MAGICKAL CALENDAR
HORUS MAAT LODGE
2008
New Elevenstar Rite- Dates etc: Click Here
Festivals, times of power, ritual moments.
Presented by the
HORUS MAAT LODGE
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Addenda- Click here for :
Separate Orisa Calendar 2008
Separate Full Moon/New Moon date list for 2008 Only
Separate Hindu/Tantric Calendar 2008
Separate Buddhist calendar for 2008
~ January 2008
New Year’s Day, World Peace Day (1/1/08)
New Moon 1/8/08 Elevenstar
Robert Anton Wilson born (January 18, 1932-January 11, 2007)
*Sun enters Aquarius 1/20/08*
Full Moon 1/22/08
Rasputin born (January 22, 1871)
*Mercury turns retrograde 1/28/08*
*Mars turns direct 1/30/08*
~ February 2008
Imbolc/Candlemas Sabbat (February 1 & 2)
New Moon 2/6/08 Elevenstar Solar Eclipse
2/7/08 Chinese New Year of the Rat 4706, Tibetan New Year (Losar)
John Balance of COIL & Psychic TV born (February 16, 1962-November 13, 2004)
*Sun enters Pisces 2/19/08*
*Mercury turns direct 2/19/08*
Full Moon 2/20/08 Lunar Eclipse
Founding of the British Society for Psychical Research (February 20, 1882)
Sybil Leek born (February 22, 1917)
~ March 2008
March 1: Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn founded (1888),
Covenant of the Goddess founded (1975)
New Moon 3/7/08 Elevenstar
3/8/08 International Women’s Day
March 11: Feast of the Martyrdom of St. Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Order of the Knights Templar (1314)
March 12: Feast of the Martyrdom of the gnostic/pagan St. Hypatia
Edgar Cayce born (March 18, 1877)
*Sun enters Aries 3/20/08*
Vernal Equinox/Ostara Sabbat (March 20, 2008)
The Equinox of the Gods (March 20th) Anniversary of the beginning of the Aeon of Horus declared in 1904, and the date used to formally mark the Thelemic New Year. Also International Astrology Day and the official Rosicrucian New Year.
Full Moon 3/21/08
Joseph Campbell born (March 26, 1904)
~ April 2008
April 1: Feast of All Fools & Annual Crowley Veracity Debate
Aeon of Maat declared by Frater Achad (April 2, 1948)
*Pluto turns retrograde 4/2/08*
New Moon 4/5/08 Elevenstar
Founding of the Church of All Worlds (April 7, 1962; later chartered by the IRS on 6/18/70)
The Three Days of the Writing of the Book of the Law (April 8th, 9th, & 10th). At noon upon these legendary days in 1904, Crowley received the three chapters of Liber AL vel Legis. This may be celebrated with ritual readings of each chapter on its day.
*Sun enters Taurus 4/19/08*
Full Moon 4/20/08
4/22/08 Earth Day
Foundation of the Horus/Maat Lodge (April 26th, 1979)
& the HML Website (1994)
Sri Dadaji Mahendranath born (April 29, 1911)
May Eve/Walpurgisnacht (April 30)
~ May 2008
Beltane Sabbat/May Day (May 1)
Foundation of the Order of Illuminati (May 1, 1776)
*Saturn turns direct 5/3/08*
New Moon 5/5/08 Elevenstar
*Jupiter turns retrograde 5/9/08*
Full Moon 5/19/08
*Sun enters Gemini 5/20/08*
Kenneth Grant born (May 23, 1924)
*Neptune and Mercury turn retrograde 5/26/08*
May 30: Feast of the Martyrdom of St Joan of Arc, burnt at the stake (1431)
~ June 2008
New Moon 6/3/08 Elevenstar
June 13: W.B. Yeats born (1865), Gerald Gardner born (1884)
Full Moon 6/18/08
*Mercury turns direct 6/19/08*
Summer Solstice/Midsummer Sabbat (June 20, 2008)
*Sun enters Cancer 6/21/08*
Anti-Witchcraft laws repealed in England (June 22, 1951)
*Uranus turns retrograde 6/26/08*
~ July 2008
New Moon 7/2/08 Elevenstar
The Dog Days of Summer: the star Sirius/Sothis is exalted, once the time of the annual flooding of the Nile River (July 3 to August 12)
7/4/08 American Independence Day
H.H. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, born (July 6, 1935)
Dr. John Dee born (July 13, 1527)
Full Moon 7/18/08
*Sun enters Leo 7/22/08*
July 22: Feast of St Mary Magdalene
Robert Graves born (July 24, 1895)
Carl Gustav Jung born (July 26, 1875)
Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky born (July 31, 1831)
~ August 2008
New Moon 8/1/08 Elevenstar Solar Eclipse
Lughnassadh/Lammas Sabbat (August 1)
August 11: Feast of St Claire of Assisi, clairvoyant, patron of television
The First Night of the Prophet and his Bride (August 12th) On this day in 1903, Crowley married his first wife, Rose Edith Kelly, the Scarlet Woman who was to spark the reception of The Book of the Law and thus the inauguration of the New Aeon.
Charles Godfrey Leland born (August 15, 1824)
Full Moon 8/16/08 Lunar Eclipse
H.P. Lovecraft born (August 20, 1890)
*Sun enters Virgo 8/22/08*
Foundation of the Order of the Rosy Cross, in Paris (August 22, 1623)
New Moon 8/30/08 Elevenstar
~ September 2008
*Jupiter turns direct 9/8/08*
Foundation of the Theosophical Society (September 8, 1875)
*Pluto turns direct 9/9/08*
Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim born (September 14, 1486)
Full Moon 9/15/18
Andrew Chumbley was born and died (September 15)
Nema’s Birthday (September 16) Happy Birthday!
*Sun enters Libra 9/22/08*
Autumnal Equinox/Mabon Sabbat (September 22, 2008)
*Mercury turns retrograde 9/24/08*
New Moon 9/29/08 Elevenstar
9/30/08 Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year 5769
~ October 2008
Jack Parsons born (October 2, 1914), also Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
Ithell Colquhoun aka Soror Splendidor Vitro born (October 9, 1906-April 11, 1988)
A Feast for Life (October 12th) Anniversary of the Prophet Aleister Crowley's birthday in 1875 (aka the Master Therion or Frater Perdurabo or V.V.V.V.V. or The Great Beast etc.)
Full Moon 10/14/08
*Mercury direct 10/15/08*
*Sun enters Scorpio 10/23/08*
New Moon 10/28/08 Elevenstar
All Saints Day/Hallow’s Eve/Samhain Sabbat (October 31)
~ November 2008
November 1: All Soul’s Day, Day of the Dead
*Neptune turns direct 11/2/08*
Bram Stoker born (November 8, 1847)
Paracelsus born (November 10, 1493)
Full Moon 11/13/08
Israel Regardie born (November 17, 1907)
*Sun enters Sagittarius 11/21/08*
New Moon 11/27/08 Elevenstar
*Uranus turns direct 11/27/08*
11/27/08 American Thanksgiving
William Blake born (November 28, 1757)
~ December 2008
Greater Feast for Death (December 1st) Death of Aleister Crowley in 1947
Dion Fortune born (December 6, 1890)
Full Moon 12/12/08
Nostradamus born (December 14,1503)
*Sun enters Capricorn 12/21/08*
Winter Solstice/Yule/Midwinter Sabbat (December 21, 2008)
Rod Serling born (December 24, 1924)
Dies Natalis Invicti Solis, ‘Birth of the Invincible Sun’:
Mithras & Horus & Jesus, oh my!!! (December 25)
12/26/08 Kwanzaa & Boxing Day, Anniversary of Asian tsunami
New Moon 12/27/08 Elevenstar
12/31/08 New Year’s Eve!
*Saturn turns retrograde 12/31/08*
Austin Osman Spare allegedly born (in-between Dec. 31 & Jan. 1, 1886)
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Addenda:
Orisa Holidays
January
New Years Day: Seaside honoring of Yemaja
2nd weekend: Obatala Festival - Heroes and Sheroes Celebration
February
Olokun Festival - Celebration of the African geniuses of all time
March
Ogun Festival Spring Equinox March 21-23
April
Osun Festival
Planting rituals - Earth Day - prayers for healing Mother Earth
May
Egun Festival - Mother's Day.
Iyaami Day - Healing the relationship with the Divine Mothers
African Liberation Day - also any celebration of struggle/resistance for people of color
June
Summer Solstice Fast - June 19-23
Celebration of the New Planting Season - Orunmila Festival
July
Oya Festival for Hurricane Season
August
September
Songo and Ibeji Festival Autumn Equinox Fast - September 21-23
Remembrance of Death of children of color - past and present 2nd weekend in September
October
Yemoja Festival
The Maafa - Mourning African slave trade - October 12
November
Garifuna Settlement Day - November 19 in Belize
Day of Darkness - Mourning Indigenous Genocide –
4th Thursday in November
December
Obaluaiye Cleaning of Community (December 20-25)
Winter Solstice Fast
Kwanzaa (First Fruits) December 26-January 1
Esu party for Children - January 1
Any time, done frequently: Healing Rituals
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FULL MOON/NEW MOON DATES FOR 2008
New Jan 8 2008
Full Jan 22 2008
New Feb 7 2008
Full Feb 21 2008
New Mar 7 2008
Full Mar 21 2008
New Apr 6 2008
Full Apr 20 2008
New May 5 2008
Full May 20 2008
New Jun 3 2008
Full Jun 18 2008
New Jul 3 2008
Full Jul 18 2008
New Aug 1 2008
Full Aug 16 2008
New Aug 30 2008
Full Sep 15 2008
New Sep 29 2008
Full Oct 14 2008
New Oct 28 2008
Full Nov 13 2008
New Nov 27 2008
Full Dec 12 2008
New Dec 27 2008
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Hindu/Tantrik Calendar
(Vikram Year 2064)
Hindu Festivals
2008
Makar Sakranti Monday 14-01-2008
Vasant Panchami Monday 11-02-2008
Maha Shivaratri Thursday 06-03-2008
Holi (Begins on Friday.
Celebrations on
Saturday) Full Moon
Friday
Saturday
21-03-2008
22-03-2008
Hindi New Year Sunday 06-04-2008
Ramayana Week Sunday 06-04-2008
To Monday 14-04-2008
Ramanavami Monday 14-04-2008
Hanuman Jayanti Sunday 20-04-2008
Raksha Bandhan Saturday 16-08-2008
Krishna Janmashthami Sunday 24-08-2008
Ganesh Chaturthi Wednesday 03-09-2008
Pitr-paksha Tuesday 16-09-2008
To Monday 29-09-2008
Navaratri Tuesday 30-09-2008
To Wednesday 08-10-2008
Saraswati Puja
(Forms part of Navaratri) Monday
Tuesday 06-10-2008
07-10-2008
Vijay Dashami (Dasera) Thursday 09-10-2008
Deepavali (Diwali) Tuesday 28-10-2008
Vikram New Year 2065 Wednesday 29-10-2008
Buddha Purnima Monday 19-05-2008
Guru Purnima Friday 18-07-2008
Easter Sunday 23-03-2008
Moon Eclipse Saturday 16-08-2008
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Buddhist calendar for 2008
Friday 8 February
Parinirvana - Nirvana day
Mahayana Buddhist festival marking the anniversary of Buddha's death. Pure Land Buddhists call the festival "Nirvana Day". Parinirvana is celebrated by some Buddhists on February 8th.
Losar (start)
The most important holiday in Tibet, marking the Tibetan New Year. The celebration lasts three days from today.
Friday 15 February
Nirvana day (alternative date)
Nirvana Day is also known as Parinirvana and is celebrated by some Buddhists on February 8th. Nirvana Day is the celebration of Buddha's death when he reached total Nirvana, at the age of 80.
Tuesday 20 May
Wesak or Buddha day
The most important of the Buddhist festivals. It celebrates the Buddha's birthday, and, for some Buddhists, also marks his birth and death.
Theravada New Year
New Year festival for Theravada Buddhists, celebrated for three days from the first full moon day in April
Friday 18 July
Asala - Dharma Day
The anniversary of the start of Buddha's teaching - his first sermon ,"The Wheel of Truth ", after his enlightenment.
Monday 8 December
Bodhi Day
On Bodhi day some Buddhists celebrate Gautama's attainment of enlightenment under the Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya, India.