Meditation for the New Moon in Aries

I use my impatience and anger constructively ... to make positive changes in my life.
I respect the power behind my passions and desires ... and use this energy wisely.
I use my self-assertion to build, manage, and support the conditions I want in my life.
I offer bold, affirmative leadership to myself and others with my choices and actions.
With joy and gratitude, I launch my initiative ... to begin the important creations and projects of my life.

Creative Visualization

Imagine yourself seated comfortably near a magnificent cliff overlooking the ocean, facing east as the sun begins to rise. Your eyes are closed. Your breathing is steady. But on the screen of your imagination you envision the powerful image of the Sun rising from the sea ... the cradle of life, the symbol of creative emotion and fertility, releasing the fiery source of light and heat to give its essential nourishment to all life on earth ... and you as part of that life ... for another day.

Feel the warmth as the Sun rises. See the deepening color red filling your visual field as the light grows. Imagine yourself surrounded by a beautiful and empowering red light that pulses, pales, and intensifies in a gentle but purposeful rhythm.

With each pulse you feel your spirit infused with the courage, confidence, energy, and direction you need to launch a new phase of creative growth and personal evolution. In the healing magic of this warm red light, impatience becomes excitement, passion becomes vision, anger becomes resolve ... and your pioneering spirit is born anew. Heart and spirit unite in the healing knowledge that your actions can make a difference in the world.

Coming Down to Earth

Choose a project that is personally important to you, something that shows off your power, your talents, your most fervent desires ... a project that shows off who you are, something you truly want to claim as your own. Perhaps within the structure of this project is an essential message from you to yourself about who you are and what you stand for. The thing that comes to mind as you consider your options truly could be that significant. Resolve to begin it ... and see it through to the end.

Envision the steps you need to take, the resources you need to assemble, the courage you need to have. Envision each step successfully completed. Deep within yourself, through the power of your imagination, feel each increment of satisfaction as this project moves forward. See this project manifested and finished ... with beauty, power, and significance. Feel the pride you deserve from a job well done. Feel the joy and gratitude that comes with your own creative zest. Congratulate yourself on the courage and determination you showed ... to bring this creation into being.

Now, map out the initial steps ... the things you can do now, today, and tomorrow ... and get this effort underway. If at any time along the way you feel your courage falter, your initiative lag, or your confidence fade, return to your place of power ... the cliff overlooking the sea at sunrise. Recharge in the warmth and color of the Sun's red rays ... as many times as you need.

This place is always here for you.

Set your sights. Take aim. And follow through.