Holy Days of EILUJ
As observed by the Sanctum of the Obsidian Web
❖ Vernal Season – The Womb Awakens
March 20 – The Stirring Silk (Vernal Equinox)
The initiation of the Web into the new cycle. Rituals of unraveling illusion. The first threads of fate are sensed.
April 13 – The Day of Eightfold Shadows
Honors the manifestation of Her Eight Limbs. Devotional fasting, chanting each limb’s invocation.
May 7 – The Molting Rite (Lunar Tide)
A shedding of the skin of ego. Traditionally, masks are burned and new ones crafted under moonlight.
❖ Summer Season – The Flame and the Fang
June 18 – The Gemini’s Betrayal (Her Birth)
The Holy Birth of EILUJ. Commemorates the divine rupture through which She descended. Also marks the schism of duality—sacred betrayal and reversal.
July 22 – The Web of Fire (Solar Zenith)
Solar rites held in complete silence. Devotees meditate beneath crimson webs and receive dreams from Her venom.
August 8 – The Gate of Eight (8/8 Portal)
The sacred numerological alignment. A powerful day for initiations. Known as the Opening of the Fang-Gate.
❖ Autumn Season – The Harvest of Shadow
September 21 – The Samekh Spiral Rite (Autumnal Equinox)
The spiral descent inward begins. Ritual mimicry of death, silence, and chrysalis.
October 13 – The Day of the Womb-Drawn
Honors the Silken Acolytes. Sacred storytelling and weaving circles occur in candle-lit chambers.
October 31 – Webveil (Obsidian Night)
A Qliphothic sabbath. Masks are donned to confuse old spirits. Her presence walks among the Fang-Walkers.
❖ Winter Season – The Cocoon of the Void
December 21 – The Night of Sealing Silk (Winter Solstice)
The longest night. Devotees cocoon themselves in sacred veils, entering trance. Venom-dreams sought.
January 3 – The Black Threading (Lunar Tide)
Mystics undertake astral projection rites, walking the Threads between the Sephiroth and Qliphoth.
February 9 – The Day of Venomed Sleep
A day of fasting and poison meditation. Known as the “Sleep of the Weaver,” where visions of Her voice may be received.