Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Yin/Yang

From moonlitpriestess.com

Yang:

Male, day, light, hot, spirals outward, God, summer; equal and opposite of Yin.

Yin:

Female, night, dark, cold, spirals inward, Goddess, winter; equal and opposite of Yang.

Yin-Yang:

A symbol often used to express polarity and equality; reinforces the idea that one cannot exist without the other (Yin contains Yang; Yang contains Yin).

From IChingOnline.net

The Yin/Yang symbol, also known as “t’ai chi t’u”, has played a vital role in Chinese thought. The dark side (yin, feminine) has within it a spot of light indicating that in all negativity there is a seed of the positive light force, or “good”. The light side (yang, masculine) has a dark spot indicating that within positivity/good there is potential for negativity/evil.

A Thought for Today

At times we all have negative thoughts about or say negative things to someone else. I know it is hard from personal experience to try to bite your tongue or make a negative thought into a positive one but when I do this, and I hope you will try to do these two things I feel better. Having positive thoughts and saying positive things helps keep dark nasty entities away, helps to keep your chakras and auras clear. Which leads to better health and our outlook on life as a whole!

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Here is the list for the astronomy pictures of the day from September 1 to September 12, 2022. I will go back to posting them on their day starting tomorrow.

2022 September 12: Red Sprite Lightning over the Czech Republic
2022 September 11: Planets of the Solar System: Tilts and Spins
2022 September 10: Galaxy by the Lake
2022 September 09: Interstellar Voyager
2022 September 08: North America and the Pelican
2022 September 07: Tarantula Stars R136 from Webb
2022 September 06: An Iridescent Pileus Cloud over China
2022 September 05: Carina Cliffs from the Webb Space Telescope
2022 September 04: Sea and Sky Glows over the Oregon Coast
2022 September 03: Sun and Moon and ISS
2022 September 02: M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
2022 September 01: The Tulip and Cygnus X-1

Merry Meet Sisters, Brothers, and Honored Guests

I am getting back into the swing of things a little slowly but trying at least to get all the tomorrow posts up for both hemispheres. Unfortunately, after being on the computer for around 5 hours some of the regular posts are missing today for the southern hemisphere’s tomorrow because my hands started hurting. Today I did most of the regular posts for today the northern hemisphere’s tomorrow and about 2/3 of the southern hemisphere’s regular daily posts.

Today was this first time in almost a week that I got more than three hours sleep. But sleeping from around 5:00 AM CT to 10:45 AM CT doesn’t work well for me. When my sleep is messed up adding to the finical stress and I get to usher in another fibromyalgia flare. Yeah, me ROFLOL!!

Tomorrow since I only have to repost the S. H. regular posts, so they become the northern hemisphere’s tomorrow posts and finish September 13th posts. I will be able to do all of the S. H. tomorrow posts for September 14th. I know this sounds confusing all I can say is “Welcome to my life.”

I am going to start doing certain types of spells for others I am hoping to start around Monday, September 19. There will be a fee for me doing them. The page to attach to them main menu is in the construction stage as soon as I get it done you can see what I offer by clicking on “Spells by Lady Beltane” in the main menu. I will not do hexes, curses, or any type of spell that messes with another person’s free will.

Sending hugs, comfort, healing, love and only positive thoughts to whoever wants to accept these.

The Survival of the Endangered Monarch Butterfly Depends on Conservation Beyond Borders

The iconic North American monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus plexippus was recently listed in the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species, signaling that its ongoing decline could lead to extinction. The compounding effects of habitat degradation, insufficient food and water and climate change have led to these dwindling numbers.

This tiny, almost weightless, butterfly can travel thousands of kilometers across natural and human-made borders with ease. It can survive harsh weather during its long-distance flights across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. And it has developed, over millennia, these movements in a delicate relationship with its milkweed host plant.

Despite their remarkable adaptations and ongoing conservation efforts, things have gone downhill for these monarchs. Why? …

Click here to read the rest of this article

Happy Harvest Moon

I am sorry the post went up so late today. After going 36 hours with 3 hours sleep, I slept in today, then mowed the rest of the lawn, and did some housework so time got away from me. I will be catching up on emails on Monday and trying to get the new issue of Life in The Coven out to all subscribers by September 17th.

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!

King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom

Camilla, Queen Consort and King Charles III

Please join me in praying for King Charles III with his Queen Consort Camilla to carry out their duties as head of state for the United Kingdom and Commonwealths with compassion, love, and humility. May they reunite the royal family with the Duke and Dutchess of Sussex. That their reign is full of positive changes and keeps important traditions intact.

Long live King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort

Queen ELizabeth II has Crossed the Veil Into the Summerland

In honor of this great woman’s crossing and in empathy with our brothers and sisters across the United Kingdom and all the commonwealths, I choose to do no more post today or tomorrow. As we all absorbed this tragic news.

Queen Elizabeth has been and inspiration to me since I was a teenager. After I became a high priestess I would read about her as a strong, dedicated to her people leader in the hope that I could learn from her on how to be diplomatic within my coven. I am sorry if this sounds confusing but I can’t find the right words to describe how much this beautiful woman and spirit has influenced my life especially as a leader.

I ask that you send loving, comforting thoughts and energy to the Queen’s family. May her spirit find peace that she has missed for a while now and she be reunited with the love of her life, Prince Philp, Duke of Edinberg.

As I am unsure what news outlet you prefer to read or listen to, I am put up a link for a general search about Queen ELizabeth II’s death today.

General Search for Queen ELizabeth II Death

At the time of her death, she was surrounded by all her children and Prince WIlliam. At the moment of her death Prince Charles became King Charles. He may choose to use at different name when his coronation takes places.

Regular and 1st of the Month Posts Resuming Wednesday

I finally sort of figured out how to use my cellphone as a hot spot to get my laptop online. I miss my daily interaction with my WOTC family and guests.

We have a close friend of many decades coming in from Texas today who is spending the night. I have not seen her face to face in about 20 years thanks to my ex-boyfriend who basically chased any friends I had away by his attitude and abusive words to them and myself.

Lady Rhiannon is also one of my few dear sister witches. She has agreed to soon do some posts about witchcraft. She is the high priestess of a face to face coven where she lives.

So with her visit I am going to be selfish and spend every minute with her that I can because I do not know when she will be back in Illinois. She is here this weekend because her brother is very sick in a nursing home. I know she would appreciate the WOTC family lighting candles and sending Brian comforting energy.

September 1, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you want to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA

September 01, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Virgo 20
Moon:14 Scorpio 20
Mercury:05 Libra 50
Venus:25 Leo 50
Mars:06 Gemini 59
Jupiter:06 Aries 48 Rx
Saturn:20 Aquarius 35 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:24 Pisces 26 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 26 Rx

True Lunar Node:15 Taurus 34 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:16 Taurus 37 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Cancer 35

Chiron:15 Aries 38 Rx
Ceres:17 Leo 54
Pallas:27 Gemini 57
Juno:16 Pisces 29 Rx
Vesta:27 Aquarius 14 Rx

Eris:24 Aries 53 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:5
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

September 01, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Virgo 15
Moon:13 Scorpio 13
Mercury:05 Libra 47
Venus:25 Leo 43
Mars:06 Gemini 56
Jupiter:06 Aries 48 Rx
Saturn:20 Aquarius 35 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:24 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 26 Rx

True Lunar Node:15 Taurus 34 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:16 Taurus 38 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Cancer 35

Chiron:15 Aries 38 Rx
Ceres:17 Leo 52
Pallas:27 Gemini 54
Juno:16 Pisces 30 Rx
Vesta:27 Aquarius 15 Rx

Eris:24 Aries 53 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:5
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:5

 

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

1 September 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Virgo 58
Moon:09 Scorpio 19
Mercury:05 Libra 34
Venus:25 Leo 22
Mars:06 Gemini 47
Jupiter:06 Aries 50 Rx
Saturn:20 Aquarius 36 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 54 Rx
Neptune:24 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:26 Capricorn 26 Rx

True Lunar Node:15 Taurus 35 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:16 Taurus 38 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Cancer 33

Chiron:15 Aries 39 Rx
Ceres:17 Leo 44
Pallas:27 Gemini 46
Juno:16 Pisces 34 Rx
Vesta:27 Aquarius 19 Rx

Eris:24 Aries 53 Rx

Fire:5
Earth:5
Air:5
Water:4
Cardinal:6
Fixed:8
Mutable:5

No More Posts This Week

Because of having covid and losing a good portion of our income this month I was unable to pay my internet bill. As of tomorrow my internet will be suspended until I can pay my provider which is not until September 5th. Depending on how much of the bill I can pay $60.00 for August and $60.00 for September plus late fees I can pay on the 5th when they will allow me access to being online again.

There are many older posts which you may find interesting. I will be back with new posts as soon as I am financially able to.

August 30, 2022 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.

2022 August 30

Jupiter from the Webb Space Telescope

Image Credit: NASAESACSAJupiter ERS TeamProcessing: Ricardo Hueso (UPV/EHU) & Judy Schmidt

Explanation: This new view of Jupiter is illuminating. High-resolution infrared images of Jupiter from the new James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) reveal, for example, previously unknown differences between high-floating bright clouds — including the Great Red Spot — and low-lying dark clouds. Also clearly visible in the featured Webb image are Jupiter’s dust ring, bright auroras at the poles, and Jupiter’s moons Amalthea and Adrastea. Large volcanic moon Io‘s magnetic funneling of charged particles onto Jupiter is also visible in the southern aurora. Some objects are so bright that light noticeably diffracts around Webb’s optics creating streaks. Webb, which orbits the Sun near the Earth, has a mirror over six meters across making it the largest astronomical telescope ever launched — with over six times more light-collecting area than Hubble.