Welcome to the full Corn Moon in Pisces at 18.09 UTC on September 7. This is a full lunar eclipse, that will reveal the longest blood moon of the year, the complete red phase lasting for 82 minutes in those places where the full eclipse is visible, Australia, Africa, Asia and Europe (see www.timeandplace.com for times of full moon rise and the eclipse in your region).
The Western Abenaki call this moon the Corn Maker Moon and the Corn Harvest Moon among the Dakota and among the Cherokee nations the end of fruit moon; it precedes the Harvest Moon, on October 6 this year that is the one closest to the Autumn or Fall Equinox in the Northern hemisphere.
The full Corn Moon is then a farewell to summer as the corn is ready to harvest and the eclipse strengthens the outgoing tide we should not resist, even as children clutch their treasured stones and shells at the end of the day on the beach , holding on to what is precious as the waves carry away their fallen castles in the sand.
Wherever you live in the world you will feel the Corn Moon eclipse energies or watch on a web cam. letting flow away all that is redundant and no longer brings joy- welcoming on the return of light the Piscean moon bringing her choices, the alternatives you had not thought possible or you were not brave enough to take.
If you cannot see the total eclipse physically light a dull red coloured candle when it begins; light then from that a pale red or pink after about 80 minutes, to mark the end of the total blood red phase; then when the time is right for you light a white candle from the other two and leave them all in a safe place to represent the rebirth of the moon and your life.
We can happily revel in the lovely flowing Pisces Full Moon ‘s cascading emotions, for the balance of the Equinox is more than a week away.
The Pisces Moon Mother, laughs and cries at the same time, says goodbye, this can never be and in an instant is back smiling mischievously, dries the tears and dances for the sheer joy of being alive. She tells us where there is sorrow there will follow joy-and yes more tears, but then laughter again and trust will be restored if it now lies shattered.
There are no guarantees of forever, says this moon, not for the butterfly enjoying every last moment of the sunlight or for our carefully accumulated Lego brick security we build again and again, no certainty that the planted seeds will grow or the harvest will be rich and ripe.
Yet we cannot hold back for fear of being hurt or failing. On this moon once the eclipse has passed, we must drink deep of life and squeeze every moment of pleasure and treasure the precious moments and if we are wounded pick ourselves up again and again and again.
The Pisces Full Moon will help us to juggle two seemingly impossible commitments or careers or merge two families. She gives the power to overcome or walk away from rivalries and people pulling you in different directions, to reconcile quarrels, make headway in custody or divorce disputes and overcome excesses or imbalances of any kind. A moon that opens our psychic powers, this is a time when you should trust your intuition and decide what you really feel about a person or situation, ignoring what you are being told or what convention says.
The Ruling Angel of the Piscean full moon is Barakiel or Barchiel, the blue and gold, archangel of lightning and good luck, who has lightning flashing from his halo. So take a chance and use that lightning flash to see clearly what has been hidden from you, especially if you have been hurt in love- and are not sure if you should go back in the hope the other person will change . Beware of others trying to control you through sentimentality, being manipulated by their guilt-provoking excess emotions and those who change their act according to who is present and what is advantageous to them at the time.
The time of the eclipse renewal is your time and when the bright Harvest Moon of October shines down, you may already be reaping the first benefits of your new determination.