THEURGICAL . Wheel of the YearOn August 6, 2024 by Priestess Dawn

August 6, 2024 @ 5:10pm PDT
(commonly assigned to Aug 1)
Sun at 15° Leo / Earth at 15° Aquarius

Vine & Grain, Vine & Grain
All that’s cut shall rise again!

THE ENERGIES
Axis: Leo / Aquarius
Personal / Social
Individual / Group
Sun (Lion) / Stars (Pride)

Trivinity: Circle
Contained & sustained energies
These signs concentrate
(Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius)

Sabbat: Major
The Major Sabbats are mid-season, at the peak of concentrated energies

WHEEL OF THE YEAR
With Sun in Leo and Earth in Aquarius, Lughnasadh initiates the integration of solar and earthly energies.  The solar shadow (born at Litha) begins to flow into the earth, resulting in the first of the harvest.  Grain is threshed, winnowed, and stored, and seeds are gathered to ensure the cycle continues at the turning of the Wheel.

The God at Lughnasadh
The sun is the primary source of heat, light, and life.  It is the spirit (the fire) brought to humanity.  At the time of Lughnasadh, the sun is powerful in its home of Leo – sign of self-expression, personal experience, and nobility.  The God at Lughnasadh represents the full embodiment of the Sacred or Divine King; he who has been sustained, celebrated, and honoured by the people… and who now sacrifices himself for them.  He is the life brought to the grain which is cut to feed the populace. 

The Goddess at Lughnasadh
Where the God at Lughnasadh represents the Divine King, the Goddess represents the Divine Realm.  With the earth in Aquarius – sign of social ideals, humanitarianism, and community – the Goddess as Queen matures and expands to become the Goddess as Queendom.

Uranus, traveller guide of Aquarius, represents the energies of primeval creation.  He is the Promethean archetype responsible for both the creation and security of humans, and he is the hanged man who sacrifices for the greater good. 

The Goddess in Aquarius welcomes the God back into Her being, gathering and harnessing his sacrifice to sustain the people. 

GIRDLE OF THE GODDESS
In the language of Theodomy, the 12 signs of the zodiac are further divided into 36 primordial energies of the divine feminine, called the Girdle of the Goddess. 

At the time of Lughnasadh, the sun is in the 14^th primordial energy activating BAST, the Goddess of life, vitality, health, joy, and celebration. 

*********************************************************

MERCURY RETROGRADE at Lughnasadh
With Mercury currently in retrograde, it is an appropriate time to review previous information related to Lughnasadh.

SACRIFICE
COSMIC CATS & DOGS at LUGHNASADH
LUGHNASADH and the DISSEMINATING MOON

MERCURY RETROGRADE BULLET POINTS

• Mercury governs communication (written & spoken), divination, cunning, travel, merchants, thieves, and tricksters.  He is also a magician, an alchemist, a boundary god, a psychopomp, and a messenger. 

• Mercury Retrograde is time to slow down, review, and reflect.  It is a time to let go of everyday rational thinking – left-brain functions and logic – and open ourselves to creative, irrational, right-brain mystical experiences.

• Mercury retrograde is a time to reassess and reevaluate particular areas of our life.  This can cause problems (chaos even) if we are resistant.  However, if we are open and learn to work with this energy, it can be very informative and transformative. 

Honour the sacrifice and celebrate the first harvest! 
A Blessed Lughnasadh to you all.