Day: August 10, 2012

Calendar of the Sun for August 10th

Calendar of the Sun

10 Weodmonath

Oats And Maize Day

Color: Brown
Element: Earth
Altar: Upon a brown cloth set a scythe, a basket of unthreshed oat stalks, ears of corn and cornstalks, a clay jug of milk, a loaf of cornbread or cornmeal flatbread, and a bowl of oatmeal.
Offering: Give food to the poor.
Daily Meal: Oatmeal and oat flour cookies.

Oats And Maize Invocation

(Pass the milk around, and pour the remainder out as a libation.)

I sing the praises of oats!
Fed to the horses in England
But fed to the warriors of Scotland,
Porridge that fills the belly
Of the men with the woad paint
For thousands of years.
You grow in the cold, wet mud
Where wheat cannot stand.
You are forgiving of foul weather,
Bringing forth each feathery oat-baby
To be devoured by us.
I sing the praises of oats!

(Pass the oatmeal around until it is eaten.)

I sing the praises of Maize,
Great corn of the North Continent,
Yellow, white, red, blue, and black,
Colors of the four directions
And the center of spirit,
Whose name means “Life” –
I sing the praises of Maize.

Song: Corn Rigs

[Pagan Book of Hours]

Current Moon Phase for August 10 – Last Quarter

The Moon for Aug 10, 2012 
(At Midnight, US Central time, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere)       

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.

The Witches’ Almanac for Friday, August 10

Friday, August 10. 2012

*Friday*  Love, friendship, reconciliation and beauty

St. Lawrence’s Day

Moon Sign:  Taurus

*Taurus* Things begun now last the longest, tend to increase in value, and become hard to alter. Bring out appreciation for beauty and sensory experience.

Waning Moon

*The Waning Moon*  is a time for study, meditation and little magickal work (except magick designed to banish harmful energies).

Moon enters Gemini 4:11 p.m.

Moon Phase:  Fourth Quarter

Incense:  Vanilla

Color:  Rose

What A Great Way To Start The Day With A Fresh Mind Spell

Fresh Mind Spell

Items You Need:

Tea Tree Essential Oil

The Spell:

Take a deep sniff of tea tree essential oil and then close your eyes. Take another sniff and say:

“My mind was filled with needless thoughts and with them I’ve become distraught free my mind of my trouble double, double, toil and trouble Goddess let my will be done.”

The Witches’ Magickal Thought for Friday, August 10th

Magickal Places – Crossroads

Crossroads are interesting magickal places, for in order to understand their significance and power, you need to get outside of yourself and imagine looking at them from above, as if you are hovering over them in the air. The most magickal crossroads of all are five roads that come together to make a star shape. Admittedly, these are somewhat rare, and if you do find one that is not too heavily trafficked and built up, by all means make use of it.

There is a five-pointed star crossroads near my home here in Italy, made up of unpaved country roads, with an eleventh-century chapel and cemetery on one corner – a very powerful magickal place, indeed for working all kinds of magick.

Simple crossroads, which form a cross, are good places for protective magick.

Always be certain that you can work your spells undisturbed by possibly negative outside influences. To this end, look for very quiet crossroads where few, if any, cars pass, and preferably away from human habitation. Special old or unusually shaped trees, cemeteries, wells, bodies of water, rock formations, or even a statue or monument on one or more of the corners will increase the crossroad’s power.

The meeting of three roads in a T or Y shape is also powerful, as these shapes signify the meeting of male and female energies. All crossroads signify and actually offer, a choice of paths to take and magick worked at the point where various paths of lines intersect will generate energy that goes iin the direction of your chosen path.

Incidentally, crossroads are also the best places to dispose of leftover, used, or finished spell casting or magickally charge objects such as burnt-down candle stubs, used mojo bags, bit of cloth, cords, dried herbs, flowers, berries, and other biodegradable items. You can take these things to a special crossroads at night and bury them, or safely burn them. Any remaining magick powers in them will discharge, becoming available for future use at that same crossroad intersection.

Excerpt from

Llewellyn’s 2012 Magical Almanac

Magical Places

By Suzanne Ress

The Wicca Book of Days for August 10 – Star of the Sky

The Wicca Book of Days for August 10

Star of the Sky

 

As the ruler of the zodiacal sign of Leo, as well as the maker of Summer (of which it is the ultimate symbol), the Sun’s influence over us is now at its height, and you may currently be basking in its warming light or blocking out its burning rays. the “planet” associated with authority, individuality, consciousness, the ego, and ambition, according to astrological tradition, the Sun is represented by a circle with a dot in its center, which may in turn denote embryonic potential. In mythology, the sun is typically equated with male deities, such as the Greco-Roman Helios, Apollo, and Sol Invictus.

 

Solidified Sunshine

The metal that corresponds to the sun is gold, which is easily worn next to the skin in the form of jewelry. So if you wish to absorb something of the sun’s energies today, place a golden ring on your finger or fasten a golden chain around your neck as soon as you rise.