GrannyMoon's Morning Feast
9 Aug 2005
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Every day is a Feast Day!!!
Celebrate It!!!
GrannyMoon ~Bringing You The Feast Since 2001
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The Goddess Calendar
Goddess Month of Hesperus runs from 8/9 - 9/5
Lunabar Moon Almanack for Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Phase: Waxing, Crescent Moon. Age: 4 days 16h. 0m.
Ascending Node is at 16° Aries.
In the 15th° of the Constellation c Virgo, the Virgin;
& in the 8th° of the Signe d Libra, the Balance.
Rises: 10:21 morn. Souths: 4:28 eve. Sets: 10:30 eve.
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Moon Phases
New Moon falls on Thursday, August 04, 2005 at 11:06 PM
First Quarter falls on Friday, August 12, 2005 at 10:40 PM
Full 'Lightning' Moon falls on Friday, August 19, 2005 at 1:54 PM
Last Quarter falls on Friday, August 26, 2005 at 11:19 AM
New Moon falls on Saturday, September 03, 2005 at 2:45 PM
First Quarter falls on Sunday, September 11, 2005 at 7:37 AM
Full 'Lightning' Moon falls on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at 10:01 PM
Last Quarter falls on Sunday, September 25, 2005 at 2:42 AM
Thank you all my dear readers...be blessed.~ GrannyMoon
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Current Moon Phase - Waxing, New Moon Magick:
New Moon workings can be done from the day of the new moon to three- and-a-half
days after.
The new moon is for starting new ventures, new beginnings. Also love and
romance, health or job hunting.
The waxing moon is for constructive magick, such as love, wealth, success,
courage, friendship, luck or healthy, protection, divination. Any working that
needs extra power, such as help finding a new job or healings for serious
conditions, can be done now. Also, love, knowledge, legal undertakings, money
and dreams.
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Star IQ - Tuesday, August 9
The Moon is in Libra, the sign of fair play, where the desire for peace and
harmony can overshadow the need to express our feelings. There is, however, a
combative side to Libra with an emphasis on strategy and logistics. This
less-than-sweet attitude is strengthened today as Mars, the planet of assertion
and aggression, forms a tense sesquisquare aspect to powerful Pluto. We need to
be conscious now or we can find ourselves engaged in a power struggle with
someone only to realize that our real opponent is a part of ourselves that we
don't like.
Aries Cancer Libra Capricorn
Taurus Leo Scorpio Aquarius
Gemini Virgo Sagittarius Pisces
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GrannyMoon Says Today Is: Tiu's Day - the day of Mars...also Ares, Tiwaz, Tiw
(from whom it is named), Tuisco, and Tyr. Tuesday is ruled by Mars, whose
Magickal influences are: Passion, courage, aggression, and protection. Tuesday
comes under the influence of Mars, the planet associated with vitality, passion,
ambition, and raw, unabashed power. Mars energy makes the mind acute, and the
body restless; therefore, on Tuesday we are likely to exert ourselves physically
and take action to achieve goals. This day is dynamic and high-spirited, and the
prevailing energies may include carelessness and destructiveness as well, so it
is good to be cautious---especially while traveling. Tuesday is the proper day
of the week to perform rituals involving courage, physical strength, revenge,
surgery, and the breaking of negative spells.
a.. Today's Magickal Influences ~ Destination, War, Courage, Surgery, Physical
Strength
b.. Today's Goddesses: Aset [Isis], Soorejnaree, Pingalla, Anna, Aine, Danu,
Yngona, Bellona, Aida Wedo, Sun Woman
c.. Perfumes: Hellebore, Carnation, Patchouli
d.. Incense: Lignum Aloes, Plantain
e.. Color of The Day: Red
f.. Colors for Tomorrow: Yellow
g.. Lucky Sign: Tuesday Is The Lucky Day For Aries and Scorpio
h.. Candle: Red
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Moon Moon, Mother Moon
Lunar Lore
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Haloes round the moon, a blood-red sunset, a red moon on
her fourth rising, . . . prognostics of winds.
- Bacon, collected in R. Inwards, "Weather Lore".
...
Hecate: the moon before she has risen and after she has set.
Astarte: the crescent moon, "the moon with crescent horns."
Diana or Cynthia: the moon in the open vault of heaven,
who "hunts the clouds."
- Brewer, "Dictionary of Phrase & Fable"
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Seasons of the Witch - Ancient Holidays
And some not so ancient too!
Druid Feast of the Fire Spirits.
Roman Vinalia Rustica - Wine festival of Venus and Pan.
Sol Indiges - In ancient Rome, a public sacrifice was made to Sol Indiges, a sun
god, whose qualifier (indiges) may indicate that he is the sun god indigenous to
the area. Blackburn, Bonnie & Leofranc Holford-Strevens, The Oxford Companion to
the Year, Oxford University Press 1999
Frost Nights Begin - According to the Norwegians, this is the start of a series
of frost nights, with August 12th, usually the worst. Blackburn, Bonnie &
Leofranc Holford-Strevens, The Oxford Companion to the Year, Oxford University
Press 1999
Cranham Feast - Gloucestershire, England:Parade, Feasting, Bowling For Pigs,
Coconut Shying, Dancing.
Feast Of The Milky Way - China
St. Laurence (Bids Wages) - working for St. Laurence is a customary excuse for
skiving off work tomorrow. Enjoy yourself this evening & fear not the
consequences.
~School of The Seasons
Harvest Celebration at Smokehouse Meadery,
http://www.smokehousewinery.com/ Saturday & Sunday --- October 8 & 9, 2005, 12-6 PM (music - cider - mead)
Admission $10 Sperryville, VA
3rd Annual Wise Woman's Festival Oct 21-23 -
http://www.flashsilvermoon.com This Fest is located at the Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice Camp in
Hampton near Gainesville Florida
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Remember the ancient ways and keep them sacred!
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By GrannyMoon
Shaman of Cups
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Circle of Friends
Don't let loneliness hurt your health; reconnect with a family member or old
friend this weekend. Studies show
that loneliness can have deleterious effects on your health. Surrounding
yourself with friends and family,
on the other hand, can give your heart and health a boost. Make it a point to
see three or more of your closest
friends and family members at least once each month.
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Weaving the Web! Networking With Others of Like Mind!!
Please share your art or craft...with pictures, stories, poems and articles.
You will receive all credits and a link to your website in the Feast!
Thanks!
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MERRY MEET
Black heart, cold feet
Dirty hands, sticky treat;
Hairy head, sad sad heart
Merry meet and merry part.
Sickly pale, sickly sweet
Icy knees, prickly heat;
Bucky teeth, oh so smart
Merry meet and merry part.
Round and round, back again
Full of chocolate, full of pain;
Stick together, pull apart
Merry meet and merry part.
Pointed hats and flat chapeaus
Fishnet stockings, moldy hose;
Big red dragon, a pony cart
Merry meet and merry part.
© August 2005
Beth Johnson
(Mystic Amazon)
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Goddess For Today: Auge
Saint Lawrence Day (Spain/Italy)
Themes: Fire; Fertility
Symbols: Hearth; Fire; Stove; Cooking Utensils
About Auge: This Spanish Goddess of heat and fertility helps us celebrate
today's festivities by providing our
cooking fire! Auge also inspires the warmth of passion so that fertility will
flow in the relationship and on a
physical level if desired.
To Do Today: In an odd turn of events, the same saint who was roasted alive
because of his wit became the Patron
Saint of the kitchen and cookery in Spain and Italy. In keeping with this
theme, prepare a grilled or roasted food today,
invoking Auge simply by lighting the flames!
If weather permits, have a fire festival in your yard over the barbecue of
hibachi, and bless your cooking utensils by
placing them momentarily in the flames. As you do, add an incantation like this
one:
"By the forge, by the fire, Auge build the power higher.
Within these tools let there be an abundance of fertility"!
Use these tools outside or in your kitchen whenever you need extra productivity.
Should the weather not cooperate,
this spell works perfectly on a gas stove, which gives off a flame in which Auge
can dwell.
Finally wear red or orange hues today (the colors of fire), and remember to
light a candle to honor this Goddess.
Consider dabbing on some fiery aromas, too, like mint, orange, or ginger, for a
little extra energy and affection.
By Patricia Telesco ~ From "365 Goddess" and GrannyMoon's Morning Feast
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She who dies with the most laugh lines, wins.
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Welcome to AngelVoice, where you meet the Angel that is guiding you each
day, and receive the loving Angel Message sent to you for contemplation and
motivation. And - as a special inspiration from the angelic realms - you
are given a joyful daily thought or idea to help light up your world.
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EARTH ELEMENT: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Your Guiding Angel today is: The Angel of Union. Angelic
Advice: Today, look at where union plays a role in your
life, or where bringing union into a situation will increase
the flow of expression. Let barriers fall by reaching out
and by allowing your self to be touched as well. Your angels
wish you joy in: Communication, both silent and spokenFIRE ELEMENT: Aries, Leo,
SagittariusYour Guiding Angel today is: The Angel of Amazing Grace.
Angelic Advice: Transformation is your choice. As you
perceive your life, realize that all that is necessary is
accepting that you are a child of the divine. Let the spirit
that is universal shine through to this world in all that
you say and do. Your angels wish you joy in: Blessing and
Being Blessed.AIR ELEMENT: Aquarius, Gemini, Libra
Your Guiding Angel today is: The Ambassador Angel. Angelic
Advice: The Ambassador Angel comes from the heavens to say
THANK YOU to you, on behalf of all the legions of angels,
ascended masters and spirit guides. Angels, even though they
are messengers from the divine, could not do their work
without counterparts here in the physical realm, and they
want you to know their gratitude and love for angelic work
that you do. Your angels wish you joy in: Knowing your
Divinity.WATER ELEMENT: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Your Guiding Angel today is: The Angel of Expectations.
Angelic Advice: Today, live in positive expectation. The
world manifests in a more positive way when you expect the
best. Do your work and keep a sense of positivity and let
your angels do the rest. Your angels wish you joy in:
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"Taking back one's life, in any form, is the surest way of getting what we all
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Water Elemental Meditation
Incense of the day: Maple
For this spell, you will need drinking water, an open glass container such as a
jar or bowl, and some sounds of water if possible-either a recording of rain or
running water, or if possible sit near a fountain or stream. You should be able
to hear, see, smell, touch, and taste water. To start, listen to its sound.
Next, look at the water source or at the water in your container. Pause to
consider how vital water is to our existence. Think of all the ways we use it
and how life would be without it. Be grateful for water. Touch it, and then take
a drink. Engage all your senses in experiencing water. The element of water
represents emotions and feelings. Try to get in touch with this aspect of
yourself, and consider all the aspects of water-rain, lakes, springs, streams,
and oceans, and its association with the womb. Do this for at least ten or
fifteen minutes, then say:
Ripples on the pond,
Sacred spring and well,
The current and the tide,
Watch it flow and swell.
Water of the earth,
Water from above,
Waters of the world,
Fill us with your love.
By: Ember, Llewellyn and GrannyMoon's Morning Feast
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People usually are pretty happy with the way things are until it hurts so much
that they must force a change.
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Daily Aromatherapy Tip - Alpha Brain Waves
Relaxing in a warm scented bath induces alpha brain waves, which enhance
concentration
and are more likely to trigger intuition than the rapid beta waves we experience
throughout
our normal day. Researchers agree that intuitive thoughts come suddenly and
ususally when
we're relaxing.
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Experience the joy within every moment.
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Crone's Corner - The Magickal Apple
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Imagine the perfect apple, ripe and bursting with life. Sliced in half, it
reveals a beautiful five-point
symmetry-a star formed by the seeds inside. In fact, each of these five seeds
may be seen to contain
a symbolism of its own mirroring the spiritual aspects of this universal symbol:
idea, sustenance, life,
secret knowledge and the hidden mysteries within the earth.
" An apple a day keeps the doctor away, " you say ? Did you know
that people who work in cider, vinegar and applesauce plants often
suffer fewer colds and other respiratory ailments than the rest of
us? Or that if apples and apple juice are substituted for citrus in
the diet, arthritic conditions are improved ?
A little apple juice boiled with cinnamon helps settle an upset
stomach. As early as the 13th Century, baked apples served with a
few caraway seeds were recommended for post dinner digestive. The
tradition of serving applesauce with pork and goose stems from the
fact that the acids in the apple help the digestion of other foods.
Indeed, the unsweetened juice of the apple can help reduce
acidity of the stomach. Raw sour apples are stewed apples help cure
even severe cases of constipation. Hot apple juice with or without
honey helps sooth sore throats.
But apples are cultivated not only for their medicinal properties
and culinary uses, they can also have a very important place in myth
and legend.
Apple is one of the Celtic holy trees, one of the woods from
which magic rune staves could be carved, and from which the Druids
gathered their secret mistletoe symbol of healing and fertility.
Avalon, the island to which the dying King Arthur was taken, was
called " The Isle Of Apples "; it was thought to be the Garden of
Hesperides, where Jason and the Argonauts came to find the golden
apples of immortality.
The much maligned apple of the Garden of Eden was probably a
pomegranate. Other, familiar legends have evil witches and
sorcerers poisoning or turning apples into love charms to surprise
the unwary.
At one time, I actually came across an old spell for making a love apple:
Take a 2 colored apple. Breathe on the green part and rub the red
part with red flannel. Then say, " Fire sweet and fire red, warm the
heart and turn the head. " Kiss the red part and give it to your
intended. When it's eaten he/she is yours !! Enough tales. Let's
take our apples to the kitchen.
Witches Apple Pudding:
Dough:
2 cups flour
4 Tsp. baking powder
3/4 cup milk
1/2 Tsp. salt
1/3 cup shortening
1 egg
Combine the above ingredients as you would for biscuits and set aside for later.
Fillings:
6 apples sliced
1 Tsp. cinnamon
3 Tsp. sugar or honey
1 Tsp. nutmeg
Combine in baking dish.
Syrup:
1 cup water
1 Tsp. butter
1 cup sugar or 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup honey.
Bring syrup to a boil. Drop the biscuit mixture on top of the
fruit. Pour hot syrup over all and bake at 375 degrees for about 40
minutes. Serve warm. Vanilla ice cream makes a lovely addition.
Apple and Raisin Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup sugar or 1/2 honey & sugar
1 cup of milk
1 cup of butter
2 eggs
1 scant Tsp. soda
2 cups flour
1 Tsp. cinnamon
2 cups old fashioned oatmeal
1 large diced apple { Leave skin on }
Cream sugar, butter and eggs. Add milk. Add dry ingredients. Mix
well and stir in apple. Drop onto cookie sheet and bake at 350-375
degrees. This makes a large, soft cookie.
For the lazy or calorie minded, try microwaving an apple after
you've cored it. Sprinkle on a little cinnamon and ground cloves,
add a few drops of maple syrup, some sunflower seeds or chopped
nuts. Put it in the microwave for 5 minutes and behold !
{ A magickal desert.}
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GrannyMoon's Morning Feast Archives 2003
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"If you do what you have always done, you'll get what you've always gotten."
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Look at the Moon!
A cinnamon tree is there,
twined about with mist.
A Goddess lives in it:
her hair, the mist, the tree's leaves,
all are confused in a swirl of light.
Let us dance now, dance
to turn the Moon around,
dance to see its dark mysteries.
~Japanese Song From Noh Plays
During this month, the Japanese Tsukimi or moon-evening festival was
traditionally held. On the day after the eighth full moon of the year, people
gathered to view the harvest moon from porches or windows or gardens. Poets
wrote special poems for the occasion, cooks made special dumplings or rice
cakes. A ritual tug-of-war was held, indicating that the season is now tugging
toward winter. Offerings were set out, surrounded by grasses that symbolized the
coming harvest.
Prayers were addressed to the moon, wherein a goddess is said to live. Control
of seasonal storms were in her power, so it was important to flatter and invoke
her, begging that late storms not destroy the precious harvest. The combination
of jollity and fear is common to harvest festivals, for there is no assurance
that a crop - or a project, or a love affair, or any of our risky human
endeavors - will be successful until it has concluded.
By Patricia Monaghan ~ From "The Goddess Companion" and GrannyMoon's Morning
Feast
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When it's all said and done, spending energy regretting bad business decisions,
eating too much ice cream or not reading enough is useless.
Regretting that you didn't express your feelings is an entirely different
story."
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