{"id":349,"date":"2018-01-31T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/adamantinemuse\/?p=349"},"modified":"2018-01-31T21:00:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T20:00:07","slug":"super-blue-magic-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adamantinemuse\/2018\/01\/super-blue-magic-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Blue Magic Moon!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\u201cAs the strongest light source during the hours of night, the Moon<\/em>\u00a0has come to be connected with the unseen, the unconscious, dreams, and psychic powers.\u00a0 This has resulted in the power of the Moon being greatly emphasised in magickal work, as it is seen as encouraging the development of the psychic senses, and holding sway during the hours when people are normally sleeping, when dreams are expressing the language of the unconscious.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Practical Planetary Magick<\/a>, d\u2019Este & Rankine, 2009<\/em><\/p>\n

Tonight the Moon is Full, shining in Her glory, lighting up the cold night sky here in Somerset. \u00a0It is the second time She is round this month, which is also known as a Blue Moon.\u00a0 It is also the third time that she is close enough to the Earth to be named a Super Moon.\u00a0 As if this is not exciting enough, there is also a Lunar Eclipse tonight! \u00a0Moreover, to add some more intrigue, the Moon will turn red in some parts of the world during the eclipse!<\/p>\n

So many terms!\u00a0 And all of it \u2013 for just one Moon!<\/em><\/p>\n

What does it all mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Full Moon: The Moon is at its brightest, showing most of its face.\u00a0 After the Full Moon, the moon will start waning and become less bright with each passing day until it disappears and become the Dark Moon, followed by the New Moon (the first sliver of light) and then it waxes until it is full again.<\/p>\n

Blue Moon: <\/strong>This term refers to the relatively rare phenomena of having two Full Moons in one calendar month.\u00a0 The last of these was in July 2015, and the next will be in March this year, followed by October 2021.\u00a0 They are relatively rare, hence the saying \u201cOnce in a Blue Moon\u2026\u201d. <\/em><\/p>\n

Super Moon:<\/strong> This is a rare phenomenon when a Full Moon aligns with a point closest to the Earth in the Moon\u2019s elliptical orbit. This causes the Moon to appear much larger than usual. \u00a0It is also referred to as the perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun cycle in astrology, which is a bit of a mouthful!<\/p>\n

Eclipse<\/strong>: This is when the Earth\u2019s shadow is cast onto the Moon, throwing parts of it into darkness. This happens when the Earth passes directly between the Moon and the Sun.<\/p>\n

\"Selene<\/p>\n

The following extract from Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Agrippa<\/em><\/strong> (Book 2, chapter 59)<\/em> is a great starting point for a Lunar contemplation.\u00a0 I have often used it with students, creating a simple sacred space first and then reading it out, followed by silent contemplation of the concepts that speak most to each person.\u00a0 It is a text which continues to yield gems, even after many years of use!<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Moon is called Phoebe, Diana, Lucina, Proserpina, Hecate,
\nmenstruous, of a half form, giving light in the night, wandering silent,
\nhaving two horns, a preserver, a night-walker, horn-bearer, the queen of heaven,
\nthe chiefest of the deities, the first of the heavenly gods and goddesses,
\nthe queen of spirits, the mistress of all the elements, whom the stars answer,
\nseasons return, elements serve; at whose nod lightnings breathe forth, seeds bud,
\nplants increase, the initial parent of fruit, the sister of Phoebus, light, and shining,
\ncarrying light from one planet to another, enlightening all powers by its light,
\nrestraining the various passings of the stars, dispensing various lights by the circuits of the Sun,
\nthe lady of great beauty, the mistress of rain and waters, the giver of riches,
\nthe nurse of mankind, the governor of all states, kind, merciful,
\nprotecting men by sea and land, mitigating all tempests of fortune,
\ndispensing with fate, nourishing all things growing on the earth,
\nwandering into divers woods, restraining the rage of goblins,
\nshutting the openings of the earth, dispensing the light of the heaven,
\nthe wholesome rivers of the sea, and the deplored silence of the infernals,
\nby its nods; ruling the world, treading hell under her feet;
\nof whose majesty the birds hasting in the air are afraid,
\nthe wild beasts straggling in the mountains,
\nserpents lying hid in the ground,
\nfishes swimming in the sea.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This table, from my book Practical Planetary Magick<\/a>, provides some basic correspondences for Moon related magic and spiritual work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Numbers<\/strong><\/td>\n9, 13, 81, 999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colour<\/strong><\/td>\nSilver, White<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rules<\/strong><\/td>\nCancer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Metal<\/strong><\/td>\nSilver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Day of the Week<\/strong><\/td>\nMonday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Element<\/strong><\/td>\nWater<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Direction<\/strong><\/td>\nNorth-West<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Concepts<\/strong><\/td>\nAstral Work, Birth, Clairvoyance, Cycles, Divination, Dreams, Glamour, Illusions, Increase & Decrease, Madness, Shapeshifting, Spells,\u00a0 Spirituality, Tides, Transformation, Unconscious<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tools<\/strong><\/td>\nBow & Arrow, Magick Mirror, Perfumes, Sandals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deities<\/strong><\/td>\nArtemis, Diana, Hekate, Isis, Khonsu, Luna, Selene, Sin, Thoth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Archangel<\/strong><\/td>\nGabriel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Enjoy the magic of this beautiful and mysterious Lantern of the Night!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Full<\/p>\n

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