Moon
The fifth lunar day is generally counted as the fifth day from the new moon. More information on the Lunar Days can be found here: The Thirty Lunar Days.
According to Vedic tradition, the fifth Moon Day is accepted as a generally lucky day when involving actions which will bear advantages. It is also good for people who want to start a new venture. On the other hand, the European tradition believes that today is highly unlucky and will bring about losses and potentially fatal diseases.
- Symbol: Unicorn
- Other Symbols: Oil for Fire
- Stones and Minerals: Turquoise, Pink chalcedony, Marble, Amber.
- Aromatherapy: Lavender
- Significance: Fidelity to one’s principles, and duty.
- Chakra Activation: During the 5th lunar day the Ajna chakra (the Third Eye) is active.
Overall Forecast
Everything will be successful, if you are creative and concentrate on your aim. You should be true to your principles, feelings and emotions. Both information and food will be perfectly digested, eat to satiety, but do not overeat. It is a good day for paying debts.
It is necessary to pay great attention to this lunar day. Because it is associated with the beginning of the assimilation of food and its transformation. It is better to prefer dairy products and avoid fasting. It’s good to go somewhere on such a day, to collect, dry and tincture herbs.
The first half of this lunar day is not entirely favorable. Confusion and indecision increase, faith in oneself diminishes. Many people in the first half of the day will need the ability to resist negative influences from the outside. It will require great awareness.
In the first half of the lunar day, contacts with partners and superiors will be difficult. However, the second half of the lunar day you will receive support from authorities, new colleagues or friends.
Recommendations
This is a good day for beginners. It is recommended to:
- Pay debts.
- Finish started projects.
- Perform sweeping changes in you business (from furniture rearrangement to the whole business conception).
- Perform new actions and methods of your business management.
It is not recommended to:
- Lose something, it will unlikely be recovered.
- Manage financial affairs; try and find another time.
- Start new business.
This is a favorable lunar day for haircuts, contributes to an increase in material well-being. Bathing in a steam today is also recommended.
Weather Forecast
On the fifth day, on a new moon, there is almost always a strong wind.
Influence on Health
Be especially careful with the food because this day symbolizes the beginning of digestion and transformation of food you take. This is the only day when the food burns down and completely converts into tissues. Fasting is not recommended.
Follow your instinct when choosing the food. Yogi usually do the same – buy a lot of different food and eat what they want. Do not overeat, be satisfied.
- Nutrition tips: Milk and curd are the best food this day. Fruits and honey are preferable. Do not fast, avoid meat, fish, nuts, fermented cabbage, grains, seeds, roughage and alcohol.
It is necessary to pay attention to the esophagus, malnutrition can cause nausea, spasms. Today, the intestines and spleen are working hard, so it is not recommended to overload them. Diseases that began on these lunar days are often severe and dangerous. It is not advisable to eat meat, nuts, fish and sunflower seeds today.
Dreams
Good dreams may come true, but a disturbing dream is a warning. If you saw yourself crying in a dream, don’t be afraid, today this is a good sign. If your dreams are about roads or movement it means you are doing well. If you see something unpleasant it is a sign to take care of your health.
Today’s dreams may show how your energy floats, how well you manage your tasks. Upon careful analysis you can determine if you’re evolving or spinning in a circle.
Dreams about this lunar day can be associated with health. Unpleasant dreams can become a hint of the disease. But, as a rule, dreams of the 5th lunar day in general are very favorable, because they tend to be about the road and travel.
Aromatherapy
The scent of Lavender provides full energy relaxation. Protects against negative energies. A wonderful remedy for overwork, overexcitement, irritability and aggression. Eliminates tearfulness and hysterical reactions. Restores sleep.
Housework
Today it’s better to take a break from cleaning and other household chores. The best thing to do on this day is grocery shopping and organizing your food stocks; both the dry and refrigerated goods.
The main task for this lunar day is to figure out what foods your body needs by following your sense of taste and to use this intuitive information in your choices for the rest of the lunar month as well. The energy of this day is directed toward the alchemy of the food we eat. It is a period of special transformation inside our digestive system, this is why it is better to direct your attention inward and determine the best products to ingest at this moment.
If you have the mood or the will, you may choose to cook at home all the while listening to your feelings; how much salt, spices or herbs do you feel like adding into a particular dish or what beverage will best pair with it .
Relationships and Weddings
This lunar day means an increase in the person’s sexual potential, which means that communication with the opposite sex will be successful. But, note that on the 5th lunar day it’s very easy to fall in love at first sight.
It’s time for unexpected discoveries and revelation. A favorable day for planning wedding ceremony on a noble scale. Generally this day brings changes, mostly in love affairs. Therefore there is a chance to find your second half this day. Be attentive to acquaintances and you will possibly meet your Destiny.
The unicorn, which is the symbol of this day, is a very mystical animal. According to ancient legends, he appeared to be people, foreshadowing serious changes in their lives, and first of all, in his personal life. Today, there is a very big chance for lonely people to meet their love, so pay attention to all of today’s acquaintances.
Those wishing to marry on the fifth lunar day should be prepared for the fact that their relationship will be constantly subject to various changes, and the family life will be full of rapid changes as a material plan (constant change of housing, work, options for farming, etc.) and spiritual (the discovery of new horizons of comprehension of their true nature, the constant search for new ways and the like).
Conception of a Child
How ambiguous is the 5th lunar day, so the fate of the child conceived on this day will be changeable and ambiguous as well.
One can not say for certain whether this person will be happy or not. He can be pursued by strong and dangerous enemies, and for his misdeeds and mistakes he will bitterly pay. The evil that he will cause people during his life, will return to him in full. But all this does not mean that he will be unhappy.
Lessons of fate are never given to us for no reason. And only thanks to life’s losses and turmoil, he will be able to realize much and understand the value of happiness.
Born on this Day
Those born on the 5th lunar day have a strong magical power. And even if you do not develop your abilities, it is human nature to help people. Avoid negative emotions, do not provoke others. In the lives of these people, sudden and unexpected changes are possible. Tranquility and wisdom will help to cope with unpredictable situations.
- Tip: keep track of what and when you eat. Read positive literature, develop your abilities.
People of this day can combine physical strength with the moral. Avoid fuss and rush. The weak place in the body is the digestive system. There may be problems due to food.
Business and Money
You may receive the fruits of your labor today. On this lunar day try and maintain awareness while communicating with bosses, partners and colleagues because they might be incapable of compromise and show stubbornness, especially if the Moon is in Aries, Taurus or Capricorn..
Unless you are working on paying off your debts, all issues related to money are not recommended on the fifth lunar day. This day is unfavorable for financial affairs. It is also not worth the start of a new business.
Today you can buy anything you like – from small items to household appliances, from children’s toys to apartments. But you should also be careful. The fifth lunar day is a changeable time, what seems good today, may not seem so good tomorrow. So do not rush, and carefully examine everything and only then pay money. Also now is a good time to exchange in all areas.
Moon Day Five Meditations
- Plan for the future while working with the past.
- Meditate while eating.
Keep maximum attention while eating, chew slowly and carefully. When choosing what to eat, let your emotions be your guide. Choose foods, which, according to your feeling, will bring positive outcomes to any particular part of your body. Be careful with the amount of food.
During meals observe and release any strain and bad emotions. If you realize that you have too strong an emotional affection with a particular food, then be extra conscientious.
Magick for Moon Day Five
From this lunar day begins an intense magical work. Work with herbs: collection, infusion, charging, making potions and medicines. Kitchen Magick and spells which are fed to someone are more powerful on this day.
Divinations should be limited to topics related to internal changes, ask questions about your own state of mind, as well as those that directly point to any cardinal changes in your life. Today it’s best to only read cards or divine for yourself. Even if someone asks you to, politely refuse.
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The fourth lunar day is generally counted as the third day from the new moon. More information on the Lunar Days can be found here: The Thirty Lunar Days.
The fourth Moon Day bears contradictions when it comes to different lunar traditions. According to the Avesta and Vedic beliefs, nothing promising will happen today but it is ideal to eliminate differences and old fashioned practices. You should also not begin any new endeavors if you stand to receive anything out of this.
The opposite is advocated by the European tradition that states that today is ideal to begin new things, especially in the event of locating a missing object. Anyone dealing with business that has something to do with water will experience fortune.
- Symbol: Tree of Knowledge
- Stones and Minerals: Sardonyx, Amazonite, Green Jade.
- Aromatherapy: Mandarin.
- Chakra Activation: During the 4th lunar day the Vishuddha chakra is active (throat).
Overall Forecast
The symbol is a tree, a tree of knowledge, a choice between good and evil. According to Albert the Great, this day refers to the fall of man. It is marked to make a choice between good and evil deeds. Unfortunately, such a day is the first among the unfavorable, but at the same time is endowed with a dual characteristic. It is both a positive and negative day.
At this time, do not take quick decisions, it’s better to think about something ten times, and then make an immediate decision. Teamwork is not recommended. Do not cut trees or tear flowers. A walk in the forest, or somewhere in nature is advisable on the fourth lunar day.
The first half of the day is favorable. You will find peace of mind, and the ability to communicate will increase. Also this day will positively affect trade, and the chances of successfully carrying out risky activities. But the second half of the day, may begin to slow down the positive trends. If you have enough diplomacy, you will be able to avoid the machinations and conflicts of rivals.
Recommendations
This is a day of choice between good or evil, in actions and in thoughts. Solitude is advisable. Gardening, housekeeping, walking, relaxing, and communicating with the elements is recommended. Group work is not suggested; do not make hasty decisions. Be attentive to sudden provocations and temptation.
- Continue projects you’ve already started
- Analyze financial matters which were started on the 2nd and 3rd lunar days
- Try and find weak points in order to correct them
- Collect, accumulate and process new information
- Improve your business methods
- Increase productivity
- Do any trading, mostly during the first half of the day.
Weather Forecast
If the fourth lunar day is clear, then the whole month will be clear; if it’s raining, then all month long it will be raining.
Influence on Health
Neck and vocal cords are active. Chanting of sacred songs is advisable. Diseases that begin on these lunar days are usually severe. Vulnerable today cervical spine, Adam’s apple, larynx. It is good today to prepare and treat with infusions, broths and other herbal remedies.
- Nutrition tips: Delicate, substantial food like vegetable ragout, salads, boiled vegetables are preferable.
Sedative herbal tea can bring a favorable effect. Use melissa, chamomile and mint. Make a bakery dough for bread and custard pies.
On the 4th lunar day, it is better not to change anything in your life, especially the length of the hair, as this will be followed by an anxious condition, an unreasonable longing and a fear of everything, and also the appearance of sore throats or diseases of the oral cavity.
Warnings
It is not recommended to:
- Start new business.
- Do any trading after noon.
- Wait for financial income.
- Give into provocation, argument or conflict the second half of the day.
Dreams
Dreams this lunar day can come true, especially if the dream is in color. If last night you saw anything tangled, for instance, thread, hair or some confusing intersection of roads, it is advisable to analyze your existing plans, revise or even reject them.
If you met your parents or relatives there, it means you need to analyze problems you might have inherited from them and start working to solve them. If you had a dream about some kind of threat – it is a warning to be extra careful and mindful about your behavior in your actual life.
The images you saw last night specify the weak points in your inner world, your spiritual self. Today you may find out where the majority of your energy is collected on the tree of good and evil. If you recognize that in your real life, accept it as a call to action.
Aromatherapy
The scent of Mandarin removes fears and irritability, relieves stress, helps with depression. Restores energy and peace of mind. Encourages spiritual creativity. The aroma of Mandarin is good for productive and sublime intellectual communication. A great remedy for obesity and cellulite.
Housework
The fourth lunar day is the most appropriate for solving everyday household problems, but pay the most attention to woodworking.
If, on this lunar day, the waxing Moon is going through the Pisces, Cancer or Scorpio signs, it is better to only mop the floor with a mildly dampened rag. It is advisable to put into order things such as books, notebooks, photos albums and take extra care with your wooden surfaces including doors and curtain rods.
Take care of your natural fabrics as well. Give special attention to wooden family heirlooms. You may work on the restoration of any wood. It is good to bring wooden items into the sunlight to dry and to fill them with sun energy. It is good to oil kitchen cutting boards or care for your painting tools and pictures.
Fill your house with fragrances of wood and flowers. Before you decide to throw something away, take some time to think about it. In general, the fourth lunar day is an ideal time for solving all domestic issues.
Weddings and Relationships
The energy of this day can evoke hesitation, mixed feeling, inability of compromise. Therefore do not plan a wedding ceremony this day. You might want to cancel the romantic dates this day if you expect important results.
Also, the fourth lunar day is absolutely not suitable for a romantic date, especially if you place great hopes on him. The fact is that on this day people tend to apathy. Therefore, the inattention of a person to your person can cause you irritation and resentment.
The fourth lunar day is not the best of days for private life, but on this day it can be analyzed. If you work, it is difficult, and you are constantly experiencing the burden of the accumulated problems, you can visit a psychologist, psychoanalyst, psychotherapist. Of course, no one will solve our problems for us, but experts will help to understand the causes of the turmoil, and awareness is already 90% of their solution.
On this day it is best to refrain from marrying, otherwise the couple will always remain in a dual state – the spouses will never be able to find a compromise satisfying them both, they will constantly quarrel and be at variance with each other. It is even possible that partners in such a marriage will often change each other, and their family happiness will always be on the verge of collapse.
In this lunar day, lovers would be better served to once again weigh all the pros and cons of their union.
Conception of a Child
The 4th lunar day is one of the most special and difficult days for conception. It is a mystical day. There is an opinion that if you conceive a child on this day, then with it, one of your ancestors returns to your family. However, this opinion is not an axiom, you can agree with it or not. But there is an indisputable fact: the child conceived on this day will be loved by the whole family, others will be pleased with him.
He is one of those to whom people’s hearts are drawn. And for this he does not need to use all kinds of artificial methods, manipulate and weave intrigues. Such a person attracts attention, love and respect due to the distinctive features of his character – affection, kindness, tenderness, tranquility.
Born on this Day
It is said that people who were born on this lunar day have some kind of cosmic mystery, there are many rumors about them, not everyone is given to understand them.
The main danger of the people of this day is the power of melancholy, a little apathy. They often go deeper into self-examination and sad memories. These people know a lot about the world and constantly replenish their knowledge. They often do not know how deep their knowledge is of the hidden. Often they are drawn to reveal secrets.
Starting a business, they can return to the starting point, and this is their main problem. They need to move on. It is very important not to lose contact with their parents and ancestors. Alcohol is harmful, for that herbal infusions and teas are useful. Rest is important quiet, in silence, alone with yourself.
It is important to control every word you speak, because it can quickly come true. You can not wish evil for yourself, as if you wish to be fulfilled, nor to other people, because you will have to pay brutally for a senseless expenditure of energy.
Business and Money
During this period we may see the effects of our actions, this is a time when things are not set in stone and mistakes can be easily corrected.
Financial receipts on the 4th lunar day are the most often delayed or the amount may be what you expected.
In this period it is recommended to refrain from buying, especially if the desire to purchase a particular product has arisen spontaneously. Today, hasty decisions do not lead to a positive result, and first of all it concerns the purchase of expensive things. Better devote the fourth lunar day to thinking about whether to spend money or not.
The exception to this rule is only small purchases related to hygiene items.
Moon Day Four Meditations
- Chanting mantras, prayers and sacred sounds.
- “AUM” chanting is favorable today.
Interaction with nature is advisable. You may chant mantras for all your three bodies: mental, astral and physical. Be extra careful with your words.
Go outdoors. Walk in the park for a while and try to take in all the life energy: plants, birds, animals; feel the fresh breeze, see the beauty of the sky and clouds. Accumulate the natural energy by breathing in its beauty and freshness. If possible, sit by a campfire and feel its power. Say a prayer, chant a mantra or sing your favorite song.
Magick for Moon Day Four
Use divination methods that require only one-syllable answers. Here’s a link to some great yes and no divination techniques. as well as some multiple choice divinations.
In addition, as in the past lunar day, it is good to study ancient magic texts, to obtain theoretical information. During this period, it is good to communicate with your mentor, guru, teacher or with a person who is your authority in the art of magick.
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The third lunar day is generally counted as the third day from the new or dark moon. More information on the Lunar Days can be found here: The Thirty Lunar Days.
Depending on traditions, the third Moon Day bears different meanings. According to Vedic tradition, you might consider pursuing a new profession. Avesta recommends you to be fully insistent in your endeavors. However, the opposite is said by the European tradition whereby nothing special will happen in conjunction with this third Moon Day.
- Symbol: Leopard
- Emphasis on: Martial arts and weapons
- Ruler: Mars, Gods of War and Metalsmithing
- Stones and Minerals: Ruby, Pyrite, Aventurine, Jaspilite, Carnelian.
- Aromatherapy: Bay Laurel
- Chakra Activation: During the 3d lunar day the Vishuddha chakra is active (throat).
This is a very energetic day, a day of fighting men. It is time to act; being passive is not recommended. It is a favorable day for intense physical exercise. It is the best day for martial arts. Be aware of aggression manifesting.
The main rule of this day is to be mindful with how you control your emotions. If you feel that you can’t control your energy, better to wait a while before acting so not to hurt yourself or others around you.
Overall Forecast
The symbol is a wild cat, leopard or leopard, preparing to jump. In Zoroastrian tradition, this day is connected with Vertragnaya (or Bahram, as the Persians is called), the angel of righteous battle and victory (in the Orthodox tradition, he corresponds to George the Victorious). This lunar day is marked by pressure, aggression and active struggle.
Passive people on the 3rd lunar day become very vulnerable, as various astral attacks take place on them. People of this kind on this day become suspicious, suspicious, insidious. It is necessary to direct all your astral energy to self-defense.
This day is considered the most suitable for martial arts. It’s a good day for sharpening knives, and any kind of metalworking. If oil is spilled on this day, it means leaving your path.
Increased efficiency, possible favorable contacts, practical and scientific activity is activated. It is worth paying attention to any suggestions, since they, at this time, will be able to give a positive effect.
Recommendations and Warnings
It is recommended to:
- Display determination and insistence
- Expand borders and take risks
- Be active (because money doesn’t come to those who dream about it, but to those who work for it).
It is not recommended to deal specifically with finances because monetary loss is likely.
The first half of this lunar day can bring trouble. The sense of aggression, ambition is aggravated, quarrels between parents and children, spouses, partners are possible. The manifestation of negativity and anger. The second half of the day will be more favorable.
Weather Forecast
With the new moon and at its end, the weather changes: damp to dry, warm – to frosty, overcast – to clear.
- If the juvenile (young month) is wind-blown – the whole month will be windy.
- If the young month is washed by rain – the whole month will be rainy.
- If the young month is flat – the whole month it’s raining.
- When the month is born downwards by horns (to the south), then in winter it will be warm, and in summer a hot month.
- When the horns are upwards, then in winter it is cold, and in summer it is windy.
- If at the beginning of the month the moon is turned with horns to the sky, and roundness to the ground, then a few days will be sunny and warm weather. She can stand this for a month.
- When the young month stands on the horn, it is called “flowing” and foreshadows the rainy weather.
- If the young month of the horn is at midnight (up), winter is cold, and in the summer – winds.
Influence on Health
Back of the head and ears are active. Hot or steam baths are advisable. People, on this lunar day, should also pay special attention to the part of the back of the neck and ears.It is recommended to spend time in the sauna and steam.
- Nutrition tips: Spicy and meat food is allowed. You can use spices like ginger, chili, clove, mustard, etc.
This is a day of injuries, diseases that begin today are usually acute and require immediate action. If on this lunar day soreness is felt in the back of the neck or in the ears – that means the body needs to clean the bones.
Here’s a Recipe:
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 Liter of boiling water
Boil it to reduce the liquid to a volume of 0.5 cups and drink it twice a day.
A haircut on the 3rd lunar day will entail considerable material waste and will bring harm to the body. This is the best day for a hot bath or a sauna.
Dreams
Dreams on this night will show you how you use the energy, granted by the Higher powers. You might understand if your energy flows away or is harmoniously redistributed.
The dreams this lunar day rarely come true, yet they have value, what is important is to observe your behavior. Usually these dreams examine the inner strength of the person. So if in your dream there were elements of struggle, obstacles or resistance and you did not surrender – your inner forces are in good shape.
If you woke up with a feeling of depression, then you should mentally act out the dream, with you overcoming the obstacle. Dreams this lunar day might be pointing you toward the salvation of some problem: showing how to direct the energy in order to let it float free instead of being sucked into the black holes of your subconscious.
Dreams on these lunar days rarely come true, they matter in themselves, and your behavior in it is is important. As a rule, these are dreams that check out the inner forces of a person. In life they do not matter, but in your inner world they carry out a certain hardening. Therefore, if there were elements of struggle or overcoming obstacles in the dream, resistance, and you did not fail, then everything is in order with your internal forces.
If you woke up feeling depressed, or losing, then, mentally consider the dream. How do you overcome the obstacle, the resistance and win? The dreams of this day can show what needs to be overcome on the way when it is solved problems where it is necessary to direct energy properly, so that it flows freely, and does not fly back to the black hole of the subconscious.
Aromatherapy
Laurus nobilis is an ancient symbol of victory, Laurel Leaf promotes an environment of courage and concentration It improves the mood, helps to get rid of depression. Increases self-confidence and strengthens energy. In ancient Greece, the fragrance of the Bay Laurel was considered to protect from the negative, diseases and evil.
Housework
The energy of this day is active. Today is a good day for hard labor; for this reason it is favorable to do tasks that require your physical or moral strength and which need extra energy. Don’t waste energy on smaller tasks. Better to get active and vigorously accomplish all on your to do list.
On this lunar day it is especially good to work with metals. In ancient times this day was used for casting silver. It is a favorable day for sharpening knives and fixing up your manicure tools and sewing instruments. You may bring in for repair broken jewelry chains or order new metal handcrafts.
You can start building a house, it’s also good to start building a well and other round structures. As for inside the house, on the third lunar day everything is possible that is connected with a heavy load. Today it is also possible to do everything that was abandoned or postponed on the first lunar day.
Weddings and Relationships
The 3d lunar day is unfavorable for marriage. But if you decided to have wedding ceremony this day perform it originally! This is the time for extraordinary persons. It is very good to celebrate unusual weddings on this day, for example, on the water, high in the mountains and so on. In a word, the third lunar day is the time of extremes.
Marriages must be concluded on the third lunar day only by those who want their family life to be filled with adventure, constant travel, travel, unforeseen surprises (though not always positive), and so on. That is, the third lunar day is the day of the conclusion of the conjugal union of those who intend to lead an active life, and not slowly wither away from old age in a nursing home.
For those who dream of a calm, measured family life, it is better to refrain from a wedding on this day.
Try not to get irritated with your loved ones, and your loved ones, even if they, in your opinion, deserve it a thousand times. Do not start arguments and quarrels, do not say any bad words (and if possible, do not even think badly). Especially it concerns women. Your partner might come from work and aggravate the situation.
Remember: complaints, swearing, discontent, can be heard from anyone, but when it comes to the person you love, you want affection, tenderness and care. Otherwise, the relationship might cease to be, or simply not become what you would like it to be.
Conception of a Child
A child conceived on the 3rd lunar day will be characterized by a strong-willed character. Pride, passion, integrity, activity are the main qualities of his nature. Such a person can change a lot around himself. As a child, he can be a tomboy and even a bully, so it’s important to channel his energy spilling into a peaceful channel.
It is important for him to be disciplined to be able to manage his energy and at the right time to keep his passions under control. In this case, the child will grow up to be a real strategist. He will show true talent when he comes to the use of savvy, but will also be inclined to forceful methods. This is the nature of an outstanding military leader, and if the days of the conception of the great generals were known, then there is no doubt: it would be revealed that each of them was conceived on the 3rd lunar day.
Born on this Day
The great activity of those born this day is their trump card, as in many life situations these people are saved by determination, ability to act actively, the ability to make decisions. Endowed with great willpower, never stop, strive forward, hate passivity. They succeed in occupations that require full energy output, good successes in sports.
- Advice: it is worth bearing in mind that people of the 3rd day can be dangerous when angry.
Inactivity is dangerous for these people, as it leads to stagnation of psychic energy, to anxiety, to depression. To save energy without giving it a way out is the way to sadness, irritability, strained relations with other people, deterioration of health.
Expend your forces to the right goals. Alcoholic beverages should be consumed only in small quantities. Do not overeat.
Business and Money
This day is congested with energy, therefore your greatest fighting self will shine in your business life and you will find that which you need to overcome will be easily conquered. It is worth implementing risky projects. “Who does not risk – he does not drink champagne”.
It is better to postpone financial matters on the third lunar day. Today, there may be monetary losses, so be careful. Do not make decisions under the influence of fear. Take the time, think things over. You are more likely to succeed if you say that you are ready to consider a proposal.
In your work, you need to show determination and persistence, otherwise you risk problems. The third lunar day is literally oversaturated with energy, and you are really capable of showing your most combative qualities. The only problem is that other people are just as militant. No one is going to give up positions or make concessions. On this day the bosses, clients, partners will not be in a good mood.
To make any purchases on the third lunar day is undesirable. But if you still want to do this, then repeatedly check the quality of the purchased product, so that later there would be no problems. An exception to today’s rule is the purchase of items such as weapons, cutlery, garden tools and so on, that is, what implies “aggressive” use.
Also note that if on the third lunar day, at least the tiniest tense situation arose, then it is better to refuse to purchase at all, since later this thing will not bring you joy, but will cause various problems and disappointments.
Moon Day Three Meditations
The energy of this day helps you to realize the strains in your body, aroused as a result of insult, anger, impatience or other negative emotions. This is a day for purification of the astral body. Relaxation is favorable today.
A Relaxation Exercise
Prepare for meditation and, once prepared, lay down. Concentrate on your breath, move your attention to the right toes, observe this region and relax it. Slowly move your attention up the leg until your buttock. If you feel any strain, try to figure out, what kind of emotion “lives” there, let your breath travel through this spot and relax it.
With your breathing, release all the old, accumulated energy. Next move your attention to the left toes and repeat the practice. Then continue to practice the same way with right arm, left arm, loins, back, stomach, chest, head, and give extra attention to the face. Try to relax the whole body, enjoy its lightness and freedom of strain.
Magick for Moon Day Three
- Spells that have a goal of revenge, not love.
- Sharpen ritual knives or knives for sacrifices.
- Here are some Hex Spells and info
- Manufacture of amulets and rituals aimed at protection from enemies.
- In general, any personal protection spells or rituals. Here’s a bunch: Protection Spells
- A number of Banishing Spells can be found at the Book of Shadows.
It’s better not to conduct any actions related to prophecy. Just rest, read esoteric literature. In a word, to engage in education and preparation for various mystical rituals.
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The second lunar day is generally counted as the second day from the new or dark moon. More information on the Lunar Days can be found here: The Thirty Lunar Days.
This day is perfect to advocate new beginnings. It is also ideal for those thinking to start a family or build a new home. You are advised to plan your home relocation, extended trips and property purchasing activities but do proceed with care as you may encounter financial difficulty or theft.
- Symbol: Horn of plenty, Cornucopia, Mouth, Open Mouth
- Stones and Minerals: Jadeitis, Chalcedony, Agate.
- Aromatherapy: Jasmine
- Chakra Activation: Mouth and Teeth
Overall Forecast:
The first half of this lunar day is favorable. In this case, do not bring others into your personal plans, otherwise the second half of the lunar day can negatively affect the implementation these plans.
The following activities are recommended:
- Start any new projects.
- Work both individually or in a team.
- Carry on doing business.
- Search for sponsors for your ideas.
- Everything that is related to education; start learning new subjects or enroll for a course, etc.
- Set off on a journey or take a business trip.
- Implement a new company policy or manage the efficiency of the organization itself in anyway.
Try to avoid showing your anger. Also, on this day, it is important to develop the quality of generosity. An excellent time to start a set of physical exercises or expand your knowledge.
Weather Forecast:
Now that the New Moon has passed, the weather changes. Raw and damp has become dry and warm. Overcast becomes clear. Cold or frosty begins a warming trend.
Influence on Health:
This is a recommended day to start a diet. Eat only the food you like, follow this principle in your contacts with people as well. Be generous. Do not overeat. Make a list of suitable food. See the reaction on each food you take. If you like certain food – it suits you, otherwise do not take it.
Diseases of the teeth may be aggravated, as well as a disease of the gastrointestinal tract. Psychosomatic diseases can worsen. It is good to take infusions and decoctions in the form of treatment and to take procedures for cleansing the body.
- Nutrition tips: In general, prefer delicate food. Dry fasting is allowed. Avoid meat and alcohol.
As for medicine, on this lunar day it is worth paying close attention to the oral cavity, the mouth and the teeth. Clean frontal and maxillary (Highmore) sinuses.
Cosmetic procedures that will nourish the skin are very effective today, since the skin today is the most receptive and absorbs well. Haircut on the 2nd lunar day is not recommended, as it will bring quarrels and misunderstandings.
Dreams
Dreams reveal to us what is written in our subconscious, and what we manage in everyday life.
Dreams on the second lunar night may be pointing you towards the solution to karmic issues, especially, if they began to show themselves in your current life. Therefore, you should be especially careful with these dreams tonight; they will be the blueprint of your work over this month, all further dreams will be the details of this design.
Before bedtime you can identify the problem, if you want to know how to work with it. If tonight you have a dream, where you can not overcome any obstacles, you will do that easily in your real life.
It’s a favorable day for facing the truth, try to interpret your dreams correctly. Dreams reveal to us what is recorded in our subconscious and control our everyday life. If you discover anything unpleasant or untruthful, be mindful and calmly work with that, which appeared.
You may just have empty dreams, which means your tasks are not defined yet. If unpleasant or empty: don’t take them too serious, they don’t really matter.
Aromatherapy:
Jasmine protects a person from negative alien energy. It strengthens self-confidence and one’s own strengths, evades self-esteem and instills respect for oneself. Restores the thickness of the aura. Eliminates depressive states, anxiety and despair.
This fragrance fills the person with energy of joy and well-being, and also optimism. Jasmine opens a pragmatic view of such negative events as treason, betrayal and irreparable losses, muffling useless emotions.
Housework:
The Moon’s energy is beginning to grow and you may start new projects. On this lunar day it is favorable to do any kind of housework from tidying up to rearranging.
Today feelings and intuition are heightened, don’t forget to take advantage of this while completing your daily tasks. Use your intuition in all housework today; for example, if you are going to mop, ask yourself if you would like to add a few drops of aromatic oil in the water or perhaps some wormwood, maybe you feel it better to skip mopping altogether.
If you are planning to rearrange, tune into your feelings, try and find the reason behind even the slightest feeling of discomfort. If the reason is determined and seems easy to get rid of then go ahead and start the project; otherwise don’t stress, you have plenty of time to change your plans.
When working with your flowers, be extra attentive: some of them might need to be transplanted or rearranged. Use your intuition even while doing dishes; maybe you will want to remove certain dishes or reorganize the cupboards and drawers. This day is favorable for all kinds organizing in your living space in order to understand what you need or don’t need at this particular moment in time.
In ancient times this lunar day was considered to be a good time to begin the construction of a house.
Weddings and Relationships
This day is one of the best for marriage. Families constituted this day are usually solid and friendly. Fortune favors the marrieds both in interpersonal relations and in social affairs. During this day it is favorable to show concern about relatives, to have dates and to give a present to your beloved partner.
This is a day well suited to the giving and receiving of gifts, compliments and increased attention. Generally, the second lunar day is a very good time for visits. Show generosity and care to your partner, do something nice, and you will be rewarded with a good mood, joy, love. After all, in the end, giving gifts is much more pleasant than getting them.
This lunar day is suitable for young couples who are going to lead an active lifestyle with kayak tours and travels to all points of the globe, those who aspire to make their marital life full of adventures and pleasant events.
Conception of a child
Conception of the child If you decided to conceive a child on the 2nd lunar day, then you know – this day is perfect for conception, especially for girls. Children, conceived on this lunar day, expect life – a full cup, the fulfillment of desires, they are protected by Mrs. Luck.
Born on this Day
Those born on the 2nd lunar day are able to succeed in business, including in their own. These people are easily find work, but prefer to be the one in charge. They solve problems easily, often with the help of friends.
These people have early growth, rapid physical and intellectual growth. They like to learn, read, receive new information and at the same time are ready to provide moral support to others, share their knowledge.
People born on the second lunar day are strongly attached to relatives and friends. They love comfort, they strive for well-being, they tend to receive everything at once. The only weakness is the love of food, they often cannot endure hunger, do not succeed in dieting, however this does not often affect the figure.
- Tip: The physical load should not be large. For good health you need simple food and no alcohol.
Business and Money:
This is a good day for solving material problems and a neutral day for negotiations and businesslike dealings. This is one of the most favorable days for employing new staff members because they will have the best chance to harmoniously join the current team.
It is advantageous to become a sponsor or patron during this period; follow the rule “The more you give, the more you get back”.
Favorable for work, both individual and collective. You can start any business, and ask any questions, pursue anything that is important to you. It is noticed that educational projects are particularly successful on this day. In addition, on the whole, this is a rather positive day for solving material problems.
Trips are best scheduled for the second lunar day. Registered on the second lunar day, the company can quickly bring profit. While the contracts concluded on this day can be profitable, in practice they may be very difficult to sign, as both sides may try to pull out.
Now it is worth buying only what is really needed, which will help you realize your plans for the current month. It can be a computer, a laptop, any tools, clothes. In a word, something that will allow you to more effectively exist in society or facilitate your life. But buying trinkets is highly undesirable. If you get something on the second lunar day only at the behest of your fleeting caprice, then doom yourself to a senseless waste of money.
Moon Day Two Meditations
- Observe what is favorable for you now and what is not.
- Continue planning for the upcoming lunar period.
The energy center connected to this day is the philtrum (the area between nose and upper lip). During the day concentrate your attention on this point a few times for at least a minute.
Find a calm and peaceful place, create a comfortable atmosphere. Sit in a comfortable position, concentrate on your breath, relax your mind and body. Place your hands on your belly and concentrate all your attention to this region.
Try to evoke images, for example, you may visualize a favorite food and feel the reaction from your stomach: if you feel pleased – eat it, if not – abstain from eating it. You may imagine situations or certain people and try to feel, what energy they transmit to you at this moment.
After meditation summarize the information and decide what you’d like to change during the upcoming lunar month.
Magick for Moon Day Two
A good time to start a program to develop abilities for clairvoyance and any other mystical practices aimed at personal improvement. Other magickal activites appropriate for this day include:
- Accepting a vow.
- Consecrating a temple or personal ritual space.
- Sanctifying the altars or images of Deities.
The Noumenia is the first day of the visible New Moon and is held in honor of the household Gods. The Noumenia is a celebration of the start of a new Hellenic month and seeks blessings for the household. Offerings such as incense or honey cakes are made to your household Gods at your family altar.
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The first lunar day is generally counted as the day of the new or dark moon. In some traditions, the first lunar day begins the moment the first sliver of the waxing moon is visible on the horizon. More information on the Lunar Days can be found here: The Thirty Lunar Days
This is an ideal day to create plans and can mark the start of meaningful beginnings. However, you should remember not to pursue a new issue or direction too eagerly as long as the Moon is still hidden from view. You can however jot down your intentions regarding this new activity in your journal and anticipate it as the lunar month unfolds.
You may also think carefully about your next course of action. Plan wisely and act cautiously towards this new intention. Set aside other activities for other days.
- Symbols: Candle, Lamp, Light.
- Other Symbols: Altar of Hecate, Athena-Pallada coming out in full armor from the head of Zeus.
- Stones and minerals: Diamond, Rhinestone, Quartz crystals.
- Aromatherapy: Myrrh
- Chakra Activation: During the 1st lunar day the Third Eye (an area between eyebrows) is active.
Overall forecast:
On such a day it is not recommended to engage in any group work. It would be good to go back to the beginning, to remember childhood, to reflect on one’s actions. You can also devote time to reading historical literature. We can say that this is a day of creative endeavors. It is not advised to take up new business on the first day of the moon, but it is a great day to make business plans.
Things already planned for this day should be successfully accomplished. Do not overload yourself physically and emotionally. Reduce contacts with people.
Recommendations:
- Make a business plan for the upcoming month.
- Brainstorm general strategies for your activities.
- Make an attentive analysis of your personal state of being.
- Find new ways to realize your ideas.
Weather forecast:
With the new Moon, you can expect the weather to change. Raw and damp on the new moon changes to dry and warm on the following days, Warm on the new moon changes to frosty or cold on the following days. Overcast on the new moon changes to clear on the following days, and vice versa.
Influence on health:
Head is active, particularly brain. Clean frontal and Highmore sinuses. Make procedures for eyes. From the medical point of view, this is the day that could be treated with alcohol. Physiologically, there is a dense knocking down of the organs. There is a high probability of exacerbations of chronic diseases.
- Nutrition tips: Vegetarian diet is recommended. Avoid hot, spicy, fattening food. Strong tea, coffee or alcohol is not recommended.
Do not overwork today. Started on these lunar day diseases, usually long, but with full recovery. Stony diseases, as well as those associated with obstruction of vessels, are aggravated. Claustrophobia can worsen. There may be signs of atherosclerosis, cancer.
Not the best time for brain surgery, manipulation and procedures on the face area. Also, the energy of this day does not correspond to acupuncture and manual therapy.
A haircut on the first lunar day will be marked by a reduction in the life potential and life expectancy of a person.
Warnings:
On the 1st lunar day, deceptions, wrong actions, indulgence to someone, have an extremely negative impact on your creative plans, business development.
It is not recommended to:
- Start any activities which can lead to instability.
- Make serious decisions or negotiations.
- Repay or incur debt.
- Purchase or sell anything.
- Open any financial matter (sign documents, visit bank office, exchange currency, wait for financial income, etc).
- Meet with partners or signing contracts.
Dreams:
Before you go to sleep, tune yourself into your most ambitious plans and desires for the upcoming lunar month, but they must be constructive, otherwise you might hurt yourself. Tonight you may have dreams, which will show you what to expect next month, but these dreams are just sketches.
If you dream something good – it’s for joy, if bad – do not pay attention, it will easily go away if you do not concentrate too much on your dream, but easily let it go. As a rule, bad dreams are rare on the 1st lunar day. So, if you do not like the dream, don’t get upset; try to analyze it, make a conclusion and release it.
If in your dream you see something you want in your real life, do not forget to include it in your plan for the lunar month. If you take the time to write down these plans every New Moon, it is more likely that your dreams can then be fulfilled.
Aromatherapy:
The aroma for the first lunar day is Myrrh. Myrrh warms, eliminates the confusion of thoughts and confusion of feelings. Clears the aura, stimulates energy growth, enhances vital energy. The fragrance of Mirra sates with love, opens the heart for love, filling it with the pure energies of the Universe.
This aroma also helps a person understand the actions of others, accept and forgive, teaches wisdom and prudence. Helps to get rid of egocentrism and dependence. Increases self-esteem. Myrrh helps to build a bridge between “heavenly” and “earthly” in man.
Housework:
When starting any household projects on this lunar day consider that the physical energy of humans is at its minimum and rebooting; this is why it isn’t worth starting any big tasks. Today only light cleaning and small household chores is acceptable. But big things, washing, cleaning, washing windows and floors should be moved to another time. It is worth noting that the first lunar day is very favorable for creativity. Take care of embroidery, knitting, drawing and other things that you like.
Direct your energy toward creating a more pleasant atmosphere; one of calmness, harmony and placidity. You may fill your house with the sounds of calm music and light candles, oil lamps or aroma lamps; today’s best aroma oils are mint, magnolia, salvia, lotus, sage or sandalwood. If using an oil lamp it is advisable to keep it burning the entire night.
It will be of benefit to bring a new decoration into the interior of your house, this should serve as a symbol with which to begin each new lunar month.
On this lunar day you may plan the sequence of your household projects for the next lunar cycle. Today it is better not to start repairing or rearranging, moving to a new house or apartment is also inadvisable at this time. You may do small projects; for example folding and ironing laundry or packing away winter clothes. If you are used to mopping everyday, use a barely wet mop and don’t exert any extra effort. Reserve your physical power.
Today the energy fields of your mind and creativity are especially active. Better to spend more time in nature, take a seat next to the river or in the park and try to feel a kind of rebirth.
Weddings and Relationships:
If this is the first date, it’s better to arrange it in a quiet cute café. If you are already together, avoid noisy crowded places,, choose an intimate quite place. This is a good day to plan and “magnetize” your personal life.
Because the first lunar day is the time of planning, it is best to refrain from marriage on this day. The most reasonable thing is to weigh the pros and cons of such an important and responsible event and think whether your marriage is a whim. Do you really love each other? This lunar day gives lovers another chance to figure out how they fit together in terms of cohabitation.
Family life is not only flowers and cuddles, but also the problems and hardships of everyday life. The new moon is a good time to plan the future lives together. Detailed planning of further marital life will help to avoid unexpected disappointments, which, as everyone knows, lead to divorce. And, on the contrary, the more you plan your life together, the more reliable and stable your ship will be in the ocean of everyday life.
To those who have already applied to the registry office, the first lunar day is ideal for planning the wedding celebration itself, deciding where it will take place, how many guests there will be, how much money to put aside, and so on and so forth.
Conception of a Child:
A child conceived on the first lunar day will be born under the protection of higher powers. This protection gives the individual the courage to press on in the face of obstacles that might deter someone else.
The life of such a person is bright, unpredictable, saturated. A great variety of events will happen. He will live a long time. On his way he will be helped by a strong-willed character and, to an even greater extent, by spiritual strength.
The first lunar day is the best for conception, if you want your child to become a priest, a spiritual teacher.
Born On This Day:
People born on the first lunar day are emotional people who have great inner energy, and tend to live a long time. Fantasies of these people are able to come true. Creative activities are successful and bring pleasure. For such people, the desires are a special power. These people have a very strong connection with the Moon.
People of the first day should not make hasty decisions, as they might bring unexpected fruit and cause problems. In the life of the people of this day there can be many unforeseen situations, but to catch them unawares is difficult.
They have developed intelligence, they are difficult to deceive, but in business matters everything is not so easy. They study easily, are organized, they understand people well.
In general, life will be long and successful. For good health, you need to give up alcohol and smoking, with exercise you need to be careful.
Business and Money:
This is an unfavorable day for the repayment of debts. This may set up a cycle whereby the whole month you will pay, but not receive. It is also not worth borrowing on the first lunar day. Symbolically, your debts will grow with the moon, and then you will have to get out of the loans throughout the lunar month.
On the first lunar day it is best to refrain from any purchases, both large and small. There may be delays in cash receipts.
On the first lunar day it is recommended to postpone the adoption of serious decisions. In addition, this day is not the most suitable for solving business issues and negotiating. It is difficult to reach an agreement, discussing important points. It is not recommended to register an enterprise or to start on business. Try to postpone the signing of contracts.
To increase the effect of individual work, you need to contact with nature, advice from friends or relatives, you can refer to books. In this period, any overloads, grandiose plans or risky activities are also dangerous. The implementation of such plans will be in jeopardy.
Moon Day One Meditations:
- Visualization
- Planning for the upcoming lunar month
- Candlelight concentration
- Purification with fire.
This day is favorable for fire purifications, mostly when the Moon is in an Air Sign (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius). All fears and obsessions will be burnt. Sit by the open fire or concentrate on a candle flame for about 10-15 minutes. When time is up, slowly close your eyes and relax for another 5 minutes. Afterward, you may start planning for the upcoming lunar month.
Magick for The New Moon
Some spells and rituals are best done on the dark moon, (the first lunar day). These include:
- New Moon Spells – A variety of spells posted in The Book of Shadows
- Rites for the opening of roads, both life and ordinary.
- Many special festivities for the New Moon can be found here.
- More ideas can be found here – New Moon Magick and Lore
This lunar day is good for thinking through all the magick and spellwork that you are planning to perform in this lunar month. It is also a good time to begin the making of amulets and talismans.
- Mental modeling of the desired situation:
If you have a good visualization, you have the opportunity on this day to build a phantom of this desire. This phantom then lives an independent life and draws to you the right events that will help your desire to materialize in the physical plane.
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The idea of Lunar Days has existed since the beginning of time. Hundreds of years ago, ancient citizens created descriptions for each of the lunar days. These depictions appeared in most astrological rituals. However, traditions vary and so it is up to each individual person to decide which lunar tradition fits their lifestyle and beliefs and suits their needs.
The moment the new Moon occurs marks the birth of the first Lunar Day. The last lunar day, (which might be the 29 or sometimes the 30th Lunar Day), ends when the next New Moon is born. Some traditions begin the Lunar Month counting from the moment the first sliver of the new moon appears on the horizon. If you follow that tradition, your count of Lunar days would begin the day after the New Moon.
The longitude and latitude of certain places will influence the times that the phases of the moon occur, so the dates of each lunar day will vary from place to place and from year to year.
Some lunar months might have a full 30 days whereas some only contain 29 days. The reason for this discrepancy is that the Moon cycle is approximately 29 1/2 days long.
Calculating The Lunar Day
The first lunar day is generally counted from the moment of the new moon. Many modern day calendars have the New Moon listed. If you want to be exact, the Time and Date website has a moon phase calculator that will give you times and dates for any location you choose.
Since lunar days do not coincide with solar days, the lunar day can begin at any time – in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening or at night. This means that you might wake up in the morning on the 3rd Lunar Day and enter the 4th Lunar day in the afternoon or evening.
What The Lunar Days Signify
I found a bunch of information about each of the lunar days. Here’s a list of links to each one, along with an abbreviated note about the basic energy of the day:
- 1st Lunar Day – Creativity Rules
- 2nd Lunar Day – New Beginnings Continue
- 3rd Lunar Day – Any Number of Things Could Happen
- 4th Lunar Day – A Contradictory Day
- 5th Lunar Day – Generally a Lucky Day
- 6th Lunar Day – A Most Fortunate Day
- 7th Lunar Day – Generally A Lucky Day
- 8th Lunar Day – A Good Day for Travel
- 9th Lunar Day – Negativity Rules
- 10th Lunar Day – An Auspicious Day
- 11th Lunar Day – Energy is Renewed
- 12th Lunar Day – An Important Day
- 13th Lunar Day – Don’t Do Anything New Today
- 14th Lunar Day – Contradictory Day
- 15th Lunar Day – A Day for Magick
- 16th Lunar Day – A Day for Festivities
- 17th Lunar Day – Family Day
- 18th Lunar Day – Positive Energy
- 19th Lunar Day – A Perilous Day
- 20th Lunar Day – Start Something New
- 21st Lunar Day – Luck Is On Your Side
- 22nd Lunar Day – Generally Good
- 23rd Lunar Day – Enjoy Yourself
- 24th Lunar Day – Begin Nothing
- 25th Lunar Day – Experts Disagree
- 26th Lunar Day – Not A Lucky Day
- 27th Lunar Day – A Fortunate Day
- 28th Lunar Day – A Joyous Day
- 29th Lunar Day – An Unlucky Day
- 30th Lunar Day – Rarely Occurs – Miracles Happen
When calculating these days for your own calendar or event scheduling, be sure to take into account the fact that the moon cycle is actually only 29.5 days in length, which means that the thirtieth day will not happen very often.
Also, bear in mind that different traditions have different interpretations of each of the individual days and what they might mean. As always, it’s best to read the information and make up your own mind based on what feels right to you.
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- Full Moon Calendar
- Moon Horoscope
- Wikipedia
In ancient Europe, the winter’s ice began to thaw during the Celtic Month of Ash Moon. People ventured out of their homes and villages for the first time since the darkening days of late autumn. It is perhaps for this reason that this month is linked with journeys of all kinds. Energy directed now should focus on transformation, moving you into a new space either physically or spiritually.
The month of the Ash Moon is a good time to start planning your summer holiday and to acclimatize your body to spending time outside. Cast energy forward that takes your inner energies on an excursion by harnessing natural forces, such as floating wishes downstream in a paper boat, or blessing a feather and letting it fly on the wind. Valentine’s Day also occurs near the time of the Ash Moon, so cast love energy that focuses on sharing your journey in the year ahead with someone special.
- Dates: February 18 – March 17
- Irish/Gaelic name: Nuin, Nion
- Themes: Balance, Endurance, Strength, Protection.
- Language of Flowers: Grandeur
- Qualities: Balance, Stability, Strength, Protection, Connection, Vitality, Fertility, Justice, Wisdom, Connection
- Associated With: Prophetic Dreams and Spiritual Journeys.
Ash is one of our mightiest trees. A huge physical specimen when mature, and also a tree with some of the most impressive myth, meaning and folklore around it.
In ancient Europe, Ash trees were enormous, towering high above the landscape with a thick trunk and deep roots. The Celts interpreted three distinct things from this tree, expansion, growth, and higher perspective. The incredibly complex root system also symbolized remaining grounded despite how much growth was taking place in one’s life.
This belief was perfectly aligned with the esoteric message of the ash. The Druids and the Norse peoples believed all the realms were connected via branches of a giant mystical ash tree known as Yggdrasil.
This World Tree, Yggdrassil, was an almighty ash tree that joined together the heavenly realms in its branches, the earthly realms in its trunk, and the realms of the underworld through its roots.
The spear of Odin was made from the branch of this tree, which is also known by the Celtic name Nion, pronounced knee-un. One of three trees sacred to the Druids (Ash, Oak and Thorn), the month of the Ash tree is a good month to do magic that focuses on the inner self and spells that focus on spiritual journeys, and prophetic dreams.
The wood of the ash tree was used extensively in ritual practices as it burned with an intense heat, even when green. The ash was often the Yule log – feted and decorated as it was brought into the home, farmstead, or inn, fed mead or wine and then burnt on the hearth with the charred remains kept as kindling for next year’s Yule log. The ashes of the Yule log were often used to protect the home from lightning.
The most productive magickal tools are made from the branches of the Ash tree. Ash has also historically been used to make staffs or staves. An early Iron Age find on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales was a staff of ash with a ribbon of copper spiraling around it, thought to be a druid’s staff. It’s also the wood traditionally used for witches’ broomstick handles (birch for the brush part).
Ash is very much associated with rain and water, especially with thunderstorms and their associated downpours. Thor, the god of thunder had a spear of ash. It’s thought that the tall height of the ash tree may attract lightning.
A country rhyme tells us:
“Avoid an ash,
for it courts a flash”
While its association with wet weather is recognized in the old weather lore:
“Ash before the oak,
We shall surely get a soak,
Oak before the ash,
We shall only get a splash”
The Greek god of the sea and storms, Poseidon, was also associated with the ash tree. The Norns watered and tended to the tree and covered its bark with clay to protect it. They also gave the (burnt) fruit of the tree to women in childbirth and so it is associated with childbirth as well.
The ash tree is about balance and stability. Its roots grow to the same size as its branches which means the tree is very stable and grounded with a good inner balance. As the World Tree, it provides balance between the earthly realm, the heavens, and the underworld.
Ash provides strength, endurance, and protects what we hold dear. It is justice, protection, and healing. It is life-giving rain and fertility in spring.
Ash the Enchanter
Free thinkers are born under the Ash Celtic tree astrology sign. They possess vivid imagination, intuition and their second nature is to be artists. They can see the world crystal clear, but have the tendency to be moody and withdrawn at times. Don’t think that they have some sort of a bipolar disorder. It’s all due to the fact that their inner world is constantly moving and changing.
These enchanters from the Ash sign are drawn towards art, writing, spiritual matters, and even science. Good partners for this Celtic tree astrology sign are the Willow and Reed signs.
Walking meditation
Practicing this technique during the Ash Moon will free your mind from stress and attract solutions to your problems. You will need a smudge stick, a bunch of herbs – usually white sage – that is used to ‘smudge’ or cleanse an area with smoke.
Light a smudge stick, then take time to relax and breathe deeply. Direct the smoke around your body, taking time to cleanse your aura, and say,
“Spirit I walk this journey and invite you to join me.
May each step be sacred.”
Set out on a walk that takes you through nature. Everything on your journey has a message for you, so relax and enjoy it.
On your return write down any animals you encountered and unusual sights or flashes of inspiration you received.
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This point in the agricultural calendar is marked by the ploughing of the soil to allow it to prepare for the seed, and any energy work performed now is all about groundwork. The surface of the earth appears barren, but the life force is stirring beneath. Ask yourself what you need to prepare in order to plant the seeds of your dreams this year.
The Celtic fire festival of Imbolc (2 February) falls in the Rowan Moon, lending this time associations with the goddess Brigid to whom the festivities are dedicated. This is the perfect time to perform initiations and for spells of power and success.
- Dates: January 21 thru February 17
- Celtic Name: Luis
- Language of Flowers: Prudence
- Qualities: protection, magical, healing, light, spring,
- Color: White
- Themes: Hearth and Home, Family, Personal Power, Spirituality, Success, Protection.
Known as the Bride, Brigid represents the mother of the new-born Sun and all candle energy work is sacred to her. Like the snowdrops peeking out of the ground to meet the goddess, white is a powerful symbol during this month.
During the Rowan Moon wear white to cast energy, use white candles and feast on white foods to attune to the season. Begin spring cleaning now. As the light increases, you will need to clear out your clutter with all your energy to make way for new growth. Have a Rowan Moon dinner party and ask your guests to wear white, dine by candlelight and eat seeds such as beans, pulses and nuts.
Look for the first snowdrops of the season and make a wish when you see one. Snowdrops hold the potential of spring. Tie a white ribbon on a rowan tree while saying the names of those you love. The tree will send out healing vibrations to them.
Known by the Celts as Luis (pronounced loush), the Rowan is associated with astral travel, personal power, and success. A charm carved into a bit of a Rowan twig will protect the wearer from harm. The Norsemen were known to have used Rowan branches as rune staves of protection. In some countries, Rowan is planted in graveyards to prevent the dead from lingering around too long.
Rowan the Thinker
Rowan is the philosophical sign of the Celtic zodiac. People born under this Celtic tree astrology sign tend to be keen-minded visionaries, with creative thoughts and high ideals. They tend to be aloof and often feel like other people don’t understand them. However, the Rowan signs are full of energy and devotion and are passionate when it comes to persuasion. The Rowan from the Celtic tree horoscope is compatible with the Ivy and Hawthorn signs.
The rowan tree is known for balance, clarity, vision, protection, divination, and transformation. For those who believe that the trees speak to us when we listen with complete silence, the rowan tree whispers encouragement to look deeper, look beyond the focus of your worldly eyesight to go beyond the physical world and engage with worlds beyond that which we are comfortable with.
Another amazing lesson to be found in the rowan tree comes from observing where they grow and how determined they are to survive, even at times sprouting up within other trees. Some see this as an analogy for us to find connections in unexpected places.
Rowan Magick and Lore
The beautiful rowan is one of our most beautiful and colorful trees – with frothy white blossoms in spring, delicate feathered leaves, and colorful red autumn berries. It’s also traditionally considered as one of most magical trees!
The Druids believed the rowan tree contained a spirit that had secret knowledge of immortality and personal freedom. In Norse mythical tales, it’s said that the rowan saved the life of the god Thor as he was being swept away in the river Vimur – he caught hold of a rowan tree on the bank and pulled himself to safety.
In ancient Celtic mythology, rowan was considered as the mythical ‘tree of life’ – the tree of life bears life-giving fruit each month and at the quarter of the year. The magical berries of the tree could sustain, heal, and prolong life.
Icelandic myth gives the rowan tree a connection with light – there, the rowan is a tree of the winter solstice. The frost glistening on midwinter rowan trees in moonlight fills these magical trees with tiny stars and links to ancient traditions of magical ‘moon trees’ decorated with lights (stars). The star-lights in the rowan bring the light energy of the spirit of the returning year in that important solstice moment of darkness as the year turns from darkening to lightening.
The traditions tell of a special star glowing atop the rowan tree – an ancient rite that’s surely influences our modern tradition for topping our own winter solstice trees (Christmas trees) with a star.
A Rowan Witch Cross
This protection charm represents the waxing energies of the Sun and can be hung in the home to attract good luck.
Collect together two straight sticks of rowan wood. Remember to leave an offering of thanks on a breach, such as a strand of hair, or thread or ribbon.
Hold the sticks in a cross and say,
“Spirits of this wood,
I bring you together for the good of all.”
Now bind the sticks into an equal-armed cross and secure them with red thread. As you do this visualize a powerful white light.
Hold the charm up to the Sun and say:
“Behold the Wheel of Brighid,
Blessed be.”
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The first of the 13 tree months of the Celtic calendar is the month of the Birch Moon. It begins just after Yuletide, and runs through most of January.
Starting just after the Winter Solstice – the shortest day of the year – the month of the Birch Moon marks the period of the year when the hours of daylight start to increase over the hours of darkness. Its associated color is flame red. From this comes the red candles that we burn at Yuletide. The birch is a popular Yule log, clearing the Old Year away to make way for the new.
- Dates: December 24 thru January 20
- Celtic Name: Beith, Beth
- Language of Flowers: Meekness
- Color: Red
- Themes: New Endeavors, Creativity, Fertility, Healing, Protection.
The Birch Moon is a time of rebirth and regeneration. As the Solstice passes, it is time to look towards the light once more. When a forested area burns, Birch is the first tree to grow back. The Celtic name for this month is Beth, pronounced beh.
Workings done in this month add momentum and a bit of extra “oomph” to new endeavors. The Birch is also associated with magick done for creativity and fertility, as well as healing and protection. Tie a red ribbon around the trunk of a Birch tree to ward off negative energy. Hang Birch twigs over a cradle to protect a newborn from psychic harm. Use Birch bark as magical parchment to keep writings safe.
Beth, the Birch month, is a time of regeneration and new projects. This is the perfect time to go back to the light once more as the Sun makes a comeback. The Birch tree is the first tree to grow back after a forest fire. This month is the best for spells related to creativity, healing, protection, and fertility.
Birch the Achiever
If you were born in the month of the birch, you probably have a fresh and unusual outlook on life. People born under this Celtic tree astrology sign tend to be highly driven and are always full of zeal and ambition. They always want more and try to reach new horizons and expand their knowledge.
Some of the characteristics attributed to the Birch sign are tolerance, toughness, and leadership. The Birch signs can brighten a room with their smile and quickly charm other people. This sign of the Celtic zodiac is compatible with the Vine and Willow signs.
Throughout history the birch tree was known for it’s adaptability, sustaining itself in even the harshest of conditions. It is the first tree to sprout leaves after the winter and the first to regrow after fire or other natural disaster. Some liken it to the pioneer spirit, courageously taking root in harsh and unknown lands. It is a symbol of renewal at the highest level and demonstrates a fierce and unfailing ability to not only survive, but also to prosper and multiply.
People born under this Druid zodiac sign may exhibit many of the characteristics of the tree such as strength, tenacity, resilience, stability and perseverance.
Birch Magick and Lore
Birch is one of our most beautiful native British trees and one of the most mystical! Birch is often seen as a ‘pioneer tree.’ It was the first tree to start to recolonize the land after the last Ice Age and is, even now, often the first to start to grow on cleared lands or wastelands…
And it provides nourishment for the plants and trees that come after to allow the natural ecosystem to regrow. Because of this, birch is often associated with renewal and new beginnings.
In the Tartar culture, the birch tree stands at the centre of the world. The Siberian Buryat people name birch ‘the guardian of the door’ and believe that the birch can provide access to the nine great celestial realms.
The Siberian Yakut culture associate the birch with ‘Ai Toyou’ the ‘bringer of light’ who lives in a birch tree with its branches filled with nests of children.
The association of birch with light is a powerful one – the beautiful silver-white bark reflects light and appears particularly striking and ethereal by moonlight, especially on those dark winter nights when the trees stand bare of leaves.
Birch is associated with the Celtic god of light, Lugh. And legend tells that birch – ‘beith’ – was the first letter of the Celtic tree alphabet – the ogham – ever written. The letter ‘beith’ was carved seven times onto a piece of birch by the god Ogma so that he could warn the god Lugh that his wife had been taken by fairies. It also served as a protective talisman for Lugh as he sought for his wife.
In the Celtic world, birch trees are also associated with the Northern Lights, the Aurora Borealis – you can imagine the ethereal beauty of the scene with these dancing lights reflected in the silver birch bark – and through this association, with the Celtic goddess Arianrhod who has her throne in the ‘corona borealis’, ‘the crown of the north wind’. Celtic women are thought to have traditionally used birch to ask for Arianrhod’s assistance in childbirth (a time of new beginnings).
Simple Cold Moon ritual
Light a white candle beside a small bowl of natural spring water. Stand over the water and pray for the strength to let go of your vice. Write down your negative behavior nine times on a piece of paper. Fold up the paper, place it inside a freezer bag, and pour in some of the prayer water. Place the bag inside your icebox to ‘freeze’ your bad habits – putting them behind you forever.
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It is important to remember that the Moon cycles through the signs of the zodiac every couple of days, and it’s important to check the time of day that it enters and leaves the sign, because that will vary depending on your geographical location. If in doubt, you can use this moon sign calculator.
This is the sign when the Moon is weakest and least effective.
Scorpio rules merging with another, emotional truths, hidden talents, ritual magick, taboos, surgery, recycling, transformative experiences, rebirth, obsession, intensity, solitude, solo workings, workings with two people, noble motivations, sneaky tactics, extremes, mastery of the self, courage, dealing with crises, warriors and military, tactics, paranoia, bluntness, the occult in general, secret societies, accepting yourself-warts and all, integrity, soul mates, dirty jokes, uncovering secrets, mortgages and credit in general, underground water, swamps and water that is not potable, brackish or polluted.
Moon in Scorpio is one of the best signs for black magickal workings. Revenge, hatred, venting, exposing secrets, death spells, surgery, transformation, obsession, pure sex, the occult, the darker side of things, extremes, research, banishing spells, ending things permanently, death and dying. This is the most powerful and intense of all the moon signs. Secret, underhanded, and covert operations, willpower, drastic destruction. Like its opposite sign Taurus, Scorpio is usually permanent.
Magickal workings ruled by Pluto are successful at this time, these include spells for:
- Sex
- Death
- Initiation
- Transformation
- Regeneration
- Renewal
- Consecrating an athame or any tool which holds power
- Banishing
- Forging a group identity
- Secrets
- Research
- Uncovering hidden or lost things
- Developing psychic talents
- Will and willpower
- Magick in general
- Black magick
- Divination
- Contacting the other planes
- Contacting the dead
- Morals and morality
- Purgings and purification through suffering
- Exorcism
- Hypnotism
- Energy workings
- Nuclear power
- Warriors and fighters
- Taxes and insurance
- Will and willpower
Scorpio is the most passionate zodiac sign. The moon in Scorpio favors flirting, romantic adventures, everything bright and dynamic. In addition, it helps to learn to take responsibility, reasonably grow, to find our own principles. This time is favorable for the police, tax services, various research activities and the unification of people and companies.
Scorpio is a fertile zodiac sign, so it is the best time to plant fruit crops, or any other plants that you want. In addition, astrologers claim that the moon in Scorpio helps couples to conceive a girl.
Anything that you can do in the two to three Scorpio days for the region of the sexual organs has a doubly beneficial preventative and healing effect, as Scorpio rules the sexual organs.
Anything that puts a heavier burden on the sexual organs and urinary tract has a harmful effect during this transit than any other days. If you are able to postpone surgery or operations on the sexual organs during this time, it is best. Expectant mothers should also be cautious to stay clear of any heavy strain/exertion during this time. As it is believed that miscarriage occurs easily during the Scorpio full moon.
Moon Phase Info
- New Moon in Scorpio – ideal days for love and sexual pleasures.
- Waxing Moon in Scorpio – a time of nostalgia for a bygone love.
- Full Moon in Scorpio – time to throw out negative energy, select the appropriate method.
- Waning moon in Scorpio – people are opening from a new side, therefore communicate to get to know them better.
Scorpio Moon Meditation
Light a deep red candle and burn incense of or oil of Myrrh. Sitting in silence, breathe in the sign of Scorpio and place it in your heart center. Visualize the color scarlet surrounding you, and breathe that color into your heart, allow it to fill you with strength, courage, intensity, and passion. Honor these powerful energies and ask that they be used to assist in the journey to transform lower nature into your highest good.
Am I willing to be born anew…again and again, and again?
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