Get A Jump On Tomorrow……

Your Daily Horoscopes for Saturday, January 7th

by Rick Levine

If Today is Your Birthday: January 6

Exceptionally hard working, your work means the world to you, and if you don’t choose a career path that truly reflects your goals, you are unlikely to be very happy! You are a list maker, an organizer, and a person who loves order, even if you don’t always feel you are orderly enough. You are at your best when you have a goal in mind. You are loyal and somewhat of a perfectionist. As peace-loving and security-minded as you are, there is a decidedly stubborn and argumentative side to your personality. Famous people born today: Syd Barrett, Carl Sandburg, Loretta Young, Rowan Atkinson, Bonnie Franklin.

Your Birthday Year Forecast:

Your birthday occurs around a First Quarter Moon this year, and you are reaching an important turning point in terms of personal growth. You may be more emotional this year, and should watch for unnecessary conflicts and making hasty decisions as a result. Otherwise, this is a year of great energy, motivation, and growth. You are more ambitious and desirous of action in the year ahead. This should be a busy, dynamic period in your life.

Pluto finishes its transiting conjunction to your Sun, taking some pressure off your life. Ideally, you have reworked your image and redefined who you are in positive ways. 

You are especially interested in setting goals and challenges for yourself this year and taking the necessary action to meet them. You may meet or interact with others who encourage or inspire you in some way to have more confidence in yourself. Your energy levels are generally strong this year, and your sense of timing better than usual. You tend to instinctively know the right course of action to take in most situations. Your desire nature is strong, and increased physical activity is likely. Independent work is favored and competitive activities may also thrive this year. Joie de vivre and increased energy can truly enhance your life in many ways, not only because you are more able to enjoy life this way, but also because others sense your dynamism and you are likely to attract good things to you as a result. Stress is eased as you feel more confident about your abilities and your judgment. Also, you are more able to assert yourself without rubbing people the wrong way.

There is charm in the way you present your ideas this year, helping to smooth over differences in your personal relationships. The period ahead favors dancing, swimming, photography, arts, and entertainment. If you are an artist, this could be an especially inspired, imaginative, and productive year. Pay attention to your gut feelings, which will, more often than not, give you valuable information. Business benefits from a more creative approach, but you should be especially careful that you aren’t missing important details. This can be a year in which you are building faith and confidence in your personality, skills, and talents. You can experience a stronger desire to seek out

The period ahead favors dancing, swimming, photography, arts, and entertainment. If you are an artist, this could be an especially inspired, imaginative, and productive year. Pay attention to your gut feelings, which will, more often than not, give you valuable information. Business benefits from a more creative approach, but you should be especially careful that you aren’t missing important details. This can be a year in which you are building faith and confidence in your personality, skills, and talents. You can experience a stronger desire to seek out meaning, wisdom, and mental stimulation in your life during this period. Others might frequently turn to you for guidance.

This can be a powerful year for friendships. You are especially concerned with being fair to one another in your relationships. You seek out balance and peace, and the platonic elements of a relationship may be emphasized now with great success. There can be a focus on sharing or blending beliefs, morals, and values; or there can be a strong focus on growing and improving through one another. This can also be a very creative, artistic time.

This can be a year in which you reassess your love relationships or friendships to determine whether they’re helping you grow or holding you back.

Perceptions are more reliable than usual this year, and it’s an active period for self-development. You are more resourceful and might benefit from some great bargains, buys, and finds. You may be recycling ideas from your past and bringing new energy to your projects that increases their success. For some, long-lost friends or lovers can return or an existing relationship can transform and reach a new level.

The year ahead is an enterprising one, particularly along creative lines. You meet with people who inspire you to be your best. You have much energy to pour into your pursuits, although you can be a little moody when it comes to motivation for your projects – you need to feel inspired for the energy to flow well. Your ability to pace yourself leads to greater happiness and health.

2017 will be a Number Nine year for you. Ruled by Mars. This is a year of completion and transition. It is a time when we need to let go of things that no longer serve their purpose, and hold on to things that have a future. It is a time of cleaning out dead wood, not necessarily for new beginnings. It can be a time when a burden has been taken off your shoulders, and it can be a year of giving of yourself. Advice – let go of things that are holding you back, give of yourself and express your sympathetic, compassionate side.

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Cafe Astrology

Your Daily Horoscopes for Friday, January 6th

Aries

Ambition and determination to pursue your goals, including work or career objectives, increases now, dear Aries. Fortunately, clarity in these areas is on its way with Mercury turning direct in just two days and then moving back into your career and reputation sector on the 12th. While this is not the best time to make big decisions or launches because of Mercury’s station, it’s an excellent time for getting your plans in order and for scoping out projects that could use a refresh or reboot. For some of you, this can be a career matter, and for others, a public image issue. If you need to reinvent yourself on a professional or reputation level, this is the time for considering strategies to do so. This is also a time for considering eliminating or reducing attitudes and activities that keep you from excelling at your work or from reaching your goals. Letting go of wasteful or outdated endeavors can be difficult to do, but may very well be precisely what you need to succeed.

Taurus

Today, the Sun and Pluto in your solar ninth house are asking you to transform and grow through your beliefs, ideas, and attitudes, dear Taurus. Someone or something may be challenging the way you see things, and it’s up to you to either resist or grow and transform through it. Consider whether or not you may be clinging to your old beliefs when it may be better for you to make changes. This can be a good time for seeing a new side to a family member or a partner. Watch for the tendency to try to control others and for people who are power tripping as well. The only person you can truly control is yourself. With Pluto a long-term guest in your spirit sector, you are learning that clinging too tightly to your ideas can limit your growth. Freeing yourself from limiting attitudes is a process that’s unfolding a little at a time for you. The Moon enters your sign this afternoon, and you feel very much in your element, which leads to more spontaneity.

Gemini

Circumstances are such that you’re facing your deeper feelings and attachments through events, meetings, and memories, and possibly some of your fears in the process today and tomorrow, dear Gemini. The important thing now is to recognize areas of your life where you may be too attached to someone or something. Questions of trust are brought to the surface, and self-honesty is vital. If you are not in touch with some of your deeper feelings triggered today, you may unwittingly stir up some drama with people close to you. This can also be a day for intense study or focus for some, and for others, an important epiphany about a relationship or your inner motivations. If suspiciousness raises its head, consider easing up on the desire to control others. Confronting fears now can be more revealing than usual. As well, if you are looking for support from someone, try not to pursue it in a roundabout way.

Cancer

With the Sun and Pluto coming to an alignment in the sign opposite yours, dear Cancer, this is a time for learning something important about yourself or your life through a partner or a relationship. Interactions with others can be intense, but question whether you are unwittingly stimulating some reactions in others by denying your own role in power plays or other complicated interplays. Consider all angles because today, the power of projection is high. It can be all too easy to see in others what you are trying to avoid knowing about yourself. Today is powerful for letting go of behaviors, particularly overly attached or clingy ones, that have been holding you back from achieving your goals, mainly related to relationships and money. If someone seems to want to control you or is playing power games with you, you might choose to refuse to participate. If the energies of the day are handled well, you can reach a new level of understanding of a significant other, a relationship, and yourself.

Leo

Today is strong for seeing areas of your life that require adjustments, edits, and weeding out so that you can move forward, grow, and reach your work or health goals, dear Leo. With today’s determination, you might solve a complex problem or reorganize something from head to toe. Some of you may find a new way to approach an old health issue. With the Sun and Pluto in your work and health zone joining forces, think about what needs toning down or eliminating rather than taking on something new. Improvements and updates are the focus. Your ambition increases for reaching an objective now, and this comes at a good time as Mercury will turn direct in just two days and on the 12th, Mercury will re-enter your work and health sector and projects move forward, or valuable information is revealed. While the energy of the day can stimulate some tension and worry, use it to your advantage by determinedly working on a problem area.

Virgo

You may have been struggling with whether you sincerely care for — or have totally gotten over — a situation or person these days, dear Virgo, and today, thoughts turn intense as the Sun illuminates your deeper feelings, desires, and fears. Whether it’s recognition for your uniqueness or attention from a love interest, the desire can be hard to deny, as much as you’d like to believe otherwise. You could feel wanting now, and resentment or jealousy can surface. Face your feelings, embrace them, and then decide how you can improve your life. In fact, you’re in an excellent place for making changes. Your personal health and growth depend on eliminating unhealthy attachments. Even so, there may be a past experience that you absolutely don’t want to repeat, and this can motivate you tremendously to make positive changes now. If you’re holding onto something that is driving you to a good place, then turn it to your advantage!

Libra

Excellent energy is with you for seeing areas of your personal life that need a serious update or reboot, dear Libra, particularly having to do with your family relationships or home life. Competitive energies with family are running high at the moment. The tendency to feel resentful or to bring up the past can be strong. Try your best not to fixate – focus instead on fixing problems. With Pluto dominating today’s energies, you would do well for yourself by focusing on what needs to be left behind or upgraded and transformed. With Mercury still retrograde, it’s important to finish up and refine projects that are already in progress instead of launching new ones. Try not to obsess over the past, even if buried resentments surface now. While avoidance is not the answer either, recognize that fixation on problems won’t solve them unless the attitude you bring to the situation is forward-looking. Channel your energies into a project around the home that will help encourage you to be more productive. Focus on redirecting your emotions into constructive channels rather than attempting to control people around you.

Scorpio

With the Sun and Pluto, your ruler, joining forces today, dear Scorpio, you have more impact than usual. People notice you more than usual. This powerful duo is currently in your communications sector, making your communications particularly impactful as well. There can be a piece of news, a communication received, a new development, or a memory today that riles you up. In all likelihood, things are a little blown out of proportion, but even if they are, this is a good time for firming up vulnerable areas and working on fixes. You might get particularly caught up with a certain idea or subject now. Taken too far, you could become fixated on a topic or idea to the point that other areas of your life suffer. Channel excess energy into a meaningful project or work on fixing problems. If something has to go, whether it’s a frivolous activity that interferes with your productivity or an attitude that keeps you in a negative frame of mind, this is the time for putting it behind you.

Sagittarius

The Sun and Pluto align in your resources sector, dear Sagittarius, and this powerful duo can stir up strong feelings about your boundaries, income, and values. If you’re fearful or worried about security or financial matters, you can be particularly sensitive today. Resolve to do what you can to improve your financial picture, or at least the attitude you have towards it. It’s a good time to think up strategies to spend and save more efficiently. Fortunately, with Mercury ending its retrograde in two days and getting a second chance in your resources sector starting on the 12th, you’ll be in an excellent position to make long-lasting, meaningful changes that help you feel safer, more secure, and more comfortable. Hold off on new purchases for now, and focus instead on what can be pared down, eliminated, or recycled. If you’ve grown overly attached to certain stagnant situations or excess clutter, then you may work on freeing yourself of these dead weights.

Capricorn

The Sun and Pluto join forces in your sign, dear Capricorn, and you can feel highly motivated to effect change in your life that empowers you. The day is strong for personal magnetism and impact, and you can easily find the motivation to get going on your plans and initiatives. As long as you resist the temptation to try to maneuver people and situations to work in your favor, you are in a good place to get your affairs in order. The best way to gain an edge is to work on controlling your own reactions and attitudes rather than fixating on things outside of yourself. You are learning to ease up on trying to control things that truly cannot be controlled, and instead, you are focusing on the things you can master. Channel your considerable energy into something constructive. With Pluto strongly activated, I like to say that you can choose to fixate or fix, with the latter the best way to get ahead. Use any tension stimulated today to better yourself and start over.

Aquarius

The Sun and Pluto join forces in your hidden, subliminal sector today, dear Aquarius, and this powerful duo can stir up unusual feelings. The “work” that Pluto asks you to do in this area of your chart is to eliminate attitudes and situations that make you feel powerless or ineffective. Those things that leave you feeling insecure or guilt-ridden need to go, but first, their source needs to be uncovered. Through the circumstances and feelings of the day, you get a wonderful window into your inner workings and learn about attitudes that have been driving self-destructive behavior. For some of you, a partner may be a little more demanding or challenging right now, having personal issues of their own to contend with. Aim to act and interact mindfully now. An instinctive need for change is with you. The Moon moves into your home and family sector this afternoon, further emphasizing the need to look within and attend to your emotional needs.

Pisces

Resist any urge to try to manipulate people or situations to work in your favor now – a strong tendency today with the Sun and Pluto joining forces, dear Pisces. The better way to use the powerful energy of this duo is to work on making changes and improvements to your relationships that serve both you and others well. Difficulties or lingering resentments with friends or with your feelings on a social level can be illuminated today, and this can motivate you to make amends, make connections, or start anew. You are offered a very honest glimpse into problem areas, and you can choose to use this energy to fixate or to fix. It’s, in fact, a powerful time to strategize plans of action. Some of you are making refinements and adjustments to your long-term goals. Others may be recognizing a need to eliminate some of the less meaningful projects or even friendships and social distractions from their lives.

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Cafe Astrology

Weekend Love Horoscope

January 6-8: Feeling fulfilled

By Maria DeSimone

Videos, Love, Horoscopes, Astrology

You might feel as if your love is invincible this weekend. A gratifying Taurus Moon until Sunday evening will help you and your lover connect on a sensual level while the Sun and Pluto colliding on Saturday offers up incredible muscle. There might be an opportunity for the two of you to team up in a way that makes you a dynamic power couple.

Mercury turns direct on Sunday adding to the mix. Communication begins to make sense again.

This Weekend’s Romantic Rating*

* Heart ratings are based on the lunar cycle. They range from low to full, with low indicating a rocky weekend for romance and full indicating plenty of passionate potential.

 

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Astrology of Today – Friday, January 6, 2017

• The Moon is in Aries until 3:17 PM.
• The Moon is void from 1:41 PM until 3:17 PM.
• The Moon is in Taurus from 3:17 PM forward (until Sunday, January 8th, at 5:06 PM).
• The Moon is waxing and in its First Quarter phase.
• The First Quarter Moon occurred yesterday and a Full Moon will occur on the 12th.
• Mercury is retrograde (Mercury is retrograde from December 19-January 8).

Stone, Mineral and Crystal Associations

Amber: healing, safety, longevity, boost magic, success, remove negativity, Fire, Sun

Amethyst: self-control, intuition, dreams, cleansing

Aventurine: creativity, calm, luck, choices

Bloodstone: removing anger, luck, divination, honesty, obstacles, courage

Coral: protection, ward against violence and negativity, calm, healing, Water

Hematite: draw things to you, grounding, focus, Earth

Jade: luck, devotion, cleansing, peace, harmony, friends

Jet: security, protection, binding

Moonstone: moon magic, dreams, divination, healing, romance, restful sleep, Water, Goddess

Onyx: banishing unwanted influence or attention, balance, legal, justice

Quartz( clear): energy source/ storage, psychic power, vision, protection, focus, intuition, Air

Sunstone: healing, success, vitality, God

Topaz: vitality, dealing with tension, calming, energy

Turquoise: communication, courage, prosperity, luck

Book of Shadows: Solitary Suburban Pagan Guide
Ashlyn Hawthorne

January 6

Twelfth Night, Epiphany of Kore, and Persephone

Traditionally, on this day the ancient Greeks would carry the statue of Kore around her temple seven times as they prayed for protection and good fortune. Following the temple activities ties a nocturnal rite was held in honor of Kore (daughter of Zeus and Demeter, whose name means “maiden”), an aspect of Persephone before her marriage to Hades.

On this day in Old Europe the ashes from the Yule log were removed, and either stored for magickal purposes or scattered on the fields to insure fertility. Later on in the day the Lord of Misrule, known as the King of the Bean, was selected. Cakes were made, and a bean was baked into one. Whomever found the bean in his cake was then elected king for the day. The king, along with the Queen of the Pea (selected by finding the pea baked into another batch of cakes) ruled over the final Yuletide festivities.

The Energy of Venus

Weekday ruled by Venus: Friday

Stones: Rose quartz, moonstone, pink tourmaline, peridot, emerald, jade

Herbs and Plants: Pink rose, ivy, birch, heather, clematis, sage, violet, waterlily

Magickal intentions: Love, romance, marriage, sexual matters, physical beauty, friendship and partnership, strangers and heart matters.

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, January 6th

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

Epiphany

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

Moon phase: Second 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 3: 18 pm
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: Rose

Color: Pink

Magickal Applications for Friday

Friday is named after the Norse goddesses of love, Freya and Frigga. There seems to be some debate as to whom the day is actually named after, so I thought I would share a little information so you can decide for yourself.

In Latin, this day is known as Dies Veneris, “Venus’s day.” In Greek, it’s Hermera Aphrodites, which translates to the “day of Aphrodite.” In Old English, this day is called Frige- daeg, or “Freya’s day.” This day has the Germanic title of Frije-dagaz, which, once again, could be Freya’s day or Frigga’s day.

Both Freya and Frigga were Norse goddesses of love and were the Teutonic equivalent of the Greco-Roman Venus/Aphrodite. However, Freya was one of the Vanir—the gods of fertility who supervised the land and sea—and she was the leader of the Valkyries. Frigga, Odin’s wife, was the goddess of the heavens and of married love. She was one of the Aesir—the gods associated with battle, magick and the sky. Freya and Frigga could be looked upon as different aspects of the same goddess. They both were called on to assist in childbirth and then in naming of the new baby. Frigga represented the faithful wife and loving mother, while Freya, who really captured the hearts and imagination of the Norse people, was the passionate mistress and lover.

Fridays classically are days for love, fertility, romance, and beauty magick, as well as working for happiness, harmony in the home, and friendship. So let’s take a look at some of the mythology involved with this loving, voluptuous, passionate, and luxurious day of the week, and see where it leads us.
 

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

The Witches Guide to Friday

Love magick is a perennial popular topic. However, there is more to this topic than meets the eye. There are many enchanting layers here for us to explore on this day of the week. What about creating a loving home, or producing a loving and nurturing family? What about keeping your intimate relationships vital and on track? How about promoting happy, healthy, and enduring friendships? See, there is more to be considered than just the “You shall be mine…” type of fictional love spell.

Don’t forget that many of the deities associated with Fridays are also parents. So, yes, while this is the day to work on romance, sex, and love spells, there is additional magick to be considered here, which makes Fridays a more well-rounded and bigger opportunity for witchery than many folks ever truly realize. The truest, strongest magick always comes from the heart.
 

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

The Magickal Day of Friday

Friday falls at the end of the work week for many of us, and that means we get a chance to relax for a little bit! Mark your Fridays with colors like pink and aqua, and metals such as copper. This is a day ruled by the planet Venus, so it should be no surprise that Venus and Aphrodite – goddesses of love and beauty – are associated with Fridays. This is a day named for the Norse goddess Freyja, so be sure to take a moment to honor her as well.

Gemstones associated with Friday include coral, emerald and rose quartz, and plants like strawberries, apple blossoms and feverfew are also related. This is a good day to do spellwork associated with family life and fertility, sexuality, harmony, friendship, growth. Take advantage of Friday’s correspondences and plant a seed, make something grow, and enjoy your blessings

*Note: There are a lot of disputes as to the origins of the word Friday, because there is still a great deal of discussion as to whether it was named for Freyja or Frigga, and whether they were the same deity or two separate ones. Some scholars believe that while they may have eventually become two distinctly different goddesses, they could have had their origins in a single, common Proto-Germanic deity.

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Patti Wigington, Paganism/Wicca Expert
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