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Esbat Soap
Esbat Soap
This take (the cleansing recipe a step further in that it is designed to prepare you for the working elements of ritual and Magick, when you will need the additional ability to focus and control.
Add the following to liquid shower gel:
tbsp rosemary leaves
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
6 drops frankincense oil
6 drops sandalwood oil
4 drops jasmine oil
4 drops oil of orange
(you can literally scrape the oil from the outside of an orange using a blunt knife)
July 8 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 July 8
Roots on a Rotating Planet
Image Credit & Copyright: Marcella Giulia Pace
Explanation: With roots on a rotating planet, an old tree is centered in this sequence of 137 exposures each 20 seconds long, recorded one night from northern Sicily. Digital camera and fisheye lens were fixed to a tripod to capture the dramatic timelapse, so the stars trailed through the region’s dark sky. Of course that makes it easy to spot the planet’s north celestial pole. The extension of Earth’s axis of rotation into space is toward the upper left, at the center of the concentric star trail arcs. The Milky Way is there too. The plane of our galaxy stretches across the wide field of view from north to east (left to right) creating a broader luminous band of diffuse starlight.
July 8, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest
Click here for Georgia Nicols daily horoscopes
Moon Alert
After 1:30 AM EDT today, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Scorpio.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Be careful that you don’t go out on a limb today, especially regarding something to do with your home, a family member, or even a parent. Something to do with cash flow, earnings and possessions will create problems. Money is an issue. Stay chill.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Keep your temper in check today because the Moon is opposite fiery Mars in your sign, which is the classic combination for arguments and explosive disputes. Keep your shirt on. Instead, seek ways to have a shrewd discussion with somebody that will benefit you.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Although you might have difficulty with a coworker or work-related issue, nevertheless, you can still drive an excellent bargain related to finances, salary or something that you own. Make sure you don’t say something in haste that you later regret. Avoid disputes about pets.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today you might be distracted by an argument with kids, a social outing, sports or a romantic partner, which in turn causes you to lose your judgment about something financially speaking. For example, you might impulsively buy something that you later regret. You might spend too much money. Caution!
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Don’t lose it dealing with family members today, especially parents. The fact is that it will be easy to do this today because energy is explosive! However, if you take your time, take a deep breath, and renegotiate something behind the scenes, you can win!
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Demonstrate grace under pressure today and don’t blow your cool. You will be tempted to speak your mind with someone and then end up in an argument, especially with a sibling, relatives or neighbour. Why end up with egg on your face? (Ketchup helps.)
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Do not overreact today if you are angry about financial matters or something that you own. What is more likely is that you don’t feel you’re getting your fair share of something. Instead, make your appeal to an authority figure. Look to where your bread is buttered.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today the Moon is in your sign at odds with fiery Mars, which leads to explosive outbursts and arguments. (“Who me?”) You will be ahead of the game if you keep your temper in check. Instead, get involved in exciting travel plans or something to do with higher education and the law. Switch your focus.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Something going on behind the scenes might irk you today. You sense what’s taking place and you’re not happy. Instead, swivel your focus to shared property, banking issues and the wealth of someone else because if you are clever, you can get richer today.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Avoid arguments with friends and groups today because you will gain nothing. In fact, you might lose. “Confucius said, “He who flings dirt only loses ground.” Instead, seek support from a friend or partner because they will benefit your home and family.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
This is an explosive day for family relations. Arguments might break out. Relatives and parents will be at odds with you or each other. But who wins? Everyone loses when there is disharmony at home. Instead, focus on your work because here you can make great strides.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
This is the accident-prone day for you because arguments and anger can create distractions for you. Therefore, do what you can to keep your cool. Meanwhile, enjoy social outings, fun times with kids, sports events and any occasion that promises a good time for you. You deserve this.
If Your Birthday Is Today
Actor Kevin Bacon (1958) shares your birthday today. You are caring, sensitive and nurturing person. Family members and friends will turn to you for advice and comfort. You are intuitive and intelligent; and you sense what is going on with others. This year you want to enjoy life. You want to socialize with others and find opportunities to express your creativity!
July 8, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest
You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.
From MoonGiant.com
Tomorrow the Moon will be in a Waxing Gibbous phase. 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 moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.
Visit the July 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Tomorrow’s Waxing Gibbous Phase
The Waxing Gibbous on July 8 has an illumination of 65%. 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 July 8 the Moon is 8.82 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.
The 8 Lunar Phases
There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.
Phase Details
Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Illumination: 65%
Moon Age: 8.82 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 374,598.86 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,094,075.53 km
Illumination: 65%
Moon Age: 8.82 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 374,598.86 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,094,075.53 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
8 July 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
8 July 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:16 Cancer 27
Moon:05 Scorpio 33
Mercury:06 Cancer 47
Venus:18 Gemini 39
Mars:02 Taurus 21
Jupiter:08 Aries 03
Saturn:24 Aquarius 22 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 02
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 38 Rx
Moon:05 Scorpio 33
Mercury:06 Cancer 47
Venus:18 Gemini 39
Mars:02 Taurus 21
Jupiter:08 Aries 03
Saturn:24 Aquarius 22 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 02
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 38 Rx
True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 57
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 33 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 26
Chiron:16 Aries 23
Ceres:23 Cancer 17
Pallas:01 Gemini 39
Juno:20 Pisces 36
Vesta:06 Pisces 54 Rx
Eris:25 Aries 01
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:8
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:8
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Southern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa
8 July 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:16 Cancer 15
Moon:02 Scorpio 42
Mercury:06 Cancer 21
Venus:18 Gemini 24
Mars:02 Taurus 13
Jupiter:08 Aries 03
Saturn:24 Aquarius 23 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 02
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 38 Rx
Moon:02 Scorpio 42
Mercury:06 Cancer 21
Venus:18 Gemini 24
Mars:02 Taurus 13
Jupiter:08 Aries 03
Saturn:24 Aquarius 23 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 02
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 38 Rx
True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 57
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 33 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 25
Chiron:16 Aries 23
Ceres:23 Cancer 12
Pallas:01 Gemini 33
Juno:20 Pisces 35
Vesta:06 Pisces 54 Rx
Eris:25 Aries 01
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:8
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:8
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Southwestern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
8 July 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:15 Cancer 56
Moon:28 Libra 10
Mercury:05 Cancer 39
Venus:18 Gemini 00
Mars:01 Taurus 59
Jupiter:08 Aries 01
Saturn:24 Aquarius 24 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 01
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 38 Rx
Moon:28 Libra 10
Mercury:05 Cancer 39
Venus:18 Gemini 00
Mars:01 Taurus 59
Jupiter:08 Aries 01
Saturn:24 Aquarius 24 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 01
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 38 Rx
True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 57
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 34 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 22
Chiron:16 Aries 23
Ceres:23 Cancer 03
Pallas:01 Gemini 24
Juno:20 Pisces 32
Vesta:06 Pisces 54 Rx
Eris:25 Aries 01
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:7
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:5
July 8, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest
If you want to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
Currentplanetarypositions.com
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) for your local time use this link
For Your Local Time and Date
Northwestern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA
July 08, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:16 Cancer 36
Moon:07 Scorpio 51
Mercury:07 Cancer 07
Venus:18 Gemini 51
Mars:02 Taurus 28
Jupiter:08 Aries 04
Saturn:24 Aquarius 21 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 03
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 37 Rx
Moon:07 Scorpio 51
Mercury:07 Cancer 07
Venus:18 Gemini 51
Mars:02 Taurus 28
Jupiter:08 Aries 04
Saturn:24 Aquarius 21 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 03
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 37 Rx
True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 57
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 32 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 27
Chiron:16 Aries 23
Ceres:23 Cancer 22
Pallas:01 Gemini 44
Juno:20 Pisces 37
Vesta:06 Pisces 54 Rx
Eris:25 Aries 01
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:8
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:8
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Northern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
July 08, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:16 Cancer 31
Moon:06 Scorpio 42
Mercury:06 Cancer 57
Venus:18 Gemini 45
Mars:02 Taurus 25
Jupiter:08 Aries 04
Saturn:24 Aquarius 22 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 02
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 38 Rx
Moon:06 Scorpio 42
Mercury:06 Cancer 57
Venus:18 Gemini 45
Mars:02 Taurus 25
Jupiter:08 Aries 04
Saturn:24 Aquarius 22 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 02
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 38 Rx
True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 57
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 32 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 26
Chiron:16 Aries 23
Ceres:23 Cancer 19
Pallas:01 Gemini 42
Juno:20 Pisces 36
Vesta:06 Pisces 54 Rx
Eris:25 Aries 01
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:8
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:8
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Northeastern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
8 July 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:16 Cancer 15
Moon:02 Scorpio 42
Mercury:06 Cancer 21
Venus:18 Gemini 24
Mars:02 Taurus 13
Jupiter:08 Aries 03
Saturn:24 Aquarius 23 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 02
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 38 Rx
Moon:02 Scorpio 42
Mercury:06 Cancer 21
Venus:18 Gemini 24
Mars:02 Taurus 13
Jupiter:08 Aries 03
Saturn:24 Aquarius 23 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 02
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 38 Rx
True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 57
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 33 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 25
Chiron:16 Aries 23
Ceres:23 Cancer 12
Pallas:01 Gemini 33
Juno:20 Pisces 35
Vesta:06 Pisces 54 Rx
Eris:25 Aries 01
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:8
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:8
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Spell for Today – Banish Procrastination – Printable
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Friday
From AncientPathway.com
| Magickal Intentions: Love, Romance, Marriage, Sexual Matters, Physical Beauty, Friendship and Partnerships, Strangers, Heart |
Incense: Strawberry Sandalwood Rose Saffron Vanilla |
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| Planet: Venus |
Sign: Libra Taurus |
Angel: |
| Colors: Green Pink Aqua |
Herbs/Plants: Pink Rose Ivy Birch Heather Clematis Sage Violet Water Lilly |
Stones: Rose Quartz Moonstone Pink Tourmaline Peridot Emerald Jade |
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.
July 8 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1099 First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on
1497 Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama departs on his first voyage, will become the 1st European to reach India by sea
1777 Independent Vermont introduces a new constitution, prohibiting slavery
1800 Dr Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination in the US to his son to prevent smallpox
1853 Commodore Matthew C. Perry sails his frigate Susquehanna into Tokyo Bay, opening Japan to Western influence and trade
1948 500th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated in Moscow
1949 South Africa’s Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act commences, prohibiting marriage or a sexual relationship between White people and people of other races [1]
Today’s Historical Events
939 The Major Occultation, or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi
1099 First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on
1283 War of the Sicilian Vespers: Battle of Malta
1497 Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama departs on his first voyage, will become the 1st European to reach India by sea
1579 Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan
1663 King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island
1672 William III is appointed stadholder by the States General in the Netherlands
1680 The first confirmed tornado in America kills a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1954 KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast
1982 15th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Hotel San Diego
2005 Marvel superhero film “The Fantastic Four” starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis premieres
2010 “Inception”, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, premieres in London
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1946 “Tidbits of 1946” opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 8 performances
1949 Monte Irvin & Hank Thompson, 1st black players for New York Giants, 4-3 loss to Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field
1982 “7 Brides for 7 Brothers” opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 5 performances
1988 Rockers Jonathan “Chico” & Robert DeBarge indicted on drug trafficking
1988 Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992; he does not follow through
1996 British girls group the Spice Girls release their debut single “Wannabe” in the UK
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1889 John L. Sullivan successfully defends last officially sanctioned, bare-knuckle world heavyweight prizefighting championship; Jake Kilrain’s trainer throws in towel after 75 x 1-minute rounds near Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1889 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: William Renshaw wins his 7th Wimbledon singles title; beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
1898 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Red Donahue no-hits Boston Beaneaters, 5-0 at the Baker Bowl
1902 Baltimore manager John McGraw is accused by AL President Ban Johnson of trying to wreck the Orioles & Washington Senators; negotiates his release from the Orioles, having already signed with NY Giants
1905 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: May Sutton becomes first American player to win the singles title at Wimbledon; beats Dorothea Chambers 6-3, 6-4
1905 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Home town favourite Laurence Doherty wins his 4th consecutive Wimbledon singles title; beats Norman Brookes of Australia 8-6 6-2 6-4
1909 1st pro baseball game (minor league) played under lights
1911 Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Anthony Wilding of New Zealand wins 2nd of 4 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles beating Herbert Roper-Barrett 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2 ret
Charming Something to Use for Personal Protection Workshop
I have had more requests than usual on how to make a personal protection talisman. So, I decided to do a witchy workshop on the topic. It will cover why everyone should always carry personal protection talisman along with a discussion about the topic. We will also make a personal protection talisman during the workshop. The workshop should last about 90 minutes depending on the Q & A part. The circle to make your personal protection talisman will take no longer than 30 minutes.
Email High Priestess Lady Beltane at ladybeltane@aol.com to reserve your place for this workshop. Workshop will be held on Saturday, July 9 at 11:00 AM CDT. Workshop limited to 10 people. The donation for this workshop will be $20.00 USD.
You can use this link to find out what YOUR local time will be.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
An object you will wear or carry with you daily
Bowl of water large enough to dip your object in
A red candle to run the object through the flame
Small amount of table salt or dirt to lightly sprinkle on the object
RITUAL:
Lady Beltane will cast a sacred circle and call the quarters
First, we will cleanse the object with the objects that represent the elements
Second, we will charm the object
Lastly Lady Beltane will open the circle and dismiss the quarters
July 7 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 July 7
The NGC 6914 Complex
Image Credit & Copyright: Giorgio Ferrari
Explanation: A study in contrasts, this colorful skyscape features stars, dust, and glowing gas in the vicinity of NGC 6914. The interstellar complex of nebulae lies some 6,000 light-years away, toward the high-flying northern constellation Cygnus and the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy. Obscuring interstellar dust clouds appear in silhouette while reddish hydrogen emission nebulae, along with the dusty blue reflection nebulae, fill the cosmic canvas. Ultraviolet radiation from the massive, hot, young stars of the extensive Cygnus OB2 association ionize the region’s atomic hydrogen gas, producing the characteristic red glow as protons and electrons recombine. Embedded Cygnus OB2 stars also provide the blue starlight strongly reflected by the dust clouds. The over 1 degree wide telescopic field of view spans about 100 light-years at the estimated distance of NGC 6914.
A Thought for Today
Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may your life be filled with all things positive!
July 7, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest
Click here for Georgia Nicols daily horoscopes
Moon Alert
Avoid shopping or important decisions after 9 PM EDT today (from 6 PM to 10:30 PM PDT). After 10:30 PM PDT, the Moon moves from Libra into Scorpio.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Thankfully, today is a lovely day for important discussions with partners and close friends. It’s an excellent day to sign contracts or to agree to something important because you are wearing your sensible hat. Nevertheless, be open to advice from someone older or more experienced than you.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
This is a practical day at work; and you will be pleased because you will find it easy to accomplish a lot. Make a To Do list in the morning and get going! One of the reasons you will be productive is that you have a sober, realistic view of things today, plus you are patient.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
This is an excellent day to teach children or young minds because people are willing to put up with a bit of adversity to get what they want today. An older teacher or professor or someone more experienced might have good advice for you today.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Family discussions will go well today. It’s easy to respect parents and older relatives and welcome their advice. After all, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel, do you? Why not stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before you?
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Discussions with others will go well today, especially concerning important papers, contracts and negotiations. Because you’re in a sensible frame of mind, you will realistically see what you’re getting into because you will be aware of the parameters. It’s a solid day.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
This is an excellent day for business and commerce because whatever you do, you will do carefully and thoroughly. You will also have the discipline and strength to face some challenges if they occur. Someone older has advice for you – listen.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
This is a winning day for you! Ask for what you want and in fact, have the courage to ask for a little bit more than you expect because you very likely will get it. Today you have great skills negotiating issues about children, the entertainment world, the arts, sports and social outings.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Quiet research done alone or behind the scenes will pay off today. This could benefit your home or some kind of domestic situation or possibly a parent. In turn, a parent or an older family member might have practical advice or assistance to offer you. Be open to this.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
A discussion with an older female will definitely benefit you today. In fact, whatever takes place might ultimately affect how you think about some future goals. You might change your mind about something. You might take a new approach that is more practical.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
People will respect you today. You are a bit high viz. more than usual; nevertheless, people see that you have a sober and realistic view of things, which is why they want to know your thoughts and opinions. Basically, you understand the principle of “No pain, no gain.” (You always have.)
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
This is an excellent day for study of any kind. It’s a good day for legal negotiations, signing contracts and making serious plans about future travel. Discussions with foreign interests and older people will go well. Listen to what others have to say before you jump in.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
This is a fine day to deal with financial matters related to shared property, banking, taxes, debt, insurance issues and inheritances. All that red-tape stuff. Fear not, you have the patience and you’ll be realistic.
If Your Birthday Is Today
Musician, singer, songwriter Ringo Starr (1940) shares your birthday today. You are very sensitive. You have a strong, intellectual drive and constantly seek ways to improve yourself and become a better person. You are independent, self-sufficient and loyal to family. This year you are focused on relationships because it’s important to find relationships that benefit you.
July 7, 2022 Current Moon Phase Digest
You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.
From MoonGiant.com
The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a First Quarter phase. This phase occurs roughly 7 days after the New Moon when the moon is one quarter of the way through its orbit around the earth. Exactly half the moon will be illuminated and half dark. On the day of the First Quarter phase the moon is high overhead at sunset and is visible until mid-night when it sets in the west. The First Quarter phase is a one-day event and in the following days enters a Waxing Gibbous phase becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.
Visit the July 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s First Quarter Phase
The First Quarter on July 7 has an illumination of 54%. 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 July 7 the Moon is 7.79 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.
The 8 Lunar Phases
There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.
Phase Details
Phase: First Quarter
Illumination: 54%
Moon Age: 7.79 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 379,217.65 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,096,500.65 km
Illumination: 54%
Moon Age: 7.79 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 379,217.65 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,096,500.65 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
July 7, 2022 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions Digest
If you want to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link
Currentplanetarypositions.com
To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) for your local time use this link
For Your Local Time and Date
Northwestern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Los Angeles, California, USA
July 07, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:15 Cancer 39
Moon:24 Libra 15
Mercury:05 Cancer 03
Venus:17 Gemini 39
Mars:01 Taurus 46
Jupiter:08 Aries 00
Saturn:24 Aquarius 24 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 00
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 39 Rx
Moon:24 Libra 15
Mercury:05 Cancer 03
Venus:17 Gemini 39
Mars:01 Taurus 46
Jupiter:08 Aries 00
Saturn:24 Aquarius 24 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 00
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 39 Rx
True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 56
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 35 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 20
Chiron:16 Aries 22
Ceres:22 Cancer 55
Pallas:01 Gemini 16
Juno:20 Pisces 30
Vesta:06 Pisces 54
Eris:25 Aries 00
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:7
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:5
Northern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
July 07, 2022
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:15 Cancer 37
Moon:23 Libra 41
Mercury:04 Cancer 58
Venus:17 Gemini 36
Mars:01 Taurus 45
Jupiter:08 Aries 00
Saturn:24 Aquarius 25 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 00
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 39 Rx
Moon:23 Libra 41
Mercury:04 Cancer 58
Venus:17 Gemini 36
Mars:01 Taurus 45
Jupiter:08 Aries 00
Saturn:24 Aquarius 25 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 00
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 39 Rx
True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 56
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 35 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 20
Chiron:16 Aries 22
Ceres:22 Cancer 54
Pallas:01 Gemini 14
Juno:20 Pisces 30
Vesta:06 Pisces 54
Eris:25 Aries 00
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:7
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:5
Northeastern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
7 July 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:15 Cancer 18
Moon:19 Libra 15
Mercury:04 Cancer 18
Venus:17 Gemini 12
Mars:01 Taurus 31
Jupiter:07 Aries 59
Saturn:24 Aquarius 26 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 00
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 39 Rx
Moon:19 Libra 15
Mercury:04 Cancer 18
Venus:17 Gemini 12
Mars:01 Taurus 31
Jupiter:07 Aries 59
Saturn:24 Aquarius 26 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 00
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 39 Rx
True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 56
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 18
Chiron:16 Aries 22
Ceres:22 Cancer 45
Pallas:01 Gemini 05
Juno:20 Pisces 28
Vesta:06 Pisces 54
Eris:25 Aries 00
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:7
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:5
7 July 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
7 July 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:15 Cancer 29
Moon:22 Libra 01
Mercury:04 Cancer 43
Venus:17 Gemini 27
Mars:01 Taurus 39
Jupiter:07 Aries 59
Saturn:24 Aquarius 25 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 00
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 39 Rx
Moon:22 Libra 01
Mercury:04 Cancer 43
Venus:17 Gemini 27
Mars:01 Taurus 39
Jupiter:07 Aries 59
Saturn:24 Aquarius 25 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 00
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 39 Rx
True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 56
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 19
Chiron:16 Aries 22
Ceres:22 Cancer 51
Pallas:01 Gemini 11
Juno:20 Pisces 29
Vesta:06 Pisces 54
Eris:25 Aries 00
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:7
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:5
Southern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Cape Town, South Africa
7 July 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:15 Cancer 18
Moon:19 Libra 15
Mercury:04 Cancer 18
Venus:17 Gemini 12
Mars:01 Taurus 31
Jupiter:07 Aries 59
Saturn:24 Aquarius 26 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 00
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 39 Rx
Moon:19 Libra 15
Mercury:04 Cancer 18
Venus:17 Gemini 12
Mars:01 Taurus 31
Jupiter:07 Aries 59
Saturn:24 Aquarius 26 Rx
Uranus:18 Taurus 00
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 39 Rx
True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 56
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 18
Chiron:16 Aries 22
Ceres:22 Cancer 45
Pallas:01 Gemini 05
Juno:20 Pisces 28
Vesta:06 Pisces 54
Eris:25 Aries 00
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:7
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:5
Southwestern Hemisphere
The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
7 July 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:14 Cancer 59
Moon:14 Libra 51
Mercury:03 Cancer 37
Venus:16 Gemini 48
Mars:01 Taurus 17
Jupiter:07 Aries 57
Saturn:24 Aquarius 27 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 59
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 40 Rx
Moon:14 Libra 51
Mercury:03 Cancer 37
Venus:16 Gemini 48
Mars:01 Taurus 17
Jupiter:07 Aries 57
Saturn:24 Aquarius 27 Rx
Uranus:17 Taurus 59
Neptune:25 Pisces 25 Rx
Pluto:27 Capricorn 40 Rx
True Lunar Node:20 Taurus 56 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:19 Taurus 37 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Cancer 16
Chiron:16 Aries 22
Ceres:22 Cancer 36
Pallas:00 Gemini 55
Juno:20 Pisces 26
Vesta:06 Pisces 54
Eris:25 Aries 00
Fire:3
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:7
Cardinal:9
Fixed:5
Mutable:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:5
Spell for Today – Strengthen Your Psychic Shield
The night before the Full Moon, find a place where your altar will not be disturbed for 24 hours. Put the cauldron in the center with a red candle on the right side, black candle of the left side, and white candle in the back; but do not light them yet.
Sprinkle a mixture of equal parts of elder blossoms, marjoram, mint and rue in an unbroken circle around the cauldron. Into a tiny vial, measure equal drops of clove, frankincense, jasmine, and lavender. Set the sealed bottle in the cauldron and leave until the night of the Full Moon.
On Full Moon night, take a cleansing bathe and robe yourself in white. Carry a good protective or purification incense through every room in the house. Make certain that the smoke drifts into closets.
Return to the altar and light the candles. Take up the dagger or sword. Face the East and raise the sword in salute. To salute in this manner, simply hold the sword point upward in front of you. Say:
By the power of the rising sun, all evil in my life is done.
Turn to the South, salute, say:
By the power of darkening night, my shield is strong, my armor tight.
Turn to the North, salute, say:
By Full Moon in blackening sky, I am not alone. My help is nigh.
The Goddess’s hands around me stay, To keep me safe by night and day.
Begone, foul spirits, unbidden here. I send you back, I do not fear.
For I have won. I am set free. You have no further power over me.
Face the altar and take up the vial of oil. Put a drop of oil on your finger and anoint your forehead, heart, solar plexus, wrists and ankles. As you do this, visualize a shining blue suit of armor slowly descending over your body until you are entirely protected. Cap the bottle and store in a safe place.
Thank the Powers for their help and extinguish the candles.
Apply the oil and repeat the chants whenever you feel the armor is slipping.
Witches Of The Craft® 
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