Blue Moons Powerful Energy Boosted by Hurricane Isaac

We're coming up on a very powerful time in the year. Not only because of the moon but because of weather events as well. On the 31st we will have a blue moon, which just means we have an extra full moon in our calendar year. This only happens every 2 or so years. Hence why they call it "once in a blue moon".

This is a great time to work on any spell that is going to take a long time to come to fruition. If you're working on your finances, school, or other life long changes, this is a powerful time to do this kind of spell work.

However Hurricane Isaac is on it's way, and for those of us in the northern part of the county it shouldn't hit us until Friday evening, Saturday, and maybe a little bit Sunday. Which means that the energy of the storm is going to be mixing with the energy of the blue moon. It's an especially chaotic time of high energy.

Weather magick always gives me an "energy high". You should always ground during any magickal work, however grounding is very important with weather magick because the energy is raw and chaotic. Without grounding you may feel a bit light headed, dizzy, and you'll just be flinging out energy with no real direction for it to go. Needless to say a lot of magical oops can happen during this time if you are not careful.

So for those who plan on doing a blue moon ritual, you may find yourself needing a little more time to ground. During the ritual keep a stone or a bit of sand in your hands or pocket. Or if you have a small pouch put some soil in it and wear around your neck. As always, make sure your purpose is clear and precise to avoid any magickal mistakes.

Do you have plans for what you'll be doing during the blue moon? I will once again be teaching my daughter about ritual, and she'll be helping me set up the altar. Since we are facing some large changes in our life (Possibly moving and beginning the K-12 online school for DD) I'll be focusing on our financial life as well as giving thanks for all we have.

Weather Magick

I always hesitate to talk about this next personal story because I am afraid people will want to throw me in the loony bin when I tell it. Even some Pagans have given me funny looks after I tell them. You know the indulgent child, "yes honey you just saw a fairy next to the pond" type look parents sometimes get? Yeah well its not so cute when they do it to an adult.

In 1994 my grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer. He had been a secret smoker for years. Secret only because his bitch of a wife always complained and threw his cigars away any time she found them. She's not a bitch just for that btw. Lots of other reasons!

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Anyway, I was there to visit Grandpa and my brother who happened to be living with our grandparents at the time. My grandfather had asked us to walk to the store a few blocks away and buy him coffee (another thing limited in the household) and a cigar. He felt that if he was going to die, he might as well die happy. My brother and I agreed and we took off on foot for the local store.

Halfway there and it begins raining pretty steadily. My brother is the type of person to complain about the least little inconvenience. He wanted to go back. I kept pushing forward to make our grandfather happy. I finally got fed up with his complaints and screamed, "I storm command you to stop." At the time I half jokingly did it. I felt like Storm from the X-men commanding the winds and rain.  No one was laughing though when a few short moments later, the downpour stopped completely. You know how rains downpour, then lighten and then eventually stop? There was no light period. One moment it was raining hard, the next it just stopped.

This is another example of how our uncontrolled energy (or high emotion) can affect the natural energy around us. I was young at the time, and was just embarking on my Pagan path so didn't quite understand how I did it at the time. The weather has its natural flow. To disrupt that flow I think is a bad idea. Though once in awhile I think Mother nature needs our help. Like now, I'd love to do a little rain dance and cool things off!  

When you were a child, did you perform any magickal works without realizing it?