August 4 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 lunar days
2007 astrological

fixed holy days

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

Loch-mo-Naire:

Loch-mo-Naire: Scottish holy day. It is believed that on this day each year that the waters of Scotland’s Loch-mo-Naire are charged with magickal (miraculous) healing powers. Drinking the water or bathing in the lake on this day is supposed to grant healing. An ancient pre-Christian custom is to toss a silver coin into the lake as an offering to the benevolent Celtic faerie spirits that live within the lake.

Vigil of Oswald:

Vigil of St. Oswald: Anglo-Saxon holy day. Commemorates the death of King Oswald. On August 4th, 642 C.E., the Anglo-Saxon King Oswald of Northumbria died in the Battle of Maserfield. In the Anglo-Saxon royal tradition, the king’s body was dismembered and its parts dispersed in honor of Woden. Each part became the focus for miracles of healing.

Sobek Offering Stolen:

Sobek Offering Stolen: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day the offering to Sobek was taken away. Do not eat any mehyet-fish today.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Tot-abet or Djehuti (Djehuti [Thoth])
Day 17

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Amurdad (fifth month)
Day of Srosh
Day 17

The day of Srosh celebrates the Av. Sraosha, Yazad of “Hearkening” (paying attention). 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: “(135) On the day of Srosh ask a boon of the blessed Srosh for the salvation of your soul.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The third week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates moral qualities.

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 28

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: Harvest

Roman information

prid. Non. Avg. or prid. Non. Sex.
(pridie) eve of the Nones of August
Month: Sextilis or Avgvstvs or Augustus

The pridie Nones is the eve of the Nones. Pridie (abbreviated prid.) is Latin for “the evening before”.

The Roman month of Sextilis is named for sex or sext, because it was originally the sixth month of the Roman solar year. In 8 BCE, the Roman Senate renamed the month Augustus (August), for then Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar. August was sacred to Ceres, Roman Goddess of grain.

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, Sextilis (the sixth month) had 30 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, Sextilis had 29 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), Sextilis had 30 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications (including expanding August to 31 days), resulting in the modern Western calendar. The Roman Senate changed the name of the month Sextilis to Augustus (August) in honor of the Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.

numerology

Today totals 4 in modern Western numerology. See the article on four for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is The Emperor.

date:	Wednesday	August 4, 2010
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Gemini
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:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Gemini
Next New Moon August 9	Next Waxing Quarter August 16	Next Full Moon August 24	Next Waning Quarter September 1

Third Quarter in Taurus:

Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Taurus.

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 8:44 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:44 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). 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 Gemini:

Moon Enters Gemini: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Gemini at 12:54 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 9:54 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

Fourth Quarter in Gemini:

Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Gemini.

Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

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

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

astrological information 2010

Mars Opposite Jupiter: Mars is in opposition with Jupiter at 12:20 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 9:20 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (Aug 3). Time for security. Avoid extravagance.

Mars Square Pluto: Mars is square Pluto at 12:58 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 9:58 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (Aug 3). Avoid making changes.

Moon Trine Venus: The Moon is trine Venus at 7:49 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:49 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to redocorate your altar. Buy beautiful things to redecorate your room, house, and life. Witchy shopping time. Ritual to Het Heret (Hathor) or Aphrodite.

Moon Square Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 8:44 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:44 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Be careful — You may be gullible and your judgement may be poor. Time for serious thinking. Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 1:21 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 10:21 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to be original, creative, and inventive. Creativity and originality magick spells. Innovation and new ideas. Ritual to Nun and Bast.

Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 3:09 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 12:09 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Patience leads to results. Be patient and accomplish your goals.

Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 6:38 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:38 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Cheerful time. Time for cooperation. Spells for good times together. Cooperation rituals.

Moon Quincunx Pluto: The Moon is quincunx Pluto at 6:42 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:42 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of emtional upheaveal. Inner peace shattered.

Venus Quincunx Neptune: Venus is quincunx Neptune at 6:57 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:57 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for musical creativity and performance. Ritual to Bast.

Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 7:36 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:36 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Perform harmony spells. Time of harmony, cheer, and excitement. Ritual to Seth, Thor, Mars, Ares.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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:	Tuesday	August 4, 2009
Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Aquarius
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 gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Aquarius
Next Full Moon August 5	Next Waning Quarter August 13	Next New Moon August 20	Next Waxing Quarter August 27