Saturday, December 14, 2013, 13 Anthesterion, dedicated to Dionysus and Hermes, 3rd day of the Anthesia, the day of the Chyroi, an offering of cooked grains made to Hermes of the Underworld. This was a day that the spirits of the departed were thought to roam the earth. Mary Stuart becomes Queen Mary of Scotland at age 6, 1542, Max Planck presents paper on Quantum Theory 1900, Roald Amundsen reaches the South Pole 1911, birthday of Nostradamus 1503, Tycho Brae 1546, death of Vlad the Impaler 1476, death of George Washington 1799, 13th night of the Waxing Moon, in Taurus, then going Void of Course from 9:48 P.m. through the rest of the night, starting in the 4th Mansion of the Moon, Al Deberan/ Aldeberan, good for playing the margins, shaking things up, then moving into the 5th Mansion of the Moon Al Haq’a/Almices, good for healing, building, children, the return of lost things, around 9:00 A.M. EST. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Saturn at 7:12 A.M., and last 46.25 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Mercury at 4:27 P.M., lasting 73.75 minutes. Sun in Sagittarius, Mercury in Sagittarius, Venus in Capricorn, Mars in Libra, Jupiter retrograde in Cancer, Saturn in Scorpio. Emotions are intensified by the progression of, respectively, the Moon trine Jupiter early in the morning, bringing an almost manic level of activity, attempting to get it all done, followed in the afternoon by the Moon being in Opposition to Saturn, when the weight of it all just collapses one, followed by the Moon being Trine Venus in the evening, making a pocket for you to recuperate. It’s a good time to stack up “It’s a Wonderful Life”, “Christmas Story” and Mr. Magoo’s “A Christmas Carol”, and weep into your Scotch. Magically, it’s a good day for drawing things to you, Necromancy.