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The Witches Almanac for Monday, October 5th


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The Witches Almanac for Monday, October 5th

Monday (Moon): Peace, sleep, healing, compassion, friends, psychic awareness, purification, and fertility.

Republic Day (Portuguese)

 

Waning Moon
The Waning Moon (from the Full Moon to the New) is a time for study, meditation, and little magical work (except magic designed to banish harmful energies).

Moon phase: Fourth Quarter

Moon Sign: Cancer
Cancer: Stimulates emotional rapport between people. Pinpoints need, supports growth and nurturance. Tends to domestic concerns.

Incense: Hyssop

Color: White

The Wicca Book of Days for Monday, October 5th – Cultivate Catmint


Nature Comments & GraphicsThe Wicca Book of Days for Monday, October 5th – Cultivate Catmint

One of the plants that is considered to be under the planet Venus’s protection is catmint, or catnip, which is so named because it gives most cats a visible high. If like many Wiccans, you have a feline familiar, why not plant to grow this herb in your garden next year? Do so from seed, for cats are reputed not to gobble up home-sprouted plants, and you should be rewarded with the sight of purple, white, blue or pick flowers in early summer. A relaxant, catmint can be a boon to menstruating women, too, for the tea can alleviate uterine cramps.

 

Pink Pamper

Pink represent romance, delicacy and affection and is one of the colors associated with Libra’s ruling planet. Venus which was named for a goddess who was renowned for her self-indulgence. What better excuse do you need to pamper yourself with a pink treat today?

 

The Wicca Book of Days
Selena Eilidth Ash

Monday Is A Day of Witchery, Magick and Enchantment


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Monday Is A Day of Witchery, Magick and Enchantment

 

Think for a moment on all of the witchery, magick and enchantments that you have discovered. Don’t be afraid to adjust spells to suit your own specific needs. Any gentle, illusory, and dreamy charms and spells can be enhanced when you work on the day of the week that is dedicated to the moon. Mondays are a fantastic day to boost your psychic abilities and to tune in to your intuition and empathy. It also gives you the opportunity to work with a different lunar phase each and every Monday, which means in one month you could work four different types of moon magicks on Mondays. How’s that for adding to your repertoire? You are going to have mad skills in no time at all.

 

So light up those lunar scented candles and add a little mystique to your outfit by wearing an enchanting lunar color. Wear your sparkling silver jewelry and maybe add a pair of dangling silver earrings or a pendant shaped like a crescent moon. Create lunar potions and philters; make a dream catcher and give it as a gift to someone you love. Burn some sandalwood or jasmine-scented incense today to inspire the glamour and magick of the moon. Slice up a favorite variety of fruit that is in season for a snack or share it with your love and enjoy his or her lunar and romantic qualities. Brew up a cup of chamomile tea, enchant it with a little moon magick, and relax and get a good night’s sleep.

 

Most importantly, get outside tonight and watch the moon for a while. What phase is she in? What color was the moon as she rose? Why not start a journal and write down at what location the moon rises and sets for a few seasons? This is a great way to teach you to tune in and to become more aware of the moon and the influence that she pulls into our lives. Try calling on Selene for her magickal assistance, and call Thoth for wisdom and strength. Get to know the Norse Mani and the Latvian Meness. These gods of the moon have plenty to teach, and if you allow their influence to cycle through your life, you’ll receive many blessings. Be imaginative, and create your own personal lunar magick and witchery. Go on….the moonlight becomes you.

 

 

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

 

Monday (Day of the Moon)


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Monday (Day of the Moon)

( Day of Emotions)

Monday Magick Power Hours:
Moonrise. Key Words: Magick, dreams, health, love, home and family In the word Monday, we can see part of the word Moon. In the romance languages such as Italian or Spanish, this day of the week is called Lunes and clearly relates to the word lunar. On Mondays, a variety of magick may be worked.

Because Monday centers on the energies of the Moon, things like psychism, dreams, feminine energy, health, success in spiritual pursuits, domestic matters, and things of family origin are especially important this day.

Mondays are best for love magick and anything concerning home or family, thus old saying, Mondays child is fair of face, which seems clearly to relate to the themes of love and health.

Angels of Monday are Gabriel, Arcan, Missabu, and Abuzaha. Arcan is known as the king of the angels of air and the “ruler” of Monday. Abuzaha (Abuzohar) serves Monday, and is very responsive to invocations and ritual magick. Missabu is a ministering angel of Arcan.

Monday is the Best Day For: Conjurations, Predictions, Knowledge, Writing, Eloquence. Planetary Association: Moon Norse Deity Associated With the Day: Frigga Origin of Name: “Monday” is short for “Moon Day” in honor of the day’s alignment with that planetary body.

Deities: Thoth, Selene: Aset [Isis], Demeter, Ceres, Spider Woman, Bona Dea, Oya, Devi-Kali, Hella, Rhiannon, Coatlique, Maman Brigette, Sekhmet, Het Heret [Hathor]Monday is the day of moon goddesses Selene, Luna and Mani. Meaning “day of the moon” the name reflects the ancient observance of feast days dedicated to the Moon Goddess or to the planet. Focus on lunar energies, psychic development, dream or astral work, intuition, family, or spirituality.

Incense: Cinnamon, Cinquefoil Aromas: Sweetpea, Lavender, Mastic, Frankincense, Cloves

Candle: White

Metal: Silver

Plants: Wintergreen and other mints, catnip, comfrey, sage, chamomile

Use for magick involving mental issues, learning, higher education, addictions, communications, travel, young people, messages, perception, self-expression, artists, poets, and writers.
Marriage, emotional love, family, childbirth, prophecy.

Spells involving emotions, the subconscious,domestic issues and feminine issues. Also, a good day for psychic pursuits and dream work.Childbearing and family life, purity and virginity, healing, wisdom, intuition

Metal: Silver Gemstones: Pearl, opal, moonstone Associations: Childbearing and family life, purity and virginity, healing, wisdom, intuition

Best Colors for today are Silver, white, light blue, Pearls, Creams, Grays, Pale Pinks, Pale Violets, and Pale Blues.

Check whether the moon is waning or waxing to determine what your spell will be. During waning moons, do spells to rid yourself of obstacles or for wisdom and protection. During waxing moons do magic for increase of any kind or to draw something into your life.

On Mondays, the best hour to work is moonrise. Get this information from your local newspaper, astrological calendar, or almanac.
~SpiritualOccultist Calendar

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Light


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In the darkness there is light
In the silence there is sound
In the pain there is comfort
In fear there is safety
In the distance there is closeness
In the tear there is joy
In the loss we found
In hate we find love
In the sisterhood we have the Goddess
For all comes from her and all goes to her
Stand strong and all will be well
As it is above so be it below.

A Witch’s Prayerbook
JoAnne Spiese

A Very Blessed Monday To Our Very Precious Brothers & Sisters of The Craft!

Good morning, precious, precious family! I hope everyone is safe and well today. I stop to think about all the events occurring in the world right now and I don’t know even where to start. It seems like every part of this great planet of ours there is turmoil, killing, bombing, flooding, a tanker lost at sea, such a tremendous lost of life. It is unbelievable, it truly is. Why is all this happening?

 

It started with the Full Moon and its eclipse, the fanatics came out of the woodwork. They were all screaming, “the ends of days has started.” It amazes me how people are wishing for the world to come to an end. I  have to go back to my half & half up-bringing. I remember studying from a certain book that said, “no one would know the time of the last day of this earth.” In the Craft, you never hear mention of end of days. We never even think about it, we strongly believe in reincarnation. Well, at least I strongly believe in it because I have seen some of my past lives (oh brother, have I!).  I believe our souls go to the Summerland and when we are ready we reincarnate again. There is never a mention of the end of the world, NEVER! It’s another one of those things not in our vocabulary. I also believe it is used as a scare tactic to get those who have left mainstream religion to return to it. All I can say is that they need to walk just one day in our shoes and meet our Divine Mother.  Understand our beliefs, feel her love, her compassion and her blessings she bestows upon her children. Then perhaps their tune would change.

 

I know some of you are scratching your heads wondering why I am even bringing this up. It is because we have had a lot of members come to us from different faiths. Those faiths do talk about and described the end of days. I want to reassure the ones that come from those faiths, this is not the end of days. As Pagans, Witches, and Wiccans (I know I left a few out but I would fill up the page naming all of them), our Divine Mother promises us rebirth. I know this is a promise She keeps and I believe it is one of the greatest gifts we could ever have been given.

 

Events that are happening now in our world have happened in the past. No one knows why, all we can do is hope and pray for a good out come when these events occur. There are so many right now that need our prayers, our love, our support and most of all our strength. We have stood strong in other events like these, we have to stand strong once more. We have to pray that the tanker lost at sea, is found and their crew is safe. We have to pray for our brothers & sisters on the East coast. You might not realize it but we do have a large number of brothers & sisters over there. Pray the Goddess keeps them safe and well. Those who have already perished, pray that the Goddess guides them gently home in her loving arms. The Doctors Without Borders, pray for those that lost their lives and pray for their family and loved ones. Pray for the victims of the shootings in Oregon as they start the grieving and healing process. There are so many, I am sure I have left some out and I sincerely apologize for that. It is just overwhelming.

 

If there ever was a time for us to stand as one and ask the Goddess to bless our world and heal it, it is now. Take time out today to remember all those who are suffering both mentally and physically. They need our prayers and they need our Goddess. Please for the sake of mankind, say a prayer today for all of us.

 

Have a very blessed day, my Luvs,

Lady A

Chant for Swift Justice

Chant for Swift Justice

The chant below brings swift justice to those who treat you unfairly. Take caution in using it, though, especially if you have also behaved inappropriately. Hecate’s justice knows no bounds. She sees to it that all involved get precisely what they deserve.

“Hecate, Dark One, hear my plea,
Bring justice now, I ask of Thee!
Right the wrongs that have been done,
Avenge me now, oh Mighty One.
Turn misfortune back to those
Who cause my problems and my woes.
And heap upon them karmic debt
Lest they all too soon forget
Their wrongful actions, words, and deeds
Don’t let them get away scot-free.
Bring them forth from where they hide,
Bring swift justice ~ wield your knife.
Hasten, Dark One; hear my plea ~
Do what it is I ask of Thee.”

Excerpt from
Everyday Magic: Spells & Rituals for Modern Living by Dorothy Morrison

Exorcism Banishing Spell

EXORCISM BANISHING SPELL

This ritual can either be done by yourself or with others participating. (It may be helpful to have others assisting with this.)

Incense to burn: frankincense, pine, lilac, or rosemary.

This chant is to be said very forcefully many times over.

Chant:
You are not to come near my body.
You are not to go before me.
You are not to follow me.
Where I stop, you are not to stop.
Where I sit, you are not to sit.
At my home, you shall not enter.
You are not to step in my steps.
You are not to be in my shadow.
Where I go, you are not to go.

Voodoo Binding Spell

VOODOO BINDING SPELL

Take a treasured object from the person you are binding (something flammable) and burn it. Rub the ash on your poppet’s head and say:

“You are {person’s name } in thought”.

Then rub the ash on the puppet’s hands and say

“You are {person’s name } in deed”

Next rub ash on the poppet’s heart area and say

“You are {person’s name } at heart and I bind You from {Just about anything can be used here}.

Tie the puppet’s hands and feet behind its back.

*A word of advice, it works best if you burn black or red candles and/or bitter incense and look at the poppet occasionally and remind yourself that the person is the poppet.

Keep Your Lover Binding Spell

KEEPING YOUR LOVER BINDING SPELL

To prevent the loss of your lover, during the waxing Moon take a lock of your partner’s hair and mix it with your own, contemplating your essences intermingling. Wrap the hair along with a personal artifact from each person in a red silk square, and bind with a ribbon of green, chanting:

“Love to the left of us, love to the right of us,
over us, under us, even uniting us.”

Envision the red silk as your mutual love, the ribbon as your spellbinding. Tie it tight. Attach a sprig of berried holly to the center of the package, saying:

“Prickles defend our love.”

Place the bundle in a black star-spangled box. Do not open or untie unless you wish to break the bond.

Spell To Bind Someone to You

SPELL TO BIND SOMEONE TO YOU

Cut a piece of parchment paper into a small square. Using a quill pen, write in dove’s blood the person’s full name at the top of the square. Then yours at the bottom of the square.

When the parchment is dry, turn it over and place two white gender image candles in the square. Starting at the feet, tie a red string around the bottom, then wrap it around the two candles until you get to the heads. Wrap it seven times total. tie the string. Pour binding oil on the candles, making sure to soak the string. Concentrate on the person you want bound to you then light the candles.

After they have burned completely out, take everything’s that left and bury it in a pot of soil and keep it close to where you sleep. To undo, simply dig it up.

Spell for Separating Yourself from a Problem or Person

Spell for Separating Yourself from a Problem or Person

Small issues can be handed in a magic circle, larger issues may need a full ritual.Think carefully about which is best for the situation

Needed:
2 black candles, a long black ribbon, black gloves, scissors,
cauldron containing small amounts of alcohol and a silver bell.

Cleanse and consecrate all the items, and dress the candles(to send negative energy away from you), then light the candles. Hold each end of the ribbon and name the ends. Pass the silver bell over the altar several times until you feel you are in tune with the Universal energies of love and peace. Anger is not a luxury afforded to you in this situation. Put the black gloves on and say:

‘I call upon the energies of Universal balance
I call upon the ancient energies of my people
I call upon the living energies of the Morrigan
Underworld and heaven
Land and sea, I awaken these energies unto me.
Witness now that I renounce and sever
Break bonds and connections with ________
By all the powers that are One Power
May the great sisters of Karma now weave anew
and separate me from you
As I will, so mote it be’

Cut the ribbon and say:

‘It is so.’

Light the cauldron, and burn both the pieces of ribbon.

Healing Correspondences

HEALING CORRESPONDENCES

Elements: all
Planets: sun, moon, earth
Best times: Sunday or Monday
Moon waxing to full – for increased health
Moon waning to dark – for banishing and driving away disease
Colors: blue, green, gold and orange
Numbers: 1, 3, 7, 9
Incense: bay, cinnamon, eucalyptus, frankincense, sandalwood
Plants : all healing herbs
Gods and Goddesses: Artemis, Hebe, moon and earth Goddesses, Apollo

Healing Water Spell

Healing Water Spell

You Will Need:
Small Bowl
Blue Water (use blue food coloring)
Mint
Blue Cloth or Towel

Casting the Spell:
Cast this spell during the waxing moon for best results.

Pour some water into the bowl, adding a few drops of blue food coloring. Tear up the mint leaves into the water. Let the leaves stand for 7 minutes. Take the blue cloth and apply some of the blue water/mint mixture to whatever is hurting you (or someone else), chanting:

“With the power of the good and the light,
May this ailment be healed within 7 nights.”

Keep the mint and water mixture in a safe place. Repeat this process the same time
as before each night for a total 7 nights, only instead of saying “within 7 nights” in the
chant, say the night that you are currently on, ending with “by the end of the night.”

Witch’s Healing Spell

Witch’s Healing Spell

To help speed recovery from an illness, write the sick person’s name on a white human
shaped candle of the correct gender. As you anoint it with 3 drops of myrrh or mint oil,
visualize healing energy in the form of white light flowing from your hands and into the candle.
Recite:

“In the name of the Goddess who breathes life into us all
I consecrate and charge this candle as a tool for healing”

Place the candle on top of a photograph of the sick person and then light the wick. As the candle burns down, focus on the person in the photography, willing him/her to be well again. Then recite:

“Magick mend and candle burn
Sickness end, good health return”

Continue to focus and recite until the candle burns out on it’s own.

The Flower of Light Healing Spell

The Flower of Light Healing Spell

You will need:
Large circle of cloth
St. John’s wort oil
2 yellow candles
yellow flowers

Spread cloth on floor and sprinkle few drops on blood-red St. John’s wort oil. Anoint candles with more oil and divide flowers into two bunches. Sit in the middle of the cloth and place flowers at the edge of cloth on each side.

Light candles and place them in front and behind you. Pick 2 perfect blooms and hold one upright palm on your hand. Focus your mind and chant:

“Oh healing light, surround me now,
relieve my spirit’s darkest hour”

Imagine the light being drawn from the candles into the flowers on your palms, and from there feel it permeating the whole of your body. Try to keep concentration for 20 minutes.

To complete, take the two flowers in your hands and give them back to Mother Earth.

Spell To Heal Physical Pain

Spell To Heal Physical Pain

YOU NEED: piece of amethyst (as clear as possible), or a piece of Fluorite.

Sit in a quiet place and clear your mind of everything you can. Take the amethyst (or fluorite)and hold it in the hand that is closest to the hurt. If the pain is in the center of the body hold it in your writing hand. Imagine a soothing light collecting at your feet and draw it up slowly towards your head filling every part of the body. Whilst doing this say silently:

“Bright light, shining light heal my hurts with all thy might.”

Repeat this as you move the light up through the body.

When you reach the top of your head expand to fill outside the head with light for about a foot. Then return to where the pain is most concentrated, push all your healing energy into this area. If this doesn’t work the first time then repeat. You should feel better soon. To end the spell repeat the verse again but finish with “so mote it be”

Get A Jump On Tomorrow, Your Horoscopes for Sunday, Oct. 4th

 

 

 

Get A Jump On Tomorrow,

Your Horoscopes for Sunday, October 4th

 

Aries

Aries Horoscope
Aries

It can be a little difficult to find peace with too much to do and not knowing where to begin, dear Aries. Expressing feelings impatiently can be an issue at times today. You don’t feel very comfortable in the state of indecision, but sometimes it’s better to wait. The need to detach yourself from mainstream activities is a real need today. Personal time is important to you now, but perhaps a little difficult to achieve. However, it’s important to restore balance to your life by paying home and family their due attention.

Taurus

Taurus

Some restlessness can be felt today, dear Taurus, particularly if you need to pay special attention to details or if you are facing a deadline. It can be a little difficult to concentrate or to settle your mind today. This is a good day for social conversations, however. Love relationships, friendships, and relationships with kids can open up if you are able to let go of the minor stress in your practical world. You may be putting effort and energy into helping others, or you could be enjoying activities related to hobbies and the home now.

Gemini

Gemini

Today is a good day for seeking out comforting activities, dear Gemini. The Quarter Moon late afternoon may stimulate some restlessness, but the trick is to do something productive and deal with any emerging problems directly and promptly. Watch out for impulsive spending or acting on whims that you sense are not good for you. In the coming days, you might be in a better position to reassess financial matters, although final decisions should probably wait until after Mercury turns direct on the 9th.

Cancer

Cancer

The Moon moves through your sign all day, dear Cancer, and your personal needs are on the front burner. It’s a time for taking care of emotional needs that have been put aside or left unattended. There could be a conflict with family today, or conflicting feelings about whether to do your own thing or tend to others’ needs. Tensions today can stimulate a clearing of the air, however, so be sure not to back away from a challenge. Assert your need to pursue personal goals and activities if necessary.

Leo

Leo

The Moon transits your privacy sector all day, dear Leo, and this can be an important signal to focus on nurturing your mental and emotional health. It’s a time for replenishing and renewing yourself on an emotional level through some form of retreat from the more competitive or harsher side of daily life. This doesn’t mean inactivity, and in fact, the Moon connects with energetic Mars in your resources sector today, encouraging some level of busy-ness. Certainly you have a strong drive to work, learn, and connect these days, and this is present today as well, but it’s equally important that you pay attention to emotional needs in order to restore some balance to your life.

Virgo

Virgo Symbol/Glyph
Virgo

A stronger drive to grow, try something different or alternative, and to connect with others or connect with a dream or goal is with you today, dear Virgo. You might find that people in your life can be impatient or tense if they are not able to do something productive or growth-oriented. You may be feeling this as well, so if you can latch on to an activity that makes you feel useful and feeds your sense of purpose, then do so. You do have a strong independent streak these days, but you’re likely to enjoy some company now. There is a stronger sense of current trends and ideas, and you’d like to be on top of these.

Libra

Libra Glyph-Symbol
Libra

With the Moon in your performance sector all day, dear Libra, your attention turns to structures, rules, career, and responsibilities. Challenges arising today can be motivating, nudging you to action or to making important changes. This is a time for reassessing recent projects or goals from a more practical, experienced, and realistic perspective, even if this means letting something go or channeling your energies and efforts differently. You are in a good position to enjoy behind the scenes activities and time to yourself. This can serve to improve your intuition, which is strong as it is today.

Scorpio

Scorpio Symbol Glyph
Scorpio

The Moon intensifies your desire for forward movement, growth, and discovery today, dear Scorpio, and your spirits lift. Even so, there can be some moodiness today if you’re not certain what to do with yourself or if your indecision keeps you from doing what you want to do. Watch for impatience with others and you may want to hold back a little before voicing your frustrations, as the feeling may pass rather quickly. Avoid overcommitting yourself so that you have some freedom to explore possibilities. This can be a good day for casual relationships. Shared experiences and ideas are favored.

Sagittarius

Sagittarius Glyph Symbol
Sagittarius

You are drawn to the more mysterious or subtle levels of life today, dear Sagittarius, with the Moon in your solar eighth house all day. It’s a great time to learn more about your unanswered or deeper needs, and it’s also a powerful time for observing others’ behaviors and learning new things about important people in your life. There could be a distancing or clash with a friend today, but for the most part, you’re in a good position to learn more about yourself and your relationships.

Capricorn

Capricorn Symbol/Glyph
Capricorn

There is a stronger thrust towards pursuing your major life goals or career matters these days, dear Capricorn, but there is a need to tend to pay more emotional attention to your close relationships now. There can be some competitiveness in the air, but channeling extra energy into productive activities can reduce tension or keep it to a healthy level. The Moon is in your opposing sign, and this can inspire a desire to balance out your life in various areas, and especially in your relationships. You seek out companionship now.

Aquarius

Aquarius

You’re in an especially outgoing and action-oriented solar cycle, dear Aquarius, and this will continue through the third week of October. However, today you can be drawn to dealing with details, work, and routines, as you can feel quite emotionally “off” if systems in your daily life are not working up to par. You can learn a lot from disruptive or erratic emotions, as you’re more likely to see what issues you’ve left unresolved. Tend to any neglected areas of your life in order to feel more organized and confident going forward. This is a strong day for throwing yourself into a favorite activity, particularly if you need to deduce, investigate, or research in order to advance your interests.

Pisces

Pisces

The Moon harmonizes with your sign today, dear Pisces, and this tends to build confidence as it’s a little easier to express your feelings naturally through your activities. There is more playfulness in your approach to the world, and you’re generally coming across well. Even so, there can be some mixed signals to deal with. There may be some underlying concerns about relationships or deeper emotions about longer-term matters that poke up for attention now and again today, and this can translate as moodiness. Overall, the coming weeks and even month are strong for relationships, and sorting out your feelings about someone or about relationships in general can do you a world of good now.

If You Were Born Today, October 3

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If You Were Born Today, October 3

Others are drawn to your lighthearted, essentially happy and hopeful personality. However, you’re not without an “edge”, and when you want something, you have tremendous stamina to draw upon. Your relationships are extremely important to you, and you can be impulsive in love, following  your heart rather than pure logic. You crave security and stability, however, and your family and home life are vital to your sense of peace and happiness. Balance is what you seek, and you strive to be as fair as possible in your dealings with others. Famous people born today: Thomas Wolfe, Gore Vidal, Chubby Checker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tommy Lee, Gwen Stefani, Neve Campbell, Ashlee Simpson.

 

Source:
Cafe Astrology