Yule ritual 1/5, New Moon in Sagittarius and the upcoming Winter Solstice

New Moon rituals, Solstice symbolism and your first of 5 grounding rituals in the lead up to Midwinter

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Following the excitement and eclipse of this month’s Taurus Full Mourning Moon or Darkest Depths Moon as reference by

Lia Leendertz

in her wonderful Almanac the moon has waned through Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio and now sits in the sign of Sagittarius. Expansive Sagittarius-the forth and final zodiac sign of Autumn- offers an opportunity for growth, gratitude and optimism. Despite these offerings, it’s also important to honour that this is typically a time of year for over-indulgence and overwhelm with just 5 weeks until the Winter Solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere the Winter Solstice marks the shortest day - a time when our ancestors believed the sun stood still for 12 days and so a Yule log was lit to mark the passing of this dark time. Lighting a New or Dark Moon fire is a poignant ritual to mark this particular New Moon, with Sagittarius being a fire sign, also marking the dark half of the year.

New Moon in Sagittarius provocations: