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.