As the name suggests, New Moons are the very beginning of each lunar cycle.

New Moons are the opposite of Full Moons and can thus be see as a blank or empty slate.

A time of renewal and rebirth, one might consider forgiving themselves or others for past mistakes at this monthly conjunction. What happened many moons before is behind and beyond us. The less you carry forward, the more lightly you can tread and the more you can focus on current goals.

New Moon | Fresh Start

This is a bath to take when you want to feel completely rejuvenated.

Renowned for its stimulating, cleansing, and clearing effects, Peppermint has long been used as a decongestant and stomach-soother. Peppermint has been regarded traditionally in Earth Magic as an aid for mental clarity and alertness, good luck, and psychic gifts. In tea and salve form, I use peppermint to ease headaches. Its oil in a spray bottle mixed with distilled water and clear quartz is my favorite aura cleanser.

Fresh Start can be part of your New Moon Ritual. Add a handful to warm, running water and soak in fresh, clean energy while you set intentions for the upcoming lunar month.

It can be used to celebrate the end of a relationship, a move to a new place, or the adoption of a different mindset. Any time you want to reinforce the “out with the old, in with the new”- this is a bath for you.

Amazonite is a blue-green variety of alkali feldspar crystals., so named for its abundant deposits along the Amazon River in Brazil (although it is found elsewhere on this planet, in places such as Madagascar and  Russia).

 It is blue-green in color, which correlates with the two energy centers it benefits the most: the throat {expression &communication} and the heart {love}.

 I chose this crystal to accompany my Fresh Start blend to help individuals articulate their thoughts and feelings, i.e. "speak from the heart."