The Black Moon Reset: Expressing Your True Self & Creating a Life That Reflects Who You Are

On August 22, 2025, at 11:06 PM PT, we experience a rare Black Moon in Virgo — a cosmic reset that happens only once every 33 months. This amplified new moon is a powerful invitation to realign your life, redefine your identity, and express your true self in every area of your life.

In this episode of the True Self Mastery Podcast, Anne Van de Water guides you through:

✨ The rare power of a Black Moon and why this one is so significant
 ✨ How Virgo’s energy invites you to edit your life with precision and intention
 ✨ Why self-expression — the often-overlooked fourth pillar — is key to creating a life you love
✨ Four powerful reflection questions to clarify who you’re becoming
✨ A simple yet transformative Black Moon ritual to set aligned intentions
✨ How your free Human Design chart can help you embody your truest self

This is your chance to pause, reset, and consciously choose who you are becoming.

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Thank you. So be it. So it is. It is done. Abracadabra.

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Welcome to the True Self Mastery podcast, where we explore the art of living, loving, and leading well as your true self. I am your host, Anne Vandywater, and I'm here to guide you on a journey of remembering who you really are, reclaiming your natural genius, and creating a life and legacy that you truly love. Today's episode is is called the Black Moon Reset, expressing your true self and creating a life that reflects who you are. Today's episode is being recorded on this rare cosmic moment day. Today is the Black Moon in Virgo. It's August 22nd, 2025, and the new moon, the Black Moon happens this evening at 1106 p.m pacific time so wherever you are in the world look up what time it is where you are so that you can time listening to and aligning with these frequencies wherever you are on our beautiful planet a black moon only happens once every 33 months and it carries an amplified energy of of resetting realigning and reimagining who you are becoming most people on new moons set intentions for the life that you want and there tends to be three areas that we all focus on when it comes to our intentions number one is health and wellness because if you don't have your health and wellness, then it's really challenging to do anything, right? Number two is relationships. Because our tribal, societal, familial, relational part of our brain and our development after our health and wellness and our survival need love. We need that sense of belonging. And the finances, slash our work and our offerings. Those are very powerful places to create from. But there's a fourth area that's often overlooked. And in my experience, it's the one that changes everything. That fourth area is self expression, or what I like to call true self expression. Because here's the truth. When you express your true self, In your health, in your relationships, in your work, in your finances, your entire life becomes a pure reflection of who you really are. Your life becomes your masterpiece. And that's what this black moon is here to awaken. Your right to be fully you in every area of your life. So let's talk about the amplified power. A new moon always offers a fresh start and a blank page, but a black moon, the second new moon in Virgo this year, amplifies everything. It's a cosmic invitation to edit your life with intention, to decide what stays, what goes, and what you're consciously choosing to create next. This energy ripples far and wide. beyond this moment the identity shifts that you claim now set the tone for the months and even years ahead so Virgo is calling you to alignment Virgo brings a very grounded practical energy that asks us to align our daily habits and choices with our highest truth and I always like to think of Virgo as being the mother, the loving, nurturing mother who wants the very, very best for us. And when we think of our ideal mother, the mother wants us to be our true self in all areas of our lives. And this isn't about striving for perfection. It's about precision. It's about devotion. And Virgo invites you to take an honest inventory of your life. So here are some powerful questions for you to reflect on, on this new moon, this black moon in Virgo. Do your daily actions reflect the person you're becoming? Does your outer life match your inner truth are your health your relationships your work and your finances truly expressions of your authentic self let those questions percolate When your identity and your self-expression are aligned, everything flows. So your identity, and when I say your identity, I mean your true self, who you know yourself to truly be. So when your true identity and then your self-expression, which means your frequency your vibration, right? Because some of our expression, others can actually hear and they can see it. But then beneath the surface, there is the true self-expression of your beliefs, your thoughts, your mindset, your feelings, your emotions, your heart set. That's the beneath the surface self-expression. And then there are the words that you speak. There are the actions that you take. That's your outer self-expression. So when you combine your true self-identity with your true self-expression, that equals your masterpiece. That is the art and practice of living, loving, and leading well as your true self so that you are the legacy you are legendary so here are the four pillars to focus on because they're the ones that they usually really really grab our attention so health and wellness this is physical mental emotional soul spiritual health and wellness it's holistic it's how you nourish and you care for your yourself. This is really up with this Virgo energy. Because as I said before, if you don't have your health and wellness, then it's really challenging to carry through with any of your other visions and goals. The next one is your relationships, how you connect, how you love, how you belong. So this is a really important time to do that because again it's this mothering energy it's this relational energy time and then the third one is finances and what you do to generate income in your life how you create how you receive how you manage how you steward your resources so this is a really good time to check in with that and Virgo is very practical it's very down to earth and so just looking really honestly at these three areas of your life and then the most important thing since this is a reboot it's a reset it's a time to realign is to check in and see in all of these areas of your life if you are truly expressing your authentic self are you bringing your true self into everything that you do most people ignore the fourth one front of house is wealth and finances and work and relationships and health and wellness but beneath the surface the 90% of what's beneath the surface is you your essence and And that's what makes the difference is bringing that forward. When that becomes the foundation, everything else shifts. Your health choices reflect deep self-love rather than external pressure. Your relationships are rooted in authentic connection rather than obligation. Your finances flow from a place of purposeful creation rather than fear or striving. When you identify fully as your true self and express that truth everywhere, your entire life becomes a living work of art. It's one of a kind. It's unique. It's a masterpiece. So this black moon is asking you to choose that alignment now. So let's pause for a moment and slow down. And I'm inviting you into a deeper space. And these are more questions for you to reflect on so that you can tune in with your own inner guidance. You can journal these things if you feel called to. Who are you becoming if you fully trust yourself? Who will you become if you fully trust yourself? What habits, what roles, what identities are you ready to release? Because they no longer fit. They're no longer aligned. What one habit, just one habit, can you choose right now that reflects the truest version of you? And how can you bring your authentic self-expression into every area of your life? I oftentimes talk about every life circumstance being like an eye of a needle. And as we go through that eye of the needle, the purpose of the eye of the needle is to slough off, to squeeze off all of the not true self energy so that we come through the eye of the needle more our true self than ever before. So what if every single thing in your life was perfectly designed to help you squeeze off those habits, those roles, those identities that you're ready to release because you can't carry them anymore. They no longer fit with who you now know at the level of consciousness that you're at, that you really are? What if every single thing that you're going through is sloughing off all of the self-doubt so that you come through trusting yourself and your inner guidance, your inner authority more than ever? So you can journal about these things, you can meditate on these things, or you can just simply sit with the answers in stillness. Or if you're out on a walk listening to this or driving the car, just let it all flow through your consciousness. So here's some action steps and some rituals for you to do. If you can do them during the new moon time or 48 hours before or 48 hours after 11.06 p.m. on Pacific Standard Time on August 22nd, 2025, wonderful if not anything that you do for your greater alignment and self-expression is powerful so step number one is to choose one aligned habit transformation doesn't require a full overhaul in fact there are so many studies that have been done that it's the tiny things that we do every day that snowball into greater transformations. Choose one small intentional habit that reflects the person you're becoming. Maybe it's drinking water first thing in the morning to honor your body. Maybe it's scheduling creative time to honor your natural gifts. Maybe it's setting boundaries in a relationship to honor your truth keep it simple let it be sustainable and grounded this morning for the first time in years we hiked up a trail that I have I haven't been on this trail forever and I used to walk it all the time and we went through all this brush it was very primal and kind of jungly feeling even though we were in Santa Barbara And we hiked up the creek and we went into this giant emerald green pool. I used to do this all the time, but I hadn't done it in a really long time. And it was amazing. And so just one aligned thing. Maybe you're going to go out into nature every day. Maybe you're going to try to get into a natural body of water. one time a week keep it simple let it be sustainable let it be grounded step two is your black moon your new moon ritual to anchor your intentions this is a short powerful ritual you want to make these things accessible light a candle as a symbol of your new beginning and Write down the identity that you are stepping into, your true identity. And then write down that one aligned habit to anchor it. A simple aligned habit is to write down one part of who you know yourself to truly be, your true identity that you're stepping into, and you're going to read it out loud, while tapping on your heart every day. Keep it simple. And then speak this out loud. And you can tap on your heart center. You can tap on your third eye center. Say out loud, under this rare black moon, I choose to live, love, and lead as my true self. My daily choices reflect who I am becoming let's say it again just because it feels so good under this rare black moon I choose to live love and lead as my true self my daily choices reflect who I am becoming. And we always like to say this at the end of any kind of proclamation. So be it. So it is. It is done. Abracadabra. Step three. If you have not downloaded your free human design chart, then I highly suggest that you do that because this black moon is all about alignment and your human design chart is your personal blueprint for living it. So you can go to my website annvandywater.com and download your free human design chart today to discover how you're uniquely designed to thrive, create, and express your truest self. You'll also see the link in the show notes. So this black moon in Virgo is a very rare and powerful reset. It's your opportunity to realign your life, reclaim your natural genius, and express your true self more fully than ever before. Choose one habit, claim your identity, express yourself through every area of your life, your health, your relationships, your finances, your creations and when you live as your true self your entire life will be your masterpiece and so remember if you're ready to go deeper download your free human design chart it's your map for aligning with who you're meant to be and creating a life that feels like your truest expression It's been so wonderful to be with you here today. Happy new moon, happy black moon in Virgo. I love you and I support you.