🌀 Start Here: Learn the Lunar Cycle

Your Guide to Aligning with the Moon's Magic

The moon is a powerful ally in our journey toward self-discovery and deepened self-care. Her cycle, moving through four distinct phases — New, Waxing, Full, and Waning — offers us natural markers for reflection, action, release, and renewal. By learning how to align with each phase, you can create rituals that nurture your mind, body, and spirit, and invite more ease, flow, and purpose into your life.

This foundational guide will help you understand the energy of each moon phase, how to connect with it through tarot, ritual, and journaling, and provide simple yet transformative practices to integrate into your everyday life.

🌑 The New Moon

Theme: Beginnings, Intention, Inner Vision
The New Moon marks the start of the lunar cycle and is a time for planting seeds of intention. It's a moment to reflect on what you want to bring into your life — whether it’s a new project, a new habit, or a new sense of self. In the stillness of the New Moon, you can hear the whispers of your desires and dreams.

Tarot Archetype: The High Priestess
This card invites you to trust your intuition and inner wisdom. It’s a call to listen to the quiet knowing within you, as you prepare to set your intentions and manifest your dreams.

Suggested Ritual:

  • Write down your desires for the cycle ahead. Be specific about your goals, but also trust that the universe will unfold them in divine timing.
  • Place your written intention under your pillow or on your altar, and spend a few quiet moments meditating on it each night.

Journaling Prompts:

  • What new beginnings am I calling into my life?
  • What dreams or desires am I ready to manifest?
  • What does my inner wisdom have to share with me right now?

🌓 The Waxing Moon

Theme: Momentum, Growth, Expansion
The Waxing Moon is a time of growth, as the moon moves from darkness toward the fullness of her energy. This phase is all about building, expanding, and nurturing what you began at the New Moon. It’s a time to feed your intentions with positive action and allow your desires to take shape.

Tarot Archetype: The Empress
The Empress embodies creation, nurturing, and abundance. She encourages you to step into your power as a creator of your own life, trusting the process of growth and allowing your intentions to blossom.

Suggested Ritual:

  • Create a vision board or collage of your goals and desires for the cycle. Focus on how you will take tangible steps to achieve them.
  • Light a green candle (representing growth) and meditate on the energy you want to attract into your life.

Journaling Prompts:

  • How am I nurturing my goals and dreams?
  • What steps can I take today to feed my growth?
  • Where do I feel an urge to expand or step into something new?

🌕 The Full Moon

Theme: Illumination, Release, Celebration
The Full Moon is the climax of the lunar cycle — a time of peak energy, clarity, and illumination. Under the Full Moon's light, things are brought to the surface, and you can see your efforts come to fruition. It’s a time to celebrate your achievements, give thanks, and release what no longer serves you.

Tarot Archetype: The Moon
The Moon speaks to illusion, intuition, and deep emotional truths. She asks you
to look beyond surface-level appearances and trust what your intuition is telling you.

Suggested Ritual:

  • Go outside and sit under the light of the full moon. Take a few deep breaths and allow the moon’s energy to fill you.
  • Create a release ritual by writing down what you’re ready to let go of (old beliefs, habits, relationships, etc.) and either bury the paper or burn it as a symbol of release.

Journaling Prompts:

  • What am I celebrating or giving thanks for?
  • What truths have been illuminated in my life?
  • What can I release to make space for the next phase of my journey?

🌘 The Waning Moon

Theme: Reflection, Rest, Surrender
As the moon begins to wane, we are invited to slow down and reflect on what we’ve learned. The Waning Moon is a time for release, introspection, and renewal. This is the time to let go of what no longer serves you and allow yourself the space to rest and recharge.

Tarot Archetype: Four of Swords
The Four of Swords is a card of rest, recuperation, and reflection. It asks you to take a pause and rest, recognising that healing and rejuvenation are necessary for moving forward.

Suggested Ritual:

  • Create a peaceful space for rest. Light some candles, lay down, and take deep breaths to release any tension in your body.
  • Write down anything you feel you need to surrender — whether it’s thoughts, fears, or energetic clutter — and let it go in a calming ritual, like letting it float away on a body of water.

Journaling Prompts:

  • What lessons have I learned from the current cycle?
  • Where can I give myself permission to rest and restore?
  • What do I need to let go of to move forward with more ease?

✨ Tips for Working with Lunar Energy in Your Everyday Life

  1. Stay Aligned with the Moon
    Track the lunar phases each month and align your goals, rituals, and reflections with them. By working with the flow of the moon, you tap into a natural rhythm that supports your growth.
  2. Create Rituals
    Simple rituals, like lighting a candle, writing intentions, or meditating, can help you connect deeply with the energy of each phase. Make it your own — there’s no wrong way to honour the moon.
  3. Practice Self-Compassion
    The moon teaches us that cycles are not linear. Some days will feel more expansive, others more introspective. Be gentle with yourself through every phase.
  4. Use the Moon to Reflect and Refine
    The lunar cycle is a tool for self-reflection. Use the phases to check in with yourself regularly and make adjustments where needed.