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Birthstone:                     Opal

Libra (23 September – 23 October): Ruled by Venus. Use Libra energy for harmony, love, understanding, justice and a balanced outlook – and for all things beautiful.

Scorpio (24 October – 22 November): Ruled by Mars in the ancient system, now ruled by Pluto. Use Scorpio energy for penetration, courage and endurance, passion, transformation, perception, concealment and willpower.

2 October:                   Sukkot begins

2 October:                   Mahatma Ghandi’s birthday

3 October:                   Full Moon

5 October:                   World Teacher’s Day

9 October:                   Sacred to Felicitas, Roman Goddess of good fortune and luck.

15 October:                 Sacred to Mars, Roman God of battle.

17 October:                 Diwali

18 October:                A day to honour Cernunnos, the Pagan Horned God of fertility, wild animals, forests and hunting.

31 October:                 Samhain is one of the four Greater Sabbats and an agricultural festival. On land, it is the third and last harvest of the year (Lammas and Mabon being the first two) and a time to store the final food stores away for Winter. Samhain is the beginning of the Witch’s year, a time of divination and prophecy and a time to honour the dead.

All month:                   Create your own good luck this month by putting last month’s period of reflection into action; be courageous and passionate.

See my blog for more on the above.

The Wheel of Fortune

This is the eleventh card in the Major Arcana and is numbered 10.

Divination:

You may have some special gains. Your destiny may be changing and you may face advancement in life. You will have good luck and easy progress. Old problems will end and new beginnings will happen.

Keywords: Vision, Luck, Change, Karma, Destiny, Opportunity, Choices. Read the rest of this entry »

The next step after defining Wicca in my mind, was to find out about the festivals or celebrations that one hears about. I have recently moved to the UK and somehow don’t believe that Wiccans dance naked in the moonlight in this cold or in the rain.

Wiccans celebrate 8 festivals as a means of attunement to the regular seasonal rhythms of nature. The festivals are also called “Sabbats” and is represented in the following wheel:

31 January: Imbolg, Oimelc, Brigit or February Eve

21 March: Spring Equinox or Ostara

30 April: Beltane or May Eve

22 June: Summer Solstice, Midsummer or Litha

31 July: Lughnasadh, Lunasa or Lammas

21 September: Autumn Equinox, Harvest Moon

31 October: Samhain, Sowyn or All Hollows

21 December: Winter Solstice or Yule

I will research each of the festivals listed above, but for now, I have the calendar. I have also noticed that Full Moon and the New Moon is also acknowledged, to a greater or lesser degree.

I have noticed a little discrepancy in my readings. Imbolc is listed as a Festival held on 31^st January. I came across some text that said that Imbolg is actually held on 2^nd February. Can someone explain the discrepancy?