New Year, New Moon, New You

On January 2, 2022 at 1:33 pm, the Capricorn New Moon offers all of us an opportunity to plant a seed of growth and intention for the new year ahead.

The New Moon marks the beginning of a new lunar cycle, and is a period of time when the moon is completely dark in the sky. No light from the Sun is reflected off her surface.

In astrology, the moon represents our unconscious mind and emotions, and the sun represents our conscious mind. The total darkness of the New Moon offers us an opportunity to go deep within to connect with a place that can be felt, but not seen. Some may call this our intuitive mind, our nature, our instinctual self, or our true self. It doesn’t matter what you call it, it’s quite accessible at the New Moon.

The New Moon is a great time to make space to be alone with yourself and connect with your intuition. I like to journal at the New Moon and come up with intentions for soul growth, the deep kind of growth that doesn’t happen overnight. The kind of growth the universe guides us toward over the course of our lifetimes. And the kind that can be boosted with a little extra intention and self-reflection at pivotal times like the New Moon.

Capricorn Energy

The first New Moon of 2022 is in Capricorn – a cardinal earth sign which carries a very strong energy to initiate new things, and the discipline and practicality to accomplish that which you set in motion. Whatever area of your life is ruled by Capricorn is a very serious area, where you must do your work alone, follow the mature path, and put in the time and effort to develop mastery.