New Moon Wishing From the Book, New Moon Wishing, by Jan Spiller When I walk out at night and look up at the sky, I am drawn to seek out the Moon. As soon as I find it in the vast Indigo darkness, I become mesmerized. I think about how incredible it is that since the beginning of time humans have stared up at the Moon, and that humbles me. Perhaps one of those souls who looked upward so long ago was me in a different life! What was I wishing for then? How sad that many people don't even give a second thought about the Moon--although the Moon is equally as important as the Sun. Without the Moon we would all perish as our world  would be thrown out of balance--hurling out of control. Early humans eons ago knew the importance of the Moon, even without having the luxury of our present day scientific knowledge. They relied upon the Moon, using its cycles to ‘balance�?their lives. That instinct about the Moon still exists today—though not as widespread. But those of us who do recognize these ancient wisdoms can use the cycles of the Moon to help ourselves. Each phase can be used for specific workings and all are equally important—from the Full to the Dark Moon back to the Full. But, for now we will talk about the New Moon phase. --DarkMoonWoman When the Moon reaches its Nadir it is said to be the New Moon. It is in opposition to the Full Moon. It is in mid-cycle. It has waned from complete fullness to the Unseen Moon. For three days as it rests at the New Moon phase, it gathers strength to once again wax to fullness. (Wan means to diminish, Wax means to gain.) Therefore, the New Moon is used to gain things…to begin new projects, make fresh starts, and to bring positive changes into our lives. Each month the Moon enters via a different Astrology Sign. Since each Astrology Sign represents different strengths and weaknesses—we can use the New Moon phase to help us increase strengths and improve weaknesses in ourselves! But there are rules to follow! How Does It Work? 1)  We must use the attributes of the Astrology Sign to make our wishes each month. They will be posted along with the exact time of the New Moon phase around a week before it occurs. 2)  The wishes MUST be handwritten by the wisher. 3)  The wishes must be made within eight hours after the New Moon begins.  You can make them later, but the longer your wait the weaker the power.  4)  You can only make up to ten wishes each New Moon. You can make less than ten, but you have to make more than one.  5)  You cannot make wishes regarding other people. Only they can change themselves. You only have the power to change yourself! You can change your approach to them, you can change your acceptance, you can change your own Spirituality and the way you view them. 6)  You must approach wishing with good Spiritual Intentions. If you think you can wish to be rich and powerful—then rethink! The Universe wants us to be happy, fulfilled and loving toward ourselves and others. As long as you have that in your heart—then you can achieve anything. But if you think only money can make you happy, you will be going about it the wrong way, and the wishes will not work. Along that same line is that the Universe knows what you need! We think we know what we need, but sometimes we don’t! We may think we need something and make a wish and wonder why it doesn’t happen. You must be PATIENT and TRUST that your Higher Power knows exactly how and when and if you should receive what you ask. Perhaps you have a Karmic Lesson to be worked out before you can move further, or perhaps in order for what you ask for the Universe needs to shift your life around in order for you to receive something similar! For example, if you wish to use your artistic gifts to become a famous painter…you may find yourself losing your current job only to become a well known Children’s Book Illustrator! 7)  Its ALL in the WORDING!  I will give sentence examples of how to write each wish. The old adage of, "Be careful what you wish for" is absolutely true. Be prepared! If you wish for a new car don’t be surprised if your present car is stolen or goes to that great junkyard in the sky—leaving you with no transportation! You must word what you want exactly how you want it! 8)  You must date and keep the Wish List.  What I suggest is to make it a special ritual each month.  Buy a beautiful journal and use it exclusively for your New Moon Wishes. How Do I Get Started? Each month I will post the (EST) time of the New Moon. I will also post the Astrology Sign the New Moon enters that month, and the subjects that correlate to the Sign.  For instance, if the New Moon is in Aries…then for that month the wishes will be along the positive line of courage, will, strength, new beginnings, self-focus, authenticity, self-discovery, and independence.  Also what negative traits that need to be improved such as aggressive behavior, selfishness, vanity,impulsiveness, anger, and impatience. I will also post what corresponds health wise.  Each Astrology Sign rules a part of the body.  For example, Aries rules the face and head. So, if you experience headaches or acne or eye problems…Aries New Moon would be a good time to make a wish to heal that part of the body! Remember that we choose the life we want. We create our own realities! We have power over our own lives. Before we were born we chose the life we needed to learn from, but somewhere along the way we forgot that and sometimes feel we just are floating along without any control of our destiny.  And as long as we feel that—it is no wonder our lives become such messes! Ask any one of those people who are Stars in our world how and why they made it there. They will answer you with this, "If you can Dream it…you can Become it! Wishes For Life These are wishes that can be included with the Astrological Wishes on your list anytime.  Remember, only ten total wishes per month can be made. These Wishes for Life are life altering, life healing, and related to changing oneself. They are usually emotionally charged issues that have become obstacles in our lives and are holding us back from achieving awareness of the Universal Power within ourselves. The following are some examples:  ABUSE,  ADDICTIONS,  ASSERTIVENESS, AUTHORITY, CAREER CHANGES, CHILDREN,  COMMUNICATION,  CREATIVITY, DEPRESSION,  FEAR,  FOOD ISSUES,  HEALTH,  LEGAL ISSUES,  LOVE, MARRIAGE, MONEY,  PARENTS, RELATIONSHIPS, SELF-CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-RESPECT, SEX, SIBLINGS, SPIRITUALITY, STRESS,  SUCCESS, TRUST, And WEIGHT LOSS. ANY QUESTIONS? Remember, that in order to change your life—you must be willing to change.  Since the list of Life Issue wishes is very long I cannot include them all.  But please, feel free to ask me personally about any of them that you want to include on your wish list and I can then send or post them for you! Blessings Lady Middy