#3 A Full Moon Walk

Hello star friends,

Have you been enjoying the fuller Moon this week?

There are a few wonderful exercises in enjoying the full moon I would like to share with you.  Although moon surfacing viewing is not encouraged during the full moon because: 1) it is very bright through a small telescope 2) there is no depth shadowing due to the sun shining upon the whole of the Earth Side of the Moon, thus 3) cratering is not as profound.  There are some well utilized time passers when we would like to enjoy the Moon's beauty to take advantage of.

Have you noticed that a wanning moon rises later in the evening and is usually greeting us in the early morning hours?  This is a wonderful opportunity to grab some field binoculars and enjoy the Moon as the moon rises.  The quiet awaking of the Earth with a setting Moon gives a quiet calm to our viewing, as well as a nice way to open our day with peace.  The Moon is quite symbolic of the inner intuition, so it is quite a nice exercise to allow for opening the day.

Another activity is a late night moon meditation.  The meditation I share with you came to me as I sat below the moon one late evening.  You are welcome to utilize this meditation for your benefit and at your comfort level.  I wrote this last January, January 29th to be exact; nice how one year later it can be of benefit.

Start first by settling into a comfortable place
take a moment to notice the Moon
What phase is it?  What color?
How big?  How small?  What direction?

What do you see in the Moon's surface?
Feel the light of the Moon washing
over you- starting from the top of
your head and spilling down over
your face- creating a beautiful
illuminating shield over you and above you.

Where would you carry the Moon?
Reach out and
Grab it
Bring it to your
Heart

Be aware of the messages it gives you
it controls the tides/water ebb and flow
What emotions is it showing you?
Who would you bless tonight?

Thank the Moon for being there
with you and its deeper insights

Let the Moon guide you as you further
explore the night sky.  It protects
heals and blesses.

Peace in the Universe.

Each month the full moon also brings mindfulness to the Algonquian tribes of Native Americans from the North East region.  Why you may ask?  Well, they had names for each of the full moon's throughout the year, probably to reflect a natural calendar and reflection of natural lifestyles including farming and hunting. The early settling Europeans adopted these names.  Over time, they became lost in time.  So I'll make mention of each of the full moon names as we travel along through the months ahead as an awakening and honoring of these names and the stories, and those that had been just as aware of the universe around and within them.

January's Full Moon is the Wolf Moon, named so because of hungry wolf packs howling at night.

Lastly, check out the link for the moon map below that I have added; we will eventually chat again about the Moon, while it is starting its waxing from the New Moon, and this will become very handy to us.

"I see the Moon
the Moon sees me.
God bless the Moon
and God bless me."

Until Next Time,
Russ