)O( March Moon Report )O(
“Under the full moon life is all adventure.” -Sigurd Olson, The Singing Wilderness
Full Moon:
APR 28 5:18 am
Full moons occur from fourteen to seventeen-and-a-half days after the new moon. Full moons are prime time for rituals for prophecy, protection, divination. Any workings that needs extra power, such as help finding a new job or healing for serious conditions, can be done now. Also, full moons aide work for love, knowledge, legal undertakings, money, divination, and dreams. It is said that full moon magic is like a white candle — all purpose.
Full moon magic can be conjured during the 3 days prior to the rise of the full moon, the night of the full moon and during the 3 days after.
This full moon finds itself in Scorpio and because the Moon and Mars are at odds during this time it’s best to focus on healing and action-planning. With the Moon in Scorpio it brings a very postivive outlook for emotional and physical connections, this is why you may find yourself behaving a bit more flirty and emotional at this time.
Last Quarter:
APR 6 2:37 am
Between the full moon and the dark moon is the period of waning moon. The waning moon is best used for banishing and rejecting those things that influence us in a negative way. Negative emotions, diseases, ailments, and bad habits can all be let go and special spells for clearing can be performed at this time. Saging your home is a great idea during this time.
From three-and-a-half to ten-and-a-half days after the full moon.The waning moon is used for banishing magic, for ridding oneself of addictions, illness or negativity.
New Dark Moon:
APR 14 5:29 am
The new moon is for starting new ventures, new beginnings. Also a good time for love and romance, health or job hunting, anything that is for personal growth, healing and blessing of new projects or ventures. The new moon is also a good time to cleanse and consecrate new tools and objects you wish to use during rituals, ceremonies or an up coming festival or something you just obtained. Some people call the new moon the dark moon and the terms are often interchangeably used.
New moon workings can be done from the day of the new moon to three-and-a-half days after.
With the new moon in Aries, it brings out the impetuous side in each of us and it has a helpful aspect in Mars to boot. Note that quick decisions can arise as well as impulsive purchases.
First Quarter:
APR 21 11:20 am
The first quarter, called the waxing moon is best used for attraction and constructive magic, love spells, wealth, success, courage, friendship, luck, and healing energy.
Between the new and full moon from seven to fourteen days is a period of the waxing moon.
Please Note:
*Moon Phases (above) are at Pacific Standard Time
*Moon in Signs (below) are at Eastern Time
April Full Moon Names and Traditions :
April is known as Growing Moon, Hare Moon, Seed or Planting Moon, Planter’s Moon, Budding Trees Moon, Eastermonath (Eostre Month) Ostarmanoth, Pink Moon, Green Grass Moon.
“If I was the moon, I’d feel bad. We never write. We never call. And we certainly don’t come for a visit anymore.” -James Lileks
Other events in April:
April 1: Festival of Kali in India. The Fortuna Virilis of Venus in Rome. Day of Hathor in Egypt.
April 4: The Megalesia of Cybele, or Magna Mater, in Phygia and Rome, commemorating the arrival of goddess to her Roman temple. A seven-day festival.
April 5: Festival for Good Luck in Rome; the goddess Fortuna.
April 8: The Hana Matsuri, the Flower Festival in Japan’ honor of the ancestors and decorations of shrines. The Mounichia of Artemis in Greece; a day of Moon cakes.
April 11: In Armenia, the Day of Anahit, goddess of love and the Moon.
April 12-19 The Cerealia, or Return of Persephone, in Rome, honoring Ceres and her daughter.
April 15: Festival of Bast in Egypt.
April 22: Festival of Ishtar in Babylon.
April 28-May 3: The three-day festival of Flora and Venus, or the Florialia, in Rome; goddess of sexuality and Spring flowers.
Though this is the focus for this report is on the Moon, don’t forget to take time out for Earth Day on the 22nd, afterall the Moon was once part of the Earth!
Moon In Signs
Moon phases are crucial to everyday workings but there is another valuable tool in the Moon’s magickal arsenal, Moon in zodiac signs. We know the Moon sets the emotional mood for the day, and using those subtle changes to your advantage can change a result from ‘fuzzy or vague’ to ‘perfect!’ To understand how this works, you need to understand how the Moon travels. Simply, it is the astrological sign the Moon travels through and it is something that should be considered when planning anything and everything. As the Moon’s phases gives off different energies, so too do the astrological signs she visits. To figure out how the Moon in any particular sign will effect you, consider the nature of the sign the Moon is visiting. For example, if the Moon is in Virgo, it would be a great time to tend to details, tidying up, being efficient, make plans, but watch out for anxiety about what could go wrong, overthinking an issue etc., Plan activities for when the moon is in one of the astological signs governed by the element that corresponds to your desire. For example if you wish to bring the Earth element into your plan, choose a time when the moon is in Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn. For Air qualities choose a time when the moon is in Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. For Fire choose a time when the moon is in Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius. For Water, choose a time when the Moon is in Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. The chart below tells you when the Moon is moving out of her last aspect and into the new.
April
Last Aspect Moon Enters New Sign
Date Time Date Sign Time
2 8:54 am 2 Sagittarius 12:53 pm
4 4:57pm 4 Capricorn 9:07 pm
7 4:18 am 7 Aquarius 8:51 am
9 5:44 pm 9 Pisces 9:48 pm
12 8:51 am 12 Aries 9:31 am
14 3:23 pm 14 Taurus 6:55 pm
17 12:57 am 17 Gemini 2:08 am
19 6:21am 19 Cancer 7:39 am
21 10:07 am 21 Leo 11:42am
23 11:35 am 23 Virgo 2:24 am
25 2:21 pm 25 Libra 4:16 pm
27 3:45 pm 27 Scorpio 6:28 pm
29 8:39 pm 29 Sagittarius 10:36 pm
Moon Void-of-Course
In about 28 days the Moon circles the Earth and she moves through each zodiac sign in two and a half days as you can see from the chart above. Because she moves one degree in two-two and a half hours her influence is short lived. Though from the point where she reaches her highest degree within a sign to the point where she is reaching the next sign, it is called ‘void-of-course.’ It’s best to think of this short time period, as ‘dead time’ because plans usually don’t work properly. These are the times when we uncharacteristically exercize poor judgement because actions initiated during this time period aren’t given the full picture. But, all is not lost, this is a good time for just reflecting, not acting. If you are a person that likes to periodically ‘put things off’ well this is a great time for that. You can think about what to do when the Moon is right for it!
April V/C times
2- 5:54 am
4-1:57 pm
7- 1:18 am
9- 2:44 pm
12- 5:51am
14-12:23 pm
16- 9:57 pm
17-12:57am *
19-3:21 am
21-7:07 am
23- 8:35 am
25-11:21 am
27-12:45 pm
29-5:39 pm
*This is in Eastern time and it only effects those in that time frame.
Lunar Notes:
- On the 6th after the Moon squares the Sun at 2:37am, until the void of course Moon on the 7th. This brings about an energy great for creative types of work.
- The New Moon on the 14th, is an Aries Cazimi Moon*. Because Mercury is in Storm, you can work with the energies of the New Moon for about an half hour before and after the Sun-Moon conjunction at 5:29 am. Because it’s an Aries Cazimi Moon, it’s best if you only use this time for following through on projects, it will give you an extra push to get them done. *Any planet whose center is within 17 minutes of arc of the center of the Sun in celestial longitude is said to be Cazimi. This is considered the hightest form of accidental dignity. A planet is thougth to be weak when under Sun’s beams, and weaker stil when combusst but very powerful when Cazimi.
- The Moon opposes Pluto on the 19th, until Moon enters Leo on the 21st. This energy is very productive is very good for follow-ups.
A Hare Moon Invocation
by Dorothy Morrison
“O Fertile Mother, I now ask of Thee
To fill my life with Hare Moon energy
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 foth this energy, Mother today.”
Lunar Agricultural Working
Since spring is on the wind, it’s time now to think of all things outdoors. Below are a few topics you may find useful in your agricultural workings.
Cultivate– when the Moon is in a barren sgin and waning, the best time begin in the fourth quarter in Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, or Aquarius or the third quarter of Sagittarius.
Fertilize and Compost– Fertilize when the Moon is in a fruitful sign such as Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces. Organic fertilizers are best when the Moon is waning. Start compost when the Moon is in the fourth quarter of any water sign.
Harvest– Root crops should be harvested when the Moon is in a dry sign, Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, Gemini, and Aquarius and in wane. Harvest grain crops for storage just after a Full Moon, and avoid the signs of water for storing grain, wait and harvest grains during the third and fourth quarters in dry signs listed above. For dry crops, harvest in Fire signs during the third quarter.
Mow Lawn– Mow in the waxing phase to increase the lawn’s growth and mow in the waning phase to decrease growth.
Pick Mushrooms– Because mushrooms are often used in holistic ways, they should be gathered at the Full Moon for most potentcy.
Planting– Root crops are best if planted in the Earth signs of Taurus and Capricorn. Beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, and other fruit-bearing plants are best if planted in a sign that supports seed growth. Leafy plants like lettuce, broccoli or califlower, are best planted in water signs.
Transplant– Transplant when the moon is decreasing when the Moon’s forces are straming into the lower part of the plant. This is good also for root growth.
Prune– Prune during the third and fourth quarters of a Scorpio Moon to retard the growth, to yield better fruit. To promote healing, prune when the Moon is in Capricorn.
Because our planetary conditions are changing and our environment is precious, I’ve included in this section a few tips on water conservation.
Make the most of the water you have by capturing rain. For those who are in an independent dwelling, you can attach a pipe from your gutter to a closed rain barrel and fill it up to use for watering later. Place a trellis in front of it and plant a climbing plant to camouflage the barrel. Alternatively, barrels or large pails can be left out to catch the rain but any water left out must be used quickly or it will become stagnant and buggy. Also be careful around children and pails of water.
Digging a trench alongside a row of crops is an instant irrigation system. In this way you will only have to fill the trench occasionally, saving water, Mother Nature does the rest.
If you use a non-toxic dish-washing liquid (such as Seventh Generation) you can recycle the water into the soil and plant pots. The mild soapiness can also kill off aphids.
And all the while, the moon was shining,
And with its feeble rays outlining
Tatyana’s graceful, pallid air,
Her flowing tears, her loosened hair
And there, reclining in a cranny,
Before her youthful charge’s eyes,
Wrapped in a jacket twice her size,
And capped with scarf, sat gray-haired Nanny.
The whole room shimmered in a trance
Beneath the moonbeam’s silent dance.
-A. Pushkin, Eugene Onegin (Johnston’s translation)
References:
http://www.griffithobs.org/skyfiles/skymoonphases2010.html
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonPhase.php
http://lunaf.com/english/moon-phases/lunar-calendar-2010/01/16/
http://astrology.about.com/od/themoon/a/FollowingMoon.
http://www.everythingunderthemoon.net/
The Moon Through the Zodiac Following the Lunar Waves By Molly Hall, About.com Guide
Everyday Moon Magic by Dorothy Morrison
Moon Magick by D.J. Conway
The Book of the Moon by Tom Folley
2010 Llewellyn’s Moon Sign Book
Dry Gardening by Janice Sharkey
Llewellyn’s 2010 Daily Planetary Guide
The New A to Z Horoscope Maker and Delineator by Llewellyn George
Electional Astrology by Vivian Robson
Rev. Melissa King Ph.D. is an Interfaith Minister, Metaphysicial Theocentric-Transpersonal Psychologist, Intuitive Tarot Reader, Channeller, and Registered Astrologer. For more information and list of services contact [email protected]