If you’ve spent the last three weeks or so feeling mentally scrambled, misunderstood or just plain indecisive, relief is near. That’s because Mercury, the planet that rules the mind, is turning direct on October 9, 2015, after having gone through another one of its retrograde phases.
So, what does it mean when Mercury goes direct?
When Mercury is not operating smoothly there can be plenty of mishaps related to anything ruled by Mercury — whether its transportation, commerce or communication. Now that Mercury has stationed direct, it will need a few days to regulate its orbit and then you’ll be good to go. Any delay, frustration or confusion surrounding Mercury-ruled matters will soon find resolution.
A planet changing motion is a potent phenomenon. Remember, Mercury has been out of its usual forward orbit for three weeks, so turning direct again will not be as easy as declaring “On your mark, get set, go!” and watching Mercury zoom out. Ahhh, if only it were that simple.
What really happens when a planet moves from retrograde to direct motion is more akin to waking up from a deep slumber. Mercury will need time to drink some cosmic coffee and fully regain consciousness.
Full speed ahead
It won’t be until Mercury reaches the degree where it originally turned retrograde and then passes it that you’ll know Mercury truly has its full strength back. That tends to take a couple of weeks. But don’t stress — this time frame is nothing at all like the Mercury Retrograde cycle.
In fact, now you’ll be ready to apply whatever it is you’ve learned during the retrograde period into your current reality. It only takes a few days of Mercury being back on track for you to notice the difference. From here on out the planet will get stronger every day!
What’s interesting is that while Mercury will need time to regulate its orbit, the very day of its stationing direct can be a potent time. It’s like Merc will be jolted awake for a short time (remember Mom screaming at you to wake up or you’ll be late for school?). During this day or even the next, it’s likely you’ll experience incredible clarity about whatever issues you’ve been grappling with during Mercury Retrograde.
Be patient, though … it will take just a little more time before you’re ready to execute your newfound lucidity with success.
In the meantime, now that Mercury is direct, over the next few days you are free to sign contracts, schedule vital meetings, have a significant conversation and make important decisions or purchases. Remain confident as you push ahead with anything that requires cerebral muscle.
Eight of Swords Reversed
Fresh starts are possible.
Ingwaz
Ingwaz signifies completion, success and fertility. Your present ambitions are about to be met. You are fecund in both mind and body.
The Amulet Box
There are papers in your near future. This aspect is affect by legal papers of some kind–a contract, a deed or a license of some kind. These papers will bring improvement to your life.
Your Daily Influences represent events and challenges the current day will present for you. They may represent opportunities you should be ready to seize. Or they may forewarn you of problems you may be able to avoid or lessen. Generally it is best to use them as tips to help you manage your day and nothing more.
Meaning: This rune symbolizes your friends and family and their influence upon you. Its meaning is usually derived from the other stones closest to it. This rune is also associated with travel. A journey abroad is indicated especially if the Sun rune is nearby, but a journey for someone close to you if the Moon stone is closest. If it is near to the Rings it foretells a holiday or long distance relationship.
The Tower is perfect card for the revolutionary or iconoclast or anyone who flourishes in rapidly changing environments. What The Tower brings to the mix is sudden, usually unexpected change. With that change there will be a period of disorder, and there may be loss. However, the loss is probably not yours, since you may well be the agent that created the change to begin with. Many positive things can occur from the change The Tower indicates: Truths will be laid bare, revelations and breakthroughs are not just possible but likely, and nothing spurs creativity like a good dose of chaos and confusion. In the end it is likely that what replaces what was lost in the fall of The Tower will be worth the loss.
Mercury’s three-week retrograde period comes to an end today, dear Aries, and Mercury will now move direct in your relationship zone, until November 2nd. Some relationship challenges or ambiguity can clear in the coming days and weeks. Remember, however, that communications can remain confusing as Mercury changes direction, and perhaps even more so. Slow down and get your facts straight today. Save the bigger decisions for a little later, and ease forward your projects. Going forward, relationship endeavors, and relationships themselves, should resume “normal” speed. Today is good for thinking breakthroughs on work projects and methods, and it’s also very strong for personal magnetism.
Taurus
Taurus
Mercury ends its retrograde cycle today, dear Taurus, and over the coming days and weeks, certain stalled projects begin to move forward or you are ready to make decisions on what to move forward and what to put behind you. You might also receive the news you’ve been waiting on, particularly related to money, work, and health. For today, be as clear as you can in your communications, as we’re in a transition period as the shift occurs. Emotionally speaking, today you are in no mood to deal with mundane affairs – you need some excitement and freedom of movement. Personal magnetism is strong today, and interactions can be animated, although you could be attracting some tension in love relationships.
Gemini
Gemini
Mercury, your ruler, comes to a station today, dear Gemini, as it changes direction – from retrograde to direct. While today may be a little chaotic, this shift in direction can bring improved communications, more decisiveness, and more clarity in romantic and creative affairs in the coming days and weeks. Today’s energy is a little withdrawn and contemplative, but lively nonetheless. Save important or tricky conversations for a better time. If you need to address issues, it is vital that you choose words carefully, as Mercury’s change in direction today can initially stimulate a fair amount of confusion. Be clear on directions and appointments as well.
Cancer
Cancer
The end of Mercury’s retrograde cycle can point to improved communications with friends and family in the coming days and weeks, dear Cancer. While you’re unlikely to see immediate results today, you can look forward to more clarity in your relationships going forward. You’re likely to return to previous conversations that were confusing or getting nowhere, this time with more clarity. It’s time to come at problems from a new angle. Some plans you’ve made recently may now seem less important or even necessary, and others deemed worthy to bring forward with you. Today, you can be excited about plans and news can come through that you’ve been waiting for.
Leo
Leo
Mercury ends its three-week retrograde cycle, stationing today in your communications sector, dear Leo. With direct motion, there can be forward motion in projects after possible delays or editing work. Over the coming days and weeks, you are likely to feel clearer headed and more decisive. Transportation, financial, and educational difficulties are likely to clear up, and friendships or group connections can be more straightforward. Today, you’ll need to be especially sensitive when it comes to choosing words to express yourself. Get back into things slowly but surely.
Virgo
Virgo
After three weeks of retrograde (or apparent backwards) motion, the planet of communication, Mercury, which happens to also be your ruler, begins to move forward today, dear Virgo. This means that over the coming days and weeks, tricky problems and indecisiveness will begin to clear up. You’re more likely to give off clear signals to others and less inclined to hesitate. As the shift occurs today. take special care in your interactions with others. You may be missing important details. More clarity is around the corner, particularly surrounding financial and business or career matters. Some projects or ideas could be scrapped, while others regain momentum. You’ll have lots of help from Venus, softening your manner and highlighting your more likable qualities.
Libra
Libra
Mercury turns direct today after almost three weeks of retrograde motion, dear Libra. While this is a signal that communication problems are likely to clear up soon, don’t expect it to happen all in one day! Slowly but surely, others will find it easier to understand and to communicate with you, and you with them. Part of the reason is that you and the people around you are likely to be clearer and more decisive. Some of the tension you have been feeling of late can dissipate as you take a clearer look at things. For now, take care with the words you choose to express yourself. Misunderstandings are quite possible as Mercury, the planet of communication, shifts directions today. Mercury will continue to move through your sign, now in direct motion, until November 2nd, and you are communicating with more presence and getting noticed for your ideas and intelligence. The Moon is in your privacy sector all day, and you’re likely to really benefit from some time to yourself detoxing from stressful situations.
Scorpio
Scorpio
The planet of communication, Mercury, ends its retrograde cycle today, dear Scorpio. Mercury has been moving through your privacy sector throughout this time, and will continue to do so, now in direct motion, until November 2nd. Over the coming days and weeks, recent communication problems will tend to clear up, although you’re likely to continue to do some ruminating. New information can come to light and you have a stronger sense of how to deal with troubling issues from the past. However, right now, with the shift occurring, there can be some confusion and possibly frustration. Avoid focusing on what’s said or not said today. Choose your battles carefully. A Venus-Mars parallel aspect can enliven your romantic or social connections.
Sagittarius
Sagittarius
Mercury’s three-week retrograde period comes to an end today, dear Sagittarius, and while the shift itself can cause some initial confusion, as you go forward, recent projects that have halted or slowed down may begin to move forward. Many recent misunderstandings are likely to clear up in the coming days and weeks. Avoid important conversations or sensitive topics just for the time being, as misunderstandings can be frustrating. Approach your projects slowly but surely, and relationships may require a little space as well before they regain momentum. Even so, this is a strong day for career thinking or method breakthroughs.
Capricorn
Capricorn
Mercury ends its three-week retrograde period today, dear Capricorn, and you’ll begin to feel the fog lifting in the coming days. You are likely to become clearer in your goals, and career matters tend to resume or pick up speed. For now, confused plans and communications are still likely, so be as clear as possible or avoid serious discussions temporarily, as any shift can have the effect of initially magnifying problem areas. However, with stimulating energy in your adventure sector and Mercury moving forward, this is an exciting period for learning, sharing, working, and connecting. You can feel especially hopeful and motivated today.
Aquarius
Aquarius
You may need to deal with communication or transportation breakdowns today, dear Aquarius, but while these things may have been more frequent in the past few weeks, many of these problems will begin to clear up over the coming days and weeks. Mercury turns direct today after just over three weeks of retrograde motion. Matters surrounding travel, education, creative direction, and romance are likely to become clearer and more straightforward. The Moon’s alignment with Jupiter and trine to Pluto today can promote some feeling of excitement and motivation for future plans. You can experience a breakthrough of sorts in thinking.
Pisces
Pisces
Watch for miscommunication and fuzzy thinking with Mercury coming to a station today, dear Pisces. The bigger decisions should probably wait for a clearer time. Financial matters are a bigger concern for you these days, but soon you will have a chance to see matters more clearly. This is also a good time for repairing relationship woes, if necessary, or of coming to a better understanding of your relationship situation. Recent dilemmas of an intimate or financial nature are set to smooth over or clear up in the coming days. There can be lively interactions today, but it’s better to keep things light just for now.
You possess a highly creative mind. You are likely quite good with language and/or languages, and you have an unmistakably goofy sense of humor. You have a wonderful sense of judgment. Although you will entertain some attraction to the mystical, you are largely logical. You can be a charming conversationalist, making each person you talk to one-on-one feel very special. Although you are capable of much hard work, leisure time is very important to you. You are more decisive than the typical Libra personality. You are creative, witty, and fair-minded. Famous people born today: Chevy Chase, Matt Damon, Sigourney Weaver, Jesse Jackson, Paul Hogan.
Items Needed:
purple candle
pen and paper
vegetable oil
fireproof dish
cayenne pepper
Inscribe the candle with your name, then draw the infinity symbol (a horizontal figure 8),
both above and below your name. Anoint the candle with vegetable oil and roll it in cayenne pepper.
Write a brief description of the situation on the paper and place it under the candle holder.
Light the candle and say:
“Wax and herb, now bring me power
That grows with every passing hour.
Bring control back unto me.
As I will, so mote it be!
Let the candle completely burn down, then burn the paper in the fireproof dish. Flush the ashes down the toilet, or bury them under a tree.
Use this mist to fill you with the vitality of the Goddess.
You will need one cup of distilled water, three drops of lavender essential oil, one drop of rose essential oil, one drop of chamomiles essential oil and a white candle. Mix all the ingredients together in a spray bottle. As you shake the bottle, chant:
Great Goddess of eternal life
Invigorate this liquid with your divine light.
Light the candle and place the bottle of mist in front of the candle so that the light shines through it. Stare deep into the liquid and merge with it. Energize the mist with the vitality and divine life force of the bright Goddess. Close your eyes, and spray the mist over your face. As you spray it on yourself, sense the light of the Goddess glowing within you and all around you.
Wiccan Spell A Night, 365 Spells, Charms and Potions for the Whole Year
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To help speed a recovery from illness, write the sick person’s name upon a white human-shaped candle of the appropriate gender. As you anoint it with three drops of myrrh or mint oil, visualize healing energy in the form of white light flowing from your hands into the candle and say:
In the divine name of the Goddess
Who breathes life into us all
I consecrate and charge this candle
As a magical tool for healing.
Place the candle on top of a photograph of the sick person and then light the wick.As the candle burns down, concentrate upon the person in the photograph, willing him or her to be well again, and chant the following incantation:
Magick mend and candle burn,
Sickness end; good health return.
You will need:
white candle
red candle
black candle
Imagine a blue ball of energy inside the candles. Caress the candles as you chant:
Goddess of Three, I call upon thee,
To protect from those who wish to harm me
Keep them from using the gift from thee
Keep them from using thy gift to harm me
When you finish chanting, imagine the blue ball exploding into lines of blue. Imagine the lines surrounding you and wrapping you in warm blue energy.See the blue light as a shield. Know that it is unbreakable. Think about how it is the Goddess’ Light protecting you.
Then put the candles someplace where they can burn undisturbed and let them burn themselves out, sending all the energy into your shield. This spell is best performed during the full moon.
For longer effects you can make it a seven-day spell.
You will need:
Three Purple Candles
Three Blue Candles
Photograph of yourself
Place the candles in a circle around the photograph. Charge each candle individually:
“I charge you by the powers of fire East, South, West, and North; I charge you by the powers of The Earth, Air, Fire and Water. I charge you by the powers of The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars: To heal me of this disease (or ailment) Its causes and its manifestations. So mote it be!”
Now, after you light each candle, say: “Burn the sickness in your flame Burn the sickness that would maim. Burn the illness by your might Burn the illness in your light. Heal me of illness and pain Heal me of all that is bane. Heal me and set me free With my will so must it be!”
Do this spell as many nights in a row that you need to.
Things you will need:
1 gold candle
6 green candles
9 white candles
Pine oil (for anointing the candles)
salt
The spell is to begin at one minute past midnight sun time on the night of April 30
(May 1), July 31 (Aug 1), Oct 31 (Nov. 1) and Jan 31 (Feb 1) In other words, on the first
minute of the cross quarter day.
Spell:
All candles must be dressed with pine oil and then arranged as follows:
Gold candle in the center.
Green candles in a circle around gold candle.
White candles in a circle around green candles.
At one minute past midnight on the appointed day, trace a salt circle around the outermost circle of candles, light the gold candle first, then the green candles, moving deosil (clock wise), then the white candles, moving deosil.Circle the altar three times, chanting:
“Orbiting Jupiter trine the sun, bring money on the run.”
Do the chant 3 times. Sit quietly for a few minutes and visualize your monetary needs. Then snuff (do not blow or pinch) the candles in reverse order.
Place the candle in the middle of the room. Sprinkle the salt in a circle deosil around the candle. Light and say: Creature of wax Creature of fire Listen to me Hear my desire Cleanse this room By the power of three And blast away all negativity With harm to none So shall it be
If passion is cooling between you and your lover this simple spell may help revive it. Ideally it demands there be a fire in your sacred space. If this is not practical, when you consecrate the laurel leaves, consecrate some coal and when you have opened your circle, leave the circle and take the leaves and the coal to your fireplace. Or if you live in a centrally heated home, you could build a bonfire or use your barbecue.
You will need:
Lots of laurel leaves
A fire in embers
Gaze at the embers, a picture of your love in your mind’s eye, for a moment or two before throwing some of the laurel leaves onto the embers. As they smoulder say:
Sacred leaves glow in the fire
Warm the heart of my true love’s desire.
When the leaves have burned away, repeat the ritual twice, adding,
‘And let it be done, that it harm no one,’
the last time you say the words.
If the fire was in your sacred space, bring the magic making to an end in your usual fashion. If you had to leave the circle to cast the spell, return to it through the same ‘door’ you made in it when you left, and then perform your closing ritual
This spell takes time to cast its magic but if, after a week or two, the person whose affections you are trying to win does not seem to be responding then perhaps the fates are advising you to look elsewhere for love.
You will need:
An onion
A new flowerpot
Potting compost
A boline
Jasmine essential oil
Patience
Scratch the name of the person you are in love with on the base of the onion with the boline and plant it in the flowerpot. Focus on the flowerpot for a moment or two, then say:
Plant take root and grow shoots.
Shoots grow into leaves.
May a flower bloom among them.
And as the flower blooms,
May *******’s love for me
Take root, bloom and flower.
And let it be done, that it harm no one.
Close the magic making in your usual way, before putting the pot on a window sill that faces the direction in which your love lives. Repeat the incantation every day until the first flower appears and if by then there has been no reaction then look to pastures new.
If you are attracted to someone but there is no response, this spell may do the trick. It won’t make them fall for you, but it will make sure that nothing stands in the way. The spell works best if it is cast on a Friday.
You will need:
A wine glass
A plain gold ring
80 cm of red ribbon
A crystal of rose quartz
A bowl of red flowers
A picture of the person you wish to attract, if available
Stand the wine glass on your altar. Thread the ribbon through the ring to make a pendulum and, holding the ribbon between your thumb and forefinger, let the ring hang in the rim of the glass, without letting it touch the sides .
Say aloud your name and the name of the person you are attracted to. Pause for a moment then repeat both names again and then once more. Look at the picture (if you don’t have one, bring one into your mind’s eye) and spell their name out loud. As you say each letter, let the ring tap against the glass.
Tie the ribbon round your neck, the ring resting on your heart and bring the magic making to an end. Wear it for three weeks, taking it off only to repeat the spell on the next three Fridays. If after the end of the third week there has been no sign that your interest is being reciprocated, then perhaps it’s time to realize that some things are never meant to be.
Kenaz foretells the coming of clarity and knowledge. It is time for you to grow by exchanging knowledge with others. Opportunities are upon you.
Additional information about Today’s Rune, Kenaz
kenaz : torch
Phonetic equivalent:k (can also be used as a hard ‘c’)
DIVINATORY MEANINGS:
wisdom, insight, solution to a problem, creativity, inspiration, enlightenment
MAGICAL USES:
for creative inspiration, aid in study, fertility, dispelling anxiety and fear
ASSOCIATED MYTHS & DEITIES:
Mimir, the Dwarfs, Muspellheim
ANALYSIS:
In modern usage, the Scottish ‘ken’ means to know or understand, and this is the sense in which the rune should interpreted. Today, light, inspiration and knowledge are often associated, as in ‘gaining enlightenment’ and ‘shedding light on the problem’, and even in the image of a lightbulb going on over someone’s head when they get an idea. To bring light is to make the invisible visible.Unlike the wisdom gained at þurisaz, kenaz only allows us to take bits and pieces of this knowledge away with us as we need it, usually at the discretion of the Gods. This knowledge will generally come in the form of a sudden inspiration, and we will be able to see clearly the answer that was once hidden from us. This form of wisdom is more closely associated with the right half of the brain than the left, since it does not come through conscious effort but rather through passively opening one’s self to it. Thus, a more feminine element is added to our journeyer’s experience.
The act of bringing light into the darkness is also a creative one. Again consider the image of the person carrying a torch , representing the masculine elements of fire and air, entering the cave and penetrating the feminine realm of earth and water. This joining of masculine and feminine elements results in the creation of new ideas. In physical terms, this can be correlated to the application of fire to mold and shape matter – the art of the smith.
Judgment embodies those forces which require us to be accountable for our actions. With Judgment truths are revealed, mysteries are unraveled and responsibility is assigned. Judgment unveils outcomes and marks the ends of things. While it is a time to properly place guilt, it is also a time for atonement and forgiveness. Ultimately the process of Judgment should lead to freedom from errors made in the past and a fresh start with a clean slate. To that end Judgment actually promises the start of a new journey on which we can apply what we have learned from our past.
The chant below brings swift justice to those who treat you unfairly. Take caution in using it, though, especially if you have also behaved inappropriately. Hecate’s justice knows no bounds. She sees to it that all involved get precisely what they deserve.
“Hecate, Dark One, hear my plea,
Bring justice now, I ask of Thee!
Right the wrongs that have been done,
Avenge me now, oh Mighty One.
Turn misfortune back to those
Who cause my problems and my woes.
And heap upon them karmic debt
Lest they all too soon forget
Their wrongful actions, words, and deeds
Don’t let them get away scot-free.
Bring them forth from where they hide,
Bring swift justice ~ wield your knife.
Hasten, Dark One; hear my plea ~
Do what it is I ask of Thee.”
Excerpt from
Everyday Magic: Spells & Rituals for Modern Living by Dorothy Morrison
This ritual can either be done by yourself or with others participating. (It may be helpful to have others assisting with this.)
Incense to burn: frankincense, pine, lilac, or rosemary.
This chant is to be said very forcefully many times over.
Chant: You are not to come near my body.
You are not to go before me.
You are not to follow me.
Where I stop, you are not to stop.
Where I sit, you are not to sit.
At my home, you shall not enter.
You are not to step in my steps.
You are not to be in my shadow.
Where I go, you are not to go.
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