once in a blue moon // may 31st
on may 31st, we have a full moon in sagittarius [♐︎] which is both a micromoon and a calendrical blue moon - "calendrical" being defined as "the second full moon to take place within a single calendar month." this event only occurs once every ~30 months or so!
"once in a blue moon," most recently in our history, is defined as "very rare" and that's the definition we will utilize for this post.
did you know that the phrase "once in a blue moon" did not originally mean "rare?" in fact, that definition has only been popular within the last 25 years according to this article at skyandtelescope - the author does a deep dive on the various definitions of "blue moon" throughout the years. check it out.
commonly, the elusive blue moon is associated with wishes, manifestation, dreams, divination, illumination, achievement, and focus as well as reflection, reinvention, and reminiscence. micromoons further support the correlation between this lunation and pinpoint focus. personally, i feel that blue moons can also correspond with abundance and excess considering their presence as an extra full moon in a month's time.
magical ideas:
wear blue colored clothing or jewelry
burn blue candles
spells for wishes or dreams
spells for "once in a blue moon" or rare opportunities
spells for renewal or for situations where dedication and focus are required
spells for gain or for removing what is overly or unnecessarily excessive
spells for spiritual enlightenment or to illuminate the truth and unveil secrets
dreamwork, divination, and exercises to improve intuition
meditation
blue moon altar:
a celestial themed or blue altar cloth
star maps
the moon's magic square or kamea / lunar sigils
lunar imagery including the moon tarot card
pearls, seashells, beach sand, ocean imagery
blue / deep purple flowers (lavender, lotus, blue water lily, indigo, etc.)
other lunar herbs such as mugwort, jasmine, anise, and lemon balm
crystals such as labradorite, selenite, iolite, black moonstone, dumortierite, blue quartz, blue aventurine, sodalite, blue lace agate, azurite, kyanite, etc.
libations of butterfly pea flower tea, moon milk, honey, blueberry wine / mead, other blue colored beverages, etc.
food offerings of blueberries, melon, cucumber, mooncakes, crescent rolls, etc.
considerations:
what might you need to revisit and reevaluate? relationships, career choices, maybe even that old project you put down and never saw again?
what are some things in your life that deserve a "second chance?"
have you been given any second chances recently? how did you respond?
what do you have too much of? what can you afford to let go?
what would you like to manifest in the time between this blue moon and the next one in a few years?
have you been given any "rare" opportunities lately?
what secrets need to be unveiled? how can you illuminate the truth?
what are you overly focused on right now? is it conducive to your wellbeing or interests?
where have you lost focus and what can you do to get it back?
the moon micromoon magic
♡ luna // space-queen
