New Moon Esbats

ARIES Basic energy: Power, energy, force, expression, self-reliance, assertiveness, Spontaneousness, fearlessness, enthusiasm. Zodiac color association: Red. Primary element: Fire. Suggested magickal operations: Rituals and spells for gaining confidence, learning New things, sports, controlling your fear or anger, winning, starting a Project, being a pioneer, making announcements, boosting your reading level, taking calculated risks. Avoid: Skipping over ritual steps, or hurrying through ritual. Be careful: Of your own temper. Note: Remember that Aries energy is not long-haul. Follow up with another spell later on to keep this energy rolling.

TAURUS Basic energy: Stability, peace, affection, responsiveness, saving, artistic ability, Devotion, harmony. Zodiac color association: Red-orange. Primary element: Earth. Suggested magickal operations: Rituals and spells for prosperity, saving money, holding on to something you already have (like a grade point average), building and keeping harmony in the home, investing time and money in a project, long-term goal planning, spells for people you love, spells for long-term healing,

meditations for peace. Avoid: Missing a good opportunity. Be careful: Of your own stubbornness.

GEMINI Basic energy: Intellect, awareness, agility, adaptability, multitasking. Zodiac color association: Orange. Primary element: Air. Suggested magickal operations: Rituals and spells for any type of learning or research. Spells to finish the old and move on to the new; to help you juggle the many projects you are working on at once without failing; or for finding a new car or new job. Spells For any of the mental arts, including meditation, learning a divination tool, path Working, and telepathy. Magick for learning to understand and deal with siblings. Avoid: Trying to pack too many magickal operations into one ritual. Be careful: Of self-denial.

CANCER Basic energy: Emotions, maturity, psychism, peace, protection, magnetism, sympathy, Maternal. Zodiac color associations: Amber. Primary element: Water. Suggested magickal operations: Rituals and spells for women, maturing without loosing Your mind in the process, peace in the home, protection of yourself or loved Ones, your mother, psychism, transforming negative emotions into positive ones,

Dream spells, divination, and telepathy. Spells to draw positive things toward You or protect a friend or family member through pregnancy. Avoid: Thinking that Spirit owes you. Be careful: Of being too emotional.

LEO Basic energy: Strength, positivity, leadership, confidence, generosity, kindness, success. Zodiac color association: Yellow. Primary element: Fire. Suggested magickal operations: Rituals and spells for courage, strength, thinking in a positive Way, winning, success, and learning to be a good leader, kind, loyal, and generous. Spells for drama and acting, fun at the beach or on vacation, wealth in the home, And for making your talents shine. Spells to find the perfect pet for you, or to Help you realize your talents. Avoid: Overspending on ritual and spell supplies. Be careful: Dont brag about your magick. Remember the Witchs Pyramid: To Know, To Dare, To Will, and To Be Silent.

VIRGO Basic energy: Examination, analysis, brilliance, making choices with head, not heart; Precision, finding solutions. Zodiac color association: Yellow-green. Primary element: Earth Suggested magickal operations: Rituals and spells for solving problems and finding

Information, things, or people. Spells where you must make a difficult Choice, maintain accuracy in research, get good grades on tests, eliminate Mistakes, analyze yourself so that you can be a better person, or uncover an Illusive medical problem that has the doctors stumped. Spells for improving Your ritual or spellcasting techniques. Understanding the meaning of service To others or finding a person who can help you with a particular task. Avoid: Getting lost in ritual detail. Be careful: Of being overly critical.

LIBRA Basic energy: Beauty, love, sociability, cooperation, originality, courtesy, Responsiveness. Zodiac color association: Emerald. Primary element: Air. Suggested magickal operations: Rituals and spells for sharing the arts (music, Painting, dance, writing) where you seek the approval of others. Spells for Love, friendship, and romance, and for conflict mediation. Spells to Ensure you are treated fairly, to enjoy beauty, and to learn to cooperate with Others. Spells to improve communication between yourself and a teacher Or parent. Partnerships of any kind. Avoid: Making open enemies. Be careful: Of indecisiveness.

SCORPIO

Basic energy: Intensity, rebirth, transformation, illumination, wisdom, Karma, instinct. Zodiac color association: Green-blue. Primary element: Water. Suggested magickal operations: Rituals and spells for a situation that needs Ultimate power, must transform, or is karmically related. Spells to hone Your instincts, or to get to the bottom of a messy situation. Spells for Wisdom, to renew an old project, to stop aggressive action (cold), To bring down a criminal, and to stop gossip or other unhealthy Emotional situations. Spells to sign documents where you will get the The best deal. Spells to end things (though a waning Scorpio moon Is best for this). Understanding the cycle of birth, life, death, and Rebirth. Reincarnation and path-life regression. Avoid: Creating a secret agenda. Be careful: Of your resentment.

SAGITTARIUS Basic energy: Expansion, generosity, faith, optimism, understanding, mercy, Charity, hope. Zodiac color associations: Blue. Primary element: Fire. Suggested magickal operations: Rituals and spells to expand any project or talent, And to find understanding in a difficult situation. Spells to give yourself Or friends hope. Spells to strengthen your personal faith, to expand your

Awareness, and to learn generosity when dealing with yourself and others. Spells to borrow money, make travel plans, or visit a foreign country. Learn and study world religions. Avoid: Sloppy ritual. Be careful: Of running from commitment.

CAPRICORN Basic energy: Structure, patience, thrift, diplomacy, sincerity, restraint, endurance, Justice/law, order, self-discipline. Zodiac color association: Indigo. Primary element: Earth. Suggested magickal operations: Rituals and spells to learn to work with authority Figures, rules, and business or school organizational structure. Spells To help you build your savings account, call for divine justice, or To work for a promotion on your job. Spells to create order out of a chaotic Situation, to learn self-discipline, and to create the underlying structure of Anything. Perfect moon phase for political science majors. Avoid: Depressing rituals. Be careful: Of your own ruthless ambition.

AQUARIUS Basic energy: Independence, originality, progressive ideas, reformation, Universal love, inventiveness, heightened perception, resourcefulness, Individualism.

Zodiac color association: Violet. Primary element: Air. Suggested magickal operations: Rituals and spells for independence, finding New ways to look at the world, changing structures that you think are Wrong, finding universal love. Spells to boost new ideas, or finding Yourself and defining yourself as an individual. Rituals and spells to help You learn mathematics, science, or astrology. Avoid: Ritual interruptions. Be careful: Of feeling too detached.

PISCES Basic energy: Visionary outlook, inspiration, psychism, compassion, creativity, Devotion, universal peace. Zodiac color association: Crimson. Primary element: Water. Suggested magickal operations: Rituals and spells for improving your imagination, Visualization techniques, dreaming, astral projection, telepathy, and Divination. Spells and rituals for the dead. Spells for finding yourself or Seeking compassion in others. Spells for universal peace, or peace Among friends and yourself. See the big picture rather than getting lost In the details. Avoid: Self-doubt when focusing. Be careful: Of illogical reasoning.