Full Moon Dates for 2009 and 2010

2009
Day	Date	Month	Time
Sunday	11	January	03:28
Monday	9	February	14:51
Wednesday	11	March	02:40
Thursday	9	April	14:58
Saturday	9	May	04:03
Sunday	7	June	18:13
Tuesday	7	July	09:23
Thursday	6	August	00:57
Friday	4	September	16:05
Sunday	4	October	06:11
Monday	2	November	19:15
Wednesday	2	December	07:33
Thursday	31	December	19:15

2010
Day	Date	Month	Time
Saturday	30	January	06:19
Sunday	28	February	16:40
Tuesday	30	March	02:28
Wednesday	28	April	12:21
Thursday	27	May	23:09
Saturday	26	June	11:32
Monday	26	July	01:38
Tuesday	24	August	17:06
Thursday	23	September	09:19
Saturday	23	October	01:38
Sunday	21	November	17:28
Tuesday	21	December	08:15

Rock Painting

One of the craft activities that we did at our Stroud Retreat this year was some simple but wonderful rock painting organised by the lovely Jen. A few of us took a short wander to find some suitable rocks and then sat together in the warmth of the winter afternoon sun letting the feel of the rocks and the colours of the paints be the tools by which our creativity flowed.


That afternoon saw the birth of Helen's Stroud symbol (pictured above), which is truly inspired - as are all of Helen's symbols, the awakening of Rachel's totally amazing eye ("see" below) and many other beautiful creations - all made with just rocks, paint and the unique talents of each individual.


It was such a grounding and theraputic activity, and one that I have since done with my three kids, which we all enjoyed even across our varied age groups.

This is a picture of one of the rocks I painted at Stroud - this one is my Kora rock:

Priapic Wand

My Imbolc craft this year is a Priapic wand, which is named after Priapus, the Roman God of fertility and procreation. This wand symbolises the lord of the forest / Pan / the green man and shaking it and pointing at plants and trees is said to wake them up from their winter's sleep so that they can witness the union of the bride and lord of the forest. It is used as a magical means to assist in the fertilisation of the plants and all that grows in nature so that when spring time comes the world with be bright with blooming flowers and growth.

You will need:

• a stick to use as the main part of the wand
• an acorn or pine cone
• yellow, green and gold ribbons
• glue gun and craft glue

To make the wand:

Attach the flat end of the acorn or pine cone to the end of the wand using glue and by tying ribbon around the base of the acorn or pine cone and then again around the wand. Tie ribbons to the other end of the wand and attach bells to the end of the ribbons. It may help to make ridges in the wand wherever you will be attaching ribbons. Here is a picture of my completed wand: