I plan to share more in-depth about my personal journey with this sacred practice, but to give a quick high-level reference guide, this list below outlines the format I’ve adopted. 

1. Craft your intentions. Be specific. Consider trying gratitude-based intentions (e.g. I’m grateful my bills are always paid and I have all I need. I am immersed in abundance and overflow with favor.)
2. Consider what actions you can realistically set to move towards meeting your intentions. (e.g. Be intentional to pay off or pay down bills and to tuck money into savings – even if it’s just a dollar, get the energy moving)
3. Select appropriate stones/crystals for each one (consider the properties for the stones you have and choose accordingly. For example Citrine or Pyrite for finances, Rose Quartz or Rhodonite to shift into a stronger place of self-love)
4. Consider having a primary piece – perhaps a Quartz tower as a focal point (this piece can hold and amplify your intentions, like having a center piece in a crystal grid)
5. Find a place for you to set up your sacred space/altar space. Think high visibility (for you, not necessarily for others), but somewhere you won’t need to be moving things once they’re set. 
6. Energetically cleanse the stones/crystals you plan to use (I prefer some time in the sun – be intuitively led)
7. Set aside time near the New Moon (if the peak occurs at 2am, I may do it the evening before since it’s closest to the peak. Some people think it should only be done after the peak, but personally I just aim for the best that works for me to give it the time and attention it deserves.)
8. Begin the ritual by clearing/cleansing the energy space. Burning Palo Santo or Sage are effective methods, but intuitively be led what works best for you. 
9. Set your intentions. I like to read each one while holding the associated stone (kind of like a Crystal Grid), and then arrange them as I feel led – placing each piece as I go. 
10. Do a New Moon Card Pull (For more general information about using decks start with Decks / Oracle Cards Basics)
11. And finally to close after my intentions have been set and the card pull has been done, I typically pause for gratitude (and to document)