Monday, October 21, 2013, 18 Poseidon, dedicated to Dionysus, a continuation of the Rural Dionysia, 3rd night of the Waning Moon, starting Void of Course in Taurus, then entering Gemini, 12:14 P.M., starting in the 5th Mansion of the Moon Al Haq’a/Almices, good for healing, building, children, the return of lost things, then entering the 6th Mansion of the Moon, Al Han’ah/Athaya, a day for stirring things up, promoting cruel and destructive acts, agricultural disasters, around 5:00 P.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with the Moon at 7:13 A.M., and last 54.5 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Venus at 6:07 P.M., lasting 65.50 minutes. Sun in Libra, Mercury in Scorpio, goes retrograde 6:29 A.M., Venus in Sagittarius, Mars in Virgo, Jupiter in Cancer, Saturn in Scorpio. This is an afflicted day, with the Moon squaring Mars in the evening and Mercury going retrograde in Scorpio in the morning. Tiny squabbles can erupt into declarations of war, as frustrations mount. As you might imagine, the only successful magical work today would be that pursued on more unsavory paths.