Lughnasadh or Lammas is the grain harvest, the first of three Pagan harvest festivals. The Ancient Celts began the new day at sunset, so Lammas is sunset on July 31 thru August 1. The second one, commonly called Mabon, is the fruit harvest at the Fall Equinox, and the third one is the meat harvest [...]
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Another Sabbat Video from animator CelestialElf: “The Lammas Wickerman.” Lammas, or Lughnasadh (Loo-Nah-Sah), is the harvest festival that falls on August 1st. The Druid’s long, opening speech is in Welsh. The translation, if you would like it, and a description of Lammas are here.
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I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows PT. 2 this afternoon. I was deeply disappointed with PT 1 in November and really NOT looking forward to the Grand Finale of the series. –But Harry and the gang came through! In fact, I was so impressed with Professor McGonagall’s revolt that I thought “Wow! I’d [...]
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Here’s a moving song from Bill Miller (video created by lonewolf13scott) And I don’t mind seeing a little snow this week…
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I can’t seem get away from the subject. Right Wing Watch is reporting today on another official endorser of Texas Governor Rick Perry’s The Response prayer rally in August. According to Wikiepedia, John Hagee is founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, TX. Cornerstone is a non-denomination megachurch with more than 19,000 [...]
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Thursday I wrote about Governor of Texas and Presidential Wannabe Rick Perry and the God-awful company he keeps. On August 6th he is appearing a big prayer event along with the likes of David Barton who filed a “friend of the court” document with the California Supreme Court, claiming that “paganism and witchcraft were never [...]
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This is too good for the Friday Video. In the Fall of Gravity A philosophy of life, consciousness and the workings of the universe is explored between the wizard Isomer and his traveling companion Trevor Verity. What unfolds is a moment in time Trevor will not soon forget. Utilizing a unique combination of puppet making [...]
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Full moon tonight, so let’s go with a little weirdness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bTbAsmPOKo&feature=player_embedded
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“On Faith: A Conversation on Religion and Politics with Sally Quinn” is a blog on WashingtonPost.com. On July 13, Quinn posed the question: Rick Perry’s pastor problem? Texas Governor, and possible GOP presidential candidate, Rick Perry has endorsed ‘The Response’ a prayer event scheduled for August 6 in Texas. “As a nation, we must come [...]
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For me Lady Liberty has always been one face of Hecate, who stands at the crossroads with a torch.
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