Wednesday and Thursday the 19 / 20 September – For making children obey their father and for making fathers love their children

These two days are both auspicious. Wednesday, because of the Mercury in Virgo along with the Sun thing we’ve had going and Thursday because this particular lunar day aligns nicely with the powers of Jupiter. If you want to strengthen connections between parents (fathers, yes, but also any parent in their “kind authority” role) and children, this would be a perfect time for a two-day working. Just after dawn on Wednesday is for children and the 17th hour on Thursday is for healing a king (which might be perfect for a very challenging parent/child situation). However, you could also take this as a full two-day devotional, burning incense and reciting the Orphic Hymn to the Titans or (for a more Catholic folk angle), burning a holy family candle and saying the associated prayer. Done throughout the two days, along with appropriate sigils, talismans, etc. would be a powerful working to strengthen family bonds.

Saturday 22 September — Equinox and Decan, Sun and Mercury into Libra

Ending our week, Mercury leaves Virgo and enters Libra around 9am (Pacific time as always), where it will stay for about 2.5 weeks. The Sun joins Mercury for the equinox (and the first decan of Libra) at 7pm. Mercury in Libra is all about diplomacy and collaboration, as opposed to the precision of thought and detail of mind of Virgo. So it’s an excellent time to clarify misunderstandings and come to new understandings after a difficult summer of miscommunication and anger. With the Sun also in Libra, it’s a time for re-balancing ourselves and our relationships. This is powerful work ahead of Venus retrograde on the 5th of October, just days before both Mercury and the Moon enter Scorpio in the same hour on the 9th.

But that’s for a future week.