Llewellyn's Little Book of Moon Spells (Llewellyn's Little Books, 13) by Melanie Marquis

More than sixty spells. Organized around the phases, with step-by-step instructions.

Potions, powders, and lore. Drawn from folk traditions around the world.

Pocket-sized hardcover. Part of Llewellyn's Little Book series, and genuinely small enough to carry.

• Author: Melanie Marquis
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications, Little Books series
• More than 60 spells, with potions, powders, and lore
• SKU: BLLELITMS

Lunar timing is one of the few pieces of magical practice that rests on something anyone can verify: the moon is genuinely there, it genuinely changes, and the cycle is genuinely twenty-nine and a half days. What tradition adds is a reading of that cycle. The waxing moon is for drawing and building, the full for culmination, the waning for releasing and banishing, and the dark for rest and for the work you would rather not do in daylight.

That framework is old, widespread, and useful, and it gives a practice a rhythm it would otherwise have to invent. Marquis works within it and gives you sixty-odd spells organized accordingly. Take the timing seriously and the rest becomes easier.

1. Learn the phases first, which the book covers, and check where the moon actually is tonight.
2. Match the working to the phase: draw on the waxing, release on the waning.
3. Work the spells as written before you start adapting them.
4. Keep a record of what you worked and when, so the pattern becomes visible over months.
5. Carry it, which is what the format is for.

• Blank Journal: to record the workings and the phases.
• Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences: the reference for the timing.
• White Chime Candles, Set of 20: the all-purpose candle for the workings.
• Living Wicca by Scott Cunningham: for building the wider practice.
• White Selenite Wand: the moon stone of modern practice.

Is it for beginners?

Yes, and for experienced practitioners too. The spells come with step-by-step instructions and assume nothing.

How many spells are there?

More than sixty, along with potions, powders, and lore.

Why does the moon phase matter?

Tradition reads the cycle as a rhythm: waxing to draw and build, full for culmination, waning to release and banish, dark for rest. It gives a practice a structure it would otherwise have to invent.

How big is it?

Pocket-sized hardcover, part of Llewellyn's Little Book series.

Do I need special tools?

No. Most of the workings use ordinary materials, which is part of the appeal of a book this size.