The full moon of May is The Flower Moon. Spring is now in full bloom and summer’s breath can be felt in the warm sun and shifting breeze. As the earth teems with new life, great and joyous energy abounds. This time of heightened power and thin veil between worlds is an excellent time to focus and deepen the connection to your spirit guides and deities. Take time to also strengthen both the mental and physical parts of your body.

Flora, goddess of flowers, is felt now, so invite her into your garden to bless it with arm loads of flowers and baskets filled with fruit and vegetables. Ask, too, for protection against predators and disease. A garden where Flora is present is a haven teeming with bird and butterfly activity. Strong masculine energy also flows through this moon, so you may feel the urge to call Apollo, god of light, health, music, archery and poetry, to aid you in your health, creative or physically oriented goals. As a solar deity he works hand-in-hand with Flora by providing abundant sunshine to draw the flowers up from the earth.

ACTIVITIES
· Plant annual flowers and vegetables
· Create a fairy garden
· Work on meditation techniques and developing your intuition
· Have a glass of May wine with strawberry shortcake garnished with mint

FULL MOON INCENSE (burn on incense charcoal or cast into the fire)
1 scoop sandalwood powder - protection, healing, spirituality
1 large granule amber - renewal, alertness, cleansing, protection, purification
3 parts bay - protection, psychic power, healing, purification, strength
3 stems lavender - purification, happiness, love, peace, harmony, healing
2 parts meadowsweet - romance, marriage, love divination, happiness
2 parts rose petals - love, healing, divination, luck
3 drops apple blossom - to promote happiness
2 drops patchouli - money, prosperity, fertility, lust
2 drops vanilla - love, lust, mental powers

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