In the legends of the Inuit peoples, Alignak is the god of both the moon and weather. He controls the tides, and presides over both earthquakes and eclipses. In some stories, he is also responsible for returning the souls of the dead to earth so that they may be reborn. Alignak may appear in harbors to protect fishermen from Sedna, the wrathful sea goddess.
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THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR – SABBATS
THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR SUMMARY (SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE)
The Wheel of the Year, or the Wheel of Life represents the cycles and seasons of the Earth and life itself. In the Vangelo Delle Stegthe, it says that the Goddess spins the thread of life from the Wheel, while the God turns it. The God is often depicted as a great serpent curled in a circle, swallowing its tail – representing that He is the body of the Wheel, that it turns through physical manifestation, eternally. The Wheel of the Year has both a dark and light half and is marked by 8 Sabbats/Festivals/Celebrations in accordance with the season changes, 4 “Grand Sabbats” (feminine, dedicated to Goddess, Lunar) and 4 “Lesser Sabbats” (masculine, celebrate the God, Solar & Equinoxes of the Sun). Each half of the Wheel has 2 Grand and 2 Lesser Sabbats.
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BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO PAGAN THEOLOGY….
WHAT IS PAGANISM?
Paganism is a very broad umbrella term encompassing many different belief systems from Shamanism, African Witchcraft, Druidism, Odinism (the Norse traditions), Goddess Spirituality, Wicca (including various branches/traditions such as Alexandrian, Gardnerian, Dianic & Correllian) and Eclectic Paganism (which, as the name implies, is a “bit of this and a bit of that”). What these belief systems share in common, for the most part, is:
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RITE OF PASSAGE – MAIDEN
This beautiful ritual can be adapted to suit any group of people, whether wiccan, broad pagan or simply the kind of folks who believe in a greater spirit. It is such a wonderful community act to perform, one that encourages self respect, and welcomes a girl child into the fold of womanhood as a powerful, beautiful, spiritual event rather than something degrading or frightening – or worse, ignored (enforcing a cultural “taboo”).
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(Correllian First Degree – Esbats Ritual *Minor Adaptations Made)
Close your eyes, relax and go inside yourself. Become aware of your Heart Chakra, and imagine a ball of white light within it. This is the light of the Eternal Flame, your connection to Goddess – the Divine Spark within you. In this ball of light is love, and peace, and strength. Feel the love and power in the light – the love of the Goddess.
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Once we told time by the phases of the Moon and the cycles of the Sun and the Earth. We watched for signs in the land and in the animals that told us when to sow and when to harvest, when to prepare for winter and when to open the doors to spring. Of necessity, we lived in harmony with nature.
For most of human history, the seasons of nature have been the essence of the sacred. Our bodies still respond to the cycles of the Earth, and to the shorter cycles of the Moon. We are born with a natural wisdom that we have forgotten how to tap, a wisdom bred into us in blood and bone.
The calendar of moons expressed the mysteries of the Earth’s sacred cycles through mythology and through the tasks which belonged to each season of the year, and to each season of a person’s life. The stories are old, but somewhere, deep within, we remember.
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CELTIC MOON NAMES & DATES (SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE) 2011 – 2019 |
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Moon |
*2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
*2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
*2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
| JOURNEY | 11/06 | 11/25 | 11/13 | 11/03 | 11/22 | 11/11 | 10/30 | 11/18 | 11/07 |
| MOTHER’S | 12/05 | 12/24 | 12/13 | 12/03 | 12/22 | 12/11 | 11/29 | 12/18 | 12/07 |
| FATHER’S | 01/04 | 01/23 | 01/11 | 01/01 | 01/20 | 01/10 | 12/29 | 01/17 | 01/06 |
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The Waxing Moon
The waxing moon is the period during which the moon grows from dark to full. It takes approximately fourteen days for this to happen. In many magical traditions, people use this time of the moon to perform “positive” magic — in other words, magic that draws things to you, or increases things. Some examples would include:
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(Correllian First Degree – Esbats Ritual *Minor Adaptations Made)
Imagine the face of the Full Moon. See Her clearly in your mind – gaze upon Her. Behold Her soft luminance, Her pearly light. Imagine Her qualities – what do you feel from her? Love? Strength? Peace?
Feel Her energy – commune with Her. Bond with Her.
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(Correllian First Degree – Esbats Ritual *Minor Adaptations Made)
Close your eyes, relax and go inside yourself. Become aware of your Heart Chakra, and imagine a ball of white light within it. This is the light of the Eternal Flame, your connection to Goddess – the Divine Spark within you. In this ball of light is love, and peace, and strength. Feel the love and power in the light – the love of the Goddess.
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Earth DNA 