Eight of Wands/Eight of Cups.  Two Eights! If you want to see a bit about the number 8, scroll down, because my 6-digit number of the day is 8.  The Eight of Wands (Mercury, reason, intelligence, education, skill, communication, in Sagittarius, “I seek,” philosophic, fun-loving, adventurous, blundering) is a card of action, of quick developments, and of pulling it all together so things can be completed.  This is a powerful card, and it is not about personal power.  The cool thing about this one is one of the symbols is Moses’ staff, that he used to part the Red Sea. The Eight of Cups (Saturn, discipline, responsibility, limitation, law and order, in Pisces, “I believe,” feeling, duality, suffering, soul growth) is also a card of action, telling of an ending or a change of direction, often one associated with emotions.  The ability to discern just where and just when it is time to move on just may be an important skill today.

My Thoth card is the Two of Cups reversed.  “Love” just might be a distraction today.  The Two of Cups (Venus, beauty, allure, relationships, in Cancer, “I feel,” sensitive, family and home oriented, tenacious, moody) is about love and connections, usually about relationships and commonalities.  My card is reversed, so I should not let these kinds of feelings distract me or throw me off balance.

My Legacy card is Death (again!), flavored by the Page of Wands. The Death card corresponds with Water (cold/binds and wet/adapts, and sensitive, imaginative energy that strives to stay the same or take the same course), Scorpio, Nun (fish head; liberation), and the Path between Tiphareth (the hub of the creation process where energies harmonize and focus to illuminate and clarify) and Netzach (the stimulating factors of emotion and inspiration), and tells of natural change that cannot be stopped.  Like my Eight of Cups above, Death is reminding me today that I need to move forward and release the past, and the interesting thing is that circumstances keep presenting me with the very things that need to be released. The Page of Wands (Cancer, “I feel,” sensitive, tenacious, nurturing, moody; Leo, “I am,” passionate, dramatic noble egotistical; and Virgo, “I serve,” practical, analytical, work and service oriented), which is flavoring Death today, tells me to use assertion and action to attract adventure and excitement.  This Page is about new ideas and enthusiasm for discovery, and in a way, Death is about an exciting adventure.  Good cards to appear together.

My 6-digit date number is 8 (LOL, another one!), the number that tells of a conscious and focused response to the pause and beginning of degeneration that is the number 7, in order to prolong the harmony and balance of the number 6 a bit longer. 

My horoscopes: “Your high from your recent successes could have you wanting to go crazy purchasing luxury items you didn't feel were practical before, Sagittarius. This is fine as long as you're discriminating and don't give in to impulse buying. This also isn't a good time to overindulge in food and drink. You should definitely enjoy your successes while still making use of your common sense.”

And: “Today you might feel especially inspired both intellectually and creatively, and you could find yourself discussing your ideas with others. The process of communication could open up new doors for you in your mind and result in some fascinating insights concerning whatever you're pursuing at this time. Sometime in the course of your conversations with others, don't be surprised if you find that one of your friends needs a sympathetic ear. Enjoy your day.”

My Shadowscapes Insight is regarding the Knight of Pentacles.  This Knight uses persistence and by-the-book skills to achieve his goal.  He is not easily distracted, and he is reminding me that discipline is important, and bridges the different elements.  He also tells me to look before I leap!

I was reading “Family Tradition Witchcraft” by Kit McGoey, and saw a bit of valuable information regarding Astrology and the Moon, and since the best place to store that info so I can find it again is here, in my Blog, I am taking a bit of a side trip today, and including some information regarding correspondences to the Moon when in each of the Astrological signs.

Moon in Aries: Powerful spell booster, but be wary of hot headedness or impulsive behavior.  Anything to do with sports, and increasing anything.

Moon in Taurus: Dependable energy.  Good for love spells and for cementing partnerships.  Spells for beauty, protection, anything to do with cars, the garden, and prosperity. 

Moon in Gemini: Anything intellectual or related to intelligence.  Making large purchases.  Meeting new people and creating new bonds.  Technology and weather. 

Moon in Cancer: Anything related to hearth or home.  Work on a straying spouse or one with a wandering eye.  Family issues and fertility.  Real estate issues, spells to find a new house.

Moon in Leo: Attraction and beauty.  Confidence and spells to gain more of it.  Wealth and prosperity magick, luck.  Leadership, moving forward, change, protection.

Moon in Virgo: Stability and grounding.  Also good for prosperity, financial planning, growing your nest egg.  Health and healing, repairing things that are broken or wrong.

Moon in Libra: Best for love and sex magick.  Great for dates and nights out with a partner, communication, loving your family, resolving conflicts.  Good also for beauty and court proceedings.

Moon in Scorpio: Good for sex magick and lust, but not good for love and commitments.  Spirituality and invoking guidance from he dead or speaking to them.  For banishing, for secret desires, dark, intense spells and protection.

Moon in Sagittarius: Excellent time to travel, make travel plans, or do spells involving travel.  For adventures and spells to grow more brave and bold.  For diplomacy, anything to do with horses or the legal system.

Moon in Capricorn:  Can be used in magick relating to the home and matters of family as a second choice to Cancer.  Good for money magick, dieting, cleaning.  To sell or be rid of something.

Moon in Aquarius:  For truth, for learning.  Also good for traveling, for politics, for beauty.  A fine choice for love magick, especially to draw a new love to you.  Spirituality and large purchases. 

Moon in Pisces:  Dream magick.  Anything to do with alcohol or drugs or police.  Fall more deeply into something, such as love.  Spirituality and learning about yourself.

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