Esbats

May

' s full moon is traditionally called the Hare Moon, or Flower Moon. This

year it falls on May 15th. In Wicca, the hare represents the fertility of the earth and all of the new life that bursts forth

in the spring. This is a time to use magick for health, love life, and wisdom. It' s also a great time to learn a new divination practice or to enhance the one you already know.

This year

' s Hare Moon will be particularly powerful because we will have a total moon eclipse, which is also called a 'Blood Moon ' because of the

SUPER FLOWER BLOOD MOON

The embodiment of all moon phases at once.

By JD Hossman

color the moon turns while in eclipse and is at its closest position to earth. The eclipse will peak at May 16 at 04:11:28, which will be just after midnight if you ' re in the EST time zone. In Wicca, a full lunar eclipse is believed to embody all of the moon

' s phases at once, so it is effective in your magickal workings for removing something negative while growing something positive in its place at the same time. Since this full moon eclipse falls in May, it' s also called the Super Flower Blood Moon.

There are conflicting reports about charging crystals and manifesting during a lunar eclipse. The lunar eclipse energy is considered chaotic and will not go as expected if used to do these things. If you do decide to enact these practices just be aware that this type of energy may cause great changes and you have to ask yourself if you ' re ready for that much change. If you have charged a crystal with the lunar eclipse, be sure to cleanse and recharge it during the next full moon. However you participate, at least get a glimpse of it. Blood moons are a magickal sight to see!