The Forecast for Monday, 11 October 2021

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

Magickal focus:  The Moon governs; feminine magicks, healing, intuition, cycles, reincarnation, astral travel, balance, change

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 – Further recommendations and a look at the rest of the week are both available here.

Correspondences

• Element – Water
• Color – Silver, white
• Crystal – Pearl, moonstone, selenite, beryl, marcasite
• Resin – White sandalwood, camphor, aloe, myrrh
• Herbs – almond, mugwort, moonwort, yellow ranunculus, palm, lily, willow, violet, poppy, fennel, iris

Numerology

• Life Path – 8 – this number describes a life path or destiny involving leadership, achievement and material gain
• Day – 11 – Master number for illumination and awakening
• Challenges – balancing ego expression, sociability, and respecting the feelings of others/avoiding overreaction

Rune Divination: Thurisaz, Wunjo, and Fehu comprise today’s rune divination where we protect and defend the fundamental unity consciousness and joy we share with others. Fehu’s transactional quality typically signals wealth, but overall, do we define wealth by the acquisition of money or tangible possessions, or do we define that as unity consciousness where higher awareness dictates our interactions with others? Wunjo would suggest that our interactions with others should express and preserve fellowship and joy. Thurisaz, Thor’s rune, helps break through any challenges we experience by controlling our impulses and placing our focus instead on reinforcing and preserving our shared experience with others.

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Lunar position: The Moon in Sagittarius until Capricorn at 10:15 AM PDT – With The Moon traveling into Capricorn and the 2nd House of resources, some unexpected financial issues may arise. If so, stay calm and look for alternative solutions. You may also benefit from reassessing how your perspective surrounding the acquisition of possessions and wealth.

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Significant Aspects or patterns that may inspire or inform magickal workings

Thor’s Hammer

• The Ascendant/Pluto/Lilith – indicates an inner tension regarding decisions that reflect honesty, integrity, and equality.

Stelliums

• The Sun/Vulcan/Mars – suggests the inner strength is there to set your own course from Higher self awareness
• The Sun/Mercury R/Mars – impulsivity will likely have a negative effect on interactions with others today; caution is advised

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

• The Sun (12th/Libra) conjunct Mars (12th/Libra) – you have plenty of energy today which can backfire if impulse control is lacking
• Mercury (12th/Libra R) quincunx Uranus (7th/Taurus) – particularly with Mercury continuing its retrograde path, embrace the unexpected today

Goddess-oriented Planetary/Fixed Star Aspects

• The Sun (12th/Libra) sextile Juno (2nd/Sagittarius) – describes the increased effect of support on partnerships
• Mercury (12th/Libra R) trine Ceres (8th/Gemini R) – indicates that you nurture others in a manner that provides valuable insight to others
• Neptune (5th/Pisces R) square Juno (2nd/Sagittarius R) – discernment is needed when choosing a partner so that an unrealistic or destructive choice isn’t made
• Chiron (6th/Aries R) parallel Bellatrix at +06°22 – indicates you could find success by facing the shadow side of self
• Pluto (3rd/Capricorn) square Eris (6th/Aries R) – describing potential hidden agendas by others, or inner woundings that may impact self-mastery
• Vesta (1st/Scorpio) trine Pallas (5th/Pisces R) – describes the need for an overall focus on health and well-being
• Vesta (1st/Scorpio) parallel Spica at -11°16 – indicates the potential for brilliance
• Pallas (5th/Pisces R) square Ceres (8th/Gemini R) – suggests a new strategy may be needed when nurturing others
• The Ascendant (Libra) conjunct Arcturus at 24°Li31 – indicates a different approach may be beneficial
• The Ascendant (Libra) conjunct Spica at 24°Li08 – indicates the potential for brilliance
• Lilith (8th/Gemini) conjunct Aldebaran at 10°Ge05 – suggests success is derived through integrity

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 Jupiter, still in retrograde, reinforces a pleasurable new direction that includes others. Lastly, a square with Pluto predicts a power struggle could develop involving relationships with others today.

Black Moon Lilith: 8th 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 8th House of transformation, death/rebirth, intimacy/sexuality this may be challenging with Lilith’s darker side potentially resistant to new experiences with others. Ideally, you need to accept the wild child within, respect your intuition and perception, while balancing discernment with engaging respectfully with others. This applies to work situations as well and the need to stay focused and keep your competitive attitude under control. The way through such transformation is to embrace the shadow side of self and focus on compassion and nurturing relationships with both self and others. Aspects include Saturn R, Pluto, Chiron R, Ceres R, Eris R

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. The Sun in aspect with the North Node suggests that you live up to your true potential, while a conjunct between the South Node and Venus cautions against losing yourself to the needs of others.

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Lunar Phase: Waxing; Crescent (self-assertion is strong and you readily accept challenges); 1st Qtr on 12 Oct 2021 at 8:26 PM PDT at 20°Cp00

Mansion of the Moon: 21st – Elbeda (The City or District); 17°Sg8′; which is a desert; increases gain, harvest, building strength, and successful travel, causes divorce

Retrograde: Mercury – this is a time for observation in lieu of reaction as well as issues involving communication in all forms including electronics. Avoid signing contracts during this time; 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 – indicates a focus on esoteric studies and original thought; Ceres – reflect on the manner in which you extend/receive nurturing and consider whether or not your approach is balanced and respectful of boundaries, both your own and those of others.

Upcoming retrogrades to be aware of: Leaving retrograde – Jupiter (19 Oct – 22°Aq19); Saturn (12 Oct – 06°Aq52); Pallas (9 Nov – 09°Pi03′); Mercury (19 Oct – 10°Li08)

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Polarity: The masculine (projective) polarity is significantly stronger today than the feminine (receptive) suggesting that although motivation and initiating new experiences are there, caution may be necessary in how we express that energy with an aggressive response possible.

Elemental Influence: Elemental Air (intellect, reason, justice, interaction) and Fire (will, creativity, motivation) provide the strongest influence and are in relative balance with each other, while Earth (material concerns, physical presence) is next in strength, although having a significantly lesser impact. Water (emotions, compassion, empathy) is last in its effect.

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Ray Influences:  The 1st Ray of will and power has increased from last week suggesting that expressions of will may be more easily expressed or managed today.

The 2nd Ray’s significantly lower strength indicates compassion, empathy, and wisdom continue to have little influence over our responses. And with the strength of the 6th Ray increasing again today, making wise choices concerning impulse control could still be a factor in our experiences with others with the risk still possible for fanaticism and/or manipulation by self or other-oriented agendas.

Reinforcing the interplay between the 2nd and 6th Rays, the 3rd Ray of active intelligence’s strength also signals a concern that a self-driven agenda instead of an outcome that is based on harmony and the preservation of a shared values may be influencing. 

The 5th Ray of concrete knowledge and science has significantly deepened its influence on our mindset and decisions from last week, and with the present strength of the 4th Ray of harmony through conflict, problem-solving or finding common ground with others may improve.

Overall, the 7th Ray’s lesser impact on balancing higher self with ego suggests that awareness of the greater picture is not as strong as it could be which may impact self-expression and decisions.

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References

• Erickson, Jan. Herbal Magicka. 2021
• Erickson, Jan. Witch Notes. Kindle. 2019.  
• Erickson, Jan. Shifting Perception. Draft2Digital. 2020.