Embracing the Black Moon: A Time for Soul Reset

August 23, 2025, marks a rare cosmic pause. A moment to release, reset, and return to yourself.

You won’t see this moon in the sky, but you’ll feel her. This is the Black Moon: the third New Moon in a single season. Quiet, hidden, powerful. She doesn’t need to shine to shift things inside of you.
Spiritually, this lunar event opens a deep space for inner clearing. It’s about surrender. About letting go of what’s been draining your spirit. About honoring your shadows, your stillness, and your softness. It’s a return to the inner wilderness.

What Is a Black Moon?

A Black Moon happens when four New Moons take place in one season, and the third of them is given this name. It only shows up every 32-33 months, making it one of the rarest lunar events.

While a Full Moon illuminates, the Black Moon cloaks. Its energy is not meant for exposure, but for quiet transformation. Think of it as the womb of the cosmos, where endings settle and beginnings root.

Why This One Matters

This Black Moon is a powerful reset button. It carries the frequency of deep spiritual composting. It helps you:

• Clean out the emotional and energetic clutter
• Reclaim parts of yourself you’ve buried
• Plant intentions from a place of true emptiness, not ego
• Surrender control and let healing unfold naturally

If you feel more emotional, sensitive, or tired around this time, you’re not imagining it. The Black Moon invites stillness, not productivity.

Energetic Themes to Work With

🌑 Shadow Integration – Sit with your fears, doubts, and unresolved emotions. Don’t fix them. Witness them. That’s where healing starts.

🌑 Release Work – Let go of the people, beliefs, or patterns that no longer walk with your soul.

🌑 Rebirth Energy – In the dark, something new begins to form. Even if you can’t name it yet.

🌑 Sacred Silence – Resting is magic. You don’t have to “do” to be aligned. You just have to listen.

🌑 Seeding Intentions – Plant dreams not from urgency but from inner truth. Let them grow with the moon.

This energy is especially tender and supportive if you’re in a period of loss, change, or emotional overwhelm.

Getting Ready for the Black Moon

The preparation starts with your space. Clean your home like it’s a sacred temple. Sweep the corners, burn your favorite cleansing herbs, and open the windows. Get the air moving. Then: write down what you’re ready to release and what you’re calling in. Keep it simple. The moon is looking for honesty.

Rituals to Ground & Heal

1. Mirror & Flame: A Ritual for Shadow Witnessing

Let this be a moment where you face the part of yourself you’ve been avoiding.

What you’ll need:

• One black candle
• A small mirror
• Florida Water (or moon water)
• A piece of black tourmaline

Cleanse the mirror, light the candle in front of it, and hold the stone in your hand. Look at yourself. Say the truth you’ve kept quiet, out loud. Then gently wipe the mirror clean, whispering: “You are seen. You are free.” Let the candle burn as long as needed, then journal before extinguishing.

2. Seed Jar Spell: Planting Dreams in the Dark

Sometimes, growth begins in silence.

Gather:

• A small jar
• 3 bay leaves
• Frankincense
• Open Road oil
• A silver candle

Write one goal per bay leaf. Add them to the jar with a pinch of resin and a few drops of oil. Seal it. Light the candle and pass the jar through its warmth. Say, “I plant this in trust. When light returns, I rise.” Store in a sacred place. Burn the leaves when the crescent moon appears.

3. Salt & Smoke Bath: Energetic Detox Ritual

This is for when you’re carrying too much, and it’s time to let it go.

You’ll need:

• Black salt (or sea salt if that’s what you have)
• Dried lavender and rue (optional but helpful)
• Smoke-cleansing bundle or ethically sourced herbs
• One obsidian stone (or another grounding crystal you trust)

Before your shower, burn your herbs or cleansing bundle and let the smoke drift through your space, especially around the shower area and your body. Let it soften what’s clinging to you energetically.

In a small bowl or jar, mix your salt with crushed herbs. Bring this into the shower with you. Once the water’s warm, step in and use the salt mix like a scrub or gently sprinkle it over your skin (shoulders, chest, back, wherever you carry tension). Move slowly and with intention, imagining the water and salt washing away emotional buildup, grief, anxiety, or stuck energy.

Hold the obsidian in your hand or place it where the water touches it briefly, and visualize it absorbing what you’re releasing.

Take your time. Breathe. Stay in until you feel lighter.

Afterward, rinse the stone under running water and set it on a clean cloth to dry.

What If I’m New to All This?

If you’re wondering whether this moon is different from a regular New Moon, the answer is yes. The Black Moon is rare and energetically heavier. It doesn’t just open a doorway; it invites you to step through it with your whole self.

You don’t need to be an experienced witch to feel it or to work with it. Intention is everything. Don’t overthink it. Start small, keep it honest, and let your energy do the talking.

Missed the exact date? No stress. The Black Moon’s influence lingers from August 22 to August 25, so there’s a gentle window to work with.

And about supplies, don’t let that stop you. Fancy tools are nice, but never necessary. A candle. A mirror. A bowl of water. Your breath. Your truth. That’s more than enough.

As for knowing whether the rituals worked, listen inward. The shifts might be quiet: a deep exhale, a lighter heart, a vivid dream that lingers, a decision that suddenly feels clear. Black Moon magic works beneath the surface. Trust that something has already begun.

Final Thoughts: The Gift of the Black Moon

The Black Moon reminds us that growth happens in the shadows, in the quiet, and in the sacred dark.
Let this moon hold space for you. Rest, cry, scream, breathe, plant seeds that no one sees.
The light will return. But for now, be here… in the deep, in the honest, in the in-between ♥