The Inked Grimoire

The Harvest Moon is upon us, and it’s a supermoon this time around, too. In fact, it will be the largest and brightest Full Moon we’ve had all year. It falls in the sign of Aries, making it a powerful and purposeful Full Moon and the perfect time to double down on your magick and manifestation.

The Otherworld has always been just a breath away, a liminal space shimmering behind the veil, waiting for those who know how to reach it. Across cultures and traditions, mystics, witches, and seekers have used countless doorways to step beyond the ordinary.

Virgo rules the digestive system, so the big theme for the Virgo New Moon is “What is your gut telling you?” Because this New Moon is landing right at the very end of Virgo (29 degrees), it’s a hugely potent time for making significant, life-changing moves.

Across cultures and spiritual traditions, there’s a shared belief that our world isn’t the only one that exists. Mystics, shamans, witches, and seers speak of realms, distinct layers of existence that overlap with ours, each carrying its own energy, inhabitants, and rules.
Whether experienced through meditation, dreams, rituals, or spontaneous glimpses beyond the veil, these realms invite us to expand our understanding of reality.

This month’s Full Moon is a potent one, and one of the rare times we’ll actually encourage you to release something under its light. Our Full Moon in Pisces comes with a Lunar Eclipse, also known as a Blood Moon, when the Moon appears red from Earth. This happens because our planet passes between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow across its surface.

As we move into the dark season, everything begins to shift. We dress differently, eat differently, and often find our sleep patterns and moods changing too. These natural shifts are beautiful reminders that you’re living in harmony with the seasons. Just as our daily rhythms evolve, so do our magickal practices.

Get ready for magick as the first of two New Moons in Virgo this year arrives! On August 23rd, the Moon enters Virgo at 0°, something we haven’t seen since August 23, 2006. When a planet, or in this case, the Moon, sits at 0°, it expresses the purest, most potent energy of that sign. Translation? We’re stepping into some Big Virgo Energy this month.

It’s not always practical for witches to practice their magick out in the open. Maybe you have judgmental family members, or you live in a town where it’s potentially unsafe to be a witch out in the open. Whatever your reason for remaining in the broom closet, I want you to remember one thing: Magick is powerful, even when practiced subtly.

Aquarius energy is lighting up the sky during this lunation, infusing everything from our aspirations and self-expression to our friendships and relationships. With Uranus, one of Aquarius’s ruling planets, at the helm, we’re being called to double down on our passions and embrace our most authentic selves without apology.

Portals aren’t always literal doorways. They can be symbolic, ritualistic, planetary, or embodied. They call us to shed old skins and reclaim parts of ourselves we may have forgotten, feared, or only just discovered. And often, fire is the ignition key, the sacred spark that catalyzes your crossing from one version of yourself to the next.

If you're a practicing witch or magickal beginner, having a few key spell ingredients that work across various rituals is essential. Whether you're casting protection spells, performing love rituals, or doing a simple energy cleanse, these multipurpose witch supplies are must-haves for your toolkit.

New Moon, new vibe! Welcome to the Leo New Moon. Get ready for pleasant surprises and new opportunities. This New Moon is setting us up energetically for September’s Eclipse Season, when even more profound shifts await us.