Magickal Forecast for Wednesday, 24 February 2021

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Wednesday is governed by Mercury. Below are its corresponding energies as well as the current transit chart for the witch’s perusal.

• Magickal focus ~ Mercury influence, 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
• Favorable/Unfavorable for Magick ~ very bad

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• Numerology ~ 2/24/2021
  • Life Path – 4 – describes a life filled with hard work, service, and achievement
  • Day – 6 – harmony, idealism, Higher Self awareness, values, principles
  • Challenges – minor challenges – balancing work versus play as well as balancing eogic presence; major challenge – balancing one’s social expression with focused attention

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• Rune Divination ~ Berkano, Thurisaz, Laguz – today’s rune divination indicates the need to control impulsive behavior. A rune of Elemental Fire, Thurisaz protects and defends against opposition and chaotic situations. But it also gives us the energy to control our own worst impulses that may give rise to conflict. Laguz suggests flow from Spirit and achieving emotional balance, the lack thereof the basis for impulsive reactions. As a result, we grow as an individual as we heal old wounds that may be at the heart of our emotional imbalance. Both Thurisaz and Berkano signal new beginnings but know that they provide the strength to move in a different direction.

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• Lunar position ~ Cancer until Leo at 4:23 AM PST (VOC until 4:22 AM PST) – As the Moon travels into Leo in the early hours of the morning, your leadership skills may be helpful. Keep things light and let go of perceptions or behavior that might cause stress and keep you from moving forward. Plan an online gathering with friends, particularly with the women in your life, or take time in nature, even if it’s in your backyard. Listen to the concerns of others and let your intuition be your guide. Refer to the current Esoteric Influences for more information regarding today’s influences.
• Sign strength – there are six planets/planetary bodies (Vulcan, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Pallas) in Aquarius today suggesting innovative thinking and group consciousness that builds toward progressive change. On the negative side, the Aquarian influence may impact one’s ability to remain sensitive to the emotions of others.

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• Significant Aspects or patterns that may inspire or inform magickal workings. The Ascendant, North/South Nodes, as well as Lilith aspects are in their own categories below:
  • Stelliums (power interactions)
    • Sun/Vulcan/Venus – reassess perceptions to form a new path toward harmony with others (weakening influence)
  • Yod
    • Moon (focal point)/MC/Vulcan – release old habits and emotions that hold you back from pursuing new career opportunities. For the greatest success, you need to chart your own course.
  • Sun (12th/Pisces) sextile Uranus (1st/Taurus) – indicates the door opens for you to express an individual or unique approach
  • Venus (12th/Aquarius) square Mars (2nd/Taurus) – patience with both self and others is required today
  • Venus (12th/Aquarius) conjunct Pallas (12th/Aquarius) – suggests the use and awareness of patterns and strategy in both creative expression and relationships
  • Mars (2nd/Taurus) trine Pluto (11th/Capricorn) – describes a focus on goals and incorporation of the ideas of others in that process
  • Mars (2nd/Taurus) square Pallas (12th/Aquarius) – indicates the need to see the overall picture before acting or judging so that conflict doesn’t occur
  • Saturn (11th/Aquarius) square Uranus (1st/Taurus) – describes issues with authority and compromise furthered on by inadequacy
  • Saturn (11th/Aquarius) sextile Chiron (1st/Aries) – indicates perseverance through emotional difficulties and from that experience to assist others on their own path

• Ascendant – Aries – describes an individual who is motivated and takes initiative. Self-reliance, self-assertion, and strong leadership skills are valued as well.
  • The Ascendant square the Midheaven (Capricorn) – describes balanced and reliable leadership skills that could benefit one’s career.
  • Chiron (1st/Aries) conjunct The Ascendant – indicates that inner awareness born from early childhood wounds may affect your life’s direction manifesting in compassion and empathy for others.
• Black Moon Lilith ~ Taurus — remaining in your comfort zone is tempting, but it also signals an unwillingness to take risks toward a better outcome. In the 1st House of self and identity, the risk may involve containing the darker aspects of self and the control of one’s ego that may impact self-expression. A weaker conjunct with Uranus influences setting your own course in life while a semisquare with Neptune suggests alignment with nature may provide a grounding influence.
• Node influences ~ N Node – Gemini; S Node – Sagittarius describes the need for self-control and a focus on a spiritual perspective. The challenge involves understanding the viewpoints of others as well as expressing your own in a helpful and respectful manner. A trine between Jupiter and the North Node (sextile the South Node) suggests that past efforts will yield positive results in the future possibly in a communication-oriented field (Mercury trine The N Node).

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• Lunar Phase ~ Waxing, Gibbous; 1st Qtr Moon on 19 Feb 2021 at 10:48 AM PST at 01°Ge20; Full on 27 February 2021 at 12:18 AM PST at 08°Vi57
• Mansion of the Moon ~ 10th – Algebha – 25°Can42′; neck/forehead of Leo; fosters love and compassion, assists in defeating enemies, and strengthens structures
• Retrograde ~ Vesta – now in Virgo, look inward to better define your expectations of others so that you respect their boundaries, input or expertise

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• Polarity – Masculine (12), Feminine (11) – In relative balance
• Elemental Influence ~  Earth (material concerns) provides the strongest influence with Air (intellect, reason, balance, communication) and Fire (will, creativity, motivation) next in influence today. Water (emotions, empathy) follows with a lesser influence.
• Energetic Sign Quality/Mode ~ Fixed sign qualities are the strongest today signaling stability is important followed by motivating Cardinal sign qualities. Mutable sign qualities are less suggesting that flexibility may be challenging today.
• Rays ~ The 1st Ray in its expression of will and power provides the strongest influence with the 5th Ray of concrete knowledge and science a close second suggesting a doubling down on truth versus fantasy/conspiracy. With the 3rd and 4th Rays in a much weaker position intellectual expression, as well as problem-solving, may impact whether truth wins out over conspiracy. Fortunately, the 2nd Ray of love and wisdom is in balance with the 6th Ray of devotion and idealism and that may provide the wisdom necessary to keep conspiracy-oriented thinking in check. Although the 7th Ray of ceremonial order and magick has reduced its effect today manifesting one’s intention should still be possible.

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References:

1. Erickson, Jan. Witch Notes. Kindle. 2019.  
2. Erickson, Jan. Shifting Perception. Draft2Digital. 2020.
3. Your Daily Magickal Correspondences

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