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WOLF
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Esbat
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Full: Jan 3rd
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The first full moon is a time of silence and sitting by the home fire. As the wild winter howls, appreciate the warmth of home and family. Now is the time to go within and plan the changes you will make in the spring. Consider now what you will plant. Start a moon journal to record your lunar tides and write down your spring dreams.
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WOLF
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Esbat
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Waning: Jan 10th
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WOLF
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Esbat
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New: Jan 19th
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WOLF
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Esbat
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Waxing: Jan 25th
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IMBOLC
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Sabbat
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Cross-Quarter: Feb 1st
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Sacred to the Celts as a festival for Brigid their Goddess, (Goddess of Fire and Inspiration.) This time of year was mid winter, and commonly balefires were lit to warm the earth to hasten their thawing when spring came. Also the sun is beginning to creep out of the darkness of winter, giving hope again that the sun will return.
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STORM
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Esbat
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Full: Feb 2nd
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At this Moon begin your spring cleaning. Think about what needs to be released and let go of in your life and in your home. Burn white candles and purifying incense, sweep out the cobwebs and prepare for the new growth of spring.
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STORM
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Esbat
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Waning: Feb 10th
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STORM
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Esbat
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New: Feb 17th
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STORM
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Esbat
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Waxing: Feb 24th
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CHASTE
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Esbat
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Full: Mar 3rd
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This is the Moon of the maiden and Faery folk. Gather the seeds of inspiration and imagine what they can grow into. Build an Altar to the Moon and bless your garden in the moonlight. Prepare the earth for planting and yourself for change.
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CHASTE
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Esbat
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Waning: Mar 12th
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CHASTE
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Esbat
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New: Mar 19th
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OESTER/OSTARA
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Sabbat
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Quarter: Mar 21st
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As springs begins it is a time of celebrating new life and new growths. The first flowers and return of bright colours to the land result in feasting and socialising, especially amongst the Celts. Also it is a time of thankfullness for surviving the winter, which was always a time of hardship for ancient pagans. Day and night are of equal length and the first tilling and sowing of the earth often begin at this time.
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CHASTE
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Esbat
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Waxing: Mar 25th
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SEED
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Esbat
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Full: Apr 2nd
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At the Seed Moon plant your seeds of magick, whether it be in a garden, in a pot by the window or simply in your heart. Fill your home with light and flowers, create colorful eggs to decorate it and bring fertility and joy. On the full Moon plant herbs. Sing in the rain...
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SEED
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Esbat
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Waning: Apr 10th
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SEED
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Esbat
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New: Apr 17th
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SEED
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Esbat
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Waxing: Apr 24th
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BELTANE
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Sabbat
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Cross-Quarter: May 1st
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Second only to Samhain, Beltane is one of the most important festivals of the year. Beltane is the great Fertility rite of life, starting at dusk on the 30th and continuing until the dawn of the 1st. However today it is commonly all held on May 1st itself. The Maypole celebration returns to us again. The interwoven,spiralling dance of life around the symbol of the God ( the pole). Many people would be handfasted on this day, and a child concieved on Beltane was believed to be destined for greatness.
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HARE
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Esbat
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Full: May 2nd
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Now is the time to celebrate life and love. Renew and affirm your sensuality, kindle the fire of romance . Dance and make love by the light of a bon fire, the glow of red candles, or just the full moons radiance. Free your wild nature....
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HARE
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Esbat
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Waning: May 9th
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HARE
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Esbat
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New: May 16th
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HARE
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Esbat
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Waxing: May 23rd
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LITHA
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Sabbat
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Quarter: Jun 21st
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The longest day of the year, and the celebration of light over darkness again. Springs new life is now even more obvious as everything is in full bloom and growing rapidly. At this point of the year we can see the fruits and gifts of the Earth that will be harvested at Lughnasad.
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LUGHNASADH
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Sabbat
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Cross-Quarter: Aug 1st
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The beginning of the harvest and celebrations for a the bounty that nature has provided. Also, Lugh is the name of a Pagan God and this holiday is named for him as a thanksgiving for the crop harvest in early preparation for winter.End of summer.
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CORN
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Esbat
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Waning: Aug 5th
New: Aug 12th
Waxing: Aug 20th
Full: Aug 28th
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This is a time to harvest the gifts you have nurtured and give to those who are in need. Collect and store fresh herbs for the coming winter. Bake special breads to honor the God and Goddess of grain and growing things, share them with your family and friends but save some to offer the Earth.
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MABON
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Sabbat
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Quarter: Sep 21st
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It is the second of the harvest festivals. The final fruits of the vine, and of the ground are brought in now before the frost. This holiday is one of thanksgiving. The air begins to turn colder as the leaves begin to fall from the trees.
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HARVEST
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Esbat
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Waning: Sep 4th
New: Sep 10th
Waxing: Sep 19th
Full: Sep 26th
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Drink a toast to Dionysus, the God of wine and ecstasy - The son of the Moon! Gather with friends to celebrate the vine with a bottle of good wine and good cheer. Catch the Moons reflection in your cup and raise it up in salutation, now drink in her essence and feel the presence of the God and Goddess.
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BLOOD
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Esbat
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Waning: Oct 1st
New: Oct 9th
Waxing: Oct 17th
Full: Oct 24th
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In the past this was the time of hunting and storing. The wheel of the year turns like the cycle of life and death. At this Moon the veil is thin, make an Altar to honor your ancestors and ask them to guide and protect you. Carve pumpkins and place candles within to light their way.
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SAMHAIN
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Sabbat
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Dark moon: Oct 31st
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This is the Last Harvest. It is the time to honor those who have gone on before us, and a time of divination. This is the time when the veil between the worlds is thinnest.
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SNOW
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Esbat
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Waning: Nov 1st
New: Nov 9th
Waxing: Nov 17th
Full: Nov 24th
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Winter's cold descends and outward growth slows. Make this a time for inner growth. Learn a new craft or study thwarts of divination. When the Moon is full do a reading for yourself or your friends. Develop your psychic talents.
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YULE/WINTER SOLSTICE
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Sabbat
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Dec 17 - 4 Candles
Dec 18 - 3 Candles
Dec 19 - 2 Candles
Dec 20 - 1 Candle
Dec 21 - 0 Candles
Dec 22 - 1 tree (Solstice, 5:42am MST), 1 candle (Sunset, 4:39pm MST)
Dec 23 - 2 candles
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SNOW
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Esbat
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Waning: Dec 1st
New: Dec 9th
Waxing: Dec 17th
Full: Dec 24th
Waning: Dec 31st
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The time of the Suns return approaches and the Moon awaits her lover. Make wreaths of Holly, Pine, Oak, Cedar or Ivy. On the full Oak Moon burn them as an offering to the Sun and Moon. Create a sacred Moon ornament to hang on the boughs of your yule tree.
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