Lunabar Moon Almanack for Wednesday, 02 September, 2015

Waning, Gibbous Moon Age: 19 ¼ days.

Ascending Node is at 2° Libra.

Moon in 9th degree of the Sign Taurus, the Bull; also in 11th deg. of the Constellation Aries, the Ram.

Souths: 4:13 morn. Moonset: 11:03 morn. Moonrise: 10:15 eve.

Aspects of the Moon in Taurus: Yin, Feminine, Lunar, Negative, Nocturnal, Earthy, Fixed, Semi-fruitful, Horary Southern, Vernal, Boreal, Commanding, Feral, Bestial, Animal, Four-footed, Dry, Cold

Waning Moon Magick: From three-and-a-half to ten-and-a-half days after the full moon. From the Full Moon to the New is a time for study, meditation, and magic designed to banish harmful energies and habits, for ridding oneself of addictions, illness or negativity. This is a time for banishing and rejecting things in our lives that we no longer wish to carry around with us.

Time: From full moon to dark moon (approx.14 days)

Goddess Aspect: Crone

Associated Goddesses: Cailleach, Banshee, Hecate, Kali, Morrigan

Magickal Attributes: BANISHING Releasing the old, removing unwanted negative energies, wisdom, psychic ability, scrying, reversing circumstances. Workings on this day are for banishing magick, for ridding oneself of addictions, illness or negativity, physical and psychic cleansings.

Spells and rituals involving the Earth Element should be performed when the Moon is in an Earth sign: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.

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Moon Moon, Mother Moon

Lunar Lore

“Moon-Drop,” in Latin, virus lunare, a vaporous drop supposed to be shed by the moon on certain herbs and other objects, when influenced by incantations. – Brewer, “Dictionary of Phrase & Fable”.

“Make friendship with the stars.”

Now the day is spent, And stars are kindling in the firmament, To us how silent, though like ours, perchance, Busy, and full of life and circumstance. – “The Lady’s Almanack” for 1852, London

When the Moon is in Libra or Scorpio, dress your Garden, and prune small Trees and Shrubs. ~Leonard Meager, “The English Gardner”, 1699.

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Courtesy of GrannyMoonsMorningFeast

(another beautiful poem by our adopted Poet, T. J. WhiteWolf)

Sphere

I am ever grateful to that which has given life

Too the one that started it all

Too thee I give thanks

for such beautifulness

In all of the variety

Which can be called the spice of life

Maybe not by all

Round and round

Which the wheel keeps spinning

And so it goes

It has no beginning

Nor has an Ending

Forever meeting

Round and round

We go

Spinning in a circle

In a spherical motion

Just going with the flow

There is a rainbow

And a perfect halo

With wings being optional

Ever sweet music always plays

Too charge the soul

And stir emotions of expression

Ever causing movement

Always moving completing a cycle

In many different forms

Making such bedazzling sparks

Such a pretty light show

I love the glow

And no I can never stop

Being amazed and in awe

Of such wonders

Always leaves me feeling lost in all

Caught in this space

Which is everything

Knowing nothing could ever compete

Or duplicate nor replace

And so I always have a hold

Fitting in the fold

Living in this beautiful sphere

That we call home

T.J. WhiteWolf

To view more of T.J. wonderful work, please visit his site. TJWHITEWOLF’S POETRY

Good morning, my sweets! I hope everyone is doing great today. One quick word (I promise, lol!) about yesterday. We were abruptly cut short in our postings yesterday. It surprised us, I swear I paid the bill. No seriously, everyone knows we use a Co-Op for our internet service. This is an effort on our part to save money. HA, we were promised one thing and ended up getting another but that is not the point. They were hacked yesterday. Fortunately, all that happened to us is that we lost our internet service. We have a firewall on our router plus two anti-viruses. I remember talking to the main man at the Co-Op about their protection. When I told him what we had, he thought we had went a little overboard. I wonder if he thinks that now, hmm.

Anyway, that is what happened to us. Hopefully, they have their protection up and running. I guess they do since we have internet! Stopping to think about it, most of these people out here don’t realize how dangerous it is to have a provider that doesn’t take security seriously. I only hope the attack didn’t go any further than the Co-Op’s office. I know there are some mean viruses out there right now. So be careful on what you click and make sure if you are buying online, buy on a secure site.

Ok, that’s the internet safety lesson for the day, lol! I am off to work….

Have a very blessed Wednesday,

Love ya,

Lady a

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 September 1

Distant Neutrinos Detected Below Antarctic Ice
Image Credit: IceCube Collaboration, U. Wisconsin, NSF

Explanation: From where do these neutrinos come? The IceCube Neutrino Observatory near the South Pole of the Earth has begun to detect nearly invisible particles of very high energy. Although these rarely-interacting neutrinos pass through much of the Earth just before being detected, where they started remains a mystery. Pictured here is IceCube’s Antarctic lab accompanied by a cartoon depicting long strands of detectors frozen into the crystal clear ice below. Candidate origins for these cosmic neutrinos include the violent surroundings of supermassive black holes at the centers of distant galaxies, and tremendous stellar explosions culminating in supernovas and gamma ray bursts far across the universe. As IceCube detects increasingly more high energy neutrinos, correlations with known objects may resolve this cosmic conundrum — or we may never know.

The Words of Confucius

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

Your Daily Tile
 September 1, 2015

Bamboo 3
Symbol: Toad
The Toad tile indicates some troubling moments along your life’s path, but these aches will heal. It also suggests your ambition may be greater than your reach

Your Daily Animal Spirit for Today
 September 1, 2015

Heron

Is your life in a state of balance? If not, long-legged Heron has flown in today to help you. Because Heron is a water bird, he is most often associated with emotions. He stands motionless, almost in a trance, his body mirrored in the water below. Take a few moments today to be like Heron—be quiet, go within, and discover the answer to your questions.

Your Crowley Thoth Tarot Card for Today

The High Priestess

The completely feminine counterpart to The Magician, the High Priestess is the Gatekeeper of the subconscious, the unknown. She travels in worlds which most of us only glimpse in our dreams. Her realm is that of unseen truths, untapped potentials, and hidden dangers. The Calling of The High Priestess is to go beyond the obvious and visible to tap those powers which are veiled from normal vision. While she is passive by nature, she has the power to uncover unknown potential and is very aware of the infinite potential all humans harbor within them. She is also very patient. She can wait for events to blossom in their own time.