Opening Prayer and Ritual
Said by mom, calling the quarters, drawing a ritual circle
Song
The World is So Big
http://www.lds.org/churchmusic/detailmusicPlayer /index.html?searchlanguage=1&searchcollection= 1&searchseqstart=292&searchsubseqstart=%20 &searchseqend=292&searchsubseqend=ZZZ
Scripture
Scriptures #1
Helaman 14
1. [20] But behold, as I said unto you concerning another sign, a sign of his death, behold, in that day that he shall suffer death the sun shall be darkened and refuse to give his light unto you; and also the moon and the stars; and there shall be no light upon the face of this land, even from the time that he shall suffer death, for the space of three days, to the time that he shall rise again from the dead.
3 Nephi 8
1. [22] And there was not any light seen, neither fire, nor glimmer, neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the stars, for so great were the mists of darkness which were upon the face of the land.
Scripture #2
The Moon is the celestial Mother
I am daughter of the Moon
Devoted to Artemis.
My blood is Amazon
My life is Amazon.
Servant to my Nation
and to my Sisters.
I am daughter of the Moon.
jasacco
Video Clip
Full Moon Music Video
http://youtube.com/watch?v=E8qMDTI_Tz0
Lesson Summary
The moon is very important to the earth and the people. We can all feel the energy of the moon as it grows large, shrinks down, disappears and then grows large again. It’s rhythym pulls the tides and speaks to our bodies.
Tonight, during the full moon we ask for blessings of abundance the moon can bring us. We see the moon as representative of the Goddess, specifically Artemis, one of the faces of our Heavenly Mother. Ancient people saw the moon as a shinning, divine breast, or golden apple of honey, milk and abundance in the sky. They named the moons, they called to the moons, they prayed to the moons just as we may do now.
We also see the moon as representative of Christ’s light. As we learned in our scripture lesson the moon refused to shine when Christ died and only returned to us upon his resurrection. Tonight we celebrate the fullness of the moon, the shinning light of the Goddess and Christ.
Points to Ponder
What does the full moon look like to you?
What are some abundant things we are thankful to the Moon Goddess for?
How does the full moon make us feel?
If you could name the moon tonight, what would you name it?
(Hint: What’s going on in the nature around you? What is the moon shining on? I think we may call ours the planters moon or the warm moon)
Story
The Moon’s Journey, p 49, Circle Round by Starhawk
Treat
Black bean soup with “full moon” sour cream on top
Activity
Full Moon House Blessing found on p. 59 of Circle Round by Starhawk
Artemis coloring page from Dover Coloring Book Greek Gods and Goddesses
