The Lunar Year
| January: Wolf Moon | Nature Spirits: gnomes, brownies Herbs: marjoram, holy thistle, nuts, cones Colors: white, blue-violet, black Flowers: snowdrop, crocus Scents: musk, mimosa Stones: garnet, onyx, jet, chrysoprase Trees: birch Animals: fox, coyote Birds: pheasant, blue jay Deities: Freya, Inanna, Sarasvati, Hera, Ch'ang-O, Sinn |
| February: Ice Moon | Nature Spirits: house fairies Herbs: balm of gilead, hyssop, myrrh, sage, spikenard Colors: light blue, violet Flowers: primrose Scents: wisteria, heliotrope Stones: amethyst, jasper, rock crystal Animals: otter, unicorn Birds: eagle, chickadee Deities: Brigit, Juno, Kuan Yin, Diana, Demeter, Persephone, Aphrodite |
| March: Storm Moon | Nature Spirits: Mer-people Herbs: broom, high john root, yellow dock, wood betony, irish moss Colors: pale green, red-violet Flowers: jonquil, daffodil, violet Stones: aquamarine, bloodstone Trees: alder, dogwood Animals: cougar, hedgehog, boar Birds: sea crow, sea eagle Deities: Black Isis, the Morrigan, Hecate, Cybele, Astarte, Athena, Minerva, Artemis, Luna |
| April: Growing Moon | Nature Spirits: plant fairies Herbs: basil, chives, dragon's blood, geranium, thistle Colors: crimson red, gold Flowers: daisy, sweet pea Scents: pine, bay, bergamot, patchouli Stones: ruby, garnet, sard Trees: pine, bay, hazel Animals: bear, wolf Birds: hawk, magpie Deities: Kali, Hathor, Anahita, Ceres, Ishtar, Venus, Bast |
| May: Hare Moon | Nature Spirits: fairies, elves Herbs: dittany of crete, elder, mint, rose, mugwort, thyme, yarrow Colors: green, brown, pink Flowers: lily of the valley, foxglove, rose, broom Scents: rose, sandalwood Stones: emerald, malachite, amber, carnelian Trees: hawthorne Animals: cats, lynx, leopard Birds: swallow, dove, swan Deities: Bast, Venus, Aphrodite, Maia, Diana, Artemis, Pan, Horned God |
| June: Mead Moon | Nature Spirits: sylphs, zephyrs Herbs: skullcap, meadowsweet, vervain, tansy, dog grass, parsley, mosses Colors: orange, golden-green Flowers: lavender, orchid, yarrow Scents: lily of the valley, lavender Stones: topaz, agate, alexandrite Trees: oak Birds: wren, peacock Deities: Aine of Knockaine, Isis, Neith, Green Man, Cerridwen, Bendis, Ishtar |
| July: Hay Moon | Nature Spirits: hobgoblins, fairies of harvested crops Herbs: honeysuckle, agrimony, lemon, balm, hyssop Colors: silver, blue-gray Flowers: lotus, water lily, jasmine Scents: orris, frankincense Stones: pearl, moonstone, white agate Trees: oak, acacia, ash Animals: crab, turtle, dolphin, whale Birds: starling, ibis, swallow Deities: Khepera, Athena, Juno, Hel, Holda, Cerridwen, Nephthys, Venus |
| August: Corn Moon | Nature Spirits: dryads Herbs: chamomile, st. johns wort, bay, angelica, fennel, rue, orange Colors: yellow, gold Flowers: sunflowers, marigold Scents: frankincense, heliotrope Stones: cat's eye, carnelian, jasper, fire agate Trees: hazel, alder, cedar Animals: lion, pheonix, sphinx, dragon Birds: crane, falcon, eagle Deities: Ganesha, Thoth, Hathor, Diana, Hecate, Nemesis |
| September: Harvest Moon | Nature Spirits: trooping fairies Herbs: copal, fennel, rye, wheat, valerian, skullcap Colors: brown, yellow-green, yellow Flowers: narcissus, lily Scents: storax, mastic, gardenia, bergamot Stones: peridot, olivine, chrysolite, citrine Trees: hazel, larch, bay Animals: snake, jackal Birds: ibis, sparrow Deities: Demeter, Ceres, Isis, Nephthys, Freya, Ch'ang-O, Thoth |
| October: Blood Moon | Nature Spirits: frost fairies, plant fairies Herbs: pennyroyal, thyme, catnip, uva ursi, angelica, burdock Colors: dark blue-green Flowers: calendula, marigold, cosmos Scents: strawberry, apple blossom, cherry Stones: opal, tourmaline, beryl, turquoise Trees: yew, cypress, acacia Animals: stag, jackal, elephant, ram, scorpion Birds: heron, crow, robin Deities: Ishtar, Astarte, Demeter, Kore, Lakshmi, Horned God, Belili, Hathor |
| October 27 - November 1: Blue Moon | Nature Spirits: banshees and other beings who carry messages between worlds Herbs: ginger, hops, wormwood, hyssop, patchouli, mugwort, nutmeg, star anise Colors: black, white, purple Flowers: white lily, dahlia, chrysanthemum Scents: rosemary, dragon's blood, lilac, pine, wisteria Stones: obsidian, onyx, apache tear Trees: pine, cypress, yew, elder Animals: bat, wolf, sow, dog, snake Birds: owl, raven, falcon Deities: Cybele, Circe, Hel, Nephthys, Cerridwen, Horned God, Caillech, Freya, Holda |
| November: Snow Moon | Nature Spirits: subterranean fairies Herbs: grains of paradise, verbena, betony, borage, cinquefoil, blessed thistle Colors: gray, sea-green Flowers: blooming cacti, chrysanthemum Scents: cedar, cherry blossoms, hyacinth, narcissus, peppermint, lemon Stones: topaz, hyacinth, lapis lazuli Trees: alder, cypress Animals: unicorn, scorpion, crocodile, jackal Birds: owl, goose, sparrow Deities: Kali, Black Isis, Nicnevin, Hecate, Bast, Osiris, Sarasvati, Lakshmi, Skadi, Mawu |
| December: Cold Moon | Nature Spirits: snow fairies, storm fairies, winter tree fairies Herbs: holly, english ivy, fir, mistletoe Colors: blood red, white, black Flowers: holly, poinsettia, christmas cactus Scents: violet, patchouli, rose geranium, frankincense, myrrh, lilac Stones: serpentine, jacinth, peridot Trees: pine, fir, holly Animals: mouse, deer, horse, bear Birds: rook, robin, snowy owl Deities: Hathor, Hecate, Neith, Athena, Minerva, Ixchel, Osiris, the Norns, the Fates |
From: Moon Magick by DJ Conway