Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Words are:

Akasha

Akashic Records

From moonlitpriestess.com

Spirit; the fifth element; omnipresent spiritual power permeating the universe; the energy out of which the elements are formed. Generally associated with the life force.

Location on the astral plane containing all souls’ knowledge past, present, and future. Some practitioners access to review past lives, heal ancestral curses/wounds, and other magickal purposes, generally of a fact-finding or healing nature.

A Laugh for Today

June 6 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 6

Milky Way Galaxy Doomed: Collision with Andromeda Pending

Image Credit: NASAESAZ. Levay and R. van der Marel (STScI); T. Hallas; and A. Mellinger

Explanation: Will our Milky Way Galaxy collide one day with its larger neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy? Most likely, yes. Careful plotting of slight displacements of M31’s stars relative to background galaxies on recent Hubble Space Telescope images indicate that the center of M31 could be on a direct collision course with the center of our home galaxy. Still, the errors in sideways velocity appear sufficiently large to admit a good chance that the central parts of the two galaxies will miss, slightly, but will become close enough for their outer halos to become gravitationally entangled. Once that happens, the two galaxies will become bound, dance around, and eventually merge to become one large elliptical galaxy — over the next few billion years. Pictured here is a combination of images depicting the sky of a world (Earth?) in the distant future when the outer parts of each galaxy begin to collide. The exact future of our Milky Way and the entire surrounding Local Group of Galaxies is likely to remain an active topic of research for years to come.

7 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

June 07, 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Gemini 51
Moon:16 Virgo 57
Mercury:26 Taurus 46
Venus:11 Taurus 46
Mars:10 Aries 07
Jupiter:04 Aries 45
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 39
Neptune:25 Pisces 20
Pluto:28 Capricorn 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 14
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 59

Chiron:15 Aries 42
Ceres:09 Cancer 46
Pallas:17 Taurus 09
Juno:14 Pisces 53
Vesta:03 Pisces 32

Eris:24 Aries 52

Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:2
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

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

Sun:16 Gemini 39
Moon:14 Virgo 19
Mercury:26 Taurus 43
Venus:11 Taurus 31
Mars:09 Aries 58
Jupiter:04 Aries 43
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 39
Neptune:25 Pisces 19
Pluto:28 Capricorn 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 14 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 12 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 57

Chiron:15 Aries 41
Ceres:09 Cancer 41
Pallas:17 Taurus 03
Juno:14 Pisces 50
Vesta:03 Pisces 29

Eris:24 Aries 52

Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:2
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 

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

Sun:16 Gemini 20
Moon:10 Virgo 08
Mercury:26 Taurus 37
Venus:11 Taurus 07
Mars:09 Aries 43
Jupiter:04 Aries 40
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 38
Neptune:25 Pisces 19
Pluto:28 Capricorn 16 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 14 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 13 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 55

Chiron:15 Aries 41
Ceres:09 Cancer 32
Pallas:16 Taurus 54
Juno:14 Pisces 45
Vesta:03 Pisces 25

Eris:24 Aries 51

Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:2
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!

June 6 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1523 Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union

1716 French transport the 1st African slaves to Louisiana

1916 The death of Yuan Shikai, ruler of much of China since 1912, causes the central government to virtually collapse in the face of warlords, including Sun Yat-sen

1944 Operation Overlord: D-Day begins as the 156,000-strong Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France, during World War II

1982 30,000 Israeli troops invade Lebanon to drive out the PLO

Today’s Historical Events

640 Arab Muslim army sent by Caliph Omar begins siege of Heliopolis, city succumbs mid to late July, paving way for Muslim conquest of Byzantine Egypt

1002 German King Henry II the Saint crowned

1242 24 wagonloads of Talmudic books burned in Paris

1328 Franciscan theologian William of Ockham [Occam] excommunicated by Pope John XXII

1391 Inhabitants of Seville, Spain, massacre 5,000 Jews

1513 Battle of Novara, the War of the League of Cambrai: the Swiss Confederacy defeat the French

1520 France and England sign treaty of Scotland

1523 Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1931 George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin‘s musical “Girl Crazy” starring Ginger Rogers and featuring debut of Ethel Merman, closes at the Alvin Theater, NYC, after 272 performances, and making stars of Rogers and Merman

1949 “It Pays To Be Ignorant” game show debut on CBS-TV

1949 WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast

1951 1st Berlin International Film Festival opens

1960Steve Allen Show” last airs on NBC-TV

1968 WKHA TV channel 35 in Hazard, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971 WHAE (now WGNX) TV channel 46 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBN) begins broadcasting

1971 Final broadcast of “The Ed Sullivan Show” (a repeat from 7 February) on CBS-TV

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1931 “There Ought To Be A Moonlight Saving Time” by Guy Lombardo hits #1

1962 The Beatles meet their producer George Martin for the first time and record “Besame Mucho” with Pete Best on drums

1964 The Beatles arrive in Netherlands

1965 Rolling Stones release single “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”

1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono unannounced appearance at Fillmore East in NYC

1972 David Bowie releases his breakthrough album “The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”

1977 Doobie Brothers sponsor a Golf Classic & Concert at Calabasas Park Country Club & Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles to benefit the United Way

1983 17th Music City News Country Awards: Marty Robbins & Roy Acuff win

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1848 New York Yacht Club holds its first annual regatta; won by the schooner Carnelia

1885 19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43

1896 21st Preakness: Henry Griffin aboard Margrave wins in 1:51

1901 British Open Men’s Golf, Muirfield: Scotsman James Braid wins first of 5 Open titles by 3 strokes from Harry Vardon of Jersey

1923 Edgar Wallace becomes the first British radio sports reporter reporting on The Derby for the British Broadcasting Company

1924 US Open Men’s Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Unknown Englishman Cyril Walker wins his only major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Bobby Jones

1925 French Championships Men’s Tennis: René Lacoste wins 1st of 3 French titles, beating fellow Frenchman Jean Borotra 7-5, 6-1, 6-4

1925 French Women’s Tennis Championships: Suzanne Lenglen beats Kitty McKane 6-1, 6-2

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Book of Shadows (BoS)

From moonlitpriestess.com

The spellbook, journal, diary, grimoire, and/or ritual guide used by an individual witch or coven. “Shadows” is used to mean past as in past experience and knowledge, like a permanent reminder of where you’ve been and can always return to. Generally includes spells, rituals, correspondences, etc. and may also include poems and other useful information.

From Spells8.com

Personal notebook kept by a practitioner of magick to record their work. This would include spellwork, rituals, personal wisdom, dreams, and observations. Start your own Book of Shadows with these printable dividers for a Book of Shadows binder.

A Laugh for Today

Wishing you a happy, magickal week!

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 Sunday

Magickal Intentions: Growth, Advancements, Enlightenment, Rational Thought, Exorcism, Healing, Prosperity, Hope, Exorcism, Money

Incense: Lemon, Frankincense

Planet: Sun

Sign: Leo

Angel: Michael

Colors: Gold, Yellow, Orange and White

Herbs/Plants: Marigold, Heliotrope, Sunflower, Buttercup, Cedar, Beech, Oak

Stones: Carnelian, Citrine, Tiger’s Eye, Amber, Clear Quartz and Red Agate

Oil: (Sun) Cedar, Frankincense, Neroli, Rosemary

The first day of the week is ruled by the Sun. It is an excellent time to work efforts involving business partnerships, work promotions, business ventures, and professional success. Spells where friendships, mental or physical health, or bringing joy back into life are an issue work well on this day, too

June 5 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 5

Two Black Holes Dancing in 3C 75

Image Credit: X-Ray: NASA/CXC/D. Hudson, T. Reiprich et al. (AIfA); Radio: NRAO/VLA/ NRL

Explanation: What’s happening at the center of active galaxy 3C 75? The two bright sources at the center of this composite x-ray (blue)/ radio (pink) image are co-orbiting supermassive black holes powering the giant radio source 3C 75. Surrounded by multimillion degree x-ray emitting gas, and blasting out jets of relativistic particles the supermassive black holes are separated by 25,000 light-years. At the cores of two merging galaxies in the Abell 400 galaxy cluster they are some 300 million light-years away. Astronomers conclude that these two supermassive black holes are bound together by gravity in a binary system in part because the jets’ consistent swept back appearance is most likely due to their common motion as they speed through the hot cluster gas at about 1200 kilometers per second. Such spectacular cosmic mergers are thought to be common in crowded galaxy cluster environments in the distant universe. In their final stages, the mergers are expected to be intense sources of gravitational waves.

June 5 Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1873 Sultan Bargash bin Said under British pressure closes the infamous slave market of Zanzibar in modern day Tanzania

1947 US Secretary of State George Marshall outlines the “Marshall Plan” to rebuild Western Europe

1963 State of siege proclaimed in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini arrested

1967 Six-Day War begins between Israel and the neighboring Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria

1968 Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan shoots Robert F. Kennedy three times, who dies the next day. and wounds 5 others at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California

1981 AIDS Epidemic officially begins when US Centers for Disease Control reports on pneumonia affecting five homosexual men in Los Angeles

1981 World’s first today in history program with editable data “TODAY”, invented by Michael Butler runs for the first time on a mainframe computer

1984 Indira Gandhi orders an attack on Sikh’s holiest site, the Golden Temple in Amritsar

Today’s Historical Events

70 Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem

754 Friezen robbers murder Bishop Boniface (later Saint) and over 50 companions near Dokkum

1257 Kraków, Poland, receives city rights.

1284 Charles of Salerno is captured by Roger of Lauria during a naval battle in the Gulf of Naples, part of the Sicilian Vespers uprising

1288 Battle of Worringen: Jan I, Duke of Brabant defeats army of Archbishop Siegfried II of Cologne, one of the largest and fiercest battles of the Middle Ages

1305 Archbishop Bertrand the Got of Bordeaux elected Pope Clement V

1507 England and Netherlands sign trade agreement

1625 Spanish troops under Spinola conquer Breda

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1927 Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard & 200-yard free-style swim record

1952 1st sporting event televised nationally – Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1954 “Your Show Of Shows” last airs on NBC-TV

1956Milton Berle Show” last airs on NBC-TV

1960 “George Gobel Show” last airs on CBS-TV

1967 WSBE TV channel 36 in Providence, RI (PBS) begins broadcasting

1970 KPAX TV channel 8 in Missoula, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting

1987 “Nightline” presents its 1st “Town Meeting” the subject is AIDS and the show runs until 3:47 AM

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1945 Benjamin Britten‘s opera “Peter Grimes” premieres in London

1948 “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend” single released by Stan Jones

1964 Rolling Stones 1st US concert tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee) debuts in San Bernadino, California

1964 Davie Jones & King Bees release debut single “I Can’t Help Thinking About Me”; group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie

1965 “Wooly Bully” by Sam the Sham & Pharaohs hits #2

1976 “Bigfoot” by Bro Smith hits #57

1981 George Harrison releases “Somewhere in England”, his ninth studio album, includes John Lennon tribute “All Those Years Ago” (Featuring Paul and Ringo)

1982 “Murphy’s Law” by Cheri hits #39

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1806 1st trotter to break 3 minute mile (Yankee)

1869 3rd Belmont: C Miller aboard Fenian wins in 3:04.25

1879 13th Belmont: George Evans riding Spendthrift wins in 2:42.75

1886 20th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Inspector B wins in 2:41

1902 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Scotsman Sandy Herd wins by 1 stroke from James Braid and Harry Vardon

1911 Red Sox Joe Wood strikes out 3 pinch hitters in 9th for 5-4 win

1915 47th Belmont: George Byrne aboard The Finn wins in 2:18.6

1920 Philadelphia Athletics’s VP Thomas Shibe denies charges that baseballs are livelier

Pagan and Magickal Terms and Definitions

Today’s Word is

Astral Plane

From moonlitpriestess.com

Realm believed to be beyond space and time; considered by some as an alternative dimension running alongside the physical realm we currently inhabit where beings (including ourselves) can travel and interact in spirit or astrally; sometimes visited to perform magick that can affect change on the physical plane.

From Spells8.com

The multi dimensional plane within the astral realm where one can travel using their astral body.

Let’s Have Some Fun – Printable Adult Coloring Page

A Laugh for Today

Relax and enjoy some coloring time.

The new relaxation technique that came out a few years ago for adult themed coloring really can help everyone to locate their inner child and let it come out to play! Look for the coloring pages throughout WOTC and those posted today. Some are so small that printing them out at the size given almost everyone would need a magnifying glass to see the details so by making the coloring page bigger they sometimes get fuzzy.

6 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

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

Sun:15 Gemini 54
Moon:04 Virgo 26
Mercury:26 Taurus 29
Venus:10 Taurus 35
Mars:09 Aries 23
Jupiter:04 Aries 36
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 36
Neptune:25 Pisces 19
Pluto:28 Capricorn 17 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 15 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 14 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 52

Chiron:15 Aries 40
Ceres:09 Cancer 21
Pallas:16 Taurus 41
Juno:14 Pisces 38
Vesta:03 Pisces 19

Eris:24 Aries 51

Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:2
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

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

Sun:15 Gemini 42
Moon:01 Virgo 52
Mercury:26 Taurus 26
Venus:10 Taurus 20
Mars:09 Aries 14
Jupiter:04 Aries 34
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 35
Neptune:25 Pisces 19
Pluto:28 Capricorn 17 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 15 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:21 Taurus 15 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 51

Chiron:15 Aries 39
Ceres:09 Cancer 15
Pallas:16 Taurus 36
Juno:14 Pisces 35
Vesta:03 Pisces 16

Eris:24 Aries 51

Fire:4
Earth:8
Air:2
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 

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

Sun:15 Gemini 23
Moon:27 Leo 46
Mercury:26 Taurus 22
Venus:09 Taurus 57
Mars:08 Aries 59
Jupiter:04 Aries 31
Saturn:25 Aquarius 15 Rx
Uranus:16 Taurus 34
Neptune:25 Pisces 19
Pluto:28 Capricorn 17 Rx

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

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Cancer 48

Chiron:15 Aries 38
Ceres:09 Cancer 07
Pallas:16 Taurus 27
Juno:14 Pisces 30
Vesta:03 Pisces 12

Eris:24 Aries 51

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

A Thought for Today

We all have metaphysical wings it is learning to trust them along with our spirit and animal guides to let us soar higher than we think we can.

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

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

CHARM TO FIND LOST ITEMS

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

A FINDING SPELL

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

June 4 Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 June 4

Tau Herculids from Space

Image Credit & CopyrightZhuoxiao Wang, Yangwang-1 Space Telescope, Origin.Space

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