Women please join on us Monday, January 9 at the Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre for a ceremony honouring Grandmother Moon!

Please bring tobacco, water and a potluck dish to share with the women. Wear a skirt and warm clothes. Also bring your hand drum if you wish to share a song.

 Some teachings say that when the moon is full, women can ask Grandmother Moon to give them new energy.

The Moon Ceremony is an opportunity for women to take time for themselves. When the moon is full a woman can do a ceremony to honour and seek guidance from Grandmother Moon. Women gather in a circle, from the youngest to the oldest, representing the life journey from infancy to old age. They drum and sing. Tobacco is placed in the fire and the women ask for cleansing of the earth, as the water, the lakes, rivers and oceans constitute women’s responsibility. Each woman brings a container of water. They pour this water into one bowl and this water is offered to Grandmother Moon and to the Earth. At the end of the ceremony, the water, now called moon water, can be used as a medicine during the month. (adapted from Anishnawbe Health Toronto)