June 8 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 the Great Enemy:

Day of the Great Enemy: Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) holy day. It is the day the great enemy is in the temple of Sekhmet. (from the Cairo Calendar)

Kemetic tradition:

Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) tradition. Do not go out at midday. (from the Cairo Calendar)

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 25

Zoroastrian information
(Fasli calendar)

Month of Hordad (third month)
Day of Warharan
Day 20

The day of Warharan celebrates the Av. Verethraghna, Victory, Triumph over evil. 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: “(138) On the day of Warharan lay the foundations of your house so that it may be speedily completed, and go out to battle and warfare so that you may return the victor.” 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

Huath (H)

Hawthorn Moon
Day 27

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).

Polarity: Masculine
Planet: Vulcan
Archetype: Govennan (Celtic God of Smiths)
Symbol: chalice
Folk Names:
Moon of Restraint
Moon of Hinderance
Summer Moon

Asatru (ancient Norse) information

Month: Midyear

Roman information

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

The a.d. VI Id. designation means ante diem or six “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 8 in modern Western numerology. See the article on eight for more information.

tarot

Today’s tarot card is Strength.

date:	Tuesday	June 8, 2010
Moon:	waning crescent	4th Quarter	enters Taurus
Mercury:	Direct until August 20
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 7
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 14

lunar information 2010

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

Fourth Quarter in Aries:

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

Void of Course:

Moon Void of Course: The moon is Void of Course (V/C) starting at 9:13 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:13 a.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 Taurus:

Moon Enters Taurus: Lunar Ingress. The Moon enters the sign Taurus at 11:41 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 8:41 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT).

Fourth Quarter in Taurus:

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

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

Jupiter Conjunct Uranus: Jupiter is in conjunction with Uranus at 7:27 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:27 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time of unexpected good fortune. Time of new insight and understanding. Ritual to Ptah.

Moon Quincunx Saturn: The Moon is quincunx Saturn at 7:44 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:44 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Time to examine repressed emotions. Meditate on emotions. Ritual to release that which is repressed.

Moon Sextile Neptune: The Moon is sextile Neptune at 9:13 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 6:13 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Moon Void of Course (V/C). Time for intuition, creativity, and meditation. Meditation magick. Spells for ceativity, music, and art. Intuition activated. Perform magick and ritual before the Moon is void of course.

Moon Trine Mars: The Moon is trine Mars at 1:06 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 10:06 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Perform harmony spells. Time of harmony, cheer, and excitement. Ritual to Seth, Thor, Mars, Ares.

Mercury Trine Saturn: Mercury is trine Saturn at 7:14 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 4:14 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Make your decisions for the future, but be realistic.

Moon Trine Pluto: The Moon is trine Pluto at 8:08 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) or 5:08 p.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time (PDT). Spells regarding romance, pleasure, and popularity. Love magick. Time for pleasure and romance. Ritual to Bastet.

Magick Color:

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

Magick Incense:

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

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:	Monday	June 8, 2009
Moon:	waning gibbous	3rd Quarter	enters Capricorn
Mercury:	Direct until September 7
Neptune:	Retrograde until November 4
Pluto:	Retrograde until September 11

lunar information 2009

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