Sirius Rising in the News: Mid-Summer 2007

Sirius Rising 13th Annual Festival July 16 - 22, 2007 Summer 2007 New York State

"The Sirius Rising festival held at the Brushwood Folklore Center continues to grow and evolve into a joyful, magical and dynamic event. Held on one of the most beautiful parcels of land in western New York State, nestled amid dairy farms, apple and cherry orchards, and several fine wineries, not to mention its proximity to the renowned Chautauqua Institute, the pilgrimage to Brushwood each year is a welcome respite for us city folk. Founded over a decade ago by Frank and Darlene Barney (Brushwood owners) and their friend Roy Jones, and scheduled to coincide with the rising of the Sirius the Dogstar in the summer sky, the festival has grown from a fun long weekend of arts and crafts workshops attended by fewer than a hundred attendees to a full week of workshops, concerts and rituals culminating in a bonfire celebration attended by over a thousand people."www.witchvox.com/
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We are past the point of the longest day of the year: the Summer Solstice.We now enter the hottest time of the year: THE DOG DAYS! How, you may ask, did the Middle of Summer (August 1) come to be associated with "Man's Best Friend"? Well, July 23 marks the beginning of the period associated with Sirius Rising: the time of year when Sirius, the Dog Star, is visible once again in our skies, after having been hidden from us for 70 days. This period also corresponds to burial & embalming practices of the Ancient Egyptians and to the flooding cycle of the River Nile. Each day beginning with July 23, Sirius reappears in a different location each night starting with Mali (the home of the DOGON TRIBE), then July 26 at Chichen Itza in the Yucatan/Maya (this day also marks the beginning of the new year according to the Mayan calendar). At 30 degrees North and at the Great Pyramid of Giza, Sirius heliacally rises around August 1. I used to be able to see Sirius again in Austin, TX around my birthday, August 5. I must mention that the Dog Days open with Haile Selassie's birthday (July 23) and close with Marcus Mosiah Garvey's birthday (August 17).

According to the Kimetians (Ancient Egyptians), the reason it gets so hot during the Dog Days is because this is the time of the heliacal rising of Sirius: Sirius rises just moments before the sun, this is how we can see it. Just ten days before, Sirius was rising at the same time as the sun: we were not able to see the star because of the light of the sun. In other words, this is the time of year when we are closest to Sirius. The helacal rising of Sirius was one of the most sacred moments of the year in Ancient Kimet and was used as the basis for beginning their New Year celebrations.

Two Dogs
The Cherokee-(Canis Major)

There are two dogs (alpha and beta Canis Majori) who guard the path to the land of souls. To get past the dogs one should bring food. Be warned, if you give food to the first dog (alpha) he will let you pass, but if you fail to save some food for the second dog (beta) you will be trapped between them forever.