The New Moon is about making a wish; one spoken quietly to the universe to be made manifest through intention and stardust. The beauty of the new moon is that it is an empty vessel, what will you fill it with? As the new moon is about fresh starts and new growth it’s important to start your ritual with the same feeling. I like to clean my house, my body and energy field. The most effective way to do this is with white sage. After all, you don’t want to invite a goddess into a dirty space.
My personal preference is to use lemon and bay leaf in my daily cleaning. You can add salt water to the mix for a potent potion. I also like to play meditation music with a 432 hz tone. This sets the resonance for a sacred space. Remember that your personal preferences are very important. What makes you feel spritely, clean and new? Your cleansing ritual can be performed whenever you clean your home, not just on special occasions. It may be that I’m an earthy and orderly Capricorn but when it comes down to my home being out of order, I develop an almost OCD type of obsession with my cleansing rituals. Releasing the old allows for the space of the new. If a particular closet or storage space feels beyond your control; new moon energy is a great way to find a little order in what no longer serves you. The Creator Energy dislikes a void… It’s an open invitation for the new vibrant energies to come in.
Now that you have yourself and your space clean and tidy it’s time to begin your ritual. You will need a pen, paper, an envelope, matches or lighter, and green string or thread.
Begin by setting your sacred space. Envision a white bubble all around you, completely encompassing all of you. Ask for protection from whatever entities love you unconditionally and give them permission to guide and protect you. Then proceed to meditate and journal what it is that you want to manifest into your life. Ask your heart what your deepest desires are, let it lead you with pure intentions.
Once you have your list, look at ways in which you can achieve the goals. What needs to happen and in what order do they need to happen in? Add these to your notes. Be realistic in your desires. Is there something that you’ll need to return to school for? Is there equipment that you’ll need to invest in. How much time and money do you have to move forward?
Now that you’ve spent some time dreaming and checking in with yourself it’s time to create the most optimistic and fertile soil possible for your intentions. You need to believe that you are worthy. You need to let go of any sense of lack. Not being worthy and feeling lack are the two largest obstacles we have to face. The abandonment wound seeps into the deepest parts of our lives and it’s one that nearly everyone carries to some degree. The key ingredients to facing this hidden victim is forgiveness, the inner child, and gratitude. While these are all things to be worked on everyday, there is no need to allow it to consume you or take over your new moon ritual.
Take several deep breaths with the intention of breathing in the fresh life and healing energies on the inhale and releasing all that does not serve you on the exhale. Do this until you feel relaxed and entranced. Now imagine you living your dream. What does it look like? What does it feel like? Try to embue all of your senses with it. Let it fill you. Allow your imagination to take you to this new reality. Allow yourself to fall in love with it; be blissful within it, feel the joy of it.
Now take up your pen and a fresh piece of paper. Write a love letter to the Universe expressing your gratitude for all that you’ve received. Describe what it is that you want to make a reality as if you already have it, and you’re eternally grateful for this amazing dream come true. Once you’ve completed your letter fold it and tie with your green string. Wrap the string around it three times. Place it into your envelope and seal it. I like to place a bay leaf in the envelope with it. Now there are several options at this point. You can set it on your alter, bedside table or anyplace that you’re going to be reminded of it. You can also burn it or bury it, planting it in your garden with seeds that you wish to grow. Keep in mind that if you burn or bury your intentions then you should make sure that you are using paper that is nontoxic in every way. Wherever you decide to put your dreams and wishes is entirely up to you. No matter it’s eventual home as you place it, you should set verbal intention. Mine is as follows:
Thank you to the Divinity of the all for the abundance in my life. My deepest and most heartfelt gratitudes for the fertility before me. Thank you for the guidance, love and all that I receive within divine timing. With harm to none let my dreams become the reality I know. I am honored and humbled to be of your creation. Let it be.
I deeply encourage you to build your own rituals from these meager guidelines. Your personal flare is what will make it distinctly yours. Remember that it is not enough to merely wish for something. It is imperative that you put in the work, watch for the signs of the universe and follow the path that opens up for you. If you are too set on what it is that you asked for in the specific way in which you’ll receive it then you will block yourself.
With that I will leave you to your new moon shenanigans with much love, light and high vibrations for blessings.