Corn Moon 2025: Full Moon & Lunar Eclipse in September + Rituals, Spiritual Meaning & How to Work with It

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The Karmic Misfit

It’s that time of year in September when the Corn Moon is blessing our skies! The Corn Moon is named for the ripening and harvesting of corn, one of the most vital crops of the season, symbolizing abundance and gratitude. Typically, you’ll find the Harvest Moon coincides with the Corn Moon, but not this year in 2025. In retrospect, the Harvest Moon is the closest to the Autumn Equinox, typically to kick off the harvesting season.

In fact, many Indigenous Peoples and early European settlers coined the Full Moon in September as the Corn Moon, due to the time of year when corn, grains, and other staple crops were ready to be harvested. The traditional harvest cycles in the Northern Hemisphere and typically mark that start of the harvest season.

What This Moon Means

This Corn Moon on September 7, 2025, is an extraordinary one because it is the Corn Moon and a lunar eclipse, which will give the moon a beautiful red moon, dubbing it a Blood Moon.Unfortunately for us, the lunar eclipse will not be visible in the North American region but will be visible across Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Though I am grateful and happy that those in these areas will be able to experience and witness it!

  • Harvest & Gratitude:
    Due to the time of harvesting, the Corn Moon is traditionally tied to the gathering of literal abundance – the fruits of labor, the harvest. Symbolically, tying into projects, intentions, and relationships.
  • Transition & Preparation
    Floating close to the Autumn Equinox, it’s a time where the season is beginning to change and the preparations for the colder months is (much needed).
  • Fertility & Manifestation
    Embodying the earth’s fullness, the harvest cycle, and the magical symbolism of corn itself as both food and seed, the Corn Moon is an excellent time to start new projects, create new ideas, and kindle the flames in relationships.
  • Blood Moon Eclipse Energy
    As much as the full moon itself has magnificent energy, the Eclipse amplifies that energy and may disrupt the natural energy flow. It is nota good time to make huge manifestations, but it is a good time for releasing, shadow work, and uncovering hidden truths.

Rituals & Practices

These are rituals and practices you can implement under the Corn Moon this September:

  • Harvest Gratitude Ritual
    • How to:
      • You may create a small altar incorporating seasonal offerings like corn (of course!), sunflowers, apples and herbs like rosemary, sage, and chamomile.
      • Light an orange or gold candle
      • Grab a piece of paper and write down 3 things you have harvested in your life this year. Like: achievements, lessons, and blessings.
      • Offer thanks to the moon for the experience, and burn or bury the paper to release your gratitude.
  • Eclipse Shadow Work
    • How to:
      • As the Eclipse unfolds, find a comfy seat and sit quietly with a black candle and a journal.
      • Ponder on what you want to release: habits, fears, and toxic ties, and write it down.
      • Once you feel ready and grounded, tear out the paper from the journal and burn it, carrying it away in the smoke to the moon. (If you don’t want to ruin a perfectly good journal, a plain piece of paper will do!)
  • Corn Moon Kitchen Witchery
    • How to:
      • Of course, corn is a main, excellent ingredient, so bake cornbread, smoke corn on the cob, pop popcorn, or even brew a wonderful harvest soup.
      • Stir clockwise to bring gratitude, counterclockwise to release.
      • After blessing the delicious food, share with loved ones and/or your altar spirits.
  • Full Moon Ritual Baths
    • How to:
      • Adding herbs like: chamomile, lavender, rosemary, and calendula to the bathwater.
      • Use salt for purification.
      • Visualize old and stagnant energies washing away as you soak in this wonderful bath and feel your spirit glow with new light.
  • Simple Spells
    • How to:
      • Releasing spell:Whatever you like to release, write it down on a bay leaf and burn it releasing through smoke. Do during the eclipse!
      • Protection spell:You may place around your home corn husks or dried kernels as a ward.
      • Balance Ritual:Preparing for the equinox, meditate on the balance of light and dark.

Crystals for this Corn Moon

There are quite a few wonderful crystals to utilize during the full moon, but this moon, you might want to skip charging them under the moon. The energy of the eclipse is rather chaotic and may not be a good time to charge your crystals with chaotic energy.

  • Abundance & Harvest
    Citrine: joy, success, attracts prosperity.
    Green Aventurine: luck in new ventures, opportunities, and growth.
    Tigers Eye: courage to reap rewards, abundance, and grounding,
  • Intuition & Lunar Connection
    Moonstone: fertility, feminine energy, and aligns with lunar cycles.
    Selenite: Connection to higher self, clarity, and cleansing.
    Amethyst: balance during the powerful eclipse energies and spiritual wisdom.
  • Release & Shadow Work (Eclipse Energy)
    Black Obsidian: Protection, deep shadow work, and cutting cords.
    Smoky Quartz: Transmuting heavy energy, releasing negativity, and grounding.
    Labradorite: working through the unknown, transformation, and intuition.

The use of these crystals is far and in between and can be utilized to your advantage during this full moon and eclipse. From altar placements to crystal grids, the energies the crystals provide will give you an abundance of gratitude and joy. If you plan on meditating, place moonstone or amethyst over your third eye and smoky quartz or obsidian at your feet to stay grounded.

In conclusion, this Full Corn Moon is all about the gratitude towards the fruits of your labor, reflecting, and releasing. This Corn Moon and eclipse offer a powerful invitation: to celebrate what we’ve gathered, to let go of what we’ve outgrown, and to walk forward rooted in gratitude and open to possibility. As the Corn Moon rises and the eclipse casts its shadow, we are reminded that every ending is also a beginning. This full moon asks us to give thanks for the harvest of our efforts, release what no longer serves, and step into the balance of a new season with open hearts.

Remember: when doing rituals under a full moon, do what feels natural and right, don’t force, as it will come naturally! If you are new to it, you may feel silly at first, but that’s okay!

Do you have specific rituals and practices for the Corn Moon and Lunar Eclipse? If so, I would like to read it in the comments!