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and Lunar Sacred
Observances
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The
Solar Observances
The
Elven Solar Observances form the
primary devotional framework of the
Elven spiritual path; they establish
the cyclical pulse of the Path's
practice. With the
exception of “Cuivérë
Quendiva”, which was improvisationally
established by T-e, all of them may be
found within Tolkien’s Legendarium;
(the original founders of T-e having
devoted considerable effort, and time
to determine their respective
Gregorian alignments). They are below
listed by Gregorian calendar dates,
along with the respective entities
upon whom the Observances are focused:
March
27th and March 28th:
Mettarë / Yestarë (the Loa’s Last
Day / First Day, or Elven New
Year)
Focus: The Valië, Vairë
the Weaver.
May
22nd:
Nost-na-Lothion, “Birth of
Flowers”, (beginning of
Lairë/Laer, Summer) ?
Focus: The Valië,
Vana, the Ever-Young.
June
21:
Tarnin Austa (Gates of Summer;
Summer Solstice in the Northern
Hemisphere) ?
Focus: The golden tree Laurelin,
Anar (the Sun), and the Maia,
Arien, whom the Valar appointed to
steer Anar. ??August 2: Yavië
(beginning of Yavië/Iavas, Autumn)
?
August 2:
Yavië/Iavas
Focus: Arda, the Earth.
September
25-27th:
Enderi/Enedhoer (Middle Days,
which are observed between the end
of Yávië/Iavas, and the beginning
of Quellë [or Lasse-lanta]/Firith
[or Narbeleth], i.e. the Seasons
of Autumn, and Fading,
respectively) ?
Focus: Oromë.
November
21:
Cuivérë Quendiva (Awakening
of the Quendi (Elves), [as
improvised by Tië eldaliéva],
First day of Hrivë/Rhîw, Winter) ?
Focus: The Elves.
December
21:
Turuhalmë (“LogDrawing” and Winter
Solstice in the Northern
Hemisphere)
Focus: Telperion (The silver tree,
also known as the White Tree),
Isil, the Moon, and the Maia,
Tilion, whom the Valar appointed
to steer Isil.
February
1:
Solvalwaris (Purification,
beginning of Coirë/Echuir, Season
of Stirring) ?
Focus: The Valië, Nienna.
The
Lunar Observances?
Although
the Solar Observances frame the
Tolkien-based Elven spiritual
practice, the Lunar Observances
truly flesh out the practitioner’s
thereof experience. The primary
Lunar Observances occur on Full
Moons, or “Isils”. All Isil
observances apply ritual, and
formalized communication with the
respective Vala, or Valie relative
to the month in which it occurs.
Additionally, Lunar Observances
occur on New Moons, “Cuerans”, and
Dark Moons, “Morrans”. Morrans are
opportunities for the practioner to
explore the deepest, magical
dynamics of the respective Vala, or
Valië, (an experience that may also
include her, or him attaining much
deeper character development, and
refinement pursuant to the Vala, or
Valie teaching her, or him Elven
High Magic). Cuerans are
opportunities for the practitioner
to receive the guidance, and
assistance of the respective Valië,
or Vala in sowing wise intentions
relative to her, or his personal,
spiritual growth during the Harvest
Cycle, in alignment with the Powers
of the Valië, or Vala. Those
intentions may also be external,
relative to the lives of other
Eldalië, and/or conditions that may
be desired to be manifest in, upon,
or in the celestial environs of
Arda. The specific timing of the
Lunar Observances must be determined
by using an ephemeris, or simply by
doing an online search for “moon
phases”. ??
?[The Gregorian calendar
correspondences are general, each
Elven month beginning slightly before
the
Gregorian
Month ~ Elven Month [Q/S]
Lunar Observances (LO) / Respective
Valar Focus (VF)
January
~ Narvinyë/Narwain
(LO): Cuerannarvinyë,
Isilnarvinyë, Morrannarvinyë
VF:
The Vala, Aulë
February
~ Nénimë/Nínui ?
LO: Cuerannénimë, Isilnénimë,
Morrannénimë ?
VF: The Vala, Ulmo
March
~ Súlimë/Gwaeron ?
LO: Cueransúlimë, Isilsúlimë,
Morransúlimë ?
VF: The Vala, Manwë Sulimo
April
~ Víressë/Gwirith
LO: Cueranvíressë, Isilvíressë,
Morranvíressë ?
VF: The Vala, Tulkas Astaldo
May ~
Lótessë/Lothron?
LO: Cueranlótessë, Isillótessë,
Morranlótessë ?
VF: The Valie, Nessa
June
~ Nárië/Nórui ?
LO: Cuerannárië, Isilnárië,
Morrannárië
VF: The Valie, Varda Elentári
July
~ Cermië/Cerveth?
LO: Cuerancermië, Isilcermië,
Morrancermië ?
VF: The Vala, Irmo/Lorien
August
~ Úrimë/Úrui
LO: Cueranurimë, Isilurimë,
Morranurimë ?
VF: The Ainur (collectively)
September
~ Yavannië/Ivanneth
LO: Cueranyavannië, Isilyavannië,
Morranyavannië ?
VF: The Valie, Yavanna Kementari
October
~ Narquelië/Narbeleth?
LO: Cuerannarquelië,
Isilnarquelië, Morrannarquelië ?
VF: The Vala, Námo/Mandos
November
~ Hísimë/Hithui ?
LO: Cueranhísimë, Isilhísimë,
Morranhísimë ?
VF: The Valie, Estë the Gentle
December
~ Ringarë/Girithron
LO: Cueranringarë, Isilringarë,
Morranringarë
VF: Mourning of the marring of
Arda by the Dark One (Melkor,
whose name the Elves do not
speaking, preferring to refer to
him as “Morgoth”) – The Valië, Nienna presides over this
Observance, washing away what has
been marred in our lives, and in
the world, thusly, advancing the
healing of Arda.??
Special
Lunar Observances
Blue Moons [double Full Moons],
and Double New, and Dark Moons??
When a
moon type occurs twice within the
same solar month, such as a Blue
Moon, or second Full Moon, the name
of the first occurrence remains the
same, relative to its respective
monthly placement, whilst the
latter’s suffix is changed to
“-maiaron”, (which may be translated
as “of the Maiar”). Hence, a Blue
Moon is referred to as an
“Isilmaiaron”, a second New Moon is
a “Cueranmaiaron”, and a second Dark
Moon is a “Morranmaiaron”. On each
of these special moons, the type of
observance is consistent with the
normal respective moon; i.e. there
is an Isilmaiaron ritual, and
meditations for both Cueranmaiaron,
and Morranmaiaron.
The
Timing of Morrans, and Cuerans ??
The
addition of New Moons, “Cuerans”,
and Dark Moons, “Morrans”, to the
below IC representation follows the
astrological timings, rather than
the astronomical timings. The former
is specifically calculated based on
mathematics; the latter is generally
calculated based on observation,
i.e. the Dark Moon occurs when there
is no moon observable, and the New
Moon occurs when the moon is first
observable in the night sky, which
may be twenty-four to thirty-six
hours after the astrological timing
of same. Using the astrological, the
practitioner may experience such
observances with a general 3-day
span for each one. However, since
there is no mention of astrology in
the Legendarium, it may be
reasonably deduced that the science
was developed during
post-Middle-earth history; hence,
that the Elves observed those events
according to the astronomical
observation rather than the
astrological calculation. Therefore,
if the practitioner prefers the “old
school” philosophically alignment,
i.e. the astronomical timing to the
astrological timing, then, the
astrologically-aligned 3-day span
for each observance will be nearly
always irrelevant to the Morrans,
but will still apply to the Cuerans;
(the astronomical timing being circa
a 3-degree orb on either side of the
astrological timing of the New
Moon.)
The Full
Moon Between Time??
Five to
seven times per century,
(generally), the Full Moon occurs on
Mettarë,
or Yestarë.
Since both of those sacred days are
regarded as being outside of time,
the Full Moons that thereupon occur
may be regarded as “Isilimbilumë”,
the
Full
Moon Between Time.
Naturally, Isilimbilumë
is aligned with Vairë.
Whenever it occurs on Yestarë,
the subsequent Full Moon, Isilviressë,
occurs on 30 Viressë,
the last day of Viressë.
According to the Elven
Spiritual Harvest Cycle,
the Divine Masculine is embraced
during Viressë,
and the Divine Feminine is embrace
during Lotessë.
Hence, the Isilviressë subsequent to the
Isilimbilumë
that occurs on Yestarë directly, albeit
slightly intermingles the Energies
of the Divine Masculine, and Divine
Feminine as the last date of that
Isilviressë
cycle occurs on 1 Lotessë;
Lotessë
being when the practitioner annually
turns her, his, or their attention
toward Nessa. For that reason, the
Yestarë/Isilimbilumë,
though infrequent, is one of the
most potent Full Moons of the
centennial practice of the ESP; it
is certainly the most potent Yestarë,
whenever it thereupon occurs.
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