People have timed their activities with the favorable energy of
the Moon for centuries. Llewellyn's 2005 Moon Sign Book is filled with useful
tips for daily success through timing events using electional astrology. This
trusted and time-proven guide makes it easy to find out which Moon sign and
phase will bring you the results you want. New this year is a greatly expanded
and versatile section on discovering the best time for almost any activity you
can imagine-from planting tomatoes to upgrading your computer to getting a
puppy. Consult the Moon Tables for your most favorable and unfavorable days Find
out how to maximize lunar energies each month with articles and information
about the moon Enjoy more than twenty articles, on topics ranging from flower
clocks to your Moon's intuitive potential, written by your favorite
authors-Kevin Burk, Madelyn Hillis-Dineen, Jonathan Keyes, and more!
It's so refreshing to open a book and not find the same old
material in different words. This book delves deeper than the "waxing for
growth, blah blah blah" it mentality, and seriously explores the uses of the
main phases as well as quarter phases, eclipses etc. The result is a much
clearer perception of the lunar orb and her changing faces. Elen has also
included a consideration of some Goddesses whom could be considered of a lunar
nature, and gone that step further to present some lunar Gods, thus allowing one
to develop a sense of the masculine in the traditionally feminine luminary. Of
course, many books have taken the feminist approach to reclaim the Sun for the
Goddess, so it's nice to see this imbalance redressed.
The true spirit of Native American ways of knowing shines through
in these heartfelt meditations, poems, and stories. In 364 daily offerings
organized according to the cycles of the moon, Jamie Sams offers stirring and
poetic insights into the spirituality of the earth, connecting with our
communities, and our own soul journeys. Based on Native American creeds and
legends, these meditations cut to the heart with their honesty, beauty, and
authenticity. Sams teaches such grounded lessons as how to face an unknown
future with confidence and conviction, how to rediscover the joy of curiosity,
and how to develop a true intimacy with nature. All those who have come to
cherish the warmth and wisdom of Jamie Sams's spirit-filled voice--as well as
those meeting her here for the first time--will find in her teachings a
generous, challenging, and always consoling source of daily inspiration.
As
both the largest and the brightest object in the night sky, and the only one to
appear in phases, the Moon has been a rich source of myth for as long as there
have been myth-makers. Elizabeth Pepper's Moon Lore is a compendium of lunar
tales, charms, chants, and curses from ancient time to the present.
All hail to thee, Queen of heaven!
Thou showest two horns to mark six days,
And on the seventh will divide thy crown in two.
On the fourteenth day, turn thy full face unto us.
Seven is the Moon's mystic number, because each one of its four phases is
completed in seven days.
Nineteen is a sacred number in Old Irish and Celtic lore, for the sequence of
Moon phases within a single zodiac sign is repeated every 19 years.
Out
of Print--Limited Availability but you can sometimes buy used copies at
Amazon.com. People have observed for centuries that during
certain phases of the moon, seeds would germinate faster, plants would grow
taller, animals would become restless, and their neighbors would sometimes
act very peculiarly. There are many old superstitions and myths about
the moon and its influences on living organisms, including man. How many of
them are true?
As
both the largest and the brightest object in the night sky, and the only one to
appear in phases, the Moon has been a rich source of myth for as long as there
have been myth-makers. Elizabeth Pepper's Moon Lore is a compendium of lunar
tales, charms, chants, and curses from ancient time to the present.
