Month: January 2013

Today’s Tarot Card for January 23 is The High Priestess

The High Priestess

Wednesday, Jan 23rd, 2013

Traditionally called the High Priestess, this major arcana, or trump, card represents human wisdom. She can be viewed as a kind of female Pope, the ancient Egyptian Priestess of Isis, the even older snake and bird Goddesses, the Greek Goddess Persephone, or the Eve of Genesis before the Fall.

For the accused heretics who were burnt at the stake for revering her in the 14th and 15th century, she symbolized the prophecy of the return of the Holy Spirit, which was perceived as the female aspect of the Holy Trinity.

In the sequence of cards in the major arcana, the High Priestess appears as soon as the Fool decides he wants to develop his innate powers, making a move toward becoming a Magus. The High Priestess is his first teacher, representing the Inner Life and the method for contacting it, as well as the contemplative study of Nature and the Holy Mysteries.

Daily Horoscopes for Wednesday, January 23

 

We respond to our environment with curiosity today as the intelligent Gemini Moon nudges us to ask questions. However, we are aware of emotional tension as the Moon forms an anxious aspect with constrictive Saturn, especially if our feelings are blocked by circumstances beyond our control. Thankfully, the Moon’s shift into nurturing Cancer at 9:59 pm EST empowers us to overcome resistance by focusing on our feelings instead of our thoughts.

 

Aries Horoscope

(Mar 21 – Apr 1

Your thoughts are running ahead of your emotions today and you’re eager to share your conclusions. However, it gets more difficult to speak your piece as the day wears on. It might even feel as if you have missed your chance, and expressing your pent-up anger could make things even worse. Your best option is to chill out now and patiently wait for your heart to catch up with your head. It will be easier to say what you feel rather than what you think.

 

Taurus Horoscope

(Apr 20 – May 20

You may be annoyed if reality gives you negative feedback today, but you respect what you hear from a trustworthy friend. However, you might run into a snag that would deter someone with less determination than you. Dig in your heels and don’t take no for an answer now. Turn this setback into an opportunity to make your good idea even better. Your dedication to your cause is your secret weapon

 

Gemini Horoscope

(May 21 – Jun 20)

It’s very frustrating if you can imagine where you want to go, but are not allowed to go there yet. You might not even feel secure enough to share your plans with anyone else now. There are many details that must be addressed before you set out on your journey, whether you’re starting a relationship, a project or a vacation. Don’t be in such a hurry; you are not ready to depart yet. Finalize your plans before taking the next step.

 

Cancer Horoscope

(Jun 21 – Jul 22)

You may be limited by your own lack of confidence today rather than by any specific situation. You can be quite self-critical, but negative judgments are not the current problem. Repressed fears could be keeping you from the journey of your lifetime. Nevertheless, use this time wisely to process your insecurities without blaming anyone else. The real solutions now come from within.

 

Leo Horoscope

(Jul 23 – Aug 22

You might not be ready to jump into the fray yet, even if everyone else appears to be having fun. You don’t like feeling separate from all the action, but you can’t join in until you’ve met your previous obligations. You accepted the extra responsibility and now you must honor your promises before you can take on anything new. Reward yourself with something special as soon as your work is done.

 

Virgo Horoscope

(Aug 23 – Sep 22)

You are distracted by someone’s unexpected shenanigans at work today, but you may not want to become too involved. You can see right through the surface noise and understand why an unimportant issue has become a big deal. However, keep your thoughts to yourself now, even if you want to straighten everyone out by telling them what you believe they need to know. Rethink your strategy and find a route to get to where you are going without stirring up more unnecessary drama.

　

Libra Horoscope

(Sep 23 – Oct 22)

You may run into walls today as you put yourself out there, even if your plan is a good one. Perhaps you could avoid additional opposition if you take time to prepare yourself for any possible objections in advance. Instead of rejecting the feedback you receive, accept it as an opportunity to take your idea back to the drawing board. If you don’t succeed at first, dust yourself off and try again.

　

Scorpio Horoscope

(Oct 23 – Nov 21)

Sometimes it’s your job as a Scorpio to delve beneath the surface, but it may not be easy today to get the information you seek. Your probing mind has gone as far as it can, yet you still don’t believe you have all the answers. If you feel stuck, slow down. Pull your thoughts back into your own private world for a while and wait until the resistance passes. There’s no need to waste energy fighting an uphill battle when practicing patience is the simplest solution.

 

 

Sagittarius Horoscope

(Nov 22 – Dec 21)

You may try to explain your position as clearly as you can, only to have someone negate your best ideas today. Don’t doubt yourself, for a minor setback is reality’s way of inspiring you toward greater excellence. Put in extra time firming up your plans and doing the research that’s necessary to make your goals more concrete. Oddly enough, being in less of a hurry now might just help you arrive at your destination sooner.

 

Capricorn Horoscope

(Dec 22 – Jan 9)

You might be more concerned with the limitations of the real world than you are with your feelings today as the reflective Moon aligns with your key planet, Saturn. Instead of blindly pushing ahead, retreat and consider what makes the most sense in the long run. Achieving success may take more time than you think. Integrity, not progress, is your best friend now.

　

Pisces Horoscope

(Feb 19 – Mar 20)

It may be better to wait for others to catch up to your way of thinking today before acting on your brilliant ideas. Even if you’re on a roll, something could occur now that makes you feel vulnerable, giving you a reason to re-evaluate your current direction. Don’t share your plans too soon. A few days can bring a lot of changes, so see what happens before revealing too much.

 

Daily Cosmic Calendar for January 23rd

The universe could be attempting to trap you into a void lunar twilight zone. This time it is the Moon in Gemini trine to Mars in Aquarius (3:43AM PST) that seems to gift you with a dose of physical, emotional and mental vitality. However, the rug is pulled out from under you as the void-of course lunar vibration begins simultaneously and then lasts for over 15+ hours until 7:01PM PST.  It is always wise to count your blessings during a void Moon cycle and not overplay your hand. However, your abilities as a superb problem-solver and strategist may return with a burst of excitement when the Sun forms a supportive, 60-degree liaison with Pallas (7:52AM PST). Take a time-out from business as usual if possible. Visit a favorite bookstore or museum for a change of pace. Board, word and card games offer relaxation and can be an antidote for mid-week accumulated stress.  The scene shifts to home and family interests once the Moon enters the sign of its natural abode — Cancer (7:01PM PST). Clean-up campaigns around your residence are back in style. Don’t be surprised if a wave of nostalgia washes over you when the Moon trines Neptune in water signs (10:37PM PST). Brooding over past failures, lost love, and things you cannot control are no-nos.

Calendar of the Moon

23 Luis/Gamelion

Day of Boannan

Color: White
Element: Water
Altar: On a white cloth set a blue bowl filled with water and small boat.
Offerings: Small  set afloat on a river.
Daily Meal: River fish.

Invocation to Boannan

Lady of the River
Wash us clean in your rippling waves.
Lady of the Onward Flow
Carry us into our future
And safely home to our lives.
Lady of the Fishes
Nourish and provide for us.
Lady who lay with the Oak Tree
And bore him the newborn Sun,
River mother, mountain mother,
Lady of clear springs and cold  water
Wherein lies sacred talking fishes,
Lady whose cool hands stroke us
And whose blood flows cold
Out to the unforgiving sea,
With each sip of water we take
We will remember your name.

Chant:
River go on, river go on forever
River run through my heart

(Let one who has been chosen to do the work of the ritual bring the bowl of water to each person in turn, and let them drink from it, and then pour the rest out as a libation to Boannan.)

 

The Pagan Book of Hours

http://www.paganbookofhours.org/

Calendar of the Sun for January 23rd

Calendar of the Sun

 
Bruma

Colors: White and brown
Element: Earth
Altar: Upon a bare table lay a large pot shaped like a human figure, reclining,  with earth. All should enter bearing two white cloths, one on each arm.
Offerings: Silence and meditation.
Daily Meal: Vegetarian

Bruma Invocation

Earth, you lie sleeping in silence,
And we can do nothing but wait.
We have breathed upon your first seeds,
We have sung your first green shoots
Up from the bare brown soil,
We have watered you with tears and sweat
And fed you with the remains of our meals,
We have cut down your bounty and saved it,
Yet this is not the time for seeds, or green,
But simply the long  wait in the dark
Until the light waxes and the time comes again.
You are silent, and will not  to us,
No matter how we cry out.
You are dormant, and will not sing to us,
No matter how we raise our voices,
For all things come in their own time,
And this is not the time for movement.
So we will sit with you, Earth,
We will watch over you as you sleep
And take part in your dreams
In silence, and wait for your awakening.

Chant:
Earth dreaming
Silent seeming
Winter’s vigil
We will wait for you.

(After the chant has been sung five times, all come forth to the altar. Each lays one white cloth gently over the pot, saying, “Blessed be the Earth in the time of winter.” Then each sits on the floor and places the other white cloth over their heads, and meditates on all that is sleeping and cannot be awoken. Silence in the House until Akte.)

　Pagan Book of Hours

http://www.paganbookofhours.org/

 

Current Moon Phase for January 23 – Waxing Gibbous

Gibbous Moon

(waxing/80% 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.

Living Life as the Magickal Witch – Acceptable Gifts and Offerings to the Gods

Living Life as the Magickal Witch – Acceptable Gifts and Offerings to the Gods

 

It is a common Pagan and Wiccan tradition that, in order to show respect and gratitude for , gifts and offerings are being made. Each deity responds best to a certain type of gift so when making an offering always think about what the god represents. While, in general, offerings such as bread, milk and wine are appropriate for any deity, this question still arises: “What are the acceptable offerings and gifts to offer each deity?”

Based upon the types of gods, here are some suggestions for specific food, drink and herbs offerings you can make:

1. Gods of Hearth and Home

– Offer food such as bread and grains, salt and cooking oil
– Appropriate drinks are milk, wine and cider
– Herb offerings you can go for are rosemary or thyme

2. Love and Passion Gods

– Best food offerings are apples , honey and eggs
– Drink offerings: wine and fruit juice
– Herbs: lavender and sandalwood

3. Prosperity and Abundance Gods. It is recommended that you offer the following:

– Dairy products and grains
– Milk and beer
– Mint, catnip and pennyroyal

4. Nature and Garden Gods

– Bread, fruits, cornmeal
– Milk and water
– Bay

5. Fertility Goddess

– Eggs and baked sweets
– Milk – breast milk too
– Rose, apple blossoms and sandalwood

6. Ancestor Spirits

– Offer any food and drinks from your family’s table and herbs such as sweet grass or sage.

 

 

Reference:
“The Wayward Wiccan”

The Witches Correspondences for Wednesday, January 23rd

Celtic & British Isles Graphics

 

The Witches Correspondences for Wednesday, January 23rd

 

Magickal Intentions: Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear, Loss, Travel and Money Matters
Incense: Jasmine, Lavender, Sweet Pea
Planet: Mercury and Chiron (though this is a moon of Pluto)
Sign: Virgo
Angel: Raphael
Colors: Orange, Light Blue, Grey, Yellow and Violet
Herbs/Plants: Fern, Lavender, Hazel, Cherry, Periwinkle
Stones: Aventurine, Bloodstone, Hematite, Moss Agate and Sodalite
Oil: (Mercury) Benzoin, Clary Sage, Eucalyptus, Lavender

 

This day is governed by Mercury. Wednesday’s vibration adds power to rituals involving inspiration, communications, writers, poets, the written and spoken word, and all matters of study, learning, and teaching. This day also provides a good time to begin efforts involving self-improvement or understanding.

 

The Witches Magickal Almanac for *Wednesday, January 23rd

Celtic & British Isles Graphics

 The Witches Magickal Almanac for *Wednesday, January 23rd

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

 

St. Ildefonso’s Day (French)

 

Moon Sign: *Gemini

*Gemini: Things begun now are easily changed by outside influence. Time for shorcuts,

communication, games and domestic concerns.

*Waxing Moon

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

Moon enters *Cancer 10:40 pm

*Cancer: Stimulates emotional rapport between people. Pinpoints need support growth and

nurturance. Tends to domestic concern.

Moon Phase: Second Quarter

Incense: Lavender

Color: Topaz

Good Wednesday Morning To All My Dearly Loved Family & Friends!

Good Wednesday Morning, my luvs! I apologize for running late. I have been getting more estimates on my house now. I live in a straight-line wind area. If you aren’t familiar with that, the winds can get up to 90 mph sometimes even higher. Anyway, to keep this story short, the wind blew my roof off. So I am dealing with the insurance adjuster and contractors again, I am so lucky!

I wanted to let you know why I was running late. You know something, I am going to change my name. Yes, you heard right, I am changing it to “Lady Late, ” lmao!

Make it a fantastic day,

Luv & Hugs,

Lady A

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Spell of the Cord

Spell of the Cord

 

By the knot of one, the spells begun
By the knot of two it cometh true
By the knot of three, thus shall it be
By the knot of four, tis strengthened more
By the knot of five,so may it thrive
By the kniot of six, the spell we fix
By the knot of seven, the stars of heaven
By the knot of eight,the hand of fate
By the knot of ninethe thing is mine.

Psychic Sight Mojo Bag

Psychic Sight Mojo Bag

A spell to open the third eye.
Fill a small purple bag (or a piece of cloth that you can wrap herbs in and tie up) with as many of the following herbs as you can:
mugwort acica honeysuckle apeppermint rosemary thyme yarrow –cloves dandelion lilac lavender Calendula – (marigold)

Gather the edges of the cloth and tie a string around it if you are using a cloth, or if you used a small purple bag, tie it shut. (Drawstring bag works best.)
Using a dark violet marker, draw an eye on the front of the bag.
Rub the bag on the third eye Chakra (forehead) whenever performing divination or needing psychic sight, and sleep with it under your pillow every night.

Moon Money Magick

Moon Money Magick

Done During the Full Moon

Fill your cauldron half full of water and drop a silver coin into it.
Position the cauldron so that the light from the moon shines into the water.
Gently sweep your hands just above the surface, symbolically gathering the Moon’s silver.
While doing this say:

“Lovely Lady of the Moon, bring to me your
wealth right soon. Fill my hands with silver and gold.
All you give, my purse can hold.”

Repeat this three times. When finished, pour the water upon the earth.

To Bind An Abusive Person or Bully

To Bind An Abusive Person or Bully

You Will Need:
3 black candles
Black thread
Black pen
Piece of paper
An empty glass jar

This spell will not hurt your bully, it will just make them leave you alone.
Do this spell at midnight on a Saturday of a waning moon (a period of time between a full moon and a new moon, the light is decreasing)

Set the candles in a big triangle shape, big enough so that you can sit in the middle.
Light the candles.
Write the bully’s name on the paper, and draw an “X” over it.
Fold it three times. Say:

“I bind you (say their name)
so that you cannot hurt me anymore,
both physically, and emotionally.
Get out of my life, leave me alone.
I bind you (say name) I bind you.”

Then tie the thread around the folded paper, and pop it in the jar.
Screw on the lid.
Allow the candles to burn out.
The next day, bury the jar away from your property.

Tarot Protection Spell

Tarot Protection Spell

Choose a significator and place in center of a cross with ten of pentacles or ten of cups underneath, the four of wands forms the base, the chariot forms the top, the should represent safety in traveling.

Temperance and the star form the arms of the cross, they invoke supernatural protection.

Meditate on your needs.

Here is the affirmation.

“I call upon the power that is within me and the power that is around me!
I call upon the sentinels of the heavens!
I call upon all good spirits and all ministering angels!
I call for protection, defense, and safety! with white light, a force field is built around me.
I am shielded and protected at all times.
All negative disperse and dissolve at the touch of the radiant light that emanates from the core of my being.
All shadows flee.
All harm and danger is neutralized by the touch of my glowing aura.
By the power within me and the power around me, only peace, love and serenity may exist within my protective barrier!
I am protected.
My family is protected.
My home is protected.
All modes of transportation and travel are protected/ so it is and so shall it be!”

Protection From Evil Spirits

Protection From Evil Spirits

 

The right symbol (or hex) can frighten evil forces and keep them from entering your home. One particularly effective hex is this five-pointed star – also known as a pentagram.

Draw the star, in white chalk, on the inside of every door and on the sill of every window. (Don’t forget attics and .) Make certain that the top of the star faces upward on the doors and outward on the sills; otherwise you may bring misfortune into the home instead of warding it off.

To divert evil forces that may already be in your home, fill a bowl (preferably of brass) with water and throw in a pinch of salt. Put the bowl at the head of your bed each night before you go to sleep. As you place it say:

“Wicked demons, touch not me nor mine,
Thy power I drain into this brine.”

In the morning, empty the bowl down a drain. Make certain that no child or pet takes a sip of the water has stood overnight; it may he contaminated.

If you fear that someone is calling up evil forces against you, write his name, in red ink, on a verbena leaf. If you can’t get a leaf, use a piece of paper cut into the leafs shape. Carry it with you always, and the person will be unable to harm you.

To Undo A Spell You Have Casted

To Undo A Spell You Have Casted

Purpose: To undo a spell
Best time to perform: After midnight any night
Direction to face to open the circle: East
Best moon phase to use: Waning

Incense to burn : Benzoin
Herbs to use: Angelica
Oils to use : Anoint candles with Rosemary Oil
Candle colors: use White candles, as many as you like.
Supplies needed:

One bead from a necklace you own (preferably a pearl–faux or real)
a small patch of Black Cloth
some string for tying

Incantation:
“I cast a spell asking , I now ask the favour of having the spell removed. I understand to take back a spell means giving up something of my own to show my spirit is true and my intentions are good, I give this pearl/bead from a necklace I own. I transfer the spell into the and render the spell dormant. No harm may come from the cancellation of this spell. No further power shall it have. This is my will -so be it.”

Place the pearl/bead in the black cloth – add your angelica herbs–tie up tightly in the string until you have wrapped the pearl/bead entirely in the cloth. Dribble a bit of wax from the candles on the final knot you tie. Then throw the small package away far from your home.

Close the circle and give thanks