Encyclopedia - Mabon: Encyclopedia - Mabon
This article is about the American NeoPagan festival Mabon. For the Welsh mythological character, please see Mabon ap Modron. Mabon is on...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mabon: Spiritual Dictionary On Mabon
Mabon: September 22   At Mabon, the Sun finally loses its dominion over the light, and its power wanes with each passing day. &...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mabon: Encyclopedia Ii - Mabon - Antiquity Of Mabon
Mabon was not an authentic ancient festival either in name or date. The autumn equinox was not celebrated in Celtic countries, while all ...   » Read the article

Article - Wiccan Holidays: September 21 - Autumnal Equinox - Harvest Home
September 21 - Autumnal Equinox - Harvest Home In many mythologies, this is the day the Sun God, the God of Light, is killed by his riv...   » Read the article

Article - Wicca And Witchcraft: Holidays In Wicca And Witchcraft
Wicca and Witchcraft: Holidays in Wicca and Witchcraft Includes: October 31 - November Eve - Samhain December 21 - Winter Solstice - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beltane: Encyclopedia - Beltane
Beltane or Beltaine (from Irish Beáltaine or Scottish Gaelic Bealtuinn; both from Old Irish Beltene, "bright fire" from *belo-te(p)niâ)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dea Matrona: Encyclopedia - Dea Matrona
In Celtic mythology, Dea Matrona ("divine mother goddess") was the goddess of the river Marne in Gaul. The Welsh goddess Modron, mother o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autumnal Equinox: Encyclopedia - Autumnal Equinox
The autumnal equinox (or fall equinox) marks the beginning of astronomical autumn. It occurs during the month of September in the Norther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cross-quarter Day: Encyclopedia - Cross-quarter Day
A cross-quarter day is a day falling halfway between one of the four main solar events (two solstices and two equinoxes) and the next one...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lughnasadh: Encyclopedia - Lughnasadh
Old Irish Lughnasadh (IPA: /luːnəsə/; also spelled Lughnasa; modern Irish Lúnasa; Modern Scots Gaelic, Lunasdal) is a Gaelic holiday ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September: Encyclopedia - September
September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. September begins (astro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of The Year: Encyclopedia - Wheel Of The Year
In some types of Neopaganism, particularly those influenced by Wicca, the Wheel of the Year is celebrated as the natural cycle of the sea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samhain: Encyclopedia - Samhain
For information on the band, see Samhain (band). Samhain (IPA: /ˈsawənʲ/) is the word for November in Irish and Scottish Gaelic. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imbolc: Encyclopedia - Imbolc
Imbolc is one of the eight solar holidays, festivals or sabbats of the Neopagan wheel of the year, with some origins in Irish mythology a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aengus: Encyclopedia - Aengus
In Irish mythology, Aengus (Áengus, Óengus, Angus, Anghus) aka Aengus Óg ("Aengus the Young"), Mac ind Óg ("son of the young"), Macca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culhwch And Olwen: Encyclopedia - Culhwch And Olwen
Culhwch and Olwen is a Welsh story that survives in only two manuscripts: a complete version in the Red Book of Hergest, ca. 1400, and a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbat Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Sabbat Neopaganism
In the Wiccan form of neopaganism, a Sabbat is one of the eight major seasonal festivals which make up the Wheel of the Year. These inclu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Welsh Mythology: Encyclopedia - Welsh Mythology
Welsh mythology, the remnants of the mythology of the pre-Christian Britons, has come down to us in much altered form in medieval Welsh m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Willie Dixon: Encyclopedia - Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon (July 1, 1915 – January 29, 1992) was a well-known American blues bassist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holiday: Encyclopedia - Holiday
The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. Based on the words holy and day -, holidays originally...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism
Celtic polytheism (also called Druidic polytheism) is the term for the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts. Celtic polyt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia - Wicca
Wicca is a Neopagan religious movement found in many different countries, though most commonly in English-speaking cultures. Wicca was fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology
Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, the apparent religion of the Iron Age Celts. Like other Iron Age Europeans, the e...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mabon: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Mabon
Mabon Pagan holiday or Wiccan sabbat celebrated in early autumn.   (See also: Mabon , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Sou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mabon: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Mabon
Mabon - The Fall Equinox festival, September 22.   (See also: Mabon , Pagan, Wicca Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Mabon: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Mabon
Mabon Pagan holiday or Wiccan sabbat celebrated in early autumn.   (See also: Mabon , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Sou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mabon: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Mabon
MABON (MAY-bone) - Sabbat named for a Welsh God associated with the Arthurian myth cycles. This is the Sabbat observed at the Autumn E...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mabon: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Mabon
MABON: the festival celebrated around Sept. 21, on the Autumnal Equinox, marking the second harvest and change of Autumn toward Winter...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mabon: Pagan Holidays Wheel Of The Year Dictionary On Mabon - The Autumn Equinox - September 23
Mabon - The Autumn Equinox - September 23 This is a day of balance between light and dark.  The Goddess and the God are thought t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lughnasadh: Encyclopedia Ii - Lughnasadh - Neopaganism
In Neopaganism, Lughnasadh is one of the eight sabbats or solar festivals in the Wheel of the Year. It is the first of the three autumn h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maponos: Encyclopedia Ii - Maponos - Later Versions Of Maponos
Maponos - Welsh Mythology. Maponos surfaces in the Middle Welsh narrative, the Mabinogion, as Mabon, son of Modron, who is herself the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Balefire: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Balefire
Balefire (Bale- Anglo-Saxon: gift) 1)    A traditional fire lit outdoors and used during the Wiccan and Pagan holidays:...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Autumn Equinox Sabbat: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Autumn Equinox Sabbat
AUTUMN EQUINOX SABBAT: Alban Elfed - Mabon Sabbat; also see GWYL HYDREF.   (See also: AUTUMN EQUINOX SABBAT , Witchcraft, Wicc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autumnal Equinox: Encyclopedia Ii - Autumnal Equinox - Holidays
Autumnal Equinox Day (秋分の日, Shūbun no hi) is an official national holiday in Japan, and is spent visiting family graves, and hol...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Crone: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Crone
CRONE: Aspect of the Goddess represented by the old woman. Symbolized by the waning moon, the carrion crow, the cauldron, the color bl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cairn: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Cairn
CAIRN: The stone burial mounds used by the Celts. They were honored at Mabon. So sacred were these mounds that a breed of dog, the Cai...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Crone: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Crone
CRONE - that aspect of the Goddess that is represented by the old women. She is symbolized by the waning moon, the carrion crow, the c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Autumnal Equinox: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Autumnal Equinox
Autumnal Equinox The Solar Equnox of September 21-23. Known as Mabon or Alban Elfed it is one the eight Sabbats of Wicca. Symbols -Bes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samhain: Encyclopedia Ii - Samhain - Neo-paganism
In some types of neopaganism, particularly those influenced by Wicca, Samhain is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats. It is celebr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sabbat: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Sabbat
SABBAT: Any one of eight Wiccan solar festivals, marked by the 4 solstices and equinoxes, as well as 4 dates in-between them. They are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autumnal Equinox: Encyclopedia Ii - Autumnal Equinox - Holidays
Autumnal Equinox Day (秋分の日, Shūbun no hi) is an official national holiday in Japan, and is spent visiting family graves, and hol...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sabbat: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Sabbat
Sabbat - Any one of eight Wiccan solar festivals, marked by the 4 solstices and equinoxes, as well as 4 dates inbetween them. They are...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Balefire: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Balefire
Balefire (Bale- Anglo-Saxon: gift) 1)    A traditional fire lit outdoors and used during the Wiccan and Pagan holidays:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autumnal Equinox: Encyclopedia Ii - Autumnal Equinox - Astronomy
The Celestial Equator and the Ecliptic are two Great Circles. As such, they intersect at two points, the Equinoxes. When the Sun, which m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Crone: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Crone
Crone 1)    That aspect of the Goddess that is represented by the old women. She is symbolized by the waning moon, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maponos: Encyclopedia Ii - Maponos - Etymology Of The Name
In Gaulish, mapos means a young boy or (more rarely) a son. The -on- particle is frequently, but not exclusively, a divinising one. Besid...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Crone: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Crone
CRONE: 1) Third aspect of the Mother Goddess. 2) A Witch of 50 or 56 yrs, or post menopause. 3) A term of respect. CRONING, then is...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Balefire: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Balefire
BALEFIRE - 1. Function is both magickal & practical. Used during Holidays: Beltane, Midsummer, Lughasadh & Mabon. (TRASB) 2. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maponos: Encyclopedia Ii - Maponos - Evidence For Maponos
The evidence is mainly epigraphic. Maponos (“Divine Son”) is mentioned in Gaul at Bourbonne-les-Bains (CIL 13, 05924) and at Chamali�...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sabbat: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Sabbat
SABBAT: 1) A Wiccan festival which celebrates the changing of the seasons.. A time of rejoicing and celebration, when no work is done...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheel Of The Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Wheel Of The Year - Antiquity Of The Wheel
The four cross-quarter festivals (often called 'fire festivals') of Imbolc, Beltaine, Lughnasadh and Samhain are historically authentic a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Welsh Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Welsh Mythology - Characters
The Welsh had been Christian for many centuries before their former mythology was written down, and their gods had long been transformed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samhain: Encyclopedia Ii - Samhain - Ancient Celts
The Celtic calendar divided the year into two halves, the "dark" half, beginning with the month Samonios (the October/November lunation),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samhain: Encyclopedia Ii - Samhain - Etymology
Irish samhain is from Old Irish samain, samuin, samfuin, referring to 1 November (lathe na samna, "samhain day"), and the festival and ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Research
Three main types of sources provide information on Celtic polytheism: the minted coins of Gaul, the sculptural monuments associated with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Deities
This table shows some gods and goddesses believed to have comprised the Proto-Celtic pantheon along with the semantics of their names and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Extent Of Celtic Polytheism
As the religion of the ancient Celts, the shifts in the fortunes of Celtic Polytheism coincided with those of its people. The Celts, like...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Wiccan Traditions
There are many traditions, sub-traditions, and lineages of Wicca; among these is Solitary Wicca, which is Wicca practiced by oneself and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samhain: Encyclopedia Ii - Samhain - Celtic Folklore
The Samhain celebration survived in several guises as a festival dedicated to the dead. In Ireland and Scotland, the Féile na Marbh, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Holiday - Religious Holidays
Holiday - Buddhist holidays. Vesak Matsuri (in Japan, could also be considered a Shinto holiday) Blessed Rainy Day in Bhutan Holiday...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Holiday - Religious Holidays
Holiday - Buddhist holidays. Vesak Matsuri (in Japan, could also be considered a Shinto holiday) Blessed Rainy Day in Bhutan Holiday...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Modern Remnants
The indigenous Celtic beliefs and ways have had a large impact on the modern Celtic cultures. Mythology based on (though, not identical t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Wiccan Traditions
There are many traditions, sub-traditions, and lineages of Wicca; among these is Solitary Wicca, which is Wicca practiced by oneself and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Notes
1. ^  Old English wicce, feminine, corresponding to wicca, witch n.1, both of which are app. derivatives of wiccian, witch v.1. (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Modern Remnants
The indigenous Celtic beliefs and ways have had a large impact on the modern Celtic cultures. Mythology based on (though, not identical t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clackamas County Oregon: Encyclopedia Ii - Clackamas County Oregon - History
Clackamas was one of the four original Oregon districts created by Oregon's Provisional Legislature on July 5, 1843 along with Twality (l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Syncretism With Other Forms Of Polytheism
The locus classicus for the Celtic gods of Gaul is the passage in Julius Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico (52–51 BC; The Gallic Wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Worship
According to Poseidonius and later classical authors Gaulish religion and culture were the concern of three professional classes—the dr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Festivals
Insular sources provide important information about Celtic religious festivals. In Ireland the year was divided into two periods of six m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Cosmology And Eschatology
Little is known about the religious beliefs of the Celts of Gaul. They believed in a life after death, for they buried food, weapons, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Definition
Gerald Gardner is credited with re-introducing the word 'Wicca' into the English language, although he himself used the spelling 'Wica' i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Morality
Wiccan morality can be summarised in the form of a text that is commonly titled The Wiccan Rede. The core maxim of that text states "An i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Discrimination And Persecution Of Wiccans
edit Since Wicca was first publically revealed in 1954, it has not had a long history of persecution. However, some Wiccans claim a histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Holiday - No Holidays?
Referencing the original meaning of the term, Henny Youngman included this joke among his vast catalog of one-liners: "I was an atheist ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Holiday - No Holidays?
Referring to the original meaning of the term, Henny Youngman included this joke among his vast catalog of one-liners: "I was an atheist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Definition
Gerald Gardner is credited with re-introducing the word 'Wicca' into the English language, although he himself used the spelling 'Wica' i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Cults Within Celtic Polytheism
The notion of the Celtic pantheon as merely a proliferation of local gods is contradicted by the several well-attested deities whose cult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Holiday - No Holidays?
Referring to the original meaning of the term, Henny Youngman included this joke among his vast catalog of one-liners: "I was an atheist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Morality
Wiccan morality can be summarised in the form of a text that is commonly titled The Wiccan Rede. The core maxim of that text states "An i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Discrimination And Persecution Of Wiccans
edit Since Wicca was first publically revealed in 1954, it has not had a long history of persecution. However, some Wiccans claim a histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Beliefs And Practices
There is some difficulty in describing beliefs and practices because of the fact that there is a great deal of diversity within the relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Beliefs And Practices
There is some difficulty in describing beliefs and practices because of the fact that there is a great deal of diversity within the relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - History Of Wicca
Wicca - Origins. The history of Wicca is much debated. Gardner claimed that the religion was a survival of matriarchal Pagan religions ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Religious Castes
Celtic polytheism - Druids. A Druid (often cited as being from the Celtic: "Knowing [or Finding] the Oak Tree") was a member of the lea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - History Of Wicca
Wicca - Origins. The history of Wicca is much debated. Gardner claimed that the religion was a survival of matriarchal Pagan religions ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Holiday - The Northern Hemisphere Winter Holiday Season
In many Western countries, the winter holiday season is a period of time surrounding Christmas. Except in North America, the phrases "hol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Holiday - The Northern Hemisphere Winter Holiday Season
In many Western countries, the winter holiday season is a period of time surrounding Christmas. Except in North America, the phrases "hol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Welsh Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Welsh Mythology - The Four Branches Of The Mabinogi
The most mythological stories contained in the Mabinogion collection are collectively titled The Four Branches of the Mabinogi. The commo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Welsh Myth Dictionary: A Welsh Myth Concordance
A Welsh Myth Concordance The following concordance is based on the four branches of the Welsh "Mabinogi", as retold in the fou...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Sitemap I - M
This is a sitemap for Spiritual - M . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.  ...   » Read the article