Full Flower Moon

What is blooming all around you? Gather a bundle of herbs, flowers and leaves, and tie them with several ribbons in various colors- be sure to include red and white. Put the bouquet in a vase of water. This is a fertile season- celebrate by decorating your altar or other special place with this bundle and candles to represent the fire of passion. Focus on stirring or rekindling a relationship, if you wish. To do this, add a symbol of the relationship to your altar and surround it with the bouquet and candles. Visualize the fire and flowers infusing your relationship with a spark.

Loving light, fragrant blooms,
Celebrate the Flower Moon.
Dance around, stir the fire-
Fan the flames of desire.
-Ember Grant

 

May Moon Phases

Full Flower Moon May 25th. In most areas, flowers are abundant everywhere during this time. Thus, the name of this Moon. Other names include the Full Corn Planting Moon, or the Milk Moon.

Full Pink Moon April 25, 2013

This name came from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other names for this month’s celestial body include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and among coastal tribes the Full Fish Moon, because this was the time that the shad swam upstream to spawn.

April Moon Phases

March Moon Phases

March is the month of the Full Worm Moon.

The Full Worm Moon was given its name by the Algonquin tribes from New England to Lake Superior. At the time of this spring Moon, the ground begins to soften and earthworm casts reappear, inviting the return of robins. This is also known as the Sap Moon, as it marks the time when maple sap begins to flow and the annual tapping of maple trees begins.

Helpful Hints

Sleeping in a bed facing east makes it easier to wake up in the morning.

 

Quickening Moon

The Quickening Moon is a time of subtle awakening. There is a stirring in the land, barely reconizable. Honor this month's Full Moon by making time to clear the way for a new season- make plans for the future. Write a goal or project you hopt to complete on a piece of paper and burn a white candle on top of it. Make a promise to yourself or pledge your efforts to a project, lifestyle change or other goal. The Moon is your witness. In August, revisit this goal and check your progress. If you'd like, dedicate a piece of jewelry during this ritual; something you can wear as a reminder of your goal. Burn incense of myrrh, sage, spikenard, or  a combination of these and chant as you visualize your goal:
Constant Moon
Quicken my heart
Quicken my blood,
This is the start