October 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 astrological

fixed holy days

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

Day of Creation of Man:

Adam’s Birthday: Christian holy day. According to John Lightfoot, Cambridge University Vice-Chancellor, and James Ussher, an Anglican Bishop of Ireland, October 23, 4004 B.C.E., at 9:00 a.m., forty-fifth meridian time, was the time and date of the birth of Adam. Many Christians still reject evolution because of these calculation made by important Christian officials in 1642.

Kemetic tradition:

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Do not eat mehyet-fish today.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Khoiak (Sekhmet)
Day 7

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Aban (eighth month)
Day of Amurdad
Day 7

The day of Amurdad celebrates the Av. Ameretat, the Immortality or Life, who presides over plants. 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: “(125) On the day of Amurdad plant shrubs and trees.” 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

Gort (G)

Ivy Moon
Day 24

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: Persephone
Archetype: Arianrhod
Symbol: butterfly
Folk Names:
Moon of Bouyancy
Moon of Resilience

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Hunting

Roman information

a.d. X Kal. Nov.
10 days before the Kalends of November
Month: October

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 October is named for octo, because it was originally the eighth month of the Roman solar year October was sacred to Mars, Roman God of war.

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, October (the eighth 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, October 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), October 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:	Saturday	October 23, 2010
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	in Taurus
Mercury:	Direct until December 10
Venus:	Retrograde until November 18
Jupiter:	Retrograde until November 18
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 5
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 7

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	in Taurus
Next Waning Quarter October 30	Next New Moon November 6	Next Waxing Quarter November 13	Next Full Moon November 21

Third Quarter in Taurus:

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

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

Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 4:40 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 1:40 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Spells regarding romance, pleasure, and popularity. Love magick. Time for pleasure and romance. Ritual to Bastet.

Moon Opposite Mercury: The Moon is in opposition with Mercury at 6:37 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) or 3:37 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for routine work and attention to details.

Sun enters Scorpio:

--> Sun Enters Scorpio: Planetary ingress. The Sun enters the sign Scorpio at 8:35 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:35 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Month of intensity, passion, joy, jealousy, betrayal, love, sex, secrecy, suspicion, obsession, mystery, and research.

Moon Opposite Venus: The Moon is in opposition with Venus at 3:07 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 12:07 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Extravagant time. Emotions run in excess.

Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 6:49 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:49 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to examine repressed emotions. Meditate on emotions. Ritual to release that which is repressed.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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:	Friday	October 23, 2009
Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	enters Capricorn
Mercury:	Direct until December 26
Uranus:	Retrograde until December 1
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 4

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waxing crescent	1st Quarter	enters Capricorn
Next Waxing Quarter October 25	Next Full Moon November 2	Next Waning Quarter November 9	Next New Moon November 16

First Quarter in Sagittarius:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 2:39 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Moon enters Capricorn:

Moon Enters Capricorn: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Capricorn at 2:40 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

First Quarter in Capricorn:

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

Capricorn Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

Cancer Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.

astrological information 2009

Moon Square Saturn: The Moon is square Saturn at 1:13 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Sun Sextile Moon: The Sun is sextile the Moon at 2:39 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Work hard and make positive gains towards your desires. Ritual related to Athena (hold ritual before Moon is V/C). [See also sextile, Sun, Moon]