Saturday, June 14, 2014, 18 Metageitnion, no particular dedication in the Athenian calendar, in Roman rites dedicated to Vesta, as well as Minerva, the Qunquartus Minores, in which the ritual flute players went in procession to her temple, Stars and Stripes adopted as national flag 1777, Charles Babbage’s paper on a “difference engine” (our first computer) published1822, 1st night of the Waning Moon, in Capricorn, starting in the 22nd Mansion Sa’d a-da’bih/Caadaldepa, good for health, liberation, around 2:00 A.M., then entering the 23rd Mansion of the Moon, Sa’d Bula/Caaddebolach, also good for health, freedom, around 9:00 A.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Saturn at 5:23 A.M., and last 75.4 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Mercury at 8:28 P.M., lasting 44.6 minutes, Sun in Gemini, Mercury retrograde in Gemini, Venus in Taurus, Mars in Libra, Jupiter in Cancer, Saturn retrograde Scorpio. After the last few days of confidence building, there comes an opposite reaction to it today. While you we probably not delusional about the prospects in front of you, today does not allow for any great advances. Today we gather to assess and take a hard look behind the curtain, as it were. Keen perception is brought to the fore by the Moon being sextile Neptune retrograde, conjunct Pluto retrograde, and square Uranus, while the need to step back and merely observe is provided by the Moon being square Mars. Fortunately, the evening allows for acceptance of the veracity of one’s analysis, being under the Moon being trine Venus. One’s magickal works are best concentrated on limiting or defusing uncomfortable or irritating aspects in one’s life.