Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Thursday

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Thursday Source: gypsywolf.weebly.com

Thursday is the fifth day of the week.   In the Norse languages this day is called Torsdag, honoring Thor, the god of strength, fertility, thunder, the protector and defender in war, and son of Odin.  Thor is the counterpart of Zeus (Greek), and Jupiter or Jove (Roman).  Thor, the most beloved of the great gods of northern mythology, is the only god who cannot cross from earth to heaven across the rainbow bridge, for he is so heavy and powerful that the gods fear it will break under his weight.  It was said that whenever his hammer Mjollnir, was thrown, it would produce a thunderbolt and when struck against stone, it would create lightning.
Latin: Dies Jovis (“Jove’s Day”), after Jove or Jupiter, the almighty Roman God.
French: jeudi
Italian: giovedi
Spanish: el jueves
German: Donnerstag
Dutch: donderdagRules: Expansion, wealth, prosperity, political power, legal matters, spirituality, meditation.
Colors: Purple, Deep Blue
Planet: Jupiter
Metal: Tin, associated with the thunderbolt of Jupiter (Zeus in Greek myth)
Stones: Amethyst, Lepidolite, Sugilite
Herbs: Anise, Cinquefoil, Clove, Honeysuckle, Hyssop, Maple, Nutmeg, Oakmoss, Sage, Sarsaparilla, Sassafras, Star Anise
Zodiac: Sagittarius

Thursday Source: plentifulearth.com

Planet: Jupiter

Element: Earth

Gender: Masculine

Deities: Juno, Jupiter, Thor, Zeus

Colors: Blue, Green, Purple, Rich Royal Colors

Crystals: Aventurine, Amethyst, Brown Jasper, Green Lodestone, Green Tourmaline, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Peridot, Tin, Turquoise

Herbs & Plants: Anise, Borage, Cinquefoil, Clove, Dandelion, Dill, Fig, Honeysuckle, Hyssop, Maple, Meadowsweet, Mint, Nutmeg, Oak, Patchouli, Sage, Star Anise

Incenses: Cinnamon, Clove, Jupiter Oil, Musk, Nutmeg, Oakmoss, Patchouli, Sage

Energies & Associations: Abundance, Career, Employment, Energetic Increase, Expansion, Generosity, Growth, Happiness, Healing, Harvesting, Honest Leadership, Honor, Leadership, Legal Matters, Loyalty, Luck, Male Fertility, Material Opportunities, Money, Optimism, Power, Prosperity, Protection, Riches, Wealth

9 August 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Southern Hemisphere

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for August 9th, 2024 is the Waxing Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 4.93 days old and 21.41% illuminated with a tilt of 154.217°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 405,190.84 km and the moon sign is Libra.

The Moon phase for August 9th, 2024 is a Waxing Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon started to become visible again after the New Moon.

In this part of the moon cycle, the Moon is moving away from the Sun and is becoming more and more illuminated by sunlight. In this phase, the moon will go from 0.1% to 49.9% illuminated before reaching the First Quarter phase.

In the Waxing Crescent phase the moon rises before noon in the east, transits the meridian before sunset, before setting in the west before midnight.

The Waxing Crescent phase, like all moon phases, will last for just over 7 days. The actual length will vary because of the elliptical shaped orbit of the moon. The moon is close to the Sun in the sky and the right edge will become brighter as it approaches 50% illumination and the First Quarter phase

Fun fact: although only a small part of the Moon is illuminated in the Waxing Crescent phase, you can still sometimes see the rest of moon as faintly visible. This is known as “earthshine” or Da Vinci glow and is a result of sunlight being reflected off the Earth and back to the Moon.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent

Moon age: 4.93 days

Moon illumination: 21.41%

Moon tilt: 154.217°

Moon angle: 0.49

Moon distance: 405,190.84 km

Moon sign: Libra

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

9 August 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Leo 59
Moon:08 Libra 06
Mercury:03 Virgo 26 Rx
Venus:04 Virgo 54
Mars:13 Gemini 02
Jupiter:15 Gemini 47
Saturn:18 Pisces 09 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 01
Neptune:29 Pisces 34 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 29 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 39
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 10 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 30

Chiron:23 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 22 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 41
Juno:29 Virgo 48
Vesta:22 Leo 34

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

Cape Town, South Africa

9 August 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:17 Leo 19
Moon:12 Libra 01
Mercury:03 Virgo 19 Rx
Venus:05 Virgo 18
Mars:13 Gemini 15
Jupiter:15 Gemini 51
Saturn:18 Pisces 08 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 02
Neptune:29 Pisces 34 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 28 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 39
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 09 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 33

Chiron:23 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 20 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 45
Juno:29 Virgo 55
Vesta:22 Leo 44

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

Easter Island, Chile

9 August 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:17 Leo 38
Moon:15 Libra 57
Mercury:03 Virgo 11 Rx
Venus:05 Virgo 43
Mars:13 Gemini 28
Jupiter:15 Gemini 54
Saturn:18 Pisces 07 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 02
Neptune:29 Pisces 33 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 28 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 40
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 08 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 35

Chiron:23 Aries 27 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 18 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 48
Juno:00 Libra 01
Vesta:22 Leo 53

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

August 8, 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Northern Hemispheres

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for August 8th, 2024 is the Waxing Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 3.91 days old and 13.99% illuminated with a tilt of 154.683°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 405,092.92 km and the moon sign is Libra.

The Moon phase for August 8th, 2024 is a Waxing Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon started to become visible again after the New Moon.

In this part of the moon cycle, the Moon is moving away from the Sun and is becoming more and more illuminated by sunlight. In this phase, the moon will go from 0.1% to 49.9% illuminated before reaching the First Quarter phase.

In the Waxing Crescent phase the moon rises before noon in the east, transits the meridian before sunset, before setting in the west before midnight.

The Waxing Crescent phase, like all moon phases, will last for just over 7 days. The actual length will vary because of the elliptical shaped orbit of the moon. The moon is close to the Sun in the sky and the right edge will become brighter as it approaches 50% illumination and the First Quarter phase

Fun fact: although only a small part of the Moon is illuminated in the Waxing Crescent phase, you can still sometimes see the rest of moon as faintly visible. This is known as “earthshine” or Da Vinci glow and is a result of sunlight being reflected off the Earth and back to the Moon.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent

Moon age: 3.91 days

Moon illumination: 13.99%

Moon tilt: 154.683°

Moon angle: 0.49

Moon distance: 405,092.92 km

Moon sign: Libra

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

August 8, 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Leo 24
Moon:00 Libra 44
Mercury:03 Virgo 38 Rx
Venus:04 Virgo 08
Mars:12 Gemini 37
Jupiter:15 Gemini 41
Saturn:18 Pisces 12 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 01
Neptune:29 Pisces 35 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 30 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 40 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 12 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 26

Chiron:23 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 26 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 34
Juno:29 Virgo 35
Vesta:22 Leo 17

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

Chicago, Illinois

8 August 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Leo 38
Moon:03 Libra 41
Mercury:03 Virgo 34 Rx
Venus:04 Virgo 26
Mars:12 Gemini 47
Jupiter:15 Gemini 44
Saturn:18 Pisces 11 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 01
Neptune:29 Pisces 34 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 29 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 39 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 28

Chiron:23 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 25 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 37
Juno:29 Virgo 40
Vesta:22 Leo 24

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

Los Angels, California

August 08, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Leo 43
Moon:04 Libra 40
Mercury:03 Virgo 32 Rx
Venus:04 Virgo 32
Mars:12 Gemini 50
Jupiter:15 Gemini 44
Saturn:18 Pisces 10 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 01
Neptune:29 Pisces 34 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 29 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 39 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 29

Chiron:23 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 24 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 38
Juno:29 Virgo 42
Vesta:22 Leo 26

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

August 8, 2024 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

Avoid shopping and important decisions from 4 AM to 6 AM EDT today (1 AM to 3 AM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Virgo into Libra.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Delays and goofy mistakes plus equipment breakdowns, computer glitches and confused communications are frustrating at work. These challenges might even impact your health or your dealings with a pet. As a result, be patient with partners and close friends. Keep smiling.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Home and family are your focus. Social events are promising; however, old flames might be in the picture again. In an attempt to make health improvements or introduce reforms or better ways of doing things at work – be patient. Someone might oppose you. (It was ever thus.)

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

You’re busy with short trips, errands and time spent with siblings and relatives. Partly, this is due to dealing with family members and situations from the past demanding your attention. Fortunately, with Mars in your sign, you can do it all. (Be patient with your kids.)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Delays and confused communications are frustrating, which is why you might be emotional when with family members. Cope as best you can because Mercury retrograde affects everyone. Meanwhile, keep your eyes open because someone might not have your best interests at heart.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This is a strong time for you, which is one of the reasons you have strong opinions today. Resist the urge to be bossy. (Although tempting.) Focus on delayed financial matters. Cheques in the mail might be late. On the upside, you might have a chance to redo something or buy something again.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Even though Mercury is retrograde in your sign, attracting people from the past back into your world, while at the same time, creating glitches like misplaced items, late appointments, confused communications to name a few – nevertheless, you can finish old business.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Today the Moon is in your sign, which might make you a bit more emotional than usual. However, when the Moon is in your sign, which happens for 2 1/2 days every month, it improves your good luck! Why not ask the universe for a favour?

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Old friends and contacts with people you knew before in organizations or clubs are back in your world. This could help you in some way. Plus, it’s good to have history with others. Although you’re high viz. this week, today you will be happy to play things low-key. Keep your head down and your powder dry.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You have strong opinions right now about travel issues or something to do with medicine, the law or higher education. Because of this, you might have a heated discussion with a friend or a member of a group. Keep it real. And keep your cool.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Today others will know personal details about your private life because for various reasons, you are high viz. This might be due to dealing with others cultures, or travel delays might trigger this. You can finish a writing project.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Do something different today to shake things up a bit because you’re hungry for adventure and some stimulation. You need to break free from your routine! Be a tourist in your own town. Obviously, if you can travel – do so! You need to get outta Dodge.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

You can accomplish a lot because you’re motivated to work efficiently right now. Furthermore, you’re inspired to make improvements at home, in part because increased activity and chaos where you live will demand this. Ex partners and old friends are in your world.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Tennis legend and humanitarian Roger Federer (1981) shares your birthday today. You have a strong work ethic. You are naturally good at everything; plus, you want to make things better for yourself and others. This is a year of service to others, primarily to family. Therefore, take care of yourself so that you can be effective. Time for a makeover?

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You have some things you disagree with and it is very hard for you to step over those misfortunes and accept those who have done you wrong, even with just a few words.

At the same time, you seem to be in good shape and quick to handle a lot of things on your own so it won’t be very difficult to make things work even yourself.

You can also read this special Aries Daily Horoscope.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

You might succumb a bit to the pressure exerted by your partner or your family or these parts together and you will have to do something others want you to do.

At the same time this will put a lot of frustration in for the mix and it will come a time when you will probably snap. Tough moment for those around you as well.

You can also read this special Taurus Daily Horoscope.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

The current disposition prompts you to accept that you can’t change everything around you, especially things which are blatantly out of your control.

Especially in your relationship, there might be some limits to how much you can help your partner and some things that you can only hope they will sort out by themselves before anything else.

You can also read this special Gemini Daily Horoscope.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Your love life appears to put a lot of pressure on you, especially if this is a new relationship.

This will definitely leave you a bit baffled as you didn’t expect for this to happen and you might as well confound these feelings with a lack of emotion and lack of interest in the relationship which is actually the worst way to go ahead with.

You can also read this special Cancer Daily Horoscope.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

You might be tempted this Thursday to say more than you even think just for the sake of hearing you speak or for the sake of being the one who has the last word during an argument.

If you are able to support your sayings afterwards then good for you but if you are not, maybe it would be wise to censor all these impulses.

You can also read this special Leo Daily Horoscope.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Money is going to be central to your behavior this Thursday but this doesn’t mean you won’t also get some compassion there in the mix.

It appears that the more you win, the more generous you become and the easier it is for you to be closer to people. Help others, simple acquaintances and not only people from your family.

You can also read this special Virgo Daily Horoscope.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Your capacity is way bigger than what you are letting show this Thursday and people who know you will probably wonder why you are behaving like this while people who don’t know you will underestimate you from the beginning.

Try to set things straight from the beginning, especially in regard to relationships you care about.

You can also read this special Libra Daily Horoscope.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

A lot of fun but to no result seems to be the motto of the day and although you will be living in the moment, by the end of the day you won’t feel as if you’ve done much.

Therefore the risk of you falling into some sort of deep sadness because of that will be quite high. You will also have to find some quick solutions.

You can also read this special Scorpio Daily Horoscope.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Some things are going to fall today just like a cold shower but regardless of their magnitude, apparently it will be required something a lot worse to get you moving.

You are kind of stuck in your own means and don’t really feel like changing anything. Your partner might even be more bothered than you at the thought of what is going on.

You can also read this special Sagittarius Daily Horoscope.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

It seems that you are easily influenced by anyone who comes to you with some sweet words and you kind of let yourself manipulated by people who are willing to invest even just little time in you.

Behave yourself and try to be stronger in this respect because otherwise, the next time around things are going to turn into you being taken advantage of.

You can also read this special Capricorn Daily Horoscope.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Some changes are very possible at home but not what you aim for and of course the things you want to change are going to blatantly stagnate for a while and is basically nothing you can do about them.

Meanwhile you find some peace in doing things for yourself without a specific aim in mind and trying to put one brick at a time.

You can also read this special Aquarius Daily Horoscope.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

This Thursday might bring a bit of transformation in the way you work or how you live but it won’t be something permanent so you have very little to worry in this direction however.

At the same time you need to practice what you preach because people around are already noticing inconsistencies in your behavior.

You can also read this special Pisces Daily Horoscope.

Various Types of Witchcraft: The Pow-Wow Tradition c. 2018

The  Pow-Wow Tradition

The Pow-Wow Tradition is a classic example of this melding of “The Old Ways” of the Europeans and local Native Indian beliefs. Though some claim that the Pow Wow Witchcraft is German in its origin, it is more an adoption of local traditions of theAlgonquin peoples by the early German and Dutch immigrants of pagan heritage who settled in the Pennsylvania region of the United States.

Observing the Algonquin’s powwows, the pagan immigrants discovered that like themselves, the Natives used charms and incantations for healing. Impressed with their methods of driving out evil spirits, they adopted the term “powwowing” to refer to their own magickal healings. As their practice of magick was also centered on herbs and healing, they learned from the local people about the native roots and herbs for use in charms and healing.

As stated earlier, the term Pow-Wow comes from the Algonquin word ‘pauwau’”, meaning ‘vision seeker’ and the Pow-Wow Witches encompass shamanic like rituals of healing through visions and the application of traditional medicines, which are often accompanied by prayers, incantations, songs, and dances. The Pow-Wow Tradition places great significance on the vision seeker as the nexus of tribal activities and rituals.

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Pow-wow

Written and compiled by George Knowles

During the 17th and 18th centuries there was much migration from continental Europe, when whole families seeking to flee the hardships, famine and poverty of their own lands, set their sights on the adventure and prosperity offered in the new lands of hope and glory called America.  Many of the German settlers who colonized the interior of Pennsylvania also brought with them their Old World beliefs in Witchcraft and Magick.  Due to the lands resemblance to their former homes in Europe, many of them settled in the rich rural areas of York, Dauphin, Lancaster, Schuylkill, Carbon and Reading, which over time became commonly known as the counties of the Pennsylvania Dutch (Dutch, a corruption of “Deutsch” meaning German).

The early Pennsylvania Dutch peoples were a proud family orientated folk-people, deeply religious, and fiercely defensive of their traditional ways of life.  They kept to themselves and were suspicious of outsiders, and even retained their German language.  This over time and through necessity became mixed with English to form their particular Pennsylvania Dutch dialect.  They also continued to practice their own form of traditional Witchcraft and magick.  As much of their witchcraft and magick was centered on herbs and healing, they enlisted the aid of local Indians to learn about and find native roots and herbs for use in medicinal recipes.

Observing the Indians powwows, their meetings for ceremonial dance and conference purposes, they discovered that like themselves, the Indians used charms and incantations for healing.  Impressed with the Indians methods of driving out evil spirits, they adopted the term “powwowing” to refer to their own magickal healings.  Powwowing has survived through the advance of time and is still practiced today, and while some of the charms and incantations used date back to ancient times, many contain Biblical and Kabalistic elements that can be adapted for modern-day use.

Of the old pioneers to emigrate from Germany and settle in Pennsylvania, John George Hohman is of particular interest concerning powwowing.  Hohman and his wife Catherine immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1802 and settled near Reading.  He was a devout Roman Catholic and a great believer in faith healing, however he proved to be a mediocre practitioner and also failed at farming.  Facing financial ruin he began to collect various charms and herbal remedies, as well as collating those passed down through centuries of oral tradition, and published them in a handbook called “The Long Lost Friend”.  This allowed Hohman to achieve some modest financial success, for it quickly became one of two “Bibles” on powwowing (the other being an anonymous book called the “Seventh Book of Moses”), both of which could be found in virtually every Pennsylvania Dutch household.

In “The Long Lost Friend”, Hohman mixed magick and healing formulas gleaned from a variety of sources, including Germany, England and Egypt, some dating back to antiquity.  It was not a book of “hexes” Hohman emphasizes, (a “hex” was a spell, curse or bewitchment cast by a Witch, commonly with evil intent, though it could be use for either good or bad purposes) and should be used for healing not for destroying.  In it he also included the wisdom of the Gypsies and the Kabbalah, as well as testimonials of his own successes.  In his introduction he states:

“There are many in America who believe in neither hell nor heaven, but in Germany there are not so many of these persons found.  I, Hohman, ask:  Who can immediately banish the wheal, or mortification?  I reply, and I, Hohman, say:  All this is done by the Lord.  Therefore, a hell and a heaven must exist, and I think very little of any who dares deny it”.

Hohman also promised his readers that:

“Whoever carries this book with him, is safe from all his enemies, visible or invisible, and whoever has this book cannot die without the holy corpse of Jesus Christ, nor drowned (sic) in any water, nor burn up in any fire, nor can any unjust sentence be passed upon him.  So help me”.

In the book he offers the following charm to prevent witches from bewitching cattle, or to stop evil spirits from tormenting people in their sleep at night.  It should be written down and placed either in the stable or on the bedstead:

“Trotter Head, I forbid thee my house and premises, I forbid thee my horse and cow-stable, I forbid thee my bedstead, that thou mayest not breathe upon me, breathe into some other house, until thou hast ascended every hill, until thou hast counted every fence post, and until thou hast crossed every water.  And thus dear day may come again into my house, in the name of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.  Amen”.   

The second “bible” of powwowing is the “Seventh Book of Moses”.  This is a mixture of material take from the Talmud, Kabbalah and the Old Testament.  It explains how to break a hex by wearing an amulet containing specially selected herbs wrapped in parchment paper inscribed with biblical verses or charms.  In another method it tells how the hexed person should avoid direct sunlight, to stay in-doors when the moon is full, to cover the ears at the sound of a bell, and to never listen to the crowing of a cock.  Most family households in the Pennsylvania Dutch “hex belt” (as these areas became known) had copies of both powwowing “bibles”, and anyone could use them.  However the charms were believed more effective when prescribed or recited by a “bona fide” practitioner.

The most skilled of powwowing practitioners are born into it, inheriting such occult abilities as healing, clairvoyance and precognition.  According to tradition, the “seventh son of a seventh son” inherits special powers, and is thought to be the most powerful, but both men and women can be practitioners.  Powwowers start their training at an early age, and are taught only by family members of the opposite sex.  They use a variety of techniques to help their clients, such as the laying on of hands, incantations and signs (such as the sign of the cross).  Some specialize in charms and amulets, while others may use special herbs, potions and powders.  One well-reputed powwower from the turn of the century was called Charles W. Rice.  He lived in York, where he specialized in curing blindness with a potion he called “Sea Monster Tears”.  This he dispensed at $2.50 a drop.

The most common of the powwower’s charms are the “Himmels-briefs” (heavens letters).  These are basically a guarantee of protection written by the powwower on a piece of parchment paper in biblical verse.  It is then hung up in the home or barn, or carried on the person it was written for.  They can be written to protect the home, animals and people from all sorts of harm and disaster, be they natural or un-natural.  Disbelievers were told:  “Whosoever doubts the truth of a Himmels-briefs, may attach a copy of the brief to the neck of a dog and fire upon it, he will then be convinced of its truthfulness”.  Himmels-briefs typically cost from $25.00 to hundreds of dollars depending on the power and reputation of the powwower and the specifics of the charm.  They were particularly popular with the soldiers of World War I, who carried them into battle for protection against injury and death.

Most powwowers work quietly and attract their clients by word of mouth and reputation.  Some work at it as a sideline to their main business, seeing clients only in the evenings or at weekends, others work at it full-time.  To many it is considered unethical to charge fees for their services, and instead accept “voluntary contributions” though they may suggest appropriate amounts for specific services.  Most will also help those clients who cannot pay, trusting that grateful clients will return when funds are available.

Today the secrets of Powwowing remain very much a Pennsylvania Dutch family tradition.  However, Silver Ravenwolf a modern day neo-pagan, author and founder of the Black Forest Circle and Seminary, is also a trained practitioner of Pow-Wow, and has published her own version of Powwowing in a book called:  Hex Craft:  Dutch Country Pow-wow Magick (Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition – May 1995).

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Spirit Walk Ministry

The Encyclopedia of Witches & Witchcraft  – By Rosemary Ellen Guiley

An ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present  – By Doreen Valiente

A copy of the The Long Lost Friend” can be downloaded free from here:

  http://www.think-aboutit.com/pdf/powow.pdf

First published on the 04th  March 2007 © George Knowles  –  Updated on the 18th May 2006

August 7 Today in History

Events in History

1461 Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor

1714 The Battle of Gangut: the first important victory of the Russian Navy during the Great Northern War against Sweden

1933 The Iraqi Government slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Sumail. The day becomes known as Assyrian Martyrs Day.

1955 Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, begins selling its first transistor radios in Japan

1990 US deploys troops to Saudi Arabia beginning Operation Desert Shield

2015 US Presidential candidate Donald Trump says in a CNN interview that news anchor Megyn Kelly had “blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever”

Events in Flim and TV

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Events in Music

1926 George S. Kaufman and Irving Berlin‘s musical “The Cocoanuts” starring the Marx Brothers closes at the Lyric Theatre, NYC, after 276 performances; later adapted as a film

1949 “All After Love” closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 performances

1954 Jerome Moross and John Treville Latouche’s “Golden Apple”, adapted from parts of Homer’s “Illiad” and “Odyssey”, closes at Alvin Theater, NYC after, 125 performances

1970 British keyboard playing singer-songwriter Christine McVie (née Perfect) joins rock band Fleetwood Mac

1977 Gary Geld and Peter Udell’s musical “Shenandoah”, based on the film of the same name, closes at Alvin Theater, NYC, after 1,050 performances and 2 Tony Awards

1980 John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin recording sessions for their “Double Fantasy” album at the Hit Factory, NYC

1983 Richard Levinson, William Link, Elmer Bernstein. and Don Black’s musical “Merlin”, starring magician Doug Henning and Chita Rivera, closes at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC, after 199 performances

1984 Harmonica Frank [Floyd], American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player dies of lung cancer and diabetes complications at 75

1986 “Honky Tonk Nights” opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 4 performances

1993 “Camelot” closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 56 performances

1997 Garth Brooks performs a free concert in NYC’s Central Park for HBO, later releasing it as Garth: Live from Central Park

There are a lot more events for Music

Events in Sports

Source: www.onthisday.com

1903 Tommy Corcoran sets MLB record for shortstops when he records 14 assists in Cincinnati’s 4 – 2 win v St. Louis Cardinals

1915 Dario Resta, driving a Peugeot, wins the first Champ Car race ever to average over 100mph at a 100-mile race in Chicago; average speed 101.8mph

1936 A Finnish quinella in the 5,000m final at the Berlin Olympics; Gunnar Höckert runs an Olympic record to beat teammate Lauri Lehtinen

1936 Argentina wins the polo gold medal beating Great Britain 11-0 in the final at the Berlin Olympics; final time the sport is contested at the Olympics

1936 Twenty-two nations line-up as the first basketball competition in the Olympics Games starts in Berlin; Estonia beats France 34-29 in the first game

There are a lot more events for Sports.

Spell for Wednesday – Leaf Spell for Release

Leaf Spell for Release from thewitchandwand.com

Take a walk in nature and reflect on what no longer serves you. Collect a leaf and use it to cast this spell to let go pain and the past so you can summon peace and restore your sense of inner harmony.

I love casting this spell in fall, especially around the fall harvest festival known as Mabon. The fall is a wonderfully transformative time. As the leaves begin to change color and drop to the ground, we are reminded that sometimes we need to let go in order to change.

ITEMS NEEDED

leaf

ziploc bag

chopstick or something similar

STEPS

1. Go for a walk outside and reflect on what you would like to let go of

2. Collect a newly fallen leaf

3. Place the leaf in a ziploc bag and use the chopstick to “write” the thing you want to let go of on the leaf. Press on the leaf through the ziploc bag firmly enough to see the marks on the leaf, but be careful not to tear the leaf.

Take the leaf outside. Focus on releasing what no longer serves you and recite the incantation below. Let go of the leaf and release it back to nature.

“The past I leave with this leaf,

let go of pain and summon peace”

8 August 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Southern Hemisphere

Source: MoonGiant.com

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.

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

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

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 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on August 8 has an illumination of 15%. 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 8 the Moon is 3.68 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: 15%
Moon Age: 3.68 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,459.78 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,663,189.60 km

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

8 August 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Leo 02
Moon:26 Virgo 18
Mercury:03 Virgo 44 Rx
Venus:03 Virgo 40
Mars:12 Gemini 22
Jupiter:15 Gemini 37
Saturn:18 Pisces 13 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 00
Neptune:29 Pisces 35 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 30 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 40 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 13 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 24

Chiron:23 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 29 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 30
Juno:29 Virgo 28
Vesta:22 Leo 06

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

Cape Town, South Africa

8 August 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Leo 21
Moon:00 Libra 14
Mercury:03 Virgo 39 Rx
Venus:04 Virgo 04
Mars:12 Gemini 35
Jupiter:15 Gemini 41
Saturn:18 Pisces 12 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 01
Neptune:29 Pisces 35 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 30 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 40 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 12 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 26

Chiron:23 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 27 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 34
Juno:29 Virgo 35
Vesta:22 Leo 16

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

Easter Island, Chile

8 August 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Leo 40
Moon:04 Libra 10
Mercury:03 Virgo 33 Rx
Venus:04 Virgo 29
Mars:12 Gemini 48
Jupiter:15 Gemini 44
Saturn:18 Pisces 11 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 01
Neptune:29 Pisces 34 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 29 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 39 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 28

Chiron:23 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 25 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 37
Juno:29 Virgo 41
Vesta:22 Leo 25

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

August 7, 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Northern Hemispheres

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for August 7th, 2024 is the Waxing Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 2.88 days old and 7.91% illuminated with a tilt of 153.01°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 403,981.19 km and the moon sign is Virgo.

The Moon phase for August 7th, 2024 is a Waxing Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon started to become visible again after the New Moon.

In this part of the moon cycle, the Moon is moving away from the Sun and is becoming more and more illuminated by sunlight. In this phase, the moon will go from 0.1% to 49.9% illuminated before reaching the First Quarter phase.

In the Waxing Crescent phase the moon rises before noon in the east, transits the meridian before sunset, before setting in the west before midnight.

The Waxing Crescent phase, like all moon phases, will last for just over 7 days. The actual length will vary because of the elliptical shaped orbit of the moon. The moon is close to the Sun in the sky and the right edge will become brighter as it approaches 50% illumination and the First Quarter phase

Fun fact: although only a small part of the Moon is illuminated in the Waxing Crescent phase, you can still sometimes see the rest of moon as faintly visible. This is known as “earthshine” or Da Vinci glow and is a result of sunlight being reflected off the Earth and back to the Moon.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent

Moon age: 2.88 days

Moon illumination: 7.91%

Moon tilt: 153.01°

Moon angle: 0.49

Moon distance: 403,981.19 km

Moon sign: Virgo

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

7 August 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Leo 26
Moon:18 Virgo 53
Mercury:03 Virgo 53 Rx
Venus:02 Virgo 54
Mars:11 Gemini 57
Jupiter:15 Gemini 31
Saturn:18 Pisces 15 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 00
Neptune:29 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 15 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 20

Chiron:23 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 33 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 24
Juno:29 Virgo 16
Vesta:21 Leo 49

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

Chicago, Illinois

August 07, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Leo 40
Moon:21 Virgo 51
Mercury:03 Virgo 50 Rx
Venus:03 Virgo 12
Mars:12 Gemini 07
Jupiter:15 Gemini 34
Saturn:18 Pisces 14 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 00
Neptune:29 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 15 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 21

Chiron:23 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 31 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 26
Juno:29 Virgo 21
Vesta:21 Leo 56

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

Los Angels, California

August 07, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Leo 45
Moon:22 Virgo 51
Mercury:03 Virgo 49 Rx
Venus:03 Virgo 18
Mars:12 Gemini 10
Jupiter:15 Gemini 35
Saturn:18 Pisces 14 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 00
Neptune:29 Pisces 35 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 30 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 14 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 22

Chiron:23 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 31 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 27
Juno:29 Virgo 22
Vesta:21 Leo 58

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

August 7, 2024 Daily Horoscopes

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Click here for Anyone’s Birthday or Monthly Horoscopes Source: thehoroscope.co

Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Virgo.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

A powerful day! This is the perfect time for a vacation or a chance to enjoy entertaining diversions, movies, musical performances, sports events, fun outings and playful activities with kids. It’s a great date day. (You might have a chance to rekindle something that fell apart before.)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This is a wonderful date day! Make an effort to get in touch with someone you enjoy, especially someone from the past who might have slipped away. Accept invitations to party. Or you might also entertain at home. Sports events, fun activities with kids and the arts will appeal.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Invite family and friends over because discussions will be warm and upbeat. It’s an excellent day to settle differences with family members. You might also have wonderful ideas about redecorating where you live. New faces, new places and new ideas will appeal! (Explore real-estate possibilities.)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

This is a pleasant day for you because you’re in a positive frame of mind. You’re happy to talk to relatives, daily contacts and siblings. You will also appreciate your daily surroundings, which will give an emotional lift to your day.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This is a lovely day because the Sun is in your sign dancing with lucky Jupiter, which makes you want to get out and enjoy the company of others. Not only can you party together, you can work together. You might be interested in buying art, music, jewelry or beautiful clothing.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You’ll enjoy interactions with others today because in turn, people want to be in your presence. That’s because Mercury is lined up in your sign with Venus also in your sign, which makes you feel warm hearted to everyone. You see connections and influences that are intriguing. You will also appreciate beauty.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Enjoy schmoozing with others, especially people from other countries or different backgrounds. If you can travel or do anything to expand your world, this will please you. Or you might make travel plans for the future with someone. You might also explore opportunities in publishing, the law and medicine.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

You look good to others, which is why you’re popular today. Very likely, someone will do a favour for you or give you a gift or help you in some way. Meanwhile, some of you are involved in secret love affair, possibly with an old flame or someone from your past.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Today you have a strong desire to be included in something larger than yourself, which is why you might participate in group activities. You will certainly work harmoniously with others. Your relations with authority figures are solid. Travel plans will appeal.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

This is the perfect day to ask for a loan or mortgage because doors will open for you. People might do favours for you or give you a gift. You might get an increased budget or equipment that you want for work. Meanwhile, romance with someone “different” will sizzle!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Relations with partners and close friends are warm and friendly today. Get out and enjoy the company of others. You will also enjoy the entertainment world, show business, sports events and fun socializing. Financial discussions will favour you. Ka-ching!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Things will go well at work today, in part because you feel healthy and vigourous! Work-related travel is likely for many of you. Dealings with other countries or different cultures will also be successful. Romance with an ex-partner might be percolating on the back burner. (I’ll never tell.)

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Charlize Theron (1975) shares your birthday today. You are mystical and deep. You have hidden talents and are attracted to mystery. This is a year of change for you – exciting change. You might have to let go of something to have increased freedom. Seek out new opportunities. Act fast and trust your intuition.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You are very impatient this Wednesday and it is either that things happen the way you want them and as quickly as you want them or that they don’t happen at all.

What you might not realize and what you might be blinded because of anger is that maybe things are stagnating because of you and it’s ironical but you might be the one who needs to step it up.

You can also read this special Aries Daily Horoscope.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Given the current disposition, it will be kind of difficult for you to relate to people in your family, recognize yourself in them and find common points.

Therefore tensions are bound to appear and not everyone will understand why this is happening so maybe some past conflicts are going to surface as well, as to be given as explanations to what is currently happening.

You can also read this special Taurus Daily Horoscope.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

I know you have your plan all set up and are quite motivated to respect it this Wednesday but maybe sometimes not everything happens at the rhythm we are expecting it to happen.

You might even have to change the people you are working with. However, you are in a good shape and you manage to channel your energy in the right place, at the end at least.

You can also read this special Gemini Daily Horoscope.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

It appears like this Wednesday you could be in better shape but you are constantly stopping or preventing your train of thought by either being physically interrupted by people around or by your mind thinking about a million other things.

Maybe this is not your best day to focus but there’s no reason to give up just because of that.

You can also read this special Cancer Daily Horoscope.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

You need to be aware that the biggest enemy in all that you are trying to achieve is this complacent attitude of yours and your constant need of being recognized and of your activities to be supported.

Maybe this time you will have to do something in complete secrecy and you will only be able to show the results.

You can also read this special Leo Daily Horoscope.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

It seems that you are not viewing things in a profound way or at least closer to how they really are and this is making you say things you will eventually end up regretting, especially to people who are close to you and carry no fault into what is going on.

Spend more time thinking before you go around and start throwing with accusations.

You can also read this special Virgo Daily Horoscope.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

You will definitely suffer from fear of missing out this Wednesday although you yourself can’t explain why you are experiencing that as there aren’t that many events you would like to participate in.

This will probably fill you up with a bit of frustration and you might not know how to take things in but at the same time will make you more aware of your surroundings.

You can also read this special Libra Daily Horoscope.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

It seems that you won’t have time for rest the next couple of days and whether we are talking about work related activities or something that you’ve promised you’ll do at home.

You will have your day full. Just make sure you don’t give up in the middle of the activity as some people might depend on you.

You can also read this special Scorpio Daily Horoscope.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

The current disposition will put a bit of emotional pressure on you in trying to solve out a situation that has been troubling you lately and to the result of which you probably have contribute.

So maybe now it is time for amends so search for the person you need to make up to. Plan something nice and surprise them with your thoughtfulness.

You can also read this special Sagittarius Daily Horoscope.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

This might be a great period for you to think of something you like doing and maybe even focus more on your body.

So why not spend some time outdoors or even start an exercising plan. It might be useful to involve your friends as well but nothing compulsory actually. Some things are not going to go as planned so maybe you should be warned about it.

You can also read this special Capricorn Daily Horoscope.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

It appears you are quite in good shape and all the pseudo lack of energy you are feeling is most likely due to you being lazy and not actually your body asking for any rest.

You either had plenty in the past few days or you are still holding up pretty well despite of all the work you put up with. So try and surpass this laziness.

You can also read this special Aquarius Daily Horoscope.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

This one appears as a great occasion to start doing something with your friends, maybe overcome your own laziness and selfishness and help them in their endeavors.

It might start as a humanitarian effort as well and soon you will probably get the hang of it. Make out of this a purpose and you will feel a lot more accomplished.

You can also read this special Pisces Daily Horoscope.

The Various Paths of Witchcraft – Draconic Wicca/Witchcraft c. 2018

Draconic Wicca/Witchcraft

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Draconic Wicca is the utilization of the powers of the dragons. There are as many dragons as there are people. They are as varied as humans are also. We work with these dragons to achieve the results that we seek. In doing so, we have to deal with the unique personalities of each type of dragon. The dragons have no real hierarchy other than age, except for the case of ‘The Dragon’.

The Dragon is the combined powers of the God and the Goddess. The Dragon is invoked or evoked during Sabbats and in times when great magick is needed (not when you can not find your keys). Invoking means to call into you the power of the dragon that you name i.e. a fire dragon. You ask that this dragon assume himself/herself into your spiritual body. To evoke means to call a dragon to you, to join you in your magickal workings.

The reason it is called Draconin “Wicca” is because of the similarities to the wiccan religion of today. This religion was originally brought to Earth by the blessed races when Atlantis was formed. The name of the religion itself cannot be pronounced in present English certainly not spelled. This religion was taken away from the Atlantians and Atlantis destroyed.The druids were the descendants of the Old Religion and passed on by mouth.

The spirits God: The god is the male half of the ‘divine being’. He has many faces and has known many names. To wiccans, he is known as the horned god, the sun god, and many more. God is not just Father, he is Mate, Consort, Lover, Friend, Brother, Hunter, Husband, Law-giver, and Partner.

Goddess: The goddess is the female half of the ‘divine being’. She also has had many faces and many names. Wiccans, druids, and the coven all respect the Maiden, Mother, and Crone aspect of the goddess show in the entire universe.

Red Dragon: The Red Dragon is effectively the goddess of the dragons and very, very few known her actual name. She represents all of the blessed races and has a counterpart for each. Dragons/Races of the

Elements: Each race has its own head keeper of the elements and/or directions. The elements are: Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Light, Darkness and Spirit These spirits are called in to help with specific elements and what the elements and directions can help with different things. Healing would be Earth for example.

Many names are used to invoke different aspects of the above spirits. The goddess might be invoked as Bast (Egyptian name) for example for healing and another time Athena (Greek) for wisdom. There is a good saying. “There are many faces of the one god.” However this doesn’t apply for the Red Dragon of other guardians of the elements. This mostly applies for the God and Goddess aspects. The sabbats are more like the old druidic sabbats, which any good reference is hard to find, than the ones that are found in Wiccan religions.

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Draconian lore and practice are rarely found in any of the published books on magick. (There are a few very notable exceptions, like D. J. Conway’s ‘Dancing with Dragons’)

Draconian magick is, by definition, magick that is fueled by the symbolism and energies of Dragons.

While not actually defined as a Tradition of Wicca, Draconian Magick shares many of its defining elements. It has a code of honor just like a more Traditional Wicca Path, that is perhaps a little more strict than the Wiccan Rede however. Draconian Magick has always been passed down from teacher to student, perhaps that is one reason there is so little information available.

Dragon Magick is not for everyone. Those that choose to practice it must be self-disciplined individuals who are serious about changing things in their lives and the world around them. They must be willing to have beings be brutally honest with them and be willing to turn that same honesty upon yourself. Working with dragons is a hard path, but ultimately rewarding. The journey of rediscovering the true essence of Dragon Magick can be an uncomfortable experience for some people, being forced to examine aspects of their inner-selves that they would rather not acknowledge. But self knowledge and self integration are the true keys to magickal wisdom and power… Opening yourself to acceptance of your true self is a task that few of us have the courage to face, and yet it is an important step to undertake if true power is to be achieved in any magickal Tradition.

For most practitioners of magick, Dragons represent Wisdom and Balance. But for those who are practitioners of Draconian Magick, Dragons are seen as Deities and held in the highest regards. No other Deities are held higher. While Dragons are revered in most Traditions of Paganism or Wicca, they are not thought of in the form of Deities.

When holding a Ritual which includes Dragons, or is a Dragon Ritual, it is important to understand that in Draconian beliefs, the Dragon is held in the All-High, or exalted position. Placing another Deity in a position higher than that of the Dragon is an insult to the Dragon…
Draconian Magick is unequivocally a school of the Left-Hand Path.

That is to say it is a school which teaches the immortalisation and deification of the individual psyche, as opposed to the Right-Hand Path which seeks to submerge that psyche within a sense of universal oneness…I believe that many Wiccans and Pagans today tend to shy away from anything Dark, there are allot of Wiccans out there who claim to practice only ‘white’ magick, And, while most Wiccans/Pagans do not use the statement “I walk a Right-Hand Path” They do. But, to me at least, this creates an imbalance. There cannot be Light without Dark. There is a certain degree of Darkness within us all. You cannot be in Balance if you deny one side of your nature. Many Wiccans/Pagans automatically assume a Dark Witch performs magick that is wrong, negative, or even evil. This is simply not true.

 

The left-hand path is about the elevation and centrality of the self as well as the rejection of religious authority and societal taboos. The left-hand path focuses on the strength and will of the practitioner, downplaying the need for intercession by any high power (although they may believe a higher power exists).

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The right-hand path concentrates on the symbols of goodness, of the Light of the Divine, the connection of self with the Divine, and the purification of self in order to reconnect with the Divine. Many right-hand followers believe that there is a Divine power that holds sway over the universe and through prayer and worship that Divinity will help to better their lives. The vast majority of religions are considered part of the right-hand path, from Christianity to Wicca.

So, When I hear people say “I’m a White Witch” or the ever popular “I’m a Green Witch” I just smile and keep moving…
I have said it before, and I’ll say it again… IF I had to pick a color, I’d have to say I’m a Grey Witch.
I believe in Balance. In all things there should be a Balance. In my Spiritual Path I strive for Balance. There is a Darkness in us all. I do not deny the Darkness, I embrace it. Does this make me evil? I don’t believe so, because I Balance it with Light… There is a Light within us all as well…
I know I’m probably going to get a few people who point to the Wiccan Rede… and espouse they’re religion doesn’t harm anyone… Well, let me just state that neither does mine. I follow the Rede, always have. The main thing is, I don’t rely on ANY religion to dictate my Morals, my sense of Right or Wrong, I Rely on Myself. In this sense, I follow (Some) of the Christians 10 commandments as well… NOT because I worry about some eternal damnation, but simply because it fits within my own moral concept. I do not need any religion to ‘guide’ my moral compass, or direct my Spiritual path.
I do not Pray to the Goddess to alter or enhance my life. I do not repent my sins before any Goddess or God. I know that I have done things in my life that were wrong. I recognize this fact and strive always to change these behaviors.
I don’t think any Natural inclination (such as SEX) is wrong.
I eat Meat. Because I Like it. and really humans are Omnivores…
I do not believe in the usual concepts of good or evil…
AND… I do not judge myself based on someone else’s judgement of me. I am who I am.

Self-responsibility is also seen as of utmost importance when working with Dragons. You must be able to view your actions objectively…and accept the consequences of those actions, whether the outcome is positive or negative.

Dragons are warriors for light (lightworkers). They are a collective of souls who service the light. They can infuse their souls into bodies that are not dragon (human for example). In this way they can work for light and efficiently bring about changes. This is one thing that makes them invaluable in Healing Ceremonies. Some call any magickal practice with Dragons is to “Dance with Dragons”, but they can be more then just a dance partner. As teachers of ancient knowledge their grasp of it is deep and profound. Their ability to help in divination is astonishing and quite accurate. As protectors during rituals and everyday life there are no equals. And if a Dragon chooses to take you under their wings you will have the opportunity of learning knowledge and evolving your magickal ability to a degree which few have known.

During meditative channeling, Dragons usually appear to people as themselves. There are those times when they appear as winged humans, or something else, but for the most part you see them as they appear as they would be in their own realm.
Dragons are a part of the Fae Realm. When the Fae drew back from humankind and sealed themselves from our sight, the Dragons became the Gatekeepers to that realm. Guarding forever the passage from our realm to theirs. Which is one reason it is so hard to gain access to the Faerie Realm. Most people who are aware of the Fae Realm already know that the Fae are able to enter our realm at will, humans, however must first gain access past these mighty Guardians. A Dragon can look into the soul of a human and gauge the enlightenment that the human has gained. This is one reason that the practitioner of Dragon Magick must strive for enlightenment…

The Goddess & God:
The Dragon is the combined powers of the God and the Goddess. The Dragon is invoked or evoked during Sabbats and in times when great magick is needed.

Red Goddess Dragon:
The Goddess is the female half of the ‘Divine Being’. She also has had many faces and many names. Wiccans, Druids, and the coven all respect the Maiden, Mother, and Crone aspect of the Goddess shown in the entire universe.
The Dragon Goddess always appears as a Red Dragon. The Red Goddess Dragon is effectively the Goddess of the Dragons and very, very few know her actual name. She represents all of the blessed races and has a counterpart for each.

The God Dragon:
The God is the male half of the ‘Divine Being’. He has many faces and has known many names. To Wiccans, he is known as the Horned God, the Sun God, and many more.
The Draconian God is not just Father, he is Mate, Consort, Lover, Friend, Brother, Hunter, Husband, Law-giver, and Partner.

Dragon Guardians and Guides:
Dragons are famous for their fierce protective nature. Though most myths portray Dragons as protectors of great treasures, they have been known to be protectors of people too.

The Dragon serves as a Powerful Guardian and Guide. Once you discover your Guardian Dragon/Dragon Guide you should encourage communication, and acknowledge your Dragon’s presence as often as possible, the same as you would with an Animal Spirit Guide or even a Guardian Angel. You will need to let you Guardian Dragon/Dragon Guide know that you are now open and willing to listen to any guidance, advice or teaching they wish to impart to you.

One way to do this is to meditate and concentrate upon your Guardian/Guide. Light candles and incense for them, and leave offerings for them upon your altar. Designing a special altar just for your Guardian/Guide is a good idea, a place where you can concentrate your energies towards the Guardian.

Many magick practitioners will surround themselves with imagery of their Guardian/Guide, immersing themselves externally in the energies of the Guardian/Guide. This will help you to draw the Guardian/Guide to you, and will assist you in achieving your connection.

 

As with any Guardian/Guide, finding your Guardian Dragon/Dragon Guide is not the problem. Most likely they are already around you, and in fact may have attempted contact with you in the past. This happens with many different types of Guardians and Guides, we fail to recognize the messages that they are sending us. If this is the case, contact should be easy to obtain once you have let the Dragon know you are ready & willing to connect with them.

One thing you must remember though, is when you do feel a Dragon in your house it does not mean that it’s “your”Dragon. Sometimes it can take years for a Dragon to decide to be someone’s Guardian/Guide, so just because there is one in your house or one that’s been following you for years, unless he/she tells you otherwise, don’t jump to conclusions and think that you have a Guardian Dragon or a Dragon Guide, it could be there for reason’s of it’s own… Sometimes though, a person can live their entire lives with a Guardian Dragon/Dragon Guide and never know it…

 

(Just a note: I have been combining Guardian Dragon & Dragon Guide, but I don’t want to give the impression that they are the same thing. These are two completely different Dragons, who perform completely different tasks, the way that you find them & connect with them, however, is the same.)

 

To find your Guardian Dragon or Dragon Guide, you must first find you Element…
As a general rule, you can go by your astrological sign;
Capricorn – Earth
Aquarius – Air
Pisces – Water
Aries – Fire
Taurus – Earth
Gemini – Air
Cancer – Water
Leo – Fire
Virgo – Earth
Libra – Air
Scorpio – Water
Sagittarius – Fire

The second means of determining which Elementals you have the best connection with is through your first name. Your birth-name is, like your astrological chart, an energy center, reflecting the play of certain energies within your life. The vowels of your first name are the keys to determining with which elemental you are most harmonious.

The primary vowel in your first name indicates which group of Elementals you can align with most easily. The primary vowel is the one most strongly pronounced.

Element                   Vowel                                 Elemental Being
Fire                                 I                                        Salamanders

Earth                              U                                          Gnomes

Air                                   E                                             Sylphs

Water                              O                                           Undines

Ether/Chaos A The Ether/Choas                     Element will accentuate and intensify the relationship and activity of every

Elemental force to which it is applied ~ for good or bad.

If the astrological element and the name element are the same, it can indicate that you have come to double your work with that group of Elemental Beings and the Energies that they work with. If they are opposite, they do Not cancel each other out, it means that it is up to you to find a Balance between them when you are working with them.

Once you know which Element you are aligned with, simply match it with that type of Dragon. For instance; I am a Capricorn; So, according to my astrological chart, I resonate most strongly with the Earth Elemental… and my first name is Mary; So, that’s an A; Which makes it Ether/Choas… Which means that I align with the Earth Elemental and all contact will be accentuated and intensified.

Okay, so now, knowing my Element, I would look down at the Elemental Dragons and know that my Guardian Dragon/Dragon Guide would be the Earth Dragon…

Some people will resonate with more than one Element, and therefor more than one Elemental Dragon as well… Also, if the chart says one thing, and your soul is telling you another, always go with your soul… It knows best, Always.

{Just a note: This formula for determining which Element you align with came from Ted Andrews’s book ‘Enchantment of the Faerie Realm’ … Also, I have changed it somewhat to include the Element Choas, as he explains Ether, they are the same thing.}

Elemental Dragons:
Air Dragons
These great dragons are ruled by the Sairys (pronounced Sair-iss), their Elemental color is pure yellow, light blue, silver, white and gray…
Where they inhabit is often warm and moist. Air dragons often have a very peaceful nature and they like to share what they know, in fact they feel that all knowledge is worth having. As their name suggests, they control the winds and can manipulate air with amazing dexterity. They can even remove all air from an area creating a vacuum that is next to impossible to fill. These dragons are often long and slender, some have gauzy wings and their scales often have a feather-like quality and may have actual feathers around their heads, necks, and paws. They govern the Eastern quarter of the Circle and you can apply Eastern associations to these dragons.

Positive associations of these dragons are new beginnings, the Spring, breath, optimism, joy, intelligence, mental quickness and renewal.
Negative associations of air dragons are frivolity, gossip, fickleness, inattention, stagnation, bragging, and forgetfulness.

The magick that these dragons control is often used to control weather, as one would expect. They are also useful in spells that blow away the old and are excellent in protection rituals as well as magick that works for mental flexibility and openness to new ideas. Teachers and students both will find a wealth of information with these dragons as they can teach us how to better impart our wisdom as well as sharpening our minds so that we can learn better.

Other forms of dragons that fall under this category are Lightening Dragons, Storm Dragons, Wind Dragons, and Weather Dragons.

Fire Dragons
The Ruler of these dragons is Fafnir (pronounced faf-near), their Elemental color is pure red, amber, red-orange and all shades of flames.

They tend to live in warm and dry areas. These dragons have a fiery disposition but can be very gentle and understanding, it is also true that they can be unpredictable and difficult to work with until they get to know you. Once you gain a fire dragon’s loyalty they are unwavering and powerful friends. Their bodies are often thick and heavy with a long snake-like necks and tails. They often have wicked looking horns on their head and their mere presence can make a room warmer. Fire dragons are fierce protectors and are often heralded by their loud roar. They govern the Southern Quarter of the circle and Southern correspondences can be applied to fire dragons.

Positive association for fire dragons are summer, the sun, blood, any kind of helpful fire, enthusiasm, activity, change, passion, courage, daring, will power, and leadership.

Negative associations for these dragons are hate, jealousy, fear, anger, war, ego, conflicts, and irritability.

 

The magick of fire dragons is often used for personal purification on any level, for energy or courage, and for the stamina needed to pursue your dreams and finish important projects. You can also use their potent magick to help remove barriers, but once they are set on a course they are very difficult to halt and will go through or over anything or anyone to achieve their goal. If you don’t have a good working relationship with these dragons and you employ them they can turn your spell into something destructive that will ‘burn’ through all obstacles and leave ruin in their place.
Other forms of Fire Dragons are Steam Dragons, Heat Dragons, Lava Dragons, and Desert Dragons.

Water Dragons
Water dragons are ruled by Naelyon (pronounced nail-yawn), their Elemental color is pure blue, dark blue, blue green, and turquoise.
They live in cold and moist areas. Water dragons have a very soothing influence and are drawn by strong emotions but will not contact anyone who lets their emotions constantly run away with them. A room may feel a few degrees cooler when water dragons visit or you may notice an increase in the humidity. These dragons are long and serpentine and rarely have legs or wings. Their scales will have a silvery or shimmery hue to them and they tend to have a feathery fringe around their mouths. Many times they appear looking like Oriental dragons and their eyes may have a glowing quality to them. Water dragons govern the Western quarter of the Circle and Western associations may be applied to these dragons.
Positive associations are calm water, compassion, peacefulness, forgiveness, love, intuition, calmness, peace of mind, and fluidity.
Negative associations for these dragons are floods, storms, laziness, indifference, instability, lack of emotional control, insecurity, and overwhelming grief.

The magic of these dragons is generally used for dealing with emotions, either calming them or stirring them up. You can also use their energy to help with movement or to help keep things fluid and open. You can call on these great dragons to help open up your psychic centers and lend their aid to your divination skills. Water dragons are also useful for calmness in all situations and on all levels, when you have to deal with anything that will tax your emotions you should ask water dragons to lend their aid.

Other types of Water Dragons are Ice Dragons, Mist Dragons, and Rain Dragons.

Earth Dragons
These dragons are ruled by Grael (pronounced grail), their elemental color is pure green, every shade of Brown and Black.
Their homes are in cold and dry places. Earth dragons are very quiet beings, they will observe from a distance until they are ready to approach you. Once you have befriended an earth dragon they are very straight forward and will be blunt and honest with you but are very loving and nurturing. They tend to have a ridge of sharp scales down their necks and back, their body scales are often very reminiscent of armor. Of all the dragons, these are the ones that like treasure and in order to build a strong relationship you should keep a jar or dish full of coins. The earth dragon’s bodies tend to be very heavy and most of them have four legs, when they have wings their wingspan is enormous. Earth dragons govern the Northern Quarter of the Circle and Northern associations may be applied to them.

Positive associations for earth dragons are respect, endurance, strength, responsibility, stability, prosperity, thoroughness, and having a purpose in life.

Negative associations are rigidity, unwillingness to change, stubbornness, and lack of consciousness, vacillation, and weakness.

Earth dragon magick is good form building long lasting foundations, for helping to complete long-range goals, and for invoking stability into your life. You can also call on them for physical and mental endurance as well as the strength to accept responsibility. If you are planning to do a spell for enduring prosperity and success, earth dragons are excellent for this but they expect you to work towards your goals and not demand that they deliver it to you.

Other kinds of Earth Dragons are Stone Dragons, Nature Dragons, Mountain Dragons, and Forest Dragons.

 

Chaos Dragons
These dragons don’t have a ruler, their color is pure black, and their homes are in Elemental Chaos. These dragons are always dark colors that blend into blackness, often it will look like they have stars caught in their scales. Their bodies are heavy and huge; in fact they tend to be the largest of all dragons. They have wide, wedge-shaped heads and their long tails often are barbed or spiked. Chaos dragons have huge wings that often blend into the night sky and may be hard to make out; they are masters of camouflage in spite of their large bulk and are rarely seen if they don’t wish it.

These dragons are not evil or malicious, they work with us and their magick is often incomprehensible to us and they go beyond our limited view of happenings. Because of this their acts may seem cruel, but they are working for our greater good. These dragons are pure representations of chaos and we are to call on them when we realize that not every problem or situation can be resolved with order and reasoning. When working with these dragons they will go straight to the source of your problem or question and force you to confront it. This can be rather uncomfortable for us as we will need to deal with hidden aspects of ourselves that we may not be ready to face, so be sure that you are prepared to accept the consequences of invoking a chaos dragon. Chaos Dragons do not act as Guardians nor Guides.

Chaos dragon magic is mainly concerned with the re-creation of lives, relationships, and careers. You can employ them to help break through barriers, with changing luck, and in bringing about vast changes.
You can work with them to explore past lives and their magick is particularly powerful aids in divination.

Their magick is also used to confine anything that will hinder you in forward growth and movement, if you invoke this aspect of them be prepared to have everything that is holding you back leave you life whether you want it gone or not. This is the type of dragon that we work with when we talk about ‘riding the dragon’; eventually during this ritual we will have to confront our worst enemy ~ ourselves…

Chaos Dragons can also be heralds warning of catastrophe, to ignore what they have to say may bring about destruction in our lives.

Dragon Color Meanings:
Purple Dragon;
The Purple Dragon, sometimes referred to as “the ancient one”, is the embodiment of the highest level of the dragon collective (the wisdom).
The purple dragon is many dragons. Once a Dragon reaches a high enough evolution, they become part of the collective. All these consciousnesses are compiled into one composite that holds all the wisdom and knowledge of the Dragons.
The Purple Dragon is the ‘Law Giver’ Setting the rules for all others to follow. This is the Dragon who often appears to test you. Failing these tests can have bad results. These test are to judge a persons honesty, integrity and loyalty…All of the things that the Dragons look for when answering a summons from us. You do not call upon the purple. His visits are random.

Silver Dragons;
Reflection, they inhabit the meridians of the universe. These dragons come around when we look into ourselves. Perspectives are a good word for silver dragons, and they see every perspective from every reflection.

Orange Dragons;
The will is the color orange. These dragons bring in strength, confidence, and bravery. Fire dragons by nature, they move with quickness. They don’t inflate ego’s, they merely instill confidence.

Green Dragon;
The green dragon is the planet dragon, or earth dragon. Material in a big sense, however green is the color of life in the big picture. Lessons of “the material”, are a big part of the way they teach. I would categorize the earth dragon among these qualities as well.

Brown Dragons;
Brown dragons are about physicality, and all its properties. They are masters of physics, on all realities, from shaping matter (shape shifting), to gravity, and physical form. Sphere is a keyword to understanding the brown dragon.

Blue Dragons;
They are about the consciousness, communication, and mental awareness. They are also intricately linked with what illusion is, how to see through it, and how to create it. There are many illusions on this plane, and the blue dragon can guide one through them. Their insight into the etheric plane is tremendous, they see how it moves and works, because it is one of the primary realms for these dragons to do their mental work.

Red Dragons;
(Besides representing the Mother/Female Goddess)
Red dragon characteristics are desire, passion, fire, rage. These dragons literally eat darkness, and transmute it to light. Intensity is only matched by the amount of fire these dragons wield. To them energy is food…

White Dragons;
White dragons maintain the purity of the collective, the grace connection. They often are guardians. These dragons can also be channeled for healing.

Gold Dragons;
The golden ray, the creative spark are aspects of gold dragons. They are the keepers of phi. They speak the language of the heart. Art and music are brought here by gold dragons. Gold dragons can be channeled for healing. See sacred geometry, and the golden means.

Dragon Deities:
Dragon God Gneicht;
Gneicht is the ruler of the Night… of doorways (both opening and closing them)
As a guide his visit speaks of opportunities, both taken and missed, depending on the type of message he brings you…

Morthan (moor’-z’dan)
Dragon Goddess of bountiful harvests of all kinds; Mother aspect of Dragonkind. Nurturing, Protective and Generous…
Call on Morthan when in need of emotional support or financial assistance.

Veaug (vog)
Dragon God of obscurity and that which is hidden; does not like assisting in hiding actions or objects. This dragon is adept at finding things from the Ancients that have been lost in obscurity (old tomes, amulets, magickal items) His assistance can further the summoners knowledge greatly, but he is easily angered, be sure that the item you seek is worth his time before calling upon him…

Luqueas (luk-wee-ass, long U, long E)
Dragon trickster God; take great care when inviting His presence. He is a joker, a wild card. His action are not always in the best interest of the summoner. He is like a politician, he can talk circles around most people & beings, but his words are not always truthful. He can be a strong ally… If you are careful.

Tysteal (tiss’-dell)
Dragon shephard Goddess; guardian of the meek; a dragon person’s first line of defense.
Call upon Tysteal when in need of Protection.

Mordak (moo-ór-dak)
Dragon God of war, vengeance and retributions of all kinds; make dead certain that you are within your magickal rights before calling Him down, as he is not amused by a fallacious summons.

Davliteau (dav-lí-too)
Dragon God of conjured entities; very helpful in ridding one’s self of “sent” conjurations and the like; benevolent to the core; very helpful and willing attendant being, though He has little power in other areas. He acts as a protector from other Beings or Dragons who are sent to harass or harm you. He can be called upon when you are having trouble controlling one of the lesser Beings.

Ouida (o-weed’-a, long O, soft a)
Dragon Goddess of guidance.
Call upon Ouida when you are uncertain of your Path, if you are unsure of which life-choice to make. She can help with decisions about finances, marriage, carrier choices, etc.
She is one who stands in the Doorway of Time, Looking both ways at once.

Solange (so-londg’)
Dragon deity of healing. Though Dragons rarely become involved in human affairs, Solange cares about those who care for others. He will lend a healing touch to any beneficial healing spell, but there is a price for His assistance. He requires the planting of fruit trees (three at the least and 9 at the most) for his services. He will also attend to your herb garden and bless it with His dragon power.

Ryusan (rí-u-san, long I, long U)
Translates literally to “my dragon.” Ryusan, of the three-headed Japanese variety, is best at consoling and nurturing a hurt spirit, whether it be in a host body or not. Ryusan is an expert at guiding spirits on to their next journey. Ryusan can contact those who have passed on. He is a Guardian of the Veil and stand between our realm and the realm beyond. This is the Dragon you would call upon with assistance in Divination…

 

Reference

If you are interested in Dragon Magick or the Path, check out this wonderful informative site, Wicca Dreamers: Dragon Wicca 

 

The Various Paths of Witchcraft: Egyptian Witchcraft c. 2018


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Egyptian Witchcraft

Like the witch craft of any other region, the Egyptian witch craft is based upon the country’s tradition, myth, legend, rituals, drama, poetry, song, dance, worship, magic and living in harmony with the earth.

The practitioners of Egyptian witch craft honor the ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses including the Triple goddess of the waxing, full and waning moon and the horned god of the sun, death and animal life.

Since moon has an important place in Egyptian witch craft, therefore both men and women in city apartments, suburban backyards and country glades meet on full moons and on festival occasions to raise their energy levels and harmonize themselves with the natural forces.

Congregations in Egyptian witch craft are called temples and covens where the seekers are initiated into learning the witch craft. The repeated patterns of changing seasons have great importance in the Egyptian witch craft. Ritual and festivals evolved to celebrate these seasonal cycles more especially during the sowing and harvesting seasons.

Egyptian witch craft, therefore, has an image of the ‘Wheel of the Year’ with its eight spokes which symbolize the four agricultural and pastoral festivals and the four solar festivals commemorating seasonal solstices and equinoxes. Like the ancient Pagans and witches, Egyptian witches consider the day as beginning at sundown and ending at sundown the following day.

Egyptian witches hone their divination skills in the increasing starlight and moon light and as winter begins, they work with the positive aspects of the dark tides. Therefore October 31-November eve is the most auspicious period for the Egyptian witches as this, according to them, is the time when the veil that separates our world from the next is the thinnest. This period allows the dead to return to the world of living when their kith and kin welcome and feast them.Egyptian Zodiac Wheel

Egyptian witches perform magic at gatherings called Moon Celebrations or Esbats which coincide with the phases of the moon. Witches practice healing magic, protection, retaliation and channeling of energy to develop themselves spiritually. They create circles to work magic. The primary tool that they use to work magic is a ritual knife called a Sacred Blade or Athame. The sacred blade gets charged with energy of the owner and is used to define space such as drawing a sacred circle where the owner’s will and energy work. A bowl of water is used to symbolize the element of water and its properties: cleansing, regeneration, and emotion.

Other important tools denote the elements earth, air, fire, and water. A pentacle (a pentagram traced upon a disk, like a small dish) is often used to symbolize earth and its properties, stability, material wealth and practical affairs. Alternatively, a small dish of salt or soil can be used to symbolize the earth element.

Scarab and Witchcraft
Witchcraft is based upon personal faith and beliefs, worship of pagan gods and nature. This belief system coincides with the deification of Scarab and its identification with Ra or Atum by Egyptians.

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Egyptian Witchcraft

 

Just like the witchcraft of other countries, the Egyptian witchcraft has been influenced by the legend, myth, tradition, worship, dance, song, magic, poetry and rituals of its own country. The followers of this witchcraft pay respect to the Egyptian deities that includes gods as well as goddesses. The goddess that is well-known is the Triple goddess and the god that is popular in this culture is the horned god.

As the moon is considered to be an important part of the Egyptian witchcraft, the practitioners of Wicca in this country get together on full moons as well as festive events for the purpose of balancing themselves with the forces of the nature and also for the purpose of improving their energy levels.

The places that people go to worship the deities are in the covens as well as temples and these are the places where the followers of Wicca learn more about witchcraft. The Egyptian witchcraft stresses on the importance of the changes in the seasons and there are many festivals that are connected to the seasonal changes.

Most of the festivals and rituals in the Egyptian witchcraft take place during the harvesting as well as sowing seasons. This kind of witchcraft is said to have a wheel of the year and this wheel has four pastoral and agricultural festivals and the remaining four festivals are celebrated in honor of equinoxes and solstices. Just like the traditional witches and pagans, the Egyptian witches also believe that the day starts at sundown and it ends at sunset of the very next day.

The witches in Egypt improve their divinatory skills in moon light and starlight. They also do this when the winter season begins. It is to be noted that the practitioners of witchcraft work with the dark tides (positive aspects). This is probably the reason why the last day of October and the eve of November is considered to be a favorable period. The witches are also of the opinion that it is during this time that the veil between out world and the other world is the thinnest. It is also during this time that the people who are still living invite their deceased loved ones for feast and the spirits come to the world of the living.

The gatherings where the practitioners of the Egyptian witchcraft carry out magic are known as Esbats or Moon Celebrations. These celebrations takes place during the different phases of the moon and this is the reason why they are known as moon celebrations. During the Esbats, the practitioners perform protection and healing magic and they also channel the energy for the purpose of developing themselves spiritually.

To perform magic, the witches draw circles. Athame or the Sacred Blade is a ritual knife that the witches make use of for the purpose of working on magic and this is also their most important tool. This blade is charged with the energy of the witch to whom the Athame belongs to and then this tool is used for the purpose of creating a circle where the witch will work on her energy and will. The witches also make use of a bowl of water because this represents the element of water and also the properties of water like regeneration, cleansing and emotion. Many a times, the witches make use of a pentagram to represent the earth and the properties of this symbol are material wealth, practical affairs and stability.

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Ancient Egyptian Magic

Magicians
In Egyptian myth, magic (heka) was one of the forces used by the creator to make the world. Through heka, symbolic actions could have practical effects. All deities and people were thought to possess this force in some degree, but there were rules about why and how it could be used.

Priests were the main practitioners of magic in pharaonic Egypt, where they were seen as guardians of a secret knowledge given by the gods to humanity to ‘ward off the blows of fate’. The most respected users of magic were the lector priests, who could read the ancient books of magic kept in temple and palace libraries. In popular stories such men were credited with the power to bring wax animals to life, or roll back the waters of a lake.

By the first millennium BC, their role seems to have been taken over by magicians (hekau). Healing magic was a speciality of the priests who served Sekhmet, the fearsome goddess of plague.

Lower in status were the scorpion-charmers, who used magic to rid an area of poisonous reptiles and insects. Midwives and nurses also included magic among their skills, and wise women might be consulted about which ghost or deity was causing a person trouble.

Amulets were another source of magic power, obtainable from ‘protection-makers’, who could be male or female. None of these uses of magic was disapproved of – either by the state or the priesthood. Only foreigners were regularly accused of using evil magic. It is not until the Roman period that there is much evidence of individual magicians practising harmful magic for financial reward.

Techniques
Dawn was the most propitious time to perform magic, and the magician had to be in a state of ritual purity. This might involve abstaining from sex before the rite, and avoiding contact with people who were deemed to be polluted, such as embalmers or menstruating women. Ideally, the magician would bathe and then dress in new or clean clothes before beginning a spell.

Metal wands representing the snake goddess Great of Magic were carried by some practitioners of magic. Semi-circular ivory wands – decorated with fearsome deities – were used in the second millennium BC. The wands were symbols of the authority of the magician to summon powerful beings, and to make them obey him or her.

Only a small percentage of Egyptians were fully literate, so written magic was the most prestigious kind of all. Private collections of spells were treasured possessions, handed down within families. Protective or healing spells written on papyrus were sometimes folded up and worn on the body.

A spell usually consisted of two parts: the words to be spoken and a description of the actions to be taken. To be effective all the words, especially the secret names of deities, had to be pronounced correctly. The words might be spoken to activate the power of an amulet, a figurine, or a potion. These potions might contain bizarre ingredients such as the blood of a black dog, or the milk of a woman who had born a male child. Music and dance, and gestures such as pointing and stamping, could also form part of a spell.

Protection
Angry deities, jealous ghosts, and foreign demons and sorcerers were thought to cause misfortunes such as illness, accidents, poverty and infertility. Magic provided a defence system against these ills for individuals throughout their lives.

Stamping, shouting, and making a loud noise with rattles, drums and tambourines were all thought to drive hostile forces away from vulnerable women, such as those who were pregnant or about to give birth, and from children – also a group at risk, liable to die from childhood diseases.

Some of the ivory wands may have been used to draw a protective circle around the area where a woman was to give birth, or to nurse her child. The wands were engraved with the dangerous beings invoked by the magician to fight on behalf of the mother and child. They are shown stabbing, strangling or biting evil forces, which are represented by snakes and foreigners.

Supernatural ‘fighters, such as the lion-dwarf Bes and the hippopotamus goddess Taweret, were represented on furniture and household items. Their job was to protect the home, especially at night when the forces of chaos were felt to be at their most powerful.

Bes and Taweret also feature in amuletic jewellery. Egyptians of all classes wore protective amulets, which could take the form of powerful deities or animals, or use royal names and symbols. Other amulets were designed to magically endow the wearer with desirable qualities, such as long life, prosperity and good health.

Healing
Magic was not so much an alternative to medical treatment as a complementary therapy. Surviving medical-magical papyri contain spells for the use of doctors, Sekhmet priests and scorpion-charmers. The spells were often targeted at the supernatural beings that were believed to be the ultimate cause of diseases. Knowing the names of these beings gave the magician power to act against them.

Since demons were thought to be attracted by foul things, attempts were sometimes made to lure them out of the patient’s body with dung; at other times a sweet substance such as honey was used, to repel them. Another technique was for the doctor to draw images of deities on the patient’s skin. The patient then licked these off, to absorb their healing power.

Many spells included speeches, which the doctor or the patient recited in order to identify themselves with characters in Egyptian myth. The doctor may have proclaimed that he was Thoth, the god of magical knowledge who healed the wounded eye of the god Horus. Acting out the myth would ensure that the patient would be cured, like Horus.

Collections of healing and protective spells were sometimes inscribed on statues and stone slabs (stelae) for public use. A statue of King Ramesses III (c.1184-1153 BC), set up in the desert, provided spells to banish snakes and cure snakebites.

Statue of Horus Horus © A type of magical stela known as a cippus always shows the infant god Horus overcoming dangerous animals and reptiles. Some have inscriptions describing how Horus was poisoned by his enemies, and how Isis, his mother, pleaded for her son’s life, until the sun god Ra sent Thoth to cure him. The story ends with the promise that anyone who is suffering will be healed, as Horus was healed. The power in these words and images could be accessed by pouring water over the cippus. The magic water was then drunk by the patient, or used to wash their wound.

Curses
Though magic was mainly used to protect or heal, the Egyptian state also practised destructive magic. The names of foreign enemies and Egyptian traitors were inscribed on clay pots, tablets, or figurines of bound prisoners. These objects were then burned, broken, or buried in cemeteries in the belief that this would weaken or destroy the enemy.

In major temples, priests and priestesses performed a ceremony to curse enemies of the divine order, such as the chaos serpent Apophis – who was eternally at war with the creator sun god. Images of Apophis were drawn on papyrus or modelled in wax, and these images were spat on, trampled, stabbed and burned. Anything that remained was dissolved in buckets of urine. The fiercest gods and goddesses of the Egyptian pantheon were summoned to fight with, and destroy, every part of Apophis, including his soul (ba) and his heka. Human enemies of the kings of Egypt could also be cursed during this ceremony.

This kind of magic was turned against King Ramesses III by a group of priests, courtiers and harem ladies. These conspirators got hold of a book of destructive magic from the royal library, and used it to make potions, written spells and wax figurines with which to harm the king and his bodyguards. Magical figurines were thought to be more effective if they incorporated something from the intended victim, such as hair, nail-clippings or bodily fluids. The treacherous harem ladies would have been able to obtain such substances but the plot seems to have failed. The conspirators were tried for sorcery and condemned to death.

The dead
All Egyptians expected to need heka to preserve their bodies and souls in the afterlife, and curses threatening to send dangerous animals to hunt down tomb-robbers were sometimes inscribed on tomb walls. The mummified body itself was protected by amulets, hidden beneath its wrappings. Collections of funerary spells – such as the Coffin Texts and the Book of the Dead – were included in elite burials, to provide esoteric magical knowledge.

The dead person’s soul, usually shown as a bird with a human head and arms, made a dangerous journey through the underworld. The soul had to overcome the demons it would encounter by using magic words and gestures. There were even spells to help the deceased when their past life was being assessed by the Forty-Two Judges of the Underworld. Once a dead person was declared innocent they became an akh, a ‘transfigured’ spirit. This gave them akhw power, a superior kind of magic, which could be used on behalf of their living relatives.

 

 

Reference
Witchcraft 
J. Roslyn Antle, High Priestess, The 7Witches Coven
Dr Geraldine Pinch, BBC History 

Books
Amulets of Ancient Egypt by Carol Andrews (British Museum Press, 1994)
‘Witchcraft, Magic and Divination in Ancient Egypt’ by JF Borghouts in Civilizations of the Ancient Near East edited by JM Sasson (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1995)
Magic in Ancient Egypt by Geraldine Pinch (British Museum Press/University of Texas Press, 1994)

 

August 6 Today in History

Events in History

910 The last major Viking army to raid England is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward and Earl Æthelred

1305 Scottish resistance leader William Wallace is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution

1583 Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the British crown, the first English colony in North America and the beginning of the British Empire

1716 Battle of Petrovaradin [Peterwardein]: Habsburgs under Eugene of Savoy defeat the Ottomans in a decisive victory

1864 Battle of Mobile Bay, won by the Union Navy led by Rear Admiral David Farragut with the cry “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”

Events in Flim and TV

1921 KDKA Pittsburgh presents first radio broadcast of MLB; Pirates beat Phillies, 8-0; Harold Arlin first play-by-play broadcaster

1926 Harry Houdini stays in a coffin underwater for 1½ hours before escaping

1953 “From Here to Eternity” based on book by James Jones, directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1954)

1956 KUAM TV channel 8 in Agana, Guam (CBS/ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1956 WCYB TV channel 5 in Bristol-Kingsport, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting

1957 “American Bandstand” premieres on network TV (ABC)

1968 WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, TN (IND) 1st broadcast

1969 The UVF plant their first bomb in the Republic of Ireland, damaging the RTÉ Television Centre in Dublin

 

Events in Music

1964 Beatles record a cover of Little Willie John’s “Leave My Kitten Alone”; not released until 1995’s “Anthology 1”

1966 The Beatles release single “Yellow Submarine” with “Eleanor Rigby” in the UK

1966 The Beatles release their “Revolver” album in the UK

1972 Moody Blues re-issue their 1967 single “Nights in White Satin”, and it reaches #2 on US charts, higher than the initial release

1974 Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways in England

1975 Stevie Wonder signs a 7-year, 7 album, with $13 million advance contract with Motown Records

1979 Bert Keyes and Bob Larimer’s musical “But Never Jam Today”, based on the works of Lewis Carroll, closes at Longacre Theater, NYC, after 8 performances

1983 American rock singer David Crosby sentenced to 5 years in Texas state prison on drug and weapons convictions

Events in Sports

1901 Peter O’Connor of Ireland, sets the first officially recognised world long jump record at 24′ 11 3/4″ in Dublin, Ireland

1927 Phillies outfielder Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats in 9-7 win v Pirates

1936 American athlete Jesse Owens wins the 200m in a world record time of 20.7 seconds, his third gold medal of the Berlin Olympics

1936 Italian athlete Ondina Valla runs a world record 11.6 in the semi finals of the 80m hurdles at the Berlin Olympics; wins final the next day but can’t match the time

1936 Ken Carpenter (50.48 Olympic record) and Gordon Dunn make it an American 1-2 in the men’s discus throw at the Berlin Olympics

1940 St Louis Brown’s pitcher John Whitehead no-hits Detroit Tigers, 4-0 in 6 innings (rain shortened)

1948 A Jamaican 1-2 in the men’s 400m at the London Olympics with Arthur Wint (46.2) beating teammate Herb McKenley for the gold medal

1948 A Swedish sweep of the medals in the 3000m steeplechase at the London Olympics with Tore Sjöstrand taking gold ahead of teammates Erik Elmsäter & Göte Hagström

Source: www.onthisday.com

7 August 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Southern Hemisphere

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for August 7th, 2024 is the Waxing Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 2.88 days old and 7.91% illuminated with a tilt of 153.01°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 403,981.19 km and the moon sign is Virgo.

The Moon phase for August 7th, 2024 is a Waxing Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon started to become visible again after the New Moon.

In this part of the moon cycle, the Moon is moving away from the Sun and is becoming more and more illuminated by sunlight. In this phase, the moon will go from 0.1% to 49.9% illuminated before reaching the First Quarter phase.

In the Waxing Crescent phase the moon rises before noon in the east, transits the meridian before sunset, before setting in the west before midnight.

The Waxing Crescent phase, like all moon phases, will last for just over 7 days. The actual length will vary because of the elliptical shaped orbit of the moon. The moon is close to the Sun in the sky and the right edge will become brighter as it approaches 50% illumination and the First Quarter phase

Fun fact: although only a small part of the Moon is illuminated in the Waxing Crescent phase, you can still sometimes see the rest of moon as faintly visible. This is known as “earthshine” or Da Vinci glow and is a result of sunlight being reflected off the Earth and back to the Moon.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent

Moon age: 2.88 days

Moon illumination: 7.91%

Moon tilt: 153.01°

Moon angle: 0.49

Moon distance: 403,981.19 km

Moon sign: Virgo

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

7 August 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Leo 04
Moon:14 Virgo 25
Mercury:03 Virgo 57 Rx
Venus:02 Virgo 26
Mars:11 Gemini 42
Jupiter:15 Gemini 27
Saturn:18 Pisces 16 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 59
Neptune:29 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 43 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 17 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 17

Chiron:23 Aries 29 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 35 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 20
Juno:29 Virgo 08
Vesta:21 Leo 39

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

Cape Town, South Africa

7 August 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Leo 24
Moon:18 Virgo 23
Mercury:03 Virgo 53 Rx
Venus:02 Virgo 51
Mars:11 Gemini 55
Jupiter:15 Gemini 31
Saturn:18 Pisces 15 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 59
Neptune:29 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 16 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 19

Chiron:23 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 33 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 23
Juno:29 Virgo 15
Vesta:21 Leo 48

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

Easter Island, Chile

7 August 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Leo 43
Moon:22 Virgo 21
Mercury:03 Virgo 49 Rx
Venus:03 Virgo 15
Mars:12 Gemini 09
Jupiter:15 Gemini 34
Saturn:18 Pisces 14 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 00
Neptune:29 Pisces 35 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 14 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 22

Chiron:23 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 31 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 27
Juno:29 Virgo 21
Vesta:21 Leo 57

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

August 6, 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Northern Hemispheres

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for August 6th, 2024 is the Waxing Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 1.85 days old and 3.41% illuminated with a tilt of 148.014°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 402,040.33 km and the moon sign is Virgo.

The Moon phase for August 6th, 2024 is a Waxing Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon started to become visible again after the New Moon.

In this part of the moon cycle, the Moon is moving away from the Sun and is becoming more and more illuminated by sunlight. In this phase, the moon will go from 0.1% to 49.9% illuminated before reaching the First Quarter phase.

In the Waxing Crescent phase the moon rises before noon in the east, transits the meridian before sunset, before setting in the west before midnight.

The Waxing Crescent phase, like all moon phases, will last for just over 7 days. The actual length will vary because of the elliptical shaped orbit of the moon. The moon is close to the Sun in the sky and the right edge will become brighter as it approaches 50% illumination and the First Quarter phase

Fun fact: although only a small part of the Moon is illuminated in the Waxing Crescent phase, you can still sometimes see the rest of moon as faintly visible. This is known as “earthshine” or Da Vinci glow and is a result of sunlight being reflected off the Earth and back to the Moon.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent

Moon age: 1.85 days

Moon illumination: 3.41%

Moon tilt: 148.014°

Moon angle: 0.5

Moon distance: 402,040.33 km

Moon sign: Virgo

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

6 August 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Leo 28
Moon:06 Virgo 55
Mercury:04 Virgo 02 Rx
Venus:01 Virgo 40
Mars:11 Gemini 17
Jupiter:15 Gemini 21
Saturn:18 Pisces 18 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 58
Neptune:29 Pisces 37 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 32 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 46 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 19 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 13

Chiron:23 Aries 29 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 40 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 13
Juno:28 Virgo 56
Vesta:21 Leo 21

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

Chicago, Illinois

August 06, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Leo 43
Moon:09 Virgo 55
Mercury:04 Virgo 00 Rx
Venus:01 Virgo 59
Mars:11 Gemini 27
Jupiter:15 Gemini 24
Saturn:18 Pisces 18 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 59
Neptune:29 Pisces 37 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 32 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 44 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 18 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 15

Chiron:23 Aries 29 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 38 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 16
Juno:29 Virgo 01
Vesta:21 Leo 28

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

Los Angels, California

August 06, 2024
09:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Leo 52
Moon:11 Virgo 55
Mercury:03 Virgo 59 Rx
Venus:02 Virgo 11
Mars:11 Gemini 34
Jupiter:15 Gemini 25
Saturn:18 Pisces 17 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 59
Neptune:29 Pisces 36 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 32 Rx

True Lunar Node:07 Aries 44 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 17 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):04 Libra 16

Chiron:23 Aries 29 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 37 Rx
Pallas:22 Scorpio 18
Juno:29 Virgo 04
Vesta:21 Leo 33

Eris:25 Aries 28 Rx

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

August 6, 2024 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Virgo.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Be patient with coworkers today because something might annoy you, or you might feel angry with someone. This might be because you’re working hard today and you could be taking on more than you can handle, which makes you exhausted and tired. Stay chill.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Be patient with kids today as well as romantic partners. In fact, all social occasions including sports events might trigger minor hissy fits and disputes with someone. Fortunately, these will be short-lived and by tonight, you’re in a happy mood.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Let’s face it, with fiery Mars in your sign, you’re a bit feisty! Mars can be in your sign only once every two years for about six weeks. Be patient with family members today, especially females. Delays, confusion and people who are suddenly ‘back on the scene’ might test diplomacy.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

This is an argumentative day for many people, including you. If you are aware of this right from the beginning, you can practice patience when dealing with others because patience is the antidote to anger. Be cool. Demonstrate grace under pressure. You can do this.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Money squabbles or disputes about something that you own (or don’t own) might arise today. You will put a lot of yourself into whatever you have to say because the Sun is in your sign. Nevertheless, be careful and don’t do anything you will regret later.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Today the Moon is in your sign at odds with fiery Mars, which can trigger strong volatile emotions in you and others. This is why you might end up in a quarrel with someone or feel obsessed about something. Try to sidestep these issues if possible. Stay calm for your own happiness.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Something related to travel, foreign countries, the government, medicine and the law could be a source of irritation for you today. (It might also be other things.) The result is you feel some angst, which is no fun. If you can work to make a change – do so. If not, don’t get your belly in a rash.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Avoid squabbles and arguments with friends or members of groups because you might regret this later. The thing is that people are irritable today, and that’s just what’s happening. It’s a short-lived and brief influence, so suck it up and move on. Don’t make enemies.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

This is a poor day to ask bosses, parents and people in authority for permission or approval for anything because their response will likely be, “Talk to the hand.” This is because people are a bit short tempered and impatient with each other. Timing is everything. Today is not the day.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Steer clear of controversial subjects like politics, religion and racial issues because arguments will almost certainly break out today. This is not something you will welcome nor do you need it. Naturally, you have your opinions and you can share them – but today is a poor day to do this.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Money squabbles or disputes about inheritances, shared property, taxes, debt or insurance matters might arise today. Actually, this is a poor day to enter into these discussions because people are argumentative and easily irritated. Choose another day to tackle these matters, if you can.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Be patient with partners and close friends because many people are disgruntled or grumpy today. Cut others some slack. And while you’re at it, cut yourself some slack as well. Don’t make a big deal about anything. Stay chill.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Michelle Yeoh (1962) shares your birthday today. You’re adventurous and have a strong lust for life. You love mental stimulation and you resist routine. You work hard and party hard! This year is about creating solid foundations in your life both physically and inwardly. Explore martial arts and yoga. Stay grounded and levelheaded.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You are going to be attracted to materiality a lot this Tuesday, from shopping to simply looking for stuff everywhere and admiring, from fashion to furniture and so on.

Maybe this is something that has deeper echoes and maybe you are trying to find your peace by attracting your thoughts from something that is really bothering you right now.

You can also read this special Aries Daily Horoscope.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

It seems like you are bursting with energy but you are not in the mood to be too active so you will probably boil like a kettle.

This will happen for either the whole day or at least until someone from your entourage has the intelligence to get you out of the state and easily attract you towards doing something that you generally enjoy.

You can also read this special Taurus Daily Horoscope.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

You are giving what is best from you and although you are not blatantly expecting the same, deep, deep inside you would like to be surrounded by the same degree of attention and care.

What you might find useful to learn today is how to react when you are not being given this and how to temper your frustration or even anger at this thought.

You can also read this special Gemini Daily Horoscope.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

It appears like this is a great period for studies, research or even for finding meaning in something you already started working at, maybe something with a bit of a spiritual component in it as well.

Be prepared to follow your interest wherever they are taking you and don’t say no to collaboration or group work if that is the proposition.

You can also read this special Cancer Daily Horoscope.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

You are going to step out of your comfort zone for a bit these days but I wouldn’t worry that much because it will be something pleasant.

Although you might have to deal with new activities, these will most likely be in areas you are already familiar with and you trust yourself in knowing what to do and finding the right solution.

You can also read this special Leo Daily Horoscope.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You are on a peak of planning this Tuesday apparently and everything needs to be set until the last detail or else you will explode.

Take it easy and don’t adventure yourself towards areas you are not extremely comfortable. Don’t make too many plans as well because you will be extremely disappointed at the thought of not being able to deal with them all.

You can also read this special Virgo Daily Horoscope.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

You might have quite a few reasons of proud and satisfaction today but unfortunately, there are not related to you directly and this will probably make you sad, but they are concerned with people in your close proximity, either friends or family.

So learn how to celebrate them as well and be happy for what they have become.

You can also read this special Libra Daily Horoscope.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

It seems your need for intimacy and peacefulness will succumb any of your usually sociable tendencies and you are going to be focused, more than ever, on how to escape certain activities.

Maybe it might not be the best time to isolate yourself, especially if there are important things pending at work, but unfortunately sometimes these things can’t be planned.

You can also read this special Scorpio Daily Horoscope.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You will benefit from unexpected help this Tuesday but don’t expect this to solve your problems because it won’t.

Maybe you will be given a good idea or a helping hand to begin with but then you will still have to sort the majority of what you have to do on your own. Avoid being too critical about your own work because it is affecting you more than you can imagine.

You can also read this special Sagittarius Daily Horoscope.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

It appears that you shouldn’t have too many reasons to be upset or preoccupied today and I don’t say everything you are going through currently will sort out but I do say you won’t have to worry or bother with some of those things today.

So I would advise you to enjoy the peace and to use it to build strength for later on.

You can also read this special Capricorn Daily Horoscope.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

The current disposition is going to help your mouth and mind open so people around you should expect you to say exactly what you think.

At the same time, maybe it would be safe to wear this disclaimer with you, especially with people you just met because they might be surprised, and not necessarily in a good way, about this behavior of yours.

You can also read this special Aquarius Daily Horoscope.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

It appears that this Tuesday you are feeling more and more confident in your own powers and this will in turn help you relate better to people you so far found to be too inaccessible.

So do find ways to bring your interest to the front but at the same time don’t be too attached or fixed in your ideas and accept what is given.

You can also read this special Pisces Daily Horoscope.