So, if you recall from my Q4 overview, October and December are both pretty challenging in terms of magical alignments, but November is better. In working my way though the details over the last couple of weeks, I realize that there are a lot of really excellent alignments for enchantment. November isn’t just better, it’s a lot better… for a certain kind of enchantment.
It’s important to understand that days can be good for enchantment and still be challenging in terms of the general energy. For example, part of the reason that November has so many good alignments is because Mars and Venus are both in strong positions (which lends their energy to Tuesdays and Fridays, respectively, but also days for Martial or Venusian workings). But Mars in Scorpio isn’t necessarily CALM or NICE or PEACEFUL. In fact, depending on your own chart, strong Mars can be quite difficult.
But when it comes to using astrology for magic, it’s about LEANING INTO the energy we have to do the correct sorts of working. So yes, strong Mars can make conflicts worse and tempers flare (especially as Mercury is in detriment), but we can also use that energy for magical strategy, battle planning, protection, courage, energy etc.
Or let’s consider the strong Venus. Happy Venus is really nice and there are days in every lunar cycle focused on love and relationships. So between days for, like kicking ass and taking names, we have days for bonding and engaging and charming and relaxing. If you misuse your Mars energy for fighting with your family however, then Venus has a harder time manifesting. And if your natal Venus is in a challenging position (mine is!) then strong Venus can make you more emotional, which can feed the fire of that Martial energy.
In my experience, enchanting with the energy in this way can actually siphon it off and keep it from impacting me in the rest of my life (to a degree). So you give that strong Mars someplace to go. You can also mitigate the Mars energy by making a conscious effort to lean into Venusian workings as well. The world is unfortunately very Martial right now, so leaning into Venusian elements is also a way to calm things down in your own life.
I wanted to share this overview because if you get the planner, you’ll see sooo many starred days this coming month. December is not so great for enchantment, so don’t let these good days go to waste. And whether you get the planner or not, you may be feeling a lot of intense energy, and magic can both point that intensity in productive directions as well as remind you to do all the appropriate calming and cleansing work to balance it out.
The November planners will be ready in the next day or so for inner circle members.