There are few people today that don't know the planets are not stars, that they are solid or gas bodies that circle the same star as we do, that their light is the reflection of the sun's light, not light of their own. But in ancient times, this wasn't known. They looked like very bright stars, but they didn't move like stars, they changed location ( Read more... )

As we're now in the time of the year of the Bride, having just passed her day and Candlemas, it's interesting to take a look at the days modern pagans and many witches consider holy days, especially the cross-quarters, Samhain, Bride's Day, Beltaine, and Lugh's Day. Much is made of Samhain and Beltaine, less of Bride's Day and Lugh's Day, as many ( Read more... )

יד וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַיּוֹם וּבֵין הַלָּיְלָה וְהָיוּ לְאֹתֹת וּלְמוֹעֲדִים וּלְיָמִים וְשָׁנִים
טו וְהָיוּ לִמְאוֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהָאִיר עַל-הָאָרֶץ וַיְהִי-כֵן

14 And God said: 'Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them ( Read more... )

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Before I move on to the masculine mysteries, I'd like to discuss a few things about the three traditions Cochrane mentions.

Sixth Letter:The Faith is made of three parts - of which I know two. The first part is the masculine mysteries - in which is enshrined the search for the Holy Graal - and is the basis of the Arthurian legends. This is the ( Read more... )