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The moon phases should dictate what kind of magic you’re doing as a witch. Why? Because the moon phases each have their own correspondences. So if you’re looking to do hexes or curses, how will the moon phases change your spells?
Curses done during a waning crescent moon should focus on removing things from people. Black magic done at the time of a new moon should begin new negative experiences in a person’s life. And hexes performed during the waxing moon should intensify negativity in someone’s life.
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Moon Phase Correspondences
You may not love the idea of cursing others or using black magic, but there could come a time when you’ll need to have this skill anyway. This table will tell you the themes of each moon phase:
Moon Phase | Correspondences |
New Moon | New beginnings, beauty, self improvement, love, romance, job hunting, farms, gardens, health |
Waxing Crescent | Regeneration, gathering, building, making plans, emotional work, strength building, fortification |
First Quarter | Balance, regeneration, renewal, courage, elemental magic, luck, motivation, friends |
Gibbous | Courage, harmony, patience, peace |
Full Moon | Talent, beauty, health, fitness, decisions, legal problems, dreams, motivation, psychic power, protection |
Disseminating Moon | Addictions, divorce, emotions, stress, decisions |
Last Quarter | Banishing health problems, banishing stress, ancestor work, endings |
Waning Crescent | Correct mistakes, settle disputes, decision making, removing habits, healing |

Black Magic / Hexes And The Moon Phases
Now that you know these correspondences, we can figure out what kind of black magic to do during each moon phase.
Moon Phase | Black Magic |
New Moon | Ruining beginnings, low confidence, forming bad habits, breaking off relationships, unemployment, crop failure, health curses |
Waxing Crescent | Destruction, lessening of blessings, ruining plans, mood swings, weakness |
First Quarter | Losing balance, bad luck, arguments, loss of motivation, cowardice |
Gibbous | Cowardice, impatience, anger, chaos |
Full Moon | Depression, legal problems, nightmares, no motivation, spiritual warfare, hauntings and possessions |
Disseminating Moon | Addictions, divorce, mood swings, stress, indecision |
Last Quarter | New health problems, stress, upsetting the ancestors, continuing problems, exes returning |
Waning Crescent | New mistakes, bad luck, arguments, bad decisions, new bad habits |
Read more > Moon Magic: The Ultimate List Of Lunar Magic Knowledge
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