Wednesday 21st October 2026

 Message for Wednesday 21st October 2026

A Dark Hermetic Epoch lasts from October 4th through November 30th, represented by \ . Experiences during that time could be divided in three segments:

\ = Unusual things happen but they are okay, not upsetting. 

\ < Unusual events can be disturbing or upsetting. People moan "Mercury must be retrograde." There are delays and interruptions, sometimes to the point of confusion or chaos. Despair could take over for a while. 

\ > Unusual, out-of-pattern events are sometimes a welcome, interesting relief from boring routines. There is a trend toward inspiration or creativity. 

It's probably impossible to predict whether a given day or hour will be \= or \< or \>. That depends on each of us individually. There is great mood-shifting power in fortitude and positive thinking. 

Wednesday 21st:

• Pilgrimage toward Childlikeness •

Beside a dark pool shaded by dense foliage 

A man surrenders to obscurity and gloom. 

Then he bows his head, not in need of 

Companions, a disillusioned pilgrim. 

Humanity is seeking to bridge the span of 

Knowledge, dramatizing rational potentials.

A woman standing on the head of a serpent enjoys 

Great feminine fascinating power. 

With ingenuousness the human soul 

Awaits opportunity for expression,

Wholehearted in everyday adventure.

An adult is in the midst of a lot of children 

At play, with great simplicity of manner 

Enjoying childlike amusements. 

• Pilgrimage toward Childlikeness •

Moon in Aquarius goes void-of-course at 1:43a PT until entering Pisces at 5:36a PT. 

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Tuesday 20th October 2026

 Message for Tuesday 20th October 2026

• Responsiveness • 

Some are inured to arduous work 

As if in unambitious servitude. 

Regarding persons and things at their true value, 

A pilgrim bows his lonely head in thought. 

An old sea captain rocking loves to review 

All he's done in healthy retrospect.

A man in the midst of brightening influences 

Is responsive to human fellowship. 

He is fond of children and childish amusements, 

Taking his place in a group of young ones

At play with great simplicity of manner. 

He might place a crown on his head 

And hold a spear in his hand, displaying 

Dignity, valor, and humanity combined. 

Tuesday • Responsiveness •

Moon in Aquarius 

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Monday 19th October 2026

 Message for Monday 19th October 2026

In the weekend report written and posted on Friday I discussed the Dark Hermetic Epoch, October 4 through November 30. As if to confirm my words, on Saturday the huge protests and riots in France picked up steam. Saturday was the peak day of this week's Karmically sobering third of the week, which I have been pointing out for years as peak occasions for violence. I do this not sadistically but to alert people and reduce casualties. 

Monday 19th:

• Retrospection •

Pugilists or duellists are pictured by two

Men fencing formidably with swords. 

A rhinoceros with strength and calm courage is

Absorbed by one object at a time. 

Contrariwise, an airplane hovering overhead 

Reflects an over-all view of the world. 

A lyre with a wreath of laurels belongs to 

One devoted to the harmony and refinement 

Of the arts. Rocking, an old sea captain 

Relives battles, calling up afresh powers

Regained by him through retrospection.

From a rustic cottage overarched by a 

Cedar tree, a simple kindly soul 

Befriends travelers benevolently. 

Monday • Retrospection •

Moon in Aquarius 

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Weekend of October 17th and 18th, 2026

Message for Weekend of October 17th and 18th, 2026

Saturday 17th:

• From Tact to Companionship • 

One who becomes a pest or terror seems like 

A serpent with many heads, fangs protruding. 

Meanwhile, violent and rash individuals 

Sweep a prairie like a desolating storm.

Nature however is tactful, dropping down 

Information in the symbol of an autumn leaf.

Still there remain multi-colored flowers 

Plus human attractiveness and charm.

Those who are passively regular in their conduct 

Resemble a Welsh harp, loving the harmonious 

In all things. Sharing with intimates and neighbors 

At every opportunity makes life open out 

Into an evening lawn party. Social 

Maturity becomes mellow companionship. 

Saturday: • From Tact to Companionship • 

Moon in Capricorn 

Karmically sobering third of this week continues until Sunday early afternoon. 

Sunday 18th:

Let's look at some longer trends. Mercury shall be retrograde from Saturday October 24th through November 12th-13th. But the longer termed Dark Hermetic Epoch is already with us, from October 4th through November 30th. Delays, uncertainties, wondering, pondering, thinking, musing, planning and replanning, occult quest and spiritual pursuit. It's not a bad time except for the impatient. A more normal Bright Hermetic Epoch shall run from December 1st through January 24th. 

Sunday: Moon in Capricorn goes void-of-course at 9:14a PT until entering Aquarius at 6:41p PT. 

Karmically sobering third of this week ends near noon or shortly thereafter. 

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Friday 16th October 2026

 Message for Friday 16th October 2026

• Unusual Paths to Delight •

Charubel says that a giant with black limbs

Creeps upward and should study his birthchart. 

A man holding a pair of scales and a sword 

May be just, though too severe. 

Someone independent and isolated has the pride 

Of a solitary tree upon a rocky height. 

A storm-swept prairie has the remains of 

Fallen idols and desolated temples. 

A third wing on the left side of a butterfly 

Has improbable worth, yet its distinctiveness 

Brings idealistic originality to the world. 

Children on a swing in a huge oak tree 

Have unique flight paths, beating out 

Youthful zest and laughing delight. 

Friday • Unusual Paths to Delight •

Moon in Sagittarius is void-of-course until entering Capricorn at 5:58a PT. Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until Sunday afternoon. 

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Thursday 15th October 2026

 Message for Thursday 15th October 2026

• Exploring with Fervor and Delight •

Can rigid justice often be unjust?

A man holds a pair of scales and a sword. 

Another, in gown and skull-cap, does careful, 

Systematic research into nature's secrets,

Amassing a mound of earth and stones to

Support a single reward: a flowering shrub. 

Beneath the sky, blue and then covered with 

Stars, wanders a gifted explorer. 

In morning's rays Chanticleer affirms himself 

Fearlessly, winning immediate allegiance from 

Hearts and minds attuned to his insightful fervor. 

Personal reality is integrally conceived 

beneath the 

Overshadowing of a huge oak tree where 

Children swing in refreshing zest and delight. 

• Exploring with Fervor and Delight •

Moon in Sagittarius goes void-of-course at 2:57p PT. 

Karmically sobering third of this week begins in late afternoon, continuing until mid-morning Sunday. 

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Wednesday 14th October

 Message for Wednesday 14th October 2026

• Solicitude •

A man sleeping beside money-bags 

Could lose much carelessly. 

A female, nude, could be carried away 

By lower passions voluptuously. 

But righteous judgment comes from one 

Whose open Bible displays a sword. 

When the worse threatens, the better may be found, 

Like the Rejuvenation of early morning dew.

A child, in creative concern for others, 

Gives birds a drink at a fountain, 

Consummating the inner nature's ideals. 

Solicitude is contented carefulness 

In small things. A flowering shrub grows 

Atop a continuously massed 

earth-mound. 

Wednesday • Solicitude •

Moon in Sagittarius 

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