Polygonum bistorta
Bistort – a hardy perennial with slender stems, growing up to 30 inches tall. Each stem is topped by a dense cylindrical cluster of tiny white or pinkish flowers (May-August). Lower down the stem grow long bluish-green leaves that are lance shaped; higher up, the leaves become smaller. The rhizome of bistort (underground stem) is dark brown to
black, thick, knobby, and twisted into an S or double-S shape.
Tag: August
AME-NO-MINAKA-NUSHI-NOKAMI
(the deity master of the august center of heaven)
ORIGIN Shinto [Japan]. Supreme god.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa AD 600 until present.
SYNONYMS none significant.
CENTER(S) OF CULT none.
August Moon
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August Full Moon~Barley Moon
August 9, 2006, 6:54 am EST
This Moon is also known by the following names
Moon of the Green Corn, Sturgeon Moon, Dog Day Moon (Colonial American Name), Harvest Moon (Chinese), Fruit Moon (Cherokee), Women’s Moon (Choctaw), Moon When All Things Ripen (Dakota Sioux), Dispute Moon (Celtic), Corn Moon (English Medieval), Lightning Moon (Neo Pagan), The Barley Moon also signifies harvest, but Her message is much different than that of the Wort Moon: It heralds the reaping of grain fields. This is important to the Witch because grain holds the mysteries and cycles of life, death, and rebirth within its core. Each kernel is the product of the first grain ever grown. And yet this life renews itself every year to lend its energy and nourish our bodies. There is little else on Earth more ancient or powerful.
Witch's Well 