Rites of the full Beaver Moon - Nov 2020
Rites of the full Beaver Moon - Nov 2020
Celebration of the Full Beaver Moon
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What sacred space have you begun to piece together as the world around you has grown more barren? What visions have become more clear? How have you stepped into the river waters of your emotion again and again? What has this revealed?
The Full Moon this month is named after beavers, the small water mammals who build their homes and winter dams at this time of the year. As nocturnal creatures, it’s all the more important. Beavers make their homes of mud and wood, and keep the central lodges safe with secret underwater entrances. Take note of the metaphor here, as we exit Scorpio season, we’ve all had to enter the underwater depths of our emotions and shadow selves, but the other side offers comfort and ease.
This, like most moon names in the Americas, originate from Native American tribes. But mostly from the Algonquin people from the Eastern regions. The Tlingit, a Pacific Northwest people, call this the kukahaa dis, or the Scraping Moon because bears, like beavers, began to prepare their winter dens.
The ancient Norse people linked months to moons, and this was the second month of winter, ÝLIR, which linked November and December, and most likely is the origin of the English word “Yule.” The name Ylir likely stems from Odin’s name Jólnir. Odin himself traveled during this month, and children filled socks with hay for his bed, and he in turn would give them small gifts.
This moon is also a lunar eclipse, the last of the season, and it occurs on November 30th in the sign of Gemini. The Sun is across the sky in Sagittarius, and despite the wilds of the time, there is a sense of optimism. See how you can harness it.
This month we will not meet in person, or virtually. But the worlds are wobbling now, and your practice will be felt in the spirit world, and in our collective.
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