Moonology

by Yasmin Boland

[Jo]

Moonology by Yasmin Boland was a bit of a surprise for me, because it's more of a book you dip in and out of as you need it. It explains how the New Moon is a powerful time of manifestation, and how to make New Moon Wishes, as Boland calls them, and how the Full Moon is a time of forgiveness and gratitude, and rituals to perform for both. But the majority of the book focuses on giving you the information you need regarding working with the moon based on what the phase of the moon is, what sign it's in, and what relation is has to your own natal chart.

So I didn't read the whole book, because it just wouldn't have been helpful. I read up on the Full Moon that had just passed as the time of reading - Full Moon in Pisces - and bits surrounding it, but the New Moon in Taurus wouldn't exactly be helpful for the time I was reading. It's a book you're meant to revisit and look up at each moon. When it got to the New and Full Moon in regards to your natal chart, though, I started getting pretty confused. This is mainly on me than the book, however, as I'm just not au fait with astrology yet. I managed to get my head around it all eventually, but again, it's to dip in and out of.

But it does get really involved, and I just don't think, on the whole, Moonology is really for me. There are elements I can incorporate into my practice of witchcraft, but it's not really something I would stick to religiously. I might dip in and out to read about specific moon phases with moon signs, to get a better idea of what's going on, but I doesn't really work for me.