Rites of the full Hunter Moon - Samhain - Oct 2020
Rites of the full Hunter Moon - Samhain - Oct 2020
Celebration of the Full Hunter Moon
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The Full Hunter Moon, on October 31st, is the second of the month, making it a Blue Moon. Falling on All Hallows Eve, or Halloween, it also overlaps with the high holy day of Samhain this year, lending power to the occasion. This month your spellbook includes practices to honor both the Full Hunter Moon, and the Rites of Samhain.
As you may imagine, the Full Hunter Moon is named because historically, this was the time when the harvest had been gathered, and the wild game was fattened. Native Algonquin tribes sought further sustenance to maintain them during the colder months. Hunting was a sacred art and needed . The local Swinomish tribes named this the “Moon of the Falling Leaves” or the “Moon of the Dog Salmon.” In addition to hunting ducks and geese, the drying of fish and meat begins for winter sustenance. The Tlingit, another Pacific Coast Salish tribe, calls it the “Dis Yádi or Young (animals) Moon.”
Astrologically, this moon occurs in Taurus at almost sunrise on the 31st. The Sun is in Scorpio, and emotional depths are inescapable. Transformation is inevitable.
This month we will not meet in person, or virtually. But the worlds are wobbling now, and your practice will be felt in the spirit world, and in our collective. This is not meant to continue in a spellbook only way, but the aim will be to merge these two offerings in the future, including live circles as well as spellbook chapters.
Click below for your own full moon spell, complete with embodiment practice, instructions for relevant ritual craft and journaling to invoke the astrological influences of this month. Please make a donation to help sustain and grow the full moon practices above.