Bat’s internal radar is exceptionally attuned—is yours? Because Bat medicine is the medicine of transformation, he is asking you to re-examine your life to determine (using all of your senses) what is worth keeping and what needs to be discarded. For every death there is a rebirth and Bat is here to help you decide what goes and what stays.
The Tree symbolizes spiritual health and growth. The healthy tree is rooted in a rich, nurturing medium, has a strong trunk from which leaf laden branches fan out to capture the sun’s energy. The Tree represents a healthy spirit entrenched in experience and strengthened by wisdom. It is a spirit that is happy with itself, but continues reaching to become even wiser, more complete, happier, stronger. While The Tree represents a strong and independent spirit, it is also a life-force that owes much of its strength and growth to being surrounded by other healthy spirits.
As a daily card, The Tree denotes a time when your spiritual self is especially powerful and open for further growth. Now is a time for you to seek out streams of wisdom and knowledge that you can not only draw from but contribute to as well. Don’t disregard sources that seem improbable, as they often produce the most profound revelations and spiritual expansion.
Daily Witches Rune
The Wave
Meaning: This rune symbolizes your friends and family and their influence upon you. Its meaning is usually derived from the other stones closest to it. This rune is also associated with travel. A journey abroad is indicated especially if the Sun rune is nearby, but a journey for someone close to you if the Moon stone is closest. If it is near to the Rings it foretells a holiday or long distance relationship.
Adjustment 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 Adjustment 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. Adjustment also denotes a large capacity for forgiveness and compassion. Adjustment is not as much about winning as it is about achieving balance, overcoming hardship, and using well crafted persuasion to gain allies. Adjustment suggests the need and ability to make our decisions based on objective perceptions of events, and good or bad, accepting responsibility for our actions.
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Flames cling to their source of fuel in order to keep the fire burning. Likewise, in the human world, emotional attachment results from everything that radiates light or warmth is dependent upon something else. Through these dependencies we can see that all things are related, each thing to the other. Awareness of your own dependency on others is the key that unlocks the door to your true place in the world. No woman is an island.
Fire is also a symbol of liberation — sending out crackling molecules that fly away from home. Paradoxically, by clinging to what is balanced and true, we gain inner freedom.
Given perseverance on your part, this hexagram indicates success. In spite of challenges, cling to what is luminous in yourself, in others, and in life itself, never forsaking your belief in what is right. When events seem foreboding, or people seem oppressive, remember the good that has been and is yet to be. Holding to this idea is to cling to the power of the light and love within you.
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Your Rune For Today
Isa
The Ice Rune, represents stagnation and a passionless existence. Your life’s course may seem blurry at the moment, but if you persevere you will move onto better days
Phonetic equivalent: i (ee as in ‘eel’)
Only The World card of the Tarot can match the blessings that come with The Sun. While it certainly doesn’t promise a life’s path without some bumps in the road, The Sun indicates all will be well. The Sun is our Cosmic Nurturer. Life flourishes under its radiant beams. It provides the illumination to find Truths and lights one’s path so they do not get lost. To stand in the rays of The Sun is to shine. To absorb its energy promotes growth, exceptional physical and mental health, and good fortune. The Sun is empowering, elevating and fills those who bask in it with confidence and sense of self-worth.
You are at once determined and emotional, so that there is a distinct tough side to your nature, yet a deeper, more sensitive and intuitive side as well. You love to learn, and will constantly seek out experiences that add to your knowledge throughout your life. Your mind is very strong and powerful, sometimes to the point of obsession! You can easily become fixated on one particular thing or feeling. If you pour your focus and determination into a particular life path or goal, your chances of success are great. With self-discipline, you can achieve anything you set your mind upon. You can be rather stubborn and rigid at times, but you are also friendly and likable. Your love life tends to be rather stable, as you think in terms of practicality and the long-term. Famous people born today: Robert Redford, Roman Polanksi, Patrick Swayze, Christian Slater, Maia Mitchell, Edward Norton, Madeleine Stowe.
Aries
With the Moon in your opposite sign all day today and tomorrow, dear Aries, you may not be at your energetic best, but your social life can get some much-needed attention. Your need for others, certainly, is enlivening. Don’t let insecurities and fears drive your behavior later today, as career or concerns about your responsibilities can sometimes take you away from the moment. It’s important to recognize your need for others, or to make adjustments to your plans in order to accommodate important people in your life. Let people you love shine – listen without using what you hear as a launching point for your own stories. Invest yourself in your relationships today.
Taurus
When the Moon visits the sign of Libra, as it does today and until Thursday morning, dear Taurus, you are more inclined to seek out balance in your daily routines and work. You tend to hone in on details, problems, and flaws, which can serve an excellent purpose if you use this Moon position to your advantage. If systems or structures in your life need some editing, fixing, or tweaking, now is a good time to pay them attention. This is not the time for big-picture thinking or ground-breaking creativity, but rather for practical application. A poor use of this transit would be to allow yourself to fret over small problems that you can’t or won’t fix. Today and tomorrow are special for communicating in positive ways with children or a love interest. People are opening up to you.
Gemini
All day today and until Thursday morning, the Moon in your expressive sector of romance and fun brings you out of your shell and ready to share, dear Gemini. This can certainly boost your mood, although at times you may be coming across more playfully than you’re feeling, and in this way you might set yourself up for hurt feelings or a sudden mood swing. If in the past few days you’ve been entertaining negative thoughts or acting from a place of insecurity, then today you may be a little too worried about gaining attention than you are of sharing your happiness with others. Otherwise, this can be a wonderful time for feeling that you’re moving forward and enjoying your life.
Cancer
Now is a natural time to spend more time with family or close loved ones, dear Cancer, or with yourself in comfortable settings – the more comfortable and familiar the better. You’re not as adventurous on an emotional level, but you are very courageous, particularly when it comes to protecting the people you love. If it’s possible, take a breather, reconnect with your roots, and build faith in yourself in the process. Another theme today involves a very nice rapport with a sibling, classmate, or even a neighbor and a nice ability to slip into someone else’s shoes. You can gain knowledge or some other form of power on an intellectual level today that brings rewards.
Leo
There is a tendency to throw energy around today, dear Leo, although it’s not necessarily a negative thing. In fact, it’s time to do some branching out, connecting, and learning about what’s going on around you. You’re at your happiest today with a little bit of variety – you’re not interested in lifeless routine right now. Your attention span may be a little short, particularly with distractions and concerns later today, but there remains a good chance of filling your need for more stimulation and variety. If you can fit it in, it’s a good day for learning something valuable or having a conversation about your money, resources, or talents.
Virgo
Your personal experiences and goals have been in high focus with the Moon moving through your sign in recent days, dear Virgo, but today, you’re more interested in slowing down in order to appreciate what you have. It’s more about building, rooting, and nesting than about innovation and excitement. You are in need of a more predictable and secure pace, and you’re attracted to earthy, simple, and sensual activities and experiences. Whether you’re productive or happily unproductive, whichever you are in need of most, this is a day for seeking out comfort and satisfaction.
Libra
The Moon is in your sign all day today and until Thursday morning, dear Libra, and this is a time to learn about your needs and desires, as they become very clear to you now. However, it’s also important to exercise patience, knowing that emotional needs may be experienced as far more pressing or urgent than they actually are. This is because your emotions are heightened today, and there can be some level of exaggeration. If you do choose to ask for what you want from others, you can avoid drama and misunderstanding simply by stating what you want clearly and confidently, and to avoid making assumptions about what others are communicating to you. You are regaining your initiative now, and can be quite spirited today.
Scorpio
You have been in demand recently, dear Scorpio, and you are now very much in need of some down time, extra time for arriving at decisions and conclusions, and more privacy. With the emotional Moon in the sector of your chart that works behind the scenes, you are a little less noticeable and more inclined to withdraw from the demands of everyday life. You may need more time than usual to process recent events and trust that it’s a natural time, today and tomorrow, for reviewing your feelings and finding ways to renew and refresh yourself spiritually. While there can be a tendency to brood if your needs remain unanswered or you are brushed off later today, you can reconcile these feelings and become more comfortable by tonight.
Sagittarius
Now is the time to ease back a little on professional and public matters and put more of yourself, emotionally, into more humanitarian or happiness goals, dear Sagittarius. Too much is too much, and the Moon’s transit through the twelve sectors of the chart in a month’s time teaches us to be moderate – the Moon spends only two to two and a half days in one sector of the chart. Today and tomorrow, focus on lighter, more social experiences. You can remain in rather high demand as you have been lately, but now more in terms of friends and acquaintances than for fulfilling responsibilities. Worries about having enough resources can interfere with your happiness at times today, but overall there should be a freer feeling now that supports you. Even so, it’s a good time for communicating with people in a professional capacity or about practical affairs.
Capricorn
Much of your attention turns to career and public life today, dear Capricorn, or your responsibilities and performance. Others are more aware of you, particularly in terms of what you have or haven’t done and less so on a personality level. In this way, you can feel as if you are under some pressure, or if it’s felt to be uncomfortable, you could feel judged. While you can be especially sensitive to this now, you also have the chance to turn this around by simply doing your best and answering to yourself. In this way, you regain power or control. As well, this can be a strong time for tending to your practical affairs, which is important and empowering on its own.
Aquarius
Today and the next few days, more outgoing, adventurous emotional energy is with you, dear Aquarius. You’re more interested in experiencing life without worrying about the particulars. Instead of nursing your worries and concerns, and possibly your suspicions as you’ve been inclined recently, nurse your needs for adventure and knowledge. You are more willing to move forward. A one on one conversation can be especially revealing. There can be a good feeling of fairness, of dealing with people as true equals, in your interactions today.
Pisces
When it comes to dealing with the deeper recesses of your personality, there is a general tendency to want to find a balance, dear Pisces, and this trait is strong right now. Consider spending time actually feeling and experiencing your deepest feelings instead of simply trying to sort them out. It’s not as tidy, but can certainly help get you in touch with what truly motivates and moves you. While you’re inclined to keep some things to yourself today, it’s a good time for connecting with someone mentally. A fair and balanced give and take can occur that leaves both parties feeling stronger.
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.
LIBRA STRONG
Even-handed, harmonious, artistic, diplomatic, balancing, strong sense of fairness. Can be over- compromising, appeasing, judgmental.
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.
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.
BALANCE OF MODES
The modes are balanced.
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•The Moon is in Libra all day (until Thursday, August 20th at 5:24 AM).
•The Moon is waxing and in its New Moon phase until 1:45 PM / the Moon is waxing and in its Waxing Crescent phase from 1:45 PM forward.
•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).
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.
We have all heard conflicting stories about Owl and its medicine, or its supernatural power to protect, cure, heal, and to prevent or cause harm. Some traditions teach that Owl is beneficial, while others indicate that Owl brings misfortune. The truth is for you to decide.
Owl Fact & Myth
Owl is territorial, a vicious fighter and a courageous defender of the nest. This is why Owl inspired and protected the Greek armies, and why Roman soldiers believed Owl signified triumph in battle. The Japanese drink a toast to Owl before a hunting expedition, and Russians believe Owl is sacred because it once saved the life of Genghis Khan.
Owl is monogamous in love. Therefore, Australian aborigines believe Owl represents the soul of women. French spinsters call on Owl to help them find a husband. Also in France, when a pregnant woman hears the cry of Owl, her child will be a girl.
Owl’s approach to rearing offspring is sometimes brutal. Many Owl chicks starve or are killed by siblings, depending on food availability. Perhaps because of these cruel survival tactics, African Swahili tribesmen believe Owl brings illness to children. Moroccans believe that Owl’s cry can kill an infant. Still, some Owl offspring always survive to produce more Owls; consequently, Owl amulets protect Babylonian women during childbirth.
Dawn, dusk, and the dead of the night is Owl’s domain. Owl is the Hopi god of the dead, guardian of fires, and tender of all underground things. Owl attends Lilith, the Sumerian Goddess of death, and in Mexico is called “messenger of the lord of the land of the dead”. Popular belief holds that seeing Owl or hearing its cry means impending death, sickness, and misfortune. Therefore, Owl is too evil to name in Cameroon, and is known only as “the bird that makes you afraid”.
You may have Owl Medicine if you frequently see, hear, or dream of Owl, or if you have gifts of invulnerability, insight, invisibility, keen observation, wisdom, and curative healing powers.
Owl Medicine According to mythology, if a person does something wrong, they may become Owl. Gwydion the Magician turned the unfaithful Blodeuwedd of Celtic Myth into Owl for betraying a magical secret. The Supreme Being of Borneo turned his wife into Owl after she told secrets to mortals. In Poland, girls who are married turn into Owl when they die.
Witches are sorcerers transform into Owl. The majority of indigenous tribal people around the world believe they do too, as shape-shifting is a common practice among shaman and magicians of various cultures.
If Owl Comes Calling If you are visited by Owl, do not panic. Instead, try to interpret what the visit might mean. For instance, you can interpret Owl’s cry by number.
One hoot is an omen of impending death Two hoots means success in whatever project you start next. Three hoots represents a woman who will marry into the family. Four hoots indicates disturbance. Five hoots denote coming travel. Six hoots means guests are on the way. Seven hoots are a sign of mental disease. Eight hoots foretell sudden death. Nine hoots symbolize good fortune.
If you hear an Owl hoot late at night, return the call to avoid bad luck. You can also take off an item of clothing and put it on again inside out, or get up from bed and turn your left shoe upside down. If you see Owl do the following: Throw salt in a fire to avert any possible danger.
Propitiate Owl by setting food, a shiny crystal, or some silver coins near the place where Owl appeared.Dedicate an altar to Owl. Cover it with a blue cloth. Place jewelry, and a moonstone, pearl, or crystal upon it. Ask the Lunar Goddess Artemis, Hecate, and Diana for help and protection.
Finally, never injure Owl, as it is our teacher and elder, and should always be respected. By Marguerite Elsbeth and GrannyMoon’s Morning Feast Archives )0( http://Goddessschool.com/Paganstudies/index.html
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Use this spell to discover your future in your dreams.
Before you go to sleep tonight, go outdoors and look up at the stars. Close your eyes for a moment, and take a deep breath while moving your closed eyes upward. As you breathe out, move your eyes downward. Do this three times to facilitate an alpha or relaxed state of mind. Now, become one with the night sky. Merge with the stars. Merge with the divine, and say three times:
Shining stars with your divine light
Reveal my future in my dreams tonight.
As you drift to sleep, repeat to yourself over and over:
The star will reveal my future in my dreams,
and I will remember when I wake up.
Wiccan Spell A Night: Spells, Charms, And Potions For The Whole Year
Sirona Knight
Before a soul is reincarnated it rests in the Summerland, according to Wiccan beliefs. The Summerland is different for everyone, and it is a place of rest and joy. When a person dies their soul resides in the Summerland before the soul is reborn to learn more spiritual lessons.
The Summerland might sound like heaven, but in the Wiccan faith everyone goes to the Summerland after they die. Even people who are bad or wicked will go the Summerland to wait for reincarnation. People who were not good people will not be punished. They just have to repeat the same lessons over and over again until they move to a new spiritual level. The Summerland is very personal and Wiccans believe that the experience of the Summerland is different for everyone. For one person the Summerland might resemble their beloved childhood home. For another it might resemble a tropical vacation.
Some souls get stuck or lost and don’t arrive at the Summerland right away. Souls that are the victims of extreme violence or souls that are clinging to their human lives end up trapped on Earth and they can’t go to the Summerland until they resolve the issues surrounding their deaths.
Wicca: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide: Wicca Spells, Symbols & Witchcraft Beliefs – Extended 2nd Edition (Paganism, Wiccan, Spells and Rituals, Wicca Spells, Candles, Witchcraft, Symbols)
Sarah Thompson
Wiccans don’t believe in heaven or hell. They believe in being responsible for your actions and casting spells responsibly and in the Law of Threefold Return. But they don’t believe that deities punish people or reward them after death. There is no doctrine about an afterlife in Wicca. Most Wiccans believe in reincarnation, or that they will be reborn after they die. Reincarnation is a path to spiritual enlightenment so Wiccans believe that they will be reborn into another life based on the spiritual lessons they have yet to learn. They study and meditate to achieve as much enlightenment as possible so that when they are reborn they will not have to repeat the lessons they have already learned.
It can be hard for some people to let go of the ideas of eternal reward or eternal punishment but many people find it is more comforting and empowering to embrace the idea that each person is responsible for their actions in this life and that living ethically is its own reward. If you’re a free thinker who has always believed in taking responsibility for your own actions the lack of dogma in Wicca could be a perfect fit for you.
Wiccans believe that before a soul is reincarnated it rests in the Summerland.
Wicca: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide: Wicca Spells, Symbols & Witchcraft Beliefs – Extended 2nd Edition (Paganism, Wiccan, Spells and Rituals, Wicca Spells, Candles, Witchcraft, Symbols)
Sarah Thompson
18 August
The Eisteddfod is an assembly of Welsh poets and musicians cians that compete for an “eisteddfa” or bardic chair. This traditional ditional festival is so important that it is announced 13 months in advance. From as early as the sixth century, the bards of Wales-who were the harpers, genealogists, and soothsayers, as well as court poets and story-tellers-are reported engaging ing in embittered disputes. Their special status was recognized by law so that formal competitions were used to settle differences. ences. It was at Cardigan in 1176 when the Lord Rhys presented sented chairs to the winning poet and best performers on the harp, pipe, and fiddle. The Eisteddfod became a way to rate bards and thus distinguish them from the non-bardic traveling ministrals or vagabonds. Overseen by modern Druids, the festival tival attracts thousands of people even today, and though many awards are given for a number of categories, the place of honor is still reserved for original poetry
Tuesday is a Mars day, and just like the god of war, this is the time to tap into magicks to call for strength and courage. This day of the week is for rebels and warriors. If you are facing a challenge of any kind, need a boost to your courage, or want to enhance your passions, Tuesday is the day of the week for you. Some suggestions for Tuesday enchantments would include:
*Wearing the fiery colors associated with this day: scarlet, red, black, and orange. Don some of the more daring and bewitching colors of your wardrobe on Tuesdays and turn a few heads
*Carrying a bloodstone in your pocket or wearing garnet-studded jewelry to reinforce your convictions
*Working with protective and fire-associated plants such as the snapdragon, thistle, and holly to boost your shields and bravery
*Burning spicy-scented energy-enhancing candles to add a little magical aromatherapy to your home
*Cooking up a hearty meal featuring carrots, peppers, and garlic (all Mars foods and spices) to empower yourself for victory and success
Day Dedicated to Ix Chel. Invoke Her aid in any project with which you are having difficulty.
Vinalia Rustica In ancient Rome, a wine-harvest celebration known as the Vinalia Rustica was held each year on this date. It was dedicated to the Goddess Venus of the Grape Vine and also to Minerva.
On this date in the year 1692, the Reverend George Burroughs and John Willard were put to death on Salem’s infamous Gallows Hill as punishment for the crime of Witchcraft.
Egypt/Kemet: This date roughly corresponds to the start of the ancient calendar month of Paopi, the Egyptian New Year. Ptah is honored by some as Netjer of this month, an ancient God, also called Peteh, whose center of worship was Mennefer/Memphis. He was the ‘sculptor of the earth’ to the people, and his spirit existed when the primeval mound formed from the waters. His identity later merged with that of Osiris and other creator Gods. There were rituals in the temples honoring Osiris, Ra, and Horus on this day.
Wales: Ancient Bardic Tourney of Druids. Group singing and processions.
First of the month of FRUCTIDOR (fruit) in the French revolutionary calendar.
Wales: Ancient Bardic TUORNEY OF DRUIDS. Group singing, processions, musical & literary competitions, awarding of bardic degrees.
St. Helena – On Old British legends say that Helena was the daughter of Old King Cole and married the British officer, Constantine, who later became Emperor of Rome, For political reasons, he repudiated her and married Theodora, the daughter-in-law of the previous Emperor Maximilian. When Helena’s son, Constantine, became Emperor and Christian, she too converted. She sponsored several excavations looking for the Holy Cross. Supposedly she also located the crosses on which the good and bad thieves were crucified which means she can be invoked for help in discovering thieves.
This is a name day feast for anyone named Ellen or Helene or any variation of those names. Attwater, Donald, Dictionary of Saints, Penguin 1965 Rufus, Anneli, The World Holiday Book, Harper San Francisco 1994
20: Full Moon – Corn Moon 29 August 2015 20: Birthday of author Ann Moura in 1947 31: Birthday of author Raymond Buckland
GrannyMoon’s Morning Feast Archives Remember the ancient ways and keep them sacred! )0( Live each Season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. ~Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
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Tuesday (Tiw’s-day)
Planet: Mars
Colors: Red and Autumn Shades
Crystals: Bloodstone, Ruby, Garnet, Flint, Rhodonite, Iron and Steel
Aroma: Basil, Ginger, Black Pepper, Mars Oil, Dragon’s blood and patchouli
Herb: Basil
The day of Mars. This day could only ever symbolize the sheer power of the god of war! The ideal spells to be cast on this day are that of force, power war and protection.
Dedicated to the powers of the planet Mars, personified as Ares, Tiwaz, Tiw, and Tyr.
Magical aspects: controlled power, energy, and endurance, passion, sex, courage, aggression, and protection.
This is the proper day of the week to perform spells and rituals involving courage, physical strength, revenge, military honors, surgery, the breaking of negative spells, dynamic energy, matrimony, war, enemies, prison, hunting, politics, contests, protection, victory, and athletics.
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