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Magical Correspondences In This Spell – New Year’s Eve Protection Spell
From eclecticwitchcraft.com
Magical correspondences are an important part of any spell, and this New Year’s Eve Protection Spell is no exception. Each of the ingredients used in this spell has its own unique magical properties that can help to amplify the power of the spell.
- The white candle symbolizes the light of the divine, purity and protection
- The salt is a powerful purifier that can absorb negative energies
- The water is a symbol of cleansing and renewal
- The incense can help to raise your vibration and open up your intuition
- The paper and pen are used to write down all of your worries and fears so that they can be released
By combining these magical correspondences with your intention, you are creating a powerful spell that will help to protect you in the coming year.
All 2022 Astronomy Picture of the Day
Here is the list for all the astronomy pictures from 2022 just in case I forgot to post some, or you missed seeing any of them.
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2022 December 31: Moon over Makemake
2022 December 30: Mars and the Star Clusters
2022 December 29: Horsehead and Flame
2022 December 28: Messier 88
2022 December 27: A Full Circle Rainbow over Norway
2022 December 26: NGC 6164: Dragon’s Egg Nebula and Halo
2022 December 25: Geminids and the Mittens
2022 December 24: Comet 2022 E3 ZTF
2022 December 23: Cassini Looks Out from Saturn
2022 December 22: NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
2022 December 21: Sun Halo at Sixty-three Degrees North
2022 December 20: Thor’s Helmet
2022 December 19: The Tadpole Nebula in Gas and Dust
2022 December 18: The 25 Brightest Stars in the Night Sky
2022 December 17: Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph
2022 December 16: The Geminid
2022 December 15: Full Moon, Full Mars
2022 December 14: Lunar Dust and Duct Tape
2022 December 13: An Artful Sky over Lofoten Islands
2022 December 12: An Unusual Globule in IC 1396
2022 December 11: Io in True Color
2022 December 10: America and the Sea of Serenity
2022 December 09: Mars Rises above the Lunar Limb
2022 December 08: Orion and the Ocean of Storms
2022 December 07: NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula
2022 December 06: M16: A Star Forming Pillar from Webb
2022 December 05: Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster
2022 December 04: Video: Powers of Ten
2022 December 03: Stereo Mars near Opposition
2022 December 02: Merging Galaxy Pair IIZw096
2022 December 01: Artemis 1: Flight Day 13
2022 November 30: The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty
2022 November 29: The Gum Nebula Supernova Remnant
2022 November 28: Leonid Meteors Through Orion
2022 November 27: Supernumerary Rainbows over New Jersey
2022 November 26: Saturn at Night
2022 November 25: NGC 6744: Extragalactic Close Up
2022 November 24: Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
2022 November 23: Earthset from Orion
2022 November 22: A Double Star Cluster in Perseus
2022 November 21: The Butterfly Nebula from Hubble
2022 November 20: Airglow Ripples over Tibet
2022 November 19: Artemis 1 Moonshot
2022 November 18: The Protostar within L1527
2022 November 17: Planet Earth from Orion
2022 November 16: In the Arms of NGC 1097
2022 November 15: Wolf’s Cave Nebula
2022 November 14: NGC 7380: The Wizard Nebula
2022 November 13: Flying Saucer Crash Lands in Utah Desert
2022 November 12: Eclipse in the City
2022 November 11: Blood Moon, Ice Giant
2022 November 10: Total Lunar Eclipse
2022 November 09: The Asymmetric Nebula Surrounding Wolf Rayet Star 18
2022 November 08: Galaxies: Wilds Triplet from Hubble
2022 November 07: A Total Lunar Eclipse Over Tajikistan
2022 November 06: Dark Ball in Inverted Starfield
2022 November 05: Lunar Eclipse at the South Pole
2022 November 04: InSight’s Final Selfie
2022 November 03: M33: The Triangulum Galaxy
2022 November 02: A Partial Eclipse of an Active Sun
2022 November 01: NGC 6357: The Lobster Nebula
2022 October 31: LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula
2022 October 30: Night on a Spooky Planet
2022 October 29: LDN 673: Dark Clouds in Aquila
2022 October 28: Seven Years of Halley Dust
2022 October 27: Sunset, Moonset, Taj Mahal
2022 October 26: Cocoon Nebula Wide Field
2022 October 25: Jupiter Rotates as Moons Orbit
2022 October 24: Clouds Around Galaxy Andromeda
2022 October 23: Milky Way and Zodiacal Light over Australian Pinnacles
2022 October 22: NGC 1499: The California Nebula
2022 October 21: Andromeda in Southern Skies
2022 October 20: Pillars of Creation
2022 October 19: A Galaxy Beyond Stars, Gas, Dust
2022 October 18: Milky Way Auroral Flower
2022 October 17: X-Ray Rings Around a Gamma Ray Burst
2022 October 16: Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300
2022 October 15: GRB 221009A
2022 October 14: The Falcon and the Hunter’s Moon
2022 October 13: Dust Shells around WR 140 from Webb
2022 October 12: Ou4: The Giant Squid Nebula
2022 October 11: Stars, Dust, Pillars, and Jets in the Pelican Nebula
2022 October 10: A Double Lunar Analemma over Turkey
2022 October 09: Auroras over Northern Canada
2022 October 08: Two Comets in Southern Skies
2022 October 07: In Ganymede’s Shadow
2022 October 06: NGC 4631: The Whale Galaxy
2022 October 05: Expanding Plume from DARTs Impact
2022 October 04: Star Forming Eagle Nebula without Stars
2022 October 03: Jupiter’s Europa from Spacecraft Juno
2022 October 02: Supernova Cannon Expels Pulsar J0002
2022 October 01: Lunation Matrix
2022 September 30: Equinox Sunrise Around the World
2022 September 29: DART Asteroid Impact from Space
2022 September 28: A Furious Sky over Mount Shasta
2022 September 27: DART: Impact on Asteroid Dimorphos
2022 September 26: All the Water on Planet Earth
2022 September 25: The Fairy of Eagle Nebula
2022 September 24: September Sunrise Shadows
2022 September 23: Ringed Ice Giant Neptune
2022 September 22: NGC 7331 Close Up
2022 September 21: The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble
2022 September 20: Star Forming Region NGC 3582 without Stars
2022 September 19: Star Trails and Lightning over the Pyrenees
2022 September 18: Analemma over the Callanish Stones
2022 September 17: Perseverance in Jezero Crater s Delta
2022 September 16: The Tarantula Zone
2022 September 15: Harvest Moon over Sicily
2022 September 14: Waves of the Great Lacerta Nebula
2022 September 13: A Long Snaking Filament on the Sun
2022 September 12: Red Sprite Lightning over the Czech Republic
2022 September 11: Planets of the Solar System: Tilts and Spins
2022 September 10: Galaxy by the Lake
2022 September 09: Interstellar Voyager
2022 September 08: North America and the Pelican
2022 September 07: Tarantula Stars R136 from Webb
2022 September 06: An Iridescent Pileus Cloud over China
2022 September 05: Carina Cliffs from the Webb Space Telescope
2022 September 04: Sea and Sky Glows over the Oregon Coast
2022 September 03: Sun and Moon and ISS
2022 September 02: M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
2022 September 01: The Tulip and Cygnus X-1
2022 August 31: Siccar Point on Mars
2022 August 30: Jupiter from the Webb Space Telescope
2022 August 29: The Horsehead Nebula Region without Stars
2022 August 28: Perijove 11: Passing Jupiter
2022 August 27: IC 5146: The Cocoon Nebula
2022 August 26: Little Planet South Pole
2022 August 25: Tiangong Space Station Transits the Moon
2022 August 24: The Cartwheel Galaxy from Webb
2022 August 23: Meteor and Milky Way over the Mediterranean
2022 August 22: Earth’s Recent Climate Spiral
2022 August 21: The Spinning Pulsar of the Crab Nebula
2022 August 20: Stardust and Comet Tails
2022 August 19: Saturn: 1993-2022
2022 August 18: Full Moon Perseids
2022 August 17: Stargate Milky Way
2022 August 16: A Meteor Wind over Tunisia
2022 August 15: The Cygnus Wall of Star Formation
2022 August 14: 4000 Exoplanets
2022 August 13: Herschel Crater on Mimas
2022 August 12: Portrait of the Eagle Nebula
2022 August 11: Perseids and MAGIC
2022 August 10: Dust Clouds of the Pacman Nebula
2022 August 09: Leaving Earth
2022 August 08: The Lagoon Nebula without Stars
2022 August 07: Meteor before Galaxy
2022 August 06: Stereo Phobos
2022 August 05: A Beautiful Trifid
2022 August 04: M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
2022 August 03: Halo of the Cat’s Eye
2022 August 02: A Moon Dressed Like Saturn
2022 August 01: Mountains of Dust in the Carina Nebula
2022 July 31: Starburst Galaxy M94 from Hubble
2022 July 30: The Eagle Rises
2022 July 29: SOFIA s Southern Lights
2022 July 28: North Celestial Tree
2022 July 27: Crepuscular Moon Rays over Denmark
2022 July 26: Comet NEOWISE Rising over the Adriatic Sea
2022 July 25: Find the New Moon
2022 July 24: Saturn in Infrared from Cassini
2022 July 23: Apollo 11 Landing Panorama
2022 July 22: Spiral Galaxy M74: A Sharper View
2022 July 21: Messier 10 and Comet
2022 July 20: Jupiter and Ring in Infrared from Webb
2022 July 19: Pleiades over Half Dome
2022 July 18: Stephans Quintet from Webb, Hubble, and Subaru
2022 July 17: Europa and Jupiter from Voyager 1
2022 July 16: Tycho and Clavius at Dawn
2022 July 15: Lubovna Full Moon
2022 July 14: Webb’s Southern Ring Nebula
2022 July 13: Webb’s First Deep Field
2022 July 12: Noctilucent Clouds over Paris
2022 July 11: Andromeda over the Sahara Desert
2022 July 10: In the Center of the Cat’s Eye Nebula
2022 July 09: Saturn and ISS
2022 July 08: Roots on a Rotating Planet
2022 July 07: The NGC 6914 Complex
2022 July 06: Milky Way Motion in 3D from Gaia
2022 July 05: A Molten Galaxy Einstein Ring Galaxy
2022 July 04: Strawberry Supermoon Over Devil’s Saddle
2022 July 03: Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars
2022 July 02: Solargraphic Analemmas
2022 July 01: The Solar System’s Planet Trails
2022 June 30: Comet C 2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)
2022 June 29: Solar System Family Portrait
2022 June 28: Mercury from Passing BepiColombo
2022 June 27: The Gum Nebula over Snowy Mountains
2022 June 26: Light Echoes from V838 Mon
2022 June 25: Planets of the Solar System
2022 June 24: Filaprom on the Western Limb
2022 June 23: Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744
2022 June 22: Supernova Remnant: The Veil Nebula
2022 June 21: Analemma over Taipei
2022 June 20: Rock Fingers on Mars
2022 June 19: Game: Super Planet Crash
2022 June 18: The Gamma Cygni Nebula
2022 June 17: Good Morning Planets from Chile
2022 June 16: Strawberry Supermoon from China
2022 June 15: In the Heart of the Virgo Cluster
2022 June 14: Satellites Behind Pinnacles
2022 June 13: M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy from Hubble
2022 June 12: Find the Man in the Moon
2022 June 11: The Road and the Milky Way
2022 June 10: Arp 286: Trio in Virgo
2022 June 09: Cosmic Clouds in Cygnus
2022 June 08: Ship Tracks over the Pacific Ocean
2022 June 07: NGC 6188: Dragons of Ara
2022 June 06: Milky Way Galaxy Doomed: Collision with Andromeda Pending
2022 June 05: Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75
2022 June 04: Tau Herculids from Space
2022 June 03: A 10,000 Kilometer Galactic Bridge
2022 June 02: Lunar Occultation of Venus
2022 June 01: Tau Herculid Meteors over Kitt Peak Telescopes
2022 May 31: Rocket Transits Rippling Sun
2022 May 30: Red Crepuscular Rays from an Eclipse
2022 May 29: Simulation TNG50: A Galaxy Cluster Forms
2022 May 28: RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
2022 May 27: Titan: Moon over Saturn
2022 May 26: NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge
2022 May 25: The Lively Center of the Lagoon Nebula
2022 May 24: A Deep Sky Behind an Eclipsed Moon
2022 May 23: The Once and Future Stars of Andromeda
2022 May 22: A Large Tsunami Shock Wave on the Sun
2022 May 21: Planetary Nebula Abell 7
2022 May 20: A View from Earth’s Shadow
2022 May 19: A Digital Lunar Eclipse
2022 May 18: A Jewel on the Flower Moon
2022 May 17: NGC 1316: After Galaxies Collide
2022 May 16: Milky Way over French Alp Hoodoos
2022 May 15: Colors of the Moon
2022 May 14: Ice Halos by Moonlight
2022 May 13: The Milky Way’s Black Hole
2022 May 12: Young Stars of NGC 346
2022 May 11: Gravity’s Grin
2022 May 10: NGC 6334: The Cats Paw Nebula
2022 May 09: A Martian Eclipse: Phobos Crosses the Sun
2022 May 08: Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: The Inner Rings
2022 May 07: Firefall by Moonlight
2022 May 06: NGC 3572 and the Southern Tadpoles
2022 May 05: NGC 3521: Galaxy in a Bubble
2022 May 04: Planets Over Egyptian Pyramid
2022 May 03: Mercury’s Sodium Tail
2022 May 02: Partial Solar Eclipse over Argentina
2022 May 01: First Horizon Scale Image of a Black Hole
2022 April 30: M44: The Beehive Cluster
2022 April 29: Portrait of NGC 3628
2022 April 28: Lyrid of the Lake
2022 April 27: Moon Shadow on Jupiter
2022 April 26: Planet Parade over Sydney Opera House
2022 April 25: The Great Nebula in Carina
2022 April 24: Split the Universe
2022 April 23: Messier 104
2022 April 22: Planet Earth at Twilight
2022 April 21: Apollo 16 Moon Panorama
2022 April 20: Planet Line over New York Bridge
2022 April 19: Stars and Globules in the Running Chicken Nebula
2022 April 18: Stars and Planets over Portugal
2022 April 17: Shuttle Over Earth
2022 April 16: Orion Pines
2022 April 15: The Gator Back Rocks of Mars
2022 April 14: Messier 96
2022 April 13: Milky Way over Devils Tower
2022 April 12: N11: Star Clouds of the LMC
2022 April 11: A Space Station Crosses a Busy Sun
2022 April 10: Shadows at the Moons South Pole
2022 April 09: Mars-Saturn Conjunction
2022 April 08: Hale-Bopp: The Great Comet of 1997
2022 April 07: Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud
2022 April 06: Earendel: A Star in the Early Universe
2022 April 05: Seven Sisters versus California
2022 April 04: A Vortex Aurora over Iceland
2022 April 03: CMB Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe
2022 April 02: Nova Scotia Northern Lights
2022 April 01: Leaning Tower, Active Sun
2022 March 31: Exploring the Antennae
2022 March 30: Animation: Odd Radio Circles
2022 March 29: Venus and Mars: Passing in the Night
2022 March 28: Gems of a Maldivean Night
2022 March 27: Titan Seas Reflect Sunlight
2022 March 26: Pluto at Night
2022 March 25: The Medusa Nebula
2022 March 24: Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries
2022 March 23: The Bubble Nebula from Hubble
2022 March 22: A Whale of an Aurora over Swedish Forest
2022 March 21: The Sky in 2021
2022 March 20: A Picturesque Equinox Sunset
2022 March 19: 2MASS J17554042 6551277
2022 March 18: A Filament in Monoceros
2022 March 17: Centaurus A
2022 March 16: The Observable Universe
2022 March 15: A Road to the Stars
2022 March 14: Star Formation in the Eagle Nebula
2022 March 13: Colorful Airglow Bands Surround Milky Way
2022 March 12: Point Reyes Milky Way
2022 March 11: When Rainbows Smile
2022 March 10: Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc
2022 March 09: A Flower Shaped Rock on Mars
2022 March 08: Moon in Inverted Colors
2022 March 07: A Lion in Orion
2022 March 06: Venus and the Triply Ultraviolet Sun
2022 March 05: Interstellar Comet 2I Borisov
2022 March 04: The Multiwavelength Crab
2022 March 03: Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841
2022 March 02: Record Prominence Imaged by Solar Orbiter
2022 March 01: Dueling Bands in the Night
2022 February 28: Direct Projection: The Moon in My Hands
2022 February 27: Earthrise 1: Historic Image Remastered
2022 February 26: Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
2022 February 25: Perseverance Sol 354
2022 February 24: Beautiful Albireo AB
2022 February 23: Orion over Green Bank
2022 February 22: Illustration: An Early Quasar
2022 February 21: Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 6217
2022 February 20: Aurora Over White Dome Geyser
2022 February 19: Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273
2022 February 18: Three Clusters in Puppis
2022 February 17: Chamaeleon I Molecular Cloud
2022 February 16: Eiffel Tower Prominence on the Sun
2022 February 15: Terminator Moon
2022 February 14: In the Heart of the Heart Nebula
2022 February 13: Earth at Night
2022 February 12: Aurora by Moonlight
2022 February 11: IC 342: The Hidden Galaxy in Camelopardalis
2022 February 10: T Tauri and Hind’s Variable Nebula
2022 February 09: Eta Car: 3D Model of the Most Dangerous Star Known
2022 February 08: Aurora and Light Pillars over Norway
2022 February 07: NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy
2022 February 06: Blue Marble Earth
2022 February 05: Symbiotic R Aquarii
2022 February 04: Moons at Twilight
2022 February 03: Embraced by Sunlight
2022 February 02: The Galactic Center in Radio from MeerKAT
2022 February 01: Moon Phases 2022
2022 January 31: Carina Nebula North
2022 January 30: A Solar Prominence from SOHO
2022 January 29: The Fornax Cluster of Galaxies
2022 January 28: Western Moon, Eastern Sea
2022 January 27: South of Orion
2022 January 26: Stars, Dust, and Gas Near Antares
2022 January 25: Video: Comet Leonard over One Hour
2022 January 24: Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula
2022 January 23: Saturn, Tethys, Rings, and Shadows
2022 January 22: The Full Moon and the Dancer
2022 January 21: Young Star Jet MHO 2147
2022 January 20: NGC 7822 in Cepheus
2022 January 19: M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
2022 January 18: From Orion to the Southern Cross
2022 January 17: Chamaeleon Dark Nebulas
2022 January 16: A Retreating Thunderstorm at Sunset
2022 January 15: Galileo’s Europa
2022 January 14: NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy
2022 January 13: Supernova Remnant Simeis 147
2022 January 12: Comet Leonard Closeup from Australia
2022 January 11: Orions Belt Region in Gas and Dust
2022 January 10: Comet Leonards Tail Wag
2022 January 09: Hubbles Jupiter and the Shrinking Great Red Spot
2022 January 08: Quadrantids of the North
2022 January 07: Ecstatic Solar Eclipse
2022 January 06: The Last Days of Venus as the Evening Star
2022 January 05: A Year of Sunrises
2022 January 04: Moons Beyond Rings at Saturn
2022 January 03: Comet Leonards Long Tail
2022 January 02: Quadruple Lunar Halo Over Winter Road
2022 January 01: The Full Moon of 2021
A Final 2022 Laugh for Today from WOTC
This especially works for me in the time between Yule 2022 and January 2023
Next Year Goal(s) NOT Resolutions
It is very common for people to make a new year’s resolution or two. I on the other set a goal for the year and break it into 11 pieces. So I closer to the end goal to happen in December each month.
This year, my goal is to try to lose 2 pounds every month. I am a short woman at 5 feet 3 inches tall, having degenerative disc disease, arthritis, and fibromyalgia weighing 171 pounds makes my pain a lot worse. So, losing between 20 and 24 pounds will help with my physical problems a whole lot.
As i have asthma and quite a few environmental allergies, which effect my breathing. My other goal, which may make my first goal a little harder at the beginning of the year, is to stop smoking cigarettes and getting my regular vape oil down to 0% nicotine. I have not quite figured out the monthly steps for this goal yet, but when I do, I will share them.
Using the term “goal ” is a more positive word, and breaking down a big goal into smaller parts makes it easier to meet. Rather than a resolution that reminds me of a law that should not be broken. Therefore, by not keeping a resolution I am breaking a law with myself. So, to me, the word resolution is a very negative one.
Any thoughts on a goal you might like to set for yourself for 2023? If I can help you with it, just let me know.
December 19th to December 25th Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Click on the hyper link for each day you would like to see.
2022 December 25: Geminids and the Mittens
2022 December 24: Comet 2022 E3 ZTF
2022 December 23: Cassini Looks Out from Saturn
2022 December 22: NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
2022 December 21: Sun Halo at Sixty-three Degrees North
2022 December 20: Thor’s Helmet
2022 December 19: The Tadpole Nebula in Gas and Dust
In Keeping With Honoring Other Spiritual Paths Holidays – History of Christmas
Christmas is celebrated on December 25 and is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis of their religion. Popular customs include exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, attending church, sharing meals with family and friends and, of course, waiting for Santa Claus to arrive. December 25—Christmas Day—has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1870.
WATCH: Christmas Documentaries on HISTORY Vault
How Did Christmas Start?
The middle of winter has long been a time of celebration around the world. Centuries before the arrival of the man called Jesus, early Europeans celebrated light and birth in the darkest days of winter. Many peoples rejoiced during the winter solstice, when the worst of the winter was behind them and they could look forward to longer days and extended hours of sunlight.
In Scandinavia, the Norse celebrated Yule from December 21, the winter solstice, through January. In recognition of the return of the sun, fathers and sons would bring home large logs, which they would set on fire. The people would feast until… Click here to read the rest of this article on history.com
CONTENTS
Is Christmas Really the Day Jesus Was Born?
A Laugh for Today
I think we should send the reindeer some brooms to fly on 🤣🤣
Making Changes to the Regular Daily Posts
I am only going repost the Daily and Birthday Horoscope. The Today in History, A Laugh for Today and A Thought for Today on the correct date. The rest will stay on the day before.
After making sure something is posted every day for over 620 consecutive days I need to cut back on my computer time. This is due to the cold weather having a field day with my joints from arthritis and Degenerative Disc Disease making it very hard to sit in my desk chair. I will do the best I can but I do have physical problems that can keep me from uncomfortable to pain so bad I do not even want to get up to use the necessary room. Yeah, on a pain scale from 1 to 10 on a good day, hovers around 4 and 5 on real bad days, the number does not go high enough.
I also get discouraged running WOTC because I get very little feedback from you my dear readers. I have asked this question before but I feel it needs asking again. Would you work a job 6 to 7 days a week, 4 to 6 hours daily and recieve pennies per hour? Me working to keep WOTC fresh daily with new posts is a labor of love on my part but as we know love needs to be returned in some way. So I askbthat when you are reading something and you enjoyed it or learned from it please just click “Like” like you would on a social media website. I thank you in advance for the Like clicks. If you want tobleave a comment too fantastic
If this means I lose a few readers I am very sorry you do not my changes for my mental, spiritual, and physical health so be it.
To everyone who sticks around, I sincerely thank you for your support, patience, and understanding. I will strive to do my best daily, but some days my best is just getting out of bed.
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Saturday
From learnreligions.com
It’s the end of the week for many of us, so Saturday—named for the god Saturn—is a good time to wrap things up. Associated with the colors black and dark purple, and the metal lead, this day is also connected to the goddess Hecate. Gemstones like Apache tear, obsidian, and hematite are all connected to Saturday’s magic, as are plants such as thyme, mullein, and the cypress tree.
When it comes to magical workings, focus on agriculture and creativity, fortune and hope, protection and banishment of negativity. Put up a barrier to keep the unwelcome out, eliminate the things that make you miserable, and wash your hands of anything other than your hopes, dreams, and goals.
Simple Fudge – Printable
This recipe comes from my life mate Big Dawg. It is so good and easy to make any time of year.
Simple Fudge
Ingredients:
1 – 14 ounce can of sweeten condensed milk
3 cups of Chocolate chips (or any flavor baking chip you would like to use)
Baking Pan (the size is your choice depending on how thick you want your fudge pieces)
Wax Paper
How to make it:
Pour sweeten condensed milk and chips into a microwave safe bowl. Stir well. Put in your microwave for 1 to 2 minutes, make sure all the chips are melted. Work fast for the rest of this recipe. Stir until well blended. Line baking pan with wax paper, make sure it comes up a little on the sides and/or the edges of the pan. Quickly pour and spread fudge in the baking pan. Refrigerate for 2 hours. (Important Side Note – The fudge is hard to cut after it is chilled, so I take it out about 1 1/2 hours and cut it if you want neat squares. But I found just breaking it into pieces works fine also.)
A Thought for Today
Dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may of The Crone aspect of Triple Goddess and Oak King in the northern hemisphere and The Maiden aspect of the Triple Goddess and the Holly King in the southern hemisphere bless you and your family with all things positive!
Printable Game Pages – Winter
Dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder
To many people the cold, dark winter months can bring on SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder, which can make this time of year extremely hard for them to deal with. I personally can suffer with SAD in the summer as winter is full of very fond memories of my parents. We would do many things like make snow angels, snowman, and snow ice cream (do not try this now as there is way too much air pollution that can cause a wide range of illnesses) set up our “Christmas” Tree after my dad and I had gone out on my aunt and uncles farm the Saturday after Thanksgiving to cut one down. Mom and I baked all kinds of goodies. As I got older, I was allowed more freedom to help her in the kitchen as she made homemade soups, bread and other yummy things.
Please remember that if you feel the need to just talk or connect to someone I am as close as an email and Skype.
Anyway, I regress from what I want to focus on today which is possibly deliberating condition that can cause a whole bunch of different things to occur to a person dealing with it.
Here is information directly from The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, USA about S.A.D. It is a renowned health care facility know worldwide.
Overview
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year. If you’re like most people with SAD, your symptoms start in the fall and continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel moody. These symptoms often resolve during the spring and summer months. Less often, SAD causes depression in the spring or early summer and resolves during the fall or winter months.
Treatment for SAD may include light therapy (phototherapy), psychotherapy and medications.
Don’t brush off that yearly feeling as simply a case of the “winter blues” or a seasonal funk that you have to tough out on your own. Take steps to keep your mood and motivation steady throughout the year.
Symptoms
In most cases, seasonal affective disorder symptoms appear during late fall or early winter and go away during the sunnier days of spring and summer. Less commonly, people with the opposite pattern have symptoms that begin in spring or summer. In either case, symptoms may start out mild and become more severe as the season progresses.
Signs and symptoms of SAD may include:
- Feeling listless, sad or down most of the day, nearly every day
- Losing interest in activities you once enjoyed
- Having low energy and feeling sluggish
- Having problems with sleeping too much
- Experiencing carbohydrate cravings, overeating and weight gain
- Having difficulty concentrating
- Feeling hopeless, worthless or guilty
- Having thoughts of not wanting to live
Fall and winter SAD
Symptoms specific to winter-onset SAD, sometimes called winter depression, may include:
- Oversleeping
- Appetite changes, especially a craving for foods high in carbohydrates
- Weight gain
- Tiredness or low energy
Spring and summer SAD
Symptoms specific to summer-onset seasonal affective disorder, sometimes called summer depression, may include:
- Trouble sleeping (insomnia)
- Poor appetite
- Weight loss
- Agitation or anxiety
- Increased irritability
Seasonal changes and bipolar disorder
People who have bipolar disorder are at increased risk of seasonal affective disorder. In some people with bipolar disorder, episodes of mania may be linked to a specific season. For example, spring and summer can bring on symptoms of mania or a less intense form of mania (hypomania), anxiety, agitation and irritability. They may also experience depression during the fall and winter months.
When to see a doctor
It’s normal to have some days when you feel down. But if you feel down for days at a time and you can’t get motivated to do activities you normally enjoy, see your health care provider. This is especially important if your sleep patterns and appetite have changed, you turn to alcohol for comfort or relaxation, or you feel hopeless or think about suicide.
Click here for more information about S.A.D. from the Mayo CLinic
A Thought for Today
Dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may of The Crone aspect of Triple Goddess and Oak King in the northern hemisphere and The Maiden aspect of the Triple Goddess and the Holly King in the southern hemisphere bless you and your family with all things positive!
Asking For Prayers and Peacefulness
My daughter-in-law is carrying my grandson and has what the doctor is calling high pre-eclampsia. She and my son have a 3 year old that is pretty much a ball of fire that hits the ground running in the mornings.
They want her if at all possible to carry until January 7th so the baby is 37 weeks gestation before that he lungs maybe in trouble.
Please pray and/or light a candle that my 3 year old grandson is a lot more calm and peaceful for the 16 days and for my daughter – in – law has peaceful, unstressful days when my son is at work. Her name is Becca, my son is Vic, and my grandson who’s literally running around his home right now is JC.
Thank you from me and on behalf of my son’s family.
Some Pet Tips For This Holiday Season
Lady Beltane has worked with canines for 50 years as a groomer, obedience and law enforcement trainers, show dog handler and mom to many temporary but only a few permanent ones. She also had a cat for 18 years. Lady Beltane got certified veterinarian assistant in 2008. She specialized in canine nutrition and midwifery. Lady Beltane learned to train dogs the old fashion way of being an apprentice for 3 years than was over seen for another 2 years. So, she is not just pulling ideas out of thin air she has done the legwork to be able to bring you these tips. She will be posting some tips every Sunday until after the mainstream New Year.
- Do not feed any 4-legged pet grapes pealed or not
- Do not feed a pet any citrus fruit whether you take the membrane off or not
- Do not let the eat onions or chocolate as both can be deadly to our beloved pets
- Do not let the dog in the room when decorating your Yule tree as they may try to chase and bite the lights as you put them up, eat garland or tinsels both of these usually get caught in the intestines and have to be surgically removed.
- Do not leave a Poinsettia plant where a human child or any pets can reach it as both the leaves and the little white balls are very poison.
- While unwrapping gifts again make sure all pets are safely out of the room as cats will stalk and try to eat the paper and even some of the toys, this goes for dogs also, but they will also try to eat those pesky plastic or wire things that hold a toy in place in its box.
- If you are going to get someone a puppy, kitten, or another type of mammal for Yule I suggest you get it a couple of days after the extended family has left, all garbage from presents and food are safely in the trash bin outside. A new animal is a lot of work, and they can be scared easily and it doesn’t need to many different people outside of the nuclear family handling it for a few weeks. The reason for not getting the new pet a head of all the commotion of celebrating Yule is the animal may get forgotten or accidentally injured while their humans celebrate.
Grandma Got Run Over By A Broomstick
Grandma Got Run Over By A Broomstick
Author Unknown
Grandma got ran over by a broomstick
Walking home from our house Yule Eve.
Now you can say there’s no such thing as witch’s.
But as for me and grandpa, we believe.
She’d consumed too many spirits.
And we begged her not to go.
But she’d forgot her Belladonna,
So she sacheted out the door, we didn’t know.
When they found her the next morning
At the scene of the attack.
She had bristles on her forehead,
And incriminating brush marks on her back.
Grandma got ran over by a broomstick.
Walking home from our house Yule Eve..
You can say there’s no such thing as witch’s,
But as for me and grandpa, we believe.
Now we’re all so proud of grandpa.
He’s been taking it so well.
See him in there watching wrestling,
Drinking wine and dancing skyclad with cousin Nell.
It’s not Yule without grandma.
She’s the one with the big hat.
And we just can’t help but wonder,
Should we divvy up her Gifts, or simply send them back.
Grandma got ran over by a broomstick,
Walking home from our house Yule Eve..
You can say there’s no such thing as witch’s.
But as for me and grandpa, we believe.
Now the punch is on the table,
And the pumpkin, it’s so big.
And the black and silver candles
That would just have matched the hair in grandma’s wig.
I’ve warned all my friends and neighbors,
Better watch out for yourselves.
They should never give a license,
To a gal who flies a broomstick deosil.
Grandma got ran over by a broomstick,
Walking home from our house Yule Eve..
You can say there’s no such thing as witch’s,
But as for me and grandpa, we believe.
As The Holly King is Reborn…
From all of us at WOTC we wish you a blessed and happy Litha/Summer Solstice. May your days be brighter and full of positive energy!
A Laugh for Today
Witches Of The Craft® 
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