2.3 West - Black - Autumn - Sunset

• Black, sun setting, darkness, mystery, night; Thunder Beings dwell there, send rain
• Black is the color; (and dark blue in my wheel)
• Fasting, sacrifice, perserverence, testing of the will, humility
• Fall of the year, adults; dreams and visions
• Respect, for elders, other people's belief systems, spiritual struggle of others
• Commitment: to the Creator, to self, to values; participation in ceremonies

2.3.4 Other Associations

• Native American Associations:
  • Wilson: Eagle, Autumn
  • Sun Bear: Mudjekeewis, Bear
• Modern Psychological Associations: Dancing the Wheel with Mary Loomis
• Western Associations: Lunar, Celtic, Amulets
• Eastern Associations: Chinese, Feng Shui, Tibetan

• 2.3.4.2 The Moon Goddess

  • Lunar phase is waning; she is Crone; season is Autumn
    • Vegetation begins to die; she's is life-taking; Destroyer

• 2.3.4.3 Celtic Lunar Festival of Lughmasadh or Lammas, on August 1

  • The beginning of the Autumn, the Waning Moon (August 1)
  • Divides summer half into quarter - Foghamhar

• 2.3.4.4 Fame of the Four-Leaf Clover Amulet

  • First leaf (to left of stem) brings fame
  • Clockwise, wealth (2), a faithful lover (3), good health (4)
  • "Those lacking good fortune and failing to wear a 4-leaf clover have only themselves to blame"