New Moon Prayer Poem by Diane Ackerman

by Chris Maddox | Mar 30, 2022 | WILD WOMAN | 21 comments

Dear Ones,

The very first New Moon of the Season is here!

To celebrate & honor it, we have a very special prayer poem from Diane Ackerman, essayist, poet & naturalist, along with a couple of practices to go with.

Ackerman explains the original intention for this poem, “Years ago, when Congress was thinking about reinstating school prayer, I was asked to compose one. I believed in the separation of church and state as our founding fathers did, and I didn’t want children having to pray to someone else’s idea of God. But I did want them to develop a sense of spirituality – about the planet and each other. So, I wrote this poem.”

As we wander through this offering of prayer, we will zoom in on certain lines & ideas in it. One that stands out as incredibly important for these times is this one: I will not dishonor my soul with hatred ~ which will inspire a practice for the Moon Cycle.

Okay, let’s see what we find!

School Prayer by Diane Ackerman

In the name of the daybreak

and the eyelids of morning

and the wayfaring moon

and the night when it departs,

I swear I will not dishonor

my soul with hatred,

but offer myself humbly

as a guardian of nature,

as a healer of misery,

as a messenger of wonder,

as an architect of peace.

In the name of the sun and its mirrors

and the day that embraces it

and the cloud veils drawn over it

and the uttermost night

and the male and the female

and the plants bursting with seed

and the crowning seasons

of the firefly and the apple,

I will honor all life

—wherever and in whatever form

it may dwell—on Earth my home,

and in the mansions of the stars.

YOUR TURN

After you’ve taken in the prayer poem, in the comments here, I’d love to hear from you: Craft a verse of your own, using Ackerman’s framework, beginning with “In the name of…” Can’t wait to read them. ♥️

Here’s mine:

In the name of the sun shaped weeds

And the bellies they feed

And the purple violets everywhere

And the grasshopper songs of Spring

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Thank you for listening today.

Wishing you a beautiful first New Moon of the Season!

♥️ & Howls,

Chris Maddox

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21 Comments

Tracey Vaccarino on March 31, 2022 at 8:00 am

In the name of the wind through the trees
And the leaves that play
And the ground that holds it all together
Standing strong through the storm
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- Doris on March 31, 2022 at 10:40 am
  
  In the name of the flying ones
  And the songs that they sing
  And the seeds that they bring
  And their glistening in the sun
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  - Chris Maddox on April 11, 2022 at 7:44 am
    
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- Chris Maddox on April 11, 2022 at 7:40 am
  
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Silke on March 31, 2022 at 8:42 am

In the name of the ice crystals
surrendering to the rising days of spring
leading a path to new life

In the name of the wind‘s
whistling tune to the songs of the birds

In the name of the green
laying patient ready to burst into the light
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- Chris Maddox on April 11, 2022 at 7:40 am
  
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Jennifer Schultz on March 31, 2022 at 9:32 am

In the name of the forest where mystery dwells, I promise to honor all life.

I will notice the small plants who thrive under the giant oak.

I will appreciate the rough bark protecting life on the grand tree.

I will acknowledge the cinnamon scent left by the angels and give gratitude for the experience.

I will pay homage to all life seen and unseen.

I will honor you.
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- Chris Maddox on April 11, 2022 at 7:41 am
  
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Amy on March 31, 2022 at 10:30 am

In the name of the Yellow Bumble Bees

Whirling in the Wind

And the food they provide for us with their pollen

And the herbs that gift us soothing teas and medicine

And the dancing trees, our partners in BREATHING – without whom we cannot live

All of US intimately intertwined on this one-of-a kind Mother Earth

Connected by Universal Love.
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- Chris Maddox on April 11, 2022 at 7:42 am
  
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Jenny on March 31, 2022 at 12:52 pm

In the name of geotropism
and movements in the world unseen
and the urge to push through the surface
and naked branches dancing in the harsh wind
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- Chris Maddox on April 11, 2022 at 7:43 am
  
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Melissa on April 2, 2022 at 9:56 pm

In the name of the ground beneath my bare feet
and the soil holding all of my dreams
and its energy of love
..infusing every part of my being
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- Chris Maddox on April 11, 2022 at 7:43 am
  
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Chris Maddox on April 11, 2022 at 7:45 am

Thank you all for these beautiful verses 🙏🏽
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Vanessa V. on April 28, 2022 at 1:36 am

Your video and poem fill my soul up to the brim. Thank you for shining your light with us, fellow humans! In the name of coiled up green ferns preparing to spiral out, unfurl, and bloom. Happy Beltane and may we honor our souls and others.
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