Additional information about today’s rune, Mannaz….
mannaz : man, humankind
Phonetic equivalent:m
DIVINATORY MEANINGS:
significator, self, family, community, relationships, social concerns
MAGICAL USES:
to represent a specific person or group of people; to establish social relationships
ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:
Ask and Embla, Midgard
ANALYSIS:
In its broadest sense, mannaz represents all of humanity, and therefore the entire realm of Midgard. In more practical terms, though, it is those with whom we have personal connections, from our immediate circle of family and friends to the wider community around us, reminding us of our nature as social animals. It also represents our connection with the Gods and with nature, through the two Norse myths of the creation of humans; the first where they sprang from Ymir’s body, and the second in which they were created from two logs by a river. It takes the raw energy of ehwaz and controls it through our social conscience, reminding us of those we affect with our deeds both magical and mundane.
The rune itself resembles gebo with its joining of masculine and feminine elements, but is much more complete. It is the entire web of human relationships, with the self at the centre, which mirrors the web of fate explored through rai̡o. But while that web was more or less fixed, this one is mutable and alive. Past and present, male and female, self and other Рall opposites are joined here and made whole. Mannaz is our home, and speaks for all those whose lives we touch when we use the gifts we have been given through the runes
This reading represents strengths you were born with.
The Hierophant
The Hierophant represents the protector of a culture’s heritage and traditions. His purpose is to defend and teach the established ways and beliefs a group embraces. He is inherently conventional and a true believer in the power of the group. He loves the structure of the group and its values. It is the task of The Hierophant to bring new members into the group—to prepare the uninitiated to take their rightful place in his culture. In this sense he is very much like a teacher or a priest. He also acts as the repository of his group’s history. The Hierophant is certainly not one to buck proper authority. However, he is staunch and worthy defender of the tried and true. He represents the positive aspects of conformity.
When The Emperor is among your personal cards, the influence of The Hierophant may be increased. Having The Fool or The Lovers in your personal cards may diminish the influence of The Hierophant.
The Magus
The Magus is the physical embodiment of decisive action based upon knowledge and aimed squarely at specific goals. While firmly set in the material world, he none-the-less has a powerful spiritual connection as well. His knowledge, wisdom and skill are all encompassing. He is complete. His power as a creator is unmatched on our earthly plane. He is self-aware and unafraid to act. His enormous strength gives him the freedom to act as he chooses. However, responsibility comes with that freedom. Because he is not bound to the restraints of others he must choose how to act. The question that always lies before him is should he act morally, or forsake ethics for personal gain.
When The Chariot is among your personal cards, the influence of The Magus may be increased. Having The Empress or Hanged Man in your personal cards may diminish the influence of The Magus.
The Hermit denotes a need to have some space between you and the everyday hustle and bustle of our busy world. The Hermit needs to retreat. Indeed, happiness for The Hermit requires seclusion, freedom from material wants, and time for intense introspection. The answers The Hermit needs cannot be found in our physical world. The truths he seeks are internal, spiritual, and the distraction of a well developed social life can only impede his quest for his personal truths. Still, although not anything remotely resembling extroversion, The Hermit does sometimes need to share time with others; so he can both learn and teach, guide and be guided. The Hermit’s time spent amongst people depletes his energy rapidly. To avoid mental and physical overload he has to retreat from social settings quickly.
Communications planet, Mercury, is now transiting the sector of your chart that rules heart, home, and family, dear Aries, and will influence this area until the 23rd. The Sun and Mars are already in this area of your chart, and the addition of Mercury brings even more focus on personal matters, and especially through frequent thoughts or conversations. There can be more learning or working done at home or with family. You could also be particularly preoccupied with domestic affairs. It’s a great time to organize your home, engage in special activities with family or surrounding home life, and draw up long-term plans for getting yourself on solid footing. Today, you may be thinking up especially clever plans, methods, and ideas.
Taurus
Taurus
Mercury is now transiting your communications sector, dear Taurus, and you can experience a nice wake-up call that sparks your curiosity and ignites your motivation to reach out, make connections, and learn new things. During this cycle that lasts until the 23rd of the month, you are more communicative. Opportunities to speak, share ideas, go on short trips, learn, and connect can abound. It can be a time of more than the usual reading, writing, or studying. There can also be a lot of activity and many distractions at this time. With the Sun, Mars, and now Mercury all in this sector of your chart, there can be a hectic pace to your life. What you say and write can have more impact than usual. Today, the Moon enters your sign late afternoon, and this brings a stronger need to tend to your emotional needs. Even so, today’s energies bring special talent at bringing out the best in others.
Gemini
Gemini
Mercury is now out of your sign and transiting the sign of Cancer until July 23rd, dear Gemini. Mercury is your own ruler and spent more time than it usually does in your sign this year (since the end of April). Now that it’s moved on, you’re less focused on your independence and more concerned with building the structures in your life. It’s certainly a good time for bringing new ideas, organization, and objectivity to your practical affairs, including your finances, but it’s also a strong period for developing your skills and talents, taking special care of your valuables, and acquiring new things that make your life a little easier or more comfortable. When Mercury is challenged here, this can be a time when you fret over your personal resources, but overall, this is a good time for seeing what you need and want more clearly. Today, you are especially creative and possibly even inspired. Allow yourself to dream and allow your mind some freedom to explore.
Cancer
Cancer
You didn’t quite lose your voice while Mercury spent an unusual amount of time in your privacy sector (since the end of April), dear Cancer, but in some ways, you may have had less opportunity or desire to speak about yourself or your plans. Yesterday, Mercury entered your sign, and you are now fully ready to make decisions and talk about your plans. This cycle that lasts until the 23rd is a good one for being truly heard, sharper decision making, and more objectivity. The Sun and Mars are already in your sign, and with Mercury also here now, you have even more personal power to make changes and to shape your life as you want it. This is the time of year when you can most easily use the power of words to attract what you want. Today is strong for career and reputation matters, which can get a boost.
Leo
Leo
Now and until the 23rd, communications planet, Mercury, is influencing your solar twelfth house, dear Leo. The Sun and Mars are already here, and this puts even more focus on rejuvenation, private matters, past issues, and healing. You could be seeking more sense and reason to recent experiences or looking for meaning in hidden places. It’s a good cycle in which to do research or ground work for future projects, as well as for taking a break from the usual mental routine. Seek out different ways to satisfy your curiosity. Don’t waste too much time and energy on guilt. Decisions may not come quickly now, and it’s probably better that this is the case. You may be somewhat withdrawn now, but today is considerably more sociable for you. It’s also a fine day for learning new things and “winning” arguments, as you are thinking especially creatively.
Virgo
Virgo
Mercury is now influencing your solar eleventh house, dear Virgo, where it will continue to transit until the 23rd of July. The Sun and Mars are already in this sector of your chart, and now your own ruler, Mercury, is here as well, placing even more emphasis on networking, growing, connecting, and dreaming. This is a time when conversations with friends and various networking activities increase and offer special learning experiences. You also have a lot to contribute. There is a stronger than usual desire to seek out like-minded people, to contribute to a cause, or to give of yourself to others. Social interactions are more frequent, light, and fun during this cycle, but with Mars here as well, there can be some drama building. This is a generally good time for sharing your skills, talents, or knowledge with associates, taking part in group activities, or simply spending more time with friends and acquaintances. Today, you’re entertaining especially unique ideas, and your conversation is particularly witty and insightful.
Libra
Libra
With Mercury now in your tenth house of career and reputation until the 23rd, dear Libra, you are at your more ambitious time of the year. The Sun and Mars are already in this sector of your solar chart, and you are especially aware of your performance, responsibilities, and reputation. With Mercury here, you’re thinking things through more often. You communicate with more awareness of how you’re coming across. You might speak as an authority on a matter, or people tend to turn to you as a leader. Your business affairs assume more importance in your life now. This a good time for seeking out or coming across information and knowledge that benefits or enhances your social and/or career prospects. You’re thinking in terms of improvement and along the lines of long-range goals. You may be more accountable for what you say and do now than at other points in the year. Today is good for generating ideas, lucid conversations, and the sharing or uncovering of useful information.
Scorpio
Scorpio
Mercury is now transiting the sign of Cancer, dear Scorpio, and will stay in the sign until the 23rd, influencing your solar ninth house. The Sun and Mars are already in this area of your chart, stimulating a desire to reach beyond your usual boundaries and igniting a sort of wanderlust that can be physical and mental as well. With Mercury here now, especially, you’re looking to expand your knowledge and mental experience. Educational or philosophical subjects could hold special interest during this cycle, and the decisions you make are less about practicality than they are about your beliefs and ideals. There is more persuasiveness, enthusiasm, and optimism now, and you’re bringing more of these qualities to your communications.
Sagittarius
Sagittarius
Mercury is now influencing your solar eighth house, dear Sagittarius, where it will continue to transit until the 23rd. With Mars and the Sun already in this sector of your solar chart, you are certainly more withdrawn and focused on the more hidden elements of your life these days. Mercury here brings even more focus on mysteries, intrigue, intimacy, relationships, sexuality, and research. It’s a great time to figure things out and think things through. You are more likely to devise strategies and plans instead of taking your usual direct route to things. Thinking about shared resources and finances, or engaging in negotiations involving them, could also figure in your life during this cycle. Today, you are at your best with people whose passions, interests, or visions support yours, but you are absolutely unafraid of going your own way or stirring up a bit of controversy.
Capricorn
Capricorn
Mercury is now influencing your solar seventh house, dear Capricorn, where it will continue to transit until the 23rd. The Sun is also here until the 23rd, and Mars for a longer stay, placing strong emphasis on close, one-on-one relationships. There can be more reliance on a partner or significant person in your life, or on others in general. These influences can bring people into your life as well. You might enlist others’ assistance or look for their input when making decisions, not always because you need it, but because others’ viewpoints help draw out your own. Intelligent or communicative people are drawn into your life, or you’re drawn to them. You might be relating well, or better, to younger people during this cycle. You have much to learn through others right now, and you often favor one-on-one situations over group settings. Today’s energy is rather light, particularly from early afternoon forward, when you tend to pull out of your emotional shell.
Aquarius
Aquarius
Mercury is now influencing your solar sixth house, dear Aquarius. The Sun and Mars are already in this sector of health and work, and with Mercury now here as well, this can be a very productive, busy, and perhaps at times nervous period. It’s a time when you need to adapt to a daily routine or when emphasis is on work, service, or health routines. List-making, organizing, and analyzing are in focus. Use this energy in a positive manner by organizing the important systems in your life. Avoid fretting over details unless you are doing so with the intent of fixing them. Try not to forget about the bigger picture, either. Today, there is a freeness to the energy of the day, and you can be especially clever at coming up with solutions to problems and charming in your communications.
Pisces
Pisces
Mercury is now transiting the sign of Cancer and will stay in the sign until the 23rd, influencing your solar fifth house, dear Pisces. During this cycle, you take more pride in your intelligence, conversations, and ideas, and can be especially smooth when expressing yourself, perhaps even entertaining others with your observations. People are responsive and are more inclined to understand what you’re trying to communicate. There is more creativity or playfulness in your thinking, and perhaps some mischievousness and more humor in your approach to the world. This can be a time when you’re thinking about creative pursuits, your children, romance, and hobbies more than usual. Generally speaking, this can be a mentally fruitful period. You might seek to stand out from the crowd on a mental level. Today is wonderful for creative ideas and truly innovative thinking.
You are creative in an unusual, fascinating way, and in fact, people find you fascinating and unique in general. Your interests tend to be off the beaten track. You can be quite generous with your time and often make sacrifices for people you love. You are nurturing and loving, but you are also very stubborn and wilful – certainly your own person! You have a strong connection with nature. Watch for workaholic tendencies. Famous people born today: Kevin Bacon, Nelson Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, Beck, Sophia Bush, Billy Crudup, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Anjelica Huston, Jaden Smith.
This is a good time for creative work or active down time, dear Aries! Your intuition is super powerful now with Mars, your ruler, connecting healthily with Neptune. If you are able to approach the day in a freeform way, all the better, as your hunches seem to be accurate and the best way to follow your instincts is to allow for some freedom of movement. You might want to work on domestic matters or long-term projects, and certainly you can feel inspired by a dream of the future on this level. Motivation to work hard for a more idyllic home life or future is strong today.
Taurus
Taurus
You can be feeling quite inspired about learning, your personal interests, or communications projects today, dear Taurus. Taking action or pursuing a dream can leave you feeling stronger and filled with purpose. Friends or networks can be inspiring as well, providing fuel for your motivation to reach out and connect or to pursue something you’re truly interested in. You could be feeling good about supporting others, particularly a sibling or friend/acquaintance, or feeling an intuitive bond or connection with someone. You are both enthusiastic and sensitive, and this endears you to others. Working with or supporting someone can be beneficial now.
Gemini
Gemini
Today is strong for all things practical, as you can quite effectively intuit your next move, dear Gemini, and lay the groundwork for important projects and endeavors. Energy is strong, but only if you feel inspired, which may very well be the case today! Channel your energies into something truly worth pursuing. You have an exceptional sense of what is truly valuable to you, and also of your own capabilities, making it a strong day for being drawn to things you may need and for unusual but fabulous ideas for your future. Money sense is good right now.
Cancer
Cancer
You’ll be communicating more directly in the coming weeks with Mercury now in your sign, dear Cancer, and others are bound to appreciate the candor, even if they are a little surprised, as you often prefer to keep observations to yourself. Today is strong for intuition, as well as artistic endeavors. Good energy is also with you for educational and travel pursuits. It’s an excellent time for sharing a dream or vision with someone. Your intuition is very active and accurate now, and connections to someone special can be quite passionate.
Leo
Leo
There can be benefits coming through private conversations, the learning of a secret, or through observation, dear Leo. You are noticing things that you may have overlooked on another day, and there can be a finding the last puzzle piece moment experienced now. While it may be premature to present your ideas now, you can certainly work hard on them and find new inspiration or motivation to further your work. It’s a good day for attraction and magnetism, although it’s on the quiet, private side, such as a yet-developed relationship or crush. Take special note of the visions and impressions you have now – fantasy and flights of fancy can be more than simple escape today.
Virgo
Virgo
Your physical drive and energy levels are high today, dear Virgo, and you have a strong desire (and ability) to take charge of your life. Instincts are working well, even if information is not completely available to you now. You might enjoy working by yourself rather than with others for the time being, so if you can set your own pace, take that opportunity. Today can be strong for friendships and partnerships, as a feeling of intuitive connection is likely. Slowing down today can actually help move you forward if it allows your intuition to kick in. Events that occur today can push you to deal with neglected areas of your life.
Libra
Libra
Today is very strong for intuiting your current or next move, dear Libra, particularly related to work or health. You can have strong attractions today, and you may even feel quite enchanted with someone. You are tuning into the subtler side of your relationships and connections. Keep the connections with others alive today. There can be an interesting, supportive connection with a partner, and there can be a strongly intuitive rapport going on with others in one-on-one situations. There can also be support for your projects and work efforts now. The more creative your work today, the more productive you will be.
Scorpio
Scorpio
Mars in your solar ninth house these days is strong for natural energy and assertiveness, dear Scorpio, as people and circumstances are less likely to get in the way of pursuing your desires and interests. Mercury entering this same sector today adds even more ease. Today, Mars in healthy relationship with Neptune in your creative and romantic sector boosts your personal appeal, heightens feelings and passions, inspires an interest in a new topic or subject, and boosts your faith in general. People around you may be willing to offer you a helping hand, and attractions are strong yet pleasant. Your tastes are exotic, and your understanding of people and concepts is enhanced in delightful ways today.
Sagittarius
Sagittarius
This may very well be a strong day for connecting on a deeper level with someone, dear Sagittarius. Imagination and fantasy figure strongly, but so does practicality. Emotions can be stirred now that demand some sort of action. Soon enough, you’re likely to discover what that is. You need to feel good about what you’re doing, or at the very least, a sense of purpose and higher meaning. You are seeing things beyond their surface, whether this is a person or situation. Activities that are behind the scenes or private can hold more appeal, and there can be more creative power to access today.
Capricorn
Capricorn
Your ability to communicate in nonverbal ways or on an ethereal, subtle level is powerful today, dear Capricorn. As such, you have golden opportunities to enhance relationships or connect with others now. You are more interested in filling the needs and wants of other people today, and less inclined to focus on your own interests or pushing your own agenda. You may be contributing to a group effort or helping out a partner or friend today. Serving and supporting others may be deeply satisfying now. Imagination can be brought to your conversations and work.
Aquarius
Aquarius
Today is good for coming up with new ideas, particularly those along practical lines, Aquarius. It’s time for focusing on what truly matters to you. Finding new meaning in a project or endeavor is critical for your motivation levels now, and you’re very likely to find it today. Money-making ideas can be strong now. You are especially receptive to new ideas, and, perhaps more than anything, methods, as you want to take action and make changes. You’re not content to simply think about things. You need to add some color to your routines and imagination to your work. You might be interested in alternative healing methods.
Pisces
Pisces
You’ll quickly find that others around you can’t be prodded today, dear Pisces. There is a tendency to savor the moments, and this is something you can safely resign yourself to doing at some points today as well. In fact, it’s likely to be very beneficial. Today brings excellent energy for personal appeal and magnetism. You can be feeling strongly about an idea or ideal now and quite eager to share. Strong emotions tend to push you into a new direction, and the desire to take action builds. We can be attracted to mysterious things and people today, and many of you have this kind of appeal!
The Balance of the Signs & the Elements for July 8th
ARIES STRONG
Initiating, pioneering energy. Independent, bold, courageous, assertive, fiery, inspirational, direct, decisive. Can be egotistical, impulsive, impatient, aggressive, lacking subtlety.
CANCER STRONG
Nurturing, protective, tenacious, emotional sensitive, watery, strong roots. Can be overly protective, unwilling to let go, timid, reclusive.
LEO STRONG
Self-confident, generous, warm-hearted, powerful leader, dramatic. Can be overly proud, vain, extravagant, arrogant.
FIRE STRONG
Fire is enthusiastic, dynamic, and spontaneous, but lacks reflection. We are more courageous and adventurous now, with a tendency to act before thinking. There is little concern about what happened in the past. We are competitive and possibly impatient or bored easily.
EARTH WEAK
There can be a lack of desire, interest, or skills regarding practical affairs. We may not be very much in touch with reality. Difficulties concentrating, grounding ourselves.
AIR WEAK
We may have a difficult time being objective or detached. We may not be especially communicative.
WATER STRONG
We are more compassionate, emotional, and intuitive than usual, and we may react emotionally to situations, possibly at the expense of logic or practicality.
CARDINAL STRONG
We are ready to take action and to take on challenges, and can become frustrated with stagnant conditions.
Typically with the Moon in Aries, we can be impulsive and quick to take action, but with a trine between Mars and Neptune influencing the day, we can be a little more inspired or subtle. Tension is nevertheless likely with a last quarter Moon opening our eyes to flaws and problems.
•The Moon is in Aries all day (until Thursday, July 9th, at 3:49 PM).
•The Moon is waning and in its Waning Gibbous phase until 4:23 PM / Last Quarter phase after 4:23 PM.
•The Last Quarter Moon occurs at 4:23 PM today.
•Venus is direct and is in its pre-retrograde shadow (Venus will retrograde from July 25-September 6).
•Mercury enters the sign of Cancer today (Mercury transits Cancer from July 8-23).
The Moon today is in a Third Quarter phase. Sometimes called a Last Quarter Moon, this phase occurs roughly 3 weeks after the New Moon when the earth is three quarter of the way through it’s orbit around the earth. If you live in the northern hemisphere the Moons left side will be illuminated and the right side dark. For thoughts of you in the southern hemisphere it will be the opposite with the right side illuminated. On the day of the Third Quarter phase the Moon will rise around midnight on the eastern horizon and set in the west around noon the next day. In the days following the Third Quarter Phase the Moon’s illumination will decrees each day until the New Moon.
Phase Details for – Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Phase: Last Quarter Illumination: 54% Moon Age: 21.77 days Moon Angle: 0.55 Moon Distance: 364,080.56 km Sun Angle: 0.52 Sun Distance: 152,094,889.93 km
You can do this spell with your family and friends if you like.
You will need one half cup spring or well water, a misting bottle, rosemary essential oil, lavender essential oil, and pure vanilla. After dark, pour the water into the misting bottle. Add four drops of the rosemary essential oil, seven drops of the lavender essential oil, and seven drops of the pure vanilla. Cap the bottle and shake it well. As you shake it, repeat over and over:
May this Mead Moon Mist be filled with divine power.
Hold the bottle between your hands, and repeat seven times:
Divine Mead Moon Mist empower me, blessed be!
Go outdoors. Spray the mist upward above your head. Close your eyes and breathe in the refreshing scent. Each time you spray the mist, repeat:
I see the moon and the moon sees me
I see the stars and the stars see me
Goddess bless the moon and stars
And Goddess bless me. Blessed be!
Wiccan Spell A Night: Spells, Charms, And Potions For The Whole Year
Your neighbor or your colleague is driving you nuts
Remember the ’80s sitcom about Vern and his well-meaning nemesis neighbor, Ernest P. Worrell? “Hey Vern, it’s Ernest!” While it’s too late for Vern, here’s a curse for you to use on that special someone you could do without. It’s not terribly serious, but it will get your tormentor off your back. Use it for anyone who’s a pain, but never use it against someone you envy.
You will need:
A piece of first-quality stationery, unlined (available at a stationery store)
A pen
A few dressmakers’ pins
Take your stationery and write this down: “I give you the man who has stolen my pleasure. May the grass grow at his door and the fox nest on his hearthstone. [Write the name here.]”
Roll up the paper and secure it with several pins. Say: “So I give the name who took me away, who has been privy to that taking-away.”
Place it under your neighbor’s doorstep. The front step’s better than the back.
For a coworker, simply place the scroll at the back of one of his least-used desk drawers. The bottom drawer on the right side is best.
When things improve, remove the roll—but keep it handy if things deteriorate again. This is not a curse with great sticking power, but it can be re-used.
The Little Book of Curses and Maledictions for Everyday Use
Wednesdays are wild and wacky days. They are for communication, change, cunning, and the arts. This is a Mercury day, and just its patron god this day is full of contradictions, change, and excitement. Some suggestions for Wednesday enchantments would include:
Pulling a little Wednesday color magic into your life by wearing purples or orange
Carrying a multipurpose agate with you and tapping into its various charms
Working with magical plants such as the fern for protection. This plant will also boost the power of any other magical plants with which it is arranged.
Incorporating lavender into charms and spells for transformation
Using the charming scent of lily of the valley to improve your memory, or working with the aspen tree for communication
Calling on Athena, patron of arts and crafts, for inspiration for a new project
Fanning out a Tarot spell to increase you creativity
Calling on Hermes on a Wednesday night to bring movement and good luck into your life
Day of Dedication to Mother Earth. Recycle today. Help with a local park clean up. On this date in ancient Rome, a nature festival known as the Nonae Caprotinae (Nones of the Wild Figs) was celebrated in honor of the Goddess Juno, the Great Mother. It is believed to be one of the oldest of the women’s festivals.
In Tomar, Portugal, there is an annual parade in which girls balance flower-covered pillars of bread on their heads. This parade is believed to ward off the spirits of illness for the remainder of the year.
Rome: Day of Joy, Honoring Vitula: This day and the next, are called the Vitulatio, or Day of Joy, and is a day of celebration honoring Vitula, the personified
Goddess of Joy and Victory.
Tinne (Holly) – July 8 to August 4: The Holly is male, and so symbolizes paternity and fatherhood. With the Ivy and the Mistletoe, the Holly has always been
regarded as a potent life symbol, both for his year-long foliage and for his winter fruits. Concealed within the verses of the ‘Song of Amergin’, chanted by a chief Bard as the landed on the shores of Ireland, is the line “I am a battle-waging spear” – the wood of the Holly was used in fashioning spear shafts.Magical Associations: Protection, prophecy, magic for animals, sex magic.
July 3-August 15. This was recognized by the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Arabians and Polynesians. The Dog Days of Summer takes it’s name from the rising of the Dog Star, Sirius. The ancient words which we translate as “the Dog Star” could also be interpreted as “the little bitch bringing heat.” This is the hottest period in the Northern hemisphere of Earth.
Incense: cassia, cedar, cinnamon, clove, frankincense, jasmine, lavender, mastic, mint, rosemary, sage, sandalwood, storax, dried and powdered citrus peel, and all incense made from aromatic bark, wood, and seeds
Goddess: Carmenta, Hecate (Queen of Crossroads), Hel, Ishtar, Ma’at, the Morrigan, Nike
God: Anubis, Bragi, Elath-Iahu. Enki, Garuda, Hermes, Maximon (Black Magician), Mercury, Nebo (Wise God of Wednesday), Odin, Shango, Ullr, Vishnu, Wayland, Woden
Evocation: Agrat Bat Mahalat, Michael, Miel, Raphael, Seraphiel, Tiriel
To the Romans, this day was called Dies Mercurii, or “Mercury’s day” Mercury was a popular character in the Roman pantheon. A messenger of the gods, he presided over commerce, trade, and anything that required skill or dexterity. The Celts also worshiped Mercury and eventually equated him with the Norse god Odin (some spelling variations on this name include Wotan, Wodin, and Wodan). In Norse mythologies, Odin, like Mercury, is associated with poetry and music. Interestingly enough, both Odin and Mercury were regarded as psychopomps, or the leaders of souls, in their individual mythologies.
Odin, one of the main gods in Norse mythology, was constantly seeking wisdom. He traveled the world in disguise as a one-eyed man with a long gray beard, wearing an old, beat-up hat and carrying a staff or a spear (which brings to my mind images of Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings). In the Old English language, this day of Mercury evolved into Wodnes daeg, “Woden’s day,” or Wednesday.
Wednesday carries all of the planetary and magickal energies and associations of the witty and nimble god Mercury himself. Some of these mercurial traits included good communication skills, cleverness, intelligence, creativity, business sense, writing, artistic talent, trickiness, and thievery. And don’t forget all of those wise and enigmatic qualities associated with the Norse god Odin/Wodin, not to mention the goddess Athena’s contributions of music, the arts, handmade crafts, and writing. Wednesdays afford excellent opportunities for seeking wisdom, changing your circumstances, and improving your skills, be they in trade and commerce, music and art, or in communication and writing.
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Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Be bold and daring today! Expand your knowledge of the Craft by working with the planetary energies of Mercury on this multifaceted day of the week. Consider the Greco-Roman gods Mercury and Hermes and all of the many lessons they have for you. Embrace change and movement, and work on your communication techniques. Conjure up a little good luck for yourself with that Mercury dime spell. Call on Athena to inspire you to try magickal arts and crafts and to be more creative in your own spellwork and witchery.
Meditate on Odin and see what you can discover about him. I wonder what sort of fabulous and fascinating magickal wisdom you will uncover? Odin is a shaman, after all; he may appear in many guises and faces. I guarantee that he will make you laugh at yourself before he is through with you, but you will learn. It’s up to you what you do with that knowledge. Will you let it shapeshift into wisdom?
Wednesday is the wild and wily day of the week, so try to go with the flow; don’t fight the quirky energies of the day. Most importantly, follow your heart, and always keep a good sense of humor, because of Wednesdays you will really need it.
Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
The Hierophant represents the protector of a culture’s heritage and traditions. His purpose is to defend and teach the established ways and beliefs a group embraces. He is inherently conventional and a true believer in the power of the group. He loves the structure of the group and its values. It is the task of The Hierophant to bring new members into the group—to prepare the uninitiated to take their rightful place in his culture. In this sense he is very much like a teacher or a priest. He also acts as the repository of his group’s history. The Hierophant is certainly not one to buck proper authority. However, he is staunch and worthy defender of the tried and true. He represents the positive aspects of conformity.
The Magus is the physical embodiment of decisive action based upon knowledge and aimed squarely at specific goals. While firmly set in the material world, he none-the-less has a powerful spiritual connection as well. His knowledge, wisdom and skill are all encompassing. He is complete. His power as a creator is unmatched on our earthly plane. He is self-aware and unafraid to act. His enormous strength gives him the freedom to act as he chooses. However, responsibility comes with that freedom. Because he is not bound to the restraints of others he must choose how to act. The question that always lies before him is should he act morally, or forsake ethics for personal gain.
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