Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Folk Magick

From moonlitpriestess.com

Practice of magick utilizing personal power in conjunction with natural tools and objects, most often in a non-religious framework. May refer specifically to old folk traditions and customs. Sometimes used to refer to a style of Witchcraft and/or spellcasting that does not follow formal and ceremonial approaches to spells and rituals; more loose in form, though still containing the necessary aspects required for effective magick. May be referred to as “low magick” which was a classist term used to differentiate the folk magick of peasants from the ceremonial magick of the elite classes.

 

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Chaplet

From moonlitpriestess.com

A crown or wreath made of flowers and herbs to be worn upon the head; in Christianity, also refers to the 55-beaded prayer beads for purposes similar to the more well-known rosary.

August 30 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1146 European leaders outlaw the crossbow, intending to end war for all time

1363 Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; two Chinese rebel leaders Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in history during Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty

1590 Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590)

1682 William Penn leaves England to sail to the New World

1862 Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia, ends with a Confederate victory over Union forces

1914 Battle of Tannenberg (WWI) in East Prussia ends in destruction of the Russian Second Army with 122,000-170,000 killed, injured or captured by the German 8th Army led by Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff

1928 Jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India

Today’s Historical Events

257 St Sixtus II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

1125 Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg elected king of Germany

1146 European leaders outlaw the crossbow, intending to end war for all time

1363 Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; two Chinese rebel leaders Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in history during Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty

1464 Pietro Barbo elected to succeed Pope Pius II as Pope Paul II

1481 2 Latvian monarchs executed for conspiracy to Polish king Casimir IV

1563 Jewish community of Neutitschlin, Moravia, expelled

1574 Ram Das becomes the 4th Sikh Guru

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1949 WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1966 American medical drama series “Dr. Kildare”, starring Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey, ends a five season run on NBC-TV

1971 WNPI TV channel 18 in Norwood, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1976 Tom Brokaw becomes news anchor of NBC’s “Today Show”

1983 Elizabeth R. Zakarian (Devon Pierce), 17 of NY, crowned 1st Miss Teen USA

1983 Philadelphia TV station WKBS-TV (channel 48) ends broadcasting after surrendering its license to the FCC, the first do so in at least 10 years. Parent company Field Enterprises Inc. was unable to find a buyer. [1]

1986 43rd Venice Film Festival: “Le rayon vert” directed by Eric Rohmer wins Golden Lion

1993 “Late Show with David Letterman” debuts on CBS, from the Ed Sullivan Theater in NYC; Bill Murray is his first guest, Billy Joel performs

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1751 George Frideric Handel completes oratorio “Jephtha”

1945 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 9th Symphony

1968 1st record released on Apple label in UK is The Beatles single “Hey Jude”

1969 120,000 attend Texas International Pop Festival

1972 John Lennon and Yoko Ono‘s “One on One” benefit shows (matinee and evening) for children at Madison Square Garden, New York, his final full concert performance

1973 Drummer Danny Seiwell quits rock band Wings, which he co-founded with Paul McCartney

1992 “2 Trains Running” closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC after 160 performances

1992 “Most Happy Fella” closes at Booth Theater NYC after 229 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1887 US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Newport R.I.: Richard Sears wins 7th straight US singles title; beats Henry Slocum 6-1, 6-3, 6-2

1892 US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Newport, R.I.: Three straight US singles titles to Oliver Campbell; beats Fred Hovey 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5

1904 Thomas Hicks wins 3rd Olympics marathon (3:28:53.0) (40 km)

1905 Detroit Tigers future Baseball HOF center fielder Ty Cobb makes his MLB debut, doubling off Jack Chesbro in a 5-3 win over the NY Highlanders at Bennett Park, Detroit

1906 Hal Chase becomes 1st NY Yankee to hit three triples in a game

1910 Yank Tom Hughes pitches 9 no-hit innings but loses to Cleveland 5-0 in 11

1912 St Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1

1913 Phillies lead Giants 8-6 in top of 9th, fans in bleachers try to distract Giants, Umpire forefeits game to Giants, later overruled

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Daily Devotions

From moonlitpriestess.com

The practice of acknowledging the deity in one’s life at least once a day. Method of devotions may differ based on tradition or individual preferences.

August 29, 2022 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1526 Battle of Mohács: In a decisive battle the Hungarian Empire is conquered by the Ottoman Empire led by Suleiman the Magnificent

1825 Portugal recognizes the Independence of Brazil

1842 Great Britain and China sign Treaty of Nanking, ending the Opium war

1862 Second Battle of Bull Run, fought in Manassas, Virginia begins, Confederate victory (US Civil War)

1949 USSR performs its first nuclear test at Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR

2005 Hurricane Katrina makes 2nd and 3rd landfall as a category 3 hurricane, devastating much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida Panhandle. Kills more than 1,836, causes over $115 billion in damage.

Today’s Historical Events

708 Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).

1178 Anti-Pope Callistus III gives pope title to Alexander III

1261 Jacques Pantaleon elected as Pope Urban IV

1350 Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships

1475 Peace Treaty of Picquigny: King Louis XI buys English contacts

1484 Giovanni Battista Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII

1526 Battle of Mohács: In a decisive battle the Hungarian Empire is conquered by the Ottoman Empire led by Suleiman the Magnificent

1533 Atahualpalast Sapa Inca Emperor is suspected to have been buried in Northern Peru or in Ecuador

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1952 New York premiere of history-based film “The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima”

1953 KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1967 Final TV episode of “The Fugitive” starring David Janssen watched by 78 million people

1969 KYUS TV channel 3 in Miles City, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1987 44th Venice Film Festival: “Au revoir les enfants” (“Goodbye, Children”) directed by Louis Malle wins Golden Lion

1988 45th Venice Film Festival: “The Legend of the Holy Drinker” directed by Ermanno Olmi wins Golden Lion

1992 Largest wrestling crowd outside US (75,000) at Wembley Stadium, London

1997 Netflix is founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hasting in Scotts Valley, California as an online DVD rental business

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1958 George Harrison joins The Quarrymen, who later become The Beatles

1958 Cliff Richard and the Drifters release single “Move It”, Richards debut single. Credited as 1st British Rock n Roll song.

1964 Stephen Sondheim‘s musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, starring Zero Mostel, and Jack Gilford, closes at Alvin Theater, NYC, after 965 performances and 6 Tony Awards

1966 The Beatles’ last public concert before a crowd of 25,000, and 7,000 unsold seats, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California

1977 Iggy Pop releases his second album “Lust for Life”, a collaboration with David Bowie

1982 Steve Miller’s single “Abracadabra” hits #1

1992 Irish rock band U2 plays the 1st of two sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, NYC

1994 British band Oasis release their debut album “Definitely Maybe”, becomes fastest-selling album ever in UK

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1882 Australia beat England by 7 runs – “Death of English cricket”

1882 Australian cricket fast bowler Fred Spofforth completes 14-90 (7-46 & 7-44) in one-off Test v England in London

1885 Phillies Charlie Ferguson no-hits Providence 1-0

1885 Boxing’s 1st heavyweight title fight with 3-oz gloves & 3-minute rounds fought between John L. Sullivan & Dominick McCaffrey

1889 1st American International professional lawn tennis contest (Newport, Rhode Island)

1895 The formation of the Northern Rugby Union at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, England.

1906 US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Newport, RI: William Clothier beats defending champion Beals Wright 6-3, 6-0, 6-4

1908 US Open Men’s Golf, Myopia Hunt GC: Fred McLeod defeats fellow Scot Willie Smith by 6 strokes in an 18-hole playoff to win his only major title

I Am Finally Back Sort Of

In case you are not familiar with farm buildings this is a container meant to hold corn or oats. It is on one of the back roads near our home. I wonder when we go pass if witches live in the home.

I thought getting over the covid virus would be like any other cold or flu, boy was I wrong. Most of the symptoms has lessened but not the tiredness, bad cough, shortness of breath and the super fibromyalgia flare it caused. I still cannot sit at my computers for hours getting posts up and research for the extra posts done. I will do the best that I can to get all the content you in enjoy reading up daily but no guarantees it will be everyday. I have been told by quit a few people who have had milder symptoms than me that it will be at least 4 to 6 weeks before I feel like my energy level I am use to having returns. For me the worse part of this recuperation is not having the energy to work out in my yard. When I am working in my yard I am in my own way paying homage to Mother Earth and gain protective energy to use to do other things. I am sincerely grateful for all the candles that have been lit, well wishes and positive energy that have been sent for Lord Beltane and myself. We probably both have been sicker if not for your caring, help and support.

I am sorry I never got yesterday’s birthday horoscope or current Moon phase posted yesterday I was just to tired and had major brain fog going to get them done. I will post yesterday’s birthday horoscope today under yesterday’s date.

I also plan on getting back to my regular tomorrow posting for the northern hemisphere today and the southern hemisphere tomorrow. I will be checking up on mails through out this week.

I hopefully be able to get a start this week on the Life in The Craft issue for the northern hemisphere Mabon and southern hemisphere Ostara. This issue should be delivered to your email’s inbox by September 14th.

Wishing you a relaxing Sunday and a great start to your new week! Sending out blessings of happiness and peace to you all.

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Kerfan

From moonlitpriestess.com

Another term for the white-handled knife as opposed to boline. More likely to be used in traditions where the boline is for garden-use only.

Happy Saturday my WOTC Family

How are you all doing today? As for me I feel exhausted even after a good night’s sleep. I have read and been told this is normal when recovering from the covid virus. I sure hope this and the bad cough with shortness of breathe goes away sooner than later. So the birthday horoscope and current Moon phase will go up for today at some point I am just not sure of when.

Besides not getting posts done I have watched way to much television. I first finished my binge of Chicago Med which led to a binge of Chicago Fire which led to the show I am binge watching now Chicago PD. Yes all three shows are interconnected. They are very interesting to me as I have lived all but about five years of my life either in the suburbs of or in Chicago, Illinois so with many outside scenes I can say, “I know where that is!”

I also have been sporadically reading “News Breaks” about the Rusdian – Ukraine War, earthquakes, wildfires, and drought that is happening worldwide. With all these horrible disasters I ask that all of us join together at 11:00 AM CDT tomorrow, Sunday for the northern hemisphere and Monday for the southern hemisphere, to light a white candle for complete cease fighting to occur in all wars everywhere, a red candle to bring strength and a blue candle for comfort for all people and animals effect by the wars and natural disasters.

Limited Posts Until Sunday

Well, I was able to catch up all the birthday horoscopes that were missing. To find them use the calendar on the Homepage and just click on the date you want. I am sorry they were not up originally on their specific date but remember the birthday horoscope covers the next year of your life.

I and Lord Beltane are finally on the mend from the nasty covid virus! Thank you to everyone who lit healing candle and sent healing energy to us it definitely made the covid symptoms not land one or both of us in the hospital.

I will be going back to all the regular daily posts at the usual time on Sunday, but the birthday horoscopes and current moon phases posts are starting today. I will also be back to doing the tomorrow posts for both hemispheres as well.

Help With Feeling Better Needed

Unfortunately we are not finishing out the week with the carnival because we tested positive for covid. Working directly we young children is unthinkable to us. Even one day was too much. Lord Beltane could not even work out the day because of the bodily aches and pains. I was using hand sanitizer about every 15 minutes and was hardly coughing yesterday. When I did I was very careful not to cough towards anyone. The huge downside to testing positive is we can not work out the week and have 3 bills we cannot pay. One of which is my internet which might wind up in it being shut off until next month.

We would both appreciate candles lit being lit or healing energy sent our way to help with our symptoms. If you feel like making a donation to help cover the $260.00 USD we are short this month I will happily do an Animal Spirit reading for you. If the donation is $75.00 USD or over I will do a full body reading which includes seeing if you have any negative entities in your or aura and if any are attached to you, checking all your chakras to see what shape they are in. The chakras I check are not just the 7 main ones but all 25 of them. I will do a post in the next couple of days explaining where the othe 18 less know chakras are.

Thank you for your help and support as we work to get better. Blessed be dear Sisters, Brothers, an Honored Guests.

Taking a Vacation Sort Of

Mardi Gras – House of Mirrors

For the next week the only posts will be the birthday horoscope and current Moon phase. Lord Beltane and I get to have fun with children of all ages while working at the same carnival as last year and not having to be concerned with everyday things except taking care of our fur children. I should be running the House of Mirrors a.k.a. Mardi Gras.

Since we are probably doing just one location this year and I have been mildly depressed I am considering this as a vacation. Where else could we go and be surrounded by laughter, positive energy, and children from babies in a stroller to those walking with a cane that are letting their inner child out to play and get paid for it? Granted it is long hours on our feet in the sun but we get to be outside all day having fun. My goal is to come back to you relaxed and rejuvenated instead of the frame of mind I am now.

So until Monday, August 22nd have a fantastic week. Find sometime to go outside to just sit and listen to the sounds of our fellow beings in nature.

This Month’s Sturgeon Moon Will Coincide With the Perseid Meteor Shower — How to See It

Get ready to stay up late — because the full moon in August 2022, aka the Sturgeon moon, is going to be a good one. Not only will it come with a significant spiritual meaning, but it will also coincide with the Perseid meteor shower.

But what is a Sturgeon moon? Keep reading for all the details on the moon, its meaning, and how and when you can catch a glimpse of our beautiful moon in all its glory this month.

The full moon in August 2022 will be a supermoon.

This month’s full moon, better known as the Sturgeon moon, will rise in the night sky this Thursday night, Aug. 11, 2022, with its brightest glow occurring at about 9:36 p.m. ET, according to SciTechDaily.

The news outlet also notes that the 2022 Sturgeon moon will be a supermoon — and the last supermoon of the year. Some experts believe that the June and July full moons were the only true supermoons in 2022, but others have also recognized the May and August full moons as super as well.

According to NASA, a supermoon is a full moon that appears within 90 percent of perigee (a moon’s closest proximity to Earth in a month), making it appear much larger and brighter than the average full moon to us Earth dwellers.

What is a Sturgeon moon? Here’s the history of the August full moon.

The August full moon came to be known as the Sturgeon moon because in the past, this was the time of year that people had the most success in catching the giant sturgeon fish of the Great Lakes and…

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Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Esbat

From moonlitpriestess.com

A lunar celebration honoring the Goddess. Most commonly full moons, although new and dark moons are also observed in some traditions. May also be used to refer to any ritual gathering of Witches or celebration scheduled between Sabbats.

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Dabbler

From moonlitpriestess.com

Refers to a person who, without proper training and/or education, decides to practice any form of magick; generally considered as harmless in most cases, but can cause ill effects (typically in the dabbler’s own life) due to the lack of required knowledge, awareness, and/or skill depending upon the specifics dabbled in.

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Words are

Book of Shadows (BoS)

Grimoire

From moonlitpriestess.com

The spellbook, journal, diary, grimoire, and/or ritual guide used by an individual witch or coven. “Shadows” is used to mean past as in past experience and knowledge, like a permanent reminder of where you’ve been and can always return to. Generally includes spells, rituals, correspondences, etc. and may also include poems and other useful information.

A book of magickal information; includes observations, correspondences, rituals, spells, entities. Contents differ depending upon tradition; some use the term “grimoire” in place of Book of Shadows.

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Blue Moon

From moonlitpriestess.com

The second full moon occurring in the same month. Originally referred to the third of four full moons occurring in one season.

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Bioelectrical Energy

From moonlitpriestess.com

Energy naturally created by muscular contraction available for use during magick; replenished by basic life necessities such as food, air, sunlight, etc.

Wheel of the Year: The 8 Wiccan Holiday Festivals

For the Northern Hemisphere

For the Southern Hemisphere

In Wicca, we make it a point to honor both feminine and masculine energies, lunar and solar cycles. When we’re practicing our craft according to the lunar cycles, we honor the Moon Goddess with esbats. However, we also have eight solar festivals throughout the year, which are represented by the Wiccan Wheel of the Year.

The Wheel of the Year is a physical representation of the eight pagan festivals that celebrate nature’s life cycles. These eight Sabbats include four solar events — two solstices and two equinoxes — and four cross-quarter events. But how did this calendar come about in the first place?

The Origin of the Wheel of the Year Calendar

Many historians postulate that ancient pagans marked the passing of time by celebrating certain solar events. On top of that, some of their celebrations were a way to mark events that had agricultural significance. Even so, we can’t say that the seasonal festivals we’re about to discuss ever existed in their current forms. So how did we get to the Wheel of the Year we observe today?

Well, believe it or not, the Wiccan Sabbats are a result of decades, if not centuries, of modern interpretations of ancient rites. In fact, some pretty famous scholars unknowingly participated in the…

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Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Axis Mundi

From moonlitpriestess.com

Also referred to as the World Tree, the cosmic axis on which all connected realms are centered.

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Aura

From moonlitpriestess.com

A single or multi-colored light produced by heat energy and electromagnetic energy that emanates from all objects. Some believe the ability to physically see an aura can be developed and used to help in understanding a person’s state of health and personality. Some schools of thought count several layers of auras, though only the one is currently backed by modern science.