We honor the Goddess by honoring the Moon in her different aspects.
\nWe work rituals by the phases of the moon.
\nHowever when it comes to the Dark Moon, I’ve heard opinions ranging from no magic should be performed to rituals honoring the Crone.
\nThe Dark Moon is indeed a very powerful time. There really should be no “off limits” when it
\ncomes to this phase. If these phases represent the Goddess and the life of women (and men) then
\nwhy should the Dark Moon be left out of magical workings?
\nI’ve known very active Crones including my grandmother, rest? I think not!
\nI can’t get the woman to sit down!<\/p>\n
Astronomy<\/strong> Nineteenth century maritime records distinguished between the dark moon and the new moon which makes sense because they navigated by the sun and moon. Dark Moon magical workings I believe Crone energies don’t always have to be restful. I believe as witches, it would be better to use the term Dark Moon for the period the moon is dark and then New Moon for the new crescent. We honor the Goddess by honoring the Moon in her different aspects. We work rituals by the phases of the moon. However when it comes to the Dark Moon, I’ve heard opinions ranging from no magic should be performed to rituals honoring the Crone. The Dark Moon is indeed a very powerful time. There really should be no “off limits” when it comes to this phase. If these phases represent the Goddess and the life of women (and men) then why should the Dark Moon be left out of magical workings? I’ve known very active Crones including my grandmother, rest? I think not! I can’t get the woman to sit down! Astronomy The actual Dark Moon is the time about 14 days after the Full Moon when the moon is between the sun and earth and is invisible in the sky. This phase lasts about three days before the appearance of the crescent. To confuse matters, astronomers (and calendars) call this darkened phase the “New Moon” when this is really the Dark Moon. The new moon originally referred to the new crescent on the first night of visibility. Nineteenth century maritime records distinguished between the dark moon and the new moon which makes sense because they navigated by the sun and moon. I would imagine a misreading would take them in a\u00a0 different direction and could be disastrous. Dark Moon magical workings If you have a bad habit surrounding you the Dark Moon is a very powerful time to banish them. It is also a good time for justice spells or just working with the Crone’s energies to explore one’s inner darkness. I understand many people find the Dark Moon the best time for reflection and silence and the need for a period of rest. As there are waxing and waning phases in the seasons and life I find some Dark Moon times to be restful yet others, I feel the pull to work with the Crone’s energies. I believe Crone energies don’t always have to be restful. During my Crone years I don’t plan on resting in a rocker. I’ll be the old lady in the black pointed hat and heels wielding my wand and my opinion and continuing along the path of creating. My restful time will come soon enough indeed. I believe as witches, it would be better to use the term Dark Moon for the period the moon is dark and then New Moon for the new crescent. Unsure? Go out and view the moon each night. Keep a “Moon Journal” and write down her phases, how you are feeling and any thoughts. Not only will this help you learn the phases of the moon but it will also bring you closer to the Goddess and being closer to the Goddess brings one closer to themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3294\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe actual Dark Moon is the time about 14 days after the Full Moon when the moon is between the sun and earth and is
\ninvisible in the sky.
\nThis phase lasts about three days before the appearance of the crescent.
\nTo confuse matters, astronomers (and calendars) call this darkened phase the “New Moon” when this is really the Dark Moon.
\nThe new moon originally referred to the new crescent on the first night of visibility.<\/p>\n
\nI would imagine a misreading would take them in a\u00a0 different direction and could be disastrous.<\/p>\n
\nIf you have a bad habit surrounding you the Dark Moon is a very powerful
\ntime to banish them. It is also a good time for justice spells or just working with the Crone’s energies to explore
\none’s inner darkness. I understand many people find the Dark Moon the best time for reflection and silence and the need for
\na period of rest. As there are waxing and waning phases in the seasons and life I find some Dark Moon times to be restful
\nyet others, I feel the pull to work with the Crone’s energies.<\/p>\n
\nDuring my Crone years I don’t plan on resting in a rocker.
\nI’ll be the old lady in the black pointed hat and heels
\nwielding my wand and my opinion and continuing along the path of creating.
\nMy restful time will come soon enough indeed.<\/p>\n
\nUnsure? Go out and view the moon each night. Keep a “Moon Journal” and write down
\nher phases, how you are feeling and any thoughts.
\nNot only will this help you learn the phases of the moon but it will also bring you closer
\nto the Goddess and being closer to the Goddess brings one closer to themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"