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A Witch's Guide to the Moon

  The moon. Every witch keeps it in conscience. Nearly every religion seems to have something to say about it. In science, history, religion, even in architecture, the moon has come to show its importance and status. Babylonian astronomers in the 5th century BC recorded a lunar cycle, and back in 4th century BC, Chinese Astronomer Shi Shen created a guide regarding the prediction of lunar eclipses. Civilizations like the Han Dynasty thought the moon to be a driving force, while many Native American tribes associated it with female divinity. So, with all this in mind, how can we use and understand the positioning of the moon to better our witchcraft today?

  First, we have to understand a lunation. A lunation is a roughly 30 day cycle, from new moon to new moon. The word moon actually comes from the word month. Ancestors used and understood the moon phases to tell time. Each phase lasts a few days to the naked eye, though the moon is really only in each phase for a brief second. It appears the moon stays in a certain phase due to the time buffer in which we on earth see the light. The New Moon represents the start of a new cycle.

 So, exactly what does each cycle mean, and how does it correspond with the craft?

 New Moon - The new moon is a time of new beginnings. The Sun and Moon are aligned, leaving the moon dark and invisible to our eyes on earth. It will also rise and set around the same time as the sun. It is a time to start new projects, jobs, friendships, and to seek new intentions. Starting a diet, trying to kick an old habit, or redecorating will all be made easier by the energy given by the New Moon. Wishing upon a New Moon is also a good way to bring in some luck.

Waxing Crescent -  Also known as the ‘young moon,’ the crescent begins the move towards a full moon. A small, sliver shaped section of the moon is illuminated. Plans or goals that were made during the New Moon can be solidified and worked towards, and often clarified.

First Quarter -  The first quarter moon is a small pause from the motivation and working to balance oneself out and discover possible mistakes and holes in plans and ideas we had made. Now is a time to focus and fine tune little things in your life. Meditation and introspective journeys are at hand.

Waxing Gibbous - Also known as the three quarter moon, the waxing gibbous is ¼ away from becoming the anticipated full moon. Spells for success and goal reaching work best, especially in relation to the project you’ve been working on. Think about positive spaces and constructive magic–bringing in money, romance, etc. If your project so far has failed, the Gibbous will help recharge it.

FULL MOON - The full moon. Esbat. Regarded highly as the best and most effective time to cast spells, lore and tales have surrounded the mysterious full moon for centuries. It is a time of heightened psychic awareness, in which everything comes together, including family, friends, plans, and ideas. In Wicca, the full moon is the mother’s moon, and in folklore, the full moon represents divine female power. Divining is especially powerful during a full moon. It is a perfect time to make Moon Water and to perform any exciting or lengthy spells you’ve been working on.

Waning Gibbous - As the waning begins, so does the shedding of old or toxic things in your life. Removing bad habits, curing illnesses, quitting bad jobs, ending addiction, or even breaking off relationships can be planned or started. This is also the time of the goddess Demeter.

Last Quarter - Continue banishing work here, especially focused on your emotions and negativity. Remember things you want to improve and save them for the upcoming new moon, but for now, simply make room for them.

Waning Crescent - The final waning phase before the start of a new cycle, now is a time to confront head on what is causing chaos in your life. A little hexing here and then, if such practice coheres with your beliefs, might just work out during this moon phase.

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Lunar Deities: Phoebe, Artemis, Selene, Hecate, Chang'e, Sin, Mani, Tsukuyomi, Ibis, Chonsu, Thoth, Set, Chia, Wadd, Elatha, Luna, Nepthys,

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The Moon Tarot

 The moon tarot invokes the unconscious, introspect, and discovery. The face of the moon is half seen, symbolizing pregnancy and the mystery of the soul. The rays of light represent creation and power, and are a vital symbol of life. The animals, perhaps a wolf or dog, sit opposite of a river, mouths lifting to howl at the moon. This can represent the cutting of ties with someone close, and is especially poignant in the idea of hiding or forgetting ones ancestry. A crustacean sits in blue water at height of a pond, symbolizing hidden emotions and sensitivity. The water flowing towards the moon along with the crustacean and dogs rising towards it can be seen as a unity of self. The water at the bottom, where the crustacean sits, is drawn in by the moon, evoking female cycles, as well as passage from life to death and vice versa.

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This will most likely be updated and added to, but for now, here this is! I hope this can help somebody out.

50 Spells

Money Spell: Mix basil and baking soda together. Use it as a carpet sprinkle before vacuuming to increase the flow of money to your home.

Protection Spell: Bury quartz crystals pointing outwards at the four corners of your property line to keep evil away from your home.

Good Dream Spell: Eat a pinch of thyme before bed or place a sprig of it under your pillow, and you will have sweet dreams.

Money Spell: Roll paper or plastic money towards you around a cinnamon stick to bring in more money.

Healing Spell: Carry juniper berries with you to ward against illness.

Protection Spell: Hang a bit of dried ginger in the kitchen to ward evil spirits.

Money Spell: Simmer cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice in water on the stove to ensure prosperity of your home.

Good Luck Spell: Burn allspice as an incense to draw money or luck to you, as well as speed healing.

Love Spell: Cut an apple in half, and give one half to your love to ensure a prosperous and loving relationship.

Beauty Spell: Carry cloves with you to let your inner beauty shine outward.

Love Spell: Watermelon is an aphrodisiac, especially for men.

Love Spell: Eat fresh figs as an aphrodisiac.

Good Luck Spell: Place a piece of cotton in your sugar bowl to draw good luck to your house.

Love Spell: Celery is a great male aphrodisiac.

Lost Item Charm: Carry a sprig of rosemary in your pocket when you need to find something.

Protection Spell: Scatter dried chili peppers or cayenne pepper around your house to keep harm away.

Pregnancy Spell: Carrying a twig of raspberry leaves will help ease the pains of pregnancy.

Purification Spell: Add a little salt to your carpet sprinkle or floor wash to purify a room.

Rain Spell: Sprinkle water into the air using the bristles of a broom to make it rain.

Healing Charm: Carry ginger root in your pocket or purse all winter to ward against colds.

Wellness Spell: Drink amethyst-infused water during the day, before drinking, to lighten the effects of intoxication.

Healing Charm: Place a garlic braid in your home to help keep illness away.

Concentration Spell: Chew fennel seeds to help you concentrate.

Good Luck Spell: Carry a piece of dried pineapple in a green bag to draw luck to you.

Divination Charm: Ask an orange a yes or no question before you eat it, then count the seeds. If there are an even number of seeds, the answer is no. If there are an odd number of seeds, the answer is yes.

Fertility Spell: Eat avocados to ensure fertility.

Garden Spell: Sprinkle oats in your garden to ensure that your garden will be plentiful.

Love Spell: Eat mangos to increase libido.

Protection Spell: Plant thyme around your house to act as natural wards.

Relaxation Charm: Drink lavender, chamomile, and passion fruit tea to decrease anxiety.

Psychic Ability Charm: Sleep with mugwort under your pillow to bring psychic dreams.

Purification Spell: Add apple cider vinegar, baking soda, and epsom salt to your bathwater for purification.

Psychic Ability Spell: Eat raw chocolate to increase your psychic powers.

Psychic Ability Spell: Carry a herkimer diamond to increase your psychic powers.

Healing Spell: Cure hiccups by breathing in peppermint essential oil.

Protection Spell: Sprinkle cayenne pepper dust under your doormat to keep unwanted people from entering your home.

Happiness Spell: Evoke a feeling of optimism by breathing in peppermint essential oil..

Aromatherapy Charms: Add pink himalayan sea salt and a few drops of your favorite essential oil to a glass vial to make an instant aromatherapy oil inhaler.

Love Spell: Place pepper inside a piece of cotton and set it shut to make a charm to bring back a lost love.

Money Charm: Draw an infinity symbol on a square piece of paper, fold it towards you, and put it into your wallet to increase your wealth.

Purification Spell: Cut an onion in half and hide both halves inside your home to remove harmful vibes.

Healing Spell: Place a sliced onion under the bed of an ill person to help draw out the illness.

Pentacle Charm: Cut an apple in half for an instant altar pentacle.

Prosperity Spell: Add dried basil to your carpet sprinkle to increase prosperity.

Beauty Spell: Crawl backwards three times underneath a blackberry or mulberry tree branch to help remove acne.

Beauty Spell: Make a face mask out of ground dried oatmeal, powdered milk, warm honey, and water to soften the skin and clear the complexion.

Purification Charm: Carry a piece of black tourmaline to help purify and remove harmful energies in the space around you.

Purification Charm: Keep your pink himalayan salt lamp on for as long as possible to get the best benefit from the lamp.

Protection Charm: Carry a peach pit to ward off harmful energies.

Protection Charm: Carry a walnut to strengthen your brain.

Blessed Be,

Lilac

I am not kidding when I say I want to run away into the woods to live amongst the moss and all the woodland and fairytale creatures.

Trees I would live in if I was a lil’ dryad forest fey creature

Catherine Deneuve in Donkey Skin 1970

Ostara 🥚🐇 💐

20. März 2025

Ostara - Jaheskreis-Sonnenfest

Ostara wird je nach Stand der Sonne zwischen dem 20. und 22. März gefeiert.

Es ist die Frühjahrs TagundNachtgleiche, dass heißt Tag und Nacht sind an diesem Tag gleich lang. Unsere Ahnen haben nicht nach der Uhr gelebt, sie haben mit dem Lauf der Natur gelebt. Sie haben sich nach den Gestirnen von Sonne, Mond und Sternen ausgerichtet. Die Natur zeigt den Lauf von Tag und Nacht und den der Jahreszeiten an. Wurde es Tag ist man raus und brach die Nacht an, endete der Tag. Das künstliche Licht hat dafür gesorgt, dass der Tagesablauf verschoben und verlängert wurde. Alle alten Feste und Bräuche haben ihren Ursprung in der Natur.

Durch die Christianisierung wurden diese Feste überlagert, um ihnen ihre Kraft zu nehmen. Es gibt keine schönere und stärker Kraft, wie die der Natur, auch wenn der Mensch heut in vieles eingreift, doch die Natur wird immer ihren ganz eigenen Weg für sich finden. Ostara hat nichts mit dem Osterfest zu tun. Duch einen Beschluss am Konzil von Nizäa im Jahre 325 u.Z. wurde der Termin für das Osterfest vom Vollmond abhängig gemacht und kann damit um bis zu fünf Wochen variieren.

"Sage und Märchen führen uns auch bis in jene ferne Zeit zurück, in der unsere vertrauten Märchenbilder vielleicht einmal greifbare Wirklichkeit gewesen sind, und in der auch der Name „Ostern" noch seinen vollen Sinngehalt hatte. Sie wissen noch von der Jungfrau, die in der Kammer eines unzugänglichen Turmes eingeschlossen ist, der nur ein Fenster nach Osten hat: durch dieses aber steigt der jugendliche Sonnenheld hinein und führt die befreite Jungfrau zum lenzlichen Hochzeitsfest. So hat es uns unter vielen anderen auch das Märchen von Dornröschen überliefert…

Der Name Ostara, den diese Versinnbildlichung der allmächtigen Lebenskraft einst geführt hat, bewahrt uns bis heute Namen und Sinn dieses Ahnenvermächtnisses. Es lebt auch in dem Brauchtum, das immer wieder aus den Tiefen der deutschen Seele genährt wird und das daher weder mit „Aberglauben" noch mit dem oberflächlichen Zivilisationsdünkel unserer Zeit etwas zu tun hat. Es ist der Glaube, daß in heiligen Osternächten die göttliche Allmacht des Lebens gesteigert die ganze Natur durchwaltet: das Feuer, das auf den Bergen brennt, und das Wasser, das durch die neue Sonne vom Eise befreit ist. So gehen die Frauen in heiliger Morgenstunde zum fließenden Bach, das Osterwasser zu schöpfen, das jetzt selbst alle heilenden, reinigenden und belebenden Kräfte enthält, mit denen die Ostersonne die ganze Natur durchströmt.“

- DAS ERBE DER AHNEN. Germanische Feste und Bräuche im Jahresring.

REZEPT - Ostara

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Neunkräutersuppe

Die Neunkräutersuppe kannten schon die alten Germanen. Dieser Brauch gehört zu dem Neunerlei-Glauben. Alles wird in neunerlei Anzahl genommen, wie neun Kräuter oder neun Hölzer. Diese Suppe diente den Menschen von damals, um ihre Abwehrkräfte zu stärken und der Frühjahrsmüdigkeit vorzubeugen. Sie verkörpert den Frühlingsanfang und das Mutter Natur endlich zum Leben erwacht. Wir essen die Neunkräutersuppe immer zu der Frühlings-Tagundnachtgleiche, zu Ostara. Aber auch in der Osterzeit ist sie eine willkommene Kräutersuppe. Die Zusammensetzung der Suppe variiert von Region zu Region. Allerdings sollten sich schon in jeder Neunkräutersuppe auch wirklich 9 Kräuter finden. Welche das letztlich sind, ist jedem überlassen.

- Brennesselblätter, Gierschblätter, Gänseblümchen (Blüten), Taubnesselblätter, Löwenzahn (Wenn er blüht, auch die Blüten), Vogelmiere, Spitzwegerichblätter, Knoblauchsraukenblätter, Petersilie

Dann benötigt ihr noch:

- Butter, Mehl, Brühe, Salz, Pfeffer, Eigelb, saure Sahne, Zwiebeln

Zwiebeln in der Butter goldgelb anbraten, dann das Mehl hinzufügen und schön sämig rühren. Danach alles mit der Brühe auffüllen, gut durchrühren und beiseite stellen. Eventuell noch mit Salz und Pfeffer abschmecken. Kräuter kleinschneiden und in eine Suppenschüssel geben. Nun werden die Kräuter mit der Brühe übergossen und ein Eigelb und die saure Sahne untergehoben. Zum Garnieren einige Kräuterblättchen drüberstreuen. Natürlich kann diese Kräutersuppe auch noch verfeinert werden. Eventuell mit Bärlauch oder Minzblätter. Auch Erbsen sind sehr lecker. Wer noch Brennesselsamen oder getrocknete Spitzwegerichblüten hat, kann sie der Kräutersuppe hinzufügen. Die angegebenen Kräuter können natürlich ausgetauscht werden, nur sollten sie in neunerlei Anzahl bestehen bleiben, damit die Neunkräutersuppe ihre magischen und heilenden Eigenschaften entfalten kann. Wenn ihr es feiner mögt, könnt ihr diese Suppe auch pürieren. Mengenangaben kann ich nicht angeben, weil ich immer meistens nach Gefühl koche. Wenn ihr noch nicht soviele Wildkräuter findet, könnt ihr euch auch eine ganz einfache Brennesselsuppe kochen.

REZEPT - Ostara

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Fenchelsuppe

1 Fenchelknolle

1 kleine Zwiebel

1 Kartoffel

1 L Gemüsebrühe

1 Klecks Schmand

etwas Salz und Pfeffer

Die Zwiebel schälen, würfeln und in etwas Pflanzenöl glasig dünsten. Anschließend Fenchel putzen, in Stücke schneiden und zu den Zwiebel geben. Das Ganze mit Gemüsebrühe ablöschen und nach Bedarf mit Salz und Pfeffer abschmecken.

Die Fenchelsuppe muss nun für etwa 15 Minuten bei mittlerer Hitze köcheln, ehe sie mit dem Mixer fein püriert wird. Wer möchte, kann die Suppe vor dem Servieren mit einem Klecks saurer Sahne oder Schmand verfeinern.

Aus überlieferte Mythen wird davon berichtet, dass die Welt aus einem Ei entstanden ist, welches die schöpferische, kosmische Göttin geboren hat.

Das Ei gilt von alters her als das Symbol der Fruchtbarkeit.

Im Frühling springt das "Erdenei" wieder auf, der fruchtbare Erdenschoß schenkt das neue Leben.

In den bunten Eiern drücken sich die Buntheit, der Reichtum und Vielfalt des Lebens aus, das nun am Auferstehen ist.

Das Leben erwacht und blüht wieder auf.

REZEPT - Ostara👩‍🍳🌼👨‍🍳🌿👩‍🍳

Wildkräutersalat für die Frühjahrskur

Für 4 Portionen

20 Köpfe Löwenzahn

1 Handvoll Gundermann

1 Handvoll Sauerampfer

1 Handvoll Scharbockskraut

1 Tasse Gänseblümchen

1 Tasse Giersch, junger

1 Handvoll Brennnesseln, junge

1 TL Salz, (Wacholdersalz)

1 TL Salz, (Albkräutersalz)

6 EL Essig, (Obstessig)

5 EL Öl

1 TL Kürbiskernöl

1 Pr Zucker

1 große Zwiebel

2 Knoblauchzehe

1 Bund Schnittlauch

evtl. saure Sahne

Der Name Ostara (Eostre) entstammt dem lateinischen Wort „Aurora“ und bedeutet „Morgenröte“.

Die aufgehende Sonne im Osten.

Die keltische Frühlingsgöttin kämpfte symbolisch mit den Eisriesen und vertrieb so den kalten Winter, damit die Natur zu neuem Leben erwachen und alles wachsen konnte.

Als Göttin der Fruchtbarkeit und des Ackerbaus bringt Ostara Leben, Licht, Wärme und Energie in die Welt.

Travel Witchery

Because why not incorporate witchcraft into every aspect of your life, amiright or amiright?

What to bring…

Pocket/Travel altars! [X] [X] [X] [X]

Travel talisman

Small crystals/Crystal jewelry.

A pendulum.

Your tarot cards/playing cards for the intent of divination.

A witchy journal, or books on witchcraft!

Something to *legally* collect soil, water, plants, and other things from where you travel.

A locket with items/ingredients within it inspired by the spell bottles/jars below:

To aid in safe travels…

Spell for safe travels

Safe travels chant

Travel safely spell

Protection for travellers spell

Safe travels: A magical powder

Safe travels sachet / Safe travels sachet

Spell and charm bag for safe travels

Safe travels spell bottle

Safe travels spell bottle necklace

Safe travels mini spell jar

Safe travels spell jar

Other handy spells…

Spell bottle for good travels

Your own highway spell

Time passing powder

10 magical ways to spruce up your car

Car safety tips

Improvised charms for the travelling witch

Cute travel witch idea

Sigils…

The traveler’s sigil

Safe travels [X] [X] [X] [X]

I am safe while traveling

I am safe when I drive / Safe driving

I experience luck on my travels

To have an awesome adventure

There and back again

About Lucia

Going by the old Julian calendar, December 13 was the darkest night of the year — the eve of the winter solstice. This, however, changed after the calendar reformation in 1753, when the Gregorian calendar was put into use in Sweden, and the winter solstice shifted to December 21. But the folk tradition still stood — the night before the 13th was still popularly known as the darkest night, and therefore also the most dangerous, for the darkness allowed evil entities to thrive longer than any other night. This, in turn, has led to a number of traditions, but the most important aspect has always been the one of light and feasting. To keep the evil away, it was important to stay awake and to stay indoors with lights.

But to be able to stay awake a whole night, one must eat. Tradition decreed that almost all preparations for jól (the midwinter celebration) should also be completed by the 13th, including the slaughter of the festive pig, meaning there was fresh food prepared already and the long night served as a good reason to get an early start on the seasonal feasting. Sometimes, the teenagers and young adults would walk from neighbor to neighbor, singing songs in exchange for food and drink, protected with light. Sometimes they would dress up, and sometimes they would do some pranks to scare people.

Today, the tradition is still standing: to lussa is to dress up as Lucia and walk to neighbors or family members with song and cakes. However, the act of lussa was originally to stay awake during the night between the 12th and 13th and was called Lussevaka (Lusse watch). Lucia can still be equally called Lussefirande (Lusse celebration) today.

But why Lussa? Lussi, otherwise known as Lussekäringen (the Lussi witch) or Lussegubben (Lussi man), was an evil entity. She often took the form of a woman who came riding through the skies with her companions called lussifreda. She was one of the evil spirits who would lurk around in the night and take naughty children away through the chimneys, or punish those who had not completed their jól preparation.

And it is due to this, in the dark of the longest night with a despair for light, with evil all around, that the myth of a female figure of light arose. During the pre-Christian era, the light was sworn to keep evil away. The tradition of a light-bringing woman may therefore have its foundation in a heathen goddess of light who was invoked during this night. The tradition of celebrating light in this manner through Lussevaka has stayed on in different forms ever since.

There is also a theory that Lusse is Freya, hence the traditional bread called “lusse cats” would refer to the cats pulling her wagon.

Lusse bread is baked to honor Sunna (the sun) and attract it back when it was at its darkest, today's lusse cats still have the old Sunna symbols (the spirals at the ends).

In the 19th century, a special interest sparked in the Lusse celebration, due to the first wave of nationalism and the search for old folk traditions all around Sweden. Lusse, which was mainly celebrated by men or women dressing up in white with a crown of flowers, holding candlesticks and walking around the farm with food while singing in the morning, gave the foundation to the modern Lucia.

About grimoires

I have seen a few witchblr post about using your own alphabet, and so I wanted to tell you the application FontForge is a free tool for creating your own fonts. If you have knowledge of graphic design, you can do really professional looking fonts, but if you’re a nob like me you can still create something both usable and good looking like this:

The developer(s) seem very kind people and work hard for having this tool free and open, and you can find very useful tutorials on youtube. Plus, you can add both symbols and letters with accent marks:

This is the working panel. What I did was using the straight line and the curve line and work with that, but you also have more tools, so you can experiment (in my case i didn’t want to spend a lot of time and wanted something that looked more like handwrite than a computer font, but that’s up to you!)

The only important thing is that you have to draw closed figures (you can’t just use one line). 

After you have the font done you can just save it for later edit and and add it to your writting software of preference. I don’t remember how it is done as I used a youtube tutorial, but I do remember it took less than 5 mins, bcause you only have to save+upload.