Tag: Pagan Knowledge

Herb and Essential Oils Magickal and Medicinal Uses of a Cucumber

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Cooling, refreshing, and magical, the delicious cucumber has more than just a place in your kitchen!

In the mundane, we’ve seen these pepo cross boundaries from summer salads to sensual spas!

For these reasons, we can feel a direct tie to Venus, the Moon, and beauty!

So, next time you’re slicing or dicing this green gourd, yes gourd, be sure to empower your mundane with lovely, crisp magic!

Magickal Properties of Cucumber | Materia Magicka

Latin Name

  • Cucumis sativus

Folk Names

  • Cowcumber
  • Cuke

Gender

  • Feminine

Elements

  • Water

Planets

  • Venus
  • Moon

Signs

  • Cancer
  • Libra
  • Taurus

Deities

  • Aphrodite
  • Hera
  • The Kappa
  • Uttu

Chakras

  • Sacral

Magical Properties of Cucumber

  • Beauty (inner and outer): Empower this green fruit for beauty and use it as a face mask, eye compress, or in beauty spells. You can also use its juice as part of a beauty potion! Because this fruit is so hydrating, it’s great for beauty spells that work from the inside out, as well!
  • Fertility: Carry a cucumber with you when trying to conceive to help balance your feminine energies with masculine energies. You can also use this in sympathetic magic.
  • Healing: In ancient times, these were used to heal swelling, exhaustion, hangovers, scorpion bites, and much more! Place this fruit on your altar during healing spells or eat when you are feeling ill. Pickles also work well for healing.
  • Youth: Similar to beauty work, use this as part of your beauty regimen or in beauty and youth spells.

Source plentifulearth.com

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

Well, we have made it through another week in 2023. This has been a strange year for weather so far. Where I live, we were in near drought or drought up to this week when we had flood warnings. The big differences in temperatures and whatever else the weather wanted to do has been hard on me with having fibromyalgia and arthritis this summer. I know many of you are in the same boat as me with daily pain, aches, and stiffness. Hopefully, fall will be kinder to us, but I don’t count on it. I was fortunate enough to have one of my apprentices suggest a baneful herb to help with the pain ectara and to have it work for me. I am not going to give the name of the baneful herb as taken in the wrong dosage it can lead to death. If you would like some more information about it, please write to me at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com and I will forward it to my herbalist to contact you.

At least the finical stress both myself and Big Dawg were under for the last year or so has been mostly lifted because of Lord Genish bring a good paying job to Big Dawg that he enjoys. Yes, it keeps both of us pretty busy most of the time, but it is worth it. The only drawback is driving miles and miles, and more miles through corn and soybean fields which makes getting to where we need to be really boring at times. At least we get to pick what days and hours we work which helps with the care of our fur kids and for them not to get to upset when we get home late for the last potty time of the day. An extra treat usually helps to smooth the upset feelings they have with us.

I’ve got to get back to doing the regular daily posts, so have a great weekend everyone!

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Thursday

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Thursday from spells8.com

Candle

Thursday candles are Blue, Purple and Green. Check the Daily Devotional page here for today’s candle ritual ideas.

Deities

Thursdays are ruled by Cernunnos, Gaia, Juno, Jupiter, Poseidon, Pan, Osiris, Thor, and Zeus, among others.

Tea

Drink a cup of Green Tea to connect with Thursday’s actionable energy.

This tea has a large amount of L-theanine, an amino acid that is beneficial for memory, attention, concentration and learning.

Green Tea Mental Detox

Herbs

Cinnamon, Clove, Sage, Fig, Hyssop, Maple, Nutmeg, Star Anise, Cinquefoil, Honeysuckle, Musk, Oakmoss.

Crystals

Amethyst Activation, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Tiger’s Eye Activation, Sugilite.

Rituals & Spells

Thursday color correspondences are Blue, Purple and Green. A simple spell is: Light a green candle to promote growth, fertility and abundance.

August 17, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon 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 Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on August 17 has an illumination of 1%. 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 August 17 the Moon is 0.98 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 Crescent
Illumination: 1%
Moon Age: 0.98 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,035.28 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,446,114.69 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 17, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Leo 47
Moon:11 Virgo 44
Mercury:20 Virgo 21
Venus:17 Leo 44 Rx
Mars:23 Virgo 53
Jupiter:15 Taurus 04
Saturn:04 Pisces 32 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 01
Neptune:27 Pisces 07 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 40 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 05 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 48

Chiron:19 Aries 41 Rx
Ceres:18 Libra 40
Pallas:17 Virgo 43
Juno:01 Leo 07
Vesta:21 Gemini 42

Eris:25 Aries 12 Rx

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

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 17, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Leo 42
Moon:10 Virgo 45
Mercury:20 Virgo 19
Venus:17 Leo 47 Rx
Mars:23 Virgo 50
Jupiter:15 Taurus 04
Saturn:04 Pisces 33 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 01
Neptune:27 Pisces 07 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 40 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 05 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 47

Chiron:19 Aries 41 Rx
Ceres:18 Libra 38
Pallas:17 Virgo 41
Juno:01 Leo 05
Vesta:21 Gemini 40

Eris:25 Aries 12 Rx

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

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

17 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Leo 25
Moon:07 Virgo 17
Mercury:20 Virgo 10
Venus:17 Leo 57 Rx
Mars:23 Virgo 39
Jupiter:15 Taurus 03
Saturn:04 Pisces 34 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 01
Neptune:27 Pisces 07 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 43 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 06 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 45

Chiron:19 Aries 42 Rx
Ceres:18 Libra 31
Pallas:17 Virgo 33
Juno:00 Leo 56
Vesta:21 Gemini 35

Eris:25 Aries 12 Rx

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

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

We also do not expect to do something wrong to another person or animal or anything and be totally forgiven for the act just by praying to the son of the Christian God. We take personal responsibility for the wrongs we do than attempt to make amends. We know that in order for our Karma to stay in balance we need to right our wrongs no matter how hard that might be.

With this in mind I apologize to anyone I have inconvenienced by skipping or getting posts up late. I sincerely thank all of you that support me and WOTC with words, actions, money, or whatever.

May your joy be plentiful and your troubles few! Blessed be dear Sisters, Brothers and Friends!

An Exciting New Children’s Book

A novice in WOTC’s School of Witchcraft is a brand-new published author of a children’s book with some pagan type things worked in.

About the Author

Crissy has had a passion for writing since she was very young. She has always been very interested in writing poetry. She would carry paper with her wherever she went because she never knew when inspiration might strike. She has a degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is also a Certified Hypnotherapist, Photographer, and Inspirational Blog Writer. She is a mother of 6 and felt that there was a strong need for more books that promoted positive affirmations for children. Crissy pours her heart into all of the books that she writes. Her children are her drive and motivation for the stories that she creates.

alwaysandforevercrissy.com

Use the link below to go to amazon.com to read a sample of the book.

Little Night Owl

Little Night Owl Children’s book is perfect for young explorers looking for a fun and exciting adventure! Join our little night owls as they embark on their journey and learn about the wonderful world of nature and the creatures that inhabit it. Along the way, the little night owl will come across an opossum, raccoon, and skunk- each with its unique style of life. The story emphasizes the beauty of friendship and how animals can form meaningful connections, encouraging curiosity and exploration. With its theme of wonder and fascination, this children’s book allows readers to experience a truly magical journey that dives into nature’s secrets while promoting understanding and growth through love. This book is sure to captivate your child’s imagination while introducing them to the wonders of nature in a fun and captivating way!

 

Some Humor for Your Day

August 16, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon 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 New Moon phase. During this phase the Moon is too close to the sun in the sky to be visible. The moon rises and sets with the sun and is not present in the night sky. Because of this the night sky is darker and an excellent time to view other celestial objects. Like the Full Moon, a New Moon happens at a very specific time when the sun and moon have the same ecliptic longitude and it can be measured down to the second it occurs.

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

Today’s New Moon Phase

The New Moon on August 16 has an illumination of 0%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On August 16 the Moon is 0.08 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: New Moon
Illumination: 0%
Moon Age: 0.08 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,504.61 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,474,487.24 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 16, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Leo 49
Moon:29 Leo 53
Mercury:19 Virgo 50
Venus:18 Leo 20 Rx
Mars:23 Virgo 15
Jupiter:15 Taurus 01
Saturn:04 Pisces 37 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 01
Neptune:27 Pisces 08 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 32 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 49 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 08 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 41

Chiron:19 Aries 43 Rx
Ceres:18 Libra 17
Pallas:17 Virgo 16
Juno:00 Leo 36
Vesta:21 Gemini 22

Eris:25 Aries 12 Rx

Fire:9
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 16, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Leo 45
Moon:28 Leo 54
Mercury:19 Virgo 47
Venus:18 Leo 23 Rx
Mars:23 Virgo 12
Jupiter:15 Taurus 01
Saturn:04 Pisces 37 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 01
Neptune:27 Pisces 08 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 32 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 50 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 08 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 40

Chiron:19 Aries 43 Rx
Ceres:18 Libra 15
Pallas:17 Virgo 13
Juno:00 Leo 33
Vesta:21 Gemini 20

Eris:25 Aries 12 Rx

Fire:9
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

16 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Leo 28
Moon:25 Leo 27
Mercury:19 Virgo 37
Venus:18 Leo 33 Rx
Mars:23 Virgo 01
Jupiter:15 Taurus 00
Saturn:04 Pisces 39 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 01
Neptune:27 Pisces 08 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 33 Rx

True Lunar Node:26 Aries 53 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 09 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 39

Chiron:19 Aries 43 Rx
Ceres:18 Libra 09
Pallas:17 Virgo 05
Juno:00 Leo 24
Vesta:21 Gemini 14

Eris:25 Aries 12 Rx

Fire:9
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

Today I am setting a goal of not missing a day of posting over the next Moon cycle (new Moon to new Moon). Don’t know if I will be able to do it or not because of my health lately but I am sure going to try to hit this goal for you.

What goal do you want to set for this next cycle of the Moon?

Question (via Quora): Why Is Lead (Pb) Ammunition Still Being Manufactured And Used?

It’s Cheap And Easy, But Is It Worth The Cost?

By Rebecca Williams

Reposted by Graphia

https://thechemistryspace.quora.com/https-www-quora-com-Why-is-lead-ammunition-still-being-manufactured-and-used-answer-Rebecca-Williams-1128?ch=18&oid=122594252&share=0fbc4b16&srid=hXLmhI&target_type=post

Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years

Written by Giovanni Prete

Reposted by Graphia

https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/13/plant-ancient-greece-rediscovered/

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

Soul Contract

The idea bred false conclusions

And a fateful contract

Signed in blood

Ancient text with ancient rite

Demon summoning

Lonely crossroads

It sounded easy

No payment due

Saved until a future day

Bargaining with your soul

What’s the value

None can say

They rather trade it away

Earthly pleasures

They’re easy to see

Wealth, fame, power

Living life so lavishly

Yet time

Time’s a mortal enemy

Try not to think

That eternal damnation

A constant cycle of cremation

But only after pain

And so much suffering

Distract yourself

Try not to see

Deal with it eventually

You want it now

Everything

Eternal youth and diamond rings

Pleasures only flesh can bring

Forgotten was the ancient spell

Your private highway

Your road to hell

Tied now to the hourglass

Amazing run will travel fast

The pact fulfilled

The payment due

Now he comes

Comes for you

August 15, 2023 Current Moon Phase and Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

Current Moon 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 Waning Crescent phase. This phase is best viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on August 15 has an illumination of 1%. 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 August 15 the Moon is 28.72 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 1%
Moon Age: 28.72 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,041.39 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,502,313.10 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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.

Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 15, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Leo 52
Moon:18 Leo 02
Mercury:19 Virgo 14
Venus:18 Leo 56 Rx
Mars:22 Virgo 37
Jupiter:14 Taurus 57
Saturn:04 Pisces 41 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 00
Neptune:27 Pisces 09 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 33 Rx

True Lunar Node:27 Aries 01 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 34

Chiron:19 Aries 44 Rx
Ceres:17 Libra 54
Pallas:16 Virgo 48
Juno:00 Leo 05
Vesta:21 Gemini 01

Eris:25 Aries 12 Rx

Fire:9
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 15, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Leo 47
Moon:17 Leo 03
Mercury:19 Virgo 11
Venus:18 Leo 59 Rx
Mars:22 Virgo 34
Jupiter:14 Taurus 57
Saturn:04 Pisces 42 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 00
Neptune:27 Pisces 09 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:27 Aries 02 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 34

Chiron:19 Aries 44 Rx
Ceres:17 Libra 52
Pallas:16 Virgo 46
Juno:00 Leo 02
Vesta:20 Gemini 59

Eris:25 Aries 12 Rx

Fire:9
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:2
Cardinal:6
Fixed:7
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

15 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:22 Leo 30
Moon:13 Leo 35
Mercury:19 Virgo 00
Venus:19 Leo 10 Rx
Mars:22 Virgo 23
Jupiter:14 Taurus 56
Saturn:04 Pisces 43 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 00
Neptune:27 Pisces 10 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 34 Rx

True Lunar Node:27 Aries 05 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 12 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 32

Chiron:19 Aries 44 Rx
Ceres:17 Libra 46
Pallas:16 Virgo 38
Juno:29 Cancer 53
Vesta:20 Gemini 53

Eris:25 Aries 12 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Some Humor for Your Day

From Reader’s Digest

Look on the bright side, at least Mondays only happen once a week. Once a week is more than enough.

If Monday was a movie, it would be very long and boring. No one would ever want to watch it.

Sunday and Monday are in a fight. Who wins? Sunday. Monday is a weekday.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, I blinked, Monday. The weekend goes by way too fast. 

Ok so this is very dry humor today. Enjoy your week.

Spell for Today – Making Moon Water

(YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE ANY COROSPONDENCES AND SPELLS POSTED TO A DOCUMENT TO PRINT AND/OR SAVE ON YOUR COMPUTER)

Moon Water Recipe

Recipe by Francisco Huanaco Difficulty: Easy

Moon water is simply regular water that has been blessed under the Moon. You can make it on any lunar phase (not just the Full Moon!) chanting this easy Wiccan spell.

INGREDIENTS

  • Drinking water (it can be tap/rain water if it’s safe to drink)

  • 1 bowl or a glass container of any size

HOW TO PREPARE MOON WATER

  • Pour water in the bowl. If it’s your first time, use 3 cups of water. Otherwise, feel free to experiment with the amounts.
  • Put the bowl in a place where it will be lit by the moonlight, preferably outside, but it could be near a window inside your home. It’s a good idea to use a glass bowl or a transparent bottle to allow the light to reach the water without obstructions. It doesn’t matter if it’s cloudy outside, since moonlight, just like sunlight, can pierce through the clouds easily.
  • As you place the water in the moonlight, consecrate it by saying out loud:How to prepare Moon Water
  • Your intention/petition could be attracting more money to your life, healing a part of your body, fixing a relationship, or anything else where you want to focus this sacred energy.
  • You don’t need to leave the water outside all night. A few hours is enough, but make sure to collect it before dawn, before the sunlight touches it.
  • Filter out any insects that might have landed on the water and pour it in a bottle or jar. Store it in a dark place such as a kitchen cabinet or refrigerator until you use it.

August 14, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions in either hemisphere you can use this for a specific use and time in your local time zone, 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

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

August 14, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Leo 54
Moon:06 Leo 09
Mercury:18 Virgo 35
Venus:19 Leo 33 Rx
Mars:21 Virgo 59
Jupiter:14 Taurus 53
Saturn:04 Pisces 46 Rx
Uranus:23 Taurus 00
Neptune:27 Pisces 11 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:27 Aries 13 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 14 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 28

Chiron:19 Aries 45 Rx
Ceres:17 Libra 32
Pallas:16 Virgo 20
Juno:29 Cancer 33
Vesta:20 Gemini 40

Eris:25 Aries 13 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

August 14, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Leo 49
Moon:05 Leo 10
Mercury:18 Virgo 32
Venus:19 Leo 36 Rx
Mars:21 Virgo 56
Jupiter:14 Taurus 53
Saturn:04 Pisces 46 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 59
Neptune:27 Pisces 11 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:27 Aries 14 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 15 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 27

Chiron:19 Aries 45 Rx
Ceres:17 Libra 30
Pallas:16 Virgo 18
Juno:29 Cancer 30
Vesta:20 Gemini 38

Eris:25 Aries 13 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

14 August 2023
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:21 Leo 32
Moon:01 Leo 41
Mercury:18 Virgo 19
Venus:19 Leo 47 Rx
Mars:21 Virgo 45
Jupiter:14 Taurus 52
Saturn:04 Pisces 47 Rx
Uranus:22 Taurus 59
Neptune:27 Pisces 11 Rx
Pluto:28 Capricorn 35 Rx

True Lunar Node:27 Aries 17 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:28 Aries 16 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):24 Leo 25

Chiron:19 Aries 45 Rx
Ceres:17 Libra 23
Pallas:16 Virgo 10
Juno:29 Cancer 21
Vesta:20 Gemini 32

Eris:25 Aries 13 Rx

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:6

August 14, 2023 Current Moon 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 Waning Crescent phase. This phase is best viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

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

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on August 14 has an illumination of 3%. 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 August 14 the Moon is 27.82 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: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 3%
Moon Age: 27.82 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 403,658.21 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,529,584.62 km

Useful Moon Resources

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

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

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.

August 14, 2023 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 3:30 AM to 7 AM EDT today (12:30 AM to 4 AM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Cancer into Leo.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today begins a preparation for Wednesday’s New Moon. (It’s the big event of the week.) It’s time for you to value your creative talents. You love your hobbies. You approach so many areas of life with enthusiasm and imagination. Appreciate what you do!

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today until the New Moon on Wednesday, your focus is on home, family and perhaps a parent. You want to put down roots. You want to make your home attractive, which is why you’re redecorating and tackling projects. You want the freedom to entertain. You want to do what you want to do.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

You are an idea person. You love the stimulation of new information be it neighbourly gossip or international news. This is because you were born curious. Today, and in the next few days, you will nurture independent ideas. In fact, you might impulsively travel.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Starting today and for the next few days, your focus will be on money, earnings, cash flow and your possessions. In fact, by Wednesday’s New Moon, you might have new ideas or resolutions about how you want to handle your wealth. (You’re never casual about money.)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today the Moon moves into Leo where it will move forward until it lines up with the Sun on Wednesday – creating a New Moon! This is a powerful time for you. You want to do your own thing, which is why you might rebel against authority. It’s time to be your own person.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You feel a lot of things going on behind the scenes in an almost subterranean way. It’s there but you can’t see it. However, you can talk about it because Mercury and Mars are both in your sign making you eager to communicate your ideas to someone. Speak up!

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

You are not a loner. You like to have others in your life. Right now, you are focused on friends as well as groups and organizations. In fact, your relationship with someone might start to simmer a bit until something explodes on Wednesday. Be alert.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

You are high viz. today and for the next few days. You look attractive to others, which is why you might have a flirtation with someone in authority. Nevertheless, by the New Moon on Wednesday, you will feel rebellious. You’re marching to the beat of your own drum.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You love to travel and this week is no exception. This is an excellent day to learn new things and meet people from other countries and different cultures. Be aware that in the next few days, travel or educational plans might suddenly change.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

This is a fortunate time for you. Gifts, goodies and money might come your way. Nevertheless, keep your eyes open because starting today until Wednesday, something is uncertain. A deal might fall through or an unexpected change might occur. Stay tuned.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Beginning today and for the next few days, certainly until Wednesday, be prepared to accommodate others and go more than halfway in your dealings. This is because both the Sun and the Moon are opposite your sign. You have no choice. It is what it is.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

You’re keen to be productive and efficient in whatever you do. You are just as keen to improve your health as well. Yes – you want it all. This is wise. After all, why not be the best that you can be?

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Myla Kunis (1983) shares your birthday today. You’re aware of whatever is going on because you’re perceptive and an excellent judge of character. You are also quick to see the subtext of things. This is a slower paced year that will focus on your closest relationships. Seek out people who are supportive of you.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

It appears that the stars are prompting you to feel more and more confused because some things in your life are going to turn hectic.

Most natives that are going to find themselves in such a situation should blame it all on their past selves, more specifically on a certain decision they have taken in the past and that they knew wasn’t all right for them.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

During this start of the week you are recommended to reevaluate some of the most important aspects in your life.

This might have to do with your personal or with your professional life. There are choices you need to update and there are other things you need to some thought into. For some natives this might be a personal turning point.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Despite this being the beginning of the week, your mind will be all set towards enjoying yourself so there are little chances for you to be actually capable of focusing on something important.

It might not be such a bad idea, given the current disposition, to simply go with the flow and to try and resort to activities that are entertaining and relaxed.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

There are certain things switching in a completely different direction in your life and you might not be completely aware of them.

You might want to be more observant, especially when it comes to personal aspects, more likely your relationship with your partner. Some things aren’t what they seem anymore and you need to update that in your mind.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today most natives are going to learn an important lesson, that of them not always being able to handle everything on their own and that of getting help not being such an offensive and demeaning thing.

They are going to get caught real bad in something important before they decide that it is best to ask for guidance and that asking for help doesn’t diminish their authority.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

This Monday you might want to be careful to the way you are handling money, be them your own or of those around you.

This means that you should avoid all speculations and if you choose to invest or save them aside you should opt for methods that have no risk involved. Postpone any lending or borrowing money for a different time.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Today you will be put in the situation to sell something, be it something physical like an object or something that has to do with a service you provide.

Or for some natives this might mean selling their skills to a prospective employer or partner. Make sure you have all your arguments in order and try not to distract yourself from the route you propose from the beginning.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Today is a good day to be both focused at work and active afterwards. So why not tend to all your mundane tasks quickly, then put a bigger thought into what is new and needs to be resolved and then have the rest of the day at your disposition.

It is a good moment to spend some time outdoors, even go for a run or practice a sport.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Today you are going to be somewhat forced to take a break and tend to what your body needs. Maybe it’s taking revenge for all your ignoring or for all your excesses.

Make sure you don’t ignore it once again and that you take all the right measures to minimize the results of previous decisions and to start fresh. It is a good time to start exercising.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

It seems that the current disposition looks into the changes you’ve recently made in your life and to the new program you now have and it’s like, why not mess around with all this balance.

So prepare for unexpected turns of events and really stupid misunderstandings going on. Check and double check everything important for the next few days.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today you are going to be somewhat influenced towards doing something good for the community you live in.

Either that you simply volunteer or that you have the support of your company to put some money aside for a charitable fund. It is also a good time to take a rest and work towards improving your wellness and mindset.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Today you are going to be in quite a generous disposition, but only of showing off yourself and of giving others in order to appear better than other people.

You should set your priorities straight and figure that you have nothing to prove to anyone and that you should change the way you react in certain situations or in relation to certain people.

Good Day WOTC Family and Friends!

Hello dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends! I am still waiting for further votes to know how you all would like the regular daily posts to come to your email’s inbox.

Please take a couple of minutes out of your busy day to tell me what you want. For today I am going by the votes I tallied early Sunday morning before getting things ready for my grandson’s birthday party Sunday afternoon.

I am a little confused, which is easily done lately, by the two people who have voted on Saturday, August 12th as they both said they want individual posts for everything but also want to daily and birthday horoscopes as well as the current moon phase and northern hemisphere’s planetary positions in 2 combined posts. If the votes are reading this, could you please clarify that for me separate posts for everything or the 2 combined posts and everything else separate?

Off to do tomorrow’s posts before leaving to go to the doctor for my yearly checkup…oh what fun…not! I wish you all a great Monday!

Once in a Blue Moon – The Origins and Meaning Behind the Phrase c. 2015

Once in a Blue Moon

The Origins and Meaning Behind the Phrase

You’ve probably heard the phrase “once in a blue Moon”, usually referring to a rare event. But where does the phrase come from? And does the Moon ever actually appear blue?
The Meaning of “Blue Moon”

Dating back to the 1800’s the term “blue moon” was used by the Farmer’s Almanac to denote the appearance of a third full Moon in a season where four full Moon’s will occur. Since there are normally 12 full Moon’s a year (one per month), this works out to three per quarter (three month period).

However, occasionally a quarter will see four full Moon’s.

The naming arises because each Moon in a given season has its own name. This tradition of naming full Moons has existed for hundreds of years across many cultures. The names generally accepted today are those coming from the Farmer’s Almanac.

For instance, during the second quarter of the year, the Moons are named Pink (April), Flower (May) and Strawberry (June). However, should another full Moon appear during this quarter it would be called, by default, a Blue Moon. Since the third of the four full Moon’s in a quarter is called the Blue Moon, the order of Moon’s in the second quarter of the year would be Pink, Flower, Blue and Strawberry.

Since Blue Moons only occur about once every three years, it became becomes a convenient measure of a long period of time, therefore giving rise to the cliche “once in a blue moon”.
A Misunderstanding Leads To A New Definition

While the above is the generally accepted meaning for Blue Moon, a misunderstanding lead to a new definition being adopted that today is the more often quoted.

In an article, “Once in a Blue Moon”, that appeared in the March 1946 edition of Sky and Telescope Magazine the author, James Hugh Pruett incorrectly stated that the Blue Moon was the name given to the second full Moon that appeared in any given month.

He had drawn this conclusion by looking at the 1937 Farmer’s Almanac. His analysis of the data therein lead him to draw the conclusion that, “seven times in 19 years there were — and still are — 13 full moons in a year. This gives 11 months with one full moon each and one with two. This second in a month, so I interpret it, was called Blue Moon.”

While the definition put forth by Pruett could coincidently be correct, it is not strictly true. For instance if we examine the example from earlier, it is possible that May could have two full Moons. Therefore the second full Moon in May would be called the Blue Moon (since it is always the third full Moon in the quarter). So, Pruett’s definition would be consistent with the traditional description. But, if two full Moons fall in June, the first full Moon would be the Blue Moon, rendering the two definitions inconsistent.

So, even though Pruett’s definition isn’t strictly correct, it became the adopted definition most widely used. In fact, it is so widespread that it is not uncommon for books to use Pruett’s definition over the correct one.

While actual Blue Moons only occur about once every three years, occurrences of two full Moons on a month are much more frequent. The years 2009 and 2010 saw multiple examples of this phenomenon, while 2011 will go without a single such event.
Does the Moon Ever Actually Appear Blue?

While the term Blue Moon is linked to full Moon events, it actually has nothing to do with the Moon’s color. However, under certain circumstances, the Moon can actually appear blue, even during non-full Moon nights.

The conditions under which a full Moon will occur have to do with moisture, gas and particulates in the atmosphere. When atmospheric conditions favor, for whatever reason, the existence of particles larger than 0.7 microns red light is easily scattered, while blue wavelenghts pass undisturbed. The result is that the Moon appears bluer (or some shade of grayish blue) than normal.

These conditions almost always limited to events such as volcanic eruptions or other large fires that fill the sky with smoke and dust particles. As winds carry these particles up into the atmosphere, certain regions of the world will experience these “blue” Moons.

Historical instances of visibly blue Moons include the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980, and Mount Pinatubo in 1991.

Source: About.com