Category: fire ceremonies

Third Moon of Summer 2020

By Phoenix the Elder – Greetings Dreamers, I hope your Midsummer was enjoyable, balanced and had some awareness around your daily endeavors. We are entering our third and final moon of Summer which begins Tuesday,  August 18, 2020 @ 9:41 pm (cst). The full moon will appear on the 2nd of September and the completed […]

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Vesta Goddess of Fire and Vulcan God of Fire

By Phoenix of Elder Mountain – This article contains two fire deities, the first, Vesta, Goddess of Fire, and Vulcan, the God of Fire. I ran across the word Velnias which led me to the first two Vestal Virgins. According to James and Dillon, two Vestals were chosen to tend to the first Sacred Hearth […]

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Rain Ceremony

Rain Towards Morning The great light cage has broken up in the air,  freeing, I think, about a million birds  whose wild ascending shadows will not be back, and all the wires come falling down.  No cage, no frightening birds; the rain  is brightening now. The face is pale  that tried the puzzle of their prison  […]

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Remember Me, The Spirit of Fire

Speak of me as you have always done. Remember the good times, laughter, and fun. Share the happy memories we’ve made. Do not let them wither or fade. I’ll be with you in the summer’s sun And when the winter’s chill has come. I’ll be the voice that whispers in the breeze. I’m peaceful now, […]

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Karelian Magic

By Phoenix of Elder Mountain – The Republic of Karelia is a region in northwest Russia, bordering Finland. Beside Lake Onega, capital city Petrozavodsk is home to cultural artifacts at the National Museum. On an island northeast, Kizhi Museum is an open-air complex of traditional wood buildings. Northwest, Kivach Nature Reserve has pine woods and […]

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Goddess Bixia Yuanjun Primordial Sovereign of the Colored Clouds of Dawn

One of my ceremonial rituals and rites is working with three very primal female guardian divine spirits (elementals), the first one is Bixia, Goddess of Dawn, which makes her a Sky Goddess of the waking dream, rather than Dusk which is a Night Goddess. I have worked with her on occasion for specific reasons over […]

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Sacred Fire Names

Arabic Niran “flames” Nuri “fire” Nuria “fire” Armenian Hourig “small fire” Balkan & Slavic Aguya Kalmyk “woman of fire” Basia “fire” Gabija “fire” Pelenas “place of fire” Plamen “fire, flame” Sarafim “fire serpent” Sarafin “fire serpent” Titus “fire, to burn” Egyptian El Nar “fire” Khet “fire” Tauret “protective fire” Uraeus “fire of life”   English […]

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The Midnight Sun: A Generous Invitation to the Marriage of the Soul and the North Winds. Traditions of Kolyadki & Auseklis

By Phoenix of Elder Mountain Dreaming (and other contributors); Edited by Sarah Bernstein – The Midnight Sun is a very ancient tradition of the Moon Cultures. The earlier shamanistic cultures and the dreamers before them carried the symbolism of all things today. For the Moon lights our way through each season in all her images […]

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The Pagans of Belarus – Andrei Liankevich

Андрей Ленкевич. Язычество – Belarus people have an original culture rooted back in the pre-religious times. The Belarusian culture has benefited from the fact that when the Slavic tribes came to settle in nowadays Belarus lands, they accept the achievements of the Baltic and Finno-Ugric tribes. This form of religious perception existed for about 15-20 […]

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Folk Rites in Latvia

Latvian Folklore: A nice Documentary with English subtitles of Ancient Pagan Rituals & Folk Songs

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