Astrology – Melusina The Green Witch

Worm Moon and Home Protection Ritual

The third Full Moon of 2021 is due to arrive this weekend, just before March ends, with it being at it’s fullest on Monday 29th March.

This Full Moon is traditionally known as the Worm Moon (as this is the time of year the ground thaws and the worms can be seen appearing above the surface), although it can be known by different names in different parts of the world. You may also know this Moon as the Sugar Moon, the Paschal Moon or, if you had a Catholic upbringing (like me), the Lenten Moon, because it appears during Lent.

The astrological sign the Worm Moon will be in is Libra. This is the perfect time to undertake spells and rituals relating to heightening romantic desire, rationally discuss feelings, stay impartial and objective, make a promise (to yourself or others) and work to put harmonious energy in your home.

I will be undertaking a Home Protection Ritual, in conjunction with a good old fashioned Spring Clean, which uses the four elements of air, fire, water and earth.

If you wanted to do one too, here are the items you will need:

• Incense and holder – Any scent of incense you desire, but something suitable for protecting and cleansing your home, such as Cedar Sage (prosperity, protection, harmony) or Sweet Grass (home blessings, healing, positivity);
• Sea salt – for purification, cleansing and dispelling negativity;
• Full Moon Water – for deep energetic cleansing;
• Bowl – to make salt water mixture; and
• Fan (or a feather, or your hand, if you don’t have a fan).

My awesome mermaid fan my husband bought me at Disney World

METHOD

Light the incense, which represents the elements of air and fire.

Put the full moon water in bowl and add a pinch of the salt to represent water and earth elements.

Use the fan to gently disperse incense smoke around your home.

Sprinkle the salt water on walls, floors and ceiling.

Draw a pentacle in salt water over every door, window and any other opening to the outside.

I will say this blessing as I travel through our house.

Bless this house,
May peace dwell within.
Protect all that enter,
Whether friend or kin.
Bless every door, window, ceiling and wall, Bless each room, closet, attic, bless it all.
Bless this house with love and light,
Hold us safe here, day and night.
As above and so below,
So mote it be.

Sources:
The Little Book of Moon Magic – Sarah Bartlett

New Moon in Pisces Goals and Dreams Spell

The New Moon occurs when the sun, earth and moon come into alignment (align at approximately the same degree astrologically). The moon is positioned between the earth and sun and, therefore, the entire illuminated portion of the moon is on the back side of the moon, the half that we can’t see.

The New Moon tomorrow (Sunday 14th March 2021) is in Pisces.

When this happens it’s time to vanquish all self-doubt and reflect upon and put into action your dreams, desires and long term goals.

This is a ‘Get it Done’ spell, to help finalise and push forwards with your dreams, desires and wishes.

For this spell, you will need the following:

• A red candle (any candle will do, votive, tealight, birthday candle….whatever you have to hand);
• A green pen to signify growth, prosperity and personal goals; and
• A piece of paper.

On the evening of the New Moon, light the red candle on your Altar or Sacred Space and write on the paper with the green pen the following spell:

‘With this pen I do inscribe,
Desires and wishes as described,
Bring me, Luna, all that I think,
And secure my future with this ink’.

Then write your desire/wish below the spell, again with the green pen.

Once you’ve written everything, place the candle on top of the paper and focus on your intended goals for a few minutes.

Let the candle burn down and leave everything in place until the next morning, to let the energy from the New Moon in Pisces charge your spell and bring the desired results. Then, take the piece of paper and bury it somewhere on your property.

Void-of-Course Moon

The moon spends a little over two days at a time in each of the 12 zodiac signs, as it travels through the zodiac wheel. It completes its rotation through all 12 signs in about 28 days, which is a full moon cycle.

As the moon moves through the zodiac, it frequently forms planetary aspects with the other major planets.

A void-of-course moon (or void moon) is the period of time before the moon moves into a new sign. During this time, it doesn’t form any significant alignment with any of the other planets.

Not everyone believes or follows this, but it is said that spell work shouldn’t be done during this time, as the moon’s energy and influence are greatly reduced, or corrupted, and it is not a good idea to work any magick or start anything new or important, as it could not work at all, or go disastrously wrong!!

Sometimes the void moon only last a few hours, but can sometimes be a couple of days.

You can easily find the calendars online, which have date, start time and end time.

For example, where I am today (Saturday 13th March 2021), the void moon starts at 16:37 and ends at 23:43 the same day (lasting 7 hours and 6 minutes).

The next void moon won’t be until Tuesday 16th March and will start at 03:40, ending at 10:56 (lasting 7 hours and 16 minutes).