With the Sun still in Scorpio, the season of shedding continues. This is one of the year's best Full Moons for emotional healing. I remember such a Moon years ago when I went to the baths with my friend Holly. It was ladies night, when the Moon, mineral water, naked breasts, gossip and laughter always heals my soul. It was a great place to shed my tears over a recent failed … [Read more...]
Full Moons can be busy times. If you’re feeling tired and a bit off balance, you may be suffering from “energy retention,” a condition much like water retention (which is also common during Full Moons). With energy retention, the currents or flows in your field seem to expand without actually going anywhere. It can feel like you just ate a big meal, stuffed and lethargic. If … [Read more...]
It's the first Christmas Full Moon in forty years! This won't happen again until December 2034. People get excited about rare celestial events. But I've seen a few of them come and go. To me it seems the greater rarity now is any moment when a human fully meets the sky. Even if a Full Moon occurred every year on Christmas, what matters is how you meet it this time. Pause your … [Read more...]
A Full Moon is considered "blue" when it's the second Full Moon in a month, a phenomenon occurring approximately once every two to three years, which may or may not be rare enough to deserve its cliche, "once in a blue Moon." You won't find much lore about Blue Moons in ceremonial history. That's because they're man-made, not Moon made. Luna has never given us two Full Moons … [Read more...]
If somebody sold Moon Water in my town, sales would be brisk. Ashland Oregon is abundant with individuals who genuinely revere the Divine Feminine and believe in the powers of subtle energies. And while quite a few of us actually dance under the Full Moon, many more of us, unfortunately, simply dance with the idea of doing it, and most months, we’re even too busy for that. … [Read more...]
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