The Full Moon Release Spread
The full moon is traditionally a time of culmination, illumination, and release — when what has been growing beneath the surface comes to light and what no longer serves must be let go. This four-card spread works with that energy to help you identify what has come to fruition in your life, what truth is now being illuminated that was previously hidden, what needs to be consciously released, and what emotional gift or insight you carry forward. It is a companion spread to the New Moon Intention spread and works best when used as a monthly bookend.
Step 1: Instructions
Use on or within one to two days of each full moon. It is particularly potent during full moons in your own sun or moon sign, or during lunar eclipses when the revelatory energy is heightened. Full moons in water signs — Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces — intensify the emotional depth of this spread significantly.
Step 2: Card Positions
- #1What has come to fruition or completion
- #2What is now being illuminated or revealed
- #3What must be released under this moon
- #4The gift or insight you carry forward
Step 3: Interpretation Advice
The release card (position three) is the most important. Write what it represents on a piece of paper and burn it, tear it, or bury it as a physical act of release. Don't just think about releasing — make the gesture physical. The body needs ritual as much as the mind does.
The Full Moon Release Spread
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