Your Go-To Reference for Tarot, Astrology, Lunar Cycles, Journaling, and Life Design

When I wrote New Moon Life Design, I brought together years of notes, research, and personal insights about astrology, Tarot, lunar cycles, journaling, and life design. I've been studying and working with Tarot since 2010, lunar cycles since 2015, and astrology since 2020. Along the way, I filled notebooks and spreadsheets with information, observations, and ideas that helped me understand myself and the world around me.

Eventually, I wanted all that knowledge organized in one place, where I could easily find what I needed. And that's exactly how I use New Moon Life Design today. Sometimes the Moon is in Scorpio, and I want to revisit what I wrote about the Full Moon in Scorpio. Other times, I'll pull a Tarot card and revisit its symbolism and astrological connections, or review how the Moon expresses itself through different astrological houses. Instead of searching through several books, notebooks, or the internet, I reach for New Moon Life Design.

Although the book is organized around the seasons and zodiac cycles, there are many ways to work with it throughout the year. Here are five of my favorites.

1. Use It as an Astrology Reference

Have you ever wondered what it means when the Moon is Full in Sagittarius? Or what planet rules Sagittarius? Or perhaps what sign and planet rule a particular Tarot card?

New Moon Life Design introduces the foundations of astrology, including the 12 zodiac signs, 12 houses, planets, elements, modalities, and polarities.

You can turn to the book when you're learning astrology, exploring your birth chart, following current moon transits, or looking to better understand a particular sign, planet, or house.

2. Use It as a Lunar Cycle Reference

You don't have to wait for the New Moon to open New Moon Life Design.

The Moon moves through a continuous cycle of beginnings, growth, culmination, and release. The book explores four main lunar phases and all 12 zodiac signs, offering different themes to explore throughout each moonth.

You can follow the current lunar phase, explore the Moon's journey through the zodiac, or revisit a particular phase whenever its themes feel relevant.

3. Use It as a Tarot Reference

One of my favorite things about New Moon Life Design is having my Tarot interpretations together in one place. The book introduces Tarot and includes descriptions of all 78 cards, from the Major Arcana to the Minor Arcana, along with their astrological connections. Each card also includes meanings and reflections for the New Moon, Waxing Moon, Full Moon, and Waning Moon phases.

You can turn to the book when you're learning Tarot, revisiting a familiar card, or exploring its symbolism and meaning. You'll also find the YesSpiral Tarot & Astrology Wheel, which helps you visualize where the cards fit within the astrological chart.

4. Use It as a Journaling Reference

There are times when I want to journal, but I don't know what to write about. That's when I open New Moon Life Design and find inspiration. Each zodiac chapter offers themes and questions that can serve as starting points for reflection.

For example, Leo invites you to consider creativity, joy, and self-expression. Libra inspires you to reflect on relationships, balance, and the way you connect with others.

You can choose a sign based on the current lunar cycle, your birth chart, or something happening in your life. You can also use bibliomancy, opening the book to a random page to see where it takes you.

A prompt you explored last year could lead to an entirely different perspective today.

Pair It With New Moon Spiral

If you enjoy putting your reflections on paper, you can pair New Moon Life Design with New Moon Spiral, the YesSpiral lunar journaling companion. Use the book to explore ideas, prompts, and to find inspiration. Then bring those ideas and insights into your journal, where you can reflect on them, set intentions, and document your life unfolding in realtime.

5. Use It as a Life Design Reference

Life design is about becoming more aware of the life you're living and taking an active role in creating the life you want. New Moon Life Design introduces the eight dimensions of wellness: physical, emotional, social, intellectual, spiritual, financial, vocational, and environmental. You can use these dimensions to reflect on what's going well, what needs attention, and what you want to change.

The book also explores setting intentions and creating SMART goals, helping you move from an idea toward taking action. For example, you realize that you’ve been giving most of your attention to work and want to make room in your schedule for creativity. You could begin by setting an intention, exploring what creativity means to you, and choosing one action to bring more of it into your life. As time passes and your circumstances change, you can return to the book to reconsider your priorities, revisit your intentions, and explore new possibilities.

Make New Moon Life Design Your Own

Think of New Moon Life Design as a reference book you can return to whenever you're curious about astrology, Tarot, lunar cycles, or your own life. Maybe you want to understand a Tarot card that appeared in a reading, learn about the Moon's current phase, explore an astrological placement, or find inspiration for your next journal entry.

You can open the book to the topic that interests you, explore the connections, and see what you discover. These five suggestions are starting points. As you become familiar with the book, you'll find your own ways to work with it, guided by your interests, questions, and experiences.

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