Worm Moon (Full Moon February 2008)

Our full moon this month goes by the name of the Full Worm Moon (according to the seasonal method) or the Full Snow Moon (according to the monthly method — see Full Moon Names: Rewilding your calendar for an explanation of the different methods.)

The Farmer’s Almanac has this to say about our moon this month:

Learning to get along

Willem Larsen of The College of Mythic Cartography and TrackersNW talks about the aspects of rewilding that often fall through the cracks: invisible skills.

As Jason Godesky has pointed out before, “primitive skills are, in general, easy to learn, and difficult to master.”  I think this holds true all the more for invisible skills like communication, teamwork, and peacemaking.

Listen to Willem discuss these elusive skills in this YouTube video from TrackersNW.

Rewild your language: Talking Hands

Folks at REWILD.info have discussed the value of sign language in terms of rewilding.  One of the users (jhereg) pointed out this blog that discusses Native American sign language. 

That post led me to discover some great YouTube videos of vintage 1930s footage of Plains Indians signing.  You can view the full set of them on tommyfoley’s Videos page at YouTube, and check out this sample from the series (part 4 of 6) that shows the signs for several varieties of flora and fauna.

Learning to walk

Be sure to also check out Jason Godesky’s in-depth article on this subject over at the Anthropik network.

Full Moon Names: Rewilding your calendar

After posting my first full moon post for 2008, I realized that I should probably devote a post to the whole concept naming the full moons and take a look at the different methods you can use to do so.