Mikumwakàn, the Circle of the Moor Essential CommunityKishku 23 · Ximin Kishux · Kweti Aquechque

Kishux òk Aquechque · the year wheel

58 years before Kweti Aquechque

March 20, 1968 to March 19, 1969 · 13 moons, with Gahès Kishux

58 years before Kweti Aquechque as a wheel: the Threshold Days and 13 moons around the circle from Day One at the top, with the eight stations of the sun inside.Pahsùkwi Kishku: Mar 20 to Mar 27✦Pahsùkwi KishkuÒtaès Kishux: Mar 28 to Apr 261Òtaès KishuxÒkhatim Kishux: Apr 27 to May 252Òkhatim KishuxHmuwìnkwës Kishux: May 26 to Jun 243Hmuwìnkwës KishuxMëlingwèm Kishux: Jun 25 to Jul 244Mëlingwèm KishuxPèthakhòn Kishux: Jul 25 to Aug 225Pèthakhòn KishuxXàskwim Kishux: Aug 23 to Sep 206Xàskwim KishuxXimin Kishux: Sep 21 to Oct 207Ximin KishuxWee-saw-panu Kishux: Oct 21 to Nov 188Wee-saw-panu KishuxSamp-oo-somow Kishux: Nov 19 to Dec 189Samp-oo-somow KishuxNuhàm Kishux: Dec 19 to Jan 1610Nuhàm KishuxWawpaney Kishux: Jan 17 to Feb 1511Wawpaney KishuxPìl Kishux: Feb 16 to Mar 1612Pìl KishuxGahès Kishux: Mar 17 to Mar 1913Gahès KishuxNaxa Kishku, Apr 12Naxa Kishku, May 12Naxa Kishku, Jun 10Naxa Kishku, Jul 9Naxa Kishku, Aug 8Naxa Kishku, Sep 6Naxa Kishku, Oct 6Naxa Kishku, Nov 4Naxa Kishku, Dec 4Naxa Kishku, Jan 3Naxa Kishku, Feb 2Naxa Kishku, Mar 3Kweti Kishku, Mar 20✦Kweti KishkuÀskàskw, May 5✦ÀskàskwWisaw, Jun 20✦WisawPìlkësh, Aug 7✦PìlkëshMàxk, Sep 22✦MàxkNëmuxumës, Nov 6✦NëmuxumësSëk, Dec 21✦SëkÒp, Feb 3✦Òp58 years before Kweti AquechqueKweti Kishku · Mar 20
MoonDaysNaxa Kishku
✦Pahsùkwi Kishkuthe Threshold DaysMar 20 to Mar 27
1Òtaès KishuxFlower MoonMar 28 to Apr 26Apr 12
2Òkhatim KishuxMulberry MoonApr 27 to May 25May 12
3Hmuwìnkwës KishuxBlackberry MoonMay 26 to Jun 24Jun 10
4Mëlingwèm KishuxGreen Corn MoonJun 25 to Jul 24Jul 9
5Pèthakhòn KishuxThunder MoonJul 25 to Aug 22Aug 8
6Xàskwim KishuxCorn MoonAug 23 to Sep 20Sep 6
7Ximin KishuxPersimmon MoonSep 21 to Oct 20Oct 6
8Wee-saw-panu KishuxAutumn MoonOct 21 to Nov 18Nov 4
9Samp-oo-somow KishuxDarkness MoonNov 19 to Dec 18Dec 4
10Nuhàm KishuxGrandmother MoonDec 19 to Jan 16Jan 3
11Wawpaney KishuxDaybreak MoonJan 17 to Feb 15Feb 2
12Pìl KishuxCleansing MoonFeb 16 to Mar 16Mar 3
13Gahès KishuxMother Moon, the Crossing MoonMar 17 to Mar 19

The stations of the sun

Mpëntàm, the key to the calendar

Every name on the calendar is Moabe; the English here is a guide for those still learning.

Time

MoabeMeaningRoot
KishuxMoon; one moon cycleLenape
KishkuDayWashitaw class teachings
AquechqueSun; one year, the sun's full circlesun (Nanticoke); year sense is a Moabe coinage
Kweti AquechqueYear Onekweti, one (Lenape)
Kweti KishkuDay One; the spring equinoxMoabe coinage
Pahsùkwi KishkuThe days of rising, between Day One and the first new moonpahsùkwi, stand up (Lenape)
YùkweNow; return to todayLenape
MpëntàmI understand; the keyLenape

The moons

MoabeMeaningRoot
Òtaès KishuxFlower Moonòtaès, flower (Lenape)
Òkhatim KishuxMulberry Moonòkhatim, mulberry (Lenape)
Hmuwìnkwës KishuxBlackberry Moonhmuwìnkwës, blackberry (Lenape)
Mëlingwèm KishuxGreen Corn Moonmëlingwèm, green corn (Lenape)
Pèthakhòn KishuxThunder Moonpèthakhòn, it is thundering (Lenape)
Xàskwim KishuxCorn Moonxàskwim, corn (Lenape)
Ximin KishuxPersimmon Moonximin, persimmon (Lenape)
Wee-saw-panu KishuxAutumn Moonwee-saw-panu, autumn (Nanticoke)
Samp-oo-somow KishuxDarkness Moonsamp-oo-somow, darkness (Nanticoke)
Nuhàm KishuxGrandmother Moonnuhàm, my grandmother (Lenape)
Wawpaney KishuxDaybreak Moonwawpaney, daybreak (Nanticoke)
Pìl KishuxCleansing Moonpil-, to be clean in body and ceremony (Lenape)
Gahès KishuxMother Moon; appears only in years with 13 new moonsgahès, my mother (Lenape)

The phases

MoabeDaysMeaning
Samp-oo-somow1 to 7The fertile dark; rest and intention
Òxe8 to 14The light grows; building and planting
Nulelìntàm15 to 22The full gathering; gathering and ceremony
Npìlsi23 to 30Release and cleansing; release, cleansing, and giving back

The stations of the sun

MoabeSun entersMeaning
Kweti Kishku0° ♈Day One; the year is born
Àskàskw15° ♉The greening; blossoming and growth
Wisaw0° ♋The golden sun at full strength
Pìlkësh15° ♌First fruits
Màxk0° ♎The red balance; the great harvest
Nëmuxumës15° ♏The grandfathers; the ancestors; the land at rest
Sëk0° ♑The fertile dark; the sun reborn
Òp15° ♒The white light returns; purification

Naxa Kishku and the four peaks

Each moon carries four peaks. Këkhitaholtëwakàn, love without measure, is the root: the moon in harmony with the sun, the source of all its light. From love grow the three fruits, Isla, Pèthakhòn, and Xàskwim. At the full moon, the Circle gathers to honor them all.

MoabeMeaningAlignment
◎ Naxa KishkuThe day of three: the full moon gathering that honors love and its three fruitsFull moon
KëkhitaholtëwakànPeak of unconditional love; the root of the three fruits☽ △ ☉ the waxing moon in trine to the Sun
IslaPeak of peacethe strongest ☽ ☌ or △ (else ⚹) with Venus, the planet direct, the moon waxing
PèthakhònPeak of power; the thunderthe strongest ☽ ☌ or △ (else ⚹) with Mars, the planet direct, the moon waxing
XàskwimPeak of prosperity; the cornthe strongest ☽ ☌ or △ (else ⚹) with Jupiter, the planet direct, the moon waxing

Glyphs of the sky

GlyphMeaning
✦A station of the sun
☉ ☽Sun, moon
☿ ♀ ♂ ♃ ♄ ♅ ♆ ♇Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ ♎ ♏ ♐ ♑ ♒ ♓The twelve signs, Aries through Pisces
→Enters a new sign
℞Turns retrograde
DTurns direct
●Eclipse
☌ ⚹ △Meeting, sextile, and trine: the harmonious alignments
◎Naxa Kishku

Dates come from the true positions of the sun, moon, and planets, computed on the Circle's own server for Eastern Time on the Circle newcomers.