Your Planetary Reading for Today

Your Self Overall

Five of Swords Reversed

Victories may be empty. False pride must be avoided. Sorrow is possible.

Matters Concerning Your Home (The Moon Card)

Three of Swords Reversed

Confusion and upheaval are possible.

Matters Concerning Love (The Card of Venus)

The Nine of Wands

Your struggles are at a pause. Prepare for them to renew themselves. Persistence will pay off in the end.

Matters of Finance, Acquisition and Wealth (The Card of Jupiter)

Two of Coins

At ease with change. Able to juggle more than one situation at a time. New ventures may be hard to get underway. Hard work mixed with unreliability.

Matters of the Intellect (The Card of Saturn)

King of Swords Reversed

Distrustful and paranoid. Capable of malice. Power abused.

The Outcome

Aquarius Reversed

This card signifies the closing of both heart and mind, which leads to stagnation.

Get A Jump On Tomorrow…..

Your Daily Horoscopes for Thursday, May 26th

By Rick Levine

If Today is Your Birthday: May 25

You are a witty, humorous, talkative person. Under the chatty or sociable surface, you are a lot more serious than you appear. In fact, you never take anything at face value. You consider yourself unusual, and most people agree! You are highly imaginative with fantastical dreams and ideas.

Famous people born today: Robert Ludlum, Mike Myers, Anne Heche, Karen Valentine, Cillian Murphy.

Your Birthday Year Forecast:

Your birthday falls not long after a Full Moon this year, in the Disseminating phase, suggesting a period ahead of communication and teaching. You may be turned to for advice more frequently, and you are very willing to offer your help. This is a strong year for publicity and any other endeavors that involve spreading the word. As well, your ability to be objective–or to see the “big picture”–can be especially pronounced and rewarding this year.

Your ability to express yourself and to solve problems is enhanced this year. You may have opportunities to travel, and matters related to publishing, teaching, and writing should go especially well. You may find that you have the right information at the right time this year. You could also have big ideas and plans, as your mind is filled with ideas. Work, especially in communications, goes well. Relationships with young people may be particularly rewarding and positive. An optimistic attitude serves you very well this year. The desire to expand your mind is strong, and this is a good year to take up studies or to further your education. It’s also excellent for teaching and speaking. With greater receptivity to new ideas and perspectives, you are more likely to attract positive energies into your life.

You have a stronger focus on, and dedication to, work in the period ahead, sometimes taking it a little too far. Taking the time to pull yourself away from your pet projects or work will help bring more balance to your life, and will ensure that you don’t neglect other important areas of life. However, you can make significant headway in specific areas this year, and you are likely to feel a strong sense of direction and purpose.

You are likely to be popular with others when it comes to your ideas and communications this year, especially as you are communicating with optimism and cheerfulness, and this can bring rewarding experiences and opportunities into your life.

Your energy levels run high this year, but you should watch for hasty or impetuous behavior. Remember that haste makes waste. This year is likely to be especially busy. You could be rather willful and impassioned, and it would be best to channel excess energy into healthy physical outlets.

Your affections are strongly stimulated, and you are more acutely aware of your powers of attraction. You can enjoy an increase in personal magnetism, but be wary of competitiveness or tension in existing love relationships, as your passions are ignited in general, whether they’re feelings of love or anger!

With Mars-Pluto energy in your Solar Return chart, channeled positively, you could move mountains when it comes to pushing your projects ahead. If mishandled, however, there could be some obsessive or compulsive behavior. Avoid taking extreme measures to make things happen your way, and avoid people who might be doing same. Deliberately trying to maneuver things in order to get the upper hand will likely be a lesson in frustration.

There may be a project, idea, or person that demands much of your attention or occupies much of your thoughts. It’s a strong year for any project or studies that require concentrated effort. You are especially resourceful. You are willing to put in the effort and dedication to a mental interest or project. Business and promotional efforts can thrive. You can experience a strong desire to master a subject or deepen your knowledge and skillset.

This can be a strong period for learning, teaching, and sharing, and particularly good for publishing your ideas and work or for seeking advanced training. You are likely to make good contacts with others, particularly in love and friendship, although there can be some competitiveness and strife to deal with at times. Motivation and energy levels can be up and down, so you’ll need to pay special attention to time management. Relationships are in strong focus this year, and you can find yourself in high demand.

 
2016 is a Number Three year for you. Ruled by Jupiter. This is a year of sociability. It is a friendly time, when it is easy to enjoy life and other people. Focus is on personal freedom, reaching out to others, making new friends, and exploration. You are more enthusiastic and ready for adventure. It is likely to be a rather lighthearted year, when opportunities for “play” time are greater than usual. It’s also a good year for expressing your creativity. Advice – reach out, but avoid scattering your energies.

2017 will be a Number Four year for you. Ruled by Uranus. This is a year of work and development. It’s “nose to the grindstone” time. It’s a time to deal with practical matters, and it’s not a time to be lazy or especially gregarious. Sometimes, it can be a year that feels hard, monotonous and routine, and/or lonely. Positive new relationships are generally not formed in a Four personal year. Advice – get yourself organized, work to build your resources, keep busy.

Courtesy of Cafe Astrology

Your Daily Horoscopes for Wednesday, May 25th

Aries

With the Moon at the top of your solar chart all day, dear Aries, you can be hyper-aware of your performance and especially ambitious. You are more motivated than usual to do your best. You do better today if you have a goal in sight. A Venus-Pluto aspect today can complicate things, as insecurities can interfere with relationships and pleasure as well! Tensions revolving around around business and money concerns or performance should be managed. Unresolved issues tend to emerge now and can be disruptive, but don’t let them affect your judgment.

Taurus

This can be a time for rather heartily pursuing creative interests, recreation, learning, or even romance, dear Taurus, and at the very least, exploring your feelings. However, your needs and wants can be complicated to understand with Venus in minor but challenging aspect to Pluto. You may not know how to get what you want directly, and the temptation can be to find subtle or roundabout ways to pursue your goals, but this could make your life more complicated than necessary. There is a stronger desire for comfort and security in your relationships these days, but today you may not be feeling especially able to let down your guard. Aim for moderation today.

Gemini

Watch today for emotional reactions or hypersensitivity to what you believe to be others’ agendas or motives, dear Gemini. You are receiving attention, but you may not feel especially comfortable with it. There may be a dilemma between personal goals and professional ones, or with others’ expectations of you. People in your life may not be seeing your goals or plans in the same way you do just for now. Ideally, this will prompt you to become clearer about your plans in your own mind. With the Moon in your solar eighth house today, you are inclined to analyze and observe rather than to jump into action.

Cancer

There may be some challenges or concerns about your relationships today, dear Cancer. The tendency is to see the darker side or to entertain negative thoughts, which you can, of course, choose to rise above. You might also be dealing with the jealousies of someone close to you. The Moon is in your partnership zone all day, and this can stimulate moodiness if you’re unable to connect with others well. A Sun-Pallas aspect can point to some disagreement about ideas and beliefs. You may need to take charge of your own happiness by occupying your mind with something enjoyable that doesn’t involve others.

Leo

You may be struggling with routine and responsibilities today, dear Leo, as you can be craving more time for your social life but might quickly find yourself bogged down with details, errands, and chores instead. Try not to put too much pressure on yourself. Some of you could be dealing with jealousies related to a friendship today. It can be important to treat others with extra sensitivity and care, particularly on the job. However, if someone is deflecting their resentment onto you, take no part in it. Emotional game playing is a tendency today with Venus and Pluto in a minor challenging aspect, but you don’t have to involve yourself.

Virgo

There is a tendency today, likely motivated by fear, for people to want to try to take control of others and situations through manipulation, dear Virgo. There can also be some challenges involving getting on board with others’ plans and ideas, particularly the long-term, life path goals. Focusing on solving intellectual problems may be better than trying to attack more emotionally-rooted ones. Do your best, but don’t worry about pleasing everyone today. Consider ways to express your feelings through creative mediums, which can be especially successful now.

Libra

There may be some tensions experienced today if you’re feeling that you don’t have very much control or upper hand in your life, dear Libra. This is due to a minor challenging aspect between Venus, your ruler, and Pluto. Manipulating or otherwise trying to get your way will not contribute to a feeling of empowerment in the long run, so avoid these as best as possible. Rise above tendencies towards subterfuge, and instead try to address the insecurity or fear on which these are likely based. Part of you wants to express yourself more freely and spontaneously these days – try not to let insecurity hold you back. This is, in fact, a good time for exploring complicated emotions with the Moon and Pluto connecting at the bottom of your solar chart.

Scorpio

There may be some frustration with conversations that seem to beat around the bush today, dear Scorpio, or that quickly turn into a game of power or righteousness. The desire to have the last word is strong, but not necessarily worth the effort. The question will be whether the argument itself is more important than the people involved! The day is good for tackling mental challenges, however. You might easily and happily throw yourself into solving a mystery or problem today. Be aware of a tendency for communication mishaps, but also consider that these can also lead to new insights and understanding.

Sagittarius

There can be a small tendency for people to be playing emotional or mind games today, dear Sagittarius. There could be lack of confidence about going after what we want or deserve, and perhaps some beating around the bush. Simple conversations or interactions may end up stirring big feelings now. Some of you could be feeling possessive or dealing with this in a partner, and disagreements about finances and tastes could arise. This doesn’t have to be disruptive if you find ways to direct these emotions appropriately. You can also gain new understanding of what you truly value now.

Capricorn

Interactions can be tricky at times today, dear Capricorn, particularly with people you work with or in relationships that naturally have an imbalance of power (example, client-patient, employer-employee, teacher-student, etc.). There may not appear to be a direct route to getting what you want, so the temptation is to try to maneuver things to go your way instead. While it’s probably not the best time to state your desires, it’s a good idea to avoid mind games that will either backfire or leave you feeling less than fulfilled. With the Moon in your sign all day, and aligning with Pluto as well, emotions feel urgent. Use this energy to get into better touch with your needs.

Aquarius

You can experience a stronger need than usual for private time or extra time to regroup emotionally today, dear Aquarius, until tomorrow morning when the Moon enters your sign. This is a time for exploring your inner world more attentively. Laying low can be beneficial now. Today’s energies are a little tricky, however, with regards to relationships. Instead of stating your needs directly, you may be tempted to try to maneuver things to go your way as there is a rather convoluted energy to our interactions today. Part of you wants to throw yourself into new experiences, and another is a little worried about doing so. Try not to make life more complicated than it already is – if you need more time to build confidence in an endeavor, take it.

Pisces

Find ways to nurture your need to feel part of a community or group today, dear Pisces, and try to pull yourself out of competitive situations. Seek out healthy ways to escape the daily grind and aim to reconnect with your happiness goals. Even so, Pluto in your friendship sector forms a minor challenging aspect to Venus, which can bring some complications or complexity to your feelings and interactions. You could suspect a hidden agenda when you’d prefer to communicate with more sincerity. While you may want to stick close to home, insecurities can have you feeling you need to be around friends. Aim to let go of your fears as much as possible, but give yourself some time to explore your feelings before pushing forward.

Astrology of Today – May 25, 2016

Summary:

• The Moon is in Capricorn all day (until Thursday, May 26th, at 10:26 AM).
• The Moon is void from 9:11 PM forward (until tomorrow at 10:26 AM).
• The Moon is waning and in its Full Moon phase until 3:45 PM / the Moon is waning and in its Waning Gibbous phase from 3:45 PM forward.
• A Full Moon occurred on the 21st, and a Last Quarter Moon will occur on May 29th.
• Mercury is direct and is in its post-retrograde shadow until June 7th.
• Mars is retrograde (Mars is retrograde from April 17-June 29).
• Venus spends its first full day in Gemini (Venus transits Gemini May 24-June 17).

25 May

Festival of Fortuna

Fortuna was probably originally a fertility Goddess, and rites to her would have reflected this concept. However, as she became associated with the Greek Tyche, her persona changed to that of a Goddess of fate, chance, and luck.

Fortuna’s main symbol is the wheel upon which she stands, implying the instability of human fortune. Her most recognized symbols are those of the cornucopia and rudder, indicating her ability to steer the destiny tiny of people. At this time of year, her temples would have been decorated with fresh flowers. Offerings would have been made to her for the purpose of bringing good fortune and luck to those who followed her ways.

Daily Enchantments & Incantations for Everyday of the Month, Day 14

A blessing to stay healthy.

Bless my body, bless my mind
Good health radiates unconfined
I am able bodied, all sickness abated
Nourished and restored, well being re-created.

Source

Daily Incantations & Enchantments a Spell a Day for 30 Days
Garden Summerland

Daily Magickal Applications for Wednesday

To the Romans, this day was called Dies Mercurii, or “Mercury’s day” Mercury was a popular character in the Roman pantheon. A messenger of the gods, he presided over commerce, trade, and anything that required skill or dexterity. The Celts also worshiped Mercury and eventually equated him with the Norse god Odin (some spelling variations on this name include Wotan, Wodin, and Wodan). In Norse mythologies, Odin, like Mercury, is associated with poetry and music. Interestingly enough, both Odin and Mercury were regarded as psychopomps, or the leaders of souls, in their individual mythologies.

Odin, one of the main gods in Norse mythology, was constantly seeking wisdom. He traveled the world in disguise as a one-eyed man with a long gray beard, wearing an old, beat-up hat and carrying a staff or a spear (which brings to my mind images of Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings). In the Old English language, this day of Mercury evolved into Wodnes daeg, “Woden’s day,” or Wednesday.

Wednesday carries all of the planetary and magickal energies and associations of the witty and nimble god Mercury himself. Some of these mercurial traits included good communication skills, cleverness, intelligence, creativity, business sense, writing, artistic talent, trickiness, and thievery. And don’t forget all of those wise and enigmatic qualities associated with the Norse god Odin/Wodin, not to mention the goddess Athena’s contributions of music, the arts, handmade crafts, and writing. Wednesdays afford excellent opportunities for seeking wisdom, changing your circumstances, and improving your skills, be they in trade and commerce, music and art, or in communication and writing.

Source

Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

Correspondences for Mercury

Mercury Attributes: communication, creativity, divination, thankfulness, mental focus, changes

Element: Air

Herbs: lavender, lemongrass, peppermint

Stones: fluorite, agate, aventurine

Day: Wednesday
 

Source

A Spell Crafter’s Compendium
Terri Paajanen

Wednesday Is Ruled By Mercury

Wednesdays are wild and wacky days. They are for communication, change, cunning, and the arts. This is a Mercury day, and just its patron god this day is full of contradictions, change, and excitement. Some suggestions for Wednesday enchantments would include:

Pulling a little Wednesday color magic into your life by wearing purples or orange

Carrying a multipurpose agate with you and tapping into its various charms

Working with magical plants such as the fern for protection. This plant will also boost the power of any other magical plants with which it is arranged.

Incorporating lavender into charms and spells for transformation

Using the charming scent of lily of the valley to improve your memory, or working with the aspen tree for communication

Calling on Athena, patron of arts and crafts, for inspiration for a new project

Fanning out a Tarot spell to increase you creativity

Calling on Hermes on a Wednesday night to bring movement and good luck into your life

WEDNESDAY CORRESPONDENCES

Mercury/Neptune/Air/North/West/Southwest/Female/Male/Gemini/Virgo

Magickal Intentions: Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear, Loss, Travel, Money Matters

Color: black, light blue, brown, gray, green, magenta, orange, peach, purple, red, silver, turquoise, violet, white, yellow; orange is the primary color

Number: 3, 5

Metal: mercury

Charm: distaff, rod, runes, staff, iridescent garments

Stone: moss agate, amethyst, bloodstone, emerald, hematite, lapis lazuli, lodestone, pearl, ruby, sapphire, sodalite, all blue stones

Animal: bear, dog, fox, magpie, swan, weasel

Plant: almond, bayberry, chamomile, cherry, cinnamon, cinquefoil, clove, coltsfoot, ginger, hazel, hazelnut, jasmine, lavender, millet, oak, peppermint, periwinkle, rosemary, sage, St. John’s wort, sweet pea, tamarind, lemon verbena, violet

Incense: cassia, cedar, cinnamon, clove, frankincense, jasmine, lavender, mastic, mint, rosemary, sage, sandalwood, storax, dried and powdered citrus peel, and all incense made from aromatic bark, wood, and seeds

Goddess: Carmenta, Hecate (Queen of Crossroads), Hel, Ishtar, Ma’at, the Morrigan, Nike

God: Anubis, Bragi, Elath-Iahu. Enki, Garuda, Hermes, Maximon (Black Magician), Mercury, Nebo (Wise God of Wednesday), Odin, Shango, Ullr, Vishnu, Wayland, Woden

Evocation: Agrat Bat Mahalat, Michael, Miel, Raphael, Seraphiel, Tiriel

Source

Moonlight Musings

The Witches Almanac for Wednesday, May 25th

Wednesday (Mercury): The conscious mind, study, travel, divination, and wisdom.

Urbanas Diena (Latvian)

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: Third Quarter

Moon Sign: Capricorn
Capricorn: Develops strong structure. Focus on traditions, responsibilities, and obligations. A good time to set boundaries and rules.

Incense: Marjoram

Color: Brown

Magickal Days of the Week – Wednesday

Wednesday is named for Woden himself, although the Romans called it dies Mercurii. This is a day associated with the color purple, the planet Mercury, and the metal quicksilver – which is also called mercury. See a pattern here?

When it comes to deities… yes, Mercury! However, there are a few other gods associated with Wednesday, including Odin and Hermes, Athena, and Lugh. Gemstones like adventurine and agate come in handy as well, as do plants such as aspen trees, lilies, lavender and even ferns.

Business and job-related issues, communication, loss and debt, traveling, and journeys are all tied in to Wednesday. This is a good day to do a working to open up lines of communication – especially if your own actions are preventing you from being an effective speaker or listener. Go someplace new or return to an old favorite stomping ground, step up your game, and settle up your accounts.

Author

Patti Wigington, Paganism/Wicca Expert
Article published on & owned by About.com

Wednesday Witchery

Be bold and daring today! Expand your knowledge of the Craft by working with the planetary energies of Mercury on this multifaceted day of the week. Consider the Greco-Roman gods Mercury and Hermes and all of the many lessons they have for you. Embrace change and movement, and work on your communication techniques. Conjure up a little good luck for yourself with that Mercury dime spell. Call on Athena to inspire you to try magickal arts and crafts and to be more creative in your own spellwork and witchery.

Meditate on Odin and see what you can discover about him. I wonder what sort of fabulous and fascinating magickal wisdom you will uncover? Odin is a shaman, after all; he may appear in many guises and faces. I guarantee that he will make you laugh at yourself before he is through with you, but you will learn. It’s up to you what you do with that knowledge. Will you let it shapeshift into wisdom?

Wednesday is the wild and wily day of the week, so try to go with the flow; don’t fight the quirky energies of the day. Most importantly, follow your heart, and always keep a good sense of humor, because of Wednesdays you will really need it.
 

Source

Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

Wednesday

Ruler: Wodin, Mercury

Colors: Orange, light blue, and gray

Power Hours: Sunrise and the 8th, 16th, and 24th hours following

Keywords: Success, creativity, communication

The word Wednesday is reminiscent of the Norse wind god Wodin, which is referenced in the popular rhyme verse “Wednesday’s child is full of woe.” This does not mean that those born on this day are full of sorrow or trouble. To be full of Woden (Wodin) means to be full of wind, to be spirited. Woden was such a powerful pagan god that the German church fathers changed the name of his day to Mittwoch, meaning midweek, in an attempt to exorcise his influence.

In the Spanish word for Wednesday, miercoles, we clearly see its connection to Mercury. Under the guidance of Mercury; Wednesday is a day of swift activity, communication, correspondence, and phone calls. This is a good day for journalists, writers, poets, bargaining, hiring employees, and visiting friends.

On Wednesdays, the hour of sunrise and every eight hours after that are also ruled by Mercury, making these times of the day doubly blessed. These are the strongest four hours for ritual work. Check your local newspaper, astrological calendar, or almanac to determine when sunrise occurs.

Source

Gypsy Magic