Full Hunter’s Moon in Aries – Simple Rituals and Infographic for October 5th 2017

On Thursday October 5th at 2:41pm (EDT), the Full Hunter’s Moon in Aries arrives in my neck of the woods. However, your mileage may vary – be sure to check for your local time HERE. Just when I thought the month couldn’t be any cooler (especially with our wedding anniversary on the 7th, and – oh yeah, Halloween!), guess what? I found out the October Full Moon is the only moon of the year to stay in the sky all night (rising at sunset & setting at sunrise). Wicked awesome, right?

Oh, and while I said last month was The Harvest Moon, turns out this year it’s the October moon. I’d assumed (and we all know what happens when you assume) that the name only applied to the September moon. However, it’s whichever one is closest to Mabon, because the moon rises near sunset for a few nights. The extra hours of light gave farmers more time to bring in the crops. The more you know…

To suss out the meaning behind an Aries full moon, I once again scoured the interwebz for people more well-versed in astrology than me. Here are some tidbits I’ve gleaned from my search –

So the moon is full. What’s so significant about that?

I don’t know about you, but I notice that when the moon turns full, my hair gets longer, my teeth get sharper, and I have a wicked craving for steak…

Okay, in all seriousness, for those who follow The Wheel of the Year, the full moon is an esbat.

From what I can gather, the term (which, roughly translated from 16th Century French, means “frolic, romp, disport“) came into use because of Margaret Murray, author of The Witch-Cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology. It’s generally viewed as the best and most powerful time each month for magical workings.

What kind of magic?

According to The AstroTwins –

Full moons are times for completions, creative outpourings, and harvesting. They’re also your cue to cash in on anything you started at the corresponding new moon six months earlier. What have you been building toward? Full moons act as giant cosmic spotlights, so they can be illuminating. Everything comes out into the open in the light of the full moon—including the parts of human nature known as the “shadow.”

For a bit more info (or to see the awesome graphic with the moon phases represented by Oreo cookies), check out the rest of the article New Moons & Full Moons

Gotcha. Now, how do I work with the moon magic?

Here’s a great description from The Sage Goddess site –

One of the most frequent questions I’m asked is HOW to work with full moon energy. We all know that the full moon is special. We try to see it, we take photos of it, but what’s the full moon doing to and with us? How are we interacting with it subconsciously and how can we maximize its effects for magic and well being? She moves the tides and trust me, she’s moving you too.

The moon goes full each month at one specific minute in time, but she is technically full for 48 hours. You have 24 hours before the moment of fullness and 24 hours after to do full moon magic, which includes meditations for abundance and fruition, the honoring of what has been completed in your life, and work that requires the intense energies of the moon in her fullest state. Wiccans and those who practice Earth-based traditions know the full moon as the Esbat, a time of rite and ritual devoted to the Goddess. In this practice, water and white candles adorn altar spaces and prayers and invocations are read to honor the mother and goddess energy of the full moon. But almost every spiritual tradition acknowledges the beauty and majesty of the full moon and you don’t need to be Wiccan or practice witchcraft to enjoy it.

If you’d like to read more about her practices, check out her article – How to work with Full Moon energy

How about this specific Full Moon in Aries?

Whilst Googling for info about the September Dark Moon, I discovered this new-ish site, and fell in love with Rosebud Baker‘s take on all things celestial. Naturally it was the first place I checked when writing this post, and I wasn’t disappointed. Here’s a taste of her awesomesauce article, “Why Every Sign Is About To Feel More Spontaneous At The Start Of October” Be sure to check out the rest of her article, which includes a link to the video, The Drunk Mistake You’ll Make Based On Your Zodiac Sign. *wicked grin*

The full moon in October is in Aries, which is a sign that is all about conquering. Aries goes after what it wants. Aries is powerful, hot-headed, impatient, and somewhat accident prone (due to overzealousness.) With the full moon in Aries, we’re likely to feel great about all the progress we’ve made toward our goals already, which will energize us.

However, Aries doesn’t like having to readjust, or even look at where they’ll have to make readjustments, so if there are changes you need to make or tactics you’ll need to let go of, this can cause some frustration around this time. Internal conflicts are likely as well, and if so, I’d encourage you to go with the more courageous choice… keeping in mind that it sometimes takes courage to learn to let go.

All this astrology stuff is making me wonder – is there a way to find out if I was born during a full moon?

This is the internet. Of course there is.

Were you born on a Full Moon?

Do you have any Full Moon Rituals?

I’ve put together a couple of simple rituals to do for the Full Moon. Both of these graphics are from earlier blog posts, HERE and HERE. Click each picture for the full size version.

Full Moon in Aries Infographic

Finally, here’s the graphic I created for the occasion. Since I wrecked my knee a bit last year, I didn’t get a shot of the October 2016 moon to use. I thought this snap of the Supermoon in November 2016 would work as a substitute (mostly because it’s one of my all time favorites). Be sure to shout out in the comments with how you’ll be celebrating this magical time. Bright Full Hunter’s Moon in Aries blessings!

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