Messages In This Digest (11 Messages)
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- Re: Someone needs to hear this tonight.....No matter how much From: christopher.annon@yahoo.com
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- Re: What Are Your Favorite Yule Traditions or Memories? From: cawilson@dfn.com
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- GBG "Year and a Day" Calendars Mailed This Week - THANK YOU From: ANTHLINK@AOL.COM
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- music for Yule? From: ANTHLINK@AOL.COM
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- Solstice Invitation - Updated, Dec. 22, Bangor PA From: Cher Chirichello
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- Traditional Carol From: Cher Chirichello
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- Goddess of The Day: TONATZIN Tonatzin (Mexico) From: Cher Chirichello
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- Sunday's Correspondence...Dec 11 From: Cher Chirichello
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- Goddess of The Day: BAMYA Sada (Persia) From: Cher Chirichello
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- Healthy Habits Spell From: Cher Chirichello
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- Pueblo Dawn Call To Winter Feast From: Cher Chirichello
Messages
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Re: Someone needs to hear this tonight.....No matter how much
Posted by: "christopher.annon@yahoo.com" christopher.annon@yahoo.com christopher.annon
Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:18 am (PST)
Thank you Cher! I needed that! Much love and many blessings.
Chris
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From: Cher Chirichello <CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM >
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Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 20:00:01
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Subject: [which_witch_is_witch] Someone needs to hear this tonight..... No matter how much
Someone needs to hear this tonight.....No matter how much you try, no matter
how hard you work, no matter how much you put into it, nobody is ever
happy, then to top it all off, you have people that sit and gloat, think they are better then anyone else and act like a spoiled rotten little
child, then you get bossed and pushed around till where you want to just explode or fall and cry, no matter what...never let them see you fall
and always know your work is appreciated and if you feel good for doing
what you do and it benefit someone else, doesn't really matter how
others feel or make you feel, just know you did the right thing and did
it good! You are Appreciated and Thank you!
Cher NJP
Cher
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Re: What Are Your Favorite Yule Traditions or Memories?
Posted by: "cawilson@dfn.com" cawilson@dfn.com olympiasbc
Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:31 am (PST)
One of my fondest memories is our first Solstice party. We combined diff
seasonal traditions for the occasion. Our Xmas tree was decorated complete
with a conical hat as the topper and the front yard was tricked out with
lights and snowman and other thingies.
We invited the local Pagan community. It was a wonderful potluck and we
made ho-ho-ho eggnog (family recipe) and blah-humbug punch (non-alcohol).
We tied our wishes on a Yule log (Xmas tree trunk from the year before),
sang Pagan adaptations of Xmas songs, played pirate gift exchange, and drank
from a loving cup (big owl cup and the owl is a symbol of our Patroness).
We also had a Lord of Misrule and in honor of the night of opposites, he
went around asking questions of people on a myriad of subjects. It didn't
matter if the answer was right or wrong, lol, being the night of opposites,
the Lord could hand out a funny penance intended to remind everyone to keep
their sense of humor this night. A prize was awarded to the best sport.
It has become a tradition now to have the Solstice party and we will be
celebrating our 12th year tonight.
Blessings of the season to you and yours,

Cindy 'Oly' Wilson
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ olympias
http://www.tarotbyolympias.com/
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GBG "Year and a Day" Calendars Mailed This Week - THANK YOU
Posted by: "ANTHLINK@AOL.COM" ANTHLINK@AOL.COM anthlink6767
Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:05 pm (PST)
The GBG "Year and a Day" calendars went out this week via US Mail.
Thank you to everyone who supported this project! I appreciate...
Please let me know what you think of the calendar when it arrives...
I printed a few extra this year. If you or your friends would like
another calendar to give as a gift, please let me know, or just visit:
_www.GBGcalendar.com_ (http://www.gbgcalen dar.com/ )
Thanks again!
Have a blessed 2012 --
Link
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music for Yule?
Posted by: "ANTHLINK@AOL.COM" ANTHLINK@AOL.COM anthlink6767
Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:05 pm (PST)
Any suggestions for music for the sabbat?
hug,
Link
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Solstice Invitation - Updated, Dec. 22, Bangor PA
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Sat Dec 10, 2011 8:26 pm (PST)
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Columcille Megalith Park
Hello again, this is George. I'm the guy who assembles the event announcements and sometimes when I'm in a hurry I seem to miss some things that would help you plan for events a little better - namely the event Date.
The Observance will be held on Thursday, December 22, 2011 when we'll gather at 7:15am on Signal Hill for the sunrise at 7:22am.
The rest of the announcement is correct. Sorry for the additional email but I wanted to make sure you had the proper information.
Hope to see you there.
_____________________ _________ __
Winter Solstice Observance 2011
Wake up early and enjoy the Solace on the Solstice...
_____________________ _________ __
You are invited to join us on Signal Hill to observe Winter Solstice 2011 at Sunrise.
We will gather at 7:15am to observe the rising of the Sun at 7:22am and Celebrate the season as the time of darkness begins to shorten while the time of Light becomes more abundant.
We will meet on Signal Hill, on the rise across from the Chapel, for a time of sharing Joy of the Season and the knowing of the ever increasing Light.
We hope to see you there.
_____________________ _________ __
Columcille Megalith Park
2155 Fox Gap Road
Bangor, Pa 18013
www.columcille.org
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Traditional Carol
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Sat Dec 10, 2011 8:54 pm (PST)
Tomorrow will be my dancing day,
I would my true love would so chance,
to see the legend of my play,
to call my true love to my dance.
Sing, O my love, O my love,
my love, my love.
This have I done for my true love.
~Traditional Carol
In Greece, this was the period called the halcyon days - the weeks before and after the winter solstice.
The name comes from that of an ancient heroine, Halcyone, who loved a fisherman named Ceyx. A dream
told her that her beloved had died at sea, and so she stood thereafter by the seashore, finally catching her
lover's body as it washed to shore.
Transported by grief and unquenchable longing, Halcyone burst out of human form into the shape of the first
kingfisher, and her dead mate magically revived and joined her in the same shape. So kindly did the Greek
divinities look on this loyal love that they blessed the couple. Now, when the kingfisher is ready to lay its eggs,
a calm descends on the sea until they hatch. These are the halcyon days, a term used of any period of calm and peace.
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by Patricia Monaghan
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Goddess of The Day: TONATZIN Tonatzin (Mexico)
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Sat Dec 10, 2011 8:55 pm (PST)
Goddess of The Day: TONATZIN
Tonatzin (Mexico)
Themes: Religious Devotion; Blessing
Symbols: Soil; Light
About Tonatzin: An ancient mother figure who nurtures people and all that dwells in the land, Tonatzin is
the life and light of the world. Today she joins our festivals as the originator of this holiday.
To Do Today: Juan Diego, an Indian convert, was surprised when this goddess appeared to him in 1531 in an
ancient site of pagan worship and requested that the temple be rebuilt. Juan Diego believed this apparition was
Mary, and therefore he did as she commanded. To this day, people come here at this time of the year for the
Gddess's blessing.
While most of us cannot travel to Mexico just to implore Tonatzin, there is nothing that says we can't honor and
invoke her at home. Light a candle or lamp and place before it a potted plant or bowl of soil. This configuration
represents Tonatzin's presence in your home throughout that day. From here she can illuminate the shadows and
generate the light of hope and joy for all those who live there.
Carry a seed and some soil wrapped in a green cloth with you today. Name the seed after any earth quality you
want to develop in your life, such as strong foundations or emotional stability. When you get home, put the seed
and soil in a planter or your garden. Tonatzin's magick is there to manifest growth for the seed and your spirit! )0(
By Patricia Telesco
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Sunday's Correspondence...Dec 11
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:26 pm (PST)
Sunday's Correspondence...Dec 11
Today's Influences: Conjurations, Predictions, Knowledge, Writing, Eloquence
Deities: Brighid, Helios, Ra, Aset [Isis], Demeter, Ceres, Spider Woman, Bona Dea, Oya, Devi-Kali, Hella, Rhiannon, Coatlique, Maman Brigette, Sekhmet, Het Heret [Hathor]
Incense:Â Â Cinnamon, Cinquefoil
Aromas: Sweetpea, Lavender, Mastic, Frankincense, Cloves
Candle: Grey
Color: Yellow, Grey & gold
Planet: Sun
Metal: Gold
Gemstones: Quartz crystal, diamond, amber, carnelian
Herbs & Plants:Marigold, sunflower, cinnamon
Associations: Agriculture, beauty, hope, victory, self-expression and creativity
Use for magick involving mental issues, learning, higher education, addictions, communications, travel, young people, messages, perception, self-expression, artists, poets, and writers
What's Happening Today:
December Moon Names: Cold Moon, Oak Moon, Moon of Long Nights, Long Night's Moon,Wintermonat (Winter Month), Heilagmonoth (Holy Month), Big Winter Moon, Moon of Popping Trees. December was the tenth month on the old Roman calendar, the month containing the care free Saturnalia. The Franks called it Heilagmanoth, or Holy Month,  because of its large number of sacred festivals. On the old Tibetan calendar  December 1 was the beginning of a new year.
Day of Bruma, Ancient Rome, Goddess of Winter
Scaling Day (aka Escalade; Switzerland)
Upper Volta Independence Day
St. Daniel's Day
National Noodle Ring Day
St. Damasus' Day (patron of archeologists)
Most Boring Celebrities of the Year Convention
Nose-Scrambling and Hair-Hiking Events (Fairy)
St. Gentian's Day (patron of innkeepers)
Radio Day
Unicef Founded
National Day (Burkina Faso)
Beginning of Halcyon Days, Ancient Rome - During the Halcyon Days, the Mediterranean was supposed to stay calm. Halcyon is Greek for a kingfisher. The ancient Sicilians believed that the kingfisher incubated its eggs for fourteen days on the surface of the sea, during which time, before the winter solstice, the waves were still.
Agonia/Septimontium -â€Two rather obscure Roman holidays were
celebrated on this day, one in honor of an ancient sun god (Sol Indiges, indiges being from the same root word as indigenous) and a festival celebrated by the inhabitants of the original Seven Hills of Rome."
N. American: December Moon Festival - Innuit tribes of the far north hold a five-day purification rite, followed by a ceremony in honor of the souls of the animals they have hunted over the past year.
Zoroastrian: Jashan-e Sadeh - also known as the Feast of Fire, this celebration is a midwinter festival which involves the ceremonial lighting of a huge bonfire.
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Goddess of The Day: BAMYA Sada (Persia)
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:27 pm (PST)
Goddess of The Day: BAMYA
Sada (Persia)
Themes: Victory; Banishing; Protection; Overcoming
Symbols: Light; Fire
About Bamya: In Zoroastrian tradition, this Goddess guides the sun god Mithra's vehicle through
the sky. Mor important, as the Goddess of twilight, her presence signals the beginning of today's festival.
To Do Today: As the sun sets in Iran today, a huge bonfire will be ignited near a water source to
symbolize the power of light to overcome darkness and the power of good to overcome evil. For us
this means accepting our power and potential to overcome any obstacles that life may bring in any season.
Too often our lives seem overwhelmed with obligations, and we find ourselves feeling lost in the seething
sea of humanity. Bamya's counsel today is to learn how to swim in that sea by recognizing the ability of one
person to truly make a difference - be it within yourself, in the life of another, in a specific situation, or in
the world.
At sunset today, light an orange candle (or another one the color of twilight) and greet Bamya with this prayer.
Lady of gentle twilight, I welcome you. As the sun
sets on this day, let things from the past that I no
longer need to bear also fade away. Teach me to
leave them behind as easily as you leave behind
the daylight. As darkness falls, grant rest to my
unsettled spirit so that I can rise tomorrow
renewed and whole. Bamya be with me.
So Mote it Be. )0(
By Patricia Telesco
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Healthy Habits Spell
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:28 pm (PST)
Healthy Habits Spell
Choose an item that represents a habit you want to break today. Wrap it in a
black cloth and wrap the cloth with a paper chain. Say in a firm voice:
I break this pattern,
Which causes me such strife.
My self is worth much more to me.
I break this chain and set me free!
Break the chain of paper. Crush the item inside the black cloth if you can.
Bury it under a large stone. Keep the chain on your altar as a reminder of your strength. Today is Nobel Prize Day when awards are give for inventions or activities ~Karen Follett
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Pueblo Dawn Call To Winter Feast
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:28 pm (PST)
Wake up, people! Open your eyes! Wake up!
Move quickly, like people of light!
Draw clouds forth from the sky's quarters.
Draw clouds full of snow to us here!
Snow falling now means water in summer.
Come, ice, cover my fields!
In four days the festival starts, when we assemble
to call down snow in abundance.
~ Pueblo Dawn Call To Winter Feast
Throughout the world, the darkest time is also the time of the greatest celebration. One reason is simple:
busy people, bustling about to gather enough food to survive through the winter, have less time to tell stories
and to feast and to sing. But there is another reason that is not so obvious: the belief that the activities of human
beings during the winter somehow empower the earth to keep turning on its axis, progressing slowly toward the
new seasons yet to come.
Stories have traditionally been vital in this quest for continued order in the universe. Each winter, people would gather
to hear the old myths recited by the hearth-fire. This was the children's school, the time to learn the rules by which
humankind was expected to live. It was a continuing education program for adults, too, who each year heard the
familiar stories anew, with deeper meaning. But the stories did more than just educate people. In a mysterious
and magickal way, they also linked humans to the cosmos. Just as the sun set at the anticipated time, so we were
to tell the right story on the right night. We thus were bound to the cycle of the seasons in a deep and meaningful way.
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by Patricia Monaghan
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