As the full moon takes her shape on the 10th January she takes on the power of the Snow Moon or Hunger Moon. With the growing power of the Alder Tree coming to glory, the Mistletoe Berries providing food and shelter for the Mistle thrush, the Robin and Raven.
We should take this time to appreciate the power around us, take solace in the guidance from the power animals surrounding us and the message they inspire us to believe. On the 6th day after the full moon the trees will be chosen, the mistletoe cut with a golden sickle. The Alder Tree (Fearne) represents the solitaire the one who treads his own path and leads from the front. Now is the time to be heard, be seen and share wisdom. To look for those around you with a hidden curriculum.
Some of the deities surrounding us include the Archangel Gabriel who stands in the West facing East, ready to embrace those that come forward.
Odin with Sleipnir his eight legged horse racing his chariot racing across the sky with the sylphs and creating a trail for Valkyra to haunt the battlefields and collect her warriors, also for Freya to bring in the new energy, spreading love, peace and fertility across the lands and encouraging the souls looking for peace to follow her back to the halls of Valhalla.
Bran the Celtic riverman and leader of men a giant of a man, who guided his followers for seven years after his body was no more and to this day protects London. The Ravens in the tower acting as his sentinels.
The Alder Tree will provide a sprig for under the pillow to ward off a cold, it’s bark will produce an elixir to cleanse the blood and rid the body of infection. The Snow moon encourages the qualities of this tree a sprig or buds kept close to the skin will aid arthritis, the bark ground by the Druid will aid stomach upsets caused by the seasonal changes in diet. Sacred Mistletoe taken from this tree six days after the snow moon will encourage fertility and prosperity, it brings forward the pure energies from the four directions and encourages alchemy and spells to work.
The Alder tree awakens the Crown Chakra from its winter reverie and the energies are encouraged to flow from the divine feminine Muhn to Gaia through the bodies energy centres.
The Snow moon as she releases her hold brings the tides closer to the shore, the fish, turtles, shellfish and more back to their birthplace to sporn and encourage the circle of life to continue. Those that survive the hunter will produce the strongest offspring.
