May 14 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

fixed holy days

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

Going Forth of Shu:

Going Forth of Shu: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day of the going forth of Shu to bring back the Udjat eye and of the appearing of Toth (Djehuti). (from the Cairo Calendar)

House of Re:

House of Re (Ra): Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. (from the Cairo Calendar)

House of Asar:

House of Asar (Osiris): Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. (from the Cairo Calendar)

House of Heru:

House of Heru (Horus): Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. (from the Cairo Calendar)

Paraguay Independence Day:

Paraguay’s Independence Day: Paraguay. Paraguay’s Independence Day.

Deity of the Day:

Deity of the Day: “Zeus is the Father of Gods and Mortals. He is the controller of Storms, Weather & Fate of Mankind.”—@LadyOceanStar on Twitter

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Semut or Shemu (Harvest or Summer)
Month of Payni or Paoni (Heru [Horus])
Day 30

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Ardwahisht (second month)
Day of Ard
Day 25

The day of Ashi celebrates the Av. Ashi, Blessings or Rewards. 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: “(143) On the day of Ard buy any new thing (you need) and bring it home.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The fourth week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates religious ideas.

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

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Huath (H)

Hawthorn Moon
Day 2

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: Masculine
Planet: Vulcan
Archetype: Govennan (Celtic God of Smiths)
Symbol: chalice
Folk Names:
Moon of Restraint
Moon of Hinderance
Summer Moon

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Merrymoon

Roman information

prid. Id. Mai.
(pridie) eve of the Ides of May
Month: Maius

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

The Roman month of Maius is named for Maia. Maia was a daughter of Atlas. May was sacred to Maia, Roman Goddess of spring.

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, May (the third 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, May 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), May had 31 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, 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	May 14, 2010
Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	enters Gemini
Mercury:	Direct until August 20
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 30
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	enters Gemini
Next Waxing Quarter May 20	Next Full Moon May 27	Next Waning Quarter June 4	Next New Moon June 12

First Quarter in Taurus:

First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Taurus.

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 8:28 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:28 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 9:18 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:18 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

First Quarter in Gemini:

First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Gemini.

Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

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

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

astrological information 2010

Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 2:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 11:45 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (May 13). Cheerful time. Time for cooperation. Spells for good times together. Cooperation rituals.

Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 5:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:50 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Patience leads to results. Be patient and accomplish your goals.

Moon Square Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 6:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:51 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Be careful — You may be gullible and your judgement may be poor. Time for serious thinking.

Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 8:28 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:28 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Time to be original, creative, and inventive. Creativity and originality magick spells. Innovation and new ideas. Ritual to Nun and Bast. Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Quincunx Pluto: The Moon is quincunx Pluto at 6:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:17 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of emtional upheaveal. Inner peace shattered.

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	May 14, 2009
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Aquarius
Mercury:	Retrograde until May 30
Saturn:	Retrograde until May 16
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Aquarius
Next Waning Quarter May 17	Next New Moon May 24	Next Waxing Quarter May 30	Next Full Moon June 7