outer circle moons

Life is a circle, from birth to death to rebirth. Humans like the seasons pass through many phases during their lives. The moon stones of the Medicine Wheel give us a way of understanding and celebrating these changes.

Stone Number	Dates	Moon Name	Mineral	Plant	Animal	Color	Spirit Keeper	Complement	Elemental Clan
North
13	Dec22- Jan 19	Earth Renewal	Quartz	Birch	Snow Goose	White	Waboose (North)	Flicker	Turtle
14	Jan20- Feb18	Rest/Cleansing	Silver	Quaking Aspen	Otter	Silver	Waboose (North)	Sturgeon	Butterfly
15	Feb19- Mar20	Big Winds	Turquoise	Plantain	Cougar	Turquoise	Waboose (North)	Brown Bear	Frog
East
16	Mar21- Apr19	Budding Trees	Fire Opal	Dandelion	Red Hawk	Yellow	Wabun (East)	Raven	Thunderbird
17	Apr20- May20	Frogs Return	Chrysocolla	Blue Carnas	Beaver	Blue	Wabun (East)	Snake	Turtle
18	May21- June20	Corn planting	Moss Agate	Yarrow	Deer	White or Green	Wabun (East)	Elk	Butterfly
South
19	June21- July22	Strong Sun	Carnelian Agate	Wild Rose	Flicker	Pink	Shawnodese (South)	Snow Goose	Frog
20	July23- Aug22	Ripe Berries	Garnet/Iron	Raspberry	Sturgeon	Red	Shawnodese (South)	Otter	Thunderbird
21	Aug23- Sept22	Harvest	Amethyst	Violet	Brown Bear	Purple	Shawnodese (South)	Cougar	Turtle
West
22	Sept23- Oct23	Ducks Fly	Jasper	Mullein	Raven	Brown	Mudjekeewis (West)	Red Hawk	Butterfly
23	Oct24- Nov21	Freeze Up	Copper/Malachite	Thistle	Snake	Orange	Mudjekeewis (West)	Beaver	Frog
24	Nov21- Dec 21	Long Snows	Obsidian	Black Spruce	Elk	Black	Mudjekeewis (West)	Deer	Thunderbird

Stone Number	Moon Name	Mineral	Lessons for Humans
North
13	Earth Renewal	Quartz	Amplifier, transmitter, receiver, psychic abilities, healing
14	Rest/Cleansing	Silver	Intuition, vision, telepathy, beauty, appreciation, mobility, emotional and spiritual healing
15	Big Winds	Turquoise	Protection, safety, ceremonial, rainmaking, healing, spiritual, preventative healing stone
East
16	Budding Trees	Fire Opal	Hope, life, force, visualization, spirit travel, intense energy, sexuality, power
17	Frogs Return	Chrysocolla	Purification, well being, strength, luck, health, peace, stability, earth connection
18	Complanting	Moss Agate	Healing, truth, courage, dreaming, spirit bridge, balance, mental/emotional integration
South
19	Strong Sun	Carnelian Agate	Love, heart, protection, peace, healing, and ease crisis, emergency healing
20	Ripe Berries	Garnet/Iron	Balancing, stimulant, strength, goodness, positive resolve, protection, tempering, discrimination
21	Harvest	Amethyst	Good judgment, justice, and courage, sooths, dreaming, catharsis, spiritual attunement
West
22	Ducks Fly	Jasper	Blessings, grounding, harmony, longevity, stimulation, clarification, balance
23	Freeze Up	Copper/Malachite	Purification, understanding, spirituality, power, healing, receptivity, strength, power, balance
24	Long Snows	Obsidian	Grounding, respect, clairvoyance, centering, stability, protection, seeing future, earth balance

Stone Number	Moon Name	Plant	Lessons for Humans
North
13	Earth Renewal	Birch	Good for skin, arthritis, kidney, bladder, digestion, communication, cleansing, ancient wisdom
14	Rest/Cleansing	Quaking Aspen	Good for congestion, allergies, asthma, toxicity, relaxing and playfulness
15	Big Winds	Plantain	A master healer, cools, sooths, heals, a good blood cleanser, good for skin and pain relief
East
16	Budding Trees	Dandelion	Nutritional, soothing, healing, calming, cleansing, alkalizing
17	Frogs Return	Blue Carnas	Good for balancing, purgative, stimulation, nutritional, sustaining
18	Complanting	Yarrow	Tonic, diuretic, anesthetic, digestion, strengthener, cleansing, alleviates menstrual pain
South
19	Strong Sun	Wild Rose	Helps cure colds and flu, astringent, tonic, soothing
20	Ripe Berries	Raspberry	Cleansing, stimulating, astringent, balancing, helps in pregnancy, delicious fruit
21	Harvest	Violet	Heals toxicity, cleanses blood, relieves sore throat and breathing problems, cooling, soothing
West
22	Ducks Fly	Mullein	Strengthens lungs, heart, bladder, kidney, liver, soothes mucus membranes, earaches, skin
23	Freeze Up	Thistle	Nutritional, heals brain and internal organs, reduces fever, increases milk in nursing mothers
24	Long Snows	Black Spruce	Antiseptic, expectorant, inhalant, helps colds, strengthening

The thirteenth moon has made it's presence among the native peoples.
When trying to place it on the wheel, it doesn't seem to fit.
This is an invisible position. See where it relates to the other parts of the wheel.
The thirteenth moon heralds Deep and lasting changes.
It is the moon that brings
times of transition and new opportunity.
Seek new vision, seek new ways of being,
feeling, thinking, and doing