Tuesday, March 11, 2014

March 16, 2014 Full Moon

Last of the season’s three full moons
MARCH 16, 2014

March 16, 2014 –This March full moon is the third of 2014. It’s the Northern Hemisphere’s final full moon of winter and the Southern Hemisphere’s final full moon of summer.


In the Northern Hemisphere, we often call this full moon the Sap Moon, Crow Moon, Worm Moon or Lenten Moon. For the Southern Hemisphere, this March full moon is the Harvest Moon – the closest full moon to the autumn equinox.

The upcoming equinox will take place on March 20, 2014. It’s the spring equinox for the Northern Hemisphere and the autumn equinox south of the equator.

No matter where you live worldwide, Earth’s shadow won’t diminish the light of the March 2014 full moon!

What is the Harvest moon?

The harvest moon is named for the full moon nearest to Mabon, bright enough to allow farmers to work late into the night bringing in the final harvest of the year. This moon is celebrated across many cultures using different names: Other names for this moon are the Wine Moon, the Elk Call Moon and the Singing Moon.

Why do Wiccans Celebrate the Harvest moon?

For Wiccans, it is an especially powerful time for our spell work. The full moon itself represents the Goddess at her most fertile, luminous self. It is the perfect time for creating change. After the contemplative holiday of Mabon, you have reached deep into yourself and sorted through your own strengths and weaknesses. You know where you want to see change and now is the time to prepare for that. Creating moon magic is always strongest at midnight. You would want to time your spell to start at this time. No matter how long you plan your ritual for, the starting point is the most important one. You can simply honour your deity(s) with a small ritual or create something more elaborate but for the most effect, start at midnight.

How to the Harvest moon?

From simple to elaborate, celebrating the harvest moon is part of clearing the clutter in both your mind and personal life. Since thoughts are turning to the comforts of home as the cold weather arrives, think of ways to bring your ritual into the area where your comforts come from in your home.

Honour Demeter, Goddess of the bountiful harvest with gifts from your garden like a pumpkin, include something green since harvesting means herbs as well as food. In keeping with the idea of balance, you can also honour a God at Harvest moon.

As the wheel turns

Celebrating Mabon and Harvest moon is an important part of celebrating the wheel of the year. It is a natural transition towards the winter season and new year.
 

Take the time to make a small altar and focus your energy on creating the changes that make your life more balanced.

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