Kachina Ceremony
26 July Greetings,The following is an excerpt from "The Wicca Book of Days" by Gerina Dunwich:"The Kachina ceremony is celebrated annually on this date by the Native American tribe of the Hopi in...
View ArticleAugust 1st/2nd and the Celtic autumn
Greetings the week of the first harvest!According to the Celts June 21 was the height of summer, and August 2 was the start of autumn.I must admit, here in Georgia that never did seem the case to...
View ArticleMabon or Ostara???
Ok well I am a bit confused!! heheheBecause I am going overseas with my friend to Rome it means I will miss Ostara here in Australian and when I get to Rome it will be Mabon...does this mean I should...
View ArticleThe Masters Spin Again
While on my way to work this morning (sitting in the usual nightmare Atlanta traffic) I looked up and saw them. In between the power lines were rows of spider webs. They were beautiful, and followed a...
View ArticleWindow painting
Greetings to all,Just wanted to share a recipe for paint, for decorating for the holidays. I have not tried it yet, but know people who have, and since my kids are young artists at heart, we're going...
View ArticleRobert Ingersoll
Robert Ingersoll lived in the US during the mid to late 1800's. He was not pagan, or wiccan, but a secular humanist. Still I thought his words about the christmas season were interesting...A CHRISTMAS...
View ArticleHercules Musarum
Quote:XXIX Junius/June 29: Sacred to Hercules Musarum, "Hercules of the Muses". Men of letters offer their respects to the more peaceful aspects of Hercules, as well as the nine Muses who govern the...
View ArticleThis Week in the Heavens
Quote:Thursday, 7/21Lunar perigee, 4:00 p.m. Perigee is the closest point to Earth in the Moon's orbit. This causes tides slightly greater than usual, known as perigean. At this time, the center of...
View ArticlePerseids!
Quote:A very good shower will produce about one meteor per minute for a given observer under a dark country sky. Any light pollution or moonlight considerably reduces the count. The August Perseids...
View ArticleOrionids
Quote:Friday, 10/21Orionid Meteors, 5:00 a.m.The Orionid Meteor Shower, unfortunately hampered by a bright Moon. Look high to the South. The radiant for these meteors is to the upper left of...
View ArticleMars very close to Earth
Quote:There's nothing else nearly as bright that you can confuse it with. Mars will be its closest to Earth on the night of Oct. 29-30, passing 43.1 million miles (69.4 million kilometers) from our...
View ArticleAurora Watch
Quote:AURORA WATCH: Later this week, on Dec. 1st or 2nd, Earth will enter a high-speed solar wind stream, possibly sparking a geomagnetic storm. Sky watchers in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia should...
View ArticleJehovah's Witnesses & Holidays
I posted this on another board a few days ago. I'm not sure if those of you who don't reside in the US are familiar with a religious affiliation known as the Jehovah Witnesses, but they have a rather...
View ArticleLittle Christmas
Quote:Little Christmas or Nollaig Bheag in the Irish language, is one of the traditional names in Ireland and Italy for January 6, more commonly known as the Epiphany. It is so called because it was,...
View ArticleThe Eight Holidays of Witchcraft
The Eight Holidays of WitchcraftThe holidays of Witches occur on what we refer to as the Wheel of the Year. This terminologyillustrates the innate belief that earth religions hold that time is...
View ArticleArcheoastronomy
This has to be one of the most useful websites that any pagan observing the Eight Festivals of the Wheel of the Year should have bookmarked and visit regularly.Archeoastronomy.com(link will open in...
View ArticleGreen Esbat Ritual Suggestions
seeing as the full moon is either tonight or tomorrow (not sure, but i'm also of the opinion that solstices and full moons don't have to be celebrated on the exact date, as the dates can vary), can...
View ArticleWitches Day
Is anyone familiar with Witches Day - July 21st? Ran across it today and was wondering about others thoughts.
View ArticleWheel of the Year
I was thinking how funny it is that some things along this Path have a stronger pull on you than others at different times. When first delving into printed material on Witchcraft, the Wheel of the...
View ArticleFour Tides
Resting TideAutumn Equinox through Winter SolsticeA peaceful and reflective timeCleansing TideWinter Solstice through Spring EquinoxTaking matters into your own hands and discarding what does not fit...
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