October Months

OCTOBER
THE BLOOD MOON
Octem was the 8th month in the old Roman calendar. The name
Blood Moon comes from the custom of killing and salting down live
stock for the upcoming winter months, not from sacrifice as some think.
OCTOBER CORRESPONDECES
NATURE SPIRITS : Frost and plant faeries
HERBS: Pennyroyal, thyme, catnip, uva ursi, angelica, burdock
COLORS: Deep Blue Green
FLOWERS: calendula, marigold, cosmos
SCENTS: strawberry, apple blossom, and cherry
STONES: Opal, tourmaline, beryl, turquoise
TREES: Yew, cypress, acacia
ANIMALS: stag, jackel, elephant, ram, scorpio
BIRDS: heron, crow and robin
DEITIES: Ishtar, Astarte, Demeter, Kore, Lakshmi, The Horned
God, Belili, Hathor
POWERS/ADVICE: A time to work on inner cleansing, letting go
karma, reincarnation, justice and balance.