The New Moon is a time to set your intentions  for the month. The dark of the moon is the pregnant void, the chaos point where all creation starts and all creation returns.  This is a time full of promise and possibility. So I like to celebrate this phase of the moon with an eye towards creating the next month and, therefore, the rest of my life.

This morning I awoke excited by the New Moon.  I rearranged some stones, cleaned up altar spaces, watered and tended my houseplants, and lit an incense stick and some candles. In the brilliant warm sun streaming through the kitchen window, I wrote a check to myself. The date was now, the name was mine, the amount was “Paid In Full” on both lines, and the signature space was the Abundant Universe. Than sends a very strong intent to the Universe, and no limit on how it is to happen! I put it in a sacred place.

The first 24 to 48 hours after the New Moon is a perfect time to dream the next steps you are taking in your world and on your journey. We are always at a decision point about what we are going to drop from our path and what we are going to bring in to our experience. Moment by moment we decide what’s next. Taking the time to make this an aware process and participate in our life actively is key. Paying attention at this level will change the world.

There has never been a time before when everything moves so fast, or changes so quickly. We need to adopt attitudes and activities that keep us fluid, ones that allow us to re-frame our lives and bring in a new script whenever we need one to take us forward to the next best moment. The New Moon allows me the perfect opportunity to reflect on my next (highest and best) step(s).

This monthly pause for reflection and introspection allows time to assess our jobs, our lives, our relationships, and especially our dreams! The New Moon is when the Dream Seed gets planted. It will either happen through a default program that you have been using for years without thought, or you will interact with your own future by becoming aware that you can. It will either be the same old same old, or you will decide to ‘play’ with the program yourself!

The New Moon: A time for intention, ceremony, visioning, and setting the dream for the next month. Just throw one old thought, feeling, belief, or decision out and replace it with a new vision, a new intent. Only one old one out and one new one in each month, or we will feel overwhelmed! Have fun creating some ways of marking this as a special moment in your life. No time? Take a little pocket notebook with you and simply write what’s in and what’s out on the New Moon once a month. Then notice your life…