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Deadly Nyghtshade

PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:09 pm
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).


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:09 pm
moon

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, Ispirations, 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, matriarchal strength.

Gibbous Moon - courage, elemental magick, friends, luck, motivation.  

Deadly Nyghtshade


Deadly Nyghtshade

PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:10 pm
moon

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.  
PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:11 pm
moon

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 onelsef of addictions, illness or negativity, physical and psychic cleanisings.

Disseminating Moon - addictions, decisions, divorce, emotions, stress, protection.

Last Quarter - addictions. divorce, health and healing (banishing disease), stress, protection  

Deadly Nyghtshade


Deadly Nyghtshade

PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:12 pm
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: Madien

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.  
PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:14 pm
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  

Deadly Nyghtshade


Deadly Nyghtshade

PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:19 pm
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.

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 (see below).

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.

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.  
PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:20 pm
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.  

Deadly Nyghtshade


Deadly Nyghtshade

PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:44 pm

( 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

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 bluejay
DEITIES: Freya, Inanna, Sarasvati, Hera, CH'ang-O, Sinn
POWER/ADVICE: 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, rock crystal
TREES: rowan, laurel, 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 similar 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 who are
connected with spring rains and storms.
HERBS:
broom, High John Root, yellow dock, wood betony, IrishMoss.
]FLOWERS: jonquil, daffodil, violet
TREES: alder, dogwood.
COLORS: pale green, red-violet
SCENTS: honeysuckle, apple blossom
STONES: aquamarine, bloodstone
ANIMALS: cougar, hedgehog, boar
BIRDS: sea crow, sea eagle
DEITIES: Black Isis, the Morrigan, Hectate, Cybele, Astarte, 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.

CORRESPONDENCES

NATURE SPIRITS: plant faeries
HERBS: basil, chives, dragons blood, geranium, thistle
COLORS: Red and gold
FLOWERS: daisy and sweetpea
SCENTS: pine, bay, bergamot and my personal favorite patchouli
STONES: ruby, garnet, sard
TREE'S: 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.

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.

CORRESPONDENCES

NATURE SPIRITS: sylphs, zephyrs
HERBS: skullcap, meadowsweet, vervain, tansy, dog grass, 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, 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.

CORRESPONDENCES

NATURE SPIRITS: faeries of the crops, hobgoblins
HERBS: honeysuckle, agrimony, lemon balm, 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, swallow
DEITIES: Khepera, Athene, Juno, Hel, Holda, Cerridwen, Venus
POWER/ADVICE: July is strong in relaxed energy. A time to prepare
do dreamscaping, divination, meditation, and goals in the spiritual realm.


AUGUST
CORN MOON


Gathered harvest are celebrated during August, it's name is derived
to honor Augustus Caesar.

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, eagle
DEITIES: Ganesha, Thoth, Hathor, Diana, Hectate, Nemesis
POWER/ADVICE: Energies should be put into harvesting, gathering
vitality and health, also friendships.

SEPTEMBER
THE HARVEST MOON


Septemper was the seventh month in the old Roman Calendar. The
name was just modified and added to the newer calendars as they came.

CORRESPONDENCES

NATURE SPIRITS: trooping faeries
HERBS: Copal, fennel, rye, wheat, valerian, skullcap
COLORS: Brown and yellow
FLOWERS: narcissus, lily
SCENTS: storax, mastic, gardenia, bergamot
STONES: peridot, olivine, chrysolite, citrine
TREES: Hazel, larch, bay
ANIMALS: the snake and jackal
BIRDS: Ibis, sparrow
DIETIES: Dementer, Ceres, Isis, Nephthys, Freyja, 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 live
stock for the upcoming winter months, not from sacrifice as some think.

CORRESPONDENCES

NATURE SPIRITS: Frost and plant faeries
HERBS: Pennyroyal, thyme, catnip, uva ursi, angelica, burdock
COLORS: Deep Blue Green
FLOWERS: calendula, marigold, cosmos
SCENTS: strawberry, apple blossom, and cherry
STONES: Opal, tourmaline, beryl, turquoise
TREES: Yew, cypress, acacia
ANIMALS: stag, jackel, elephant, ram, scorpio
BIRDS: heron, crow and robin
DEITIES: Ishtar, Astarte, Demeter, Kore, Lakshmi, 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.

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 your
self 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.

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, rose 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.
 
PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:01 pm
fae and moons
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 who 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 who carry messages between worlds  

Deadly Nyghtshade


Deadly Nyghtshade

PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:03 pm
Void of Course

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.  
PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:04 pm
astrological moon phases

Moon in Aries:
This is the best time to work magic 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 magic 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 magic 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 magic 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 magic 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 magic 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 time to work magic 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 magic 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 time to work on magic 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 magic 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 magic 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 magic 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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