The reoccurrence of the new moon every 29.5 days, more or less, is the lunar cycle that has the moon aligned with the sun. When the moon falls inline with the sun it is no longer visible from earth, which brings us an opportunity to acknowledge and work with our shadow side. Since the new moon is in alignment with the sun it’s in the same zodiac sign as the sun. To me this makes it a perfect opportunity to immerse ourselves within the specific aspects of the sign and celebrate in a more powerful fashion. To have a deeper understanding of the characteristics of the sun sign will help you to better nurture yourself, understand what you’re feeling and to focus on specific areas to successfully celebrate the new moon to your greatest potential.
Each and every new moon is unique, yes there are aspects that they share but they all have something special within themselves. They all have their very own characteristics, like a large family, the children may seem similar but they all have their own distinct personalities. It will benefit you to look into the characteristics of the sun sign to get the most out of harnessing the full potential and energy of the new moon. It may take a bit of time but it’s so worth the effort with the reward that you will receive by getting so much more out of your new moon celebration rituals.
The basic thing is each new moon is about a fresh start, a new beginning. We often view New Year’s Eve in this fashion, but how awesome is it that once a month we get another chance to have a new beginning? It’s a lovely opportunity for a review and a reset if things are not where we want them to be or if we feel like situations are not working. Why not follow the lunar cycle and during the new moon take your temperature so to speak? What’s working for me? What is not working or doesn’t feel right? What’s no longer serving me?
The New Moon Shadow
As we work with the new moon, using it as an opportunity to review where we are currently at by reflecting on the different life cycles over the past 6 months. This is a perfect time to perform our shadow work, healing whatever we have been rejecting within ourselves by nurturing it, loving that aspect of ourselves. As we accept our shadow side giving it the attention and love that it needs it will no longer frighten us or hold us back, and if necessary time to release. When we release things that are no longer working for us it makes room for new opportunities and blessings to enter our lives. As the moon disappears from the night sky it brings forth the perfect opportunity to work on our shadow selves. When it reappears a few days later we too can re-emerge from our cocoon and start a new cycle in our lives, a kind of rebirth for the new version of ourselves. Don’t become frustrated if your dreams that you planted seeds for take a bit to materialize into your new life that you’re creating. Use this time to set your clear intentions for the month ahead or the next several months ahead. Have patience, faith and keep taking steps to work towards your dreams. Your life just like the new moon has the quality of excitement, like anything can happen, a quality of curiosity to see what blessings shall be birthed into your life.
New Moon Energy
Say yes to celebrating the new moon and creating a ritual that feels good to you and empowers you to move forward in your life on a healthier path. You can research what others do to celebrate and I will share some spiritual rituals that you can take on as your own. You want to stick to things that feel natural to you and pull at your soul in a positive way. When something feels unfamiliar that’s okay but when it has a yucky energy to you that’s the type of activities you want to avoid. We each find our own way to create our special spiritual altars and our spiritual practices.
During this introspective time there is a chill and calming energy of the new moon and it’s a great time to meditate and become clear by deeply connecting with your inner self. When we are still and make time for meditation we receive information from our higher-self, angels, guides, and from Source Energy.
Once we become clear the new moon gives us the opportunity to work on different areas of our life to make improvements. Either improve relationships or perhaps release people that are no longer a vibrational match for us. The same is true for looking at your career, where you’re living and the possessions that you’ve kept for the past 10 or 20 years that no longer mean anything to you. With deep reflection comes great understanding. Don’t you owe it to yourself to do an extensive reevaluation of your life and reconnect with yourself? Isn’t it time to slow down, be present and stop going through the motions in your own life?
Spiritual Manifestation
Once we are clear it’s the perfect time to move forward during the energy of the new moon to finally commit to our new goals, be careful to pick goals that inspire you. Don’t just pick goals for the sake of it because it could have the opposite impact. If we are not aligned with our goals, then we are not motivated to take daily action steps to bring our goals to fruition. Even if we are not keen on the goals it has the impact of making us feel like failures.
This is the time to go deep and honor our true passions, don’t hold back with negative and limiting thoughts. Some examples: to avoid these types of thought patterns, I will not be successful, I will not make money doing this or I am not good enough for that romantic relationship.
During the powerful energy of the new moon it’s time to create large and small goals, short term and long term goals. It’s important to declare them, plant the seeds by writing them down and placing your intentions in your sacred space. Let your imagination guide you, give it free reign to create whatever our hearts desire most. Please remember to honor yourself by acknowledging what progress you have made and how far you’ve come on your spiritual journey. We can use the lunar cycle to see how much we have grown between the moon cycles from setting the previous goals and to acknowledge and celebrate how hard we have worked on ourselves.
Best Practices During The New Moon
Healthy things to do during this time to get the most positive and health benefits during the energy of the new moon:
Eat Light Steamed Vegetables
Juicing Vegetables
Eating Fresh Fruit
Drink Herbal Teas
Filtered Water
Eating Fresh Fruit
This is the time to drink herbal teas and lots of filtered water to release toxins. Great time to use the energy of the new moon to release stagnant energy and excess weight.
This is a lovely time to get yourself a massage, remember to drink lots of water to help move out all the toxins that are released from your muscles. While you are investing in loving self-care practices include listening to healing frequencies like 528 hz or 111 tones while you rest or while you are journaling.
A perfect time to write about where you’ve been in the last 30 days and where you’re going in the next 30 days. Last but not least, remember to listen to your body and take naps when you feel your body needs it. It is important to take care of all of you, mind, body and soul.
How To Clear Energy
This is an important time during the new moon to not just cleanse yourself but clear and cleanse your space. This technique is simple yet incredibly powerful and effective. If you have a home office, or whatever room you spend the majority of your time in, you want to try this technique. The goal is to create a warm, feel good atmosphere and rid yourself of any heavy, repressive energy. Get a nice sized lemon from the shop and cut it up into quarters and put a piece of lemon in each corner of the room. The purpose of this exercise is to have all the negativity in the room go to the lemon like a magnet and be absorbed completely by the lemon. You will see results and I am confident that you will enjoy the results so much that you will incorporate it monthly into your routine. When I came across this information I didn’t wait for the new moon but tried it immediately and saw positive results less than 24 hours later. All the toxic negative energy from a very difficult situation was sucked up out of the space and absorbed into the lemon.
Working with Crystals
You can place specific crystals in the four corners of the room that you spend the most amount of time in or place them in the four corners of every room of your home for protection. You can use crystals alone or with the lemon. Crystals are used for protection, especially black tourmaline. I like to use a good size chunk to place in every corner of my bedroom and office. I am also a big fan of putting two pieces on either side of the entrance into my home. Black tourmaline is strong and is the ultimate in protection crystal that creates a protective dome around your home. This crystal, black obsidian, smoky quartz, clear quartz, and amethyst all help either absorb or repel negative energy. Working with these types of stones does put up a shield of protection around you and your home. It helps to repel psychic attack, remove harmful or draining energies. Beneficial to wear them in jewelry or carry a pouch of crystals on your person.
If you really want to block out any negative energy from entering and having your home your safe haven I would recommend even having crystals on your window sills and placing stones on the 4 corners of your property.
