Full Moon Correspondences (By calendar month)
Each full moon of the year has a name (actually, many names
based on different traditions), as well as a specific energy
that makes it suitable for different types of work. There are 12
or 13 full moon's per year (depending on the year - as most
people know), and on the Witches calendar, the first occurs
directly after the Winter Solstice in the northern Hemisphere
and the Summer Solstice
in the Southern Hemisphere
Below are a
few tables detailing some of the full moon names and their
energies. A 12 full moon year is easy, just follow table 1 or 2.
For a 13 full
moon year, use table 3.
Table 1 - 12
Northern
Hemisphere Esbat's
|
January |
Wolf Moon, Chaste Moon, Cold Moon
- beginnings,
conception, protection spells, working on personal goals and
issues
|
|
February |
Ice Moon, Storm Moon, Wild Moon
- growth and future
plans, purification, cleansing, healing, self-love and
acceptance
|
|
March |
Seed Moon, Plow Moon, Crow Moon
- balance, growth,
exploration, cultivation, prosperity
|
|
April |
Hare Moon, Pink Moon, Planting Moon
- creativity,
manifestation, self-confidence, acting on opportunity, love
magic
|
|
May |
Merry Moon, Flower Moon, Dyad Moon
- intuition, fairies
lore, "green" magic, connecting with nature spirits
|
|
June |
Mead Moon, Honey Moon, Lovers Moon
- protection, making
decisions, personal strength, fertility
|
|
July |
Hay Moon, Thunder Moon, Blessing Moon
- divination,
dreams, focusing on goals, expanding spiritual consciousness
|
|
August |
Corn Moon, Barley Moon, Wort Moon
- health and vitality,
family, friends, gathering
|
|
September |
Harvest Moon, Wine Moon, Singing Moon
- completion,
organization, balance, letting go of worn-out things, ideas
or emotions
|
|
October |
Blood Moon, Falling Leaf Moon, Moon of Changing Seasons
-
transition, release, inner peace, past lives, karmic
completion
|
|
November |
Snow Moon, Mourning Moon, Moon of Storms
- going inward,
rest and preparation, transformation, spiritual
communication
|
|
December |
Oak Moon, Long Night's Moon, Winter Moon
- acknowledging
death and rebirth, darkness, your spiritual journey |
Table 2 - 12
Southern
Hemisphere Esbat's (With an Australian
emphasis)
|
January |
Corn Moon, Barley Moon, Wort Moon, Callistemon & Feather
moon
- health and vitality, family, friends, gathering
|
|
February |
Harvest Moon, Wine Moon, Singing Moon
- completion, organization, balance, letting go of worn-out
things, ideas or emotions |
|
March |
Blood Moon, Falling Leaf Moon, Moon of Changing Seasons,
Platypus moon.
- transition, release, inner peace, past lives, karmic
completion |
|
April |
Snow Moon, Mourning Moon, Moon of Storms, Anzac moon.
- going inward, rest and preparation, transformation,
spiritual communication |
|
May |
Oak Moon, Long Night's Moon, Winter Moon, Wombat moon.
- acknowledging death and rebirth, darkness, your spiritual
journey |
|
June |
Wolf Moon, Chaste Moon, Cold Moon, Goanna Moon.
- beginnings, conception, protection spells, working on
personal goals and issues |
|
July |
Ice Moon, Storm Moon, Wild Moon, Frost moon.
- growth and future plans, purification, cleansing, healing,
self-love and acceptance |
|
August |
Seed Moon, Plow Moon, Crow Moon, Wattle moon.
- balance, growth, exploration, cultivation, prosperity
|
|
September |
Hare Moon, Pink Moon, Planting Moon, Magpie moon.
- creativity, manifestation, self-confidence, acting on
opportunity, love magic |
|
October |
Merry Moon, Flower Moon, Dyad Moon, Jacaranda moon.
- intuition, fairies lore, "green" magic, connecting with
nature spirits |
|
November |
Mead Moon, Honey Moon, Lovers Moon, Cockatoo moon.
- protection, making decisions, personal strength, fertility
|
|
December |
Hay Moon, Thunder Moon, Blessing Moon, Bush fire moon.
- divination, dreams, focusing on goals, expanding spiritual
consciousness |
Table 3.1 - 13 Esbats by order after solstice (as outlined above)
-
Northern
Hemisphere
|
1st Esbat
|
Wolf Moon, Cold Moon,
Quiet Moon, Snow Moon, Disting Moon, Moon of Little Winter
The moon
in deepest of Winter. In earlier times a time when the wolf
came close to the villages to seek food.
Personal
potential, loyalty, the family, trusting your instincts,
developing clairvoyance, lucid dreams, beginnings,
conception, protection spells, working on personal goals and
issues. |
|
2nd Esbat
|
Frost
Moon, Ice moon, Storm Moon, Wild Moon,
Horning Moon, Hunger Moon, Red & Cleansing Moon, Quickening
Moon, Solmonath (Sun Month), Big Winter Moon
The storms come in silence. They blanket the world in
coldness.
Polarities, duality, creating intensity, getting rid of bad
habits, growth and future plans, purification, cleansing,
healing, self-love and acceptance.
|
|
3rd Esbat
|
Chaste Moon,
Moon of the Dead, Hunting Moon, Ancestor Moon, Hunter's
Moon, blue moon
Like
Diana, all of Nature at this moment is pure potential
waiting to be fulfilled.
Purity,
natural balance, the trinity of maiden, mother, crone and
son, father, Wiseman.
|
|
4th Esbat
|
Seed Moon, Plow Moon, Crow Moon,
Storm Moon, Moon of Winds, Plow Moon, Worm Moon, Hrethmonath
(Hertha's Month), Lentzinmanoth (Renewal Month), Lenting
Moon, Sap Moon, Crow Moon, Moon of the Snowblind
This name
is meant to indicate the season most appropriate for
planting the seeds of that which you hope will flourish in
the coming season of growth and fertility.
Planting seeds for attaining your magickal goals and using
the powers of the five elements. Balance, growth,
exploration, cultivation, prosperity.
|
|
5th Esbat
|
planting Moon, Pink Moon,
Hare Moon,
Growing Moon, Planter's Moon, Budding Trees Moon,
Eastermonath (Eostre Month), Ostarmanoth, Green Grass Moon
Rabbits
leap and play carefree in their mating and joyful in their
games.
Balancing
your ego and personality, improving your physical
environment, fertility, advancement toward your magickal
goals. Creativity, manifestation, self-confidence, acting on
opportunity, love magic |
|
6th Esbat
|
Merry Moon, Flower Moon, Dyad Moon,
Bright
Moon, Frogs Return Moon, Thrimilcmonath (Thrice-Milk Month),
Sproutkale, Winnemanoth (Joy Month), Moon When the Ponies
Shed
Sacred Marriage of the God and Goddess. When all meet their
opposites in perfect balance and in perfect harmony.
Personal growth -Find
beauty, strength, power, compassion, honour, humility, mirth
and reverence, within you.
Intuition, fairies lore, "green" magic, connecting with
nature spirits. Bridging the divine & mundane, the conscious
unconscious, Shapeshifting, Divine gifts. |
|
7th Esbat
|
Mead Moon, Honey Moon, Lovers Moon,
Moon of Horses, Strong Sun Moon, Aerra Litha (Before
Lithia), Brachmanoth (Break Month), Strawberry Moon, Rose
Moon, Moon of Making Fat
After the bees have gathered their pollen and nectar the
hives are filled with honey that is waiting to be gathered.
Altered states of awareness, Lucid dreaming, divine and
otherworldly communication, protection, making decisions,
personal strength, fertility.
|
|
8th Esbat
|
Hay Moon, Thunder Moon, Blessing Moon, Wort Moon
(the word wort is old Anglo Saxon for "herb"),
Moon of Claiming, Moon of Blood (because of mosquitoes),
Blessing Moon, Maedmonat (Meadow Month), Hewimanoth (Hay
Month), Fallow Moon, Buck Moon, Thunder Moon
Gathering
of herbs.
The cycles of things, putting idea's and thoughts together,
cultivating well-thought out magickal patterns. Divination,
dreams, focusing on goals, expanding spiritual
consciousness.
|
|
9th Esbat
|
Corn Moon, Barley Moon,
Dispute
Moon, Weodmonath (Vegetation Month), Harvest Moon, Moon When
Cherries Turn Black
A time to
contemplate the eternalness of life. The grain in the bread
we eat are descended from the first grain ever gathered.
Health
and vitality, family, friends, gathering. Increasing
personal will, honing skills, attaining magickal goals. |
|
10th
Esbat |
Harvest Moon, Wine Moon, Singing Moon,
Sturgeon Moon, Haligmonath (Holy Month), Witumanoth (Wood
Month), Moon When Deer Paw the Earth
A time of true spiritual initiation. Since wine was, and is,
such a sacred fluid, the Pagans of old named this Lunar
month the Wine Moon.
Healing,
divination, developing psychic abilities, Divine
inspiration, healing power of the elements. Completion,
organization, balance, letting go of worn-out things, ideas
or emotions. |
|
11th
Esbat |
Blood Moon, Falling Leaf Moon, Moon of Changing Seasons,
Harvest Moon, Shedding Moon, Winterfelleth (Winter Coming),
Windermanoth (Vintage Month), Ten Colds Moon.
Time
for gathering food for the winter. The harvest supplemented
by hunting wild animals or slaughtering domestic ones.
Ancestral Communication, maternity, paternity, fellowships,
divine oaths. Transition, release, inner peace, past lives,
karmic completion.
|
|
12th
Esbat |
Dark Moon, Mourning Moon, Moon of Storms,
Snow moon, Storm Moon, Fog Moon, Beaver Moon,
Blotmonath (Sacrifice Month), Herbistmanoth (Harvest Month),
Mad Moon, Moon of Storms, Moon When Deer Shed Antlers
Ahead are
the dark months of winter. The Spirit is most active when
the body is still.
Focusing on the divine within ones self, change, freezing
out all negativity. Rest and preparation, transformation,
spiritual communication.
|
|
13th
Esbat |
Oak Moon, Long Night's Moon, Winter Moon,
Cold Moon, Moon of Long Nights, ,Aerra Geola (Month
Before Yule), Wintermonat (Winter Month), Heilagmanoth (Holy
Month), Big Winter Moon, Moon of Popping Trees
The moon nearest the Winter Solstice. Like the Divine Child
who is born to die and dies to be reborn anew, the ancient
Oak has its trunk and branches in the material world of the
living, while its roots, the branches in reverse, reach deep
into the Underworld, symbolic land of the Spirit.
Acknowledging death and rebirth, darkness, your spiritual
journey. Rebirth, Metamorphosis, transformation,
incarnation, transmigration, new beginnings. |
Table 3.2 - 13 Esbats by order after solstice (as outlined above)
-
Southern
Hemisphere
|
1st Esbat
|
Corn Moon, Barley Moon,
Dispute
Moon, Weodmonath (Vegetation Month), Harvest Moon, Moon When
Cherries Turn Black, Callistemon moon
A time to
contemplate the eternalness of life. The grain in the bread
we eat are descended from the first grain ever gathered.
Health
and vitality, family, friends, gathering. Increasing
personal will, honing skills, attaining magickal goals. |
|
2nd Esbat
|
Harvest Moon, Wine Moon, Singing Moon,
Sturgeon Moon, Haligmonath (Holy Month), Witumanoth (Wood
Month), Moon When Deer Paw the Earth
A time of true spiritual initiation. Since wine was, and is,
such a sacred fluid, the Pagans of old named this Lunar
month the Wine Moon.
Healing,
divination, developing psychic abilities, Divine
inspiration, healing power of the elements. Completion,
organization, balance, letting go of worn-out things, ideas
or emotions. |
|
3rd Esbat
|
Blood Moon, Falling Leaf Moon, Moon of Changing Seasons,
Harvest Moon, Shedding Moon, Winterfelleth (Winter Coming),
Windermanoth (Vintage Month), Ten Colds Moon, Platypus Moon
Time
for gathering food for the winter. The harvest supplemented
by hunting wild animals or slaughtering domestic ones.
Ancestral Communication, maternity, paternity, fellowships,
divine oaths. Transition, release, inner peace, past lives,
karmic completion. Here in Australia, the
weather turns cooler and wetter, and draws us deeper into
the muddy waters of change. The Platypus is a symbolic
connection to these "Muddy waters" within ourselves,
celebrating individual uniqueness, and an acceptance that to
change or transform ourselves is ok. |
|
4th
Esbat |
Dark Moon, Mourning Moon,
Snow moon, Storm Moon, Fog Moon, Beaver Moon,
Blotmonath (Sacrifice Month), Herbistmanoth (Harvest Month),
Mad Moon, Moon of Storms, Moon When Deer Shed Antlers, Anzac
Moon
Ahead are
the dark months of winter. The Spirit is most active when
the body is still.
Focusing on the divine within ones self, change, freezing
out all negativity. Rest and preparation, transformation,
spiritual communication.
|
|
5th
Esbat |
Oak Moon, Long Night's Moon, Winter Moon,
Cold Moon, Moon of Long Nights, ,Aerra Geola (Month Before
Yule), Wintermonat (Winter Month), Heilagmanoth (Holy
Month), Big Winter Moon, Moon of Popping Trees, Wombat Moon
The moon nearest the Winter Solstice. Like the Divine Child
who is born to die and dies to be reborn anew, the ancient
Oak has its trunk and branches in the material world of the
living, while its roots, the branches in reverse, reach deep
into the Underworld, symbolic land of the Spirit.
Acknowledging death and rebirth, darkness, your spiritual
journey. Rebirth, Metamorphosis, transformation,
incarnation, transmigration, new beginnings. |
|
6th Esbat
|
Wolf Moon, Cold Moon,
Quiet Moon, Snow Moon, Disting Moon, Moon of Little Winter,
Goanna Moon
The moon
in deepest of Winter. In earlier times a time when the wolf
came close to the villages to seek food.
Personal
potential, loyalty, the family, trusting your instincts,
developing clairvoyance, lucid dreams, beginnings,
conception, protection spells, working on personal goals and
issues. |
|
7th Esbat
|
Frost
Moon, Ice moon, Storm Moon, Wild Moon,
Horning Moon, Hunger Moon, Red & Cleansing Moon, Quickening
Moon, Solmonath (Sun Month), Big Winter Moon, Ice Moon
The storms come in silence. They blanket the world in
coldness.
Polarities, duality, creating intensity, getting rid of bad
habits, growth and future plans, purification, cleansing,
healing, self-love and acceptance.
|
|
8th Esbat
|
Chaste Moon,
Moon of the Dead, Hunting Moon, Ancestor Moon, Hunter's
Moon, blue moon
Like
Diana, all of Nature at this moment is pure potential
waiting to be fulfilled.
Purity,
natural balance, the trinity of maiden, mother, crone and
son, father, Wiseman.
|
|
9th Esbat
|
Seed Moon, Plow Moon, Crow Moon,
Storm Moon, Moon of Winds, Plow Moon, Worm Moon, Hrethmonath
(Hertha's Month), Lentzinmanoth (Renewal Month), Lenting
Moon, Sap Moon, Crow Moon, Moon of the Snowblind, Wattle
Moon
This name
is meant to indicate the season most appropriate for
planting the seeds of that which you hope will flourish in
the coming season of growth and fertility.
Planting seeds for attaining your magickal goals and using
the powers of the five elements. Balance, growth,
exploration, cultivation, prosperity.
|
|
10th Esbat
|
Planting
Moon, Pink Moon, Hare Moon,
Growing Moon, Planter's Moon, Budding Trees Moon,
Eastermonath (Eostre Month), Ostarmanoth, Green Grass Moon,
Magpie Moon
Rabbits
leap and play carefree in their mating and joyful in their
games.
Balancing
your ego and personality, improving your physical
environment, fertility, advancement toward your magickal
goals. Creativity, manifestation, self-confidence, acting on
opportunity, love magic |
|
11th Esbat
|
Merry Moon, Flower Moon, Dyad Moon,
Bright Moon, Frogs Return Moon, Thrimilcmonath (Thrice-Milk
Month), Sproutkale, Winnemanoth (Joy Month), Moon When the
Ponies Shed, Jacaranda Moon
Sacred Marriage of the God and Goddess. When all meet their
opposites in perfect balance and in perfect harmony.
Personal growth -Find
beauty, strength, power, compassion, honour, humility, mirth
and reverence, within you.
Intuition, fairies lore, "green" magic, connecting with
nature spirits. Bridging the divine & mundane, the conscious
unconscious, Shapeshifting, Divine gifts. |
|
12th Esbat
|
Mead Moon, Honey Moon, Lovers Moon,
Moon of Horses, Strong Sun Moon, Aerra Litha (Before
Lithia), Brachmanoth (Break Month), Strawberry Moon, Rose
Moon, Moon of Making Fat, Cockatoo Moon
After the bees have gathered their pollen and nectar the
hives are filled with honey that is waiting to be gathered.
Altered states of awareness, Lucid dreaming, divine and
otherworldly communication, protection, making decisions,
personal strength, fertility.
|
|
13th Esbat
|
Hay Moon, Thunder Moon, Blessing Moon, Wort Moon (the
word wort is old Anglo Saxon for "herb"),
Moon of Claiming, Moon of Blood (because of mosquitoes),
Blessing Moon, Maedmonat (Meadow Month), Hewimanoth (Hay
Month), Fallow Moon, Buck Moon, Thunder Moon, Bush Fire Moon
Gathering
of herbs.
The cycles of things, putting idea's and thoughts together,
cultivating well-thought out magickal patterns. Divination,
dreams, focusing on goals, expanding spiritual
consciousness. |
Blue Moon - Comes but once
a year (usually!). It is considered the moon that occurs second in a
one month period by most people.
| Celebration |
Southern Hemisphere |
Northern Hemisphere |
|
Winter Solstice |
20-23
June |
20-23
December |
|
Candlemas |
1st
August |
2nd
February |
|
Vernal Equinox |
20-23
September |
20-23
March |
|
Beltane |
31st
October |
1st
May |
|
Summer Solstice |
20-23rd December |
20-23rd June |
|
Lammas |
2nd
February |
1st
August |
|
Autumnal Equinox |
20-23
March |
20-23rd September |
|
Samhain |
1st
May |
31st
October |
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Ritual
Correspondences for the 13 Esbats:
Corn Moon
Nature Spirits:
dryads
Herbs:
chamomile, St. John's wort, bay, angelica, fennel, rue, orange
Colours:
yellow, gold
Flowers:
sunflower, marigold
Scents:
frankincense, heliotrope
Stones:
cat's eye, carnelian, jasper, fire agate
Trees:
hazel, alder, cedar
Animals:
lion, phoenix, sphinx, dragon
Birds:
crane, falcon, eagle
Deities:
Ganesha, Thoth, Hathor, Diana, Hecate, Nemesis
Power Flow:
energy into harvesting; gathering, appreciating. Vitality, health.
Friendships.
Harvest Moon
Nature Spirits:
trooping faeries
Herbs:
copal, fennel, rye, wheat, valerian, skullcap
Colours:
brown, yellow-green, yellow
Flowers:
narcissus, lily
Scents:
storax, mastic, gardenia, bergamont
Stones:
peridot, olivine, chrysolite, citrine
Trees:
hazel, larch, bay
Animals:
snake, jackal
Birds:
ibis, sparrow
Deities:
Demeter, Ceres, Isis, Nephthys, Freyja, Ch'ang-O, Thoth
Power Flow:
rest after labor; balance of Light and Dark. Organize. Clean and
straighten up physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual clutter.
Blood Moon
Nature Spirits:
frost faeries, plant faeries
Herbs:
pennyroyal, thyme, catnip, uva ursi, angelica, burdock
Colours:
dark blue-green
Flowers:
calendula, marigold, cosmos
Scents:
strawberry, apple blossom, cherry
Stones:
opal, tourmaline, beryl, turquoise
Trees:
yew, cypress, acacia
Animals:
stag, jackal, elephant, ram, scorpion
Birds:
heron, crow, robin
Deities:
Ishtar, Astarte, Demeter, Kore, Lakshmi, Horned God, Belili, Hathor
Power Flow:
to let go; inner cleansing. Karma and reincarnation. Justice and
balance. Inner harmony.
Snow Moon
Nature Spirits:
subterranean faeries
Herbs:
grains of paradise, verbena, betony, borage, cinquefoil, blessed
thistle
Colours:
gray, sea-green
Flowers:
blooming cacti, chrysanthemum
Scents:
cedar, cherry blossoms, hyacinth, narcissus, peppermint, lemon
Stones:
topaz, hyacinth, lapis lazuli
Trees:
alder, cypress
Animals:
unicorn, scorpion, crocodile, jackal
Birds:
owl, goose, sparrow
Deities:
Kali, Black Isis, Nicnevin, Hecate, Bast, Osiris, Sarasvati, Lakshmi,
Skadi, Mawu
Power Flow:
take root, prepare. Transformation. Strengthen communication with
the god or goddess who seems closest to you.
Oak
Moon
Nature Spirits:
snow faeries, storm faeries, winter tree faeries
Herbs:
holly, English ivy, fir, mistletoe
Colours:
blood red, white and black
Flowers:
holly, poinsettia, Christmas cactus
Scents:
violet, patchouli, rose geranium, frankincense, myrrh, lilac
Stones:
serpentine, jacinth, peridot
Trees:
pine, fir, holly
Animals:
mouse, deer, horse, bear
Birds:
rook, robin, snowy owl
Deities:
Hathor, Hecate, Neith, Athene, Minerva, Ixchel, Osiris, Norns, Fates
Power Flow:
to endure, die, be reborn; Earth tides turning. Darkness. Personal
alchemy. Spiritual paths. Reach out to friends and family, the
lonely and needy.
Wolf Moon
Nature Spirits:
gnomes, brownies
Herbs:
marjoram, holy thistle, nuts, cones
Colours:
brilliant white, blue-violet, black
Flowers:
snowdrop, crocus
Scents:
musk, mimosa
Stones:
garnet, onyx, jet, chrysoprase
Trees:
birch
Animals:
fox, coyote
Birds:
pheasant, blue jay
Deities:
Freyja, Inanna, Sarasvati, Hera, Ch'ang-O, Sinn
Power Flow:
sluggish, below the surface; beginning and conceiving. Protection,
reversing spells. Conserving energy by working on personal problems
that involve no one else. Getting your various bodies to work
smoothly together for the same goals.
Frost
Moon
Nature Spirits:
house faeries, both of the home itself and of house plants
Herbs:
balm of Gilead, hyssop, myrrh, sage, spikenard
Colours:
light blue, violet
Flowers:
primrose
Scents:
wisteria, heliotrope
Stones:
amethyst, jasper, rock crystal
Trees:
rowan, laurel, cedar
Animals:
otter, unicorn
Birds:
eagle, chickadee
Deities:
Brigit, Juno, Kuan Yin, Diana, Demeter, Persephone, Aphrodite
Power Flow:
energy working toward the surface; purification, growth, healing.
Loving the self. Accepting responsibility for past errors, forgiving
yourself, and making future plans.
Chaste Moon
Nature Spirits:
banshees and other beings who carry messages between worlds
Herbs:
ginger, hops, wormwood, hyssop, patchouli, mugwort, nutmeg, star
anise
Colours:
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.
Seed Moon
Nature Spirits:
Mer-people, Air and Water beings who are connected with spring rains
and storms
Herbs:
broom, High John root, yellow dock, wood betony, Irish moss
Colours:
pale green, red-violet
Flowers:
jonquil, daffodil, violet
Scents:
honeysuckle, apple blossom
Stones:
aquamarine, bloodstone
Trees:
alder, dogwood
Animals:
cougar, hedgehog, boar
Birds:
sea crow, sea eagle
Deities:
Black Isis, the Morrigan, Hecate, Cybele, Astarte, Athene, Minerva,
Artemis, Luna
Power Flow:
energy breaks into the open; growing, prospering, exploring. New
beginnings; balance of Light and Dark. Breaking illusions. Seeing
the truth in your life however much it may hurt.
Planting Moon
Nature Spirits:
plant faeries
Herbs:
basil, chives, dragon's blood, geranium, thistle
Colours:
crimson red, gold
Flowers:
daisy, sweetpea, wattle
Scents:
pine, bay, bergamot, patchouli
Stones:
ruby, garnet, sard
Trees:
pine, bay, hazel
Animals:
bear, wolf
Birds:
hawk, magpie
Deities:
Kali, Hathor, Anahita, Ceres, Ishtar, Venus, Bast
Power Flow:
energy into creating and producing; return balance to the nerves.
Change, self-confidence, self-reliance, take advantage of
opportunities. Work on temper and emotional flare-ups and
selfishness.
Merry
Moon
Nature Spirits:
faeries, elves
Herbs:
dittany of Crete, elder, mint, rose, mugwort, thyme, yarrow
Colours:
green, brown, pink
Flowers:
lily of the valley, foxglove, rose, broom
Scents:
rose, sandalwood
Stones:
emerald, malachite, amber, carnelian
Trees:
hawthorn
Animals:
cats, lynx, leopard
Birds:
swallow, dove, swan
Deities:
Bast, Venus, Aphrodite, Maia, Diana, Artemis, Pan, Horned God
Power Flow:
full creating energy; propagation. Intuition, contact with faeries
and other supernatural beings. Strengthen connection with
supernatural protectors and beings around you. Power flowing from
the Greenwood Gods and trees.
Mead Moon
Nature Spirits:
sylphs, zephyrs
Herbs:
skullcap, meadowsweet, vervain, tansy, dog grass, parsley, mosses
Colours:
orange, golden-green
Flowers:
lavender, orchid, yarrow
Scents:
lily of the valley, lavender
Stones:
topaz, agate, alexandrite, fluorite
Trees:
oak
Animals:
monkey, butterfly, frog, toad
Birds:
wren, peacock
Deities:
Aine of Knockaine, Isis, Neith, Green Man, Cerridwen, Bendis, Ishtar
Power Flow:
full but restful energy; protect, strengthen, and prevent. A time of
Light; Earth tides are turning. Decision-making, taking
responsibility for present happenings. Work on personal
inconsistencies. Strengthen and reward yourself for your positive
traits.
Hay Moon
Nature Spirits:
hobgoblins (small, grotesque but friendly brownie-type creatures),
faeries of harvested crops
Herbs:
honeysuckle, agrimony, lemon balm, hyssop
Colours:
silver, blue-gray
Flowers:
lotus, water lily, jasmine
Scents:
orris, frankincense
Stones:
pearl, moonstone, white agate
Trees:
oak, acacia, ash
Animals:
crab, turtle, dolphin, whale
Birds:
starling, ibis, swallow
Deities:
Khepera, Athene, Juno, Hel, Holda, Cerridwen, Nephthys, Venus
Power Flow:
relaxed energy; preparing; succeeding. Dream-work, divination, and
meditation on goals and plans, especially spiritual ones.
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Placement of the moon in the
heavens through astrology is not the same as it's physical
placement through astronomy. In earlier times, farmers used a
solar, lunar and astrological calendar to ensure the proper
planting period for their gardens and fields.
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Planting
The water signs are the best for planting. When the moon is in
Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces are the best times. But Taurus, Virgo
and Capricorn can be follow-up alternatives.
Transplanting and Grafting
Transplanting and Grafting are best done when the moon enters
Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.
Weeding and
Plowing
When the moon moves into Aries, Gemini, Leo Sagittarius and
Aquarius, remove weeds and inspect your plants for pests.
Pruning
Pruning is best done during Aries, Leo or Sagittarius. Try to
schedule your pruning during a waxing moon to encourage growth.
Clean and mend
Clean out your shed during a Virgo moon to help the work move along
smoothly. Mend fences, gardening stakes and beds during a Capricorn
moon.
Note: Avoid making decisions when the moon is in Libra
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