(^162) A Wiccan Bible
Moon Count Name of Moon Pop Pagan Month
First New Moon Wolf Moon January
Second New Moon Storm Moon February
Third New Moon Chaste Moon March
Fourth New Moon Seed Moon April
Fifth New Moon Hare Moon May
Sixth New Moon Partner Moon June
Seventh New Moon Mead Moon July
Eighth New Moon Wort Moon August
Ninth New Moon Barley Moon September
Tenth New Moon Blood Moon October
Eleventh New Moon Snow Moon November
Twelfth New Moon Oak Moon December
Ah, but what about the Blue Moon? Well, that is a tough one. Most folk like to say
that the Blue Moon is a full moon that occurs as the second full moon of any given
month. As a lunar cycle is a month, I do not entertain such nonsense. Instead, I just set
aside those 10.62 days and don’t give them a name. Or I say they are part of the Blue
Moon that occurs every 2.78 or so years and I am saving them up until it comes around
again. The Blue Moon is thus the full lunar cycle of the solar year that begins with the
thirteenth new moon of a solar year and ends in that same solar year. It is not an exact
system, but as you are about to discover it is as good as any.
The Celtic Tree Calendar
Another interesting calendar found in pop-Pagan culture is the Celtic Tree Calen-
dar. It is sometimes called the Druid Tree Calendar or the Ogham Tree Calendar. Like
many things adopted by the Pagan community as fact, this is also speculation. Now, do
not misunderstand my position. I am not convinced the tree calendar is bunk at all. I
just don’t believe there is significant historic fact to believe it is entirely as it is often
presented.
The premise of this calendar was supported in one of the books most often cited on
the subject within the Pagan community, The White Goddess by Robert Graves. The
author supports the theory of the Tree calendar with a historic poem, which has come
to be known as “The Stag of Seven Tines.” Despite the fact that Graves’ support of the
Tree Calendar has been widely challenged by current academic authors who have the
benefit of the years of discovery that were not available to Graves at the time his theory
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