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Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Saturday

Magickal Intentions: Spirit Communications, Meditation, Psychic Attack or Defense, Locating Lost Things and Missing Persons, Building, Life, Doctrine, Protection, Knowledge, Authority, Limitations, Boundries, Time and Death
Incense: Black Poppy Seed and Myrrh
Planet: Saturn
Sign: Capricorn and Aquarius
Angel: Cassiel
Colors: Black, Grey and Indigo
Herbs/Plants: Myrrh, Moss, Hemlock, Wolfsbane, Coltsfoot, Nightshade and Fir
Stones: Jet, Smokey Quartz, Amethyst, Black Onyx, Snowflake Obsidian, Lava, Pumice
Oil: (Saturn) Cypress, Mimosa, Myrrh, Patchouly
Saturn lends its energies to the last day of the week. Because Saturn is the planet of karma, this day is an excellent time for spellwork involving reincarnation, karmic lessons, the Mysteries, wisdom, and long-term projects. It is also a good time to being efforts that deal with the elderly, death, or the eradication of pests and disease.

Spell for Today – Charm to Find Lost Items and A Finding Spell

CHARM TO FIND LOST ITEMS

Bound and Binding
Binding Bound
See the Sight
Hear the Sound
What was lost now is found
Bound and Binding
Binding Bound

A FINDING SPELL

Light a green candle for luck and prosperity.
Charge a small green stone with your desire to find your “property” that eludes you.
Chant the following 3 times:
I Pray to the Moon when she is round
Luck to me shall then abound
What I seek for shall then be found
In sea or sky or solid ground
Remember, like energies attract, think of positive times spent with this lost treasure
and mentally/emotionally call the lost one home.

June 4 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 4

Tau Herculids from Space

Image Credit & Copyright: Zhuoxiao Wang, Yangwang-1 Space Telescope, Origin.Space

Explanation: On May 31 tens of parallel meteor streaks were recorded in this 8 degree wide field of view of planet Earth’s limb from space. The image is one of a series of 5 minute long observations by the orbiting Yangwang-1 space telescope. It was captured at 03:43 UT, near the peak of the Tau Herculid meteor shower. As predicted, the meteor shower was an active one this year, caused as Earth swept through a relatively dense stream of debris from disintegrating Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, but was lacking bright meteors. Nearly all of the Tau Herculid meteors in the Yangwang-1 image are too faint to be detected by groundbased instruments. But on that date patient earthbound skywatchers under clear skies still enjoyed a memorable showing of the Tau Herculids.

June 4 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1760 Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada taken from the Acadians

1940 British complete the “Miracle of Dunkirk” by evacuating 338,226 allied troops from France via a flotilla of over 800 vessels including Royal Navy destroyers, merchant marine boats, fishing boats, pleasure craft and even lifeboats

1945 US, Soviet Union, Britain and France agree to divide up occupied Germany

1989 Eastern Europe’s 1st partial free elections in 40 years held in Poland, Solidarity Party comes to power

1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre: Chinese troops clear the square of student protesters, unofficial figures place death toll near 1,000

Today’s Historical Events

781 BC Oldest Chinese recording of a solar eclipse

1039 Henry III becomes Holy Roman Emperor

1070 Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France

1133 Rome-Innocentius II crowns Lotharius III Roman-German emperor

1357 The “Peace of Ath”, signed by Count Louis II of Flanders and Duke Wenceslaus of Luxembourg ends the attempt of the succession of Brabant

1391 Mob led by Ferrand Martinez surrounds and sets fire to the Jewish quarter of Seville in Spain, the surviving Jews are sold into slavery

1487 Lord Lovell and John de la Pole’s army land at Furness, Lancashire

1615 Siege of Osaka: Forces under the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu take Osaka Castle in Japan

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1942 “Mrs Miniver” based on the novel by Jan Struther, directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon is released in the US (Best Picture 1943)

1955 “Mickey Rooney Show” TV comedy last airs on NBC

1966 Single “Batman & His Grandmother” by Dickie Goodman hits #70

1967 19th Emmy Awards: “Mission Impossible”, “The Monkees”, Don Knotts & Lucille Ball win

1967 KTVN TV channel 2 in Reno, NV (CBS) begins broadcasting

1970 WSMW TV channel 27 in Worcester, MA (IND) begins broadcasting

1982 “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” released in USA

1995 “Jackie Mason: Politically Incorrect” closes at Golden Theater, NYC, after 347 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1947 Monte Carlo and Alma Sanders’ musical “Louisiana Lady” closes at Century Theater, NYC, after 4 performances

1963 1st broadcast of “Pop Go the Beatles” on BBC radio

1964 Beatles 1st (and only) “World Tour” begins with two ten-song shows at 4,400 seat KB Halle in Copenhagen, Denmark; Jimmy Nicol replaces Ringo (recovering from tonsillitis) for the first five dates

1967 American guitarist Jimi Hendrix covers new Beatles song “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” at Saville Theatre (London), just days after its release, with George Harrison and Paul McCartney in the audience

1969 Beatles release “The Ballad Of John & Yoko” and “Old Brown Shoe” in the US

1978 “Working” closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 25 performances

1984 18th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers win

1984 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen‘s 7th studio album “Born in the USA”, his biggest commercial success topped the charts in 11 countries and sold over 30 million copies, worldwide

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

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1838 First baseball-type game in Canada played at Beachville, Upper Canada

1870 4th Belmont: W Dick aboard Kingfisher wins in 2:59.5

1884 18th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Panique wins in 2:42

1899 MLB Boston Beaneaters pitcher John Clarkson 1st to throw an “immaculate inning” (strikes out three batters on nine pitches) against Philadelphia Quakers

1927 1st Ryder Cup Golf, Worcester CC: US beats Great Britain, 9½-2½; Walter Hagen first American captain; Ted Ray first GB skipper

1928 French Championships Men’s Tennis: Henri Cochet wins his 2nd of 4 home titles; beats countryman René Lacoste 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3

1928 French Championship Women’s Tennis: Helen Wills beats England’s Eileen Bennett 6-1, 6-2 for her first of 4 French singles titles

1932 64th Belmont: Tom Malley aboard Faireno wins in 2:32.8

7500 years old ancient goddess relic discovered in Israel

Cover picture for the article

During an excavation in Eilat, Israel, archaeologists found an extremely ancient idol. It is believed to represent an important Semitic goddess.

In Eilat, situated in the south of Israel, archaeologists have discovered an idol dating back several thousand years. Carved from a tree trunk, this artefact is believed to be an object designed in honour of Asherah, the goddess who was the wife of the creator god Yahweh, as reported by Arkeonews.

Asherah, a symbol of fertility

According to Geo, before turning to monotheism, the Hebrew people were polytheistic, meaning that they worshipped a multitude of gods. In ancient times, they idolised Asherah, a goddess who is said to have been the mother of 70 other divine entities. She was given various names and functions. Asherah is also known as Ashratum or Baalat and is sometimes associated with the supreme god El or Baal. Her name is also mentioned in the Bible. A symbol of fertility, it is represented as a female figure, a tree or a pole. In Eilat, archaeologists have (re)discovered a 30 cm relic carved from a trunk.

An ancient archaeological site

The Red Sea is definitely rich in artefacts. Just after the Blemmyes Tomb found in Egypt, this relic is another great archaeological find. The site where the relic was found has been excavated by scientists since 1978. According to Arkeonews, it contained 11 simple tombs and 20 burial mounds. The site adds that:

The presence of the juniper trunk clearly shows that the site was reserved for the worship of goddesses, and it is probably the oldest Asherah idol found in the region (it has been carbon-dated to 4540 BC).

This article is translated from Gentside FR.

5 June 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

5 June 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Gemini 57
Moon:22 Leo 11
Mercury:26 Taurus 17
Venus:09 Taurus 24
Mars:08 Aries 39
Jupiter:04 Aries 27
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 33
Neptune:25 Pisces 18
Pluto:28 Capricorn 18 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 16 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 17 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 45

Chiron:15 Aries 37
Ceres:08 Cancer 55
Pallas:16 Taurus 14
Juno:14 Pisces 23
Vesta:03 Pisces 06

Eris:24 Aries 51

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Southern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

5 June 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Gemini 45
Moon:19 Leo 40
Mercury:26 Taurus 15
Venus:09 Taurus 10
Mars:08 Aries 29
Jupiter:04 Aries 25
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 32
Neptune:25 Pisces 18
Pluto:28 Capricorn 18 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 17 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 18 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 44

Chiron:15 Aries 37
Ceres:08 Cancer 50
Pallas:16 Taurus 08
Juno:14 Pisces 20
Vesta:03 Pisces 03

Eris:24 Aries 51

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

 

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

5 June 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:14 Gemini 25
Moon:15 Leo 38
Mercury:26 Taurus 12
Venus:08 Taurus 46
Mars:08 Aries 15
Jupiter:04 Aries 22
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 31
Neptune:25 Pisces 18
Pluto:28 Capricorn 18 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 18 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 19 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 42

Chiron:15 Aries 36
Ceres:08 Cancer 41
Pallas:15 Taurus 59
Juno:14 Pisces 15
Vesta:02 Pisces 59

Eris:24 Aries 51

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Why Is Self-Reflection So Essential Now?

Why Is Self-Reflection One of the Most Important Things You Can Do Now?

Collectively and individually, we’re living through a MAJOR transformation.

Perhaps you’ve noticed?

We are living in the transition between ages, and waves and waves of light and cosmic energy are flooding onto the planet right now.

This time has long been foretold in a variety of spiritual lineages, teachings, and cultures.

We are transitioning out of the Kali Yuga (Age of Darkness) into the Satya Yuga (Age of Truth).

These are Sanskrit words… But know that this time has not only been prophesied about by the Vedics, but also the Toltecs, Mayans, Essenes, and so many more wise lineages and traditions.

We’re in transition and preparation times, for a HUGE Shift.. The awakening of Gaia Mother Earth (and humanity) to a whole new level.

For Millions of years, Gaia’s consciousness has been in a sort of slumber, a sleep state.

This gave humanity the opportunity to play out distorted “games” of separation, war, destruction, suffering and lack – all consciously and unconsciously chosen through free will.

But this is now beginning to shift. Gaia is waking up, and …

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June 3 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 3

A 10,000 Kilometer Galactic Bridge

Image Credit & Copyright: Maxime Oudoux, Jean-Francois GELY

Explanation: With this creative astro-collaboration you can follow the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy as it bridges northern and southern hemisphere skies. To construct the expansive composite nightscape, skies over Observatorio El Sauce in Chile (top) were imaged on the same date but 6 hours later than the skies over the Saint-Veran observatory in the French Alps. The 6 hour time-lag allowed Earth’s rotation to align the Milky Way above domes at the two sites. All exposures were made with similar cameras and lenses mounted on simple tripods. A faint greenish airglow is visible in the dark Chilean sky that also features the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds near the observatory dome. In the French Alps light pollution is apparent, but the distant Andromeda Galaxy can still be spotted near the horizon in the northern night. On planet Earth the two observatories are separated by about 10,000 kilometers.

4 June 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

4 June 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:13 Gemini 59
Moon:10 Leo 08
Mercury:26 Taurus 09
Venus:08 Taurus 14
Mars:07 Aries 54
Jupiter:04 Aries 18
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15
Uranus:16 Taurus 30
Neptune:25 Pisces 17
Pluto:28 Capricorn 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 19 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 21 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 39

Chiron:15 Aries 35
Ceres:08 Cancer 29
Pallas:15 Taurus 46
Juno:14 Pisces 08
Vesta:02 Pisces 53

Eris:24 Aries 50

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Southern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa

4 June 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:13 Gemini 47
Moon:07 Leo 38
Mercury:26 Taurus 08
Venus:07 Taurus 59
Mars:07 Aries 45
Jupiter:04 Aries 16
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15
Uranus:16 Taurus 29
Neptune:25 Pisces 17
Pluto:28 Capricorn 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 19 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 21 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 37

Chiron:15 Aries 35
Ceres:08 Cancer 24
Pallas:15 Taurus 41
Juno:14 Pisces 04
Vesta:02 Pisces 50

Eris:24 Aries 50

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

4 June 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:13 Gemini 28
Moon:03 Leo 39
Mercury:26 Taurus 06
Venus:07 Taurus 35
Mars:07 Aries 30
Jupiter:04 Aries 13
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15
Uranus:16 Taurus 28
Neptune:25 Pisces 17
Pluto:28 Capricorn 19 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 20 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 22 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 35

Chiron:15 Aries 34
Ceres:08 Cancer 15
Pallas:15 Taurus 31
Juno:13 Pisces 59
Vesta:02 Pisces 45

Eris:24 Aries 50

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

June 2 , 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

Click here for Georgia Nicols daily horoscopes

Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Cancer.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Family conversations along with your routine at home will be a bit unpredictable today. Someone might do or say something you least expect. Something unusual might occur. This could be enlivening for you or irritating. Remember: Patience is a virtue.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

New ideas, new places, new people and new situations will make today a fascinating day for you. Do stay on your toes so you can keep up with what’s happening. Write down your clever ideas for future reference. Pay attention to everything you say and do to avoid accidents.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Keep an eye on your money and your belongings today because something untoward or unexpected could impact them. For example, you might find money or you might lose money. Be smart and protect your belongings against loss, theft or damage. Ka-ching!

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Today you feel impulsive and perhaps a bit reckless because the Moon is in your sign dancing with wild, wacky Uranus. (Zing!) This can introduce an electric energy around you. It will give you a pleasant feeling of restlessness and a desire for excitement. “Wazzup?”

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today you feel vaguely restless. You might attract someone to you who shakes things up a little because you want some kind of change to take place today, at one level or another. You’ve decided that either you’re going to bring this change about, or you’re going to watch it from the sidelines.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

A friend or a member of a group might surprise you today. Perhaps they will suggest something you didn’t expect to hear? Or you might be surprised that the group itself is embracing a different direction? You might meet a real character today.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Someone in a position of authority might surprise you today. This could be anyone from your parent to a boss to a VIP. (Yes, it could also be the police. Be aware of the fact that this is possible in case you have to do some damage control.) Be smart and use any connections you have to your advantage.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Today, you’re ready for action. You want some adventure! Actually, you might encounter surprises due to the fact that travel plans are cancelled or delayed. University and college schedules are also dicey and unpredictable. Stay tuned to know what’s happening.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Double check details related to banking, taxes, debt and shared property because something unexpected could impact these areas. If so, you don’t want to be caught off guard. Stay on top of your scene to prevent slipups that might cost money.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You might meet someone new and exciting today. Or possibly, a friend or a partner will throw you a curveball. (Get ready.) Of course, you might do something to provoke an argument or stir the pot because you want to shake things up a little. (Naughty you.)

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Because your work routine or something to do with your job might be interrupted today, give yourself extra time to deal with the unexpected. Staff shortages, delayed deliveries, broken equipment and power outages are some possibilities. Stay cool and be prepared.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Parents should be extra vigilant today because this is an accident-prone day for their kids. Meanwhile, social plans might suddenly change. Events could be cancelled, including sports. (Guard against sports accidents.) Or possibly, you will be surprised by a fun invitation to go somewhere? If so, act quickly because this window of opportunity will be brief.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor Dennis Haysbert (1954) shares your birthday today. You are sensitive, creative and ambitious. You care about what other people think about you. You are caring and kind; but you like to be in control. This year holds exciting changes for you and a chance to achieve more personal freedom. Trust your intuition and be open to new friends that come into your world.

June 2, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest

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

From Moongiant.com

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

Visit the May 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on June 2 has an illumination of 8%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On June 2 the Moon is 2.72 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: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 8%
Moon Age: 2.72 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,235.08 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,738,778.71 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

June 2, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 02, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:12 Taurus 21
Moon:04 Gemini 08
Mercury:02 Gemini 17
Venus:00 Aries 08
Mars:13 Pisces 21
Jupiter:28 Pisces 22
Saturn:24 Aquarius 22
Uranus:14 Taurus 39
Neptune:24 Pisces 37
Pluto:28 Capricorn 36 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 28
Mean Lunar Node:23 Taurus 05 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):01 Cancer 59

Chiron:14 Aries 06
Ceres:24 Gemini 59
Pallas:01 Taurus 03
Juno:04 Pisces 13
Vesta:22 Aquarius 55

Eris:24 Aries 32

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

Northern Hemisphere

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

June 02, 2022
12:17 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Gemini 58
Moon:15 Cancer 01
Mercury:26 Taurus 07 Rx
Venus:05 Taurus 45
Mars:06 Aries 21
Jupiter:03 Aries 59
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15
Uranus:16 Taurus 23
Neptune:25 Pisces 16
Pluto:28 Capricorn 21 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 25 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 27 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 24

Chiron:15 Aries 31
Ceres:07 Cancer 35
Pallas:14 Taurus 48
Juno:13 Pisces 34
Vesta:02 Pisces 23

Eris:24 Aries 49

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

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

2 June 2022
10:00 am GMTM 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:11 Gemini 52
Moon:13 Cancer 53
Mercury:26 Taurus 07 Rx
Venus:05 Taurus 38
Mars:06 Aries 16
Jupiter:03 Aries 58
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15
Uranus:16 Taurus 23
Neptune:25 Pisces 16
Pluto:28 Capricorn 21 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 26 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 28 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 24

Chiron:15 Aries 30
Ceres:07 Cancer 33
Pallas:14 Taurus 46
Juno:13 Pisces 33
Vesta:02 Pisces 22

Eris:24 Aries 49

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:6
Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Thursday

From Ancient Pathway

Magickal Intentions:
Luck, Happiness, Health, Legal Matters, Male Fertility, Treasure and Wealth, Honor, Riches, Clothing Desires, Leadership, Public Activity, Power, Success

Incense:
Cinnamon
Musk
Nutmeg
Sage

Planet:
Jupiter

Sign:
Sagittarius
Pisces

Angel:
Sachiel

Colors:
Purple
Royal Blue
Indigo

Herbs/Plants:
Cinnamon
Beech
Buttercup
Coltsfoot
Oak

Stones:
Sugilite
Amethyst
Turquoise
Lapis Lazuli
Sapphire

Spell for Today – Financial Fortune and Good Luck Spell – Printable

June 2 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 2

Lunar Occultation of Venus

Image Credit & Copyright: Quentin Gineys

Explanation: On May 27 Venus rose as the morning star, near the waning crescent Moon in a predawn sky already full of planets. It was close on the sky to the Moon’s crescent and a conjunction of the second an third brightest celestial beacons were enjoyed by skygazers around the world. But seen from locations along a track through southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean the Moon actually passed in front of Venus in a lunar occultation. In this animated gif the 75 percent illuminated disk of Venus approaches and just begins to disappear behind the sunlit southwestern lunar limb. The telescopic frames used to construct it were captured from Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean around 4:50am local time, with the Moon and Venus very close to the eastern horizon. At the time Venus was over 180 million kilometers from Reunion Island, compared to a lunar distance of a mere 400 thousand kilometers or so. About 50 minutes later Venus emerged from behind the Moon.

June 2 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

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

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

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

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

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

Today’s Historical Events

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

575 Benedict I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

657 St Eugene I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

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

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

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

1627 English king Charles I establishes Guyana Company

1633 Prince Frederick Henry conquers fort Rhine at Cologne

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1958 Alan Freed joins WABC (NYC) radio

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

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

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

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

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

1984 Actress Jill Ireland has a radical mastectomy

1989 “Dead Poets Society” film starring Robin Williams premieres

Today’s Historical Events in Music

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

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

1883 1st night baseball under lights, Fort Wayne Indiana

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Athame 

From moonlitpriestess.com

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Athame 

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

From Spells8.com

Athame

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

Athame: Do’s and Don’ts

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

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

A Laugh for Today

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

Happy self-expression Thursday!!

A Laugh for Today

Yeah, it is Friday!!!!

A Thought for Today – Printable

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