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November 2012 In Review

November 2012 In Review

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Strengthening Spell-

This works well as a group, but can also be used as a solitary.
Take a purifying bath. Use your favorite incense.

Cast the circle and then think of all the Things That strengthen you.
Say them aloud if you can:

I become strong Through facing my fears.
I become strong Through my friends who support me.
I become strong through my family that loves me unconditionally.
I become strong through making mistakes.
I become strong through taking a stand.
I become strong through dreaming.

Add whatever you feel moved to add.

Chant and raise power. Sit quietly within your circle and reabsorb the power that all these things continue to give you. Release the circle when you are finished.

Here is a simple chant that I find strengthens me:

"We are an old people,
we are a new people,
we are the same people,
stronger than before.
I am a strong [wo]man,
I am a healer,
and my soul will never die."

Repeat until you feel the energy strengthen you.

Some Correspondences for Yule

Activities of Yule:

Burning the Yule log
Caroling
Decorating the Yule tree
Exchanging of presents
Honoring Kriss Kringle the Germanic Pagan God of Yule
Kissing under the mistletoe
Wassailing the trees,

Symbolism of Yule:

Rebirth of the Sun
Planning for the Future
Longest night of the year
Introspection
Winter Solstice

Spellworkings of Yule:

Harmony
Increased happiness
Love
Peace

Deities of Yule:

Apollo
Brighid
Demeter
Diana
Divine Child
Gaea
Great Mother
Green Man
Isis
Lugh
Mabon
Oak King
Odin
Ra
The Horned One

Symbols of Yule:

A simmering pot of wassail
Baskets of clove studded fruit
Christmas cactus
Evergreen boughs or wreaths
Gold pillar candles
Holly
Mistletoe hung in doorways
Poinsettias,
Yule log, or small Yule log with 3 candles

Herbs of Yule:

Bayberry
Blessed thistle
Evergreen
Frankincense
Holly
Laurel
Mistletoe
Oak
Pine
Sage
Yellow cedar

Foods of Yule:

Cookies and caraway cakes soaked in cider
Eggnog
Fruits
Ginger tea
Nuts
Pork dishes
Spiced cider
Turkey
Wassail, or lamb's wool (ale, sugar, nutmeg, roasted apples).

Incense of Yule:

Bayberry
Cedar
Cinnamon
Pine,

Colors of Yule:

Green
Red
White
Gold
Silver
Yellow
Orange

Stones of Yule:

Diamonds
Rubies
Emeralds
Bloodstones
Garnets

~Collected from various sources

In Greek myth dragons were set by the gods to guard golden treasures. The reason being that dragons were the most fearsome monster and would deter would-be thie

fs.
The two most famous examples are the Dragon of the Golden Fleece (in the sacred grove of the god Ares), and the Dragon of the Golden Apples (in the sacred grove of the Hesperides).

In Greek drakon (the source for our word dragon) means "the watcher," from drakein the Greek verb meaning to stare.

In Greek legends dragons were also described living in the mountains of India where they guarded the sources of gold. Sometimes instead of dragons, the guardians were griffins or giant ants. But in every case, the creature simply represented something which was fearsome and made acquisition of the riches difficult. -- Ctesias, Pliny the Elder, and others mention these.

Dragons in medieval times followed the same traditions, since they were based on the accounts by Pliny and the writers of Greek myth.

In other cultures, "dragons" served different functions. The Chinese dragon was essentially a river-god or spirit, as is the taniwha dragon of Maori myth.

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In Greek myth dragons were set by the gods to guard golden treasures. The reason being that dragons were the most fearsome monster and would deter would-be thiefs.
The two most famous examples are the Dragon of the Golden Fleece (in the sacred grove of the god Ares), and the Dragon of the Golden Apples (in the sacred grove of the Hesperides).

In Greek drakon (the source for our word dragon) means "the watcher," from drakein the Greek verb meaning to stare.
In Greek legends dragons were also described living in the mountains of India where they guarded the sources of gold. Sometimes instead of dragons, the guardians were griffins or giant ants. But in every case, the creature simply represented something which was fearsome and made acquisition of the riches difficult. -- Ctesias, Pliny the Elder, and others mention these.

Dragons in medieval times followed the same traditions, since they were based on the accounts by Pliny and the writers of Greek myth.

In other cultures, "dragons" served different functions. The Chinese dragon was essentially a river-god or spirit, as is the taniwha dragon of Maori myth.

Art by Anne Stokes.http://www.annestokes.com/

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Let the wolves run free.

With Love & Light..

"In seed time learn,
in harvest teach,
in winter enjoy. "
~William Blake

The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he who has not Christmas in his heart. — Helen Keller ♥ *•.¸¸.•♥•.¸¸.•♥•.¸¸♥ •.¸¸.•♥•.¸¸.•♥•.¸¸

Briar - Yuletide Greetings.

The Owl and Raven
(Inuit Legend)

Owl and Raven were close friends. One day Raven made a new dress, dappled black and white, for Owl. Owl, in return, made for Raven a pair of Whale-bone boots and then began to make for her a white dress. When Owl wanted to fit the dress, Raven hopped about and would not sit still. Owl became very angry and said, "If I fly over you with a blubber lamp, don't jump." Raven continued to hop about. At last Owl became very angry and emptied the blubber lamp over the new white dress. Raven cried, "Qaq! Qaq!" Ever since that day Raven has been black all over.

Yule or Yuletide ("Yule-time")

The Winter Solstice also called, Yuletide, Yulefest, Yules, Jul, Juletid, Julfest, Jül, Jól, Jol, Joul, Joulu, Jõulud, Joelfeest, Géol, Feailley Geul, and Midwinter

Yule is a winter festival that was initially celebrated by the historical Germanic people as a pagan religious festival, though it was later absorbed into, and equated with, the Christian festival of Christmas.

The festival was originally celebrated from late December to early January on a date determined by the lunar Germanic calendar around the 21st.

The festival was placed on December 25 when the Christian calendar (Julian calendar) was adopted. Scholars have connected the celebration to the Wild Hunt.

Terms with an etymological equivalent to "Yule" are used in the Nordic countries for the Christian Christmas (with its religious rites), but also for other holidays of the season.

Yule is also used to a lesser extent in English-speaking countries to refer to Christmas and Pagan Holiday's such as the Winder Solstice. Customs such as the Yule log, Yule goat, Yule boar, Yule singing, and others stem from Yule. The fact that Yule is not etymologically tied to Christianity.

Yule in the Nordic countries is also celebrated by many non-Christians and even by the non-religious. The non-religious treat Yule as an entirely secular tradition. A number of Neo-pagans have introduced their own rites back reclaiming the traditions as theirs.

Blessings of Yule,
Lady Abigail

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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Let the wolves run free.

With Love & Light.."In seed time learn,in harvest teach,in winter enjoy. "~William Blake

The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he who has not Christmas in his heart. — Helen Keller ♥ *•.¸¸.•♥•.¸¸.•♥•.¸¸♥ •.¸¸.•♥•.¸¸.•♥•.¸¸Briar - Yuletide Greetings.

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With Love & Light..

"In seed time learn,
in harvest teach,
in winter enjoy. "
~William Blake

The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he who has not Christmas in his heart. — Helen Keller ♥ *•.¸¸.•♥•.¸¸.•♥•.¸¸♥ •.¸¸.•♥•.¸¸.•♥•.¸¸

Briar - Yuletide Greetings.

The magic continues in Breaking Dawn - Part 2. Get your tix now:http://bit.ly/BD2-tix

- fan art by sombrement from Tumblr