The Wicca Book of Days for Monday, September 14th

A Holy Harvest

The exaulation of the Holy Cross, or the Triumph of the Cross, is celebrated by many Christians on September 14, commemorating the dedication, on this date in 335, of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem that housed the cross upon which Christ was crucified. In England, September 14 was more commonly called Holy Cross Day, or Holy Rood Day, or more irreverently still, the Day of the Holy Nut,, for this was the traditional date of which nutting, or the harvesting of nuts, began, occasioning a day off and much outdoor frolicking on the part of young men and women.

 

An Occult Philosopher

September 14 was the date of birth of Henry Cornelius Agrippa (1489 – 1535), a German occultist who wrote De Occultra Philosophia Libri Tres (1531), or Three Books of Occult Philosophy. The first volume, Natural Magic, is especially inspiring for Wiccans.

The Wicca Book of Days
Selena Eilidh-Ash