November 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.

Finding of Asar’s [Osiris] body:

Finding of Asar’s Body: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Finding of Asar’s [Osiris] body. Rejoicing as Aset [Isis] finds the body of Asar [Osiris].

Asking Festival:

Asking Festival: Eskimo holy day. Asking festival. Give away celebration.

Children’s Day:

Children’s Day: Hindu holy day. Children’s Day. Honor children’s Goddesses.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Khoiak (Sekhmet)
Day 29

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Aban (eighth month)
Day of Mahraspand
Day 29

The day of Mahraspand celebrates the Av. Mathra Spenta, Holy Word (Manthra), also specific sections of scriptures with certain poetic and spiritual properties. 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: “(147) On the day of Mahraspand mend your clothes, stitch them, and put them on, and take your wife to bed so that a keen-witted and goodly child may be born (to you).” 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

Ngetal (Ng)

Reed Moon
Day 18

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: Pluto
Archetype: Pwyll, head of Annwyn
Symbol: stone
Folk Names:
Moon of the Home
Hearth Moon
Winter Moon
Moon which Manifests Truth

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Fogmoon

Roman information

a.d. XVIII Kal. Dec.
18 days before the Kalends of December
Month: November

The a.d. XVIII Kal. designation means ante diem or 18 “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 November is named for novem, because it was originally the ninth month of the Roman solar year November was sacred to Diana, Roman Goddess of the Moon.

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, November (the ninth 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, November 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), November 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, 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:	Sunday	November 14, 2010
Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Pisces
Mercury:	Direct until December 10
Venus:	Retrograde until November 18
Jupiter:	Retrograde until November 18
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 5

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waxing gibbous	2nd Quarter	enters Pisces
Next Full Moon November 21	Next Waning Quarter November 28	Next New Moon December 5	Next Waxing Quarter December 13

Second Quarter in Aquarius:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 1:33 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) today or 10:33 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) yesterday (Nov 13). 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 Pisces:

Moon Enters Pisces: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Pisces at 5:24 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 2:24 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Second Quarter in Pisces:

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

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

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

astrological information 2010

Moon Trine Venus: The Moon is trine Venus at 1:33 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) today or 10:33 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) yesterday (Nov 13). 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 Void of Course (V/C). Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Sextile Pluto: The Moon is sextile Pluto at 12:57 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 9:57 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). Enlightening discussions. Time of strong or intense feelings. Ritual to Seshat.

Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Nov 15) or 9:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Time of indecision, restlessness, and/or worry.

Mars Sextile Saturn: Mars is sextile Saturn at 12:58 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) tomorrow (Nov 15) or 9:58 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) today. Any well-planned work ill go smoothly. Ritual to Ma’at.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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:	Saturday	November 14, 2009
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Scorpio
Mercury:	Direct until December 26
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 1

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Scorpio
Next New Moon November 16	Next Waxing Quarter November 24	Next Full Moon December 2	Next Waning Quarter December 8