tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934913775261743747.post5779828678751399105..comments2013-05-23T08:07:19.199-04:00Comments on All Day, All Night Writing Divas: Thinning of the Veil...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934913775261743747.post-4722959790025894612011-10-27T15:03:51.412-04:002011-10-27T15:03:51.412-04:00I meant longest day of the year, not shortest. Du...I meant longest day of the year, not shortest. Duhh me!Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560925536585398778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934913775261743747.post-49531594701718094092011-10-27T15:02:18.271-04:002011-10-27T15:02:18.271-04:00It does, as you are telling me it goes by a calend...It does, as you are telling me it goes by a calendar and not where the stars actually are in the heavens when it is celebrated. Star movement does come it with the constellation of Pleiades, but given lammas is on August 1st, and Mabon is on September 21, that indicates specific dates.<br /><br />Precession really affects a natal birth chart. CNN was saying not too long ago that we needed to add another sign to the Zodiac because it was "off". Not so when precession is taken into account and the stars are placed where they were in the sky when one is born. <br /><br />I have always wondered if this "change" made a difference with Holy Days or Holidays. Like the shortest day of the year really isn't the summer solstice (June 21) since the heavens have changed position due to the tilt and wobble of the earth's rotation around the sun. The orbit contributes to this difference, too. If the stars are off, then the day is off. Same thing with every holiday known to man.<br /><br />Weather has changed, Mays getting colder (at least where I live) and Octobers warmer. It snowed one Halloween when I was a child. Not so in a very long time. <br /><br />Like I said . . . I'm curiosity killed the cat. To me the Stars are God's time clock. Like everything else I've studied, I wondered if their movement affect the placement of the pagan holidays. It seems to me most go by a specific date rather than the placements of the stars . . . except Easter which is chosen by the movement of Earth's Moon. <br /><br />Thanks for your input. I appreciate it.Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560925536585398778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934913775261743747.post-18527488305800551042011-10-26T21:31:14.079-04:002011-10-26T21:31:14.079-04:00Hey Marianne,
Samhain is the last of three harves...Hey Marianne,<br /><br />Samhain is the last of three harvest festivals, beginning with lammas on August 1st and then Mabon on September 21st (Fall Equinox).<br /><br />I know that the holiday is a quarter mark between the fall equinox and and the winter solstice and follows the sun. But I've heard that it's also linked to Pleiades, a nine star grouping that ascends in the spring around Beltane (May 1st) and descends in the fall around Samhain. <br /><br />I hope that helps.<br /><br />Marianne MoreaMarianne Moreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11874251904452596285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934913775261743747.post-10881936241471797772011-10-26T14:18:01.133-04:002011-10-26T14:18:01.133-04:00I asked earlier but I guess I was late. What I...I asked earlier but I guess I was late. What I'd like to know is if precession is taken into account with the holiday of Samhain. I know Christmas, which is the winter solstice, goes by the calendar and not the actual position of the stars. It makes sense to me to follow the exact position of the stars. What do you think? I'm curiosity killed that cat. ThanksMarianne Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16589053566830703175noreply@blogger.com