The full moon for September is called the Barley Moon. It is also called Wine Moon or the Singing Moon. The colors are browns, greens or earth tones. The Gemstones are citrine, peridot and bloodstone. This is the time of year when the last of the crops are being gathered from the fields and stored for the winter. This is the time of year when the last of the crops are being gathered from the fields and stored for the winter. This moon signifies harvest, this is the harvest of grains and not herbs as with the Wort Moon. Grains hold the mystery of the cycles of life, death and rebirth. It is a time of hearth and home. Spend some time preparing your environment for the cold weather that is coming. Set up a hearth or kitchen altar for those times when you're cooking, baking and canning. Use this time to clear out clutter - both physical and emotional, before you have to spend the long winter days inside. Use yellow candles and burn patchouli incense. This is a month of hearth and home. Use this time to clear out clutter - both physical and emotional - before you have to spend the long winter days inside. It is a time to honor our ancestors. Plan a ritual of Thanksgiving for all the Old Ones have given you.
Correspondences:
Colors: Brown, Earth Tones, Green Gemstones: Bloodstone, Citrine, Peridot Trees: Bay, Hawthorn, Hazel, Larch Flowers: Lily, Narcissus Gods: Brighid, Demeter, Freyja, Isis, Thoth, Vesta Herbs: Rye, Skullcap, Valerian, Wheat, Witch Hazel Element: Earth
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