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Flower Meaning, Symbolize, and Spiritual Meaning

From uniguide.com

Orange flower symbolism and meanings include healing and well-being, energy, vitality, enthusiasm, balance, fun, pleasure, and more. In this post, we’ll explore the symbolism and meaning of orange flowers as well as occasions in which to give them.

Types of Flowers that Are Orange

Before we go into more detail on the symbolic meaning of orange flowers, I thought you’d be interested in seeing a list of some of the kinds of flowers that come in orange or mainly orange hues. There is a wide variety. Here are some:

Bird of Paradise

Calendula

Carnation

Chrysanthemum

Clematis

Cosmos

Daffodil

Dahlia

Geranium

Marigold

Nasturtium

Orange lily and tiger lily

Orange rose

Orchid

Peony

Poppy

Tulip

Zinnia

What do orange flowers symbolize?

Blending the deep passion and energy of red with the sunny warmth of yellow, the color orange can represent many things. So, orange flowers present a range of opportunities in which to give them as gifts or reasons to plant them in your garden.

A vibrant color, orange can evoke strong responses in many people. Yet, while red flowers are synonymous with romantic love, orange flower meanings can be more nuanced. For example, here is a list of qualities that orange flowers represent:

Health and healing

Vitality and well-being

Balance

Warmth

Enthusiasm

Energy

Passion

Joy and happiness

Fun

Pleasure

Creativity

Flamboyance

Eccentricity

(Just a note: Different types of orange flowers have their own set of meanings. For more details on some of them, just click on the flower names with links in the section above.) {Each flower, if possible, will be getting their own post after I go through the color}

Healing and Well-being

Generally, when people aren’t feeling well, they can tolerate orange foods, like tangerines and peaches, more easily than other foods. So, with bright color, orange flowers exude positive energy for feeling good.

So, orange flowers make great gifts for loved ones who are dealing with a health challenge or who are trying to get into better shape.

In fact, the color orange is associated with the second chakra, or energy center, in the body, which is called the sacral chakra, or Svadhisthana in Sanskrit.

The sacral chakra governs emotional and sexual energy as well as overall mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. In essence, when the sacral chakra is balanced, we feel like we’re flourishing.

So, giving orange flowers or having them in your environment, as well as using the essential oils from orange flowers, is conducive to opening and balancing your sacral chakra and boosting vitality.

Fire and Enthusiasm

Orange flower symbolism also includes fire and enthusiasm. So, orange flowers are the perfect gift or addition to the home when you want to liven things up and even spark your creativity.

Any zany loved ones in your life?

In addition, the color orange is a little zany. So, for a romantic partner, friend, or other loved one who is more off-beat, orange flowers can be the perfect gift. Needless to say, they can also help to liven up what might otherwise be a boring garden.

In conclusion, orange flowers can generate strong feelings in many people. So, if you have loved ones who appreciate the color orange’s special qualities, or you are one of those people, you have a variety of flower options to choose from when it comes to surrounding yourself with vibrant beauty.

February 23, 2023 Daily Horoscopes

Click here to read Georgia Nicols Daily Horoscopes

Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Taurus.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Keep an eye on your money and your possessions today because something unexpected could impact them. For example, you might find money; you might lose money. Likewise, protect what you own against loss, theft or damage. Be careful – just in case.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

You are restless today. Because of this, you might encounter some surprises, which admittedly, could occur because you feel impulsive. Fast actions might bring surprising results. (You’re certainly not going to sit around getting dusty. Not today.)

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Something going on behind the scenes might surprise you. It could be a secret or simply something you never expected. Because you look good in the eyes of others at this time, you will be effective in dealing with whatever comes your way. People (especially authority figures and parents) will approve and possibly even applaud you.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

A friend might surprise you today. Or perhaps, you will meet someone who is unusual or different? Possibly, this connection or introduction will happen through a friend or a group to which you might belong, especially a nonprofit or charitable group. Be open-minded when dealing with new people.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Stay on your toes today because a boss, parent or even a member of the police might catch you off guard or surprise you in some way. (Busted!”) You certainly won’t be able to get away with anything, that’s for sure. Keep this in mind. Forewarned is forearmed.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Travel plans are unpredictable today, which means that anything you have scheduled might be delayed or cancelled. Or in turn, you might have to travel when you did not expect to do so. News related to legal matters or a medical situation might also surprise you. Get things in order.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Stay on top of your banking scene and anything to do with shared property, inheritances, insurance matters and taxes because something unexpected could impact these areas. Just in case, be ready for anything because you snooze – you lose. Double check figures related to taxes, debt and insurance matters.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

A friend or partner might surprise you today by doing something you did not expect. They might have an unusual proposal? Or they might introduce you to someone who is different or unusual in some way. Be aware of this and expect the unexpected.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Your work routine will be interrupted today, very likely by technical problems like computer glitches, printer failures, mechanical breakdowns or a dead cell phone. Arrgh. Try to anticipate what might happen. For example, keep your equipment charged.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Parents should know that this is an accident-prone day for your kids, which means you have to be extra vigilant. Know where they are at all times. Be sure to remove them from hazardous situations, especially related to electricity. Meanwhile, love at first sight might happen for some!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

In some fashion, your home routine will be interrupted today. Small appliances might break down or a minor breakage could occur. Someone unexpected might knock at your door. Be smart and get dressed. Perhaps stock the fridge so that you are ready for anything. (A family member might have a surprise.)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Pay attention to everything you say and do today because this is an accident-prone day for your sign. Therefore, think and be mindful while driving, jogging or cycling. Likewise think and be mindful before you speak or do anything. This way you will have no regrets later. On the upside, you might have brilliant, genius-like ideas.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Rashida Jones (1976) shares your birthday today. You are the classic Aquarian. You are highly individualistic and concerned about the rights of others. You are passionate and will fight for a worthy cause. This is a year of learning, reflection and teaching. Explore ideas and philosophies that will give you a better self-awareness about your life.

February 25, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

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

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on February 25 has an illumination of 32%. 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 February 25 the Moon is 5.62 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 32%
Moon Age: 5.62 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 386,567.79 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,102,829.16 km

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.

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

February 25, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

February 25, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:07 Pisces 04
Moon:21 Taurus 08
Mercury:21 Aquarius 43
Venus:06 Aries 55
Mars:17 Gemini 55
Jupiter:11 Aries 12
Saturn:28 Aquarius 51
Uranus:15 Taurus 26
Neptune:24 Pisces 26
Pluto:29 Capricorn 25

True Lunar Node:05 Taurus 52
Mean Lunar Node:07 Taurus 14 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Leo 25

Chiron:13 Aries 42
Ceres:05 Libra 12 Rx
Pallas:10 Cancer 53
Juno:22 Aries 20
Vesta:07 Aries 53

Eris:24 Aries 06

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:9
Fixed:7
Mutable:3

Northern Hemisphere For 1500 CST GMT 2100

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

February 25, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Pisces 59
Moon:20 Taurus 03
Mercury:21 Aquarius 35
Venus:06 Aries 49
Mars:17 Gemini 53
Jupiter:11 Aries 10
Saturn:28 Aquarius 51
Uranus:15 Taurus 26
Neptune:24 Pisces 26
Pluto:29 Capricorn 25

True Lunar Node:05 Taurus 52
Mean Lunar Node:07 Taurus 15 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Leo 25

Chiron:13 Aries 41
Ceres:05 Libra 13 Rx
Pallas:10 Cancer 53
Juno:22 Aries 18
Vesta:07 Aries 51

Eris:24 Aries 06

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:9
Fixed:7
Mutable:3

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

25 February 2023
03:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Pisces 44
Moon:16 Taurus 50
Mercury:21 Aquarius 10
Venus:06 Aries 30
Mars:17 Gemini 48
Jupiter:11 Aries 07
Saturn:28 Aquarius 49
Uranus:15 Taurus 26
Neptune:24 Pisces 26
Pluto:29 Capricorn 24

True Lunar Node:05 Taurus 52
Mean Lunar Node:07 Taurus 16 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Leo 23

Chiron:13 Aries 41
Ceres:05 Libra 16 Rx
Pallas:10 Cancer 51
Juno:22 Aries 09
Vesta:07 Aries 44

Eris:24 Aries 06

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:9
Fixed:7
Mutable:3

February 25th Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1570 Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England for heresy and persecution of English Catholics during her reign. Also absolves her subjects from allegiance to the crown.

1862 First Legal Tender Act 1862 is passed by the US Congress, authorizing the United States note (greenback) into circulation, the first fiat paper money that was legal tender in America

1910 Dalai Lama flees Tibet for British India to escape Chinese troops

Today’s Historical Events

138 The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor

1095 Council of Rockingham: bishop Anselmus vs King William II Rufus

1358 Dalmatie flees Venice

1502 Austrian emperor Maximilian I reformats government machine

1570 Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England for heresy and persecution of English Catholics during her reign. Also absolves her subjects from allegiance to the crown.

1601 Robert Devereux, English 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against the Crown of England

1605 Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen

1623 Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria becomes monarch of Palts

Today’s Historical Events in Flim and TV

1901 George M. Cohan‘s 1st Broadway musical “The Governor’s Son”opens at the Savoy Theatre, NYC; runs for 32 performances

1940 1st televised (W2XBS, NYC) hockey game (Rangers vs Canadians)

1950 “Your Show of Shows” with Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca premieres on NBC. Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen.

1980 British political comedy “Yes Minister” written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds premieres on BBC Two

1986 28th Grammy Awards: “We Are the World”, Sade, Phil Collins win

1990 On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children & no man can stand her for long

1991 Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky and John Candy buy CFL’s Toronto Argonauts

1995 Singer Frank Sinatra performs for final time before a live audience of 1200 select guests at the Palm Desert Marriott Ballroom, in Palm Desert, California, on the closing night of his charity golf tournament

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1904 J M Synge’s “Riders to the Sea” opens at Irish National Theater Society

1911 Victor Herbert’s opera “Natoma” premieres at Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1944 Alexander Gretchaninov‘s “Missa Oecumenica” (Ecumenical Mass) premieres in Boston with Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra; the composer wrote the work in memory of the conductor’s wife Natalie (1880-1942)

1951 “Michael Todd’s Peep Show” closes at Winter Garden, NYC, after 278 performances

1953 Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green‘s musical “Wonderful Town”, starring Rosalind Russell, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 559 performances, wins 5 Tony Awards

1957 Buddy Holly and the Crickets record their smash hit “That’ll Be the Day” in Clovis, New Mexico

1960 John Cage’s “Music for Amplified Toy Pianos” premieres

1963 Beatles release their 1st US single – “Please Please Me”

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1904 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Toronto Marlboroughs in 2 games

1924 Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3)

1925 US Men’s Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles

1930 Brilliant West Indian cricket batsman George Headley completes twin tons (114 & 112) in 3rd Test win against England at Georgetown, British Guiana

1933 Major NFL rule changes (hash mark 10 yds in, posts on goal line)

1933 New York industrialist Thomas Yawkey purchases Boston Red Sox for $1.25 million

1941 Boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8)

1952 VI Winter Olympic Games close at Oslo, Norway

A Thought for Today

For me this thought goes with my daily mantra or affirmation,

“Positive Thoughts bring about Positive Actions which make me feel better!”

A Laugh for Today

Why M&M’s Are Wiccan

  • MM = Merry Meet
  • Round shape for wheel of the year, cycle of seasons
  • Skins are different colors, but the inside is the same chocolate, because we are all related
  • Associations with the colors:
    • Red = South
    • Green = West
    • Dark Brown = North
    • Yellow = East
    • Orange = For the Solar God
    • Light Brown = For the Earth Mother
  • Rotate the M & M:
    • M = 13th letter of alphabet, and there are often 13 members in a coven
    • 3 = Triple Goddess, three phases of moon
    • W = Witchcraft, Wiccan
    • E = Enlightenment

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Friday

From amagickalpath.co.uk

FRIDAY

Planet – Venus

Spells/Magic – love, friendship, socialising, affection, harmony, relationships, reconciliation, beauty, romance.

Magical aspects: love, friendship, reconciliation, beauty

Oils – African Violet, Cherry, Lilac, Rose ,Opium Poppy, Patchouly,

Plants and Trees – adler tree,daisy,apple tree,aster,birch tree,blackberry,catnip,cherry tree,crocus,elderberry,feverfew,foxglove,geranium,goldenrod,hollyhock,lady`s mantel,lilac,mugwort,plumtree,rose,spiderwort,strawberry,tansy,thyme,vanilla,violet, yarrow, pansy.

Stones – Emerald, jade, malachite, rose quartz, torquoise

Colours – green, pink, white, rose, coral.

Metal – Coper

Energy Type – Female

Dieties – Friday takes its name from Frigga, the Goddess of Love and Transformation. She rules the spiritual aspects of people as they manifest on the physical. because of this, Friday is sometimes thought of as unpredictable.

Friday is the best time to deal with such matters as: Romantic Love, Friendship, Beauty, Soul-mates, Artistic Ability, Affection, Partners, Alliances, Grace, Luxury, Social Activity, Marriage, Decorating, Cosmetics, Gifts, Income, Gardening, Architects, Artists, Beauticians, Chiropractors, Dancers, Designers, Engineers, Entertainers, Fashion, Music, Painting, Poetry, Courtship, Dating, Household Improvements, Planning Parties, Shopping, Herbal Magick, Luck, Fertility, Physical Healing, Balance, Prosperity, Courage, Change, Material Things, Peace, Harmony, Relationships and Success.

Witchcraft Symbols, Terms and Definitions

Wicca

noun

Wic·​ca ˈwi-kə 
: a religion influenced by pre-Christian beliefs and practices of western Europe that affirms the existence of supernatural power (such as magic) and of both male and female deities who inhere in nature and that emphasizes ritual observance of seasonal and life cycles
Wiccan

ˈwi-kən 

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

probably from Old English wicca wizard — more at WITCH

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of Wicca was in 1959

Crystal, Gems, and Stones Meanings and Magickal Usage that Correspondence with Thursday

Click on each hyperlink to learn more about the crystal from mycrystalaura.com.au

Crystals:

,

Amethyst

Lepidolite

Sugilite,

Sapphire

Emerald

Cats Eye.

February 24, 2023 Daily Horoscopes

Click here to read Georgia Nicols Daily Horoscopes

Moon Alert

After 4 AM EST today (1 AM PST) there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Taurus.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You will be surprised today about how much you emotionally identify with your possessions. (“My precious!”) This is why you might not be willing to lend something to someone. Or you might find yourself feeling you have to defend yourself where there is really nothing at stake.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today and tomorrow the Moon is in your sign, which can make you more sensitive to the feelings of others. Therefore, your feelings and reactions might be heightened. Nevertheless, the good news is that your luck will be a tiny bit better. Ask the universe for a favour!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

This is a curious day because with Mars in your sign, you are confident and proactive. Nevertheless, today the Moon is hiding in your chart, which will make you be tempted to withdraw from others and keep your feelings secret. “I wasn’t there. I didn’t see anything.”

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Your emotional contact with friends and members of groups is important to you today. You might feel more protective and supportive than usual to someone. This is a good day to examine your overall goals and make sure they are an expression of what you (not others) want to do.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today you are noticed more than usual. Details of your intimate and personal life seem to be on public display for some reason. Do be aware of this in case you have to do some damage control. This is a good day for any kind of public relations work or sales.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Today you have a strong urge to get away from your daily routine and go off somewhere to find adventure or do something different. Ideally, you would love to travel. At least, you can be a tourist in your own town. Enjoy meeting new friends from foreign countries and different backgrounds. Do something different!

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

You are a people pleaser; nevertheless, today your response to others might be more emotional and more intense. (This will surprise you as well as others.) You might find that you want something that someone else has. Or perhaps you have strong opinions about an arrangement with shared possessions?

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Today and tomorrow the Moon is opposite your sign, which means personal relationships and partnerships will be a stronger focus for you. Conflicts will be more emotional. Therefore, guard against knee-jerk reactions. Avoid saying or doing anything you will later regret.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Very likely, today you will have to put the emotional or practical considerations of someone else before your own. You might perform a service for someone or do a favour for them. Meanwhile, your health or something to do with your pet might concern you today.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Romance will be more passionate and emotional today. In part, this is because it’s difficult for you to conceal your feelings from others today. Don’t worry about this. You might also feel overprotective about your kids or the care of someone else.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today it will please you to withdraw to the privacy of your home and enjoy relaxing in familiar surroundings. Some of you might have a heart-to-heart discussion with a family relative, especially a female. Try to be lighthearted and laid-back about things.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Today you feel a need to have a connection with others, which is why you want your conversations with daily contacts to be meaningful. You won’t be satisfied with superficial chitchat or shallow conversations. You want the skinny about something. Wazzup?

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Debra Jo Rupp (1951) shares your birthday today. You are sensitive to the world around you and the feelings of others. Therefore, avoid negative energy, which will drain you. Take care of yourself this year because service to others will be an important theme. It’s also a good year for a personal makeover.

February 24, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

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

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

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on February 24 has an illumination of 22%. 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 February 24 the Moon is 4.61 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 22%
Moon Age: 4.61 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 381,645.39 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,068,221.94 km

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.

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

February 24, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

February 24, 2023
11:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:06 Pisces 04
Moon:08 Taurus 06
Mercury:20 Aquarius 06
Venus:05 Aries 41
Mars:17 Gemini 32
Jupiter:10 Aries 58
Saturn:28 Aquarius 44
Uranus:15 Taurus 25
Neptune:24 Pisces 24
Pluto:29 Capricorn 23

True Lunar Node:05 Taurus 51
Mean Lunar Node:07 Taurus 18 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Leo 19

Chiron:13 Aries 39
Ceres:05 Libra 22 Rx
Pallas:10 Cancer 48
Juno:21 Aries 47
Vesta:07 Aries 26

Eris:24 Aries 06

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:9
Fixed:7
Mutable:3

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

February 24, 2023
09:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Pisces 59
Moon:07 Taurus 00
Mercury:19 Aquarius 58
Venus:05 Aries 35
Mars:17 Gemini 30
Jupiter:10 Aries 57
Saturn:28 Aquarius 44
Uranus:15 Taurus 25
Neptune:24 Pisces 24
Pluto:29 Capricorn 23

True Lunar Node:05 Taurus 51
Mean Lunar Node:07 Taurus 18 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Leo 18

Chiron:13 Aries 38
Ceres:05 Libra 22 Rx
Pallas:10 Cancer 47
Juno:21 Aries 45
Vesta:07 Aries 24

Eris:24 Aries 06

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:9
Fixed:7
Mutable:3

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

24 February 2023
02:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Pisces 41
Moon:03 Taurus 06
Mercury:19 Aquarius 30
Venus:05 Aries 14
Mars:17 Gemini 24
Jupiter:10 Aries 53
Saturn:28 Aquarius 41
Uranus:15 Taurus 24
Neptune:24 Pisces 23
Pluto:29 Capricorn 23

True Lunar Node:05 Taurus 51 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Taurus 19 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Leo 16

Chiron:13 Aries 38
Ceres:05 Libra 25 Rx
Pallas:10 Cancer 46
Juno:21 Aries 35
Vesta:07 Aries 16

Eris:24 Aries 05

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:9
Fixed:7
Mutable:3

February 24th Today in History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1525 Battle of Pavia: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V‘s troops beat the French. French King Francois I captured, 15,000 killed or wounded

1582 Pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar

1739 Battle of Karnal: Army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah

1821 Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero agree to the Plan of Iguala, stating that Mexico will become a constitutional monarchy, Roman Catholicism the official religion and that Peninsulares and Creoles will enjoy equal political and social rights

1868 US House of Representatives vote 126 to 47 to impeach President Andrew Johnson

1946 General Juan Perón first elected President of Argentina

2008 Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba due to ill health after nearly fifty years

2022 Russian leader Vladimir Putin announces the start of a “special military operation” in Ukraine to “demilitarize” the country moments before Russia launches a full-scale pre-dawn invasion by land, air and sea, with bombings in several cities amid international condemnation [1] [2]

Today’s Historical Events

1152 English cleric and writer Geoffrey of Monmouth consecrated as Bishop of St Asaph at Lambeth

1208 St Francis of Assisi, 26, received his vocation in Portiuncula Italy

1296 Pope Boniface VIII decree Clericis Iaicos

1387 King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda

1389 Battle at Falköping: Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden

1496 England’s Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders

1510 Pope Julius II excommunicates the republic of Venice

1525 Battle of Pavia: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V‘s troops beat the French. French King Francois I captured, 15,000 killed or wounded

Today’s Historical Events in Flim and TV

1955 12th Golden Globes: “On The Waterfront”, Marlon Brando, & Judy Garland win

1969 “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” film based on novel by Muriel Spark directed by Ronald Neame, starring Maggie Smith (Academy Award Best Actress) premieres in London

1969 26th Golden Globes: “The Lion in Winter”, Peter O’Toole, & Joanne Woodward win

1970 KVDO TV channel 3 in Salem, OR (IND) begins broadcasting

1980 Revival of Brian Clark’s stage drama “Whose Life is it Anyway?” starring Mary Tyler Moore and James Naughton, and directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, opens at the Royale Theatre, NYC; runs for 96 performances

1987 American radio and television personality Larry King suffers a heart attack

1989 Stalker Margaret Ray found in David Letterman‘s home, claims to be his wife

1999 41st Grammy Awards: “My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic)” and Lauryn Hill win

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1607 Claudio Monteverdi’s opera “L’Orfeo” premieres in Mantua, oldest opera still regularly performed

1711 George Frideric Handel‘s opera “Rinaldo” premieres at Haymarket theatre in London

1939 Roy Harris‘ 3rd Symphony premieres in Boston

1951 “Bless You All” closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 84 performances

1955 Cole Porter‘s final Broadway musical “Silk Stockings”, loosely based on the Melchior Lengyel’s “Ninotchka”, opens at the Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 478 performances

1956 Walter Piston‘s 5th Symphony, commissioned by the Juilliard School of Music for their 50th anniversary, premiere performance by the Juilliard Orchestra, conducted by Jean Morel

1962 “New Faces of ’62” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 28 performances

1962 “Sail Away” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 167 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1917 Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, to Cleveland for $15,000

1932 Malcolm Campbell sets world land speed record speed of 253.96 mph driving his famous Blue Bird car at Daytona Beach, Florida

1952 Canada wins 6th Olympic ice hockey title courtesy of a final round 3-3 tie with the US at the Oslo Winter Games; Canadian center Billy Gibson top scores with 19 points

1952 Norway goes 1-2 in the men’s ski jumping event at the Oslo Winter Olympics with Arnfinn Bergmann winning gold ahead of teammate Torbjørn Falkanger

1960 Austria goes 1-2 in the men’s slalom at the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics; Ernst Hintersteer wins gold ahead of teammate Hias Leitner

1963 5th Daytona 500: Tiny Lund driving for Wood Bros Racing, wins on 4 pit stops as first 10 laps run under caution flag because of rain

1968 Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games

1974 Dutch speed skater Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes Women’s Allround World Champion at Heerenveen, Netherlands, her third consecutive title and fourth in 5 years

Fairy Cakes with Cream Icing

Actual fairy cakes are about the size of raspberries [All L. B. side notes appear in [ ]. My granddaughter and I collected larger sized acorn tops (these are used a dishes by Fae Folk) and then bake about 8 fairy size cakes in those. Baking time varies so check them after about 5-7 minutes to see if they are done]. Since it is hard to find baking pans that small, you can bake them in a muffin tin.

INGREDIENTS

500 mL flour 2 cups

10mL Baking Powder 2 teaspoons

5mL Salt 1 teaspoon

175 mL [stick] Butter 3/4 cup

375mL White Sugar 1 1/2 cups

3 Eggs 3

5mL Vanilla 1 teaspoon

325 ml Milk 1/13 cup [L.B. Side Note: I found Whole Milk works the best but 2% or Skim will work also]

  1. Grease the muffin tin with a bit of butter [. B. Side Note: You can use muffin liners also]
  2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  3. Cream together the butter and sugar, then add the effs and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy.
  4. Add a few spoonfuls of dry ingredients then some milk to the cream mixture. Keep alternating ingredients until well mixed.
  5. Fill the muffin cups [and acorn tops if using them] three-quarters full. Bake at 180 degrees C (350 degrees F) for 20-25 minutes. [May take longer depending on your oven]
  6. Let cool before frosting with your favorite icing. [For me it was a light cream cheese frosting made with almond extract instead of vallia]

Copyright 1999 Penelope Larkspur The Secret Life of Fairies

A Laugh for Today

Spell for Today – MAGICK LOVER’S BATH

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

MAGICK LOVER’S BATH

4 drops Ylang Ylang
2 drops Clary Sage
1 drop Bergamot
1 drop Sandalwood
Swish the essential oils throughout the bath water. Lights some candles, play some soft, romantic music and enjoy!

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Friday

FRIDAY CORRESPONDENCES

Venus/Water/East/West/South/Dawn/Female/Libra/Taurus

 

Magickal Intentions: Love, Romance, Marriage, Sexual Matters, Physical Beauty, Friendship and Partnerships, Strangers, Heart

Color: aqua, blue, light blue, brown, green, pale green, magenta, peach, pink, rose, white, all pastels

Number: 5, 6

Metal: copper

Charm: green or white garments, scepter

Stone: alexandrite, amethyst, coral, diamond, emerald, jade, jet, black moonstone, peridot, smoky quartz, tiger’s-eye, pink tourmaline

Animal: camel, dove, elephant, goat, horse, pigeon, sparrow

Plant: apple, birch, cherry, clematis, clove, coriander, heather, hemlock, hibiscus, ivy, lotus, moss, myrtle, oats, pepperwort, peppermint, pinecone, quince, raspberry, rose, pink rose, red rose, rose hips, saffron, sage, savin, stephanotis, strawberry, thyme, vanilla, verbena, violet, water lily, yarrow, and all flowers

Incense: ambergris, camphor, mace, musk, myrrh, rose, saffron, sage, sandalwood, sweetgrass, vanilla, violet, all floral scents

Goddess: Aphrodite, Asherah, Baalith, Brigid, Erzulie, Freya (Passionate Queen), Frigg, Gefion, Harbor (Beautiful One), Hestia, Inanna, Ishtar (Lady of Passion and Desire), Lakshmi, Lilith, Mokosh, Nehalennia, Nerthus, Ostara, Pombagira, Sarasvati, Shakti, Shekinah, Sirtur, Al Uzza, Venus (Queen of Pleasure), Vesta

God: Allah, Bacchus, Bes, Cupid, the Dagda, Dionysus, El, Eros (God of Love), Freyr, Frit Ailek, Shukra

Evocation: Agrat Bat Mahalat, Anael, Hagiel, Mokosba, Rasbid, Sachiel, Uriel, Velas

Courtesy of Moonlight Musings

 

24 February 2023 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

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Currentplanetarypositions.com

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For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

24 February 2023
06:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Pisces 51
Moon:05 Taurus 20
Mercury:19 Aquarius 46
Venus:05 Aries 26
Mars:17 Gemini 28
Jupiter:10 Aries 56
Saturn:28 Aquarius 43
Uranus:15 Taurus 24
Neptune:24 Pisces 24
Pluto:29 Capricorn 23

True Lunar Node:05 Taurus 51 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Taurus 18 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Leo 17

Chiron:13 Aries 38
Ceres:05 Libra 23 Rx
Pallas:10 Cancer 47
Juno:21 Aries 41
Vesta:07 Aries 21

Eris:24 Aries 06

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:9
Fixed:7
Mutable:3

Southern Hemisphere

This local time is in Cape Town, South Africa

24 February 2023
01:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Pisces 39
Moon:02 Taurus 32
Mercury:19 Aquarius 26
Venus:05 Aries 11
Mars:17 Gemini 23
Jupiter:10 Aries 53
Saturn:28 Aquarius 41
Uranus:15 Taurus 24
Neptune:24 Pisces 23
Pluto:29 Capricorn 22

True Lunar Node:05 Taurus 51 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Taurus 19 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Leo 16

Chiron:13 Aries 37
Ceres:05 Libra 25 Rx
Pallas:10 Cancer 46
Juno:21 Aries 34
Vesta:07 Aries 15

Eris:24 Aries 05

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:9
Fixed:7
Mutable:3

Southwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

24 February 2023
04:00 am GMT 3:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:05 Pisces 16
Moon:27 Aries 28
Mercury:18 Aquarius 50
Venus:04 Aries 43
Mars:17 Gemini 14
Jupiter:10 Aries 48
Saturn:28 Aquarius 38
Uranus:15 Taurus 23
Neptune:24 Pisces 23
Pluto:29 Capricorn 22

True Lunar Node:05 Taurus 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Taurus 20 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):05 Leo 13

Chiron:13 Aries 36
Ceres:05 Libra 29 Rx
Pallas:10 Cancer 44
Juno:21 Aries 21
Vesta:07 Aries 05

Eris:24 Aries 05

Fire:8
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:3
Cardinal:10
Fixed:6
Mutable:3

A Thought for Today – Printable

Today’s thought is dedicated to a special reader, Alan, who is going through a bit of a rough time. I ask our WoTC family to send him comfort and positive thoughts.