Daily Cosmic Calendar for August 7

As indicated in yesterday’s calendar entry, Uranus and its unusual archetypes are on center stage as this planet makes a station and turns retrograde at 3 degrees of Taurus (9:50am). Focus your inner gaze at the following themes – surprises, revolution and radical change, intuition, eccentricity, the multi-media and high technology, advances in science and industry, aviation and space travel, the occult and metaphysics, jokers and wild cards, drawing outside the box, anxiety and the nervous system, upheavals and anarchy. Even though the exact Uranus station occurs at 9:50am, the reality is that this entire 24-hour time-period is under the strange, magical, and topsy-turvy dynamics that astrologers have associated with this peculiar planet since its discovery during the year of America’s revolutionary victory against Mother England in 1781. (Uranus will remain retrograde until it makes its next direct station at 29 degrees of Aries on January 6, 2019.) Recognize that the moon in Gemini is in void mode starting at 12:56am and lasting until 9:02pm when the lunar orb enters its natural abode of watery Cancer. While the halt by Uranus is the number one sky event right now, honorable mention awards go to a dazzling solar union with problem-solving genius Pallas at 15 degrees of Leo (6:00am) plus a passion-stirring trine between Venus in Libra and Mars in Aquarius (5:34pm). Be sensitive to the needs of loved ones as the Venus-Mars rapport is amplified a few hours later when Juno forms a supportive, 60-degree liaison with Neptune (8:42pm). Home and family matters are additional priorities with the lunar orb transiting the fourth sign of the zodiac.

 

[Note to readers: All times are now calculated for Pacific Daylight Time. Be sure to adjust all times according to your own local time so the alignments noted above will be exact for your location.]

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Moon in Gemini

 

The Moon is traveling through witty Gemini today. Call, text, send email, write letters. Visit someone you’ve missed. Watch a movie and talk about it at a coffee shop. Get out and about. Don’t sleep in.

Our instincts are to communicate, think, and learn under the influence of Moon in Gemini. We are motivated by a desire for variety and by an instinctive curiosity. The Moon in Gemini is light-hearted, breezy, and curious, but it can also be restless and fickle.

The Moon in Gemini generally favors the following activities: Mental and communicative actions, and more than one activity at once. Reading, learning, letters and emails, errands, writing, teaching, making connections, short trips.

Celebrating Legends, Folklore & Spirituality 365 Days a Year for August 7 & 8

Festival of Hathor

 

In ancient Egypt, the inundation of the Nile began about this time. As the waters rose to feed the land, Hathor, the cow-headed Goddess was honored (as were other deities).

Festivals in Egypt celebrated both the rising of the sun as well as the rising of the moon. During the daylight hours, the statue of the deity being worshiped was taken from the temple and paraded before the people—the only time the public was allowed to view the Gods, as the inner sanctums of the temples were closed to all but the priesthood. As the sun set and the moon began to rise, the nocturnal rights began. Candles in glass containers and lamps of colored translucent stone were ignited and decorated the homes and temples along the Nile. When the moon reached its zenith, prayers and blessings would have been said to bring the celebration to a close.

 

Signs You’re a Clairvoyant Psychic

 

Ever wonder if you’re a clairvoyant psychic? Clairvoyance means “clear seeing” (or psychic seeing) and you’ve probably experienced it in some way in your life…. though you may not have recognized it for what it was.

The seeing that takes place isn’t dramatic like on TV. It’s subtle and the “visions” are usually in your mind’s eye.

Clairvoyance can be so subtle that it might even feel like you are imagining or making stuff up in your head. You don’t even have to close your eyes to have this type of “seeing”.

If you’re having an intuitive awakening, this cool ability could be one of your gifts.

If you think you’re clairvoyant, but aren’t sure, take a peek at the following list and see how many of these sound like you.

(Oh, BTW, this is the second in our series on psychic seeing. Get caught up on Part 1 here: What Every Newbie Should Know About Clairvoyance)

 

Signs that You’re a Clairvoyant Psychic

If clairvoyance is one of your intuitive gifts, you may:

Have mental images randomly flash “before your eyes”
Find it easy to visualize places, people, etc.
See flashes of colors, numbers, symbols or images
Sometimes seem as if a “movie” is playing in your head
Visual psychic flashes – No, you’re not going bonkers. Flashes of color and light can sometimes be your Spirit Guides or other members of your spiritual family. You might see:

Floating orbs or colored “blobs” in the air
Glowing light around people (their aura)
Shadows that seem like they are floating in the air
Glittering or flashing lights in the air
Movement or twinkling lights out of the corner of your eyes
Daydream easily – Because clairvoyance has to do with seeing, visualization is a HUGE part of it.

For example, if you’re a clairvoyant psychic, it would be easy for you to imagine sipping a Sangria while sitting on a beach in Maui, wearing Birkenstocks, and red Foster Grant sunglasses.

You can see in your mind how something should be so that it “works” right – Like when you buy a piece of furniture at Ikea and it takes the average person 10 hours to put it together because there are five thousand pieces, but you can whip that baby together in two hours… you can see how it should all fit together.

You have a great sense of direction – You’re a human GPS. Siri asks you for directions.

Complete visual-spatial tasks easily – Like completing a maze in a puzzle book or reading a map.

Drawn to jobs and hobbies that excite you visually – A clairvoyant psychic might peruse home decorating blogs on a Sunday morning or be drawn to a career as an interior designer or landscaper.

Appreciate beautiful things – Clairvoyant psychics really appreciate beauty. You may adore fine art, photography, or home decor.

Can envision/plan things in your head – You can map out a new landscaping idea in your head. You can easily envision how divine your spare room will look once the antique vanity is painted red, the old chair is reupholstered in gray velvet, and it’s all tied together with chevron gold curtains and accent pillows (I’m totally in the middle of this project – so exciting!).

 

Signs you’re clairvoyant

You’ve always been told that you have a vivid imagination
You had imaginary friends with detailed life stories as a child
Have vivid and/or frequent dreams
You don’t have to be able to say “yes” to all of these to be a clairvoyant psychic.

I have lots of these characteristics, but definitely not all – I can’t even figure out a GPS, never mind a map! But I know I’m clairvoyant, nonetheless 🙂

 

How to Improve Your Clairvoyant Psychic Abilities

Increasing your clairvoyant gifts is easier – and probably much more fun – than you thought possible!

Basically, it’s just like learning any other skill… practice and patience is what is needed. Spend time in these pursuits and relax:

Meditate
Visualizing
Open your Third Eye Chakra

 

Tomorrow: 6 Ways to Increase Psychic Seeing

 

 

Jessica, Author

Published on Intuitive Souls Blog

The Witches Almanac for the Month of August

This month begins with the Greater Sabbat of Lammas or Lammastide. Days are noticeably growing shorter, and evenings are beginning to cool down for Autumn. Celebrations began on July 31st with Lammas Eve and continue through the true astrological point of 15 degrees Leo on the 7th. The classic date of August 1st will be on a Wednesday, so expect most covens, circles and rituals to be scheduled on Friday or Saturday when more people have time off and school is out.

Grains and sheaves of wheat are used on altars to represent the solar power of the Sun manifest in the Earth, and home baked hearth loaves of real bread are a welcome offering and Sabbat cake for rituals. Corn dollies are sometimes fashioned at this time.

Lugnasadh (Irish Gaelic) celebrations of Tailltean marriages were common on this Sabbat. These marriages lasted for “a year and a day” and are the bases of modern Wiccan Year & A Day Handfasting.

Early apples are ripening, and make interesting poppets, altar decorations and festival treats. To combine the solar grain representations along with the first apple harvest, a Dutch apple pie makes a welcome addition to the table. The wheel is often used to represent this Sabbat, a tip of the hat to days when wheels were coated in tar and set ablaze rolling down a hill. This is a likely representation of the sun’s waning, but it is obviously a serious fire hazard.

Some traditions consider this the first of three harvest Sabbats. Lammas means “loaf mass” and is actually a Christianized name for the Sabbat. Even so, we enjoy baking bread on this Sabbat, and continue to do so for the next two harvest Sabbats.

Bread is often overly complicated in recipe books. Simply dissolve one packet of yeast into one cup of lukewarm water. Add ½ cup of flour (whole-wheat “white” is great) and let it sit for about 20 minutes or until it begins to bubble. Add ¼ cup of sugar or honey, ¼ cup oil, an egg, a slightly rounded teaspoon of sea salt and any optional luxury items you wish to include (½ cup unsalted sunflower seeds, millet or quinoa). Mix well and then add more flour until it begins to form a dough. Turn onto a floured surface and begin kneading in more flour until your dough feels like well chewed gum, folding it over and pushing it together.

When done, it should be only slightly sticky to the touch and be fairly smooth. Oil the ball and let it sit until it grows to twice its size. Shape into loaves or rolls and allow to raise again until the dough doesn’t bounce back when you give it a light poke. Bake at 350° Farenheit for about 40 minutes for loaves, 375° Farenheit for 25 minutes for rolls. You should hear a hollow sound when you tap the bottom of a loaf or roll. If it sounds “rubbery” add 10 more minutes for loaves and 5 minutes for rolls.

The Perseids join us this month in a favorite meteor shower display, producing many bright meteors, up to 60 per hour at its peak. It is produced by comet Swift-Tuttle, which was discovered in 1862. The shower runs from July 17 to August 24 and its peaks are noted on the calendar page for August. With the new moon on the 11th, viewing meteors will be unhindered by the moon’s light, and later the thin crescent of the waxing moon will set early in the evening, leaving a dark sky for better viewing. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Perseus, but can appear anywhere in the sky.

 

Source

The Practical Witch’s Almanac 2018: Thirteen Months of Magic
Gladheart, Friday; Jensen, R..

The Witches Almanac for Tuesday, August 7th

Republic Day (Ivorian)

Waning Moon

Moon phase: Fourth Quarter

Moon Sign: Gemini

Incense: Basil

Color: White

The Witches Guide To Tuesdays

 

A god, goddess, or planet governs each day of the week. It is usually easy to spot the ruler of the day by its name. The word Tuesday, however, is not so easy, but if we look at the word in Spanish, Martes, we clearly see its connections to Mars.

Because Tuesday revolves around the energy of Mars, Tuesdays are good for business, mechanical things, buying and selling animals, hunting, beginning studies, gardening, sexual activities, and confrontation. This is a day for sex magick, energy, stamina, and health. As in the old saying, Tuesdays child is full of grace, is also good for success magick and defense against enemies.

Angels of Tuesday are Camael, Samael, Satael, Amabiel, Friagne, and Hyniel. When invoked, Camael takes the form of a leopard. In Druid mythology he is a god of war, which is why we see him associated with Mars. Camael is said to be a member of the “Magnificent Seven” in some circles. Camael is another “terminator” angel.

Samael walks both worlds as a magician and sorcerer. some see him as the angel of death, others as “the bright and poisonous one.” Many consider him more of a demon, and accuse him of being Satan. However, there is reference to the satans (plural) as enforcers of the law, a sort of angelic police, if you will. Supposedly, when Samael is around, dogs howl in the night. On one hand, he is the ruler of the fifth heaven and in charge of two million angels; on the other, he is the one who changed into a serpent and convinced Eve to partake of the forbidden fruit of knowledge.

Satael is an angel of air invoked in magic rites and is the presiding spirit of the planet Mars. Amabiel is another spirit of the planet Mars; however he spends his energy on issues of human sexuality. Friagne, also an angel of this day, is invoked from the east. He is a member of the fifth heaven. Hyniel also belongs to this day and is subject to the east wind.

On Tuesdays the hour of sunrise and every eight hours after that are also ruled by Mars, and that makes these times of the day doubly blessed. These four hours are the strongest ones to do ritual in. Check your local newspaper, astrological calendar, or almanac to determine your local sunrise.

Source

Gypsy Magic

Tuesday’s Magickal Associations

Deity: Tiwas

 

Planet: Mars

 

Tree: Holly

 

Herb: Plantain

 

Element: Fire

 

Number: 2

 

Rune Tyr (T)

 

Source

 

The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick

Tuesday’s Magick

 

Tuesday – Is associated with Mars

 

Colours of – Red, Pink and Orange.

 

Tuesday is the best time to deal with such matters as: Passion, Partnerships, Courage, Swift Movement, Action, Energy, Strife, Aggression, Sex, Physical Energy, Sports, Muscular Activity, Guns, Tools, Metals, Cutting, Surgery, Police, Soldiers, Combat, Confrontation, Business, Buying and Selling Animals, Mechanical Things, Repairs, Gardening, Woodworking, Hunting and New Beginnings.