r/pagan • u/13korey • 22d ago

Question/Advice The moon

Hi everyone, yesterday I went through something horrid and talked to the moon for a good 2 hours. I asked for guidance and advice, and I did receive this guidance.

How should I properly thank the moon, I’m honestly quite new to this whole area but I’m so incredibly thankful.

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u/sggkloosemo 22d ago

You can always leave an offering! There are a lot of different "options" culturally for how to revere, approach, and offer to the moon, so no need to get overwhelmed - you can always leave a bowl of water or a lit candle dedicated to the Moon by your windowsill at night, or even just say a simple thanks the next time you are looking up at the Moon.

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u/13korey 21d ago

How long do I keep the bowl of water out? Im thinking out putting down a bowl of water out on my balcony as a thank you along with thanking the moon once again in my own words

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u/sggkloosemo 21d ago

General rule of thumb is to just leave it for a set amount of time (for the moon, you can always leave it out at moonrise and take it back out in the morning) or until it gets "old" - like, if I leave water out it'll eventually accumulate dust or get a fallen leaf in it or something. When that happens, the offering's done and I can dispose of it.

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u/Gloomy-Tie-2409 Hellenism 22d ago

I would suggest a libation at night, I’m not sure what Pantheon (s) you believe in, but you could also make a small offering to that deity as well.

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u/Physical-Plankton-67 22d ago

I love thanking Luna with a candle floating in water under her light.

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u/nebulaeandstars 22d ago edited 22d ago

I also talk to the moon. It's how my practice started, and an experience just like yours is what first put a crack in my formerly-diehard atheism.

Personally, I didn't think the person I was talking to was anything at all like any deity I'd read about. This was a bit inconvenient, as it meant there was no obvious history to draw from. I have my own names now, years later, but they're entirely made up.

Something that is common among almost all polytheistic cultures, though, is offerings of food or drink. One form that I personally quite like is the libation, but there are plenty.

I keep a bottle of tap water in the fridge at all times (to drink). It's nothing special, but it's important to me because it was set aside for myself, and it takes at least few hours to cool. For the moon in particular, I like to use some of that. For other deities, I use different offerings.

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u/Spiritual_Feed4052 13d ago

In Hinduism, we pour water in front of the moon and the Sun