Set Your Calendar to the Moon
It’s hard to imagine in our highly-scheduled age, but there once was a time without ticking clocks and calendars. Rather, we counted the passing of days via simple observation – watching the Sun and the Moon.
Instead, our wacky Gregorian calendar marks time such that we rely on mnemonic devices (30 days hath September…). On the other hand, marking time by the moon is undeniable. Either it’s new or full, waxing or waning. We only have to look up at night to see it.
And each moon has its own season, depending on where you live. Place-dependent and based on personal observation, renaming the Moons is a fantastic way to forge a deeper connection with the particularities of nature in the place that you live.
Call it natural time. And make it playful.
I happen to live in a fairly lush canyon in northern Arizona, so here are my Moons.
January: Icy Moon
February: Flooding Creek Moon
March: Cherry Blossom Moon
April: Iris Moon
May: Planting Moon
June: Scorching Moon
July: Monsoon Moon
August: Blackberry Moon
September: Harvest Moon
October: Moon of the Colored Maples
November: The Moon of Woolly Sweaters
December: Long-Nights Moon
Tell us where you live and how you name your Moons!
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3 Comments
August 31st, 2009 at 9:56 am
I love this idea – thanks for sharing your “many moons”! I’ll be thinking about what my local Marin County moons are…thanks!
August 31st, 2009 at 10:09 am
Ahhh, lovely post – thank you! I love moving with the rhythms and cycles of the moon; I feel so much more connected.
You’ve reminded me; I used to write a post on my website every new and full moon with my thoughts about how we could utilise the energy of that particular moon. I really should get back into it.
Now renaming the moons my own is a wonderful idea – thank you for the inspiration. I live in the UK, so most moons are hidden behind clouds! But I shall start doing this and see how it turns out for me. I love some of your names, the cherry blossom one speaks to me deeply.. My daughter was born in march and we planted a cherry blossom tree over her placenta. We bought one that flowers around her Birthday
Moon of the coloured maples is awesome. In fact I just saw the first signs of autumn today – some flaming red ivy; perhaps I’ll incorporate that for my September moon
September 1st, 2009 at 9:09 pm
I use the moon cycles to guide much of my life. The lunar informer tool on Google stuff to add to your home page is a great way to stay informed in case you lose track.
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