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I love how the kupuna and kahuna (the elders and specialists) paid such close attention to the definitions of time and occurances. Rather than say 'The Full Moon is tonight." They said, "The moon
begins to be full tonight, and
gets fuller each night for four nights."
Tonight FRIDAY, APRIL 15th is HUA. It's name is as it sound/means: egg-shaped. If you are attending to the cycles of planting and being and fertilization a woman would notice: this is a good time for planting seed in her womb.
Tomorrow SATURDAY, APRIL 16th is AKUA Things planted tonight will be full 'ho'oakua.'
Sunday, APRIL 17th is HOKU Hawaiians believed this to be the fullest moon (AND this month it is the FULL CALENDAR MOON)
Monday, APRIL 18th is MAHEALANI This is most commonly referred to as the calendar FULL MOON. But, this is not true by the calendar ... So smart, the kupuna and the kahuna for attending to the breadth of knowledge and the multitude of abundance ... 4 full moons rather than only 1.
A funny thing happens when you try to catch time ... huki time in a net. I'm writing this from the cozy Quonset, still sitting with the heater and JOTS while wearing heavy boots, thick socks, leggings and my fuzzy hooded jacket. I'm on the coastal land of the continent, across the ocean from the Islands of the kupuna where the naming and timing of moons originates. I remember when my Pete and I began really attending to mahina. We were living from the car, and when we'd get together with my son I noticed how unsure I was about 'where moon' it was. He said, "Look up." The lesson was even though the dates, the numbers, the days say one thing in the end you have to look for yourself. Like the weather, "They say it's going to rain." You step out the door or off the porch and 'ua ka lani or not?
Anyway, the point of that little ramble is this: If you read this post and count the four full moons where you are the days/dates and the naming of the 4 full moons (and all other moons,too) could be slightly OFF. Hawaiian Time never varies around the calendar. It's always HAWAII TIME. Out there in the middle of the Pacific all human-altered clock time does not happen.
Two continually useful links for attending to the detail of Moon Time are listed below.
Additionally, if you wish to watch and listen again to Kumu Kalei Tsuha teaching us about Kaulana Mahina,
her video link is here.
MOON TIME LINKS
http://www.zodiacarts.com/
As we head into the weekend and the four full moons of April it will be interesting to note the abundance and the planting that happens in your life. I wonder, Cj how does the 4 Full Moon Observance play out in astrology, tarot, and/or numerology?
Any plans for the full moons? Questions? We would love to hear your stories, your mana'o.
