New Moon Ritual

Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Scorpio. Death and rebirth. This new moon calls us to bring revolution to the deepest parts of our psyches, clearing the path for the new day ahead. This ritual helps us let go of energetic heaviness and clutter to invite abundance to flood our lives and hearts.

Use what you have on hand in your home. Work with what you have, both in terms of physical items and knowledge and experience. Be more concerned with doing what is authentic to you than with what is “correct”. The most correct thing is the thing the you truly connect with and evolve through. You have everything you need.

Perform the ritual:

STEP 1: Clear the energy of your space, then close your eyes and take 3 deep cleansing breaths to ground yourself in space and time.

STEP 2: Place the candle in the center of your altar area, a little toward the back. Around it, place the images of the four Aces. Directly in front of you, between yourself and the candle and Aces, place the Death card.

STEP 3: Place a drop of cedarwood oil on top of the candle and trace it around 3 times clockwise, then sprinkle a tiny bit of crumbled dried rosemary on top (If using fresh rosemary, place it in front of the candle).

STEP 4: Place the crystals on their corresponding card images. Place the small dish of water on the Death card as well.

STEP 5: light the candle and say “The road is clear for abundance and prosperity to flow easily to me in all forms. I gladly release the binds of the past to make room for my present and future.”

STEP 6: Close your eyes and spend a few minutes visualizing your being filling with golden light. See if you can grow the light with your breath until it envelops you body, the room, your home, your neighborhood, your city, region, the whole world. Once you’ve grown your light, let it become whatever size it wants to be, then imagine you are sitting in the middle of a vast green field. Flowers start to bloom around you, first a few at a time then more and more until the entire field is covered. Sit in the flower field as long as you like, then gently come back to the present moment and open your eyes. Repeat this visualization daily for 7 days.

Gather what you have of the following:

CLEANSER: sage, palo santo, incense, energy cleansing spray, selenite wand, a bell – whatever you use to clear the energy of your space is great. 

IMAGES: Print outs or drawings of the Death card and all of the Aces (you’ll want to keep the actual cards in your deck to use for readings)

CANDLES: Green, orange, or gold 7-day ritual candle in glass. If you can’t get a ritual candle, tea candles work great. If you don’t have tea candles, simply follow the clearing, incantation, and visualization prompts.

CANDLE DRESSINGS: If your candles are pre-dressed, leave em be. If not, I like cedarwood oil and fresh or dried rosemary..

ADDITIONAL ITEMS: A small dish of water and any crystals or other symbolic items you wish to include. A nice selection to match a stone with each card would be: aquamarine or fluorite (Ace of Swords), aventurine (Ace of Cups), carnelian (Ace of Wands), garnet or quartz crystal (Ace of Coins), black tourmaline (Death). If you don’t have these, feel free to improvise with what you have on hand.

PRACTICAL THINGS: matches, a pen, a napkin or paper towel to wipe oil from your finger