Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 28 Metageitnion, no particular dedication in the Athenian calendar, in Roman rites dedicated to Fortuna, battle of Bannockburn, freeing Scotland from English domination 1314, Henry VIII becomes King 1509, 1st Freemason’s Grand Lodge convened in London 1717, the Witchcraft act of James I is replaced by a law against pretending to tell fortunes or witchcraft 1763, birthday of Ambrose Bierce 1842, of Janet Farrar 1950, death of Lucrezia Borgia 1519, 11th night of the Waning Moon, starting Void of Course in Taurus, then entering Gemini 7:06 A.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 3:00 P.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Mars at 5:25 A.M., and last 75.5 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Saturn at 8:31 P.M., lasting 44.5 minutes, Sun in Cancer, Mercury retrograde in Gemini, Venus starts in Taurus, then enters Gemini 8 :34 A.M., Mars in Libra, Jupiter in Cancer, Saturn retrograde Scorpio. It’s hard to say which approach to the day might be the more perilous, overconfidence in one’s perceptions as to how things are going, or being led on by the confidence others seem to have in one’s abilities. Today is a day that makes things seem better than they are, which is pleasant, but not necessarily helpful. This papering over of difficulties is all courtesy of the Moon being conjunct Venus while square Neptune retrograde. As we move into the 6th Mansion, one’s magicks work best by taking the example of the Iron fist in the Velvet glove.