What I Do on the New Moon

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[laurenmichele]

Maybe it's just me, but I swear I'm always so exhausted on a full moon, so I usually do no magic and just go to bed early that night, but on new moons I feel a lot more energy to clean, reset, set intentions for the next moon cycle 🌑

[maryfaehill]

I always remember it by "Wax on & wan off". lol I am typically very tired during the Full Moon. So I spend those usually taking a nice herbal bath for cleansing/healing/whatever I need at the time. I'll sip on some tea & pray the rosary. Sometimes I'll pray with a specific intention. But mostly I pray it as an offering to Mother Mary for answered prayers or to just simply venerate her. I keep it low key and simple. Sometimes I nap and nothing else. lmao New Moons I typically have a lot of energy & will clean, cleanse, set intentions, manifest & do spell work/Novenas. Thanks for posting this video. I love learning how other folk witches practice during the different phases of the Moon. :)

[cheshira]

This is how I’ve always celebrated the new moon! With setting intentions and letting go, that is. Thank you for this video! This is a pretty large part of my practice that weirdly, no one else I’m following seems to share much of their experiences on? It was nice to see it! I’m super elemental so I usually incorporate a small activity for each element into my day on the full and new moons- nothing big, it might be something as small as changing my yoga routine (earth) or journaling (water). I like to use them for small self-care days.

[altofpanda]

I love your take on the lunar cycle. I am new-ish in my practicing and the usual takes on the moon always felt off to me. I much prefer looking and the Waxing cycle as a place to grow things and the Waning cycle as a place to diminish. I really like the full moon for protection work, almost using it as the balance between bringing in the good and pushing out the bad. And I LOVE using the banishing moon for stuff like getting rid of anxiety and things I'm holding onto that I shouldn't be.

[beitheleaf]

The moon has kinda been a reminder of my body going thru it’s own hormone cycles and how to do self care for each “season” or phase. :) it’s cool how nature can be such a helpful teacher 😊 thank you for sharing your thoughts on new moon work

[hannahryan]

I really want to thank you for helping me grow on in my craft. As a fellow eclectic witch (I don't go by pagan because I believe labels religious wise is weird because I am more spiritual than religious) you speak out to me and my neuro divergent self and help me so much. I am hoping your well and blessings to you and your loved ones!

[morgotha]

I've been a witch sense the early 90's, I never bothered with making sure I did things on the right lunar or planetary cycle. I just did witchcraft when I needed it. reactionary magick if you will. Now that I am older I want to enrich my practice. so I am now trying to find daily stuff to add and to put more thought and planning into my magick. for example what you said about focusing on what you want to draw in for the next cycle. thank you for this video, it gave me things to contemplate. which was really needed. 💖

[nikkiriver]

This may be a practice/ideology done by lots of low spoon witches already, but for those who may not know:
the new moon and full moon can be observed for three days. The day before it's peak, the day the moon peaks at full visibility/full darkness, and the day after. You won't loose the power of these positions/phases by doing a spell the day before or after the moon's peak, and that way, you can plan a bit better around your energy/pain management/schedule etc.
I hope this helps someone like it helped me when I first learned of this practice of observing the moon.

[teovracic]

I absolutely adore the practitioner you've become :)

[kthearcher]

I've always tried to keep my haircuts/trims a few days after the new moon to make it grow faster. The pandemic has been a huge disruption in that, but I found it to get length faster personally.

Happy Autumn! 🍁🌻🍂

[lisemzarate]

Working with moon phrases is new to me but makes sense since I have been more and more aware of my emotional cycles coinciding with them, I've been a bit lazy with developing a practice and instead been focused on shadow work and learning all the things I was forbidden from learning growing up.
I appreciate your insights and willingness to share them, it helps immensely with my own self acceptance and inspiration about what to explore next. 🦄

[gwendeer]

You’ve helped me grow so much in the matter of a year 💕 you’re awesome and my craft wouldn’t be the same without your videos

[matchawitch]

I always do my stuff on the new moon and rest on the full moon. It also makes sense to manifest on the new moon and watch it grow during the moon cycle

[SistersOfTheWell]

It's interesting how people can look at the lunar cycles differently. For me, the new moon is a beginning - holding all possibilities. I am personally much more aligned with the dark moon/ eclipses in my practices and much less to the full moon. I think those aspects have a lot to do with the majority of my work being in transformational magic. I agree with working through a cycle instead of just one day. I think it goes deeper when you do. Really good video and ideas!

[aval]

tbh i agree with the thing about eclipses being powerful! for me, it's because of the gravitational lensing that can be demonstrated, magnifying not just light, but also energy!!!

[Syd.Blondie]

Heyyy! I wanna do this all SO. MUCH. But I live in a household where its discouraged. Yet, I still love it! I love watching people do it though.

[thewitches-nook]

Thank you for such a wonderful video. I always feel so drained on a full moon and I use that time to rest and rejuvenate and I always feel inspired and motivated on the new moon so I use that time to cleanse and set intentions.

[Mel-Aly]

Can you do a video on working with ancestors regularly and/or during Samhain? I’ve been trying to honor the sabbats this year more and need some ideas haha

[thedaybydaypagan]

For me, I tend to work with the waxing half and the waning half of the lunar cycle. I have found that expecting me to do something specific on one day just isn’t realistic, like, energy-wise, and just life-wise.

I don’t always feel like I have to use the lunar cycle, but when I’m doing a long-term working I prefer it (at least right now).

[sandyblack]

Mabon blessings to you from Devon England. 🌛🌕🌜🤎