Aries New Moon: Claiming Your Power
The Aries new moon initiates us into springtime (or Autumn, if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere.). As the earth begins to wake up, the cardinal fire sign associated with this new moon can infuse you with passion and focus that can anchor you into your deepest creative desires.
In essence, Aries energy is about your power and how you’re wielding it.
In a world where power is often violently distorted and misused, it’s only natural that you may feel a sense of trepidation about utilizing yours. This new moon is a place to explore that, too.
As so many continue to see and experience the harm of mishandled power in our world, I encourage you to remember that not all power is power over, power can also be used in collaboration to support yourself and others from a place rooted in love, creativity, and justice.
Power is helpful and healing, if handled properly.
In this post, I’ll offer gentle support to navigate this energized new moon. If you’re reading this in 2025, this new moon coincides with a solar eclipse! Eclipses can be intensely illuminating. Be tender with yourself!
Aries New Moon Themes
Themes: Initiatory, active, discernment, passion, creativity, focus, courage, warrior archetype
Shadow aspects: anger, rage, destruction, violence
Element: Fire
Modality: Cardinal
Quotes: “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” -Alice Walker
“Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear and punishment.” Mahatma Gandhi
Aries New Moon Ritual Options
This ritual is aimed to help you identify where you’re currently placing your power and if you’d like it to shift, where your power is placed. New moons are a time of curiosity and openness, so this support is aimed at being curious around where your power is placed rather than taking action.
As always, take what you like and leave the rest. The ideal time to work with this new moon is the day before, the day of, or the day after the new moon.
What you’ll need:
Something to write with and on
20-60 minutes
Space to move
Optional: music, candle, oracle or tarot cards, any other items that feel connected to the themes of this new moon, and food and drink to ground post ritual
Gather your materials and create sacred space for yourself. This could involve lighting incense or a candle, getting into comfortable clothing, turning on supportive music, and/or calling in helper spirits or guides.
Spend a few minutes connecting with your breath, body, and the moon. If it feels aligned, set an intention aloud or in your mind to connect with this new moon and themes of power and action.
If you are working with a candle and have not lit it yet, do that now.
Begin by exploring the prompts below in the next section by contemplating them, journaling about them, or drawing oracle or tarot cards based on them.
After spending time with these prompts, tune into your breath, body, and the moon again. Notice if there are any shifts.
Check in to see if you feel complete in your new moon exploration or want to continue.
If you want to continue, and it feels accessible, move into the body for an intuitive movement practice to work with your relationship to power. This might look like noticing where you feel power in your body and moving with it, turning on music that helps you feel empowered to move with, gazing at your candle flame to connect and move with the element of fire.
Stay with the movement practice for as long as you’d like. When you feel complete, give yourself time to tune in with your breath, body, and this new moon again. Notice how you feel and what arises. Journal or draw if it feels supportive.
Close your practice in a way that feels good to you. This could include thanking yourself, this new moon, and any guides or helper spirits you called upon.
Eat and drink to help you ground if it feels supportive.
Aries New Moon Prompts
Enjoy these prompts for card readings or journaling:
Where are you currently focusing your power and strength?
What’s motivating your action?
What are the effects of where you’re focusing your power and strength right now?
Is the focus of your strength and power contributing to yourself, family, and community in the way you want?
Are there any ways you want to shift where you’re putting your power? If so, what might this look like for you?
As with all new moons, the sun is in the sign of Aries until mid next month to help you carry this energy through this moon cycle. Notice how your relationship with your power, and how you exert it shows up as the moon waxes towards full.
