Full Moon

Moon phases

I stand in my full power. What I have cultivated now manifests.

Tradition · Wiccan Modern

Correspondences

Colors
Primary
Silver white
Secondary
GoldPale blueOpalescentAll colors
Hex codes
Silver white
#F5F5F5
Gold
#FFD700
Pale blue
#ADD8E6

Symbols and forms

Alternate Names
Mother MoonOpposition

Practice

Invocation Approach
Tone
Powerful celebratory
Setting
Outdoors under full moon
Time
Moonrise through midnight
Visualization
Full radiant moon, silver light filling body, peak power, completion
Words
Mother Moon, full and bright, I celebrate [achievement] and charge [tools/intentions] with your light.
Offerings
Moon waterSilver itemsWhite flowersCelebration feast

Nature and meaning

Deities
Goddesses
SeleneIsisDianaArtemisHecateCerridwenArianrhodAll mother goddessesVenus
Gods
ThothKhonsuManiApolloRaZeusThorPoseidon
Aspects
Mother goddess full power
Psychological
Supports
CelebrationAcknowledgmentPowerIlluminationClarity
Emotional tone
Heightened powerful emotional
Challenges
Emotional overwhelmIntensitySleeplessnessLunacy
Affirmation
I stand in my full power. What I have cultivated now manifests.

Details

Phase Number
5
Position in Cycle
Culmination
Astronomical
Illumination range
97
100
Days after new
14
16
Sun moon relationship
Opposition 180 degrees
Visibility
Visible all night
Rises
Sunset
Sets
Sunrise
Energy
Primary
Culmination
Quality
Yang maximum
Direction
Peak radiance
Intensity
Maximum power
Movement
Fullness completion
Timing
Duration
Approximately 3 days
Peak
Exact opposition
Magical window
Day before through day after
Correspondences
Element
Water
Season equivalent
Summer solstice
Time of day
Midnight
Life stage
Motherhood peak power
Goddess aspect
Mother
Tarot
Major
The moonThe high priestessThe empressThe world
Minor
Tens
Zodiac affinity
Cancer
Numerology
9
10
Stones
Primary
MoonstoneClear quartzSeleniteOpal
Secondary
PearlLabradoriteDiamondAll stones for charging
Herbs
Primary
JasmineLotusWhite roseGardenia
Secondary
All lunar herbsSandalwoodFrankincenseMugwort
Incense
JasmineFrankincense (Boswellia Sacra)Sandalwood (White)Lotus
Animals
WolfOwlHareMoth
Body
Focus
Peak energy and sensitivity
Systems
All systems at peak
Healing work
Energy healing, Reiki, charging healing tools, major healing rituals
Cautions
Emotions heightenedSleep may be disturbedBleeding may increase
Magical Workings
Optimal for
Any magic amplifiedCompletionManifestationCelebrationGratitudeCharging toolsDivinationPsychic workFertilityLove magicHealingProtectionProsperityTransformationPower workIllumination
Avoid for
Nothing specific—all magic works
Spell types
All spell types amplifiedFull moon ritualsEsbat celebrationsManifestation ceremoniesCharging rituals
Ritual actions
Moon bathingCharging crystalsDrawing down moonFull ritual workCelebration
Practical Applications
Mundane activities
Celebrating achievementsPartiesCreative workImportant meetingsVisibility eventsCharging objects in moonlight
Self care
Moon bathingCelebrationAcknowledgment of achievementsEmotional release
Cautions
Emotions run highSleep disruptionHeightened sensitivity
Menstrual Correspondence
Phase
Ovulation
Energy
Peak fertility peak power
Note

Women living naturally often ovulate at full moon

Special Full Moons
Blue moon
Second full moon in calendar month—rare and powerful
Supermoon
Moon at perigee (closest to Earth)—amplified effects
Blood moon
Lunar eclipse—powerful for transformation and shadow work
Harvest moon
Full moon nearest autumn equinox—celebration of abundance
Keywords
CulminationPowerManifestationCelebrationPeakCompletionIlluminationFullness

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