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Dec 2nd and Dec 31 are full moons.

Twice in one month!

The last being the 13th full moon of the year. (June 2007 had 2 full moons, and the next will be Aug 2012 and July 2015)

Dec. 2, 2:30 a.m. EST -- Full Cold Moon. December is usually considered the month that the winter cold begins to fasten its grip.

Dec. 31, 2:13 p.m. EST -- Full Long Night Moon. Nights are at their longest and darkest. The term Long Night Moon is a doubly appropriate name because the midwinter night is indeed long and the moon is above the horizon a long time. The midwinter full moon takes a high trajectory across the sky because it is opposite to the low Sun. This is the second time the moon turns full in a calendar month, so it is also popularly known as a "Blue Moon." Full moons occur on average each 29.53 days (the length of the synodic month), or 12.3683 times per year; so months containing two full moons occur on average every 2.72 years, or every 2 years plus 8 or 9 months. There will be a partial lunar eclipse that will be visible from Europe, Africa and Asia with this full moon. At its maximum 7.6-percent of the moon's diameter will become immersed in the Earth's dark umbral shadow.

Ok, so it's a not a rare event...but that doesn't damper my excitement ! I'm always out doing something during these times ...it's always an exciting journey for me...

My awareness is more open...my head is full of ideas and I'm more in tune with what is going on around me...

And...ir's just a truly magickal time...

I'll be out "Drawing Down The Moon" tonight

I'm a solitary so I'll share that...though participating with others is extraordinary!

This solitary ritual is performed at night, in an open meadow, far from human habitation, under a full or gibbous moon. The place should be somewhat secluded or private so that you will be free from both distractions or possible dangers. Therefore, if an outdoor ritual is not practical, this ritual may be conducted looking out a window through which you can clearly see the moon in her beauty.

Place your hands, with palms facing the moon. Index and thumbs are touching, forming a triangle. The triangle is sacred, because it is the symbol of the yoni, through which all things manifest. View the moon through the triangle formed by your hands.

Chant Luna as "Looo-naaa."

After a few minutes, your hands will tingle. This sensation indicates the inception of making contact with the moon's power.

Mentally bring the moon down into each of your body's centers. Moon-energy-light pours through your arms, neck, head, and simultaneously down through your chest, heart, to be base of your spine, legs, and feet.

When desired, move your hands from the outstretched position and fold over your heart. Concentrate on each body center for about a minute. Visualize each one glowing with the moon's light.

In this way, you fill yourself as a lunar vessel. Use the energy in a positive purpose.

At this point, you can meditate to contemplate the powers of the moon. Meditate upon the pure consciousness residing in the brilliant glow of light. The moonlight moves through you. It is you. You are moonlight.

You could also use the energies to balance your chakras or stabilize menstrual cycles. Lunar energy may be directed toward internal healing.

Upon completing meditation, it will be necessary to drain off the excess moon energy. This energy is not returned to the moon, but is poured into the earth.

Either sit directly upon the bare earth or have the soles of your feet pressed down upon the ground. Imagine your arms, hands, spine, and feet to be conduits and pour the excess energy into the soil.

Once the energy has fully drained off, you should rise, stretch, and depart from your meditation area.

Remember to speak words of thanks to the moon. It may be desirable to eat something.

Each time I do this its quite different so these are guidelines and I encourage you to listen to what you're being told.

It is the intent of all we do that matters (to me anyway)

I always come away feeling filled and light and with promises.