Get a Jump on Tomorrow…..

Your Horoscopes for Saturday, April 30th

Aries

Insecurity might arise early today, dear Aries, and if it does, it’s likely to relate to money or dependency issues. It’s not the best time for emotional or intensely personal topics and endeavors. People tend to be the state of mind in which they are clinging closely to what they know and what they own, and it can be difficult to get through to one another in healthy, natural ways. Look for positive solutions and aim to keep your mind peaceful, as it’s the only way to truly learn and gain insights into your problems. Fortunately, good energy is with you to do so as the day advances. In fact, the more you plug into your imagination and a “let things flow” frame of mind, the happier you’ll be. You can feel quite dedicated to a project or idea tonight and tomorrow.

Taurus

Early today, others may not seem as supportive, available, or appreciative as they have been lately, dear Taurus, making it especially important to do your own thing and not worry too much about what others are doing or are not doing. For some, a significant someone may be acting out of fear or insecurities. As the day advances, there is more willingness to let go of rigid or fearful ways of thinking and to open up the mind and the heart to new possibilities. This can be a nice time for connecting with friends or with people who readily accept you and enjoy your company.

Gemini

This morning, interactions can be a little strained, dear Gemini, particularly as fears or insecurities seem to drive behaviors now. Others may seem hard to reach or disinterested, although it’s more likely that they’re simply self-absorbed and dealing with their own concerns. Feelings are more complex and complicated than usual. Try to avoid getting into arguments over trivial matters, and getting upset over some small detail. As the day moves along, there is a tendency for people to accept things as they are, and this helps you to relax. As you let go of fears, your mind opens to new possibilities, and you also feel freer to explore ideas and projects you truly love.

Cancer

Energy levels may not be up to par early today, dear Cancer, largely due to insecurities or worries. There can be some questions in your mind about work or health. A partner may seem to be in need of added attention and perhaps some ego stroking! Generally speaking people can be temperamental and touchy, so it’s better to keep things light and simple. Take a break from the routine and rest your brain, which will become increasingly easier as the day advances. An entirely new activity can help bring emotional refreshment. Your cooperative spirit will not go unnoticed later today. You could have flashes of inspiration that help you solve problems.

Leo

There can be some lack of flow in your relationships this morning, dear Leo. Your initial instinct might need some refining before taking action. Worries about money or business can hang heavy in the air. Circumstances or people may seem to be disapproving or unhelpful which leaves you with the feeling that you’re left to your own resources. However, as the day advances, channels open, minds expand, and you have greater faith that things will fall into place. You’re also quite willing to put in the effort to make things happen. A nice feeling of dedication to your work or long-term plans can be experienced now.

Virgo

Early today, minor tensions or mis-timing can get in the way of healthy relating patterns, dear Virgo, so aim not to take things personally if there is some coolness in your interactions. Domestic chores or problems in the family dynamic can weigh heavily on your mind. You’ll have the most success getting through to others if you draw heavily on your powers of reasoning and compromise. Emotions run a little deeper than usual today, however. As the day moves forward, there is a far freer flow of energy and excellent support is with you for patience in partnership and for feeling in tune with people in your life. This will continue into tomorrow. You can feel highly motivated to work on a project.

Libra

A tense aspect between your ruler, Venus, and strict Saturn this morning is a minor influence, dear Libra, but can signal some tensions. Superficial interactions can be glaringly obvious to you today, and highly annoying if you let them get to you. Intentions may be entirely different, so keep an open mind. Emotional hunger may not be easy to sate, as there can be some distancing or posturing in social relationships. It’s temporary and shouldn’t be taken to heart, however. As the day progresses, people seem to relax and let things flow rather than attempt to force things to suit their purposes. You might easily throw yourself into researching or exploring a subject more deeply.

Scorpio

Although in general you’re coming across pleasantly and with diplomacy in your relationships, dear Scorpio, this morning, minor annoyances and misunderstandings can be present in your interactions. There may be challenges with decisions revolving around money. This is a very temporary influence. If you’re seeing errors, put your energy into working on fixing them. As the day advances, there is an opening up of the mind and heart, and this can serve to relax you. You find it easier to have faith that things will work out. A partner or feelings about a relationship can be one of the reasons you feel freer and more accepting.

Sagittarius

Early today, relationships can be a little strained, dear Sagittarius, or there can be a slight feeling of being drained due to worries or uncertainties. Work on editing and revising now in order to make best use of this energy. Your mind is busy but you are also drawn to activities that engage your emotions as the day advances, and life seems far less restrictive. In fact, you’ll begin to see possibilities more than you see flaws, which lifts your spirits. Work efforts are strong, or you could be feeling more dedicated to self-care and health programs now. This energy carries forward into tomorrow.

Capricorn

This morning, it can be difficult to get close to someone, who appears rather withdrawn or rigid, dear Capricorn, or worries and insecurities can get in the way of healthy relating. You may be entertaining negative possibilities about a matter. In all likelihood, the outcome will not be as dire as you are predicting – not even close. Worry is only productive to the point that it motivates you to take action to fix a problem. Beyond that, it’s wasted energy. As the day advances, possibilities replace fear. You could find that letting go of expectations is a real load off your shoulders. Excellent energy is with you tonight and tomorrow for creative work and a good perspective on romantic connections.

Aquarius

This morning may not be as breezy and light-hearted as you’d like, dear Aquarius. Others tend to want to control the situation, and possibly even you, and this can lead to some frustration. Try not to worry about what others are doing, not doing, or thinking. Do your own thing if relations are strained. The ability to relax and take things as they come increases as the day advances. It’s an excellent time for letting worries go and seeking out inner peace and balance. It’s a good time to rectify problems or misunderstandings with others. Family and household matters can prosper.

Pisces

This morning, social relations may seem a little forced, dear Pisces, but are quick to clear up as the day advances. It can be rather difficult for you to feel sincerely appreciated early today, and in fact, you may even feel overlooked. Professionally speaking, it’s more of the same – appreciation is unlikely to be forthcoming at the moment. It’s temporary, so don’t read too much into the situation. Certainly by midday, you’ll feel far more in your element, even if you are a little withdrawn. While Mercury’s retrograde tends to lead to misunderstandings, you are communicating on different levels and getting across especially well. It’s a good time to focus on studies or special projects.

If Today is Your Birthday: April 29

You are an inventive and expressive person with a strong aura. While you hold onto many traditional values, there is an unconventional streak to your personality that is unmistakable and fascinating. At times cynical, you can also be inspiring with your unique and quite witty take on the world. Famous people born today: Daniel Day-Lewis, Jerry Seinfeld, Andre Agassi, Dale Earnhardt, Uma Thurman, Michelle Pfeiffer.

Your Birthday Year Forecast:

Your birthday occurs around a Third Quarter Moon this year, and you are reaching an important turning point in terms of personal growth. You may be more emotional this year, and should watch for unnecessary conflicts and making hasty decisions as a result. Otherwise, this is a year of greater understanding and a strong desire to take care of business. This should be a busy, dynamic period in your life.

Neptune continues to transit sextile to your Sun until January 2017. You are gentler, more intuitive, spiritual, and creative with this influence, and others are drawn to these qualities. Your natural ability to help others heal and calm down is enhanced. A higher purpose to your life is what you seek, and you rely more heavily upon your intuition in order to achieve it. You could find that your intuition is subtly enhanced and that you’re often in the right place at the right time, probably because your hunches are more likely to be correct. This aspect softens your disposition somewhat, as you tune into your imaginative and artistic side. This is a good year for self-improvement programs or efforts. The need to “get away from it all” — for some peace and quiet now and again — will be strong. A more sensitive, even mysterious, persona is projected this year, and this can attract pleasantly unusual circumstances (and people) into your life. You will want to spend more time away from chaotic situations.

This is an excellent year in which to advance projects revolving around communications – writing, speaking, selling, and so forth. Your reputation may be enhanced through word of mouth. Making new contacts through learning and mental pursuits figures strongly as well.

You are willing to put in the effort and dedication to a mental interest or project. You are focused, detail-oriented, and may be perfectionistic.

It’s a good period in your life for taking necessary steps towards making yourself feel more secure and safe, and for family or domestic activities. This is also a period when you more readily support or defend others.

Relationships can prosper as you deal with one another in a more balanced, fair, and peaceful way. The platonic elements of a relationship may be emphasized now. This can also be a very creative, artistic time, and an excellent period for opening up communications with others, as you are more sensitive than usual and more willing to listen. Getting your point across is easier, as it’s not only about what specific words you choose to communicate, you intuitively express the meaning and intention behind the words. You can effectively use words to soothe, heal, and teach this year. You are also especially open to new ways of looking at problems, thus it’s considerably easier to find solutions. You may be gaining respect for your ideas and intelligence.

However, you need to be aware of a tendency to be attracted to impractical ventures at times this year. As well, your energy can vary greatly from one period to the next, so take advantage of the “high” periods in order to offset the possible loss in productivity during the low-energy stages.

There is good energy for imaginative and creative activities this year. It’s a strong period for friendship, communications, learning, and connecting. You may be making good contacts with others, particularly through shared interests or schooling. Positive plans and lifestyle changes can be made at this time in your life. There will be times when you battle with varying energy levels, so take advantage of the periods of high motivation.

2016 is a Number Six year for you. Ruled by Venus. This is a year of relative contentment. It is a time when love is the easiest to attract, and partnerships formed under this vibration have a better chance for longevity. You are able to attract others, and material things as well, this year. This is a good year for establishing harmony in the family and in the home. Advice – develop existing relationships, be positive and receptive because these kinds of energies help you to attract what you desire.

2017 will be a Number Seven year for you. Ruled by Neptune. This is a year of preparation, chance, and refinement. It is not a time of dramatic changes. Instead, it’s a year when reflection on the past is helpful, and when refinements to your life path should be made. It’s a good year to study and analyze. Unexpected twists to your life story and “chance” meetings are probable. Advice – take stock of your life in order to prepare for more exciting years to come, examine the past and plan for the future, get in touch with your deepest needs and uncover your personal power, don’t strain yourself or actively try to expand.

 Courtesy of Astrology.com

Your Daily Horoscopes for Friday, April 29th

Aries

The Moon moves into your social sector early morning, dear Aries, and you’re ready to entertain goals that reflect your needs outside of career and business. Venus enters your solar second house today, and will continue to transit here until May 24th. Mercury just turned retrograde in this sector and will remain retrograde for most of this period. You may find some gems in the past or in areas that you may have missed. This is a time when you benefit from slowing down, building, and revamping. You can have good luck with seeing value in projects, objects, and situations that you may have otherwise overlooked. There is a stronger attraction to comfortable and valuable objects and situations now. Monetary gains and losses can have more to do with a partnership than usual. There is increasing attention to personal possessions, money matters, natural talents, and matters of security and comfort, and this will continue for much of May. Build, repair, gather, stockpile, and review for best results now.

Taurus

Venus enters your sign today, dear Taurus, and will grace your solar first house until May 24th. This is one of the stronger times for personal attraction – for magnetizing what you want. This time around, you have Mercury retrograde in your sign virtually the whole transit. This points to a nice boost to your appeal and a good time to build and develop personal plans, but some need for further review and attention to what worked for you in the past. It may be best to edit and refine rather than push projects and initiatives ahead. Good energy for your love life is with you now, although you may not be ready to make any solid decisions. Certainly, people are finding you more attractive than usual. Your softer, more receptive side is enhanced and more noticeable now. Romantic matters, as well as pleasure-seeking activities, come to the fore. You may not be feeling the power of this period quite yet, but you will very shortly.

Gemini

Venus moves into your privacy zone today, dear Gemini, where it will transit until May 24th. The Sun and retrograde Mercury are already in this same sector, and Venus here turns your even stronger attention to the past as well as to your inner world. For some, this cycle is a time when merging with another person can be a yearning, and this can be expressed as discontent or spiritual longing, or you might express your love in ways that are selfless. Dealing with private matters of the heart or affairs, unrequited love, or longing for something that cannot manifest in real terms, might figure now. Otherwise, you might take special pleasure in your private life. In fact, benefits can come from behind the scenes. Someone or something from the past can re-emerge and this can be helpful. Making decisions about money and love is not as straightforward during this cycle, and it’s wise to take your time.

Cancer

Venus begins its transit of your ideals and friendship sector today, dear Cancer, where it will stay until May 24th. The Sun and retrograde Mercury are already in this area of your chart, and now there is even more emphasis on your social life and goals. Charm and grace are energies readily and naturally brought to your friendships during this cycle, and this can come in especially handy with retrograde Mercury here – it may help minimize or soften misunderstandings. There can be more pleasure and satisfaction from groups of like-minded individuals, or with friends and associates. There may be a focus on the past when it comes to groups and friendships, with the possibility of old friends reappearing. Camaraderie is especially important in your life now.

Leo

Venus enters your career and reputation sector today, dear Leo. The Sun and Mercury are already in this area of your solar chart, and Mercury has just turned retrograde. While this is a good time for public appeal and attention to life path and career goals, you will benefit from some review of these things in the weeks ahead. This is a time for cautious moves and edits or adjustments rather than bold new beginnings. Romantic opportunities, or more chances to socialize and network, are likely through the pursuit of business goals. For some, your love life or relationships can come into stronger view. Today is strong for connecting with others one on one.

Virgo

Venus moves into harmony with your sign and your adventure sector today, dear Virgo, and will continue to transit this area of your solar chart until May 24th. The Sun and Mercury are already here, and Mercury just turned retrograde. Venus can help soften some of the problem areas associated with Mercury’s retrograde. This move reinforces the idea that treasure is to be found by looking to the past – to ideas, plans, and projects that were put on a shelf. This is an especially good time for reviewing, editing, revising, and reconsidering, particularly in educational and publishing matters. It’s a strong time to pick up an old interest or study that deserves a second look. You might become inspired by a loved one now, or someone might awaken a new perspective or way of thinking in you.

Libra

Venus begins its transit of your solar eighth house today, dear Libra, where the Sun and retrograde Mercury are currently transiting. While you should be moving forward slowly and working on refining and revamping what you already have, Venus here can bring more happiness and joy in doing so. Venus can also bring rewards and benefits – typically in small ways, but noticeable. Focus on the past helps you to get into better touch with knowing where you’re coming from. Future decisions will be stronger if you take the time to understand the past. Attracting resources from outside sources comes more easily. You might be working through or sorting out money problems or issues of sharing with a partner. This can also be a strong time to better understand your dependencies.

Scorpio

Venus moves into your partnership sector today, dear Scorpio, and will transit here until May 24th. This is generally a strong transit for relationships and negotiations. This year, Mercury is retrograde in the same sector and will remain retrograde for most of Venus’ transit here. Close relationships get special attention now, and there can be a stronger focus on matters of the past or past relationships themselves. This is a time for more hospitality, adaptability, and accommodation. People are drawn into your life quite magnetically. Decisions about people and love in general tend to stay on the fence, however, during this period. This may be experienced as your own indecision or through others – someone is a little distant or undecided. People need a little space, but it’s also a good time for teaming up and spending time with people you care about.

Sagittarius

With Venus entering your work and health sector today and with Mercury’s retrograde in the same area of your chart, dear Sagittarius, there are benefits to slowing down, processing, and looking to the past before pushing plans forward. Redoing and refining past work can be of benefit, and returning to old routines and health programs may also be rewarding now. Venus’ transit of this sector lasts until May 24th, and helps to promote harmony and good will on the job. For many, this can be a time for finding more pleasure in your routines, work, and efforts to enhance health. Look to past methods that truly worked for you.

Capricorn

Venus enters your romance and pleasure sector today, dear Capricorn, and will continue to transit this part of your solar chart until May 24th. This is one of the more favorable transits of Venus as it enhances and supports your natural charm. During this cycle, it’s natural for you to turn on the charm without even truly trying. You feel a little more playful now, and love matters tend to be laced with a touch of drama. Mercury has just turned retrograde in this same sector, which tends to complicate matters a little. While love and attraction are favored, there can be some turning to the past or indecision involved. Old creative projects might be revived now. For some, old relationships or forms of entertainment and hobbies can reappear. The Moon moves out of your sign early morning today, and this can act to settle your emotions – needs don’t feel quite so urgent.

Aquarius

Today, you’re beginning a cycle that lasts until May 24th in which home improvement is a focus, dear Aquarius, whether it involves redecorating or boosting your relationships with family. There is more comfort and joy experienced in home life and with familiar situations, people, and things. Bringing peace, harmony, and beauty to your home environment becomes a strong need, and with the Sun and Mercury also in the same sector, a lot of your attention is turned to your personal life. Mercury has just turned retrograde in this sector, and not everything is likely to run smoothly, but the effort you put into redoing, refining, and adjusting will be rewarded down the road. This can be a time of reunions and/or the revival of old projects, especially those related to home and family.

Pisces

There is stronger emphasis on learning and communications in your life recently, dear Pisces, and today, Venus enters the sector of your solar chart that rules these things. This cycle that lasts until May 24th can stimulate more enjoyment, opportunities, and rewards through making connections, siblings, studies, short trips, and transportation. Your need for company increases. Mercury has just turned retrograde in this same sector, and this can mean that you can’t count on smooth sailing in these areas of life. However, doing some backtracking, strengthening, editing, and building can be quite satisfying now. Some of you will be returning to old interests, projects, studies, or channels for communication. Old acquaintances or classmates could re-emerge. Today is strong for connecting one-on-one with a partner or special friend.

Weekend Love Horoscope

April 29 – May 1: Earthly pleasures

By Maria DeSimone

Videos, Love, Horoscopes, Astrology

Part of the Daily Insight Group

Astrology of Today – April 29, 2016

Summary:

• The Moon is in Capricorn until 4:46 AM.
• The Moon is void from 3:07 AM until 4:46 AM.
• The Moon is in Aquarius from 4:46 AM forward (until Sunday, May 1st, at 10:33 AM).
• The Moon is waning and in its Waning Gibbous phase until 11:28 PM / the Moon is waningand in its Last Quarter phase from 11:28 PM forward.
• A Last Quarter Moon occurs tonight at 11:28 PM.
• Mercury is retrograde (Mercury is retrograde from April 28-May 22).
• Mars is retrograde (Mars is retrograde from April 17-June 29).
• Venus enters Taurus today at 8:35 PM (Venus is in Taurus from April 29-May 24).

May 2016 Ascension Energies

a message from Jamye Price

To view more of Jamye’s insight, please visit her website, Jamye Price

April Review

April was about going within and working your foundation of beingness within the action-oriented physical world. It offered you some clarity between the external and its loudness, with your internal focus of peace and stability amidst change.

Patience is a great complement to peace and stability, though a calm feeling wasn’t as easy to access in April for many. That impatient Aries energy often wants to jump immediately! Though in April, your leap of faith was best served by building a bridge of connection between your heart and mind as you learn to perceive your opportunities with the grace of loving wisdom.

May Energies

April was the perfect storm leading into May. You were likely stirred into something—desiring more peace in the world, more satisfaction in your job and relationships, more creative control in your life, or less Trump in the news…

May has the energy of action.

When I sat to get the energies for April, I was (unusually so) also given the word “action” for May and “reset” for June. As I prepared for the May monthly energies video, I was also told, “relationships and family.” So essentially May is focused on action and interaction (relationship). The self, the inner world—interacting with Life. What a wonderful progression and April has stirred some courage to change.

A.C.T.I.O.N.—Allowing Creation To Inform Our Now

Areon, the Lyran Council of Time, often focuses on how your first action is internal. As you experience your life, information flows into you. You have emotional, mental, and even physical response. Your emotional and mental responses are subtle information that show you your authentic perceptions and beliefs about your experiences. As youallow that information into your awareness, you have the ability to make informed choice. What you choose is internal and subtle in that moment. It speaks directly to the quantum realms, informing form. Staying present, authentic, courageous, and peaceful are helpful to shifting or amplifying your future creations.

Observation and listening are powerful forms of meditation. They help you to receive information that may not be obvious, or even information that may be calling for your Love to form a new future.

For example, listening to one that is opposite of you may help you to understand something you were resisting. It may call you to focus your attention in a direction so that the future is effected by more Love and less greed, deception, and suppression. Your focused awareness, your Love flow, is important. We usually don’t get to see immediate results. Patience again.

Your first internal actions are shifting you into a detached compassion that is able to perceive beyond the obvious.

This is the peace that passes all understanding. With practice you will become less reactive, less afraid and more courageous, creative, and wise. Detached compassion is an open state that knows all is well. From this point of connection, you are able to touch new solution with your vibration. This will inspire physical action that is based in Love.

Relationship and Family

Your interactions are such a great motivator of movement! Every single experience is calling you to more empowerment, more Love. This creates more freedom from needing to control circumstances for a feeling of safety. Those that love you, like family, can not help but reflect your positives and negatives so that you can integrate into an empowered sovereign that connects boldly with Life.

This month, as May prompts you to spring into action, observe your authentic thoughts and feelings with your relationships. Seek to hold healthy boundaries that serve your growth and sharing. They may change over time, but honor your needs in the moment and continue to grow beyond them as appropriate. For example, at one time you may need to hold a boundary with someone and say no. At another time, you may be benefited by stretching yourself into interaction. Family is wonderful barometer of your peace and strength.

“If you think you’re enlightened, go spend a week with your family.” —Ram Dass

Family is often how we learn much of our perceptions and beliefs. When a child is young, the subconscious is highly programmable as they are most often in a receptive brain wave state. They also “speak” emotions rather than words, so they are highly susceptible to the emotions of their caregivers and family members.

As an adult, these unconscious programs are mixing with your logical decisions. This is why it is important to honor your authentic, immediate thoughts and feelings. It’s easy if you’re feeling good. Celebrate that! However, if you hate someone, let that just be information that is a vehicle of discovery for you. As you discover what and why you hate them, you will transform that emotion into the wisdom of understanding. You will discover you felt a boundary of power or safety being pushed. That discovery pulls unconscious (subconscious) information into the conscious and you can now progressively heal that fear. You then discover that you appreciate that person helping you grow.

Many suppress their challenging emotions because they don’t know that the emotions heal, they just know it hurts. They haven’t felt that freedom from fear, that freedom of knowing how strong they are, that freedom of being able to interact with Life, change, and create. Here we come full circle to the energies of May.

Your inner actions create beneficial interactions.

Your interactions have a ripple effect that create inspired actions.

Your actions speak volumes to your future.

Summary

In May, we are asked to make bold inner choices and interact with Life from empowered Love. With so many planets retrograde, the energy of action likely isn’t as much “full steam ahead,” as much as it is connect your head with your heart and interact from there. As you observe your interactions, look within and allow the reflection to inform your choices and then external actions. It is a perfect time to choose to Love yourself. From there, you grow into such a Love for Life that challenges become fuel for your creative flow. Yes, you may!

Calendar of the Moon

Dark Moon Night

Color: Black
Element: Air
Altar: Upon a black cloth set a single black candle, incense, an iron sickle laid to mimic the direction of the waning moon, a cup of water, a lock of silver hair, and a white bone.
Offerings: Bones. Stones. Menstrual blood. Give something up.
Daily Meal: Soup of some sort, cooked in a cauldron, eaten in silence.

Dark Moon Invocation

At this time, in the dark of the moon,
When the Silver Lady ages
To an old woman in the dark,
Haunting crossroads, working magic,
Stirring her cauldron
Of poison that heals,
Grandmother Moon of sorcery
And wisdom, who sees all
And reveals little to our searching eyes.
Moon of Death, Moon of mystery,
Moon of silence who hides her face,
Let us learn silence from your averted gaze
Let us learn patience from your aging face
Let us feel for the dark places within us
And find our way down your path in the darkness
Which is utter and complete
But not impenetrable.
As darkness wraps us,
So silence heals us.
As darkness finds us,
So silence guides us.
As darkness speaks,
So silence falls.

(The candle is blown out, and all leave in silence. From the beginning of this rite at Hesperis until the dawn, silence will rule in the house. Talking must be done only in whispers, and between no more than two people, and only for that which is necessary. Long meditation is encouraged, and all work must be done quietly if possible. The evening meal should be eaten by candlelight, and only candles may light the house, except for the sake of certain important work.)

[Pagan Book of Hours]

Calendar of the Sun
29 Eostremonath

Walpurgisnacht Day VII

Color: Dark Blue
Element: Water
Altar: Upon a cloth of dark blue place a great vessel of water like a well, with stones and other sacred things at the bottom, two figures of ravens, the runes Nyth and Laguz, and seven candles.
Offerings: Each member present should have a coin to throw into the well, which will be added to a charity fund.
Daily Meal: Cold raw food. Only spring or well water to drink all day until Hesperis.

Walpurgisnacht Invocation VII

Behold the Well of Mimir!
Here lies the severed head of the god of wisdom
Who would not speak what he knew,
And here great Odhinn, much lessened by his travels,
Came to seek out Mimir’s wisdom.
He saw the severed head floating deep into the well,
And he asked Mimir to tell him all he knew,
The secrets of the underground,
The things unseen beneath the earth,
Beneath the surface thoughts of men,
Beneath his own surface.
And Mimir laughed, and asked what price
Great Odhinn would pay for this knowledge.
And Odhinn said that he would pay any price.
So Mimir asked for the price of one of his eyes,
That he who was trapped in the well
Might have vision in the upper world.
And Odhinn agreed, and gave one of his eyes
To Mimir in exchange for wisdom,
Although the bargain was hard, and painful.
Half-blind, he continued on his way,
But two ravens settled on his shoulders,
The gift of Mimir and the Norns,
Named Huginn and Muninn, Thought and Memory,
That he might have more eyes in the world
Who would tell him all that they saw.
And we honor Odhinn for his fourth sacrifice,
The giving up of worldly vision for greater sight.
(All shall approach the well, and throw in their coin, and look, and say nothing about what they have seen. Divination can be done on this day, if there are any with the skill.)

[Pagan Book of Hours]

FRIDAY CORRESPONDENCES

Venus/Water/East/West/South/Dawn/Female/Libra/Taurus

Magickal Intentions: Love, Romance, Marriage, Sexual Matters, Physical Beauty, Friendship and Partnerships, Strangers, Heart

Color: aqua, blue, light blue, brown, green, pale green, magenta, peach, pink, rose, white, all pastels

Number: 5, 6

Metal: copper

Charm: green or white garments, scepter

Stone: alexandrite, amethyst, coral, diamond, emerald, jade, jet, black moonstone, peridot, smoky quartz, tiger’s-eye, pink tourmaline

Animal: camel, dove, elephant, goat, horse, pigeon, sparrow

Plant: apple, birch, cherry, clematis, clove, coriander, heather, hemlock, hibiscus, ivy, lotus, moss, myrtle, oats, pepperwort, peppermint, pinecone, quince, raspberry, rose, pink rose, red rose, rose hips, saffron, sage, savin, stephanotis, strawberry, thyme, vanilla, verbena, violet, water lily, yarrow, and all flowers

Incense: ambergris, camphor, mace, musk, myrrh, rose, saffron, sage, sandalwood, sweetgrass, vanilla, violet, all floral scents

Goddess: Aphrodite, Asherah, Baalith, Brigid, Erzulie, Freya (Passionate Queen), Frigg, Gefion, Harbor (Beautiful One), Hestia, Inanna, Ishtar (Lady of Passion and Desire), Lakshmi, Lilith, Mokosh, Nehalennia, Nerthus, Ostara, Pombagira, Sarasvati, Shakti, Shekinah, Sirtur, Al Uzza, Venus (Queen of Pleasure), Vesta

God: Allah, Bacchus, Bes, Cupid, the Dagda, Dionysus, El, Eros (God of Love), Freyr, Frit Ailek, Shukra

Evocation: Agrat Bat Mahalat, Anael, Hagiel, Mokosba, Rasbid, Sachiel, Uriel, Velas

Courtesy of Moonlight Musings

When the Moon is in Aquarius

The Mood of Aquarius

Friend to All

When the Moon is in Aquarius, we don’t want to be bound to routines. There’s an impulse to break out of claustrophobic situations and relationships. We are friendly, but in a more detached way.

Aquarius is the sign of the visionary. So when the instinctual Moon is here, there can be emotional outbursts to go along with the inspiration. Thoughts about humanity as a whole, and ways to be a contributor to its evolution are on our minds. We want to connect with everybody, and are more open to those from very different walks of life.

We crave cutting edge ideas, and may go seeking it in people and our own investigations. It’s a time of going beyond the usual perceptive filters. Winding down under this Moon means reading or following a thread of fascination.

Aquarius relates to currents of the body, as well as the mind and spirit. This is a good time to schedule energy healing or acupuncture.

Social Scene

The Moon in Aquarius can bring blessed relief from too much emoting.

It allows us the distance to see the big picture. The mood takes us down tangents of thought, or brings exciting flash ideas. It’s a great time for tuning into the popular memes out there.

It favors social networking via the net, or experimenting with other technologies that keep you connected. It’s time for embracing the new, the futuristic and innovative.

It is the right mood for turning into group energy. It encourages a respect for each person, along with a cohesive awareness of the group as a whole.

You can see your place in the bigger scheme of things, when the Moon is in this air sign. You can get an abstract take on how the different strands fit together. The Moon in Aquarius tunes us into the group psyche and soul.

Beat of Own Drummer

And yet, Aquarius is unpredictable and the Moon is too. I know many with Aquarius Moon in their natal chart who retreat into books and solitude. One striking thing I’ve noticed is they make no excuses — they simply go their own way. This is a strength of the fixed sign Aquarius — a sign that settles into its own atmospheres, often very deeply. It’s why it’s known for being in its own world.

With Moon in Aquarius, it’s time to be in your own world. There’s a sense of freedom that comes from stabilizing yourself in your own thoughts, no matter where they lead. That makes it a stellar time to honor your need to get lost in your own world of the mind. And in that atmosphere, there are often glimpses of something new at the edges, as Aquarius is a sign of the future.

Some power activities now: getting energy work, like acupuncture or reflexology; attend a community-building event; conceptualize a plan; brainstorm at work; send a mass email to friends and family; update your social networking profile; break free of a social convention; mix with those outside your usual circle; conspire to rebel or reform; break out of the matrix!

Follow the Moon!

The Moon sets the emotional tone as it transits through the Zodiac signs. It changes signs every 2 1/2 days. You can work with this rhythm to “go with the flow” of the Moon. You can use it to know the general feeling tone to expect.
 

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Molly Hall, Astrology Expert
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The Witches Almanac for Friday, April 29th

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

Orthodox Good Friday

Waning Moon
The Waning Moon (from the Full Moon to the New) is a time for study, meditation, and little magical work (except magic designed to banish harmful energies)

Fourth Quarter 11: 29 pm

Moon Sign: Capricorn
Capricorn: Develops strong structure. Focus on traditions, responsibilities, and obligations. A good time to set boundaries and rules.

Moon enters Aquarius 4: 47 am
Aquarius: Rebellious energy. Time to break habits and make abrupt changes. Personal freedom and individuality is the focus.

Incense: Violet

Color: White