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And...I think this would be a great place to share Rites of Passage and how we celebrate the Wheel Of Life as well! ]]> en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:47:27 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/forums/13 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Rites of Passage...Celebrations of a Man's Wheel of Life ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/6872/t/Rites-of-Passage-Celebrations-of-a-Man-39-s-Wheel-of-Life.html Rites of Passage
By Wyrmwood

Is age the only determination for the achievement of the next "tier" of seniority, or are there trials of initiation which must be performed/endured before the attainment of the next phase? (The various stages of male physical and psycho-social development which are characterized by your path.)
(an "In my opinion" disclaimer here - I am interested in hearing different opinions!)... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/6872 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:21:10 GMT <![CDATA[ Eco-Magic for Earth Day ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/6648/t/Eco-Magic-for-Earth-Day.html By Edain McCoy


The Earth, its seasons, the lengthening and shortening of days, the swift phases of the Moon, the dense forests-we take all these things for granted, but it wasn't always this way. The Earth and its magic were once regarded with wonder, and treated as our mother. When the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/6648 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:41:26 GMT <![CDATA[ Harvest Home By Mike Nichols ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2882/t/Harvest-Home-By-Mike-Nichols.html There were three men came out of the West, their fortunes for to try, and these three men made a solemn vow, John Barleycorn must die....

Despite the bad publicity generated by Thomas Tryons novel, Harvest Home is the pleasantest of holidays. Admittedly, it does involve the concept of sacrifice, but one that is symbolic only. The sacrifice is that of the spirit of vegetation, John Barleycorn. Occurring one... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2882 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:38:46 GMT <![CDATA[ Mabon/Autumnal Equinox Crafts and Activities ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2883/t/Mabon-Autumnal-Equinox-Crafts-and-Activities.html Mabon Mask Projects
Author Unknown

The Wheel has turned once more to Mabon. The last of the summer days has passed and the leaves start to change. There's a nip in the air and children are back in school.

While Lammas was a harvest of grains, I see Mabon as more of a harvest of fruits. Suddenly the produce aisle at the supermarket is brimming with pumpkins, squash and apples. Jugs of cider... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2883 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:53:57 GMT <![CDATA[ Mabon/Autumnal Equinox Rituals ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2884/t/Mabon-Autumnal-Equinox-Rituals.html Mabon
Author Unknown

Mabon is considered a time of the Mysteries. It is a time to honour Ageing Deities and the Spirit World. Considered a time of balance, it is when we stop and relax and enjoy the fruits of our personal harvests, whether they be from toiling in our gardens, working at our jobs, raising our families, or just coping with everyday life. Take time out to look at your life and reassess... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2884 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:46:12 GMT <![CDATA[ Mabon/Autumnal Equinox ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2885/t/Mabon-Autumnal-Equinox.html Mabon
(21st September - Northern Hemisphere, 21st March - Southern Hemisphere)

Mabon, (pronounced MAY-bun, MAY-bone, MAH-boon, or MAH-bawn) is the Autumn Equinox and is also known as The Second Harvest Festival, Wine Harvest, Feast of Avalon, Equinozio di Autunno (Strega), Alben Elfed (Caledonii), or Cornucopia. The Teutonic name, Winter Finding, spans a period of time from the Sabbat to Oct. 15th,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2885 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:42:54 GMT <![CDATA[ Lughnasadh/Lammas Crafts and Activities ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2887/t/Lughnasadh-Lammas-Crafts-and-Activities.html Lughnasadh Activities...Some Great Ones to Do!
Source Unknown

Also known as: Lammas, August Eve, The Festival of Bread, Elembiuos, Lunasa, Cornucopia (Strega), Thingtide (Teutonic)

Date: August 1 or 2, or the first Full Moon of Leo

Symbols: All Grains, Breads, Threshing Tools, Berries (especially Blackberries)

Deities: Harvest and Grain Deities, New Mother Goddesses
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2887 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:38:33 GMT <![CDATA[ Lughnasadh/Lammas Rituals ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2888/t/Lughnasadh-Lammas-Rituals.html Lammas Ritual
Author Unknown

Special Notes:
You will need a loaf of bread on the altar.
Place cauldron decorated with grains by the Eastern candle.
Drawing down the moon is omitted from the opening ritual.

Hold a dish of fruits and breads and say:
Now do I give thanks for an abundant harvest. The seed which was planted in the spring has brought life.

Place dish on... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2888 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:32:13 GMT <![CDATA[ Lughnasadh/Lammas ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2889/t/Lughnasadh-Lammas.html Lammas/Lugnasadh
Author Unknown

Lammas, the first of the Harvest Festivals, marks the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. The days grow noticeably shorter; there may be a cool spell or two to cut the heat of summer, and showers wash clear the soot and allergens from the skies, an intimation only of the season to come.

'Lammas' is actually a medieval Christian name meaning... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2889 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:28:46 GMT <![CDATA[ Summer Solstice/Midsummer/Litha Crafts and Activities ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2893/t/Summer-Solstice-Midsummer-Litha-Crafts-and-Activities.html Midsummer Family & Children Activities
Author Unknown

This is a good time for clearing away non-useful energies, and establishing a stable base. Cleansing may include leaping a fire (a low one, please), or putting herbs symbolizing (or charged with) the non-useful energies into a fire. You may leap a fire not only for purification, but to... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2893 Tue, 23 May 2006 11:13:49 GMT <![CDATA[ Summer Solstice/Midsummer/Litha Rituals ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2894/t/Summer-Solstice-Midsummer-Litha-Rituals.html Black Oak Midsummer

Tools
Bullroarer
Horn/Gong
Charging Bowl, etc
Censer & 2 kinds of incense
Staff
Sword
Cup
Pentacle
Cakes, Wine
Knife blunted with duct tape
Charms (may be wood, stone, etc, marked... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2894 Tue, 23 May 2006 11:08:07 GMT <![CDATA[ A Midsummer's Celebration By Mike Nichols ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2892/t/A-Midsummer-s-Celebration-By-Mike-Nichols.html
The young maid stole through the cottage door,
And blushed as she sought the Plant of pow'r;--
'Thou silver glow-worm, O lend me thy light,
I must gather the mystic St. John's wort tonight,
The wonderful herb, whose leaf will decide
If the coming year shall make me a bride.

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2892 Tue, 23 May 2006 08:20:00 GMT <![CDATA[ Summer Solstice/Midsummer/Litha ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2895/t/Summer-Solstice-Midsummer-Litha.html Summer Solstice Celebrations Around the World
From Rome to Babylon, the Summer Solstice is a time of festival and ritual...
Author Unknown

The summer solstice is a special time for many world cultures. It is based on a verifiable, astronomical event - the point at which the Sun reaches it's farthest movement north (or south, in the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2895 Tue, 23 May 2006 08:11:08 GMT <![CDATA[ Forgotten Days of Power ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2919/t/Forgotten-Days-of-Power.html By James Kambos

Holidays help us measure time. They serve to reassure us that the changing seasons will never end. I spent much of my childhood on a farm, and became aware of the rhythm of the seasons at an early age, so as an adult it was fitting that I wanted to learn about the nature-oriented Wiccan religion. I was especially fascinated with the eight major Wiccan... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2919 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:49:46 GMT <![CDATA[ A Celebration of MAY DAY By Mike Nichols ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2896/t/A-Celebration-of-MAY-DAY-By-Mike-Nichols.html
'Perhaps it's just as well that you won't be here...to be offended by the sight of our May Day celebrations.'
--Lord Summerisle to Sgt. Howie from 'The Wicker Man'

There are four great festivals of the Pagan Celtic year and the modern Witch's calendar, as well. The two greatest of these are Halloween (the beginning of winter) and May... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2896 Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:02:19 GMT <![CDATA[ Belteinne/Beltane Crafts and Activities ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2898/t/Belteinne-Beltane-Crafts-and-Activities.html Beltane Crafts and Activities
Source Unknown

Jump the balefire. The bonfire, or need-fire, is one of the oldest Beltane traditions. When lighting the fire, use nine sacred woods from the following list:
oak, apple, hawthorn, birch, elder, ash, blackthorn, grape vine, mountain ash (rowan), holly, willow, cedar, yew, and hemlock.
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2898 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:41:38 GMT <![CDATA[ Belteinne/Beltane Rituals ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2897/t/Belteinne-Beltane-Rituals.html A Beltane Rite

The following was created using poems by John Herrick and Caitlin Matthews plus parts of a Ceremony found in The Book of Druidry. This ceremony is designed to be generic and for the use of those who do not have a specific God or Goddess to call upon, but nonetheless feel connected to the Celtic festivals. Some of the poems have been altered to fit the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2897 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:25:30 GMT <![CDATA[ Belteinne/Beltane ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2899/t/Belteinne-Beltane.html Beltane
(May 1)
By Gordon Ireland

Beltane is celebrated on May 1st and is one of the original Celtic festivals, Samhain being the other one. Beltane or May Day is also known as the Lovers holiday. Beltane is pronounced bel-tene, "a goodly fire" or bel-dine, the offering of cattle, dine to the God Bel. Though the latter, is... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2899 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:23:24 GMT <![CDATA[ Ostara/Vernal Equinox Rituals ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2903/t/Ostara-Vernal-Equinox-Rituals.html Ostara Spells & Chants

On Ostara, spells of love, healing, and protection are the order of the day. The rebirth of the Earth after the long winter is a time of powerful, and very positive, life-giving energy. Try some of these small spells and charms.

A protective egg Charm

Take an egg and, by poking... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2903 Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:20:15 GMT <![CDATA[ Ostara/Vernal Equinox Crafts and Activities ]]> http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2902/t/Ostara-Vernal-Equinox-Crafts-and-Activities.html Ostara Egg Symbolism

There are many fine books that describe the symbolism on Ukranian eggs (pysanky and krashanky), not to mention the rich symbolism within Wiccan and other Pagan traditions.

Below are some traditional symbols used on Ukranian eggs, and you may notice that many of these symbols have universal meanings throughout the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen) http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/2902 Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:17:55 GMT