Blue Moon
Nature Spirits: banshees and other beings who carry messages between worlds
Herbs: ginger, hops, wormwood, hyssop, patchouli, mugwort, nutmeg, star anise
Colors: black, white, purple
Flowers: white lily, dahlia, chrysanthemum
Scents: rosemary, dragon's blood, lilac, pine, wisteria
Stones: obsidian, onyx, Apache tear
Trees: pine, cypress, yew, elder
Animals: bat, wolf, sow, dog, snake
Birds: owls, raven, falcon
Deities: Cybele, Circe, Hel, Nephthys, Cerridwen, Horned God, Caillech, Freyja, Holda
Power Flow: release, remember; communion with the dead. Prophecy. Releasing old negative memories and emotions.
Correspondences:
· Colors: Dark blue, black, purples, Deep Blue Green
· Scents: strawberry, apple blossom, and cherry
· Gemstones: Obsidian, amethyst, tourmaline, opal, beryl, turquoise
· Herbs: Apple blossom, pennyroyal, mint family, catnip, Sweet Annie, thyme, catnip, uva ursi, angelica, burdock
· Flowers: Calendula, marigold, cosmos
· Trees: Apples, yew, cypress, acacia
· Birds: Heron, crow, and robin
· Animals: Stag, jackal, elephant, ram, scorpion
· Gods: Herne, Apollo, Cernunnos, Mercury, Ishtar, Astarte, Demeter, Kore, Lakshmi, The Horned God, Belili, Hathor
· Nature Spirits: Frost and plant faeries
· Powers/Advice: A time to work on inner cleansing, letting go karma, reincarnation, justice and balance.
· Element: Air
Correspondences:
· Colors: Dark blue, black, purples
· Gemstones: Obsidian, amethyst, tourmaline
· Trees: Apples and yew
· Gods: Herne, Apollo, Cernunnos, Mercury
· Herbs: Apple blossom, pennyroyal, mint family,catnip, Sweet Annie
· Element: Air
This is the time when the veil between our world and the spirit world are at its thinnest. Use this time for spiritual growth -- if there's a deceased ancestor you wish to contact, this is a great month to do it.Hold a séance, work on your divination, and pay attention to messages you get in your dreams.
Also Known As: Shedding Moon, Falling Leaf Moon
The Blue Moon
This is the second Full Moon which falls within in a single month, it varies each year. When the Blue Moon occurs plan to do something strange, something you have never done before. Write letters to folks you have not seen for years, plan a surprise for someone you love. Howl at the Moon!
Definition:
How many times have you heard the phrase "once in a blue moon"? Well, it's more than just an expression - a blue moon is the name given to an actual phenomenon. Here's how it works.
A full lunar cycle is a little over 28 days long. However, a calendar year is more than that, which means that during some years, you may end up with thirteen full moons instead of twelve, depending on where in the month the lunar cycle falls. This is because during each calendar year, you end up with twelve full 28-day cycles, and a leftover accumulation of eleven or twelve days. Those days accumulate, and so about once every 28 calendar months, you end up with an extra full moon during the month.
In folklore, the monthly moon phases were each given names that helped people prepare for various types of weather and crop rotations. Although these names varied depending on culture and location, they generally identified the sort of weather or other natural phenomenon that might take place in a given month. The term "blue moon" was given to the second full moon to appear in a calendar month.
Although there is no formal significance attached to the blue moon in modern Wiccan and Pagan religions, you can certainly treat it as an especially magical time. Think of it as a lunar bonus round. In some traditions, special ceremonies may be held -- some covens only perform initiations at the time of a blue moon.
Herbs: ginger, hops, wormwood, hyssop, patchouli, mugwort, nutmeg, star anise
Colors: black, white, purple
Flowers: white lily, dahlia, chrysanthemum
Scents: rosemary, dragon's blood, lilac, pine, wisteria
Stones: obsidian, onyx, Apache tear
Trees: pine, cypress, yew, elder
Animals: bat, wolf, sow, dog, snake
Birds: owls, raven, falcon
Deities: Cybele, Circe, Hel, Nephthys, Cerridwen, Horned God, Caillech, Freyja, Holda
Power Flow: release, remember; communion with the dead. Prophecy. Releasing old negative memories and emotions.
Correspondences:
· Colors: Dark blue, black, purples, Deep Blue Green
· Scents: strawberry, apple blossom, and cherry
· Gemstones: Obsidian, amethyst, tourmaline, opal, beryl, turquoise
· Herbs: Apple blossom, pennyroyal, mint family, catnip, Sweet Annie, thyme, catnip, uva ursi, angelica, burdock
· Flowers: Calendula, marigold, cosmos
· Trees: Apples, yew, cypress, acacia
· Birds: Heron, crow, and robin
· Animals: Stag, jackal, elephant, ram, scorpion
· Gods: Herne, Apollo, Cernunnos, Mercury, Ishtar, Astarte, Demeter, Kore, Lakshmi, The Horned God, Belili, Hathor
· Nature Spirits: Frost and plant faeries
· Powers/Advice: A time to work on inner cleansing, letting go karma, reincarnation, justice and balance.
· Element: Air
Correspondences:
· Colors: Dark blue, black, purples
· Gemstones: Obsidian, amethyst, tourmaline
· Trees: Apples and yew
· Gods: Herne, Apollo, Cernunnos, Mercury
· Herbs: Apple blossom, pennyroyal, mint family,catnip, Sweet Annie
· Element: Air
This is the time when the veil between our world and the spirit world are at its thinnest. Use this time for spiritual growth -- if there's a deceased ancestor you wish to contact, this is a great month to do it.Hold a séance, work on your divination, and pay attention to messages you get in your dreams.
Also Known As: Shedding Moon, Falling Leaf Moon
The Blue Moon
This is the second Full Moon which falls within in a single month, it varies each year. When the Blue Moon occurs plan to do something strange, something you have never done before. Write letters to folks you have not seen for years, plan a surprise for someone you love. Howl at the Moon!
Definition:
How many times have you heard the phrase "once in a blue moon"? Well, it's more than just an expression - a blue moon is the name given to an actual phenomenon. Here's how it works.
A full lunar cycle is a little over 28 days long. However, a calendar year is more than that, which means that during some years, you may end up with thirteen full moons instead of twelve, depending on where in the month the lunar cycle falls. This is because during each calendar year, you end up with twelve full 28-day cycles, and a leftover accumulation of eleven or twelve days. Those days accumulate, and so about once every 28 calendar months, you end up with an extra full moon during the month.
In folklore, the monthly moon phases were each given names that helped people prepare for various types of weather and crop rotations. Although these names varied depending on culture and location, they generally identified the sort of weather or other natural phenomenon that might take place in a given month. The term "blue moon" was given to the second full moon to appear in a calendar month.
Although there is no formal significance attached to the blue moon in modern Wiccan and Pagan religions, you can certainly treat it as an especially magical time. Think of it as a lunar bonus round. In some traditions, special ceremonies may be held -- some covens only perform initiations at the time of a blue moon.