Think about this time as planting a seed. It’s thought of as a good time to gather ideas, thoughts and plan ahead for the coming month or so.
When the moon is invisible, it signals that all has been cleared, and it’s time to have a new beginning. I think, like with most rituals, following the rhythm of the moon amplifies the little trick that we play on ourselves (Jodorowsky thought that spells, rituals and magic were more about their affects on the caster). It makes you feel part of something whole, something inconceivable, infinite and mysterious, which is an amazing feeling, and hard to find these days.
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How to Work With Moon PhasesĮven if you’re a perpetual skeptic like me, there is a sort of gushy, warm, wonderful feeling that is evoked when you act in congruence with the cycles of something much grander and greater than yourself - it’s sort of akin to tapping your fingers to the beat of the music. If you're curious about using moon magic in your practice, we also have an app that integrates them alongside tarot. When we observe the moon, we see reflections of the grand pattern of life that is birth, death and rebirth. These states mirror a kind of spiritual path or quest - which like our search for ourselves, never ends. The lunar cycle is made up of several distinct phases, all of which have associations with different states of being.
All of these roles have cemented its relationship to us, and we see this in the way that the moon has made its way into our myths and culture.
It has a marked association with femininity and fertility - for female menstrual cycles are roughly the same amount of time as a lunar phase. It has shaped how we understand and track time, its movement controls the tides, and its rise into the sky signals the coming of night. The moon is one of our most prominent and ancient symbols.