The harvest is now complete and we’re readying ourselves for the long, cold and dark days of winter that lie ahead. The name “Blood Moon” may at first seem to have a sinister connotation of sacrifice and blood letting. The name derives from the practice of culling and salting sickly or poorly livestock that would not make it through the winter at the end of the harvest season.

This makes this moon a perfect time to examine what is dragging you down or holding you back, acknowledge it and let it go. This can be done through meditation or visualization. If you’re prone to the more dramatic, identify those personal traits that you want to rid yourself of and write them on a piece of paper and cast it into the fire in the light of the full moon just after fullness, mentally thanking them and now allowing them to go.

Exploration of past lives during this moon can be most productive. By examining our past in this life and exploring our lives before this one, we can gain an insight into the karmic laws that govern our lives. By researching our “blood” lines and learning about and from our ancestors we can figure out what makes us who we are and motivates us.

ACTIVITIES
· Finish garden cleanup, winterize your home
· Pay tribute to the animal kingdom for their sacrifice so we may have food
· Determine what’s keeping you from achieving your goals and release it
· Research your family tree
· Explore your past lives

FULL MOON INCENSE (burn on incense charcoal or cast into the fire)
1 scoops sandalwood powder – protection, healing, spirituality
1 granule amber – renewal, alertness, cleansing, protection, purification
3 drops vanilla – love, lust, mental powers
2 part thyme – healing, purification, courage, psychic powers
2 parts cypress – longevity, healing, comfort, protection
1 part agrimony – protection, banish negativity
2 part lavender – peace, harmony, healing
1/2 part cinnamon – success, healing, psychic powers
1/2 part cloves – attracts riches, banish negative forces, purification

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