I am a firm believer that you do not always have to have the
right day or hour or Moon phase to work a spell. This probably comes from years
of working in folk magic. Yet, I will not deny that sometimes if you have time
to plan out what you want, find just the right candle, herbs and stones, and
work with the right planet and Moon phase you can get a great deal of extra
OOMPH out of your spell.
For awhile on the Facebook page I was talking about the
Lunar Mansion and work within them for the full and dark Moon phases and kind
of let that fall out of favor. There is
so much information that can go along with Lunar Mansion working that the time
for researching it unfortunately was cutting into research time for other
subjects.
I kind of miss doing it though, so I am going to give you
this Lunar Mansion information for the Dark Moon tomorrow. I will endeavor to get these out about every
other week to correspond with the full and dark Moon.
Jumping right in, tomorrow at 5:49 p.m CST the Moon enters its
dark phase. It will be in 3 degrees in
Leo which puts it in the Mansion of Algebh.
Traditionally this Mansion is associated with ease of childbirth,
banishing illness and enemies. If you
know someone who is about to have a baby you can use this time to
help make it
quick, painless, and safe for mother and child.
If you feel that there is something or someone blocking your way you can
find out who/what it is and remove that obstacle.
What else could you do?
There are many different combinations occurring at this time
to give a push to whatever spell work you have planned or are going to plan.
Saturday is ruled by Saturn, the Sun is currently in Leo,
and the time of this Moon phase is Mars about to move into the hour of the Sun.
Do not forget the Moon will also be in Leo.
That is a lot to throw at someone, so I’ll break things down
to help give you some ideas of what you are dealing with and what you can do
with it.
The current sign of the Sun is Leo, the Lion, king of the
all He surveys. This can be a fantastic
time to build your confidence, do workings to make you more eloquent of speech
and take charge of your life if it has crumbled around your ears. Leo is fiery
(no really the sign is associated with Fire and is a Fixed sign) and all that
passion can be thrown behind a project to make it shine. Leo is about creativity and the drive to
create.
Combine the creativity Leo in its home sign and add that the
Moon is in Leo and you have a potent combination to nurture your projects to
success. The Moon is all about nurture
and awareness. You can use it to compliment the drive for success found using
the Sun to really get the ball rolling. Your spell work here can be to help
awaken your Muse to write a book, a song, a poem; use it to make candles, soap
or learn to embroider.
Saturn is a fairly dour planet, very chthonic and heavy.
With the Moon entering its Dark phase you might take time to reflect and take
stock of yourself. Create a spell and
ritual that gets the ball rolling on banishing the things that are holding you
back in life. Most of the time, during quiet contemplation and an honest look
at ourselves; we find out that we are our own worst enemy. We create what we speak but also what we
think. If you happen to be holding yourself back, make a conscious effort to
change the way you look at a situation. Strive to be more positive, to have a
more uplifted view of things.
So, let us say you are your own worst enemy. This Mansion is for banishing that. Pull up your Shadow self; make a conscious effort
to start healing it. With the war-like aggression
of Mars and the success driven Sun you can do anything you desire about those
road blocks.
Before we leave here, I would like to remind everyone that
there is a daily Tarot card on the Facebook page and you can now follow the
Insight on Twitter (@TenkosInsights) and on Instagram (tenkoag). Have a wonderful weekend everyone and I will
see you again Tuesday when we talk about the Empress.
Lunar mansion information found at::
Three Books of Occult Philosophy by Agrippa
Mansion of the Moon for the Green Witch by Ann Moura
**Minor edit, I had the time for the dark moon off by several hours. It is really 5:48 pm CST. The hours of Mars and the Sun are correct.
**Minor edit, I had the time for the dark moon off by several hours. It is really 5:48 pm CST. The hours of Mars and the Sun are correct.
Some, if not all, of the lunar mansions respond differently depending on whether the Moon is waxing or waning. I haven't worked all of them yet to know firsthand, but the lore and the tendency of the ones I have done shows them almost reversing under a waning Moon.
ReplyDeleteIf I were going to do any Dark Moon magic with Al Jabhah, I would time it for the few minutes either side of the exact Luna-Sol conjunction for my location.
The name of the Intelligence of the Mansion is Ardesiel, and its Ray is Golden-Yellow.
That is what I am finding in my research as well. I am hoping to eventually peel back more layers of information as far as ruling spirits/angels/demons/etc but I don't want to throw out so much information at one time I put myself to sleep writing the posts.
ReplyDeleteThank you for bringing up Ardesiel.