A lot of people have been clamoring over the fact that today is a “magickal day”. I agree merely for the fact that the date mirrors the title of one of my favorite books by Aleister Crowley — Liber 777. Other than that, today’s date only comes around once every new century, so yeah … I can agree on those points.

Chinese Astrology & 777: According to Chinese Astrology, the current Year of the Golden Pig is considered an especially fortuitous time to have children, just as 2006 (the Year of the Rooster) was considered a lucky time to get married.

Astrological Aspects for 7-7-07: Despite all the hoopla surrounding various celebrities (such as Eva Longoria) taking the marital plunge today, I sincerely believe today is NOT a good day to get married, nor take any major risks of any kind. Here are a few Astrological reasons that will explain why I feel this way.

Marrying During Mercury Retrograde: Trust me — don’t do it! There is not a celebrity marriage still around that was begun during this nasty aspect. Many marriages that took place during this aspect are long-gone. The only one that’s still managing to keep going is the marriage of Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale (which I doubt will last in the long-run.)

In fact, even announcing your engagement is a bad idea during this aspect (hear that Nelly Furtado?) Anyway, it’s not my wish to disparage anyone’s happiness, far from it. I just wish people would pay more attention to the flow of celestial energies. It would make life so much better for everyone concerned.

Astrological Aspects of 7-7-07: Read the whole article of Astrological Aspects of 7-7-07, and their influences on today’s date, at the Voxx Magickal Forum: Astrology Section.

Numerological Aspects of 7-7-07: Read the whole article of Numerological Aspects of 7-7-07, and their influences on today’s date, at the Voxx Magickal Forum: Numerology Section.

Just wanted to commemorate the birthday of the late Princess Diana. The world lost a great light when she left our planet. I wish her spirit peace and light eternal.

Happy Birthday Diana, the People’s Princess. I am honored to share the same day of your birth.

For those of you who are interested in the Astrology chart of Princess Diana, I will be posting it soon in the Astrology Section of my magickal forum.

A Personal Story: Six months after the death of the Princess, I wound up being flown to London to perform a Babalon Working with a magickal friend (all-expenses paid, who could resist?) As a result, I was able to take the opportunity to personally place a bouquet of one dozen yellow roses at the entrance of Highgate. I felt that I was meant to go there and pay hommage to Diana, one of my most favorite people on the planet.

I wish I could have gone to the concert given in Diana’s honour. I encourage all my readers to say a special prayer for the peace of her spirit. She truly was the apotheosis of the Goddess Diana, as far as I’m concerned.

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The Hounds of Diana

Stealthing through the wood
Bolting faster than a ray of Luna light
Casting off illusion’s brood
of silky white

Diana
quick, you dart
with bowstring tight
shot thru, the blackened heart of night

How fleeting fly your feet
bounding by on air
Wild scent of virgin heat
Your haunted lair

Transgressed by crystalled Acteons
Take care
When the Huntress turns to hunted
Feign, beware

Your stag and hound are circling, unseen
Soon spotted, drag your broken body from the scene

There are those who claim your cease
Whatever can they mean?
You are merely hidden
in the never-ending green

You live and hide behind the Moon
Your symphony
in a horned-owl’s tune
O, winged Priestess of Prophecy — Diana

(© 2007, Voxx Voltair)

Seriously folks, nothing more need be said that can better explain the sound of Mars in Taurus than this clip.

Update:  The clip of J-Hol and J-Hud has been taken down — Sorry! Do a search for it. It’s bound to show up again.

Mars is sheer power, and Taurus is ruled by Venus, Goddess of the musical arts. Check it out. I dare you not to get chills down your spine.(Copyright Info: This clip was made last night when at the BET Awards show.) 

“[In the train of Poseidon] the winds and tempest are silent and with tranquil song proceed the Tritones who bear his armour and the rock-like Cete (Sea-Monsters) and the Tyrrhenian herds [seals], and gambol around and blow him, saluting their king.” — Statius, Achilleid 1.55

According to news reports, a 50-ton Bowhead whale was caught and killed last month; however, what makes this story so unusual is the fact that the creature has been estimated to have been between 115 to 130 years old!

It’s bad enough to have lost such a magnificent whale, but to make matters worse it seems the only thing reporters are focusing on is the fact that the whale was discovered with a fragment of a weapon in its neck — one that was manufactured circa 1890!

The 50-ton whale was captured off the Alaskan coast, had apparently been hit with a bomb lance between its neck and shoulder blade, a fragment which was lodged there for over 100 years. It had survived for over a century with the 3-1/2 inch arrow-shaped object buried under its blubber, only to succumb during a similar, final attack last month.

According to John Bockstoce, an adjunct curator at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, no other finding of such an object has ever been as precise in helping discover the actual age of such a whale. Ordinarily, the calculation of a whale’s age is difficult to gauge by studying the level of amino acids in the whale’s eye lenses. Not only that, but it is an extremely rare event to discover a whale which is more than a century old. Still, there have been incidents of capturing whales that have been near 200 years of age.

The Bowhead that was recently killed has been estimated to have been born in approximately 1877, around the time Thomas Edison was busy inventing the phonograph.

Alaska Whaling Laws: The Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission allows the harvesting of up to 255 whales by 10 Alaskan villages for the next five years, so the killing of the whale is considered legal; however, it’s important to note that the Bowhead Whale itself is considered an endangered species, and I feel should have been spared this unnecessary death.

Especially haunting to me is the fact that this whale managed to exist for all this time, no doubt being careful to avoid humans. Still, in the end this ancient creature lost its life, and takes with it a small piece of history.

As a follower of the ancient ways of Nature, I respect all creatures, and although I am a Pagan, I don’t consider myself to be a “tree-hugging hippie”. Still, in this case the age of this whale, as well as the fact that it was on the endangered species list just really saddens me — even though the killing was technically legal, and will go towards feeding the Alaskan Indians.

I suppose the only thing I can do is what I’m doing right now — bringing awareness to another facet of the story, one that is not receiving the attention I feel it deserves. All i can do now is say a blessing for a majestic being that has been sacrificed to feed the needs of Man and his unceasing appetite.

Whales and Mythology: According to ancient Greek Mythology, the Goddess Amphitrite was the ruler of the Keta (aka Cetaceans), which were considered sea monsters.

Additional Links Regarding Whales & Mythology:

Whales in Ancient Greek Mythology

The Goddess Amphitrite

Greek Mythology Gallery

About Bowhead Whales: Wikipedia, Enchanted Learning, ACSON Online

19th Century Whale Captured (News Reports): CNN, Journal Now, The Edmonton Sun.

I’ve been working non-stop on moving my magickal home, Tiphereth House to a new place for the last couple of weeks, thus I’ve been a bit out of the loop lately. I plan on doing another episode of The Voxx Show later tonight, so definitely tune in and call with your questions.

I’ll be getting back to returning some phone calls, letters and forum posts this week, so thanks for your patience.

There will be a few surprise guests who will be appearing on the show with me soon, so I’m looking forward to that.

Life at the new house is already so rewarding. Lots of trees, flowers, nature, and best of all peace and quiet (at least as much as a person can hope for in the middle of Hollywood. I’m living in Beachwood Canyon, a bit in the hills. It’s been so strange to drive for groceries looking straight at the Hollywood sign.

You know it’s funny … when I was a little girl, I always knew I’d live in Hollywood, close to the Hollywood sign although it never happened until now. Soon, I’ll take some pix and post them after I get settled. You are just not going to believe how magickal this place is. I hope that all my friends will benefit from my stories when I explain how truly simple real Magick is.

Remember what the Greek Goddess Nike said … “Just do it!” Over and out for now.