The Balance of the Elements & the Signs for Sunday, June 14th

TAURUS STRONG
Stable and enduring, strong values, unyielding, earthy, acquisitive, strong desires. Can be stuck, stubborn, overly possessive, self-indulgent.
GEMINI STRONG
Agile, versatile, inquisitive, flowing, conversational, airy, many ideas. Can be volatile, superficial, changeable, restless and inconsistent.
LEO STRONG
Self-confident, generous, warm-hearted, powerful leader, dramatic. Can be overly proud, vain, extravagant, arrogant.

AIR STRONG
We tend to favor rational, objective thought over emotions, impulses, and feelings at this time. We are more intellectual, fair-minded, and logical in our approach, Ideas flow easily and quickly, we are more communicative and guided by principles, and also somewhat dispassionate or impersonal.
WATER WEAK
There may be some insensitivity or lack of empathy now. We may be out of touch with what we’re feeling or with our emotional needs. We may be tougher than usual now, and more inclined to follow mental or practical considerations than we are to listen to our intuition.

CARDINAL WEAK
This is not a time that we tend to naturally initiate actions. We may be stronger at following up than starting anew. Survival mechanisms may be weaker now.
MUTABLE STRONG
We are flexible, adaptable, willing, open to change, and possibly flighty or nervous.

Astrology of Today – June 14, 2015

Summary:

The Sun and Mars join in the sign of Gemini today. Passions can run high, but remember that sudden urges and desires may be more about inner unrest than inner truth. Otherwise, this combination can give us a nice shot of energy and courage.

The Moon is in Taurus until 1:50 PM.
The Moon is void until 1:50 PM (since yesterday at 6:06 PM).
The Moon is in Gemini from 1:50 PM forward (until Tuesday, June 16th, at 6:50 PM).
The Moon is waning and in its Waning Crescent phase.
Mercury is direct and in its shadow until it reaches 13 Gemini 09 on June 27th.
Saturn retrogrades back into the sign of Scorpio today, where it will transit until September 17th, when it re-enters Sagittarius.

WITCHY WAYS TO CELEBRATE JUNE

Decorate your home and altar with fragrant blooms, and light candles to represent the sun.

Connect with the fairies by leaving an offering of milk, honey, or sweet bread under a bramble bush. Sit in the quiet of sunrise and sunset to see the Fae folk.

Spell for purification by creating a Midsummer fire and making a protective talisman of summer herbs. Cast illness aside by throwing a pouch of herbs into the cleansing flames.

Come together with others, either in person or online, to celebrate the longest day. Make a connection.

Get out and about, and find both an oak and a holly tree. Bow in respect to both at this time of their yearly battle.

Hedgewitch Book of Days: Spells, Rituals, and Recipes for the Magical
Mandy Mitchell

REAPING SUMMER’S BOUNTY

With all this time spent outside and with the garden at its height, all the beautiful blooms around you are practically screaming to be picked. It’s hard not to gather them all and plonk them in a vase. They can brighten up any room in your home and make a gorgeous gift for a friend when you pop round for coffee. But there is so much more you can do with your flowers than just display them. Here are some ideas that you can use at home with your beautiful blooms:

Eat them.
Now, I do not suggest that you go around munching on any old flower. But some are edible and delicious. Get a good book on edible blooms and have a go at introducing one or two of them into your cooking. Some of my favorites are rose petals, herbs like chives and thyme, violets, pansies, marigolds, borage, chamomile, and (my all time favorite) lavender.

Drink them.
Add them to drinks or ice cubes before freezing, or try them in cakes and salads.

Dry them.
Hang small bunches of flowers in a warm, dark place, making sure the stems are secured so they don’t fall as they shrink and dry. You can use these dried flowers to make all sorts of things, from a simple arrangement to a pretty decoration or picture. This is a wonderful way to preserve a special bouquet.

Bathe in them.
Add a couple of handsful to your bath to bathe in the essences of the plant. You will feel like a princess or prince, and the water will be infused with the properties of the flower you choose. If you don’t fancy scooping out loose petals, tie them loosely in a muslin square and drop this into your bath instead.

Press them.
Place small blooms carefully in a flower press or under heavy books between tissue paper, and leave them to press for a couple of weeks. Use them to decorate lampshades or picture frames, or place them in your Book of Shadows.

Strew them.
Mix together a few beautiful petals and strew them around your home. They will impart a delicate fragrance and magically charge the air with their properties. I like to use rose petals and lavender in the bedroom for romance and peace.

Repel pests.
Some flowers repel flies, mosquitoes, and rodents, so they are well worth using in the home. Hang bunches of lavender, basil, marigolds, or mint over your door to help prevent flies, and sprinkle dried lavender flowers at access points for mice to repel them.

Bask in them.
Simmer a couple of handsful of rose petals in pure water, strain, and use as a tonic for your skin after cleansing to ease redness and skin irritations. Always do a patch test first.

Speak their language.
Most flowers have a language attached to them— red roses are for love, lavender for peace, dandelions for happiness, etc. Learn about a new flower every time one comes into your life. Then start to send messages to your loved ones with them.

Spell with them.
Include flowers in your spells or sachets to add a soft energy to your magic and bring their properties to aid your goal. Place them on your altar as an offering.

Cure with them.
So many flowers have medicinal uses, from St. John’s wort for depression to chamomile for stress. Research how flowers can help you with some simple remedies at home, or use flower essences already infused with the flower’s energy.

Hedgewitch Book of Days: Spells, Rituals, and Recipes for the Magical
Mandy Mitchell

Sunday and the Perfect Corresponding Spell

Finally, it’s Sunday, the official day of rest. Not only do Christians acknowledge this day, but I’m sure many Pagans appreciate this day, as well. Everyone needs rest and lot of people need a good day to worship their creator (whomever or whatever that may be), however they deem fit to do so. With the Sun being the central theme of many ancient rituals, Sunday just seems to fit, in name and theory. Not only is it a good day to worship, it seems good to do more relaxed spells, such as, sleep, dream and rebirth.

Sunday Sunrise Spell for Illumination

Here is a spell that invokes the aid of the triple goddess Brigid. This spell is meant to warm you up from the inside out. This will cause you to have a magickal sparkle and for your lovely personality to shine right through. If you don’t feel particularly lovely at the moment, then maybe it’s time for a change. This should help you to improve your outlook and cheer you up. Brigid is probably one of the more popular goddesses that modern Witches work with. I think it is because she is so welcoming, strong, and feminine, all at once.

For this spell, try working outside at sunrise. You can also beef this up by adding some natural correspondences, such as stones or flowers, to the spoken verse to help tie the energy together. You could include tiger’s-eye, amber, and carnelian. Set these stones around your candles. Slip a few stems of a sun-associated flower into a vase. Try draping the workspace with a gold-colored cloth-celestial fabrics that feature bright yellow suns would be a smart choice. Or just set up in view of a sunny window and let the sunshine illuminate the workspace naturally.

Repeat the spell below three times:

Sunday starts off the week with its bright golden glow
This day brings fame, wealth and causes friendships to grow
Light a gold and yellow candle to ensure success
I call on the Goddess Brigid, my spell she will bless
Her light glows inside me from within my soul will shine
Leadership, health, and growth will all appear in good time.

Close the spell by saying:

With all the power of three times three
As I will it, then so shall it be.

You can work this spell whenever you feel the need for a little extra personal power. As before, you may keep the stones in your pocket for a few days, or tuck the flowers from the spell into your hair or pin them onto your jacket like a tiny corsage. This will ensure that you carry a bit of Brigid’s magick throughout your day.

Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

Daily Magickal Application for Sunday, June 14th

The Latin term for Sunday, our first day of the week, is Dies Solis (“sun’s day”). In ancient Greek, it was called Hemera Heliou. In the Old English language, it was known as Sunnandaeg; in Middle English, Sonenday. All of these titles mean the same thing: the day of the sun.

What do you think of when you feel the sun shine down on you? What sorts of enchantments and energies do you think would be complementary to a day named after our closest star? Sunday brings those bright solar energies into your life and has the magickal correspondences of success, promotion, leadership, pride, light, generosity, warmth, fitness, and personal growth. Astrologically, the sun symbolizes the conscious self and rules the zodiac sign of Leo.

The charms and spells that would complement this magickal day of the sun are ones for personal achievements of any kind-such as if you are seeking fame and wealth, working for that much-deserved promotion at work, or being acknowledged for a job well done. Health issues, increasing personal power, or simply sticking to your diet and being proud of what you have accomplished all fall under the sun’s golden influence.

Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

Sunday Is Ruled By The Sun

Sunday corresponds to the sun, our closest star. This day is full of wonder and all sorts of magical potential for success, wealth, and fame. Sundays are for personal achievements of any kind such as working towards a promotion at your job, seeking fame and wealth, or being acknowledged for a job well done. All of these goals fall under the golden influence of the sun. Some suggestions for Sunday enchantments would include:

Sitting outside at sunrise and calling on the goddess Brigid for illumination and inspiration

Wearing gold jewelry or clothing that is gold or sunshine yellow to pull some color magic into your life

Arranging a few sunflowers in a vase and empowering these “flowers of the sun” for fame and ambition

Gathering up the common marigold flower and scattering it’s petals about to encourage prosperity

Baking up a batch of cinnamon rolls for the family and enchanting them for health and success

Snacking on a solar fruit, the orange, and enjoying the magical boost it brings to your life

The Witches Correspondences for Sunday, June 14th

Magickal Intentions: Growth, Advancements, Enlightenment, Rational Thought, Exorcism, Healing, Prosperity, Hope, Exorcism, Money

Incense: Lemon, Frankincense

Planet: Sun

Sign: Leo

Angel: Michael

Colors: Gold, Yellow, Orange and White

Herbs/Plants: Marigold, Heliotrope, Sunflower, Buttercup, Cedar, Beech, Oak

Stones: Carnelian, Citrine, Tiger’s Eye, Amber, Clear Quartz and Red Agate

Oil: (Sun) Cedar, Frankincense, Neroli, Rosemary

The first day of the week is ruled by the Sun. It is an excellent time to work efforts involving business partnerships, work promotions, business ventures, and professional success. Spells where friendships, mental or physical health, or bringing joy back into life are an issue work well on this day, too.

The Witches Almanac for Sunday, June 14th

Sunday (Sun): Healing, spirituality, success, strength and protection.

Flag Day

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

Moon Phase: Fourth Quarter

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

Moon enters Gemini 1:15 pm
Gemini: Things begun now are easily changed by outside influence. Time for shortcuts, communication, games, and fun.

Incense: Hyacinth

Color: Gold

We call for knowledge
Vast and thorough
We call for wisdom deep
We call for what we need to know
And learning we can keep
We ask for signs
To point the way
We ask for guidance too
We ask to know what can be known
So send us knowledge true and wise
To make us a better reflection of you,
Our Divine Mother
So we may do your will and spread
Your message throughout the world.

So Mote It Be.