A Moment of Release

New Moon Initiation • Winter Solstice Activation

This weekend is not symbolic.
It is initiatory.

We are moving through the final New Moon of the year, at the very end of Sagittarius season, followed immediately by the Winter Solstice.

This pairing matters.

The New Moon is the initiation — the moment Spirit places a decision in your hands.
The Solstice is the activation — when what you chose is locked into form.

This is not about wishing.
It is about choosing.

What you set into motion now becomes the blueprint for the life you are meant to live in 2026.
Not the life you’ve been surviving.
Not the life shaped by old patterns or compromises.

The life that is actually yours.

How to Work With This Portal

This time is not asking you to heal something here.

It is asking you to decide.

You chose your path.
You chose your truth.
You chose the life you are ready to live.

This ritual is designed to close the old timeline cleanly and open the field for tomorrow’s Solstice activation.

What You’ll Need

A bowl of warm water
A pinch of salt (for release)
A pinch of sugar (for sweetness)
One bay leaf (for direction)
- If you don’t have a bay leaf, a small piece of paper works just as well

The Ritual

1. Prepare the Water

Fill a bowl with warm water.

Add:

A pinch of salt
A pinch of sugar

Place the bowl in front of you.

2. Clear the Path

Using your finger, stir the water clockwise.

As you stir, say:

I clear the path.
I choose my path.
I lock in the timeline that serves my highest good.

Feel the decisiveness in your body as you speak.

3. Choose the Blueprint

Write one intention only on the bay leaf (or paper).

Not a list.
Not a plan.

One clear decision.

Place the bay leaf in the palm of your hand.

Bring your hand to your heart.

4. Enter the Vision

Sit comfortably and close your eyes.

Spend 5–10 minutes visualizing the life you are choosing.

Let it become real:

What do you smell?
Who is there?
How do you feel in your body?
What feels steady, free, and true?

Do not force images.
Let them come.

5. Release the Old Timeline

When you feel complete, bring the bay leaf back into your hands.

Gently blow on it once.

Then, safely burn the bay leaf or paper.

Let the ashes fall into the bowl of water.

This symbolizes the dissolving of the old timeline and the opening of the field for tomorrow’s Solstice activation.

Closing

The New Moon initiates.
The Solstice activates.

What you chose here does not drift.
It carries forward.

Sit quietly for a few moments.

When you’re ready, you may dispose of the water down the sink, trusting that what has ended has ended — and what has been chosen is now underway.

This is not a soft crossing.
It is a clean one.