Tag Archives: Ceremony

Kate Braun : Lammas is the First Harvest

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Lammas: the First Harvest. Image from Cambridge Community Television.You can burn your regrets on Lammas, the First Harvest By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | July 24, 2012 “The corn is as high as a elephant’s eye…” Tuesday, July … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun: New Moon in Leo

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

New Moon in Leo, 2010. Image from Letting Go. Moon Musings:New Moon in Leo(July 19, 2012) By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | July 11, 2012 There is only one day on which to celebrate the New Moon in … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Summer Solstice Marks the Midpoint

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Summer Solstice fire. Image from Desert Green Goddess.Between Beltane and the First Harvest… Summer Solstice: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | June 13, 2012 “In the summertime when all the trees and leaves are … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Invoke Maiden Goddesses During Second Quarter Moon

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Waxing gibbous with cirrus clouds on a Wednesday evening. Photo by Bob King / Astro Bob.Moon Musings:Second Quarter Moon(May 29 – 31, 2012) By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / May 28, 2012 Second quarter moons are best celebrated … Continue reading →

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Tony Platt : Justice for the Living Dead

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

A graduate student at an anthropology museum at Berkeley uses a craniometer to measure an ancient Indian skull. This collection alone contained more than 10,000 Indian skeletons. Photo from Life magazine, October 25, 1948. Image from The Buffalo Post.Death’s double … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Beltane Is About Fertility, Life

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, 2008. Image from Wikimedia Commons. 2012 spring fertility festival: Beltane: Monday, April 30 / Tuesday, May 1 By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | April 23, 2012 “A health to the mothers of the Merry … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Dark Moon Magick

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Dark Moon. Image from The Sage Grove.Moon Musings: Dark Moon(January 20 – 22, 2012) By Kate Braun | The Rag Blog | January 16, 2012 10 a.m. is the best time to perform Dark Moon magick for the garden. This … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Tie Up Loose Ends During Waning Crescent Moon

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Waning crescent moon. Photo by Ed Euthman / Flickr.Moon Musings:Waning Crescent Moon(November 19 – 22, 2011) By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / November 16, 2011 The waning crescent moon is a good moon phase to use to tie … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Let the Spirits Dance at Samhain

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Toby Ord / Book Jacket Blog.Celebrating Samhain:Let the spirits danceBy Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / October 26, 2011 Under the Full Moonlight We Dance/Spirits dance we dance/Joining hands we dance/Joining souls rejoice. Monday, October 31, 2011, … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Waxing Moon Offers Time for Growth

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Waxing gibbous moon. Photo by Dan Bush.Moon Musings: Waxing Gibbous Moon(October 6 – 9, 2011) By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2011 All phases of the waxing moon are times of growth and increase, times to … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Fall Equinox is Celebration of Balance

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

A celebration of balance. Image from Lifehack.Mabon, Harvest Home:Friday is the Fall Equinox By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / September 19, 2011 “We can’t return we can only look behindFrom where we came…” — The Circle Game Friday, … Continue reading →

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Kate Braun : Problems Are Revealed During Balsamic Moon

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Balsamic Moon. Photo by oceandesetoiles / Flickr. Moon Musings: Waning Balsamic Moon (August 23-25, 2011) By Kate Braun / The Rag Blog / August 22, 2011 The Balsamic Moon phase is when problems are revealed, but not a time when … Continue reading →

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