Author: Rev. Lady Carla Beltane

Merry meet Sisters, Brothers, and Honored Guests, I'm an ordained High Priestess walking my spiritual path as an Eclectic Witch for over 45 years. I'm also a wife, mother of 5, mother-in-law of 4 (although I treat them the same as those, I gave birth too) and grandmother of 10. I am a spirit mother and sister to many of my dearest friends and apprentices. My magickal companions are a Chihuahua, Star, 11-years-old and Miniature Pinscher, Cleo, 14-years-old. MY beloved husband is known as Big Dawg. We also another canine fur kid, Merlin, 11-years-old. We all live very happily in a small home in a small town in Illinois, USA. I enjoy helping witches find their spiritual and magickal path. More information for the novice or adept courses offered look under "WOTC's School of Witchcraft" on the main menu. Please email me at wotcladybeltane@gmail.com for further information about our novice or adept or private study with Lady Carla Beltane witchcraft courses. If you have questions or suggestions for posts please email me at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com I offer different types of readings, house, aura, and chakra cleansings, look for "Readings and Cleansings Done by Lady Beltane" in the main menu. Merry part and blessed be, Lady Carla Beltane

A Laugh for Today

Wishing you a sizzling Saturday!

May 8, 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

 For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

8 May 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:18 Taurus 01
Moon:13 Leo 38
Mercury:04 Gemini 43
Venus:06 Aries 48
Mars:17 Pisces 45
Jupiter:29 Pisces 32
Saturn:24 Aquarius 39
Uranus:14 Taurus 59
Neptune:24 Pisces 46
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 46 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 38

Chiron:14 Aries 24
Ceres:27 Gemini 18
Pallas:03 Taurus 37
Juno:06 Pisces 09
Vesta:25 Aquarius 00

Eris:24 Aries 36

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

Southern Hemisphere Same day at posting for 1200 SAST GMT 1000

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

8 May 08, 2022
10:00 am GMT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:17 Taurus 48
Moon:11 Leo 06
Mercury:04 Gemini 41
Venus:06 Aries 34
Mars:17 Pisces 35
Jupiter:29 Pisces 30
Saturn:24 Aquarius 38
Uranus:14 Taurus 58
Neptune:24 Pisces 46
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 47 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 37

Chiron:14 Aries 23
Ceres:27 Gemini 13
Pallas:03 Taurus 32
Juno:06 Pisces 05
Vesta:24 Aquarius 56

Eris:24 Aries 36

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

Southwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 

8 May 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:17 Taurus 29
Moon:07 Leo 05
Mercury:04 Gemini 37
Venus:06 Aries 11
Mars:17 Pisces 20
Jupiter:29 Pisces 26
Saturn:24 Aquarius 37
Uranus:14 Taurus 57
Neptune:24 Pisces 45
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 48 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 35

Chiron:14 Aries 22
Ceres:27 Gemini 05
Pallas:03 Taurus 23
Juno:05 Pisces 58
Vesta:24 Aquarius 49

Eris:24 Aries 36

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

A Thought for Today

I think and feel that most people led to a spiritual path in any of the traditions of witchcraft know somewhere inside them that they are a witch for many, many years before deciding to walk their true spiritual and magickal path. Over the 50 years I have been following my true spiritual path, which has evolved over the years, and mentoring people that it usually starts with a closeness to things in the natural world. It can be a peaceful feeling that only comes when out in a wooded area or with planting something or enjoying hearing and seeing wildlife, ectara.

What was your first inkling that you might be a witch? Remember everyone the word “Witch” covers all sexes. Please share with us whatever you feel comfortable with about your own spiritual and/or magickal path. This will be one of the topics for discussion at our Open Chat for the northern hemisphere on Saturday, May 21, 2022 starting at 6:00 PM CDT and for the southern hemisphere on Sunday, May, 22 2022, starting at 8:00 AM AEST. We will be using a Skype meeting room with everyone typing in what they would like to say. Almost any topic can be open for a discussion. Please read the Gatherings Guidelines before contacting Lady Beltane at ladybeltane@aol.com for her information to enter the meeting room. Thank you and I really hope to see you there! This event will be held even if only 1 person wants to be part of it.

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may you blessed be.

May 6, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

Click here for Georgia Nicols daily horoscopes

Moon Alert

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

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Be careful today because you will be tempted to do impulse shopping and spontaneously spend money. “I want that!” This might be a good thing; or it might not be. Save your receipts. (And the box.) Something unexpected could impact your income. Again, it might be positive – or not. Today is a crapshoot.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today the Sun in your sign is lined up with wild, wacky Uranus, which makes you feel impulsive and given to rash actions. Therefore, think twice before you act or speak. If you don’t, you might say or do something that you later regret. On the upside, you’re ready for anything!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

You will feel restless today. You have that feeling that you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop. In fact, something unexpected might occur that takes place behind the scenes — something you least thought could happen. Stay grounded so that you’re ready for anything.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

A friend might do something that surprises you today. Or possibly, your interaction with a group will amaze you or go off in a new direction? Someone might take a stand that you disagree with? The thing is, anything can happen today dealing with friends and groups so, be ready and expect a few surprises.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today you feel strongly independent and won’t take kindly to be bossed around or told what to do. This could make your relations with bosses, parents and supervisors a bit touchy. Meanwhile, someone in authority might do something that surprises you. (“Busted!”)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Sudden travel opportunities might fall in your lap today. Or conversely, planned travel might be changed or cancelled. This same unpredictable quality could affect education, something to do with medicine and the law, or issues related to publishing and the media. “It’s a crapshoot!”

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Something unexpected might impact the assets that you share with others, or something to do with shared property, inheritances, taxes or debt. Double check everything and make no assumptions. Anything can happen. It could be a boon or a windfall – or the opposite. (Gulp.)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

In all likelihood, a friend, partner or spouse will do something that surprises you today. They might throw you a curveball. Perhaps they will suggest more freedom in the relationship? Or they might introduce you to someone who is different or unusual in some way. (It’s not a boring day.)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Be careful because work-related accidents can take place today. However, you might also see ways to introduce reforms to where you work. Meanwhile, your work routine could be interrupted by staff shortages, power outages, technical problems, machinery breakdowns or something completely unexpected.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Parents, please take note: This is an accident-prone day for your kids. Be vigilant and aware. Meanwhile, social activities will suddenly change. You might receive a surprise invitation? Or social plans might be cancelled. Something unusual could impact a romantic relationship.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You can count on your home routine being interrupted today. For example. small appliances might break down or a minor breakage could occur. Someone unexpected might knock on the door. To be ready for anything – get dressed. And charge your phone. When emergencies occur, you want your phone to rely on.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Be mindful of everything you say and do today because this is an accident-prone day for your sign. Definitely. Be careful driving, jogging, cycling or walking. On the upside, you might suddenly have a genius -like idea? Nevertheless, your daily routine will change. Expect the unexpected.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Tennis champ Andy Murray (1987) shares your birthday today. You are a caring compassionate person. You are outgoing, friendly and opinionated. However, you are also a good listener. Welcome opportunities that will come to you this year to be reflective and allow you to ponder your spiritual values. This is a year of learning and also of teaching.

May 6, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. 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 May 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 6 has an illumination of 27%. 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 May 6 the Moon is 5.12 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.

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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 27%
Moon Age: 5.12 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,714.30 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,943,925.09 km

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

May 6, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

If you want to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) for your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 06, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Taurus 14
Moon:21 Cancer 39
Mercury:04 Gemini 16
Venus:04 Aries 42
Mars:16 Pisces 22
Jupiter:29 Pisces 10
Saturn:24 Aquarius 34
Uranus:14 Taurus 53
Neptune:24 Pisces 43
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 52 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 26

Chiron:14 Aries 18
Ceres:26 Gemini 34
Pallas:02 Taurus 49
Juno:05 Pisces 33
Vesta:24 Aquarius 22

Eris:24 Aries 35

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 06, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Taurus 09
Moon:20 Cancer 40
Mercury:04 Gemini 15
Venus:04 Aries 37
Mars:16 Pisces 18
Jupiter:29 Pisces 09
Saturn:24 Aquarius 34
Uranus:14 Taurus 53
Neptune:24 Pisces 43
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 52 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 25

Chiron:14 Aries 18
Ceres:26 Gemini 32
Pallas:02 Taurus 47
Juno:05 Pisces 31
Vesta:24 Aquarius 20

Eris:24 Aries 35

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

6 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Taurus 52
Moon:17 Cancer 12
Mercury:04 Gemini 09
Venus:04 Aries 17
Mars:16 Pisces 05
Jupiter:29 Pisces 06
Saturn:24 Aquarius 33
Uranus:14 Taurus 52
Neptune:24 Pisces 43
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 53 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 23

Chiron:14 Aries 17
Ceres:26 Gemini 25
Pallas:02 Taurus 39
Juno:05 Pisces 25
Vesta:24 Aquarius 14

Eris:24 Aries 34

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

May 6 Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2022 May 6

NGC 3572 and the Southern Tadpoles

Image Credit & Copyright: Carlos Taylor

Explanation: This cosmic skyscape features glowing gas and dark dust clouds along side the young stars of NGC 3572. A beautiful emission nebula and star cluster it sails far southern skies within the nautical constellation Carina. Stars from NGC 3572 are toward top center in the telescopic frame that would measure about 100 light-years across at the cluster’s estimated distance of 9,000 light-years. The visible interstellar gas and dust is part of the star cluster’s natal molecular cloud. Dense streamers of material within the nebula, eroded by stellar winds and radiation, clearly trail away from the energetic young stars. They are likely sites of ongoing star formation with shapes reminiscent of the Tadpoles of IC 410 better known to northern skygazers. In the coming tens to hundreds of millions of years, gas and stars in the cluster will be dispersed though, by gravitational tides and by violent supernova explosions that end the short lives of the massive cluster stars.

May 6 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1626 Dutch colonist Peter Minuit organizes the purchase of Manhattan Island from Native Americans for 60 guilders worth of goods, believed to have been Canarsee Indians of the Lenape

1840 World’s first adhesive postage stamp, the “Penny Black“, is first used in Great Britain

1889 Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair) in Paris opens with the recently completed Eiffel Tower serving as the entrance arch

1937 German airship Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 of the 97 on board and 1 on the ground

1941 Joseph Stalin becomes Premier of the Soviet Union, replacing his foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov

Today’s Historical Events

878 Battle of Edington: Alfred the Great and his West Saxon army defeat Viking army of Guthrum the Old [earliest possible date]

1312 Pope Clement V closes Council of Vienna

1432 Renaissance masterpiece The Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyck is consecrated at St Bravo’s Cathedral, Belgium, commissioned by wealthy merchants

1527 Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome, ending the Renaissance

1529 Battle at Gogra: Mughal Emperor Babur beats Afghans and Bengals

1541 King Henry VIII orders a bible in English be placed in every church in England

1542 Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, then capital of Portuguese India

1598 Archduke Albrecht & Isabella become rulers of the Southern Netherlands

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1935 KTM-AM in Los Angeles California changes call letters to KEHE (now KABC)

1941 At California’s March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show

1956 WRCB TV channel 3 in Chattanooga, TN (NBC) begins broadcasting

1957 Last broadcast of “I Love Lucy” on CBS-TV

1977 “Beatles at Hollywood Bowl” released in UK

1990 Tom Cruise is ticketed for careless operation of a vehicle in South Carolina

1994 Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait sets fire to the couch on The Tonight Show

1995 Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1948 Revival of Jerome Kerns and Clifford Grey’s rags-to-riches musical “Sally” opens at Martin Beck Theater, NYC; runs for 36 performances

1950 “Great to Be Alive” closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 52 performances

1966 The Rolling Stones release “Paint it Black” in the US

1974 Stolen “Guitar Player” painting by Jan Vermeer found in London

1974 American composer Roger Sessions receives special Pulitzer Prize for his life’s work in music

1981 “Inacent Black” opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 14 performances

1989 34th Eurovision Song Contest: Riva for Yugoslavia wins singing “Rock Me” in Lausanne

1997 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Bee Gees; Buffalo Springfield; Crosby, Stills and Nash; The Jackson Five; Joni Mitchell; Parliament-Funkadelic; The (Young) Rascals; Mahalia Jackson; Bill Monroe; and Syd Nathan

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1733 First international boxing match: Local fighter Bob Whittaker beats “The Venetian Gondolier”, Tito di Carni at James Figg’s academy amphitheatre in Marylebone, London

1895 21st Kentucky Derby: James “Soup” Perkins aboard Halma wins last KD run over a distance of 1.5 miles (2.4km)

1896 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins first Derby held at the current distance of 1.25 miles (2.0km)

1903 Chicago White Sox commit 11 errors against Detroit Tigers but win 10-9 at South Side Park. Chicago

1907 33rd Kentucky Derby: In muddy conditions and against a reduced field Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in a slow 2:12.6

1915 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth hits his first MLB home run; pitches 12 frames in Boston Red Sox 4-3 extra innings loss to New York Yankees

1917 St Louis Browns pitcher Bob Groom no-hits Chicago White Sox, 3-0 at Sportsman’s Park, St. Louis

1921 Teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League merge to form the American Soccer League (ASL); collapses 1933

7 May 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

 For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

7 May 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:17 Taurus 02
Moon:01 Leo 35
Mercury:04 Gemini 30
Venus:05 Aries 40
Mars:17 Pisces 00
Jupiter:29 Pisces 20
Saturn:24 Aquarius 36
Uranus:14 Taurus 56
Neptune:24 Pisces 44
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 50 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 31

Chiron:14 Aries 21
Ceres:26 Gemini 54
Pallas:03 Taurus 11
Juno:05 Pisces 49
Vesta:24 Aquarius 39

Eris:24 Aries 35

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

 

Southern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

7 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Taurus 50
Moon:29 Cancer 06
Mercury:04 Gemini 27
Venus:05 Aries 25
Mars:16 Pisces 50
Jupiter:29 Pisces 18
Saturn:24 Aquarius 36
Uranus:14 Taurus 55
Neptune:24 Pisces 44
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 32
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 50 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 30

Chiron:14 Aries 20
Ceres:26 Gemini 49
Pallas:03 Taurus 05
Juno:05 Pisces 45
Vesta:24 Aquarius 35

Eris:24 Aries 35

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Southwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 

7 May 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Taurus 31
Moon:25 Cancer 07
Mercury:04 Gemini 22
Venus:05 Aries 02
Mars:16 Pisces 35
Jupiter:29 Pisces 14
Saturn:24 Aquarius 35
Uranus:14 Taurus 54
Neptune:24 Pisces 44
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 51 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 28

Chiron:14 Aries 19
Ceres:26 Gemini 41
Pallas:02 Taurus 56
Juno:05 Pisces 38
Vesta:24 Aquarius 28

Eris:24 Aries 35

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

A Thought for Today

A Voodoo quote.

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may you blessed be.

May 5, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

Click here for Georgia Nicols daily horoscopes

Moon Alert

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

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Be careful today because you will be tempted to do impulse shopping and spontaneously spend money. “I want that!” This might be a good thing; or it might not be. Save your receipts. (And the box.) Something unexpected could impact your income. Again, it might be positive – or not. Today is a crapshoot.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today the Sun in your sign is lined up with wild, wacky Uranus, which makes you feel impulsive and given to rash actions. Therefore, think twice before you act or speak. If you don’t, you might say or do something that you later regret. On the upside, you’re ready for anything!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

You will feel restless today. You have that feeling that you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop. In fact, something unexpected might occur that takes place behind the scenes — something you least thought could happen. Stay grounded so that you’re ready for anything.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

A friend might do something that surprises you today. Or possibly, your interaction with a group will amaze you or go off in a new direction? Someone might take a stand that you disagree with? The thing is, anything can happen today dealing with friends and groups so, be ready and expect a few surprises.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today you feel strongly independent and won’t take kindly to be bossed around or told what to do. This could make your relations with bosses, parents and supervisors a bit touchy. Meanwhile, someone in authority might do something that surprises you. (“Busted!”)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Sudden travel opportunities might fall in your lap today. Or conversely, planned travel might be changed or cancelled. This same unpredictable quality could affect education, something to do with medicine and the law, or issues related to publishing and the media. “It’s a crapshoot!”

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Something unexpected might impact the assets that you share with others, or something to do with shared property, inheritances, taxes or debt. Double check everything and make no assumptions. Anything can happen. It could be a boon or a windfall – or the opposite. (Gulp.)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

In all likelihood, a friend, partner or spouse will do something that surprises you today. They might throw you a curveball. Perhaps they will suggest more freedom in the relationship? Or they might introduce you to someone who is different or unusual in some way. (It’s not a boring day.)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Be careful because work-related accidents can take place today. However, you might also see ways to introduce reforms to where you work. Meanwhile, your work routine could be interrupted by staff shortages, power outages, technical problems, machinery breakdowns or something completely unexpected.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Parents, please take note: This is an accident-prone day for your kids. Be vigilant and aware. Meanwhile, social activities will suddenly change. You might receive a surprise invitation? Or social plans might be cancelled. Something unusual could impact a romantic relationship.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You can count on your home routine being interrupted today. For example. small appliances might break down or a minor breakage could occur. Someone unexpected might knock on the door. To be ready for anything – get dressed. And charge your phone. When emergencies occur, you want your phone to rely on.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Be mindful of everything you say and do today because this is an accident-prone day for your sign. Definitely. Be careful driving, jogging, cycling or walking. On the upside, you might suddenly have a genius -like idea? Nevertheless, your daily routine will change. Expect the unexpected.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Tennis champ Andy Murray (1987) shares your birthday today. You are a caring compassionate person. You are outgoing, friendly and opinionated. However, you are also a good listener. Welcome opportunities that will come to you this year to be reflective and allow you to ponder your spiritual values. This is a year of learning and also of teaching.

May 5, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. 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 May 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 5 has an illumination of 19%. 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 May 5 the Moon is 4.23 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.

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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 19%
Moon Age: 4.23 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,468.44 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,907,782.21 km

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

May 5, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

If you want to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) for your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 05, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Taurus 16
Moon:09 Cancer 49
Mercury:03 Gemini 54
Venus:03 Aries 34
Mars:15 Pisces 37
Jupiter:28 Pisces 58
Saturn:24 Aquarius 31
Uranus:14 Taurus 49
Neptune:24 Pisces 42
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 55 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 19

Chiron:14 Aries 15
Ceres:26 Gemini 10
Pallas:02 Taurus 22
Juno:05 Pisces 13
Vesta:24 Aquarius 01

Eris:24 Aries 34

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

 

Northern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 05, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:15 Taurus 11
Moon:08 Cancer 50
Mercury:03 Gemini 52
Venus:03 Aries 28
Mars:15 Pisces 33
Jupiter:28 Pisces 57
Saturn:24 Aquarius 31
Uranus:14 Taurus 49
Neptune:24 Pisces 41
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 56 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 19

Chiron:14 Aries 15
Ceres:26 Gemini 08
Pallas:02 Taurus 20
Juno:05 Pisces 11
Vesta:23 Aquarius 59

Eris:24 Aries 34

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

5 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Taurus 54
Moon:05 Cancer 23
Mercury:03 Gemini 45
Venus:03 Aries 08
Mars:15 Pisces 20
Jupiter:28 Pisces 54
Saturn:24 Aquarius 30
Uranus:14 Taurus 48
Neptune:24 Pisces 41
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 57 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):02 Cancer 17

Chiron:14 Aries 14
Ceres:26 Gemini 01
Pallas:02 Taurus 12
Juno:05 Pisces 05
Vesta:23 Aquarius 52

Eris:24 Aries 34

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:6
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Thursday

 

Thursday (Thor’s day)

Planet: Jupiter

Colors: Purple, Deep Blue

Crystals: Amethyst, Lepidolite, Sugilite, Tin

Aroma: Melissa, Clove, Oakmoss, Jupiter Oil, Cinnamon, Musk, Nutmeg, and Sage

Herb: Cinquefoil Ruled by the planet Jupiter and dedicated to Thor, god of thunder and agricultural work. His parallels in various European Traditions include Zeus, Taranis, Perun, and Perkunas.

Magical aspects: controlled optimism, energetic growth, physical well-being, material success, expansion, money/wealth, prosperity, leadership, and generosity.

Thursday is the day of Jupiter, the largest of the planets and said to be the most powerful. Spellcasters would be wise to use this day for attempting wealth, success and prosperity spells.

Thursday is also associated (in Greek mythology) to Thor – Thor’s day – and some even say that Jupiter and Thor are one in the same. Both are strong and powerful, yet wise and just. Try a small prayer to Jupiter before commencing any ritual on Thursday as a sign of respect. This is the proper day of the week to perform spells and rituals involving luck, happiness, health, legal matters, male fertility, treasure, wealth, honour, riches, clothing, money, desires, business, group pursuits, joy, laughter, and expansion.

 

Spell for Today – Calm Yourself and Remove Anger

 

Calm Yourself and Remove Anger Spell

This very quick spell is best performed outdoors in an area with a body of water such as the sea, river or lake; this is a great practice which you can perform by yourself with only one item which you will find near your body of water.

Things you will need:

– A body of water
– A small stone, pebble or rock usually found at the water’s edge

Step 1: Begin by taking deep breathes and put yourself in a light meditative state

Step 2: Pick up your stone and clutch it tightly in your hands, begin to visualisethe anger within your body flowing through your veins, down your arms and into the stone in your hands.

Step 3: Continue doing this until you have found yourself growing calm and the anger leave your body and transfer into the stone, at this point throw the stone into the water for it to be cleansed of the hate.

Step 4: Finally end your spell by chanting the following to take away any residual anger:

“Great guardians of the west that watch
over sea and ocean,
let my anger be dispersed in space and time,
let it disappear forever”

 

Wicca Witch of the West: A Beginner’s Guide to Wicca, Spells, Herbs, Runes, and Rituals
Pamela Taylor,

May 5 Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2022 May 5

NGC 3521: Galaxy in a Bubble

Image Credit & Copyright: Mark Hanson and Mike Selby

Explanation: Gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is a mere 35 million light-years away, toward the northern springtime constellation Leo. Relatively bright in planet Earth’s sky, NGC 3521 is easily visible in small telescopes but often overlooked by amateur imagers in favor of other Leo spiral galaxies, like M66 and M65. It’s hard to overlook in this colorful cosmic portrait though. Spanning some 50,000 light-years the galaxy sports characteristic patchy, irregular spiral arms laced with dust, pink star forming regions, and clusters of young, blue stars. This deep image also finds NGC 3521 embedded in fainter, gigantic, bubble-like shells. The shells are likely tidal debris, streams of stars torn from satellite galaxies that have undergone mergers with NGC 3521 in the distant past.

May 5 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1260 Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire

1941 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa

1955 West Germany is granted full sovereignty by its three occupying powers

1965 First large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam

1980 Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends as the SAS and police storm the building

1981 After 66 days on hunger strike, 26 year old Provisional IRA member and British MP Bobby Sands dies in the Maze Prision. Nine more hunger strikers die in the next 3 months.

Today’s Historical Events

553 Second Council of Constantinople (5th ecumenical council) opens

1260 Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire

1430 Jews are expelled from Speyer, Germany

1494 On 2nd voyage to New World Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay

1640 English Short Parliament rises

1646 King Charles I surrenders in Scotland

1665 Nicolaas Witsen visits patriarch Nikon in Moscow

1762 Russia & Prussia sign Treaty of Saint Petersburg ending the Seven Years’ War

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1949 KGO TV channel 7 in San Francisco, California (ABC) begins broadcasting

1952 “Lucy Does a TV Commercial” (also known as “Vitameatavegamin”) episode of “I Love Lucy” premieres, garnering 68% of US television viewers

1958 KNME TV channel 5 in Albuquerque, NM (PBS) begins broadcasting

1962 “West Side Story” soundtrack album goes #1 & stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album

1996 Renette Cruz, Vancouver, wins Miss Canadian Universe

1997 “Married With Children” final episode on Fox TV

1999 34th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw win

2018 Childish Gambino [Donald Glover] releases the music video to new single “This is America” to wide acclaim

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1726 Marie de Camargo (16) premieres at Opera of Paris

1891 Music Hall (Carnegie Hall) opens in New York, Tchaikovsky is guest conductor

1900 “The Billboard” began weekly publication

1927 Dmitri Shostakovich‘s 1st Symphony premieres in Berlin

1951 “Out of This World” closes at New Century Theater NYC after 157 performances

1955 “Damn Yankees” opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 1022 performances

1967 The Kinks release “Waterloo Sunset” as a single; peaks at #2 on the British charts

1971 Courtney, Courtney, and Link’s musical “Earl of Ruston” opens at Billy Rose Theater, NYC, runs for 5 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1863 Irish boxer Joe Coburn KOs American Mike McCoole in the 67th round in his first defence of Heavyweight C’ship of America in Charlestown, Maryland

1904 Cy Young pitches the first perfect game in “modern” baseball as the Boston Americans beat Philadelphia Athletics, 3-0

1908 34th Kentucky Derby: Arthur Pickens aboard 66-1 chance Stone Street wins in muddy track conditions; 2:15.20 slowest Derby in history

1917 St Louis Browns pitcher Ernie Koob no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0 at Sportsman’s Park III

1922 After sharing the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants for 10 years construction begins on Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC

1925 Detroit center fielder Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6 with 4 runs, 5 RBI and 16 TBs in Tigers’ 14-8 win over the Browns at Sportsman’s Park III, St. Louis

1925 Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak

1930 Australian cricket batting prodigy Don Bradman scores an unbeaten 185 in a tour match for Australia v Leicestershire at Aylestone Road, Leicester

Let’s Have Some Fun – Printable Coloring Page – The Oak King

The Legend of the Holly King and the Oak King

In many Celtic-based traditions of neopaganism, there is the enduring legend of the battle between the Oak King and the Holly King. These two mighty rulers fight for supremacy as the Wheel of the Year turns each season. At the Winter Solstice, or Yule, the Oak King conquers the Holly King, and then reigns until Midsummer, or Litha. Once the Summer Solstice arrives, the Holly King returns to do battle with the old king, and defeats him. In the legends of some belief systems, the dates of these events are shifted; the battle takes place at the Equinoxes, so that the Oak King is at his strongest during Midsummer, or Litha, and the Holly King is dominant during Yule. From a folkloric and agricultural standpoint, this interpretation seems to make more sense.

“the rebirth of the Sun or the Oak King. On this day the light is reborn and we celebrate the renewal of the light of the year. Oops! Are we not forgetting someone? Why do we deck the halls with boughs of Holly? This day is the Holly King’s day — the Dark Lord reigns. He is the god of transformation and one who brings us to birth new ways. Why do you think we make “New Year’s Resolutions”? We want to shed our old ways and give way to the new!”

Often, these two entities are portrayed in familiar ways— the Holly King frequently appears as a woodsy version of Santa Claus. He dresses in red, wears a sprig of holly in his tangled hair, and is sometimes depicted driving a team of eight stags. The Oak King is portrayed as a fertility god, and occasionally appears as the Green Man or other lord of the forest.

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Let’s Have Some Fun – Printable Coloring Page – The Holly King

Never-Ending Battle Of The Oak King and Holly King – Confrontation Of The Light And The Darkness

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – Holly King is a character in Pagan folklore. Celtic myths describe his fight against his brother, Oak King. He presides over the six months of the year following the summer solstice.

The fight between King Holly and King Oak symbolizes the clash between the cold season (the winter period) and the hot season (the summer period). The kings remain in never-ending “battle,” reflecting the seasonal cycles of the year. It is about solar light and darkness, crop renewal, and successful growth.

The Oak King is ruling the waxing year, and the Holly King is leading the waning year, having attributes in the form of holly and other evergreens. During warm days of Midsummer, the Oak King is mighty and at the height of his strength.

These two mythical pagan figures – symbolizing the changing seasons – personify the winter and summer in numerous folklore and mythological traditions.

The Holly King must accept it and wait patiently to regain power at the Autumn equinox. Then, he has his strength peak during mid-winter.

The Oak King is reborn during this time, with a new power to meet Spring equinox and preserve the legacy. Many consider that the Holly King and Oak King story has its origin in Celtic mythology.

The Celts divided the year into two periods and made Holly King and Oak King the representatives of these two seasons. Let us also remember a clear and dark season among the Celts, thus marking the wheel of time.

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