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The Full Moon

The Gaelic word for fortune comes from that which denotes a Full Moon. The Druids believe that when the circle of the Moon is complete, good fortune was given to those who knew how to ask for it.

If a baby is born on the Full Moon, he or she will have a lucky life.

This is the time of the Mother, when the moon reaches her full power. Her energy is potent and will help to boost any effort and is especially beneficial for complicated workings or difficult situations. Traditionally this is the time when the Goddess grants wishes to her followers, so the monthly meeting of a coven, called an Esbat, takes place at the time of the Full Moon.

The Full Moon is a good time to:

  • acknowledge blessings received,
  • for feasting and celebrations,
  • for giving your crystals and jewellery a moon-bath
  • you can remove warts
  • gather mushrooms safely
  • renew your protections, or
  • drink down the Moon to increase your psychic sensitivity.

 

 
Esbats

Esbats celebrate the full psychic power at the Full Moon. If you'd like to know more, click on Esbats


Removing warts?

If you have a wart you want to remove, find a tree of power (preferably an Ash tree), and go there under a Full Moon. Rub the wart against the bark of the tree and say:

Tree of Power,

Tree of Power,

Pray buy this wart of me.

Make sure you leave a gift for the tree, such as a little ginger or milk at the base of the tree.
Growing mushrooms?

And if you grow mushrooms, remember

When the Moon is at the full,

mushrooms you can safely pull,

but when the Moon is on the wane,

wait ere you think to pluck again