To incorporate this day’s energy work spells for intuition, peace, fertility, and inspiring your inner muse.
This is a wonderful day to connect to your inner self.
Intuition and inspiration are both enhanced when imbued with moon energy.
Use today’s energy for psychic work, (intuition, divination and clairvoyance), Goddess rituals and faerie magick.
Ready for the Weather Forecase for the Winter of 2016/2017Winter 2016 – 2017: Winter comes early with a “Green” (snowless) Yuletide.
It will be dry at the start but will end wet. More overcast days than usual.
Short harvest window for grapes & soybeans.
The cold shall last long with one great storm and high winds to come from the east.
Snowstorms around 2nd week of January to the 4th week of March.
The Enchanter’s Almanac: 2016 to 2017 (First Edition)
T. Murray Paschal
The Sky This Week for January 2 to January 8By Richard Talcott
Monday, January 2
The waxing crescent Moon stands between Mars and Venus in this evening’s sky. Notice the brightness difference between the two planets. At magnitude 0.9, Mars glows less than 1 percent as bright as Venus.
Tuesday, January 3
The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak this morning. And, with the waxing crescent Moon setting before 10 p.m. local time, observers with clear weather will have ideal conditions. Under a dark sky, viewers can expect to see up to 120 meteors per hour — an average of two per minute. The meteors appear to radiate from a spot in the northern part of the constellation Boötes. This region climbs high in the northeast as dawn approaches, which makes the hours after midnight the best for viewing.
Wednesday, January 4
Earth reaches perihelion, the closest point to the Sun during its year-long orbit, at 9 a.m. EST. The two then lie 91.4 million miles (147.1 million kilometers) apart. It surprises many people to learn that Earth comes closest to the Sun in the dead of winter, but the cold weather in the Northern Hemisphere at this time of year arises because the Sun lies low in the sky.
The Sun is in the news more than once today. Although people in the Northern Hemisphere experienced the shortest day of the year two weeks ago (at the winter solstice December 21), the Sun has continued to rise slightly later with each passing day. That trend stops this morning for those at 40° north latitude. Tomorrow’s sunrise will arrive a second or two earlier than today’s. This turnover point depends on latitude. If you live farther north, the switch occurred a few days ago; closer to the equator, the change won’t happen until later this month.
Thursday, January 5
First Quarter Moon arrives at 2:47 p.m. EST. Our satellite rises in the east around noon local time but doesn’t become prominent until the Sun sets around 5 p.m. By 6 p.m., it appears due south and nearly two-thirds of the way to the zenith. The Moon’s half-lit orb then lies among the background stars of southern Pisces.
Friday, January 6
Jupiter dominates the morning sky in early January. The giant planet rises before 1 a.m. local time and climbs nearly halfway to the zenith in the southern sky by the time twilight begins. Jupiter shines brilliantly at magnitude –2.0 and shows a disk that spans 36″ when viewed through a telescope. A small scope also reveals the planet’s four bright moons, though you may have to hunt for one of them this morning. The shadow of volcanically active Io starts to transit Jupiter at 5:24 a.m. EST, and the moon itself begins to cross the planet’s disk at 6:37 a.m.
Saturday, January 7
The variable star Algol in Perseus appears faintest at 12:30 a.m. EST tomorrow morning, when it shines at magnitude 3.4. If you start watching it immediately after darkness falls, you can see it dim from its peak brightness (magnitude 2.1) to minimum and then rise back to maximum all in a single night. This eclipsing binary star runs through a cycle from minimum to maximum and back every 2.87 days, but the drop from peak brightness and subsequent rise lasts only about 10 hours. Algol appears in the eastern sky after sunset and passes nearly overhead around 8 p.m. local time.
The dwarf planet Pluto is in conjunction with the Sun at 2 a.m. EST. The distant world then lies on the far side of the Sun from our perspective and can’t be seen.
Sunday, January 8
Although Mercury passed between the Sun and Earth in late December, it already has returned to view before dawn. This morning, you can find the inner planet 9° above the southeastern horizon 30 minutes before sunrise. Shining at magnitude 0.2, it should show up through the twilight glow. If you don’t see it right away, binoculars will bring it into view. A telescope reveals Mercury’s 8″-diameter disk, which appears one-third illuminated.
Your Daily Sun & Moon Data for Monday, January 2ndThe Sun
Current Time: Jan 2, 2017 at 8:23:02 am
Sun Direction: ↑ 129.84° SE
Sun Altitude: 11.08°
Sun Distance: 91.405 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2017 5:28 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:12 am↑ 118° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:54 pm↑ 242° Southwest
Length of Daylight: 9 hours, 42 minutes
The Moon
Current Time: Jan 2, 2017 at 8:24:17 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 89.28° E
Moon Altitude: -19.42°
Moon Distance: 239666 mi
Next Full Moon: Jan 12, 20175:33 am
Next New Moon: Jan 27, 20176:07 pm
Next Moonrise: Today10:01 am
Current Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 17.9%
I am more than what anyone expects
I am more than what the world sees
I am more than what I show you
I am more than what can be
I am more than a woman
I am part of the earth and the earth is
part of me
I feel the best when I am working
the earth
I feel fulfilled when I see the growth
of the earth
I smell the beauty of the earth when
it rain
My self and my Sisters, we are of
the earth
The earth is our Mother
I am more than what is seen and more to come
—A Witch’s Prayerbook
JoAnne Spiese
This is going to be a fantastic year, I can feel it in my bones! We are going to set this planet on fire with the word of the Goddess. From every little corner of this planet to the next, we are going to spread the truth about us and shout it to the roof tops about our Goddess! We have a lot to make up and with your help we can do it. I have always said one person can’t do it by themselves, it take the entire group of people to accomplish it. Let the Goddess fill your soul, feel Her love and Her beauty encompassing you. Let Her consume every being of your body. Feel the fire that is burning in your soul, when you feel that fire you will know it is time to spread Her message and Her religion. With Her, we can accomplish any and all things. We no longer live in the closets or hide in the basements, we are being accepted more and more each day.
I made a commitment to the Goddess a long time ago. As long as I lived and breathed it would be a honor and privilege to spread Her message across the lands. To spread the truth and beauty about our Religion, to dispel all the old myths and stereotypes associated with witches & witchcraft. To let people know, we are just like them. All we want is to be accepted and live in peace. One person or one group cannot do this by themselves. We need your help. Let this year be the year we unite in spreading our message.
Let the Lord and Lady give us all the strength and courage this year to go forth and let our truth finally be known.
Have a very blessed & prosperous New Year,
Love ya,
Lady of the Abyss
See ya’ tomorrow, my sweets!
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2016 November 22
Pluto’s Sputnik Planum
Image Credit: NASA, Johns Hopkins U./APL, Southwest Research Inst.
Explanation: Is there an ocean below Sputnik Planum on Pluto? The unusually smooth 1000-km wide golden expanse, visible in the featured image from New Horizons, appears segmented into convection cells. But how was this region created? One hypothesis now holds the answer to be a great impact that stirred up an underground ocean of salt water roughly 100-kilometers thick. The featured image of Sputnik Planum, part of the larger heart-shaped Tombaugh Regio, was taken last July and shows true details in exaggerated colors. Although the robotic New Horizons spacecraft is off on a new adventure, continued computer-modeling of this surprising surface feature on Pluto is likely to lead to more refined speculations about what lies beneath.
Today’s Witches Rune
The Star
Meaning: In many cultures, the Star is a symbol of hope, dreams and destiny, and in the Witches Runes this symbol has a similar connotation. When the Star rune appears, it’s green light for you to go after what you want.
Note that the Star does not say you’ll get everything you want without any work. No. This symbol is a not about easy success, but about having faith in what you are doing – and doing it. In fact, the goals suggested by the Star are usually the highest and most significant ones – the ones that are hardest to get. It does not matter what the dream is, but its significance in your life. This symbol also represents ideals, and they can be both individual and collective ones.
In a more down-to-earth way, the Star is related to revolutions, changes, risks, speculation and all things motivated by faith and ideals. It can represent a sudden spark on inspiration, a windfall, a sudden rise to fame or a promotion. Though the sudden changes brought by the Star are usually positive, they are also fast: you can get back to point zero as quickly as you rose. So don’t be afraid to jump forward when the opportunity arises.
The Star urges you to take the risk, to have hope and to trust. After the staleness of Crossroads, the Universe finally begins to move again. If you believe in Higher Powers, this symbol shows that They are guiding you in this moment. The Star is a very positive rune, but in a more negative context it can represent revolution for revolution’s sake and the constant idealization of people and situations. It can also stand for excessive individualism when going after a dream.
In relationship readings, this rune represents hope and an idealistic kind of love. Usually the people involved in the relationship have high expectations about the other. They easily put their partner on a pedestal, only to feel frustrated when reality strikes. The Star can also represent unrequited love, or the love for someone who is unattainable. On the other hand, this rune tells you to not give up love entirely – keep looking, because someone is coming.
Additional Information About Today’s Witches Rune courtesy of Your Spiritual Journey Australia
Adjustment denotes an inner power, mastery of will and development of inner might. Through mastering one’s emotions and learning from both success and failure the person Adjustment represents has reached a place where they are influential without applying physical force, able to weather the roughest of storms, and not likely to abandon the less fortunate. Adjustment also denotes a large capacity for forgiveness and compassion. Adjustment is not as much about winning as it is about achieving balance, overcoming hardship, and using well crafted persuasion to gain allies. Adjustment suggests the need and ability to make our decisions based on objective perceptions of events, and good or bad, accepting responsibility for our actions
The Hierophant represents the protector of a culture’s heritage and traditions. His purpose is to defend and teach the established ways and beliefs a group embraces. He is inherently conventional and a true believer in the power of the group. He loves the structure of the group and its values. It is the task of The Hierophant to bring new members into the group—to prepare the uninitiated to take their rightful place in his culture. In this sense he is very much like a teacher or a priest. He also acts as the repository of his group’s history. The Hierophant is certainly not one to buck proper authority. However, he is a staunch and worthy defender of the tried and true. He represents the positive aspects of tradition and conformity.
Aim high, adventurous Archer! Sagittarius is symbolized by the Centaur (half man, half horse), aiming his arrow high toward the heavens on the hunt for big ideas and experiences.
Ruled by giant Jupiter, planet of growth and opportunity, fiery Sagittarius is full of energy and a desire to explore. Positive and optimistic, Sagittarius loves becoming enlightened to new ideas through people, travel and philosophy. Others gravitate to Sagittarius for their happy-go-lucky attitude and outgoing personality, and the only way to bring Sag down is to limit their freedom in any way.
Sagittarius is the life of the party! There’s never a dull moment with Sag — their friendly, outgoing attitude and interesting philosophical conversations keep others happily engaged.
Carefree Sagittarius can be reckless in both action and words, and may hurt others inadvertently with blunt honesty or thoughtless acts.
Slow down! Sagittarius speeds through life with an aggressive eagerness for new things, but they would be wise to slow down and stick with something for a few minutes.
Bold and carefree Sagittarius is most compatible with easy, breezy and equally curious Gemini, and fellow Fire signs Aries and Leo, who are also always up for thrills.
Fiery Sagittarius is least compatible with smothering Earth signs Taurus and Virgo, and with sensitive Cancer homebodies.
People born on the cusp share common traits from two different zodiac signs.
Element: Fire
Glyph: ♐
Quality: Mutable
Colors: Shades of purple
Ruling Planet: Jupiter
Ruling House: 9th House of Philosophy and Religion
Tarot Card: Temperance
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