New Moon, New Intentions

Diary of a Moon Witch

Jul 25, 2025

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The New Moon in Leo peaked yesterday. It is a time for confidence, authenticity, power, but also joy. I don’t know about y’all, but I am struggling to find the joy considering that we are just moving farther and farther into fascism and dictatorship. I know I am not alone in my body turning into a wasteland when I am stressed and depressed, especially over things I have no control over.

I am fixing this though! This lunar cycle will have therapy, physical therapy (maybe even x2), and more outside time.

I feel like everyone at this point knows about my 4 pages of intense journaling that I do for the new moon each month. I use an absurd amount of decks, and I spend about 8 hours on it each month. It’s a lot, but I love it, and I love the routine of it. Part of this ritual is also to hold myself accountable to learning more about my cards and staying engaged with the messages for the entire lunar cycle.

Normally, I just say “What messages do you have for me during this lunar cycle,” but this time because I have started therapy, and my therapy goals this time around are really centered on releasing/healing trauma, I am going to be more intentional about asking my cards: “What guidance do you have for me around trauma?" “What messages do I need to hear regarding my physical health?” Leo energy is all about the self love, the self care, shining bright, dazzling. I haven’t shone or dazzled in a couple of years. I am ready.

I said in a note the other day that therapy is embarrassing, and I absolutely stand by that. It is embarrassing because I cry so much when I am normally not a crier like that. Then I get embarrassed, and I cry more. The WORST! That being said, I am both excited and grateful to have the opportunity to embark once again on this journey.

I am leaning more towards the EMDR approach this time, and I went the super crunchy route this time of choosing a therapist who is very into spirituality, tarot, etc. I am thrilled to be able to marry mental health and spiritual practices together.

If you are looking into therapy, and it is something you have access to, I want to remind you that you have the opportunity to choose. If you go to psychologytoday.com, you can search for different practitioners in your area, search via the type of therapy you want, and by insurance coverage. One of the first people I reached out to was doing Nature Walk Therapy!!! WHAT?! I was so excited. She is currently unavailable, but I didn’t even know eco therapy was a thing. So search, dig, consider, read. If you have found that traditional talk therapy via CBT isn’t your thing, 1) you’re not along, especially if you’re ND 2) There are others out there, and you’re allowed to look into something a little less typical.

I have never done EMDR so I can’t report back on it yet, but I have people in my life that I trust who have said they could feel their brains getting better as it happened. And y’all? I want my brain to feel better. I feel like I am barely treading water.

Therapy is messy. Healing is messy. Both are embarrassing, af, tbh, but in the end, I am hoping they’ll be worth it. My intention is to take therapy and healing seriously and not deflect. This is part of why CBT didn’t work super well, I could talk and intellectualize and deflect and not really ever get anywhere.

I am going to work on my physical health as well this month. I had the most amazing dr’s appointment I’ve ever had a couple weeks back. I came back with so many referrals and so much support, and rather than chickening out, I am going to keep my appointments. That is a boundary I am setting with myself. It doesn’t matter if it is 3 buses. I will get to my appointments because my body deserves to heal as much as my mind does. My intention is to care for my body and to do the PT exercises I am directed to do.

I am also setting the boundary of not doing things by halves. I am not taking care of my mental or physical healthy by halves anymore, but this also means putting things on hold because I don’t want to do those things by halves. For instance, the last 2.5 months of group coaching have been absolutely delightful and magical, but I will be taking a break in August. I don’t want to be pulled in so many directions that I am letting people down by not being engaged enough. To my group coaching folks, I adore you SO SO much, and the gratitude I feel can’t fully be expressed through words.

My final intention is to continue to create. I am still painting with my mom, but I am also taking time to just put brush to paper. I am really enjoying it even if I am horrendous at it. It’s actually one of the first things I do in the morning after feeding the cats and scrolling: paint! It might just be silly little hearts or wet on wet abstract or calligraphy practice with an angled brush, but it brings me joy. I also love that I am able to repurpose a lot of my practice sheets for collages. That makes me so happy because something I didn’t love on paper or next to something else becomes a collage element for a weekly spread in my Creativity Journal!

The world is a mess right now. Take care of yourself. Prioritize your health, your needs, your joy. Call and send postcards to the local and federal governments. Raise hell. Remember that we are all trying our best, and if you are in a mental health moment like I am, reach out for support. Ask for support from those you love and trust, from professionals, from support groups, from your spiritual team. You’re not alone. I love you!

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