Full “Hunter's Moon” falls on Wednesday, October 08, 2014at 6:50 AM

The NEW MOON alwaysrises at sunrise

And the FIRSTQUARTER at noon.

The FULL MOONalways rises at sunset

And the LASTQUARTER at midnight.

~The New OrleansMistic

Autumn shadows growlong across the land and a sunset washes the sky with colours of a ripe peach.The colour deepens and spreads in cherry-coloured streaks until even thegrasses in the meadow are tinted pink. A single cry from the deep woods couldbe the wail of a coyote or the shriek of an owl. Such primitive voices speak ofsameness even while they change the human world. Daytime activity ceases whenevening draws

its shadows throughthe woods. Deer feed quietly. Hounds pursue the raccoon and hundreds of tracksalong the feed road tell us that humans may walk here but other species own thenight.

Vine Moon September 2 - September 29: The Vine month is a time ofgreat harvest -- from the grapes of the Mediterranean to the fruits of thenorthern regions, the Vine produces fruits we can use to make that mostwondrous concoction called wine. The Celts called this month Muin. The Vine isa symbol of both happiness and wrath -- passionate emotions, both of them. Domagical workings this month connected to the Autumn Equinox, or Mabon, andcelebrate garden magic, joy and exhilaration, wrath and rage, and the darkeraspect of the mother goddess. Use the leaves of the Vines to enhance your ownambition and goals. during this month. The month of Vine is also a good time toget balanced, as there are equal hours of darkness and light.