Daily Incantation & Enchantments for November 17th

To ensure a day full of happy. Sadness be GONE! Chant the following at the beginning of your day.

All smiles, no sorrow
Troubles not to borrow.
Feeling happy, never sad
Misery ceased, all pain is released!

The Power of Positive Witchcraft: Daily Incantations & Enchantments: A Spell a Day for 30 Days
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Celebrating Legends, Folklore & Other Spirituality 365 Days a Year for November 17

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This is the third, and last, of the festivals of the dead in China. Clothing, money, and other gifts are burned in honor of the ancestors and loved ones. Candles, special foods, and rice wine are placed before personal shrines to fortify them during their journey through the spirit world.

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The Witches Almanac for Saturday, November 17th

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Waxing Moon

Moon Phase: Second Quarter

Moon Sign: Pisces

Incense: Sandalwood

Color: Indigo

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Saturday’s Witchery

Saturday is a day filled with opportunities to clean up and clear out. So if you are wondering why Hecate is assigned to this day, take another look at what she symbolizes and the magick that is associated with her. That should answer the question.

Hecate was the oldest form of the Greek Triple Goddess, as she presided over heaven, the underworld, and earth. Crossroads where three roads met were especially sacred to Hecate, earning her the title of Hekate of the Three Ways. It’s interesting to note that even after the worship of other goddesses waned, ancient people still worshiped Hecate as the Queen of the Underworld and the Guardian of the Three-Way Crossroad. It was also believed that if you left her an offering of food there, she would grant you her favors. As Hecate Trivia, her triple images were often displayed at these crossroads, where she was petitioned on the full moon for positive magick and on the dark of the moon for cursing and dark magick.

While this last bit of information sounds a little ominous, keep in mind that Hecate/Hekate was known by many titles and is a shapeshifter. Her appearance could and did change often. As a dark moon goddess, her faces are many. To some she may appear as a old crone, hunched over a smoking cauldron and draped in a midnight cape. To others she may appear as a dark beautiful, mysterious, and mature woman wearing a shimmering crown. To some she may be perceived as a maiden priestess. She was called the “most lovely one,” the Great Goddess of Nature, and the Queen of the World of Spirits. This dark goddess knows her way around the earth and the underworld. All the powers of nature, life, and death are at her command.

Book of Witchery, Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

The Witches Guide to Saturday

The planetary correspondence for Saturday is Saturn. Matters dealing with the public, farming, family ties, legal matters (such as wills and estates), taking care of debts, dealing with lawyers, financing, joint money matters, real estate, older people, banishing or binding negativity, and getting rid of bad habits all fall under the charge of Saturn. It’s easy to see why “Saturday’s child works hard for his living.”

Saturday’s angels are Cassiel, Machatan, Uriel, and Orifiel. Cassiel is the angel of solitudes and tears. He is one of the rulers of the planet Saturn and occasionally appears as the angel of patience. Cassiel links himself to dragon energy. Regarding Machatan, the only information we get is that he works well with Cassiel and is also a power of Saturn. Orifiel is an angel of the wilderness, a ruler of the second hour of the day, and also associated with Saturn.

On Saturday, the hour of sunrise and every eight hours after that are also ruled by Saturn, 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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Gypsy Magic

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Saturday’s Magick

Psychic Work
Astral Travel
Banishing
Spirit Work
Seances
Cleansing
Prosperity
Protection
Transformation
Creativity
Fortune
Hope

Planet: Saturn

Colors: Black, Dark Purple

Crystals: Apache Tear, Obsidian, Hematite

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The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick

Saturday

Saturday: Is associated with Saturn and the colors of – Black, Grey, Red and White
Saturday is the best time to deal with such matters as:  Binding, Bones, Civil Servants, Criminals, Death, Debts, Dentists, Discoveries, Farm Workers, Financing, Handwork, Joint Money Matters, Justice, Karma, Laws of society, Limits, Manifestation, Material Gain, Math’s, Murderers, Neutralization, Obstacles, Patience, Plumbing, Protection, Real Estate, Real Estate, Reality, Relations with Older People, Sacrifice, Separation, Stability, Stalkers, Structure’s, Teeth, Tests, Transformation,  Wills

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Practical Magick for the Penny Pinching Witch
Carol Moyer

Saturday: Even the God needs to relax

Here we come to the only day of the English week which brings a Roman god to our heavenly party. The word Saturday is derived from Saturn, the god of harvest and agriculture. Buying all the food in supermarkets, we can hardly imagine how important this guy was for our distant ancestors.

In Latin, the word for Saturday is Sambata Dies, meaning the Day of Sabbath (sábado in Spanish, sabato in Italian, samedi in French). Sabbath is a Hebrew word for the Day of Rest. It was the last day of the all-in-one-week creation run. A day when the God finally had some relax, lying in the Garden of Eden and curiously waiting for what happens next.

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On Saturday, November 17th, We Celebrate….

Western Lights (China)
DOU MOU

Themes: Death; Ghosts; Divination; Health

Symbols: Sun; Moon; Star

About Dou mou: Dou Mou is the Chinese goddess of the north star. To this day, people invoke Dou Mou to protect spirits of departed loved ones and to safeguard the living from sickness. From her heavenly domain between the sun and the moon, Dou Mou records each birth and death, and she is the patroness of fortune-tellers.

To Do Today: In mid-November, the Chinese celebrate the last of three festivals for the dead. Today they burn clothing for departed loved ones to keep them from death’s chill, along with money and other gifts that the smoke delivers. If there’s someone you’d like to send a message to on the other side, burn it. Dou Mou will transport it to their attention.

Because of today’s focus on death and divination, you might wish to go to a medium today or try a fortune-telling method that uses spirits guides (like the Ouija). The only caution here is to invoke Dou Mou before you proceed, so only spirits that have your best interests at heart will respond. Just as you wouldn’t leave your front door open to strangers, let the goddess stand firmly between you and the spirit realm.

To generate Dou Mou’s protection for your health, wear silver and gold or white and yellow items today (representing the sun and the moon). Or dab yourself with lemon and lime juice for a similar effect.

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365 Goddess: A Daily Guide To the Magic and Inspiration of the goddess
Patricia Telesco

The Goddess Book of Days for Saturday, November 17th

Feast of St. Hilda, Church calendar, patron of professional women. She is derived from Holde, Hel,Holla, Hecate, Oya, and Brunhilde. The seven- teenth day of the Moon/ month is for Ashi Vanguhi, Persian Goddess of the waning Moon.

Goddesses Associated with Saturdays

Ops, Rhea, Tellus Mater, Gaia, Eartha, Ge, Tonantzin, Ashera, Anath, the Shekinah, the Matronit, Mary, Gula, Herodias, Oddudua, Demeter

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The Goddess Book of Days
Diane Stein

Today is Saturday, November 17th

Saturday is dedicated to the shadowy Anglo-Saxon God Saetere or Seater, equivalent to the God Saturn. It is a day also associated with the Norns, the Norse equivalent of Three Fates, and the trickster God Loki. It is connected generally with apprehension, austerity, caution, and excessive self-limitation.

Deity: Saetere

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Planet: Saturn

Tree: Alder

Herb: Daffodil

Stone: Amethyst

Animal: Eagle

Element: Earth

Color: Dark Blue

Number: 4

Rune: Dag(D)

Celtic Tree Month of Ngetal (Reed) (October 28 – November 24)

The Runic Half Month of Nyd (November 13 – November 27)

Goddess of the Month of Cailleach/Samhain

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The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick