Tag: Rituals

830 million-year-old organisms found locked in ancient crystals could be resurrected

An interesting article that shows some of the wonders that Mother Earth/Gaia has made.

I found this on NewsBreak: 830 million-year-old organisms found locked in ancient crystals could be resurrected https://share.newsbreak.com/13s74s9x

A Laugh for Today

A Thought for Today

A HUGE hug to each of you please pass it on to a person you think needs it most. Science has proven that a 20 second hug releases great, feel-good chemicals in a person’s brain. Remember to hug your fur babies and friends too.

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may you blessed be.

May 18 Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 May 18

A Jewel on the Flower Moon

Image Credit & Copyright: Tomas Slovinsky

Explanation: Cloudy skies plagued some sky watchers on Sunday as May’s Full Flower Moon slipped through Earth’s shadow in a total lunar eclipse. In skies above Chile’s Atacama desert this telephoto snapshot still captured an awesome spectacle though. Seen through thin high cirrus clouds just before totality began, a last sliver of sunlit crescent glistens like a hazy jewel atop the mostly shadowed lunar disk. This full moon was near perigee, the closest point in its elliptical orbit. It passed near the center of Earth’s dark umbral shadow during the 90 minute long total eclipse phase. Faintly suffused with sunlight scattered by the atmosphere, the umbral shadow itself gave the eclipsed moon a reddened appearance and the very dramatic popular moniker of a Blood Moon.

A Laugh for Today

It can happen when there is no alcohol too!

19 May 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

19 May 2022
03:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Taurus 37
Moon:16 Capricorn 41
Mercury:01 Gemini 57 Rx
Venus:19 Aries 31
Mars:26 Pisces 00
Jupiter:01 Aries 38
Saturn:25 Aquarius 02
Uranus:15 Taurus 37
Neptune:25 Pisces 01
Pluto:28 Capricorn 30 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 52

Chiron:14 Aries 56
Ceres:01 Cancer 47
Pallas:08 Taurus 31
Juno:09 Pisces 37
Vesta:28 Aquarius 36

Eris:24 Aries 42

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

Southern Hemisphere

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

19 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Taurus 25
Moon:13 Capricorn 36
Mercury:02 Gemini 04 Rx
Venus:19 Aries 16
Mars:25 Pisces 51
Jupiter:01 Aries 35
Saturn:25 Aquarius 02
Uranus:15 Taurus 36
Neptune:25 Pisces 01
Pluto:28 Capricorn 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 12 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 50

Chiron:14 Aries 55
Ceres:01 Cancer 41
Pallas:08 Taurus 25
Juno:09 Pisces 33
Vesta:28 Aquarius 32

Eris:24 Aries 42

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

Southwestern Hemisphere

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

19 May 2022
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Taurus 06
Moon:08 Capricorn 40
Mercury:02 Gemini 15 Rx
Venus:18 Aries 53
Mars:25 Pisces 36
Jupiter:01 Aries 32
Saturn:25 Aquarius 01
Uranus:15 Taurus 35
Neptune:25 Pisces 01
Pluto:28 Capricorn 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 13 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 48

Chiron:14 Aries 54
Ceres:01 Cancer 33
Pallas:08 Taurus 16
Juno:09 Pisces 27
Vesta:28 Aquarius 26

Eris:24 Aries 42

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

May 18, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

Click here for Georgia Nicols daily horoscopes

Moon Alert

Avoid shopping or important decisions until 8:15 AM EDT today (until 5:15 AM PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You are confident in your views today, especially when talking to parents, bosses and people in authority. You’re interested in big ideas – not little details. You might be surprised if someone challenges what you have to say. (Relax, everyone’s opinionated today.)

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today you are fascinated with profound discussions about philosophy, religion and other intellectual ideas or life belief systems. You will discuss some ideas that you have, and you’ll be interested in hearing what other people have to say.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Because you feel generous and benevolent towards others today, you might do fundraising or think of ways to get help from a third party, or perhaps a friend or partner so that you can help someone in need. Perhaps you will encourage someone to be generous? Or set the example?

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Enjoy intellectual banter with partners and close friends today. You have some definite ideas about something, and you’re interested to hear what others have to say. You will especially watch their reactions when you share your ideas. (You love an adoring peanut gallery.)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Relations with coworkers will be warm and friendly today. In part, this is because you feel generous to those around you, which means people will likely respond to you in kind. You want to help others and encourage them in whatever they do. (Leos are inspirational leaders.)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

This is a lovely day to schmooze and enjoy the company of friends! Take a long lunch. In fact, play hooky if you can. You’ll enjoy the arts and any kind of entertaining diversion, including the theatre. Sports events will also appeal because fun activities are at the top of your list today.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Enjoy relaxing at home in a luxurious way today. Grab good food and drink so that you can indulge yourself with some guilty pleasures. (Ben and Jerry’s?) Take an afternoon nap. Enjoy entertaining someone. Shop for something pretty for where you live. Make today feel special.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Discussions with others will be upbeat and interesting because you’re in a positive frame of mind today. You want to share your ideas and in particular, you want to discuss profound matters – something heady and meaningful. Enjoy learning something that expands your world.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Pay attention to your moneymaking ideas today because they might be worth consideration. Having said that, if you’re shopping, you’ll be tempted to be extravagant and perhaps go overboard. With this in mind, keep your receipts – and the box. (Happiness is having alternatives.)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Today the Moon is in your sign dancing with lucky Jupiter, which makes you feel warm hearted to everyone. You will also be interested in “big” ideas and philosophies because you want to expand your mind and learn new things. You have Eagle mind today, not mouse mind.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You will be happy to cocoon somewhere comfortable and read a book or explore new ideas or do something to expand your world but in a private, quiet way. One thing is certain, you have a strong appreciation for your daily surroundings. You’re happy to be in your skin.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Discussions with friends and groups will be happy and warm-hearted today. Someone might encourage you in a discussion about your future goals. If so, they will urge you to think big and expect more for yourself. Richard Bach said, “Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they’re yours.”

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor Chow Yun-Fat (1955) shares your birthday today. You are warm hearted person who is helpful to others and often takes care of people. You are hard-working and focused. Many of you are multitalented. This year will be a gentler, slower paced year. Your focus will be on relationships and your own needs, especially determining what makes you happy.

May 18, 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

Today and tonight the Moon will be in a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the May 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on May 18 has an illumination of 92%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 18 the Moon is 17.44 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: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 92%
Moon Age: 17.44 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,356.37 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,343,700.57 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

May 18, 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

May 18, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Taurus 49
Moon:04 Capricorn 20
Mercury:02 Gemini 24 Rx
Venus:18 Aries 33
Mars:25 Pisces 23
Jupiter:01 Aries 29
Saturn:25 Aquarius 01
Uranus:15 Taurus 34
Neptune:25 Pisces 00
Pluto:28 Capricorn 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 14 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 46

Chiron:14 Aries 54
Ceres:01 Cancer 26
Pallas:08 Taurus 08
Juno:09 Pisces 22
Vesta:28 Aquarius 20

Eris:24 Aries 42

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

Northern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 18, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Taurus 44
Moon:03 Capricorn 05
Mercury:02 Gemini 26 Rx
Venus:18 Aries 27
Mars:25 Pisces 19
Jupiter:01 Aries 28
Saturn:25 Aquarius 01
Uranus:15 Taurus 34
Neptune:25 Pisces 00
Pluto:28 Capricorn 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 14 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 45

Chiron:14 Aries 53
Ceres:01 Cancer 24
Pallas:08 Taurus 06
Juno:09 Pisces 20
Vesta:28 Aquarius 19

Eris:24 Aries 42

Fire:4
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

18 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Taurus 28
Moon:28 Sagittarius 44
Mercury:02 Gemini 35 Rx
Venus:18 Aries 07
Mars:25 Pisces 06
Jupiter:01 Aries 24
Saturn:25 Aquarius 00
Uranus:15 Taurus 33
Neptune:25 Pisces 00
Pluto:28 Capricorn 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 15 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 44

Chiron:14 Aries 53
Ceres:01 Cancer 17
Pallas:07 Taurus 58
Juno:09 Pisces 15
Vesta:28 Aquarius 13

Eris:24 Aries 42

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Wednesday

 

Magickal Intentions: Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear, Loss, Travel and Money Matters

Incense: Jasmine, Lavender, Sweet Pea

Planet: Mercury and Chiron (though this is a moon of Pluto)

Sign: Virgo

Angel: Raphael

Colors: Orange, Light Blue, Grey, Yellow and Violet

Herbs/Plants: Fern, Lavender, Hazel, Cherry, Periwinkle

Stones: Aventurine, Bloodstone, Hematite, Moss Agate and Sodalite

Oil: (Mercury) Benzoin, Clary Sage, Eucalyptus, Lavender

This day is governed by Mercury. Wednesday’s vibration adds power to rituals involving inspiration, communications, writers, poets, the written and spoken word, and all matters of study, learning, and teaching. This day also provides a good time to begin efforts involving self-improvement or understanding.

Spell for Today

 

An enchantment for your toothpaste and toothbrush to keep a bright smile on your face and ensure good luck throughout the day.

Brush my pearly whites, make them shine
To smile through troubles, to be just fine.
Show off their brilliance, each moment of the day
For I know for certain, things will go my way.

This can be used daily alongside any other incantations or enchantments.

 

–The Power of Positive Witchcraft: Daily Incantations & Enchantments: A Spell a Day for 30 Days
Garden Summerland

A Thought for Today

When doing spells for yourself set your intention that it will work just as you want it to. As you are writing the spell envision the outcome you want to happen.

Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may you blessed be.

May 17, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest

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Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today until 9 PM PDT. The Moon is in Sagittarius.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today you might feel vaguely discouraged or irritable. (It’s that kind of feeling that’s hard to pin down.) What’s happening is your ruler Mars is lined up with fuzzy Neptune, which makes you feel like your feet are stuck in mud. Little errors might be infuriating. Lighten up.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

You might feel discouraged or confused about the direction that you should take with a friend, or perhaps with a group with which you are involved. You had high hopes and expectations – but now things seem fuzzy and your plans are unclear. (Wait for clarity and direction before you act.)

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Whereas before, you were gung-ho about setting off in a new direction, now you feel unprepared. Be wise. Pause for a moment and regroup. Don’t press blindly forward, hoping for the best. It’s important to take the time to regain your focus and confidence before you act or commit to anything.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Don’t fall for false rumours, false news and false propaganda, which will proliferate today. With Mercury retrograde taking place in your 12th House, you can research your own truth about things. Don’t believe everything you hear especially in social media. Be smart. Research the facts for yourself. Then you know.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

You might feel discouraged today about something relating to shared property, taxes and debt. Perhaps you are disappointed in your share of something? You might also be disappointed because someone told you something that actually is not true. Oh yes, deceit is possible today! Wait to get your facts straight.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Someone close to you might disappoint you today. (This happens in all friendships and partnerships.) One frequent reason this happens is because of unexpressed expectations. Did someone else know what you wanted? After all, they can’t read your mind. Have the courage to speak up about what you want.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Something related to your job or perhaps your health might be worrisome to you today. Ironically, in the very area where you were feeling upbeat and successful, now you have doubts. (Like, what’s with that?) If you’re unsure of things, do nothing. Wait.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

This is a tough day for romance because things are not only confusing and disappointing, there might also be an aspect of deceit lurking. You’re not sure if someone is telling you the truth. Either way, you feel let down. For some, sports might be why your hopes are dashed.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

This is a poor time for an important family discussion because clarity and consensus will be difficult. In fact, things are mushy and confusing. Redecorating projects or renovations are stalled in the water. Be patient while things sort themselves out. Do nothing.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Today you question your right to speak up, which is why you might remain silent. It’s ironic because recently, you were confident and ready to tell it like it is. Don’t worry, this simply means you need to get your facts straight. Wait for the truth before pressing forward.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

This is a poor time to make important financial decisions because you don’t have all the facts. Furthermore, the facts you do have might be wrong. Someone might be deceiving you. Yes, this is a tricky time, which means protect your money; protect your belongings.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Today your energy level might be low, which is why you should not push yourself too hard. It will be easy to physically exhaust yourself so be careful. Guard against infections and food poisoning. Don’t start anything new.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor, comedian Bob Saget (1956-2022) shares your birthday today. You are a modest person. You are determined, hard-working and independent. Your friendly, appealing quality attracts others to you. This year is the first year of a fresh new nine-year cycle for you. Be courageous. Be ready to open any door!

May 17, 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

Today and tonight the Moon will be in a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.

Visit the May 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on May 17 has an illumination of 97%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On May 17 the Moon is 16.29 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: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 97%
Moon Age: 16.29 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 364,345.10 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,312,984.41 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

May 17, 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

May 17, 2022
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Taurus 51
Moon:19 Sagittarius 24
Mercury:02 Gemini 54 Rx
Venus:17 Aries 23
Mars:24 Pisces 38
Jupiter:01 Aries 18
Saturn:24 Aquarius 59
Uranus:15 Taurus 31
Neptune:24 Pisces 59
Pluto:28 Capricorn 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 17 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 39

Chiron:14 Aries 51
Ceres:01 Cancer 01
Pallas:07 Taurus 42
Juno:09 Pisces 03
Vesta:28 Aquarius 02

Eris:24 Aries 41

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

 

Northern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

May 17, 2022
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Taurus 47
Moon:18 Sagittarius 09
Mercury:02 Gemini 57 Rx
Venus:17 Aries 17
Mars:24 Pisces 34
Jupiter:01 Aries 17
Saturn:24 Aquarius 59
Uranus:15 Taurus 31
Neptune:24 Pisces 59
Pluto:28 Capricorn 31 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 17 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 39

Chiron:14 Aries 51
Ceres:00 Cancer 59
Pallas:07 Taurus 39
Juno:09 Pisces 02
Vesta:28 Aquarius 00

Eris:24 Aries 41

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for these Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

17 May 2022
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Taurus 30
Moon:13 Sagittarius 47
Mercury:03 Gemini 05 Rx
Venus:16 Aries 57
Mars:24 Pisces 21
Jupiter:01 Aries 13
Saturn:24 Aquarius 58
Uranus:15 Taurus 30
Neptune:24 Pisces 58
Pluto:28 Capricorn 32 Rx

True Lunar Node:22 Taurus 31 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:22 Taurus 18 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):03 Cancer 37

Chiron:14 Aries 50
Ceres:00 Cancer 52
Pallas:07 Taurus 31
Juno:08 Pisces 56
Vesta:27 Aquarius 55

Eris:24 Aries 41

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Tuesday

 

Tuesday (Tiw’s-day)

Planet: Mars

Colors: Red and Autumn Shades

Crystals: Bloodstone, Ruby, Garnet, Flint, Rhodonite, Iron and Steel

Aroma: Basil, Ginger, Black Pepper, Mars Oil, Dragon’s blood and patchouli

Herb: Basil

The day of Mars. This day could only ever symbolize the sheer power of the god of war! The ideal spells to be cast on this day are that of force, power war and protection.

Dedicated to the powers of the planet Mars, personified as Ares, Tiwaz, Tiw, and Tyr.

Magical aspects: controlled power, energy, and endurance, passion, sex, courage, aggression, and protection.

This is the proper day of the week to perform spells and rituals involving courage, physical strength, revenge, military honors, surgery, the breaking of negative spells, dynamic energy, matrimony, war, enemies, prison, hunting, politics, contests, protection, victory, and athletics.

Spell for Today – Printable

May 17 Astronomy Picture of the Day

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

2022 May 17

NGC 1316: After Galaxies Collide

Image Credit & Copyright: Capture: Greg Turgeon; Processing: Kiko Fairbairn

Explanation: Astronomers turn detectives when trying to figure out the cause of startling sights like NGC 1316. Investigations indicate that NGC 1316 is an enormous elliptical galaxy that started, about 100 million years ago, to devour a smaller spiral galaxy neighbor, NGC 1317, just on the upper right. Supporting evidence includes the dark dust lanes characteristic of a spiral galaxy, and faint swirls and shells of stars and gas visible in this wide and deep image. One thing that >remains unexplained is the unusually small globular star clusters, seen as faint dots on the image. Most elliptical galaxies have more and brighter globular clusters than NGC 1316. Yet the observed globulars are too old to have been created by the recent spiral collision. One hypothesis is that these globulars survive from an even earlier galaxy that was subsumed into NGC 1316. Another surprising attribute of NGC 1316, also known as Fornax A, is its giant lobes of gas that glow brightly in radio waves.

Greek Temples of Sicily

There are at least a thousand reasons to visit Sicily, the great island – indeed the largest in the Mediterranean – that forms the triangular football to the boot that is the Italian peninsula. They are all very good reasons, including amazing landscapes, a uniquely complex and delicious cuisine, a history that is diverse and multifaceted beyond belief, excellent wines, a vast array of archaeological sites, an even vaster one of historical towns and villages. But one key reason to visit the island is missing from the list above: Greek temples!

Greek temples are one of the earliest well-defined expressions of what we now recognise as the Western tradition in architecture, and one of the most influential ones by a vast margin to this day. They go back to the 8th or 7th centuries BCE, and, as the name entails, they are indeed a key achievement of the Archaic Greeks. They originated in what is the south of modern Greece, namely the Peloponnese and Central Greece, where Greek temple architecture appears to have its main roots, probably derived from local wooden predecessors.

The Greek mainland’s architectural style is the Doric one, considered to be the most austere and ‘male’ in character. The eastern Aegean and Asia Minor were famous for their own development, the more elegant and ‘female’ Ionic style, conceived about a century after the Doric one. Its most prominent examples at Samos, Ephesus, and Didyma (much better preserved than the other two) are also marked by their …

 

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A Laugh for Today

Wishing you a fantastic Tuesday!