- 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 holy days
- 2008 lunar days
- 2008 astrological
fixed holy days
These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.
Feast of Sekhmet and Bast:
Feast of Sekhmet and Bast: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Feast of Sekhmet and Bast. Forerunner of the later Celtic holy day Halloween. The black cat is Sekhmet and Bast. Sometimes celebrated as the Feast of Sekhmet, Bastet, and Ra.
Halloween:
Halloween: Celtic holy day. Halloween. Celtic New Year. Also called Samhain.
Samhain:
Samhain: Wiccan holy day. Samhain is one of the eight Sabbats of the Wiccan religions.
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- Samhain — October 31 [outside link]
- Feast of the Dead — A Samhain Ritual [outside link]
- Hallowe’en/Samhain Wish Rings [outside link]
- Bread of the Dead [outside link]
Magical Uses  Mullein used in remembrance rituals at Samhain. One is burned for each soul remembered.
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Sacred Rites of Koiak:
Sacred Rites of Koiak: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. The sacred rites of Koiak and the Koiak festivals are dedicated to the Osirian mystery cycle (special to Aset [Isis] and Asar [Osiris]). Scholarly debate places the festivals anywhere from September to January.
Fourth Day of the Isia:
Fourth Day of Isia: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Fourth Day of the Isia. Seven-day fall ceremony honoring the Osirian Mysteries. Related to the Eleusian Mysteries of Greece and the Sacred Rites of Koiak. The Aset/Asar/Bast/Heru cycle strongly influenced neighboring religions (Inanna/Tammuz, Ishtar/Damuzi, Ashtoreh/Baal, Venus/Adonis, Cybele/Attis, Ata Bey/Yoko-Hoo, Aida Wedo/Damballah, Mary/Jesus) and is believed to be the basis of Paulinist Christianity.
Family Fire Festival:
Family Fire Festival: Modern Wiccan holy day. Family Fire Festival. Part of a modern All-Hallows Week celebration. Source: “Wiccacraft for Families” by Margie McArthur
Chanté - messes:
“Chanté - messes”: Voodou holy day (October 30 and 31).
Irish Samhainn:
Samhainn: Irish holy day. The Irish and Scottish Goddess Cailleach (the Winter Queen) takes over from Brighde, the Summer Queen.
calendar
This day on different world calendars.
Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information
Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Khoiak (Sekhmet)
Day 15
Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)
Month of Aban (eighth month)
Day of Day-pa-Mihr
Day 15
The day of Day-pa-Mihr celebrates the Av. Dadvah, The day of the Creator before Mithra. 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: “(133) On the day of Day-pa-Mihr wash your head and trim your hair and nails, and (pick) your grapes from the vine and throw them into the wine-press so that they may become good.” 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
Ngetal (Ng)
Reed Moon
Day 4
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: Hunting
Roman information
prid. Kal. Nov.
(pridie) eve of the Kalends of November
Month: October
The pridie Kalends is the eve of the Kalends (first day of the next month). Pridie (abbreviated prid.) is Latin for “the evening before”.
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 4 in modern Western numerology. See the article on four for more information.
tarot
Today’s tarot card is The Emperor.
| date: | Sunday | October 31, 2010 | |
Moon: | waning crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Virgo |
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 crescent | 4th Quarter | enters Virgo |
 Next New Moon November 6 |  Next Waxing Quarter November 13 |  Next Full Moon November 21 |  Next Waning Quarter November 28 |
Fourth Quarter in Leo:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Leo.
Void of Course:
Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 5:01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:01 p.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 Virgo:
Moon Enters Virgo: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Virgo at 11:51 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:51 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).
Fourth Quarter in Virgo:
Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Virgo.
Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.
Leo Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Leo because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Aquarius Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Aquarius because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2010
Moon Square Mercury: The Moon is square Mercury at 1:12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 10:12 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (Oct 30). Time of indecision, restlessness, and/or worry.
Moon Quincunx Jupiter: The Moon is quincunx Jupiter at 1:51 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 10:51 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Question your philosophical viewpoint. Examine basic philosophical questions.
Moon Opposite Neptune: The Moon is in opposition with Neptune at 5:01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 2:01 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Intuition can’t be trusted. Wait to make decisions. Moon Void of Course (V/C). Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.
Moon Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 7:07 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:07 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Sudden change in mood. Time to break-up old habits. Do not perform magick and ritual while the Moon is void of course.
Magick Color:
Orange: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is orange. You may want to burn an orange candle or wear some orange this day.
Magick Incense:
Heliotrope: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is heliotrope. You may want to burn heliotrope incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like heliotrope.
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 | October 31, 2009 | |
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Aries |
| Mercury: | Direct until December 26 | ||
Uranus: | Retrograde until December 1 | ||
Neptune: | Retrograde until November 4 | ||
lunar information 2009
| Moon: | waxing gibbous | 2nd Quarter | in Aries |
Next Full Moon November 2 | Next Waning Quarter November 9 | Next New Moon November 16 | Next Waxing Quarter November 24 |
Second Quarter in Aries:
Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Aries.
Aries Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Aries because the Moon is in your Sun sign.
Libra Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Libra because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.
astrological information 2009
Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 2:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Sun Quincunx Moon: The Sun is quincunx the Moon at 5:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 10:46 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Magick Color:
Blue: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is blue. You may want to burn a blue candle or wear some blue this day.
Magick Incense:
Magnolia, Parsley, Thyme: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is magnolia. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is parsley or thyme. You may want to burn magnolia, parsley, or thyme incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like magnolia, parsley, or thyme.
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. Another American source for incense is Pagan Shopping.
holy days 2007 and 2008
These holy days are on different day each year on the solar calendar.
Maidyoshahem:
Maidyoshahem: Zoroastran holy day. ‘Mid-summer’ feast, one of the seven obligatory feasts of Zoroastrianism and one of the six gahanbars (or gahambars). The gahanbars date back to the pre-Zoroastrian agricultural people of the Iranian Plateau and mark the changing of the agricultural seasons. The gahanbars were absorbed into Zoroastrianism as religious holy days and are celebrated with feasting and fun.
In the Fasli (seaonsal) calendar, Maidyoshahem is celebrated from June 29 to July 3. In the Shahanshahi (or Shenshai) calendar, Maidyoshahem is celebrated from November 28 to December 2 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In the Qadimi (ancient) calendar, Maidyoshahem is celebrated from October 29 to November 2 during the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
lunar information 2008
First Quarter in Sagittarius:
First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Sagittarius.
astrological information 2008
Mars Trine Uranus: Mars is trine Uranus at 4:32 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
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