July 23 pagan holy day calendar

fixed holy days (same date every year)
Kemetic calendar
Zoroastrian calendar
Celtic Ogham tree calendar
Roman calendar
numerology
tarot
2010 lunar days
2010 astrological
2009 lunar days
2009 astrological
2008 lunar days
2008 astrological
2007 holy days
2007 astrological

fixed holy days

These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.

Peaceful Navigation:

Peaceful Navigation: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The neteru are peaceful in heaven, navigating the great barque.

Birthday of Haile Selassie

    Birthday of Haile Selassie: Rastafari Hola day. Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie I, King of Ethiopia. Born July 23, 1892. Celebrated with Nyabinghi session.
    Includes a Nyahbinghi meeting. A Nyabinghi meeting has evolved from early roots into a live music session with music, chanting, and prayer. Dr. Leonard E. Barret, a Jamaican professor of religion, wrote in his book The Rastafarians “The term ‘Nyahbinghi’ comes to use from East Africa and refers to a religio-political cult that resisted colonial domination from the last decades of he 19th century to about 1928. The term might have been the name or title of a Ruandaise royal princess who was killed by colonalist because of her resisteance. After her death cults arose which were influenced by her spirit. The members of the cult experienced spirit possession and the medium of these cults was always a woman.
    “The Nyahbinghi is the most important meeting of the Rastafarians, involving members from all over the island. It is comparable to the movement’s convention and may last from one or three days to even a week. [At one meeting] the air was thick with smoke from the holy herb (marijuana) and the drums kept a haunting beat. … One tune continued as long as an hour and without a break before another was started and continued on and on throughout the evening until the drummer was exhausted and his place was taken by another drummer. …”

Neptunalia:

Neptunalia: Roman holy day.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Tot-abet or Djehuti (Djehuti [Thoth])
Day 5

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Amurdad (fifth month)
Day of Spandarmad
Day 5

The day of Spandarmad celebrates the Av. Spenta Armaiti, the Holy (or Beneficent) Devotion, who presides over the Earth. Special prayers from the Khorda Avesta are recited in honor of the day’s spiritual being.

Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: “(123) On the day of Spandarmad till your land.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The first seven days (first week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrate Ahura Mazda and the Amesha Spentas (literally translated Beneficent Immortals). They are the highest spiritual beings created by Ahura Mazda.

The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Tinne (T)

Holly Moon
Day 16

The Celtic calendar started out as a moon calendar, but was aligned with the solar year during antiquity. Robert Graves proposed the Celtic tree calendar described here. While widely used by Neo-Pagans, many critics dispute the authenticity. The Beth-Luis-Nion calendar (the one used here) starts with New Year on the Winter Solstice. The Beth-Luis-Faern calendar starts with New Year on Samhain.

Each Celtic tree month (or moon) is named for a Celtic Ogham letter (first line above) and a tree (second line above). All of the Celtic months also had additional folk names (folk names for this month listed below).

Polarity: Feminine
Planet: Earth
Archetype: Danu
Symbol: flaming spear
Folk Names:
Moon of Encirclement
Moon of Polarity

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Haymoon

Roman information

a.d. X Kal. Avg. or a.d. X Kal. Sex.
10 days before the Kalends of August
Month: Quintilis or Quinctilis or Ivlivs or Julius

The a.d. X Kal. designation means ante diem or ten “days before” the Kalends (first day or New Moon) of the next month. When counting days, the Romans included both the start and end day (in modern Western culture, we skip the start day). When the Romans switched to a solar calendar, they continued to use the lunar day names.

The Roman month of Quintilis (or Quinctilis) is named for quin, because it was originally the fifth month of the Roman solar year. In 45 BCE, the Roman Senate renamed the month Julius (July), for then Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. July was sacred to Jupiter (Ivppiter), Roman King of Gods.

The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In Romulus’ calendar, Quintilis (the fifth month) had 31 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, July had 31 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar), July had 31 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. The Roman Senate changed the name of the month Quintilis to Julius (July) in honor of the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications, resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.

numerology

Today totals 5 in modern Western numerology. See the article on five for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Hierophant.

date:	Friday	July 23, 2010
Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Capricorn
Mercury:	Direct until August 20
Jupiter:	Retrograde until November 18
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 5
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 7
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Capricorn
Next Full Moon July 25	Next Waning Quarter August 3	Next New Moon August 9	Next Waxing Quarter August 16

Second Quarter in Sagittarius:

Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Sagittarius.

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 12:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 9:50 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (July 22). The Moon is void of course from the last traditional aspect in a sign to the ingress into the next sign. Moon void of course is a time of distractions and miscommunications. Things started during Moon void of course tend to sputter and fail.

Moon enters Capricorn:

Moon Enters Capricorn: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Capricorn at 4:39 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:39 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

Second Quarter in Capricorn:

Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Capricorn.

Capricorn Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

Cancer Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.

astrological information 2010

Moon Sextile Neptune: The Moon is sextile Neptune at 12:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 9:50 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (July 23). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Time for intuition, creativity, and meditation. Meditation magick. Spells for ceativity, music, and art. Intuition activated. Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Square Saturn: The Moon is square Saturn at 4:55 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:55 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for serious thinking. Ritual to Ptah.

Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 5:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Self-analysis and change. Time for self-examination. Magick spells for self-transformation. Perform ritual for positive transformation.

Moon Square Uranus: The Moon is square Uranus at 5:33 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:33 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of erratic or eccentric behavior. Quick thinking. Chaos spells.

Sun Trine Uranus: The Sun is trine Uranus at 6:06 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:06 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to party — excitement and fun.

Jupiter Goes Retrograde:

Jupiter Goes Retrograde: Jupiter goes retrograde in the sign Aries (03° Aries 24') at 8:03 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:03 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) until November 18..

Moon Square Jupiter: The Moon is square Jupiter at 11:14 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:14 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Beware of broken promises and impracticality.

Moon Conjunct Pluto: The Moon is in conjunction with Pluto at 11:18 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:18 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for quiet conversations. Magick spells involving others. Ritual to Djehuti (Thoth) and Seshat.

Magick Color:

Rose: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is rose. You may want to burn a rose candle or wear some rose this day.

Magick Incense:

Alder: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is alder. You may want to burn alder incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like alder.

See also the article on incense. An American source for high quality incense is Mountain Rose Herbs. A British source for incense is Pagan Magic.

date:	Thursday	July 23, 2009
Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	enters Virgo
Mercury:	Direct until September 7
Jupiter:	Retrograde until October 13
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 1
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 4
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	enters Virgo
Next Waxing Quarter July 28	Next Full Moon August 5	Next Waning Quarter August 13	Next New Moon August 20