If your emotional nature appears to be unsettled this morning, join the club. Millions of your fellow terra-firma dwellers are still recovering from yesterday’s Mars-Saturn and Mercury-Neptune clashes. Keep in mind that solar and planetary alignments on one day don’t just disappear 24 hours later. They may lessen in intensity, but they still have an ability to pull the rug out from under you if you are not careful. Adding to a potential psychic storminess right now is Venus making a contra-parallel link to distant Pluto (8:59AM PDT). Being jealous, moody or temperamental won’t win rave reviews. On the other hand, antique hunters and collectible aficionados can have a field day in locating nautical-oriented fine-art, books and treasures from the ocean depths under watery Pisces Moon. Immerse yourself in film or literary classics later on. Try out a new recipe for chowder or a favorite seafood dish. Love vibrations are more upsetting than nurturing this evening as Juno makes a frictional, 45-degree tie with Pluto (9:21PM PDT). Improvise with a musical instrument or dance the night away to relieve yourself of internal pressures.
Aphrodisia: Day of Aphrodite Pandemos (Calendar of the Moon Aug. 4)
Aphrodisia: Day of Aphrodite Pandemos
Colors: Gold, rose, and pale green.
Element: Water
Altar: Upon cloth of pastel colors place a vase of unblemished roses (and apple blossom if available), six rose-colored candles anointed with rose oil, incense of flowers, a chalice of red or rose wine, a chalice of clear water, the figure of a white dove, and a figure of Aphrodite Herself.
Offerings: Sacred sex, or flowers.
Daily Meal: Sweet things. Fish.
Invocation to Aphrodite Pandemos
Pink and red and green and blue and gold…
Love comes in many colors.
Love goddess pink, baby pink,
Newborn infants, newborn love,
Rose pink, tentative, hesitant like the first blush of dawn;
All hail the love that comes in many colors!
Love god red, passion red, rose red.
Apples and valentines,
Arrows struck to the heart.
All hail the love that comes in many colors!
Love goddess green, sea green,
Malachite green of many waters,
Springing from the foam with the green of new life.
All hail the love that comes in many colors.
Love god blue, sky blue, deva blue,
Piping the music of love to many longing ears
All hail the love that comes in many colors.
Love goddess gold, honey gold,
Sun gold, ornament gold,
Golden glow of life; true color of love.
Hail Aphrodite Pandemos,
Love of all the people,
Love for all the people,
Love for all who calls your name.
Today we cleanse you of all impurities,
As your divine love cleanses our souls.
Chant: Love is a river, flowing from my heart, flowing from my heart.
(The statue of Aphrodite is brought forward, and the water is poured over her, and all hands gently stroke and cleanse her, and return her to her shrine. The wine is poured as a libation.)
Calendar of the Sun for August 4
Calendar of the Sun
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Buckwheat Day
Color: Brown
Element: Earth
Altar: Upon a brown cloth lay stalks of buckwheat in a basket, a clay cup of milk, and a bowl of buckwheat porridge.
Offerings: Give food to the poor.
Daily Meal: Buckwheat porridge or pancakes.
Buckwheat Invocation
I sing the praises of grain,
That which sustained our foremothers
That which strengthened our foremothers
That which fed all children’s hungry mouths
That which multiplies from the earth,
Giving back more than we give in turn.
I sing the praises of the sacrifice
That is cut down
That we may live.
(The milk is passed around, and the remainder poured out as a libation.)
I sing the praises of Buckwheat,
Grain of high Tibet,
Field of leaves like hearts
And delicate white flowers,
Grain shaped like the pyramids,
Beloved of bees,
I sing the praises of Buckwheat.
(The buckwheat porridge is passed around, and the remainder poured out as a libation.)
Chant:
Like bees to honey
We are drawn to the Gods.
Like honey to bees
Our nourishment give.
May we be flowers
That open to the Sun.
May we be golden
To sweetness transformed.
Current Moon Phase for Aug. 4 – Waning Gibbous
Gibbous Moon
The moon is in the zodiac sign Pisces
(waning/180-135 degrees)
A veil of self-absorption is lifted and suddenly you gain access to an unbiased view of others. This is a rare moment when you can see yourself objectively and become aware of whether or not what you want in your heart is actually beginning to manifest in your life. Traditionally, the Full Moon phase stirs emotion, and this is because when you “see” what is happening, you may become upset if you’re experiencing the “same ole, same ole” — rather than the things you would like. If the Full Moon phase is a disappointment, on the next New Moon it’s time to take creative action in the direction of your dreams.
Saturday, August 4 is a super day for…..
Saturday, August 4 is a super day for…..
Cut Hair to Retard Growth, Mow to Retard Growth, Castrate Farm Animals, Dig Post Holes, Wean, Quit Smoking, Potty Train, Jar Jams/Jellies, Wash Wooden Floors, Paint, Start Diet to Lose Weight, Host a Party
Your Magickal Correspondence for August 4
Your Magickal Correspondence for August 4
Magickal Intentions: Spirit Communications, Meditation, Psychic Attack or Defense, Locating Lost Things and Missing Persons, Building, Life, Doctrine, Protection, Knowledge, Authority, Limitations, Boundaries, Time and Death
Incense: Black Poppy Seed and Myrrh
Planet: Saturn
Sign: Capricorn and Aquarius
Angel: Cassiel
Colors: Black, Grey and Indigo
Herbs/Plants: Myrrh, Moss, Hemlock, Wolfs bane, Coltsfoot, Nightshade and Fir
Stones: Jet, Smokey Quartz, Amethyst, Black Onyx, Snowflake Obsidian, Lava, Pumice
Oil: (Saturn) Cypress, Mimosa, Myrrh, Patchouli
Saturn lends its energies to the last day of the week. Because Saturn is the planet of karma, this day is an excellent time for spellwork involving reincarnation, karmic lessons, the Mysteries, wisdom, and long-term projects. It is also a good time to being efforts that deal with the elderly, death, or the eradication of pests and disease.
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The Wicca Book of Days for Aug. 4 – August Augustus
The Wicca Book of Days for Aug. 4
August Augustus
When Rome was regulated by the calendar of Romulus, the month that we now know as August was called Sextile, and was the sixth month of the year(it
became the eighth month under the calendar of Numa). Just as Quintilis was renamed Iulius or Julius, in honor of Julius Caesar, so Sextilis was eventually dropped in favor of Augustus, the individual so whom we refer whenever we say “August” today being the Emperor Augustus (63 BC – AD14), who ordered the change in around AD 8. The first emperor of Rome, Augustus (which means “imperial” in Latin) was born Gaius Octavianus
Th Emperor
Meditate on the major-arcana Tarot card of the Emperor (IV). This card, which depicts a dignified older man, crowned, enthroned, and holding his imperial regalia, signified masculine power and worldly authority, as well as absolute will and achievement.
Happy Lazy Day Saturday, Dear, Dear Friends!
Happy
Saturday,
Dear
Friends!
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