The Inked Grimoire

Get ready for some deep transformation this New Moon because we’re in Scorpio, witches, and you know what that means – sexy, intuitive depths! This New Moon will also bring the new beginning you’ve been waiting for. It’s time to move out of your comfort zone, tap into your most hidden desires, and embrace a new way of living. Are you ready?

Can you feel it? This New Moon in Libra (happening at 28 degrees, or the end of the sign) is closing out the Eclipse portal for 2025. This New Moon feels like a breath of fresh air, and it’s time to focus on bringing harmony back to our lives and relationships.

Virgo rules the digestive system, so the big theme for the Virgo New Moon is “What is your gut telling you?” Because this New Moon is landing right at the very end of Virgo (29 degrees), it’s a hugely potent time for making significant, life-changing moves.

Get ready for magick as the first of two New Moons in Virgo this year arrives! On August 23rd, the Moon enters Virgo at 0°, something we haven’t seen since August 23, 2006. When a planet, or in this case, the Moon, sits at 0°, it expresses the purest, most potent energy of that sign. Translation? We’re stepping into some Big Virgo Energy this month.

New Moon, new vibe! Welcome to the Leo New Moon. Get ready for pleasant surprises and new opportunities. This New Moon is setting us up energetically for September’s Eclipse Season, when even more profound shifts await us.

When the Sun moves into Cancer, it comes under the influence of the Moon, Cancer’s ruling planet. That lunar energy will be with us all season long, inviting us to pay close attention to our emotions, inner wisdom, and the ways the world stirs our feelings. This is a time to attune to your environment and align with what feels nourishing and true.

Like all New Moons, this one is an invitation for renewal and new beginnings. However, instead of a big bang of energy and activity, the Gemini New Moon encourages us to reflect, listen inward, and prepare for the season ahead.

This New Moon in Taurus, set intentions around what nourishes you – body, mind, and spirit. Refocus on your magickal practice, too, perhaps by conducting a solitary New Moon ritual or inviting some friends to sit around the fire pit and chat about witchy things over the weekend.

This eclipse marks the culmination of a cycle that began in April 2023, when we started the Aries-Libra Eclipse cycle, which we’re completing this month. This axis has been helping us learn what’s most important to us, as well as the balance between what we want and what our partnerships and relationships require. It’s also about recalibrating what it means to be an individual while being a part of the collective.

The Dark Moon is a potent time for transformation and release. It’s also the ideal moon phase for practicing secretive magick – spells and rituals intentionally kept hidden for your protection. Whether you’re shielding yourself from unwanted energies or working in the shadows to bring justice, secretive magick allows you to act with discretion and power.

Have you felt ultra-sensitive lately, too? Blame it on Pisces, witch! And with the Pisces New Moon coming up on February 27^th, we’re likely to experience many emotions, sometimes unexpectedly. You may also feel extra tender and take things a little personally, but that’s just a reminder of how human you are. After cooler-headed Capricorn and Aquarius seasons, this swim into Pisces season reminds us that our inner knowing is a compass for our lives and that emotions can lead us to abundance.

We are stepping into a new era, witches. This New Moon in Aquarius is our Lunar New Year and an invitation to initiate a new era in our personal lives.