December 8

fixed holy days

These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.

Feast of Neith:

    Feast of Neith: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Feast of Neith.

Birthday of Amaterasu:

    Birthday of Amaterasu: Japanese holy day. Birthday of Amaterasu, Sun Goddess.

Bodhi Day:

    Bodhi Day: Buddhist holy day. Many Buddhists celebrate Bodhi Day in honor of the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) on this day in 596 B.C.E.

Festival of Tiberinus:

    Festival of Tiberinus: Tiberian holy day. Festival of Tiberinus, the God of the Tiber. Celebrates the anniversary of the Temple of Tiberinus on the Tiber Island.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception:

    Feast of the Immaculate Conception: Christian holy day. Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, mother of Jesus, who they believe to be without “original sin”.

Kemetic tradition:

    Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. If you are born today, you will die in great old age, rich in all that is good.



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This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Proyet (Sowing)
Month of Tybi (Min)
Day 23

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Adar (ninth month)
Day of Day-pa-Den
Day 23

    The day of Day-pa-Den celebrates the Av. Dadvah, The day of the Creator before Den. Special prayers from the Khorda Avesta are recited in honor of the day’s spiritual being.

    Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: “(141) On the day of Day-pa-Den do anything you like, bring your wife into your quarters, trim your hair and nails and clothe yourself.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

    The fourth week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates religious ideas.

    The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Ruis (R)

Elder Moon
Day 14

    The Celtic calendar started out as a moon calendar, but was aligned with the solar year during antiquity. Robert Graves proposed the Celtic tree calendar described here. While widely used by Neo-Pagans, many critics dispute the authenticity. The Beth-Luis-Nion calendar (the one used here) starts with New Year on the Winter Solstice. The Beth-Luis-Faern calendar starts with New Year on Samhain.

    Each Celtic tree month (or moon) is named for a Celtic Ogham letter (first line above) and a tree (second line above). All of the Celtic months also had additional folk names (folk names for this month listed below).

Polarity: Masculine
Planet: Saturn
Archetype: Pryderi, son of Pwyll
Symbol: raven
Folk Names:
Moon of Completeness

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Yule

Roman information

a.d. VI Id. Dec.
6 days before the Ides of December
Month: December

    The a.d. VI Id. designation means ante diem or six “days before” the Ides (Full Moon) of the month. When counting days, the Romans included both the start and end day (in modern Western culture, we skip the start day). When the Romans switched to a solar calendar, they continued to use the lunar day names.

    The Roman month of December is named for decem, because it was originally the tenth month of the Roman solar year. December was sacred to Vesta, the Roman Goddess of hearth, home, and family.

    The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In Romulus’ calendar, December (the tenth month) had 30 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, December had 29 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar), December had 31 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications, resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.


numerology

    Today totals 8 in modern Western numerology. See the article on eight for more information.


tarot

    Today’s tarot card is Strength.


date:WednesdayDecember 8, 2010
Moon:
waxing crescent1st Quarterin Capricorn
Mercury:
Direct until December 10

holy days 2010

These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.

Hanukkah:

    Hanukkah: Jewish holy day. Celebrated December 2nd-9th in 2010.


lunar information 2010

Moon:waxing crescent1st Quarterin Capricorn

Next Waxing Quarter
December 13

Next Full Moon
December 21

Next Waning Quarter
December 27

Next New Moon
January 4

First Quarter in Capricorn:

    First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Capricorn.

Void of Course:

    Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 8:07 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:07 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). The Moon is void of course from the last traditional aspect in a sign to the ingress into the next sign. Moon void of course is a time of distractions and miscommunications. Things started during Moon void of course tend to sputter and fail.

Moon enters Aquarius:

     Moon Enters Aquarius: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Aquarius at 2:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Dec 9) or 11:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today.

    Capricorn Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

    Cancer Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.


astrological information 2010

         Venus Sextile Pluto: Venus is sextile Pluto at 11:19 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 8:19 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to take the initiative. Get out and be active. Not a day for staying home. Cut through lies and deceptions and uncover the hidden. Find solutions. Cut the Bull Shit out of relationships.

         Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 3:21 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 12:21 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Cheerful time. Time for cooperation. Spells for good times together. Cooperation rituals.

         Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 8:07 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 5:07 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Time to be original, creative, and inventive. Creativity and originality magick spells. Innovation and new ideas. Ritual to Nun and Bast. Moon Void of Course (V/C). Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Magick Color:

    Brown: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is brown. You may want to burn a brown candle or wear some brown this day.

Magick Incense:

    Lavender: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is lavendar. You may want to burn lavender incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like lavendar.

    See also the article on incense. An American source for high quality incense is Mountain Rose Herbs. A British source for incense is Pagan Magic.


date:TuesdayDecember 8, 2009
Moon:
Waning Quarterin Virgo
Mercury:
Direct until December 26

lunar information 2009

Moon:Waning Quarterin Virgo

Next New Moon
December 16

Next Waxing Quarter
December 24

Next Full Moon
December 31

Next Waning Quarter
January 7

Third Quarter in Virgo:

    Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Virgo.

Moon Enters Fourth Quarter:

    Waning Quarter: The moon enters the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Virgo at 7:13 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Fourth Quarter in Virgo:

    Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Virgo.

    Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

    Virgo Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Virgo because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

    Pisces Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Pisces because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.


astrological information 2009

         Moon Square Venus: The Moon is square Venus at 3:53 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

         Sun Square Moon: The Sun is square the Moon at 7:13 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Waning Quarter Moon.

Magick Color:

    White: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is white. You may want to burn a white candle or wear some white this day.

Magick Incense:

    Basil, Nutmeg, Rue: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is basil. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is nutmeg or rue. You may want to burn basil, nutmeg, or rue incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like basil, nutmeg, or rue.

    See also the article on incense. An American source for high quality incense is Mountain Rose Herbs. A British source for incense is Pagan Magic. Another American source for incense is Pagan Shopping.


lunar information 2008

Second Quarter in Aries:

    Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Aries.

Void of Course:

    Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 4:35 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).


astrological information 2008

         Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 1:51 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

         Sun Trine Moon: The Sun is trine the Moon at 3:06 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

         Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 11:08 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

         Moon Sextile Neptune: The Moon is sextile Neptune at 12:05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

         Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 3:25 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

         Moon Trine Mercury: The Moon is trine Mercury at 4:35 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Moon Void of Course (V/C).


lunar information 2007

Hecate Moon:

    Hecate Moon: Lunar Greek holy day. On the last day of the lunar month (the day before the New Moon), Greeks would honor Hecate, the Goddess of Witches, by leaving a small meal on altars at crossroads. These meals were eaten by the poor or animals (note use a paper plate, because any plate must be permanently donated to Hecate). Occurs today in 2007. Many modern Witches and Wiccans volunteer to help distribute food the poor on this day. Other modern Witches and Wiccans organize food drives or donate food for the poor on this day. See also Hecate black candle love spell.

Moon enters Sagittarius:

     Moon Enters Sagittarius: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Sagittarius at 7:10 am GMT.


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