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Full Moon Ritual by Raymond Buckland c.2016

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FULL MOON RITUAL

The moon is a powerful tool to use in Witchcraft. Each phase of the moon has its own power, and if we perform spells or rituals to coincide with the phase of the moon, our magick will be stronger.

After erecting circle at esbat but before cookies and wine, kneel with hands held high:

When the moon rides high
as she crosses the sky
and the stars on her gown trail behind
then we wiccan below
are all aglow
just to see her so brightly enshrined.

On the night of the moon
as I sing to the tune
of the Lady who watches above
I raise high my song
as she glides by so strong
and I bask in the light of her light.

Rhythmic chant

Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate,
Demeter, Kali, Inanna
(Repeat as often as wanted)

Lovely Lady, you have been known by so many people. Aphrodite, Territory, Diana, Ea, Freyja, Gana Isis and so many more have been your names. It is with these names do I adore and worship you with your Lord by your side, do I give you due honour and invite you to join me on this, your special night.

Sit and meditate

Descend my Lady; descend I pray thee and speak with me, your child.

Meditate; if you do not feel the spirit, do the following:

I am she who watches over thee. Mother of you all. Know that I rejoice that you do not forget me. To pay homage at the full of the moon is meet and right and brings joy unto yourself, even as it does me. Know that, with my good Lord, I weave the skein of life for everyone. I am at the beginning of life and at its end: The Maiden, The Mother, The Crone.

Where ever you may be, if you seek me know that I am always here for I abide deep within you. Look, then, within yourself if you would seek me. I am Life and I am Love. Find me and rejoice, for love is my music and laughter is my song. Be true to me and I will ever be true to you. Love is the law and love is the bond.

So Mote it Be!

From Raymond Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft

 

A Witch’s Guide to Celebrating the Full Buck Moon: Spiritual Meaning, Rituals & More

The Full Buck Moon, which graces the skies every July, brings a unique energy perfect for spiritual reflection and celebration. While the exact timing of its peak may vary, the Full Moon’s powerful energy can be harnessed throughout the entire week. This guide will help you explore the spiritual meaning of the Buck Moon, its rich history and folklore, and various ways to celebrate this magical time.

When is the Buck Moon in 2024?

In 2024, the Buck Moon will reach its peak on Sunday, July 21, at around 3:17 AM PDT. While the exact timing may differ slightly depending on your location, the Full Moon’s energy can be harnessed throughout the entire week. This gives you plenty of time to engage in rituals, meditation, and other spiritual practices to fully benefit from its powerful influence.

History & Folklore of the Buck Moon

The Full Moon is named the Buck Moon in July, drawing inspiration from the animal kingdom. During this time, male deer, or bucks, are in the peak of their antler growth. This phenomenon, observed by Native American tribes, led to the naming of this Full Moon. Bucks grow their antlers in preparation for the mating season, symbolizing strength, dominance, and growth.

The Buck Moon is a time of abundant vitality in the natural world. With plenty of plant life, deer and other wildlife thrive, providing essential resources for the months ahead. The preservation techniques of smoking and drying meat were crucial for survival, making the Buck Moon a vital marker for the seasonal cycle.

Buck Moon Spiritual Meaning

The Buck Moon’s energy is imbued with themes of authority, ambition, and change. As we bask in the warmth of summer days, this Full Moon encourages us to harness

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Merry Meet dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! Thought for Today

I am having a very bad fibromyalgia flare today and it hurts to type so Monday posts will not go up until Monday unless it calms down later today.

After reading this I was reminded of the book The Four Agreements where it talks about a person’s best can change from minute to minute depending on how that person feels mentally or emotionally or spiritually or physically or a combination of any of these things. So if you cannot always be a 100% when doing something do not feel guilty or stressed because you are doing your best in that exact moment.

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

July 20 Today in History

Events in History

1881 Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull surrenders to US federal troops

1921 Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson becomes the first woman to preside over the floor of US House of Representatives

1969 Apollo 11 lunar module carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lands on the surface of the Moon. Seven hours later Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the moon at 10:56 p.m. EDT, Aldrin joins him shortly after. Michael Collins remains in orbit in the command module. [1]

1976 US Viking 1 lands on Mars at Chryse Planitia, 1st Martian landing

2017 China announces a plan against “foreign garbage”, banning the import of 24 categories of plastic and recyclable waste from 2018

Events in Flim and TV

1935 1st broadcast of “Gang Busters” on NBC-radio

1950 “Arthur Murray Party” premieres on ABC TV (later DuMont, CBS, NBC)

1977 10th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel

1981 Irene Sáez, of Venezuela, crowned 30th Miss Universe

2000 33rd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center

2006 39th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center

2012 12 people are killed and 59 injured after a gunman opens fire at a Dark Knight movie premier in Aurora, Colorado,

2018 American director James Gunn fired as director of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” by Disney after past offensive tweets surface

2021 Leyna Bloom becomes Sports Illustrated’s first transgender cover model

Events in Sports

1858 Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18)

1906 Brooklyn Superbas pitcher Mal Eason no-hits St Louis Cardinals, 2-0 at Robison Field, St. Louis

1911 Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0

1912 Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game

1916 NY Giants trade future Baseball HOF pitcher Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds

1920 Dutch soccer club Sportclub Heerenveen is formed; initially known as Athleta; KNVB Cup Champions 2008–09

1923 New York Yankees hit into a triple-play, but beat Philadelphia A’s 9-2

1924 18th Tour de France won by Ottavio Bottecchia of Italy

1938 IOC awards Helsinki, Finland 1940 Summer Olympic Games after Tokyo, Japan withdraws (Second Sino-Japanese War)

1941 Yanks beat Tigers 12-6 in 17

1942 Barbados dismiss Trinidad for 16 in 69 minutes, Derek Sealy taking 8-8; West Indian cricket domestic first class record

1944 Browns Nelson Potter is 1st pitcher suspended for throwing spitballs

1947 Tour de France: French rider Jean Robic takes lead on final stage to win overall classification; Pierre Brambilla of Italy mountains champion

1952 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic Record 10K (29:17.0)

Source: www.onthisday.com

7 Things You Should Know About Stonehenge

Get the facts on the iconic ancient monument, including how it once ended up on the auction block and what the wizard Merlin and Charles Darwin have to do with it.

1. Stonehenge was built in phases.

Around 3000 B.C. a circular earthwork was constructed at the site, consisting of a ditch (dug using tools made from antlers) with an inner and outer bank. Inside the bank were 56 pits, which became known as the Aubrey Holes, after antiquarian John Aubrey, who identified them in 1666. Archaeologists estimate Stonehenge was home to 150 or more cremation burials from approximately 3000 B.C. to 2300 B.C., and they’ve called it Britain’s biggest known cemetery of the time.

The two types of stones at the center of the monument, the large sarsens and smaller bluestones, arrived at the site sometime around 2500 B.C. Afterward, they were shaped using various stoneworking techniques and arranged in formations. The final stage of construction was a ring of pits now referred to as the Y holes, dug sometime between 1600 B.C. to 1500 B.C. The Y holes encircled another ring of pits called the Z holes, which were dug at an earlier time and surrounded the sarsens. Researchers are unclear as to whether the Y and Z holes served any purpose. It’s also unknown how long Stonehenge continued to be used after the Y holes were dug.

2. It’s a mystery how some stones got to the site.

3. Stonehenge once was put up for auction.

4. Theories abound about Stonehenge’s purpose.

5. Summer solstice gatherings were banned at Stonehenge.

6. Darwin studied worms there.

7. Stonehenge is just one of several prehistoric stone circles in Great Britain.

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July 21, 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Northern Hemispheres

Source: nineplanets.org

Moon Phase

The current moon phase for July 21st, 2024 is the Full Moon phase.

On this day, the moon is 14.89 days old and 99.56% illuminated with a tilt of 83.177°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 372,232.14 km and the moon sign is Capricorn.

The Moon phase for July 21st, 2024 is the Full Moon phase. In this phase, the moon is 100% illuminated when seen from Earth (hence the name Full Moon).

The Full Moon happens when the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The sunlight fully illuminated the moon, and this is what we call being “full”. The moon will be visible throughout the night sky as it rises at sunset in the east, transits the meridian at midnight, before setting at sunrise in the west.

The specific point at which the Full Moon occurs can be measured down to a fraction of a second. The time that passes between full moons is called the Synodic month and is 29.530587981 days long.

Fun fact: lunar eclipses can only happen within a few days of the Full Moon, but they don’t happen for every Full Moon because the moon’s orbit has a 5.1° tilt around the Earth compared to Earth’s orbit around the Sun. Only when the intersection of these two orbits is pointing towards the centre of the Moon do we get a lunar eclipse.

Phase Details

Moon age: 14.89 days

Moon illumination: 99.56%

Moon tilt: 83.177°

Moon angle: 0.54

Moon distance: 372,232.14 km

Moon sign: Capricorn

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England 1100 GMT 12:00 PM BST

Chicago, Illinois 1700 GMT 12:00 PM CDT

Los Angels, California 1900 GMT 12:00 PM PDT

July 20 Today in History

Events in History

1595 Astronomer Johannes Kepler has an epiphany and develops his theory of the geometrical basis of the universe while teaching in Graz, Austria

1843 Steamship SS Great Britain is launched, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it is the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and the largest vessel afloat in the world

1848 First US women’s rights convention held in Seneca Falls, NY, organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott

1941 British PM Winston Churchill launches his “V for Victory” campaign

Events in Flim and TV

1937 Joris Ivens’ “Spanish Earth” premieres in Hollywood

1940 Nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid anti-nazi films

1953 KIMA TV channel 29 in Yakima, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953 WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1961 1st in-flight movie shown on TWA

1965 Shooting begins on Star Trek 2nd pilot “Where No Man Has Gone Before”

1979 Maritza Sayalero, 18, of Venezuela, crowned 28th Miss Universe

2001 34th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center

2017 BBC publishes salaries of its top-earning journalists and presenters, two-thirds male, Chris Evans highest at over £2.2 million

Events in Music

1913 Billboard publishes their earliest known chart “Last Week’s 10 Best Sellers Among Popular Songs”. #1 is “Malinda’s Wedding Day” by singers Byron Harlan and Arthur Collins (recorded in Camden, New Jersey)

1951 “2 in the Aisle” opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 276 performances

1952 “Paint Your Wagon” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 289 performances

1955 1st performance of Gerald Finzi’s Cello Concerto, his last major work; John Barbirolli leading the Hallé Orchestra, with soloist Christopher Bunting at Cheltenham Music Festival in Gloucestershire, England

1976 British rock group Deep Purple disbands

1992 “Price” closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 47 performances

1992 NYC ballet dancer Peter Martins is arrested for beating his wife

Events in Sports

1877 1st Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: 27-year-old English rackets player Spencer Gore wins inaugural event; beats William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4

1884 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Maud Watson becomes inaugural female champion by beating her sister Lillian Watson 6–8, 6–3, 6–3

1900 Luxembourg born Michel Théato representing France wins Paris Olympics marathon in 2:59:45 ahead of another French athlete Émile Champion

1903 1st Tour de France: French rider Maurice Garin wins inaugural event

1908 Dutch football club Feyenoord is established in Rotterdam as Wilhelmina; reverts to SC Feijenoord 1912; updated to SC Feyenoord 1974 and to Feyenoord Rotterdam 1978

1909 Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball completes the first modern MLB unassisted triple play in the Indians’ 6-1 win over the Boston Red Sox

1914 Boston Braves begin drive from last to the NL pennant with a 3-2 win against the 2nd placed Cincinnati Reds

1918 Washington Senators catcher Eddie Ainsmith applies for draft deferment; Secretary of War, Newton D Baker rules baseball players not draft exempt but later moves date to 1 September; both leagues end regular season 2 September

1925 19th Tour de France won by Ottavio Bottecchia of Italy

1930 LPGA Western Open Women’s Golf, Acacia CC: Lucia Mida beats June Beebe 6 & 5 to win the inaugural event and first women’s major championship ever played

1942 German occupiers confiscate bicycles in Rotterdam and The Hague

1952 XV Summer Olympic Games open in Helsinki, Finland

1958 45th Tour de France won by Charly Gaul of Luxembourg

Source: www.onthisday.com

A Laugh for Your Day

Funny Thursday Quotes – For some, Thursday is just another day. Other times, Thursday is a means it’s one more day closer to the weekend. We all have different views on the days of the week. Sometimes, we end up with less than stellar days. Sometimes, a rough day can be made better with a good laugh. There are plenty of lines and quotes that can deliver some humor. Though it might not be for everyone, it can be helpful at times. If you enjoy a humorous line to perk up your day, here are some Funny Thursday Quotes to know:

“You say Thursday. I say it’s Friday Eve.”

“The only thing I throwback on Thursday is Scotch.”

“Dear Thursday: Are you sure you’re not Friday? Because I could really go for it being Friday. Nothing personal, it’s just been a long week”

“Happy Thursday! Sorry, but I’m saving my “Woo hoo!” for Friday.”

“Thursday is perhaps the worst day of the week. It’s nothing in itself; it just reminds you that the week has been going on too long”
– Nicci French

“Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining.”
– Jef Raskin

“It’s Thursday… or as I like to call it… “Day 4 of the hostage situation.”

“Better days are just around the corner. They’re called Friday, Saturday and Sunday!”

“Thursday – you’re only one day away from being two days away from doing the same work you’re doing right now!”

“Thursdays are just wannabes. They wannabe Friday but they’re not”

Source: The Quotes

I hope the rest of your day and evening is relaxing, filled with fun and love.

Merry part until we merry meet again!

July18 Today in History

Events in History

64 Great Fire of Rome begins under the Emperor Nero

1334 Bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by artist Giotto di Bondone

1925 Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf, original title was the catchy “Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice”

1936 Spanish Civil War: General Francisco Franco issues manifesto and leads an uprising in the Spanish army stationed in Morocco

2012 Kim Jong-un is officially appointed Supreme Leader of North Korea and given the rank of Marshal in the Korean People’s Army

2013 Detroit, Michigan, files for bankruptcy, becoming the largest US municipal bankruptcy ever at $18.5 billion

2023 Wildfire season in British Columbia becomes the most destructive on record, burning 14,100 square kilometers of land, with 390 fires still alight (surpassing 2018 record) [1]

Events in Flim and TV

1952 KWGN TV channel 2 in Denver, Colorado (IND) begins broadcasting

1959 “The Nun’s Story” based on the novel by Kathryn Hulme, starring Audrey Hepburn premieres in Los Angeles

1970 WJCL TV channel 22 in Savannah, GA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1988 Shooting begins on Bond film “License to Kill”

1992 Sharon Belden, of Florida, 25, crowned Miss World USA

2013 46th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center

2018 Cliff Richard wins privacy case against the BBC, for reporting he was being investigated over historic child sexual assaults

2020 Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Mumbai

Events in Music

1942 1st performances of “Chôros No. 6” and “Chôros No. 11” by Heitor Villa-Lobos, with the composer conducting Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro Municipal, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1948 Emmerich Kálmán’s dramatic operetta “Marinka” opens at Winter Garden Theater (later transferring to the Ethel Barrymore Theatre), NYC; runs for 168 performances

1953 Elvis Presley pays $3.98 to make his first demo, at Sun Studio in Memphis, records “My Happiness” and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin”. Reportedly gives the record to his mother as a belated birthday present.

1970 Revival of Sandy Wilson’s musical “The Boy Friend”, starring Judy Carne and Sandy Duncan, closes at Ambassador Theater, NYC, after 111 performances

1976 “Something’s Afoot” closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 61 performances

1980 Billy Joel‘s “Glass Houses” album tops US charts, featuring “It’s Still Rock ‘n’ Roll to Me”

1982 “Blues in the Night” closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 53 performances

1994 “Kiss From a Rose” released by Seal (Grammy Record of the Year and Song of the Year)

Events in Sports

1878 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Frank Hadow makes his lone Wimbledon appearance, and wins; beats defending champion Spencer Gore 7-5, 6-1, 9-7

1893 Australian Harry Graham scores 107 on cricket debut Australia v England, Lord’s

1893 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-8, 6-1, 6-4 for her 3rd consecutive and 5th overall Wimbledon singles title

1896 George Giffen is 1st to complete 1000/100 double, in 30th Test Cricket

1896 Indian born K S Ranjitsinhji completes an unbeaten 154 on Test cricket debut for England in 2nd Test against Australia at Old Trafford

1896 US Open Men’s Golf, Shinnecock Hills: American-based Scot James Foulis wins by 3 strokes ahead of Englishman Horace Rawlins

1912 Chicago Cubs get 21 hits but lose to Philadelphia Phillies in 11 innings

1913 After 68 straight innings Christy Mathewson gives up a walk

Source: www.onthisday.com

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Thursday

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Thursday (Thor’s day)

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

Merry Meet dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

May your day be happy and blessed. I am finally feeling about 85% better than I have been all month. Thank you all for your kind wishes and words of encouragement. 

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

Merry Meet dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

I am doing the best I can to stay consistent in posting but being in an acute fibromyalgia flare makes it difficult to type and basically everything else. So thank you for sticking with me as I do my best which can change from minute to minute and day to day right now.

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

July 16 Today in History

Source: www.onthisday.com

Events in History

622 Muslim Era begins – Muhammad begins flight from Mecca to Medina (Hijra)

1054 The Great Schism between Western and Eastern churches begins when Roman Cardinal Humbert issues a bull of excommunication against Cerularius, Patriarch of Constantinople, on the altar of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople

1519 Public debate between Martin Luther and theologian Johann Eck at Pleissenburg Castle in Liepzig, during which Luther denies the divine right of the Pope

1809 La Paz, Bolivia declares its independence from the Spanish Crown and forms the Junta Tuitiva led by Pedro Domingo Murillo, the first independent government in Spanish America

1940 Adolf Hitler orders preparations for the invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion)

Events in Flim and TV

1938 John Murray and Allen Boretz’s stage comedy “Room Service”, starring Sam Levene, Eddie Albert, and Phillip Loeb, closes at the Cort Theatre, NYC, after 500 performances

1953 KROC (now KTTC) TV channel 10 in Rochester, Minnesota (NBC) 1st broadcast

1977 Janelle Commissiong, of Trinidad & Tobago crowned 26th Miss Universe

1988 Landmark Japanese animated cyberpunk manga film “Akira” released, directed by Katsuhiro Otomo [1]

1990 Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA

1990 Rick Dee’s “Into the Night” premieres on ABC-TV

1994 Wendy Wasserstein‘s stage play “The Sisters Rosensweig”, starring Madeline Kahn, closes at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 556 performances

2001 “Jurassic Park III”, starring Sam Neill and William H. Macy, premieres in the US

Events in Music

1782 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‘s opera “Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio)” premieres in Vienna with Mozart conducting

1966 David Heneker’s musical “Half a Sixpence”, starring Tommy Steels, and based on H.G. Well’s 1905 novel “Kipps”, closes at Broadhurst Theater, NYC, after 511 performances

1967 American pop-rock group “The Monkees” perform at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, New York, with psychedelic rock Jimi Hendrix Experience as opening act;

1967 British rock band “The Who” begin 1st full US tour, appearing at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California, and then going coast-to-coast opening for Herman’s Hermits

1967 Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell makes her Newport Folk Festival debut at a songwriters’ workshop performance in Newport, Rhode Island

1972 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles final live performance, in Washington D.C.

1994 “The Three Tenors” Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, perform with Los Angeles Philharmonic and chorus of the Los Angeles Opera, conducted by Zubin Mehta at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California; an estimated 1.3 billion viewers wathc worldwide broadcast

1995 Bob Telson, Graciela Daniele and Jim Lewis’s musical “Chronicles of a Death Foretold”, based on Gabriel García Márquez’s 1981 novella, closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC, after 55 performances

Events in Sports

1883 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: William Renshaw wins third straight Wimbledon title; beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

1888 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: 3-time runner-up Ernest Renshaw wins his lone major title; beats defending champion Herbert Lawford 6-3, 7-5, 6-0

1895 Lancashire batsman Archie MacLaren scores the first-ever quadruple-hundred (424) in first-class cricket against Somerset at Taunton

1896 Indian born K S Ranjitsinhji debuts for England v Australia in 2nd Test at Old Trafford; first Indian to play Test cricket

1902 John McGraw officially becomes manager of MLB New York Giants; 30 year tenure begins (1902-32)

1909 MLB Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators play longest scoreless game in AL history – 18 innings at Bennett Field in Detroit, Michigan [1]

1920 15th Davis Cup: USA beats Australasia in Auckland (5-0)

1924 NY Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit HRs in 6 cons games

Merry Meet dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today

I am back for the most part but still not feeling completely well. So, I will do the best I can today with today’s post and tomorrows.

If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section. I will try to find some information to post about it.

May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!

Blessed be.

July 11 Today in History

Events in History

1184 BC Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes

631 Emperor Taizong of Tang of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk for the release of Chinese prisoners captured during transition from Sui to Tang from northern frontier; succeeds in freeing 80,000

1776 Continental Congress creates committee to draft a Declaration of Independence with Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston as members

1963 US President JFK says segregation is morally wrong and that it is “time to act”

1987 Margaret Thatcher is the first British Prime Minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term

2009 The World Health Organization declares H1N1 swine flu to be a global pandemic, the first such incident in over forty years

2014 Islamic State of Iraq forces seize control of government offices and other important buildings in the northern city of Mosul

Events in Flim and TV

1892 The Limelight Department, one of the world’s first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia

1953 “Amos ‘n Andy” TV Comedy, also radio from ’29; last aired on CBS

1961 “Winston Churchill” last airs on ABC-TV

1976 “Magnificent Marble Machine” last airs on NBC-TV

1977 Main Street Electrical Parade premieres in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World

1984 Michael Larson shown winning record $110,237 on American TV game show “Press Your Luck” by memorizing patterns

1986 “Blacke’s Magic” last airs on NBC-TV

1993 “Jurassic Park”, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum opens, sets box office weekend record of $502 million

1993 “Scattergories” game show last airs on NBC-TV

1993 “Scrabble,” second run,” TV Game Show; last airs on NBC-TV

1994 “Meet The Flintstones” by The B-52’s (stylized for this release as The B.C. 52’s) from the 1994 film The Flintstones peaks at #33

Events in Music

1964 Chicago police break up Rolling Stones press conference on a traffic island in the middle of Michigan Avenue

1966 “(I’m A) Road Runner” by Jr Walker & The All-Stars peaks at #20

1966 “I Am A Rock” by Simon & Garfunkel peaks at #3

1966 “On A Clear Day You…” closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 280 performances

1966 “Skyscraper” closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 248 performances

1966 “Sloop John B” by The Beach Boys hits #1 in UK

1983 “Always Something There To Remind Me” by Naked Eyes peaks at #8

1983 “Cool Places” by Sparks & Jane Wiedlin peaks at #49

Events in Sports

1898 23rd Preakness: Willie Simms riding Sly Fox wins in 1:49.75

1904 Chicago Cubs pitcher Bob Wicker no-hits NY Giants, wins in 12th on 1 hitter, 1-0

1907 George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket

1919 51st Belmont: Johnny Loftus riding Sir Barton wins by 5 lengths over Sweep On; first Trip Crown winner

1927 59th Belmont: Earl Sande riding Chance Shot wins in 2:32.6

1938 Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer no-hits Boston Braves, 3-0

1938 Compton scores 1st Test Cricket ton (102 v Aust) aged 20 yrs 19 days

1938 England cricket team declare at 8 for 658 v Australia at Trent Bridge

1938 French Championships Men’s Tennis: American Don Budge beats Roderich Menzel of Czechoslovakia 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 for the 2nd leg of his Grand Slam

1938 French Championships Women’s Tennis: In an all-French final Simonne Mathieu wins first of consecutive titles; beats Nelly Adamson 6-0, 6-3

Source: www.onthisday.com

Taking the Day Off

I have a rash from something outside, not poison ivy or oak, on both of my legs for over a week. When natural healing poultice didn’t work Big Dwag talked me into going to the doctor yesterday. I’m on a low, tapering doses of prednisone and prescription cream to put on the rash areas. Thanks to the medicine I haven’t slept and feel totally yucky.

I will try to be back tomorrow.