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Lunar Phases

 
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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).

Waxing Moon

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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, matriarchal strength.

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

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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, 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.

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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