February 1, 2009

• Tattoo & February

  Tattoo

  the webnovel so far…

  
  

  Chapter 1: Blood is Thicker
  

  Chapter 1.1 in which Glory is not mindful of the store
  Chapter 1.2 in which Glory is made to do something she would really rather not
  Chapter 1.3 in which Glory thinks she might be sick
  Chapter 1.4 in which Aaron makes a mistake
  Chapter 1.5 in which Glory is made to see the error of her ways
  Chapter 1.6 in which the circle remains unbroken

  Chapter 2: A Farewell to Arms
  

  Chapter 2.1 in which Aaron makes another mistake
  Chapter 2.2 in which Glory reflects on her path
  Chapter 2.3 in which we learn Aaron is not really a nice boy
  Chapter 2.4 in which Glory speculates on the holiness of salt
  Chapter 2.5 in which Glory learns of the necessity for upper body strength, but makes do with  what she has
  Chapter 2.6 in which Aaron tries to make amends, but is still pretty much an ass

  Chapter 3: Small Sacrifices
  

  Chapter 3.1 in which Glory is spat on, twice
  Chapter 3.2 in which a cop is threatened
  Chapter 3.3 in which someone is crying
  Chapter 3.4  in which there’s more to the moon than meets the eye
  Chapter 3.5  in which Glory comes face to face with an loony environmentalist
  Chapter 3.6 in which Glory gets turned around
  Chapter 3.7 in which Glory is threatened
  
  

  Chapter 4: The Shape of Things to Come
  

  Chapter 4.1 in which a doctor makes his rounds
  Chapter 4.2 in which Glory is asked some awkward questions
  Chapter 4.3 in which Glory adopts a pet
  Chapter 4.4 in which Glory gets a surprise, but decides she should not have been surprised at all
  Chapter 4.5 in which Glory explains why there are no debts where duty is concerned
  Chapter 4.6 in which a shapeshifter is an enemy to no man
  Chapter 4.7 in which Glory defends Toby’s right to make a phone call
  Chapter 4.8 in which the nose knows
  Chapter 4.9 in which good pizza is wasted on a possum
  Chapter 4.10 in which the ruse is discovered and much blood is shed
  Chapter 4.11 in which names are dropped and there is much frustration

  Chapter 5: Of Mice and Men and Other Things
  

  Chapter 5.1 in which money can’t buy happiness
  Chapter 5.2 in which Glory makes herself at home
  Chapter 5.3 in which Glory indulges her passion
  Chapter 5.4 in which Gozala speaks of things stolen

  
  

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  February

  
  

  February was named for the Roman goddess Februa, mother of Mars and the Latin name for February was Februarius. As patroness of passion, she was also known as Juno Februa and St. Febronia from febris, the fever of love. Her orgiastic rites were held on February 14th, St.Valentine’s Day. In Norse traditions, she is equated with Sjofn.
  
  The Irish called this month Feabhra or an Gearran, the gelding or horse, and also Mi na Feile Bride, “the Month of Brigit’s Feast.” The horse was used to draw the plow, but Gearran also means ‘to cut’ and ‘Gearran’ can be used to describe the ‘cutting’ Spring winds. To the Anglo-Saxons, this was Solmonath, “sun month,” in honor of the gradual return of the light after the darkness of winter. According to Franking and Asatru traditions, this month is Horning, from horn, the turn of the year. The Welsh called February y mis bach, “the little month,” or Chwefror.
  
  The first full moon of February is called the Quickening Moon. It shares the titles Snow Moon with January and November, Wolf Moon with January and December, and Storm Moon with March and November. February’s Moon is also called the Hunger or Hungry Moon, and it has been called the Ice, Wild, Red and Cleansing, or Big Winter Moon.
  
  Aquarius and Pisces share power over February, with Pisces taking over around the 19th of February. Violet is the flower for those born in February. Though jacinth and pearl appear on some lists, amethyst is the jewel for those born in this month and for Pisces, while aquamarine is the stone for Aquarians. Other stones associated with Aquarius are chrysoprase, garnet, labradorite, lapis lazuli, and opal. Albite, aquamarine, chrysoprase, fluorite, green tourmaline, labradorite, moonstone, and opal are linked to Pisces.

  
  
  

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  February 1st
  

  Imbolc or Oimelc marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring through the influence of Brigit, the three-fold goddess of fire, poetry, and healing.
  
  

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  The first Day of the Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone lasts three days. This is the Preparation for Initiation.

  The Eleusinian festivals are divided into the greater and lesser mysteries. The events celebrated at the Lesser Mysteries commemorate the descent of Persephone into the world below. The Greater Mysteries honor her return to light and to her mother and were celebrated between autumn and seed time. These lesser mysteries were observed at Agrae near the Ilissus. In later times, the smaller festivals were preparatory to the greater, and no person could be initiated at Eleusis without previously seeking purification at Agrae. It was required that the person initiated in the Mysteries was of unblemished moral character.
  
  

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  At the beginning of the month, Juno Sospita, the neighbor of the Phrygian Mother Goddess, was honored with new shrines. The name literally means “Juno the Savior”, but some scholars maintain that the word “sospita” is derived from a very early form of Latin and may mean something considerably different. Some see Juno Sospita as the protector of women in childbirth (and, by extension, the goddess of deliverance); some see her as a warrior, while others have a completely different view of her purpose in the Roman mythology. The Temple of Juno Sospita was in the Forum Holitorium in Rome.
  
  

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  This is the 18th day of Pamenot in the Egyptian calendar, a Feast of Nut.

  
  
  

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