Saturday, June 12, 2010

Dark Moon Water


Tonight I'll be making Dark Moon water. Many witches-myself included-won't often do work during the dark moon. Instead they use it as a time for meditation and divination and as a time to replenish their energy from the magical working they have been undertaking the rest of the month.
I find making moon water to be an excellent substitute for the moon itself if your work requires the energies and symbolism of the Dark Mother, but you feel disinclined towards working during this time.
MAKING DARK MOON WATER:
You will need:
~A Glass Bottle, either clear or dark colored with some lid or stopper
~an onyx or obsidian stone small enough to fit into the bottle
~Water
~and, of course, the Dark Moon

All you will need to do is fill the bottle with the water, drop in the stones you have, and leave it out, all night under the dark moon. Bring it in the next morning before she sun shines on it.

There you have it! Now...what do you DO with it? Well, first let's look at the dark moon and the dark mother. The dark moon is the time when there is no moon visible in the sky. One of the goddesses frequently linked to the dark moon is Hecate and she presides over magic, ritual, prophetic vision, childbirth, death, the underworld, and the secrets of regeneration. Anyone who knows the story of Hekate and what happened with her daughter knows that she is no stranger to pain and depression. I personally see the goddess as having a fourth face, one that she less frequently shows us, but does don from time to time, regardless. Though this aspect of the goddess seems almost fearful compared to her more light and loving counterparts as maiden, mother and wise crone, she is none the less an essential part of life and yes, of us. There is use for darkness, for death. Without that balance, all is without meaning.

I have a personal intent for the Dark Moon water I am making tonight. This is Saturday, the day of endings as well, so I will be using this water in spellwork later to rid myself of an addiction that I have been unable to overcome with my own power for years now. Don't worry...it is not drugs or anything IMMEDIATELY life threatening, however I have done all I can with my own power and now feel I must call on the dark mother to put death to this addiction and it's vicious grasp on me. Her associations with death, despair and ending have led me to this point, and I feel that she can best relate to the suffering I am experiencing both mentally and physically when she is at her darkest-because that is where I am right now too.

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