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Spell For Today – Contacting A Friend
This spell should be used to cause someone with whom you have lost contact to contact you. It is not manipulation so much as an astral call for contact when you have no other way to reach them that you know of.
You will need:
White candle anointed w/ sandalwood oil
Sandalwood incense
photo of the person
small glass of water.
salt
Light the white candle and the incense. Place the picture of the person on your altar. Put 2 heaping tablespoons of salt in the palm of your right hand. Let a small amount of salt trickle into the glass while making the sign of the equal armed cross of the elements. Make this cross 3 times. Say ” Call me” three times as you do this. Then set the glass on the altar and say “Get in touch with me, please.” They should contact you by the time the water has evaporated from the glass.
Author:
Rowan Moonstone
July 5, Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1687 Isaac Newton‘s great work Principia published by Royal Society in England, outlining his laws of motion and universal gravitation
1811 Venezuelan Declaration of Independence: 7 provinces declare themselves independent of Spain
1852 Frederick Douglass, fugitive slave, delivers his ‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’ speech to the Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society in Rochester, condemns the celebration as hypocritical sham
1865 US Secret Service begins operating under the Treasury Department
1994 Amazon.com founded in Bellevue, Washington by Jeff Bezos
2004 First Indonesian presidential election by the people – first round (eventually won by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono)
Today’s Historical Events
649 St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
767 Duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II
1166 Austrian town of Bad Kleinkirchheim is first mentioned, in an ecclesiastical document
1294 Pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V
1295 Scotland and France form an alliance, the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England
1436 German emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten
1450 Pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster
1596 English fleet under Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, captures Cadiz
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1953 WANC TV channel 21 in Asheville, NC (IND) begins broadcasting
1954 The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin
1961 KUSD TV channel 2 in Vermillion, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
1970 20th Berlin International Film Festival cancelled due to controversy surrounding the participation of Michael Verhoeven’s anti-war film “o.k.”
1989 “Seinfield” (originally titled The Seinfeld Chronicles” screens its pilot episode starring Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards on NBC
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1942 1st performance of Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Chôros 6/9/11
1947 “Barefoot Boy with Cheek” closes at Martin Beck NYC after 108 performances
1954 Singer Elvis Presley‘s 1st professional recording session (with guitarist Scotty Moore & bass player Bill Black) takes place at Sam Phillips’ Memphis Recording Service in Memphis, Tennessee. The trio record four songs including their historic cover of Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup’s song “That’s All Right”. [1]
1963 1st Beatles’ tune to hit US charts, Del Shannon’s cover of “From Me to You” at no. 87
1965 Greek-American soprano Maria Callas makes her final opera stage appearance in the title role of Giacomo Puccini‘s “Tosca” at Convent Garden, London, England
1968 John Lennon sells his psychedelic painted Rolls-Royce
1969 Rolling Stones play a free concert in London’s Hyde Park
1975 At Knebworth Festival in England, Pink Floyd debut their album “Wish You Were Here” with pyrotechnics and an exploding plane which flies into the stage
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1898 Lizzie Arlington becomes first woman to play professional men’s baseball when she pitches 9th inning for the Reading Coal Heavers against the Allentown Peanuts; allows 2 hits and walks a batter but preserves 5-0 win
1902 All-rounder Monty Noble takes 6 for 52 as Australia wins the one and only cricket Test played at Sheffield’s Bramall Lane, England
1904 NY Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 innings at Huntington Park
1906 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Dorothea Chambers beats May Sutton 6-3, 9-7 for her 3rd of 7 Wimbledon singles titles
1907 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: American May Sutton avenges previous year’s defeat, beating Dorothea Chambers 6-1, 6-4
1912 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: English badminton champion Ethel Larcombe wins her first and only major tennis title beating Charlotte Cooper 6-3, 6-1
1914 MLB Boston Braves (26-40) are 15 games back in NL, go on to win World Series 4-0 vs Philadelphia A’s
1919 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen of France beats Dorothea Chambers 10-8, 4-6, 9-7 for the first of 6 Wimbledon singles titles
July 4 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1776 US Congress proclaims the Declaration of Independence and independence from Great Britain
1785 James Hutton, geologist, publicly reads an abstract of his theory of uniformitarianism for the first time at the meeting of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
1803 The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people by President Thomas Jefferson
1838 Huskar Colliery Mining Disaster in Silkstone England: mining pit floods drown 26 children, leads to 1842 ‘Mines and Collieries Act’ bans women and children working underground
1934 Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard patents the chain-reaction design for the atomic bomb
2017 North Korea tests first successful intercontinental ballistic missile into Sea of Japan
Today’s Historical Events
836 Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples
993 Saint Ulrich of Augsburg is canonized.
1054 Brightest known supernova SN 1054 (creates the Crab Nebula) 1st reported by Chinese astronomers
1120 Jordan II of Capua is anointed as prince after his infant nephew’s death
1187 Battle of Hittin (Tiberias): Saladin defeats Reinoud of Châtillon
1301 Battle at Breukelen: Holland vs Lichtenberg
1359 Francesco II Ordelaffi of Forlì surrenders to the Papal commander Gil de Albornoz.
1415 Angelo Correr renounces his claim to the Papacy as Pope Gregory XII
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1954 WMSL (WYUR, now WAFF) TV channel 48 in Huntsville, AL (ABC) begins
1961 Walt Disney is one of the two main speakers on the Independence Day in The Rebuild Hills at Skørping in Denmark
1962 KIKU (now KHNL) TV channel 13 in Honolulu, HI (IND) 1st broadcast
1970 Casey Kasem‘s “American Top 40” debuts on LA radio
1989 14 year old actress Drew Barrymore, attempts suicide
1991 24th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Pan Pacific Hotel
1996 29th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
2014 Rolf Harris is sentenced to 5 years and 9 months for indecently assaulting female minors
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1831 “America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee)” is 1st sung in Boston
1964 Beachboys’ “I Get Around” reaches #1
1966 Beatles attacked in the Philippines after (unintentionally) insulting Imelda Marcos
1969 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep and Janis Joplin
1977 Nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie
1986 Farm Aid II benefit concert held in Manor, Texas; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Waylon Jennings, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Nicolette Larson, Los Lobos, and Steve Earle
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1890 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Lena Rice becomes the only Irish female to win at Wimbledon beating May Jacks 6-4, 6-1
1891 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Wilfred Baddeley wins first of 3 Wimbledon singles championships; beats Joshua Pim 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, 6-0
1892 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Defending champion Wilfred Baddeley beats Joshua Pim 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
1904 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Laurence Doherty & Reggie Doherty beat Paul de Borman & William le Maire de Warzée 6-0, 6-1, 6-3 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-0 lead over Belgium (ends 5-0)
1905 Baseball Hall of Fame pitchers Rube Waddell (A’s) and Cy Young (Boston) matchup in 20-inning classic; Philadelphia win, 4-2
1906 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Laurence Doherty beats Frank Riseley 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 for his 5th straight Wimbledon singles title
1907 Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires of Australia in round 1 in Colma, California, his 6th title defence
1907 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Australian Norman Brookes becomes the first non-Englishman and left-hander to win Wimbledon beating Arthur Gore 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
The Star-Spangled Banner Song’s History
“The Star-Spangled Banner” is the national anthem of the United States. By the time the song officially became the country’s anthem in 1931, it had been one of America’s most popular patriotic tunes for more than a century. The anthem’s history began the morning of September 14, 1814, when an attorney and amateur poet named Francis Scott Key watched U.S. soldiers—who were under bombardment from British naval forces during the War of 1812—raise a large American flag over Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland.
CONTENTS
Who Wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
From Drinking Song to American Anthem
Growing Popularity of “The Star-Spangled Banner”
History of the National Anthem at Sporting Events
Click on the hyperlinks to learn more about the United States of America’s national anthem
Have a Fun and Safe 4th of July
I am very early today to make cold side dishes for our cook out with family and friends. The regular for today will ho up as normal. The posts for the 5th will be up tomorrow morning.
I hope your day is as enjoyable as mine will be. Remember to keep yourself, children, and pets safe around fireworks and other hot things. If you are throwing horseshoes please keep the area around you free from all humans and animals.
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Ceremonial Magick
From moonlitpriestess.com
Typically less religious and more philosophical and intellectual in nature; often focused on Western Mystery traditions; characterized by emphasis on prescribed sets of rituals, formulaic words, tools, symbols, etc. May be referred to as “high magick” which was a classist term used to differentiate the ceremonial magick of the elite classes from the folk magick of peasants.
July 3 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
324 Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium
1187 Battle of Horns of Hattin: Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, destroys Jerusalem’s crusader army
1863 Battle of Gettysburg, largest battle ever fought on the American continent, ends in a major victory for the Union during the US Civil War
1884 Dow Jones publishes its 1st stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average
1996 UK House of Commons announces that the Stone of Scone, aka the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish (and subsequently English and British monarchs), will be returned to Scotland after 700 years in Westminster Abbey
Today’s Historical Events
324 Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium
987 Hugh Capet (Hugh the Great) crowned King of the Franks
987 Hugh Capet, elected by the nobility and crowned as King of France
1090 Battle at Hagenoorde: German emperor beats earl Egbert II
1187 Battle of Horns of Hattin: Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, destroys Jerusalem’s crusader army
1250 Louis IX of France is captured by Baibars’ Mamluk army at the Battle of Fariskur while he is in Egypt conducting the Seventh Crusade; he later has to ransom himself
1428 Treaty of Delft between Jacoba of Bavaria & Philip the Good of Burgundy
1608 Samuel de Champlain founds city of Quebec
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1928 John Logie Baird demonstrates the first colour television transmission in London
1937 Del Mar Turf Club, with crooner Bing Crosby as president and actor Pat O’Brien as a club officer, opens for racing
1944 “Double Indemnity” film noir directed by Billy Wilder and starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck is released in Baltimore, Maryland
1958 “Andy Williams Show” premieres on ABC (later on CBS & NBC)
1985 CBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner‘s takeover
1985 Tinker Bell’s first nightly flight at Walt Disney World Resort, Florida
1985 “Back to the Future” directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd is released
1989 Movie “Batman” set record of quickest $100 million (10 days)
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1954 Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green’s musical “Wonderful Town”, starring Rosalind Russell, closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 559 performances, and 5 Tony Award wins
1969 Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island opens, 78, 000 attend over 4 days; performers include: George Benson; Blood, Swet, and Tears; Jeff Beck; James Brown; Bill Evans; Sun Ra; Mothers of Invention; Dave Brubeck; Miles Davis; Stephane Grapelli; and Sly & The Family Stone
1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival opens, 200,000 attend over 3 days; performers include Allman Brothers; Grand Funk Railroad, Jimi Hendrix Experience; Richie Havens; Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys; B.B. King; Mott the Hoople; and John Sebastian
1976 Brian Wilson performs with the Beach Boys after his 12 year stage absence, at Anaheim Stadium in California
1982 Riot at building site of Stopera concert hall in Amsterdam causes Ÿ1 million in damages
2006 British singer-songwriter Lily Allen releases her debut single “Smile”
2007 “Just Got Started Lovin’ You” single released by James Otto (Billboard Song of the Year 2008)
2018 Cardi B becomes first female rapper to get two number one US Billboard hits, with “I Like It” with Bad Bunny and J Balvin
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1900 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Blanche Bingley-Hillyard beats rival and fellow Briton Charlotte Cooper 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
1900 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: R.F. Doherty beats Sydney Smith 6-8, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 for his 4th consecutive Wimbledon singles title
1901 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Charlotte Cooper Sterry beats Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-2 6-2, her 4th of 5 Wimbledon singles titles
1905 American boxer Marvin Hart scores a 12th round KO of Jack Root in Reno, Nevada for the vacant world heavyweight title
1909 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Arthur Gore beats Josiah Ritchie 6-8, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 for back-to-back titles
1912 NY Giants pitcher Rube Marquard ties Tim Keefe‘s 1888 MLB record 19 game win-streak with 2-1 win v Brooklyn Dodgers; has 21 with 2 end-of-season in 1911
1913 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: New Zealander Anthony Wilding wins 4th straight Wimbledon title beating American Maurice McLoughlin 8-6, 6-3, 10-8
The Sun Is Being Weird. It Could Be Because We’re Looking at It All Wrong
Something weird is going on with the Sun.
So far, almost every day in 2022 it has erupted in flares and coronal mass ejections, some of which were the most powerful eruptions our star is capable of.
By itself, an erupting Sun is not weird. It erupts regularly as it goes through periods of high and low activity, in cycles that last roughly 11 years.
The current activity is significantly higher than the official NASA and NOAA predictions for the current solar cycle, and solar activity has consistently exceeded predictions as far back as September 2020. But a solar scientist will tell you that even this isn’t all that weird.
“We can’t reliably predict solar cycles,” solar astrophysicist Michael Wheatland of the University of Sydney, Australia told ScienceAlert.
“We don’t completely understand the solar dynamo, which generates the magnetic fields seen at the surface as sunspots, and which produce flares. This is one of the outstanding problems in astrophysics; the inaccuracy in the prediction is unsurprising.”
Unsurprising, sure. But what if that very lack of surprise – that we expect to be bad at predicting solar cycles – means we need to completely rethink how we do it? What if we’re basing our predictions on the wrong metric?
From 11 to 22 years
Solar cycles have a huge impact on the Solar System but …
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Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Warding
From moonlitpriestess.com
Creating barriers and protective measures on a magickal or spiritual level. Methods differ between traditions and magickal practitioners.
July 2 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
626 Incident at Xuanwu Gate: in fear of assassination, Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng
1776 Continental Congress resolves “these United Colonies are and of right ought to be Free and Independent States”
1823 Bahia Independence Day: the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia
1964 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into law
1990 1,426 pilgrims trampled to death after a panic in a tunnel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Today’s Historical Events
311 St Miltiades begins his reign as Catholic Pope
626 Incident at Xuanwu Gate: in fear of assassination, Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng
706 Remains of Chinese Emperor Gaozong, his wife Empress Wu Zetian and family members interred in Qianling Mausoleum by Emperor Zhongzong, outside Chang’an on Mount Liangshan
963 The imperial army proclaims Nicephorus Phocas to be Emperor of the Romans on the plains outside Cappadocian Caesarea
1140 Hartbert becomes bishop of Utrecht
1214 Battle of La Roche-aux-Moines (Angers), part of King John of England’s attempt to reclaim Normandy from France
1266 Treaty of Perth: Norway recognises Scottish sovereignty over the Hebrides and the Isle of Man
1298 Battle on Hasenbuhl (Gollheim) between German kings Adolf and Albrecht I
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1928 The Jenkins Television Corporation (owned by Charles Jenkins) goes on air with W3XK, the first television broadcasting station in the USA
1941 Noël Coward‘s “Blithe Spirit” premieres in London
1949 “Red Barber’s Clubhouse” sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV
1951 “Bob & Ray show” premieres on NBC radio
1955 “Lawrence Welk Show” premieres on ABC
1958 Musical drama Film “King Creole” starring Elvis Presley based on a novel by Harold Robbins premieres
1972 American pole vaulter Bob Seagren breaks world record for the 4th and final time with 5.63m in Eugene, Oregon
1980 Comedy film “Airplane!” written and directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker and starring Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty premieres
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1900 Jean Sibelius‘ “Finlandia” premieres in Helsinki
1949 “High Button Shoes” closes at Century Theater NYC after 727 performances
1955 “7th Heaven” closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 44 performances
1955 “Almost Crazy” closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 16 performances
1956 Elvis Presley records “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel”
1960 “Once Upon a Mattress” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 460 performances
1964 Cilla Black records Lennon/McCartney song “It’s For You”, Paul McCartney plays piano
1969 American guitarist Leslie West and producer, bassist Felix Pappalardi form rock group Mountain
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1902 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Muriel Robb wins her only major title with a 7-5, 6-1 defeat of fellow Briton Charlotte Cooper
1903 National League MLB batting champion Ed Delahanty, disappears after being removed intoxicated from a train by force; found dead at bottom of Niagara Falls 2 weeks later
1903 Pitcher Jack Doscher, debuts for the Chicago Cubs, the first son of a major leaguer to play MLB, father Herm 1882-92
1906 Yanks win by forfeit for the 1st time
1907 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Evelyn Sears beats fellow American Carrie Neely 6-3, 6-2 for her lone major singles title
1909 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Dora Boothby earns her only Wimbledon title with a 6-4, 4-6, 8-6 win over Agnes Morton
1911 Detroit Tigers legend Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game in 14-6 rout of Cleveland. Streak ends next game
1921 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Bill Tilden beats South African Brian Norton 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0, 7-5 for the third of 10 Grand Slam singles titles
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Ankh
From moonlitpriestess.com
An ancient Egyptian symbol resembling a cross with a loop at the top. It symbolizes life and cosmic knowledge. Most Egyptian Gods and Goddess are shown carrying one. Also known as the crux ansata, the Ankh is used in modern craft for fertility and health.
July 1 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1689 Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu, Japan
1858 The joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace‘s papers on evolution to the Linnean Society
1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee’s northward advance halted
1867 The Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario & Quebec, with John A. Macdonald serving as the first Prime Minister
1916 First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men (WWI)
1921 The Communist Party of China is founded and Chen Duxiu elected its leader
1941 Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial
1997 United Kingdom returns Hong Kong and the New Territories to the People’s Republic of China
Today’s Historical Events
69 Batavian nobleman Gaius Julius Civilis proclaimed emperor of Syria
69 Roman General Vespasian is first proclaimed Emperor by troops in Egypt, during year of the four emperors
70 Roman General Titus and his forces set up battering rams to assault the walls of Jerusalem
251 The Battle of Abrittus in the Balkans won by the Goths against the Romans. Roman Emperors Decius and Herennius Etruscus are killed
649 Pope Martinus I elected to succeed Theodore I
1097 1st Crusaders defeat Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea
1200 In China, sunglasses are invented
1233 Earl Otto II van Gelre grants Arnhem state justice
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1941 WCBW (now WCBS) TV channel 2 in NY, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
1941 WNBT TV (W2XBS, Now WNBC) channel 4 in NYC (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 WBRC TV channel 6 in Birmingham, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting
1949 WCCO TV channel 4 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950 WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 English architect Michael Ventris says he has solved one of the 20th century’s greatest linguistic riddles, by deciphering Linear B in BBC interview. Is an ancient form of Greek on clay tablets from Minoan palace of Knossos. [1]
1953 KLAS TV channel 8 in Las Vegas, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1933 Strauss & von Hofmannsthal’s opera “Arabella,” premieres at the Semperoper Opera House in Dresden, Germany
1950 Maxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill’s “Lost in the Stars”, based on Alan Paton‘s novel “Cry the Beloved Country”, closes at Music Box Theater, NYC, after 281 performances
1960 Benjamin Britten‘s cantate “Carmen Baseliense” premieres in Basel
1963 The Beatles record “She Loves You” and “I’ll Get You”
1967 “Funny Girl” closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 1348 performances
1967 The Beatles’ album “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” goes #1 in the United States, where it would stay for 15 weeks
1968 John Lennon‘s 1st full art exhibition (You Are Here) opens at Robert Fraser Gallery in London
1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono are admitted to hospital after he crashes his car near Durness in the Scottish Highlands
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1859 1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
1893 San Francisco Bay City Club opens 1st US bicycle race track, made of wood
1901 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Arthur Gore beats defending 4-time champion R.F. Doherty 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 for his 1st of 3 Wimbledon singles titles
1903 Tour de France: Inaugural race begins in Montgeron, a south-eastern suburb of Paris
1904 III Summer (Modern) Olympic Games open in St Louis, the first held in the United States
1904 Willie Anderson becomes the first 2-time Western Open golf champion, beating fellow Scot Alex Smith by 4 strokes at Michigan’s Kent CC
1910 Chicago’s White Sox Park (later Comiskey Park) opens – St Louis Browns beat White Sox, 2-0
1916 Pittsburgh shortstop Honus Wagner, at 42 and 4 months, connects at Cincinnati to become the oldest to hit an inside-the-park HR; Pirates beat Reds, 2-1
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Angels
From moonlitpriestess.com
Divine beings known throughout many religions and cultures spanning to as far back as known recorded history. Generally known for their roles as messengers, protectors, and spiritual guides.
June 30 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1520 Spanish conquistadors are expelled from Tenochtitlan following an Aztec revolt against their rule under Hernán Cortés during “La Noche Triste” (the Night of Sadness). Many soldiers drown in the escape, and Aztec emperor Moctezuma II dies in the struggle
1860 Famous debate on Charles Darwin‘s theory of evolution held at the Oxford University Museum and dominated by arguments between Thomas Henry Huxley and Bishop Samuel Wilberforce
1905 In Russia, the “Potemkin” arrives at Odessa, where sailors take the bodies of dead crewman ashore; sailors join civilians in revolutionary actions of the ‘1905 Revolution’
1908 A giant fireball, most likely caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet flattens 80 million trees near the Stony Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate, Russia, in the largest impact event in recorded history
1934 “Night of Long Knives” – Adolf Hitler stages a bloody purge of the Nazi party
1938 Superman 1st appears in DC Comics’ Action Comics Series issue #1
1992 South African ANC President Nelson Mandela meets with UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali at Dakar
1997 British lease on the New Territories in Hong Kong, established by the Second Convention of Peking, expires
Today’s Historical Events
296 St Marcellinus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
350 Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the usurper Magnentius, in Rome
833 Louis crowned King of Austria
949 Otto I the Great gives away bishopric of Utrecht “foreestrecht”
1294 Jews are expelled from Berne, Switzerland
1371 Arnold II of Horne chosen bishop of Utrecht
1377 Foundation stone laid for Ulm Minster, in Ulm, Germany. Will not be completed until 1890, when it becomes the tallest church in the world.
1397 Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1925 Charles Jenkins is granted the U.S. patent for Transmitting Pictures over Wireless (early television)
1940 “Brenda Starr, Reporter”, 1st cartoon strip by a woman, Dale [Dalia] Messick, begins as a comic-book supplement to Chicago’s Sunday Tribune
1951 “Victor Borge Show” last airs on NBC-TV
1952 “Guiding Light” soap opera moves from radio to TV
1955 “Johnny Carson Show” debuts on CBS-TV
1973 “Burns & Schreiber Comedy Hour” TV Variety; debut on ABC
1979 johnny rotten and Joan Collins appear together on BBC TV’s “Juke Box Jury”
1982 “Lena Horne: Lady, Music” closes at Nederlander NYC after 333 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1956 “Pipe Dream” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 245 performances
1956 “Shangri-La” closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 21 performances
1958 “No Chemise, Please” by Gerry Grenahan peaks at #24
1966 The Beatles land in Tokyo for a concert tour
1977 Marvel Comics publish “Kiss book” tributing rock group Kiss
1979 “Got To Go Disco” closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 8 performances
1979 “Good Times” single released by Chic (Billboard Song of the Year 1979)
1985 Revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical “The King & I” closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 191 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1897 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: R.F. Doherty beats Harold Mahony 6-4 6-4 6-3 for the first of 4 titles
1899 Spin bowler Jack Hearne takes England cricket’s first Test hat-trick vs Australia in drawn 3rd Test at Headingley; dismisses champion middle order trio Clem Hill, Syd Gregory and Monty Noble
1902 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Laurence Doherty wins his first Wimbledon singles title beating defending champion Arthur Gore 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
1903 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Dorothea Chambers beats Ethel Larcombe 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, the first of 7 titles
1903 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Laurence Doherty beats Frank Riseley 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 for his second consecutive title
1908 At 41 years, 3 months future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young becomes oldest player to record a third career no-hitter as Boston Red Sox beat NY Highlanders, 8-0
1908 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Charlotte Cooper Sterry wins her 5th and final Wimbledon title with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Agnes Morton
1908 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Arthur Gore takes his 2nd of 3 Wimbledon titles beating Herbert Roper-Barrett 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4
Let’s Talk Witch – 13 Meditations for a Short Attention Span
Ultimately, meditation has only one rule: you must turn communication within yourself. For most people, this means not communicating with others during meditative time. Even if you can only cut off the world for fifteen seconds, do it— outside input is NOT meditation. While the meditation may come in stolen moments, it is a cumulative skill, and even those tiny meditations make you better at it.
There are, ultimately, many reasons why traditional deep meditation might not work. People with jobs and families just don’t have much time to meditate. Others suffer from ADHD or other neurological dysfunctions, and between corporate life and traditional schooling, it’s very easy to fall into the trap of the “more, better, faster” mentality.
For people in these situations who want to use meditation to break out of them, small present-moment techniques work best. You may not be able to step entirely out of the flow of life, but you can take a single moment and make it yours. A moment as tiny as pushing the off button on your computer monitor to savor a sip of coffee can count as an act of meditation.
The following thirteen techniques are indeed meditation methods; each one can, with practice, train your brain to reach a meditative state. For beginners, it’s more important that you know how to get to that state than it is that you stay in it for any particular amount of time.
Count to two, and repeat. Seriously, that’s it. You don’t need to count slowly. Count at the natural speed of your own mind. Do so without timing it to your breath for as long as you can stand it. It’s about directing your attention and giving your mind something to do at a time when it might fight you with excessive boredom or stress signals. You may also try counting to 100 at any natural speed. This is a popular and effective technique in anger management, too.
Find your achy body parts and breathe into them. Identify an area that has tension and picture every breath you inhale entering through your pores where the ache is, and each exhalation as the pain leaving. If your attention shifts, move on to a different spot on your body, or stop— you’ve worked your attention as far as it can go for the time being.
Pick an image and see how long you can hold it in your mind. For example, you could choose a tarot card and continue to picture it as you go about other business. At the end of the day, you can stop to evaluate what you learned. You may receive insights into the card, object, or person that you can write about.
Walk. The simple act of walking alone is a type of meditation. You are not communicating with others, but you are paying attention to the world around you. To advance the walking meditation, walk and count. You can count the steps to a tree ahead of you on the path. Count how many steps to your car from your doorway. Count how many steps to the coffee maker from your desk. It keeps you focused entirely on what you are doing— and that is in itself a meditative state.
Stack or line up some items, and then deliberately scatter them. The act of clearing space and positioning items like pencils, paperclips, or shoes, is actually a meditative practice. You can find yourself engaged with making things line up just right, and just as Buddhist monks scatter their sand mandalas when finished, you scatter your tidy stacks in an exercise of nonattachment/ enjoying mild chaos. You will still need to sweep up. Playful meditation has as much value as serious meditation— perhaps even more, as it can stimulate creativity in ways that gigantic revelations rarely can.
Close your eyes and listen to all ambient noise. Meditation does not require you to ignore everyone and everything around you— it requires you to focus your attention on specific things without engaging with them. Rather than trying to shut out the noises of traffic, chatty neighbors, or the children, close your eyes and simply listen as though they are static or other low-meaning noise.
Name objects in front of you. You can do this anywhere— at work, during a long car ride, even at home. Look at one object, and say its name to yourself: “book,” “wall art,” “carpet,” and so on. Simply name every item immediately before you.
Keep a small bottle of a favorite fragrance on hand. Sniff every so often— this alters your mood, and brings your attention fully to one thing in your environment. Clary sage and lemongrass are both wonderful fragrances for meditative clarity.
Use your sense of touch. Comparing the textures of your clothing can give you a brief meditative timeout. Run your hands over your legs and over your abdomen. Notice the differences in how the fabric of different pieces of clothing feels.
Try stretching your hands. Touch each one of your fingers to the thumb on the same hand. Press down with each connection. In some cases, it may take some practice stretching your fingers.
Visualize as many colors as you can in one sitting. This pulls together the right and left hemispheres of your brain and is a key skill for most chakra work. Notice which colors you dwell on, and which you have trouble picturing.
Tell yourself a story. If you are alone, speak that story aloud. It can be about something as simple as a chicken crossing the road, or involve monks and dragons. The point is to engage yourself on your own power, not with the input of a book or television. Do not write these stories down— they are for you in your moment. They need not be long— two or three sentences, maybe even just one sentence.
Practice the slow version of what dancers call spotting. Turn your head and focus on one point of the wall. Stay there for two to three seconds, then look up and focus on the ceiling for two to three seconds. Then focus on another spot on the wall, then the carpet, etc. This is all about directing attention and only takes seconds to practice.
Source: 13 Meditations for a Short Attention Span Author: Diana Rajchel Llewellyn’s 2014 Magical Almanac: Practical Magic for Everyday LivingPagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Godspouse
From moonlitpriestess.com
Term generally found in Heathen communities; individuals possessing strong, deep, and intimate relationship with the deities they work with. Unlike similar concepts, such as Christian nuns, godspouses aren’t necessarily romantically or sexually celibate. The subject of godspouses is controversial and sometimes rejected even in the Heathen communities in which the practice is found.
June 29 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1613 Shakespeare‘s Globe Theatre in London, burns down during a performance of “Henry VIII”
1900 The Imperial Chinese Court issues what is essentially a declaration of war against foreigners in China blaming them for hostilities and giving license to the Boxers for even greater ferocity
1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes after an 83-day filibuster in the US Senate
1966 Vietnam War: US planes bomb the North Vietnamese capital Hanoi and the port city of Haiphong for the first time
1994 US reopens Guantanamo Naval Base to process refugees
Today’s Historical Events
512 A solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland
922 Kingdom of the West Franks crowns Robert I as King of West Francia, after deposing Charles the Simple (Charles III)
1072 Former Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes blinded by rivals and exiled
1149 Raymond of Antioch is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din.
1194 Sverre is crowned King of Norway
1312 Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII crowned
1377 French raid at Rye, England
1428 Jacoba of Bavaria signs cease fire with Philip the Good
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1936 George M. Cohan is the first artist to be presented with a US Congressional Gold Medal, by Franklin D. Roosevelt (for raising war morale)
1940 Batman Comics, mobsters rubbed out a circus highwire team known as the Flying Graysons, leaving their son Dick (Robin) an orphan
1953 XETV TV channel 6 in Tijuana-San Diego, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
1964 1st draft of Star Trek’s pilot “Cage” released
1966 KBSC (now KVEA) TV channel 52 in Corona-Los Angeles, CA begins
1988 Emmy 15th Daytime Award presentation – Susan Lucci loses for 9th time
1989 Emmy 16th Daytime Award presentation – Susan Lucci loses for 10th time
1990 Marla Maples father sues National Enquirer for $12M
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1888 First (known) recording of classical music made, Handel’s “Israel in Egypt” on wax cylinder
1946 “Are You with It?” closes at Century Theater NYC after 264 performances
1946 “Billion Dollar Baby” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 219 performances
1963 “Little Me” closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 257 performances
1963 Beatles’ 1st song “From Me to You” hits UK charts
1967 Keith Richards is sentenced to 1 year in jail on drugs charge
1968 “Tip-Toe Thru’ The Tulips With Me” by Tiny Tim peaks at #17
1971 Rolling Stones Mick Jagger & Keith Richards sentenced on drug offense
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1895 US National Championship Women’s Tennis: Juliette Atkinson beats defending champion Helen Hellwig 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
1897 Chicago Colts establish MLB record for most runs scored in a game by one team as they maul Louisville Colonels, 36 – 7 at the West Side Grounds, Chicago
1901 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Elisabeth Moore beats defending champion Myrtle McAteer 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 for her second of 4 US singles titles
1903 US Open Men’s Golf, Baltusrol GC: Willie Anderson of Scotland first to win the Open twice; beats countryman David Brown by 2 strokes in an 18-hole playoff
1906 US Open Men’s Golf, Onwentsia GC: Scotsman Alex Smith wins first of his 2 Open titles, 7 strokes ahead of runner-up and younger brother Willie Smith
1910 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: In an all-British final, Dorothea Chambers beats Dora Boothby 6-2, 6-2 for her 4th of 7 Wimbledon singles titles
1933 Italian boxer Primo Carnera KOs American defending champion Jack Sharkey in round 6 at Madison Square Garden, NYC to become third European to win the lineal world heavyweight title
1934 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal St. George’s GC: Henry Cotton of England wins wire-to-wire by 5 shots from South African Sid Brews
June New Moon 2022 Insider – Anne Ribley
New creation timelines are being called forth. Super-charge intentions with a New Moon Ritual.
Currently, a powerful cycle of growth forward is forging a new future. The 7 easy steps to spiritual practice of the Manifesting New Moon Ritual can create the clarity connection to manifest your clear intentions and hold space for the world needs from each of us at this time.
Put pen to paper, antenna to God/Source,/Creation. Set the intentions with your “write it right” list/letter. Allow yourself to name it and claim it. Open yourself to the support ready to step forth in ways beyond what is known at this time.
June Manifesting New Moon Focus:
1. SETTING NEW CREATIONS INTO LIFE
Powerful new creational energy is being activated to catalyze new creations, ways of being. What’s your energizing word that represents your focus and frequency for the new creations calling your life currently?
2. DEEPER DESIRE LINES
The power of the current time is causing a dropping into the deeper desire lines that have been rising to the surface. Listening in. Leaning in. Loving them to be heard, healed, and honored.
What are the deep desire lines in your life ready to be lifted to the surface for love and attention to come more online and alive?
3. GROW GRACEFUL GROUND…
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The June 2022 new moon will bring intense, overwhelming emotions
Let’s get emotional!
A new moon in Cancer will put you in your feels beginning June 28, 2022. New moons open a door to you that had been previously locked, encouraging you to venture forth into new territory.
New moons also offer new beginnings and a chance to look at things from a different perspective, depending on where they fall in the sky. Cancer is a Cardinal Water sign, which means that we are encouraged to assess our emotional stability and security, as well as the foundation our lives stand upon.
We can initiate new emotional journeys now as we also reflect on where we have been and how our ancestors led us to be where we now stand. New moons occur usually once a month and are always tied to fresh starts, new cycles and unique journeys. Depending on where they fall for your Rising and Sun signs, you’ll see an opportunity to seize the day and create actions that will ultimately culminate within the coming year ahead.
Read how your zodiac sign will be affected here and for more information on the new moon, check out the information after the horoscopes. Follow me for daily insight or read 2022 predictions for your zodiac sign or your 2022 love life and relationship horoscopes now!
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