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Moon Phases
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. However, others, like Silver RavenWolf,
suggest a much more complicated subdivision of the moon phases. Here I'm
providing Silver RavenWolf's moon phases as they appear in her book To
Stir a Magick Cauldron.
New Moon Magick (from the
day of the New Moon to 3 1/2 days after)
Timing: The magick should be performed between dawn and sunset for the
best use of this magick. Conjuring: beauty, health, and
self-improvement; farms and gardens; job hunting; love and romance;
networking.
Crescent Moon Magick (from 3 1/2 days after the new moon through the
7th. day)
Timing: The moon rises at mid-morning and sets after sunset. Conjuring:
animals, business, change, emotions, matriarchal strength .
First Quarter (Waxing Moon) Magick ( from
7 to 10 days after the new
moon)
Timing: Sunset is the prime time for waxing moon magick. Conjuring:
courage, elemental magick, friends, luck, motivation.
Gibbous Moon Magick (from
10 to 13 days after the
new moon)
Timing: It's a wonderful time for working around 10:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Conjuring: patience
Full Moon Magick (14 days after the new moon)
Timing: Midnight
is the best hour to work. Conjuring: artistic endeavors; beauty, health,
and fitness; change and decisions; children; competition; dreams;
families; health and healing; knowledge; legal undertakings; love and
romance; money; motivation; protection; psychism; self-improvement
Disseminating Moon Magick (3 to 7 days after the full moon)
Timing: The time of souls is at 3:00 a.m. Conjuring: addictions,
decisions, divorce, emotions, stress, protection.
Last Quarter (Waning Moon) Magick (7 to 10 days after the full moon)
Timing: The moon rises at midnight and sets at noon. Conjuring:
addictions. divorce, health and healing (banishing disease), stress,
protection.
Dark Moon Magick (from 11 to 14 days after the full moon)
Timing: As odd as this may sound, the strongest pull of the dark moon is
around 10:00 a.m. Conjuring: addictions, change, divorce, enemies,
justice, obstacles, quarrels, removal, separation, stopping stalkers and
theft.
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
Moon Void of Course
It's said that the moon is void of course before it enters a new moon
sign (Cancer, Leo, Virgo...). There is a sort of dead space when this is
happening. The rule here is to avoid doing any important magick work
while the moon is avoid of course. Don't do any major magick work. Don't
complete any magick work.
Blue Moon
A blue moon occurs when the Full Moon appears twice in the same month.
Here you can set specific long term goals, and review your
accomplishments and failures.
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