
Day: October 14, 2024
A JOURNEY INTO WITCHCRAFT BELIEFS (One Person’s View)
The history of witchcraft is complex, and often raises more questions than it answers. Where did witches come from? And did they always arrive on broomsticks? We asked Professor Diane Purkiss to take us inside the minds of ordinary people and intellectuals in medieval and early modern England to reveal how the figure of the witch was born.
Travel with us from the pre-Christian world to the burial mounds of the English landscape, where an underworld of elves, demons and familiars came alive in the popular imagination. Out of these murky beginnings, we discover how the witch became the subject of the chilling persecutions of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Most people think that witches are a Christian invention. But the idea of the witch who flies in the night and draws power from dark cosmic forces to work her ill will on others pre-dates Christianity, probably by many centuries.
In Homer’s Odyssey (c.800 BC), Circe – who turns men into animals – is described as a witch, and Plutarch refers to witchcraft in his treatise On Superstition (c.AD 100). Illicit magic features heavily in Roman law statutes, some of which are passed down to the Christian world. However, many of those early laws were really laws against sorcery, which unlike witchcraft can be beneficial, and which requires special skills, tools and words.
Archaeologists have found hundreds of ancient Greek curse tablets, which the Greeks called katares, ‘curses that bind tight’, and they appear to have invented them, with a great number focused on sporting competitions or legal contests. The inscribed tablets were left in graves, wells or fountains, where the dead could better work their magic.
How did the figure of the witch emerge? Click here to read this rest of this article
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Monday
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Monday Source: plentifulearth.com
Of all the magical days of the week, Monday is the best for personal growth, healing, and psychic ability spells.
Planet: Moon
Element: Water
Gender: Feminine
Deities: Artemis, Diana, Luna, Selene, Thoth
Colors: Silver, White, Gray, Blue
Crystals: Aquamarine, Moonstone, Mother-of-Pearl, Opal, Pearl, Quartz, Sapphire, Selenite, Silver
Herbs & Plants: Catnip, Chamomile, Comfrey, Lily, Lotus, Mints, Moonflowers, Moonwort, Myrrh, Poppy, Sage, Sandalwood, Willow
Incenses: Honeysuckle, Jasmine, Moon Oil, Sandalwood, Wormwood
Energies & Associations: Clairvoyance, Divination, Dream Work, Emotional Healing, Faerie Magick, Feminine Beauty, Female Fertility, Feminine Health, Glamours, Goddess Rituals, Home and Family Life, Illusions, Intuition, Insight, Psychic Ability, Purity, Wisdom, Women’s Mysteries

Monday Source: smudgemetaphysical.com
Planet: Moon
Colour: white, silver, blue
Plants: bluebells, jasmine, gardenias, or white roses
Stone: moonstone, pearl
Herbs: Jasmine, Lemon, Sandalwood, Honeysuckle, Myrtle, Willow, and Wormwood
Oils:Lunar Goddess Oil, Seer Psychic Oil
God/Goddess: Selene, Luna, Diana, Artemis, and Toth.
Food: melon
Mondays are ruled by the moon and the divine feminine energy that this celestial body is associated with. The cycle of the moon has long been associated with the menstrual cycle. Therefor it is an excellent planet to work with for fertility, transformation, and change.
The moon rules the realm of the subconscious. This is where we access our emotions, our intuition, our psychic gifts. You would do well to perform divination or shadow work on this day.
Spells and rituals: involving agriculture, animals, female fertility, messages, reconciliations, theft, voyages, dreams, emotions, clairvoyance, home, family, medicine, cooking, personality, merchandising, psychic work, Faerie magic, and Goddess rituals.
Magic Monday spells:
Drink a soothing chamomile tea with the intention to have prophetic dreams that night.
Call upon the Goddess selene when performing and practicing tarot for an increase to your intuition.
Write down your grievances on toilet paper or a natural based paper and flush it down the toilet or send it away in a body of water.
15 October 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 Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.
During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.
Visit the October 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase
The Waxing Gibbous on October 15 has an illumination of 95%. 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 October 15 the Moon is 12.71 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
Illumination: 95%
Moon Age: 12.71 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,808.77 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,113,322.48 km

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
15 October 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:18 Pisces 24
Mercury:02 Scorpio 02
Venus:26 Scorpio 42
Mars:21 Cancer 49
Jupiter:21 Gemini 17 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 32 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 31 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 52 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 39
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 37
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 37 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):11 Libra 56
Chiron:21 Aries 12 Rx
Ceres:13 Capricorn 54
Pallas:12 Sagittarius 07
Juno:23 Libra 12
Vesta:24 Virgo 14
Eris:24 Aries 58 Rx
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:6
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Cape Town, South Africa
15 October 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:23 Pisces 23
Mercury:02 Scorpio 34
Venus:27 Scorpio 06
Mars:21 Cancer 59
Jupiter:21 Gemini 16 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 31 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 30 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 52 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 39
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 37
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):11 Libra 58
Chiron:21 Aries 11 Rx
Ceres:13 Capricorn 58
Pallas:12 Sagittarius 14
Juno:23 Libra 19
Vesta:24 Virgo 24
Eris:24 Aries 58 Rx
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:6
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Easter Island, Chile
15 October 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:28 Pisces 23
Mercury:03 Scorpio 06
Venus:27 Scorpio 30
Mars:22 Cancer 08
Jupiter:21 Gemini 16 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 30 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 29 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 51 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 39
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 37
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 35 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):12 Libra 00
Chiron:21 Aries 10 Rx
Ceres:14 Capricorn 03
Pallas:12 Sagittarius 21
Juno:23 Libra 26
Vesta:24 Virgo 33
Eris:24 Aries 57 Rx
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:6
October 14, 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Northern Hemispheres

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 Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.
During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.
Visit the October 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase
The Waxing Gibbous on October 14 has an illumination of 89%. 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 October 14 the Moon is 11.56 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
Illumination: 89%
Moon Age: 11.56 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 365,520.92 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,155,730.55 km

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com
London, England
14 October 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:09 Pisces 10
Mercury:01 Scorpio 03
Venus:25 Scorpio 57
Mars:21 Cancer 32
Jupiter:21 Gemini 18 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 34 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 32 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 53 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 39
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 36
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 39 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):11 Libra 52
Chiron:21 Aries 13 Rx
Ceres:13 Capricorn 45
Pallas:11 Sagittarius 53
Juno:22 Libra 59
Vesta:23 Virgo 56
Eris:24 Aries 58 Rx
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:6
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Chicago, Illinois
October 14, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:12 Pisces 50
Mercury:01 Scorpio 26
Venus:26 Scorpio 15
Mars:21 Cancer 39
Jupiter:21 Gemini 17 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 33 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 31 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 53 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 39
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 37
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 39 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):11 Libra 53
Chiron:21 Aries 13 Rx
Ceres:13 Capricorn 48
Pallas:11 Sagittarius 58
Juno:23 Libra 04
Vesta:24 Virgo 04
Eris:24 Aries 58 Rx
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:6
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Los Angels, California
October 14, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:14 Pisces 04
Mercury:01 Scorpio 34
Venus:26 Scorpio 21
Mars:21 Cancer 41
Jupiter:21 Gemini 17 Rx
Saturn:13 Pisces 33 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 31 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 53 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 39
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 37
Mean Lunar Node:05 Aries 38 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):11 Libra 54
Chiron:21 Aries 13 Rx
Ceres:13 Capricorn 49
Pallas:12 Sagittarius 00
Juno:23 Libra 06
Vesta:24 Virgo 06
Eris:24 Aries 58 Rx
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:6
Fixed:3
Mutable:6
October 14, 2024 Daily Horoscopes
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Moon Alert
There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Pisces.
The Stars Rate Your Day
5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
Aries (March 21-April 19)
** This is a challenging day because issues might make you second-guess yourself. Meanwhile, you have increased chaos and activity at home plus, something unexpected might be impacting your wealth, your belongings or your earnings. Hang in there.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
** Relations with a friend or a group (especially older people) might be a bit grim or strained today. This could be because people are negative or judgmental, which nobody likes. Meanwhile, a partner or close friend might surprise you or do something unexpected.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
* Make your life easier by being patient and tolerant when dealing with authority figures today, especially parents and bosses. The truth is that people are inclined to be critical and stingy. Conversations might be depressing. No wonder everyone feels timid and cautious. (Run away!)
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
** Teachers and professors might be hard to deal with today. You might also have to obey rules and regulations, which restrict what you want to do. Romance is unpredictable. Meanwhile, parents should be extra vigilant because this is an accident-prone day for your kids. (Yikes!)
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
** Your home routine will be interrupted today. Small appliances might break down or a minor breakage could occur. Dealings with bosses, parents and authority figures might surprise you. Meanwhile, debt or disappointing news about shared property could occur. (It’s that kinda day.)
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
* Pay attention to everything you say and do today because this is an accident-prone day for you. Surprising news might catch you off guard. Some of you will suddenly have to travel; or scheduled travel might change. Meanwhile, it might be tough dealing with partners, spouses and close friends because they are critical of you. (Bummer.)
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
** Keep an eye on your money and your assets today because things are unpredictable. You might find money; you might lose money. Protect what you own against loss, theft or damage. Stay positive at work. (Negative comments from others won’t stop you from working hard.)
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
** Keep your cool today because friends, spouses and partners might throw you a curveball. Something unexpected. Meanwhile, romance might disappoint. Social plans might be challenging; plus, children might be an increased responsibility. Stay strong. Do what you gotta do.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
** Family relationships can be uplifting but they can also be upsetting. Today, a parent or an older relative might be critical or challenging. Do your best to stay positive and effective when dealing with this situation because it’s in your own best interest to do so. (Obviously.)
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
* You might be depressed or discouraged today. Someone might be uncooperative or critical. Meanwhile, something to do with a friend or a group might catch you off guard. (Something unusual is happening.) Your best bet is to stay focused and be productive. Stay grounded.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
** Why is there always so much month left at the end of the money? You might be asking yourself this today because you feel tapped out or worse. Meanwhile, tread carefully when talking to parents and bosses because something unpredictable might occur. Don’t ask for permission or approval – not today.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
* Today the Moon is in your sign lined up with stern Saturn, which urges you to be orderly, dutiful and hard-working. (The best way to handle this energy.) Its negative expression could be depressing. But if you work hard and accomplish something – you’ll feel good. Pay attention to avoid accidents. Travel is likely to change or be interrupted.
If Your Birthday Is Today
Singer, songwriter Usher (1978) shares your birthday today. You are articulate and persuasive. You are also tolerant, kind and considerate. This is a year of exciting changes and increased personal freedom. Travel is likely. Seek out new opportunities and be ready to act fast. Trust your intuition. New friends will expand your horizons.

Aries (March 21-April 19)
You will be quite unhappy because of today being a Sunday as you seem ready for action and are quite convincing.
You feel your mind full of ideas and ready to tackle any trouble and you kind of can’t wait to be back at work. This is also because you probably rested enough these past days and this peaceful routine is not for you.
You can also read this special Aries Daily Horoscope.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
You can complain of a lot of things this Monday but not of lack of energy and initiative as there are millions of ideas going through your head at the moment.
Some of which should only remain there while some others should be extracted and you should use them at work. However, not everyone will be happy for yourself.
You can also read this special Taurus Daily Horoscope.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Potentially you are going to leave a good impression wherever you are going today but it seems that although you are keeping your mouth shut and not expressing too many things you are still in the game for some controversy.
Maybe it’s just the way you are or maybe you can’t help some gestures. Don’t be too rushed with some actions either.
You can also read this special Gemini Daily Horoscope.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
You are going to experiment with all kinds of activities this Monday and you will also benefit if you spend some time outdoors or resort to some physical activities.
You have a surplus of energy that needs to be consumed or else it will somehow get into your head and you won’t focus on more important things because of it.
You can also read this special Cancer Daily Horoscope.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Although you should be quite rested and relaxed by now it seems that only the thought of starting work all over again has got you in a very extenuated disposition.
Therefore you will revel in this complaining mood the whole day and it will be quite difficult for other people to approach you, although you might not really understand why they are avoiding you.
You can also read this special Leo Daily Horoscope.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Personally, it seems you benefit from family support and your partner is doing what they can for you but this doesn’t mean you can get this unconditionally.
Don’t forget that there are some things you shouldn’t force and at the same time if you don’t make yourself respected, those around you won’t respect you.
You can also read this special Virgo Daily Horoscope.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
You need to stay away from manipulations and scenarios and try not to involve the innocent in your stories if you really want to go out and about with them.
You are searching for drama and for reasons to complain but this is only because you are feeling your life is buried in the mundane and you’d do anything to escape that.
You can also read this special Libra Daily Horoscope.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
It seems that you will find it quite difficult now to divide yourself between family life and work and the model from the past week is going to put you in even more difficulty.
There is a standard already there and you might find it very hard to follow it but you won’t also know what to do to evade it and this will create a lot of frustration.
You can also read this special Scorpio Daily Horoscope.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
You seem to be searching for some signs that are late to come but you don’t really acknowledge this and you are even more stubborn in your quest to see things work.
And the more you insist the less concentration you have, therefore less that you can obtain through this. If you are searching for something profound you aren’t doing it in the right place.
You can also read this special Sagittarius Daily Horoscope.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
When it comes to love life this Monday the worst thing you can do is hurry up into something just for the sake of it or because of fear that you might lose it.
You benefit from a lot of charm that you can use to revert things to your advantage but you need to open your eyes and see this before all the panic installs and you don’t react as yourself any more.
You can also read this special Capricorn Daily Horoscope.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
While money is important and should be part of your concerns, it seems that this Monday you need to take a look behind materiality and to actually see what you want and how you can achieve it.
Leaving your desires aside for a bit might help you reach an interesting conclusion as well so I wouldn’t rule this out of the equation.
You can also read this special Aquarius Daily Horoscope.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
You are trying to pursue a goal but maybe you might find yourself in a bit of a complicated situation due to money issues and maybe you won’t truly understand why things are going the way they are for you.
At the same time, there might be a decision that has been taken without your agreement and that influences you, that will keep you from sleeping at night.
You can also read this special Pisces Daily Horoscope.
Are witches real? Of course! Witch historian and modern practitioners share history, types.
Broomsticks, cauldrons and pointy hats often come to mind when someone says the word “witch.” Around Halloween and spooky season, famous characters and specific imagery surfaces when witches are mentioned.
From the Wicked Witch of the West to the Sanderson Sisters from “Hocus Pocus“, women using magic for evil (and in some cases, good) has shaped cultural understandings of the craft. But these, among other stereotypes, are far from the truth for real-life practitioners.
Here’s a breakdown on the history of witchcraft and an answer to the age-old question, “Are witches real?”
What is witchcraft?
Witchcraft is a nebulous term and is hard to distinctly define as it is open to interpretation depending on the practitioner or scholar.
As a practice, witchcraft dates back as early as the 10th century. However, it grew in prominence as a Renaissance phenomenon around the 15th century, said Fabrizio Conti, Ph.D., historian and lecturer in history at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy.
“We can define witchcraft as a series of beliefs that were put together by intellectual means,” he said.
According to Conti, historical interpretations of witchcraft depend on certain scholars. For instance, some believe all witchcraft shares the same elements and beliefs everywhere. However, others take an approach similar to historian Richard Kieckhefer, who stated certain mythologies in witchcraft are found in specific geographical locations and not in others, defining witchcraft as more individual, cultural and regional.
“We can have a degree of a shade of differences,” said Conti. “In northern Italy, for instance, you have, according to Kieckhefer, different mythologies of witchcraft: Click here to read the rest of this article

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