The Forecast for Monday, 8 November 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: neutral – Further recommendations and a look at the rest of the week are both available here.
Correspondences
- Element – Water
- Direction – West
- Power – To Dare
- 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
- Life Path – 6 – this number describes a life path or destiny involving harmony, leadership, and responsibility
- Day – 8 – leadership, achievement and material gain
- Challenges – managing expectations and sociability with others
Rune Divination: Berkano (ᛒ), Thurisaz (ᚦ), Kenaz (ᚲ) comprise today’s rune divination where an issue arises that leaves you feeling protective regarding your health and well-being. The defensive nature of Thurisaz, or Thor’s rune, can indicate opposing forces are at work and additional measures of protection are necessary. Berkano also involves protection as well as healing and family. Kenaz, as the torch, brings clarity to a situation suggesting that you understand fully what’s at stake and you’re willing to take measures to ensure health and safety for yourself and possibly your family. Impulse control may be the overall factor here, either your own or that of others.
Energetic Influences
Polarity: The feminine (receptive) polarity is strongest today suggesting that compassion and empathy for others provide the strongest influence.
Elemental Influence: Earth (material concerns, physical presence) provides the strongest elemental influence today with Water (emotions, compassion, empathy) next in strength. Air (intellect, reason, justice, interaction) follows but its having significantly less of an impact. Fire (will, creativity, motivation) is having no influence at this time.
Ray Influences: The strength of the 1st Ray of will and power suggests that self-assertion may be more easily expressed today.
The 4th and 5th Rays continue to decrease in strength somewhat from last week, with the 5th Ray’s focus on scientific knowledge struggling to be heard and understood. Although decreasing slightly, the strong influence of the 4th Ray indicates that finding common ground may be more easily achieved today, but will it be based on shared truth?
The 2nd Ray’s lower impact indicates that expressions of compassion, empathy, and wisdom may be difficult to express or will have little impact on your interactions with others. With the 6th Ray at the same level as the 2nd Ray, this suggests that the expression of ideology may also be less today. This could also indicate that trust and loyalty may not be as strong.
The strength of the 3rd Ray of active intelligence signals that information may become more easily understood and integrated into your overall perspective.
Lastly, the 7th Ray’s impact on balancing higher self with ego suggests that awareness of the greater picture may begin to influence self-expression and decisions.
Lunar Phase: New on 4 Nov 2021 at 2:15 PM PDT at 12°Sc40; 1st Qtr on 11 Nov 2021 at 5:47 PM PDT at 19°Aq20
Mansion of the Moon: 22nd – Caadaldeba (The Fortunate Assassin) – 1°Capricorn; head of Capricorn; encourages prisoners and servants to flee, cures disease
Significant aspects or patterns that may inspire or inform magickal workings
General Patterns – Although you may enjoy pushing yourself and others to the limit, it will likely backfire today and impact relationships or progress. Express your views with clarity, but also with a calm, respectful demeanor so that your message is both heard and appreciated. If delays or challenges occur, it may be signaling that something has been overlooked, so take time to reevaluate to avoid missing something important. It could also be that your emotions are impacting your responses, leaving you a bit scattered.
Lunar position: Moon in Capricorn – Diligence is as necessary as is flexibility. If your emotions are in flux and you’re feeling off-balance or over-sensitive, it may be that you’re reacting to someone else who is having the same issue. Avoid judging the situation and view this experience as an opportunity to heal. 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 Vesta indicates your focus is strong.
Specific Aspect patterns
T-Square – Mars/Saturn/Uranus R – you may feel the urge to express yourself in a manner that could be off-putting to others; impulse-control is likely required
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Additional Aspects (Goddess planets, Lilith, Nodes, and Ascendant aspects are in their own categories)
- Mercury (11th/Scorpio) conjunct Mars (11th/Scorpio) – you express yourself with strength and clarity today; however, calm is necessary so that your expectations are well-received by others
- Mars (11th/Scorpio) square Saturn (3rd/Aquarius) – delays today may signal something you’ve missed and it’s best to step back to reevaluate your position
- Pluto (3rd/Capricorn) quincunx The Midheaven (25°Le06) – it may be necessary to reevaluate how you express power or authority with others and to let go of the need to control every outcome
Goddess-oriented Planetary/Fixed Star Aspects
- Saturn (3rd/Aquarius) trine Ceres (7th/Gemini R) – you easily support and feel supported by others today
- Uranus (6th/Taurus) sesquisquare Juno (1st/Sagittarius) – cautions care in the selection of partners
- Pluto (2nd/Capricorn) sesquisquare Ceres (7th/Gemini R) – indicates a transactional approach to supporting others with expectations of give and take more important than simply offering support without any agenda
- Pluto (3rd/Capricorn) square Eris (5th/Aries R) – describes potential hidden agendas by others, or inner woundings that may impact self-mastery
- Chiron (5th/Aries R) semisextile Pallas (3rd/Pisces R) – you recognize patterns of behavior that are influenced by past woundings
- Chiron (5th/Aries R) sextile Ceres (7th/Gemini R) – you express strong support others today and they benefit from your insight
- Pallas (3rd/Pisces R) square Ceres (7th/Gemini R) – suggests a new strategy may be needed when nurturing others
- Pallas (3rd/Pisces R) semisquare Eris (6th/Aries R) – describes the need for a new strategy that reflects the overall picture before asserting your own opinion
- Ceres (7th/Gemini R) semisquare Eris (6th/Aries R) – suggests reflection on the strength and power of the feminine within to express support and nurturing toward others
- Ceres (7th/Gemini R) conjunct Aldebaran at 10°Ge05 – describes success in your relationships by expressing integrity
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Black Moon Lilith: 7th 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 7th House of partnerships this may be challenging with Lilith’s darker side affecting expectations and 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. You 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.
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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; 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 – Neptune (2 Dec – 20°Pi24); Chiron (20 Dec – 08°Ar26)
References
- Erickson, Jan. Herbal Magicka. 2021
- Erickson, Jan. Witch Notes. Kindle. 2019.
- Erickson, Jan. Shifting Perception. Draft2Digital. 2020.
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