Thursday 20th August

 Message for Thursday 20th August 2026 

° Sustaining Ascendancy °

0 You may find it helpful to choose one to three of the following paragraphs as pertinent to your current situation. Near the end of the day you might revisit all six for further light. 

1 Some will "do well by dealing with what lies deep in the earth."

2 "Many little birds on the limb of a large tree" could symbolize "a happy lightness of the human spirit as it rejoices in its infinitely varying relations with the beautiful and the good." The keyword is Ramification. 

3 "A mummer's mask" might belong to a coquette or someone given to mimicry and imitation, simulating the character of others, with a natural aptitude for theatricals. 

4 "In the center of a high mountain plateau one of the ancient magi is performing his matutinal devotions. The lord of day ascends on the luminous horizon." 

5 "Two fairies on a moonlit night" are exalting fancy as a dynamic factor in all self-realization. There is a transforming sensitivity or a healing imagination. The keyword is Ascendancy. 

6 "Two hands are linked in a close grip of friendship." Many are demonstrating "a rich, unselfish nature, capable of those little greatnesses in daily life which make a person beloved, if not remarkable, and probably instrumental in forming some large associations for social co-operation or intellectual improvement." The keyword is Sustaining. 

Thursday ° Sustaining Ascendancy °

Moon in Scorpio is void-of-course until entering Sagittarius at 1:31a PT. 

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Wednesday 19th August

 Message for Wednesday 19th August 2026 

• Overcoming Misanthropy to find Daybreak • 

1 Charubel warns us to avoid cellars, basements or other low places, to escape the danger of something falling from above. 

2 "A dagger," says Sepharial, is "an ominous sign!" Mars in Donald Trump's birth chart is at this degree of quarrels, arguments and impulsive actions. Many today will be on the alert to attack and oppose. They may be "very executive, but by no means constructive in disposition, hence liable to go through life like a tornado, remarked but not esteemed."

3 "A pillar of black marble roughly hewn" denotes someone melancholy and misanthropic. He or she may make a bad match, with probable separation. The keyword is Solitariness. 

4 "Game birds feathering their nests" are consciously participating in a group destiny, justifying their own being by fulfilling the expectation of others. The keyword is Meticulousness. 

5 "Daybreak" is a symbol of the cycles of change as an ultimate assurance to the human heart. "Reality is ever a beginning in the sense of the immediacy it offers the individual." The keyword is Genesis. 

6 "A star surrounded with many rings" is positive and assuring. "Thou never need be cast down. Thou wilt meet with trials, but fear not, 'Thy bread shall be given thee, and thy water is sure.'"

Wednesday • Overcoming Misanthropy to Find Daybreak •

Moon in Scorpio goes void-of-course at 7:47p PT 

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Tuesday 18th August 2026

 Message for Tuesday 18th August 2026

• Under the Rainbow •

1 This paragraph duplicates paragraph 1 of Monday's Message.

2 This duplicates paragraph 2 of Monday's report. 

3 This is the same as paragraph 3 of Monday's message.

4 "A wild boar" represents someone unusual, sometimes coarse or impolite but brutally honest. He has "a life of his own, a sphere of his own and pleasures of his own."

5 "A fair woman looking at her face in a handglass" may be deemed "frivolous, improvident and foolish, laughing in the face of fate."

6 But there is "a rainbow" overhead, a consistent ordering throughout the world in which we find ourselves, lending us "very real spiritual power and presence in all personal effort and desire." The keyword is Significance. 

• Tuesday • Under the Rainbow •

Moon in Scorpio 

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Monday 17th August

 Message for Monday 17th August 2026

• Steadfastness Brings Significance • 

1 It is not necessary to continue any given action to the point of self-cancellation, so it need not happen that "an automobile is wrecked by a train." We have control. "The ultimate obligation of the individual is to himself, and not to the narrow and momentary direction of circumstances." The keyword is Dispersion. 

2 A better form of dispersion is "men getting large granite stones out of a rock." They succeed with the most ordinary things of this world, even become wealthy by means others would consider beneath their notice. 

3 "A thick wood stands at the back of a field in which a man is plowing with an ox." The keyword is Steadfastness. 

4 An ordinary looking, cleanshaven man is fond of conventional pleasures and popular amusements. 

5 "A centaur, half man and half horse" subtly and changefullly simulates the virtues and vices of others, often diplomatically. He may alternate between paths of debasing instinct and high endeavor.

6 "A rainbow" assures us of divine participation in the most unpromising of human relationships. Nature will co-operate effectively with every vision we choose to keep alive. There is very real spiritual power and presence in all personal effort and desire. The keyword is Significance. 

Monday • Steadfastness Brings Significance •

Moon in Libra goes void-of-course at 4:32a PT until entering Scorpio at 2:47p PT. 

Karmically sobering third of this week ends in late afternoon. 

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Weekend of August 15th and 16th

 Messages for Weekend of August 15th and 16th, 2026

Saturday 15th:

1 We are early in a crescent New Moon period, so some matters are premature. 

2 A gladiator, armed and ready for the fray, should calm down. 

3 "A man felling a tree" finds contentment in simple work. He or she is a good friend. 

4 "A cat arguing with a mouse" symbolizes "a gift for persuading others to accept the motives of self and to cooperate with its ends." The keyword is Justification. 

5 "An untidy, unkempt man" seems "insensitive to every exaction or reward of the world. Paradoxically enough the bringing of reality to center is a development and sharing of its potentialities." The keyword is Imperturbability. 

6 "The yard of a farmhouse between high mountains is entered by a white gate." Country life is good, or something white in an urban scene. 

Moon in Virgo is void-of-course until entering Libra at 7:21a PT. 

Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until Monday evening. 

Sunday 16th:

"'If it is at all possible for you, take pity upon us and help us.' 'If it is possible!' said Jesus. 'Everything is possible to one who has faith.'"

--Mark, chapter 9

Moon in Libra

Karmically sobering third of this week continues until Monday evening. 

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Friday 14th August 2026

 Message for Friday 14th August 2026 

° Toward the Supermind ° 

1 "A shovel suspended in mid-air" is the non-implement of one who devotes time and energy to what is impracticable and profitless, "digging in the air and sowing to the wind."

2 But "a man all bundled up in fur leading a shaggy deer" is a trail-blazer exuding unlimited self-reliance. The keyword is Indomitability. 

3 "A gladiator with dagger and shield is ready for the fray" but makes enemies by his irascible disposition. "Self-command is the greatest of all conquests."

4 "A large undershot waterwheel" is suggestive of Sri Aurobindo's major works which appeared first in The Arya, a periodical. He was born with Sol in this degree. The rest of Sepharial's reading is exactly correct: "One who will prove a leading character in some great movement, or the founder of some society or school of philosophy." 

5 "There are illimitable opportunities for the human spirit to dramatize its personal achievement or individual aspiration" as if it were "a bareback rider." The keyword is Audacity. 

6 "A bright, pale blue star shines over a clear lake." This person (as for example Sri Aurobindo) gains distinction by mental powers (even unto the Overmind or Supermind). "The native will shine like a star in his sphere of life, and will have many followers." Voila!

Friday ° Toward the Supermind °

Moon in Virgo is void-of-course all day. This does not cancel out the above reading but hints at how hard it is to manifest even a portion of any Supramental realization.

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Thursday 13th August 2026

 Message for Thursday 13th August 2026

• Contemplative Service • 

1 "A hedgehog" shuns the public gaze and is secretive, defensive, harmless. 

2 "A hawk is hovering over a nest of young birds." There could be "danger of injuries in one's own house and through one's own kindred." 

3 "A young maiden weeping over a grave" might seem devoid of family ties and friends. She is sensitive, retiring, melancholic and sympathetic. 

4 "A man suspended over a vast level place" orients his understanding through an exceptional spread of comprehension. The keyword is Contemplation. 

5 If one has the services of "a carrier pigeon" one has "a universal sensitiveness of mind which in a sense commands all-knowledge" through sheer intuition. The keyword is Enlightenment. 

6 "A person carries a long wand with a glass globe on the top charged with aromatics." The aim of his or her life is to serve some of the wants of a suffering humanity. Says Charubel: "A transcendental sun impinges this degree with its rays." 

Thursday • Contemplative Service •

Moon in Leo is void-of-course until entering Virgo at 3:19a PT, then goes void-of-course again at 12:25p PT. 

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Wednesday 12th August

 Message for Wednesday 12th August 2026

• Penetrating into Accentuated Contemplation • 

1 "In the center of a high mountain plateau one of the ancient magi is performing his matutinal devotions." This sounds like a good way to begin a New Moon day while both luminaries occupy the sign Leo, ruled by the sun.

2 "A human face is surmounted by a coiled serpent; a raised hand also appears." There is keen understanding of the laws of life, with much intuition, discretion, foresight and diplomacy. Through insight into character one has success in commanding others. The keyword is Penetration. 

3 Yet the allurements of the world could be dangerous. "A naked man is falling from a rock into a lake." He is easily led away by sexual temptation after attaining a high position. (Bill Clinton's birth chart contains a planet at this degree.)

4 "Chickens intoxicated" hint at either "unnecessary bondage to externals" or "the individual's capacity for a creative self-mobilization which will enable him to rise to the needs of every possible situation." The keyword is Accentuation. 

5 "A large ball of fire flying through the air" symbolizes one who has an extraordinary mission. He becomes "a ruler among men" or an intellectual or moral giant. 

6 More calmly, on this Solar Eclipse day, "a man is suspended over a vast level place." He is getting "an illimitable overview of his experience in advance of his involvement in its details." The keyword is Contemplation. 

Wednesday • Penetrating into Accentuated Contemplation •

Moon in Leo goes void-of-course at 10:38a PT, which is the time of the New Moon and the Solar Eclipse. 

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Tuesday 11th August 3026

 Message for Tuesday 11th August 2026 

• Adaptability toward Advantage, plus Fidelity •

1 Some of us may feel like the fabled Sisyphus who keeps rolling a stone up a hill but never gains the top. Charubel says we should not despair, but study our birth horoscopes. 

2 "A heifer drawing a plow, urged by the goad" is patient and self-governed and will ultimately reap the reward of her labors. 

3 The driver of "a carrier's wagon with the tarpaulin overhead" is active and practical, at a glance taking in what is to his or her advantage. 

4 Some are only happy when they somehow feel themselves a step ahead of themselves in regard to practical allegiances. Their "vessel" displays both a furled and an unfurled "flag." The keyword is Adaptability. 

5 "A crescent moon joined to a shining star" denotes a life of travel and mental brilliancy. Associations with persons of high rank or merit will be one's means of success. The keyword is Distinction.

6 "The normal individual is endowed by custom with an effective assurance centered in his fellows as well as in himself, and has self-fulfillment as he is true to his group tradition." He is like one of "the Zuni sun worshipers." (Both sun and moon today are in Leo, the sun's zodiacal sign.) The keyword is Fidelity. 

Tuesday • Adaptability toward Advantage, plus Fidelity •

Moon in Leo 

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Monday August 10th 2026

 Message for Monday 10th August 2026

•Toward Congeniality •

1 "An empty rostrum" indicates that one might miss one's calling. Become conscious of your valuable abilities. 

2 "A man runs in the face of a strong wind, garments flying in tatters behind him." There could be obstinate pride setting oneself against public opinion.

3 Continuing the warning symbols, "a red triangle" suggests getting ahead of oneself through Impulse; energies running away with reason. The first three symbols reflect the facts of void-of-course plus the karmically sobering third, mentioned below; yet we can recover:

4 "A star surrounded with many rings" is positive. "Thou need never be cast down. Thou will meet with trials, but fear not; 'Thy bread shall be given thee, and thy water is sure.'"

5 Are you one of many "bathing beauties"? "A person becomes himself as he is able to stand radiant and reliant among the total of his fellows." The keyword is Charm. 

6 You are therefore ready for "a houseboat party" where there is "gracious eagerness of participation in worthwhile aspects of human affairs." The keyword is Congeniality. 

Monday • Toward Congeniality •

Moon in Cancer goes void-of-course at 0:31a PT, remaining void-of-course for the rest of the day. 

Karmically sobering third of this week is with us until Tuesday morning. 

I'd be interested in hearing how this complex day went for you. 

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Weekend of August 8th and 9th, 2026

 Messages for the Weekend of August 8th and 9th, 2026 

Saturday 8th:

1 "A man in chains" is a hard symbol for me because for years I have supported the Innocence Project which works hard to liberate those imprisoned on the basis of false accusations. Then today I happened to read about the thousands who are trying to escape from bondage to prescribed antidepressants. The keyword is Binding. There can be estrangement or distress. Let us pray. 

2 "A wild boar" "has a life of his own, a sphere of his own, and pleasures of his own." If considered coarse and impolite, he doesn't care.

3 "A man driving a bull or an ox" prospers by dealing in cattle. What this might mean for urban folk I cannot say. 

4 "The first mockingbird in spring" is attempting a self-revelation which will add stature to his role in everyday living, stimulating others. The keyword is Quickening. 

5 Members of "a nonvested church choir" exercise respect for one another within the broader or community functions of life. The keyword is Communion. 

6 "A man riding a camel with attendants following" travels much and is stubborn and persevering. He is fond of parade and self-advertisement. Throughout his Journeying he is highly successful. 

Moon in Gemini goes void-of-course at 10:28p PT until entering Cancer at 12:09a early Sunday. 

Sunday 9th:

"August and few the sovereign Kings of Thought 

Have made of Space their wide all-seeing gaze 

Surveying the enormous work of Time:

A breadth of all-containing Consciousness 

Supported Being in a still embrace. 

Intercessors with a luminous Unseen,

They capt in the long passage to the world 

The imperatives of the creator Self 

Obeyed by unknowing earth, by conscious heaven;

Their thoughts are partners in its vast control. 

A great all-ruling Consciousness is there 

And Mind unwitting serves a higher Power; 

It is a channel, not the Source of all.

The cosmos is no accident in Time;

There is a meaning in each play of Chance, 

There is a freedom in each face of Fate."

-- Sri Aurobindo's Savitri, p. 271 

Moon in Cancer 

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Friday 7th August 2026

 Message for Friday 7th August 2026

• Recovery • 

1 "A giant amusing himself with a child's doll" could be you or someone you know. Rather than bringing about beneficial changes on the earth, he or she pursues what is childish, whimsical or worthless. 

2 We have "a man declared bankrupt" both yesterday and today. But there can be "an effective over-all resourcefulness in even the worst of situations." The keyword is Deliverance. 

3 "A ram stands on a barren rock pawing the ground." Some are headstrong and restless, eating little, but eminent in some way. The keyword is Impulse. 

4 "A man in the garb of a doctor of a monastic order" is melancholic yet kindly and humane; inclined to spiritual pursuits. The keyword is Searching. 

5 "Sunshine just after a storm" is reassuring. The keyword is Recovery. 

6 We have an antidote to paragraph 2: "Heaps of gold and silver coin." Charubel says, of you or someone, "He will get money, and will know how to look after it."

Friday • Recovery •

Moon in Taurus is void-of-course until entering Gemini at 2:09a ET. 

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Thursday 6th August 2026

 Message for Thursday 6 August 2026 

• From Bakruptcy to Pageantry •

1 Does it seem that some particular involvements in everyday affairs have come to a point of futility? So that you feel like "a man declared bankrupt"? There can be "an effective and over-all resourcefulness in even the worst of situations." The keyword is Deliverance. 

2 There could be a temptation to fight through life like "a man with a drawn sword in an aggressive attitude." Executive readiness is good, but impetuosity could make for trouble or disgrace.

3 "A profile of a clean-shaven man reveals a somewhat expressionless demeanor. He is fond of the the conventional, popular amusements of the age." 

4 If he joins with "a number of ladies in a carriage," he is liberal with presents and bubbling over with benevolence. 

5 "Human pride in common works and co-operative accomplishments" takes form in the high magic of a public display, "a pageant." The keyword is Demonstration. 

6 We arrive at the opposite of paragraphs 1 and 2. "A figure like the angel of the sun, Michael, stands erect and strikes the earth with the point of a dazzling sword." Someone is an imposing figure conscious of his or her own powers, fit to govern. The keyword is Superiority. 

Thursday • From Bakruptcy to Pageantry •

Moon in Taurus goes void-of-course at 4:26p PT until entering Gemini at 11:09p PT 

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Wednesday 5 August 20266

 Message for Wednesday 5 August 2026

• Ingenuous Readiness •

1 "A horse grazes near a broken wheel lying upon the ground." Many drift through life in laissez faire style, losing gains through want of direction. 

2 Some seem, symbolically, to have their heads shrouded in black, fond of reclusive midnight studies. There could be chaos, confusion or Obscuration. 

3 More happily, the consciousness of some could be pictured as "a large bubble floating on the water, in which all the colors are blending." Such idealists or occultists admire the sublime, the beautiful and the transcendental. 

4 Grand and noble aspirations could liken some to "a very lofty pine tree" exuding good influences beyond the limits of their neighborhoods. 

5 "The human soul awaiting opportunity for expression" feels itself prepared for "a wholeheartedness of participation in the everyday adventures of personality." The keyword is Ingenuousness. 

6 Said "human soul" could be likened to "a gypsy coming out of the forest." He or she experiences enlarged horizons through willingness to draw on his own potentialities prodigally in generous co-operation with others. The keyword is Expenditure. 

Wednesday • Ingenuous Readiness •

Moon in Taurus 

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Tuesday 4 August 2026

 Message for Tuesday 4 August 2026

• Earned Constancy •

1 "Winter frost in the woods" may not describe weather in our Northern Hemisphere, but the keyword Splendor suggests "the creative transformation by which older cycles give way to newer ones."

2 "A small ornate church" could do much good provided its parishioners are not small-minded. 

3 "A man attired as a cardinal of the church" is energetic and reclusive, imaginative and creative. The keyword is Ecclesiasticism. 

4 "The letter Q" suggests someone querulous, quibbling, cantankerous or quarrelsome; a skeptic who takes nothing on trust. 

5 Combining paragraphs 2-4, we arrive at someone of firm and steadfast character who holds resolutely to his own beliefs and principles. When he determines the right thing to do he will assuredly do it. The keyword is Constancy. 

6 "An old sea captain rocking" has earned his confident repose. He knows that events repeat themselves and so may be brought in leash. The keyword is Retrospect. 

Tuesday • Earned Constancy •

Moon in Aries goes void-of-course at 11:53a PT until entering Taurus at 7:37p PT 

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Monday 3 August 2026

 Message for Monday 3 August 2026

• New Cycles of Advantage and Companionship • 

1 "Winter frost in the woods" cannot be literal in August except in the Southern Hemisphere. "Normal life is brought to a point of sharp suspension so that the larger magic may be manifest. Older cycles give place to newer ones." The keyword is Splendor. 

2 Who is "predestined to success in life by reason of inherent merits"? Yourself or someone you know? "A wide-spreading tree is laden with fruit." There is richness and generosity. 

3 Who is catering for the public as manager of a restaurant, bar or inn? "A burly man with an apron before him." 

4 "A ship on a calm sea. The sails are unreefed, the masts decorated with a profusion of bunting." Of its captain it may be said, "Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." 

5 "A fine white bull grazes in the shade of a tree standing in a park." Someone is steadfast, reserved, benevolent, patient and cautious; born into large estates or joining them by marriage. The keyword is Advantage. 

6 Although we're in the Karmically sobering third of this week, the day's symbols are promising, culminating with "An evening lawn party." "There are limitless forms of self-expression by which one may come to discover oneself as a distinct personality." The keyword is Companionship.

Monday • New Cycles of Advantage and Companionship •

Moon in Aries 

Karmically sobering third of this week continues until Tuesday evening. 

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Weekend August 1st and 2nd 2026

 Messages for Weekend of August 1st and 2nd, 2026 

Saturday 1st:

1 Some may devote time and energy to what is impracticable, symbolized as "a shovel suspended in mid-air," digging in the air and sowing to the wind. 

2 Therefore it is important to "sow and build for the greater good, and work in hope" despite morose moods, even if one does not see the results of one's efforts. 

3 Eternal refreshment comes to the individual with every recurrent cycle of his experience, pictured as "early morning dew." Nature sheds benediction on one's efforts. The keyword is Rejuvenation. 

4 The first three paragraphs might lead up to being "a king, emperor or commander on horseback" raised to a post of honor, commanding rather than obeying. 

5 Successful self-expression is a dynamic impetus to further achievement and soul-satisfying experiment. "Children are skating on ice." The keyword is Fun. 

6 "Two women walk together with linked hands, talking confidentially." They are sociable, sympathetic, kind and cordial. They prosper by means of sincere friends of both sexes whom they attract, and preside over united, happy homes. The keyword is Concord. 

Moon in Pisces 

Sunday 2nd:

"'Master, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?' Jesus answered, 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind. That is the greatest commandment. It comes first. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

-- Matthew 22

"Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defense, and the God of my mercy."

--Psalm 59

Moon in Pisces goes void-of-course at 5:34a PT until entering Aries at 1:38p PT. 

Karmically sobering third of this week begins about then, continuing until Tuesday evening. 

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Friday 31st July 2026

 Message for Friday 31st July 2026 

• See More •

1 "A bomb exploding in mid-air" could signify the work of someone pestilent, maybe a hacker. It's believed that Iran has been attacking U S water supplies in Minnesota and other states (NYT, CBS).

2 "A man sits naked on a sea-girt rock, covering his eyes with his hands." There can be estrangement and Loneliness. 

3 "Glass blowers" represent "an effectiveness of personal participation in everyday existence." Remember J D Salinger's Seymour Glass? The keyword is Deftness. 

4 "A large, somber building with granite walls" is a positive symbol denoting something lasting, such as a great deed well-remembered, and personal longevity.

5 "A peacock in full feather struts leisurely in a fine chateau with gardens and terraces." Pride leads some toward luxurious, showy Display of their good fortune. 

6 A persisting imminence of adventure in experience is indicated by "children skating on ice." The keyword is Fun.

Friday • See More • 

Moon in Aquarius is void-of-course until entering Pisces at 5:15a PT 

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Thursday 30 July 2026

 Message for Thursday 30 July 2026 

• Elevation •

0 The forecast for Wednesday seems to have been way too optimistic, partly because I didn't heed the exact square between Mars and Venus, making love and friendship fraught with difficulties.

1 It continues today, under the aegis of "a Bolshevik propagandist" or someone who rants against things and persons he doesn't really understand. At best, he is trying to share the soul's vision. The keyword is Leaven.

2 "A hedgehog" is secretive and defensive. That could be yourself or someone significant in your life. 

3 "Three fledglings in a nest high in a tree" are immature but developing unconditioned creativity. The keyword is Elevation. 

4 "A ship in full sail" is captained by someone fanciful and on the alert for new sensations or experiences. The keyword is Roving. 

5 An old book or ancient record lies before a studious, profound thinker. 

6 Spiritual faculties, possessed by some, are pictured by "an aureole of clouds containing a triangle of flame, an eye within the triangle." Their minds are intense and sincere. The keyword is Ardour. 

Thursday • Elevation • 

Moon in Aquarius goes void-of-course at 2:28p PT 

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Wednesday 29th July 2026

 Message for Wednesday 29 July 2026 

° Glorious Dancing °

1 "The constellations in the sky" do not represent an infinite regression but are circles that center us. "The stars are man's confirmation, never his explanation." The keyword is Surety. 

2 "A well-favored woman, of questionable aspect, stands before a mirror." She is worldly and susceptible to flattery; vain and easily led to a downfall. The keyword is Sensuousness. 

3 But that's not all the story. "On the crest of a scepter shines a diamond like a magnificent star." Many will experience power, eminence and fame through the use of talents. The keyword is Superiority. 

4 "A man has a very old-looking book before him, with the appearance of some ancient record." He is a profound student and thinker. 

5 Charubel says that this degree is "possibly as glorious as any degree in the zodiac": "A pyramidal figure with a Maltese cross on the apex." It denotes the greater good, the sublime and wonderful, filling the soul with celestial glory. 

6 With a hint of paragraph 2, we have "a barn dance." "Richness of living comes from an uninhibited sharing of everyday potentialities, together with a maximum of happy give-and-take between any one individual and any other." The keyword is Gregariousness. 

Wednesday ° Glorious Dancing °

Moon in Aquarius 

Full Moon of Aquarius-Leo at 7:37a PT 

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