Internet Sacred Text Archive Home. Wicca and Moon Phases. The Moon Phases and Wicca Magick What are the Moon phases? How do they affect tides, magick, and Wicca? The powerful effect of the Moon is obvious. Look at how it pulls the waters around our world. And the Moon affects much more than just water. Every phase of the Moon creates a certain energy. As a religion of nature worship, Wiccans are well aware of the importance of the Moon's cycles. Let's start with the basics . . . The Phases of the Moon (and How to Remember Them) Every month, the Moon cycles through its phases: As we observe this Moon cycle, we are watching a living mandala in action . How To Tell If The Moon Is Waxing Or Waning The Waxing Moon begins on the right side of the moon. If you flatten your right hand with all your fingers together and hold it out at arm's length, it makes a curve, like a backwards letter "C.
" You might find this easy to remember, when you consider that for most people the right hand is the active, doing, giving hand. Moon Phase & Wicca Magick New Moon. Wicca Altar Tools And Their Uses. What do you need on your Wicca altar?
Altar tools don't have to be complicated or costly. You don't really need anything other than what you have on hand, but you might want the customary Tools of the Witch Trade . . . See List Below. Ritual tools are as individual as the witch who uses them. But it helps to know what the basic tools are and how to use them. In the old Wicca, there are specific rules about these things. In modern Wicca, your own heart is your best guide to what you need on your altar. WITCH TIP: Don't Have An Altar? Altar tools are Wicca ritual tools - you need them even if you don't have an altar.
If you haven't decided yet whether you should have one or why you need an altar, read Your Wicca Altar.) There are some standard Wiccan altar tools. While this article deals specifically with your personal altar, you may want to use your ritual items on public altars as well. WITCH TIP: All altar tools have symbolic meaning. Athame (It is pronounced AH-tha-may or ah-THAW-may.) Bell. Wicca Altar Tools And Their Uses. Wicca and Neo-Paganism. BeyondWeird home Esoteric and Occult Legends and Sagas Shamanism Classical Paganism Tarot Sacred Sexuality Legends & Sagas Paganism Egypt Ancient Near East Twentieth Century Victorian Druids The Burning Times Miscellaneous Neopaganism covers a wide range of belief systems which have emerged in the past 50 years, primarily in the UK, Europe, and the United States.
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Internet Sacred Text Archive Home. Resources & Tools. Pagan Roots. Wicca Altar Tools And Their Uses. Wicca Spells - Search. Wicca Spells - Moon Phases. Moon Phases Possible forms of the New Moon: • fatigue, depression; • A good time to start new things, but no earlier than 12 hours after the accurate New Moon phase.
Possible forms of the Half Moon: • surplus of power; • nervousness, aggressiveness. Possible forms of the First Quarter of the Moon: • irritability, nervousness; • mistakes, misunderstandings, being late. Same as the First Quarter. Possible forms of Sun Eclipse : • fatigue, depression; •The next two days is the wrong time to start new things. Possible forms of Moon Eclipse: Same as the Sun Eclipse Moon without a Course: This is how the the situation is called, when the moon goes out of the sign of Zodiac, and it does not make the closing aspects to other planets. Tags: moon, moon phases, rituals, wicca, wiccans, witch, witchcraft. Wicca Spells - The Wand. The Wand A wand is a key tool in Wicca.
It is used in religious ceremonies by the sorcerer and a witch for thousands of years now. The wand is a tool of summoning, which can summon the God and the Goddess to monitor the ritual. The wand is used to channel energy, drawing characters or magic circles on the ground. There are traditional types of trees, of which wands are made of such as the oak tree, apple tree, cherry trees, peach trees, and other trees. Tags: wand, wicca wand, wiccan wand, witch wand, witchcraft. Wicca Spells - The Broom. The Broom A broom is used in magical practice as a purifying tool.
For example, prior to the ritual the place is cleaned with the broom. This is more than a physical cleaning of a place – the twigs in the broom don’t even have to face the ground. After the purification set the altar, place other tools and begin the ritual. It is also a powerful tool against evil spells. Old recipe manufacturing brooms : birch twigs, tree cleansing and used for works; Stick made of ash, which has protective properties, and is used to bind properly, sacred tree of the Goddess. Tags: broom, magic, ritual, rituals, wicca, wiccans, witch, witchcraft.