My fibromyalgia is still rearing its ugly head and has caused another flare along with a migraine. Thanks to temperature changes and me mowing our lawn this morning before it got hot and possible rain tonight. Right now, when I type it feels like hot needles sticking in my fingertips whenever they touch a key. I am going to rest for a while than try to get the southern hemispheres tomorrow posts up on time but no guarantees.
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Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Asperge
From moonlitpriestess.com
A bundle of fresh herbs or other object used to sprinkle consecrated water around the circle to purify the space; also, the person using the herb bundle.
From Spells8.com
To cleanse and purify a space. This is usually done by spraying water around a room or using an herbal bundle to cleanse the space.
June 21 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1788 US Constitution comes into effect when New Hampshire is the 9th state to ratify it
1854 First Victoria Cross won during bombardment of Bomarsund in the Aland Islands (Crimean War)
1948 Lord Mountbatten resigns as Governor General of India (formerly the last Viceroy)
1990 7.7 Manjil-Rudbar Earthquake with hundreds of aftershocks hits Iran; killing about 50,000
1993 English mathematician Andrew Wiles proves last theorem of Fermat
Today’s Historical Events
68 Roman General Vespasian conquers Jericho during the Great Jewish Revolt
524 Godomar, King of the Burgundians, defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce
1128 Battle of Akspoele: earl Willem of Normandy beats Diederik
1307 Külüg Khan is enthroned as Emperor of China and seventh Great Khan after defeating rival factions and succeeding his uncle Temür Khan
1498 Jews are expelled from Nurenberg Bavaria by Emperor Maximillian
1529 Queen Catherine Of England [Catherine of Aragon] speaks against her marriage’s annulment at the Blackfriars Legatine Court
1529 Battle of Landriano: Imperial-Spanish forces under Don Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova, beat a French army under Francis de Bourbon, Comte de St. Pol
1547 Great fire in Moscow, a third of the largely wooden city destroyed and 2-3,000 killed
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1948 WNAC (now WHDH) TV channel 7 in Boston, MA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 7th Berlin International Film Festival: “12 Angry Men” wins Golden Bear
1963 13th Berlin International Film Festival: “The Devil” and “Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai” win the Golden Bear (tie)
1966 “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”, directed by Mike Nichols and based on the 1962 play of the same name, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, is released (Academy Awards Best Actress 1967)
1968 18th Berlin International Film Festival: “Who Saw Him Die?” wins the Golden Bear
1974 24th Berlin International Film Festival: “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz” wins the Golden Bear
1990 Little Richard [Penniman] gets a star on Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame
1993 Revival of Lerner and Loewe’ musical “Camelot”, with Robert Goulet as King Arthur, opens at Gershwin Theater, NYC; runs for 56 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1868 Wagner’s opera “Meistersinger von Nuernberg” premieres in Munich
1948 Columbia Records unveil the 33-1/3 rpm LP phonograph record invented by Peter Carl Goldmark, allowing up to 20 minutes per side (available in 10 and 12 inch diameters), at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, NYC; over the next decade the popularity and profitability of the LP pushed the 78 rpm out of production [1]
1951 “17” opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 180 performances
1955 Johnny Cash debuts Top 10 country song “Cry! Cry! Cry!”
1969 Dmitri Shostakovich‘s 14th Symphony premieres in Moscow
1969 Zager & Evans release “In the Year 2525”
1971 50,000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert in McCrea, Louisiana; performers included Chuck Berry; Stephen Stills; WAR; John Sebastian; and Delaney and Bonnie
1975 Elton John, The Eagles and The Beach Boys play to 72,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, London
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1858 Louisiana chess prodigy Paul Morphy arrives in Europe
1879 Infielder William White plays one game for the Providence Grays with conjecture was the first African-American to play MLB even though he appeared Caucasian
1900 Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Phillies, 20-13, In bottom of 11th Phillies stalls so umpire forfeits game to Dodgers
1904 Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade “Dougherty as a Yankee,” 1st known reference to NY club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913)
1907 US Open Men’s Golf, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Alec Ross of Scotland posts 4 sub-80 rounds to win his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Gilbert Nicholls
1907 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Frenchman Arnaud Massy wins by 2 strokes from J.H. Taylor; first non-Briton to win Open Championship
1916 Boston Red Sox pitcher Rube Foster no-hits New York Yankees, 2-0 at Fenway Park
1932 German champion Max Schmeling loses NYSAC, NBA and lineal heavyweight boxing titles in controversial split points decision to American Jack Sharkey in NYC, New York
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Sabbat
From moonlitpriestess.com
Term for Wiccan holidays adopted by other Pagan and Witchcraft paths. In Wiccan tradition, Sabbats are solar festivals that usually honor the God and the changing of the seasons or Wheel of the Year. Eight sabbats are celebrated in a Wiccan year.
From Spells8.com
Each of the eight Wiccan holidays celebrated in a calendar year. The first sabbat is Yule and then comes Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lammas, Mabon, and Samhain. These festivals are considered sacred days and it’s tradition to celebrate them in good company.
June 20 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
451 Battle of the Catalaunian Plains: Roman and Visigoths forces defeat Attila the Hun in north east France, alting Hun invasion of Roman Gaul (exact date disputed)
1214 The University of Oxford receives its charter
1789 French Revolution: The Third Estate of the French Estates-General swears the Tennis Court Oath at the Palace of Versailles, swearing not to disband until a new constitution is formed
1840 Samuel Morse patents his telegraph
1895 1st female PhD from an American University, earned by Caroline Willard Baldwin (in Science) at Cornell University
2020 Highest-ever temperature recorded in the Arctic circle, 38C (100F) in Verkhoyansk, Siberia
Today’s Historical Events
451 Battle of the Catalaunian Plains: Roman and Visigoths forces defeat Attila the Hun in north east France, alting Hun invasion of Roman Gaul (exact date disputed)
1212 French and Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo
1214 The University of Oxford receives its charter
1221 Foundation stone laid for Burgos Cathedral in the presence of Ferdinand III of Castile (made a UNESCO World Heritage Site 1984)
1530 German Parliament joins to Augsburg together
1567 Jews are expelled from Brazil by order of regent Don Henrique
1582 Bishop Domingo de Salazar of Manila suppresses the Philippines
1591 Mauritius and Willem van Nassau occupy Devente
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1948 “Toast of the Town” hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV
1960 12th Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack & Jane Wyatt win
1970 “Ray Stevens Show” debuts on NBC-TV
1974 “Chinatown“, directed by Roman Polanski starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, is released
1975 “Jaws”, based on the book by Peter Benchley, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Roy Scheider is released
1976 Disney’s River Country opens at Bay Lake (closed 2001)
1980 Musical comedy film “The Blues Brothers”, starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and featuring appearances by Aretha Franklin; Cab Calloway; and Ray Charles opens in 594 theaters
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1955 “Almost Crazy” opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 16 performances
1963 Beatles form “Beatles Ltd” to handle their income
1969 200,000 attend Newport ’69’, then largest-ever pop concert in Northridge, California. Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear.
1971 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: David Bowie headlines; other performs include: Joan Baez, Hawkwind, Melanie, Traffic, Fairport Convention, and Quintessence
1981 Guitarist Gerry Cott quits Boomtown Rats
1986 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: The Cure, Psychedelic Furs, and Level 42 headline; other performers include: Simply Red, Madness, Ruby Turner, Amazulu, Lloyd Cole, Black Uhuru, The Wailers Band, Loudon Wainwright III, John Martyn, The Housemartins, The Waterboys, The Pogues, Gil Scott-Heron, Robert Cray Band, and Christy Moore
2007 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, and The Who headline; other performers include The Fratellis, Amy Winehouse, Shirley Bassey, Paul Weller, and Bright Eyes
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1896 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Elisabeth Moore beats defending champion Juliette Atkinson 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
1910 US Open Men’s Golf, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Alex Smith of Scotland wins an 18-hole playoff over younger brother Macdonald Smith and John McDermott to win his 2nd Open title
1912 NY Giants lead Bost Braves 14-2 into 9th, Giants win 21-12
1913 3 of 1st 4 Yankees hit-by-pitch en route to a record 6 hit batsman
1914 46th Belmont: Merritt Buxton aboard Luke McLuke wins in 2:20
1919 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beats Marion Zinderstein 6-1, 6-2 for her 4th US singles title
1920 Yanks win protest of 1-0 White Sox win & game is replayed
1930 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Bobby Jones wins his 3rd Open title, 2 strokes ahead of Leo Diegel and Macdonald Smith on his way to the single-season Grand Slam
Celebrating Litha: Traditions, Herbs, Symbols & More
Pagans who base their practices around western European pre-Christian traditions commonly observe a set of holidays. These are often grouped together as the Wheel of the Year, which is a way of visualizing the progression of seasons and sacred days as a cycle.
Litha is a solar festival that takes place on the longest day of the year — Midsummer.
About Litha
Litha is a name given to the summer solstice. In the northern hemisphere, this takes place around June 21st.
Because of the Earth’s axial tilt, this actually corresponds with the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere, so Pagans in the south typically celebrate Litha around December 21st. This is considered to be the time when the sun and solar deities are at the height of their power.
Origins & History
It’s hard to say when summer solstice celebrations really began. As long as humans have relied on plants and grazing animals for food, they’ve tracked the seasons.
The word “solstice” comes from Latin, and roughly translates to “sun stands still.” The solstice, then, is the point when the sun seems to stand still in the sky. In other words, it’s when the daylight hours are at their longest.
Nobody’s really certain where the name “Litha” comes from, either. One source cites a document called The Reckoning of Time (De temporum ratione) written by Saint Bede in 725 CE.
In it, he recorded a lot of Anglo-Saxon Pagan concepts, and the names of the months were among them. This time of year was allegedly named “Līða,” which translated to “gentle” or “easy to navigate.”
It was so named because this time of year marked the best weather for sailing, since the breezes were steady and not too powerful. June was Ǣrra-Līða, or “the first Litha,” while July was “the second Litha.”
Another source, Greer’s New Encyclopedia of the Occult, cites J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy as the actual origin. In it, the Hobbits’ called midsummer Lithe.
It’s possible that we may never find the true name of this holiday. Many of the cultures that inform modern-day European-based Paganism had strong oral traditions, and placed less emphasis on writing. As a result, the only written records left behind stem largely from invaders and other outside observers.
Traditions
Traditionally, Litha was a time to light bonfires, celebrate marriages, feast, sing, and dance. It’s a time when the weather is at its warmest, and all of the crops are at their most fruitful. This is a celebration of plenty, partnership, and community.
In Wicca, it’s customary to use this time to work solar magic, magic for men’s issues, and rituals for community stability, success, environmental healing, and strengthening relationships.
In ancient Rome, people celebrated Vestalia around midsummer. This was to honor Vesta, a virgin goddess of the hearth, home, and family. Under normal circumstances, only her devotees, the Vestal virgins, were allowed into the sacred inner areas of her temples.
During Vestalia, the inner sanctums of her temples would be opened for all women to come make offerings and request her aid and protection.
Folklore
In some forms of Wicca and …
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Belated HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
Ok ladies please do not get upset that I am posting a thing for Father’s Day but did not for Mother’s Day. The reason I did not for Mother’s Day is it happens on different days worldwide and I did not want to pick one date over another, but you will have a Happy Mother’s Day post today!
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Cakes and Ale
From moonlitpriestess.com
Also called Cakes and Wine; a ritual meal generally shared with the Goddess and God within the Circle following ritual in Wiccan practice.
From Spells8.com
Ceremonial food that is served to the participants of a ritual or celebration. Foods may include whatever preferences the participants have.
June 19 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1306 The Earl of Pembroke’s army defeats Robert the Bruce‘s Scottish army at the Battle of Methven
1829 Robert Peel introduces the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 into Parliament to establish a unified police force for London, world’s 1st modern police force
1862 Slavery outlawed in US territories
1865 Union General Gordon Granger declares slaves are free in Texas, now the date the end of slavery is celebrated across the US as Juneteenth
1944 World War II: First day of the 2 day Battle of the Philippine Sea, US naval forces defeat Japanese fleet
1991 Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar surrenders to police
Today’s Historical Events
936 Louis IV [Louis of Overseas], crowned King of France
1179 The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil war
1205 Pope Innocent III fires Adolf I as archbishop of Cologne
1269 King Louis IX of France decrees all Jews must wear a yellow badge in public or be fined 10 livres of silver
1286 Rabbenu Mir of Rothenbur imprisoned in fortress of Ensisheim
1306 The Earl of Pembroke’s army defeats Robert the Bruce‘s Scottish army at the Battle of Methven
1464 French King Louis XI forms postal service
1502 Emperor Maximilian I and England sign treaty of Antwerp
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1952 “I’ve Got A Secret” debuts on CBS-TV with Garry Moore as host
1953 WCSC TV channel 5 in Charleston, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WTPA (now WHTM) TV channel 27 in Harrisburg, PA (ABC) 1st broadcast
1956 Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin end partnership after 10 years, and 16 films
1973 “The Rocky Horror Show” stage production first opens in London written by Richard O’Brian and directed by Jim Sharman and starring Tim Curry
1984 Weird Al Yankovic gives free live performance at Del Mar Fair
1984 1st live TV appearance by Chief Justice Warren Burger (Nightline)
1992 “Batman Returns”, starring Michael Keaton as Batman, Danny DeVito as the Penguin, and Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, is released
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1825 Gioachino Rossini‘s “Il viaggio a Reims” premieres
1932 1st concert given in San Francisco’s Stern Grove
1937 Second of two legendary recording sessions by Delta Blues musician Robert Johnson with producer Don Law at the Vitagraph Studios, Dallas, Texas
1960 Loretta Lynn records “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl”
1961 “Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)” by The Coasters peaks at #23
1964 Bob Dylan completes UK tour
1967 Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD
1978 “Best Little Whorehouse…” opens at 46th St NYC for 1577 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1846 First officially recognised baseball game (played by Cartwright Rules) – NY Nines 23 defeat Knickerbockers 1 at Hoboken, New Jersey
1867 1st Belmont Stakes: Gilbert Gilpatrick aboard Ruthless wins in 3:05
1894 28th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Henry of Navarre wins in 1:56.5
1897 US National Championship Women’s Tennis: 1895 title holder Juliette Atkinson beats defending champion Elisabeth Moore 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3
1908 British Open Men’s Golf, Prestwick GC: Scotsman James Braid wins his 4th Championship by 8 strokes from Tom Ball
1914 British Open Men’s Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey wins a record 6th Open Championship, 3 strokes ahead of defending champion J.H. Taylor
1922 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 5000m (14:28.2)
1924 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 1500m of 3:52.6; 50 minutes later sets 5,000m WR 14:28.2; also runs WR 3-mile time 14:02.00 within that event in Finnish Olympic trials in Helsinki
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Banishing
From moonlitpriestess.com
Removing, pushing away, or expelling something or someone magickally; generally for removing negativity or unwanted spirits.
From Spells8.com
To use magick to rid something or repel something from a person or area.
June 18 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
618 Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries of the Tang Dynasty’s rule over China
1812 War of 1812 begins as US declares war against Britain
1815 Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon and France defeated by British forces under Wellington and Prussian troops under Blucher
1928 American aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, landing at Burry Port, Wales
1940 Winston Churchill‘s “this was their finest hour” speech urging perseverance during Battle of Britain delivered to British House of Commons
Today’s Historical Events
618 Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries of the Tang Dynasty’s rule over China
860 Rus Vikings attack Constantinople
1155 Pope Adrian IV crowns Frederick I Barbarossa Roman-German Emperor
1178 Five monks at Canterbury report something exploding on the moon shortly after sunset (only known observation)
1264 The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature
1316 Peace of Fexhe: prince-bishop Adolf II of Mark and Luikse towns
1538 Treaty of Nice: ends war between Emperor Charles V & King French I
1541 Irish parliament selects Henry VIII of England as King of Ireland
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1940 General Charles de Gaulle makes his first speech on the BBC to the French people, since arriving in London, an appeal to defy Nazi occupiers – regarded as the beginning of French Resistance during WWII
1945 William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw), fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster, charged with treason in England
1953 3rd Berlin International Film Festival: “The Wages of Fear” wins Golden Bear (audience vote)
1954 4th Berlin International Film Festival: “Hobson’s Choice” wins Golden Bear (audience vote)
1959 New York City premiere of the film version of Kathryn Hulme’s “The Nun’s Story”
1961 CBS radio cancels Gunsmoke
1961 KBMT TV channel 12 in Beaumont, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting
1969 “The Wild Bunch”, directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring William Holden and Ernest Borgnine, is released
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1821 Carl Maria von Weber’s opera “Der Freischutz” (“The Marksman”) premieres at Schauspielhaus, Berlin, Germany
1944 Farewell concert of conductor Willem Mengelberg in Paris
1949 “Along Fifth Avenue” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 performances
1955 “3 for Tonight” closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 85 performances
1960 “Destry Rides Again” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 472 performances
1967 Closing day of the Monterey International Pop Festival, Southern California. First major US appearances of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, and Otis Redding
1977 Sex Pistols johnny rotten & Paul Cook, beaten by a group of rabble-rousers outside of a London pub
1982 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Van Morrison and Jackson Browne headline; other performers include: Osibisa, Judie Tzuke, Richie Havens, Aswad, Steel Pulse, Thompson Twins, Climax Blues Band, Talisman, and Incubus
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1898 US Open Men’s Golf, Myopia Hunt Club: Scotsman Fred Herd easily wins by 7 strokes from countryman Alex Smith; first 72-hole US Open
1898 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Defending champion Juliette Atkinson beats Marion Jones 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 for her third US singles title
1911 Detroit Tigers trail Chicago White Sox, 13-1 at Bennett Park, Detroit; recover to win, 16-15 for the biggest comeback in Major League Baseball history
1915 US Open Men’s Golf, Baltusrol GC: 4-time US Amateur champion Jerome Travers captures his only Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara
1936 First bicycle traffic court in America established in Racine, Wisconsin
1938 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth is signed as a Brooklyn Dodgers coach for the remainder of the season
1941 In his 18th world heavyweight title defence Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13th round in front of a crowd of 54,487 at the Polo Grounds, NYC
1947 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati
June 17 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
656 Ali ibn Abu Talib elected the 4th Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate
1579 English navigator Francis Drake lands on the coast of California at Drakes Bay, names it “New Albion” [1]
1631 Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spends more than 20 years building her tomb, the Taj Mahal
1789 French Revolution: During the meeting of the Estates-General, the Third Estate proclaims itself the ‘National Assembly’
1837 Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent
1856 Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia
Today’s Historical Events
653 St Martin I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
656 Ali ibn Abu Talib elected the 4th Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate
676 Pope Adeodatus II’s (Deusdetit II) reign ends with his death
1091 Floris II de Vette becomes earl of Holland
1119 Charles the Good becomes earl of Flanders
1397 Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden and Norway
1462 Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat from Wallachia
1497 Battle of Deptford Bridge – forces under King Henry VII soundly defeat Cornish rebels led by Michael An Gof
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1919 “Barney Google” cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres
1954 Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends
1967 Barbra Streisand: “A Happening in Central Park” concert performance for audience of 135,000
1968 KQEC TV channel 32 in San Francisco, California (PBS) begins broadcasting
1988 Givens’ Family reports Mike Tyson beats his wife Robin Givens
2017 Bill Cosby trial for aggravated indecent assault declared a mistrial after jurors couldn’t reach a verdict
2018 “The Incredibles 2” sets a box office record for an animated release, earning $180 million its opening weekend
2020 Actor Danny Masterson charged with raping three women
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1951 “Flahooley” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 40 performances
1957 “So Rare” by Jimmy Dorsey Orch peaks at #2
1961 Billy Barnes’ musical revue “Billy Barnes People”, starting Ken Berry, Dave Ketchum, and Jo Anne Worley, closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 7 performances
1965 British rock band The Kinks arrive in NYC beginning their 1st US tour
1967 “Somebody To Love” by Jefferson Airplane peaks at #5
1970 Led Zeppelin begin their last European tour
1971 Carole King‘s album “Tapestry” goes to #1 on US album charts and stays there for 15 weeks
1972 “Long Haired Lover From Liverpool” single by Little Jimmy Osmond peaks at #38
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1880 Providence Grays MLB pitcher John M. Ward throws a perfect game beating the Buffalo Bisons, 5-0; second perfect game in National League in 6 days; next one takes 84 years
1901 US Open Men’s Golf, Myopia Hunt GC: Willie Anderson of Scotland wins first of his 4 Open titles by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff with Alex Smith
1906 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Laurence Doherty & Reginald Doherty beat Raymond Little & Holcombe Ward 3-6, 11-9, 9-7, 6-1 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-0 lead over US (ends 5-0)
1911 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beats Florence Sutton 8-10, 6-1, 9-7 for her third straight US singles title
1927 US Open Men’s Golf, Oakmont CC: American-based Scotsman Tommy Armour defeats Harry Cooper by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff to win the first of his 3 major titles
1930 Continuing a rich vein of form Australian cricket icon Don Bradman scores 131 in 1st Test v England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
1939 French Championships Men’s Tennis: American collegiate champion Don McNeill beats countryman Bobby Riggs 7-5, 6-0, 6-3
1939 44th Women’s French Championships: Simonne Mathieu beats Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (6-3, 8-6)
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Balefire
From moonlitpriestess.com
An outdoor ritual fire (or a sacred bonfire); most commonly used for Beltane, Midsummer, and Yule rituals and festivities.
From Spells8.com
An open fire, usually used in a ritual or spell. Balefires are lit during pagan festivals such as the sabbats (witch’s holidays).
June 16 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1779 Spain declares war on Great Britain in support of France and the USA, starting the Great Siege of Gibraltar which goes on to last 3 years, 7 months and 2 weeks
1858 Abraham Lincoln says “A house divided against itself cannot stand” accepting Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate
1904 Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce‘s novel “Ulysses”)
1963 Soviet space mission Vostok 6 is launched with Valentina Tereshkova onboard, who becomes the 1st woman in space
2000 Israel complies with UN Security Council Resolution 425 after 22 years, which calls on Israel to completely withdraw from Lebanon. Israel withdraws from all of Lebanon, except the disputed Sheba Farms
Today’s Historical Events
632 Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era
1487 Battle of Stoke, Nottinghamshire: Henry VII beats John de la Pole & Lord Lovell
1567 Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison, Scotland
1624 Virginia becomes an English crown colony following the bankruptcy of the London Company
1673 Peace of Vossem: French King Louis XIV and Frederik Willem of Brandenburg
1745 British fleet occupies Cape Breton on St Lawrence River
1746 Battle at Piacenza: Austria & Sardinia beat Spanish and French army
1755 British capture Fort Beauséjour, expel Acadians
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1960 “Psycho”, psychological horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, and Vera Miles, opens in New York City
1961 Dave Garroway is fired as host of NBC’s “Today Show”
1966 Rowan & Martin host “The Dean Martin Show” Summer Series, on NBC-TV
1978 Film “Grease” opens, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, based on the 1971 musical
1978 Ringo Starr releases album “Bad Boy”
1980 Musical comedy film “The Blues Brothers”, starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and directed by John Landis, premieres in Chicago, Illinois
1983 Ringo Starr releases album “Old Wave” album in West Germany; soon after releases follow in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, Mexico, and Brazil
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1902 “The Wizard of Oz” musical first opens in Chicago, Illinois
1958 “Flip Top Box” by Dicky Doo & The Don’ts hits #46
961 Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defects to West at Le Bourget Airport in Paris
1967 50,000 attend first day of the Monterey International Pop Festival – beginning of the Summer of Love
1967 The first Montreux Jazz Festival is held in Switzerland, created by Claude Nobs [1]
1977 “Beatlemania” opens on Broadway
1979 Single “Logical Song” by Supertramp peaks at #6
1982 Columbia Records releases “Somewhere in the Stars”, the fourth studio album by Rosanne Cash; produced by husband Rodney Crowell, and featuring her father Johnny Cash on one track
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1883 1st baseball “Ladies’ Day” (NY Gothams beat Cleveland Spiders 5-2)
1894 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Helen Hellwig beats defending champion Aline Terry 7-5, 3-6, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
1899 Victor Trumper‘s 1st Test Cricket century 135* v England, Lord’s
1903 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox
1909 Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic gold medals
1917 49th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Hourless wins in 2:17.8
1929 Otto E. Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (NY to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days)
1932 Sutcliffe and Holmes make 555 opening cricket stand for Yorkshire v Essex
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Words are
Ancestors
and
Ancestor Veneration
From moonlitpriestess.com
Spirits of deceased humans with whom you have strong bonds such as family members, friends, etc. Some traditions recognize only blood-relative ancestors, particularly on the subject of ancestral curses. Others recognize various other ancestors including the Mighty Dead.
AND
Also called “veneration of the dead,” refers to honoring and respecting the deceased. Specific methods of doing so and why differs between cultures, religions, families, etc. (see also Ancestors)
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I do not know of I will be able to post today or not. We have been in a bad heat wave and I am guessing something got overloaded. I went to start posting and found out our power is out. My cell phone is fine for making a quick post like this but not for doing all the regular ones. And it’s really hot in my home with the heat index temperatures going over 100⁰F again today.
June 15 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
763 BC Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history
1215 King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede, near Windsor, England
1775 George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, the day after Congress establishes the force
1896 Tsunami strikes Shinto festival on beach at Sanriku, Japan; 27,000 are killed, 9,000 injured and 13,000 houses destroyed
1940 World War II: France surrenders to NAZI Germany, German troops occupy Paris
1991 Climactic eruption of the Mount Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines, the second-largest volcanic eruption on Earth of the 20th century
Today’s Historical Events
763 BC Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history
923 Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy
1094 Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar [El Cid] occupies Valencia on the Moren
1184 Magnus V Erlingsson, King of Norway (1156–1184), dies in the Battle of Fimreite
1215 King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede, near Windsor, England
1219 King Valdemar brought victory for Denmark
1219 Dannebrog is the flag of Denmark and the oldest national flag in the world. According to legend, it fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse (now Tallinn) in Estonia, and turned the Danes’ luck
1246 Battle at Leitha: Hungary-Austrian
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1878 World’s first moving pictures caught on camera (used 12 cameras, each taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse’s hooves leave the ground
1948 WPIX TV channel 11 in NYC, NY (IND) begins broadcasting
1948 WTNH TV channel 8 in New Haven, CT (ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 WLFI TV channel 18 in Lafayette, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1960 “The Apartment” directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1961)
1962 WWUP TV channel 10 in Sault Ste Marie, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1967 “The Dirty Dozen”, based on E. M. Nathanson’s novel, directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and Charles Bronson is released in the US
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1957 “Ziegfeld Follies of 1957” closes at Winter Garden NYC after 123 performances
1963 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s musical “The Sound of Music”, closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 1443 performances
1963 “Sukiyaki” sung by Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto, hits #1
1965 Bob Dylan records single “Like a Rolling Stone” (#1 in Rolling Stone magazine’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”)
1968 “How Now, Dow Jones” closes at Lunt Fontanne, NYC, after 220 performances
1968 “I Do! I Do!” closes at 46th St Theater, NYC, after 561 performances
1968 “New Faces of 1965” closes at Booth Theater, NYC, after 52 performances
1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono plant two acorns for peace, at Coventry Cathedral, Conventry, England
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1887 NY Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies 29-1
1888 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Bertha Townsend beats defending champion Ellen Hansell 6-3, 6-5
1889 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Defending champion Bertha Townsend beats Lida Voorhees 7-5, 6-2
1894 Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds, 21-8
1902 Minor League’s most lopsided baseball game: Corsicana 51; Texarkana 3 Justin Clark of Corsicana, Texas minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game
1906 British Open Men’s Golf, Muirfield: Scotsman James Braid successfully defends title by 4 strokes from J.H. Taylor of England; his 3rd Open victory
1909 Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord’s and form the Imperial Cricket Conference.
1912 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Mary Browne beats Eleonora Sears 6-4, 6-2 for her first of 3 straight US singles titles
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Casting a Circle
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The creating of a magickal circle.
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To project a circle or cone of energy where the practitioner will contain the energy generated by their ritual or magick.
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June 14 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1381 Richard II in England meets leaders of the Peasants’ Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance.
1645 Battle of Naseby, Leicestershire: “New Model Army” under Oliver Cromwell & Thomas Fairfax beat royalists forces of English King Charles I
1821 Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Ismail Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, bringing the 300 year old Sudanese kingdom to an end
1940 Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp opens in Nazi controlled Poland with Polish POWs, later expanded to include civilian Jews and gypsies (approx. 3 million would die within its walls)
1941 Estonia loses 11,000 inhabitants as a consequence of mass deportations into Siberia
1982 Argentina surrenders to Great Britain, ending the 74-day Falklands Islands conflict
Today’s Historical Events
1206 Chinese southern Song dynasty officially declares war on the northern Jin dynasty
1276 While taking exile in Fuzhou, southern China, from advancing Mongol invaders, remnants of the Song Dynasty court hold coronation ceremony for young prince Zhao Shi, making him Emperor Duanzong of Song
1381 Richard II in England meets leaders of the Peasants’ Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance.
1535 Emperor Charles V‘s fleet sails under Andrea Doria to Tunis
1565 Catharina de Medici and Duke of Alva discuss Calvinism
1597 At 4:30 AM Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya for Netherlands
1615 Jacques Le Maire sails to Zuidland/Terra Australis
1623 1st breach-of-promise lawsuit: Rev Gerville Pooley, Virginia files against Cicely Jordan, he loses
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1949 WROC TV channel 8 in Rochester, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting
1957 Edouard Carpentier beats Lou Thesz to become NWA wrestling champion
1967 “The Steve Allen Comedy Hour” premieres on CBS-TV
1967 British film “To Sir, with Love” directed by James Clavell and starring Sidney Poitier is 1st released in the US
1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on David Frost’s British TV Show
1980 Theme From NY, NY by Frank Sinatra hits #32
1981 No Nukes concert at Hollywood Bowl
1985 “Michael Nesmith In Television Parts” premieres on NBC-TV
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1881 Player piano patented by John McTammany Jr (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
1923 Recording of 1st country music hit (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane)
1946 Nat King Cole records “The Christmas Song” for the first time
1951 “Courtin’ Time” opens at National Theater NYC for 37 performances
1953 Elvis Presley graduates from L. C. Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee
1956 “New Faces of 1956” opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 221 performances
1964 Drummer Ringo Starr re-unites with the Beatles in Melbourne, Australia, after recovering from tonsillitis
1965 Beatles release album “Beatles VI”
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1870 All-pro Cincinnati Red Stockings suffer 1st loss in 130 games
1880 14th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:47
1913 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Defending champion Mary Browne beats Dorothy Green 6-2, 7-5
1922 Charles Hoffner wins PGA golf tournament
1924 Test Cricket debuts of Herbert Sutcliffe & Maurice Tate v South Africa
1926 French Championships Men’s Tennis: Henri Cochet wins 1st of 4 home titles; beats fellow Frenchman René Lacoste 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
1926 French Women’s Tennis Championships: Suzanne Lenglen beats Mary Kendall Browne 6-1, 6-0
1930 VVGZ soccer team forms in Zwijndrecht
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