The Forecast for Wednesday, 15 September 2021

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

Magickal focus ~ Mercury governs, 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 ~ neutral – With Mercury retrograde approaching and its pre-shadow effect, craft a working to increase awareness and to keep interactions with others stable. A more in-depth recommendation can be found here.

Magickal Correspondences

• Element – Air
• Color – yellow, purple
• Crystal – Agate, emerald, fluorite, topaz, citrine, red marble
• Resin – benzoin, gum arabic, frankincense
• Herbs – marjoram, horehound, bergamot, cinnamon, lavender, caraway, cloves, licorice, mullein, peppermint, star anise, hyssop

Numerology~ 9/15/2021

• Life Path – 2 – this describes a life path or destiny involving reciprocity, loyalty, patience, and observation
• Day – 6 – leadership, responsibility, service to others, shared path, and harmony
• Challenges – managing your approach to responsibility versus personal time, balancing ego, controlling oversensitivity while remaining sensitive to the feelings of others

Rune Divination ~ Isa, Nauthiz, and Berkano comprise today’s rune divination where the Norns are signaling a need to align in Source presence. Goddess energies are present whenever Isa, Nauthiz, or Hagalaz appear in a reading and with the addition of Berkano as the Earth mother rune, her impact is expressed into our daily lives. Berkano represents healing, growth, fertility, protection, and bringing something to fruition such as a project or even the birth of a child. So, issues of manifestation are experienced today with Isa asking us to align Higher Self awareness while Nauthiz assists us to overcome perceptions that hold us back and move forward in a positive manner.

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Lunar position – Capricorn – With the Moon in Capricorn, you focus on taking care of routine tasks and making careful plans for the future. That said, the Moon trine the planet Uranus (in retrograde, no less), the planet of the unexpected, suggests that you may want to leave room for a little rebellion. 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/Mars – as a new spiritual path opens today, guard against a lack of impulse control
• Vulcan/Mars/Ascendant (Libra) – raise your vibration high so that Higher Self informs your interactions with others

Yod

• Sun/Jupiter R/Eris R – reevaluation may be needed regarding how you express yourself to others to avoid any appearance of grandiosity or overreaction

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

• Sun (12th/Virgo) sesquisquare Saturn (4th/Aquarius R) Orb 00°S34′ – frustrations may arise if experiencing interference
• Sun (12th/Virgo) opposite Neptune (6th/Pisces R) Orb 01°S14′ – although it may feel natural to allow others to define who you are, it doesn’t serve you in the long run. Go within to discover your own authority and then express that with grace and dignity to others.
• Sun (12th/Virgo) trine Pluto (4th/Capricorn R) Orb 01°A25′ – your leadership skills are strong and you have a positive effect on others
• Venus (2nd/Scorpio) square Saturn (4th/Aquarius R) Orb 01°A56′ – issues with early parental authority may leave you unable to deal with conflict or confrontation and self-assertion may be impacted
• Saturn (4th/Aquarius R) semisquare Neptune (6th/Pisces R) Orb 00°A39′ – suggests manifesting a creative approach to daily tasks or a health-oriented situation

Goddess-oriented Planetary Interactions

• Jupiter (5th/Aquarius R) sextile Eris (7th/Aries R) Orb 00°S30′ – involves expression of social justice; reevaluation may be needed to avoid fanaticism
• Pluto (4th/Capricorn R) square Eris (7th/Aries R) Orb 00°S06′ – describing potential hidden agendas by others, or inner woundings that may impact self-mastery
• Chiron (7th/Aries R) trine Juno (3rd/Sagittarius) Orb 01°S36′ – suggests that healing may take place within partnerships today
• Chiron (7th/Aries R) sextile Ceres (9th/Gemini) Orb 00°A58′ – your own experiences surrounding childhood woundings provide support for others as they process their own issues
• Vesta (1st/Libra) semisquare Juno (3rd/Sagittarius) Orb 00°A37′ – indicates some tension surrounding interactions with close partners with expectations or boundaries a potential issue
• Ceres (9th/Gemini) conjunct Aldebaran at 10°Ge05 indicates success is related to how much integrity we demonstrate in the process

The Ascendant – Libra – a masculine, cardinal sign that suggests an individual who is concerned about others, initiates or takes action, and prefers harmony over conflict. At times, Libra individuals can rely too much on the reactions from others and can be indecisive, weighing out each side of a situation to the point of making no decision at all. A trine with Saturn suggests you’re motivated to succeed while the same with Lilith indicates instinct or intuition may be valuable.

Black Moon Lilith ~ 9th 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 9th House of higher education, journeys, religion, and values, this may be challenging with Lilith’s darker side potentially vulnerable to the judgment of others. Ideally, you need to accept the wild child within, the one who works from instinct, all while engaging respectfully with others. This applies to work situations as well and the need to keep your competitive attitude under control. The way through such is to focus on compassion and nurturing relationships with both self and others.

• Saturn trine Lilith (Orb 00°A50′)
• Ceres conjunct Lilith(Orb 03°S55′)
• Lilith conjunct The North Node/opposite The South Node (Orb 01°S20′)

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.

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Lunar Phase ~ Waxing; Crescent (self-assertion and the ability to accept challenges); 1st Qtr on 13 Sep 2021 at 1:40 PM PDT at 21°Sg16; Full on 20 Sep 2021 at 4:55 PM PDT at 28°Pi13

Mansion of the Moon – 23rd ~ Caadebolach – 12°Cp51′; swallowing; divorce, freeing of prisoners, healing

Retrograde ~  Jupiter – inner reflection is warranted, centering 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; Uranus – stations retrograde today and indicates a focus on esoteric studies and original thought. Upcoming retrogrades to be aware of: Mercury Pre Shadow (retrograde in 11 days – 25°Lib28); Ceres (23 days – 12°Gem08′).

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Polarity – the feminine or receptive presence is having the strongest impact today.

Elemental Influence ~ Elemental Earth (material concerns, physical), Air (intellect, reason, justice, interaction), and Water (emotions, compassion, empathy) in relative balance with each other are having the strongest impact today. Fire (will, creativity, motivation) follows and is having no impact at the time the chart was cast.

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Ray Influences – significant changes are in bold. Today’s effect of the 1st Ray on our expression of will impacts how we assert ourselves to others suggesting that creativity and motivation are less. However with the 3rd Ray increasing in strength again today, adaptability to new ideas is still very strong. The low impact of the 4th Ray still indicates that cooperative efforts may become more challenging to achieve. And with the decreased effect of the 5th Ray energies on scientific knowledge and what we fundamentally know to be true, scientific knowledge is again having a lesser impact on the mindset and decisions of those under the thrall of others whose agenda is focused on disruption and disharmony. Lastly, looking at the balance between the 2nd (love/wisdom) and 6th (devotion/idealism) Rays, a slight decrease in the 2nd Ray’s effect on the expression wisdom and love places it in balance with ideology expressed by the 6th Ray, signaling that the struggle between wisdom and ideology will likely continue today.

• 1st (will/power) – low/medium impact – creativity and inspiration is increasing as is motivation and self-assertion
• 2nd (love/wisdom) – medium impact (decrease) – the impact on extending unconditional love, compassion, and understanding remains the same as last week
• 3rd (active intelligence) – very strong impact (increasing) – adaptability to new ideas as well as overall understanding is very strong today
• 4th (harmony through conflict) – low impact – signals that cooperative efforts and understanding cause and effect are still challenging today
• 5th (concrete knowledge and science) –l ow impact – suggests that the impact of scientific knowledge is having a decreased effect on our mindset and decisions
• 6th (devotion/idealism) – medium impact (decreasing) – 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. Refer to the note above to show the relationship between the shared impact of the 2nd and 6th Rays
• 7th (ceremonial order/magick) – medium impact – organization and general order are easier 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.