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| The Esbat |
| The Names of the Moon Snow - time of sleep Wolf - predators, struggle, life Quickening - nature quickens Storm - spring storms Wind - clearing away the bane Flower - flowers begin Strong Sun - power of the Sun Blessing - wheat harvest Harvest - fruit and veggie harvest Blood - slaughter of domestic animals Mourning - remembering the dead Long Nights - life freezes over |
| Phases of the moon NEW rises at dawn, sets at dusk use for rest, darkness, inner work Cresent rises mid morning, sets after dusk use for endings and beginnings, love WAXING rises noon, sets midnight use for drawing near, growth Gibbous rises around 3pm, sets 3am uses: waxing power, building, waiting FULL rises dusk, sets dawn use for power, all purpose Disseminating rises midevening to midmorning banishing, taking things apart WANING rises at midnight till noon for banishing, stopping growth Dark rises 3am till 3pm curses, chaos, dark Goddesses, justice |