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Full Moon Lunar Eclipse Magick: 13th – 14th March 2025

What, When and Why of the  Lunar  Eclipse

We have a lunar eclipse coming up on the 13th – 14 March 2025. 

A lunar eclipse which is often called a Blood Moon, happens during a full moon when the earth’s placement falls between the sun and the moon – which casts a shadow across the moon. 

This lunar eclipse will be visible in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, North America, Europe, Africa, South America.  A partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Russia, Central Asia, Iceland and parts of South America.

You will be able to view this lunar eclipse safely with the naked eye.

To see if you can view the lunar eclipse from your area, go here for more information:

How to see total lunar eclipse March 2025

Magick of the Lunar Eclipse

Eclipse magick is when the energy is amplified due to the moon energies intermingling.  The Lunar Eclipse energies transition through the new and full moon phases during the eclipse, which enables the moon to cycle through the various stages of the moon and its magick.

This total eclipse is in Virgo* therefore the energies heightened during this time is the Virgo star sign.

The kind of magick you can perform during the lunar eclipse:

Liminal – magick worked between the darkness and the light.Cleansing – with relation to body, mind, spirit and emotions.Releasing – energy which is chaotic and destructive.Raising – energy which is grounded through movement.Working – on the shadow self.Manifestation – reveal that which is hidden.Protection – against curses, bad habits, bad relationships and untoward connections.Devotion – to lunar or liminal Gods and Goddess.Intention – mundane and spiritual development which needs illumination.Reduction – magick which can reduce a situation, habit or thing.Banishment – removal of obstacles which have been hindering you.Transformation – of self or situations you are involved in.Veneration – of the blood bound ancestors.Revelation – of what we need to complete or move on from.

Sorcery of the Lunar Eclipse

This Virgo moon will be very empowering and will motivate us to embrace that aspect of ourselves.  It will pull us towards the way we have been drawn towards for a while, however it will feel somewhat unexpected.  This is due to hidden desires being able to be fully felt and acknowledged, connecting us and enabling them to be seen and manifested.  It will also allow us to seise our personal fire found within our souls to deeply explore these desires and make them a reality.

Since *Virgo is an earth sign it’s a great time to work with this element.

Below I have outlined an easily adapted ritual you can perform in any tradition you resonate to, with the guidance of Hekate which works with the energies of this moon:

Hekate Eclipse Magick by Setjataset

Preparation:

Chose a liminal time and place for the ritual to be set, preferably around the time of the eclipse.

Purify body by showering.

Your working space and offering should be placed on a shrine or working altar and should include: a bowl of earth (or sand), black candle, red candle, purified water, salt, a token or offering you have for Hekate, incense and an image/statue of Hekate.

Welcoming and Opening

Open sacred space or the shrine/altar and welcome Hekate by simply calling to her or reciting a hymn, poem, evocation in her name.

Light your incense and waft over sacred space.

Sprinkle purified salted water mixed with salt over sacred space.

Magical Working

Write or carve on a black candle what personal hindrance you want to move on from.

Write or carve on a red candle what personal desire you want to manifest.

If so desired anoint both candles. Use an oil such as Abramelin oil or something simple such as olive oil. You can also use one of the Oils For Hekate from the list I have compiled previously used in her devotion.  If you have no oil, use your own saliva.  Sprinkle a bit of the earth on each of the candles over the oil/saliva to earth them.

Light both candles.

Push the black candle away from you and the red candle towards you and then say:

“Hekate Queen of Earth, Sky and Sea

Assist me to straddle this liminal time

Guide me through the Darkness and into the Light

With the power of the moon I bless and release my intentions” 

Let the candles burn down completely in a safe manner.

Thanks and Closing

Thank Hekate and close sacred space or the shrine/altar.

Ritual is now complete and any grounding work can take place.

Do not speak about your working until it has manifested.

*Virgo is an earth sign which is ruled by Mercury. It is a sign which can appear very meticulous and analytical yet is very compassionate and loyal.  Virgo energy is very intellectual and incredibly focused.

In her name

Setjataset

(C) T. Georgitsis 2022 (Updated 2025).

Isian News: Issue #195, Brigantia 2025

In the latest issue of Isian News by the Fellowship of Isis, features a few pieces by me:

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Isian News: Issue #194, Samhain 2024

I was overseas last year when the Samhain Isian News by the Fellowship of Isis came out therefore I missed out on posting about it but here it is for reference:

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Hekate Devotion: Lammas/Lughnasadh

Lammas or Lughnasadh is the first autumn festival in the Southern Hemisphere calendar. This year Lammas falls on the 4th of February at 6.07pm. Gods such as Lugh, Mercury, Dagon, Demeter, Ceridwen, Ceres, Brigid and Dionysus can be honoured during this time of year. Historically it’s a Celtic festival which celebrates the First Harvest of the Fruits such as apples, grapes, tomatoes, peaches, plums but also celebrates the harvest of the first grain, wheat, oats and corn. Therefore traditionally the fruit gathered is made into preserves and the grains and corn made into bread or cakes.

I was introduced to this festival when I studied Wicca back in my teens and then was exposed to a celebration of it when I was in my first Wiccan coven in my early 20’s.  We would make corn dollies, bread and cakes and share it with one another.

I grew up with an immigrant Greek family and during this time of year they would make large stores of Passata due to it being used so often in their cooking. My father also made home-made moonshine using whatever was abundant and in season as well as his own wine and beer. My mother made Pita from home grown spinach and/or horta (wild grass) and fennel, stuffed vine leaves and also various Greek shortbreads and cakes.  They would both share what they made with family and friends as it was common practice where they grew up and brought that tradition here to Australia when they immigrated.

These days I continue a version of their traditions as I infuse store bought wine with homegrown Greek herbs, make passata from the tomatoes out of my garden, as well as bake traditional Greek village bread and Greek biscuits using organic ingredients. I have also used this time for years to make plum jam from my garden’s Victorian heirloom organic plums (due to the trees originally being part of a farm in the area before it was sub-divided into housing).  These items created from the seasonal harvest are offered to my Gods, Ancestors and loved ones where appropriate.

Due to been heavily influenced by the way I was raised, my rituals are a mix of honouring my personal Gods, ancestors and also honouring the land I live on.  I see this as a perfect blend of personal devotion as someone who works with the Gods, local spirits and venerates her ancestors in a modern way.  I don’t have any strong connection to the God Lugh, typically honoured during this time of year, so I personally use it as a harvest festival and honour my household Gods: Hekate with a libation set aside to Hestia. Other Gods which I have honoured during his time include Persephone, Demeter, Mercury and Apollo.

If like me if you honour any of the above Gods, you can make Greek shortbread or cheesecake for Hekate, pomegranate infused cakes or salads for Persephone, honey or sesame biscuits for Demeter, home-made wine for Mercury and home-made beer for Apollo.

It’s also a good time to make and dedicate devotional items you have crafted yourself over the summer. I tend to make and dedicate items to specific Gods utilising items from my garden due to it resonating with the vibe of the season and festival. Growing a lot of herbs, the ones which are in season, I collect preserve and store them for future use in Hekate’s name for various magical purposes.  I also collect resin, bark, leaves and branches from some of my trees to be used in items such as incense, waters, oils and magical tools.

I feel magically used crafts such as candles and incense are perfect to infuse with the energies of the season especially if we are able to harness these energies and channel them into the items.  I also tend to make preserves which I use in offerings thorough the remainder of the year

Also I personally feel that it is a good time to acknowledge the ancestors and leave them some food offerings as a form of ancestor veneration. I usually leave some food they liked in life such as kalamata olives, feta, stuffed vine leaves my mother taught me to make along with some Greek coffee which I can scry and divine with.

So even though the Hekate and Ancestral traditions of spirituality and magick I work, doesn’t sound like it fits exactly within the Lammas/Lughnasadh festival – I make it work for me and you can too as the most important thing I feel is devotion and dedication to your path whatever form that takes.

Seasonal Planting Guide:

Vegetables such as beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, fennel, kale, leek, lettuce, potato, silverbeet, spring onion, sweet corn, brussel sprouts, beetroot, carrot, parsnip, radish, rocket and mustard greens.

Herbs such as basil, sage, oregano, chives, parsley and thyme.

Flowers such as ageratum, alyssum, cleome, cyclamen, French marigold, gypsophila, Iceland poppy, lobelia, lupin, nigella, pansy, polyanthus, primula and verbena.

Some things you can do to honour and mark this time of year in your personal practice (or with a group of likeminded individuals) can be:

Feast with loved ones.  Make food usually consumed during this time and partake or share with loved ones, as well as leave as offerings to your gods or gods of the season, land spirits and ancestors. It’s the perfect time for baking and anything which can be shared and is seasonal.
Bake bread and offer the first loaf to the Gods of the season.  You can also take a loaf and cut it into quarters and place those quarters in each corner of your residence to bring good luck and prosperity.
Harvest herbs, flowers, plants, fruits and vegetables and create a shrine or altar in celebration of the season.
Rituals or spells involving gratitude, abundance, prosperity, luck and work.
Trade or swap handmade items with loved ones.
Make corn dollies or garlands of flowers or herbs.
Dance or drum to raise energy and direct it into the earth.
Write poetry or creative writing which could contain themes of the time of year.
Visit a holy well and make offerings of flowers, cloth or coins and then circle the well clockwise for health and wealth blessings from the Gods.
Leave grain and seeds which are safe for local birds and wildlife as offerings.
Spend some time tending to your garden or indoor pots.
Light a sacred fire in your fireplace or a bonfire in your backyard.
Revamp your shrine or altar with the colours of the festival (Orange, Red, Yellow, Gold, Brown and Bronze) and adorn it with wheat, corn, applies and produce of the season (herbs, fruits, flowers and vegetables).

So work your magick this festive season, honour and celebrate the harvest and ask for what you want to be prosperous, abundant and full of good fortune in your life.

(C) T. Georgitsis 2024

 

 

 

 

2025 Sabbat Dates: Southern Hemisphere

Part of my practice is to honour my Gods and Ancestors during the astrological sabbat dates with seasonal devotionals, rituals and magick.

Below I have detailed the astrological sabbat dates for the Southern Hemisphere for 2025 with a brief description of what the day symbolises as well as their traditional dates:

Lughnasadh/
Lammas February
4
2025
6.07pm First autumn harvest festival.Traditional Date: February 1Mabon/
Autumnal Equinox March
20
2025
1.06pm Day and night have same length. Days get shorter.Traditional Date: March 20Samhain May
5
2025
1.06pm Veil between worlds thinnest.Traditional Date: April 30 – May 1Yule/
Winter Solstice June
21
2025 
6.51am Day has the longest night.  Sun is at its lowest elevation in the sky.Traditional Date: June 21Imbolc August
7
2025
10.14am Marks the beginning of spring.Traditional Date: August 1Ostara/
Spring Equinox September 22
2025
10.44pm Day and night have same length. Days get longer.Traditional Date: September 21Beltane November
8
2025
8.12am Halfway point between spring and summer. Fertility festival.Traditional Date: October 31Litha/
Summer Solstice December
21
2025 7.20pm Day has the longest daylight. Sun travels the longest path through the sky.Traditional Date: December 21

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

(C) T. Georgitsis 2025

2024 Sabbat Dates: Southern Hemisphere

Part of my practice is to honour my Gods and Ancestors during the astrological sabbat dates with seasonal devotionals, rituals and magick.

Below I have detailed the astrological sabbat dates for the Southern Hemisphere for 2025 with a brief description of what the day symbolises as well as their traditional dates:

Lughnasadh/
Lammas February
4
2025
6.07pm First autumn harvest festival.Traditional Date: February 1Mabon/
Autumnal Equinox March
20
2025
1.06pm Day and night have same length. Days get shorter.Traditional Date: March 20Samhain May
5
2025
1.06pm Veil between worlds thinnest.Traditional Date: April 30 – May 1Yule/
Winter Solstice June
21
2025 
6.51am Day has the longest night.  Sun is at its lowest elevation in the sky.Traditional Date: June 21Imbolc August
7
2025
10.14am Marks the beginning of spring.Traditional Date: August 1Ostara/
Spring Equinox September 22
2025
10.44pm Day and night have same length. Days get longer.Traditional Date: September 21Beltane November
8
2025
8.12am Halfway point between spring and summer. Fertility festival.Traditional Date: October 31Litha/
Summer Solstice December
21
2025 7.20pm Day has the longest daylight. Sun travels the longest path through the sky.Traditional Date: December 21

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

(C) T. Georgitsis 2025

Special Moons of 2025

Moon magick is a practice I strongly resonate with. I love to create and venerate with the various phases of moon.  I love to engage in the moon’s ebbs and flows where I can move with the energies and enact rites with and for my Gods and Ancestors.  Regardless of what path I practice, regardless of what sorcery I perform, the moon is my guide through it all – a guiding presence for my workings.

This year we have various unique moons coming up where you can practice your full and new moon rituals and spell-work with added punch due to the added significance of these moons.  There are different types of magick you can create during these various significant moon phases which can assist you with your practice.

Listed below I have created various pages explaining the different moons and what magick you can practice in the associated links:

Total Lunar Eclipse: 13th – 14th March 2025 –  Lunar Eclipse Moon Magick

Super New Moon: 29th March 2025 – Super New Moon Magick

Micro Full Moon: 12th April 2025 – Micro Full Moon Magick

Super New Moon: 27th April 2025 – Super New Moon Magick

Micro Full Moon: 12th May 2025 – Micro Full Moon Magick

Black Moon: 23rd August 2025 (3rd New Moon within season of 4) – Black Moon Magick

Super Full Moon: 5th November 2025 – Super Full Moon Magick

Micro New Moon: 20th November 2025 – Micro New Moon Magick

Super Full Moon: 4th December 2025 – Super Full Moon Magick

(C) T. Georgitsis 2025

 

2025 Moon Phases: Southern Hemisphere

As a magical practitioner I like to work with the phases of the moon.  I find these useful for various rituals, devotionals, spells and other magical workings.

Some magickal workings which can be conducted on the following moon phases:

Full Moon (Psychic & Manifestation)

Waxing Moon (Invoking/Bringing In)

Wanning Moon (Banishing/Pushing Out)

New Moon (Psychic & Invoking)

Dark Moon (Banishing & Divination)

Moon Phases in Australia (EST) for 2025:

New MoonWaxing MoonFull MoonWaning Moon  6
Jan18:5613 Jan17:2621 Jan15:3029 Jan07:355
Feb03:0212 Feb08:5320 Feb12:3227 Feb19:446
Mar11:3114 Mar01:5422 Mar06:2929 Mar05:574
Apr21:1412 Apr19:2220 Apr20:3527 Apr14:314
May08:5112 May11:5520 May06:5826 May22:022
Jun22:4011 Jun02:4318 Jun14:1925 Jun05:312
Jul14:3010 Jul15:3617 Jul19:3724 Jul14:111
Aug07:419
Aug02:5516 Aug00:1223 Aug01:0631
Aug01:257
Sep13:0814 Sep05:3221 Sep14:5429
Sep18:536
Oct22:4713 Oct13:1221 Oct07:2529
Oct11:205
Nov08:1912 Nov00:2820 Nov01:4728
Nov01:584
Dec18:1411 Dec15:5119 Dec20:4327
Dec14:09    

*All times above are Australian Eastern Standard Time.

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(C) T. Georgitsis 2025

Hekate Devotion:Black Moon

A Black Moon occurs when there are two New Moons in a month or it can also be the third New Moon in an astronomical season with four New Moons.

We have a Black Moon occurring on the 30/31st December 2024.

This kind of event happens every few years and the type of focus for this moon is magickal workings which are more potent during this time.

Focus on renewals, beginnings, manifestation of desires and foundation of intent for future endeavours, which first must come through letting go and clearing/cleansing during the Dark Moon, prior to the New Moon.

Since the Black Moon falls on Deipnon and Noumenia, this is the perfect time for honouring and working with Hekate.

Following are some steps you can engage in when working with Hekate and the Black Moon:

Dark Moon – Deipnon Work

Remove – obstacles, both mental and physical which have been hindering you.  This can be done via banishing magick.Cleanse – energy by completely cleaning and neutralising your space and yourself.  This can be achieved through clearing magick.Offer – an evening meal, such as a specifically prepared supper to honour Hekate and The Restless Dead (leave in front of your home’s external entryway door if you cant find am close or accessible  crossroad).Divine – give yourself a reading (bonus points for using a strophalos/Hekate’s Wheels for trance work).

New Moon – Noumenia Work

Project – intentions of what you want to bring into your life.Create – possibilities for manifestation of desire which can be done through ritualised action such as a spell, devotional, making of art, dance etc.Devote – yourself to Hekate and her causes which can be intangible such as time, energy, knowledge or assistance.Purpose – of intention which can be set for the coming season and can assist in helping your focus on what you want to achieve.

Since this is a rare time astrologically speaking and doesn’t come around often – I would use this time wisely and harness the magical energy available to you in order to serve Hekate along with what you want to achieve for your own wellbeing body, mind, spirit and emotion wise.

(C) T. Georgitsis 2020, Updated 2023/4

Hekate Devotion: Summer Solstice/Litha

Litha also known as Midsummer, Estival Solstice and the Summer Solstice  is the time in summer which signifies the longest day of the year.  It’s a time which is celebrated as a fertility and light festival as the sun has reached its highest place in the sky with the longest time of daylight.   Traditionally it is a festival celebrated all around the world, some which hold rites which includes dancing, feasting and ritualistic sacrifice. These days the focus of this festival by neo pagans and witches is placed upon the sun and acknowledging its movement within their hemisphere.

This year in the Southern Hemisphere calendar,  it falls on Saturday the 21st of December at 7.20pm (AEST). Gods such as Nuit, Hathor, Sekhmet, Ra, Horus, Aten, Apollo, Lugh, Mercury, Hestia, Juno, Lugh, Sulis Minerva, Huitzilopochtil, Sol and Amaterasu, can be honoured during this time of year.

I have celebrated the Summer Solstice with groups of people in various settings and alone, and the one thing which I found linked them, was celebrating the festive season with specially prepared food.  Something which I have experienced often during this festival day, is the acknowledgement of the sun and its power as well as it being the last sabbat of the year which coincides with Christmas and Hanukah.

One of the fondest memories I have during this time of year is celebrating the Summer Solstice with my coven where a member would make an ice wreath which had herbs and flowers placed in layers which she collected by season over the year.   A lit white candle anointed in oils was placed within the wreath and had pride of place in the centre of the circle during our ritual.  

In my coven and magickal groups we would always have fires usually in the form of a firepit or fireplace where we performed rites to celebrate the significance of the day.  We would also exchange gifts and share food which had either been hand-made or which had been specifically acquired for the day.

During this time of year, I notice that my garden is booming with new growth due to the heat and rain.  My sultana grape vine is bursting forth and I collect the excess of leaves for garlands to adorn my shrines.  I also have many fruits and vegetables which are available to pick from my garden to also include in the foods I prepare for feasting or make as offerings to my gods and ancestors.

I like to acknowledge and thank the traditional owners of the land as well my garden and the Devas of the land and its blessings by leaving tokens and offerings throughout my garden.  I ensure the bird bath and feeders are well stocked, as well as encourage any insects or bees which pollinate my garden by leaving them appropriate food such as organic honey water.  I plant or replant herbs and flowers which encourage the local bees and birds and I allow them to partake of my fruit and vegetables without nets or pesticides.

During this time of year I also tend to cook and bake as a way to infuse my personal energies with the offerings I make to my Gods, Ancestors and land spirits.  I use what is in season and usually make roasted vegetables and falafel, fresh salads, baked country bread, Greek and Middle eastern dips, olives, feta, pickled vegetables and pita and serve them with herbal iced tea and juice. I also bake sweets like layered seasonal cakes or cookies and platter various summer fruits for desert. I take some of these offerings and leave them upon Hekate’s, Sekhmet/Hathor’s and my ancestors shrines during my seasonal devotionals.    

Since the summer solstice ends up being around Christmas I also ensure I have baked items which resonate with this holiday such as shortbread and gingerbread and share them with co-workers, neighbours and friends.  I recite prayers to my ancestors in front of their shrines to acknowledge them and also leave various offerings of what I have prepared during the season.

I personally feel that Hekate resonates with this time of the year.  The light is at its peak as is the potential within us to take up her torches and ignite or rekindle the energies we want to fully immerse ourselves in.  The surrounding vibrations swirl with vitality so now is the time for action as the sun is at its absolute pinnacle and available for us to bring down into our lives.  As our days are filled with heat use the flames of Hekate to take that strength which is available to you and use it to feed your projects which need that spark or extra boost.  

Hekate can also be a force of cleansing and movement.  Hekate helps us use the liminal places she inhabits to bury or wash away that which needs purifying and helps us turn our attention towards that which needs planting.  She does this by assisting us to eradicate or remove the negligent things in our lives to make way for the positive things we need.  

I personally like to honour Hekate during this time and make offerings of  wine, bread, eggs, cheese, olive oil, garlic, pomegranate, incense, candles, water, salt and biscuits and also items I have made which I have wildcrafted and resonate with the seasons energies. I also like to create a fire pit with old herbs, plants and tree branches which I can’t upcycle into my Hellenic firepit before my chthonic shrine to Hekate in my garden.  Lastly I tend to create in her name with regards to magic which I conduct in liminal spaces such as the beach or forest with like minders others or on my own during liminal times such as sunset, sunrise as well as the middle of the day. 

Seasonal Planting Guide:

Vegetables such as cucumber, corn, squash, spring onion, silver beet, onion, lettuce, beans, tomato, capsicum, sweet potato, artichoke, beetroot, shallots, cauliflower, celery, radish, okra and eggplant.

Herbs such as basil, coriander, lemongrass, mint, tarragon, thyme, chives, marjoram, oregano, parsley, fennel and rosemary.

Flowers such as sunflowers, carnations, poppies, petunias, nasturtiums, daisies, dahlias, zinnias and celosias.

Some things you can do to honour and mark the summer solstice in your personal practice (or with a group of likeminded individuals) can be:

Make food usually consumed during this time and partake or share with loved ones, as well as leave as offerings to your gods or gods of the season, land spirits and ancestors. It’s the perfect time for a BBQ and anything which can be shared and is seasonal.Host a Misfit Christmas which you can host in your home or park/beach for those who don’t have anywhere to go during the festive season.  A good way to do this is by having a pot luck and having everyone bring something to share which can encourage sharing and opens conversations.Dance or drum to raise energy and direct it into the earth.Perform a ritual to celebrate and mark the sun at its peak and its blessings it brings upon the earth.Take a sun bath (ensuring to protect yourself from the UV rays) which can take the form of meditation or yoga.Rituals, spells and magick for fertility, creativity, passion and endeavours which you want to see growth in (especially when held in the middle of the day).Go outside into nature and take in the beauty whether it be a beach, forest, park or garden.  Whilst there wildcraft and acknowledge the bounty of the earth by giving thanks.Dedicate some time to assisting those who are in need, marginalised or alone during this time who need a little help and support.  Volunteer for a charity, collect items (food and personal hygiene items) for a homeless or animal shelter or gifts for those stuck in hospital.  This can also be done on a smaller scale where you can assist a elderly or sick neighbour or friend.Watch the sunset and give thanks to the sun for its light and warmth.Light a fire (bonfire, firepit or fireplace) or candles to celebrate and honour the light of the sun during this time.Declutter and swap, donate or sell that which you no longer need.Leave a candle in a safe place to burn all day in honour of the sun.Craft some items which resonate with the season for you.Revamp your shrine or altar with the colours of the summer solstice (Green, Red, Gold and Copper) and adorn it with candles, bells, ribbons and produce of the season (herbs, fruits, flowers and vegetables).

So work your magick this Solstice, honour and celebrate the sun and ask for what you want to be vitalised and strengthened in your life.

(c) T. Georgitsis 2021, Updated 2023/4