from Samhain and Day of the Dead until the light starts to come back at the Solstice.
May the internal energy and releasing of the season bring everyone nothing but blessing.
Love and the light in the darkness,
Sue
Thank you Sue and the same to you Sister <3
OH WOW! YES, this is certainly what November means for me, a time of renewal. I always feel this way as November is also my birthday month so new beginnings for sure. THIS year however I have felt it more strongly. The last week especially has seen massive amounts of release to allow for the new to enter, and it has been AMAZING. I’m excited about this time in my life and what I have now made room for. A new chapter unfolding. YES!
Happy Birthday Month Cali!
Lisa Marie even in Southern California we feel the subtle seasonal changes and the call to release that which no longer serves. I love this article and the encouragement to intentionally let go and flow in harmony with nature. I have found a strong call to let go of physical things, as I let go of limiting beliefs. Thank you so much for your article!
Your welcome Kelley. I’m noticing the call to let go of material possessions as I become older too. I’m finding the need to simplify in some areas and fill my life up with more enjoyable experiences rather than things.
I agree totally with having to release what is no longer serving you to allow room for new and exciting new experiences. Thank you for putting “this time of year” in a perspective that is positive and helps us to regroup and refresh what is in our energy as we travel along our life path.
You’re most welcome Donna Marie. Wishing you a blessed autumn and restful winter.
Why, November is a magical time of the year. There are all those gloriously colored leaves raining down. There is the nip of the cold and the acrid smell of wood burning in the air. How much more magical can you get?
And yes, it is a time to let go of the old, to prepare to rest in order to be reborn in Spring.
Even in the south end of California, the autumn crispness is notable. While many trees hold onto their leaves, something of such grave importance has come crying for release -suddenly…a change of horses in midstream calling for release of that which I love most. The air is filled with such a mixture of emotions, and my heart is feeling shattered, cold and broken even while sitting in the sun’s fading rays. There will be no coaching today, and perhaps not again until such time as my inner Spring peeks through the coldness of fear. This November magic is dark. It is a calling to go within…to sort, to write, to forgive…to experience the human-side of the goddess.
In my embarrassment I change my name and pull my identity from the pages…the world can be so judgmental.
…see you perhaps, in Spring….
May you have a successful journey to the Dark Goddess, Paris. I will look forward to seeing you in Spring dear one…