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Spells for a Waning Moon Esbat

12/5/2024

 

​Spells for a Waning Moon Esbat

Join us as we cast an esbat ring, prepare spells specifically for the waning moon phase, and empower them before we cast them.
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Our events are potluck, so please feel free to bring a dish that might want to make some stuff.

We ask for a $10 donation for our events. All money collected will be given to a local community charity.

Please consider one of these Southern Nevada charities that we love. Or, choose your own. Please message us a picture of the receipt so that we can keep track of the donations for posterity.

​Three Square 
https://www.threesquare.org/how-to-help/give


Furgotten Friends Dog Rescue 
http://furgottenfriendsdogrescue.org/donate

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Las Vegas
https://www.uuclv.org/donate.html

The Las Vegas Natural History Museum 
https://www.lvnhm.org/

If you’re unable to donate, don’t let that discourage you from attending.
This event will be held at:
UUCLV
3616 East Lake Mead Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89115

http://www.uuclv.org/location.html
We hope to see you.
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Follow our event on Facebook and get extra tidbits of info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/584837677351516
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​ITEMS needed for our
Spells For A Waning Moon Esbat
with Inner Circle Sanctuary

February 15, 2025 at 6:00 pm
at UUCLV, 3616 East Lake Mead Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89115




​Nothing OR.....
A SPECIAL CANDLE YOU WANT TO USE (OPTIONAL)
A PARTICULAR AMULET YOU WANT TO USE (OPTIONAL)
AN OIL YOU WANT TO USE (OPTIONAL)
FOOD FOR POTLUCK (OPTIONAL)


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WHAT TO WEAR at our
Spells For A Waning Moon Esbat with Inner Circle Sanctuary
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February 15, 2025 at 6:00 pm at UUCLV, 3616 East Lake Mead Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89115




​WHAT TO WEAR
Casual clothes (OPTIONAL)
Fancy clothes (OPTIONAL)
Ritual regalia (OPTIONAL)
Cloaks (OPTIONAL)
WHAT NOT TO WEAR
Your Birthday Suit

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A traditional ritual we like to perform at every ritual from Grand Sabbats paired with the Great Rite to the simple small circle esbat in the living room is the sharing of "Cakes & Ale". A simple blessing over the cakes and ale is Gerald Gardners'...

"Oh Queen most secret, bless this food unto our bodies, bestowing health, wealth, strength, joy and peace, and that fulfillment of love that is perpetual happiness".

Here are some various photos from our Sabbats and esbats.

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CREATING A CONE OF POWER WITH A POWER CHANT TO EMPOWER OUR SPELLS/CANDLE

THE WITCHES RUNE
Darksome night and Shining Moon,
East, then South, then West, then North,
Harken to the Witches Rune:
Here come I to call thee forth.


Earth and Water, Air and Fire,
Wand and Pentacle and Sword,
Work ye unto my desire,
Harken ye unto my word.
Cords and Censer, Scourge and knife,
Powers of the Witches Blade,
Waken all ye into life,
Come ye as the Charm is made
Queen of Heaven, Queen of Hell,
Horned Hunter of the Night,
Lend your power unto the Spell,
Work my will by Magic Rite.
By all the power of land and sea,
by all the might of moon and sun,
What is my will- "So mote it be,"
What I do say- "It shall be done."
1957 Gerald Gardner
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10 Years

5/3/2024

 

TEN YEARS SINCE BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE

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Bell, Book And Candle shut down ten years ago this week. It had been such a Vegas institution that it is still very hard to believe. It was singular, it was incredibly magical, and it served the Occult community in Las Vegas well for several decades.

Charmaine Dey (author of The Magic Candle and Casting The Rune Stones) and her husband Steve opened BB&C in the early 70s,

with other well known Witches and authors Tarostar (Sacred Pentagraph and many more) and Sybil Leek (Diary Of A Witch, Complete art Of Witchcraft and many more) being mainstays at the shop, and in the corporation when BB&C was incorporated.

The original site was on Las Vegas Boulevard South, on a sliver where LVB and 4th Street converge. ‘Talk Of The Town’ was next door for many years. The building on the site has only been demolished in the last few years. The second location was on East Charleston, close to Eastern where the antique shops are now. The third and last location was also on East Charleston, in a strip mall that for many years also housed Vessely Music, Macayos restaurant, with Blueberry Hill diner next to it.

Ownership changed hands to Lucky Simone sometime after Charmaine died in 1983. Steve Dey continued to work there. When Lucky died (1997 or ’98 if I remember correctly) ownership passed one more time to Robin Criswell and Alex Triton, who most of us know as Lady Morgana and Lord Mordred.

"Like many Witches,
I got my start in Bell Book and Candle."


It was 1989, I was newly stationed at Nellis AFB, and despite my Lutheran upbringing, I was a long time atheist. The first day I was brought to the shop I bought Anna Riva’s Secrets Of Magical Seals. The next day, I took a bus down and bought A Book Of Pagan Rituals and that was all it took. 

Steve Dey sold me many of the classics: A Witch’s Bible Compleat, Modern Magick, The Spiral Dance, Gems From The Equinox, Wicca For The Solitary Practitioner, The Golden Dawn, and several others as well as Tarot, Runes and thee coolest jewelry. 

It was the most magical, fascinating store I had ever seen.

When Lady Morgana and Lord Mordred were offered to take over Bell Book and Candle, they jumped at the chance. They described it to me as a life-long dream come true. For a year or so, they ran their old store, Cat N Cauldron concurrently. This was home of Temple Of The Inner Circle, which used the same corporate documents as All Saints Church Of Mystic Science, which had also been founded by Charmaine and Steve Dey and Tarostar. We are fortunate to have both sets of corporate documents in our archives.

Robin and Alex eventually closed Cat N Cauldron, and we all helped move the store and TOTIC to Bell Book and Candle. The back room became TOTIC with its beautiful Altar, large columns, banners and artwork. 

The fountains/candle nooks were removed, and a reading room and closet installed.

Any customer who wanted to burn their candles at the shop could burn them on the Altar,

under the gaze of an incredible Artisans’ Guild winged Isis statue. Soon a second Altar was installed to handle all the candles.

We were lucky to have the legendary Ed Fitch come to one of our Saturday Night events, as well as authors on book tour like Christopher Penzcak. Lupercalia, Halloween, Karaoke, Belly Dancing, Lectures on Runes, Tarot, Ouija, Pendulum, Sabbats, Gated Candles, Aromatherapy (Uttati oils!), movie night, Street Smarts (Occult style)- the list goes on and on. And most Saturday events turned into late night parties, often like a dance club.

All of the Elders of Inner Circle Sanctuary worked in the store; most of us here and there, but Lady Atheona worked it for several years. Lady Airrawind was the last, and we owe her a huge debt of gratitude for being the one to keep BB&C open realistically two years or so past any viability. She with Lady Rowyn also kept classes going after the store closed, and we are also very thankful for that!

Temple classes started to be held in the front of the store. The final class began in January, 2014. Poor health, and changing times slowly led to the decline and closure of Bell Book and Candle. 

Please support local stores as much as possible. And remember the good, magical, Witchy times you had at Bell Book and Candle!

Lord Tanys, High Priest, Inner Circle Sanctuary

www.innercirclesanctuary.com/
Lady Morgana's Tradition lives on!

www.facebook.com/sacredpentagraph
Tarostar's Tradition lives on!

web.archive.org/web/20131020024108/http://lasvegasbbc.com/whatto1.ivnu
The old BB&C website set up by Lady Sisterwolf from a… let’s just say more innocent time. These pages starting in 2002 bring back many fond memories!

witchworld109.com/main_page.html 
Las Vegas Occult history particularly BB&C to 1989 (a lot of which is used in this post) can be found on the late and wonderful Tarostar’s page

www.blackmoonpublishing.com/left-hand-press 
Several versions of Tarostar’s incredible Sacred Pentagraph books can be purchased here

www.amazon.com/Magic-Candle-Fundamentals-Ritual-Candle-Burning/dp/0942272005
The classic by Charmaine Dey

www.amazon.com/Queen-Dreams-Heather-Valencia/dp/0671797239/ref=sr_1_1
Some memories of Bell Book and Candle by Charmaine’s niece can be found in this very interesting book

redwheelweiser.com/book/a-book-of-pagan-rituals-9780877283485/
A Book Of Pagan Rituals The book that started it all off for me, purchased at BB&C in the Spring of 1989- still one of the best books out there!

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Ye Olde Magick Shoppe 2024

2/10/2024

 

Ye Olde Magick Shoppe

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Ye Olde Magick Shoppe
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with Inner Circle Sanctuary
​Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM PT

Inner Circle Sanctuary coven used to be based out of the Bell, Book, and Candle store with classes and events. We will share many of the spells that our Lady & Lord serviced for the community while we were there (and we'll probably tell some stories, too.)

(pictured, the Bell, Book, and Candle store from E. Charleston Blvd. (c. early 70's-2014))

For some really early history of the Bell, Book, and Candle, please visit our friends at:
 sacredpentagraph.org/our-history/

We ask for a non-compulsory $10 donation or whatever you can afford. 100% of donations will be given to a local charity. Please join us even if you can’t donate.

Please consider one of these Southern Nevada charities that we love. Or, choose your own. Please message us a picture of the receipt so that we can keep track of the donations for posterity.
​

Three Square 
https://www.threesquare.org/how-to-help/give


Furgotten Friends Dog Rescue 
http://furgottenfriendsdogrescue.org/donate

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Las Vegas
https://www.uuclv.org/donate.html

The Las Vegas Natural History Museum 
https://www.lvnhm.org/

As always, our events are family friendly and potluck.
​Please feel free to bring a dish to share.

Our event will be at the
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Las Vegas.
3616 East Lake Mead Boulevard
Las Vegas NV 89115
​www.uuclv.org
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​If you are interested in learning more about us,
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Waning Moon Ritual

5/1/2022

 
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Waning Moon Ritual
with Inner Circle Sanctuary
​Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 6:00 PM PT

The waning phase of the moon is a good time for work that involves releasing things, getting rid of unwanted habits, stopping problems, and generally moving things away from you. “As the moon wanes, so may my….” whatever you’d like. 
Spell ideas:
     Getting rid of money problems
     Reversing negative energy
     Protection
     Stopping unwanted emotions
     Breaking bad habits 
     Etc

Our live ritual will be semi-participatory with a mixture of watching the ritual from outside the ring and then coming inside the ring to create and empower a spell. 
We will be doing a reversing spell to keep negative energy out of our lives. Candles and anointing oil will be provided. 
We teach our students to do spell work during each moon phase, even if you don’t NEED anything. The waxing phase is a time of growth and bringing things to you. The waning phase is a time of release and keeping things away from you. For example, doing a money spell during the waxing phase will bring money and abundance to you. Then, a reversing spell during the waning phase will keep problems associated with money away from you. 

Our events are always potluck, so feel free to bring a dish to share.

There is no dress code for this event. Our students will be wearing their magical robes and accessories during this ritual. You are welcome to wear a ritual robe if you have one. If not, casual clothes is perfectly fine.
We ask for a $10 donation to our monthly events. Please consider one of these Southern Nevada charities that we love. Or, choose your own. Please message us a picture of the receipt so that we can keep track of the donations for posterity.

Three Square 
https://www.threesquare.org/how-to-help/give


Furgotten Friends Dog Rescue 
http://furgottenfriendsdogrescue.org/donate

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Las Vegas https://www.uuclv.org/donate.html

The Las Vegas Natural History Museum 
https://www.lvnhm.org/

Find our Facebook event invite here: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/270458531884057/

This event will be held in-person AND online. If you’d like to attend the live lecture, we require proof of full Covid-19 vaccination and booster.


This event will be held at the:
UUCLV
3616 East Lake Mead Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89115

http://www.uuclv.org/location.html
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​If you are interested in learning more about us,
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​

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please start with our questionnaire here.

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Mystic Fair with the LVCCLD

4/23/2022

 
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Busy, busy day for Inner Circle Sanctuary. 

We will be at the LVCCLD* Windmill Library’s Mystic Fair from 12-4. We will have a vendor booth selling various things our students have made. All money we collect will go straight back to the library. We will also be giving two lectures during the fair: one on candle magic and one on creating a spell bag. 

From there we head on over to our monthly event Creating a Book of Shadows where we will talk about the various ways to journal, organize, draw, and just have fun documenting our Craft journey. 

Come say hi. 

*Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

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Candle Magic 2021

7/8/2021

 
Candle Magic 2021 Inner Circle Sanctuary

Candle Magic
with Inner Circle Sanctuary
Saturday, August 21, 2021 from 6 PM PT

Candle magic is the simplest and most effective way to perform spell work. Join us to learn how to layer your spells with candle colors, oils, herbs, planetary influences, and more to make your magic more effective and super fun.

This “basics” class will be filled with 30 years’ worth of Inner Circle Sanctuary’s teachings, so be prepared to take lots of notes.

We ask for a $10 donation or whatever you can afford. Please donate to a local charity and send us your receipt to gain access to the event. If you can’t donate, you should come anyway.

Our event will be held in-person AND online. If you’d like to attend the live lecture, we require proof of full Covid-19 vaccination.

Stay tuned for more details.

Follow our Facebook event invite for this workshop here: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/4944972405575565


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Mercury Retrograde Spell

10/19/2020

 
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The way Inner Circle Sanctuary lives with Mercury Retrograde is to stay in touch with Him, via Candle Magick. 
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In this case, we use a Blue Candle, Mercury Oil, and draw/inscribe His Planetary Glyph and Rad (symbol of three diamonds) on it.

-For Jar Candles, this Rad can/should be carved into the wax.
With Mercury Oil, we anoint the top counter-clockwise, because He appears to be moving backwards through the heavens. This is NOT a Reversing Spell, but to stay close to Him. 

-If one uses Pillar or Household Candles, we suggest anointing towards one’s self, for the same purpose.

We light these candles during Mercury Retrograde, and until He is out of His shadow - when He reaches the point where Retrograde started.

****Never Leave Candles Burning Unattended!*****

Ours is a Candle Shop Tradition when it comes to spellwork, namely from Bell Book and Candle, and Cat n Cauldron, which were both home to the Temple of the Inner Circle, headed by Lady Morgana and Lord Mordred. Bell Book and Candle was the oldest Occult Shop in Las Vegas, and had its own deep roots through Tarostar and Charmaine Dey.
Read our post about what is Mercury Retrograde: ​https://www.innercirclesanctuary.com/updates-and-info/mercury-retrograde
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Moon Water

3/9/2020

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With the full moon tonight, I’m sure many people will be creating moon water. In theory, moon water is water that has soaked up the power and energies of the moon. It’s used for many purposes: cleaning your tools, crystals, or candles; anointing yourself with it daily; cleaning your home; feeding your plants; etc.
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How do you make moon water? Some instructions say to put out a bowl and let it bask in the moonlight then put it in a jar to keep until the next full moon. Others are more detailed involving herbs, chants, and crystals.​

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