Tag: Daily Witch Correspondences

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Burning Times

From moonlitpriestess.com

Alternate term used for the inquisitions specifically dealing with rooting out witchcraft that occurred in several cultures spanning many generations; a period of turmoil in which there was Catholic and Protestant conflict. Millions were accused of and an estimated 30,000-300,000 were executed for being witches. Those executed were hung (most common), stoned, drowned, or burned. Few of the victims worshiped Pagan deities; many considered themselves to be good Christians – though some did practice old folk traditions that are common in modern Witchcraft as the term is used today. This period was riddled with prejudice, discrimination, sexism, ignorance, and mass hysteria; it was an attack primarily against women and non-Catholics, not the equivalent of modern Witches.

From Spells8.com

A name given to the days of the Reformation, Inquisition, etc., when Witches were tried and executed by inquisitors, sometimes burned at the stake.

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Friday

From awithintime.weebly.com

Ruled by Venus. Love, sex, marriage, fertility and friendship.

  1. Day – Friday

Planet – Venus

Sign – Libra, Taurus

Angel – Ariel

Color – Green, Blue, Pink, White

Plants – Pink rose, ivy, birch, heather, clematis, sage, violet, water lily

Stone – Rose Quartz, moonstone, pink tourmaline, peridot, emerald, jade

Intention – Romantic love, friendships, beauty, soul mates, artistic ability, harmony

Element – Earth, air

More Qualities – Love, art, beauty, money, woman, passion, friendship, affection, relationships, partners, alliances, grace, beauty, luxury, social activity, marriage, decorating, cosmetics, gifts, income, growth, gardening, architects, artists, beauticians, chiropractors, dancers, designers, engineers, entertainers, fashion, music, painting, poetry, courtship, dating, decorating homes, household improvements, planning parties, shopping

June 10 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 10

Arp 286 (LRGB)
(5.3 hours integration 2022-03)
El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado, Coquimbo, Chile
Planewave 24″ CDK @F/6.5
FLI PL9000
L: 8*600s, R: 8*600s, G: 8*600s , B: 8*600s

Arp 286: Trio in Virgo

Image Credit & Copyright: Nicolas Rolland, Telescope.Live

Explanation: This colorful telescopic field of view features a trio of interacting galaxies almost 90 million light-years away, toward the constellation Virgo. On the right two spiky, foreground Milky Way stars echo the extragalactic hues, a reminder that stars in our own galaxy are like those in distant island universes. With sweeping spiral arms and obscuring dust lanes, the dominant member of the trio, NGC 5566, is enormous, about 150,000 light-years across. Just above it lies smaller, bluish NGC 5569. Near center a third galaxy, NGC 5560, is apparently stretched and distorted by its interaction with massive NGC 5566. The trio is also included in Halton Arp’s 1966 Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 286. Of course, such cosmic interactions are now appreciated as part of the evolution of galaxies.

June 10 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1190 Third Crusade: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River (modern Turkey) leading an army to Jerusalem

1786 A landslide dam on the Dadu River caused by earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China

1898 US Marines land in Cuba during Spanish–American War

1916 Great Arab Revolt begins against ruling Ottoman turks

1963 US Equal Pay Act signed into law by President John F. Kennedy

1977 Apple Computer ships its first Apple II computers

2003 The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission

Today’s Historical Events

1190 Third Crusade: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River (modern Turkey) leading an army to Jerusalem

1194 Major fire at Chartres Cathedral, France, leads to it rebuilt as the high point of French Gothic style

1358 French Jacquerie peasant leader Guillaume Cale captured at the Battle of Mello

1502 Crimean Khan defeats the Great Horde in battle near Worskla, leading to disintegration of the Great Horde

1538 Catholic German monarchy signs League of Neuremberg

1539 Council of Trent: Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.

1540 Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminster

1605 False Dimitri I, an impostor, crowned Russian tsar (rules 1605-1606)

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1939 MGM cartoon character Barney Bear debuts

1954 KQED TV channel 9 in San Francisco, California (PBS) begins broadcasting

1955 KWEX TV channel 41 in San Antonio, TX (IND) begins broadcasting

1968 “Danny Thomas Hour” last airs on NBC-TV

1968 KCFW TV channel 9 in Kalispell, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1968 WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast

1972 Sammy Davis Jr.’s cover of “The Candy Man” by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse (from the film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”) goes to #1 on the charts – his biggest single

1982 “Taxi” last airs on ABC, moves to NBC in the fall

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1818 Pesaro opera theater opens with Gioachino Rossini‘s “La gaza ladra”

1865 Richard Wagner‘s opera “Tristan und Isolde” premieres in Munich, Germany

1964 Rolling Stones record their “12×5” album at Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois

1966 The Beatles release single “Paperback Writer” / “Rain” in UK; “Rain” featured experimental studio tricks of slowed down bass and drums tracks, and backwards vocals in the fade out

1966 Janis Joplin‘s 1st live concert (Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco)

1966 Janis Joplin plays her 1st gig with Big Brother & The Holding Company, at Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, California

1967 15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California

1972 Elvis Presley records a live album at NYC’s Madison Square Garden

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1868 2nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke wins in 3:02

1871 5th Belmont: W Miller aboard Harry Basset wins in 2:56

1876 10th Belmont: William Donohue aboard Algerine wins in 2:40.5

1890 24th Belmont: Pike Barnes riding Burlington wins in 2:07.75

1891 25th Belmont: Ed Garrison riding Foxford wins in 2:08.75

1893 27th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Commanche wins in 1:53.25

1904 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal St George’s GC: Jack White wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up James Braid and J.H. Taylor, both former champions

1916 48th Belmont: E Haynes aboard Friar Rock wins in 2:22

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Besom

From moonlitpriestess.com

A magickally charged broom generally used to sweep away negative energies. Sometimes used for home protection by placing above a door or window. Also used in fertility rituals for its association as a phallic symbol. In Handfastings, the besom serves as a sort of designator between one phase of life and another; couples will step or leap from their lives as individuals into their new lives as married couples.

From Spells8.com

A broom made of twigs tied around a stick. Used in cleansing rituals and to invite beneficial energies to a space.

Witch’s Broom Consecration

The most common use of brooms is to sweep away negative energies, thereby cleansing and purifying the space.

Learn how to consecrate your broom before you hang it over the door on inside a room for protection against negative energies, and find a printable page in PDF to add to your Witch’s Grimoire.

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Thursday

From lightwarriorslegion.com

June 9 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 9

Cosmic Clouds in Cygnus

Image Credit & Copyright: Wolfgang Zimmermann

Explanation: These cosmic clouds of gas and dust drift through rich star fields along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the high flying constellation Cygnus. They’re too faint to be seen with the unaided eye though, even on a clear, dark night. Image data from a camera and telephoto lens using narrowband filters was used to construct this 10 degree wide field of view. The deep mosaic reveals a region that includes star forming dust clouds seen in silhouette against the characteristic glow of atomic hydrogen and oxygen gas. NGC 6888 is the standout emission nebula near the top. Blown by winds from an massive Wolf-Rayet star it’s about 25 light-years across and known as the Crescent Nebula. A faint bluish curl just below center in the frame is also the signature of a Wolf-Rayet star. Burning fuel at a prodigious rate and near the end of their stellar lives, both stars will ultimately go out with a bang in a spectacular supernova explosion. Toward the right, a massive, young O type star powers the glow of Sh2-101, the Tulip Nebula.

June 9 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging

721 Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse

1549 Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England

1815 End of the Congress of Vienna: New European political situation is set

1856 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa, and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah, carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts

1977 Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain celebrated with fireworks

2019 Over 1 million people protest in Hong Kong over proposed new extradition laws to China in one of largest-ever protests in the city

Today’s Historical Events

68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging

641 Arabic/Islamic army contrasts with the Hippo over Alexandria

721 Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse

922 French Republic chooses Robert I, King of France

1075 Battle at Homburg/Unstrut: German King Henry IV beats Saksen

1310 Duccio’s Maestà Altarpiece, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in the Siena Cathedral in Siena, Italy

1456 23rd recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet

1525 Tax revolt in Hertogenbosch

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1934 1st appearance of Donald Duck in a cartoon, “The Wise Little Hen”

1945 Warner Bros cartoon “A Gruesome Twosome” starring Tweety premieres in USA

1948 WBZ TV channel 4 in Boston, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting

1951 “Doodles Weaver Show” debuts on NBC-TV

1953 Milton Berle‘s TV show “Texaco Star Theater” last airs on NBC-TV

1960 ABC and AFL sign a 5 year contract

1963 Barbra Streisand appears, for her third time, on “The Ed Sullivan Show”

1967 The Monkees appear at the Hollywood Bowl

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1890 Comic opera “Robin Hood” by Reginald De Koven, Harry B. Smith, and Clement Scott premieres in Chicago

1924 “Jelly-Roll Blues” is recorded by jazz pioneer pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton

1958 “Purple People Eater” by Sheb Wooley hits #1

1962 Singer Tony Bennett makes his Carnegie Hall concert debut, NYC

1969 Brian Jones leaves the Rolling Stones after developing a serious drug problem

1970 Bob Dylan given honorary Doctorate of Music at Princeton University

1971 Paul McCartney‘s album “Ram” goes gold

1972 Bruce Springsteen signs a record deal with Columbia Records

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1877 11th Belmont: C Holloway aboard Cloverbrook wins in 2:46

1883 17th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard George Kinney wins in 2:42.5

1887 21st Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hanover wins in 2:43.5

1888 22nd Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon wins in 2:40.25

1892 26th Belmont: W Hayward aboard Patron wins in 2:12

1898 British Open Men’s Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey wins 2nd title by 1 stroke from dual champion Willie Park Jr

1899 American boxer James J. Jeffries KOs defending champion Bob Fitzsimmons of England in 11th round in Brooklyn, New York to win the lineal World Heavyweight title

1901 NY Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cincinnati Reds 25-13

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Words are

Asperger

Asperge

From moonlitpriestess.com

Asperger

A bundle of fresh herbs or other object used to sprinkle consecrated water around the circle to purify the space; also, the person using the herb bundle.

From Spells8.com

Asperge

To cleanse and purify a space. This is usually done by spraying water around a room or using an herbal bundle to cleanse the space.

June 8 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 8

Ship Tracks over the Pacific Ocean

Image Credit: NASA, Terra, MODIS; Text: Raymond Shaw (MTU)

Explanation: What are those unusual streaks? Some images of planet Earth show clear bright streaks that follow the paths of ships. Known as ship tracks, these low and narrow bands are caused by the ship’s engine exhaust. Water vapor condenses around small bits of exhaust known as aerosols, which soon grow into floating water drops that efficiently reflect sunlight. Ship tracks were first discovered in 1965 in Earth images taken by NASA’s TIROS satellites. Multiple ship tracks are visible across the featured image that was captured in 2009 over the Pacific Ocean by the MODIS instrument on NASA’s Terra satellite. Inspired by ship-tracks, some scientists have suggested deploying a network of floating buoys in the worlds’ oceans that spray salt-aerosol containing sea-water into the air so that, with the help of the wind, streams of sunlight-reflecting clouds would also form. Why do this? These human-made clouds could reflect so much sunlight they might help fight global warming.

June 8 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

452 Italy invaded by Attila the Hun

793 Vikings in long ships from modern-day Norway plunder St Cuthbert’s monastery on Lindisfarne Island, off the northeast coast of England capturing and killing monks

1191 King Richard I of England arrives at Acre in modern day Israel to join the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade

1783 Laki volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption, killing 10,000 and causing widespread famines throughout Asia and Europe

1789 James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the US House of Representatives

1918 Nova Aquila, brightest nova since Kepler’s nova of 1604, discovered

1987 New Zealand’s Labour government legislates against nuclear weapons and nuclear powered vessels in NZ. Only nation to legislate against nuclear power.

Today’s Historical Events

65 Jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem

68 Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba

218 Elagabalus becomes the emperor of Rome

452 Italy invaded by Attila the Hun

536 St Silverius begins his reign as Catholic Pope

793 Vikings in long ships from modern-day Norway plunder St Cuthbert’s monastery on Lindisfarne Island, off the northeast coast of England capturing and killing monks

979 Louis V de Luie, crowned King of France

1191 King Richard I of England arrives at Acre in modern day Israel to join the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1917 Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School

1942 Bing Crosby records “Silent Night”

1946 Raymond Scott and Bernard Hanighen’s musical “Lute Song”, starring Mary Martin, Yul Brenner, and Nancy Davis, and directed by John Houseman, closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC, after 142 performances

1948 “Texaco Star Theater” premieres on NBC-TV, with “Mr. Television” Milton Berle made permanent emcee in September of the same year

1956 WDAM TV channel 7 in Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting

1969 “Smothers Brothers comedy Hour” last airs on CBS-TV

1969 21st Emmy Awards: “Get Smart”, Don Adams and Susan St James win

1969 KDNL TV channel 30 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1787 “Tarare” an opera by Antonio Salieri premieres at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin in Paris

1948 Revival of Jerome Kerns’ musical “Sally” closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 36 performances

1963 “Mr President” closes at St James Theater NYC after 265 performances

1964 “The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)”, recorded by 1960s American pop singers, Jan and Dean, is released

1968 Gary Puckett and Union Gap release “Lady Will Power”

1968 Rolling Stones release “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”

1969 Brian Jones is asked to leave The Rolling Stones

1969 Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1829 1st UK municipal swimming pool outside of London opens in Liverpool

1878 12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43.5

1882 16th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Forester wins in 2:43

1899 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal St George’s GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey retains Open; wins 3rd title by 5 strokes from Jack White

1920 Reds’ Edd Roush falls asleep in center during long infield argument Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but umpire ejects Roush for delay of game

1929 61st Belmont: Mack Garner aboard Blue Larkspur wins in 2:32.8

1933 A’s first baseman Jimmie Foxx hits 3 consecutive home runs as Philadelphia outscores New York Yankees, 14 – 10; 4 straight HRs after Foxx had homered last time up the previous day

1935 US Open Men’s Golf, Oakmont CC: 25 year old club pro Sam Parks Jr, with no prior tournament wins, beats Scotsman Jimmy Thomson by 2 strokes

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Animism 

From moonlitpriestess.com

The belief that all objects have a spirit.

Animist: a person who believes all objects have a spirit.

From Spells8.com

The belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence or soul.

June 7 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 7

NGC 6188: Dragons of Ara

Image Credit & Copyright: Shaun Robertson

Explanation: Do dragons fight on the altar of the sky? Although it might appear that way, these dragons are illusions made of thin gas and dust. The emission nebula NGC 6188, home to the glowing clouds, is found about 4,000 light years away near the edge of a large molecular cloud unseen at visible wavelengths, in the southern constellation Ara (the Altar). Massive, young stars of the embedded Ara OB1 association were formed in that region only a few million years ago, sculpting the dark shapes and powering the nebular glow with stellar winds and intense ultraviolet radiation. The recent star formation itself was likely triggered by winds and supernova explosions, from previous generations of massive stars, that swept up and compressed the molecular gas. Joining NGC 6188 on this cosmic canvas, visible toward the lower right, is rare emission nebula NGC 6164, also created by one of the region’s massive O-type stars. Similar in appearance to many planetary nebulae, NGC 6164’s striking, symmetric gaseous shroud and faint halo surround its bright central star near the bottom edge. This impressively wide field of view spans over 2 degrees (four full Moons), corresponding to over 150 light years at the estimated distance of NGC 6188.

June 7 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1494 Treaty of Tordesillas: Spain and Portugal divide the new world along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa

1628 English King Charles I ratifies the Petition of Rights

1654 Louis XIV crowned King of France

1753 British Museum founded by an Act of Parliament with royal assent from King George II (opens in 1759)

1929 Vatican City becomes a sovereign state

1965 The Supreme Court of the United States decides on Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples

Today’s Historical Events

555 Vigilius ends his reign as Catholic Pope

1099 1st Crusaders arrive in Jerusalem

1195 Earliest report of ball lighting in London by Benedictine monk Gervase of Christ Church Cathedral Priory, Canterbury, [1]

1340 Rotterdam Netherlands founded

1413 King Ladislaw of Naples occupies Rome

1420 Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine, ending the independence of the Patriarchate of Aquileia

1494 Treaty of Tordesillas: Spain and Portugal divide the new world along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa

1520 Field of the Cloth of Gold; meeting begins between English Henry VIII and King Francis I of France at Balinghem, France

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1909 Mary Pickford makes her screen debut at the age of 16

1953 WDAU (now WYOU) TV channel 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, PA (CBS) begins

1955 “$64,000 Question” hosted by Hal March, premieres on CBS TV

1965 Sony Corp introduced its home video tape recorder, priced at $995

1969 “Johnny Cash Show” debuts on ABC-TV

1970 22nd Emmy Awards: Marcus Welby, Robert Young & Susan Hampshire win

1975 Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder for sale to the public

1976 NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor & David Brinkley, premieres

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1952 “3 Wishes after Jamie” closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 94 performances

1963 1st Rolling Stones TV appearance (Thank Your Lucky Stars) & release 1st single, “Come On”

1964 Beatles travel canals of Amsterdam

1969 Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special

1969 Tommy James and the Shondells release “Crystal Blue Persuasion”

1969 Supergroup Blind Faith’s debut performance in Hyde Park, London, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Steve Baler and Rick Grech

1970 The Who’s “Tommy” is performed at NY’s Lincoln Center

1972 Musical “Grease” opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 3,388 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1873 7th Belmont: James Roe aboard Springbok wins in 3:01.75

1881 15th Belmont: T. Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:47

1892 John J. Doyle of Clev Spiders is 1st to pinch hit in a baseball game

1900 British Open Men’s Golf, St Andrews: Englishman J.H. Taylor wins title for 3rd time; beats runner-up Harry Vardon by 8 strokes

1906 Chicago Cubs score 11 runs in 1st inning of 19-0 drubbing of New York Giants off future Baseball Hall of Famers Christy Mathewson and Joe McGinnity; worst beating in Giants franchise history

1924 56th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Mad Play wins in 2:18.8

1930 62nd Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:31.6

1932 At 47, Brooklyn pitcher Jack Quinn becomes oldest player in MLB history to record an extra-base hit (double) as the Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 9-2

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Words are:

Akasha

Akashic Records

From moonlitpriestess.com

Spirit; the fifth element; omnipresent spiritual power permeating the universe; the energy out of which the elements are formed. Generally associated with the life force.

Location on the astral plane containing all souls’ knowledge past, present, and future. Some practitioners access to review past lives, heal ancestral curses/wounds, and other magickal purposes, generally of a fact-finding or healing nature.

June 6 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 6

Milky Way Galaxy Doomed: Collision with Andromeda Pending

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Z. Levay and R. van der Marel (STScI); T. Hallas; and A. Mellinger

Explanation: Will our Milky Way Galaxy collide one day with its larger neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy? Most likely, yes. Careful plotting of slight displacements of M31’s stars relative to background galaxies on recent Hubble Space Telescope images indicate that the center of M31 could be on a direct collision course with the center of our home galaxy. Still, the errors in sideways velocity appear sufficiently large to admit a good chance that the central parts of the two galaxies will miss, slightly, but will become close enough for their outer halos to become gravitationally entangled. Once that happens, the two galaxies will become bound, dance around, and eventually merge to become one large elliptical galaxy — over the next few billion years. Pictured here is a combination of images depicting the sky of a world (Earth?) in the distant future when the outer parts of each galaxy begin to collide. The exact future of our Milky Way and the entire surrounding Local Group of Galaxies is likely to remain an active topic of research for years to come.

June 6 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1523 Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union

1716 French transport the 1st African slaves to Louisiana

1916 The death of Yuan Shikai, ruler of much of China since 1912, causes the central government to virtually collapse in the face of warlords, including Sun Yat-sen

1944 Operation Overlord: D-Day begins as the 156,000-strong Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France, during World War II

1982 30,000 Israeli troops invade Lebanon to drive out the PLO

Today’s Historical Events

640 Arab Muslim army sent by Caliph Omar begins siege of Heliopolis, city succumbs mid to late July, paving way for Muslim conquest of Byzantine Egypt

1002 German King Henry II the Saint crowned

1242 24 wagonloads of Talmudic books burned in Paris

1328 Franciscan theologian William of Ockham [Occam] excommunicated by Pope John XXII

1391 Inhabitants of Seville, Spain, massacre 5,000 Jews

1513 Battle of Novara, the War of the League of Cambrai: the Swiss Confederacy defeat the French

1520 France and England sign treaty of Scotland

1523 Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1931 George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin‘s musical “Girl Crazy” starring Ginger Rogers and featuring debut of Ethel Merman, closes at the Alvin Theater, NYC, after 272 performances, and making stars of Rogers and Merman

1949 “It Pays To Be Ignorant” game show debut on CBS-TV

1949 WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast

1951 1st Berlin International Film Festival opens

1960 “Steve Allen Show” last airs on NBC-TV

1968 WKHA TV channel 35 in Hazard, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971 WHAE (now WGNX) TV channel 46 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBN) begins broadcasting

1971 Final broadcast of “The Ed Sullivan Show” (a repeat from 7 February) on CBS-TV

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1931 “There Ought To Be A Moonlight Saving Time” by Guy Lombardo hits #1

1962 The Beatles meet their producer George Martin for the first time and record “Besame Mucho” with Pete Best on drums

1964 The Beatles arrive in Netherlands

1965 Rolling Stones release single “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”

1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono unannounced appearance at Fillmore East in NYC

1972 David Bowie releases his breakthrough album “The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”

1977 Doobie Brothers sponsor a Golf Classic & Concert at Calabasas Park Country Club & Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles to benefit the United Way

1983 17th Music City News Country Awards: Marty Robbins & Roy Acuff win

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1848 New York Yacht Club holds its first annual regatta; won by the schooner Carnelia

1885 19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43

1896 21st Preakness: Henry Griffin aboard Margrave wins in 1:51

1901 British Open Men’s Golf, Muirfield: Scotsman James Braid wins first of 5 Open titles by 3 strokes from Harry Vardon of Jersey

1923 Edgar Wallace becomes the first British radio sports reporter reporting on The Derby for the British Broadcasting Company

1924 US Open Men’s Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Unknown Englishman Cyril Walker wins his only major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Bobby Jones

1925 French Championships Men’s Tennis: René Lacoste wins 1st of 3 French titles, beating fellow Frenchman Jean Borotra 7-5, 6-1, 6-4

1925 French Women’s Tennis Championships: Suzanne Lenglen beats Kitty McKane 6-1, 6-2

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Book of Shadows (BoS)

From moonlitpriestess.com

The spellbook, journal, diary, grimoire, and/or ritual guide used by an individual witch or coven. “Shadows” is used to mean past as in past experience and knowledge, like a permanent reminder of where you’ve been and can always return to. Generally includes spells, rituals, correspondences, etc. and may also include poems and other useful information.

From Spells8.com

Personal notebook kept by a practitioner of magick to record their work. This would include spellwork, rituals, personal wisdom, dreams, and observations. Start your own Book of Shadows with these printable dividers for a Book of Shadows binder.

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Sunday

Magickal Intentions: Growth, Advancements, Enlightenment, Rational Thought, Exorcism, Healing, Prosperity, Hope, Exorcism, Money

Incense: Lemon, Frankincense

Planet: Sun

Sign: Leo

Angel: Michael

Colors: Gold, Yellow, Orange and White

Herbs/Plants: Marigold, Heliotrope, Sunflower, Buttercup, Cedar, Beech, Oak

Stones: Carnelian, Citrine, Tiger’s Eye, Amber, Clear Quartz and Red Agate

Oil: (Sun) Cedar, Frankincense, Neroli, Rosemary

The first day of the week is ruled by the Sun. It is an excellent time to work efforts involving business partnerships, work promotions, business ventures, and professional success. Spells where friendships, mental or physical health, or bringing joy back into life are an issue work well on this day, too

June 5 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 5

Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75

Image Credit: X-Ray: NASA/CXC/D. Hudson, T. Reiprich et al. (AIfA); Radio: NRAO/VLA/ NRL

Explanation: What’s happening at the center of active galaxy 3C 75? The two bright sources at the center of this composite x-ray (blue)/ radio (pink) image are co-orbiting supermassive black holes powering the giant radio source 3C 75. Surrounded by multimillion degree x-ray emitting gas, and blasting out jets of relativistic particles the supermassive black holes are separated by 25,000 light-years. At the cores of two merging galaxies in the Abell 400 galaxy cluster they are some 300 million light-years away. Astronomers conclude that these two supermassive black holes are bound together by gravity in a binary system in part because the jets’ consistent swept back appearance is most likely due to their common motion as they speed through the hot cluster gas at about 1200 kilometers per second. Such spectacular cosmic mergers are thought to be common in crowded galaxy cluster environments in the distant universe. In their final stages, the mergers are expected to be intense sources of gravitational waves.