Tomorrow is the New Moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is courtesy of @moonlightandmindfulness.
This New Moon and Solar Eclipse duo brings with it themes of health, well being, and day-to-day routines.
Where am I being pulled to create stability, structure, and balance at this time?
Reconnect With Your Divine Masculine – This time to look at what “emperor” energy you’ve been carrying with you that needs to be let go. That energy can push too hard sometimes, especially when you need a break. This can cause instability as you feel guilty and shamed into “doing the hard work” when what you really need is to relax and rest.
Where am I being guided to clear clutter and refine my routines?
Longing Heart – It can be hard sometimes to check in with reality, when what you really want is to look back on what used to be and try to resurrect it. It’s time to clear out the past and how things used to be, along with your longing thoughts concerning these things. You need to look forward to what’s coming instead.
In what area am I being encouraged to do a reset on my self-care?
Claim Your Kingdom – Stop looking to others and their opinions concerning what you’re doing and what you need. It’s none of their business, and if they don’t like it, that’s just too bad. Do your thing without worrying so much about the judgments of others.
Virgo is a problem solver and purifier.
What is it that needs to be let go of as it is no longer serving me?Â
Go Beyond Survival Mode – Part of the reason you feel like you’re not getting the rest of that you need right now is because you are in “survival mode”, and thus you are not able to fully relax or enjoy this time when the pressure is (involuntarily) off. This is because survival mode creates more pressure, not less. Look at ways to ease this reaction so that you can let it go and move forward.
What obstacles can this Virgo New Moon help remove from my path?
Open Your Heart To Sacred Love – Because you are feeling vulnerable, you have been closing yourself off and retreating inward. This is shutting other people out is not allowing you to receive the love and support that they are trying to give you. This Virgo New Moon encourages you to take time to work on releasing that defense mechanism that is closing you off from the world and others.
The Virgo Solar Eclipse may encourage you to have difficult conversations, release relationships or jobs that no longer support you, etc.Â
What deepest truth within the chaos can this eclipse help me to see more clearly?
Strengthen Your Weakened Masculine – Despite how you were raised to believe that men should be tough, strong, and emotionless, there is a part of you that is a much gentler and kinder sort of man. Look at your defense mechanisms and the teachings from your past for the answers to why you are feeling wounded right now, and seek ways to bolster yourself when in the grip of these feelings.
With power split between the new moon and solar eclipse, now is a time to take a mindful moment, even amidst busyness – take a breath, reflect on what makes you feel whole, and imagine releasing all that no longer serves you.
When the clarity of mindful moments is consulted, what is it time to release in order to make room for something new?
Tune Into Your Feminine Lineage – Why are you still so angry at your mother? Don’t you think it’s about time to look into this, go a little deeper, and start to seek out a path that will allow you to let it go?
New Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.
Own Your Sexuality – Go with what feels right, and he will follow. It doesn’t matter if it’s steady time in one space or another, or if you fluctuate back-and-forth. Remember that he is there for the ride, and eager to be involved in whatever it is you need.
Other elements included in this reading:
Black Spruce Needles to Boost Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Dried Lavender Bundle for Calming and Comfort
Goat Figurine as Sympathetic Representation of Amalthea
Onyx Stone Fox for Identifying and Connecting to Truth
Selenite Moon Phase Bar for Cleansing and Clarifying Cycles
Twisting the Leaf 