Blue Moon

Every so often two full moons appear in the same month. The first full moon this month was on May 1st. The second full moon is tonight,
May 31st. A rare occurrence; hence the saying “Once in a blue moon”.

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  1. Yes! I love this. I’ve been paying attention to the astrology of things, lately, and this Blue Moon is supposed to be especially auspicious ( pardon my accidental alliteration, there!). We’ll see! ( actually, it may already be working its magick on this glitchfest known as WordPress, as it’s now letting you leave you a comment for the first time in a while!!

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Happy Beltaine! Happy Samhain!

In the Northern Hemisphere we are celebrating Beltaine. The celebration of Beltaine is the symbolic union of the male and female principles of creation.  The God and Goddess are united in sacred marriage; the consummation of  their relationship symbolically fertilises the crops and animals for the coming year.  It is a celebration of the continued renewal of life.

Symbols of rebirth, renewal and the continuation of green and growing things, the Green Man and Green Woman have been depicted in various forms in  many cultures throughout history. Dedicated to new verdant life and a fertile harvest, GreenMan and GreenWoman are portrayed with a variety of lush greenery, entwined vines, seeds, berries and flowers.

Beltaine Blessings to Everyone!

In the Southern hemisphere, Samhain is celebrated. Samhain marks the end of Summer and welcomes the dark half of the year. This is a special time to honour the Ancestors. Spirits may visit as the veil between This World and the Otherworld is the thinnest. This is also the time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest.

Samhain Blessings to Everyone!

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  6. And to you! We’ve finally had some nice weather – until this weekend when it’s cooler and raining, but it’s a Bank Holiday weekend so of course it’s raining.

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  7. This is beautiful ~ I’ve never heard of Green Man and Green Woman, and the artwork is incredible. They are now my favorite couple as well 😊. I wish you Beltaine Blessings.

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Happy Earth Day!

Our planet is beautiful! Let’s do everything we can to save it!

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  3. Thanks for this post. Beautiful photos. I work every day with a work partner focused on saving this planet and all life upon it. Time for a light timeline!

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  8. My parents were good at this long before it became a “thing.” Even today, I find it hard to throw something away if I think I might be able to use it for something later. This habit came back to bite me when we sold our home of 35 years and moved.

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  11. These are all commonsense principles. And what I have seen being practised by elders during my growing up years. Along the way, we seem to have lost the plot to sellers and image-makers

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Happy Spring! Happy Autumn!

Spring Flowers Wreath Print Prayer for Spring

In the Northern Hemisphere we are celebrating the first day of Spring. On the Vernal Equinox, day and night are of equal length. The earth wakes from its long Winter’s nap and signals the renewal of plant life.
We can also renew ourselves. New plans, new good habits, new outlook on life. Happy Spring to Everyone!

In the Southern Hemisphere it is the first day of Autumn. Day and night are again of equal length. The leaves are beginning to turn into their bright hues and the air is getting chilly. Time to harvest and finish projects.
Happy Autumn to Everyone!

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  10. Happy Equinox! Lovely art work and prayer for the Spring. Time for peace in this world! Blessings for a bountiful blooming of all good things!

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  15. One thing I love about springtime is the feeling of hope, peace, and rebirth ~ this post covers it so beautifully, especially the opening quote. Wishing you a beautiful spring ahead, MM. Take care ~

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  16. Though our spring is short, a few days around the end of March and early April, it announces itself through its bold outbreak of colours. Then it gives in to a long, hot summer which has its own set of vibrant blooms and colours.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Love is in the air!

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Happy Imbolg and Lughnasadh!

Here in the Northern Hemisphere we are celebrating Imbolg (or Imbolc). Imbolg celebrates the Goddess in her incarnation as the Bride of the returning Sun God. For the celebration of Imbolg, many candles are lit to symbolise the return of light and heat represented by the Sun God. Grain dollies made from the sheaves of the last harvest represent the Bride. The Goddess and God await the return of Spring and their sacred marriage at Beltaine. Often called Midwinter, as Imbolg is half-way between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox.

In the southern hemisphere, Lughnasadh is celebrated today. Named for the Irish Sun God Lugh, Lughnasadh is the first of three harvest festivals.  This festival celebrates the grain harvest as well as fruits and vegetables that ripen in late Summer.  A perfect time to try a new bread recipe, dry herbs, preserve fruits and veggies!

Wishing everyone a happy holiday!

Celebrating the 8 solar festivals of Celtic, Norse and Druidic origin
The Wheel of the Year Altar Art Prints on Parchment or White
The print can be displayed on your altar and turned as each festival is observed.
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  3. 🕯️🌱🕯️🌱🕯️🌱🕯️🌱🕯️

    lovely artwork, as always!

    ⬻𓂀☆♡ ‌ ‌ 🎀 ‌ 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑙 ‌ 🎀 ‌ ‌ ♡☆𓂀⤖

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  5. O Brighde, blessed Goddess, we call your sacred name.
    Lady of the living flame, bright as rising sun.
    Your warmth stirs the quiet earth from winter’s gentle sleep,
    Green shoots awakening, white snowdrops soft and deep.
    Keeper of the forge, of hearth‑fires burning true,
    Guardian of mothers as new life passes through.
    Whisperer to poets, guiding heart and hand,
    Inspiring every story sung across the land.
    From your holy breast the milk of life flows free,
    Mother of all beings, in your arms we find peace.
    Brighde, flame of healing, Brighde, flame of birth,
    Walk with us in blessing, in fire, in heart, in earth.

    Poetry by Elaine of EllunaArt

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  8. Happy Imbolc! May seeds of happiness, healing, transformation and joy soon strengthen and blossom in your life.

    I always enjoy your lovely artwork and information.

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  9. Thanks for listing my website on a list of yours. I haven’t looked into how to do that yet. Due to the intensity our work and the present politics, I’ve taken a writing hiatus. I still have over a decade of writing on there though.

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    • If you subscribe to a blog it is automatically included on your Subscription list in the Reader section of your My Home page. Click on Reader at the top right of that page and the Subscriptions are located bottom left on the Reader page. There is also a separate List feature if you want to create a special sort of list. Hope that helps! 🙂

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  10. Thank you for sharing your story 🌞🌞🌞 I learned a lot. Your drawings are wonderful 🌸🌸🌸 I am so glad that we are heading towards light and spring 🌝🌥️🦋✨🌸

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  13. Beautiful images and imagery. Of course, I am late to the party and now looking fwd to the time the Sun starts dimming its light and heat in a few months 🙂

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Happy New Year!

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  10. Happy New Year to you! I’ve been doing work daily for over 11 years now to finally free this planet from the dark timeline that has held it for millions of years. May this year be the one that finally restores the light timeline of Oneness, abundance, peace and freedom.

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  16. Happy New Year Magick Mermaid! 🩵 And yes here’s to World Peace and a better planet for all humans and animals and an end to governments and corporations wrecking the environment. 🙏🏻

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Happy Winter Solstice! Happy Summer Solstice!

The Holly King is the aspect of the Green Man honoured at the Winter Solstice (Yule) representing the waning year. He wears a crown of holly and is surrounded by mistletoe.
Winter Solstice, Yule, Mid-Winter or Alban Arthan is the celebration of the rebirth of the sun after the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.  It is one of the eight solar festivals comprising the Wheel of the Year.  Nourished in the womb of the Goddess during the dark time of the year, the sun symbolises the God born anew.  Plants that remain evergreen such as fir trees, holly and mistletoe are used as decorations.  A good time to reflect on the past year and make plans for the new year. 
Wishing everyone a joyful and magickal Winter Solstice!

The Oak King is a symbol of male fertility and the waxing year. His bright Summer foliage consisting of oak and other green leaves symbolizes the continuity growing plants. 
The Summer Solstice, also known as Midsummer, Alban Hefin and Litha, has been celebrated by various cultures all around the world for millennia. The longest day and the shortest night of the year is a celebration of the sun. In the Southern hemisphere everything is green and growing and everyone awaits a fruitful harvest.
Wishing everyone a joyful and magickal Summer Solstice!

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  2. I literally just heard today is the Winter Solstice 5 minutes before reading your post, it was on the news and they showed pictures of people at Stonehenge 🙂

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  3. Merry Yule, my friend! Happy celebration of the rebirth of the light! Thank you for sharing further information on the deeper meaning of the solstice! Much enjoyed! Sending you light and blessings and wishing you a wonderful festival ✨🙏🎄

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      • Thank you for the healing energy! We were lucky and not affected by the flooding or power outages, thank goodness. It’s been a wet, windy transition into winter for sure🌬️!

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  12. Thank you sharing this post 😊😊 I am so happy that we are finally heading towards lighter days 🌞✨🌞✨ Have a Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄

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  17. Thank you for faithfully reading my blog posts all these years. Sorry I don’t repay the visits more often. I always enjoy your artwork and your attention to detail.

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It’s that leaf time again!

More leaves than ever this year as the neighbour’s tree is twice as large! Thank goodness Henri helped me rake this year.

More stories about Henri here The Gnome and I

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A Blessed Samhain

The ancient Celtic celebration of Samhain, marks the end of Summer, the lighter half of the year. This is the time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest, as Winter, the darker half of the year, approaches.

Celebrated on October 31st, spirits may visit as the veil between This World and the Otherworld is the thinnest. Samhain is a time to honour your ancestors. Perhaps you will be able to communicate with them.

The modern celebration of Halloween is derived from the ancient Celtic celebration of Samhain.

Wishing everyone a Blessed Samhain!

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  12. Celebrations and events connected to natural cycles such as seasons, harvest, etc. are much more central to our existence than those connected with certain humans and man-made events which tend to have two sides to them with views changing over time.

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Happy Autumn! Happy Spring!

The Autumn Equinox (Alban Elfed or Mabon) is the second harvest festival of the year, occurring on the 21st, 22nd or 23rd of September. The apple and grape harvests are celebrated. Vegetables, fruits and herbs are ready to be
picked and preserved for the coming Winter.

A time for giving thanks! And also a time to evaluate the progress made on goals set earlier in the year. Did everything work out as planned?
Wishing everyone a fruitful harvest!

For everyone in the Southern hemisphere the Spring Equinox (Ostara or Alban Eilir) is here. The earth wakes from its long Winter’s nap and signals the renewal of plant life. As the days are getting longer, trees and plants are sprouting new leaves. And it’s time to start sowing seeds, begin new projects, make new plans, and have a new
outlook on life. Happy Spring to Everyone!

Wheel of the Year Prints are here on magickmermaid.com

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  11. Colourful and pretty image! Sep/Oct in many parts of India is also harvest time. It is also marked by the ending of the 3-4 month monsoon, which brings a substantial part of the annual rain, and is a pretty defining annual natural cycle. Some of the water-hungry crops such as paddy and sugarcane are grown during the monsoon.

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Happy Lughnasadh! Happy Imbolc!

Summer has passed its zenith and although temperatures are still quite warm in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun sets a bit earlier each day.  Some crops are ready to harvest and preserve for the coming cold months.

Lughnasadh, named for the Celtic Sun God Lugh, is celebrated on the first or second day of August.  It is the first of three harvest festivals.  This festival celebrates the grain harvest as well as fruits and vegetables that ripen in late Summer.  A perfect time to try a new bread recipe, dry herbs, preserve fruits and veggies.

Besides giving thanks for the abundance of the first harvest, this is a good time to reflect on the goals and projects you began earlier in the year. Have they come to fruition as you planned? Or do they still need more work to develop into what you envisioned? There is still time to edit and revise before the next harvest!

In the Southern Hemisphere, Imbolc (Imbolg) celebrates the Goddess in her incarnation as the Bride of the returning Sun God. For the celebration of Imbolc, many candles are lit to symbolise the return of light and heat represented by the Sun God. Grain dollies made from the sheaves of the last harvest represent the Bride. The Goddess and God await the return of Spring and their sacred marriage at Beltaine. Often called Midwinter, as Imbolc is half-way between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox.

Wishing everyone joyful celebrations!

Wheel of the Year Prints available here on magickmermaid.com
Lugh is available here

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  5. Can’t say I’ve ever heard Imbolc described as Midwinter before, especially as the term was used by old Anglo-Saxon scholars used it as ‘middewintres mæss dæg’ (midwinter’s mass day’ to describe Christmas Day? 🙂

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    • Interesting! Many years ago I was doing research on the celebrations and I came across that definition a few times. (At the moment, I don’t remember where I saw it.)

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      • You did get me interested in this though! 😁

        If you look at the Wikipedia article on Midwinter, apparently the term was used to include Candlemas (or Imbolc, if you prefer) and was only moved to earlier because of a Germanic King. Then again, the same article claims the term only came into existence during the 18th Century, despite it being recorded more times in the medieval period than either ‘Christmæss’ and ‘Geola’. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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        • One thing I noticed time and time again when doing research, there are almost always conflicting views and timelines. 🙂 Of course, it is always good to learn something new!

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          • As a friend of mine said once: ‘The learning never stops’. 🖖🏻

  8. It’s always appreciated that you include we ‘Southies’ ( down here in the Southern Hem). I missed your illustrations on my blog break ( which is only momentarily over, in all likelihood- but I wanted to come say ‘Hi!’ while I’m back :). Hope you’re enjoying the seasonal transition over there! You are currently in my favourite one!

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  9. Such a beautifully written celebration of seasonal traditions – your insights into Lughnasadh and Imbolc capture the spirit of gratitude, reflection, and hope, regardless of hemisphere. I especially like how you connect these old festivals to simple, meaningful rituals in daily life. And the artwork is beautiful, adding a magical touch to your words. Wishing you a joyful and inspired Imbolc 😊

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  12. Lovely pictures!

    Many of our ancient events and celebrations are connected with life and food and sowing and reaping. I wonder what the modern ones will be connected with???

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