Merry Meet Monday - Witchy News of the Week (Mar 2 - 8) đź”´

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!


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[ [ Moon Phase: Full Moon :full_moon: ] ]

→ Tuesday, March 3

This week, the skies will shine with the beauty of a full moon. The exact time of peak illumination will depend on your location.

March’s moon is known as the Full Worm Moon :worm: in the Northern Hemisphere. This moon is named after the season of thawing after a long winter. In the Southern Hemisphere, this month’s Full Corn Moon :corn: marks the start of the harvest season.

While each moon has its unique qualities, every full moon is a wonderful time to charge, cleanse, and absorb the power-enhancing energies of the moon. For additional full moon inspiration, visit What to Do During the Full Moon :full_moon_with_face:

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


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[ [ Astrological Event: Lunar Eclipse :red_circle: ] ]

→ Tuesday, March 3

The earth will pass between the full moon and the sun, causing the moon to take on a red hue and vanish from view. This is a lunar eclipse - an exciting time with unique effects on spellwork. The time and visibility of the eclipse will depend on your location :map:

While some choose to abstain from magick during the eclipse, others find this to be an interesting time for eclipse magick. To learn more and hear about everyone’s thoughts and experiences, visit the eclipse tag for relevant discussions.

Additional eclipse information and suggested spellwork can be found in the Working With Eclipse Energies: How to Manifest During an Eclipse Guide .


[ [ Group Ritual :candle: ] ]

→ Thursday, March 5

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.

UPDATE: The new group ritual for this week can be found here:

(Group Ritual - Mar 5) :lion: “Wild & Mild” Ritual to Welcome March


Fun Friday

[ [ Fun Friday :tada: ] ]

→ Friday, March 6

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.


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!


freebie challenge

[ [ Witchy Challenge :trophy: ] ]

Join your coven and explore an area of magick! These challenges encourage magickal learning - 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 here:

This challenge will remain open until: Tuesday, March 10 at 7:00 AM ET (Eastern US Time)


Tarot Challenge

[ [ Tarot Journey :flower_playing_cards: ] ]

Improve your tarot (or oracle) 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:


Runes Challenge

[ [ Rune Practice :raido: ] ]

Want to jump into runes for the first time, or perhaps improve your runic reading skills? Come join this month-long exploration of runes hosted by @dan3! Participants are invited to draw daily runes that align with a monthly theme.

Explore runes 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 Challenge

[ [ Self-Care Month Challenge :heart: ] ]

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:


[ [ Spells8 Book Club :books: ] ]

Calling all book-lovers, the Spells8 Book Club is now in session! This is a space for witchy readers and book lovers. For more information about this session of Book Club, please head over to the current thread in Activities :


March EEC 2026

[ [ 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:


coven member 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:


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:

@norlina1 - @MewMew - @LiluMora333 - @russel - @Moonbeam - @shannon3 - @stacy - @chris4 - @priscilla1 - @victoria4 - @rebecca35 - @Autumnwnd

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 through posts and your love through hearts - your time here helping the coven 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!) .

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 ! :trophy:

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W.I.T.C.Hes

At the start of each new month, all those who kindly took the time to welcome all of the new folks in their introduction posts over the past month receive a shout-out and a special badge.

The W.I.T.C.H Award for February 2026 goes to:

It takes a lot of dedication to help fellow coven members feel at home here every day- thank you so much! :heart:

Click here to learn more about W.I.T.C.H Shout-Out Rewards

All those who receive a monthly Community Shout-Out are awarded the W.I.T.C.H (Welcome Into The Coven Helpers) Badge .

This badge is given to those who welcome all new members in their posts in the Introductions category. If you miss one post, don’t worry - everyone gets one freebie!

As this is a difficult badge to earn (it takes a lot of dedication to welcome so many new folks throughout the month!), there are no limits to how many users can receive this shout-out. This badge is just a small thank you to show appreciation for those who help their fellow coven members feel at home every day :heart:

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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:



Welcome to March! Are you excited for the upcoming equinox and season? :seedling::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 :red_circle: :sparkles:

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Congratulations to all! You are great friends!

Thank Heavens for the slow periods! I’ve been testing myself, and I messed up my own health. At least I know the truth of my experience, even if no one listens without seeing it for themselves. I don’t want to go through this again just because some jerk doesn’t want to believe it. Health officials tend to believe that every mention of something experienced is a complaint for them to attempt to fix. Sometimes it’s a rule to act within because I am going to defend myself.

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Congratulations for the shout-outs, my lovelies! :heart: We appreciate all your fun and love!

@Amethyst @dan3 @katharina - congratulations to my fellow W.I.T.C.H.ES! You all rock!

You’re absolutely right. You just described a very real reaction. It’s a shame that just going through a review of symptoms with a doctor makes them want to turn it into a chief complaint, when it’s just giving them an FYI.

I hope you’re doing better!

Not much on tap for me this week. The weather is going to turn warm and rainy for several days. I’m very happy to see temps well out of the freezing range, and rain washes away the rest of the snow and is very Spring-like. :blossom: :cherry_blossom: :sunflower: It’s more than welcome!

Wishing everyone a fabulous week and blessed Full Moon!

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Congratulations to @leilani1 and @Greenbriar for being awesome witches! Thanks, y’all! And congratulations to all my fellow W.I.T.C.Hes! @dan3, @Feathertip, @georgia, and @katharina! Thanks for helping to roll out the welcome wagon!

And thank you to everyone who gave me congrats! :blush:

Did that cover everyone? I hope so!

Word. I know they have to reconfirm their tests and everything, but this is just weird.

It’s raining here today, too! I was able to get out, so that was nice! Hope you have a wonderful Moon!

Well, I finally got out to see my doctor, and I don’t have to go back again, so yay! And Sally is having to go down to three days a week because of reasons, so I’m getting a new worker tomorrow for Mondays and Tuesdays, and she’ll be taking me to doctor appointments! Yay! I hope we get along.

I’m halfway decorated for Spring! I’m gonna see if I can get the rest of it decorated today and tomorrow. It might be a good project for my new worker and me to do after my doctor’s appointment tomorrow morning.

I want to do that Blood Moon Power Claiming Spell that the wonderful @SilverBear shared tomorrow morning, but umm, I kinda don’t have a mason jar!

I know! I’m a bad witch! LOL! I may go ahead and make tea with it, so I don’t have to store it. That would work. And help with the spell, especially if I have a Chai tea with all the fiery herbs and things in it!

Other than that, I’ve got no plans for this week. I hope everyone is having a good Monday! Cross your fingers for me with my new worker!

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I definitely will, love! It’s hard to start with someone new, when you and Sally have established a routine. Well, it’s only two days a week, and I doubt a person working in this capacity will be anything other than positive and ready to help.

I’m cheering for you - best of luck! Congrats on not having to go back to the doctor, this is BIG news! :heart:

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Yeah, I don’t worry about housework so much as a personality problem. Sally can take care of the rest! I’m not a big mess maker. Well, I am, but I try not to.

Thanks! I have other doctors to go to, of course, but this is the Wound Care one! The one I’ve seen so much, they know me!

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Merry Monday My Muses,

So glad y’all are not freezing anymore :cold_face: It is toooo weird here in Vegas. A couple weeks ago we had record lows (less than freezing 28) and yesterday record high, 86!!!

This weather is tooooo weird, I suppose it is the climate change/fossil fuels in the air.

Lady Gene :phoenix:

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Yay! :confetti_ball::tada:

Good luck! You seem to make friends fairly well, though.

Got pickles? My jar is full, so I’ll have to go mini. Gotta go mini on my 13 Goddesses idea, too. Didn’t think I’d have to think so tiny when I bought the ornaments.

Blame the imaginary pet! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Thanks to Bry and all the wonderful coven for the last week and I hope everyone has a great March!

Last week was not very fun for me. My mind is still muddled but I’m feeling a lot better.

This week is working better already. I’m starting exercise again after a whole week off. I look forward to it! I just had a ham, pastrami, and swiss on rye for lunch… Yum.

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Merry Monday Dan,

That sandwich sounds great!!! Lady Gene :divination_crystal_ball:

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Congratulations to all the amazing witches with shout-outs and special awards this week! All of you are so fundamental to the success of our coven! Blessed Be!

This week should be a quiet one. Therapy is all I have on my schedule. I’m hoping to have far less days with foggy brain! Last week was something else! Finally received my referral for the more in-depth sleep study so I will have to get that scheduled. I’d like to get some reading of my book in this week and some divination!

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On the internet, yes. I get nervous and tongue-tied in RL.

I just bought an entire jar of pickles. No way I can eat all of those and survive!

I just don’t have the room in my apartment for storing jars. I can barely store all my tea!

The imaginary pet has too many Amazon boxes to be torn down? LOL!

Sounds good! I’m glad you’re feeling better!

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At last! Good luck with this, Sis! :heart:

Sounds delicious! :face_savoring_food: Glad the back is finally behaving. Now mine has decided to act up again, so there will still be pain intruding into the Lenormand forum. :sweat_smile:

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Congratulations on the shout outs! Well done! :pink_heart:


Congratulations on the W.I.T.C.H awards!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:


Welcome to March and wishing everyone a wonderful week!

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Congratulations to all my fellow witches! You´re awesome sauce! :purple_heart:

I´m living in a small place, too and can´t keep a lot of stuff. Usually I´ll just keep one or two jars and everything else goes into the recycling bin.

I´m glad you´re better! :purple_heart:

Ah, lovely! Enjoy and relax, Love! :purple_heart:

For me, I´m having a regular working week ahead of me. I´m enjoying the sun (finally!) and warmer weather.
Other than that I´m busy making candles for a small market I´ll be participating in April. I´ve gotten myself some really cute easter themed candle molds…I´m slightly obsessed. :laughing:

Have a beautiful week everyone and stay safe! :purple_heart:

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Blood moon here around 10:33 in Sydney but missed the peak thanks to the heavy clouds so this is just when it is ending:

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Terrific Tuesday MuslimWitch,

Beautiful. It happened here at 4am, I forgot and did not get up. However, 5am now, can still see a little of the shadow of the earth still covering the moon like this :waning_gibbous_moon:. Very nice. Your picture is awesome!!

Lady Gene :phoenix:

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Congratulations on the shout out, Lady Gene! And welcome to all our new members.

I’m sorry to hear that @georgia I hope you are beginning to feel better now.

Wonderful news @Amethyst!

Nothing much going on here this week but a garden club meeting on Friday.

I finally got a note back from the hematologist that those “special” blood tests that had me concerned because I realized they were leukemia and lymphoma, both came back negative. But I’m mildly anemic, so he started me on an iron supplement.

I hope everyone is having a great week!

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