The Forecast for Friday, 6 August 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 ~ neutral – with the Moon in Venus, working a spell to attract a partner may be in order, or if the witch is already in a relationship, you might want to use the working to improve the relationship. Although a glamour spell can be used to attract a partner, it can also be helpful in maintaining the relationship as well. Realistically, any time we improve our appearance in some manner, we’re invoking a glamour spell of sorts. But the focus of this particular working should be on improving the essence of the witch, the inner aspect that shines forth to others. And that can be useful in all situations, not only those dealing with a close partner.

For this working, however, we want to infuse our aura with flower essence. So, you’ll need a clear bowl filled with Moon water. I like to keep a jar of Moon water on hand that I’ve already left out during the Full Moon to charge. Otherwise, use some distilled water. Float some fresh flowers on the top of the water: borage for courage, roses for love and beauty, passionflower if you have it (mine decided not to grow this year), or some marshmallow flowers which are always nice. Hold both hands over the bowl and recite a chant that draws in the flower essences into your own auric energy field. Or, as an alternative, focus your intention silently into the water and on each flower, visualizing its individual essence infusing your aura. End the working when you feel you’ve drawn in as much flower essence as you need.

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 ~ 8/6/2021

• Life Path – 1 – this describes a life path or destiny involving self-confidence, independence, leadership
• Day – 6 –harmony, shared purpose, empathy, compassion
• Challenges – remaining sensitive to the needs of others without overreaction, and balancing ego expression

Rune Divination ~ Tiwaz, Sowilo, and Algiz comprise today’s rune divination where we stand in our own power while invoking the light of Spirit into our interactions with others. Tiwaz, Tyr’s rune, describes the spiritual warrior within and the ability to defend both self and others from negative forces. It invokes both Kenaz and Isa into our awareness, raising our vibrational frequency enough so that we perceive circumstances through the eyes of Higher Self vision. Sowilo, employing Kenaz forward and reversed, uses the energy of the Sun to bring clarity and resolve to our mission. Algiz includes both Isa and Kenaz, but this time, unlike Tiwaz, the open end of Kenaz faces upward toward Spirit, representing the drawing down of Spirit awareness into our experiences. It’s through this focus on Spirit instead of a more ego-oriented response that allows us to interact with honesty and integrity in our effort to bring truth to light.

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Lunar position –  Cancer – Engage in activities that are calming and balancing today. Let go of any resistance or frustration you might be feeling and accept any inner truths that arise. Be certain that you’re on the right path and be ready to make any course corrections required. 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.

Stellium – Sun/Vulcan/Mercury – interactions with others may take a spiritual focus today; listen more than you speak

T-Square – Pluto R/Eris R/ The Moon – a revaluation of how you express yourself within intense relationships, whether that intensity is initiated by you or someone else, is needed.

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

• The Sun (12th/Leo) square Uranus (9th/Taurus) – your unique approach may result in impulsivity
• The Sun (12th/Leo) trine Chiron (8th/Aries R) – if inner woundings arise today, you have the strength to put them in the proper perspective and move on

Goddess-oriented Planetary Interactions

• Saturn (6th Aquarius R) trine Vesta (2nd/Libra) – suggests leadership and management skills that preserve and enhance collaborative efforts
• Pluto (5th/Capricorn R) sextile Pallas (7th Aries R) – indicates the ability to inspire others, fostering a service-to-others focus
• Pluto (5th/Capricorn R) square Eris (8th/Aries R) – describing the reevaluation of a possible obsessive focus on the path to self-mastery (Seltzer)

The Ascendant – Virgo – a feminine, mutable sign that suggests an individual who is somewhat risk-averse and hesitant to engage with others until fully aware and comfortable. This individual has high expectations of self an others and prefers order to chaos

• A conjunct with Mars promises the energy to pursue new goals and opportunities

Black Moon Lilith ~ 10th House/Gemini — Interactions will flow smoothly while Lilith is in Gemini as long as you listen to the input from others. That said, 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, impacted today by a square with Mars. While a conjunct with Ceres is asking you to express yourself in a compassionate manner, a square with retrograding Jupiter suggests it’s time to expand your opportunities. Lastly, a square with The Ascendant notes that relationships with others need to be built on trust.

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.

• Juno 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

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Lunar Phase ~ Waning; New on 8 August 2021 at 6:51 AM PDT at 16°LE14

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; Saturn – reassess boundaries and how your structure your life; Pluto – inner transformation is favored; Pallas – reassess your overall understanding of situations and observe patterns as they unfold; Chiron – reflect on inner woundings, apply their message, and then move on; Eris – time to explore and reevaluate your expression of feminine power to maximize your potential; Upcoming retrogrades to be aware of: Uranus (13 days)

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Polarity – the feminine polarity is strongest today

Elemental Influence ~ The Earth (material concerns, physical) element is having the strongest effect today.

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Ray Influences – significant changes are in bold

• 1st (will/power) – medium impact – creativity and inspiration are average strength today as is self-assertion
• 2nd (love/wisdom) – strong impact – extending unconditional love, compassion, and understanding happens easily today
• 3rd (active intelligence) – low/medium impact – adaptability to new ideas and understanding may still be impacted today
• 4th (harmony through conflict) – low impact – signals that cooperative efforts and understanding cause and effect may be challenging today
• 5th (concrete knowledge and science) – strong impact – suggests that knowledge, in other words, what we now know, is having a significant impact on our mindset and decisions (possibly pandemic-related and/or 1/6 Commission-related)
• 6th (devotion/idealism) – strong impact – The 6th Ray of devotion and idealism is typically kept in check by a strong 2nd Ray influence. 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 strong effect, perception/ideology theoretically may have more of an impact on ideology today, but with the 2nd Ray having a the same impact, maintaining control over idealism or gullibility may be take a delicate balance.
• 7th (ceremonial order/magick) – low/medium impact – organization and general order may be less challenging to achieve today

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References

• Erickson, Jan. Witch Notes. Kindle. 2019. 
• Erickson, Jan. Herbal Magicka. 2021
• Erickson, Jan. Shifting Perception. Draft2Digital. 2020.
• Your Daily Magickal Correspondences
• Seltzer, Henry. The Tenth Planet: Revelations from the Astrological Eris
• Erickson. Jan. Magick and the Aligned Witch. Kindle.