What does a red moon symbolize?

by Death Faerie Posted 2010/05/28 03:05:53

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I know Christians have their answers, but I'm looking for superstitions of all belief systems. I'm sure there are scientific reasons, but I want to know what a red moon symbolizes. A coworker and I saw a red moon tonight. It also had a black line across it. The red didn't last long, by the time I got my boss to look, it was a normal full moon. I had a weird feeling when I saw it.

flaca BN-0 2010/05/28 03:17:25

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oh no, the man in the moon has been bitten by Victoria......
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joseph 2013/04/28 01:00:29

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Its when the SUN strikes the moon from behind it and the moon shines to the earth witch makes it a RED MOON.

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Aduro 2012/09/20 17:45:23

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Your answer: A red moon is not a good omen, it is a sign that evil has touched the land.

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Bogie 2010/06/16 14:02:37

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Dude fell asleep or passed out drunk in the sun without his bathing suit!

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jacose 2010/05/30 20:39:56

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to me it symbolizes that i probably spanked her too hard

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Death F... to jacose 2010/05/30 20:41:07

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lol nice

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jacose to Death F... 2010/05/30 20:42:04

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did i get the answer right

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zacks1314 2010/05/30 08:21:00

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a blood bath fight... i am just joking

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Death F... to zacks1314 2010/05/30 20:32:40

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blood wrestling...has kind of a nice ring to it.

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Brosia 2010/05/30 03:34:05

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The Red Moon is a symbol sometimes associated with the Summer Solstice.

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Death F... to Brosia 2010/05/30 05:31:38

Did you notice that the moon had a yellowish tint tonight? The Summer Solstice is next month. I would love to go to a gathering that celebrates it. Sadly, I'm out of touch with many Pagans. Those I grew close to were scattered by Katrina or I fell out of touch because I happen to agree with much of what Anton LeVay says, not all, mind you, but he has good points.

Jeesh, I'm rambling. I'm sorry. I'm just exhausted. I just got home from work not too long ago.

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Dandydon 2010/05/28 21:12:36

Probably just a cloud of pollution passed by.

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David (oYo) 2010/05/28 14:00:37

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Never seen one. I've seen a yellow moon, there's eve a song about it. Don't think I've ever seen a blue moon. There are two songs about that. Never heard of a song for a red noon. It's all to do with the atmosphere.

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Bastion 2010/05/28 13:51:43

Dust?

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Crazy Emo Chick 2010/05/28 03:24:19 (edited)

I think it symbolizes a blood drop. For me that means I will get to see real blood spill in the week the red moon shows...I like blood. It also means I will be inspired for my poems...

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Death F... to Crazy E... 2010/05/28 03:25:37

The red moon showed tonight.

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Crazy E... to Death F... 2010/05/29 02:19:39

OMG!!!!

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Death F... to Crazy E... 2010/05/29 06:30:01

It was a lunar eclipse. It was a lovely red moon, I just needed to know what it meant...it could mean a lot of things. I've actually received a few interesting answers.

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Archer ~ The Limit Break of... 2010/05/28 03:23:49

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For me, a red moon - if it isn't just low in the sky (because the atmosphere changes the color of the moon when it's that low)... well, here:

Pale Moon doth rain, Red Moon doth blow; White Moon doth neither, Rain nor snow.

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Death F... to Archer ... 2010/05/28 03:26:29 (edited)

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It wasn't that low in the sky, I had to look up. "red moon doth blow"...hmm I wonder if it portends a hurricane this year.

I wonder if I should stock up on hurricane supplies. I know I can't evacuate (even if its Katrina sized) because of my pets. Most hurricane shelters don't allow pets. My pets may be annoying brats, but I'm not about to abandon them.

Its a good thing I have a Sam's card.

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Archer ... to Death F... 2010/05/28 03:27:52

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They're predicting a very active hurricane season, but usually it's more imminent than that. It tends to predict the next day or two, not week or month.

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Death F... to Archer ... 2010/05/28 03:32:38

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Oh well...I thought I had my answer. Maybe it'll just storm tomorrow.

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Archer ... to Death F... 2010/05/28 03:35:38

Or just be very windy! lol. Woosh!

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David (... to Death F... 2010/05/28 14:01:58

I thought it was the north wind doth blow and we shall have snow.

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flaca BN-0 2010/05/28 03:17:25

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oh no, the man in the moon has been bitten by Victoria......

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joe59 2010/05/28 03:13:53 (edited)

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AKA the blood red moon, it's just as Jester said .Seeing a bood red moon is a rarer phenomenon than seeing a blue moon.. Moon appears redder when the amount of dust in the atmosphere increases. so the possibility of seeing a red moon increases as u go near the cities. The most significant red moon ever recorded in the history ever was caused from the explosion of 'krakatoa', a volcano in the Indonesian archipelago. the moon appeared red for over a month

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Stevie Van Hendrix 2010/05/28 03:12:25

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It is the cosmic seed of awakened awareness. It is also a beacon and you become a reciever for cosmic conciousness

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Death F... to Stevie ... 2010/05/28 03:21:14

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I like your answer, so far, I've only read scientific explanations..I asked for the symbolism. I'm one of those people who believe in science and spirituality.

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Stevie ... to Death F... 2010/05/28 03:22:32

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Yeah I totally dig that. Me to. I'm really big into shamanism and all that jazz. I like scientific reasoning but it gets boring

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Death F... to Stevie ... 2010/05/28 03:24:51

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Yes it does, besides, you never know what scientists will discover in the future, if they aren't stagnant. Of course science is already beginning to stagnate because today's scientists seem to have very closed minds, its like a religion to them.

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Stevie ... to Death F... 2010/05/28 03:33:20

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Everything is just in a giant melting pot. Sex, love, religion, science, belief's, politics, everybody is just caught inside the heat trying to explain there reason with more reason and they are just slow dancing in a burning room trying to convert or trying to preach their "truth."

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Jester 2010/05/28 03:09:26

Atmospheric conditions tint the moon a 'blood-red' color sometimes. It is not abnormal. In physics, we are taught that the colors we perceive are an assimilation of light refraction.

This also accounts for a "hazy" look to the sky at times.

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fairiefang -annoying fashio... 2010/05/28 03:09:10

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I have no idea.
What's the Christian answer for it? I don't think I've ever heard their answers...

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Death F... to fairief... 2010/05/28 03:22:11

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I think it was mentioned in revelations. Or maybe some Christian family members or friends talked about it.

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fairief... to Death F... 2010/05/28 03:26:22

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Hmm...I'll have to ask my mom about it. She's really religious.

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Charon to Death F... 2010/05/29 02:37:11

12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; Revelation Chapter 6:12

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Death F... to Charon 2010/05/29 06:30:39

Yes, I know about that one, there are many others though.

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DallieKristinaMyers 2010/05/28 03:08:24

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duno. some people call it a hunters moon. that its a symbole of a good hunt to come.

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Death F... to DallieK... 2010/05/28 03:23:09

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True, but isn't that in the fall? "giggles" unless of course it means I'll have a good hunt in finding a new companion or lover. I broke up with my boyfriend. : ( I hurt : (

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Archer ... to Death F... 2010/05/28 03:25:08

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The Hunter's Moon (or Blood Moon) is very much in the fall/late summer. ;-)

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Death F... to Archer ... 2010/05/28 03:33:16

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I thought it odd for it to show up now.

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