Tag: Daily Correspondences

May 26, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the May 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 26 has an illumination of 39%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 26 the Moon is 6.36 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 39%
Moon Age: 6.36 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,349.61 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,564,020.34 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 26, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Gemini 27
Moon:27 Leo 59
Mercury:10 Taurus 57
Venus:20 Cancer 32
Mars:03 Leo 37
Jupiter:02 Taurus 18
Saturn:06 Pisces 49
Uranus:19 Taurus 55
Neptune:27 Pisces 22
Pluto:00 Aquarius 13 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 33 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 28 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 30

Chiron:18 Aries 37
Ceres:25 Virgo 08
Pallas:10 Leo 12
Juno:14 Gemini 35
Vesta:18 Taurus 28

Eris:25 Aries 00

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:3
Cardinal:3
Fixed:11
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 26, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Gemini 22
Moon:26 Leo 59
Mercury:10 Taurus 53
Venus:20 Cancer 27
Mars:03 Leo 34
Jupiter:02 Taurus 17
Saturn:06 Pisces 49
Uranus:19 Taurus 55
Neptune:27 Pisces 22
Pluto:00 Aquarius 13 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 33 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 29 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 30

Chiron:18 Aries 36
Ceres:25 Virgo 08
Pallas:10 Leo 10
Juno:14 Gemini 32
Vesta:18 Taurus 25

Eris:25 Aries 00

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:3
Cardinal:3
Fixed:11
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

26 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Gemini 05
Moon:23 Leo 32
Mercury:10 Taurus 39
Venus:20 Cancer 09
Mars:03 Leo 24
Jupiter:02 Taurus 13
Saturn:06 Pisces 49
Uranus:19 Taurus 54
Neptune:27 Pisces 21
Pluto:00 Aquarius 13 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 33 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 30 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 28

Chiron:18 Aries 36
Ceres:25 Virgo 05
Pallas:10 Leo 02
Juno:14 Gemini 22
Vesta:18 Taurus 18

Eris:25 Aries 00

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:3
Cardinal:3
Fixed:11
Mutable:5

Goddesses and Gods – A List of Sun Deities

I will use this list to do a more in-depth post on these deities in the future.

Name Nationality/Religion God or Goddess? Notes
Amaterasu Japan Sun Goddess Major deity of the Shinto religion.
Arinna (Hebat) Hittite (Syrian) Sun Goddess The most important of three Hittite major solar deities
Apollo Roman Sun God
Freyr Norse Sun God A fertility god associated with the sun.
Helios Greek Sun God Before Apollo was the Greek sun god, Helios held that position. Helios road a chariot.
Huitzilopochtli (Uitzilopochtli) Aztec Sun God
Hvar Khshaita Iranian/Persian Sun God
Inti Inca Sun God The national patron of the Inca state.
Liza West African Sun God
Lugh Celtic Sun God
Mithras Iranian/Persian Sun God
Ra Egypt Mid-day Sun God An Egyptian god shown with a solar disk. Center of worship was Heliopolis. Later associated with Horus as Re-Horakhty. Also combined with Amun as Amun-Ra, a solar creator god.
Shemesh/Shepesh Ugarit Sun goddess
Sol (Sunna) Norse Sun Goddess She rides in a horse-drawn solar chariot.
Sol Invictus Roman Sun God The unconquered sun. The title was also used of Mithras.
Surya Hindu Sun God Rides the sky in a horse-drawn chariot.
Tonatiuh Aztec Sun God
Utu (Shamash) Mesopotamia Sun God

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends Here is a Thought for Today

It is such a beautiful day here that my inner child wants to run in a field of wildflowers but the grown-up me knows it will bring on an allergy attack. So, instead I will walk by the unused railroad tracks a few feet from my home and see what is blooming there. I woke up knowing I had a to-do list but part of it can wait until later in the day so I can enjoy this morning walking and taking in what Mother Earth/Gaia has to offer for all my senses including what some call the sixth sense.

I hope it is nice wherever you live, and you can take some time, no make some time, for taking in Mother Earth/Gaia’s gifts that tantalize your sense of smell, taste, touch, seeing, and hearing the beauty left on this planet. Do not for get your sixth sense to open up to what is offered metaphysically!.

Moon’s Current Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the May 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 25 has an illumination of 30%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 25 the Moon is 5.47 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 30%
Moon Age: 5.47 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,406.05 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,537,476.78 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 25, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Gemini 29
Moon:16 Leo 06
Mercury:10 Taurus 09
Venus:19 Cancer 31
Mars:03 Leo 03
Jupiter:02 Taurus 05
Saturn:06 Pisces 47
Uranus:19 Taurus 52
Neptune:27 Pisces 20
Pluto:00 Aquarius 14 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 34 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 32 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 24

Chiron:18 Aries 34
Ceres:25 Virgo 01
Pallas:09 Leo 46
Juno:14 Gemini 00
Vesta:18 Taurus 01

Eris:25 Aries 00

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:3
Cardinal:3
Fixed:11
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 25, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Gemini 24
Moon:15 Leo 07
Mercury:10 Taurus 05
Venus:19 Cancer 26
Mars:03 Leo 00
Jupiter:02 Taurus 04
Saturn:06 Pisces 47
Uranus:19 Taurus 52
Neptune:27 Pisces 20
Pluto:00 Aquarius 14 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 34 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 32 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 23

Chiron:18 Aries 34
Ceres:25 Virgo 00
Pallas:09 Leo 44
Juno:13 Gemini 57
Vesta:17 Taurus 59

Eris:24 Aries 59

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:3
Cardinal:3
Fixed:11
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

25 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Gemini 07
Moon:11 Leo 39
Mercury:09 Taurus 52
Venus:19 Cancer 08
Mars:02 Leo 50
Jupiter:02 Taurus 00
Saturn:06 Pisces 46
Uranus:19 Taurus 51
Neptune:27 Pisces 20
Pluto:00 Aquarius 14 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 35 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 33 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 21

Chiron:18 Aries 33
Ceres:24 Virgo 58
Pallas:09 Leo 36
Juno:13 Gemini 47
Vesta:17 Taurus 51

Eris:24 Aries 59

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:3
Cardinal:3
Fixed:11
Mutable:5

Crystal, Gems, and Stones Meanings and Magickal Usage – Petrified Wood

Disclaimer: No crystal, or gem or stone should be used for medicinal purposes in place of what your health care professional has prescribed for you for any reason. The content provided on this website is for informational purposes only and DOES NOT CONSTITUTE THE PROVIDING OF MEDICAL ADVICE and is not intended to be a substitute for independent professional medical judgment, advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your health. WitchesofTheCraft.com, any staff member of WitchesofTheCraft.com and/or Lady Carla Beltane are not responsible for any type of a negative reaction when using a crystal or gem or stone for any reason.

Spiritual and Healing Properties of Petrified Wood

Petrified wood can assist anyone who is feeling stuck or experiencing being frozen in time. It helps to create balance and offers a foundation from which to launch new goals or undertake a different path. Petrified wood is also a wonderful grounding stone. It helps to calm scattered energies.

Benefits of Petrified Wood

  • Grounds energy
  • Offers mental stability
  • Promotes concentration
  • Encourages goal setting

Ways to Use Petrified Wood for Healing

Petrified Wood Calms Fears: Petrified wood can be used to calm down survival-based fears. It helps to make one feel safe and secure and helps one feel ageless.

Timeless Energy: Petrified wood helps you to set a pace and stay with that pace all day long because you are not hurried or moving too slowly, but moving forward in a good, steady way. It helps you to feel all will be all right. It connects one to their spirit in such a way that they know that time is not really what it appears for there is no such thing, there is only forever.

Source

Stein, Diane. GEM Stones A to Z: A Handy Reference to Healing Crystals. Crossing Press, 2008.

Sacrificial altar among 13,000 relics unearthed at Sanxingdui archaeological site in China

A turtleshell-shaped box and a sacrificial altar are among a treasure trove of 13,000 relics dating back over 3,000 years discovered by archaeologists in southwest China.

The relics – many made of gold, bronze and jade – were unearthed in six sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui archaeological site, near Chengdu, Chinese state media reported Monday, June 14, 2022.

Historians know relatively little about the Sanxingdui culture, which left behind no written records or human remains, though many believe it to be part of the ancient kingdom of Shu. It’s hoped the latest finds will shed light on the kingdom, which ruled in the western Sichuan basin along the upper stream of the Yangtze River until it was conquered in 316 BC.

A joint team of archaeologists from Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute, Peking University, Sichuan University and other research institutions have been excavating the six pits at the site since 2020.

In the most recent excavation, archeologists found 3,155 relatively intact relics, including more than 2,000 bronze wares and statues, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported.

New finds from the past

Researchers described a turtleshell-shaped box made of bronze and jade as among their more intriguing finds, saying it was the first time they had uncovered such an item.

“It would not be an exaggeration to say that the vessel is one of a kind, given its distinctive shape, fine craftsmanship and ingenious design. Although we do not know what this vessel was used for, we can assume that ancient people treasured it,” Li Haichao, a professor at Sichuan University, told Xinhua.

A bronze altar nearly 3-feet tall (0.9 meters) was also found in one of the pits, where people of the click here to read the rest of this article

Some Humor for Your Day

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends Here is a Thought for Today

Happy whimsical Wednesday everyone! I am sorry today’s posts are going up later than usual, but I was taking advantage of the cool morning temperatures to mow my backyard with a regular mower. We live on almost a 1/4 acer of land with a very small 4 room house that sits towards the front of it so needless to say it took me 2 days to get it all finish being the first cut I did this year. The very first cut we have someone come and do it because I would collapse if I tried mowing foot high grass with a regular lawn mower, but it is done now. A little bit more spring clean-up tomorrow morning and the yard is set for upkeep this summer. I cannot find the pictures I took to share of our beautiful yard, oh well lol. Anyway the posts are up now and the tomorrow posts will be done after I take a much-needed shower.

Remember to try to leave a patch of blooming clovers or something that flowers to grow wild in your yard for our Bee friends to have a place to eat and rest as they spread the pollen from almost every plant and flower that grows near you. Without bees we would not have the delicious vegetables and fruit we put on our tables.

May 24, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the May 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 24 has an illumination of 22%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 24 the Moon is 4.58 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 22%
Moon Age: 4.58 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,469.59 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,510,369.26 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date

 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 24, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Gemini 31
Moon:04 Leo 12
Mercury:09 Taurus 25
Venus:18 Cancer 30
Mars:02 Leo 28
Jupiter:01 Taurus 51
Saturn:06 Pisces 45
Uranus:19 Taurus 48
Neptune:27 Pisces 19
Pluto:00 Aquarius 14 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 37 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 35 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 17

Chiron:18 Aries 31
Ceres:24 Virgo 54
Pallas:09 Leo 20
Juno:13 Gemini 25
Vesta:17 Taurus 35

Eris:24 Aries 59

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:3
Cardinal:3
Fixed:11
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 24, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Gemini 26
Moon:03 Leo 12
Mercury:09 Taurus 22
Venus:18 Cancer 25
Mars:02 Leo 25
Jupiter:01 Taurus 50
Saturn:06 Pisces 45
Uranus:19 Taurus 48
Neptune:27 Pisces 19
Pluto:00 Aquarius 14 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 37 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 35 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 16

Chiron:18 Aries 31
Ceres:24 Virgo 53
Pallas:09 Leo 18
Juno:13 Gemini 22
Vesta:17 Taurus 33

Eris:24 Aries 59

Fire:6
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:3
Cardinal:3
Fixed:11
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

24 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Gemini 10
Moon:29 Cancer 43
Mercury:09 Taurus 10
Venus:18 Cancer 07
Mars:02 Leo 15
Jupiter:01 Taurus 46
Saturn:06 Pisces 44
Uranus:19 Taurus 47
Neptune:27 Pisces 19
Pluto:00 Aquarius 15 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 38 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 36 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 14

Chiron:18 Aries 30
Ceres:24 Virgo 51
Pallas:09 Leo 10
Juno:13 Gemini 12
Vesta:17 Taurus 25

Eris:24 Aries 59

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Divination Journal

Tarot Card

From tarotx.net

Page of Swords – Minor Arcana Court Card

Menu of Contents

I. Meaning of the Page of Swords Gilded Tarot

II. Message of the Page of Swords Gilded Tarot

III. Interpretation of the Page of Swords Gilded Tarot in a spread

Animal Spirit Guide or Helper

From spiritanimaldreams.com

Magpie

Creativity and Imagination

Magpies are attracted to unique objects, particularly if these objects are shiny. This resonates very well with your creative brain.

If you are an artist or a lover of literature, you will realize that you look at things from a different perspective from most people.

Witchcraft and Magic

In the olden days in Western cultures, witches wore long collared black dresses that somewhat resembles the magpie’s pied plumage.

It is also believed that witches used magpies to communicate with the dark creatures of the forest. This association makes people relate this bird to magic and the dark arts of wizardry.

Treachery…

Intelligence and Knowledge…

Opportunism and Cunning…

Symbolic Meaning of Magpie Spirit Animal in Various Cultures…


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.

Witch’s Rune

From wizardforest.com

RING

This rune is also called Marriage, Relationship. But it doesn’t mean that this rune predicts wedding (although in some cases it is possible). More often the fallen rune Ring means an agreement, relation between people, friends or partners. It may concern work, contractual obligations, and concluded agreements.

Key words: marriage, agreement, exchange, universe, partnership, teamwork, agreement of the parties.

Sabbat: Wheel of the Year

Element: Aether (spirit)

Ogham

From symbolsage.com

Amancholl

Amancholl has the phonetic value of Ae, and corresponds to the witch hazel—sometimes pine. However, it doesn’t refer to the common witch hazel in North America, but to the witch elm, whose British name is witch hazel. It’s also given various names such as Xi, Mor, and Peine. In Celtic lore, the elm is associated with the underworld, though modern interpretation links it to cleansing and purification.

I Ching

From ichingonline.net

Hexagram Twenty – Three/23

Po / Splitting Apart

The weight of the Mountain presses down upon a weak foundation of Earth:
The Superior Person will use this time of oppression to attend to the needs of those less fortunate.

Any action would be ill-timed.
Stand fast.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

This is a situation easily mistaken for Stagnation (Hexagram 12) or Revolution (Hexagram 49).
It just depends on which side you’re on.
During a time of Stagnation, human worms invade to feed on the decay.
During a time of Revolution, oppression is being overthrown.
But in this situation, oppressors are violently seizing power.
Pay special heed when you receive this hexagram, because the oracle is often warning you of a situation of which you are totally unaware.
You are about to be blindsided.

Numerology

From numeroscop.net

Two

Two, as one of the Core Numbers, is an Axis of Symmetry, a point of equilibrium which provides peace to your inner world. Any disturbance of this condition you perceive as a direct threat to life and well-being. It provokes you to action with the main goal of the restoration of order and harmony in the world.Intuitive confidence in the rationality and justice of the world order makes you stick to the view that all the troubles come from the people’s inability to hear and understand each other. Therefore you voluntarily assume the responsibility of a peacemaker.

Positive qualities

 

The list of positive qualities of the Two fully matches the list of canonical human virtues. They are good nature, peacefulness, generosity, ethic and tact based on intuition, insight and understanding of the human soul.

Add romantic, artistic nature and an exceptional sense of beauty here, and you get a genuine Masterpiece. One can only regret that it is almost impossible to have this figure in all numbers of the numerological core, and that people whose positive qualities completely supersede all the negative ones simply don’t exist.

One should clearly see the borderline between diplomacy and commitment to the peaceful coexistence, and compliance and timidity.

Goddesses and Gods – 7 Ancient Pagan Gods We Still Love Today

The old pagan gods—those legendary figures out of Norse, Greek, Roman, and many more belief systems—are fascinating subjects. These gods had all of the emotional fallibility of human beings, yet the all the power of the gods they were, and in their stories, they proved capable of shocking levels of pettiness, jealously, and downright cruelty. They were also, however, capable of great kindness, heroism, and justice, making for a set of truly interesting characters. They were us, but moreso.

It’s no wonder, then, that many of these gods that featured in stories thousands of years ago are still prominent in our contemporary fiction. We see them in our superheroes and action stars, who can be thought of as the great grandchildren of the original pagan gods.

But those gods that have survived the millennia with their names and stories intact are the ones we love the most—something about their personalities, their struggles, or their stories intrigues us. They’re the most compelling of them all, so let’s explore them by taking a look at 7 ancient pagan gods we still love today.

Click here to read about the following Gods and Goddesses

Loki

Zeus

Hercules

Odin

Thor

Shinigami

Hel

The Immortality of Entertainment

The fact that we’re still telling stories about these gods and goddesses thousands of years after their heyday is amazing, and these particular 7 beings have a special appeal that goes beyond the norm.

Maybe it’s because they’re powerful. Or perhaps it is because we wish we could affect the world like they do. But likeliest of all is that their larger-than-life personalities and stories simply allow us a glimpse of the extremes of life that few of us ever get to experience.

And that is why the gods will never die.

Color Chart for Witches

Color Associations and Symbolism

Color energies are useful in many ways. One of the most basic ways to use color symbolism in magick is to select candles of the color appropriate to your purpose. The power of color may be added at any point in rituals and spells to enhance the symbolism, and thus the power of the spell.Examples include:

Candles

Altar Cloth & Flowers

Fabric and components for Amulets, Talismans, Dream Pillows, etc.

Food coloring choices in Bath Salts.

Label/Container choices for brews, teas, essential oils etc.

Meditations on colors for reaching specific chakras, or areas for psychic development.

Garments for ceremonies or simply on days when you wish to attract (or deflect) certain energies.

Colored papers and inks for written spell work.

Awareness of colors you select in your decor and environment.

As with most things magickal, how you feel about the color and your aims is the most important guide. If a color feels right to use for a purpose, even if it is not listed here, use it! As shown in the varying and sometimes overlapping associations above, the power and meaning of colors varies somewhat form person to person.

COLOR ASSOCIATIONS AND SYMBOLS

RED Signifies: Strength, health, vigor, lust, danger. Holiday: Yule;
Planet: Mars;
Day: Tuesday;
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
ORANGE Signifies: Encouragement, adaptability, stimulation, attraction, plenty, kindness.
Holiday: Candlemas;
Deities: Brigid;
Planets: Sun, Mars, Mercury;
Days: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday;
Astrological Sign: Leo, Sagittarius
YELLOW Signifies: Knowledge, learning, concentration, persuasion, charm, confidence, jealousy, joy, comfort.
Planet: Mercury
Day: Wednesday
Astrological Sign: Gemini, Leo
GREEN Signifies: Finances, fertility, luck, success energy, charity, growth rejuvenation, ambition, counteract greed and jealousy, plants kingdom including herbal healing.
Planets: Venus, Mercury
Days: Friday, Wednesday
Holidays: Spring Equinox, Beltane
Astrological Sign: Taurus
BLUE Signifies: Tranquility, understanding, patience, health, truth, devotion, sincerity, honor, loyalty, peace, wisdom, protection during sleep, astral projection.
Planets: Moon, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter
Days: Monday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday
Astrological Sign: Libra, Sagittarius
VIOLET/PURPLE Signifies: Power, piety, sanctity, sentimentality, tension, sadness amplification of other energies, wisdom, high ideals, spiritual protection and healing, psychic ability, protective energy.
Planet: Jupiter
Day: Thursday
Astrological Sign: Sagittarius
BLACK Signifies: Negation without reflecting, unlocking when stuck, banishing evil or negativity.
Holiday- Samhain
Planet- Saturn
Day – Saturday
Deities- The Crone
Astrological Sign: Scorpio & Capricorn
WHITE Signifies: Purity, consecration, meditation, divination, exorcism, the full moon, healing, peace, spiritual strength.
(May be substituted for any other color.)
Planet: Moon
Day: Monday
Astrological Sign: Cancer
GRAY Signifies: Balance, neutrality, used in erasing, canceling, neutralizing, and return to the universe without repercussion destructive energies.
Planet: Moon
Day: Monday
Deity: Athena
Astrological Sign: Virgo
PINK Signifies: Healing, familial or emotional love (rather than sexual), friendship, affections, unselfish emotions, spiritual healing, banishing hatred.
Gem: Rose quartz
Planet: Venus
Day: Friday
BROWN Signifies: The Earth, grounding, trees, concentration, telepathy, spells to locate lost objects, protection of the familiars, pets, and animals.
Planets: Moon (tan browns), Venus (all), Saturn (dark browns)
Days: Monday, Friday, Saturday
Deity: Gaia
Astrological Sign: Capricorn
Holiday: Mabon
SILVER Signifies: Purity, the moon, treasure, values, female energy, the unconscious mind.
Day: Monday
Astrological Sign: Gemini
Deity: Artemis and other Moon Goddesses
GOLD Signifies: The sun, male energy, wealth, financial wisdom, conscious mind, attracting happiness, activity, intelligence.
Planet: Sun Day: Monday
Astrological Sign: Gemini
Deity: Artemis and other Moon Goddesses
Day: Sunday
Astrological Sign: Leo
Deity: Apollo and other Sun Gods

May 23, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions


You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.
From MoonGiant.com
The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.
Visit the May 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase
The Waxing Crescent on May 23 has an illumination of 14%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 23 the Moon is 3.67 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.
Phase Details
Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 14%
Moon Age: 3.67 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 402,578.69 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,482,705.20 km
The 8 Lunar Phases
There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.
Useful Moon Resources
Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com
For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
Currentplanetarypositions.com
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link
For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere
This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA
May 23, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:02 Gemini 34
Moon:22 Cancer 12
Mercury:08 Taurus 45
Venus:17 Cancer 28
Mars:01 Leo 54
Jupiter:01 Taurus 38
Saturn:06 Pisces 43
Uranus:19 Taurus 45
Neptune:27 Pisces 18
Pluto:00 Aquarius 15 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 38 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 10

Chiron:18 Aries 29
Ceres:24 Virgo 47
Pallas:08 Leo 54
Juno:12 Gemini 49
Vesta:17 Taurus 08

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4

Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere
This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 23, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:02 Gemini 29
Moon:21 Cancer 11
Mercury:08 Taurus 42
Venus:17 Cancer 23
Mars:01 Leo 51
Jupiter:01 Taurus 37
Saturn:06 Pisces 42
Uranus:19 Taurus 45
Neptune:27 Pisces 18
Pluto:00 Aquarius 15 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 38 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 10

Chiron:18 Aries 28
Ceres:24 Virgo 46
Pallas:08 Leo 52
Juno:12 Gemini 47
Vesta:17 Taurus 06

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4

Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere
This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
23 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:02 Gemini 12
Moon:17 Cancer 39
Mercury:08 Taurus 31
Venus:17 Cancer 05
Mars:01 Leo 41
Jupiter:01 Taurus 33
Saturn:06 Pisces 42
Uranus:19 Taurus 44
Neptune:27 Pisces 18
Pluto:00 Aquarius 15 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 43 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 39 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 08

Chiron:18 Aries 28
Ceres:24 Virgo 44
Pallas:08 Leo 44
Juno:12 Gemini 36
Vesta:16 Taurus 59

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4

Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Divination Journal

Tarot Card

The card is drawn today from Green Witch Tarot Companion by Ann Moura pages 216-217

10 of Chalices

Meaning: Love, joy, happiness in the homelife, enjoying family and friends, security, contentment, recognition, social standing, reaping the rewards of efforts, satisfying emotional commitments, well-earned self-esteem

Prompt Words: Happiness , family contentment, security.

Animal Spirit Guide or Helper

Today’s animal is from Messages From Your Animal Spirit Guides Oracle Deck by Steven D. Farmer pages 75-76

Mountain Goat

There is something out of balance in your life, so do whatever you need to do to correct it.

Associations: Sturdiness; Sure-footed; Resiliency; Determination; Quickness; Confidence; Aspiration; Ambition; Independence; Strength; Practicality; Stability, Dignity; Perserverance.

Rune

Eihwaz

E

Yew, Yggdrasil, endurance, ability to achieve goals with resilience.

Witches Rune

Drawn by Lady Carla Beltane reading from OtherwordlyOracle.com

Crossroads

Decisions, blocked paths, opportunities, the space between, spirits

The crossroads as a symbol and as an actual place are powerful. When we reach a crossroads in our lives, we have to make a decision. There may be a new path presented to us or our paths might be blocked. This could also indicate a spirit of the crossroads calling us.

Numerology

From astrogle.com

Seventeen

It is spiritual growth, faith, and balance. It is also wealth or bankruptcy. It is an inner struggle to remain true to spiritual and moral values.

Ogham

Ailm

Pine

A

Awe, certainty of direction, objectivity, sanctity of purpose, cleansing. A conifer evergreen tree.

I Ching

Number drawn by Lady Carla Beltane reading by 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.

Goddesses and Gods – Greek Titans Theia, Goddess of Shining and

Greek Titans – Theia, goddess of shining

Theia (Thia, Thea, Euryphaessa) was a Titan goddess of shining, associated with shining light, shining metals or jewels. Her other name Euryphaessa means “wide-shining” and therefore she was connected with all that is shining. In Pindar’s Isthmian Odes, Theia is described as the goddess of shining after whom men honored gold as the most powerful shining object. She was also a goddess of sight, because ancient Greeks believed that eyes emitted beams of light which allowed them to see what they looked upon. She was one of the twelve titans and one of the six daughters of Uranus and Gaea. Theia was also, like her sisters Phoebe and Themis, associated with prophecies. She had a shrine in Thessaly.

The mother of the Sun, the Moon and the Dawn

Theia married her brother Hyperion (Titan god of light) and together they gave birth to Helios (the sun), Selene (the moon) and Eos (the dawn).

 

Helios – Titan god of sun dwelled in a golden palace, located at the far east of the earth. He was traveling from the east to the west during daytime with his golden chariot, drawn by four winged horses, and was wearing a radiant circle or aureole of the sun. During night-time he descended into a golden cup which carried him back to his golden palace.

Selene – Titan goddess of moon was depicted as a woman in chariot, drawn by a pair of winged steeds, and wearing a golden cloak. Her great love was a mortal man called Endymion who was granted immortality and eternal youth by Zeus and was placed in a state of eternal slumber near Mount Latmos where his bride came every night to consort with him.

Eos – Titan goddess of dawn who rose each day in the morning from the edge of Oceanus to overcome mists and shadows of the night with her golden rays. She was married to her cousin Astraeus(Titan god of dusk). However, she had fallen under a curse from Aphrodite and became, like her sister Selene, obsessed with young mortal men. Finally, she had chosen Tithonus, prince of Troy, to be her lover. She also asked Zeus for his immortality but forgot to ask for eternal youth and one day he shrivelled up by old age and babbled for eternity

Greek Titans – Iapetus, god of mortal life span

Iapetus (Japetus, the Piercer) was a Titan god of mortal life span or god of death. He presided over the timeline of all mortals. His nickname, “the piercer”, actually meant that he came for a life of mortals in terms of violence. In other words, when Iapetus decided that one’s time had passed, he brought violent death upon him. He was also known as a Pillar of west. Together with his other three brothers Coeus, Hyperion and Crius they presided as the Pillars of holding Heaven and Earth apart. He was one of six sons of Uranus and Gaea and is mentioned by Apollodorus as one of the five brothers, all but Oceanus, who participated in rebellion against Uranus and later attacked him. When they overcame him, the four brothers probably held him down while Cronus castrated him.

Titanomachy

After decapitating and dethroning their father Uranus, Iapetus stood by his brother Cronus who became a new ruler of the Cosmos. During golden age of the Titans he married his niece Clymene, a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. Together they had four sons who overshadowed their father in a time of war and in later times of Olympians. There are, however, few statements by different authors which indicate that the role of Iapetus was very important and equate him with the role of Cronus. Homer himself states that Cronus and Iapetus were equal in power, while Nonnus and Valerius Flaccus state that in Titanomachy, at some point, Zeus fought with Iapetus and according to Valerius, who goes even further, it is said that Zeus became a ruler of Cosmos after winning the fierce battle with Iapetus.

 

When the war between Titans and Olympian gods had started, his sons were also mentioned to had played their part. Atlas and Menoetius sided with the Titans, while Prometheus and Epimetheus chose Olympians. Atlas is said to have become a leader of Titans in this war and caused Olympians more than few setbacks and his other brother Menoetius was said to be very vicious, brutally slaying allies of the Olympians until Zeus himself struck him down with his thunderbolt and sent him to Tartarus because of his mad presumption and exceeding pride. Prometheus and Epimetheus, although they had also played important part in the war, are also like their father very rarely or almost never mentioned in sources that are preserved. Instead they played important role after the war, with creation of men and animals.

Released from prison

When the war was over, Iapetus was sent to Tartarus where he was re-united with his brothers and many relatives. He was described by Homer as one of the more destructive titans who was seated beside Cronus in the depths of Tartarus. However, according to Aeschylus’ lost play , he was later released by Zeus from Tartarus with the rest of the titans.

If You Have a dream About… Pulling Up Plants

(I have had a reoccurring dream about this topic for the last 4 days and wanted to know what it could mean. Please remember the post only represents one person’s view on what the dream could mean.)

Dream about Pulling Up Plants

Dream about pulling up plants symbolizes your ability to balance your goals and your family life. You are seeking acclaim and recognition. You need to take a rest. This dream is a metaphor for happiness and harmony. You are feeling good about something you said or did.

Pulling up plants signifies nurturance, protection and unconditional love. You are open-minded about the new journey or phase in your life. There is a message that you need to absorb and incorporate in your daily life. This dream refers to a rising level of understanding, awareness or success. You are willing to part with something near and dear to you in the hopes of material advancement. Pulling up plants in dream indicates festivities, pleasure and joy. You have a lot of things to consider. It is time to move on and look toward the future. This dream represents your confidence and self-esteem. You will be unexpected call on to defend your honor. Dream about pulling up plants stands for sensuality and harmony, especially in some relationship You need help to clean up your act. You want to stray from your significant other. This dream points to your desires to want things to be neat and clean. You are on the right track. Pulling up plants points at excitement, lust, or sensuality. You care about how you present yourself to others. You have a wandering mind. This dream is a portent for poise and balance in your life or the need to regain balance. You are expressing some connection to someone.

Some Witchy Humor for Your Day

Why do witches stay in 5 star hotels?

Because of the excellent broom service!

 

What do witches put on their bagels?

Scream cheese!

 

Why did the witch give up fortune telling?

She didn’t see any future in it?

 

How does a witch tell the time?

She looks at her witch watch!

 

What do you call two witches who live together?

Broom-mates!

 

What happened to the witch with an upside down nose?

Every time she sneezed, she blew her hat off!

 

Whats the problem with twin witches?

You never know witch is which!

 

What game do witches play on halloween?

Hide and ghost seek!

 

What’s a witch’s favourite ride at the fun fair?

The scary-go-round!

 

What would you find on a haunted beach?

A sand-witch!

 

Why do cats prefer wizards to witches?

Because sorcerers sometimes have milk in them!

 

What’s a witch’s favourite make-up?

Ma-scare-a!

 

What do you learn at witch school?

Spelling!

 

Why did three witches call in the plumber?

Hubble, bubble, toilet trouble!

 

What do you call a witch with chickenpox?

An itchy witchy!

 

What do the fastest witches use to get around?

Vroomsticks!

 

What do witches use to style their hair?

Scare spray!

 

How do you make a witch itch?

Take away the ‘w’!

 

Why did the witch go to the doctor?

She had a dizzy spell!

 

What happenes to witches who break the school rules?

They get ex-spelled!

 

What noise did the witch’s cereal make?

Snap, cackle and pop!

 

What happened to the bad-tempered witch?

She flew off the handle!

From beano.com

May 22, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the May 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 22 has an illumination of 8%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 22 the Moon is 2.74 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 8%
Moon Age: 2.74 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 399,806.85 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,454,492.19 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 22, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Gemini 36
Moon:10 Cancer 02
Mercury:08 Taurus 09
Venus:16 Cancer 26
Mars:01 Leo 19
Jupiter:01 Taurus 25
Saturn:06 Pisces 40
Uranus:19 Taurus 42
Neptune:27 Pisces 17
Pluto:00 Aquarius 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 46 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 03

Chiron:18 Aries 26
Ceres:24 Virgo 41
Pallas:08 Leo 28
Juno:12 Gemini 14
Vesta:16 Taurus 42

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 22, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Gemini 31
Moon:09 Cancer 01
Mercury:08 Taurus 06
Venus:16 Cancer 21
Mars:01 Leo 16
Jupiter:01 Taurus 24
Saturn:06 Pisces 40
Uranus:19 Taurus 41
Neptune:27 Pisces 17
Pluto:00 Aquarius 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 46 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 03

Chiron:18 Aries 26
Ceres:24 Virgo 40
Pallas:08 Leo 26
Juno:12 Gemini 11
Vesta:16 Taurus 40

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

22 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Gemini 14
Moon:05 Cancer 26
Mercury:07 Taurus 56
Venus:16 Cancer 03
Mars:01 Leo 06
Jupiter:01 Taurus 20
Saturn:06 Pisces 39
Uranus:19 Taurus 40
Neptune:27 Pisces 16
Pluto:00 Aquarius 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 47 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 42 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 01

Chiron:18 Aries 25
Ceres:24 Virgo 38
Pallas:08 Leo 18
Juno:12 Gemini 01
Vesta:16 Taurus 32

Eris:24 Aries 58

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Goddesses and Gods – Celtic – Medb – Legendary Queen of Ireland and Belenos – The Shining God

Celtic Goddess Medb – Legendary Queen of Ireland

The story of Queen Medb is one of Ireland’s greatest legends. This goddess in the flesh was fierce, seductive, beautiful, and most importantly powerful. No man could be king of Ireland’s ancient sites of Tara or Cruachan without first becoming her husband.

Table of Contents

Who Is Medb?

Early Life: Queen Medb’s Beauty and Husbands

Myths Involving Medb

Medb – Symbolic Meanings

Medb in Popular Culture

FAQs About Medb

Conclusion

Celtic God – Belenos The Shining God

A Celtic Deity, also known as Belen, Belenus, Belinus, Bellinus, Bélénos, Belennos, Belenos, Bel, Bilé: The Shining God

Belenos is unusual in Celtic belief, as this deity (under the various version of his name) is known throughout the Celtic world. He is also remembered in place names and personal names throughout the Celtic lands. His symbols are the horse an wheel and his name means ‘The Shining God’. He is one of the Celtic high gods, and is probably a solar deity.

Possibly one of the most widespread of all the Celtic deities he is known from Italy (Cis-Alpine Gaul), Gaul, Britain and Ireland.

In Britain the personal name Bellinus occurs at Binchester (Vinovia), County Durham a name derived from the god-form Belenus, the native Brythonic form of which would be Belenus. Traces of this name having been found at Maryport. To the continental Brython the Cult of Belenus possessed a particular status in that it is mentioned in a number of Classical Literary sources. Ausonius was a poet from Bordeaux, writing in the later 4th century AD and alludes to sanctuaries to Belenus in Aquitania. Tertullian talks of the cult of Belenus in the Norican Alps (Apologeticus 24,7); and Herodian mentions Belenus’ worship at Aquileia in North Italy (History of the Empire after Marcus,8,3.6). In Ireland Beli is known as Bilé and is referred to as ‘The Father of Gods and Men’.

The Celtic fire festival on the first of May, known as Beltane, (the fires of Bel) is probably derived from the name of this deity. Beltane fires were lit to encourage the sun’s warmth. These fires also had restorative properties and cattle were herded between them before being loosed on the new spring pastures. From this it is likely that Beli was a fire deity, a patron of flame and the sun’s restorative powers (which explains his classical association with Apollo). Originally he may have been a pastoral deity and in Cymric myth is associated with cattle, sheep and cropt. Though this may be because Beltane was the time that herds were moved to the high pastures.

His symbols were the horse (as shown, for example, by the clay horse figurine offerings at Belenos’ Sainte-Sabine shrine in Burgundy), and also the Wheel (as illustrated on the famous Gundestrup Cauldron).

The Irish Bilé is a god of death and husband to Dana. In the tale of Lludd and Llefelys, the folk memory of Beli represents him as Belen o Lŷn, son of Manogan and father to Lludd and Llefelys. Both Beli and Lludd lend their names to sites in London; Billingsgate and Ludgate, respecitvely. Beli’s name is also found in the name of one of the most notable Brythonic chieftains before the Roman invasion, Cunobelinos (or, in Brythonic, Cunobel), the hound of Bel.

In Gaulish mythology Belenus’ consort was the goddess Belisama.

It is unlikely, as some have suggested, that the Cymric deity Beli Mawr is etymologically related to Belenos, as though the migration of Brython to old and middle Cymric this is far more likely to yield the name Belen or Belyn. Indeed, this is the name which we see in the Cymric form (Cynfelen) of the Catuvellauni leader during the Claudian invasion of Britain, Cunobelinos (the hound of Belinos). Inded, the tribe name Catuvellauni itself means ‘The Host of Belinos’ and their most well-known leader Cassivellaunos’ name means ‘The Devotee of Belenos’. There is also the figure of ‘Belen o Leyn’ who figures in triad 62 0f the Trioedd Ynys Prydain and is preserved today in the place-name Tyddyn Belyn near Tudweilog on the Llŷn Peninsula ELlSG. Rather, Beli Mawr is more likely derived from the name of the Gaulish deity Bolgios.

Belenos’ name is derived from the reconstructed proto-Celtic elements *belo- (bright/shining), the deicific particle -n- and the masculine ending -os. Thus Belenos is ‘The Shining God’.

Flower Meaning, Symbolizes, and Spiritual Meaning – Spider Plant

 Let me start this post with saying it was hard to find a spiritual meaning behind Spider Plants and I did the best that I could. Also, I have tried growing a few over the years and have never had a baby from one so, hopefully I can learn how to do this from the information on growing them that I found. Thank you to the reader who asked me about this plant a few months ago!

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

Mindfulness and health

Great for: Someone moving away from home for the first time

Spider plants love bright indirect light and temperatures of 55–80º F. Water your spider plant well but be careful not to overwater. Their small size makes them a great apartment plant.

This is how mine usually look before I over water or something and kill the poor thing.

What Are The Spiritual Benefits of Spider Plants? (See These…)

Table Of Contents:

Do Spider Plants Have Any Spiritual Benefits?

Are Spider Plants Good Luck?

What Are The Benefits Of Having A Spider Plant In Your House?

Is Spider Plant Good For Feng Shui?

What Does Spider Plant Symbolize?

Do Spider Plants Give Off Good Energy?

Conclusion 

For more information about growing Spider Plants from hayfarmguy.com