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The Week Ahead: Astrology, Runes, & Energetic Insights 11-17 October 2026

The Week Ahead is a compendium of information that includes a weekly forecast, current astrological information, correspondences, and recommendations for working magick, as well as weekday rune and tarot readings that help you navigate the coming week. Love and Blessings to all!

Quick Reference

Retrograde Planets

• Venus in Scorpio (detriment); SD 11/14/2026
• Pluto in Aquarius; SD 10/16/2026
• Uranus in Gemini; SD 2/8/2027
• Neptune in Aries; SD 12/12/2026
• Saturn in Aries (fall); SD 12/10/2026
• Chiron in Aries; SD 1/6/27
• Pallas in Aries; SD. 11/30/2026
• Vesta in Aries; SD 11/28/2026

Sun Sign: Libra (fall)

Moon Sign/VOC/Phases

• 10/11/2025 – Sunday: Libra until Scorpio (fall) at 8:21a; Void of Course: Until 8:21a; Phase: Waxing, New
• 10/12/2025 – Monday: Scorpio (fall); Void of Course: Not today; Phase: Waxing, New
• 10/13/2025 – Tuesday: Scorpio (fall) until Sagittarius at 5:59p; Void of Course: 1:45a-5:59p; Phase: Waxing, New
• 10/14/2025 – Wednesday: Sagittarius; Void of Course: Not today; Phase: Waxing, Crescent 
• 10/15/2026 – Thursday: Sagittarius; Void of Course: 2:55p-EOD; Phase: Waxing, Crescent
• 10/16/2026 – Friday: Sagittarius until Capricorn (detriment) at 5:56p; Void of Course: Until 5:56a; Phase: Waxing, Crescent
• 10/17/2026 – Saturday: Capricorn (detriment); Void of Course: Not today; Phase: Waxing, Crescent

Additional Planets in Sign

• Mercury – Scorpio
• Mars – Leo
• Venus – Scorpio (detriment)
• Jupiter – Leo
• Saturn – Aries (fall)

Out of Bounds

• The Moon (10/14-17)
• Pluto (all week)
• Ceres (10/16-17)
• BML (all week)

© 2025-2026 Jan Erickson

General Astrological Insights

Staying calm during a collaborative effort at the start of the week may get you further than responding in haste. Boundaries may be an issue and may need re-evaluation, especially if a situation arises that could worry you. 

An opportunity that supports your happiness may arise midweek. However, at the end of the week, either a health issue may occur, or it could be that conflict draws your attention. And if interactions with others do become challenging, you may end up avoiding the situation entirely by isolating yourself to reevaluate your material security, especially if you believe you’re being manipulated.

The Moon’s influence this week:

Changes in your career or personal life may bring up difficult feelings that could impact your perceptions and potentially lead to a self-created crisis that could result in some emotional spending. Midweek, this could lead you to overspend, potentially using money reserved for bills and other responsibilities. At the end of the week, your focus is split between conversations with others and focusing on your work.

Daily Readings

Sunday, 11 October 2026

Avoid overreacting to information you may learn today, when sensitivity and patience are the better option, especially if this involves a close partnership. In fact, it may not be necessary to respond at all. Listen to what’s said and ask questions instead of passing judgment. Realize that surrendering to the moment instead of asserting your opinion or control doesn’t mean that you’ve given away your power to make the best decision for yourself.

For the magickally inclined: The Chariot card from the Major Arcana not only involves victory and success, but it also describes movement, mastery, balance, and surrender versus control. Consider that true mastery knows how to achieve clarity without needing to control every aspect of a situation. Power through understanding and clarity gained by dropping resistance can be far more effective than rushing in and assuming you already know all the facts.

Influences: Universal numerology/Day: 4/11; Runes: Gebo, Rubeus; Tarot: The Chariot; Human Design Gate/Line 57.4 The Director

Monday, 12 October 2026

You may feel compelled to keep your own counsel today. However, you may be perceived as aloof or arrogant when what you really need to do is create a better alignment with others. A balanced give-and-take will likely get the response and support you need, as well as the ability to see the bigger picture. Although it might feel like you’re stepping outside your comfort zone, if you do that, real transformation is possible.

For the magickally inclined: Jera ᛃ, a rune from the Elder Futhark, describes unfolding awareness, energetic alignment, and balance. Its keyword is year, and it can also represent cycles, gardening, fertility, and herbalism. Jera is comprised of Kenaz ᚲ⟩forward and reversed, essentially drawing in and expressing outward the light of Spirit or Higher awareness. It implies that a higher form of energetic exchange is essential to elevate your relationships to a higher vibration and out of the realm of the ego. In short, like Sowilo, Othala, and Eihwaz, Jera can be considered an “as above, so below” rune that both invokes and expresses higher consciousness into your physical reality.

Influences: Universal numerology/Day: 5/3; Runes: Jera, Puella; Tarot: Judgment; Human Design Gate/Line: 44.6 Aloofness 

Tuesday, 13 October 2026

You may need to work with someone in authority today who may be attempting to manipulate a specific outcome. Although you may be uncomfortable with the situation and hesitant to engage, you may have little choice. If this is so, try to protect your own input so you can separate what you contribute from the other individual by keeping copies and/or detailed notes.

For the magickally inclined: The Court cards in the Rider-Waite Tarot can be an interesting group to study. They either represent yourself or someone in your life, or the qualities that each person on the cards illustrates that you can emulate or be aware of in someone else. For example, the King of Cups represents an older authority figure who can be kind, responsible, compassionate, and creative. However, he can also become passive/aggressive, manipulative, evil, and act without mercy. Although there are many ways to study the Court cards, one way might be to look at each person in each suit as a progression from young to old and how that individual, as a Page, progresses from a student to someone in authority. This might give you insight into someone you’re dealing with, or issues you might be dealing with personally.

Influences: Universal numerology/Day: 6/4; Runes: Hagalaz, Amissio; Tarot: King of Cups; Human Design Gate/Line: 31.4 Intent (detriment

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Working alone today might inspire new ideas and maximize your efforts in a way that working with others may inhibit. Plus, doing so may help protect your thought process behind the ideas before you’re ready to share. You may be on the precipice of something visionary that could take you on a pathway to new opportunities. A collaborative effort right now might inhibit that process and give someone else a leg up that should belong to you.

For the magickally inclined: Dagaz ᛞ from the Elder Futhark is a valuable rune to experience the end of one phase and the beginning of another. It’s comprised of Isa ᛁ, involving alignment in the higher self; Gebo ᚷ, involving balanced exchange; and Kenaz ᚲ in all directions, involving Higher awareness expressed outward, with a clear pattern involving higher awareness driving your perceptions and behavior. As you move from one phase to another, what have you learned, and what will you express going forward? Turning Dagaz on its side ꒾ gives the appearance of an hourglass. Moving the upper triangle downward through the lower triangle creates a Star of David or Merkaba ✡. The Merkaba is thought by some to be a vehicle for the soul. So, studying Dagaz can offer several ways to consider, understand, and apply that level of soul awareness and an “as above, so below” alignment. 

Influences: Universal numerology/Day: 7/5; Runes: Dagaz, Via; Tarot: Knight of Cups; Human Design Gate/Line: 1.4 – Aloneness as the Medium of Creativity

Thursday, 15 October 2026

You may encounter someone today who would rather lie and deceive than tell the truth. That person may want approval and is willing to sacrifice his or her integrity to receive it. It will be clear to you that this individual operates outside a mindset that prefers collaboration and integration with others, and you will likely be hesitant to engage with that person. If this is true, stay observant and watch for any cues to that person’s desired objective.

For the magickally inclined: Mannaz ᛗ, from the Elder Futhark, describes how a person integrates with others, whether from within the microcosm or the macrocosm. You see Wunjo forward ᚹ and reversed ᛩ, Gebo ᚷ, Dagaz ᛞ, and Isa ᛁ within the rune. Wunjo and Gebo directly describe integration and balance, while Isa describes alignment in higher consciousness, and Dagaz expresses the transition from one phase to another. Relating that to Wunjo and Gebo, Mannaz may suggest a give-and-take (or perhaps offer-and-receive) experience that integrates light into that interaction.

Influences: Universal numerology/Day: 8/6; Runes: Mannaz, Amissio; Tarot: The Moon; Human Design Gate/Line: 4.4 The Liar 

Friday, 16 October 2026

Even though things might not be going the way you intended, you can use it as an opportunity to create something better. You may be dealing with someone who (normally wise and generous) is now clearly choosing impulsiveness or intolerance to respond to challenges. Although this may be challenging in its own right, your self-confidence will help you stay the course and steer you in the right direction.

For the magickally inclined: Consider Sowilo ⵢ from the Elder Futhark and the King of Wands from the Rider-Waite Tarot. Both involve self-confidence, with Sowilo expressing that energy from Higher awareness, while it really depends on the mood or attitude of the King of Wands, which type of confidence he expresses. If his attitude is based in ego, he can be cruel or bigoted, and possibly violent. If not, he may be wise, knowledgeable, and noble. Authority can stimulate one’s ego. Expressing a higher version of authority, however, can transmute the ego into a response that reflects a higher vibration.

Influences: Universal numerology/Day: 9/7; Runes: Sowilo, Caput Draconis; Tarot: King of Wands; Human Design Gate/Line: 28.4 Holding on

Saturday, 17 October 2026

Gather your resources for if and/or when you need to assert your authority today. Everyone involved likely has something to offer, and you should encourage their voices instead of dismissing them outright. Otherwise, you risk leaving out valuable perspectives that could increase your success. By all means, protect the outcome, but only assert your authority as a last resort.

For the magickally inclined: Algiz ᛉ, from the Elder Futhark, is represented by the elk or grassy, swampy ground where elk forage and hide from predators. Algiz also resembles a body posture where you raise your arms/hands in supplication to the goddess during a Moon ritual or to align with higher consciousness. You can wear Algiz as an amulet for protection or as a talisman to draw in higher power either regularly or during difficult moments.

Influences: Universal numerology/Day: 1/8 Runes: Algiz, Fortuna Major; Tarot: Knight of Wands; Human Design Gate/Line 21.1 Warning

©2025-2026 Jan Erickson

Weekly Correspondences

Below are the corresponding astrological and other energies for working magick for the week. ~  et incipit magia

Sunday, 11 October 2026

Magical focus: The Sun governs; clarity, truth, healing, courage, removing barriers, leadership

• Universal Numerology: 4 – grounding, foundation, practicality, reliability, patience, structure/Day-11 – Master number, awakening, enlightenment
• The Sun in Libra (fall)
• The Moon in Libra until Scorpio (fall) at 8:21a
• Moon Void of Course: Until 8:21a
• Lunar Phase: Waxing, New
• Planetary governance: The Sun ☉
• Governing Planet Ray – 2nd (love/wisdom): Strongest Ray: 1st/3rd
• Favorability: Excellent
• Polarity: Masculine
• Elemental Balance: In order of strength: Air, Fire, Water, Earth (0)
• Strongest Sign Mode: Cardinal/Mutable
• Mansion of the Moon: 17th – Alchil (Al-Iklil) 25°Li42; crown of Scorpio; reverses destitution, strengthens love and buildings and assists sailors 
• Retrograde planets: Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto, Neptune, Chiron, Pallas, Vesta
• Planets Out of Bounds: Pluto -23°38;  BML -26°29

General Correspondences

• Element: Fire
• Color: Gold, yellow
• Direction: South
• Energy: masculine/projective
• Power: To Will
• Deities: Sol, Apollo, Helios, Och (Olympic Spirit)
• Crystal: emerald, topaz, bloodstone, chrysolite
• Resin: mastic, frankincense, copal, saffron, red sandalwood, cinnamon, honey
• Herbs: Angelica, juniper, calendula, hyacinth, rosemary, mint, ivy, pepper, vine, sunflower, cedar, marjoram, bay, vervain, gentian, Dittany, ginger, peony, balm, marigold, heliotrope

Monday, 12 October 2026

Magickal focus:  The Moon governs; feminine magicks, healing, intuition, cycles, reincarnation, astral travel, balance, change

• Universal Numerology: 5 – protection, pentagram, travel, innovation, freedom versus restriction/ Day – 3 – Self-Expression, Entertainment, Optimism, Imagination, and Friendliness; reason, mental acuity, detail-oriented
• The Sun in Libra (fall)
• The Moon in Scorpio (fall)
• Moon Void of Course: Not today
• Lunar Phase: Waxing, New
• Planetary governance: The Moon ☽
• Governing Planet Ray: 4th ray (harmony through conflict); Strongest Ray: 1st
• Favorability: Neutral
• Polarity: Masculine
• Elemental Balance: In order of strength: Fire/Air, Water, Earth (0)
• Strongest Sign Mode: Fixed
• Mansion of the Moon: 18th – Alchab (Al Qalb) 8°Sc34; heart of Scorpio; creates discord, conspiracy; revenge against authority and from enemies, releases prisoners, helps structures 
• Retrograde: Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto, Neptune, Chiron, Pallas, Vesta
• Planets Out of Bounds: Pluto -23°38;  BML -26°41

General Correspondences

• Element: Water
• Color: Silver, white
• Direction: West
• Energy: feminine/receptive
• Power: To Dare
• Deities: Diana, Luna, Selene, Artemis, Mani, Phul (Olympic Spirit)
• Crystal: Pearl, moonstone, selenite, beryl, marcasite
• Resin: mastic, frankincense, copal, saffron, red sandalwood, cinnamon, honey
• Herbs: almond, mugwort, moonwort, yellow ranunculus, palm, lily, willow, violet, poppy, fennel, iris

Tuesday, 13 October 2026

Magickal focus: Mars governs; passion, manifestation, creativity, self-assertion, reducing conflict

• Universal Numerology: 6 – assistance, shared path, empathy, love, guidance/ Day – 4 – grounding, foundation, practicality, reliability, patience, structure
• The Sun in Libra (fall)
• The Moon in Scorpio (fall) until Sagittarius at 5:59p
• Moon Void of Course: 1:45a-5:59p
• Lunar Phase: Waxing, New
• Planetary governance: Mars ♂
• Governing planet in sign: Mars in Leo
• Governing Planet Ray: 6th ray (devotion and idealism), Strongest Ray: 1st
• Favorability: Excellent
• Polarity: Masculine
• Elemental Balance: In order of strength: Fire, Air, Water, Earth (0)
• Strongest Sign Mode: Fixed
• Mansion of the Moon:  19th – Exaula (Al Shaulah) 21°Sc25; tail of Scorpio; fosters attacking cities and towns, forces people to leave their homes, destroys sailors and prisoners 
• Retrograde Planets: Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto, Neptune, Chiron, Pallas, Vesta
• Planets Out of Bounds: Pluto -23°38;  BML -26°56

General Correspondences

• Element: Fire
• Color: Red, rust
• Direction: South
• Energy: masculine/projective
• Power: To Will
• Deities: Ares, Mars, Tyr, Phaleg (Olympic Spirit)
• Crystal: Amethyst, bloodstone, lodestone, diamond, jasper
• Resin: Juniper, dragon’s blood, red sandalwood
• Herbs: Absinthe, cayenne, basil, asafoetida, rue, garlic, black pepper, nettle, wormwood, onion, mustard, leeks, ginger, wolfsbane, thorny trees (Hawthorn)

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Magickal focus: Mercury governs; communication, interactions, balance, justice, revelation

• Universal Numerology: 7 – observation, balance, justice, the scales, magick, spirituality/ Day- 5 – protection, pentagram, travel, innovation, freedom versus restriction
• The Sun in Libra (fall)
• The Moon in Sagittarius
• Moon Void of Course: Not today
• Lunar Phase: Waxing, Crescent
• Planetary governance: Mercury ☿
• Governing planet in sign: Mercury in Scorpio
• Governing Planet Ray: 4th (harmony through conflict); Strongest Ray: 1st/5th
• Favorability: Excellent
• Polarity: Masculine
• Elemental Balance: In order of strength: Fire, Air, Water, Earth (0)
• Strongest Sign Mode: Fixed
• Mansion of the Moon: 20th – Nahaym (Al Na’am) 4°Sg17; a beam; tames wild animals, fortifies prisons, destroys the wealth of societies, compels someone to a specific place 
• Retrograde Planets: Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto, Neptune, Chiron, Pallas, Vesta
• Planets Out of Bounds: Moon -26°27; Pluto -23°38;  BML -27°09

General Correspondences

• Element: Air
• Color: yellow, purple
• Direction: East
• Energy: masculine/projective
• Power: To Know
• Deities: Hermes, Mercury, Thoth, Odin/Woden, Ophiel (Olympic Spirit)
• Crystal: Agate, emerald, fluorite, topaz, citrine, red marble
• Resin: benzoin, gum arabic,  frankincense
• Herbs: marjoram, horehound, bergamot, cinnamon, lavender, caraway, cloves, licorice, mullein, peppermint, star anise, hyssop

Thursday, 15 October 2026

Magickal focus: Jupiter governs; social justice, healing, abundance, income, growth, achieving goals

• Universal Numerology: 8 – Materialistic Approval, Achievement, Striving for Success, leadership, and Acknowledgment; Day – 6 – assistance, shared path, empathy, love, guidance
• The Sun in Libra (fall)
• The Moon in Sagittarius
• Moon Void of Course: 2:55p-EOD
• Lunar Phase: Waxing, Crescent
• Planetary governance: Jupiter ♃
• Governing planet in sign: Jupiter – Leo 
• Governing Planet Ray: 2nd Ray (love and wisdom): Strongest Ray: 1st/5th
• Favorability: Neutral
• Polarity: Masculine
• Elemental Balance: In order of strength: Fire, Air, Water, Earth (0)
• Strongest Sign Mode: Fixed
• Mansion of the Moon: 21st – Elbeda (Al Baldah) 17°Sg8; which is a desert; increases gain, harvest, building strength, and successful travel, causes divorce 
• Retrograde Planets: Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto, Neptune, Chiron, Pallas, Vesta
• Planets Out of Bounds: Moon -27°44; Pluto -23°38;  BML -27°18

General Correspondences

• Element: Fire, Water, Air
• Color: Blue
• Direction: South, West, East
• Energy: balanced
• Power: To Will, To Dare, To Know
• Deities: Zeus, Jupiter, Thor, Bethor (Olympic Spirit)
• Crystal: sapphire, jasper, emerald
• Resin: balm of Gilead, ambergris, saffron
• Herbs: basil, agrimony, mints, dandelion, borage, bugloss (alkanet), wood betony, hyssop, henbane, poplar, oak, plum, fig, meadowsweet

Friday, 16 October 2026

Magickal focus: Venus governs; compassion, love, harmony, attracting a partner, partnership issues, female sexuality, fertility, healing, friendship

• Universal Numerology: 9 – idealistic, generous, and kind; Altruism, Humanitarianism, Generosity, Sympathy; endings/ Day-7 – observation, balance, justice, the scales, magick, spirituality
• The Sun in Libra (fall)
• The Moon in Sagittarius until Capricorn (detriment) at 5:56p
• Moon Void of Course: Until 5:56a
• Lunar Phase: Waxing, Crescent
• Planetary governance: Venus ♀
• Governing planet in sign: Venus in Scorpio (detriment)
• Governing Planet Ray: 5th Ray (concrete knowledge and science); Strongest Ray: 1st
• Favorability: Very good
• Polarity: Masculine
• Elemental Balance: In order of strength: Fire/Air, Water, Earth
• Strongest Sign Mode: Cardinal/Fixed
• Mansion of the Moon: 21st – Elbeda (Al Baldah) 17°Sg8; which is a desert; increases gain, harvest, building strength, and successful travel, causes divorce; at 5:56a, 22nd – Caadaldeba (Sa’d al-Dhabih) 1°Capricorn; head of Capricorn; encourages prisoners and servants to flee, cures disease 
• Retrograde Planets: Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto (Direct), Neptune, Chiron, Pallas, Vesta
• Planets Out of Bounds: Moon -27°43; Pluto -23°38; Ceres 23°27;  BML -27°24

General Correspondences

• Element: Water
• Color: Green, rose
• Direction: West
• Energy: feminine/receptive
• Power: To Dare
• Deities: Venus, Aphrodite, Freyja, Hagith (Olympic Spirit)
• Crystal: Turquoise, lapis lazuli, beryl, rose quartz, coral
• Resin: sandalwood, ambergris, musk, orris root
• Herbs: apple, rose, myrtle, bugloss (alkanet), burdock, feverfew, lilac, marshmallow, vervain, valerian, thyme, coriander, pears, elder, pomegranate, passionflower, raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, vanilla, yarrow, violet, plantain

Saturday, 17 October 2026

Magickal focus: Saturn governs; restriction, bindings, summoning, harvest, purification, protection

• Universal Numerology: 1 –  Uniqueness, Freedom, Talent, Governance, Leadership, and Revolution/ Day – 8 – Materialistic Approval, Achievement, Striving for Success, leadership, and Acknowledgment
• The Sun in Libra (fall)
• The Moon in Capricorn (detriment)
• Moon Void of Course: Not today
• Lunar Phase: Waxing, Crescent
• Planetary governance: Saturn ♄
• Governing planet in sign: Saturn in Aries (fall)
• Governing Planet Ray: 5th Ray (concrete knowledge and science); Strongest Ray: 1st
• Favorability: Very good
• Polarity: Masculine
• Elemental Balance: In order of strength: Fire, Air, Water, Earth
• Strongest Sign Mode: Cardinal/Fixed
• Mansion of the Moon: 22nd – Caadaldeba (Sa’d al-Dhabih) 1°Capricorn; head of Capricorn; encourages prisoners and servants to flee, cures disease; at 8:01a, 23rd – Caadebolach (Sa’d Bula) 12°Cp51; swallowing; divorce, freeing of prisoners, healing
• Retrograde Planets: Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Chiron, Pallas, Vesta
• Planets Out of Bounds: Moon -26°25; Pluto -23°38; Ceres 23°28;  BML -27°28

General Correspondences

• Element: Earth
• Color: Brown, black
• Direction: North
• Energy: feminine/receptive
• Power: To Keep Silence
• Deities: Chronos, Aratron (Olympic Spirit)
• Crystal: Onyx, jet, jade, emerald, sapphire, smoky quartz, marcasite, lodestone, brown jasper
• Resin: alum, sulfur,  benzoin, balm of Gilead, myrrh
• Herbs: asafoetida, cypress, dragonwort, black hellebore, mandrake, opium, garlic, hemlock, ivy, mullein, nightshade, skullcap, St. John’s Wort, Solomon’s seal root, comfrey, boneset, pine

©2025-2026 Jan Erickson

Spellcasting Tips and Recommendations

Timing

• Dawn: healing, new beginnings, study, purification
• Noon: strength, opportunity, success, protection, wealth
• Sunset: letting go, release
• Night: spirituality, aligning with Spirit, healing, dreamwork, visions

Cosmic Rays

• 1st – will/power 
• 2nd – love/wisdom 
• 3rd – active intelligence
• 4th – harmony through conflict
• 5th – concrete science and knowledge
• 6th – devotion/idealism
• 7th – ceremonial magic and order

Polarity

• Feminine: compassion, empathy, and understanding 
• Masculine: motivation, initiation, and expressions of creativity
• Balanced: compassion, empathy, and understanding are balanced with motivation, initiation, and expressions of creativity.

Moon Phases

• Waxing (Magicks of Increase)
  • New (focused on opportunities with a tendency toward impulsiveness; time to look inward and make plans for the future)
  • Crescent (self-assertion is strong and you embrace challenges)
  • 1st Qtr (leadership skills are strong with high expectations of others)
  • Gibbous (seeking knowledge, working toward achieving goals, discovering one’s purpose)
• Waning (Magicks of Decrease)
  • Full (relationships are an important part of your life; a powerfully creative time for goals and projects)
  • Disseminating (motivated to share knowledge and wisdom with others)
  • 3rd Qtr (action from a place of strength with adaptability challenging at times)
  • Balsamic – (your destiny or future factors into life decisions, with leadership a potential role for you to play)

Recommendations

• Candles can be scribed, anointed in ritual oil, and then rolled in crushed herbs for additional effect
• Essential oils can be added to a carrier oil such as grape seed or almond to create a ritual oil
• When using planetary squares or seals, whenever possible, draw them out during the ritual itself
• If summoning anyone or anything to assist in the working, be sure to include the license to depart to thank and release the entity from your service
• Tarot cards and runes may be used to further enhance a working or to provide a focus
• Runes can be drawn in the air above workings for additional impact and to further define your intention

Areas of power

• Crossroads (the dirt can be used, also dirt from footprints)
• Graveyards (crushed mullein can be used in place of graveyard dirt)
• Outside altars/established sacred space
• Doorways, windows
• Boundaries of all kinds
• Sacred spots, especially ancient stone ruins

Times of power – Moon phases, planetary hours, eclipses, storms, equinoxes, solstices, charging water/crystals/mirrors/tools can be performed under a full moon

©2025-2026 Jan Erickson

References

• Erickson, Jan. Herbal Magicka. 2021
• Erickson, Jan. Witch Notes. Kindle. 2019.  
• Erickson, Jan. Shifting Perception. Draft2Digital. 2020.

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Special Note: Unapproved Use of My Work

So, once again, another website is posting my work from Stepping Aside. This is upsetting, and although I understand that there are people out there who do this because it’s been done to me before, it’s completely unacceptable. My website has been up since 2012, and I’ve worked incredibly hard to publish work that I believe others might be interested in. I tried to contact the website in question, but the email address doesn’t appear to be valid. So, I’m doing what I can to deal with it. ~ Jan Erickson

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