Magickal Forecast for Thursday, 20 May 2021
Thursday is governed by Jupiter. Below are its corresponding energies as well as the current transit chart for the witch’s perusal. ~ et incipit magia
Magickal focus ~ Jupiter governs, social justice, healing, abundance, income, growth, achieving goals and desires.
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 good – work magicks that involve achieving goals today. Jupiter expands everything, so use that energy of growth to begin new projects or bring others to their fruition. Include dandelion wishes on the altar for luck, basil for self-empowerment, and borage for courage. Add some hyssop to purify your intention, grind all together and then cast them to the winds.
Magickal Correspondences
- Element – Air
- Color – Blue
- Crystal – sapphire, jasper, emerald
- Resin – balm of Gilead, ambergris, saffron
- Herbs – basil, agrimony, mints, dandelion, borage, bugloss, wood betony, hyssop, henbane, poplar, oak, plum, fig, meadowsweet
Numerology ~ 5/20/2021
- Life Path – 3 – describes a life path or destiny involving social expression and creativity
- Day – 2 – balance, decisions, cause and effect, collaboration, harmony
- Challenges – balancing social expression, and taking a self-determined path
Rune Divination ~ Sowilo, Eihwaz, and Jera comprise today’s rune divination where we draw down Higher Self energies with these three as above so below runes. Sowilo, the first rune in the picture above, employs a skewed presentation of Kenaz both above and below with the horizontal line of the abyss separating the two suggesting infusing the light of Spirit into our daily experiences. Eihwaz incorporates the rune Laguz into its own flow of Spirit providing the link between the astral and physical realms. Jera, the rune of unfolding awareness, uses Kenaz forward and reversed to create the same energetic as above so below effect. So it can really be that today’s divination counsels us to invoke Spirit or Higher Self awareness into our perceptions and experiences.
Lunar position – Virgo – The Virgo Moon signals the need to take stock and get organized. That said, a relationship with a close partner may feel off, and/or emotions may be in flux today suggesting that you may have difficulty expressing your feelings to others. But if you remain open to the unexpected, you may find those feelings resolve today. Allow your instinct/intuition to guide your path and assert yourself if needed. Refer to the current Esoteric Influences for more information regarding today’s influences.
Sign strength – Cancer and Pisces provide the strongest sign influence today influencing how we express and receive nurturing (Cancer). Compassion and intuition factors in with the addition of Pisces.
Significant Aspects or patterns that may inspire or inform magickal workings.
Stelliums (power interactions)
- Vulcan/Venus/North Node – describes the potential for new relationships to form
Additional Aspects (Goddess planets, Lilith, Nodes, and Ascendant aspects follow in their own categories)
- Sun (12th/Taurus) square Jupiter (9th/Pisces) – suggests self-confidence dependent upon ego balance
- Sun (12th/Taurus) trine Pluto (8th/Capricorn R) – describes strong leadership skills that have proper timing
- Mercury (12th/Gemini) square Neptune (10th/Pisces) – cautions the importance of discernment
- Mars (1st/Cancer) sesquisquare Jupiter (9th/Pisces) – counsels the need to avoid conflict with others
- Saturn (8th/Aquarius) square Uranus (11th/Taurus) – suggests insecurity surrounding ability, authority, and compromise.
- Saturn (8th/Aquarius) sextile Chiron (10th/Aries) – describes the strength to heal and to share that experience with others
Goddess-oriented Planetary Interactions
- Mercury (12th/Gemini) square Pallas (10th/Pisces) – describes the need for a different strategy when interacting with others
- Mercury (12th/Gemini) opposite Juno (6th/Sagittarius R) – stresses the need to express truth with compassion and love
- Uranus (11th/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 (10th/Pisces) conjunct Pallas (10th/Pisces) – cautions a present moment focus in lieu of fantasy
- Neptune (10th/Pisces) square Juno (6th/Sagittarius R) – describes the need to see others realistically, especially when providing assistance or selecting a partner
- Pluto (8th/Capricorn R) square Eris (12th/Aries) – describing the reevaluation of a possible obsessive focus on the path to self-mastery (Seltzer)
- Vesta (4th/Virgo) sesquisquare Eris (12th/Aries) – counsels conveying expectations of others in a direct manner that respects boundaries and values
- Pallas (10th/Pisces) square Juno (6th/Sagittarius R) – indicates a new strategy is needed regarding partnership interactions
- Juno (6th/Sagittarius R) trine Eris (11th/Aries) – describes the strong need for a shared belief or direction with a partner
- Juno (6th/Sagittarius R) sesquisquare Ceres (11th/Taurus) – indicates challenges with nurturing a partnership
The Ascendant – Cancer – a feminine, Cardinal sign that suggests that home is a place of safety and nurturing and that you approach life from a fairly risk-averse perspective. Compassion is favored as is a sense of vulnerability and sensitivity. Emotions may be in flux or moodiness may be experienced.
- Sextile Ceres, you experience a focus on nurturing self and others
Black Moon Lilith ~ 11th House/Taurus — You may resist change while in Taurus and it may be difficult to move out of your comfort zone. In the 11th House of relationships, interactions may be challenging with Lilith’s darker side impacting expectations of others. A conjunct with Venus counsels you to trust your instincts, while a sextile with Neptune counsels stepping outside your own focus and aligning with nature to balance your fear. A sextile with Chiron reinforces the need for sensitivity toward others, particularly with respect to nurturing family (Vesta square Lilith).
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.
- Venus conjunct The North Node/opposite the South Node suggests that your destiny involves a focus on harmony within relationships but not at the expense of taking action when necessary
- 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
- Uranus quincunx The South Node alerts you to the need to flow with unexpected events
- 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
Lunar Phase ~ Waxing; 1st Qtr on 19 May 2021 at 12:13 PM PDT at 29°Leo01′; Full on 26 May 2021 at 4:14 AM PDT at 05°Sag25′
Mansion of the Moon – 13th – Alhaire – 4°Vir17′; dog stars/wings of Virgo; fosters compassion, travel, harvest, gain, freedom of captives
Retrograde ~ Juno – suggests a look inward in how you select, commit to, and interact with partners in your life; Pluto – inner transformation is favored. Upcoming retrogrades to be aware of: Saturn (in 3 days), Mercury (9 days), Jupiter (31 days), and Neptune (36 days).
Polarity – Masculine (5), Feminine (18) – the feminine or receptive polarity continues to be strongest today suggesting compassion, understanding, and healing are in focus
Elemental Influence ~ The Water element provides the strongest impact today suggesting that concerns of a more emotional nature are in focus. Earth (material concerns) has increased its impact with Air (intellect, communication, justice) next, while Fire (will, creativity) is having no impact.
Energetic Sign Quality/Mode ~
Mutable (flexible) sign qualities are strongest today suggesting adaptability or flexibility are required.
Rays ~ The 2nd Ray of love and wisdom is still providing the strongest effect this week on our ability to express compassion and understanding to others.
The 1st Ray of will/power and the 5th Ray of concrete knowledge and science are having the least impact today which may affect how facts are either asserted or perceived. However, the 3rd Ray of active intelligence and the 4th Ray of harmony through conflict are both less of an influence, although they should still impact how well we understand and integrate truth into our interactions with others.
The 6th Ray of devotion and idealism is a tricky influence in that if the 2nd Ray is less, we typically see an increase in gullibility and a single-minded approach. In other words, too much ideology and too much devotion affects our ability to view our experiences or beliefs in a realistic manner. Given that the 2nd Ray is much stronger, the more delusional aspects of this effect may be reduced today.
Finally, the 7th Ray of ceremonial order and magick has decreased a bit, but that said, we should be able to remain fairly organized today.
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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