The Witch's Moon: A Collection of Lunar Magick and Rituals

by Edain McCoy

Llewellyn is proud to bring back Edain McCoy's essential guide to Moon magick and rituals, formerly titled Lady of the Night.

Harness the power of the moon during ALLits phases. Complete with spells, rituals, recipes, and lore, no other book provides this much in-depth material on the Esbats and the Moon's unique magickal potential:


Work with the waxing or waning Moon, the Full or New Moons, and the moonrise and moonset Choose from many creative and fun ideas for holding your own lunar celebrations Discover herbal recipes and step-by-step instructions for several magickal applications Use a complete system of advanced magick techniques utilizing moon tides, lunar mirrors, visualizations, etc. The perfect teacher to show how to work with the energy of the Moon, Edain McCoy speaks directly to you, no matter what phase of life you're in and no matter what your specific needs are. The Witch's Moon casts a bright, silvery glow over the many ways that this centuries old magick can benefit you every day--starting now!

Genres: Wicca, Paganism, Nonfiction, Witchcraft, Occult, Nature, Spirituality

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Hex · Rating 2 out of 5]

When I was well into this book, I felt it was going to merit a solid 3-4 stars. It's full of interesting information and ideas, although I don't agree with all the information therein. Still, it was a solid read.

Then I got to the chapter on ethics. Why would a book purportedly for adults have a chapter on ethics, to begin with, let alone one who's tone changes dramatically from the rest of the book and comes off as rather condescending? I find it more than rude and presumptuous for the author to assume that folks reading the book wouldn't already have their own established code of ethics and therefore need to have her particular concepts forced upon them like a disapproving nanny.

To add to the annoyance, she then "whips out" the Wiccan Rede as some type of holy law. Not only that, but she then erroneously states that it's actually known as the Pagan Rede too. Now, before I continue, let's clarify what a "rede" actually is:
Rede is an archaic word meaning, among other things, "counsel" and "advice".
Ok, now that that is established and obviously NOT some incontrovertible law as this book claims, why does the author purposefully mislead folks by claiming it is something other than what it is? Sure, some Wiccans follow it like it's law and that is their choice to do so. However, many Wiccans consider it the advice it is meant to be and most non-Wiccans do NOT follow the rede, NOR consider it anything more than an interesting, although unrealistic, concept. Ms. McCoy, as everyone, is free to believe as she wills, but it's irresponsible for her to falsely claim her beliefs as FACT when it is nothing other than her own opinion. This glaring inaccuracy lends one to wonder just how much of the rest of the information is wrong or purposefully falsified to suit the author's opinions. Between the chapter itself, the tone of the writing within it, and the false information portrayed as fact (complete with dire warnings should you disagree), it tainted my enjoyment of the rest of the book and did Lady of the Night a great disservice.

If not for some of the interesting information throughout the rest of the book, it would have merited a one star rating. Intent is everything and being "talked down to" like an ignorant child is NOT something one expects from a professional writer.

There are plenty of other wonderful books out there about Moon Magick and rituals, so I recommend steering clear of Lady of the Night.

[Lucero ⭐️ Ocampo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Para ser honesta sentí como si estuviera leyendo un libro de cocina y recetas, casi no tenía nada relevante.
Al menos si tenía mucha información de los judíos que se sabe que están muy relacionados con la luna.
Pero no, no fue un libro como muy relevante o que tuviera algo especial adentro más de lo que ya se conoce.

[Runafuego · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un libro muy completo sobre rituales lunares con un montón de referencias tanto a dioses como diosas de la luna.

[Foxlynx · Rating 2 out of 5]

Perhaps back in my younger witchin days, when I was a Moon Witch, I would've found this book more interesting. I skimmed it, it's more of a 101 Wiccan Moon book, but I was reading it to see if it would be good to recommend to my students. I know it's an older book and perhaps that's why some of the information--especially about the elder futhark runes and Norse Paganism information--is outdated and wrong. Possibly other bits, too. Like I said, I mostly skimmed.

But as usual, check it out for yourself and form your own opinion.

Needless to say, I won't be recommending it.

[LotusBlade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ah, my heart, for it is filled with all the moon-drenched love that Edain McCoy brings. A lovely volume to add to the moon-magic section of your occult library.

[Mar · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was hoping this was more of a "THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT RITUALS OF THE MOON" than the book it actually is. However, it did come with very interesting information and some details about Wicca that I didn't really now. It has a bit of everything, but I do believe this is a book made for wiccan practitioners other than the curious mind.

[Ruth Santana Valencia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una explicación de las fases de la luna, diferentes deidades lunares, eventos astronómicos desde un punto de vista pagado.
Me sorprendió porque rompe con mitos de la bruja mala por un persona en conexión con los ciclos naturales de la tierra.
Interesante.

[Araminta Matthews · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was all right. It had some distinguishing features, but the writer's agenda to include "men" in the tradition (while fine in and of itself) became distracting and "preachy."