The moon emanates an energy that impacts our emotions. Aligning ourselves with this cosmic energy causes us to connect and flow when establishing new intentions, planning our tasks of personal care, social relationships or inner contemplation or, on the contrary, we disconnect and create resistance when carrying them out.
To harness the energy of the moon and flow with it, It is necessary that we know the lunar calendar and the influence of each of the phases of the moon.
We will tell you below what are the most appropriate care and rituals to perform in each lunar phase. Before you can see in this video what the phases of the moon are and how to recognize them:
🌑︎ The new moon: creating a new beginning
The new moon, when the moon is not seen, represents new beginnings. It’s a good time for introspective, to plant a seed, bring light to your goals, start a project, a new diet or even a personal development challenge and let go of everything that no longer serves you and create space to receive the new, especially so that your new intentions manifest. To connect with the energy of this moment, a New Moon meditation that invites you to let go may be ideal.
New moon care routines
It’s a moment ideal for starting a new eating pattern, a new healthy habit or a new body or facial beauty treatment. Before starting any treatment, apply a clay mask with a drop of frankincense essential oil.
The best essences and infusions for the new moon
The ones that suit you this phase are relaxing essences and infusions and those that help you reduce stress and sleep well, such as lavender, chamomile and incense (Boswellia carteri).
New Moon Rituals
The new moon is an ideal time to perform simple rituals to give a boost to projects that connect you with the energy of this lunar phase.
new moon ritual with candle and journal to sow intentions
- Light a candle, Prepare your journal and a pencil and sit in a quiet place to write your new moon intentions.
- Before writing them, close your eyes, breathe deeply and take a little while to feel from the heart.
- Write them clearly in the first person and in the present tense as if they were manifesting right now.
- Once written, read them out loud.
- Review and reflect about your intentions on each new moon. Edit and reaffirm them if necessary, as sometimes they take a few moons to manifest.
🌓︎ Crescent moon: take action
The crescent moon expands and with it the seeds you planted during the new moon begin to sprout. It’s a good time to motivate yourself, commit with what you are projecting or building and putting your intentions into practice.
As the moon moves towards fullness, observe your goals and the steps you are taking to achieve them. This It is a magnetic moment for transformation, new ideas, overcoming obstacles, achieving your dreams and giving yourself a boost of vitality.
Your care routine during the waxing moon
Take advantage of this moment to give energy to your skin through a oxygenating or vitalizing exfoliation. Moisturize your elbows, knees and feet. Nourish hair with a hair mask.
The best essences and infusions for this lunar phase
The ones you should choose are those that stimulate your senses and they give you freshness and vitality, like lemon, rosemary, ginger and eucalyptus.
The crescent moon ritual: connect with nature
During this phase, connect with nature:
- Receive a forest bath, contemplate the trees, the flowers and feel all their aromas.
- Hug a tree and breathe deeply, tuning into your intentions. Nurture them.
🌕︎ Full moon: the manifestation
The full moon is the phase in which The sun illuminates the entire moon, making it shine completely. This phase represents manifestation, fertility, abundance and transformation.
In this phase, your new moon seeds bloom. But be careful because also It is a moment of polarity and more intense emotional energy that will lead you to discover what you must free yourself from.
Your full moon body care routine
This is a good time for regeneration and relaxation. Apply a facial steam with eucalyptus leaves, which has antioxidant and regenerating properties, cleans pores and reduces oil.
Repair your scalp and stimulates hair growth with a hair massage with nettle and rosemary infusion after washing it. Take a salt bath before going to bed.
The best essences for this lunar phase
In this case, the essences that suit you are sandalwood, rose and patchouli.
Full Moon Rituals
Full Moon rituals to attract abundance are a great way to connect with the culmination energy of this lunar phase. It is also a good time to recharge your crystals or precious stones. You can do it by following this ritual that we leave you below.
full moon ritual to charge your crystal
The full moon is the most suitable lunar phase for charge your crystals.
- First, cleanse them with sage infusion and then place them somewhere where they touch the ground, either in a pot or in the garden, and are also exposed to moonlight.
- Leave them there for 48 hours.
🌗︎ Waning moon: the conscious review
The waning moon diminishes its light and invites us to surrender and soften to renew ourselves. This is a good phase to reflect and contemplate what is about to end. and become more aware of what we should replant or nourish.
This cosmic energy invites us to review our intentions manifested to close the cycle and start the new one with things clear, with the path clear, clean, healthy and give room for your intuition to flow completely.
The body care routine
Now It is time to purify and clean the skin. You can apply a clay mask, shave, drink a purifying infusion, enjoy a bath with exfoliating and purifying salts and lavender, myrrh and tea tree essential oil.
The best essences and infusions for this lunar phase
Choose pine, thyme and juniper, with their purifying and cleansing effects.
The Ritual of the Waning Moon: Temple Cleansing
There can be no clean, clear mind, body or energy in a messy space. So take advantage of the cosmic energy of the most purifying moon of the cycle to fast or spend the day drinking green juices and cleaning your home.
- Free yourself from anything that weighs you down or that you have not used this year, creating a clear, clean and fresh space to meditate.
- It may take a few phases of the waning moon to get your house in order, so take it slow and plan for it.