Merry Meet Monday - Witchy News of the Week (Apr 14 - 20) 🌖

BryWisteria · April 14, 2025, 11:55am

Welcome to your weekly update about what’s happening in both the forum and the witchy world at large

Here’s the news for this week

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Upcoming Events

Mark your calendars so you don’t miss out on these upcoming events and occasions!

[ Group Healing Session ] ]

→ Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 pm ET

Join a group healing circle to support those who are going through hard times this month. Microphones and cameras will be turned off during this one-hour open space, and coven members are welcome to come and go as they please.

EEC discussion: Energy Exchange Circle April 2025

For more information about the Energy Exchange Circle, please see the section below in Ongoing Activities or visit the Energy Exchange.

[ [ Group Ritual ] ]

→ Thursday, April 17

You’re invited to a group ritual meditation- this activity and discussion is open to all active Coven members The ritual has step-by-step instructions that you can join in on your own schedule at any time during the day.

Group rituals are held on Thursday in A Sacred Space and remain open over the weekend. Feel free to check out last week’s group ritual to get an idea about what to expect.

UPDATE: This week’s group ritual post has arrived!

(Group Ritual - April 17) Ritual for the Earth

[ [ Weekend Divination - Free Readings ] ]

→ Friday, April 18

Have a question on your mind? Seeking some guidance on how to best approach a problem? This is your chance to find some answers, as the talented @MeganB is kindly offering free readings via tarot and oracle cards!

Look for the post in the Energy Exchange on Friday- free readings will be available throughout the weekend and will close on Sunday. You can check out the previous Weekend Divination to know what to expect.

[ [ Moon Phase: Waning Moon ] ]

Although there is no major moon phase within the next seven days, we will be blessed by the light of a waning moon throughout the week.

The Spells8 Moon Magick Guide lists this moon phase as a good time for spellwork that deals with decrease, banishment, and reflection.

For more spellwork suggestions and ideas for what to do during the Waning Cycle, check out the Waning Moon Spell Page

The next key moon phase will be a Last Quarter Moon on Monday, April 21st.

Ready for More Moon Magick? You can find complementary spells and rituals for tonight’s moon on the Spells8 Lunar Spell Page

[ [ Additional Events of Interest ] ]

Other interesting events this week include:

Monday, April 14 - National Gardening Day
Tuesday, April 15 - Start of the Celtic Tree Month of Willow
Thursday, April 17 - Herbalist Day
Saturday, April 19 - Start of Taurus Season

Stay on top of witchy news by printing or downloading the 2025 Pagan Holiday Calendar . You can also add the Spells8 Forum Events Calendar to your digital calendar

Ongoing Activities

These activities are open to enjoy whenever you’d like- feel free to participate anytime before their deadlines!

[ [ Witchy Challenge ] ]

Join your coven as we explore an area of magick! Challenges are open to everyone and all are warmly encouraged to participate in a way that reflects their unique magickal practice.

Are you ready? Join the current challenge here: WITCHY CHALLENGE - Sacred Blades: Athames & Bolines

This challenge will remain open until: Tuesday, April 22 at 7:00 AM EDT (Eastern US Time)

[ [ Tarot Month Challenge ] ]

Improve your tarot (or oracle) skills and deepen your connection with your deck in this month-long exploration of the cards! Check back each day for a new daily prompt to work on with your deck.

Visit the Tarot Challenge here:

April Tarot Challenge

This month’s tarot challenge will run until Wednesday, April 30.

[ [ Self-Care Month Challenge ] ]

Self-care is important, but can be hard to do on your own - for accountability and companionship, come join the Month of Self-Care! Everyone is welcome to come share a daily update and check in with the coven.

Visit the Self-Care Challenge here:

Self Care Month - April

This challenge will remain open until Wednesday, April 30.

[ [ Spells8 Book Club ] ]

Calling all book lovers! The Spells8 book club is now in session !

For more information about this session of Book Club and to submit your book, please head over to the current thread in Activities :

Spells8 47th Book Club April 2025

Please note that this reading period will end on Wednesday, April 30.

Happy Reading!

[ [ Energy Exchange Circle ] ]

Do you have a little extra love and light to share with fellow Coven members? Or perhaps you’ve fallen on hard times and could use a boost of positive energy yourself?

The Energy Exchange Circle is hosted in the Energy Exchange is the place to connect and share love with fellow Coven members going through hard times. To do a good deed and show that you care, consider leaving a note of support in the current thread:

EEC discussion: Energy Exchange Circle April 2025

This month’s Energy Exchange Circle will end on Wednesday, April 30.

Thanks for spreading the love!

[ [ Coven Member Birthdays ] ]

Come wish your fellow Coven members well on their special days! You can congratulate those with a birthday this month in the discussion:

April 2025 Let’s Celebrate Birthdays

If you wish to appear in this list, please set your birthday on your profile. Additionally, please note that the birthday list is housed in the private, Coven members-only A Sacred Space.

This month’s birthday discussion will remain open through Wednesday, April 30.

[ [ Your Daily Draw ] ]

Looking for a bit of higher guidance to help you out today? This collection of daily oracle card (as well as tarot and rune) readings is available for you to access and read thanks to the generosity of the Coven

To enjoy a daily message or to share your own, visit:

Daily Draw - April, May, June 2025

Please note that this divination discussion is housed in A Sacred Space and will remain open until Monday, June 30.

[ [ Magickal Study Buddies ] ]

Ready to bring your studies to the next level? Work together with a buddy! Magickal study buddies are fellow practitioners who are studying the same areas of the Craft as you. Connect with others to boost motivation, gain inspiration, stay accountable, and (hopefully!) make new friends with similar magickal interests

Magickal Study Buddies - Find Someone to Study With

The Magickal Study Buddies discussion will remain open indefinitely for connecting with fellow magickal learners. Happy studies!

[ [ A Spell A Day ] ]

Want to add some magick to your day, but not sure what to cast? The Spell-A-Day has you covered!

Over the years, a vast archive of magickal spells, resources, information and more has been collected from around Spells8. Every day, one spell that taps into the energy of the day is brought out of the library and put on display for all to see and enjoy.

Spell for Today

There is a new spell post every day, so stop by A Sacred Space > Spell-A-Day whenever you visit the forum to see the recommended daily spell!

New Members

Merry meet to the new members who have joined the Spells8 Forum over the past week!

Welcome to the Forum and the Infinite Roots Coven!

@elyse - @jay2 - @Aly_Jane - @morgan6 - @billie2 - @teresa12 - @carlyn - @Marius_Baltazar_Roze - @calysta1 - @emma7 - @jordan4 - @georgia4 - @carrianne - @rhiannon - @leah1 - @emily14 - @lyndsee - @Chaotes-siren - @tom1 - @omar - @BellaHaze7 - @viannah - @arlette - @melissa53 - @holleye - @scott - @teacup_witch - @martia - @laura32 - @giulia1 - @raevn - @stephanie49 - @matthew9 - @kathrina - @Feathertip - @karla3 - @margaret3 - @jessica69 - @scott2 - @Demelza_Moon - @melissa54 - @georgia5 - @david9 - @silver - @tessa

If you haven’t done so already, please get started by creating a new topic in the Introductions category. Feel free to share a bit about who you are and your journey into practicing magick, or simply say a quick hello- we’d love to meet you!

Wishing you a very warm welcome to the forum!

Special Shout-Outs

Forum Super Stars

Each week, those who share the most posts and give the most hearts receive a shout-out and thank you for their contributions.

Shout-outs from this past week go to:

@Nikki-Phoenix - for sharing the most posts

@Artemisia - for giving out the most hearts

Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom through posts and your love through hearts- your time here helping the coven is greatly appreciated

Click here to learn more about Activity Shout-Out Rewards

Anyone who earns a shout-out for three weeks in a row is awarded the special MMM badge (and will not be counted in Activity shout-outs again for a two-month rest period- this is so that others will have a chance to earn the badge too!) .

The legends who have won the MMM badge 5 times will no longer be counted- they have earned their place in the Forum Hall of Fame !

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And Thank YOU!

We’d also like to say a very big thank you to all members of Spells8

Your contributions and presence here help to make this a welcoming and supportive place for solitary witches all around the world. Thanks for being a part- Spells8 can’t exist without you!

We’re halfway through April - what magick will you be casting this week?

Whether it’s magickal or mundane, feel free to share your plans for the week, chat about upcoming spellwork, or give a shout-out to your fellow coven members in the comments below.

Blessed be

Amethyst · April 14, 2025, 12:06pm

Congratulations to @Nikki-Phoenix and @Artemisia for being Super Stars! You get virtual cookies today! YAY!

I’ve got a good week planned. I’m going to try to maybe rearrange a few things in my living room if me and Sally can manage it and decorate for Beltane! Well, that’s the idea. We’ll see if we actually stop gossiping and do it. LOL!

I only have to get through two doctor appointments today, one of which is a nerve conduction test, I think they call it. Basically they are testing to see if I have neuropathy or carpal tunnel in my hands. So they basically are gonna hook my hands up to some machine and shock me.

I’ve heard that it’s nothing more than hitting your funny bone to Sally’s brother saying that if the nurse had been a man he would have hit her, it’s so painful. So I guess that’ll be fun!

But after today I’m good to go for the week!

Hope y’all are having a good one this week too!

Artemisia · April 14, 2025, 1:24pm

Well I guess that’s my sign that I need to get more vegetable plants for my garden today!!

I’ll have to see if Herbal Academy or other herbalist organizations have anything planned for this day I know I have a few things on my To Make list.

Congratulations on the shout out and thank you for sharing so much of your wisdom with us!

Thank you! I’ll take all the virtual cookies cuz I’m cutting back on the real ones!!!

Hope your appointments go smoothly. I’ve had the nerve conduction test on my wrists before, it’s not too bad but not as fun as eating cookies!

Spring is here with all the pollen and more… Waiting for the big blooms to pass before tackling cleaning the screened porch. It used to be a huge deal because Donut was allergic to pollen (and a few other things) but he loved spending time in the porch. He’d come in looking like a honey bee with pollen all over his fur

We had the insurance claim approved for a roof replacement, so I’m meeting with my roofer in a few minutes to get that started.

Working on digging my way out of the winter blues and dealing with a loss. Joined a local bird watching group and signed up for a couple of field trips. Recommitting to getting outside and running 4 times a week. And finally, have my SO at least partially onboard with decluttering so we’re working on that a little at a time over the week.

Mostly I’m just happy that my garden is growing, seedlings are popping up and rose buds are starting to form!

Wishing everyone a safe and wonderful week!

georgia · April 14, 2025, 1:43pm

Congratulations! Felicitations!

I’m excited, this morning. I’ve never been on a passenger train before, other than the touristy steam trips in Indiana and Canada. This ought to be just as much fun: heading up to Santa Fe- the state capitol, today. It is my driver’s birthday, so I’m praying everything flows smoothly. Our intentions are to eat and visit two museums: Laretto Chapel with its miraculous spiral staircase and the interactive art museum Meow Wolf- House of Eternal Returns. Weather is expected to be cloudy and mild- perfect for travel after the abnormally high temps of the past weekend. I’m not leaving much up to chance except transportation once we get there and where to eat. I even called the bank to make sure they don’t cancel my debit card and lined my purse with foil to keep rf readers out. My intentions are to have fun and be inspired.

Sorry for the runon paragraph. When I get like this, you can tell I’m excited!

@Amethyst May your doctors visits go smoothly and as comfortably as possible!

@Artemisia Good luck with the insurance and roof replacement! May your gardening and running go well! Bird watching ought to be enjoyable: birds can be very entertaining. Wishing Donut an easy allergy season this year!

Nikki-Phoenix · April 14, 2025, 4:17pm

Thanks to all! I’ve been in and out lately, all of my time is wrapped up in K at the moment. I barely have time to finish a reply before she’s trying to fly or eating something she shouldn’t be Wishing love, light and sparkles to all this week

x Blessed Be x

cherietta · April 14, 2025, 4:38pm

Oh! That does sound exciting! I remember my first train ride. I went from Oklahoma City to San Antonio to see the missions at the Missions National Historical Park (and a lot more fun stuff )

KylaD · April 14, 2025, 9:28pm

As always I so appreciate this weekly post!
Welcome everyone! You are in a very special place!
Congrats @Artemisia and @Nikki-Phoenix

Amethyst · April 14, 2025, 10:50pm

Virtual chocolate cookies then! LOL!

They all lied! Either that or they are wusses! LOL! The most difficult part was getting my fat butt up on the exam table.

But I may have to have carpal tunnel syndrome, and may need surgery. I’ll find out more in two months. Sigh.

Thanks, love!

May your garden grow well, my dear! And good luck with decluttering.

Hope your journey was a safe and fun one!

Thanks, darling! They went okay. For what they were. Blah. LOL!

AileyGrey · April 14, 2025, 11:57pm

Looks like we’re off for a great week! The hubs and I had a great trip to Texas and made it back safely to Georgia late last night. We did some fossil hunting, I got some gorgeous gem stone jewelry AND the cast of an huge dinosaur footprint that I’m hanging up on a wall somewhere! It’s awesome! We also went to the Scarborough Rennaisance faire (you all know we love us some renn faire goodness) and I got some amazing new incense and a teeny oil lamp and bud vase!

Our family is gearing up for our Ostara/Easter celebration. They were kind of spread apart this year since Easter is late, but it works! We have a glow in the dark egg hunt for the kids and it is just magical. I’m also gearing up to try a new cake this year. I usually do a lamb cake because it always turns out horrible and looks like a zombie… but this year I am switching it up and trying a bunny! We will see how that goes!!

Happy week everyone!

Susurrus · April 15, 2025, 1:41am

Congratulations to both of you! Wonderful to see your contributions to the forum

@Amethyst I had 1 on my right arm a couple of months ago. I hope your appointments go well & the nerve test isn’t too uncomfortable for you. It didn’t bother me too much, they went from my neck to my fingers on the right side.

I’ve been busy today, as I can be anyway. I was able to get my treasures with a first coat of mineral oil on them. Then later I started seeds for:

lavender
spearmint
rosemary
basil
onions
cantaloupe
sweet peppers

They are in their little greenhouses doing their thing in the kitchen. Tomorrow during the day I’ll make sure everyone is in a sunny spot

I have 2 appointments this week. My Wednesday morning appointment & another one on Friday, I just don’t remember what time

I feel like I have so much to say but not enough time right now.

I hope everyone had a good start to their week

I have some more seeds to start, but need to get them their little homes & greenhouses. Now I get to clean outside planters, make hanging planters, & all the things for my little garden. We are pretty excited.

I was able to get my other plants watered & in a temporary home. Now I’m so tired, I may have over done it a tad

dan3 · April 15, 2025, 5:01am

Yay! Well done you two!

Nikki, I love your posts. You bring joy with everything. Thank you!

Artemisia, sharing your love is much appreciated. Everyone likes to see a ‘like’. It makes us feel part of everything. Thank you!

Mystique · April 15, 2025, 10:28am

Congratulations! You are both so amazing!

Hope your appointments went well! I’ve had this test done and thought it was horrible!

@Artemisia I’m glad your insurance approved the roof repairs! That’s always a big relief.

@georgia I hope your train ride was amazing and you had a great day!

@AileyGrey that sounds like an amazing trip! You got some great finds it sounds like!

My week will be filled with the 4 grandkids. I’m back to babysitting for a couple months and then them and their mom are off for the summer.

Amethyst · April 15, 2025, 11:34am

That’s right! I had forgotten. The test wasn’t so bad. Getting on the exam table? Yeah, a nightmare. Why I couldn’t do that seated I have no idea.

May Gaia make your seeds grow!

It wasn’t too bad for me, like an electric sewing machine needle going into me. (I’ve had a needle go clear through my finger so I’d know) But I survived but found out I have carpal tunnel in both hands but really bad in my left. So that may end up with surgery sometime this summer if the braces don’t help. We’ll see.

I hope your test came out well when you did it!

Nikki-Phoenix · April 15, 2025, 12:10pm

Aww you are most welcome @dan3, and thank you and everyone, and of course congrats to @Artemisia

x Blessed Be x

Susurrus · April 15, 2025, 1:06pm

It’s okay, I forgot I had mentioned it. I hope the braces help. I know when I did data entry I had 1 for my… left hand & it wasnt bad once I got used to it.

So far today I’ve gotten my makeshift greenhouses in the window, got the stuffs ready for mineral oil ( it takes a couple applications because of being porous)

Oh! My hubs came home with a cool rock he found out by the pit at work. Everything I’ve checked leans toward it being some kind of piece of meteorite. Possibly dacite, but I really doubt that here since it has to do with volcanic lava cooling rapidly. Unless there’s 1 around Cape Cod I don’t know about yet.

I have a few things to do, but I will be in & out throughout the day! Happy Tuesday!

celineelise · April 15, 2025, 3:00pm

Shout-outs from this past week go to:

@Nikki-Phoenix - for sharing the most posts
@Artemisia - for giving out the most hearts
Congratulations lovely witches your contributions make this forum wonderful.

@Amethyst I hope you appointments went well and sending you love, hugs and healing.

@Artemisia I hope that the roof goes well! What did you end up planting?

@Susurrus may you seeds grow large and quickly!

@mystique have an amazing time with your grandkids

I didn’t realize it was world gardening day yesterday but I have been growing some seedlings since March and i though it was time to out them into my community garden.
It is supposed to be nice here all week!

I finished my sounds bath training so I have certification to do crystal bowl sound healing now! I just need to practice and I will start offering them.

I need to move the last of my stuff out of my ex’s place this weekend. I am having some dread. Please send me good vibes and protection. It is really hard…

georgia · April 15, 2025, 3:17pm

You’ll make it, @celineelise! I believe in you! Life will be so much better, now! Familiarity itself is a tie which binds, but freedom and independence will serve you well. The hardest part is often getting your foot in the door. Cheers to your courage and strength!

The train ride fell through. When we got there, the conductor told us that train wasn’t headed north. So we drove. The truck needed more work than was safe, but “Betsy” made it with flying colors. Good thing, too. We were allowed to take extra time at the museum- needed as my driver fell and twisted her knee, ate something which disagreed with her. She had a rough birthday.

dan3 · April 15, 2025, 3:46pm

I’ve been making things and decided to do something fun for our Doggo (Cooper). He is getting old so I made a poppet of him and sent him health and comfort. Here is the poppet - 3D printed and I made a compartment for herbs and a taglock.

Here is Cooper when he was a bit younger: