Astrology of Today – June 14, 2016

Summary:

Clarification for those who feel I have contradicted myself in the horoscopes below: I am saying the same thing when I say that Neptune just turned retrograde (yesterday) and is just coming out of a retrograde station. “Neptune has just come out of its retrograde station” has been interpreted by some as Neptune coming out of its retrograde, which would technically occur at a direct station not a retrograde station. Neptune was stationary retrograde on the 13th (yesterday) and will be retrograde until November 19th. Sorry for the confusion, but what I am saying is astrologically correct.

• The Moon is in Libra all day (until Wednesday, the 15th, at 9:18 AM).
• The Moon is waxing and in its First Quarter phase.
• A First Quarter Moon occurred on the 12th, and a Full Moon will occur on June 20th.
• Mars is retrograde (Mars is retrograde from April 17-June 29).

Day 30

An incantation for protection.

Encased in white light
Safe from harm and prey
I have protection, throughout the day.
Sanctuary within these bounds
Shielded from detriment, armor surrounds.

*Obviously, this spell doesn’t make you invincible. So do NOT intentionally put yourself in danger to “test” it. This incantation works best if applied alongside common sense.

The Power of Positive Witchcraft: Daily Incantations & Enchantments: A Spell a Day for 30 Days
Summerland, Garden.

June 14th

Vidar’s Day

In modern Asatru, this day is sacred to Vidar, son of Odin who survives the destruction of Ragnarok. Patron of leatherworkers, Vidar has a stout boot that he puts in the mouth of the demonic Fenris-wolf to kill it. On this day, it is customary for Nordic leatherworkers to put aside all their scraps and then bury them in a pit for Vidar to ward off evil and bad luck.

Tuesday Is Ruled By Mars

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

The Witches Correspondences for Tuesday, June 14th

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.

Gibbous Moon – Waxing and Nearly Full

This is the last waxing phase before the Full Moon. You have a personality that’s restless for that next peak, but may find getting there anti-climactic.

You sense when something big is building, and have talent for creating momentum.

You are focused on making finishing touches, in preparation for exposure to maximum light. You’re someone who creates a buzz, and are at home when everything is rising to a crescendo.

You’ll want to watch out for the pitfalls of being an adrenalin junkie. You’re most at home when deep in the throes of a satisfying project that has a natural culmination point on the horizon.

You are reflective, and seek the bigger picture. You are opening to self-actualization, and want to make sure no stone is left unturned (and in the dark).
The Gibbous Moon Phase — Waxing (Increasing) to Nearly Full

On the Lunar Calendar: 10 1/2 to 14 days after the New Moon
Degree: 135 to 180 degrees ahead of the Sun
Inner Directive: To consolidate, Refine

You can lean toward an intellectual outlook. You are always on the verge of bringing your ideas to fruition. As a leader, you get others excited, from your sense of onward and upward progress.

As the lunar phase nearing the height of energy, you could say this is the last rest stop/observation deck. You may be very self-directed and focused on specific goals for achievement. You can accomplish a lot, when you’ve fixed on these substantial goals.

You’re happier when you have a mountain to climb. You’re lost when life has no peaks, just valleys.

You may have a fear of finishing something — anything — and will want to look at patterns of self-sabotage. You could decide to pass on projects, at a certain stage, for others to finalize.

You have a curious mind, and carry that sense of nearly reaching the pinnacle. In 2012 and the Galactic Center, Christine Page writes that you’re at risk of overanalyzing, instead of trusting your keen insight.
She writes, “Old patterns of resistance surface in order to be acknowledge and transformed; flexibility and objectivity are keys to success.”

You may live with a sense that you’re never quite there yet — that you haven’t arrived.

And this can lead to discontent. But if you courageously push beyond the fear of being exposed as not worthy, you gain momentum and traction to keep going forward.

Author

Molly Hall, Astrology Expert

Article published on & owned by About.com

The Witches Almanac for Tuesday, June 14th

Tuesday(Mars): Passion, sex, courage, aggression and protection.

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Waxing Moon
Waxing Moon is the ideal time for magick to draw things toward you.

Moon Phase: Second Quarter

Moon Sign: Libra
Libra: Favors cooperation, social activities, beautification of surroundings, balance and partnership.

Incense: Bayberry

Color: Scarlet

Magical Days Of the Week – Tuesday

Named for the Norse god Tyr, who was a deity of heroism and combat, Tuesday is a very martial sort of day – color associations include bright red and oranges, as well as warrior-like metals such as iron and steel.

The ancient Romans called this day Martis, after the warrior god Mars – other deities associated with Tuesday include Ares, the Morrighan, and other gods of battle and glory. Red gemstones like rubies and garnets come into play on Tuesdays, as do herbs and plants such as thistles, holly, coneflowers and cacti – you’ll notice these are all sharp, prickly plants!

One of the interesting – and more than a little amusing – aspects of Tuesday magic is that in addition to war and conflict against your enemies, this is a day also associated with marriage. You can also use this day of the week for magical workings connected to protection and initiation. Use Tuesday to assert yourself, make a mark and stake your claims.

Author

Patti Wigington, Paganism/Wicca Expert
Article published on & owned by About.com

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.

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—-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

Witchy Thoughts on Tuesday

By Tuesday, most people are over Monday’s slump and are ready to charge. They feel more alert and energized on this day. Tuesdays are considered good days for communication, tenderness, taking care of business, and exercise spells.

 
A Witch’s Week of Spells and Activities
Helga C. Loueen

The Goddess Book of Day for June the 14th

The Lesser Quinquatrus of Minerva (second day) in Rome, Minerva honored as the patroness of the city. (Athena, Sophia, Oya, Anath, Neith, Metis, and Medusa.) The fourteenth day of the Moon/month, the Full Moon, belongs to Gos or Drvaspa, the Cow (Persia), and Aida Wedo of Haiti.

 
The Goddess Book of Days
Diane Stein

The Pagan Book of Days for Tuesday, June 14th

Vidar/St. Vitus/St. Dogmael/Runic half month of Dag commences

In modern Asatru, a day sacred to Vidar, son of Odin. According to Viking tradition, leather workers should put aside all of their off-cuts for Vidar’s boots, so that the god can combat the demonic wolf, Fenris. The runic letter is a beneficial rune of light health, prosperity and openings, signifying the high point of the day and high point of the year, when, in light and warmth, all things are possible. This day is also a weather marker:

If St. Vitus’s Day is rainy weather,
It will rain for thirty days together.

Source

The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick

Tuesday, June 14th

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 Duir(Oak) – June 10 – July 7. Oak month is a time for protection and strength, fertility, money and success, and good fortune.

Runic Half-Month of Dag(day) – June 14 – June 28

Goddess of the Month of Rosea – June 13 – July 10

Source

The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick

Spell Work 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 June 14 to June 19

A virtual who’s-who of our planetary neighbors will be out in the sky this week for you to find.

Tuesday, June 14

• Neptune’s eastward motion against the background stars comes to a halt at 4 a.m. EDT. This so-called stationary point marks the beginning of the best period to observe an outer planet. Neptune rises around 1 a.m. local daylight time and appears nearly 30° high in the southeast as morning twilight commences. The magnitude 7.9 planet lies in Aquarius, some 0.5° southeast of 4th-magnitude Lambda (l) Aquarii, and doesn’t move noticeably all week. You’ll need binoculars to spy Neptune and a telescope to see its blue-gray disk, which spans 2.3″.

Wednesday, June 15

• Mercury shines brightly in morning twilight this week, standing 6° high in the east-northeast a half-hour before sunrise today. The inner planet shines at magnitude –0.3 and shows up easily through binoculars if you have an unobstructed horizon. When viewed through a telescope, Mercury appears 7″ across and slightly more than half-lit.

• The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point in its orbit around Earth, at 8:00 a.m. EDT. It then lies 251,670 miles (405,024 kilometers) from Earth’s center.

Thursday, June 16

• 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’s the faintest of the trio. Magnitude 0.8 Altair completes the bright asterism. Despite its name, the Summer Triangle appears prominent from late spring until the onset of winter.

Friday, June 17

• The waxing gibbous Moon forms the apex of a flat isosceles triangle with Mars and Saturn tonight. The Moon stands highest and about 10° from both planets; Mars and Saturn lie approximately 18° apart.

Saturday, June 18

• The Moon passes 3° due north of Saturn at 8 p.m. EDT. For observers in North America, the two appear between 3° and 5° apart throughout the night.

Sunday, June 19

• Full Moon officially arrives at 7:02 a.m. EDT tomorrow morning, but it looks completely illuminated throughout the night. It appears low in the southeast as the Sun sets and reaches its peak in the south around 1 a.m. local daylight time. For North American observers, the Full Moon crosses from Ophiuchus the Serpent-bearer into Sagittarius the Archer during the evening hours.

Source

Astronomy Magazine

The Sun & Moon Data for Tuesday, June 14th

Sun
Sun Direction: ↑ 97.72° E
Sun Altitude: 50.32°
Sun Distance: 94.420 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2016 5:34 PM (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:34 AM↑ 60° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:16 PM↑ 300° Northwest
Length of Daylight: 14 hours, 41 minutes

Moon
Moon Direction: ↑ 36.88° NE
Moon Altitude: -52.81°
Moon Distance: 251402 mi
Next Full Moon: Jun 20, 20166:02 AM
Next New Moon: Jul 4, 20166:00 AM
Next Moonrise: Today3:02 PM
Current Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 71.3%

Source

timeanddate.com