October 28

fixed holy days

These holy days are on the same day every year on the solar calendar.

Day of transformation into the Bennu:

    Day of transformation into the Bennu: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. Day of transformation into the Bennu. Offer to your Bennu (phoenix) in your house.

First Day of the Isia:

Aset (Isis)    First Day of the Isia: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. First Day of the Isia. Seven-day fall ceremony honoring the Osirian Mysteries. Related to the Eleusian Mysteries of Greece and the Sacred Rites of Koiak. The Aset/Asar/Bast/Heru cycle strongly influenced neighboring religions (Inanna/Tammuz, Ishtar/Damuzi, Ashtoreh/Baal, Venus/Adonis, Cybele/Attis, Ata Bey/Yoko-Hoo, Aida Wedo/Damballah, Mary/Jesus) and is believed to be the basis of Paulinist Christianity.

Night of Remembrance of Family Pets:

    Night of Remembrance of Family Pets: Modern Wiccan holy day. Night of Remembrance of Family Pets. Part of a modern All-Hallows Week celebration. Family pets (and familiars) recalled and cherished. Source: “Wiccacraft for Families” by Margie McArthur.



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This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Akhet (Inundation)
Month of Khoiak (Sekhmet)
Day 12

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Aban (eighth month)
Day of Mah
Day 12

    The day of Mah celebrates the Av. Mah, The Moon. Special prayers from the Khorda Avesta are recited in honor of the day’s spiritual being.

    Activity for the day from the Counsels of Adhurbadh, Son of Mahraspand: “(130) On the day of Mah (the Moon) drink wine and hold converse with your friends and ask a boon of King Moon.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

    The second seven days (second week) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates light and nature.

    The Fasli, or seasonal, calendar is one of three Zoroastrian calendars still in use.

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Ngetal (Ng)

Reed Moon
Day 1

    The Celtic calendar started out as a moon calendar, but was aligned with the solar year during antiquity. Robert Graves proposed the Celtic tree calendar described here. While widely used by Neo-Pagans, many critics dispute the authenticity. The Beth-Luis-Nion calendar (the one used here) starts with New Year on the Winter Solstice. The Beth-Luis-Faern calendar starts with New Year on Samhain.

    Each Celtic tree month (or moon) is named for a Celtic Ogham letter (first line above) and a tree (second line above). All of the Celtic months also had additional folk names (folk names for this month listed below). Robert Graves claimed that the Celts used a 13 month tree calendar. Critics dispute this claim. Graves’ claims are based on 19th century work by Edward Davies, who found references to the trees in the 1685 work Ogygia by Ruairi Ó Flaitheartaigh, which was in turn derived from oral history and older works such as Book of Ballymote and Auraicept na n-Éces.

Polarity: Feminine
Planet: Pluto
Archetype: Pwyll, head of Annwyn
Symbol: stone
Folk Names:
Moon of the Home
Hearth Moon
Winter Moon
Moon which Manifests Truth

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Hunting

Roman information

a.d. V Kal. Nov.
5 days before the Kalends of November
Month: October

    The a.d. V Kal. designation means ante diem or five “days before” the Kalends (first day or New Moon) of the next month. When counting days, the Romans included both the start and end day (in modern Western culture, we skip the start day). When the Romans switched to a solar calendar, they continued to use the lunar day names.

    The Roman month of October is named for octo, because it was originally the eighth month of the Roman solar year October was sacred to Mars, Roman God of war.

    The earliest Roman months were lunar. According to Roman mythology, the ten month solar calendar aligned to the vernal equinox was introduced by Romulus, the founder of Rome, around 753 BCE. In Romulus’ calendar, October (the eighth month) had 31 days. Numa Pompilius, the second of the seven traditional kings of Rome, added two more months, for a 12 month year. In Numa’s calendar, October had 31 days. Gaius Julius Caesar, as Pontifex Maximus (supreme bridge-builder, a religious title), reorganized the calendar on the first day of 45 BCE. In Caesar’s calendar (the Julian Calendar), October had 31 days. Caesar’s calendar was calculated by Sosigenes, an Egyptian astrologer/astronomer. In 8 BCE, Augustus Caesar fixed errors by pontiffs after Julius’ death and made other minor modifications, resulting in the modern Western calendar. The modern Gregorian Calendar, named for Roman Catholic Pope Gregory the Thirteenth, was a realignment in 1582.


numerology

    Today totals 1 in modern Western numerology. See the article on one for more information.


tarot

    Today’s tarot card is The Wheel of Fortune.


date:ThursdayOctober 28, 2010
Moon:
waning gibbous3rd Quarterin Cancer
Mercury:
Direct until December 10
Venus:
Retrograde until November 18
Jupiter:
Retrograde until November 18
Uranus:
Retrograde until December 5
Neptune:
Retrograde until November 7

lunar information 2010

Moon:waning gibbous3rd Quarterin Cancer

Next Waning Quarter
October 30

Next New Moon
November 6

Next Waxing Quarter
November 13

Next Full Moon
November 21

Third Quarter in Cancer:

    Third Quarter: The moon is in the third (3rd) quarter (waning gibbous) in Cancer.

    Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

    Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

    Cancer Rewarding: This day in 2010 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Cancer because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

    Capricorn Challenging: This day in 2010 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Capricorn because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.


astrological information 2010

         Moon Trine Venus: The Moon is trine Venus at 2:05 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 11:05 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (Oct 27). Time to redocorate your altar. Buy beautiful things to redecorate your room, house, and life. Witchy shopping time. Ritual to Het Heret (Hathor) or Aphrodite.

Mars enters Sagittarius:

     --> Mars Enters Sagittarius: Planetary ingress. Mars enters the sign Sagittarius at 2:48 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 11:48 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (Oct 27). Time of optimism and laughter. Time for adventure and exploring and travel.

         Moon Square Saturn: The Moon is square Saturn at 11:14 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:14 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for serious thinking. Ritual to Ptah.

         Moon Trine Mercury: The Moon is trine Mercury at 2:08 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 11:08 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Come to decisions. Influence and persuade others.

         Sun Conjunct Venus: The Sun is in conjunction with Venus at 9:10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:10 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of beauty and art. Your personal charm can be ritually energized. Ritual to Bast and to Het Heret (Hathor, Aphrodite, Venus).

Magick Color:

    Green: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is green. You may want to burn a green candle or wear some green this day.

Magick Incense:

    Clove: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is clove. You may want to burn clove incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like clove.

    See also the article on incense. An American source for high quality incense is Mountain Rose Herbs. A British source for incense is Pagan Magic.


date:WednesdayOctober 28, 2009
Moon:
waxing gibbous2nd Quarterenters Pisces
Mercury:
Direct until December 26
Uranus:
Retrograde until December 1
Neptune:
Retrograde until November 4

lunar information 2009

Moon:waxing gibbous2nd Quarterenters Pisces

Next Full Moon
November 2

Next Waning Quarter
November 9

Next New Moon
November 16

Next Waxing Quarter
November 24

Second Quarter in Aquarius:

    Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Aquarius.

Void of Course:

    Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 3:22 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Moon enters Pisces:

     Moon Enters Pisces: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Pisces at 3:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Second Quarter in Pisces:

    Second Quarter: The moon is in the second (2nd) quarter (waxing gibbous) in Pisces.

    Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

    Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.

    Pisces Rewarding: This day in 2009 is rewarding for those who are Sun sign Pisces because the Moon is in your Sun sign.

    Virgo Challenging: This day in 2009 is challenging for those who are Sun sign Virgo because the Moon is in the sign opposite your Sun sign.


astrological information 2009

         Moon Trine Mercury: The Moon is trine Mercury at 3:22 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C).

         Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 3:27 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Mercury enters Scorpio:

     --> Mercury Enters Scorpio: Planetary ingress. Mercury enters the sign Scorpio at 6:08 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

         Moon Sextile Pluto: The Moon is sextile Pluto at 6:11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

         Sun Trine Moon: The Sun is trine the Moon at 2:37 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

         Moon Quincunx Mars: The Moon is quincunx Mars at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

         Venus Trine Jupiter: Venus is trine Jupiter at 10:02 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

         Mercury Sextile Pluto: Mercury is sextile Pluto at 11:53 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT).

Magick Color:

    Brown: The magick color for this day, based on planetary influences and the day of the week, is brown. You may want to burn a brown candle or wear some brown this day.

Magick Incense:

    Bay Laurel, Ginger, Sage: The magick incense for this day, based on planetary influences, is bay laurel. The magick incense for this day, based on the day of the week, is sage or ginger. You may want to burn bay laurel, ginger, or sage incense this day. You may substitute a similar incense if you don’t have or don’t like bay laurel, ginger, or sage.

    See also the article on incense. An American source for high quality incense is Mountain Rose Herbs. A British source for incense is Pagan Magic. Another American source for incense is Pagan Shopping.


lunar information 2008

Fourth Quarter in Libra:

    Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Libra.

Void of Course:

    Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 6:05 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Moon enters Scorpio:

     Moon Enters Scorpio: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Scorpio at 7:47 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Fourth Quarter in Scorpio:

    Fourth (Last) Quarter: The moon is in the fourth (4th) quarter (waning crescent) in Scorpio.

New Moon:

    New Moon: Lunar. Occurs at 7:14 p.m. Eastern Time in 2008. This is a Wiccan Esbat. See also Aphrodite New Moon love spell.

First Quarter in Scorpio:

    First Quarter: The moon is in the first (1st) quarter (waxing crescent) in Scorpio.

    Fishing: The Moon makes this day excellent for fishing.


astrological information 2008

         Moon Sextile Pluto: The Moon is sextile Pluto at 6:05 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C).

         Moon Quincunx Uranus: The Moon is quincunx Uranus at 12:11 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

         Sun Conjunct Moon: The Sun is in conjunction with the Moon at 7:14 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). New Moon.


lunar information 2007

Moon enters Gemini:

     Moon Enters Gemini: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Gemini at 12:10 am GMT.


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