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2010 Total Lunar Eclipse

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The full Oak Moon has risen and the total eclipse has occurred! What a solstice eve this has been and with my new Canon G12, I had a blast taking pictures despite the frigid temperatures and high wind. The conversing of the Full Oak moon, the Winter Solstice and total lunar eclipse only occurs once every 300+ years so it was a once-in-a-lifetime event. Continue reading

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Ice Moon of February

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For those in cold climates, the Ice Moon is aptly named for February where winter seems to be relentless in presenting one storm of frozen precipitation after another. The energy of these storms can be a clue to the great energy that is also beginning to swirl beyond our sight. The February moon is also known as the quickening moon, for it seems that daylight is increasing at an incredible rate and in the light of the sun’s massing power ice and snow from winter storms doesn’t persist as long after storms have passed. Continue reading

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Wolf Moon January

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January’s Wolf Moon calls to mind our wolf brothers and sisters whose howl in the silence of moonlit Winter stirs us. As people huddled around the hearth to remain warm at this, the coldest time of Winter, the wolf could be heard howling in the distance as he came closer to man in search of food. The approach of the wolf rouses us from our quiet and contemplative time of inner work that has been our focus. Continue reading

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Oak Moon of December

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As the December Oak Moon shines down upon us, the energy flow that began last month continues as Winter arrives. The oak is the mightiest of trees that can survive the harshest of weather, while observing the world through many ages. The ancient oak tree has roots planted deeply in the earth with its arms stretched high towards the heavens. This allows the oak to exist in two worlds at the same time — below ground, the place of birth and death, and above the ground where life is played out. Continue reading

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