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 by Crystal Pomeroy The first New Moon of each year tends to be in Capricorn, while the Sun is also in Capricorn, and most people respond to these currents intuitively as we consider our resolutions and direction for the next twelve months. Maya describes the special flavor of the New Moon in Capricorn in 2003 as being related not just to future, but to past goals, as well as to rediscovering that which is most deeply essential and transcendent. For metaphysical work, this adds up to a deeply transformative time to set goals, especially when we use it in a way that questions our accustomed idea of aspirations. World events are expanding our understanding of the true meaning of globalization, which refers to a larger scope in our personal worlds and direction. We are being called to envision a panorama beyond our immediate, relatively isolated sphere, understanding our connection to all living beings and to a destiny larger than the brief terrestrial stay we call life. A look at ancestral teachings will remind us of those spiritual roots which taught just this broader scope, and which tend to get lost in the daily routine of work, eating and rest. If we still our minds and listen, we can hear the call of the wise ones who spoke to the Great Spirit of which all beings form a part, or the Buddha who promoted the personal path of spiritual liberation on behalf of all living things. We need look no farther than the first sentence of what Jesus called the perfect prayer to again recall this essential connection. The opening sentence, “Our Father-Mother,” reminds us that a consciousness of unity, and inclusion of all other beings in our own prayerful intents, is the first step in opening to Spirit. As we clarify our goals this New Year, let us remember the powerful time we are living. On the one hand, a very special New Moon in Capricorn takes place synchronistically during an era offering information to develop whatever spiritual aspirations we are willing to dream of. At the same time, we are clearly in an age that calls for us to include the good of the entire planet, indeed, of all planets, dimensions and other forms of life everywhere, as part of our own greatest good. CAST A MAGIC CIRCLE FOR THE NEW MOON OF JANUARY, 2003 I. PRELIMINARIES As this moon connects us to all of creation through our ancestral roots, it is especially timely to use elements of ancient, natural magic, which enliven our basic, primitive relationship to the Moon, earth and stars. Native American, or any native New Moon ceremony would be especially powerful. I have integrated some elements from Wicca which connect our New Moon prayers to the cosmic environment according to ancestral methods. Have on hand:
II. PROCEDURE
2. Sprinkle water around your circle, saying:
3. Each person can then sit comfortably within the circle, and write a list of the main goals they have had during their lives, including those that have changed, as far back as they remember.
5. Each person then lights a white candle, walking around the circle once while saying:
6. Each person then burns the paper with past goals, and says,
7. Each person then puts their candle in the sand, gravel, earth or flour, while saying:
8. Each person then writes their aspiration for the New Year ahead, to paraphrase author Jan Spiller, imagining they’re 95 years old, at the close of this life cycle, and considering what they’d like that life to have been used for. Make sure to take into account spiritual aspirations.
10. The ceremony is closed as all present embrace one another (or yourself, if you do this alone). Empower each embrace by decreeing:
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