The first lunar day is generally counted as the day of the new or dark moon. In some traditions, the first lunar day begins the moment the first sliver of the waxing moon is visible on the horizon. More information on the Lunar Days can be found here: The Thirty Lunar Days

This is an ideal day to create plans and can mark the start of meaningful beginnings. However, you should remember not to pursue a new issue or direction too eagerly as long as the Moon is still hidden from view. You can however jot down your intentions regarding this new activity in your journal and anticipate it as the lunar month unfolds.

You may also think carefully about your next course of action. Plan wisely and act cautiously towards this new intention. Set aside other activities for other days.

• Symbols: Candle, Lamp, Light.
• Other Symbols: Altar of Hecate, Athena-Pallada coming out in full armor from the head of Zeus.
• Stones and minerals: Diamond, Rhinestone, Quartz crystals.
• Aromatherapy: Myrrh
• Chakra Activation: During the 1st lunar day the Third Eye (an area between eyebrows) is active.

Overall forecast:

On such a day it is not recommended to engage in any group work. It would be good to go back to the beginning, to remember childhood, to reflect on one’s actions. You can also devote time to reading historical literature. We can say that this is a day of creative endeavors. It is not advised to take up new business on the first day of the moon, but it is a great day to make business plans.

Things already planned for this day should be successfully accomplished. Do not overload yourself physically and emotionally. Reduce contacts with people.

Recommendations:

• Make a business plan for the upcoming month.
• Brainstorm general strategies for your activities.
• Make an attentive analysis of your personal state of being.
• Find new ways to realize your ideas.

Weather forecast:

With the new Moon, you can expect the weather to change. Raw and damp on the new moon changes to dry and warm on the following days, Warm on the new moon changes to frosty or cold on the following days. Overcast on the new moon changes to clear on the following days, and vice versa.

Influence on health:

Head is active, particularly brain. Clean frontal and Highmore sinuses. Make procedures for eyes. From the medical point of view, this is the day that could be treated with alcohol. Physiologically, there is a dense knocking down of the organs. There is a high probability of exacerbations of chronic diseases.

• Nutrition tips: Vegetarian diet is recommended. Avoid hot, spicy, fattening food. Strong tea, coffee or alcohol is not recommended.

Do not overwork today. Started on these lunar day diseases, usually long, but with full recovery. Stony diseases, as well as those associated with obstruction of vessels, are aggravated. Claustrophobia can worsen. There may be signs of atherosclerosis, cancer.

Not the best time for brain surgery, manipulation and procedures on the face area. Also, the energy of this day does not correspond to acupuncture and manual therapy.

A haircut on the first lunar day will be marked by a reduction in the life potential and life expectancy of a person.

Warnings:

On the 1st lunar day, deceptions, wrong actions, indulgence to someone, have an extremely negative impact on your creative plans, business development.

It is not recommended to:

• Start any activities which can lead to instability.
• Make serious decisions or negotiations.
• Repay or incur debt.
• Purchase or sell anything.
• Open any financial matter (sign documents, visit bank office, exchange currency, wait for financial income, etc).
• Meet with partners or signing contracts.

Dreams:

Before you go to sleep, tune yourself into your most ambitious plans and desires for the upcoming lunar month, but they must be constructive, otherwise you might hurt yourself. Tonight you may have dreams, which will show you what to expect next month, but these dreams are just sketches.

If you dream something good – it’s for joy, if bad – do not pay attention, it will easily go away if you do not concentrate too much on your dream, but easily let it go. As a rule, bad dreams are rare on the 1st lunar day. So, if you do not like the dream, don’t get upset; try to analyze it, make a conclusion and release it.

If in your dream you see something you want in your real life, do not forget to include it in your plan for the lunar month. If you take the time to write down these plans every New Moon, it is more likely that your dreams can then be fulfilled.

Aromatherapy:

The aroma for the first lunar day is Myrrh. Myrrh warms, eliminates the confusion of thoughts and confusion of feelings. Clears the aura, stimulates energy growth, enhances vital energy. The fragrance of Mirra sates with love, opens the heart for love, filling it with the pure energies of the Universe.

This aroma also helps a person understand the actions of others, accept and forgive, teaches wisdom and prudence. Helps to get rid of egocentrism and dependence. Increases self-esteem. Myrrh helps to build a bridge between “heavenly” and “earthly” in man.

Housework:

When starting any household projects on this lunar day consider that the physical energy of humans is at its minimum and rebooting; this is why it isn’t worth starting any big tasks. Today only light cleaning and small household chores is acceptable. But big things, washing, cleaning, washing windows and floors should be moved to another time. It is worth noting that the first lunar day is very favorable for creativity. Take care of embroidery, knitting, drawing and other things that you like.

Direct your energy toward creating a more pleasant atmosphere; one of calmness, harmony and placidity. You may fill your house with the sounds of calm music and light candles, oil lamps or aroma lamps; today’s best aroma oils are mint, magnolia, salvia, lotus, sage or sandalwood. If using an oil lamp it is advisable to keep it burning the entire night.

It will be of benefit to bring a new decoration into the interior of your house, this should serve as a symbol with which to begin each new lunar month.

On this lunar day you may plan the sequence of your household projects for the next lunar cycle. Today it is better not to start repairing or rearranging, moving to a new house or apartment is also inadvisable at this time. You may do small projects; for example folding and ironing laundry or packing away winter clothes. If you are used to mopping everyday, use a barely wet mop and don’t exert any extra effort. Reserve your physical power.

Today the energy fields of your mind and creativity are especially active. Better to spend more time in nature, take a seat next to the river or in the park and try to feel a kind of rebirth.

Weddings and Relationships:

If this is the first date, it’s better to arrange it in a quiet cute café. If you are already together, avoid noisy crowded places,, choose an intimate quite place. This is a good day to plan and “magnetize” your personal life.

Because the first lunar day is the time of planning, it is best to refrain from marriage on this day. The most reasonable thing is to weigh the pros and cons of such an important and responsible event and think whether your marriage is a whim. Do you really love each other? This lunar day gives lovers another chance to figure out how they fit together in terms of cohabitation.

Family life is not only flowers and cuddles, but also the problems and hardships of everyday life. The new moon is a good time to plan the future lives together. Detailed planning of further marital life will help to avoid unexpected disappointments, which, as everyone knows, lead to divorce. And, on the contrary, the more you plan your life together, the more reliable and stable your ship will be in the ocean of everyday life.

To those who have already applied to the registry office, the first lunar day is ideal for planning the wedding celebration itself, deciding where it will take place, how many guests there will be, how much money to put aside, and so on and so forth.

Conception of a Child:

A child conceived on the first lunar day will be born under the protection of higher powers. This protection gives the individual the courage to press on in the face of obstacles that might deter someone else.

The life of such a person is bright, unpredictable, saturated. A great variety of events will happen. He will live a long time. On his way he will be helped by a strong-willed character and, to an even greater extent, by spiritual strength.

The first lunar day is the best for conception, if you want your child to become a priest, a spiritual teacher.

Born On This Day:

People born on the first lunar day are emotional people who have great inner energy, and tend to live a long time. Fantasies of these people are able to come true. Creative activities are successful and bring pleasure. For such people, the desires are a special power. These people have a very strong connection with the Moon.

People of the first day should not make hasty decisions, as they might bring unexpected fruit and cause problems. In the life of the people of this day there can be many unforeseen situations, but to catch them unawares is difficult.

They have developed intelligence, they are difficult to deceive, but in business matters everything is not so easy. They study easily, are organized, they understand people well.

In general, life will be long and successful. For good health, you need to give up alcohol and smoking, with exercise you need to be careful.

Business and Money:

This is an unfavorable day for the repayment of debts. This may set up a cycle whereby the whole month you will pay, but not receive. It is also not worth borrowing on the first lunar day. Symbolically, your debts will grow with the moon, and then you will have to get out of the loans throughout the lunar month.

On the first lunar day it is best to refrain from any purchases, both large and small. There may be delays in cash receipts.

On the first lunar day it is recommended to postpone the adoption of serious decisions. In addition, this day is not the most suitable for solving business issues and negotiating. It is difficult to reach an agreement, discussing important points. It is not recommended to register an enterprise or to start on business. Try to postpone the signing of contracts.

To increase the effect of individual work, you need to contact with nature, advice from friends or relatives, you can refer to books. In this period, any overloads, grandiose plans or risky activities are also dangerous. The implementation of such plans will be in jeopardy.

Moon Day One Meditations:

• Visualization
• Planning for the upcoming lunar month
• Candlelight concentration
• Purification with fire.

This day is favorable for fire purifications, mostly when the Moon is in an Air Sign (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius). All fears and obsessions will be burnt. Sit by the open fire or concentrate on a candle flame for about 10-15 minutes. When time is up, slowly close your eyes and relax for another 5 minutes. Afterward, you may start planning for the upcoming lunar month.

Magick for The New Moon

Some spells and rituals are best done on the dark moon, (the first lunar day). These include:

• New Moon Spells – A variety of spells posted in The Book of Shadows
• Rites for the opening of roads, both life and ordinary.
• Many special festivities for the New Moon can be found here.
• More ideas can be found here – New Moon Magick and Lore

This lunar day is good for thinking through all the magick and spellwork that you are planning to perform in this lunar month. It is also a good time to begin the making of amulets and talismans.

• Mental modeling of the desired situation:

If you have a good visualization, you have the opportunity on this day to build a phantom of this desire. This phantom then lives an independent life and draws to you the right events that will help your desire to materialize in the physical plane.

Sources:

• Om Journal
• Full Moon Calendar
• Moon Horoscope