The Forecast for Wednesday, 27 October 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: very good – Further recommendations and a look at the rest of the week are both available here.

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

• Life Path – 6 – this number describes a life path or destiny involving leadership, responsibility, service to others, and harmony
• Day – 9 – endings, completion, compassion and service to others
• Challenges – becoming overly focused on materialism, and managing responsibilities

Rune Divination: Hagalaz, Isa, and Jera comprise today’s rune divination where two Norn influences govern unfolding awareness. Hagalaz, as the Norn rune of the past, signals a restructuring of our perceptions while Isa, the Norn rune of the present moment, focuses our consciousness on becoming. In other words, Hagalaz redefines the overall structure giving Isa the room to contain unwanted behavior or perceptions, thereby allowing a new path to form. Jera, or year, describes the cyclical pattern of awareness, as it expresses Kenaz, or the light of Spirit, both inward and outward, informing both the self and the other side of self with higher vibratory resonance. This is really suggesting that Spirit has taken control of the ego today.

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General Patterns – A Yod pattern between the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter indicates that you may feel compelled to focus your entire attention on the needs of those around you. You would be wise, however, to remember that taking care of yourself is as important as is taking care of others. As with yesterday, are your emotions influencing your focus and are boundaries being ignored? It may be that your expectations of yourself and others are unrealistic and a more balanced perspective may be required. Strike a better balance and collaborative efforts should flow more smoothly today. Today’s Moon information below may also be helpful.

Lunar position: Cancer – It’s best to avoid responses that are excessive right now so that interactions don’t devolve into unnecessary conflict. Feelings may be at the surface and triggers are possible. If control seems impossible, take time to step back and use some conscious breath work to regain your balance. The weekly esoteric influences are available here.

The Ascendant: Scorpio – a feminine, fixed sign that suggests an individual who may exercise some restraint before initiating something new preferring to see how others manage something before diving in. That said, when Scorpio focuses in, that focus is quite intense in its expression. You’re independent and self-reliant with a strong will that will achieve your objectives. You are also highly perceptive and, at times, secretive, and you may experience difficulty with emotional balance.

A conjunct with the Sun suggests that you have more impact on others than you may realize, while expressing the more spiritual aspects of self may be impacted by a sesquisquare with retrograding Neptune. Both may impact a close relationship resulting in feelings of imbalance or discomfort influenced by a semisquare with Venus as well as a square with Saturn.

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Significant Aspects or patterns that may inspire or inform magickal workings

Stellium – Sun/Vulcan/Ascendant – Past and present factor in today providing you with time to reflect on where you place your focus and whether you allow emotions to control the narrative

Yod – Moon/Venus/Jupiter – You may feel compelled to focus your entire attention on the needs of those around you. Remember that taking care of yourself is as important as is taking care of others.

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

• Mercury (12th/Libra) sextile The Midheaven (16°Leo03) – you express yourself with clarity to others, particularly those in authority, and a new opportunity may become available
• Venus (2nd/Sagittarius) sextile Jupiter (4th/Aquarius) – goals you’ve been pursuing may be met today with assistance from family or close friends
• Venus (2nd/Sagittarius) semisquare Saturn (3rd/Aquarius) – self-expression may be challenging today and you may struggle somewhat conveying your position to partners
• Venus (2nd/Sagittarius) square Neptune (5th/Pisces R) – your expectations of others may be unrealistic and boundaries could be impacted

Goddess-oriented Planetary/Fixed Star Aspects

• Venus (2nd/Sagittarius) conjunct Juno (2nd/Sagittarius) – suggests that partnerships, both new and existing, will be harmonious today
• Neptune (5th/Pisces R) trine Vesta (1st/Scorpio) – indicates that imagination and visualization are strong today
• Pluto (3rd/Capricorn) semisquare Pallas (4th/Pisces R) – step back to understand the overall picture so that you avoid an obsessive focus
• Pluto (3rd/Capricorn) square Eris (6th/Aries R) – describes potential hidden agendas by others, or inner woundings that may impact self-mastery
• Pallas (4th/Pisces R) square Ceres (8th/Gemini R) – suggests a new strategy may be needed when nurturing others
• Pallas (4th/Pisces R) semisquare Eris (6th/Aries R) – describes the need for a new strategy that reflects the overall picture before asserting your own opinion
• Juno (2nd/Sagittarius) trine Eris (6th/Aries R) – indicates that self-assertion with close partners is favored and should flow smoothly

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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 to avoid miscommunication as well as to keep your competitive attitude under control. The way through such transformation is to trust your instincts, embrace the shadow side of self, and focus on compassion and nurturing relationships with both self and others.

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. A quincunx between the North Node and The Ascendant counsels you to reflect on your strengths and weaknesses so that opportunities that come your way are assessed realistically.

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Lunar Phase: Waning; Disseminating (sharing knowledge and wisdom with others is desired); 3rd Qtr on 28 Oct 2021 at 1:06 PM PDT at 05°Le37

Mansion of the Moon: 9th – Atarf (The Gaze) – 12°Cn51′; eye of lion; hinders trail, causes discord, and harms harvest.

Retrograde: 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; 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: Beginning retrograde – Venus (20 Dec – 26°Cp29); Leaving retrograde – Pallas (9 Nov – 09°Pi03′); Neptune (2 Dec – 20°Pi24); Chiron (20 Dec – 08°Ar26)

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Polarity: The masculine (projective) and feminine (receptive) polarities are in relative balance with each other today with the feminine polarity slightly stronger.

Elemental Influence: Elemental Water (emotions, compassion, empathy) provides the strongest influence today. Air (intellect, reason, justice, interaction), Fire (will, creativity, motivation), and Earth (material concerns, physical presence) follow in relative balance with each other and having a significantly lesser impact.

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Ray Influences:  The average strength of the 1st Ray of will and power continues to suggest that self assertion may be more challenging today.

The 2nd Ray’s significantly decreased strength continues to indicate that expressions of compassion, empathy, and wisdom may not resonate either within you or regarding your interactions with others. But with the continued decreased impact of the 6th Ray, the strong expression of ideology may also be kept in check.

The increased impact of the 3rd Ray of active intelligence signals that information may be well organized, understood, and expressed easily to others. Adding to that, as the 5th Ray of concrete knowledge and science continues to influence your mindset, the strong impact of the 4th Ray of harmony through conflict suggests problem-solving or finding common ground with others may be less challenging today.

Overall, the 7th Ray’s effect on balancing higher self with ego suggests that awareness of the greater picture may begin to influence 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.