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Phases of the Moon
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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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