Becoming Dreams : The New Moon in Pisces
Who can read the dampened leaves
in the tea bowl of the world
when the wind has sipped
the rain away?
- Karen Ethelsdattar -
The New Moon in Pisces is a time of rooting dreams from the realm of the in-between to our shared reality. Dreams are potent agents of change - but in order to make full use of their power we must be able to ground and root them so that they may grow. I love the energy of the New Moon in Pisces - the veils between waking and dreaming part just enough so that we're able to interact with our dreams in a new way. If you have a dream of practicing full time as a healer, now is an excellent time to pull that dream closer towards you and ground it in sacred earth so it may manifest. But you can pull any dream closer to you. Dreams which support your work as a healer such as the dream of financial stability or the perfect office space are great to focus on. Maybe the dream is the ability to connect with the pleasure of your bliss with ease every day. Or you have a dream of speaking with your plant allies in clear and understandable ways.
No dreams are too dreamy for a Pisces New Moon. And that is one of the biggest gifts of this New Moon - we are encouraged to dream big and wild and with abandon. Better yet, we are encouraged to become our dreams. It is good then, in the work of becoming waking dreams, that we have plant allies, ways to create change through ritual, and the power of divinatory introspection. Because though we are the only ones who can become our individual dreams, all of us are dreamers dreaming together.
Angelica (Angelica archangelica)
New Moon in Pisces Plant Ally
Angelica is a Guardian herb of Pisces, meaning that it promotes the healing qualities of the sign. I like Angelica when a energetically watery remedy is needed, but it needs to be warming instead of cooling. As a warming and oily herb, Angelica helps to move oils and fats through the body more effectively, including their metabolism and break-up of excess fluids. With its affinity to Pisces, the herb also works on the lymphatic system, clearing out congestion through its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory actions. The herb is also a diaphoretic, opening the skin and improving peripheral circulation.
Angelica calms both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, finding balance between the two. I have found that folks who get stuck in the world of dreams or have a hard time accessing dreams need some extra support with their nervous system. Angelica calms anxiety (including the anxious worry of whether one will be able to manifest their dreams) and helps to rebuild the protective sheaths of the nervous system as part of its ability to move oils effectively through the body. As a brain tonic, Angelica improves mental clarity, uplifts the mood, and stimulates the imagination.
Continue reading the full Angelica Plant Profile.
Flower + Gem Essences for the New Moon in Pisces: Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus), Rock Rose (Helianthemum nummularium), Purple Monkeyflower (Mimulus lewisii), Clematis (Clematis vitalba), Southern Cross (Xanthosia rotundifolia), Amethyst.
Essential Oils for Pisces: Lamon Balm (Melissa officinalis), Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens), Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), Birch (Betula lenta), Jasmine (Jasminum officinale) , Pine (Pinus sylvestris).
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Becoming A Dream
Begin in a sacred way (read the New Moon in Aquarius post for further inspiration). If you are able to, perform this ritual outside on the bare earth with a bowl of water. If performed indoors you may choose to have a bowl of earth in addition to a bowl of water - but these can easily be visualized if not available. If using a bowl of water and earth, make sure that there is less water than earth so that the bowl of earth does not become oversaturated.
Choose a dream or desire to focus on. It should be something which feels just out of reach.
Hold the bowl of water in your hands (or visualize a bowl full of water in between your hands). Say:
I call to me the dream of {speak your dream clearly and concisely}.
Take a moment to settle into the feeling of your dream. What would it feel like to make it real? By feeling this dream you are pulling it towards you. Breathe in deep and embody these feelings. Visualize the dream taking up space within the water. Put the bowl of water down and place your hands upon the earth (or hold or visualize a bowl of earth). Say:
I call to me the earth's power to root and grow my dream of {speak your dream clearly and concisely}.
Take a few centering breaths here. Let your energy sink into the earth. Feel the solidity and structure. Feel the possibility and power. Visualize the first step you need to take to manifest your dream. It is not necessary that you know how a dream will be accomplished, but only necessary that you know the next step to take. If you are having difficulty determining this, perform the oracle before this rite.
When you feel that you and the earth have opened up to receive the dream seed, pour the water onto the earth, reserving a small amount to use to anoint yourself. The dream passes through water and into earth to be made manifest. Seal the spell by anointing your belly button (your original root) with the water left in the bowl. Say:
The dream awakens and becomes me. So mote it be!
It is important to do the first step that you visualized by the Full Moon in order to help manifest your dream. If you have used a bowl of earth in this rite, be sure to give it to the earth outside within the next 24 hours.
The World Spirit Tarot
Oracle
With a divinatory tool of your choosing ask the following question. You can also ponder it during meditation or through journalling.
What is my most desired dream of healing?
Additional queries to consider:
What dreams do I ignore because they seem to big or unattainable?
What dreams have I already made manifest?
Tarot Cards of Pisces
Every card within the tarot deck has an astrological association. The following correspondences follow the system laid out by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. You can add these cards to your altar as part of your New Moon in Pisces magick or use them in readings to help with determining celestial influence or timing (i.e. this will come to pass at when the Moon is in Pisces).
The Sign of Pisces: The Moon
Saturn in Pisces: Eight of Cups
Jupiter in Pisces: Nine of Cups
Mars in Pisces: Ten of Cups
The Water Signs of Pisces, Cancer, and Scorpio: Ace of Cups
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Need more astroherbology in your life? You can learn more about the astroherbology of Pisces by reading my in-depth profile on the sign. For those of you ready to learn how to work your magick and create your herbal remedies by the cycle of Moon and star, you're invited to join The L unar Apothecary.
Blessed New Moon, wise healers.
May your healing be healing to us all.
May our healing be healing to you.
Blessed be! Blessed be! Blessed be!
