oh to be in love under the moon 🌙
the star fairies by edith odgen harrison
⁺˳ ✧⁺˳✧༚ ☽☾ ˚✧₊⁎ ˚✧₊⁎
astronomy vintage book covers 😩
Herbert James Draper, 1907
🌙Lunar Cycle Witchcraft
Here’s some of my personally gathered information on moon phases, eclipses and some other witchy moon stuff, feel free to incorporate this information into your craft/blog/etc! I may add onto this post occasionally, we’ll see :)
Phases:
New Moon: Set intentions, New beginnings, deconstructive magic, curses, banishing, soul searching, divination, beauty, health, money, decision making & midnight magick. First Quarter: Grounding, building & channeling energy, creativity, divination, motivation, calming, strength & growing. Full Moon: Peak energy, full bloom, releasing, love magic, banishing, charging, cleansing, healing & clarity. Last quarter: Acceptance, forgiveness, transformation, breaking bad habit, relinquishing, breaking curses & banishing. Waxing Crescent: Taking actions, aligning focus, gaining energy, constructive magic, attraction, wealth/success, luck & friendship. Waxing gibbous: Taking stock, tuning in, listening & motivation. Waning gibbous: Releasing control, receiving, opening space, relinquishing, undoing bindings, cleansing & undoing curses. Waning crescent: Reflection, renewal, rest & restoration, balance, success, attaining wisdom, atonement & illness.
Eclipses & Other Rare Occurrences:
Blue Moon: Rituals, Protection, Guidance, Power Boost, Divination, Light magic, Obtaining Goals & Positive change. Super Moon: increase in moon’s energy Blood Moon: Ridding oneself of bad habits, prophecy, spirit conjurations, healing, protection, manifestation, balance & transformation. Lunar eclipse/solar eclipse: renewal,, moon showing all phases due to earth blocking sun from the moon
1 Year of Full Moons
January: The Wolf Moon Relationships & Protection February: The Snow Moon Nearing the End of Winter & Gaining Focus March: The Worm Moon Rebirth & Spring April: The Pink Moon Abundance, Fertility & Growth May: The Flower Moon Blooming & Positive Relationships June: The Strawberry Moon Summer, Exploration & Expansion July: The Buck Moon Reflection, Cleansing & Growth August: The Sturgeon Moon Things Coming Into Being & Changes September: The Harvest/Corn Moon Reaping What You’ve Sown & Changes October: The Hunter Moon Honoring the Dead & Exposing Hidden Things November: The Beaver Moon Settling In, Rest & Rejuvenation December: The Cold Moon Long-Term Goals, Strength & Winter
if it makes you happy
then it’s not a waste of time
🌱 Green Witch 🌱
SELF CARE TAROT READING
I came across this lovely tarot spread created by @eclectic-earth and had to give it a go - especially as i was feeling down at the time
Card one: my problem
card i pulled : nine of wands
wisdom, perseverance and last stretch
- im not persevung through the last few obstacles i’m hitting to reach my goals
- i’m not preparing and protecting myself
- i keep doubting myself and not believing or trusting in my strength, powers and lessons i’ve learnt
Card two: what to do now
card i pulled: the emperor
authority, ambition and power
- create proper structure and stability for myself in my life
- learn to control and understand my emotions
- develop more self discipline
- carry out plans in a systematically and controlled way
Card three: what to do later
card i pulled: three of wands
persistence, anticipation and progression
- look at the bigger picture to anticipate all opportunities that are available for me
- prepare for good and bad news in the upcoming future
- allow myself to follow my unique curiosity’s and travel
Card four: what do i need to hear
the card i pulled: knight of pentacles
harvest, dedication and routine
- slow and steady wins the race
- stop rushing thing
- stop rushing INTO things
- make a routine that encompasses doing little bits everyday
- decide what i want in life and take it
- stay true to my vision to see results
Card five: what should i avoid
card i pulled: page of pentacles
manifestation, financial opportunities and skill development
- avoid starting something new through manifestation
- don’t waste my newly found money on stupid things i regret like always
- avoid overworking myself
This was my second tarot spread i’ve ever done so if you have any suggestions or disagree with my interpretation of the cards, feel free to comment 💗
candle magic ˚*✧˚*•̩̩͙✧•̩̩͙*˚✮
black
protection, self defence, breaking bad habits, banishing, strength,
white
healing, cleansing, truth, purification, meditation, innocence,
brown
abundance, animals, family, friendships, grounding, stability, earth magic, balance,
silver
lunar energy, improves psychic abilities, intuition, dreams, reflection,
gold
wisdom, fortune, confidence, personal strength, enlightenment, brings financial gain and wealth, attracts happiness,
red
assertiveness, passion, energy, sex, creativity, courage, charm, maximises vitality, personal power, lust, health, sexual love, strong energy, balance, harmony, protection,
orange
ambition, success, pursuits, concentration, happiness, justice, creativity, flexibility, fast action, profound change, positive energy,
yellow
abundance, intelligence, memory, confidence, mental health, charm, studying, beauty, clarity, persuasiveness,
green
growth, fertility, wealth, harmony, prosperity, health, luck, financial abundance, nature,
blue
dreams, spirituality, intuition, healing, peace, loyalty, wisdom, sleep, clarity, patience, understanding, travel, communication, calm, forgiveness,
purple
manifestation, wisdom, divination, intuition, healing, meditation, spiritual enlightenment, midden knowledge & secrets, connecting with higher self,
pink
beauty, feminine power, romance, innocence, partnerships, joy, generosity, unconditional love, self-compassion, empathy, kindness, understanding, friendship,
Incense correspondences
🕯Allspice - Money, fortune, luck, prosperity
🕯Aloe - Higher vibrations, prosperity, strength, love
🕯Amber - Bliss, healing, comfort, love
🕯Anise - Balance, meditation
🕯Basil - Protection, luck, focus, faithfulness, money, love divination, courage
🕯Bay - Mental powers, prophetic dreams
🕯Bergamont - Wealth, happiness, focus, protection, courage, balance, motivation
🕯Cardomom - Focus, courage, motivation, clarity
🕯Cedar - Purification, love, healing, psychic powers, nightmares
🕯Chamomile - Protection, calm, peace, sleep
🕯Cinnamon - Protection, wealth, success, prosperity, psychic powers
🕯Clove - Cleansing, purification, wealth, stopping gossip, healing, success, divination, protection
🕯Copal - Purification, happiness, love, protection
🕯Citrus - Brightness, courage, confidence, luck, accomplishing goals
🕯Dragons Blood - Cleansing, energy, courage, purification, love, strengthening magical powers
🕯Eucalyptus - Cleansing, protection, purification, healing
🕯Frankincense - Cleansing, astral travel, courage, purification, consecration, protection, meditation, luck
🕯Gardenia - Love, relationships, healing, peace
🕯Ginger - Money, love, power
🕯Heather - Calling and conjuring
🕯Honeysuckle - Wealth, bliss, relationships, healing
🕯Jasmine - Prophetic dreams, love, wealth, purification, astral projection, purification
🕯Juniper - Breaking curses and hexes, protection, psychic powers, healing, calmness
🕯Lavender - Sleep, love, cleansing, happiness, relaxation, healing
🕯Lemon - Love, healing, purification
🕯Mint - Cleansing, conjuring, money, sex, healing, protection
🕯Nutmeg - Psychic powers, meditation, prosperity
🕯Orange - Love, divination, wealth, luck
🕯Peppermint - Healing, animal magic, energy
🕯Pine - Purification, banishing, wealth, strength, grounding, cleansing, breaking hexes, healing
🕯Rose - Prophetic dreams, courage, fertility, blessings, healing, love
🕯Rosemary - Depression, purification, healing, youth, fairies, sleep
🕯Sage - Protection, purification, cleansing, wisdom, healing
🕯Sandalwood - Conjuring, spirituality, protection, healing, astral projection, wishes
🕯Sweetgrass - Conjuring, positive energy
🕯Thyme - Purification, healing, health.
🕯Vanilla - Sex, love, psychic powers
🕯Violet - Luck, love, wisdom, healing, protection
🕯Wormwood - Psychic powers
🕯Ylang-ylang - Hapiness, love, harmony