Heal the Ouch: How Full Moon Forgiveness Is Your Soul’s System Reboot

Inspired by the Aquarius Full Moon in Leo and the 8/8 Lion’s Gate Portal, this post is for anyone feeling weighed down by the past. We’re talking about forgiveness, not as a passive act, but as a proactive, rebellious act of spiritual freedom.

We all want a good life: peace, love, and purpose. But often, we can’t fully step into it because we’re carrying too much. Old resentments and hurts become like corrupted files slowing down our soul’s operating system, crashing our joy. But what if we could clear the cache and perform a system reboot? This is where full moon forgiveness comes in.

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Forgiveness as Soul Technology

It’s easy to feel stuck when we’re carrying the weight of the past. Our resentments and painful memories are like corrupted files on an internal hard drive, silently consuming our energy and slowing down our joy. Forgiveness is the spiritual key to clearing that cache.

We often hear the phrase “forgive and forget,” but that’s a misnomer. The true work isn’t to erase the past, but to forgive and integrate. It’s about remembering the lesson, not the pain, and carrying the wisdom forward without the weight of the wound.

Forgiveness is a radical act of self-care. It’s the moment you say to yourself, “I refuse to stay tethered to this pain.” It’s an energetic reset for your entire system, clearing the debris that keeps you from moving forward.

Forgiveness is not:

Forgiveness is:

Clearing the Malicious Code

The truth is, we are the only species that punishes itself by re-experiencing past wounds over and over. Every time we relive a painful memory, we reactivate the same feelings of hurt and anger. This isn’t strength. It’s like a draining background program that consumes our processing power.

Forgiveness is the modern software upgrade that clears this malicious code. You can’t debug a glitch using the same fear-based programming that created it. You have to upgrade your perspective to a higher level of consciousness, one that includes clarity, compassion, and understanding. This is the new operating system that allows you to see a different picture and finally let go.

The Holy Trinity of Soul Liberation

This act of forgiveness is supported by a powerful trio of spiritual principles:

• Forgiveness: Choosing to free yourself from emotional bondage.
• Detachment: Releasing your emotional grip on how things should have turned out. As Deepak Chopra said, this is where we find freedom from the, “prison of past conditioning.”
• Grace: Accepting that divine mercy and unconditional support are available to you, regardless of your past actions. You don’t have to earn it; you just have to receive it.

These three principles work together to create a sacred space for healing. When you allow them to work, you set yourself free.

Putting Forgiveness into Practice: Client Stories

Understanding forgiveness in theory is one thing, but applying it in real life is another. Here are three examples from my own coaching practice that show how this process works:

1. Forgiving the Self: A midlife client was haunted by the belief that she had “ruined everything” by leaving a past career and relationship. The forgiveness work we did together helped her see that her decision wasn’t a failure, but an act of agency. She stopped running on a corrupted loop of shame and began to rewrite her own map.
2. Forgiving Life: A high-achieving client felt frustrated that doing everything “right” hadn’t brought him joy. We uncovered a sacred grief—a mourning of the idealized life he’d been sold. Forgiveness, in this case, wasn’t about another person. It was about letting go of an outdated script and making space for a more aligned, authentic life.
3. Forgiving Others: A client who was a sensitive empath was carrying years of resentment from a difficult family dynamic. The anger was like malware, infecting other areas of their life. Through forgiveness practices, she learned to create a firewall for her soul, not to block love, but to prevent old wounds from rerouting her energy. By detaching from the need for an apology, she reclaimed her peace.

We keep emotional “programs” running in the background that drain vitality. Forgiveness lets us choose a new energy source.

A Ritual to Heal the Ouch

Full Moon Forgiveness Ritual: A Guide to Soothe Your Soul

This ritual is a powerful way to put the principles of forgiveness and detachment into practice. Designed to work with the energy of the full moon and your Thymus Chakra (the energy center associated with compassion), it helps you release what no longer serves you and reclaim your inner peace.

What You’ll Need:

Step-by-Step Guide:

1. Preparation: Find a quiet moment to yourself. Take three deep, cleansing breaths. Close your eyes and imagine the circle of light from the podcast surrounding you. Feel the gentle light of the full moon on your skin.
2. Acknowledge the Ache: On your paper, write down the hurts you are ready to release. Don’t hold back. Use these prompts to guide you:
   • What still stings?
   • What belief or story is tied to that sting?
   • What do I wish I could say—even if I never send it?
3. Offer the Prayer: Hold the paper in your hands and, with as much sincerity as you can, read aloud the all-inclusive forgiveness prayer by Charles Fillmore:
   “I forgive everything, everyone, every experience, every memory of the past or present that needs forgiveness. I forgive positively everyone. I also forgive myself of past mistakes. The Universe is love, and I am forgiven and governed by love alone. Love is now adjusting my life. Realizing this, I abide in peace.”
4. The Release: After you have offered the prayer, it’s time to physically release the old energy.
   • Tear the paper into small pieces.
   • Bury it in the earth.
   • Or, if it is safe to do so, burn it in a fireproof dish and scatter the ashes.
   • Pro-tip: If writing isn’t your preference, record a voice memo of your thoughts and the prayer, then delete the file. This acts as a digital release of the emotional “corrupted files” you’re ready to clear.
5. Final Reflection: As you release the paper, visualize yourself letting go of the weight you’ve been carrying. Take a final deep breath and feel yourself become lighter, like a feather. You have performed your own spiritual system reboot.

This ritual is a sacred practice of sovereignty. You are not forgiving because anyone earned it. You are releasing this energy because you deserve peace.

Soul Invitation & Reflection ✨

Forgiveness isn’t about erasing what happened. It’s about returning to who you were before the pain took over, about reclaiming energetic sovereignty.

Let it go. Not because they deserve it, but because you deserve peace.

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What old energy am I ready to release so my soul can run free? Share your insights in the comments below!