Each new moon brings complete darkness and gives us the opportunity to go within and focus on our inner light. By using the energies of the new moon, this can help to bring out our creativity and encourage us to map out where we are going and what we want in life. In this article, I guide you through how to set powerful intentions during a new moon.
The moon’s complete cycle is 29.5 days on average, bringing us a new moon approximately once each month. The new moon is the time when the moon is in complete darkness and is not visible.
We can make good use of the moon’s darkness, to go within and focus on our inner light. This is a time for self-reflection and to bring out what we would like to manifest into our lives.
Preparing to set your new moon intentions
To begin preparing for setting your new moon intentions, create a quiet space, where you will not be interrupted.
Grab a piece of paper, a notebook or your journal, along with a pen or pencil. This is to brainstorm and write down your intentions and goals.
You will also need a white candle. You may use a tealight, if you wish.
If you are unsure about what you would like to set as your new moon intentions, here are a few questions you could ask yourself, to help get you started:
- How do I feel at the moment?
- Where am I currently, in relation to what I would like from my life?
- What inspires me?
- What makes me feel fulfilled?
- Are there any improvements I could make to bring myself into alignment with my life purpose?
- What would I truly love to manifest into my life?
Setting Your Powerful Intentions
Once you are ready and have your intentions and goals clearly mapped out, work through the following steps to set your powerful intentions:
- Light your candle and take a few moments to focus on the flame. This flame represents your inner light.
- As you focus on the flame of your candle, take a few deep breaths until you feel relaxed.
- Before moving on, allow any limiting beliefs or behaviours that you feel are no longer serving you – and may be holding you back – to be released.
- When you are ready, visualise your goals and intentions as though they are already part of your life. Really place yourself deep into your vision. What can you see, hear, feel, smell or even taste? What does it feel like to be there, having achieved and manifested your goals?
- You may carry out the previous step by either continuing to focus on the flame of your candle, or close your eyes. Remember to place your candle somewhere safe if you are to close your eyes!
- At this stage of setting your intentions, you may wish to use an affirmation and give gratitude for your intentions and goals manifesting into your life:
- “I manifest my goals and intentions into my life with ease.”
- “Thank you Universe, for aligning me with my goals and life purpose.”
- As you come to the end of this exercise, you can release your intentions into the Universe by burning the paper, where you wrote your goals and intentions, with the flame of the candle. Or you can simply blow out the flame, and visualise your intentions being released into the Universe as the smoke rises from your extinguished candle.
- Take a few moments to check in with yourself and note how you now feel after following this exercise by setting your goals and intentions by the new moon.
Following this exercise helps you to:
- Scope out your goals and set your intentions for achieving them
- Release any self-limiting beliefs
- Change any behaviours that may be holding you back
- Support and improve your mindset
- Increase your belief in all you wish to achieve
- Bring a sense of inner calm
- Feel excitement and enthusiasm for manifesting and reaching your goals
Have you set powerful intentions during a new moon? I would love to hear what you have manifested as a result. Please leave me a comment below and let me know!
