Merry Meet Monday - Witchy News of the Week! (Nov 11 - 17) 🌕

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

Scroll down to read 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 Healing Session :handshake: ] ]

November EEC

→ Tuesday, November 13 at 2:00 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.

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

[ [ Group Ritual :infinite_roots: ] ]

S8 Group Tea Ritual Samhain Version

→ Thursday, November 14
→ Thursday, November 21

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 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.

Please note that there will not be a group ritual this week due to the Mod being out of town - apologies! There will be one as usual next Thursday :teapot:

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

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→ Friday, November 15

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

November’s moon is the Full Beaver Moon :beaver: in the Northern Hemisphere. It is named after a time of hard work and preparation, as the cold, darker months settle in.

In the Southern Hemisphere, this month’s moon is the Full Flower Moon :hibiscus: , representing the thriving spring and the blooming flowers.

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While each moon has its own unique qualities, every full moon is a celebrated time when the energy of the moon is at its most powerful. Now is a wonderful time to charge, cleanse, and absorb the potent 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:

[ [ Weekend Divination - Free Readings :flower_playing_cards: ] ]

Weekend Divination with Megan Black

→ Friday, November 15

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

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 when this week’s post arrives.

[ [ Additional Events of Interest :mag: ] ]

Other Events - MMM

A collection of curious (and perhaps conversation-starting!) events coming up this week:

Stay on top of witchy news by printing or downloading the 2024 Pagan Holiday Calendar and adding the Spells8 Forum Events Calendar to your digital calendar :spiral_calendar:

You can also get the free Spells8 Email Newsletter for even more witchy updates (plus magickal freebies!) delivered right to your email inbox three times a week :envelope_with_arrow:

Ongoing Activities :raised_hands:

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

[ [ Weekly Witchy Challenge :trophy: ] ]

Peace Magick

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: Weekly Witchy Challenge - Practicing Peace :peace_symbol:

This challenge will remain open until: Tuesday, November 12 at 7:00 AM EDT (Eastern US Time)

[ [ Tarot Month Challenge :flower_playing_cards: ] ]

Tarot Challenge (3)

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: :tarot_card: November Tarot Challenge

This challenge will remain open until Saturday, November 30

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

Self Care 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: :bubbles: Self Care Month - November

This challenge will remain open until Saturday, November 30

[ [ Spells8 Book Club :books: ] ]

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

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

Please note that this reading period will end on Friday, November 22.

Happy Reading! :books:

[ [ Energy Exchange Circle :hugs: ] ]

Spells8 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:

This month’s Energy Exchange Circle will end on Saturday, November 30 .

Thanks for spreading the love! :heart:

[ [ Coven Member Birthdays :birthday: ] ]

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

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 Saturday, November 30.

[ [ Your Daily Draw :tarot_card: ] ]

Daily Single 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 :pray:

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

Please note that this divination discussion is housed in A Sacred Space and will remain open until Tuesday, December 31.

[ [ A Spell A Day :sparkles: ] ]

Spell A Day - Crystal Galaxy

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. Stop by the Spell-A-Day sub-category of A Sacred Space whenever you visit the forum to see the current recommended 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:

@cyndi - @kaci - @tabitha5 - @veronica6 - @brianna9 - @carole1 - @lindsay - @nastashia - @laxgal00 - @john5 - @kathleen4 - @charmayne - @jillian2 - @andrea11 - @lynette - @Danielle14 - @aimee9 - @tara5 - @hayden2 - @abbie1 - @chasity3 - @christina26 - @kimberly32 - @elizabeth4 - @erin5 - @rachelle4 - @aarti1 - @lynda3 - @tiffany26 - @kaitlynn2 - @AngelicVillain - @alicia10 - @jenna10 - @kim12 - @bonikastjames - @erika8 - @jay1 - @janella - vianca - @melanie12 - @barbara5 - @elizabeth40 - @Pam_Loy

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:

  • @AIRAM - for giving out the most hearts :heart:

  • @Mystique - for sharing the most posts :writing_hand:

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- 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 ! :trophy:

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And Thank YOU! :index_pointing_at_the_viewer:

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:

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Will you be working any moon magick this week? How has your November been so far? :mage:

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 :full_moon: :sparkles:

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Congratulations, dears!

Cleaning lists are down to weekly chores at last. I cleansed my threshold, yesterday using wet wipes and a chant:
“Cleanse my threshold and my door.
Repel negativity forever more!”
Quick and easy chanted spell, though the metal under the door was caked with stuck on, dried on I have no idea what… and strips of paint. I simply kept chanting while I scrubbed- until the phone rang.

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Congratulations to @AIRAM and @Mystique! You’re doing awesome stuff here!

@BryWisteria I hope you have safe travels this week!

And I don’t have anything going on this week! No doctor visits, no appointments! I’m gonna go nap I think. LOL!

Have a good week, folks!

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Congratulations @AIRAM and @Mystique! You too rock. Thanks for making this such a welcoming coven.
I have a candle divination class tonight IRL. I am very excited!
I have several witchy things I am doing this week some zoom workshops that I posted in the past few days. I also am going to try to complete my first email newsletter. DM me up if you want to be part of the list. I will be writing about transition and tending to your nervous system. And I get to go see Pretty Girls Make Graves this week on the full moon!
Have a great week everyone!

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Big congratulations @AIRAM and @Mystique woohoo you’re both fabulous :beers::green_heart: :drinking_horn:

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Congratulations :tada: :confetti_ball: :clap:

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Happy Monday, friends! :heart:

I’ve got a busy week ahead of me but I’m hoping to find some time for calm here later today – and do my entry for the Weekly Witchy Challenge! We’ll see, though. It may just be time for some meditation :laughing: I did get a light therapy lamp today bought with some birthday money I got. Now I just have to stick to a consistent use of it both morning and evening.

Congratulations, you two! :clap:

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Congratulations on the shouts out and thank you for sharing so much of your knowledge and love with us!

Not much particularly planned other than trying to continue looking for the sun behind the clouds. :pray:t3:

I need to do a test run of some sourdough pumpkin-shaped dinner rolls that I might bring to Thanksgiving so I might try that this week!

Hoping everyone’s week goes smoothly!

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thank you very much for the distinction @ BryWisteria :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:
thank you very much @ georgia @Amethyst @celineelise @tracyS @amanda6 @MeganB @Artemisia :white_flower: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: :sparkles: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: :white_flower:
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congratulations @Mystique :sparkles: :sparkles: :sparkles:
We welcome all new members to the magical world family! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Good morning friends (@everyone) - there will NOT be a weekend divination session this weekend as I have pneumonia :sob:

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Get well soon. :people_hugging:

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Oh nooooo! I’m so sorry, that’s awful!! Get lots of rest, take care of yourself and feel better soon!

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I’ve had that quite often. When I feel like I’m drowning, I lay down on my stomach. It seems counter intuitive, but it always helped me.

Avoid bathing because the humidity clogs the lungs even more.

There used to be a pill made from creosote bush, available as an energy booster at gas stations. It made me smell like tar, but knocked the goop out of me. The side effects were heightened sensitivity and sensuality. Sadly, people overused it as a drug, and some states banned it.

Take things very slow and easy for the next 6 weeks. Wear pads so coughing doesn’t make a mess. Avoid incense, oils, room sprays, and perfumes, though unscented candles ought to be OK. Fire is drying.

Just out of curiosity, did you have hallucinations with your fever? I used to be able to tell the difference between pneumonia and bronchitis at a very early stage just by the hallucinations during the fever, but that might have been me.

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Thank you all :heart: I appreciate the well wishes! I’ve never had pneumonia before lol

Honestly, I haven’t gotten a formal diagnosis of pneumonia but it feels different than the bronchitis I usually get. The only reason I’m saying it’s pneumonia right now is because my daughter was diagnosed with it yesterday and we have the exact same symptoms, and it hit us both like a brick out of nowhere. She was fine and then a few hours later she had a raging fever and horrible cough. I’ve got some tricks up my sleeve, and a nebulizer with albuterol if it gets to that point, but I haven’t been to the doctor yet. My insurance isn’t that great and it would cost a pretty penny :sweat_smile:

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I know medicine costs in America but please stay safe. They have a vaccine here to protect from pneumonia, I’m not sure of your options. It’s a nasty sickness. Praying for you. :pray:

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I’m so sorry Get well soon

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Oh my gosh! I hope you get to feeling better soon! That wipes you out. Sending you much love!

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I had pneumonia or bronchitis almost every year since 1987. In my humble opinion, when doctors are too expensive, once the fever breaks, the worst is over. It doesn’t seem like it because the cough takes all your energy for a very long time.

If you feel you must use a simmer pot, add willow leaves and pine needles.

Eat bland foods with no smell or flavor so you don’t choke. Swallowing mucus will give you an upset stomach- don’t fear it because the fear will take it from queesy to nausea really quickly. If you must do something about it, mint or aloe are good, but try to let the body take care of the mess on its own as much as possible. Spit out whatever you can. Save the tissues for the nose, though.

Use ginger if you need energy to get through something, but wait to use it until the last possible moment so your body doesn’t get acclimated and desensitized. Caffeine will make coughing worse. When you finally get to the point of needing to clean, every effort will cause more coughing, so go slow enough to get only one thing done per day.

For the psychological side, I found that keeping a “done list” is much better than a to do list. This should include things like being strong enough to open the curtains. Celebrate the little stuff!

If you watch movies, the short ones may soon be all you can focus on, unless you’re in the mood for a long, winding mini series which has lots of nature shots but no action. Not being able to breathe makes it very difficult to think straight or follow a plot line. If you have to study, be aware that anything you take in will be forgotten and will need to be relearned after the illness is over.

I read a book about dragons once during pneumonia. The book kept my mind off my body, helping to ease time spent. The more you can get yourself to see beyond your nose, the better you will feel. However I don’t remember anything I read!

Ummm let’s see. Mucinex is good. Get the extended release for bedtime. The shorter duration variety is better for daytime because your symptoms come back before the recommended dosage. You will need to ween yourself off of it before the end of the illness because the body will get addicted and start causing more symptoms just to keep the medicine in the system. However, it does help early on.

That’s all I can think of for now. Hope some of this helps. :purple_heart::purple_heart:

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Yes. Pneumonia is lower. Try not to brace yourself when you cough. People have ben known to hold back a cough and break a rib in the process. Release and let it happen naturally.

Where were you three days before the fever hit? Did you keep a record of what you were doing? That can give you a pretty good idea of where you picked up the germ.

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Oh my goodness. I am sending healing energy to you.
I have been using rhis madicinal tea to protect ny lungs

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Sending so much healing.
Rest well ny friend :purple_heart:

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Get well soon @MeganB :hekate_wheel: :hekate_wheel: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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