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Second Moon of Summer 2021
By Phoenix the Elder – Greetings Dreamers, we begin our Second Moon of Summer on July 9th, and the moon sits at 18 degrees Cancer. Midsummer peaks with our upcoming Full Moon on July 23rd – as we enter the sphere of family and our ancestors and ancestral selves. I hope you had a magical […]
Amazon Warriors of Persia
There are two ancient lineages that defined Slavic and Baltic people, be they indigenous or not. Half are from the Celtic and later Viking migrations and half are from the Iranian migrations of very ancient times. Its easy to see in Slavic and Baltic culture, the influences through some primitive art, musical influences and even […]
Waking and Night Dreaming Symbolism
By Phoenix the Elder – I rode my bike yesterday morning and saw four specific symbols within ten minutes all in a row. My syncronicities and signs, because I actually live by the moon as a seasonal (time) keeper and a healing practice, the signs are generally cyclical and almost always appear on the new, […]
Slavic Midsummer – The Forest Goddess Dziewanna and the Golden Magical Fern Flower
The Slavic and Balkan Fern Flower Mystery – Centuries ago, the lands west of the Vistula were covered with impassable forests and forests. It took days to travel from one settlement to another, and the darkness of the forest was swarming with a variety of forest game. Hundreds of birds and various forest trinkets inhabited […]
First Moon of Summer 2021
By Phoenix the Elder – Greetings Dreamers, we’ve finally finished our three moons of Spring with more insight and some joyfulness (I hope). Time goes so fast! We now stand at the doorsteps of our First Moon of Summer on Thursday, June 10, 2021 which includes a Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse. The Summer Solstice […]
Astrological Luminaries 101
By Phoenix the Elder – A brief explanation of the basics of Astrology, the Sun, Moon and Rising (Ascendant). The Sun, the Moon and the Rising Sign are the three most important astrological building blocks to study, that make up the foundation of our identity, our sensitivities and the relationship to our world in Astrology. […]
Third Moon of Spring 2021
By Phoenix the Elder – Greetings dreamers, I wish you great health, abundance, love, respect and the good things we all need in life to keep us healthy. I hope that your signs and synchronicities these past two months have been very clear so they can guide you along your path with more awareness. We […]
Xi Wangmu 西王母 Youchi Jinmu 瑤池金母 Golden Mother, Jade Mother, Primordial Sovereign, Immortal Chinese Shaman Grandmother
By Phoenix the Elder – The Immortal of Heaven Goddess Xiwangu is known simply as the Mother of the West in China. She is from here forth a Diety I have built a sacred altar to, where I meditate. There are many mysteries of the world that definately have lasted thousands of years with persistant […]
Illuminating Objects: Lunar Magic, Soul Stones, Lunar Talisman, Thunder Stones and Charms
By Phoenix the Elder – The solstices and equinoxes are the best days of the seasonal year to do many spiritual practices, journeys, ceremonies and talisman. This is because its when the major seasons change in nature and the movements of the earth’s energy, reach the ebb and flow of peaks and stillnesses. The energy […]
Timeless Egyptian Goddess Rituals
By Phoenix the Elder – Why do some of us honor the Goddess and others do not, or say she isn’t real as a diety compared to the patriarch’s god. Why do some have altars to Goddesses to help them through their spiritual journey and others would never do such a thing? Well anyone who […]
Vernacular Fiction and Celestial Script: A Daoist Manual for the Use of Water Margin
Introduction: Bugang is the “pacing the Stars of the Big Dipper” which combines two Chinese words, bu meaning to step; tread; or pace (off)” and gang 罡 which means the “Big Dipper ( stars in the handle of the Big Dipper”). The variant bugang 步綱 “pacing the guideline”, uses a different gang word 綱 “headrope […]