Happy New Moon to you!

Here are some simple self-care rituals you could practice during those times:

1.

Intention Setting Candle Ritual

Use a white candle for newness and purity.

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For example: red for love, green for money, blue for health, yellow for joy.

Using a toothpick, knife or athame, carve your goal into the candle.

Remember to be realistic chances are, you wont become a millionaire overnight check that your goals are reasonable.

Before lighting the candle, sit with the it for a moment and visualize this goal coming to life.

Perhaps meditate with it.

Once you feel ready, go ahead and light the candle.

Let it burn all the way down.

Watch as the smoke rises, burning away and releasing into the universe.

If you’re free to, toss the ashes into the wind and watch them drift away.

Take a black candle, as black is best for protection and banishment purposes.

Take a moment and truly feel all of the negativity energy you have within you.

Visualize this energy leaving your body and going into the candle.

Let the candle hold all of that energy for you.

Cleansing

Use sage, palo santo, or other herbal incense to cleanse your home during this time.

check that to get in the corners of each room and the doorways.

Plant a seed

Take a seed of your choice and place it in your hands.

Meditate with it and visualize your intentions for growth.

Take care of it, and as this seed grows, so will you.

This space will allow you to work with the energy of the new moon and other lunar phases.

Any crystals you feel connected to.

Howlite will help you receive messages from the universe.

Citrine is for new beginnings, and attracts abundance and positivity.

Clear quartz is for meditation, centering, and cleansing.

Amethyst will help you connect to your intuition and third eye chakra.

Images or representations of goddesses youd like to work with during this moon phase.

Hecate and Persephone are great choices for the new moon, as they are often associated with it.