Experiences with the white magic only, please.
The subject of howling at the Moon already covered!..:)Different ways of spending/celebrating New and Full Moon in respect of cleansing, healing %26amp; mystical rituals?
An Esbat is a gathering under a full moon to work and celebrate. There are at least twelve full moons a year and sometimes thirteen. Each moon has a specific type of magic and rituals that it favors.
January: The Wolf Moon
鈥ituals for independence, good fortune, and changes in luck.
鈥ituals for protection in and around the home.
鈥ituals for divining the future and for happiness in years to come.
February: The Storm Moon
鈥ituals for protection against poverty.
鈥ituals for harmony, strengthening existing relationships, and for better communication.
鈥ituals for rededication of purpose and strengthening mind and memory.
鈥ituals for travelers and animals.
鈥ituals for love and heart matters.
March: The Chaste Moon
鈥ituals for freedom and new beginnings.
鈥ituals for good judgment and positive action.
鈥ituals for banishing sickness, despair, and bad luck.
鈥ituals for fertility, abundance, and growth.
鈥ituals for children, flowers, and life force.
鈥ituals for the moon and mothers.
鈥ituals to promote dream divining and clairvoyance.
April: The Seed Moon
鈥ituals for planting, crop growth, and good weather.
鈥ituals for flowers and things of beauty.
鈥ituals for all types of travel and new beginnings.
鈥ituals to banish fear and sadness, to dispel anger, hate, and problems.
鈥ituals for balance, decisions, truth, progress, and goals.
May: The Lover鈥檚 Moon
鈥ituals for the goddess, mothers, and female energies.
鈥ituals for cleansing mind, body, and spirit.
鈥ituals for home and family.
鈥ituals to honor the Crone.
鈥ituals for love, fertility, prosperity, bounty, and abundance.
鈥ituals for beauty, body, and perfection.
June: The Honey Moon
鈥ituals for marriage and life partners.
鈥ituals for love, unions, and reunions.
鈥ituals for wisdom, strength, and endurance.
鈥ituals for bounty of the earth.
鈥ituals for the Maiden.
鈥ituals for conception, youth, or initiation.
July: The Festive Moon
鈥ituals for marriage and life partners.
鈥ituals for peace, protection, and harmony.
鈥ituals for freedom and choices.
鈥ituals for enlightenment and intuition.
鈥ituals for gathering magical herbs.
August: The Poet鈥檚 Moon
鈥ituals for the first harvest.
鈥ituals for writing, creating, and performing.
鈥ituals to remove obstacles and obstructions.
鈥ituals to bless perfumes, oils, and incenses.
鈥ituals involving Faeries, Gnomes, Elves, and Elements.
鈥ituals to promote play times, fantasies, and daydreams.
September: The Fire Moon
鈥ituals honoring the second harvest.
鈥ituals for banishing negativity.
鈥ituals for change.
鈥ituals with bonfires.
鈥ituals for bounty, dancing, and gardening.
鈥ituals for oracles, divinity, and tools.
鈥ituals to reveal secrets.
October: The Harvest Moon
鈥ituals honoring the third harvest.
鈥ituals for protection and safety in travel.
鈥ituals to celebrate life and death.
鈥ituals for clocks, brooms, and graveyards.
鈥ituals for the release of grief and suffering.
鈥ituals for healings and clearings.
November: The Hunter鈥檚 Moon
鈥ituals involving peace and comfort.
鈥ituals to bless the kitchen and the hearth.
鈥ituals for sunsets, mourning, cleanliness, and purification.
鈥ituals involving honor, rest, cauldrons, woodlands, animals, and crafts.
鈥ituals for peace among family and friends.
December: The Laughing Moon
鈥ituals for honoring the birth of the god child.
鈥ituals for success, prosperity, and bounty.
鈥ituals for laughing, happiness, and harmony.
鈥ituals for birth, beginnings, babies, mothers, and the Mother.
鈥ituals to banish sleepiness and stillness.
鈥ituals for Winter Faeries.
鈥ituals for wishes and hope, as well as gifts and generosity.
The Thirteenth Moon: The Blue Moon
鈥ituals for special blessings.
鈥ituals to inspire and rededicate life.
鈥ituals to make dreams reality.
鈥ituals for love, health, and prosperity.
鈥ituals to make new or higher goals.
鈥ituals involving the purification of magical tools.
-Sabbats-
There are eight holidays a year called Sabbats. Four of the eight are major Sabbats known as Fire Festivals. The other four are minor Sabbats that correspond to the seasons.
Fire Festival: Candlemas
Imbolc
February 1st or 2nd
Candlemas is the Feast of Candles and symbolizes the banishment of winter. This Fire Festival is dedicated to burning out the old and bringing in the new. The days are getting longer and the boy god is growing and learning. This is a time of purification, changes, and fertility. Sprout seedlings and care for your animals and their young. The colors of note are lavender and white. Rituals include the lighting of candles (all colors) to symbolize the power of the sun god. Sweep out any negative or stagnant energy. Feast with wine and cakes.
Season of Spring: Spring Equinox
Ostara
March 22nd
Ostara is the time to plant seeds, reconcile differences, and focus on health, rebirth, change, and fertility. It is also a time of dedication and purpose. Rituals include choosing an indoor plant you wish to grow. Choose a plant that best represents what you desire for the year. For instance, plant peppermint for prosperity or aloe vera for health. Make a runic stick for your plant. Choose an appropriate candle, oil, and incense to burn. As the plant grows, so will your wishes.
Fire Festival: Beltane
May Day
May 1st or 2nd
Rejoice that the sun god has reached manhood. This is a time for beauty, wealth, fertility, and union. The festival colors are red and white; make flower bouquets, maypoles, and colored eggs. Rituals include coloring hard boiled eggs and serving them at a Beltane feast. Crack another egg into a glass of water and light a floating candle near the yolk to scry the future. Create brightly colored woven baskets to give to your loved ones.
Season of Summer: Summer Solstice
Litha
June 22nd
Litha is the longest day of the year and is also known as Midsummer鈥檚 Day. It is a time to collect magical herbs and store them for winter. Colors are red and yellow. Find field faeries and elves and ask them for their help in achieving your desires. Rituals include walking sky-clad through the garden for fertility. Bathe in a stream at midnight to encourage faeries to approach you. Harvest magical herbs, leaving one third of the plant in insure its growth. Tonight is the night to harvest the mandrake. Create a decorative wreath of fallen feathers.
Fire Festival: Lammas
Lughnassadh
August 1st or 2nd
The days start to shorten. This is the first harvest of fruits and grains. Harvest the remaining magical herbs. This is the Festival of Faeries. Be thankful for the bounty and prepare for autumn. Rituals include feasts with bread as the main course. Decorate your home with fruits and vegetables. Clean your broom and make a point to complete an unfinished project.
Season of Fall: Autumn Equinox
Mabon
September 22nd
This is the time for the second harvest. The veil between worlds grows thin. The goddess is in full bounty while the god ages steadily. Rest and fill your inner emotional well. Honor the rivers and streams. All remaining plants and herbs may be harvested. Colors are orange, red, gold, and brown. Prepare a cornucopia. This is an excellent time to create dolls and poppets. Collect fallen leaves to make a wreath. Toast to the god with cider and cakes. Cast binding spells against negativity.
Fire Festival: Samhain
All Hallow鈥檚 Eve
October 31st
This is the time of the final harvest. The god has died and the goddess ripens. The veil between worlds is at its weakest. Witches should dress traditionally in black when sleeping so as to be identified by carousing fey. Rest and honor the spirits. Colors are orange and black. The feast should include the bounty from your harvest. Rituals include decorating with gourds and cornucopias. Sprinkle pumpkin seeds to promote romance. Offer rituals for the persecuted witches of the past and for the tragedy of the Burning Times.
Season of Winter: Winter Solstice
Yule
December 22nd
The rebirth of the sun god and the pledge of the returning sun. This is the shortest day of the year. Colors are red and green. The beginning of the death of winter and for the spring to come to end are the focus points of the festival. This is a time for enlightenment and to increase intelligence. Rituals include the making of holly and ivy wreaths for protection. Kiss under a mistletoe for love. Give gifts to promote harmony of heart.Different ways of spending/celebrating New and Full Moon in respect of cleansing, healing %26amp; mystical rituals?
For me I practice ritual with my coven, take time to relax in nature and just respect what the goddess gave us.
Spend the evening in quiet reflection of the time and place and beauty of nature. I also feed the animals (or put out different foods for them) These things I do when I don't feel the need for a formal or structured ritual. I'm a solitary practitioner.
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