#eclipse magic

february 17th, 2026

themes

fate & destiny

change & breakthroughs

freedom & independence

liberation

evolution & revolution

intellect & tech developments

shifting perspective

the collapse of old ideals

unfamiliarity

questioning boundaries

dissolving outdated structures

relevant aspects

moon conjunct sun, venus, and the north node

moon square uranus

sun conjunct moon, mars

sun square uranus

mercury and venus conjunct the north node

what is said about doing magic during an eclipse¹:

the effects of baneful magic performed under an eclipse will be long lasting and difficult to undo

when the moon is conjunct the north node, magical effects will be enhanced and when conjunct the south node, effects will be diminished

suggestions for intentions

reflection, release, removal, destruction, banishing, cleansing, consecrating, purification, protection, warding, cursing

links

eclipse magic

eclipse water

eclipses & nodes

new moon release spell

⟡ keep in mind that i'm choosing to include historical references about the negative connotations behind eclipse magic because i want people to understand the history behind it but also just to say that this is informational and you are free to do whatever you want in your practice. ⟡

Full Moon Blessings, Seekers!

It’s Full Moon time again—the Full Worm Moon rises in the sign of Virgo, and this one comes with an extra dose of enchantment: a lunar eclipse! ✨ This moon is teeming with earth-bound magic, a potent time for release, transformation, and deep healing. So, be sure to peek at some moon charts to catch the eclipse's peak for you locally—you won’t want to miss this cosmic spectacle! 🌕✨

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🪱 The Seasonal Magic of the Worm Moon 🪱

March’s Full Moon is known as the Worm Moon, a nod to the softening earth as the land wakes from its winter slumber. The soil stirs, worms wriggle forth, and the first true whispers of Spring call to us. It’s a moon of fertility, renewal, and transition, urging us to clear out the old—both physically and spiritually—to make room for new life and fresh energy. This is the perfect time to shed what no longer serves you, just as the land shakes off the last clutches of winter.

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♍ Full Moon in Virgo: Sacred Order & Practical Magic ♍

Virgo, ruled by Mercury, is the sign of ritual, refinement, and sacred order. This full moon brings a practical, grounded energy, perfect for sorting, cleansing, and healing. While Pisces (Virgo’s opposite) dreams, Virgo makes things happen—this is a moon for bringing structure to your magic and clearing mental, emotional, and physical clutter. Think of it as witchy spring cleaning for your soul—a time to organize your practice, update your grimoire, or set new, realistic intentions for your craft.

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🌑 The Eclipse: A Portal for Shadow Work & Release 🌑

A lunar eclipse is not chaotic—it is deeply transformative. It compresses an entire moon cycle into one night, making it a powerful time for endings, releases, and working with the void. Think of it as a cosmic reset button, helping us shed outdated patterns, illusions, and limitations. This is deep shadow work territory, where we can unearth hidden truths, reclaim lost power, and close doors that no longer serve our path. This is liminal magic at its finest.

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🔮 Ideas for the Full Worm Moon & Eclipse 🔮

🔥 Banishing & Release Ritual – Write down what you’re letting go of, burn it, and scatter the ashes to the wind or bury them in the earth.

🖤 Shadow Work & Divination – Use this eclipse as a portal to your subconscious. Try scrying, tarot journaling, or meditating on what’s hidden in the shadows.

🌿 Grimoire & Spellbook Organization – Virgo loves order! Rewrite, refine, and reorganize your magical practice.

🕯️ Sacred Bathing Ritual – A purifying bath with rosemary, salt, and lemon to cleanse away stagnant energy and reset your spirit. Time it with the peak of the eclipse for more potency.

🛁 Void Ritual Bath - When the eclipse reaches its peak, the liminal veil of the Void stretches wide, calling us to shed, dissolve, and transform. This ritual bath isn’t just about washing away the old—it’s a symbolic death and rebirth, an initiation into a new chapter of power, purpose, and authenticity.

Link to post on Void Ritual

🔮 Energy Cord Cutting – Release toxic ties with a simple cord-cutting ritual using black thread and candle magic.

As the Worm Moon rises and the eclipse sweeps across the sky, honor the endings, embrace the void, and trust in the rebirth that follows. 🌙✨

✨Declutter your home

✨Cleanse your home

✨Journal about the goals you want to manifest

✨Divination

✨Perform a releasing spell. Write a letter to someone or about something that has been bothering you, then burn it.

Note: I am updating this^^ OG post from 2021 with updated information about our upcoming eclipse cycle (September-October 2025).

We are fast approaching eclipse season and I am already beginning to see the warnings show up across the witch universe. I assume that people who warn others against doing magic during the lunar and solar eclipses mean well but as a longtime astrologer AND witch, I would like to kindly disagree. Eclipse energy can seem unpredictable but also follows some very specific rules (like all lunar energy). If you know and understand these rules, you can get back to doing your normal lunar magic in no time.

To understand how to work with the lunar energy of eclipses, you simply have to combine a basic knowledge of all lunar magic cycles and some basic astrology about the lunar nodes. Don’t worry – I’ll walk you through it.

To start with, lunar energy is quite simple and well understood in the witchcraft community. The old saying “Wax on/Wane off” can be applied to her. When the moon is waxing (from the point of the new moon through the hours before the full moon), it is well aligned to cast spells where you are bringing something towards you and when the moon is waning (from the point of the full moon to the house before the new moon), it is best to cast magic where you are pushing or removing something away from you. This can be simplified as we make wishes or set intentions for growth and forward motion with the new moon and remove and banish with the full moon.

Now we add in our astrology. All eclipses are just supercharged new or full moons where the lunar event falls into alignment with the lunar nodes. The lunar nodes aren’t objects in the sky, they are imaginary points – actual representations of the places in the sky where the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth could fall into a line with one another. This line is oppositional, in the sense that it has a North Node and a South Node which are always found within opposite signs in the natal horoscope chart.

Eclipses always come in pairs*. A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes in between the Sun and the Moon and a solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun. This always happens on the full moon and new moon, respectively. Because this happens near the lunar nodes, these cosmic events always include a conjunction between the Moon and either the North Node or the South Node.

This is where the complexity of eclipse magic comes into play.

Again – let’s simplify. The north and south nodes are a set of points that travels around the horoscope wheel. Energetically, they represent the tension point between where we’ve been (the South node) and where we are going (the North Node). In order to understand the energies of an upcoming eclipse, you must combine the energy of the lunar event (wax on for new moon/wax off for full moon) with the energies of whichever of the two nodes the moon will be conjunct at that time.

There are three possible options: new/new, old/old, and new/old.

I want to use the two upcoming eclipses to illustrate my point. On Tuesday, 9/17, we will experience a lunar eclipse (an eclipsed full moon) at 25° Pisces. Right now, our North Node is sitting at 06° Aries, and our South Node at 06° Libra; from this we can see that our lunar eclipse will be (widely) conjunct to the North Node. Therefore, we combine the energy of the full moon (old/waning) with the energy of the North Node (new/where we are going).

Likewise, our solar eclipse (eclipsed new moon) will occur at 10° Libra on Wednesday, 10/2. So we combine a new moon's waxing/new energy with the waning/where we’ve been energy of the South Node.

In both cases, these two lunar events will have both the energy of release and the energy of new beginnings at the same time. This is, I believe, the signature that has led many a witch to call eclipse energy “unpredictable” because if you are not accounting for both the push energy of the new and the pull energy of the old, you could easily get caught in a weird magic sandwich somewhere in the middle. We’re not those people though – we are empowered, well-informed witches!

The best way to harness eclipse energy, then, is to make sure that you have accounted both for the lunar energy and the nodal energy within your spell. See also: banishing an old love to make space for the new, or doing a ritual to remove something that is holding you back from pursuing your current goals. Just makes sure that you are working on both the bringing in and the letting go. You could include double action candles to represent both the push and the pull or have a part of the ritual dedicated to each aspect. That part is all you.

In this way, I believe that eclipses may be the best days of the year to perform big magic workings because, it seems to me, that all great endeavors involve both sides of the energetic coin in some fashion or another.

*occasionally threes **all dates/times in EST

Two eclipses this month. Two massive energy shifts. Are you ready to harness them?

Eclipses get a lot of hype in the magickal world. Some witches avoid working with them altogether, while others tap into their raw, amplified power. The truth? An eclipse is just a full moon or a new moon—but supercharged. The energy is extreme, fast-moving, and permanently transformative.

This month, we have both: 🌞 A Virgo Full Moon Lunar Eclipse (3/14) → Releasing, refining, shadow work, clearing blocks. 🌑 An Aries New Moon Solar Eclipse (3/29) → Bold new beginnings, personal power, manifestation acceleration.

If you know how to work with these portals intentionally, you can use them to create rapid, lasting change.

🌕 What Kind of Magick is Best for a Full Moon?

A full moon is when energy is at its peak—perfect for: - Releasing what no longer serves you - Finalizing spells & sealing intentions set months ago - Doing deep shadow work & self-exploration - Strengthening intuition & dream magick - Cord cutting, banishing, and purification rituals

When that full moon is also a lunar eclipse? Everything is intensified—spells work faster, subconscious shifts go deeper, and anything out of alignment will be forced into view.

♍ Why the Virgo Eclipse is a Spell-Sharpening Portal

Virgo is the sign of precision, refinement, and mastery. Under this eclipse, your magickal focus should be on cutting out what dulls your power and refining what makes you stronger.

- Physically: Cleanse your space, organize your altar, remove distractions. - Mentally: Release limiting beliefs, patterns, and self-doubt. - Emotionally: Let go of attachments & emotional blocks holding you back. - Magickally: Strip away unnecessary steps and refine your practice for clarity & precision.

The Eclipse Portal is Open—What Will You Do With It?

The most powerful spell of the Eclipse magician - Crying Sky. No one and nothing caught under its blinding light will be saved without a special shield with a counterspell. It can only be created by a magician who has a characteristic tattoo on his forehead.