Mead (Honey) Moon   

   When the moon appears full during this month, it heralds the end of fertility and the start of new life.  Hives fill with honey, and animals give birth to their young,  Babies are everywhere.  Butterflies emerge from their cocoons and all of Nature is busy, and this is a time of care, nurturing and transformation.

   The Mead Moon brings a time of metamorphosis for people, too.  A time to reinvent our lives, to change our personal realities and become what we were meant to be.  We must first change our perceptions of life and see it with a fresh eye, however.  Thankfully, that's not as hard as it seems, in fact, with the whole world in a state of transformation, it's really easy for us to follow suit.

Things to Do for Mead Moon:

• Dress in shades of yellow and amber to commemorate the honey harvest.

• Use yellow and orange candles and burn Full Moon incense or even a frankincense and myrrh incense.

• Decorate the altar with flowers, dandelions, and the transformative gifts of nature.  Butterfly cocoons, hatched eggs and shed feathers are all great ideas.

• Serve lemon cookies and honey-sweetened tea for libation.

• Make a Witch's 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 9 different colored bird feathers by knotting them at equal intervals in the braid.  Enchant each feather with a quality as you knot it.  For example, while knotting a green feather for prosperity, you would say:
                      Money, money come to me
                      As I will, so mote it be.
  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 and say:
                      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 meditation.  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 shells, feathers, cocoons, and so forth along with a bit of your hair.  Place the bag in front of the altar candles and say:
                      Metamorphical Gifts of Nature, so rare
                      Quicken my Spirit - and lend the courage to dare
                      To reinvent my 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.