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𝓝𝓮𝔀 𝓜𝓸𝓸𝓷 𝓲𝓷 𝓖𝓮𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓲:
15th June at 12:54 AEST

𝒯𝒽𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓈; 𝒟𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑒 𝐼𝓃𝓈𝓅𝒾𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃: 𝐸𝓍𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃: 𝒦𝓃𝑜𝓌𝓁𝑒𝒹𝑔𝑒.

The next new moon is in the sign of the zodiac twins, Gemini. The opportunity to renew and reinvent is offered in the realms of communication, creative innovation, and the acquisition of knowledge. Gemini is an air sign, quick to act and to change at a whim. Under the shadow of this new moon explore different approaches to expression, through speech, writing and art.

We sometimes think that only others are gifted, not us. But take a moment, at this new moon an opportunity awaits.

A quintile is a minor aspect in astrology, however it is profound and very compelling. This new moon forms a quintile with Saturn. Quintiles bring a chance to channel your ‘genius’, to understand your gifts and bring them into reality. So an opportunity to gain vision into ways to manifest your talents is offered. Saturn calls for responsibility and hard work so, as with any endeavour, discipline is essential.

Take a moment at the new moon to open your mind to heavenly inspiration and direction. Brilliance manifests in many ways, it can be both simple and profound at once. Meditate on seeing beyond what you have been told, redefine the patterns of your life, dispel over-thinking and see the signs around you, look into your dreams, catch that unusual thought, and rewrite your story.

We are here for a purpose. We are all unique. Step outside the square and into the mystical.

With love Danae Moon the SpellBox Witch: Author of Becoming the Witch

𝓢𝓹𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓚𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓵𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓮:
Carve the words, TO KNOW on a yellow candle.
Burn dogwood root, spearmint and frankincense.
Move the candle through the smoke as you imagine a ‘Book of Knowledge’ hovering before you.
Ignite the candle.

Dear Prime Minister,

I am writing to express a point of view you may not have contemplated before. Like yourself, I was appalled by the ‘Ditch the Witch’ sign driven around Melbourne, depicting Jacinta Allan, Victoria’s Premier as a stereotypical witch, with pointy hat and long nose. A clearly misogynistic depiction of a woman, who in the creator’s limited view, is ugly, mad, manipulative and wicked, all the things women have been persecuted for through time. Nothing much has changed since the fourteenth century witch trials.

However, what did surprise me was that you also seem to hold the view that to be called a witch is ‘demeaning’. Witchcraft is a growing spiritual philosophy in Australia, it is feminist at its core and akin to many animistic and mystical traditions. I understand that the creators of the image intended to insult which is not acceptable. But better not to stoop to their level of ignorance or allow their version of ‘the witch’ to endure by interacting with it. The people who created the sign want to demean; however, to be called a ‘witch’ is not demeaning anymore. To myself and thousands of other women in Australia, to be a witch is to be free to choose a spiritual relationship that is Nature-based, liberating, imaginative and empowering.

To conclude; while the sign should be condemned for its misogynistic intent, I believe we need to be mindful of perpetuating outdated stereotypes by treating the word “witch” itself as an insult.

Yours sincerely

Danae Thorp

Director

SpellBox Pty Ltd

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31st May 2026 at 18:45 AEST
𝒜 𝐵𝓁𝓊𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑜𝓃

The next full moon in Sagittarius is a ‘blue moon’. A ‘blue moon’ is the second full moon in the same month. This lunar event occurs every two to three years, so it’s fairly rare as well as profound. Full moons are like cups over-flowing with water: bringing emotions, intuition, wildness and magick to the zenith of our psyche. A ‘blue moon’ intensifies this bringing a reckoning within, a type of ‘now or never’ experience. Wow.

Sagittarius magick calls us to our purpose. It’s motif is the Centaur, a symbol of the evolution of the human soul. Mother Moon in this enthusiastic sign, beckons us to be curious, to try new things, to be open to inspiration and learning. We can feel complacent at times, content to stay the same, but nothing remains still. Change can be simple or life-altering, it can be scary but it is always thrilling. It takes us out of the mundane to a deeper sense of purpose.

When we feel connected to our truth, we experience purpose. Children know it well, their purpose is to play, to connect to the invisible world, to feel the joy of life.

This powerful blue moon is in trine with Saturn, reminding us that practical steps should be taken and lessons learnt from the past. There is also a trine with Neptune, the ‘planet of awakening’, so embrace surprises, intense feelings and the mystic.

There is magick all around us. Look to the skies of the 31st of May and say ‘Hello’.

With love,
Danae Moon the SpellBox Witch:
Author of Becoming the Witch

𝓢𝓹𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓟𝓾𝓻𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓮:
Make a poppet of yourself from clay (or draw a poppet shape on paper). Bless the poppet and your heart by anointing them with pine oil.
Hold the poppet to your heart and say:
My life has purpose.