Money on the ground,
Waiting to be found.
Walk along and see it there,
Pick it up, it’s so easy fare.
Riches left for me to find.
Expressing gratitude for those so kind.
The Power of Postive Witchcraft
Garden Summerland
Dedicated to Mother Shipton, this day still provokes centuries turies old controversy: Was Mother Shipton a gifted prophet or a child of the devil and, therefore, a Witch? According to the legend, Mother Shipton (Ursula Sontheil) was born in Knaresborough (Yorkshire) in 1488 and foretold many of the major events in English history. She eventually became the patron saint of working women, especially those of the lower classes employed in laundries and kitchens.
St. Elmo was a Syrian bishop and the patron tron saint of sailors. The electrical discharges-St. St. Elmo’s Fire-that flicker around ships during storms at this time of the year are believed to be a sign of his protection.
Thursday increase prosperity on this day, work toward expansion and moving up in the world.
Planetary Influences: Jupiter
Household Symbols: A dollar bill, coins, a paycheck stub, a picture of your home.
Color: Green and royal blue
Kitchen Spices: Sage and nutmeg
Cottage Witchery
Natural Magick for Hearth and Home
Author Ellen Dugan
Tools:
Coffee, tea, soda, caffeine pills, anything with caffeine in it.
In order to focus your caffeine consumption, and thus your extra energy, on a specific goal, do the following:
Take your caffeine pill, coffee, soda, tea, or whatever else and set it in front of you. Hover both of your hands around it, like parentheses: ( item )
Then close your eyes and say a prayer or chant your desire, something like:
I point this energy towards (desire)!
Repeat the prayer, getting louder each time, and then down your source of caffeine.
Mirror Magic (Scrying, Spells, Curses and Other Witch Crafts)
Viivi James
If you want to make your own spells, you can do that. If you’re especially creative or tuned in with this element, you won’t need my notes on what to include in your spells. As someone with many fire signs in my chart and an affinity for fire, I naturally know what goes into fire spells but I don’t have that benefit with the other three elements.
Try to build your own affinity for each of the elements. Before looking up what other people think you should use to create your Fire spells, sit and brainstorm or meditate for a few minutes. You’ll probably come up with more things than you expect.
You can, for instance, try pairing a bonfire with some of the plants I’ll bring up later in the book. Throw the plants into the bonfire and their essence will flow through the air around you.
Leaving some of those plants out as offerings to the deities in the next section can also work. You don’t only have to offer foodstuff to deities- magical plants also work. Try to figure out what plants a deity would like best through meditation.
There are so many ways to use fire in magic, and since flames are something we encounter almost every day there are countless times to call upon the power and cleansing ability of flames to improve your life.
Fire spells are really good for love, weight loss, sports and working out, sex, and protection. Be aware that fire can be destructive just as much as it’s creative.
Bringing fire into your ritual space is as simple as lighting a candle or some incense.
Mirror Magic (Scrying, Spells, Curses and Other Witch Crafts)
Viivi James
Planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Deep Blue
Crystals: Amethyst, Lepidolite, Sugilite, Tin
Aroma: Melissa, Clove, Oakmoss, Jupiter Oil, Cinnamon, Musk, Nutmeg, and Sage
Herb: Cinquefoil
Ruled by the planet Jupiter and dedicated to Thor, god of thunder and agricultural work. His parallels in various European Traditions include Zeus, Taranis, Perun, and Perkunas. Magical aspects: controlled optimism, energetic growth, physical well-being, material success, expansion, money/wealth, prosperity, leadership, and generosity.
Thursday is the day of Jupiter, the largest of the planets and said to be the most powerful. Spellcasters would be wise to use this day for attempting wealth, success and prosperity spells. Thursday is also associated (in Greek mythology) to Thor – Thor’s day – and some even say that Jupiter and Thor are one in the same. Both are strong and powerful, yet wise and just.
Try a small prayer to Jupiter before commencing any ritual on Thursday as a sign of respect.
This is the proper day of the week to perform spells and rituals involving luck, happiness, health, legal matters, male fertility, treasure, wealth, honour, riches, clothing, money, desires, business, group pursuits, joy, laughter, and expansion.
Thursday (Jupiter): Expansion, money, prosperity, and generosity.
Waning Moon
The Waning Moon (from the Full Moon to the New) is a time for study, meditation, and little magical work (except magic designed to banish harmful energies).
Moon Phase: Fourth Quarter
Moon Sign: Taurus
Taurus: Things begun now last the longest, tend to increase in value, and become hard to alter. Brings out appreciation for beauty and sensory experience.
Incense: Balsam
Color: Green
Thursday is a day of royal blues and greens, associated with the planet Jupiter and metals like tin. When it comes to deities, look at leader type gods like Thor, Zeus, and Jupiter. Gemstone correspondences for Thursday include turquoise, amethyst and lapis lazuli, and plant associations can be found in honeysuckle, cinquefoil, and even oak trees.
This is a day for honor, fealty and family loyalty, as well as harvesting, success, and prosperity.
Take advantage of Thursday’s different aspects and do spellwork that brings abundance to you, declares your allegiance, and embraces prosperity.
Patti Wigington, Paganism/Wicca Expert
Article published on & owned by About.com
Try wearing some honeysuckle-scented perfume to encourage prosperity. Bewitch someone by wearing deep royal blue or brighten up a dreary day by wearing lucky, prosperity-drawing green. Brew up a pot of mint tea to help increase your cash flow. Try adding a pinch of nutmeg or cinnamon to an unscented candle to encourage some fast cash. Bake up a loaf of wheat bread for the family, and celebrate abundance and be thankful for all that you have.
Conjure up a witchy craft and create a philter or two for your magickal needs. Work with the deities and the magickal plants corresponding with Thursday.
How did the energies of the plants of Jupiter enhance your magick? What did you learn by working with Juno, Jove, or Zeus? The truth is that by adding these new techniques and information into your spellcasting repertoire, you will indeed advance your skills, thereby moving up in the ranks to become a more adept magickal practitioner
Just by believing in yourself and working toward creating abundance, health, and prosperity, you have already begun to transform your outlook on life. Put your game face on; think positively. Work with Thor for perseverance and courage, and apply those qualities to your own prosperity spells and healing witchery. Break out the tarot cards; How could you incorporate that symbolism into other spells of your own design?
Use your imagination, check Thursday’s correspondence list, and see what other bewitching things you can conjure up for prosperity magick all by yourself. Call on the gods and goddess of Thursday and bring some positive change, abundance, health, and prosperity into your life!
Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan
Today is the day for prosperity work of all kinds. It can also be used for healing work, whether that is a physical healing of an illness or an emotional healing. Also remember that you have to follow up your healing work and prosperity magick and physical action.
I can’t tell you the number of times I have met new witches who complain to me that their prosperity spell or “I need a better job” spell did not work as they expected. They’ll ramble on and on about how much time and money they spent working their magick….but, alas, they had no glorious manifestation of wealth or fabulous job that suddenly dropped out of the sky and landed in their laps.
Then, when I gently ask them, “Did you enchant your resume or application when you filled it out? Did you do a little confidence-boosting spellwork when you went to apply for the job or went to the interview?” typically they give me a blank, confused stare.
Nine times out of ten, their response is, “You mean I have to go out and actually look for the job too?” Um, yes, my dear, you certainly do. Magick follows the path of least resistance, which means it’s going to manifest along the simplest, quickest route. Get out there and hit the pavement. See what you can find. Times are tough and competition for good jobs is fierce, so you need whatever edge you can get. For folks like us, we’re going to get the edge by using our magick and our spellcraft.
Thursdays have such a rich source of magick for us to draw upon that, honestly, the sky is the limit. This is the day associated with the gods of the sky and heavens, after all. Get to know these deities and add their wisdom and magick into your days
Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan
Thursday comes from the Latin Dies Iovis, which means “Jove’s day” Jove, or Jupiter as he was sometimes called, was the supreme god and patron of the ancient Romans. Jove/Jupiter is associated with wealth, leadership, thunder, and lightning. A lord of heaven, Jove/Jupiter was also a god of light, and his sacred color is white. In the Greek mythologies, this deity was known as Zeus. This fifth day of our bewitching week was eventually turned into the Old English Thursdaeg or Thunresdaeg, which translates to “thunder’s day” or, more simply, “Thor’s day.” This day of the week is named after Thor, the popular Norse god of thunder. Thor was the son of Odin. He carried a war hammer called Mjollnir, and it was this that made the thunder and lightning. All of these Thursday gods-Jupiter/Jove, Zeus, and Thor-were wielders of the thunderbolt.
Thursday has the planetary association of Jupiter, and this day of the week is associated with prosperity, abundance, leadership, and good health. Prosperity and abundance are the typical magickal concerns on a Thursday. However, the way people define prosperity can vary greatly between individuals.
Personally, I think prosperity and abundance aren’t about owning the biggest house, fanciest wardrobe, or the newest car. It’s about living within your means and living well. My definition of prosperity is having enough money in the checking account to cover the bills and to pay for the groceries; anything left over is gravy.
But with a family, there is always something. Just about the time you’re feeling confident, something pops up. Somebody has to go to the doctor or the dentist, or someone needs work done on their car. Or my daughter calls from college with the classic “send money” request. It’s enough to drive me bonkers! For instance, just this past month, I got hit up for sorority dues, book fees, dentist bills, a bit of car repair and, lest we forget, living money for my daughter while she is away at school. Ouch!
The aspiration to make your budget stretch and to find ways to cover extra expenses is a real need for just about everybody. So on this bewitching day, let’s look at some practical, magickal ways to increase your prosperity and try out a few enchanting ideas designed to create a little abundance and, last but not least good health.
Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan
Juno, Hera, Kwan Yin, Mary, Cybele, Tara, Mawu, Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Ishtar
The Goddess Book of Days
Diane Stein
In Babylonia, of Shapatu or Sabbat of Ishtar. In Rome, day of Carna or Cardea, Goddess of Domestic Life (carried over from June I). She is the Goddess of Hinges, of what goes in and out, a Goddess of Physical Survival.
The Goddess Book of Days
Diane Stein
Sacred to Mother Earth in her fecund aspect, Mother Shipton (Ursula Sontheil) was a famous seer in Cambridge, England, and is the patron saint of women working in laundries. She is honored on the Wednesday immediately after Whitsunday.
The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick
Thursday is the day of the planet Jupiter, dedicated to Thunor(Thor), God of thunder and agricultural work. His parallels in various European traditions are Zeus, Taranis, Perun, Perkunas and St. Olaf. The faith of the Northern Tradition holds Thursday sacred, just as Islam reveres Friday, Judaism the Sabbath(calculated from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday), and Christianity, Sunday. This is why almost all adages about Thursday are positive, such as “Thursday’s child has far to go,” “Sneeze on Thursday, something better,” or “Cut nails on Thursday for wealth.” Thursday rules controlled optimism, energetic growth, physical well-being and material success.
Deity: Thor
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn/Pisces/Sagittarius
Planet: Mercury
Tree: Oak
Herb: Henbane
Stone: Turquoise/Bloodstone/Topaz
Animal: Fish/Goat/Aurochs
Element: Fire
Color: Brown/White/Orange
Number: 3
Rune: Thorn
Celtic Tree Month of Hauth (Hawthorn) – May 13 – June 9. Hawthorn month is a time of fertility, masculine energy, and fire. Also associated with the realm of Faerie.
Runic Half-Month of Odal (home, possessions) – May 29 – June 13
Goddess of the Month of Hera – May 16 – June 12
The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick
Prosperity
Wealth
Growth
Luck
Male energy
Debts
Finances
Development
Legal issues
A Spell Crafter’s Compendium
Terri Paajanen
Mars is at its closest approach, but Jupiter is no slouch in the night sky this week.
Thursday, June 2
• Saturn lies opposite the Sun in our sky tonight (officially at 3 a.m. EDT on June 3) and reaches its peak visibility for 2016. The ringed planet appears low in the southeast as darkness falls and grows more prominent as the evening wears on and it climbs higher. It stands about one-third of the way to the zenith in the southern sky around 1 a.m. local daylight time. Saturn lies among the background stars of southern Ophiuchus and shines at magnitude 0.0, nearly 10 times brighter than any of this constellation’s stars. When viewed through a telescope, the dramatic ring system spans 42″ and tilts 26° to our line of sight, while Saturn’s family of moderately bright moons appears next to the gorgeous world.
Friday, June 3
• The Moon reaches perigee, the closest point in its orbit around Earth, at 6:55 a.m. EDT. It then lies 224,402 miles (361,140 kilometers) away from us.
Saturday, June 4
• Another comet in the growing crowd of such objects discovered by the Pan-STARRS telescope in Hawaii makes its appearance in June’s morning sky. Comet PANSTARRS (C/2013 X1) currently glows around 7th magnitude in southern Aquarius. As a bonus today, the comet’s head lies less than 1° east of the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) while the comet’s tail grazes this bright planetary. From most of the United States, you’ll need a haze-free southeastern horizon to spot the comet through a telescope shortly before dawn breaks.
• New Moon occurs at 11:00 p.m. EDT. At its new phase, the Moon crosses the sky with the Sun and so remains hidden in our star’s glare.
Sunday, June 5
• Mercury reaches greatest elongation today, when it lies 24° west of the Sun and stands 6° high in the east a half-hour before sunrise. The innermost planet shines at magnitude 0.5 and shows up easily through binoculars if you have an unobstructed horizon. When viewed through a telescope, Mercury appears 8″ across and about one-third lit.
Sun
Sun Direction: ↑ 96.83° E
Sun Altitude: 47.36°
Sun Distance: 94.288 million mi
Next Solstice: Jun 20, 2016 5:34 PM (Summer)
Sunrise Today: 5:36 AM↑ 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:10 PM↑ 299° Northwest
Length of Daylight: 14 hours, 34 minutes
Moon
Moon Direction: ↑ 155.40° SSE
Moon Altitude: 60.78°
Moon Distance: 224743 mi
Next New Moon: Jun 4, 20169:59 PM
Next Full Moon: Jun 20, 20166:02 AM
Next Moonset: Today5:26 PM
Current Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 9.1%
A new beginning surges forward
like the foaming ocean waves,
like sudsy water of a washer woman
rushing forward over cobblestones,
washing away the dust on the road.
Cleaning blackboards with white cloth,
wiping away traces of the last lesson,
preparing for the start of a new day,
starting over once again from the top;
and this time, with feeling, please.
Purification requires great care:
bathing the body is not enough;
sanitize the home and property,
sterilize the hearth and the sink,
clarify the mind and heart as well.
May your new beginnings be blessed,
may they sweep clean your path,
may they purify your worn soul,
and may you ever find the way
to those you need most.
–Poetry, Songs, and Enchantments: A Pagan Sourcebook
Gwenhwyfar Rhwwttchen
Aries
Remind yourself of the need to feed your imagination and faith, dear Aries. Your more worldly concerns may need to wait. Watch that you’re not misunderstood, especially about issues from the past. Also watch that you don’t trick yourself into thinking something you want to believe, or ignore an important matter. News coming in may not be all that it appears at the moment. Wait and process things before making final decisions and conclusions. Look for hidden agendas. Tomorrow’s energies are similar, so if you can feed your creative urges, take a break, or otherwise tend to emotional and spiritual needs, you may benefit the most.
Taurus
Early today, you can feel especially connected, creative, and romantic, dear Taurus. It can be very easy to get others to go along with your plans and ideas. As the day advances, clarity tends to fade, particularly surrounding money and friendship matters. You might sense a hidden agenda with people in your life, or you may be itching to know how someone feels, but cues are hard to read or completely absent! Consider more imaginative, engaging ways to do, or drum up, business. Avoid letting others’ demands, beating around the bush, or complaints drain you. If it’s possible, put some of your worldly goals on pause so that you can take care of your emotional and spiritual needs.
Gemini
While there can be good energy for creative work, dear Gemini, practical matters may not fare as well, simply because you’re being nudged towards stronger consideration of your imaginative, emotional, and spiritual needs today. Lack of clarity on the job can affect you strongly now, and this may also play out with authority figures in general. Try not to project fantasies on people and situations, as you may make more of them than they deserve, good or bad. As well, the tendency to be indiscreet without intending to is rather strong right now. Avoid making a stand or show right now, as you may regret it later when your head is clearer. If goals are too far-reaching or not very clear now, take things a step at a time and entertain smaller, more realizable goals.
Cancer
There can be quite a play on your perceptions and beliefs today and in the next few days, dear Cancer. Today, there can be the strong temptation to turn on the emotional blinders about a matter that you don’t want to face just yet. While it’s best to avoid drawing conclusions for now, you should make extra effort to avoid glossing over important details as well. Try to assess a matter that seems too good to be true, or, alternatively, seems too fantastical to hold weight, before banking on it now. Consider that you may be tricking yourself when it comes to a belief or goal. Aspiring towards a goal is one thing, but if it’s preventing you from enjoying the moment, then you may need to make adjustments. This morning is strong for making contact and interactions with friends, who are on your side.
Leo
You may be struggling with what’s true and what may only be wishful thinking today, dear Leo, particularly when it comes to emotional attachments, relationships, and finances. This is not the time to be indiscriminate with your money, particularly when it comes to others handling it. Keep abreast of what’s going on with shared resources. Trust, of course, is important in a relationship, but sometimes others can slip. You might also need to draw some boundaries with people who may be pushing your limits. Today and tomorrow, there can be some confusion or inability to see clearly and focus. Questions of commitment and attachment can arise. This can be a reminder to take better care of spiritual needs before pushing forward with your goals, and this will be stronger the more you’ve neglected them in recent weeks.
Virgo
This week can serve, on some level, as a checkpoint, dear Virgo, for goals related to career and life path, partnerships, and home/family life, dear Virgo. Today and tomorrow, you can be dealing with possible illusions that have blinded you to progress and growth, or the viability of dreams. This can be a “foggy” day in the relationship and career departments. There may be important details that are hidden or omitted altogether, and these things can hurt you at a later date. Boundaries are tricky to draw with those close to you, but if you allow others to overstep them too often, they might keep pushing your limits to see how far they can go. Interactions can be laced with elements of guilt, deception, and insecurity, making it important to separate yourself from uncertain situations and to save making final decisions and conclusions for a later date. Today is strong, forever, for pursuing personal interests and connecting with friends.
Libra
The day should be just fine for personal enjoyment, dear Libra, if you can avoid making definite commitments. It is also important to not take things at face value, particularly interactions involving co-workers, contracts, and agreements. There is a lot of misleading information and speculation floating around you right now, and it’s better not to take any of it as final or decisive. Push the limits when it comes to creativity and feeling today, but avoid setting yourself up for disappointment as not everyone else may be on the same page. There is a cosmic push to experience more of life beyond your routines these days, but you may be battling low energy or a cluttered schedule that keeps you from doing so. It may be that you are discovering the need for more imagination in your daily affairs, work, and routines in order to better motivate you.
Scorpio
Confusing or confused signals are quite likely in love relationships today, dear Scorpio. Avoid giving them off and avoid taking what you experience today too personally. You may be passionately seeking an answer to a pressing issue, but pushing matters will not get you anywhere. Avoid putting your faith in promises made today, including those that are not explicit because they may only be extensions of your own wishful thinking. Imagination is powerful now, possibly to the point of self-deception, but if harnessed in the right direction, you can be highly creative. This is a time for looking within and finding ways to better satisfy your needs for imagination, creative expression, and spiritual meaning, even if this temporarily takes you away from pursuing your more worldly goals. Friendships may be more supportive than love connections just for now, but you are also in a good position to learn much about yourself and your needs through your love relationships and feelings, and your personal appeal is very strong.
Sagittarius
Whether or not to put your faith in someone or a situation can be a struggle today, dear Sagittarius, as the Sun and Neptune form a square. Tomorrow, Venus will do the same, so prepare for a couple of days of being on the fence. Emotionally complex relationships tend to be the most susceptible to ups and downs today, while the more superficial connections tend to do just fine. Insecurities may lead you to accept behaviors in others that cross lines – watch for this. Try to depend on yourself and tend to your personal goals rather than to focus too heavily on others. After all, you are the only one responsible for your happiness. Let go of the thought that you might get concrete answers or commitments from others right now, or even clear signals from within, and life will be a little easier. Enjoy the moment without expectations for best results now.
Capricorn
This morning brings lovely energy for communicating and connecting with helpful people and good information, dear Capricorn. As the day advances, and over the next few days, there can be some temporary confusion until you recognize your more spiritual goals. The material world needs attention, of course, but if you’re not all there, you may be making mistakes now. It can be difficult to stay on course, but a rest or time for reflection is important. This is not the best time for making important decisions, particularly revolving around health and work matters. Dream up possibilities, but wait for a clearer day for new initiatives or big steps.
Aquarius
The morning can be good for stimulating discussions and learning, dear Aquarius, particularly with or about family and personal matters. As the day advances, there is a tendency for fuzzy perceptions, particularly related to financial and emotional/romantic matters. Insecurities about relationship definitions or who/what is yours can affect your enjoyment now, as much as you want to believe in something or someone. Focusing on the tasks at hand may not come easily right now, but if something touches your higher ideals or inner dreams, you’ll feel considerably more motivated. Watch for the temptation to look the other way if faced with money problems, or to borrow from the future in order to satisfy an urge today and tomorrow.
Pisces
This morning, you can get your ideas across and come to a happy agreement with someone, dear Pisces. As the day advances, the Sun and your ruler, Neptune, close in on a square aspect, and this influence can challenge your goals or even your confidence temporarily. If you haven’t been paying enough attention to your spiritual and emotional needs lately, you could feel drained or lacking in direction. The key to taming inner restlessness is to truly understand what is causing the dissatisfaction. This involves digging deep, as many of the reasons we give ourselves for dissatisfaction are superficial and temporary. You may be feeling a little left out or disappointed until you recognize your true needs.
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