This is an entry in a continuing series of posts looking at the Moon's position and condition in the week ahead with an eye to the Mansions of the Moon. This is an exercise to help track the speed of the Moon, organize my thoughts on the Mansions, and think about the practical applications.
All times are for me locally, United States Pacific Time. I will be making note of the Moon's phase, speed, and Mansion position in my assessment. Currently, I'm not considering aspects with other planets.
Lunar Mansion Report, March 24, 2025 to March 30th, 2025.
Monday, March 24th, 2025. The Moon is in Zaadebola, the Lucky Star of the Devourers, when March 24th begins but moves into Caadezod, The Lucky Star of the Lucky, soon after at 12:37am. The Moon then transits fully across Caadezod and then moves into Zaadelahbia, the Lucky Star of Hidden Things, at 11:40pm and finishes March 24th in that Mansion. The phase is Waning Crescent which is best for works of cutting, hiding, and ending.
She is fast and accelerating, spending 23 hours and 3 minutes in Caadezod between 12:37am on March 24th and 11:40pm on March 24th. This is 40 minutes faster than the transit across the previous Mansion. A fast Moon can hasten the effects of magical works but also may cause them to pass more quickly.
The wrathful powers of Caadezod are driving away reptiles (Ibn Hatim), destroy the money of allies, prevent officials from completing their duties (Latin Picatrix), and hindereth the execution of government (Agrippa).
The image in the Latin Picatrix is a woman breastfeeding a child. In most sources this Mansion is very beneficial. I associate this Mansion image with Amalthea, the nymph who hid and nursed baby Zeus until he was grown and strong enough to confront Saturn. This would suggest to me that keeping plans, projects, or conspiracies hidden from their intended target is accentuated when the Moon is in this Mansion.
At 11:40pm the Moon moves into Zaadelahbia and ends March 24th in that Mansion.
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025. When March 25th begins, the Moon has been in Zaadelahbia, the Lucky Star of Hidden Things for 20 minutes. She travels through Zaadelahbia and moves into Al Fargh al Awwal, the Upper Waterspout, at 9:58pm. The phase is Waning Crescent and will support works of destruction and loss.
The Moon spends 22 hours and 18 minutes in Zaadelahbia. This is a fast period. This is also 45 minutes less than the previous Mansion which means she is accelerating. A fast Moon may make effects manifest quickly but may also make them dissipate more quickly.
The wrathful qualities of Zaadalahbia are to besiege cities, take enemies captive and do evil to them, separate wives from husbands, destroy harvests, to bind any part of the human body so it will not function, and strengthen the prisons of captives (Latin Picatrix).
The image in the Latin Picatrix for this Mansion is a man planting a tree and spreading seeds. Things developing under the surface are empowered in Zaadalahbia. In its wrathful form keeping things from growing or developing is strengthened.
At 9:58pm the Moon moves into Al Fargh al Awwal. The wrathful powers of Al Fargh al Awwal include damaging the relationships between partners, restraining a captive and torturing him (Gayat al Hakim), and destroyeth prisons and buildings (Agrippa).
The image in the Latin Picatrix for this Mansion is a woman washing her hair in a basin. This is an image of spiritual cleansing as Al Fargh al Awwal controls the subtle and lustral waters, the holy and blessed waters.
The Moon ends March 25th in Al Fargh al Awwal.
Wednesday, March 26th, 2025. The Moon is in Al Fargh al Awwal, the Upper Waterspout, when March 26th begins and the Moon continues through this Mansion until 7:41pm on March 26th. At that time she moves into Al Fargh Al Thani, the Lower Waterspout. The phase is Waning Crescent and so wrathfully supports works of obscuring and destroying.
The Moon moves across Al Fargh al Awwal from 9:58pm on March 25th until 7:41pm March 26th. This is a period of 21 hours and 43 minutes and is 35 minutes less than the previous Mansion. The Moon is fast and accelerating. A fast Moon may make magic fade sooner than later but may also make it happen quickly.
The wrathful powers of Al Fargh al Awwal include damaging the relationships between partners, restraining a captive and torturing him (Gayat al Hakim), and destroyeth prisons and buildings (Agrippa).
The image in the Latin Picatrix for this Mansion is a woman washing her hair in a basin. This is an image of spiritual cleansing as Al Fargh al Awwal controls the subtle and lustral waters, the holy and blessed waters.
The wrathful powers of Al Fargh al Thani include damaging the assets of a person you are concerned with, damaging the relationship between spouses, hurting someone riding on a ship, prolonging the captivity of a prisoner (Gayat al Hakim), to impede the building of buildings, and for the destruction of springs and wells (Latin Picatrix).
The image in the Latin Picatrix is a man with wings holding a vessel. Al Fargh al Thani is the Lower Waterspout and represents the waters of physical healing. These are the vivifying waters of life. In Nigel Jackson's Celestial Magic, he suggests Al Fargh al Thani is powerful for operations of prophecy and foreknowledge.
The wrathful powers of Arrexhe are destroying trusts, restraining and harming prisoners, hurting someone riding on a ship (Gayat al Hakim), besiege cities, get rid of things, cdetroy an area, make treasures be lost, to make the incarceration of captives firm, and inflict evil on sailors at sea (Latin Picatrix)
The image in the Latin Picatrix for Arrexhe is a fish with a colored spine, a bit of sympathetic magic. With a fish, bring more fish.
From 4:50pm until the end of March 27th, the Moon is in Arexhe
Friday, March 28, 2025. The Moon begins this day in Arexhe, the Rope, and will remain in this Mansion until 1:36pm. At that point she will make ingress into Alnath, The Butting One. The Moon will continue through Alnath until the end of March 28th. The phase is Waning Crescent until the Moon falls within 8 degrees of the Sun and becomes combust at 4:17pm on March 28th. Then the Moon is combust in Alnath for the rest of March 28th. The Waning Crescent phase is best for works of cutting, separation, and obscuring. The combust state adds to the wrathful quality of the phase.
The Moon will be in Alnath for 19 hours and 28 minutes. This is faster than the previous Mansion by 1 hour and 41 minutes. This seems like an improbable leap so I want to check my math. Suffice to say the Moon is fast and still accelerating. A fast Moon may get fast results but may also make them fleeting.
The wrathful powers of Alnath include to kill enemies, guards for demolition and crushing (Ibn Hatim), create discord and enmity between spouses or friends, to sabotage a partnership with fiery evil (Ghayat al Hakim), for destruction and depopulation, and to kill (Latin Picatrix).
The image in the Latin Picatrix for Alnath is a a black man with his hair wrapped and encircled, standing on his feet, having a spear in his right hand in the manner of a warrior. Alnath is a rather grim Mansion in which works of destruction are empowered.
A fast, combust, wrathful Moon is in Alnath when March 28th ends.
Saturday, March 29th, 2025. The Moon is in Alnath, rhe Butting One, when midnight brings us March 29th. She will remain in Alnath until 10:04am and will then fall into Albotatn, the Little Belly. The phase at the beginning of the day is Waning Crescent and combust. The Moon makes conjunction with the Sun at 3:57am on March 29th. This moment is called cazimi and is extremely beneficial when the rest if the time the Moon is wrathful for being combust. The Moon moves out of being combust at 3:50pm on March 29th and so ends being wrathful and becomes beneficial.
The Moon will be in Albotayn from 10:04am until 6:26am on March 30th. She is now slowing down, spending 20 hours and 22 minutes, 54 minutes longer in Albotayn than in the previous Mansion.
The wrathful powers of Albotayn include to sabotage a marriage before it can be consummated, to worsen the conditions of a captive to harm them (Ghayat al Hakim), destruction of buildings before they can be completed, and to enrage one man against another (Latin Picatrix).
The beneficial powers of Albotayn include drilling wells and rivers, achieving wishes, digging out buried treasure, help the growth of crops (Gayat al Hakim), for meeting a king and everything you hope for (Ibn Hatim), to dig for streams and wells, find hidden treasures, planting a great deal of wheat, removal of anger (Latin Picatrix), against the wrath of a prince and reconcile with him (Agrippa), conjure spirits to reveal the secrets of hidden treasure, binding and restraining adverse forces, and calm turbulent or negative emotional energies (Celestial Magic).
The image in the Latin Picatrix for Albotayn is a king on a throne. The approximate Chinese Seiu that corresponds to Albotayn is The Storeroom. Combined with the talismanic purposes of digging wells and finding hidden treasure, in my mind, the king is an underworld figure, a king in his sepulcher, surrounded by his riches. Being the Belly of the Ram, or perhaps said another way, the Womb of the Lamb, I equate Albotayn to the Agnes Dei, the Lamb of God, bringing peace, calm, and harmony to the world.
The Moon finishes March 29th in Alboatyn.
Sunday, March 30th, 2025. The Moon is in Albotayn, the Little Belly, when March 30th begins. At 6:26am the Moon then moves into Azoraye, the Many Little Ones, and remains in that Mansion until the end of March 30th. The phase is Waxing Crescent which supports works of beginning and renewal.
The Moon transits across Azoraye from 6:26am on March 30th until 2:53am on March 31st. This is a period of 20 hours and 27 minutes. The Moon is moving fast but slowing down, spending 5 minutes longer in Azoraye than in the previous Mansion. A fast Moon can make magic manifest quickly but also may make the effects pass quickly.
The beneficial powers of Azoraye are for the safety of those who travel by sea, the beneficial use of chemistry and fire, for hunting, for promoting friendship and love between spouses, good luck (Gayat al Hakim), for the love of man and woman (Ibn Hatim), the acquisition of all good things (Latin Picatrix), happy fortune, attract well being, contain negative forces, protection in dangerous environments, and for potent love spells (Celestial Magic), making talismans suitable for women, and making curative medicines (Shams al Marif).
The image in the Latin Picatrix for Azoraye is a seated woman with her right hand above her head. Given the overwhelming positivity associated with this Mansion this is most likely a gesture of blessing. The traditional indicator stars for this Mansion are the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters, a grouping of stars with a long and legendary past. The Pleiades are one of the 15 Behenian stars whose powers include, according to Agrippa, "brings an increase to light of the eyes, collects daemons, promotes winds, and reveals secrets and hidden things." And the image is "a virgin girl or the figure of a torch".
The Moon is in Azoraye when March 30th ends.
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