Letter 18: New Moon in Aquarius, Aphrodite, Crown Chakra Medicine

This week as we explore the celestial happening of a New moon in the sign of Aquarius, we revisit some themes from our last newsletter, and how the energy from this moon phase and the sign it is visiting can assist us with releasing and beginning our journey within to discover who we are as individuals, and be able to use the energy to start a new chapter. We also dive deeper into the Goddess of Love, Aphrodite. Who’s wisdom we can use during the New Moon and any time of life, as we discover our individuality and how to properly care for ourselves, she can show us how to integrate from a place of love and truth. We wrap up this week with a message from the Crown Chakra, that branches us and connects us to the oneness of life and discuss how clearing any blockages from this area can allow us to utilize the energy of the cosmos, and connect to deities like Aphrodite, more clearly and more effectively. 

So get comfortable, take a few deep breaths, and let’s begin. 

“Love is a delicate balance of vulnerability and strength.”

Tonight, Friday February 9th, is the night of the New Moon. Not only is a New Moon a powerful occurrence, but it is mixed with the energy of Aquarius which allows us to integrate the two together to create an enigmatic and transforming experience for all who wish to utilize it to their greatest and highest good. The New Moon on its own is a beautiful opportunity for healing, releasing, new beginnings, transformations and re-evaluating where we are going and where we have been. New Moon phases are generally used for manifesting rituals, creating a list of goals, forgiveness rituals, revisiting old self care practices and updating the way we show up for ourselves and even more. In paganism, the New Moon phase is a powerful time for magic as it is the very beginning of a new phase. Its energy can be used to call in new love, clarity, a new job, new friendships, or a new perception of an old situation. The darkness can be a clarifying time for shadow work as well as it represents being able to use the dark, and the shadow self as a guide to manifesting our way back to the light. 

As this particular moon illuminates the sign of Aquarius, now is the perfect time to transform or grow in your personal relationships. Include manifesting a new chapter of growth in the right direction in your rituals tonight, as well as manifesting a new occupation, a new project, guidance on what path to take, and developing a deeper connection with those you wish to do so with. All together this is a time for renewal, so take care of yourself as you might feel yourself pushing out of a cocoon and embrace any changes that might be coming for you. 

New Moon Milk Tea

You will need:

• Equal parts Lavender, and Rose

• A few cardamom pods, or a pinch of cardamom powder

• Your favorite plant based milk

• A pinch of cinnamon

1. Use a tea strainer, muslin bags or cheese cloth to secure your herbs. 

2. Boil 4 oz of water and froth 4 oz of the milk

3. Add your herbs and allow to steep in the water for around 5 minutes or more

4. Add the frothed milk to the steeped tea

5. Add cinnamon and honey to taste

As we find ourselves changing and transforming, it is easier than ever to place a shadow over ourselves that says we should be doing healing a specific way, or we should already feel good, or we blame ourselves for being in the position we are in where we require healing. As you have probably discovered already, this is everything but effective on your healing journey. We always get caught up comparing our paths to one another even though we are all on our own unique path. Realize this, and be content knowing that you are perfectly timed to the tune of your own life and things will transpire as they are meant to, regardless of what you pressure yourself with or what you feel you should be doing. The Goddess Aphrodite comes to us during our time of loving need. She hears our calls for companionship, for recognition, and for nurturing. She allows us to be instilled with finding these qualities from within rather than from an external source. We may find ourselves searching for reassurance from strangers, from the internet, and even more. Calling upon this specific Goddess can allow us to find the strength in our vulnerability and use it as a way to find love within ourselves. 

Crystals for Self Love

• Rose Quartz - Promotes love and compassion from all angles

• Amethyst - Relieves stress, soothes anger, fear and anxiety

• Rhodonite - Clears wounds from the past and activates the heart

• Moonstone - Connects you to softness, offers calm, and releases emotional instability

• Moss Agate - Brings new beginnings, promotes acceptance of self and circumstances

Aphrodite is many things, she has been idolized as well as defamed in many different cultures and stories. It is speculated in mythology whether she was created from sea foam and severed genitals from Uranus after his son Cronus threw them to the sea, or the tale others state is that she is merely the offspring of Zeus and Dione. She was widely worshiped as the goddess of the sea but has also been honored as a goddess of war, and of her primary tasks of fertility, love, marriage, passion, and lust.  She was mismatched with the blacksmith God, Hephaestus and spent her time consorting with the God of war, Ares, as well as many mortal lovers. Though this depicts her as an adulteress, it is important to see the side where she has a low threshold for self worth, and searches for the reassurance of others. Through many lessons and many stories, she comes to us as the Goddess we call upon for finding our own self-worth from within. 

Aphrodite Offering Ideas

1. Plants and flowers like roses, or lavender

2. Rose water

3. Strawberries

4. Honey

5. Poetry

6. Dove symbols, the feather or a picture

7. Seashells

8. Pink candles

9. Himalayan salt

10. Pink Crystals

We speak of many different deities, medicine, herbs and divination tools in the newsletter, but what good can they actually do you if you are unable to perceive and soak in the knowledge that is being shared with you? Most of us have blockages within the Crown Chakra but are unaware of it for many reasons, whether we live a very 3D life with little time for spirituality or we simply don’t know what steps to take once we are aware that there are blockages. The Crown Chakra, or Sahasrara, is the chakra at the very top of the head, it is your connection to source, to the web of life, to your spirit guides, and to your higher and truest self. When blocked it can manifest in the form of lack of purpose, disconnection, confusion, dissociation, lack of focus, anxiety, depression, or the inability to let go of limiting beliefs or the refusal of seeing the cause of blockages. 

The Crown Chakra can become unblocked with mindfulness practices such as grounding in nature, meditation, yoga, breathing exercises, the use of different essential oils, and the use of mantras or affirmations. It is our most spiritual and etheric chakra, connecting us to the invisible matter of the universe, such as communicating with deities and spirit guides through tarot or other forms of divination, a sense of inner knowing or a strong intuition about specific situations and people, or what your physical body needs and when. It is also our connection to the selves we try to manifest into. Practicing the unblocking of the Crown Chakra can be beneficial to us in the ways that we will be able to accurately perceive what it is we are manifesting, it can reveal our sense of purpose, and allow us to think more clearly and connect to the healing sources of the universe. 

How to Boost Your Crown Chakra Energy

• Frankincense, Lavender, Rose, Sage, & Neroli essential oil

• Ginkgo & Gotu Kola Herbs

• Selenite, Clear Quartz, Amethyst, Labradorite & Moonstone Crystals

• Meditation

• Affirmations or Mantras

As we experience the New Moon tonight and prepare our practicing spaces for rituals and releasing, may we notice all that needs to be forgiven, and let go of the past occurrences we have experienced and are holding onto that hinder our ability to move forward. May we relax into the energy of Aquarius and share with ourselves the truth of what we are manifesting and why, and embrace the necessary changes that need to be made in order to fully heal or integrate into our next chapter. May we utilize Aphrodite and may she grant us safe passage through our next stage of transformation and keep us on a true path to our self love, and finally may our Crown Chakra become unblocked and allow us to see all with truth, to release all that needs to go, and to show us the path of deeper connection. So mote it be. 

Thanks so much for joining in this week! I hope the information finds you well and you are able to utilize it to your best intentions.