Blood Moon meaning: What is the spiritual and astrological significance?

A SUPER Blood Moon is expected to light-up the night sky for the first time since January 2019.

The naturally occurring lunar event can happen two to three times a year and is significant to various communities.

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The blood moon, pictured appearing over Whitley Bay, is significant to various communities

What is the spiritual meaning of the blood moon?

The Blood Moon, with total lunar eclipse, is due to appear on the early hours of May 27, 2021.

Some preacher types, most notably in the United States, view the Blood Moon as a sign of the ‘coming apocalypse.’

Speaking ahead of the phenomenon in 2018, Pastor Paul Begley, based in Indiana, said in an online sermon: “July 27, 2018, is not the end of the world but it is a sign of the apocalypse and we are in the era of the apocalypse.

“We are in the final days or the final chapter. We are getting ready to close the end of the age and it is important to understand that.

“Going forward it’s going to get event crazier, so we’re really, really living in the end times.”

He read from the Book of Joel, which speaks of the Moon turning blood-red before the end of the world and the second coming of Jesus Christ.

In Revelation, the last book of the Bible, it speaks of end times saying in chapter six: “I watched as he opened the sixth seal.

“There was a great earthquake.

“The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind.”

The moon, seen from Bondi Beach, Australia, is seen by some as a sign of the 'coming apocalypse' — The moon, seen from Bondi Beach, Australia, is seen by some as a sign of the ‘coming apocalypse’ Credit: Getty Images – Getty

What’s the astrological significance?

Astrologers attribute special significance to the event – but not all appear to agree on what the significance is.

Astrologer Lisa Stardust told Bustle: “The lunar eclipse serves to bring deeper understanding within ourselves, elevating our minds to the highest power.”

She revealed that star signs Pisces, Gemini, Virgo and Sagittarius will be least affected by the January phenomenon.

However Jamie Partridge, from Astrology King, reveals it is not a good eclipse for changes.

In 2018 Catherine Goshen of Goshen Astrology warned: “With Mars retrograde and Uranus strongly in the mix at this special full moon, emotions can run high and you may act rashly before you have time to think.

“The call is to use this time as an emotional reset period, a time of reflection, rather than one of high activity.

“However, if intense feelings overwhelm you, channel them into non-violent activities which can bring satisfying results.”

A 2008 study published in Current Biology by researchers at the University of Oxford and the Ludwig Maximilian University assessed how human behaviour is connected to lunar cycles, concluding that there is little evidence to support the notion that there is an intrinsic link between the two.

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This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk