The new moon occurs on Monday, December 30 – 4:27 PM Central Time in the sign of Capricorn
We step into what is called a black moon on December 30 that propels us into the new year. A black moon is a special new moon phase which brings a wave of fresh opportunities and exciting new beginnings your way.
But what exactly is a black moon and what do you need to know about this unique lunar event.
A black moon is a rare event like a leap year. A lunar cycle takes about 29 days to complete, but our months (except for February) are 30 or 31 days. As a result, every 32 months or so, we get two new moons within the same month. The second new moon is called a black moon.
The black moon is in the sign of Capricorn, which is an Earth sign and is associated with professional ambition and goals, authority figures and social structures.
As a symbol of fresh opportunities and new beginnings, this new moon offers a chance to set fresh intentions, plant new seeds and take action towards them.
The best way to tap into this energy is to brainstorm your career goals for the year and take action to push matters in your favor. Make your new moon wishes around achieving your goals in these areas.
Since Capricorn is an Earth sign, it rules natural elements like herbs and plants, as well as stones, crystals and soil. Earth signs also rule over money, such as coins, checks, and precious metals. This is a powerful time to incorporate these things into your prayers and rituals.
Interestingly, Capricorn also rules: Lack of joy, Sternness, Fear of new approaches, Pessimism, Inflexibility and Self-justification. So this is an excellent time to make your wishes around reprogramming your mind to replace these feelings with thoughts and feelings that support you along your journey.
Happy New Year 2025.
Balsamic Moon
If you haven’t yet tried it, be sure to take advantage of the balsamic phase of the new moon. These three days before the new moon is the time to acknowledge the existing patterns that you would like to dissolve.
Simply list these patterns as they are. Do not make any attempt to understand them, justify them or decide where they came from.
Once the new moon begins you can make wishes concerning these patterns, although this is not necessary. Just let the balsamic phase do its work!
And always pay attention to your feelings. Make wishes that feel right for you at this time. While each new Moon rules certain signs, the new Moon energy is there to support you in making your wishes come true.
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Be sure to use your 10 wishes. And always use a positive statement to create a specific outcome.
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Let your 10 wishes begin!
Even though I write about these different traits, wish for what feels right to you. There are no hard and fast rules!
However, when you are deciding what to wish for, take a little extra time to imagine how it would feel to have that wish come true right here, right now.
Visualizing that event, with all the positive emotion connected to it, will help to speed up the time it takes to show up in your life.
And of course, as always, don’t forget those fun wishes! This is the one time when you are doing the right thing by thinking only of yourself!
“While we cannot wish for others, we can wish to be inspired to use words that will inspire others.”
This is something you can do every month. It doesn’t take much time, it doesn’t cost anything, and all you need is paper and pen! You have approximately a 48 hour window at the start of each new moon. Be sure to wait until after the start of the new moon to make your wishes!
It is important that you write your wishes on paper and write up to 10 wishes. The most effective times to use this new moon energy for your wishes is in the first 48 hours.
While you cannot wish for other people, you can wish for the right words to inspire them.
The energy of the moon is powerful, mysterious and magical. Few people would argue with the fact that the phases of the moon affect the tides in the oceans. For untold centuries, farmers were careful to plant their crops coinciding with the new moon.
And everyone has heard stories about what happens during the full moon!
When I began meditating with the moon, I developed the practice of releasing things to the full moon with the idea that as the moon got smaller and disappeared in the night sky, it would take my problems with it. And in many instances that worked very well for me.
And then I read about the practice of wishing on the new moon. Wishing[1] on the new moon is like planting seeds of another kind. It’s one more way to work with the energy that the moon brings to us. So this is a technique that I have been working with for over a year. The results have been surprising and beneficial even though they are unexplainable in any logical or rational way.
And then I read about the practice of wishing on the new moon. WishingAt the time of the new moon, simply write down your wishes. Limit yourself to 10. This is a time when it’s supposed to be all about you! It’s ok to be selfish here. You can’t make wishes for other people. You can only make wishes for yourself.
Put your written down wishes away in a safe place because you will want to review them after 3 months. These are not affirmations. There is no need to think of them constantly. Just like the farmer plants his seed, your wishes are also seeds which will sprout and begin to grow.
There will be more detailed information posted on my website before the next new moon.
[1] In our present day, wishing has been discouraged and much undervalued. However, like so many other things, wishing does have its place. Planning, goal setting and organization are all functions of the left side of the brain. What wishing does is activate the right side of the brain, throwing into gear that creative side, that part of us that wonders “what if.” and inspires us.
Since every new moon is the beginning of a cycle, we can look forward to a very different energy. It will counterbalance the energy of the past several months.
Use this time to be kind to yourself and be gentle about the understanding and clarity that shows up in your life.
And remember that the strongest influence of the New Moon’s energy is right at the beginning. So sit down and make your wishes within the first 48 hours!
This is one of the few times when it’s perfectly appropriate to think only of yourself. As you think about your wishes, imagine you are opening a treasure chest that is filled with things, both large and small, especially for you.
Although you cannot wish for others, you can wish for ideas and the inspiration to say and do the things that would be the most helpful for them. And remember that making our own lives better adds to the ability of others to do the same.
And don’t forget to include those fun wishes somewhere in your list of 10!
It is important that you write your wishes on paper and write up to 10 wishes. The most effective times to use this new moon energy for your wishes is in the first 48 hours.
Simply write down your wishes. (You get up to 10 wishes.)
May all the blessings of the season come to you!
Cynthia Becker & Bill Weber
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