Sorrel & Sage Woodland Wisdom

06/10/2026

NEW MOON AND FULL MOON — WHY MY CEREMONIES ARE DIFFERENT

I’m often asked about the difference between my New Moon and Full Moon gatherings.

Although they are part of the same lunar cycle, energetically they are very different — and that is why the ceremonies I hold around them are different too.

THE NEW MOON — INTENTION, BEGINNINGS AND BECOMING

The New Moon marks the beginning of a new lunar cycle.

The sky is dark, the Moon appears hidden from us, and there is a feeling of quiet possibility. A blank page. A moment to turn inward and ask ourselves what we would like to bring into our lives.

This is where we plant the seed.

What would I like to create?
What would I like to change?
How would I like to feel?
What am I ready to begin?

From the New Moon, the Moon begins to wax — growing brighter night after night.

We can work with that rising energy by setting intentions and then beginning to give those intentions our attention, our energy and our action.

New Moon: Pause. Intend. Plant. Build. Become.

This is why my New Moon ceremonies are centred around intention setting, looking forward, creating and calling something new into our lives.

THE FULL MOON — CULMINATION, CELEBRATION AND RELEASE

The Full Moon is very different.

The Moon is fully illuminated. The lunar cycle has reached its peak.

For me, the Full Moon isn't simply about letting go. Before we release anything, we stop and acknowledge what has happened since the beginning of the cycle.

What has grown?
What has changed?
What have I achieved?
What have I learned?
What deserves to be celebrated?

And then we ask another important question:

**What no longer needs to come with me?**

As the Moon begins to wane and her light gradually decreases, we use this part of the cycle to consciously release what no longer serves us — perhaps an old belief, pattern, expectation, habit or emotional weight.

Full Moon: Culmination. Illumination. Celebrate. Release. Let go.

And this is why my Full Moon ceremonies have a different feel and a different purpose.

They are about acknowledgement and celebration, followed by release — creating space for what comes next.

Neither ceremony is more powerful than the other.

They simply meet us at different points in the cycle.

The New Moon asks:

What am I ready to begin?

The Full Moon asks:

What can I celebrate, and what am I ready to release?

This is why you won't experience exactly the same ceremony at a New Moon gathering as you will at a Full Moon gathering at Sorrel & Sage Woodland Wisdom.

The intention behind them is different.

Because there is a time to begin.
A time to grow.
A time to celebrate.
And a time to let go.

And I think there is something rather beautiful about learning to honour them all.

If you'd like to join one of my circles check out the dates here

www.sorrelsage.co.uk

we have just 2 seats around our camp fire for the New Moon on October the 10th, with Cacao Ceremony.
https://calendly.com/sorrelsage/new-moon-libra-sacred-cacao-ceremony-10-oct

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29/09/2026

Opening night 🌿🍃💚

28/09/2026

NEW MOON IN LIBRA
CACAO CEREMONY IN THE WOODS
Saturday 10th October

There is something very special about gathering together under a New Moon.

A moment to leave the noise of everyday life behind, step into the woods, sit around the fire and simply be.

This October, the New Moon falls in beautiful Libra — the sign of balance, connection, relationships and harmony.

Ruled by Venus, Libra gently invites us to look at the relationships in our lives — not just our relationships with others, but our relationship with ourselves too.

Where are we giving too much?

Where could we receive a little more?

What feels beautifully balanced — and what might need gently bringing back into alignment?

We’ll explore some of these themes together, but you absolutely don’t need to know anything about astrology to join us.

We’ll begin by grounding into the ancient woodland with meditation, before sharing a beautiful ceremonial cacao together.

There will be time for astrological insights and musings, quiet reflection and intention setting — but at the heart of the evening will simply be connection.

A small circle of people, gathered in the woods.

A place where you can talk if you want to talk, listen if you want to listen, laugh, reflect, share and simply enjoy being amongst other lovely humans.

No pressure. No expectation. No need to arrive as anything other than exactly who you are.

For me, these gatherings are becoming less about "doing" and more about creating a space where we can genuinely connect — to ourselves, to nature and to each other.

And perhaps that is the perfect medicine for a Libra New Moon.

Saturday 10th October
Sorrel & Sage Woodland Wisdom
New Moon Cacao Ceremony

Come and sit in circle with us.

I’d love to welcome you into the woods.

To reserve your seat around the fire click on the link below

https://calendly.com/sorrelsage/new-moon-libra-sacred-cacao-ceremony-10-oct

20/09/2026

FULL MOON IN ARIES
Saturday 26th September | Sorrel & Sage Woodland Wisdom

There is something powerful about gathering beneath a Full Moon.

Not to fix ourselves.
Not to become something different.
But simply to arrive as we are.

This Aries Full Moon brings fire.

It asks us to notice where we may have made ourselves smaller to keep the peace. Where we have swallowed words, softened our boundaries or moved so far towards the needs of others that somewhere along the way, we have lost sight of our own.

Aries brings us gently back to the self.

What do I need?
What do I want?
What am I ready to leave behind?
And what part of myself am I ready to reclaim?

But this isn't about choosing ourselves at the expense of others.

Opposite the Aries Moon sits the Sun in Libra, reminding us that we can honour ourselves AND remain deeply connected to one another.

And perhaps that is where the real magic of gathering together lies.

For a few hours, we step away from the noise of everyday life and come together in the ancient woodland — beneath trees that have stood through countless seasons and beside a sacred place that has held human stories for thousands of years.

A small circle.
A fire.
A Full Moon.

A place where you don't have to perform or have all the answers.

You can simply be.

To be gently seen.
To be heard.
To be honoured.
To listen to the stories of other women and recognise pieces of yourself within them.

There is something incredibly powerful about being witnessed without needing to be fixed.

We will work with the energy of the Aries Full Moon through reflection, ritual and fire — releasing what has completed its journey and making space to reclaim the parts of ourselves that are ready to come forward.

And then we will allow the evening to soften as the wonderfully talented Rachel from Pure Bliss takes us into a beautiful, immersive sound bath.

From fire into stillness.

From doing into simply being.

From the individual back into connection.

You don't need to know anything about astrology.

You don't need to arrive feeling brave, spiritual or certain.

Just come as you are.

There will be a place for you around the fire.

To reserve your space
https://calendly.com/sorrelsage/full-moon-sound-healing-gathering-26-september

15/09/2026

I’m a moon girl at heart.

Over the past few years, I’ve learned to pay attention to the Moon as she moves through the zodiac, changing signs roughly every two and a half days.

Not because I think she tells me what I should or shouldn’t do, but because understanding her rhythm has helped me understand my own.

There are days when I naturally want to be out in the world. I’m sociable, creative, full of ideas and ready to share things.

And then there are days when I want to do exactly the opposite.

Today is one of them.

The Moon is in Scorpio and, for me personally, moving through the part of my chart connected with home, family, roots and my inner world.

And I can feel it.

I don’t particularly want to be visible today. I want to be at home. I want to reflect, potter, think, perhaps have a long hot bath and disappear into a good box set for a while.

Years ago, I might have fought that.

Now I give myself permission.

That, for me, has been one of the greatest gifts of understanding the Moon.

Permission to recognise that our energy isn’t supposed to be the same every single day.

There are times to be visible and times to retreat.

Times to create and times to incubate.

Times to speak and times to listen.

Times to put something out into the world and times to quietly sit with an idea before anybody else needs to know about it.

And I know that tomorrow the Moon moves into Sagittarius.

That feels very different to me. More expansive. More outward looking. More “right, let’s see what’s possible…”

But not today.

Today I’m quite happy being in my little Scorpio cave.

And rather than feeling guilty about it, I’m embracing it.

Maybe that’s the real wisdom for me in working with the Moon.

Not asking her to tell me what to do.

Just allowing her to remind me that there is a time for everything.