The Snow Moon is the Full Moon in the month of February.
It is called the snow moon due to the snowy conditions of the month.
February is often referred to as the coldest month - it is coldest before it starts to get warmer!
North American tribes named it the Hunger Moon due to the scarce food sources during mid-winter.
Just think, our ancestors were feeling hunger pangs by this time.
Other names for this moon are:
The nights are colder in February and it’s usually the month when you start feeling cabin fever.
But if cabin fever is what you’re feeling, a bit of reflection can make you thankful that you are feeling just that.
Because for our ancestors, this was the month when they began to feel the bite of winter in their bellies, sitting by a dwindling fire in the long dark night, wondering if they had stockpiled enough bread or meat or grain to get them through until spring.
For our ancestors, survival of this month was not a guarantee.
What we share with ancestors though is that we are craving for warmth by this time.
We can use this longing as a driving force. If we can just hold on for a few more weeks, we are lucky enough to see the Earth come to life.
This is a month when the Earth is about to come alive. Pregnant animals, due in the spring, begin to feel the quickening of their unborn young.
The earth itself is quickening, as seeds and bulbs far beneath the soil begin their journey towards the light.
This is the perfect time to make plans for the future.
Center your magick around dreams, ambition, career, education, health, etc.
Magical workings this month should focus on personal achievements and advancement.
Set goals for yourself as early as now and accept responsibility for mistakes you've made in the past, and move on from them. Do not let them bring down by carrying them with you into the Spring.
Perform a meditation and perform a self-evaluation. This is the year to make big changes. A bit of reflective meditation is a good way to gain focus not only on what you hope to achieve, but the path you'll need to take to make things happen.
Another thing to focus your magick on is the importance of darkness to balance things out. Without darkness, there is no joy for light.
Think about what brings darkness to your life, and recognize that if you never faced the dark, you'd have far less appreciation for the light.
Without tough times, you are robbing yourself of the opportunity to gain wisdom.
This is also a season of hearth and home. Plant seeds as a preparation. Express your creativity by creating something...crafts maybe?
Develop your skills and hone your talents, and channel that creativity into magical purposes.
Here are the correspondences for this month:
Color: purple and blue
Gemstones: rose quartz, jasper, and amethyst
Herb: rowan and myrtle
Deities: Brighid, Aphrodite, Juno, and Mars
Herbs: hyssop, sage, and myrrh
Element: fire
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