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May 23 Astronomy Picture of the Day
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2022 May 23
The Once and Future Stars of Andromeda
Image Credit: NASA, NSF, NOAJ, Hubble, Subaru, Mayall, DSS, Spitzer; Processing & Copyright: Robert Gendler & Russell Croman
Explanation: This picture of Andromeda shows not only where stars are now, but where stars will soon be. Of course, the big, beautiful Andromeda Galaxy, M31, is a spiral galaxy — and a mere 2.5 million light-years away. Both space-based and ground-based observatories have been here combined to produce this intriguing composite image of Andromeda, at wavelengths both inside and outside normally visible light. The visible light shows where M31’s stars are now — as highlighted in white and blue hues and imaged by the Hubble, Subaru, and Mayall telescopes. The infrared light shows where M31’s future stars will soon form — as highlighted in orange hues and imaged by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The infrared light tracks enormous lanes of dust, warmed by stars, sweeping along Andromeda’s spiral arms. This dust is a tracer of the galaxy’s vast interstellar gas — the raw material for future star formation. These new stars will likely form over the next hundred million years, surely well before Andromeda merges with our Milky Way Galaxy in about 5 billion years.
May 23 Today in History and a Pagan Word for Today
Today’s Important Historical Events
1618 Second Defenestration of Prague: Two Catholic Lords Regent and their secretary are thrown out of a window and amazingly are not seriously injured by the 70 foot (21m) fall. Triggers the Thirty Years’ War.
1785 Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals
1813 South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador (“The Liberator”)
1949 Federal Republic of [West] Germany created out of the American, British and French occupation zones
1958 Mao Zedong starts the “Great Leap Forward” movement in China
1998 The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with 75% voting yes.
Today’s Historical Events
1040 Battle of Dandanaqan: Tughril‘s Seljuk army defeats Ghaznavid force, near Merv (present-day Turkmenistan), brings about the fall of the Ghaznavid Empire
1059 Henri I crowns his son King Philip I (called the Amorous) of France
1275 King Edward I of England orders cessation of persecution of French Jews
1420 Jews of Syria and Austria expelled
1421 Jews of Austria imprisoned & expelled
1430 Joan of Arc is captured at Compiegne and sold to the English
1493 King Charles VIII & Maximilian I of Austria sign Peace of Senlis
1536 Pope Paul III installs Portuguese inquisition
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1922 Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films
1953 WHIZ TV channel 18 in Zanesville, OH (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1960 WGTV TV channel 8 in Athens-Atlanta, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting
1960 WRCA radio changes call letters back to WNBC (NYC)
1962 15th Cannes Film Festival: “Keeper of Promises” directed by Anselmo Duarte wins the Palme d’Or
1963 NBC purchases 1963 AFL championship game TV rights for $926,000
1963 16th Cannes Film Festival: “The Leopard” directed by Luchino Visconti wins the Palme d’Or
1969 BBC orders 13 episodes of Monty Python‘s Flying Circus
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1921 Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake’s musical “Shuffle Along” premieres on Broadway at Daly’s 63rd Street Theatre, New York City [1]
1922 Comedic play “Abie’s Irish Rose” premieres at Fulton Theatre, NYC; runs for 2,327 performances (longest run at the time)
1939 Dmitri Shostakovich appointed professor at conservatory of Leningrad
1959 “Party with Comden & Green” closes at John Golden NYC after 44 performances
1960 “Finian’s Rainbow” opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 12 performances
1960 “Got A Girl” by The Four Preps hits #24
1968 Beatles open 2nd Apple Boutique at 161 New Kings Road, London
1969 The Who release rock opera “Tommy”
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1873 1st Preakness Stakes: G. Barbee aboard Survivor wins in 2:43 at Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland
1883 9th Kentucky Derby: William Donohue aboard Leonatus wins in 2:43
1884 12th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Knight of Ellerslie wins in 2:39.5
1901 35th Belmont: H Spencer aboard Commando wins in 2:21
1922 Future World Heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney suffers his only professional defeat in 15-round unanimous points decision against Harry Greb at Madison Square Garden, NY
1926 Chicago Cub’s Hack Wilson is 1st to hit a home run off Wrigley Field scoreboard
1932 Australian cyclist Hubert Opperman sets paced world records 1,384km in 24 hours, and 1,609km (1,000 miles) in 28 hours, 55 minutes, 39 seconds at Melbourne Motordrome
1941 In his 20th World Heavyweight Boxing title defence Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer in round 1 at New York’s Madison Square Garden
Pagan & Magickal Terms and Definitions
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Today’s Word is
Acolyte:
a novice; person in training or apprenticeship.
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May 22 Astronomy Picture of the Day
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2022 May 22
A Large Tsunami Shock Wave on the Sun
Image Credit: NSO/AURA/NSF and USAF Research Laboratory
Explanation: Tsunamis this large don’t happen on Earth. During 2006, a large solar flare from an Earth-sized sunspot produced a tsunami-type shock wave that was spectacular even for the Sun. Pictured here, the tsunami wave was captured moving out from active region AR 10930 by the Optical Solar Patrol Network (OSPAN) telescope in New Mexico, USA. The resulting shock wave, known technically as a Moreton wave, compressed and heated up gasses including hydrogen in the photosphere of the Sun, causing a momentarily brighter glow. The featured image was taken in a very specific red color emitted exclusively by hydrogen gas. The rampaging tsunami took out some active filaments on the Sun, although many re-established themselves later. The solar tsunami spread at nearly one million kilometers per hour, and circled the entire Sun in a matter of minutes.
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May 21 Astronomy Picture of the Day
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2022 May 21
Planetary Nebula Abell 7
Image Credit & Copyright: Donald Waid, Ron Dilulio
Explanation: Very faint planetary nebula Abell 7 is some 1,800 light-years distant, just south of Orion in planet Earth’s skies in the constellation Lepus, The Hare. Surrounded by Milky Way stars and near the line-of-sight to distant background galaxies, its generally simple spherical shape, about 8 light-years in diameter, is outlined in this deep telescopic image. Within its confines are beautiful, more complex details enhanced by the use of narrowband filters. Emission from hydrogen is shown in reddish hues with oxygen emission mapped to green and blue colors, giving Abell 7 a natural appearance that would otherwise be much too faint to be appreciated by eye. A planetary nebula represents a very brief final phase in stellar evolution that our own Sun will experience 5 billion years hence, as the nebula’s central, once sun-like star shrugs off its outer layers. Abell 7 itself is estimated to be 20,000 years old. Its central star is seen here as a fading white dwarf some 10 billion years old.
May 21 Today in History and the Word of the Day
Today’s Important Historical Events
1792 Mount Unzen on Japan’s Shimabara Peninsula, erupts creating a tsunami, killing about 15,000; Japan’s deadliest volcanic eruption
1832 1st US Democratic National Convention held in Baltimore
1871 -July 28] French regular troops attack Commune of Paris; 17,000 die
1927 Aviator Charles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St Louis, lands in Paris after the first solo air crossing of Atlantic
1932 After flying for 17 hours from Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart lands near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, becoming the 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman
Today’s Historical Events
878 Syracuse is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily
879 Pope John VIII gives blessings to duke Branimir and to Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of the Croatian state
996 Pope Gregory V crowns his cousin Otto III as Holy Roman Emperor in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome
1040 King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency
1216 French crown prince Louis enters England, having been invited by barons at war with King John
1260 Hao Jing, envoy of Mongol leader Kublai Khan imprisoned by order of the high Chancellor of China, Jia Sidao at the Song Dynasty court of Emperor Lizong while attempting to negotiate with the Song
1281 Kublai Khan‘s second invasion of Japan begins with an attack on Tsushima Island but meets fierce resistance; his troops are forced to withdraw
1382 Earthquake centered on Dover Straits with estimated magnitude of 6.0 causes widespread damage, including to Canterbury Cathedral
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1908 1st American horror movie silent film “Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde” premieres in Chicago
1922 Rollin Kirby’s “On the Road to Moscow” is the 1st cartoon to receive a Pulitzer Prize
1955 WFRV TV channel 5 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1956 WITI TV channel 6 in Milwaukee, WI (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
1968 Paul McCartney and girlfriend Jane Asher attend an Andy Williams concert
1968 WEKW TV channel 52 in Keene, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting
1980 “Star Wars Episode V – Empire Strikes Back”, produced by George Lucas opens in cinemas in UK and North America
1981 Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1892 Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera “I Pagliacci” premieres in Milan
1941 Singer Johan Heesters visits Dachau concentration camp
1955 Harold Arlen and Truman Capote‘ musical “House of Flowers” closes at Alvin Theater, NYC, after 165 performances
1959 “Gypsy” opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 702 performances
1960 Leontyne Price becomes the first African American to sing the lead at Teatro alla Scala in Milan in “Aida”
1966 “Downtown” by Mrs Miller hits #82
1966 “Time for Singing” opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 41 performances
1966 Louie Louie by The Kingsmen reentered the chart & hits #97
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1819 1st bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC
1866 1st-class debut of cricketer Fred Grace aged 15 years 159 days at the Magdalen Ground, Oxford
1878 4th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star wins in 2:37.25
1881 US National Lawn Tennis Association is established in NYC, New York
1886 14th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Bard wins in 2:45
1891 Australian boxer Peter Jackson and future world heavyweight champion Jim Corbett fight a No Contest in 61 rounds at California Athletic Club, San Francisco
1904 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) forms in Paris
1907 32nd Preakness: G Mountain aboard Don Enrique wins in 1:45.4
Today’s Word is
Namby-pamby
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Namby-pamby / adjective / nam·by-pam·by
Namby-pamby is the word we use to describe people believed to be lacking in strength or courage. We see someone described as “namby-pamby” as feeble or spineless in response to situations that call for a stronger behavior response.
People often associate the word “namby-pamby” with a male who is behaving in an “effeminate” fashion. Being called a “namby-pamby” is not a compliment. It is a sign that whomever is doing the name-calling lacks respect for the person who is the subject of their verbal attacks.
Etymology
The English word namby-pamby entered language in the mid-1700s around 1745. We derived it from early Ambrose and adopted it into popular use in the mid-18th century. Etymologists say the word was initially used to describe the characteristics of an English writer ridiculed by the public and leading officials of the time. We use namby-pamby as both an adjective and a noun with its original meaning.
In a Sentence
The namby-pamby just stood by and watched while his family was in danger.
The employees all secretly called their boss a namby-pamby behind his back.
Stop acting like such a namby-pamby and step up to the plate!
Synonym
Effeminate, Spineless
Antonym
Backboned, Strong
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Spell for Today – Contact Your Spirit Guide
Items needed:
Altar Candle
Day candle (whichever color for the day you be will doing your spell)
(Monday-white Tuesday-red Wednesday-purple Thursday-blue Friday-green Saturday-black Sunday-yellow)
Offertory Candles – 3 Violet candles, 3 White candles
Tools: Athame, Exacto Knife, or needle to inscribe candles
Props: Crystal ball or clear glass of water
Incense: anise, cardamon, and coriander
Oil: jasmine, lemon, rose, and sandalwood
Bathing Herbs
Cinnamon, frankincense, myrrh, and sandalwood
Timing:
Best done during the Mercury hour of the day, although any hour should work. Any moon phase is appropriate.
Preparation:
Breathe deeply and build a ball of protective light around you. While soaking in your ritual bath, meditate on the whole ritual: the steps you will take and what you wish to say to your spirit guide when you make contact.
Ritual:
Enter the circle in the Hour of Mercury. Light the incense. With the oil, dress the Altar Candle and the Day Candle while concentrating on the purpose of the ritual. Light your Altar candle and your Day candle and state your intent:
“I am here to make contact with my Spirit Guide, and to acknowledge him or her”
With your Athame, inscribe Violet Candle #1 with the word “Spirit”. Dress it with oil.
Light the Violet candle #1, direct your energies into it, and say:
“Here do I light the first Lamp of Spirit. May its light reach out across the barriers from this world to the next. May it make contact with that World of Spirit into which we will eventually enter”
Take your censer or incense wand and swing in around censing the whole area around the altar, while rhythmically repeating the word “Merge” and building up energy to focus.
Replace the censer and pick up Violet candle #2. Inscribe it with the word “Spirit” and dress it with the oil. Put it back on the altar, light it, direct your energy into it, and say:
“Here do I light the second Lamp of Spirit. May it’s light also reach out across the barriers from this world to the next. May it make contact with that World of Spirit and help spread the light, illuminating the passageway between our worlds.”
Again, take the censer or incense wand and cense the entire area around the altar while chanting the word “Merge” Build up your energy to focus. Take violet candle #3, inscribe with the word “Spirit”, dress with oil, charge with your energy, light it and say:
“Here do I light the third Lamp of Spirit.
May its light also reach out across the barriers from this world to the next. May the light from these three lamps blend and grow, dispelling all darkness and lighting the way that my Spirit Guide may come to me and speak with me here today.”
Inscribe the 3 white candles with the word “Truth” and anoint each candle with oil. Light the 3 white candles in order of 1, 2, 3, and say:
“Here do I build Truth. As these candles burn throughout this ritual, their power generates nothing but truth in all that transpires between this world and the next. Through these candles there is truth in all communications that come to me”.
Again, cense the entire altar area while chanting the word “Merge”.
Replace the censer and continue chanting. Sit comfortably while chanting, and gaze into the crystal ball, or the clear glass of water. Continue chanting until you feel it is right to let the chant taper off. Continue to quietly look into the crystal ball or glass, not trying to picture anything. Keep your mind blank, so whatever comes will appear will come in it’s own free will. Gaze into the center of the crystal, there is no need to try not to blink. Look into the crystal and blink naturally. Try not to notice anything in your peripheral vision, just the center of the crystal. Eventually a face or figure will appear. This may take a long time, or it may appear almost immediately. If it doesn’t come at all within approximately 20 minutes, abandon this attempt, extinguish the candles in the order in which they were lit, leave the altar set up, and try this ritual again in three days. You should have results within a month at most.
When a figure does appear, ask if he/she is your Spirit Guide. You will hear an answer. You may not hear it out loud, or even see the figures lips move, but you will be aware of the answer. This is how most of your conversation will proceed. You will ask your questions mentally (or out loud) and the answers will be clear inside your mind.
Ask if you have more than one spirit guide. If yes, ask them to appear also. You may ask anything you wish to know, but it is suggested to establish a connection first where your Spirit Guide may appear to you at any time, or at specific times, so that you can converse with other spirits through him/her. When you have finished speaking with your Guide, thank him/her, then sit for a moment with your eyes closed, meditating on all that you have learned. Extinguish the candles in reverse order to clear the circle.
May 20 Astronomy Picture of the Day
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2022 May 20
A View from Earth’s Shadow
Image Credit & Copyright: Maxime Oudoux
Explanation: This serene sand and skyscape finds the Dune of Pilat on the coast of France still in Earth’s shadow during the early morning hours of May 16. Extending into space, the planet’s dark umbral shadow covered the Moon on that date. From that location the total phase of a lunar eclipse had begun before moonset. Still in sunlight though, the International Space Station crossed from the western horizon and Earth’s largest artificial moon traced the bright flat arc through the sky over 400 km above. Simply constructed, the well-planned panoramic scene was captured over a 5 minutes in a series of consecutive images.
May 20 Today in History and the Word of the Day
Today’s Important Historical Events
1498 Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut, India becoming the first European to reach India by sea
1609 Shakespeare‘s Sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by publisher Thomas Thorpe
1862 US President Abraham Lincoln signs into law the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for the settlement of the American West (80 million acres by 1900)
1864 Spotsylvania campaign in US Civil War ends after 10,920 killed or injured
1927 At 7:40 AM, Charles Lindbergh takes off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris, aboard Spirit of St Louis in the 1st solo nonstop transatlantic flight
1927 Treaty of Jeddah is signed between the United Kingdom and Ibn Saud recognizing the independence of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
1990 Hubble Space Telescope sends its 1st photographs from space
Today’s Historical Events
325 First Council of Nicaea – 1st ecumenical council of Christian bishops at Nicaea, Asia Minor
685 Battle of Nechtansmere/Dun Nechtain: Picts led by Brude MacBeli beat Northumbrians led by their king Ecgfrith in Scotland
1217 Second Battle of Lincoln fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
1293 Earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, 30,000 killed
1293 King Sancho IV of Castile creates the Study of General Schools of Alcalá
1303 Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to the English and arranges marriage of English Prince Edward to French Princess Isabella
1310 Shoes were made for both right & left feet
1347 Rienzo calls Rome for people’s tribunal
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1891 1st public display of Thomas Edison‘s prototype kinetoscope to members of the National Federation of Women’s Club
1895 1st commercial movie performance (153 Broadway, NYC)
1926 Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkies
1960 13th Cannes Film Festival: “The Sweet Life” directed by Federico Fellini wins the Palme d’Or
1966 19th Cannes Film Festival: “A Man and a Woman” directed by Claude Lelouch and “The Birds, the Bees and the Italians” directed by Pietro Germi jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
1967 BBC bans the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life” because of drug references
1970 Beatles’ “Let it Be” movie premieres in UK
1973 25th Emmy Awards: Waltons, All in the Family & Mary Tyler Moore win
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1896 The six ton chandelier of the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris falls on the crowd resulting in the death of one and the injury of many others
1961 Henzes opera “Elegy for Young Lovers,” premieres in Schwetzingen
1972 “Different Times” closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 24 performances
1972 “Hard Job Being God” closes at Edison Theater NYC after 6 performances
1973 “2 Gentlemen of Verona” closes at St James Theater NYC after 613 performances
1979 “I Love My Wife” closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 864 performances
1979 Elton John is the 1st western pop star to tour USSR
1980 Drummer Peter Criss quits rock band Kiss
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1734 1st Jockey Club forms in South Carolina
1879 5th Kentucky Derby: Charlie Shauer aboard Lord Murphy wins in 2:37
1897 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: English amateur Harold Hilton wins 2nd Open title by 1 stroke from Scot James Braid
1900 Second modern Summer Olympics (Games of the II Olympiad) opens in Paris and continues for 5 months
1913 38th Preakness: James Butwell aboard Buskin wins in 1:53.4
1920 Policemen raid the Cubs’ bleachers & arrest 24 fans for gambling
1922 Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel, previously suspended by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, return to the NY lineup and go hitless
1930 University of California dedicates $1,500 to research on prevention & cure of athlete’s foot
Today’s Word is
Hygge
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Hygge / noun/ hyoo·guh
Danish speakers use the word “hygge” to represent a relaxed, laid-back, and comfortable vibe created by enjoying the simpler things in life. We use hygge to represent the feeling invoked by engaging in simple activities that relieve stress and provide opportunities for having pleasing conversations and making genuine connections with others. Hygge relates to comfort, well-being, coziness, and contentment, with a warm atmosphere filled with pleasant people.
In a Sentence
The woman felt an incredible sense of hygge upon entering the sacred temple.
Denmark is famous for spreading the love and hygge for visitors and countrymen.
Doing yoga within a group gives some people a pleasurable sense of hygge.
Etymology
Although we most recognize “hygge” in the Danish language, the word actually entered the language as Norwegian. “Hygge” entered the language carrying the same meaning as ‘well-being.’ Danish adopted the word into their language system around the end of the 18th century. They’ve been using “hygge” to represent contentment, well-being, and the best of Denmark for residents and tourists since the late 1800s.
Synonyms
Comfortable, Comfy
Antonyms
Rude, Hard
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Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Thursday
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Thursday is the fifth day of the week. In the Norse languages this day is called Torsdag, honoring Thor, the god of strength, fertility, thunder, the protector and defender in war, and son of Odin. Thor is the counterpart of Zeus (Greek), and Jupiter or Jove (Roman). Thor, the most beloved of the great gods of northern mythology, is the only god who cannot cross from earth to heaven across the rainbow bridge, for he is so heavy and powerful that the gods fear it will break under his weight. It was said that whenever his hammer Mjollnir, was thrown, it would produce a thunderbolt and when struck against stone, it would create lightning.
Thursday
Latin: Dies Jovis (“Jove’s Day”), after Jove or Jupiter, the almighty Roman God.
French: jeudi
Italian: giovedi
Spanish: el jueves
German: Donnerstag
Dutch: donderdag
French: jeudi
Italian: giovedi
Spanish: el jueves
German: Donnerstag
Dutch: donderdag
Rules: Expansion, wealth, prosperity, political power, legal matters, spirituality, meditation.
Colors: Purple, Deep Blue
Planet: Jupiter
Metal: Tin, associated with the thunderbolt of Jupiter (Zeus in Greek myth)
Stones: Amethyst, Lepidolite, Sugilite
Herbs: Anise, Cinquefoil, Clove, Honeysuckle, Hyssop, Maple, Nutmeg, Oakmoss, Sage, Sarsaparilla, Sassafras, Star Anise
Zodiac: Sagittarius
Spell for Today – Juno’s Prosperity Elemental Ritual
Juno’s Prosperity Elemental Ritual
calls for some natural magick supplies. Try working with affordable tumbled malachite stones. As for the wheat stalks, look at the dried flowers and fillers in the arts and crafts shops. Ditto for the feather, or peruse a fly-tying store; you can usually pick up a package of feathers for a few bucks. As to the green seven-day candle, if you look around, you can find green jar candles. I actually found some at the grocery store for a dollar apiece. They were in the ethnic food aisle and were called novena candles. I simply peeled the saint sticker off of it, and abracadabra! An instant seven-day candle for my witchery.
As mentioned before, all of these magickal supplies listed below correspond with the goddess Juno in two of her prosperity-drawing aspects, Juno Augusta (the harvest mother) and Juno Moneta (patron of the Roman mint).
1 malachite stone (to represent the earth element)
A few peacock feathers (to represent the element of air)
3 small stalks dried wheat
1 green seven-day jar candle for prosperity
3 drops honeysuckle, peppermint, or clove oil (all of these oils encourage prosperity)
A clean dropper (to add the oil to the candle)
A long, thin screwdriver (to put holes in the candle)
A dollar bill or coin
Matches or a lighter
A safe, flat surface on which to set up the spell
Carefully and slowly push the screwdriver straight down into the wax. Now pull it straight back up. Add two more holes for the essential oil. Now set the screwdriver aside; using the dropper, squirt a few drops of honeysuckle oil down into those channel that you just created.
Next, hold the green jar candle in your hands and transfer a little of your personal power and desire for prosperity into the candle. Then place the candle on your work area on top of the currency. Arrange the stone, wheat stalks, and feathers to your liking. Make your work area pretty, and enjoy the process. While you are doing so, you may chant the following (the chanting will help you raise some energy too):
By the power of three times three
Bring prosperity now to me!
When you feel that you are ready, light the candle and repeat the following verse three times:
Juno Moneta, Roman goddess of prosperity
Lend your power to this elemental spell that I weave
Juno Augusta, mother of the harvest, hear my plea
These three golden stalks of wheat are a gift to you from me
A peacock feather for air, and a malachite for earth
Lady, bless me with success, abundance, and rebirth
For the good of all, with harm to none
In Juno’s name, this spell has begun!
Allow the candle to burn until it goes out on its own. It will probably take five to seven days for the jar candle to burn out. When I burn seven-day candles, I tuck them inside of my large cast-iron cauldron, then I place the spell components around the outside of the jar. That way, the candle can continue to safely burn, and even if it gets knocked over, everything stays contained inside of the fireproof cauldron.
Once the jar candle is finished, pocket the malachite stone and the bill or coin. Keep the money with you, tucked in your wallet or in your pocket. Tie up the feathers somewhere where prominent where you will see them every day, like the rearview mirror of your car, your dresser mirror, or a chest of drawers’ handle. Every time you see the feather, tell Juno thank you. Take the dried wheat and crumble the pieces apart. Sprinkle the seeds outside as an offering for Juno. Abundance and prosperity will find their way to you soon.
Please note: If you cannot leave the ritual candle safely burning then snuff it out when you leave and relight it as soon as you are home. It may take a few days longer, but the magick will still turn out, especially since you are taking the time and energy to tend the ritual candle so carefully. As you relight the candle, say:
As this ritual candle relights, so does my magick one more ignite.
Enjoy your ritual work, and may prosperity come to you in the best possible way!
Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan
Witches Of The Craft® 
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