Planting Seeds with Lakshmi: Super New Moon in Taurus & Honoring the Goddess of Abundance

When I picked out flowers to plant for Mother’s Day this year, I also found myself drawn toward seeds and starter pots for an herb garden.

Thyme. Lemon balm. Dill. Sage. Cilantro. Chamomile. Rosemary.

And dried oregano.

I actually laughed standing in the store because I thought, “For what? I’m not making sauce.”

Still…into the cart it went.

One thing I’ve learned is that when I’m guided toward something, there’s usually a reason. I may question it for a moment, but I trust it anyway. If I’m guided to buy it, I’ll be guided to use it.

There’s always something deeper growing beneath the surface.

Honestly, I know that was my grandmother coming through.

She once told me she planted an entire rose bush from simply placing a rose stem into the ground. If that’s not witchy, I don’t know what is. And I believed her because on the side of her house bloomed the most beautiful roses.

Years ago, she also told me to never plant before Mother’s Day.

So every year, planting on Mother’s Day has become part of my ritual. A quiet honoring. A way of remembering my grandma with my heart connected to the matriarch of my bloodline who taught me so much.

When she first told me that, we were planting red salvia and white impatiens in planter boxes together.

I still plant red salvia every single year in her honor.

And maybe fittingly…red salvia is also associated with protection, healing, wisdom, and spiritual strength.

Funny how Spirit works like that sometimes.

Later that day, I decided to look up how oregano could be used when planting seeds.

And sure enough…there was an answer that made total sense.

Oregano is believed to help support healthy soil, strengthen surrounding plants, and naturally protect growing gardens from pests and disease.

Of course it was oregano.

Protection.
Support.
Strengthening what’s trying to grow.

The message suddenly felt much bigger than gardening.

Maybe that’s what this Taurus Super New Moon is really about.

Not forcing growth but protecting what’s beginning to bloom.

Planting seeds with intention.
Nurturing them with care.
Trusting divine timing.
And honoring the wisdom passed down through the women who planted before us.

I always choose a Goddess to work with during the full and new moon cycles.
During this cycle, I’m honoring Lakshmi, the Goddess of abundance, beauty, devotion, and grace.

After a long season of retreat, reflection, and quiet tending to myself, I feel the gentle pull to bloom again.

Last September, under the full moon, I worked with Lakshmi’s energy by creating a small offering at my window. Bundled sticks Freddy gathered and proudly carried home on our walks, cinnamon sticks, coins, and a sparkly little purse ornament - symbols of abundance, gratitude, and devotion placed with intention.

Now, under this moon, I find myself feeling drawn to work with Lakshmi again.

Maybe this isn’t a beginning at all.
Maybe it’s the closing of a cycle.

A return to the same energy…but as a different version of me.

The winter asked me to go inward.
To retreat.
To listen.
To trust what was growing beneath the surface.

And now spring is here.
Everything is blooming.

Maybe it’s my time, too. 🌱✨