Corn Mint

Mentha haplocalyx
Perennial herb growing to 2 ft (60 cm). Corn mint has a square stem, toothed oval leaves, and whorls of pale lilac flowers growing from the leaf axils.
Corn mint was first mentioned in Grandfather Lei’s Discussion of Herb Preparation (c. AD 470). A 15th-century Chinese prescription recommended corn mint for bloody dysentery.

OF THE SACRED HERBS OF THE GODS:

Adonis: myrrh, corn, rose, fennel, lettuce, white heather
Aesculapius: bay, mustard
Ajax: delphinium
Anu: tamarisk
Apollo: leek, hyacinth, heliotrope, cornel, bay, frankincense, date palm, cypress
Attis: pine, almond
Ares: buttercup

Hastseyalti (talking elder)

Chief of gods. Navaho [USA]. Not regarded as a creator deity, but god of the dawn and the eastern sky. Also guardian of animals in the hunt and, possibly, of corn. Regarded as a benevolent deity who aids mankind and cures disease. He also has a malevolent aspect in which he can cast evil spells. His priest invokes him in a ceremonial dance wearing a white mask with a symbol consisting of a corn stalk with two ears. At the bottom is a horizontal yellow band representing evening light, with eight vertical black strokes representing rain. Also Yebitsai.

Corn Dollies

The last sheaf of the harvest, dressed in a woman’s dress or woven into an intricate shape and decked with ribbons, is regarded as the embodiment of the spirit of the crop, the spirit of the growing grain itself. The safe-keeping of this corn dolly over the winter insures fertility for the following harvest, provided that some portion of it is given to cattle and horses to eat, and some portion of it strewn in the field or mixed with the seeds for the next crop.

PORE CREAM

Petrolatum  36 Ounces

Salicylic Acid  1 1/2 ”

Zinc Oxide  18 ”

Corn Starch  18 ”

Perfume  1 1/2 ”

Corn Husk or Lavender Dolls

Materials:
Cornhusks, string, scissors, paper towels, bucket or pan, cloth if you want or you could use fabric and paint.

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.

Dagon

by Boyd Pearson

 
Dagon, the name means “corn”, is an ancient Mesopotamian vegetation god, father of Baal in his father’s attributes. He is the god of crop fertility and the inventor of the plough. He passed this knowledge to mankind to let them better till the soil and produce food. Dagon’s temples were in Philistine for about 2000 years, although Baal took over in most parts of the Middle East. Dagon is one of the old gods. The Ras Shamra texts  describe Dagon as coeval with El, who is the most ancient and senior of all the Semitic gods. Dagon’s temple at Ashdod still existed right up until the time of the Hasmoneans [who ruled parts of Palestine in Jesus’ days]. Dagon was portrayed half man and half fish.

Jumis

by Aldis Putelis

 
A Latvian field and fertility god. Sometimes compared with the Roman Janus. He may have originated from a fetish. His attribute is any double-fruit, for instance two corn stalks that have grown together on the same trunk. In order to preserve Jumis’ growth in the winter months, during the harvesting a few ears are bent to the ground and secured there with stones. A characteristic ritual – Jumja kersana (?chase of Jumis?), when, e.g. some ears are brought home in a ritual procession as the ‘caught’ Jumis to ensure the fertility of the next year to be at least of the same level. This tradition is very similar to those known among different Germanic tribes. There are etymologies connecting Jumis to Yama and double-faced Janus.

Cerklicing

by Aldis Putelis

 
The Latvian god of fields and corn. Mentioned by a little known Jesuit under the name of Joannis Stribingius in his mission journey to Eastern Latvia in 1606. Describing the territory as having returned to paganism due to the lack of attention from the Christian church during the Livonian War, he lists the deities worshipped by these pagans under the leadership of “Pop” (curiously enough – a name used in Russian to designate an orthodox priest). The list comprises a god of sky/heavens (Latin “qui habet curam coeli”), then those of the earth, fertility and different particular animals.