Your Daily Horoscopes for Wednesday, May 18th

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Daily Horoscopes for Wednesday, May 18th

 

Aries

Aries Horoscope
Aries

Today and tomorrow are strong for money and business matters, dear Aries. You’re in a good position to assess value, particularly of projects and endeavors from the past or already underway. However, this morning relationships can be tricky to navigate. You may feel blocked when it comes to getting your way. If you feel that someone else is trying to steer your wheel, you could be tempted to make a stand, but drawing on patience may be the better choice right now, as the day’s energies can improve considerably as it advances. With a Libra Moon today, everyone has to be fair and reasonable for something to truly work.

Taurus

Taurus

This morning, it will be important to avoid pushing people or situations, dear Taurus. You can be quite productive if you keep things light and tune out distractions, although you can certainly feel pulled in different directions. Imbalances and flaws can seem to be magnified in your mind today. If you use this ability to hone in on problems constructively, you can really make headway on practical matters, or you could happily and busily fix those things in your life that have fallen out of whack. As the day advances, emotions tend to iron out. Think in beautiful terms and express yourself with grace. Tonight and tomorrow, there may be a positive turnaround or development in a relationship.

Gemini

Gemini

This morning, you can be especially sensitive to, and aware of, conflicts or unrest in your social or romantic life, dear Gemini. People can be erratic or absent, and possibly rebellious or complicated. However, if you choose to use difficult emotional energies constructively, you can be quite successful in creative or artistic pursuits now. In fact, going your own way can help you to center yourself. Although others, and situations, can be unpredictable, if you resolve to make yourself happy in the moment instead of depending on others, then you can enjoy a rewarding day, particularly as it advances. Your creative instincts are strong.

Cancer

Cancer

Again today, you can experience a stronger desire to stick close to home or to familiar places, people, and situations, dear Cancer. This is certainly not the time for completely new endeavors, or for taking risks. However, even though your heart is with home and family right now, it’s not the best time for making rational decisions about same, at least not this morning when there can be conflicted feelings and divided attention. Think in terms of simplifying things as much as possible on the home front, as this will help you to feel more in charge, not only of  your domestic life, but of other life departments as well. As the day advances, life feels less complicated.

Leo

Leo

It’s a good idea to try to let go, simplify, and keep things light today, dear Leo, as the Moon in your communications sector is challenged this morning and this can give you a sense that your life is running ahead of you. It’s also better not to hold big expectations of others, as people may be rebelling, absent, or a little contrary in the first half of the day. You may get the feeling that old habits need to be changed, and you’re probably right. As the day advances, you’re in a better position to let the little problems go. You may be exploring new approaches and ideas now.

Virgo

Virgo Symbol/Glyph
Virgo

There is an argumentative or rebellious flavor to the first part of the day, dear Virgo, and it’s likely to do with sharing. There can be inner conflicts to deal with as well – whether you want freedom or support can be an issue. The Moon is in a very steady, stable part of your chart all day, which can incline you to dig in your heels, but whims and desires can grab hold. These are likely very transitory, and a symptom of something else altogether, so try not to let them rule your mood. As the day advances, you tend to focus on more spiritual goals and needs. It’s also easier to muster up patience, and this helps your mood – and your perspective – considerably.

Libra

Libra Glyph-Symbol
Libra

The Moon is once again in your sign all day, dear Libra, and this position serves to pump up your emotions, making them very difficult to set aside. In the first half of the day, you may be feeling slighted, however. You could find that others are too wrapped up in their own problems and issues to be able to intuit what you need. While the ordinary holds little appeal now, it may be better than stirring up problems. Everything can feel urgent right now, but if you slow down a little, you might notice that your plans have been moving along at a reasonable pace – it’s you that wants instant results. As the day advances, a creative albeit minor aspect between your ruler, Venus, and accepting Neptune can be calming.

Scorpio

Scorpio Symbol Glyph
Scorpio

With the Moon in the final sector of your chart all day, dear Scorpio, you may need to take a break from the regular routine in order to recharge emotionally. Consider ways to better handle your daily routine, which can be quite scattered at this time in your life, so that you can tend to your very important needs for down time. You might be battling unusual desires and whims now, whether this is about a sudden desire to break from the past or to reconnect with it! Work with the restlessness instead of allowing it to work against you through gentle physical exercise or making small improvements that don’t involve exerting too much energy. As the day advances, you may find it easier to rescue yourself from self-defeating feelings.

Sagittarius

Sagittarius Glyph Symbol
Sagittarius

Personal relationships can involve a tug of war on an emotional level in the first half of the day, dear Sagittarius. An optimistic outlook and a desire to cooperate with others will take you far, as long as you know when and where to draw the line. People can be holding on very tightly to their independence one minute, and feeling needy the next. Keep a sense of humor today, and it can be a playful and spirited time. Don’t expect anyone to be especially predictable for best results now. Later today, and tomorrow as well, bring good energy for openness and receptivity. Aim to make peace with others now, or, at the very least, to let things go for your own peace of mind.

Capricorn

Capricorn Symbol/Glyph
Capricorn

A need to tend to duties and responsibilities today can prompt you to detach yourself from emotions which can facilitate getting things done, dear Capricorn. Even so, emotions have to go somewhere, and they can be rather inflamed in the first half of the day. While you are inclined to pull away from difficult feelings, watch that they don’t drive your behavior with those closest to you. Shows of independence can figure strongly, largely on the job and with family. You may want to push plans ahead now, but would be best off if you are willing to take it slowly. As the day advances, you’re more able to let things go and relax.

Aquarius

Aquarius

You tend to attract intense energy your way early today, dear Aquarius, and at times you could feel that important people in your life are being a little too dramatic for your liking. However, if you entertain the idea that underneath the drama may be a real desire for positive change, you can gently guide others towards making these changes. With the Moon in tactful Libra in your sector of opinions and beliefs and challenged in the morning, it’s important to be diplomatic, as there can be some impatience with others’ opinions. Later today, you instinctively know how to make the most of your talents and abilities and you’re less inclined to worry about what others think.

Pisces

Pisces

Going into the day expecting too much from others is unwise today, dear Pisces. You are far better off doing your own thing. At the same time, you shouldn’t be totally excluding others, as this can be misinterpreted – people can be quite sensitive today, although as the day advances, this sensitivity becomes less self-centered. Instead of waiting for people to sense what you want or need, express yourself and take action, or wait for a more cooperative atmosphere to do so. Later today is a time for letting go of a need for answers. With an open and willing mind, this can be a strong time for self-discovery. While emotions can be inflamed, you become more objective as the day advances, and this can make a big difference in your mood.

The Balance of the Signs & the Elements for Wednesday, May 18th

 

 

 

 

 

The Balance of the Signs & the Elements for Wednesday, May 18th

 

TAURUS STRONG
Stable and enduring, strong values, unyielding, earthy, acquisitive, strong desires. Can be stuck, stubborn, overly possessive, self-indulgent.
LIBRA STRONG
Even-handed, harmonious, artistic, diplomatic, balancing, strong sense of fairness. Can be over- compromising, appeasing, judgmental.
SAGITTARIUS STRONG
Inspiring, broad vision, enthusiastic, goal seeking, truthful, adventurous. Can be reckless, unrestrained, tactless.

BALANCE OF ELEMENTS

EARTH STRONG
We are especially in touch with the physical world. We consider what we’ve learned and experienced in the past in order to make the most of the present. We can be cautious, practical, and possibly unimaginative. We are deliberate and can pace ourselves well. We need hands-on experience and are not impressed with theory as much as we are with results. Routines are tolerable and comforting.
WATER WEAK
There may be some insensitivity or lack of empathy now. We may be out of touch with what we’re feeling or with our emotional needs. We may be tougher than usual now, and more inclined to follow mental or practical considerations than we are to listen to our intuition.

BALANCE OF MODES

The modes are balanced.

LUNAR PHASE: GIBBOUS
Moon 135 to 180 degrees ahead of the Sun.
We are looking to attach value and meaning to our goals. This is a time for analyzing, questioning, perfecting, and improving.

Astrology of Today – May 18, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

Astrology of Today – May 18, 2016

Summary:

  • The Moon is in Libra all day (until Thursday, May 19th, at 2:29 AM).
  • The Moon is void from 11:22 AM forward (until tomorrow at 2:29 AM.
  • The Moon is waxing and in its Waxing Gibbous phase.
  • First Quarter Moon occurred on the 13th, and a Full Moon will occur on May 21st.
  • Mercury is retrograde (Mercury is retrograde from April 28-May 22).
  • Mars is retrograde (Mars is retrograde from April 17-June 29).

Calendar of the Moon for May 18th

Calendar of the Moon

Hawthorn Tree Month

Color: Purple
Element: Air
Altar: Upon a cloth of purple place a vase of the budded hawthorn twigs, a knife, incense of gardenia and marjoram, and a figure of the Goddess.
Offerings: Contemplate something that is both beautiful and painful.
Daily Meal: Serve fruit juice with the food.

Huath Invocation
Call: Now is the time of the flower’s blossoming.
Response: Now is the time when the hand reaches forth to pluck.
Call: Now is the time when we struggle with our instincts…
Response: To take beauty for ourselves, or to leave it in its place.
Call: Now is the time when we must remember that all plants are not ours.
Response: We did not plant the forest, and it does not belong to us.
Call: We were not the first beings on this earth.
Response: We have come young and late, and the trees look down upon us.
Call: They groan from the centuries of our meddling.
Response: They grow thorns to protect themselves.
Call: Now is the time when the hawthorn goddess steps forward.
Response: Now is the time when the heartless lady lifts her hand.
Call: Now is the time of great beauty in the world.
Response: Now is the time when Nature protects her beauty.
Call: The hawthorn goddess stabs us to the heart with beauty.
Response: She reminds us of our place in the world.
Call: She reminds us that we do not own this green planet.
Response: She reminds us that our grasping fingers can still bleed.
Call: She makes the hedges that our animals cannot cross.
Response: She sets the boundaries that no man may cross.
Call: She makes our hearts beat faster or slower.
Response: Her berries are sweet, but she protects them.
Call: We must respect her as we respect the Earth….
Response: The Green Man falls before her, heedless and headless.
Call: She is the blade of all trees, and we shed our blood for her.
Response: She is the teeth of Nature, and we give way before her might.

Chant:
Cauldron of Changes
Blossom of Bone
Arc of Eternity
Hole in the Stone
[Pagan Book of Hours]

Calendar of the Sun for May 18th

Calendar of the Sun
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Vor’s Blot

Colors: White and blue
Element: Air
Altar: Upon cloth of white and blue set twelve white candles, one sky-blue candle, a great jug of mead, and a mirror. Throughout the next day, the altar stays the same, and one more candle is lit. On this day, light the blue candle and eleven white candles.
Offering: Plan ahead toward your goals. Dream. Do things correctly.
Daily Meal: Soup or stew. Bread with cheese, meat, or jam.

Invocation to Frigga’s Handmaidens

Call: Twelve maidens hold the halls of Asgard!
Response: Twelve virgins hold the pillars of heaven!
Call: Twelve mysteries hold the luck of Asgard!
Response: Twelve virtues hold the Law of heaven!
Call: Twelve words of power resound through Asgard!
Response: Twelve stars light up the dome of heaven!
Call: We call upon the power of Virtue!
Response: We call upon the mysteries of heaven!

Invocation to Vor

Hail, prophetess who sees the future!
Although we may not be so bold
As to demand a long look
Into the mirror you hold up to us,
Aid us in our plans and dreams,
That they might stumble less than otherwise,
That they might be well thought,
That they might not wrong some heart unforeseen.
Show us the far view of our lives
And the curling spiral of Time,
For Vision is more than just divining;
It is the open-eyed acceptance of tomorrow.

Chant:
Cloth of honor from the thread of truth
Weave your heart into all you offer

(A libation of mead is poured out for Vor, and the jug replaced for the next day’s ritual. All should speak today of the hopes and dreams for the House, and their own hopes and dreams. It is an auspicious day for divination.)

[Pagan Book of Hours]

Your Current Moon Phase for May 18th is Waxing Gibbous

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Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 90%

The Moon today is in a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts round 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon will rise in the east in mid-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible though most of the night sky setting a few hour before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has it’s roots in the Latin word “gibbous” meaning humpbacked.

PHASE DETAILS FOR – WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 90%
Moon Age: 11.72 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,249.14 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,357,453.46 km

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Magickal Activity for May 18th, Apollo’s Day

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Magickal Activity for May 18th, Apollo’s Day

Sun Talisman for Personal Power

Items Needed:
Yellow paper or card stock
A gold marker or ink pen
First pentacle of the Sun

This simple rite is best performed at high noon on Sunday. Inscribe the first pentacle of the Sun on the yellow paper using the gold marker. Cut the pentacle out and hold it toward the sun. Feel the power and energy of the sun flower through you and into the pentacles you chant:

Glory of the Sun, everlasting light,
Bring me power, strength and might.
So Mote It Be!

Carry the pentacle in your purse or wallet.

Celebrating Legends, Folklore & Spirituality 365 Days a Year for May 18th – Apollo’s Day

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May 18th

Apollo’s Day

This day is sacred to the Greco-Roman God Apollo, who embodied the qualities most admired by ancient Greek society. ety. Associated with human intellect, musical harmony, religious purity, and male beauty, he was considered to be “the most Greek of the Gods.”

Apollo personified the Greek male. Annually on his day, 17-year-old males were initiated and welcomed into the community.

The giving of advice was related to Apollo through the giving of prophecy. Inscribed on the wall at Delphi (the most famous of all Greek oracles) are two of his most memorable proverbs: “Nothing In Excess” and “Know Thyself ” In addition to Delphi, Apollo’s second-most important sanctuary was the tiny Aegean island of Delos, believed to be the place of his birth. As a primary God of the Greeks, Apollo oversaw human religious purification and spiritual atonement. He was considered to be a patron of medicine and the lord of music.

Wednesday Is Ruled By Mercury

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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

Correspondences for Mercury

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Correspondences for 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

The Witches Correspondences for Wednesday, May 18th

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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 18th

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The Witches Almanac for Wednesday, May 18th

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

Las Piedras Day (Uruguayan)

Waxing Moon
The Waxing Moon (from the New Moon to the Full) is the ideal time for magic to draw things toward you.

Moon Phase: Second Quarter

Moon Sign: Libra
Libra: Favors cooperation, social activities, beautification of surroundings, balance, and partnership.

Color: Yellow

Incense: Lilac

Magickal Days of the Week – Wednesday

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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

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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

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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

 

Wednesday’s Conjuring

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Wednesday’s Conjuring

Wednesday – is associated with Mercury

Candle colors – Purple

Magickal Conjuring for the Day: Mastery, Domination Work, Wisdom, Healing, Dealing with Legal problems.

—Starr Casas, Old Style Conjure Wisdoms, Workings and Remedies

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Wednesday is the day of the Teutonic deity known as Wodin or Odin, an aspect of the Allfather, god of knowledge, wisdom, enlightenment and combat, the parallel of Hermes, the planet Mercury.

Deity: Woden

Zodiac Sign: Gemini & Virgo

Planet: Mercury

Tree: Ash

Herb: Cinquefoil

Stone: Emerald & Sardonyx

Animal: Raven & Cat

Element: Air

Color: Red & Blue

Number: 6

Rune: Odal(O)

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 Ing (expansive, energy) – May 14 -28

Goddess of the Month of Hera – May 16 – June 12. Hera is associated with motherhood, marriage, the household, infidelities, beauty, luxury
 

Source

The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick