Gardening By The Moon

Transiting Venus re-enters Aries

Wednesday, April 30 - Friday, June 6, 2025

As I wrote in the weekly forecast (April 28-May 4), this is a two-part transit. Between April 30 and May 16, Venus is still retracing her retrograde steps; we’re finishing up the work we’ve done since January.

On May 16, Venus moves out of her post-retrograde shadow. She’ll then go back to “trigger” mode.

In the meantime, we’re focused on mopping up matters in Venus’s areas:

Art - for example: I do fiber arts, but it has been sheer torture to even look at my various unfinished projects, let alone pick them up and continue work. Now that Venus is in Aries, I should be less conflicted about plying the needles and the hooks. Maybe I can even branch out a little bit and plan to make new, different things.

Beauty - if we resisted the urge to give ourselves drastic makeovers during the retrograde portion, we now can see the wisdom of waiting! We’re more determined to make changes based on what we like, not what someone else thinks we should have.

Love - if there is one Venus area where Aries honesty is always needed, it’s love. We have to be brave enough to have the honest conversations. And we have to love ourselves, too!

Money - Venus going into Aries will give us the chance to cut through any financial fog/crap and take direct action. We recognize where we’re too financially impulsive, and we take action to maybe discipline that a little.

Affected will be:

Any placements between 0°00’-10°50’ of Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn - the lessons are a little more difficult &/or harsh, here.

Any placement between 0°00’-10°50’ of Gemini, Leo, Sagittarius, and Aquarius - there’s more flow (if we even notice anything at all).

Any placements between 15°00’-25°10’ of fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius). Frustrations and delays.

Most of the heavy lifting will occur between May 1-7, when transiting Venus will first conjunct transiting Neptune, and then sextile transiting Pluto. We can align the Venus energies with where The Cosmos is headed.

(Now that I am retired and have more free time, I’m going to to try to resume blog posts about planetary ingresses, retrogrades, and so forth - but probably not in the excruciating detail of the past.) (I saw “7777” in angel numbers as I was typing that!)

Apothecarymagic

Basic herb bundle for protection, prosperity and love.

Basic herb bundle for protection, prosperity and love.

You will need:

Cotton twine

Large leaves of basil

3 sprigs of rosemary

3 cuttings of lavender ( leaf and flower on stem)

Leaves /stems of sage (common/garden)

1: Lay out large leaves of basil with shiny side down. Placing twine under these will help with the bundling after.

Basil will serve as the outer shell of the bundle.

2: Inside the basil layer, lay some sage leave, followed by the rosemary and lavender at the ‘core’ of the bundle.

3: Layer more sage

4: Lay the last few basil leaves, now shiny side up.

5: CAREFULLY tuck the top layer of basil and fold up the bottom layer of basil.

(Kind of like folding up a tortilla or a pastry shell)

The goal is to get the shiny side of the basil on the outside of the bundle, having the sage and rosemary snug inside.

Use the previously placed twine to fasten the bundle.

BE GENTLE-fresh basil will tear easily. Not that it’s a big deal. The bundle will work fine. But, it won’t be as aesthetically pleasing.

6: With a new, longer piece of twine. Wrap the base snug and then wrap the twine firmly (but not so hard you bruise the leaves) and spiral up to the top.

7: Wrap once and tuck the tail to fasten.

8: Hang your bundle where you dry your herbs. I like a window with subtle light.

In a week or two (depending on humidity) it should dry out and be ready for use.

Tips:

It helps to occasionally check the tension on the twine. Herbs may shrink when drying Periodically snugging them up can help the bundle keep shape.

Always use caution when burning.

Use a fire safe dish or bowl.

Watch for drifting embers

Keep some form of cover handy to snuff out any flare ups.

**Dry lavender leaf can burn quickly!**

Do not just go waving burning bundles around all willy-nilly.

You got a brain- use it

-The Cranky Old Pagan

Knot magic and witches ladder

Moon Snails

🐚 Moon snail seashells belong to a species of predatory sea snails from the Naticidae family. 

🐚 Although Moon Snails vary in size and color, they are round, slightly coiled, and share a spiral shape design. 

🐚 Moon snails are also known as Necklace shells and can be used as a protective talisman or as wards for your home.

Associations: 

Cycles

Protection

Survival

Intuition

The Moon

Magical Uses:

These seashells can be used to - 

Protect you and your loved ones.

As Wards for your home.

To promote peace and tranquility during meditation.

As a talisman when worn as jewelry.

As a small flower pot.

As an altar tool to represent the Moon or Ocean waves.

My spells and tips that involve Moon Snail Seashells:

A Sea Witch’s Intuition Jar Spell

Moon Snail Talisman Necklace DIY *

Moon Snail Protective Charms for the Home *

Sea Witch Moon Snail Seashell Tip

Sea Witch Meditation Tip *

Unmarked links with * next to them are wips

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Little witchy books written by me and only available on floralsgifts.com 🙊✨

ASCENDANT signs indicate SOCIAL compatibility  (the impression you give others/ the “face” you put on when confronting the world)

SUN signs indicate TEMPERAMENT compatibility (how your personality interacts with others under stimuli/changing environments).

MOON signs indicate EMOTIONAL compatibility (how you relate/ connect/ empathize. This is internal and may not be necessarily obvious).

MERCURY signs indicate INTELLECTUAL compatibility (how you communicate and share thoughts).

VENUS signs indicate ROMANTIC compatibility (how you love/ receive love. What you idealize and fantasize for in relationships).

MARS signs indicate PHYSICAL compatibility (the personality of your aggression. how you interact physically or sexually).

JUPITER signs indicate IDEOLOGICAL compatibility (how you react to each other’s beliefs, values and opinions).

SATURN signs indicate LONG-TERM compatibility (how your relationship may develop and be sustained over time).

The Journal Witch

A collection of various tarot/oracle spreads for your enjoyment.~ If you’d like your spread/one you think is neat added, just ask.

Woah, wait, what? 

Book Character Spread 

Ostara Spread 

Beltane Blessings 

A Trail of Leaves 

Freedom from Addiction 

Am I Being a Dick? 

Mind Over Matter 

Triple Goddess 

Adent’s Path 

Calm Before the Storm 

I’ve Got This 

Season’s Greetings 

Finn Star Wars Spread 

Rey Star Wars Spread 

Inquisitor  

Two Card Spreads 

The Lessons 

Planetary  

My Life is a Hot Garbage Fire 

Happy Little Trees 

Full Moon Clarity 

Samhain Spread 

Self Reflection  

Good Morning 

One Day at a Time 

Self Discovery 

Conquering a Bad Habit 

Go Deeper

Flower of Life 

Self Love 

Fork in the Road 

Key to Courage 

Taking Back the Crown 

Spiderweb 

Hello, Old Friend 

Evolving Character 

The Yearly Spread 

My Anxiety 

Find Your Path 

A Bridge to Greater Understanding 

Quick Shadow Work

New Moon 

What the Heck do I do? 

Realise Your Goals 

Elemental Energy 

Let Go and Grow 

Tree of Protection 

Analysing Attraction 

Monthly Forecast 

General Overview 

Solar Eclipse 

Beautiful You 

Unicorn 

Friday the 13th 

That’s Rough, Buddy

Placement analysis

Ascendant/first house/rising posts 🌺

Moon posts 🌷

Mercury posts 🎡

Venus post 💌

Mars posts 🎢

Moodboards

Aries sun, rising , moon

Taurus sun, rising , moon

Gemini sun, moon, Venus

Cancer rising, moon, Venus mercury, sun

Leo moon, Venus , mercury , rising sun & mars

Virgo sun & rising , moon

Libra rising, moon, venus sun

Scorpio rising, moon, mercury mars Venus

Sagittarius rising, sun, moon, mercury

Aquarius rising, moon, mercury sun

Capricorn moon sun,rising, mercury Venus

Pisces rising, sun , Venus , moon & mercury

Culture posts

Rising/ascendant Gemini

Moon Gemini

Moon Leo

Moon Capricorn

TIPS

Tips on reading tarot 🃏

Tips on manifesting 📝

My personal online journal of number synchronicity

12:12

11:44

9:11

9:19

1:11 / 11:11

MISC

What the Venus signs are attracted to

My favorite placements + why they’re my fav

Pros n cons of the signs

Explaining the different types of psychic abilities and a few mediums that are used

Things you can do to strengthen the different types of psychic abilities

What the houses represent

Explaining what detriment means

My reading prices