Journaling with the Moon: New Moon in Aquarius

A Soul Journaling Ritual for the New Moon in Aquarius

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Journaling with the Moon: New Moon in Aquarius

Welcome back to the Journaling with the Moon series! These Soul Journaling Sessions are intended to help us honor the Tarot Card of 2025, the Hermit, and the secondary card of the year, the Moon, as well as the energies behind the current moon phase. These sessions bring us into deep self-reflection and help us hear our Soul’s wisdom.

New Moon in Aquarius Themes

The New Moon in Aquarius arrives on January 29 at 7:35 AM ET. You may find yourself:

• Getting clear and inspired around what it is you really want to create

• Examining the structures and plans in your life, honestly assessing what’s working and what isn’t

• Feeling a spark of inspiration or a desire to innovate, starting something new or restarting something with a fresh perspective and/or with renewed passion

• Wanting to let go of what you’re used to or too comfortable with—or letting go of what’s good or just okay in order to make way for the great—so you can ultimately innovate and create change for yourself and those around you

• Craving community and wanting to be around the people who truly inspire and lift you up, while also protecting yourself from those who don’t

(My sources for many things Astrology and Moon related are the Seasons of the Zodiac: Love, Magick, and Manifestation Throughout the Astrological Year by Stephanie Campos and the Moonology 2025 Diary by Yasmin Boland.)

Your Soul Journaling Ritual for the New Moon in Aquarius

Before sitting down to journal, set up a nice, cozy space. In addition to your favorite journaling materials, you could bring out a candle to light, set up some essential oils to diffuse, set out your favorite crystals, and display the Tarot cards you might want to work with for this New Moon. You could also bring out an Oracle deck.

For Tarot, here’s what I suggest having nearby or on your altar this New Moon:

• The Hermit (Card for 2025, which reminds us of the importance of going within and letting our inner wisdom guide us)

• The Moon (Secondary card for 2025, which reminds us of the importance of deep, honest reflection so we can see ourselves clearly.)

• The Star (The Major Arcana card associated with Aquarius, which carries the themes of hope, inspiration, and renewal.)

• Your Tarot card(s) of the year (If you don’t know what it is yet, discover it here.)

Your message from the Hermit, the Moon, and the Star (as seen in the image above):

Journey within to find the source of hope, then reflect your hope outward.

Once you’ve gathered the materials you’d like, settle in to do the meditation outlined below, after which you’ll find the Soul Journaling Prompt for the New Moon. The prompt is written as a direct question to your Soul, and this is the prompt we will use for every New Moon.

Feel free to play sound healing or comforting music in the background while you meditate and journal. I’ve included a track created by my husband below.

Paid subscribers receive a full recording of me leading this meditation and additional Soul Journaling prompts specifically for this New Moon. You can access that here.

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After taking a couple deep breaths to settle, follow the visualization below, and say silently to yourself or aloud the statements in italics.

Ground yourself.

Imagine there are roots growing from beneath you. These roots travel deep down, connecting you to the center of the Earth. Perhaps there is a glowing ball of light or even a crystal at the center of the Earth that you are connecting to.

Thank you, Mother Earth and Ancestors for being with me today, and helping me hear the wisdom of my Soul.

Connect to the Universe/Divine or the Moon

Imagine now that there is a beautiful rose gold light flowing down like a waterfall from the sky/the Universe, above you. Perhaps the light is coming directly from the Moon. Choose the source that is speaking to you most today.

Thank you, Spirit Team, for protecting and guiding me today. Thank you for helping me hear the wisdom of my Soul.

Thank you, Moon, for guiding me as I go deep within to reflect. Thank you for helping me hear the wisdom of my Soul.

Focus on the light now as it illuminates the crown of your head. This beautiful, warm light activates your inner wisdom, connecting you to your Higher Self.

The light then travels to your third eye. Your intuition is activated.

The light settles in your heart space. Here, you feel and connect to your soul.

Thank you, Higher Self, for guiding me and allowing me to hear my intuition and inner wisdom.

Thank you, Soul, for speaking your story through me, and allowing me to hear your wisdom.

The light continues to flow. It moves down your whole body, washing away and releasing anything you do not need to bring with you into this practice.

Thank you, Higher Self, Soul, and Spirit team for helping me release what doesn’t serve me or this practice today.

Focus again on that light within your heart, and take a deep breath in.

Exhale, sigh it out, letting that light shine outward, opening communication with your soul.

Perhaps you even see this light reach your hands as you prepare to write, the wisdom it carries ready to flow through you and your writing.

When you are ready, gently return to your space, blink your eyes a couple times, and then gather your journaling materials.

Question for the Soul

The question for your Soul on the New Moon is:

Soul, where are you leading me this new moon? What intention would you like for me to set for this new cycle?

Sit, listen, and feel into a response for however long you need to. Write down whatever comes up in whatever form it comes in. Perhaps you just write words or even sketch something you see.

If you want extra support or additional insight, pull a Tarot or Oracle card and use this as a jumping off point. Do whatever feels right in the moment.

Get a Personalized Journal Prompt

Let me know your Tarot card(s) of the year (find out what this is here if you aren’t sure), and I’ll give you a prompt that ties it with the themes of this New Moon.

Please also feel free to share the intention you are setting for this New Moon, so we can all hold space for it as a community.

Did you enjoy this ritual, and want more like it? Please let me know by liking this post, leaving a comment, or sharing it so I know to keep creating them.

With much love and gratitude,

Marcy