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  2. Drawing Down the Moon (book) - Wikipedia

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    In 1986, Adler published a revised second edition of Drawing Down the Moon, much expanded with new information.Identifying several new trends that had occurred in American Paganism since 1979, Adler recognized that in the intervening seven years, U.S. Pagans had become increasingly self-aware of Paganism as a movement, something which she attributed to the increasing number of Pagan festivals ...

  3. Moon magic - Wikipedia

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    Witches in Greek and Roman literature, particularly those from Thessaly, were regularly accused of "drawing down the Moon" by use of a magic spell. The trick serves to demonstrate their powers (Virgil Eclogues 8.69), [2] [3] to perform a love spell (Suetonius Tiberius 1.8.21) or to extract a magical juice from the Moon (Apuleius Metamorphoses 1 ...

  4. Drawing down the Moon (ritual) - Wikipedia

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    Drawing down the Moon (also known as drawing down the Goddess) is a central ritual in many contemporary Wiccan traditions. During the ritual, a coven 's High Priestess enters a trance and requests that the Goddess or Triple Goddess , symbolized by the Moon , enter her body and speak through her.

  5. This Is What October’s Full Moon—the Hunter’s ... - AOL

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    As October's Hunter's Moon ascends into the sky, it brings about a sense of mystery and intrigue, along with a dark element that foreshadows its lunation and the cold months ahead, hinting at the ...

  6. Are witches real? Everything to know on spells, magic and more

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    In the Witches' case, these are mostly sabbaths, the six holidays throughout the year to denote the changing seasons and their meaning in people’s lives and the moon cycles," Berger says.

  7. Night in paintings (Eastern art) - Wikipedia

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    The moon, aside from religious and mythical connotations, can also mean a month. [4] The particular way an image is depicted has meaning – like a round eyed-cat means it's a night scene. [6] Artists use rice paper, silk or wood panels to paint night scenes. Silk has illuminating effect, while wood panels create a dark background.

  8. Halloween Falls on a Dark Moon, Setting an Eerie ... - AOL

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    As the moon approaches its final phase before the new moon (on Nov. 1), it enters what’s referred to as a dark moon phase. This is a time of introspection, release and endings.

  9. Aglaonice - Wikipedia

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    Greek vase from the collection of William Hamilton, apparently showing two women drawing down the moon.. Aglaonice (Ancient Greek: Ἀγλαονίκη, Aglaoníkē, compound of αγλαὸς (aglaòs) "luminous" and νίκη (nikē) "victory") was an ancient Thessalian witch, [1] known from a scholion on the Argonautica and two references in Plutarch's Moralia. [2]