If you're looking for information about the four lunar eclipses in 2014 - 2015 that are referred to as the Four Blood Moons, please skip over to the following article: The Four Blood Moons. The article you're reading right now is about the October full moon, sometimes referred to as the Hunter's Moon or Blood Moon, and it is a different subject altogether.
In October, we see the Blood Moon travel through the sky. This moon is also called the Shedding Moon or the Falling Leaf Moon. Coming right before Samhain, it's a time when the nights are crisp and clear, and you can sense a change in the energy around you.
Correspondences:
- Colors: Dark blue, black, purples
- Gemstones: Obsidian, amethyst, tourmaline
- Trees: Apples and yew
- Gods: Herne, Apollo, Cernunnos, Mercury
- Herbs: Apple blossom, pennyroyal, mint family, catnip, Sweet Annie
- Element: Air
This is the time when the veil between our world and the spirit world are at its thinnest. Use this time for spiritual growth -- if there's a deceased ancestor you wish to contact, this is a great month to do it. Hold a séance, work on your divination, and pay attention to messages you get in your dreams.
Also Known As: Shedding Moon, Falling Leaf Moon, Hunter's Moon
Make up a batch of money soap to help bring prosperity your way.
You'll need the following items:
Glycerin soap base
Green food coloring
Equal parts three of the following:
•Bay leaf
•Basil
•Chamomile
•Clover
•Cinquefoil
•Tonka bean
•Myrtle
•Apple blossom
•Sunflower
•Pennyroyal
Optional:
•A shredded dollar bill
•Gold flakes
Melt the soap base in a double boiler, following manufacturer's instructions. Select your three herbs and blend together equal parts. Use a mortar and pestle to grind them down as much as possible. Add them into your melted soap. Add one or two drops of green food coloring -- but don't overdo it, because a little food coloring goes a long way!
If you'd like to use gold flakes or strips of a shredded dollar bill, add them now.
Pour melted soap into prepared molds, and place them in a cool place to harden. Allow soaps to sit at least twenty-four hours before removing from the molds. Wash your hands with this soap to bring prosperity into your life, or use in a ritual bath. Another fun idea is to wrap the soaps in paper, tie with a pretty ribbon or piece of raffia, and give them as gifts to friends.
-The Crafty Witch
