Lunabar Moon Almanack for  Thursday, May 22, 2008  Waning, Full Moon          Age: 17 ½ days. Moon Rides Low. In the 8th° of the Constellation f Sagittarius, the Archer; & in the 4th° of the Sign g Capricorn, the Goat. Souths: 2:47 morn.  Sets: 7:21 morn.  Rises: 11:03 eve.  Goddess Month of Hera runs from 5/16 - 6/12 Greek Goddess, the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. She is said to protect all women who have not slept with her husband Zeus. Monthly Moon Phases Current Moon Phase: Waning Full Moon: Waning Moon Magick: From three-and-a-half to ten-and-a-half days after the full moon. From the Full Moon to the New is a time for study, meditation, and magic designed to banish harmful energies and habits, for ridding oneself of addictions, illness or negativity. Time: From full moon to dark moon (approx.14 days) Goddess Aspect: Crone Associated Goddesses: Callieach, Banshee, Hecate, Kali, Morrigan Magickal Attributes: BANISHING Releasing the old, removing unwanted negative energies, wisdom, psychic ability, scrying, reversing circumstances.   Workings on this day are for banishing magick, for ridding oneself of addictions, illness or negativity, physical and  psychic cleansings. May  and June Moons  ***  Full “Grass�?Moon falls on Monday, May 19, 2008 at 10:11 PM Last Quarter falls on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 10:58 PM New falls on Tuesday, June 03, 2008 at 3:23 PM First Quarter falls on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 11:03 AM Full Moon falls on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 1:31 PM Last Quarter falls on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 8:11 AM May 2008 Traditional Birthstone: Emerald Mystical Birthstone: Sapphire Ayurvedic Birthstone: Agate Chinese Floral Emblem: Magnolia Sun Signs: Taurus / Gemini May Birth Flower(s): White Lily of the Valley Meanings: Complete Life, Humility, Return of Happiness, and Sweetness  Upcoming Holidays For Northern and Southern Hemispheres June 20, 2008:  Summer Solstice: Northern Hemisphere - Winter Solstice/Yule: Southern Hemisphere  August 01 - August 2,  2008:  Lammas/Lughnasadh: Northern Hemisphere - Candlemas/Imbolc: Southern Hemisphere  September 22, 2008:  Mabon/Autumnal Equinox:  Northern Hemisphere -  Ostara:Southern Hemisphere  October 31, 2008: Samhain: Northern Hemisphere - Beltane: Southern Hemisphere    December 21, 2008: Winter Solstice/Yule: Northern Hemisphere - Summer Solstice: Southern Hemisphere       Feb 2, 2009: Candlemas: Northern Hemisphere - Lammas: Southern Hemisphere       From GrannyMoon's Morning Feast  March  2009 Ostara: Northern Hemisphere - Mabon: Southern Hemisphere May 1, 2009:  Beltane: Northern Hemisphere - Samhain: Southern Hemisphere  Moon Moon, Mother Moon Hecate: the moon before she has risen and after she has set. Astarte: the crescent moon, “the moon with crescent horns.�?/FONT> Diana or Cynthia: the moon in the open vault of heaven,   who “hunts the clouds.�?/FONT>   Brewer, "Dictionary of Phrase & Fable". �?/SPAN> Threatening clouds, without rain, in old moon, indicate drought.  - Collected in R. Inwards, "Weather Lore" ... Chestnut or black ash timber for fence rails is four times better if cut in the last quarter of the moon (Feb or Mar) than in the first quarter. Chestnut, for firewood, snaps more when burning if cut in first quarter. Hemlock burns better if cut in last quarter. "Old Farmer's Almanac" for 1833  GrannyMoonsMorningFeast-subscribe@yahoogroups   Assembled by "JoAnn" @DiamondGirlsHTML by ♪♥Wendy♥♪