Judge's Moon

Sekmet's Day, Shef-Bedet 24

Metonic Lunation 212

Mayan Tzolk'in - 9 Kan

Dreamspell - Blue Self-Existing Monkey

3rd quarter in sidereal Libra

On the Judge's Moon, we consider what we really think about people and all the way we judge them. We also think about what we believe to be fair and how much of that is influenced by our feelings. The point is not to deny the latter but to be aware of them; Moon work is all about being calmly aware of your emotions before you, well, judge them to be in need of changing or locking up. - Moon Phase Astrology by Raven Kaldera.

Magician's Moon

Isis' Day
LuniSol - Moonth 11, Day 11
Metonic - Year 13, Lunation 208, Day 23
Dreamspell - Yellow Lunar Human (2 Eb) - Kin 132
Mayan Tzolk'in - 7 Chicchan (Red Resonant Serpent) - Kin 85
Mayan Ha'ab - 8 Yax

3rd quarter in sidereal Gemini

On the Magician's Moon we think about censorship and about our attitudes toward people we think are too untrustworthy to have certain knowledge...It's a good time to do magic, but be careful of your goals - are they themselves worthy? - Moon Phase Astrology by Raven Kaldera.

I have plans on starting a magical working today and completing it on the new moon. Being as though my unemployment benefits are almost exhausted, it is a worthy goal to work magic for a job. A FB friend worked magic to prevent an annoying neighbor from bothering her. Remember the Law of Return when casting any kind of spell.

Moon of Lost Souls

Hathor's Day
LuniSol - Moonth 8, Day 6
Metonic - Year 13, Lunation 205, Day 22
Dreamspell - Blue Self-Existing Night (4 Akbal) - Kin 43
Mayan Tzolk'in - 9 Cib (Yellow Solar Warrior) - Kin 256
Mayan Ha'ab - 19 Zec

3rd Quarter Moon in sidereal Pisces

The Moon of Lost Souls is a gray and hollow time. It is a time of seeing clearly the worst of the world, all the bad things that humanity does to itself, and empathizing with that pain even when it hurts. On this Moon, we stretch our pity and see how far we can go before our defense mechanisms kick in. We stare down into the Universal Sorry and see if it breaks us. - Moon Phase Astrology by Raven Kaldera.

I can't stand to hear about people abusing animals. I mean, I understand that everyone doesn't like pets but there is no reason to abuse them. Later this month, my dog Samus will get spayed. Although I wish I didn't have to submit her to that surgery, I understand why it is necessary. Rescues and humane shelters are overcrowded with unwanted pets.

There is no need for any human being to not have clean drinking water. Oh, I guess except for greed and monetary gain.

All this talk about the world ending - it won't happen by an act of a vindictive God. We humans are ruining the Earth ourselves, and She is rebelling. If the end of the world happens, it will be because we caused it by our lack of concern.

Marriage equality should be a non-issue. Just because certain religions forbid same-sex marriage doesn't mean that SSM should be forbid civilly or by the government.

What things make you wish you weren't a member of the human race?

Wheel of the Year

Today is 3rd Quarter Uposatha which gets me thinking of the Moon which gets me thinking of the Wheel of the Year. How so? Well, the phases of the moon can coincide with the Wheel of the Year. What's the WotY, you may ask. Our year is based on the (fairly) circular movement of the earth around the sun. Imagine that instead of our calendar being laid out from top to bottom, it's laid out as a never-ending circle. The Pagan year divides this circle into eighths. The dividing days called sabbats fall on the equinoxes, the solstices, and the days in between (cross-quarter days).

In most traditions, the greater sabbats are the cross-quarter days and the lesser sabbats are the equinoxes and solstices. To me this doesn't make sense. The equinoxes / solstices are marked by the specific position of the earth and are calculated astronomically. The cross-quarter days cannot be calculated without them. Therefore, I like to think of the equinoxes / solstices as greater sabbats and the cross-quarter days as lesser sabbats. Really, I'm not sure why any of the sabbats would have a greater or lesser significance. The sabbats are: Yule / Winter Solstice, Imbolc, Spring Equinox, Beltane, Summer Solstice, Lammas, Autumn Equinox, and Samhain. The Witch's New Year is commonly celebrated at Samhain (Halloween).

Now you know what the WotY is. The moon has 8 main phases: new moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, and waning crescent. If I could superimpose the moon phases over the WotY, Yule would correspond to New Moon. Winter Solstice is the longest night of the year and new moon is when the moon is hidden in the sky. In Egyptian Paganism, winter solstice is the new year. The equinoxes correspond to the 1st and 3rd quarters. The moon is in perfect balance with the light and dark halves; likewise day and night are equal lengths.

Celebrations of the moon are called esbats. In contrast, the sabbats celebrate the sun.