This site, Messages in the Moonlight (MIM), is entirely created, maintained, and run by me, Evylyn Rose. I receive no pay and no compensation for what I do here.
All the years worth of work I have invested and continue to invest I do purely as a way to give back to the world, generally, and the Witchcraft and Pagan communities, specifically. I strive to provide the best quality possible, even during times in my life I'm not able to spend as much time as I'd like doing so. As such, I sometimes reach out to others for help.
In the past, fans of the site requested a way to send donations to help pay for site and domain hosting. Unfortunately, despite fulfilling this request, no donations were ever received. MIM has been and continues to be 100% free and funded solely by me (Evylyn Rose).
While I never expect any sort of monetary support from visitors and fans of MIM, there are plenty of free ways to help out. See the sections below for great ideas, then pick one to do today!
Submit original material including (but not limited to) chants, prayers, spells, rituals, articles, and pictures by emailing them to Evylyn Rose. (You can also reach out via the #submissions channel in the Discord.)
Share this site or specific pages from this site with friends, family, and people you meet interested in the topic of Wicca and Witchcraft.
Share links on social media. I run on way too little time and energy for social media which means failing to reach out to the larger internet audience (yes, I absolutely do miss the old internet days). If you use social media at all, please share a link to this site--as appropriate--within the social media platforms you use. You can do this easily by copying & pasting the page URL directly into your social media post.
Provide feedback and suggestions on what you like, don't like, and would like to see on the site. (You can use the Contact Us or the #website-feedback channel of the Discord.)
Point out errors such as typos, broken links, and outdated/incomplete information so that they can be fixed.
Avoid stealing from this site. When using information from this site, always be sure to credit Messages in the Moonlight and provide a URL or way to contact me. (See Using Content from This Site for details.)
Always ask permission before using entire pieces of work on another website, blog, et cetera. Search engines penalize sites with duplicate material, including the original site. Copying material makes this site and the copied material harder for others to find. Contact Evy for permission and guidance on how to use content from this site to help spread the information. (See Using Content from This Site for details.)
Present or nominate for an Award. Recognition can go a long way to helping a website build a positive reputation and generating meaningful visitor traffic (more people who would benefit from the information will find their way here). If you feel Messages in the Moonlight is deserving of a particular award, by all means, please nominate us.
Send Evy an encouraging message. This may sound silly at first, but it's rare for webmasters of sites like this to regularly receive messages of encouragement from visitors. A "Keep up the good work" or "Your site has helped me" message motivates me to work harder. (On that note, don't just send me messages like this. Do it randomly for anyone in your life or you come across who you appreciate.)
Join in and recommend the MIM community. The MIM Discord server was launched in December 2020. Help create and nurture this new community space by joining in on discussions and recommending to those who would benefit from it!
Every little bit of support helps build and strengthen MIM!
I'm a full-time business owner whose entire income is dependent on the success of my business. If I'm to continue funding MIM and building in the time to update MIM, then I need to have reliable revenue. As a new business in a dramatically changing internet landscape, any help in getting the word out about who I am, my services, and where to find me goes a long way in ensuring that MIM sticks around for another 20 years or more!
Many content creators, influencers, artists/artisans, writers, and others use things like third-party social media platforms (e.g. Patreon and Substack) to create free content and offerings for subscribers. While I don't judge those who do, I also know that successfully providing those fancy tiers would not add more value than I already provide for free and through my paid offerings. More than that, a notable chunk of those membership fees would go to the platforms. Why spend your money supporting third-party, gate-keeping platforms when you can support business owners directly?
(I'm sure there's a reasonable, justifiable answer to that question. But I don't like my money going to social platforms, so I definitely don't want you putting your money there in my name.)
Share the Evylyn Rose LLC website. Just like the MIM guidance in the section above, any word-of-mouth promotions are the best way to help me provide my services authentically.
Sign up for my monthly newsletter, The Starlight Circle. When you receive it, forward to someone you think it would resonate with.
Follow/Subscribe to my social media accounts. Just subscribing can help boost visibility through algorithms. And sharing/reposting my posts boosts even more!
Tune into one of my Witchy Tarot Q&A/AMA livestreams. Active viewers, engagement in live chats, and later comments on the live replay videos all help to boost visibility to both Evylyn Rose LLC and MIM. (Also, these are free and you can get your questions answered on the spot!) You can find me on YouTube and Twitch on Mondays at 1pm EST and Saturdays at 5pm EST.
Enroll in and review my free Tarot 101 mini-course. This on-demand offering that does two major things: 1) educates seekers and skeptics alike about what Tarot is for real, and 2) allows people to sample my teaching style, Tarot reading approach, and learning platform for online courses. Whether or not you need the Tarot 101, check it out and give an honest review at the end to help other people find it.
Actively engage in The Seeker's Sanctuary. While the MIM Discord server has largely gone quiet, I do still have a dedicated online community space that I'm trying to build outside of social media. New communities are reliant on early member engagement and I could use some help! Currently, Tarot 101 enrollees get automatic inclusion in the community. Or, you also email me to request access.
Post online reviews based on your experiences with me and my work. Whether it's MIM, my writing ventures, public rituals, or any of my Tarot and workshop offerings, if you've been helped through or supported by me or my projects at any point over the years, please let people know! The most impactful places for reviews these days is through Google business pages and Yelp! business pages. Although you can post a review anywhere you see "Evylyn Rose LLC".
No matter what ways you choose to help out, your contributions mean so much to me, that I don't know how to express it in words.
I've completely lost count of the seemingly endless hours and energy spent putting MIM together, ensuring it's accessible, keeping it free, and digging into the ever evolving world of SEO and marketing to ensure that this not-for-profit project remains relevant, helpful, and 100% free to the public 100% of the time.
What keeps me going? You! That you are here right now, visiting MIM, reading these very words. You keep me going and always will.
If you haven't already, pick just one thing from the bulleted-lists above and do it right now. Let's get MIM to the next decade and beyond!
In Light & Love, Evylyn Rose