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Posted on August 21, 2018August 22, 2018

The Song of Amergin

Amergin[1] Glúingel (“white knees”) (also spelled Amhairghin Glúngheal) or Glúnmar (“big knee”) is a bard, druid and judge for the Milesians in the Irish Mythological Cycle. He was appointed Chief Ollam of Ireland by his two brothers the kings of Ireland. A number of poems attributed to Amergin are part of the Milesian mythology.

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    Vesta's Cleansing

    June 7, 2023

    This is the first day of a three-day festival honoring Vesta, the Roman goddess of hearth and home. She was a goddess of cooking and of warmth. Virtually no stories of her exist, except that she gave up a throne as one of the 12 Olympian gods in order to tend the divine fire; and that she winked at Prometheus when he took coals to give the secret of fire to mortals on earth.

    In ancient Rome, a college of priestesses tended her fire, which was the home hearth of the Roman state — their high priestess was similar in stature to the American First Lady. They also tended the business of the state, by acting as impartial witnesses to wills and contracts. Once a year, they formally cleaned her temple and precinct, dumped the ashes of the previous year's fire into the river Tiber, and rekindled the flame. They also emptied their vaults of voided contracts and executed any outstanding wills.

    This is a great time for a formal spring cleaning of pagan households, and for updating any necessary documentation: wills and testaments, legal agreements, contracts and personal oaths. It is also a time for emptying fireplaces and cleaning chimneys, and balancing accounts.

    Some communities have a "spiritual swap" at this time: take objects from your altar that no longer serve you, and host a gathering; ask everyone who comes to bring objects from their altars. The objects can then be de-consecrated, or passed off on someone who will repurpose them on another altar.

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    Feast of Vesta

    June 9, 2023

    This is the second day of a three-day festival honoring Vesta, the Roman goddess of hearth and home.

    Where the feast of Vesta's Cleansing is about tidying up loose ends, today is about setting things in order. It is a day for renewing intentions, and rekindling home life. Rituals today should emphasize health, home, and safety. Houses may be blessed, a ceremonial fire can be kindled, and a feast is always appropriate at a festival of a goddess of great cooking.

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    This is the final day dedicated to Vesta, the goddess of hearth and home.

    Between the cleaning of her temple and today, Vesta and her priests were assumed to be in ritual space, and unavailable for performing their other functions: witnessing contracts and collecting deposited wills and other records. This festival marked the end of that 'vacation' and the time to head back to work. Ritual on this day, either alone or in groups, can emphasize a renewal of vows and a willingness to re-engage with difficult labor.

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    The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year (in the northern hemisphere), and a day for celebrating the Light in all its forms. It is a day when the otherworlds are close to this one, and when the power of the Sun to transforma nd change us shuould be a focus in ritual. It is also a day of Pagan celebration for many communities, and users of this calendar should feel free to join public events wherever possible.

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    Aestas/Aestus is the goddess or god of summertime, and the fruits of early summer: berries, grapes, and all manner of fresh produce. Sometimes female, sometimes male, sometimes amorphous, (s)he feeds us in the summer with the bounty of the earth.

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