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Mead (Honey) Moon
The
appearance of the full, round Mead Moon heralds the end of fertility and
the beginning of life anew. Hives fill with honey. Animals
give birth and baby birds hatch. Butterflies and cicadas burst
forth, too, their shell-like cocoons only a reminder of what they were
before. All of Nature is busy now. It's a time of care,
nurturement, and transformation.
The Mead Moon brings a time of metamorphosis for us, too. A time to reinvent our lives, change our personal realities, and become what we were meant to be. But before we can do that, we must often change our perceptions of life and see it with a fresh eye. Fortunately, this isn't as difficult as it seems. With the whole world in a state of transformation, it's easy for us to follow suit
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Dress in shades of yellow and amber to commemorate the honey harvest. - Use yellow and orange candles and burn Full Moon incense.
Alternately, burn a mixture of frankincense, myrrh and rose for
incense.
- Decorate the altar with flowers, dandelions, and the
transformative gifts of nature. Cicada shells, butterfly cocoons,
hatched bird eggs, and shed feathers are all great ideas.
- Serve lemon cookies and honey-sweetened tea for libation.
- Make a Witches' ladder from shed bird feathers to bring personal
good fortune for the next 12 months. Just braid together one yard
each of red, white, and black ribbon, then attach nine different
colored bird feathers by knotting them at equal intervals in the
braid. Enchant each feather with a quality as you knot it.
Continue knotting feathers and enchanting them until all are in
place. Then tie the braid ends together in a bow and place the
ladder between the altar candles, saying:
- "Ring of feathers, braid of three;
Bring good fortune unto me." - Leave the ladder on the altar until the candles burn completely down, then hang it in an inconspicuous place in your home.
- If you're wondering what to do with your life, set aside some
time for mediation. Before beginning, ask for Divine Inspiration by
saying:
- "Lady of the Moon, so bright,
Look down on me and cast some light.
On the path I should follow and what I should be,
On the turns I should take to make myself free.
Of the life I have now, to gain the life that should be.
Mother, I ask you: please help me to see." - Make a personal transformation charm using some of the altar
decorations. Just fill a small cloth bag with egg shell,
feathers, cocoons, and so on, along with a strand of your hair.
Place the bag in front of the altar candles and say:
- "Metamorphical Gifts of Nature, so rare.
Quicken my Spirit - lend the courage to dare.
To reinvent life into what it should be -
to transform my personal reality -
To refresh my perception and inspire me anew.
Do now, O Gifts, what I ask of You."- Leave the charm bag on the altar until the candles burn completely down, then carry it with you.
- "Metamorphical Gifts of Nature, so rare.
- "Lady of the Moon, so bright,
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