The blood moon AKA hunter's moon AKA falling leaf moon, is the first full moon after the harvest moon, and usually falls in October in the lunar calendar. Naming each month's moon became popular in American folklore, and was attributed to the native population. The blood moon was named so for several reasons. The leaves were falling from trees, the animals were fattened, and it was time to begin storing up meat for long winter (meaning, it was time to decide which animals would be slaughtered). Also, because the fields were harvested and cleared in late September (thus, the harvest moon), hunters could easily see animals that came to scavenge the fallen grains. Because of the looming winter, the blood moon was celebrated, and was traditionally a day of feasting in many Native American tribes.
Apparently, a blood moon can also refer to the red-colored moon often observed during a lunar eclipse. Of course, the reddish hue results from the refraction of sunlight and depends on the amount of dust or clouds in Earth's atmosphere. That being said, there are blood moon prophecies running rampant on the internet due to the fact that there will be four total lunar eclipses in the next 2 years, dated April 15 and October 8, 2014 and April 4 and September 28, 2015, leading some to believe that the apocalypse is coming or some shit.
I don't know what's going to happen, but I'm sure as hell not gonna worry about it. But it is interesting that as soon as I read about the full moon in October and the blood moon meaning, I started seeing the term everywhere, most recently on an episode of "Sleepy Hollow." So maybe I was hyper-aware of it so I noticed it more, or maybe it was a coincidence, but maybe its that darn collective human subconscious arresting my attention, tempting my fate, and forcing my hand. To what end? As I write this it is still a mystery ... but I can say that last night's blood moon was uneventful, at least for me.
Jess
“And I will show wonders in the heavens, and in the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.” Joel 2:30-31
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Moon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_eclipse
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names/
The Bible
Apparently, a blood moon can also refer to the red-colored moon often observed during a lunar eclipse. Of course, the reddish hue results from the refraction of sunlight and depends on the amount of dust or clouds in Earth's atmosphere. That being said, there are blood moon prophecies running rampant on the internet due to the fact that there will be four total lunar eclipses in the next 2 years, dated April 15 and October 8, 2014 and April 4 and September 28, 2015, leading some to believe that the apocalypse is coming or some shit.
I don't know what's going to happen, but I'm sure as hell not gonna worry about it. But it is interesting that as soon as I read about the full moon in October and the blood moon meaning, I started seeing the term everywhere, most recently on an episode of "Sleepy Hollow." So maybe I was hyper-aware of it so I noticed it more, or maybe it was a coincidence, but maybe its that darn collective human subconscious arresting my attention, tempting my fate, and forcing my hand. To what end? As I write this it is still a mystery ... but I can say that last night's blood moon was uneventful, at least for me.
Jess
“And I will show wonders in the heavens, and in the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.” Joel 2:30-31
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Moon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_eclipse
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names/
The Bible
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