“it is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world.” — Mary Oliver Blessings of the Goddesses of August and Happy Nemoralia! I have found myself going back to basics. Simple breathing exercises. Seed mantras. Gentle chakra clearings. Offering a tea light and incense on the altars. Writing. […]
August Goddess Calendar
Goddess Calendar August 2019 by Kimberly Moore
“Fairest of the months! Ripe summer’s queen The hey-day of the year With robes that gleam with sunny sheen Sweet August doth appear.” – R. Combe Miller As we move into the final month of summer in the Northern hemisphere, Goddess is ripe and heavy with promise, carrying the abundance that nourishes us through the […]
August 2018 Goddess Calendar by Kimberly F. Moore
“Fairest of the months! Ripe summer’s queen The hey-day of the year With robes that gleam with sunny sheen Sweet August doth appear.” – R. Combe Miller August brings a slower pace than early summer and I am ready for that slower pace after my recent move. The altars are being built and the temple is […]
Goddess Calendar Feast Days and Celebrations for August 2017
“What wondrous life is this I lead! Ripe apples drop about my head; The luscious clusters of the vine Upon my mouth do crush their wine; The nectarine and curious peach Into my hands themselves do reach; Stumbling on melons, as I pass, Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.” – Andrew Marvell, Thoughts in a Garden […]
Goddess Feast Days, Celebrations, and News for August
August brings a slower pace than early summer. Goddess is becoming heavy with promise, carrying the abundance that nourishes through the upcoming winter months. She is returning to Her center and preparing for the first harvests of barley and grain. Long, lazy afternoons in the shade of a summer porch, contemplative evenings gazing into the […]
