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A Thought for Today
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May 20, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest
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Moon Alert
Avoid shopping or important decisions from 8 AM to 9 AM EDT today (5 AM to 6 AM PDT)). After that, the Moon moves from Capricorn into Aquarius.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Get ready because the pace of your days will accelerate for the next four weeks. Fear not because it will be a fun busy. Expect a jampacked schedule of short trips, appointments, and increased reading, writing and studying. Busy you!
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
You will have an increasing desire to gain better control of your life through the things that you own. In the next four weeks, you will look at your possessions and ask do you own them or do they own you?
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Once a year the Sun is in your sign for four weeks and that day has arrived. This means you will restore and replenish yourself. Furthermore, you will attract favourable situations and important people to you. Obviously, this is a blessing.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
For the next four weeks, you will be happier taking a backseat or working alone. Your need for privacy and solitude will be stronger. You want this private time to get to know yourself better. Time for dark chocolate.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Your involvement with others will increase in the next four weeks because you want to see people. You want to get in touch with friends; in addition to which many of you will be more involved in groups and organizations. It’s just what’s happening. Enjoy this increased popularity!
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
The Sun will be travelling across the top of your chart for the next four weeks. This symbolizes that you will be thrust in a flattering spotlight! This means that people will admire you even if you don’t do anything different or anything special. Obviously, this is the time to make your pitch and go after what you want!
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
You will have a stronger than usual desire to travel and expand your world by any means in the next four weeks. Therefore, give yourself a chance to explore! Take a course. Travel if possible. Go someplace you’ve never been before. Learn new things and meet unusual people.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
You want to tidy up loose ends in the next four weeks, especially with paperwork and issues related to wills, inheritances, taxes, debt and shared property. Sometimes we try to ignore these things. However, you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and dig in. Bravo!
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
The Sun will be sitting across from your sign for the next four weeks, which will draw your attention to your closest friends and partners. Not only will this be a strong focus for you, this polarized position of the Sun will give you greater objectivity to see how you relate to others. A valuable learning curve!
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You will accomplish a lot in the next four weeks because you will be motivated to work efficiently and effectively so that you get the best results for your efforts. These high standards might translate as well into your health, which means you might be on a health kick as well!
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Lucky you! The next four weeks will be playful, lighthearted and fun-loving. Take a vacation if you can. Enjoy fun activities with children. Explore the theatre and the arts. Embrace sports activities, as well as romantic tete-a-tetes. (Be still my beating heart.)
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Home and family will be your strong focus in the next four weeks. Some of you will be involved with a parent more than usual. This is a good time to do some self-scrutiny and perhaps benefit from counselling.
If Your Birthday Is Today
Actor Timothy Olyiphant (1968) shares your birthday today. You are a warm, loving person who shows strength and solidity. People turn to you for support. Sometimes you are dramatic and in an eccentric way. (This makes you interesting.) This year you will focus on work, building and construction. You might do this externally or introduce internal structure within.
Spell for Today – Contact Your Spirit Guide
Items needed:
Altar Candle
Day candle (whichever color for the day you be will doing your spell)
(Monday-white Tuesday-red Wednesday-purple Thursday-blue Friday-green Saturday-black Sunday-yellow)
Offertory Candles – 3 Violet candles, 3 White candles
Tools: Athame, Exacto Knife, or needle to inscribe candles
Props: Crystal ball or clear glass of water
Incense: anise, cardamon, and coriander
Oil: jasmine, lemon, rose, and sandalwood
Bathing Herbs
Cinnamon, frankincense, myrrh, and sandalwood
Timing:
Best done during the Mercury hour of the day, although any hour should work. Any moon phase is appropriate.
Preparation:
Breathe deeply and build a ball of protective light around you. While soaking in your ritual bath, meditate on the whole ritual: the steps you will take and what you wish to say to your spirit guide when you make contact.
Ritual:
Enter the circle in the Hour of Mercury. Light the incense. With the oil, dress the Altar Candle and the Day Candle while concentrating on the purpose of the ritual. Light your Altar candle and your Day candle and state your intent:
“I am here to make contact with my Spirit Guide, and to acknowledge him or her”
With your Athame, inscribe Violet Candle #1 with the word “Spirit”. Dress it with oil.
Light the Violet candle #1, direct your energies into it, and say:
“Here do I light the first Lamp of Spirit. May its light reach out across the barriers from this world to the next. May it make contact with that World of Spirit into which we will eventually enter”
Take your censer or incense wand and swing in around censing the whole area around the altar, while rhythmically repeating the word “Merge” and building up energy to focus.
Replace the censer and pick up Violet candle #2. Inscribe it with the word “Spirit” and dress it with the oil. Put it back on the altar, light it, direct your energy into it, and say:
“Here do I light the second Lamp of Spirit. May it’s light also reach out across the barriers from this world to the next. May it make contact with that World of Spirit and help spread the light, illuminating the passageway between our worlds.”
Again, take the censer or incense wand and cense the entire area around the altar while chanting the word “Merge” Build up your energy to focus. Take violet candle #3, inscribe with the word “Spirit”, dress with oil, charge with your energy, light it and say:
“Here do I light the third Lamp of Spirit.
May its light also reach out across the barriers from this world to the next. May the light from these three lamps blend and grow, dispelling all darkness and lighting the way that my Spirit Guide may come to me and speak with me here today.”
Inscribe the 3 white candles with the word “Truth” and anoint each candle with oil. Light the 3 white candles in order of 1, 2, 3, and say:
“Here do I build Truth. As these candles burn throughout this ritual, their power generates nothing but truth in all that transpires between this world and the next. Through these candles there is truth in all communications that come to me”.
Again, cense the entire altar area while chanting the word “Merge”.
Replace the censer and continue chanting. Sit comfortably while chanting, and gaze into the crystal ball, or the clear glass of water. Continue chanting until you feel it is right to let the chant taper off. Continue to quietly look into the crystal ball or glass, not trying to picture anything. Keep your mind blank, so whatever comes will appear will come in it’s own free will. Gaze into the center of the crystal, there is no need to try not to blink. Look into the crystal and blink naturally. Try not to notice anything in your peripheral vision, just the center of the crystal. Eventually a face or figure will appear. This may take a long time, or it may appear almost immediately. If it doesn’t come at all within approximately 20 minutes, abandon this attempt, extinguish the candles in the order in which they were lit, leave the altar set up, and try this ritual again in three days. You should have results within a month at most.
When a figure does appear, ask if he/she is your Spirit Guide. You will hear an answer. You may not hear it out loud, or even see the figures lips move, but you will be aware of the answer. This is how most of your conversation will proceed. You will ask your questions mentally (or out loud) and the answers will be clear inside your mind.
Ask if you have more than one spirit guide. If yes, ask them to appear also. You may ask anything you wish to know, but it is suggested to establish a connection first where your Spirit Guide may appear to you at any time, or at specific times, so that you can converse with other spirits through him/her. When you have finished speaking with your Guide, thank him/her, then sit for a moment with your eyes closed, meditating on all that you have learned. Extinguish the candles in reverse order to clear the circle.
May 20 Astronomy Picture of the Day
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2022 May 20
A View from Earth’s Shadow
Image Credit & Copyright: Maxime Oudoux
Explanation: This serene sand and skyscape finds the Dune of Pilat on the coast of France still in Earth’s shadow during the early morning hours of May 16. Extending into space, the planet’s dark umbral shadow covered the Moon on that date. From that location the total phase of a lunar eclipse had begun before moonset. Still in sunlight though, the International Space Station crossed from the western horizon and Earth’s largest artificial moon traced the bright flat arc through the sky over 400 km above. Simply constructed, the well-planned panoramic scene was captured over a 5 minutes in a series of consecutive images.
May 20 Today in History and the Word of the Day
Today’s Important Historical Events
1498 Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut, India becoming the first European to reach India by sea
1609 Shakespeare‘s Sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by publisher Thomas Thorpe
1862 US President Abraham Lincoln signs into law the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for the settlement of the American West (80 million acres by 1900)
1864 Spotsylvania campaign in US Civil War ends after 10,920 killed or injured
1927 At 7:40 AM, Charles Lindbergh takes off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris, aboard Spirit of St Louis in the 1st solo nonstop transatlantic flight
1927 Treaty of Jeddah is signed between the United Kingdom and Ibn Saud recognizing the independence of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd
1990 Hubble Space Telescope sends its 1st photographs from space
Today’s Historical Events
325 First Council of Nicaea – 1st ecumenical council of Christian bishops at Nicaea, Asia Minor
685 Battle of Nechtansmere/Dun Nechtain: Picts led by Brude MacBeli beat Northumbrians led by their king Ecgfrith in Scotland
1217 Second Battle of Lincoln fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
1293 Earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, 30,000 killed
1293 King Sancho IV of Castile creates the Study of General Schools of Alcalá
1303 Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to the English and arranges marriage of English Prince Edward to French Princess Isabella
1310 Shoes were made for both right & left feet
1347 Rienzo calls Rome for people’s tribunal
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1891 1st public display of Thomas Edison‘s prototype kinetoscope to members of the National Federation of Women’s Club
1895 1st commercial movie performance (153 Broadway, NYC)
1926 Thomas Edison says Americans prefer silent movies over talkies
1960 13th Cannes Film Festival: “The Sweet Life” directed by Federico Fellini wins the Palme d’Or
1966 19th Cannes Film Festival: “A Man and a Woman” directed by Claude Lelouch and “The Birds, the Bees and the Italians” directed by Pietro Germi jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
1967 BBC bans the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life” because of drug references
1970 Beatles’ “Let it Be” movie premieres in UK
1973 25th Emmy Awards: Waltons, All in the Family & Mary Tyler Moore win
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1896 The six ton chandelier of the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris falls on the crowd resulting in the death of one and the injury of many others
1961 Henzes opera “Elegy for Young Lovers,” premieres in Schwetzingen
1972 “Different Times” closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 24 performances
1972 “Hard Job Being God” closes at Edison Theater NYC after 6 performances
1973 “2 Gentlemen of Verona” closes at St James Theater NYC after 613 performances
1979 “I Love My Wife” closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 864 performances
1979 Elton John is the 1st western pop star to tour USSR
1980 Drummer Peter Criss quits rock band Kiss
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1734 1st Jockey Club forms in South Carolina
1879 5th Kentucky Derby: Charlie Shauer aboard Lord Murphy wins in 2:37
1897 British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: English amateur Harold Hilton wins 2nd Open title by 1 stroke from Scot James Braid
1900 Second modern Summer Olympics (Games of the II Olympiad) opens in Paris and continues for 5 months
1913 38th Preakness: James Butwell aboard Buskin wins in 1:53.4
1920 Policemen raid the Cubs’ bleachers & arrest 24 fans for gambling
1922 Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel, previously suspended by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, return to the NY lineup and go hitless
1930 University of California dedicates $1,500 to research on prevention & cure of athlete’s foot
Today’s Word is
Hygge
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Hygge / noun/ hyoo·guh
Danish speakers use the word “hygge” to represent a relaxed, laid-back, and comfortable vibe created by enjoying the simpler things in life. We use hygge to represent the feeling invoked by engaging in simple activities that relieve stress and provide opportunities for having pleasing conversations and making genuine connections with others. Hygge relates to comfort, well-being, coziness, and contentment, with a warm atmosphere filled with pleasant people.
In a Sentence
The woman felt an incredible sense of hygge upon entering the sacred temple.
Denmark is famous for spreading the love and hygge for visitors and countrymen.
Doing yoga within a group gives some people a pleasurable sense of hygge.
Etymology
Although we most recognize “hygge” in the Danish language, the word actually entered the language as Norwegian. “Hygge” entered the language carrying the same meaning as ‘well-being.’ Danish adopted the word into their language system around the end of the 18th century. They’ve been using “hygge” to represent contentment, well-being, and the best of Denmark for residents and tourists since the late 1800s.
Synonyms
Comfortable, Comfy
Antonyms
Rude, Hard
A Laugh for Today
Wishing you a fastening Friday!
A Thought for Today
Until we meet again dear sisters, brothers, and honored guests may you blessed be.
May 19, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest
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Moon Alert
There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Capricorn.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Move forward with confidence when dealing with financial matters today. These could relate to current earnings, or potential future earnings; but ideally, it will be matters that you have already set in motion. Trust your “big” ideas! You’re on a roll!
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today the Sun in your sign is dancing with big daddy Pluto, which gives you a powerful energy to look around you and decide what needs to be changed or improved. Do you need to introduce reforms into your daily world? You can make these changes rather easily now.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today your ruler Mercury is retrograde, and dancing with lucky Jupiter, which means you have lots of optimistic, hopeful energy to finish projects that you have already started. Your hopes and wishes are more important to you today. Write down your plans for the future. Get a bead on where you’re headed.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
You will find that you will express yourself more forcefully talking to friends and members of groups today. Because you can do this so easily, you will make a strong impression on someone! (If you see the hair blowing back over their ears, take it easy.)
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
A discussion with a parent or boss will be intense and powerful today. Be careful you don’t cross a line and threaten them in any way because you will be forceful. You want to get things done and you want to move quickly! Nevertheless, remember that you catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
You might want to avoid subjects like politics, religion and racial issues today because these will be buttons that could trigger arguments with others. This is because you are coming on like gangbusters, even if you don’t realize it. Note: Someone else might come on just as strong! This is a recipe for a fight.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
You can see how to improve a financial arrangement with someone today. It might be about reducing debt or dealing with taxes and insurance issues. It might be a better arrangement on how to deal with shared property? One thing is certain: You’ll have no trouble making your case.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today you might attract someone to you who is very powerful. (“Hi Darth.”) Nevertheless, you will also be powerful — so express yourself with care and good judgment. This is an excellent day to join forces with someone to investigate something.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today you’re gung-ho to introduce reforms so that you can improve your health. Meanwhile, some of you will use this same energy to introduce reforms to your job or how you do your work. The bottom line is you intend to make things better!
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Whether you are in sports or the arts or music, be aware that today is an excellent day to practice something. That’s because you will get way more results for your efforts than you usually would. Practice dance, arpeggios, catching a ball, batting, martial arts – whatever.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
You will see ways to introduce improvements to where you live today, especially in areas related to plumbing, bathrooms, garbage and recycling. Meanwhile, in a family discussion, a secret might come out. Or you might suspect that a secret exists.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
You are super convincing today when talking to others, which makes this a strong day for those of you in sales, marketing, teaching, acting as well as writing. Personally, you might want to determine what motivates you? What changes do you need to make?
If Your Birthday Is Today
Actress Polly Walker (1966) shares your birthday today. You have a calm, detached even regal style. This can make you convincing when talking to others. Personally, you are focused and determined. This year you have a stronger zest for life, which is why you will enjoy socializing and reaching out to others. Let your hair down and have fun!
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence Digest for Thursday
From GypsyWolf.weebly.com
Thursday is the fifth day of the week. In the Norse languages this day is called Torsdag, honoring Thor, the god of strength, fertility, thunder, the protector and defender in war, and son of Odin. Thor is the counterpart of Zeus (Greek), and Jupiter or Jove (Roman). Thor, the most beloved of the great gods of northern mythology, is the only god who cannot cross from earth to heaven across the rainbow bridge, for he is so heavy and powerful that the gods fear it will break under his weight. It was said that whenever his hammer Mjollnir, was thrown, it would produce a thunderbolt and when struck against stone, it would create lightning.
Thursday
Latin: Dies Jovis (“Jove’s Day”), after Jove or Jupiter, the almighty Roman God.
French: jeudi
Italian: giovedi
Spanish: el jueves
German: Donnerstag
Dutch: donderdag
French: jeudi
Italian: giovedi
Spanish: el jueves
German: Donnerstag
Dutch: donderdag
Rules: Expansion, wealth, prosperity, political power, legal matters, spirituality, meditation.
Colors: Purple, Deep Blue
Planet: Jupiter
Metal: Tin, associated with the thunderbolt of Jupiter (Zeus in Greek myth)
Stones: Amethyst, Lepidolite, Sugilite
Herbs: Anise, Cinquefoil, Clove, Honeysuckle, Hyssop, Maple, Nutmeg, Oakmoss, Sage, Sarsaparilla, Sassafras, Star Anise
Zodiac: Sagittarius
Spell for Today – Juno’s Prosperity Elemental Ritual
Juno’s Prosperity Elemental Ritual
calls for some natural magick supplies. Try working with affordable tumbled malachite stones. As for the wheat stalks, look at the dried flowers and fillers in the arts and crafts shops. Ditto for the feather, or peruse a fly-tying store; you can usually pick up a package of feathers for a few bucks. As to the green seven-day candle, if you look around, you can find green jar candles. I actually found some at the grocery store for a dollar apiece. They were in the ethnic food aisle and were called novena candles. I simply peeled the saint sticker off of it, and abracadabra! An instant seven-day candle for my witchery.
As mentioned before, all of these magickal supplies listed below correspond with the goddess Juno in two of her prosperity-drawing aspects, Juno Augusta (the harvest mother) and Juno Moneta (patron of the Roman mint).
1 malachite stone (to represent the earth element)
A few peacock feathers (to represent the element of air)
3 small stalks dried wheat
1 green seven-day jar candle for prosperity
3 drops honeysuckle, peppermint, or clove oil (all of these oils encourage prosperity)
A clean dropper (to add the oil to the candle)
A long, thin screwdriver (to put holes in the candle)
A dollar bill or coin
Matches or a lighter
A safe, flat surface on which to set up the spell
Carefully and slowly push the screwdriver straight down into the wax. Now pull it straight back up. Add two more holes for the essential oil. Now set the screwdriver aside; using the dropper, squirt a few drops of honeysuckle oil down into those channel that you just created.
Next, hold the green jar candle in your hands and transfer a little of your personal power and desire for prosperity into the candle. Then place the candle on your work area on top of the currency. Arrange the stone, wheat stalks, and feathers to your liking. Make your work area pretty, and enjoy the process. While you are doing so, you may chant the following (the chanting will help you raise some energy too):
By the power of three times three
Bring prosperity now to me!
When you feel that you are ready, light the candle and repeat the following verse three times:
Juno Moneta, Roman goddess of prosperity
Lend your power to this elemental spell that I weave
Juno Augusta, mother of the harvest, hear my plea
These three golden stalks of wheat are a gift to you from me
A peacock feather for air, and a malachite for earth
Lady, bless me with success, abundance, and rebirth
For the good of all, with harm to none
In Juno’s name, this spell has begun!
Allow the candle to burn until it goes out on its own. It will probably take five to seven days for the jar candle to burn out. When I burn seven-day candles, I tuck them inside of my large cast-iron cauldron, then I place the spell components around the outside of the jar. That way, the candle can continue to safely burn, and even if it gets knocked over, everything stays contained inside of the fireproof cauldron.
Once the jar candle is finished, pocket the malachite stone and the bill or coin. Keep the money with you, tucked in your wallet or in your pocket. Tie up the feathers somewhere where prominent where you will see them every day, like the rearview mirror of your car, your dresser mirror, or a chest of drawers’ handle. Every time you see the feather, tell Juno thank you. Take the dried wheat and crumble the pieces apart. Sprinkle the seeds outside as an offering for Juno. Abundance and prosperity will find their way to you soon.
Please note: If you cannot leave the ritual candle safely burning then snuff it out when you leave and relight it as soon as you are home. It may take a few days longer, but the magick will still turn out, especially since you are taking the time and energy to tend the ritual candle so carefully. As you relight the candle, say:
As this ritual candle relights, so does my magick one more ignite.
Enjoy your ritual work, and may prosperity come to you in the best possible way!
Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan
May 19 Astronomy Picture of the Day
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2022 May 19
A Digital Lunar Eclipse
Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Cain
Explanation: Recorded on May 15/16 this sequence of exposures follows the Full Moon during a total lunar eclipse as it arcs above treetops in the clearing skies of central Florida. A frame taken every 5 minutes by a digital camera shows the progression of the eclipse over three hours. The bright lunar disk grows dark and red as it glides through planet Earth’s shadow. In fact, counting the central frames in the sequence measures the roughly 90 minute duration of the total phase of this eclipse. Around 270 BC, the Greek astronomer Aristarchus also measured the duration of total lunar eclipses, but probably without the benefit of digital watches and cameras. Still, using geometry he devised a simple and impressively accurate way to calculate the Moon’s distance in terms of the radius of planet Earth, from the eclipse duration.
May 19 Today in History and the Word of the Day
Today’s Important Historical Events
1536 Anne Boleyn, second wife of English King Henry VIII, is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason
1643 Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Harbor form the United Colonies of New England
1649 England is declared a Commonwealth by an act of the Rump Parliament making England a republic for the next 11 years
1885 German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon and Togoland
1898 US Congress passes the Private Mailing Card Act, allowing private publishers and printers to produce postcards, had to be labelled “Private Mailing Cards” until 1901, known as “souvenir cards”
1919 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Black Sea coast, beginning the Turkish War of Independence
Today’s Historical Events
715 St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1182 The high altar of Paris cathedral Notre Dame is consecrated by Cardinal Henri de Château-Marçay and Maurice de Sully
1506 Christopher Columbus selects his son Diego Columbus as sole heir
1515 George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles
1517 Philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht
1518 Public unveiling of Titian’s masterpiece “Assumption of the Virgin” a painted altarpiece in the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice
1536 Anne Boleyn, second wife of English King Henry VIII, is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason
1547 Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1968 20th Emmy Awards: “Get Smart”, “Mission Impossible” & Barbara Bain win
1972 WMAV TV channel 18 in Oxford, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting
1972 25th Cannes Film Festival: “The Working Class Goes to Heaven” directed by Elio Petri and “The Mattei Affair” directed by Francesco Rosi jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
1975 27th Emmy Awards: “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, Robert Blake & Jean Marsh win
1977 Film “Smokey & the Bandit” starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field and Jackie Gleason premieres in NYC
1980 Ringo & Barbara Bach are involved in a car crash
1982 Sophia Loren jailed in Naples, Italy for tax evasion
1983 Weird Al Yankovic gives live performance at Wax Museum in Washington, D.C.
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1886 Camille Saint-Saëns’ 3rd Symphony in C premieres at St. James Hall, London, with the composer conducting
1911 Maurice Ravel‘s opera “L’Heure Espagnole” premieres at the Opéra-Comique, Paris, France
1958 “South Pacific” soundtrack album goes #1 & stays #1 for 31 weeks
1962 “Bravo, Giovanni” opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 76 performances
1962 “John Birch Society” by Chad Mitchell Trio hits #99
1973 “Daisy A Day” by Jud Strunk hits #14
1973 “Smith” opens at Eden Theater, NYC: runs for 17 performances
1976 Columbia Records releases “Turnstiles”, singer-songwriter Billy Joel‘s fourth studio album
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1905 Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ
1909 In his first title defence Jack Johnson fights “Philadelphia” Jack O’Brien to a no decision in 6 rounds in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to retain his world heavyweight crown
1912 AL President Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb‘s suspension, they will be banned from baseball
1923 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande wins aboard Zev for his first Derby success
1928 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4
1929 Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium, crushes 2 people to death
1935 NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936
1941 Germany occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis
Today’s Word is
Merry Andrew
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Merry Andrew / noun / mer·ry an·drew
“Merry Andrew” is an archaic definition we use to describe people who behave in a clownish or buffoonish fashion. This early 16th-century noun represents the silly antics or behavior of a person who others consider as being foolish and “jester-like.” Being called a “Merry Andrew” is not a compliment. Someone being called a “Merry Andrew” is being insulted and described as a fool. Merry Andrew is also the name of the 1958 American musical film directed by Michael Kidd and starring famed actor Danny Kaye.
In a Sentence
Look out, here comes that unfunny Merry Andrew from last night’s performance.
A court jester and a Merry Andrew are one and the same.
The king and queen demanded to be entertained by the local Merry Andrew.
Etymology
We saw the first use of Merry Andrew around the late 16th-century in 1670. Etymologists say the term was used to represent people who were kept around because of their entertaining qualities that regularly included them making foolish jokes and public spectacles of themselves.
Synonyms
Comedian, Jester
Antonyms
Wise, Humorless
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!
May 18, 2022 Daily Horoscopes Digest
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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.
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.
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