Lughnasadh , Tailte and 366 day marriages....
Lughnasadh celebrates the Irish Sun God Lugh's respect for his foster mother Tailte.
Tailtean marriages for 366 days and other celebrations are held at this time.
It also coincides with the first harvest.
As autumn is on its way the Sun God is weakening in the sky and the nights are longer
and the strength of the sun is lessening...
The Sun God is entering his old age, but is not yet dead. The God symbolically loses some of his strength
in August as the Sun rises lower in the sky each day and the nights grow longer.
Around this time Lammas is celebrated , the "loaf" mass
( a name created by Christians)with bread being placed on the altar.
Foods to be used in the celebrations are
Apples ,Pears, Grapes, Sloe, Berries , Grains
Pagans celebrate this time of warmth and harvest in a celebrated feast of apples and bread. To join in the rituals use seeds from the fruits consumed and plant them as a sign of giving back to the earth in thanks for the food provided.
If they sprout, grow the plant or tree on and name it as the person you married in Lughnasadh.
Spend some time walking in the countryside appreciating the work of Mother Earth and Father Sky.
Tailtean marriages for 366 days and other celebrations are held at this time.
It also coincides with the first harvest.
As autumn is on its way the Sun God is weakening in the sky and the nights are longer
and the strength of the sun is lessening...
The Sun God is entering his old age, but is not yet dead. The God symbolically loses some of his strength
in August as the Sun rises lower in the sky each day and the nights grow longer.
Around this time Lammas is celebrated , the "loaf" mass
( a name created by Christians)with bread being placed on the altar.
Foods to be used in the celebrations are
Apples ,Pears, Grapes, Sloe, Berries , Grains
Pagans celebrate this time of warmth and harvest in a celebrated feast of apples and bread. To join in the rituals use seeds from the fruits consumed and plant them as a sign of giving back to the earth in thanks for the food provided.
If they sprout, grow the plant or tree on and name it as the person you married in Lughnasadh.
Spend some time walking in the countryside appreciating the work of Mother Earth and Father Sky.
Tanabata.... A night for Lovers
On July 7th the Japanese celebrate the annual reunion of sky princess Shokujo and the lowly shepherd Kengya.Initially accepted by Shokujo's father the King, they were allowed to marry. They were very much in love , and their duties of making
new clothes for the King, and caring for his animals were neglected.
Upset by this they were cast into either side of the great river of the sky , the Milky Way ,as the King raged with fury and intent.
Once a year , so the story goes , when the stars allow , a bridge of magpies help them reunite by making a bridge.
...As part of the celebrations , the Japanese leave skeins of thread on their altars to honour their lover... as a sign of the delicate bridge of birds
and to help Shokujo make new clothes for the King so that she may return to her husband.
We can join in this custom by taking some thin thread and tying to it a small piece of the thinnest paper ,
write on it your wishes for the year and then hang it on the tree for the birds to take to the Universe.
new clothes for the King, and caring for his animals were neglected.
Upset by this they were cast into either side of the great river of the sky , the Milky Way ,as the King raged with fury and intent.
Once a year , so the story goes , when the stars allow , a bridge of magpies help them reunite by making a bridge.
...As part of the celebrations , the Japanese leave skeins of thread on their altars to honour their lover... as a sign of the delicate bridge of birds
and to help Shokujo make new clothes for the King so that she may return to her husband.
We can join in this custom by taking some thin thread and tying to it a small piece of the thinnest paper ,
write on it your wishes for the year and then hang it on the tree for the birds to take to the Universe.
True Beauty Within
Prepare:
A dish full of earth (good soil, not dry, or used compost).
A yellow candle
A mirror
Olive, patchouli, jasmine, or cinnamon essential oil
A small flower pot
A flower or plant seed
Anoint the candle with the essential oil you have chosen.
Place it in the center of the dish of earth.
Light it and sit down with it between you and a mirror.
Look deeply into the mirror, concentrate on your reflection.
Without being vain, consider the things you find most beautiful about yourself-
not just physically but mentally. What is your inner beauty, what is your outer beauty?
It's important that you never think of what you feel must be "changed",
be as positive about the beauty that you have already.
Perform this ritual as many times as you want to , but preferably until the entire candle has burnt down in the finish then remove the wax from the dish.
Place the earth from the dish inside a small flower pot and plant a seed inside it.
Water it and care for it so that it grows properly.
You will soon find that your beauty will grow, flourish, and shine brighter than
ever before -just as the plant grows before you, emerging from its seed.
A dish full of earth (good soil, not dry, or used compost).
A yellow candle
A mirror
Olive, patchouli, jasmine, or cinnamon essential oil
A small flower pot
A flower or plant seed
Anoint the candle with the essential oil you have chosen.
Place it in the center of the dish of earth.
Light it and sit down with it between you and a mirror.
Look deeply into the mirror, concentrate on your reflection.
Without being vain, consider the things you find most beautiful about yourself-
not just physically but mentally. What is your inner beauty, what is your outer beauty?
It's important that you never think of what you feel must be "changed",
be as positive about the beauty that you have already.
Perform this ritual as many times as you want to , but preferably until the entire candle has burnt down in the finish then remove the wax from the dish.
Place the earth from the dish inside a small flower pot and plant a seed inside it.
Water it and care for it so that it grows properly.
You will soon find that your beauty will grow, flourish, and shine brighter than
ever before -just as the plant grows before you, emerging from its seed.
ALTERNATIVE GIFTS
A thought spark for you ... on how to live more simply in todays uncertain times.
Gifts ...Instead of running down to M&S or Next or Boots to buy a present for someone's celebration such as birthday or wedding, why not give an "experience" instead? Take them for a walk...
write them a poem...
make them some food ...
personalise and "de-materialise" a gift...
Why not research their name...their star sign , their favourite colour , make a scrapbook of some of your adventures...etc. Find out their fave flowers , grow them 20 seedlings , make up a hanging baskets ...
Photos are so easy these days , ...so take an impromptu photo, AND print it AND frame it AND wrap it in a small verse about that day and/ or how much they mean to you. Will it be more valuable to them then a CD voucher ( I would like to think so )
Or maybe take a responsibility from their shoulders for a while , gift them baby sitting or school run offers, or how about pampering them by arranging a relaxation evening for them , setting a ambient room with scents and music and then read to them for a while.
Let your mind run free ... and DONT be embarrassed about being personal or affectionate.Love helps make this life liveable.
MEN are often harder to find suitable gifts for .. why not then give them gifts based on silence, freedom, appreciation, listening, love , affection , attention , food , sex , understanding.We all need time to ourselves at sometime, men especially need to "fire-watch" . Arrange a way of them having some time for themselves they are not usually able to take ALONE ! ... Dont take offence that they want to be solitary for a while!.
Gifts ...Instead of running down to M&S or Next or Boots to buy a present for someone's celebration such as birthday or wedding, why not give an "experience" instead? Take them for a walk...
write them a poem...
make them some food ...
personalise and "de-materialise" a gift...
Why not research their name...their star sign , their favourite colour , make a scrapbook of some of your adventures...etc. Find out their fave flowers , grow them 20 seedlings , make up a hanging baskets ...
Photos are so easy these days , ...so take an impromptu photo, AND print it AND frame it AND wrap it in a small verse about that day and/ or how much they mean to you. Will it be more valuable to them then a CD voucher ( I would like to think so )
Or maybe take a responsibility from their shoulders for a while , gift them baby sitting or school run offers, or how about pampering them by arranging a relaxation evening for them , setting a ambient room with scents and music and then read to them for a while.
Let your mind run free ... and DONT be embarrassed about being personal or affectionate.Love helps make this life liveable.
MEN are often harder to find suitable gifts for .. why not then give them gifts based on silence, freedom, appreciation, listening, love , affection , attention , food , sex , understanding.We all need time to ourselves at sometime, men especially need to "fire-watch" . Arrange a way of them having some time for themselves they are not usually able to take ALONE ! ... Dont take offence that they want to be solitary for a while!.
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