The Witches Almanac for Wednesday, July 5th
Tynwald Day (Manx)
Waxing Moon
Moon Phase: Second Quarter
Moon Sign: Scorpio
Moon enters Sagittarius 1:08 am
Incense: Marjoram
Color: Topaz
Category: Articles
The Witches Daily Applications for Wednesday
The Witches Daily Applications for Wednesday
To the Romans, this day was called Dies Mercurii, or “Mercury’s day” Mercury was a popular character in the Roman pantheon. A messenger of the gods, he presided over commerce, trade, and anything that required skill or dexterity. The Celts also worshiped Mercury and eventually equated him with the Norse god Odin (some spelling variations on this name include Wotan, Wodin, and Wodan). In Norse mythologies, Odin, like Mercury, is associated with poetry and music. Interestingly enough, both Odin and Mercury were regarded as psychopomps, or the leaders of souls, in their individual mythologies
Odin, one of the main gods in Norse mythology, was constantly seeking wisdom. He traveled the world in disguise as a one-eyed man with a long gray beard, wearing an old, beat-up hat and carrying a staff or a spear (which brings to my mind images of Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings). In the Old English language, this day of Mercury evolved into Wodnes daeg, “Woden’s day,” or Wednesday.
Wednesday carries all of the planetary and magickal energies and associations of the witty and nimble god Mercury himself. Some of these mercurial traits included good communication skills, cleverness, intelligence, creativity, business sense, writing, artistic talent, trickiness, and thievery. And don’t forget all of those wise and enigmatic qualities associated with the Norse god Odin/Wodin, not to mention the goddess Athena’s contributions of music, the arts, handmade crafts, and writing. Wednesdays afford excellent opportunities for seeking wisdom, changing your circumstances, and improving your skills, be they in trade and commerce, music and art, or in communication and writing.
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Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan
The Witches Guide To Wednesday
Ruler: Wodin, Mercury
Colors: Orange, light blue, and gray
Power Hours: Sunrise and the 8th, 16th, and 24th hours following
Keywords: Success, creativity, communication
The word Wednesday is reminiscent of the Norse wind god Wodin, which is referenced in the popular rhyme verse “Wednesday’s child is full of woe.” This does not mean that those born on this day are full of sorrow or trouble. To be full of Woden (Wodin) means to be full of wind, to be spirited. Woden was such a powerful pagan god that the German church fathers changed the name of his day to Mittwoch, meaning midweek, in an attempt to exorcise his influence.
In the Spanish word for Wednesday, miercoles, we clearly see its connection to Mercury. Under the guidance of Mercury; Wednesday is a day of swift activity, communication, correspondence, and phone calls. This is a good day for journalists, writers, poets, bargaining, hiring employees, and visiting friends.
On Wednesdays, the hour of sunrise and every eight hours after that are also ruled by Mercury, making these times of the day doubly blessed. These are the strongest four hours for ritual work. Check your local newspaper, astrological calendar, or almanac to determine when sunrise occurs.
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Gypsy Magic
On Wednesday, July 5th, We Honor the Goddess Yemanja
On Wednesday, July 5th, We Honor the Goddess Yemanja
YEMANJA, THE SANTERIA GODDESS of the ocean, is believed to be the daughter of the earth goddess Oddudua, and the sister and wife of the god Aganju. As the mother of the fourteen gods and goddesses who make up the pantheon, Yemanja occupies an exalted position in the Santeria religion.
Santeria developed during the nineteenth century from the Yoruba religion practiced by enslaved Africans who were brought to Cuba to work on sugarcane plantations. plantations. Since the Yoruba were not allowed to practice their native beliefs, they camouflaged their rituals with the symbols of the Roman Catholicism they were forced to observe; one example of this is the affinity of the goddess Yemanja to the Virgin Mary. By this practice, the Yoruba remained loyal to their orishas, or deities, and avoided detection and punishment. The Santeria religion spread from Cuba, where it originated, through the Caribbean to North and South America. It is still widely practiced today.
At some time in their lives, each practitioner of Santeria chooses one of the gods or goddesses to be their spiritual parent. Those who are the children of Yemanja try to please the goddess in many ways. Since seven is the number sacred to Yemanja, they wear seven silver bracelets on their arms. They also burn candles as blue as the ocean Yemanja rules. Beautiful blue and crystal beads, strung into necklaces as ethereal as iridescent moonlight upon the sea, adorn their necks.
The Book of Goddesses: Expanded Anniversary Edition
Kris Waldherr
The Witches Magick Associated With Wednesday, The Day of Mercury
The Witches Magick Associated With Wednesday, The Day of Mercury
Perfumes: Sweetpea, Lavender, Mastic, Frankincense, Cloves
Incense: Cinnamon, Cinquefoil
Color: Yellow or Grey
Influences: Conjurations, Predictions, Knowledge, Writing, Eloquence
Reference:
A Book of Pagan Rituals
Herman Slater
Today is Wednesday, July 5
Today is Wednesday, July 5
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 Duir (Oak) – June 10 to July 7
Runic Half-Month of Fehu (wealth) – June 29 to July 13
Goddess of the Month of Rosea – June 13 to July 12
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The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick
Cosmic Weather for July 2017
Cosmic Weather for July 2017
by Jane Lyle
Thought for July:
‘No one can flatter himself that he is immune to the spirit of his own epoch, or even that he possesses a full understanding of it.
Irrespective of our conscious convictions, each one of us, without exception, being a particle of the general mass, is somewhere attached to, coloured by, or even undermined by the spirit which goes through the mass. Freedom stretches only as far as the limits of our consciousness.’
Welcome to July 2017. A playful time, potentially, bubbles up alongside Sun and Mars in Leo later in July. We’ll crave fun, beauty, holidays and laughter to counterbalance the numerous weightier concerns and shifting shadows around us.
But July begins with a serious – even sombre – mood, as we look back over recent years and wonder how we can make vital changes in our world. An intense full Moon on the 9th is an emotional wake-up call too. Striving for balance is crucial, for creating harmony within ourselves and in the natural world around us is our huge collective challenge. So here’s to love, hope, and peace this July – there’s work to be done.
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Your Astronomy for Wednesday, July 5th
The Moon is in Scorpio until 1:07 AM, after which the Moon transits Sagittarius.
The Moon is void until 1:07 AM (since 9:34 PM yesterday).
The Moon is waxing and in its Waxing Gibbous phase.
The First Quarter Moon occurred on June 30th, and a Full Moon will occur in Capricorn on July 9th.
Venus spends its first full day in Gemini (Venus transits Gemini July 4-31).
Mercury enters Leo today (Mercury transits Leo July 5-25).
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The Sky This Week for July 5 to July 9
The Sky This Week for July 5 to July 9
Pluto’s peak appearance, a globular cluster in Ophiuchus, and other amazing things to look for in the sky this week.
By Richard Talcott
Wednesday, July 5
Despite the Moon’s presence, this week offers a good opportunity for binocular users to track down one of summer’s finest open star clusters. NGC 6231 lies in the tail of Scorpius the Scorpion, just 0.5° north of the double star Zeta (z) Scorpii (which is another fine binocular sight). NGC 6231 shines at magnitude 2.6 and packs more than 100 stars into a region about half the width of the Full Moon. This part of Scorpius lies nearly due south after darkness falls, though it doesn’t climb high from mid-northern latitudes.
Thursday, July 6
The waxing gibbous Moon passes just 3° north of Saturn this evening, helping point the way to the magnificent ringed planet. The two are on display nearly all night among the background stars of southern Ophiuchus, hanging in the southeastern sky as darkness falls and climbing high in the south by midnight local daylight time. The pair will look nice with the naked eye or binoculars, but telescope users will want to choose another night this week when the Moon isn’t so close to target the magnitude 0.1 planet. Saturn reached its peak just three weeks ago, when it appeared opposite the Sun in the sky, and our view of the ringed planet remains spectacular. A telescope reveals the world’s 18″-diameter disk surrounded by a dramatic ring system that spans 41″ and tilts 27° to our line of sight.
The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point in its orbit around Earth, at 12:28 a.m. EDT. It then lies 252,236 miles (405,934 kilometers) from Earth’s center.
Friday, July 7
This week offers observers their first peek of Mercury during its current evening apparition. The innermost planet stands 6° high in the west-northwest a half-hour after sunset tonight. Although Mercury glows brightly, at magnitude –0.6, you might need binoculars to spot it initially against the twilight glow. A telescope reveals the planet’s disk, which spans 5.6″ and appears 80 percent lit.
Saturday, July 8
Full Moon officially arrives at 12:07 a.m. EDT tomorrow morning, but it looks completely illuminated all night. It appears low in the southeast as the Sun sets and climbs highest in the south around 1 a.m. local daylight time. The Full Moon resides among the background stars of Sagittarius the Archer throughout the night.
Sunday, July 9
Tonight marks the peak of Pluto’s 2017 appearance. The distant world reaches opposition, which means it lies opposite the Sun in our sky and remains visible all night. It glows dimly at 14th magnitude, however, so you’ll need an 8-inch or larger telescope with good optics to spot it visually. Pluto currently lies in northeastern Sagittarius, some 1.8° east-southeast of 3rd-magnitude Pi (p) Sagittarii. See “In pursuit of Pluto” in the July Astronomy for complete details on finding this world.
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Your Daily Sun & Moon Data for Wednesday, July 5th
Your Daily Sun & Moon Data for Wednesday, July 5th
The Sun
Sun Direction: ↑ 88.58° E
Sun Altitude: 37.96°
Sun Distance: 94.505 million mi
Next Equinox: Sep 22, 2017 3:01 pm (Autumnal)
Sunrise Today: 5:40 am↑ 60° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:17 pm↑ 300° Northwest
Length of Daylight: 14 hours, 37 minutes
The Moon
Moon Direction: ↑ 320.77° NW
Moon Altitude: -64.73°
Moon Distance: 252137 mi
Next Full Moon: Jul 8, 201711:06 pm
Next New Moon: Jul 23, 20174:45 am
Next Moonrise: Today5:21 pm
Current Moon Phase: 88.6%
Illumination: Waxing Gibbous
Lunar Calendar
Full Moon: Jul 8, 2017 at 11:06 pm
(Next Phase)
First Quarter: Jun 30, 2017 at 7:51 pm
(Previous Phase)
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Greetings & Well Met Brothers & Sisters of the Craft! Blessings to You & Yours on this Wednesday Morning!
The Coven Spell
O ancient ones of heaven, earth and sea,
We chant the coven spell, thus shall it be!
To music of the night-wind blowing free,
We chant the coven spell, thus shall it be!
The owl hoots within the hollow tree,
The black cat runs by night silently,
The toad beneath the stone dwells secretly,
We chant the coven spell, thus shall it be!
To moon that draws the tides of air and sea,
We chant the coven spell, thus shall it be!
To god that bides beneath the greenwood tree,
We chant the coven spell, thus shall it be!
By witches’ garter bound about the knee,
By staff and cauldron and all powers that be,
We will the thing in our minds we see,
We chant the coven spell, thus shall it be!
The Spell is flowing like the sea,
The spell is growing like the tree,
Like flame that burns and blazes free.
We chant the spell, thus shall it be!
We chant the spell, thus shall it be!
We chant the spell, thus shall it be!
IT IS!
—-Doreen Valiente
“Witchcraft For Tomorrow”
Happy Fourth of July To All The Members of the WOTC!
Happy Fourth of July to all the members of the WOTC & to those visiting us today!
We were planning on getting back on track today but we ran into a huge problem. WordPress doesn’t seem to recognize any other accounts besides Lady of the Abyss’. We have to sign up and re-open our accounts. No wonder Mystie couldn’t get her account to work. I was the last one to open an account and I assumed I wouldn’t have a problem. You know what they say about when you assume something. That old saying turned out to be very true this morning.
This does delay our plans on having the WOTC back on the internet today but it is beyond our control. We are all making new accounts and will be back tomorrow. None of us feel right using Lady of the Abyss’ account even though she said we could. It was in character with Lady Abyss to say we could use her account but it will only be confusing for you. Out of respect for you and Lady Abyss, we will be creating those new accounts today.
Up-date on Lady A: She is currently not doing well at all. She had to be taken back to surgery due to a bleeder. The doctors explained something during her first surgery had been scrapped and slowly leaking blood ever since. She finally lost enough blood that her blood pressure bottomed out and that is when these so-called doctors figured out what was wrong. I know her family kept telling the doctors she looked paler than usual. No response from the doctors. No color in her nails, no response. Finally when she broke down shaking, the doctors paid attention. I do not know what has happened to our medical system besides we don’t have one these days. Lady A is currently back in the ICU for a few days. We have had several requests for the number to her room so people could wish her well. The ICU does not have phones. When she is moved back out on the floor, we will discuss this with Lady A. If she wishes for it to given out, then we will. If she doesn’t, we will respect her wishes. Personally, I don’t think it is a good idea, she needs her rest. We will wait and see on that one.
Don’t forget about the fund raiser coming up this weekend for Lady A and her medical expenses. We have already received our first order and have processed it. Just a reminder, you don’t have to wait till this weekend to purchase items. After you see this new store, you will see why Lady A decided to break with Etsy. This new website carries everything that we wanted to originally carry but Etsy said no. Etsy had given us a retail account and then when the merchandise was put on there, they changed their minds. We could not sell this, nor could we sell that. Since they could not comply with our original agreement, Lady A broke with them and found another platform to sell on. You have a moment today, check out the new “Magickal Necessities.”
I believe that covers everything you might want to know. We are going to make our new accounts and we will be back tomorrow. We apologize for not being back today but the unexpected happened.
Happy Fourth of July!
Lord of the Myst & The WOTC Staff
Benefit for Lady of the Abyss
Mistress of the Myst here, my account is not working. I am having to use Lady A’s to make the following announcement
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Up-date on Lady A & The WOTC
We have had numerous emails in regards to Lady A’s health. She came through the surgery fine. The doctors did remove a large tumor from her hip. Her right hip was replaced after they removed the tumor. At the last doctor’s visit, it was determined she also had a tumor on her ankle bone. You could see it, it was big enough it was protruding from the bone. It was also removed during this surgery. The doctors believe they got all of the tumors from both places. Lady A has a rare genetic disease that stems from her liver. Perhaps, I might not explain it right but the doctors said her liver had nodes on it. These nodes could grow and spread tumors throughout her entire body. Now that her hip and ankle tumor have been removed, the doctors still have a fibroid on her uterus to remove and also figure out what to do about the nodes on her liver. The doctors couldn’t do all the surgeries at one time because it would have been too much for her. She will have to have chemo for a period of time. Which means she will be out for several months.
Lady A had been teaching my brother and myself how to operate the WOTC because she knew this was coming. We are planning on starting the WOTC back up on either the 4th or 5th of July. We are currently in the process of building a store on GoDaddy and all the proceeds from that site will go toward Lady A’s medical expenses. Working at a non-profit organization, she did not have health coverage nor do any of us. Right now, her medical bills are going to be catastrophic. We love her and we are doing everything we can to help her with at least some of the bills because she has a fight ahead of her. We don’t believe she should have to worry about the bills while she is trying to recover. When the shop opens we will announce it and please remove every dime of the money made from that shop will go to Lady A for her medical expenses. If you would like to donate, you will find a button below to do so.
I know it won’t be the same without her but she will be here in spirit. I also know she will probably sneak in when from time to time. She is a strong woman and we have every confidence that she is going to make a 100% recovery. Thank you for your thoughts and concerns for her. Continue to pray for her recovery during this period of her life.
Mystie
Your Daily Horoscopes for June 28 & Get A Jump On Tomorrow, Your Horoscopes for Thursday, June 29th
In this episode you will find:
Your Daily Horoscopes for Wednesday, June 28th
and of course,
Get a Jump on Tomorrow, Your Horoscopes for Thursday, June 29th
THE WOTC PODCAST
Good Morning & Welcome Brothers & Sisters of the Craft! What A Beautiful & Glorious Wednesday the Goddess Has Blessed Us With!
Good morning dear brothers & sisters of the Craft! What a beautiful day the Goddess has blessed us with. It isn’t quite Summer weather yet but it is starting to warm up and you can just feel our Mother Earth coming back into full bloom. Love this time of the year (until it gets in the 100″s)! But I don’t believe we came here to talk about the weather, so let’s get this show on the road…..
Goddess
Garden of light
Garden of night
Have I lost my sight
Creation of dark
Beauty of it all
The Goddess blesses all
The moon dances on the water
Mother of the moon
A dress of stars and eyes like the sky
The willow is her tree
And white rose her flower
She is the White Goddess
Known as Selene
For she is seen in the sky as the moon.
—Lexi-Alana
Published on AllPoetry.com
Included in this podcast:
Your Astronomy for Wednesday, June 28th
The Moon in Virgo
In Your Great BIg Beautiful Sky Tonight
Your Current Moon Phase
About The Waxing Crescent Moon
Wednesday’s Magick
The Magickal Day of Wednesday
Wednesday’s Witchery
THE WOTC PODCAST
Two for the Price of One, lol! Your Daily Horoscopes & Your Get A Jump On Tomorrow Horoscopes
Contents of this Podcast:
Your Daily Horoscopes for June 24
Get a Jump on Tomorrow, Your Horoscopes for Sunday, June 25
THE WOTC PODCAST
What A Glorious & Beautiful Saturday Morn’ The Goddess Has Blessed Us With! Good Morning Brothers & Sisters of The Craft!
Good Saturday Morning to all our Brothers & Sisters of the Craft and to those who are visiting! What a great day to be alive, hmm, that’s a song isn’t it, lol! It seems like it has been a long time since we have been here and I apologize for that. I don’t won’t to bore you to tears so I won’t tell you about the week we have had. I wrote a book about it on The WOTC if you are curious. Now let’s get this party started……
Amazing Grace
How sweet the Earth,
That bore a Witch like me.
I once was burned,
Now I survive.
Was Hanged but now I sing.
‘Twas Grace, That Drew
Down the Moon,
and Grace that Raised
the Seas,
The Magick in,
The people’s Will
Will Set our Mother Free.
We Face The East,
and breathe the winds,
That move across the Earth,
From gentle breeze to hurricane,
our breath will bring forth change.
Turn Towards the South,
and Feel the Fire,
That burns in you and me,
The Spirit’s flame shall rise again,
and Burn Eternally.
We Greet the West
Our Souls awash,
In Tides of Primal Birth,
Our Pain and blood, Our Tears and love
Shall cleanse and heal the Earth.
Reach in to North,
and Know your roots,
Down Deep ancestral Caves.
We find the Wisdom of the Crone,
of Circles we are made.
Amazing Grace
How Sweet the Earth
That bore Witches like We.
We once were burned
Now we survive
were hanged and now we sing.
Goddess bless,
So mote it be
Our Magick Spirals on,
Merry meet and Merry Part
and Merry meet Again.
—Author Unknown
The Contents of this Podcast:
Your Astronomy for Saturday, June 24th
Daily Overview of The Day
Moon in Cancer
Aspects of the Moon in Cancer
In Your Great Big Beautiful Sky Tonight
Your Current Moon Phase
Saturday’s Conjuring
Magick of Saturdays
Cosmic Weather Report
The WOTC PODCAST
Till tomorrow, my sweets…….
The Wisdom of Buddha
The Wisdom of Buddha
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