Third Quarter Moon in Virgo Candle Ritual

🕯️ Third Quarter Moon in Virgo Candle Ritual

 

A gentle ritual for release, clarity, and mindful alignment.

Use whatever tools you already have. Your intention is the magic.

(If you’d like a handcrafted pendant or altar tool, Moon Shine Spills offers custom orders.)

 

🌿 ✨ Items You Will Need

Basic Tools

• A candle (any color you have; suggestions: white, green, lilac, apricot)
• Three small bowls (moon water • crystals • herbs)
• A lighter or matches
• A surface for your altar
• A tray or dish for your written intention
• A pendant or small wearable talisman
• Journal + pen
• Optional: incense

 

🎨 Suggested Candle Colors

Choose whichever you have available:

• White — purification, clarity, release
• Green — grounding, healing, Virgo’s earth energy
• Lilac / light purple — intuition, mental cleansing
• Soft yellow or apricot — gentle illumination, warmth

(Any candle is fine — these are simply supportive options.)

 

🌿 Suggested Herbs

Use any combination of the following, fresh or dried:

• Lavender — calming, cleansing
• Rosemary — clarity, purification
• Chamomile — soothing, gentle release
• Sage — clearing old energy
• Mint — refreshing, uplifting
• Mugwort — intuition, inner vision

(Even one herb is enough.)

 

🔮 ✨ Suggested Crystals

Choose stones you already have on hand:

• Clear Quartz — clarity, amplification
• Amethyst — calming the mind, intuitive release
• Moss Agate — grounding, balance
• Jade — harmony, healing habits
• Amazonite — emotional release
• Fluorite — organization, mental clarity

(If you don’t have crystals, skip this step — the ritual is still complete.)

 

🌙 THE RITUAL

 

Arrange Your Ritual Tools

Choose your altar surface.

Place the candle in the center.

Set three bowls around it for moon water, crystals, and herbs.

Place a dish or tray nearby for your intention.

Place incense holder

 

 

Add the Elements

Moon Water

Touch your forehead, heart, or hands lightly with a few drops.

Crystals

Hold a stone to ground your energy, then place it near the candle.

Herbs

Sprinkle a small pinch around your candle or space for cleansing and healing energy.

Use whatever you have access to — the intention is what matters.

 

Prepare Your Space

Light incense if using and sweep the smoke gently around.

Say: “I clear this space. I welcome clarity.”

 

Connect with the Waning Moon

Hold the candle and visualize the moon’s fading light helping you release old patterns.

Say: “As the moon releases its light, I release what weighs on my spirit.”

 

Light the Candle

Place the candle back on your altar and light it.

Reflect on:

• What am I ready to let go of?
• What has run its course?
• What needs refinement or simplification?

 

Charge Your Pendant or Talisman

Hold your pendant (or any wearable charm) in both hands.

Let the candlelight illuminate it. Feel your breath settle into a calm, grounded rhythm.

Say or think: “I infuse this pendant with clarity, protection, and the wisdom of release.”

“May it guide me toward balance as I move through this cycle.”

 

Visualize the pendant absorbing:

• • The cleansing energy of the moon water
  • The grounding strength of the crystals
  • The healing properties of the herbs
  • The soft purification of the candle’s flame

When it feels ready, place the pendant beside the candle to finish charging.

You may choose to wear it the next day — or throughout the waning moon — as a reminder of your intention.

 

 

✍️ Journal Your Insights

Write freely — don’t edit or judge.

Possible prompts:

• What no longer feels aligned?
• Where am I holding unnecessary tension?
• What clutter — inner or outer — can I release?
• What would bring more balance and ease?

Fold your page and place it on your intention dish.

Say: “I see my truth clearly. I release with intention.”

 

Release Through Intention

Focus on the flame.

Say: “I now release ____________________.

I choose clarity. I choose healing. I choose alignment.”

 

Close the Ritual

When you feel complete, extinguish the candle gently.

Leave your written intention on your altar overnight or until the New Moon, then release it.

Take a moment to tidy your space — a small act that honors Virgo’s healing order.