Moon Phases

## \* New Moon Magic \*

New Moon workings can be done from the day of the new moon to three-and-a-half days after. The New Moon is for starting new ventures, new beginnings. Also love and romance, health or job hunting. The moon grows smaller still, the moon has waned completely and it vanishes. This is called the Dark of the Moon or New Moon, and it is reserved for dark works and dedications to dark deities. On the night of the New Moon, you will see no Moon at all, no matter how long you stay up and watch. The New Moon (Dark Moon) rises at sunrise and sets at sunset.

The New Moon is associated with new beginnings, and therefore is another perfect opportunity to cast love, romance, health, and job hunting spells.

## \* Waxing Moon Magic \*

From seven to fourteen days after the New Moon. The Waxing Moon is for constructive magick, such as love, wealth, success, courage, friendship, luck or health. The Waxing Moon is a great time to cast, love, wealth, success, courage, friendship, and health magick spells. It is associated with growth. A Waxing Crescent Moon, the kind that looks like a Man in a Moon drawing or a cute Christmas tree ornament with a smiling face and a long white beard. When the Moon is a Waxing Crescent; the dark side is to your left, more or less, and the bright Crescent is to your right. (Sometimes the Moon is tipped a little, so it may not be exactly right or left, but you will know what I mean if you go outside and look at it.) You can use this time to perform waxing, drawing, increasing, or growth spells.

The Waxing Crescent Moon rises after sunrise and sets after sunset. It is only seen in the night sky for a short time after the sun goes down. Every night the Moon rises in the East a little later and the thickness of the Waxing Crescent gets fatter until the shape of the Moon is half a circle. This is the First Quarter, also called by some people the Waxing Half Moon. It is dark on the left and bright on the right. You can continue to do waxing, drawing, increasing, or growth spells. The Waxing First Quarter Moon rises about at noon and sets about at midnight.

After that, the Moon kind of starts to look like it is pregnant. It is perfectly round on the right side but bulged out past half-way on the left. This is the Waxing Gibbous Moon. You can continue to do waxing, drawing, increasing, or growth spells. The Waxing Gibbous Moon rises in the middle of the afternoon and sets before well before sunrise.

About 3-4 days after the true Dark of the Moon you will see a tiny sliver of a Moon like a fingernail paring appear in the sky at sunset near where the Sun has gone down. Some people call this the First Crescent. Others call it the Siva Moon because the Hindu god Siva is shown with a thin crescent moon in his hair. This is the time to begin waxing, drawing, attracting or growth spells. The First Crescent rises a little bit after sunrise and sets a little bit after sunset. After that, the Moon grows (or waxes) to a nice, ''Man in the Moon'' type Crescent Moon. You can continue to do waxing, drawing, increasing, or growth spells. And that's where we started out, with the Waxing Crescent Moon. I hope this helps to make all your white work more powerful.

## \* Full Moon Magic \*

From fourteen to seventeen-and-a-half days after the New Moon. Prime time for rituals for prophecy, protection, divination. Any working that needs extra power, such as help finding a new job or healing for serious conditions, can be done now. Also, love, knowledge, legal undertakings, money and dreams. It takes about 14 days of growing bigger for the moon to grow or wax completely full. That night you will see the Full Moon rise as a perfect circular disk. This is the Light of the Moon, and it is reserved for light works and dedications to benevolent lunar deities. It is used for celebrations and prayers for peace. The Full Moon rises almost exactly at sunset and sets almost exactly at the next sunrise.

The Full Moon is perhaps one of the most powerful of the moon phases. It is a great time to cast prophecy-related or divination spells, and any spell that needs an extra power boost. The Full Moon creates extra energy, therefore amplifying your spell’s power.

## \* Waning Moon Magic \*

From three-and-a-half to ten-and-a-half days after the Full Moon. The waning moon is used for banishing magick, for ridding oneself of addictions, illness or negativity. After its 14 days of waxing, culminating with the Full Moon, the entire process is reversed and the moon decreases in apparent size. After about 3 days of appearing to be more or less full, the moon slowly begins to visibly go dark on the right side, while the left side stays the same disk-shape as it had when it was Full. This is the Waning Gibbous Moon. It looks perfectly round on the left side but bulged out past half-way on the right. This is the time to begin waning, repelling, decreasing, or reversing spells.

The Waning Gibbous Moon rises in the early evening and sets some time after sunrise. Every night the Moon rises in the East a little later and the thickness of the Waning Gibbous gets thinner until the shape of the Moon is half a circle. This is the Last Quarter, also called by some people the Third Quarter or Waning Half Moon. It is dark on the right and bright on the left. You can continue to do waning, repelling, decreasing, or reversing spells.

The Waning Last Quarter Moon rises about at midnight and sets about at noon. As the shape continues to shrink, night by night, the Moon becomes a Waning Crescent; the dark side is to your right, more or less, and the bright Crescent is to your left. You can continue to do waning, repelling, decreasing, or reversing spells. This is a powerful time to take off curses or to send evil back to the one who sent it to you. The Waning Crescent Moon rises between midnight and dawn but fades out when the Sun comes up.

The Waning Moon is an ideal time to cast banishing, protection, breaking bad habits, and addictions spells. It is associated with endings.

## \* Dark Moon Magic \*

From ten-and-a-half to fourteen days after the Full Moon. The Dark Moon is a time for ridding oneself of bad habits, binding spells, for exploring our darkest recesses and understanding our angers and passions. Also bringing justice to bear.