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The Witches Magick for the 8th Day of the Mead Moon – Mead Moon Ritual Mist
MEAD MOON RITUAL MIST
You can do this spell with your family and friends if you like.
You will need one half cup spring or well water, a misting bottle, rosemary essential oil, lavender essential oil, and pure vanilla. After dark, pour the water into the misting bottle. Add four drops of the rosemary essential oil, seven drops of the lavender essential oil, and seven drops of the pure vanilla. Cap the bottle and shake it well. As you shake it, repeat over and over:
May this Mead Moon Mist be filled with divine power.
Hold the bottle between your hands, and repeat seven times:
Divine Mead Moon Mist empower me, blessed be!
Go outdoors. Spray the mist upward above your head. Close your eyes and breathe in the refreshing scent. Each time you spray the mist, repeat:
I see the moon and the moon sees me
I see the stars and the stars see me
Goddess bless the moon and stars
And Goddess bless me. Blessed be!
Wiccan Spell A Night: Spells, Charms, And Potions For The Whole Year
Sirona Knight
Lady A’s Spell of the Day for the 8th of July (Special Request) – The Vern
The Vern
Your neighbor or your colleague is driving you nuts
Remember the ’80s sitcom about Vern and his well-meaning nemesis neighbor, Ernest P. Worrell? “Hey Vern, it’s Ernest!” While it’s too late for Vern, here’s a curse for you to use on that special someone you could do without. It’s not terribly serious, but it will get your tormentor off your back. Use it for anyone who’s a pain, but never use it against someone you envy.
You will need:
A piece of first-quality stationery, unlined (available at a stationery store)
A pen
A few dressmakers’ pins
Take your stationery and write this down: “I give you the man who has stolen my pleasure. May the grass grow at his door and the fox nest on his hearthstone. [Write the name here.]”
Roll up the paper and secure it with several pins. Say: “So I give the name who took me away, who has been privy to that taking-away.”
Place it under your neighbor’s doorstep. The front step’s better than the back.
For a coworker, simply place the scroll at the back of one of his least-used desk drawers. The bottom drawer on the right side is best.
When things improve, remove the roll—but keep it handy if things deteriorate again. This is not a curse with great sticking power, but it can be re-used.
The Little Book of Curses and Maledictions for Everyday Use
Dawn Rae Downton
Wednesday Is Ruled By Mercury
Wednesday Is Ruled By Mercury
Wednesdays are wild and wacky days. They are for communication, change, cunning, and the arts. This is a Mercury day, and just its patron god this day is full of contradictions, change, and excitement. Some suggestions for Wednesday enchantments would include:
Pulling a little Wednesday color magic into your life by wearing purples or orange
Carrying a multipurpose agate with you and tapping into its various charms
Working with magical plants such as the fern for protection. This plant will also boost the power of any other magical plants with which it is arranged.
Incorporating lavender into charms and spells for transformation
Using the charming scent of lily of the valley to improve your memory, or working with the aspen tree for communication
Calling on Athena, patron of arts and crafts, for inspiration for a new project
Fanning out a Tarot spell to increase you creativity
Calling on Hermes on a Wednesday night to bring movement and good luck into your life
Seasons of the Witch
Seasons of the Witch
Legends and Lore, Ancient Holidays
And Some Not So Ancient!
Today Is …
Day of Dedication to Mother Earth. Recycle today. Help with a local park clean up. On this date in ancient Rome, a nature festival known as the Nonae Caprotinae (Nones of the Wild Figs) was celebrated in honor of the Goddess Juno, the Great Mother. It is believed to be one of the oldest of the women’s festivals.
In Tomar, Portugal, there is an annual parade in which girls balance flower-covered pillars of bread on their heads. This parade is believed to ward off the spirits of illness for the remainder of the year.
Rome: Day of Joy, Honoring Vitula: This day and the next, are called the Vitulatio, or Day of Joy, and is a day of celebration honoring Vitula, the personified
Goddess of Joy and Victory.
Tinne (Holly) – July 8 to August 4: The Holly is male, and so symbolizes paternity and fatherhood. With the Ivy and the Mistletoe, the Holly has always been
regarded as a potent life symbol, both for his year-long foliage and for his winter fruits. Concealed within the verses of the ‘Song of Amergin’, chanted by a chief Bard as the landed on the shores of Ireland, is the line “I am a battle-waging spear” – the wood of the Holly was used in fashioning spear shafts.Magical Associations: Protection, prophecy, magic for animals, sex magic.
July 3-August 15. This was recognized by the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Arabians and Polynesians. The Dog Days of Summer takes it’s name from the rising of the Dog Star, Sirius. The ancient words which we translate as “the Dog Star” could also be interpreted as “the little bitch bringing heat.” This is the hottest period in the Northern hemisphere of Earth.
Remember The Ancient Ways and Keep Them Holy!
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The Witches Correspondences for Wednesday, July 8th
WEDNESDAY CORRESPONDENCES
Mercury/Neptune/Air/North/West/Southwest/Female/Male/Gemini/Virgo
Magickal Intentions: Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear, Loss, Travel, Money Matters
Color: black, light blue, brown, gray, green, magenta, orange, peach, purple, red, silver, turquoise, violet, white, yellow; orange is the primary color
Number: 3, 5
Metal: mercury
Charm: distaff, rod, runes, staff, iridescent garments
Stone: moss agate, amethyst, bloodstone, emerald, hematite, lapis lazuli, lodestone, pearl, ruby, sapphire, sodalite, all blue stones
Animal: bear, dog, fox, magpie, swan, weasel
Plant: almond, bayberry, chamomile, cherry, cinnamon, cinquefoil, clove, coltsfoot, ginger, hazel, hazelnut, jasmine, lavender, millet, oak, peppermint, periwinkle, rosemary, sage, St. John’s wort, sweet pea, tamarind, lemon verbena, violet
Incense: cassia, cedar, cinnamon, clove, frankincense, jasmine, lavender, mastic, mint, rosemary, sage, sandalwood, storax, dried and powdered citrus peel, and all incense made from aromatic bark, wood, and seeds
Goddess: Carmenta, Hecate (Queen of Crossroads), Hel, Ishtar, Ma’at, the Morrigan, Nike
God: Anubis, Bragi, Elath-Iahu. Enki, Garuda, Hermes, Maximon (Black Magician), Mercury, Nebo (Wise God of Wednesday), Odin, Shango, Ullr, Vishnu, Wayland, Woden
Evocation: Agrat Bat Mahalat, Michael, Miel, Raphael, Seraphiel, Tiriel
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The Witches Almanac for Wednesday, July 8th
The Witches Almanac for Wednesday, July 8th
Wednesday (Mercury): Passion, sex, courage, aggression and protection
St. Elizabeth’s Day (Portuguese)
Waning Moon
The Waning Moon is a time for study, meditation, and little magickal work (except magick designed to banish harmful energies).
Fourth Quarter 4: 24 pm
Moon Sign: Aries
Aries: Good for starting things but lacks staying power. Things occur rapidly, but quickly pass. People tend to be argumentative and assertive.
Incense: Bay laurel
Color: Brown
Celtic Tree Calendar – Which Tree Are You?
DAILY MAGICKAL APPLICATIONS FOR WEDNESDAY
DAILY MAGICKAL APPLICATIONS FOR WEDNESDAY
To the Romans, this day was called Dies Mercurii, or “Mercury’s day” Mercury was a popular character in the Roman pantheon. A messenger of the gods, he presided over commerce, trade, and anything that required skill or dexterity. The Celts also worshiped Mercury and eventually equated him with the Norse god Odin (some spelling variations on this name include Wotan, Wodin, and Wodan). In Norse mythologies, Odin, like Mercury, is associated with poetry and music. Interestingly enough, both Odin and Mercury were regarded as psychopomps, or the leaders of souls, in their individual mythologies.
Odin, one of the main gods in Norse mythology, was constantly seeking wisdom. He traveled the world in disguise as a one-eyed man with a long gray beard, wearing an old, beat-up hat and carrying a staff or a spear (which brings to my mind images of Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings). In the Old English language, this day of Mercury evolved into Wodnes daeg, “Woden’s day,” or Wednesday.
Wednesday carries all of the planetary and magickal energies and associations of the witty and nimble god Mercury himself. Some of these mercurial traits included good communication skills, cleverness, intelligence, creativity, business sense, writing, artistic talent, trickiness, and thievery. And don’t forget all of those wise and enigmatic qualities associated with the Norse god Odin/Wodin, not to mention the goddess Athena’s contributions of music, the arts, handmade crafts, and writing. Wednesdays afford excellent opportunities for seeking wisdom, changing your circumstances, and improving your skills, be they in trade and commerce, music and art, or in communication and writing.
Source:
Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan
Must Dos for Wednesdays
Must Dos for Wednesdays
Be bold and daring today! Expand your knowledge of the Craft by working with the planetary energies of Mercury on this multifaceted day of the week. Consider the Greco-Roman gods Mercury and Hermes and all of the many lessons they have for you. Embrace change and movement, and work on your communication techniques. Conjure up a little good luck for yourself with that Mercury dime spell. Call on Athena to inspire you to try magickal arts and crafts and to be more creative in your own spellwork and witchery.
Meditate on Odin and see what you can discover about him. I wonder what sort of fabulous and fascinating magickal wisdom you will uncover? Odin is a shaman, after all; he may appear in many guises and faces. I guarantee that he will make you laugh at yourself before he is through with you, but you will learn. It’s up to you what you do with that knowledge. Will you let it shapeshift into wisdom?
Wednesday is the wild and wily day of the week, so try to go with the flow; don’t fight the quirky energies of the day. Most importantly, follow your heart, and always keep a good sense of humor, because of Wednesdays you will really need it.
Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday: Is associated with Mercury and the colors of Purple, Magenta and Silver
Wednesday is the best time to deal with such matters as: Accounting, Advertising, Astrology, Clerks, Communication, Computers, Correspondence, Critics, Editing, Editors, Education, Healing, Hiring Employees, Intelligence, Journalists, Kin, Learning Languages, Legal Appointments, Memory, Merchants, Messages, Music, Neighbors, Phone Calls, Placing Ads, Siblings, Signing Contracts, Students, Visiting Friends, Visual Arts, Wisdom, and Writing
Practical Magick for the Penny Pinching Witch
Carol Moyer
Tasha’s Day by Day Planner for July 2015
Tasha’s Day by Day Planner for July 2015
Wed. 7/8 Active Aries Moon keeps things hopping. Mercury enters Cancer: Talk centers on home and parenting. Mars/Neptune says beware potential deception.
Thu. 7/9 Enterprising Aries Moon until 4 PM says begin projects now; Steady Taurus Moon after 4 keeps things going well.
Fri. 7/10 Earthy Taurus Moon is good for shopping, gardening, crafts of al kinds.
Sat.7/11 Sensual Taurus Moon makes for a day devoted to pleasure. Chatty Gemini Moon at 8 PM says meet friends tonight.
Sun. 7/12 Restless Gemini Moon makes for good multitasking. Sun/Uranus suggests be mindful and avoid accidents.
Mon. 7/13 Clever Gemini Moon means fun with ideas. Mercury/Neptune says be wary of chicanery. Venus/Saturn says your choices must be responsible.
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Lunabar Moon Almanack for Wednesday, 08 July, 2015
Lunabar Moon Almanack for Wednesday, 08 July, 2015
Last Quarter Moon, at 4h. 26m. evening.
Ascending Node is at 4° Libra.
Moon in 15th degree of the Sign Aries, the Ram;
also in 15th deg. of the Constellation Pisces, the Fishes.
Moonrise: 12:17 morn. Souths: 6:39 morn. Moonset: 1:11 eve.
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Aspects of Aries: Yang, Masculine, Solar, Positive, Diurnal, Fiery, Cardinal, Barren, Horary Eastern, Vernal, Boreal, Commanding, Equinoctial, Feral, Bestial, Animal, Four-footed, Dry, Bitter, Hoarse, Hot.
Spells and rituals involving the Air element should be performed when the Moon is in the air sign: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.
Moon in Aquarius: Spells involving science, freedom, personal expression, problem solving, friendship.
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The Current Moon Phase Is: Waning Gibbous – the Moon is less than fully but more than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight while the illuminated part is decreasing.
“Waning Moon: Symbolic of letting go, surrender, release, quiet time, contemplation, and a time of incubation.
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Moon Moon, Mother Moon
Lunar Lore
Whether the eave-drops fall
Heard only in the trances of the blast,
Or if the secret ministry of frost
Shall hang them up in silent icicles,
Quietly shining to the quiet moon.
– Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Frost at Midnight.”
The moon she possibly doth shine because
Strook by the rays of sun, and day by day
May turn unto our gaze her light, the more
She doth recede from orb of sun, until,
Facing him opposite across the world,
She hath with full effulgence gleamed abroad…
~Lucretius, “On the Nature of Things.”
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Lunabar Sun Almanack for Wednesday, 08 July, 2015
Lunabar Sun Almanack for Wednesday, 08 July, 2015
Sunrise: 5:50 morn. Sunset: 8:35 eve.
Length of Day: 14h. 45m.
Dawn: 5:18 morn. Dusk: 9:07 eve.
Length of Twilight: 0h. 31m.
Sun in 15th degree of the Sign Crabba, the Crab fish;
also in 16th degree of the Constellation Gemini, the Twins;
Solar Lore
If there be red clouds in the West at sunset, it will be fine;
if they have a tint of purple, it will be very fine;
or if red, bordered with black in the Southeast.
~Encyc. of Superstitions, Folklore & Occult Sciences of the World.
Aspects of Crabba/Cancer: 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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Wishing All Our Dear Family & Friends A Very Beautiful & Blessed Wednesday!
THE WITCHES’ REDE OF CHIVALRY
Insofar as The Craft Of The Wise is the most ancient and most honourable creed of humankind, it behoves all who would be witches to act in ways that give respect to the Old Gods and Goddesses, to their brothers and sisters of The Craft, and to themselves
Chivalry is a high code of honour, which is of most ancient Pagan origin and must be lived by all who follow the Old Ways.
Know well that thoughts and intent put forth will wax strong on many planes of existence and return, bringing into creation that which has been sent forth. For this reason the adept must exercise discipline over his or her thoughts. Remember, ” as you sow, so shall you harvest”
It is only by preparing our minds to be as Gods that we may one day unite with the Godhead.
“This above all … to thine own self be true…”
A witch’s word must have the validity of a signed and witnessed document. It is only by developing such mental discipline that great power may be controlled and directed
It is well to refrain from speaking ill of others for not all truths of the matter may be known
Pass not unverified words about another. For the most part hearsay is a thing of falsehoods
Be honest with others. Have them know that honesty is likewise expected of them
The fury of the moment plays havoc with the truth. Strive always to keep your head
Harm not another. Think always of the consequences of your actions
Dignity, a gracious manner, and a good humour are much to be admired
As a witch you wield much power. Therefore exercise much discretion in its use
Courage and honour endure forever.
Offer friendship only to those worthy of it. To associate with younger souls will only pull you down
Those who follow the mysteries must be above reproach in the eyes of the world
Keep pride in thyself. Seek perfection in body and in mind
Passed down from generation to generation, these are the words of “The Witches Rede of Chivalry.”
So Mote It Be.
A Fun Poll About Magic
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2015 July 7
The Milky Way from a Malibu Sea Cave
Image Credit & Copyright: Jack Fusco
Explanation: What’s happening outside this cave? Nothing unexpected – it’s just the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy passing by. As the Earth turns, the band of our Galaxy appears to rotate and shift along the horizon. The featured image was taken by a photographer who professes a passion for locating sea caves, and who found this spectacular grotto in Leo Carrillo State Park near Malibu, California, USA. After some planning, he timed this single shot image through the 10-meter high cave entrance to show the Milky Way far in the distance. In the foreground, several rocks about one meter across are visible. Visible in the background starscape are millions of stars including the relatively bright and orange Antares, situated just to the right of the image center.
Your Daily Planet Tracker: Venus in Leo, Now Until Jul 18, 2015
Planet Tracker
Venus in Leo
Now Until Jul 18, 2015
When Venus is in Leo, love shouts its name from the rooftops. There’s little subtlety about this combination, since the planet of relationship and beauty is passing through the sign of dramatic expression. Expect your romantic life to be a bit more colorful these days, regardless of your birth chart.
Leo, a fire sign, is about risk. So, Venus’ placement here is a reminder to take some chances with creativity and openings of the heart. Sure, it’s possible that you’ll go overboard and let your imagination turn a mild flirtation into the love affair of the century. But, that’s part of the fun of Venus in Leo.
We’re not here now to play it safe, to carefully monitor and control our feelings, but rather to recapture the hopefulness of childhood. This is a time when wounds may be set aside (at least partially), allowing us to let love flow without restriction or fear. Excesses are possible, even likely, but a truly open heart only leads to greater opportunities to share, connect and create.
Venus in Leo reminds us that we need to be adored now, not just simply liked or appreciated. Pride expands, which can, of course, lead to hurt feelings if one does not receive adequate recognition. Be generous in giving praise, while allowing others to show their appreciation of you, as well. The challenge here is to combine the willfulness of Leo with the responsiveness of Venus. Successful relationships are based on listening, something worth remembering at this time.
The dramatic expression of Venus in Leo can be readily seen through a collection of people who exemplify this combination. The wildly inventive Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi (“gaudy”) personifies the joyous creativity of Venus in Leo. Show biz icons Lauren Bacall, Bob Fosse, Barbara Walters and Tom Cruise are also part of this group.
Gestalt guru Fritz Perls was born with Venus in Leo, as were designers Joshua Logan and Pierre Cardin, author Jacqueline Susann, artist Andy Warhol, financier Michael Milken and magician David Copperfield.
Venus in Leo includes superstar performers Whitney Houston, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Paula Abdul. With Venus in Leo, Amy Fisher, Xaviera Hollander, John Holmes, Jessica Hahn and Pamela Anderson have achieved fame through sex. Yet, the higher side of Venus in Leo love is found in the charts of the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa and Mary Baker Eddy.
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The Wisdom of Buddha
The Wisdom of Buddha
When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.
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