New Moon in Aquarius Ritual
Welcome to this new moon in Aquarius. A fixed air sign, Aquarius encourages radical, innovative, and authentic ways of being. This energy, paired with the new moon, invites you to explore how your most radical and authentic self wants to be honored now.
Looking at the moon’s phases holistically adds even more insight to this lunation. In the previous new moon of Capricorn, you were asked to get curious about creating structure and stability. A question to consider with the last new moon in mind is, “What does authentic expression look and feel like when moving from a place of stability?”
Themes for the Aquarius New Moon
Themes: Radical thinking, innovation, authenticity, not settling, curiosity, and visioning new ways of being.
Element: Air
Modality: Fixed
Quote: “The exercise of imagination is dangerous to those who profit from the way things are because it has the power to show that the way things are is not permanent, not universal, not necessary.” -Ursula K. Le Guin
Learn more about the essence of Aquarius here.
Aquarius New Moon Visioning Ritual
The quote from Ursula K. Le Guin perfectly encapsulates the necessity of your imagination. The intention of this ritual is to encourage imaginative and innovative visioning for yourself, your family, your community, and the world to help yourself and others remember the infinite possibilities available to us all.
This is a very open-ended ritual to help you access a state of visioning. The ideal time to perform this ritual is the day before the new moon, on the new moon, or the day after the new moon.
As with any ritual, take what you like, leave what you don’t, and modify what you want to change. This is your ritual.
You’ll need:
25-60 minutes of quiet and uninterrupted time
Paper and pen
Drumming recording or music that helps you relax
Optional: herbal smoke or incense (mugwort, vervain, and lavender are great options for this ritual)
Optional: purple candle (any color will work if purple is unavailable)
Optional: a crystal that helps you feel connected to your third eye or ability to vision (amethyst, fluorite, howlite, charoite, or quartz are great options)
Steps:
Gather your materials and prepare yourself, your space, and your music. Preparing yourself and your space might involve energetically cleansing yourself and your space and casting a circle.
Determine an intention and short phrase for your new moon visioning. This could be something like, “I imagine new worlds rooted in collective care and well-being.”, “I imagine a life rooted in authenticity, creativity, joy, and care.”, or “I envision a community focused on abundance, joy, and equality.”
If you’re working with a candle, herbs, or crystals, arrange them in a way that feels good to you. If you’re unsure, ask the crystals and herbs where they want to go or how they want to be a part of your ritual. An example might be placing your candle on your altar dressed with any herbs you’re working with and the crystal in your hand.
If working with a candle, light your candle and state your intention. Ensure your candle is in a fire-proof dish in a safe space.
Turn on your steady drumbeat music and begin to settle in. Learn more about the science of drumming and reaching altered states of consciousness here. It is also fine if you prefer a different kind of relaxing music.
Sit or lie down and ground yourself. This might look like imagining roots growing from the base of your spine to connect with the earth or doing a round of box breath.
State your intention again, close your eyes, and allow the drumbeat or music to wash over you.
Focus on your third eye, perhaps even imagine it expanding or opening as you begin to vision based on your intention. Allow your mind to imagine and visualize a life, community, or world based on your intention.
Vision for as long as you like anywhere from 20-60 minutes is ideal.
When you feel ready to come to a close, slowly come back to your body by rolling to one side or placing your hands on your body. Open your eyes slowly and look around the room. I also like to have some tea and a snack ready to help me ground back into my body.
With your journal, write or draw anything that came to you in your visioning time. Consider placing a note or a drawing on your altar or sacred space for the moon cycle as a reminder to move towards this vision.
Express gratitude to any guides, plants, and crystals who assisted you in this visioning process. Release your circle if you cast one.
Bring Your Vision into Your Life and the World
It can be helpful to schedule some processing time after your visioning. As the moon moves farther into the waxing phase, consider taking some time to reflect on your visioning. Here are some questions to consider as you reflect.
What parts of your Aquarius new moon visioning that stood out to you the most?
What parts seemed unrealistic or even impossible?
What parts excited you the most?
How might you begin taking action toward some of these visions?
After the new moon in Aquarius comes the full moon in Leo. The fiery and playful energy of a full moon in Leo can help you act on your visions, even the ones that might seem far-fetched.
May this new moon in Aquarius grant you the imagination to explore what authentic expression means to you and how it might better your community and the world. Blessed be.
