The dark moon is a good time to do protective magick
and to banish things from your life.
Supplies you will need: two black candles, cauldron,
paper and pen.

Place the cauldron in the center of the altar and put
the paper and pen beside it. Cast the circle in a
counter clockwise way. when it is cast, return to the
altar and face the North. Light the black candles.
Say:
The moon is dark. She hides her face from humans.
Only women can know the true secrets of the Mother of the dark moon
. Wise one, let me feel Your presence and power.
I need Your wisdom of releasing and removing. If
punishment be needed by those who work against me, I
leave it within your hands.

Move counterclockwise to the East and say:
Remove all negatives from my thoughts amd mind, Mother of the dark moon
. Let them bear no fruit within my life.

Go to the North and say:
Remove all negatives from my body, Dark Mother. Let
them bear no fruit in my life.

Go to the West and say:
Remove all negatives from my emotions, Dark Mother.
Let them bear no fruit in my life.

Go to the South and say:
Remove all negatives from my spiritual life, Mother of the dark moon
. Let them bear no fruit in my life.

Return to the altar and stand facing North. Say :
I accept no negative thoughts, words, or deeds from
others. They are destroyed by the powers of the Dark
Mother. If these negatives come from within myself,
turn them into lessons of good. Help me to become
balanced, a true Goddess-daughter/

son of light and
wisdom.

Face the altar now. Write down on the paper negative
things you wished removed from your life (ie..negative
thoughts about yourself, bad habits, negative
influences of people.) Read each one out loud to the
Dark Mother to release them to Her. Light the paper
from one of the black candles and drop it into the
cauldron and watch it burn. Say:
I release these unto Your keeping. Show me how to move
beyond these negatives into a position of light and
power.

burn the paper until it is reduced to ashes. Raise
your arms in reverence to the Goddess when the paper
is finished and say:
Dark Mother, Crone Goddess, Wise and Elder One, teach
me Your deep mysteries, the Ancient Goddess magick
known to my fore mothers and fathers. Guide and protect
me, Dark Mother.

Now would be a good time to meditate and see what
insight you may receive from the Mother. Or do a spell
of some sort. When finished, release the circle as
usual. Bury the ashes of the paper somewhere off of
your property.