Aries New Moon: New Beginnings

Aries New Moon: New Beginnings

A Tarot Spread, Ritual, and Exercise for Starting the New Astrological Year on the Right Path

New Moon in Aries: 9:28AM   4 ° 12'.  Element: Fire   Planet: Mars

What does the New Moon in Aries mean?

The New Moon in Aries entails the start of a new astrological year, as Aries is the first of the zodiac signs and falls underneath the Spring Equinox. This new moon is all about letting go of the past to face new opportunities with renewed energy vigor. Fresh starts, new opportunities, and the headstrong motivation of an Aries are all a part of this time. Now is the best time to confront your shadow-self and embrace the best version of yourself, to forgive and forget, and to move on from the past and look, resolutely, into the future. 

Release the Past & Seize the Future(A New Moon in Aries Ritual)

What you will need:

Fire-proof bowl, ashtray, or dish.
Lighter or matches.
White, yellow, or orange candle.
Paper & pen.

Instructions:

1. Write down all of the regrets, unfinished business, and ill-feelings of the past year. What is it that you need to let go of before you start this new astrological year fresh? Get all of the negativity out of you and onto your paper, until you feel it released from you and etched in the ink.

2. Put the paper you wrote on in the fire-proof dish of your choice and use your lighter or matches to set it on fire. Envision yourself releasing the negativity as the fire burns away at the paper. 

3. Light your candle and focus on the flame for a moment. Start to think of all that you would like to invite into your life: what are your goals, dreams, and desires? Write everything down that you think about and let the candle burn as you meditate and write. 

4. Put your candle out and imagine the smoke carrying your desires into the wind to be put into motion. Keep your paper in a safe place or bury it, setting intentions for your wishes to come true.

An Exercise for Purging the Old & Inviting the New

Everyone has ill-emotions, unfinished plans, and other negative burdens in life that should be let go of. 

You probably know exactly what yours are, but for the sake of this exercise(and to better help you release the bad in your life to make way for the good), I want you to write all of it down. Write every single harmful thing you want to purge from your mind and body onto a sheet of paper. 

Now sit back and reflect on the good that you have in your life and the dreams that you want to come true. What do you want in life? Write the positive aspects on a fresh sheet of paper; Add your goals for this week, month, year, and coming years and write down everything good you want to manifest in your life.

Compare the two sheets of papers and make adjustments as you need to. Take your first list-the negative one-and discard it as you see fit. While you're burning or ripping it into shreds, imagine that you're ridding yourself of everything bad that you had wrote down on it and really release yourself of all of these negative energies.

Meditate and reflect on your new positive paper and put it in a place where you can review it often. Check back periodically to make sure that your goals are keeping you on the right path towards accomplishing your dreams and desires in life. This paper is your road-map to living your best life and like real road-trips, sometimes you have to choose different routes. Don't be afraid to edit your goals to direct you to where you want to be later in life. 

This exercise can be done whenever you are feeling stuck or in need of re-clarifying your objectives, so don't be hesitant to come back to this when you need to. Reviewing your goals periodically can keep you laser-focused and right on path to pursuing and securing your plans for good.

A New Moon in Aries: Tarot Spread

1. What do I need to leave in the past?
2. What lesson(s) should I take with me into the future?
3. How can I start this new path?
4. What energy should I carry with me into this new time?
5. Guide/Advice to bring with me into this new astrological year.