Seeking Recommendation Recommendations for Books on Moon Magick / Lunar Currents

[moonfairy]

Thinking for a while of creating this post as I feel I have put into practice a majority of the books on Moon Magick I currently own.

My favourite book at the moment for Moon Magick was the Modern Witchcraft Book on Moon Magick by Julia Hadas which surprised me as I tend to avoid the Modern Witchcraft series (Usually too shallow of an exploration of the subject to justify purchasing or pursuing the books in the series). But it actually explores a lot of aspects a bit more in depth.
My other favourite before it was Beneath the Moon by Rachel Patterson but in reflection, I feel this was a rather shallow exploration and mostly just lists of correspondences - some conflicting or contradicting the previous listing of the ingredient. I think it’s useful in terms of a reference for creating spells but I feel it would have benefited from a more in depth approach.
The most recent book I read on Moon Magick was the Llewellyn’s Complete book of Moon Magick by Jesamyn Angelica but I felt it was definitely not a “complete” exploration compared to other books on Moon Magick which was disappointing.
Other notable books that were a great influence on my practice included Mansions of the Moon by Christopher Warnock, Dark Moon Mysteries by Timothy Roderick, Everyday Moon Magick by Dorothy Morrison (the book that started it all actually), Stellar Magic by Payam Nabarz and Ann Moura’s Mansions of the Moon for the Green Witch.

Other books I have already read on the subject but either didn’t make an impression or was repeated information in an “Explain like I’m 5” format / shallow reading mainly full of journal prompts -

• Lunar Living by Kirsty Gallagher
• Moonology by Yasmin Boland
• The Lunar Year by Alison Davies
• Moon Spell Magic by Cerridwen Greenleaf
• The Moon and You by Diane Ahlquist
• Moon Magic by Diane Ahlquist
• Moon Spells by Diane Ahlquist
• Moon Spells by Aurora Kane
• Moon Spells of a Wicked Witch by Thalia Thorne
• Moon Phases by Wyrd Books
• The Full Moon Yearbook by Julie Peters
• Moon Lore by Timothy Harley

+ a lot more I probably am forgetting

I think the aim of this recommendations post is any books on lunar magick that I may have missed, purely because it isn’t in the title or it may explore other things in depth as well but not pertaining to lunar magick.
I found a lot more interesting things about the Moon and her place in witchcraft as well by researching and reading about astrology (Practical Astrology for Witches and Pagans by Ivo Dominguez and Denning and Phillips Planetary Magick) and finding bits/pieces in books mainly about folklore (There was a lot of interesting information I found in books about Ozark magick for example, which I would have never thought to have looked into!)

Just thinking my way of researching or hunting down books to read for more in depth information about lunar witchcraft (Gods/Goddesses, folklore, the phases, interactions with water/the sea, interactions with other planets etc) may be shortsighted, and thinking maybe individuals here would have some helpful recommendations on where to look for further information or exploration.

 

[boymatmat]

You’ve already covered most of the contemporary witchcraft-focused lunar material, so if you’re looking to go deeper, it may be worth shifting slightly away from “Moon magick” as a genre and toward traditions where lunar currents are embedded structurally rather than thematically.

For example, if you appreciated Mansions of the Moon, you might consider working more directly with traditional astrological sources that discuss the lunar mansions in an operational rather than devotional context. The Picatrix tradition (even if approached academically) provides a very different tone — less psychological, more talismanic and cosmological. It reframes the Moon not just as an archetype but as an intermediary force between the celestial and sublunar realms.

You may also find it fruitful to study the Moon through planetary magic systems more broadly rather than isolating her as a standalone current. In classical Hermetic cosmology, the Moon governs generation, flux, embodiment, and the interface between spirit and matter. That opens avenues into:
• Image magic and talismanic timing
• Lunar rulership over imagination and dream incubation
• The Moon’s role in spirit contact and mediumship traditions
• Her function as psychopomp in certain folklore streams

If you’re open to stepping slightly outside modern witchcraft publishing, looking into older grimoires or traditional astrology texts that treat the Moon as a technical force (rather than primarily symbolic or goddess-centered) may provide the depth you’re seeking.

Another angle that often gets overlooked is medical and alchemical lunar correspondences — particularly how lunar cycles were historically linked to bodily fluids, fertility rhythms, and plant vitality. That thread connects lunar magick to operative herbalism and even early spagyric practice.

Since you mentioned Ozark folklore, you might also enjoy tracing regional folk practices that treat the Moon pragmatically — planting cycles, hair cutting, wound healing, water charging — and then mapping those back onto broader esoteric cosmology.

At your level of reading, it may not be about finding “more Moon books,” but about following the Moon as a current through different systems and observing how each tradition frames her role in manifestation.

That shift alone can radically deepen the work.