This coming week is the New Moon in Aquarius. According to the Hygromanteia, New Moons are for Winning and Luck, and therefore generally a great time for manifestation work and enchantment. This particular new moon is particularly well aligned for manifestation around learning and knowledge. Why? Well, first, it’s a Saturn ruled New Moon. Second, it’s the day of St. Jerome, patron of librarians, scholars, translators, students, and similar. It’s also the day of Venus, which softens Saturn’s demanding edge.
So what do you do with a New Moon for learning? Well, first of all, you can enchant for all the things that Saturn brings to the learning table — discipline, focus, patience. You can also lean into the Aquarian side of this equation, looking at inner knowing, gnosis, and understanding. If you happen to have any Sphere + Sundry Saturn materia on hand, this would be a good time to roll it out. Depending on your sensitivity to Saturnian energies, you might not want to slather it on directly, but consider all the ways that you can use this for study and knowledge through the year.
For example:
Anoint (smoke, asperge, etc.) your magical planner, book of shadows, personal grimoire, or sigil notebook
Bless your sparkly sigil pen for your sigil a day campaign
Create a learning bookmark to use when struggling through Stephen Skinner’s latest tome of a Grimoire
Dress and bless a Saturnian study candle you light when you need to focus on homework, test prep, writing, reading, and memorizing
You can also mediate Saturnian effects with Venus materia or timing.
If you are a saint botherer, there are prayers here to St. Jerome for learning, wisdom, and students: https://yourprayernow.com/st-jerome-prayer https://yourprayernow.com/st-jerome-prayer (I admit my witchy self tends to jailbreak my Saint workings pretty heavily, so your mileage is going to vary)
And here are some sigils around learning and wisdom:
My mind and memory are sharp and focused
I always recall that which I need to know
I learn new things easily
My life is blessed with wisdom
I can always find the knowledge I need
My memory remains strong and unfaded through time
I access secret wisdom and knowledge
Secret knowledge is revealed to me
Information I need is never hidden
I can translate the wisdom of the spirits / animals / winds
Other days this week include a day for self-protection, honest communications, creating new habits, and for leaving behind those things that harm or trouble you.