The Beaver Moon
To continue the “Moons of the Year” series, here is the installment for November, “The Beaver Moon.”
The name of the full moon for the month of November is the “Beaver Moon.” The name comes from this being the ideal time of the year to lay beaver traps to attain beaver pelts, to keep warm in the cold winter months.
The name of the full moon for the month of November is the “Beaver Moon.” The name comes from this being the ideal time of the year to lay beaver traps to attain beaver pelts, to keep warm in the cold winter months.
It is also called the Frosty Moon as this
is the time of year when we begin to see a frost.
The website Space.com offers more names for
this moon:
“According to the Ontario Native Literacy
Coalition, the Ojibwe called it Mnidoons Giizisoonhg, the Little Spirit Moon.
For the Ojibwe, it was the twelfth month, and it was a time for spiritual
reflection ahead of the new year. In the Pacific Northwest, the Tlingit called
it Kukahaa Dís, the Scraping Moon, as it occurs when bears would begin to
prepare their dens. A neighboring group, the Haida call it Cha'aaw Kungaay, or
"bears hibernate." In the southern hemisphere, November marks late
spring. The Māori of New Zealand described the lunar months in October to
November as Whiringa-ā-rangi, or "It has now become summer, and the sun
has acquired strength," according to the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. In
China, the traditional lunar calendar marks the November lunation as the ninth
month. (This was true in the west as well; the very name "November"
means ninth month – starting the year in January was a post-medieval
invention.) Called Júyuè, Chrysanthemum month, it's named for the blooming of
the eponymous flower."
https://www.space.com/38454-november-full-moon.html
https://www.space.com/38454-november-full-moon.html
The website MoonCircles.com offers insight
into the meaning of the full moon:
“The Hindu name for this beautiful Full
Moon is Kartik Poomima, and it commemorates the end of a four-month period
during which Vishnu sleeps. It is also the birthday of Vishnu’s
fish-incarnation, Avatar. It is also said to be the day when Krishna danced rasa
with Radha and worshiped her. In North America, the Full Beaver Moon takes its
name from Algonquin tribes who knew it was time to set their beaver traps
before the swamps froze, and its calling card is white frost on the grass. In
many places, like the alpine valley I live in, another prominent feature is
dense ground fog, also white and chilly in appearance. Most of us no longer
need to set traps to ensure that we’ll have plenty of warm furs to keep us warm
against the brutal cold of winter, and may do not follow Vishnu, but we would
do well to remember Vishnu’s awakening as a reflection of our own, and the
diligence of colonists and Native Americans as a reminder that there is always
inner and outer preparation and work to do. The outer light may be fleeting,
the darkness long and deep, but the inner light burns brightly if we attend to
it with reverence and care. This is the rich opportunity presented to us by
this Full Beaver Moon.”
http://mooncircles.com/november-full-beaver-moon/
The website Mystic Familiar offers further
insight into the full moon:
“It is a time to prepare for the calm and
quiet of the impending winter. It is a time to bring all things to a point of
rest. Finish up on the projects of the summer and fall. As our friend brother
bear, and sister squirrel are nestling down in to the winter slumber, now is
a perfect time to do the same. It becomes a time of quiet self reflection and
internal peace. As the winter begins to set in, it becomes a time when we shall
honor ourselves with meditation and silence. As the hectic summer days of activities
slow to a stop, we are reminded by nature that we should slow down and store up
for the winter sleep. The time for rest is soon at hand, this is the last moon
of action for the year, so don’t wait to do what needs to be done.”
Self-reflection and inner peace. As the normality of our daily lives are changed by the rituals of the upcoming winter holidays, it adds to out levels of stress. In the coming days and weeks, keep the thought of self-reflection and inner peace in your mind. If things get too stressful, take a moment to pause. Take time to breathe. Sit and meditate. Lose yourself in a song or your favorite holiday movie. It will lift your mood and spirit. You will find the inner peace you seek.
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