Not All Who Are Lost Were Wandering

03/01/2022

02/16/2022

Spiritual Meaning and Intentions
Ambition
Fresh beginnings
Creativity
Change
Deep internal reflection
Abandoning bad habits

Colors
Purple (Amethyst)
Soft pink (Rose Quartz)
Blue (Ice)
White (Snow)

01/31/2022

The Charming of the Plough, also referred to as Éowemeolc is the Anglo-Saxon early spring or pre-spring festival. It was clearly so early as to be more about seeing signs of spring than celebrating its arrival. The early date serves the purpose of doing the blessing before there is any danger of cultivation starting without it.

Charming of the Plow is a ceremony that marks the beginning of the planting season; when the first furrows are made in the fields. In the Old World that usually meant bonding with and asking for the blessing of Gods and Goddess, the local land spirits and perhaps anyone else who might help insure the crops are a success.

The Vanir, Nerthus and land wights are thus honored at this time for the coming Spring and to wish a healthy season for the crops. Farm tools are blessed and an offering of bread and mead/milk are traditionally given to the land wights upon the first furrows made into the earth. Even as a home gardener I like to do this each year.

Disting (Old Swedish: thing at the time of the sacrifice to the Disir~ which are female ancestral guardian spirits), is still modernly observed as an annual market in Upsalla, Sweden. Traditionally, it was a time when many would gather for the Thing of All Swedes, hold a great market and a special blot at the temple in Upsalla for the Disir.

Recorded as a regular feast only in Sweden, this blessing takes place in early or mid-February. The name means ‘Thing (assembly) of the Goddesses’. In Sweden, it was the first public moot/fair of the year; in Denmark, this is the time when the first furrows were ploughed in the field (an activity much hedged about with folk custom). This is a feast of new beginnings, at which the work of the year to come is blessed. this time, the Earth is prepared to have the seeds sown so that growth will take place in the land. Also, gifts may be given to the disir and elves at this time.

01/17/2022

In the dark depths of a cold January night, you may hear the haunting howls of wolves.

Although it’s commonly believed that wolves howl at the moon, there’s no scientific evidence that indicates the moon phases have any effect on wolves.

It was previously thought that the wolves were howling due to hunger or starvation in the depths of the harsh and cold winter months. However, now we know that wolves howl for all kinds of reasons including communication to their own pack or warnings to other rival packs.

They tend to become even more vocal during mating season which typically occurs between January and March. This would perfectly align with the beginning of the year and is believed to be why January’s moon is called the Wolf Moon.

"Another fitting name for this full Moon is the Center Moon. Used by the Assiniboine people, it refers to the idea that this Moon roughly marks the middle of the winter season.

Other traditional names for the January Moon emphasize the harsh coldness of the season: Cold Moon (Cree), Frost Exploding Moon (Cree), Freeze Up Moon (Algonquin), Severe Moon (Dakota), and Hard Moon (Dakota). "
~ The Old Farmer’s Almanac

Wolf Moon Spiritual Meaning and Intentions
Self-reflection
Fresh beginnings
Rumination
Kindness
Imagination
Inspiration
Gratitude
Rest
Colors
Silver
Dark Green (evergreen)
White
Black
Blue (ice)

12/25/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kghR_O3-rdY

From the album Silver & Gold, available on Asthmatic Kitty Records: https://store.asthmatickitty.com/collections/sufjan-stevens/products/sufjan-stevens-silve...

12/14/2021

Geminids Meteor Shower 2021