Magickal Forecast for Tuesday, 4 May 2021

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Tuesday is governed by Mars. Below are its corresponding energies as well as the current transit chart for the witch’s perusal. ~ et incipit magia

Magickal focus ~ Mars influence, passion, manifestation, creativity, self-assertion, reducing conflict

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 ~ excellent – work magicks that involve reducing conflict with others today. Mars is a passionate influence and as such, arguments can occur. The Noon hour or Sunset might be a good time for the working to strengthen your resolve or to let go of perceptions that are causing problems. Burn Dragon’s blood incense in the cauldron for strength and clarity and carry amethyst with you for energetic balance.

Magickal Correspondences

• Element – Fire
• Color – Red, rust
• Crystal – Amethyst, bloodstone, lodestone, diamond, jasper
• Resin – Juniper, dragon’s blood, red sandalwood
• Herbs – Absinthe, cayenne, basil, asafoetida, rue, garlic, black pepper, nettle, wormwood, onion, mustard, leeks, ginger, wolfsbane, thorny trees (Hawthorn)

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Numerology ~ 5/4/2021

• Life Path – 5 – describes a life path or destiny that involves adaptability and change as well as learning how to manage freedom versus restriction.
• Day – 4 – foundation, structure, material concerns, structure, work, physicality, patience
• Challenges – balancing ego expression and taking a self-determined path

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Rune Divination ~ Perthro, Sowilo, and Ansuz comprise today’s rune divination where fate plays a role in our experiences. The presence of both Sowilo and Ansuz signal that Higher Self is influencing the outcome, but how we manage that through Perthro is our decision. Do we give our power to the Norns who are alleged to have determined the fate of men or do we stand in our own Higher Self awareness and choose our own path as well as the responsibility for the outcome? As the rune of Higher Self and the will, Sowilo would suggest that we assume that role of commander of our fate.

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Lunar position –  Aquarius until Pisces at 7:08 PM PDT; VOC from 5:05 PM PDT to 7:08 PM PDT – Your emotions may leave you feeling at loose ends and you may find it difficult to ask for what you need from others. Your typical outlet of gathering together with loved ones has been interfered with due to the pandemic. Reach out in other ways if you’re not fully vaccinated, but if you are, a visit to your family (vaccinated, of course) may be in order. Be certain to check with your local and state health guidelines as well to be sure of your area’s risk level. Your choices should reflect the reality of the situation instead of simply your own needs. Refer to the current Esoteric Influences for more information regarding today’s influences.

Sign strength – Taurus, Gemini, and Aquarius provide the strongest sign influence today with Taurus influencing stability, values, routine, stubbornness, and self-indulgence; Gemini influencing communication and the expression of ideas; and, Aquarius providing a group consciousness and humanitarian approach that may also rebel against the status quo.

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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/Uranus – involves letting go of conventional thinking and taking a unique approach to life
• Sun/Vulcan/Lilith – indicates directing the wild within into healthy outlets of experience
• Vulcan/Venus/Lilith – describes a breakthrough barriers to instinct influencing one’s expression or self-assertion with others

Additional Aspects (Lilith, Nodes, and Ascendant aspects follow in their own categories)

• The Sun (12th/Taurus) square Saturn (9th/Aquarius) – suggests self-expression could be difficult today
• The Sun (12th/Taurus) conjunct Uranus (12th/Taurus) – describes an innovative leader that may come across as arrogant to others
• Mercury (12th/Gemini) square Jupiter (10th/Aquarius) – cautions not allowing yourself to become so scattered that you cannot follow through on your commitments
• Venus (12th/Taurus) quincunx Juno (7th/Sagittarius R) – describes an lack of awareness or understanding of how and when to nurture self and others
• Mars (1st/Cancer) sextile Vesta (4th/Virgo) – indicates the need to discover what you’re passionate about, likely in an area that inspires others
• Jupiter (10th/Aquarius) sextile Ceres (11th/Aries) – suggests nurturing is plentiful, possibly to excess
• Saturn (9th/Aquarius) square Uranus (12th/Taurus) – suggests insecurity surrounding ability, authority, and compromise.
• Uranus (12th/Taurus) trine Vesta (4th/Virgo) – suggests balancing a spiritual concern for the greater good and a motivation to help others with taking care of oneself as well
• Neptune (11th/Pisces) square Juno (7th/Sagittarius R) – describes the need to see others realistically, especially when providing assistance or selecting a partner
• Pluto (9th/Capricorn R) square Ceres (12th/Aries) – indicates nurturing that’s conditional in nature.
• Pluto (9th/Capricorn R) square Eris (12th/Aries) – describing the reevaluation of a possible obsessive focus on the path to self-mastery (Seltzer)
• Ceres (11th/Aries) conjunct Eris (11th/Aries) – suggests looking inward at how you nurture others so that a more balanced expression of the masculine (projective) and feminine (receptive) within can be achieved.
• Juno (7th/Sagittarius R) trine Eris (11th/Aries) – describes the strong need for a shared belief or direction with a partner

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The Ascendant – Gemini – a Mutable sign that suggests movement, activity, versatility, interaction-oriented, chatty, and sometimes superficial or scattered.

• A trine with Saturn signals the energy to make your mark in a variety of careers (weakening)
• Opposite Juno R, maintaining balanced relationships with others is in focus

Black Moon Lilith ~ 12th House/Taurus — You may resist change while in Taurus and it may be difficult to move out of your comfort zone. In the 12th House of endings, things that are hidden (fears, enemies), the collective unconscious, karma, and service to others, Lilith’s darker side may impact relationships with others, with fear at the heart of a more solitary existence, also reflecting a quincunx with Juno. A sextile with Neptune counsels stepping outside your own focus and aligning with nature to balance your fear while a conjunct between Lilith and Venus encourages you to trust your instincts. A semisquare with Mars, on the other hand, reminds you not to let the ego or impulsivity run amok.

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 the North Node and Saturn (sextile the South Node) suggests an enthusiastic attitude that can direct you into achievement in many areas
• Pluto sesquisquare The North Node/semisquare The South Node seems to suggest transformation surrounding both how you see past as well as the future
• Chiron trine the South Node/sextile The North Node indicates that profound growth from a difficult situation or illness in your life may benefit others

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Lunar Phase ~Waning; 3rd Qtr on 3 May 2021 at 12:51 PM PDT at 13°Aq35; New Moon on 11 May 2021 at 12:00 PM PDT at 21°Ta17

Mansion of the Moon -26th – Almiquedam – 21°Aqu25′; first drawing; promotes unity, health of prisoners, destroys buildings and prisons

Retrograde ~ Juno – suggests a look inward in how you select, commit to, and interact with partners in your life; Pluto – inner transformation is favored.

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Polarity – Masculine (13), Feminine (10) – polarities are in relative balance today with the masculine or projective influence slightly stronger

Elemental Influence ~ Air and Earth elements are having the strongest impact today suggesting intellectual and material concerns are in focus. Water (emotions, empathy) is having less of an influence and Fire (will/creativity) is having no effect.

Energetic Sign Quality/Mode ~ Fixed sign qualities are strongest suggesting stability and routine are favored today.

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Rays ~ The 4th Ray influence involves mediation, balance, as well as trial and error. It continues its strong impact today and with the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Rays (love/wisdom, active intelligence, and concrete knowledge/science) next in strength, with the 2nd and 5th Rays increasing significantly from last week, it suggests that we’re drawing information from a higher source with reasoned intelligence informing our interactions with others.

Although the 7th Ray is increasing in strength, the 1st and 7th Rays both continue to have a lesser effect suggesting that manifesting what we want today may not depend upon self-assertion.

Finally, the 6th Ray of devotion and idealism signals the hold on ideology is remaining stable. That said, the stronger 2nd Ray effect should help keep any extreme 6th Ray expression in check.

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References

• Erickson, Jan. Witch Notes. Kindle. 2019.  
• Erickson, Jan. Shifting Perception. Draft2Digital. 2020.
• Your Daily Magickal Correspondences
• Seltzer, Henry. The Tenth Planet: Revelations from the Astrological Eris

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