When Isis Was Queen

Ancient Egyptian Goddess Isis and God Osiris

At the ancient Egyptian temples of Philae, Nubians gave new life to a vanishing religious tradition.

Hathor.When the Romans conquered Egypt in 30 B.C., the country’s system of temples, which had sustained religious traditions dating back more than 3,000 years, began to slowly wither away. Starved of the funds that pharaohs traditionally supplied to religious institutions, priests lost their vocation and temples fell into disuse throughout the country. The introduction of Christianity in the first century a.d. only hastened this process. But there was one exception to this trend: In the temples on the island of Philae in the Nile River, rites dedicated to the goddess Isis and the god Osiris continued to be celebrated in high style for some 500 years after the Roman conquest. This final flowering of ancient Egyptian religion was only possible because of the piety and support of Egypt’s neighbors to the south, the Nubians.

Philae lies just south of the Nile’s first cataract—one of six rapids along the river—which marked the historical border between ancient Egypt and Nubia, also known as Kush. In this region of Kush, called Lower Nubia, the temple complex at Philae was just one of many that were built on islands in the Nile and along its banks. Throughout the long history of Egypt and Nubia, Lower Nubia was a kind of buffer zone between these two lands and a place…

November 24 On This Date in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

380 Theodosius I makes his adventus, or first formal entry, into Constantinople

1639 1st observation of transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree – helped establish size of the Solar System

1642 Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovers Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania)

1859 English naturalist Charles Darwin publishes “On the Origin of Species” radically changing the view of evolution and laying the foundation for evolutionary biology

1950 UN troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas

1954 France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria

1974 Most complete early human skeleton (Lucy, Australopithecus) discovered by Donald Johanson, Maurice Taieb, Yves Coppens and Tim White in the Middle Awash of Ethiopia’s Afar Depression [1] [2]

Today’s Historical Events

380 Theodosius I makes his adventus, or first formal entry, into Constantinople

496 Anastasius II succeeds Gelasius I as Catholic Pope

642 Theodore I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

1105 Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary

1434 River Thames in London freezes over

1542 Battle of Solway Moss: English beat Scottish King James V

1587 Battle at Auneau: Henri de Guise wins

1601 Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1936 Noël Coward‘s anthology “Tonight at 8:30” premieres in NYC, runs for 118 performances

1947 The US House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities finds “Hollywood 10” in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists

1948 WAVE TV channel 3 in Louisville, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting

1948 “Bicycle Thieves”, Italian film directed by Vittorio De Sica, starring himself and Cesare Zavattini, is released (Honorary Academy Award 1950)

1966 The cult classic “One Million Years B.C.”, starring Raquel Welch, is released 1st in West Germany

1979 “Salem’s Lot”, American two-part miniseries based on the horror novel of the same name by Stephen King, concludes in the United States

1985 NBC miniseries “Mussolini: The Untold Story” starring George C. Scott premieres in the US

1991 CFL Grey Cup, Winnipeg Stadium: Toronto Argonauts defeat Calgary Stampeders, 36-21; Argos under new ownership of LA Kings owner Bruce McNall, hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy

Today’s Historical Music Events

1800 Weber’s opera “Das Waldmadchen” premieres in Freiburg

1950 “Guys & Dolls” opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 1200 performances

1951 “17” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 performances

1951 “Music in the Air” closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 56 performances

1956 “Pajama Game” closes at St James Theater NYC after 1063 performances

1966 The Beatles began recording sessions for their album “Sgt.Pepper’s lonely hearts Club Band”

1975 “Boccaccio” opens at Edison Theater NYC for 7 performances

1986 “Smile” opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 48 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1897 Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union forms in Kingston

1934 CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials win their first Championship with a 20-12 win over Regina Roughriders

1938 National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball

1949 Syracuse Nationals beat Anderson Packers, 125-123 in 5 OTs

1951 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa Rough Riders claim their 4th Championship with 21-14 win over Saskatchewan Roughriders

1953 Los Angeles Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954; signs 23 one year agreements until 1976

1956 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos make it 3rd consecutive Championships; defeat Montreal Alouettes for 3rd straight year, 50-27

1956 Americans go 1-2 in the men’s 100m final at the Melbourne Olympics; Bobby Morrow and Thane Baker both record hand-timed 10.50s but automatic timing gives gold medal to Morrow

Astronomy Picture of the Day

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2021 November 24

Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster

Image Credit & Copyright: Damien Cannane

Explanation: Have you ever seen the Pleiades star cluster? Even if you have, you probably have never seen it as large and clear as this. Perhaps the most famous star cluster on the sky, the bright stars of the Pleiades can be seen without binoculars from even the depths of a light-polluted city. With a long exposure from a dark location, though, the dust cloud surrounding the Pleiades star cluster becomes very evident. The featured exposure, taken from Florida, USA, covers a sky area several times the size of the full moon. Also known as the Seven Sisters and M45the Pleiades lies about 400 light years away toward the constellation of the Bull (Taurus). A common legend with a modern twist is that one of the brighter stars faded since the cluster was named, leaving only six of the sister stars visible to the unaided eye. The actual number of Pleiades stars visible, however, may be more or less than seven, depending on the darkness of the surrounding sky and the clarity of the observer’s eyesight.

 

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24 November Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com 

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on November 24 has an illumination of 78%. 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 November 24 the Moon is 19.34 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.

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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 78%
Moon Age: 19.34 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 399,209.11 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,669,592.26 km

Useful Moon Resources

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Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

24 November 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Sagittarius 10
Moon:25 Cancer 00
Mercury:29 Scorpio 22
Venus:16 Capricorn 01
Mars:16 Scorpio 44
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 33
Saturn:08 Aquarius 28
Uranus:12 Taurus 01 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 53
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 32 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 17

Chiron:08 Aries 44 Rx
Ceres:05 Gemini 47 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 48
Juno:03 Capricorn 17
Vesta:04 Sagittarius 08
Eris:23 Aries 53 Rx

Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:5
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Southwestern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

24 November 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Sagittarius 45
Moon:02 Leo 02
Mercury:00 Sagittarius 17
Venus:16 Capricorn 26
Mars:17 Scorpio 08
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 37
Saturn:08 Aquarius 31
Uranus:11 Taurus 59 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 53
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 30 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 20
Chiron:08 Aries 43 Rx
Ceres:05 Gemini 39 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 51
Juno:03 Capricorn 29
Vesta:04 Sagittarius 27
Eris:23 Aries 53 Rx
Fire:6
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:9

November 23 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on November 23 has an illumination of 85%. 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 November 23 the Moon is 18.44 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.

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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 85%
Moon Age: 18.44 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 402,096.26 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,697,624.53 km

Useful Moon Resources

Spirit Animals Ultimate Guide (One Persons View Point)

Are you interested in Animal Spirit Totem Meanings? Then this guide is for you!

A spirit animal is a healer, messenger, or teacher that has a special relationship with an individual. A spirit animal appears in the form of an animal that has a special appeal to the individual.

Spirit animals also go by the names animal helpers, powerful allies, spirit helpers, and animal guides. A spirit animal chooses you – you don’t choose your spirit ally.

Actually, if you feel a certain attachment to a spirit animal, it means that this animal has already chosen you.

This animal plays an important role in an individual’s life. It’s there to protect you, impart important lessons, and give you the guidance to make it in life.

It also provides you with power, wisdom, and immense knowledge.

Shamans and spiritual ministers from across the globe have relied on the wisdom and guidance of spirit animals since time immemorial.

Closely associated with spirit animals are animal totems. An animal totem is a symbol of your animal guide.

An animal totem is indicated by such symbols as jewelry, statue, crest, emblem, talisman, or a totem pole.

A totem can be used by a family lineage, a class of like-minded individuals, or an individual.

Your totem animal has the power to influence you throughout your life. This is because you feel a very strong affinity to the animal that has chosen you.

Significance of Spirit Animals in My Life…

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November 23 Historical Events

Today’s Important Historical Events

1248 Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile after the city capitulates

1644 “Areopagitica”, a pamphlet by John Milton decrying censorship, is published

1869 The clipper Cutty Sark is launched In Dumbarton, Scotland, one of the last clippers ever built and the only one still surviving

2018 US Federal Climate report finds climate change will reduce economy by 10% by 2100 with $141 billion cost from heat-related deaths, $118 billion from sea level rise

2019 Sumatran rhino officially declared extinct in Malaysia after last known specimen, 25-year-old Iman, dies of cancer in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Today’s Historical Events

800 Charlemagne arrives in Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III

1165 Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome

1227 Polish Prince Leszek I the White is assassinated at an assembly of Polish dukes at Gąsawa

1248 Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile after the city capitulates

1334 St Clemens Flood: Dike breaks at Flemish/Zeeuwse/Dutch coast

1499 Flemish pretender to the English throne Perkin Warbeck hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from Tower of London. Invaded England in 1497, claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV

1556 King Philip II confers with Dutch financial experts

1577 Water Geuzen under Captain Slope enters Amsterdam

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1923 Cecil B. DeMille‘s first version of “The Ten Commandments” premieres in the USA

1926 Noël Coward‘s “This Was a Man” premieres in NYC

1953 KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast

1953 WJBF TV channel 6 in Augusta, GA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1960 Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame at Hollywood Blvd & Vine St

1968 Noël Coward‘s “Sweet Potato” closes at Booth NYC after 36 performances

1970 KNCT TV channel 46 in Belton/Killeen, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting

1984 “A Christmas Carol” directed by Clive Donner starring George C. Scott premieres in the UK

Today’s Historical Music Events

1834 Hector Berlioz‘s symphony “Harold in Italy” premieres

1887 Opera “Trumpeter of Säckingen” 1st American production (NYC)

1903 Enrico Caruso makes his US debut at the Metropolitan Opera House, in New York in Verdi’s “Rigoletto”

1936 Legendary Delta blues musician Robert Johnson‘s first recording session with producer Don Law at the Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas

1946 “Gypsy Lady” closes at Century Theater NYC after 79 performances

1950 Howard Swanson’s “Short Symphony” premieres

1959 “Fiorello!” opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 796 performances

1963 “Tambourines to Glory” closes at Little Theater NYC after 24 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1892 Pierre de Coubertin launches plan for modern Olympic Games at the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques AGM

1895 4th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 48-0 in Tuscaloosa

1904 III Summer (Modern) Olympic Games close in St Louis

1943 Philadelphia Phillies owner William D Cox is permanently banned from baseball for having bet on his own team

1947 Washington Redskins quarterback Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Chicago Cardinals (45-21)

1956 Vladimir Kuts of the Soviet Union runs Olympic record 28:45.6 to win the 10,000m at the Melbourne Olympics; later also wins 5,000m gold

1960 Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year

1962 LA Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is named National League MVP

23 November Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on November 23 has an illumination of 85%. 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 November 23 the Moon is 18.44 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.

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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 85%
Moon Age: 18.44 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 402,096.26 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,697,624.53 km

Useful Moon Resources

November 22 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on November 22 has an illumination of 92%. 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 November 22 the Moon is 17.55 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.

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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 92%
Moon Age: 17.55 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,134.92 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,726,228.46 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

22 November 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Sagittarius 34
Moon:06 Cancer 08
Mercury:26 Scorpio 51
Venus:14 Capricorn 51
Mars:15 Scorpio 39
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 22
Saturn:08 Aquarius 22
Uranus:12 Taurus 04 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 51
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 37 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 06
Chiron:08 Aries 46 Rx
Ceres:06 Gemini 09 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 39
Juno:02 Capricorn 43
Vesta:03 Sagittarius 17
Eris:23 Aries 54 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:5
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

 

Northwestern Hemisphere For

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

November 22, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Sagittarius 52
Moon:09 Cancer 35
Mercury:27 Scorpio 19
Venus:15 Capricorn 04
Mars:15 Scorpio 51
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 24
Saturn:08 Aquarius 23
Uranus:12 Taurus 04 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 51
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 08
Chiron:08 Aries 45 Rx
Ceres:06 Gemini 05 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 41
Juno:02 Capricorn 49
Vesta:03 Sagittarius 26
Eris:23 Aries 54 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:5
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

November 22 On This Day In History

Today’s Important Historical Events

  • 1497 Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope on way to first voyage from Europe to reach India
  • 1926 Imperial Conference ends, giving autonomy inside British Commonwealth
  • 1935 Flying boat “China Clipper” takes off from Alameda, California, carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight
  • 1963 US President John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while riding in an open-topped motorcade in Dallas, Texas
  • 1969 Isolation of a single gene announced by scientists at Harvard University
  • 2005 Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany

Today’s Historical Events

  • 498 St Symmachus begins his reign as Pope replacing Anastasius II
  • 845 First King of all Brittany, Nominoe defeats Frankish King Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon, near Redon
  • 1220 Frederick II crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Rome by Pope Honorius III
  • 1346 Street fights in Utrecht, Hollandsgezinde Gunterlingen statements
  • 1492 Pinta under Martín Alonso Pinzón separates from Christopher Columbus‘s fleet
  • 1497 Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope on way to first voyage from Europe to reach India
  • 1542 Spain delegates “New Laws” against slavery in America
  • 1573 The Brazilian city of Niterói is founded

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

Events in Film & TV

  • 1944 Film musical “Meet Me In St Louis”, starring Judy Garland, and directed by Vincente Minnelli, premieres at Loew’s State Theater on Washington Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1961 Producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman announce expensive publicity campaign to make Sean Connery (James Bond) a star
  • 1964 WITF TV channel 33 in Harrisburg-Hershey, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1965 “Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees” broadcast on CBS, watched by 25 million, brings Jane Goodall to international attention
  • 1967 BBC unofficially bans “I Am the Walrus” by Beatles, due to the suggestive lyric “Boy, you’ve been a naughty girl you let your knickers down.”
  • 1968 1st interracial TV kiss (Star Trek – Captain Kirk and Uhura)
  • 1984 Fred Rogers of PBS “Mr Rogers Neighborhood” presents a sweater to Smithsonian Institution
  • 1987 Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom.

Today’s Historical Music Events

  • 1831 Opera “Robert Le Diable” is produced (Paris)
  • 1851 Opera “La Perle Du Brésil” is produced (Paris)
  • 1862 Opera “La Forza del Destino” by Giuseppe Verdi debuts at Bolshoi Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia [Nov 10 O.S.]
  • 1898 Opera “Iris” premieres (Rome)
  • 1927 George Gershwin‘s musical “Funny Face” premieres in NYC
  • 1928 “Bolero” by Maurice Ravel first performed publicly (Paris)
  • 1945 “Day Before Spring” opens at National Theater NYC for 167 performances
  • 1955 RCA Records make its best investment, paying $35,000 to Sun Records for Elvis Presley‘s contract

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

  • 1908 1st US-Japanese baseball game Reach All-Americans defeat Waseda U, 5-0
  • 1910 Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs
  • 1936 PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Pinehurst CC: Denny Shute wins first of his consecutive PGA titles, defeating Jimmy Thomson, 3 & 2
  • 1945 Cleveland Rams end Jim Benton gains 303 yards in 28-21 win over Detroit Lions; NFL single game rushing record – stands for 40+ years
  • 1950 7,021 see Fort Wayne Pistons edge Minneapolis Lakers, 19-18 at Minneapolis Auditorium; lowest ever NBA score of 37 combined points
  • 1956 XVI Summer Olympic Games open in Melbourne, Australia; first to be staged in Southern Hemisphere and Oceania, as well as first to be held outside Europe and North America
  • 1956 Boston shooting guard Bill Sharman hits 10 free throws in Celtics 101-78 over Philadelphia Warriors at Philadelphia Civic Center; begins NBA FT streak of 55 games
  • 1957 Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP for the 2nd time

Information About Some of the Gods and Goddesses

Sun Gods

Cat Gods

Roman Gods and Goddesses

Water Gods and Gods of the Sea

Japanese Gods and Mythology: The Shinto Religion

10 Gods of Death and the Underworld From Around the World

Celtic Gods and Goddesses: Exploring the Pantheon and Mythology of the Ancient Celt

41 Greek Gods and Goddesses: Family Tree and Fun Facts

Norse Gods and Goddesses Pantheon: The Mythology of the Nordic Viking Deities

Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses Pantheon: The Mythology of the Nubian Deities

 

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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.

2021 November 22

Lunar Eclipse over a Skyscraper

Image Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky (Carnegie Las Campanas ObservatoryTWAN)

Explanation: Why is the Moon on top of this building? Planning. It took the astrophotographer careful planning — including figuring out exactly where to place the camera and exactly when to take the shot — to create this striking superposition. The single image featured was taken in the early morning hours of November 19, near the peak of the partial lunar eclipse that was occurring as the Moon passed through the Earth’s shadow. At this time, almost the entire Moon — 99.1 percent of its area — was in the darkest part of the Earth’s shadow. The building is the Gran Torre Santiago building in Chile, the tallest building in South America. Although the entire eclipse lasted an impressive six hours, this image had to be taken within just a few seconds to get the alignment right — the Earth’s rotation soon moved the building out of alignment. The next Earth-Moon eclipse will be a total eclipse of the Sun that will occur on December 4 — but only be visible from the bottom of our world.

 

APOD Editor (RJN) Online Monday: NASA’s Best Space Images (& Videos)
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Planetary Day and Hour Correspondences

The way of the planets

To maximize the effect of witchcraft spells and natural magick, one should look to the natural correspondences between planets and other elements of the magick. In the two sections below, the planets are listed first with the aspects of life they rule, then in a chart showing how the planets correspond to other components you may use in designing in your spell. However, remember that the best magick is always composed of what works best for you!

Aspects and Correspondence

Aspects Ruled…

From Ancient Pathway

Daily Correspondence

One Day is Not as Another

Daily correspondence is the way that the days of the week will relate to your magickal workings and the world around you.

We have broken this section into two parts.  The first table is a quick overview of the days of the week and how they correspond to different magickal workings.  The second section is an in depth study into different aspects of daily correspondence.

This is done for those who practice “high magick”. Though there is very little to do with Advanced Magick on Ancient Pathway due to the nature of that practice, we were unable to locate a comprehensive table for this subject, so we have provided it here.

Daily Correspondence Quick View…

22 November Daily Correspondence Digest for the Southern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on November 22 has an illumination of 92%. 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 November 22 the Moon is 17.55 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.

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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 92%
Moon Age: 17.55 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,134.92 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,726,228.46 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

Southeastern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

22 November 2021
06:00 am GMT 5:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Sagittarius 09
Moon:01 Cancer 13
Mercury:26 Scorpio 12
Venus:14 Capricorn 32
Mars:15 Scorpio 21
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 19
Saturn:08 Aquarius 20
Uranus:12 Taurus 05 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 26 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 50
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 38 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 03
Chiron:08 Aries 46 Rx
Ceres:06 Gemini 15 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 37
Juno:02 Capricorn 34
Vesta:03 Sagittarius 03
Eris:23 Aries 54 Rx

Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:5
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Southwestern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

22 November 2021
08:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Sagittarius 44
Moon:08 Cancer 07
Mercury:27 Scorpio 07
Venus:14 Capricorn 59
Mars:15 Scorpio 45
Jupiter:24 Aquarius 23
Saturn:08 Aquarius 22
Uranus:12 Taurus 04 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 51
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):14 Gemini 07
Chiron:08 Aries 46 Rx
Ceres:06 Gemini 07 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 40
Juno:02 Capricorn 47
Vesta:03 Sagittarius 22
Eris:23 Aries 54 Rx
Fire:4
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:5
Cardinal:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:8

Weekly Horoscope Sunday, November 21 to Saturday, November 27, 2021

Click here for Georgia Nicols’ Daily Horoscopes

All Signs

This week the Sun and Mercury move into Sagittarius, which will create strong, positive vibes for everyone. People will be optimistic, chatty and family oriented. However, by Thursday, some tough energy in Fixed signs will be sobering. Ah yes, what the big print giveth, the small print taketh away. Nevertheless, for the most part, this positive influence will set the tone for the next four weeks. We will all be more adventurous! We will expand our world through travel and learning. “I want life to sizzle!” One sure tip about how to feel better is this: “A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else’s life.”

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This week heralds a four-week shift of energy for you and it’s a good thing because the Sun will be in your Fellow fire sign for the next four weeks supporting you in a positive way. Yay! This happens twice a year about four months before and after your birthday. It means your energy level will be higher than usual and you will be able to do whatever you want — working and playing. Survey your recent achievements. How are you doing at the art of living? Examine what has worked out and what has not worked out. Don’t waste time on regrets. Pull your energy together and move forward! Expect opportunities to travel and learn. (Keep a bag packed by the door.)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This is a positive week but things will be crunchy around Thursday. Patience will be your best ally then. In the bigger picture, you will be more intense about everything in the next four weeks. In particular, issues related to shared property, debt, inheritances and insurance matters will be important. Travel opportunities exist, especially travel for pleasure. With Jupiter at the top of your chart, you look successful! However, Mars is now opposite your sign, and this makes you easily impatient with others. Oops. (You rarely lose your temper because it’s not pretty.) Practice patience. Enjoy the beauty and artifacts of other cultures.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

This is a lovely week! Be patient with others on Thursday when people might rub each other the wrong way. (A temporary glitch.) Meanwhile, for the next four weeks, the Sun is opposite your sign. This happens only once a year and when it does, it signifies that things in your life are reaching a culmination. You’re bringing something to a climax; but you might encounter conflict with others who stand in your way. If you have prepared properly, you will succeed. If things don’t work out, use this as an opportunity for reevaluation. All your personal interactions are extremely important. Meanwhile, keep your pockets open because gifts and goodies will come your way. (“We like!”)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Recently, you have enjoyed playful, lighthearted times with others, perhaps a vacation? Now it’s time to get back to work, which is why the next four weeks offer you opportunities to pull your act together. Focus on efficiency and effectiveness. Make your actions count so that you get results for your efforts. This will extend to your health, which is why you will do what you can to improve your body and your overall sense of well-being. You might have to fulfil obligations to someone else or perform a service. This means you will work to get better organized, plus work to benefit others as well. (Makes sense.)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

The next four weeks are a lighthearted, playful time! You will be happier! Life will be good. Having said that, this week around Thursday, there will be challenges with someone at home. You are a royal. Take the high road. Demonstrate grace under pressure. Your involvement with young people will increase in the next four weeks. Grab a vacation if you can. (Romance is blessed!) Relations with coworkers are cozy; in fact a work-related romance will begin for many. Do note that the same influence that brings a more sociable, lighthearted mood to your world will also promote your creative juices! If you’re involved in a creative process – get busy! You will shine!

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Home and family are your focus for the next four weeks. You might be more involved than usual with a parent. Family discussions and opportunities to tackle home repairs now exist. At a more personal level, you will enjoy a chance to cocoon and focus on the intimate aspects of your life. You’ll welcome a chance to relax among familiar surroundings because you need time off to contemplate and enjoy your own company. Avoid conflict this Thursday when things are crunchy. Fortunately, Venus is in a fun part of your chart encouraging playful times with kids, romance and fun, social outings. Visit restaurants, theatres and galleries. Enjoy your life while you have it.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Many small changes are taking place, which is why the next four weeks are busy! Short trips, activity with relatives, neighbours and siblings, appointments, plus increased reading and writing will create a jampacked schedule. Just accept this and attack what you do with enthusiasm and confidence. Fortunately, things at home are pleasant, harmonious and supportive. Don’t get your belly in a rash this Thursday when interactions with others are difficult. Meanwhile, you’ll be energetic approaching things in a hands-on way, plus you’re full of clever new ideas. This is your chance to accomplish a lot in just a few short weeks. “I’m done!”

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

For the next four weeks, you will be more focused on money, cash flow, your belongings and your assets. Study how what you own can give you more control in your life. And look to see what you own that is no longer useful. Why own stuff you don’t need? It’s an albatross around your neck! Fortunately, more than any other sign, you can purge what you don’t need from your life. At a more subtle level, you will reflect upon your values. In other words, what really matters? It’s time to cull things from your life that are extraneous – items, possessions and people. Life is too short for boxed wine; and too short for those who don’t have your back.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Ta da! The Sun is in your sign for the next four weeks, which occurs only once a year. This is a marvellous opportunity because it will boost your energy and recharge your batteries for the rest of year. It’s okay to be more self-centred. After all, the next four weeks are all about you. With the Sun in your sign, you make a fabulous impression on others. (Beware of jealousy.) You have a great need to express yourself and be who you are. Relax because this is one of the few times when your first duty is to yourself; and if you don’t fulfil that duty – you’ll be of little use to anyone else. (In the same way that on an airplane, a parent must put their oxygen mask on themselves first before their child.)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

It’s curious, your personal year is coming to an end but your new year won’t begin until your birthday arrives. Therefore, this is a time of limbo. However, you can use the next four weeks to get more in touch with your subconscious, and learn more about how your subconscious directs your life in ways you’re not aware of. For example, childhood behaviour patterns that have outlived their usefulness. (“When the boss comes, Kurt always hides under his desk.”) This is also an opportunity to look back over the year and see how well you have managed. Are you pleased with what you’re doing and what you have achieved? Where do you want to make changes for your new year ahead? Ideas?

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Friendships are important to you. (More than any other sign.) In the next four weeks, you will give more thought to your friends and the groups to which you belong. In fact, this is the best time all year to examine the role that they play in your life. Do you hang out with quality people? Do your friends have your back? What about groups and clubs? What is true of your friends is generally true of you. Furthermore, your friends and colleagues can influence your mind, and your mind makes your decisions for your future. Strive to establish who you are without being overly influenced by others. Having said that, the next four weeks are the best time for a team effort. “Go team, go!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

The Sun will be at the top of your chart for the next four weeks – something that can take place only once a year. This is a blessing for you because it symbolizes that the Sun is shining down on you. Furthermore, this light is flattering! This is why without doing anything special on your part, you will impress others. Therefore, examine your role in society, and your standing in your community. What is that role? Are you an influencer? Don’t pretend to be something you are not because the truth will come out. Begin to prepare for next year because it will be one of the best years that you have had in over a decade. Oh yea, you’re going places!

November 21 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on November 21 has an illumination of 96%. 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 November 21 the Moon is 16.66 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.

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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 96%
Moon Age: 16.66 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,266.97 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,755,394.93 km

Useful Moon Resources

4 Common Kinds Of Tarot Spread

From Tarotx.com Click here to read more about Tarot Spreads

To Protect a Sleeping Mind

You will need the following items for this spell:

Voice

Sleep is the time of dreams and visits. The following incantation repeated aloud at one’s bedtime will aid in the discouraging of unwanted visitors in the dreaming mind.

Before retiring for the night, repeat the following incantation aloud:

”Spirits of the night, I beseech thee,

Find favor with mine call and plea,

Draw close and circle round

Mine mind I clear and lend to sleep.

That sleep will use to rest the weary world

Let not the world and those unfavorable things within it

Visit upon mine mind unheralded

Uninvited visitors be sent away

Turned back

Turned back to the dark depths

Turned back to the sender whose name is never spoken

That thus he may gain strength

Gain strength and threaten those unable

Unable or unknowing

Unknowing or innocent

Innocents in the world

Sleeping as I sleep

Spirits of the night, I beseech thee,

Find favor with mine call and plea

Find favor and protect mine mind

Find favor and protect the innocents”.

This is best repeated nightly so as to protect ones mind and allow peaceful sleep and promote quiet dreams.