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August Full Moon~Barley Moon
August 9, 2006, 6:54 am EST
This Moon is also known by the following names
Moon of the Green Corn, Sturgeon Moon, Dog Day Moon (Colonial American Name), Harvest Moon (Chinese), Fruit Moon (Cherokee), Women’s Moon (Choctaw), Moon When All Things Ripen (Dakota Sioux), Dispute Moon (Celtic), Corn Moon (English Medieval), Lightning Moon (Neo Pagan), The Barley Moon also signifies harvest, but Her message is much different than that of the Wort Moon: It heralds the reaping of grain fields. This is important to the Witch because grain holds the mysteries and cycles of life, death, and rebirth within its core. Each kernel is the product of the first grain ever grown. And yet this life renews itself every year to lend its energy and nourish our bodies. There is little else on Earth more ancient or powerful.
Witch's Well 