Mercury Retrograde 2012
Mercury Retrograde 2012 March 12 – April 4 July 14 – August 8 November 6 – November 26 The term “Mercury Retrograde” is relatively unknown by the public at large yet it is quite easy to understand how and when this celestial event will effect us astrologically. By referencing coming Retrograde periods we can all mark our calendars and use our natal charts to see just when and how we will be touched by Mercury’s swift foot. By taking these simple steps we can objectively foresee with confidence and engage accordingly with Mercury retrogrades rather than be at the...
Read MoreLitha – Celebration of the Summer Solstice
Litha – Celebration of the Summer Solstice By Jennifer Bones The summer solstice has long been a time of celebration and festivity for cultures dating back to ancient times and stretching through the present day. For those of us on the Northern Hemisphere, this day falls approximately on June 21st. During this time the Earth is tilted closest to the Sun giving us greater exposure to the Sun’s light and, subsequently, the longest day of the year. The themes of Summer Solstice are sex, love, creativity, energy, luck, health and wishes. “Solstice” comes from the Latin...
Read MoreWheel Of The Year
Wheel of The Year In Neopaganism, the Wheel of the Year is the natural cycle of the seasons, commemorated by the eight Sabbats. Because one tenet of Neopaganism is that all of nature is cyclical, the passing of time is also seen as a cycle, a wheel which turns and turns. The course of birth, life, decline, and death that we see in our human lives is echoed in the seasons. The eight Sabbats are religious holidays that celebrate the passing of the year. Each Sabbat also symbolizes a time in the life of the God, who is born from the Goddess, grows to full manhood, mates with her, and reigns as...
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Midsummer Midsummer is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats of Neopaganism. It is celebrated on the summer solstice, which in the northern hemisphere falls near June 21 and in the southern hemisphere near December 21. The holiday is the turning point at which summer reaches its height and the sun shines longest, but at the same time we are reminded that the days will soon begin to shorten. This holiday is also sometimes called Litha. Its use as the name for this holiday may trace back to its appearance in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. Prior to that,...
Read MoreChinese New Year – The Lunar New Year
The Chinese New Year For the Chinese people and those of Chinese descent across the globe the most celebrated day of the year is the Lunar New Year or the Chinese New Year. Also called The Spring Festival, this most popular holiday period commences on the day of the first new moon of the New Year and ends on the full moon about two weeks later. Tradition Many traditions associated with The Lunar New Year include “getting one’s house in order” by paying off debts and physically cleaning the house as well as writing Spring Festival couplets on red paper and adorning windows...
Read MoreStonehenge Summer Solstice
The Sun rising over Stonehenge on the morning of the Summer Solstice (21st June 2005). A crowd of between 14,000 and 19,000 people watched the sunrise from the ground, along with three paramotor pilots who watched the events from the air. This photograph was taken a couple of minutes after sunrise, and a little to the right of the solar alignment line. A more perfectly aligned photograph taken immediately after sunrise can be seen at Image:Summer Solstice 2005 Sunrise over Stonehenge 01.jpg.Description of the solar alignment If you look at an aerial view, north is approximately along the...
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