Full Moons and Their Spells

Full Moons and Their Spells
January – Wolf Moon
Spells and Rituals:

Spells involving organization, ambition, career, politics; healing for the knees, bones, teeth, skin.

 

February – Ice Moon
Spells and Rituals:

Spells involving science, freedom, friendship, breaking of bad habits or addictions; healing for the calves, ankles, blood.

 

March – Crow Moon
Spells and Rituals:

Spells involving music, art, telepathy, dreams; healing for the feet and lymph glands.

 

April – Planter’s Moon
Spells and Rituals:

Spells involving authority, rebirth, leadership; healing for the face and head.

 

May – Flower Moon
Spells and Rituals:

Spells involving love, money, acquisition; healing for the throat and neck.

 

June – Strawberry Moon
Spells and Rituals:

Spells involving communication, writing, travel; healing for the arms, hands, and lungs.

 

July – Blood Moon
Spells and Rituals:

Spells involving the home and for honoring lunar gods and goddesses; healing for the chest and stomach.

 

August – Corn Moon
Spells and Rituals:

Spells involving authority, courage, fertility; healing for the upper back, spine, heart.

 

September – Harvest Moon
Spells and Rituals:

Spells involving employment, health, diet; healing for the intestines and nervous system.

 

October – Hunter’s Moon
Spells and Rituals:

Spells involving justice, unions, balance (spiritual and otherwise), artistry; healing for the lower back and kidneys.

 

November – Snow Moon
Spells and Rituals:

Spells involving power, psychic growth, sex; healing for the reproductive organs.

 

December – Cold Moon
Spells and Rituals:
Spells involving travel, sports, truth; animals; healing for the liver and thigh.

Spell for Today – Full Moon Silver Coin Money Spell

Every Witch loves a good money spell, and nothing goes better with money magic than a full moon! This prosperity spell uses sympathetic magic, meaning that you’ll use your power of visualization and mimicking to symbolize the magic playing out. After all, the essence of all successful spells is the ability to see the final result happening!

This spell does not use candles, making it great for Water Witches, Wiccans in college, or magical practitioners who need to be discreet! Simply gather a bowl, a silver coin, some water, and the full moon and you’re ready to make magic!

Spell Timing: Full Moon, clear sky, night ( Can be done 2 days before or after the full Moon calendar date)

Spell Ingredients

Silver Coin, cleaned and sterilized

Bowl or clean Cauldron

Water

Sage

Spell instructions:

  1. Prepare sacred space: Outside, sweep dirt and harmful energy out of your space. Using your sage, cleanse your spell items. Set up your altar with any other prosperity or full moon items you’d like to pull energy from.
  2. Cast your protective circle: Using your favorite circle casting ritual, surround the working area with protection. Don’t know how to cast a circle? Try this simple circle casting ritual!
  3. Prepare the Spell: Place your coin in the bottom of the bowl. Fill the bowl with water and position it so that it reflects the full moon in the surface of the water.
  4. Cast the Spell: Visualize the coin being multiplied by the moon’s power until you see a bowl full of money. With both hands, scoop up your wealth by scooping the water into your hands. Drink the handful of water while seeing your life, bank account, and home being filled with wealth. When all of the wealth water has been transferred to you, say “And it harm none, so mote it be.”
  5. Release your protective circle: Pull up your circle and send the energy to the universe.
  6. Clean up: Keep your silver coin in your purse or on your altar.

Can Full Moon Rituals Be Done Inside?

Can Full Moon Rituals Be Done Inside?

Question: Can Full Moon Rituals Be Done Inside

A reader writes in asking, “I want to do a full moon ritual this month, but it’s getting really cold. Will the ritual still be effective if I do it inside?

Another reader asks, “If I’m doing a full moon rite outside and the clouds cover the moon, should I start over again?

Answer:

The short answers to those are yes and no. Yes, your ritual will still be effective if you do it inside.

No, you don’t have to start over if the moon goes behind a cloud. Here’s why:

Just because you can’t see the moon doesn’t mean it’s not there, or that it’s no longer full. You’re basing your working or ritual on the energy of the full moon, and that never changes — whether you can see it or not.

 

Looking for seasonal full moon rituals? Try one of these to get you started, depending on the time of the year!

  • Autumn Full Moon Ceremony

  • This ritual can be held during any of the Autumn full moon cycles. Celebrate the Corn Moon in September, the Harvest Moon in October, and November’s Blood Moon. Although this ceremony is designed for a group, it could easily be adapted for a solitary practitioner.
  • Winter Full Moon Ceremony

  • Instead of a regular Esbat rite, some Wiccan and Pagan groups tailor their full moon celebrations to the season. This ceremony is designed for a group of at least four people, and can be held during any of the chilly winter months.
  • Spring Full Moon Ceremony

  • Celebrate the arrival of spring with a seasonal full moon. Welcome spring with a water-themed ritual adaptable for either groups or solitaries.
  • Summer Full Moon Ceremony

  • Instead of a regular Esbat rite, some Wiccan and Pagan groups tailor their full moon celebrations to the season. This ceremony is designed for a group of at least four people, and can be held during any of the sunny summer months.

 

Source: Paganism/Wicca Expert

Watch for January’s Full Wolf Moon!

The full Wolf Moon rises on Friday, January 6, 2023. It’s also a micromoon! How is that different from a supermoon? Learn what’s special about the January full Moon!

When to See January’s Full Moon

January’s full Wolf Moon reaches peak illumination on Friday, January 6, at 6:09 P.M. EST. At a full Moon,  the Moon is located on the opposite side of the Earth to the Sun so the face of the Moon facing towards the Earth will be completely illuminated by the Sun’s rays. Look for the Moon to rise from the northeastern horizon around sunset that evening.

Consult our Moonrise Calculator to see what time you can expect to catch a glimpse of the first full Moon of 2023!

January Micromoon

January’s full Moon is a “Micromoon” this year. Think of this term as the opposite of a “Supermoon.” It simply means that the full Moon is at its farthest point from Earth (not the nearest point). In astronomical terms, we call this “apogee.” Specifically, January’s Micro full Moon is about 252,600 miles from Earth.

Why is the Moon nearer or farther (in this instance) from Earth? Simple: The Moon orbits Earth in an elliptical path. One side is nearer to Earth and one side is farther. This distance does affect the Moon’s size and brightness, although it’s probably not that visible to the naked eye. The perceived size of the Moon from Earth is more related to the “Moon Illusion” and how close the Moon appears to the horizon; in this case, it’s high above the horizon so it may not appear to loom over us the way it appears when it’s near the horizon.

Look up at the full Moon on the 6th (or a day earlier or later)! What do you think?

The sunset embers smolder low,
The Moon climbs o’er the hill,
The peaks have caught the alpenglow,
The robin’s song is still.

–John L. Stoddard (1850–1931)

Why Is It Called the Full Wolf Moon?

The full Moon names used by The Old Farmer’s Almanac come from a number of places, including Native American, Colonial American, and European sources. Traditionally, each full Moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, not just to the full Moon itself.

The Wolf Moon …

Click here to read the rest of this article about January’s Full Moon from Farmers almanac.com

A Laugh for Today

January 5, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA

January 05, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Capricorn 20
Moon:04 Cancer 22
Mercury:19 Capricorn 02 Rx
Venus:03 Aquarius 35
Mars:08 Gemini 27 Rx
Jupiter:01 Aries 49
Saturn:22 Aquarius 55
Uranus:15 Taurus 04 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 57
Pluto:27 Capricorn 49

True Lunar Node:11 Taurus 24 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Taurus 56 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):29 Cancer 42

Chiron:12 Aries 01
Ceres:04 Libra 09
Pallas:19 Cancer 11 Rx
Juno:26 Pisces 42
Vesta:15 Pisces 59

Eris:23 Aries 55 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:10
Fixed:5
Mutable:4

Northern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

January 05, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Capricorn 15
Moon:03 Cancer 22
Mercury:19 Capricorn 08 Rx
Venus:03 Aquarius 29
Mars:08 Gemini 27 Rx
Jupiter:01 Aries 49
Saturn:22 Aquarius 55
Uranus:15 Taurus 04 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 57
Pluto:27 Capricorn 49

True Lunar Node:11 Taurus 24 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Taurus 57 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):29 Cancer 42

Chiron:12 Aries 01
Ceres:04 Libra 08
Pallas:19 Cancer 13 Rx
Juno:26 Pisces 40
Vesta:15 Pisces 57

Eris:23 Aries 55 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:10
Fixed:5
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

5 January 2023
02:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Capricorn 57
Moon:29 Gemini 53
Mercury:19 Capricorn 30 Rx
Venus:03 Aquarius 07
Mars:08 Gemini 29 Rx
Jupiter:01 Aries 46
Saturn:22 Aquarius 53
Uranus:15 Taurus 04 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 57
Pluto:27 Capricorn 48

True Lunar Node:11 Taurus 27 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Taurus 58 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):29 Cancer 40

Chiron:12 Aries 01
Ceres:04 Libra 05
Pallas:19 Cancer 19 Rx
Juno:26 Pisces 33
Vesta:15 Pisces 50

Eris:23 Aries 55 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:5
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5

January 5, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

January 2023

From en.tutiempo.net

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You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

Visit the January 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on January 5 has an illumination of 98%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On January 5 the Moon is 13.46 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 98%
Moon Age: 13.46 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 402,329.10 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,099,480.39 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Thursday

Thursday (Thor’s day)

Planet: Jupiter

Colors: Purple, Deep Blue

Crystals: Amethyst, Lepidolite, Sugilite, Tin

Aroma: Melissa, Clove, Oakmoss, Jupiter Oil, Cinnamon, Musk, Nutmeg, and Sage

Herb: Cinquefoil

Ruled by the planet Jupiter and dedicated to Thor, god of thunder and agricultural work. His parallels in various European Traditions include Zeus, Taranis, Perun, and Perkunas.

Magical aspects: controlled optimism, energetic growth, physical well-being, material success, expansion, money/wealth, prosperity, leadership, and generosity.

Thursday is the day of Jupiter, the largest of the planets and said to be the most powerful. Spellcasters would be wise to use this day for attempting wealth, success and prosperity spells.

Thursday is also associated (in Greek mythology) to Thor – Thor’s day – and some even say that Jupiter and Thor are one in the same. Both are strong and powerful, yet wise and just. Try a small prayer to Jupiter before commencing any ritual on Thursday as a sign of respect.

This is the proper day of the week to perform spells and rituals involving luck, happiness, health, legal matters, male fertility, treasure, wealth, honour, riches, clothing, money, desires, business, group pursuits, joy, laughter, and expansion

January 5, 2023 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or important decisions after 7 PM EST today (4 PM PST). The Moon is in Gemini.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This is an excellent day to work with others – especially friends or groups. In particular, you will make good headway discussing long-range plans or future goals. You’re not afraid to think big today; and yet, you won’t overlook details. (Unusual combination.) A productive day, indeed!

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Business and commerce are favoured today. For starters, you might get some behind-the-scenes help from someone. (Bonus!) Certainly, people admire you right now. Meanwhile, you are personally prepared to talk to someone in authority to get approval for what you want to do. Do it!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

It’s a wonderful day to make long-range travel plans or explore prospects about publishing, higher education, medicine and the law. Grab every opportunity to learn something new. You’ll enjoy dealing with people from other cultures because they might teach you something. (You love to learn.)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Financial arrangements and negotiations will go well for you today because you can attract money to you. (Yes!) This is an excellent day to ask for a loan, a mortgage or to do fundraising. You might work from behind the scenes, nevertheless – you’ll get results!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This is a marvellous day to schmooze with partners, close friends and members of the general public. You can accomplish a lot now because you’re keen to work. You can especially wrap up old business. On top of this, others will cooperate because you’re so charming.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Whatever you want to do today, be aware of the fact that you can get more done by cooperating with others. This is an excellent day for meetings, conferences and working with groups or units. You might also get the practical and financial support you need from someone as well.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

A playful day! Enjoy sports events, social outings, the entertainment world and fun activities with kids. This is also a good time to make long-range plans for the future travel or higher education. Publishing discussions will go well along with proposals about legal or medical matters.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

This is the perfect day to entertain. “Hail fellow, well met!” Stock the fridge and invite the gang over. In addition, you might set some time aside today to plow through paperwork because your mind can handle a lot of details. It will feel good to tie up loose ends about shared property, inheritances and banking matters.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You feel sociable today, which is why you will enjoy contact with siblings, relatives and neighbours. You will love learning new things. Study will be easy. In fact, you’re so optimistic, as you look around you, you’ll appreciate your daily surroundings more. This is a feel-good day!

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Business and commerce are favoured today. Value your moneymaking ideas. Go after moneymaking plans because they will succeed, especially if they involve foreign countries or dealing with people from other cultures. You’ve got the smarts, the patience and the know-how.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today you’re content and at peace with the world, which is why you feel benevolent to others. This generous feeling might even influence financial enterprises. In fact, legal matters and anything to do with investments, medicine or the law will go well!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

You might meet a new friend today. (For some of you, this friend could become a lover – a secret romance.) Meanwhile, a private discussion could bring about some practical improvements to your home or a family member. Everything to do with your wealth and your assets is favoured today. Ka-ching!

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Julia Ormond (1965) shares your birthday today. You are fun-loving, aware and sensitive to everything around you. You have a quirky charm and are a great team player. This is a wonderful year to socialize and enjoy life! Let your guard down and loosen up a bit! Welcome old friends back into your world.

A Thought for Today

Dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may the Great Mother and Great Father, Lord and Lady, bless you and your family with all things positive!

6 January 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

6 January 2023
06:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Capricorn 09
Moon:13 Cancer 49
Mercury:18 Capricorn 00 Rx
Venus:04 Aquarius 35
Mars:08 Gemini 22 Rx
Jupiter:01 Aries 56
Saturn:23 Aquarius 00
Uranus:15 Taurus 03 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 58
Pluto:27 Capricorn 50

True Lunar Node:11 Taurus 14 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Taurus 54 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):29 Cancer 48

Chiron:12 Aries 02
Ceres:04 Libra 18
Pallas:18 Cancer 55 Rx
Juno:27 Pisces 03
Vesta:16 Pisces 18

Eris:23 Aries 55 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:10
Fixed:5
Mutable:4

Southern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

6 January 2023
01:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Capricorn 56
Moon:11 Cancer 20
Mercury:18 Capricorn 17 Rx
Venus:04 Aquarius 19
Mars:08 Gemini 24 Rx
Jupiter:01 Aries 54
Saturn:22 Aquarius 59
Uranus:15 Taurus 03 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 58
Pluto:27 Capricorn 50

True Lunar Node:11 Taurus 17 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Taurus 55 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):29 Cancer 46

Chiron:12 Aries 02
Ceres:04 Libra 15
Pallas:18 Cancer 59 Rx
Juno:26 Pisces 58
Vesta:16 Pisces 13

Eris:23 Aries 55 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:10
Fixed:5
Mutable:4

Southwestern Hemisphere Same

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

6 January 2023
04:00 am GMT 3:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Capricorn 33
Moon:06 Cancer 51
Mercury:18 Capricorn 46 Rx
Venus:03 Aquarius 51
Mars:08 Gemini 25 Rx
Jupiter:01 Aries 51
Saturn:22 Aquarius 57
Uranus:15 Taurus 04 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 58
Pluto:27 Capricorn 49

True Lunar Node:11 Taurus 21 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Taurus 56 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):29 Cancer 44

Chiron:12 Aries 01
Ceres:04 Libra 11
Pallas:19 Cancer 07 Rx
Juno:26 Pisces 48
Vesta:16 Pisces 04

Eris:23 Aries 55 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:10
Fixed:5
Mutable:4

5 January 2023 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

5 January 2023
06:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Capricorn 07
Moon:01 Cancer 53
Mercury:19 Capricorn 18 Rx
Venus:03 Aquarius 20
Mars:08 Gemini 28 Rx
Jupiter:01 Aries 48
Saturn:22 Aquarius 54
Uranus:15 Taurus 04 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 57
Pluto:27 Capricorn 49

True Lunar Node:11 Taurus 26 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Taurus 57 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):29 Cancer 41

Chiron:12 Aries 01
Ceres:04 Libra 06
Pallas:19 Cancer 15 Rx
Juno:26 Pisces 37
Vesta:15 Pisces 54

Eris:23 Aries 55 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:10
Fixed:5
Mutable:4

Southern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

5 January 2023
01:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Capricorn 55
Moon:29 Gemini 23
Mercury:19 Capricorn 34 Rx
Venus:03 Aquarius 04
Mars:08 Gemini 29 Rx
Jupiter:01 Aries 46
Saturn:22 Aquarius 53
Uranus:15 Taurus 04 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 57
Pluto:27 Capricorn 48

True Lunar Node:11 Taurus 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Taurus 58 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):29 Cancer 40

Chiron:12 Aries 01
Ceres:04 Libra 04
Pallas:19 Cancer 19 Rx
Juno:26 Pisces 31
Vesta:15 Pisces 49

Eris:23 Aries 55 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:5
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5

Southwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

5 January 2023
04:00 am GMT 3:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Capricorn 32
Moon:24 Gemini 53
Mercury:20 Capricorn 01 Rx
Venus:02 Aquarius 36
Mars:08 Gemini 31 Rx
Jupiter:01 Aries 43
Saturn:22 Aquarius 51
Uranus:15 Taurus 05 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 56
Pluto:27 Capricorn 47

True Lunar Node:11 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Taurus 59 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):29 Cancer 37

Chiron:12 Aries 01
Ceres:04 Libra 00
Pallas:19 Cancer 27 Rx
Juno:26 Pisces 22
Vesta:15 Pisces 40

Eris:23 Aries 55 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:5
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5

Life in The Craft Magazine 2023 Goes Directly to Your Email’s Inbox – Be 1 of the People to Sign Up and Receive Half of the 8 Issues For This Year FREE

I will be restarting Life in The Craft magazine with the Imbolc/Lammas 2023 issue. Which I am planning on emailing it about the second or third week in January 2023.

Lady Carla Beltane is starting a brand-new emailing list for the relaunch. I have deleted all current subscribers . So even if you were receiving Life in The Craft before you will need to email Lady Beltane again at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com to get on the new email list to receive it.

After the first 4 issues the subscription rate is $3.00 USD per issue for eight issues yearly, which will cover the upcoming northern and southern hemisphere’s Sabbats along with other topics. If paid annually the subscription fee will be $21.00 USD for all eight issues which gives you 1 issue free every year.  If you pay monthly you will charged $3.00 USD per issue. You can pay monthly or annually. Please send your request to ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com to get on Life in The Craft’s emailing list.

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If you have any questions about receiving the magazine directly to your inbox 8 times a year, just email Lady Carla Beltane

January 4, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA

January 04, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Capricorn 19
Moon:22 Gemini 23
Mercury:20 Capricorn 16 Rx
Venus:02 Aquarius 20
Mars:08 Gemini 32 Rx
Jupiter:01 Aries 41
Saturn:22 Aquarius 49
Uranus:15 Taurus 05 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 56
Pluto:27 Capricorn 47

True Lunar Node:11 Taurus 33 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:10 Taurus 00 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):29 Cancer 36

Chiron:12 Aries 00
Ceres:03 Libra 57
Pallas:19 Cancer 31 Rx
Juno:26 Pisces 16
Vesta:15 Pisces 35

Eris:23 Aries 55 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:5
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

January 04, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Capricorn 14
Moon:21 Gemini 22
Mercury:20 Capricorn 22 Rx
Venus:02 Aquarius 14
Mars:08 Gemini 33 Rx
Jupiter:01 Aries 41
Saturn:22 Aquarius 49
Uranus:15 Taurus 05 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 56
Pluto:27 Capricorn 47

True Lunar Node:11 Taurus 34 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:10 Taurus 00 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):29 Cancer 35

Chiron:12 Aries 00
Ceres:03 Libra 56
Pallas:19 Cancer 33 Rx
Juno:26 Pisces 14
Vesta:15 Pisces 33

Eris:23 Aries 55 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:5
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

4 January 2023
02:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:13 Capricorn 56
Moon:17 Gemini 52
Mercury:20 Capricorn 42 Rx
Venus:01 Aquarius 52
Mars:08 Gemini 35 Rx
Jupiter:01 Aries 39
Saturn:22 Aquarius 47
Uranus:15 Taurus 05 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 56
Pluto:27 Capricorn 46

True Lunar Node:11 Taurus 36 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:10 Taurus 01 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):29 Cancer 33

Chiron:12 Aries 00
Ceres:03 Libra 53
Pallas:19 Cancer 39 Rx
Juno:26 Pisces 06
Vesta:15 Pisces 26

Eris:23 Aries 55 Rx

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:5
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5

January 4, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

January 2023

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You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

Visit the January 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on January 4 has an illumination of 95%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On January 4 the Moon is 12.55 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 95%
Moon Age: 12.55 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 399,555.68 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,098,127.41 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Wednesday

From learnreligions.com

Wednesday is named for Woden himself, although the Romans called it dies Mercurii. This is a day associated with the color purple, the planet Mercury, and the metal quicksilver—which is also called mercury. See a pattern here?

When it comes to deities… yes, Mercury! However, there are a few other gods associated with Wednesday, including Odin and Hermes, Athena, and Lugh. Gemstones like adventurine and agate come in handy as well, as do plants such as aspen trees, lilies, lavender, and even ferns.

Business and job-related issues, communication, loss and debt, traveling, and journeys are all tied into Wednesday. This is a good day to do a working to open up lines of communication—especially if your actions are preventing you from being an effective speaker or listener. Go someplace new or return to an old favorite stomping ground, step up your game, and settle up your accounts.

Spell for Today – Guard Spell

Guard Spell

 

A powerful Eath-based magic spell that guards the psychic boundaries of its worker and provides safe haven from evil magic spells cast by others.

You will need:

A smooth, black stone
A beeswax candle
A small plastic bag
Approximately 1/2 cup of soil
A piece of twine

Spell:

In your home, on the setting of the sun, on the morning of a Thursday, light your beeswax candle and place it on a flat surface, preferably a tabletop.

Form a small pile of soil and lay your stone on top of it on the tabletop, not too near the candle. Next, speak aloud the following words:

Earth of birth,
Breath of death,
Guard the holder,
Of this stone.

Next, place the stone and the soil in the plastic bag and tie it closed with the twine. Then extinguish the candle.

Hide the bag of soil with the stone in it in a safe place for three days, Then remove the stone from the bag and dump the soil onto the ground outdoors. Carry the stone with you as a guard stone.

Spell for Today – A Give me the Money! Spell

A Give me the Money! Spell

Fiona Horne

Witch, A Magickal Journey

Money is something everyone wants; and this is a spell not only for enough money, but also for lots of money! It requires strong powers of visualization and a firm belief that you deserve prosperity.

 

Do this spell on a Thursday at midday when the sun’s energy is peaking, and during a waxing moon phase.

 

You will need:

 

* Liquid Paper

*3 green candles;

*A colour photocopy of a blank recent personal bank statement (first photocopy, then *liquid paper out the balance amounts, then photocopy again so that you have a blank

statement);

*1 green ribbon;

*9 drops of bergamot oil;

*1 teaspoon of dried dill

*1 teaspoon of dried sage;

*A typewriter or word processor and printer.

 

Before you start your spell ritual, have a good think about money and your relationship with it – do you feel it is hard to get? Do you feel that the more you earn, the more you spend? Do you have enough to live comfortably, but you want to live more comfortably? Are all your friends not very well off, so you feel you can’t be either? Erase any thought processes that are limiting your prosperity.

 

Now, decide exactly what sort of money you want to have. When I did this spell I summed up my situation by realizing that I only ever dealt in $100s – I would earn $100 for a show with my old band; $200 for an article I wrote; $600 for an old guitar that I sold; my bank balance only ever had an amount in the hundreds (or less!) in it. I decided that I wanted to deal in $1000s. It’s worth pointing out that there’s no point in being greedy when doing this sort of spell, not just because it’s tacky but also because greed only exists in a mind that is constantly in a battle against poverty. And that attitude is going to undermine the belief that the spell will work; that is, it’s going to enormously lessen the chances of it working. Often money spells work best when they’re either for a special purpose (for example, a trip you feel you really need to take, or a car if you’re in genuine need of one) or as a continuing thing just to keep the income coming in. A clear attitude that acknowledges that resources can always be called in when needed, rather than a panicky, one-off “major Lotto win”kind of approach, is going to be more effective.

 

Bearing all this in mind, decide what your money goals are type up a new bank statement, like this,

 

Transaction CashCheque Current Balance

 

Deposit $2,000.00

Deposit $1,300.00 Withdrawal

Deposit $5,700.00

 

 

 

$2,000.00

 

 

$2,000.00

$4,000.00

$5,300.00

$3,300.00

$9,000.00

 

or however your statement is presented. Make it look real; use your typewriter or computer and printer, so that it convinces you that this is possible.

 

When you have completed this, get ready for your ritual by showering (wash away the past) and dressing in your favorite clothes and perfume or aftershave. You want to feel fantastic and capable of taking on the world!

 

Cast Circle and anoint each of the green candles with three drops of bergamot oil, then set them up in a triangle on your altar. Place your new bank balance statement in front of these and sprinkle the dill and sage in a deosil (sunwise) circle on it as you repeat until all the herbs are on the paper: ‘Prosperous is my rightful state, there is no limit to the money I make.’

 

Now, raise power in whatever way you choose, for example: chanting “money, come to me, money, come to me” over and over; sense your desire start as a burning sensation in your feet, and building through you until you feel you are going to explode. At the point where you can’t take it any more hold your hands over the triangle of candles, channeling the energy into their flames and the bank statement.

 

Say: ‘Fire, speed my wish to me.’

 

Now drip three drops of wax from each candle in the centre of the circle of herbs on the bank statement.

 

Fold the statement into a wallet shape, sealing the herbs within, and wrap the ribbon around it three times, tying it off with nine knots.

Keep the money charm where you file your bank statements and for the next two Wednesdays before you go to bed light the candles again, hold the charm and repeat the mantra, ‘Money come to me’ for three minutes or so.

 

As you do this visualize yourself going to the bank to deposit your desired sums of money. At the end of those two weeks leave the charm with your bank statements and go about your business.

 

When I did this spell I noticed a distinct turn-around in my financial situation within three months. All of a sudden I started getting offered more money for the same jobs. I found myself not being so tight, and realizing that the more I spent, secure in the knowledge that I was prosperous; the more money came my way.

January 4, 2023 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert
Avoid shopping or important decisions after 7 PM EST today (4 PM PST). The Moon is in Gemini.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
This is an excellent day to work with others – especially friends or groups. In particular, you will make good headway discussing long-range plans or future goals. You’re not afraid to think big today; and yet, you won’t overlook details. (Unusual combination.) A productive day, indeed!
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Business and commerce are favoured today. For starters, you might get some behind-the-scenes help from someone. (Bonus!) Certainly, people admire you right now. Meanwhile, you are personally prepared to talk to someone in authority to get approval for what you want to do. Do it!
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
It’s a wonderful day to make long-range travel plans or explore prospects about publishing, higher education, medicine and the law. Grab every opportunity to learn something new. You’ll enjoy dealing with people from other cultures because they might teach you something. (You love to learn.)
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Financial arrangements and negotiations will go well for you today because you can attract money to you. (Yes!) This is an excellent day to ask for a loan, a mortgage or to do fundraising. You might work from behind the scenes, nevertheless – you’ll get results!
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
This is a marvellous day to schmooze with partners, close friends and members of the general public. You can accomplish a lot now because you’re keen to work. You can especially wrap up old business. On top of this, others will cooperate because you’re so charming.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Whatever you want to do today, be aware of the fact that you can get more done by cooperating with others. This is an excellent day for meetings, conferences and working with groups or units. You might also get the practical and financial support you need from someone as well.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
A playful day! Enjoy sports events, social outings, the entertainment world and fun activities with kids. This is also a good time to make long-range plans for the future travel or higher education. Publishing discussions will go well along with proposals about legal or medical matters.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
This is the perfect day to entertain. “Hail fellow, well met!” Stock the fridge and invite the gang over. In addition, you might set some time aside today to plow through paperwork because your mind can handle a lot of details. It will feel good to tie up loose ends about shared property, inheritances and banking matters.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
You feel sociable today, which is why you will enjoy contact with siblings, relatives and neighbours. You will love learning new things. Study will be easy. In fact, you’re so optimistic, as you look around you, you’ll appreciate your daily surroundings more. This is a feel-good day!
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Business and commerce are favoured today. Value your moneymaking ideas. Go after moneymaking plans because they will succeed, especially if they involve foreign countries or dealing with people from other cultures. You’ve got the smarts, the patience and the know-how.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today you’re content and at peace with the world, which is why you feel benevolent to others. This generous feeling might even influence financial enterprises. In fact, legal matters and anything to do with investments, medicine or the law will go well!
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
You might meet a new friend today. (For some of you, this friend could become a lover – a secret romance.) Meanwhile, a private discussion could bring about some practical improvements to your home or a family member. Everything to do with your wealth and your assets is favoured today. Ka-ching!
If Your Birthday Is Today
Actress Julia Ormond (1965) shares your birthday today. You are fun-loving, aware and sensitive to everything around you. You have a quirky charm and are a great team player. This is a wonderful year to socialize and enjoy life! Let your guard down and loosen up a bit! Welcome old friends back into your world.

A Thought for Today

 Dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may the Great Mother and Great Father bless you and your family with all things positive!