November 2025 Witch Guide
New Moon: November 20th
First Quarter: November 28ty
Full Moon: November 5th
Last Quarter: November 12th
November Mourning Moon
Also known as: Bever Moon, Blotmonath, Dark Moon, Herbistmanoth & Reed Moon
Element: Water
Zodiac: Scorpio & Sagittarius
Nature Spirts: Subterranean Faeries
Deities: Astarte, Bast, Black Isis, Hecate, Kali, Lakshmi, Mawu, Nicneven, Osiris & Saraswati
Animals: Crocodile, jackal & scorpion
Mythical: Unicorn
Birds: Goose, owl & sparrow
Trees: Aldar, cypress & hazel
Herbs: Betony, blessed thistle, borage, cinquefoil, fennel, grains of paradise & verbena
Colors: Blues, green, grey, sea-green & silver
Flowers: Blooming cacti & chrysanthemums
Scents: Cedar, cherry blossom, hyacinth, lemon, narcissus & peppermint
Stones: Beryl, cat's eye, chrysoberyl, Citrine, lapis lazuli, opal, sapphire topaz & turquoise
Issues, intentions & powers: Cooperation, darkness, death, divination, healing & hope
Energy: Community with your deity(Or possibly a new one), death, focus, passion, preparing secrets, sex matters, taking root & transformations
November’s Mourning Moon is named because November is a time for magical relating to spirit guides or deities, energy work, honouring the cycle of life - birth, death and re-birth, scrying & divination.
November’s full moon falls among the shortest days of the year & first full moon in the Wheel of the Year- as Neo-pagans often refer Samhain as "Pagan New Year." It is a good time to cultivate healthy habits & continue to let go of negative energy that no longer serves you.
• November’s Full Moon orbits closer to Earth than any of the other Full Moons this year, making it one of the three Supermoons of 2025! A Supermoon is just a catchy term used when the Full Moon happens at or near its closest point to Earth in it's orbit or perigean Moon. However while the Supermoon is technically bigger & brighter than a regular Full Moon, it only appears about 7% larger.
November is also commonly referred to as a Beaver Moon because this is the time of year when beavers begin to take shelter in their lodges, having laid up sufficient food stores for the long winter ahead. During the fur trade in North America, it was also the season to trap beavers for their thick, winter-ready pelts.
Other Celebrations:
• Lunantishees- November 11th
Also known as: The day of the Sídhe
This day celebrates the Lunantishee Faeries & honors the sacred blackthorn tree that they protect. It is said these faeries dance around their host blackthorn tree or bush by the light of the full moon in which they worship. The Lunantishee are closely associated with moonstone as their name of Moon-Sidhe or moon faeries suggest. These faeries are intensely protective guardians who highlight to us the need to protect our homes & our personal energies/ourselves.
•Night of Hecate -November 16th
Though many choose to honor the Goddess Hecate during this day, there doesn't seem to be any historical evidence suggesting this particular day has any traditional associations or events & likely was mistaken from Hekate's Deipnon which takes place during the dark phase of the moon. However modern practitioners use this day to honor Hekate despite this.
Other Activities:
• Setting up a birthday/self love altar:
Because my (& a lot of other people's) birthday's are coming up, I thought I'd share my yearly ritual which is dedicating an altar to myself! It's a wonderful way to celebrate yourself & reflect which is perfect for November! Please remember you don't necessarily need to wait until your birthday or any special day to celebrate & love yourself even a little bit💚
What do I put on my altar?:
• An altar cloth of your favorite color (You can use pillowcases, sheets, tablecloths, ect)
• A candle with your favorite scent
• Flowers or foliage(real, fake, foraged)
•Mini cake or cupcake (Don't forget the birthday candle! Birthday wishes are manifestations)
• A mirror or picture of yourself
• Some of your favorite crystals
• ANYTHING that makes you smile. Stuffed animals, cute rocks, little trinkets, ect
What do I do at my altar?
• Blow out your birthday candle & make a wish
• Set your intentions for that altar
• Look into a mirror with words of affirmation. Remember there is only one of you & we're glad you are here
• Take a piece of paper, write down the bad habits you would like to leave behind & burn it in a fire safe container like a cauldron
• Start a journal & write down goals you would like to achieve
• Try glamor magic & enchant your perfumes, jewelry or make-up
• Self love sex magic(try watching yourself in the mirror & speak words of affirmation or how you would like to appear to others!)
• Self love jar spells, candle spells or make ritual baths
Sources:
Farmersalmanac .com
Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kines
Wikipedia
A Witch's Book of Correspondences by Viktorija Briggs
Llewellyn 2025 magical almanac Practical magic for everyday living
I'm SO sorry about it being late! I'm dealing with back to back colds & unfortunately been very laid up.
Please note:
This guide was written with Moon phases and dates corresponding to North America. These guides are supposed to be a generalized stepping off point to do your own research & help celebrate the way you feel called to.
•THIS IS CONDENSED INFORMATION AND SPECIFICS MAY NOT BE MENTIONED NO AI OR CHATGPT IS EVER USED
This isn't based off what I do personally & I'm by no way suggesting people celebrate a certain way. It's stuff I've read & put together from books so people of different traditions & practices can get an idea of what to do for the sabbat, months or research for themselves. Note that for Native American names, each Moon name was traditionally applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, the month starting either with the new Moon or full Moon. Also the name of the lunar month might vary each year or between bands or other groups within the same nation.Some names listed here may reflect usage at once in history but may no longer be used by a designated group today. Many of the names listed here are English interpretations of the words used in Native American languages. They are only roughly aligned here with the months of the Gregorian calendar; you’ll notice that some names are repeated in multiple months.The ones listed are the ones that were used in the books I used for correspondences & there are many more that are not mentioned.
