Saturday, February 28, 2015, 11 Thargelion, no particular dedication, start of the Han dynasty with the coronation of Emperor Gaozu 202 BCE, Valentian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire 364 AD, the first accusations are made which result in the Salem Witch trials 1692, first boatload of Gold Rush prospectors arrive in the sleepy town of San Francisco 1849, birthday of Montaigne 1533, of Nylon 1935, murder of Cuauhtemoc, last Aztec Emperor, by Hernando Cortes 1525, 11th night of the Waxing Moon, in Cancer, going Void of Course from 12 :53 P.M. through the rest of the Day, overseen by the 34th Decan, Acha, ruled by Saturn, starting in the 8th Mansion of the Moon, Al Nathra/Ahaathra, governing positive aspects of love and happiness, but not advantageous in legal matters, then entering the 9th Mansion of the Moon Al Tarf/ Atarf, a time for baneful and destructive forms of magic, around 7:00 A.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Saturn at 6:32 A.M., and last 56 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Mercury at 5:44 P.M., lasting 64 minutes, Sun in Pisces Mercury in Aquarius, Venus in Aries, Mars in Aries, Jupiter retrograde in Leo, Saturn in Sagittarius. Today has a certain icy elegance, and so, leaves little room for sentiment. Great drive is given by the Moon being trine the Sun, but there is a lack of empathy engendered by the Cancer Moon also being square Venus and Uranus. It’s not a good day to look for a shoulder to cry on. I suppose we all need to emulate Margaret Thatcher. The tendencies for one’s magicks are similarly hard-edged and brittle.