A Lunar Year ~ Wind Moon

Merry Meet,

As the Wind Moon is approaching I feel the pull to revamp my B.o.S entry and bring it to life once more.  I've covered three pages on MicWord so I may stop there for now and expand the entry the next time round the wheel.  Check here for a basic format of a Full Moon ritual:

Wind Moon

A Lunar Year

Full “Storm” Moon

The Wind Moon occurs in April and with it She grants the Earth limitless fertility.  Wild and garden flowers thriving, lawns and meadows coated in new life and animals busy nesting.  Reproduction is at its peek in nature and within us as we feel the need to be productive, hurdling obstacles to make things happen.  We feel Her call to fertilise and plant our spiritual as well as our physical gardens, love is in the air and we can feel it in our lightened steps and in our hearts.

Associations

Also know as: Hare Moon, Seed Moon,

Magical Workings: New Beginnings, New Love, New Growth, Conception, Adopt a Child, Fertility,

Goddesses: (Growth, Fertility, Renewal) Ishtar, Tawaret, Venus, Herne, Cernunnos

Foods/Herbs: Dandelion, Milk Weed, Dogwood, Fennel, Dill

Trees: Hazel, Forsythia, Lilac, Willow

Stones: Quartz, Selenite, Angelite

Colours: Primary Colours – Blue, Red, Yellow

Element: Air

Circle Notes

¶      Wear soft pastels to symbolise fertility and happiness

¶      Decorate altar with images of rabbits, spring greenery, coloured eggs, wild flowers and all symbols of fertility

¶      Use green, yellow or peach candles and burn Full Moon incense or soft fruity incense (strawberry, peach, coconut etc)

¶      Serve sugared violets or lemon cookies with strawberry wine

¶      Cast the Circle with a bunch of violets or wild flowers tied in pastel ribbons

Wind Moon Invocation

“O Fertile Mother, I now ask of Thee

To fill my life with Hare Moon energy

Please bring productivity and revitalise

My spirit and mind so decisions are wise

I ask for my body a healthy condition

I ask that my goals come at once to fruition

And bring, too, the positive magic of Fey

Bring forth this energy, Mother, today”

Celebration Activities

¶   Serve deviled eggs or egg salad sandwiches with strawberry juice, cider or wine

¶   “Story Time” with the Spring Goddess Eostre and the origins and the Easter Bunny hare

¶   Hold an egg decorating contest – use dye and colour markers

¶   Have an egg hunt, mark some of the eggs and those who find them win a prize

¶   Small chocolate bunnies and packs of pastel-coloured M&M’s will make fantastic party favours

¶   Host a “Prosperity Planting”.  You need an uncooked egg for each attendee

Prosperity Planting

Items required:

¶    An uncooked egg for each person

¶    Basil Seeds Charged for Prosperity

¶    Potting Soil

¶    Yarn or Ribbon, a Pin and Scissors

• Poke a hole in each end of the shell with the pin and blow out the contents.
• Cut away the narrow end of the shell and poke 3 holes around the edges.
• Fill shell with soil and plant the seeds for prosperity then sprits with water.
• Thread knotted ribbon or yarn through the holes, ready to hand.
• Once the seedlings are mature plant them in the garden or window box, including the shell.

Reference: Dorothy Morrison,

Patti Wigington

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