Month: July 2022

July 11, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

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Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or making important decisions until 9:30 PM EDT today (6:30 PM PDT). The Moon is in Sagittarius.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You’re pulled in two directions today. In one way, you’re in a no-nonsense mood, and want to attend to practical matters. Nevertheless, another part of you wants to run away and join the circus. It’s your call. (Pack a lunch.)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Listen to your sense of determination today because you want to set things straight with financial matters, banking issues, insurance and inheritances. You have the energy to make this happen, and very likely, authority figures will agree with you. This is good!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

You have to accommodate others today because the Moon is opposite your sign. However, all parties might need to bow to the authority of knowledge and wisdom today because teachers and experts might have some good advice for you.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

This is a strong way to start your week! The Sun and Mercury are in your sign, which means you are empowered and ready to speak up about whatever concerns you. Today you want to get better organized. A little help to do this would be appreciated. Hello?

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This is a good day to sit down in a common-sense way and discuss the financial and everyday needs of children. You might have this discussion with a parent, a babysitter or a partner. Or perhaps you want practical solutions to sports matters or something in the entertainment world?

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

An older relative or parent might have practical advice for you today. It certainly never hurts to listen. After all, they might have some solid viewpoints you didn’t consider. Why not cover your bases and hear what they have to offer? The bottom line is you want to get things done.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

You’re in the right frame of mind today to study or make plans or talk to people about practical issues. You might even give someone directions or advice. Because you’re in a calm, reflective mood today, you might prefer being alone with your own thoughts.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

If shopping today, you will want to buy long-lasting, practical items. No frills, please. This is because you feel thrifty and sensible today, especially when it comes to your money and your personal wealth. Nevertheless, you can still make future travel plans.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Today the Moon is in your sign dancing nicely with stern Saturn, which means you will prefer the company of serious people. You’ll be happy to consult someone older, wiser or more experienced for their advice. You’ll take a prudent, careful approach to anything you do.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

It will please you if you get some time to be alone with your thoughts today so that you can do some quiet meditation or rethink certain issues. That’s because you’re in a careful frame of mind today, especially when it comes to practical matters.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

This is a solid day to seek the advice of someone older, wiser or more experienced than you. This person could be a friend or a teacher. In particular, you want to ponder future goals and how practical or not they might be. Perhaps you need some advice?

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Discussions with bosses, parents and VIPs will be practical and fruitful for you today. Since you are taking a careful approach to any kind of work that you do, you want to make sure that you’re on the right track so that there are no later regrets. (Smart!)

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor Connor Paolo (1990) shares your birthday today. You have charm and charisma. You are friendly, easy-going, kind and generous. Although you can be a dreamer, you are actually focused, motivated and ambitious. Service to others, especially to family, is your theme this year. Others will turn to you for comfort and courage. Therefore, take good care of yourself. Perhaps it’s time for a makeover?

July 11 Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 July 11

Andromeda over the Sahara Desert

Credit & Copyright: Jordi Coy

Explanation: What is the oldest thing you can see? At 2.5 million light years distant, the answer for the unaided eye is the Andromeda galaxy, because its photons are 2.5 million years old when they reach you. Most other apparent denizens of the night sky — stars, clusters, and nebulae — appear as they were only a few hundred to a few thousand years ago, as they lie well within our own Milky Way Galaxy. Given its distance, light from Andromeda is likely also the farthest object that you can see. Also known as M31, the Andromeda Galaxy dominates the center of the featured zoomed image, taken from the Sahara Desert in Morocco last month. The featured image is a combination of three background and one foreground exposure — all taken with the same camera and from the same location and on the same calendar day — with the foreground image taken during the evening blue hour. M110, a satellite galaxy of Andromenda is visible just above and to the left of M31’s core. As cool as it may be to see this neighboring galaxy to our Milky Way with your own eyes, long duration camera exposures can pick up many faint and breathtaking details. Recent data indicates that our Milky Way Galaxy will collide and combine with the similarly-sized Andromeda galaxy in a few billion years.

July 11, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

Visit the July 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on July 11 has an illumination of 92%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On July 11 the Moon is 12.12 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Phase Details

Illumination: 92%
Moon Age: 12.12 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 364,707.04 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,082,516.56 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

11 July 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

 For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

11 July 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Cancer 18
Moon:18 Sagittarius 41
Mercury:13 Cancer 06
Venus:22 Gemini 15
Mars:04 Taurus 26
Jupiter:08 Aries 14
Saturn:24 Aquarius 13 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 09
Neptune:25 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 33 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 23 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 46

Chiron:16 Aries 24
Ceres:24 Cancer 37
Pallas:03 Gemini 05
Juno:20 Pisces 54
Vesta:06 Pisces 51 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Southern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

11 July 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Cancer 06
Moon:15 Sagittarius 35
Mercury:12 Cancer 39
Venus:22 Gemini 00
Mars:04 Taurus 17
Jupiter:08 Aries 13
Saturn:24 Aquarius 13 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 08
Neptune:25 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 55 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 24 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 45

Chiron:16 Aries 24
Ceres:24 Cancer 31
Pallas:02 Gemini 59
Juno:20 Pisces 53
Vesta:06 Pisces 51 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Southwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 

11 July 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:18 Cancer 47
Moon:10 Sagittarius 38
Mercury:11 Cancer 57
Venus:21 Gemini 36
Mars:04 Taurus 03
Jupiter:08 Aries 12
Saturn:24 Aquarius 14 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 07
Neptune:25 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 56 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 25 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 42

Chiron:16 Aries 24
Ceres:24 Cancer 23
Pallas:02 Gemini 49
Juno:20 Pisces 51
Vesta:06 Pisces 52 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

July 11 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

If you want to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) for your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere 

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA

July 11, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Cancer 28
Moon:21 Sagittarius 11
Mercury:13 Cancer 27
Venus:22 Gemini 27
Mars:04 Taurus 33
Jupiter:08 Aries 15
Saturn:24 Aquarius 12 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 09
Neptune:25 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 33 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 23 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 47

Chiron:16 Aries 24
Ceres:24 Cancer 41
Pallas:03 Gemini 09
Juno:20 Pisces 55
Vesta:06 Pisces 50 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

July 11, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Cancer 23
Moon:19 Sagittarius 56
Mercury:13 Cancer 17
Venus:22 Gemini 21
Mars:04 Taurus 29
Jupiter:08 Aries 14
Saturn:24 Aquarius 12 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 09
Neptune:25 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 33 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 54 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 23 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 47

Chiron:16 Aries 24
Ceres:24 Cancer 39
Pallas:03 Gemini 07
Juno:20 Pisces 54
Vesta:06 Pisces 51 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

11 July 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:19 Cancer 06
Moon:15 Sagittarius 35
Mercury:12 Cancer 39
Venus:22 Gemini 00
Mars:04 Taurus 17
Jupiter:08 Aries 13
Saturn:24 Aquarius 13 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 08
Neptune:25 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 55 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 24 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 45

Chiron:16 Aries 24
Ceres:24 Cancer 31
Pallas:02 Gemini 59
Juno:20 Pisces 53
Vesta:06 Pisces 51 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Spell for Today – A Garnet Meditation

A Garnet Meditation

Garnet, the birthstone for January, is also a great all-purpose gem to use as an aid during meditation. It can be used to help make decisions or bring order to your life.

For the meditation, you’ll need a garnet gem or a smooth garnet stone. A string of garnet prayer beads would also work. Select a deep red garnet or one with a brown tint. You’ll also need a burgundy candle. Begin by lighting the candle, then relax and center. Hold the garnet and breathe deeply. Concentrate on your concern and then hold the garnet to your heart. You’ll begin to receive messages. Let them come, even if they don’t make sense. When youfeel ready to return to your everyday world, extinguish the candle. Thank the garnet for its help. Your thoughts should be clearer now so you can make any decisions.

James Kambos
Llewellyn’s 2017 Witches’ Spell-A-Day Almanac

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Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Natural Magick

From moonlitpriestess.com

Another term for Earth Magick, magick that is drawn from the energies of the Earth, natural objects, the Elements, etc.

July 11 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1405 Chinese fleet commander Zheng He sets sail on his first major expedition, to the Spice Islands, leading 208 vessels, including 62 treasure ships with 27,800 sailors

1533 Pope Clement VII excommunicates England’s King Henry VIII

1818 English poet John Keats writes “In the Cottage Where Burns is Born”, “Lines Written in the Highlands”, and “Gadfly”

1877 Kate Edger becomes New Zealand’s first woman graduate and first woman in the British Empire to earn a Bachelor of Arts

1944 Franklin Roosevelt announces that he will run for a fourth term as President of the United States

1995 7,000 Bosnian Muslim men are massacred when Bosnian Serbs overrun the UN ‘safe haven’ of Srebrenica

Today’s Historical Events

138 Antoninus Pius succeeds Hadrian as Emperor of Rome

911 Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy

1156 Siege of Shirakawa-den in Japan

1244 Khwarezmian Tatars sack Jerusalem, decimating the city’s Christian population and driving out Jews

1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch) near Kortrijk, Belgium. Flemish coalition defeat French army

1346 Charles IV of Luxembourg is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

1347 Heir to the Bohemian throne elected German anti-king Charles IV

1405 Chinese fleet commander Zheng He sets sail on his first major expedition, to the Spice Islands, leading 208 vessels, including 62 treasure ships with 27,800 sailors

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1895 Auguste and Louis Lumière show film for scientists

1922 The Hollywood Bowl opens.

1967 “The Newlywed Game” premieres in the US on ABC TV

1983 Lorraine Elizabeth Downes, 19, of NZ, crowned 32nd Miss Universe

2007 “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, the 5th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released

2013 “Orange Is the New Black” premieres on Netflix starring Taylor Schilling, first series to be nominated for comedy and drama Emmy awards

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1967 Kenny Rogers forms 1st Edition

1969 David Bowie releases the single “Space Oddity” 9 days before Apollo 11 lands on the moon

1969 Rolling Stones release “Honky Tonk Woman”

1982 “7 Brides for 7 Brothers” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 5 performances

1984 Britain’s MusicBox begins satellite transmission to Europe

1987 Heart’s “Alone” single goes #1 for 3 weeks

1995 Shaggy releases his third studio album “Bombastic” (Grammy Award Best Reggae Album)

  • 2021 Billionaire Richard Branson flies to the edge of space on his Virgin Galactic rocket plane in space tourism test

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1900 Charlotte Cooper beats Hélène Prévost to become the 1st female Olympic tennis champion and the 1st individual female Olympic champion in any sport

1912 There are 6 medallists in the Stockholm Olympic pole vault; American Harry Babcock takes gold (3.95m); countrymen Frank Nelson and Marc Wright dead-heat for silver; 3-man dead-heat for bronze

1914 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth makes his MLB debut as a pitcher for Boston Red Sox; earns 4-3 win against the Cleveland Naps at Fenway Park

1923 Harry Frazee, sells Red Sox to Ohio businessmen for $1M

1930 21 year old Australian cricket super-batsman Don Bradman is 105 at lunch, 220 at tea, and 309 at stumps on the first day in 3rd Test vs England at Leeds; goes on to 334

1931 NY Giants beat Phillies 23-8

1939 7th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Yankee Stadium, New York NY Yankee/AL maanager Joe McCarthy starts 6 Yankees

1944 12th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-1 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh

July 10, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

If you want to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) for your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA

July 10, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:18 Cancer 31
Moon:06 Sagittarius 20
Mercury:11 Cancer 19
Venus:21 Gemini 15
Mars:03 Taurus 51
Jupiter:08 Aries 11
Saturn:24 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 07
Neptune:25 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 57 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 26 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 40

Chiron:16 Aries 24
Ceres:24 Cancer 15
Pallas:02 Gemini 41
Juno:20 Pisces 49
Vesta:06 Pisces 52 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6 

Northern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

 July 10, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:18 Cancer 26
Moon:05 Sagittarius 07
Mercury:11 Cancer 09
Venus:21 Gemini 09
Mars:03 Taurus 48
Jupiter:08 Aries 11
Saturn:24 Aquarius 16 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 07
Neptune:25 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 57 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 26 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 40

Chiron:16 Aries 24
Ceres:24 Cancer 13
Pallas:02 Gemini 39
Juno:20 Pisces 49
Vesta:06 Pisces 52 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

10 July 2022
04:00 pm GMT 6:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:18 Cancer 23
Moon:04 Sagittarius 31
Mercury:11 Cancer 04
Venus:21 Gemini 06
Mars:03 Taurus 46
Jupiter:08 Aries 11
Saturn:24 Aquarius 16 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 07
Neptune:25 Pisces 24 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 57 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 26 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 40

Chiron:16 Aries 24
Ceres:24 Cancer 11
Pallas:02 Gemini 37
Juno:20 Pisces 48
Vesta:06 Pisces 52 Rx

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:4
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

July 10, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

Visit the July 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on July 10 has an illumination of 85%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On July 10 the Moon is 10.98 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 85%
Moon Age: 10.98 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 367,099.54 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,087,082.55 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

Weekly Horoscope Sunday, July 10 to Saturday, July 16, 2022

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All Signs

This week we are walking a tight rope balancing heart and mind — logic versus emotional sentiments. By midweek, balance will be achieved. (“I want a hot dog. Make me one with everything!”) However, Wednesday is also the only Full Moon all year in productive and useful Capricorn. It will make us feel more personally in charge of our lives. We don’t need the approval of others; instead, we have our own inner validation. I once heard a wise teacher say, “If you think you know something and you don’t – that’s arrogance. If you think you know something and you do – that’s confidence.” Dale Carnegie said, “Action breeds confidence. If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” (Hmmm, does this mean I have to get dressed?)

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Your home scene might be interrupted this week with unusual surprises and events. Renovations and repairs along with unexpected visitors are some examples. A family member might have an unusual idea? Or perhaps, a family member will do something a bit dazzling or different? Meanwhile, an element of confusion will be at play with siblings, relatives, neighbours and daily contacts. This could make you underestimate a situation or not “get” what’s going on. (Usually, you are quick to see what’s happening.) Be aware that your ability to interpret what’s happening around you might not be hundred percent reliable. By the end of the week, entertaining at home will be fun! Make plans.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This is an active, busy week because Mars in your sign is boosting your energy and keeping you busy. But expect your daily routine to change. Oh yes! You might meet someone who sets a chain of events in motion that you didn’t expect. Something out of the blue might occur. Whatever happens, you can handle this because Mars is supporting you. Be aware that financial matters might create confusion. For starters, you’ll be tempted to go overboard buying something luxurious. (Not surprising because you adore collectibles.) Be forewarned something might not be as it appears. Double check purchases. Save your receipts. By the weekend, a short trip or discussions with others will be upbeat and fun!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Be careful because there is a tricky aspect happening this week: Venus in your sign is having a confusing dance with fuzzy Neptune. This could make you unrealistic in your dealings with others but you’re not aware of it. For example, you might be disappointed because someone doesn’t live up to your ideals. (Note: Unexpressed expectations almost always lead to disappointment.) In one way, Venus will make you seek out romantic moments with loved ones, candlelit dinners with romantic vibes. But it might also create a confused situation that leads to a breakup. Meanwhile, impulse shopping will take place. Fortunately, you’re happy about your possessions and financial matters by the end of the week. Perhaps a special purchase?

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

This continues to be a strong week because the Sun and Mercury are in your sign. In fact, Mercury will get an electric jolt from Uranus this week, triggering new discoveries, new encounters and exciting new events. You will impulsively do things like suddenly reaching out to others. Caution about rash, impulsive decisions, especially because with Venus hiding in your chart, you might feel confused about a relationship, especially a secret love affair. You might even be deceived! Therefore, think carefully before you make important decisions because somethings in your world are puzzling. (“No matter what I do to kid-proof the house – they keep getting in!”)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This week is weird. Both the Sun and Mercury are stirring up your subconscious more than usual. You might revert to childhood behaviour patterns that you thought were long gone. (“These are mine!”) This can mean your actions might work against you and suddenly, you’re your own worst enemy. (“Really? I’ve had worse.”) Beware of sudden, “bright” ideas that might not be so bright, even though they initially dazzle with promise. Meanwhile, relations with an artistic person might be confusing even deceiving. You’re not sure how to handle things. You might be disappointed in this person. (Leos have high standards for their friends.) Fortunately, by the weekend, you’re happy. There’s sunshine in your soul.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You’re popular! Everyone wants to see your face, especially younger people. You also look good to bosses, parents, teachers and the police. (Major bonus!) Fortunately, you’re full of bright, creative ideas that impress friends and member of groups to which you belong. You might start off on a new path or suddenly embrace new goals that are bold and different. However, something to do with a parent or a boss might confuse you or end up in a misunderstanding. For some, this misunderstanding could lead to a breakup of the relationship. Too many assumptions? Fortunately, by the weekend, opportunities to schmooze with others abound. “Come out to the coast. We’ll get together, have a few laughs.”

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

This week you are admired, which means you have an advantage. If you ask someone for something, whatever you say will be well received. (Good to know.) Furthermore, you’re full of bright, clever ideas that you can suggest to a boss or someone in power. (Possibly, it’s the other way around and an authority figure has a bright idea that they suggest to you.) Either way, everyone wins! Nevertheless, be aware that travel plans or something to do with foreign countries might be confusing this week. Something might promise more than it can deliver. Or perhaps, you will fall for appealing propaganda that isn’t truthful? By the end of the week, a parent or boss might help you or do you a favour. Yes!

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

You are still keen to travel and do anything that will broaden your horizons. You’re full of bright, unusual ideas, which means you might travel impulsively. Others will experience sudden changes related to the media, publishing opportunities or something to do with medicine or the law. Hopefully, whatever occurs will benefit you. The area where you have to be astute and wary is anything to do with financial matters with others. This includes inheritances, debt, taxes and insurance disputes. Be cautious in these dealings. Be sure to do your due diligence and check things out because things are not as they appear. Plan on opportunities to travel or do something different and exciting by the end of the week. (“I barely had time to pack my bag.”)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You’re percolating with ideas about financial negotiations, shared property or anything that you hold jointly with someone else. (Taxes, debt and insurance issues.) At a deeper level, you might have an epiphany about an inner psychological truth. For example, you might see a new way to be a better person. Or you might have a profound conversation with someone? Ironically, relations with those who are closest to you are subject to confusion and disappointment. You might feel let down by someone. You expected more of them. But did they know this? Did you communicate your expectations to them? Keep your pockets open at the end of the week when money and favours will come your way. Yippee!

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You need more sleep this week. (This need will end next week when the Sun changes signs.) This week, someone close to you might say or do something that surprises you. Or they might introduce you to someone who is different or unusual. Meanwhile, be careful about relations with work colleagues as well as people related to your health or your dealings with your pet because there will likely be a misunderstanding and disappointment. Knowing this, strive to be clear when talking to others. Happily, your encounters with other will be warm and friendly by the end of the week. Enjoy fun time with partners and close friends!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You are still in work mode, which means you’re getting a lot done simply because you are motivated. (Motivation is everything.) This week you can expect some work-related surprises. You might have some genius-like ideas? Or a coworker might surprise you in some way? Or you might meet a new coworker or a new method of doing something? Surprise work-related travel might happen. Could be anything! Meanwhile, romance might disappoint some of you. You might want to ask yourself if you had unrealistic expectations about someone? By the end of the week, you’re pleased with your health or your work or something to do with a pet. Good time to tackle chores.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Parents must be extra vigilant this week because this is a mildly accident-prone week for your kids. Keep this in mind. Meanwhile, surprise invitations to social events or exciting diversions might suddenly pop up? Admittedly, social plans might be suddenly cancelled or delayed because anything to do with your social scene, romance, the arts and dealing with your kids is subject to sudden changes. Meanwhile, something at home might disappoint you. Perhaps you expected more from a family member? You might feel let down. One thing is certain: you want to entertain, and the perfect time will be this weekend, when vibes are sunny and friendly! Creative projects are favoured then, as well.

July 10, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

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Moon Alert

After 12:45 AM EDT today, there are no restrictions to shopping or making important decisions. Today the Moon is in Sagittarius.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This is a happy day at home and with family members. Stock the fridge because you might impulsively entertain friends and family. People are in an upbeat, interesting mood! Unexpected discussions about home repairs could be exciting. Possibly, a parent or older family member will surprise you.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today is a fascinating day for you because new faces, new places and new ideas will be stimulating and exciting to entertain. A spontaneous short trip might occur. Stay light on your feet so that you’re ready to go in any direction! Have fun learning new things.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

This is the classic day for impulse buying and sudden shopping trips. Possibly, some of you will have clever, original moneymaking ideas? You might also see a new way to repair or take care of something that you own. It’s an interesting day. (Be smart and keep your receipts. And the box.)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Today will be full of illuminating and enlightening experiences. Definitely, your normal routine will change for some reason. You might encounter new adventures or put a new spin on how you see or do something. One thing is certain – it will be relatively easy to act freely today. Yeah!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

You might feel restless today but this restless feeling will be a bit exciting for you. You’re ambitious to entertain others and have a good time. In particular, you might be more involved with children today. Enjoy today’s adventurous, exciting energy! (Romance might promise secret adventure.)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Interactions with friends and groups will be stimulating and uplifting today. Someone might surprise you. Possibly, you will meet someone new and interesting? Whatever the case, do get out and meet others because this is a promising day for socializing.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Parents, bosses or someone in authority might surprise you today. Fortunately, this surprise will likely be pleasant. It might be an invitation to go somewhere? It might be a word of praise? Whatever happens will trigger new avenues for you in the future. (Kinda exciting.)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

A sudden chance to travel somewhere might fall in your lap today. If so, this window of opportunity will be brief, so act quickly! Or perhaps some of you will meet someone who is unusual or different, probably from another country or a different culture? It’s a fascinating day!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Double check banking details and anything to do with shared property or shared responsibilities because something might change suddenly today. Very likely, it’s a positive change; nevertheless, you need to stay informed and current about what’s happening.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Someone close to you might throw a curveball your way today. Fortunately, you’ll catch it! The placement of fiery Mars right now supports you, and indeed, encourages social interactions, competition with physical sports and playful adventure! You’re up for whatever comes your way.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today you want the freedom to do exactly what you want, which is not unusual for your sign. Fortunately, today you will get this opportunity. Most likely, it will relate to your job or a task that you set for yourself today or possibly, something related to pet. Woof!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Fun invitations might come your way today! If so, act quickly if you’re interested. Social plans, sports events, playful activities with kids and romantic rendezvous are all unexpected delights today. Nevertheless, parents should be vigilant to make sure their kids are safe and free from accidents.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Sophie Vergara (1972) shares your birthday today. Like your symbol the crab, you appear confident and relatively tough on the outside when in fact, you are sensitive on the inside. Because of this sensitivity, you will work hard to establish security for yourself and loved ones. This year it’s important to take time to learn and study something new. You might also teach and share this knowledge.

July 10 Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 July 10

In the Center of the Cat’s Eye Nebula

Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, HLA; Reprocessing & Copyright: Raul Villaverde

Explanation: Three thousand light-years away, a dying star throws off shells of glowing gas. This image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals the Cat’s Eye Nebula (NGC 6543), to be one of the most complex planetary nebulae known. Spanning half a light-year, the features seen in the Cat’s Eye are so complex that astronomers suspect the bright central object may actually be a binary star system. The term planetary nebula, used to describe this general class of objects, is misleading. Although these objects may appear round and planet-like in small telescopes, high resolution images with large telescopes reveal them to be stars surrounded by cocoons of gas blown off in the late stages of stellar evolution. Gazing into this Cat’s Eye, astronomers may well be seeing more than detailed structure, they may be seeing the fate of our Sun, destined to enter its own planetary nebula phase of evolution … in about 5 billion years.

July 9 Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 July 9

Saturn and the ISS

Image Credit & Copyright: Tom Glenn

Explanation: Soaring high in skies around planet Earth, bright planet Saturn was a star of June’s morning planet parade. But very briefly on June 24 it posed with a bright object in low Earth orbit, the International Space Station. On that date from a school parking lot in Temecula, California the ringed-planet and International Space Station were both caught in this single high-speed video frame. Though Saturn was shining at +0.5 stellar magnitude the space station was an even brighter -3 on the magnitude scale. That difference in brightness is faithfully represented in the video capture frame. In the challenging image, the orbiting ISS was at a range of 602 kilometers. Saturn was about 1.4 billion kilometers from the school parking lot.

Good Day/Evening

I hope this finds you all in good health, happy, relaxed, and having a magickal day.

I am back on my cellphone again not sure whether I can do today’s regular posts in part or whole. I can still hardly sit up enough to even use my laptop.

I am finally breaking down and going to our local emergency room mainly to find out if I broke a vertebrae or if the injury is just muscle problems. Metaphysical healers have worked on me all of last week but that didn’t help much.

The pain started when I fell about 2 feet off a step ladder a week ago landing on my left hip and lower back. Usually I would feel better by now but since I am not my doctor wants me to get checked out.

A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!

A Laugh for Today

Esbat Soap

Esbat Soap

This take (the cleansing recipe a step further in that it is designed to prepare you for the working elements of ritual and Magick, when you will need the additional ability to focus and control.

Add the following to liquid shower gel:

tbsp rosemary leaves

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

6 drops frankincense oil

6 drops sandalwood oil

4 drops jasmine oil

4 drops oil of orange

(you can literally scrape the oil from the outside of an orange using a blunt knife)

July 8 Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 July 8

Roots on a Rotating Planet

Image Credit & Copyright: Marcella Giulia Pace

Explanation: With roots on a rotating planet, an old tree is centered in this sequence of 137 exposures each 20 seconds long, recorded one night from northern Sicily. Digital camera and fisheye lens were fixed to a tripod to capture the dramatic timelapse, so the stars trailed through the region’s dark sky. Of course that makes it easy to spot the planet’s north celestial pole. The extension of Earth’s axis of rotation into space is toward the upper left, at the center of the concentric star trail arcs. The Milky Way is there too. The plane of our galaxy stretches across the wide field of view from north to east (left to right) creating a broader luminous band of diffuse starlight.