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2024 Witches' Calendar
For all my witches out there, here's a handy list of the 2024 dates for the solstices, quarter days, full and new moons, and special events. I've listed my sources at the bottom.
Dates and times for all events are calculated for Eastern Standard Time, USA, Northern Hemisphere. Adjust for your location as needed and check the DarkSky Placefinder to see what special events will be visible in your area. Enjoy!
Solstices, Harvests, and Quarter Days
February 1-2 - Imbolc / Candlemas
March 19 - Spring Equinox / Ostara
April 30-May 1 - Beltane / May Day
June 20 - Summer Solstice / Midsummer / Litha
August 1 - Lughnasadh / Lammas / Summer Harvest
September 22 - Autumn Equinox / Mabon / Fall Harvest
October 31 - Samhain / Halloween / Final Harvest
December 21 - Winter Solstice / Yule
Full Moons
January 25 - Wolf Moon ♌
February 24 - Snow Moon ♍
March 25 - Worm Moon ♎
April 23 - Pink Moon ♏
May 23 - Flower Moon ♐
June 21 - Strawberry Moon ♑
July 21 - Thunder Moon (aka Buck Moon) ♑
August 19 - Sturgeon Moon* ♒
September 17 - Harvest Moon* ♓
October 17 - Hunter's Moon (aka Blood Moon)* ♈
November 15 - Frost Moon (or Beaver Moon)* ♉
December 15 - Cold Moon ♊
*- Supermoon
Fun Fact: The title of Harvest Moon is given to either the September or October full moon, whichever falls closest to the autumn equinox. Once again this year, that month will be September.
New Moons
January 11 ♑
February 9 ♒
March 10 ♓
April 8 ♈
May 7 ♉
June 6 ♊
July 5 ♋
August 4 ♌
September 2 ♍
October 2 ♎
November 1 ♏
December 1 ♐
December 30 (black moon) ♑
Special Celestial Events
January 3-4 - Quadrantids meteor shower peak
March 25 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
April 8 - Total solar eclipse
April 22-23 - Lyrids meteor shower peak
May 6-7 - Eta Aquarids meteor shower peak
August 11-13 - Perseids meteor shower peak
August 19 - Sturgeon Supermoon / Seasonal Blue Moon
September 17 - Harvest Supermoon / Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
October 2 - "Ring of Fire" solar eclipse
October 17 - Hunter's Supermoon
October 21-22 - Orionids meteor shower peak
November 15 - Frost Supermoon
November 16-17 - Leonids meteor shower peak
December 13-14 - Geminids meteor shower peak
December 30 - Black Moon
(Check the DarkSky Placefinder to see what will be visible in your area!)
Mercury Retrogrades (in case you need them)
April 1 - April 24
August 4 - August 27
November 25 - December 15
Happy Witching!
SOURCES & FURTHER READING:
Bree's Lunar Calendar Series
Bree's Secular Celebrations Series
Moon Info - Full Moon Dates for 2024
Calendar-12 - 2024 Moon Phases
Full Moonology - 2024 Full Moon Calendar
AstroStyle - All the 2024 Full Moons
Your Zodiac Sign - Astrology Calendar 2024
Old Farmer's Almanac - Mercury Retrograde Dates 2023-2024
Lonely Planet - Best Star-gazing Events of 2024
Sea and Sky - Astronomy Calendar of Celestial Events 2024
DarkSky International - Dark Sky Placefinder for Stargazing
Pagan Grimoire - Wheel of the Year: The 8 Festivals in the Wiccan Calendar (2024 Edition)
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EDIT: Mercury is stationed direct on Jan 1st, 2024. The source I used which stated it was in retrograde until the 18th had a typo.
EDIT: Fixed the zodiac signs for the full moons using a new source.
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The Outbursts of Everett True was a comic strip that ran in papers from 1905 to 1927, wherein the aforementioned Everett True regularly beat the everliving shit out of rude people as a warning to anyone else who might consider being rude. Men have not only been taking up too much room on public transport for about as long as public transport has existed, but the people around them have been irritated about it for at least a hundred years. The next time someone tries to claim that manspreading is a false phenomenon, please direct them to this strip so that Everett True can correct their misconceptions with an umbrella upside the head.
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Have you ever offered memories? Maybe an old picture found while cleaning up, of a trip you enjoyed, a loved one, or simply yourself as a kid! Or perhaps an old drawing, or an object (book/toy and the like) which sparks nostalgia. If you seek to deepen your connection with a God, this is a wonderfully fulfilling ritual to engage in. If it’s an object you’re getting rid of, why not put it up on your altar for a day or two? Share the memory with your God/Gods, and tell them about it before you let it go!
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alright, who wants to do a little experiment together?
seven nights (or days if you're diurnal I guess) you're gonna go to your Dionysos altar, or whatever spot you wanna use. you're gonna light a candle, maybe some incense. maybe you put out some wine or another offering if you wanna go apeshit.
you're gonna read the prayer to Dionysos for discovery. it's a powerful prayer, I've been using it for years, whenever I'm ready to get unstuck. it takes under a minute to read, so time should not be an obstacle, even if reading is all you have time for. seven nights in a row you're gonna read that prayer out loud at your altar and then we're gonna see if anything interesting happens.
who wants to play?
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sitting down in front of your altars and saying “i’m glad you all could make it to todays meeting” is a great way to start your daily vent session to your spirit team btw
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How I Practice Death Work
Please keep in mind that this is a post about my own practice. My relationship with death work is intertwined with my individual path and is highly personal. What is written here may not apply to everyone.
Through working with "Death Energy"
Death Energy as I define it is simply energy sourced from things associated with Death. Some examples of this include dead leaves, rotting wood, snow, compost, soil taken during winter, ash, and plants associated with Death. I prefer to use the root of the plant because I associate it with the spirit world/underworld.
Some practitioners like to use bones and grave dirt in their workings. This isn't something that I do often because I believe that these things are tied to specific spirits and in my practice it's important to let the dead rest, with some circumstances being an exception. This is by no means true for everyone and I think it's fine to take graveyard dirt or bones as long as they're ethically and respectfully sourced.
I find that death energy works great for transformative magic, for endings and rebirth, and for connecting with certain spirits. I'm sure it could also be used in baneful workings.
Through Mundane Action
From the outside, how I practice death work probably seems very ordinary. I take in roadkill from my street and bury it, remove dead animals from yards and set the corpses somewhere quiet. I compost. I clean for a recent widow and bring her food and gifts, offer support and guidance for grieving loved ones, cook for them. These are expressions of love and forms of veneration, which helps me connect with the dead on a deeper and more intimate level.
Through Veneration and "Safe-Passing"
This includes building altars and leaving offerings for ancestors, passed loved ones, pets, and even local wildlife.
In terms of helping spirits pass on, I have a specific incantation/prayer that I recite for dead animals that I pass while driving. I encounter mostly animal spirits because my practice centers around the local flora and fauna. I will also hold burials and mourning periods, leave offerings, and conduct spirit communication when the situation calls for it. When I'm performing more complicated rituals of this nature, I'll enlist the help of my local/personal spirits.
Through Compassion For The Living
Life and Death are interwoven and are of the same cycle. If I kill bugs and set out glue traps, will the local insect and mouse spirits want to work with me?
Some of the things that I do to show compassion for the living include helping animals in need, growing native plants and rewilding my yard, giving money to strangers when possible, gifting things to my friends and neighbors, cleaning, cooking, or doing favors for loved ones. I believe that what we do in this world reflects how we interact with and are perceived in the spiritworld/otherworld.
Through acknowledging Grief and Fear
Believe it or not, I'm actually terrified of death and dying. My path to deathwork came to me through a time of intense grief and through the acceptance of mortality.
Reflecting on death, talking about it openly with loved ones, and even thinking about what I would want for my own burial and funeral are things that have helped.
For grief, I leaving offerings and create altars, speak fondly to/of passed loved ones, and let myself feel what I need to feel. I don't have much more to say on this matter, but I think it's worth mentioning for those who are apprehensive about death work for these reasons. You're not alone.
I hope this resonated with some people. Once again, all of this is personal and nothing written here is universal. I write because I love to share.
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Moving Magic for a Happy Home 𖤣𖤥𖠿𖤣𖤥⋆ ˚｡⋆˚
Ensuring that my home is a secure and comforting environment is very important to me, so the process of moving can be very overwhelming and make me feel insecure im a taurus moon and i have a lot of stuff. here are some tips for the moving witch!
Before you move...
Prepare boxes by cleansing them , setting up wards (i like to use smoke/incense for this), writing sigils inside them- things of that sort.
Once your boxes are ready, clean and cleanse your things before packing them as to not carry any old or stagnant energy with you when you move. This also includes going through and maybe even getting rid of some things.
Clean and cleanse any remaining energy in your space to renew it for the next owners. This includes taking down wards and saying final goodbyes.
When you move...
CLEAN and CLEANSE your new space thoroughly to rid any lingering energy from past owners.
Before moving your things in, set up wards to block any energies that may still be attached to your belongings
Make your new space feel more comfortable by creating a fun and soothing environment while you unpack! Play your favorite music, make the place smell nice, add little homey touches to break the place in
remember to prioritize and take care of yourself 🪴
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Shadow Work Masterpost
Understanding Shadow Work
Part 1: What is the Shadow?
Part 2: What is Shadow Work?
Part 3: How Does One Prepare for Shadow Work?
Types of Shadow Work
Intro
Part 1: Journaling
Part 2: Introspection
Part 3: Emotional Awareness
Part 4: Dream Work
Part 5: Memory Regression
Part 6: Meditation & Altered States
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I don’t really have a religion per say I’m just seeing how long I survive and hoping for the best at the end. But my cousin is a pagan witch, she doesn’t talk much about it but she has candles specific to the deities she’s working with. Currently she’s working with Apollo and I think I just witnessed a god tell my cousin to go to bed.
She lit his candle after putting some flowers next to it and said, “I’m gonna be up late working.” Right as she did the candle got really fucking big and kept flickering before down the hall I heard her bedroom door creak open and bump against the wall. We were both just standing there in silence and my cousin goes, “looks like I’m going to bed then. I think he wants me to skip the sunrise.” And she fucking walked off?! And the candle calmed down to a normal size again?!
I’ve been sitting on the couch staring at this fucking candle for 10 minutes and my cousin blew it out, said goodnight to him then to me and went to bed!! And all I can think about is oh my god my girlfriend and I have had sex in front of those!! ~Bambi
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I don't know who needs to hear this but...
The Gods love you.
They love you when you smile.
They love you when you cry.
They love you even if you have a hard time noticing them.
They love you and are with you.
They love you both when you're feeling down or when you're feeling like your on top of the world.
They love you even if you haven't prayed in a while or can't pray.
They love you when you haven't made any offerings in a while or can't make them.
They love you even if you forget about festivals or don't participate in them.
They love you when you reconstruct in your practice and they love you when you don't.
They love you even if you have doubts.
They love you when you can't get out of bed.
They love you when you're batteling your own thoughts.
They love you when you find it hard to take care of yourself.
They love you when you've fallen and they'll help you get back up.
They love you when you struggle and they see you.
They love you when you think you are not enough but you are enough to them just as you are.
They love you, value and recognise you as a beautiful, unique being that you are.
The Gods love you even when you can't love yourself.
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At the border between Slovenia and Croatia peculiar ritual with figure covered in greenery is known. Such figure is followed by several singers and together they form a procession that goes from door to door preforming songs and receiving various gifts. Nowadays, ritual is performed at st Georg’s day (Jurjevo) but it’s pre-Christian roots can be easily observed.
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Zelen Juraj došal je, pisan Vuzam prošal je,
Iz zelene gore u to ravno polje.
Donesal je, donesal, pedalj dugu travicu,
Pedalj dugu travicu, lakat dugu mladicu.
Juraj nije svaki dan već u ljetu jedan dan!
Darujte ga, darujte Jurja zelenoga!
Translation:
Green Gorge has come, colorful Easter has passed,
From the green hills into the plain fields.
He has brought, span* long grass
Span long grass, ell* long sapling.
Georg isn’t every day, it is a specific day of the year!
Bestow him, bestow the green Gorge!
*both are archaic measurements and those should be English equivalents.
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Ярило, вставай рано, яр-яр вставай рано;
Ярило, мыйся бело, яр-яр мыйся бело;
Ярило, езди в поле, яр-яр езди в поле;
Ярило, возьми ключи, яр-яр возьми ключи;
Ярило, отмкни Землю, яр-яр отмкни Землю;
Ярило, пусти траву, яр-яр пусти траву;
Ярило, зеленую, яр-яр зеленую;
Ярило, пусти росу, яр-яр пусти росу;
Ярило, пусти росу, яр-яр пусти росу;
Ярило, медвяную, яр-яр медвяную;
Ярило, дай нам долю, яр-яр дай нам долю;
Ярило, счастливую, яр-яр счастливую.
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Yarilo, wake up early, Yar-Yar wake up early;
Yarilo, bathe yourself white, Yar-Yar bathe yourself white;
Yarilo, ride in the field, Yar-Yar ride in the field;
Yarilo, take the keys, Yar-Yar take the keys;
Yarilo, unlock the Earth, Yar-Yar unlock the Earth;
Yarilo, release the grass, Yar-Yar release the grass;
Yarilo, the green grass, Yar-Yar the green grass;
Yarilo, release the dew, Yar-Yar release the dew;
Yarilo, release the dew, Yar-Yar release the dew;
Yarilo, the honey-like dew, Yar-Yar the honey-like dew;
Yarilo, bestow our fate, Yar-Yar bestow our fate;
Yarilo, fortunate fate, Yar-Yar fortunate fate .
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The captivating (and quite pagan-feeling) works of russian self-taught artist Andrey Shishkin
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✨ LEARNING TAROT
General Tips
Explaining how tarot readings work using color gradient
Variables that influence tarot accuracy
How to strengthen your intuition (I)
6 things to do to improve your tarot reading skills (I)
3 basic things to focus on to improve tarot reading skills (II)
5 ways to incorporate tarot insights into your daily life
Tarot Notes:
Tarot Notes #1
Tarot Notes #2
Tarot Notes #3
Reading Techniques:
This is all you need to be able to read tarot
101: The first guide you need: the bones & meat of tarot
101: Dominant energy in a tarot reading
101: How to get the most out of a general spread
101: Reading court cards
The flow of tarot interpretation
Contradiction in a reading (people’s personalities)
What I’ve noticed about interpreting YES/NO questions
Two ways to interpret timing
Answering ‘first impression’ question
Find missing items by asking 4 questions
Possible meanings of the card at the bottom of the deck
If you get positive cards to answer negative questions
20 Tarot Interpretation Series
The Hermit
The Emperor
Thoughts on the Cards:
Cards for travel & movement
Cards for work connections
Cards for soulmate, romantic & sexual relationships
The Devil as first impression
Cards for stalking and spying
The Hierophant & The Lovers
The Devil & The Tower
The World for career/jobs
Cards for choices
Cards for pregnancy
The Justice as divine intervention?
Cards for “you need to stop asking”
Cards to indicate relationship status
The Hanged Man and divine intervention
Tarot Prompts & Exercises
Tarot Practice I: Reading People
Tarot Practice II: Reading People
Tarot Practice III: Reading People
✨ NAVIGATING TAROT
All tarot asks I have answered
Tips for Tarot Readers:
When is the right time to buy a deck?
Which deck should a beginner buy?
Choosing Oracle Decks
Symbolism: Individual VS Collective Meanings
Your reading tells you about yourself
PAC reading VS personal reading
Dealing with biases in tarot readings
How to reject a querent’s paid reading request
If the same cards keep appearing...
Why we are encouraged to avoid tarot when we don’t feel well
When the cards do not make any sense
Someone else’s energy in the reading?
When a reading doesn’t answer the question
Start and end your reading with this
Should you use your deck’s guidebook?
Channeled readings
When you don’t get any answers
What’s wrong with tarot websites & guidebooks?
Tips for Tarot Querents:
What you need to know about PAC reading
How to know when a reader is for you
How to know when the message is right
All questions about PAC reading
Choose the right pile in a PAC
Determining accuracy in PAC
You can’t decide between two piles?
Why you choose more than one pile
Don’t get hung up on a specific term
Have you let tarot control your life?
Choosing a different pile the second time
If the same cards keep appearing...
What factors influence timings
Can wishful thinking influence the pile you choose?
Can you ask the same question again and again?
Go back to the master list
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Okay, hear me out!
A novel love story about Mortitia and Gomez Addams cause they are the best and most romantic power couple out there.
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The Ultimate Grimoire Guide
So! I have been seeing a ton of grimoire ideas and thought I’d stuff them all together. A lot of ideas are from @manifestationsofasort, @banebite, and @pigeonflavouredcake. Check them out! They have a ton of cool stuff there.
What Do I Use For My Grimoire?
You can use anything for a grimoire! For a physical one, journals, binders, and notebooks are good. For digital ones, Notion, Tumblr, Docs, and even just your file folder are great.
Introduction
A Book Blessing
Table of Contents
About Me
Your Current Path
Your Personal Beliefs
Your Spiritual Journey
Superstitions
Past lives
Favorite Herbs/Crystals/Animals/Etc.
Natal Chart
Craft Name
How You Entered The Craft
Astrology Signs
Birthday Correspondences (birth tarot card, birth stone, etc.)
Goals
Safety
Fire Safety
What Not to Burn
Toxic Plants & Oils (to humans, plants, animals)
Crystals That Shouldn’t Be Put… (in sun, in water, etc.)
Things That Shouldn’t Be In Nature (glass, salt, etc.)
Potion Safety
How to Incorporate Blood in Spells
Smoke Safety
Wound Care
Biohazards
Core Concepts
Intention & How It Works
Directing Energy
Protection
Banishing
Cleansing
Binding
Charging
Shielding
Grounding
Centering
Visualization
Consecration/Blessing
Warding
Enchanting
Manifestation
Meditation
What Makes A Spell Work
Basic Spell Structure
What Not To Do In Spells
Disposing Spell Ingredients
Revitalizing Long Term Spells
How To Cast Spells
What To Put In Spells
Spell Mediums (jars, spoken, candle, sigils)
Spell Timing
Potion Bases
Differentiating Between Magick and Mundane
Common Terms
Common Symbols
Intuition
Elements
Basic Alchemy and Symbols
Ways To Break Spells
Laws and Philosophies
Correspondences
Herbs & Spices
Crystals & Rocks
Colors
Liquids & Drinks
Metals
Numbers
Tarot Cards
Elements
Trees & Woods
Flowers
Days
Months
Seasons
Moon Phases
Zodiacs
Planets
Incense
Teas
Essential Oils
Directions
Animals
Symbology
Bone Correspondences
Different Types of Water
Common Plants
Entities
Deities You Worship
Pantheons
Pantheons & Deities Closed to You
Common Offerings
Epithets
Mythos
Family
Worship vs Work
Prayers & Prayer Template
Altars
Deity Comms
Devotional Acts
Angels
Demons
Ancestors
Spirit Guides
Fae
Familiars
House, Animal, Plant, Etc. Spirits
Folklore Entities
Spirit Etiquette
Graveyard Etiquette
Boundaries
Communication Guide & Etiquette
Spirit Work Safety Guide
How Entities Appear To You
Circle Casting
Common Offerings
Altars
Servitors
Mythological Creatures (dragons, gorgons, etc.)
Utility Pages
Gazing Pages
Sigil Charging Station
Altar Pages
Intent Pages
Getaway Pages
Vision Boards
Dream Pages
Binding Page
Pendulum Board
Crystal Grid
Throwing Bones Page
Divination Pages
Mirror Gazing Page
Invocation Pages
Affirmation/Manifestation Pages
Spirit Board Page
Other Practices
Practices That Are Closed to You (Voodoo, Hoodoo, Santeria, Brujeria, Shamanism, Native Practices)
Wicca and Wiccan Paths
Satanism, Both Theistic and Non-Theistic
Deity Work
Religious Paths (Hellenism, Christianity, Kemeticism, etc.)
Animism
Types of Magick/Spells
Pop Culture Paganism/Magick
Tech Magick
Chaos Magick
Green Magick
Lunar Magick
Solar Magick
Sea Magick
Kitchen Magick
Ceremonial Magick
Hedge Magick
Death Magick
Gray Magick
Eclectic Magick
Elemental Magick
Fae Magick
Spirit Magick
Candle Magick
Crystal Magick
Herbalism
Glamours
Hexes
Jinxes
Curses
Weather Magick
Astral Magick
Shadow Work
Energy Work
Sigils
Art Magick
Knot Magick
Music Magick
Blood Magick
Bath magic
Affirmations
Divination
Tarot Cards
Oracle Cards
Playing Cards
Card Spreads
Pendulum
Numerology
Scrying
Palmistry
Tasseography
Runes
Shufflemancy
Dice
Bibliomancy
Carromancy
Pyromancy
Psychic Abilities
Astrology
Auras
Lenormand
Sacred Geometry
Angel Numbers
Ornithomancy
Aeromancy
Aleuromancy
Axinomancy
Belomancy
Hydromancy
Lecanomancy
Necromancy
Oneiromancy
Onomancy
Oomancy
Phyllomancy
Psephomancy
Rhabdomancy
Xylomancy
Tools
Crystal grid
Candle grid
Charms
Talismans
Amulets
Taglocks
Wand
Broom
Athame
Boline
Cingulum
Stang
Bells
Drums
Staffs
Chalices
Cauldrons
Witches Ladder
Poppets
Holidays
Yule
Imbolc
Ostara
Beltane
Litha
Lammas
Mabon
Samhain
Esbats
Deity Specific Holidays
Religious Holidays (Christmas, Easter, Dionysia, etc.)
Celestial Events
Altars
Basics of Altars
Travel Altars
Deity Altars
Spirit Altars
Familiar Altars
Ancestor Altars
Self Altars
Working Altars
Self-Care
Burnout Prevention
Aromatherapy
Stress Management
Coping Mechanisms
Theories & History
Witchcraft history
Paganism
New Age Spirituality
Cultural Appropriation
Thelema
Conspiracy Theories
Cults
Satanic Panic
KJV
Witches in History
Cats in History
Transphobia in Witchcraft Circles
Queerness in Witchcraft Circles
Other
Recipes
How to Get Herbs
Foraging
Drying Herbs and Flowers
Chakras
Reiki
Witches Alphabet
Runic Alphabet
Guide to Gardening
Your Witch Tips
Resources
Other Tips
List of Spells
Cryptids and Their Lore
What is a Liminal Space?
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