Some Humor for Your Day

This laugh is dedicated to my 2nd youngest grandson who loves T-Rex anything!

Remember the laughs we got from Knock, Knock jokes as children? Now we usually groan at them or at least I do inwardly if one of my 10 grandchildren is telling it.

Knock knock
Who’s there?
Yah
Yah who?
Settle down, cowboy!

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Nobel.
Nobel who?
No bell. That’s why I knocked.

Knock knock
Who’s there?
Alice who
Alice who?
A list of reasons you should let me in.

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Police.
Police who?
Police hurry up, it’s nearly lunch time!

Knock knock
Who’s there
My fell
My fell who?
My fell who Americans lend me your ears

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
A little old lady.
A little old lady who?
I had no idea you could yodel!.

Knock knock
Who’s there
Cash
Cash who?
No thanks I’m allergic

Knock knock
Who’s there?
Peekab
Peekab who?
There you are!

Knock knock
Who’s there?
Shh
Shh who?
Fine I’ll go then!

Knock knock
Who’s there?
Yah
Yah who?
Sorry, I prefer Google.

A Little Something for Children – Blessed Be A-Z

Blessed Be A-Z
A
Tall and straight as the ash tree grows
all the things that Athena knows
Smooth and sharp as an athame blade
All the color of an autumn glade
B
Fires at Beltane jumping high
Watch the bees buzzing by
A silver bell ringing bright
A besom sweep makes it right
C
Stir a cauldron round and round
Cast a circle on the ground
Catch a crystal in your hand
Light a candle if you can
D
A raven dips and dives in the dark
Demeter makes things grow in the park
Dragon dozing in his lair
Dance with delight, do as you dare
Little Pagan Acorns
E
In the early east, an eagle flies
In an elder elm, her one egg lies
Energy comes from elements four
Embrace them all, open each door
F
Flight and a feather, often together
Fish and fin, go for a swim
Light a fire, flames grow higher
Find a fox, on nature walks
G
The God and Goddess are all around
From sky above to grass on the ground
Grab a goblet, give a toast
Visit a grave to honor the ghost
H
Horus hears as a hawk flies high
Hemlock hills are rolling by
Share some happiness with a hug
Sit on Hestia’s warm hearth rug
Little Pagan Acorns
I
Isis whispers in the night
Is there incense left to light?
Sprites and imps will skip around
Inner spirit can be found
J
Catch a firefly in a jelly jar
Jump for joy when you see that star
Enjoy a summer day in June
Join your hands under the moon
K
I like when Magick is in the air
When kids get kisses in their hair
Cats and kittens, on your knee
Together like a lock and key
L
Love at Litha lets flowers bloom
A little laughter lifts a room
Loki plays a silly joke
Light a lamp and blow the smoke
Little Pagan Acorns
M
The Morrigan smiles under May’s moon
Tomorrow sometimes comes too soon
Maiden, mother and then the crone
Making mischief all alone
N
Pine needles in the wood
Nearby nests sit snug and good
Notice knots, they hold in power
Midnight nears, that’s the hour
O
Osiris has two but Odin only one
Color eggs at Ostara, that’s always fun
Only in the Otherworld do goblins stroll
Don’t get confused, a goblin’s not a troll
P
Poseidon likes to play in the deep
A pile of puppies makes a cute heap
The pentacle protects sacred space
Pansies and petunias have a pretty face
Little Pagan Acorns
Q
Porcupine has quills, arrows in a quiver
Quite cold in winter, quick to shiver
Call the quarters, salute the Queen
Ask the question that is never seen
R
Relax when you are reading runes
A raven calls out raucous tunes
Write a ritual for Friday morn
That red rose may have a thorn
S
Basking in the solstice sun
Warming like a sticky bun
Smudging sage smells so sweet
Slithering snakes have no feet
T
Teas and tinctures, talismans galore
Thoth likes books more than Thor
Water trickles down the stream
Try some Tarot. What does it mean?
Little Pagan Acorns
U
Ugly umbrellas raised up high
Thunder rumbles in the sky
Venus on a unicorn
Out of bubbles, she was born
V
Nike votes for victory
Volcanoes and Pele over the sea
Valkyries to Valhalla fly
Vanilla for love, give it a try
W
Make a wish on a western wind
With a wand, wild women grinned
Witches, Wiccans, warlocks too
In the winter, owls ask who
X
A pixie relaxes in the wood
Jinxes and hexes are never good
With equinox, the days are split
With waxing moon, the sky is lit
Little Pagan Acorns
Y
Both holly and yew are right for Yule
You’ll find nymphs by yonder pool
Yarrow and tansy in a vase
Sitting on some yellow lace
Z
Zeus in a fez, do what he says
Zebras in zoos, time for a snooze
Wander the maze, the ancient ways
Need for some zen? Just say when

Spell for Friday

The Universe Opens

This is an inspiration spell to open up the opportunities that the Universe can provide and to help you see so many new options in front of you.

  • Several feet of white or silver cord
  • 5 pieces of amethyst
  • 5 pieces of fluorine
  • 1 piece of clear quartz
  • A bell
  • Lavender incense

This is a spell for a Monday, to associate with the spiritual nature of the moon. Light the incense before you begin.

Lay out the cord in a circle, overlapping a few times if your cord is long enough. Inside, set the stones around the inside edge, alternating between amethyst and fluorine.

Sit with your hands open, palms up, and ask the Universe to open up and inspire you. Ring the bell one time. Place the last piece of quartz to your forehead and ask again. Set the stone in the center of the circle. Ring the bell.

Do hold your hands, palms down, over your crystal circle. Visualize the vibrations coming up from the stones and radiating up your arms. After several minutes, ring the bell a final time and put out the incense. Leave the stones in place and you’ll start to find new ideas and motivation within a few days.

August 18, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon 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 Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on August 18 has an illumination of 4%. 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 August 18 the Moon is 1.87 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: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 4%
Moon Age: 1.87 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 403,645.44 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,417,203.21 km

Useful Moon Resources

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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 18, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Leo 45
Moon:23 Virgo 36
Mercury:20 Virgo 48
Venus:17 Leo 10 Rx
Mars:24 Virgo 31
Jupiter:15 Taurus 08
Saturn:04 Pisces 28 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 02
Neptune:27 Pisces 05 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 30 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 02 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 54

Chiron:19 Aries 40 Rx
Ceres:19 Libra 03
Pallas:18 Virgo 11
Juno:01 Leo 39
Vesta:22 Gemini 03

Eris:25 Aries 12 Rx

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

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 18, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Leo 40
Moon:22 Virgo 37
Mercury:20 Virgo 46
Venus:17 Leo 12 Rx
Mars:24 Virgo 28
Jupiter:15 Taurus 07
Saturn:04 Pisces 28 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 02
Neptune:27 Pisces 05 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 30 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 33 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 02 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 54

Chiron:19 Aries 40 Rx
Ceres:19 Libra 01
Pallas:18 Virgo 08
Juno:01 Leo 36
Vesta:22 Gemini 01

Eris:25 Aries 12 Rx

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

18 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Leo 23
Moon:19 Virgo 09
Mercury:20 Virgo 39
Venus:17 Leo 22 Rx
Mars:24 Virgo 17
Jupiter:15 Taurus 07
Saturn:04 Pisces 30 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 02
Neptune:27 Pisces 06 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 30 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 35 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 03 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 52

Chiron:19 Aries 40 Rx
Ceres:18 Libra 54
Pallas:18 Virgo 00
Juno:01 Leo 27
Vesta:21 Gemini 55

Eris:25 Aries 12 Rx

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

Good day WOTC Family and Friends!

 

I don’t really have anything to say this morning because my brain is not fully functioning yet…lol