{"id":79,"date":"2026-09-02T04:45:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T04:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewanderingwitchbookclub.ca\/?p=79"},"modified":"2026-09-02T05:11:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T05:11:29","slug":"floating-on-memory-under-the-full-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewanderingwitchbookclub.ca\/?p=79","title":{"rendered":"Floating on Memory Under the Full Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 27, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tonight the moon rises over Georgian Bay, her gentle light is a cool presence as the fire burns beside me and I feel surrounded by memories. There are so many attached to this place that I have the strange sensation of floating on them, held up by years of moments, people, landscapes and former versions of myself. I have always felt a connection with Georgian Bay. There are places we enjoy, places we love, and places our bodies seem to recognize. This is one of those places for me. Here I feel peaceful, grounded, more like myself and more at home. I could let these memories pull me backward. Nostalgia has a way of doing that, drawing us toward places as they were, ourselves as we were and the people who stood beside us then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But tonight I realize I don\u2019t need to climb back inside any of them. I can observe them, let them drift past, smile when they arrive and continue floating. While I remember, I can make new memories too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps that is part of what the full moon asks of us\u2014not always to manifest, release or perform an elaborate ritual, but simply to notice, watch, listen and be present with what is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The moon does not demand anything from us. The water does not ask us to explain ourselves. The trees do not care who we used to be. Perhaps neither should we.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is something especially meaningful about sitting beside the Great Lakes beneath the late-summer moon. The traditional name Sturgeon Moon comes from this part of the world, where lake sturgeon have lived for thousands of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That ancient connection feels appropriate tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water remembers. Land remembers. Perhaps we do too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But remembering does not mean remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lately I have been thinking about home, belonging and the shape I want my next chapter to take. Being here awakens something powerful in me, instead of an answer from that feeling, I am trying to become curious about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does this place teach me about home?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quiet. Water. Trees. Room to wander. A slower pace. Familiar landscapes. Enough solitude to hear myself think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps belonging is not simply an address, but a collection of conditions under which our spirits soften.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tonight, beneath the full moon, I don\u2019t need to know where all of this leads. I only need to be here by the fire, looking toward the water, remembering, becoming, making another memory and allowing myself to float.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Full Moon Reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you find yourself beneath the moon tonight, sit quietly for a few minutes and consider:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do I remember?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let memories arrive without deciding whether they are happy or sad, good or bad. Simply witness them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What remains?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After everything that has changed, what essential part of you is still here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What am I creating now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What memory are you making in this season of your life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You do not have to live inside your memories to honour them. You can love what was, cherish who you were and continue becoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps we are all, in our own ways, learning how to float.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Warm regards from the Wandering Witch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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