Does the moon affect your readings at all?

[Silver Venus]

Ive just been thinking that I always read more around the time of a new moon, and not really that much at all around the time of the full moon or when it is wanning.
& whenthe moon is dark, like now, I always study loads and get my tarot out ;)

How about you?

& does it effect your your readings, quality, accuracy or power of them in any way?

heres a useful calendar of the moon too
http://www.googol.com/moon/

[maya]

I'm still having difficulty keeping up with the phases of the moon so I'm not always aware of it and therefore haven't noticed anything. =P Not so great an answer, eh?

~ maya

[Silver Venus]

;) lol, no as i added a link for a moon calendar!
Think back to a week and a half ago.. did you feel like reading more then or now? Have you been reading for the last two weeks? or plan to read and feel more in the mood for it now? Then this may give you an insight to whether the moon affects your tarot reading at all ;)

[maya]

I've felt REALLY in the mood since the rain went away on tuesday and last night I got up around midnight because I REALLY wanted to use my cards but I didn't as my hubby was sleeping and I didn't want to bother him so I just got some water and went back to bed.

~ Maya

[Silver Venus]

:) I too cant read when the weather is really bad, i didnt relaise over wonter but I hardly read at all, and now the weather is brightening up so are my cards and Im in the mood again :) So I understand completley.
Also maybe try and make a note of when you read, or try to think back if you only really want to read for a week or so a month, then youll see if the moon effects your readings at all :)

[maya]

I'll start paying more attention but I literally have no sense of time (without a watch or the sun moving I have no idea how much time passes, without a calender I loose track of days quickly) so I can't really say much beyond the last day or two.

~ Maya

[Dagda Moon~Lily]

Lol, without a calendar, I'd be lost! lol I think I read more during full and new moon times. Most time it's just a day by day thing. ;) Warmer weather does make me want to read more and do more in general too! lol :D

[Flar's Freyja]

I answered not at all and then thought about it - I think a "not sure" response would have been good.....

I don't plan my readings around the moon cycles and haven't noticed whether there's a difference - but if I kept track, I'm pretty sure that I would find something, since the moon cycles affect everything else in my life. For instance, I'm more productive between new moon and full moon and more depressed when the moon is waning.

[Silver Venus]

Originally posted by Freyja
since the moon cycles affect everything else in my life. For instance, I'm more productive between new moon and full moon and more depressed when the moon is waning.

same here Freyja :) Im a mess when the moon is at its fullest and if im down at all its bound to be because the moon is wanning. I always blame it on the moon ;)

Interesting how we all do more in hotter/brighter weather! I heard its about how much sun and daylight we intake, right?

I was in a very hot climate recently, Cancun, and although very happy, I couldnt of done anything and couldnt belive how things could get done over there! But then again I was on holiday and it was boiling in the early 30's!
I wonder what people are like when they live in extreme weather climates ~ if there isnt much physic interest?
But then again look at the Carribian culture! but Ive never heard of Eskimo magick! :T

[Flar's Freyja]

I also sometimes think it depends on the time of year and I'm going to take a look at that now that you've brought this up. Sometimes I actually have more energy during the waning moon - the cycle seems to change at a certain point in the year.....

I recently discovered a great book that goes into the moons in great detail, it also has little exercises that you can do to meditate and reflect up. It's called Earth Time, Moon Time. The author is Annette Hinshaw - and she was the driving force behind establishing the pagan community in my area. I love it!

Unfortunately, where I live it gets sooooo hot in the latter part of the summer that I tend to get lazier!

[Silver Venus]

Thats really interesting about the time of year, I always feel allot more active with my tarot and runes from Ostara until after Samhain then go quite into hibernation for a few months over Yule especially, I guess you could say its with everything going on at that time of year but I really didnt feel up to reading that much this year around Yule at all.

Ooo :boing: ill have to look up your book you recommend that sounds just up my alley, I love books about the moon, have one called Moon meditation's (that my sister is currently borrowing so cant tell you the author) and love the Sea Priestess & Moon Magick novels by Dion Fortune.

[Lavender]

That's a good question, Silver. I know I feel differently when the moon is full or new or dark. Magically, I seem to connect with it differently at each phase. When it comes to tarot or other types of divinations, I noticed that I read differently during different moon phases. Almost like my intuition focuses on different aspects of the reading. I'm not sure if I'm making any sense here. :p

[Flaire-FireStar]

I don't really seem to notice any change in my readings when the moon is at it's different stages. Although, I'm sure that around the new moon I get my best readings cuz that's when I usually do a whole bunch, as opposed to when the moon is full. ;)

[Flar's Freyja]

Originally posted by Silver Venus
Ooo :boing: ill have to look up your book you recommend that sounds just up my alley, I love books about the moon, have one called Moon meditation's (that my sister is currently borrowing so cant tell you the author) and love the Sea Priestess & Moon Magick novels by Dion Fortune.

Amazon does have it but if for some reason you can't find it, Annette's family donated a case of them to our circle and we are selling them to buy more books for our library. Bookstore price is $13, we're selling them for $10. Be glad to help if need be. I've seen the Moon Meditations book, will consider buying it based on your positive review!

[lieve]

I always get a better reading when it's a full moon,
sitting there, with an open window the light of the moon and my cards.
It has a certain atmosphere that just feels right.

Lieveke

[Silver Venus]

Merry Meet Lieve :wave: belgium hey! You must be our first! I love the waffles over there and some day hope to visit :)
Good answer too, i always love the power of the full moon but somehow I never seem to read that much round then.

Wild ~ you always make sense to me ;)
Do you feel more intuative when it full or new?

& Freyja ~ Ive just had a look on amazon.co.uk and its not sold by them but by a different company who you can by it through them? bizzare must be a new thing I havent come across before.. anyway.. Id love to take you up on your offer ~ Ill pm you soon about all this ;)

[Lavender]

Originally posted by Silver Venus
Wild ~ you always make sense to me ;)
Do you feel more intuative when it full or new?


It's not that I feel more intuitive either way but the feelings are different. I'm more incline to do readings for myself around the dark or new moon. I read better for others around the full moon.

[Earthcup]

Nope! But then I've never bothered to notice! :D I'll start keeping that in mind though....

[Silver Venus]

Wild that is really interesting, Im just concentrated all around the new moon I think and although i can and have read from the full moon to the dark moon i just dont feel a happy urge to get my cards out and do a reading.

interesting how most people have voted for the moon not efecting there readings..

Freyja did you find out when the moon's cycle changed in the year? Still interested :)

[Flar's Freyja]

Originally posted by Silver Venus
interesting how most people have voted for the moon not efecting there readings..

Freyja did you find out when the moon's cycle changed in the year? Still interested :)

That IS interesting - but as I said, I initially answered that way and then upon thinking about it realized that this is wrong -

:rolleyes: Oops, forgot - For myself, it seemed to change right around the transition from autumn into winter. But I'll have to do some research with an almanac to see when it actually does shift......

[Silver Venus]

Originally posted by Freyja
That IS interesting - but as I said, I initially answered that way and then upon thinking about it realized that this is wrong -


Yep! I was thinking last post to say ~ can we all just keep track of our reading and the moon this month ~ especially as we are in the New Moon now, to start this week would be great, and then at the next New Moon for people to maybe recomment ;)

What does everyone think? a tarot moon diary! Are you up for it?




:rolleyes: Oops, forgot - For myself, it seemed to change right around the transition from autumn into winter. But I'll have to do some research with an almanac to see when it actually does shift......
That would deffinatley fit with my moods with the wheel of the year!
Hope you come up with something :)

[Flar's Freyja]

Originally posted by Silver Venus


Yep! I was thinking last post to say ~ can we all just keep track of our reading and the moon this month ~ especially as we are in the New Moon now, to start this week would be great, and then at the next New Moon for people to maybe recomment ;)

What does everyone think? a tarot moon diary! Are you up for it?

Great idea! I've had so many friends giving me readings lately that I haven't done many for myself. Good way to return myself to the habit!

[Silver Venus]

Yea! One up! who else is going to join us? ;)

[Lavender]

Ack! Homework!:eek:

That's a great idea, Silver. I've been meaning to start and keep up with a tarot diary.

[Dagda Moon~Lily]

I'll try, but no promises! lol

[Silver Venus]

:D Just note in what cycle the moon is when you do a reading, when you really feel like doing a reading for yourself, and when you really dont feel up to it.. Doesnt have to be an everyday thing :)

[maya]

Okay, so tonight I /finally/ got some time to do readings. I grab my deck and some paper and head back to my room to get a little quite time. As I'm working on doing the readings ALL the cards feel wrong and every card I pull is a reverse card. Then I get his horrible feeling that I'm missing a card. So I just spent some time righting all my cards (so none are reversed) then I seperated them out by suits and the major arcana. As I was ordering the Majors I couldn't find the High Priestess but she was in with the cups. I wasn't missing any cards but by the time I'd finished there was this awful buzzing energy all over the deck. So I pulled it up in to my hands and arms and then pushed it out in to the ground and now my right arm is killing me and my hands have that asleep tingly feeling. I guess I won't be doing readings tonight. I suppose my full moon turned in to a deck cleansing.

~ Maya

[Flar's Freyja]

Wow. Night before last, went to read my runes and thought I'd lost one. Went nuts looking for it, have a little cat who steals stuff, thought she'd gotten it somehow and it was forever gone. Didn't feel into the reading either, was for someone else, and thought maybe I shouldn't even do it. The rune was there the whole time, had simply rolled away from the others and was near centerpiece on kitchen table....

[Silver Venus]

Maya and Freyja ~ so would you say with your experiences that the full moon's energy throws you off a bit and isnt so good for reading? Or it is?

I havent read for the last 5 days with the ful moon's power puting me 'off' my carda dn runes but today im feeling a little bit more in the mood to draw singular cards (only! lol).. Ill draw a few later on for you guys in this thread :)

[Flar's Freyja]

:lol: Never thought about it til you brought this up, SV! Sure seemed to affect things this month, haven't been in the mood for several days either. So I guess that's the first entry in the journal we're keeping. I'll keep track of how I'm feeling about it during this waning phase.

Could use a positive card right now! Thanks!

[Silver Venus]

Im still trying to find the time to get some cards pulled.. if I dont today ill try again tomorrow ~ must be the moon :rolleyes:

[Flar's Freyja]

:T I have a reading to do for someone, trying to get in the mood....specially since I know she's got lots going on, want to do my best to answer her questions....

[Silver Venus]

I dont know about you but Im finding it hard to get in the mood today.. hmm hopefully after ive sorted our all my work in the next hour ill feel more into reading and inspired to get my cards out ;)

[maya]

I'm not feeling up to reading but I do want to get my cards out tonight and just handle them to see if they feel any better.

~ Maya

[Silver Venus]

I did get my cards out yesterday but I didnt feel like reading with them. Instead I cleansed them with sage for Mayeve and did a mediattion with the Empress.
This monring they feel so much better so I have just read for you all in this thread
http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?threadid=15787
I did get stuck on a few but I think thats just me ;)

[Flar's Freyja]

Thanks! And you hit mine dead on, as usual! I'm feeling lighter this morning, too, so maybe I can accomplish that reading today. This was a great way to get my day started, thanks again! :loveduv:

[Dagda Moon~Lily]

For the last day or three, I've been antsy and really wanted to read my cards if only for a card a day thing. Last night I did a reading for myself and it seems right on the button. ;)

[Silver Venus]

Did the sun come up in that at all ;)
Glad your getting into reading again hun!

[Dagda Moon~Lily]

lol, no....the sun didn't come up in that reading, but Strength, the Hierophant, Wheel of Fortune and Temperence did! :D Major's galore! :D

[Silver Venus]

:thumbsup: All very good cards for you now then :D

[rootwork13]

I feel more "influence from the other side of the veil" during the waxing and full moon, as well as during my own 'moontime'. However, I can read any time; but I DO seem to get more tangible info during full moon. I also find that folks tend to ask for readings more when the moon is waxing and full.

[Flar's Freyja]

Moon is waning, still not quite feeling in the mood. Moontime should be a good time to read, that veil is thinner. No longer have moontime but still cycle around new moon. Will have to pay attention to that.

[Mythrel]

never really noticed where the moon was at when I do readings...guess I should pay attention and see if it does affect my readings...

[Silver Venus]

Hey Mythrel, happy your joining us :)

im still not jumping to get my tarot out but i am starting to feel a bit more up to reading at the mo :)

[Flar's Freyja]

:wave: Hi, Mythrel! Good to see you here!

New moon, I did a reading last night and it knocked both my and the querent's socks off! Seems like this is a better part of the cycle.

[Silver Venus]

Ive just done a reading for Puma and feel much better for it actually. At first my cards felt stuck with energy but once I got them shuffling and did the reading I feel as though I freed the static energy of the wanning moon.
New moon is on its way :boing: My favourite time!

[Silver Venus]

Full moon approaching and I cant even bring myself to post on here too much let along read my cards :eek:

How does everyone else feel?

[Flar's Freyja]

Funny you brought that up, the same.....hadn't realized what time in the cycle it was. As you know, someone requested a reading the other day and I was really busy.....but usually it's easier to make time. BTW, thanks for doing that! I owe you!

[Silver Venus]

No worries hun, I did it a few days ago and liked getting my cards out, but if youd of asked now.. Id of had to push myself ;)

Youve had big excuses! Relax! and enjoy the full moon :)

[Silver Venus]

Check out this thread for the full moon on the 26th it explains allot I think!

http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?postid=242817#post242817

[Flar's Freyja]

:eek: THAT'S a lifesaver! Explains a lot......I'll be waiting a week to confront a business associate.......

[Flaire-FireStar]

hmmm... I feel I can read more around the full moon, but closer to the new moon, I can't. ;)

[Lavender]

I've been keeping track this moon cycle & noticed that the readings got easier as the moon became fuller. I have to be honest & say that it could be that I was rusty at the beginning. I think this is something that needs to be looked at for several moon cycles. Now that the moon is waning, I'll keep track & see if that affects my readings. Heh! I'm off to look for some more guinea pigs! :D

[Flaire-FireStar]

:lol: Glad I'm not the only one, Wildchild!

[Lavender]

I think the waning moon is affecting my readings. I'm finding I'm not interested in doing longer spreads. I'm still experimenting! :D

[Flaire-FireStar]

I'm finding it hard to just get mine out to even meditate on them. :bug: Didn't think it would affect me that bad

[Silver Venus]

bump :boing:
thought this fits in with our time discussions at the moment

[athena_xoxo]

hmmm...i haven't noticed any affects that the moon has on my readings...if anything my health...like if i'm sick or something...come to think of it, i can't really keep up with the moon phases...if i look outside and look at the moon, i can usually tell if it's full or new but i'm still confused with waxing and wanning...:confused:

[Silver Venus]

dont worry this confuses most!
Waxing is when the moon is growing from a New Moon to the Full Moon, and wanning is then the end of this cycle, when the moon is darkening from Full back to a brand New Moon.
Heres a good page
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/8878/MoonCorr.html

[Flaire-FireStar]

:lol: I just say before the moon is full is when I get my best readings.

[Witchy Cowgirl]

I read this thread before I started reading and I've kept a journal complete with the moon phases in it specfically so I could post here. Truthfully, I dont' find any differences.

[Rose Sunny Rionach]

I think the moon definately effects your readings... or how you look at them anyway. We are made mostly of water and the moon effects water because of its gravitational pull so it would only make sense that we should be effected by it too.