Magickal Forecast for Tuesday, 23 February 2021

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Tuesday is governed by Mars. Below are its corresponding energies as well as the current transit chart for the witch’s perusal.

• Magickal focus ~ Mars influence, passion, manifestation, creativity, self-assertion, reducing conflict

• 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

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• Numerology ~ 2/23/2021
  • Life Path – 3 – describes a life filled with creative self-expression and interaction with others
  • Day – 5 – change, freedom versus restriction creativity, enthusiasm, protection
  • Challenges – minor challenges – balancing one’s social expression with focused attention as well as choosing one’s own path; major challenge – balancing one’s social expression with focused attention (note the alignment between the minor and major challenge)

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• Rune Divination ~ Laguz, Isa, Othala ~ today’s runes suggest a different level of sacred space that involves alignment in Spirit or Higher Self presence. Othala describes tradition, inheritance, the collective Akashic Record, and our sacred space. But our real sacred space is found in the collective consciousness and with both Laguz and Isa also part of the divination, it appears that they describe that soul-level presence. Laguz describes flow in alignment with Spirit as well as with each other. Isa, a Norn rune describing the present moment or static realm, contracts and aligns our focus. And although we can look at this in an outward or form-level fashion, our true reality is Spirit so this seems to be more about aligning in who we really are and it’s in that resonance, in that sacred space, where profound change can take place.

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• Lunar position ~ Cancer (VOC 8:53 PM PST to EOD) – You may need to balance your own needs with those of others today. If frustrations arise when expressing yourself, step back from the situation to regain your inner balance. Intuition is strong today and should be relied upon to guide your reactions. Refer to the current Esoteric Influences for more information regarding today’s influences.
• Sign strength – there are six planets/planetary bodies (Vulcan, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Pallas) in Aquarius today suggesting innovative thinking and group consciousness that builds toward progressive change. On the negative side, the Aquarian influence may impact one’s ability to remain sensitive to the emotions of others.

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• Significant Aspects or patterns that may inspire or inform magickal workings. The Ascendant, North/South Nodes, as well as Lilith aspects are in their own categories below:
  • Stelliums (power interactions)
    • Sun/Vulcan/Venus – break through perceptions to form a new path toward harmony with others (weakening influence)
  • Venus (12th/Aquarius) square Mars (2nd/Taurus) – patience with both self and others is required today
  • Venus (12th/Aquarius) conjunct Pallas (12th/Aquarius) – suggests the use and awareness of patterns and strategy in both creative expression and relationships
  • Mars (2nd/Taurus) trine Pluto (11th/Capricorn) – describes focus on goals and incorporation of the ideas of others in that process
  • Mars (2nd/Taurus) square Pallas (12th/Aquarius) – indicates the need to see the overall picture before acting or judging so that conflict doesn’t occur
  • Saturn (11th/Aquarius) square Uranus (1st/Taurus) – describes issues with authority and compromise furthered on by inadequacy
  • Saturn (11th/Aquarius) sextile Chiron (1st/Aries) – indicates perseverance through emotional difficulties and from that experience to assist others on their own path

• Ascendant – Aries – describes an individual who is motivated and takes initiative. Self-reliance, self-assertion, and strong leadership skills are valued as well.
  • The Ascendant square the Midheaven (Capricorn) – describes balanced and reliable leadership skills that benefit career.
  • Chiron (1st/Aries) conjunct The Ascendant – indicates that inner awareness born from early childhood wounds may affect your life’s direction manifesting in compassion and empathy for others.
• Black Moon Lilith ~ Taurus — remaining in your comfort zone is tempting, but it also signals an unwillingness to take risks toward a better outcome. In the 1st House of self and identity, the risk may involve containing the darker aspects of self and the control of one’s ego that may impact self-expression. A sextile with the Sun suggests you attract others into your orbit; however, a square between Jupiter and our dark Goddess indicates excessive behavior is likely today while a square with Mercury indicates trusting your instincts when exploring new ideas and perceptions especially if that involves setting your own course in life (Uranus conjunct Lilith). A semisquare with Neptune suggests alignment with nature may provide a grounding influence.
• 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 trine between Jupiter and the North Node (sextile the South Node) suggests that past efforts will yield positive results in the future possibly in a communication-oriented field (Mercury trine The N Node).

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• Lunar Phase ~ Waxing; 1st Qtr Moon on 19 Feb 2021 at 10:48 AM PST at 01°Ge20; Full on 27 February 2021 at 12:18 AM PST at 08°Vi57
• Mansion of the Moon ~ 9th – Atarf 12°Can51′; eye of lion; hinders trail, causes discord, and harms harvest.
• Retrograde ~ Vesta – now in Virgo, look inward to better define your expectations of others so that you respect their boundaries, input or expertise

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• Polarity – Masculine (9), Feminine (14) – Feminine or receptive energy is strongest today signaling the ability to express compassion and empathy to others. Receptive energy has a drawing in effect on the aura.
• Elemental Influence ~  Earth (material concerns) and Water (empathy, emotions) provide the strongest influence with Air (intellect, reason, balance, communication) next in influence today. Fire (will, creativity, motivation) follows with a lesser influence.
• Energetic Sign Quality/Mode ~ Cardinal sign qualities are strongest today followed by Fixed energies signaling both motivation and stability are strongest. Mutable sign qualities are less suggesting that flexibility may be challenging today.
• Rays ~ The 7th Ray of ceremonial order and magick continues to have the strongest effect today suggesting that manifesting one’s intention comes easily. The 1st Ray (will/power), 2nd Ray (love/wisdom), 3rd Ray (active intelligence), and the 6th Ray (devotion/idealism) are all the same level suggesting a balance between will, intellect (wisdom), and emotions. The 5th Ray of concrete knowledge and science is a little less of an influence as is the 4th Ray of harmony through conflict suggesting that we may be aligning according to our own perceptions somewhat and arriving at a shared understanding may be more difficult. With the strong 2nd Ray influence, love may temper willfulness today.

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References:

1. Erickson, Jan. Witch Notes. Kindle. 2019.  
2. Erickson, Jan. Shifting Perception. Draft2Digital. 2020.
3. Your Daily Magickal Correspondences

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