Full Snow Moon, February 24, 2024

As the snowiest month in the United States, February’s full moon is commonly known as the Full Snow Moon in Native American cultures. These ancient tribes named this moon after the way trees cracked in the cold, or how people had to sit shoulder to shoulder around the fire for warmth. Even the Celts called it the Moon of Ice. As expected of the coldest month in the year, the Full Snow Moon is also known by more sinister names, such as the Bone Moon.

 

The Cherokee tribe called February’s full moon the Bone Moon because by this point, the tribe’s winter food supplies had usually dwindled to the point where people had to gnaw on bones and cook bone marrow soup in order to survive. For the same reason, the Kalapuya tribe called this moon the Out of Food Moon. Appropriately, it’s also known as the Hunger Moon and the Little Famine Moon. Perhaps due to this month’s association with death, the Cherokee tribe would commune with their dead ancestors during the Bone Moon. A didanawiskawi, or a medicine person, would host a medicine dance for the community. Fasting and rituals for the dead were also common practices.  

However, not all cultures associate February’s full moon with extreme cold and death. The Hopi tribe calls it the Moon of Purification and Renewal, which is very fitting because the Full Snow Moon is usually the very first full moon of the year according to the lunar calendar. Cultures that follow the lunar calendar, especially East Asian cultures, tend to associate the Full Snow Moon with new beginnings for this very reason. The ancient Chinese, for example, called it the Budding Moon. More on MoonGiant.com, including times and places around the world

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Full Moon in Virgo

The full moon can bring revelations and rewards, but no natter what, it’s always a moment of change. Every 28 days, it brings deep-seated information to the surface, showing us what needs to be known in order to grow. And if you’re one of the zodiac signs most affected by the full moon, you should prepare for an earth-shattering realization that pushes you out of your comfort zone.

A full moon is not just when the moon is at its biggest and brightest, but also when it’s at its most powerful and contradictory. This is when the moon—ruler of your internal self—forms an opposition with the sun—ruler of your external self—creating inner conflict that forces you to take action one way or another. Known for evoking plenty of shocking twists and unexpected turns, a full moon dives deep into your psyche and shows you what you already know, but were previously unaware of. It sets you free from repressed anger and confusing emotions, clearing away space for enough clarity to guide you forward.

On February 24, a full moon in Virgo will reach its peak at exactly 7:30 a.m. ET. Leo—the mutable earth sign of logic, intellect, service, health, data, detail, analysis, healing, charity, and problem-solving—is urging us to confront what’s on our minds and what lies in our hearts. It’s time to face the truth of your reality and rediscover how you can improve it. Opposing the sun in dreamy, spiritual, otherworldly, empathetic, and highly emotional Pisces, this full moon wants you to find balance between fact and fiction, as well as the impulse to be rational and the desire to believe in fantasies. At its core, the Virgo-Pisces axis is about the soul vs the human body, and the heart vs the head. While Virgo wants to rely on tangible, obvious truths, Pisces is more concerned with what has yet to be proven. However, Virgo’s obsession with logic can be just as illogical as Pisces’ obsession with something higher than ourselves.

StyleCaster.com – See full article and details on most affected signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagitarius, and Pisces).

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Review of New Moon, and Days preceding the Full Moon, by Pam Gregory

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TRECENA OF STORM/CAUAC: A BLESSING OF LIVING WATER
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
4 Wind/IK (eek), Cherokee, Whirlwind/AGALU’GA, Destiny Kin 82
February 24, 2024 (02/24/2024) 

Galactic Tone 4: Stability; the cube is most stable of all forms and establishes volume by definition of height, length, depth and breadth; 4 directions establish orientation. The energy of 4 sets the parameters, which establish the freedoms and barriers needed to create a game, work, or relationship.

Wind/IK: Breath of Spirit, breath of life. Winds embody the power of dissemination and planting of good seeds or ideas. Dreamers and planners with powerful imaginations, Wind persons make great orators and they spread the word of spiritual inspiration as it is carried by the wind. Wind is the power behind the movement of natural cycles such as weather, erosion, and cultural change. As the wind, these persons are extremely changeable and adaptable. They may appear inconsistent or fickle to others. Wind can be destructive to self and others by putting on airs. When Winds strut and boast, expanding on facts and accomplishments, they are building the dark clouds of trouble that may become hurricanes.

A GOOD DAY TO: Send Communications of all kinds.

Cherokee, Whirlwind/AGALU’GA: Whirlwind’s symbol is a double spiral helix in rising smoke. Wind brings energy for an Inquiring mind, learning and wisdom. In Cherokee, the constellations are represented by 12 birds (dancers), the 13th bird is the Whirlwind, the lead dancer. This reflects the whirling of life. Wind is the breath of the Universe (matching the Mayan symbol) channel of communication and carries the Sacred Smoke to the Great Spirit (Source- Hunab Ku in Mayan); matches the pulse of the breath of the Cosmos.

[Text in italics was the primary source of inspiration for my journal. These are the sources that started my journey and they are the reference for interpretation each day. By providing the original text, I hope to offer a way to see what inspired my thoughts and by including all the aspects – allow for something more to inspire you. Mayan descriptions are those written by Ian Lungold. Cherokee descriptions came from multiple sources. Links to sources and other resources of study are offered on the Daykeeper Resources Page. ~Debra]