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Drawing Down The Moon (film)
Drawing Down the Moon may refer to: * Drawing down the Moon (ritual), a Wiccan ritual * ''Drawing Down the Moon'' (Beherit album), 1993 * ''Drawing Down the Moon'' (Azure Ray album), 2010 * ''Drawing Down the Moon'' (film), a 1997 movie starring Walter Koenig * ''Drawing Down the Moon'' (book), a book on neopaganism by Margot Adler {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drawing Down The Moon (ritual)
Drawing down the Moon (also known as drawing down the Goddess) is a central ritual in many contemporary Wiccan traditions. During the ritual, a coven's High Priestess enters a trance and requests that the Goddess or Triple Goddess, symbolized by the Moon, enter her body and speak through her. The High Priestess may be aided by the High Priest, who invokes the spirit of the Goddess. During her trance, the Goddess is supposed to speak through the High Priestess. History The name most likely comes from a depiction of two women and the moon on an ancient Greek vase, believed to date from the second century BCE. It could also come from line 145 of Claudian’s First Book Against Rufinus. Megaera, one of the Erinyes, in the guise of an old man, speaks to Rufinus: In classical times, the Greek astronomer Aglaonice of Thessaly and ancient Thessalian witches were believed to control the moon, according to the tract: "If I command the moon, it will come down; and if I wish to withhold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drawing Down The Moon (Beherit Album)
''Drawing Down the Moon'' is the debut studio album by Finnish black metal band Beherit. It was released in November 1993, through Spinefarm Records. The album is notable for its usage of space-like synth sounds and occasional use of computer-altered vocals. The lyrics to "Intro" were taken from the Seventh Satanic Statement, as transcribed by Anton LaVey on the ''Satanic Bible''. Track listing All music written by Marko Laiho. # "Intro (Tireheb)" – 0:45 # "Salomon's Gate" – 3:42 # "Nocturnal Evil" – 2:53 # "Sadomatic Rites" – 4:07 # "Black Arts" – 3:33 # "The Gate of Nanna" – 4:15 # "Nuclear Girl" – 1:32 # "Unholy Pagan Fire" – 3:54 # "Down There..." – 2:36 # "Summerlands" – 3:20 # "Werewolf, Semen and Blood" – 3:08 # "Thou Angel of the Gods" – 2:23 # "Lord of Shadows and Goldenwood" – 3:23 Personnel Beherit * Nuclear Holocausto (Marko Laiho) – vocals, rhythm and lead guitars, synths * Black Jesus (Santtu Siippainen) – bass guitar * Nec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drawing Down The Moon (Azure Ray Album)
''Drawing Down the Moon'' is an album released by the band Azure Ray. It was released September 14, 2010 on Saddle Creek Records, seven years since their previous album '' Hold On Love''. Background On August 4, 2010, Stereogum announced Azure Ray had reunited and premiered the first song from Drawing Down the Moon, "Don't Leave My Mind.". They later premiered the video, directed by Ryan Berg, for "Don't Leave My Mind" on September 30, 2010, Pitchfork called said the new album, "sounds warmly familiar, a reminder of why we missed them in the first place." BBC called it "a warming blanket of an album, here for you to wrap up in." On January 25, 2011, Azure Ray released a new single from the recording sessions titled, "Silverlake", featuring Sparklehorse. Reception ''Drawing Down the Moon'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 66/100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Track listing # "Wake Up, Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drawing Down The Moon (film)
Drawing Down the Moon may refer to: * Drawing down the Moon (ritual), a Wiccan ritual * ''Drawing Down the Moon'' (Beherit album), 1993 * ''Drawing Down the Moon'' (Azure Ray album), 2010 * ''Drawing Down the Moon'' (film), a 1997 movie starring Walter Koenig * ''Drawing Down the Moon'' (book), a book on neopaganism by Margot Adler {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |