Day: August 29, 2012

Calendar of the Moon for August 29

Calendar of the Moon

Dark Moon Night

Color: Black
Element: Air
Altar: Upon a black cloth set a single black candle, incense, an iron sickle laid to mimic the direction of the waning moon, a cup of water, a lock of silver hair, and a white bone.
Offerings: Bones. Stones. Menstrual blood. Give something up.
Daily Meal: Soup of some sort, cooked in a cauldron, eaten in silence.

Dark Moon Invocation

At this time, in the dark of the moon,
When the Silver Lady ages
To an old woman in the dark,
Haunting crossroads, working magic,
Stirring her cauldron
Of poison that heals,
Grandmother Moon of sorcery
And wisdom, who sees all
And reveals little to our searching eyes.
Moon of Death, Moon of mystery,
Moon of silence who hides her face,
Let us learn silence from your averted gaze
Let us learn patience from your aging face
Let us feel for the dark places within us
And find our way down your path in the darkness
Which is utter and complete
But not impenetrable.
As darkness wraps us,
So silence heals us.
As darkness finds us,
So silence guides us.
As darkness speaks,
So silence falls.

(The candle is blown out, and all leave in silence. From the beginning of this rite at Hesperis until the dawn, silence will rule in the house. Talking must be done only in whispers, and between no more than two people, and only for that which is necessary. Long meditation is encouraged, and all work must be done quietly if possible. The evening meal should be eaten by candlelight, and only candles may light the house, except for the sake of certain important work.)

[Pagan Book of Hours]

Calendar of the Sun for August 29

Calendar of the Sun

29 Weodmonath

Hathor’s Birthday

Colors: Rose and white
Element: Water
Altar: Upon cloth of rose and white set six white candles, incense of flowers, a chalice of fresh cow’s milk, white barley cakes, and a pair of cow’s horns surrounded by many flowers.
Offering: Flowers.
Daily Meal: Barley cakes and bread, and any dairy products.

Invocation to Hathor

Horned Goddess,
Cow-eyed lady,
You who appreciate your comforts,
You whose music spreads love
And harmony,
Nourish us with the understanding
That there can never be too much love
That it is an inexhaustible supply
That there will always be more where it came from.
Gracious goddess of the flowering fields,
Lady whose love thrives like green pasture,
You keep your home at the last outpost of Life,
On the road to the Underworld,
Where you give the traveling Dead their last meal,
And their last touch of Love.
Cow-eyed goddess,
Horned Lady,
Give forth your wisdom
Like mother’s milk
And we will be grateful for it.

(Each should approach the altar and give a flower to Hathor, and in return they receive a sip of milk and her blessing. The chalice is offered by the last one to drink. The remainder is poured out as a libation.)

[Pagan Book of Hours]

Current Moon Phase for August 29: Waxing Gibbous

Gibbous Moon

(waxing/88% illumination)

Distractions from the outside begin pressing into your world. Analysis is favored, reevaluating all the various factors you are dealing with. It’s a time to process information and effectively integrate your aims with the people in your immediate environment. This is a good time for organizing things. This Moon phase is suited for synthesis: coming up with a practical plan for getting from point A to point B. Adjustment is required.

The Witches Almanac for Wednesday, August 29

The Witches Almanac for *Wednesday, August 29

 

*Wednesday (Mercury): The conscious mind, study, travel, divination and wisdom.

St. John’s Beheading

Moon Sign:  *Aquarius

*Aquarius:  Rebellious energy. Time to break habits and make abrupt changes. Personal freedom and individuality is the focus.

*Waxing Moon

*The Waxing Moon is the ideal time for magick to draw things toward you.

Incense:  Bay Laurel

Moon Phase:  Second Quarter

Color:  Topaz

Today’s Affirmation, Thought & Meditation for August 29

Today’s Affirmation for August 29

Like a tree I stand, reaching for the light, gaining strength from the darkness at my roots. My body is twisted by the storms of life, yet in my uniqueness I am beautiful.

Today’s Thought for August 29

“Don’t go outside to see the flowers. Inside your body there are many flowers. One flower has a thousand petals, and that will do for a place to sit. Sitting there you can glimpse the beauty inside the body and out of it, before gardens and after gardens.”

Kabir

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Today’s Meditation for August 29

Be Your Own Best Friend

We often judge ourselves much more harshly than we judge our friends.  Yet when we are loving toward ourselves, we flower into the essentially compassionate beings that we really are. Close your eyes and imagine that you are your own best friend – a warm, caring person who sees you and thinks of you in a loving and supportive way. Acknowledge your good qualities to yourself and praise your recent successes, no matter how small. To finish, give yourself a hug. Enjoy the feeling of being truly loved for who you are.

 

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Something I love and had to share this morning

I ran across this graphic, which I haven’t seen for a long time. I love it and I had to share it with you. Perhaps I had to share it because of the mood I am in or because it is the truth. I consider myself a Witch of the Old Ways.

The time has come for us to let the world know the truth about our Religion. Remember what our ancestors sacrificed. We cannot let their sacrifices die in vain. We have to let the world know the truth and beauty about our Religion. We have to let the world know about the Goddess and Her beauty and Her Love. And most of all about the beauty of Her Religion and what it has to offer to everyone. We are not evil. We never were. We were victims. But we refuse to be victims anymore. The time has come for us to take a stand. Let the truth be known to all.

Let the world know, we are Witches. We are a proud Race of People. We have a rich heritage. We have a wonderful Religion. Hear Us! Listen and learn the truth. It is time that we take Witchcraft to itself rightful place in the 21st century. Witchcraft has to be brought back up to the mainstream Religions. It is our calling to do this. We must do this, for our Ancestors and our Goddess.

I am a Witch and I am very proud to be one!

 

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Hey There! It’s Wednesday! You Know What That Means…..

only two more days to the weekend! So how’s it going today? Me? I got up on the wrong side of the world today. Truthfully, I got up feeling extremely nasty. I could go into a long bitch session here. but I won’t. What it boils down to is I have an idoit for a son. Those of you that have kids, have you ever wondered…..did I get the wrong kid at the hospital. I am beginning to wonder that. I don’t know where this one came from, under the cabbage patch I guess. I have just been mulling over some things he has said and done in the past month. It is really starting to get under my skin. He is separated from his wife and now he is trying to get back with her. That has me totally puzzled. All her and her mother ever did was scream and holler at him. Telling him to “Shut up” and “Don’t open your mouth” and all that crap. Why on earth would you want to get back with a person like that. Her mother even does her own husband this way, so that’s where the daughter got it from. But yesterday, I was talking to him and he was at his “wife’s” house (it use to be “both” of their house). But now it’s the wife’s house, HA! Anyway, I was asking him about the baby (she is pregnant). I asked him, “how far along is Jane Doe?” And she replied she didn’t know. I asked him, “well when is she due?” She didn’t know. Now all of you mothers out there, tell me, when you were pregnant if someone asked you these questions, didn’t you just glow and pop with the answer. The lying little heifer, don’t want me to know because she knows I know it is not my son’s baby. She openly admitted to him, she was seeing another man. She told my son she had went out to dinner with this man while my son was working a twelve hour shift. The little heifer, is pregnant by another man and laying it off on my son. I told my husband when we go to the hospital for the birth, I am going to start a fight out of this world. I can’t stand her or her family and they can’t stand me. The reason being they can’t stand me is because I am a Witch. And you know what the Bible says about Witches! They try to put on this front they are so religious. I just can’t stand them. I mean I have religious tolerance but it is extremely hard for this bunch. Anyway, I told my husband I was going to make the comment, “when do we get the DNA results?” That ought to start it. Then perhaps, momma-out-law with throw the first punch. Oh, I hope she does. I have waited for years to pay her back for all the shut up’s she has given to my son. I am sorry. I am just angry and upset that my son is so damn stupid. Why can’t he see the truth? To make matter’s worse, she is carrying a boy. My son has always wanted a boy so he is stuck up her butt. He is trying to get back with her while she is still seeing this other man.

I have discussed this with my husband and he told me to do what I had to do. I have a very strict policy, I never cast a spell against or for a family member. But I am on the verge of breaking that. I want my son to wake up and see the truth. There are other women out there, what makes this one so special? Because she treat him like crap? I don’t get it. I don’t get her or her family. I guess my problem with her family is because the way they feel about Witches. Anyone that feels like that, I have no patience, tolerance or compassion for whatsoever. I don’t believe any other Witch would either. They don’t think the grandkids ought to be around me because I would be a bad influence. What the heck? I hate to tell them, one of those girls is a natural born Witch. I have already made the connection with her. She has Witch blood flowing through her veins. I know and the girl knows it. She loves me to pieces and every time she comes out here, she breaks my heart when it comes time to leave. She always tells me, “I love you, Mammy. I wish I could spend more time with you. I love you so much!” Now wouldn’t that break your heart. But the out-laws think that would be a horrible idea. I didn’t find out till yesterday that my son had been sneaking the kids out here while they have been separated. Sneaking them, me being their grandmother and he is sneaking them out here. That pissed me to the bottom. That is when I lost it. I talked to my husband and he keeps encouraging me to take care of that side of the family (I use the term “family” very loosely). Boy, I would love too. It is eating me alive.

I know most of you are going to go, “Oh, my Goddess, you didn’t” but I did. I drug out the Ouija Board this morning. You can use it for searching your inner being as well as contacting the other side. I am so tore up about this, I had to search my soul. I held the Ouija board and made contact with it. I let it read my inner being. Then I asked my questions about myself. I got my answer and it sort of helped to ease my turmoil. My inner being told me, I was to help people not harm people. So I guess it is my job or calling to help these hard-headed idoits learn the truth about Witches and Witchcraft. What a job? I think I am going to need a lot of help from the Goddess on this one. It is very hard to put behind you hurtful things that have been said and done. But I guess when you do, you are the better person for it. Or in this case, the better Witch!

So do you have any suggestions or comments? I would love to hear them. Ever been in a situation like this? Ever had one of your children blab to the world you were a Witch? If so, how did you handle it? Did it turn into a nasty situation? You see I have lots of questions. Because everyone that knows me, knows I am a Witch. They are all accepting except this bunch. I don’t understand it. If you got any suggestion, I would love to hear them because I am totally baffled on this one.

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