Month: January 2025

January 26, 2025 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 4 AM to 9 AM EST today (1 AM to 6 AM PST). After that, the Moon moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

The Stars Rate Your Day

5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

Aries (March 21-April 19)

**** You are high viz. today, which means people notice you more than usual. You are also very intuitive today, which means you can trust your hunches. A secret admirer or a sudden love affair might take place. You are certainly popular.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

***** Today you want to explore more of your world because you want to satisfy your sense of adventure. You want to do something exciting. Because of this, you might meet someone new who is different or unusual. Singles might find someone fascinating online. (Keep swiping.)

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

**** Today you feel generous and concerned for someone who is less fortunate, which is compassionate. However, be careful that you don’t give away the farm. Make sure you know what you’re doing. Meanwhile, a sudden attraction to a boss or someone who is older or more established might happen.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

***** A sudden opportunity to travel might fall in your lap today. Either way, make an effort to do something different. You need a change of scenery and you might suddenly have a chance to do this even though it is unexpected. Therefore, stay light on your feet to take advantage of whatever comes your way.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

**** Keep your pockets open because gifts, goodies and favours from others might come your way today. If so, it will be unexpected. It might involve technology. Meanwhile, for those of you who are working today, trust your intuition because your Spidey sense is turned on!

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

***** A partner, spouse or close friend might do something that surprises you today. Or perhaps you will be introduced to someone who is unusual and different? Romantic possibilities are strong for you today, which is why many of you will meet someone who is appealing.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

**** Something pleasant but unusual or unexpected might impact your job today or perhaps your health or even your relationship to a pet. You might get a new pet, for example. Meanwhile, family conversations will be mutually sympathetic and supportive.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

***** Romantic possibilities are strong for you today! If you are single and looking to meet someone, make the effort. Check out online dating possibilities. Get out and schmooze with others. Something unexpected and surprising might happen. Trust your intuition.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

**** If shopping today, be careful about going overboard, especially with luxurious items or art objects, jewelry, sports equipment and clothing because you might try to fulfil a fantasy you have. Meanwhile, stock the fridge because very likely you will unexpectedly entertain today.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

***** You are empowered today because the Moon is in your sign, which means things will tend to go your way. You might also attract unusual people to you, so be open to taking unexpected short trips to see new places and meet new faces. Today the world is your oyster!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

**** Although this is a powerful time for you and you feel friendly and sociable with others; nevertheless, you will also enjoy some down time just for you so that you can contemplate your navel. You might spontaneously do some impulse shopping today. If so, keep your receipts – and the box.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

***** This is a wonderful day to schmooze with others. It’s also a great day to meet new people, which is why singles might encounter new romantic opportunities, especially with someone younger. In either case, you are restless and eager for change and adventure. Bring it on!

If Your Birthday Is Today

Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky (1961) shares your birthday today. You are larger-than-life because you’re strong willed, quick-witted and confident. You’re intuitive, perceptive and willing to take risks. This is the final year of a nine-year cycle for you, which means it’s time to let go of anything that is holding you back. Clear the decks.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

There might be some roadblocks today that you will have to handle very carefully but nothing to really displace you from your plans.

On the other hand you will also have to fight yourself in order to keep your eyes on the prize as you seem to be quite dreamy this day and in a fun disposition. You need instant gratification for every small step you make.

Check every day your Aries Daily Horoscope.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

From someone else’s perspective you are totally wasting this day by lazing around the house. From your perspective you are actually recharging your batteries and coming in contact with yourself.

You are however relying too much on your mental state to get you through the day and you are not pursuing anything to help your body regenerate too.

Check every day your Taurus Daily Horoscope.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

You are going to dedicate this Sunday entirely to your family but although in theory you might feel good about yourself and have all kinds of activities planned, in practice you are not going to pursue this and will eventually settle on just gathering everyone in the same place.

Maybe you should be keener on actually using this time instead.

Check every day your Gemini Daily Horoscope.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Social endeavors are going to be in the spotlight today so you’ll probably spend most of the day roaming around in town in the company of your friends or new acquaintances you are trying to transform into friends.

And yes, you heard it right, even being social has transformed for you in a chase of surrounding yourself with the right people.

Check every day your Cancer Daily Horoscope.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

It appears that you dreamy nature intensifies and you tend to overlook important practical matters just to have time to dream more. You are however benefiting from a lot of energy and maybe you shouldn’t let it go to a waste.

This might also mean accepting the invitation of your partner to go out or maybe even practice some kind of sport.

Check every day your Leo Daily Horoscope.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You are lacking the courage to get to action and prefer to stick to your comfortable place and think of all kinds of scenarios.

On the other hand, even your mind might be tired of all this and maybe you should find something more practical to get involved with. It appears that yesterday you were working hard enough but you lost that today.

Check every day your Virgo Daily Horoscope.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

You may be trying to shed some light over your recent work and see it in a different context but it seems that your mind is stuck.

Maybe because this is a Sunday and you should be doing anything else but thinking about work or maybe because you feel guilty you are not enjoying this day off. Try to segment your day so you can do both.

Check every day your Libra Daily Horoscope.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Some circumstances might see you change your plans for the day and perhaps get stuck in the house although you had plans to be outdoor.

Not a good time for traveling so don’t be too sad if your journey plans have crumbled. At the same time, you should take advantage of this time and actually spend it with someone in your family.

Check every day your Scorpio Daily Horoscope.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

This day benefits new initiatives but only if the idea has actually originated from you. So don’t be a cheater because things are not working like this today.

You might also see other people coming to you for advice or ideas but again, try to be personal and don’t just say things that are obvious or taken from someone else.

Check every day your Sagittarius Daily Horoscope.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

The current disposition will again make you crave for new beginnings and changes in your life but it seems that your position doesn’t really allow you to get what you want.

Therefore this whole Sunday will be spent in a haze, not really knowing what you should be doing and not really feeling capable of doing anything.

Check every day your Capricorn Daily Horoscope.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

A stranger might actually open your eyes this Sunday in regard to something you might be missing out on.

And although at the beginning you might be suspicious of their good will, eventually you will understand that they have nothing to win or lose of this situation and they only expressed their opinion. Then, it is only up to you what you do with it.

Check every day your Aquarius Daily Horoscope.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Although you might find it hard, this Sunday should be used to reinvigorate some relationships that might have gone a bit sore lately.

You might also see yourself in movement, actually traveling to pursue this or any other plan you might be having. An interesting moment for this kind of efforts so have all your trust with you.

Check every day your Pisces Daily Horoscope.

Etain Irish Goddess of Light

Etain Irish Goddess of Light Source: witchymagicks.com

Etain, the resplendent gem of Irish mythology, has captured the hearts and imaginations of people for generations. Her tale speaks of an eternal cycle of love, metamorphosis, and renewal. Immortalized in the time-honored text “The Wooing Of Etain,” her story has endured the relentless march of time, forever etched in the annals of history.

More than a mere goddess, Etain embodies the very essence of the sun, radiating life and vitality wherever her presence graces. As the ages passed, her legend grew, and she came to be revered as a moon goddess as well, adding an ethereal dimension to her already captivating persona. To embark upon a journey into Etain’s realm is to be enthralled by a narrative that transcends the boundaries of time, where her unwavering spirit shines bright against the capricious tides of destiny.

Helios – The Sun God

Helios rides his Chariot across the sky

HELIOS FACTS
Name(s): Helios
Rules over: The Sun
Title: Titan God of the Sun
Gender: Male
Symbols: Sun, Chariot, Aureole
Sacred animals: Horse, Rooster, Cattle, Wolf
Items: Frankincense, Cornucopia, Black Poplar, Heliotrope
Parents: Hyperion and Theia
Consort: Clymene, Rhode – possible others: – Clytie, Perse, Leucothea
Other significant others: Siblings: – Selene and Eos
Children: Abundant children including: – The Charites, Phaethon, The Horae, Pasiphae, Circe, Aeëtes, Heliadae, and Heliades
Roman name: Sol

Helios – The Sun God: https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net –

A handsome Titan with flowing hair, driving a golden chariot pulled by four fiery steeds across the sky.

That was the image that would come to the minds of ancient Greeks when they thought of Helios. To them, he was the representation of the sun and sunlight, traveling across the sky every day. Some authors report that select Greeks revered him as much as they did Zeus.

Helios Appearance

Artwork of the time often shows Helios to be wearing a shining aureole, or halo, of the sun upon his head. He had piercing eyes and long, curly hair.

Family History

Helios was the son of the Titan Hyperion and the Titaness, Theia, making him a second generation Titan.
His sisters were goddesses Selene, the moon, and Eos, the dawn.

Wives

Children of Helios

Helios sired many children with his different wives. The Charites, Phaethon, The Horae, Pasiphaë, Circe, Aeëtes, Heliadae, and Heliades are among his known offspring.

The All Seeing Eye

It is not uncommon so see Helios given the epitaph Panoptes, or all-seeing, as the Greeks believed that he could witness anything in the heavens or on earth.

According to the myth about Persephone’s abduction by Hades, it was Helios who saw the crime occur. When Demeter, Persephone’s mother, demanded to know the whereabout of her daughter, the Titan was able to inform her that Hades had kidnapped the goddess.

Another tale illustrating his ability describes Helios witnessing an affair between Aphrodite and Ares. He reported this to Hephaestus, Aphrodite’s husband, and helped set a trap to catch the two lovers. Caught in the act, the gods then banished Ares from Olympus for his crime.

This ability would have made him a valuable friend to keep and a frightening enemy to have.

Daily Travels

As the sun god, Helios would make a daily journey across the sky. Four horses, Aethon, Pyrois, Phlegon and Eous, drew his chariot.

Each morning, his sister, Eos, would paint the dawn sky with her fingers and pull the misty curtain, through which Helios would appear, aside. He would drive his blazing chariot across the heavens until his travels were complete. At this time, he would he would hide in a golden cup that fell to earth while his sister, Eos, would begin her nightly trek.

Meeting with Hercules

Legend has it that one day while lost in his quest to find the island of Erythia, Hercules grew frustrated and shot an arrow towards the sun. Upon realizing what he had done, he apologized to the Titan. Helios, however, was so taken with the boldness of this action that he presented Hercules with his golden cup. Hercules was then able to use this cup to reach his destination.

Helios Appearance in The Odyssey

Helios has a small but notable role in the Odyssey. When Odysseus and his men land on Thrinacia, one of the islands dedicated to the sun god, Odysseus warns them not to touch any of Helios’ cattle or sheep that graze on the land. They do not heed this warning and, in his absence, slaughter some of the best of the animals.

Alerted to this by one of his daughters, Helios appeals to Zeus for revenge. He threatens to take the sun and shine it onto the dead of the Underworld, instead of on the earth, if the men’s act goes unpunished. Zeus then strikes the crew’s ship with a lightning bolt, killing everyone except for Odysseus.

Cult Worship

The island of Rhodes, believed to have been shaped by Helios, is a place where people honored him as an important deity. Legend has it that when the island first came into being, it was muddy and uninhabitable. Helios dried the land and filled it with life, including seven of his sons known as Heliadae. Because of Helios’ life-giving intervention, some residents of the island worshiped him, and the island became sacred to Helios.

In the 3rd Century BC the people of Rhodes built the Colossus of Rhodes which was a 30 metre (90 foot) statue of Helios, it was won of the Seven wonders of the Ancient world.

The Dorians, one of the four major ethnic groups of Greece at the time, also seemed to have celebrated Helios more than many Greeks of the era. There is even speculation that they were the people who brought the worship of the sun god to Rhodes.

Conclusion

Despite having what some historians believe to be a significant place in the Greeks’ hearts, Helios did not play a massive part in their mythology, and it seems that he was eventually replaced by Apollo. Nevertheless, his image as the handsome Titan driving a blazing chariot pulled through the sky by his fire-breathing steeds lives on to this day.

Quick Facts:

Mother: Theia
Father: Hyperion
Siblings: Selene and Eos
Known wives/consorts: Selene, Perse, Clymene, Aegle, Neaera, Rhodos, Ocyrrhoe, Leucothoe, Nausidame, and Gaia
Known as: the Sun God
Roman equivalent: Sol

January 26, 2025 Current Moon Phase for the Northern 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

Moon Phase

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Crescent phase. This phase is best viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

Visit the January 2025 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on January 26 has an illumination of 9%. 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 January 26 the Moon is 26.67 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.

Today’s Moon Sign: ♐ Sagittarius

The current zodiac moon sign is Sagittarius, positioned at 29.87° within the sign. The Moon entered Sagittarius on Jan 24, 5:05 AM and will shift into Capricorn on Jan 26, 8:21 AM. The zodiac moon sign represents the position of the Moon as it moves through the twelve signs of the zodiac. Each zodiac moon sign lasts about 2 to 2.5 days as the Moon travels through that part of the sky.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 9%
Moon Age: 26.67 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 390,934.38 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,315,142.55 km

27 January 2025 Current Moon Phase for the Southern Hemisphere

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for January 27th, 2025 is the Waning Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 27.19 days old and 6.35% illuminated with a tilt of -65.442°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 384,888.00 km and the moon sign is Capricorn.

The Moon phase for January 27th, 2025 is a Waning Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon is less than 50% illuminated but has not yet reached 0% illumination (which would be a New Moon).

In this part of the moon cycle, it is getting closer and closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing earth with a decreasingly thin crescent being illuminated.

The waning (shrinking) crescement Moon will rise at around midnight, transit the meridian after sunrise, before setting after noon. This phase is best viewed 1-2 hours before sunrise and is a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the illuminated crescent you can see the craters and mountains of the moon casting long shadows.

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The Waxing Gibbous 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. During this Waxing Gibbous phase the moon will rise in the east in the mid- to late-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset.

Assuming it’s a clear night, the Waxing Gibbous moon will then be visible through most of the night before setting just before sunrise.

Fun fact: the illuminated side of a waning crescent moon is always pointed eastwards, towards the sunrise.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent

Moon age: 27.19 days

Moon illumination: 6.35%

Moon tilt: -65.442°

Moon angle: 0.52

Moon distance: 384,888.00 km

Moon sign: Capricorn

Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

May your and your family’s lives be filled with love, happiness, laughter, joy, and positive things!

Blessed be.

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Goddess – Rhiannon, Horse Goddess of Wales

Rhiannon – Horse Goddess of Wales

In Welsh mythology, Rhiannon is a horse goddess depicted in the Mabinogion. She is similar in many aspects to the Gaulish Epona, and later evolved into a goddess of sovereignty who protected the king from treachery.

Rhiannon was married to Pwyll, the Lord of Dyfed. When Pwyll first saw her, she appeared as a golden goddess upon a magnificent white horse. Rhiannon managed to outrun Pwyll for three days, and then allowed him to catch up, at which point she told him she’d be happy to marry him, because it would keep her from marrying Gwawl, who had tricked her into an engagement. Rhiannon and Pwyll conspired together to fool Gwawl in return, and thus Pwyll won her as his bride. Most of the conspiring was likely Rhiannon’s, as Pwyll didn’t appear to be the cleverest of men. In the Mabinogion, Rhiannon says of her husband, “Never was there a man who made feebler use of his wits.” After Pwyll’s death, Rhiannon married Manawyden.

The goddess’ name, Rhiannon, derives from a Proto-Celtic root which means “great queen,” and by taking a man as her spouse, she grants him sovereignty as king of the land.

In addition, Rhiannon possesses a set of magical birds, who can soothe the living into a deep slumber, or wake the dead from their eternal sleep.

Her story features prominently in the Fleetwood Mac hit Rhiannon, although songwriter Stevie Nicks says she didn’t know it at the time. Later, Nicks said she “was struck by the story’s emotional resonance with that of her song: the goddess, or possibly witch, given her ability with spells, was impossible to catch by horse and was also closely identified with birds — especially significant since the song claims she “takes to the sky like a bird in flight,” “rules her life like a fine skylark,” and is ultimately “taken by the wind.”

Primarily, though, Rhiannon is associated with the horse, which appears prominently in much of Welsh and Irish mythology. Many parts of the Celtic world — Gaul in particular — used horses in warfare, and so it is no surprise that these animals turn up in the myths and legends or Ireland and Wales. Scholars have learned that horse racing was a popular sport, especially at fairs and gatherings, and for centuries Ireland has been known as the center of horse breeding and training.

Judith Shaw, at Feminism and Religion, says, “Rhiannon, reminding us of our own divinity, helps us to identify with our sovereign wholeness. She enables us to cast out the role of victim from our lives forever. Her presence calls us to practice patience and forgiveness. She lights our way to the ability to transcend injustice and maintain compassion for our accusers.”

Symbols and items that are sacred to Rhiannon in modern Pagan practice include horses and horseshoes, the moon, birds, and the wind itself.

An Iowa Pagan named Callista says, “I raise horses, and have worked with them since I was a child. I first encountered Rhiannon when I was a teenager, and I keep an altar to her near my stables. It’s got horsey things on it, like a horseshoe, a horse figurine, and even braids from the manes of horses I’ve lost over the years. I make an offering to her before horse shows, and I invoke her when one of my mares is about to give birth. She seems to like offerings of sweetgrass and hay, milk, and even music – I sometimes sit by my altar and play my guitar, just singing a prayer to her, and the results are always good. I know she’s watching over me and my horses.”

Source: Paganism/Wicca Expert Article originally published on & owned by About.com 

January 25, 2025 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

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

The Stars Rate Your Day

5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

Aries (March 21-April 19)

*** Steer clear of controversial subjects today because disputes with others might arise, which could be challenging. Ironically, this evening is a complete turnabout that promotes gentle, warm, loving energy with others. A mixed day, indeed.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

*** Try not to get sidetracked in disputes about differing values or issues related to taxes, debt, inheritances and shared property today. Instead, as this day wears on, your ability to relate to friends and members of groups will be rewarding and satisfying. Guaranteed.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

*** Be cooperative with others today. Don’t make a big deal about anything. As the day wears on, things will get easier and easier. In fact, relations with bosses, parents and authority figures will be warm and supportive later in the day and this evening. Let this day unfold slowly.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

**** Issues related to your job, your health or your pet might create disputes with someone today, especially someone from another country or a different culture. Or you might be restricted by rules and regulations. Nevertheless, later in the day, and by evening, you feel relaxed and friendly.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

**** Be patient with your kids today. Likewise, be patient with romantic partners, sports events and artistic endeavors because these are areas that could create some tension for you. Fortunately, as the day wears on, good vibes will prevail. In fact, this evening is romantic and passionate!

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

*** Avoid family disputes today as well as problems with partners and spouses because these are temporary. Don’t get your belly in a rash. Ironically, later in the day, you’ll enjoy entertaining at home – or – you’ll enjoy peace and quiet in the familiar surroundings of your home. It’s your call.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

*** Steer clear of arguments with siblings, about work or with bosses and parents because these will upset you. At this time, you want things to be lighthearted and playful. Fortunately, later in the day, this is exactly how things will be. (Play your cards close to your heaving bosom.)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

**** You might be concerned about financial matters today, perhaps the cost of social events or something to do with sports or your kids. In fact, home and family are a strong concern for you at this time. Fortunately, later in the day, you’ll enjoy schmoozing with everyone.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

*** Today the Moon is in your sign, which will make you more emotional than usual, especially in your response to others. Take it down a notch. Relax. As this day wears on, relations with others, especially family members, will improve in a lovely way. Meanwhile, respect your moneymaking ideas.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

*** Don’t coerce others into your way of thinking because it will create problems in your communications today, especially with siblings, neighbours and relatives. Stay chill. Later in the day, everything becomes easier and friendlier. This is when you’ll enjoy talking to everyone.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

*** You might encounter some tension today with a friend or a member of a group about financial matters or how a job is done. These disputes might be about the ownership of something? Nevertheless, later in the day, this becomes a friendly, warm-hearted day to enjoy the company of others.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

**** People notice you today. In fact, some people know personal details about your private life. This might relate to disputes about your kids, or a social outing, or something related to sports, which could be irritating. Hang in there because later in the day, the vibes are friendly and warm.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskiy (1978) shares your birthday today. You are witty, humorous and entertaining. You are also thoughtful and receptive to the feelings of others. This is a powerful year for you because your past efforts will be acknowledged. You will reap the benefits of your hard work. Expect promotions, leadership roles, kudos and awards.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

A very generous day for you in both directions it seems. You are quick to gift your time and even material things and you are probably going to receive a similar treatment.

However, don’t imagine that this Saturday will be all sugar because it might not be the case. Not everyone around carries the best intentions and you might also be taken advantage of.

Check every day your Aries Daily Horoscope.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

You may feel as if you are paralyzed with anger today upon finding out some disturbing news but overall, you can find your own coping mechanisms to deal with it.

The biggest mistake you can do in this situation is to try and find responsible people even if deep inside into your heart you know that there aren’t any.

Check every day your Taurus Daily Horoscope.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

You might feel your heart grow fonder when you think of that person but you need to discern very well and quite quickly whether what you are feeling is pure infatuation or actual feelings.

You are quick to enter a game just for the sake of the game but when that game is love, the stakes might involve hurting someone else’s feelings and you shouldn’t risk that.

Check every day your Gemini Daily Horoscope.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Some travel opportunities might see you spend the Saturday away from your family and although they might be disappointed by this, the key to making them feel better stands in your hands and you can bring them something nice or surprise them somehow.

Don’t be too stressed about making it to them because the expectations are not that high.

Check every day your Cancer Daily Horoscope.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Money related benefits are sure to brighten this day for you but as usually, this money comes with great responsibility and you will need to think before you start spending them.

Other than that, this Saturday might put you face to face with some existential questions that go beyond the “how should I spend my free time” deep query you often have.

Check every day your Leo Daily Horoscope.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

This Saturday is a good example of a working day for you, a productive day in which you only set goals that are attainable and then you pursue them in simple steps without expecting for miracles to happen overnight.

However, you might need to fight of temptation at some point, either coming from your family or your friends.

Check every day your Virgo Daily Horoscope.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

This Saturday may offer you the opportunity to reconnect with someone from your past, be it a friend, an ex lover or perhaps someone in your family you lost contact with.

Although it might trigger a lot of memories and nostalgia, you’ll tend to be quite practical about it and leave all sentimentalism aside, something that will probably surprise everyone.

Check every day your Libra Daily Horoscope.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Your family is going to help you find value in either a memory or something material. Perhaps you should spend more time in this company if you want for this episode to repeat.

Other than that, you might be seeing your partner in a difficult position but you are not really equipped to help them and you’ll have to ask for advice.

Check every day your Scorpio Daily Horoscope.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Although you are not usually that focused on details, it seems that today you are paying a lot of attention to all the minor elements you come across.

It is like you are fascinated with their importance to the whole activity and you can’t take you focus of them. It might help you gain more clarity but might also distract you.

Check every day your Sagittarius Daily Horoscope.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

At times, your communication can be hard to understand and although your ideas might be very good, you are struggling to put them in the right context and this destroys most of the idea and the appeal.

This Saturday might come with some help in this regard, perhaps some useful feedback from someone who knows you well enough.

Check every day your Capricorn Daily Horoscope.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

A harsh lesson might teach you a thing or two about people you trust, perhaps in regards to money as well. You might see some things moving but also some roadblocks will postpone some activities.

An interesting balance though, offering you the time to analyze your next movements and to discover if you have been cheated on by someone you lent money to, for instance.

Check every day your Aquarius Daily Horoscope.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

The current disposition is going to see you go through some major changes, either that you are moving house or office.

In any case, you are changing something to a space you’ve been spending a lot of time in and this will come with a price to pay. For the next days you might feel as if you are not finding your place but luckily this will only be temporary.

Check every day your Pisces Daily Horoscope.

(One Person’s View) Who Is Bastet? Complete Guide to the Egyptian Cat Goddess

Bastet/Bast

Lion and cat and woman, goddess of war and fertility—the Egyptian goddess Bast (also known as Bastet) contains multitudes. While she’s not the only cat goddess from ancient history, Bastet is probably the most famous cat goddess today. She has a strong presence in pop culture and a select few even still worship her!

In this complete guide to Bastet, we’ll go over exactly what makes this Egyptian cat goddess so compelling. We’ll describe her attributes, how she was depicted in ancient Egypt, her major relationships, how she was worshipped, her major myths, and the history of her worship. We’ll close out with where you might encounter Bast, goddess of cats, today.

Who Is Bastet? What Are Her Attributes?

The goddess we most frequently call “Bastet” today was known as both “Bast” and “Bastet” in ancient Egypt.

“Bast” was her earlier name. It possibly meant either “Soul of Auset” (Auset being an alternative name for “Isis,” who is sometimes considered her mother), or “devouring lady.”

Later, priests called her “Bastet” to indicate that the “t” in her name should be pronounced. “Bastet” shares one of the same hieroglyphs for the bas jar, which held perfumes and ointments. So “Bastet” also meant “she of the ointment jar.”

Bast was originally a lioness goddess, but as time went on, she was more closely associated with the housecat. The cat was her totem animal.

As one of the main goddesses of the Egyptian pantheon, Bastet had a huge number of attributes and aspects:

  • She was a goddess of cats, the sun, of the East, of fire, of love, intoxication, music and dancing, joy, celebration, fertility, secrets, magic, and sex.
  • However, she was also a goddess of war known for her wrathful vengeance.
  • She protected households and individuals from disease and evil spirits, guarded pregnant women, and protected cats.
  • She served as the divine nurse and mother of the Pharaoh.
  • Due to Bastet meaning “she of the ointment jar” she also became known also as a goddess of perfume, and was called the “perfumed protector.”
  • Bast/Bastet was the protector and guardian of Lower Egypt.
  • She was the patron goddess of fire fighters, because the Egyptians believed that a cat running through a building on fire would draw the flames out.
  • She was also one of the goddesses who was known as the “eye of Ra” or the “eye of Atum,” the sun. In this aspect she symbolized Ra’s feminine counterpart and was sent out to take vengeance on his enemies. The “eye of Ra” was both a part of Ra and a separate being from him, and was considered his mother, sister, wife, and daughter simultaneously. She had life-giving, protective and also destructive capacities.

Depictions of Bastet: Her Symbols and Totems

Bast was first depicted primarily as a lioness, then later as a cat or cat-headed woman. In her aspect as a cat-headed woman she frequently holds a sistrum decorated with cats and Click here to read the rest of this article

Spell For Saturday – Strengthen Boundaries

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Strengthen Boundaries

Boundaries help keep us safe, whether physically, mentally, or emotionally. Sometimes we let our boundaries slip and need to quickly build them back up. This spell is designed to help strengthen or rebuild the emotional boundaries you already have in place.

Dress a black candle with black pepper oil.

Sprinkle some black pepper oil onto a sage smudge, and light it with the black candle.

Smudge yourself in front of the black candle with the sage.

Imagine the sage and black pepper building a wall around you, the sage on the inside, protecting you and keeping you safe, and the black pepper on the outside, repelling anything or anybody you don’t want to get in.

Make sure to thoroughly smudge yourself, or have a trusted friend assist you.

Flashback 2002 Lammas

Lammas is the first of the harvest festivals and this year despite the fiery Sun, it has a strong, sensual feel of cardinal earth. Mars lends a masculine energy to the Sun this week to help with the organizing for this bread festival. Round cornbread as a solar disk is an apt and easy choice for the altar, but if you plan several days ahead, you can sprout a small amount (1/4 cup) of wheat or barely for kitchen witchery. Add this to your other grains to your own bread from scratch; or buy frozen bread dough, thaw, pat into a rectangle, and sprinkle the sprouted grains. Roll up your dough like a jelly roll and place in a greased bread pan into which you have sprinkled Irish oats. You can use a sharp knife to crave goddess symbols into the loaf before baking.

©️ By K. D. Spitzer Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook 2002 Page 93

Spell For Saturday – Bast Prayer Against Evil Witchcraft

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Bast Prayer Against Evil Witchcraft

Light a black candle during this devotional.

Incense for Bast:

Cinnamon, Frankincense, Myrrh, Almond.

Offerings to Bast:

Chrysanthemums, Chocolate, Cotton, Feathers, Figs, Honey, Milk, Sunflowers.

Bast is the Egyptian Goddess, also known as Bastet, whose mission is to protect the home.

She symbolizes the joy of living as it is considered the deity of harmony and happiness. She was typically represented in the form of a domestic cat, or as a woman with the head of a cat, always carrying a sistrum (musical instrument) because she was especially pleased by humans dancing and playing music in her honor.

The cult of Bast was so important that cats were raised in her temples to be her representation, and at the death of these, they were carefully mummified and buried in specific tombs for them.

In her warrior aspect, she was a lioness with green skin and in this aspect she was associated with sunlight. She was a solar goddess until the identification of the Greeks with her lunar goddess Artemis.

Devotional text

Mother of the gods, the One, the Only,

Mistress of the Crowns, you rule all.

Sekhmet is your name when you are wrathful,

Bast, beloved, when your people call.

Daughter of the Sun, with flame and fury

Flashing from the prow upon the foe.

Safely sails the Boat with your protection

Passing scatheless where your fires glow.

Daughter of the Sun, the burial chamber

Lies in the darkness till your light appears.

From your Throne of Silence send us comfort,

Bast, beloved, banish all our fears.

Mother of the Gods, no Gods existed

Till you came there and gave them life.

Sekhmet of the Boat, the wicked fear you

Trampling down all evil and all strife.

Mother of the Gods, the great, the loved one,

Winged and mighty, unto you we call,

Naming you the Comforter, the Ruler,

Bast, beloved, Mother of us all.

Bast, descend upon me. Fill me with you.

Expel all evil forces from me.

Destroy and banish all witchcraft, bonds and curses.

Drive out all obsession, envy, jealousy. Physical, mental, moral, spiritual illness.

Use your strength to command all evil spirits,

all presences that bother me, to abandon me immediately.

Let them withdraw me forever and burn in eternal hell.

I remain protected, armored, anointed, sealed and cleaned.

Inside and out, in your name, Bast.

With your presence and your powerful armor,

I consecrate and surrender my night, with my sleep and my rest.

My day and all my activities.

Take away everything that could harm me.

Any envies, accusations, revenge, anger, betrayals,

hatred, phobias, fears, doubts, confusion, lies, deceptions,

bitterness, and depressions.

Help me so that nobody can cause me damage,

and forgive me for any harm that I have caused so far.

May your power defend me and set me free.

Bast, beloved, banish all my fears.

You are the divine Flame,

you are the great Flame at the prow of the Boat of your father.

Praise to you who are mightier than the Gods.

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Saturday

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Saturday

Saturday is a day filled with opportunities to clean up and clear out. So if you are wondering why Hecate is assigned to this day, take another look at what she symbolizes and the magick that is associated with her. That should answer the question.

Hecate was the oldest form of the Greek Triple Goddess, as she presided over heaven, the underworld, and earth. Crossroads where three roads met were especially sacred to Hecate, earning her the title of Hekate of the Three Ways. It’s interesting to note that even after the worship of other goddesses waned, ancient people still worshiped Hecate as the Queen of the Underworld and the Guardian of the Three-Way Crossroad. It was also believed that if you left her an offering of food there, she would grant you her favors. As Hecate Trivia, her triple images were often displayed at these crossroads, where she was petitioned on the full moon for positive magick and on the dark of the moon for cursing and dark magick.

While this last bit of information sounds a little ominous, keep in mind that Hecate/Hekate was known by many titles and is a shapeshifter. Her appearance could and did change often. As a dark moon goddess, her faces are many. To some she may appear as a old crone, hunched over a smoking cauldron and draped in a midnight cape. To others she may appear as a dark beautiful, mysterious, and mature woman wearing a shimmering crown. To some she may be perceived as a maiden priestess. She was called the “most lovely one,” the Great Goddess of Nature, and the Queen of the World of Spirits. This dark goddess knows her way around the earth and the underworld. All the powers of nature, life, and death are at her command.

–Book of Witchery, Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

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Ruled by Saturn. Psychic ability, meditation, and communication with spirits.

 

Day – Saturday

Planet – Saturn

Sign – Capricorn, Aquarius

Angel – Cassiel

Color – Black, Grey, Red, White

Planet – Myrrh, Moss, Hemlock, Wolfsbane, Coltsfoot, Nightshade, Fir

Stones – Jet, Smokey Quartz, Amethyst, Black Onyx, Snowflake Obsidian, Lava, Pumice

Intention – Binding, Protection, Neutralization, Karma, Death, Manifestation.

Element – All

More Qualities – Responsibility, Structure, Details, Banishing, Negativity, Reality, the laws of society, limits, obstacles, tests, hard work, endurance, real estate, dentists, bones, teeth, farm workers, sacrifice, separation, stalkers, murderers, criminals in general, civil servants, justice, math, plumbing, wills, debts, financing, joint money matters, discovery, transformation, death, relations with older people

Flashback 2002 Imbolc

Imbolc is an important day of purification and initiation; on the Sun’s day, February 2, the energies are very airy. This Sabbat is a good day for coven work, with an emotionally detached masculine Moon and Sun on the Sun’s day.

Dress yourself and your altar in white, while serving white beverages or any dairy food to honor the calving season. Spread the top of a one-pound round Camembert or Bire cheese with raspberry preserves. Cut a circle of puff pastry large enough to cover the cheese, wrap it, tucking the ends of the pastry under. Use scraps to decorate the top with goddess symbols. Brush with beaten egg yolk. Bake at 425 degrees until golden, and serve hot and melting on crackers. During this ritual, bless and dedicate all candles you will need for other ritual work throughout the year. A good way to start the ceremony is to light candles in the darkened room with chanting to encourage the lengthening days.

©️ By K. D. Spitzer Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook 2002 Page 41

January 25, 2025 Current Moon Phase for the Northern 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

Moon Phase

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Crescent phase. This phase is best viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

Visit the January 2025 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on January 25 has an illumination of 16%. 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 January 25 the Moon is 25.66 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.

Today’s Moon Sign: ♐ Sagittarius

The current zodiac moon sign is Sagittarius, positioned at 14.82° within the sign. The Moon entered Sagittarius on Jan 24, 5:05 AM and will shift into Capricorn on Jan 26, 8:21 AM. The zodiac moon sign represents the position of the Moon as it moves through the twelve signs of the zodiac. Each zodiac moon sign lasts about 2 to 2.5 days as the Moon travels through that part of the sky.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 16%
Moon Age: 25.66 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 395,456.71 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,296,951.94 km

26 January, 2025 Current Moon Phase for the Southern Hemisphere

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for January 26th, 2025 is the Waning Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 26.15 days old and 12.69% illuminated with a tilt of -56.092°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 390,077.96 km and the moon sign is Sagittarius.

The Moon phase for January 26th, 2025 is a Waning Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon is less than 50% illuminated but has not yet reached 0% illumination (which would be a New Moon).

In this part of the moon cycle, it is getting closer and closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing earth with a decreasingly thin crescent being illuminated.

The waning (shrinking) crescement Moon will rise at around midnight, transit the meridian after sunrise, before setting after noon. This phase is best viewed 1-2 hours before sunrise and is a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the illuminated crescent you can see the craters and mountains of the moon casting long shadows.

The Waxing Gibbous 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. During this Waxing Gibbous phase the moon will rise in the east in the mid- to late-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset.

Assuming it’s a clear night, the Waxing Gibbous moon will then be visible through most of the night before setting just before sunrise.

Fun fact: the illuminated side of a waning crescent moon is always pointed eastwards, towards the sunrise.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent

Moon age: 26.15 days

Moon illumination: 12.69%

Moon tilt: -56.092°

Moon angle: 0.51

Moon distance: 390,077.96 km

Moon sign: Sagittarius

Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

May your and your family’s lives be filled with love, happiness, laughter, joy, and positive things!

Blessed be.

If you want to see information on any tradition of witchcraft, herbs, flowers, a Goddess or a God, or anything pertaining to any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

A Little Humor for Your Day c.2016

I occasionally have to repeat this funny, it is one of my favorites, Enjoy!

Why keeping summoned beings as pets is a bad idea…

 

They may be cute and cuddly when they’re little, but they tend to grow. Fast. To something large.

You can’t flush your overgrown summoned pet down the toilet and no pound will take one. (Trust me on this one. )

Unless you spay or neuter them, they will breed, quickly.

Good luck trying to find a vet that will spay or neuter one…

The feeding costs are astronomical. New Age shops are very expensive. Oh, sorry, I meant “astrological”.

An exotic summoned pet is very difficult to feed. Museums start suspecting your interests in ancient cultures rather quickly.

Getting them used to gourmet food is a bad idea: there aren’t that many virgins around, you see!

Cats sitting on the chest of a sleeping child sucking their life-force out may be a myth. With summoned pets, it isn’t.

No insurance will cover it if your summoned pet bites your guests.

They may even eat your guests while you pop into the kitchen for tea.

When they nibble your toes on Sunday morning, it does NOT feel nice. Besides, you need those toes for proper balance.

Clipping their toenails to save your sofa from being torn into shreds is pretty damn hard.

You think a pet stealing your stuff is bad? Summoned pets steal your stuff and hide it to the astral plane!

Summoned pet dung is difficult to get rid of. They won’t accept it at the toxic waste plant anymore …

Cat’s hairballs are easy to clean away. Try dealing with astral slime puke.

They don’t stay in their cage unless you remember to seal it magickally properly. Every single time.

It also gets a bit tedious to keep that triangle of salt intact in the corner of the living room.

A summoned pet possessing your grandmother is NO fun, I can tell you!

A summoned pet possessing your stereo system may be painful.

Having them play with your altar tools is not cute.

Having them play with your Book of Shadows is even less cute.

Smell of sulfur wafting in the apartment tends to deter Jehovah’s Witnesses and other pests, though… But it does make breathing labored in the long run.

Landlords tend to dislike the “things that go bump in the night” routine you have going on in your flat.

Landlords will detest finding out that paying residents in your block are disappearing as if by magick.

On the other hand, the police may become a tad too interested in the very same phenomena.

It’s not fun to have your pet deciding to “hump” your neighbor’s dog in the middle of your daily walk.

It’s practically impossible to find new, caring homes for the resulting Cerberoses, too.

While it may be cute to have a pet that actually does talk back to you, it’s not nice when they start throwing curses.

It may be nice to have a pet that can retrieve your e-mail along with regular post, but it’s NOT fun having them actually posting replies…

Advanced summoned pets may summon pets of their own. That means BIG trouble.

Last but not least: If you’re not quite careful, you may one day wake up realizing that it is in fact YOU who are the pet in this deal.

 

Source: Author: Faerie K. Article Published On Ecauldron

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Saturday

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Saturday Source: modernwellnesswitch.com

SATURDAY

Saturdays are best for hard work such as chores around the house, yard or garden work, or work towards other long-term projects and goals. Use this day for any type of cleansing and progress towards discipline practices.

Planet: Saturn

Element: Earth

Tarot Card: Hierophant

Rune: Jera

Colors: Black, Purple

Plants*: Amaranth, Beech, Beet, Belladonna, Buckthorn, Comfrey, Cypress, Datura, Elm, Hemlock, Hemp, Ivy, Kava-Kava, Morning Glory, Mullein, Pansy, Quince, Scullcap, Skunk Cabbage, Slippery Elm, Solomon’s Seal, Tamarind, Wolf’s Bane, Yew

Stones: Sapphire, Yellow Jasper, Orange Aragonite, Petrified Wood, Fossils, Holey Stones, Smokey Quartz, Obsidian, Jet, Black Onyx, Snowflake Obsidian, Black Opal, Lodestone, Zinc

Magical Uses: Banishing, Protection, Control, Order, Self-Discipline, Cleansing, Boundaries

Saturday Source: lightwarriorslegion.com