The Celestial Temple Place your hands upon your brow. Take three deep breaths and intone the sound “Ihh” (like the “i” sound in the word “trip”) while imaging that your entire body is bathed in indigo-colored light. Place your body in a comfortable position and close your eyes. Breathe deeply and slowly.

If the work you are about to do is of a devotional or celebratory nature, then so long as the Moon is still in the same Sign as it was during the peak of the opposition, you may proceed with your efforts. Each of the 13 hours represents one lunar month within the 13-month lunar year.

Mercury is associated with the sphere of Hod in the tree of life, which is the sphere of thought and all systems of notation and knowledge. It is also connected to Hermes, Thoth, and other divinities that act as messengers and psychopomps.

The 12 Signs of the zodiac are not the constellations. The Signs are 30° segments that mark the journey of the Sun through the changes of the Wheel of the Year. The two solstices and the two equinoxes are the anchors that set the order and the placement of the Signs, and create a quartered circle in astrological charts. Then, if you divide each

The Planets are states of being and sources of particular sorts of power. In Western esotericism, the Planets when attributed to the spheres on the Tree of Life (sephiroth of the Qabala) can be referred to as the mundane chakras. This is an interesting phrase that can be interpreted in many different ways. Imagine for a moment that our solar system

In Astrology, the Signs are not about those distant stars; the Signs depict the journey of the Sun through its 12 stations. As such, the cycle always begins with the northern Spring Equinox marking the beginning of Aries and proceeds from there.

At any given time or place it may be night or day, but the chart has to show the entirety of the celestial sphere, both above and below. If you were born at night or if the chart is being constructed is for an event at night, then the Sun will be below the horizontal line in the chart. If you were born during the day or if the chart is being

Netzach is the sphere on the Tree of Life that is associated with Venus.

Geburah is the sphere on the Tree of Life that is associated with Mars, and as such it shows us that when guided by the Higher Self, by our true will, Mars is strength in action; and when it is unbalanced it is cruelty and unnecessary destruction. Mars is power, plain and simple, and as such can be beneficial or malefic. The use of Mars in Magick