The Forecast for Friday, 9 July 2021

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

Magickal focus ~ Venus governs, compassion, love, harmony, attracting a partner, partnership issues, female sexuality, fertility, healing, friendship

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 – The New Moon in Cancer signals a time to reflect on how we nurture both self and others. Items needed: sandalwood incense, rose or pink candle, cord for cord magick. During the hour of the New Moon (6:17 PM PDT), burn sandalwood incense on the altar or wherever you’re performing the ritual, and using a rose or pink candle, focus on the candle’s flame. Visualize healing relationships with others. See the candle’s flame burn away any resentment or judgment that has been clouding perception. Chant veritas revelat (reveal truth) and then from there, perform a nine knot cord spell that will set the intention for healing relationships with others. As you tie each knot and speak each line, visualize all tension or conflict dissolving into nothingness.

• By the knot of one, my spell has begun
• By the knot of two, by spell is blessed true
• By the knot of three, my power flows free
• By the knot of four, my intention is stored
• By the knot of five, energy is rising and alive
• By the knot of six, my intention is fixed
• By the knot of seven, my spell has leavened
• By the knot of eight, I coalesce and bind fate
• By the knot of nine, by desire, mine

Magickal Correspondences

• Element – Water
• Color – Green, rose
• Crystal – Turquoise, lapis lazuli, beryl, rose quartz, coral
• Resin – sandalwood, ambergris, musk, orris root
• Herbs – apple, rose, myrtle, bugloss (alkanet), burdock, feverfew, lilac, marshmallow, vervain, valerian, thyme, coriander, pears, elder, pomegranate, passionflower, raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, vanilla, yarrow, violet, plantain

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Numerology ~ 7/9/2021

• Life Path – 3 – this describes a life path or destiny involving collaboration, patience, and sociability
• Day – 9 – endings, completion, generosity
• Challenges – balancing ego, controlling oversensitivity, and managing sociability with others

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Rune Divination ~ Raidho, Kenaz, and Uruz comprise today’s rune divination where manifesting potential is experienced. Uruz provides the thought process behind manifestation. It acknowledges the cyclical nature of our experiences and how we manifest right order in our lives. Combined with Raidho, Uruz signals manifesting harmony or rhythmic integration with others. Kenaz, as the torch, lights the path and gives clarity to our destiny.

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Lunar position – Cancer; New Moon – Remain flexible and ready to experience the unexpected. Keep your emotions under control and don’t respond to any triggers. Your intuition is strong today and it should serve you well. Refer to the current Esoteric Influences for more information regarding today’s influences.

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Significant Aspects or patterns that may inspire or inform magickal workings.

T-Square – Saturn R/Uranus/Mars – indicates a challenge over balancing both self-assertion and self-discipline

Thor’s Hammer – Mercury/Vesta/Saturn R – suggests interactions may be challenging due to a compulsive focus and reflection is needed

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

• Mercury (11th/Gemini) sesquisquare Saturn (6th/Aquarius R) – indicates delays may occur signaling a potential reassessment of where you are
• Venus (12th/Leo) conjunct Mars (1st/Leo) – suggests expectations of others may be too high
• Venus (12th/Leo) square Uranus (10th/Taurus) – cautions that energy may be unstable and a new situation may unexpectedly occur. Go with the flow.

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Goddess-oriented Planetary Interactions

• Mercury (11th/Gemini) square Vesta (2nd/Virgo) – suggests communication may be ineffective today or that focus is off
• Mercury (11th/Gemini) square Pallas (8th/Pisces) – indicates that understanding the greater picture may be difficult
• Pluto (6th/Capricorn R) trine Vesta (2nd/Virgo) – describes strong investigative skills and the ability to implement plans and achieve goals
• Pluto (6th/Capricorn R) square Eris (9th/Aries) – describing the reevaluation of a possible obsessive focus on the path to self-mastery (Seltzer)
• Vesta (2nd/Virgo) opposite Pallas (8th/Pisces) – indicates that organization may be challenging
• Juno (5th/Sagittarius R) sesquisquare Eris (9th/Aries) – defines the masculine/feminine power structure within partnerships with the challenge to speak truth while still respecting boundaries

The Ascendant – Leo – a masculine, Fixed sign that suggests that behavior is purposeful, self-disciplined, and reliable. Although typically generous and sincere, Leo individuals can be arrogant and prideful and need to learn to balance power with compassion.

• A conjunct with Venus suggests that image is important
• A conjunct with Mars signals the willingness to take risks.
• An opposition with Saturn R tells you that relationships, especially those with close partners, are an important factor in your life and some difficult decisions involving them may lie ahead
• A square with Uranus suggests conformity to social norms may be challenging.

Black Moon Lilith ~ 10th House/Taurus — You may resist change while in Taurus and it may be difficult to move out of your comfort zone. In the 10th House of career, standing, and authority, interactions may be challenging with Lilith’s darker side potentially manipulating others to achieve power and control. A trine with Pluto R suggests self-determination is favored while a sextile with Pallas requires a new strategy going forward.

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 trine the South Node – describes the emotional support that is available to you if your approach relationships with others in a fair or equal manner
• Juno R opposite The North Node/conjunct The South Node reinforces the need to hear the viewpoints of partners and be sensitive to their needs and feelings
• Eris semisquare The North Node/sesquisquare The South Node reinforces the need for self-control while asserting oneself. In Aries, Eris balances the feminine with the masculine, the goddess as spiritual warrior, and speaking truth to power may need some reevaluation.

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Lunar Phase ~ New Moon on 9 July 2021 at 6:17 PM PDT at 18°Cn01

Mansion of the Moon – 9th – Atarf – 12°Can51′; eye of lion; hinders trail, causes discord, and harms harvest.

Retrograde ~  Jupiter – inner reflection is warranted and in Pisces, it centers on discovering inner truth; Neptune – discernment is a factor in this retrograde where you look within to determine truth from fiction and arrive at a more realistic understanding of the truths that surround you; Juno – suggests a look inward in how you select, commit to, and interact with partners in your life; Saturn – reassess boundaries and how your structure your life; Pluto – inner transformation is favored; Upcoming retrogrades to be aware of: Chiron (6 days), Pallas (4 days), Eris (11 days)

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Polarity – the masculine and feminine polarities are in balance

Elemental Influence ~ The Fire (creativity, initiation, motivation), Earth (material concerns), and Water (compassion, emotions, empathy, change) elements are having the greatest impact today. Air (intellect, reason, balance) provides less of an influence.

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Ray Influences – significant changes are in bold

• 1st (will/power) – strong impact – creativity or inspiration are strong today as is self-assertion
• 2nd (love/wisdom) – low/medium impact – extending unconditional love, compassion, and understanding may be challenging today
• 3rd (active intelligence) – strong impact – adaptability to new ideas and understanding is stronger today
• 4th (harmony through conflict) – low/medium impact – signals that cooperative efforts and understanding cause and effect may be very challenging today
• 5th (concrete knowledge and science) –medium impact– suggests that scientific knowledge is having an average effect on our mindset and decisions
• 6th (devotion/idealism) – low impact – 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 or too much devotion affects our ability to view our experiences or beliefs in a realistic manner. With the 6th Ray’s increased effect, perception/ideology theoretically may be more difficult to manage but with the 2nd Ray having a stronger impact on wisdom, gullibility may be kept in check.
• 7th (ceremonial order/magick)- strong impact – organization and general order are easily managed today

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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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