The Third Quarter Moon in Capricorn: Building, Releasing & Grounding Your Magic
Hola Earth Alchemists,
Ready to get pragmatic with your magic? The Third Quarter Moon in Capricorn has arrived (April 1st, 2024 at 11:14pm Eastern), ushering us into a time of solemn reflection, sober release, and strategic groundwork. This isn’t a moon phase for wishy-washy spells or pie-in-the-sky visions. Capricorn — with Saturn’s weighty hand on your shoulder — demands something sturdier. Something real.
The Third Quarter Moon: Release with Intention
As the moon wanes from her full brilliance, the Third Quarter emerges — a crossroads between illumination and darkness. It’s a sacred invitation to:
Reflect on the past cycle: What flourished? What failed? What needs to be stripped away?
Close chapters: Tie up loose ends. Finish lingering projects.
Purge energetically: Release old patterns, limiting beliefs, spiritual debris.
This is the moon phase for banishing, decluttering, and streamlining. For witches, it’s prime time to craft rituals that cut away the unnecessary, clearing space for the New Moon’s fresh breath.
Try:
Writing your self-limitations or toxic ties on scraps of paper, then burning them in a safe cauldron.
Using tarot, runes, or pendulums to divine what must be released.
Smudging your altar, your home, your aura — setting the intention to cleanse.
Capricorn’s Stoic Magic: The Power of Saturn’s Earth
Enter Capricorn: a cardinal earth sign ruled by Saturn, the Great Architect. Where other signs revel in dreaming, Capricorn puts the bricks in the ground. Its energy is patient, deliberate, and downright unglamorous — which is exactly why it works.
Capricorn’s influence during this moon phase sharpens our focus on:
Long-term goals: The stuff that takes seasons (or lifetimes) to build.
Boundaries & discipline: Knowing when to say no, so your yes carries weight.
Legacy & ancestry: Honoring what you’ve inherited — then shaping it into something new.
This isn’t about chasing fantasies. It’s about rooting your magic in the soil. About committing to what matters most, even if that means rolling up your sleeves and shouldering some grit.
Witchcraft Under the Capricorn Third Quarter Moon
So what’s the practical spellwork here?
Goal-Setting & Grounding Rituals
Create an altar that embodies your aspirations. Use earthy crystals (smoky quartz, hematite, onyx), bones, or soil. Speak your intentions clearly, then physically anchor them — bury a talisman, plant a seed, or seal a jar with symbolic contents representing your goal.
Ancestral Dialogues
Capricorn respects lineage. Light a candle for your ancestors. Journal with them. Ask for their insight on the paths you’re building. What wisdom or caution might they whisper from beyond?
Saturnian Decluttering
Saturn strips away the fluff. Do a ritual purge: cleanse your home, your workspace, your digital life. As you release clutter, name aloud the internal baggage you’re shedding too.
Earth Magic for Resilience
Stand barefoot outside. Visualize roots spiraling down into the soil. Let the cold steadiness of the earth rise up into your body, fortifying you. Breathe slow, like a mountain. Unshakeable.
Reflective Prompts for Capricorn’s Quarter Moon
Ask yourself — with brutal honesty:
What outdated commitments or habits am I still clinging to?
How can I turn my spiritual insights into practical, sustainable action?
What legacy am I consciously crafting for myself and those who come after?
Preparing the Soil for the New Moon
Remember, the Third Quarter is not just about endings. It’s about preparing the ground so that when the New Moon arrives, you’re planting seeds in rich, ready earth.
Capricorn wants you to:
Lay out realistic steps.
Build sturdy foundations.
Commit to the long haul.
This is durable magic — the kind that might look boring from the outside, but which births empires in silence.
Closing Words Under Saturn’s Watch
So, Earth Alchemists, as you work beneath this waning moon in Capricorn, let its disciplined, unwavering energy guide you. Burn away the excess. Honor what’s solid. Craft goals that hold up to Saturn’s scrutiny.
This is the time to become your own architect. To build magic that lasts beyond the thrill of a single spell — something with bones, roots, and a backbone of stone.
