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How was everyone’s New Moon in Leo? I have a fairly extensive New Moon card pulling ritual that I do each month. I use anywhere from 8-10 decks every month. This ritual started for me in the midst of a major transition and a lot of depression. I would pull the cards, and then do nothing with them. I realized that after some months, and then I adapted my ritual further so that I would be more intentional about my cards. I keep them out on altars for the month so I can look at them, acknowledge them and remember.
I also journal my new moon cards, and at the end of the month, I do a new moon reflection. Oh, hey! I still haven’t done mine for the Cancer lunar cycle, but I will. Sometimes those reflections take longer as I sift through my expectations versus the reality.
For most of my decks, I pull 3 cards from each. One that I have been using without switching it out is my Celtic Tree Oracle. I love this deck for many reasons, but one, it connects me with potential ancestry, and two, the guidebook is incredibly detailed and gives me a lot to work with. This summer, I have been incredibly intentional about finding the leaves, cones, berries, or seeds of the trees that I have for each lunar cycle. This cycle, I have pulled birch (my birth tree), apple, and blackthorn. The apple tree always fills me with delight as I eat an apple every day, and as I prep it, I imbue them with the intentions of “protection and ancestral magic.”
Another deck I use without switching it out is the Fauna Inspiration deck. It is my favorite animal deck without question. The art is stunning. The energy is perfection. The little paragraphs on the back always bring me back for more, and I always find something new within them, despite having used this deck since 2018.
Apparently, it is going out of print. If you want to get a copy. Shop here. Everything is 30% off. Did I just buy every deck I didn’t have? Yes, yes I did. Did I just buy gifts for people? Yep! Was my intention to be better about not impulse spending? Absolutely! Whoops… (Your purchase of Fauna Inspiration will not be an affiliate purchase. I just really love this deck and don’t want people to lose the chance to experience it.)
I use a lot of decks, and I use different decks for different reasons. I have my general messages and then my goddess messages. Except for the first two, I will switch decks out once or twice a year. I keep trying switch out the others, but I just can’t. I love them so much, and they are such an integral part of my practice and how I carry the new moon messages throughout the month.
General Message Decks:
Goddess Message Decks:
Earthcraft Oracle (Artemis)
Work Your Light Oracle (Persephone)
Crystal Spirits (Hekate)
Hekate’s Crossroads (Hekate…duh)
Crow Tarot (The Morrigan)
The themes for this Leo lunar cycle that came from my cards are: new beginnings, new opportunities, protection, boundaries, sharing my voice, and ancestral work. There was also a lot of Venus and Mars energy that came through. I think it is easy to just set intentions of material gain, possession, or a rise in status in some way. I know that I can easily slip into that when I am thinking about manifesting and setting intentions. When I set intentions, I try to also take into consideration what the cards are telling me.
As work starts back up, I want to make sure that my boundaries surrounding my time are firm. If I am unable to get a lunch and my prep, I am leaving at 2:30, not waiting until 3:30, and I am certainly going to try my hardest this year not to stay until 4:30-5:00. I get to work at 6:45, an hour before contract begins. I don’t need to be staying an extra hour or hour and a half after contract.
As work starts back up, I want to make sure that my protections and protective work are on point. I will be intentional about working with my goddesses and animal guides daily, using my wand for protection, my crystals, and my rosary. There are so many ways to implement protection. Another tool I love for protection is tea or food.
As work and school start back up, I want to be intentional about not losing my voice. I want to prioritize The Oracle Portal both here on Substack and on IG. I want to continue tapping into my voice through these various forms of creation. I don’t want work to drain me of everything I have. I don’t want school to drain me of everything I have. I want to find balance. I want to continue creating here, expressing here, exploring here… with you all.
I am hopeful that I can make progress towards these intentions, these hopes, these goals. I think a big part of them requires confidence in myself. I know that when I am stressed, overwhelmed, and anxious, my confidence slips, and I leave behind things like Substack and IG because I don’t feel worthy of the work, the attention, the kindness y’all express. I want to embrace this Leo/Virgo energy and overcome some of that. I want to keep going even when I feel like my voice is not worthy or valid.
How was your new moon? How do you celebrate? What rituals or routines do you have surrounding the new moon? How do you set intentions, or do you at all?
Wishing you well this week! May your life offer what you need in this moment.
With love,
Aventurine ✨
My New Moon in Leo card reading gave me two very different intentions. One is to look inside myself and appreciate the journey that I am on and the other is to focus on facts and ask for guidance when needed. This sums up life perfectly for me at the moment. I am moving from my family home to a place just for me so emotionally it is a big change so it’s important for me see this change as a cycle. Also there are a lot of financial and legal aspects of the move that I need to focus on.
This moon cycle I didn't observe the moon phases as I usually do. I did see the moon when it was new, so I will count that as a win. I really resonate with your intention of staying present and active on your IG and substack, I too stay away when I get busy or feel discouraged and insecure, but I too want to continue to show up. Thanks for sharing 💜