She also controls the wealth of the gods, making her a Goddess of opulence! Works of art depict Ops with a loaf of bread in one hand and the other outstretched, offering aid. In stories, Ops motivates fruit bearing, not just in plants but also in our spirits. This Italic Goddess of fertile earth provides us with numerous ‘op-portunities’ to make every day more productive. “Ops’ themes are opportunity, wealth, fertility and growth. They even have a different 3-Minute Moon Ritual for each Full Moon! * Check out every month, or better yet, subscribe to their monthly newsletter to get the scoop on each month’s Full and New Moons, find out more about Moon Astrology and read blogs. , “ Symbolic Native American Full Moon Names“. The Old Farmer’s Almanac, “ Full Corn Moon”. National Geographic, “ Full Moons: What’s In A Name?“ The Fine-Arts and Bluesband & Poetry Press, “ The Names of the Moons“. The Olde Way, “ Individual Moons Explained“.įarmers’ Almanac, “ Full Moon Names and Their Meanings“. Clean and straighten up physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual clutter. Power Flow: rest after labor balance of Light and Dark. Stones: peridot, olivine, chrysolite, citrineĭeities: Demeter, Ceres, Isis, Nephthys, Freyja, Thoth Scents: storax, mastic, gardenia, bergamont Herbs: copal, fennel, rye, wheat, valerian, skullcap SEPTEMBER: Harvest Moon (September) Also known as: Wine Moon, Singing Moon, Sturgeon Moon, Haligmonath (Holy Month), Witumanoth (Wood Month), Moon When Deer Paw the Earth This is a time of organizing and preparing for the coming months. The harvesters would gain extra time in the fields by the light of the harvest moon. September Moon is also known as Harvest Moon, Barley Moon. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice the chief Indian staples are now ready for gathering. Usually the full moon rises an average of 50 minutes later each night, but for the few nights around the Harvest Moon, the Moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night: just 25 to 30 minutes later across the U.S., and only 10 to 20 minutes later for much of Canada and Europe. At the peak of harvest, farmers can work late into the night by the light of this Moon. In two years out of three, the Harvest Moon comes in September, but in some years it occurs in October. Most often, the September full moon is actually the Harvest Moon, which is the full Moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox.
The Farmer’s Almanac tells us that this full moon’s name is attributed to Native Americans because it marked when corn was supposed to be harvested.