Pagan Journeys
Pagan Journeys => Pagan Chat => Topic started by: Fox on December 11, 2009, 05:01:08 PM
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We actually have two full moons this month. :omg: Anyone have any good info about that little tidbit?
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Other than the current popular name for this is "Blue Moon"? Nope, doesn't mean much of anything. ;)
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Interesting... all I know is historically it is considered unlucky. I found a pagan website that suggests it is a time for goal-setting.
Lately, I've been looking up the astrological information surrounding each full moon to help me decide what to focus on for each esbat.
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This is only possible with people using the calendar created by Julius Ceaser. Those who use a Lunar calendar- Modern Jews and Arabs, ancient Celts, a few others, cannot by definition have two full moons in one month.
peace,
ES
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I agree with ES. If we were using a lunar calendar, the modern definition of a blue moon would be impossible. There are two modern definitions of for a blue moon. One is the second full moon in a season and the other, much newer definition, is the second full moon in a calendar month.
I tend to think a lot about what I should work on during a blue moon Esbat. The timing of the upcoming blue moon speaks to me of new beginnings and hope.
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I agree with DS
My coven will be using this particular Esbat to do goal setting.
I heard that its also a partial lunar eclipse too, I could be wrong though. I really dont remember where I saw that
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According to NASA it is a partial eclipse, but it can't be seen from the US.
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There are two modern definitions of for a blue moon. One is the second full moon in a season and the other, much newer definition, is the second full moon in a calendar month.
Dorothy Morrison in Everyday Moon Magic says the blue moon is the third full moon to rise in a four full moon season. Just another opinion...