Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated each year on February 14.
St. Valentine’s Day is named for a Christian martyr and dates back to the 5th century, but has origins in the Roman holiday Lupercalia which was an ancient pagan festival held each year in Rome on February 15. This day was a bloody, violent and sexually charged celebration the included animal sacrifice, random matchmaking and coupling to keep evil spirits and infertility at bay. Pope Gelasius, of the late 5th century, outlawed Lupercalia replacing it with a day to celebrate Saint Valentine.
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| The special "card" made by Auntie T hanging from the Heart shaped leaf Hoya has a rather pertinent message from the present day Pope Francis: "When nothing is certain All is possible." |
From the East House of Light
May wisdom dawn in us
So we may see all things in clarity.
From the North House of Night
May wisdom ripen in us
Some may know all from within
From the West House of Transformation
May wisdom be transformed into right action
So we may do what must be done
From the South House of the Eternal Sun
May right action reap the harvest
So we may enjoy the fruits of planetary being
From Above House of Heaven
Where star people and ancestors gather
May their blessings come to us now
From Below House of Earth
May the heartbeat of her crystal core
Bless us with harmonies to end all war
From the Center Galactic Source
Which is everywhere at once
May everything be known as the light of mutual love
OH YUM HUNAB K’U
EVAM MAYA E MA HO!
JOSE ARGULELLES
This means "O Hunab Ku, One Giver of Movement and Measure,
All hail the harmony of mind and nature!"
This phrase combines Mayan and Tibetan language.
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| Our table set for a celebratory Valentine breakfast of fresh ginger bread and whipped cream. |
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