Foundations of Magick

Every intentional act is a magical act
~Aleister Crowley
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Natural Magick involves using the mind and the properties of natural things.
To increase the energy you are calling on, work on the day of the week, use a colored candle or dress in clothing that is
most auspicious for manifesting your intent.  Working in  Harmony with Elemental Energies is also key in successful
spellwork. Knowledge and understanding of the Elements is essential for creating magick. Almost every aspect of
spellwork relates back to the elements in some way.


ELEMENTAL CORRESPONDENCES – the quarters.

The four quarters have elemental associations that are employed to cast the Sacred Circle.

Earth- A Feminine element.
Direction- North.
Color- Green.
Elemental beings are gnomes.
Time – Midnight
Season - Winter
Rules spells dealing with fertility, jobs, money, business, health, ecology and nature, and stability.
Tarot correspondences is the suit of pentacles
When we think of Earth we think: the body, solid, hunger, food, fertility, steadfastness, reliable, responsible, dependable, trustworthy, loyal, constant,
mountain, hill, valley, rock, flora, all animals other than mammals, life, pregnancy, productivity, commitment, the Great Rite

Air- A Masculine element.
Direction- East.
Color- Yellow.
Elemental beings are sylphs.
Time-Dawn
Season- Spring
Rules spells dealing with memory, intellect, test taking, divination and psychic ability, travel, and overcoming addictions.
Tarot correspondences is the suit of swords
When we think of Air we think: knowledge, wisdom, inspiration, music, learning, flighty, impulsive, whimsical, inattentive, mercurial, spacey,
capricious, intellect, the conscious mind, the psyche, reason, perception, understanding, mischievous, humorous, wind, breeze, tornado, birds

Fire- A Masculine element.
Direction- South.
Color- Red.
Elemental beings are salamanders.
Time - Noon
Season - Summer
Fire rules spells dealing with creativity, passion, success, sex, illness, protection, legal matters, competitions, strength, and energy.
Tarot correspondences is the suit of wands
When we think of Fire we think: passion, courage, daring, intense, the will, fierce, easily angered, temperamental, sex and sexual energy, physical
activity, out of control, determination, change, intent, purpose, resolution, desire, ecstasy, volcano, mammals (warm-blooded)

Water- A Feminine element.
Direction- West.
Color-Blue.
Elemental beings are undines.
Time – Twilight
Season - Autumn
Water rules spells dealing with love, friendship, meditation, healing, dreams, childbirth, clairvoyance and purification.
Tarot correspondences is the suit of cups
When we think of Water we think: emotion, emotional, love, sadness, calm, the heart, impulsive, tears, coolness, cleansing, deep, the soul,
empathy, child-parent bond, thirst, elixir of life, rain, ocean, river, stream, waterfall, geyser, storm, dilution, dolphins, whales, fish, sea creatures

And Lastly, Spirit or Akasha represented by a white candle set in the center. At times I address Spirit as my higherself at others the Goddess, the
creator of all, the source of all power.
The elements emerge from spirit, the immutable changeless source of all energy.  It is the spark of life. It is the energy that extends across the
universe that has not achieved form or substance.


This year I have made it a point to celebrate every full moon.

Algonquin/  English/  neo-Pagan     Other
colonial    medieval

Jan    Old         Wolf      Ice           Moon After Yule
Feb    Hunger      Storm     Snow
Mar    Crust       Chaste    Death         Sap; Crow; Lenten
Apr    Pink        Seed      Awakening     Grass; Egg
May    Flower      Hare      Grass         Planting; Milk
Jun    Rose        Dyan      Planting      Strawberry; Flower
Jul    Buck        Mead      Rose          Hay; Thunder
Aug    Sturgeon    Corn      Lightening    Grain; Dog Days
Sep    Harvest     Barley    Harvest       Fruit
Oct    Hunter's    Blood     Blood
Nov    Beaver      Snow      Tree          Frosty
Dec    Cold        Oak       Long Night    Moon Before Yule

2008 January 22 13:36 Tuesday
2008 February 21 03:32 Thursday
2008 March 21 18:41 Friday
2008 April 20 10:27 Sunday
2008 May 20 02:13 Tuesday
2008 June 18 17:32 Wednesday
2008 July 18 08:00 Friday
2008 August 16 21:18 Saturday
2008 September 15 09:15 Monday
2008 Oct 14 20:04 Tuesday
2008 November 13 06:19 Thursday
2008 December 12 16:39 Friday
2009 January 11 03:28 Sunday
2009 February 9 14:51 Monday
2009 March 11 02:40 Wednesday
2009 April 9 14:58 Thursday
2009 May 9 04:03 Saturday
2009 June 7 18:13 Sunday
2009 July 7 09:23 Tuesday
2009 August 6 00:57 Thursday
2009 September 4 16:05 Friday
2009 Oct 4 06:11 Sunday
2009 November 2 19:15 Monday
2009 December 2 07:33 Wednesday
2009 December 31 19:15 Thursday
2010 January 30 06:19 Saturday
2010 February 28 16:40 Sunday
2010 March 30 02:28 Tuesday
2010 April 28 12:21 Wednesday
2010 May 27 23:09 Thursday
2010 June 26 11:32 Saturday
2010 July 26 01:38 Monday
2010 August 24 17:06 Tuesday
2010 September 23 09:19 Thursday
2010 Oct 23 01:38 Saturday
2010 November 21 17:28 Sunday
2010 December 21 08:15 Tuesday


Halloween Full Moons

2001 Thursday Nov 1st 05:42
2020 Saturday Oct 31st 14:51
2039 Monday Oct 31st 22:38
2058 Thursday Oct 31st 12:56
2077 Sunday Oct 31st 10:38


LUNAR ECLIPSE LISTINGS  ( all times are GMT )

2003 Nov. 9th 1:15  - (TOTAL) - Americas, Europe - C. Asia
2004 May 4th 20:35  - (TOTAL) - S. America, Europe - Asia  
2004 Oct. 28th 3:09  - (TOTAL) - Americas, Europe - C. Asia  
2005 Apr. 24th 10:08  - (PENUMB) - E. Asia, Pacific - Americas
2005 Oct. 17th 12:15  - (PARTIAL) - Asia, Pacific - N. America
2006 Mar. 14th 23:37  - (PENUMB) - Americas, Europe - Asia
2006 Sep. 7th 18:42  - (PARTIAL) - Europe, Asia - Aus.
2007 Mar. 3rd 23:18  - (TOTAL) - Americas, Europe - Asia
2007 Aug. 28th 10:35  - (TOTAL) - E. Asia, Pacific - Americas
2008 Feb. 21st 03:32  - (TOTAL) - C. Pacific, Americas - Africa
2008 Aug 16th 21:18  - (PARTIAL) - S. America, Europe - Aus.


SOLAR ECLIPSE LISTINGS  ( all times are GMT )

2003 Nov 23rd 23:00  - (TOTAL) - Aus., Antarctica
2004 Apr 19th 13:22  - (PARTIAL) - Antarctica, S. Africa  
2004 Oct. 14th 2:49  - (PARTIAL) - E. Asia, Hawaii, Alaska  
2005 Apr. 8th 20:33  - (HYBRID) - Americas
2005 Oct. 3rd 10:28  - (ANNULAR) - Europe, Africa, S. Asia
2006 Mar. 29th 10:16  - (TOTAL) - Africa, Europe, W. Asia
2006 Sep. 22nd 11:46  - (ANNULAR) - S. America, Antarctica
2007 Mar. 19th 2:43  - (PARTIAL) - Asia, Alaska
2007 Sep. 11th 12:45  - (PARTIAL) - S. America, Antarctica
2008 Feb. 7th 03:45  - (ANNULAR) - Antarctic
2008 Aug 1st 10:13  - (TOTAL) - NE N. America, Europe - Asia

Celebrating the Seasons

List of Equinoxes and Solstices:
2008                        2008
Perihelion  Jan   3 00    Equinoxes  Mar   20 05 48    Sept  22 15 44
Aphelion    July  4 08    Solstices  June  20 23 59    Dec   21 12 04

2009                        2009
Perihelion  Jan   4 15    Equinoxes  Mar   20 11 44    Sept  22 21 18
Aphelion    July  4 02    Solstices  June  21 05 45    Dec   21 17 47

2010                        2010
Perihelion  Jan   3 00    Equinoxes  Mar   20 17 32    Sept  23 03 09
Aphelion    July  6 11    Solstices  June  21 11 28    Dec   21 23 38

2011                        2011
Perihelion  Jan   3 19    Equinoxes  Mar   20 23 21    Sept  23 09 04
Aphelion    July  4 15    Solstices  June  21 17 16    Dec   22 05 30

2012                        2012
Perihelion  Jan   5 00    Equinoxes  Mar   20 05 14    Sept  22 14 49
Aphelion    July  5 03    Solstices  June  20 23 09    Dec   21 11 11

2013                        2013
Perihelion  Jan   2 05    Equinoxes  Mar   20 11 02    Sept  22 20 44
Aphelion    July  5 15    Solstices  June  21 05 04    Dec   21 17 11

2014                        2014
Perihelion  Jan   4 12    Equinoxes  Mar   20 16 57    Sept  23 02 29
Aphelion    July  4 00    Solstices  June  21 10 51    Dec   21 23 03

2015                        2015
Perihelion  Jan   4 07    Equinoxes  Mar   20 22 45    Sept  23 08 20
Aphelion    July  6 19    Solstices  June  21 16 38    Dec   22 04 48

2016                        2016
Perihelion  Jan   2 23    Equinoxes  Mar   20 04 30    Sept  22 14 21
Aphelion    July  4 16    Solstices  June  20 22 34    Dec   21 10 44

2017                        2017
Perihelion  Jan   4 14    Equinoxes  Mar   20 10 28    Sept  22 20 02
Aphelion    July  3 20    Solstices  June  21 04 24    Dec   21 16 28

2018                        2018
Perihelion  Jan   3 06    Equinoxes  Mar   20 16 15    Sept  23 01 54
Aphelion    July  6 17    Solstices  June  21 10 07    Dec   21 22 22

2019                        2019
Perihelion  Jan   3 05    Equinoxes  Mar   20 21 58    Sept  23 07 50
Aphelion    July  4 22    Solstices  June  21 15 54    Dec   22 04 19

2020                        2020
Perihelion  Jan   5 08    Equinoxes  Mar   20 03 49    Sept  22 13 30
Aphelion    July  4 12    Solstices  June  20 21 43    Dec   21 10 02
What is Magick?  How does it work?
Three key steps to master on the magickal path are
Meditation,  The Art of Visualization and leaning to listen to your
Intuition.  Magick is the practice of influencing energy to achieve a given goal. Energy flows through the universe,
through all things, through us. To work a successful spell you must harness and shape this energy.  Through practice you
will learn to gather and direct energy while  visualizing your intention.

There are different ways to gather energy . Some days it's a magical wind that charges my spirit. Others it's the beauty
of the day that calls me to calm and ground myself like a tree drawing energy from the earth through my root chakra. On
full moon nights I cast a circle and call to the elements to stand firm and lend their power to my intent.

Magick is ancient. Its traditions are scattered through the present day in unconscious remnants from the act of blowing a
dandelion, to making a birthday wish. Even the Christian calendar has retained many pagan practices.

So what is Magick? Well, the underlining principal can be summed up by that old phrase "for every action there is a
reaction". Before something can come to existence in this plane someone first must visualize it.  Before a cake is baked
a recipe is consulted, before a house is built first an architect must conceive the plans...so  it is with magick. You first
create a mental image of the result you wish to produce then you design a spell to achieve that purpose. You raise the
energy and then you release it to that purpose.
Magick is about creating synchronicity. Magick helps create the right conditions to achieve your goals but to make it
work, you must create the necessary channels for energy to manifest itself on the material plane. Visualization is a
foundation of magick. When done correctly your visualization acts as a mold to pour the energy in and give it form. It is
a way of using your mind to create images that work both on the unconscious mind and on the outer world.  At the same
time of course, you must do everything you  can on the material plane to manifest your desire. You can visualize getting
the job you desire all you want but it's never going to happen unless you go in for that interview.

Remember Magick is a way of reprogramming the unconscious mind so we have a different set of expectations about how
the world will respond to us.