New Moon Intention
Beginnings
Modern practice. Written for this library. No historical source is claimed.
What this is
A short, quiet practice for the day or two after a New Moon: write one clear intention about your own life, say it aloud, and name one small action to take that week.
Method
- Choose ten quiet minutes within a day or two after the New Moon.
- Write one intention in a single present-tense sentence about your own life or conduct, for example: 'I finish the first draft of the report.' Keep it about what you will do, not what someone else will do.
- Read it aloud once, slowly.
- Below it, write one small action you can take this week.
- Fold the paper and keep it where you will see it. Reread it at the Full Moon.
Materials
- Paper and a pen
- A candle (optional)
Timing
- Moon: New Moon
The Moon is New for about a day, so the day after is fine too.
Context
A modern practice written for this library. Keeping time by the Moon is very old and widespread; this particular sequence is modern, and no historical source is claimed for it.
Tradition, history and personal practice. Not medicine, and not a substitute for professional care.