This is definitely not your run-of-the-mill lunation. Instead, the New Moon — energizing 23 degrees of Libra at 5:04AM PDT — begins a void lunar cycle that lasts for 12 hours until 5:07PM PDT when the Moon enters Scorpio. Normally, a New Moon signals a gung-ho, assertive time-period right as it happens. However, in this situation, the universe is handing you an enormous amount of dynamism and asking you to be extra careful and patient for a 12-hour time-span. Meanwhile, before the void lunar uncertainty zone takes hold, Mars and Uranus form a flowing trine in fire signs (3:35AM PDT), but it is questionable whether you can really tap into this firestorm of positive energy. The major planetary alignment today is actually a frictional, 135-degree link from Jupiter to Saturn (9:57AM PDT). Anytime the two biggest planets in our solar system are at loggerheads, it is difficult to solve large-scale problems and make headway on the career horizon. Plus — this Jupiter-Saturn tussle happens when the Moon is out of sorts. Venus moving into an inspirational, 72-degree link with Ceres (4:49PM PDT) should increase productivity across the board, but it is probably too little too late. Once the Moon escapes the void-of-course, up-in-the-air condition by entering watery and passionate Scorpio (5:07PM PDT), a whole new energy dynamic can arrive. Don your Sherlock Holmes or Agatha Christie disguise to play the role of amateur detective. Solve family mysteries and ferret out decades-old secrets. It won’t be easy since the Moon unites with limitation-producer Saturn (7:05PM PDT) while the Sun forms a dicey, 45-degree tie with Juno (7:40PM PDT). If you can tweak these last two aspects into giving you a strong sense of logic and reason, as well as strengthening your emotional nature, then you can come through like gangbusters and really make some forward progress.
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Life As The Witch – Protection While Working Magick, Using Crystals
Protection While Working Magick
Using Crystals
Using crystals for protective work is very similar to sympathetic magick. It works best as a technique for permanently protecting a space and for restoring balance to energies where there has been a disturbance.
The best crystals to use are unpolished, plain white quartz. You will need four crystals, one for each point of the compass. They should be cleaned first. You can do this by leaving them out in the Sun on a windowsill for a few days, putting them in a glass and leaving them in running water for ten minutes or by smudging.
When you have your cleansed crystals, you need to charge them up to be protective. Find a safe space to sit down where you won’t be disturbed. You might like to use some of the other techniques to ensure the space is clear—the aura exercise works particularly well in this case. Or you could charge your crystals away from the area you want to protect.
When you are settled and relaxed, hold the crystals cupped in your hands. As you breathe in, imagine you are breathing in golden energy. This energy, once you’ve breathed it in, flows out down your arms and into your hands. Here it surrounds the crystals in golden light. While you’re visualizing this, imagine feelings of safety and security. It’s important to keep your thoughts positive—focus on cleanliness and purity, not on the negativity that you want to keep out. After a couple of minutes, very gently lay the crystals aside, let your breathing return to normal, and repeat the aura exercise. Have something to eat and drink, and keep the crystals in a bag made of natural material until you need to use them.
When in use, they should be hidden, either just underground, under a lifted carpet, or behind a cupboard, as near the four cardinal compass points around the edge of the area as you can. As with all protections, work in a clockwise direction with knowledge and intent of what you are doing.
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Protection While Working Magick – Crystals By Graham Miller Llewellyn’s 2012 Witches Almanac for Everyday Living
The Witches Correspondence for October 14th
The Witches Correspondence for Sunday, October 14
Magickal Intentions: Growth, Advancements, Enlightenment, Rational Thought, Exorcism, Healing, Prosperity, Hope, Exorcism, Money
Incense: Lemon, Frankincense
Planet: Sun
Sign: Leo
Angel: Michael
Colors: Gold, Yellow, Orange and White
Herbs/Plants: Marigold, Heliotrope, Sunflower, Buttercup, Cedar, Beech, Oak
Stones: Carnelian, Citrine, Tiger’s Eye, Amber, Clear Quartz and Red Agate
Oil: (Sun) Cedar, Frankincense, Neroli, Rosemary
The first day of the week is ruled by the Sun. It is an excellent time to work efforts involving business partnerships, work promotions, business ventures, and professional success. Spells where friendships, mental or physical health, or bringing joy back into life are an issue work well on this day, too.
The Witches Almanac for Sunday, October 14
The Witches Almanac for *Sunday, October 14
*Sunday (Sun): Healing, spirituality, success, strength and protection.
Battle Festival (Japanese)
Moon Sign: *Libra
*Libra: Favors cooperation, social activities, beautification of surroundings, balance and partnership.
*Waning Moon
*The Waning Moon is a time for study, meditation, and little magickal work (except magick designed to banish harmful energies).
Incense: Almond
Moon Phase: Fourth Quarter
Color: Orange
Your Weekend Love Horoscopes for Oct. 12 – 14
Weekend Love
Lunar Love Horoscopes
by Jeff Jawer
Love is a Winding Road
October 12 – 14
Friday’s mood could be a little fussy with the Moon’s presence in analytical Virgo. Yet being overly picky or narrow in our tastes is bound to limit the potential for having a good time. A challenging lunar square with expansive Jupiter in Gemini tends to take us off course early in the evening, requiring flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances. It’s possible to feel pulled in several directions and it can be difficult to make decisions. But if we’re not overly concerned about the outcome, it’s easier to relax and go with the flow.
The Moon shifts into lovely Libra on Saturday afternoon to color the night with a romantic glow. Cooperation, compromise and concern for others are just a few ways to demonstrate the graciousness of this sociable sign. Taking the time to appreciate art and bask in beauty makes it easy to enjoy the ride on Libra’s harmonious waves. Those who stay up very late will experience a change of atmosphere as the Libra Moon crashes into hard aspects with reckless Uranus and ruthless Pluto in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Happily, a better mood emerges in the evening when a generous lunar trine to optimistic Jupiter in chatty Gemini provides a lighthearted atmosphere perfect for playing games and participating in intellectually stimulating conversations
Daily Cosmic Calendar for October 12
Love vibrations increase in wavelength in the early hours today — thanks to the monthly Moon-Venus union in Virgo (7:37AM PDT). Think of novel ways you can be of service to family members, friends, neighbors and the greater community. Sewing, arts and crafts, and repair work are reinforced. Tune into what’s happening on the fashion and style fronts as Juno makes a subtle and yet still nurturing, 30-degree tie with distant Pluto (9:18AM PDT). Another void lunar cycle clocks in during a Moon-Jupiter square (4:49PM PDT). Over the next nearly 24-hours (until 4:03PM PDT tomorrow), it is hard to get traction for rock-solid jobs and plans you want to take care of in a pragmatic manner. In additional to the unsettled nature of a void Moon being present, the red planet Mars forms a contra-parallel to giant Jupiter (8:36PM PDT). Anytime Mars and Jupiter get into a skirmish, psychic storm warnings need to be posted. Why come from an ego-dominated consciousness when you can be compassionate and empathic? Be a minimalist concerning decision-making overnight
Daily Cosmic Calendar for October 11
Every so often, the universe runs out of steam and offers humanity a lull in the usual barrage of solar, lunar and planetary intensity. Yesterday’s void lunar cycle in lion-dominating Leo continues in force as today begins, and there is a short window of opportunity for lovers to coalesce around a common theme when the Moon parallels Venus (12:44AM PDT). If you are flying solo right now, then utilize this Moon-Venus rapport to enhance one or more of your talents in the arts. The Moon leaves its void mode at 12:25PM PDT by entering industrious and meticulous Virgo. Clean-up campaigns are back in style on the home and business fronts. Make everything shine and glow again. Stop worrying about things you can’t change. Use words to heal — not criticize and condemn. Watch out for a temporary veil tossed over affairs of the heart as the Moon makes its monthly opposition to Neptune (1:30PM PDT). Stock up on cereals, grains, herbs, nuts, seeds and seasonings at a favorite natural food store or co-op. Health, medical and nutritional issues are very much in the spotlight with the Moon in the sixth sign of the zodiac.
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