How to Make Effective New Moon Wishes and Birthday Affirmations

     "A birthday is the first day of another 365 day journey around the sun.  Enjoy the trip!" 
~ unknown

     In honor of my upcoming birthday and the new moon in Aries, I felt inspired to write about how to make the most of the most magical day of the year -- your birthday! This is the best day of the year to make wishes and affirmations, and you can optimize them by paying attention to what fears came up before your birthday. But regardless of when your birthday is, any new moon is also an excellent time to make affirmations, especially the new moon in Aries - because it's the first new moon in the astrological year.

    If you would like to know more about making new moon issues, I recommend New Moon Astrology by Jan Spiller.  New moon affirmations are best said during the "magic hour," which is 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after the moment of the new moon. You can look up the exact time of any new moon on the Internet. During this time that occurs about every 28 days, you have the opportunity to make 10 new moon wishes. You also have the opportunity to make 10 wishes on your birthday.

Lessons from the Solar Return
 
    The month before your birthday is called your solar return, when the sun is returning to the position it held at the time of your birth. During your solar return month, life can be tumultuous. Your deepest fears can come up. But from these fears you can see what you don't want in your life and what you do want. Your birthday then becomes the perfect time to set intentions for what you want to create for your new year based on what came up for you during your solar return. 

     Here are some examples of common fears. If during your solar return one of these fears comes up....

• fear of failure or making a mistake
• fear of not being enough
• fear of being rejected or criticized
• fear of the unknown

     Then your birthday affirmation would be...

• I am vibrantly successful
• I am always enough
• I am compassionately accepted
• I embrace my amazing future

Making it Specific and Real

      Now get specific about what being successful, feeling enough, being accepted and embracing of your future means to you. What would being successful look like? What would it feel like to be accepted unconditionally? What would an amazing future look like? The answers to these questions are your wishes.

     Make a list of your wishes by writing them down. Now say them out loud and feel what it would be like to have them.  Even better, make a vision board.  You can do this with poster board, markers and magazine picture clippings. Or use one of the vision board apps.

     If you put your poster vision board in a place you will see everyday, or look at your vision board app everyday, it sends a powerful message to your subconscious mind of what you want.

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