Tag: Chants

June 2 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

455 King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome – Rome looted for 14 days

1862 Robert E. Lee takes command of Confederate armies of North Virginia during the American Civil War

1896 Italian engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi applies for the first ever patent for a system of wireless telegraphy in the United Kingdom

1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, London, England

1989 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, protecting students demonstrating for democracy

Today’s Historical Events

455 King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome – Rome looted for 14 days

575 Benedict I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

657 St Eugene I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

1615 First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France

1619 England and the Netherlands sign treaty about trading in the Indies

1625 Prince Frederick Henry sworn in as viceroy of Holland/Zealand

1627 English king Charles I establishes Guyana Company

1633 Prince Frederick Henry conquers fort Rhine at Cologne

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1958 Alan Freed joins WABC (NYC) radio

1960 Broadway theaters close (labor dispute between owners & Actors Equity)

1968 WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, KY (ABC) 1st broadcast

1981 Barbara Walters famously asks Katharine Hepburn “If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?”

1983 1980 movie “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” released in Germany

1984 “Welcome To Fun Zone” hosted by Dr Demento airs on NBC-TV

1984 Actress Jill Ireland has a radical mastectomy

1989 “Dead Poets Society” film starring Robin Williams premieres

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1771 “Armida”, an operatic ‘dramma per musica’ by Antonio Salieri debuts at the Vienna Burgtheater

1947 Monte Carlo and Alma Sanders’ musical “Louisiana Lady” opens at Century Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances

1962 Ray Charles‘ cover of Don Gibson’s “I Can’t Stop Loving You”, from his influential crossover album “Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music” hits #1 on Billboard

1964 “Folies Bergère” opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 191 performances

1967 Capitol Records releases The Beatles’ album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” in the US; it is their first album with identical track listings in US and UK, and goes to number one for 15 weeks in US, 22 weeks in UK

1973 “Nash at Nine” closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 21 performances

1978 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen fourth studio album “Darkness on the Edge of Town”

1980 “Your Arm’s Too Short To Box With God” opens at Ambassador NYC for 149 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1869 Cleveland’s Forest City play their 1st game (vs Cincinnati Red Stockings)

1883 1st night baseball under lights, Fort Wayne Indiana

1896 30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard Hastings wins in 2:24.5

1901 Benjamin Adams arrested for playing golf on Sunday (NY)

1908 33rd Preakness: Eddie Dugan riding Royal Tourist wins in 1:46.4

1909 43rd Belmont: Eddie Dugan riding Joe Madden wins in 2:21.6

1933 FDR authorizes 1st swimming pool built inside the White House

1934 French Championships Men’s Tennis: Gottfried von Cramm of Germany wins 1st of 2 French titles; beats Australian Jack Crawford 6-4, 7-9, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Athame 

From moonlitpriestess.com

Some terms listed on this page may seem like common-sense words; however, they’re defined here as most often used in Wicca, Witchcraft, and general Paganism. Some terms have a different meaning in general society, other religions, and other sub-cultures.

Please keep this in mind when learning the terms as they’re listed here.

Did you come across a term on this site or another Wiccan/Pagan source that you’re unfamiliar with or uncertain of and can’t find it on this page? Please send us a message so we can add it to this page for you!

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Athame 

(a-tha-may or ath-a-mey): Wiccan ritual knife; a double-edged knife (usually dull) used for directing energy. A tool representing the God and rarely used for cutting in Wicca.

From Spells8.com

Athame

A double-edged knife with a black handle, usually used in ceremonial magick and traditional Wiccan practices. It is associated with masculine energy as well as the elements of fire and air.

Athame: Do’s and Don’ts

The athame is the Witch’s ceremonial blade. Its traditional physical form among many British Traditional Witchcraft lines is that of a cross-shaped, double-edged, black-handled dagger.

In this blog post, we explore 5 do’s and 3 don’ts of the athame in regular Wiccan/Neopagan practice

A Laugh for Today

Just be the person you want to be. No one’s opinion of you is as important as your own about yourself.

Happy self-expression Thursday!!

A Laugh for Today

Yeah, it is Friday!!!!

A Thought for Today – Printable

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may you blessed be.

A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may you blessed be

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest Wednesday

Magickal Intentions:
Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear,Loss, Travel, Money MattersIncense:
Jasmine
Lavender
Sweet Pea

Planet:
Mercury
Chiron

Sign:
Virgo

Colors:
Orange
Light Blue
Grey
Yellow
Violet

Herbs/Plants:
Fern
Lavender
Hazel
Cherry
Perriwinkle

Stones:
Aventurine
Bloodstone
Hematitie
Moss Agate
Sodalite

 

June 1 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 June 1

Tau Herculids Meteors over Kitt Peak Telescopes

Image Credit & Copyright: Jianwei Lyu (Steward Obs., U. Arizona)

Explanation: It wasn’t the storm of the century — but it was a night to remember. Last night was the peak of the Tau Herculids meteor shower, a usually modest dribble of occasional meteors originating from the disintegrating Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3. This year, calculations showed that the Earth might be passing through a particularly dense stream of comet debris — at best creating a storm of bright meteors streaking out from the constellation of Hercules. What actually happened fell short of a meteor storm, but could be called a decent meteor shower. Featured here is a composite image taken at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, USA accumulated over 2.5 hours very late on May 30. Over that time, 19 Tau Herculids meteors were captured, along with 4 unrelated meteors. (Can you find them?) In the near foreground is the Bok 2.3-meter Telescope with the 4.0-meter Mayall Telescope just behind it. Next year, the annual Tau Herculids are expected to return to its normal low rate, with the next active night forecast for 2049.

June 1 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

4000 BC Approximate domestication of the horse in the Eurasian steppes near Dereivka, central Ukraine (hypothesis only)

1215 Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured and looted for a month by the Mongols under Genghis Khan

1676 Battle of Öland: allied Danish-Dutch forces defeat the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea, during the Scanian War (1675–79)

1964 Kenya becomes a republic with Jomo Kenyatta as its 1st President

1998 European Central Bank is founded in Brussels to define and execute the European Union’s monetary policy

Today’s Historical Events

4000 BC Approximate domestication of the horse in the Eurasian steppes near Dereivka, central Ukraine (hypothesis only)

193 Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated.

794 Charles the Great (aka Charlemagne) opens general synod in Frankfurt

1204 King Philip Augustus of France conquers Rouen

1215 Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured and looted for a month by the Mongols under Genghis Khan

1283 Albrecht I van Habsburg becomes ruler of Austrian/Bull market

1283 Treaty of Rheinfelden: Duke Rudolph II of Austria waives his right to the Duchies of Austria and Styria

1459 Pope Pius II opens congress of Mantua

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1936 “Lux Radio Theater” moved from NYC to Hollywood

1939 First major boxing match on US television is the heavyweight bout from NY’s Yankee Stadium between former world champion Max Baer and Lou Nova; Nova wins by TKO in 11th round

1949 KSL TV channel 5 in Salt Lake City, UT (CBS) begins broadcasting

1950 WKZO (now WWMT) TV channel 3 in Kalamazoo, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast

1953 KMJ (now KSEE) TV channel 24 in Fresno, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953 WDAY TV channel 6 in Fargo, ND (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1960 WDTV TV channel 5 in Clarksburg-Weston, WV (CBS) begins broadcasting

1969 Tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio & TV

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1893 Opera “Falstaff” is produced (Berlin)

1960 “Finian’s Rainbow” closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 12 performances

1963 “El Watusi” by Ray Barreto hits #17

1964 Rolling Stones arrive in New York’s Kennedy International Airport for 1st US tour, greeted by about 500 fans

1966 George Harrison is impressed by sitarist Ravi Shankar‘s concert in London

1967 EMI releases The Beatles’ album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” nation-wide in the UK; it goes to number one for 22 weeks in the UK

1968 Simon & Garfunkel’s single “Mrs Robinson” from “The Graduate” hits #1 (first rock song to win Grammy for Record of the Year)

1970 “Everything Is Beautiful” by Ray Stevens hits #1

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1872 6th Belmont: James Roe aboard Joe Daniels wins in 2:58.25

1881 Ridden by outstanding English jockey Fred Archer, Iroquois wins the Epsom Derby to become first American-owned and bred horse to take out a European classic race

1899 English cricket icon W. G. Grace starts 22nd and final Test against Australia at Nottingham; Test debut of Wilfred Rhodes and Victor Trumper

1910 Sportclub Enschede soccer club forms in Enschede, Netherlands; merge with Enschedese Boys to form FC Twente in 1965

1912 Dutch soccer club Stormvogels forms in Ijmuiden; merges with VSV to form Telstar in 1963

1917 Boston Braves first baseman Hank Gowdy is first active MLB player to enlist for service in World War I; only player to fight in both World War I & II

1918 Chicago White Sox losing 5-4 against NY Yankees, load the bases in 9th with no outs; Chick Gandil lines to Frank Baker who turns a rare game winning triple play

1920 Dutch soccer club RKSV forms in Volendam; merges with FC Volendam in 1977

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Familiar

From moonlitpriestess.com

Some terms listed on this page may seem like common-sense words; however, they’re defined here as most often used in Wicca, Witchcraft, and general Paganism. Some terms have a different meaning in general society, other religions, and other sub-cultures.

Please keep this in mind when learning the terms as they’re listed here.

Did you come across a term on this site or another Wiccan/Pagan source that you’re unfamiliar with or uncertain of and can’t find it on this page? Please send us a message so we can add it to this page for you!

If you already know what term you’re looking for, you can use Ctrl-F (Windows) or Cmd-F (Mac) to search. Likewise, if you’re using a tablet or smartphone, you may use your browser’s “Find” setting to search this page.

Familiar

A witch’s pet that has the ability to communicate–usually telepathically–with its owner. More specifically, the familiar is an assistant or partner in magickal and spiritual workings. Traditionally, familiars were spirits who took animal form; however, many Witches today will refer to any of their flesh-and-blood animal loved ones as their familiars regardless of the traditional meaning of the term.

From Spells8.com

Familiar

An entity that has a spiritual bond with a Witch on a higher plane, sometimes said to shape-shift into a physical being such as a companion animal.

Familiars and a Pet

Familiars and a Pet…NOT the same thing. Nor should you want your beloved pet to be your Familiar. For a modern witch to lay claim to a Familiar spirit, the animal must have made a pact with the witch.

A Laugh for Today

A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may you blessed be.

Spell for Today – The Penny Spell

You can tweak this spell to use it for many different things.

The Penny Spell

Items needed for this spell:

2 pennies

Your hands

Take two pennies in your hands and shake them, fairly hard. While doing this, say this chant three times:

“Penny, Penny, Penny.

 I’m shaking these pennies.

And all is fun. In a snap,

I need this done.

Sending this out in a run.

I will slap

These, two pennies, down, into one.”

After this chant, throw the pennies on-top of each other, on the ground. The hardness of the throw and the clanking of the pennies will send out the serious urgency of your spell.

 

A Witch’s Week of Spells and Activities

Helga C. Loueen

 

May 31 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 May 31

Rocket Transits Rippling Sun

Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Cain

Explanation: The launch of a rocket at sunrise can result in unusual but intriguing images that feature both the rocket and the Sun. Such was the case last month when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying 53 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. In the featured launch picture, the rocket’s exhaust plume glows beyond its projection onto the distant Sun, the rocket itself appears oddly jagged, and the Sun’s lower edge shows peculiar drip-like ripples. The physical cause of all of these effects is pockets of relatively hot or rarefied air deflecting sunlight less strongly than pockets relatively cool or compressed air: refraction. Unaware of the Earthly show, active sunspot region 3014 — on the upper left — slowly crosses the Sun.

May 31 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1279 BC Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great becomes Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt (19th Dynasty)

1578 Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England, to Frobisher Bay, Canada. Eventually mines fools gold, famously used to pave the streets of London.

1902 Boer War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal

1910 Union of South Africa declares its independence from the United Kingdom

1916 Battle of Jutland: Largest naval battle of World War I between the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet which killed 8,645 in an inconclusive battle but strategic British victory. German fleet never puts to sea again in WWI.

1935 7.7 magnitude earthquake destroys Quetta in Balochistan, British India (now Pakistan) killing an estimated 40,000 people

1947 Communists seize power in Hungary

1970 7.75 Ancash earthquake off coast of Peru kills 66-70,000 and sets off world’s deadliest avalanche

Today’s Historical Events

1279 BC Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great becomes Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt (19th Dynasty)

70 Rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem

1223 Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol force led by Jebei and Subedei defeat a Russian alliance, after feigning their retreat, leading to the death of 20,000 Russians

1417 Jacoba of Bavaria becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen

1495 Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella & Venice sign anti-French Saint League

1531 “Women’s Revolt” in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted

1578 Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England, to Frobisher Bay, Canada. Eventually mines fools gold, famously used to pave the streets of London.

1621 Sir Francis Bacon imprisoned in the Tower of London for 1 night

Today’s Historical Events

1953 WSUN TV channel 38 in St Petersburg-Tampa, FL (IND) 1st broadcast

1962 “Tell It To Groucho” last airs on CBS-TV

1965 12th National Film Awards (India): “Charulata” wins the Golden Lotus

1968 Movie star James Stewart retires from the US Air Force after 27 years of service

1970 KDUB TV channel 40 in Dubuque, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1971 WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1992 “The 1992 Boat Show” – the 193rd and final episode of US comedy series “Night Court” – airs on NBC-TV, completing a 9 season run

2004 “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released in UK cinemas

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1958 Dick Dale invents “surf music” with “Let’s Go Trippin”

1961 Chuck Berry‘s amusement park, Berryland in St Louis, Missouri opens

1969 “Dear World” closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 132 performances

1969 “Gitarzan” by Ray Stevens peaks at #8

1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono record “Give Peace a Chance” in a Montreal hotel, during their second ‘bed-in’ for peace

1969 Stevie Wonder releases the single “My Cherie Amour” which goes on to become a soul classic

1975 “Goodtime Charley” closes at Palace Theater NYC after 104 performances

1975 “Fight the Power” single released by The Isley Brothers (Billboard Song of the Year, 1975)

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1859 Philadelphia A’s organize to play “town ball” became baseball 20 years later

1868 Dr James Moore (UK) wins 1st recorded bicycle race, (2k) velocipede race at Parc fde St Cloud, Paris

1880 League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle association), forms in Newport, Rhode Island

1900 Tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074)

1902 Australia Cricket all out 36 v England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever

1914 Chicago White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Indians, 6-1

1915 Indianapolis 500: Italian-born American driver Ralph DePalma accompanied by riding mechanic Louis Fontaine wins from Englishman Dario Resta

1919 Indianapolis 500: Howdy Wilcox accompanied by riding mechanic Leo Banks win; driver Arthur Thurman dies in a crash on lap 45; lap 96, Louis LeCocq and riding mechanic Robert Bandini wrecked in turn 2, both burned to death

Pagan & Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word Is:

Sacred Space

From moonlitpriestess.com

Some terms listed on this page may seem like common-sense words; however, they’re defined here as most often used in Wicca, Witchcraft, and general Paganism. Some terms have a different meaning in general society, other religions, and other sub-cultures.

Please keep this in mind when learning the terms as they’re listed here.

Did you come across a term on this site or another Wiccan/Pagan source that you’re unfamiliar with or uncertain of and can’t find it on this page? Please send us a message so we can add it to this page for you!

If you already know what term you’re looking for, you can use Ctrl-F (Windows) or Cmd-F (Mac) to search. Likewise, if you’re using a tablet or smartphone, you may use your browser’s “Find” setting to search this page.

Sacred Space:

as the name suggests, any space which is considered sacred or religiously/spiritually special; typically set aside for specific religious, spiritual, or magickal workings. Can be used to refer to permanent structures, such as churches, or temporary such as a clearing in the woods used for a ritual. The rite of casting a magickal circle is often used to turn a space into sacred space.

A Laugh for Today

A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may you blessed be.

Spell for Today – Printable

May 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 May 30

Red Crepuscular Rays from an Eclipse

Image Credit & Copyright: Fefo Bouvier

Explanation: What’s happening behind that island? Things both expected and unexpected. Expected, perhaps, the pictured rays of light — called crepuscular rays — originate from the Sun. Unexpected, though, the Sun was being partially eclipsed by the Moon at the time — late last month. Expected, perhaps, the Sun’s rays are quite bright as they shine through gaps in below-horizon clouds. Unexpected, though, the crepuscular rays are quite red, likely the result an abundance of aerosols in Earth’s atmosphere scattering away much of the blue light. Expected, with hope, a memorable scene featuring both the Moon and the Sun, superposed. Unfortunately, from this location — in Uruguay looking toward Argentina — clouds obscured the eclipse — which wasn’t completely unexpected. However, after packing up to go home, the beauty of bright red crepuscular rays emerged — quite unexpectedly. Oh — and that island on the horizon — it’s really two islands.