Friday(Venus): Love, friendship, reconciliation, and beauty.
Waxing Moon
The Waxing Moon is the ideal time for magick to draw things toward you.
Moon phase: First Quarter
Moon Sign: Leo
Leo: Draws emphasis to the self, central ideas, or institutions, away from connections with others and other emotional needs. People tend to be melodramatic.
Incense: Orchid
Color: Rose
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
Ellen Dugan
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 eduring 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
Ellen Dugan
Friday: Is associated with Venus and the colors of – Green, Pink and White
Friday is the best time to deal with such matters as: Affection, Alliances, Architects, Artistic Ability, Artists, Balance, Beauticians, Beauty, Change , Chiropractors, Cosmetics, Courage, Courtship, Dancers, Dating, Decorating, Designers, Engineers, Entertainers, Fashion, Fertility , Friendship , Gardening, Gifts, Grace , Harmony, Herbal Magick, Household Improvements, Income, Luck, Luxury, Marriage, Material Things, Music, Painting, Partners, Peace, Physical Healing, Planning Parties, Poetry, Prosperity, Relationships, Romantic Love, Shopping, Social Activity, Soul-mates, Success
Practical Magick for the Penny Pinching Witch
Carol Moyer
Fri. 7/17 Royal Leo Moon promotes expansive feelings today.
Sat. 7/18 Playful Leo Moon suggests having fun. After 6:30 diligent Virgo Moon makes for good organizing.
Mars/Uranus says take extra care with machinery and action oriented movement. Use this energy to make a breakthrough.
Sun. 7/19 Tidy Virgo Moon helps get everything in order.
Mon. 7/20 Particular Virgo Moon helps scrub up the surroundings
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Waxing, Crescent Moon Age: days.
Ascending Node is at 4° Libra.
Moon in 18th degree of the Sign, and 1st degree
of the Constellation of Leo, the Lion.
Moonrise: 7:27 morn. Souths: 2:27 eve. Moonset: 9:26 eve.
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Waxing Moon
Time: From New Moon To Full (Approx. 14 Days)
Goddess Aspect: Maiden
Associated Goddesses: Artemis, Branwen, Eriu, Nymph, Epona
Magickal Attributes: Invoking Beginnings, New Projects, Ideas, Inspiriation, Energy, Vitality, Freedom. Workings On This Day Are For “Constructive” Magick (Love, Wealth,
Success, Courage, Friendship, Luck Or Health.)
Perform magic on waxing moons to attract a new quality or behavior, to increase the light within, to attain personal and spiritual growth and greater awareness. The quarter moon suggests a period of overcoming obstacles and continuing on the path to growth.
Spells and rituals involving the fire element should be performed when the Moon is in a fire sign: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius.
Aspects of Leo ~ Yang, Masculine, Solar, Positive, Diurnal, Fiery, Fixed, Barren, Horary Eastern, Summery, Boreal, Commanding, Feral, Bestial, Animal, Four-footed, Dry, Bitter, Hot.
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Moon Moon, Mother Moon
Lunar Lore
Midsummer-Moon Madness: madness is supposed to be
affected by the moon, and to be aggravated by summer heat;
so it naturally follows that the full moon at midsummer is
the time when madness is most outrageous.
~ Brewer’s “Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.”
Among the leaves & the rolls of moonlight,
The moon, which weaves lace on the road-white
Among the winds, & among the flowers,
Our blithe feet wander – life is ours!
~Voltairine deCleyre , excerpt, “Love’s Ghost”
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Sunrise: 5:56 morn. Sunset: 8:31 eve.
Length of Day: 14h. 35m.
Dawn: 5:24 morn. Dusk: 9:03 eve.
Length of Twilight: 0h. 31m.
Sun in 24th degree of the Sign Crabba, the Crab fish;
also in 25th degree of the Constellation Gemini, the Twins;
Solar Lore
The sun pale and (as we call it) watery at its rising
denotes rain; if it set pale, wind.
~ Francis Bacon, “Historia Ventorum”.
Aspects of Crabba: Yin, Feminine, Lunar, Negative, Nocturnal, Watery, Cardinal, Fruitful, Horary Northern, Summery, Boreal, Commanding, Solstitial, Tropical, Moist, Dumb, Mute, Cold, Psychic, Sensitive.
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As the sun sets
The moon rises.
We are called.
Gathering deep in the forest
Our capes flap in the wind.
Hoods covering our head
As we form our circle
Hand in hand we take our places.
The elements are called forth:
Wind, rain, earth and fire.
We are filled with their energy.
In a low chant We call for our Mother.
The Goddess answers our call,
She stands before us,
Center in our circle.
We lower our heads to her grace.
Our circle is filled with her love.
Energy flows from her to us.
Slowly we rise;
Our feet no longer touch the ground.
Wind rips through the trees.
Flames raise high from the fire.
Rain beats on the earth below
Yet, we remain dry.
Power transfers from Sister to Sister.
The Goddess’s influence is felt.
Sounds from the forest fill the air.
All is alive.
Energy fills all there,
We know who we are,
The Witches of the present.
Those long past have joined us.
We know our beginning.
We know our past.
We know our future,
Witches now and forever.
“Witches” from
A Witch’s Prayerbook
JoAnne Spiese
Anyone attending our online coven gathering on Saturday, August 1, 2015 this will be the ritual we are following. Nothing is needed to participate in this ritual. For more information on where and when the gathering will take place please scroll down and click on the banner for Coven Life’s “Home” page. Any questions please email me at ladybeltane@aol.com
LAMMAS GATHERING
I will be closing the circle around us:
With my Sword pointed at the ground: I call upon Fire to guard this circle from all things negative outside of it.
With my Sword pointed at shoulder level: I call upon Water to keep this circle safe from all things negative.
With my Sword above head: I call upon Air to keep this circle safe from all things negative.
We enter this circle in perfect love and perfect trust. We stand in a place that is not a place. In a time that is not a time.
Calling the Watchtowers:
Lay sword on altar.
Facing East: Power of ancient dreams, ancestors of the mighty east
Come forth, O guardians of Air.
Let your wings of intelligence my protection be
Hear this call, let my words draw you near.
Lock the gate that none may pass unless
They come in love and trust. Blessed Be!
Facing South: Power of ancient dreams, ancestors of the mighty south
Come forth, O guardians of Fire.
May your firey breath cleanse my work.
Hear this call, let my words draw you near.
Lock the gate that none may pass unless
They come in love and trust. Blessed Be!
Facing West: Power of ancient dreams, ancestors of the mighty west
Come forth, O guardians of Water.
May your sweeping waters bring protection all around.
Hear this call, let my words draw you near.
Lock the gate that none may pass unless
They come in love and trust. Blessed Be!
Facing North: Power of ancient dreams, ancestors of the mighty north
Come forth, O guardians of Earth.
Let the North Star crown your brow.
Hear this call, let my words draw you near.
Lock the gate that none may pass unless
They come in love and trust. Blessed Be!
This circle is now closed around us and I say: We stand in a place that is not a place, in a time that is outside of time. I welcome you in perfect love and perfect trust. Merry Meet and Merry greet.
I invoke Mother Earth, her of bounty and beauty to come into our circle. I invoke the Lugh, he of craftsmanship in beauty and toil to come into our circle.
Waiting for the power to rise and the deities to enter.
Sitting before me is a loaf of bread made in the shape of a sickle. With it cradled in my hands:
“We thank Mother Earth, Air, Water, Fire and Earth for the grain and other things that made it possible to make this loaf.” (I tear a bite off to save for an offering, that I will place outside for all attending after we are through. Then put the loaf down)
I pick up my chalice: “Lugh we thank you for all the know how you have given us to make instruments for many purposes in our lives.” (I set the chalice back down so the first sip maybe poured on the ground as an offering to Lugh for all attending after we are done.)
Before dismissing the Watchtowers and opening the circle I say: May no harm come to those within or without as we honor this goddess, god, and the elements of Air, Water, Fire and Earth.
I dismiss the Watchtowers starting in the North and walking counter clockwise/witthershins.
Earth I now send you back for where you came with thanks for your protection and power you have given this circle.
Water I now send you back for where you came with thanks for your protection and power you have given this circle.
Fire I now send you back for where you came with thanks for your protection and power you have given this circle.
Air I now send you back for where you came with thanks for your protection and power you have given this circle.
Walking counter clockwise/witthershins
Holding my sword above my head Air I send you back from where you came with heartfelt thanks for your protection.
Holding my sword at should height Water I send you back from where you came with heartfelt thanks for your protection
Holding my sword towards the ground Fire I send you back from where you came with heartfelt thanks for your protection
The circle is now closed. May you go from it with peace and love. Merry part until we Merry meet again.
At Lammas, also called Lughnasadh, the hot days of August are upon us, much of the earth is dry and parched, but we still know that the bright reds and yellows of the harvest season are just around the corner. Apples are beginning to ripen in the trees, our summer vegetables have been picked, corn is tall and green, waiting for us to come gather the bounty of the crop fields.
Now is the time to begin reaping what we have sown, and gathering up the first harvests of grain, wheat, oats, and more.
This holiday can be celebrated either as a way to honor the god Lugh, or as a celebration of the harvest.
Grain has held a place of importance in civilization back nearly to the beginning of time. Grain became associated with the cycle of death and rebirth. The Sumerian god Tammuz was slain and his lover Ishtar grieved so heartily that nature stopped producing. Ishtar mourned Tammuz, and followed him to the Underworld to bring him back, similar to the story of Demeter and Persephone.
In Greek legend, the grain god was Adonis. Twogoddesses, Aphrodite and Persephone, battled for his love. To end the fighting, Zeus ordered Adonis to spend six months with Persephone in the Underworld, and the rest with Aphrodite.
In early Ireland, it was a bad idea to harvest your grain any time before Lammas — it meant that the previous year’s harvest had run out early, and that was a serious failing in agricultural communities.
However, on August 1, the first sheaves of grain were cut by the farmer, and by nightfall his wife had made the first loaves of bread of the season.
The word Lammas derives from the Old English phrase hlaf-maesse, which translates to loaf mass. In early Christian times, the first loaves of the season were blessed by the Church.
In some Wiccan and modern Pagan traditions, Lammas is also a day of honoring Lugh, the Celtic craftsman god. He is a god of many skills, and was honored in various aspects by societies both in the British Isles and in Europe. Lughnasadh (pronounced Loo-NAS-ah) is still celebrated in many parts of the world today. Lugh’s influence appears in the names of several European towns.
In our modern world, it’s often easy to forget the trials and tribulations our ancestors had to endure. For us, if we need a loaf of bread, we simply drive over to the local grocery store and buy a few bags of prepackaged bread. If we run out, it’s no big deal, we just go and get more. When our ancestors lived, hundreds and thousands of years ago, the harvesting and processing of grain was crucial. If crops were left in the fields too long, or the bread not baked in time, families could starve. Taking care of one’s crops meant the difference between life and death.
By celebrating Lammas as a harvest holiday, we honor our ancestors and the hard work they must have had to do in order to survive. This is a good time to give thanks for the abundance we have in our lives, and to be grateful for the food on our tables. Lammas is a time of transformation, of rebirth and new beginnings.
The Wheel of the Year has turned once more, and you may feel like decorating your house accordingly. While you probably can’t find too many items marked as “Lammas decor” in your local discount store, there are a number of items you can use as decoration for this harvest holiday.
Because of its association with Lugh, the skilled god, Lammas (Lughnasadh) is also a time to celebrate talents and craftsmanship. It’s a traditional time of year for craft festivals, and for skilled artisans to peddle their wares. In medieval Europe, guilds would arrange for their members to set up booths around a village green, festooned with bright ribbons and fall colors. Perhaps this is why so many modern Renaissance Festivals begin around this time of year!
Lugh is also known in some traditions as the patron of bards and magicians. Now is a great time of year to work on honing your own talents. Learn a new craft, or get better at an old one. Put on a play, write a story or poem, take up a musical instrument, or sing a song. Whatever you choose to do, this is the right season for rebirth and renewal, so set August 1 as the day to share your new skill with your friends and family.
By: Patti Wigington
Use this spell to get on the path to wealth, riches, and abundance.
Once the moon rises, gather together a green felt pen, a piece of paper, a small green pouch, a rutilated quartz crystal, and three pinches of mugwort.
Draw a magic circle and call in the elements. Write down on the piece of paper exactly what path to prosperity you want to travel. Be specific. Fold the paper eight times, hold it in your power hand, and say three times:
May the Goddess and God guide me
On a path to wealth, riches, and
abundance.
So be it! Blessed be!
Put the folded paper in the pouch. Hold the rutilated quartz crystal in your power hand, and merge with the divine. Repeat three times:
May the Goddess and God guide me
On a path to wealth, riches, and
abundance.
So be it! Blessed be!
Put the mugwort into the pouch, and close it. Hold the pouch between your hands, and repeat three times:
May the Goddess and God guide me
On a path to wealth, riches, and abundance.
So be it! Blessed be!
Bid farewell to the elements and close the circle. Carry the pouch with you, and take those action steps that will lead you on the path to wealth, riches, and abundance.
Wiccan Spell A Night: Spells, Charms, And Potions For The Whole Year
Sirona Knight
Items needed: Yellow paint; olive oil; a magnet; cane syrup; honey; jasmine flowers; a floating wick; a bowl made from one-half of a coconut shell, cleaned and sanded smooth.
Turn the coconut bowl over and paint the Ve-Ve (heart sigil; pictured) around the bottom of the bowl. Allow to dry. When the paint is dry, fill the bowl with %3 each of the liquid ingredients, beginning with the cane syrup, then the honey, and then the olive oil. Make your wish and drop the magnet into the bowl. Thread the loose wick through its metal holder, and float it on top of the oil along with the jasmine flowers. Speak your desire over the bowl, and light the wick. When the wick has completely burned out, take the still-filled bowl to the nearest lake or river along with seven pennies. Make your wish one more time, toss the bowl and pennies into the water then turn and walk away. Do not look back.
On July 16th, the Catholic holy day dedicated to the Virgin gin Mary (the Haitian Erzulie Freda), pilgrims from all over Haiti arrive at the Waterfalls of Saut d’ Eau near Ville Bonheur to bathe in the blessed waters. Along the way, they tie pink ribbons to the trees closest to the falls in honor of the Goddess. dess. Offerings of food are left in hopes that Erzulie will bring good luck and charm to each participant.
Erzulie, or Ezile Freda, is the Goddess of love and is connected nected with all aspects of beauty. She adores flowers, jewelry, rich clothing, and fine perfumes. She is envisioned as a light-skinned skinned mulatto and considered to be the epitome of charm. Colors for Erzulie are pink, yellow, and pale blue. Her symbols include a checkered heart and a white lamp. Her tree is the laurel, and her favorite foods include sweet cakes, pink champagne, and rice.
Rite of Roses and Rosa Mundi. Place a rose on your altar and honor Her.
Erzulie Freda. On this day, thousands of Haitians begin an annual pilgrimage to the Saut d’ Eau waterfall, which is scared to Erzulie Freda (the Voodoo loa of love and beauty) and is believed to possess miraculous healing powers
Our Lady of Mt Carmel, Virgin of All Remedies/Ezili Danto – A celebration in honor of Our Lady whose first shrine was built at Mount Carmel. She is also known as the Virgin of All Remedies. People come to her shrine to ask for healing and leave replicas of the parts of their bodies which are afflicted. In other parts of the world, her holiday is celebrated with fireworks, parades and olive branches (see Salacia (July 25)). Perhaps a good day to visit the sick, pray for healing or dialogue with a part of your body which is afflicted.
In the Voudon tradition, the image of Our Lady of Mt Carmel is used to represent Ezili Danto, a single mother who is independent, hard-working and has a fierce temper. “When you see Danto pass by, you say it is a thunderstorm.”
Brown, Karen McCarthy, Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn, University of California Press 1991
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Remember The Ancient Ways and Keep Them Holy!
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Thursday (Thor’s day)
Planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Deep Blue
Crystals: Amethyst, Lepidolite, Sugilite, Tin
Aroma: Melissa, Clove, Oakmoss, Jupiter Oil, Cinnamon, Musk, Nutmeg, and Sage
Herb: Cinquefoil
Ruled by the planet Jupiter and dedicated to Thor, god of thunder and agricultural work. His parallels in various European Traditions include Zeus, Taranis, Perun, and Perkunas.
Magical aspects: controlled optimism, energetic growth, physical well-being, material success, expansion, money/wealth, prosperity, leadership, and generosity.
Thursday is the day of Jupiter, the largest of the planets and said to be the most powerful. Spellcasters would be wise to use this day for attempting wealth, success and prosperity spells.
Thursday is also associated (in Greek mythology) to Thor – Thor’s day – and some even say that Jupiter and Thor are one in the same. Both are strong and powerful, yet wise and just. Try a small prayer to
Jupiter before commencing any ritual on Thursday as a sign of respect.
This is the proper day of the week to perform spells and rituals involving luck, happiness, health, legal matters, male fertility, treasure, wealth, honour, riches, clothing, money, desires, business, group pursuits, joy, laughter, and expansion
Time: From New Moon to Full Moon (approx. 14 days)
Goddess Aspect: Maiden
Associated Goddesses: Artemis, Branwen, Eriu, Nymph and Epona
Magickal Attributes: INVOKING Beginnings, new projects, ideas, inspirations, energy, vitality, freedom.
Source:
Correspondences for the Pagan Practitioner
Jennifer Weiner
Thursday (Jupiter): Expansion, money, prosperity, and generosity.
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: Cancer
Cancer: Stimulates emotional rapport between people. Pinpoints need, supports growth and nurturance. Tends to domestic concerns.
Moon enters Leo 10: 15 am
Leo: Draws emphasis to the self, central ideas, or institutions, away from connections with others and other emotional needs. People tend to be melodramatic.
Incense: Balsam
Color: Purple
Today is the day for prosperity work of all kinds. It can also be used for healing work, whether that is a physical healing of an illness or an emotional healing. Also remember that you have to follow up your healing work and prosperity magick and physical action.
I can’t tell you the number of times I have met new witches who complain to me that their prosperity spell or “I need a better job” spell did not work as they expected. They’ll ramble on and on about how much time and money they spent working their magick….but, alas, they had no glorious manifestion of wealth or fabulous job that suddenly dropped out of the sky and landed in their laps.
Then, when I gently ask them, “Did you enchant your resume or application when you filled it out? Did you do a little confidence-boosting spellwork when you went to apply for the job or went to the interview?” typically they give me a blank, confused stare.
Nine times out of ten, their response is, “You mean I have to go out and actually look for the job too?” Um, yes, my dear, you certainly do. Magick follows the path of least resistance, which means it’s going to manifest along the simplest, quickest route. Get out there and hit the pavement. See what you can find. Times are tough and competition for good jobs is fierce, so you need whatever edge you can get. For folks like us, we’re going to get the edge by using our magick and our spellcraft.
Thursdays have such a rich source of magick for us to draw upon that, honestly, the sky is the limit. This is the day associated with the gods of the sky and heavens, after all. Get to know these deities and add their wisdom and magick into your days.
Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan
The name is derived from Old English Þūnresdæg and Middle English Thuresday (with loss of -n-, first in northern dialects, from influence of Old Norse Þorsdagr) meaning “Thor’s Day”. Thunor, Donar (German, Donnerstag) and Thor are derived from the name of the Germanic god of thunder, Thunraz, equivalent to Jupiter in the interpretatio romana.
In most Romance languages, the day is named after the Roman god Jupiter, who was the god of sky and thunder. In Latin, the day was known as Iovis Dies, “Jupiter’s Day”. In Latin, the genitive or possessive case of Jupiter was Iovis/Jovis and thus in most Romance languages it became the word for Thursday: Italian giovedì, Spanish jueves, French jeudi, Sardinian jòvia, Catalan dijous, and Romanian joi. This is also reflected in the p-Celtic Welsh dydd Iau.
The astrological and astronomical sign of the planet Jupiter is sometimes used to represent Thursday.
Since the Roman god Jupiter was identified with Thunor (Norse Thor in northern Europe), most Germanic languages name the day after this god: Torsdag in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, Hósdagur/Tórsdagur in Faroese, Donnerstag in German or Donderdag in Dutch. Finnish and Northern Sami, both non-Germanic (Uralic) languages, uses the borrowing “Torstai” and “Duorastat”. In the extinct Polabian Slavic language, it was perundan, Perun being the Slavic equivalent of Thor.
There are a number of modern names imitating the naming of Thursday after an equivalent of “Jupiter” in local tradition. In most of the languages of India, the word for Thursday is Guruvar – var meaning day and guru being the style for Bṛhaspati, guru to the gods and regent of the planet Jupiter. In Thai, the word is Wan Pharuehatsabodi – referring to the Hindu deity Bṛhaspati, also associated with Jupiter. En was an old Illyrian deity and in his honor in the Albanian language Thursday is called “Enjte”. In the Nahuatl language, Thursday is Tezcatlipotōnal meaning “day of Tezcatlipoca”.
Thu. 7/16 Dramatic Leo Moon shines for performances. Mercury/Mars indicates good timing for action.
Fri. 7/17 Royal Leo Moon promotes expansive feelings today.
Sat. 7/18 Playful Leo Moon suggests having fun. After 6:30 diligent Virgo Moon makes for good organizing. Mars/Uranus says take extra care with machinery and action oriented movement. Use this energy to make a breakthrough.
Sun. 7/19 Tidy Virgo Moon helps get everything in order.
Mon. 7/20 Particular Virgo Moon helps scrub up the surroundings
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