Monday, January 05, 2015, 16 Elaphebolion, dedicated to Dionysus and his mother Semele, in Roman rites the last day of the Compitalia, dedicated to the Lares of the crossroads, 1st night of the Waning Moon, the whole of the day Void of Course in Cancer, overseen by the 29th Decan, Epimu, ruled by Mars, starting in the 9th Mansion of the Moon Al Tarf/ Atarf, good for baneful and destructive forms of magic, then entering the 10th Mansion of the Moon, Al Jabhah/Algebhah good for love and friendship, thwarting criminal activities and evil intentions, around 9:00 P.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with the Moon at 7:20 A.M., and last 46.75 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Venus at 4:41 P.M., lasting 73.25 minutes, Sun in Capricorn, Mercury in Aquarius, Venus in Aquarius, Mars in Aquarius, Jupiter retrograde in Leo, Saturn in Sagittarius. Today runs much like yesterday, with one’s competency strengthing during the course of the afternoon, as we move towards Mercury being sextile Saturn 5:21 P.M. it’s time to marshall one’s attention towards getting things done. Utilize one’s magicks to clear away distractions and impediments. Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 06, 2015, 17 Elaphebolion is dedicated to Zeus, in Roman rites dedicated to Vica Pota, a Victory goddess, is also 12th night/Three Kings, 2nd night of the Waning oon, starting Void of Course in Cancer, then entering Leo 6:03 A.M., overseen by the 29th Decan, Epimu, ruled by Mars, starting in the 10th Mansion of the Moon, Al Jabhah/Algebhah good for love and friendship, thwarting criminal activities and evil intentions, then entering the 11th Mansion of the Moon, Al Zubrah/Azobra, which is good for reversing negative opinions and judgments, around 10:30 P.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Mars at 7:20 A.M., and last 46.8 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Saturn at 4:42 P.M., lasting 73.2 minutes, Sun in Capricorn, Mercury in Aquarius, Venus in Aquarius, Mars in Aquarius, Jupiter retrograde in Leo, Saturn in Sagittarius. The drive is still there to keep stripping away the superfluous, but can take a ruthless turn; while the Moon is trine Saturn, it being in opposition to Mercury and Venus can make one particularly unsentimental. Be careful of what (or who) you discard as you continue shaping the new space in which you lead your life. One’s magicks continue to work best on ordering and sorting.