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I was reading something in a book I have and it said the Sunset and sunrise had a big part in magic.Something with the climax and the projection. Does anyone know?

Different cultures would have different reasons, but the idea of night was not always looked upon so lovingly. One must remember that going far enough back in history, night meant exposure to predators and cold and day was a time of safety and growth. So the onset of night has often been immortalized as a chase or struggle between gods. The gods of the sun kept people warm and grew their crops, while the god of night typically wanted to devour the world. Either way, sunset spoke to the climax of that struggle and the power over that change with sunrise symbolizing the vanquishing of night. Moon gods and goddesses were typically someone who protected us from the night during it's ascendence.

Even without the struggle of gods and goddesses, in ways much like the solstices and equinoxes, times of great change in weather, temperature, length of day or light, like sunset and sunrise are powerful times of change on our world and therefore would be powerful focuses for magic.

i was always told by a friend that it does have a big part to do with it

if fire is your element then you would get your strength from them both

I can see how that would fit, especially in attracting and banishing spells.

The 'cracks' between the day and the night, can be more useful to some...

what do you mean by 'cracks' Enigma ?

See it as a opening between the light and dark, a gateway if you will.

I have found that Everything in the natural world has Everything to do with magik.... There are so many different spells, curses, etc. It's hard not to say that a sunset or rise wouldn't have anything to do with it....especially because the sun and moon are both intrical parts of how things are performed and when things can be cast.... I know there has't to be a connection...

The more One becomes in tune with this realities energies and their connections to what is beyond, the more adaptable to the constant changes in the energy blend...Once you are more versitle in these ways, the moment you choose to act or just persaonal preference...

Sunset, Sunrise, Tides, Moon stages, all effect the Earth and could effect spells or thoughts as well I believe.

Sunrise or sunset would be an excellent time for spells involving change or transition. Sunrise would be most useful for changes involving increasing light energy, while sunset would be good for transitions into darkness.

They are a big part of magic. Day time and night time give off different magical energies the colision of these energies create a rather powerful effect that haft to be experence to get a grasp of what it feels like.

yes the sunset can present many possibilities for many different spells but magic is what magicians do

I would imagine that anything to do with the earth and it's natural state would have a lot to do with magic especially as a lot of Wiccan magic is mother earth related

I agree with the majority that sunrises and sunsets are important in many spells and rituals so take heed if it is mentioned.

Sunset, the Dusk time, it allows an older, more powerful kind of magic to be released. Same with Sunrise, Dawn and Dusk are both beautiful, and Dangerous times depending on what you study, and who you are.

of course it does , just as the moon and sun play roles in everything we do so to do thecoming and going of both

I believe both are powerful times for magic. I would like to know the book that is being referred to.

In my opition, I dont think that sunset have anything to do with magic.

Some have drawn strength from the setting sun... Myself, I start to perk up more at sunset!

my element is fire so i find great strength at sunrise and sunset.

Pecific sun pojnts like rise, noon and down, are points of great streingh in magick, the thing is to have the right angle and the right focus, make sure all elements are ready and then you can enhance your spells.

I would say it does. Well in my opinion anyway. You see, everyone has a moon element and a sun element. Magick can also depend on the moon phase and the tools one has and the abilities they have as well.

i don't actually know what to think about that because movies have took magic and made it seem like you can do it anytime. The only movie i remember them having to say a spell in at sunset was The Craft.

sun energy is associated with the energy of the Lord, as moon energy is associated with the Lady.

well i am sure the sunset does have something to do with magick in one way or another as each minute of the 24 hr span gives different energy to spellwork just depending on what you do with it.

some cultures in africa and europian back in the midevil period had a huge belief of sunset and magic had to be related look at stonehedge and you can clearly see the magic of a sun dial and how magic it really is when it was built in the middle of nowhere but I think for that and for other reaons it is related in one way or another.

http://www.stonesofwonder.com/watching.htm

I myself have visited many standing stones and stone circles but what they all have in common is the fact that the sun or the moon will rise/fall between mountain peaks or on the lower part of a ridge .....

So does it play a important part in magic i would say so imo.

Sunset, the time when most of our ancestors would fear.The age old fear of the dark itself and predatory animals that roamed the night.It is said the powers of darkness are stronger at night and draw strength from it.That world or place between the two energies,when planes shift and become more visable.

Well I read that doing magic in a dark, creepy place that no one goes to. Is alot better than doing it out in brand day light. So yeah sunrise and sunset is the best times to do magic.

Bravo FelixFelix! Excellently put! I personally like sunset, midnight and full moons for my spells.

Personally i think it would be. Because that is always when i do my spells. and everything works out...it has a stronger force that you can feel.

I personally believe that both the sun and the moon play a great role in magic. like many spells are to be cast during a full moon, or new moon. but im new to this and am learning little by little. but if the moon means a great deal i assume so does the sun. everything is a balance between dark and light.

Sunest and sunrise can have some magical properties. For example, the sunset before Beltaine and Samhain is a time when the world of the Fae and our world start to blend briefly. Faeries can lead you astray and play tricks on you if you don't put out some fruits and honey cakes for them.

Wiccans in general use the lunar cycle as a guide on when the best time is for certain spells.

To agree with vamplez, Lunar activity can affect the earth, but also once you bond with the energy around you sometimes it's not appearant at all.

Working Magick by the natural cycles of Earth is the speciality of Wytches. The rising of the Sun on the horizon presents an excellent background to ritual. But especially on the Summer Solstice at Stonerhenge where the sunlight pierces the darkness and marks the day of Litha.

Felix nailed it as always.

But I'd like to add sun set and sun rise are also seen are representative of change, a balance point if you will between one state and another.

This is by definition a powerful time where anything is possible.

Traditionally sunset and sun rise would be the best time to perform changing magics, or a marriage, anything changing one thing into another.

it depends on wat u practise. some use nite some use day. sunset has a big pull in our lives it is used in many cultures for many different reasons. magik is just one of them

Perhaps, as that is when may see the "flash of green". Yes, I know a reference to the "flash of green" was made in the now showing "Pirates of the Caribbean #3. For those of you who don't know John D McDonald wrote a gook many years ago title "Flash of Green". As I recall reference was made to the one who views such as a flash as having good luck follow

no not really, sry..but i believe in magic and i guess they do.

no, but the moon phase does. waxing for increasing spells, waning for decreasing. if you want more info about this message me and i'll give you full detail

ok mind you i am probably the most ignorant person here...but from what i hear, night is the best time for certina evocations and rituals, day for others and the two seem to end with the approach of the other. In other words, I have a spell, ritual or evocation or summoning that requires the moon, or the dark, or the senses associated with the dark then said magic dissapates or wekens with the coming of the day and vice versa. Also culturally speaking its always been understood then when trying to commong with the various deities and spirits, the time of thier sign, or planet or element will result in a much better chance of being able to work thier type of magic.

The sun & moon phases, dawn, dusk, everything effects the magick that is worked.

Nighttime energy is different; some of us work better with the after dark energies.

I personally feel stronger after dark. I think it has to do with my childhood training... my Mother and Grannie were both nocturnal creatures as well so I come by it naturally.

it all has to do with how in tune you are with the natural aspects of your spells.... well, from what i think.... sunrise and sunset are two of the most common but important occurances in nature.

If you want to perform a truely maginificent spell or magick then the sun provides the best atmosphere for it when it is first rising or setting as that is when the most concentrated energy comes from it.......