Wahya Circle
Moon Day
Magick & Medicine

Correspondences 101
Incense for Magick

While there are many Plant Allies that provide for incense in both Medicinal and Magickal workings, these are typically “ready made” for you by others. It only matters as much as you believe it matters whether they be apothecary shoppes that make their own, or you buy them at the grocery store down the road. You can even find some of these “in the wild” and naturally grown around your place of dwelling most times.

Choose what calls to YOU, not someone else. What Plant Ally is calling to you for the Intent?

Take for example either of these, Angelica, Apple Blossom or Basil. These can be grown in your Practitioner’s Garden … or your fellow Practitioner’s garden. It does NOT have to be “bought” at all to work and empower your magick and medicine, nor does it have to be “pesonally made”.

YOU DO YOU, UNLESS, a specific thing on a specific Path is being called for. Then, to achieve the same or similar results as the Path the spell is written for, use what is recommended until you have Worked the spell.

Here are a few others to keep in mind:

African Violet
Burned for Protection and to promote spirituality within the home.

Amber
Comfort, Happiness and Healing.

Ambergris
Aphrodisiac, and Dreams.

Angelica
Protection, Harmony, Insight, Integration, Meditation, Stability, and Understanding .

Anise
Emotional balance.

Apple Blossom
Friendship, Happiness, Love.

Basil
Assertiveness, Cheerfulness, Concentration, Confidence, Courage towards Loyalty or Fidelity in relationships, Decisions, Enthusiasm, , Love, Sympathy, Trust, and Wealth.

Bay
Banishment. Psychic powers, and to induce prophetic dream visions. 

Bayberry
Protection, prosperity, happiness, control and to attract money.

Benzoin
Astral projection, purification, clears negative energy, emotional balance, eases sadness, depression, weariness, grief, anger and anxiety.

Bergamot
Money, prosperity, uplifting of spirits, joy, protection, concentration, alertness, confidence, balance, strength, courage, motivation and assertiveness.

Blue Berry
To keep unwanted influences away from your home and property.

Cardamom
Mental clarity, concentration, confidence, courage, enthusiasm and motivation.

Carnation
Protection, strength, healing, love and lust, traditionally used for healing.

Cedar
Burned for purification, to stimulate or strengthen the psychic powers, attract love, prevent nightmares, healing, purification, protection, money, balance, grounding, clarity, insight and wisdom.

Chamomile
Harmony, peace, calm, spiritual, and inner peace.

Cherry
To attract and stimulate love.

Cinnamon
Memory. Stimulation, wealth, prosperity, business success, strength, lust, healing, to attract money, stimulate and strengthen the psychic powers and to aid in healing. To gain wealth and success. To speed magickal workings.

Citron
Burned in rituals to aid healing and also to strengthen psychic powers.

Citronella
Cleansing, warding off, healing.

Clove
Pain relief, intellectual stimulation, business success, wealth, prosperity, divination, exorcism, protection, eases fears, improves memory and focus.

Coconut
Burn for protection and purification.

Copal
For love, purification, uplifting spirits, protection, spirituality, and to attract love.

Cypress
Strength, comfort, healing, eases anxiety and stress, self-assurance, confidence, physical vitality, willpower and concentration.

Damiana
Burned to facilitate psychic visions.

Dittany of Crete
Astral projection and divination.

Dragon’s Blood
Protection, purification, courage, dispel negativity, attract love, enhance psychic awareness.

Elecampane
Burned to strengthen the clairvoyant powers and scrying abilities.

Eucalyptus
Healing, purification and protection.

Frankincense
Spirituality, astral strength, protection, consecration courage, dispel negativity, aid to meditation, induce psychic visions and attract good luck.

Frangipani
Burn to brighten your home with friendship and love.

Gardenia
Peace, love and healing.

Ginger
Wealth, lust and love. Strengthen magical workings. 

Hibiscus
Divination, love and lust to attract love.

Honeysuckle
Money, happiness, friendship, healing, for good health, luck, and psychic power.

Hyacinth
Happiness and protection.

Jasmine
Love, money, dreams, purification, wisdom, skills, astral projection, to attract love and money, for luck in general, especially in matters relating to love.

Juniper
Calming, protection, healing, to increase psychic powers and to break the curses and hexes cast by evil.

Lavender
Cleansing, healing, love, happiness, relaxation, to induce rest and sleep, and to attract love.

Lemon
Healing, love and purification.

Lemongrass
Mental clarity.

Lilac
Soothing, increase psychic powers and to attract harmony into one’s life.

Lotus
Elevates mood, protection, spirituality, healing, meditation for inner peace and outer harmony, to aid in meditation and open the mind’s eye.

Mace
To stimulate or increase psychic powers.

Mint
To increase sexual desire and attract money.

Musk
Aphrodisiac, prosperity, courage, creates a sensual atmosphere. For courage and vitality, or to heighten sensual passion.

Myrrh
Spirituality, meditation, healing and consecration. An ancient incense for protection, healing, purification and spirituality.

Nutmeg
Burned to aid meditation, stimulate or increase the psychic powers and attract prosperity.

Oakmoss
To attract money.

Orange
Divination, love, luck, money.

Patchouli
Money, growth, love, mastery, sensuality to attract money and love, and also to promote fertility. Some Paths also use this scent to honor the dead/Ancestors.

Passionflower
For peace of mind, this sweet scent will soothe troubles and aid in sleep.

Peppermint
Energy, mental stimulant, healing.

Pine
Grounding, strength, cleansing, healing and to attract money. Readily found in most areas.

Poppy Seeds
Burned to promote female fertility, and to attract love, good luck, and money.

Rose
Love, house blessing, fertility, healing to increase courage, induce prophetic dreams, and attract love to return calm energies to the home.

Rose Geranium
Courage and protection.

Rosemary
Remembrance, memory, energy, healing to purify, aid in healing, prevent nightmares, preserve youthfulness, dispel depression. Protection and Deep Shadow Work.

Rue
Burned to help restore health.

Sage
Wisdom, clarity and purification.

Sandalwood
Spirituality, healing, protection, astral projection to heal and protect, also for purification.

Strawberry
Love, luck and friendship.

Sweet Pea
Friendship, love and courage.

Thyme
Bravery, Love, Protection. Veneration of the dead. It is also associated with the Fae.

Tangerine
A solar aroma used to attract prosperity.

Vanilla
Lust, mental alertness, stimulate amorous appetites and enhance memory.

Vetivert
Money, peace and love.

Wild Violet
Wisdom, luck, love, protection and healing.

Yarrow
For courage.

Ylang-Ylang
For love, harmony and euphoria.

Remember, this is but a scratch of the list of essences used in magick and for many things. You do what calls to you, or what is requested of you chosen Path.

Selenology 101
Do’s

The Universe gives us a little Medicine & Magick for Self exploration every 28 days or so. It gives us regular energy bursts so small it may be missed by many Practitioners altogether. Some may even go as far as to call this energy — “hidden” sometimes as Luna is mostly invisible from each side of the Earth for a few hours every 24 as She circles. This lovely energy, even that of the Dark, Balsamic or New Moon, is similar every 28 days or so for Practitioners to harness for their Intents.

NEW MOON
In astrological terms, the New Moon is one of the moon’s many phases we have been spending this entire cycle for Moon Watch discovering —specifically, the phase where the moon and sun align. The sun shines behind the moon, blocking us from its view. This is what we call the New Moon.  At new moon, the sun, Earth, and moon are aligned in space, with the moon in the middle. The moon's night side – its darkened hemisphere – directly faces us making it invisible.

As we have learned, the New Moon marks the beginning of a new lunar cycle and often brings with it an array of new beginnings. This leaves new moons feeling like a particularly ideal time for self-reflection, course correction and goal-setting. Have you grabbed this time for its power?

Interestingly enough, most Practitioners are unconsciously already aligned with the energy, tending to create new habits, start new projects and initiate life changes unknowingly around the same time as the new moon phases.  Consciously embracing the new moon’s fresh energy can allow your Intent to propel through those transitions even further.

Here are a few Do's. Consider this a field guide to new moons in all their energetic glory—a resource you can revisit every 28-30 days from here on out, if you like.


NEW MOON DO’s
Set an Achievable/Measurable Intention
Every month, the moon delivers us an extra boost of Intention-setting energy for our Works. Why not hone it by focusing on one or two Intentions you are particularly passionate about?

Take some time to craft Intentions that are clean, clear, curious and as specific as you can make them TO YOU. Think: “I have a new job that brings me fulfillment, with a higher salary than I currently have.” Or: “I have PASSED the bar exam.” These Intentions are clear, specific, and PRESENT. Not only will they inform the Universe of your Intented aspirations, but they all also keep you focused on what it is you are really after.

Light a Candle
Bring some light into your life in some other way. Lighting a candle, actual or LED, on the darkest nights of the month signifies your desire to bring just a little more light into your life. Tell the Universe to shine light on you during this new moon and all the ones that follow it. Utilize Correspondences relative to your Intent. Colors. Herbs. Etc.

Charge your candles with an Intention you wish to manifest during this moon cycle. Simply hold the candle, summon feelings of gratitude and love, and tell the Universe what it is you want. Light the candle, and allow it to burn out on its own.

Begin Something New
The new moon is the most fertile day of the lunar cycle each month. If there was a perfect time for initiating anything new, it would certainly be the new moon! Start a new class. Apply for that job. Ask that person on a date. Start anything and everything you feel passionate about. Now is the perfect moment to begin anew.

Go on a First Date (Self Love too!)
Speaking of starting something new—a first date with Self or Other is a wonderful activity for a new moon. “I’m taking myself for ice cream!” The Universe is brimming with energy and possibility—the perfect time to plant the seeds for a new relationship and what you want to manifest in nigh. At this syzygy, or conjunction, a lot of times you get a person exhibiting more of their "Moon" or "Rising" personality traits as the power of the Sun is BEHIND the Moon. 

Did you look at your natal chart on the link posted for previous Lessons in Wahya Circle? What’s your Moon Sign? Here is the link again for those that did not save a copy or have not seen it. (Email yourself a copy for reference material for the remainder of this course.)

LINK to Natal Chart (Keep a copy)


Make a List
Remember those Intentions we talked about earlier? Well, if you want to super-magnify them, make a list of 15 of the items/details you would like the Universe to bring. Choose the “First Five” and those will be your main focus this moon cycle. Remember, be clean, clear and curious!

Say your Intention is to find a new job. Where will your office be? See it. What will your hours be like? Feel it. What will your boss be like? Hear them telling you "job well done". What kinds of projects will you work on? Taste the job completion luncheon with new clients. The same goes for love. What type of relationship do you want? (Think about what you will and won’t live with. If you broke up with someone over dirty socks, REMEMBER THAT.) See it. What do you do with your partner for fun? (Are the balanced in their work and personal life?) Smell the mountains or ocean air you visit with them.

Make it as detailed as you can. The idea is to create an image in your mind of what this new situation will look like when you get there, so you can stay focused on what’s truly meaningful to you.

Create Sacred Space
This is the most important. This space is with you throughout your time here on this plane. The new moon is the optimal time for setting a sacred space in your home to make your own magick. Cleanse the energy of the place where you will be in meditation, manifesting and self-reflecting. Get the junk of the world out—and keep it out. In time, when you enter that space, your body and mind will know it is time to make magick. It will become a magical trigger. Make sure after you have set it up, you keep it clean and tidy to avoid bad vibes. Do not allow others to move in or out of it, in any way. Do not be "rude" about it but offer to help them set up their "space" if they require one too. 

Write/Make Your Own Ritual
If you are thinking of salt circles and witches over a cauldron, just remember that although these rituals certainly exist, that is not necessarily what we are talking about. Making your own ritual is simply a matter of creating a set of Practices you commit to doing during every new moon -- that are YOURS. It could be as simple as meditating, taking a yoga class, or writing a list, and taking time out for Self. Or, it can be as elaborate as creating a space, making a crystal grid, taking a cleansing bath or smudging your entire home. Yes, you can smudge, or sain, or cleanse related to whatever Path you follow.

Whatever it is, make sure it incorporates taking a moment to reflect and plant a few seeds of Intention. Taking periodic pauses can help you avoid venturing too far down a Path that is not aligned with your heart, mind, or Spirit. Use the new moon as a reminder to stop, access and maneuver to your dreams.