Your Daily Horoscopes for Friday, April 8th

Aries

Your emotions are stabilizing after some rather high-energy days, dear Aries, and you can benefit from centering yourself and feeling more grounded. The Moon moves out of your sign and into Taurus, and while you may need to adjust to the change of pace, it’s a fine time to get your bearings. This is a good day for attending to chores step by step. While you’re very independent-minded these days, you’re fully capable of working well with others. Intuition also seems to be serving you well, which can help now and in the next few days, which together can be considered one of the stronger opportunity periods of the month.

Taurus

Much has been going on behind the scenes and in your inner world in recent days with quite a bit of planetary attention to your privacy sector, dear Taurus. You may have been making some sacrifices for others and putting your own needs on a shelf in the process. Today, you’re ready to focus on your emotional needs and perhaps ask for what you want. You may be feeling stronger about a romantic relationship or friendship now. You can be especially productive and positive today with a sense of a higher mission, and motivation is easy to find. The general pace of the day suits yours with the Moon’s move into Taurus very early into the day.

Gemini

In the past few days, dear Gemini, you may have been looking hopefully to the future and feeling a nice sense of moving forward. However, today, you can find yourself reviewing the past once again. As long as you don’t feel stuck there, you can do some important work taking care of loose ends and closing important chapters in your life. Friends can be supportive at times these days, but also a little unreliable, and this can be especially obvious this week. Find ways to enjoy the good times and avoid taking things personally when things are not as pleasant. Be sure to take time out for emotional recharging with the Moon now in your privacy sector until early Sunday.

Cancer

The Moon moves out of your career sector and into your social sector early today, dear Cancer, and you are drawn to more relaxed and less pressured experiences. Some of you have been quite wound up the past few days, and it’s time for slowing down just a little to catch your breath. You’re likely to enjoy friends and time to daydream today. Keeping an open mind and your options open can invite positive, interesting experiences. Today’s atmosphere is mostly cooperative. As long as you allow yourself to go with the flow instead of trying to push the pace, you’ll be in a great emotional place now.

Leo

With the Moon’s move into your solar sector of reputation and accountability early into the day, dear Leo, you may be more focused on responsibilities and long-term goals. Your ambitions are stimulated. Today can feel as if it’s moving more slowly than it has been, but instead of concerning yourself with the speed with which you are going, concentrate on what needs to be done right now. This will free you up for bigger adventures later. Money matters can be taking on a little more meaning to you these days, as money is not only about security but also about freedom, which can be a motivating force right now.

Virgo

With the Moon’s move into your sector of spirit and adventure early today, dear Virgo, you can be feeling a need for a breath of fresh air. You might also be a little more outgoing, optimistic, and forward-looking than you have been in recent days. You can feel motivated to be your best as others seem to be really putting their faith in you.The day is strong for a sense of adventure and connection, but perhaps more importantly, for giving your mind a break from over-analyzing. It’s not the best day for focusing on details or routines, but if you can’t escape these things, you can still feel inspired with where your mind and emotions take you.

Libra

With the Moon’s move into your solar eighth house early today, dear Libra, you have a stronger desire to get to the root of problems and you have much to discover by looking below the surface of things. However, it’s important not to rush a financial or intimate matter, as you’re inclined to do right now. In fact, today is strong for slowing down and pacing yourself, and you’ll find that things fall into place if you do so. With some research and an eye out for untruths, you can uncover some important information or solve a problem that previously stumped you. It’s also a good time to discriminate and eliminate activities that no longer have as much meaning to you.

Scorpio

Your social life is in focus and in good shape today, dear Scorpio. You have no shortage of admirers. Conversations may not be especially meaningful but they are pleasant and serve to help you center and pace yourself. Even though you may not be at your peak energetically speaking, this can be a fine time for relating, enjoying others’ company, and connecting. You tend to be more emotionally invested in your relationships today. You can quite readily get onto a particular train of thought or embrace a new idea and go with it, but your intuition is also very strong and serving you well right now.

Sagittarius

You are emotionally oriented towards taking care of business and tending to details today, dear Sagittarius, with the Moon’s move into your solar sixth house early today. Take advantage of the added energy you have for solving problems and organizing your environment. However, your energy levels can run so high that the rest of the world doesn’t seem to be moving along fast enough to keep pace. Try not to focus on what others are doing (or not doing) and work on your own goals and happiness. Tending to areas that you have neglected, even small things, can give you a strong sense of accomplishment today, and this can pertain to both physical and psychological weaknesses in your life.

Capricorn

The Moon’s move into your creative sector very early into the day can be an emotionally freeing one in many ways, dear Capricorn. The energies of the day seem to have the effect of slowing us down just enough that we are better able to catch our breath, yet emotionally you’re also feeling lighter. This is a potentially strong day for personal enjoyment and romance, and you are likely to be coming across quite charmingly. If some people in your life are bothering you with being unreliable or inconsistent, which is a minor theme running through the week, be sure to write your own terms, even while giving them some space.

Aquarius

You have an instinctive need for some privacy and relaxation today, dear Aquarius, with the Moon moving to the lowest point in your solar chart and signalling a need for connection with your roots and your heart. If it can be managed, this is a good day for spending extra time around the home or with family (and friends who are like family to you). Your more worldly goals may be on the back burner just for now. More adventurous days do await, but for now, some self-pampering and nest building can serve you well. You continue to invest a lot of yourself in your projects and ideas, but require some emotional centering now.

Pisces

The day is likely to be a busy one for you, dear Pisces, but pleasantly so. In fact, while you are thinking quickly today, you’re also a little more Zen on an emotional level than you have been in recent days. This is a day for honoring your need for more variety and stimulation. There is much to learn, and to teach as well. Focus on the unique elements that you bring to your projects, studies, and conversations, and enjoy yourself as you attract the right resources and people to you. Communications are mostly positive and constructive now. You might find that people are especially drawn to you for advice and perhaps a little nurturing or inspiration as well.

Weekend Love Horoscope

April 8-10: Self-love

By Maria DeSimone Videos, Love, Horoscopes, Astrology

Part of the Daily Insight Group

Astrology of Today – April 8, 2016

Summary:

• The Moon is in Aries until 2:10 AM.
• The Moon is void until 2:10 AM (since 10:56 AM yesterday).
• The Moon is in Taurus from 2:10 AM forward (until Sunday, April 10th, at 1:58 AM).
• The Moon is waxing and in its New Moon phase.
• A New Moon occurred yesterday, and a First Quarter Moon will occur on April 13th.
• Mars is in its pre-retrograde shadow (Mars will retrograde from April 17-June 29).

Prayer of the Bell

For this activity you will need a bell or gong and a prayer mat (a small woven mat used for prayer). Turn down the lights, sit comfortably on the mat, and place the bell or gong in front of you. Take several deep breaths. Relax and speak the prayer.

Would that the sound of the bell might go beyond our earth,
And be heard even by all the denizens of the darkness
Outside the Iron Mountains. (ring bell)
Would that their organ of hearing becoming pure,
beings might attain perfect direction. (ring bell)
So that every one of them might come finally
to the Realization of supreme enlightenment. (ring bell)

April 8th

Hanamatsuri, Birthday of the Buddha

Siddhartha-Gautama-Shaka, commonly called the Buddha, which in Sanskrit means “the enlightened one,” was born on this day around 563 B.C. In his youth, Siddhartha lived a life of sheltered luxury. At the age of 29 he left his palace home and for the first time encountered the poverty, suffering, and death of the common people. From that moment forward he dedicated his life to the pursuit of enlightenment. At 35 he achieved enlightenment, becoming a Buddha. For the next 45 years he traveled teaching Buddha’s Dharmas-a way of life patterned after his own path of enlightenment.

Among the Buddhist holidays, the celebration of April 8 is the most important. To commemorate his birthday, Buddhist temples in Japan and America alike construct a platform that is covered with flowers. On the platform, an image of the infant Buddha is placed in a tub filled with licorice tea. The members of the temple then take part in pouring licorice tea over the figure of the Buddha to signify the act of bathing him. They will then drink some of the sweet tea themselves, an act that is supposed to effect the purification of their spirits and make them Buddha-like.

LOVE OIL

On a Friday evening when the Moon is waxing gather a little orris root, an earthen bowl and a quantity of pure olive oil. If you are a woman also have a vial of jasmine oil; patchouly will do for.

Lay a pink cloth on the altar. Light pink candles.Pour the orris root into the earthen bowl, then add about half a cup of olive oil. Stir with the forefinger of your strong hand seven times clockwise. Now add the essential oil, no less than three drops, no more than seven.

Place the bowl on the altar. Gaze into it, infusing the oil with your desire for love. Enchant it by saying:

Love, love, love, love, love, love, love.

Simple and to the point, right? You might want to substitute a favorite love poem or sonnet.

Pour the oil into a jar and cork it tightly. Leave in a dark place, surrounded by the pink altar cloth, for 7 days. Upon the next Friday night uncork the bottle, strain and then store in the same bottle until needed.

Love oil should only be worn by its creator.

BASIC LOVE SPELL

Take 3 cords or strings of various pastel colors, pink, red and lilac for example.

Firmly tie a knot near one end of the braid thinking of your need for love.

Next tie another know and another, until you have tied seven knots.

Wear or carry the cord with you until you find your love.

After that, keep the cord in a safe place or give to one of the elements – burn it and toss the
ashes in to a stream.

FRIDAY CORRESPONDENCES

Venus/Water/East/West/South/Dawn/Female/Libra/Taurus

Magickal Intentions: Love, Romance, Marriage, Sexual Matters, Physical Beauty, Friendship and Partnerships, Strangers, Heart

Color: aqua, blue, light blue, brown, green, pale green, magenta, peach, pink, rose, white, all pastels

Number: 5, 6

Metal: copper

Charm: green or white garments, scepter

Stone: alexandrite, amethyst, coral, diamond, emerald, jade, jet, black moonstone, peridot, smoky quartz, tiger’s-eye, pink tourmaline

Animal: camel, dove, elephant, goat, horse, pigeon, sparrow

Plant: apple, birch, cherry, clematis, clove, coriander, heather, hemlock, hibiscus, ivy, lotus, moss, myrtle, oats, pepperwort, peppermint, pinecone, quince, raspberry, rose, pink rose, red rose, rose hips, saffron, sage, savin, stephanotis, strawberry, thyme, vanilla, verbena, violet, water lily, yarrow, and all flowers.

Incense: ambergris, camphor, mace, musk, myrrh, rose, saffron, sage, sandalwood, sweetgrass, vanilla, violet, all floral scents

Goddess: Aphrodite, Asherah, Baalith, Brigid, Erzulie, Freya (Passionate Queen), Frigg, Gefion, Harbor (Beautiful One), Hestia, Inanna, Ishtar (Lady of Passion and Desire), Lakshmi, Lilith, Mokosh, Nehalennia, Nerthus, Ostara, Pombagira, Sarasvati, Shakti, Shekinah, Sirtur, Al Uzza, Venus (Queen of Pleasure), Vesta

God: Allah, Bacchus, Bes, Cupid, the Dagda, Dionysus, El, Eros (God of Love), Freyr, Frit Ailek, Shukra

Evocation: Agrat Bat Mahalat, Anael, Hagiel, Mokosba, Rasbid, Sachiel, Uriel, Velas

Courtesy of Moonlight Musings

The Witches Almanac for Friday, April 8th

Friday (Venus): Love, friendship, reconciliation, and beauty.

Buddha’s Birthday

Waxing Moon
The Waxing Moon (from the New Moon to the Full) is the ideal time for magic to draw things toward you.

Moon phase: First Quarter

Moon Sign: Aries
Aries: Good for starting things, but lacks staying power. Things occur rapidly, but quickly pass. People tend to be argumentative and assertive.

Moon enters Taurus 2: 10 am
Taurus: Things begun now last the longest, tend to increase in value, and become hard to alter. Brings out appreciation for beauty and sensory experience.

Incense: Alder

Color: Rose

The Witches Must Dos for Fridays

Fridays are days of loving enchantments and passionate emotions.

See how many ways you could add a little loving enchantment into your life and the lives of your loved ones. If you wish to explore the topic of love and romance witchery even further, then check out my book How to Enchant a Man: Spells to Bewitch, Bedazzle &Beguile. If cat magick has tickled your fancy, then for further study read my book The Enchanted Cat: Feline Fascinations, Spells &Magick.

In the meantime, try sharing red berries with your partner some enchanted evening. Work that meditation, and see what other mysteries Freya has to teach you. Wear a Venus planetary color and call on the Goddess for a little inner sparkle. Burn some floral incense, light up some rosy candles, and set a romantic mood. Try wearing a little copper jewelry, and see how it affects you and your Friday magick. Get those potpourri and philter recipes going, and see what you can conjure up.

Advancing your magickal skills takes drive, ambition, and passion. Work with Eros to discover just how much enthusiasm, inspiration, and drive he can bring into your days, for the imagination is a place where dreams flourish and ideas come to fruition.

Call on these fertile and romantic powers, and create your own unique spells and charms. Just think of all the magickal information that you can now add to your repertoire of witchery. Lastly, remember this: when you combine imagination and a loving heart with magick, you’ll succeed every time.
 

Source

Book of Witchery – Spells, Charms & Correspondences For Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan