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The New Moon and the week leading up to the New Moon are magical times to spark exciting beginnings, energetic projections and clairvoyance. You’re going to create space to reboot, renew and reset your desires and intentions. Journey inward, write your goals down and prepare to manifest new beginnings. Prepare to create your own destiny, get clear on your purpose, and attract what you desire. The New Moon is a moment to conjure what seems out of reach, and creating the vision is the first step to making it a reality.

NEW MOON CEREMONY

New Moon rituals allow you to connect with your inner being, cultivate new goals + plans, while reflecting upon what no longer serves you. In this New Moon ceremony you’ll create the space to recharge your energy and gain clarity, grounding + alignment.

Your Sacred Space 

Make sure you are in a space where you will not be disturbed. Turn off your cell phone. Diffuse some essential oils; rosewood, cedarwood, tea tree, geranium or sandalwood release negative energy. Turn on some soft music. Now sink into this stillness and breathe deeply. As you breathe in soak up the grounding, healing and energy around you. Breathe out, releasing emotion, distractions and any tension.

Once your space is cleansed, it’s time to set up your Altar.

Set Up Your Altar

An altar is a sacred way to call spiritual energies into your ritual. It energizes your intention to invite more peace, serenity, and love into your space. It can be used for prayer, meditation, cleansing, or just a place of sheer beauty and a connection to the Divine. Your altar will change with each moon phase. The intention of your altar during the new moon would be focused on new beginnings.

Your altar is the perfect place to lay out your sacred objects – crystals, photos, mala beads, etc. Using herbs + essential oils with healing therapeutic properties adds to your ritual. Candles add magic. They contain all four of the elements of our universe.

Cleanse your Space

Sage your space to push negative energy out and make room for positive, fresh energy. We suggest using a clearing Mantra that is spoken aloud.

“Dear Universe,

I welcome transformation, growth + abundance.

May I now clear this space so that my intentions can flow clearly from my heart onto paper.

I know what I need. I am ready.”

Pick Your Mantra

Choose a Mantra and guide yourself through a cleansing meditation. Choose 5 cards from the Intention Deck that resonate with your feelings in this moment + your intentions.

Illuminate and Bless

The eternal flame has played a role in spirituality since fire was first discovered. Lighting a candle during the New Moon can help you start anew with a fresh outlook. The flame symbolizes your inner light. As you gaze at the flame it will help you create stillness and focus on your core intention. Candle burning can be so meaningful, different colors symbolize different energies.

Light your Crystal Candle and write down what you are wanting to attract on the paper provided below. A big part of success with New Moon intentions is what comes after. Find ways to keep your intentions in the front of your awareness. Put them in a visible spot, or keep them close. Make notes in your journal about your progress.

At the Full Moon, find ways to take action on those intentions, and celebrate any signs of growth.

Set Your Intentions

Write down what you want to manifest. Hopes, dreams, desires. Write them with a strong will + meaning: I will, I am, dates + deadlines. Once you’ve finished, read the list aloud to the New Moon.  Thank the Gods + Goddesses for listening. Cut the paper out, fold it up + keep it some place safe until you can read it again when the Full Moon comes.

Flow. Being “in the flow”. This means living in the beautiful place somewhere in between boredom and anxiety. Somewhere in the middle lies “the flow”.

This is the place where you are working with ease – you’re not lazy but you aren’t burning out. Just a perfect amount of doors are opening – you’re not overwhelmed with opportunities, its just right. You sleep peacefully at night, you have energy during the day, you meet friends serendipitously wherever you go, you’re living your purpose, you’re abundant, you’re playful, you feel healthy, life is just…. mmmmmmm.

Here’s our top 5 ways to flow through your life {or get into the flow}

1. Choose to spend your life doing work you love. If you don’t want to be a laywer even if the pay is good – don’t do it. Create another path – work with dogs for a living, become an artist, write books, do landscaping… whatever is calling your heart for work – do that. So much of our time on earth is spent working – do what you love – if you don’t know what that is – dedicate your free time to find it!

2. Create sacred alone time every day. Whether it’s 5 minutes or 5 hours for all you introverts out there. Being in the flow is a result of being connected to who you are. If you don’t spend time be yourself you aren’t building this deep inner relationship and not hearing your inner murmurs of direction and longing. Danielle LaPorte would call it Desire!

3. Create Space. You need rest time and you need it likely more than you think. Don’t overplan – leave a few nights a week that you can be spontaneous – where life can fill in the blanks. If you don’t have space then nothing unplanned can happen. There is a way greater plan out there than you can dream up for yourself so make sure you leave room on the canvas for it.

4. Practice vinyasa flow (ok any yoga will do). There is something about doing a vinyasa flow class that gets you in the flow – you become in-tune – you feel the ocean inside of you – you feel connected! Other ways to do this outside of yoga is to go get an ocean inspired massage or go for a walk near water.

5. Play everyday. When you take on a relaxed and playful attitude you are more open and receptive to the flow. Laugh, sing, dance, play. When something out of the ordinary or accidental happens – roll with it. If you open the “wrong door” stay for awhile. Sometimes the silliest things in life lead to the most epic, beautiful stories… don’t be too serious and miss the playful moments that lead to magic.

Lots of love and flow from tinydevotions.com xx