Sunday, December 14, 2014, 23 Anthesterion, dedicated to Zeus Melichios in the Athenian calander (the well-disposed). Here Zeus was honored as a fertility spirit of the Earth, in the chthonic form of a snake. This was the Diasia festival, animal sacrifice being made to him in the form of animal shaped honey cakes, as a rule. This was one of Zeus’s more popular manifestations in Attica. Mary Stuart becomes Queen of Scotland at age 6, 1542, Marine 2 flys past Venus 1962, DNA first assembled in a test tube 1967, birthday of Nostradamus 1503, of Tycho Brahe 1546, of Shirley Jackson 1916, death of Vlad the Impaler 1476, of George Washington 1799, of Prince Albert 1861. Today is the 8th night of the Waning Moon (Last Quarter), starting in Virgo, then going Void of Course from 9:11 P.M. to 11:04 P.M., then entering Libra, overseen by the 27th Decan, Chenene, ruled by Saturn, the whole of the day in the 14th Mansion (Al Simak); good for promoting love. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with the Sun at 7:12 A.M., and last 46.33 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Jupiter at 4:28 P.M., lasting 73.66 minutes, Sun in Sagittarius, Mercury in Sagittarius, Venus in Capricorn, Mars in Aquarius, Jupiter retrograde in Leo, Saturn in Scorpio. Not the easiest day, as a lack of distractions allow one to dwellon the things that never happened, missed opportunities and the like. This is often a tendency in the last quarter, and it is intensified by the Moon being trin Jupiter retrograde while Venus is trine Neptune. This combination can dredge up the “would haves” and “should haves” in our lives. Perhaps it’s best that the Moon squares Mercury in the afternoon, making it difficult to explain to others our annoyance. We should all snap out of it after 9:00 P.M., when duty calls, in the form of the Moon being trine Saturn. All in all, this trip down memory lane is more of a distraction than an opportunity for forward movement. With all the distractions, you might want to avoid your magickal toolbox today.