Witchcraft Symbols, Word Terms and Definitions – Ceremonial Magic

Today’s Word is

Ceremonial Magick

From moonlitpriestess.com

Typically less religious and more philosophical and intellectual in nature; often focused on Western Mystery traditions; characterized by emphasis on prescribed sets of rituals, formulaic words, tools, symbols, etc. May be referred to as “high magick” which was a classist term used to differentiate the ceremonial magick of the elite classes from the folk magick of peasants.

Some Humor for Your Day c. 2016

Overnight Karma

 

Mildred, the self-appointed arbiter of the community’s morals, kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. Several members were unappreciative of her activities, but they feared her enough to maintain their silence. She made a mistake, however, when she accused George, a new member, of being an alcoholic after she saw his pickup truck parked in front of the town’s only bar one afternoon. She commented to George and others that everyone seeing it there would know what he was doing.

George, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and just walked away. He didn’t explain, defend, or deny, he said nothing. Later that evening, George quietly parked his pickup in front of Mildred’s house… and left it there all night.

July 6, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase

Moon’s Current Phase

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 Waning Gibbous. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning.

Visit the July 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on July 6 has an illumination of 87%. 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 6 the Moon is 18.24 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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 87%
Moon Age: 18.24 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,396.95 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,098,517.10 km

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.

Useful Moon Resources

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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 

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

July 06, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Cancer 37
Moon:03 Pisces 22
Mercury:21 Cancer 27
Venus:24 Leo 12
Mars:27 Leo 52
Jupiter:10 Taurus 17
Saturn:06 Pisces 55 Rx
Uranus:21 Taurus 57
Neptune:27 Pisces 41 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 29 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 56 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Taurus 18 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):20 Leo 06

Chiron:19 Aries 51
Ceres:04 Libra 13
Pallas:28 Leo 29
Juno:08 Cancer 14
Vesta:05 Gemini 51

Eris:25 Aries 14

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

July 06, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Cancer 33
Moon:02 Pisces 08
Mercury:21 Cancer 17
Venus:24 Leo 09
Mars:27 Leo 49
Jupiter:10 Taurus 16
Saturn:06 Pisces 55 Rx
Uranus:21 Taurus 57
Neptune:27 Pisces 41 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 29 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 56 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Taurus 19 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):20 Leo 05

Chiron:19 Aries 51
Ceres:04 Libra 12
Pallas:28 Leo 27
Juno:08 Cancer 11
Vesta:05 Gemini 49

Eris:25 Aries 14

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

6 July 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Cancer 16
Moon:27 Aquarius 49
Mercury:20 Cancer 40
Venus:24 Leo 00
Mars:27 Leo 38
Jupiter:10 Taurus 13
Saturn:06 Pisces 55 Rx
Uranus:21 Taurus 56
Neptune:27 Pisces 41 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 29 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 58 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Taurus 19 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):20 Leo 03

Chiron:19 Aries 50
Ceres:04 Libra 07
Pallas:28 Leo 19
Juno:08 Cancer 02
Vesta:05 Gemini 42

Eris:25 Aries 14

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:9
Mutable:3

Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Southeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

6 July 2023
07:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Cancer 28
Moon:00 Pisces 54
Mercury:21 Cancer 06
Venus:24 Leo 06
Mars:27 Leo 46
Jupiter:10 Taurus 15
Saturn:06 Pisces 55 Rx
Uranus:21 Taurus 57
Neptune:27 Pisces 41 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 29 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 57 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Taurus 19 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):20 Leo 05

Chiron:19 Aries 50
Ceres:04 Libra 10
Pallas:28 Leo 25
Juno:08 Cancer 09
Vesta:05 Gemini 47

Eris:25 Aries 14

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Southern Hemisphere

This local time is in Cape Town, South Africa

6 July 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Cancer 16
Moon:27 Aquarius 49
Mercury:20 Cancer 40
Venus:24 Leo 00
Mars:27 Leo 38
Jupiter:10 Taurus 13
Saturn:06 Pisces 55 Rx
Uranus:21 Taurus 56
Neptune:27 Pisces 41 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 29 Rx

True Lunar Node:00 Taurus 58 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Taurus 19 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):20 Leo 03

Chiron:19 Aries 50
Ceres:04 Libra 07
Pallas:28 Leo 19
Juno:08 Cancer 02
Vesta:05 Gemini 42

Eris:25 Aries 14

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:9
Mutable:3

Southwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

6 July 2023
06:00 am GMT 4:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:13 Cancer 57
Moon:22 Aquarius 51
Mercury:19 Cancer 58
Venus:23 Leo 50
Mars:27 Leo 26
Jupiter:10 Taurus 10
Saturn:06 Pisces 56 Rx
Uranus:21 Taurus 55
Neptune:27 Pisces 41 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 30 Rx

True Lunar Node:01 Taurus 01 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:00 Taurus 21 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):20 Leo 01

Chiron:19 Aries 50
Ceres:04 Libra 01
Pallas:28 Leo 10
Juno:07 Cancer 50
Vesta:05 Gemini 34

Eris:25 Aries 14

Fire:6
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:9
Mutable:3

July 6, 2023 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 9:30 AM to 2 PM EDT today (6:30 AM to 11 AM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Aquarius into Pisces.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today your home routine might be interrupted by something unexpected. It could entail a home repair. Family news might surprise you. Possibly a relative will make a surprising suggestion? Stock the fridge so that you’re ready for anything.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today has a lot of electrical energy floating around in the air – you can feel it. This is why you might impulsively change plans. You might suddenly take a short trip or cancel one. This is the classic day to see new places and meet new faces. You’re full of clever ideas!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Today you might have some excellent moneymaking ideas. If you think they’re worth your consideration, act fast because this window of opportunity will be brief. You might also impulsively shop today. (Be smart and keep your receipts – and the box.)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Mercury is in your sign, and today it is dancing with unpredictable Uranus. This is why you feel a sense of excitement and heightened interest in your immediate environment. Startling new ideas might occur to you. It’s a great day for new insights and new plans.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today you feel impulsive, restless and ready for action! You might also feel indecisive because there’s lots of unusual energy floating around. On the upside, exciting possibilities exist. On the downside, you might impulsively do something you later regret. Oops.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Today a friend might surprise you. Or you might be caught off guard by a member of a group or something that a group does? Possibly, you are the person who surprises others? Be open to new ideas and new ways of thinking even though “the more things change, the more they stay the same.”

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Prepare for a surprise when dealing with bosses, parents, the police or anyone in authority today. Someone might throw you a zinger! Give yourself time to process whatever happens because you don’t have to act fast just because someone else does. Don’t do or say anything you will later regret.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Travel plans might suddenly fall in your lap today. Alternatively, travel plans might be cancelled, delayed or changed in some way. This same unpredictable quality can affect school schedules or something to do with medicine and legal matters. Stay tuned!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Stay in touch with your bank account and any arrangement that you have with others, especially partners, about shared property, debt, loans or inheritances because something unexpected could change everything today. You snooze – you lose.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Stay on your toes today because someone close to you – a partner or a friend might throw you a curveball. Very likely, someone will say or do something you did not expect. They might want to change the arrangement of the relationship? Or they might have an unusual suggestion? Hmmm.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Your work routine will be interrupted today. Power outages, staff shortages, late deliveries or break downs with machinery are some examples. On the upside, you could have a clever idea that is a solution to a problem. The downside – is obvious.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Parents should be extra vigilant because this is an accident-prone time for your kids, especially today. Therefore, know where they are at all times and make sure that toddlers are not near hazardous situations. Meanwhile social plans might suddenly change. You might receive an exciting invitation! If so, act fast. Or perhaps something will be cancelled.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor Sylvester Stallone (1946) shares your birthday today. You are an optimist who is enthusiastic about every aspect of your life. You radiate energy. You are reliable, dedicated and passionate about what you believe. This is a slower paced year, time to rest. Do what you can to rejuvenate your energy. Search for relationships that are supportive and bring you happiness.

Click here for today’s or anyone’s birthday horoscope from thehoroscope.co

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This Thursday brings emotions and love at the center of your life. It seems that even what happens at work will prompt you to be more attentive to your love life.

It might be the case of an office temptation or just an honest talk with a colleague in which you really trust. You should be focusing on the practical aspects of your relationship.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

As the end of the work week approaches, it seems that things are starting to swirl out of control. There might be some things waiting for you that would change your plans for the next week but you shouldn’t worry that much about them.

It might also be difficult for you to come to an understanding with your fellow workers and you might have to dedicate quite some time to convincing them.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

It seems that you are going to be quite busy this day as many responsibilities seem to have pilled up.

You might be under quite a lot of stress as your superiors will be pressuring you to finish some things real quick. You should maintain your calm and find ways to be more efficient. Don’t forget to take a lunch break to cool off a bit.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Today there are plenty of chances for you to reconnect with your family, from long lost relatives to people that you are seeing on a daily basis.

You should however be careful what and how much you are sharing because you don’t really know whom you can really trust these days. It is a great time for you to socialize and wind up a little.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This Thursday might be a bit critical for you at home as everyone seems to ask something of you. There might be things you can help people out and there might be other activities that would come in direct contradiction with your own schedule.

Make sure you share your time efficiently and not postpone anything that is of importance for you.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

This is going to be quite a difficult day in terms of money at some point. You might have to deal with an unexpected purchase or to be booking a trip in advance.

Such things will sort of depress you and get you thinking whether you are doing the right thing. If you move past your worries you will be as good to go and focus on other things that are more important.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Today is going to be a great day for intellectual endeavors, from studying to writing something on your own.

It is also an auspicious time to conduct all kinds of research, especially those involving human subjects and dealing with philosophical subjects. You should also be spending time dealing with activities that require great dexterity.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

The appreciation of those around you will be of great importance this day and you will see that by coming in contact with such people and how sharing your ideas will do you good.

It is also the time to indulge in cultural activities, from going to the theatre or to an art gallery to simply going to the movies. Make sure you stay close to people that share the same interests as you.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

This Thursday will bring you unexpected ambitions and you will probably feel empowered to do all kinds of things.

Seeing you so motivated and eager to succeed will determine you to work harder but also to be more demanding of those around you. Make sure you don’t appear as arrogant and insensitive to your colleagues or worse, to your family.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Your love life will be in the center of everyone’s attention today and this means good for both those natives happily committed and for those whom are single.

It also seems that the singles will be able to express how they feel as they will be very eloquent and charming around the people they are interested in. There is a chance for great fun in the company of friends.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Quite a harmonious day ahead for most natives as there will be almost no clouds in their lives. There’s only one word of caution for the committed natives whom might be faced with minor misunderstandings and discussions created by some previous actions of theirs.

The current disposition also makes them prone to analyzing their feelings.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

This is going to be a quiet Thursday for these natives, one of those days in which only their intuition will spark things a bit.

It seems that you will be able to look behind the surface in many things and this observatory spirit will help you reach to certain conclusions regarding your life and even your relationships. Seeing things in a new perspective will get you through the day.

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