Moon LoreAll hail to thee, Queen of heaven Seven is the Moon's mystic number, because each one of its four phases is completed in seven days. Nineteen is a sacred number in Old Irish and Celtic lore, for the sequence of Moon phases within a single zodiac sign is repeated every 19 years. As both the largest and the brightest object in the night sky, and the only one to appear in phases, the Moon has been a rich source of myth for as long as there have been myth-makers. Elizabeth Pepper's Moon Lore is a compendium of lunar tales, charms, chants, and curses from ancient time to the present. |
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15th century 5th century B.C. ancient animals Aquarius Aries Artemis Artemisia Astarte Barren Signs birth Capricorn ceremonial magic chalcedony charm CLARY CLASSICAL MOON GODDESS Common Era Crab crescent Moon crops cultivate dark-of-the-Moon deities Diana earth Endymion the shepherd evil Fruitful Signs full Moon Gemini Goddess excellently bright Goddess of three Greeting Grimoire growth Harvest heaven heaven's high bower Hecate huntress inspiration late June Libra luck Luna Magic Square medieval metaphysicians Moon doth Moon goddess Moon sign MOON SONGS Moon's symbol Moonlight moonwort MUGWORT myth native night old woman pale Pisces plant Prune Quarter Queen Roman root sacred Sagittarius Scorpio season seeds Selene shines sight sign of Cancer silver sleep Snow sorcery spirit stars strong lunar associations Talisman Tarot Taurus thee Thessaly tree Virgo waning Moon waxing crescent waxing half weeds and pests willow witches woodcut Zeus zodiac