Hello and welcome to this Libra new moon meditation.
New moons are dark new beginnings signifying the start of a new lunar cycle.
This new moon phase in particular is fertile ground to plant intentions that may actualize over the next six months when we reach the full moon in Libra.
Libra is a cardinal air sign that offers us a reminder to tend to our relationships.
Symbolized by the scales of justice,
We must honor the balance between our sense of self while in connection and partnership.
This meditation will guide you to pause,
Reflect,
And set intentions around fostering meaningful partnerships in our life while honoring our own individual light within that partnership.
To begin this meditation,
I invite you to find a position that supports your body,
Either seated or laying down,
Making sure that whichever position you choose you don't fall asleep in it.
Settle in with a nice long spine,
Lengthening the space between the top of your head and the base of your tailbone.
Relax the shoulders,
Soften the eyes by closing them or relaxing your gaze about 45 degrees in front of you.
Place your palms softly on your lap or you can stack the right palm on top of the left and bring the thumbs together in a seal of contemplation,
This hand gesture also known as Dhyani Mudra.
Take one full deep breath as you land in your meditation position,
Inhaling deeply through the nose,
Filling up the belly,
And fully exhaling all the air out of your mouth,
Sighing it out,
Just clearing out any energy.
Feel your body begin to soften into the support beneath you,
Knowing that you are here for yourself to deepen your connection through reflection and by honoring the new moon.
Anything that is lingering in your mind from the day before you or the day after you,
Anything you may be anticipating from the day ahead of you,
Give yourself a moment to acknowledge any of those distracting thoughts.
Allow the exhale to melt them away,
Dissolving them so you can fully arrive here in the present moment.
Under the darkness of the night sky of a new moon,
Begin to feel yourself in this exact moment in time and space.
In this moment,
Offer an intention that you have for this next lunar cycle around strengthening your relationships.
This can be any relationship in your life,
Whether that is romance,
Friendship,
Or a business partnership.
Rather than focusing on who this other person is,
Focus your intention around how you want to feel and the person that you want to be in this relationship.
Whatever it is you wish to embody and be,
To bring into your life around any one-on-one connection,
Take a moment to call it in now.
Once your intention is clear,
Seal it into a deep breath.
Repeat this intention as a single sentence to yourself three times.
Maybe you repeat to yourself,
In this next lunar cycle,
I set the intention of blank and include your intention.
Now begin to imagine the new moon in the palm of your hands.
Hold this new moon as if it was an empty crystal ball.
You can feel the shape and curve of the moon in your hands,
But you can't see its light or its exact shape.
Now begin to fill the new moon with your intention.
See your words and the power behind them,
Illuminating the moon with a soft silvery light.
Imagine each word etched into the surface of the moon in glowing white light.
Your intention is gently bringing light back to the moon,
Filling it up as you repeat the intention into the new moon,
Etching the words with light.
Now hold this new moon at your heart space,
Energized with your intentions.
Then begin to visualize the person behind your intention directly across from you.
Whoever it is you want to strengthen a relationship with or form a new connection with.
Now outstretch your arms and send the moon forward.
The moon begins to float towards the center,
Meeting right at the middle between you and this other person.
You gaze down and begin to see a thread of light growing from your heart.
Take a moment to notice the color,
Quality,
And texture of this thread of light.
Then see this thread extend from your heart and reach towards the moon at the center of you and this other person.
Then feel this thread penetrate through the moon and reach into the other person's heart on the other side to feel the connection between your heart and their heart.
With the moon at the center,
Beaming with your intentions and holding you both steady.
As you breathe,
Feel these threads of light strengthening your bond to this other person.
With the new moon at the center of this connection,
Feel it nourish both of you with your intentions.
Moonlight glowing and coursing through the threads of light,
Returning to each of your hearts.
Embrace and honor the magnitude of your moonlit intentions as the source of this strengthened connection,
Almost like a spiritually energetic glue holding you both together.
These threads of light connected to the moon return back into each of your hearts,
Drawing this thread of light back towards you.
Notice if this thread of light feels different than before.
As you feel your light return,
Allow yourself to shine radiantly exactly how you are meant to.
Then allow the other person's light to shine and radiate exactly how they are meant to.
Recognizing that by honoring each of your unique lights,
You actually empower your connection.
Softly shift your awareness to the new moon floating at the center and begin to radiate gratitude toward it.
Thanking the moon for holding and empowering your intentions.
Offer appreciation for its lunar presence,
The invisible force that connects and cultivates space for new beginnings.
Align your awareness with your breath,
Breathing into the physical borders in the space you take up.
Close your meditation by placing your palms over your heart and bowing in gratitude for your practice.
When you are ready,
Gently flutter the eyes open.
Take your time as you come back into the space and journal on any insight you received.
Thank you for joining me in this practice.
I hope you have a wonderful Libra new moon.
