Azarial
I'm making a Lugnasadh altar and I would like to add some tarot cards that represent the holiday. I was thinking of The Empress and maybe the Ten of Pentacles. Does anyone else know what cards would be good?
Lugnasadh
willowfox
10 cups and Sun
6 Haunted Days
It's kinda over now. Sorry you only got 1 response!
jmd
Depends on your perspective: using our Gregorian Calendar, and placing the festival as the 1st (or its eve), it's over. However, as midpoint between the solstice and equinox (in other words, smack bang or 15° in Leo for the northern hemisphere), there are a few days to go.
Given that Lugh is associated with the spear, and that he is male, I would personally more likely place the King of Bastons.
Given that Lugh is associated with the spear, and that he is male, I would personally more likely place the King of Bastons.
Yurikome
I personally feel the "atmosphere" of the holiday for a week before and after the actual date, the day itself is just the climax, so to speak.
As for the cards, Ace of Pentacles, as the essence of the earth. Ace of Wands too, I get an autumn feel from it. The Sun, as someone mentioned. In the Morgan-Greer the 3 of Cups - the table covered in fruit and the girls with wreaths in their hair (one even has berries
) Also, the Queen and King of Pentacles and Queen of Wands in this deck. 7 of Pentacles generally as a message?
As for the cards, Ace of Pentacles, as the essence of the earth. Ace of Wands too, I get an autumn feel from it. The Sun, as someone mentioned. In the Morgan-Greer the 3 of Cups - the table covered in fruit and the girls with wreaths in their hair (one even has berries
) Also, the Queen and King of Pentacles and Queen of Wands in this deck. 7 of Pentacles generally as a message?Astraea Aurora
Hi Azariel,
I had a similar discussion with some friends of mine more than half a year ago. We came up with two cards:
Ace of Pentacles. It represents the harvest of the first crop. The abundance of the earth. A safe time where a lot of nutrition is available.
Justice. Balance. A time of reaping what you have sown.
Other cards weren't just clicking with us or we used them for other holidays. (Our discussion was about all of the eight pagan / Wiccan holidays.)
Best Lammas wishes, Astraea Aurora
I had a similar discussion with some friends of mine more than half a year ago. We came up with two cards:
Ace of Pentacles. It represents the harvest of the first crop. The abundance of the earth. A safe time where a lot of nutrition is available.
Justice. Balance. A time of reaping what you have sown.
Other cards weren't just clicking with us or we used them for other holidays. (Our discussion was about all of the eight pagan / Wiccan holidays.)
Best Lammas wishes, Astraea Aurora
Mi-Shell
Tarot Ritual:
August: A Lughnasadh Tarot Ritual
Hi Everyone!
It is a little late for this one here, but I thought I post it anyway. It is from the oooooold 2001 Tarot Calendar from Llewellyn:
I posted this same thing in the Spirituality member's forum, but think, there Azariel can not find it ... so here:
Lughnasadh marks the first of the three harvests: the Grain Harvest of Lughnasadh, the Harvest of Fruits at Mabon, and the Harvest of Game at Samhain. Ancient peoples celebrated Lughnasadh as a time of great happi ness, enjoying the gifts of the earth. Yet the harvest also began the waning half of the year, when it became time to stock up for winter. Our ancestors put aside the abundance from the seasons of growth to see them through the barren times ahead, making the harvest a time of self-sacrifice as well as bounty.
Taking a modern psychological view in this age of plenty, we can view this time of year as a period of purifi cation, mourning, and austerity. In the Pagan and Wiccan belief system, we liken it to the dying of the God. When we harvest the grain we harvest his body. We shed his blood when we harvest the fruit, and we make a life-giving sacri fice when we harvest game. On an deeper level, we reenact the symbolism of rebirth and reincarnation. We shed unnecessary things and turn the Wheel of our souls so that we can progress and evolve.
During the waning half of the year, we seek the labyrinth of inner-world journeys. Even as the God descends into the Underworld where he will rule until he is reborn to the Mother at Yule, we undergo introspection and transformation in our own lives. One way to experi ence this journey is through use of the tarot.
A Tarot Ritual for Change
To begin, set up your altar with a black cloth. Place an ear of corn on the left side, a beeswax taper candle in the center, and a chalice of wine or grape juice on the right side. If you like, cast a Circle. From your favorite tarot deck, remove these cards: the Hanged Man, the Empress, the World, the Three of Cups, and the Two of Pentacles. Settle yourself in front of your altar and light the candle. Take three breaths, slowly exhale, and place the Empress face up in the center of the altar. Focus on the energy of the protective Earth Mother. See a sphere of brilliant green-earth energy surrounding you and comforting you.
Continue meditating as you cover the Empress with the Three of Cups. Visualize all that is good and abundant in your life and give thanks. Think of what you have harvested in this year, what projects you have completed, and what rewards you have gathered. Enjoy the feeling and be proud of your achievements. Then, place the Two of Pentacles atop the Three of Cups. Imagine the cycle changing, and accept that life is ever-moving and that there is always more to do. Think about the things you've accumulated - ideas, concepts, beliefs, and material goods - that might get in your way as you shift into a new cycle.
At this point, place the Hanged Man over the Two of Pentacles. Envision yourself making the sacrifices necessary to open the doorway for change. Imagine what you need to remove from your life - faltering friendships and relationships, old goals that are no longer applicable. See yourself now, making changes and creating a space for new experiences and people to enter your life. Know that if you have the courage to make room, positive change will come.
Lastly, place the World atop the Hanged Man. Feel the Wheel turning, and feel the Universe responding to your call. Know that serendipity will fill your life as you let go of outworn and outdated concepts and ideas. By surfing the crest of the Universe, you flow with the current of change rather than attempt to ride against it. Now pick up the chalice of wine or juice and toast yourself, this holiday, and the spirit of change. For only by embracing the void can we hope to attract new experience.
Blessed Be this Lughnasadh.
from: Yasmine Galenorn
August: A Lughnasadh Tarot Ritual
Hi Everyone!
It is a little late for this one here, but I thought I post it anyway. It is from the oooooold 2001 Tarot Calendar from Llewellyn:
I posted this same thing in the Spirituality member's forum, but think, there Azariel can not find it ... so here:
Lughnasadh marks the first of the three harvests: the Grain Harvest of Lughnasadh, the Harvest of Fruits at Mabon, and the Harvest of Game at Samhain. Ancient peoples celebrated Lughnasadh as a time of great happi ness, enjoying the gifts of the earth. Yet the harvest also began the waning half of the year, when it became time to stock up for winter. Our ancestors put aside the abundance from the seasons of growth to see them through the barren times ahead, making the harvest a time of self-sacrifice as well as bounty.
Taking a modern psychological view in this age of plenty, we can view this time of year as a period of purifi cation, mourning, and austerity. In the Pagan and Wiccan belief system, we liken it to the dying of the God. When we harvest the grain we harvest his body. We shed his blood when we harvest the fruit, and we make a life-giving sacri fice when we harvest game. On an deeper level, we reenact the symbolism of rebirth and reincarnation. We shed unnecessary things and turn the Wheel of our souls so that we can progress and evolve.
During the waning half of the year, we seek the labyrinth of inner-world journeys. Even as the God descends into the Underworld where he will rule until he is reborn to the Mother at Yule, we undergo introspection and transformation in our own lives. One way to experi ence this journey is through use of the tarot.
A Tarot Ritual for Change
To begin, set up your altar with a black cloth. Place an ear of corn on the left side, a beeswax taper candle in the center, and a chalice of wine or grape juice on the right side. If you like, cast a Circle. From your favorite tarot deck, remove these cards: the Hanged Man, the Empress, the World, the Three of Cups, and the Two of Pentacles. Settle yourself in front of your altar and light the candle. Take three breaths, slowly exhale, and place the Empress face up in the center of the altar. Focus on the energy of the protective Earth Mother. See a sphere of brilliant green-earth energy surrounding you and comforting you.
Continue meditating as you cover the Empress with the Three of Cups. Visualize all that is good and abundant in your life and give thanks. Think of what you have harvested in this year, what projects you have completed, and what rewards you have gathered. Enjoy the feeling and be proud of your achievements. Then, place the Two of Pentacles atop the Three of Cups. Imagine the cycle changing, and accept that life is ever-moving and that there is always more to do. Think about the things you've accumulated - ideas, concepts, beliefs, and material goods - that might get in your way as you shift into a new cycle.
At this point, place the Hanged Man over the Two of Pentacles. Envision yourself making the sacrifices necessary to open the doorway for change. Imagine what you need to remove from your life - faltering friendships and relationships, old goals that are no longer applicable. See yourself now, making changes and creating a space for new experiences and people to enter your life. Know that if you have the courage to make room, positive change will come.
Lastly, place the World atop the Hanged Man. Feel the Wheel turning, and feel the Universe responding to your call. Know that serendipity will fill your life as you let go of outworn and outdated concepts and ideas. By surfing the crest of the Universe, you flow with the current of change rather than attempt to ride against it. Now pick up the chalice of wine or juice and toast yourself, this holiday, and the spirit of change. For only by embracing the void can we hope to attract new experience.
Blessed Be this Lughnasadh.
from: Yasmine Galenorn
