September Full Moon

~ Originally posted as a copy of the July Full Moon

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Actually called "The Singing Moon" Now, after the seasonal harvests are complete comes a time for acceptance, mellowing, and rest after labor. Many believe this moon to possess great magickal powers, and numerous superstitions are connected with it.

Like the Sabbats, this is less about writing the ritual and more about what sets the ritual apart. For the Esbat title the page.

This is September, we have had our first autumn rains blanket us in relief of the summer heat, the bleached greens and ambers are becoming crimson and brilliant gold before fading to rust. A time when we retreat to well loved past times and out dearest and oldest friends.

The Singing Moon is a time of protection, prosperity, and abundance. This is the time of year when the grains are being harvested, and it is a good time for magick involving your prosperity, abundance, and the nurturing of others. If you have had a long illness, this is the time to finally come back to full health again. This is also the time to obtain that higher paying position at work. The energy of the Harvest Moon will help along any magick that is geared to bring you or someone else abundance. The power that has been filling your batteries is ready for some direction.


Corn Dolly
Many preserve the Corn Dolly Tradition as a Lughnasadh activity. To me it makes more sense to create you Dolly under the magick of the Singing Moon. The corn dolly really represents the spirit of the harvest. Many witches use corn dollies in spell work they make exceptional Poppets when done right, made on the moon, kept on your altar and then burned or tossed in open water during the Ice Moon or.at Imbolc.

Be careful when splitting, buying, or bind the corn stalks. The corn stalks are pretty sturdy but can easily rip with excessive or rough handling.

You will need:
two small bunches of corn stalks
green/yellow strips of  wool or cotton
a grape vine

1)Take one bunch of the corn stalks and with the yellow cotton strips, bind the stalks just below the top and tie them tightly.

2)Around a half inch to and inch below your first knot, do the same.

3)Split the bundle into four strands. This will make the arms and body for your corn dolly. The middle two will become the body and the outer two strands will become the arms.
4) Bend the stalks that make your corn dolly’s arms and bind carefully with the yellow cotton strip.
5) Take a longer strip of cotton and tie it around the neck of your corn dolly. Bind the body pieces together and crisscross the yellow cotton strips around the body. The body should be around 4 inches in length. Take the green cotton strips and tie it around the base of your corn dolly’s middle and body section.

6) Split the bottom of your dolly to form the legs, just as you formed the arms. Bind with the green cotton.
7) Ask for blessing for your corn dolly. You should ask an agricultural deity. You might say: God of plenty, bless now this image of your fertility.
8) Decorate with the grape vines, other greenery and the ribbons that represent your celebration or festival.


To make the corn dolly representative of a female deity just leave the bottom section to free so that it looks like a dress or skirt.