GrannyMoon's Morning Feast
12 Aug 2005
Selu
By Dorothy Sullivan
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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 Friday, August 12, 2005
Phase: First Quarter Moon, at 10h. 40m. evening.
Ascending Node is at 16° Aries.
In the 13th° of the Constellation d Libra, the Balance;
& in the 20th° of the Signe e Scorpio, the Scorpion.
Rises: 1:30 eve. Souths: 6:41 eve. Sets: 11:47 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
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View this month's Lunar Planner
http://www.lunarplanner.com~~~
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Thank you all my dear readers...be blessed.~ GrannyMoon
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Current Moon Phase - Waxing Moon Magick:
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 - Thursday, August 11
The Moon enters passionate Scorpio, a fixed water sign, at 8:33 am EDT. This is
a powerful, yet oftentimes challenging place for the Moon, as our feelings
intensify -- making emotional expression difficult. Our natural response is to
lock up our feelings inside and to obsessively mull them over until the darkness
is transformed into light. Then, after the fact, we share our process. But when
we are close to others, they can see behind the curtain and into our
subconscious, and therefore can engage with our not-quite hidden stuff.
Aries Cancer Libra Capricorn
Taurus Leo Scorpio Aquarius
Gemini Virgo Sagittarius Pisces
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GrannyMoon Says Today Is: Freya's Day - Energy: Female Ruler: Venus - Rules
lovers and pleasure, affairs of the heart - Use for magick involving love,
peace, beauty, gentleness, women's problems, healing, protection, lovers, ease,
pleasure, affairs. Resolve quarrels today!
a.. Today's Magickal Influences: All Love Matters, Friendships, Affection,
Partnerships, Money, Sex
b.. Today's Goddesses: Astarte, Aphrodite, Erzulie, Aida Wedo, Eve, Venus,
Freya, Diana, Aset [Isis], The Witch Of Gaeta, Chalchiuhtlique
c.. Incense: Saffron, Verbena
d.. Perfumes: Stephanotis, Apple Blossom, Musk, Ambergris
e.. Color of The Day: Light Blue, Pale Green
f.. Colors for Tomorrow: Black
g.. Lucky Sign: Friday Is The Lucky Day For Taurus And Libra
h.. Candle: Green
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Moon Moon, Mother Moon
Lunar Lore
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And when fair Cynthia her full orb displays,
Or when unveiled to sight are half her rays,
Then mark the various hues that paint her face,
And thus the fickle weather's changes trace.
- Lamb's trans. of the "Phainomena" of Aratos.
...
When you sow to have double flowers,
let it be in the full of the moon;
and as often as you transplant them,
let it be in the full of the moon.
- Leonard Meager, "New Art of Gardening", 1697.
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Let not my Heart-soul be driven away from me;
and grant me a sight of the Disk of the Sun
and the beholding of the Moon for ever and ever.
- Egyptian Book of the Dead.
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Seasons of the Witch - Ancient Holidays
And some not so ancient too!
The Lights of Isis - Festival of the Egyptian Goddess Isis.
St Clare - A follower of Francis of Assisi, she began an order of nuns, the Poor
Claires. She is a patroness of sore eyes.
Hoever, Rev Hugo, Lives of the Saints, Catholic Book Publishing Company 1955
Hercules the Invincible - The ancient Romans made a sacrifice on this day to
Hercules Invictus (the Invincible). Women were excluded from the rituals, and
various myths explained this, including the story that the followers of Bona Dea
had refused Hercules a drink of water when he was thirsty because the goddess
permitted no men in her presence. At any rate, he was a man's god, a manly man,
a god who became human and thus understood human appetites. Merchants gave
tithes of their profits and generals of their booty to finance a public feast.
All animals sacrificed to him were completely consumed during the feast and
there were no restrictions on what foods or drink could be offered. Blackburn,
Bonnie & Leofranc Holford-Strevens, The Oxford Companion to the Year, Oxford
University Press 1999
Source: School of The Seasons, Sacred Source
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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AutumnMeet, Nov. 2-6 at Hidden River Resort - Pagan Festivals annually at on the
Florida/Georgia state line.
http://www.phoenixfestivals.com There is a discount
for groups of 10 or more who register together.
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Remember the ancient ways and keep them sacred!
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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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Journal of Mythic Arts: Spring 2005
An online journal exploring myth, folklore, fairy tales, and their use in
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Today's Goddess:. Selu
Fiesta de Santa Clara (Southeastern United States)
Themes: Harvest; Weather; Growth
Symbol: Corn
About Selu: This Southeastern Native American Corn Goddess planted her very
heart so people wouldn't go hungry.
Corn sprouted from it. To this very day, her spirit teaches us how to
refertilize the earth to bring us the sustenance we need.
To Do Today: In this primary festival among the Pueblo Indians, Santa Clara
replaced Selu, the spirit of the corn, when Christianity took hold. For the
Pueblo, corn is a staple, so as the sun reigns in power they dance for rain and
evoke the Corn Spirit for every portion of the crop's growth. Following this
tradition, if it's raining today, go outside and rejoice in Selu's
growth-related energy. Dance with a bit of corn (or eat some beforehand) to
invoke her powers for progress in any area of your life.
If your region has needed rain lately, try drumming for it while scattering corn
kernels mingled with pine needles on the ground.
The corn and needles act as a gift to the goddess, and the sound they make is a
kind of sympathetic magic to draw the rain.
Finally, carry corn in your pocket today. Beforehand, visualize a specific
characteristic you'd like to "harvest" within yourself. Each time you think of
the corn that day, visualize that goal again. Then, at the end of the day,
plant the kernel in the ground so Selu can start it growing!
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By Patricia Telesco ~ From "365 Goddess" and GrannyMoon's Morning Feast
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Peace, you are my friend. I keep you by my side and in my heart at all times.
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EARTH ELEMENT: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Your Guiding Angel today is: The Angel of Life's Dance.
Angelic Advice: Be aware of the influence of others upon
your own energy. Intuit their next steps and let yours fall
in stride. The best dance is one in which there is no
effort, only flow. Dance in a circle, cheek-to-cheek or do
your own thing - just express your soul. Your angels wish
you joy in: Effortlessness.FIRE ELEMENT: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Your Guiding Angel today is: The Angel of Equanimity.
Angelic Advice: Harmony comes and graces your life when you
step back and create some perspective. Know that you have
the ability to demonstrate the flow of life in a positive
manner too all those whose lives you touch. Your angels wish
you joy in: Positive and Steady Manifestation.AIR ELEMENT: Aquarius, Gemini,
Libra
Your Guiding Angel today is: The Angel of Individuality.
Angelic Advice: Dare to be you today! Finding peace often
comes in looking to oneself for guidance rather than seeking
others to approve us or open doors for us. Revel in your
uniqueness and trust in you. Your angels wish you joy in:
Self Discovery.WATER ELEMENT: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Your Guiding Angel today is: The Angel of Secrets. Angelic
Advice: Secrets can be delicious and delightful. Create a
little private delight and enjoy the special glow of keeping
a precious secret. You will know when the time is right to
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"It is not until our own hearts are pierced that we can begin to know the
suffering."
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Abundant Balance Spell
Incense of the day: Sandalwood
I used to dislike the phrase "It takes money to make money." Like many people, I
thought that this phrase spoke to the idea that only the rich get richer. Then
it dawned on me that this phrase mirrors the concept of a balanced universal
flow of abundance. Even the bills that you pay and the groceries that you buy
start a chain of events that ensure money will flow back to you. With your
wallet or your checkbook in front of you, draw the rune Feoh (f) for prosperity
that is earned and shared with the forefinger of your projective hand. Visualize
the infinite flow of the universe that provides for you and guides you. State
these or similar words:
Universal abundance infinitely flows.
I live in your balance, my abundance grows.
Be open to any messages or opportunities that reflect and influence your balance
of abundance.
By: Karen Follett, Llewellyn and GrannyMoon's Morning Feast
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Crone's Corner - Beauty of a Woman
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,
The figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen from her eyes,
Because that is the doorway to her heart,
The place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman Is not in a facial mole,
But true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives,
The passion that she shows.
The beauty of a woman
With passing years -- only grows.
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GrannyMoon's Morning Feast Archives 2002
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Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us
everyday. ~Sally Koch
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I am you.
You are me.
Wherever you go,
there I am.
I am strewn everywhere.
Everywhere you collect me.
And as you do,
you recollect yourself.
~Gnostic Gospel of Eve
The first woman, Eve, is shown in the Bible as a temptress who not only sins
herself, but lures her mate into sin as well. She seems a weak creature at best,
possibly even evil, this first mother of our race. Yet there are other
traditions, other myths, told about Eve that have come down to us. In one of
these, she travels to the underworld upon her husband Adam's death, and it is
she who wins the boon of eventual rebirth from God.
Woman and men are both limited by the cultural messages they receive: men, that
they must be perpetually be in charge and powerful; women, that they must be
endlessly available and nurturing. Yet we bear within us all the possibilities
of our gender and our race; men are as capable of nurturance as women are of
wielding power. As we redeem the ancient figure of Eve from her one-sided
biblical portrayal, we also redeem ourselves from her limitations.
By Patricia Monaghan ~ From "The Goddess Companion" and GrannyMoon's Morning
Feast
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In any environment, you are the environment itself.
At any time, you are the time itself.
Every time and every place is uniquely different.
There is no need to compare it with any other time and place.
Just carefully taste the present - that is enough!
~Tsai Chich
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