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The Mathematical Priestess, part II

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on May 29, 2015 by Hearth Moon RisingMay 29, 2015

In Mesopotamia the first accounting systems arose out of the need to record and disperse temple commodities. Many of these early accounting scribes were women. As societies became more complex, arithmetical systems developed to accommodate trade, architecture, irrigation, and land … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Mesopotamia | Tagged math, mathematics, temples, Uruk

Review: Breaking the Mother Goose Code

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on May 15, 2015 by Hearth Moon RisingMay 15, 2015

A study published earlier this year out of the State University of New York – Buffalo, finding that men are more narcissistic than women, was met with jokes and derision for being yet another academic examination of the obvious, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Reviews | Tagged Aphrodite, Breaking the Mother Goose Code, Holda, Jeri Studebaker, Mother Goose

Interview with Hearth on Pagan Pages

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on April 10, 2015 by Hearth Moon RisingApril 10, 2015

Interview by Mabh Savage is on Pagan Pages website.

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Posted in Animals | Tagged Invoking Animal Magic, Pagan Pages

Spring is a Sound, not a Picture

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on March 20, 2015 by Hearth Moon RisingMarch 20, 2015

I wanted to post a nice flower picture for my Spring Equinox entry this year, but alas not even a snowdrop is blooming. The subtle signs of spring are welcome but not eye-catching. I doubt anyone wants to see a … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Eostre | Tagged blue jay, chickadee, crow, woodpecker

Crocs with Style

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on March 13, 2015 by Hearth Moon RisingMarch 13, 2015

From my forthcoming book: The crocodile is an appropriate mother deity not only for her position as apex predator (and thus ruler) of the Nile, but for her maternal instincts. Crocodiles are more like their bird cousins than other reptiles … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Egypt | Tagged crocodile

The Myriads of Wenut

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on March 6, 2015 by Hearth Moon RisingMarch 6, 2015

If you’re wondering who Wenut is (and most people are), this is the name of the Egyptian hare goddess. The Egyptians had a hare goddess? Yes, her name is also spelled Wenet, if that clarifies things for you. Wenut is … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Egypt | Tagged Cape Hare, Hares, Wenet, Wenut

White Rabbits I Have Known

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on February 20, 2015 by Hearth Moon RisingFebruary 20, 2015

One of the things that fascinates me about hare magic is that it continues to evolve. In my book Invoking Animal Magic I put forth the theory that the hare is a vessel for whatever values are strong within a … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | Tagged Hares, Rabbits

The Real, True, Totally Authentic &c

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on February 6, 2015 by Hearth Moon RisingFebruary 6, 2015

From Invoking Animal Magic: In the Pagan view the wolf is simply another creature with whom we share the world – not a separate world, but the same world. She has at times been a poor neighbor, but then again, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | Tagged webinars, werewolves, wolf, wolves

New Webinar About the Wolf

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on January 23, 2015 by Hearth Moon RisingJanuary 23, 2015

I am pleased to be bringing you another animal-focused webinar, this one about the wolf and her shapeshifting cult – in other words, werewolves! I will have many pictures I was not able to include in my book Invoking Animal … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | Tagged coyote, shapeshifting, werewolves, wolf

Artemis and the Golden Deer

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on January 16, 2015 by Hearth Moon RisingJanuary 16, 2015

Is the “stag” that accompanies Artemis really a reindeer doe? A new article I have at Moon Books Blog explores this tantalizing question.

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Posted in Animals | Tagged Artemis, Ceryneian Hind, deer, Heracles

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