Calantirniel, of the Elven Path

How I "found" the Elven Path (and how I got my Elvish Name)!

I really ought to say the Elven Path found ME!! Here is a modification of what I previously posted on my myspace blog - enjoy! Calantirniel ________________ How I got my Magickal AND Elvish Names and How I "found" Elven Spirituality ©2005-2008 – including in whole or in part all texts, images, backgrounds, and attached pages, by Calantirniel. All rights reserved! AarTiana is actually a combination of my two children's names. Nine years ago, when I named my crochet business with it, people star… Continue

Posted on August 12th, 2008 at 2:53pm —

Siberian Elm Essence!

On July 10, 2008, after much earlier deliberation with my board members of the astrological group in which (don't ask) I have been the reluctant "Prez," I called the national group's representative (who happens to over time become a good friend of mine) to tell her that our group is "dis-engaging" from the national one, due to the fact that it has been a total struggle to meet requirements, and it has now gotten so hard to do so that it is just better if we continue our group without the nationa… Continue

Posted on July 16th, 2008 at 12:30am —

Tarnin Austa, the Gates of Summer (Solstice)!

June 21st (Solstice): The "Gates of Summer" (Tarnin Austa) is the Elven Midsummer festival which starts the prior night and anticipates the rising of the Anar, the Sun in the East, who is "steered" in the skies by a fiery Maia (meaning "Beautiful One") named Arien. This year, we are also very lucky to witness at virtually the same time a Full Moon, as well as Elemmirë (Mercury) going direct! In the Elven stories, the Sun was created by the last fruit from the female Golden Tree named Lau… Continue

Posted on June 20th, 2008 at 2:00am —

Making Dandelion Flower Essence!

Now that the weather is warm, I try to get outside as much as possible. Living in Montana USA makes me appreciate the seasons more than ever. Although I was born here (so I have ancestral connection), I was raised in California, and mostly in San Diego! I have been called by the plants here in my yard to begin making my own line of flower essences. You see, I had always purchased them in the past. I have used flower essences for healing me, my family, and my astrological clients for at least te… Continue

Posted on June 18th, 2008 at 2:00pm —

Nost-na-Lothion, the Birth of Flowers Festival

May 22nd is Nost-na-Lothion, the Birth of Flowers Festival in the Hidden Elven City of Gondolin: "[...] In these ways that bitter winter passed, and the snows lay deeper than ever before on the Encircling Hills; yet in its time a spring of wondrous glory melted the skirts of those white mantles and the valley drank the waters and burst into flowers. "So came and passed with revelry of children the festival of Nost-na-Lothion or the Birth of Flowers, and the hearts of the Gondothlim were upl… Continue

Posted on May 19th, 2008 at 6:30pm —

Elven Calendar ("Loa")

From Tolkien: Turuhalmë (Elven "LogDrawing") December 21st Solvalwaris (Purification, begin Stirring): February 2nd Yestarë (Elven New Year, begin Spring): March 28th Nost-na-Lothion (Day of Flowers, begin Summer) May 22nd Tarnin Austa (Gates of Summer) June 21st Yavië (begin Elven Autumn) August 2nd Enderi (Middle Days, begin Fading) September 25-27th (all 3 days) Improvised by Tië eldaliéva: Cuiverë Quendiva (First day of Winter/Origins of the Elves) November 21st Tië eldalié… Continue

Posted on February 1st, 2008 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

Learning about Elvish :-)

This post is inspired by a friend here at PaganSpace, who mentions loving the sound of Elvish, and I thought my response would make a great blog! I loved the sound of Elvish too, but upon reading further, I now know there are mainly two: Quenya (the older language, sounds more like Finnish, and is the Elven "Latin") and Sindarin (the younger language, sounds more like Welsh, and is the one most featured in LOTR). Not only is Quenya a more developed language, it is more firmly structured and eas… Continue

Posted on January 25th, 2008 at 3:30pm —

What is the Elven Path - Who were the Elves?

What is the Elven Path? For that matter, who were the Elves?

The following is a portion that comes from our "Statement of Beliefs" and is cross-posted - ENJOY!

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(A) word needs to be said about the term “Elves”. When we use that word here, we mean the Quendi—the beings described in the Legendarium. We do not mean fairies or other elementals, though those beings certainly exist in our experience; still less the images portrayed in popular…

Posted on December 22nd, 2007 at 1:00am —