16th Day of March 2025
06:27 pdt Portland Oregon
Helios 26’12” Pisces
Night of Mercury Hour of Mars
Luna 21’05” Libra
Manzille #16 “The Replicating Branch” (P.N.T.)
Al Buni “Opposite Natures. Good and Bad. Suffer from dog bite or bodily injury.”
Mirror: VI of Pentacles “The White King’s Plum Cake”
Luna is “Hellenistic” Void of Course. A rare condition that will be frequent this month. The last was from Monday the 10th till early Thursday Morning. The condition is prescribed when Luna makes no aspect for 30 degrees. In Luna time that is Roughly 2.25 days or 54 hours (neither is exact). We will experience two more afterwards. Today lasts from 02:52 pdt this morning till Tuesday at 16:56 pdt.
What does this mean?
For the most part this is for Astrologers. In Astrology we view our lovely Luna as the last sphere or gate that all light transfers through before reaching the earthly sphere. As well as any prayers or petitions we make to the heavenly realm goes through her first. Her condition is of utmost importance to the Astrologer and the Magician who wishes to make a petition or call down the heavenly bodies to aid in something that they would like to achieve.
When people come asking for advice on “When” a good time to do something is we check the moons condition to afford the best time to either make something grow or to lessen the efforts against us (waxing and waning). We look to see if Luna is going to be aspecting Beneficial planets or Malefic planets. To see if our actions will be boosted or disrupted.
For the most part though it means we live our lives.
There is a difference though between this Void of Course Luna and the one earlier in the week. Luna carries the light of what she last receives. The Last V/C Luna carried the light from a Sextile of Jupiter in Gemini to a Square from Jupiter in Gemini. Receiving wisdom and honors. To carrie forth from Leo into the middle of Virgo.
This V/C Luna carries a more malicious and malcontent light. Just loosed from the rays of the blood moon eclipse. Luna made an opposition to Mercury rx in Aries. Then a Square to Mars. This Fallen Mars light will be carried into Scorpio where Luna herself will be fallen. Enclosed by these disruptive rays from Mars her story has not yet completed though. After this Mutual Reception by the Fallen occurs Luna will then be besieged. Caught between the trine rays of both Mars and Saturn until she finally meets the kind rays of Helios at 12:07 pdt on Wednesday.
So what do we do?
We can always be kind. You can offer kindness to anyone you like. If that’s in form of patience, understanding, silence, donations, and general generosity. No matter the condition of Luna. No matter the condition of the heavens. We can always choose to be kind. It’s a hard pill to swallow right now. For some there may be nothing to offer. Even if this is the case. At the very least we can prescribe for all of us the wise words of an oath that may be forgotten.
If there is nothing else you can do. At least do no harm.
May the fire inside guide you,
Devon Malone
The Esoteric Butcher

