Month: April 2017

A Word Before We Run Off, Please………

Got to run over to the Podcast and do a little work there. I did want to clarify something, if you listened to the podcast “Bindrunes 101.” I was not drunk, I sounded like it but I wasn’t. I don’t even drink. The doctor has changed my pain medicine and of course I took one before I did the broadcast. But at least I wasn’t drunk, lol! With all the tests they have been doing they have traced the start of the tumor on my hip to my liver. It seems your liver has little nodes in it and tumors and growths can hide there. The mass on my hip had little things that looked like branches on it. After looking and looking they found that the branches stemmed from a growth hiding out in my liver. So I don’t know what they are going to do about it. I told Lady Beltane that when I take one of these new pills to stop the pain, I don’t walk, I don’t drive, I don’t move but at least I don’t hurt. HA, ain’t that living now. There is a mile long name for what I have, all I know it is a genetic disorder. Now what they are going to do about it, don’t know that either. I go back to the doctors the first of May and find out then. Just keep me in your prayers.

 

Now off to the Podcast, we are going to try to get some Dragon magick on there but there is one hell of a storm coming up. So we will see if the lights stay on long enough for us to get it done. Till tomorrow, my sweets…….

 

Love ya,

Lady A

Astronomy Picture of the Day – Life-Enabling Plumes above Enceladus

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2017 April 16

Life-Enabling Plumes above Enceladus
Image Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA Explanation: Does Enceladus have underground oceans that could support life? The discovery of jets spewing water vapor and ice was detected by the Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft in 2005. The origin of the water feeding the jets, however, was originally unknown. Since discovery, evidence has been accumulating that Enceladus has a deep underground sea, warmed by tidal flexing. Pictured here, the textured surface of Enceladus is visible in the foreground, while rows of plumes rise from ice fractures in the distance. These jets are made more visible by the Sun angle and the encroaching shadow of night. A recent fly-through has found evidence that a plume — and so surely the underlying sea — is rich in molecular hydrogen, a viable food source for microbes that could potentially be living there.

Your Earth Sky News for April 16th: Jupiter and Spica to Omega Centauri

Jupiter and Spica to Omega Centauri

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Tonight – April 16, 2017 – and throughout April and May, let the bright planet Jupiter and sparkling blue-white star Spica help you find the famous Omega Centauri star cluster. In 2017, Spica is easy to find because Jupiter is so bright and beams quite close to this star. In any year – even after Jupiter has moved away – Spica can help you find this cluster. That’s because, when Spica climbs highest up for the night, so does Omega Centauri. Follow the links below to learn more:

How can I find Jupiter and Spica, and then the cluster?

What if I’m in the Southern Hemisphere?

What is Omega Centauri?

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How can I find Jupiter and Spica, and then the cluster? Jupiter is easy. It’s the brightest starlike object in the night sky until Venus rises, shortly before dawn. Spica will be the nearest bright star to Jupiter.

In years when Jupiter is elsewhere, you can use the Big Dipper to find Spica. Just “follow the arc” in the Big Dipper’s handle to the bright orange star Arcturus, then “drive a spike” (keep extending that line) to Spica.

Spica transits – climbs to its highest point in the sky – in the middle of the night in mid-April, for all locations around the globe. With each passing week, Spica will transit half an hour earlier. By mid-May, Spica will be transiting (appearing highest in the sky) around mid-evening (midway between sundown and midnight). You can find Spica’s (or Jupiter’s) precise transit time for your sky at the US Naval Observatory.

When Spica is highest in the south for Northern Hemisphere viewers, Omega Centauri is, too. When Spica is highest, look for Omega Centauri about 35odirectly below it. A fist at an arm’s length approximates 10o.

You can see Omega Centauri with the unaided eye if your sky is dark enough and if you’re far enough south on the Earth. People living south of 35o North latitude have a realistic chance of spotting the cluster over the southern horizon, though we’ve seen at least one report of Omega Centauri seen as far north as Point Pelee National Park in Canada (42o north latitude). Omega Centauri looks like a fairly faint (and possibly fuzzy) star.

And, of course, it’s awesome from the Southern Hemisphere.

What if I’m in the Southern Hemisphere? As seen from the Southern Hemisphere, Spica and Omega Centauri pass more nearly overhead. They still transit at approximately the same time (late evening in mid-April, mid-evening in mid-May). They’re still located about 35 o apart.

From the Southern Hemisphere, you’ve got a beautiful way to find this cluster. And, indeed, your view of the cluster will be better than ours in the north, because Omega Centauri will be higher in your sky.

To get in its general vicinity on the sky’s dome, look for the famous Southern Cross, which, officially, is the constellation Crux. Along the eastern edge of Crux is the dark Coalsack Nebula. Near the Coalsack – visible in binoculars – is the Jewel Box, an open star cluster with about 100 members, whose stars are colored red, white and blue.

If you can locate these objects, you’ll also find Omega Centauri. Consult the charts below for its location.

What is Omega Centauri? Omega Centauri is the largest and finest globular star cluster visible to the eye alone. Globular clusters are large, symmetrically shaped groupings of stars, fairly evenly distributed around the core of our Milky Way galaxy. Many northern stargazers have this particular cluster on their bucket lists.

Seeing Omega Centauri is very special in part because you can see it with your eye alone, assuming you have a dark-enough sky. Very few of the Milky Way galaxy’s 250 or so globular star clusters are readily visible without optics.

Like all globular clusters, Omega Centauri is best seen through a telescope. Then you see it as a globe-shaped stellar city, teeming with an estimated 10 million stars!

Bottom line: From the Northern Hemisphere, you can use the star Spica in the constellation Virgo to locate Omega Centauri on springtime nights! From the Southern Hemisphere, star hop from the Southern Cross, to the dark Coalsack Nebula, to the Jewel Box star cluster, to Omega Centauri.

 

Bruce McClure

Bruce McClure has served as lead writer for EarthSky’s popular Tonight pages since 2004. He’s a sundial aficionado, whose love for the heavens has taken him to Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and sailing in the North Atlantic, where he earned his celestial navigation certificate through the School of Ocean Sailing and Navigation. He also writes and hosts public astronomy programs and planetarium programs in and around his home in upstate New York.

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Your Daily Charm for April 16th is the Cross

Your Daily Charm for Today

Today’s Meaning:
This is probably the most popular of charms. You will be protected in this aspect. No one will be able to harm you or your state of being.

General Description:
The Cross has always been a favorite device. It was used by the sun-worshipers as a symbol of the sun, and their warriors carried the Cross upon their shields. In olden days kings and nobles, when they could not write, used the sign of the Cross. That sign was used in breaking spells and for protection from evil spirits. In the East the Cross hbas been used as a talisman from time immemorial. The Eastern Cross as illustrated was worn as a charm against sickness, accidents and witchcraft, also to attract good fortune. Sentences from the Koran were often inscribed upon the small pendents to make the charm still more potent.

Your Ancient Symbol Card for April 16th is The Peacock

Your  Ancient Symbol Card for Today

The Peacock



The iridescent emerald plumage and spectacular broad tail of The Peacock make it the ideal symbol of both justified pride and vanity. It denotes the right for one to be proud of themselves for being who they are and for letting others know. In short, its okay to strut a bit. At the same time The Peacock reminds us that while pride and high self esteem are essential components of a healthy psyche, becoming too full of one’s self makes us vain, and vanity is never attractive in anyone.

As a daily card, The Peacock is reminder that you are inherently valuable, and have a right to be proud of who you are as well as let others know you are proud of yourself. It is also a warning to not allow you pride and sense of self worth grow to such grand proportions that you become vain and conceited.

Your Crowley Thoth Tarot Card for April 16th is Art

Your Crowley Thoth Tarot Card for Today

Art



Art denotes balance and harmony. The forces behind Art are those that keep us from succumbing to temptation or over-indulgence; steer us away from developing unhealthy addictions or behaviors. The Art driven Spirit avoids extremes, spreads harmony and brings opposing sides together. They find a happy, healthy median between what they want and what they need. Art provides an environment in which most will thrive, and a haven where the injured may heal, reenergize. Through Art success and contentment are found by practicing self-restraint, and using balance to create your own “shelter from the storm.”.

 

Shuffling the Cards, Your Daily Influence Cards for April 16th

Your Daily Influence Cards for Today

 

Tarot Influence

Page of Swords Reversed

Expect the unexpected. Inane behavior may hamper you. Cunning may be called for.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Astrological Influence

Cancer Reversed

Cancer reversed denotes a lack of creative energy and disregard for home-life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Element Influence

Air

Air denotes freedom and the ability to transcent the mundane. You may be, or may soon experience a spiritual or secular liberation.

Your Lucky Tarot Card for April 16th is The Emperor

Your Lucky Tarot Card for Today

The Emperor

You have extra protection today, but this is not a reason to act rashly or take extra risks. In fact, you may be called upon to protect someone else or to safeguard some progress or advantage that was recently gained. Have self-confidence in all situations but don’t take your safety for granted. Be willing to be responsible for those around you and win a lot of loyalty.

Heal Yourself With the Tarot

Heal Yourself With the Tarot

Use the power of the Tarot find inner peace

By Tarot.com Staff

Healing, Peace, Tarot-reading, Tarot, Readings

We’ve all been there. That feeling of not being able to sleep, or concentrate, or feel a sense of inner peace. Whether it’s because of problems at work, issues in your relationship, or things going on in the news, it’s easy to feel anxious about what the future holds for you. This is a time when many people decide to turn to the Tarot.

Tarot cards have been used for centuries to give people peace of mind in times of uncertainty. There are many people who don’t know what Tarot is, or worse, are fearful of it. Rest assured, there’s no need to be scared of this ancient divination! Think of a Tarot as a tool for healing, one that gives you guidance for any situation in your life.

So, how does it work? First, you must ask a question. The Tarot cards are shuffled and arranged into a pattern with each position in that pattern relating to a specific aspect of your question. The symbols on each Tarot card are then analyzed to give you insight and advice based on the question you asked.

Here are a few ways Tarot can help you find peace in times of uncertainty:

It helps you make sense of the world around you. Hearing about natural disasters, acts of violence and terrorism, or other saddening current events can leave you feeling powerless and spiritually worn down. The Tarot puts you at ease by helping you understand what is happening, and the actions you can take.

It helps you make sense of your own world. Sometimes the conflict doesn’t come from things outside of your life, but the things happening inside of it. Maybe you’ve had a fight with a friend, or you’re having issues in your relationship. Whatever it is, the Tarot will help you understand the forces at play, and how you can manage them.

It gives you clarity on a particular situation. Sometimes it’s hard to take a step back and see things for what they really are. You can’t hide anything from the Tarot! It allows you to take a deeper look at all angles of your problem — and even at yourself — so that you can better understand what it is that has been holding you back, how you got to that point, and how you can break free from it.

It offers advice for moving forward. Sometimes the hardest part of any problem is knowing how to fix it. In a Tarot reading, your Advice card allows you to not only have a deeper understanding of the problem you’re facing, but it also gives you a solution for the best possible outcome. The Tarot can’t see the future, but it can help you create a better one!

It empowers you. Believe it or not, the path to a better future starts with YOU. While you may not have control over the things happens to or around you, you do have the ability to turn any negative situation into a positive one. Everything you need to fix your situation is within you, and the Tarot helps you see the natural gifts you already have that will help you heal.

We all face obstacles at some point in our lives, but it’s how we handle them that makes all the difference. Stop and think about what it is that’s troubling you right now. Is it something in your love life? An unresolved conflict with a friend? Things in the news that are troubling you on a personal level? No matter what your source of discomfort is, the Tarot will give you exactly what you need for a happier future.

 

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