Try to accomplish as many important errands and tasks in the early hours today. The reason is that the Moon will make a hearty and soulful union with Venus in Pisces (1:04PM), but this terrific conjunction also starts a fairly long void-of-course lunar cycle that lasts until 3:02AM on Saturday. Healing forces are certainly back on the march as the Moon unites with and parallels Chiron (3:45AM and 9:50AM, respectively). Anytime a parallel aspect forms close in time to a zodiacal alignment, it adds a robust essence to the celestial bodies involved. Don’t be surprised if feelings of deja vu or being out of step with chronological time prove overwhelming. Chiron often behaves as a catalyst — vaulting humans into a fifth dimension that the great Rod Serling named The Twilight Zone. During tonight’s void Moon uncertainty cycle, the Sun unites with Mercury (8:28PM at 6 degrees of Taurus) in what astronomers call a Superior Conjunction. This occurs approximately every 4 months and reveals Mercury, moving at top daily speed, on the far side of the Sun — creating a Mercury-Sun-Earth line-up in the solar system. The eminent astrologers Dr. Marc Edmund Jones and Dane Rudhyar referred to this type of cosmic alignment as a Full Mercury. Human souls are now exceedingly eager to open their minds to ingenious ideas — where some of these ideas can eventually flourish, eventually become thriving entrepreneurial ventures on Earth. If you have the time and feel the inclination, choose a partner to dance the night away as the Moon in Pisces can give you happy feet. [Note to readers: All times are calculated for Pacific Daylight Time. Be sure to adjust all times according to your own local time so the alignments noted above will be exact for your location.]
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Current Moon Phase for April 25th – Waning Crescent
Crescent Moon
(waning /45-0 degrees)
This is a time to rest, reevaluate and reflect, pulling back into yourself to reconnect with inner sources of strength. Now is not a time to initiate anything new. It’s a phase suited to spending time with friends and getting in touch with the “big picture.” A window of opportunity exists for seeing your life objectively and becoming aware of what is important to you. At this point, what are your dreams and aspirations? What larger goals can you aspire to that will bring vitality and excitement into your life? This is a time for resting and gaining inner strength to prepare for a new cycle.
The Witches Magick for Friday, April 25th – Conjuring Raw Power
The Witches Magick for Friday, April 25th
Conjuring Raw Power
Items You Need:
None
The Spell:
This is a spell for conjuring raw energies of the environment around you and focusing it toward a powerful goal. The results are usually immediate, and become more powerful with practice. Here is how it’s done.
You sit down with your legs crossed. Next, clear your mind and become one with yourself. Your mind truly needs to be clear in order for this to work. Then hold out both of your arms, and have your recessive hand and your projective hand in a fist, both of arms parallel to each other. Feel the energies of the universe entering into your recessive hand and flowing through your body towards your projective hand. Let the energy build up in your projective hand until you feel you have an immense amount of energy. Then fling your arms to the right, open your projective while doing this, and envision the energies flying towards your goal. Then recite a quick, chant that will suit your goal.
This, if practiced, will become a very powerful and useful talent.
WOTC Extra – Ritual for Men To Receive The Moon Light
Ritual for Men To Receive The Moon Light
The Priest receiving the Full Moon, does not need an assistant, but may choose one if he desires. Men cannot receive the Moon in the same manner as women, nor should they visualize the Goddess merging with them. The Priest will stand, or kneel, before the altar with his head slightly bowed. Using a polished brass disk, the Moon’s light is reflected upon his forehead. At this point the Priest will visualize himself as the Full Moon itself. Once the light is received, the Priest can channel it into the bowl. Men do not “hold” Moon Light very well, and it is best to channel it off before the seven day period, which the Priestess enjoys.
WOTC Extra – 2 Rituals for Women To Receive The Moon Light
Receiving the Moon’s Light: (for women)
The Priestess receiving the Full Moon, will need an assistant. The assistant will require a silver disk, smooth and highly polished. If absolutely necessary, a small hand mirror may be used in its place. The Priestess will stand or kneel before the altar, with her head bowed down. The assistant will part her hair at the base of the skull, using water or oil to help separate the hair, if it is short.
While the priestess visualizes the form of the Goddess merging from behind, into her own form, the assistant will reflect the Moon’s light upon the base of the skull, using the silver disk. You will find that this is quite difficult in city light pollution, and works best in a country setting, or a desert.
Once the Priestess receives the Moon she can channel it into the Moon bowl, or she can “store” it within her Being for seven days. This light is pure Lunar energy, and can be “impregnated” with whatever “thoughtform” the priestess desires.
Receiving the Moon’s light: (for women without assistance)
There are several ways for a woman to receive the Moon’s Light, without any assistant. The technique I gave in this subject note, is just one of the magical techniques. The Moon may also be received in a religious setting (no magic intended, just a blessing or a union with Deity). In these modern times, you can set up a mirror behind you, and angle it so that it reflects down upon you, if you desire to try the magical technique.
One of the old ways of non-magical union, was for the woman to lay nude beneath the Full Moon in the Full Moon Goddess Posture. This posture is also referred to as the Star Goddess Posture, and is an X formation, arms and legs spread out wide. The woman anoints herself with an oil of the Moon, just below her navel (forming a crescent with the oil). As she lays upon the earth, she will look up into the Moon, and slowly draw in the muscles of her abdomen, as she mentally pictures that she is drawing down the light of the Moon, into herself. Just as men draw power into themselves through the solar plexus, a woman draws power into herself through the navel region(“pit of the stomach” kind of thing. This is the center of a woman). This is just one method, but it can be a powerful experience.
Let’s Talk Witch – Working With Lunar Energy
Let’s Talk Witch – Working With Lunar Energy
Without the Moon we cannot make use of the Universal Forces beyond her. In Moon Magic, the ritual altar is the focal point for the Lunar forces which are drawn upon. Women are the vessels for Lunar Energy, receiving and directing the magical force. Men can also become lunar vessels, but women are much better suited (as their biology is more attuned to the Moon’s Cycles, than are men’s biology).
· The Moon altar is placed facing the West Quarter. The altar itself should be round, but a square or a rectangle is OK.
· In the center of the altar, place a bowl of saltwater. A white sea shell is then set into the center of the bowl. As this is done, whisper the name of the Goddess who rules the current phase of the Moon, under which you are working. The new moon belongs to Diana (De-ah-nah), the Full Moon to Jana (Jah-nah) and the waning Moon to Umbrea.
· Around the bottom of the bowl. set nine white shells, forming a crescent (horns upward, as in a smile). If the magic is for the gain of something, place the shells from right to left. If the magic is for the removal, or loss of something, then place the shells from left to right. As each shell is placed, chant the name of the Goddess who presides over the goal of the magical influence you desire.
· Matters concerning “beginnings” are under Diana. Matters involving “forces”, energies, or powers are under the influence of Jana. Matters of Death, decline, and stagnation are ruled by Umbrea.
· Censers of Moon Incense are placed around the bowl, upon the altar, forming a triangle (so you have 3 incense containers forming a triangle, with the Moon Bowl in its center). A reversed triangle (V) is formed for manifestations desired upon the physical plane. Upright triangles (A) are formed for manifestation upon the astral plane.
Hear the Prayer of Aradia, the Holy Strega
Hear the Prayer of Aradia, the Holy Strega
Aradia, the Holy Strega, told her followers to seek the Moon above all others, for the purposes of Magic. In the closing prayer of the Full Moon Ritual, we find these words which Aradia’s followers were later to have written :
“O’ Goddess of the Moon… teach us your ancient mysteries… that the Holy Strega spoke of, for I believe the Strega’s story, when she told us to entreat Thee, told us when we seek for Knowledge, to seek and find Thee above all others”.
Agrippa understood this also, when he wrote,
“Therefore. her (the moon) motion is to be observed before the others, as the parent of all conception……hence it is, that without the Moon intermediating, we cannot at any time attract the power of the superiors…”
What Agrippa spoke of, is what witches have known for Ages:
The Moon is the focal point of power upon the Earth.
Celebrating Other Spirituality 365 Days A Year – Africian Fertility Festival
Celebrating Other Spirituality 365 Days A Year – Africian Fertility Festival
April 26 and 27
African Fertility Festival
In many African republics, this New Year’s Day celebrates the ancient seed-sowing ceremony performed in honor of the Goddess of fertility, Mawu. Associated with the moon, Mawu is considered to be cool and gentle. She is the creatrix who make people from clay and brings abundance to the land. In some areas, Mawu (Moon) is combined with Lisa (Sun) to create a dynamic union between the two controlling factors of universe for the protection of crops and people.
Home & Hearth Magick for Friday, April 25th
Home & Hearth Magick for Friday, April 25th
On Friday cast for love, luxury, pleasure and entertainment.
Planetary Influence: Venus
Household Symbols: A seashell, a fountain, fresh flowers, your wedding ring or wedding photo, red or pink paper hearts, apples and charms.
Colors: Pink and Aqua green
Kitchen Spices: Thyme and sugar
Source:
Cottage Witchery Natural Magick for Hearth and Home Author: Ellen Dugan
The Witches Correspondence for Friday, April 25th
The Witches Correspondence for Friday, April 25th
Magickal Intentions: Love, Romance, Marriage, Sexual Matters, Physical Beauty, Friendship and Partnerships, Strangers and Heart
Incense: Strawberry, Sandalwood, Rose, Saffron and Vanilla
Planet: Venus
Sign: Libra and Taurus
Angel: Ariel
Colors: Green, Pink, Aqua
Herbs/Plants: Pink Rose, Ivy, Birch, Heather, Clematis, Sage, Violet and Water Lilly Stones: Rose Quartz, Moonstone, Pink Tourmaline, Peridot, Emerald and Jade
Oil: (Venus) Cardamom, Palmrosa, Rose, Yarrow
Friday belongs to Venus, and its energies are warm, sensuous, and fulfilling. Efforts that involve any type of pleasure, comfort, and luxury, as well as the arts, music, or aroma (incense and perfume) works well on this day. As Venus lends its sensuous influences to the energies of this day, use it for any magical work that deals with matters of the heart.
The Witches Almanac for Friday, April 25th
The Witches Almanac for Friday, April 25th
Friday (Venus): Love, friendship, reconciliation, and beauty.
Robigalia (Roman)
Waning Moon
The Waning Moon is a time for study, meditation, and little magickal work (except magick designed to banish harmful energies)
Moon Phase: Fourth Quarter
Moon Sign: Pisces
Pisces: The focus is on dreaming, nostalgia, intuition and psychic impressions. A good time for spiritual or philanthropic activities.
Incense: Thyme
Color: Rose
Good, Good Friday Morning, My Dear Friends & Family! Can I Get A “TGIF” Up In Here, LOL!”
God and Goddess Bless our homes That they may all be full of laughter That they always invite friendship Fill them with love and peace for all those who reside and visit alike. May our homes provide us with shelter Protecting all that live within its walls
Bless our homes that they may be a refuge for all those who need, a sacred space from all the evil and negativity in this world. May we be kept safe from the dangers of man and nature. May our homes be resistant to all forces that wish to harm us from within and without. Goddess bless our homes, fill them with Your love and joy From this day forth.
So mote it be.
‘THINK on THESE THINGS’ for April 24th
‘THINK on THESE THINGS’
By Joyce Sequichie Hifler
There seems to be two important things to do in times of difficulty. One is to pray and the other to keep our sense of humor. The first is essential to make the basic correction and the other is necessary to balance the human spirit while things work out.
Without a sense of humor, we tend to become too serious about the personal self. It becomes all too important, too self-righteous, and far too self-centered.
At the first sign of trouble, we may want to find someone wiser in whom to confide and ask questions. And their advice may be most helpful, but it is still our own responsibility to get off our backs and do it with dignity and self-respect that will not lower our standards nor cause us embarrassment. And humor can help us do it.
There is humor in every situation if we can detach ourselves from the seriousness of it long enough to look for it. Abraham Lincoln knew the importance of his sense of humor and said, “With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.”
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Elder’s Meditation of the Day April 24
Elder’s Meditation of the Day April 24
“Each person’s prayers can help everyone.”
–Thomas Yellowtail, CROW
Prayer is our entrance into the Unseen World. It is by prayer we can call upon the powers and laws of the Great Spirit. The Spirit World has powers and laws that are different from the Physical World. The spiritual laws allow healing to take place; they allow forgiveness to occur; they cause miracles to happen; they cause hate to disappear; they heal broken relationships; they guide every moment of our lives; they allow us to love even when it’s hard. Prayer allows us access to the Spirit World.
Creator, teach me to pray.
April 24 – Daily Feast
April 24 – Daily Feast
The wild pink verbena that grew so profusely along the slopes have moved to another area. In their place are yellow flowers, unfamiliar but like sunshine after a shower. A familiar saying is that the more something changes the more it stays the same. Flowers, like people and circumstances, change so swiftly and unexpectedly that it seems like the very foundation of the familiar is moving and changing before us. The Cherokees call this, a ma yi, creek water. It is always moving and changing before our eyes. Nature reminds us to renew our minds – to update and enlarge our vision instead of accepting the daily changes of the world that come to nothing. No one has ever been so perfect that he cannot surpass himself and bloom more brilliantly in another area.
~ When we lift our hands we signify our dependence on the Great Spirit. ~
BLACKFOOT
‘A Cherokee Feast of Days’, by Joyce Sequichie Hifler
The Daily Motivator for April 24th – Sincerely love
Sincerely love
Let go of the need to desire what the world says you should desire. Let yourself truly enjoy being who you are and living richly in the moment you’re in.
Worldly fame and fortune are mere artifacts of the things that really matter. Choose to love what you sincerely love, without the unnecessary pressure of having to impress anyone.
You don’t need permission, or certain specific circumstances, to be beautiful. You already are uniquely beautiful and worthy of a magnificent life.
Go ahead and live that life now, right where you are, with what you have, doing whatever you’re doing. Instead of placing arbitrary judgments on your situation, give your own profound love and meaning to it.
There is no limit to the joy you can create and the fulfillment you can experience on this very day. Everywhere you’ll discover beauty to be found and opportunities for living with true richness.
Stop fretting about what everyone else might do or say or think. Give your energy to all that you sincerely love, and live the great, wonderful fortune that is already within you.
— Ralph Marston
Source:
The Daily Motivator
The Daily OM for April 24th – The Wisdom of Surrender
The Wisdom of Surrender
Resistance Equals Persistence
Resistance tends to strengthen the energies it attempts to oppose by giving them power and energy to work against.
We all know the feeling of being repeatedly haunted by the same issue, no matter how we try to ignore it, avoid it, or run away from it. Sometimes it seems that we can get rid of something we don’t want by simply pushing it away. Most of the time, the more we push away, the more we get pushed back. There are laws of physics and metaphysics that explain this phenomenon, which is often summed up in this pithy phrase: That which you resist persists.
Resistance tends to strengthen the energies it attempts to oppose by giving them power and energy to work against. Additionally, resistance keeps us from learning more about what we resist. In order to fully understand something, we must open to it enough to receive its energy; otherwise, we remain ignorant of its lessons. There is a Tibetan story of a monk who retreats to meditate in a cave only to be plagued by demons. He tries everything—chasing, fighting, hiding—to get the demons out of his cave, but the thing that finally works is surrender. He simply lets them have their way with him and only then do they disappear.
Now, this wisdom must be applied practically. We are not meant to get ourselves physically injured. Instead, this story speaks of how, in essence, our demons are inside of us. What plagues and pursues us on an inner level has a way of manifesting itself in our environment in the form of people, events, and issues that appear to be beyond our control. But all these external expressions are reflections of our insides, and it is inside ourselves that we can safely experiment with surrendering to what we fear and dislike. It may feel scary, and we may find ourselves in the company of a lot of resistance as we begin the process of opening to what we fear. But the more we learn to surrender, and the more the demons that plague us disappear in the process, the more courageous we will become.
Source:
The Daily OM
A Candle Spell for Passionate Love
A Candle Spell for Passionate Love
To draw a passionate love your way, during a waxing Moon gather two taper candles, one pink and one red, and some red thread and jasmine oil.
Anoint the candles with jasmine oil using your fingertips, then light them while visualizing the flames of passion growing between yourself and new, but yet unknown, love.
Link the candles together by making a figure eight between them with the thread while repeating:
“Flames of passion and seeds of romance grow; I open my heart to love. Now the one who seeks me shall come.”
For best results, enact the spell on three consecutive nights.
A Candle Spell for Justice or Help in Legal Matters
CANDLE SPELL FOR JUSTICE OR HELP IN LEGAL MATTERS
It does not require a sword only Tarot and candles. You might want to burn some herbs or incense associated with justice while doing this spell. Also a simple yet incredibly powerful protection spell is done with a small or medium sized mirror you can hold in your hands.
While holding the mirror facing outwards in other words not showing your reflection but turned to reflect out, turn in a counter clockwise circle to banish while saying:
Circle of reflection, Circle of protection, May the sender of all harm, Feel the power of this charm.
This does not send any negative energy at the sender hence eliminating the cause and effect portion of negativity adding to negativity but it reflects back anything being directed at you. So it bounces off you instead of affecting you.
Circle three times full round chanting this or until you feel it is complete, then make a closing statement such as:
“So Mote Be It.”
ALL PURPOSE CANDLE ANOINTING OIL
ALL PURPOSE CANDLE ANOINTING OIL
Items You Will Need:
1 cup rose petals 1 cup violets 1 cup water 1 cup olive oil 1 tbsp clove oil 2 teaspoons powdered cinnamon 1 tablespoon powdered myrrh 1/4 cup wild fennel seeds
Gather rose petals and violets at sunrise. Place them in a clean ceramic crock. Cover with water (fresh rain water, preferably) and let crock sit in a sunny location for three days until an oily film (the essential oil of the flowers) is seen floating on top of the water.
Remove oil from water by carefully absorbing it into a small cotton ball. Squeeze out oil into a clean, long-necked glass bottle. Add olive and clove oils, and swirl gently in a clockwise direction to slowly agitate oils.
Next, add cinnamon, myrrh, and fennel seeds. Seal bottle tightly and store it in a dark, cool place. After four weeks, strain through cheesecloth and use to anoint candles.
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