Welcome,
Friends,
And welcome to a new journey with the magic of the moon.
This twelve-part series will follow the new moon in the cycle of the zodiac.
Each practice will start in the same way,
Will take a chance to find a restful place,
A place where we can find calm and quiet in meditation.
And then from there I'll guide you through a few ideas that connect to a specific new moon and zodiac sign that you may use for guidance,
For inspiration.
Maybe this practice can guide a ritual or some journal work that you are working with.
It is my hope that these sessions will hold some interest and some inspiration for you.
The new moon is the darkest time of each lunar month.
And within each month the moon will move into the same constellation as the sun.
This lunar solar meeting is what we call a new moon.
The new moons are times for beginnings,
Stillness and introspection.
A time to sit in this darkness,
To reflect within stillness.
Through the moon's journey of orbiting the earth each lunar month,
The moon will spend a little over two days passing through each zodiac sign.
This means that each month the moon's new phase coincides with a different zodiac sign.
And each sign has its own element and seasonal attributes.
We also have seasons of each zodiac sign known as our birth sign.
While the new moon is in each sign,
We may feel the energy of this sign,
Potentially more so if it is your birth sign as well.
And all new moons are a great time to make plans,
Particularly for the next six months,
After which the full moon will rise in the same sign,
Completing a cycle of our journey.
This is a starting point to consider the sign of each new moon,
And the kind of beautiful new moon magic you may wish to explore.
But before we journey with a specific sign of the zodiac,
Let's just take our time to relax and settle into a restful place.
We may feel called to lay down wrapped in blankets.
We may wish to be seated.
We may wish to have a notebook and pen nearby to write down our ideas.
Or simply to see where the journey takes us today.
It may be that you are enjoying this meditation on the specific new moon of the zodiac with which this meditation is titled.
Or it may be you are simply journeying to that new moon in your mind's eye.
As always with meditation and with magic,
It is your intention that matters.
So do not worry about taking this meditation at exactly the right time or in the right place.
There is always a way to journey to magic.
So when we have found our restful place upon the earth,
Perhaps we close the eyes or let the gaze be soft.
Plowing an easefulness of body and breath.
Unhurried and calm.
As we begin to let the noise and busyness of the day fall away.
As we begin to let the noise and busyness of the day fall away.
As we seek to connect to the new moons of autumn.
We are journeying through the seasons of Mabon and Samhain.
A time of harvest that can bring joy to the journey of the darker seasons.
A time to gather in and surrender to the dark.
A time to reflect and prepare to let go of the past year.
Enjoy harvesting what you have grown through the warmer seasons.
Whether that be in tensions or crops from your garden.
Spells,
Rituals and yoga practice around this time may explore gratitude and grounding.
In this beautiful dark of the new moon night we are connecting to the new moon in Scorpio.
This new moon connects to the months of October and November and to the element of water.
Scorpio is often seen as the sign of the esoteric and the magical.
Because it is the zodiac sign during Samhain and Halloween.
And the symbol of the scorpion can represent power and even poison.
But this is a powerful time for working with ideas of ancestors,
Memory,
Intuition and the afterlife or other world.
During this special time you may want to create an altar or make offerings to your ancestors.
Consider working with divination or grounding crystals.
You may wish to work with the dark goddesses or our own shadows.
This idea of darkness and shadows is not something to fear.
But simply another aspect of who we are,
Just like the dark moon itself.
This is a time for us to embrace our shadows and explore darkness in its many forms.
As a time to rest,
To draw in.
Maybe to connect to our roots and our grounding.
To find beauty and connection in the dark.
This is a time for us to embrace our shadows and our grounding.
This is a time for us to embrace our shadows and our grounding.
This is a time for us to embrace our shadows and our grounding.
And as the time comes for me to leave you here,
Take as long as you wish with these simple ideas of finding grounding and connection under the new moon.
You may wish to make notes or write or draw pictures,
Make a plan.
You may wish simply to rest and calm and reflect on this new moon time,
This new moon ending energy,
And what it may mean for you right now.
As the new moon passes through Scorpio,
May you find your power,
Your intuition and your connections to your roots.
Namaste.
May the moon always help to light and guide your way.
Namaste.
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