Today we honor and celebrate the Cold Moon, the final Super Moon of 2025. It peaked at 6:14 pm ET and how lucky we were to experience its brilliant illumination in between blustering snow squalls.
Winter lights a fire in my soul, igniting joy and inspiring creativity. I love the beauty of fresh snow and the uniqueness of each flake that falls. I love breathing in the cold, clean air scented with smoke from neighboring wood stoves. I love the sound of animals plodding their way through the iced conservation land that borders my home late at night, and the hoot of a barred or snowy owl perched in a tree.
Combine all of this with a bright moon, twinkling stars, and a moody sky and I simply cannot get enough. The time of year doesn’t matter when it comes to lunar cycles – each is special, and significant to me. Whether it be the black moon on a summer eve when some night critters chatter loudly with minimal fear of being seen by predators, a new moon when we set intentions and start anew, or a full moon like tonight when we let go of what no longer serves us – there is an extraordinary kind of magic and enchantment.
Tonight’s full moon is spectacular. If you’re sensitive to lunar cycles, you’ll relate. But if you’re not sure, you may actually feel it if you pay close attention. Are you unusually anxious or emotional? Happy or serene?Are you off kilter in some way, yet can’t put your finger on it? Before you smirk and shirk at this, take a moment and reflect. It’s not witchy – it’s in the Farmer’s Almanac.
Water is estimated to make-up 60-70% of the human body. There is no substantial proof that the moon pulls on our bodies, however, it does affect ocean tides thus most likely impacts us as well. I believe it does.
So tonight, after the peak illumination, I was compelled to grab my gloves and head outside for an invigorating walk under the moonlit sky. With all the madness that is going on in our world along with accumulative responsibilities and stressors happening in my own life, I craved nothing more than to clear my mind and move my body on this picture perfect night. The reality that tonight’s temps will drop to 3 degrees hit hard and turned me around sooner than I anticipated, yet my spontaneous push outside was just what my soul needed.
May you all make the time to experience the magic of moonlight.
