A wholesome home provides a sturdy and resilient container within which healthy things flourish, a sanctified ground into which our roots grow deep into the earth so that we can reach for the stars, expanding into our fullest potential. Our homes, whether they are temporary or permanent, are reflections and extensions of ourselves, our energetic bodies, and our energetic fields.

A home is more than just a location; it is a vital symbol of how we think about ourselves and how we connect with everything outside of ourselves, too. It includes the entirety of our living environment, and is comprised of everything from people, objects, animal and plant companions, to spirits, guides, and ancestors, to emotions, experiences, and remembered moments.

A true home is a holy temple that centers us within our own lives—a blessed space inside of which we can cultivate the energies of support, safety, and nurturing and revitalize ourselves away from the gaze of the world. It is a place of rest and refuge, of peace and delight, of comfort and security.

This holy temple—what I call the "heart-home"—is the place where we feel most united with our true selves, and most perfectly oriented in both space and time. It is where we can listen to ourselves and gather all of our pieces back together, where we can hear our own wisdom and identify our own emotions.

The Moon can act as a powerful guide as we create and tend to our heart-homes—she is in a constant state of change, as are we. The practice of lunar hearthcraft helps us to align with perpetual change, enhancing our sense of sacred living through cosmic timing as we shape our realms to lovingly and firmly hold us throughout all of the transformations we will undergo.

The Lunar Frequencies
Lunar frequencies are the unique energy signatures that occur when the Moon passes through each of the twelve signs of the zodiac. We can make use of these frequencies to amplify power for restoring, enchanting, and enhancing the climate and the tone we want present in our realms, fine-tuning our household tasks, spellcraft, and rituals to be of best service to our heart-homes.

The Moon in Aries: Energy for Activation
As the origin point of the astrological wheel of the year, an Aries Moon is primarily concerned with beginnings and setting things into motion. This sign is charged with the rapid energies of Fire, fueled by the assertive and resolute power of the planet Mars.

There is a revitalizing drive towards generative action coupled with optimistic motivation available when the Moon is in Aries, sparking original ideas and providing the courage needed to take a risk and leap.

This tireless transit is an ideal time to accept a challenge, perhaps tackling a big project that you have been putting off such as organizing that overstuffed storage closet or even finally initiating that renovation. If you have been procrastinating on dealing with something in your home or if the energies feel sluggish, this is the frequency to harness to get things moving again.

The Moon in Taurus: Energy for Grounding
Ruled by the sensual, stable powers of Earth and rooted in the pleasure transmitted by the planet Venus, this lunar transit can help us to slow down, prioritize present moment living, and deepen our connection to the vibrational signature of our homes.

Use these lavish energies as a filter to explore the love, art, and elegance that is contained within your dwelling, and then design an even more congenial ambiance by doing a bit of redecorating or perhaps adding a note of luxury: a stylish duvet or fuzzy blanket, a showy throw pillow, a thrifted table painted with gold leaf, or even a sparkly pot for your favorite houseplant.

Prosperity and abundance magick for the home are also well-worked during a Taurus Moon, as is making magickal herbal bath blends to use now or later, or to bestow as gifts.

The Moon in Gemini: Energy for Play
Tethered to the powers of the element of Air and the flexible, adaptable energies of the communicative planet Mercury, a clever Gemini Moon invites us to bring some fun into our realms!

Light up your favorite cleansing incense or dried herbs and dance your way through your heart-home—opening up all the windows and doors to welcome in the playful vibrations, allowing them to breeze through and carry out any sticky, stuck, or old energies and to usher in the expansiveness of curiosity, cheer, and joy.

This witty, social Moon loves to be in relationship and camaraderie with others no matter the reason—so invite some friends over "just because" and fill your house with merriment, celebrating the fact that you are all alive on this planet at the same time.

The Moon in Cancer: Energy for Nurturing
The Moon is in domicile in the sign of watery Cancer, so this transit is of especial use in caring for the heart of our homes and all that dwells within them. Conduct these lunar energies towards making your space cozy, tending to the warmth of the hearth that is the very foundation of all that nurtures and nourishes you.

This is a perfect occasion to solidify interpersonal bonds and explore sentimentality, observe beloved traditions, record-keep and storytell, and to infuse your heart-home with extra love. This transit provides sweet, gracious energies for gentle hearthtending: pick up and get rid of clutter, cleanse and clear to make your living space feel even more welcoming and homey. This is also a lovely time to simply relax, peruse home decorating magazines, consider soothing paint colors, rearrange knick-knacks, and/or choose new pillows, sheets, or bedspreads.

The Moon in Leo: Energy for Expression
A fiery, solar-stoked Leo lunar transit is vivacious and courageous, magnetic and dynamic. This Moon leads us into inspired opportunities for unbridled creativity, boosted by our primary passions.

When it's cold outside, build a fire in the fireplace, then snuggle together around the glow of the flames with your loved ones. If it's summer, drag the firepit into the backyard and frolic wildly under the stars with dazzling sparklers in hand.

Decorating jar candles with visual representations of your physical, emotional, and/or energetic intentions for your house, then anointing the candles with corresponding magickal oils and lighting them whilst speaking aloud your wishes in a confident, assertive voice is another brilliant method to attune your heart-home to this lunar passage.

The Moon in Virgo: Energy for Completion
Another sign ruled by quick-thinking Mercury, the Virgo Moon is stabilized by the slow-moving Element of Earth; this transit acts as the connection point between vision and manifestation, between perception and realization. During this Moon, we are well-served by the pragmatic powers of observation and analysis, which in turn help us to oversee all of the myriad minutiae that together form the firmest foundations for our homes.

When you need to invoke the power of precision or gather information before big decision-making, this is the frequency for which to wait. Additionally, this lunar passage can aid you in creating efficient systems for your home, organizing yourself and others, and solving domestic problems both large and small.

This is also a optimal transit within which to address an item or two on that infinite to-do list, to dig into a quick one-room clutter-clearing mission, and/or to connect with the Green Realm by getting your hands in the dirt: handle a fussy garden task, repot a houseplant, and/or visit the local plant nursery to discover if there is a special friend waiting there for you to bring home.

The Moon in Libra: Energy for Harmony
The Libran Moon frequencies are uplifted by the Element of Air and supercharged by beauty-inclined Venus. We can sweep up these refined, graceful, charming powers and direct them towards creating spaciousness, harmony, and artistry in our living spaces. Communicative and diplomatic, this lunar transit offers a perfect time for holding a household meeting. Carrying boundless open-hearted, accepting, and equity-seeking energies, this is a companionable Moon under which to work out issues and discuss anything that is weighing your heart-home down. As this cooperative sign is focused upon bringing peace to the realm for the highest good of all, forgiveness is often freely offered and accepted during this time.

The planet Venus is also most attentive to the potency of aesthetics, so look around and attend to anything that feels like it is out of place or out of balance.

The Moon in Scorpio: Energy for Transformation
The Moon's travels through water-wrought Scorpio are activated by deep, slow-moving, reverberating Pluto (and, in classical astrology, the raw strength of unyielding Mars). This is a forceful frequency that holds enormous potential for intensity. If you are willing to accept this, enabling these energies to do their cosmic job, the evolution that results can be well-worth sitting in the discomfort for a bit.

The Scorpio Moon is a good time to search out and acknowledge emotions, shadows, and energetic imprints that may be "stuck" in you or in your home and to perform ritual and magick to spiritually cleanse and free them, as well as make offerings of your own loving service through physically cleaning the room(s) where things feel "off."

Additionally, if your home is missing a quiet oasis dedicated to introspection, this is an excellent time to dream and develop that nook. Is there an unused corner or even a shelf where you could establish a serene, inviting space within which to connect with stillness, silence, and the healing power of water?

The Moon in Sagittarius: Energy for Adventure
Governed by jaunty, exuberant, good-natured Jupiter and the Element of Fire, the Sagittarius Moon blazes in to offer us unique and unconventional choices for ourselves and our living spaces. This Moon wants us to try something different, to embrace adventure, and to further open our doors and our hearts to revolutionary possibilities.

If your home is feeling heavy or spiritless, this is a great lunar transit in which to facilitate rapid shifts in perspective and kindle spaciousness for novel visions: rearrange the furniture, hang up experimental art, and/or clean and reset all of your altars and then notice what moves for you. Be willing to try something completely different, knowing that you can certainly change it back if you hate it!

If you have animal companions, this is a superb time to wash their bedding, bring out new toys, and spend some quality time connecting with them. Remember that they, too, are beloved and valued members of your household.

The Moon in Capricorn: Energy for Diligence
Anchored by patient Earth and disciplined Saturn, the principal energies of the Moon traversing Capricorn are secured in dependability, dedication, and structure. The Moon in this sign supports us in manifesting our greatest goals and realizing our ultimate ambitions for ourselves and our homes.

When the Moon is in this prudent sign, dig into the underpinnings of your domain—both the concrete and the abstract aspects—and examine the integrity of your foundations, physical and metaphorical. Inspect your fences and boundaries, wards and shields. What needs to be built, mended, retrofitted, or demolished entirely?

This is an incredibly productive frequency within which to undertake those earthrealm responsibilities such as furthering your career, balancing your budget, landscaping your yard, completing handyperson tasks, and managing all of those little, practical things that are necessary to keep your physical home running as smoothly and steadily as possible.

The Moon in Aquarius: Energy for Expansion
Motivated by the expressive, eloquent Element of Air and progressive, liberated Uranus (and, in classical astrology, steady Saturn), the Aquarian lunar frequency opens up our originality, pushes us to embrace different viewpoints, and reveals refreshing ways of thinking, being, and doing.

An Aquarius Moon stands ready to riff, to innovate, to quickly untangle past bindings and vision ingenious processes for shifting stubborn and outmoded things. If something about your home is bothering you, now is the time when you are most likely to receive that flash of insight that mobilizes you to make the change(s) that you most need.

This transit is always a happy occasion to gather in community. Invite your most-gregarious friends together for a game night: board games, puzzles, Mad Libs, and especially trivia contests can bring mirth and laughter, whilst unlocking fresh practices for connecting and interacting with one another.

The Moon in Pisces: Energy for Dreaming
Bound to the empathic Element of Water and compassionate Neptune (and, in classical astrology, buoyant Jupiter), Pisces is the final sign in our Moon's progression through the zodiacal wheel. These lunar energies are fluid, stirring, and sensitive, heightening our emotions.

Acts of self-love and self-care—such as enjoying a magickal bath—are beneficial during this transit. When you prioritize taking care of yourself, those vibrations then radiate out into your living space, helping to strengthen the power of the energy vortex within which you desire to live.

During a Pisces Moon, try relaxing into the creative vibrations, empowering your intuition to hold center. Move stagnant energy through writing, painting, cooking, gardening, and/or collaging. Spiritual activities such as water scrying, dreamwork, divination, and meditation can also be profoundly transformative under this Moon.

A Pisces Moon also brings the perfect opportunity to connect with the Spirit of your home, to check in and see what they need or want to feel happiest.

I invite you to step outside of your home right now and close the door firmly behind you. Pause here upon your threshold, take a few deep breaths, and connect with the Earth below you and the Cosmos above. Now, knock upon your door three times and open it, greeting the Spirit of your home.

Close your eyes, take another deep breath, then open them; look around your home with Witch Eyes. What do you notice first? Close your eyes again and use your other senses. What do you hear and smell? What vibrations do you sense? What needs to be tended to in this holy moment of now? Determine the sign the Moon is in (you can consult an ephemeris, online Moon calendar, or one of the many apps that are available for phone or tablet). What is one small action you can take today that works in concert with the current lunar frequency? Do that now.

The Moon has a potent effect upon everyone and everything on Earth, our own energies and homes included. When we partner with her as she travels through the zodiac, we are offered continual opportunities to reorder our lives, creating living spaces that are vibrant reflections of our most aligned inner selves. When we attune ourselves and our homes to the lunar rhythms, they become more than just dwellings; they transform into heart-homes, sanctuaries that sustain our very souls.