A lunar eclipse is a powerful event that occurs when the moon is covered by the shadow of the Earth. It is often called a Blood Moon because it appears to turn a magnificent, ethereal red color.

During a lunar eclipse, the moon goes through every part of its cycle at once. This is because in a single night you can watch the Earth’s shadow turn our satellite from a Full Moon into a Waning Moon, a New Moon (or dark moon) and finally a Waxing Moon to become full again. Remember that lunar eclipses only happen when the moon is full.

Some consider a lunar eclipse to be the time when the doorway between worlds becomes momentarily opened, which is great for divinations and spiritual communications.

What to do during the Blood Moon? Cast a spell to contact the spirit of an ancestor. You can pick a specific ancestor or make a generalized call instead and connect to your bloodline.

Blood Moon Magick Spell

Recipe by Francisco Huanaco

Harness the power of this lunar eclipse and Full Moon to call on the spirit of your ancestors. Communicate with them and release an intention if you wish.

Ingredients

Incense (see suggestions below)
Yellow candle
Bell
Ancestor's altar offerings

How to cast the spell

Decorate your ancestor’s altar with candles, personal and devotional items. If you don’t have a yellow candle, use a white one instead.
Light the incense and let the smoke rise as you use it to create a protective circle around you.
Be mindful of the Four Quarters. Starting with East, move your incense sunwise (clockwise) to the South, then West and North around you.
Call out to your benevolent and loving ancestor spirits by saying:
Ring the bell three times to welcome the ancestral spirits.
As you place any offerings on the ancestor's altar, say:
Meditate, talk or sing if you wish. Or simply be quiet as you wait for the ancestors to speak. If you choose to go to sleep, be mindful of your dreams and write them down when you wake up.
Close your ritual by saying:

Notes

🖨️ Scroll down to find a printable version of this spell.

Ancestor Incense Blends

Incense carries our wishes to the deities and spirits through the sweet, airborne smoke. Some of the best herbs to burn for communication with ancestors and other spirits are: Dragon’s blood, Rosemary, Valerian, and Mugwort.

Make your own loose incense blends following the recipes on this site:

Triple Goddess Incense

This Incense inspired by Hecate and the Triple Goddess will fill your space with a subtle sensual and spicy scent, bringing out your own powers.

Diana of the Moon Incense

Diana, in Roman religion, goddess of wild animals and the hunt, identified with the Moon and Greek goddess Artemis. She rules over unspoiled nature, and the boundaries separating wild from civilized, living from dead.

Full Blood Moon Ideas 🔴

A Blood Moon is when the full moon enters a total Lunar Eclipse. Approximately once every 1.5 years, the sun, Earth, and moon come into perfect alignment, causing Earth’s shadow to tint the moon a beautiful red color.

What to do during a Blood Moon? This lunar event is an opportunity to experiment with intuitive magic and enhance our psychic abilities.

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Blood Moon Witches Ritual — Blood Moon Ritual

Do Shadow Work: Engage in meditations, and rituals that force you to confront the darker, hidden parts of yourself. Journaling, Tarot exercises and self-reflection are encouraged. Get more ideas in the Infinite Roots Coven.

Clean your spaces: Putting your living spaces in order will clear any negative energy and make room for what will manifest soon. Declutter your altar, open the windows to allow fresh air to enter, perform cleansing rituals, clean all surfaces and water your plants.

Spiritual Bath Ingredients — Take a Spiritual Bath

Write a letter and burn it: Write down your deepest thoughts and then release all that wasted energy as you watch the sheet burn. Don’t forget to do it safely.

Release an intention: Consider what you want to manifest. Set a monthly intention or a wish for the season that begins. One common way to elevate that intent into the Universe is by writing it down and then burning it in a bay leaf. 🌿

Give thanks: Acknowledging what we have has a huge effect on our self-care. Gratitude can be amplified during a Full Moon and this develops positive effects that help us express our emotions.

Spiritual Meaning of the Blood Moon

Let’s start by remembering that the moon is the ruler of emotions, and just as the moon is in constant transformation, the same happens with our feelings.

The Mayans, for example, believed that the red moon symbolized a war between the gods, while the Aztecs thought that it was a battle between day and night, a fearsome event, since they could not know if they would see the light of the sun again.

A total lunar eclipse, just like a Full Moon can be exhausting, represents an energetic expansion that we rarely witness, so it is very important to be prepared for this unique phenomenon.

Once the eclipse has passed, you need to prepare for the next day. The energy will continue to flow in all directions and your emotions may still be very agitated. You can perform a grounding ritual or meditation. It’s important to ground and center your energies.