New Moon Ritual

With the new moon on September 25th, 2022 I decided to try a ritual during this moon phase. I have only done a full moon ritual in the past. This ritual can still be done until September 27th since the illumination will still only be 3%. It is preferred to do the ritual shortly after midnight, but the actual ritual itself can be done many different ways. There is no real right or wrong way to do it. It is encouraged for each person to create a customized ritual for themselves based on their preferences and what they feel will work best for them.

Before going into the ritual itself, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on why the moon is important to begin with. From a scientific perspective, the moon affects earth in a few different ways. The gravitational pull beneficially affects Earth’s moderate climate, seasons, temperature; stabilizes the spin and tilt of our planet’s axis; influences the ocean tides and the moonlight influences the spawning of various marine species. Interestingly enough, it may impact younger women’s monthly cycles if their cycle falls around 28-29 days, closely aligning to the moon cycle taking 29.5 days from new moon to the next new moon with menstruation occurring at the new moon and ovulation during the full moon. With age and regular exposure to artificial light, older women tend to fall out of the alignment with the moon cycle. With the power the moon has on earth, I have no doubt that it also affects us humans in ways that cannot necessarily be scientifically proven, but from my perspective can be felt energetically.

For those not familiar with the moon cycle, here is a brief overview of what each of the moon phases represents from a spiritual perspective:
New Moon – This is the time to set intentions related to gaining or growing something new or brainstorming and starting new ideas or projects. This would be an ideal time to set a wedding date so that the marriage will grow.
Waxing Moon – Take action on all the new ideas from the new moon phase by flushing out the details and working with what you already have.
Full Moon – This is the time to reflect and determine what to let go of.
Waning Moon – This is the phase to release, which may include negativity, including thoughts, ending a relationship, quitting a job, ending addictions, starting a diet to lose weight and can even refer to letting go in regards to your physical environment like cleaning house by throwing out and donating items.
Dark Moon – Ideal phase to be alone to focus on soul searching and journaling the big important questions around your life and long term goals.

Now to get back to the ritual. The energy of the space, meaning setting the stage of where the ritual will be performed ideally will be prepared prior to starting. If I am using any other tools such as journaling, candles, incense, or crystals then I will ensure to have those prepared on a table within the room that I am performing the ritual in. A quick note on using candles is that I will rub essential oils onto it just prior to lighting as part of setting my intention, so I will ensure that I have prepared whatever blend I plan to use ahead of time.

The way I cleanse the space is by burning sage and/or Palo Santo to clear the room of any negative energy as well as ringing Tingsha bells. Since I like to meditate during any of my rituals, my preference is to diffuse essential oils in the room, so I will set up my diffuser and get that running as well. Frankincense, myrrh, sandalwood are the top three oils that are recommended for meditation practices because they not only cleanse the space but they enable deeper meditation. I don’t typically listen to meditation music, but that can also be played in the background if preferred.

Readying yourself is the most important aspect of preparation to bring the proper energy for the ritual. Similar to cleansing the space, I clean myself by taking a salt bath or at the very least a shower and doing a quick meditation during that time. I also choose to Sage or Palo Santo my body to further dispel any negative energies I may be holding onto using their smoke. You may use a selenite crystal wand to dispel negativity from your physical body in the same manner. Some people prefer to perform the ritual naked, but wearing comfortable clothes is also acceptable. The last step to preparing my body is to apply essential oil to my third eye chakra and wrists and possibly wear specific crystal jewelry as further enhancement. The last step to preparing my mind is to perform running energy.

Then I think about what I would like to manifest between this new moon and the next new moon. Since the new moon represents new beginnings I think of an intention or goal that is related to a new chapter or something I want to attract for the next 30 days. I like to write down what my intention is on a small piece of paper making sure to write it in a way as if it already manifested into my reality and feeling the emotions of how achieving that feels. In accordance with the Law of Attraction and Law of Assumption, settling into the feeling as if it has already happened is the most critical part of the setting the intention. I start my writing with, “I am so grateful now that…”. I will also apply the essential oil blend as further enhancement to a corner of the piece of paper after it is written making sure to avoid the ink so that it does not smear or bleed. The written intention should be looked at multiple times a day until the next new moon.

If I am setting an intention using a candle then I will hold it in my hands along with the written intention. I start with closing my eyes and visualizing the moon. I imagine the moonlight shining directly down on me, strengthening the intention I have into my body and carrying both the moon and my own power directly into the candle I am holding. If I feel called to, I will repeat applicable positive affirmations out loud or say a prayer to my higher power. If I feel any physical sensations in my body, I picture that as extra manifestation energy and try to maneuver it into my hands and into the object that I am holding. If using a crystal, the same process may be used to set the intention.

The last part of the ritual is to do a meditation. Feel free to use the one I created by going to my Guided New Moon Meditation post. After the meditation, I place the paper where my intention is written underneath the candle holder. It is at this point I will light the candle and let the candle burn out completely. When a candle is burned the flame and smoke brings the intention up into the universe.. If burning incense, then that can also be lit it at this time. If I am also using crystals, then I will place the crystals so that it is touching the candle holder as well. As a reminder, be sure to look at the paper and hold the crystal that was empowered with your intention multiple times a day until the next new moon or until your intention manifests into your reality.