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Death and Life
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Gus diZerega
Sabbat. Maybe because I was born in early November. Maybe because I have always loved Fall over all other seasons. Even that quiet waiting period I learned to love in upstate New York, between when the leaves have fallen and the snow comes. Maybe because I have a contrarian streak buried too deeply to excise.…
Of Sabbats, Wheels, and Place
By
Gus diZerega
Our Mabon and Samhain discussions have prompted this post. Wicca’s roots are in northwestern Europe, a land of strong seasons like those in much of the US. It was easy to integrate the agricultural cycle in the British Isles, and the solar cycle with the symbolism of birth, growth, adulthood, old age, death, and rebirth,…
Mabon – The Fall Equinox
By
Gus diZerega
The Fall Equinox has arrived, and with it the final Wiccan Sabbat celebrating the harvest, the reaping of the riches produced throughout the year. Like the Spring Equinox, Mabon is a time of balance, but balance with a different flavor. In the wheel of the Year the powers of life stand in balance with the…
A Lammas Song
By
Gus diZerega
Our Lammas ritual was the best I have attended in years. Among its many charms was a song we sang: The Harvest, by Rick Hamouris. It really captures the spirit of the time for me, and I pass it along.
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