[Herbal_Witches_Cauldron] 1 October GrannyMoon*sMorning Feast

GrannyMoon Says Today Is: Woden's Day

Energy: Male Ruler: Mercury - Rules healings,the mind - Use for magick involving mental issues, learning, higher education,addictions, communications, travel, young people, messages, perception, self-expression,artists, poets, and writers

Today's Magickal Influences: Conjurations,Predictions, Knowledge, Writing, Eloquence

Today's Goddesses:Aset [Isis], Demeter, Ceres, Spider Woman, Bona Dea, Oya, Devi-Kali, Hella,Rhiannon, Coatlique, Maman Brigette, Sekhmet, Het Heret [Hathor]

Incense:   Cinnamon, Cinquefoil

Perfumes: Sweetpea, Lavender, Mastic, Frankincense, Cloves

Colour of The Day:  Yellow, Grey

Colours for Tomorrow: Purple, Indigo, Blue

Lucky Sign: Wednesday Is The Lucky Day For Gemini  And Virgo

Candle: Purple

Lunabar Moon Almanack for Wednesday, October 01, 2014

First Quarter Moon,at 3h. 33m. evening.

Moon Rides Low.

Moon in 10th degreeof the Sign Capricorn, the Goat;

also in 14th deg.of the Constellation Sagittarius, the Archer.

Moonrise: 1:54eve.  Souths: 7:07 eve.

Astrological Attributes for Capricorn the Goat: Yin, Feminine,Lunar, Negative, Nocturnal, Earthy, Cardinal, Semi-fruitful, Horary Southern,

Wintery, Austral,Obeying, Solsitial, Tropical, Dry, Cold, Changeable, Hoarse.

Spells and rituals involving the earth element should be performed when theMoon is in an earth sign: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn.

Waxing, First Quarter

Waxing Moon: Symbolic of growth, manifestation, attainment, gravidity(heavy with child – both philosophical and literal).

Keywords for the First Quarter phase are: action,expression, growth, breaking away. It is the time in a cycle to take theinitial action

necessary toachieve your goal by expressing your needs and desires.

Feel & Move: Make phone calls.Write letters. Dance. Act now.

Waxing Moon: Time: From New Moon To Full (Approx. 14 Days)

Symbolic of growth,manifestation, attainment, gravidity (heavy with child – both philosophical andliteral).

Goddess Aspect: Maiden

Associated Goddesses: Artemis, Branwen, Eriu, Nymph, Epona

Magickal Attributes: Invoking Beginnings, New Projects, Ideas, Inspiriation,Energy, Vitality, Freedom.

Workings On This Day Are For "Constructive"Magick (Love, Wealth, Success, Courage, Friendship, Luck OrHealth.)

Symbolic of growth,manifestation, attainment, gravidity (heavy with child – both philosophical andliteral).

Lunar Lore

If the moon changeon a Sunday, there will be a flood before

the month is out.

~ Worcestershire

The Lunar Mansion

Alna’a’im, TheOstriches,

also known as

Trabs, The Beam, orRafter.

Marked by the fix'dStar: Ascella, in Sagittarius.

Now when thecheerless empire of the sky

To Capricorn theCentaur Archer yields.

~ James Thomson,"Seasons."

Lunabar Sun Almanack for Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Sunrise: 7:03morn.    Sunset: 6:51 eve.

Length of Day: 11h.48m.

Dawn: 6:36morn.    Dusk: 7:18 eve.

Length of Twilight:0h. 27m.

Sun in 7th degreeof the Sign Libra, the Balance;

also in 14th degreeof the Constellation Virgo, the Virgin;

Solar Lore

In summer time,when the sun at rising is obscured by a

mist whichdisperses about three hours afterwards, expect

hot and calmweather for two or three days.

~ C.L. Prince.

The Sun in Libra: Yang, Masculine, Solar, Positive, Diurnal, Airy, Cardinal,Semi-fruitful, Horary Western, Autumnal, Austral, Obeying, Equinoctial, Moist,Vocal, Sweet, Hot.

Seasons of the Witch - Ancient Holidays

Remember The Ancient Ways and Keep Them Holy!

Goddess Month of Mala begins 9/6 - 10/2

Celtic Tree Calendar: September 30  -  October27 ~ The Ivy

October ~ Moon Phases

First Quarter fallson Wednesday, October 01, 2014 at 3:33 PM

Full “Hunter's”Moon falls on Wednesday, October 08, 2014 at 6:50 AM

Last Quarter fallson Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 3:13 PM

New Moon falls onThursday, October 23, 2014 at 5:56 PM

First Quarter fallson Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 10:48 PM

The Seasons, 2014

Autumnal Equinox(Fall begins) September 22nd at 9:28 evening.

Sun on Equator,crosses the line South, enters the sign of Libra.

Winter Solstice(Winter begins) December 21st at 6:01 evening.

Sun Rides Low, atSouthern tropic (turn), enters the sign of Capricorn.

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The Year Is Divided Into Four Seasons:

The first season isof a frigid complexion, and this is “Winter”;

The second is ofthe complexion of Air, and this is “Spring”;

Then follows thethird, which is “Summer”, and is of the complexion of Fire;

Lastly, there isthe fourth, wherein fruits are matured, which is “Autumn”.

~The TurbaPhilosophorum, ca. 12 century

Our Weekly Affirmation

If you repeat anaffirmation three times a day three times each time you do it for 28 days itwill

become a part ofyour being and whenever you feel like life is going out of control you will beable

to just find thatsafe place.

Affirmation Of The Week!

"I take chargeof unbalanced situations in my life. I restore order and balance through actionand faith

as I see exactlywhat needs to change in order to move into greater wholeness."

Love blinds us topeople's faults, but hate blinds us to their virtues.

Tasha's Day By Day Planner For Best Use Of The Energy OfThe Day!

Wed. 10/1 EfficientCapricorn Moon energy oversees a day of accomplishment.

Thu. 10/2 AmbitiousCapricorn Moon may help facilitate plans to get work done.

Fri. 10/3 FriendlyAquarius Moon suggests we invite friends to party; Sun square Pluto obstaclesmay arise later.

Sat. 10/4Altruistic Aquarius Moon may help us right wrongs or work for a cause. Mercuryturns retrograde suggesting focus on re doing and re working for the next 3weeks.

Sun. 10/5 GentlePisces Moon shines on compassionate deeds. Mars trining Uranus promotesoriginality and unique resolutions.

Mon. 10/6 EmpathicPisces Moon has people being intuitive with responses.

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As The Wheel Turns ~ Legends and Lore for October

Feast Day of Fides, Ancient Rome, Goddess of Faithfulness.

Day of Oya (Santeria/Yorub), Maiden Orisha/Goddess of Change and the Underworld.

Magic Circles Day

Techies Day

Chinese Moon Festival

World Vegetarian Day

Intergeneration Day

International Day for Older Persons

First week in October: Salters' tradition

World Vegetarian Day - Every Year, Everywhere! http://www.navs-online.org/

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Live each Season as it passes; breathe the air, drink thedrink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. ~HenryDavid Thoreau (1817 - 1862)

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NOTE: Because of the large number of ancient calendars, many insimultaneous use, as well as different ways of computing holy days (marked bythe annual inundation, the solar year, the lunar month, the rising of keystars, and other celestial and terrestrial events), you may find these holydays celebrated a few days earlier or later at your local temple.

GrannyMoon's Reading for Today ~ High Priestess

Keywords for today: Knowing – Psychic – Oracle – Secretive - Influential

Be open to allpossibilities and the High Priestess will show the way this week. She shows youwhat you need to know!

Listen to yourinner voice and open your mind. A good day for meditation, reading cards,psychic and astral work.

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Today’s Goddess: Cherokee First Woman

Reunion with the Goddess (Southeastern United States)

Themes: Spirituality; Universal Truth; Unity; Cleansing;Abundance

Symbols: All Animals and Plants

About Cherokee First Woman:  This Goddessappears in Cherokee myths as an ancestress to the tribe and creatrix of allanimals and plants. After the world was first inhabited, a year (this child mayhave symbolized the new year). Additionally, she motivates the earth's bountyand generates abundance to sustain us through the months ahead.

To Do Today:  Around this time of year, Cherokee tribes oftenhold a festival of offerings meant to celebrate their unity with the SacredParent and reunite them with this power.  One custom easy to follow isthat of exchanging clothes with a loved one; this symbolizes oneness amonghumans, the gods, and each other.

Washing in runningwater today (shower or tap) will cleanse away any barrier that stands betweenyou and the Goddess. If you hold a formal ritual today, place a bowl of waternear the circle where each participant can rinse their hands to invoke CherokeeFirst Woman's blessing and purification.

Finally, drink atall glass of spring water today to release this Goddess's spiritual nature,rejuvenation, and abundance into every cell.

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Pagan Studies ~ It’s October!

Durga Festival Begins - A great slayer of evil, Durga could help cut negativityfrom your life. Ask Her assistance today.

October, the tenth month of the current Gregorian calendar and thesecond month of Autumn's rule, derives its name from octo,the Latin word meaning "eight," as October was the eighth month ofthe old Roman calendar.

The traditional birthstone amulets of October areopal, rose sapphire, and tourmaline; and the calendula is the month'straditional flower.

October is shared by the astrological signs of Libra theScales (or Balance) and Scorpio the Scorpion, and is sacred tothe following Pagan deities: Cernunnos, Hecate, the Morrigan, Osiris, and theWiccan Goddess in Her dark aspect as the Crone.

During the month of October, the Great Solar Wheel of theYear is turned to Halloween (Samhain Eve), one of the fourGrand Sabbats celebrated each year by Wiccans and modern Witches throughout theworld.

In some Saxon calendars, allegorized by thefigure of a husbandman carrying a sack on his shoulders, sowing corn.

In other oldcalendars, the sport of hawking is represented.

The month for making beer, wine, cider, because of steadytemperature.

Sacred to Goddess Astraea, daughter of Zeus and Themis. She lived amonghumans in the Golden Age but when civilization deteriorated she withdrew to theupperworld.

This is the Irish month of Deireadh Fomhair. The Frankishname, Windurmanoth, means ‘vintage month’. American backwoods: Hunter’s Moon.Asatru name: Hunting.

Weather lore of October (NorthernHemisphere): the more bright red berries (haws and hips) that can be seen inthe hedgerows, the more frost and snow there will be the next Winter.

The second ‘Summer’ in October is called Indian Summerin America, St Bridget’s Summer in Sweden; in Italy, the Summer

of St Teresa; inGermany and Switzerland, the Summer of St Gall. In England, it is called StLuke’s Summer.

Much rain inOctober said to correspond with much rain in December. A warm October makes acold February.

If October bringmuch frost and wind,

Then are Januaryand February mild.

~TraditionalEnglish weather proverb

In October dungyour field,

And your land itswealth shall yield.

~TraditionalEnglish proverb

Birth flowers: Calendula and cosmos.

Birthstone: Opal, signifying hope. Said to bring bad luck to thosenot born in this month who wear it.

An Old English Tradition

Beadles andServants of the guild of salters attended a service at St Magnus church,London-bridge. Sir John Salter had been a good benefactor to their company, andhe ordered in his will that the beadles and servants should go three times eachin the first week of October and say to each other, "How do you do brothersalter? I hope you are well!"

October’s child isborn for woe,

And life’svicissitudes must know

But lay an Opal onher breast,

And hope will lullthose woes to rest.

~TraditionalEnglish Proverb

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Tasha's Astro Planner for October 2014

Look to the stars to see what light can be brought to yourevery day life.

Astrologically,this is a relatively vigorous month, with things to do and participate in.Retrograde Mercury and the two eclipses especially represent opportunities touse the energy represented by these astrological events. I feel that I do bestwhen I can make use of all that is given me to learn and grow as well as tocontribute my energy to the world as a whole. There are times to be active andtimes to go within. Astrology can help us to determine these as well.

Most of Octoberfalls during a retrograde Mercury, beginning on the 4th and stretching to the25th. There are good ways to use this period of seemingly backward movement ofthe planet of communications and the intellect, and as well there are thingsbest avoided. My rule of thumb is that if an activity begins with"re" you will benefit by pursuing it. For instance if you arethinking of buying something, this is an excellent time to do research. OnceMercury turns direct, you will be ready to purchase whatever it is you haveexplored.

There are twoeclipses this month as well. The Lunar Full Moon eclipse is on the 8th, theSolar New Moon eclipse is on the 23rd. Both take place during retrogradeMercury, influencing the effects desired from the energy at this time. Look tothe past for what needs to be eliminated during the Lunar Eclipse of the FullMoon. What can you lose? What can you put to rest from the past? With the SolarNew Moon Eclipse, think of failed attempts in the past and try again. These twoeclipses bring opportunities to redo past errors or make up for false starts.

From its beginningin Scorpio, Mercury moves back into Libra for two thirds of the month, bringingmore opportunities to pursue balance in thinking and communication. Venuschanges signs, spending the first three quarters of the month in indecisiveLibra and the last quarter in passionate Scorpio. The Sun moves into Scorpio onthe 23rd, and together with Venus in its first few days makes for an atmosphereof strong desire. Mars joins Pluto in Capricorn toward the end of the month onthe 25th, indicating that the potential for rebirth, renewal and restructurewill be high.

What is importantto remember is that regardless of the potential represented by any planet andits activity, the energy represented is ours to make the best of. There is nogiant named Mars or Pluto out there stomping around, no siren named Venus inScorpio, there are only the human beings who determine how energy will be usedor misused and what may be built of destroyed in the process. Days to bemindful include the 4th, the 7th,  the 8th and the 11th. Days to beenergetic include the 5th, the 8th, the 16th, and the 17th.

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Health and Healing Arts ~ Patchouli EO

A sachet with adrop of potent, earthy Patchouli oil prevents

clothing frombecoming moth-eaten and repels other insects,

as well! Enjoy!

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Health and Healing Arts ~ Sleep Is A Ceremony

Trouble Sleeping?Sleep is actually a Ceremony, a remarkable essential Ceremony in which weparticipate over and over again, for our entire lives, along with virtually allother Sentient Beings with whom we share this planet Earth, all other membersof the Sacred Circle of Life, as the Lakota Native Americans would say. As amatter of fact, the Universe itself participates in this Ceremony of restful"letting go", gently creating the appropriate backdrop for our Sleepby turning down the earth's lights and turning on the Heaven's Nightlights,quieting the daily noises and most of the earth's creatures, and often seemingto still even the very air and waters around us.

Many indigenouspeoples still believe that the Dream World to which we travel when we sleep andregenerate ourselves, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, may well be atruer "reality" than the everyday world in which we generallyfunction. Be that as it may, the fact is, in our busy, stressful society, manyof us struggle, occasionally or chronically, with Insomnia, meaning sleepdifficulties such as the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep or maintainingsuch a light, restless sleep that we do not feel refreshed and rejuvenated uponawaking.

Sleeping problemsmay occur for many reasons, including, according to Jethro Koss,in his book, Back To Eden "overeating,indigestion, eating late at night before retiring, stress, tension, worry, fearof something that might happen....cold feet, poor circulation, nervousness, andpoor ventilation in the bedroom." For some, specificconditions such as menopause, pregnancy, arthritis, or twitchy legs cause theproblem. For most non-sleepers though, it seems as though as we get into bed,the nervous system deliberately goes into overdrive, and we cannot release theconcerns of the day enough to quiet the mind/body and make ourselves open andreceptive to sleep.

Whether it is fearof entering the relaxed dream state or of fear of giving up control over ourdaily concerns, sleep eludes us and we remain overly alert and awake.

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The Goddess Companion

In the rosy sky theGoddess appears,

like the sun atnoon, the moon at midnight.

As beautiful asheavens, she appears

to answer ourprayers through our dreams.

Holy Inannaobserves our actions

and gives good luckto the generous

and bad luck to theselfish.

Hovering like astar, she shine on us.

~Babylonian PrayersTo The Goddess

The CelestialGoddess appears in many cultures. Like Inanna in the prayers above, she is seenas a Sky Goddess who smiles down upon us, who sees our every move, who ispresent with us at all times. Sometimes she is described as the Sister of theEarth Goddess, sometimes as the mate of an Earth-God. The sun and moon areoften said to be her eyes, and the stars are the jewels that twinkle in herdark flowing hair.

Many times we hearthe Goddess described as associated only with the earth; the implicit orexplicit assumption is that the sky is the domain of the Father-God. Yet thisis not true in all areas or eras of the world. Just as frequently, the sky isdescribed as an overreaching Goddess who sustains us with her nourishing rain,who mothers us by providing the air we breathe. Welcoming the Sky Goddess intoour lives can remind us of how enveloped we are by the planet that mothers us.

By Patricia Monaghan ~ From "The GoddessCompanion" and GrannyMoon's Morning Feast