Moon Phases and their significance

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It is interesting to watch the Moon magically change shape. What people don't often know is that different phases of the Moon can be harvested to enrich their life.

I use these phases in my life daily- to balance my emotions, for manifestation, for banishments.

Each phase is as important as the next and with proper understanding and carefulknowledge and adjustment, one can truly use the Moons power for their advantage.

The trick is to work in harmony with the moons current phase to optimise your situation and life.

The following are brief explanations of each phase and how a person can use the Moons energy in their life:

Wanning Moon -
This phase is where the Moon is shrinking or losing it's energy. This is the time where a person can preform efforts that require elimination, seperation, shrinkage as her energy is ebbing. eg, weight loss, debt relief, termination of a bad habit.

Dark or New Moon-
This phase looks like the Moon is not there or just shows up as a complete black circle in the night sky. This is the time where a person can rest and many people use this phase relax and let magic take it's course. Magical practitioners use this phase for divinatory efforts, magical study and meditation.

Waxing Moon- This phase enables people to harvest the Moons growing momentumas her energy is growing in power.eg, if you need something completed and need help, if your after good health, if you want to manifest abundance- use this energy to your advantage and create it at this phase.

Full Moon- This phase is when the Magic is at its fullest. It is one of the most powerful phases (apart from the lunar eclipse and blue moon)and this is usually when people give thanks and manifest the Goddesses power through the use of grattitude and harmonious energy via ritual or prayer.