21 Dec 2007
~ THE TURNING OF THE WHEEL ~
YULE
WINTER SOLSTICE
2007
TRADITIONAL GIFT-GIVERS
The similarities between the spectral riders of the night, St. Nicolas and Odin, are undeniable. These cloaked figures, whether traveling on an eight-legged steed or pulled by eight tiny reindeer, grant us hope during the dark months. …
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31 Oct 2007
~ THE TURNING OF THE WHEEL ~
WINTERNACHT
SAMHAIN
2007
We have recently posted excerpts from the Fall/Winter 2007 issue. Get a taste of the newest incarnation of HEX Magazine at:
www.hexmagazine.com/harvest2-articles.htm
The Wild Hunt – Franz von Stuck
DIE WILDE JAGD
Last year, around this time, …
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21 Sep 2007
~ THE TURNING OF THE WHEEL ~
Autumn Equinox 2007
The wind is blowing…the leaves are falling…and…
“Arbeit macht das Leben süss”
~
“Work makes life sweet”
“One way of pushing the human personality too far is by depriving it of its minimum requirement for …
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2 Aug 2007
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FEAST OF BREAD 2007
“You tear apart my body-
Though the corn king dies
he dies has died
and dying still.
He shall rise again
and sink back into earth.
And who shall die at the death of the corn?
And who shall cry at the death …
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21 Jun 2007
~ THE TURNING OF THE WHEEL ~
SUMMER SOLSTICE 2007
“On June twenty-first, the Germans build big bonfires all around the town, especially a hilly one. When the fire has burned down low enough to leap across, each boy takes a girl by the hand and they jump across. They also …
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1 May 2007
~ THE TURNING OF THE WHEEL ~
MAY DAY 2007
We’ve been out in the woods all night, gathering in the May.
~Kipling
I remember as a child in a rural public school, the typical project each May 1st was making the May Day basket—a basket full …
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