Daily Witches Rune
November 17th, 2015
The Rings
Keywords: Love, relationships.
Meanings: The Rings is the rune of love and when it is the leading stone, it is a positive answer to your question. It is very much a rune of relationship and can indicate engagement, marriage or a new/renewed relationship. It can also indicate the need for a fresh approach to an existing relationship.
Only The Universe card of the Crowley Tarot can match the blessings that come with The Sun. While it certainly doesn’t promise a life’s path without some bumps in the road, The Sun indicates all will be well. The Sun is our Cosmic Nurturer. Life flourishes under its radiant beams. It provides the illumination to find Truths and lights one’s path so they do not get lost. To stand in the rays of The Sun is to shine. To absorb its energy promotes growth, exceptional physical and mental health, and good fortune. The Sun is empowering, elevating and fills those who bask in it with confidence and sense of self-worth.
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Humility is often rewarded in human affairs, just as the erosion of a great mountain fills the valley. It is the way of nature to fill the empty cup. Regardless of your position, humility is a positive and deceptively powerful attribute. If you are in a high position but are still humble, people will be drawn to you and the causes you espouse. If your position is lowly, humility will endear you to those of higher status. True humility is a virtue to which all should aspire.
The most successful and happiest people are those who know how to bring each situation into balance by reducing that which is too great, and adding to that which is too little. Such a person craves not power, but balanced and stable relationships. Humility is the virtue that supplies the balancing power, as humble people are not prey to the many illusions that grow out of self-importance. If humility is not natural to your disposition, make a conscious effort to develop a strain of self-effacing humor.
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The Past
Wunjo
Wunjo denotes joy and shared bliss. It may also represent a job well done and the satisfaction one feels from completing such a task. Wunjo brings good fortune and harmony.
The Present
Mannaz
Now is the time for you to explore your inner self and those of others. Your intelligence and creativity are very well honed at the moment. Cooperation from and with others should be very easy to attain.
The Future
Fehu
Fehu reversed represents material stagnation, possibly poverty as well as infertility.
Your Rune For Today
Thurisaz
Thurisaz embodies the polarity of life and death and the struggle to keep them in balance. Expect conflict, hardship and obstacles, but be assured that remaining focused and in touch with your inner strengths will see you through whatever comes your way. This Rune may also represent protection from your enemies, which is never a bad thing.
Additional information about Today’s Rune, Thurisaz
Phonetic equivalent: th (as in ‘thing’)
DIVINATORY MEANINGS: hardship, painful event, discipline, knowledge, introspection, focus
MAGICAL USES: aid in study and meditation, self-discipline, clearing out a bad situation
ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES: the Frost Giants, Loki
ANALYSIS: þurisaz is the first of the ‘obstacle’ runes. These obstacles are not necessarily destructive things, but are placed in our path to strengthen and teach us. After all, you can’t have a mythic hero without dragons to slay or giants to fight!
The lesson of this rune is ‘to learn you must suffer’, meaning not only literal suffering, but also in the biblical sense of ‘allowing’ – allowing one’s destiny to unfold as it should, and allowing one’s self to experience all that life offers us. What may at first appear to be a negative, destructive event may well turn out to contain an important lesson. The Giants may seem to be evil and destructive to the Aesir, but they bring about change, and eventually clear the way for a new age.
Source:
The Runic Journey (PDF)
by Jennifer Smith
Classically, the energy of this card reminded us of the real challenges posed by romantic relationships, with the protagonist often shown in the act of making an either-or choice. To partake of a higher ideal often requires sacrificing the lesser option. The path of pleasure eventually leads to distraction from spiritual growth. The gratification of the personality eventually gives way to a call from spirit as the soul matures.
Modern decks tend to portray the feeling of romantic love with this card, showing Adam and Eve at the gates of Eden when everything was still perfect. This interpretation portrays humanity before the Fall, and can be thought to imply a different sort of choice — the choice of evolution over perfection, or the choice of personal growth through relationship — instead of a fantasy where everything falls into place perfectly and is taken care of without effort.
We struggle to discriminate useful information from unnecessary data as the discerning Virgo Moon squares realistic Saturn and joins exaggerating Jupiter. Virgo is symbolized by the maiden separating the edible wheat from the unusable chaff. We grow more accepting and, perhaps, overconfident as the Sun forms an uneasy aspect with cheerful Jupiter. Although the Virgo Moon makes spontaneity difficult, we can overcompensate by acting before we think.
You may be emotionally conflicted today because it’s not all that easy to restrain your impulses. You are worried about misplacing your efforts, yet you also enjoy the feeling of inner power. Your concern is sufficient to stop you from wasting your talents by succumbing to your need for immediate gratification. You understand that waiting for the right moment is necessary now to insure you great success. Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau reminds us, “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”
You are all about momentum today, making it tricky to change direction on a moment’s notice. If you are taking it easy, you want to continue doing nothing until you feel enough pressure to make you uncomfortable. But if you’ve been on the move since you jumped out of bed, it will be tough to stop. Once you make your mind up, you are reluctant to switch teams mid-stream. Don’t let your fixed ways get the best of you since change is necessary whether you are ready for it or not.
You might experience a minor meltdown today as you temporarily perform like a perfectionist. It’s not that you’re necessarily sloppy by nature; it’s just you usually are happy to let go of something once you are done with it. Nevertheless, you’re currently motivated to obsess over every little detail, and you don’t want to leave any loose ends untied. Your uncharacteristic tenacity may trigger a power struggle with someone who isn’t supportive of your idea of precise execution. If necessary, don’t be afraid of digging in your heels to honor your truth.
Your feelings are larger than life today, but you still prefer to keep them to yourself. Although people might attempt to manipulate you by pulling on your heartstrings, you possess the strength to hold onto your point of view without budging. However, you could cling to your perspective so adamantly now that others think you’re the one trying to control them. Avoid the temptation to engage in an unnecessary battle of wills. Ironically, the situation will take care of itself without any outward fuss on your part if you simply smile and walk away.
You’re encountering a strange bout of self-doubt today, but you will find a more positive place to land before you know it. Your feelings and actions seem to be out of kilter with each other now, yet your coworkers might not even notice the difference. Nevertheless, being overly cautious one moment and more exuberant the next can feed unrealistic expectations in those around you. Maintaining a code of transparency prevents unnecessary complications later on.
Lingering problems that re-stimulate past memories have been festering quietly beneath the surface. These could be your feelings or someone else’s, but in either case it’s a perfect time to face the music and talk it out. An unpleasant encounter or awkward moment might act as the catalyst, but once the emotions are out in the open, there is great potential for resolving the conflict. Take a deep breath and speak from your heart. Visualize a positive outcome and it will be yours.
You feel close to making a breakthrough concerning your spiritual beliefs, but you might have to wait a little bit longer before shouting it from the rooftop. Perhaps you have been dreaming about a new direction in life, but kept your wishes quiet. Now it’s time to finalize your plans before putting them into motion. But don’t let your best ideas leak out prematurely; the greatest obstacle to your potential success comes from glossing over details and spreading yourself too thin. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
You could be so enthusiastic about your future that you lose proper perspective. Unfortunately, it is your inflated confidence that can lead to trouble today. Be willing to question your own assumptions and listen to what people are telling you without putting up protective defenses. It’s only when you think you already know the truth and shut people out that you have cause for worry. You have nothing to fear if you keep an open mind and act with a humble heart.
Archers are cosmically blessed with the gift of seeing the world through a wide-angle lens. After all you are known to be the great philosophers and travelers of the zodiac. However, you’re more cautious in your thinking today. Paradoxically, narrowing your scope of vision allows you to open your mind wider than before. It’s as if carefully fine-tuning your ideas makes them more popular. It seems like everyone wants to jump on your bandwagon, so make sure your motives are clear and honorable. Success is more easily achieved if you are looking out for the good of all.
There are days for action and days for planning. You may be less productive today, but your analytical abilities are operating at their optimum. What you currently lack in physical stamina is compensated by your practical organizational skills, which are working on overdrive. For now, forget about your shortcomings and focus on what you do best. Establishing an ambitious but sustainable strategy to achieve future success is a highly efficient use of your time.
You are quite philosophical about life now, making this a perfect time to reconsider lingering emotional issues that are weighing on your mind. Your current advantage is your ability to see where your personal needs are not being satisfied without losing objectivity. If a relationship is the source of struggle today, be rational about the reality of the situation so you can make intelligent decisions about what to do next. Don’t look too far off into the future. Handle the most immediate issues first before solving the problems of the world.
Your current interactions with people are the source of both good news and bad news now. The good news is amazing opportunities are knocking loudly at your door. However, the bad news is you might be so enchanted with what you are already doing that you can’t stop to let them in. A chance of a lifetime won’t just stand there waiting forever, so jump up and joyfully embrace the future while the planets are smiling in your direction.
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You possess creative and verbal style, an analytical mind, and a broad tolerance of others’ differences. Many of you are excellent at teaching, whether or not you do it for a living, as others readily respect you and follow your lead. As well, you are good at encouraging and motivating people. You are an especially trustworthy person. You value your personal freedom more than most and don’t easily accept restrictions. Your thinking is progressive and way ahead of your time.
Famous people born today: Wolfgang Mozart, Lewis Carroll, Bridget Fonda, Mordecai Richler, James Cromwell, Mimi Rogers.
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Aries
There is a greater love of taking care of your daily routines and work these days, dear Aries, and this is a good thing. However, at times you can overdo your attention to the smaller tasks at the expense of the big picture and your needs to enjoy yourself elsewhere. Sometimes you need to relax and let go, which can be difficult to do today. The sheer number of things that need to get done – and that you truly want to do – can conflict with a drive to connect with others, enjoy yourself in good company, or go after a bigger dream today. Try not to pack everything into one day and instead look for better ways to balance your life. What you thought was a “sure thing” may not pan out right now, so focus your energies on realizable projects.
Taurus
You can be feeling a stronger desire to entertain, enjoy yourself, and let your hair down today, dear Taurus. You are generous with your feelings and affections, more than usual. If you’re feeling a little restless and not certain about the source of discontent today, a symptom can be a desire to do something in a big way. However, avoid overdoing and overstating, particularly in a romantic relationship and in your professional dealings. This is not a day for good timing, in general, as we’re inclined to overshoot and bank on things that are not very viable. The trick now is to think in terms of improvement rather than expansion. Bigger is not always better, and this is especially so today.
Gemini
This is another day that emphasizes emotions, personal matters, family, home, and familiar places, dear Gemini. While there can be a lot to enjoy with family, there can also be some impatience on the homefront later today, not necessarily with people but with the process of routine. However, keep in mind that you could be overlooking important details. As much as you may not feel like it, go over important emails or documents before sending or signing. Revision may be necessary. Alternatively, something may be pushed upon you seemingly from out of the blue that needs doing quickly. Keep your wits about you. Find ways to improve your home life, while also reaching out to others or varying your routine to keep things fresh.
Cancer
The Moon once again emphasizes reaching out, keeping your mind stimulated, and learning and sharing today, dear Cancer. Ideally, the busy feeling is just enough to keep you happily stimulated, which can happen if you consciously avoid overdoing, which is a real tendency today. Try not to overstate and overact now for best results, even if Jupiter in your third house can sometimes stimulate a desire to exaggerate and procrastinate. Promising too much can be a bandaid fix that makes life a little easier for now, but unnecessarily difficult later.
Leo
With the Moon in your solar second house aligning with Jupiter today, dear Leo, this is a day when your appetite for pleasure, beauty, and comfort is stronger than usual. You can be feeling generous and in the mood to spoil someone or yourself. Jupiter is clashing with your ruler, the Sun, so that this desire may interfere with other plans and goals now. Your mood might stir up a tendency to go for things that are beyond your means. A partner may be dramatic, take issue with your desire to stay rooted, or could exaggerate an issue today.
Virgo
This can be a day in which your appetite for pleasure is great, dear Virgo, with a tendency to go overboard, however. Whatever feelings you’re experiencing – easy or challenging – they are felt in big ways. You may be overdoing things as well, particularly related to self-pampering, which can be exactly what you need in reasonable doses. However, you are also required to perform and get work done, and this is a personal need in addition to a responsibility, and this can be a bit of a conundrum with the Sun in your work and health sector pushing you to take charge of your routines and Jupiter in your own sign, encouraging you to chase your personal dreams. Finding a balance may not come easily, but is the key to happiness today.
Libra
There is a distinct tendency to pull yourself out of overly demanding or stressful situations today, dear Libra, with the Moon’s presence in your privacy sector all day. With Jupiter here as well, you’re inclined to really enjoy some time to yourself, and perhaps thinking about the past. This is all fine and good, but the tendency today is to overdo this. In fact, the Sun and Jupiter are in disagreement – one part of you is procrastinating and avoiding, and the other part wants to share yourself with others. There can be a real feeling of restlessness stimulated as a result, as the ordinary doesn’t seem to appeal. However, even if it’s not easy to see right now, there is a way to find a balance without having to overdo one thing or the other.
Scorpio
Your inner energies and outside circumstances may not be in synch, and this certainly happens from time to time, dear Scorpio. The trick may be to find a balance rather than feeling that it must be one or the other. A good part of you wants to socialize or spend time with like-minded people, and another part simply wants to cocoon or domestic responsibilities need attention. There is some tendency for going overboard one way or the other, perhaps to compensate, and especially with friends and family. Promises may not be fulfilled, so keep this in mind and avoid overextending yourself.
Sagittarius
You could be feeling that two enjoyable areas of life are competing with each other today, dear Sagittarius. While you have a strong desire to expand your horizons when it comes to your career or public life, personal interests call and you don’t have time to be gung-ho about both. Try to avoid overdoing something in order to compensate. However, with Mercury pulling out of its station, you are certainly going to be seeing roadblocks lift in business and money matters, so if you’re going to tip the scales in one direction, work might be a better choice – just keep things moderate in order to avoid problems today.
Capricorn
There is feel-good energy with you today, dear Capricorn, although it may be a little too easy to push a good thing and go too far. Watch for overindulgence today – you can too easily blow your money on impulse buys or indulge your sweet tooth with regrets soon following. The desire to expand your horizons can compete with a need to stick with familiar things and people. However, there is nothing wrong with thinking in especially big terms, and it’s good to do so now. Just keep actions moderate for the time being. Enjoy optimistic feelings, and possibly a sense that blocks are clearing as well with Mercury moving out of its station.
Aquarius
This can be a strong day for digging deeper into a subject and making headway, dear Aquarius. There can be good energy for coming to new insights into the motivations of an important person in your life, or simply for feeling your deeper emotions more vividly. There can be a bit of an inner conflict experienced today, as there is a strong pull to be “present” in the world around you, but an equal tug at your need to observe rather than act and to retreat within yourself. Be careful not to promise more than you can deliver because even though you mean well, you can fall short of your promises.
Pisces
The Moon in your partnership sector puts a strong focus on partnerships again today, dear Pisces, and while this can be quite enjoyable, another part of you is very much in need of quiet time and that wants to retreat in your shell. The tendency now is to feel a little restless, and this can prompt you to take some impractical risks in an effort to make your life more exciting. Another thing to be cautious about is overstating your feelings to a person who might take you a little too seriously. However, if you focus on making improvements rather than grand gestures or big moves, you’ll more thoroughly enjoy your day and your relationships.
VIRGO STRONG
Meticulous, discriminating, pure, practical, health conscious, hard working. Can be hyper-critical, petty and perfectionistic.
CAPRICORN STRONG
Disciplined, responsible, reliable, industrious, conscientious, practical, achieving. Can be pessimistic, overly conventional, rigid, materialistic, callous.
AQUARIUS STRONG
Humanitarian, innovative, group conscious, progressive, serving others. Can be rebellious, eccentric, aloof, emotionally superficial, overly extroverted.
BALANCE OF ELEMENTS
FIRE WEAK
We are not very goal-oriented right now, or motivation to pursue our goals may be waning/lacking. Changes feel overwhelming. Enthusiasm may be low, we argue less, and we think more than we take action.
EARTH STRONG
We are especially in touch with the physical world. We consider what we’ve learned and experienced in the past in order to make the most of the present. We can be cautious, practical, and possibly unimaginative. We are deliberate and can pace ourselves well. We need hands-on experience and are not impressed with theory as much as we are with results. Routines are tolerable and comforting.
BALANCE OF MODES
The modes are balanced.
Summary:
For divine changemakers 2016 can be a watershed year for relationships. In this article I describe what this means in general as well as how it may apply to key relationships in your life. I will show you how pretty much everything wonderful you want to manifest this year is contingent upon your mastery of relationships. In fact, I will describe how harmonizing even one key relationship could be significant in changing your whole life.
Let’s begin with the significance of a key relationship – a partner, family member, or other person who tends to push your buttons. Most likely one comes to mind immediately. Everyone has at least one.
I suggest for the purposes of this inquiry, focusing on the one key person who leaves you feeling the most exasperated.
Your feelings of irritation can come from just thinking about this person – even if you seldom see him or her. The “troublesome” person can even be long gone. It’s not uncommon to carry anger and grudges towards people for many years after they have passed, too – the mind is powerful and it can keep any battle going if you allow it.
For most people, the key button-pushing relationship at the core of all other discordant relationships is a family member. Not only that – this unresolved discordant relationship is often the underlying source of general unhappiness people experience.
Typically the family member involved is a parent, because of the foundational role that person plays in forming how you see the world. Whoever raised you will have a pivotal influence on your character and how you develop.
If you are a parent, the family member pushing your buttons could be a child – triggering very old issues within you, perhaps from your own childhood. Patterns tend to get handed down from generation to generation. Sometimes parents, having experienced family dysfunction growing up, may unknowingly overcompensate with their own children, trying to protect them. This can backfire and things will need to be put back in balance.
DNA is involved, regardless of whether your key person is a birth parent or other guardian. Children soak up ideas and prejudices like a sponge – they internalize many things they experience and these become a part of their DNA. As a child, you picked up parental thoughts telepathically and you learned by simply observing how a parent navigated life. You were much more perceptive than your caretakers realized.
Adults will often say they are nothing like their parents. That’s a misconception. People will carry within themselves – at a DNA level – tendencies and beliefs that originated with family and the genetic lineage. Even memories from previous generations can be passed on to offspring through DNA.
To heal these old wounds, you must address the DNA-level patterns across the generations.
DNA-level patterns humanity is in process of healing at a collective level are surfacing with increasing intensity during these times of radical planetary changes. Individuals and families carry the patterns, too. Common themes of patterns: trust, truth, justice, abandonment, separation, disconnection from spirit, boundaries, violation, control, and self-love.
Each time you heal even one part of an issue like those mentioned, you advance spiritually and you help the collective heal. You also help your family line, including those no longer living.
Did you know that the circumstances of your birth are largely a spirit orchestration? This includes location and birth family, as well as your birth astrology with indications of life path and potentials. There really are no accidents. You are not a victim of a cruel joke or bad luck. That is nonsense.
As you evolve as a soul, you incarnate over time to grow spiritually and learn key things. The family you are born into is part of the package. Oftentimes, you will incarnate with the same people in various scenarios in order to develop mastery on this physical plane.
You are each other’s’ teachers and you tend to catalyze things unique to your shared situation. That’s why it’s said that you will often learn the most from your most challenging relationships. They are the perfect mirror.
Use this mirror in 2016 to address and harmonize a key relationship. Decide now that you will do whatever it takes to heal old wounds. Your power comes from facing this directly, in the present and with an aware consciousness.
Refuse to get bogged down in the minutia of discord, ruminating about past hurts and blaming the other person. Focus on you and how you can respond differently – focus on what this person is here to teach you. Don’t make it about them. Consider how you can communicate in a different way.
To break an impasse in a relationship prone to communication difficulties, listening is more important than speaking. Engage your heart and stay present, your mind still, and actively listen to the other person – to the words, tone, nuances, and silence between words.
You don’t need to see eye-to-eye with someone to love them or to feel loved by them. Love is not about agreement, satisfying agendas, or settling scores. It is a pure healing energy that must come from within. No one agreeing with you can give you that. Remember: you are love already – it is naturally within you.
As you endeavor to come from love in a key relationship this year, something wondrous can occur. Your love can be instrumental in harmonizing things with this person, setting in motion a ripple of beneficial energies that change your life in many ways. It may at first seem at a personal or micro level, but then you will notice impacts on a much larger scale. Your increased happiness and higher frequency indeed will magnetize much different types of situations and people – a bit like someone turned on a light that wasn’t there before.
In the big picture, what matters is not how many relationships you have or whether you have a life partner. Virtually everything you do and manifest is in some sense dependent on your interconnections with the larger world – and how you manage those connections. Those connections all involve relationships and relating with the whole. Some people you will see but many will be invisible and off your radar.
Examples: (1) Your next creative project could be birthed from your own imagination after a trip to the store and hearing two people talking about something they enjoy. (2) A new home you have dreamed about could become your new residence after a frustrating drive in traffic, your slowing down enough to see a for rent sign out front. (3) A new friend you meet casually at a conference could become your business partner in a brand-new type of venture that neither of you had envisioned before meeting each other. (4) Your ability to stay up late when it’s quiet and write your novel is possible in part because of electricity others produce and you have remembered to pay your electric bill.
In each of these examples, the successful outcome results from you being present, heart-centered, and taking some kind of constructive action. This way, you are consciously managing your connections and creating opportunities. It’s like an energy exchange you are facilitating with the outside world – receiving and sending all the time! Trust that this year can be the time when you become more fully engaged with your vast potentials to be your best self.
The Moon today is in a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with a illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9am and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.
Quintessential Quotes: “Reincarnation”
However, each life is just that – new. There should be no dwelling on past lives, however fascinating it might seem to regress and discover the previous relationship. Get on with the present life and the present relationship. There are plenty of new lessons to be learned and new experiences to be had.
–Raymond Buckland, Wicca for Life
Most Witches don’t believe in heaven or hell (except here on earth, as in a really good piece of chocolate or a really bad date). Those are primarily Christian concepts.
What we do believe in is the ongoing cycle of birth, living, death, and rebirth. Like the cycle of the seasons that we call the Wheel of the Year, most of us view this cycle of life as a natural extension of our other spiritual beliefs.
Since as Witches we believe in taking responsibility for our own actions, we also believe that we reap what we sow-that what you do in this life will determine what you end up dealing with in the next one.
Most Witches also believe that one of our major goals as human beings is to better ourselves (sometimes referred to as the Great Work, to acknowledge that for many of us this is a pretty big job … ).
Reincarnation means that, thankfully, we have more than one lifetime in which we can learn all that we need to know. (Personally, I’m sure that I will hit perfection any time now … the next lifetime, or maybe the one after that. Or the one after the one after that… oh, never mind.) The point is, we take what we are given in this particular incarnation and do the best we can with it.
Some Witches also believe in a place called the Summerlands, where we go to rest up in between lives and where we may meet up with our loved ones once again.
The main thing is, we don’t view death as an end but merely as another transition, a natural step in an ongoing dance. While we mourn for those we will no longer have with us in this life, we also know that nothing in the universe is ever truly lost to us. We will see all those we have loved again sometime, either in the Summerlands or in another life.
Some Witches actively try to find out information about their past lives by using a variety of approaches, including psychics, trance work (also known as “journeying”), and past-life regression. sion. And while many of the folks who offer such things are out-and-out frauds, there are some people out there who are the genuine article.
Just use some common sense if you are going to use outside help on your search. If someone tells you that you were Cleopatra or King James the something-or-other in another life, then asks you for lots of money, chances are good that the person in question is full of it.
Learning about a past life may help you to uncover the reasons for issues that you are dealing with in this one-especially if you seem to be stuck making the same mistakes over and over. Hopefully, finding out more about who you were in a past life will help you work to improve the one you are living now.
Whether you seek to learn about your past lives or choose to focus exclusively on the here and now, the knowledge that what you do matters – not just today and tomorrow, but in many tomorrows to come – should inspire you to make the most out of the lessons that life, and the gods, offer you.
Deborah Blake, Everyday Witch A to Z: An Amusing, Inspiring & Informative Guide to the Wonderful World of Witchcraft
Items needed: One 8-pointed star print on green card stock; one green candle inscribed with the symbol of Venus; a vial of rose oil.
Begin by anointing the candle with the rose oil as you chant:
“Goddess of creation, Star of love,
Descend to me from far above.
Grant me wisdom, bring me power,
As I invoke your name this hour.”
Next, write out your desire on the back of the eight-pointed star. Light the candle, place it on top of the star, visualize your desire, and invoke Ishtar.
Lady of the Morning Star,
Queen of the heavenly sea.
Power of the mighty wind,
And keeper of the mystery.
Lady who guides the mighty Angels,
Mother of selfless devotion.
Enchantress of the mysteries,
Guardian of time and motion.
Lady I now invite thee here,
As the Virgin of pure love.
The one who moves the soul man,
With her splendor from above.
Lady I now invite thee here,
As the Mother of sacred Earth.
Whose power is beyond compare,
So to my dreams give birth.
Allow the candle to burn for four hours, and then extinguish. Carry the star with you or place it in your desk at work. Repeat this spell once a year to ensure creativity.
In ancient Babylon, Ishtar was acknowledged as the “Light of the World” and the Goddess of the morning and evening. Her symbols were an eight-pointed star and crescent moon. She was divine personification of the planet Venus and the dispenser of the Never-Failing Waters of Life. Fertility and all aspects of creation were her epiphany.
Wednesdays are wild and wacky days. They are for communication, change, cunning, and the arts. This is a Mercury day, and just its patron god this day is full of contradictions, change, and excitement. Some suggestions for Wednesday enchantments would include:
Pulling a little Wednesday color magic into your life by wearing purples or orange
Carrying a multipurpose agate with you and tapping into its various charms
Working with magical plants such as the fern for protection. This plant will also boost the power of any other magical plants with which it is arranged.
Incorporating lavender into charms and spells for transformation
Using the charming scent of lily of the valley to improve your memory, or working with the aspen tree for communication
Calling on Athena, patron of arts and crafts, for inspiration for a new project
Fanning out a Tarot spell to increase you creativity
Calling on Hermes on a Wednesday night to bring movement and good luck into your life
Mercury/Neptune/Air/North/West/Southwest/Female/Male/Gemini/Virgo
Magickal Intentions: Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear, Loss, Travel, Money Matters
Color: black, light blue, brown, gray, green, magenta, orange, peach, purple, red, silver, turquoise, violet, white, yellow; orange is the primary color
Number: 3, 5
Metal: mercury
Charm: distaff, rod, runes, staff, iridescent garments
Stone: moss agate, amethyst, bloodstone, emerald, hematite, lapis lazuli, lodestone, pearl, ruby, sapphire, sodalite, all blue stones
Animal: bear, dog, fox, magpie, swan, weasel
Plant: almond, bayberry, chamomile, cherry, cinnamon, cinquefoil, clove, coltsfoot, ginger, hazel, hazelnut, jasmine, lavender, millet, oak, peppermint, periwinkle, rosemary, sage, St. John’s wort, sweet pea, tamarind, lemon verbena, violet
Incense: cassia, cedar, cinnamon, clove, frankincense, jasmine, lavender, mastic, mint, rosemary, sage, sandalwood, storax, dried and powdered citrus peel, and all incense made from aromatic bark, wood, and seeds
Goddess: Carmenta, Hecate (Queen of Crossroads), Hel, Ishtar, Ma’at, the Morrigan, Nike
God: Anubis, Bragi, Elath-Iahu. Enki, Garuda, Hermes, Maximon (Black Magician), Mercury, Nebo (Wise God of Wednesday), Odin, Shango, Ullr, Vishnu, Wayland, Woden
Evocation: Agrat Bat Mahalat, Michael, Miel, Raphael, Seraphiel, Tiriel
Courtesy of Moonlight Musings
Wednesday (Mercury): The conscious mind, study, travel, divination, and wisdom.
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).
Moon phase: Third Quarter
Moon Sign: Virgo
Virgo: Favors accomplishment of details and commands from higher up. Focuses on health, hygiene, and daily schedules.
Incense: Lavender
Color: Topaz
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