February - Storm Moon
FEBRUARY; Ice Moon (February) Also known as: Storm Moon, Horning Moon, Hunger Moon, Wild Moon, Red & Cleansing Moon, Quickening Moon, Solmonath (Sun Month), Big Winter Moon, Bony Moon, Moon When Trees Pop, Little Famine Moon, Chaste Moon
Element: Fire
Nature Spirits: house faeries, both of the home itself and of house plants
Herbs: balm of Gilead, hyssop, myrrh, sage, spikenard
Flowers: primrose
Scents: wisteria, heliotrope, sage bundle
Colors: light blue, violet, white
Stones: amethyst, jasper, rock crystal, rose quartz
Trees: rowan, Myrtle, laurel, cedar
Animals: otter, unicorn, deer
Birds: eagle, chickadee
Deities: Brigit, Juno, Kuan Yin, Diana, Demeter, Persephone, Aphrodite, Mars
Power Flow: energy working toward the surface; purification, personal growth, healing. Loving the self. Accepting responsibility for past errors, forgiving yourself, and making future plans. This is the time to start fresh, accept past errors and make plans for changes.
Mantra: I am creative and inspired.
Cakes & Ale: milk and chocolate chip cookies
Altar Decor: white flowers, narcissus and other early bloomers, white candles
Esbat Purpose: Celebrate purity, innocence, and joy, becoming a child again, starting all over
Try Drawing the Circle With: wand cleansed with burning sage bundl
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wicca and Witchcraft by Denise Zimmerman and Katherine A. Gleason
Th Storm Moon, also known as the Death or Quickening Moon, is a time to do magick for fertility and strength. For most people in the Northern Hemisphere, February is a time of storms and bleak, short days. In the olden days, it was a time of true hardship.
This is a good time to do magic to help you face life's challenges. You could do a spell to help you with a particularly challenging project at work. Your spell could focus on helping you to accept the challenge, persevere, and make it through. You could concentrate on the idea of weathering the storm and giving yourself the extra stamina to succeed. This is also a time of cleansing both internally and externally. As such, it's a great time to get rid of physical things you don't need and any mental or emotional baggage you might be hauling around with you, too.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paganism by Carl McColman
FEBRUARY (Storm Moon)-- Light candles, honor winter's last few weeks of fury and plan new projects.
Witch's Brew: Good Spells for Peace of Mind by Witch Bree
February's Snow Moon is for honing vision and purifying your aims.
Witches Datebook by Edain McCoy (2002)
The Ash Moon is the balancing force that connects all of us with all worlds, seen and unseen. It offers potent energy for healing spells, psychic dreamwork, protection in or on water, dream magic, and curse breaking.
Witches Datebook by Edain McCoy (2006)
The Quickening Moon prods us to look inside ourselves for dormant possibilities. Our fellow creatures who sleep deep in the womb of Mother Earth are also feeling this pull as they are lulled into the hazy dreamland that prepares them for reawakening.
In western Europe this lunation heralded the cycle of birthing new lambs-- the first tangible sign of the much-anticipated abundance of food in a world still ruled by cold and darkness.
To find our balance, we must find the inner foundation on which we can build the lives we desire. Quickening Moon rituals draw out the potential that now lies dormant in you. You may not know what marvels lie in wait, but they are there and are aching to awaken.
Witches Datebook by Dallas Jennifer Cobb
The Full Moon in February can help you prepare for rebirth. Deep within, seeds are stirring with visions fertile and strong. While winter's fury blusters and brays, our own inner visions stir in the glowing light of days. Below the surface of the earth, small seeds are awakening. Spring is still but a memory within our heart, but the worst of winter has passed and soon the growing cycle will start.
Witches Datebook by Elizabeth Barrette
To the Cherokee, February is the Bony Moon. In their southeastern territory, this historically marked the hungry time when people and animals grew lean. Similarly, the Choctaw call this the Little Famine Moon. To the Dakota Sioux, it's the Moon When Trees Pop. Out on the plains, it can get so cold that the moisture inside living wood freezes and the expanding ice causes tree trunks to burst.
Toward the end of winter, people and wildlife have used up much of their reserves, so be cautious and conservative when you find resources stretching thin. Conversely, if you have enough to share, look to help others. Donating to a food bank or cooking supper for a friend who's lost a job can soften the bite of this sharp Moon. Assist wildlife with rich foods, suet, corn, and fresh water. Check forecasts of extreme cold and protect vulnerable plants if necessary. Trees are especially vulnerable as warm weather makes the sap run, followed by a severe cold snap.
Magically, create abundance via gateways and gratitude for what you have. Pray for people experiencing famine and hardship; contribute to charities that aid them. Work spells of protection for the land and wildlife.
Element: Fire
Nature Spirits: house faeries, both of the home itself and of house plants
Herbs: balm of Gilead, hyssop, myrrh, sage, spikenard
Flowers: primrose
Scents: wisteria, heliotrope, sage bundle
Colors: light blue, violet, white
Stones: amethyst, jasper, rock crystal, rose quartz
Trees: rowan, Myrtle, laurel, cedar
Animals: otter, unicorn, deer
Birds: eagle, chickadee
Deities: Brigit, Juno, Kuan Yin, Diana, Demeter, Persephone, Aphrodite, Mars
Power Flow: energy working toward the surface; purification, personal growth, healing. Loving the self. Accepting responsibility for past errors, forgiving yourself, and making future plans. This is the time to start fresh, accept past errors and make plans for changes.
Mantra: I am creative and inspired.
Cakes & Ale: milk and chocolate chip cookies
Altar Decor: white flowers, narcissus and other early bloomers, white candles
Esbat Purpose: Celebrate purity, innocence, and joy, becoming a child again, starting all over
Try Drawing the Circle With: wand cleansed with burning sage bundl
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Wicca and Witchcraft by Denise Zimmerman and Katherine A. Gleason
Th Storm Moon, also known as the Death or Quickening Moon, is a time to do magick for fertility and strength. For most people in the Northern Hemisphere, February is a time of storms and bleak, short days. In the olden days, it was a time of true hardship.
This is a good time to do magic to help you face life's challenges. You could do a spell to help you with a particularly challenging project at work. Your spell could focus on helping you to accept the challenge, persevere, and make it through. You could concentrate on the idea of weathering the storm and giving yourself the extra stamina to succeed. This is also a time of cleansing both internally and externally. As such, it's a great time to get rid of physical things you don't need and any mental or emotional baggage you might be hauling around with you, too.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paganism by Carl McColman
FEBRUARY (Storm Moon)-- Light candles, honor winter's last few weeks of fury and plan new projects.
Witch's Brew: Good Spells for Peace of Mind by Witch Bree
February's Snow Moon is for honing vision and purifying your aims.
Witches Datebook by Edain McCoy (2002)
The Ash Moon is the balancing force that connects all of us with all worlds, seen and unseen. It offers potent energy for healing spells, psychic dreamwork, protection in or on water, dream magic, and curse breaking.
Witches Datebook by Edain McCoy (2006)
The Quickening Moon prods us to look inside ourselves for dormant possibilities. Our fellow creatures who sleep deep in the womb of Mother Earth are also feeling this pull as they are lulled into the hazy dreamland that prepares them for reawakening.
In western Europe this lunation heralded the cycle of birthing new lambs-- the first tangible sign of the much-anticipated abundance of food in a world still ruled by cold and darkness.
To find our balance, we must find the inner foundation on which we can build the lives we desire. Quickening Moon rituals draw out the potential that now lies dormant in you. You may not know what marvels lie in wait, but they are there and are aching to awaken.
Witches Datebook by Dallas Jennifer Cobb
The Full Moon in February can help you prepare for rebirth. Deep within, seeds are stirring with visions fertile and strong. While winter's fury blusters and brays, our own inner visions stir in the glowing light of days. Below the surface of the earth, small seeds are awakening. Spring is still but a memory within our heart, but the worst of winter has passed and soon the growing cycle will start.
Witches Datebook by Elizabeth Barrette
To the Cherokee, February is the Bony Moon. In their southeastern territory, this historically marked the hungry time when people and animals grew lean. Similarly, the Choctaw call this the Little Famine Moon. To the Dakota Sioux, it's the Moon When Trees Pop. Out on the plains, it can get so cold that the moisture inside living wood freezes and the expanding ice causes tree trunks to burst.
Toward the end of winter, people and wildlife have used up much of their reserves, so be cautious and conservative when you find resources stretching thin. Conversely, if you have enough to share, look to help others. Donating to a food bank or cooking supper for a friend who's lost a job can soften the bite of this sharp Moon. Assist wildlife with rich foods, suet, corn, and fresh water. Check forecasts of extreme cold and protect vulnerable plants if necessary. Trees are especially vulnerable as warm weather makes the sap run, followed by a severe cold snap.
Magically, create abundance via gateways and gratitude for what you have. Pray for people experiencing famine and hardship; contribute to charities that aid them. Work spells of protection for the land and wildlife.