Juleigh Howard-Hobson In almost every human culture, tradition holds that our planet’s ancient lands were once the abode of Gods and Heroes. Tragically, the world has suffered great deterioration over the ages, (the ancient Greeks considered that we have five ages, while the ancient Indians considered that we have four—both agreed that this age we…
Dressing the World Tree
Juleigh Howard-Hobson There are sacred traditions found the world over that are uncannily similar to each other–despite the fact that time and distance separate them. Tree dressing is one of the most common, and one of the most recorded, of these ritual acts. The Ancient Greeks celebrated a festival called Aiora, ordered by the god…
Memento Mortuis
Juleigh Howard-Hobson A “Year’s Mind” is the ancient English term for observing the anniversary of a person’s death. It comes to us through the Norse erfi minne: funeral drinking in honor of the dead. Interestingly, this observing of the dead on their death day is also known as ‘Minnying Days” which comes from the Saxon word…
