June 10 pagan holy day calendar

fixed holy days (same date every year)
Kemetic calendar
Zoroastrian calendar
Celtic Ogham tree calendar
Roman calendar
numerology
tarot
2010 lunar days
2010 astrological
2009 lunar days
2009 astrological
2008 lunar days
2008 astrological

fixed holy days

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

Day of Sailing:

Day of Sailing: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day of sailing on the river Nile and of tearing down the enclosure wall. (from the Cairo Calendar)

Kemetic tradition:

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Do not go out of your house on this day. (from the Cairo Calendar)

Burning Times:

Burning Times: Bridget Bishop hanged as a Witch at Salem, New England (Mass.), on June 10, 1692.

calendar

This day on different world calendars.

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) information

Season of Semut or Shemu (Harvest or Summer)
Month of Epipi or Epep-abet (Wadjet)
Day 27

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Hordad (third month)
Day of Wad (or Gowad)
Day 22

The day of Gowad celebrates the Av. Vata, Wind, atmosphere. 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: “(140) On the day of Wad (the Wind) confine yourself to words and do not undertake anything new.” Adarbad Mahraspandan was a famous saint, high priest, and prime minister of Shapur II (309-379 C.E.).

The third week (eight days) of each Zoroastrian month celebrates moral qualities.

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

Celtic (ancient Druid) information

Ogham tree calendar

Duir (D)

Oak 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: Masculine
Planet: Jupiter
Archetype: Dagda
Symbol: golden wheel
Folk Names:
Moon of Strength
Moon of Security
Bear Moon

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Midyear

Roman information

a.d. IV Id. Ivn.
4 days before the Ides of June
Month: Ivnivs or Junius

The a.d. IV Id. designation means ante diem or four “days before” the Ides (Full Moon) of the 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 Junius is named for Juno. June was sacred to Juno, Roman Queen Goddess.

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, June (the fourth month) had 30 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, June had 29 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), June had 30 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:	Thursday	June 10, 2010
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Gemini
Mercury:	Direct until August 20
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 7
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Gemini
Next New Moon June 12	Next Waxing Quarter June 19	Next Full Moon June 26	Next Waning Quarter July 4

Fourth Quarter in Taurus:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 3:50 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 12:50 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). The Moon is void of course from the last traditional aspect in a sign to the ingress into the next sign. Moon void of course is a time of distractions and miscommunications. Things started during Moon void of course tend to sputter and fail.

Moon enters Gemini:

Moon Enters Gemini: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Gemini at 6:11 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:11 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

Fourth Quarter in Gemini:

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

Planting: The Moon makes this day excellent for planting.

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

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

astrological information 2010

Mercury enters Gemini:

--> Mercury Enters Gemini: Planetary ingress. Mercury enters the sign Gemini at 1:41 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) today or 10:41 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) yesterday (June 9). Fickle time. Time for communications, especially letter writing.

Mercury Sextile Uranus: Mercury is sextile Uranus at 6:28 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:28 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). You will find support for your ideas. Dream magick. Ritual to Nuit.

Mercury Sextile Jupiter: Mercury is sextile Jupiter at 9:42 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:42 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time for new ideas. Good time for reunions. Make travel plans. Ritual to Kherpi.

Moon Sextile Venus: The Moon is sextile Venus at 10:21 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 7:21 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Cheerful time. Be affectionate. Spells regarding harmony. Ritual to Bast (Artemis, Diana) and Het Heret (Hathor, Aphrodite, Venus).

Moon Trine Saturn: The Moon is trine Saturn at 2:32 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 11:32 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Patience leads to results. Be patient and accomplish your goals.

Moon Square Neptune: The Moon is square Neptune at 3:50 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 12:50 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Be careful — You may be gullible and your judgement may be poor. Time for serious thinking. Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Sextile Uranus: The Moon is sextile Uranus at 6:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 3:47 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to be original, creative, and inventive. Creativity and originality magick spells. Innovation and new ideas. Ritual to Nun and Bast.

Moon Sextile Jupiter: The Moon is sextile Jupiter at 7:16 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:16 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Cheerful time. Time for cooperation. Spells for good times together. Cooperation rituals.

Moon Conjunct Mercury: The Moon is in conjunction with Mercury at 8:31 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:31 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Beware tempermental words and actions.

Moon Square Mars: The Moon is square Mars at 9:42 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:42 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Impulsive time. Very emotional thinking. Ritual to Sekhmet.

Moon Quincunx Pluto: The Moon is quincunx Pluto at 2:03 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) tomorrow (June 11) or 11:03 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT) today. Time of emtional upheaveal. Inner peace shattered.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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:	Wednesday	June 10, 2009
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	in Capricorn
Mercury:	Direct until September 7
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 4
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

lunar information 2009

Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	in Capricorn
Next Waning Quarter June 15	Next New Moon June 22	Next Waxing Quarter June 29	Next Full Moon July 7