The Sun and Moon

Tell me the story about how the sun loved the moon so much he died every night just to let her breath...

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*The sun is seen as male and bestows us...Air (Cloud), Community (Family), Fire (Ash), Glory (Honor), Healing (Restoration), and Sun (Day). 

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*The moon is seen as female, and bestows us...Charm (Captivation), Darkness (moon), Knowledge (Thought), Madness (Insanity), and Travel (Trade)

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*A great deal of emphasis is placed on the moon in modern witchcraft. 

Many nights we gaze up at the twilight and wait for the wavering, milky white lunar body to appear so that we might harness its power. 

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*This cycle of the moon as a anchoring symbol in spell work is so ingrained in our thinking that we tend to forget the sun’s energy can be used in a similar way.

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*Take advantage of the sun’s powerful summer energy and try one of these ideas for working with the solar cycles.

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*Harness the energy of sunrise, noon and sunset...

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*Sunrise is an excellent time to address matters like new beginnings, money-drawing and fertility.

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*The afternoons work well for charging and power raising.

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*Sunset is ideal for things like elimination and binding.

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*Chase away the blues...Sun magic is  perfect for addressing the spiritual side of sadness, anxiety and nightmares.

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*Charge your tools...

If you’re in between full moons, use the sun’s energy to charge and cleanse your tools.

Particularly useful for spell items you intend to use in happiness magic, creativity and to dispel darkness.

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I thought it would be fun to take a look at a few folklore and legends associated with  the sun...

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*In some folkloric traditions, babies born at sunrise are considered special – they will be blessed with a long and prosperous life.

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*In the Appalachian mountains, there’s a superstition that if you sweep your home after the sun has set, you’re doomed to live a life of poverty. There are also weather legends connected to the sun – if the sun shines during a rainstorm, that means it will rain again at the same time the next day. A red sunrise means that rain is coming soon.

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*pyramids around the globe are aligned to the sun’s position during the summer and winter solstices.

❤J