Merry Meet Monday: Witchy News of the Week (June 15 - 21) 🌻

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

Here’s the news for this week :eyes:



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Upcoming Events :spiral_calendar:

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


[ [ Group Ritual :candle: ] ]

Thursday, Jun 18

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

Group rituals are held on Thursday in A Sacred Space and remain open through the weekend. Feel free to check out the most recent group ritual to get an idea about what to expect.


Fun Friday

[ [ Fun Friday :tada: ] ]

Friday, Jun 19

The end of the week means it’s time for some fun! Come join @Feathertip on a weekly exploration through thought-provoking questions - all in the name of a good time with your coven mates.

New questions are shared in the Fun Friday discussion every weekend.


First-Quarter-Moon-Spells

[ [ Moon Phase: First Quarter Moon :first_quarter_moon: ] ]

Sunday, June 21

This week we will be blessed by the light of a first quarter moon. The exact time you will see this moon phase depends on your location :telescope:

The Spells8 Moon Magick Guide to First Quarter Moon Magick notes that this moon phase is an excellent time to take action towards making your dreams become reality and bringing about positive growth. It is a great time for forward movement and healing :hugs:

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


Sabbats - MMM

[ [ Witch Holiday: Sabbat :wheel_of_dharma: ] ]

Sunday, June 21 *
*Sabbats may be celebrated across multiple days and nights

Blessed Sabbat! This week brings the sabbat Litha :sunflower: and the summer solstice :sun: to the Northern Hemisphere.

Want to honor the occasion? Here are a few ideas and suggestions for how you might celebrate this witchy holiday:

At the same time, it is the sabbat Yule :evergreen_tree: and the winter solstice :sun: for friends in the southern hemisphere.

Here are a few suggestions for how you might celebrate this holiday:

Witchy Holiday Guide : Learn more about the seasonal celebrations in The Pagan Wheel of the Year


Other Events - MMM

[ [ Additional Events of Interest :mag: ] ]

Other interesting events this week include:

Stay on top of witchy news with the NEW 2026 Pagan Holiday Calendar. You can also add the Spells8 Forum Events Calendar to your digital calendar :spiral_calendar:



Ongoing Activities :raised_hands:

These activities are ongoing and are open to enjoy whenever you’d like - feel free to participate any time before their deadlines!


discreet witchcraft challenge

[ [ Witch Challenge :trophy: ] ]

Join your coven and explore an area of magick! These challenges encourage magickal learning and everyone is warmly encouraged to participate in a way that reflects their unique magickal practice. All entrants receive a small prize.

Are you ready? Join the current challenge and read entries here:

This challenge will remain open until: Tuesday, June 23 at 7:00 AM ET (Eastern US Time)


Tarot Challenge

[ [ Tarot Journey :flower_playing_cards: ] ]

Improve your tarot reading skills here! This month-long exploration of the cards is hosted by @katharina. Check back each day for a new daily prompt to work on and explore a weekly creative prompt to help you connect with your deck.

Visit the Tarot space:


Lenormand Challenge

[ [ Lenormand Challenge :joker: ] ]

Have you used Lenormand cards before? Branch out and explore a fascinating method of divination! This month-long exploration of the cards is hosted by @dan3. Check back each day for a new daily prompt to work on with your deck.

Visit the Lenormand Challenge here:


Oracle Challenge

[ [ Oracle Work :joker: ] ]

Level up your oracle abilities through hands-on experience with The Court of Light and Shadow Deck and exercises designed by @Eira_of_the_Living_Hearth. Explore monthly themes and daily prompts to help deepen your practice with your cards.

Visit the Oracle discussion here:


self care collective

[ [ Self-Care Collective :heart: ] ]

Self-care is important, but it can be hard to do on your own - for accountability and companionship, come join this Self-Care Collective hosted by @Artemisia. Everyone is welcome to share their self-care updates and check-in with fellow coven members.

Visit the Self-Care Collective here:


Practical Magic Book Club by TracyS

[ [ Book Club - Practical Magic :open_book: ] ]

Calling all readers and magickal book enthusiasts! To celebrate the upcoming release of Practical Magic 2, @tracyS is leading a reading group. Come stop by to chat about the books and movies.


Energy Circle June

[ [ Energy Exchange Circle :hugs: ] ]

The Energy Exchange Circle is hosted in the Energy Exchange and 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:


June Coven Birthdays

[ [ Coven Member Birthdays :birthday: ] ]

Let’s celebrate! Here is a space to honor coven members on their birthdays. If you wish to appear in this list, please set your birthday on your profile.

Come wish your fellow coven members well on their special days:


Daily Single Draws - for MMM

[ [ Coven Daily Draw :tarot_card: ] ]

Want to draw a card for the coven? This shared space is for daily shared readings. Feel free to draw a card (or rune, ogham, pendulum, tea reading, etc - all forms of divination are welcome) for the collective, or stop by to read the messages for the day.


Study Buddies

[ [ Magickal Study Buddies :books: ] ]

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 :mage:

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


Spell A Day - Crystal Galaxy

[ [ A Spell A Day :sparkles: ] ]

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.

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 :wave:

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

:infinite_roots: Welcome to the Forum and the Infinite Roots Coven! :infinite_roots:

@Eden13 - @apollyon - @erin8 - @jackie8 - @keri2 - @lizzie - @beverly

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! :wave: :heart:

Wishing you a very warm welcome to the forum! :hugs:



Special Shout-Outs :loudspeaker:

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:

Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and love with the coven, it is greatly appreciated :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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, so that others will have a chance to earn the badge too!) . Those who have won the MMM badge 5 times will no longer be counted, as they have earned their place in the legendary Forum Hall of Fame :trophy:

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And Thank YOU!

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

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! :hugs::sparkling_heart:



Solstice blessings! Are you planning anything fun for the sabbat? :sun:

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 :sunflower: :sparkles:

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Welcome to all our new members! We’re happy you’re here with us. :blush:

Congrats on the shout-outs to you both! @underwaxingmoon, you’re sharing so much of yourself and your new journey, you’ve touched our hearts. :two_hearts: So glad you’re with us!

Congrats to my Sister, @Eira_of_the_Living_Hearth for sharing her love! You rock!

Happy Monday to the Coven! Not much on tap for me yet. I may have to break down and get myself a follow-up appointment with my orthopedic doctor about my knees. I’ve been doing a lot outside and they’re both complaining. :wink: I’d love to just get a steroid shot but these doctors are sadly too cautious about overuse. How dare they! So something else must be suggested.

I might drive over to see a new landscaping company, just to dig out the roots of the 3 Emerald Green arbor vitae trees that finally died over the winter (they’ve been struggling since being uprooted by an ice storm a couple of winters ago), and plant new ones. If I like them, I might open a discussion about the front yard garden.

Another Monday, another day of silence from the other landscaper. So, this is what it feels like to be ghosted. :ghost_cat: :joy:

Wishing everyone a magickal week! :sparkles: :sparkling_heart:

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Happy Monday!

A special shout-out to @BryWisteria from me. Thanks, Bry for keeping things tidy here at the forum and making each Monday something to look forward to!

OF COURSE - Welcome to our new members and congrats to @underwaxingmoon and @Eira_of_the_Living_Hearth for helping us all enjoy the forum!

'tis Spring and that comes with cleanups, fix ups, and dealing with being “ghosted” by people we hire to help. Like @Feathertip, our family is having our patience tested. We have painting and landscaping work on hold for the completion of some needed house exterior repair. Fortunately, they have more invested in the work than we do so we expect it to break free and be completed (several weeks late). We stopped payment based on our contract - we built it so we wouldn’t be left out in the cold that sometimes happens with larger contracts. Our house looks like a bedraggled hobo with incomplete siding and trim. The SO is fretting (as am I) but we both are happy about our approach.

For those into basketball here in the US (I’m not but was still impressed with the NBA finals), the winning team (Knicks) was especially happy - their first championship since 1973. That made New York (both City and State) some happy campers. I enjoy seeing people happy - there is too much grinding unhappiness in the news (as always). It was a feel good day for me.

I started work on another card deck and realized I was enjoying doing that more than actually using the completed deck. The current map for the deck is my focus. I may not worry about completing the physical deck. I’m including example quotes that are a bit funny and it has become a minor obsession.

You folks all have a great week! We’re going to shoot for that ourselves.