Crystal, Gems, and Stones Meanings and Magickal Usage – TANZANITE

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Tanzanite Properties

Tanzanite is a calcium aluminium hydroxyl silicate and belongs to the silicate family.

It’s also known as Blue Zoisite. It was Tiffany and Co. that renamed it to Tanzanite as a part of a branding strategy.

It was first discovered in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in 1967.

Deposits of Tanzanite can be found in the Merelani Hills of Tanzania, but there are also deposits found in Kenya.

Due to its rare availability, Tanzanite is commercially produced and reddish-brown minerals are subjected to artificial heat treatments.

Tanzanite exhibits different colors when viewed at different angles, and this makes it a pleochroicstone.

When you look at it in sunlight, Tanzanite will show a blue tone. During later parts of the day, the stone can display purple, yellow, and red hues.

When you look at Tanzanite in candlelight or under the light of an ordinary lightbulb, it will show a nice burgundy color with earthy brownish tones!

May 31, 2023 Daily Horoscopes

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Aries (March 21-April 19)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor-director Clint Eastwood (1931) shares your birthday today. You have strong views and a no-nonsense approach to life. You are passionate, intense and determined. This year is a time of learning and teaching for you. Take courses. Renew your spiritual beliefs. Study whatever will help you get a better self-awareness about the true meaning of your life.

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Aries (March 21-April 19)

This Wednesday might start just like another ordinary work day but then will unravel as quite romantic and full of surprises.

Whether you have something prepared with your partner or that a secret admirer shows up, be sure you feel the center of attention. Just watch out, because in the last scenario, things might not really be what they look like.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This Wednesday will give you the occasion to play Cupid for other people so if you’re in the mood to bring joy and change to the lives of others, think of a couple that you want to bring together.

There will be an opportunity for you to do something nice for someone close. Not to mention that such things will leave you feeling extremely happy.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Today is going to be a great day for all communications and for establishing all kinds of contacts. There is also a positive influence of negotiations and mediations that will run smoothly and both sides will be content.

You will also be able to have a good day with your colleagues and everyone will be all helpful and understanding with you and with your tasks.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

This day will focus its attention on the financial side of your life forcing you to make some unexpected decisions.

Be it that you have to make an urgent purchase or that you realize the situation is going to get critical. Be sure you will be forced to budget and analyze your expenses thoroughly in order to save the current situation and avoid it in the future.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today you might face some difficulties in your relationship due to some past insecurities of yours. Although your partner might not be giving you any reasons to be jealous you will still react in a controlling way that will make them have second thoughts about your integrity.

Don’t over dramatize unnecessarily and try to understand the position of your partner as well.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

This day will offer you a revelatory moment in which you will somewhat understand why some things are happening the way they are.

It is also vitally important that you keep in touch with what your own body is saying, but it may be very hard to listen to it telling you how tired you are, hence the need for quiet meditation and resting the whole day.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Today is going to be a friendly day for you and you will be extracting all positive energies through these interactions. So make sure you reserve some time for your friends later in the afternoon.

As a way to spend your in between time try not to gossip too much with people you don’t really know because word will fly easy these days.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Today will satisfy a new thirst of knowledge you’ve been having so it will influence you to do something in the direction of your studies.

All kinds of educational activities are benefit but mostly those that involve human sciences, psychology and philosophy. You will also have the chance to meet an interesting person later in the evening.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Today you are going to be all enthusiastic and you will speak your mind the whole time. This means that there will be few persons not hearing from you today.

This energy of yours could be put to a greater use if you’d try to do something for yourself or for others instead of being argumentative and ready to enter conflict if someone disagrees with your ideas.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

This is going to be quite an active day for you, especially in terms of financial gain. So be prepared to receive an immediate reward for your work.

However, despite winning your money quickly this doesn’t mean you should be spending it as fast. Think of ways in which you could grow your money and try investing them in personal endeavors.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

This is going to be a very organized day for you as you have so many things to deal with in such a short period of time.

You will shortly realize that the only way to get through all of it is to have everything in order. The only word of caution is for you to temper yourself and not get all frustrated when others get in your way or don’t obey your rules.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Today you will be all lucrative and focused. For most natives it will also be a moment of revelation that they actually like their work and that they seem to have gotten to a point in which they are actually good at what they are doing.

All contacts in your professional life, today will be benefited, especially those with authoritative persons.

May 31, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 31, 2023

11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:10 Gemini 14
Moon:29 Libra 36
Mercury:15 Taurus 46
Venus:25 Cancer 32
Mars:06 Leo 30
Jupiter:03 Taurus 23
Saturn:06 Pisces 59
Uranus:20 Taurus 12
Neptune:27 Pisces 27
Pluto:00 Aquarius 09 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 37
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 13 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):16 Leo 04

Chiron:18 Aries 49
Ceres:25 Virgo 51
Pallas:12 Leo 22
Juno:17 Gemini 31
Vesta:20 Taurus 39

Eris:25 Aries 03

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:3

Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 31, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:10 Gemini 10
Moon:28 Libra 30
Mercury:15 Taurus 41
Venus:25 Cancer 27
Mars:06 Leo 27
Jupiter:03 Taurus 22
Saturn:06 Pisces 59
Uranus:20 Taurus 12
Neptune:27 Pisces 27
Pluto:00 Aquarius 10 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 37
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 13 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):16 Leo 03

Chiron:18 Aries 49
Ceres:25 Virgo 50
Pallas:12 Leo 20
Juno:17 Gemini 28
Vesta:20 Taurus 37

Eris:25 Aries 02

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:3

Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

31 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Gemini 53
Moon:24 Libra 43
Mercury:15 Taurus 22
Venus:25 Cancer 10
Mars:06 Leo 17
Jupiter:03 Taurus 18
Saturn:06 Pisces 58
Uranus:20 Taurus 11
Neptune:27 Pisces 26
Pluto:00 Aquarius 10 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 37
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 14 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):16 Leo 01

Chiron:18 Aries 48
Ceres:25 Virgo 47
Pallas:12 Leo 13
Juno:17 Gemini 18
Vesta:20 Taurus 29

Eris:25 Aries 02

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:3

Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

May 31, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase

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 Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.

Visit the May 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on May 31 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 May 31 the Moon is 10.97 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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 85%
Moon Age: 10.97 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 391,318.85 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,688,030.51 km

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.

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

Divination Journal

Tarot Card

The Hanged Man – Major Arcana

Menu of Contents

I. Background of the Hanged Man Thoth Tarot card

II. Analyze and describe the Hanged Man Thoth Tarot

III. Interpretation of the Hanged Man Thoth Tarot

More The Hanged Man Cards from Famous Tarot Decks

Animal Spirit Guide or Helper

From uniguide.com

Red Deer Stag

Stag symbolism and meanings include stamina, virility, grace, instincts, maturity, regeneration, and spiritual enlightenment. The stag – sometimes referred to as hart – is exalted among other deer. He is mature and experienced, having endured life’s challenges, and he has a massive crown of antlers to show for it. Because stags are native to every continent, except Australia and Antarctica, they are subjects in the mythology and folklore of many ancient cultures. In addition, the stag spirit animal appears in the spiritual belief systems of cultures around the world.

What does the stag symbolize?

Detailed Stag Symbols and Meanings

Stags in Cultural Mythology and Folklore

White Stag Symbolism

Black Stag Symbolism

Red Stag Symbolism

Native American Stag Meanings

Stag Totem

The Stag in Greek Mythology

Celtic Stag Meaning

Stag Symbolism in Norse Mythology

Stag Symbolism in the Bible, Judaism, and Christianity

Organizations that Protect Stags and Other Deer

Rune

From TheRuneSite.com

Ior

Sound: “io” as in “helios”
Stands for: The World Serpent
Casting meaning: Ior symbolizes dual natures, evident in the amphibious habits of many water beasts (like the World Serpent). It also signifies the unavoidable hardships in life that we can do nothing about, but should still not worry about

Witch’s Rune

From psychic-revelation.com

The Ear Of Corn

Keywords: Good luck, success.

Meanings: This rune represents abundance, success and happiness. This is considered a lucky rune and if leading it is very positive about your query, whether the query is about finance, business, friendship, partnership or spirituality. In conjunction with the Rings it indicates a happy and prosperous marriage. With the Sun it means success in your career, and with Waves, success abroad.

Druid Ogham

From druidogham.wordpress.com

Straif

Resilience through hardship, hardening off, discipline, sacrifice

Tree: Blackthorn/Sloe (Prunus spp.)

Letter: Z

When you get mad or hate something because it goes against your grain, you have choices. You can wallow in your anger and lash out foolishly, which effectively makes you act in sympathy with that which you despise. You can do nothing/go the pacifist route and try to repress your anger, which will cause it to build up and eat at you from the inside in the form of depression. Thirdly, you can use your anger as a starting point or what is called a thrust block from which to make yourself so completely different from what is causing you anger that you end up rising above it and beating it at its game. Strife can either drag you down or raise you up by making you more resilient, but it is all in how you choose to handle it.

When you draw Straif, there is an experience being put in your way that isn’t pleasant. This experience can be transformed into a learning tool if you can work it out. Straif is a battle you must fight and often a disruption in routine. Just as a sword must be subjected to multiple processes to become sharp, sparks are going to have to fly before you can forge your destiny. You may need to sacrifice in order to become a stronger, better human being.

By admitting (not repressing), analyzing, and dealing with your dark emotions instead of allowing them to call the shots, drawing Straif well-dignified points to the real possibility you’ve dodged a nasty bit of strife because you’ve already learned not to be fear’s or anger’s puppet.

I Ching

From ichingonline.net

Cast Hexagram: 27

Twenty-Seven/27

I / Providing Nourishment

Beneath the immobile Mountain the arousing Thunder stirs:
The Superior Person preserves his freedom under oppressive conditions by watching what comes out of his mouth, as well as what goes in.

Endure and good fortune will come.
Nurture others in need, as if you were feeding yourself.
Take care not to provide sustenance for those who feed off others.
Stay as high as possible on the food chain.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

You are a conduit in this instance, able to provide the sustenance needed by others.
Position yourself to nourish the truly needy and worthy.
Avoid situations where you might be coerced into supporting the parasites and vermin who deprive your true charges.
Your own nourishment is an issue here, too.
Remember Lao Tzu’s three Great Treasures:
Only the person possessed of Compassion, Modesty and Frugality can remain fit enough to stay free of desperation and keep control of the situation.

Numerology

From worldnumerology.com

Eighteen

It is involved with business on an international scale, and it is a discordance between idealism and selfishness. There is a lack of conscious spiritual effort. If the 18 is prominent in your chart, reading and travel will be very beneficial.

Gods – Greek 2nd Generation Titans – Epimetheus and Prometheus

2nd Generation Greek Titan – Epimetheus

2nd Generation Greek Titan – Prometheus

Epimetheus and Prometheus: Representatives of Mankind

Epimetheus

The tale of Epimetheus is one that poets often use to describe the unfavorable habits of humans. His myth involves the creation of man and the disastrous ramifications of acting before thinking. Epimetheus isn’t as well-known as other figures in GREEK MYTHOLOGY, but his story is certainly memorable.

The Origins of Epimetheus

Epimetheus is a second-generation god. He was born from IAPETUS and Clymene. Iapetus is the son of URANUS and GAIA, two primordial beings responsible for starting the succession myth. Clymene was an OCEANID nymph born to Titans OCEANUS and TETHYS.

Epimetheus had three brothers. All of them play important roles in Greek mythology. There was Atlas, who is most famous for the punishment of holding up the heavens put onto him by ZEUS. His second brother was MENOETIUS, who was banished to TARTARUS for his role in the Divine war.

Prometheus was his third brother. PROMETHEUS and Epimetheus share a strong connection due to the part they played in the creation of man. But before that happened, there was the Titanomachy.

THE TITANOMACHY was a vicious ten-year war between the TITANS and the OLYMPIANS. The Titan CRONUS swallowed all of his children in fear of one of them overtaking his spot on the Divine throne. Eventually, his wife RHEA snuck one child away before Cronus could swallow it. That child grew up to be Zeus.

He challenged his father, forcing him to disgorge his siblings. The newly freed children, the Twelve Olympians, waged war against the Titans for revenge. It was a destructive war that lasted an entire decade. Most Titans participated. That included Epimetheus’ brothers ATLAS and Menoetius.

However, Epimetheus and Prometheus did not participate in the Titanomachy. They remained neutral, which would prove to be a smart move that saved them in the end.

The Olympians won the war with help from the three CYCLOPES and the HECATONCHIRES. As the battle concluded, Zeus took the mantle on MOUNT OLYMPUS. He became the King of the gods and swiftly punished the Titans. Once great gods like HYPERION and Cronus were doomed to Tartarus. Epimetheus’ brother, Menoetius, was struck by one of Zeus’ lightning rods during battle. He was subsequently imprisoned before going to Tartarus.

Meanwhile, Epimetheus’ other brother, Atlas, was famously doomed to hold up the heavens for all of eternity!

But Epimetheus and Prometheus? Zeus did not punish them. They were neutral, so he entrusted them with an important task. This is where Epimetheus’ myth truly gets started.

Prometheus was his third brother. PROMETHEUS and Epimetheus share a strong connection due to the part they played in the creation of man. But before that happened, there was the Titanomachy.

However, Epimetheus and Prometheus did not participate in the Titanomachy. They remained neutral, which would prove to be a smart move that saved them in the end.

Meanwhile, Epimetheus’ other brother, Atlas, was famously doomed to hold up the heavens for all of eternity!

But Epimetheus and Prometheus? Zeus did not punish them. They were neutral, so he entrusted them with an important task. This is where Epimetheus’ myth truly gets started.

Prometheus

Prometheus was the famous TITAN GOD of fire. His name is thought to mean “forethought’. He is credited with molding mankind out of mud and clay. Unfortunately, his desire to improve the lives of his creations, resulted in constant conflict with Zeus.

Son of the OCEANID Clymene and the Titan IAPETUS, he along with his brother EPIMETHEUS fought for ZEUS and the rest of the OLYMPIANS in the TITANOMACHY. However, after aiding Zeus and helping him win the war, he began to quarrel with him about his unfair treatment of humanity.

Often regarded as a trickster, Prometheus first tested Zeus by tricking the gods during a sacrificial feast. He then stole fire from the gods up in heaven and gave it to mankind, resulting in years of torture.

As punishment for his rebelliousness, Zeus chained him to a cliff and had an eagle feast upon his regenerating liver day in and day out. He also created the first woman, Pandora, to bring misfortune and calamity to the house of man.

Generations later, Zeus’ son, the great hero HERACLES, came to the rescue by shooting the eagle and freeing Prometheus. While he made peace with Zeus afterwards, he would continue to be held in high regard as a spreader of knowledge and romanticized as a hero for his acts.

Prometheus’ Family

Hesiod’s THEOGONY states Prometheus was the son of the Titan Iapetus, and his mother was the Oceanid Clymene. Most scholars agree, but there have been other references to him being the son of Iapetos and Asia, the Titan Eurymedon and HERA, or of URANUS and Clymene.

As far as the rest of his family goes, Prometheus was the brother of fellow Titans MENOETIUS, ATLAS, and Epimetheus. The duo of Prometheus (Forethought) and Epimetheus (Afterthought) have been referenced countless times throughout Greek mythology.

Prometheus had three children: Deucalion, Hellen, and Aidos. Deucalion was eerily similar to Noah in the Christian Bible. Like Noah, he survived a great flood responsible for wiping out the rest of humanity, and he was able to do so by floating in a massive chest for nine days and nine nights. He and his wife PYRRHA were the only survivors, and they are credited with repopulating the human race.

Prometheus and the Titanomachy

Prior to the creation of humanity, there was a great battle between the Greek gods and a race of giants known as the Titans. The Titans not killed in the battle were driven to TARTARUS to spend their days in eternal hell.

Despite being a Titan himself, Prometheus, whose name translates to foresight, convinced his brother Epimetheus to fight alongside him with the Olympian gods led by Zeus. In fact, Prometheus was one of the battle’s ringleaders, helping Zeus defeat the Titans and take control of the heavens in a struggle said to have lasted over a decade.

He switched sides in support of the victorious Olympians simply because the Titans refused to follow his advice to apply trickery and deception in the battle. His two other brothers, ATLAS and Menoetius, remained loyal and fought with their fellow Titans against Prometheus, Epimetheus, and the Olympians. However, they and the rest of the Titans were defeated, proving it’s wise to follow someone with the name “forethought.”

Prometheus and the Creation of Man

As thanks for fighting alongside the Olympians in the Titanomachy and helping them win the decade long battle, Zeus entrusted the Titan brothers with the responsibility of creating every living thing, including man.

Epimetheus was tasked with blessing creatures with gifts of the gods. He gave flight to some creatures and the ability to race through grass or move through water to others. He gave the beasts sharp claws, soft fur, and glittering scales.

Meanwhile, Prometheus was busy shaping mud to make the first humans. They were formed to reflect the image of the gods. According to some authors, Athena brought the clay figures formed by Prometheus to life.

Despite looking like them, Zeus ordered the humans to remain mortal. They were also ordered to worship the gods of MOUNT OLYMPUS from Earth below.

Why? Well, because Zeus saw the humans as subservient creatures, so he made them dependent on the Olympians for protection from the elements and monstrous creatures like the Hydra, SPHINX, or NEMEAN LION.

However, Prometheus wanted to give his creations a greater purpose and completely opposed Zeus’ decree. So, when asked by Zeus how sacrifices were to be made, the cunning Prometheus devised a trick to give humans a bit more power.

Prometheus’ Crimes

Prometheus is most known as being a punished benefactor to humans. He got that reputation because he did not want humans to go into the world without any skills to help them survive. With Zeus’ refusal to create more attributes, Prometheus decided to steal some.

He chose civilized arts and fire and the gifted skills for humans. He stole the civilized art from ATHENA and fire from Hephaestus. Prometheus quickly gave the attributes and let man go onto Earth. He was successful, but his actions enraged Zeus.

He was punished for essentially covering the mistake of his brother. Prometheus was famously taken to the Caucasus Mountains. There, he was chained up as a crow fed on his regenerating liver for eternity. But before he was whisked away for punishment, he warned his brother not to accept any gifts from Zeus or the Olympians.

Once again, Epimetheus failed to have any forethought.

Goddesses – Greek 2nd Generation Titan Eos Goddess of Dawn

2nd Generation Greek Titan – Eos

Eos (Aurora, Dawn) was a goddess of dawn, bringer of the early light when came from the ocean’s stream at the far east to overcome the night. She was often described as being hope and rejuvenation to all living mortal beings as they woke up in the morning, filled with energy and ready to resume their work and journey and life in general. Eos is usually described as a daughter of Hyperion and Theia, but on some occasions she is also noted as a daughter of Nyx or a daughter of Pallas. She is said to have been bringing light to heavens and earth and was also used to describe all the charms of dawn, for the movement of the stars and orientation or navigation, and on the other hand she was personalised to a goddess whenever it suited the authors. In the Odyssey, it is said that her home island was Aeaea, the dancing grounds of Eos.

Love affairs and her descendants

Divine lovers

The Goddess of dawn is credited to be a mother of the winds and planets. She had consorted with her cousin Astraeus and gave birth to the winds Zephyrus, Boreas, Notus and sometimes, variously, also to Favonius. Eos also gave birth to planets, known as Astra. According to Hesiod, first of these planets was Erigenia and shortly after Eosphorus. She was also a mother of planet Venus, also called Lucifer or Hesperus. But that was not all, Eos is also mentioned to be a mother of Astraea, a virgin goddess of justice, who was strongly equated with Dike, one of the Horae, daughters of Themis. It seemed that the goddess had enough of descendants already so she once bedded Ares out of pleasure, no plan to get pregnant. This, however, was not easily overseen by Aphrodite, lover of Ares, who consequently put a spell on Eos to be perpetually in love.

Mortal lovers

Because of the spell of Aphrodite, Eos became fond of mortal men. She fell in love with Tithonus, a prince of Troy, and gave birth to Memnon, who became a king of Ethiopians and later one of the heroes of Trojan war when he came to aid the Trojans, and variously lord Emathion, a brother of Memnon. The goddess of Dawn also wanted for Tithonus to become like her, immortal, so therefore she went to Zeus with a plea. The king of the gods granted her wish and they lived happily for a while, until the age has come to him. Eos forgot to ask for his eternal youth as well and once his hair has become grey, she rather kept away from his bed even though she still cherished and nourished him with heavenly food and ambrosia, and gave him rich clothing. But when the full age has come to him, Tithonus shriveled and babbled for eternity which was not in the original plan by the goddess who also had a thing for a mortal man by the name of Cephalus. The myth can be found in Hyginus’ Fabulae where Eos, already a wife of Tithonus, fell in love with Cephalus while he was hunting in the mountains in early morning. Cephalus already had a wife who he loved and was unwilling to give in to the plea of Eos, to embrace her and make love to her.

He told her that he promised his wife never to cheat on her. Therefore, Eos tricked him by changing his form and giving him gifts for Procis, his wife. When he came to her, Procis was unable to recognise her husband Cephalus. But this stranger seemed kind to her, reminded her of her husband and after giving her gifts, she made love to him. Then Eos changed back his form and Procis knew she was tricked by the goddess. To Cephalus soon became clear what just happened and for the first time realised that the promise, he and his wife made to each other, was not so strong as he liked to believe. Procis ashamed, fled to the island of Crete where Artemis used to hunt. She told the goddess what happened and Artemis decided to help her. She gave her a javelin that could not miss its target and a dog that no prey could escape. She also changed her appearance and encouraged her to challenge her husband Cephalus in a hunt. When Cephalus, a hunting enthusiast, saw the incredible javelin and the dog in action, he asked her to sell both to him, not knowing he was talking to his wife. When they finally agreed to exchange, she took off the tunic and showed him who she really was. Cephalus then accepted his wife back and it was all fine for a while. However, this angered Eos who still wanted Cephalus for herself. Therefore, she, again, tricked Cephalus one day when he was hunting. She also made sure that Procis was in the woods at the time. The goddess then hid herself in a bush in the vicinity of Procis and made noise. Cephalus thought it was an animal and threw the javelin and killed his wife instead. Eos then carried him off and, according to Hesiod, bore him a son Phaethon. However, according to Apollodorus, she bore him Tithonus which would negate the story above from Hyginus’ Fables. Anyway, the goddess also had an affair with a demi-god Orion whom she carried off to Delos, after falling in love with him. There was also a mortal youth of great beauty, called Calamos. He lived in earlier times and in beauty surpassed all of her other lovers.

Trojan war

Eos was involved in a Trojan war, supporting the Trojans, mostly because of her son Memnon, who was called to aid by the Trojans, and her lover Tithonus, a father of Memnon and a prince of Troy. She is said to had been bringing morale to the Trojans with her early morning beams of light. She is also noted to had intervened in a battle when two experienced Greek hunters wanted to kill Memnon. Phereus and Thrasymedes decided to end the life of Memnon and, while on a battlefield, they hurled long spears at him with extreme power and precision. He would have been killed to death by the spears but, with the intervention of Eos who misguided the spears, they hit far from the flesh of Memnon. The hero was left to live the famous battle withAchilles which overshadowed most of the battles in Trojan war. It is said that the eyes of all gods were focused on this particular battle and all of them cheered for their favourite. Eos naturally hoped that her son would be able to defeat Achilles but the fates had other plans. Achilles managed to overcome and kill Memnon. And it is said that when Memnon fell by the sword of Achilles, Eos groaned and moaned, palled herself in clouds and the earth was darkened. The winds gathered on the Plains and floated around the bodies of fallen men. The gods later gathered the bodies on a pile and made a river that, while fertile all year, would once a year turn into blood as a memory to Memnon. Eos still moaned and didn’t want to show up the next morning but Zeus found this to be outrageous and summoned her with his thunderbolt. She then begged him for a proper funeral of her son and Zeus, thought of it as just proposal, granted her wish. When Memnon’s nation, the Ethiopians, buried him, the goddess transformed them into birds sweeping through air around the barrow of the mighty dead.

Some Humor for Your Day

My students aren’t afraid to ask questions

“How do you spell toad?” one of my first-grade students asked.
“We just read a story about a toad,” I said, then helped him spell it out: “T-O-A-D.”
Satisfied, he finished writing the story he’d begun, then read it aloud: “I toad my mama I wanted a dog for my birthday.”

May 30, 2023 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

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

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Conversations with partners, spouses and close friends will go well today. In fact, your ability to engage with members of the general public is also excellent. Feel free to run your ideas up the flagpole because someone will salute. Competitive sports and high-energy fun beckon to you!

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This is a solid day for business and commerce. Trust your moneymaking ideas. (After all, you’re the financial wizard of the zodiac.) With Venus in your House of Communications, you can sell your ideas to anyone. Yes, you’re in the zone.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

The Sun is in your sign today dancing beautifully with the Moon, which means your thinking and your feelings are aligned. Therefore, if you decide you want to do something, you will do so because there will be no inner conflict or resistance within you. (Theoretically.)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

You are best served today by working alone or behind the scenes. You might want to relax in a quiet way; or you might do research, write or pursue a number of solitary activities. (Very few tat nowadays.) This is a good day to buy wardrobe items for yourself – on sale, of course.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This is a popular day! Enjoy hanging out with friends and interacting with clubs, groups and organizations. You might take a leadership role in a group. You will be successful if you have to teach or lead a group. Get physical exercise to blow off any pent-up steam building up within you.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

If you need approval or permission from someone in authority – a teacher, boss, landlord, a parent or the police — this is the day to make your pitch. You look good to others, which means they will respect what you say. And with the support of the Moon, you might get your way.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Travel plans appeal today. Do anything to make you feel you’re getting more out of life. If you can’t travel, then explore new ideas through books and film. Talk to people from other cultures. Be a tourist in your own town.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Financial discussions will likely be settled in your favour today, which is why this is a good time to talk to banks and financial institutions. It’s also an excellent time to settle disputes about inheritances, shared property or insurance matters.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

A warm interaction with a friend or member of a group will please you today. In fact, this discussion might nudge you in a new direction with respect to future goals. You might see new ways of doing something, which take you in a new direction? Travel if you can.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

It might be difficult to maintain your privacy today. People seem to know information about you, even if you’re not sure why or how. Be aware of this in case you have to do some damage control. Fortunately, this is a strong day for your work or your involvement in a job.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Do whatever you can to satisfy your desire for some stimulation and adventure. Basically, you want to travel; and if you can’t travel, you want to learn something new and meet interesting people. If you want to break free of a predictable routine — do something different!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Financial assistance or practical help might be the reason you can make positive changes at home. These changes might also affect a family member in a helpful way. Since you’re working hard, it’s not surprising that good things are coming your way.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor Colm Meaney (1953) shares your birthday today. You are a serious thinker. Naturally, as a Gemini, you are always curious. You are hard-working, disciplined and reliable. Focus on your personal responsibilities to others this year. Take care of yourself. Put family friends and loved ones first, for your own benefit and enjoyment.

Click here for today’s or anyone’s birthday horoscope from thehoroscope.co

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Despite this being just an ordinary Tuesday you are all dreaming with your eyes open and imagining all kinds of fun activities. The natives with children will be most benefited because they will be able to take the little ones for a walk to the park or somewhere fun.

The others will just have to do whatever they want while being stared at by people that are considering them childish and immature.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today you might be overwhelmed with jealousy and you might act quite possessively and controlling. The guess is that in most cases, you aren’t even in the position to act like that.

The only ones who won’t be feeling the bite of the doubt that much are the single natives whom will be very busy wondering if they should make a move or not.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

This day will be all focused on intellectual endeavors and these are the only areas in which the day will have a positive outcome. So don’t try to take any risks and play lively because this is a day in which you need to be safe and play by the rules.

There might be some troubles with communications, either practical ones or troubles in understanding the meaning of messages.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

This day might get a bit heated for you if you don’t manage to keep your mouth shut if any conflict rises. You really want to speak your mind, no one can stop you to that indeed, but the problem is that you also pretend for people to follow your instructions.

This is where trouble begins for some natives whom are not in the position to give orders to others.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today is going to be quite a lucky day for you. Maybe you haven’t done anything special to deserve it but you will sure have to find ways to be worth it.

So use your chance properly and see which is the life territory in which you’d really use a helping hand. The greatest chances relate to changes that are made in your personal life, for your self development.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Today you might have the chance to meet a woman that will prove to be of great importance and significance in your life later on.

For the single natives it might represent the figure or the announcer of a soul mate while for women and those in relationship it might represent guidance and a most needed helping hand. So be careful how you interact with people today.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Today it seems that you still want to take everything lightly and you won’t be that much in the mood for work. For some natives, it might be a party announcing soon or even they might throw one. So everyone should be making plans for going out.

There is also a great time for all kinds of bargains so don’t hesitate buying things that seem advantageous.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

This is a great day for you to work on all kinds of plans. From personal ideas to work related organization, this, as long as you just stick to planning and don’t try to get anything to completion.

It is more of a preparation time than action so this is what you should be doing. Other than that, just go on with your usual activities and nothing radical.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Today you will be acting a bit strange, all interested in mysteries and oddities. There are great chances you’d spend the day reading about all kinds of weird things on the internet and thinking how your life is so normal and uneventful.

Don’t dig too dip into such things because your life is just the way it has to be and you wouldn’t be any pleased if it were otherwise.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Today you should be using your free time to dwell in some pleasures that relax you, whether you are going out or staying in for a romantic night with your partner.

You are also very communicative and convincing so if there’s any sensible issue that you want to talk about with someone close this is the right time to make a move.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today will show you that you have valuable people around you, some of which you didn’t really know about. Forming connections and relationships will play an important role in your day and you should be using any advantage you feel like having.

For instance, you will find it easy to talk to people that are the same gender as you this day.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

This is going to be quite a generous day for you. There are chances for you to receive an unexpected gift or such great news that will fill your heart with joy.

Make sure you reward as well the person that gives you the message. There is also a great time for all natives with children to spend some time in their company and just see what they’ve been up to.

May 30, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 30, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Gemini 17
Moon:16 Libra 43
Mercury:14 Taurus 42
Venus:24 Cancer 33
Mars:05 Leo 56
Jupiter:03 Taurus 10
Saturn:06 Pisces 57
Uranus:20 Taurus 09
Neptune:27 Pisces 26
Pluto:00 Aquarius 10 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 36
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 16 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 57

Chiron:18 Aries 47
Ceres:25 Virgo 42
Pallas:11 Leo 56
Juno:16 Gemini 56
Vesta:20 Taurus 13

Eris:25 Aries 02

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:3

Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 30, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Gemini 12
Moon:15 Libra 40
Mercury:14 Taurus 37
Venus:24 Cancer 28
Mars:05 Leo 53
Jupiter:03 Taurus 09
Saturn:06 Pisces 57
Uranus:20 Taurus 08
Neptune:27 Pisces 26
Pluto:00 Aquarius 10 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 36
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 16 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 57

Chiron:18 Aries 47
Ceres:25 Virgo 41
Pallas:11 Leo 54
Juno:16 Gemini 53
Vesta:20 Taurus 10

Eris:25 Aries 02

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:3

Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

30 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Gemini 55
Moon:11 Libra 59
Mercury:14 Taurus 19
Venus:24 Cancer 11
Mars:05 Leo 43
Jupiter:03 Taurus 05
Saturn:06 Pisces 56
Uranus:20 Taurus 07
Neptune:27 Pisces 25
Pluto:00 Aquarius 11 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 36
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 17 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 55

Chiron:18 Aries 46
Ceres:25 Virgo 38
Pallas:11 Leo 46
Juno:16 Gemini 43
Vesta:20 Taurus 03

Eris:25 Aries 02

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:3

Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

May 30, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase

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

Visit the May 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on May 30 has an illumination of 76%. 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 May 30 the Moon is 10.01 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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 76%
Moon Age: 10.01 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 395,648.10 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,664,412.31 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

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

Some Ideas for Inviting Fairies into Your Garden to Go With Today’s Spell

Fairies. How has it taken me this long to cover these amazing magical beings? As a hedgewitch, working with the spirits of the land is just one of the many things I do, and fairies are a pretty important one. I’m not going to go into too much detail about fairies in this post, but if you are interested in learning more about fairies, please refer to W. Y. Evans-Wentz’s book The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries. This amazing piece of literature is just one of several texts on which Traditional Witchcraft, including hedgewitchery, is based and is a must read if you wish to work with fairies or even understand the history of witchcraft and folk magic. But I digress! Today we are going to look at how you can invite fairies into your garden to help it grow and add a bit more magic to it.

Grow Specific Flowers

There are several ways you can attract fairies to your garden. They are pretty picky creatures, so making them happy is the key to keeping them in your garden once you have invited them. First, make sure you have the flowers they love. Anything bell-shaped will attract fairies to your garden, as well as hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. Not sure what to include? Try adding these plants to your garden:

Lamb’s ear
Yarrow
Coneflower
Rosemary
Lavender
Rose
Lilac
Morning Glory
Foxglove
Thyme

I planted almost all of these in my garden. I’m only missing coneflower (which I will plant next year) and lilac (which I will likely plant next year too). The best part of these particular plants is they are also ones you will often use in magical workings, recipes, and herbal remedies. Foxglove and morning glory are toxic, so don’t use those, but the others are safe!

Set up a Fairy Altar

Have all the flowers but want something more? Try setting up an altar specifically for fairies and make regular offerings. You can include a fairy statue, tea lights, electric fairy lights, and crystals such as quartz, rose quartz, or moonstone on a flat rock or surface in your garden. Once your altar is set up, be sure to leave offerings on the altar or in small walnut shells. Offerings include:

cream or milk
beer
wine
cider
honey
nuts
chocolate
flowers (see above)
shiny objects like coins and jewelry

Gods – Egyptian Geb

Geb is the Egyptian god of the Earth. He is also a god of fertility and farming, and is associated with birth, death and the life cycle in Egyptian mythology. Geb is also sometimes referred to as “seb” or “keb”. There is some debate over the proper pronunciation and spelling of his name, as well as when different variants of his name were used in ancient Egypt.

Name(s):	Geb
Rules over:	Earth, Fertility, Farming
Gender:	Male
Symbols:	Reeds, Grain
Sacred animals:	Goose, Snakes, Rabbits, Bulls
Parents:	Shu (Father) and Tefnut (Mother)
Siblings:	Seth, Osiris, Nephthys, Isis, Horus
Greek Similar:	Gaea, goddess of the earth.
Roman Similar:	Terra Mater

Origins

The oldest known depiction of Geb is found in Heliopolis, and is dated to approximately 2600 B.C.E.

Geb was incorporated into the Great Ennead of Heliopolis. Ennead is a Greek term for the number nine, and its meaning relating to Egyptian mythology is “a collection of nine deities”. There were a number of Enneads, or collections of nine deities, created in ancient Egypt at various points of the civilization. The Great Ennead is the most famous of those collections.

The Great Ennead was formed as early as 2600 – 2500 B.C.E. The other eight members of this particular grouping included Atum, Shu, Tefnut, Nut, Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys.

Appearance

In hieroglyphic writings, Geb was usually portrayed in a purely human form. In many of these portrayals, he can be seen covered with plants or vegetation to symbolize fertility in farming. He was sometimes depicted as having green hair or skin, and also at times shown with a goose sitting on top of his head.

He was also shown lying on the ground underneath Nut who was arched high above and covered with stars, or underneath Shu who was between him and Nut.

One example of this is found on the Papyrus of Tentamun, and can be found in other papyrus writings as well. Geb can also at times be found in scenes in a zoomorphic or hybrid form, such as having a snake’s head and human body.

Family

His parents were Tefnut, known as the moisture goddess, and Shu, the god of sunlight, wind and air. Geb also had a twin sister, Nut, who was goddess of the sky.

Geb and Nut produced four offspring – Seth, god of storms and disorder, and Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys. At times they were said to have a fifth child, Horus.

According to the Heliopolitan Ennead system, Geb had an important place in the creation story. Some time after he and his sister were born, they began to have a relationship that was incestual. Their father, Shu, was not pleased with them and separated them. Shu held Nut up above his head in the sky, and kept Geb on the earth below him.

In the space between them, Shu created and gave life to nature.¹ Even though they were separated, the siblings still had four (or five) children together. Narratives between cities and regions may have differed from this, but many of them had the father Shu holding or supporting Nut and standing on top of Geb.

As a result, Geb became very important to matters relating to the earth. It was said that earthquakes were the result of his laughter. Because of this relation to the earth, he became an important god in farming.

Symbols

Animals associated with him included geese, snakes, rabbits, bulls. Other symbols that were affiliated with him included plants such as grain or reeds.

Worship

There was not a major cult center associated with Geb, but the god did have a high number of appearances in hieroglyphics throughout Egyptian temples, tombs and pyramids. Heliopolis, located near Cairo, is one such place where Geb frequently appears.²

Facts about Geb

Depending on the belief system, Geb had four or five siblings, and they were born from Shu and Tefnut.
One mythological narrative has Atum becoming angry at Nut and Geb. He curses them so that they can’t have any children in any month. Thoth, the god of knowledge, cunningly adds five days to the lunar calendar to form a new calendar, and the two siblings then had 5 children. This mythological story explained why
there were 365 days in a calendar year.¹
An Egyptian Pharaoh or king was known as an ‘heir of Geb’. The god was important during the transfer of power from one Pharaoh or king to the next.²
In hieroglyphics, the goose was used to spell the beginning of Geb’s name.

References

1. Schomp, Virginia. “The Ancient Egyptians”, 2007. Marshall Cavendish Publishing.
2. Wilkinson, Toby. “The Egyptian World”, 2007. Routledge.

Goddesses – Egyptian Mut

Egyptian Goddess – Mut

Mut is the Egyptian goddess of Creation. She is a mother goddess who came to prominence during the New Kingdom (c. 1550 – c. 1070 BC) as a result of her relationship with the god Amun. She is often represented as a vulture or a woman that at times may have wings.

Later, as she took on the attributes of other Egyptian goddesses, she was also depicted as a woman with a lion’s head. Sometimes she wore the royal crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt and sometimes the vulture headdress of the queens of the New Kingdom.

Name(s):	Mut (Mother)
Rules over:	Creator Goddess / Primordial Water
Gender:	Female
Symbols:	Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt
Sacred animals:	Vulture, Cobra, Lionness
Parents:	Ra
Siblings:	Hathor, Sekhmet, Bastet
Greek Similar:	Gaia, Ancestral Mother of Life
Roman Similar:	Terra

Origins

Mut is believed to have originated as a local goddess in the Nile River delta, after which she replaced and assimilated many other Egyptian goddesses over the course of millennia. She was originally linked to the primeval waters of the universe, from which all things were born. Her identity as mother of the cosmos gave her aspects of a creator goddess.

Mut became a national goddess when Amun, king of the gods and god of the wind, became patron of Thebes during the Eleventh Dynasty around the 21st century B.C. She took the place of Amun’s original wife Amaunet, the invisible goddess. With Amun being the god of the pharaohs, she became their mother and was closely associated with the queens.

After Amun’s authority waned and he merged with the son god Ra, Mut was assimilated into Hathor, the mother of Horus, who was also identified as Ra’s wife. She was later absorbed into the Heliopolitan Ennead.

Family

Myth has it that as the great mother from who everyone was brought forth, Mut had no parents. In some depictions of her she also has male parts. Although she was the mother goddess, she did not give birth to her own children. Instead, she first adopted Menthu, the war god, and then Khonsu, the moon god.

Symbols

Mut is most often affiliated with vultures. Other animals she may be affiliated with include cobras and lionesses.

Worship

Mut, Amun, and their son Khonsu were worshiped as the Triad of Waset. Waset was the ancient Egyptian name for Thebes, and became the capital of the pharaohs during the New Kingdom. A large temple complex, commonly referred to as the Temple of Karnak, was constructed in Waset (Thebes) to worship the triad.

The Karnak Temple Complex consists of various precincts, one of which is the Mut Precinct. The other two precincts are the Precinct of Amun-Ra and the Precinct of Montu.

Inside the Mut Precinct are six temples. These include Mut Temple Proper, the Contra Temple, and temples labeled as A, B, C and D. All six of these temples are surrounded by a wall made of mud and mud-brick.¹

The Mut Temple Proper is surrounded by a lake in the shape of a horseshoe. During the festival of Mut, a boat with a statue of the goddess was sailed around the lake. Interior reliefs from the temple in Karnak show evidence of daily devotions by the queen and her priestesses. No other examples exist of exclusively female worship in ancient Egypt.

Evidence exists that it was the pharaohs Hatshepsut and Thothmose III who were responsible for the earliest versions of the Mut Precinct. Excavations at the precinct first led archeologists to believe that the temples were built by Amenhotep III because of the presence of several statues of the goddess Sekhmet bearing his name. However, it is now believed that they were brought here after his death at a time when Mut and Sekhmet were closely associated.

Over the centuries, more additions and improvements to the Mut temple precinct were done by pharaohs such as Rameses II, Rameses III, and Taharqa, who was also king of the Kush.

Facts About Mut

Mut’s name is written with the hieroglyph for vulture;
The many titles given to Mut over the years included Mother of the Gods, World-Mother, and Lady of Heaven;
Mut became the eye of Ra after Amun merged with Ra;
The custom of depicting Mut wearing the Double Crown of Egypt was begun by Hatshepsut. Stating that she was one of Mut’s descendants, Hatshepsut brought prominence to the goddess in the ancient Egyptian pantheon;
One of the many aspects of Mut was a composite deity by the name of Mut-Isis-Nekhbet, known as the Great Mother and Lady. In this form she was depicted as a winged goddess with three heads – that of a lion, a vulture, and a woman with different headdresses. She also had lion-like feet and an erect penis;
Her’s temple precinct at Karnak was called an Isheru and remained an important religious center for nearly 2,000 years. Fed by an underground spring, it is the largest preserved Isheru in Egypt today;
The Greek Ptolemaic dynasty maintained the temple of Mut, adding their own decorations;
After the conquest of Egypt by Rome at around 30 BC, the Roman emperor Tiberius rebuilt the site when it was flooded. While some of his successors maintained its upkeep, it eventually fell into disuse.

Dream Interpretation and Symbolism – Falling

common dream: falling dreams

“I’m Falling!”

Another very common dream is the dream where you are falling from a cliff, a building, a rooftop, an airplane or from some higher ground. Contrary to a popular myth, you will not actually die if you do not wake up before you hit the ground from the fall. To understand your falling dream, you need to look to what is going on in your waking life.

Falling suggests loss of control:

When you fall, you have no control and have nothing to hold on to. Thus your falling dream is analogous to a situation in your waking life where you are lacking or losing control. You are feeling overwhelmed, perhaps in school, in your work environment, in your home life or maybe in your personal relationship. You have lost your foothold and unable to keep up with the demands of your daily life.

Falling suggests insecurity:

Falling in your dream means you are lacking any sense of security, stability and confidence. You are not sure where you stand in a particular circumstance or in your relationship. Perhaps you are at risk of losing your job or losing your home. Such loss can make you feel that the ground is falling away underneath you. Moreover falling dreams also indicate feelings of shame, inferiority, vulnerability, and/or low self-esteem. You are afraid of not measuring up to others’ expectations or to keep up with the status quo. If you have recently have demands placed on you, then it would not be surprising if you dreamt of falling.

Falling suggests reckless behavior:

Your falling dream may be a wake-up call of your reckless behavior or poor decisions. You are headed the wrong way in life. And if you continue on the current path, you are going to hit rock bottom. Falling in your dream could be viewed as an analogy of your fall from grace.

Falling suggests sex:

According to Freudian theory, dreams of falling indicates that you are on the verge of giving in to your sexual urges or impulses. You are lacking indiscretion.

Falling is a result of physiology:

The physiological changes within the body when you “fall asleep” may actually trigger a falling dream. When you dream of falling, you may feel your whole body jerk or twitch. This sudden jolt is known as a myoclonic jerk and is sometimes strong enough to wake you up.

Conclusion:

In order to understand and interpret your falling dream, look at what is happening in your waking life that could bring about the dream. Where in your life do you feel a lost of control? What is causing your insecurities?

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends Here are Some Thoughts About Fairies and Garden

Faries, Nymphs, Sprites, Wee Folk, Fea Folk all names we use to describe the small beings that can help a garden grow or bring much needed rain or a bunch of other things some of which can be aggravating. The man I lived with for 19 years, not the man I divorced 6 1/2 weeks ago, did not believe in anything magickal in anyway shape of form and took much pleasure in degrading me for my spiritual beliefs. What took me so long to leave him and his emotional and verbal abuse is a story for another day.

Today we are going to concentrate on happy things. Why? Because I am extremely happy with my partner, Big Dawg, and my life as a whole.

I had a nice size vegetable garden, about 12 feet long and 6 feet wide, even though we lived in town. I grew everything organically buying plants from a hardware store near my home that I know were organically started by the owner and his wife. After the first growing season was coming to an end my yield was fairly good, but I had only done a blessing on the land.

The next year I invited Fae Folk to live in a small hill adjacent to my garden. This year all I knew to bring them as an offering was warm milk, fresh homemade bread with butter I had made. A few came to start with, so I would put out the treats I made them weekly to thank them for helping my garden to grow. They would allow the wildlife to eat only from a special section I did just for this purpose if they started to stray into another part of the garden they were “herded” back to their section. In the wildlife section was a cherry tomatoes plant, marigold flowers, lettuce, and all the extra seedling I had from starting all my plants myself this year. I kept growing these seedlings all season long to put in the wildlife garden. I learned they like cinnamon, honey and anything sweet. My garden had a large yield with the same number of plants as the year before.

The next year my youngest granddaughter was about 3 years old and asked if Fairies liked cake. I had a children’s book about Fairies, and it happened to have a special fairy cakes recipe. We gathered acorn tops as the book said to, to bake the cakes in. So we made a bunch of them and put some in the freezer to give to them another time or two or three. We served them warm milk, honey, and real butter we had made on every Monday throughout that years growing season. I have no idea what they did to help my garden grow but the yield was so big even after, canning or freezing things I had enough to give to friends and family.

This went on for a few years than my ex-boyfriend said since it was his house and yard he was planting the garden. Well not only did he plant some GMO plants he also use Miracle Grow in the garden which to me was poisoning the land. Not only did the wonderful Fea Folk not help in the garden because it was toxic to them they packed up and left. Needless to say that year was the worse yield from the garden ever. The same goes for the years coming after he took over. I refused to plant anything in that area ever again.

Today’s spell and the article about inviting Faires into your garden I felt were both good, so I share them with you. Fairies will come inside sometimes if they trust you 100% not to try to capture them. They will help your house plants grow as long as you use no type of chemical growth enhancement on them or on your outside plants as well.

28 May 2023 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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Southeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

28 May 2023
07:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Gemini 12
Moon:19 Virgo 55
Mercury:12 Taurus 33
Venus:22 Cancer 23
Mars:04 Leo 40
Jupiter:02 Taurus 42
Saturn:06 Pisces 53
Uranus:20 Taurus 01
Neptune:27 Pisces 24
Pluto:00 Aquarius 12 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 33
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 23 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 43

Chiron:18 Aries 41
Ceres:25 Virgo 23
Pallas:10 Leo 59
Juno:15 Gemini 40
Vesta:19 Taurus 16

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:5
Earth:8
Air:3
Water:3

Cardinal:3
Fixed:10
Mutable:6

Southern Hemisphere

This local time is in Cape Town, South Africa

28 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Gemini 00
Moon:17 Virgo 24
Mercury:12 Taurus 22
Venus:22 Cancer 11
Mars:04 Leo 33
Jupiter:02 Taurus 39
Saturn:06 Pisces 53
Uranus:20 Taurus 01
Neptune:27 Pisces 23
Pluto:00 Aquarius 12 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 33
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 23 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 41

Chiron:18 Aries 41
Ceres:25 Virgo 21
Pallas:10 Leo 54
Juno:15 Gemini 32
Vesta:19 Taurus 10

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:5
Earth:8
Air:3
Water:3

Cardinal:3
Fixed:10
Mutable:6

Southwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

28 May 2023
06:00 am GMT 4:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Gemini 41
Moon:13 Virgo 24
Mercury:12 Taurus 04
Venus:21 Cancer 51
Mars:04 Leo 22
Jupiter:02 Taurus 35
Saturn:06 Pisces 52
Uranus:20 Taurus 00
Neptune:27 Pisces 23
Pluto:00 Aquarius 12 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 33
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 24 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 39

Chiron:18 Aries 40
Ceres:25 Virgo 18
Pallas:10 Leo 45
Juno:15 Gemini 21
Vesta:19 Taurus 02

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:5
Earth:8
Air:3
Water:3

Cardinal:3
Fixed:10
Mutable:6

May 28, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

May 28, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Gemini 22
Moon:21 Virgo 57
Mercury:12 Taurus 43
Venus:22 Cancer 33
Mars:04 Leo 46
Jupiter:02 Taurus 44
Saturn:06 Pisces 53
Uranus:20 Taurus 02
Neptune:27 Pisces 24
Pluto:00 Aquarius 12 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 33
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 22 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 44

Chiron:18 Aries 42
Ceres:25 Virgo 24
Pallas:11 Leo 04
Juno:15 Gemini 46
Vesta:19 Taurus 20

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:5
Earth:8
Air:3
Water:3

Cardinal:3
Fixed:10
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 28, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Gemini 17
Moon:20 Virgo 56
Mercury:12 Taurus 38
Venus:22 Cancer 28
Mars:04 Leo 43
Jupiter:02 Taurus 43
Saturn:06 Pisces 53
Uranus:20 Taurus 02
Neptune:27 Pisces 24
Pluto:00 Aquarius 12 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 33
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 22 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 43

Chiron:18 Aries 42
Ceres:25 Virgo 24
Pallas:11 Leo 02
Juno:15 Gemini 43
Vesta:19 Taurus 18

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:5
Earth:8
Air:3
Water:3

Cardinal:3
Fixed:10
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

28 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Gemini 00
Moon:17 Virgo 24
Mercury:12 Taurus 22
Venus:22 Cancer 11
Mars:04 Leo 33
Jupiter:02 Taurus 39
Saturn:06 Pisces 53
Uranus:20 Taurus 01
Neptune:27 Pisces 23
Pluto:00 Aquarius 12 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 33
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 23 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 41

Chiron:18 Aries 41
Ceres:25 Virgo 21
Pallas:10 Leo 54
Juno:15 Gemini 32
Vesta:19 Taurus 10

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:5
Earth:8
Air:3
Water:3

Cardinal:3
Fixed:10
Mutable:6

May 28, 2023 Moon’s Current Phase

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Visit the May 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on May 28 has an illumination of 58%. 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 May 28 the Moon is 8.16 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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 58%
Moon Age: 8.16 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 402,273.66 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,615,386.71 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

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29 May 2023 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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Southeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

29 May 2023
07:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Gemini 10
Moon:02 Libra 08
Mercury:13 Taurus 31
Venus:23 Cancer 23
Mars:05 Leo 15
Jupiter:02 Taurus 55
Saturn:06 Pisces 55
Uranus:20 Taurus 05
Neptune:27 Pisces 25
Pluto:00 Aquarius 11 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 35
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 19 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 49

Chiron:18 Aries 44
Ceres:25 Virgo 31
Pallas:11 Leo 26
Juno:16 Gemini 15
Vesta:19 Taurus 42

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:3

Cardinal:4
Fixed:10
Mutable:5

Southern Hemisphere

This local time is in Cape Town, South Africa

29 May 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Gemini 58
Moon:29 Virgo 34
Mercury:13 Taurus 19
Venus:23 Cancer 11
Mars:05 Leo 08
Jupiter:02 Taurus 52
Saturn:06 Pisces 55
Uranus:20 Taurus 04
Neptune:27 Pisces 24
Pluto:00 Aquarius 11 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 34
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 20 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 48

Chiron:18 Aries 43
Ceres:25 Virgo 29
Pallas:11 Leo 20
Juno:16 Gemini 07
Vesta:19 Taurus 37

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:5
Earth:8
Air:3
Water:3

Cardinal:3
Fixed:10
Mutable:6

Southwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

29 May 2023
06:00 am GMT 4:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Gemini 39
Moon:25 Virgo 29
Mercury:12 Taurus 59
Venus:22 Cancer 51
Mars:04 Leo 56
Jupiter:02 Taurus 48
Saturn:06 Pisces 54
Uranus:20 Taurus 03
Neptune:27 Pisces 24
Pluto:00 Aquarius 12 Rx

True Lunar Node:03 Taurus 34
Mean Lunar Node:02 Taurus 21 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):15 Leo 46

Chiron:18 Aries 43
Ceres:25 Virgo 27
Pallas:11 Leo 11
Juno:15 Gemini 56
Vesta:19 Taurus 28

Eris:25 Aries 01

Fire:5
Earth:8
Air:3
Water:3

Cardinal:3
Fixed:10
Mutable:6

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Contents

Tanzanite Properties

Moon Alert

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

If Your Birthday Is Today

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

Phase Details

The 8 Lunar Phases

Useful Moon Resources

Tarot Card

The Hanged Man – Major Arcana

Menu of Contents

Animal Spirit Guide or Helper

Red Deer Stag

Table of Contents

Rune

Ior

Witch’s Rune

The Ear Of Corn

Druid Ogham

Straif

I Ching

Twenty-Seven/27

I / Providing Nourishment

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

Numerology

Eighteen

Epimetheus and Prometheus: Representatives of Mankind

The Origins of Epimetheus

The Origins of Epimetheus

Prometheus’ Family

Prometheus and the Titanomachy

Prometheus and the Creation of Man

Prometheus’ Crimes

Love affairs and her descendants

Trojan war

My students aren’t afraid to ask questions

“How do you spell toad?” one of my first-grade students asked. “We just read a story about a toad,” I said, then helped him spell it out: “T-O-A-D.” Satisfied, he finished writing the story he’d begun, then read it aloud: “I toad my mama I wanted a dog for my birthday.”

Moon Alert

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

“How do you spell toad?” one of my first-grade students asked.
“We just read a story about a toad,” I said, then helped him spell it out: “T-O-A-D.”
Satisfied, he finished writing the story he’d begun, then read it aloud: “I toad my mama I wanted a dog for my birthday.”