The Moon usually comes full twelve times in a year, three times in each season. These moons were named by our early English ancestors as follows:

• Yule
• Winter Moons:
• 0 Moon after Yule
• 1 Wolf Moon
• 2 Lenten Moon




• First Day of Spring
• Spring Moons:
• 3 Egg Moon
• 4 Milk Moon
• 5 Flower Moon




• The Long Day
• Summer Moons:
• 6 Hay Moon
• 7 Grain Moon
• 8 Fruit Moon




• Summer's End
• Fall Moons:
• 9 Harvest Moon
• 10 Hunter's Moon
• 12 Moon before Yule

However, occasionally the moon comes full thirteen times in a year. This was considered a very unfortunate circumstance, especially by the monks who had charge of the calendar. It became necessary for them to make a calendar of thirteen months, and it upset the regular arrangement of church festivals. For this reason thirteen came to be considered an unlucky number. Also, this extra moon had a way of coming in each of the seasons so that it could not be given a name appropriate to the time of year like the other moons. It was usually called the Blue Moon. There are seven Blue Moons in a lunar cycle of nineteen years. This year (1937)has a Blue Moon in August, the same as 1918. In 1934 and 1915 Blue Moons came in November. The next Blue Moon will occur in May 1940 as it did in 1921. There was a Blue Moon in February 1924. In olden times the almanac makers had much difficulty calculating the occurrence of the Blue Moon and this uncertainty gave rise to the expression "Once in a Blue Moon".

Many different moon names exist, there are a few alternates as well.

• Wolf Moon {chaste, cold, disting, little winter, quiet, wolf}
• Horning Moon {big winter, hunger, ice, storm, wild}
• Storm Moon {crow, plow, sap, seed, wind, worm}
• Seed Moon {growing, hare, planter's}
• Hare Moon {bright, dyad, flower, frog, merry}
• Meade Moon {honey, horse, dyad, lovers', rose, strawberry, strong sun}
• Fallow Moon {blessing, buck, hay, wort}
• Barley Moon {corn, fertile, grain}
• Wine Moon {harvest, singing}
• Blood Moon {falling leaf, harvest, hunting, vintage}
• Snow Moon {beaver, dark, fog, mad, shedding, storm}
• Oak Moon {big winter, cold, long night, wolf}
• Elder Moon {Blue Moon - the thirteenth moon in a solar year, despite the modern notion that even the ancients called it the second moon in a month... for our matrifocal ancestors who lived by a Lunar Calendar, it was impossible to have two moons in a month, as a moon was a month!}

Lunar & Planetary Magic

The Moon is a symbol of Nature's cycle of birth, life, and rebirth. It represents the feminine principle, which is personified by the Triple Goddess (Maiden/Mother/Crone). It is important to consider the appropriate lunar phases (Waxing, Waning, or Full Moon) when planning your magick. It is also extremely useful to align your spellwork to coincide with the appropriate astrological influences, to further aid your magickal goals. For example, spells and rituals involving the element of earth should be performed during a time when the Moon is positioned in one of the three astrological earth signs: Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn, spells involving the element of fire during Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius, spells involving the element of air during Gemini, Libra, or Aquarius, and spells involving the element of Water during Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces.

Below are listed astrological signs and their correspondences to magical applications:

Moon in Sign - Correspondences

Moon In ARIES - best time to work magic involving leadership, authority, rebirth, spiritual conversion, or willpower. Healing rituals for ailments of the face, head, or brain are also done during this period of time.

Moon In TAURUS - best time to work magic for love, real estate, material acquisitions, and money. Healing rituals for ailments of the throat, neck, and ears are also done during this period of time.

Moon In GEMINI - best time to work magic for good communication, change of residence, writing, public relations, and travel. Healing rituals for ailments of the shoulders, arms, hands, or lungs are also done during this period of time.

Moon In CANCER - best time to work magic for home and domestic life. Healing rituals for ailments of the chest or stomach are also done during this period of time.

Moon In LEO - best time to work magic involving authority, power over others, courage, fertility, or childbirth. Healing rituals for ailments of the upper back, spine, or heart are also done during this period of time.

Moon In VIRGO - best time to work magic involving employment, intellectual matters, health, and dietary concerns. Healing rituals for ailments of the intestines or nervous system are also done during this period of time.

Moon In LIBRA - best time to work magic involving artistic work, justice, court cases, partnerships and unions, mental stimulation, and karmic, spiritual, or emotional balance. Healing rituals for ailments of the lower back or kidneys are also done during this period of time.

Moon In SCORPIO - best time to work magic involving sexual matters, power, psychic growth, secrets, and fundamental transformations. Healing rituals for ailments of the reproductive organs are also done during this period of time.

Moon In SAGITTARIUS - best time to work magic for publications, legal matters, travel, and truth. Healing rituals for ailments of the liver, thighs, or hips are also done at this time.

Moon In CAPRICORN - best time to work magic for organization, ambition, recognition, career, and political matters. Healing rituals for the knees, bones, teeth, and skin are also done at this time.

Moon In AQUARIUS - best time to work magic involving science, freedom, creative expression, problem-solving, extrasensory abilities, friendship, and the breaking of bad habits or unhealthy addictions. Healing rituals for ailments of the calves, ankles, or blood are also done at this time.

Moon In PISCES - best time to work magic involving dreamwork, clairvoyance, telepathy, music, and the creative arts. Healing rituals for ailments of the feet or lymph glands are also done at this time.

Planetary Correspondences

Another consideration of effective spell-crafting are the days of the week and their planetary correspondences. Each day of the week has an energy, or personality, which corresponds to a specific planet. If you learn the traits of the planet, you will then understand the energy pertaining to that particular day of the week. The following chart will provide you with some basic information on days of the week and planetary correspondences:

Day of Week ,Ruled By, Energy Type

MONDAY

Ruled by The Moon Rules emotions, protection, healing, and women's mysteries - Use for magicks involving the subconscious, healing, emotions, love, spirituality, healing wounds, children, small animals, women's mysteries, the female side of men, mothers, sisters, female partners, wives, instincts Energy Type: Female

Monday - Moon - psychic pursuits, psychology, dreams/astral travel, imagination, women's mysteries, reincarnation, short trips, women, children, the public, domestic concerns, emotions, fluids, magick, spirituality, nursing, all things pertaining to water and bodies of water, antiques, trip planning, household activities, initiation, astrology, new-age pursuits, archetypes, totem animals, shapeshifting, religious experience

TUESDAY

Ruled by Mars Rules conquest, power over enemies -

Use for magic involving war, lust, violence,

fast action, victory over enemies, strength,

endurance, leadership, independence,

physical competitions Energy Type:Male

Tuesday -Mars- passion, sex, aggression, energy, strife, action, courage, swift movement, physical energy, sports, muscular energy, partnerships, guns, tools, metal, cutting, surgery, police, soldiers, combat, confrontation, business, buying and selling animals, mechanical things, repair, gardening, woodworking, hunting, beginnings

WEDNESDAY

Ruled by Mercury Rules healings, the mind - Use for magic involving

mental issues, learning, higher education, addictions,

communications, travel, young people, messages,

perception, self-expression, artists, poets, and writers Energy Type:Male

Wednesday -Mercury- wisdom, healing, communication, intelligence, memory, education, correspondence, phone calls, computers, messages, students, merchants, editing, writing, advertising, signing contracts, sibling, neighbors, kin, accounting, clerks, critics, music, editors, journalists, visual arts, hiring employees, learning languages, placing ads, visiting friends, legal appointments, astrology

THURSDAY

Ruled by Jupiter Rules growth, expansion, generosity - Use for magic

involving growth, expansion, prosperity, money,

business, attracting more of what you have Energy Type:Male

Thursday -Jupiter -business, logic, gambling, social matters, political power, material wealth, publishing, college education, long-distance travel, foreign interests, religion, philosophy, forecasting, broadcasting, publicity, expansion, luck, growth, sports, horses, the law, doctors, guardians, merchants, psychologists, charity, correspondence courses, self-improvement, researching, reading, studying

FRIDAY

Ruled by Venus Rules lovers and pleasure, affairs of the heart

Use for magic involving love, peace, beauty,

gentleness, women's problems, healing, protection,

lovers, ease, pleasure, affairs Energy Type: Female

Friday- Venus- romantic love, friendships, beauty, soul mates, courtship, dating, artistic abilities, harmony, affection, relationships, partners, alliances, grace, luxury, social activity, marriage, decorating, cosmetics, gifts, income, growth, gardening, architects, artists, beauticians, chiropractors, dancers, designers, engineers, entertainers, fashion, music, painting, poetry, household improvements, planning parties, shopping

SATURDAY

Ruled by Saturn Rules obstacles, overcoming blockages -

Use for magic involving overcoming limitations,

the elderly, endings, deaths, blocks, constrictions,

and those restricting you Energy Type:Female

Saturday -Saturn- binding, protection, neutralization, karma, death, manifestation, structure, reality, the laws of society, limits, obstacles, tests, hard work, endurance, real estates, dentists, bones, teeth, farm workers, separation, stalkers, murderers, criminals in general, civil servants, justice, math's, plumbing, wills, debts, financing, joint money matters, discovery, transformation, relations with older people

SUNDAY

Ruled by The Sun Rules health, prosperity, leadership, joy, and

protection - Use for magic involving happiness,

prosperity, joy, healing, protection, power,

leadership, ego, authority figures, fathers, husbands Energy Type: Male

Sunday- Sun (planet), health, success, career, goals, ambition, personal finances, advancement, drama, fun, authority figures, law, fairs, crops, totem animals, volunteer and civic services, promotion, the God, men's mysteries, children, buying, selling, speculating

Fragrance Associations

It is important to carefully align your magical acts. Once your magic is set in motion, it will achieve your magical goal. This process has been called the domino effect, as each act represents one domino leading to your ultimate desire. As important as selecting the proper Day of the Week, Astrological Correspondence, etc. is the proper use of fragrance. Fragrance affects the central nervous system and the auric field. It can either raise or lower bodily vibrations, either elevating your mood or depressing it. Below is a list of commonly used fragrances and their planetary rulers:

The Moon:
Coconut, Eucalyptus, Gardenia, Jasmine, Lotus, Myrhh, Sandalwood

Mercury
Bayberry, clover, lavender, lemongrass, tobacco, sandalwood, rosemary, violet, rue

Venus
African Violet, cherry, Lilac, rose, strawberry, pansy

Mars
Carnation, Dragon's blood, Ginger, Honeysuckle, Peppermint, Pine, Patchouli

Jupiter
Lime, magnolia, nutmeg, oak, sage, vanilla, rowan

Saturn
Black orchid, hyacinth, iris, morning glory, opium poppy, marigold

The Sun
Cedar, clove, cinnammon, frankincense, juniper