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Magickal Activity for June 3rd, Festival of Bellona

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Magickal Activity for June 3rd, Festival of Bellona

Protection Charm

For this you will need the fourth pentacle of Mars, laminated with plastic, and a bowl of salt water. Slowly sprinkle some salt water over the seal as you chant the following charm:

Elements of earth and sea,
Return to all by power of three.
That which may be sent to me,
Unless I have summoned it to be.
I am protected from this night,
By the spirits of power and might.

Wear the pentacle for protection on a daily basis. Once a month, at the dark of the moon, repeat the charm to keep your pentacle properly charged.

Celebrating Legends, Folklore & Spirituality 365 Days A Year for June 3rd

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June 3rd

Festival of Bellona

In ancient Rome, this day was set aside to worship the Bellona, the Goddess of war and personification of force. Equated with Enyo, the Greek Goddess of combat, Bellona was sometimes regarded as the wife or sister of Mars. She was portrayed as driving her own chariot, with a sword and a spear or torch in each of her hands. Her temple in Rome was dedicated in 296 b.c. by Appius Claudius Caccus during a battle against the Etrucans and Sammites. Because the temple was situated just outside the wall of Rome, it was often used by the Senate for meetings and to receive foreign ambassadors.

Witchcraft 101: The Four Powers of the Magus

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The Four Powers of the Magus

TO KNOW – noscere – air – to know what you are doing
TO DARE – audere – water – to dare to practice the Craft
TO WILL – velle – fire – to will the power
TO BE SILENT – tacere – earth – to keep silent about what you are doing

To Know– noscere – air – to know what you are doing. Witchcraft is rarely dangerous, but when you do not know what you are doing, what you do can turn out wrong. Know the difference between good and bad. Know what you are doing and what is your intent. Know who might get hurt. Think long and hard about your words and your actions before you fling them, unheeded, into the world.

To Dare – audere – water – to dare to practice the Craft. Never be afraid of what you are. If you are not afraid of your religion, you have a freedom within it. No one should ever try to make you afraid of your god(s) or goddess(es). Your power comes from you and you should not fear that which comes from your body because it is a part of you.

To Will – velle – fire – to will the power. Magick is all power that comes from the mind. This power comes from your strength in believing and willing something to happen. If you do not believe it will happen, then it will not. Your strength is your will and your willpower. Nothing is so strong as the human mind.

To Be Silent – tacere – earth – to keep silent about what you are doing. Magick is not something that is used to make you popular or to scare or impress others. Magick, like lovemaking, is a very personal, very private act and anything said about it makes it less sacred. It is the sacredness of the act that gives it its power. The more you talk about what you have done, the less power it has. Do not discuss your spells with others until after you have cast it and gotten the effect. Also watch who you tell. Not all eyes and ears are as understanding as yours

 

Witches Correspondences for Friday, June 3rd

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Witches Correspondences for Friday, June 3rd

The day of Venus, Friday takes its name from Frigga, the Goddess of Love and Transformation. She rules the spiritual aspects of people as they manifest on the physical. because of this, Friday is sometimes thought of as unpredictable.

Element : Water / Earth

Planet: Venus

Zodiac Sign : Taurus / Libra

Angel : Ariel

Metal : Tin

Incense / Perfumes : Strawberry, Sandalwood, Rose, Saffron and Vanilla

Oils : Cardamom, Palmrosa, Rose, Yarrow

Color : Green, Aqua, Rose

Stones : Emerald, Rose Quartz, Moonstone, Pink Tourmaline, Peridot, Jade

Plants/Herbs : Apple, Balm of Gilead, Bergamot, Birch, Catnip, Clematis, Damiana, Dragons Blood, Geranium, Heather, Hibiscus, Ivy, Magnolia, Mugwort, Plumeria, Rose, Rose Geranium, Sage, Strawberry, Vanilla, Vervain, Violet, Water Lilly

Magick to Work: love, friendship, beauty, sensuality, arts, attraction, healing, peace, harmony, artistic ability, creativity generally, reconciliation, beauty, female sexuality, luxury, music, pleasure, scent, sensuality, social affairs

 

Correspondences for Gemini

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Correspondences for Gemini

Attributes: Creative, moody, positive, changeable, charismatic

Herbs: Dill, fern, licorice, sage, sandalwood, cinquefoil

Stones: Agate, topaz, carnelian

Element: Air

Day: Wednesday

Colors: White, yellow, silver

Planet: Mercury
 

Source

A Spell Crafter’s Compendium
Terri Paajanen

 

The Witches Almanac for Friday, June 3rd

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The Witches Almanac for Friday, June 3rd

Friday (Venus): Love, friendship, reconciliation, and beauty.

Memorial to Broken Dolls (Japanese)

Waning Moon

Moon Phase: Fourth Quarter

Moon Sign: Taurus
Taurus: Things begun now last the longest, tend to increase in value, and become hard to alter. Brings out appreciation for beauty and sensory experience.

Moon enters Gemini 11:01 pm
Gemini: Things begun now are easily changed by outside influence. Time for shortcuts, communication, games, and fun.

Incense: Thyme

Color: Pink

Friday’s Witchery

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Friday’s Witchery

 

Love magick is a perennial popular topic. However, there is more to this topic than meets the eye. There are many enchanting layers here for us to explore on this day of the week. What about creating a loving home, or producing a loving and nurturing family? What about keeping your intimate relationships vital and on track? How about promoting happy, healthy, and enduring friendships? See, there is more to be considered than just the “You shall be mine…” type of fictional love spell.

Don’t forget that many of the deities associated with Fridays are also parents. So, yes, while this is the day to work on romance, sex, and love spells, there is additional magick to be considered here, which makes Fridays a more well-rounded and bigger opportunity for witchery than many folks ever truly realize. The truest, strongest magick always comes from the heart.
 

Source

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

 

The Goddess Calendar of the Day for Friday, June 3rd

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The Goddess Calendar of the Day for Friday, June 3rd

Memorial to Broken Dolls Day in Japan, a Buddhist ritual for little girls dedicated to Children’s Goddesses: Rumina, Surabhi, Mayauel, Bona Dea, Befana, and Kwan Yin. Roman consecration of Bellona, Amazon and War Goddess (Athena, Minerva, Sekhmet, Oya, Mah, Mami, Anath, Medusa, Kali, Hecate).

Source

The Goddess Book of Days
Diane Stein

Friday, June 3

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Friday, June 3

Friday is the day of Venus. It takes it name from Frigg, the Goddess of love and transformation. She rules the spiritual side of a person that manifests in the physical. Because of this, Friday is often thought of as dangerously unpredictable. This is expressed in an old East Anglian adage:

Friday’s day will have its trick
The fairest or foulest day of the week.

Deity: Frigg

Zodiac Sign: Taurus/Libra

Planet: Venus

Tree: Apple

Herb: Vervain

Stone: Sapphire/Chrsolite

Animal: Bull/Serpent

Element: Earth

Color: Yellow/Violet

Number: 7

Rune: Peorth(P)

Celtic Tree Month of Hauth (Hawthorn) – May 13 – June 9. Hawthorn month is a time of fertility, masculine energy, and fire. Also associated with the realm of Faerie.

Runic Half-Month of Odal (home, possessions) – May 29 – June 13

Goddess of the Month of Hera – May 16 – June 12. Hera is associated with motherhood, marriage, the household, infidelities, beauty, luxury
 

Source

The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick

 

The Sky This Week for June 3 to June 5

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The Sky This Week for June 3 to June 5

 

Friday, June 3

• The Moon reaches perigee, the closest point in its orbit around Earth, at 6:55 a.m. EDT. It then lies 224,402 miles (361,140 kilometers) away from us.

Saturday, June 4

• Another comet in the growing crowd of such objects discovered by the Pan-STARRS telescope in Hawaii makes its appearance in June’s morning sky. Comet PANSTARRS (C/2013 X1) currently glows around 7th magnitude in southern Aquarius. As a bonus today, the comet’s head lies less than 1° east of the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) while the comet’s tail grazes this bright planetary. From most of the United States, you’ll need a haze-free southeastern horizon to spot the comet through a telescope shortly before dawn breaks.

• New Moon occurs at 11:00 p.m. EDT. At its new phase, the Moon crosses the sky with the Sun and so remains hidden in our star’s glare.

Sunday, June 5

• Mercury reaches greatest elongation today, when it lies 24° west of the Sun and stands 6° high in the east a half-hour before sunrise. The innermost planet shines at magnitude 0.5 and shows up easily through binoculars if you have an unobstructed horizon. When viewed through a telescope, Mercury appears 8″ across and about one-third lit.
 

Source

Astronomy Magazine

 

Your Daily Sun & Moon Data for Friday, June 3rd

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Your Daily Sun & Moon Data for Friday, June 3rd

Sun
Sun Direction: ↑ 107.91° ESE
Sun Altitude: 57.99°
Sun Distance: 94.303 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2016 5:34 PM (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:35 AM↑ 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:10 PM↑ 299° Northwest
Length of Daylight: 14 hours, 35 minutes

 

Moon
Moon Direction: ↑ 151.05° SSE
Moon Altitude: 64.05°
Moon Distance: 224421 mi
Next New Moon: Jun 4, 20169:59 PM
Next Full Moon: Jun 20, 20166:02 AM
Next Moonset: Today6:36 PM
Current Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 3.4%

 

Source

timeanddate.com

 

Goddess Grant Your Children Protection

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Goddess, Give us protection from the outside world,
Let whatever people say about us not hurt,
Let whatever we fear not bother us,
Let all the mixed up feelings inside be released without harm,
Goddess, you see our pain,
We are your children, we are your soul,
We need a dream to cast away this pain,
Something to soothe our soul,
Give us protection from the outside world.
In Your Divine Name, we ask these things.
So Mote It Be

A Very Happy & Blessed Friday Morn’ To All Our Brothers & Sisters of the Craft!

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One quick note, we are not really running late. We have been here working on up-dating the site. Now it is finally up-dated, one worry down. I don’t want to think about how many more might be coming, lol! Ha, what am I taking about we still have several other sites to up-date, gee! I spoke too soon.

Anyway, let’s get this party started…..

Have a super Friday and a very Blessed & Relaxed Weekend,

Love ya,

Lady A

Understanding new moon

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On the day of new moon, the moon rises when the sun rises. It sets when the sun sets. It crosses the sky with the sun during the day.

The image above is imaginary. It’s as if you flew in a spaceship to a place where you could see the night side of the moon. Why do we say imaginary? Because, when the moon is new, its night face is facing us on Earth … and we can’t see the moon at this time.

We can’t see the new moon from Earth, except during the stirring moments of a solar eclipse. Then the moon passes in front of the sun, and the night portion of the moon becomes visible to us, surrounded by the sun’s fiery corona.

To see the images and read the rest of this article by Deborah Byrd click on this link: http://earthsky.org/moon-phases/new-moon

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Moon and Moon phases

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General facts on Moon and its relationship with the Earth

Moon (lat. Luna) is the Earth’s closest celestial body. Moon revolves around the Earth in elliptic orbit and it takes 27,3 days to do one revolution around Earth (this is called sidereal rotation period). However, as the Earth revolves around the Sun, Moon takes 29,5 days to return to the same spot (synodic rotation period), if we look at his rotation from the aspect Earth-Moon-Sun.

It is widely known today that the tides occur because of gravitational forces, which are located between the Earth, the Moon and the Sun at their relative movement through space. The Moon revolves around the Earth, and because of its attraction of the Earth, attractive force appears between them influencing the Earth. All but huge masses of water on the Earth (71% of Earth’s surface is covered with water), is not flexible enough…

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Connection between Woman and the Moon

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A man by the name of Alexander Marshack, in the 1960’s found a piece of bone near the headwaters of the Nile. The bone was close to 30,000 years old. But its age however, was not the most interesting feature. What made this bone particularly unusual is that it had at periodic intervals, notches carved into it as if to mark a sequence of time. He later found many other such markings on bones, antlers, stones and goddess figures, in Czechoslovakia, Russia, Spain and Italy.

After studying these numerous finds, Marshack was convinced that the lines were not made all at once as if to somehow decorate the object, but were made at different times as one would find with any crude calendar. His theory is that these objects were the first attempts at keeping a record of time, and that these markings were actually indications of lunar cycles.

This…

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