Full Moons Months
The Wheel of the Moon is approximately 28 ½ days,
waxing (increasing in size) from New Moon to Full Moon, and then waning (decreasing in size) from Full Moon back to New Moon.
This traversal of the Moon through the heavens is broken into quarters or phases and each is significant. The full eight phase
traversal is as follows:
New Moon --> Crescent --> First Quarter --> Gibbous
--> Full Moon --> Disseminating
--> Last Quarter --> Balsamic
There are actually eight distinct moon phases, many Witches often work only with
the four quarters instead, that is New Moon, Waxing Moon, Full Moon, and Waning Moon.
To correspond the eight phases
with the four quarters, the First Quarter equates to the Waxing Moon and the Last Quarter equates to the Waning Moon.
THE NEW MOON
occurs when the Sun and Moon are in the same sign and degree, or conjunct. When the moon is new, it
is not visible in the sky because it rises at the same time as the sun. The New Moon is a time of beginnings. Magickal work
involving the start of something new or other projects that favor growth are best performed under a New Moon.
New Moon
magick can effectively be worked for 3 days before and 3 days after the New Moon. This is called the Moon Dark period, and
it is viewed as a time of endings and letting go before the new cycle begins. The darkness of the Moon Dark period consumes
all unwanted energy and is a great time for banishing work.
THE WANING MOON
This is the period from the
Full Moon to the New Moon. During this time, the moon begins to decrease in size as it starts its journey back towards the
Sun. The Waning Moon is a period of banishment, release, and completion. Spells and magickal work designed to break bad habits, end a bad relationship, or otherwise release something
old or unwanted are best performed during a Waning Moon. It's also a time for introspection, reflection, and intuition.
THE
WAXING MOON
This is the period from the New Moon to the Full Moon. This is a good time for spells that attract or bring
positive change, such as spells for love, luck, wealth, or anything else you would like to draw to you. The Waxing Moon is
considered a time of growth, development, and articulation of things that already exist.
THE FULL MOON
occurs when
the Sun and Moon are exactly opposite one another in the sky, otherwise known as opposition. During this time, the bright
light of the Sun shines through the full sphere of the moon, reflecting her beauty. It is associated with the Goddess in her
Mother aspect. The energy generated by the Full Moon is so potent that its power can be felt from three days before to three
days after the actual Full Moon. Spells and magickal work performed at this time can be extremely potent as well. This is
a time of power, strength, healing, and nurturing. Fertility spells, spells that transform, and those designed to increase
psychic ability are best performed at this time. The Full Moon can be considered a time of culmination or fruition, and achieving
goals.
There are 13 Full Moons per year, one each month. Every year, one month will have two full moons and that second
full moon is called the Blue Moon. The Blue Moon varies from year to year in regards to which month it occurs in. The full
moons in each of the other months have fixed names as follows:
January - Wolf Moon
(also called the Cold Moon)
February
- Storm Moon (also called the Quickening Moon)
March - Chaste Moon (also called the Storm Moon)
April - Seed Moon (also
called the Wind Moon)
May - Hare Moon (also called the Flower Moon)
June
- Dyad Moon (also called the Strong Sun Moon)
July - Mead Moon (also called the Blessing Moon)
August - Corn Moon
September
- Harvest Moon
October - Blood Moon
November - Snow Moon (also called the Mourning Moon)
December - Cold Moon (also
called the Long Night Moon)
Tree Months
February - Ash
March - Alder
April - Willow
May - Hawthorn
June - Oak
July - Holly
August - Hazel
September - Vine & Ivy
October - Reed
November - Elder
December - Birch
January - Rowan
Influences
Monday (Moon): peace, healing, caring, psychic awareness, intution,
creativity
Tuesday (Mars): passion, courage, aggression, protection
Wednesday (Mercury): study, travel, divination, wisdom, communications,
messages
Thursday (Jupiter): Expansion, money, prosperity, generosity, adventure
Friday (Venus): love, friendship, reconciliation, beauty, money, the
arts, beauty
Saturday (Saturn): longevity, endings, homes, responsibilty, tasks
Sunday (Sun): healing, spirituality, success, strength, protection,
wishes
Timing is everything. The cycles found in nature are important to spellcasting. When you cast
a spell working with the energy of a natural cycle, you are likely to get good results. You dont have to remember all of the
specifics. There are two weeks every month for each moon phase. It is best not to judge increasing as 'good' and decresasin
as 'bad', for they both seve our purppose. There are ways to use the decreasing moon to make more abundance. Do spells for
diminishing debt, for instance.
It is strongly advised to work with nthe moon cycles. To do otherwise is to waste your time.
Once you accustom yourself to the cycles of the moon, you'll be able to use the moon's energy for more than spellcasting.
Color Correspondences
Monday : gray, lavender,white, silver, ivory
Tuesday: red, white, black,gray, maroon, scarlet
Wednesday: yellow, brown,white, topaz
Thursday: green,turquoise,white, purple,crimson
Friday: white, pink, rose, purple, coral
Saturday: brown, gray, blue, indigo, black
Sunday: yellow, orange, gold, amber
Lunar Phases
Waxing: from New Moon to Full Moon is the ideal time to do magick
to draw things towards you.
Waning: from Full Moon to New Moon is a time of study, meditation
and magickal work designed to banish harmful energies.
Moon Signs
The Moon constantly moves though each sign of the zodiac from Aries
to Pisces, staying about 2½ days in each sign. The Moon influences the sign it inhabits, creating different energies that
effect out day to day lives.
Aries:
Good time for starting things. Things occur rapidly, but quickly pass. People tend to be argumentative and assertive.
Taurus:
Things begun now last longest, tend to increase in value and become hard to change. Brings out an appreciation for beauty
and sensory experience
Gemini:
Things begun now are easily changes by outside influence. Time for shortcuts, communication, games and fun.
Cancer:
Stimulates emotional rapport between people. Supports growth and nurturing. Tend to domestic concerns.
Leo:
Draws emphases to the self, to central ideas or institutions, away form connections with others and emotional needs.
Virgo:
Favors accomplishment of details and commands from higher up. Focus on health, hygiene and daily schedules.
Libra:
Favors cooperation, compromise, social activities, balance, friendship and partnership.
Scorpio:
Increases awareness of psychic power. Precipitates psychic crises and ends connections thoroughly. People tend to brood and
become secretive.
Sagittarius: Encourages confidence and flights of imagination. This is an adventurous, philosophical and athletic Moon Sign. Favors
expansion and growth.
Capricorn: Develops strong structure, focus on traditions, responsibilities and obligations. A good time to set boundaries and
rules.
Aquarius:
Rebellious energy. Time to break habit and make abrupt change. Personal freedom and individuality is the focus.
Pisces:
The focus is on dreaming, nostalgia, intuition and psychic impressions. Good time for spiritual or philanthropic activities.
Scents
Allspice - Masculine scent
Anise - increases psychic power, air,
Apple - Feminine Scent
Bergamot- air
Borage - Masculine scent
Caraway - prevent theft
Catnip - Feminine Scent
Cedar - honors Venus; attract love
Chamomile - attune to water
Cinnamon - Solar scent
Citrus - honors Sunday and the Sun; lifts your spirit;
Clove - Masculine scent
Cypress Oil - honors Venus; attract love
Cumin - attune to Mars
Dill - Masculine scent
Heliotrope - increases psychic power
Honeysuckle - Enhances power, communication
Garlic - - Masculine scent; prevent theft
Ginger - attune to Mars
Hops - Masculine scent
Juniper - prevent theft
Lavender - air
Lemon -lifts your spirit
Licorice - attune to water
Lilac - increases psychic power
Linden - Masculine scent
Mallow - Feminine Scent
Marigold - Solar scent
Mandrake - Masculine scent
Meadowsweet - air
Nutmeg - increases psychic power
Parsley - air
Patchouli - Honors Thursday, memories of wildplaces
Pepper - attune to Mars
Peppermint - Masculine scent; purification,alsoraises energy level
Pimento - attune to Mars
Rose - honors Venus; attune to water; feminine scent; attract love
Rosemary - Solar scent
Rue - Masculine scent
Sandalwood - increases psychic power
Spearmint - attune to water
Tansy - Feminine Scent
Thyme - attune to water
Tormentil - Solar scent
Wintergreen - attune to water
Woodruff - Masculine scent
Valerian - Feminine Scent
Yarrow - attune to water
Willow - Feminine Scent
Magickal Color Listing
Red: Passion, Love Healing, Fire Element, Mother Goddess, Tuesday,
Purification, Mars, Vitality, Sex, Power, Courage, South, Overthrowing Enemies
Orange: Energy, Passion, Intensity, Communication, Wednesday, Business,
Wisdom, Harvest, Friendship, Warmth
Yellow: Creativity, Conception, Studing, Spring, Air Element, Knowledge,
Sun, Insight, Sunday, Sucess, Strength, Power, Protection
Green: Prosperity, Beginnings, Healing, Earth Element, Herbalism,
Faerie Magick, Hope, Friday, Air Element, Love, Romance, Venus, Water Element, Beauty, Happiness, Friendship
Blue: Peace, Hope, Healing, Water Element, Money, Luck, Prosperity,
Health, Calm, Thursday, Jupiter, Insight, Well-Being
Purple: Psychic, Increasing Personal Power, Spirituality, Magick,
Prosperity, Health, Good Luck, Juipiter, Thursday, Leadership
Brown: Grounding, Happy Homes, Pets, Garden Magick, Foundations, Earth
White: All Purpose, Safety, The Maiden, Peace, Calm,, Hope, Fertility,
Love, Healing, Protection, Psychic Endeavors, Monday, Cleansing, The Moon
Grey: Binding, Banishing, Invisibility, Glamories
Silver: the Goddess, The Moon, Women’s Mysteries, Intuition,
Peace, Fertility, Love, Healing, Psychic Endeavors, Monday
Gold: The God, Riches, Wealth, Fame, Sucess, Strength. Power, Protection,
Sunday, The Sun
Pink: Love, Warm Fuzzies, FriendshipsRomance, Happiness, Beauty, Thursday,
Juniper
Baby Blue: Comfort, Children, Harmony
Lime Green, Warding Off Jealousy, Seed Blessing, Spring Magick
Lilac: Clairvoyance, Tarot Work, Faerie Magick
Essential Oils for Candles
| Zodiac Sign |
Essential Oils |
Uses |
| Aries |
cedarwood and pine |
Cedarwood is useful in all matters of the spirit and pine for protection. |
| Taurus |
rose and geranium |
Rose is for love and geranium for fidelity. |
| Gemini |
lavendar and lemongrass |
Lavendar is for harmony and lemongrass for magick. |
| Cancer |
jasmine and sandalwood |
Jasmine is for good dreams and sandalwood for sexuality. |
| Leo |
orange flower (neroli) and juniper |
Orange flower represents happiness and juniper is a protective oil. |
| Virgo |
patchouli and lily |
Patchouli is for material success and lily for self-radiance. |
| Libra |
marjoram and magnolia |
Marjoram represents insight and magnolia intuitive awareness. |
| Scorpio |
lemon balm and myrrh |
Lemon balm is for healing and myrrh for self-exploration. |
| Sagittarious |
rosemary and frankincence |
Rosemary enhances memory and frankincense* spirituality. |
| Capricorn |
cypress and vetivert |
Cypress represents letting go of the past and vetivert money. |
| Aquarius |
lemon verbena and coriander |
Lemon verbena is for romance and coriander for reconcilation. |
| Pisces |
chamomile and ylang-ylang |
Chamomile represents your inner world and ylang-ylang sensuality. |
Be careful when using frankincense unless diluted, as it can be
a skin irritant.
