4.4.1.6 Fast Waterflow Moon (Grey Wolf 52-55)

• Birthdates: March 11 to April 10; Season is Spring
• Eage is Wind Influence; Direction is East; Element is Air
• Hawk as moon totem; Red Clover as plant totem
• Clear Quartz as mineral totem; Color is yellow
• Compatible Partners are people of the fall moons, especially those of the Ripening Moon
• 4.4.1.6.1 Fast Waterflow Time
  • Time of the thaw; Earth begins to come out of her slumber
  • Waziya's power is overcome by the sun; Time of equal day and night
  • Waters begin to flow swiftly enabling seeds to spring forth
  • A time of beginnings: spring, dawn, new growth; Infant in the wheel of life
  • Time of the East Wind -
    • The East Wind will be strongest during this moon phase due to Spring Equinox
    • North Wind is waning after the hard freezes and long, cold nights

• 4.4.1.6.2 Beginning and Completing
  • People of this moon sensitive to new beginnings and dawning of enlightenment
    • Will carry an innocence and clarity with them throughout lives
    • Sometimes need to be recognized and cared for like a newborn infant
    • Able to bring things into being, start new projects
    • Able to be inspired by new ideas
    • Need to learn to complete tasks, maintain consistency throughout projects
  • Most compatible with people of the Ripening Moon, September 11 to October 10
    • Will help Fast Water people learn how to
      • Harvest their efforts
      • Learn balance between ebginnings and completions
      • To see value of consistency and persistence
    • People of fall moons are givers
      • Are able to give what spring moon peoples need to progress on wheel of life
      • May be times of conflict as the two opposing poles seek harmony and balance with each other
      • Potential for growth on both sides

  • 4.4.1.6.3 Hawk
    • Moon Totem
    • Raptor, like eagle or owl
      • A clear-seeing creture; its behavior has to do with this time of year
      • Flies high and is quite often seen circling and soaring, looking for prey
      • Majority of time spent sitting perched in a tree, where it can be still and see
        • Showing us opposite of its power
        • Often difficult to see in the dawning light
        • But hawk sees very well
        • When it gets started at something, leaves perch only with reason
        • Like infant, acts out of need
        • Flies to eat, move to new location, to find shelter

  • 4.4.1.6.4 Plant and Mineral
    • Red Clover is plant totem
      • Among first early spring plants to bloom
      • Much the same as mullein, used in the sacred smoke that comes from the pipe
      • Blended for use in pipe, provides sweet taste
      • Also clarifies, cleans up, and enhances tast of other substances
    • Clear Quartz is mineral totem
      • This crystal is clear, bright, sparkling
      • Has ability to absorb and reflect light
      • Can be programmed to enhance and clarify
    • Color of East is yellow, the color of the rising sun
    Vision: Roy Wilson ~ | ~ Sun Bear ~ | ~ Grey Wolf

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