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 grape harvest was
expected to produce a superior vintage.
October -- Snow Moon
Scorpio heralds the dark season when the sun is at its 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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