Seasons of the Witch – Legends and Lore, Ancient Holidays
And Some Not So Ancient!
Goddess Month of Moura runs from 2/20 – 3/19
Celtic Tree Month Fearn (Alder) – March 18 to April 14
On this day in the year 1877, psychic and “absent-healer” Edgar Cayce (also known as the Sleeping Prophet) was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He was renowned for his psychic visions and miraculous ability to accurately diagnose illnesses and prescribe remedies while in a self-induced trance. He prophesied the Second coming of Christ in the year 1998, followed by cataclysmic changes of the planet. Edgar Cayce died on January 3, 1945.
Sheelah’s Day, an annual festival to honor the fertility Goddess known as Sheela-na-gig was held on this date in ancient Ireland. As
Christianity made inroads, the identity of the Goddess was altered to the consort of mother of St. Patrick. Sheela is a very potent fertility
goddess and is depicted in a squatting birthing position, holding her labia wide to allow her fertility to pass out to any who honour her.
The obviousness of her fertility terrified the Church so they scrambled to find a more chaste version of her.
This day is observed with clovers left over from Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations.
In ancient times, the Pagan fertility-goddess known as Sheela-na-gig was honored annually on this date in Ireland. With the advent of Christianity, the identity of the Goddess was altered from heathen deity with oversized genitalia to the consort or mother of Saint Patrick.
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NOTE: Because of the large number of ancient calendars, many in simultaneous use, as well as different ways of computing holy days (marked by the annual inundation, the solar year, the lunar month, the rising of key stars, and other celestial and terrestrial events), you may find these holy days celebrated a few days earlier or later at your local temple
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