Magical Times for May & June 2018

Planetary transits – in conjunction with Planetary Hours – are a simple way to plan your activities to take advantage of the karmic ebb and flow of the cosmos. These favorable / unfavorable times to act (or refrain from action) hold true for everyone; but they are particularly effective when a celestial event occurs on or opposite a planet or angle (Ascendant or Midheaven) in your natal horoscope. You can ascertain the positions of the planets and angles in your natal horoscope for free from astro.com.

Best times to initiate / pray / cast spells for healings (white candle, visualize sick person healthy and happy NOW); these are also the best times for moving or departing on journeys (time of leaving home or takeoff): 5/27/2018 between 9:20-10:12 am; 6/23/2018 between 1:04-2:01 pm.

5/08/2018 – 8:40 pm sun opposition Jupiter @ 18° TA/SC 21’ = Some plan or purpose may not live up to expectation, but you’ll find that you get what you need in the end. Not good for money matters. It’s best to approach other people 12:58-1:51 pm; but don’t expect a whole lot.

5/25/2018 – 5:52 am Jupiter R trine Neptune @ 16° SC/PI 19’ = Inspiration, benevolent impulses, divine guidance, especially for people with planets in 17° of water signs. You may have an opportunity to share wisdom or reach out to other people in a spiritual way; or you may receive a spiritual gift from others. An excellent week to start channeling your spirit guides or tutelary deities (Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, etc.) – if you are not doing this already, what are you waiting for? It’s really easy! This is your point of entry into the world of magic, of doing it instead of just thinking about it or wishing for it. On Friday May 18^th between 8:58 and 9:32 pm light a white candle and follow the instructions posted at: http://www.dearbrutus.com/donjeronimo/channel.html

5/26/2018 – 2:41 am Venus opposition Saturn @ 8° CN/CP 02’ = Conflict, disappointment, separation, or betrayal in an intimate relationship. Avoid being too trusting, or bringing up problems now on your own account – you can’t win. Good day to tell someone to get lost or do a Scat ritual to dump a lover who has outlived his or her usefulness: between 5:50-6:50 pm Friday light a black candle and imagine your ex is standing right in front of you and telling you that they've decided that they've had enough of you. Don't feel rancor; feel relief. You have to call it quits in the spell – not take pleasure when they get their comeuppance (as you do in normal daydreaming). Take deep breaths, or jump up and down and shake your body, until you are calm and in command of yourself. Then imagine taking your erstwhile lover’s hands in both of your own; look him or her squarely in the eye; and say in your own words and using your own sentiments, “It’s had its good times, hasn’t it? But now it’s time we each went our own way.” Then wishing him or her the best of luck in their future journey, turn around, wipe your hands of it, walk away, and don’t look back.

6/05/2018 – 10:02 pm Mercury superior conjunction sun @ 15° GE 20’ = New information comes to light which gives you a surge of confidence and self-certainty; a burst of insight or understanding. A good day for making moves, for travel, for joining together or communicating with others, and for making forward-going progress in personal and business relationships (9:20-10:12 am or 5:55-6:57 pm).

6/18/2018 – 9:44 pm Neptune Stationary Retrograde @ 16° PI 30’ = There may be odd, out-of-the-ordinary occurrences; strange vibrations and undercurrents. May be inspiring or worrying; provoking powerful attractions or repulsions on your part. This is a good time to do rituals, invoke spirits, or to learn how to channel or do other psychic techniques (at exactly 6:19 am Monday in NYC; 6:08 am in Boston; 6:24 am in Philadelphia – see 5/25 above for instructions).

6/21/2018 – 12:55 pm Venus opposition Mars @ 9° LE/AQ 03’ = Disappointment or conflict in an intimate or social relationship. Not a good day to meet with others or try to reach agreement. It is a good day, however, to break things off or cast a spell to get rid of an unwanted lover (7:14-8:18 pm Wednesday) – see instructions for 5/26 above.

6/26/2018 – 5:04 pm Mars Stationary Retrograde @ 9° AQ 13’ = Intense involvements with other people (though not necessarily conflictive). You have to take a position, stand up for yourself, be willing to fully commit yourself. Good day to cast a spell for protection in going to War: between 2:19-3:17 pm light a red candle, visualize the person you are praying for as if he or she was standing right in front of you looking you in the eye. If you are doing this for yourself, visualize yourself in the midst of war with a feeling of calmness, courage, and confidence in your own abilities. Spread your arms wide and cast a white light of protection around the person (or imagine that white light is descending from above to surround and protect yourself). Then wish the person well and bid them well on their way into the light.

6/27/2018 – 9:29 am sun opposition Saturn @ 5° CN/CP 51’ = This brings conflict, opposition, frustration; however it is a good time to call something quits, or make prayers or cast spells to banish negative people or situations: between 8:10-9:00 am light a black candle and imagine yourself confronting the oppressive person or situation with cold detachment and indifference, and throw your arms out to cast them aside. You don’t visualize something bad happening to the person, but rather feel how happy and light you feel now that person is gone or that situation is behind you! It's really important that this spell be cast in a spirit of releasing and letting go (rather than anger and getting even), because the latter mood tends to pull the oppressive person towards you, which is exactly what you don't want.

For the past 41 years Bob Makransky has lived on a farm in highland Guatemala where he studied Mayan astrology and shamanism with his teacher don Abel Yat until don Abel’s death in 2009. You can subscribe to Bob’s free quarterly astro-magical ezine by sending an email to: MagicalAlmanac-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Bob’s award-winning basic course in white magic is available for $14.95 from: https://www.createspace.com/4780358