MOON MAGIC - Jan 2022

Happy New Year!

Welcome to my first Moon Magic Newsletter ever!  Thank you for taking this exciting journey with me.  Each month, I will share information about the most notable Astrological events, do's and don'ts around practical Magic, and how to keep your Spells and rituals in the Light, and the energy and specifics of each month's full moon.  

This month's Astrological events:

First of all, we start off the year acknowledging that Venus has been in Retrograde since Dec 19 of last month.  During a Venus Retrograde, you are called to look back into your past around beauty, romance, and self-love.  Venus Retrograde is our opportunity to correct wrongs from the past in these areas, gain closure and clarity, and elevate ourselves in these areas. You probably had an ex pop into your head or actually reach out to you during this time.  Perhaps you are contemplating a makeover, or ways to make your home and yourself more beautiful.  Have fun with this now! When that lover from the past resurfaces explore the past, what didn't work, and how can you mold yourself to do better. I generally caution my clients to not get into a new relationship during retrograde because all retrogrades are about self-reflection and growth.  So wait until the 19th to decide if you really want to move forward with old flame from the past!

This month we are seeing a lot of activity in the Sun sign of Capricorn.  Capricorn is the quintessential Father of the Zodiac, and Cancer is the Mother.  Interestingly this month's full moon is in Cancer. Capricorn is the worker, the taskmaster, Father Time, the teacher of great life lessons, grounded and stable to counter balance the maternal mood swings of nurturing and emotional Cancer.

Jan 2nd New Moon Supermoon - Capricorn (Release bad habits, poor work ethics, issues with men, your father, and clearing any negative beliefs around Our Heavenly Father)

Jan 14th Mercury goes Retrograde. (Here is an old, but detailed Blog regarding Mercury Retrograde)

Jan 17th Full Moon - Cancer (See Full moon info at the bottom of the blog)

Jan 19th Sun moves out of Capricorn and into Aquarius (the day upon which the switch happens varies from year to year)

Jan 24th Mars enters Capricorn - the personal meaning varies depending on your personal astrology chart, Mars is about forward movement, taking action, passion, and war, Mars in Capricorn is about moving forward wisely, take your time, moving to quickly can result in difficult lessons, slow and steady wins the race right now.

Jan 25th Mercury enters Capricorn - Mercury is retrograde and has moved into Capricorn.  Big life lessons can occur at this time, as Capricorn is the teacher and doles out karma for those that are unruly. Read the Mercury Report and apply it most specifically to reflecting on karmic lessons, karmic relationships, and looking at communication and contracts at work, your work history, work ethic, successes and failures in your career, to make adjustments for the better to move forward when Mercury goes direct.

Jan 29th Venus Retrograde ends as Venus goes Direct - Ready set, Romance! With Venus going direct, you may begin to feel more romantic and attractive as we head into February! 

Feb 1st New Moon  in Aquarius - Friendships, being unique and unconventional - This is also the Chinese New Year and begins the Year of the Tiger.  If you do not know your Chinese astrology, I highly recommend learning about it.  I have found it to be so wonderfully accurate.  

This Month's Magic Lesson: The misconceptions of the Moon phases: There is a common misconception among spiritual practitioners that are not well-versed in magical practice and history, and that is what type of spell work or ritual to perform at differing phases of the moon.  So let's get a few things straight for the most effective intention rituals, prayers, and magic.  

1. The term "New Moon" in magic workings is NOT when there is no visible moon.  It is actually the phase of the moon right after there is no visible moon.  When we first see the moon "waxing" (growing from a sliver of a crescent to a full moon). That visible sliver is actually the "New Moon". The New Moon is the perfect time for intentions and spells around new beginnings, starting new projects or business ventures, new relationships or creative endeavors, etc.  

2. The Dark Moon or Void is when no moon is visible in the sky, right before the sliver crescent of the New Moon.  Often people mistakenly refer to the Dark Moon as the New Moon but there is a huge difference in energy.  During the sometimes 1 to 3 nights that the sky is void of a moon, the Dark Moon phase, this is traditionally considered the time of rest and reflection.  Many do not do any spell or ritual work during a Dark Moon.  It is a good time to ask for guidance from beyond the veil and for visions and insights during your reflection meditations.  Others believe that the Void or Dark Moon operates like a black hole or cosmic vacuum making it the best time to conduct releasing rituals.  Sending up into the Void, things like habits that do not serve or toxic relationships or negative situations can be very effective during this time. 

3. Waxing Moon- When the moon is growing from crescent to full moon, it is Waxing.  During the waxing moon, the two weeks that the moon grows from a thin crescent to being Full, is good for spells or intention work focussed on creating more. Such as, more money, love, friendships, improved health, better job, and requesting your heart's desires. Conducting such prayer or ritual over the course of several days as the moon 'grows' is a very common practice and can be most effective.

4. Full Moon - when the moon is full it is shining 100% of its power down onto the Earth.  The full moon greatly effects everything on this planet from the tides of the ocean to animal mating cycles to human mood swings.  We are truly affected in so many ways by the cycles of the moon.  Harnessing this power for the greater good is a blessing.  The Full Moon is a wonderful time to set powerful intentions for world peace, for manifesting your heart's desire, for harnessing the power for protection, clarity, love, and abundance. 

5. The Waning Moon - When the moon begins to shrink in size after the full moon back down to the nothingness of the Dark Moon, this is a very good time to do releasing rituals and spells. This might include the elimination of obstacles or challenges, banishing ailments or negative energies, releasing bad habits, letting go of any negativity in your life. 

With January's Full moon in Cancer on the 17th, this is a wonderful time to light a candle and set intentions around Motherhood, Children, fertility, femininity, emotions, romance, and family.  For those seeking additional support, prayer and intention, I am offering at a Monthly Candle Prayer which I will energetically charge and offer prayers on your behalf based on your needs, desires, and intentions.   MONTHLY CANDLE PRAYER

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Dec 2021 - Numerology, Reflections of the Year, Preparing for 2022

 As we enter the final month of 2021, it is a wonderful time to reflect on the happenings of the year.  Some of the things that I like to do is refer to my journal entries from early in the year, my list of goals and resolutions, and even my appointment calendar entries.  What was my mindset in the early months of the year? What were my goals?  What were my concerns at the time?  How have I changed and where is there still room for improvement?

Take a moment to celebrate those goals that were reached. Reflect on the goals that were not and consider if they are even still valid to where you want to go and who you are becoming.  Often we make choices that we outgrow, and rather than beating yourself up for not attaining those goals, take a moment to celebrate your growth and how you may have to switch gears and direction.

For those of you that follow my Numerology report, 2021 was a Universal Year of 5.  The number 5 is about TRANSFORMATION, the chaos and drama that is often required to bring about dynamic change, and it is also deeply embedded in travel and interpersonal relationships.  Where traveling in the physical may have been too challenging this year, if not totally impossible, traveling on the internet or even on the astral plane has been ramped up for sure!  Watching countries like Africa make huge stands against the global powers suppressing us all, and the massive horror of Australia and New Zealand, and the rising up of people in Europe where arresting policemen joined the revolutionary protests, just to name a few.  It has been a very challenging year for those that have not branched out to understand more of what happening across the globe, fear and isolation is not what the 5 year is about.  When we operate against or oppose the Universal energies we are met with much resistance, anger, and increased frustration.

As we wind down this year of great change, remember that Our Creator, Source Energy, God, and/or Universal Law is in charge and will promise a balance of energies as we move into the coming year.

Please be aware that on Dec 4th we have a powerful New Moon with a Solar Eclipse visible in Australia.  I encourage you to spend time on this day in particular reflecting, meditating, and releasing whatever is left that will not serve you going into 2022.  Toxic relationships, Toxic habits, fear, anger, resentments, etc.  Make amends, complete unfinished tasks, clear your karma, and cleanse your body, aura and energy field in preparation to make room for calling in your heart's desire and your soul's purpose with the Full Moon on Dec 18th, the Winter Soltice on Dec 21 and the New Year transition on Dec 31.

2022 has great power in its numbers.  The triple 2s hold a special meaning and the Universal Year of 6, aligns energies in a positive and exciting way.  I will go into this deeper in next month's newsletter, but know that "the best is yet to come".  Remember to take advantage of my 2022 Reading Special that expires on Dec 31st for a $20 discount off of a one hour reading. Find out what is in store for your soul in the coming year and how to best prepare to make the most of the new year.  

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BIND & FREEZE THOSE CAUSING YOU HARM

FREEZE THEM SPELL

This is a very practical and powerful spell that you can do with items easily acquired.  It's purpose is to Freeze and Bind those that are causing or intending harm to you or your loved ones.  

You will need the following items: 
1 Lemon
9 Nails or long stick pins
a piece of paper (traditionally brown paper bag paper)
a black pen or magic marker

red yarn or string

(some people like to put pepper flakes, salt, shards of glass, or sand inside the lemon also.  This is to make the subject more uncomfortable and less powerful, but it is not necessary.)

Take the brown paper and write the name of the person with your black pen.  As you write their name, you can say aloud, " ---name of person----, YOU NO LONGER HAVE POWER OVER ME OR MINE". (if you know that someone is sending evil at you, but you don't know their name, write on the paper something to identify them, Spirit knows, this is really about intention)

Cut the lemon in half and put the paper with their name in the middle of the lemon.

Put the lemon back together and push the nails or stick pins through the lemon and the paper to hold the lemon back together while "piercing" the person's name on the paper.

Each time you stick the Lemon and paper with a nail, say again, " YOU NO LONGER HAVE POWER OVER ME OR MINE". 

When you have stuck all 9 nails and repeated the phrase.  Take the red yarn or string, wrap the lemon closed tight, wrap the string around 9 times, and again repeat the phrase, "YOU NO LONGER HAVE POWER OVER ME OR MINE".

When you are complete wrapping the lemon with the string say

I COMMAND ALL ILL-WILL, NEGATIVE INTENTIONS, AND EVIL FORCES TO GO BACK ON THE SENDER 10 FOLD.  AND SO IT IS.

Put your lemon in the back of your freezer.

You will leave that lemon in the back of your freezer until you feel confident that that person has given up on whatever harm they were trying to create for you.  Some people leave these types of spells in their freezer for months.

When you are ready to dispose of the frozen lemon, it is best to take it to a running river or creek.  With your back to the creek, throw the lemon over your left shoulder into the creek and DO NOT LOOK BACK.  Walk away and forget it.  It is done.