"Tis the last rose of summer,
Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone."
- Thomas Moore, The Last Rose of Summer, 1830
Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May
John William Waterhouse
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Welcome
time for tea
Hearth & Home
Sun & Moon
breathe deeply...
"There is no season
such delight can bring,
As summer, autumn,
winter and the spring."
- William Browne, Variety, 1630
such delight can bring,
As summer, autumn,
winter and the spring."
- William Browne, Variety, 1630
Virgin of the Stars
Astraea
Astraea ("the star-maiden") is the daughter of Zeus and Themis. She was, as was her mother, a goddess of justice. During the Golden Age, when the gods dwelled among mankind, she lived on the earth. When evil and wickedness increased its grip on humanity, the gods abandoned the habitations of mankind. Astraea was the last to leave and took up her abode among the stars where she was transformed into the constellation Virgo.
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/astraea.html
http://www.theoi.com/Titan/Astraia.html
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/astraea.html
http://www.theoi.com/Titan/Astraia.html
Esbats
Esbats are rites held for the purpose of communing with the Moon's energies and are regarded as the time for most magickal workings. As opposed to the Sabbats, which are fire or sun festivals, Esbats are dedicated to the Moon in her various phases. These are considered the 'working' celebrations, the time in which to attract, banish, invoke protection, or to perform any other magickal workings. Most Sabbat festivals are held in order to celebrate the changing of the seasons, the gathering of the harvest, etc. The Esbats are held in honor of the Goddess. The Lunar Year contains 13 Full Moons.
http://www.joellessacredgrove.com/Holidays/esbats.html
http://www.joellessacredgrove.com/Holidays/esbats.html
Samhain
Mabon
Mabon
LAMMAS
Lammas
LITHA
Litha
BELTANE
OSTARA
Ostara
IMBOLC
Imbolc
YULE
Yule
Offering
Piacular Offering
Gods and Goddesses, Holy Ancestors, Spirits of this place: If anything that we have done here has offended you, If anything we have done here has been incomplete, If anything we have done here has not been in the proper manner, Accept this final offering in recompense.
Jenni Hunt (ADF)
Gods and Goddesses, Holy Ancestors, Spirits of this place: If anything that we have done here has offended you, If anything we have done here has been incomplete, If anything we have done here has not been in the proper manner, Accept this final offering in recompense.
Jenni Hunt (ADF)
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