Lunar Eclipse, July 27th 2018 Mars appears… Lunar Eclipse, July 27th 2018 Lunar Eclipse, July 27th 2018: the moment the moon exits the earth’s core shadow, with Mars to the lower right End of lunar eclipse, July 28th 2018: still some shadow visible as well as a wonderful view on the moon’s surface structures
My impressions from the lunar eclipse and Mars opposition that occurred July 27th 2018,…
Ein bisschen Mondfinsternis, von heute Abend. Das erste Bild ist vom Mond, der den Kernschatten der Erde tangiert, aufgenommen um 20.13 Uhr. Die übrigen Bilder zeigen den Mond im Halbschatten mit rötlichem Hof, aufgenommen kurz nach 19.00 Uhr.
A bit of lunar eclipse, from this evening. First photo shows the moon touching upon the earth’s umbra, at 20.13. The other photos show the full moon in the earth’s penumbra with a red halo, at around 7 pm.
Edit: fixed the bad transcript of full moons from May to August.
A little witchy calendar to look forward to next year, since this one was a little bit.. cursed.
This lets you know about the full moons, new moons, wheel of the year celebrations and zodiac entrys, I hope you can use this to aid you on your practice.
• Crystals for charging: Amber, amazonite, beryl, chrysoprase, garnet, hematite, jet, onyx and rubellite.
Info:
During this month the wolves once roamed the countryside, thus suggesting the name wolf moon. This is a good time for planning your year, what do you want to accomplish this year? Set some goals and plan how to achieve them.
Before you start make sure you have all that you need for the ritual by laying out your crystals, fill up the chalice/bowl with drinking water, place your candles and put out your food on a separate table. Then sage the area to make your sacred space and cast your circle. Invoke the elements, then God and Mary. Once you are done with the invocations turn to your altar and hold your arms open wide looking up to the Moon and chant:
Oh, Mother Mary bless (me or us) with this Wolf Moon,
I ask that you guide (me or us) with heightened awareness, fill (me or us) with Determination and focus (my or our) energy for this New Year.
Take this time to reflect upon the goals that you want to achieve this month. Once done, raise up your chalice/bowl and chant:
The moon is the symbol of our holy mother, her purity and wisdom are great and all-knowing, and (I or we) honor her on this holy night.
Until the time when the moon becomes full again, please keep a watchful eye over (me or us) Oh blessed mother. In God and your name, we pray. Amen
Take a drink from the chalice/bowl now that’s has turned into moon water and share if you have others participating in the ritual.
Thank God and Mary, then release the elements, and you are done! Keep your crystals out for this moon and make sure you remember to take them in the next day.
Have fun after the ritual, you can either have a party or just celebrate by yourself; it’s up to you.
Finally. Over 12000 words later, the first draft of Cantata for the Wolf Moon is done! I’ve sent it over to my editor, and it will be disseminated over some select channels for reading and commentary. We’ll see where that goes.
Next on the agenda is Those Who Came Before. I’m thinking of changing up a chunk of the writing to maintain a narrative consistency to it. That’s harder to do than most people think. But it’ll also likely make the story shorter, which is kind of what I’m trying to aim for here. We’ll see how that goes.
I’m also mulling a couple other ideas at the moment, but that may stall if I decide to pursue the website project. I’ll keep you informed.
