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Thoughts on Sunday’s Eclipse

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on October 2, 2015 by Hearth Moon RisingOctober 2, 2015

This week was my first opportunity, believe it or not, to view a total lunar eclipse. Times when I might have theoretically been able to witness the event, the sky has been overcast. I watched the eclipse from the parking … Continue reading →

Posted in Astrology, Moon | Tagged 2015 lunar eclipse

Riddles

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on August 30, 2013 by Hearth Moon RisingAugust 30, 2013

What has been around billions of years, yet is less than a month old?Back when I was doing child psychotherapy, I liked to read a “Mickey Mouse Joke Book” with a child I was getting to know. It contained a … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Moon | Tagged flowers, Pagan Blog Project, riddles

New Moon

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on July 5, 2013 by Hearth Moon RisingJuly 5, 2013

A new moon teaches gradualnessand deliberation and how one gives birthto oneself slowly. Patience with small detailsmakes perfect a large work, like the universe. – RumiSince I seem to be on a roll with astrological posts, I thought I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Moon | Tagged new moon, Pagan Blog Project

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

The Origins of Candlemas

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on February 1, 2013 by Hearth Moon RisingFebruary 1, 2013

While there are many longstanding Pagan holidays observed in the beginning of February, the Christian holiday of Candlemas grew out of a specific Roman Pagan observance. February was an important festival month on the Roman calendar and thus began with … Continue reading →

Posted in Imbolc, Moon | Tagged Candlemas, Christianity, initiation, juno, lily, Mars, Pagan Blog Project, Virgin Mary, woodpecker

Hecate and the Waterway

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on November 2, 2012 by Hearth Moon RisingNovember 2, 2012

Throughout most of human history, the primary method of travel was via water rather than road. Even in the Ice Age, settlement patterns and artifacts reflect reliance on river trade, sometimes over long distances. Considering the primacy of early water … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Magical Tools, Moon, Trees | Tagged death, dogs, Hecate, horses, Pagan Blog Project, rivers, water, white willow bark, willow

Review ~ Grandmother Moon: Lunar Magic in Our Lives, by Zsuzsanna E. Budapest

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on October 12, 2012 by Hearth Moon RisingOctober 12, 2012

Grandmother Moon recently became available again through Amazon Createspace. The book is a collection of goddess lore based on the lunar calendar, a wheel corresponding to the zodiac sign for each lunation. There are thirteen sections or “lunations,” each starting … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Moon | Tagged Blood Moon, cat, Dionysus, Diwali, full moon, Grandmother Moon, Libra, Maat, Moon, new moon, Oschophoria, Pagan Blog Project, Rosh Hashanah, Z Budapest, Zsuzsanna Budapest

It’s all in how you see it

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on August 30, 2012 by Hearth Moon RisingAugust 30, 2012

The internets have been in a titter for a week, and no doubt every Blue Moon café, restaurant and tavern is in high celebratory mode. Really, the significance of the Blue Moon is that it is hard to categorize. Solar … Continue reading →

Posted in Moon, Uncategorized | Tagged blue moon, Pagan Blog Project

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