Anniversary Part 3: Love Heals

This post is pretty late, as our anniversary was over a month ago, but here it is!

The last part of our anniversary was at our favorite beach in Solana. I love that little coastal town. I did not wear the right shoes, but it was so worth it to run around on the sand and take in the salty air. It was the first time I had the urge to really beach comb and I collected so many rocks! There was so many round smooth stones, I felt like a little kid on Christmas morning! I am excited to paint them :)

Jimmy even got to play some b-ball with our makeshift hoop! Haha! We actually played two boys a legitimate two-on-two game as we were leaving. It kicked my butt, but it was fun. The boys ended up winning because I am not a very good player :)

I have to say being with this man for two years has healed me in so many ways. I was resistant at first, and I would do my destructive, cold behaviors to push him away as I have done in the past. But his patience and support and love has softened me; I want to be better for me, him, us. We have our differences and issues like any other couple, but the thread that connects us is full with deep love, respect, and gratitude. He encourages me to be me. As I am always with my head in the clouds, his earthy grounding energy brings me back to center. Thank you, Jimmy. I love you.

I think the bench says it all :)

Love and Blessings,

Marissa Moondaughter

Anniversary in Moments: Part 2

1// Gorgeous Succulent Wreath
2// Gorgeous guy ;)
3// Venus statue
4// Back, you beast!
5// Fountain
6// Native Spirit section
7// Red
8// Orange
9// My succulents!

After our favorite cafe, we went to the San Diego Botanical Gardens because they were having an herb festival! It was so fun and relaxing to explore the grounds. And there were so many vendors with beautiful plants, herbs, seeds, and organic skincare to buy. I ended up getting these succulents and a piece of peacock ore. And I want that Succulent wreath! It was such an enjoyable day with my love. We headed to our favorite beach afterward, which I will share later :)

Love and Blessings,

Marissa Moondaughter

Anniversary in Moments: Part 1

1// Fave breakfast place

2// Fresh juices

3// Wheat-grass blocking our love wall-art

4// View from the bar

5// Ocean Jasper - a new fave 

This weekend we celebrated our two year anniversary going to our favorite breakfast place in Encinitas and then going to an herb festival afterward (those pics will be posted later). It was lovely <3

Love and Blessings,

Marissa Moondaughter

Oh! The cafe let's you write on their walls, so two years ago we wrote 'Marissa + Jimmy' in a heart, but now the wheat-grass shelf is blocking it! We thought it was funny so I took a picture of it :)

International Self-Love Day: Love Space of Laura Mazurek

>> In honor of International Self- Love Day <<

Hello Moondaughter readers!  I'm Laura from Roots and Feathers.  I'm excited to be here on Marissa's blog today sharing a little love nest I made in my home for the whole month of February in honor of Love.  I don't normally celebrate Valentine's Day really at all.  My husband and I don't exchange gifts or plan romantic dates.  It's always kind of seemed a bit silly to me.  But, I do love to honor Love itself.  And when Marissa asked me to share an altar of mine during February, I thought it would be wonderful to have a little space set up in our home for the whole month, in honor of this word.

The things I chose to place here in this space go beyond just the love between my husband and I, but also for self love.  As I was building it I realized just how healing it was.  I had just received these two prints from Erica Herbert, of the two beautiful naked woman.  The colors and playfulness of them bring me so much joy.  My own sexuality is something I need healing in, and these prints remind me of that.  I added specific stones for this as well.  Stepping into the age of such deep femininity, my journey here has began to get very real.  Setting these intentions I feel is opening up my being to the healing vibrations.

I also chose very calming elements, like my amethyst cluster, my donovan record, a lavendar peacock feather, and some lavender herbs. And the incense and sage.  These things bring me peace and a great sense of relaxation, which I think is a state needed for this healing process.  I included two rose petals in the lavender mix, representing my parents (who are both gone).  My journey of love and healing has so much to do with them and their loss.  I also added a medicine pouch my dear friend Lauren Luquin made me filled with healing intentions just for this.  It is such a sacred piece to me.  The beeswax candle is one made for feminine sexuality.

The little prayer flag is one I made for my shop, a little series of textile flags with words of intention.  I decided to keep it in this space until its ready for a new home.

Having this little space full of these things, in a place in my home I regularly walk by, has been a nice daily reminder.  I think Id love to create a new one each month, with a new intention.  My word for the year is Cultivate.  So maybe something Id like to Cultivate each month.

I hope everyone enjoys this International Self Love Day.  Id love to know if you plan on carving out a moment for yourself, and what you intend to do.  How do you celebrate your own sacred femininity through self love?  I think we can always learn from each other and help each other in these ways.  Thank you so much for sharing a moment in my space.

Peace,

Laura

Thank you so much Laura for sharing your beauty and sincerity. You are an inspiration <3

We teamed up together in honor of self-love today, so hop over to her blog and enter my love giveaway there <3

New Feature! New Moon Giveaways!

For the New Year, I said I wanted to offer more features to my readers on Moondaughter for the upcoming year. And this is one of them! And I am so excited about this one!

I love New Moons, and from what I gather from my readers and clients when I do Moon readings, New Moon energy is the most sought out. This energy can be creative and moody, bring freshness and energy, or the complete opposite-- New Moons are never boring! So I thought, I would spice things up even more with a giveaway on each New Moon! Starting with February 9th: the Month of Love <3

I want these offerings to be magical, bohemian, spiritual, healing -- basically what any Moondaughter would love. If you feel called to share your gorgeous offerings pleeeaassee email me:

marissa (dot) moondaughter @ gmail.com

Let's work together to spread the love and magick!

The next New Moon is February 9th, so this giveaway will be themed around love. Please email me if you want to offer your gift of love!

Love and Blessings,

Marissa Moondaughter

Goddess Workshops: Aphrodite, the Love Goddess

This year I am working with more Goddess energy again. 

It also has to do with my word of the year, Nest.

But honestly, I just miss Goddess, my Divine Mother.

For me, working with Goddess energy is so empowering, uplifting, and brings me back to my center. I feel I can touch the wisdom of my ancestors, the ancients, and the goddesses who inhabited the old world; I am a part of that line keeping the old ways strong. It is so powerful and humbling to me.

So I am starting with self-love with Goddess Aphrodite. I want to build a Nest of self-love in my being again. And I want to share this journey with you all. This is the first of the many Goddess workshops I am creating this year. The workshops dances around the Lunar phases (she is after all the symbol of Goddess), and helps you to create your own dance with the Love Goddess.

Venus/Aphrodite (note: I use the Roman and Greek names interchangeably) gets a bad rep sometimes. I actually used to really dislike her. I was turned off by the idea of all the lovers she's had and I thought it was so "cliche" to work with her. 

Why did I get so defensive when it came to Aphrodite? 

The truth is, she reflected all of the self-love, sensuality, self-worth I was missing in my life.

It took a long time to admit that to myself. But as soon as I did, I began to build a relationship with her and the love for myself grew. I looooooooove the smell of roses now (I used to HATE it!), and  I feel more comfortable in my skin.

It is time to come back to her.

The 4-week workshop will include:

~3-4 emails in your inbox per week focusing on each of the Lunar phases and how to work with the Goddess through each phase
~Goddess lore of Venus/Aphrodite
~Lunar wisdom
~meditations
~meeting your Inner Love Goddess
~rituals to manifest love
~journaling prompts
~exercises
~love recipes
~videos
~a complete ebook at the end to use whenever you want
~Private FB group for a loving community of support

I personally am focusing on self-love, but any love you wish to create is in the realm of Venus.We start in the New Moon phase of building our Love intentions, gathering our items. We build upon our actions in the Waxing phase. Manifest and Celebrate under the Full Moon. Resting in Love as Luna wanes. Each email and week build on one another as we work through each phase together.

This is going to be a beautiful experience. I hope you will join me.

It starts on the New Moon of March 11th.

Register Here

The first 30 souls to register will also receive a free gift of love and magick, from me.

Love and Blessings,

Marissa Moondaughter

email me at marissa(dot)moondaughter @ gmail.com with any questions you may have!

Happy Birthday, Love

Probably my fave picture of him, he is so handsome and such a gentle soul <3 This was at the Grand Canyon

Yesterday was my love's 26th birthday. We celebrated with a little dinner with his family. Very low key and nice. My birthday is on Saturday the 8th! So he is only older than me for 4 days, heehee. We rented a cabin for this weekend, so we will be hanging out with some friends, playing games, hiking, and drinking around the fireplace; so excited and much needed. And I hope there is snow!

For now, the blog will be pretty quiet, as I am fighting a cold and finishing orders for my Etsy shop, and finishing homework for school! I can do this!

Love and Blessing,

Marissa Moondaughter

Our First Tree

This is the first year Jimmy and I got a tree together, and I absolutely adore it. The place we lived in before was too small and cramped so we opted out, but now we have a little more space and I was itching for a tree. Theo loves it too and he is quite entertaining :) Having a tree for the holidays just puts me more at ease and at home. I bought most of the ornaments on sale at Cost Plus and Target so nothing was too pricey and it is just the perfect size for us. Enjoy my obsessive pictures (I was playing around with a lot of filters!) and Happy December! One week til I am 26! :O

I love this feather in a glass ornament.

Celebrating my heritage with some Dutch clogs <3

Our first ornament ever from 2011, and our little monkey. We can't have the lights on for very long, because he will start chewing them :(

Love and Blessings,

Marissa Moondaughter

Arizona Part 4: More Sedona

On the trail by the creek there was naturally growing Moonflowers (the white flower in the middle)!! No wonder I love this place ;)

I hope you enjoyed my pictures and thank you for sharing this experience with me.

Love and Blessings,

Marissa Moondaughter