MAGICKAL CALENDAR
HORUS MAAT LODGE
2010
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Festivals, times of power, ritual moments.
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Separate Voodoo & Santeria Calendar 2010
Separate Hindu/Tantric Calendar 2010
Separate Buddhist & Shinto Calendar for 2010
JANUARY 2010
1/1/10 New Year’s Day, World Peace Day
Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers of the Golden Dawn born (January 8, 1854, d. November 20, 1918);
Peter J. Carroll of the Illuminates of Thanateros born (January 8, 1953).
Clark Ashton Smith born (January 13, 1893, d. August 14, 1961)
* 1/15/10 Elevenstar Capricorn New Moon/Solar Eclipse, Jan. 15, 2010, 25° Cancer/Capricorn, 7:11 Fri
Robert Anton Wilson born (January 18, 1932, d. January 11, 2007)
Rasputin born (January 22, 1869, d. December 29, 1916);
Karl Germer of the OTO born (January 22, 1885, d. October 25, 1982).
1/30/10 Full Moon, Jan. 30, 2010,10° Leo/Aquarius, 6:19 Sat
FEBRUARY 2010
Imbolc / Candlemas Sabbat (February 1 & 2)
Johann Adam Weishaupt of the Bavarian Illuminati born (February 6, 1748, d. November 18, 1830)
Alejandro Jodorowsky, filmmaker (born February 7, 1929)
Eliphas Levi born (February 8, 1810, d. May 31, 1875)
* 2/14/10 Elevenstar Aquarius New Moon, Feb. 14, 2010, 25° Aquarius, 2:51 Sun; also Chinese New Year of the Tiger, Valentine’s Day.
Pamela Colman Smith born (February 16, 1878, d. September 18, 1951);
John Balance of COIL & Psychic TV born (February 16, 1962, d. November 13, 2004)
Founding of the British Society for Psychical Research (February 20, 1882)
Sybil Leek born (February 22, 1917, d. October 26, 1982)
2/28/10 Full Moon, Feb. 28, 2010, 10° Virgo/Pisces, 16:40 Sun;
Moina Bergson Mathers of the Golden Dawn born (February 28, 1865, d. July 25, 1928)
MARCH 2010
March 1: Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn founded (1888), Covenant of the Goddess founded (1975).
Arthur Machen born (March 3, 1863, d. December 15, 1947)
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
* 3/15/10 Elevenstar Pisces New Moon, Mar. 15, 2010, 25° Pisces, 21:01 Mon
Edgar Cayce born (March 18, 1877, d. January 3, 1945);
Manly Palmer Hall born (March 18, 1901, d. August 29, 1990).
3/20/10 Vernal Equinox/ Ostara Sabbat
The Equinox of the Gods (March 20th) is the 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.
Jane Wolf born (March 21, 1875, d. March 29, 1958)
William G. Gray born (March 25, 1913, d. 1995)
Joseph Campbell born (March 26, 1904, d. October 30, 1987)
3/30/10 Full Moon, Mar. 30, 2010, 09° Libra/Aries, 2:28 Tue
APRIL 2010
April 1: Feast of All Fools & Annual Crowley Veracity Debate
The Aeon of Maat declared on April 2, 1948 by Frater Achad (Charles Stansfeld Jones, 1886-1950)
Founding of the Church of All Worlds (April 7, 1962)
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.
* Elevenstar Aries New Moon, April 14, 2010, 24° Aries, 12:29 Wed
4/22/10 Fortieth Anniversary of Earth Day
Marjorie Elizabeth Cameron Parsons Kimmel born (April 23, 1922, d. July 24, 1995)
Foundation of the Horus/Maat Lodge (April 26th, 1979)
& the HML Website (1994)
4/28/10 Full Moon, April 28, 2010,08° Scorpio/Taurus, 12:21 Wed
Sri Gurudev Dadaji Mahendranath born (April 29, 1911, d. August 30, 1991)
May Eve / Walpurgisnacht Sabbat (April 30)
MAY 2010
Beltane Sabbat / May Day (May 1);
Foundation of the Order of Illuminati (May 1, 1776)
Victor Neuberg born (May 6, 1883, d. May 31, 1940)
* 5/14/10 Elevenstar Taurus New Moon, May 14, 2010, 23° Taurus, 1:04 Fri
Julius Evola, also known as Baron Giulio Cesare Evola, born (May 19, 1898, d. June 11, 1974)
Kenneth Grant (Aossic Aiwass) of TOTO born (May 23, 1924)
5/27/10 Full Moon, May 27, 2010, 07° Sagittarius/Gemini, 23:09 Thu
May 30: Feast of the Martyrdom of St Joan of Arc, burnt at the stake (1431)
JUNE 2010
6/5/10 World Environment Day
* 6/12/10 Elevenstar Gemini New Moon, June 12, 2010, 21° Gemini, 11:15 Sat
W.B. Yeats of the Golden Dawn born (June 13, 1865, d. January 28, 1939),
Gerald Gardner of Wicca born (June 13, 1884, d. February 12, 1964)
6/21/10 Summer Solstice / Midsummer Sabbat
Anti-Witchcraft laws repealed in England (June 22, 1951)
6/26/10 Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse, June 26, 2010, 05° Capricorn/Cancer, 11:32 Sat
Marcelo Ramos Motta of SOTO born (June 27, 1931, d. August 26, 1987)
Theodor Reuss of OTO born (June 28, 1855, d. October 28, 1923)
JULY 2010
***This month opens the Dog Days of Summer, while the fiery star Sirius/Sothis is exalted, which was once the time of the annual flooding of the Nile River (July 3 to August 12)***
H.H. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, born (July 6, 1935)
Florence Farr of the Golden Dawn born (July 7, 1860, d. April 29, 1917)
* 7/11/10 Elevenstar Cancer New Moon/Solar Eclipse, July 11, 2010, 19° Cancer, 19:40 Sun;
Lon Milo DuQuette born (July 11, 1948)
Christopher Hyatt (July 12, 1943, d. February 9, 2008)
Dr. John Dee born (July 13, 1527, d. 1608);
Papus born (July 13, 1865, d. October 25, 1916).
July 22: Feast of St Mary Magdalene
Robert Graves born (July 24, 1895, d. December 7, 1985)
7/26/10 Full Moon, July 26, 2010, 03° Aquarius/Leo, 01:38 Mon
Carl Gustav Jung born (July 26, 1875, d. June 6, 1961)
Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky of the Theosophical Society born (July 31, 1831, d. May 8, 1891)
AUGUST 2010
Lughnassadh / Lammas Sabbat (August 1)
Gerald Suster born (August 2, 1951, d. February 3, 2001)
* 8/10/10 Elevenstar Leo New Moon, Aug. 10, 2010, 17° Leo, 3:08 Tue
August 11: Feast of St Claire of Assisi, clairvoyant, patron of television
August 12: The First Night of the Prophet and his Bride. 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.
William Breeze (Hymenaeus Beta) of COTO born (August 12, 1955)
Charles Godfrey Leland born (August 15, 1824, d. March 20, 1903)
H.P. Lovecraft born (August 20, 1890, d. March 15, 1937)
Foundation of the Order of the Rosy Cross, in Paris (August 22, 1623)
8/24/10 Full Moon, Aug. 24, 2010, 01° Pisces/Virgo, 17:06 Tue
SEPTEMBER 2010
Karl Kellner (Renatus) of the OTO, born (September 1, 1851, d. June 7, 1905)
* 9/8/10 Elevenstar Virgo New Moon, Sep. 8, 2010, 16° Virgo, 10:30 Wed
Foundation of the Theosophical Society (September 8, 1875)
Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim born (September 14, 1486)
Andrew Chumbley of the Cultus Sabbati was born and died (September 15, 1967-2004)
Soror Nema of the HML born (September 16) Happy Birthday!
Cecil Williamson born (September 18, 1909, d. December 9, 1999)
9/23/10 Autumnal Equinox / Mabon Sabbat, Sun enters Libra. Full Moon, Sep. 23, 2010, 00° Aries/Libra, 09:19 Thu
OCTOBER 2010
Jack Parsons of the OTO born (October 2, 1914, d. June 17, 1952); Arthur Edward Waite of the Golden Dawn born (October 2, 1857, d. May 19, 1942); also Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
Paul Foster Case of BOTA born (October 3, 1884, d. 1954)
* 10/7/10 Elevenstar Libra New Moon, Oct. 7, 2010, 14° Libra, 18:44 Thu
Ithell Colquhoun (Splendidor Vitro) of TOTO born (October 9, 1906, d. April 11, 1988)
A Feast for Life (October 12) Anniversary of the Prophet Aleister Crowley's birthday in 1875 (The Master Therion or Frater Perdurabo or V.V.V.V.V. or The Great Beast, of the GD and AA and OTO).
Major Grady Louis McMurtry (Hymenaeus Alpha) of COTO born (October 18, 1918, d. July 12, 1985)
Timothy Leary born (October 22, 1922, d. May 31, 1996)
10/23/10 Full Moon, Oct. 23, 2010, 29° Aries/Libra, 01:38 Sat
All Saints Day/ Hallow’s Eve/ Samhain Sabbat (October 31)
NOVEMBER 2010
November 1: All Soul’s Day, Day of the Dead
* 11/6/10 Elevenstar Scorpio New Moon, Nov. 6, 2010, 14° Scorpio, 4:52 Sat
Bram Stoker born (November 8, 1847, d. April 20, 1912)
Paracelsus born (November 10, 1493)
Terence McKenna born (November 16, 1946, d. April 3, 2000)
Israel Regardie born (November 17, 1907, d. March 10, 1985)
11/21/10 Full Moon, Nov. 21, 2010, 29° Taurus/Scorpio, 17:28 Sun
William Blake born (November 28, 1757, d. August 12, 1827)
DECEMBER 2010
Greater Feast for Death (December 1st) Death of Aleister Crowley in 1947.
Franz Bardon born (December 1, 1909, d. July 10, 1958)
12/1/10 World AIDS Day.
* 12/5/10 Elevenstar Sagittarius New Moon, Dec. 5, 2010, 13° Sagittarius, 17:36 Sun
Dion Fortune of Alpha et Omega and Fraternity of the Inner Light born (December 6, 1890, d. 1946)
Nostradamus born (December 14,1503)
William Wynn Westcott of the Golden Dawn born (December 17, 1848, d. June 30, 1925)
12/21/10 Winter Solstice / Yule / Midwinter Sabbat, Sun enters Capricorn. Full Moon, Lunar Eclipse, Dec. 21, 2010, 29° Gemini/Sagittarius, 08:15 Tue
Rod Serling born (December 24, 1924, d. June 28. 1975)
Dies Natalis Invicti Solis, ‘Birth of the Invincible Sun’:
Mithras & Horus & Jesus, oh my!!! (December 25)
12/26/10 Kwanzaa & Boxing Day, Anniversary of Asian tsunami
New Year: Austin Osman Spare of the Zos Kia Cultus allegedly born (in-between Dec. 31 & Jan. 1, 1886, d. 1956
Vodoo & Santeria Calendar
Vodou Holidays
January 2-4: Casse Gateaux, breaking the cakes, collective feeding of the loa/lwa.
January 6: Fete Marassa. Day of the Kings, food offerings given to the Sacred Twins in sacred 3-bowled pots, then distributed to mortal children, especially twins.
February 25: Manger tetes de l’Eau, ritual feeding of fresh-water springs and the sources of rivers.
March 20: Legba Zaou, honoring of Legba, may include sacrifice of a black goat.
Good Friday: Souvenance festival, celebrating the Rada spirits (loa or lwa) in Souvenance, near Gonaives.
April 29: Casse Canarie, breaking the jars, ritual to release the souls of the last year’s departed into the land of the dead.
April 31: Mange-le-Morts, feeding of the souls of the ancestors.
May 12: offerings to various loas sacred to the temple or hounfort.
July 16: Saut d’Eau festival, to Simbi, Ezili Freda & Danbala; many make pilgrimage to bathe in the sacred waterfall near Mirebalais.
July 25: Plaine du Nord, festival to Papa Ogou, celebrants bathe in a mud pool near Cap Haitien.
August 14: Soukri Kongo. Weeklong ceremony honoring the Kongo spirits, at Soukri near Gonaives.
November 1-2: Fetdemo. Two-day festival beginning with bonfires to Legba, and completed by feasts for the dead and Guede held in local cemeteries.
November 25: Mange yanm. Rural festival for the yam harvest.
December 12-14: offerings to Agwe, spirit of the sea.
December 25. Fete des Membres, when initiates gather in their local societe or community. Christmas bonfires and baths, ‘to invigorate the spirits’.
Another Voudou Calandar from a yahoo newsgroup:
1.1. papa legba
2.1. ancestors day
6.1. simbi
20.1. grand bwa
17.3. aida wedo, dambakkah
19.3. papa loko
19.4. baron samedi
23.4. ogun badagris
27.4. damballah wedo
1.. loko
15.5. akaza
20.5. simbi nation
9.6. erzulie freda
21.6. papa legba
24.6. ogun
24.6. simbi dlo andezo, ti-jean petro
27.6. erzulie dantor
28.6. erzulie freda
29.6. legba petro
14.7. agwe tarayo
25.7. ogun senyah, ogun feray, agawu
11.8. klemezin
25.8. aggassou, damballah
31.8. agwe tarayo
8.9. la siren
15.9. erzulie freda
21.9. marassa
18.10. bossou
1.11., 2.11. ghede
25.11. mange yam
6.12. marassa
17.12. babalu aye
31.12. ossanj (nago)
from: groups.yahoo.com/group/vodouusa/messages
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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Hindu/Tantric Calendar for 2010
Jan -Thu 14
Makar Sankrant
Makar Sankrant is one of the most important festivals of the Hindu calendar and celebrates the sun's journey into the northern hemisphere.
Jan- Wed 20
Vasant Panchami
Dedicated to Saraswati, the goddess of learning and Brahma's wife.
The festival marks the beginning of Spring.
Feb- Fri 12
Mahashivratri
Mahashivratri is a Hindu festival dedicated to Shiva, one of the deities of the Hindu Trinity.
Feb- Sun 28
Holi
The Hindu spring festival.
Mar- Wed 24
Swaminarayan Jayanti
This day marks the birth of Lord Swaminarayan for followers of the Swaminarayan tradition.
Rama Navami
Birthday of Lord Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu and the hero of the Ramayana
Mar- Tue 30
Hanuman Jayanti
This festival marks the birth of Hanuman, the Monkey God.
Aug- Tue 24
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is the Hindu festival that celebrates brotherhood and love. "Raksha Bandhan" means a thread for protection.
Sep- Thu 2
Janmashtami - Krishna Jayanti
The Janamashtami festival marks the birth of Krishna,
the most highly venerated God in the Hindu pantheon.
Sep- Sat 11
Ganesh Chaturthi
Hindus celebrate the birthday of Lord Ganesh, the elephant-headed God.
Oct- Fri 8
Navaratri (start)
Navaratri (nine nights) symbolises the triumph of good over evil and marks the start of autumn.
Oct- Sun 17
Dussera
Celebrates Lord Rama's victory over the evil demon Ravana.
Nov- Fri 5
Diwali
Diwali, the festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals from South Asia. It is an occasion for celebrations by Hindus as well as Jains and Sikhs.
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Buddhist calendar for 2010
MAIN BUDDHIST FESTIVALS
Monday 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.
Monday 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.
Thursday 27 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
Wednesday 8 December
Bodhi Day
On Bodhi day some Buddhists celebrate Gautama's attainment of enlightenment under the Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya, India.
MORE ON BUDDHIST FESTIVAL DATES:
http://buddhism.about.com/od/buddhistholidays/tp/buddhistholidays.01.htm
Shinto calendar for 2010
Jan
Fri 1
Oshogatsu (or Shogatsu)
Shinto New Year, one of the most popular occasions for shrine visits.
Jan- Fri 15
Seijin Shiki (Adults' Day)
Japanese who have reached legal adulthood (20 in Japan) in the previous year attend a shrine to give thanks.
Feb- Wed 3
Rissun (Setsubun)
A Spring festival that marks the division between Winter and Spring and is celebrated with beans.
Mar- Wed 3
Hina-matsuri - Festival of Dolls
Celebrates daughters in the family
Mar- Sun 21
Shubun-sai - Equinox day
A day for visiting graves. Also associated with Buddhism in Japan.
Nov- Mon 15
Shichigosan (7-5-3 festival)
A festival to give thanks for children. Often celebrated on the nearest Sunday to the 15th to allow working parents to take part.
Nov- Tue 23
Niinamesei
Labour Thanksgiving Day, a national holiday in Japan and originally a harvest festival.
MORE RELIGIOUS CALENDARS (RASTA... JAIN...etc....) AT: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/tools/calendar/
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