All human wisdom is summed up in two words – wait and hope. ~ Alexandre Dumas Père Blessings of Lughnasadh/Lammas! What a lovely card to receive on this magical holiday! Today is Lughnassadh (pronounced “LOO-nahs-ah”) or the Anglo-Saxon “Lammas.” It is one of the Greater Sabbats and honors the First Harvest. In agricultural traditions throughout … Read more
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. ~William Blake Visiting us again, after its recent appearance at the first harvest of Lughnassadh, we welcome the Seven of Pentacles as the deepening energy of Samhain’s final harvest approaches. It is also the week of the Full Moon in Aries. As most people may be aware, seven … Read more
I love this poem for the days of Lughnasadh, and so I am encoring my previous posting of it. With the perfect timing of this balsamic Moon, I send you blessings of faith, and abundant, miraculous harvests. Little Summer Poem Touching the Subject of Faith by Mary Oliver Every summer I listen and look under … Read more
Goddess Sunday is taking a break, as I prepare for my holiday and holy days of retreat. I will be offline for several weeks (!), except for the Tarot Card of the Week, and, who knows, the occasional drop-by. As the cross-quarter holiday of Lughnasadh approaches, I am reminded of dear Caitlín Matthews’ post for … Read more
Harvests are best gathered during the energies following the Full Moon. So for a kind of lunar Lughnasadh, I offer one of my favorites by the glorious Mary Oliver. Blessed be. Little Summer Poem Touching the Subject of Faith by Mary Oliver Every summer I listen and look under the sun’s brass and even into … Read more
Threshold Invocation for Lughnasadh from A Celtic Devotional: Daily Prayers and Blessings, by Caitlín Matthews To be spoken at the front door of the home on the eve of Lughnasadh (July 31), in the evening: Lady of the Land, open the door, Lord of the Forest, come you in. Let there be welcome to the … Read more
Dark of the Moon New beginnings Dark of the Moon Plant a seed tonight Dark of the Moon What we envision Will come to be By the Full Moon’s light. Blessings of the Leo New Moon! We prepare now to cross the threshold into the time of the first harvest – Lughnasadh. Astrologer Lynn Hayes … Read more
Lammas Bread Blessing Bless the earth that grows the grain, Bless the water that gives us rain, Bless the wind that helps seed spread, Bless the fire that bakes our bread. – Words by Diane Baker, music by Anne Hill, Serpentine Music Lughnassadh (pronounced “LOO-nahs-ah”) or the Anglo-Saxon “Lammas,” is one of the Greater Sabbats … Read more
Little Summer Poem Touching the Subject of Faithby Mary Oliver Every summerI listen and lookunder the sun’s brass and eveninto the moonlight, but I can’t hear anything, I can’t see anything —not the pale roots digging down, nor the green stalks muscling up,nor the leavesdeepening their damp pleats, nor the tassels making,nor the shucks, nor … Read more
Our hands will work for peace and justiceOur hands will work to heal the landGather ’round the harvest tableLet us feast and bless the land. Lughnassadh (often pronounced “LOO-nahs-ah”) or the Anglo-Saxon “Lammas,” is one of the Greater Sabbats and honors the First Harvest. In agricultural traditions throughout the Northern Hemisphere, this marks the start … Read more