#luciad

[rhosyn-o-magdalene]

Ice Lantern spell I made for Imbolc / Luciad.

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[themiscyreian-archive]

Happy Luciad! 🕯️

Luciad, the Feast of Lights, commemorates the vow made by Our Lady to carry the divine light even to the darkest point of creation. White is the color of this festival, symbolic of the purity of the Maid and Her light, as well as of Her acceptance of death.

It is traditional to bless candles for the year on this day.

Apart from this there is tragically little said about the festival, beyond its scriptural & thealogical significance. I do so wish there were more rituals/activities discussed for the day!

From the narrative of the scriptures (Mythos 3:17), I have taken the personal practice of singing some self-composed wordless melodies and chanting-songs for this day, which I do while meditating on the imagery of this part of the Mythos & on the Mysteries.

Enough rambling from me! I'm very tempted to reproduce the whole relevant section of the Mythos here, because I love it so much, but I'll restrain myself (mostly because Tumblr doesn't have great formatting).

Happy & Blessed Luciad!

And Her Mother asked of Her: Do You know what thing it is that You must do if You will bring My light into every place? And the Maid replied: I know what it is that I must do.

Mythos 3:12-13

[astreesophia]

Per diem sol non uret te neque luna per noctem.

The sun shall not burn thee by day: nor the moon by night. (Psalm 120:6)

[maid-of-dea]

Happy Luciad! Have some daffs which I woke to see were fully bloomed this morning. 🥰

Amadéa, blessed is She.

[rhosyn-o-magdalene]

Luciad

Tomorrow is a special day for many who love the Divine Feminine. For Christians it’s Candlemas (as well as St. Brigid’s day today), for Wiccans it’s Imbolc and for us Filianists it’s Luciad or Lucidi to Janites. Also called the Feast of Lights. It commemorates the third chapter in our Mythos of the Divine Maid (when the Holy Daughter reaches maturity and is tasked by Our Mother to take up the mantle of Princess of the World and carry the Light of Déa to all those who have turned from Her. 

And why yes I am using Galadriel as a depiction of Her because I’m partly annoyed at myself that I never made the connection to her being ‘Lady of Light’ before! Also I wanted a change from using Disney princesses. 

This is one of my favourite Filianic holidays (which I know I say about most of them, shush). As we don’t view our Mythos as a historical record but rather a description of infinite cyclical events, this time always serves as a reminder of how Our Lady is present with us. How She walks with us, comforts us, ministers to us, nourishes and protects us. She is forever our Princess and Priestess. While, as I posted before, it’s delightful to think of Janah as a little child encouraging us to play, there is also something majestic to visualise Her as a glorious maiden, full of wisdom and compassion, now ready to lead us by the hand and be our saviour - before She has even taken up Her painful quest for us.

“Every soul on earth and in the heavens shall be given into Your care, and the highest stars of the firmament shall know You as their Sovereign.” (M 3:4)

“And the Maid ruled over all the world, making the earth grow fruitful and attending to the prayers of Her creatures, and oftentimes making prayers of Her own that they might come closer to the Mother. And Divine Light shone once more upon the earth, and the Maid was a friend to every creature, and all who turned to Her were filled with life, and with the peace that comes of wholeness.” (M 3:6-7)  

I love picturing Janah kneeling beside me when I pray. There was a recurring teaching given back when I was a Gnostic to pray ‘not in twoness but oneness’. Visualising Her holding my hands and being the bridge between myself and the Mother helps me find that oneness. 

May Her light shine upon you even in the darkest of times. Blessed is She.

[rhosyn-o-magdalene]

Happy Luciad! 

[ladybrythwensinclair]

The Feast of Lights.

To all my friends in the Filianic and Déanic communities, I wish you a blessed Luciad. I briefly describe the things we hold dear this day and celebrate, such as the Light of the Daughter’s Divinity. Let us rejoice, for Our Lady has joined us in this world. Let us prepare, for Our Lady has set foot upon the wheel of Fate to go into the dark lands of Death. May the Light of Déa be upon you. Wordpress: https://cydira13.wordpress.com/2021/02/02/the-feast-of-lights-lucaid/ Blogger: https://veiledwitch.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-feast-of-lights-lucaid.html

[wildwoodpriory]

My daughter and I made some Brigid's crosses today to celebrate Luciad/Imbolc.