The moon cycles from the darkest point, known as a new moon, to a bright round full moon approximately every 30 days.
Weather:
- When the moon points up, the weather will be good, when it points down, it will rain
- When a large star, or planet, is near the moon, the weather will be violent
- Fog and a small moon bring an easterly winds
Tides:
- When the moon is low, the tides will be higher than normal
- When the moon is at its brightest, the tides are high
- Deaths occur most often when the tide is going out, and births occur when the tide is coming in
Good Luck:
- People once believed the moon was made of silver, so they would ask the moon for help and jingle the change in their pockets, as they gazed at it's glory.
- Legend says that to cure warts, catch some moonbeams in a metal basin and wash your hands in it, saying "I wash my hands in thy dish, 'O man in the moon, do grant my wish, and come and take this away"
Bad Luck:
- It was thought that to sleep in direct moonlight caused madness or blindness.
- In time, the word, Lunatic, from "luna", meaning moon, and "tic", meaning struck, evolved from this belief.
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Monday, February 28, 2011
The New Moon
A conservative is a man who will not look at the new moon out of respect for that "ancient institution" the old one. - Douglas Jerrold
Legend:
When a person sees the new moon for the first time, they are to bow to it three times, or three times three, in honor of the ancient Egyptian Trinity; Osiris, Isis, and Horus, (the father, mother, and son).
Good Luck:
- The new moon is an auspicious time for planting, courtship, the starting of new business ventures, or trips.
- It is also the best time to cut the hair and fingernails for better growth later on.
- An old English tradition holds that a housewife seeing the new moon for the first time, should run quickly to her bedroom and turn down her bed to ensure a happy marriage.
- At first sight of the new moon, one should turn a silver coin in his purse or pocket and make a wish.
- Seeing a new moon for the first time on a Monday will bring you good luck.
- If the first time you see a new moon, is over your right shoulder, it is a sign of fun times ahead.
- If you happen to be holding something, in both of your hands, when you see the new moon for the first time, you will never want for anything.
- A wish made whilst looking at new moon will come true within a year
Bad Luck:
- It is unlucky to view the first new moon through glass or through a tree, it is also unlucky to point at the moon.
- It is bad luck to dig a grave or bury a body during a new Moon.
Weather:
- If the new moon is on Monday, then the weather will be good
- If a new moon occurs on a Saturday, then there will be twenty days of wind and rain
- If a new moon occurs on a Sunday, there will be a flood before the month is out.
- The strongest storms and hurricanes are likely to be 1-3 days after a new moon and 3-5 days after a full moon.
AND FINALLY
Glance at the moon over your right shoulder and say:
New moon, new moon, true and bright,
If I have a lover let me dream of him tonight.
If I am to marry far, let me hear a bird cry;
If I am to marry near, let me hear a cow low;
If I am to marry never, let me hear a hammer knock.
Legend:
When a person sees the new moon for the first time, they are to bow to it three times, or three times three, in honor of the ancient Egyptian Trinity; Osiris, Isis, and Horus, (the father, mother, and son).
Good Luck:
- The new moon is an auspicious time for planting, courtship, the starting of new business ventures, or trips.
- It is also the best time to cut the hair and fingernails for better growth later on.
- An old English tradition holds that a housewife seeing the new moon for the first time, should run quickly to her bedroom and turn down her bed to ensure a happy marriage.
- At first sight of the new moon, one should turn a silver coin in his purse or pocket and make a wish.
- Seeing a new moon for the first time on a Monday will bring you good luck.
- If the first time you see a new moon, is over your right shoulder, it is a sign of fun times ahead.
- If you happen to be holding something, in both of your hands, when you see the new moon for the first time, you will never want for anything.
- A wish made whilst looking at new moon will come true within a year
Bad Luck:
- It is unlucky to view the first new moon through glass or through a tree, it is also unlucky to point at the moon.
- It is bad luck to dig a grave or bury a body during a new Moon.
Weather:
- If the new moon is on Monday, then the weather will be good
- If a new moon occurs on a Saturday, then there will be twenty days of wind and rain
- If a new moon occurs on a Sunday, there will be a flood before the month is out.
- The strongest storms and hurricanes are likely to be 1-3 days after a new moon and 3-5 days after a full moon.
AND FINALLY
Glance at the moon over your right shoulder and say:
New moon, new moon, true and bright,
If I have a lover let me dream of him tonight.
If I am to marry far, let me hear a bird cry;
If I am to marry near, let me hear a cow low;
If I am to marry never, let me hear a hammer knock.
The Crescent Moon
If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, they'd immediately go out. - William Blake
Good Luck:
- To see the thin crescent over ones left shoulder is lucky
- Charms and Amulets, in the shape of a crescent moon, are used to protect you from the evil eye, witchery and advance individual prosperity.
- The Crescent must always point to the left, this represents the first quarter of the moon, when things prosper and grow.
- In Roman times, women used to wear silver moon crescents on their shoes to ensure having healthy babies
If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, they'd immediately go out. - William Blake
Good Luck:
- To see the thin crescent over ones left shoulder is lucky
- Charms and Amulets, in the shape of a crescent moon, are used to protect you from the evil eye, witchery and advance individual prosperity.
- The Crescent must always point to the left, this represents the first quarter of the moon, when things prosper and grow.
- In Roman times, women used to wear silver moon crescents on their shoes to ensure having healthy babies
The Full Moon
When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator. - Mohandas Gandhi
Legend:
Witches are said to ride during the Full Moon.
- A werewolf in folklore and mythology is a person who shape-shifts into a wolf, with the appearance of the full moon
- Two full Moons in the same month will cause severe weather in the following month.
- Women who stare at the full moon, or lay in the moonlight, will become pregnant. Some say she will give birth to a monster.
- It is said that if a young girl holds a silk hankie at the face of the full moon, desiring to know when she will be married, the number of moons appearing, will indicate the number of years she shall wait.
Good Luck:
- If you marry during the Full Moon, you will have good luck and good fortune.
- Children born on a full moon, will be strong.
- Blowing nine times on a wart while the Moon is full will make the wart go away.
Bad Luck:
- You will fail, if you try to commit robbery on the third day of a full moon.
- A full Moon on Christmas day brings misfortune.
Legend:
Witches are said to ride during the Full Moon.
- A werewolf in folklore and mythology is a person who shape-shifts into a wolf, with the appearance of the full moon
- Two full Moons in the same month will cause severe weather in the following month.
- Women who stare at the full moon, or lay in the moonlight, will become pregnant. Some say she will give birth to a monster.
- It is said that if a young girl holds a silk hankie at the face of the full moon, desiring to know when she will be married, the number of moons appearing, will indicate the number of years she shall wait.
Good Luck:
- If you marry during the Full Moon, you will have good luck and good fortune.
- Children born on a full moon, will be strong.
- Blowing nine times on a wart while the Moon is full will make the wart go away.
Bad Luck:
- You will fail, if you try to commit robbery on the third day of a full moon.
- A full Moon on Christmas day brings misfortune.
Rings Around The Moon
Moon! Moon! I am prone before you. Pity me, and drench me in loneliness. - Amy Lowell
Weather:
- Many rings around the moon, signal a series of severe storms.
- A single ring around the moon that quickly vanishes, predicts fine weather.
- A constant ring around the moon, is an omen of rain or snow
Bad Luck:
- When the New Moon holds the Old Moon in its arms, (A ring around the New Moon) disasters will occur at sea
Weather:
- Many rings around the moon, signal a series of severe storms.
- A single ring around the moon that quickly vanishes, predicts fine weather.
- A constant ring around the moon, is an omen of rain or snow
Bad Luck:
- When the New Moon holds the Old Moon in its arms, (A ring around the New Moon) disasters will occur at sea
The Harvest Moon
I have seen the movement of the sinews of the sky, And the blood coursing in the veins of the moon. - Muhammad Iqbal
The Harvest Moon:
Just before hunting season begins in many areas around the world, the "Hunter's Moon" starts, which is perhaps so called because of that particular association. Thus it also stands to reason that the "Harvest Moon" is probably so called from it occurring around harvest time, and being a valuable source of light to harvesters.
The Harvest Moon:
Just before hunting season begins in many areas around the world, the "Hunter's Moon" starts, which is perhaps so called because of that particular association. Thus it also stands to reason that the "Harvest Moon" is probably so called from it occurring around harvest time, and being a valuable source of light to harvesters.
Friday, February 18, 2011
The other definition of a Blue Moon
The Really Strange Story Behind Sunday's Blue Moon
The full moon of November arrives on Sunday and will bring with it a cosmic addition: It will also be a so-called "blue moon."
"But wait a minute," you might ask. "Isn't a 'blue moon' defined as the second full moon that occurs during a calendar month? Sunday's full moon falls on Nov. 21 and it will be the only full moon in November 2010. So how can it be a 'blue' moon?"
Indeed, November's full moon is blue moon – but only if we follow a rule that's now somewhat obscure.
In fact, the current "two- full moons in one month" rule has superseded an older rule that would allow us to call Sunday's moon "blue." To be clear, the moon does not actually appear a blue color during a blue moon, it has to do with lunar mechanics.
Confused yet?
Well, as the late Paul Harvey used to say — here now, is the rest of the story:
The blue moon rule
Back in the July 1943 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine, in a question and answer column written by Lawrence J. Lafleur, there was a reference made to the term "blue moon." [Gallery - Full Moon Fever]
Lafleur cited the unusual term from a copy of the 1937 edition of the now-defunct Maine Farmers' Almanac (NOT to be confused with The Farmers' Almanac of Lewiston, Maine, which is still in business).
On the almanac page for August 1937, the calendrical meaning for the term "blue moon" was given.
That explanation said that the moon "... usually comes full twelve times in a year, three times for each season."
Occasionally, however, there will come a year when there are 13 full moons during a year, not the usual 12. The almanac explanation continued:
"This was considered a very unfortunate circumstance, especially by the monks who had charge of the calendar of thirteen months for that year, and it upset the regular arrangement of church festivals. For this reason thirteen came to be considered an unlucky number."
And with that extra full moon, it also meant that one of the four seasons would contain four full moons instead of the usual three.
"There are seven Blue Moons in a Lunar Cycle of nineteen years," continued the almanac, ending on the comment that, "In olden times the almanac makers had much difficulty calculating the occurrence of the Blue Moon and this uncertainty gave rise to the expression 'Once in a Blue Moon.'"
An unfortunate oversight
But while LaFleur quoted the almanac's account, he made one very important omission: He never specified the date for this particular blue moon.
As it turned out, in 1937, it occurred on Aug. 21. That was the third full moon in the summer of 1937, a summer season that would see a total of four full moons.
Names were assigned to each moon in a season: For example, the first moon of summer was called the early summer moon, the second was the midsummer moon, and the last was called the late summer moon.
But when a particular season has four moons, the third was apparently called a blue moon so that the fourth and final one can continue to be called the late moon.
So where did we get the "two full moons in a month rule" that is so popular today?
A moon mistake
Once again, we must turn to the pages of Sky & Telescope.
This time, on page 3 of the March 1946 issue, James Hugh Pruett wrote an article, "Once in a Blue Moon," in which he made a reference to the term "blue moon" and referenced LaFleur's article from 1943.
But because Pruett had no specific full moon date for 1937 to fall back on, his interpretation of the ruling given by the Maine Farmers' Almanac was highly subjective. Pruett ultimately came to this conclusion:
"Seven times in 19 years there were – and still are – 13 full moons in a year. This gives 11 months with one full moon each and one with two. This second in a month, so I interpret it, was called Blue Moon."
How unfortunate that Pruett did not have a copy of that 1937 almanac at hand, or else he would have almost certainly noticed that his "two full moons in a single month assumption" would have been totally wrong.
For the blue moon date of Aug. 21 was most definitely not the second full moon that month!
Blue moon myth runs wild
Pruett's 1946 explanation was, of course, the wrong interpretation and it might have been completely forgotten were it not for Deborah Byrd who used it on her popular National Public Radio program, "StarDate" on Jan. 31, 1980.
We could almost say that in the aftermath of her radio show, the incorrect blue moon rule "went viral" — or at least the '80s equivalent of it.
Over the next decade, this new blue moon definition started appearing in diverse places, such as the World Almanac for Kids and the board game Trivial Pursuit.
I must confess here, that even I was involved in helping to perpetuate the new version of the blue moon phenomenon. Nearly 30 years ago, in the Dec. 1, 1982 edition of The New York Times, I made reference to it in that newspaper's "New York Day by Day" column.
And by 1988, the new definition started receiving international press coverage.
Today, Pruett's misinterpreted "two full moons in a month rule" is recognized worldwide. Indeed, Sky & Telescope turned a literary lemon into lemonade, proclaiming later that – however unintentional – it changed pop culture and the English language in unexpected ways.
Meanwhile, the original Maine Farmers' Almanac rule had been all but forgotten.
Playing by the (old) rules
Now, let's come back to this Sunday's full moon.
Under the old Almanac rule, this would technically be a blue moon. In the autumn season of 2010, there are four full moons:
* Sept. 23
* Oct. 22
* Nov. 21
* Dec. 21
"But wait," you might say. "Dec. 21 is the first day of winter."
And you would be correct, but only if you live north of the equator in the Northern Hemisphere. South of the equator it's the first day of summer.
In 2010, the solstice comes at 6:38 p.m. EST (2338 UT).
But the moon turns full at 3:13 a.m. EST (0813 UT). That's 15 hours and 25 minutes before the solstice occurs. So the Dec. 21 full moon occurs during the waning hours of fall and qualifies as the fourth full moon of the season.
This means that under the original Maine Almanac rule – the one promoted by Lafleur and later misinterpreted by Pruett – the third full moon of the 2010 fall season on Nov. 21 would be a blue moon.
Choose your blue moon
So what Blue Moon definition tickles your fancy? Is it the second full moon in a calendar month, or (as is the case on Sunday) the third full moon in a season with four?
Maybe it's both. The final decision is solely up to you.
Sunday's full moon will look no different than any other full moon. But the moon can change color in certain conditions.
After forest fires or volcanic eruptions, the moon can appear to take on a bluish or even lavender hue. Soot and ash particles, deposited high in the Earth's atmosphere, can sometimes make the moon appear bluish.
In the aftermath of the massive eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in June 1991, there were reports of blue moons (and even blue suns) worldwide.
We could even call the next full moon (on Dec. 21) a "red moon," but for a different reason: On that day there will be a total eclipse of the moon and, for a short while, the moon will actually glow with a ruddy reddish hue.
More on that special event in the days to come here at SPACE.com, so stay tuned!
The full moon of November arrives on Sunday and will bring with it a cosmic addition: It will also be a so-called "blue moon."
"But wait a minute," you might ask. "Isn't a 'blue moon' defined as the second full moon that occurs during a calendar month? Sunday's full moon falls on Nov. 21 and it will be the only full moon in November 2010. So how can it be a 'blue' moon?"
Indeed, November's full moon is blue moon – but only if we follow a rule that's now somewhat obscure.
In fact, the current "two- full moons in one month" rule has superseded an older rule that would allow us to call Sunday's moon "blue." To be clear, the moon does not actually appear a blue color during a blue moon, it has to do with lunar mechanics.
Confused yet?
Well, as the late Paul Harvey used to say — here now, is the rest of the story:
The blue moon rule
Back in the July 1943 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine, in a question and answer column written by Lawrence J. Lafleur, there was a reference made to the term "blue moon." [Gallery - Full Moon Fever]
Lafleur cited the unusual term from a copy of the 1937 edition of the now-defunct Maine Farmers' Almanac (NOT to be confused with The Farmers' Almanac of Lewiston, Maine, which is still in business).
On the almanac page for August 1937, the calendrical meaning for the term "blue moon" was given.
That explanation said that the moon "... usually comes full twelve times in a year, three times for each season."
Occasionally, however, there will come a year when there are 13 full moons during a year, not the usual 12. The almanac explanation continued:
"This was considered a very unfortunate circumstance, especially by the monks who had charge of the calendar of thirteen months for that year, and it upset the regular arrangement of church festivals. For this reason thirteen came to be considered an unlucky number."
And with that extra full moon, it also meant that one of the four seasons would contain four full moons instead of the usual three.
"There are seven Blue Moons in a Lunar Cycle of nineteen years," continued the almanac, ending on the comment that, "In olden times the almanac makers had much difficulty calculating the occurrence of the Blue Moon and this uncertainty gave rise to the expression 'Once in a Blue Moon.'"
An unfortunate oversight
But while LaFleur quoted the almanac's account, he made one very important omission: He never specified the date for this particular blue moon.
As it turned out, in 1937, it occurred on Aug. 21. That was the third full moon in the summer of 1937, a summer season that would see a total of four full moons.
Names were assigned to each moon in a season: For example, the first moon of summer was called the early summer moon, the second was the midsummer moon, and the last was called the late summer moon.
But when a particular season has four moons, the third was apparently called a blue moon so that the fourth and final one can continue to be called the late moon.
So where did we get the "two full moons in a month rule" that is so popular today?
A moon mistake
Once again, we must turn to the pages of Sky & Telescope.
This time, on page 3 of the March 1946 issue, James Hugh Pruett wrote an article, "Once in a Blue Moon," in which he made a reference to the term "blue moon" and referenced LaFleur's article from 1943.
But because Pruett had no specific full moon date for 1937 to fall back on, his interpretation of the ruling given by the Maine Farmers' Almanac was highly subjective. Pruett ultimately came to this conclusion:
"Seven times in 19 years there were – and still are – 13 full moons in a year. This gives 11 months with one full moon each and one with two. This second in a month, so I interpret it, was called Blue Moon."
How unfortunate that Pruett did not have a copy of that 1937 almanac at hand, or else he would have almost certainly noticed that his "two full moons in a single month assumption" would have been totally wrong.
For the blue moon date of Aug. 21 was most definitely not the second full moon that month!
Blue moon myth runs wild
Pruett's 1946 explanation was, of course, the wrong interpretation and it might have been completely forgotten were it not for Deborah Byrd who used it on her popular National Public Radio program, "StarDate" on Jan. 31, 1980.
We could almost say that in the aftermath of her radio show, the incorrect blue moon rule "went viral" — or at least the '80s equivalent of it.
Over the next decade, this new blue moon definition started appearing in diverse places, such as the World Almanac for Kids and the board game Trivial Pursuit.
I must confess here, that even I was involved in helping to perpetuate the new version of the blue moon phenomenon. Nearly 30 years ago, in the Dec. 1, 1982 edition of The New York Times, I made reference to it in that newspaper's "New York Day by Day" column.
And by 1988, the new definition started receiving international press coverage.
Today, Pruett's misinterpreted "two full moons in a month rule" is recognized worldwide. Indeed, Sky & Telescope turned a literary lemon into lemonade, proclaiming later that – however unintentional – it changed pop culture and the English language in unexpected ways.
Meanwhile, the original Maine Farmers' Almanac rule had been all but forgotten.
Playing by the (old) rules
Now, let's come back to this Sunday's full moon.
Under the old Almanac rule, this would technically be a blue moon. In the autumn season of 2010, there are four full moons:
* Sept. 23
* Oct. 22
* Nov. 21
* Dec. 21
"But wait," you might say. "Dec. 21 is the first day of winter."
And you would be correct, but only if you live north of the equator in the Northern Hemisphere. South of the equator it's the first day of summer.
In 2010, the solstice comes at 6:38 p.m. EST (2338 UT).
But the moon turns full at 3:13 a.m. EST (0813 UT). That's 15 hours and 25 minutes before the solstice occurs. So the Dec. 21 full moon occurs during the waning hours of fall and qualifies as the fourth full moon of the season.
This means that under the original Maine Almanac rule – the one promoted by Lafleur and later misinterpreted by Pruett – the third full moon of the 2010 fall season on Nov. 21 would be a blue moon.
Choose your blue moon
So what Blue Moon definition tickles your fancy? Is it the second full moon in a calendar month, or (as is the case on Sunday) the third full moon in a season with four?
Maybe it's both. The final decision is solely up to you.
Sunday's full moon will look no different than any other full moon. But the moon can change color in certain conditions.
After forest fires or volcanic eruptions, the moon can appear to take on a bluish or even lavender hue. Soot and ash particles, deposited high in the Earth's atmosphere, can sometimes make the moon appear bluish.
In the aftermath of the massive eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in June 1991, there were reports of blue moons (and even blue suns) worldwide.
We could even call the next full moon (on Dec. 21) a "red moon," but for a different reason: On that day there will be a total eclipse of the moon and, for a short while, the moon will actually glow with a ruddy reddish hue.
More on that special event in the days to come here at SPACE.com, so stay tuned!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Moon Magic
TONIC OF THE MOON WATER
Tonic water containing energies of the moon incarnates curative very powerful advantages which cause integral balance and the integrity in all the body, spirit and heart. The clear quartz crystal catalyses the absorption of lunar energies Have well as amplifies the curative advantages. To wait one night clear, preferably above or before full moon. To put your crystal in glass and a cover lights with a cup of purified water. To examine an almanac to ensure the exact period of the twilight the day when you chose. In the twilight, to place glass out of the doors in a place worked at the black (to cover glass of clear envelope in figure). To remove glass at dawn. Water is now filled with lunar capacity. To drink the moon water each morning to prepare your body, spirit and spirit for the effort of the day.
CURATIVE BY THE MOON
TO WAX THE MOON
The waxing phase of the moon is the best hour to constitute the body. It is when I employ to consolidate grasses and tonics to reinforce normal immunities of the body. The raspberry sheet is an excellent tonic for the reproductive bodies females; the bays of hawthorn are good for the cardiovascular system; the nettle is a large tonic of blood; the root of marsh mallow has tonic calming for the urinary tract; the astragalas is a marvellous tonic of immune system; the burdock is a good tonic of liver; the red clover establishes the fertility; the oats straw is good for the highly-strung person system; and the alfalfa is a fantastic total nutritive tonic. These grasses are simple and soft. They better are taken in a cup of tea, three to five times per day. During the waxing phase I also like increasing the hydrant to avoid the conservation of water. More than we introduce water, less water our bodies try to maintain. It is also a good time to apply the medicinal ointments and to take the therapeutic baths. In a more important way, I work during the waxing moon to make sure that the body has the food whole support which it has need. It is the time of the building of the body, and it needs a good provisioning for the ores, vitamins, carbohydrates, lipids, and acids amino with being healthy. I would also not try to fast or lose the weight during the waxing moon. To employ the curative techniques of energy to reinforce and replug with the ground. To pay attention to be rectified and center curative so that you never exhaust your own energy of force of the life. The universe is full with energy to employ, and while connecting on him you will be able to help much more people whom you could by employing your only energy just.
FULL MOON
Ends of full moon approximately three days. It is a very intense phase. Ovulate of much of women always with full moon. It is the hour to apply the most powerful grasses. To use the Cayenne pepper capsules to treat the infections of the kind. Goldenseal is an antibiotic of sweet herbs well-known. Echinacea and lomatium antiviral being. The quay of Dong is an excellent grass for female hormonal fluctuations. The curative work of energy during full moon is very powerful. At the energetic level, it acts like A magnifiant mirror. Strong lunar energy draws all out hiding and reflects it behind with us. It is often time during an acute disease when people feel their the worse. The full moon intensifies what could be more continuous. Often people do not realize even that they are sick until the full moon strikes. It is also an excellent time for the psychological therapy. The emotions seem more close to surface that usual and social inhibitions melt. The agendas which had fermented under surface tend to raise outside of the light of full moon. It is a time to reinforce reports/ratios and to reaffirm them bonds. Never not to underestimate the curative power to hold simply somebody hand and of listening. It is not the moment for insulation or introspection. The full moon draws all the life towards it. Even the full ground assembles several inches when the full moon passes above! The MOON OF WEAKENING the moon of weakening is the best hour to use therapeutic fast. To avoid the energetic fast. There is not usually no need to die of hunger the body to cure it. However, it can be useful to limit your catch to the juices and soups during a few days during the moon of weakening, in particular when fight with the influenza. To currently employ grasses of purification in moderation. Sage, the usnea, the ginger, the lemon, thyme, lavender, and peppermint are the grasses of cleaning and clear of all. The moon of weakening is also a good time to make known and (sweat producing) the baths diaphoretic. Moreover, if you try to give a kick a practice, to do it during the phase of weakening. To employ the curative techniques of energy to divide the unhealthy bonds and to reinforce borders.
NEW MOON
The new moon is as powerful in its own manner as full moon. It is one moment to take actions. It is a phase of hibernation, retirement, and contemplation. To avoid crowd and the gatherings and to seek a little time for yourself. The rest is crucial during new moon. Simple foods and quiet times are the powerful healers. Menstruate of much of women with new moon. It is normal to want to curve itself upwards in the bed with a good book and an interesting cup of tea of chamomile. Stronger nervines (grass of relaxation) are skullcap, hop, cataire, oatstraw, and valerian. After the ends of new moon and this first crescent appears, then the curative lunar cycle starts once again. The majority of the acute diseases do not last a full lunar cycle. Information in this article is not only designed to be an educational tool, not a regulation. It is always wise to consult with your supplier of health by testing any disease or faintness. The conscience of the rates/rhythms of nature can help you and your supplier of health inside determination of the best course of the treatment any hour given. Naturally, some conditions will require that you apply the therapies which necessarily “do not equip” with the phase of the moon.
The Magick moon
TO WAX THE MOON: the waxing moon is the best hour to make a charm for the growth, new projects, release and improvement starting. THE MOON OF WEAKENING: during the moon of weakening, spells to banir bad influences, to decrease or remove the obstacles and the disease, neutralize enemies, and to remove the evil. NEW MOON: during three days after the new moon are the most powerful times to work orthography for the growth and the beginnings which should appear with full moon. FULL MOON: the days right before full moon are the most powerful times for fructification and achievement. To remember that though the moon seems the full moon in the sky for two or three nights, it only EXACT is then announced on your calendar. Something then that time is an influence of weakening. To make your charm of full moon before enumerated exact time. QUARTERS OF THE MOON: The first quarter is the median point between new moon and full moon. The last quarter is the median point between full moon and new moon.
LUNAR PHASES AND WORK OF MAGICKAL
Moon myths
When people lived with nature, the seasons changeantes had a great impact on religious ceremonies. The moon was seen like symbol of the goddess. For this reason, the light of the moon was considered magic, and a source of energy. De Wiccans magic of practice out of matter often to a full moon to be connected on this thought of energy to currently exist. Plutarch once the aforementioned “Egyptian priests called the moon “the mother of the universe,” because the moon, “having the light which makes moist and pregnant, is promotive generation of the alive beings. “The gnostic section of Naassians believed in paramount being known As “the marvellous horn of the moon. ” The moon was the large mother. Menos meant the “moon” and the “power” with the Greeks. With the Novels, the morality of the moon the goddess was in top that of God of the sun. In much of cultures the moon goddess and Creatress were the same one. The Polynesians called Creatress Hina, “the moon. ” It was the first woman, and each woman is a wahine, made in image of Hina. The Scandinavians sometimes called Creatress Mardoll, “the moon shining above the sea. ” Of the people of Ashanti a generic limit for all their deity, Boshun made employ, meaning the moon. The indigenous Americans Sioux call the moon the old woman who never dies. Iroquois call it the “eternal. ” The rules in the Eritrean zone of South Africa held the name “the moon of goddesses. ” The name Gaelic of the moon, gealach, came the official reception from form or Galata, the original Moon-Mother of gaelic and Gallic Tribes. Great Britain was called Albion, the milk-white Moon-Goddess. The moon was called Metra, which means the mother, “whose love penetrated everywhere. ” In the language Basque, the words for the deity and the moon are the same ones. The word of root for the “moon” and the “spirit” was the Indo-European manas, mana, or men, representing large blood “wise” the mother among women, controls by the moon. The derivative the mania meant the enthusiastic revelation, like the madness employed to mean the possession by the spirit of Luna, the moon. Moon-to be touched or Moon-Struck meant to be chosen by the goddess. When the patriarchal thinkers depreciated the goddess, these words came to mean the madness. Orphic and section pythagorienne looked at the moon like house of deaths, a female door known like Yoni. The hearts crossed on the way to the fields of paradise of holds the first role. Often localised Greeks the fields élyséens, house of deaths blessed, in the moon. The shoes of the senators de Toman were decorated with the ivory crescents to prove that after death they would live the moon. Romain the religion taught that “the hearts of the Juste are purified in the moon. ” The port of the crescent was “visual worship” of the goddess. It was of why the Isaïe prophet denounced the Zion women to carry the lunar amulets. Since the moon was the support of the hearts between the reincarnations, it sheltered two deaths and to come, which were one in the same thing. If a man dreams of his own image in the moon, he become the father of a son. If a woman dreamed of her own image in the moon, it would have a girl. The moon goddess created time, with all her cycles of creation, growth, decline, and destruction. This is why ancient calendars were based on phases of the moon and cycles menstrual. The moon always determines the agricultural work in some areas of India. India and Egyptn musardent priestesses were responsible to find the good phase of the moon for each company. The moon was to have been the receptacle of the menstrual blood by which each mother formed the life of her child. This sacer, moon-fluid taboo maintained even the gods alive. The moon was “the cup of the immortal fluid of the life, activating the vegetable kingdom and some develops in secondary-lunar sphere, also activating the immortals on the high one. “The moon was supposed to reign the life and death as well as the tides. People living on the shores were convinced that a baby could only be constant on an entering tide and a person could not die until the tide left. It was often the aforementioned birth with a full tide or a full moon means lucky life. The girls in Scotland refused with wed on anything but a full moon. The witches called their goddess by the “fall the moon. ” It would be to go up with rite for musarder the worship in Thessaly, centuries before the Christian era.
Esbats
Lunar holidays are also known like Esbats, but any ritual of Wiccan held constantly other that a Sabbath is Esbat. Because of the rotation of the ground, the calendar of Wiccan contains 13 Full moons and 8 Sabatts, also known under the name of days of power. A full moon occurs all the 28 1/4 day. Energy of full moon is employed to banir nondesired influences, protection and the divination. A full moon is also a good time for planning, releasing and functioning towards the back in time. The magic of full moon can be made for seven days, three days before full moon and three days after full moon. There are thirteen full moons. Each one has a traditional name.
The moon January of wolf
To give the attack to the moon February
The pure moon March
The moon April of seed
The hare moon can
The moon June of dyad
The moon July of Mead
The moon August of Wyrt
The moon September of Barly
The moon October of blood
The moon November of snow
The moon December of oak
Blue moon variable
The new moon is employed for the personal growth, curative, the blessing of a new project etc Between new moon and the full moon is the phase called to wax the moon. The magic for this phase includes the magic, the increase, the growth, and the profit of attraction. Between full moon and new moon called the moon of weakening is the phase. The magic for this phase includes to banir the magic, such of the negative emotions of loosening, bad habits etc During three days before the new moon is known like the sunk moon, because it is not obvious in the sky. Traditionally, no magic is currently carried out. It is one moment for the rest.
Tonic water containing energies of the moon incarnates curative very powerful advantages which cause integral balance and the integrity in all the body, spirit and heart. The clear quartz crystal catalyses the absorption of lunar energies Have well as amplifies the curative advantages. To wait one night clear, preferably above or before full moon. To put your crystal in glass and a cover lights with a cup of purified water. To examine an almanac to ensure the exact period of the twilight the day when you chose. In the twilight, to place glass out of the doors in a place worked at the black (to cover glass of clear envelope in figure). To remove glass at dawn. Water is now filled with lunar capacity. To drink the moon water each morning to prepare your body, spirit and spirit for the effort of the day.
CURATIVE BY THE MOON
TO WAX THE MOON
The waxing phase of the moon is the best hour to constitute the body. It is when I employ to consolidate grasses and tonics to reinforce normal immunities of the body. The raspberry sheet is an excellent tonic for the reproductive bodies females; the bays of hawthorn are good for the cardiovascular system; the nettle is a large tonic of blood; the root of marsh mallow has tonic calming for the urinary tract; the astragalas is a marvellous tonic of immune system; the burdock is a good tonic of liver; the red clover establishes the fertility; the oats straw is good for the highly-strung person system; and the alfalfa is a fantastic total nutritive tonic. These grasses are simple and soft. They better are taken in a cup of tea, three to five times per day. During the waxing phase I also like increasing the hydrant to avoid the conservation of water. More than we introduce water, less water our bodies try to maintain. It is also a good time to apply the medicinal ointments and to take the therapeutic baths. In a more important way, I work during the waxing moon to make sure that the body has the food whole support which it has need. It is the time of the building of the body, and it needs a good provisioning for the ores, vitamins, carbohydrates, lipids, and acids amino with being healthy. I would also not try to fast or lose the weight during the waxing moon. To employ the curative techniques of energy to reinforce and replug with the ground. To pay attention to be rectified and center curative so that you never exhaust your own energy of force of the life. The universe is full with energy to employ, and while connecting on him you will be able to help much more people whom you could by employing your only energy just.
FULL MOON
Ends of full moon approximately three days. It is a very intense phase. Ovulate of much of women always with full moon. It is the hour to apply the most powerful grasses. To use the Cayenne pepper capsules to treat the infections of the kind. Goldenseal is an antibiotic of sweet herbs well-known. Echinacea and lomatium antiviral being. The quay of Dong is an excellent grass for female hormonal fluctuations. The curative work of energy during full moon is very powerful. At the energetic level, it acts like A magnifiant mirror. Strong lunar energy draws all out hiding and reflects it behind with us. It is often time during an acute disease when people feel their the worse. The full moon intensifies what could be more continuous. Often people do not realize even that they are sick until the full moon strikes. It is also an excellent time for the psychological therapy. The emotions seem more close to surface that usual and social inhibitions melt. The agendas which had fermented under surface tend to raise outside of the light of full moon. It is a time to reinforce reports/ratios and to reaffirm them bonds. Never not to underestimate the curative power to hold simply somebody hand and of listening. It is not the moment for insulation or introspection. The full moon draws all the life towards it. Even the full ground assembles several inches when the full moon passes above! The MOON OF WEAKENING the moon of weakening is the best hour to use therapeutic fast. To avoid the energetic fast. There is not usually no need to die of hunger the body to cure it. However, it can be useful to limit your catch to the juices and soups during a few days during the moon of weakening, in particular when fight with the influenza. To currently employ grasses of purification in moderation. Sage, the usnea, the ginger, the lemon, thyme, lavender, and peppermint are the grasses of cleaning and clear of all. The moon of weakening is also a good time to make known and (sweat producing) the baths diaphoretic. Moreover, if you try to give a kick a practice, to do it during the phase of weakening. To employ the curative techniques of energy to divide the unhealthy bonds and to reinforce borders.
NEW MOON
The new moon is as powerful in its own manner as full moon. It is one moment to take actions. It is a phase of hibernation, retirement, and contemplation. To avoid crowd and the gatherings and to seek a little time for yourself. The rest is crucial during new moon. Simple foods and quiet times are the powerful healers. Menstruate of much of women with new moon. It is normal to want to curve itself upwards in the bed with a good book and an interesting cup of tea of chamomile. Stronger nervines (grass of relaxation) are skullcap, hop, cataire, oatstraw, and valerian. After the ends of new moon and this first crescent appears, then the curative lunar cycle starts once again. The majority of the acute diseases do not last a full lunar cycle. Information in this article is not only designed to be an educational tool, not a regulation. It is always wise to consult with your supplier of health by testing any disease or faintness. The conscience of the rates/rhythms of nature can help you and your supplier of health inside determination of the best course of the treatment any hour given. Naturally, some conditions will require that you apply the therapies which necessarily “do not equip” with the phase of the moon.
The Magick moon
TO WAX THE MOON: the waxing moon is the best hour to make a charm for the growth, new projects, release and improvement starting. THE MOON OF WEAKENING: during the moon of weakening, spells to banir bad influences, to decrease or remove the obstacles and the disease, neutralize enemies, and to remove the evil. NEW MOON: during three days after the new moon are the most powerful times to work orthography for the growth and the beginnings which should appear with full moon. FULL MOON: the days right before full moon are the most powerful times for fructification and achievement. To remember that though the moon seems the full moon in the sky for two or three nights, it only EXACT is then announced on your calendar. Something then that time is an influence of weakening. To make your charm of full moon before enumerated exact time. QUARTERS OF THE MOON: The first quarter is the median point between new moon and full moon. The last quarter is the median point between full moon and new moon.
LUNAR PHASES AND WORK OF MAGICKAL
Moon myths
When people lived with nature, the seasons changeantes had a great impact on religious ceremonies. The moon was seen like symbol of the goddess. For this reason, the light of the moon was considered magic, and a source of energy. De Wiccans magic of practice out of matter often to a full moon to be connected on this thought of energy to currently exist. Plutarch once the aforementioned “Egyptian priests called the moon “the mother of the universe,” because the moon, “having the light which makes moist and pregnant, is promotive generation of the alive beings. “The gnostic section of Naassians believed in paramount being known As “the marvellous horn of the moon. ” The moon was the large mother. Menos meant the “moon” and the “power” with the Greeks. With the Novels, the morality of the moon the goddess was in top that of God of the sun. In much of cultures the moon goddess and Creatress were the same one. The Polynesians called Creatress Hina, “the moon. ” It was the first woman, and each woman is a wahine, made in image of Hina. The Scandinavians sometimes called Creatress Mardoll, “the moon shining above the sea. ” Of the people of Ashanti a generic limit for all their deity, Boshun made employ, meaning the moon. The indigenous Americans Sioux call the moon the old woman who never dies. Iroquois call it the “eternal. ” The rules in the Eritrean zone of South Africa held the name “the moon of goddesses. ” The name Gaelic of the moon, gealach, came the official reception from form or Galata, the original Moon-Mother of gaelic and Gallic Tribes. Great Britain was called Albion, the milk-white Moon-Goddess. The moon was called Metra, which means the mother, “whose love penetrated everywhere. ” In the language Basque, the words for the deity and the moon are the same ones. The word of root for the “moon” and the “spirit” was the Indo-European manas, mana, or men, representing large blood “wise” the mother among women, controls by the moon. The derivative the mania meant the enthusiastic revelation, like the madness employed to mean the possession by the spirit of Luna, the moon. Moon-to be touched or Moon-Struck meant to be chosen by the goddess. When the patriarchal thinkers depreciated the goddess, these words came to mean the madness. Orphic and section pythagorienne looked at the moon like house of deaths, a female door known like Yoni. The hearts crossed on the way to the fields of paradise of holds the first role. Often localised Greeks the fields élyséens, house of deaths blessed, in the moon. The shoes of the senators de Toman were decorated with the ivory crescents to prove that after death they would live the moon. Romain the religion taught that “the hearts of the Juste are purified in the moon. ” The port of the crescent was “visual worship” of the goddess. It was of why the Isaïe prophet denounced the Zion women to carry the lunar amulets. Since the moon was the support of the hearts between the reincarnations, it sheltered two deaths and to come, which were one in the same thing. If a man dreams of his own image in the moon, he become the father of a son. If a woman dreamed of her own image in the moon, it would have a girl. The moon goddess created time, with all her cycles of creation, growth, decline, and destruction. This is why ancient calendars were based on phases of the moon and cycles menstrual. The moon always determines the agricultural work in some areas of India. India and Egyptn musardent priestesses were responsible to find the good phase of the moon for each company. The moon was to have been the receptacle of the menstrual blood by which each mother formed the life of her child. This sacer, moon-fluid taboo maintained even the gods alive. The moon was “the cup of the immortal fluid of the life, activating the vegetable kingdom and some develops in secondary-lunar sphere, also activating the immortals on the high one. “The moon was supposed to reign the life and death as well as the tides. People living on the shores were convinced that a baby could only be constant on an entering tide and a person could not die until the tide left. It was often the aforementioned birth with a full tide or a full moon means lucky life. The girls in Scotland refused with wed on anything but a full moon. The witches called their goddess by the “fall the moon. ” It would be to go up with rite for musarder the worship in Thessaly, centuries before the Christian era.
Esbats
Lunar holidays are also known like Esbats, but any ritual of Wiccan held constantly other that a Sabbath is Esbat. Because of the rotation of the ground, the calendar of Wiccan contains 13 Full moons and 8 Sabatts, also known under the name of days of power. A full moon occurs all the 28 1/4 day. Energy of full moon is employed to banir nondesired influences, protection and the divination. A full moon is also a good time for planning, releasing and functioning towards the back in time. The magic of full moon can be made for seven days, three days before full moon and three days after full moon. There are thirteen full moons. Each one has a traditional name.
The moon January of wolf
To give the attack to the moon February
The pure moon March
The moon April of seed
The hare moon can
The moon June of dyad
The moon July of Mead
The moon August of Wyrt
The moon September of Barly
The moon October of blood
The moon November of snow
The moon December of oak
Blue moon variable
The new moon is employed for the personal growth, curative, the blessing of a new project etc Between new moon and the full moon is the phase called to wax the moon. The magic for this phase includes the magic, the increase, the growth, and the profit of attraction. Between full moon and new moon called the moon of weakening is the phase. The magic for this phase includes to banir the magic, such of the negative emotions of loosening, bad habits etc During three days before the new moon is known like the sunk moon, because it is not obvious in the sky. Traditionally, no magic is currently carried out. It is one moment for the rest.
New Moon Ritual
What you need: Your tools A black candle
Setup: The setup is the same as the full moon rite,with the exception that you will need a view or picture of the moon.
Perform a meditation and cast your circle.
Raise your arms above your head,palms up,and say:
"OH GREAT DARK MOON HEAR ME ON THIS NIGHT.""BRING ME TO YOUR LOVING GUIDANCE."
Lower your arms.
Light the black candle while saying:
"OH GREAT DARK MOON,I HONOR THEE,ON THIS YOUR NIGHT."
Place the black candle into the cauldron while saying:
"AS EARTH IS TO MOON,SUN TO LIGHT,THIS IS MY BLESSED NIGHT."
Kneel down and hum or chant for a while in honor of the moon.
Release the circle.with athame down and release while saying:
"SO MOTE IT BE."
If you chose to do a spell do not relaease the circle yet and remember to point your athame up.After you complete the spell you may close the circle.
Setup: The setup is the same as the full moon rite,with the exception that you will need a view or picture of the moon.
Perform a meditation and cast your circle.
Raise your arms above your head,palms up,and say:
"OH GREAT DARK MOON HEAR ME ON THIS NIGHT.""BRING ME TO YOUR LOVING GUIDANCE."
Lower your arms.
Light the black candle while saying:
"OH GREAT DARK MOON,I HONOR THEE,ON THIS YOUR NIGHT."
Place the black candle into the cauldron while saying:
"AS EARTH IS TO MOON,SUN TO LIGHT,THIS IS MY BLESSED NIGHT."
Kneel down and hum or chant for a while in honor of the moon.
Release the circle.with athame down and release while saying:
"SO MOTE IT BE."
If you chose to do a spell do not relaease the circle yet and remember to point your athame up.After you complete the spell you may close the circle.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Of The Full Moon Ritual
The old teachings tell us that the light of the full moon carries an astral substance, which effects our Inner Being (including emotions, rhythms, and subconscious activity). The Full Moon represents the presence of The Goddess, and in ancient times was considered the Goddess Herself. The Holy Strega taught (during the 14th Century) that participation in the Full Moon ritual, brought the people into a concentrated flow of this energy. This saturation of Lunar Emanation could then be directed, allowing it to provide raw energy for magical purposes, along with a personal empowerment which could increase physic (and magical) abilities.
In the Aridian Tradition, our ritual is designed to collect and concentrate these energies, in the ways which The Holy Strega taught. It is also a time for the worship of Deity. This is usually a combination of chants, songs, and offerings. The ritual also includes a time in which the initiates are directed on an astral journey, through which the old teachings are experienced. Up to 3 works of magic can be performed during the rite, and this can be for the Community at large, or simply for individuals. The ritual concludes with a remembrance of Aradia (a "toast" in her honor) and the celebration of "cakes and wine".
Much of the old ways of our Tradition have been handed down from the time of The Holy Strega. She left a teaching which came to be called "The Charge". Even in the Public Domain, such writers as Charles Leland (1890's) and Doreen Valiente (1950's & 60's) recorded elements of this very old teaching.
The Charge
"Whenever you have need of anything, once in the month, when the moon is full, gather then in secret and give worship to She who is the Queen of all witches. Gather into the sacred circle, and secrets that are as yet unknown shall be revealed to you. And you shall be free in mind, body, and spirit. And as a sign that you are truly free, you shall be naked in your rites. Then shall you sing, dance, feast, and make music and love. For such pleasures are the rituals of the Goddess. Be true to your beliefs, and keep to the Old Ways beyond all obstacles. For our Ways are the keys to the Mysteries, and the Essence of the Cycles of Return. In life does the Queen of all witches reveal the knowledge of the Spirit. And from Death does She deliver you unto Peace, and renew you once again. In memory of me, shall you eat cakes of grain, wine, salt, and honey. These shall you shape like the Moon. Then shall you bless them in my name, and partake of them within your sacred gatherings. For I am the Spirit of all Witches. Unto all who observe the appointed times, will the Queen of Heaven give power. And you shall know success in love, and have power to bless and to consecrate. And you shall know the tongue of the spirits, obtain knowledge of things which are hidden, and call forth spirits from the Mist. You shall know the Voice of the Wind, and the knowledge of changing forms. To you shall secret signs be revealed, and you shall possess power to heal. Wild beasts shall know you, and cause you no harm. As it was in the Time of our beginning, so is it now, so shall it be".
This is taken from the Book of the Holy Strega. Portions of it were written into Charles Leland's works (1894) and a version of it was written by Doreen Valiente (1950's-60's), based on the works of Leland's study of Italian Witchcraft.
Aradia (not to be confused with Charles Leland's distorted version) was born in Italy during the 14th Century and came to be a great Teacher (of The Old Religion). She was responsible for the 14th Century "revival" of Witchcraft, as noted by the Italian Inquisitor Bernardo Rategno in his text TRACTATUS DE STRIGIBUS (written in 1508 AD). Here he records that the "witches sect" had begun to expand rapidly, some 150 years prior. Research material published in 1887 records an interesting Legend, which we believe has preserved the story of Aradia :
There was once a young woman from the town of Volterrra who "traveled far and wide, teaching and preaching the religion of old times, the religion of Diana, the Queen of the Fairies and of the Moon, the Goddess of the poor and the oppressed...and the fame of her wisdom and beauty went forth over all the land, and people worshipped her, calling her La Bella Pellegrina (the beautiful Pilgrim)".
Aradia taught the old pre-Christian Religion of Nature worship, and magic. But above all she taught a Spirituality. Beyond this, she gave hope to peasants whose lives were made miserable in service to the Wealthy. She taught them personal power, and personal value, in an Age when the Church taught them shame and sin, and servitude. Aradia returned their pagan heritage to them, a heritage preserved in secret by courageous Priests and Priestesses of The Old Religion.
Today, we call her The Holy Strega...
Concerning Nature
"Nature is the Great Teacher. In Her are all things revealed. Nature reflects the Higher Ways of Spirit. The Creators established the Laws of Nature so that through them we might come to know the Laws of the Great Ones. Therefore, observe the ways of Nature around you, both great and small. Everything has purpose and reason. Be not confused by its seeming cruelty, for there is a duality in all things.
Respect Nature in all ways. Take only that which you must, from her, and remember nothing may be taken except that something be given (in return). This is the Law for all Witches.
Know that the wind speaks of the knowledge of the Earth, and the spirit of the kindredness of all living things emanates from everywhere. Nature teaches all living things, all that must be known. She teaches birds to make their nests, and animals to hunt, and to survive. She teaches children to crawl, and to walk. She teaches Life.
Once She taught all people of Her ways, but they chose to go their own way. They chose to oppose Her, and to control Her. But for witches there can be no other way than Nature. A witch must live in Harmony with the Forces of Nature".
(reprinted from The Book of the Holy Strega)
Concerning The Goddess
The Goddess is the Life Force, in as much as She is the Fertility in all things. It is through Her activity that we are born, and that seeds push up through the earth, and grow into plants. She moves the God to create through His desire for Her. The Goddess is the Joy of Life, She is the passion to live. Compassion, love, gentleness, and kindness are the Essence of Her Spirit. All women carry the Goddess within, in various aspects and degrees.
Yet, there is a duality in all things, and the Goddess can manifest as sterility, vengeance, and destruction. She is the Soul of Nature.
The Goddess rules the Night, and the Moon is Her sacred symbol. All women are linked to Her through the Moon, which influences the flow of blood. The night is the essence of the mystery which all women possess. This is the elusive quality which all women bear, but can never be known, or touched upon. The desire of men for women, is the desire of God for Goddess. It is the attraction of the Life Force.
The Goddess is known as the Queen of Heaven. She is clothed in the stars, and wears the Moon as a Crown. She is the Earth Mother, clothed in green, and endowed with large breasts which rise as rounded hills rise, beyond the lush green meadows. She is pregnant with the Child of Life, which She bears each year. She is the Virgin Maiden, naked and beautiful. She is youth and the lust for life. She is the Enchantress, and Temptress. She is all women. The Goddess does not accept live sacrifice, as was known in ancient times. She is the Goddess of Life, and all living things. She demands respect for Life. If you give offerings in Her honor, then better it be of fruits or grains, or things of beauty (for these things pass life on).
The Goddess is the Queen of all witches, who She calls Her Hidden Children. We are Her servants, She is not ours. She gives us Life and receives us in the Afterworld. She teaches us the ways of Nature, and Spirit. She gives us power and magic. She reveals all mysteries, and gives light to the darkness. And to the Wise, She imparts Her sacred name.
Concerning The God
The God is known as the stern and demanding aspect of Divinity. Yet this is only an aspect of His Nature. He is perceived as the Death Force, which Transforms. He is Lord of the Afterworld, who restores and renews the soul, which is prepared for a new life. This is performed through the union of the God and Goddess.
Yet, there is a duality in all things, and the God is also Vitality and Strength. He is the Sun, the Lord of Light. He can give Life or Death, through His activity. The God is the desire to create, dwelling in that state prior to creation. Through the attraction of the Goddess, He is moved to create.
He is Lord of the Heavens, clothed in the Sun, and bearing a golden rod. He is Lord of the earth, horned like a stag, and powerful. He is the Lord of the Afterworld, dark and lonely, stern, and Just. For His are the two faces of Janus. Through Him is order established and discipline mastered. He is the inner strength of the individual. He is the essence of strength and defense.
Yet, He is also the warrior, and the destroyer. He is Power and Will. All men bear His essence, in various aspects and degrees. He is all men.
There is a side of the God, which can be seen by those who desire to love Him. It is a gentleness, a compassion, and an understanding. This comes from His awareness of His Strength and Power. His compassion is born of His understanding of Justice. His nobility can be seen in the soaring of a hawk, or in the beauty of a great Stag keeping watch over his herd.
The God is sexual desire and virility within the male. He is attraction, sensuality, and sexuality. He is physical nature, just as the Goddess is spiritual nature.
In death, He is the comforter, and the renewer. He is the Great Initiator, and Teacher. He rules the Afterworld, and dispels the darkness with His presence. He is the illuminator, and reveals all that is hidden. He scatters all falsehoods, and establishes Truth.
In the Aridian Tradition, our ritual is designed to collect and concentrate these energies, in the ways which The Holy Strega taught. It is also a time for the worship of Deity. This is usually a combination of chants, songs, and offerings. The ritual also includes a time in which the initiates are directed on an astral journey, through which the old teachings are experienced. Up to 3 works of magic can be performed during the rite, and this can be for the Community at large, or simply for individuals. The ritual concludes with a remembrance of Aradia (a "toast" in her honor) and the celebration of "cakes and wine".
Much of the old ways of our Tradition have been handed down from the time of The Holy Strega. She left a teaching which came to be called "The Charge". Even in the Public Domain, such writers as Charles Leland (1890's) and Doreen Valiente (1950's & 60's) recorded elements of this very old teaching.
The Charge
"Whenever you have need of anything, once in the month, when the moon is full, gather then in secret and give worship to She who is the Queen of all witches. Gather into the sacred circle, and secrets that are as yet unknown shall be revealed to you. And you shall be free in mind, body, and spirit. And as a sign that you are truly free, you shall be naked in your rites. Then shall you sing, dance, feast, and make music and love. For such pleasures are the rituals of the Goddess. Be true to your beliefs, and keep to the Old Ways beyond all obstacles. For our Ways are the keys to the Mysteries, and the Essence of the Cycles of Return. In life does the Queen of all witches reveal the knowledge of the Spirit. And from Death does She deliver you unto Peace, and renew you once again. In memory of me, shall you eat cakes of grain, wine, salt, and honey. These shall you shape like the Moon. Then shall you bless them in my name, and partake of them within your sacred gatherings. For I am the Spirit of all Witches. Unto all who observe the appointed times, will the Queen of Heaven give power. And you shall know success in love, and have power to bless and to consecrate. And you shall know the tongue of the spirits, obtain knowledge of things which are hidden, and call forth spirits from the Mist. You shall know the Voice of the Wind, and the knowledge of changing forms. To you shall secret signs be revealed, and you shall possess power to heal. Wild beasts shall know you, and cause you no harm. As it was in the Time of our beginning, so is it now, so shall it be".
This is taken from the Book of the Holy Strega. Portions of it were written into Charles Leland's works (1894) and a version of it was written by Doreen Valiente (1950's-60's), based on the works of Leland's study of Italian Witchcraft.
Aradia (not to be confused with Charles Leland's distorted version) was born in Italy during the 14th Century and came to be a great Teacher (of The Old Religion). She was responsible for the 14th Century "revival" of Witchcraft, as noted by the Italian Inquisitor Bernardo Rategno in his text TRACTATUS DE STRIGIBUS (written in 1508 AD). Here he records that the "witches sect" had begun to expand rapidly, some 150 years prior. Research material published in 1887 records an interesting Legend, which we believe has preserved the story of Aradia :
There was once a young woman from the town of Volterrra who "traveled far and wide, teaching and preaching the religion of old times, the religion of Diana, the Queen of the Fairies and of the Moon, the Goddess of the poor and the oppressed...and the fame of her wisdom and beauty went forth over all the land, and people worshipped her, calling her La Bella Pellegrina (the beautiful Pilgrim)".
Aradia taught the old pre-Christian Religion of Nature worship, and magic. But above all she taught a Spirituality. Beyond this, she gave hope to peasants whose lives were made miserable in service to the Wealthy. She taught them personal power, and personal value, in an Age when the Church taught them shame and sin, and servitude. Aradia returned their pagan heritage to them, a heritage preserved in secret by courageous Priests and Priestesses of The Old Religion.
Today, we call her The Holy Strega...
Concerning Nature
"Nature is the Great Teacher. In Her are all things revealed. Nature reflects the Higher Ways of Spirit. The Creators established the Laws of Nature so that through them we might come to know the Laws of the Great Ones. Therefore, observe the ways of Nature around you, both great and small. Everything has purpose and reason. Be not confused by its seeming cruelty, for there is a duality in all things.
Respect Nature in all ways. Take only that which you must, from her, and remember nothing may be taken except that something be given (in return). This is the Law for all Witches.
Know that the wind speaks of the knowledge of the Earth, and the spirit of the kindredness of all living things emanates from everywhere. Nature teaches all living things, all that must be known. She teaches birds to make their nests, and animals to hunt, and to survive. She teaches children to crawl, and to walk. She teaches Life.
Once She taught all people of Her ways, but they chose to go their own way. They chose to oppose Her, and to control Her. But for witches there can be no other way than Nature. A witch must live in Harmony with the Forces of Nature".
(reprinted from The Book of the Holy Strega)
Concerning The Goddess
The Goddess is the Life Force, in as much as She is the Fertility in all things. It is through Her activity that we are born, and that seeds push up through the earth, and grow into plants. She moves the God to create through His desire for Her. The Goddess is the Joy of Life, She is the passion to live. Compassion, love, gentleness, and kindness are the Essence of Her Spirit. All women carry the Goddess within, in various aspects and degrees.
Yet, there is a duality in all things, and the Goddess can manifest as sterility, vengeance, and destruction. She is the Soul of Nature.
The Goddess rules the Night, and the Moon is Her sacred symbol. All women are linked to Her through the Moon, which influences the flow of blood. The night is the essence of the mystery which all women possess. This is the elusive quality which all women bear, but can never be known, or touched upon. The desire of men for women, is the desire of God for Goddess. It is the attraction of the Life Force.
The Goddess is known as the Queen of Heaven. She is clothed in the stars, and wears the Moon as a Crown. She is the Earth Mother, clothed in green, and endowed with large breasts which rise as rounded hills rise, beyond the lush green meadows. She is pregnant with the Child of Life, which She bears each year. She is the Virgin Maiden, naked and beautiful. She is youth and the lust for life. She is the Enchantress, and Temptress. She is all women. The Goddess does not accept live sacrifice, as was known in ancient times. She is the Goddess of Life, and all living things. She demands respect for Life. If you give offerings in Her honor, then better it be of fruits or grains, or things of beauty (for these things pass life on).
The Goddess is the Queen of all witches, who She calls Her Hidden Children. We are Her servants, She is not ours. She gives us Life and receives us in the Afterworld. She teaches us the ways of Nature, and Spirit. She gives us power and magic. She reveals all mysteries, and gives light to the darkness. And to the Wise, She imparts Her sacred name.
Concerning The God
The God is known as the stern and demanding aspect of Divinity. Yet this is only an aspect of His Nature. He is perceived as the Death Force, which Transforms. He is Lord of the Afterworld, who restores and renews the soul, which is prepared for a new life. This is performed through the union of the God and Goddess.
Yet, there is a duality in all things, and the God is also Vitality and Strength. He is the Sun, the Lord of Light. He can give Life or Death, through His activity. The God is the desire to create, dwelling in that state prior to creation. Through the attraction of the Goddess, He is moved to create.
He is Lord of the Heavens, clothed in the Sun, and bearing a golden rod. He is Lord of the earth, horned like a stag, and powerful. He is the Lord of the Afterworld, dark and lonely, stern, and Just. For His are the two faces of Janus. Through Him is order established and discipline mastered. He is the inner strength of the individual. He is the essence of strength and defense.
Yet, He is also the warrior, and the destroyer. He is Power and Will. All men bear His essence, in various aspects and degrees. He is all men.
There is a side of the God, which can be seen by those who desire to love Him. It is a gentleness, a compassion, and an understanding. This comes from His awareness of His Strength and Power. His compassion is born of His understanding of Justice. His nobility can be seen in the soaring of a hawk, or in the beauty of a great Stag keeping watch over his herd.
The God is sexual desire and virility within the male. He is attraction, sensuality, and sexuality. He is physical nature, just as the Goddess is spiritual nature.
In death, He is the comforter, and the renewer. He is the Great Initiator, and Teacher. He rules the Afterworld, and dispels the darkness with His presence. He is the illuminator, and reveals all that is hidden. He scatters all falsehoods, and establishes Truth.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Full Moon Communication Spell
The December Full Moon is in Gemini, which rules communication. Use this time to examine how you communicate with others. What about your communication style would you like to change? Burn a pale blue or yellow candle. Write down everything you know about your communication style. Use the energy of the candle to visualize how you would change the way you relate to others. Work consciously on this for one week. Eventually, you will communicate more effectively, and people will respond to you more favorably.
By: Estelle Daniels
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Moon Phase Correspondences for Magical Workings
Purchase a Magical or Witches' Almanac to keep up with the moon phases;
they can be found in the New Age section of almost any large bookstore and are fairly inexpensive
You can also search the internet for a freeware prorgam named moontool.exe It displays the moon phases on your desktop
New Moon Magic:
New Moon workings can be done from the day of the new moon to three-and-a-half days after.
The new moon is for starting new ventures, new beginnings.
Also love and romance, health or job hunting.
Waxing Moon Magic:
From seven to fourteen days after the new moon.
The waxing moon is for constructive magic, such as love, wealth, success,
courage, friendship, luck or health.
Full Moon Magic:
From fourteen to seventeen-and-a-half days after the new moon.
Prime time for rituals for prophecy, protection, divination.
Any working that needs extra power, such as help finding a new job or healings for
serious conditions, can be done now.
Also, love, knowledge, legal undertakings, money and dreams.
Waning Moon Magic:
From three-and-a-half to ten-and-a-half days after the full moon.
The waning moon is used for banishing magic, for ridding oneself of addictions, illness or negativity.
Dark Moon Magic:
From ten-and-a-half to fourteen days after the full moon.
The dark moon is a time for dealing with attackers, for exploring our darkest recesses and
understanding our angers and passions. Also bringing justice to bear.
http://www.mystics.in/free_magic_spells/free_moon_phase_spells.htm
they can be found in the New Age section of almost any large bookstore and are fairly inexpensive
You can also search the internet for a freeware prorgam named moontool.exe It displays the moon phases on your desktop
New Moon Magic:
New Moon workings can be done from the day of the new moon to three-and-a-half days after.
The new moon is for starting new ventures, new beginnings.
Also love and romance, health or job hunting.
Waxing Moon Magic:
From seven to fourteen days after the new moon.
The waxing moon is for constructive magic, such as love, wealth, success,
courage, friendship, luck or health.
Full Moon Magic:
From fourteen to seventeen-and-a-half days after the new moon.
Prime time for rituals for prophecy, protection, divination.
Any working that needs extra power, such as help finding a new job or healings for
serious conditions, can be done now.
Also, love, knowledge, legal undertakings, money and dreams.
Waning Moon Magic:
From three-and-a-half to ten-and-a-half days after the full moon.
The waning moon is used for banishing magic, for ridding oneself of addictions, illness or negativity.
Dark Moon Magic:
From ten-and-a-half to fourteen days after the full moon.
The dark moon is a time for dealing with attackers, for exploring our darkest recesses and
understanding our angers and passions. Also bringing justice to bear.
http://www.mystics.in/free_magic_spells/free_moon_phase_spells.htm
Full Moon
The Full Moon lasts about three days. It is a very intense phase. Many women still ovulate with the
Full Moon. This is the time to apply the most powerful herbs. Use cayenne capsules to
treat infections of any kind. Goldenseal is a well-known herbal antibiotic. Echinacea and lomatium
are anti-viral. Dong quai is an excellent herb for female hormonal fluctuations.
Energy healing work during the Full Moon is very powerful. On the energetic level, it acts like a
magnifying mirror. The strong lunar energy pulls everything out of hiding and reflects it back at us.
This is often the time during an acute illness when people feel their worst. The Full Moon intensifies
whatever else is going on. Often people aren't even aware that they're sick until the Full Moon hits.
This is also an excellent time for psychological therapy. Emotions seem closer to the surface than
usual and social inhibitions melt away. Agendas that have been simmering under the surface tend
to come out under the light of the Full Moon. This is a time to strengthen relationships and reaffirm
bonds. Never underestimate the healing power of simply holding someone's hand and listening.
This is not the time for isolation or introspection . The Full Moon draws all of life toward it.
Even the solid ground rises several inches when the Full Moon passes overhead!
http://www.khakani.com/freemagicspells/freemagicmoonspells_2.html
Full Moon. This is the time to apply the most powerful herbs. Use cayenne capsules to
treat infections of any kind. Goldenseal is a well-known herbal antibiotic. Echinacea and lomatium
are anti-viral. Dong quai is an excellent herb for female hormonal fluctuations.
Energy healing work during the Full Moon is very powerful. On the energetic level, it acts like a
magnifying mirror. The strong lunar energy pulls everything out of hiding and reflects it back at us.
This is often the time during an acute illness when people feel their worst. The Full Moon intensifies
whatever else is going on. Often people aren't even aware that they're sick until the Full Moon hits.
This is also an excellent time for psychological therapy. Emotions seem closer to the surface than
usual and social inhibitions melt away. Agendas that have been simmering under the surface tend
to come out under the light of the Full Moon. This is a time to strengthen relationships and reaffirm
bonds. Never underestimate the healing power of simply holding someone's hand and listening.
This is not the time for isolation or introspection . The Full Moon draws all of life toward it.
Even the solid ground rises several inches when the Full Moon passes overhead!
http://www.khakani.com/freemagicspells/freemagicmoonspells_2.html
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