*Ø* Blogmanac December 23 | The Secret of the Unhewn Stone

December 23 is the only blank day of the Celtic tree calendar, and the only day in the year not ruled by a tree and its corresponding Ogham letter. Its name denotes the quality of potential in all things.

The unhewn stone has significance outside the Celtic neopagan tradition. The Freemasons refer in their secret rites to the unhewn stone, the stone that has not been cut by iron. The Biblical Hebrew patriarch and predecessor of Solomon, Enoch, is an important Masonic character ...

The Stone of Scone: A famous rough-hewn stone
A famous rough-hewn stone from the British Isles is the Stone of Destiny, also known as the Stone of Scone, and the Coronation Stone. It is a block of sandstone historically kept at the now-ruined abbey in Scone, near Perth, Scotland. It is also known as Jacob's Pillow and as the Tanist Stone.

In Celtic mythology, the Lia Fail was a magical stone brought to Ireland by the Tuatha de Danaan. When the rightful King of Ireland put his feet on it, the stone was said to roar in joy. This is believed to be the origin of the Stone of Destiny ...

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Festivus, the holiday for the rest-of-us

Read all about the sacred holiday of Festivus, invented by George Costanza's father, many Christmases ago (and listen to the audio) ...

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