It's an eclipse and the first full moon of spring. Some full moons are slow, rich and sonorous, making it easy for us to slip into meditation and communion. But a lunar eclipse is more electric and unstable. Plus, at the beginning of a season, the weather is still changing and changeable. Our bodies are still adjusting. Full moons are a great time to drop into the divine … [Read more...]
Blue Moons aren’t a Real Thing
A Full Moon is supposedly "blue" when it's the second Full Moon in a calendar month. This happened in January, and typically happens once every two to three years, all of which may or may not be rare enough to deserve the cliche, "once in a blue Moon." Yet you won't find much about Blue Moons in spiritual or ceremonial histories. That's because they're man-made, not Moon … [Read more...]
Is this a Super Blue Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse?
The Super Wolf Moon earlier this month lived up to its hype. That was the week Michael Wolff published his Fire and Fury -- unleashing a political feeding frenzy that very much evoked the "wolves" that gave this Moon its name. Full Moons are illumination time and the revelations of that week rocketed the book to the top of the world's best seller list. Technically -- another … [Read more...]
Spell for the Harvest Moon
It's a special Full Moon. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, it's the Harvest Moon, the Full Moon closest to the Autumn Equinox, when the Sun entered Libra and the Earth turned toward a new season. Libra is a cardinal sign and in cardinal months we're often inspired to take new action. There is energy for movement and change! But first, bless yourself with a little Moon magic. … [Read more...]
Sitting with the Full Moon
Especially this night--one of the noisiest Full Moons of the year--we need the deep and centering quiet of the Moon. I suggest giving yourself the luxury of nine minutes to hear Jessica's reading of her poem. Read a poem on the Full Moon? It's a litmus test, isn't it, whether we're still and patient enough to allow a poem to touch us. It requires our receptivity. So does … [Read more...]
