New moon. The sky is completely dark and the only light comes from the fire. In this darkness, truth sits most clearly: who we are, where we are going, what we must release.
The new moon ceremony is the ceremony of new beginnings. It is about opening the path forward — not through flight, but through sincerity. In the temazcal, the unnecessary is burned away. The heat here is not an enemy but an invitation: to show oneself as one truly is, and from there to set out anew.
The new moon invites quiet speaking — with oneself and with the others in the circle. Mahmoud Zeynolabedin tends the fire for this ceremony: the foundation that holds everything.