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Year 2008
Calendar
By Tradition...
Jewish - Kabbalah Holidays - 2008
Christian Holidays:
Ecumenical Mysticism/
Wisdom Tradition - 2008
Unitarian Universalist Holidays - 2008
Muslim - Sufi Holidays - 2008
Baha'i Holidays - 2008
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Hindu Holidays - 2008
Buddhist Holidays - 2008
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Asian Holidays: Zoroastrian - Sikh - Jain - Taoist - Shinto - 2008
Native American -
Meso American - Hispanic Holidays - 2008
African Holidays: Santeria - Old Egyptian - 2008
Pagan Holidays:
Old Religions of Europe & the Middle East (Celtic, Norse, Greek, Roman,
Egyptian, etc.) - 2008
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Solar & Lunar Cycles & Eclipses - 2008
Meteor Showers - 2008
Visible Planets - 2008
Astrological Periods - 2008
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Environmentalist -
Deep Ecology Dates - 2008
Feminist - Human Rights - Social Justice Dates - 2008
Peace - Disarmament Movement Dates - 2008
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Experiential Meditations
(for lunar cycles throughout the year)
Empowering Meditations
Action Offerings
(to help the environment
& further social justice)
Art as Meditation
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Year 2007
Calendar
By Tradition...
Jewish - Kabbalah Holidays - 2007
Christian Holidays:
Ecumenical Mysticism/
Wisdom Tradition - 2007
Unitarian Universalist Holidays - 2007
Muslim - Sufi Holidays - 2007
Baha'i Holidays - 2007
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Hindu Holidays - 2007
Buddhist Holidays - 2007
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Asian Holidays: Zoroastrian - Sikh - Jain - Taoist - Shinto - 2007
Native American -
Meso American - Hispanic Holidays - 2007
African Holidays: Santeria - Old Egyptian - 2007
Pagan Holidays:
Old Religions of Europe & the Middle East (Celtic, Norse, Greek, Roman,
Egyptian, etc.) - 2007
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Solar & Lunar Cycles & Eclipses - 2007
Meteor Showers - 2007
Visible Planets - 2007
Astrological Periods - 2007
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Environmentalist -
Deep Ecology Dates - 2007
Feminist - Human Rights - Social Justice Dates - 2007
Peace - Disarmament Movement Dates - 2007
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Experiential Meditations
(for lunar cycles throughout the year)
Empowering Meditations
Action Offerings
(to help the environment
& further social justice)
Art as Meditation
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2006 Calendar Photos
Year 2006
Calendar
By Tradition...
Jewish - Kabbalah Holidays - 2006
Christian Holidays:
Ecumenical Mysticism/
Wisdom Tradition - 2006
Unitarian Universalist Holidays - 2006
Muslim - Sufi Holidays - 2006
Baha'i Holidays - 2006
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Hindu Holidays - 2006
Buddhist Holidays - 2006
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Asian Holidays: Zoroastrian - Sikh - Jain - Taoist - Shinto - 2006
Native American -
Meso American - Hispanic Holidays - 2006
African Holidays: Santeria - Old Egyptian - 2006
Pagan Holidays:
Old Religions of Europe & the Middle East (Celtic, Norse, Greek, Roman,
Egyptian, etc.) - 2006
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Solar & Lunar Cycles & Eclipses - 2006
Meteor Showers - 2006
Visible Planets - 2006
Astrological Periods - 2006
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Environmentalist -
Deep Ecology Dates - 2006
Feminist - Human Rights - Social Justice Dates - 2006
Peace - Disarmament Movement Dates - 2006
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Experiential Meditations
(for lunar cycles throughout the year)
Empowering Meditations
Action Offerings
(to help the environment
& further social justice)
Art as Meditation
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2005 Calendar Photos
Year 2005
Calendar
By Tradition...
Jewish - Kabbalah Holidays - 2005
Christian Holidays:
Ecumenical Mysticism/
Wisdom Tradition - 2005
Unitarian Universalist Holidays - 2005
Muslim - Sufi Holidays - 2005
Baha'i Holidays - 2005
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Hindu Holidays - 2005
Buddhist Holidays - 2005
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Asian Holidays: Zoroastrian - Sikh - Jain - Taoist - Shinto - 2005
Native American -
Meso American - Hispanic Holidays - 2005
African Holidays: Santeria - Old Egyptian - 2005
Pagan Holidays:
Old Religions of Europe & the Middle East (Celtic, Norse, Greek, Roman,
Egyptian, etc.) - 2005
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Solar & Lunar Cycles & Eclipses - 2005
Meteor Showers - 2005
Visible Planets - 2005
Astrological Periods - 2005
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Environmentalist -
Deep Ecology Dates - 2005
Feminist - Human Rights - Social Justice Dates - 2005
Peace - Disarmament Movement Dates - 2005
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Experiential Meditations
(for lunar cycles throughout the year)
Empowering Meditations
Action Offerings
(to help the environment
& further social justice)
Art as Meditation
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2004 Calendar Photos
Year 2004
Calendar
By Tradition...
Jewish - Kabbalah Holidays - 2004
Christian Holidays:
Ecumenical Mysticism/
Wisdom Tradition - 2004
Unitarian Universalist Holidays - 2004
Muslim - Sufi Holidays - 2004
Baha'i Holidays - 2004
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Hindu Holidays - 2004
Buddhist Holidays - 2004
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Asian Holidays: Zoroastrian - Sikh - Jain - Taoist - Shinto - 2004
Native American -
Meso American - Hispanic Holidays - 2004
African Holidays: Santeria - Old Egyptian - 2004
Pagan Holidays:
Old Religions of Europe & the Middle East (Celtic, Norse, Greek, Roman,
Egyptian, etc.) - 2004
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Solar & Lunar Cycles & Eclipses - 2004
Meteor Showers - 2004
Visible Planets - 2004
Astrological Periods - 2004
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Environmentalist -
Deep Ecology Dates - 2004
Feminist - Human Rights - Social Justice Dates - 2004
Peace - Disarmament Movement Dates - 2004
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Experiential Meditations
(for lunar cycles throughout the year)
Empowering Meditations
Action Offerings
(to help the environment
& further social justice)
Art as Meditation
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2003 Calendar Photos
Year 2003
Calendar
By Tradition...
Jewish - Kabbalah Holidays - 2003
Christian Holidays:
Ecumenical Mysticism/
Wisdom Tradition - 2003
Unitarian Universalist Holidays - 2003
Muslim - Sufi Holidays - 2003
Baha'i Holidays - 2003
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Hindu Holidays - 2003
Buddhist Holidays - 2003
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Asian Holidays: Zoroastrian - Sikh - Jain - Taoist - Shinto - 2003
Native American -
Meso American - Hispanic Holidays - 2003
African Holidays: Santeria - Old Egyptian - 2003
Pagan Holidays:
Old Religions of Europe & the Middle East (Celtic, Norse, Greek, Roman,
Egyptian, etc.) - 2003
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Solar & Lunar Cycles & Eclipses - 2003
Meteor Showers - 2003
Visible Planets - 2003
Astrological Periods - 2003
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Environmentalist -
Deep Ecology Dates - 2003
Feminist - Human Rights - Social Justice Dates - 2003
Peace - Disarmament Movement Dates - 2003
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Experiential Meditations
(for lunar cycles throughout the year)
Empowering Meditations
Action Offerings
(to help the environment
& further social justice)
Art as Meditation
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2002 Calendar Photos
Year 2002
Calendar
By Tradition...
Jewish - Kabbalah Holidays - 2002
Christian Holidays:
Ecumenical Mysticism/
Wisdom Tradition - 2002
Unitarian Universalist Holidays - 2002
Muslim - Sufi Holidays - 2002
Baha'i Holidays - 2002
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Hindu Holidays - 2002
Buddhist Holidays - 2002
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Asian Holidays: Zoroastrian - Sikh - Jain - Taoist - Shinto - 2002
Native American -
Meso American - Hispanic Holidays - 2002
African Holidays: Santeria - Old Egyptian - 2002
Pagan Holidays:
Old Religions of Europe & the Middle East (Celtic, Norse, Greek, Roman,
Egyptian, etc.) - 2002
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Solar & Lunar Cycles & Eclipses - 2002
Meteor Showers - 2002
Visible Planets - 2002
Astrological Periods - 2002
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Environmentalist -
Deep Ecology Dates - 2002
Feminist - Human Rights -
Social Justice Dates - 2002
Peace - Disarmament Movement Dates - 2002
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Experiential Meditations
(for lunar cycles throughout the year)
Empowering Meditations
Action Offerings
(to help the environment
& further social justice)
Art as Meditation
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2001 Calendar Photos
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Interfaith Links
August 2008...
* 7/14 eve to 8/19 eve (7/28 peak): Delta Aquarid Meteor Showers. * 7/29 eve to 8/17 eve (8/12 peak): Perseid Meteor Showers. * 7/31 eve to 8/2 eve: Lughnasadh– Old Celtic/Irish Feast of Goddess Tailtiu and God Lugh (Deities of Sustenance and Light). * 7/31 eve to 8/2 eve: Feast of the Grain Harvest– honoring Goddess as Demeter & Kore (Old Greek); and God as Dumuzi (Old Sumerian), Osiris (Old Egyptian) & Oko (Yoruba/Santeria). * 7/31 eve to 8/6 eve: Mid-Summer/First Harvest/Lammas– Festival of thanksgiving for the first of the grain harvest; celebrated by offering the first fruits of the grain harvest and prayers for sustenance for all. * 8/1 (6:13 a.m. EDT): New Moon. * 8/1: Shakyamuni Buddha Day– Day Tibetan Buddhists meditate on the Buddha’s teachings and strive to fulfill the Precepts. * 8/1: Baha’i feast honoring the one Deity as Kamal--Perfection. * 8/1 to 8/7: Iroquois Green Corn Ceremony– in thanksgiving for the maize harvest. * 8/2: Feast of the Black Madonna. * 8/2: Mindfulness Day– Zen Buddhist day for being mindful that desire for power over others results from ignorance of interdependence. * 8/2 (A 9/12): Old Egyptian festival of Neteru Amen (God of transcendent powers) and Hapi (God of the Nile River); offerings were made to ensure the needed flooding of the Nile River. * 8/4 to 8/7: Zuni Corn Dance– in thanksgiving to Mother Earth, the Kokos (Nature Spirits), and the Corn Maidens for the maize harvest. Following the harvest, the Zuni bid farewell to the Kokos and the Corn Maidens. * 8/5: Death day of Isaac Luria (1572), Kabbalistic mystic. He taught of the Shekhina (the feminine manifestation of the one universal Deity) who restores cosmic order. * 8/6 (OC 8/19): Transfiguration Day– Christian feast celebrating the revelation of Lord Jesus as the Cosmic Christ and friend to all humanity. * 8/6: Day to mourn those harmed by the atomic bomb attacks on Japan (1945); day to advocate for world-wide prohibition of all weapons of mass destruction. * 8/6: Day the Voting Rights Act became law (1965)--register to vote! * 8/6 eve to 8/7 eve: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Artemis (Roman Diana/Slavic Diwitsa)--as defender of rights and liberties, and punisher of rapists and oppressors. * 8/7: Gaia Consciousness Day– Day to meditate on Mother Earth as a living planet. * 8/8: Vigil for democracy and respect for the human rights of all in Burma. * 8/9 eve to 8/10 eve: Tish’a B’Av– Jewish fast day mourning the destruction of the Temples dedicated to God-Goddess Yahweh (Adonai-Shekhina). * 8/10: Remembrance day for Nicholas of Cusa (d. 1464)--Christian mystic who believed all Creation to be the unfolding of Deity. * 8/11: Dakas’ Day– Day Tantric Buddhists make offerings to Father Tantra; day to unite will and power to manifest positive social change and environmental healing. * 8/11: Christian feast of St. Clare of Assisi (d. 1253), guide of environmentalists. * 8/12: Day Pope Pius XII proclaimed the theory of evolution to be consistent with Catholic teaching and Christian faith (1950). Pope John Paul II concurred. * 8/12 eve to 8/13 eve: Old Greek festival honoring Athena Polias and Zeus Polios as protectors of city and state. * 8/13: Birthday of Lucy Stone (1818), social worker and non-violent advocate for women’s rights. * 8/15: Kaza Matsuri– Shinto rite honoring the Kami of Wind. The Kami are manifestations of the one universal, primordial and eternal, immanent and transcendent Deity, Kuni-Tokotachi-no-Kami. * 8/15 (OC 8/28): Assumption Day– Christian feast commemorating Blessed Mother Mary rising into Heaven, being crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth, and being transformed into Our Lady, the Paraclete (the Holy Spirit) who appears everywhere. * 8/15: Day India was partitioned into India and Pakistan, and Kashmir joined India over Pakistan’s objection (1947); vigil for true peace, justice, and religious tolerance for all in South Asia. * 8/15 eve: Nisfu Sha’ban– Muslim night of repentance for all harm done. * 8/15 eve to 8/17 eve: Feast of Father Sky– honoring God as Obatala (Yoruba/Santeria), Ouranos (Old Greek), Svarog (Old Slavic), Thor (Old Norse), Taranis (Old Celtic), Dyaus (Hindu), An (Old Sumerian) & El-Elyon (Old Canaanite-Hebrew). * 8/16 (5:16 p.m. EDT): Full Moon (Grain-Harvest/Thunder Moon). * 8/17: Vigil for peace, justice, religious tolerance, and respect for the human rights of all in Indonesia. * 8/19: Vinalia– Old Roman festival of thanksgiving for the first of the grape harvest; celebrated by offering the first fruits of the grape harvest and prayers for sustenance for all. * 8/20: Baha’i feast honoring the one Deity as Asma’--Sacred Names. * 8/20: Birth of the White Buffalo (1994), signaling the return of White Buffalo Woman (manifestation of Star Goddess Wohpe) who gave the sacred peace pipe to the Lakota people. * 8/22: Christian feast of Our Lady, Queen of Angels. * 8/23: Beginning of Virgo (the Grain Maiden/Man). * 8/23: Feast of the Furies– honoring Nemesis and the Erinyes, Old Greek Goddesses who punish murderers, abusers, and exploiters of others. * 8/24 to 8/25: Sri Krishna Jayanti– Birthday of Hindu God Krishna (avatar of God Vishnu), beloved of Goddess Radha (avatar of Goddess Lakshmi). Vaishnavas are devoted to God Vishnu and His avatars. * 8/25: Old Roman festival of Goddess Ops, Lady of the Cornucopia, Bounty of the Harvest, and Sustainer of Life. * 8/25: Birthday of Kenneth Patton (1911), who believed Unitarian Universalism to encompass all world religions, not just Christianity and humanism. U.U.’s believe reason, conscience, and experience reveal one’s spiritual path. * 8/26: Day the Constitution’s 19th Amendment went into effect, recognizing women’s right to vote (1920). * 8/27: Birthday of Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) (1910), Catholic nun who served the poorest of the poor and saw Deity in each person. * 8/28: Day of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s peaceful march on Washington, D.C., for recognition of the rights of African Americans (1963). * 8/28: Opening of the Second World Parliament of Religions (1993), attended by members of all the world’s religions. A Global Ethic was adopted that condemns hatred, aggression, oppression, and environmental abuses committed in the name of religion. * 8/29: Birthday of Henry Bergh (1811), non-violent advocate for animal rights; day to advocate for laws protecting animals from abuse. * 8/30 (3:58 p.m. EDT): New Moon. * 8/31: Remembrance day for Tahirih (d. 1852)--feminist, poet, scholar, and preacher of the nascent Baha’i Faith. Baha’is recognize gender equality. * 8/31 eve to 9/29 eve: Elul– Jewish month of self-reflection, peace-making, and renewal. * 8/31 eve to 9/30 eve: Ramadan– Muslim month of purification by self-reflection, fasting from sunrise to sunset, peace-making, and helping those in need.
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All Gods and
Goddesses
are aspects of
the One Deity
The One
Deity
is reflected in
all Gods and Goddesses
The One
Deity
is Deity of all
Deity is
male and female,
yet genderless
Deity is
all forms,
yet formless
Deity is
within all;
Deity is
beyond all
Deity is
all-embracing
love
With all
that
is known by all
the world's sages,
with all that
is written in all
sacred books,
with all that
is experienced
in all
spiritual traditions,
we still cannot
know
the unknowable--
Deity is Mystery
