Casting the Stones, Your Past, Present & Future Reading for Today
The Past Berkano
Berkano is the Rune of birth and rebirth. This may symbolize a time when you are capable of great personal growth. Love may be in the air as well.
The Present Ehwaz
Ehwaz represents movement. You may be closing in on reaching your current goals. Your life may be changing for the better. Harmony with others should come easy for you at this time.
The Future Fehu
Fehu is the Rune of prosperity, good luck and unbridled creative energies. Being associated with Frey, this Rune is also a powerful omen of fertility. Fehu is one of the three Mother Stones and should never be taken lightly.
Thurisaz embodies the polarity of life and death and the struggle to keep them in balance. Expect conflict, hardship and obstacles, but be assured that remaining focused and in touch with your inner strengths will see you through whatever comes your way. This Rune may also represent protection from your enemies, which is never a bad thing.
Additional information about Today’s Rune, Thurisaz
MAGICAL USES: aid in study and meditation, self-discipline, clearing out a bad situation
ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES: the Frost Giants, Loki
ANALYSIS: þurisaz is the first of the ‘obstacle’ runes. These obstacles are not necessarily destructive things, but are placed in our path to strengthen and teach us. After all, you can’t have a mythic hero without dragons to slay or giants to fight!
The lesson of this rune is ‘to learn you must suffer’, meaning not only literal suffering, but also in the biblical sense of ‘allowing’ – allowing one’s destiny to unfold as it should, and allowing one’s self to experience all that life offers us. What may at first appear to be a negative, destructive event may well turn out to contain an important lesson. The Giants may seem to be evil and destructive to the Aesir, but they bring about change, and eventually clear the way for a new age.
Your Power Cards represent strengths you were born with.
Strength
Strength denotes an inner power, mastery of will and development of inner might. Through mastering one’s emotions and learning from both success and failure the person Strength represents has reached a place where they are influential without applying physical force, able to weather the roughest of storms, and not likely to abandon the less fortunate. Strength also denotes a large capacity for forgiveness and compassion. Strength is not as much about winning as it is about overcoming hardship, and using well crafted persuasion to ease others to your side.
When The Hanged Man is among your personal cards, the influence of Strength may be increased. Having The Chariot in your personal cards may diminish the influence of Strength.
The Fool
This card represents the dreamer in you, the idealist, the mystic. The Fool desires to do great things, but is often unaware of just how difficult great things are to do. He must always be very careful of the choices he makes, and remember knowledge is his ally. The Fool often symbolizes a new beginning, unrestrained optimism, and curiosity that hasn’t been dulled by time. While The Fool may well indicate a lack of experience or grasp of the pitfalls along the path he is taking, it is equally true that his lack of experience leads him to believe all things are possible, which brings even impossible goals within his grasp.
When The Hanged Man or The Star are among your personal cards, the influence of The Fool may be increased. Having The Devil in your personal cards may diminish the influence of The Fool.
Pamela Coleman-Smith’s artful rendition of an “innocent Fool” archetype (Rider-Waite deck) is often used to represent Tarot in general. Early classical versions of the Fool card, however, portray quite a different character — a person driven by base needs and urges, who has fallen into a state of poverty and deprivation.
In some instances, he is made out to be a carnival entertainer or a huckster. In others, he is portrayed as decrepit and vulnerable — as the cumulative result of his delusions and failures. Not until the 20th century do you see the popular Rider-Waite image of the Fool arise — that of an innocent Soul before its Fall into Matter, as yet untainted by contact with society and all its ills.
Modern decks usually borrow from the Rider-Waite imagery. Most Fool cards copy the bucolic mountainside scene, the butterfly, the potential misplaced step that will send the Fool tumbling into the unknown. Don’t forget, however, that the earlier versions of this card represented already-fallen humanity, over-identified with the material plane of existence, and beginning a pilgrimage towards self-knowledge, and eventually, wisdom. The Fool reminds us to recognize the path of personal development within ourselves — and the stage upon that path where we find ourselves — in order to energize our movement toward deeper self-realization.
While on many levels you’re feeling freer these days, dear Aries, today there could be some indicators that you need to slow down or make adjustments; or you could experience temporary doubts about recent projects or even relationships. Getting back on track may require a rest or some tweaking of expectations. This is not the time to rush things! You don’t always like to slow things down, but it can be a very important strategy at times like these. Avoid cutting corners today. There could be a challenge to filling your heart’s desire or a discouragement in a love relationship. Try not to allow power games with a boss or authority figure, or worrisome money matters, spoil your good humor. You’re heading towards a wonderful period for getting on track with health routines and daily work.
Taurus
Taurus
Be sure-footed today, dear Taurus, even if someone seems to be putting a damper on your plans, or if you face criticism. However, it’s also important to be humble with Saturn in difficult aspect to the Sun, and both bodies in challenging relationship to your sign. Even if lessons come in annoying packages, you could learn something valuable from missteps today. Relationships can be a little strained, or there could be some discomfort or feeling of lack of support with a family or partnership situation. Taking things one step at a time is important now, and keeping things simple can ultimately speed things up, even if it feels that you’re taking one step backwards at the moment. Life is unlikely to feel so serious as the day moves forward. You are entering a wonderful period for finding more enjoyment and recreation. Many Tauruses are coming out of their shells these days, and this is expected to continue and increase.
Gemini
Gemini
While there is generally good energy for feeling a sense that you’re moving forward these days, dear Gemini, you might be a little more guarded later today, or circumstances are such that you need to set limits. Responsibilities or problems can seem a little more plentiful or burdensome. There can be some feelings of frustration if you encounter delays and stresses. With the Sun and Saturn in challenging aspect, it’s best to look at any apparent setbacks as opportunities to make changes before moving forward. There is a tendency to see flaws on practical levels, which gives you the chance to make important changes. The Moon is in your work and health sector all day, bringing out your need to feel useful and to take care of business.
Cancer
Cancer
The Sun and Saturn clash today, dear Cancer, and this points to a general need to slow down, get perspective, and think things through. Look for a middle ground if conflicts emerge. Others may not be as forthcoming, warm, or expressive, which can feel a little cold, but could also allow you enough space to discover resources you may not have known you had. Focus on long-term security and happiness instead of short-term pleasure or instant gratification for best results today. Avoid undue stress over money or over differences in values. In fact, there is good energy later today for finding creative solutions to either of these things, and for bonding with someone special.
Leo
Leo
You could find it challenging today to satisfy both your need for independence and desire for security and assurance, dear Leo, or to pursue your personal goals without feeling you’re letting someone down. Some of you could be dealing with disapproving or withholding people right now. Domestic chores, responsibilities, or problems in the family dynamic can weigh you down. The key now is to be patient, seek out long-term satisfaction rather than instant gratification, and practice self-discipline. You’ll feel better about pursuing your desires if you’ve given your responsibilities their due attention.
Virgo
Virgo
In just two days, the Sun will enter your sign and begin a cycle in which personal new beginnings are encouraged, dear Virgo. There has been quite a bit of preparation work for this upcoming period. Not only is Jupiter visiting your sign this year, something that happens only once every twelve years, a Solar Eclipse will occur in your sign in September, awakening a stronger need to tend to your personal goals. Today, the Sun in your privacy sector is challenged by Saturn and Pluto, and this can point to some hesitation, fear, or regret that temporarily slows you down. You could feel overlooked or put upon, but keep in mind that this is only temporary, and possibly quite necessary. You may not feel very understood, and while prolonged self-pity is never encouraged, if some of it serves good purpose, then indulge yourself before getting yourself back on track. You can help yourself by adjusting your speed, following rules, exercising patience, and conserving your energy by prioritizing.
Libra
Libra
There can be a sense that there’s a break in the natural flow today, dear Libra, with the Sun and Saturn in a clashing aspect. Whether it’s negative thinking, fear, or something coming from the outside, such as a delay or sudden reminder of a responsibility that needs your attention, you could be feeling a little burdened or discouraged. Focusing on long-term security and benefits can help, as instant gratification is unlikely just for now. It can also be helpful to focus on small ways to rebuild your confidence if you feel it’s dipping. Tending to responsibilities can be one way to do so. Aiming to look for and appreciate the simple but positive things in your life can also boost your spirits. Keep expectations simple. A creative aspect between your ruler, Venus, and Pluto can help turn your attention to something positive that you’ve previously overlooked, and might even point to finding something of value that you thought you’d lost.
Scorpio
Scorpio
This is an important time to recommit to your goals, or to adjust them in order they better suit your purpose, dear Scorpio. Your approach to going after what you want may need some tweaking. This is not the time to push, prod, or go against the grain, just for the time being. You could be feeling on some level that you’re on trial or being tested, and the best defense for this is to do the best you can and exercise patience. Look for ways to maximize long-term success or happiness rather than focusing on the short term. Energy levels can be a little low now, and if so, take time and get extra rest until strength returns. The Moon in your sign all day can certainly encourage you to look for instant gratification, and there’s nothing wrong with a little indulgence from time to time, but the best favor you can do for yourself at the moment is to slow down to consider your priorities.
Sagittarius
Sagittarius
There could be a need to revise plans or something you’ve said, dear Sagittarius, with Saturn challenging the Sun in your adventure sector. Watch for negative thoughts or self-limiting attitudes now, but do consider ways to bring more self-discipline into your life. This is especially important as Saturn prepares to re-enter your sign, which encourages you to take measures to secure your future in the long-term rather than focus too closely on getting what you want in the moment. The Moon is spending the day in your privacy sector, encouraging you to detach yourself a little from hustle and bustle in order to rest and recharge your emotional batteries.
Capricorn
Capricorn
Friends or lovers may fall short of your expectations in some way today, dear Capricorn. However, it may be that you need to make your needs clearer to others. This may not be the best time to do so, as the Sun in challenging aspect to Saturn can mean people have a lot on their plate right now, wrestling with their own demons. However, you might resolve to ask for what you want more often going forward. This is a day for catching your breath and looking for better strategies for pursuing your goals. In some cases, it’s time to consider whether a particular goal or endeavor needs to evolve or dissolve. The Moon spends the day in your friendship and wishes sector, and you’re more emotionally invested than usual in seeking out a stronger feeling of belonging.
Aquarius
Aquarius
With the Sun and Saturn in challenging aspect today, dear Aquarius, it’s an important time for strengthening your resolve, but also for taking steps to make your life a little more secure. Responsibilities need special attention today, and the focus should be on activities that make a real difference rather than those that fill a need of the moment. Some of you could be feeling caged in or simply in demand. If people are expecting too much from you, aim to be clearer about your need for positive attention as well. Even though it can feel more rewarding to receive without having to ask for it, a gentle reminder can do wonders. You are coming across so competently these days that others can sometimes forget that you’re only human and can use some appreciation for all that you do.
Pisces
Pisces
Find ways to work around any roadblocks or delays that emerge today, dear Pisces. If you find your motivation levels waning, it may be that you need to adjust goals or your approach to pursuing them. A Sun-Saturn square today can serve as a reminder of rules or practical details that we may have been overlooking. You have a stronger than usual need to express yourself through the work you do or service you provide these days, but today you could feel overburdened or under-appreciated for your efforts. Aim to please yourself by meeting your responsibilities so that you can get over the current hump, and avoid concerning yourself too much about what others are doing or thinking. You may very well come to a stronger appreciation of your ability to rely on yourself. The Moon spends the day in your adventure sector, and even if you can’t quite get away from it all right now, you can certainly look for ways to excite your mind or satisfy a desire for a small change in routine.
You are a hard worker, yet you also enjoy the comforts of home and family. Striking a balance between these two passions is important for your all-around happiness. You don’t turn to others for advice or help very readily, simply because you find much satisfaction doing things on your own; yet you are also highly companionable.You enjoy conversation, friendly companionship, and a peaceful environment. You try to avoid discord as much as you can, and due to your graciousness and gentle manner, you usually succeed.You are excellent at strategy. You may cling to your lifestyle and don’t make changes as readily as others. An overall feeling of stability is important to you. You are a very ardent, charming lover, and you may be drawn to partners who are emotional and a tad dramatic. Famous people born today: Robert Plant, Fred Durst, Connie Chung, James Marsters, Andrew Garfield, Amy Adams, Demi Lovato, John Noble.
This morning can bring an uncomfortable revelation or extra sensitive emotions, dear Aries, particularly regarding work. You have a hard time hearing what appears to be criticism now. Deal with troubles as fearlessly as possible, but also with self-honesty for best results. You are especially sensitive to imbalances of almost any kind, but particularly in your personal space and in the body. You could be filled with creative spirit, however, as the day advances, and there can be excitement at the thought of really sinking your teeth into a project or even a hobby or pleasure that means something to you. There is also good energy for personal appeal and healthy interactions from midday forward.
Taurus
Taurus
You can be especially sensitive to imbalances in your social or love life in the first half of the day, dear Taurus, and it’s possible that something that’s communicated to you touches a nerve or sets off your insecurities. What you thought you believed may now be questioned. However, it’s important to wait out forming final conclusions, and it’s also a good idea to examine what seems to be triggering vulnerable spots, as you can learn a lot about yourself through interactions with others and the reactions that come of them. As the day advances, there can be pleasurable feelings, particularly involving cherished memories. Some of you could have experiences that fill in the blanks of matters that were previously left hanging or unsolved.
Gemini
Gemini
Communications or even thoughts can open up old emotional issues and challenges in the first half of the day, dear Gemini. Particularly if you have ignored some of your deeper feelings or if you’ve grown out of touch with them, you could feel blindsided by others’ comments. In the moment, you may not be able to interact in ways that help relationships grow, as you could be defensive if you feel judged. However, you could come to a moment of breakthrough in your thinking if you learn from the feelings that are triggered today, as they can point you in the direction of what is most in need of healing. As the day advances, you can feel freer and lighter, and it’s easier to get over emotional hurdles as a result. Part of the reason could be that you are in the mood for results on practical levels.
Cancer
Cancer
The early part of the day can bring some touchiness, dear Cancer, as what you’re seeing and interpreting may be heavily influenced by insecurities. On the other hand, you might receive a wake up call about a project or idea that needs some more refinement before going forward, and this can certainly be helpful. If others challenge your ideas or opinions, it can feel like criticism at first, but if you pull yourself back from the matter and give it a little time, you might discover that you can learn something valuable from the differences. As the day advances, you become less attached to your ideas and find it easier to let go of problems long enough to enjoy yourself.
Leo
Leo
In the first half of the day, dear Leo, we can be a little sensitive, particularly if our ideas are challenged, as it can feel like criticism. However, whatever emerges now can lead to growth and better understanding, but you may want to hold off on drawing definite conclusions just for now. Also, there may be a need for extra tact when expressing yourself. Even if a comment from an outsider irritates, it could jumpstart your own creative thinking which leads to new insights. The day’s energies free up as the day advances. There can be more playfulness and less worry about getting everything just right.
Virgo
Virgo
Early today, you may be speaking from the mind rather than your heart, dear Virgo, and something you say can be misunderstood or taken the wrong way. You might appear critical, judgmental or cold when you’re simply playing with ideas. If you feel overwhelmed or burdened, you could too easily jump to the wrong conclusions as well. As the day advances, you’re likely to focus on more positive things, but be sure to learn from any differences or hurt feelings you’ve experienced. Even if we feel we’re right, we can always learn from others’ reactions. The Moon moves into your communications zone this morning, launching a brief but active period for reaching out and making important connections.
Libra
Libra
Buried resentments might surface early today, dear Libra, as your thinking might steer towards the negative. It’s appropriate to examine the past, but don’t judge yourself too harshly as today is a new day and it’s best to take a lesson from mistakes made and avoid dwelling. Be a little more attentive and vigilant with your work or routines now, as small worries or fears could interfere with clear thinking today. If a misunderstanding occurs, try to resolve it quickly and honestly, rather than dragging things out with lengthy explanations or apologies. As the day advances, good energy is with you for connecting with those things that truly matter to you. Priorities become clearer, and your positive outlook attracts others.
Scorpio
Scorpio
The Moon enters your sign this morning, dear Scorpio, and you can feel as if you’re coming out of a slumber of sorts. Your emotional needs feel immediate and almost urgent, particularly later today when the Moon in your sign challenges Mars. There can be some social distractions in the first half of the day, and possibly hurt feelings as well. While attention to these matters is fine and can also lead to breakthrough thinking, try not to pass by opportunities to move your life forward in more practical ways. As the day progresses, so does your mood, as people around you seem more accepting and less guarded. Do your part by letting go of heavier, negative thinking that may have been weighing you down.
Sagittarius
Sagittarius
There can be new motivation for business matters or outside interests, dear Sagittarius, but today you could become aware of a need to pay a little more attention to the hearth or to your own feelings before pushing forward. You could feel challenged on something that is close to your heart. Energy shifts by midday, when you’re certainly more inclined to withdraw a little or to seek out some solitude, peace, and quiet, but there is less worry and self-protectiveness. In fact, there is a lighter, more progressive mood that becomes you as the day pushes forward.
Capricorn
Capricorn
Friendships are favorable and supportive today, dear Capricorn, although there can be a need for extra tact early on in the day, when sensitivity is likely, particularly regarding communications. How things are worded can be an issue if people are not seeking to give the benefit of the doubt. An opinion could challenge or even seem hurtful. If you need more time to connect confidently with an opinion or idea, then take it. It’s best to express yourself when you are fully behind what you’re communicating. Differences are likely to be glaring, but they can hold learning experiences as well. The day feels far lighter as it advances.
Aquarius
Aquarius
Interactions with others today can be quite tricky early today, dear Aquarius, as there can be a tendency for hyper-sensitivity to things said or otherwise communicated. Expressing yourself may come out all wrong, or perhaps defensively. However, as the day progresses, it’s far easier to put things behind you. Even so, differences in opinion can hold lessons for greater understanding, and so can topics that touch a nerve. As the day advances, it’s easier to solve problems or to see the intentions of what’s being communicated, so that letting small things go is natural. The Moon moves into your public sector this morning, where it will stay until Saturday, and you’re becoming increasingly focused on performing to the best of your ability.
Pisces
Pisces
Relationships with a partner could be quite tricky early today, dear Pisces. You could feel criticized, backed into a corner, or pushed now, even if others are not meaning to be pushy with you. You may want to take a step back from any emerging conflict that might occur now just so that you can react in a more mindful way. However, an understanding with someone you trust can be a nice form of release and relief. Something that’s communicated can play on your vulnerabilities, and this can lead to a breakthrough of understanding if you’re open to learning about what emerges now. The mood is lighter as the day advances, and there is good energy in general for experiences that break the usual routine.
The Balance of the Signs & the Elements for Thursday, August 20th
LEO STRONG
Self-confident, generous, warm-hearted, powerful leader, dramatic. Can be overly proud, vain, extravagant, arrogant.
VIRGO STRONG
Meticulous, discriminating, pure, practical, health conscious, hard working. Can be hyper-critical, petty and perfectionistic.
SCORPIO STRONG
Intense, magnetic, penetrating perception, power to confront. Can be destructive, vengeful, jealous, overly dramatic.
BALANCE OF ELEMENTS
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.
AIR WEAK
We may have a difficult time being objective or detached. We may not be especially communicative.
BALANCE OF MODES
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.
FIXED STRONG
We are thinking about the long view, seeking out security and stability rather than change. We may be committed, focused, resistant to making changes, and stubborn.
Early today, our communications or thoughts could challenge our vulnerabilities, but what is exposed now can help us to see what needs work and attention. As the day advances, we’re more inclined to look for the silver lining.
The Moon is in Libra until 5:24 AM.
The Moon is void until 5:24 AM (since 10:56 PM yesterday).
The Moon is in Scorpio from 5:24 AM forward (until Saturday, August 22nd, at 4:40 PM).
The Moon is waxing and in its Waxing Crescent phase.
A New Moon occurred on the 14th and a First Quarter Moon will occur on the 22nd.
Venus is retrograde (Venus is retrograde from July 25-September 6).
Human Angel, your knowledge and interaction with life is growing. It can be an in-depth journey of information, or it can be as simple as Love. Love does not always feel simple. It is not always easy. Sometimes Love means walking away, losing a loved one, or saying no as one seeks to manipulate or dominate.
The simplicity of Love is found through Loving the Self and Loving Life equally. That equality denotes a neutrality, a strength, a peace with any experience. It is equivalent to peacefully observing the tides of the ocean ebb and flow, adjusting as necessary and enjoying the whole process as a beautiful part of life. There is no resistance to the tides, a moment of ebb brings another moment of flow. All is well. An astute one would even notice any sort of warning sign from nature that the tides were turning in a way that requires action.
The natural pace of life is one that you accept in some ways and resist in other ways. When you find resistance to the pace of life, you are not on equal ground and neutral with Life, you are feeling powerless, desperate, unable to accommodate your needs. It is in these moments that you are served well to find peace with the ebb or flow of Life, for it is benevolent, supportive and fail-safed to Love. Mechanisms of protection, progression, connection, expansion – these are all in-built into the fabric of your being and the fabric of Earth and the universe, even the dimensional structure within which it resides. The system of Life is an integrated system of Love expanding. As you flow with Love, so go your tides of creation.
Neutrality is another way of saying unconditionality, yet we say that you reside within a realm of conditions, so how does one ebb and flow between conditionality and unconditionality? From a Loving perspective, be neutral with the conditions of physicality; feed and protect the body, whether it is your body, the body of humanity, the body of Earth, the body of the ecosystem; feed and protect the body. That is Love, and it requires action that is based in Love rather than shame. Even if that action is saying no, it is based in Love.
Unconditionality is within the subtle realm, the invisible. Therefore, with your invisible, subtle nature; hold no conditions. Forgive easily, forget the pain and remember the resolution. Hold a high standard of focus on the potential that Love is gestating, birthing or consuming for transformation.
The natural pace of life has a momentum of flow that supports your thriving. Your work is to be well with the conditionality and unconditionality that serves Love’s flow in your world. Relax into experiences more. Hold less mental tension of right or wrong. Say yes or no more easily, even with the challenges – All is Well. Gently focus on the Love that is within a being, even if their pain is speaking loudly in a moment; all while holding the boundaries of conditionality that nurture and protect your physical body. The ebb and flow of Life will carry you, push you or pull you as beneficial. It will continue to compel you to more Love, more neutrality, more Life. Proceed with Love.
As we sit to Blast Fast and Slow, we are well with the pace of life, for we are capable of discovering Love at any speed of progress. We are flowing easily with the tides of change, ebbing inward and flowing outward as indicated with the grace of life. We are seeing the connection between visible and invisible, knowing that the push/pull of life is an engine of movement that continues growth. We are neutral in the face of opposition, holding a strength so inherent that nothing pushes or pulls it out of balance. We are the bridge of connection that embodies the grace of true power – Love. We are holding strong in a moment of change, Lighting safe shores for those seeking steady ground to balance upon. Blast on!
August is full of blessings but what are they and how do you access them? In this article, I give you a grounded spiritual perspective about optimal use of the available energies. I describe some unique opportunities of this month and how they can translate into a positive momentum in your life.
Regardless of how your August has been so far, consider that a number of your positive goals either stagnated or out of reach could receive a start-up boost when you act on your awareness of this cycle and what it could mean for you. Awareness is always a key – you cannot appropriately act on something outside your radar and self-understanding.
You could have an amazing new opportunity this month and not even realize it. It could be something so foreign to your thinking that you have not enlarged your view enough to contain it!
Knowing in advance what energies you have to work with is no guarantee of outcome, but you are better prepared to take advantage of positive potentials and to remedy possible conflicts. Awareness and being awake to your present and future potentials is the key! This is not magical thinking – it’s empowered thinking.
What to Pay Attention To
August is a powerful month to bring things to culmination and create huge life shifts. Many of the changes you want to make will involve relationships in some fashion. The very issue of relationships is being catalyzed in huge ways now.
Pay attention to your own relationships this month and do inner work plus 1-on-1 heart centered connecting with key people. Here are examples. Something you have longed to say may need to be voiced – appropriately of course. Something you have long wanted to receive from someone you may need to actually ask for – directly with your own voice, again appropriately. Don’t expect others to psychically pick up your thoughts – if something needs to be said, say it.
Sometimes we mistakenly put relationships second on our priority list, believing that the success in some other area matters more. Nothing could be further from the truth! Life is an interconnected dance with others – each step you take involving another person can either add to or take away from your vitality and high frequency.
The person you have marginalized in your mind, then, impacts your ability to function at your intended highest levels. This can impact countless things in your life, and not just the big stuff.
I’m not simply talking about your significant other here. The people you relate to run the gambit of roles, from the friend you hardly ever see and the customer service representative on the phone to your boss, roommate, and daily workout partner. All of them matter. Even engaging on social media with people you haven’t met matters.
Relationship Inventory
Take a moment and do your own inventory now, just for this week. Ground and center yourself in your heart, setting aside emotions and thoughts about the past or future. Inquire within with some simple questions like those below. Go with the very first answer that comes to you. Remember – you are intuitive!
Who do you communicate with directly or indirectly? In general, when you connect do you feel uplifted afterwards or somehow drained?
Be careful here. Don’t make this about the other person. It’s about you and how you interact – how you interpret things at your end, what kind of mind games you play perhaps subconsciously, and how you react. Take responsibility for your part in each relationship. Let the other person take responsibility for their part, realizing you can’t force this in any way or control how they respond if you bring up things and then feel unsettled afterwards.
If you understand your own astrology transits, take another look at them now. You want to take advantage of harmonies and work to remedy potential discord with active participation in your own life. Planets don’t hurt you. Cycles like transits don’t hurt you either. They do carry energy potentials, however, and research shows that they matter in your life. When I look at a chart, I am careful to walk a fine line and put things in a grounded spiritual perspective. I recommend against giving fantasy projections about everything ahead looking perfect. Likewise, I suggest looking at potential discords as a gift to understand in the present, so that energy and real life work-around measures can be found.
We have about a month before September’s Mercury Retrograde and Eclipse cycles stir things up – creating a more volatile energy than we’re presently experiencing.
Litmus Test for Relationships
Knowing this, I recommend taking care of your inner and outer Feng Shui. This includes updating your litmus test for relationships. Is your evaluating method new paradigm? Is it heart centered? Does it honor you? Does it honor the other person? Is it based on past hurts? Is it open to change and updating?
Ask to see things from a higher perspective, ask to know truth in your heart, ask to experience others as soul.
Remember that you are here for a reason. It’s not some random accident you are alive during this total revamp of how life is lived on Earth. It is purposeful – your soul knows that and a part of you reading these words figured this out when you first began awakening to your divine changemaker path. Trust this. Trust yourself. Trust that you can create an amazing life, wonderful relationships, and co-create a loving world.
The Moon today is in a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.
Phase Details for – Thursday, August 20, 2015
Phase: Waxing Crescent Illumination: 28% Moon Age: 5.28 days Moon Angle: 0.50 Moon Distance: 402,044.24 km Sun Angle: 0.53 Sun Distance: 151,359,680.40 km
Nettle, one of the main ingredients of this spell, can be used to strengthen and reinforce magical shields. It also warns of dangers in advance, which can help you stay safe and protected. In this spell, you will use the powers of nettle and clove to build a magic shield to protect you from negativity. Nettle is available at health food stores, herb shops, vitamin stores, and the Internet. You can also harvest it if you have a ready supply nearby.
Gather together thirteen cloves, dried nettle tea, and a handheld mirror.
At midnight, draw a magic circle and call in the elements. Hold the cloves in your hands, and put them, one at a time, clockwise around the inside of the circle. With each clove you put on the ground around you, say:
Midnight shield of power and
protection
May you guard this circle tonight.
Next, sprinkle the nettle herb over the mirror. As you do, say:
Midnight shield so bright, reflect only
positive light.
Then sprinkle some of the nettle herb clockwise around the circle on top of the cloves. As you do this, repeat:
Midnight shield of power and
protection
May you guard this circle tonight.
Imagine being surrounded by a powerful magic shield. Fashion it in your mind in a shape you like, and decorate it accordingly with runes, symbols, precious stones, and so forth. Visualize and sense all the negative energies being repelled by your shield. Actually imagine them bouncing off the shield and returning to their origin.
Now, face north, hold the mirror in front of you, with the mirror side facing out. Say:
Midnight shield of power and
protection
Halt all negative energies moving in
this direction
Send those energies back to their
source
And heal all pain and fear along
their course.
Next, face east, hold the mirror in front of you, mirror side facing outward, and repeat:
Midnight shield of power and
protection
Halt all negative energies moving in
this direction
Send those energies back to their
source
And heal all pain and fear along their
course.
Face south, hold the mirror in front of you, and repeat:
Midnight shield of power and
protection
Halt all negative energies moving in
this direction
Send those energies back to their
source
And heal all pain and fear along their
course.
Face west, hold the mirror in front of you, and repeat once more:
Midnight shield of power and
protection
Halt all negative energies moving in
this direction
Send those energies back to their source
And heal all pain and fear along their
course.
When you are finished, bid farewell to the elements and pull up the circle. Put the mirror on your bureau or dresser or desk to repel all negative energies.
Wiccan Spell A Night: Spells, Charms, And Potions For The Whole Year
You have noticed by now that there is a lot of emphasis on individuality in Wicca. That’s because Wiccans believe that faith is personal. Your relationship with the divine should be one that you choose and one that you maintain because you want to, not because you are told you have to. Wiccans choose to follow the magical path because they are strong, independent, free thinkers who want to express faith in their own way. When you practice Wicca everything becomes deeply spiritual. You see magic and harmony all around you.
That’s why spells are really acts of prayer. Just like meditation can be prayerful because it strengthens your connection to the Universal flow of energy. Developing a personal moral code and a strong connection to the Universe is something that Wiccans do because they want to live on their own terms and Wicca supports and celebrates that. No witch believes exactly the same things as another witch yet they recognize that they are all part of the same Universe.
Wiccans don’t believe that Wicca is the only valid religion. Wiccans respect the beliefs of all people. They respect the religions from Ancient times and they respect the beliefs of people today. A lot of witches have beliefs that have been borrowed from other religions and mixed into one individualized faith.
Wiccans have a deep respect for the choice of all people to worship as they want, or not to worship if they don’t want to. Since Wicca stresses individuality and personal responsibility most witches feel that they don’t have to right to judge or condemn anyone else’s faith.
Practicing Wicca is really a way to connect yourself to the flow of life, and witches think that doing anything to halt that flow or stand in the way of that connection like judging others is a waste of time.
If you want practice Wicca check your judgment at the door and be open to all faiths and all religious practices. Respect the beliefs of others the way that you want them to respect yours. That is the Wiccan way.
Herb: Cinquefoil Ruled by the planet Jupiter and dedicated to Thor, god of thunder and agricultural work. His parallels in various European Traditions include Zeus, Taranis, Perun, and Perkunas.
Magical aspects: controlled optimism, energetic growth, physical well-being, material success, expansion, money/wealth, prosperity, leadership, and generosity.
Thursday is the day of Jupiter, the largest of the planets and said to be the most powerful. Spellcasters would be wise to use this day for attempting wealth, success and prosperity spells.
Thursday is also associated (in Greek mythology) to Thor – Thor’s day – and some even say that Jupiter and Thor are one in the same. Both are strong and powerful, yet wise and just. Try a small prayer to Jupiter before commencing any ritual on Thursday as a sign of respect. This is the proper day of the week to perform spells and rituals involving luck, happiness, health, legal matters, male fertility, treasure, wealth, honour, riches, clothing, money, desires, business, group pursuits, joy, laughter, and expansion
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