Wicca Lesson One
A prayer is a spell. In both cases one sends her intention to the Universe through words and thoughts.
You will find more about the Wiccan idea of Deity in the Cunningham book. In this post, I am going to explain the relationship of the moon with the Wiccan prayer. This way, you will gain a deeper understanding of the framework as you will be guided to actually work through it.
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The moon cycles, waxing (growing larger), full, waning (becoming smaller), and new/dark (absent).
There are thirteen cycles in a year.
One cycle every 28 days.
Spells are designed to follow the energy of the moon, so that, spells for growth are done as the moon waxes. Spells to energize are most powerful during the full moon (this is also a good time to recharge your tools). Spells to decrease or banish are done during the waning moon and new moon.
This lunar year, 2014, is a very, very powerful one. Three lunar eclipses, several blue moons, and more. (e.g. January 1 was a new moon, January 30 was a new moon. Full moon February 14...)
This is the chart for the Lunar Year, 2014:
http://www.calendar-365.com/moon/moon-phases.html
and phases:
http://www.calendar-365.com/moon/moon-calendar.html
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ReplyDeleteChristi, I LOVED this post. I have a tattoo of the moon phases on the back of my left arm. You can see it at the following link:
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ReplyDeleteThis post about the moon phases is so cool. It is so fascinating to think that with every change in the moon there is spell that goes with it. These spells go off of the energy that is coming off of the moon. I am not someone who knows a lot about this so I did some additional research to learn more. The new moon usually has two days of the new moon where it is used to rid ones self of things. Full Moon tends to be the phase where most people do their important spells. As stated on this website it says they prefer the night of the Full Moon due to its fullness. This has so much around it and everyone has there own opinions on everything, its so cool.
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