If you were a hard working farmer in olden times, can you imagine how close to your heart you’d hold the special holy days when feasting and merrymaking were the order of business? You might even mark your return to work with ceremonious festivity. Plough Monday is the first Monday after January 6th or Twelfth… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Plough Monday
Category: Mythic Monday
Mythology and folklore.
Mythic Monday: Lucina
Hello, dear friends. As I return to the computer for the first time in nearly a month, following hospitalization with knee replacement surgery and a few days in a rehab facility, I bid you welcome to 2016 and my little cozy corner of the cyber world. I have missed you. I have sorely missed reading… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Lucina
Mythic Monday: Crystals and Gemstones – Tiger’s Eye
Tiger’s eye is a lustrous golden brown stone with a semblance of a shining animal’s eye. It has a silky opaque appearance and is a type of quartz of the family of chalcedonies, along with such stones as jasper and agate. Tiger’s Eye is found in Australia, the USA, Canada, South Africa, India, and Myanmar… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Crystals and Gemstones – Tiger’s Eye
Mythic Monday: St. Andrew’s Night Re-Blog
When I read this post from Romanian author Carmen Stefanescu on her website, I found it incredibly fascinating. I’ve heard Carmen speak of St. Andrew’s Night before, and in this segment of her Mysterious Romania series she includes a lot of the details of the holiday. The folk customs reach way back into the dim recesses… Continue reading Mythic Monday: St. Andrew’s Night Re-Blog
Mythic Monday: Scorpio Goddess Hecate
“He then the name invokes Of Hecate; abundant honour straight Shall follow on his path, if to that prayer Gracious the goddess leans and opulence Attends his footsteps; for the power is hers.” Hesiod, translated by Sir Charles Abraham Elton, from Theogony “It keeps eternal whisperings around Desolate shores, and with its mighty… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Scorpio Goddess Hecate
Mythic Monday: Rune of the Day – Isa
What lies ahead is governed by what exists now. To achieve a new path, clear the current roadway. Divination is a way to focus on what matters. It allows us to gain insight into the ripe possibilities of the moment and is best used as a type of meditative effort. With their symbolism and kinship… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Rune of the Day – Isa
Mythic Monday: 9 Great War Heroes from Mythology
With our wonderful veterans being honored this week, and hopefully every week for all they do to keep us safe, I thought it would be a good twist to look at some of the great war heroes from mythology. Here are nine that particularly struck my interest. Perseus – Founder of lion-gated Mycenae and the first great… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 9 Great War Heroes from Mythology
Mythic Monday: Libra Goddess Astraea
As the Wheel of the Year swirled into full autumn, the energy of Libra rose to the forefront.The thematic energy morphed into awe in the face of dramatic change and the increased serenity that comes from a cooling earth and slowing activity. One day the leaves are green and barely tinged with color, and the… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Libra Goddess Astraea
Mythic Monday: 7 Signs of #Samhain
7 SIGNS OF SAMHAIN “We cry to the old ones who rest in our bones… Come and be with us, share the feast, as darkness cloaks the earth, and the cold wind rises.” Flossie Benton Rogers, 2015 Samhain (pronounced sow-en), a Celtic holiday meaning Summer’s End, is celebrated on October 31 or November 1. Other… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 7 Signs of #Samhain
Mythic Monday: Spirits Beware
Halloween approaches, and the veils are thinner. Slipping from the spectral dimension into the human world is easier than at any other time of year. How did people of olden times protect their homes against evil spirits? Folk magic methods were always unexpected and usually secretive. After all, the good folk did not want the… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Spirits Beware