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March / April 2010 Issue
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Term: solstice
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Solstice: Standing Still. The point in the earth's orbit around the Sun in which the ecliptic reaches its maximum obliquity.
The Summer Solstice occurs annually around June 22, when the Sun enters Cancer at 23.5 degrees N declination, highest overhead in the northern hemisphere. The longest day of the year.
The Winter Solstice occurs annually around December 22, when the Sun enters Capricorn at 23.5 degrees S declination, its lowest point in the northern hemisphere. The shortest day of the year.
source: A to Z Horoscope Maker and Delineator, Llewellyn George (Llewellyn Publications)
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Items for the Litha Ritual include: Six candles for the altar; A basket of cut flowers; enough to lay out your circle (there can be space in between them); A basket of marigolds; Drums, rattles and other percussion instruments. If working solo ...
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The items needed for this ritual:
4 sprigs of holly;
1 long strand of gold Christmas tree garland the longer the better;
tea light candles in holders that protect the flame. More specifically, these candles will be ...
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7%The Sabbats are a combination of solar and earthly celebrations. The daily cycle of the sun and the seasons of the earth determined the rhythms of activity for our ancestors. They lived close to the land and on an everyday basis observed its subtle ...
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Items needed for this Ostara ritual include: Four green altar candles for the directions; Two lavender or purple altar candles for the Goddess and God; At least one cut flower for each participant in the group ritual. For solo ritual, have a ...
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3%A slow shift in the positions of the Earth’s axis relative to the sun and the fixed stars, precession is the source of a great deal of myth, speculation, and esoteric theory. The Earth’s axis is tilted at an angle of just over twenty-three degrees ...
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The twenty-two oversized cards of the Celtic Oracle provide both an excellent divination tool as well as an introduction to Celtic studies. It elegantly combines Celtic astrology with the Ogham (or Celtic alphabet) and tree symbolism ...
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A year was
called a bleidoni (twelve months, or thirteen in a leap year), and it
was divided into two main seasons: samon, "summer," and giamon,
"winter." A sonnocingos, "solar-march," was the term for a solar year of
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The items needed for this ritual include: Six green candles for the altar; Enough candles to place at the perimeter of your circle; A white altar cloth (white is the predominant color to symbolize winter’s hold, with the green candles ...
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