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A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!
June 28, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

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Moon Alert
After 8 AM EDT today (5 AM PDT), there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The New Moon occurs in Cancer at 10:52 PM EDT (7:52 PM PDT).
Aries (March 21-April 19)
This is the perfect time to make resolutions about how to improve your home and your family relationships. It will be easy to do this because you are in such a positive frame of mind today. Enjoy the company of relatives, siblings and neighbours.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
We are gregarious creatures. “No man is an island.” The New Moon today is the ideal time to think about how you communicate to others. Are you clear in all your communications? Meanwhile, this is a great day for business, finance and boosting your income. Ka-ching!
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Use today’s New Moon to resolve how to better handle your money and your possessions. If you think money is dirty, you won’t hang on to it. Money is energy. Meanwhile because this is a popular day for you, you shine in group situations!
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
This is the perfect day to take a realistic look in the mirror to see how you can improve the image you create on your world. Ideas? Haircut? Wardrobe change? Enjoy a moment of solitude if you can find it.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today’s New Moon makes you feel in touch with your spiritual values. We all believe in something. Even if we believe that we don’t believe in anything. That’s what we believe. Enjoy group interactions and hanging out with friends, especially creative, artistic people.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
This is the best day of the year to think about the friendships you have or don’t have; and what kind of friend you are to others. The bottom line is if you want to have friends, you have to be friendly! Today you impress bosses and VIPs.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is the only New Moon that is at the top of your chart all year. This means it’s time to think about your life direction. Are you headed where you want to go? Where do you want to be in five years? Travel has a strong appeal.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Take a moment to make some resolutions about how to expand your world. Can you travel? Can you take courses or get further education to enrich your life? What can you do to feel more fulfilled? Meanwhile, gifts and wealth might come your way.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a wonderful opportunity to set intentions about debt, inheritances and anything that involves jointly-owned property. How can you clean up loose details? How can you resolve things so that you are happy with the result?
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today’s New Moon is opposite your sign. (This happens only once a year.) This is an ideal chance to see how you can improve your closest relationships, partnerships or friendships. This is important. These relationships affect your happiness — therefore, make them work.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
This might be the best day of the year to take a moment and make a resolution about how to improve your efficiency in whatever you do. By extension, how can you improve your health as well? What can you do to really pull your act together? Meanwhile, romance and social opportunities delight!
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
A healthy balance between work, play and creative expression is ideal. We are a work-oriented society. If our creative talents don’t earn money, they are dismissed. Today’s New Moon is the perfect time to ask yourself what makes you happy? (This is also a great day to entertain at home.) Invite someone over!
If Your Birthday Is Today
Director, actor Mel Brooks (1926) shares your birthday today. You are witty, sociable and you know how to please others. You are an ambitious go-getter because you like to succeed because you don’t want to fail. This year construction will be your theme. You might physically build something or you might build an inner structure in your life. You can accomplish a lot.
June 28, 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 Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you’re willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.
Visit the June 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Crescent Phase
The Waning Crescent on June 28 has an illumination of 0%. 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 28 the Moon is 28.99 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
Illumination: 0%
Moon Age: 28.99 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,268.43 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,086,129.04 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 28, 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
June 28, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:03 Cancer 30
Mercury:18 Gemini 19
Venus:06 Gemini 53
Mars:25 Aries 26
Jupiter:07 Aries 17
Saturn:24 Aquarius 48 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 39
Neptune:25 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 51 Rx
True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 47 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 04 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 20
Chiron:16 Aries 15
Ceres:18 Cancer 57
Pallas:27 Taurus 00
Juno:19 Pisces 17
Vesta:06 Pisces 35
Eris:24 Aries 59
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
June 28, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:02 Cancer 31
Mercury:18 Gemini 11
Venus:06 Gemini 47
Mars:25 Aries 23
Jupiter:07 Aries 16
Saturn:24 Aquarius 48 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 39
Neptune:25 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 51 Rx
True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 48 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 04 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 20
Chiron:16 Aries 15
Ceres:18 Cancer 55
Pallas:26 Taurus 58
Juno:19 Pisces 16
Vesta:06 Pisces 34
Eris:24 Aries 59
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:7
Fixed:5
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere For 1200 CEST GMT 1000
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
28 June 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:29 Gemini 04
Mercury:17 Gemini 42
Venus:06 Gemini 26
Mars:25 Aries 10
Jupiter:07 Aries 15
Saturn:24 Aquarius 49 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 38
Neptune:25 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 52 Rx
True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 49 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 05 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):08 Cancer 18
Chiron:16 Aries 14
Ceres:18 Cancer 47
Pallas:26 Taurus 50
Juno:19 Pisces 13
Vesta:06 Pisces 33
Eris:24 Aries 59
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:6
Fixed:5
Mutable:6
Spell for Today – Printable Protection Spell

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Covenstead
From moonlitpriestess.com
An area of power or energy where a coven meets.

From Spells8.com
A meeting space for witches to gather as a Coven.
June 28 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1389 Ottomans defeat Serbian army in the bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe
1519 King Carlos I elected Holy Roman Catholic Emperor Charles V
1838 Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, London
1919 Treaty of Versailles, ending WWI and establishing the League of Nations, is signed in France
2021 Tigray Defense Forces retake Tigray’s regional capital of Mekelle in Ethiopia’s Tigray War. The Ethiopian government declares a unilateral ceasefire to save face but neither side sticks to it. [1]

Today’s Historical Events
683 Leo II ends his reign as Catholic Pope
767 St Paul I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1098 Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul
1119 Battle of Sarmada – Emir Ilghazi defeats French Crusaders
1245 1st Council of Lyon (13th ecumenical council) opens
1389 Ottomans defeat Serbian army in the bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe
1461 Edward IV crowned king of England
1485 Gent/Brugge/Ieper recognize Maximilian of Austria as regent of Netherlands

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1951 “Amos ‘n’ Andy” premieres on CBS TV
1984 17th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Hotel San Diego
1990 Emmy 17th Daytime Award presentation – Susan Lucci loses for 11th time
1992 Ra Lewis’ dramatic play “Chinese Coffee”, starring Al Pacino, opens at the Circle in Square Theater, NYC; runs for 18 performances
1993 NCRV shows last “Cheers” in Netherlands
1996 “Nutty Professor” starring Eddie Murphy opens in theaters in the USA
2003 “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”, directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, premieres at Disneyland
2017 “Spider-man: Homecoming” directed by Jon Watts starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton and Robert Downey Jr. premieres in Los Angeles

Today’s Historical Events in Music
1846 Saxophone is patented by Antoine-Joseph “Adolfe” Sax
1928 Louis Armstrong makes 78 recording of “West End Blues”
1947 “Temptation” (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1
1950 “Michael Todd’s Peep Show” opens at Winter Garden NYC for 278 performances
1967 George Harrison is fined £6 for speeding
1973 Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected

Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1887 Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0
1892 Phillies tie club record of 16 straight victories
1897 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: England’s Blanche Bingley-Hillyard wins her 4th title beating Charlotte Cooper 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
1904 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Reigning champion Dorothea Chambers beats Charlotte Cooper 6-0, 6-3
1907 Nationals steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey
1919 Boston Red Sox Carl Mays pitches a complete doubleheader against NY Yankees, winning 1st game, 2-0, losing 2nd game, 4-1 (Polo Grounds, NYC)
1923 Dodgers lost 7-0 lead, as Phillies score 8 in bottom of 9th
1924 Test cricket umpire debut for Frank Chester, v South Africa at Lord’s
A Laugh for Today

If I had only remembered to get creamer 😥
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Friday
Venus/Water/East/West/South/Dawn/Female/Libra/Taurus
Magickal Intentions: Love, Romance, Marriage, Sexual Matters, Physical Beauty, Friendship and Partnerships, Strangers, Heart
Color: aqua, blue, light blue, brown, green, pale green, magenta, peach, pink, rose, white, all pastels
Number: 5, 6
Metal: copper
Charm: green or white garments, scepter
Stone: alexandrite, amethyst, coral, diamond, emerald, jade, jet, black moonstone, peridot, smoky quartz, tiger’s-eye, pink tourmaline
Animal: camel, dove, elephant, goat, horse, pigeon, sparrow
Plant: apple, birch, cherry, clematis, clove, coriander, heather, hemlock, hibiscus, ivy, lotus, moss, myrtle, oats, pepperwort, peppermint, pinecone, quince, raspberry, rose, pink rose, red rose, rose hips, saffron, sage, savin, stephanotis, strawberry, thyme, vanilla, verbena, violet, water lily, yarrow, and all flowers
Incense: ambergris, camphor, mace, musk, myrrh, rose, saffron, sage, sandalwood, sweetgrass, vanilla, violet, all floral scents
Goddess: Aphrodite, Asherah, Baalith, Brigid, Erzulie, Freya (Passionate Queen), Frigg, Gefion, Harbor (Beautiful One), Hestia, Inanna, Ishtar (Lady of Passion and Desire), Lakshmi, Lilith, Mokosh, Nehalennia, Nerthus, Ostara, Pombagira, Sarasvati, Shakti, Shekinah, Sirtur, Al Uzza, Venus (Queen of Pleasure), Vesta
God: Allah, Bacchus, Bes, Cupid, the Dagda, Dionysus, El, Eros (God of Love), Freyr, Frit Ailek, Shukra
Evocation: Agrat Bat Mahalat, Anael, Hagiel, Mokosba, Rasbid, Sachiel, Uriel, Velas
June 22, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

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Moon Alert
There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aries.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today you will make the first move if you want to talk to someone because the Moon is in your sign lined up with your ruler Mars. This makes you proactive, enthusiastic and confident! Meanwhile, Venus will sweeten your words and make you popular.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
You have been nursing moneymaking ideas and some potential major purchases. (You love beautiful things, especially antiques.) Today, you might decide to take action and go after what you want. (Someone or something behind the scenes will prompt you.)
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Now both Mercury (your ruler) and fair Venus are in your sign. This means your words are golden! You are eager to talk to others, and they will listen because you will be charming and diplomatic with everyone. Small wonder, that this is such a popular time for you!
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
With the Sun in your sign now, you’re empowered. (Remember: This happens only once a year for four weeks.) In addition, a gaggle of planets at the top of your chart makes you look attractive to people in power. You have their attention. Use this!
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
You have a strong urge to do something different because you need a change of scenery. “Time to get outta Dodge!” Explore travel opportunities. Don’t hesitate to explore other opportunities in publishing, the media, the law or medicine. Enjoy schmoozing with younger, creative people.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
In discussions about inheritances, shared property, insurance issues or banking matters, you will come out on top today. For starters, this is a popular time for you; secondly, with Mercury and Venus at the top of your chart, you have the upper hand.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Yesterday the Sun moved to the top of your chart where it will stay for the next four weeks, which gives you an enormous advantage when dealing with others. (You’ll look good, even if you don’t do anything special.) Today, someone might oppose you. Be diplomatic and keep smiling. You’ve got this.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Hard work and focus will allow you to accomplish a lot today because both the Moon and fiery Mars are lined up in your House of Employment. Expect results and you will get them. Financial discussions will go your way. A good day to make travel plans.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Social outings, sports events and playful activities with children are tops on your menu today. Basically, you want to have fun, especially being active (preferably physically active). Get out and do something. Warm conversations with someone close to you will boost this day.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Be cooperative today. In fact, if you can, take a nap. (You will need more sleep in the next few weeks.) Today you have the energy to make big changes at home, perhaps domestic improvements. These changes might come about through a family discussion or because everyone pitches in and gets the job done.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
You’re convincing today! This is because you’re prepared to put a lot of yourself into whatever you have to say. Since you are a networker extraordinaire, you will put out your feelers and stay in touch with your trap line to get things done. Good day to party!
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Although the next few weeks are a playful time for you, today is a strong money day for you. You have strong feelings about a particular issue, which means you are going to press your advantage. And of course, with lucky, moneybags Jupiter in your House of Earnings – you have an advantage!
If Your Birthday Is Today
Singer, songwriter Cyndi Lauper (1953) shares your birthday today. People born in this day are very talented and accomplished in wide varieties and many walks of life. No matter what you do, you are persevering and you are a perfectionist. This is an enjoyable year for you because it involves learning and teaching both things that you love to do.
June 22, 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 Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you’re willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.
Visit the June 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Crescent Phase
The Waning Crescent on June 22 has an illumination of 36%. 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 22 the Moon is 23.48 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
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
Illumination: 36%
Moon Age: 23.48 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 386,859.52 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,047,148.32 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 22, 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
June 22, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:21 Aries 10
Mercury:09 Gemini 27
Venus:29 Taurus 43
Mars:21 Aries 09
Jupiter:06 Aries 41
Saturn:25 Aquarius 00 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 23
Neptune:25 Pisces 26
Pluto:27 Capricorn 59 Rx
True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 56
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 23 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 40
Chiron:16 Aries 07
Ceres:16 Cancer 19
Pallas:24 Taurus 11
Juno:18 Pisces 14
Vesta:06 Pisces 01
Eris:24 Aries 57
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:4

Northern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
June 22, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:20 Aries 07
Mercury:09 Gemini 21
Venus:29 Taurus 37
Mars:21 Aries 05
Jupiter:06 Aries 40
Saturn:25 Aquarius 00 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 23
Neptune:25 Pisces 26
Pluto:27 Capricorn 59 Rx
True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 56
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 23 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 39
Chiron:16 Aries 07
Ceres:16 Cancer 17
Pallas:24 Taurus 09
Juno:18 Pisces 13
Vesta:06 Pisces 01
Eris:24 Aries 57
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
22 June 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:16 Aries 25
Mercury:08 Gemini 58
Venus:29 Taurus 17
Mars:20 Aries 53
Jupiter:06 Aries 38
Saturn:25 Aquarius 00 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 22
Neptune:25 Pisces 26
Pluto:27 Capricorn 59 Rx
True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 55
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 24 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 37
Chiron:16 Aries 07
Ceres:16 Cancer 10
Pallas:24 Taurus 01
Juno:18 Pisces 09
Vesta:05 Pisces 59
Eris:24 Aries 57
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:6
Fixed:6
Mutable:4
Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions
Today’s Word is
Boline
From moonlitpriestess.com
A white-handled knife (sometimes curved, somewhat like a hand-held scythe) used for inscribing, harvesting herbs, etc. In some traditions, the boline is separate from the white-handled knife and used exclusively in the garden.
From Spells8.com
A small sacred knife used to cut items during a ritual. In contrast to the “Athame”, a “Boline” usually has a white handle.
June 22 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1633 Galileo Galilei forced to recant his Copernican views that the Earth orbits the Sun by the Pope (Vatican only admits it was wrong on Oct 31, 1992!)
1675 Royal Greenwich Observatory established in England by Charles II
1772 Somerset v Stewart court case finds slavery unsupported by English common law, encouraging the abolitionist movement
1848 Beginning of the June Days uprising in Paris by French workers
1865 The CSS Shenandoah fires the last shot of the American Civil War in the Bering Strait to indicate surrender

Today’s Historical Events
217 BC Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom
168 BC Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat and capture Macedonian King Perseus, ending the Third Macedonian War
431 Council of Ephesus (3rd ecumenical council) opens
816 Pope Stephen IV, [V] elected to succeed Leo III
1377 10-year-old Richard of Bordeaux succeeds his grandfather Edward III as Richard II, king of England
1476 Battle at Morat/Murten: Charles the Stout invades Switzerland
1497 Antitax insurrection in Cornwall suppressed at Blackheath
1533 Ferdinand of Austria and Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent sign peace treaty

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1342 Fictional character of “The Hobbit” Bilbo Baggins returns to his home at Bag End, Shire Reckoning
1951 Gene Rayburn & Dee Finch show premieres on NBC radio
1955 Walt Disney‘s animated film “Lady & the Tramp” released
1956 6th Berlin International Film Festival: “Invitation to the Dance” wins Golden Bear
1962 12th Berlin International Film Festival: “A Kind of Loving” wins the Golden Bear
1970 WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) suspends broadcasting
1973 23rd Berlin International Film Festival: “Distant Thunder” wins the Golden Bear
1977 Walt Disney’s “Rescuers” released, first Disney film to get a sequel

Today’s Historical Events in Music
1849 Stephen C Massett opens concert at San Francisco courthouse using only piano in California
1942 European broadcast première of Dmitri Shostakovich‘s 7th Symphony in London conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood and the London Philharmonic Orchestra
1959 “Along Came Jones” by The Coasters peaks at #9
1959 “Class” the first hit by Chubby Checker peaks at #38 in the US
1961 Beatles record “Ain’t She Sweet”, “Cry for a Shadow”, “When the Saints Go Marching In”, “Why”, “Nobody’s Child” & “My Bonnie”, in Hamburg, Germany
1963 “Little” Stevie Wonder aged 13 releases his first single “Fingertips” (first live non-studio recording to go to No. 1 on Billboard)
1968 “Here Come Da Judge” by The Buena Vistas peaks at #88
1969 Aretha Franklin arrested in Detroit for creating a disturbance

Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1865 Acknowledged as 1st Class Cricket debut of Dr W. G. Grace; as a 16 year old he is dismissed for 0 playing for Gentlemen of South v Players of South at Kennington Oval, London
1874 Game of lawn tennis introduced
1889 Louisville Colonels set ML baseball record with 26th consecutive loss
1918 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Molla Bjurstedt beats Eleanor Goss 6-4, 6-3 for her 4th consecutive US singles title
1921 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:40.2)
1926 Cardinals pick up 39-year-old Grover Alexander on waivers from Cubs
1929 Mel Ott (Giants) homers off Leo Sweetland (Phillies) in doubleheader
1930 New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig smashes 3 HRs in 20-13 win over Philadelphia A’s at Shibe Park
A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!
June 18, 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 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 June 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase
The Waning Gibbous on June 18 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 June 18 the Moon is 19.38 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
Illumination: 78%
Moon Age: 19.38 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 368,980.77 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,007,099.63 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 18, 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
June 18, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:27 Aquarius 37
Mercury:04 Gemini 41
Venus:24 Taurus 58
Mars:18 Aries 16
Jupiter:06 Aries 13
Saturn:25 Aquarius 06 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 12
Neptune:25 Pisces 25
Pluto:28 Capricorn 04 Rx
True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 58 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 13
Chiron:16 Aries 02
Ceres:14 Cancer 35
Pallas:22 Taurus 19
Juno:17 Pisces 26
Vesta:05 Pisces 30
Eris:24 Aries 56
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:5
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Northern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
June 18, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:26 Aquarius 26
Mercury:04 Gemini 36
Venus:24 Taurus 52
Mars:18 Aries 12
Jupiter:06 Aries 13
Saturn:25 Aquarius 06 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 12
Neptune:25 Pisces 25
Pluto:28 Capricorn 04 Rx
True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 58 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 13
Chiron:16 Aries 02
Ceres:14 Cancer 33
Pallas:22 Taurus 17
Juno:17 Pisces 25
Vesta:05 Pisces 30
Eris:24 Aries 56
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:5
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Northeastern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
18 June 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:22 Aquarius 14
Mercury:04 Gemini 18
Venus:24 Taurus 31
Mars:17 Aries 59
Jupiter:06 Aries 11
Saturn:25 Aquarius 06 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 11
Neptune:25 Pisces 25
Pluto:28 Capricorn 04 Rx
True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 00 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 37 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 11
Chiron:16 Aries 01
Ceres:14 Cancer 25
Pallas:22 Taurus 09
Juno:17 Pisces 21
Vesta:05 Pisces 27
Eris:24 Aries 56
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:5
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, Boundaries, Time and Death
Incense: Black Poppy Seed and Myrrh
Planet: Saturn
Sign: Capricorn and Aquarius
Angel: Cassel
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, Patchouli
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 – Protection
The theme of the day is protection. Here is a spell for you to try to keep you feeling safe & sound at all times.
If you are the sort of person who really wants or needs a fast crystal protection spell that is no muss, no fuss, then try out this Saturday witchery while working with your black tourmaline. Hold the black tourmaline jewelry piece or the raw chunks of stone in your hands. Visualize what it is that you want them to do. Then repeat the following spell verse three times:
Lovely tourmaline crystal so chunky and black
Reflect all negativity right out and back
While I am inside of this magickal boundary
I am protected from any psychic vampirey
By the element of earth, keep me free from the mire
May this crystal spell grant the outcome I desire.
Now go ahead and work with the black tourmaline. I bet that you will notice a huge difference.
–Ellen Dugan, Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week

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