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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!
An Invaluable Reference Guide for Your Herbal Grimoire
Atropa belladonna (a.k.a. Deadly Nightshade) is among the most toxic plants in the world. The foliage, fruits and roots store the highest concentration of toxins, containing tropane alkaloids such as atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine.
𝕎𝔸ℕ𝕋𝔼𝔻
The Witches of the Craft staff are in search of a “spinning” Wheel of the Year. One designed in this manner, is usually comprised of several layers of wooden circles with different aspects of the Pagan way of life (i.e., Sabats, current moon phase, current corresponding flora), and turns freely to change the settings.
If you happen to have any information that would assist us in finding an item such as the example described above, please reach out to either @highpriestessladybeltane Lady Beltane, or her “Right Hand Witch”, @witchssanctum.
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Monday
From ancientpathway.com
| Magickal Intentions: Psychic Sensitivity, Women’s Mysteries, Tides, Waters, Emotional Issues, Agriculture, Animals, Female Fertility, Messages, Theft, Reconcilliations, Voyages, Dreams and Merchandise |
Incense: African Violet Honeysuckle Myrtle Willow Wormwood |
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| Planet: Moon |
Sign: Cancer |
Angel: Gabriel |
| Colors: Silver White Gray |
Herbs/Plants: Night Flowers Willow Root Orris Root Birch Motherwort Vervain White Rose White Iris |
Stones: Carnelian Moonstone Aquamarine Pearl Quartz Crystal Flourite Geodes |
A Laugh for Today
It is “Smiling Saturday”. As you go about your day whether at home or doing things outside your home give a smile to anyone who catches your eye. It just might make a bad, sour day a little better!
December 13th to 18th Astronomy Picture of the Day
(Today starts the weekly pictures for the Astronomy Picture of the Day. We will continue posting this weekly. Just click on the hyperlink next to the date for the pictures you want to see.)
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 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
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!
December 17th Deviational Journal
Tarot Card
From tarotx.net
La Rove De Fortune (The Wheel of Fortune) – Major Arcana
Menu of Contents
I. Overview of the Wheel of Fortune – La Roue de Fortune Tarot
II. Keywords of the Wheel of Fortune – La Roue de Fortune Tarot
III. Interpretation of the Wheel of Fortune – La Roue de Fortune Tarot
IV. When the Wheel of Fortune – La Roue de Fortune Tarot speaks up
V. Traditional interpretations of the Wheel of Fortune – La Roue de Fortune Tarot
More The Wheel of Fortune Cards from Famous Tarot Decks
Rune
From white-magic-help.net
ODIN
The Unknowable, The God Odin
Empty is the end, empty is the beginning. Like the phoenix from the ashes it rises – from what we call fate. The surrender of control is the supreme challenge for a spiritual warrior. If you drag the blank rune, take courage. Trust that the universe will make self change in your ongoing life progress.
Witches Rune
From otherworldlyoracle.com
Eye
Third eye, seeing the truth, clairvoyance, someone’s watching, the evil eye and protection
This rune is my favorite. The all-seeing eye. It represents seeing things unseen, also seeing the beauty in things others don’t. Can also be a warning of the evil eye or someone watching you. Or perhaps a reminder to open your eyes to a situation you’ve been blindly ignoring.
Ogham
From learnreligions.com
Ui/Uillean
Ui (sometimes interpreted as Pe) is Uillean, the Honeysuckle. Associated with the manifestation of will, the Honeysuckle starts as a small seed and creeps along, growing and spreading over time. Honeysuckle twists and spirals up and over its surroundings, its soft yellow flowers releasing a sweet scent. It is the flower of unspoken desire, hidden needs, secret wants, but it also represents our goals of finding our true Self.
From a medicinal standpoint, the honeysuckle can be useful as well. Dioscorides says,
“the ripe seed gathered and dried in theshadow and drunk for four days together, doth waste and consume away the hardness of the spleen and removeth wearisomeness, helpeth the shortness and difficulty of breathing, cureth the hicket (hiccough), etc. A syrup made of the flowers is good to be drunk against diseases of the lungs and spleen.”
Uillean Correspondences
Mundane Aspects: When this symbol appears, it means you need to allow yourself the freedom to pursue your desire. If you’ve got hopes or dreams that are unattained, now is your time to start considering whether they’re remain just dreams, or become reality. Denying yourself the chance to enjoy life is unfair.
Magical Aspects: Take the time to experience joy, but make sure you stay true to your values and beliefs as well. In many Wiccan traditions, the Charge of the Goddess is quoted as a reminder of this: All acts of love and pleasure are my rituals. Another aspect of this symbol is that sometimes, mysteries which seem to be hidden may not be as hard to delve into as you think–sometimes, you’ve just been sidetracked by distractions.
I Ching
From psychic-revelation.com
Hexagram Seventeen/17
Name: Sui.
Keyphrase: Following.
Formed By The Trigrams: Lake over Thunder.
General: Balancing the heart and mind of leadership will help assure steady progress.
Love: Show your partner what you require by example rather than words. be gentle with them.
Business: Hard work needs to be balanced by rest.
Personal: Plan for gradual progress and make sure that hard work is balanced by rest.
Overview: Sui indicates that you should lead by example rather than just telling everyone what to do. It indicates a time where gradual progress should be the plan and that work should be balanced with periods of rest. Effective leadership is about serving, not about power and ego. A leader has obligations to all those that work for him and this should not be overlooked. Learn the needs of those that follow you and if some of these needs need correcting then do so by gentle persuasion not by harsh words.
Numerology
From learnreligions.com
Seven
Related to lunar energy, connected to the moon, femininity, and workings related to intuition and wisdom. Thought forms and consciousness are represented by the number seven.
Angel Number
For more from sunsugns.org
Animal Spirit Guide or Helper
From uniguide.com
Reindeer
Reindeer symbolism and meanings include speed, travel, insight, renewal, majesty, and other special qualities.Reindeer are native to Scandinavia, Europe, and Asia. So, they appear in the mythology and folklore of these regions. However, people all over the world know about reindeer and are intrigued with what they symbolize. In this post, we’ll explore all aspects of reindeer meaning and symbolism, including reindeer spiritual meanings and the reindeer spirit animal, plus reindeer mythology and folklore.
If you are curious about the reindeer’s cousin in North America – the caribou – please check out my post on caribou symbolism and mythology.
18 December 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
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For Your Local Time and Date
Southeastern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America
18 December 2022
06:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:26 Sagittarius 47
Moon:24 Libra 43
Mercury:16 Capricorn 32
Venus:10 Capricorn 46
Mars:12 Gemini 19 Rx
Jupiter:29 Pisces 51
Saturn:21 Aquarius 11
Uranus:15 Taurus 27 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 42
Pluto:27 Capricorn 15
Moon:24 Libra 43
Mercury:16 Capricorn 32
Venus:10 Capricorn 46
Mars:12 Gemini 19 Rx
Jupiter:29 Pisces 51
Saturn:21 Aquarius 11
Uranus:15 Taurus 27 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 42
Pluto:27 Capricorn 15
True Lunar Node:12 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:10 Taurus 54 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Cancer 40
Chiron:11 Aries 57 Rx
Ceres:29 Virgo 56
Pallas:24 Cancer 31 Rx
Juno:19 Pisces 18
Vesta:09 Pisces 01
Eris:23 Aries 58 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:6
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:6
Cardinal:8
Fixed:4
Mutable:7
Fixed:4
Mutable:7
Southern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa
18 December 2022
01:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:26 Sagittarius 34
Moon:21 Libra 58
Mercury:16 Capricorn 17
Venus:10 Capricorn 31
Mars:12 Gemini 23 Rx
Jupiter:29 Pisces 49
Saturn:21 Aquarius 10
Uranus:15 Taurus 28 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 42
Pluto:27 Capricorn 15
Moon:21 Libra 58
Mercury:16 Capricorn 17
Venus:10 Capricorn 31
Mars:12 Gemini 23 Rx
Jupiter:29 Pisces 49
Saturn:21 Aquarius 10
Uranus:15 Taurus 28 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 42
Pluto:27 Capricorn 15
True Lunar Node:12 Taurus 31
Mean Lunar Node:10 Taurus 55 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Cancer 39
Chiron:11 Aries 57 Rx
Ceres:29 Virgo 53
Pallas:24 Cancer 34 Rx
Juno:19 Pisces 14
Vesta:08 Pisces 56
Eris:23 Aries 58 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:6
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:6
Cardinal:8
Fixed:4
Mutable:7
Fixed:4
Mutable:7
Southwestern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
18 December 2022
04:00 am GMT 3:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:26 Sagittarius 11
Moon:17 Libra 04
Mercury:15 Capricorn 49
Venus:10 Capricorn 02
Mars:12 Gemini 30 Rx
Jupiter:29 Pisces 48
Saturn:21 Aquarius 08
Uranus:15 Taurus 28 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 42
Pluto:27 Capricorn 14
Moon:17 Libra 04
Mercury:15 Capricorn 49
Venus:10 Capricorn 02
Mars:12 Gemini 30 Rx
Jupiter:29 Pisces 48
Saturn:21 Aquarius 08
Uranus:15 Taurus 28 Rx
Neptune:22 Pisces 42
Pluto:27 Capricorn 14
True Lunar Node:12 Taurus 30
Mean Lunar Node:10 Taurus 56 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):27 Cancer 36
Chiron:11 Aries 57 Rx
Ceres:29 Virgo 47
Pallas:24 Cancer 39 Rx
Juno:19 Pisces 05
Vesta:08 Pisces 48
Eris:23 Aries 58 Rx
Fire:3
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:6
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:6
Cardinal:8
Fixed:4
Mutable:7
Fixed:4
Mutable:7
Let’s Have Some Fun – Winter Coloring Pages for Children and Our Inner Child – Printable
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Friday
From spells8.com
Magick Candle
Light a pink candle to connect with your most sensitive and receptive side, harmonizing bonds of friendship and love. Meditating with a pink candle helps relief depression and promotes self-love.
Ruling Deities
Áine, Eros, Aphrodite, Freyja, Hathor, Isis and Venus are rulers of Fridays.
Crystals
Aventurine, Emerald, Jade, Rose Quartz, Pink Tourmaline, Peridot.
Carrying these gemstones today can bring success and fulfillment of your goals. Wear them as a talisman or simply keep them close to you to harness their energy.
Potion
Drink Hibiscus Tea to enhance your relationship with yourself and others. Hibiscus is an aphrodisiac flower, so it is closely related to love and sex. It has been used to make love potions and charms, as well as medicine.
Note: Expecting mothers should not take Hibiscus ¹.
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!
This is Me Today
I was writing a post explaining my Murphy’s Law day and it went belly up. Having to reset my computer – that did no good. So now it will be a factory rest. Yes, I have anything important backed up to my OneDrive account. Finding a bunch of emails starting from around mid November in my WOTC email account that had never showed up before today. Having my decades old AOL email account go belly up and making a Gmail account for my apprentices and those inquiring about studying with me. Keep this in mind I have only had 1 other Gmail account and that was closed in 2019 but had a secretary doing the hard work, I just had to go in an read emails he had stared for my attention. Plus every regular daily post I have tried to messes up. So yep I may be bald or in a special jacket in a rubber room before the day is over. The silver lining is my day can only get better. I am going to try to work from my 3 year old, slow desktop computer while this laptop gets wiped clean.
I still have not figured out why my Officejet 4560 all-in-one was working fine Friday and I have not been able to print or copy anything since than.
I know I will not get extra daily posts like Today in History or Astronomy Picture of the Day or a Spell for Today or Wednesday’s Correspondences or A Laugh for Today done. But I will try to do the Daily and Birthday Horoscopes, Current Moon Phase, and Planetary Positions done as quickly as my desktop will do it. I am hoping to find a good thought for today that pertains to what I and I am sure others are going through today.
Dear Sisters and Brothers and Honoree Guests please wish my luck in getting all my computer related messes taking care of today. Oh yeah and that I do not just chuck them out the front door LOL! Thank you for your stead fast support, encouraging words, and positive energy you send my way, alll of it really does help to change my mind set.
My mantra for today – My day can only get better and it will
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Tuesday
From GypsyWolf.weebly.com
Tuesday is the third day of the week. The name is derived from the Nordic sky god in charge of law, order, justice, and war, Tiw (Saxons), also known as Tyr (Scandinavians), Ziu (S. Germans), Tiuz or Tiwaz (N. Germans). In the Roman calendar the corresponding day was Dies Martis, the day of Mars, god of war and agriculture, originally known as Ares in Greek mythology. The sacred symbol of all of these deities is the spear.
Latin: Dies Martis, the day of Mars
French: mardi
Italian: martedi
Spanish: martes
German: Dienstag, “Assembly Day”
Netherlands- dinsdag
Denmark- tirsdag
Sweden- tisdag
Rules: Sexual energy, courage, aggression, war, politics, healing after surgery, physical strength, exorcism, protection and defensive magic
Colors: Red and Autumn Shades
Planet: Mars
Metal: Iron, for Mars’ spear and shield; Steel
Stones: Asbestos, Bloodstone, Flint, Garnet, Jasper (red), Lava, Onyx, Pipestone, Rhodocrosite, Rhodonite, Ruby, Sard, Sardonyx, Tourmaline (red), Tourmaline (watermelon)
Herbs: Allspice, Asafoetida, Basil, Broom, Coriander, Cumin, Deerstongue, Dragon’s Blood, Galangal, Ginger, Nettle, Peppermint, Pine, Tobacco, Woodruff, Wormwood
Zodiac: Aries & Scorpio
French: mardi
Italian: martedi
Spanish: martes
German: Dienstag, “Assembly Day”
Netherlands- dinsdag
Denmark- tirsdag
Sweden- tisdag
Rules: Sexual energy, courage, aggression, war, politics, healing after surgery, physical strength, exorcism, protection and defensive magic
Colors: Red and Autumn Shades
Planet: Mars
Metal: Iron, for Mars’ spear and shield; Steel
Stones: Asbestos, Bloodstone, Flint, Garnet, Jasper (red), Lava, Onyx, Pipestone, Rhodocrosite, Rhodonite, Ruby, Sard, Sardonyx, Tourmaline (red), Tourmaline (watermelon)
Herbs: Allspice, Asafoetida, Basil, Broom, Coriander, Cumin, Deerstongue, Dragon’s Blood, Galangal, Ginger, Nettle, Peppermint, Pine, Tobacco, Woodruff, Wormwood
Zodiac: Aries & Scorpio
December 13 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1577 Francis Drake sets sail from England on an epic three year circumnavigation of the world aboard the Golden Hind
1636 The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. Recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.
1642 Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sights the South Island of present day New Zealand; initially he calls it Staten Landt and changes it a year later to Nieuw Zeeland [1]
1920 League of Nations establishes the International Court of Justice in The Hague
2002 The European Union announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004
2003 Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit, during Operation Red Dawn by US forces
Today’s Historical Events
1294 Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months; Celestine hoped to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.
1355 The greatest traveller of his age, Ibn Battuta of Tangier completes his work “The Travels” detailing his 29 years spent travelling the Islamic world and beyond, including to India, China and Indonesia
1545 Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opened by Pope Paul III
1570 Sweden and Denmark signs Peace of Stettin
1572 Spanish army beats Geuzen fleet (confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles) under admiral Lumey
1577 Francis Drake sets sail from England on an epic three year circumnavigation of the world aboard the Golden Hind
1621 Emperor Ferdinand II delegates 1st anti-Reformation decree
1636 The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. Recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1950 James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial
1953 KOAM TV channel 7 in Pittsburg-Joplin, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 “Anastasia” comeback film for Ingrid Bergman is released in the US, role wins Bergman Academy Award for Best Actress.
1957 “Peyton Place” film based on the novel by Grace Metalious, directed by Mark Robson and starring Lana Turner and Hope Lange is released
1961 “The Young Ones” directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Cliff Richard, Robert Morley and Carole Gray premieres in London
1970 Neil Simon‘s “Gingerbread Lady” premieres in NYC
1975 1st time “Saturday Night Live” uses a time delay, Richard Pryor hosts
1978 CBS’ premiere of “Lovey: A Circle of Children Part II”, sequel to “A Circle of Children”, which is also based on Mary Mac Cracken
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1759 First music store in America opens (Philadelphia)
1823 Gioachino Rossini arrives in London
1895 First complete performance of Gustav Mahler‘s 2nd Symphony (“Resurrection”), in Berlin, Germany, conducted by the composer
1928 George Gershwin‘s “An American In Paris” premieres at Carnegie Hall, NYC, performed by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Walter Damrosch
1947 Samuel L. Manning and Adolph Thenstead’s musical revue “Caribbean Carnival” closes at International Theatre, NYC, after 11 performances
1950 “Let’s Make an Opera” opens at John Golden Theater, NYC; runs for 5 performances
1961 The Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein
1963 Capital records signs right of first refusal agreement with The Beatles
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1901 Test debut of English cricketer Sydney Barnes vs Australia at the SCG, took 5-65 in 1st innings
1930 George Sisler’s career ends when Boston Braves release him
1931 National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (12-2-0) win 3rd straight first past the post title
1936 National Football League Championship, Polo Grounds, NYC: Green Bay Packers beat Boston Redskins, 21-6; Packers 4th title; Redskins move to Washington, D.C. for 1937 season
1942 National Football League Championship, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Washington Redskins upset Chicago Bears, 14-6
1952 NFL Dallas Texans (former NY Yanks) play final game, losing 41-6 to the Lions in Detroit; finish with record of 1-11
1956 Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield & $35,000. Robinson will retire rather than be traded.
1960 Ballon d’Or: Barcelona midfielder Luis Suárez is named best football player in Europe ahead of Real Madrid’s Hungarian forward Ferenc Puskás and Hamburg striker Uwe Seeler
A Thought forToday
Dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be blessed with all things positive!
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Monday
From gypsywolf.weebly.com
Monday is the second day of the week, named from the Latin Lunae Dies, day of the moon, reflecting the Roman feast days dedicated to the moon and moon goddess, Luna. The goddess Selene is her Greek counterpart.
Latin: Lunae Dies, day of the Moon
French: lundi
Italian: lunedi
Spanish: lunes [from Luna, “Moon”]
Anglo-Saxon: monandaeg, “the moon’s day”
German: Montag
Dutch: maandag
French: lundi
Italian: lunedi
Spanish: lunes [from Luna, “Moon”]
Anglo-Saxon: monandaeg, “the moon’s day”
German: Montag
Dutch: maandag
Rules: Peace, sleep, prophetic dreams, psychic awareness, spirituality, compassion, love, home, gardening, purification, healing and fertility.
Colors: Silver and White
Planet: Moon
Metal: Silver
Stones: Aquamarine, Beryl, Chalcedony, Crystal (quartz), Moonstone, Mother-of-pearl, Pearl, Sapphire, Selenite
Herbs: Calamus, Camphor, Coconut, Gardenia, Grape, Jasmine, Lemon, Lemon Balm, Lotus, Myrrh, Poppy seed, Sandalwood, Willow
Zodiac: Cancer
December 12 Astronomy Picture of the Day
Starting next Sunday, DCEMBER 25 the Astronomy Picture of the Day is only going to be posted every Sunday for the entire last week of Pictures.
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 12
An Unusual Globule in IC 1396
Image Credit & Copyright: Bernard Miller
Explanation: Is there a monster in IC 1396? Known to some as the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, parts of gas and dust clouds of this star formation region may appear to take on foreboding forms, some nearly human. The only real monster here, however, is a bright young star too far from Earth to hurt us. Energetic light from this star is eating away the dust of the dark cometary globule near the top of the featured image. Jets and winds of particles emitted from this star are also pushing away ambient gas and dust. Nearly 3,000 light-years distant, the relatively faint IC 1396 complex covers a much larger region on the sky than shown here, with an apparent width of more than 10 full moons.
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