Tuesday’s Witchery

 

Tuesday is the day to work any magick that falls in the category of increasing strength, courage, bravery, and passion. All of these intense emotions are linked to this day’s energies, and spells designed around these themes will have extra punch when performed on this magickal day.

So, let’s add a little passion and conviction into your life! Break out the daring red pieces of your wardrobe, and put a little pizzazz into your day. Work with Lilith, and see what she has to teach you about personal power and sexuality. Meditate on Tiw/Tyr and Mars, and see what those ancient warrior gods will show you about new tactics, strategies, and claiming personal victories in your life. Practice conjuring up that astral weapon from the meditation and use it wisely for protection and for courage.

Create a philter for courage and protection or handcraft your own Witch’s jar to remove negativity from your home. See what other Witch crafts you can conjure up with Tuesday’s magick. Create some kitchen magick on this Tuesday by whipping up a spicy stew-add in a few Mars-associated ingredients such as carrots, peppers, and garlic. Empower the stew for success, and then treat yourself and your family to a good, hearty meal. Try working with a little aromatherapy and burn some spicy or coffee-scented candles to increase your energy level.

Check the sky at night, and see if you can find the reddish planet Mars up in the heavens. Not sure where to look? Check an astronomy magazine or search the Web for more information. Become a magickal warrior and move forward in your life with strength, courage, and compassion. Embrace the side of yourself that loves a good challenge and that is passionate and daring! Banish fear, and face your future with strength and conviction. Believe in yourself and in your dreams, work hard, and you will win every time.

 

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

Tuesday

 

A god, goddess, or planet governs each day of the week. It is usually easy to spot the ruler of the day by its name. The word Tuesday, however, is not so easy, but if we look at the word in Spanish, Martes, we clearly see its connections to Mars.

Because Tuesday revolves around the energy of Mars, Tuesdays are good for business, mechanical things, buying and selling animals, hunting, beginning studies, gardening, sexual activities, and confrontation. This is a day for sex magick, energy, stamina, and health. As in the old saying, Tuesdays child is full of grace, is also good for success magick and defense against enemies.

Angels of Tuesday are Camael, Samael, Satael, Amabiel, Friagne, and Hyniel. When invoked, Camael takes the form of a leopard. In Druid mythology he is a god of war, which is why we see him associated with Mars. Camael is said to be a member of the “Magnificent Seven” in some circles. Camael is another “terminator” angel.

Samael walks both worlds as a magician and sorcerer. some see him as the angel of death, others as “the bright and poisonous one.” Many consider him more of a demon, and accuse him of being Satan. However, there is reference to the satans (plural) as enforcers of the law, a sort of angelic police, if you will. Supposedly, when Samael is around, dogs howl in the night. On one hand, he is the ruler of the fifth heaven and in charge of two million angels; on the other, he is the one who changed into a serpent and convinced Eve to partake of the forbidden fruit of knowledge.

Satael is an angel of air invoked in magic rites and is the presiding spirit of the planet Mars. Amabiel is another spirit of the planet Mars; however he spends his energy on issues of human sexuality. Friagne, also an angel of this day, is invoked from the east. He is a member of the fifth heaven. Hyniel also belongs to this day and is subject to the east wind.

On Tuesdays the hour of sunrise and every eight hours after that are also ruled by Mars, and that makes these times of the day doubly blessed. These four hours are the strongest ones to do ritual in. Check your local newspaper, astrological calendar, or almanac to determine your local sunrise.

 

Source

Gypsy Magic

 

The Goddess Book of Days for May The 31st

Feast of Stella Maris/Venus in Venice. She is Mary, Isis, Kwan Yin, Kwannon, Nu Kwa, Sarasvati, Tonantzin, Mari, the Shekinah, Ishtar, Astarte, Yemaya, Erzulie, Tara, Mariamne, Marina, Kali Mari, Ata Bey, Aphrodite, Freya, Maid Marian, the Lady. Stella Maris means “Star of the Sea.” Also day commemorating Joan of Arc, 1412–1431, a priestess of the Goddess and French Amazon.

 

Source

The Goddess Book of Days
Diane Stein

Tuesday, May 31

 

Tuesday is dedicated to the powers of the planet Mars, personified in Ares, Tiwaz, Tiw, Tuisco and Tyr. Tuesday rules controlled power, energy and endurance.

Deity: Tiwaz

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Planet: Mars

Tree: Holly

Herb: Plantain

Stone: Agate

Animal: Crab

Element: Fire

Color: White

Number: 2

Rune: Tyr (T)

Celtic Tree Month of Hauth (Hawthorn) – May 13 – June 9. Hawthorn month is a time of fertility, masculine energy, and fire. Also associated with the realm of Faerie.

Runic Half-Month of Ing (expansive, energy) – May 14 -28

Goddess of the Month of Hera – May 16 – June 12
 

Source

The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick

 

Spellwork for Tuesday, the Day of Mars

 Strength
 Anger
 Independence
 Motivation
 Conquest
 Action
 Education
 Force
 Handling conflict

 

Source

A Spell Crafter’s Compendium
Terri Paajanen

 

The Sky This Week for May 31 to June 5

Mars is at its closest approach, but Jupiter is no slouch in the night sky this week.

Tuesday, May 31

• Neptune rises before 2 a.m. local daylight time this week and appears low in the southeast before dawn. The distant world glows at magnitude 7.9, so you’ll need binoculars or a telescope to spot it. Fortunately, it lies near a brighter star that will help guide you. Look for the planet 0.5° southeast of 4th-magnitude Lambda (l) Aquarii. You can confirm a sighting of Neptune through a telescope, which reveals the planet’s 2.3″-diameter disk and blue-gray color.

Wednesday, June 1

• The conspicuous Summer Triangle asterism dominates the eastern sky in late evening. Vega, the triangle’s brightest member, shines at magnitude 0.0 and stands highest of the three stars. To its lower left lies Deneb; at magnitude 1.3, it is the faintest of the trio. Magnitude 0.8 Altair resides at the bottom right and completes the bright asterism. Despite its name, the Summer Triangle appears prominent from late spring until winter begins.

Thursday, June 2

• Saturn lies opposite the Sun in our sky tonight (officially at 3 a.m. EDT on June 3) and reaches its peak visibility for 2016. The ringed planet appears low in the southeast as darkness falls and grows more prominent as the evening wears on and it climbs higher. It stands about one-third of the way to the zenith in the southern sky around 1 a.m. local daylight time. Saturn lies among the background stars of southern Ophiuchus and shines at magnitude 0.0, nearly 10 times brighter than any of this constellation’s stars. When viewed through a telescope, the dramatic ring system spans 42″ and tilts 26° to our line of sight, while Saturn’s family of moderately bright moons appears next to the gorgeous world.

Friday, June 3

• The Moon reaches perigee, the closest point in its orbit around Earth, at 6:55 a.m. EDT. It then lies 224,402 miles (361,140 kilometers) away from us.

Saturday, June 4

• Another comet in the growing crowd of such objects discovered by the Pan-STARRS telescope in Hawaii makes its appearance in June’s morning sky. Comet PANSTARRS (C/2013 X1) currently glows around 7th magnitude in southern Aquarius. As a bonus today, the comet’s head lies less than 1° east of the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) while the comet’s tail grazes this bright planetary. From most of the United States, you’ll need a haze-free southeastern horizon to spot the comet through a telescope shortly before dawn breaks.

• New Moon occurs at 11:00 p.m. EDT. At its new phase, the Moon crosses the sky with the Sun and so remains hidden in our star’s glare.

Sunday, June 5

• Mercury reaches greatest elongation today, when it lies 24° west of the Sun and stands 6° high in the east a half-hour before sunrise. The innermost planet shines at magnitude 0.5 and shows up easily through binoculars if you have an unobstructed horizon. When viewed through a telescope, Mercury appears 8″ across and about one-third lit.
 

Source

Astronomy Magazine

 

Your Daily Sun & Moon Data for Tuesday, May 31

Sun
Sun Direction: ↑ 93.20° E
Sun Altitude: 42.57°
Sun Distance: 94.259 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2016 5:34 PM (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:36 AM↑ 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:08 PM↑ 299° Northwest
Length of Daylight: 14 hours, 32 minutes

Moon
Moon Direction: ↑ 195.02° SSW
Moon Altitude: 52.95°
Moon Distance: 227943 mi
Next New Moon: Jun 4, 20169:59 PM
Next Full Moon: Jun 20, 20166:02 AM
Next Moonset: Today3:07 PM
Current Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 27.2%

 

Source

timeanddate.com

 

I wanted to take a moment to tell you how sorry we were not to be here yesterday on Memorial Day. I know we did do Memorial Day postings on Sunday, which now I am so glad we did. Everyone thought I was getting an early jump around here but I was planning on celebrating Memorial Day for two days instead of one. Our veterans who gave so much for our country and our freedom, deserve more than just one day a year to be honored. In fact, I believe we should make an effort every day to say a silent prayer for those who paid the ultimate sacrifice and those that are fighting today. Without them, our country would be nothing, no freedoms, no right and no telling what kind of government we would have. I hate it we were not here but we love all our servicemen and women and pray for their safety every day.

 

Now, something you need to pay attention too. I have been in this business long enough that I have developed all sorts of friends who can do anything on a computer. I have always heard grapevine stories and not too long ago I heard one that upset me. This rumor involved Microsoft and as you know, when Microsoft did their upgrade from 7 to 8, we lost five computers. I no longer trust Microsoft and I would not download anything they offer. That is just my personal opinion and they have costed us a lot. Anyway back to the grapevine rumor, apparently Microsoft has been pushing a security program for the past few months. This program is due to end today. A whistle-blower came forth and acknowledged that Microsoft had viruses, trojans, worms, you name it ready to be released tomorrow. Because today is the last day this program Microsoft is offering will be available for sale. What the purpose of this is, I have no idea. I do not trust Microsoft and the few computers that we do have Microsoft software on them, I spent yesterday updating and upping the firewalls and security on everyone of them. It is public knowledge that Microsoft wants to get out of the software business. But to actually destroy so many computers is beyond me. They won’t give updates to any of their software, they won’t give patches for any viruses, you are just left out there to sink or swim. We are not sinking this time. As I stated our firewalls are maxed out and all our security software is up-dated as well.

 

I wouldn’t be telling you this unless Microsoft did eventually mention that the upgrade that destroyed so many computers did cause it. They admitted it but they did not offer to replace a one of the computers that were destroyed at that time. Now this current threat that has appeared, I take it very seriously and I hope you will too. Do all your security software updates today, set your firewalls up and do not download a thing from Microsoft. After today, there is no telling what you will be downloading. It was also told to me that Microsoft has tracking cookies that will be in this mess that is sent out. These cookies can track your movements, get your passwords, your credit card info and any personal information. They will able to tell every place you go on the net and if you log into your bank or a credit card site, they can steal your password and have full access to everything at that site. So, please, please, take this very seriously. The only real reason I can think of a company doing this is to sell more computers. Business must be bad. The truth is coming out about these companies and some of the tricks they pull to boost their sales is unreal. They prey on the poor and uninformed. I beg you to take this very seriously, if I did not know my source well enough to believe this, I would not be relaying it to you. Please take every precaution you can today to protect yourself. We don’t want you to lose your computers because we love having you here. We also believe that everyone has a right to know when a company does such under-handed tricks just to make a dollar.

 

We will see you shortly……

 

Love ya,

Lady A