Page 23 - Kallima Newsletter - March April 2020

Magickal Full M n - 8th April
The full moon for the month of April is called the “Pink Moon”
♥Colours: Bright primary colors such as red, yellow, and blue – and their many combinations. ♥Gemstones: Quartz, Selenite and Angelite. ♥Herbs: Hazel, Lilac, Willow, Dandelion, Milkweed, Dogwood, Fennel and Dill. ♥Deities: Ishtar, Venus, Herne and Cernunnos. ♥Element: Air
The Full Moon in April is the Pink Moon, from the pink flowers – phlox – that bloom in the early spring. Other names for this Full Moon include Sprouting Grass Moon, Fish Moon, Hare Moon, and the Old English/Anglo-Saxon name is Egg Moon.
In April, about halfway through the month, the thunderstorms of March are beginning to subside, and the wind picks up. Seeds are being blown about on the breezes, spreading life all around from one place to the next. In fact, this lunar cycle is often known as the Seed Moon. Trees have buds on them, spring daffodils and tulips abound and the birds are nesting once more.
Much like March, this is a time of conception and fertility and new growth.
This is a good time to work on magick related to new beginnings. This is the time to do those workings. It's the time to stop planning, and start doing. Take all those ideas you've had brewing for the past couple of months, and make them come to fruition.
April does tend to be a wet, soggy month in many areas, so now is a good time to gather up rainwater for use in magick and spellwork. Leave a few glass jars outside in the open so you can collect water for different magickal purposes.
For instance, rain that accumulates during a soft, light drizzle can be used in rituals for calming and meditation. On the other hand, the water that fills your jar in the middle of a late-night, thunder-and-lightning is going to have a lot of energy in it – use this for workings related to power, control, and assertiveness.
Don't forget, this month's full moon is also called the Seed Moon. Do some planting magick, plan out your garden, and get your seedlings started. In the weeks leading up to Beltane, do this planting ritual to get new things growing in your garden and in your life as a whole. The very act of planting, of beginning new life from seed, is a ritual and a magickal act in itself. To cultivate something in the black soil, see it sprout and then bloom, is to watch a magickal working unfold before your very eyes. The plant cycle is intrinsically tied to so many earth- based belief systems that it should come as no surprise that the garden is a magickal place in the spring.
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