New Moon Musings - March 2023
My gift to get you energized for Spring!
Happy Spring Equinox!
How did the last few weeks of winter roll through for you?
✨ Did any dreams catch your attention in the dreamtime or your waking life?
🌱 Did you have some new ideas catch hold for germination?
🤭 Or perhaps you got some wake up calls where there might have been illusions preventing you from seeing life clearly?
For me it was all three! 😳
🥵 The last few weeks we’ve been pushing through the end of the astrological year, which can feel like a lot of being tested. And I don’t know about you, but I am ready for a fresh start already!
💥 So, I have something short and sweet to get you energized for Spring!
🌀Today is the Spring Equinox, meaning we’ve come around to the point in the year when daylight and darkness are equal. And from here, the light will slowly increase until it’s maximum at the Summer Solstice in late June. This is when the energy of the year officially shifts to growing and sprouting.
I posted this sweet article last year about my kids going to their first magical sunrise with me for the Spring Equinox:
This subtle shift of increasing daylight is also like a bright blinking neon sign to the Earth to begin to shake off winter. Seeds begin to sprout, new shoots break through the Earth and life seems to tangibly return to the Northern Hemisphere. And you know what, it feels that way for humanity too.
And I am ready to see some new growth and results of the work I’ve been doing. How about you?
This aligns with the astrology too - we also begin Aries Season on this day, the fiery season of initiation, knowing what feels exciting to us personally, pioneering new things, getting physically active with our bodies, and taking the lead. It is also the season where we can fall prey to our ego writing checks that our body and heart can’t cash.
🌙 So, I am offering a New Moon Energizing Ritual idea this month. Tuesday is also the New Moon in Aries, so this is a perfect time to leverage all this energy of new beginnings.
🔥 Aries is the fire of initiation and taking action, and this moon in particular will be helping us create a safe, solid container for us to pour all of our heart-felt intentions to carry us forward into this new year.
So here’s my invitation and the way I’ll be welcoming in the day tomorrow (this would perfect for Wednesday morning too):
New Moon Energizing Ritual💥
Find out when sunrise is for you (it's ~7:30a EDT) and plan to be there a half hour beforehand to be in the darkness.
Make a concise intention statement of what you’d like to begin or welcome in this new year - bonus points if you can focus it to create healthier boundaries in your life AND it makes you feel like you are stretching outside your comfort zone. Write it on a fun piece of paper with a pen you love. 🧐 (My example: I AM free to choose the work and life that brings my heart joy.)
Pack a little candle and matches, your intention statement, some warm tea, and a blanket, then head out to catch sunrise. First light is generally 30-45min before the sunrise time, so aim for then when it'll still be dark.
Set up your cosy spot and light your candle in the darkness. Use the light to read your statement 3 times, feeling the energy of it in your body as if you were already living it. Then, close your eyes and allow yourself to imagine how that new way of being will impact your life - how will you feel in your body, who is with you, what are you wearing, what can you hear, what can you smell? And then, open your eyes again to take in the last stars before they wink out, noticing any familiar constellations.
As you watch the sun rise, see that new life rising with it, shining its rays of light into every corner of your world. And take it all in as the world comes alive around you, noticing with all of your senses how this moment feels. ☀️
When you’re all filled up (I joke that I get high on nature), head home to post your intention somewhere you’ll see it often to read it and visualize that life you are ready to create.
I'd love to hear how this worked for you and what beautiful new beginnings you are calling into your life!
