Happy Mourning Moon
The final full moon of the year has arrived, my friends! While widely known as the Cold Moon, its Celtic name, the Mourning Moon, feels far more fitting for la luna’s final hurrah in the 2024 sky.
The Celts saw this moon as a time for release—a moment to mourn the things we let go of, both tangible and intangible. Not simply as a loss, but as a clearing for what comes next.
For me, this year has been one of shedding. I’ve let go of titles that defined me for a decade: business owner in the tangible, familiar world of retail; full-time working mother with a predictable schedule; and employer—a role I came to cherish the most. These titles anchored me, shaping not just my work but my identity. Letting them go hasn’t been easy. It turns out, feeling needed was a fuel I didn’t realize I relied on so heavily.
But with shedding comes lightness. The more I lean into the unknown, the more I feel the freedom of answering the once-simple question “What do you do?” with something like, “I’m in the process of finding out—and I’m very, very excited to see what it will be.” There’s something surprisingly fun about meeting a predictable question with an unpredictable answer. I don’t know exactly what my new titles will be, but I know I’m getting ready for them.
The Mourning Moon reminds us that release isn’t just about letting go—it’s about fully mourning what we’ve loved and honoring the space it held in our lives. I’ve come to realize that mourning is a step I had been missing in my journey to create room for the new identities waiting to emerge. I can feel the excitement building for 2025, but one last moment of reverence for the lessons and losses of 2024 feels exactly right.
We’ve all made it through a tumultuous year—let’s take a moment to celebrate that. And as we look ahead, let’s shed the opinions and ideas we didn’t mean to pick up along the way, making room for a little more levity in the new year.
Excited for 2025, grateful for both sides of the coin in 2024, and happy to have you along for the ride.
XO
Victoria
