Green Man Blog

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Yesterday we celebrated the Corn Moon, also known as the Barley Moon. Not that we would know it in the Southern California heat wave we are experiencing, but summer is winding down. We've made it through the first harvest at Lammas and are moving towards the next harvest at Mabon. It's time to think about bringing in the next phase of crops. Corn, barley and other grains are ready to be threshed and baked into bread or stored for the winter. Pick the herbs and vegetables in your garden so you can preserve or dry them.

The fiery energy of this Moon should be put into harvesting, gathering vitality and health, and friendships. It's a good time to focus on both physical and spiritual health.

Some correspondences for this Moon are the element of fire; the colors red, orange, and gold; the lion, phoenix, sphinx and dragon; sunflowers and marigolds; and the nature spirits known as Dryads.