Hunter Full Moon
The October Full Moon arrives with an invitation for deep healing, as we take time to honour our accomplishments, offer gratitude for what has carried us this far, and gently release what no longer serves us as we prepare for the next cycle.
Traditionally known as the Hunter’s Moon, a name associated with the time when hunters prepared for the coming winter, the October Full Moon is also called the Falling Leaves Moon, the Dying Grass Moon, and the Travel Moon—names that touch upon the seasonal rhythms of autumn, a time of migration and movement, when animals travel, people prepare for winter, and journeys are taken before the harsher weather sets in.
On an inner level, these names also evoke the turning of a season, the shedding of what no longer serves us, and the journeys of transition we must take within ourselves as we prepare for the next chapter of our lives.
The Hunter Full Moon invites you to gather the wisdom of your experiences with compassion. Take pride in your resilience and in all that you have navigated, while allowing yourself to recognise what these experiences have taught you. There is value in understanding not only what you have overcome, but also what you are ready to leave behind. By releasing what no longer serves or nourishes you, you make space for a deeper sense of self-worth, greater clarity, and a more meaningful relationship with the life you are creating.
Harvesting the Wisdom of What Has Come Full Circle
Full Moons invite us to reflect on what has come full circle, what we have learned, and what we are ready to release. The October Full Moon offers a moment to pause and recognise how far we have travelled over the past cycle.
During this time, you may have learned important lessons about your inherent worth, what relationships form your root network, and what truly nourishes to you. Perhaps you have made meaningful decisions, reconsidered your priorities, or begun to find a better balance in what genuinely supports and sustains you.
Take a moment to reflect on which intentions and desires have come full circle. What intentions, planted as seeds back then, have now come to fruition? What has come to life in ways you didn't expect, and what is asking to be reconsidered, refined, or gently released?
Feel the Feels
Under this Full Moon, you can let go a little and allow your soul to bask in the healing beams of the Moon, which soothe and comfort you with a soft whisper: “Everything is all right.”
Allow yourself to feel everything, and trust that, one day, what you have been through may become a gift—not only to yourself, but also to someone else.
The saying “there is a gift in everything” can sometimes mask the harsh reality of emotional and spiritual bypassing, preventing us from truly sitting with the pain we need to feel. But there is a difference between forcing ourselves to find a lesson in every experience and gently recognising the wisdom that can emerge with time.
There is a gift in what you have learned, even when the lessons came through experiences you would never have chosen. The Hunter’s Moon stands as your glowing ally, shining upon you, soothing you, and preparing you for your next cycle.
It invites you to feel deep compassion for yourself and the steps you took in the past, acknowledging that you could not have learned what you have learned in any other way. It invites you to find peace in the path you were called to walk, not by choice, but by invitation. You do not have to make sense of everything just yet. Sometimes, simply allowing yourself to feel is enough.
It is here to assist in in feeling a deep compassion towards yourself for the steps you took in the past and acknowledge, that you could not have learned what you have learned in any other way.
FULL MOON RITUAL
STEP OUTSIDE under the light of the Falling Leaves Moon.
Pick up a few leaves, and for each one, WHISPER a word of gratitude.
Then RELEASE them
back to the night, bidding them ‘fare well’, letting your blessings TRAVEL with them
—OUTWARD to the Earth,
UPWARD
to the Moon,
and INWARD
to your own heart.
Choose What Nourishes You
The October Full Moon invites you to reconnect with what truly matters to you, illuminating where your life feels nourishing and where you may have drifted away from your own needs, values, and desires.
This is a time to make sure you aren't neglecting yourself or overlooking what genuinely nurtures you. Perhaps your priorities are shifting, your relationships are changing, or you are beginning to recognise more clearly what brings you a sense of life force, security, and inner peace.
This Full Moon invites you to observe where you give more than you have to offer, where you compromise your own needs to maintain harmony, or where you hold on to situations, habits, and commitments that no longer feel aligned with who you are now.
Notice where you seek reassurance from outside yourself instead of trusting your own sense of worth, and where you may be ready to honour your needs with greater confidence and care.
Take time to reflect on what is truly worth your energy, attention, and devotion. What deserves to be nurtured, protected, and given room to grow? And what have you been holding on to simply because it feels familiar?
Sometimes, creating a different life begins with recognising what no longer feels right. This is an opportunity to reconnect with your strength, your inner resources, and your capacity to create a life that reflects what you genuinely value.
This is the time to fill your own cup, to care for and respect yourself, and to recognise that your worth does not depend on how much you give, how much you achieve, or how readily others choose you. You are allowed to receive, to rest, and to make space for your own needs and desires. A more authentic connection with others begins with a willingness to acknowledge and honour the relationship you have with yourself.
During this Full Moon, you are invited to release relationships, habits, jobs, and commitments that consistently leave you feeling depleted or disconnected from your values and sense of purpose. Not everything that once served you is meant to stay, and letting go can be an act of self-respect rather than failure, as you honour what served you in a past season.
This is a beautiful time to take a step towards what you truly want, even if it means making a change or moving beyond what feels familiar.
Choose what feels meaningful, what supports your growth, and what allows you to feel more at home in your own life.
Let your choices come from a place of authenticity and genuine desire. Trust the gentle practice of clearing space for what you wish to welcome into your life, allowing yourself to become available to what is meant to find you, too.
May what you want to belong to want you to belong, too.
Full Moon Blessings,
Sidsel Solmer Eriksen, Founding Editor
October Full Moon Practices
Gratitude Ritual
Go outside for an autumn walk.
Notice the colours around you, and breathe in the scents of the season.
Gather 3–5 leaves. Sit down with them and take a moment to observe their colours and shapes.
Give each leaf a word that expresses something you are grateful for. Whisper your words of gratitude—for something you have learned, something that has sustained you, or something you are ready to release.
Release the leaves where you are, or keep them until you can do so under the light of the Full Moon. Let the wind carry them away, offering your gratitude back to the season, the Earth, and the cycle of change.
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What Nourishes You?
The October Full Moon invites you to pause and reflect on what truly matters, what has come to fruition, and what you are ready to release.
What nourishes you?
What have you outgrown?
What do you wish to make room for?
Take a moment to honour how far you have come, reconnect with your values and desires, and consider where you are ready to choose differently.
Let this be a time to release what feels depleting and make space for what feels meaningful, allowing yourself to move towards a life that feels more truly your own.
Rest & Reflect
Under the light of the October Full Moon, take some time to reflect on your own hero’s or heroine’s journey, drawing circles and binding ties around the culmination of your personal life experiences.
Sometimes, when we focus too much on the future, we fail to harness gratitude for who we have already become and all the places where we have grown.
If necessary, write down all your wins—the things you have overcome or manifested over the past cycle, including those that were only dreams back then.