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World Animal Day
4 • OCT
Protection, Preservation, Conservation
for all
creatures great & small
Feast of Saint Francis
4 • OCT
Patron Saint of Animals & the Environment
"Ask the beasts and they will teach you the beauty of this earth."
- Francis of Assisi
HUNTER'S MOON
6•OCT•25
THE HARVEST MOON
The Full Moon closest to the
Autumnal Equinox
Blood Moon • Travel Moon • Vine Moon• Dry Grass Moon • Falling Leaves Moon
October's full moon holds the strongest connection to the other side. Honor that which has passed; plants & animals that gave their lives to sustain us; ancestors who brought us into being & helped shape our world.
Kiku Matsuri
菊 まつり
A symbol of longevity & rejuvenation and considered the flower of Autumn, Kiku Matsuri or Chrysanthemum Flower Festivals are held throughout Japan during the season.
OCTOBER
THE VEIL THINS
'...when the barrier between the worlds is whisper-thin and when magic, old magic, sings its heady and sweet song to anyone who cares to hear'
- Carolyn MacCullough
Old Lady of the Elder Trees
11•OCT
(NORTHERN EUROPE)
A day to honor the ancient Pagan spirit who dwells within & watches over every elder tree.
KANRO • 寒露
The Time of Cold Dew
8 OCT - 23 OCT
二十四節季
NIJYUUSHI SEKKI • THE 24 JAPANESE SEASONS
The Japanese have 24 mini-seasons called Nijyuushi Sekki marked by celestial events including solstices, equinoxes & ecliptical degrees of the sun. Kanro - the sun moves from 195° to 210° along the ecliptic - the chrysanthemums start to bloom.
RAVEN • DUCKS FLY MOON
23 SEP - 22 OCT
EARTH ASTROLOGY • NATIVE AMERICAN
Birth Totem: Raven or Crow
Element: Air w/Earth • Totem: Grizzly Bear
Clan: Butterfly
Your birth totem represents the teacher you chose to study under, not so much your personality or ego, as in Western Astrology
- by Sun Bear + Wabun • Learn more • Image
VENDÉMIAIRE
The Month of the Grape Harvest
vendémiaire
22 SEP - 21 OCT
From the French Republican Calendar created during the French Revolution. It removed religious, royalist & classical references & honored liberty & secularism. The twelve months were named after natural elements; the days were named for seeds, trees, flowers, fruits, animals & tools common to France & French country living.
LIBRA
22•SEP•25 - 21•OCT•25
WESTERN TROPICAL ASTROLOGY
18•OCT•25 - 16•NOV•25
VEDIC SIDEREAL ASTROLOGY
The Balance • Scales of Justice • Sun on the Horizon • Balance between Night + Day •
• Ruler: Venus • Color: light blues, pinks & soft rose
• Element: air • Animal: lizards & snakes
Reptile Awareness Day
21 • OCT
The first true terrestrial vertebrates, reptiles have roamed the Earth for 320 million years. Today 1 in 5 reptile species are endangered.
DESERTS
Scrublands & Aridlands
Deserts are among the harshest habitats on Earth. Seemingly inhospitable, deserts are teeming with life. The hardiest & most adaptable species are often found in desert habitats, but even they need protection from threats such as encroaching development & invasive species.
Feast of the Sylphs
24 • Oct
Spirits of the Air
Incense is offered up the Sylphs, who live in the sky, clouds & wind. They often take the form of clouds & butterflies; and sometimes fairies.
Bat Appreciation Month
OCTOBER
Bats may have many negative association, but to some cultures they're symbols of happiness, diligence, transitions, rebirth & new beginnings.
National Black Cat Day
United States
27•OCT•25
Misunderstood & maligned throughout history, here's a day just for them 'cause they're AWESOME!
Chung Yeung
重陽節
29•OCT•25
Chung Yeung, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, is a day for Ancestor Worship. Also known as the Double-Ninth , the Festival of High Places & the Day of Autumn Remembrance, activities include mountain climbing and kite flying, which releases bad luck up to the sky, not return to the earth.
GORT
21•OCT•25 - 19•NOV•25
11TH LUNATION
CELTIC ASTROLOGY
The Ivy • Butterfly • Boar • Goose
Unlike the vine, the ivy is an evergreen, a symbol of immortality & the perennial aspect of nature & the Human psyche. Following the autumnal equinox, the month of ivy marks the opening of the portal to the Otherworld, the world of the Sidhe or Fairy People. Butterflies symbolize Fairy Faith.
- Celtic Astrology by Helena Paterson • Image
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