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June13 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 13

M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy from Hubble
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, HLA; Processing & Copyright: Bernard Miller
Explanation: The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic spiral galaxy. At only 30 million light years distant and fully 60 thousand light years across, M51, also known as NGC 5194, is one of the brightest and most picturesque galaxies on the sky. The featured image is a digital combination of images taken in different colors by the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope, highlighting many sharp features. Anyone with a good pair of binoculars, however, can see this Whirlpool toward the constellation of the Hunting Dogs (Canes Venatici). M51 is a spiral galaxy of type Sc and is the dominant member of a whole group of galaxies. Astronomers speculate that M51‘s spiral structure is primarily due to its gravitational interaction with the smaller galaxy on the image left.
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Monday
From AngelFire.com
Monday/Moon: psychic pursuits, psychology, dreams/astral travel, imagination, women’s mysteries, reincarnation, short trips, women, children, the public, domestic concerns, emotions, fluids, magick, spirituality, nursing, all things pertaining to water and bodies of water, antiques, trip planning, household activities, initiation, astrology, new-age pursuits, archetypes, totem animals, shapeshifting, religious experience
MONDAY: The day of the Moon. Any rituals focused on creativity, insight and hidden wisdom are reccommended. This is also a good day to attune with the Goddess and her energies.
Moon Rituals: Conceptual, self-inspiration, psychic ability, inspiration, change.
Element: Water
Colour: White
Number: 9
June 13 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1373 Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world’s oldest extant) signed in London
1866 US House of representatives passes 14th Amendment (Civil rights)
1878 Congress of Berlin begins, determines the territories of the states in the Balkan peninsula following the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78
1956 The last British troops leave the Suez Canal Zone in Egypt
2000 South Korean President Kim Dae Jung meets leader of North Korea Kim Jong-il, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang

Today’s Historical Events
1325 Ibn Battuta begins his travels, leaving his home in Tangiers to travel to Mecca (gone 24 years)
1373 Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world’s oldest extant) signed in London
1392 Assassination attempt on Olivier de Clisson, Constable of France, by Pierre de Craon fails
1547 King Ferdinand of Austria subjects himself on Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent
1611 John Fabricius dedicates earliest sunspot publication
1665 Battle of Lowestoft, off Suffolk, England: English fleet beats Dutch
1707 Hungary declares itself independent under Ferenc Rákóczi II (aka Francis II Rákóczi)
1721 England signs Treaty of Madrid

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1925 Charles Jenkins demonstrates the transmission of synchronized pictures and sound (early television)
1953 KOAA TV channel 5 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (NBC) 1st broadcast
1959 “Sammy Kaye Show” last airs on ABC-TV
1962 “Lolita” film based on Vladimir Nabokov‘s novel directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring James Mason and Sue Lyon is released
1985 “Prizzi’s Honor”, starring Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, and Anjelica Huston, is released
1989 Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1989 “Licence to Kill”, 16th James Bond film, last directed by John Glen and starring Timothy Dalton premieres in London
1993 YokoZuna beats Hulk Hogan to become WWF champ

Today’s Historical Events in Music
1854 Anthony Faas, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, patents the 1st US accordion, having made improvements to both the keyboard, and to enhance the sound (Patent No. 11,062)
1855 Giuseppe Verdi‘s opera “Les vêpres sicilenne” (The Sicilian Vespers) premieres at the Paris Opéra
1956 “Shangri-La” opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 21 performances
1958 Frank Zappa graduates from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California
1960 “Alley-Oop” by Dyna-Sores peaks at #59
1961 Billy Barnes’ musical revue “Billy Barnes People”, starting Ken Berry, Dave Ketchum, and Jo Anne Worley, opens at Royale Theater, NYC; runs for 7 performances
1969 Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band and joins The Rolling Stones
1970 “In The Summertime” by Mungo Jerry hits #1 in UK

Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1874 8th Belmont: G Barbee aboard Saxon wins in 2:39.5
1889 23rd Belmont: W Hayward aboard Eric wins in 2:47.25
1890 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Ellen Roosevelt beats defending champion Bertha Townsend 6-2, 6-2
1895 Emile Levassor wins the first automobile race in history the Paris-Bordeaux-Paris, taking 48 hours and 48 minutes (1,178 km)
1895 British Open Men’s Golf, St Andrews: Englishman J.H. Taylor retains title; beats Sandy Herd of Scotland by 4 shots
1896 British Open Men’s Golf, Muirfield: Harry Vardon of Jersey wins first of 6 Open titles by 4 strokes in a 36-hole playoff with defending champion J.H. Taylor
1905 New York Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Christy Mathewson throws his 2nd no-hitter, beating Chicago Cubs, 1-0 at West Side Grounds, Chicago
1908 Canadian champion Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires of Australia in 8th round at Neuilly Bowling Palace, Paris to retain world heavyweight boxing title
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Words Are:
Astral Plane
and
Astral Projection
From moonlitpriestess.com
Realm believed to be beyond space and time; considered by some as an alternative dimension running alongside the physical realm we currently inhabit where beings (including ourselves) can travel and interact in spirit or astrally; sometimes visited to perform magick that can affect change on the physical plane.
and
Also called astral traveling; the art of “leaving one’s body” while in a trance state to visit other locations or realms astrally, or “in spirit.” Traveling into the astral plane, generally understood as a parallel world unseen in our world of form. Studies have shown an individual successfully astral projecting can be seen and heard by a non-projecting individual on this plane, giving credit to this ability.
From Spells8.com
The multi dimensional plane within the astral realm where one can travel using their astral body.
Some of the Replacements that Can Be Used for Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondences Digest

June 12 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 12

Find the Man in the Moon
Image Credit & Copyright: Dani Caxete
Explanation: Have you ever seen the Man in the Moon? This common question plays on the ability of humans to see pareidolia — imagining familiar icons where they don’t actually exist. The textured surface of Earth’s full Moon is home to numerous identifications of iconic objects, not only in modern western culture but in world folklore throughout history. Examples, typically dependent on the Moon‘s perceived orientation, include the Woman in the Moon and the Rabbit in the Moon. One facial outline commonly identified as the Man in the Moon starts by imagining the two dark circular areas — lunar maria — here just above the Moon‘s center, to be the eyes. Surprisingly, there actually is a man in this Moon image — a close look will reveal a real person — with a telescope — silhouetted against the Moon. This featured well-planned image was taken in 2016 in Cadalso de los Vidrios in Madrid, Spain. Do you have a favorite object that you see in the Moon?
June 12 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1381 Peasants’ Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath
1830 Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi Ferruch
1864 The Battle of Trevilian Station, the bloodiest and largest all-cavalry battle of the American Civil War in Louisa County ends with Confederate tactical victory and Union successful retreat
1931 Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury
1942 Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present in Amsterdam
1964 Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa
2018 singapore summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump – first time a North Korean leader and an incumbent US President have ever met

Today’s Historical Events
28 Roman General Gaius Carrinas’ triumphant procession through Rome, awarded for fighting in Gaul
1381 Peasants’ Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath
1418 An insurrection delivers Paris to the Burgundians
1442 King Alfonso V of Aragon occupies Naples
1458 Magdalen College, Oxford founded by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester
1523 Frisian rebel leader Jancko Douwama arrested
1534 Turkish admiral Chaireddin “Barbarossa” allows Giulia Gonzaga to kidnap and plunder in Naples
1552 Land guardians of Netherlands attack Verdun

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1913 “Dachshund” by Pathe Freres, early animated cartoon, released
1939 Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures’ Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor.
1952 2nd Berlin International Film Festival: “One Summer of Happiness” wins Golden Bear (audience vote)
1955 TV comedy “Mister Peepers” starring Wally Cox airs for last time on NBC
1955 Monitor (full weekend program) begins on NBC radio network
1958 “Make Me Laugh” TV Game Show last airs on ABC-TV, syndicated 1979
1960 KORN (now KDLT) TV channel 5 in Mitchell-Sioux Falls, SD (ABC) begins
1963 “Cleopatra” directed by Joseph Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton premieres in NYC, then most expensive film ever made

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1903 The Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity is founded at the University of Michigan School of Music
1909 “Shine On, Harvest Moon” by Ada Jones & Billy Murray hits #1
1948 “Hold It!” closes at National Theater NYC after 46 performances
1948 The musical “Sleepy Hollow” closes at St James Theater NYC after 12 performances
1954 “Girl in Pink Tights” closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 115 performances
1954 Bill Haley‘s “Rock Around the Clock” is originally released
1965 “Bajour” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 232 performances
1965 “I Had a BaIl” closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 199 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1875 9th Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard Calvin wins in 2:42.25
1880 Worcester Ruby Legs pitcher Lee Richmond throws first perfect game in MLB history in 1-0 win over Cleveland Blues at the Agricultural County Fair Grounds, Worcester
1894 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal St George’s GC: J.H. Taylor wins first Open played outside Scotland; beats Douglas Rolland by 5 strokes
1896 England cricket spin bowler Jack Hearne sets record for earliest date taking 100 first-class wickets in a season when he captures 9-73 for the MCC in an innings & 18 run drubbing of Australia at Lord’s
1907 Yanks commit 11 errors & lose 14-6 to Tigers
1910 Dutch soccer club PEC forms in Zwolle; renamed FC Zwolle in 1990 and back to PEC Zwolle in 2012
1916 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Molla Bjurstedt outclasses Louise Hammond Raymond 6-0, 6-1
1919 US Open Men’s Golf, Brae Burn CC: Walter Hagen defeats Mike Brady by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff to win his second and final US Open
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Words are
High Priestess
and
High Priest
From moonlitpriestess.com
Typically, the female leader of a coven; knowledgeable & proficient with many years of experience; possesses strong leadership skills and has gone through several initiations.
and
Typically, the male leader of a coven; knowledgeable & proficient with many years of experience; possesses strong leadership skills and has gone through several initiations.
June 11 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 11

The Road and the Milky Way
Image Credit & Copyright: David Cruz
Explanation: At night you can follow this road as it passes through the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve not too far from Alentejo, Portugal. Or you could stop, look up, and follow the Milky Way through the sky. Both stretch from horizon to horizon in this 180 degree panorama recorded on June 3. Our galaxy’s name, the Milky Way, does refer to its appearance as a milky path in the sky. The word galaxy itself derives from the Greek for milk. From our fair planet the arc of the Milky Way is most easily visible on moonless nights from dark sky areas, though not quite so bright or colorful as in this image. The glowing celestial band is due to the collective light of myriad stars along the galactic plane too faint to be distinguished individually. The diffuse starlight is cut by dark swaths of the galaxy’s obscuring interstellar dust clouds. Standing above the Milky Way arc near the top of this panoramic nightscape is bright star Vega, with the galaxy’s central bulge near the horizon at the right.
June 11 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1184 BC Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes
631 Emperor Taizong of Tang of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk for the release of Chinese prisoners captured during transition from Sui to Tang from northern frontier; succeeds in freeing 80,000
1776 Continental Congress creates committee to draft a Declaration of Independence with Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston as members
1963 US President JFK says segregation is morally wrong and that it is “time to act”
1987 Margaret Thatcher is 1st British Prime Minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term
2014 Islamic State of Iraq forces seize control of government offices and other important buildings in the northern city of Mosul

Today’s Historical Events
1184 BC Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes
631 Emperor Taizong of Tang of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk for the release of Chinese prisoners captured during transition from Sui to Tang from northern frontier; succeeds in freeing 80,000
758 Diplomatic dispute at Tang Chinese capital Chang’an when Abbasid Arabs and Uyghur Turks both arrive to offer tribute. Settlement reached when both enter at same time through two different gates.
1144 Basilica of St Denis is dedicated near Paris, the first fully Gothic church
1231 Harderwijk (Netherlands) becomes a city
1345 Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners
1429 Hundred Years’ War: The start of the Battle of Jargeau (France)
1488 Battle of Sauchieburn, rebellion against the Scottish crown results in death of King James III

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1892 The Limelight Department, one of the world’s first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia
1928 Alfred Hitchcock‘s film, “Case Of Jonathan Drew,” (or “The Lodger”) is released
1947 Perennial Christmas film “Miracle on 34th St” starring John Payne and Maureen O’Hara, directed by George Seaton is released
1953 “Amos ‘n Andy” TV Comedy, also radio from ’29; last aired on CBS
1961 “Winston Churchill” last airs on ABC-TV
1962 “Julie & Carol at Carnegie Hall”, musical comedy/variety television special with Julie Andrews & Carol Burnett premieres on CBS
1975 “Nashville”, directed by Robert Altman and starring Ned Beatty and Ronee Blakley, is released
1976 “Magnificent Marble Machine” last airs on NBC-TV

Today’s Historical Events in Music
1964 Chicago police break up Rolling Stones press conference on a traffic island in the middle of Michigan Avenue
1966 “(I’m A) Road Runner” by Jr Walker & The All-Stars peaks at #20
1966 “I Am A Rock” by Simon & Garfunkel peaks at #3
1966 “On A Clear Day You…” closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 280 performances
1966 “Paint It Black” by The Rolling Stones peaks at #1 in the US
1966 “Skyscraper” closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 248 performances
1966 “Sloop John B” by The Beach Boys hits #1 in UK
1969 “The Ballad Of John & Yoko” by The Beatles hits #1 in UK; recording involved only John (guitars, vocals, percussion) and Paul (bass, drums, piano, backing voice)

Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1898 23rd Preakness: Willie Simms riding Sly Fox wins in 1:49.75
1903 British Open Men’s Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon wins his 4th Open title by 6 strokes from younger brother Tom Vardon
1904 Cubs’ Bob Wicker no-hits NY Giants, wins in 12th on 1 hitter, 1-0
1907 George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket
1909 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Cinque Ports GC: Englishman J.H. Taylor wins Championship for a 4th time, 6 strokes ahead of runners-up Tom Ball and James Braid
1919 51st Belmont: Johnny Loftus riding Sir Barton wins by 5 lengths over Sweep On; first Trip Crown winner
1921 53rd Belmont: Earl Sande riding Grey Lag wins in 2:16.8
1927 59th Belmont: Earl Sande riding Chance Shot wins in 2:32.6
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.
- 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

(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
| Use this day to cast spells for wealth, success, business, luck, health, protection, legal matters, male fertility,money, desires and laughter. | Jupiter | Blue. Additionally: Purple | Zeus and Thor. Gods of thunder |
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

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