New Moon In Virgo ~ Details, Organization and Following Through by Laurie Barraco

New Moon In Virgo ~ Details, Organization and Following Through 

Virgo’s New Moon brings us a centered and grounded approach to our lives and goals which is a welcomed shift from the recent emotional and etheric Full Moon in Pisces that had just taken place in August. We began this last lunar cycle dreamily looking at our life paths, opened up our hearts and psychic channels and now have the opportunity to get down to business after leaving most of the retrograde and eclipse season behind us. The exact time of the New Moon will take place is September 6th, 2018 at 2:01pm eastern time. 

We are currently in the sun sign of Virgo which is the sign of organization, planning and discipline. There are may positive traits and behaviors that Virgo brings to the table. Virgo is an earth sign and earth signs help keep us focused, grounded, centered and are excellent manifestors. If you are a little disorganized and undisciplined, then this New Moon will help you get on track and hopefully stay on track.

Some of the positive energetic influences and traits to embrace at this time are:

• Organization
• Paying attention to details
• Punctuality
• De-cluttering, getting rid of excess that doesn’t serve ~ expenses, clothes, paperwork, relationships etc.
• Communicating with honesty and directness
• Feeling a strong pull to take care of oneself, especially their physical health
• Creating and maintaining strong and steady stream(s) of income
• Being prepared waaayyy ahead of time

New Moons are a time for planting seeds (goals) and working with these seeds (goals) for approximately 2 weeks until the fullness of the Full Moon. With the influences of Virgo, we are taking those goals and bringing a different and deeper level of maturity, seriousness and attention to detail to the table. The Virgo influence will help us with our dedication and discipline guiding us to follow through with our thoughts, words and deeds. 

There are just a few words of caution when it comes to working with this energy. Be mindful of being so laser-focused and keeping to the plan that you don’t allow yourself any wiggle room for flexibility and/or miracles.  Also, you might find yourself a little bit too critical of the journey, yourself and past mistakes. We’re all human here, so we are going to make mistakes. The mistakes we make are part of the manifestation process. We are all perfect in our imperfections.

Here are some suggestions for this New Moon in Virgo

• Write down your goals and revisit them often. Be realistic with these goals.
• Get grounded so that you stay focused with sage, exercise, eating rooted vegetables.
• Carry crystals such as; citrine, celestite, fluorite, chrysocolla, amethyst and green aventurine.
• Work with aromatherapy oils such as; lemon, frankincense, sandalwood and sage.
• De-clutter your environment.
• Re-read everything. Don’t just gloss over paperwork, make sure that it’s correct and right. This isn’t a time to be lazy.
• Listen to your body and start taking better care of it.
• Burn green, brown or beige candles. Don’t forget to write your intention on the side of your candles.

This New Moon is most certainly an excellent time to fine-tune some of the intentions you may have had for yourself this year. We are at the manifestation phase where we are beginning to see some growth and progress with our goals as they begin to take form in the physical. It’s not too late in the game to fine-tune things and change them up just a wee bit. Take advantage of this time of precision, detail and discipline. If you do so, you will have virtually poured miracle grow on your goals by giving them such close attention. 

Don’t forget to remain in a place of gratitude and humbleness as your dreams and goals begin to take shape and form. Having an attitude of gratitude is one of the most important ingredients for manifesting your heart’s desires.

Blessings and Light,
Laurie Barraco

Full Moon in Sagittarius ~ No Time To Play Small!

This month's Full Moon is in the sign of Sagittarius and takes place at 10:19am on May 29th, 2018. The Full Moon tends to be a time when our emotions and intuitive senses are heightened and with these heightened senses, the Full Moon nudges us to take action in our lives.

What can we expect with the Full Moon in Sagittarius? Well...it's going to be an interesting and bold moon for sure! You probably have already been feeling as if you have been "outgrowing" your current conditions. Whether it's your job, your relationships, your belief systems and maybe even your purpose seems to be morphing into a different direction as well. You may not be able to deny those inner stirrings and yearnings for change any longer, especially during this Full Moon.

Sagittarius connects us with our higher mind. The higher mind is the aspect of us that holds the deeper meaning of life, encourages us to keep on growing and to be courageous as we step outside of our comfort zones from what was familiar to the unfamiliar. This month, you may find that you have a strong drive, hunger and quest for reaching your goals, to push yourself beyond your old limitations and step into your own power and potential. 

There are two activities that will help you to harness this dynamic and powerful energy during this time of the Full Moon, which by the way, you can expect to feel the effects for a couple of weeks after this lunar event on May 29th. 

1. The first activity you can do during any Full Moon is to create a forgiveness list. Write down the people and situations that you feel and know could use some forgiving. Don't forget to include yourself for those would've, could've, should'ves. After writing down all that you feel requires forgiving, read your list out loud and then when you've gone through the entire list, release that energy into the Universe. In order to bring in new beginnings and new energy, we need to make some room. Letting go of what doesn't serve, is one of the best ways we can prepare ourselves for awesomeness and be in alignment with our destinies.

2. Next, we are going to connect with the higher mind whether it's through meditation, journaling or paying attention to the higher mind as it communicates to you what is next for you on your evolutionary path. Chances are you have already been thinking about your future and how that's going to look with your new perspectives courtesy of the higher mind sending you intuitive messages and signs. During this step you really want to give yourself some time to really contemplate what and where your passions are and don't be afraid to dream big. Sagittarius isn't intimated by the size of the goal and neither should you. 

This month's Full Moon message for all of us is;  "Go big or go home!". If you're feeling stagnant and a little nervous about taking some chances, then this is the month to muster up some confidence, get clear with your goals and then set them in motion. Be sure to journal your experiences along the way. This is sure to be a groundbreaking time for you.

Blessings and Light,

Laurie Barraco