Full Moon

Tonight is the peak of the full moon.

The full moon lasts for three nights. The fullest full moon is on the second night, which is tonight.

Magical lore has always mentioned the power of the full moon, but most people refuse to recognize the power of that satellite out there in space. They think it's just an etymological coincidence that the word lunatic derives from the Latin word for moon.

The thing is, it's okay for those people to take the moon for granted, because the moon is an untapped source of power, and the fewer the people who can tap into that power, the better.

Light is energy. Energy has a mark, which can be measured. Like sound waves, light waves can be graphed visually. Different light sources emit different signatures. As the sound wave of a dog's bark is different from the sound wave of Lionel Richie's voice, so is the light wave of sunlight different from the light wave of candlelight.

Now moonlight is simply reflected sunlight. But because it is reflected, it does not have the exact same properties as sunlight because of the reflective surface, which is moon rock. So of course, moonlight will be totally different from sunlight.

Light is one of the strongest magical elements, but the ones used the most in magic are firelight, moonlight, and---not as popular---sunlight. A huge percentage of spells are designed to be cast in the moonlight. But in order to maximize the power of the moon, you must first learn and understand the behavior of moonlight. You literally have to "feel the magic in the air". It is a skill that requires a lot of training.

In order to cast really powerful nighttime spells, your wand must first be consecrated for nighttime use---that is, under the light of the full moon. The spell for consecrating wands varies between spellcasters, but there is one basic structure or flow that must be followed.

If you already have a night-ready wand, then now would be a good time to try casting spells which require a full moon (not all spells require a full moon; some are designed for the half, crescent or new moons). If your wand is not yet night-ready, and you don't know the consecration spell, I'll publish the spell on the next full moon. And if you don't have a wand yet, you have twenty-eight days more to get one.