Countdown to the Full Blue Moon (March 31) and the Pagan New Year (April 1) - Part 2

Ēostre - Everyone's Pagan Goddess for a day

For all intents and purposes, in North America, this Full Blue Moon will occur on "Friday night." I suppose that it will be perhaps just as full on Friday and Saturday evenings. Technically it occurs at 8:37 AM est. It works out perfectly since it overlaps with the April 1st Pagan New Year, or "Easter" after the Teutonic goddess Ēostre (Ostara) and with all of the rich Pagan symbolism.

Of course the Ostara seasonal celebration was March 19-22, so both dates would objectively work and are tied to our ancient past. I would like to think that the hollidays/festivals of Carnival, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Ostara, and finally Easter---all rooted in ancient Pagan traditions---are something of a five-week countdown to the "Pagan New Year."

Full Moons for March 2018: The Full Sap Moon and Blue Moon (Old Farmer's Almanac)

2018's 2nd Blue Moon on March 31 | Tonight | EarthSky

March Full Moons 2018: When to See the 'Worm Moon' and a (Blue) 'Sap Moon' (Space.com)

Prepare For the Challenges to Follow the March 31st Full Blue Moon In Libra (DNA activation)






"Ye shall assemble in some desert place,
Or in a forest all together join"

-- Injunction from Aradia, the Goddess of the Witches, to her followers ('The Gospel of the Witches')

Cueva de los Murciélagos (Cave of Bats)

Within this Neolithic burial chamber in Spain was discovered a seated female skeleton surrounded by twelve others in a neat semicircle: 12+1=13

Externsteine Rocks Neolithic Astronomical Observatory

By Martin Gray - WorldReviewer.com

Located in the Teutoburg district, the sacred heartland of Germany, the Externsteine rocks were known as a place of pilgrimage in prehistoric, Celtic and early Saxon times. Pagan rituals were performed here until the 8th century AD, when Charles the Great cut down the sacred Irmensul tree, the German tree of life and symbol of the old religion. The earliest historical mention of Externsteine comes from the 12th century when the site came under the control of a nearby Benedictine monastery. A series of artificial caves, which had been carved into the base of the sandstone spires in ancient times, were enlarged and used as dwellings for Christian hermits and monks.

Atop the tallest rock spire are the well preserved remains of an enigmatic prehistoric temple. Different theories have been suggested concerning the identity of the temple's builders and the use to which it was put. Some have described the shrine as a Mithraeum, or sanctuary for Roman soldiers adhering to the Persian cult of Mithras, while other scholars believe that such deities as the Germanic Teut, the Nordic Wodan, or the Bructerian prophetess Veleda were worshipped in the sanctuary. What is known with certainty however, is that the temple was constructed according to astronomical orientations. The round window-like opening shown in the photograph has been demonstrated to have significant celestial alignments, including a view of the moon at its northern extreme and the sun at sunrise on the summer solstice.

Externsteine was once the reputed former haunt of the prophetess Veleda.





John Denver - Annie's Song

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