Dodging the eclipse, plus road opening opportunities, and binding / unbinding.

Sunday 20 January — For making a man love his wife

This day is interesting (note, I don’t necessarily say auspicious) because the Moon slips into Leo on a Sunday, at 8PM (Pacific Time) just before the total eclipse of the Moon begins. That’s a lot of Leo energy for the last eclipse in the Leo / Aquarius cycle.

Note, eclipses aren’t good things and there’s no way to extract love out of the exact opposition of the Sun and Moon. There is magic you can do, but it’s dark magic and will require preparation and protection. During the “Great American” Eclipse of 2017 (not enough irony quotes in the world) I enchanted some appropriate rocks and a extremely goth tarot deck under totality and they aren’t friendly objects.

If you are doing the Lunation Rite, get it done in the morning and ground yourself in Earth for the day.

Wednesday 23 January — For opening locks

The Moon is in Virgo for the day of Mercury, plus this particular lunar day aligns neatly with Mercury in trickster / thief form. If you need doors or roads opened, this is the day. You can also view this day as unlocking information that you need. Hour 5 is for revealing secret things, hour 11 for anything, and if you’re up late hour 20 and 23 are both great.

Friday 25 January — For binding the evil tongue

The Moon moves into Libra just in time for the day of Venus. In terms of love and peace, this would be a great day for taking to heart the saying “if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” You could of course point this magic at yourself, but also to others who you have relationships with.

Regardless, you’ll be more likely to see success if you approach this magic in a loving way (if this day fell on a Tuesday or Saturday, you would be more of a hard ass). The following hours are good for love: 1, 7, 8, 10, 17, 21, and 22… so you can’t blame your schedule for not getting this done. Also, hour five is for decrees and conversations, so if you have to have a difficult conversation with someone you love, that would be optimal.

Saturday 26th January — For unbinding sorceries

The Sun is in Aquarius giving this Saturday a boost. Of course, we typically think of Saturn as binding, rather than unbinding, however each planet can also be petitioned for its opposite. So Venus for ending a relationship smoothly, Mars for defending your household so that you don’t have to attack, the Moon for a balanced mind.

In this case, consider magic to free you from the bonds of those who don’t have your best interests at heart. Or uncrossing / unblocking if you have been overlooked or limited by your enemies. You can also take this day more literally as a day to dismantle enchantments (spell jars, mojo bags, etc.) that are no longer useful. I know that over time, targeted enchantments accumulate around the house and need to be dealt with. A nice project for a lazy Saturday.

The authors of the Hygromanteia were pretty down on Saturdays and there aren’t a lot of good hours if you aren’t laying curses. The best options are hours of Jupiter (hours 2, 9, 16, and 23) where you can use the expansive nature of Jupiter to mitigate the limiting nature of Saturn. The approach is that no one else limits you because you have self-discipline. Paired with yesterday’s working, this could be a nice self-focused double header, magically speaking.