Tropical Fairy Festival

by Upcoming

Florida’s first Fairy Festival is taking flight October 14th & 15th, 2006
at the Coral Castle in Homestead, FL
Open Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 8pm

Featuring the Greenman costume contest for boys and men (and the most modest ladies).
Fairy costume contest for ladies and girls (and the bravest men).

FREE with park admission.
All Kids & Adults Receive $1 off admission if you come in costume
Bring your Saturday ticket stub back on Sunday for 2 for 1 return admission

Get an early start on your holiday shopping with over 50 vendors of fairy items, holistic, natural, healing & spiritual products, one of a kind crafts, costumes, staffs, wands, clothing, jewelry & unique gift items.

When you tire of the festivities, feel free to relax in the hands of the energy workers, massage therapist or light healers. Or rest your feet while you sit in for a reading, and find out what your future holds!

Enlighten yourself with one of the many interactive workshops & Lectures in the shade of the giant coral castle orchid tree.

Partake in a guided tour of the Coral Castle and learn about the many fascinating details of Ed’s Creation.

Energy of Money Technique

by Monitor Your ThoughtsProsperity & Wealth

by Sheila Edwards

This technique is best done when the Moon is New. Everything that begins during this time has all the chances to grow and develop.
During the next two weeks (as the new moon grows), it is to be just as favorable for the new beginnings — a new business, relationship, any type of new beginning…everything can change from dream to reality.

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Here is the technique
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– Get a one dollar or ten dollar bill.

– With a fine marking pen write directly on the bill your new script for money.

– After you wrote your script, place the bill in the wealth area or in your bedroom. (Don’t forget to apply the three secret helpers before this)

– Here are some of the statements I wrote on my $10:
(I wrote as many statements as I could come up with)

“I am flowing in bigger amounts to Sheila”
“I am always there for Sheila”
“I am finding Sheila in many, many ways” “I am supporting Sheila”
“I am accumulating in bigger numbers”…..

– Next I wrote single words that I want money to hold the energy of for me:

GratitudeFunGenerosityHelpingChildrenLoveLotsTrueGodsWorkOverflow

– I then wrote some equations that I wanted that $10 bill to produce for me:

$10 X 50$10 X 500$10 X 5,000$10 X 50,000

I have already seen the third equation come to pass in my business.

This technique can change lives! What part of your life are you ready to change?
Get a $10 bill right now and tell it what you want it to do for you. This technique REALLY WORKS!

Good Luck!

For a new chance in your life,
Sheila Edwards

The Festivities Commence

by Celebrate The SeasonUpcomingWicca

Lets celebrate the season!

The year is waning, the season of silence is at hand. We have at last shed the heaviness of the dying year, and all that remains is one last step, one step that is a thousand miles, across the threshold of the underworld. She is smiling: “I have been waiting for you”.
The Crone holds one hand out to us in light, and the other in shadow. One turns around the other, and together they bring balance to the wheel of the year: without the release of nightfall, the light of summer would blind us, and without the promise of dawn, the path would be overgrown with fear. To truly become whole as Witches and as human beings, we must learn to dance the edges of being, to balance waxing and waning within ourselves as the Earth finds a balance of her own.
October is the last breath of the year, almost a sigh –of contentment for some, of sorrow for others. Look back over the turning of the wheel gone by: what did you set out to do, and what was done? Most of us have words unsaid, goals unmet, and we live with disappointment in ourselves and guilt over the path not taken. We cling to our failures much more readily than we cling to success.
Holding on, however, is not the nature of autumn. This is the season of letting go–of life, of light, of the year just past. Nothing in nature can stay the same forever, and we are certainly not the exception to that rule. The more of the past we carry on our shoulders, the harder it is to walk upright, and eventually we are crushed beneath the weight of our own refusal to grow. The lesson of October, as the year takes its final bow, is that all things are born in the Mother, and all return to her in time.
Autumn is also the season of memory, a time to honor those who have passed through the veil and into a new life. Though we must let go of the past, and allow those we have lost to move on as we do the same, it is vital to keep the memories and lessons alive. What good was the sacrifice of the grain if we let it rot in the fields instead of baking bread?
Years ago I learned a ritual from a dear friend and fellow priestess that became a Samhain tradition. For ritual details visit Divine Muse’s Pure Awakenings: Samhain Release Ritual
The Crone Goddess may wear a terrible face, but she is not to be feared. Hers is the darkness of sleep and dreams, of one life yielding to the next as autumn turns to winter turns to spring. Give her your sorrow, and she will transform it into promise; give her your tears, and with them she will water the coming year. Life, she teaches, is meant to be lived–it is beautiful and terrible, temporary yet everlasting. Walk from one year to the next with hard-earned knowledge, and without regret.
This time of year, when the first chill of winter coaxes the leaves from the trees, turn within to find the solace you seek. Allow the Dark Lady to lead you down the spiral path, around the hills where the Wild Hunt will soon run, away from cricket-song and far from the madding crowd, to the loving embrace of the silent Earth … from whose arms, come spring, you will emerge again renewed.
–by Dianne Sylvan

** For a Samhain Ritual visit Divine Muse’s Pure Awakenings at: Samhain Ritual for a Coven or the Solitary Witch

More about October
In October, crops are being gathered and the ancients gave their gratitude to the Gods of the grain and green growing things for Their gifts. This wonderful season was a time of celebration with many festivals. One was the Nubaigai in Lithuania, where the Corn Goddess was celebrated by taking the last sheaf of grain and dressing it up like an old woman (the Nubaigai), which to many the crone was thought of as a Witch. The festival had a wide range and variety of food, drinks, games and dance. During the festivities, the harvest wreath was carried out on a white cloth as the people sang traditional songs about it’s rescue from a bison trying to eat it.

HALLOWEEN
Modern Wiccans celebrate Samhain at the time of Halloween. Samhain, pronounced “sow-in”, meaning “Summer’s End”. This holiday is a celebration of the spirits of their ancestors. It is also the last harvest, which brings us right back to harvest, again!
Nowadays this holiday is treated as a secular holiday, but it comes from the name “All Hallow’s Even” or “All Hallow’s Eve” (or all hallows evening), the evening before All Hallows Day. In 609ce, on this day, Pope Boniface IV dedicated the Pantheon, a pagan temple in Rome to the Virgin Mary. A century later, Pope Gregory III moved the holiday to November 1st.

Important dates and events for the month of October

October 2, 2006:
— Hinduism: Dussehra/Durga Puja, Festival celebrating victory of good over evil.
— Jewish: Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement

October 4, 2006:
— St Francis of Assisi day. Patron of animals, birds firemen, merchants, needle workers, and solitary death.

October 5, 2006:
— Lithuania: Nubaigai, Festival of the Old Crone celebrating the Corn Goddess.
— Japan: Daruma, anniversary of the death of Bodhidharma, founder of Zen Buddhism

October 6, 2006:
— Full Blood Moon 11:13 PM, EDT. Dr. Willix’s next full moon Fire Ceremony will be on SUNDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8TH at 7:00PM. Fire Ceremony will be held at the FOUR MEDICINE RETREAT CENTER in Jupiter. Directions available upon request, if interested.

October9, 2006:
— St Cipriano day. History says this saint was raised in black magic before converting to Christianity. Patron of travelers, the homeless, and protector from natural disasters.

October 20, 2006:
— Islam: Lailat-Ul-Qadr, the Night of Power. When prophet Muhammad had a revelation of the Qu’ran

October 22, 2006:
— New Moon 11:14 AM, EDT. Dr. Willix’s next new moon ceremony will be at QUIET WATERS PARK, date and time to be advised.
— Start of Interfaith Week

October 23, 2006:
— Sun enters Scorpio

October 24, 2006:
— National Oriental Medicine day

October 28, 2006:
— St’ Jude day. Patron of hopeless and impossible cases.
— Celtic Tree Month of Reed begins

October 29, 2006:
— Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00 am

October 30, 2006:
— Chinese: Festival of Hungry Ghosts, Chung Yuan, Large paper bpats are burnt at temples to help spirits on their way

October 31. 2006:
— Wiccan: Samhain, last harvest festival and celebration of ancestors.

Wearing dark blue protects your emotions and discourages unwanted personal comments.

Million Dollar Secret That Can Change Your Life

by Monitor Your Thoughts

Monitor your thoughts!
What have you been focusing on most of the time? Are you focusing on what you want, or on what you don’t want?

If you have habitually been focusing on what you don’t want, then it’s time to recognize that it will only bring you more of the same – what you DON’T want!

The fact that you are conscious of your thinking is a giant step forward. Most people on this planet have no idea what they are thinking. Instead, they just keep REACTING to their thoughts.

However, observing what you focus your attention on most of the time is the key to creating the life you desire.

Let’s continue.

Most people want a better life. In an attempt to change their life for the better, they often purchase personal development books and courses and attend personal development seminars. In this lesson I want to talk about why most personal development attempts fail.

My guess is that this is not the first personal development information you have been exposed to. I will even go out on a limb and say that you have probably tried numerous personal development books, tapes/Cd’s, systems, methods, or techniques that did not produce the results you expected.

Why Not?

Why do most personal development programs fail? The answer to this will enable you to rise above the majority of people who are trying to hopelessly to improve their lives.

Most personal development programs fail because:

1. We Fear Change

Face this fact; no matter what type of personal development strategy you are using, at some point you are going to have to make a CHANGE. It could be a small change, or a big change, but you are going to have to get out of your “comfort zone”.

Our sub-conscious “conditioned mind” does not like change. In fact, it is designed to resist change an d to keep us where we are. The reason for this is the sub-conscious is primarily a survival mechanism. Its primary function is survival. It perceives any type of change as a threat to our survival. Unless we can bypass our survival mechanism, all our personal development attempts will fail.

2. We Want Instant Results

Today people are conditioned by media advertising to expect “instant results.” Hence they want it NOW and expect to see results immediately in one session, one day, one week, one chapter of a book, etc. They give most personal development techniques and practices one chance, and if they do not get immediate results, they get discouraged and give up.

Immediate results are always possible, but sometimes we need additional time to align our energy with our desires. If we do not align our energy properly, we will not reach our goal.

The need for instant results or instant gratification often keeps people from taking the time to align their energy, so it actually takes them LONGER to reach their goals.

3. We Give Up Too Soon.

Most people give up too soon. Part of this is due to the need for instant results and instant gratification. However, one of the reasons we give up too soon is we look at temporary setbacks as proof we cannot reach our goal. When this happens we blame ourselves and/or the personal development program, book, audio, seminar, etc. for our inability to achieve our goal and we give up too soon.

In order for any personal development program to work, you must not give up, even when it “looks” like it is not working.

4. We are “TRYING” instead of “DOING”

Most people “try” to get what they want. The problem is every time you “try”, you are setting yourself up for failure. In reality you can’t try to do anything. You either DO it or you DON’T. So there is really not such thing as “trying”.

Your mind may resist this concept, but it is true. You may say. “I tried this or that and I eventually succeeded.” You succeeded when you stopped trying and started doing. You did what you needed to do to achieve your goal. So the lesson here is that you cannot succeed as long as you are “trying”. However, once you stop “trying” and start “doing” you can begin to expect results.

When people “try” personal development programs, they immediately set themselves up for failure. Trying has built-in failure because if we try something and don’t succeed, we can always say, “Well, at least I tried”. But that does not get you what you want. The problem is that you can only have two things in life- reasons or results. In other words, you either have what you want or you have reasons why you don’t have what you want, but there in nothing in between.

My point here is that the success or failure with any personal improvement strategy (or anything else in life) is based on DOING, not TRYING to DO!

Those who “try” are guaranteed to fail. Those that DO (follow through until they get the result they desire) are the people who achieve their great dreams and desires.

5. We Focus on WHAT Instead of WHY.

Most people fail at personal development efforts because they focus on WHAT they have to do to get what they want instead of focusing on WHY they want it. If you lose focus on WHY you want what you want, and instead you focus on WHAT needs to be done, you will lose your motivation and give up when the going gets tough.

Unless you constantly focus on the WHY – the benefits or what you will gain when you reach your goal – you will not be able to make the changes you desire and you will give up as soon as you run into obstacles that seem overwhelming.

What I am asking you to do is to decide how serious you are about having what you want. WHY do you want what yo u want? Forget about what you have to DO to get it. That will take care of itself. If you are not clear on WHY you want what you want (the benefits you will gain when your reach your goal) and are not serious following through until you achieve it, then don’t waste your time reading the rest of these lessons. Instead, sit back in your recliner, turn on the TV, open a can of beer, scratch the back of your head, and just keep doing what you have been doing and I guarantee you that you will keep getting what you have been getting!

But if you are excited about making a major change in your life, if you are really ready to attract what you desire, and you are not going to give up until you reach your goal, then something wonderful is going to happen in your life.

Your partner in success,

Dr. Robert Anthony

http://www.totalsuccess4u.com

Total Success
386 Lyons Road
Drummoyne, NSW
Australia

Magic Words That Make You Rich

by Healthy LivingThe Power of Words

The Power of Magical Words: September 2006
by Sheila Edwards

Do you want to attract excellence, success, happiness, and love
to your life?
If you do, then take a moment to enjoy this new FREE lesson!

A major factor in creating a life you love has to do with the way you speak about your life.

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Speak and Attract Life’s Riches
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What you say creates what you believe, and what you believe impacts how you behave, the choices you make and the way your life will be.
Learn how to create the life you want by focusing on what you say and how you say it!

Follow these easy steps to change your vibration with words:

– Notice what you say on a daily basis that is causing your life to be more of a struggle.

– Do you refer to situations and experiences as hard, tiring, frustrating, annoying, etc?

Some popular phrases are:

“It is so hard.”
“I am so tired of that happening.”
“I am so frustrated.”
“That is so annoying.”
“This is so unfair.”

STOP using your most popular and favored words and phrases
that are limiting you.

As you put that language in to your daily reality, guess what? You just keep getting more of what you DON’T WANT!
These words and phrases create barricades you impose on your life by the way you talk about things.
Focus on replacing negative limiting words and phrases with affirmative words and phrases, to help switch the flow of your life.

Write statements like the following on your bathroom mirror to get you going for the day:

“It is coming to me easily.”

“I am so excited for all the good that flows my way.”

“That is great.”

“I guess they are doing the best they know how.”

“I accept my life for what it is and am committed to putting forth the effort to change it.”

“I am believing that the best is possible.”

“I am seeing the good in all things.”

“I am seeing more of the good in myself.”

The power of intentional language can change your life, so use it! You will be grateful!
It’s simple, just give it a try!

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September Magical Words
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Don’t be carried by the wave, repeat to yourself as often as you can: “I have to come back to earth”

Grab the bull by the horns, you will have a lot to do in September; say to yourself: “I can handle this, I always have a solution”

Gemini must detach a little. Repeat: “I will relax and I won’t get too involved”

If you are a Cancer, in September you will know how to dominate your emotions: “I will not let sensibility decide instead of ration.”

Leave you guard down, dear Leos; the magical words for you this month are: “I will be more open minded for those who need me”

Virgos must settle with an idea they may not like: “I might spend more than I can afford”

Libras, you can’t live in peace because of a threat; say: “I live here and now, the past is left behind”

If you are a Scorpio, this moth the following phrase suits you: “I’m paying attention and I will take advantage of any chance that may come up”

Sagittarius, don’t let the situation get out of control: “I have to take care who I’m talking to and what I’m saying”

For the Capricorn there’s nothing better than: “I will do my best to be impartial if there are problems at work”

Aquarius, don’t hurry: “I won’t let my thoughts be messed up by eagerness”

Pisces, these are the key words for you: “I’m ready for a restless social life and for the changes that are taking place”

You are powerful, believe it!

To your success,
Sheila Edwards

Vitamin For The Mind

by Healthy LivingSpiritual Living

by Jim Rohn

PLANNING

I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.

If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much.

The reason why most people face the future with apprehension instead of anticipation is because they don’t have it well designed.

The guy says, “When you work where I work, by the time you get home, it’s late. You’ve got to have a bite to eat, watch a little TV, relax and get to bed. You can’t sit up half the night planning, planning, planning.”

And he’s the same guy who is behind on his car payment…….

Autumn Equinox 2006 in the Northern Hemisphere

by UpcomingWicca

Florida, USA Celebrates

The Tequesta Drum Circles
An Autumn Equinox Gathering
22 September, 2006 – 7-12pm
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park

The Tequesta Drum Circle announces its Fourth gathering this coming 22 September, 2006 beginning 7pm at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park’s Primitive Camp Area and Fire Circle.
3109 East Sunrise Blvd. – East on Sunrise, the last Left before arriving to A1A. Rangers will direct you to the Primitive Camp Area and Tequesta Bonfire Stone Circle.

This Bonfire, Drumming and Spiritual event will mark one completion of a Solar Year being honored as a local community gathering. It marks the success of three prior events that have brought much fun and excitement to the community.

The last three events have provided a wonderful venue for all open-minded paths to come together and share in an evening under the beautiful canopy of the sky and within an environment preserved as Native Florida Coastal Habitat.

Come DRUM together with masterful artists, instructors, intermediates and novices with no pressure, Come Dance, Sing, Jam or Chill
This is an opportunity to align our thoughts and energies with the Planet that has brought us into being Along with the powers of the Universe that form all things, which you may call God, Goddess, Spirit or Evolution.

The Tequesta Drum Circles (pronounced Tuh-Kes-Tuh) are named after one of the ancient tribes who inhabited our lands around Broward, Palm Beach and Dade Counties, prior to European and Seminole occupation.

They are an opportunity for us to experience the Seasonal Shifts however they might mean to each and every individual uniquely. They are a time for us to remember legacy, to remember environment,
and to remember our inseparable connection to the collage of reality in which we live.

Come and share your expression through DRUM, dance, art or simply relax and enjoy a night with friends. A earth-centered ritual will be held around 10:30pm. A collective Altar will be laid, you are invited to bring objects to be charged through the intentions of the evening.
This is a potluck, you are encouraged to bring a dish or drink (enough for yourself) to share at the tables.

Everyone of positive, life-affirming philosophy and spirituality is warmly
welcomed to the Tequesta Drumming Circle.

Your hosts, Moon Path Circle

Forgiveness

by ForgivenessMonitor Your ThoughtsSpiritual Living

We could say that forgiveness is the act of pardoning or excusing oneself or another without harboring resentment. If we want to truly forgive, we must understand that forgiveness does not mean we are agreeing or disagreeing that an action in question was wrong, right, bad, good, appropriate or inappropriate.

Instead of looking at what is “right” or “wrong,” we recognize that an action was taken in ignorance of our true nature and the action caused pain and suffering. (By ignorance, we mean the lack of awareness of our divine nature.)

The true nature of humanity can be described in many ways, depending on one’s spiritual or philosophical tradition. To be as simple and inclusive as possible: When we experience the One consciousness or God that exists within all things, we have realized our true divine nature.

With this experience comes the understanding that our concepts, ideas, and beliefs create duality and separateness among people, rather than supporting the oneness of our spiritual nature. As long as we hold on to our beliefs, then we have something we can argue about and use against others.

With all our love, Sheri and Susyn
WithForgiveness.com

Practicing the lesson

  • Identify 5 issues you argued over this past week.
  • List your beliefs about those 5 issues.
  • Is it possible there are other points of view as valid as yours?
  • Is your attachment to being right causing suffering in your life?
  • If so, practice detaching from wanting to be right and see what happens.
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Affirmation

Today, Creator, grant me the courage and the will to forgive the people I love the most. Help me to forgive every injustice I feel in my mind, and to love other people unconditionally. I know the only way to heal all the pain in my heart is through forgiveness.

Today, Creator, strengthen my will to forgive everyone who has hurt me, even if I believe the offense is unforgivable. I know that forgiveness is an act of self-love. Help me to love myself so much that I forgive every offense. Let me choose forgiveness because I don’t want to suffer every time I remember the offense.

Today, Creator, help me to heal all the guilt in my heart by accepting the forgiveness of everyone I have hurt in my life. Help me to sincerely recognize the mistakes I have made out of ignorance, and give me the wisdom and determination to refrain from making the same mistakes. I know that love and forgiveness will transform every relationship in the most positive way.

Thank you, Creator, for giving me the capacity to love and forgive. Today I open my heart to love and forgiveness, so that I can share my love without fear. Today I will enjoy a reunion with the people I love the most. Amen

From Prayers, A Communion with our Creator by don Miguel Ruiz

The Moon

by AstrologyThe MoonWicca

The Earth’s Moon is a great teacher and aid when time for spell work. Depending on the spell to cast, be sure to aim it in harmony with the cycles of the moon to achieve the most effective results. The Moon has three aspects: the Waxing, New or Growing Moon, Full Moon, Waning, Old or Dying Moon.

New Moon / Waxing Moon
The Moon is waxing and growing. This is known to be a time to plan spells that introduce new beginnings or projects. A new career, house move, job, relationship, any new venture in life. Bring all the newness you want into your life with the powers of the New Moon.

Full Moon
This is a time when the Moon is at its most powerful, and the magic most potent. Performing any positive spell at this time will achieve good results. This is the ideal time for healing, guidance, and completion spells.

Old Moon / Waning Moon
The casting out of the old ways, banishing old habits, smoking, eating habits, the removal of troubles and worries.

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FULL MOON

Full moon is a lunar phase that occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. More precisely, a full moon occurs when the geocentric apparent longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180 degrees; the Moon is then in opposition with the Sun. At this time, as seen by viewers on Earth, the hemisphere of the Moon that is facing the earth (the near side) is almost fully illuminated by the Sun and appears round. Only during a full moon is the opposite hemisphere of the Moon, which is not visible from Earth (the far side), completely unilluminated.

The average lunar month is about 29.531 days long, so that the full moon falls on either the 14th or 15th of the lunar month in those calendars that start the month on the new moon. In any event, as lunar months are counted in discrete numbers of days, lunar months are said to be either 29 or 30 days long.

Characteristics

Although it takes only 27.322 days on average for the Moon to complete one orbit around the Earth (the sidereal month), as a result of the Earth’s orbital motion around the Sun it requires about two additional days for the Earth, Moon, and Sun to acquire the same relative geometry. So on average the number of days between two similar phases (e.g., between one full moon and the next full moon) is about 29.531 days. This period is referred to as a lunation, lunar month, or synodic month. The actual number of days in a lunation can vary from about 29.272 to 29.833 because the velocities of the Moon and of the Earth are not constant in their elliptic orbits, and because of gravitational interactions with other bodies in the solar system.

Because the month of February has only 28 days (or 29 in a leap year), there have been a few occasions during which this month has been without a full moon. In particular, there was no full moon in February of 1866, 1885, 1915, 1934, 1961 or 1999. There will be no full moon during February of 2018. In these years, there were instead either two full moons in January, March, or both (as in 1999). In the leap year of 1972, there was a full moon on February 29. The previous February 29 full moon occurred in 1820 and before that in 1752.

A full moon is often thought of as an event of a full night’s duration. This is somewhat misleading, as the Moon seen from Earth is continuously becoming larger or smaller (though much too slowly to notice with the naked eye). Its absolute maximum size occurs at the moment expansion has stopped, and when graphed, its tangent slope is zero. For any given location, about half of these absolute maximum full moons will be potentially visible, as the other half occur during the day, when the full moon is below the horizon. Many almanacs list full moons not just by date, but by their exact time as well (usually in GMT). Typical monthly calendars which include phases of the moon may be off by one day if intended for use in a different time zone.

The date and time of a specific full moon (assuming a circular orbit) can be calculated from the equation:

where D is the number of days since 1 January 2000 00:00:00 UTC, and N is an integer number of full moons, starting with 0 for the first full moon of the year 2000. The true time of a full moon may differ from this approximation by up to about 14.5 hours as a result of the non-circularity of the moon’s orbit. The age and apparent size of the full moon vary in a cycle of just under 14 synodic months, which has been referred to as a full moon cycle.

Full moons are generally a poor time to conduct astronomical observations, since the bright reflected sunlight from the moon overwhelms the dimmer light from stars.

FolkLore

Full Moons are traditionally associated with temporal insomnia, insanity (hence the terms lunacy and lunatic) and various “magical phenomena” such as lycanthropy.

Many neopagans hold a monthly ritual called an Esbat at each full moon, while some people practicing traditional Chinese religions prepare their ritual offerings to their ancestors and deities on every full and new moon.

Calendars

The Hindu, Thai, Hebrew, Islamic, Tibetan, Mayan, Neo-pagan, Celtic, and the traditional Chinese calendars are all based on the phases of the Moon. None of these calendars, however, begin their months with the full moon. In the Chinese, Jewish, Thai and some Hindu calendars, the full moon always occurs in the middle of a month.

In the Gregorian calendar, the date of Easter is the first Sunday after the ecclesiastical full moon which occurs after the ecclesiastical vernal equinox. In this context, the date of the full moon (together with the date of the vernal equinox) is calculated not according to actual astronomical phenomena, but according to a calendrical approximation of these phenomena.

In the Chinese calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the full moon of the eighth month, whereas the Lantern Festival falls on the first full moon of the year.

Full Moon Names

It is traditional to assign special names to each full moon of the year, although the rule for determining which name will be assigned has changed over time (see article at blue moon). An ancient method of assigning names is based upon seasons and quarters of the year. For instance, the Egg Moon (the full moon before Easter) would be the first moon after March 21st, and the Lenten Moon would be the last moon on or before March 21st. Modern practice, however, is to assign the traditional names based on the Gregorian calendar month in which the full moon falls. This method frequently results in the same name as the older method would, and is far more convenient to use.

The following table gives the traditional English names for each month’s full moon, the names given by Native Americans in the northern and eastern United States, other common names, and Hindu names. Note that purnima or pornima is Hindi for full moon, which has also become the Malay word for full moon purnama.


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