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The lunar phase is important in determining the best time for magick. There are basically two lunar phases: waxing moon (ideal time for positive magick) and waning moon (ideal time for banishing/negative magick, study, and meditation). In between you'll have the dark moon (the time of greatest power for banishing and negative magick) and the full moon (the time of greatest power for positive magick).
Most witches and pagans work around these lunar phases.
WAXING MOON
Time: From New Moon to Full Moon (Approx 14 days)
Crescent - The moon rises at mid-morning and sets after sunset.
First Quarter - Sunset is the prime time for waxing moon magick.
Gibbous - It's a wonderful time for working around 10:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Goddess Aspect: Maiden.
Associated Goddesses: Artemis, Branwen, Eriu, Nymph, and Epona.
Magickal Attributes: INVOKING Beginnings, New projects, Ideas, Inspirations, Energy, Vitality, Freedom.
General workings on this day are for: "Constructive" magick, (love, wealth, success, courage, friendship, luck or health.)
Crescent Moon: animals, business, change, emotions, and matriarchal strength.
Gibbous Moon: courage, elemental magick, friends, luck, and motivation.
FULL MOON
Time: Approx 14 days after New Moon (Energy lasts from 3 days before Full Moon to 3 days after actual Full Moon) Midnight is the best hour to work the magick.
Goddess Aspect: Mother.
Associated Goddesses: Danu, Cerridwen, Gaia, Aphrodite, and Isis.
Magickal Attributes: FRUITION Manifesting goals, Nurturing, Passion, Healing, Strength, Power.
Workings on this day are for: Protection, Divination, "Extra Power", Job-hunting, healing serious conditions. Also love, knowledge, legal undertakings, money and dreams, artistic endeavors, beauty, health, and fitness, change and decisions, children, competition, dreams, families, health and healing, knowledge, legal undertakings, love and romance, money, motivation, psychism, self-improvement.
WANING MOON
Time: From Full Moon to Dark Moon (Approx 14 days)
Disseminating Moon - Timing: The time of souls is at 3:00 a.m.
Last Quarter - The moon rises at midnight and sets at noon.
Goddess Aspect: Crone
Associated Goddesses: Callieach, Banshee, Hecate, Kali, Morrigan.
Magickal Attributes: BANISHING Releasing the Old, Removing Unwanted Negative Energies, Wisdom, Psychic Abilities, Scrying, Reversing Circumstances.
General workings on this day are for: Banishing Magick, ridding oneself of addictions, illness or negativity, physical and psychic cleansings.
Disseminating Moon - addictions, decisions, divorce, emotions, stress, and protection.
Last Quarter - addictions. Divorce, health and healing (banishing disease), stress, protection
NEW MOON
Time: From Dark Moon to Waxing Moon (depends).
New moon - The magick should be performed between dawn and sunset for the best use of this magick.
Dark Moon - As odd as this may sound, the strongest pull of the dark moon is around 10:00 a.m.
Goddess Aspect: Maiden
Associated Goddesses: Callieach, Banshee, Hecate, Kali, Morrigan.
Magickal Attributes: BANISHING Releasing the Old, Removing Unwanted Negative Energies, Wisdom, Psychic Abilities, Scrying, Reversing Circumstances.
NEW BEGINNINGS Weight loss, Goal setting, Planning, Cleaning, Personal Cleansing, General beginnings and considerations.
Workings on this day are for: Starting new ventures, new beginnings, love, romance, health, or job hunting.
New moon - beauty, health, and self-improvement; farms and gardens; job hunting; love and romance; networking.
Dark moon - addictions, change, divorce, enemies, justice, obstacles, quarrels, removal, separation, stopping stalkers and theft.
Download program, which tells moon phase and more: Clysmic Lunabar
Lunar Eclipses
Eclipses represent the perfect union of sun and moon. Any type of magick is acceptable.
There are 2 types of lunar eclipse:
Partial eclipse
Penumbral eclipse of the moon
Blue Moon
Your geographic location can make a difference to your experience of a Blue Moon. Depending on your longitude you may go through a date change prior to other locations, which means the full moon, is at the first of your new month and falls at the end of the preceding month somewhere else. The "blue" one is always the 2nd full moon in the same month. The regular full moons of each month all have their own individual names as follows: Moon after Yule, Wolf Moon, Lenten Moon, Egg Moon, Milk Moon, Flower Moon, Hay Moon, Grain Moon, Fruit Moon, Harvest Moon, Hunters' Moon and Moon Before Yule.
Historically the Blue Moon was considered unlucky and a real nuisance when it occurred at various times of the year and upset scheduling of church festivals. In love songs the Blue Moon is often a symbol of sadness and loneliness.
The first appearance in print of this expression goes back to the time of Shakespeare, when some folks felt that sometimes the moon visually appeared blue in the sky. Although the expression dates all that way back, it has only recently come to mean the second Full Moon in one month. Blue Moon seems to be a truly modern piece of folklore, old folklore it is not, but real folklore it is.
New moon, Dark moon.
Dark moon occurs either side of the new moon. The new moon is between the last of the waning moon and the beginning of the waxing moon. The new moon has the power of in-between, a time, which is not a time, similar to midday, midnight etc. If doing a Dark Moon rite, the active part of the ritual should be a good 45 minutes out from the actual new moon as the energies can be erratic. Also the waning moon allows you to calm down and tune out.
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(Add 6 months to the month to get the southern hemisphere equivalent. The Wolf Moon is in July [January+6=July])
JANUARY
THE WOLF MOON
The word January came from the Roman name for this month. It was
named after the God Janus, who was the God with 2 faces. This was the
God of the past and future, beginnings and endings. With January
considered the first of the year, being named after Janus is almost
perfect. This is the perfect time to put aside the old and the bad
in your life and start anew with fresh new thoughts and goals.
CORRESPONDENCES FOR JANUARY
NATURE SPIRITS: gnomes and brownies
HERBS: marjoram, holy thistle, nuts and cones
COLORS: white, blue-violet and black
FLOWERS: snowdrop, crocus
SCENTS: musk and mimosa
STONES: garnet, onyx, jet, and Chrysoprase
TREES: Birch
ANIMALS: Fox and Coyote
BIRDS: pheasant and the blue jay
DEITIES: Freya, Inanna, Sarasvati, Hera, CH'ang-O, Sinn
POWER AREAS: Sluggish, below the surface, beginning and conceiving, protection, reversing spells, Conserve energy by working on your own personal problems that involve no one else. Time to work on new goals.
FEBRUARY
THE ICE MOON
Some say the name February came from the Goddess Februa, who was also known as Juno Februa. Others say the name came from the
God Februus, who is identified with the Roman God Pluto or Dis.
CORRESPONDENCES
NATURE SPIRITS: house faeries, both of home and plants in the home
HERBS: Balm of Gilead, hyssop, myrrh, sage, spikenard.
COLORS: light blue and violet
FLOWER: Primrose
SCENTS: wisteria, heliotrope
STONES: amethyst, jasper, and rock crystal
TREES: rowan, laurel, and cedar
ANIMALS: Otter and the Unicorn
BIRDS: Eagle and the chickadee
DEITIES: Brigit, Juno, Kuan Yin, Diana, Demeter,
Persephone, Aphrodite.
POWER/ADVICE: Energy is working towards the surface, purification, healing and growth. Accept and forgive yourself for past errors, time to learn to love yourself and to make future plans.
MARCH
THE STORM MOON
The name March came from the God Mars, for this month was sacred to him.
Mars is much like the other God's - Ares's (Greek), Tiu or Tiwaz (Central Europe), Teutates (Celts), and Tyr (Norse).
CORRESPONDENCES
NATURE SPIRITS: Mer-people, Air and Water beings that are
Connected with spring rains and storms.
HERBS: broom, High John Root, yellow dock, wood betony, IrishMoss.
FLOWERS: jonquil, daffodil, and violet
TREES: alder, dogwood.
COLORS: pale green, red-violet
SCENTS: honeysuckle, apple blossom
STONES: aquamarine, bloodstone
ANIMALS: cougar, hedgehog, and boar
BIRDS: sea crow, sea eagle
DEITIES: Black Isis, the Morrigan, Hecate, Cybele, Astarte, and Athene
Minerva, Artemis, Luna.
POWER/ADVICE: Energy breaks into open, growing, prospering, exploring.
New beginnings, balance of light and dark, breaking illusions. Seeing the truth in your life no matter how it may hurt.
APRIL
THE GROWING MOON
The name April comes from the Greek Goddess Aphrodite, who is identified with the Roman Goddess Venus. Though Easter is celebrated during this month, the word Easter comes from the Pagan Goddess Eostre (something else the Christians got from us). Eostre is the Goddess of Spring, fertility, and new life.
APRIL CORRESPONDENCES
NATURE SPIRITS: plant faeries
HERBS: basil, chives, dragon’s blood, geranium, and thistle
COLORS: Red and gold
FLOWERS: daisy and sweet pea
SCENTS: pine, bay, bergamot and my personal favorite patchouli
STONES: ruby, garnet, sard
TREES: pine, bay and hazel
ANIMALS: Bear and Wolf
BIRDS: hawk and magpie
DEITIES: Kali, Hathor, Anahita, Ceres, Ishtar, Venus, Bast
POWERS/ADVICE: energy in creating and producing, balance is returned to the nerves change, self-confidence, self-reliance, take advantage of opportunities,
Time to work on emotional turmoil and get your temper into prospective.
MAY
THE HARE MOON
May is named after Maia, the most important of the seven sisters or Pleiades. She is known to be the mother of Hermes. In Rome she was called Maius, Goddess of Summer.
MAY CORRESPONDENCES
NATURE SPIRITS: Faeries and elves
HERBS: Dittany of Crete, elder, mint, rose, mugwort, thyme, yarrow
COLORS: green, brown and pink
FLOWERS: lily of the valley, foxglove, rose, broom
SCENTS: rose and sandalwood
STONES: emerald, malachite, amber, carnelian
TREES: hawthorn
ANIMALS: cats, lynx, leopard
BIRDS: swallow, dove and swan
DEITIES: Bast, Venus, Aphrodite, Maia, Diana, Atremis, pan,
Horned God.
POWERS/ADVICE: This is a good time to interact with spirits and faeries, a time of intuition; powers of the God are the strongest. This is a good time to strengthen your own mental powers and feel the energy around you.
JUNE
THE MEAD MOON
The name June comes from the Roman Great Mother Goddess Juno.
She is the Goddess of fertility, love and marriage.
JUNE CORRESPONDENCES
NATURE SPIRITS: sylphs, zephyrs
HERBS: skullcap, meadowsweet, Vervain, tansy, dog grass, and parsley Mosses of all kinds.
COLORS: Yellow green and orange
FLOWERS: lavender, orchid, yarrow
SCENTS: lily of the valley and lavender
STONES: topaz, agate, alexandrite, and fluorite
TREES: Oak
ANIMALS: Monkey, butterfly, frogs and toads
BIRDS: Wren and peacock
DEITIES: Aine of Knockaine, Isis, Neith, Green Man, Cerridwen,
Bendis, Ishtar
POWERS/ADVICE: You will be full of energy, a time to protect strengthen and prevent, Decision making, you should award yourself for your personal strengths.
JULY
HAY MOON
July is named for Julius Caesar.
JULY CORRESPONDENCES
NATURE SPIRITS: faeries of the crops, hobgoblins
HERBS: honeysuckle, agrimony, lemon balm, and hyssop
COLORS: Blue, gray and silver
SCENTS: Orris and frankincense
STONES: pearl, moonstone, white agate
TREES: Oak, acacia, ash
ANIMALS: Crab, turtle, dolphin and whale
BIRDS: starling, ibis, swallows
DEITIES: Khepera, Athene, Juno, Hel, Holda, Cerridwen, Venus
POWER/ADVICE: July is strong in relaxed energy. A time to prepare does dreamscaping, divination, meditation, and goals in the spiritual realm.
AUGUST
CORN MOON
Gathered harvest are celebrated during August, its name is derived
to honor Augustus Caesar.
AUGUST CORRESPONDENCES
NATURE SPIRITS: dryads
HERBS: chamomile, St Johns Wort, bay, angelica, fennel, rue, orange
COLORS: Gold and Yellow
FLOWERS: Sunflower, marigold
SCENTS: Frankincense, heliotrope
STONES: Cat's eye, carnelian, jasper, fire agate
TREES: Hazel, alder, cedar
ANIMALS: lion, phoenix, sphinx and the dragon
BIRDS: crane, falcon, and eagle
DEITIES: Ganesha, Thoth, Hathor, Diana, Hecate, Nemesis
POWER/ADVICE: Energies should be put into harvesting, gathering
vitality and health, also friendships.
SEPTEMBER
THE HARVEST MOON
Septem was the seventh month in the old Roman calendar. The name was just modified and added to the newer calendars as they came.
SEPTEMBER CORRESPONDENCES
NATURE SPIRITS: trooping faeries
HERBS: Copal, fennel, rye, wheat, valerian, skullcap
COLORS: Brown and yellow
FLOWERS: narcissus, lily
SCENTS: storax, mastic, gardenia, and bergamot
STONES: Peridot, olivine, chrysolite, citrine
TREES: Hazel, larch, bay
ANIMALS: the snake and jackal
BIRDS: Ibis, sparrow
DIETIES: Demeter, Ceres, Isis, Nephthys, Freya, and Thoth
POWERS/ADVICE: A time to rest after the labors of the last two months, a time of balance of the light and dark. This is also the time to clear up mental clutter and get thoughts back into perspective.
OCTOBER
THE BLOOD MOON
Octem was the 8th month in the old Roman calendar. The name
Blood Moon comes from the custom of killing and salting down livestock for the upcoming winter months, not from sacrifice as some think.
OCTOBER CORRESPONDECES
NATURE SPIRITS: Frost and plant faeries
HERBS: Pennyroyal, thyme, catnip, uva ursi, angelica, burdock
COLORS: Deep Blue Green
FLOWERS: calendula, marigold, and cosmos
SCENTS: strawberry, apple blossom, and cherry
STONES: Opal, tourmaline, beryl, turquoise
TREES: Yew, cypress, acacia
ANIMALS: stag, jackal, elephant, and ram, Scorpion
BIRDS: heron, crow and robin
DEITIES: Ishtar, Astarte, Demeter, Kore, Lakshmi, And The Horned
God, Belili, Hathor
POWERS/ADVICE: A time to work on inner cleansing, letting go, karma, reincarnation, justice and balance.
NOVEMBER
THE SNOW MOON
The ninth month in the old Roman calendar. In Celtic traditions it is the beginning of the new year, considered a month of beginnings and endings.
NOVEMBER CORRESPONDENCES
NATURE SPIRITS: subterranean faeries
HERBS: grains of paradise, verbena, betony, borage, blessed thistle
COLORS: Sea green and gray
FLOWERS: Blooming cacti, chrysanthemum
SCENTS: cedar, cherry blossoms, hyacinth, peppermint and lemon
STONES: Topaz, hyacinth, lapis lazuli
TREES: Alder, cypress
ANIMALS: crocodile, jackal, unicorn and scorpion.
BIRDS: Owl, goose and sparrow
DEITIES: Kali, black Isis, Nicnevin, Hecate, Bast, Osiris,
Sarasvati, Lakshmi, Skadi, Mawu
POWER/ADVICE: A time to strengthen the communication between yourself and the divine. A time to take root and transformation, also a time to take root.
DECEMBER
THE COLD MOON
This was the tenth month in the Old Roman calendar. In the old
Tibetan calendar December first was the beginning of the New Year.
DECEMBER CORRESPONDENCES
NATURE SPIRITS: Snow faeries, storm faeries, winter tree faeries
HERBS: holly, English Ivy, fir, mistletoe
COLORS: Blood red, white and black
FLOWERS: holly, poinsettia, Christmas cactus
SCENTS: Violet, patchouli, raised geranium, frankincense, myrrh, lilac
STONES: serpentine, jacinth, Peridot
TREES: Fir, pine and holly
ANIMALS: mouse, deer, horse and bear
BIRDS: rook, snowy owl, and robin
DEITIES: Hathor, Hecate, Neith, Athene, Minerva, Ixchel, Osiris
Norns, Fates
POWER/ADVICE: To endure, to be reborn, Earth tides turning,
Darkness, a time to reach out to friends and family and those in need.
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Every moon has an association with fae. These fae are most active during this period.
Wolf Moon: Gnomes, brownies
Ice Moon: House faeries, both of the home itself and of houseplants
Chaste Moon: Mermaids and mermen, Air and Water beings that are connected with spring rains and storms
Seed Moon: Plant faeries
Hare Moon: Elves
Lover's Moon: Sylphs, zephyrs
Mead Moon: Hobgoblins
Corn Moon: Dryads
Harvest Moon: Faeries of harvested crops
Blood Moon: Frost faeries
Snow Moon: Subterranean faeries
Oak Moon: Snow faeries, storm faeries, winter tree faeries
Blue Moon: Banshees and other beings that carry messages between worlds
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The Moon is said to be "Void of Course" when it has moved out of its last major aspect with another planet before moving into another astrological sign (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, etc.) This happens quite often and you should watch the calendar and be sure that you are aware when the Moon is Void of Course (it says "V/C" on the calendar). It usually doesn't last more than a few hours, but it sometimes lasts for a full day or even two. Magickal (and Mundane) energies are very chaotic when the Moon is Void of Course. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you NOT start any magick, cast any spells, perform a ritual of any kind, buy a major investment (for example, a computer, a car, or a house), or make a major decision of any kind!
So remember, whenever the Moon is Void of Course - DON'T do any major magick work... DON'T start any new magick work... DON'T complete any magick work... DON'T buy anything major... DON'T even make any major decisions... Astrological studies have shown that things begun or spells cast during this time tend to be rather difficult and rarely come to fruition, and sometimes they even backfire! When they do manifest, they almost never pan out as expected.
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Moon in Aries:
This is the best time to work magick involving leadership, authority, rebirth, spiritual conversation, or willpower. Healing rituals for ailments of the face, head, or brain are also done during this period of time.
Moon in Taurus:
This is the best time to work magick for love, real estate, material acquisitions and money. Healing rituals for ailments of the throat, neck and ears also done during this time.
Moon in Gemini:
This is the best time to work magick for good communication, change of residence, writing, public relations and travel. Healing rituals for ailments of the shoulders and arms, hands, or lungs are also done in this period of time.
Moon in Cancer:
This is the best time to work magick for home and domestic life. Healing rituals for ailments of the chest or stomach are also done during this time period of time.
Moon in Leo:
This is the best time to work magick involving authority, power over others, courage, fertility, or childbirth. Healing rituals for ailments of the upper back, spine, or heart are also done during this period of time.
Moon in Virgo:
This is the best time to work magick involving employment, intellectual matters, health and dietary concerns. Healing rituals for ailments of the intestines or nervous system are also done during this period of time.
Moon in Libra:
This is the best item to work magick involving artistic work, justice, court cases, partnerships and unions, mental stimulation and karmic spiritual or emotional balance. Healing rituals for ailments of the lower back or kidneys are also done during this period of time.
Moon in Scorpio:
This is the best time for magick involving sexual matters; power, psychic growth, secrets and fundamental transformations Healing rituals for ailments of the reproductive organs are also done in this period of time.
Moon in Sagittarius:
This is the best item to work on magick for publications, legal matters, travel, and truth. Healing rituals for ailments of the liver, thighs or hips are also done at this time.
Moon in Capricorn:
This is the best time to do magick for organization, ambition. Recognition, career and political matters. Healing rituals for the knees, bones teeth, and skin are also done at this time.
Moon in Aquarius:
This is the best time to work magick involving science, freedom, creative expression, problem solving, extrasensory abilities, friendship and breaking bad habits or unhealthy addictions. Healing rituals for ailments of the calves ankles or blood are also done in this period of time.
Moon in Pisces:
This is the best time to work magick involving dream work, clairvoyance, telepathy, music, and the creative arts. Healing rituals for ailments of the feet or lymph glands are also done at this time.
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