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Pagan Calendar 4 - 17 January 2016January 4 In Korea, the annual Sacrifice to the Seven Starts (Chilseong-je) is performed onthis date at midnight. To receive good fortune and divine blessings, water and white rice areoffered to the god who rules the constellation Ursa Major.January 5 Twelfth Night and Wassail Eve (in England) heralds the end of Christmastide. Inancient Egypt times, it was believed that the waters of the mystical and sacred River Nilepossessed special magical powers on this date.On this date in the year 1918, renowned astrologer and author Jeane Dixon was born inMedford, Wisconsin.January 6 Day of the Triple Goddess On this date in the year 1988, Circle Sanctuary ofMount Horeb, Wisconsin, became legally recognized as a Wiccan Church by its localTownship and County levels of government. Circle Sanctuary's attainment of church zoningwas a significant victory for Wiccans around the world, for it was the first time a Witchcraftgroup had been publicly sanctioned as a church by local government officials.January 7 In the seventeenth century, it was customary on this day for a special EpiphanyCake to be baked with a coin in it. Whoever was lucky enough to receive the portioncontaining the coin was saluted by the family as a "king" or "queen" for the day. As part ofthe tradition, the "king" or “queen" would draw cross symbols on the ceiling with whitechalk to drive out evil spirits and ward off misfortune.January 8 Old Druid's New Year In ancient Greece, Midwife's Day (dedicated to the goddessBabo) was celebrated annually on this date, while an annual festival called Justica's Day wascelebrated by the early Romans. In ancient times, this day was dedicated to the Norsegoddess Ferya (or Freyja), who presided over both love and fertility.January 9 On this date in the year 1989, Jamie Dodge (a Wiccan who had been fired fromher job at the Salvation Army because of her Wiccan beliefs) won a lawsuit against herformer employer for violating her First Amendment right to freedom of religion andunnecessary entanglement of government with religion.On this date in the year 1880, "Old Dorothy" Clutterbuck was born in Bengal. She belongedto a hereditary Witch coven in the New Forest of England, and was the High Priestess whoinitiated Gerald B. Gardner into the Craft in 1939. She passed away in the year 1951.January 10 The Feast of Dreams, a centuries-old ritual, is performed annually by the NativeAmerican Indian tribe of the Iroquois to celebrate their New Year, which occurs on this date.In rural England and Scotland, Plough Monday (the first Monday after Epiphany) occurs onor around this date. A plough is traditionally paraded through the streets and a ritualsweeping with brooms is performed to drive away evil spirits from the village. Correllian Herald2

January 11 In years gone by, an old ritual to ward off Witches was performed annually onthis date in many fishing villages along the coast of Scotland. At sunset, a barrel of tar wouldbe placed on top of a pole, set on fire, and allowed to burn throughout the night.Afterwards, charred pieces of it would then be used by the villagers and fisherman asprotective charms.In ancient Rome, a festival called the Carmentalia was celebrated annually, beginning on thisdate and lasting until the fifteenth of January. The festival honored the Roman goddessCarmenta, a deity presiding over childbirth, whose priestesses cast the fortunes of childrenat the moment of their birth. Juturna, the ancient Italian goddess of pools and still waters, ishonored each year on this day.January 12 Each year on this date, a sacred solstice ritual called the Makara-Sankranti iscelebrated by Hindus in India with saffron, songs of joy, and ritual baths in sacred rivers.January 13 Saint Silvester's Day. Evil spirits are traditionally driven away with clanging bellson this night by villagers in Urnasch, Switzerland, where the pre-Julian New Year's Evecontinues to be celebrated on this date.In pre-Christian Ireland, the thirteenth day of January was celebrated each year as the FeastofBrewing by the ancient and mysterious priests known as the Druids.January 14 On this date in the year 1967, a psychedelic spiritual "pow-wow" called theHuman Be-In took place in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The event drew approximately20,000 people (including Allen Ginsberg and Timothy Leary) and consisted of chanting,dancing, poetry readings, music, and celebrations of love and the unity of humankind.In Southern India, the three-day Pongal festival begins on this date each year to celebratetheJanuary rice harvest, honor the great sun-god Surya, and give thanks to the spirits who bringthe rainy season.January 15 In ancient Rome, a sacred festival called the Feast of the Ass was celebratedeach year on this date in honor of the goddess Vesta and the ass that saved her. Vestapresided over the hearth and her temple was lit by a sacred fire tended by six virginpriestesses known as the Vestal Virgins.January 16 Each year on this date in the country of Indonesia, the fire-god Betoro Bromo ishonored by Buddhist monks and pilgrims who gather at Mount Bromo. At the first stroke ofmidnight, offerings of food and flowers are cast into the volcano where the god is believedto dwell.On this date in the year 1976, the famous astrologer and author known as Zolar died.January 17 Wassailing the Apple Trees, a ritual dating back to old Celtic Britain, is heldannually on this date (the eve of the old Twelfth Night). A traditional libation of cider ispoured on the roots of apple trees while an old invocation is sung to the tree in order toensure fertility and to drive away all evil-natured supernatural entities. Correllian Herald3

Chancellor’s New Year’s AddressGreetings all!As you know, it has been my custom these many years to begin each new Calendrical Yearwith a New Year’s Address. Candlemas of this year will mark the thirty-seventh year sinceLady Krystel and I became First Priestess and Priest of the Correllian Tradition. That is a longtime, and after so long it is no wonder that Lady Krystel has chosen to retire-in-office theselast few years. As for myself, I have given my life to the Correllian Tradition and I rejoice inwatching the younger generations of Correllian Priesthood coming into their own.Nonetheless, I do not perceive retirement as being anywhere in my future.Last year, Year 15 Aq. / 2015 AD, was a major year for the Correllian Tradition. We had manygreat happenings, some of which bode extremely well for the future. Perhaps the mostremarkable of these events was the creation of Correllian Educational Ministries. CorrellianEducational Ministries is an integrated seminary of the Correllian Nativist Church, with itsprinciple duty being to train Correllian Clergy and educate the wider public about Correllianand broader Pagan religion. The Witch School platforms including Magick TV and PagansTonight Radio, are now under Correllian Educational Ministries and thus directly under theTradition itself. We hope through this to renew and revitalize our educational systems.Many new classes and programs are planned, which we hope to put in place in the newyear. We have high hopes for Correllian Educational Ministries and hope that you will enjoythe many new offerings planned. You can learn more about Witch School and CorrellianEducational Ministries at www.WitchSchool.com!Also in Year 15 Aq. / 2015 AD the Correllian Tradition sent a large delegation to theParliament of the World’s Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah. This was a wonderful adventurein which our Correllian delegates got to meet and interact with delegates from a wide rangeof other religions. Rarely have we enjoyed an event more! You can read all about this greatadventure at http://www.correllian.com/PWR2015.html and see lots of videos atwww.YouTube.comMagickTV! !Some of the best moments at the Parliament were seeing our Clergy people presenting invarious workshops. Rev. Laurie Denman led a presentation on the International PeaceWarriors. Rev. Eblis and Rev. Ser Jeanine DeOya offered a presentation on Diversity inModern Paganism. And Rev. Karen Silva presented on Sacred Dance. How wonderful is that?In addition, our own Arch Priestess Stephanie walked in the Parliaments OpeningProcession. I could not have been prouder of these and all of our Correllian delegates, everyone of whom did a fantastic job of representing our Tradition! Thank you all!Also in Salt Lake City Rev. Angela Munn hosted a Regional Lustration of the Living on thenight the Parliament ended. We were honored to have many religious leaders presentincluding Selena Fox of Circle, Rt. Rev. Linda Isles of the Fellowship of Isis Triad Union, andYvonne Conway-Williams of the Covenant of the Goddess, and many other great people! Itwas a truly splendid evening – Thank you Rev Angela for your work in facilitating this! Correllian Herald4

Among the momentous announcements at the Regional Lustration were a number ofimportant appointments.Rev. Lori Barberio Keigans was been appointed as the Press Secretary for the CorrellianTradition, and Head of the Correllian Press Corps. Congratulations Rev. Lori!Rt. Rev. Harwe Tuileva was appointed to the Correllian Council of Elders –congratulationsArch Priestess Harwe! Rt. Rev. Harwe has done much wonderful work over many years andwe look forward to working with her on the Council of Elders for many years to come!Also at the Regional Lustration First Priestess Krystel called in to announce that she hastaken a Coregent in office: Arch Priestess Stephanie Leon Neal has been named CoregentFirst Priestess. Congratulations Lady Stephanie! This is a first for our Tradition: we have hadRegents before, but never a Coregent. It is a major step. Lady Stephanie will be invested inoffice during the Lustration of the Ancestors in Jacksonville, Florida, the weekend of April15-17. To learn more about the Lustration or to register, go on.htmlThis will be the first time that the investiture ceremony has been performed in thirty-sevenyears, and it is not expected that it will be performed again for many years to come, so ifyou are able to attend please do!Finally, we had appointed a new First Elder at the Regional Lustration, as Lady Stephanie’sacclamation as Coregent left this office open. However this appointment has not workedout and the office is again vacant. Therefore it gives Lady Stephanie and I great pleasure toannounce that the new First Elder of the Correllian Tradition is the Arch Priestess WindyLajoie. Congratulations Lady Windy and may the blessing be upon you!We rejoice to have you with us as we continue forward into Year 16 Aquarius – we feel itwill be the best year yet! Many new adventures are to come! The world is melting down onall sides, but we are called by Goddess to be strong and help to focus the energies of theNew Age in positive ways that will help the world rebuild. Each of us has a role –let us goforward together!Blessings to all!Rev. Donald Lewis-HighcorrellFirst Priest and ChancellorM. Rev. Stephanie Leon NealFirst Priestess Coregent Correllian Herald5