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Witch's Datebook

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rehfan · 1 month

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La Belle Dame avec Merci

Eddie Munson x Unpopular!AFAB!fem!Reader

Warnings: 18+ readers only please - minor children DNI! – No Upsidedown; SLOW BURN; Eddie & Reader are both over 18; fake dating/relationship; reader is technically a virgin; mutual pining; Eddie has trust issues; emotional hurt/comfort; masturbation; emotional manipulation; reader is kinda shitty to Eddie; reader gets better; angst; more angst; Eddie’s mom is dead; small act of accidental physical violence; Uncle Wayne is the best

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Inspired by @/hard-candy-writing ‘s ORIGINAL POST — I sincerely hope I do this justice.

1.8K words of Chapter 1 below (no smut yet - this is a SLOW BURN) — more chapters to come! AO3 link

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Eddie Munson was on your radar about as much as any other guy in school. That is to say, boys were people to avoid on the whole; whether because they were just cruel to you, or users trying to get you in bed, and therefore people to pointedly stay away from or - if it ever would happen - a dreamy-eyed boy were to come along and finally be kind, the fact remained the same: boys were an inconvenience at best, a source of torture at worst. Keeping your head down was the rule for every day. None of them wouldn’t have anything to do with you anyway, but some would actively jump out of the way in the halls all the while thinking themselves clever and funny by quoting Monty Python: “She’s a witch! A witch! She turned me into a newt! I got better…” An act somehow always followed by a cackle from their clique.

Of course, Eddie himself wasn’t one of these. He mainly kept out of your way, even though you shared a biology class together. You knew him enough to hand him a pen or pencil if he asked you for one in desperation, but otherwise, he kept to the theater club and his D&D group, Hellfire, and gave you a wide berth.

So it was a surprise to you when you received notice from the librarian that Eddie asked for a tutor in history. Ms. O’Donnell was a challenging teacher, no doubt, but you were one of her favorites and were currently in her AP History class. Eddie was in American 20th Century history and while it wasn’t your favorite part of history, you could still help him get by. You thanked the librarian and went looking for Eddie.

It didn’t take you long. The librarian simply pointed behind you. He was at one of the smaller tables in the middle of the space, doodling in a notebook. His leg was pumping a mile a minute and he looked bored. It must be his free period, you thought. You sat opposite him without asking and he looked up surprised.

“So when would you like to get started?” you asked, unpacking a datebook and pen from your purse.

“What?” He was genuinely thrown off guard, but soon regained his composure. This was some kind of trick. Had to be. He searched the room and discovered the table behind you was loaded with jocks and party kids. They weren’t looking at either you or him, but something still smelled off. He narrowed his eyes at you and waited.

“For your tutoring. 20th Century History? Ms. O’Donnell’s class? The thing you asked to be tutored in?” You clicked your pen. “When are you free?”

“What are you talking about?” he said, utterly confused. You had never spoken to him for any length of time before but there was something about the sound of his voice you found fascinating. The more he spoke, the more you wanted to hear. Even if it was him turning you down for your academic services. “I never asked to be tutored,” he said, insulted. “I’m not that stupid. I’ll make it through her class all on my own, sweetheart, m’kay?” He tilted his head and gave you a smart-ass grin.

“Well then why did the librarian give me your name? And why did she say that you wanted to be tutored?”

“I don’t know, princess,” he said, leaning forward, that grin still painted on his face. “Maybe she’s trying to set you up with the only guy in school who isn’t terrified of you.” This was not true. You did terrify him. Deeply. Your piercing eyes. Your pretty hair. Not to mention your rather distracting body. You were a fucking masterpiece and totally untouchable. The Impenetrable Ice Queen. The Queen who was now talking to him, the lowly bard. What was happening here? Doubling down on his declaration, Eddie leaned in even further and whispered: “I can be scary too, you know.”

Your spine stiffened. That was a shot across your bow you weren’t expecting. “I don’t understand. The librarian always keeps track of who the tutors are assigned to. If you didn’t put your name in for tutoring-“

Just then a group of kids behind you laughed. “Hey Munson! The Ice Queen? You getting desperate? Want to take your chances with the frigid bitch of Hawkins High?”

“Yeah man, hope you like cold fish!”

“And cold showers!”

You didn’t even want to turn around. From the look on Eddie’s face, you knew that it was the same group of people that hated him too - that is to say, almost anyone else in the school.

You closed your eyes and took a deep calming breath. “Jocks or preps?” you asked him.

“Looks like a mix of both,” he answered you and raised his middle finger at them all. Because fuck them, that’s why. He wanted to punch them all in the face. After all, they were also insulting you and face punching after someone insults a lady is expected, no? The knight errant in him was itching for battle.

“The freak found the geek!” one of them called.

“Shh! Quiet in the library or all of you can leave!” said the librarian. She stayed long enough to watch the big group behind you duck their heads and pretend to study their books. Satisfied that everything was over, she went into her office to answer the phone.

As soon as she was gone, it started back up again, just quieter.

“Hey Munson, be sure your dick doesn’t freeze and snap off inside her.”

“Don’t worry. She’ll probably cut it off as soon as he pulls it out of his pants.”

“And hey, Ice Queen, watch out Munson doesn’t have anything catching.”

“Yeah. God knows what that freak carries.”

”Probably what the green monkey had.”

“It’s so nice to know they care,” you muttered, your voice dripping with sarcasm. As you kept your gaze in Eddie’s direction, you saw his jaw clench and his eyes darken. You commended him for keeping his temper, if only barely.

In that moment, as Eddie was steaming and you were trying to let their words pass over you, you came to an important realization: you and Eddie were in the same boat socially. It was also then that you realized that Eddie might be the answer to your prayers. In fact, out of all the guys in Hawkins, out of every single male soul, he was likely to be the one person that you could co-conspire with - if he were up for it, that is.

And if you were honest, there was something fundamentally attractive about the metalhead. You enjoyed how he held court in the cafeteria from time to time. It took bold resolve to speak his truth to the entire school. And there was something about his eyes. The intensity behind them was magnetic. You didn’t need much more thought.

You leaned in, resting your elbows on the table. “How game are you?”

“Huh?” he said, snapping out of his murderous plotting.

You slowed your speech to match the speed of his brain: “How. Game. Are. You? Will you play along with me?”

He narrowed his eyes. He didn’t see where this was going, but it was better than being carted off to jail by Hopper on a battery charge. He was an adult in the eyes of the law, after all. He allowed his curiosity to override his anger. “A little improv, sweetheart? Heh. What do you have in mind?” He honestly didn’t know what to expect from you at this point, but he was seriously intrigued. The Ice Queen wanted to conspire with him. He was flattered.

“Just follow my lead,” you said, “and let’s blow all their tiny minds.”

Slowly you rose from your seat. Your skirt was long, almost to your ankles, but had a slit that ran to just above your left knee. You came around the table and lifted and parted the skirt, swinging your left leg clean over Eddie’s legs and settled yourself in his lap. Automatically, his hands were on your hips, sliding down to stop on your thighs, warm and firm. Eddie looked shocked for about three milliseconds, and it was a good thing he had recovered; if he were too shocked, you didn’t think it would sell the way you wanted it to.

Taking his face in your hands, you turned your head to place a gentle kiss to his cheek, another to his temple, and yet another to the side of his head near his ear. You were testing his waters. You could feel him tremble slightly, but he was holding fast. Good for him. “Follow my lead,” you whispered gently. Then you pressed a searing kiss to his lips.

Eddie’s brain shut off.

He responded to you much more respectfully than you expected; he kept his tongue to himself. In truth, he was still trying to recover from the shock of having you so close and pressed against him. All it would take would be you grinding your hips against his and he wouldn’t be able to walk anywhere without a book in front of his crotch.

The whispered “What the hell-?” from behind you was completely worth the risk of trusting the honor of Eddie Munson. The sound of the rest of them whispering to one another in amusement, fascination, and shock was also satisfying.

The kiss lasted a good thirty seconds or so when the bell rang and everyone gathered their things. You got up. As you gathered your datebook, you smiled at him. “See you in biology, lover.”

There was an extra swing in your hips as you left the library. You could feel Eddie’s stare and knew that his dumb grin was on his face.

You were wrong, however. Eddie was too in shock to react. Too overwhelmed by your energy just now. He stared in confused longing, swallowing hard, knowing he could never really have you and wondering desperately what he was supposed to do now that he knew what kissing you felt like. What having you in his lap felt like.

With that kiss, you knew that the Hawkins High rumor mill was going to spin so fast, it might set the school on fire. That much, you could have predicted. What you didn’t expect was how hot and bothered it had left you. The warmth of him you had expected. Even the plush feel of his lips was a foregone conclusion. But the feel of him - him beneath you and in front of you, his hands on you, his scent spinning around your brain. That was overwhelming. This was either the best idea you’ve ever had, or the worst. Unfortunately, only Eddie Munson could define that for you.

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CHAPTER 2 is now posted to AO3 and TUMBLR

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eclogues · 2 months

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this week's recipe from my witch's datebook 🕯️

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witchyfashion · 7 months

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Llewellyn's 2024 Witches' Datebook

Stay Organized and Magically Inspired All Year Long

Invite more magic into each day with Llewellyn's 2024 Witches' Datebook. Featuring illustrations from award-winning artist Jennifer Hewitson, this beloved planner presents various ways to celebrate the Wheel of the Year and powerful wisdom from practicing Witches

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#witch #witchcraft #wheel of the year

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neonpossums · 1 year

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"Adref, adref, am y cyntaf', Hwch ddu gwta a gipio'r ola'" "Home, home, at once, the tailless black sow shall snatch the last one" Yr Hwch Ddu Gwta for Nos Calan Caeaf / Samhain. Inspired by the style in the Llewellyn Witches' datebooks and calendars!

#my art #welsh mythology #welsh #samhain #halloween #wales #mythology #folklor #pig

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thesharkandthesnout · 5 months

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Kitchen Witchery. 😁

From: LLEWELLYN’S WITCHES’ DATEBOOK 2023

I purchase one of these every year! I’m going to be purchasing my 2024 edition soon. 🔜☺️

#witch #witchery #kitchen #ceres #cook #mother #food #food ideas #foods #eating #cooking #recipe #recipes #find #finding #stuff #stuff to do #stuff to make #yum #yummy #things #groceries #kitchen witch

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tipsycad147 · 11 months

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Full and New Moon Rituals—Intention Setting and Actualization

Full Moon Rituals and New Moon Rituals:

Potent magic to manifest your goals, release inner turmoil, realize dreams and initiate magic!

Full Moon vs. New Moon Energies:

Full Moon Rituals are generally centered around celebrating what has become.

Appreciation for the what you have accomplished, yourself or in a group, or for what the universe has provided for you since the last Full Moon is the energy that is accentuated during your Full Moon rituals. Honor what you have created.

New Moon Rituals are generally centered around setting intentions for that which you wish to manifest.

This is the darkest phase of the moon, the dream seed time. What do you wish to dream up? What new ideas are germinating in the nutrient rich soil of your soul? Your New Moon rituals should focus on what you want to call into your life.

Spiritual Rituals: Putting the Ritual into Spiritual

Creating rituals around the energy of the Moon has been an ancient tradition across cultures for millennia to help us connect with Spirit, a sense of divinity embodied by the Moon. All around the globe, all beings watch the same moon brighten our night sky only to become slowly swallowed, then miraculously begin to grow again. Each phase of the Moon describes a different energy or quality, either building or receding, and special spiritual rituals can be performed around every phase to call in those specific energies. New and Full Moons are potent times to honor the great mysteries, the unknowable, the intimacy of our spiritual lives, whatever form that may take.

In this article, we will be focusing on rituals for the most dramatic lunar phases: The New Moon and The Full Moon

Whether you are a solitary witch or part of a coven, these are the phases that are most commonly recognized. Every year we receive calls and emails from women looking for the coming year's We'Moon datebook, anxious to get their copy so they can plan holy day festivities and moon rituals. Our planner pinpoints the moment the moon is full or new, so you can be as precise as you desire. Keep in mind that those times are noted in pacific time, so if you are in a different time zone, you'll have to do the math.

Let's set the tone for the qualities that the Moon embodies:

The Moon herself symbolizes our inner world, what happens in the dark, our unconscious, the hidden and habitual.

"The Moon is an astonishing companion on the human journey. She both lights the way and invites us into the dark."

-Bethroot Gwynn © Mother Tongue Ink 2017

Astrologically, the Moon represents our emotions and the inner self.

These are aspects we may keep hidden safely away from the rough edges of the outside world. Or perhaps you are an emotional creature, freely sharing your love and sorrow. Vulnerability is an attribute of moon priestesses. Water is the moon's element, energies of emotions swelling and receding. Deep feelings and sometimes tears, our emotions elementally expressed, are welcome in the moon circle.

First Crescent © amara hollow bones 2013

What Sign is the Moon in, What is My Moon Sign? Using the energy of the Zodiac

Find out what moon phase and sign you were born under, and look up what sign the moon will be in to add more nuance to your ritual and intention setting. The article linked above is a fantastic reference, and you can see what sign the moon is in on any day of the year in the pages of We'Moon, either the wall calendar or the daily planner. Example: If you were born on a full moon in Leo, and you are preparing for a Full Moon ritual while the moon is in Leo, get ready for some dramatic performances, with you in the limelight! This would be the perfect Full Moon to start a series of Moon Circles with a group. You would be in your natural charismatic element, bathing others in your love-light, for an excellent start to get the moonthly circles rolling. Let the current moon sign inform the elements of your ritual.

The Basics About how to Create Rituals

Rituals come in many shapes and sizes, and there are an infinite variety of ways to harness the energies of the Moon and celebrate the changing phases.

This is going to be a very basic outline. There are many resources about how to prepare a ritual, so if this is new to you, hunt down a little more info. We were inspired by The Hoodwitch's page on New Moon Rituals. All of the information and advice we offer comes with the basic caveat: "Do what you will, and let it harm none." Intentions, spells and rituals can be powerful magic, and you don't want to regret your actions if the rule of three (or nine or ten, depending on your belief) comes back to bite you in the tail. Fair warning ;-)

There are many ways to create your Moon ritual

A ritual could be as simple as lighting a candle, or as in-depth as a long, fully scripted group extravaganza. Your ritual may include howling at the full moon, or sitting in contemplative silence. You may envision gathering with friends around a fire or taking a solitary moon bath. To turn any action into a ritual, use your power of intention setting and make that intention reflect out bright as the stars on a dark New Moon night.

Basic formula for brewing up a ritual:

Get clear on the purpose of your ritual

Set your altar to reflect the intentions of your ritual.

Clear your mind and energetic body using visualization, meditation, smudging, essential oils, the wind, water . . . witch's choice

Cast the circle. Call in the helper spirits, often each of the directions, specific goddesses, and/or ancestors, spirits from the above and below worlds

Speak, sing or write your purpose or intention clearly.

Focusing on the intention; build the energy by drumming, singing, toning with your voice or musical instruments, chanting, dancing, or all of the above

Release your intentions into the universe imagining them growing and developing into fully fledged manifestations

Ground your energies by literally or figuratively touching the earth and giving back the power that the elements and helper spirits lent you

Open the circle by thanking and releasing your helpers and any participants

Decompress in some way. A few moments of deep breathing, journaling, taking a walk, stretching. If you are in a group, now is the time to spread out the potluck bounty, explore your different experiences, and talk about next moon's plans

The potency of your ritual stems from its importance to you!

There are many guidelines and recommendations for rituals but if you are not finding one that resonates, try doing something uniquely you and celebrate your individuality!

Elven Alchemist & Bast © Lindy Kehoe 2017

A deep-dive into some of the ritual basics outlines above:

If you're new to ritual creating, or are looking for some fresh ideas, we've expounded on each of the steps.

Intention setting: Making your purpose clear

Ask yourself why you are doing this ritual and what you would like to gain. Get very clear about the intentions you are setting. You may be creating this ritual for a specific need, like calling creativity back into your life, or to send empowering energies to front-line activists. You may have a recurring intention for many rituals in a row, like healing mind or body, creating abundance, gratitude. Find out what sign the Moon is in. Working with the energies of that sign will strengthen the power of your magic. Not sure what you would like to focus on? The moon sign can help guide you.

Journaling to track your New Moon Intention Setting and Full Moon Manifestations

Recording the basic focus of your rituals can help solidify them and make them more potent. You can use a moon calendar (may we suggest a We'Moon journal?) to record your intentions and track manifestations. See which phases or signs seem more powerful for you. Recording your goal and successes is a great inspirational tool!

Ephemeral Focus © Autumn Skye Morrison 2015

Create an altar that reflects your intention

This is your sacred focal point, and much like creating a ritual in general, can be as elaborate or simple as you desire. Choose significant items to integrate into your ritual. This can be any item or natural artifact that has meaning to you or your goal. Personal items gather power into your ritual, as does the mere act of researching and choosing which supplies to bring to your Moon ritual altar. Research herbs that resonate with your cause and integrate them into your altar and ritual.

Bring a candle. Various colors hold various meanings, and colorful candles brings both light and energy to any ritual. Choose a candle in a color that resonates with your magical intentions. Candles have power in and of themselves. Journals are also great tools for writing down intentions or experiences and ideas that arise during your ceremony. Include any crystals or stones that resonate with your intention, and add those to your altar, or place them in your pockets.

Here is a more in depth article about envisioning and creating altars.

Prepare yourself and clear yourself and the space

It’s important to set the space, both body, mind and environment. Prior to beginning your ritual, make sure the space your are inhabiting is clean or decorated for your ritual. Draping a chair in velvet for you to sit in, vacuum the rug you sit on. It's important to honor both your body and your space for magic to brew!

Clean your body, whether that be in rose-scented water, or anointing your body in the dirt from your favorite forest hideaway. Many light a pot of herbs and bathe in the the smudging smoke. A fun cleansing practice can be interpretive dance, especially in the context of a circle of sisters. What does gettin' clean and clear look like for you? If the spirits of the east are offering it, a good wind bath can blow away any cobwebs lingering behind your ears.

If this is a group ritual, an energetic portal is often designated, and as participants pass through on their way to their places in the circle, the cleansing act is performed in the portal.

Clear your mind and let your focus shift to your ritual and the intention at hand. Leave the distractions of mundane life for later, so they don't intrude on your task. This time is for you.

Cast the circle, your sacred container

I've seen this done in very formal and informal ways. Go with what feels right for the particular ceremony you've set up. This is the time to recognize and welcome the entities in the spirit world. You can invite them into your sacred circle, and ask to borrow some blessings and assistance in the task ahead. Most commonly, the spirits of the directions are called in, with their attending attributes and elements. This is an opportunity for group participants to add their flare to the ritual. Additionally, you may want to invite some gone-befores to be part of your circle. Giving each participant an opportunity to say aloud the name of an ancestor they would like to honor or recognize in this space is often very meaningful to the whole.

In casting the circle you are creating a sacred container in which to work your magic. Once the circle is cast, your ceremony has begun in earnest. You have the attention of the spirit realm.

Moon Mamas © Nicole Miz 2002

Bring your intention into the circle

With your intention clear in your mind, shoot it out into the universe like a bright flaming arrow! Write it down in a journal or say it out loud! Solidify it in your body. Sing a song with your intention or create a beat on your thighs with the words reverberating through your soul.

If it's a group ritual with varying intentions, participants can write their intentions on a scrap of paper and place it on the altar. Or perhaps everyone chants their intentions in a marvelously blended cacophony until the drummers begin to pick up the beat.

This step can be short and concise, or you can go into expand-o time here, using divination tools to explore your intentions more fully, create art or collage representing what you would like to manifest, sing, drum, dance, pass a rattle or sacred object if in a circle of participants so each can share from this sacred place. This is the center of the ritual-cauldron. Take time to enjoy bathing in this sacred space.

Any way you choose to, get your intention out into the open, ready to be super-charged.

Raise the power and Do Something Awesome!

This is a where you can have a lot of creativity and freedom. Stomp about, make music, listen to a song and do an interpretive dance, sing loudly, chant methodically. Imagine your intention inside of your sacred container, and stir this cauldron ever faster, ever stronger, until you sense this energetic hurricane has reached its peak. . . and then release it with dramatic flare. Watch as your bright and humming intention flies up and up, higher into the air, and atomizes like fireworks. Trust that the Universe has received your calling, and will will put your intentions to the best and highest use.

Get grounded and release the energy

You have just made a big petition to the universe. What the universe does with your request is yet to be seen. Ground your energies by literally or figuratively touching the earth and giving back the power that the elements and helper spirits lent you. Take some deep breaths in silence, and allow your mind to settle and prepare to come back to present reality.

Open the circle

If you have invited ancestors or entities from the spirit realm, now is the time to thank them for their participation, and let them go if they wish. It's nice to have a formal, repeatable ending, as this signals to your mind and body that you're coming back into now-time. The most common that I know is "May the Circle be Open." You can find audio recordings and lyrics easily online.

More about songs, chants, poems and invocations

There's something very bonding and powerful about expressing your magic through voice. Alone or in a group, singing, chanting, or speaking poems or invocations that express your intentions invites more power into your ritual. In a group setting, commonly known circle songs can have a powerfully bonding and spiritually moving impact.

Chanting, in particular, can be a powerful energy raising tool. You can borrow one, or make up your own. Repeating the chant over and over, louder and louder, faster and faster . . . this can be a strong pot-stirrer, as you raise the energy in your cauldron of intention.

You can find resources online, if you don't have song keepers in your circle. KeepMusicPagan is a youtube channel with a number of circle songs and chants, some familiar, some new to my ears.

The We'Moon datebook is a good resource for poems and invocations. It can be used as an oracle by letting the book drop open, then reading aloud the poem it happens to land on.

Cauldron © Sophia Rosenberg 2008

Ritual Ideas and Recommendations for either New or Full Moon times

New Moon Rituals: When the Sun and Moon are Conjunct

The New Moon is dark because the Moon is so close to the Sun that none of the lit side of the Moon is available for us to see. Imagine that: a Full Moon just for the Sun to enjoy! Ah, but we bask in the magical shadow of dark moon time.

The New Moon is a time to plant seeds. This is a time of new beginnings—the start of the lunar cycle and a great starting point for intention setting! Reach out, start a project, dream big! Create rituals around that which you want to expand.

The New Moon—the fertile dark, from which life springs anew. Unseen seeds swell and crack in the moist soil of darkness, rooting toward deep growth...

This is a great time to manifest a dream, a longing wish, or to plant seeds of ideas for a new project. As the Moon grows in light, so will the intentions you set during this time.

Cutting your hair or your nails is a great New Moon ritual, if you want to speed up their growth.

The New Moon promotes new growth and gives you a fresh start to the lunar month ahead. Starting a garden or planting a houseplant cutting during this time helps establish strong roots in your plants and in yourself. Dirt work is always cathartic and grounding during this Moon phase.

Set goals or aspirations during this phase, that you would like to work towards or bring into your life. As the Moon grows, your actualization gains power to eventually root into your reality.

New Moon Goddess:

Artemis (Greek): The Huntress—She is a protector or animals and of nature. Her followers often worshiped her on the New Moon phase of the lunar cycle.

Hecate (Greek): The Dark Goddess—Often associated with the dark Moon phase, she is often depicted as a hag, goddess of the crossroads, rebirth and death. She is often called the Goddess of Witchcraft.

Full Moon Rituals: When the Sun and Moon are in Opposition

It may sound like a conflict is brewing when we say planets are in opposition, and indeed, that is not unheard of, but for the most part, planets in this position (the farthest apart from each other in their respective orbit) some synergetic collaboration can occur. Ever hear the phrase "opposites attract?" Sure! This dynamic tension between the heavenly bodies have the power to pull the tides.

Dark Spirits Roam Free © Glenda Goodrich 2015

When the Moon and Sun are in opposition, the Sun is so far away from the moon that the full face of our nightly companion is lit up. Perhaps distance does make the heart grow fonder!

The Full Moon embodies self-expression and action! It represents completion, illumination and celebration. This is the apex of Moon phases, the mountain peak. We have traveled far, and now is the time to rest, and look back on our accomplishments, or at what we have left behind, as the case may be.

How much have you grown this past month, honor the small and large victories. What questions arose this past month, or need to be illuminated further? What losses need to be honored? Is it time to let go and move on, or should you build a shrine to remind us for a time of what is now in the afterworld?

Our emotions and even physical body are heightened during this phase of the Moon. Listen to the needs of your body and mind.

The opposing energy of the Sun (ego, or self) and the Moon (inner-self, subconscious) can cause tension or even explosions of emotions. Because of this tension, this is a great time to express yourself creatively, and your rituals can reflect this.

Dance under the Moon, draw and write poetry, hum a tune. Do a Full Moon Meditation

Meditate under the full Moon to ground yourself, to illuminate burning desires or questions you might have. This is a time when answers and questions flow between inner and outer worlds.

Gratitude is important during this phase. Have gratitude for the culminations of the intentions you may have set during the New Moon, recognize your movement and yourself.

Give thanks for the beauty and light that shines down on us every month.

While the New Moon phase often feels solitary and independent, the Full Moon is a great time to gather and be with your community. The New Moon is a time to set your intentions, while the Full Moon is a celebration of your manifestations, however large or small.

Release your energy, the Full Moon marks the end of a cycle, and the Moon begins to grow dark, again.

Alice's Bear Hills II © Carol Wylie 2003

Burning intentions in fire or letting go of emotions that no longer serve you are often seen as Full Moon rituals.

As the light of the Moon grows, we foster the things we hold dear, we tend the fires of our hearth. As the Moon grows dark, we release and let go. Cleanse the space, the mind and the body.

Full Moon Goddess:

Cerridwen (Celtic): Keeper of knowledge and intuition. She represents wisdom and inspiration. Also known as a Goddess of the Underworld.

Selene (Greek): Mother Goddess linked to the Full Moon.

Yemaya (Yoruba): Mother Goddess of the ocean, water and tides.

When is the Full Moon or the New Moon?

The Moon travels her 29 1/2 day path around the the Earth, showing us her many phases all along the way. Sometimes it's difficult to predict the exact day the moon will be full or new. You can easily look it up online, or use a moon calendar like We'Moon. Our wall calendar and day planner both give a visual representation of the moon for every day. We mark the days that the moon is New or Full and include what sign the moon is in, as well. Here is a sample of the various information contained on our day planner page:

Here are a few sample rituals to inspire you if you’re grasping at straws for ideas:

Disrobe: Undress yourself with dramatic and intentional flare, visualizing the release of that which you want to let go of, and put on a new “skin” of clothes for a fresh start. Wash your discarded clothes to symbolize releasing the past.

Plant a garden, or if that seems too daunting, start some seeds or transplant a root-bound houseplant.

Cook a meal with herbs that resonate with your intention or have healing qualities.

Eat at a candlelit table in your favorite costume for confidence or health.

Write poetry in the moonlight.

New Moon spa night!

Circle with friends with song and drumming.

Finger paint on the Full Moon to unleash your creative expression.

We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For © Emily Kell 2016

Further reading about the influences of the Moon in Her many phases: Divining the Dark: Moon Meditations for Guidance and Alignment

Want to explore other magical realms?

Visit our Magical Arts blog to browse through our constantly updated collection of interesting and informative posts about witchcraft, magick, astrology and celestial influences like:

Gretchen Lawlor writes about how to read tea leaves: Wisdom in a Teacup

At this moment in our lives, who isn't curious (or desperate) to know what the future holds. ... If only we could learn how to see into the future...Tea Leaf Reading (or Tasseography) is an ancient practice used to do just that. ... Gretchen shares how her family practiced reading tea leaves,

and shares some tricks of the trade

These, and many more articles come from our best selling desk calendar: We'Moon: Gaia Rhythms for Womyn.

Highlights of our desk top date book include information for every day:

Astrological data in PST

Moon phases depicted for every day

Notation on when the Moon changes signs

Void of Course Moon data

Announcements about when the Sun changes signs

Astrological predictions for every sun and rising sign in the zodiac

Holiday / Holy Day writings about each of the wiccan / pagan holy days

Over 100 images of fabulous feminist art and over 100 righteous writings by amazing poets and storytellers. All of these works are submitted by women from all over the world.

Week-at-a-glance format

Month at a Moon phase calendar pages in the appendix

year-at-a-glance calendars with full and new Moons for both the current and following years, so you can schedule your full and new Moon circles well in advance.

Bylines for the hundreds of contributors whose work is included in the day planner.

Information about how you can contribute your creative work for possible publication

Intro articles about astrology, both Chinese and Western, herbs, the wiccan / pagan holidays, eclipses and mercury retrogrades that are coming up for the year

Appendix articles on how to understand the various influences of the planets and signs, a veritable feast of Astrology 101

...And So much more!

https://wemoon.ws/blogs/magical-arts/full-and-new-moon-rituals

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themagician0801 · 1 year

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Planning 2023

I already got the dates set up for my next Tarot class.

I bought the Llewellyn’s Witche’s datebook 2023 to keep track of many things including our garden project.

I have some good trellises but I will have to get some more for the garden. I also plan on keeping a digital photo record of the garden project from beginning to end.

A datebook is important in organizing thoughts and important data which can be transferred to the Book of Shadows. This datebook has very uselful information including astrological data for each day.

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mouthfulloftoothpasterry · 2 years

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Witches night? Interesting

And yes I just hope he wins all the awards bc he deserves it!!

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Omg yes, they are gonna have a fortune teller and a witch hat contest, I’ve been into witch craft since I was super super young but I’m manifesting they are selling crystals, maybe stuff for spells?, hopefully some books or smth I just got a herbal medicine book and a witches datebook so I’m hoping I can find moreeee

But ugh yes I hope he wins some big award(s) bc he definitely deserves it after Harry’s house

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ashenjournals · 3 years

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First journal entries of the new year 🌳☀️

#journal #journaling #midori md #witches datebook #yellow #planner #mine

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lunasapphire · 3 years

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got some new crystals at a small business i really like, got an emerald stone and a amethyst stone, and i believe i got a smokey quartz as well, didn’t come with a paper when i picked it out sadly.

my mum picked up the witches datebook and suggested i get it as well, so i did:)

#crystals #amethyst #emerald #witchblr #stones #meditation #2021 #small business #magic #witch #baby witch #witches datebook #smokey quartz #witchcraft

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cheshicat · 6 years

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So excited about these!!!!

#witch #witchcraft #witches #llewellyn’s witches #witches calendar #witches datebook

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jasper-pagan-witch · 2 years

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Jasper Reviews: Llewellyn's Witches' Datebook 2022, pt 1 (pre-2022)

Okay, I need to rip into this thing before I even start following it in January. It's time to air stuff out. If you've ever gotten so pissed off at something that it made you lightheaded, you know how I feel right now.

First comes the "how to use this book" guide, which I appreciated because I'm new to the datebook scene. This was...fine? I didn't see anything blatantly wrong.

Next is a chapter called "Working with the New Moon" by Danielle Blackwood. It lists the new moon zodiacs, what they can be used for, goddesses, and crystals. No gods. I would also like to point out that Lilith, a Jewish DEMON, is listed among the "goddesses" here. Because white people are dedicated to appropriating Judaism and making demons into girlboss sexy night goddess dominatrixes.

Danielle Blackwood is very much a Wiccan if you look at her other works or even her about page on her website, aka not Jewish.

The next section is "Empower Magic with Traditional Chinese Energies" by Melissa Tipton. This talks about using heat, cold, wetness, dryness, and windiness in spells. Those of you who have even looked at a Wikipedia article about the classic Greek elements will know that heat/cold/wetness/dryness is related to the 4 Greek elements, not the 5 elements of Wuxing. You can literally debunk this by looking at Wikipedia. Windiness seems to have been randomly pulled out of someone's ass.

Melissa Tipton, if you look at her Amazon author page, is credited as a "Jungian Witch, Reiki Master, and Tarot Coach who has helped hundreds of clients transform their lives and uncover their soul's path" who apparently teaches shadow work. Shadow work is psychology, and through looking at her about page on her website, there's no evidence that she has any degrees or even experience in the field of psychology. I smell a scam.

The next section is "Using the Elements to Aid Your Magic" by James Kambos. This is fine. There wasn't much that I could say was blatantly wrong. I'm glad it didn't shove a "fifth element" down my throat.

There's not much about James Kambos other than the fact that he writes for a lot of the Llewellyn almanacs and datebooks. Even looking at Llewellyn's own page about him, there's nothing about him as a person, vastly different from the previous two authors.

The fourth section is "A Cup of Magic: Transform Any Beverage into a Potion" by Michael Furie. This was also fine, if a little too wordy. Maybe he had a character goal he had to reach.

I mean...the dude's real, he has a website and an about page on said website. I'm skeptical of the quality considering who he publishes through, but he's at least a real person.

And finally, my detested final section..."Enchanting Your Third Eye" by Sasha Graham. It's been written several times over why white people using chakras or the "third eye" is appropriation because it relies on a string of marketing moves, misinformation, and even outright racism to water chakras down to what they are now. Also, the article here assumes that the reader is a woman. (Additionally, part of her "explanation" of chakras says that they're from Dharmic Indian and Asian spiritual traditions...ignoring the fact that India is in Asia...girl, please, take a geography class.)

Sasha Graham is also a real person (the bar is low for Llewellyn) and, according to the about page on her website, has been lecturing and teaching...SOMETHING...around the world. I'm gonna guess that it's to do with tarot, considering that slaps you in the face when you go to her website. Which makes me wonder, why would she write about an appropriated and widely slammed thing instead of about tarot? I mean, it's clear that she has way more experience with tarot than with "chakras".

Official Jasper Review: 0/10, I'm going to fucking throttle the entire Llewellyn company board and whoever greenlit this project

I can't believe I spent thirteen dollars on this piece of shit and now I have to follow this for a whole year because I promised that I would...

#jasper post #review #llewellyn's witches' datebook #llewellyn's witches' datebook 2022 #llewellyn books #llewellyn books critical #danielle blackwood #melissa tipton #james kambos #michael furie #sasha graham #llewellyn critical

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witchyfashion · 1 year

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Express your inner Witch throughout the year and stay organized while you do it. Llewellyn's 2023 Witches' Datebook features amazing illustrations from award-winning artist Jennifer Hewitson as well as tips, techniques, and recipes to help you connect to nature, spirit, and your own deeper wisdom.

Find new ways to celebrate the sacred seasons and enhance your practice with springtime magic (Astrea Taylor), flying ointment (Kelden), kitchen witchery on the go (Autumn Damiana), connecting with the spirit of the land (Blake Octavian Blair), and approaching the Craft with an empirical spirit (Thorn Mooney). You will also discover sabbat musings from Raechel Henderson, recipes from Gwion Raven, and more than 100 magical tips from Elizabeth Barrette.

https://amzn.to/3A0w5PZ

#witch #witchcraft #kitchen witch

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witchy-rainy-nights · 5 years

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💫Random Witchy Tips💫

Since the year has just begun I figured a list of small witchy tips would be useful to start a more witchy lifestyle!