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Category Archives: Midsummer

Solstice Moon

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on June 21, 2013 by Hearth Moon RisingJune 21, 2013

This Friday, June 21st, at 12:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time (5:04 Universal Time) the sun reaches the northernmost point in her travels, marking the Summer Solstice. Of course, the sun isn’t really moving north; the northern hemisphere of the earth … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrology, Midsummer, Moon | Tagged Capricorn, full moon, Midsummer, Pagan Blog Project, perigee, Summer Solstice, Winter Solstice

Gyrfalcon Circling the Spruce: Another Frejya Episode

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on March 29, 2013 by Hearth Moon RisingMarch 29, 2013

Frejya has appeared to me as a stocky young woman against a backdrop of tall spruce forest, standing on the snow beside the kind of weaving, shallow streams that develop in the north as winter moves into spring. She comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Midsummer, Trees, Yule | Tagged boar, Brisingamen Necklace, Falcon, Frejya, Freya, Freyja, gyrfalcon, Horus, Norway Spruce, Pagan Blog Project, runes, spruce, sun

The Fir and Falcon

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on March 16, 2013 by Hearth Moon RisingMarch 16, 2013

The Fir and Falcon sounds like a good name for a medieval tavern. I can picture the large room with the riotous crowd, a bit too warm from the bodies and the fire in the hearth. The orange glow in … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Midsummer, Trees

Aine at Summer’s End

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on October 26, 2012 by Hearth Moon RisingOctober 26, 2012

Cold and flu season is upon us, and herbalists are writing about garlic, echinacea, mullein, honey, and a host of other beneficial plants. Irish herbalists saw the blessing of the goddess Aine (pronounced ON-ya) as a necessary catalyst in these … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Midsummer, Plants, Samhain | Tagged Aine, Anu, Danu, healing, herbs, horses, Midsummer, Pagan Blog Project, Samhain, sun, swans

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