You are a persuasive, interesting, and clever person. There is a mischievous playfulness about you, and you like to poke fun at more serious or pompous individuals. You have much magnetic appeal, with both sexes. You are fiercely protective of those you love, as well as passionate and highly perceptive. You are one of the most observant people around, and your understanding of human nature belies your years in age. You don’t miss much that’s going around you! Your wit is sharp, yet you are sensitive to the feelings of people you hold dear.
Famous people born today: Johnny Carson, Bob Montana, Dwight Yoakam, Weird Al Yankovich, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Ryan Reynolds.
The Sun begins to spotlight your solar eighth house today, dear Aries, where it will continue to transit for about a month (until November 22nd). This is the sector that rules sharing on intimate and financial levels, as well as material and emotional support we might receive from others. What’s going on behind the scenes or under the layers assumes far more importance to you during this cycle. This is a powerful cycle for observation, strategy, and insight. Generally speaking, this is a time for learning about your own power and discovering a partner’s needs as well. You’re inclined to feel things out rather than jump into new endeavors. Today, there can be some restlessness if you feel hemmed in. Look for ways to improve your projects and methods and avoid strict schedules if possible, as you need breathing room in order to feel inspired.
Taurus
Taurus
Today, the Sun enters your partnership sector, dear Taurus, launching a month-long cycle in which strong attention is turned to self-expression through your relationships, negotiations, and finding ways to better balance your life. This is a time for finding ways to improve your relationships with others as well as increased one-on-one activity. You are taking more pride in your partnerships, and this can motivate you to make important changes to relating patterns. You are expressing your power potential through close relationships, and you could be attracting strong personalities into your life. This is a good time for developing your ability to negotiate and deal with others effectively. Today, watch for jumping to conclusions. The Moon moves into your friendship sector, and your need for social interaction increases.
Gemini
Gemini
The Sun is the first of the inner planets to move into your work and health sector today, dear Gemini, and this brings new attention to self-care, daily routines, work projects, and skills development. In the coming month, you’re inclined to want to take charge of your daily affairs, and you’re taking more pride in the work that you do or services you provide. It’s an excellent month-long cycle in which to organize your daily affairs, improve your health and wellness efforts and programs, and improve relationships with co-workers or those with whom you share your daily life. This should be a busy time of year for you, and a good time to get various important chores and errands done and areas of your life sorted. Focusing on details brings rewards now. Today, avoid taking on too much, or making a hefty commitment. Energy levels are good, but adding too much to your plate may be regrettable later on when you’re going through natural energy dips.
Cancer
Cancer
The Sun moves into a happy, creative sector of your solar chart today, dear Cancer, where it will transit until November 22nd. The more expressive side of your nature emerges during this cycle. This is a time to express yourself more creatively, in your own special way. You could pick up or renew a hobby now or focus on other ways that increase your level of enjoyment and the more playful side to your life. For many, this is one of the more romantic periods of the year. You might find that you’re a little more outgoing than usual, more inclined to take a personal risk or to go out on a limb, and playfully competitive during this cycle. It’s a great time to share your good humor and attract like-minded people into your life. Today, there can be some tendency to overindulge or to take on too much. Enthusiasm runs high, however, and you can be quite productive as a result.
Leo
Leo
The Sun enters your home and family sector today, dear Leo, and will continue to transit this house of your solar chart until November 22nd. This is a time for tending to your need for a base of operations, improving domestic routines and affairs, and spending more time with family. You could find that you’re naturally de-emphasizing your more worldly or professional concerns as personal matters assume more and more importance in your life during this month-long cycle. This is a great time for focusing on making yourself feel secure and content, and for activities that help you find more peace in your life and with yourself. You may be feeling more nostalgic and you could find that you’re drawn to familiar activities, people, and situations. Some of you could enjoy bringing more spirit, flavor, and fashion to the home during this cycle. Today, watch for a tendency towards extravagance.
Virgo
Virgo
Today, the Sun enters a very busy, bright sector of your solar chart, dear Virgo, where it will stay for almost a month (until November 22nd), stimulating your need to make contact with others as well as to learn new things. This is a curious, communicative cycle. Focus on improving your daily life, communications, and feeling of connectedness. More communication in your daily life is likely, as well as more movement and activity in general. It’s a fine time to reach out and connect, to take up new studies or interests, and to share your ideas with others. It’s a generally good time for business communications and promotions. Look for ways to strengthen your connections with others through small gestures and opening up the lines of communication. Today, enthusiasm runs high, but watch that you don’t burn out by taking on too much.
Libra
Libra
The Sun leaves your sign midday and enters Scorpio, launching a month-long cycle in which you’re especially interested in bringing more stability and security into your life, dear Libra. It’s a good cycle in which to tend to your prized personal possessions, bank account, and especially your self-esteem! This is a period in which you’re inclined to build on current resources and seek tangible results for your efforts. There is less emphasis now on personality development which was the focus of the last month’s cycle, but continued interest in personal needs. You’ll be looking for ways to ground yourself and make yourself feel more secure and connected to the world of the five senses. It’s a great time to establish and then focus on priorities. Today, there may be promises made that are forgotten later, so try to focus on what is most realistic and doable. The Moon’s move into your work and health sector early today helps you to do just that.
Scorpio
Scorpio
Today, the Sun begins a month-long transit of your sign, dear Scorpio. This is an excellent cycle for personality development, building your confidence, and improving your connection to the world around you. Strive to be the best you can be during this solar cycle that places the emphasis on you, your personal plans, manner, and needs. This marks the start of your solar year, and it’s appropriate to set personal goals, confidently pursue them, and to take charge of your life in some significant manner. The Moon moves into your creativity sector early today, further emphasizing the focus on self-expression. It’s a strong time for connecting and communicating with others.
Sagittarius
Sagittarius
Today, the Sun begins a month-long transit of the last sector of your solar chart, dear Sagittarius. This is a time in which you are more naturally inclined to pull back a little from situations that are excessively demanding or competitive. It’s a period for processing recent events and developments, dreaming, and imagining. It’s also a time for building faith in the unknown or unseen, as well as in your own inner power and strength. You are likely to need more rest and time to yourself. Some of you will be dealing with endings and tying up loose ends rather than throwing yourself into something entirely new. This is the most spiritual period of the year for you. Today, avoid rushing into something or succumbing to the pressure to come to quick decisions about things that need more time to develop and unfold.
Capricorn
Capricorn
The Sun enters your social sector today, dear Capricorn, where it will stay until November 22nd. This yearly, month-long transit stimulates your need to make connections with others, to be part of a group or team, and to enjoy the company of friends or like-minded groups. This is also a time for entertaining new ideas, dreams, and plans for your future. While the last month’s cycle encouraged the formulation of career and practical goals, this cycle stimulates a desire to think in terms of “happiness” goals and plans. It’s a period for planting “seeds” – ideas, dreams, and hopes. Think in terms of team playing – the most benefits come your way when you recognize your need for others. Today, the Moon moves into your communications sector, stimulating your curiosity and desire to connect with others.
Aquarius
Aquarius
The Sun enters your career and responsibility sector today, dear Aquarius, kicking off a month-long cycle in which your ambition is stimulated and you find yourself in high demand, personally and professionally. In the month ahead, you and others are more aware of what you have and haven’t done. Your accomplishments and responsibilities are in the spotlight. This is one of the better times of the year for putting effort into structuring and organizing your life, establishing priorities, and assessing where you want to go in your life. While the Sun moves through this sector of your chart until November 22nd, you’ll be more aware of your responsibilities and the impact you’re making (your reputation). The Moon moves out of your sign early today, and into your solar second house – another practical, earthy house that stimulates a desire to deal with priorities.
Pisces
Pisces
The Sun enters your solar ninth house today, dear Pisces, and your larger focus in the month ahead (until November 22nd) is on expanding your experiences and interests. This is a time for discovering new activities, subjects, and ideas, as well as for branching out in a relationship or business. For some, higher education and/or travel fill this need. For others, this cycle is about venturing beyond your usual routine and entertaining new or renewed ideas, dreams, and interests. There can be a stronger desire to better your situation in life in meaningful ways or to reach for a higher level of freedom and well-being. Activities that nourish the soul and spirit are appropriate now. Emotions are heightened today with the Moon moving into Pisces early into the day. Emotional needs that you may have kept at bay or otherwise left unacknowledged or unfulfilled can now be a priority.
Uh oh … did we let the cat out of the bag? Scorpio, we know that you treasure your privacy and enjoy being mysterious, but really — can you at least reveal that it’s your birthday? You’ve got so many incredible qualities to celebrate and the people who love you truly want to honor you on this special day.
The calm before the storm
Let’s take, for example, your incredible sense of calm and razor sharp ability to take care of those crisis-filled moments without even breaking a sweat. No other sign is as good in a traumatic situation as you are. In fact, the other, more easily frazzled souls out there tend to count on you to get them through life’s most tricky terrain. You’ve also got a penetrating ability to see right into the heart of anyone and instantly understand what makes them tick. A natural born psychologist, people may lean on you for emotional support — especially in times of catastrophe. If there’s anything you’re not, it’s superficial.
These qualities might, however, get in the way of anyone who tries to plan your surprise birthday bash. Why? Because you’re more likely than others to intuitively pick up on the unspoken vibes around you. In fact, you are known as one of the most psychic signs of the zodiac! Since few people have an ability to pull the wool over your eyes, Scorpio, you may have a tendency towards suspicion. Remember that an offensive approach to relationships will only lead to you attracting control and manipulation your way. When you go deep and surrender to trusting others … well that’s when your most amazing, healing energy shines.
Share the birthday card below with all your Scorpio friends!
Not all relationships are a match made in heaven! Every person is different, and needs different things from their romantic partner. So which zodiac signs are most compatible with your love style? Look at your zodiac sign below to see who to look for — and who to avoid! — then feel free to post, pin, and share.
Get ready for the BEST weekend of the month when it comes to romantic potential! A romantic Pisces Moon will set the background for a dreamy atmosphere until Sunday morning. The real news however has to do with Venus, the planet of love. She will be at a gorgeous angle to Pluto, the planet of power, early Friday morning. As a result, you’ll have enormous potential to feel completely transformed by love. Pluto deepens what it touches and in this case, your feelings of love are going to be intensified beautifully.
Then, Venus will continue to bless you in matters of the heart as she moves towards an exact conjunction to Jupiter, the planet of luck, on Sunday afternoon. Wow! You have every opportunity to get what you want most in the love department. This is your weekend for love — don’t waste it!
This Weekend’s Romantic Rating*
Heart ratings are based on the lunar cycle. They range from low to full, with low indicating a rocky weekend for romance and full indicating plenty of passionate potential.
The Balance of the Signs & the Elements for Friday, October 23rd
VIRGO STRONG
Meticulous, discriminating, pure, practical, health conscious, hard working. Can be hyper-critical, petty and perfectionistic.
LIBRA STRONG
Even-handed, harmonious, artistic, diplomatic, balancing, strong sense of fairness. Can be over- compromising, appeasing, judgmental.
PISCES STRONG
Compassionate, sensitive, self-sacrificing, gentle, intuitive. Can be escapist, impractical, hyper- sensitive, gullible.
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.
BALANCE OF MODES
FIXED WEAK
We may be open to change but may not have much follow-through.
MUTABLE STRONG
We are flexible, adaptable, willing, open to change, and possibly flighty or nervous.
With much of the recent cosmic turmoil behind us, do take notice of the calmer energies and set aside time to self-reflect. You aren’t the same being you were last October, in part because of moving through some quite challenging times but also due to acceleration in your waking up process. You now see the world and yourself through new eyes, and you can catapult your forward movement by recognizing this and then applying what you have learned.
In 2015 alone your outer world has changed dramatically, much of the shift unrecognizable when you are immersed in it. A couple of years from now, however, you will look back in amazement of how radically different things are – from everyday life impacted by technology to realizing more and more that we are global humans living on a small planet.
Divine Changemaker Self-Reflection
With so much around you changing, use our current energies to reflect on and shift outdated ideas and methods you developed long ago. As a divine changemaker, you want to be up to date with yourself and this often requires changing how you approach both big and small things.
Check in with your heart’s wisdom regularly now, inviting insights about habitual ways of being no longer serving you. Keep this simple. You don’t need to search incessantly to discover what’s become out of balance. Pay attention to things you normally do and ways you interact with the world. Invite spirit to show you what to update in your approach.
Here is an example. Consider when and how you approach a task or going to work. If you are applying punitive thinking, becoming overtired just thinking about the task, or associating work with great effort or disdain – update your approach. Life is meant to be joyful!
As one of those at the forefront of the great changes on Earth, self-reflect regularly on how this applies to you and positive changes you can make personally to be all you can be. Divine changemakers are alive now to master change and to be positive role models for others ready to step into their true power to create.
Being a Key Influencer
Focus on being a key influencer – impacting others and the planet in ways that make a difference. Avoid getting too caught up in what this means – the ego does like to attach itself to roles – simply do your best to embody the energies of your divine changemaker self. Make your best effort to apply those energies into everything you do and into all interactions with others. Easier said than done, of course, but do the best you can in each instance.
When you have self-doubts, remember that you are wired at a DNA level for your divine changemaker role. This comes from lifetimes on the path of awakening and a unique mission involving being on Earth now during the most amazing transformative shift the Earth has ever known. Fully utilize your divine changemaker heritage to help create a more loving world.
The Moon today is in a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts round 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon will rise in the east in mid-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible though most of the night sky setting a few hour before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has it’s roots in the Latin word “gibbous” meaning humpbacked.
Phase Details for – Friday, October 23, 2015
Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 78%
Moon Age: 10.19 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 366,099.96 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,822,061.24 km
For many, Friday is the last work day of the week. It’s considered the fifth day of the work week and, also, the “cut loose” day. By Friday night, people are out having a party. That makes Friday the perfect day for lust, banish, fast-grant, and find spells . This day is so powerful (energy wise). That’s why whatever you do on this day will, usually, have a strong effect. If you want things out of your life, the darkness and power, associated with this day, bring the energy you need for that. If you need strong, immediate results, this is your day, as well.
A White Candle Ritual to Attract Love
Get a white candle that will burn down in due time. You will have to inscribe it (see below), so it should be bigger than a birthday candle, and you will also have to watch it burn down to nothing (see below), so it should not be a 24 hour votive light. A plain white altar candle or, better yet, a white “bride and groom” figural candle, will be right.
Prepare an altar and decorate it with those things precious to you and to the one you love. Using a rose thorn from a white rose bush, inscribe the words “All my love come to me” 3 times on the candle. Place the inscribed candle in the center of the altar and light it. For the entire time the candle burns, gaze upon it and visualize your love coming to you in nakedness and beauty. When the candle burns out, collect the wax puddle that remains, wrap it up with the mementoes from the altar and keep it in a safe place.
The result of this spell will not be “zombie” or “victim” thrall-love; but you will receive ALL the love that person has for you — which may be less than, as much as, or more than the love you have for him. Accept the degree of love you receive with grace and tenderness.
If at some future time you no longer wish to receive that man’s love, dispose of the wax puddle in a simple ceremonial way. Depending on your mood, it can be burned on a fire, buried, thrown into running water, mailed to him, ground to shavings and baked into a cake – or whatever you feel is appropriate. But it is your responsibility to dispose of it if you no longer want to be loved in any degree by that man.
Fill a small pot with a handful of rosemary leaves, thirteen anise seeds, two cloves, three rose geranium leaves, a tablespoon of honey, and some grapefruit juice. Place the pot over a fire and bring the brew to a boil. Strain the mixture through a sieve. Add some of the liquid to a glass of wine or fruit juice, and then serve it to the man or woman from whom you desire love, or use it as an offering.
Love Potion #2
In a small pot, put one cup of Spring water, 1/4 cup grapefruit juice, 1 teaspoon fennel, 1 teaspoon vervain, 3 pinches of nutmeg. Place the pot on a fire, or on the stove in a stainless steel pot, and bring it to a boil. Sit before the pot with a pink candle, and concentrate on the man or woman from whom you wish love, chanting his or her name out loud for thirteen minutes. Remove the pot from the fire and strain the potion through cheesecloth. Add a bit of honey to sweeten the potion and give it to the one you desire. Be sure to prepair and administer the potion on a Friday night.
If you sneeze on a Thursday, you will kiss a stranger.
If you sneeze on a Saturday, you will see your true love on the following day.
If two lovers sneeze at the same time, it is an omen of good fortune.
Itchy lips are a sign that you will soon be kissed. If the right side of your body itches, it means that your lover is thinking of you. An itchy nose indicates a secret admirer.
Which Days to do Spells A Witches Daily Correspondences for Spellcasting
Some witches, mainly Wiccans I believe, do their spellwork on certain days of the week, depending on the theme of the spell. They believe that the day of the week holds a special significance to the theme of their spell.
Here are the weekly planetary correspondences. You can use these to determine which days of the week you may have better luck with the spells you are casting.
Monday: The Moon; best for emotionally based spellwork, such us attracting confidence and intuition, protection spells, clairvoyance etc..
Tuesday: Mars; great for spells to inspire passion and energy such as a spell to boost confidence. Mars is a warrior, so if you need a spiritual battle, this is the day for it. Tuesday is also a good day for protection spells.
Wednesday: Mercury; Great for communication (worldly or otherwise). Good for spells involving the granting of information. Like Willow in Buffy when she says “Reveal!”
Thursday: Jupiter; probably the best day for spell work as Jupiter is so benevolent and loves to give. All prosperity spells or luck and success spells should be done on this day (be sure to keep it with the waxing moon).
Friday: Venus. . .ahhh, sweet love. This is a day for love spells and also a good day to offer your love to the gods/goddesses of choice. As the Cure say, “Friday, I’m in Love!”
Saturday: Saturn. A restrictive energy. Good for banishing spells and ridding old energies. Binding spells are also potent on this day. Also good for focusing and developing patience (something a lot of witches don’t have). Typically, I do not do spells on Saturdays unless it is to get rid of unwanted energies or desires.
Sunday: The Sun; Truth in all matters. The sun is great for truth spells and generating warmth in your heart. If you feel that you are frigid inside and holding tons of resentment, use the Sun energy on Sundays to shine through a cloudy heart.
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.
Magical aspects: love, friendship, reconciliation, and beauty. Friday has often been associated with relaxation as it is at the end of the week, but the good feeling that comes with Friday also has a lot to do with the fact that it is ruled by the planet Venus – The Goddess of Love. Lusterless relationships and disputes may be settled on Fridays with the aid of a spell to Venus and perhaps a small personal sacrifice.
Friday is also associated with Caribbean wealth spells and has been known to improve friendships, Platonic love and increase your desirability. Be careful what you wish for on Friday, Venus’ eyes could be smiling!
This is the proper day of the week to perform spells and rituals involving love, romance, marriage, sexual matters, physical beauty, partnerships, friendships, social activities, strangers, pleasure, music, incense, perfumes, nature, and arts and crafts.
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.
Book of Witchery – Spells, Charms & Correspondences For Every Day of the Week
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.
Book of Witchery – Spells, Charms & Correspondences For Every Day of the Week
Power Hours: Sunrise and the 8th, 16th, and 24th hours following.
Key Words: Love, money, health
It is easy to spot the ruler of this day by its name. In the word Friday, we see the roots of the name of the Norse goddess Freya, a goddess of love and fertility, and the most beautiful and propitious of the goddesses thus the verse “Friday’s child is loving and giving.”
In Spanish this day of the week is called Viernes and is derived from the goddess Venus. Matters of love, human interaction, the fluidity of communication, sewing and the creation of artistic garments, household improement, shopping, and party planning all fall under the aspects of Friday and its ruling planet, Venus.
Friday’s angels are Ariel/Uriel, Rachiel, and Sachiel. Rachiel also concerns himself with human sexuality and is a presiding spirit of the planet Venus.
On Fridays, the hour of sunrise and every eight hours after that are also ruled by Venus, and that makes these times of the day doubly blessed. These four hours are the strongest four hours for conducting ritual. Check the local newspaper, astrological calendar, or almanac to determine your local sunrise.
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