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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!

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

June 18 Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2022 June 18

The Gamma Cygni Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Min Xie, Chen Wu, Yizhou Zhang, and Benchu Tang

Explanation: Supergiant star Gamma Cygni is at the center of the Northern Cross. Near the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, that famous asterism flies high in northern summer night skies in the constellation Cygnus the Swan. Known by the proper name Sadr, Gamma Cygni also lies just below center in this telescopic skyscape, with colors mapped from both broadband and narrowband image data. The field of view spans about 3 degrees (six Full Moons) on the sky and includes emission nebula IC 1318 and open star cluster NGC 6910. Filling the upper part of the frame and shaped like two glowing cosmic wings divided by a long dark dust lane, IC 1318’s popular name is understandably the Butterfly Nebula. Right of Gamma Cygni, are the young, still tightly grouped stars of NGC 6910. The distance to Gamma Cygni is around 560 parsecs or 1,800 light-years. Estimates for IC 1318 and NGC 6910 range from 2,000 to 5,000 light-years.

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Banishing

From moonlitpriestess.com

Removing, pushing away, or expelling something or someone magickally; generally for removing negativity or unwanted spirits.

From Spells8.com

To use magick to rid something or repel something from a person or area.

June 18 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

618 Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries of the Tang Dynasty’s rule over China

1812 War of 1812 begins as US declares war against Britain

1815 Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon and France defeated by British forces under Wellington and Prussian troops under Blucher

1928 American aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the 1st woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, landing at Burry Port, Wales

1940 Winston Churchill‘s “this was their finest hour” speech urging perseverance during Battle of Britain delivered to British House of Commons

Today’s Historical Events

618 Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries of the Tang Dynasty’s rule over China

860 Rus Vikings attack Constantinople

1155 Pope Adrian IV crowns Frederick I Barbarossa Roman-German Emperor

1178 Five monks at Canterbury report something exploding on the moon shortly after sunset (only known observation)

1264 The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature

1316 Peace of Fexhe: prince-bishop Adolf II of Mark and Luikse towns

1538 Treaty of Nice: ends war between Emperor Charles V & King French I

1541 Irish parliament selects Henry VIII of England as King of Ireland

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1940 General Charles de Gaulle makes his first speech on the BBC to the French people, since arriving in London, an appeal to defy Nazi occupiers – regarded as the beginning of French Resistance during WWII

1945 William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw), fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster, charged with treason in England

1953 3rd Berlin International Film Festival: “The Wages of Fear” wins Golden Bear (audience vote)

1954 4th Berlin International Film Festival: “Hobson’s Choice” wins Golden Bear (audience vote)

1959 New York City premiere of the film version of Kathryn Hulme’s “The Nun’s Story”

1961 CBS radio cancels Gunsmoke

1961 KBMT TV channel 12 in Beaumont, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting

1969 “The Wild Bunch”, directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring William Holden and Ernest Borgnine, is released

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1821 Carl Maria von Weber’s opera “Der Freischutz” (“The Marksman”) premieres at Schauspielhaus, Berlin, Germany

1944 Farewell concert of conductor Willem Mengelberg in Paris

1949 “Along Fifth Avenue” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 performances

1955 “3 for Tonight” closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 85 performances

1960 “Destry Rides Again” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 472 performances

1967 Closing day of the Monterey International Pop Festival, Southern California. First major US appearances of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, and Otis Redding

1977 Sex Pistols johnny rotten & Paul Cook, beaten by a group of rabble-rousers outside of a London pub

1982 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Van Morrison and Jackson Browne headline; other performers include: Osibisa, Judie Tzuke, Richie Havens, Aswad, Steel Pulse, Thompson Twins, Climax Blues Band, Talisman, and Incubus

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1898 US Open Men’s Golf, Myopia Hunt Club: Scotsman Fred Herd easily wins by 7 strokes from countryman Alex Smith; first 72-hole US Open

1898 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Defending champion Juliette Atkinson beats Marion Jones 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 for her third US singles title

1911 Detroit Tigers trail Chicago White Sox, 13-1 at Bennett Park, Detroit; recover to win, 16-15 for the biggest comeback in Major League Baseball history

1915 US Open Men’s Golf, Baltusrol GC: 4-time US Amateur champion Jerome Travers captures his only Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara

1936 First bicycle traffic court in America established in Racine, Wisconsin

1938 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth is signed as a Brooklyn Dodgers coach for the remainder of the season

1941 In his 18th world heavyweight title defence Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13th round in front of a crowd of 54,487 at the Polo Grounds, NYC

1947 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati

A Laugh for Today

Rest, relax, and enjoy a magical Saturday!

18 June 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

18 June 2022
03:00 pm GMT 2:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Gemini 22
Moon:25 Aquarius 14
Mercury:04 Gemini 31
Venus:24 Taurus 46
Mars:18 Aries 08
Jupiter:06 Aries 12
Saturn:25 Aquarius 06 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 12
Neptune:25 Pisces 25
Pluto:28 Capricorn 04 Rx

True Lunar Node:21 Taurus 59 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 36 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 12

Chiron:16 Aries 01
Ceres:14 Cancer 31
Pallas:22 Taurus 15
Juno:17 Pisces 24
Vesta:05 Pisces 29

Eris:24 Aries 56

Fire:4
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

Southern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:27 Gemini 10
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

Fire:4
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:26 Gemini 51
Moon:17 Aquarius 25
Mercury:03 Gemini 57
Venus:24 Taurus 08
Mars:17 Aries 45
Jupiter:06 Aries 08
Saturn:25 Aquarius 07 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 10
Neptune:25 Pisces 25
Pluto:28 Capricorn 04 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 01 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 38 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 09

Chiron:16 Aries 01
Ceres:14 Cancer 17
Pallas:21 Taurus 59
Juno:17 Pisces 17
Vesta:05 Pisces 24

Eris:24 Aries 56

Fire:4
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

17 June 2022 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest

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

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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

For Your Local Time and Date

Southeastern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:26 Gemini 25
Moon:10 Aquarius 42
Mercury:03 Gemini 29
Venus:23 Taurus 35
Mars:17 Aries 25
Jupiter:06 Aries 05
Saturn:25 Aquarius 07 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 09
Neptune:25 Pisces 25
Pluto:28 Capricorn 05 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 03 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 39 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 05

Chiron:16 Aries 00
Ceres:14 Cancer 05
Pallas:21 Taurus 47
Juno:17 Pisces 11
Vesta:05 Pisces 20

Eris:24 Aries 56

Fire:4
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

Southern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:26 Gemini 13
Moon:07 Aquarius 37
Mercury:03 Gemini 16
Venus:23 Taurus 20
Mars:17 Aries 16
Jupiter:06 Aries 03
Saturn:25 Aquarius 08 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 08
Neptune:25 Pisces 25
Pluto:28 Capricorn 05 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 04 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 40 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 04

Chiron:16 Aries 00
Ceres:13 Cancer 59
Pallas:21 Taurus 41
Juno:17 Pisces 09
Vesta:05 Pisces 18

Eris:24 Aries 55

Fire:4
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

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

Sun:25 Gemini 54
Moon:02 Aquarius 40
Mercury:02 Gemini 57
Venus:22 Taurus 57
Mars:17 Aries 01
Jupiter:06 Aries 01
Saturn:25 Aquarius 08 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 08
Neptune:25 Pisces 25
Pluto:28 Capricorn 06 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 05 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:20 Taurus 41 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Cancer 02

Chiron:15 Aries 59
Ceres:13 Cancer 51
Pallas:21 Taurus 32
Juno:17 Pisces 05
Vesta:05 Pisces 15

Eris:24 Aries 55

Fire:4
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

A Thought for Today

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Friday

From Angel Fire

Saturn: binding, protection, neutralization, karma, death, manifestation, structure, reality, the laws of society, limits, obstacles, tests, hard work, endurance, real estates, dentists, bones, teeth, farm workers, separation, stalkers, murderers, criminals in general, civil servants, justice, math, plumbing, wills, debts, financing, joint money matters, discovery, transformation, relations with older people

SATURDAY Ruled by the Roman God of the harvest and planting. New starts and firmly planting your seeds of intention or good focuses on Saturday.

Saturn Rituals: Disciplining ourselves.

Element: Earth

Colour: Black and sometimes purple

Number: 3

Spell for Today – Lodestone Love Spell

Lodestone Love Spell

Lodestone’s magnetic properties are used to draw love towards you and then keep that love close at hand.

Lodestones are believed to have genders, just like other living creatures. Their gender is determined by their appearance: the rounder looking ones are female, while the males are the more phallic looking stones.

Choose lodestones to match your desires, use one to represent yourself and another to represent the person you would like to draw into a romance.

 Choose a lodestone that represents you and soak it in ‘Come to Me Lover Oil’  Sprinkle it with magnetic sand and place it on the edge of a mirror

 Choose a lodestone that represents the person you wish to draw into romance.

 Soak this one in ‘Amor Oil’

 Sprinkle with Magnetic Sand and place it on the mirror, on the opposite edge of the first lodestone.

 Carve a candle dedicated to romance and dress it with ‘Lucky Lodestone Oil’

 Light it and focus on your wish for romance and move the two lodestones slightly closer to each other.

 Pinch out the candle

 Repeat this daily until the lodestones meet in the middle, and then allow the candle to burn all the way down.

June 17 Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2022 June 17

Good Morning Planets from Chile

Image Credit & Copyright: Elke Schulz (Daniel Verschatse Observatory)

Explanation: On June 15, innermost planet Mercury had wandered about as far from the Sun as it ever gets in planet Earth’s sky. Near the eastern horizon just before sunrise it stands over distant Andes mountain peaks in this predawn snapshot from the valley of Rio Hurtado in Chile. June’s other morning planets are arrayed above it, as all the naked-eye planets of the Solar System stretch in a line along the ecliptic in the single wide-field view. Tilted toward the north, the Solar System’s ecliptic plane arcs steeply through southern hemisphere skies. Northern hemisphere early morning risers will see the lineup of planets along the ecliptic at a shallower angle tilting toward the south. From both hemispheres June’s beautiful morning planetary display finds the visible planets in order of their increasing distance from the Sun.

June 17 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

656 Ali ibn Abu Talib elected the 4th Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate

1579 English navigator Francis Drake lands on the coast of California at Drakes Bay, names it “New Albion” [1]

1631 Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spends more than 20 years building her tomb, the Taj Mahal

1789 French Revolution: During the meeting of the Estates-General, the Third Estate proclaims itself the ‘National Assembly’

1837 Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent

1856 Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia

Today’s Historical Events

653 St Martin I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

656 Ali ibn Abu Talib elected the 4th Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate

676 Pope Adeodatus II’s (Deusdetit II) reign ends with his death

1091 Floris II de Vette becomes earl of Holland

1119 Charles the Good becomes earl of Flanders

1397 Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden and Norway

1462 Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat from Wallachia

1497 Battle of Deptford Bridge – forces under King Henry VII soundly defeat Cornish rebels led by Michael An Gof

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1919 “Barney Google” cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres

1954 Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends

1967 Barbra Streisand: “A Happening in Central Park” concert performance for audience of 135,000

1968 KQEC TV channel 32 in San Francisco, California (PBS) begins broadcasting

1988 Givens’ Family reports Mike Tyson beats his wife Robin Givens

2017 Bill Cosby trial for aggravated indecent assault declared a mistrial after jurors couldn’t reach a verdict

2018 “The Incredibles 2” sets a box office record for an animated release, earning $180 million its opening weekend

2020 Actor Danny Masterson charged with raping three women

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1951 “Flahooley” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 40 performances

1957 “So Rare” by Jimmy Dorsey Orch peaks at #2

1961 Billy Barnes’ musical revue “Billy Barnes People”, starting Ken Berry, Dave Ketchum, and Jo Anne Worley, closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 7 performances

1965 British rock band The Kinks arrive in NYC beginning their 1st US tour

1967 “Somebody To Love” by Jefferson Airplane peaks at #5

1970 Led Zeppelin begin their last European tour

1971 Carole King‘s album “Tapestry” goes to #1 on US album charts and stays there for 15 weeks

1972 “Long Haired Lover From Liverpool” single by Little Jimmy Osmond peaks at #38

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1880 Providence Grays MLB pitcher John M. Ward throws a perfect game beating the Buffalo Bisons, 5-0; second perfect game in National League in 6 days; next one takes 84 years

1901 US Open Men’s Golf, Myopia Hunt GC: Willie Anderson of Scotland wins first of his 4 Open titles by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff with Alex Smith

1906 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Laurence Doherty & Reginald Doherty beat Raymond Little & Holcombe Ward 3-6, 11-9, 9-7, 6-1 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-0 lead over US (ends 5-0)

1911 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beats Florence Sutton 8-10, 6-1, 9-7 for her third straight US singles title

1927 US Open Men’s Golf, Oakmont CC: American-based Scotsman Tommy Armour defeats Harry Cooper by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff to win the first of his 3 major titles

1930 Continuing a rich vein of form Australian cricket icon Don Bradman scores 131 in 1st Test v England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham

1939 French Championships Men’s Tennis: American collegiate champion Don McNeill beats countryman Bobby Riggs 7-5, 6-0, 6-3

1939 44th Women’s French Championships: Simonne Mathieu beats Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (6-3, 8-6)

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Balefire

From moonlitpriestess.com

An outdoor ritual fire (or a sacred bonfire); most commonly used for Beltane, Midsummer, and Yule rituals and festivities.

From Spells8.com

An open fire, usually used in a ritual or spell. Balefires are lit during pagan festivals such as the sabbats (witch’s holidays).

A Laugh for Today

Are you ready for the weekend?

Spell for Today – Fertility

EGG WISH SPELL FOR FERTILITY

“On an egg whose shell is brown or pink,
Sign these signs in grass-green ink.
[a simple sun, a male symbol, an encircled equilateral cross, a female sign,
then an upside-down 5-pointed star]
Bury it deep in an earth-filled pot,
Let this stand where the sun is hot;
Sow on its surface seeds of grass,
Water them well while nine weeks pass
Gather the crop, bind it with thread
Let it hang always above your bed

 

SACHET FOR THE EXPECTANT WITCH

To be used in the bath or as a dream pillow to soothe away the discomforts of pregnancy.

1/2 tablespoon lemon balm 1 teaspoon lemon verbena 3 tablespoons lavender
2 tablespoons rose petals 1 teaspoon mugwort 7 drops of pure jasmine oil

Mix together all of the ingredients in your cauldron or a wooden bowl.

Cut a three-inch square piece of light blue cloth (a natural fiber always works best). Place some of the herbal mixture in the center and tie up the loose ends with some matching yarn. While doing this, visualize the discomforts being soothed away. When you’re ready, either toss it into a warm bath or hide it in the batting of your favorite pillow (or, if you want it to stay your favorite pillow for very long, put it in your pillowcase) and you’ve got a special dream pillow. Pleasant dreams!

June 16 Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2022 June 16

Strawberry Supermoon from China

Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN)

Explanation: There are four Full Supermoons in 2022. Using the definition of a supermoon as a Full Moon near perigee, that is within at least 90% of its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit, the year’s Full Supermoon dates are May 16, June 14, July 13, and August 12. Full Moons near perigee really are the brightest and largest in planet Earth’s sky. But size and brightness differences between Full Moons are relatively small and an actual comparison with other Full Moons is difficult to make by eye alone. Two exposures are blended in this supermoon and sky view from June 14. That Full Moon was also known to northern hemisphere skygazers as the Strawberry moon. The consecutive short and long exposures allow familiar features on the fully sunlit lunar nearside to be seen in the same image as a faint lunar corona and an atmospheric cloudscape. They were captured in skies over Chongqing, China.

June 16 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1779 Spain declares war on Great Britain in support of France and the USA, starting the Great Siege of Gibraltar which goes on to last 3 years, 7 months and 2 weeks

1858 Abraham Lincoln says “A house divided against itself cannot stand” accepting Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate

1904 Bloomsday (date of events in James Joyce‘s novel “Ulysses”)

1963 Soviet space mission Vostok 6 is launched with Valentina Tereshkova onboard, who becomes the 1st woman in space

2000 Israel complies with UN Security Council Resolution 425 after 22 years, which calls on Israel to completely withdraw from Lebanon. Israel withdraws from all of Lebanon, except the disputed Sheba Farms

Today’s Historical Events

632 Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era

1487 Battle of Stoke, Nottinghamshire: Henry VII beats John de la Pole & Lord Lovell

1567 Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison, Scotland

1624 Virginia becomes an English crown colony following the bankruptcy of the London Company

1673 Peace of Vossem: French King Louis XIV and Frederik Willem of Brandenburg

1745 British fleet occupies Cape Breton on St Lawrence River

1746 Battle at Piacenza: Austria & Sardinia beat Spanish and French army

1755 British capture Fort Beauséjour, expel Acadians

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1960 “Psycho”, psychological horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, and Vera Miles, opens in New York City

1961 Dave Garroway is fired as host of NBC’s “Today Show”

1966 Rowan & Martin host “The Dean Martin Show” Summer Series, on NBC-TV

1978 Film “Grease” opens, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, based on the 1971 musical

1978 Ringo Starr releases album “Bad Boy”

1980 Musical comedy film “The Blues Brothers”, starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and directed by John Landis, premieres in Chicago, Illinois

1983 Ringo Starr releases album “Old Wave” album in West Germany; soon after releases follow in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, Mexico, and Brazil

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1902 “The Wizard of Oz” musical first opens in Chicago, Illinois

1958 “Flip Top Box” by Dicky Doo & The Don’ts hits #46

961 Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defects to West at Le Bourget Airport in Paris

1967 50,000 attend first day of the Monterey International Pop Festival – beginning of the Summer of Love

1967 The first Montreux Jazz Festival is held in Switzerland, created by Claude Nobs [1]

1977 “Beatlemania” opens on Broadway

1979 Single “Logical Song” by Supertramp peaks at #6

1982 Columbia Records releases “Somewhere in the Stars”, the fourth studio album by Rosanne Cash; produced by husband Rodney Crowell, and featuring her father Johnny Cash on one track

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1883 1st baseball “Ladies’ Day” (NY Gothams beat Cleveland Spiders 5-2)

1894 US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Helen Hellwig beats defending champion Aline Terry 7-5, 3-6, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3

1899 Victor Trumper‘s 1st Test Cricket century 135* v England, Lord’s

1903 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox

1909 Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic gold medals

1917 49th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Hourless wins in 2:17.8

1929 Otto E. Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (NY to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days)

1932 Sutcliffe and Holmes make 555 opening cricket stand for Yorkshire v Essex

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Words are

Ancestors

and

Ancestor Veneration

From moonlitpriestess.com

Spirits of deceased humans with whom you have strong bonds such as family members, friends, etc. Some traditions recognize only blood-relative ancestors, particularly on the subject of ancestral curses. Others recognize various other ancestors including the Mighty Dead.

AND

Also called “veneration of the dead,” refers to honoring and respecting the deceased. Specific methods of doing so and why differs between cultures, religions, families, etc. (see also Ancestors)