New Moon practices and Ancestral Tarot Spread
The New Moon is the time when the Moon and the Sun align or are conjunct, i.e. they are in the same sign by degree and minute. This happens once each calendar month, so that the New Moon moves through the twelve signs of the zodiac over the course of the year. Smudging with sage Generally speaking, the New Moon is a time to work on new beginnings, and rituals on new undertakings are often created to be performed just after the New Moon, when the waxing (growing) period starts