Today, Saturday, December 10th, we enjoy a total lunar eclipse with the Full Cold Midwinter Moon. This fat & full Gemini moon loves to party…and gabb! Gemini is the sign of the twins, quick and lively, and is ruled by the planet Mercury (communication) so this moon is known for speaking it’s mind. Because full moons are celebratory events with lots of energy available – this full moon encourages rituals, wishes and altars involving communication, writing, and travel. Let your evening be fun & lively, while at the same time being MINDFUL and generous in your communication and listening.
- Be social, visit your friends, have the neighbors over for drinks! (Don’t stay home alone!)
- Hang wishes on slips of colored paper on your tree or bough for Solstice
- Get crafty with a group of friends! Let loose with the art supplies and have some fun.
- Be conscious about what you want to celebrate this year, and align your actions with that
TIP + Winter Altar - The Winter Solstice this year is on December 21st. This holiday, also known as Yule, is the longest night of the year and is a time to celebrate the rebirth of the sun & the Winter King. It is a time for quietude and firelight, when we naturally want to enter our cave and sink into the season of dreaming. Get started on your winter altar. This year, my family is celebrating the Winter King as “Old Santa” on our Winter Mantel.
The planet Mercury is still retrograde until December 13/14th, so you may want to take a chill-pill on anything requiring forward movement until the wind settles down a little. Just a thought…
Love,
+ heather
I offer another source for her name in Nahuatl, different from the Catholic church interpretation, that her name in Nahuatl was actually “Tecuauhtlacuepeuh” which would translate as “She Who Comes Flying From the Regions of Light like an Eagle of Fire.” Since the Spanish did not understand Nahuatl, the name sounded like “Guadalupe” to them, hence that name stuck. She is also commonly known here as “Tonantzin,” which means “Revered Mother” in Nahuatl. Felicidades to her on her High Holy Day and may her blessings enfold us like her robe of stars! xoxo
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