Moon Phases
New Moon
  • Moon rises at dawn, sets at sunset; for full use of these energies, stick between this time period.
  • Purpose: Beginnings
  • Workings for: Beauty, self-improvement, health, farms and gardens, job hunting, love and romance, networking, creative ventures.
  • Pagan Holiday: Winter Solstice (december 22)
  • Goddess Name: Rosemerta's Moon
  • Goddess Energy: Goddess of Growth
  • Offering: milk and honey
  • Theme: abundance
  • Rune: Feoh for abundance; Cen for openings; Gyfu for love
  • Tarot Trump: the Fool

    • Crescent Moon
  • Moon rises at mid-morning, sets after sunset; for full use of these energies , stick between this time period.
  • Moon is from 3 1/2 to 7 days after the new moon
  • Purpose: the movement of the thing
  • Workings: Animals, business, change, emotions, matriarchal strength
  • Pagan Holiday: Imbolic (February 2)
  • Goddess Name: Brigid's Moon
  • Goddess Energy: Water Goddess
  • Offering: Candles
  • Theme: Meditation
  • Rune: Birca for Beginnings; Ing for focus
  • Tarot Trump: the Magician

    • First Quarter
  • Moon rises at noon, sets at midnight; for full use of these energies , stick between this time period
  • Moon is from 7 to 10 1/2 days after new moon
  • Purpose: the shape of the thing
  • Workings: Courage, elemental magick, friends, luck, and motivation
  • Pagan Holiday: Spring Equinox (march 21)
  • Goddess Name: Persephone's Moon
  • Goddess Energy: Air Goddess
  • Offering: feathers
  • Theme: Luck
  • Rune: Algiz for luck; Jera for improvement: Ur for strength
  • Tarot Card: Strength of The Star

    • Gibbous
  • Moon rises in mid-afternoon, sets around 3am; for the best use of these energies, stick between this time period.
  • Moon is between 10 1/2 to 14 days after the new moon
  • Purpose: Details
  • Workings: Courage, patience, peace, harmony
  • Pagan Holiday: Beltaine (May 1)
  • Goddess Name: Nuit's Moon
  • Goddess Energy: star goddess
  • Offering: Ribbons
  • Theme: perfection
  • Rune: Asa for eloquence; Wyn for success; Dag for enlightenment
  • Tarot Trump: the World

    • Full Moon
  • Moon rises at sunset, sets at dawn; for full use of these energies , stick between this time period
  • moon is from 14 to 17 1/2 days after the new moon
  • Purpose: Completion of a project
  • Workings: Artistic endeavours, beauty, health, fitness, change, decisions, children, competition, dreams, families, health, knowledge, legal undertakings, love, romance, money, motivation, protection, psychic power, self improvement.
  • Pagan Holiday: Summer Solstice (june 21)
  • Goddess Name: Sekhmet's Moon
  • Goddess energy: Fire Goddess
  • Offering: flowers
  • Theme: Power
  • Rune: Sol
  • Tarot Card: The Sun

    • Disseminating
  • Moon rises at mid -evening, sets at midmorning; for full use of these energies , stick between this time period
  • Moon is 3 1/2 to 7 days after the full moon
  • Purpose: initial destruction
  • Working: Addiction, decisions, divorce, emotions, stress, protection
  • Pagan Holiday: Lammas (august 1)
  • goddess Name: Hecate's moon
  • Goddess energy: Earth Goddess
  • Offering: Grain or rice
  • Theme: Reassessment
  • Rune: Thorn for destruction; Algiz for protection; Thorn of defence
  • Tarot Trump: The Tower for destruction; Hope for protection

    • Last Quarter
  • Moon rises at midnight, sts at noon; for full use of these energies , stick between this time period
  • Moon is 7 to 10 1/2 days after the full moon
  • Purpose: absolute destruction
  • Workings: Addictions, divorce, endings, health and healing (banishing), stress, protection, ancestors
  • Pagan Holiday: fall Equinox (september 21)
  • Goddess Name: the Morrigan's Moon
  • Goddess Energy: Harvest Goddess
  • Offering: incense
  • Theme: Banishing
  • Rune: Hagal; Ken for banishing; Nyd for turning; Isa for blinding
  • Tarot Trump: Judgement

    • Balsamic (dark moon)
  • Moon rises at 3am, sets mid-afternoon; for full use of these energies , stick between this time period
  • Moon is 10 1/2 to 14 days after full moon
  • Purpose: Rest
  • Workings: Addictions, change, divorce, enemies, justice, obstacles, quarrels, removal, separation, stopping stalkers and theft
  • Pagan Holiday: Samhain (October 31)
  • Goddess Name: Kali's Moon
  • Goddess Energy: Dark Goddess
  • Offering: Honesty
  • Theme: justice
  • Rune: Tyr for justice; Ken for banishing
  • Tarot Trump: Justice

    • Taken from Silver's Spells for Prosperity, by Silver RavenWolf
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