New Moon in Aries Ritual Guide

Sun in Aries, Moon in Aries. New moons bring us fresh energy in their sign, renewal, the chance to put stakes in the ground for new beginnings. In Aries, our independence and natural instincts for leadership are lit up by the warm blaze of cardinal Fire.

Moon conjunct Sun exact on Sunday, April 11th, 2021, at 7:31PM PST.

Passionate calls to action, confrontations with restricting standards, and release of any ability to keep yourself small are all on the table. The old roles no longer fit. It’s time to flex your literal and metaphorical muscles and take the lead on defining who and what you are in the world.

Accept the invitation of this Aries moon to step into your personal power.

Aries is associated with The Emperor, a figure that is often misunderstood in tarot as representing tyranny. It is true that when poorly expressed, tyranny can manifest within Emperor energy, but the core of this wisdom revolves around taking charge without taking advantage. Aries’ ruling planet, Mars, is associated with The Tower. Here we see the need to break with stale standards that is required for the highest incarnation of The Emperor to come to life. Think more “leading with love” and less “my way or the highway”.

How have you kept yourself or your work small to avoid upsetting the status quo? Are there internalized barriers holding you back from filling in all the details of your ultimate vision for your life? Is there something you want to see in the world that no one else can or is willing to provide? If you could lead others to invest their time and energy in one thing, what would it be? The greatest leadership depends on inspiration and motivation. To lead effectively, you must deeply believe in what you are asking others to devote their resources to - this includes you!

This ritual is designed to ignite the torch of your most deeply held convictions, to open awareness of what you are uniquely equipped to champion in this world. You may be surprised by what you find beneath the surface of perceived limitations and possibilities. Be patient and kind with yourself as this work unfolds. This is a deep re-boot of internal systems and patterns. Think of this as the beginning of a process that will show its first concrete manifestations at the full moon in Aries in October.

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.

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 out or drawing of The Emperor (you’ll want to keep the actual cards in your deck to use for readings)

CANDLES: One 7-day ritual candle (the tall kind in glass) preferably orange. If you don’t have ritual candles, you can use tea candles or simply follow the clearing, incantation, and visualization prompts.

CANDLE DRESSINGS: Lavender oil and cayenne pepper. If you are using a ritual candle and it is pre-dressed, leave it be.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS: A selection of crystals - carnelian, ruby, or orange calcite, and selenite. If you don’t have these, feel free to improvise with what you have on hand, keeping within the orange/red color spectrum.

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

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 with the image of The Emperor in front (closest to you). Place the crystals around the altar area in a pattern of your choosing.

STEP 3: Place a drop of lavender oil on top of the candle and trace it around 3 times clockwise, then sprinkle a tiny bit of cayenne pepper on top. Lavender is calming and promotes patience, cayenne pepper ignites determination.

STEP 4: Light the candle and say “As I step into my calling as a leader, all doubt falls away and I am filled with joy and motivation.”

STEP 5: Close your eyes and spend a few minutes settling into your body. Notice how your limbs arrange themselves to keep you stable, how your breath automatically works to fill your blood with the oxygen you need. See if you can feel the oxygen enter your bloodstream and flow out into your body, pouring strength and vitality into every cell. Then, notice a bright orange flame burning in the core of your body. Take some time to gaze admiringly at this flame with your mind’s eye, watch its movement, feel its warmth. When you are ready, reach into your body and take the flame in your hand, then place your other hand over it. A transformation take place hidden in your hands. Open them back up and see what remains. Is it an object? A message? A being? What does it mean to you? How does it make you feel? Make a mental note of this. Stay in this world as long as you like, then gently open your eyes and write down what you found in your hands. Repeat this visualization daily for 7 days. If you are using tea candles, dress and light a new one each day and repeat the incantation.

New Moon in Pisces Ritual Guide

Sun in Pisces, Moon in Pisces. New moons bring us fresh energy in their sign, renewal, the chance to put stakes in the ground for new beginnings. In Pisces, we can access the magickal powers of understanding and transformation deep within our psyches to step into a new era.

Moon conjunct Sun exact on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at 8:22AM PST.

Psychic downloads, seas of empathy and compassion, and good old fashioned cosmic weirdness are on tap with this moon, and if you play your cards right, you can make at least some of this your new … anti-normal.

Let this Piscean moon expand your consciousness and open your mind.

Pisces is associated with The Moon card in Tarot and its planetary ruler, Neptune, with The Hanged Man. Take a cue from the sixties and tune in, turn on, and drop out for a spell to get deep into the interior exploration and radically shifted perspective these cards offer. While these states are natural for Pisces, they can be very disoriented for those not well acquainted with the realm of the astrological fishes, so find a safe space and a good chuck of time to allow maximum integration of this energy.

What part of your Self needs to be seen and acknowledged by you? Is there a part of yourself you’ve neglected or turned away from because it doesn’t fit the mold of your life or society? Once you’ve travelled deep inside to find these answers, how can you forced a perspective shift on your external world? If this part of you has been suppressed due to its inability to conform with external standards, how can you break the standards to allow it to fit?

This ritual is designed to open your heart and mind to embrace the parts of you that don’t seem to fit with the life you are living. Whether you are a loud and proud weirdo with a secret reserved side, a neatly combed normie hiding a wild streak, or someone in between, there is room for you to move toward accepting more of yourself and rejecting more of the perceived standards of your world.

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.

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 Ace of Cups, The Moon, and The Hanged Man (you’ll want to keep the actual cards in your deck to use for readings)

CANDLES: One 7-day ritual candle (the tall kind in glass) in any color but black (black is for clearing, new moons are for growing). If you don’t have ritual candles, you can use tea candles or simply follow the clearing, incantation, and visualization prompts.

CANDLE DRESSINGS: Myrrh oil and black pepper. If you are using a ritual candle and it is pre-dressed, leave it be.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS: A selection of crystals (whatever you are drawn to - blue kyanite, iolite and rose quartz are good options, moldavite if you wanna get real crazy) and mushrooms. You can decide what kind. 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

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 with the images of The Moon and The Hanged Man on either side and The Ace of Cups above (behind the candle). Place the crystals around the base of the candle.

STEP 3: Place a drop of myrrh oil on top of the candle and trace it around 3 times clockwise, then sprinkle a tiny bit of ground black pepper on top. Myrrh opens access to the world beyond the veil and black pepper clears away negative energies.

STEP 4: Light the candle and say “Every part of me belongs. Every part of me fits perfectly in my world. Every part of me is loved.”

STEP 5: Close your eyes and spend a few minutes listening to the sounds of your environment. If anything annoys you, gently sit with it until you can release that reaction. Repeat until you are at peace with your sonic environment exactly as it is. Then open your mind’s eye to a vision of yourself, exactly as you are right now, floating peacefully deep in outer space. The planets and stars you can see are none that exact in the known Universe. This is not the space of Earth, this is the space of YOU. See if the stars form any constellations. Do their symbols mean anything to you? Is there anything you see that you’d like to get closer to? Allow yourself the freedom to explore. This is yours. It is all a reflection of you. Enjoy it. Stay in this world as long as you like, then gently open your eyes. Repeat this visualization daily for 7 days. If you are using tea candles, dress and light a new one each day and repeat the incantation.

New Moon in Aquarius Ritual Guide

Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Aquarius. New moons bring us fresh energy in their sign, renewal, the chance to put stakes in the ground for new beginnings. In Aquarius, we can expect to be pulled to stand more firmly in our individuality while affirming our commitment to lifting our communities.

Moon conjunct Sun exact on Thursday, February 11th, 2021, at 11:06 AM PST.

Gorgeous Aquarian energy - independent, idealistic, compassionate - is here in FORCE doubled up in the sun and the moon, showering us with uncompromising hope rooted in a deep inner knowing that the world can be a place that truly sustains and nurtures all. And that this revolution of love starts within.

Let this new moon be the dawning of your personal Age of Aquarius.

Aquarius, associated with The Star, is ruled by Uranus, associated with The Magician. Uranus is revolutionary, pushing the cultural needle forward, ready or not. So it’s best to get ready and get psyched. It is easy to focus on what needs to be changed instead of the change itself, to get dragged down by the relentless horrors we see and hear about every day. We have the power to shift that focus. When we make this shift within ourselves, we light up, beacons in the night, calling others to do so as well, announcing it is safe to do so. It is safe to be unapologetically hopeful and driven to be a living example of an ideal world.

What is your ideal world? What can you do right now that draws that world closer, makes it a more tangible presence on this plane? How can you re-tool statements denouncing what cannot exist in your ideal world to instead reflect what MUST exist in that world? Where is your energy being wasted on unwinnable battles with unreachable foes? How can that energy be redirected to benefit those most in need who are reachable here and now?

This ritual is designed to open your perception to see the foundation of your ideal world already in place in the material plane and to fuel your imagination and your will to continue to bring it into full existence.

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.

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 Star and The Magician (you’ll want to keep the actual cards in your deck to use for readings)

CANDLES: One 7-day ritual candle (the tall kind in glass) in any color but black (black is for clearing, new moons are for growing). If you don’t have ritual candles, you can use tea candles or simply follow the clearing, incantation, and visualization prompts.

CANDLE DRESSINGS: Frankincense oil and cinnamon. If you are using a ritual candle and it is pre-dressed, leave it be.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS: A small dish of water, a selection of crystals (labradorite, rhodonite, blue calcite, and lemurian seed quartz crystal are great), and three offering items - a small dish of honey, an apple, and fresh flowers. 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

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 with the images of The Star and The Magician on either side. Place the dish of water behind the candle, the crystals around the base of the candle, and the offering items in front (closest to you).

STEP 3: Place a drop of frankincense oil on top of the candle and trace it around 3 times clockwise, then sprinkle a tiny bit of cinnamon on top. Frankincense connects us with the Divine and cinnamon is a magickal accelerant.

STEP 4: Carve an “X” into the apple to mark it as an offering, then light the candle and say “My ideal world exists and is made manifest in the world just as it is manifest in my heart and mind.”

STEP 5: Close your eyes and spend a few minutes listening to the sounds of your environment. If anything annoys you, gently sit with it until you can release that reaction. Repeat until you are at peace with your sonic environment exactly as it is. Then open your mind’s eye to a vision of a world just like this one, but better, in perfect alignment with your ideals. Notice how people behave, how they treat each other, what the environment looks and smells like. Allow the full vibrant picture to come into focus. When you are ready, light up a beacon above your head. Once of the community members will see it and approach you with a note. The note conveys one step you can take right now, with the exact resources you have, to bring this world into existence. It may in words or pictures or symbols. Thank the messenger. Stay in this world as long as you like, then gently open your eyes. Repeat this visualization daily for 7 days. If you are using tea candles, dress and light a new one each day and repeat the incantation.

New Moon & Eclipse

Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Sagittarius with a total solar eclipse. Intensity and hard endings with an optimistic promise of hope. While the eclipse is not visible for all of us, we definitely feel its push and pull.

Usually I post a ritual guide for every new and full moon. This one is different. So many of my friends and clients have been wrestling with feeling overwhelmed and unworthy. In this state, no one needs another task to invoke fear of failure. Instead, my only guidance for this new moon and eclipse is to allow. 

What does it mean to allow? How do we do it?

From the outside, when we allow, it can look as if we aren’t doing anything at all. This is particularly true in an energetic or spiritual sense. When we allow in the wisdom and lessons offered to us through life and the Universe, we do not fight against them, we don’t question them or curse them, we don’t run from them. Ideally, we sit in stillness and observe the energy flowing through our beings and our reaction to it. This is easier said than done. The act of sitting in stillness and allowing takes practice and self-care. This is an excellent opportunity for both.

Give yourself as much quiet time as you can on Monday. Clear your schedule, move your calls. Wear comfortable clothes. If you need to clear clutter or do any cleaning to feel relaxed in your space, try to get that done on Sunday. It may not look like it, but allowing takes a lot of energy, so try to provide yourself everything you need in advance.

Have you ever had a headache with no ibuprofen in the house? When you have to just lie down and drink water and sort of wait for it to pass? That is kind of what this allowance is like, but for emotional and energetic waves.

There is no pill to take to lessen the impact of this eclipse. And you wouldn’t want to! The lessons eclipses bring, though they may be exhausting or painful in the moment, are extremely valuable. Another reason to allow them to flow through at their own pace.

Have a notebook and pen handy to jot down any thoughts or emotions that come through. They may not seem relevant in the moment, but they could provide great insight when you reflect on them later.

Whatever you usually do to reset and recharge will put you in the allowance zone. Meditation, taking a long bath, going for a run, sitting and staring into space, making a puzzle, coloring, listening to music. It’s different for all of us. If you begin to feel agitated or emotionally heavy, close your eyes and breathe through it, letting the sensation pass through.

A few witch tips to promote allowance:

Herbs: chamomile and lavender. These are calming and soothing and will help to alleviate tension and anxiety. Drink them in tea, wear as a fragrance, soak in them in a bath, whatever works. And speaking of baths…

Salt: salt is the master clearing agent of your pantry. I recommend pouring a LOT of sea salt or epsom salts in a hot bath to draw out anything this eclipse is trying to help you release.

Crystals: green calcite, selenite, lepidolite, rose quartz, and amethyst are all wonderful individually or in combination. Green calcite and lepidolite are excellent for easing stress and worry, selenite for energetic cleansing, rose quartz for heart opening and healing, and amethyst for purification and protection.

Tarot cards: You can draw a card asking what the Universe invites you to focus on or you can pull the Death card and The Star from your deck for inspiration. They are the centerpiece of my reading for the eclipse and a lovely combination for release and hope.