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Full Moon Names
15:08 May 22 2007
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Full Moon Names



January ~ Storm Moon

A storm is said to rage most fiercely just

before it ends, and the year usually follows suit.



February ~ Chaste Moon

The antiquated word for pure reflects the

custom of greeting the new year with a clear soul.



March ~ Seed Moon

Sowing season and

symbol of the start of the new year.



April ~ Hare Moon

The sacred animal was associated

in Roman legends with springtime and fertility.



May ~ Dyad Moon

The Latin word for a pair refers to the twin

stars of the constellation of Castor and Pollux.



June ~ Mead Moon

During late June and most of July the

meadows, or meads, were mowed for hay.



July ~ Wort Moon

When the sun

was in Leo, the worts

(from the Anglo-Saxon wyrt plant)

were gathered to be dried and stored.



August ~ Barley Moon

Persephone, virgin Goddess of rebirth,

carries a sheaf of barley as a symbol of the harvest.



September ~ Blood Moon

Marking the season when domestic

animals were sacrificed for winter provisions.

Libra's full moon occasionally became the Wine Moon

when a grapeharvest was expected to produce a superior vintage.



October ~ Snow Moon

Scorpio heralds the dark season when

the sun is at it's lowest and the first snows fly.



November ~ Oak Moon

The sacred tree of the Druids and the Roman

God Jupiter is most noble as it withstands winter storms.



December ~ Wolf Moon

The fearsome nocturnal animal

represents the "night" of the year.



The Blue Moon ~ Variable

A Blue Moon occurs when

the moon with its 28 day cycle appears

twice within the same calendar month, due to that

month's 31 day duration. Many consider the Blue Moon

to be a goal moon where you set specific goals for yourself.



The Black Moon ~ Variable

A Black Moon occurs when there

are two dark cycles of the moon in any given

calendar month. It is believed that the second dark

moon of a time of great power within the spiritual world

and any magick worked during this time is especially powerful.





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