Emporiblog - February New Moon - 2026

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Hello all! The New Moon and Chinese New year are apon us As well as a solar eclipse! (NEW MOON AND CHINESE NEW YEAR TUESDAY 17TH)

THIS New Moon is in Aquarius ♒ and is all about trusting your intuition. Trust your gut, it's never wrong. You can also use this time to strengthen your intuition and become more attune with it such as with the help of Divination. Now is the time to make decisions but, even if your gut is telling you something..you still need to exercise caution 


Currently in retrograde we have:

- Jupiter 


Crystals

Here are some Crystals to work with during this New Moon:

- Moonstone
- Garnet
- Selenite
- Azurite
- Rhodochrosite
- Blue Topaz
- Chrysocolla
- Amethyst
- Hematite
- Moldavite
- Aquamarine

If you are drawn to any other Crystals during this time, use those too!!


Herbs/Flowers

Below are some Flowers and Herbs for this New Moon (if you don't have the actual plant, the corresponding incense/oil will be fine):

- Valerian
- Orchid
- Violet
- Rosemary
- Jack-in-the-pulpit
- Fennel
- Goldenrod
- Comfrey
- Gladiolus


If you have pets, please check our PET SAFETY tag to check if any of the herbs/flowers listed above are poisonous to your pet as well as the corresponding essential oils!!

This year is the Chinese year of the Horse! Feel free to look at our post on the Chinese zodiac for extra reading and our eclipse post!


Blessings,

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