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July 27 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1586 Walter Raleigh brings the 1st tobacco to England from Virginia
1689 Battle of Killicrankie: Jacobite Scottish Highlanders under Viscount Dundee defeat royalist force under General MacKay
1789 US Congress establishes Department of Foreign Affairs now referred to as the State Department
1866 transatlantic telegraph cable successfully in second attempt comes ashore at Heart’s Content, Newfoundland laid out by Isambard Kingdom Brunel‘s Great Eastern steamship (1,686 miles long)
1921 Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolate insulin at the University of Toronto
Today’s Historical Events
432 St Celestine I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1214 1st battle of Bouvines – King Philip II of France vs Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV and King John of England; as a result John lost Normandy and his other possessions in France (hence his nickname John “Lackland”)
1230 Treaty of San Germano between Emperor Frederik II & Pope Gregory IX
1280 Sogen Mugaku, founder of Engakuji temple, arrives in Japan from China
1298 Albert (Albrecht) I, son of Rudolf of Habsburg, crowned King of the Germans
1360 Danish King Waldemar IV destroys Visby, Gotland
1377 First example of quarantine in Rugusa (now Dubroknik); city council passes law saying newcomers from plague areas must isolation for 30 days (later 40 days, quaranta in Italian)
1501 Nicolaus Copernicus formally installed as a canon of Frauenberg Cathedral
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1940 Bugs Bunny, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Tex Avery, Bob Givens (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in “Wild Hare”
1990 Zsa Zsa Gabor begins a 3 day jail sentence for slapping a police officer in Beverly Hills
1993 NBC TV awarded 1996 Olympic coverage for $456 million
1995 28th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
2007 Two News helicopters from Phoenix, Arizona television stations KNXV and KTVK collide over Steele Indian School Park in central Phoenix while covering a police chase; there were no survivors. Worst civil aviation incident in Phoenix history.
2018 CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves is accused of sexual misconduct in the “New Yorker” by journalist Ronan Farrow
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1940 Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts
1957 St James’ Theatre in London closes
1977 John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in US
1979 “Broadway Opry ’79” opens at St James Theater NYC for 6 performances
1982 Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s musical “Little Shop of Horrors” opens Off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre in NYC
1997 “Candide” closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 103 performances
1997 “Victor/Victoria” closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 738 performances
2018 American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond gives a small thank-you concert to firefighters near his home in Colorado
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1913 11th Tour de France won by Philippe Thys of Belgium
1913 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon, England: Maurice McLoughlin beats Charles Dixon 8-6, 6-3, 6-2 to give US an unassailable 3-1 lead over the British Isles; US wins, 3-2
1914 Roda JC soccer team forms in Kerkrade
1919 13th Tour de France won by Firmin Lambot of Belgium
1920 Resolute beats Shamrock IV (England) in 14th running of America’s Cup
1920 14th Tour de France: Belgian rider Philippe Thys becomes first to win the race 3 times
1924 VIII Summer Olympic Games close in Paris, France
1927 Mel Ott, 18, hits his 1st league home run (inside the park)
July 27 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 27
Crepuscular Moon Rays over Denmark
Image Credit & Copyright: Ruslan Merzlyakov (astrorms)
Explanation: This moon made quite an entrance. Typically, a moonrise is quiet and serene. Taking a few minutes to fully peek above the horizon, Earth’s largest orbital companion can remain relatively obscure until it rises high in the nighttime sky. About a week ago, however, and despite being only half lit by the Sun, this rising moon put on a show — at least from this location. The reason was that, as seen from Limfjord in Nykøbing Mors, Denmark, the moon rose below scattered clouds near the horizon. The result, captured here in a single exposure, was that moonlight poured through gaps in the clouds to created what are called crepuscular rays. These rays can fan out dramatically across the sky when starting near the horizon, and can even appear to converge on the other side of the sky. Well behind our Moon, stars from our Milky Way galaxy dot the background, and our galaxy’s largest orbital companion — the Andromeda galaxy — can be found on the upper left.
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A Laugh for Today
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Tuesday – Printable
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Receptive Hand
From moonlitpriestess.com
Opposite of the projective hand; generally used to receive energy or sense information in the body in magick.
A Thought for Today
Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!
Spell for Today – Stop Procrastinating: Banish Procrastination NOW
One of the biggest obstacles to moving forward in life is the habit of postponing tasks, in other words, procrastinating. This is especially true when it comes to learning how to become a Witch. We all find ourselves postponing our daily meditations or find reasons not to cast spells other do our witches’ homework. 🔮
A spell to stop procrastinating should be quick and easy to do, otherwise we will postpone the casting of this very spell! That’s why this simple technique works. If the habit of procrastinating has become your number one enemy, try this easy Wiccan spell:
Spell to Stop Procrastinating
Simple spell for ending procrastination without ingredients. Stop procrastinating once and for all doing this easy ritual and get stuff done once and for all!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
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Focus
HOW TO CAST THE SPELL
- Think about the task you want to do, avoiding the words “I have to…” or “I should…”. These type of phrases imply that you have no choice, that you won’t do it unless you must. For example, never say to yourself: “I have to study”.
- Say to yourself something like “I choose to study now”, or “I am ready to study” (replace with the task you are about to do). This way of thinking implies that you have control and it helps you avoid procrastination.
- When you’re ready, count down in your head: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 — and do it!
- Quit whatever it is you are doing and get to work on the task.
How Does The Spell Work?…
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July 26 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 26
Comet NEOWISE Rising over the Adriatic Sea
Comet NEOWISE Rising over the Adriatic Sea
Video Credit & Copyright: Paolo GirottiExplanation: This sight was worth getting out of bed early. Two years ago this month, Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) rose before dawn to the delight of northern sky enthusiasts awake that early. Up before sunrise on July 8th, the featured photographer was able to capture in dramatic fashion one of the few comets visible to the unaided eye this century, an inner-Solar System intruder that has become known as the Great Comet of 2020. The resulting video detailed Comet NEOWISE from Italy rising over the Adriatic Sea. The time-lapse video combines over 240 images taken over 30 minutes. The comet was seen rising through a foreground of bright and undulating noctilucent clouds, and before a background of distant stars. Comet NEOWISE remained unexpectedly bright until 2020 August, with its ion and dust tails found to emanate from a nucleus spanning about five kilometers across.
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July 26 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
657 Battle of Siffin during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside Euphrates River
1519 Francisco Pizarro receives royal charter for the west coast of South America
1533 Francisco Pizarro orders the death of the last Sapa Inca Emperor, Atahualpa
1803 The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world’s first public railway, opens in south London
1908 United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation)
1945 Declaration of Potsdam: US, Britain and China demand the unconditional surrender of Japan during WWII
1953 Fidel Castro leads a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks, intended to spark a revolution in Cuba
Today’s Historical Events
657 Battle of Siffin during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside Euphrates River
811 Battle of Pliska: Bulgarians under Krum beat Byzantines
920 Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona
1267 Inquisition forms in Rome under Pope Clement IV
1309 Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V
1469 Wars of the Roses: Battle of Edgecote Moor – Pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of King Edward IV
1497 “Edward IV‘s son” Perkin Warbeck’s army lands in Cork
1499 Spanish conquistador Alonso de Ojeda discovers Curacao Island
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1896 Vitascope Hall, 1st permanent for-profit movie theatre, opens in New Orleans
1938 1st radio broadcast of “Young Widder Brown” on NBC
1948 1st black host of a network show-CBS’ Bob Howard Show
1949 WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 WRLH TV channel 31 in Lebanon, NH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1978 11th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel
1982 Karen Dianne Baldwin, 18, of Canada, crowned 31st Miss Universe
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1882 Richard Wagner‘s opera “Parsifal” premieres in Bayreuth, Germany
1973 Peter Shaffer‘s musical “Equus” premieres in London
1992 “Man of La Mancha” closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 108 performances
2018 Sir Paul McCartney performs a “secret” gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles began
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1914 12th Tour de France won by Philippe Thys of Belgium
1928 In only his second and final defence of his world heavyweight boxing title, Gene Tunney scores an 11-round TKO win over Tom Heeney at Yankee Stadium, NYC
1928 Yanks score 11 runs in 12th beating Tigers 12-1
1931 LPGA Western Open Women’s Golf, Midlothian CC: June Beebe beats Mrs. Melvin Jones, 3 & 2 for golf’s only major title
1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Paris, France: Henri Cochet beats Fred Perry 6-4, 1-6, 9-7, 6-3 to give France 3-2 win over Great Britain and 5th straight title
1931 25th Tour de France won by Antonin Magne of France
1933 Joe DiMaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League
1939 Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive HRs
A Laugh for Today
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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!
A Laugh for Today
July 25 Astronomy Picture of the Day
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2022 July 25
Find the New Moon
Image Credit & Copyright: Mohamad Soltanolkotabi
Explanation: Can you find the Moon? This usually simple task can be quite difficult. Even though the Moon is above your horizon half of the time, its phase can be anything from crescent to full. The featured image was taken in late May from Sant Martí d’Empúries, Spain, over the Mediterranean Sea in the early morning. One reason you can’t find this moon is because it is very near to its new phase, when very little of the half illuminated by the Sun is visible to the Earth. Another reason is because this moon is near the horizon and so seen through a long path of Earth’s atmosphere — a path which dims the already faint crescent. Any crescent moon is only visible near the direction the Sun, and so only locatable near sunrise or sunset. The Moon runs through all of its phases in a month (moon-th), and this month the thinnest sliver of a crescent — a new moon — will occur in three days.
July 25 Tarot Card, Rune, Witch’s Rune, Ogham Divination Journal
Tarot Card
From Tarotx.net – Click on hyperlink for more information about CHANGE from the Osho Zen Tarot
Change – 10 Major Arcana
Menu of Contents
I. The commentary of The Change Osho Zen
II. The meaning of The Change Osho Zen
III. More The Wheel of Fortune Cards from Famous Tarot Decks
Anglo-Saxon and Frisian Rune
From The Rune Site – Anglo-Saxon and Frisian Runes – EAR
Ear
(This is the last rune from this set)
Sound: “ea” as in “dear”
Stands for: Soil of Earth (actually the dust our bodies become after death)
Casting meaning: Ear symbolizes the grave that we will all return to. However the only way that we can die is because there was life to begin with. “Without life, there is no death and without time there is no life.” More generally Ear signifies the unavoidable end of all things.
Witch’s Rune
From Other Worldly Oracle
Woman
Womb and vagina, creativity, birthing, motherhood, femininity, yoni
I read this rune as the Divine Feminine in us and all around us. One’s womb is full, with a baby physically, OR with a creative idea or project.
Druid Ogham
From Druid Ogham- For more information about Ruis
Ruis
Regret, pride, shame, embarrassment, learning from experience, resolution
Tree: Elder (Sambucus spp.)
Letter: R
Shame isn’t all bad and does not deserve a uniformly awful reputation. Without shame and the fear of being shamed, every human child would be demonically bratty. Shame is a limit that informs us to keep our own ego in check. It is often about considering others. Having shame about one’s own past behavior is motivation to avoid shameful behaviors such as cheating and stealing.
Shame is an emotion that demands confrontation. All too often, people run away from what shames them, attempt to excuse themselves from wrongful or immoral behavior because they’re too cowardly to face what they have done or to admit their responsibility in causing their own misfortunes or the misfortune of others. Ruis indicates a willingness to face one’s own shame and to do with shame what it was meant for, and that is to use shame of the past to build oneself into a better person for the present and future. Ashamed of something you did? How can you make yourself into the type of person who would never even think of doing something like that? Overcome being the type of person who would engage in the shameful behavior and you become the master of it; you won’t have the remotest chance of repeating such a mistake. Did you become embarrassed because you did something you now understand to be greedy? Then learn to balance thriftiness with generosity. Adjust to the circumstance rather than overreacting to it. Are you ashamed about cheating on a boyfriend/girlfriend or spouse? Become a person who would never cheat on your boyfriend/girlfriend or spouse regardless of conditions, which could mean an assortment of outcomes: sticking to a resolution of no cheating and staying together, admitting one’s sexual preferences and going with the flow, changing the person you are with, or being single for a long time.
Because humans tend to remember negative experiences more easily than positive ones, it’s important when you draw Ruis to acknowledge the things you are not ashamed of about yourself. For every bad or shameful thing you’ve done, remember there are a thousand shameful things you avoided. Maybe it is time to appreciate the places you could have gone horribly wrong and did not.
Questions when you draw Ruis: …
Spell for Today – House Guardian Spell
House Guardian Spell
Items You Will Need:
Three white household candles
One empty glass jar
One pan
Boiling water
One black candle 6 to 8 inches long
Matches
Heatproof plate
Tennis ball size of modeling clay
One bramble thorn
One iron nail
One dried bay leaf
One juniper berry
Best time to cast spell:
On the dark of the Moon
The Spell:
1. Prior to casting your circle, place the household candles in the jar. This should be placed in a pan of boiling water on a burner on the stove until the wax is liquid.
2. Cast your circle as usual.
3. Light the black candle, saying:
May Hecate, Kali , and Lilith
witness and empower my spell.
4. Make a human shaped hollow, approximately 4 inches tall in the modeling clay, and place it on a heatproof plate.
5. Fill this mold with the molten wax. Place in the liquid was the thorn, nail, bay leaf, and juniper berry saying:
Defend this home by tooth and claw
Let no evil pass my door.
6. When the figure is set hard, peel away the modeling clay, and bury your guardian outside to the front or rear of your home. Close the door.
Source
The Spells Bible
Ann-Marie Gallagher
Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Sunday
Magickal Intentions: Growth, Advancements, Enlightenment, Rational Thought, Exorcism, Healing, Prosperity, Hope, Exorcism, Money
Incense: Lemon, Frankincense
Planet: Sun
Sign: Leo
Angel: Michael
Colors: Gold, Yellow, Orange and White
Herbs/Plants: Marigold, Heliotrope, Sunflower, Buttercup, Cedar, Beech, Oak
Stones: Carnelian, Citrine, Tiger’s Eye, Amber, Clear Quartz and Red Agate
Oil: (Sun) Cedar, Frankincense, Neroli, Rosemary
The first day of the week is ruled by the Sun. It is an excellent time to work efforts involving business partnerships, work promotions, business ventures, and professional success. Spells where friendships, mental or physical health, or bringing joy back into life are an issue work well on this day, too.
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Natural Magick
From moonlitpriestess.com
Another term for Earth Magick, magick that is drawn from the energies of the Earth, natural objects, the Elements, etc.
A Thought for Today
May your day be filled with joy, laughter, and love. Use today to try something new!
Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Words are
Hagstone
and
Holey Stones
From moonlitpriestess.com
Another name for holey stones.
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