In America, Thanksgiving has traditionally been a celebration of the blessings of the year, including the harvest. The first American Thanksgiving was celebrated by the early settlers of the Plymouth Plantation, an English colonial venture in North America in present-day Plymouth from 1620 to 1691 after their first harvest in 1621. In Britain, the Harvest …
Today is the Autumn Equinox for the Northern Hemisphere when the Earth is at equilibrium when day and night are equal lengths — ushering in a time of transition as the light begins to wane as the Northern Hemisphere begins its descent into slumber for the winter. Autumn Equinox Astrologically, the Autumn Equinox occurs when …
According to traditional sources, the New Moon represents the end of one cycle and the beginning of another new 28-day cycle. It is often viewed as a symbol of endings and new beginnings. The nighttime darkness of the New Moon symbolizes the mysterious watery depth of the unconscious – the transpersonal realm where personal identity …
Midsummer is the period of time centered upon the Summer Solstice, when the Sun completes its northbound journey in the sky and appears to stop in its tracks (for 3 days) relative to Earth, and more specifically the cultural celebrations that accompany the actual solstice between June 20 and June 24, for it marks the longest …
According to traditional sources, the New Moon represents the end of one cycle and the beginning of another new 28-day cycle. It is often viewed as a symbol of endings and new beginnings. The nighttime darkness of the New Moon symbolizes the mysterious watery depth of the unconscious – the transpersonal realm where personal identity …
According to traditional sources, the New Moon represents the end of one cycle and the beginning of another new 28-day cycle. It is often viewed as a symbol of endings and new beginnings. The nighttime darkness of the New Moon symbolizes the mysterious watery depth of the unconscious – the transpersonal realm where personal identity …
According to traditional sources, when the Sun ingresses into 00°00’ Aries at the site of a nation’s capital city (on March 20th at 6:01 pm EDT, Washington D.C.), the horoscope provides a comprehensive image of the archetypal energies and potentials that will likely unfold and constellate on the world stage throughout the year. Astronomically speaking, …
Imbolc is the astronomical midpoint between the Winter Solstice – Yule and the Spring Equinox – Ostara; when the transiting Sun is at 15 Degrees of Aquarius in the Northern Hemisphere on February 4th, traditionally marking the first stirrings of Spring. Some pagans celebrate Imbolc on the astronomical date (February 4th), while others celebrate on February …
The Pig Year of 2019 starts on the Chinese New Year date of February 5, 2019 at 4:08am CCT, in Beijing, China. Chinese New Year usually falls on the second New Moon after the Winter Solstice. Chinese New Year’s Day is the closest New Moon to Lichun (Chinese: 立春; “start of spring“) on 4 or 5 February, …
Modern church historians are in agreement that Christ began his ministry during the month of October in 29 A.D. – “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is Near” – during in the 15th year of Emperor Tiberius’ reign. Second Century Christian scholars, such as Irenaeus, said that Jesus “was beginning to be about thirty years …