December Full Moon

The Cold Moon: It is the time of rebirth.

The Full Moon seen in December represents the connection between the Moon's energy and the Earth. The Moon acts as the strongest source of light in this dark time, guiding us during the "night of the year". Soon the seeds sleeping peacefully in the frozen soil will awaken and begin to grow again. The time to plan for the coming year is now before this takes place. The stable energy of the Cold Moon can aid in manifesting the material items that may run low from the Harvest seasons. Use the energy of this moon to plan and organize for future seasons and recall that this is the season when the God will be reborn into the world. On the night of the Winter Solstice (December 21 or 22), the night is longer than it will be any other night of the year. It is also on this night that the God is born. This time reaffirms the adage that "It is always darkest just before the dawn."

Traditionally, this is the Moon where we perform the Drawing Down the Moon rite, if you are unfamiliar with it you can read about it in great detail here. Never undergo any sort of possession if you are practicing alone.


Re-consecrate your tools.

The simplest way to purify Wiccan tools is to bathe them in Moonlight.  This will not only cleanse them, but recharge them as well.

Take them out at Dusk, bring them in at Dawn. When the sun is no longer in the sky. Keep it tucked away from daylight for the next day to allow the Moon's energy to sink in.


Imbue Water

Capturing the energy of the moon for later use can be immensely useful, not to mention a powerful way to add to spells for healing, protection and a myriad of personal rites. You can do this by simply placing a vessel of water in the light of the full moon for at least three hours according to modern Witchcraft. As tradition would have it place a piece of silver in the water to reflect the light of the moon, (Clean silver).

I was raised taking a bottle of spring water (mason jar originally later, a plastic bottle of spring water like Evian) placing it on an altar with no candles, placing a piece of (clean!) Quartz crystal in the water, or a silver coin (bacteria won't grow on silver but clean it anyway.)

Focus on the moonlight and charge it.

"Creature of water, Lady of Light! Power of all seen and unseen, and bless this Spring Water in the name of the divine goddess."