October

Derives it's name from the eighth month of the oldest Roman calendar, Octem.

Moon: The Blood Moon - The name Blood Moon comes from the custom of killing and salting down live
stock for the upcoming winter months, not from sacrifice as some think.

Astrological Signs:     Libra, Scorpio.

Nature Spirits:     Frost faeries, plant faeries.

Herbs:     Pennyroyal, thyme, catnip, uva ursi, angelica, burdock.

Colors:     Dark blue-green.

Flowers:     Calendula, marigold, cosmos.

Scents:     Strawberry, apple blossom, cherry.

Stones:     Opal, rose sapphire, tourmaline, beryl, turquoise.

Trees:     Yew, cypress, acacia.

Animals:     Stag, jackal, elephant, ram, scorpion.

Birds:     Heron, crow, robin.

Deities:     Astarte, Belili, Cernunnos, Demeter, Hathor, Horned God, Ishtar, Kore, Lakshmi, the Morrigan, Osiris, The Horned God, and the Wiccan Goddess in Her dark aspect as the Crone.

Powers: A time to work on inner cleansing, letting go karma, reincarnation, justice and balance.

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