A Laugh for Today

If only I could. Too much to do for the couple of days it’s going to be cooler here before going back to heat indexes in triple digits. Maybe I’ll pretend Monday or Tuesday is Saturday and just goof off for a change. No posting, replying to emails, do no work for Big Dawgs job, no cooking, no housework just hang out with my fur kids and do a little magickal working.

What will you be doing on your Saturday? Something relaxing and fun I hope!!

Pick your drink….Fill a container to drink from….Raise your beverage container….

I say this toast/prayer for each and every one of my dear WOTC Family and Friends

“May you be in the Summerland’s an hour before Hades knows your dead”

(This toast/prayer is a paraphrase on an old Irish toast. I substitute Summerland’s for Heaven and Hades for the Devil)

August 26, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. This upcoming Full Moon will be the second of August 2023 known as a Blue Moon.

During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

Visit the August 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on August 26 has an illumination of 72%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On August 26 the Moon is 9.55 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 72%
Moon Age: 9.55 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 371,595.67 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,167,495.54 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 26, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Virgo 27
Moon:05 Capricorn 52
Mercury:21 Virgo 23 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 31 Rx
Mars:29 Virgo 37
Jupiter:15 Taurus 28
Saturn:03 Pisces 52 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 54 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 20 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 21 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 36 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 48

Chiron:19 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:22 Libra 09
Pallas:21 Virgo 51
Juno:05 Leo 47
Vesta:24 Gemini 41

Eris:25 Aries 09 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:8
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 26, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Virgo 22
Moon:04 Capricorn 41
Mercury:21 Virgo 24 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 33 Rx
Mars:29 Virgo 34
Jupiter:15 Taurus 27
Saturn:03 Pisces 52 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 54 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 20 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 21 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 36 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 48

Chiron:19 Aries 28 Rx
Ceres:22 Libra 07
Pallas:21 Virgo 49
Juno:05 Leo 44
Vesta:24 Gemini 39

Eris:25 Aries 09 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:8
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

26 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Virgo 06
Moon:00 Capricorn 32
Mercury:21 Virgo 29 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 38 Rx
Mars:29 Virgo 23
Jupiter:15 Taurus 27
Saturn:03 Pisces 54 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 54 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 21 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 23 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 37 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 46

Chiron:19 Aries 29 Rx
Ceres:22 Libra 00
Pallas:21 Virgo 41
Juno:05 Leo 35
Vesta:24 Gemini 34

Eris:25 Aries 09 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:8
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:7

A Thought for Today

Make your weekend shine with smile and happiness!

A Laugh for Today

Yes, I went back to the original titles I used for years both on here and Coven Life for A Thought for Today and A Laugh for Today. Granted some of the laughs might be more of a chuckle or outright groan type of humor but that’s they way my sense of humor rolls…LOL

If you start your couple of days off after work today enjoy your weekend. If your weekend starts on a different day of the week than start enjoying your weekend off of work whenever it falls.

August 25, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. This upcoming Full Moon will be the second of August 2023 known as a Blue Moon.

During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

Visit the August 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on August 25 has an illumination of 62%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On August 25 the Moon is 8.5 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 62%
Moon Age: 8.50 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 375,890.89 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,200,419.62 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 25, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Virgo 29
Moon:21 Sagittarius 48
Mercury:21 Virgo 38 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 51 Rx
Mars:28 Virgo 59
Jupiter:15 Taurus 26
Saturn:03 Pisces 56 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 55 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 21 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 25 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 39 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 41

Chiron:19 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:21 Libra 45
Pallas:21 Virgo 24
Juno:05 Leo 16
Vesta:24 Gemini 22

Eris:25 Aries 09 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 25, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Virgo 25
Moon:20 Sagittarius 39
Mercury:21 Virgo 39 Rx
Venus:13 Leo 53 Rx
Mars:28 Virgo 55
Jupiter:15 Taurus 26
Saturn:03 Pisces 57 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 55 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 22 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 25 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 40 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 41

Chiron:19 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:21 Libra 43
Pallas:21 Virgo 22
Juno:05 Leo 13
Vesta:24 Gemini 20

Eris:25 Aries 09 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

25 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Virgo 08
Moon:16 Sagittarius 39
Mercury:21 Virgo 42 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 00 Rx
Mars:28 Virgo 44
Jupiter:15 Taurus 25
Saturn:03 Pisces 58 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 56 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 22 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 26 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 39

Chiron:19 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:21 Libra 36
Pallas:21 Virgo 13
Juno:05 Leo 04
Vesta:24 Gemini 14

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Ancient Maya Artifact Depicting Supernatural Entity Discovered

Researchers with the country’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) uncovered the ceramic dish during excavations at the Cansacbé archaeological site. It is located around 7 miles from the port city of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico.

The multicolored dish was found in a male burial dated to the Late Classic period (600 to 900 A.D.) of Mesoamerican history, INAH said in a statement.

The Maya civilization dominated what is now southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and the western areas of El Salvador and Honduras for more than 3,000 years until the era of Spanish colonization.

The Maya were notable for creating the only fully developed writing system in pre-Columbian America, and for their striking architecture and art, as well as their advanced calendar, mathematics, and astronomical system.

The dish found at Cansacbé features a representation of a “wahyis”—protective spirits or beings found in Maya mythology. The artifact was intended as a funerary offering, INAH said.

Researchers think the individual who was buried with the dish was possibly a member of the local elite.

After its discovery, the artifact was carefully cleaned at a laboratory in Campeche. Despite the fact that the illustrations have faded in some areas, it is possible to see the representation of a jaguar, or a man dressed in the skin of a jaguar, standing on a bench. The scene is framed by small boxes that appear to represent the shells of turtles.

These types of representations are common in Maya ceramics from the Late Classic period, INAH Director General Diego Prieto Hernández said in a statement.

For most of the 20th century, the Cansacbé site was never systematically studied. And unfortunately, in the first half of the century, several of its mounds were used as material for the construction of a highway that connects Campeche to the city of Mérida.

Then, in the 1990s, excavations conducted during the expansion of that highway uncovered the remains of two palace-type buildings.

The latest discovery of the ceramic dish at the site came during prospecting and salvage on a section of the Tren Maya project. This is an almost 1,000-mile-long intercity railway, scheduled to start operating in December 2023, that traverses Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula—the heart of the ancient Maya civilization, which is rich in antiquities.

Click here to read the rest of this article from newsweek.com

A Thought for Today

“We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.”

From Ten Inspiring Quotes From Henry David Thoreau’s Walden

I Am sorry I wasn’t on yesterday but I wasn’t feeling very good. Today I am a little better but in a mental and emotion  turmoil over something happening in one of my children’s lives so I will do posts I feel comfortable with, with the energy I have rolling around inside and out.

August 24, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a First Quarter phase. This phase occurs roughly 7 days after the New Moon when the moon is one quarter of the way through its orbit around the earth. Exactly half the moon will be illuminated and half dark. On the day of the First Quarter phase the moon is high overhead at sunset and is visible until mid-night when it sets in the west. The First Quarter phase is a one-day event and in the following days enters a Waxing Gibbous phase becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.

Visit the August 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s First Quarter Phase

The First Quarter on August 24 has an illumination of 51%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On August 24 the Moon is 7.48 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: First Quarter
Illumination: 51%
Moon Age: 7.48 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 380,598.01 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,232,872.57 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 24, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Virgo 32
Moon:08 Sagittarius 12
Mercury:21 Virgo 48 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 14 Rx
Mars:28 Virgo 20
Jupiter:15 Taurus 24
Saturn:04 Pisces 01 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 57 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 23 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 27 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 43 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 35

Chiron:19 Aries 31 Rx
Ceres:21 Libra 22
Pallas:20 Virgo 56
Juno:04 Leo 45
Vesta:24 Gemini 02

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 24, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Virgo 27
Moon:07 Sagittarius 06
Mercury:21 Virgo 48 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 16 Rx
Mars:28 Virgo 17
Jupiter:15 Taurus 24
Saturn:04 Pisces 01 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 57 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 23 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 27 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 43 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 34

Chiron:19 Aries 31 Rx
Ceres:21 Libra 20
Pallas:20 Virgo 54
Juno:04 Leo 43
Vesta:24 Gemini 01

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

24 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Virgo 10
Moon:03 Sagittarius 13
Mercury:21 Virgo 50 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 23 Rx
Mars:28 Virgo 06
Jupiter:15 Taurus 23
Saturn:04 Pisces 03 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 57 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 23 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 27 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 44 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 32

Chiron:19 Aries 32 Rx
Ceres:21 Libra 13
Pallas:20 Virgo 46
Juno:04 Leo 34
Vesta:23 Gemini 55

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

UGH…I Guess this just Isn’t my Day

Our part of town is in a brown out, meaning the amount of electronic we can have on is minimal, until 8 PM CT. So I will get the rest if Thursday’s regular posts up in the morning and hopefully Friday’s as well. As I write this on my cell/mobile phone our heat index is 119⁰ F (sorry I don’t know C temp except damn hot). Tomorrow is supposed to be even hotter. Now I know for someplace these are normal summer temperatures but not for where I live in central Illinois, USA.

Remember to drink extra water and sports types drinks. While staying away from those with a lot of sugar or caffeine. Check on elderly neighbors, friends, and relatives as often as you can daily.

A Quick Word About Thursday’s Posts

My right-hand witch, Graphia, and her 2 daughters are in a dangerous home situation crisis for which I had to call an emergency coven meeting in a couple of hours. Unfortunately, that means I probably won’t get all of the tomorrow, Thursday’s posts done for today and they will have to go up tomorrow. Right now, I am, as an old friend would say, trying to stuff 10 pounds of shit in a 5-pound bag. Getting up to hours later than I wanted to did not help either. All I can do is my best at this moment in time without sending myself into more of an anxiety attack than I am in right now.

If you could be so kind as to send protection for all three of them, I know she and I would greatly appreciate it. If you want her daughter’s names, please email me at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. As they are minors and young just developing witches, I do not feel comfortable putting their names here where anyone in the world could see them and possibly do them harm instead of good. I am overly cautious with things like this because I personally receive at least 1 threating email including death threats once a week. Don’t worry I have very solid protection around myself, home, Big Dwag and our 3 fur kids at all times. I have a dome over our home that at night will wake me from a sound sleep if any human crosses through its perimeter. I will be sharing how to make one in next week’s Patreon Weekly Spell and All In One Tiers.

Anyone out there reading and an empath or may not even an empath can probably feel my nervous, chaotic energy while writing this. I will be back this afternoon sometime to do the tomorrow posts after the coven gathering which will let me calm down quite a bit as I will know they are even more protected from their abuser/tormentor. I am sorry if this post repeats itself or doesn’t make sense.

August 23, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the August 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on August 23 has an illumination of 41%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On August 23 the Moon is 6.5 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 41%
Moon Age: 6.50 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 385,439.39 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,264,845.40 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 23, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Virgo 34
Moon:25 Scorpio 03
Mercury:21 Virgo 51 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 39 Rx
Mars:27 Virgo 42
Jupiter:15 Taurus 22
Saturn:04 Pisces 05 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 58 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 24 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 27
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 46 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 28

Chiron:19 Aries 33 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 58
Pallas:20 Virgo 29
Juno:04 Leo 14
Vesta:23 Gemini 43

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 23, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Virgo 29
Moon:23 Scorpio 58
Mercury:21 Virgo 51 Rx
Venus:14 Leo 41 Rx
Mars:27 Virgo 39
Jupiter:15 Taurus 21
Saturn:04 Pisces 06 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 58 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 24 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 27
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 46 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 27

Chiron:19 Aries 33 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 56
Pallas:20 Virgo 26
Juno:04 Leo 12
Vesta:23 Gemini 41

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

23 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Virgo 12
Moon:20 Scorpio 13
Mercury:21 Virgo 51
Venus:14 Leo 49 Rx
Mars:27 Virgo 28
Jupiter:15 Taurus 21
Saturn:04 Pisces 07 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:26 Pisces 59 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 24 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 26
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 47 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 25

Chiron:19 Aries 33 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 50
Pallas:20 Virgo 18
Juno:04 Leo 03
Vesta:23 Gemini 35

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:7

Angel Number 2323 – Spiritual Meaning and Symbolism

Angel Number 2323 – Spiritual Meaning and Symbolism

Do you ever find a certain number or series of numbers popping up in your life again and again? Many become intrigued when they notice this happening, especially if the same pattern of numbers keeps appearing.

Could it be more than mere coincidence? Could the guardian angels be attempting to communicate with you through numerology?

Angel Number 2323 is an auspicious sign pointing to major spiritual evolution and transformation! What could Angel Number 2323 mean for your life today?

Read on to discover the spiritual meanings behind this powerful sequence – its secret symbolism may surprise you.

Hello and Merry Meet, Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening WOTC Family and Friends! A Thought for Today

Sacred Symbols and the Witch Next Door c. 2016

(Yes, I am cheating with some posts but feel they deserve to be brought to the present)

Sacred Symbols and The Witch Next Door

Author Unknow

It’s Tuesday at five o’clock. I punch out, lock up my desk, and leave the dreaded office for the evening. As I walk out of the side door, I imagine that I’m going through one of those automatic car washes, and the brushes and water are removing the day’s stresses and negativity from me (I’m a title clerk at a car dealership, and as you can imagine, dealing with the DMV every day tends to build up negativity). By the time I get to my car, I’m feeling good, stress free and ready for the evening. I look up and see another Carolina thunderstorm rolling in. It’s going to be a 30-minute drive in the rain, and that makes me smile.

By the time I meander my way out of the parking lot, the rains have started. I roll down my window and stick my hand out. As I drive down the street, going with the flow at 45 mph, I feel the bite on my palms and wrists. Like thousands of needles, the drops seem to pierce my skin, infusing me with the energy of Water and Wind. My entire left side is soaked, and I don’t seem to mind. The family in the mini-van next to me stares slack-jawed, thinking me to be insane. I feel sorry for them. If they only knew how good this feels, how cleansing it is, their heads would hang out of the windows of the van like Labradors. I turn into the parking lot of the grocery store to pick up something for cakes and ale tonight. The rain is coming down in sheets. Thunder cracks and rumbles, making the ground shake. Lightning strikes are everywhere. A handful of people run to their cars, holding a few grocery bags and covering their large heads with thin arms to shield themselves. I have the sudden urge to strip naked, arms out in childlike joy, and dance in deformed circles throughout the parking lot until I’m dizzy and fall into a puddle, laughing. The only thing stopping me is the patrol car parked nearby, with the cop inside catching up on his paperwork. I stroll leisurely into the store and pass a small group of old southern women staring at me as they huddle just behind the automatic doors waiting for the storm to subside. One of them tells me that I’ll get sick from that, and that I should have at least tried to hurry into the store where it’s dry. I look at her and say, “Water is a sacred symbol. I am Cleansed and Purified by the Mother.”

When I’ve finished my transaction and head out of the store, the rain has slowed to barely more than a drizzle. As I turn out of the parking lot, it has stopped all together. Again, I’ve rolled down my window and stuck my arm out; now it’s just the Air that I feel on my skin. I inhale the crisp smells only detected after a storm. My lungs expand, and I feel the butterflies in my stomach. That smell always seems to rejuvenate me. I pull into my driveway, turn off the car and go inside. I put the cakes and ale in the refrigerator, then head straight for the back door. On my deck, I sit and enjoy the rolling hills and farmland behind my house. The smell of the after rain still clings to the Air. I breathe deeply and close my eyes. I feel at one with the Air, with the sky. A light breeze kisses my face. As the breeze kicks up, it wraps around me, a swirling blanket of the Gods. I am given the gift of the East, Air as its symbol, and I take that with me back into the house.

The rest of the coven arrives. I change into my robes and we go into the altar room to set up. I lead them through the chants and the worship, we dine on the cakes and ale, and we meditate briefly before opening circle. After ritual, we sit and catch up on what’s going on in each other’s lives. We laugh, we talk, and we laugh some more. By 9:30 they show themselves out, and I return to the altar room. I light all of the candles once again and stare into the flame of one of my altar candles. I feel my spirit disconnect from my physical body. I enter a trance, and am lost in the awesome power of the Fire. My mind becomes one with the dancing flame and images flood my head. Insights are gained, wisdoms etched into my psyche to forever become a part of me. My education continues, with the Lord and Lady my teachers. The Fire is a symbol of my knowledge. My passion swells as I strive to learn everything…to know…to be. I become aware that I’ve hit the climax of my trance and feel the cycling down, the beginning of the end of the controlled burn. The images slow, and I am once again aware that it is a candle at which I stare. I thank the Gods for bestowing the gnosis upon me, and carefully extinguish the flame.

I am unaware of the time, and do not care to know. I need to ground myself, but rather than do it inside, I instead choose to take our offerings from ritual and bury it outside in the Earth. In the backyard, I find a small, rich patch of soil. Most of the yard is clay, except for here. I dig deeper than needed. Halfway down I toss aside my trowel, electing instead to feel the Earth in my bare hands. As I dig I allow the energies raised within me to pour down into the Earth. The smell of the grass and weeds and dirt permeate me. I feel calm and relaxed, bathed in the glow of the full moon. Carefully I scrape the offering off of the dish. I close my eyes and feel good, knowing that however small it is, this gift of thanks to the Gods will decompose, and what grows in this spot will receive some extra nutrition. All returns to the Earth in good time. I repack the hole I’ve dug and remain on my knees for a few more minutes. The Earth, our symbol of life, our living organism.

These are the most sacred of symbols, the Elements. Water, Air, Fire and Earth all connect us to the Spirit. I stand up slowly, beginning to feel the effects of exhaustion. I turn my head to the right and see a neighbor peeking out the blinds at me. I think to myself that I’m doing nothing strange here, yet tomorrow morning I’ll be the block’s topic of conversation. A Mona Lisa smile crosses my lips as I wave to her and she quickly moves away from the window. I go back into the house, knowing that I’m just the everyday Witch next door.

Spell for Tuesday

(YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE ANY COROSPONDENCES AND SPELLS POSTED TO A DOCUMENT TO PRINT AND/OR SAVE ON YOUR COMPUTER)

Open the Third Eye

This is one psychic spell you really have to do on a Monday to harness the power of the moon.

  • A piece of moonstone or aquamarine
  • Purple marker or paint
  • A cup of clean water

The day before you want to perform the spell, drop the stone into the water and leave it on your altar until you are ready. Monday night, find a quiet and peaceful place to do the rest of this psychic spell.

Take the piece of crystal and hold it to your forehead, and visualize your third eye opening when you do. Picture the crystal as a magnet, pulling in energy for you.

Set the stone back down and draw an eye on your forehead in the same place with the purple ink (need I say it should be a washable product?). Let the ink dry, and continue your visualizing to open up that eye. Hold the moonstone to the eye you drew, and repeat several times:

Open the sight,

With moon light

Drink the cup of water that had held the crystal, and repeat the chant again. Sleep with the eye still on your forehead, and don’t wash it off until you have to. Chances are, that will mean the next morning before work or school, but if you are lucky enough to not have to worry about that, leave it in place for added power. You should soon start to feel new psychic abilities start to waken up.

August 22, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the August 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on August 22 has an illumination of 31%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On August 22 the Moon is 5.54 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 31%
Moon Age: 5.54 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 390,150.84 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,296,329.27 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 22, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Leo 36
Moon:12 Scorpio 17
Mercury:21 Virgo 49
Venus:15 Leo 05 Rx
Mars:27 Virgo 04
Jupiter:15 Taurus 19
Saturn:04 Pisces 10 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:27 Pisces 00 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 25 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 26
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 49 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 21

Chiron:19 Aries 34 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 35
Pallas:20 Virgo 01
Juno:03 Leo 43
Vesta:23 Gemini 23

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 22, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Leo 31
Moon:11 Scorpio 14
Mercury:21 Virgo 49
Venus:15 Leo 08 Rx
Mars:27 Virgo 01
Jupiter:15 Taurus 19
Saturn:04 Pisces 10 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 04
Neptune:27 Pisces 00 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 25 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 26
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 49 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 21

Chiron:19 Aries 34 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 33
Pallas:19 Virgo 59
Juno:03 Leo 41
Vesta:23 Gemini 21

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

22 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Leo 14
Moon:07 Scorpio 34
Mercury:21 Virgo 47
Venus:15 Leo 16 Rx
Mars:26 Virgo 49
Jupiter:15 Taurus 18
Saturn:04 Pisces 12 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 03
Neptune:27 Pisces 00 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 25 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 26
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 50 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 19

Chiron:19 Aries 35 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 26
Pallas:19 Virgo 51
Juno:03 Leo 32
Vesta:23 Gemini 15

Eris:25 Aries 10 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Some Humor for Your Day

I am sorry there are only a couple of the daily posts and tomorrow will be done tomorrow. I was up over 24 hours between yesterdays and this morning when I finally could fall asleep at almost 8 AM CDT I slept until about an hour ago. With the heat index going to be over 100 F most of this week I am going to try to make sure the daily and birthday horoscopes along with the current moon phase and northern hemisphere’s planetary positions get up for each day. As for the rest of the regular daily posts it’s anybody’s guess that my computer won’t act up because of brown outs. I will be checking all emails tomorrow along with sending out lessons to any of my apprentices that are waiting for one.

If you live in an area that is affected by this current heat wave, try to stay cool, drink plenty of non-carbonate and caffeine free fluids. Check on elderly family and neighbors to make sure they are all right.

August 21, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the August 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on August 21 has an illumination of 22%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On August 21 the Moon is 4.6 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 22%
Moon Age: 4.60 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 394,498.46 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,327,315.46 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 21, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Leo 38
Moon:29 Libra 49
Mercury:21 Virgo 41
Venus:15 Leo 34 Rx
Mars:26 Virgo 26
Jupiter:15 Taurus 17
Saturn:04 Pisces 15 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 03
Neptune:27 Pisces 01 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 26 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 25
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 52 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 15

Chiron:19 Aries 36 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 12
Pallas:19 Virgo 33
Juno:03 Leo 12
Vesta:23 Gemini 03

Eris:25 Aries 11 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 21, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Leo 33
Moon:28 Libra 47
Mercury:21 Virgo 41
Venus:15 Leo 37 Rx
Mars:26 Virgo 22
Jupiter:15 Taurus 16
Saturn:04 Pisces 15 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 03
Neptune:27 Pisces 01 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 26 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 25
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 52 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 14

Chiron:19 Aries 36 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 10
Pallas:19 Virgo 31
Juno:03 Leo 10
Vesta:23 Gemini 01

Eris:25 Aries 11 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

21 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Leo 16
Moon:25 Libra 12
Mercury:21 Virgo 37
Venus:15 Leo 45 Rx
Mars:26 Virgo 11
Jupiter:15 Taurus 16
Saturn:04 Pisces 16 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 03
Neptune:27 Pisces 02 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 27 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 25 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:27 Aries 53 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):25 Leo 12

Chiron:19 Aries 36 Rx
Ceres:20 Libra 03
Pallas:19 Virgo 23
Juno:03 Leo 01
Vesta:22 Gemini 56

Eris:25 Aries 11 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:2
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Monday’s Posts Will be Up Later Today

We are in another heat wave with heat index temperatures going over 100⁰F through the evening. So, are experiencing brown outs again and the humidity is terrible for my asthma. Right now I’m trying to get up enough physical energy to move but my body is screaming for a nap. As I haven’t been sleeping the nap is going to win…lol

I will get the tomorrow posts up sometime later. Thanks for understanding!

If you live in an area experiencing this heat wave remember to drink plenty of water, try to stay away from sugary, caffinated drinks as they can help dehydrate you.