Sunday, October 12, 2014, 19 Gamelion, dedicated to Dionysus in the Athenian calendar, a day to decorate his statues with ivy, in Roman rites dedicated to Fortuna Redux, who oversaw successful returns from journeys, Persian king Cyrus conquers Babylon 539 BCE, Christopher Columbus makes 1st landfall in the Bahamas 1492, birthday of the U.S. Navy 1775, birthday of Aleister Crowley 1875, 4th night of the Waning Moon, In Gemini, overseen by the 20th Decan, Sepisent, ruled by Saturn, starting in the 6th Mansion of the Moon Al Han’ah/Athaya, good for stirring things up, promoting cruel and destructive acts, agricultural disasters, then entering the 7th Mansion of the Moon, Al Dhira/Aldirah, good for success when contending against authority figures, and for acts promoting gain, love, comfort, around 7:00 P.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with the Sun at 7:03 A.M., and last 56.5 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Jupiter at 6:21 P.M., lasting 62.5 minutes, Sun in Libra, Mercury retrograde in Libra, Venus in Libra, Mars in Sagittarius, Jupiter in Leo, Saturn in Scorpio. The mental turmoil of yesterday should have passed, preparing one for a fairly calm, successful day. With the Gemini Moon trine Venus late afternoon and sextile Jupiter in the evening, it should be possible to untangle the knots created by yesterday’s mental turmoils, and new paths towards the horizon ought to present themselves. One’s magicks may be used for healing work.