{"id":45210,"date":"2012-08-29T13:49:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T13:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astrologyblogger.com\/entry\/?guid=6d235f938d2912fcc817416703cb0c6c"},"modified":"2012-08-29T13:58:37","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T13:58:37","slug":"once-in-a-blue-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astrologyblogger.com\/?p=45210","title":{"rendered":"Once In A Blue Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This month o<\/span>n 31<\/span>st<\/sup><\/span> August 2012 we will be under the influence of a Full Moon in watery Pisces.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pisces is one of the most ancient constellations in the sky but also one of the most difficult to see. The sign of Pisces is represented by two fish held together by a chain or ribbon. In legend they are the Goddess of Love, Aphrodite and Eros (the Roman Venus and Cupid) who had disguised themselves as fish to escape deadly Typhon, the father of all monsters. Venus and Cupid had tied themselves together so that they would not be separated from one another.<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\n

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The last full moon was on 2nd August 2012 (<\/span>Relax In The Full Moonshine<\/a><\/span>) so this one will take the total to two full moons in one month, an unusual occurrence since there is usually only one a month. This second<\/span> full moon is dubbed a \u2018Blue Moon\u2019. The phrase \u201conce in a blue moon\u2019 suggests that this is something out of the ordinary and unusual. 19th century London slang had it as ‘a long time’ phrase or an indefinite period ‘I only do this once in a blue moon’.Traditionally a Blue Moon had referred to the 4th full moon in a season. The four seasons, three months each, have three full moons and the twelve moons all have names like the Harvest Moon. The extra thirteenth full moon comes around about every two or three years according to the ecclesiastical calendar. This the ‘odd one’ was christened ‘Belewe’ (Blue) Moon or betrayer moon. <\/span>Some say the name may have come from the Farmers Almanac listing the date of the first full moon in red ink and the second in blue. Also, in March 1946 Sky & Telescope amateur astronomer James Pruett made an incorrect assumption with the two full moons in a month interpretation but now by any definition Blue Moons average out at every 2.7 years, sometimes more and the next one is in July 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A calendar based Blue Moon occurs more frequently than suggested by the phrases such as ‘never in a blue moon’ or even ’12th of never’. Yet geographically s<\/span>ome parts of the World like New Zealand or Kamchatka near eastern Russia <\/span>will not get a full moon <\/span>until after midnight on Saturday 1st September and so technically will not<\/span> get a Blue Moon at all this month.<\/span>
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An actual visible blue moon, or at least the appearance of one, is more rare and does not have to be a full moon. It can be caused by factors involving volcanic ash and forest fires throwing up a lot of debris and smoke and dust particles. The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 when the island blew itself apart created blood-red skies as far away as Norway (<\/span><\/span>Edvard Munch’s Screaming Saturn Return<\/a><\/span><\/span>) and caused a series of blue moons for two years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A Blue Moon may have an accompanying<\/span> drama attached to it <\/span>but how much astrological significance does it have in itself is debatable. Popular songs have used it as a symbol of loneliness or sadness, the expression ‘feeling blue’ means low in spirits and a bit maudlin. ‘Blue Moon you saw me standing alone, without a dream in my heart…’ This Blue Full Moon in Pisces will also have a story to tell.<\/span><\/span>
(Frank Sinatra – Moon in Pisces)<\/span><\/span>