Moon Meaning

By: Magickal Winds

Each Full Moon has a different meaning and magickal purpose. Because of this, it is a good idea to plan your Full Moon Rituals to work with the meaning and purpose of the Moon. The Full Moon is also a traditional time for divinations of all kinds, as the power of the Moon aids in such work.

If you want to gain something (friendship, money, job, intelligence) do your Magick during the WAXING MOON (when the moon is getting full)

If you want to lose something (bad habits, negative energy) do your Magick during the WANING MOON (when the moon is getting small)

The FULL MOON is a good time for Magick of all kinds, for the full moon brings great power to all Magick.

The NEW MOON is useful for starting new ventures.

October ~ Blood Moon: Plan a ritual to remember those who have passed from this world, and be sure to make an offering to them.

November ~ Snow Moon: Plan for a ritual to work on ridding yourself of negative thoughts and vibrations.

December ~ Oak Moon: Plan for a ritual to help you remain steadfast in your convictions.

January ~ Wolf Moon: Plan a ritual of protection around your home and family.

February ~ Storm Moon: Plan a ritual to ask the Old Ones for help in planning your future.

March ~ Chaste Moon: Plan a ritual to help fulfill your wishes is appropriate.

April ~ Seed Moon: Plan a ritual to physically plant your seeds of desire in Mother Earth.

May ~ Hare Moon: Plan a ritual to reaffirm your goals.

June ~ Dyad Moon: Plan a ritual to balance your spiritual and physical desires.

July ~ Mead Moon: Plan a ritual to decide what you will do once your goals have been met.

August ~ Wort Moon: Plan a ritual to preserve what you already have.

September ~ Barley Moon: Plan a ritual of Thanksgiving for all the Old Ones have given you.

By: Magickal Winds

The following information, like all of our informational posts are intended to educate, learn, share knowledge, and inform those who wish to be informed.

All of our information is from various resources, (including our own), that wish to share their/our knowledge with the public.

Magickal Winds does not promote any religion or tradition to the public; because of this, some of our posts and articles do not necessarily reflect our personal opinions, beliefs, or practices.  We simply want to inform, not promote our beliefs.  Is this difficult?  YES!  But very necessary to maintain an open mind and allow the individual to think for themselves.

What is Wicca?

(A Very Brief Summary)

Wicca is a highly spiritual religion based on the ancient pre-christian pagan religions.  Not all pagans are wiccans!  (A separate article explaining the difference between pagans and wiccans will be posted later).  Wiccans believe in divine forces as the source of all.  It is both immanent and transcendent while encompassing the whole universe.  Therefore the world and all aspects within the world, “nature” and “life itself” in particular, are considered sacred.

Wiccans use ancient and modern ceremonies, rituals and shamanic practices to attune themselves to the natural rhythms of nature, the world, and the universe in their efforts to commune with this divine force.

To communicate with the force, wiccans believe it to be manifest in the form of a goddess and god.  As they emanate from the same source, both retain equal power, hence equal status.  By manifesting the power in two deities (goddess and god), the natural balance of opposites, cause and effect are retained, e.g.  Summer/winter, light/ dark, life and death etc.  Each opposite is essential to maintaining the balance and rhythm of life on earth.

During ritual ceremonies and while working with Magick, wiccans call on many other deities.  All other deities (the names of which are endless) are in essence merely differently named aspects of the same goddess and god.  (Due to the size of the list, I will list some of the more known gods and deities in a separate post).

Wicca has no high authority, no single leader, no prophet and no bible to dictate its laws and beliefs.  Every witch is as important as another and all share equal status.  Most wiccans are solitary practitioners known as “Hedge Witches” (I will list these different traditions with their differences in a separate article), but there are also many “Covens”.  Covens include groups of up to 13 people, which is equal to the 13 phases of the moon during the year.  Covens are normally presided over by a Priest or Priestess (High Priest and/or High Priestess) who has had years of practice in Magick and ritual techniques.  The Priest or Priestess is respected as an Elder and teacher of the craft.

All wiccans adhere to one overriding ethical precept as stated in the “Wiccan Rede”:

“Though it harm none, Do what thy wilt”

This is not a license to do whatever they want, more that it allows them the freedom of thought and actions to ascertain the truth, to communicate with and experience the divine and to determine how best to live their lives, if by doing so they cause no harm.  I will post a separate article with the details of the Wiccan Rede and Wiccan Crede.

This can also be taken as a cautionary reference to the one fundamental law governing Magick and its use.

“The Three-Fold Law”

This states that whatever they do – be it for good or for evil - it will be returned to them, but magnified three times over.  Therefore witches accept responsibility for all their own actions and are especially careful about how they use their Magick, for to hurt someone or to cause distress, a spell is returned to sender three times better or worse.  The Three Fold Law article will soon be posted with details.

Wiccans celebrate 8 major rituals each year called “Sabbats” (a list of the Sabbats and their traditions will be posted soon).  There are 4 major and 4 minor Sabbats.  The major Sabbats include: Imbolc (February 2nd), Beltane (April 30th), Lughnasadh (August 1st) and Samhain (October 31st), while the minor Sabbats are: Ostara (Spring Equinox, March 21st), Litha (Summer Solstice, June 21st), Mabon (Autumn Equinox, September 21st), and Yule (Winter Solstice, December 21st).

The Sabbats are solar rituals marking the points of the sun’s yearly cycle, and make up half of the wiccan ritual year.  The other half is made up with “Esbats”, the Full Moon celebrations.  There are 13 full and new moons each year symbolizing the goddess, wisdom, and the inner self of the individual.

Wiccans and pagans are ordinary everyday types of people and come from all walks of life, from all spectrums of society and from all over the world.  Most are individuals seeking a personalized practical religion that can be adapted to suit their own needs and criteria.  Wicca is a wonderfully diverse religion that meets those needs.

There are many differing paths and traditions contained within wicca, each with it’s own brand of ritual and Magick, (a list of these traditions will be posted separately); but perhaps the single most common theme among all these traditions. is an overriding reverence for life, nature, and the environment, as seen through the goddess and god.