A card to look at closely
The Sun
The child, white horse, banner and sunflowers frame themes of clarity, shared enjoyment and visible progress.
Read the image, detail by detail →Original Rider–Waite–Smith illustration.
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Witchcraft · Tarot · The changing sky
Before you read the flame, read the candle.
A draft changes a flame. Wax supplies its fuel. The wick sets the pace. Learn where physical observation ends and symbolic meaning begins.
Read the candle studyA close reading of wax, wick, flame and time.
Begin with the material
A working has a shape.
A petition names an aim. A material supplies an action. Timing marks a beginning or ending. Understand those relationships before assembling correspondences.
Protection & practice
Build a boundary that knows its job.
Compare the intended ritual roles of a protective ward: noticing, refusing entry, delaying harm and supporting recovery.
Open the guide Materials & methodsHow herbs enter a working
Preparation and placement matter alongside correspondence. Start with the material and the action it supplies.
Open the guide Lunar practiceWhich Moon are you following?
Distinguish astronomical phase, local visibility and calendar observance before choosing a lunar ritual time.
Open the guideWestern astrology / Tropical zodiac
Start with your Sun sign.
A Sun-sign horoscope offers a general symbolic reading. For a personal chart, the Moon, planets, time and place add further layers.
Tarot / Image, question, interpretation
Give a question an image.
A card is a scene to examine: who acts, what lies behind them, and which detail draws your attention? Start with one question, then connect the image to your circumstances.
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Sky notebook / 2 October 2026
One moment in the changing sky.
The zodiac position is a longitude measured around the ecliptic. The tropical zodiac begins at the March equinox; this global view has no local houses.
Snapshot:
Apparent geocentric longitude · Tropical zodiac
- Sun
- Libra8.8°
- Moon
- Gemini18.2°
- Mercury
- Scorpio2.0°
- Venus
- Scorpio8.5°
- Mars
- Leo2.3°
October 2026Primary Moon phasesAll dates in UTC
◑Last Quarter
●New Moon
◐First Quarter
○Full Moon
Open the calendar →A primary phase is an astronomical instant. Local visibility and ritual observance are separate questions.
Free calculators / Each with a stated convention
A useful tool begins with a clear question.
Birth chart
Map planetary positions and houses from a birth date, time and place.
Moon sign
Find the Moon’s tropical position for a birth record. Near a boundary, time matters.
Rising sign
Locate the zodiac degree on the eastern horizon using time and place.
Planetary ephemeris
Inspect planetary positions for a chosen date rather than a general sign reading.
Planetary hours
Explore the unequal hours defined by local sunrise and sunset.
Chinese zodiac
Look up the year animal with attention to the lunar-year boundary.
A shelf for a specific question
Find the word. Follow its meaning.
A spell title names a working; its benefit states the ritual aim. Public previews let you compare those aims. Complete workings require membership.
Ritual aims describe intended effects, not demonstrated outcomes.
A separate tradition / Sidereal conventions
Another way to divide the sky.
Vedic tools here use sidereal settings, including an approximate Lahiri convention. Nakshatras divide the zodiac into lunar mansions; a Panchang brings several calendar factors together.
Explore Vedic charts & calendars →Occult & magical history
A book, an object, a practice.
Texts and surviving objects show how a practice took shape. Read their structure, imagery and differences rather than treating every tradition as one story.
Manuscripts & ritual logic
The Key of Solomon
Compare the manuscript family’s differing contents and pentacles with Mathers’s influential 1889 illustrated edition.
Open the guide Objects & lived practiceProtection in historic buildings
Examine witch bottles, concealed shoes, building marks and rowan charms as traces of distinct protective traditions.
Open the guide
Witch Type / An illustrated invitation
What kind of witch are you?
Which materials, symbols and practices draw your attention? Explore the illustrated archetypes, then use your curiosity as a starting point for reading about the craft.
Discover your Witch Type →A playful reflection, rather than a fixed account of who you are.
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Start with the free daily horoscope.
A general tropical Sun-sign reading, with delivery choices managed through a verified website account.
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