Seasons of the Witch – Legends and Lore, Ancient Holidays And Some Not So Ancient!

 

Today Is …

 

Festival of Cerridwen. Invoke Her tonight and ask Her for creative solutions to problems and how to manifest those solutions. The potent nature of her brew has, today, transformed Cerridwen, in some eyes, into a Goddess of fertility, creativity, harvest, inspiration, knowledge and luck. The pink or white sow, a symbol of fertility, good fortune and enrichment, is said to be her matron animal.

The New Year of the Seminole Indian tribe of Florida begins on this date, and is celebrated with an annual Green Corn Dance honoring the new corn crop.

In Italy, this day is sacred to the Witch of Gaeta; in Greece, the Goddess Athena is honor is celebrated on July 3rd,

Cherokee Green Corn Dance. This annual ritual is also performed by other tribes, including the Seminoles. The 4-day festival is a New Year celebration in thanksgiving for the maize harvest, honoring the maize Goddess Selu.

Northern Hemisphere: The Dog Days, ruled by the Dog Star, Sirius, begin today. This is considered the hottest part of the year by people who haven’t been to Texas.

Greek: The third day of each month is sacred to the Goddess Athena.

Slavic Pagan: Cherven (July) 3 – The Day of Remembrance for Knjaz Sviatoslav the Great. Sviatoslav, the Great Pagan Prince of Rus

July 4 Native American Holidays & Commemorations

– Spirits of the Mountains Ceremony, an Apache tradition.

– Sun Dance honoring the Great God Who Lives in Sun’s Fires, a rite of the Ute Tribe of Utah and Colorado.

Greek: The fourth day of every month is sacred to the Goddess Aphrodite and the God Hermes.

U.S. Independence Day. On this day, the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the official “birth” of the United States is celebrated by Pagans and non-Pagans alike. On this day, many patriotic American Wiccans honor and give thanks to Lady Liberty, and perform magickal spells and rituals for the benefit of the country.

Day of Pax. On this day in ancient times, Pax (a Roman Goddess of Peace and Harmony, identified with the Greek Goddess Concordia) was honored with feasting and revelry.

Also on this day, the spirits of the mountains are honored by the Mescalero Apache Gahan Ceremonial, while the Great God who dwells within the fire of the Sun is paid homage to by the Ute Indian tribe of Utah and Colorado, who perform an annual Sun Dance.

July 4-U.S. Independence Day. Celebrate ways you are independent.

July 5-Sun Dance Festival. Go to the beach and make solar mandalas in the sand, or go to a dance.

July 6-Day of Io, the Cow Goddess. Imagination should be fertile today. Practice an art form.

July 3-August 15. This was recognized by the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Arabians and Polynesians. The Dog Days of Summer takes it’s name from the rising of the Dog Star, Sirius. The ancient words which we translate as “the Dog Star” could also be interpreted as “the little bitch bringing heat.” This is the hottest period in the Northern hemisphere of Earth.

Remember The Ancient Ways and Keep Them Holy!

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Must Do’s For Friday

Fridays are days of loving enchantments and passionate emotions.
See how many ways you could add a little loving enchantment into your life and the lives of your loved ones. If you wish to explore the topic of love and romance witchery even further, then check out my book How to Enchant a Man: Spells to Bewitch, Bedazzle &Beguile. If cat magick has tickled your fancy, then for further study read my book The Enchanted Cat: Feline Fascinations, Spells &Magick.
 
In the meantime, try sharing red berries with your partner some enchanted evening. Work that meditation, and see what other mysteries Freya has to teach you. Wear a Venus planetary color and call on the Goddess for a little inner sparkle. Burn some floral incense, light up some rosy candles, and set a romantic mood. Try wearing a little copper jewelry, and see how it affects you and your Friday magick. Get those potpourri and philter recipes going, and see what you can conjure up.

Advancing your magickal skills takes drive, ambition, and passion. Work with Eros to discover just how much enthusiasm, inspiration, and drive he can bring into your days, for the imagination is a place where dreams flourish and ideas come to fruition.

Call on these fertile and romantic powers, and create your own unique spells and charms. Just think of all the magickal information that you can now add to your repertoire of witchery. Lastly, remember this: when you combine imagination and a loving heart with magick, you’ll succeed every time.

 

Book of Witchery – Spells, Charms & Correspondences For Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

 

Tasha’s Day by Day Planner for July 2015

 

Fri. 7/3 Gregarious Aquarius Moon brings friends together. Mercury/Jupiter promotes generous thinking.

Sat. 7/4 Quirky Aquarius Moon makes for unexpected fun.

Sun. 7/5 Compassionate Pisces Moon brings people together. Mercury/Venus suggests discussing likes and dislikes.

Mon. 7/6 Intuitive Pisces Moon makes for good guidance. Sun/Pluto helps us dig deeper for understanding.

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Lunabar Moon Almanack for Friday, 03 July, 2015

Waning, Gibbous Moon Age: 17 ½ days.
Ascending Node is at 5° Libra.
Moon in 9th degree of the Sign Aquarius, the Waterman;
also in 10th deg. of the Constellation Capricornus, the Goat.
Souths: 2:12 morn. Moonset: 7:32 morn. Moonrise: 9:42 eve.

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Aspects of Aquarius: Yang, Masculine, Solar, Positive, Diurnal, Airy, Fixed, Barren, Horary Western, Wintery, Austral, Obeying, Human, Moist, Vocal, Sweet, Warm, Mental, Nervous, Hot.

Spells and rituals involving the Air element should be performed when the Moon is in the air sign: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.

Moon in Aquarius: Spells involving science, freedom, personal expression, problem solving, friendship.
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The Current Moon Phase Is: Waning Gibbous – the Moon is less than fully but more than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is decreasing.
“Waning Moon: Symbolic of letting go, surrender, release, quiet time, contemplation, and a time of incubation.

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Moon Moon, Mother Moon
Lunar Lore

The nearer to twelve in the afternoon, the drier the moon.
The nearer to twelve in the forenoon, the wetter the moon.
~ Herefordshire.
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Lunabar Sun Almanack for Friday, 03 July, 2015

 

Sunrise: 5:47 morn. Sunset: 8:37 eve.
Length of Day: 14h. 50m.
Dawn: 5:15 morn. Dusk: 9:09 eve.
Length of Twilight: 0h. 32m.
Sun in 11th degree of the Sign Crabba, the Crab fish;
also in 12th degree of the Constellation Gemini, the Twins;

Solar Lore

If there be red clouds in the West at sunset, it will be fine;
if they have a tint of purple, it will be very fine;
or if red, bordered with black in the Southeast.
~ Encyc. of Superstitions, Folklore & Occult Sciences of the World.

Aspects of Crabba/Cancer: Yin, Feminine, Lunar, Negative, Nocturnal, Watery, Cardinal, Fruitful, Horary Northern, Summery,
Boreal, Commanding, Solstitial, Tropical, Moist, Dumb, Mute, Cold, Psychic, Sensitive.

 
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Good Morning!