Magickal Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August 2020

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Wednesday is governed by intellectual Mercury. Below are its corresponding energies for the witch’s perusal.

Current Outlook

• Lunar position ~ Sagittarius ~ Explore new experiences today, even in only in a virtual sense. The Moon in Sagittarius stimulates us to want to set out on our own adventure, but with the pandemic continuing to affect our lives, it’s necessary now to do that in as safe a manner as possible. A square between the Moon and Mercury indicates that you may feel somewhat indecisive today, but do avoid any rash or impulsive behavior that could compromise your (or another’s) safety.
• Sign ~ Virgo – meticulous, health focus, practical, perfectionist; Scorpio – intense, focused, envious, dramatic
• Elemental Influence ~ Fire, Earth, and Water are balanced in today’s chart, but Air continues its non-existent impact today so decision-making and reason may continue to be severely impacted
• Energetic Quality/Mode ~  Mutable energies dominate the qualities today suggesting flexibility and adaptability
• Houses ~ 10th – public life, standing, authority, career, life direction, achievement
• Rays ~ All Rays are influencing today, however the 6th Ray of devotion/idealism is strongest suggesting the need to guard against fanaticism.
• Black Moon Lilith ~ 6th House/Aries — organization may prove challenging and you may not realize how that impacts others. Additional issues may also arise surrounding self-assertion.
• Node influences ~ N Node – 8th Hs/Gemini; S Node – 2nd Hs/Sagittarius describes the need for self-control and focus on a spiritual perspective. The challenge involves understanding the viewpoints of others.
• Temperament ~ Melancholy – (cold/dry, introverted, anxious, thoughtful)
• Lunar Phase ~ 1st Quarter on 25 Aug 2020 at 10:58 AM PDT at 02°Sag08′; Full on 1 Sep 2020 at 10:23 PM PDT at 10°Pi12′
• Mansion of the Moon ~ 21st – Elbeda – 17°Sag8′; which is a desert; increases gain, harvest, building strength, and successful travel, causes divorce
• Retrograde ~ Pluto (reevaluation, profound transformation); Saturn (restructuring of foundation from an inner perspective); Jupiter (expansive inner reflection and reevaluation); Pallas (reorganization of perceptions); Chiron (allow for inner transformation, letting go of past woundings); Neptune (let go of illusion and discern the truth); Ceres (perceptions change surrounding feelings of unity and oneness with others); Uranus (allow for the unexpected and focus on change from within)
• Numerology ~ 26/8 – practical matters, leadership, responsibility, Saturn, Libra, universal harmony, intellect, justice, regeneration; Corresponding to Wednesday: 7 – magick, original creation, the balance between dark/light, zeta, Moon, Aries, communities, divine, the septenate universe, Pleiades, seven sacred planets, 7 Cosmic Rays, union between Spirit and form
• Favorable/Unfavorable for Magick ~ very good
• Magickal focus ~ communication, interactions, balance, justice, revelation
• Time ~ Dawn – healing, new beginnings, study, purification; Noon – strength, opportunity, success, protection, wealth; Sunset – letting go, release; Night – spirituality, aligning with Spirit, healing, dreamwork, visions
• Color ~ purple, yellow
• Direction ~ East
• Energy ~  projective, masculine
• Power ~ To Know
• Stone ~ agate, emerald, fluorite, topaz, citrine
• Herb ~  marjoram, cinnamon, lavender, hazel, parsley
• Incense/Resin ~ benzoin, frankincense
• Runes  ~ Ansuz, Raidho, Kenaz, Tiwaz, Mannaz
• Olympic Spirit ~ Ophiel – grants familiars, teaches arts, creates the Philosopher’s Stone

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References:

1. Erickson, Jan. Witch Notes. Kindle. 2019.  
2. Erickson, Jan. Shifting Perception. Draft2Digital. 2020.