I've done another chart like this before. I have been meeting many Seekers recently and one in particular struck me. And so I asked this question.





Lord 7, Saturn, is the person I am asking about.
Lord 9, Jupiter, is the Craft, as a religion.

There is good reception between the two planets already. Jupiter is in the triplicity of Saturn, and Saturn is in the sign of Jupiter.

Can we bring Lord 7 and Lord 9 together by a perfect aspect?

Initially, it looks like we cannot. The next thing that is coming to Saturn/Person is Mars. Mars would get to Saturn on his own, but the Moon is speeding along and going to translate light from Mars to Saturn.

Here's the wrinkle, though. Mars's last aspect was to Jupiter, a conjunction by antiscion. When that was occurring, the Moon was off in the distance behind. So, Mars in the chart is already carrying the light of Jupiter. The Moon will trine Mars, and then convey the light of Jupiter to Saturn. There we have the perfection. The Moon is me, the Querent. What role does Mars play? It is probably initiation into the Craft. The benefit of the Craft is its initiation and the transfer of power that comes with it, yes? The Craft is Lord 9. Its initiation is Lord 10, here Mars.

What we have here is a very elegant picture of the future. The Craft has sent forth the power of initiation toward the Person (Jupiter has sent forth Mars toward Saturn), as if the Craft has already marked the Person for the future. Then comes along the Moon (me) and will pick up the power of the Craft/initiation (Jupiter/Mars), and convey it to Saturn/Person.

Saturn in the 9th house just shows the person thinking about religious matters. Don't read into it anything more than that.

The antiscion of Saturn, however, is at 7 Libra 8, and is just about to make an opposition to Mercury Rx. What is Mercury in this chart? Lord 3, the Person's present religious/philosophical practice. The person will be mulling over matters, wondering how the Craft will fit into the former religious/philosophical practice, and whether one will have to be given up over the other. This is not unexpected. This is what happens when people are seeking. It's essentially what defines a Seeker.

The North Node is also in House 9.
The South Node is in House 3.

The chart could be read in another way: Mars conjoined Jupiter by antiscion, and is now carrying the light of Jupiter toward Saturn. Before that happens, the Moon hits Mars. A kind of prohibition. The Moon, however, is me, and so in this context, it does not make sense to read it as a prohibition. And note the strong and beautiful mutual reception by domicile between the Moon and Mars.

*** Blessed be to those who serve the Great Mother and the Horned Father.

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Nov. 22nd, 2022 02:13 pm
Let's face it, in this Age of Delusion, Deception, and I-Can-Call-Myself-Anything-I-Want-And-You-Can't-Stop-Me, there are many that call themselves Wiccan, of the Wicca, or Witch, and they are no such thing. If you are a Seeker, or Cowan, or even a fake pretender, you will know when you are in the presence of a Witch. You will be uncomfortable. You will be quiet. You will feel awe. You will feel small. You might even feel stupid. If you are a fake pretender, you will even feel vengeful (the negative pole of the more constructive "remorse," although "relief" from the prison of your illusion would be even better). This is your first test, and it is a spiritual test. I will state it plainly. Can you overcome these feelings of discomfort and inadequacy, swallow your ego, bow your head, and say: "I am ignorant. Will you teach me?" Can you approach the door and knock, seeking admission, without fear? Many cannot. They will retreat to the echo-chamber of books, classes, shops, and "maybe some day but not now," and there remain forever. All for failing a simple test of basic humility and courage. They will celebrate the turning of the Wheel of the Year, and forever spin and spin in the eternal roundelay of haste. The Mysteries will be closed to them.

When I was 19 years old, I was extremely well read. I had read almost everything published on the Craft of the Wise, and the Old Religion, that had ever been written, and I was expert in that material. But I was not a Witch, and I sure as Hecate would not be so presumptuous as to take a title I had never earned and to which I had not been bound by oath. When I first met the Witches that would serve as my initiators, despite my expertise, I felt all those things above -- uncomfortable, quiet, awe, small, and stupid (I did not feel vengeful inasmuch as I was a plain seeker, and not fake pretending to be a Witch already). Why? Because I was in the presence of Witches who knew and celebrated the Mysteries. The Great Mother and the Horned Father had illuminated their physical bodies. They had known the Great Rite, and the sacred blessings flowing therefrom. They had been out of their bodies, in spirit flight in the Otherworld. They knew the Rites of the Goddess, which are the spiritual inheritance of every woman born, and under the spiritual guardianship of every man born of woman. They knew the Horned Father, whose love was so great that Witches of past centuries would forfeit their lives instead of forsake Him. They knew the Mysteries of the Earth and of the Heavens. They observed. They measured. They watched. Most importantly, maybe, they served, and they healed.

I swallowed all the fear and ego. I knocked, asked, received admittance, passed the tests.

I once had a fake Witch Priestess approach me at an open gathering, and mock me with a snide remark: "Oh, I remember you. You're the one that doesn't wear clothes under your robe." Thereby demonstrating, on so many levels, her profound ignorance of the Craft's traditions. I also knew that she had never taken the oath of the Witches. Or, if she had, she would blithely betray it at any opportunity so she could indulge a little quip. What could I do? I ignored her. Such a person is very dangerous, and would sell a real Witch for a shekel if she could.


*** Blessed be to those who serve the Great Mother and the Horned Father.

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