The Wicca Book of Days for Wednesday, January 9

On this date in the year 1989, Jamie Dodge (a Wiccan who had been fired from her job at the Salvation Army because of her Wiccan beliefs) won a lawsuit against her former employer for violating her First Amendment right to freedom of religion and unnecessary entanglement of government with religion.

On this date in the year 1880, “Old Dorothy” Clutterbuck was born in Bengal. She belonged to a hereditary Witch coven in the New Forest of England, and was the High Priestess who initiated Gerald B. Gardner into the Craft in 1939. She passed away in the year 1951.

–The Wicca Book of Days
Gerina Dunwich

Today is Wednesday, January 9

Wednesday is the day of the Teutonic deity known as Wodin or Odin, an aspect of the Allfather, god of knowledge, wisdom, enlightenment and combat, the parallel of Hermes, the planet Mercury

Deity: Woden

Zodiac Sign: Gemini & Virgo

Planet: Mercury

Tree: Ash

Herb: Cinquefoil

Stone: Emerald & Sardonyx

Animal: Raven & Cat

Element: Air

Color: Red & Blue

Number: 6

Rune: Odal(O)

Celtic Tree Month of Beth (Birch) (December 24 – January 20)

The Runic Half Month of Eoh (December 28 – January 12)

Goddess of the Month of Freya

—The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick

The Solar Almanac for Wednesday, January 9

Sun Direction: 130.92° SE↑

Sun Altitude: 12.86°

Sun Distance: 91.411 million mi

Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2019 4:58 pm (Vernal)

Sunrise Today: 7:08 am↑ 117° Southeast

Sunset Today: 4:55 pm↑ 243° Southwest

Length of Daylight: 9 hours, 46 minutes

–timeanddate.com

The Lunar Almanac for Wednesday, January 9

Moon Direction: 100.96° E↑

Moon Altitude: -11.19°

Moon Distance: 252301 mi

Next Full Moon: Jan 20, 201911:16 pm

Next New Moon: Feb 4, 20193:03 pm

Next Moonrise: Today9:29 am

Current Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent

Illumination: 10.9%

–timeanddate.com

A Look At The Stars for January 9 thru January 13

Wednesday January 9
2:43 pm – Moon enters Pisces

Friday January 11
6:38 am – Sun conjunct Pluto at 20 ♑56 from Wednesday to Sunday greatly increases your personal power and ability to influence the outcomes in your life. However, your increased intensity and probing nature can lead power struggles. You may have to deal with underhand tactics such as controlling and manipulative behavior. Paranoia is possible under this influence but it is also possible that your enemies may be plotting against you. While such behavior on your part may lead to your undoing, you have the ability to uncover secrets and get to the bottom of any mysteries.

Saturday January 12
3:17 am – Moon enters Aries

Sunday January 13
8:30 am – Mercury conjunct Saturn at 12 ♑ 51 from Friday to Sunday brings critical thinking which needs to be applied to serious or challenging mental work. Without a productive outlook for your intellect, your mind may dwell on negatives and you would find it difficult to get out of such a rut. Such negative thinking can lead to depression and difficulties communication this weekly horoscope. Harsh or critical words can then lead to relationships problems such as coldness, isolation or rejection.
1:57 pm – Jupiter square Neptune brings a test of your faith due to an embarrassing loss of face or some disappointment. You may have been too trusting or over idealized a romantic interest. It is important to cut your losses as soon as the reality of the situation shatters your illusion. This is a really bad time for being overly optimistic. You may feel trusting and generous but the risk of delusion and deception is too great to risk your resources.

–Astrology King

Custom Planetary Positions

January 09, 2019
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun: 19 Capricorn 01
Moon: 27 Aquarius 14
Mercury: 06 Capricorn 43
Venus: 02 Sagittarius 11
Mars: 05 Aries 43
Jupiter: 13 Sagittarius 32
Saturn: 12 Capricorn 23
Uranus: 28 Aries 36
Neptune: 14 Pisces 16
Pluto: 20 Capricorn 53

Planetary aspects for the Month of January

11 January 06:38 am – Sun conjunct Pluto 20 56
13 January 08:30 am – Mercury conjunct Saturn 12 51
13 January 01:58 pm – Jupiter square Neptune
14 January 01:45 am – 1st Quarter Moon 23 47
14 January 08:13 am – Mercury sextile Neptune
18 January 11:49 am – Venus trine Mars
18 January 03:03 pm – Mercury conjunct Pluto 21 11
18 January 08:30 pm – Sun square Uranus
20 January 11:41 pm – Venus square Neptune
21 January 00:15 am – Lunar Eclipse at 00 51
21 January 06:47 am – Mars square Saturn
22 January 07:25 am – Venus conjunct Jupiter 16 03
23 January 06:13 am – Mercury square Uranus
25 January 12:53 pm – Mars trine Jupiter
27 January 04:10 pm – 3rd Quarter Moon 07 38
29 January 09:51 pm – Sun conjunct Mercury 09 54
31 January 09:14 am – Saturn sextile Neptune

The Goddess is Alive

Moon shines down upon a sea of Light,
Shifting sands lay singing in the Heart of the Night.
I looked upon a scene that gripped me to the core,
White-clad maidens below were dancing on the shore.

Sweet sounds slipped from moon-lit throats,
Wind whipped hair abound,
Lit by the light within and without,
The Women circled ’round.

As I stood, water engulfed my feet,
My body swayed to your Heavenly Heart beat.
Wind and wave and fire light,
Paled in my mind Earthly delight.

Time slipped by me as you held your embrace,
And windblown spray covered my face.
Protected deep within your Womb,
I could feel the tender pain of Life’s bloom.

Candles flared high as the Dance progressed,
Deep inside with a healing touch you blessed.
All around, wind, wave and fire shouted of your life,
Your light speared deep within, soothing my strife.

Divine Mother, Goddess of Light,
To you I come seeking protection from the night.
Come home to shelter within your arm,
Surrounded by Love, hidden from harm.

Holy Mother, Queen of Heaven and Earth,
From you we all trace our Birth.
Heavenly Goddess, light from above,
Shine down upon us, we pray for your Love.

–Author Unknown
Originally published on Pagan Library

Since our heads are still foggy, we’re going old school today.

Sorry, Southern Hemisphere, we are still in a fog, we can’t remember if y’all are a day ahead of us or a day behind us, just kidding, it’s a joke! Made a joke the first post and got a call from Lady B, (so I am clarifying my jokes today, lol)….but we will get the Southern Hemisphere Journal back in here tomorrow, I promise.

For now, Enjoy!

I was going to tell you about our experience with the flu, but forget it. I have never been so sick in my life and it is a nightmare I really don’t want to relive. I just hope and pray if you have it, you make a speedier recovery than we did. If you don’t have it, stay in, don’t go out in crowds, better yet bars the windows and locks the doors.

My daughter kept trying to get me to go to the Emergency Room and I told her I wasn’t going. This area is in wide-spread epidemic mode for the flu. I didn’t want to take the boys to the E.R., and them come down sick. Didn’t do any good they came down with it too. My daughter got mad and asked me, “where I wanted to be buried at?” She is a nurse practitioner and she has good intentions, just a mother who is hard-headed as a bull, lol! I would say the flu drama is over but I have talked to people who say they have had the flu and then had it again. If that happens, I am going for a long walk or I should say crawl off a short pier. I believe if I got the flu again, I would jump or just roll in. Even the poor dog came down with something.

Hopefully, we are all on the road to recovery now. Nobody has a fever in a few days and we are all suppose to be at work today. So we will see how that goes. The first one that comes in and sneezes, I am running her/him out the door with the broom. Seriously, if you ain’t had the flu yet, consider yourself extremely lucky and I hope and pray you don’t get it.

Well I am going to go and see if I can remember what we do each day and we will be back with you shortly. Till then…

Stay Healthy & Well,

Love ya,

Lady A

FLU!

The Wisdom of Buddha

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.