Handle all your relationships with kid gloves today. As mentioned in this calendar for the past few days, the outer planet Uranus – now located at 9 degrees of Aries – halts its forward progress in the zodiac (2:50AM PDT) and begins a retrograde cycle that lasts until December 13. Uranian themes and keynotes – intuition, revolution, radical change, flashes of genius, iconoclasts, eccentricity, jesters and jokers, the multi-media, high technology, advances on the cutting edge of science and metaphysics, surprises, shock waves, topsy-turvy conditions, the nervous system, rebellion and anarchy – are emphasized today and over the weekend. While uncertainty is in the catbird seat, the universe tries to placate you with a flowing trine from the Sun to Juno (3:48AM PDT) as well as a supportive, 60-degree alliance from the Sun to the Moon (12:47PM PDT). While the Sun-Juno tie can assist you in improving the quality of primary partnerships, the Sun-Moon connection actually starts a void lunar cycle that lasts until 5:28AM PDT tomorrow morning when the Moon shifts gears from Taurus to Gemini. Therefore, the hours after 12:47PM PDT today suggest a need to go with the cosmic flow and not push any personal agendas with tenacity and force. A frictional, 45-degree contact between the Sun and Jupiter (4:07PM PDT) is also a reminder to avoid overdoing a good thing and to inject levity and good humor into social and business proceedings. Don’t worry over things you can’t change. Keep overnight decision-making to the bare minimum.
Calendar of the Moon for July 13
Calendar of the Moon
Holly Tree Month
Colors: Iron-grey, red, and dark green.
Element: Fire
Altar: Upon cloth of dark grey set many sprigs of holly, real or created, four red candles, a spear and a sword.
Offerings: Honor your inner warrior, including examining the areas where s/he overreacts.
Daily Meal: Red food. Meat of any kind.
Tinne Invocation
Call: Hail the month of the Holly King!
Response: Hail the King of the waning year!
Call: Hail, sharp leaves and sharper eye!
Response: Hail, white flowers that give way to blood-red berries!
Call: Hail the month of the starling’s flock!
Response: For the starlings move together as one!
Call: Like them, we defend what is dear to us!
Response: Like them, we do not let each other stand alone against opposition!
Call: Hail the color of cold iron!
Response: Hail the sword and the spear!
Call: For our sword is Reason….
Response: And our spear is the death of Illusion!
Call: Hail the color of cold iron!
Response: Hail the armor and the shield!
Call: For our armor is Hope….
Response: And our shield is Love.
Call: The Oak King gives way to the Holly King…
Response: For all things have a time of increase, and a time of decrease.
Call: For all things wax and wane.
Response: For all things rise and fall.
Call: This is the moment just beyond the year’s apex!
Response: This is the time of the beginning of the end!
Call: May we take courage with every passing morning!
Response: May courage fill us with every breath!
Chant:
Spear of truth, find me,
I open myself to you.
Chains of honor, bind me,
Bound, I am free to hold true.
Calendar of the Sun for July 13
Calendar of the Sun
Solstitium
Colors: Green and gold
Element: Earth
Altar: Upon cloth of green and gold set flowers and herbs in pots, a bowl of rainwater, a large pitcher of manure tea, and several empty baskets.
Offerings: Water and fertilizer, to be added to the garden.
Daily Meal: Vegetarian.
Solstitium Invocation
Earth, you begin to give forth your bounty!
Like the maiden blossoming into the mother,
Like the youth growing into the father,
You yield your children up to us
For our sustenance and health,
As we are also your children.
We will not waste your gifts!
We will nurture what you bring forth
With the labor of our hands,
That those gifts shall be sustained
Year after year, and that you shall
Never be exhausted.
We will not be ungrateful, O Earth whose life is ours,
But we will give back as much as we take,
For this is the way of balance.
Chant:
Life harnessed
Call the sun to us
Sacred harvest
You are one with us
(Two who have been chosen to do the work of the ritual take up the rainwater and the manure tea, and carry them out to the garden, where they are ceremonially poured around the roots of the herbs and vegetables. All others follow with the empty baskets, and harvest some thing from the garden, whether a token or a main part of the next meal. After this, each should do some part of the work of further watering, or fertilizing, or mulching, to give back to the earth as much as is taken away.)
Current Moon Phase for July 13 – Last Quarter Moon
Last Quarter Moon
(waning/90-45 degrees)
The time of reaping is at hand. There is a feeling of completion infused into the atmosphere during the Last Quarter Moon. The opportunity opens to recognize how far you’ve come in various parts of your life. This is not a good time for new beginnings, but rather a reflective period suited to evaluating how you have been using your time and what has been accomplished. Issues of authority may arise. This Moon phase supports taking responsibility for actively tying up the loose ends of projects that are already underway.
On this Friday the 13th, do you….
have your white candle burning to honor your household spirits?
Beside staying home, Friday, July 13 is a fantastic day for…..
Friday, July 13th is a fantastic day for…..
Mow to Retard Growth, Dig Post Holes, Jar Jams/Jellies, Paint, Get Married, Advertise to Sell, Ask for Loan
Magickal Spell for Friday, July 13th – Heal a Broken Heart
Heal a Broken Heart
Items You Will Need:
Verbena
String (Yarn or Thread)
3 candles
Performing the Spell:
Perform step 1 exactly 7 days before the new moon.
Step 1:
Tie the string around the verbena and carry it for 7 days in your right pants pocket.
Step 2:
Remove the string from the verbena. Light 3 candles and bury the verbena and the string beneath a tree during the night of the new moon.
After you have buried these things, blow out the candles one by one and say the following:
First Candle: (his/her name), I give you and my love to you back to nature as I’ve given the verbena.
Second Candle: (his/her name), I am released from my sorrow as the verbena is from the string.
Third Candle: with this last candle, my love for you vanishes and will rest forever like the verbena.
Magickal Correspondence for Friday, July 13
Magickal Correspondence for Friday, July 13th
Magickal Intentions: Love, Romance, Marriage, Sexual Matters, Physical Beauty, Friendship and Partnerships, Strangers and Heart
Incense: Strawberry, Sandalwood, Rose, Saffron and Vanilla
Planet: Venus
Sign: Libra and Taurus
Angel: Ariel
Colors: Green, Pink, Aqua
Herbs/Plants: Pink Rose, Ivy, Birch, Heather, Clematis, Sage, Violet and Water Lilly Stones: Rose Quartz, Moonstone, Pink Tourmaline, Peridot, Emerald and Jade
Oil: (Venus) Cardamom, Palm Rosa, Rose, Yarrow
Friday belongs to Venus, and its energies are warm, sensuous, and fulfilling. Efforts that involve any type of pleasure, comfort, and luxury, as well as the arts, music, or aroma (incense and perfume) works well on this day. As Venus lends its sensuous influences to the energies of this day, use it for any magical work that deals with matters of the heart.
The Wicca Book of Days for July 13 – Dee and Murray
The Wicca Book of Days for July 13
Dee and Murray
July 13 commemorates the births of two Britons who have significance to Wiccans: John Dee (1527 – 1608) and Margaret Murray (1863 – 1963). As well as being Queen Elizabeth I’s astrologer, John Dee counted alchemy and 
divination among his numerous talents and interests, and is regarded as the founder of Enochian Magick, a mystical means of communicating with angels and spirits. As for Margaret Murray, she was an academic, Egyptologist, and the author of Witch-cult in Western Europer (1921) and The God of the Witches (1933), whose research led her to the conclusion that witchcraft is descended from an ancient Pagan religion.
Try Scrying
John Dee was a renowned scryer who used a rock crystal and an obsidian “shew-stone” in which to view the visions that he later interpreted. Prepare your own speculum (anything with a reflective or transparent surface) today.
Good Friday Morning To Everyone!
Good Morning to all our dear friends! Really it is almost afternoon. I am sorry I am late but I have been trying to put a gravatar (I think that is what you call it) up for my profile. It has took me about an hour to do. I told you I wasn’t use to this blogging thing yet, lol!
I was browsing through the graphic link Lady A gave me. I ran across the above graphic, it is beautiful. With it, I figure there is no more I can say.
I wish you a very good Friday and a very blessed weekend to come.
Anastasia
Spell to Gain Energy
Spell To Gain Energy
You need:
bright red or orange candle
spicy incense
glass of clear pure cold water
bowl of sea salt
If is sunny out you may want to start the spell by going outside for a few minutes and breathing in some fresh air. Sit in front of the candle and say:
Give me energy to happily complete the task I have been given to do.
I will feel better for having done it. The completion of the task will be my reward.
Sprinkle the sea salt around the candle and say:
Give me strength, O sacred Earth.
Pass your hand near the candle and say:
Give me strength, O sacred Fire.
Pass your hand through the smoke of the incense and say:
Give me strength, O sacred Air.
Drink the water down and say:
Give me strength O sacred water.
Now immediately get up and go do your task.
The Well of Forgiveness Spell
The Well of Forgiveness Spell
You need:
red ink
Piece of paper
small jar
vinegar
To enable you to forgive someone who has wronged you write their name nine times with red ink on the piece of paper. Place the paper into the jar and cover it with the vinegar. Secure the lid on the jar. Bury the jar away from your home.
Gentle Arthritis Bath
Gentle Arthritis Bath
15 drops Lavender
5 drops Clary Sage
10 drops Geranium
3 drops Ylang Ylang
Place oils in bath under running water.Warm is sometimes better than hot…. Rinse thoroughly when finished. Light a candle and make sure you can relax with no interruptions.
Mystic Wand Bath Salts
Mystic Wand Bath Salts
1 cup salt
8 drops heliotrope oil
6 drops violet oil
4 drops sandalwood
Dragon Smoke Bath Salts
Dragon Smoke Bath Salts
For Prosperity
1 cup salt
2 drops anise oil
5 drops cherry oil
Cauldron Bath Salts
Cauldron Bath Salts
For Use During the Waning Moon
1 cup salt
3 drops vervain oil
3 drops synthetic musk oil
6 drops cypress oil
Spell Weaver Bath Salts
Spell Weaver Bath Salts
1 cup salt
8 drops myrrh
1/4 teaspoon powdered dragons blood
2 drops pine oil
Protection Bath
Protection Bath
Bath Salt Base
3 parts Rosemary Oil
2 parts Frankincense Oil
1 part Lavender Oil
Bathe in this mixture daily to strengthen your psychic armor and to stave off all manner of attacks-physical, mental spiritual, psychic and emotional.
‘THINK on THESE THINGS’ for July 12
‘THINK on THESE THINGS’
By Joyce Sequichie Hifler
Leave yourself a choice. It is a sorry state of affairs when a person’s life becomes so regimented that it is impossible to make even one change in plans. There is a story about a gentleman who kept a record in minute detail of his living and every cent he earned so that he could make a trip abroad. The record keeping became such an obsession that when he could make the trip he took along crackers to keep from eating in the dining room aboard ship. The journey was nearly over before he discovered the price of his meals was included in the fare.
How much do we miss by refusing to accept the bounty of choices? “If only” and “I wish” are so over used. We bind ourselves daily by refusing to recognize the volume of opportunities open to each of us. All of life is not free, but there is much available for our personal selection.
Dr. William S. Sadler wrote of a woman who was so orderly and systematic in her living that she inquired of her minister how to go about dying since she had never done it before. Living in a systematic world is possible, but there are limits to what we can prepare for and about which to be orderly. Daily we meet and settle many small emergencies, and some not so small. And it is our developed ability to meet these things successfully and on the spur of the moment that makes a well-rounded individual.
But the steady, uniform methods of doing things do not necessarily mean a person is ready to meet every situation in life. In fact, such living often makes change practically impossible when change is sorely needed.
Order is heaven’s first law. But order means first things first. A place for everything and everything in its place. Then, if we’ve learned how to live, we never have to worry about the art of dying gracefully.
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Elder’s Meditation of the Day
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Elder’s Meditation of the Day July 12
“Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.”
–Sitting Bull, TETON SIOUX
Our bodies are both physical and spiritual. At our very center we are spiritual. Our bodies are built around the spiritual. The center is the unseen world. Therefore, we cannot see it with our eyes and we tend to judge the body because we can see it. The body is not who we are. We can see the spiritual if we are spiritual ourselves. We won’t see this always with our physical eyes. Usually we will see it with our spiritual eye. We will hear ourselves say “I know this to be true.”
At the center of all human beings is the place of good. That includes myself. At my very core is good. I can find this place by staying free of resentments, fear, dishonesty and self-seeking motives. My Creator, keep me free this day of resentment, selfishness, dishonesty and fear.
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