A Witch’s Guide to the First Quarter Moon in Gemini

Weaving Intellect, Intuition, and Intent through Mutable Air

As Luna rises half-lit on March 16th, 2024 at 9:10 PM PST (March 17th at 12:10 AM EST), we stand at the midpoint between the unseen and the fully illuminated. This is the First Quarter Moon in Gemini—a time that doesn’t just whisper about movement, it demands it. Here, under the command of Mercury’s twin-ed tongue, thoughts become spells, and conversations become currents of change.

At Gloam + Pestle, we understand that this isn’t just about waxing light—it’s about momentum. This is the spell’s halfway breath, the crack of decision between intention and manifestation. It’s where obstacles meet adaptability, and where words hold the weight of ritual.

Phase in Focus: The First Quarter Moon

This moon phase sits squarely between the New Moon’s void and the Full Moon’s fullness. Tension hangs in the air—a challenge to either break through or break down. It’s frictional, fiery in its call to do something. And witches know: friction fuels the fire.

Use this time for:

• Pushing through resistance

• Setting boundaries and reinforcing protections

• Working through the “messy middle” of spellcraft

• Reassessing intentions and refining plans

Where the New Moon whispered dreams into the dark, the First Quarter demands decisions. What are you ready to stand behind? What needs more structure? What needs to go?

The Gemini Current: Mutable Air with a Trickster's Edge

Gemini, ruled by Mercury, is not just witty or curious—it is the conduit, the connector, the double-voiced bridge between realms. A mutable air sign, it doesn’t just shift—it adapts with clever precision.

Its temperament? Sanguine. Warm, moist, social.
Its voice? Mercurial. Quick, clever, restless.
Its gift? Multiplicity. Not confusion, but complexity.

For witches, Gemini brings magic that moves: through writing, speaking, gesture, and ideas. The sign rules the hands, arms, and shoulders—the limbs of expression. Its influence turns journaling into divination, conversation into enchantment, and ideas into vessels of transformation.

This isn’t the sign for stillness. It’s the wind through the canopy, the crossroads cackle, the ink that dances across parchment.

Witchcraft for the First Quarter Moon in Gemini

Spellwork Suggestions:

• Sigil-making for clarity in communication

• Spells to clear misunderstandings or confusion

• Workings to strengthen speech, writing, or teaching abilities

• Rituals for enhancing mental agility or learning new magical systems

Tools & Allies:

• Herbs: Lavender (calming Mercury), Dill (clarity), Peppermint (focus)

• Crystals: Blue Lace Agate, Fluorite, Moonstone

• Tools: Quill pens, ink, voice recordings, whisper jars

Act of Magic:
Write a letter to yourself from your future self. Burn it halfway—then bury the ashes. The rest, keep near your altar. Gemini’s magic thrives in duality and layered meanings.

Working the Houses: Gemini’s Influence Across the Chart

Where this lunation lands in your chart will determine its focus. Here's how to use that cosmic lens to refine your workings:

• 1st House – The Self, Emergence, and Identity

  • Witchcraft Focus: Self-spells, emergence, identity-building
    What to Work: Bold, intentional self-expression; ritual reintroduction to your current magical self

    The First Quarter Moon collides with the house of you—your face, your energy, your name. Gemini’s mercurial current pulls you toward fluid reinvention. Spells for self-confidence, personal style, and reshaping the way you’re seen in the world land powerfully here. Claim your name. Rewrite your story.

• 2nd House – Resources, Worth, and Material Magic

  • Witchcraft Focus: Wealth work, value alignment, resource rituals
    What to Work: Manifestation jars, coin magic, mantras of worth

    Here, lunar tension meets the stuff that sustains you. Gemini inspires creative money magic and new perspectives on how you resource yourself. Spells for abundance or financial pivoting are best when paired with intention-writing or scripting techniques. It’s not just what you have—it’s how you value it.

• 3rd House – Communication and Local Magic

  • Witchcraft Focus: Spells of expression, thought, writing, short travel
    What to Work: Spellbound journaling, sigils in letters, charged correspondence

    This is Gemini’s own house, so everything’s amplified. Cast for clarity, articulate what was once hidden, or bless your social feeds with intention. Speak blessings over your voice, your hands, and your ideas. If you’ve been misunderstood, this is the phase to write it right.

• 4th House – Home, Roots, and Inner Foundations

  • Witchcraft Focus: Ancestral connection, protection magic, domestic energy clearing
    What to Work: House wardings, ancestor petitions, sacred home re-organization

    The Moon roots down in the bones of your being. Gemini says: speak to the spirits in the walls. Shift the furniture to shift your fate. Clean out a drawer and bless it with intention. Home spells benefit from words—incantations, house names, charms hung over thresholds.

• 5th House – Pleasure, Love, and Creative Fires

  • Witchcraft Focus: Joy magic, attraction spells, creative momentum
    What to Work: Talismans for artistic flow, flirty enchantments, glamours for charisma

    This is where the heart gets loud. With Gemini’s charm and the Moon’s demand for action, this phase invites you to flirt with your desires and let the muse take the wheel. Cast spells that spark fun, fire, and flow. Write love letters to yourself or your muses—then enchant them.

• 6th House – Ritual, Health, and Sacred Routine

  • Witchcraft Focus: Healing, structure, daily magical practice
    What to Work: Habitual spell-building, planner enchantments, sacred service spells

    Here’s where we refine and rework. Gemini energy nudges your habits into fresh form—especially around health and sacred responsibility. Reset your altars. Speak affirmations into your medicine. Rework your spiritual hygiene with precision. Craft a morning ritual that speaks your name.

• 7th House – Intimacy, Agreements, and Interpersonal Magic

  • Witchcraft Focus: Partnership spells, dialogue work, boundary enchantments
    What to Work: Cord magic, mutual pacts, clarity spells for love and business

    Lunar light shines on your one-to-ones. It’s time to talk—really talk. Gemini empowers active communication magic: crafting shared altars, writing spells together, or enchanting tools to strengthen bonds or end them clearly. The truth, when spoken well, is a form of love.

• 8th House – Transformation, Shared Wealth, and Taboo

  • Witchcraft Focus: Shadow work, deep bonds, spiritual transmutation
    What to Work: Dreamwork, mirror spells, communication with the dead

    This is where things go deep. Gemini brings air to your underworld. Now’s the time for rituals of release and understanding—the things no one says out loud but linger in every shadow. Journal for clarity. Banish old baggage. Speak to your grief and make it speak back.

• 9th House – Belief, Philosophy, and Long-View Magic

  • Witchcraft Focus: Spellcraft for wisdom, learning, and expanding perspective
    What to Work: Magical study routines, travel enchantments, truth-seeking rituals

    Gemini’s thirst for knowledge and the First Quarter’s need for motion make this house ripe for academic or spiritual breakthroughs. Cast to find a mentor, bless a magical book, or write your own damn grimoire. This is the phase for turning wanderlust into purpose.

• 10th House – Ambition, Authority, and Public Magic

  • Witchcraft Focus: Career magic, visibility spells, legacy workings
    What to Work: Spells for success, promotions, recognition, and reputation repair

    The Moon rises to meet your legacy. Gemini helps you network, negotiate, and navigate power structures with wit and wisdom. Cast for career growth or public image upgrades. Write your mission. Speak your ambition. Enchant your resume. Your name is a spell—say it boldly.

• 11th House – Friendship, Coven, and Dreamwork

  • Witchcraft Focus: Community magic, manifesting allies, long-range vision
    What to Work: Group spells, intention boards, lunar intention grids

    This is the house of shared magic and starry-eyed aspirations. Cast with others, or for others. Speak your goals out loud. Dream aloud with those who hold space for your becoming. Enlist the energy of friendship and shared will. Manifest with a pack.

• 12th House – Secrets, Spirit, and Solitude

  • Witchcraft Focus: Shadow healing, intuitive development, ancestral dreamwork
    What to Work: Whisper jars, sigils for release, rituals of retreat

    When the Moon wanes through the 12th, she sings in riddles. Gemini offers the language, if you’re still enough to hear it. This is where the veil thins and the unspoken lives. Cast for closure, speak to the shadows, or whisper your spells into dream.

Closing the Circle

The First Quarter Moon in Gemini doesn’t just ask for motion—it asks for meaningful movement. Speak with intent. Write with vision. Cast with clarity.

Gemini reminds us that knowledge is sacred, but connection is divine. So whether you’re scripting a spell, recording your dreams, or simply lighting a candle and calling in truth—do it with the full force of your mind, your breath, your voice.

Because in this moment—words are the wind that turns the wheel.