Ceremony, ritual, tools, and tips for August’s new moon in Virgo

New moon, new energy — and this one is a truly beautiful one. 

This new moon is cozying up close to Mars (planet of action), Mercury (planet of thoughts), and Venus (planet of love and relationship), meaning that all the ideas that you downloaded throughout this month, all the dreams, all the thoughts, all the desires and wishes, all the sudden inspirations can actually be implemented and a part of your life.

New moons are about manifestation and creation. The time to begin, whatever it is that you want to begin, is now. Maybe it is a new way of living you want to try out, or a creative endeavor, or a job, or a sex position, or a new empowered identity. This moon is incredibly harmonious in making. it. happen. Life is happening now. And your time to start is now. With all the increased passion and confidence, and the ability to focus on how to make it tangible and real — What are you waiting for? The world needs you to do your damn thing, honey. And I can’t wait to see what you create.

Here are some tools you can use tonight:

Tarot Card: Temperance

Tate Eknaian shares her thoughts on this card:

Now would be an opportune time to let Temperance into your world. She is the 14th card of the Tarot and she is here to help facilitate a healthy coexistence between the mind and the body. Embrace neutrality, harmony and centeredness. A new moon in Virgo will push you to perform most efficiently but could also stress you out. Temperance can be your guide here- helping you to avoid excess, and fostering a safe space to find your center. Do yourself a favor and gaze into the Temperance Tarot card tonight. Set her up on a window sill, put her under a pillow- whatever feels right. 

Stone: Obsidian

Obsidian grounds, protects, and helps to fortify your energy. It helps with all things related to truth and blocks out all other’s energy.

Essential Oil: Vetiver

Vetiver helps clear out your energy and nourishes your first chakra, your root. It plants you on the earth so you can grow and feel safe and secure. My favorite online oil company is Florihana, but any reputable, safe, and sustainable company will do.

Herb: Burdock

Burdock is a great ally for tonight. Associated with Venus and extraordinarily protective, Burdock has your back. This healing herb can be steeped in tea, held, burned, or whichever way feels good to you. You can harvest her yourself or get her from your local health food store.

Song: Planet Caravan by Black Sabbath 

Ride the cosmic wave with this song. Let the soft drum bring you home in your mind. 

Color —  Brown

Let your candle, paper, or outfit reflect the color brown - the color of grounding, stability, the earth’s magic, and nourishment.

Environment and Pose

Sit down in your own space tonight. A place that grounds you and feels like home. Sit up but on the ground with your tailbone aligned. Feel free to move around — let this be your anchor. 

Here’s my ritual for tonight:

Step one:

Get sensual. Put on a beautiful scent, wear something that feels nice on your skin, put on your music, get in a comfortable position, make a nourishing cup of tea. Unwind. Breathe. Feel into it. You’re here, alive, present, and about to make some magic happen for yourself. Welcome.

Step Two:

• Write. Think. Process. This is making it real.

  • What you could do to balance your life daily?

    • Think little baby steps — service to self, service to others, something you could do for your health, something you could do for fun, and make a schedule of your responsibilities and clean your house.

  • Ask yourself:

    • What boundaries do I need between me and other people?

    • What gives me strength when I need it?

    • What is my inspiration, my muse that I can turn to when I need to remind myself of who I want to be? Think feelings, songs, religious figures, characters.

Step Three:

Now check in with yourself — what needs nourishment? What needs some TLC and healing? Is my space clean and organized? how is my physical body? What changes do I have to make in my daily life to take care of myself? Think physically, mentally, spiritually. Now ask yourself — what do I want to create? How can my work, projects, and life line up with my higher values? How can I use my creativity to be in service to others?

Step Four:
Time to replace. Self-care is sometimes hard, what are some radical acts of self-care that you need? Think of boundaries, and replacing old toxic relationships, thoughts, or patterns with ones that will serve you. Embrace baby steps — make it digestible to make it sustainable. Add it to your daily schedule. 

Make tonight beautiful, make it yours. This is your night.  New moons allow me to get really clear about what I want in my heart of hearts. Moon cycles are opportunities. Harness this power to do the work that you’d need to do anyway, but now you are held and supported and turning it into ritual and magic. I love using this energy to gain self-awareness, strength, and sheer determination and clarity. 

Happy new moon my loves — make it magical.Feel free to share your experiences, truth, and perspectives by commenting below or shooting me an email and I may feature it in the next e-zine — ani@kozmicryder.com. 

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