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Magickal Full M n - 3rd August
The full moon for the month of August graces our skies on 3rd August and is called the “Full Corn Moon”
♥Colours: Yellow, Red & Orange ♥Gemstones: Tigers Eye & Carnelian ♥Herbs: Rosemary, Basil & Chamomile ♥Deities: Hecate, Thoth, Hathor, Mars ♥Element: Fire
This moon phase is also known as the Barley
Moon, and carries on the associations of
grain and rebirth that we celebrate at Lammas.
This is a good time to focus on your spiritual and physical health. It's the time to harvest what you can now to put aside for later use. What sacrifices can you make today that will benefit you further down the road?
Harness some of the Corn Moon's energy for your ritual and spell work. The nights are beginning to grow longer, but it's still warm out, so get outside when you can, and take advantage of the darkness while the weather is comfortable. This is a time of high, potent magical energy — it's a time of gathering and preparation, allowing us to look ahead. We have harvested our herbs and some of our crops, but many others are waiting to be collected.
Corn Moon Magick
Start thinking ahead and focus on the future. Do a ritual to banish any excess baggage from your life—get rid of things you don't need. This can be bad habits, decluttering your home and re-evaluating your friendships: are they good for you, do they make you happy? If the answer is no - get rid.
ideally, cornbread, but any grain product will do—and offer it up as a sacrifice to the spirits of your land and property.
As you gather plants from your garden, set aside the parts you might not be planning on eating, and use them for other purposes. Use stems and vegetable detritus as compost, save seeds for next year's planting process, and hang up roots, leaves, and stems to dry for later use.
This is a great time of year to do some protection magick , as you gear up for the colder half of the year. In many magical traditions, workings are done during the harvest season to ensure protection of home, property, and people.
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