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Taken from "Teen Witch" by:  Silver RavenWolf..............

   The thirteen full moons of the year hold sacred energies associated with the Great Goddess and to the Moon.  Traditionally, these thirteen full moons coincide with the thirteen Esbats of the year.  These days, many Witches hold Esbats every week or at least twice a month.  In some Craft traditions, these working nights, called Minor Feasts, offer an array of food after the ritual.  Participants bring all sorts of things to eat and drink, including one hot item, such as soup, or other covered dish.  Esbats performed on a full moon represent ritual working occasions at the time when the Goddess is at her full power.  In some groups, individuals perform their Esbats alone, with the Sabbats reserved for group activity.  In other Witch traditions, the entire group celebrates Esbats and Sabbats together.  If you are a Witch working alone, you will celebrate the Esbats and Sabbats by yourself.  Esbats represent celebrations of creative life force throughout the universe, and during them Witches often work petition and candle magick to achieve their goals.  An Esbat, whether performed solitarily or with a group, gives the Witch personal time to link their spirit with deity.  If you have not figured it out by now, a one-on-one relationship with Spirit is vitally important to any Witch.

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