The Moon has always been a guide for reflection, creativity, and transformation. This weekend—September 7 and 8, 2025—offers two very different lunar energies to explore through writing and journaling. On the 7th, we are met with the luminous Full Corn Moon, accompanied by a powerful Blood Moon eclipse. By the 8th, the Moon begins to wane into a Gibbous, softening its light and encouraging us to reflect and release.
Moon journaling during these phases allows us to align our inner world with the sky above, using each phase’s energy as a mirror for creativity and growth.
🌕 September 7, 2025 — Journaling with the Full Corn Moon & Blood Moon
The Full Corn Moon symbolizes abundance, harvest, and culmination—a moment to celebrate what has grown and what you’ve created. With the added drama of a total lunar eclipse, this night is also about shadows, transformation, and truth revealed. The Blood Moon invites us to look deeply at what we may have been avoiding.
Journaling Ideas for the Full Corn Moon
- Harvest Reflections – What personal or creative “harvest” can you celebrate right now? What have you brought to completion?
- Shadow Work – What truth or emotion have you kept in the shadows that now asks to be acknowledged?
- Abundance List – Write a gratitude list of what is abundant in your life. Notice what fills you up.
- Moonlit Transformation – If the Blood Moon could transform one part of your life, what would you want it to shift?
- Ritual of Release – Free-write for 10 minutes about something you are ready to let go of. Imagine the eclipse carrying it away.
✨ Tip: If you write fiction, use these same questions to explore your characters. What would they reveal, release, or celebrate under a crimson sky?
🌖 September 8, 2025 — Journaling with the Waning Gibbous
The day after the eclipse, the Moon enters its Waning Gibbous phase. Though still bright, this is a time of integration, reflection, and letting go. The intensity has passed, and we are left with clarity. Saturn also lingers close to the Moon tonight—a reminder of balance, perspective, and companionship.
Journaling Ideas for the Waning Gibbous
- Morning After – Reflect on how you feel today. What is different after the eclipse?
- Lessons Learned – What wisdom or insights are you carrying forward from yesterday’s revelations?
- Saturn’s Guidance – Where in your life do you need more structure, discipline, or balance?
- Letting Go – Write about what no longer serves you. What can you release to lighten your path?
- Gentle Integration – List three small steps you can take this week to embody the lessons of the eclipse.
✨ Tip: For creative writers, the Waning Gibbous is a perfect time to revise. Use your journaling to reflect on your work-in-progress and identify what you can cut, polish, or reshape.
🌌 Closing Reflection
These two nights—the boldness of the Corn/Blood Moon and the quiet reflection of the Waning Gibbous—work together as a cycle of creation and release. In your journal, let September 7 be the space for revelation and transformation, and September 8 for integration and clarity.
Moon journaling doesn’t need to be perfect—it’s about showing up, pen in hand, and letting lunar light guide your words. 🌙✨
Happy Writing ^_^
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