It takes our Moon about 29.5 days to complete one entire cycle of phases (from New Moon to New Moon). The moon phases in chronological order : New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent (then the cycle begins again with the New Moon). Lunar Magic is the open practice of utilizing the moon phases for rituals and manifestation. In this blog post, you will learn how to utilize the moon phases for your own spiritual practice.

New Moon

Also called the Dark Moon; a time when the moon begins a new lunar cycle. This is an ideal time for transformation work, introspection, setting intentions & goals, performing divination, & dream work. During a New Moon, it is best to “plant seeds” of your desires and goals, to explore the potential, dream big, and take action.

• New Beginnings

• New Opportunities

• Wiping the slate clean & starting over

• Rejuvenation

• Introspection & Reflection (Shadow Work)

• Cleansing & Purifying the body, mind, & personal energies

New Moon Activities

• Create your Sacred Space

• Cleanse

• Set Intentions & Goals

• Ground yourself

• Manifestation work

• Shadow work

• Make New Moon Water (charged water infused with New Moon energies)

• Perform Divination for clarity

• Mediate on specific intentions (to manifest, process, or release)

Waxing Moon

When the moon grows in size before reaching its fullest, it is the ideal time to do magic to draw things to you (to attract). During a Waxing Moon, this is the time for growth & expansion, starting new projects, & to align with your desires. The energetic momentum is building up as we approach the Full Moon so that we may gain & receive. This is the time for organizing, integrating, attracting positive change, conceptualizing ideas and planning.

• Success

• Abundance

• Money

• Luck

• New Job/New Home

• Healing

• Love

• Courage

• Motivation

Waxing Moon Activities

• Refine your goals & Planning

• Write & Speak intentions

• Practice Visualization & Scripting for manifesting

• Practice & Commit to new habits

• Replenish to your mind & body

• Make a vision board

• Work on your action plan

• Activate your Chakras

Full Moon

When the moon is illuminated to its complete size & at its peak. The Full Moon is the ideal time for releasing, consulting spirit guides, charging tools & items, self care & healing, developing intuition, divination, an giving a boost to rituals & spell work.

• Healing

• Protection

• Divination

• Past Life Recall

• Intuition

• Dreams

• Connecting with Spirit Guides, Ancestors, & Deities

• Harvest

• Fertility

• Water Magic (utilizing the element of water)

Full Moon Activities

• Releasing Rituals (physical, emotional, & energetic release)

• Self Care (body, mind, and energy)

• Make Full Moon Water

• Charge your tools, crystals, & items

• Cleanse your personal space

• Gratitude Journaling

• Take a Full Moon Bath (Epsom salts, herbs, essential oils, crystals, etc.)

• Create a crystal grid for manifestation

• Listen to frequency music or binaural beats while you meditate

Waning Moon

When the moon seems to fade or “grow smaller”, it is a time for study, mediation, & magical work designed for banishing harmful energies, removing negative influences from your life, & losing/releasing all that no longer serves your highest good. During the Waning Moon, we focus on protection work & letting go.

• Releasing bad habits, illness, addictions, & toxic relationships

• Breaking curses, hexes, & jinxes

• Repelling negative energies & entities

• Ending karmic cycles & partnerships

• Cord Cutting

• Releasing & Cleansing Rituals

• Protection Wards

• Rest or Slowing Down

• Detoxing (physically, mentally, emotionally, energetically, socially)

Waning Moon Activities

• Return Back to Sender Ritual

• Cord Cutting Ritual

• Setting Boundaries & Protection Wards

• Releasing Rituals & Spells

• Rest & Reflect

• Reprogram Mindset & Let go of limiting beliefs

• Egg Cleanse (to rid of evil eye, stagnant & negative energies)

• Ending negative relationships

The Moon’s Sign

The Moon continuously moves trough each of the zodiac signs, from Aries to Pisces, staying about 2.5 days in each sign. The Moon influences the sign it inhabits, creating different energies that affect our day-to-day lives.

• Aries - Good for starting things. Things occur rapidly but quickly pass. People tend to be argumentative and assertive.

• Taurus - Things begun now last longer, tend to increase in value, and become hard to change. Brings our an appreciation for beauty and sensory experience.

• Gemini - Things begun now are easily changed 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 emphasis to the self, to central ideas or institutions, away from 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, friendships, and partnership.

• Scorpio - Increases awareness of psychic power. Precipitates psychic rises and ends connections thoroughly. People have a tendency to brood and become secretive.

• Sagittarius - Encourages confidence and slights 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 habits an make abrupt change. Personal freedom and individuality is the focus.

• Pisces - The focus is on dreaming, nostalgia, intuition, and psychic impressions. A good time for spiritual or philanthropic activities.

Moon Terminology

• Black Moon - the 2nd New Moon in a month. Very powerful & is seen as an omen of change that brings hidden truths to the surface.

• Super Moon - a Full moon that occurs when the moon reaches its closet point to Earth.

• Wet Moon - when the “horns” of a crescent moon point upwards & away from the horizon.

• Blue Moon - the 2nd Full Moon in any given month.

• Lunar Eclipse - occurs during a Full Moon when the Earth is between the Moon & the Sun, cutting off the light from the Sun on the Moon. Lunar Eclipses are intensely transformative. During a Lunar Eclipse you can utilize any type of lunar magic for any phase. During the eclipse, the Moon is shown all of its phases due to Earth blocking the Sun’s rays from the Moon.

• Esbats - Full Moon rituals

Moon Water

Intentionally charge water with the moon’s energies for your spiritual practice with any moon phase (please keep in mind that each moon phase brings specific energies to utilize, timing is everything).

HOW TO MAKE MOON WATER

First you place your clean fresh water into a vessel (I prefer a glass jar with a lid). Then allow the container to be placed in a area that will let the water absorb the energies of the moon to charge overnight. Like an open space outside or a window sill. Bring the container inside or off the wind sill just before sunrise. Feel free to place crystals & herbs besides your vessel as it charges to amplify/enhance or alter the moon water to your preference.

USES FOR MOON WATER

• Plants - water your plants for nourishment or as an offering

• Crystals - use to purify or infuse with your crystals (remember not all crystals are water safe)

• Beauty - use it for glamour rituals and spells

• Cleanse - wash your hands before rituals, cleanse your space & tools

• Drink it - to charge & cleanse yourself, enhance intuition & channeling

• Bath - add to your bath water to infuse healing & purification

• Potions - add to potions especially related to intuition & love

• Scrying - fill a bowl or cauldron with it and scry

Drawing Down the Moon

Intentionally connect with the Full Moon & absorb/channel the energies into your physical vessel. This can be done alone or with a group. This is great to do before any psychic, channeling, divination, or spirit work (I do NOT claim credit for the incantation but I have used it for years) Here is an incantation for drawing down the moon :

“Mother Goddess lend me your light,

Give me your power on this faithful full moon night,

I invoke you into my being & soul,

fill up my vessel & make me feel whole.

I stand before you in awe & in love,

I cherish the gifts you give from above,

I ask you tonight to show unto me,

My mother, my goddess, so mote it be !”

Feel free to contact me if you have any specific & general questions related to Lunar Magic by Email at Natasha@psychicmediumnatasha.com

Blessed Be !