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A Thought for Today
Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!
July 30 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.
2022 July 30
The Eagle Rises
Image Credit: Apollo 11, NASA – Stereo Image Copyright: John Kaufmann (ALSJ)
Explanation: Get out your red/blue glasses and check out this stereo view from lunar orbit. The 3D anaglyph was created from two photographs (AS11-44-6633, AS11-44-6634) taken by astronaut Michael Collins during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. It features the lunar module ascent stage, dubbed The Eagle, rising to meet the command module in lunar orbit on July 21. Aboard the ascent stage are Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the first to walk on the Moon. The smooth, dark area on the lunar surface is Mare Smythii located just below the equator on the extreme eastern edge of the Moon’s near side. Poised beyond the lunar horizon is our fair planet Earth.
July 30 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1178 Frederick I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy
1419 First defenestration of Prague: anti-Catholic Hussites, followers of executed reformer Jan Hus, storm Prague town hall and throw the judge, mayor and several city council members out the windows. They die in the fall or killed by crowd outside.
1619 House of Burgesses Virginia forms, 1st elective American governing body
1863 Indian Wars: Chief Pocatello of the Shoshone tribe signs the Treaty of Box Elder, promising to stop harassing the emigrant trails in southern Idaho and northern Utah
1869 The Charles, considered the world’s first “oil tanker”, departs from the United States headed for Europe with a bulk capacity of 7,000 barrels of oil
1935 1st Penguin book is published, starting the paperback revolution
1937 Russian Politburo issues NKVD Order no. 00447, to repress former kulak and anti-soviets, 269,100 to be arrested, 76,000 to be shot. Part of the Great Purge.
Today’s Historical Events
101 BC Battle of Vercellae: Roman army under Gaius Marius defeats the Cimbri in Cisalpine Gaul, ending the Celto-Germanic threat on Italy’s border with over 100,000 Cimbri killed
579 Benedict I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
657 St Vitalian begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Eugene I
762 City of Baghdad founded by abbasid caliph Al-Mansur, just north of ancient Baghdad
1178 Frederick I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy
1419 First defenestration of Prague: anti-Catholic Hussites, followers of executed reformer Jan Hus, storm Prague town hall and throw the judge, mayor and several city council members out the windows. They die in the fall or killed by crowd outside.
1537 Resistant of Bomy: French Dutch cease fire
1601 Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1930 1st broadcast of “Death Valley Days” on NBC-radio
1948 Professional wrestling premieres on prime-time network TV (DuMont)
1953 Rikidōzan holds a ceremony announcing the establishment of the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance
1969 Barbra Streisand opens for Liberace at International Hotel, Las Vegas
1969 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting
1975 7th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel
1976 Future TV personality (‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’) and transgender figure, Bruce Jenner (now Caitlin Jenner) sets WR 8,618 points to win decathlon gold at Montreal Olympics
1977 “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” by Andy Gibb reaches number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1792 500 Marseillaisian men sing France’s national anthem for 1st time
1824 Gioachino Rossini becomes manager of Theatre Italian, Paris
1954 Elvis Presley joins the Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local 71
1965 Charles Ives‘ “From the Steeples & the Mountains” premieres
1965 Duke Ellington‘s “Golden Brown & the Green Apple” premieres
1966 Beatles’ “Yesterday… & Today” album goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks
1971 George Harrison releases single “Bangladesh”
1972 “Ain’t Supposed to Die Death” closes at Barrymore NYC after 325 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1844 1st US yacht club – NY Yacht Club organized by John Cox Stevens and 8 friends aboard the Gimcrack
1874 1st baseball teams to play outside US, Boston-Philadelphia in British Isles
1884 Nonpareil Dempsey [John Edward Kelly] fights George Fulljames, possibly the 1st middleweight fight with boxing gloves
1905 3rd Tour de France won by Louis Trousselier of France
1908 Around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris
1909 John Heyder becomes president of baseball’s National League
1911 9th Tour de France won by Gustave Garrigou of France
1930 1st FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay: Uruguay beats Argentina, 4-2 in the inaugural event
The Earth is Rotating Faster
On June 29, 2022, something extraordinary happened to the rate of spin of planet Earth. However, it probably had such a minuscule impact on your life that you can be forgiven for not even noticing.
Believe it or not, but you actually gained an extra 1.59 milliseconds to your day. We hope you spent it wisely!
According to TimeAndDate.com, on that day, our planet, as far as scientists can tell, set a new record for the quickest time to complete one rotation.
But what? Isn’t the Earth’s day exactly 24 hours? Actually, no, well, not quite.
The first thing to note is that there are actually “kinds” of days, depending on your definition.
The first, a solar day, is a period of 24 hours during which the Earth rotates so that the Sun appears at the same location in the sky. However, a sidereal day, which is defined as 23 hours, 56 minutes, and …
Earth is suddenly rotating faster and the shortest day just recorded
A Laugh for Today
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Saturday
Magickal Intentions: Spirit Communications, Meditation, Psychic Attack or Defense, Locating Lost Things and Missing Persons, Building, Life, Doctrine, Protection, Knowledge, Authority, Limitations, Boundaries, Time and Death
Incense: Black Poppy Seed and Myrrh
Planet: Saturn
Sign: Capricorn and Aquarius
Angel: Cassel
Colors: Black, Grey and Indigo
Herbs/Plants: Myrrh, Moss, Hemlock, Wolfsbane, Coltsfoot, Nightshade and Fir
Stones: Jet, Smokey Quartz, Amethyst, Black Onyx, Snowflake Obsidian, Lava, Pumice
Oil: (Saturn) Cypress, Mimosa, Myrrh, Patchouli
Saturn lends its energies to the last day of the week. Because Saturn is the planet of karma, this day is an excellent time for spellwork involving reincarnation, karmic lessons, the Mysteries, wisdom, and long-term projects.
It is also a good time to being efforts that deal with the elderly, death, or the eradication of pests and disease.
Spell for Today – Collect My Debt Spell
Saturday is the sixth day of the workweek. It’s officially the weekend. Some see it as one of the luckiest days for gambling. It’s one of those days where you can do what you need around your home and relax, as well. You can take care of a little business, then, reap the rewards. It’s a really good day to do collect, courage, reap, gamble, and exercise spells.
Collect My Debt Spell
Items needed:
1 sheet of paper
1 pen or pencil
1 gray ribbon
1 white candle
1 penny
1 bottle of glue
1 lighter or match
Light a white candle and close your eyes. Think about the money that is owed to you and how you feel about that situation. If you are angry at the person who owes you money, get rid of that anger now. Get the sheet of paper, bottle of glue, and a penny, and place them in front of you. Now, write down how much is owed to you on the sheet of paper. After that, below where you wrote the figure, glue the penny to the paper. Allow the glue to dry. Without breaking the penny from the paper, roll the paper up and tie the gray ribbon around it. Place the scroll you just made under your bed. Soon, you should be able to collect the debt. Once you collect the debt, remove the penny, give it away, and discard the scroll.
A Witch’s Week of Spells and Activities
Helga C. Loueen
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Ankh
From moonlitpriestess.com
An ancient Egyptian symbol resembling a cross with a loop at the top. It symbolizes life and cosmic knowledge. Most Egyptian Gods and Goddess are shown carrying one. Also known as the crux ansata, the Ankh is used in modern craft for fertility and health.
A Thought for Today
Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!
July 29 I Ching, Numerology, Angel Number, Animal Spirit Guide or Helper Divination Journal
I Ching
From IChing.Online – For more information about Hexagram 29
Hexagram Twenty – Nine / 29
K’an / Dangerously Deep
Water follows Water, spilling over any cliff, flowing past all obstacles, no matter the depth or distance, to the Sea.
The Superior Person learns flexibility from the mistakes he has made, and grows strong from the obstacles he has overcome, pressing on to show others the Way.
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
You are facing a crucial trial along your Journey.
The danger of this challenge is very real.
It is a test of your mettle.
If you can maintain your integrity and stay true to your convictions, you will overcome.
That’s not as easy as it seems when you are faced with the sacrifice of other things you’ve come to depend upon or hold dear.
Numerology
From World Numerology – Number 29
Twenty – Nine
It is the same as 11. See “Master number 11.” More serious, less social, and can tend to become cynical.
From World Numerology – Master Number 11
See “The Master number 11.” Highly intuitive, even psychic, this Master number is a channel between the sub-conscious and the conscious mind. Highly charged. Can be neurotic.
Angel Number
From Angel Numbers – Number 29
Believe in yourself and in your virtuous life path. You have all the qualification at this moment to help other people around you. Just do what you do best and bring your natural talents to good use.
Animal Spirit Guide or Helper
From SpiritAnimal.info
Oh, the Blue Jay! Through the magic of symbolism, the Blue Jay teaches us to follow our feelings and intuition. As a spirit animal, it reminds us that our personal power is in our own hands and that we are free to take flight at any time, which is another way of saying that we have the freedom to choose our own path in life. The Blue Jay is playful yet serious, curious and yet sly, intelligent and cunning. It is also wise and perceptive. Whether a friend or foe, the Blue Jay teaches us how to be realistic and yet optimistic, careful and yet daring. In its expression of personal power, it symbolizes how we can rise above obstacles and challenges in our life.
The symbolism of the Blue Jay…
Spell for Today – Spell for Savings – Printable
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Solitaire or Solitary
From moonlitpriestess.com
A witch who practices alone and is not or no longer associated with a specific Tradition, coven, or group.
July 29 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.
2022 July 29
SOFIA’s Southern Lights
Image Credit & Copyright: Ian Griffin (Otago Museum)
Explanation: SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, is a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a large reflecting telescope into the stratosphere. The ability of the airborne facility to climb above about 99 percent of Earth’s infrared-blocking atmosphere has allowed researchers to observe from almost anywhere over the planet. On a science mission flying deep into the southern auroral oval, astronomer Ian Griffin, director of New Zealand’s Otago Museum, captured this view from the observatory’s south facing starboard side on July 17. Bright star Canopus shines in the southern night above curtains of aurora australis, or southern lights. The plane was flying far south of New Zealand at the time at roughly 62 degrees southern latitude. Unfortunately, after a landing at Christchurch severe weather damaged SOFIA requiring repairs and the cancellation of the remainder of its final southern hemisphere deployment.
July 29 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1588 The Battle of Gravelines – Spanish Armada damaged and scattered by the English fleet
1609 Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs at Ticonderoga, New York setting the stage for French-Iroquois conflicts for the next 150 years
1848 Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt – an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule put down by police
1905 US Secretary of War William Howard Taft makes secret agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Katsura agreeing to Japanese free rein in Korea in return for non-interference with the US in the Philippines
1921 Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party
1949 Moscow ends the blockade of West Berlin
Today’s Historical Events
362 Emperor Julianus of Constantinople’s “School Edict” prohibited Christian teachers from using pagan literature which were standard texts for classical education at the time
626 Avars under khagan Bajan begin siege of Constantinople (fails, preserving the eastern Roman empire)
904 Thessalonica is sacked by Saracen pirates led by renegade Leo of Tripoli
1014 Battle of Strumitsa-valley: Byzantine destroys Bulgarian armies
1030 Battle of Stiklestad – Norwegian King Olaf II killed trying to reclaim the throne. One of the most famous Norwegian battles
1179 Lando Sittino proclaimed (anti-)pope Innocent III
1221 Emperor Go-Horikawa aged only 10 years old ascends to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan
1279 Five emissaries dispatched by Kublai Khan from the Mongol Yuan dynasty are beheaded by Japan
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1928 Test footage first created for Walt Disney‘s “Steamboat Willie” with Mickey Mouse
1954 Publication of “Fellowship of the Ring” 1st volume of “Lord of the Rings” by J. R. R. Tolkien by George Allen and Unwin in London
1956 WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting
1957 Jack Paar‘s “The Tonight show” premieres on NBC
1965 Beatles movie “Help” premieres, Queen Elizabeth attends
1983 “Friday Night Videos” premieres on NBC TV
1988 South African government bans anti-apartheid film “Cry Freedom”
1992 Ray Sharkey, actor (Wiseguys), arrested for narcotic possession
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1961 Bob Dylan is injured in car accident
1966 Bob Dylan hurt in motorcycle accident near Woodstock, New York
1973 Led Zeppelin has more than $200,000 in cash stolen from a safety-deposit box at the New York Hilton
1980 David Bowie stars in dramatic stage play “The Elephant Man” at the Auditorium Theater in Denver, Colorado
1987 Ben & Jerry’s and Jerry Garcia agree on new flavor: Cherry Garcia
1992 “Chinese Coffee” closes at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC, after 18 performances
1994 American minister and anti-abortionist Paul Jennings Hill murders Dr. John Britton and Britton’s bodyguard, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel James Barrett, outside of an abortion clinic in Pensacola, Florida
2019 Record for longest run at the top of US singles chart made by country rap single “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X remixed with Billy Ray Cyrus, No. 1 for 17 weeks
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1751 1st international world title prize fight: Jack Stack of England, beats challenger M. Petit of France in 29 mins in England
1874 Major Walter Copton Wingfield patents a portable tennis court
1899 Southern California Golf Association forms
1906 4th Tour de France won by René Pottier of France
1908 St Louis Browns’ future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Philadelphia A’s in 5-4 win against his previous team at Sportsman’s Park II, St. Louis
1911 Boston Red Sox Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0
1915 Pirate Honus Wagner at 41, hits a grand slam HR
1921 Cleveland’s 125th anniversary celebration: Cy Young, 54, pitches 2 inn
Living Liminally: Discerning Good Source Material
One thing that’s important for anyone who relies, to any degree, on sources outside themselves for spirituality – or anything else – is being able to judge a good source from a bad one. So today I want to just run down a quick list of ways to vett sources of any type to decide how much weight you should give to something. Even if a source isn’t perfect it may have value – or it may be immediately tossed out. It depends on how it measures up.
- What sources does this source use? – One of the first things I do with any new source, be it written, video, in person, or what-have-you, is to try to look at what sources that source is using. Are they talking purely from personal gnosis? Are they using academic texts? Are they using other authors based in personal gnosis? Are they using well known and respected sources? Are they referencing conspiracy theorists or known white supremacists? Do they have no sources at all that they admit to? All of these things need to be taken into account. Something that’s entirely personal gnoses isn’t necessarily bad but needs to be understood in that context, while something from a deeply flawed or problematic source will be eliminated.
- Never once the Wikipedia – Okay this is bit ranty right here, but as soon as I see wikipedia listed as a source for anything I’m done with that source. There’s a very good reason that wikipedia can’t be used in college, university, or even high school classes: its notoriously unreliable and oddly biased. Anyone can and does edit wikipedia and while its true that wikipedia cites sources and includes references pretty much any print or online source can be used and there is no quality control. Let me repeat; there is no quality control. The entry on Baobhan Sithe was sourced mainly from modern vampire guides, themselves largely repeating modern urban legends, and from RPG guidebooks. No really. The entry on Finnbheara contained an assertion straight from a fiction novel (I removed it, because remember anyone can edit wikipedia). Please don’t trust anything on wikipedia or any article using wiki as a source. Just don’t.
- What is the author’s bias? – Every author or teacher has biases, that’s just human nature. Figuring out what to think of a source means understanding what that source’s biases are and …
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A Laugh for Today
July 28 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1794 French Revolutionary figure Maximilien robespierre and 22 other leaders of “the Terror” guillotined to thunderous cheers in Paris
1914 Austria-Hungary decides against mediation and declares war on Serbia – first declaration of war of WWI
1917 Silent Parade organised by James Weldon Johnson of 10,000 African-Americans who march on 5th Ave in NYC to protest against lynching
1943 Operation Gomorrah: RAF bombing over Hamburg causes a firestorm that kills 42,600 German civilians
1976 Tangshan Earthquake, 8.2 in magnitude kills over 240,000 Northern China in the largest loss of life from an earthquake in the 20th century
2005 The Provisional Irish Republican Army call an end to their thirty year long armed campaign in Northern Ireland
Today’s Historical Events
388 Battle at Aquileja: Emperor Theodosius beats emperor Magnus Maximis
754 Pope Stephen II, [III] makes Pippin de Korte, King of France
1148 Second Crusade: Crusaders abandon their siege of Damascus
1330 Battle of Velbuzd: Serbian forces defeats Bulgarian army
1434 Navigator Gil Eanes leaves Cape Bojador for Lisbon
1579 Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid
1586 Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe on return to England
1609 Admiral George Somers settles in Bermuda
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1932 “White Zombie” – 1st feature length zombie film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Bela Lugosi is released in the US
1951 Walt Disney‘s animated musical film “Alice In Wonderland” released
1954 “On the Waterfront”, directed by Elia Kazan starring Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1955)
1957 Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV appearance (Steve Allen Show)
1971 Dutch ends censorship of “Blue Movie”
2014 Linda Ronstadt receives the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in a White House ceremony. [1]
2019 Meghan Duchess of Sussex, revealed as the first guest editor for UK Vogue in 103 years for its September 2019 issue
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1914 Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden, in NYC, by Harry Fox
1933 1st singing telegram delivered (to Rudy Vallee), NYC
1951 Cole Porter‘s musical “Kiss Me, Kate”, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s ” The Taming of the Shrew”, closes at New Century Theater NYC after 1077 performances
1954 Ernest Bloch’s 4th string quartet premieres
1978 600,000 attend the “Summer Jam” rock festival at Watkins Glen, New York, at the time the largest ever audience at a pop festival
1989 Gloria Estefan releases her debut solo album “Cuts Both Ways”
1991 “Gypsy” closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 105 performances
1992 R&B singer Mary J. Blige releases her debut album “What’s the 411?”, with production by Puff Daddy
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1906 Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4
1912 10th Tour de France won by Odile Defraye of Belgium
1928 IX Summer Olympic Games open in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1929 Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Michigan)
1929 24th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Paris (3-2)
1929 23rd Tour de France won by Maurice De Waele of Belgium
1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Paris, France: Home team wins 3 straight titles as Henri Cochet beats American George Lott 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 for a 3-2 victory
1931 White Sox score 11 in 8th to beat Yankees 14-12
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Thursday
Planet: Jupiter
Element: Earth
Colors: Deep blue, purple green
Keywords: Expansion, Luck, Abundance, Protection, Stability, Joy, Pleasure, Employment, Leadership
Thursdays are perfect for spells for money and abundance. Anything that you are wanting to bring in more of will benefit from the expansive and abundant energy of Jupiter.
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