People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
~ Elizabeth Kubler Ross

Like the moon, we all go through phases in our lives. We have ups and downs, we go forward and backward – and sometimes we seem to circle back around. We may hide behind the clouds or peek from beneath the clouds. But in the midst of darkness, when we are open to making a connection with our authentic self, we can get to a point where we’re able to beam with full light.

During a new moon phase, the sky is completely black, with the exception of little sparkles of light in the form of stars. It’s the point in every month when the moon takes a retreat and begins to grow again, redoubling her light and reflecting new creative energy on all worldly things.

For creative individuals, this phase represents a time for our own retreat and withdrawal from the outside world. During the darkness, it’s an opportunity to reflect on who we are – underneath the layers of life. It’s a time to turn within and write about our inner thoughts and feelings. The new moon can be a potent time for both reflection on and acting upon soul desire.

This is a time to ponder where we’ve been, how we got to where we are now and where to go from here. It’s a time to explore new ways of thinking and to prepare for a new path of travel.

This phase marks the ideal time for connecting with our inner selves and our heart’s desire. By looking for the “light” and knowing that it’s there, somewhere, waiting to be discovered – we can face our “dark side of the moon” and reach a place where our personal reflection begins to shed its own light.

This is a time where dots start to connect and patterns start to reveal themselves – just as the stars do in the night sky. Everything has a place and everything has a purpose. Now it becomes our job to find our place in the next phase of life’s journey.

The energies of the dark moon can feel especially potent. That’s because they are. They represent the unknown and can send a magnetic pull to lure our willingness and our desire to find out – “What is it on the other side that is waiting for me?”

Grab your journal during this dark moon phase and ask your authentic self, “Who am I and where do I want to go from here?”

The timing couldn’t be more perfect.

Tina Games-Evans is a freelance writer, a workshop facilitator and a life purpose coach for mothers who are dealing with issues related to the loss of personal identity. Her website is www.MoonlightMoms.com. Tina lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband and her two young children.

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