Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Lisa McSherry, author of the new Witch's Guide to Crafting Your Practice. Witches have long been associated with the Moon in history and lore. It's easy to see why, as the Moon is the primary symbol of the Goddess. Its progress through the sky, ever-changing as it moves graciously through its phases echoing the cycle of life itself, creates a sense of wonder in us. Casting our eyes on the world around us, we see that lots of things within nature are timed around the phases of the Moon. There are the tides that her presence causes (helping provide a cleansing of the seashores and provide a host of creatures with a renewing habitat), and