Author: ladyoftheabyss
The Witches Almanac for Friday, April 8th
The Witches Almanac for Friday, April 8th
Friday (Venus): Love, friendship, reconciliation, and beauty.
Buddha’s Birthday
Waxing Moon
The Waxing Moon (from the New Moon to the Full) is the ideal time for magic to draw things toward you.
Moon phase: First Quarter
Moon Sign: Aries
Aries: Good for starting things, but lacks staying power. Things occur rapidly, but quickly pass. People tend to be argumentative and assertive.
Moon enters Taurus 2: 10 am
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.
Incense: Alder
Color: Rose
Herbs Associated with Friday – Vervain
The Witches Must Dos for Fridays
The Witches Must Dos for Fridays
Fridays are days of loving enchantments and passionate emotions.
See how many ways you could add a little loving enchantment into your life and the lives of your loved ones. If you wish to explore the topic of love and romance witchery even further, then check out my book How to Enchant a Man: Spells to Bewitch, Bedazzle &Beguile. If cat magick has tickled your fancy, then for further study read my book The Enchanted Cat: Feline Fascinations, Spells &Magick.
In the meantime, try sharing red berries with your partner some enchanted evening. Work that meditation, and see what other mysteries Freya has to teach you. Wear a Venus planetary color and call on the Goddess for a little inner sparkle. Burn some floral incense, light up some rosy candles, and set a romantic mood. Try wearing a little copper jewelry, and see how it affects you and your Friday magick. Get those potpourri and philter recipes going, and see what you can conjure up.
Advancing your magickal skills takes drive, ambition, and passion. Work with Eros to discover just how much enthusiasm, inspiration, and drive he can bring into your days, for the imagination is a place where dreams flourish and ideas come to fruition.
Call on these fertile and romantic powers, and create your own unique spells and charms. Just think of all the magickal information that you can now add to your repertoire of witchery. Lastly, remember this: when you combine imagination and a loving heart with magick, you’ll succeed every time.
Source
Book of Witchery – Spells, Charms & Correspondences For Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan
Element Associated with Friday – Earth
Friday’s Witchery
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
Deities Associated With Friday – Venus
Friday, April 8th
Friday, April 8th
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 Fearn (Alder) – March 18 to April 14th. Alder signifies protection in times of conflict, enability in time of change.
Runic Half Month of Ehwaz (horse) – March 30 to April 15th
Goddess of the Month for March 20 to April 17th is Columbina
Source
The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick
What You Put Out, Always Comes Back to You
Friday’s Conjuring
Friday’s Conjuring
Friday – is associated with Venus
Candle colors – Green, Red, Blue, White, Purple
Spellwork – Love, Marriage, Money, Attraction, Luck, Healing, Prosperity, Change, Road Opening work, Bring Peace, Relationships, Power and Success
—Starr Casas, Old Style Conjure Wisdoms, Workings and Remedies
Harm None
Did You Know Friday…
Did You Know Friday…
The new moon, the dark moon, begins the two waxing quarters of the lunar cycle. Confusingly, however the crescent moon is often called the new moon, too. This second phase is identified with the maiden or virgin. She is described as a young and beautiful woman and is related to the goddess Artemis or Diana. The waxing moon is a time of beginnings and growth. It is traditional to plant herbs when the moon is in the signs of Pisces, Cancer or Scorpio.
Source
The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick
Star Gazing Events for 2016
Your Daily Sun & Moon Data for Friday, April 8th
Your Daily Sun & Moon Data for Friday, April 8th
Sun
Sun Direction: ↑ 113.08° ESE
Sun Altitude: 38.52°
Sun Distance: 93.096 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2016 5:34 PM (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 6:29 AM↑ 80° East
Sunset Today: 7:24 PM↑ 280° West
Length of Day: 12 hours, 54 minutes
Moon
Moon Direction: ↑ 98.57° E
Moon Altitude: 26.57°
Moon Distance: 222416 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 22, 201612:23 AM
Next New Moon: May 6, 20162:29 PM
Next Moonset: Today9:04 PM
Current Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 2.1%
Source
As Above, So Below
Thank The Goddess It Is Finally Friday! May You Have A Very Beautiful & Blessed Day!
An it Harm None
This world would be a better place,
If everyone believed,
The pagan rule of bring no harm,
To those who live and breath,
But that’s an idealogoly,
That can never be fulfilled,
For religions all around the world,
Bear other faiths I’ll will.
They all say they are peaceful,
They say their God is right,
They say that if you don’t believe,
You should forfeit your life,
Just look back at history,
And even here today,
Religion is not peaceful,
No matter to whom you pray.
A world without religion?
That’s never going to be,
For faiths will fight to put their God,
On the pinnacle of the tree,
And if there’s no religion,
What then will man fight for?
For man must fight for something,
He must always be at war.
You know my friends, it seems to me,
That whatever you believe,
We only want to live in peace,
But that will never be,
For God will be on both sides,
Fighting against himself,
And we are mere pawns in His game,
His game of cat and mouse.
But we could thwart His little game,
If we only had the will,
To turn our back on evil things,
And bear no one I’ll will,
Following the pagan way,
With nature we’d be one,
And we would praise the morning dew,
And the setting of the sun.
—Alan Faraway, Pagan Ways
5 stress-fix Ayurveda rituals
5 stress-fix rituals to unwind your mind and body
When the stressors of life tip yours out of balance, it can affect your emotional and spiritual health. Through the therapeutic techniques of Ayurveda and the power of touch, breath, and essential aromas – proven to reduce stress – you can help restore balance every day, leaving a lasting impact on your life. Here are 5 easy rituals to get you started.
1) Just breathe
1-10 minutes
You can feel less stressed anytime, anywhere, by simply rolling an essential oil (personally essential to you) onto your inner wrists, bringing them to your nose, and breathing in the aroma. For deeper relaxation, do alternate nostril breathing:
- Roll some essential oil onto your wrist and place the index and middle finger of that same hand on the point between your eyebrows.
- Use your thumb to close your right nostril and inhale through your left.
- Use your ring finger to close your left nostril and exhale through your right.
- Inhale through your right nostril.
- Close your right nostril and exhale through your left.
Repeat for 1-10 minutes.
*Note: lavender, tangerine, and sage are good essential oils I recommend using off the bat. However, to find the best essential oil that fits you, here is a guide that can help if you wish to explore more on this topic: Learn How to Use Essential Oils Ebook!
2) Give your hands a break
1-2 minutes
To help release tightness caused by keyboarding and texting, smooth your favorite lotion on your hands and forearms, and use your thumb to massage the muscular area at the base of your other thumb.
- Press and hold any tense areas.
- Massage your inner forearm with your thumb from wrist to elbow.
- Press and hold any tense areas near your elbow-flex and extend your wrist while pressing to help reduce muscle tension.
- Repeat on your other hand and forearm.
This technique I have used since my days of playing concert piano during my teenage years and childhood. After straining a couple of tendons, doing this repeatedly helped bring circulation back to the damaged areas and regain full motor control of both my hands, so I highly encourage it!
3) Save your neck
1 minute
For every hour of sitting, do this for one minute and your body will thank you!
- Stand up and roll your favorite essential oil over the back of your neck.
- Inhale while lifting your chin up to the sky, and exhale dropping your chin to your chest.
- Inhale brining your head back to the center, and exhale turning your head to the left.
- Inhale bringing your head back to the center, and exhale dropping your right ear to your right shoulder.
- Inhale bringing your head back to center, and exhale dropping your left ear to your left shoulder.
- Inhale bringing your head back to center.
4) Treat your feet
5 minutes
Smooth some body lotion onto your foot and rotate the ankle 10 times in both directions.
- Use your thumb to massage the arch from heel to toe 3 times.
- Massage any tender areas with circular motions.
- Massage the pad of each toe with circular motions.
- Massage the outside of your arch with a gliding motion, and your sole in circular motions.
- Massage your heel using your knuckles.
- Stroke your foot from toe to ankle to promote circulation, and finish by pulling each toe gently.
- Do the same for your other foot.
5) Take sanctuary
20-30 minutes
Take a personal retreat from stress with 2 tablespoons of a bubble bath or sugar scrub and a warm bath.
- Lay back in the bath and place a cool, damp washcloth over your eyes.
- Focus on your breathing.
- Take deep breaths, expanding your diaphragm, and think of something you are grateful for or someone you love.
- Be aware of the way love feels in your body and your heart chakra – your body’s center of sympathy, compassion, and love – located in the center of your chest.
- Repeat the words “harmony and balance” to yourself, while you continue to relax and breathe deeply for a few minutes or more.
If you would like to learn more about Ayurveda techniques, check out the Eupterra series here!
Till tomorrow, my sweets….
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