Embrace the Pink Moon: Set Intentions and Achieve Your Goals with the New Moon Journal by Namaste Studios

By Dennis Bluthardt at Namaste Studios

The Pink Moon, named after the wild ground phlox, one of the early spring flowers, and as such, it signifies rebirth and transformation. This lunar event takes place in April. Symbolically, this full moon can represent personal growth. It’s a sign that you should embrace the changes in your life that are just as seasonal as the Pink Moon. The air you exhale could be something like a prayer or intention, something you probably need to let go of, something to get out of your life.

The best way to use the energy the Pink Moon will provide is to write about it. I suggest purchasing the New Moon Journal by Namaste Studios (no, this is not an affiliate link, just a happy customer). The New Moon Journal gives journaling a complete structure and helps with “lists of things to let go” by providing action-by-action instructions. The journal will last for many other lunar cycles, not just this one. It teaches you how to write your desires in the format of SMART goals, since ‘the key to manifestation is asking for what you desire in a SMART way:

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.’ By writing your desires like this, you make the list manageable, and you will better understand why you are making such a list. This is a great, simple manifestation journal for beginners and experienced journalers with “writer’s block”.

Some degree of meditation should always be involved. The Pink Moon is a time to manifest new, professional beginnings (or the continuation of certain aspects of your life). Therefore, you must communicate with yourself and be your most open self to be prepared for what you might encounter this month (other than a stunning, picturesque scene). Spring is the perfect time to start the next chapter of your journey!

What is the Pink Moon?

The Full Moon in April is called the Pink Moon, and this name comes from a flower known as the moss pink. This flower is called creeping phlox, moss phlox, or mountain phlox. It is native to the eastern United States and is one of the earliest flowers to cover the ground in Spring. The moss pink lends its cheerful color to many gardens.

Cultures and religions worldwide attach significance to the Pink Moon and celebrate it with individual rituals, not least the burning of the Clavie. Celebrations of the coming of Spring are also traditionally held under the Pink Moon, the Ravi Nou, during which Hindu participants celebrate the coming of Spring.

Other names for our pink April Moon are:

• Sprouting grass moon
• The fish moon
• The egg moon
• The Paschal moon (for the Eastern Church)

As we leave Spring behind, we come zooming toward summer under the gaze of the lovely Flower Moon, which, according to the Maine Farmer’s Almanac, is the name of the 2023 full moon that will be visible in all its glory on May 3.

The Power of the New Moon Journal by Namaste Studios

New Moon Journal: This journal was made to work in tandem with the New Moon. It is a powerful tool that enhances personal development by focusing on the lunar cycle and allowing users to concentrate mainly on the New Moon. This journal does so by including.

Creating SMART Goals Aligned with the Pink Moon

SMART is a system designed to ensure you always create a winning goal.

• Specific: What do you want? Specificity gets the ball heading in the right direction.
• Measurable: How will you know when you’ve reached your aim? Measure where you are now vs. later. What’s different?
• Achievable/Action: What action can you take to reach your goal? Is your goal attainable?
• Relevant: Why does this goal matter to you? What types of big-picture reasons do you have to persevere?
• Time-bound deadline: What’s the goal date?

Setting a goal’s foundation with SMART has already propelled you to the top 5%. How else can others make sense of where they’re heading?

When crafting SMART goals, consider which parts of your life you want to improve. By creating your pink moon goal, I encourage you to focus your intention on a single area of life, such as:

Personal growth, finance, health, business, lifestyle, family, romance.

How you name that area of your life to spruce up will differ from another person’s journey. After all, that’s what makes life exciting.

Like a mantra, I would choose the area of life where my intentions need the most help, like speedy energy work to help improve the power inside me. Then, with the help of the SMART acronym, I develop a system to plan how I’m headed to one mission, over-researching it.

Here are some general ideas to shape your thoughts on how to create a SMART goal that makes sense now (or, if you’re willing to wait, close to the pink full moon) and a breakdown of what a goal might look like:

For this little project, instead of aimlessly chiming, “relationships,” I specified mine in a way where even an outsider can call me out if it isn’t happening. From this, my goal emerged: “Have a meaningful conversation with a family member once a week.”

To measure, I decided to measure how the conversation happened or to journal about the topic spoken about to connect to (quality over quantity, ladies and gents).

My goal is achievable because I am home often, and my house is complete. I can always DM through Facebook family groups. It’s good.

To keep my goal accountable, I have a set date for conversations with family members, filled to my expectations by the next Pink Moon cycle. Since the pink full moon promotes empathy and understanding, why not try it? By the next pink moon, I may be with the wind again, who knows?

Affirmations and the Pink Moon

Affirmations are our “I am” statements to the universe – the key word being universe. We use the power of “I am” to capture whatever we want and help ourselves create and live as that version of ourselves, as often as we like.

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Releasing Negativity and Embracing Positivity

The Pink Moon is aptly named for the herb moss pink, native to eastern North America. This moon serves as our metaphor, or oracle-filled spring. The first level involves focusing on what you need to eliminate. Juxtapose that with the themes of the Pink Moon, which include growth and new beginnings, and you’re on your way to developing a greater understanding of runes. The next level brings in themes of Spring. When we add this piece to the growing puzzle, the themes remain the same, but each level adds depth. The Pink Moon has even more depth because, of course, it is a full moon.

Grounding exercises start with grounding yourself and getting into a calm space where you can think without interruptions. This is about you, your life, and the direction you have been going, emphasizing what you are beginning to do with it. So, to start, do what you will to ground yourself. For some, that means doing a visualization exercise. If you are at that place in your serenity practice, you should continue with further reading. This is not for those who have not yet developed a connection to the level above the species; those who have will understand what this means. Use the same practices for this session that you would use to get grounded for any spiritual exercise.

Meditation and Reflection

The Pink Moon symbolizes renewal, a sign it’s time to shed our layers and grow. Use this moon as a cue for a monthly meditation focusing on renewal in any area that feels important to you (physical well-being, a relationship, your career, etc.). Then journal your intention and any insights and signs (inner and outer) that arose during or after your ritual.

Here’s how you can do a moon meditation:

Find a quiet and comfortable place where you won’t be disturbed and choose a meditation (see some options below) that resonates with you.

• Before you start your meditation, set an intention to have clarity about a possible new beginning in some area of your life.
• If you want to think of “new beginnings” and ” fresh starts,” use the 3rd Eye Chakra Crystal Set. This can inspire new ideas and a clear vision of what area to focus on this month.
• Get comfortable, sitting up or lying down, and start your meditation.
• After meditation, take time to decode how you’re feeling. Your head or heart may feel clearer about a situation or problem you asked for guidance on. If you need time to ponder and reflect, take as much as you need—use the Third Eye Chakra Ritual Stone Set, which might inspire new ideas and clarity.
• Remember to finish your ritual by journaling what came up and writing down some steps for accomplishing your intention in your everyday life. You may want to add reflecting on and celebrating your accomplishments to your calendar!

Energy Healing Rituals and Gratitude

The Pink Moon in April signifies a time of renewal and life blossoming. With it, there are simple energy healing rituals you can do to tap into the vibrancy of its vibe. Create a sacred outdoor or indoor space by a window, preferably where you can see the moon, and pull in items representing love and what you love. Rose quartz crystals for love, fresh flowers, and handwritten notes of what you are thankful for immediately bring in gratitude. This is key. As the moon seethes and ebbs its pinkish glow, sit or meditate for a moment on the love and thankfulness you have in your life and perhaps envision (or see the astrological mind’s eye of) this energetic light beaming from your heart and out. You could also imagine this happening in the space you’ve created. Following our comprehensive list of full moon rituals, we have established that gratitude is the ultimate psychotronic. It could be said that it represents an all-powerful force of love that will not stop creating powerful effects to build, preserve, and enhance. Interestingly, the resultant manifestation is so good.

The Pink Moon is coming in April.

The Pink Moon is so named because its appearance period coincides with the blooming of certain pink flowers. This glorious message from the universe should remind you that Spring is a time of renewal, and to renew is to grow.

So, during this spring renewal moon, consider that viewing time in the context of cycles and progressive movement rather than individual, unrelated events represents the beginning of a whole new experience.

This structured journal is helpful for this purpose. In it, you’ll write about the growing Pink Moon; the reading is positive and engaging, but that’s not the journal’s point.

It’s about two powerful words:

WRITE DOWN

It’s the action of engaging with the New Moon’s growth cycle, turning you into a major player. Describe where you see progress in your life. Go the scenic route. Write as though you have won the lottery in life. You have. You’ve greeted thousands of people! It’s possible.

What don’t you like about your life? Write about it. Write like an old-school journalist about where you are today in a lined, bound journal. Where do you dream of being? You are not those things. No one is. You are a human being. Non-small minds are tattletales who stifle their kids’ dreams all day until they become adults/creator-killers. Listen to yourself talking 10 years ago.

You’re not perfect today. Not even close. But you no longer fit the mold to be a stuffer of dreams!

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