Shadow Drum & Soul Flame Ritual

A Scorpio New Moon Ritual for Soul Renewal Energy: Sun in Gate 14 • Earth in Gate 8 • New Moon in Scorpio

A Note from Asia:

This ritual is offered in honor of the Scorpio New Moon. This is a powerful portal of release and rebirth that I’ve explored in this week’s Creatrix Chronicles Soul Frequency Forecast. As always, my intention is for this practice to be a living invitation, not a prescription. Let it meet you where you are.

Feel free to adapt the steps, tools, or timing to suit your own rhythm. Whether you follow it exactly or let it inspire your own version, trust your body, your spirit, and your knowing.

This ritual is also a beautiful companion for any moment you feel called to shed old skins, reclaim your power, or return to your essence. May it serve as a sacred mirror and a soft drumbeat guiding you home.

Theme: Deep Release and Spiritual Rebirth

This Scorpio New Moon invites us to find sanctuary in your sacred space, where shadows soften, truth emerges, and the soul remembers its power. With Gate 14 illuminating soul-driven prosperity and Gate 8 amplifying authentic influence, we are asked to shed what no longer serves and rise in devotion to our unique frequency.

The Symbolism

• Black Candle: Anchors the ritual in depth, grief, and transformation. It holds space for what you’re releasing.This candle represents the shadow, the underworld, and what is ready to be transmuted.

• White/Gold Candle: Activates your soul flame, illuminating your truth and new embodiment. This candle symbolizes renewal, clarity, and the soul’s rising light.

Mantra:

“I honor my shadows and rise renewed.”

Ritual

Tools:

• Drum or recorded heartbeat rhythm

• Bowl of water (infused with rose petals, mugwort, or obsidian)

• Black candle (for release)

• White or gold candle (for rebirth)

• Journal and pen

• Optional: Pluto frequency (140.25 Hz), crystals like Black Obsidian, Moonstone, Labradorite

Steps:

1. Grounding Breath. Light your black candle to open the ritual space and honor the Scorpio New Moon’s invitation to release. Inhale deeply, exhale with your primordial sound. Repeat 3–5 times. Let your body settle into presence.

2. Drum Invocation. Begin drumming slowly, syncing with your breath. Let the rhythm rise and fall like waves.

3. Shadow Whisper. Speak aloud one fear, wound, or pattern you’re ready to release. Let the drum absorb it. “I release what dims my light. I release ____________”

4. Water Anointing. Dip your fingers into the water and touch your forehead, heart, and womb/sacral area. “I rise in truth.” Begin to visualize your rise.

5. Soul Flame Activation. Light your white or gold candle to mark your rebirth. Drum a new rhythm—faster, brighter. Feel your energy shift. Let the flame reflect your rising light.

6. Silent Integration. Sit in stillness. Journal or draw what your soul reveals. Ask: What am I ready to release to rise? What truth is ready to be lived?

After the ritual, you can allow the candles to burn until you feel ready to put them out. You can also place these candles on opposite sides of your altar or bath space to visually represent the journey from shadow to light.