Moon Magick: Darkness

Merry Meet and Welcome to you magickal souls!!!!

Not everyone will acknowledge the Dark Moon but for those that do, or those who want to learn about it, this is the time when the Moon is barely visible in the sky. It's that time between the Waning Crescent and the Waxing Crescent where there is nothing to see of the Moon.

The Dark Moon can symbolise an ending, a cycle coming to completion while preparing for the next cycle. It can be likened to the season of Winter when the Sun's light is diminished and any growth is internal and therefore not so visible. It's the time when I can reset, release and leave behind anything that I don't need or want.

It's similar to a Lunar Eclipse, where the Moon's light is hidden for a time because the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon. The main difference with a Dark Moon is that the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun and here on Earth, we can only see the dark side of the Moon.

I got inspired by a Moon Magick course I signed up for in 2025 with Wise Woman Witchery and wanted to explore it in a slightly different way. I chose to use the journal prompts given within the 2026 Planner for the New and Full Moons, and then found spreads for the Waning and Waxing Moons but I'll go into more detail about those when I write about those phases.

I decided to use the Disney Villains tarot deck, which was a gift for Yule from a close friend and a deck I wanted to challenge myself with using and connecting with.

What am I overlooking right now?

Ace of Wands

With this card, it is depicting the staff used by Jafar as a tool for his power and influence. Perhaps I am overlooking my own power, that I don't need to wield anything to have any kind of influence over others. Or maybe that I need to look at how I try to influence others.

I was controlled as a child so perhaps I go too far the other way to avoid becoming another version of the role model I had.

But the staff looks like a snake, which feels important to me. Snakes are, in my opinion, symbols of change and transformation, adapting to growth and holding space for everything learned and achieved. This snake also looks defensive, like it's about to strike, so maybe I am overlooking just how much I'm willing to fight to control my own life or defend others.

What do I need to leave behind?

King of Swords & The Devil

The King of Swords is iconic as Scar. Scar needs to be in control, and even his theme-song is all about being prepared. He has to be prepared so that he has plans he can start to still bring about his desired outcome. He desires power and has the ability to manipulate those around him (until the very end) because he is able to always portray himself as the victim. Looking back on my life, there may have been times where I played the victim instead of taking accountability for my actions. I feel as if I am slowly able to stop being the victim as I now deal with just the facts of my experiences and nothing else. This is a work in progress, and perhaps by doing this, I am still trying to manipulate those around me but now I'm trying to do it with the truth and not anything else.

With The Devil, I'm not as familiar with the Chernabog because I don't watch Fantasia that often (and I can't remember the last time I did watch it). However, the Chernabog is in charge of the underworld and has minions to direct. Now, I don't have my own minions and don't really want any but still, this card speaks to me of destructive behaviours, empty promises and the desire for instant gratification. I am trying to work on my destructive tendencies, to transform them into constructive tendencies. I do my best not to make empty promises but I know that it is related to trust, that I've had empty promises made to me and as I work on trusting others more, these are likely to be made less and less often. I'm not a fan of instant gratification but perhaps in this instance, this card is saying that I am focusing too much on the longer-term projects and ideas.

What should I be bringing into my life?

Page of Coins

With this card, the three hench-hyenas are shown approaching with what appears to be ill-intentions.

But, to me, they look as if they have realised their own potential, what they could achieve without being controlled or manipulated by others. They look like they have learned a difficult lesson about their own personal power.

This is what I think this card is telling me: that I have more potential than I have been taught to think I have. That I shouldn't hide away. That I need to acknowledge and own the progress I have made, as well as the lessons I have learned.

I am just starting to realise that I can do more than I think I can, but I do need a reminder of where I have been to be able to see the progress that I have made, the elephant graveyard I have come from.

This was a really interesting time and I definitely wasn't expecting the messages from that last card. (See? Even readers can be surprised by their own personal readings.) It was an intriguing deck to use and I'm looking forward to getting to know it better as I continue to work with the Moon and Her phases.

I hope you have been inspired to deepen your own relationship with the Moon and her phases and cycle. If you'd like your own personal look at how you could work with the Moon, my inbox and diary are open.

Peace and love to all!!!!