Friday, December 05, 2014, 14 Anthesterion, no particular dedication in the Athenian calender, in Roman rites a day dedicated to Faunus, Charlemagne becomes King of the Franks 771 AD, Columbus discovers the island of Hispaniola 1492, start of the California Gold Rush 1848, birthday of Werner Heisenberg 1901, death of Geradus Mercator 1594, of Mozart 1791, of Colin Wilson 2013, 14th night of the Waxing Moon, starting in Taurus, then going Void of Course from 1:45 to 5:27 A.M., then entering Gemini, overseen by the 26th Decan, Sagou, ruled by the Moon, starting in the 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 1:00 P.M. The watchwords for today are patience and caution; with them it should be possible to ride out today’s combination of the Moon being in opposition to Saturn while in the 6th Mansion which can make the whole of the day appear stagnant and not particularly attractive. The Moon squaring Neptune in the early afternoon promotes escapist flights of fancy, at the minimum, which will hopefully alleviate some of the anxiety, though it will also trigger our favorite coping mechanisms. One’s magicks can easily take a dark turn today, as it’s so easy to lash out.