I should mention right off the bat, Jacob isn’t typing this for me, I am. He is standing by in case I get tired or starts hurting.

 

My sweets, my loves, my family, my sisters, my brothers, guess what? I’m back! Told you it wouldn’t take that long, well it didn’t, did it? It seems like an eternity anyway.

 

I finally got the wire out of my middle finger Monday. It was an ordeal to say the least. We had already had one snow and the road were looking clear. Keyword “looking.” The weather people, who don’t know their rump from a hole in the ground, had forecasted light flurries for the day. HA! As we started to go to the car, huge and I mean huge flakes started falling. By the time we got me in the car, you couldn’t even see the road. I told Lord M I didn’t think that it was a good idea to even try to get me to the hospital. “Let’s call and cancel.” Nope, he wouldn’t hear of it. By this time, it was snowing so hard the window shield wipers couldn’t keep up with the snow. But we were still going! And going we did, Lordie backed out, did fine till he couldn’t find the road and ended up in a snow bank. My side of the car just disappeared into the snow. He tried and tried, they all tried and tried, even the neighbors came out to help to try to get the car out of the snow bank. No luck, she was buried in the white crap. The funny thing during all of this, they kept telling me not to get out of the car. By this time, I had lost it. I screamed, “Where in the holy hell do you think I am going?” I have a leg in a cast and an arm in a cast, so where am I suppose to go? There was about 10 of them trying to get the car unstuck. I sit in the nice warm car and called my friend with the tow truck. I told him the situation, that I had an out-patient surgery and Lordie had managed to get the car stuck in the snow. Mark (tow truck driver) told me to sit tight he was on his way. Fifteen minutes he was there with their biggest tow truck they own. The people trying to get the car out of the ditch were amazed. A tow truck, where did that come from? I wonder.

 

 

When Mark showed up, it was hilarious. He walked and pushed people aside to open the driver’s door. He asked me if I was alright and I told him yes but my operation was due to take place in about an hour and I needed to get to the hospital. I stuck up my finger and he had already seen it and every time he makes the same comment, which I can’t repeat here. But he said if it was to get that damn thing off of me, he would take me in the tow truck. Everyone then got shovels and starting digging the passenger door out of the snow. Boy, was that a deep ditch! Finally the door was open and I was sprung or so they thought. They all stood and looked a me like now what? Finally they decided, if I could slide over a bit toward the door then they would pick me up and put me in the tow truck. I did a little more than slide, I fell out. Thank goodness, Lordie was standing there. He caught me or I landed on him anyway. My leg was killing me and I was cussing like a sailor. Three other men came over and with their help, I got off of Lordie and into the tow truck. Eleanor and Lynette both climbed in because you are suppose to have someone with you after surgery. Mark told Lordie to go back to the house as soon as he got me to the hospital, he would be back to get the car out of the ditch.

 

 

We arrived at the hospital and got some very funny looks. Can you imagine a tow truck pulling up to an emergency room entrance? Eleanor and Lynette got out and went in the hospital to get help getting me out of the tow truck. Mean while, Mark and I talked. He told me there wasn’t anything he wouldn’t do for me. He cared very much about me and I immediately thought, “oh shit, here we go again.” I changed the subject to the car very quickly. I asked him if he did plan on going right back and getting it out of the ditch, he said of course. He did inform me of something I didn’t know. The car has a switch in it that converts it to a 4 wheel drive. Nice time to fine that out. I told him to be sure to tell Jerry that when he got back, unless he wanted to come back and pick me up after the surgery. He told me he would tell him. Finally Eleanor and Lynette showed back up with orderlies and nurses, I was never so glad to see anyone in my life. They didn’t bother bringing a wheelchair instead they brought a stretcher. They were very gentle getting me out of the tow truck and off to surgery I went. Eleanor filled out all the paperwork and Lynette helped me change clothes. It seemed like I had no longer changed into one of those floppy hospital gowns they came and off to surgery I went. I do remember the doctor kidding me about how he has never had a patient come to the hospital in a tow truck before, first time for everything.

 

 

Apparently the surgery didn’t take that long, Eleanor told me I hadn’t been gone that long just 2 hours. I remember Jerry standing in the room apologizing for everything that happened. Eleanor told him to shut up, I didn’t need that right now. All I was concerned about was that damn wire being gone and it was. I also had a new cast to boot. Apparently, they had to cut the old cast off and replace it with a new one. The doctor came in finally and told us everything went great, my hand looked liked it was suppose too. Now all I needed to do was to start using the fingers. No problem there! I figure typing has to be the best exercise around. I also work them when I am not trying to type. I still have problems with my little finger and the one next to it. I won’t even mention the one that the wire came out of. Ouch, doesn’t even begin to describe the pain. Eleanor did fix me a pad or cushion for it. So at least I can type now.

 

 

I tried Tuesday to type and it was very, very, very painful. Couldn’t do it. Jacob then suggested that I take a pain pill before I tried to exercise my hand. I did that yesterday and it worked. I still have problems hitting the “a” and “s” buttons. I have to stop and peck them out but at least I am making progress. Oops, spoke too soon, middle finger just started acting up. Drugs must be wearing off. My walking and use of my leg is improving daily. I can feel it getting stronger. With the rod out of my hand finally, I don’t see why I can’t try to resume our activity on the WOTC. All I do anyway is sit and look out at the snow. Funny, I use to love snow after the other day, I ain’t that crazy about it.

 

 

(Now Jacob is taking over) I did face my biggest demon, what was once my home. I was stunned and I believe shocked when I saw it. I didn’t cry. I thought when I saw it, I would be but I didn’t. I guess I still had the imagine of what it looked like the night I was put into the ambulance. I knew then there would be nothing left. I did a lot of crying in the hospital when no one was around. I have thought and thought about that man. I have tried to figure out how one person could be so evil. He proclaims his love for you, then he tries to burn you alive. What kind of person does something like that? Destroys your life because….that’s the problem, I don’t know the cause. My tears and my sense of loss have turned to rage. Why, oh, why couldn’t I have gotten my hands on him. I don’t know if it would have made me feeling any better or now. But I could have looked him in the eye and asked him why. I am told I can’t do that so I am left to wonder. I know one thing if what happened was because of love, I want no part of it.

 

 

You ought to know by now when I do speak, I write a book. Before I close this chapter today, I want to thank everyone of you who prayed for me, sent me healing energy, sent cards,and sent donations. I can never begin to thank you enough. When it was my darkest hour, you were my light and there were some very dark hours. I got depressed, who wouldn’t. Then I realized I had so many people around me that loved me and cared for me that I wasn’t going to let one man destroy me. I will never give him that satisfaction. He might have destroyed everything I owned and held precious but he didn’t destroy me or who I am. That is one of the main reasons I want to get the site back up and running. It will take my mind off of things and I can feel your love.

 

Material things may come and go but family, brothers and sisters, never do. Thank you so very much for everything you have done for me. I love each and everyone of you and don’t you ever forget it. One more thought while I was in the hospital, I got to wondering if I had told all of you, each day, that I truly love you enough. Some people don’t have the opportunity to ever tell their loved ones how they feel, I do and you are going to hear it every day from now on out, I promise you.

 

Now let’s see if we can have a little fun after that and get this site up and running.

 

My dear, sweet, precious family, I love you,

Lady of the Abyss

The Witches Digest for Sunday, January 14th

(Part 2)

Current Moon Phase for Sunday, January 14th

Waning Crescent
Illumination: 6%

The Moon today is in a Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this phase the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you’re willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

PHASE DETAILS FOR – SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018

Your Year ahead horoscope 2018

by Peter Watson, Astrologer

From The Astrology Room

The continuing story of Saturn and Uranus having a special influence on us all, personally, nationally and globally, becomes more interesting every day.

Last year these two potent planets made their way through fire signs, giving rise to much of the heightened activity, over-optimism and misspent energy that we witnessed. So what happens when they are making their way through earth signs?

Saturn has just moved into business-like Capricorn. And in mid-May, Uranus, the planet of the unexpected, enters the solid and stable sign of Taurus. Just as fire signs produce energy and impetuosity, the earth signs encourage discipline, certainty and reality. We can only wait to see whether Saturn and Uranus can influence us all in a positive way, resulting in success, innovation and care and consideration for those around us.

While Saturn is in Capricorn, the sign it rules, we should be able to look forward to commonsensical shifts in terms of government, construction, industry and institutions. Meanwhile Uranus should be encouraging technological advances – especially in money management – but also innovation in terms of fashion, agriculture, music and self-care. See what happens when these moves being made by Saturn and Uranus dominate our astrological charts and the direction in which we’re heading over the coming year.

ARIES  

Love
Late January’s Lunar Eclipse shines new light on relationships.  However, don’t believe everything you’re told, especially in March, in case you’re being deliberately misled. From late July you’ll be the one calling the shots so that by the time Uranus reverses into your sign on 6 November you respond positively to surprises sprung on you by someone trying to impress.  You’ll feel your popularity soar.

Wellness
Trying too hard to impress could bring on stress early in the year.  So pace yourself properly. Summer should find you benefiting from greater self-care.  From October new thinking in terms of your psychological well-being will make you feel more stable in several areas of your life.  Take care, however, in late November and early December when retrograde Mercury leaves you doubting a mentor’s reliability.

Personal Breakthroughs
Rigorous Saturn occupying a potent point in your chart for the whole of 2018 will up your game at work or home.  And in May cosmic shifts will set you thinking about inventive ways to manage your money.  August’s Solar Eclipse will force you to reassess an intimate relationship.  In November look carefully at travel or an intellectual pursuit that has appealed for some while.

TAURUS 

Love
Put dark thoughts about someone close down to retrograde Mercury disrupting your peace of mind in early Spring.  Study meaningful messages arriving in mid-April.  And don’t let a Jupiter-Neptune link convince you all your dreams are coming true around 25 May – and again in August. Somebody may be over-promising.  Pluto will help you uncover the truth during September.  December finds your hopes soaring, quite justifiably.

Wellness
Over-thinking could hold you back regarding health regimes you’re tempted to try until Uranus entering your sign in mid-May makes you more daring.  During Summer you won’t let inhibitions hamper inventive ways of developing mind, body and spirit.  Extreme exercise or cycling could be on the cards, although by September you’ll enter a self-reflective phase.  In mid-November you’ll stop questioning the value of something beneficial.

Personal Breakthroughs
Confusion in the family should be clarified by the time of the Lunar Eclipse on 31 January.  Professional or financial rewards will arrive with the Solar Eclipse in mid-February.  In May you’ll see how a relationship can be enhanced, provided you do your share of the work.   And in late Summer you’ll solve long-ongoing problems.  Jupiter in Sagittarius from November highlights property or financial deals.

GEMINI 

Love
The more energy you put into romance the better, especially after late January when Mars enters Sagittarius.  Good outcomes are likely before Easter and you’ll be aware of  a different kind of love from early August with gentle Venus in Libra.  By November you’ll regain hope in a situation which has sometimes seemed unsalvageable.  Somebody’s uncharacteristic behaviour could take your breath away around 20 December.

Wellness
Optimistic Jupiter dominates the health section of your chart for most of 2018. But your mind and body cannot take care of themselves.  A Jupiter-Mars link in January makes this the year for innovative means of remaining fit, strong and happy.  Explore hot yoga or mindfulness in April, May and August. In September you’ll make a major investment in yourself.  Encouraging news arrives around 2 December.

Personal Breakthroughs
Joint projects flourish from early January with positive ways of handling everyday work or financial matters appearing in mid-April.  Rewards arrive in May with the Jupiter-Neptune link.  And money-related or family negotiations will succeed due to two Solar Eclipses, one in July, the other in August.  During autumn you’ll see that much of what’s good about your life stems from the support of somebody special.

CANCER 

Love
Jupiter in a light-hearted sector of your chart should produce high spirits for much of the year.  But avoid over-promising as the Sun confronts Saturn in March.  You’ll discover a great deal about yourself and someone close under the glare of the Full Moon on 28 June.  Long-awaited news warms your heart in mid-August.  Save some energy for fun-filled escapades from Autumn to the end of the year.

Wellness
Start taking better care of yourself when the Solar Eclipse occurs on 15 February. And be wary of someone’s secret agenda while Mercury’s retrograde for three weeks from 23 March.  A quick-fix concerning health and fitness will fall short in May or August.  Avoid excess in November and around 20 December with the Sun allied to Uranus try robust pursuits such as Zumba or skateboarding.

Personal Breakthroughs
Inventive ways to capitalise on your resources will be highlighted by the Lunar Eclipse in late January.  In April speak your mind about relationship issues.  And a Solar Eclipse in your sign on 13 July highlights special talents going to waste.  Enjoy professional or financial rewards arriving on 25 September and whatever manifests once Uranus returns to the highest point in your chart in November.

LEO 

Love
Doubts about a romantic relationship will ease in mid-February.  And you  must make light of minor tiffs occurring in July when the Sun challenges Mars.  The situation isn’t nearly as threatening as it seems.  Your confidence in your closest relationship is restored in September.  And someone saying all the wrong things in late Autumn will compensate for it by December when Mercury’s no longer retrograde.

Wellness
Up-tight feelings will fade once you’re used to sober Saturn occupying the fitness section of your chart for the whole of 2018.  Seek creative ways to relax (try Headspace.com).  Energy levels should soar when Mars changes sign in mid-March.  Health supplements or inspirational fitness classes boost your morale in April and again September brought about by powerful Pluto.  In November refuse to abandon a challenging regime.

Personal Breakthroughs
Revelations about your own behaviour will encourage you to treat others differently as a result of two Eclipses – one in January, the other in February.   Your progress will become obvious when two further Eclipses occur during the Summer.  Professional or personal misunderstandings will be ironed out around 19 August.  And remember you deserve to play hard as well as work hard.  Seize travel opportunities in December.

VIRGO 

Love
Nothing should inhibit you in your dealings with someone special.  Being flirtatious pays off in February when the Sun befriends Saturn.  And in mid-April Jupiter and Pluto persuade you to be even more daring.   In early Summer a long-held dream comes true.  Developments in August will be even more heart-warming than anticipated. Unexpected discoveries in November and a robust heart-to-heart in mid-December boost your spirits.

Wellness
Indifference towards exercise will be highlighted in mid-February when you’re forced to change your ways.  If your enthusiasm dips accept help from those offering support.   And by the time of the Lunar Eclipse in July you’ll look and feel quite different.  Someone’s competitive streak will mean you strive even harder to remain strong and stable, especially from September to November when Mars provides an extra push.

Personal Breakthroughs
Unfounded fears will fade by late January.  Springtime should find you approaching life in a more light-hearted way, especially when Jupiter collaborates with Pluto on 14 April.  Close relationships will become less intense in mid-May.  In July re-assess how much support others need from you.  By September communications flow freely. And in November with Uranus and Jupiter changing signs partnership or family problems are eased.

LIBRA 

Love
Clarification regarding an intensely personal relationship will arrive with the Solar Eclipse in mid-February but don’t burn the midnight oil too often.  Meaningful discussions arise about a romance or marriage during Spring.  Someone will light up your life in late July.  However a calmer phase ends when Uranus shakes things up while entering Aries in November.  Around 20 December put life back into something waning.

Wellness
Discouraging words from rivals mustn’t prevent you enhancing your appearance and fitness levels during Spring.  And by 25 May a Jupiter-Neptune  link proves it’s worth spending money on how you look and feel.  You’ll suffer from excesses in the Summer and by 19 August you should use running and Pilates – plus massage – to get back into shape.  Mars helps you combat a lazy streak from mid-November.

Personal Breakthroughs
Give in and enjoy a light-hearted distraction in mid-February and you’ll never regret it.  And by the time of the Solar Eclipse in July you’ll be told that you are ahead of the game by somebody influential.  Financially you could do well in September when a Jupiter-Pluto alliance highlights investments or property.  Expect unusual and exciting developments in terms of one powerful relationship in November.

SCORPIO 

Love
Don’t be disappointed if, romance-wise, the year starts slowly.  Heightened planetary activity during February and March will compensate.  And you’ll adopt a liberated approach to relationships with Uranus in Taurus from mid-May to November.  Neptune will spice things up even more.  But don’t believe everything you’re told in early August.  And refuse to have your head turned by someone or something unfamiliar before the year ends.

Wellness
Stop resisting alternative ways of keeping well and strong.  Early in 2018 you’ll need to do some work on yourself.  And you mustn’t let retrograde Mercury dampen your spirits in March and April.  Slightly unusual interests – spinning or homeopathy – should help. A Uranus-Neptune connection impacting the well-being section of your chart will ensure that goals are achieved around 15 December with the help of someone intriguing.

Personal Breakthroughs
Misinformation about long-term goals will be clarified when a Lunar Eclipse occurs in a powerful sector of your chart in late January.  By expressing your creativity in May and again in August you’ll draw a crowd.  Dig deep and you’ll find whatever’s required to heal a rift with neighbours or relatives in Autumn.   A windfall arriving in November when Jupiter enters Sagittarius could be a life-changer.

SAGITTARIUS 

Love
Disruption within a relationship should cease around mid-January.  But retrograde Mercury might shake things up again during the first half of April. You must take some surprising news in your stride around mid-summer.  In November Uranus reversing into a romantic section of your chart reminds you why one particular person or situation excites you so much.  In December a fantasy becomes a reality – or does it?

Wellness
Shake off the winter gloom with a detox diet and gentle exercise.  By late March the positive outcomes will be indisputable. Between May and November, Uranus will help you decide to seek support from a personal trainer or some form of counselling in order to address an issue that’s bothered you for a while.  Aim for a sense of achievement by the end of the year.

Personal Breakthroughs
Follow your instincts regarding money-making schemes early in the year and a Jupiter-Pluto link will enhance your profits.   You should be proud of a joint project bringing out the best in you and a partner around 13 July. A journey or get-together that’s been delayed will get under way in August.  Personal triumphs in November when Jupiter enters your sign give rise to a celebration.

CAPRICORN 

Love
If love and romance go through dull patches early in 2018 Uranus changing signs in May will spice things up.  Embrace exciting new ideas so that the Eclipse on 13 July helps you prove you’re not hide-bound by convention.  Be wary of someone’s sudden change of attitude later in Summer.  And if the on-off nature of this person’s behaviour becomes too disconcerting in November, tackle it.

Wellness
You’re getting used to having your ruler, Saturn, in your sign.  So anything structured or formal should appeal – say, gym memberships or a personal trainer.  By late April, when Venus enters Gemini, your investment will pay off.  In early September something overheard or misinterpreted mustn’t derail a commitment you intend to make.   Late November finds you or somebody else assessing your physical or emotional well-being.

Personal Breakthroughs
Eclipses in January and February open your eyes to professional or money-related areas.  You’ll start to reflect on home, property or family matters from mid-April and by August you’ll realise that you’ve made all the right moves.  You’ll be hit with some kind of group gathering in September when Jupiter is positively aligned to Pluto.  An enlightened approach to domesticity will becomes apparent in November.

AQUARIUS 

Love
New light will be shone on a marriage or romance late in January.  Spring and early Summer find you going through frivolous phrases, occasionally.  However, by July you’ll have to face subtle questions about what’s going on.  The Solar Eclipse on 11 August offers resolutions. If having to assert yourself over a complex relationship try to do so before mid-November when power-packed Mars leaves your sign.

Wellness
Let the Full Moon in early 2018 set the tone for a year that’s about how you are rather than who you are.  In mid-May expect a wake-up call regarding self-care. And by July you’ll see the results of your efforts.  Attend to an age-old insecurity resurfacing due to a Sun-Pluto clash in October.  Around 22 December you’ll decide you’ve been doing all the right things.

Personal Breakthroughs
Early in 2018 you’ll understand what somebody’s really about. With help from a Jupiter-Pluto connection in April you’ll put a long-held fear of being seen in public to one side.  And Uranus in the bricks and mortar sign of Taurus from May to November will enable you to re-think a family or property set-up.  Messages from someone in authority will make you feel valued in December.

PISCES 

Love
Somebody’s selfishness will make you angry. Don’t take things so personally that in February and April minor spats become major battles.  Venus entering a sentimental section of your chart in May will soften your attitude.  During the following weeks you’ll become more receptive to the feelings of whoever is involved.  Be ready to speak from the heart around the time of early November’s New Moon.

Wellness
Two Eclipses – Lunar in January, Solar in August – energise the well-being section of your chart.  This defines a period during which you should tackle lifestyle issues. Promise yourself that by the time Summer arrives you’ll be A1 fit and healthier than ever before.  Ignore someone suggesting you’ve become self-obsessed when the Sun clashes with Uranus in Autumn and, again, in early December when Mercury’s playing tricks.

Personal Breakthroughs
Enjoy a sense of liberation now that Saturn’s left an influential part of your chart.  You can achieve great things, personally and professionally throughout the year, turning a financial hiccup to your advantage in mid-April.  Your sudden urge to travel far and wide in August will be prompted by Jupiter and Neptune, planet of dreams.  November’s news encourages big spending before 2018 comes to a close.

Your Love Horoscopes For The Week beginning 14th January)

by Sarah Bartlett, Author

From The Astrology Room

With Venus now moving on into laid-back Aquarius, we should all be welcoming new romance if single, and just feeling the joys of love if attached.

However, with Jupiter’s cautious influence in Scorpio, it will come as no surprise that any suggestions of future commitment will be met with hesitation. Just make sure you stay light-hearted and ready for positive change in the weeks to come.

ARIES

If single, it feels like there is a chapter closing, or maybe a new one beginning? If attached, maybe just a realisation that it’s time to welcome change, or evolve together rather than apart. This week, relationship wounds are dumped, but more importantly, you can free yourself from your attachment to those very injuries.

TAURUS

It’s a time when, if you don’t accept you need to rethink about the way you love, you will simply end up sabotaging your feelings. Similarly, you might deny your desire for someone, saying ‘no, of course I don’t feel that, who me?’ That ‘feeling’ is something you’ve got to now acknowledge and express.

GEMINI

Thanks to Venus moving into Aquarius, you have the charm factor, diplomatic skills and relationships are light-hearted and creative. This week your face in the mirror is more self-aware. If single, you draw intelligent characters into your life. In fact, you are natural, seductive, authoritative and balanced again.

CANCER

If you can be less worried about staying in control of a romantic situation, and more open to what may be, you will discover better communication with someone too. On offer is sexual honesty, tolerance, space and acceptance of your differences. Try it all out and see how vitalizing it can be

LEO

Now no-one likes to be emotionally blackmailed. But there does seem to be someone who’s intent on profiting from your generous heart right now. This week, you really have no choice but to break free from the chains of those who are taking advantage, and show that you have the courage to be a little selfish too.

VIRGO

It’s time to stop telling yourself you’re not good enough to be loved. Also, give up on that distorted thinking where you pick out something negative about your admirer and dwell on it to the exclusion of anything else. Welcome the positive, and you welcome true love into your world.

LIBRA

You’re either falling in love with someone new or tangled up in a love knot. Of course, you might simply obey the ‘rules’ of the love game and play safe. But can you honestly say that you will ‘obey’ anyone apart from yourself? Do whatever it is you have to do your own way, but at least honour your independence.

SCORPIO

It’s time to listen, appreciate and open your heart to what you truly want. If you are loving your partner because of their talents, then please remember that you have those gifts too. The planets simply confirm to you that it’s never too late to be as ambitious in love as you are for your future.

SAGITTARIUS

This week, you have every opportunity to achieve great personal happiness in any new venture.  But remember, there will be times when you feel like you’re having to battle a lover or partner to be heard. So enjoy a little light-hearted banter and some intriguing fun.

CAPRICORN

There’s really no choice but to open up about your true values. Consider whether you feel under some obligation from others, from your partner if attached, or if single, just from your own sense of self-doubt?  Knock them all, metaphorically, on the head, and get on and live.

AQUARIUS

A sudden realisation is that you’re about to embark on a course of romantic bliss. This week, you discover exactly the truth about your own feelings and someone else’s. So let love work its magic for you – it’s now or never to make a commitment to your happiness.

PISCES

Admirers or partners are probably more worried about their own self-development than about any spiritual affinity with you right now. But behind any hard-edged ego is also another lonely child who has a soul like your own. This week you can start to make romantic tracks again towards the merger of true soul-mates.

For The Singles: Your Daring Dating Horoscopes for the Week Beginning 13th January

David Wells, Astrologer

From The Astrology Room

ARIES (March 21st-April 20th)

There’s nothing wrong with fancying a something a little unusual, said with tongue in cheek. Venus’s move into Aquarius, Thursday, brings an eclectic mix to your love life, brings you to a place where all your usual rules go out the window. Good!

TAURUS (April 21st-May 21st)

You know what you’d like to see, you know how someone should approach you, but that doesn’t mean to say that’s what you get? Put aside how you think things should go and get ready from some unexpected romantic advances Taurus.
GEMINI (May 22nd-June 21st)

Even though things could move from intense to mayhem and back again, a new romance could be worth hanging onto if you’re prepared to put the effort in? It’s not going to be plain sailing Gemini, but it could all lead to a greater understanding that leads to happier shores than ever before.
CANCER (June 22nd-July 23rd)

You may not know who is sending the flowers, but in your head the attention is clearly coming from you know who, smile and wave, smile and wave. It’s not. Love has some surprises for you this week Cancer, not a bad thing at all, in fact it could be rather lovely.
LEO (July 24th-August 23rd)

As Venus moves into your relationship sky from Thursday, you might want to think about how much you flirting you do with anyone you’re only half interested in. Half interested isn’t enough Leo, Venus will demand all or nothing at all.
VIRGO (August 24th-September 23rd)

With a new Moon in your new romance sky, guess what you could be getting this week? It’s not rocket science Virgo, and given there’s some many planets waiting to support the Moon’s effort it also won’t take you long to get into orbit over someone new.
LIBRA (September 24th-October 23rd)

Sometimes you feel as if nothing is going your way, it’s all promises and nothing happens, but things are changing and even though it’s later this week those changes are for the best. At last you’re on your ruler’s to-do list, take that any way you want. And you will.
SCORPIO (October 24th-November 22nd)

With Mars moving away from Jupiter in your sign you could be calming yourself, considering if that approach from Shirley in sales is what you really want or whether Tom in packing does it for you? Don’t rush Scorpio, not for Tom, Dick or Harriet.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd-December 21st)

You can’t be the only one who has noticed someone flirting with you, surely others can see that too? Flirting? Brushing up against you in a tank-top may have been an accident Saggi? Before you go hiring the co-op hall for the reception, make sure there’s good reason.
CAPRICORN (December 22nd-January 20th)

If you’re in the mood for some come hither you could be in luck, but you’re going to have to act fast. The Moon is in your sign, new, on the 17th and that’s one day before Venus leaves you. There’s a very small window to really make an impression. Smile.
AQUARIUS (January 21st-February 19th)

Venus is in your sign from Thursday. Until then she’s reminding you of all those things that so-called partner of yours did, what he or she didn’t do and how you’ve sworn off seeing anyone else ever again. Hello Sailor. Out with the old, in with the new.
PISCES (February 20th-March 20th)

When you get to the end of the day and discover you’ve had two texts, one like and an offer of a late-night sherry from Wanderlust of Wolverhampton and realise you can’t be bothered with any of it. Park it, give yourself some you time.

Your Daily Horoscopes for Sunday 14th January

Claire Petulengro, Astrologer

From The Astrology Room

ARIES (March 21st-April 20th)
Being on time even if it’s a Sunday, is imperative to you keeping the peace this weekend. Listen when younger faces speak today. There is much you can and will learnt about what’s been going on.

TAURUS (April 21st-May 21st)
You’re tired and feel that you’ve lost your direction. I also see that those you thought had your best interests at heart let you down and left you feeling unsure who you can trust.

GEMINI (May 22nd-June 21st)
Friends may let you down, but what they will be doing in the long run is proving to you how well you can manage on your own. A new flirtation reminds you of an old one, but actually couldn’t be more different.

CANCER (June 22nd-July 23rd)
If you don’t like something, then change it Cancer. If you can’t change it, then try changing your attitude. By being honest about what you want from your future you will find out who can and will travel with you to your future.

LEO (July 24th-August 23rd)
Every day in every way you are getting better and better Leo. You no longer rely on those who let you down because you know they will do so again. Bingo, the penny has dropped.

VIRGO (August 24th-September 23rd)
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent Virgo, so keep eyes forward and stop looking over your shoulder to your past. A better mood in the home awaits if you are willing to meet an older person halfway.

LIBRA (September 24th-October 23rd)
You say you want help, but then you turn your back on close ones when they offer it. Say what’s in your heart, not the half-truths which have been on your lips. New arrangements need rethinking.

SCORPIO (October 24th-November 22nd)
Do you need to tell tales on friends, or do you want to? There’s a big difference and this is a question you must ask yourself sooner rather than later. Of course, you could always put your energies into sorting out your own needs. .

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd-December 21st)
Never give up on a dream, just because of the length of time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway my friend. You learn much about your past you did not know this month and it makes you a better person.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd-January 20th)
If you think you can you will and if you think you can’t you won’t. These are words which rang true with you in the past and which will also make your present an easier path to follow.

AQUARIUS (January 21st-February 19th)
No one can drive you crazy unless you give them the keys. Don’t bite to negative comments today, but instead try to focus on the many new and positive influences who are waiting to adore you.

PISCES (February 20th-March 20th)
Although things will not go to plan, what does happen will tell you a lot about how far close one’s are willing to go for you. Playing games in love tonight is not an option worth considering.

If You Were Born Today, Sunday, January 14th

You are success-oriented and generally good with money. Your character is strong and you are especially noticeable. You are aware that you can’t please everyone, and this is something you accept. In fact, there will always be some people who are intimidated by your strong personality and one-track focus, but this doesn’t concern you as much as it might others. You are organized and somewhat conservative. Highly attractive, in love, however, you can be a little contradictory and challenging to understand! Famous people born today: Faye Dunaway, Emily Watson, LL Cool J, Andy Rooney, Jason Bateman.

Your Birthday Year Forecast:

Jupiter transits in harmony with your Sun this year, and you have a stronger than usual desire to improve, grow, and learn. This is a fortunate aspect that helps boost optimism and confidence, and you are able to attract fortunate circumstances into your life as a result. Problems are easier to resolve. Matters related to universities, higher education, organized religion, publishing, legal affairs, and foreign interests can be especially strong. It’s a strong time to further your education. You are likely to enjoy a larger perspective on matters that keeps you from getting lost in details or overly frustrated by everyday stresses.

Personal magnetism is tremendous this year. You are playfully competitive and might win a major competition, if applicable. This is a good period for creative projects and joining with others in pursuing a common goal.

You have tremendous enterprising spirit this year, attracting strong opportunities on both professional and personal levels. You are able to see the “big picture”, which helps you plan effectively. You have significantly more courage and gumption, making the year ahead a standout one in which you are ready to try new things and take on challenges.

Your ability to concentrate and focus is enhanced this year with Mercury conjunct Saturn in the Solar Return chart. This sometimes suggests a need for solitude when you work or a year in which you often retreat to work on specific tasks on your own. You might be required to travel for business purposes. It can also indicate that young people in your life are more mature or serious in their approach to life. Thinking in realistic and practical terms is your best bet, and the need for tangible results for your efforts is strong.

You have a stronger than usual desire to improve and learn this year, with opportunities emerging to match. Optimism and confidence are with you, and you are able to attract fortunate circumstances into your life as a result. Problems are easier to resolve. Your social life will likely increase and bring you in contact with helpful people. Travel opportunities are likely. Pinnacle successes can occur during this period – for example, publishing an important project, graduating, marrying, having a child, getting a promotion, and so forth. Matters related to universities, higher education, organized religion, publishing, legal affairs, and foreign interests proceed smoothly. It’s a good time to seek out advanced training or to further your education. You are likely to enjoy good humor, optimism, and a larger perspective on matters that keeps you from getting lost in details or overly frustrated by everyday stresses and strains.

Some disruptions in your friendships and attachments are possible with Venus in hard aspect to Uranus in your Solar Return. Unusual attractions (to people and things) can have you acting on a whim. You may deal with freedom versus closeness issues in your relationships. This Uranian energy may play out on other levels related to socializing, spending, and pleasure. For example, vacation plans may go awry or agreements could be broken. Impulsive spending is something to watch for.

This can be a year in which you are bolder, more assertive, and energetic. 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 passions and enthusiasm run high in the period ahead, and you find it natural to channel this extra energy constructively. This is an excellent year for enterprising endeavors and new interests, but equally as potent for relationships and creativity. You’re drawn instinctively to certain projects that have long-term value. It can be an especially creative, tuned-in year for self-expression, not only verbally but through hobbies, games, or sports.

2018 is a Number Eight year for you. Ruled by Saturn. This is a year of power and accomplishment. Actively seeking to expand, taking educated risks, and moving forward are highlighted. This is a year of opportunity, particularly in the material and business world, and opportunities need to be seized. It’s generally not a year to find a new love partner, simply because the focus is on the material world and your place in the world. This is a problem-solving year in which you can expect real, tangible results. Advice – take action, plan ahead, seize opportunities.

2019 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.

Get A Jump On Tomorrow….

Your Horoscopes for Monday, January 15th

Claire Petulengro, Astrologer

From The Astrology Room

ARIES (March 21st-April 20th)
To fall in love with yourself is the first key to happiness Aries. I know recent events led to you over analyzing your bad points, but you have since learnt from them and built on your positive attributes.
TAURUS (April 21st-May 21st)
Don’t lead on those you know you are not really interested in. You will only end up feeling frustrated if you do. Put your time into those you do like. You’ll soon see you’re not worlds apart but words away from a connection.
GEMINI (May 22nd-June 21st)
You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. You see this by the actions you are willing to take for those around you today. Good news is headed your way concerning legal or professional documentation.
CANCER (June 22nd-July 23rd)
Don’t go back to something or someone which didn’t work the first-time round It would be an even worse ride the second time. Knowing what you really want can help attract the right suitors to your life.
LEO (July 24th-August 23rd)
Staying silent about what you are unhappy about is only going to lead to a build-up of stress and tension. Be honest with yourself and others. It will ensure you get the respect I know is so important to a sign such as you.
VIRGO (August 24th-September 23rd)
True friends are like diamonds, precious and rare. False friends are like the autumn leaves, found everywhere. Today you understand what it takes to be happy. This will mean major changes and a happier future than you’d dreamed!
LIBRA (September 24th-October 23rd)
I can see your patience is wearing thin over an event you thought you had control of but which you now realise is running away with you. Be strong today, be bold and above all say no when you mean no.
SCORPIO (October 24th-November 22nd)
You think you know what lies ahead in a personal matter, but you are wrong. What your future holds is some pleasant surprises. You may get to have your faith restored in human nature.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd-December 21st)
Try not to cancel arrangements you have made just because you are nervous. It would be far better for you to throw yourself into what lies ahead with your whole heart. You’ll prove to others how serious your intentions are if you do.
CAPRICORN (December 22nd-January 20th)
Baby steps are the way to walk towards your future. They will also ensure that you get to the bottom of what has been going on behind closed doors in recent days and weeks.
AQUARIUS (January 21st-February 19th)
I know you think you have messed up with some of the decisions you have made this week. However, you have learnt some valuable lessons on how not to do things, so you are richer in experience.
PISCES (February 20th-March 20th)
The most beautiful discovery true friends make, is that they can grow separately without growing apart. You don’t have to do the same things as those you love all the time. Recognize this and you will be rich in understanding.

Tarot Card of the Day

Five of Cups

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Your Personal Love Tarot Card

The Chariot

The Chariot is the representation of Victory and the personality traits required to attain victory. The Chariot indicates self-awareness and control. Courage—the ability to overcome fear and confront the unknown head on–is a primary ingredient of any victorious campaign and is denoted by the Chariot. So too is force of will. Often success is as much the product of will power and a refusal to surrender as it is anything else. The Chariot also represents the healthy personality of someone who believes in themselves; someone who can take control of the situation and bring events to a positive end. His successes come in competition with others.

 

Your Daily Rune for January 14th, 2018

Kenaz

Literally: “Torch” – Esoteric ‘Ken’ or Knowledge

 

Key Concepts: torch as a symbol of knowledge and intellect, illumination, searching for enlightenment, shedding light on matters, quest for truth, skills and abilities, creativity, art, craftsmanship, cunning, acquisition and application of knowledge, occult female secrets, intuition, enthusiasm in teaching/learning, study, kin-fire, opportunity, playfulness

Psi: observation, clarity of thought, cognitive faculties, humility

Energy: Controlled energy, transformation (pheonix fire), teaching/learning dynamic, illumination

Mundane: art, technique, improvement of skills, school, the stars

Divinations: Artistic or technical ability, craft, transformation, offspring, new information; or disease, decay, breakup, inability, lack of creativity, ignorance, arrogance, elitism, over-conceptualization

Governs:
Illumination (torchlight) when exploring transpersonal pathways
Creative inspiration, enthusiasm for learning
Exploration of paradigms in the search for truth
Exposing the hidden to gain new knowledge, esp. through study, reflection and new information
Strengthening of abilities in all realms
Female occult secrets
The light within, the observer

 

 

 

 

 Your Animal Spirit Guide for Today

Crack the Cookie

The Wisdom of Buddha

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

 

 

 

If you have forgotten, I am from Louisiana. What does that have to do with anything? Plenty! This damn weather sucks. I am not use to having seven inches of snow outside on my front porch. Nor am I use to having three sheets of ice on the road. This weather sucks! I am not going to say sorry for bitching because I love too. I do know some of you have it a lot rougher than we do, maybe. Our power has been out for almost two days. Lynette just had to rent a house in the opposite ends of the sticks to where we use to be located. We are the last ones they think about reconnecting or trying to get their power back on. We have lived by kerosene lamp and heaters. Cozy, not!

 

When the power did come back on, we turned on the News to see what was going on in the rest of the world. They were giving the local road reports and I swear you would think people knew how to drive on ice especially truck drivers. On the interstate there was five tractor trailers that had rear ended each other and caused a pile up that lasted for about 4 hours. One running right into the other, one jack-knifing and who knows what the hell the other one did. They had to take one of them to the hospital. Then down the road from here, there was cars off the road everywhere. The open fields on both side of the road blew a huge snow drift in the middle of the road. You would think people seeing a drift taller than their car wouldn’t try to go through it, wrong! There were about 8 cars off the road, then the tow trucks trying to help got stuck. The farmers finally saved the day, they came out with their tractors and pulled everyone out of the drift. They eventually closed the road down. I absolutely hate this weather. Now I remember why I moved to Louisiana.

 

I did not write this post for you to listen to me bitch, I know all of us are probably bitching about something today. Before the power went out we did receive good news about Lady A. As you know, we went to the doctor and he had several scans and X-rays run on Lady A’s hand. Remember the hand with the gross wire sticking out of her middle finger, yeah that hand. Man, you talking about sick looking but that is not the point here. The point is the scans and the X-rays indicated that everything was sitting back in its proper place. The doctor called to let us know that her hand will have to remain in the case for a few more weeks but he can now remove that awful wire. When he removed the wire, hopefully she can start to move the rest of her fingers better and get her mobility back in them. He has schedule the quick surgery for Monday.

 

That means we are getting back on the site for a day just to have to take another day off, tomorrow. Since it means Lady A is getting the wire out of her finger and hand, we figure it is worth it. To me, it means she is making good progress and actually doing what she is suppose too, for a change. The surgery to remove the wire is suppose to be brief and I know she will be glad to get rid of it. I believe she has hung it on everything and screamed every time she has. It was a necessity at the time but now it is time for it to go.

 

So today you see us, tomorrow you don’t. We will be at the hospital, hopefully. We have another snow coming in tomorrow. I know Lord Myst will get us there one way or another, either by car or dog sled. Or else it could snow while we were at the hospital and get snowed in there. That is an awful thought especially since the flu is raging around here. Never the mind, Lady A told me she always let you know what was going on when they/we weren’t on the net. I figured I would do the same. If we don’t get snowed in at the hospital, we will see you Tuesday (and have power).

Eleanor

 

 

 

They have turned me loose again, thanks to Jacob. Jacob is a super sweet kid, well not kid, a young man. I should probably quit talking about him because he is turning bright red and I would imagine he feels a little odd since he is typing this. I have to say he has been terrific. He told me anytime I wanted to convey a message to you, he would type it for me. Eleanor volunteered to do the same but I am afraid she might twist my words around. Something like, “Good morning, I am going to turn all of you into zombies today!” Just kidding. I trust her completely or else she wouldn’t have access to this account.

 

Everyone else is out gathering up supplies because we are sitting right in the path of an ice storm. The mention of ice they all run around like chickens with their heads chopped off. Maybe it is the drugs but I ain’t really excited about it. I am just wondering how a walker would do on a sheet of black ice, lol! Don’t worry I ain’t that crazy yet. Keyword “yet!” I wouldn’t want to have to have a pin or rod placed in my rump where I fell and cracked it. That would be rough to say the least. While they are all out gathering propane, food and the such, I thought I would drop you a line and let you know, if you don’t hear from us after today, don’t worry. The ice has knocked out all the power and we are in a small house about to go stir crazy. Oh, Goddess, please no! The last ice storm we had that hit us, we were without power for 12 days. Can you imagine that? Somebody got this bright idea to get a huge propane stove, mind you it was a good idea. We could cook on it, make coffee, did about everything you imagine on it. It even heated the house. We had kerosene lamps, candles and flashlights. We were in the Cave man days and bored silly but we survived. I remember a neighbor coming over. They had just got a generator. She wanted to know if we had anything we wanted to put in her refrigerator. She was amazed I was fixing hamburger helper on the stove and sweating. She said she hadn’t had a hot meal in days, could she stay for supper. I told her of course there was enough for everybody. She thought it was nice and cozy and of course, I had been couped up with these people till I was stir crazy and thought something different, lol!

 

So now you know what is going on today and perhaps tomorrow if they aren’t back on the internet. Real quick, doctor’s report. That was a laugh. I believe the only reason he wanted to do a check up was to see if I still had the casts on. The last time I believe I was out of the casts within probably two or three weeks(thanks to my trusty hammer). I know, I know. I ain’t doing that this time because my leg still hurts like hell. But he did give me good news. I have a rod stuck out my middle finger on my left hand. Never seen anything like it. It is absolutely gross. I told Lady Beltane the other day, if the other fingers would go down, I could pop one heck of a bird. Might as well fine something to laugh about in this situation. But anyway back to the nasty rod, he said if everything keeps healing the way it is, the rod should be able to come out in about two weeks. I looked at him and asked him if I was going to be awake for this and he laughed and said no. The laughter scared me. That is one good sign anyway. He wanted to know if I was able to put any weight on the leg yet and I showed him. That surprised him. My leg is getting stronger every day. He told me I might have to walk with a cane for a bit after my leg came out of the cast. He said he might have been wrong and I might be able to use that leg again after all. I wanted to tell him the leg was getting better so it wouldn’t have to spend an hour a night with Eleanor but I didn’t. Eleanor hasn’t realize it yet but I am getting stronger and healing faster each day. I know when you are sick, a witch isn’t suppose to try to heal herself but….you have one entire side of your body in casts and see what you do. The minute you feel strong enough, I be damned you are going to try and try I have. I can feel my strength, power and health starting to return very quickly now. It is only a matter of time now I know that. I am a hard witch to keep down and especially try to burn alive in a house.

 

I still have not been back to the cabin. I have imagines of what it was like when I was propped up against the tree. The way the fire was raging, I can’t imagine anything being left. That will be my final test to actually see it. I know I have to for my own peace of mind and some closure. I have tried and tried to sense the man who did it and I can’t. Eleanor and Lord M told me to stop trying. After all this time, they finally told me the truth and I know it is the truth because like I said I can’t sense him. When they told me I don’t know what emotions I felt. There was no regret, no sorrow, no nothing, except thinking, “the bastard got what he deserved.” It still baffles me though, how can someone tell you to your face, “they are in love with you,” then try to kill you. I have had male admirers all my life but this takes the cake. I do blame myself, I let my guard down. I brushed him off, I had my mind on making the boys a home here and a life here. The man was in the way and I didn’t like that. So I just brushed him off and didn’t give him a second thought. I should have known he had a very dark side and I didn’t. I wasn’t focused on him at the time. Funny, I always tell each of you, not to let your guard down, be aware of your surroundings, shield your home, yourselves and I didn’t even take my own advice. Then again I stop to think he got me when I was at a very vulnerable state. I had just lost my very best friend and my emotions and senses were all over the place. Perhaps if not for that I could have seen and felt what kind of person he really was. But it is too late to cry over spilled milk now. Now comes the wonderful task of rebuilding my life.

 

Which leads me to my final thought and I promise this is it. I received so many wonderful cards from all of you. I wanted to get some thank you notes and write you back personally but apparently that won’t be happening for a while. Your words that you wrote in the cards and on paper, I could feel your emotions and your love. It was overwhelming. With each one I opened and I read, I teared up. I believe the words you wrote in those cards helped more than you will ever know. Not to mention, the ones who wrote notes in the PayPal comments. I have never felt such love and caring in my life. I can never begin to thank you enough for everything you have done. I knew I not only had to get better for myself but for each and everyone of you who cared about me and loved me. I can never, ever thank you enough, never. I have always called you my family, my brothers and my sisters. It is an honor to know that you consider me part of yours.

 

Got to go for now, starting to cry. Remember, my sweets, I love each and everyone of you dearly and with all my heart. Till next time,

 

Love,

Lady A

Posted by Eleanor

The Witches Digest for Wednesday, January 10th

(Part 2)

Ready for 2018?

Your Astrology of the Day for Wednesday, January 10th

 

• The Moon is in Scorpio.
• The Moon is waning and in its Last Quarter phase.
• The Last Quarter Moon occurred on the 8th and the New Moon will occur on January 16th.
• Mercury ends its post-retrograde shadow today.

Today’s Love Horoscopes

FOR WEDNESDAY, JAN 10TH, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source

Cafe Astrology

If You Were Born Today, January 10th

You are exceptionally hard working, organized, intelligent, and efficient. Some of you can be accused of being workaholics, and sometimes this comes from a fear of being poor or needy. You are a friendly person and you carry yourself especially well so that others easily and readily respect you. People generally appreciate your straightforward approach to life, as well as your practical and sound mind. You don’t always make a lot of fuss, but your personal presence is undeniable. Famous people born today: Rod Stewart, Linda Lovelace, Pat Benatar, Ronnie Hawkins, George Foreman. 

Your Birthday Year Forecast:

With the Sun and Moon in harmony in your Solar Return chart, the year ahead should be satisfying and balanced overall. You are in comfortable demand and personally popular, and you are able to achieve a decent balance between work and play; personal and professional life. For the most part, you are on top of your game this year, and positive connections with others can be made fairly easily. With the ability to handle your emotions successfully, there is less stress on both your mind and body. Your self-confidence and positive attitude will reward you!

Transiting Pluto transits in conjunction with your Sun this year, marking a period in which you are redefining your basic personality and life path. Your personal goals come up for evaluation, and you may find that you are becoming a “new” person in many ways. There may be some event that leads you to uncover a stronger “you.” Frustrations on the job or in your personal life are likely to enforce some kind of positive change. This is an extremely creative and dynamic period in your life when you should expect to make some significant changes in your life. Some struggles are more than likely as you forge a new identity and life path. Something has to change, and change it will! Your best bet is to avoid resisting change, simply because resistance tends to attract chaos.

Jupiter transits in harmony with your Sun this year, and you have a stronger than usual desire to improve, grow, and learn. This is a fortunate aspect that helps boost optimism and confidence, and you are able to attract fortunate circumstances into your life as a result. Problems are easier to resolve. Matters related to universities, higher education, organized religion, publishing, legal affairs, and foreign interests can be especially strong. It’s a strong time to further your education. You are likely to enjoy a larger perspective on matters that keeps you from getting lost in details or overly frustrated by everyday stresses.

You have tremendous enterprising spirit this year, attracting strong opportunities on both professional and personal levels. You are able to see the “big picture”, which helps you plan effectively. You have significantly more courage and gumption, making the year ahead a standout one in which you are ready to try new things and take on challenges.

You’re also quite driven to make improvements and effect positive change in the year ahead. This positively impacts many areas of your life beyond the personal, including relationships and work.

This can be a good time for updating your electronics and technology in ways that open up new avenues for communication or ease. Wonderfully creative ideas can fill your head this year.

You have a stronger than usual desire to improve and learn this year, with opportunities emerging to match. Optimism and confidence are with you, and you are able to attract fortunate circumstances into your life as a result. Problems are easier to resolve this year. Your social life will likely increase and bring you in contact with helpful people. Travel opportunities are likely. Pinnacle successes can occur during this period – for example, publishing an important project, graduating, marrying, having a child, getting a promotion, and so forth. Matters related to universities, higher education, organized religion, publishing, legal affairs, and foreign interests proceed smoothly. It’s a good time to seek out advanced training or to further your education. You are likely to enjoy good humor, optimism, and a larger perspective on matters that keeps you from getting lost in details or overly frustrated by everyday stresses and strains.

Personal magnetism is tremendous this year. You are playfully competitive and might win a major competition, if applicable. This is a good period for creative projects and joining with others in the pursuit of a common goal.

This can be a year in which you are bolder, more assertive, and energetic. 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 passions and enthusiasm run high in the period ahead, and you find it natural to channel this extra energy constructively. This is an excellent year for enterprising endeavors and new interests, but equally as potent for relationships and creativity. You’re drawn instinctively to certain projects that have long-term value. It can be an especially creative, tuned-in year for self-expression, not only verbally but through hobbies, games, or sports.

2018 is a Number Four year for you. Ruled by Uranus. This is a year of work and development. It’s “nose to the grindstone” time. It’s a time to pay special attention to practical matters, and it’s not a time to be lazy or especially gregarious. Sometimes, it can be a year that feels hard, monotonous and routine, and/or lonely. Positive new relationships are often not formed in a Four personal year. However, it can be a wonderful year for building, development, and laying a solid foundation for future successes. Advice – get yourself organized, work to build your resources, keep busy.

2019 will be a Number Five year for you. Ruled by Mercury. This is a year of discovery and freedom. It’s a time when exploration and reaching out to others brings opportunities. It’s a good time to advertise, promote, and sell. Surprises are in store, and the routine is broken for the better. This is a year when exciting relationships can be formed; or, if you are already in a partnership, new life is breathed into the relationship. Advice – explore, look for adventure, keep your eyes open for opportunities, diversify, mingle.

Source

CafeAstrology.com

Get A Jump on Tomorrow….

Your Daily Horoscopes for Thursday, January 11th

Aries

Mercury moves to the top of your solar chart early today where it will transit until the last day of the month, dear Aries. This cycle stimulates a lot of mental energy and increased involvement with career, reputation, and goal-setting activities. You already have a lot of planetary action in this area of your solar chart, and Mercury here now can help you make a lot of sense of it all. Communications are a little more studied or guarded during this cycle, and this can be necessarily so as you’re taken more seriously than usual. Your thinking is especially goal-oriented and practical under the influence of this transit. There may be decisions to make about your life direction, major life transitions, business, or career path. There is much information to absorb, learn, and take in that will assist you in making choices and furthering your goals, and it makes sense to pay close attention, but going too far with this can lead to fretting. Also today, you’re in a good position to uncover a resource you didn’t know about or to dig deep and come up with a fabulous strategy. You may be particularly drawn to understanding a relationship, a mystery, or a subject at a deeper level with the Moon meeting Mars in your intimacy sector. This can be a continued good time for success professionally as a bit of competition can motivate you to do your best.

Taurus

Mercury enters your solar ninth house early today, dear Taurus, and will transit this sector of your chart until the 31st. You already have a lot going on in this area, and Mercury brings a need to make sense of everything. You might frequently think about ways to enjoy a change of pace and experiences beyond the ordinary and mundane during this cycle. There is a greater hunger for learning, but not of the rote kind. You want instead to expand your knowledge. This transit stimulates your curiosity, or mental restlessness if you’re not feeding your curiosity. You’re less interested in details than you are the overall picture, which, of course, can lead to problems from time to time, but it’s also excellent as a refresher. Today, the Moon spends another day in your partnership sector, this time activating all the themes you’ve had in your life in recent days. A partner or special someone can help stir up your enthusiasm and build your confidence. Your desire to unite or pair up is stronger than usual.

Gemini

Mercury enters your solar eighth house early today, dear Gemini, and will influence this area of your chart until the last day of January. Currently, this is a very active area of your solar chart. This transit places further emphasis on your intimate life, mysteries, psychology, investigations, long-term strategies, and an attraction to all that is taboo or hidden. You’re looking for deeper meanings or the hidden agenda now. Mercury here helps bring more objectivity and rationality to complicated and deep-rooted emotions and circumstances. Discussions can intensify quickly, yet you can detach yourself from topics enough to keep things rational, logical, and fair. You have a lot of thinking to do in the few weeks ahead, and you may very well engage in some intense talks. Today, the pace is quick but engaging. You feel strongly about getting things done, and while you should avoid rushing things, do take advantage of your motivation to resolve problems and make improvements.

Cancer

Talking and making decisions with a close partner appeals most with Mercury now transiting your partnership sector, dear Cancer. This transit lasts until the 31st and offers up opportunities to learn much through your interactions with others. It also encourages you to look at crucial areas of your life from a different perspective, through the eyes of another. You may experience increased popularity on a mental level or in intellectual circles. This position could also mean others have a lot to say, or a lot of input, in your life at this stage. Today, there is continued daring and spontaneity in your life, primarily related to your relationships. The Moon spends another day in your creative, romantic, expressive solar fifth house, and you have a compelling desire to enjoy yourself now, with plenty of channels to do so.

Leo

Mercury enters your solar sixth house early today, dear Leo, where you already have a strong showing. During this cycle that lasts until the 31st, you are very focused on, or caught up in, the details of your everyday life. You may be dissecting problems, working on solving tricky matters, and finding solutions to practical problems. Although Mercury performs well in this sector of the chart, there can be a little too much in the way of mercurial characteristics now, and this can produce some nervous inclinations, possibly digestive problems, and a tendency to excesses, especially on mental levels (over-thinking and over-analyzing situations). However, it’s a great time for putting effort into organizing your work and workspace, and for seeking out information that helps you improve your health, habits, and daily routines. Today brings good and animated energy surrounding family or home life. There can be the desire to rearrange or reorganize your setup or living arrangements in some way.

Virgo

Mercury enters your solar fifth house early today, dear Virgo, and will continue its transit here until January 31st. This is a busy, active area of your solar chart, and Mercury’s energies here add a stronger desire to make sense of your feelings. You may be going out on a limb with self-expression, but not so far that it’s unnatural. You may be analyzing your love life, verbalizing your affections, or pouring more mental energy into games and creative pursuits. It’s easier than usual to get others on board with your ideas and plans, not to mention getting your message across clearly without disclaimers. Today can be particularly active on mental planes. You’re more courageous and have a stronger voice now. This can also be a time of great excitement about your ideas, studies, and projects. For some, updating technology or new equipment can open up channels of communication and transportation now.

Libra 

Mercury enters your solar fourth house early today, dear Libra, and will continue to influence this busy area of your chart until January 31st. This transit brings further interest to family, domestic life, support systems, your roots, and the past. Conversations and thoughts more often revolve around these things now. Activity increases in your home for many of you, and this can include work, learning or studying. Today, the Moon continues its transit of your resources sector, meeting Mars and Jupiter there, and stimulating your desire to take action on business or financial matters. Your desire to come out on top is strong and is likely to motivate you to make improvements or go after what you want. You may be moved to defend someone or something now.

Scorpio

Mercury enters your solar third house early today, dear Scorpio, and it will stay in this busy, active area of your chart until the 31st. This extends and ramps up a theme of a mentally busy time when you’re inclined to do a lot of connecting, calling, writing, and sharing. This can be a good time for picking up all sorts of information, although it’s not an ideal time for in-depth study. Frequent outings and short trips can figure strongly now. You have a greater need for movement and variety. There can be more fluency when writing and speaking. You’re putting out feelers and learning a lot of diverse but useful things this month. Today, you are eager to handle a matter or take action that gets results. You are taking the lead and embracing your feelings and desires bravely. Your enterprising spirit is in full force today, and you’re inclined to attract quite a bit of attention.

Sagittarius

Mercury enters your solar second house early today, dear Sagittarius, where you already have a lot of activity. This cycle lasts until the last day of January, and during it, your thinking often centers around practical affairs and matters of security and comfort. It’s a great time for focusing on priorities as you are less likely to be distracted. In fact, this is an excellent cycle for focus, deliberation, and concentration. You are drawn more to concrete facts and certainties than dreams and visions just for now. This simplifies your life on some levels, although you could be missing critical spiritual considerations when making decisions and drawing conclusions. Today, the Moon spends another day in your privacy sector, and your imagination is powerful and very active as the Moon aligns with Mars and Jupiter. Emotionally speaking, you tend to want to withdraw or to be in your own little world.

Capricorn

Mercury moves into your sign today, dear Capricorn, and will stay in Capricorn until the last day of January. You more readily express your ideas and talk about yourself or your plans during this cycle. You are communicating your personal experiences more often, and your thoughts and opinions tend to be more interesting to others. However, you’re also making your choices and decisions independently, seldom bouncing ideas off others. You might benefit from doing some self-teaching during this period. In fact, you may not find it easy to listen to others these days, and reading or investigating on your own can be the best use of your time during this cycle. Today, continued good energy is with you for pursuing a dream or enjoying friendships. Be open and willing to look at matters from an honest and positive perspective today.

Aquarius

Mercury moves into your solar twelfth house early today, dear Aquarius and will transit there until the last day of the month. You’ve had a lot of activity in this area of your chart, and now Mercury can help you sort everything out. While this can be a cycle of limbo when it comes to certain decisions, this is a good time for reflection. Your thoughts might often turn to the past when you seek answers to current problems, or even when your mind is merely drifting. Sorting through recent experiences is likely. Ideas are in fact in the developmental stage, and you intuitively sense that you shouldn’t share them until they–and you–are ready. Today, you continue to feel more ambitious or driven. You are bound to bring out strong feelings and reactions in others whether or not you intend to. You quite naturally take the lead or act independently today.

Pisces

Mercury moves into your solar eleventh house today, dear Pisces, where it will transit until the last day of January. You already have a significant showing of cosmic activity in this area of your chart, and Mercury’s appearance here brings more attention to teams, friendships, networking, groups, community, and causes, particularly on mental levels. It also serves to extend the whole theme a little longer, as the Sun and Venus will leave this sector in about a week and Mercury will stay until the 31st. This is an inventive period for ideas, although it’s not always the most practical time. You are particularly interested in enjoying yourself, fulfilling happiness goals, making contact, and reaching out to like-minded people. Group activities and friendships can be more involving. You’re likely to keep abreast of current affairs and the goings-on with friends or in your community and networks. Feedback from others or your own explorations of others’ work and activities may inspire you. Today brings continued energy for competitive play as well as for exploring new ideas and subjects.

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Cafe Astrology

Astrology: It’s Elementary

Learn about Astrology elements Fire, Earth, Air and Water

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Seeing the world in terms of elements is a tradition that goes back thousands of years throughout many cultures. The elements represent the basic principles of life, and different systems have delineated the elements in various ways. Western Astrology uses four elements — Fire, Earth, Air and Water — and each of the 12 zodiac signs falls into one of these categories. (Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui, on the other hand, work with five elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water.)

In your birth chart, the elements represent your fundamental qualities and temperament — the “stuff” you are made of. The element of your Sun sign will certainly be a big part of who you are, but it’s the whole chart — the Moon, Ascendant and other planets — that reveals your elemental emphasis.

While all four elements come into play to some degree for each individual, often two are predominant, while the other two require more effort to express.

For example, let’s say an individual has an elemental emphasis in Earth and Air. This person might be very adept at taking care of pragmatic, material-world tasks (Earth) and have a gift for thinking logically and viewing situations objectively (Air). However, she might find it challenging to get in touch with and feel her emotions (Water) and could struggle with summoning the initiative and courage to take action (Fire).

Because all four elements are necessary to live a balanced and fulfilling life, we are compelled to compensate for those elements we are naturally lacking in our birth chart. We often attract people into our lives who are strong in our weak elements, and vice versa. Of course, these partnerships work out best when, instead of relying on the other person to make up for what we’re lacking, we learn to develop these qualities, inspired by the other person’s example.

Just by understanding one’s elemental make-up you can learn a lot about a person. If you only know your (or someone else’s) Sun sign, that’s an excellent place to start. Even without knowing the rest of your birth chart, you’ll probably have a sense of which elements are stronger or weaker for you. As you’ll see, no element is “good” or “bad” in itself — they are neutral energies that can be expressed in positive or negative ways, depending on an individual’s level of awareness.

Fire signs: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Fire has traditionally been associated with Spirit — the primal force of animation. Fire represents the desire for life, the will to be and become. It’s no mistake that a Fire sign — Aries — launches the cycle of the Zodiac, as Fire signs often embody leadership, initiative and courage. People with a fiery emphasis tend to be impulsive, spontaneous, creative and enthusiastic. Ideally, Fire signs serve as an inspiration to others, stimulating creative action based on high ideals.

When negatively expressed, there can be an over-emphasis on self-expression without consideration for others’ feelings, resulting in selfishness, egotism or fanaticism. Fire can “burn itself out” when it lacks a practical outlet for its high-voltage energy. If someone is lacking in Fire, they may need to cultivate self-confidence, vitality, courage and passion.

Earth signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

Earth represents manifestation in the physical world. With their feet firmly planted on terra firma, Earth people are the builders and producers of the zodiac, possessing the gift of bringing dreams into reality. Earth signs provide the physical necessities of life and establish structures and systems to increase security and comfort. Pragmatism, endurance, ambition and sensuality are typical Earth-sign qualities.

In its negative expression, an unbalanced Earth emphasis can lead to materialism, greed, over-indulgence, stagnation and fear. The Earth signs get in trouble when they forget that there is more to life than the five senses, and that the inner world is as “real” as the physical plane. People lacking in Earth may have to work hard at bringing their ideas into form and dealing with the everyday tasks of life.

Air signs: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

Air signifies the mind and communication. Individuals with an airy emphasis are the connectors of the zodiac, linking up diverse people with each other and with new ideas and information. Air signs are typically intellectual, objective, curious, socially-oriented, cooperative and communicative. Air signs bring the gift of detachment and perspective — the ability to step back from a situation and see it from different points of view, with neutrality.

When negatively expressed, Air signs take impartiality to the extreme and become cold and aloof. There can also be the “all talk, no action” phenomenon — a lot of words without meaning or substance to back them up. When Air is lacking in a person’s chart, they are challenged to develop a greater awareness of other people’s perceptions and the ability to think logically.

Water signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Water, representing the realm of emotions, is perhaps the least understood element. Watery individuals are the feelers of the zodiac — a role that is generally not held in high regard in our contemporary culture. Extremely sensitive to their environment, Water signs are in touch not only with their own deep feelings, but with everyone else’s as well, and may even be psychic. Typical Water signs are intuitive, nurturing, compassionate, resourceful, creative and imaginative.

The down side to this sensitivity is the potential for absorbing other people’s emotions to the point of feeling overwhelmed — this is why Water people need time alone to recharge. Excess Water in a person’s chart can also lead to emotional over-reaction, paranoia and escapism. People lacking in Water may have a hard time accessing their emotions, and be insensitive to others’ feelings. They are learning to develop compassion and intuition.

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Daily Tarot Card for the Day

The Lovers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keywords: choice, decision, love, communication, inspiration (ideas from above)!

Astrological Correspondence: Gemini

The Lovers card is representative not only of crucial life choices, but also of lovers, couples, and other partnerships, like business partners, siblings, and friends. The angel between a woman and a man, depicted on this card, symbolizes the struggle of deciding to follow one’s heart versus one’s temptation or obligation. The Lovers card symbolizes the choices that must be made to progress toward higher self-awareness; choices also reflect emotional values, indecisiveness, hesitation, and our fears about making wrong choices. This applies not only to love relationships – it is applicable to any relationship in which people are drawn together, even a casual one. It’s the card of uncertainty!

 

Daily Love Tarot for the Day

The Emperor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Emperor card has selected you to let you know that you sow seeds of better things and more fulfilling times ahead. Give yourself permission to reach out for more, especially if you are dissatisfied. You create a solid foundation, built on a sense of higher purpose. If your current relationship suffers from stress, today let tender actions reveal what you may be unable to put into words. Rebuild, from the ground up.

 

Your Daily Erotic Tarot

The Judgement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Judgement card indicates that you’ve had some sexual hang-ups in the past, but you’re working toward getting over them. This is a period of transition, and although you’re doing the work, you may not be getting the exact results you desire. Forgive yourself for past missteps in order to take a sexual step forward today. Being afraid to express your true erotic self can even effect other areas of your life, so getting beyond your sexual inhibitions translates into a happier overall existence.

 

Your Daily Rune for Today

Hagalaz

“Hag-all-az” – Literally: “Hail” or “Hailstone” – Esoteric: Crisis or Radical Change

Key Concepts: hailstones, crisis and catastrophe, disruption, radical change, destructive elements of nature, severe weather, the uncontrollable, unavoidable unpleasantness, Jungian shadow, psychoanalysis, regression, acceptance of the unalterable

Psi: disruption, change, personal past

Energy: power beyond human ability to harness, perfect pattern, seed formation, objective confrontation, destructive natural forces, chaos

Mundane: bad weather, obstacles, surprises, shelter

Divinations: Change according to ideals, changes for the long-term good, controlled crisis, corrections, completion, inner harmony; or catastrophe, crisis, stagnation, loss of power, loss of property, short-term disappointment, victim-consciousness, obsession with the past, blame.

Governs:
Completeness and balance of power, integration of unconscious shadow elements
The inevitability of Fate, Wyrd, Orlog
Evolutionary progress and operations of becoming
The outworking of a perfect pattern
Protection through banishing or exorcising disharmonious patterns, protection
Awareness of the unconscious ideas for eventual processing
Causing discomfort in others by awakening their own subconscious ‘garbage’

 

 

Your Daily Influences for, JAN 10TH, 2018

 

Tarot Influence

Six of Coins

Material gain, charity and justice are at the forefront. That which is earned will be given.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Astrological Influence

Gemini Reversed

Gemini reversed denotes vacillation. Decisions are not made, because all side of the issue pull with the same strength.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Animal Spirit for Today

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Words of Confucius

 

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

 

 

 

The Witches Digest for Wednesday, January 10th

(Part 1)

Ritual for the Morning

(Sun and Moon both in the Sky)

O’ Lady Moon I greet you and bid you fair sleep,
O’ Lord Sun I greet you and ask that you shine down on us with your warmth.
The Moon sets and the Sun rises and a new cycle of Day and Night begin.
The Lady watches over us in the Night and knows our secrets,
The Lord shines down on us and sees our works upon the Earth.
As the Day cycles into Night, the Year goes through its changes,
as does the Lady and the Lord change through the seasons.
As we grow we change, from birth to death and moving on to the next life.
Know you that Life is change, growth and always learning.
We thank you Lord and Lady for your gifts of life and death, for growth
and learning that we might know you better.
Sleep Lady Moon till its time to rise again,
Welcome Lord Sun and may your light and warmth comfort us.
Blessed Be

—A Journey with the Lady
Steven Spears

Today is Wednesday, January 10th

 

Wednesday is the day of the Teutonic deity known as Wodin or Odin, an aspect of the Allfather, god of knowledge, wisdom, enlightenment and combat, the parallel of Hermes, the planet Mercury.

Deity: Woden

Zodiac Sign: Gemini & Virgo

Planet: Mercury

Tree: Ash

Herb: Cinquefoil

Stone: Emerald & Sardonyx

Animal: Raven & Cat

Element: Air

Color: Red & Blue

Number: 6

Rune: Odal(O)

 

The Celtic Tree Month of Beth (Birch) (December 24 – January 20)

Runic Half Month of Eoh (Yew tree) (December 28 – January 12)

Goddess of the Month of Hestia (December 26th – January 22nd)

Source

The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick

On Wednesday, January 10th, We Celebrate the Celtic Goddess Morrigan

 

Areas of Influence: The Goddess Morrigan represented the circle of life, she was associated with both birth and death.

 

Her name means great queen or phantom queen. It is spelt in several different ways including Morrigu, Morgane, Morrighan and Morgan le Fay in the Arthurian legends.

 

She is one of the triple Goddesses, her different aspects are represented by Anu (the fertility maiden), Badh (the boiling mother cauldron) and either Macha (the death crone) or Nemain.

 

Morrigan is also a water Goddess, ruling over rivers and lakes. In one myth she appears as an old washer woman at the ford and offering her love to Cu Chulainne. He failed to recognize Morrigan on this occasion and on several others. Enraged she threated to hinder him in battle, when he is killed as a result of this she appears on his shoulder as a crow.

 

This Goddess also grants monarchs the power of sovereignty.

 

Origins and Genealogy: I can find no mention of her parentage but in some myths she was said to be the consort of Dadga

 

Morrigan was also one of the Tuatha de Danann (The tribe of the Goddess Danu). She protected her people by blowing a fog over the land, the lack of visibility discouraged invading armies.

 

Strengths: Fearsome and strong.

Weaknesses: She is vindictive, killing the person she loves when he fails to recognize her.

 

Goddess Morrigan’s Symbolism

As a symbol of death the Goddess Morrigan is linked with the festival of Samhain.

Sacred Bird: Crows and ravens.

Sacred Plants: Mugwort, yew and willow.

 

Morrigan’s Archetypes

The Celtic Goddess Morrigan has several powerful archetypes.

 

Shape-Shifter:

The Shape Shifter has the ability to change her physical appearance. They are also able to adapt easily to different environments by altering there behavior.

Shadow Shape shifter is fickle, lacking conviction and constantly reinventing themselves, like politicians trying to appeal to more people.

Morrigan is a bird Goddess who shape-shifts into the form of a hooded crow and a washer woman at the ford.

 

The Crone:

The Crone represents the wise old woman whose child bearing days are behind her. Other associations with this Archetype include: compassion, transformation, healing and bawdiness death and endings. She is the respected older woman or grand-parent at the heart of family who enjoys life and sharing her experience.

Unfortunately the word Crone or Hag often has negative connotations as many wise woman and midwives were persecuted as witches in the middle ages.

Shadow Crone is the bitter, old woman who has failed to learn from her life. She blames all her failings and unhappiness on a society that no longer respects the elders. As a result she becomes increasingly isolated and fearful.

 

The Warrior:

Warrior represents physical strength, and the ability to protect and fight for your rights and those of of others.

Whilst the shadow side of the Warrior reflects the need to win at all costs, abandoning ethical principals to prove your supremacy.

As the battle Goddess she appeared on the battlefield in the form of a crow and returned later to feed on the dead.

 

How to Work With This Archetype

The Shape-Shifter: A useful Goddess Archetype to have if you need to be flexible or perform lots of different roles.

The shadow side asks whether your chameleon like tendencies reflect a deep insecurity and inability to commit to any particular path.

The Crone: This maybe one of your Archetypes if you have gained wisdom, learning from your mistakes and showing a willingness to adapt to changing circumstances.

You are experiencing the Crone’s shadow if you have become rigid in your beliefs and have become stuck in a rut having lost all ability to let those areas of your life go that no longer serve you.

 

The Warrior:

If you are drawn to work with this Goddess you may require her Warrior spirit to help you to stand up for your rights and set firm personnal boundaries. This Goddess can be a great stereotype to work with if you want to take control in your life, and wish to no longer play the role of the victim.

You may also wish to call upon this Goddess to champion the cause of others.

Conversely this Goddess may appeal to you if you have a very strong sense of self and are proud of the victories you have achieved. The shadow side of this Goddess may be asking you to reflect honestly on the cost of these victories. Have they been at the expense of others or your principles?
Source
Goddess-Guide.com

Wednesday’s Conjuring

 

Wednesday – is associated with Mercury

 

Candle colors – Purple

 

Magickal Conjuring for the Day: Mastery, Domination Work, Wisdom, Healing, Dealing with Legal problems.

—Starr Casas, Old Style Conjure Wisdoms, Workings and Remedies

About The Magickal Day of the Week,Wednesday

 

Wednesday is named for Woden himself, although the Romans called it dies Mercurii.This is a day associated with the color purple, the planet Mercury, and the metal quicksilver – which is also called mercury. See a pattern here?

 

When it comes to deities… yes, Mercury! However, there are a few other gods associated with Wednesday, including Odin and Hermes, Athena, and Lugh. Gemstones like adventurine and agate come in handy as well, as do plants such as aspen trees, lilies, lavender and even ferns.

 

Business and job-related issues, communication, loss and debt, traveling, and journeys are all tied in to Wednesday. This is a good day to do a working to open up lines of communication – especially if your own actions are preventing you from being an effective speaker or listener. Go someplace new or return to an old favorite stomping ground, step up your game, and settle up your accounts
Source

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

Wednesday’s Associations

Color: Purple
Planet: Mercury
Metal: Mercury (Quicksilver)
Deities: Odin, Hermes, Lugh
Gemstones: Mercury, Athena
Crystals: Adventurine, Agate
Herbs: Aspen trees, lilies, Lavender, Ferns
Associations: Business, Communication, Loss and Debt, Travel.

Wednesday–The Day of Woden

 

Woden, or Odin as the Norsemen called him, was the chief of the gods of our ancestors, and corresponds to the Jupiter of the Romans. Also, for reasons which we shall read later, he was similar to Mercury, and his name was given to the Roman Dies Mercurii, day of Mercury, which still survives in the French mercredi.

 

As in the case of Jupiter and the Titans, Odin led the Northern gods in a gigantic struggle with the giants of ice and frost, and finally overthrew them. With the help of the gods, he then fashioned the world from the body of the chief of the giants. From the flesh he made the earth, known as Midgard (middle garden), and from his blood the sea, while from his bones he made the mountains, from his teeth the cliffs, and from his hair the trees. The giant’s skull was then fixed over the earth to form the vault of the sky, and was held in place at the four corners by four dwarfs, Nordri, Sudri, Austri, and Westri, from whom we have obtained the names North, South, East, and West. Next the gods made the sun and moon, which were placed in golden chariots driven by Sol and Mani, the daughter and son of a giant who had named his children after the newly-created sun and moon. The Northmen thought that they could see on the moon the outline of two children carrying a pail, and the story goes that Mani, while travelling across the sky, one night caught up two children, Hiuki and Bil, who were compelled by their cruel father to carry water all night. Hiuki and Bil are still known to us in the familiar story of Jack and Jill. The sun and moon were said to be pursued continually by two fierce wolves, whose shapes could be seen in the clouds, and who, if they caught them up, would swallow them and plunge the world in darkness. Sometimes they nearly succeeded, and thus caused the eclipses.

 

Having completed the earth and peopled it with men and women, the gods, led by Odin, built magnificent palaces for themselves in Asgard, their home. The most famous of these was Valhalla, to which the bravest and mightiest of the mortals who fell in battle were summoned at their death. The walls of Valhalla were made of spears, and golden shields formed the roof. In the hall stood long tables, at which the dead heroes feasted.

 

The Northmen honoured a great fighter above all men, and they even thought it a disgrace for him to die in any other way than sword in hand. The great ambition of every fighting man was to be called to Valhalla after his death, there to spend his time in fighting and feasting. The fortunate ones were chosen from among the slain on the battle-fields by the Valkyries, Odin’s battle-maidens, whose horses carried them through the air and over the sea. They rode among the storm-clouds, and the flash of their spears was seen in the lightning.

 

Odin was often pictured as sitting on a throne from which he could see the whole world, and wearing a suit of armour, covered with a blue mantle, which represented the sky. In his hand he held a famous spear, Gungnir, which never missed its mark. On his shoulders sat two ravens, Thought and Memory, which he sent out into the world every day to obtain news of all that happened. Like Tiu, the God of War, Odin suffered from a disfigurement, having lost one of his eyes. This loss is explained in the following story.

 

After the creation of the world, Odin wished to obtain great wisdom which would place him far above the other gods. This he could only procure from Mimir’s spring, in whose clear waters the future was mirrored. Odin, therefore, visited Mimir and begged a draught of the wonderful water, but Mimir would only grant the request in return for one of Odin’s eyes. The god was willing to make even this sacrifice for the great knowledge the water would give him, and accordingly he plucked out one of his eyes and gave it to Mimir, who sank it deep in the spring where it could always be seen shining. Odin then drank deep of the water, and thus gained the wisdom for which he was always famous.

 

All the life of the world, including even the lives of the gods, was said to depend on an enormous ash tree, Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life. This tree was created by Odin, and had three roots, one in the Underworld, another in Midgard, near Mimir’s spring, and the third in Asgard. It grew to such a height that it overtopped the whole world, and in its topmost branches sat an eagle with a falcon between its eyes. The falcon could see all three kingdoms, and reported all that happened in them to the gods. In the Underworld was a dragon, which continually gnawed the roots of Yggdrasil in order to destroy it and so bring about the downfall of the gods. To prevent this disaster, the tree was daily watered from a fountain in Asgard, whose magic waters kept it continually green.

 

Joining Asgard and the earth was a bridge made of fire, earth, and water, whose colours were those of the rainbow. This bridge was guarded against the giants by a god named Heimdall, whose sight and hearing were so keen that he could see a hundred leagues by night as well as by day, and could hear the grass growing on the earth and the wool on the sheep’s back! He was armed with a flashing sword, and carried a horn with which he was to give warning when the giants should come against Asgard.

 

Odin was the inventor of Runes, the first alphabet of the Northmen. The letters consisted almost entirely of straight lines placed in different groups and positions, and were thought at first to have a magical meaning. Each god had a special rune or sign, and the use of the sign was supposed to bring help from the god. Thus all fighters carved the rune of Tiu on their swords in order that they might have his aid in battle. Runes were afterwards used in the ordinary way for writing, and very old runes have been found carved on stones in Scandinavia and in England. As the inventor of runes, Odin is like Mercury, who was supposed to have given the Romans their alphabet.

 

In addition to being the wisest of the gods, the inventor of runes, and the God of Eloquence, Odin was also the God of Poetry. The gift of poetry was guarded very jealously by the gods, and was only granted to mortals in special cases. Odin obtained the gift for himself and the other gods only with great difficulty. Hidden away in a hollow mountain, and carefully watched over by a giantess, were three vessels containing a magic fluid, which gave to anyone who drank of it the gift of poetry and song. Odin, knowing of this magic drink, determined to obtain it. Accordingly he set out for the land of the giants, dressed as a mortal, and wearing a broad-brimmed hat to hide the fact that he had only one eye. He hired himself as a servant to Baugi, the brother of the giant Suttung, to whom the vessels belonged, and asked as payment for his labour one draught of the magic fluid. As soon as his work was finished, Odin demanded payment, but Baugi was afraid to ask his brother for the drink, and suggested they should win it for themselves by trickery. They came to the mountain where the vessels were hidden, and bored a hole right through to the cave inside. Odin then changed himself into a snake and wriggled through the hole, just in time to escape the giant, who tried to kill him as he entered the hole. Having found his way into the cave, Odin again took on the form of a god, and begged the giantess who watched over the vessels to allow him just a sip of the magic drink. The giantess at last consented, but Odin, instead of taking a sip, quickly emptied all the vessels, and then, making his way out of the cave transformed himself into an eagle and flew swiftly towards Asgard. He soon discovered, however, that the giant Suttung was pursuing him, also in the form of an eagle. As he neared Asgard the gods caught sight of him, and, seeing that the giant was gaining on Odin, they gathered together a great quantity of fuel and piled it on the palace walls. Immediately Odin had passed over the wall the gods set fire to the fuel, and the flames rose so high that the wings of the pursuing giant were scorched, and he fell into the fire and was burnt.

 

Odin seldom used this precious gift of poetry himself, but imparted it to his son Bragi, who became the minstrel of the gods and sang many songs in honour of the gods and the great heroes in Valhalla. All the singers among men, the bards, or scalds, as they were sometimes called, were thought to have received the gift from Odin, and were greatly honoured for that reason.

 

The Creation of the World

In the beginning, ere the Gods were born,
Before the Heavens were builded, thou didst slay
The giant Ymir, whom the abyss brought forth,
Thou and thy brethren fierce, the sons of Bor,
And cast his trunk to choke the abysmal void.
But of his flesh and members thou didst build
The earth and ocean, and above them Heaven.
And from the flaming world, where Muspel reigns,
Thou sent’st and fetched’st fire, and madest lights,
Sun, moon, and stars, which thou hast hung in Heaven,
Dividing clear the paths of night and day.
And Asgard thou didst build, and Midgard fort.
MATTHEW ARNOLD–Balder Dead

 

The Heroes of Valhalla

And all the Gods, and all the Heroes, woke.
And from their beds the Heroes rose, and donn’d
Their arms, and led their horses from the stall,
And mounted them, and in Valhalla’s court,
Were ranged; and then the daily fray began.
And all day long they there are hack’d and hewn,
‘Mid dust, and groans, and limbs lopp’d off, and blood;
But all at night returned to Odin’s hall,
Woundless and fresh; such lot is theirs in heaven.
And the Valkyries on their steeds went forth
Tow’rd earth and fights of men; and at their side
Skulda, the youngest of the Normes, rode;
And over Bifrost, where is Heimdall’s watch,
Past Midgard fortress, down to earth they came;
There through some battle-field, where men fall fast,
Their horses fetlock-deep in blood, they ride,
And pick the bravest warriors out for death,
Whom they bring back with them at night to heaven
To glad the Gods, and feast in Odin’s hall.
MATTHEW ARNOLD–Balder Dead.

The Witches Guide to Wednesday

 

Ruler: Wodin, Mercury

Colors: Orange, light blue, and gray

Power Hours: Sunrise and the 8th, 16th, and 24th hours following

Keywords: Success, creativity, communication

The word Wednesday is reminiscent of the Norse wind god Wodin, which is referenced in the popular rhyme verse “Wednesday’s child is full of woe.” This does not mean that those born on this day are full of sorrow or trouble. To be full of Woden (Wodin) means to be full of wind, to be spirited. Woden was such a powerful pagan god that the German church fathers changed the name of his day to Mittwoch, meaning midweek, in an attempt to exorcise his influence.

In the Spanish word for Wednesday, miercoles, we clearly see its connection to Mercury. Under the guidance of Mercury; Wednesday is a day of swift activity, communication, correspondence, and phone calls. This is a good day for journalists, writers, poets, bargaining, hiring employees, and visiting friends.

On Wednesdays, the hour of sunrise and every eight hours after that are also ruled by Mercury, making these times of the day doubly blessed. These are the strongest four hours for ritual work. Check your local newspaper, astrological calendar, or almanac to determine when sunrise occurs.

Source
Gypsy Magic

Wednesday Witchery

 

Be bold and daring today! Expand your knowledge of the Craft by working with the planetary energies of Mercury on this multifaceted day of the week. Consider the Greco-Roman gods Mercury and Hermes and all of the many lessons they have for you. Embrace change and movement, and work on your communication techniques. Conjure up a little good luck for yourself with that Mercury dime spell. Call on Athena to inspire you to try magickal arts and crafts and to be more creative in your own spellwork and witchery.

 

Meditate on Odin and see what you can discover about him. I wonder what sort of fabulous and fascinating magickal wisdom you will uncover? Odin is a shaman, after all; he may appear in many guises and faces. I guarantee that he will make you laugh at yourself before he is through with you, but you will learn. It’s up to you what you do with that knowledge. Will you let it shapeshift into wisdom?

 

Wednesday is the wild and wily day of the week, so try to go with the flow; don’t fight the quirky energies of the day. Most importantly, follow your heart, and always keep a good sense of humor, because of Wednesdays you will really need it.

Source

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

The Witches Almanac for Wednesday, January 10th

Feast of St. Leonie Aviat

Waning Moon

Moon phase: Fourth Quarter

Moon Sign: Scorpio

Incense: Honeysuckle

Color: Brown

 

 

WEDNESDAY CORRESPONDENCES

Mercury/Neptune/Air/North/West/Southwest/Female/Male/Gemini/Virgo

 

Magickal Intentions: Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear, Loss, Travel, Money Matters

Color: black, light blue, brown, gray, green, magenta, orange, peach, purple, red, silver, turquoise, violet, white, yellow; orange is the primary color

Number: 3, 5

Metal: mercury

Charm: distaff, rod, runes, staff, iridescent garments

Stone: moss agate, amethyst, bloodstone, emerald, hematite, lapis lazuli, lodestone, pearl, ruby, sapphire, sodalite, all blue stones

Animal: bear, dog, fox, magpie, swan, weasel

Plant: almond, bayberry, chamomile, cherry, cinnamon, cinquefoil, clove, coltsfoot, ginger, hazel, hazelnut, jasmine, lavender, millet, oak, peppermint, periwinkle, rosemary, sage, St. John’s wort, sweet pea, tamarind, lemon verbena, violet

Incense: cassia, cedar, cinnamon, clove, frankincense, jasmine, lavender, mastic, mint, rosemary, sage, sandalwood, storax, dried and powdered citrus peel, and all incense made from aromatic bark, wood, and seeds

Goddess: Carmenta, Hecate (Queen of Crossroads), Hel, Ishtar, Ma’at, the Morrigan, Nike

God: Anubis, Bragi, Elath-Iahu. Enki, Garuda, Hermes, Maximon (Black Magician), Mercury, Nebo (Wise God of Wednesday), Odin, Shango, Ullr, Vishnu, Wayland, Woden

Evocation: Agrat Bat Mahalat, Michael, Miel, Raphael, Seraphiel, Tiriel

 

Courtesy of Moonlight Musings

Wednesday Is Ruled By Mercury

 

Wednesdays are wild and wacky days. They are for communication, change, cunning, and the arts. This is a Mercury day, and just its patron god this day is full of contradictions, change, and excitement. Some suggestions for Wednesday enchantments would include:

Pulling a little Wednesday color magic into your life by wearing purples or orange

Carrying a multipurpose agate with you and tapping into its various charms

Working with magical plants such as the fern for protection. This plant will also boost the power of any other magical plants with which it is arranged.

Incorporating lavender into charms and spells for transformation

Using the charming scent of lily of the valley to improve your memory, or working with the aspen tree for communication

Calling on Athena, patron of arts and crafts, for inspiration for a new project

Fanning out a Tarot spell to increase you creativity

Calling on Hermes on a Wednesday night to bring movement and good luck into your life

Mercury’s Energy

 

*Notes: perform on a Wednesday and/or during the waxing Moon with the Full Moon being strongest. An orange or violet candle is associated with any magick cast on this day.

Day: Wednesday

Color: Orange, violet, multicolored, pale yellow

Metal: Quicksilver, alloys.

Stones: Carnelian, fire opal, agate

Plants: Anise, caraway , cassia, club mosss, dittany of Crete, lavender, licorice, parsley, sandalwood, storax

Rules: Gemini, Virgo

Oils: Lavender, lemon, lily of valley, nutmeg, sandalwood, styrax, vervain

Rituals Involving: Intellect, memory, science, creativity, business, magickal conjuration, divination, prediction, eloquence, gift of tongues, speed, speech, writing, poetry, inspiration, improvement of mind power, healing of nervous disorders.

Physical Chant for Mercury:

Magick, the Arts, success on my trade,
Business wisdom and divination,
These gifts I would gain for my physical growth
And to help in my conjurations.

Source
Dancing with Dragons, Invoking Their Ageless Wisdom and Power
D. J. Conway, Author

Magickal Applications for Wednesday

 

To the Romans, this day was called Dies Mercurii, or “Mercury’s day” Mercury was a popular character in the Roman pantheon. A messenger of the gods, he presided over commerce, trade, and anything that required skill or dexterity. The Celts also worshiped Mercury and eventually equated him with the Norse god Odin (some spelling variations on this name include Wotan, Wodin, and Wodan). In Norse mythologies, Odin, like Mercury, is associated with poetry and music. Interestingly enough, both Odin and Mercury were regarded as psychopomps, or the leaders of souls, in their individual mythologies.

 

Odin, one of the main gods in Norse mythology, was constantly seeking wisdom. He traveled the world in disguise as a one-eyed man with a long gray beard, wearing an old, beat-up hat and carrying a staff or a spear (which brings to my mind images of Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings). In the Old English language, this day of Mercury evolved into Wodnes daeg, “Woden’s day,” or Wednesday.

 

Wednesday carries all of the planetary and magickal energies and associations of the witty and nimble god Mercury himself. Some of these mercurial traits included good communication skills, cleverness, intelligence, creativity, business sense, writing, artistic talent, trickiness, and thievery. And don’t forget all of those wise and enigmatic qualities associated with the Norse god Odin/Wodin, not to mention the goddess Athena’s contributions of music, the arts, handmade crafts, and writing. Wednesdays afford excellent opportunities for seeking wisdom, changing your circumstances, and improving your skills, be they in trade and commerce, music and art, or in communication and writing.

 

Source

 

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

Wednesdays & The Perfect Corresponding Spell – Concentrate Candle Spell

 

Wednesday is a good day to focus on getting over any slumps you may have. This day is considered the middle of the work week; and many people find themselves very tired by this point. That is why this day is a great day to do refresh, refrain, return, wake-up, and concentration spells. It is, also, another good day for meditation.

Concentrate Candle Spell

Items needed:
1 small white candle
1 small blue candle
1 orange candle

Take all three candles and place them on a fire-proof surface in front of you. Light both candles. Take three deep breaths. Lightly tap your forehead with one of your fingers for a minute or so. You should feel a slight tingly sensation on your forehead. Now, look at the three candles and say this chant three times:

“I have the time.
I have the wait.
This should help me concentrate.
When it’s white And it’s blue,
It will start my mind a new.”

After you have finished, blow out the candles. From this point on, when you have problems concentrating, think of those white, blue, and orange candles, and the tingle in your forehead; and your mind should be better able to concentrate.

 

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

The Care and Feeding of Crystals

Crystals have been in the lime-light ever since celebrities such as Shirley Mcleane and Cher have come out of the closet and admitted they were “New-Agers”. However, along with this public scrutiny, has also been a whole bunch of misconceptions. The most common of which is that a person just wears a crystal like jewelry or carries it and it works like some kind of instant stage-magic or prestidigitation. This, of course, is not the case. To get the full effect of “Crystal Power” in your life means, as with so much else, that you must put into it what you take out of it. So here are a few simple guidelines for those of you who plan on taking this subject seriously.

1. Selecting your Crystal
To select a Crystal is not all that much different from selecting a pet or a work of art. When you go into the store to purchase your crystal – or any other stone used in healing or Psychic work – just pick the one that “calls” to you. Handle the various stones and put them, one by one, in your receptive hand. (the one that is not your dominant hand; if you are right-handed or ambi-dextrous, your receptive hand is your left. If you are completely left-handed your receptive hand is your right.) The stone that is right FOR YOU will “pull” you to it. This may not be the stone that looks the clearest or the most impressive, either. Our societies materialistic values and our conditioning to accept them must not enter into our decision, which is very hard for most of us at first. Our first tendency is to judge the stone -as we always judge ourselves and everything else in a constant stream of thoughts- by what we have been conditioned to believe is “good” or “bad”.

If the piece you are choosing is for a specific purpose; i.e. for healing, or to enhance your psychic abilities, or for meditation; it will help if you keep that purpose in mind while you are selecting the stone. An interesting phenomena often happens to people who are just going into the gem and mineral healing or psychic work. Most people start off with clear quartz, because it has the most applications. They go into a store or a gem show to purchase a clear quartz and find themselves drawn to all kinds of other “rocks” (as the collectors call them) too. Many times they bring a bag of various mineral specimens home with them. Later they look up the stones in one of the many reference books on this subject, only to find the stones they were drawn to are exactly the ones they need to deal with issues or illnesses that they need to work on.

The very first thing you need to do when you first get a crystal is to “clear it” from the imbalanced energies of anyone else who has touched it. Crystals “work” because of their piezoelectrical field. Researchers in Kirlian photography and other subjects have long shown us that the body is surrounded by a field of electro-magnetic energies, which psychics call the AURA. People who have studied this subject tell us that Crystals help us by attuning the piezoelectrical charge to the charge of our auras. So we must first remove the charges from the stone that come from other’s handling of it. This is done by leaving the stone in sea-salt (available at almost any health-food store) for 3 days. The only time you will have to use this technique – which is drastic – to cleanse the stone is when you first buy it. The reason I say the technique is drastic is because it erases ALL of your energy from the stone too, so the stone has to be rebonded. (explained later) This piezoelectrical effect of the stone is the same reason that quartz is useful in making computers, telephones, watches, and in other electronic devices.

2. the regular maintenance of your stone

The regular care and maintenance of your stone is really quite simple. First of all a gentler method of clearing the piece should be used at least once a week and after any uses in either physical or inner (mental/emotional/spiritual) healing work. This can be done in several ways. First of all, you can run it under COOL – no extremes of temperature PLEASE – water in your sink for several minutes, while visualizing (intensely imagining in vivid detail, from a meditative or extremely relaxed state) all imbalanced energies leaving it. You can also leave it in mugwort (an herb) for 2-3 days buried it in carefully. You can also place it in a flowerpot with an african violet plant, but you should know that if it has been used to heal any severe conditions, the plant will die. The stones should also be re-charged about once a month or after every use. For other stones, direct sunlight is not such a good idea as it can fade the colors. You can get the reflected energy of the sun by placing them in the moonlight during the waxing of the moon. (from one day after the new moon through the night of the full moon) They can also be charged by surrounding them in a circle of quartz points that have been charged by the sun, with the points of the crystals facing inward toward then stones being charged. Another method is to purchase an amethyst or quartz cluster and place the stones on it. A cluster is a specimen with several individual crystals on it. Oh, and if you charge the stone by a circle of crystals, be sure they have been cleared and charged themselves before using them to charge anything else. The circle should consist of at least 4 points, but 8 is best. These stones used for charging do NOT have to be large at all.

3. Using your stones
Stones are tools in our psychic work and, as in any other object used, work by focusing the mind’s powers. To get the best use out of them, more than just wearing them or carrying them is required. They should be used from a state of meditation, while visualizing the goals we wish to accomplish with them – such as healing, increased Psychic perception, etc. A good way to do this for to help you focus and a self-hypnosis tape that relates to your goals and use it. And if you are using the crystals in healing, be aware that they are NOT meant replace the care of a competent health professional – but many people find them a useful adjunct to it.

Author

 

 

Matrika, Author
co-sysop of PAN – the Psychic Awareness Network

Home & Hearth Magick for Wednesday, January 10th

 

On Wednesday cast for communication matters and to improve good luck

Planetary Influence: Mercury

Household Symbols: Phones, television, computers, letters, silver coins

Colors: Orange or purple

Kitchen Spices: Dill and celery seed

Source
Cottage Witchery
Natural Magick for Hearth & Home
Ellen Dugan

Celebrating Legends, Folklore & Spirituality 365 Days A Year for Jan. 10th &  11th

Roman Festival of Carmentalia/English Hogmanay

 

In ancient Rome the festival of Carmentalia was held to honor the nymphs of prophecy who were know as the Camenae. The principle nymph was Carmenta, the Goddess of prophecy who protect women in child birth. Pregnant women would offer Carmenta rice and fresh vegetables in exchange for a safe delivery.

Those women wishing to have children would ask Carmenta to bless wild berries that they would then eat to internalize fertility.

Magickal Activity for January 10th, The Roman Festival of Carmentalia/English Hogmanay

Ring on a String

If you, or someone you are close to, is pregnant this is an auspicious time to predict the sex of the child. Take a gold ring and suspend it from a chain or string and hold it over the mother’s belly. Should the string move in a circular motion it signifies that the baby is a girl. If, on the other hand, it swings back and forth the baby will surely be a boy.

In old English folklore the 11th of January was Hogmanay, the day after Christmas, when Witches were supposed to become active again. The York Castle Trial Records of January 11, 1655, revealed the following charm to ward off bewitchment of cattle:

Put a pair of breeches upon the cow’s head, and beat her out of the pasture with a good cudgel upon a Friday, and she will run to the Witch’s door and strike threat with her horns.

—Reginald Scott
The Discovery of Witchcraft, 1584

 

 

 

 

Good morning, my precious family. In case you are wondering how I am writing this to you, Jacob is typing and I am telling him what to say. He has been an unbelievable help and I don’t know what I would do without him. We got up early this morning and he brought a laptop to the house so we could do this. The ladies won’t be doing the site today because I have a doctor’s appointment today and another one next week. I know they must get tired of playing babysitter for me but if not for them I wouldn’t know what would become of me. I am very grateful to them and all they have done. I am also very grateful to all of you who sent cards and donations to me. I have never seen such an out pouring of support and I love you for it. I can never, ever to begin to thank you enough.

 

The reason I decided to let you know I was alive is because I talked to Lady Beltane the other day. I was dopey but that is my life these days. She said she wouldn’t believe I was alive till she heard my voice. Then I got to wondering if there was others who felt the same way. I am very much alive. I have several injuries. My entire left leg is in a cast and also have a cast up to the middle of my life arm. I am recovering from broken ribs. I have a horrible scar on my face. It goes from right beside my eye down to almost my lips. It took 24 stitches to sew it up. So you won’t be seeing any photos of me, I look like the bride of Frankenstein. Eleanor has been putting Vitamin E on it and another mixture she brewed up. It is starting to heal but I can still feel it every time I move my mouth. It might go away on the outside but I have a feeling it will be an inner scar I carry with me for the rest of my life.

 

I have people ask me what happened. Some of it I remember, some of it I don’t. I know the fire happened late at night. Kade was sleeping with me. I thought I heard a crash or window breaking. Kade got all excited and started jumping up and down on me. I got up to look over the banister and all I saw was flames. It seemed those flames were so high they were reaching the ceiling. I know they probably weren’t but the entire bottom floor was engulfed. There was no way out. I picked up a brass lamp and broke out the top window. It was either go out it or burn up and I would like to live a little longer. After I had knocked the window out, I picked up Kade and cling on to him for dear life. I remember looking back one more time. When I did the flames were almost up the banister. I saw blazes and fire, I was scared to death. I managed to crawl up to the edge of the window and jumped. I didn’t realize how far the jump was till I hit the ground. When I hit all I felt was pain, extreme pain. I tried to get up and walk and that was impossible. I screamed out in pain. I did manage to crawl a bit from the house. The next thing I remember was a neighbor picking me up and his wife grabbing Kade. They took us around front and propped me up against a tree away from the fire. Kade was laying down beside me. The neighbors tried to put the fire out but it was useless. The fire department got there and there was nothing they could do except to stop the fire from spreading to the woods around the cabin. I remember being put in the ambulance but I don’t remember seeing the fire anymore. I was in and out of it the entire time. I do remember one of the paramedics telling me not to touch my leg. Apparently I kept wanting to touch it, I know it hurt like hell. I would come and go, the next thing I remember was being in a hospital room. When everyone finally left I did touch my leg and it was the sickest thing I had ever felt. The big bone in your upper thigh was protruding through the skin. I freaked out. They started a morphine drip and told me they couldn’t reach my orthopedic doctor but they did reach the neurologist and he was the one who ordered the morphine. I don’t remember anything after that except apparently I had had surgery and was back in the room. I know I had a cast all the way up my leg and it was attached to a rope (I guess that is what you call it) and it was alleviated a bit.

 

No one would tell me of all my injuries. I don’t know if they thought I couldn’t handle the truth or not but I would rather have the truth than be kept in the dark. I know my ribs ached even with the morphine. My hand was a screwed up mess and my back was also aching. I talked to the orthopedic doctor and he finally told me the truth. I had lost a lot of blood. I am anemia to start with and can’t spare that much to start with. I would have to have at least two more surgeries before he would even consider letting me go. I had fractured my fusion and also landed on my hand which had already been put back together from the car wreck a year or two ago. He was going to have to try to glue my fractured fusion and then also readjust all the metal mess in my hand. Would you believe the only bone in that hand that wasn’t damage during the wreck, I broke in the fall. Boy, do I have the luck. He did tell me that with all the damage that had been done to my leg, I might not ever be able to use it again. After he left, I started to cry. Who wouldn’t after such good news? Eleanor came in and I was surprised to see her. I didn’t know she had been there the entire time but she had. See I was doped up. She wanted to know why I was crying and I told her. She came over and put her arms around me and told me I would be able to use that leg again and put weight on it. She said she would make sure my life returned to normal. Like I have always said what is normal?

 

All of you have done so much for me, with your prayers, your love, your donations, it is overwhelming. I got all the cards and letters after I got out of the hospital. The sentiment that each card and letter held, I could feel. I cried because of that but I was also overjoyed to know that you cared that much. I miss all of you and I miss my daily life. I don’t have a daily life right now except to lay in the bed, get up and try to walk, sit in a chair and look out a window.It is too cold to go outside. I have memories of the fire that are starting to come back now. I have nightmares. I wonder why someone would do such a thing, why? The fire was set, I know that and I know who done it. The neighbors even told the police who done it. It was a local farmer who I had befriended and come to find out he was crazy as a loony bird. He started following the boys and me all over the place every time we would go hunting or fishing. He would show up. I know the day before the fire happened we had gotten into it and I told him to leave us the hell alone. Come to find out he had been following me around for months, he even went as far as to peep in the windows at night. They have classified him as a stalker. I would classify him as a crazy person. I don’t know what illusions or fantasies he had nor do I want too. Apparently they ended that day, I told him to leave us alone. I can’t imagine a person being so evil they actually want to kill a person, burn them alive. I am thankful the boys were with their uncle when it happened. If not, they would have been killed in the fire and I couldn’t stand to live with myself if that had happened. But I sit and wonder and I have no reason for what the man done. He took everything from me, my old, old Book of Shadows, my families’ heirlooms, everything. They told me nothing was able to be salvaged from the fire. Not even the brass bed that was my great aunt’s. Everything gone. I haven’t been back to the cabin since I have been out of the hospital. Part of me wants too and the other part doesn’t. With the memories that have come back to me, I don’t believe I want to see it. I really don’t believe I can stand to see it. The memories that are now all gone. Memories of Mystie, the nights we would stay up all night and just girl talk, gone. The gatherings we held there, gone. Everything gone. That man took more than material possession, he took my life. I don’t know if I can ever begin to recover from this or not.

 

I know I miss my life but everyone tells me I will have it back in about three to four months. That is when the casts are suppose to come off, I hope. I have wonderful people around me but it still doesn’t take away the pain of loss. Lynette rented a cute little house. Eleanor raises hell because it is too little. Lynette told her that is wasn’t permanent just temporary, so live with it. Those two I love to pieces but…..I know Lynette put up a go fund me page and she informed me the other day it was still active. I believe that was after I told her she forgot to get a few things when shopping. She wanted to know what. Oh, like towels, dishes, cups, a coffee maker (of all things), pans, pots, the basic needs to run a house hold. At least she did remember to get sheets and a blanket for the bed. Her intentions are great it just has been a long time since she had to start housekeeping all over again.

 

I wanted you to know that I was a live and kicking with one leg. I do thank you so very much for everything that you have done for me. I can’t wait to get back to work, I miss you so. It is strange you take the things you do every day for granted till they are gone. Then you realize how precious and blessed you really were. I guess I better stop dictating to Jacob I know his fingers must be getting tired. I want you to know again, I thank you for everything you have done. I miss you and hopefully in a few months, I will be back. Till then, my sweets…..

Love ya,

Lady A

 

 

P. S. Lady A doesn’t know I added this. Lynette walked in and found out what I was doing. She wanted me to mention the go fund me account is up and running. If you can donate, fine. If not, please pass it on because she forgot so much of the daily essentials.====Jacob

 

https://www.gofundme.com/the-kit-steels-campaign