It’s been a crazy week over here at Tiphereth House, and I still haven’t gotten a chance to post last week’s podcast … so I’m sorry for the delay, it’ll be posted up tomorrow. Thanks for your patience.

Still, today is my birthday, so I’m taking the day off. I’ll be back next week with a brand-new show!  Stay tuned.

Just wanted to commemorate the birthday of the late Princess Diana. The world lost a great light when she left our planet. I wish her spirit peace and light eternal.

Happy Birthday Diana, the People’s Princess. I am honored to share the same day of your birth.

For those of you who are interested in the Astrology chart of Princess Diana, I will be posting it soon in the Astrology Section of my magickal forum.

A Personal Story: Six months after the death of the Princess, I wound up being flown to London to perform a Babalon Working with a magickal friend (all-expenses paid, who could resist?) As a result, I was able to take the opportunity to personally place a bouquet of one dozen yellow roses at the entrance of Highgate. I felt that I was meant to go there and pay hommage to Diana, one of my most favorite people on the planet.

I wish I could have gone to the concert given in Diana’s honour. I encourage all my readers to say a special prayer for the peace of her spirit. She truly was the apotheosis of the Goddess Diana, as far as I’m concerned.

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The Hounds of Diana

Stealthing through the wood
Bolting faster than a ray of Luna light
Casting off illusion’s brood
of silky white

Diana
quick, you dart
with bowstring tight
shot thru, the blackened heart of night

How fleeting fly your feet
bounding by on air
Wild scent of virgin heat
Your haunted lair

Transgressed by crystalled Acteons
Take care
When the Huntress turns to hunted
Feign, beware

Your stag and hound are circling, unseen
Soon spotted, drag your broken body from the scene

There are those who claim your cease
Whatever can they mean?
You are merely hidden
in the never-ending green

You live and hide behind the Moon
Your symphony
in a horned-owl’s tune
O, winged Priestess of Prophecy — Diana

(© 2007, Voxx Voltair)

The Full Moon will occur at 6:49 PDT (9:49 EDT), and will be at 08:25 Degrees of Capricorn. No doubt you will feel especially emotional, as Capricorn is the exact opposite sign of Cancer, the sign which is ruled by the Moon. The sign of Capricorn is ruled by the planet Saturn, and makes it a very intense time for all Moonchildren, in particular.

There is a great deal of craziness going on right now, with Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Chiron all retrograde at the same time! So pretty much everything is up in the air — don’t try to hard to control things, as it’s impossible to get a handle on anything right now. The best you can do is to try to accept what’s going on in your life with the best attitude possible. Once Mercury goes direct again on July 9th, things will start settling down, once and for all.

Other Planets Affecting the Full Moon Energy: With Venus in Leo, you may find yourself taking things too personally, and amping the drama of your feelings — chill out! Save your acting for the stage — speaking of which, with Mercury in Cancer, you’ll no doubt be aware of how good your memory is getting. Write some poetry while you’re at it! Release your fears, and don’t let Capricorn’s uptight influence make you too bossy. Are you listening, President Bush? (He’s a Cancer, you know.)

The Positive Side: You can get in touch with your more disciplined side right now. It’s a good time to start any kind of regimen to increase your stamina and strength.

The Negative Side: You need to lighten up already! You may feel irritable, vulnerable, and angry right now — violence is definitely on the horizon, so keep your temper in check. Also, this placement is strong for the occurrence of earthquakes, as Capricorn is an earth sign, and rules mountains (and the little goat creatures that climb them).

Final Note: This is a very powerful Full Moon, so try to wake up early and meditate on the full level of energy that can be tapped and transmuted to your particular magickal purpose.

Capricorn Keywords for Focus: Structure, patience, thoroughness, goal-planning, and strategy.

Cancerian Keywords for Focus: Nourishment, security, appreciation and family.

Candle Ritual Info: Use the following colours, shapes, and items in your ritual for celebrating the Moon in Capricorn. All items should celebrate the sign the Moon is in, which is Capricorn.

Colours: Black and Indigo (for Capricorn).

Shapes: Crescents, 10-pointed stars.

Other Objects: Horns, crystal balls, black scrying mirrors.

Talismans: The Devil Card (Tarot/Capricorn), garnet, onyx, obsidian and/or any other black or indigo-colored stones.

Scents: Myrrh, Onycha, Cypress.

Herbs: Comfrey, Solomon’s Seal, Belladonna (poison), and Snowdrop.

Trees: Pine, Cypress, Yew, Spruce, and Holly.

Picture Info: “Hecate” by William Blake.

Seriously folks, nothing more need be said that can better explain the sound of Mars in Taurus than this clip.

Update:  The clip of J-Hol and J-Hud has been taken down — Sorry! Do a search for it. It’s bound to show up again.

Mars is sheer power, and Taurus is ruled by Venus, Goddess of the musical arts. Check it out. I dare you not to get chills down your spine.(Copyright Info: This clip was made last night when at the BET Awards show.) 

Roughly, every two and one-half days, the Moon changes signs. During this time, it makes no direct aspects, and is considered relatively unstable. The low-down is that it is an unfavorable time to make any major decisions, nor to do anything of great importance. The reason being, that anything begun or finished right now will either not work out (at worst), or will simply have to be redone (at best).

Needless to say, do not make important decisions at this time. It’s better to wait until the time after which the Moon firmly enters the next Zodiac sign. For example, when the Moon is Void-of-Course in Pisces, it would be better to wait to start or finish a project once the Moon had completely entered into the next sign of Aries.

Moon Magick: The wise witches out there who happen to know the art of Astrology can vouch for the wisdom of performing rituals when the Moon is favorably aspected. Therefore, it is best to avoid doing serious Magick during a time when the the Moon is VOC, (especially for acquiring things, or situations).

In order to help you plan the best times to start or finish a project, please check out my Moon Void-of-Course Page, which lists the VOC times for the rest of June 2007. I will soon be listing the VOC Moons for the rest of 2007.

June 26, 2007: Today, the Moon is in Scorpio all day, but Void-of-Course. Now is the time to do the following: Get to the bottom of matters; detective work; deal with issues regarding all that is hidden, taboo, secret, or suppressed.

The Moon is void of course from 1:24 PM PDT (4:24 PM EDT) with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Saturn). VOC period ends when the Moon enters Sagittarius at 5:25 AM PDT (8:25 AM EDT) tomorrow.

Positive Energies of the Moon in Scorpio: Provocative, sexual, intense, passionate, transformative, healing, visionary, good for Necromancy and Trance Work, past-life regression.

Negative Energies of the Moon in Scorpio: Jealous, pushy, argumentative, strong-willed, morbid and manipulative.

Special Note for June 26, 2007: Since Venus is quincunx Uranus today, there will be issues regarding impulsive spending, peculiar attractions, fear of commitment, and freedom versus intimacy issues.

For more about Astrology, visit my Astrology Pages, or sign up for Astrology Classes.

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I wish you all a magickal Summer Solstice today, June 21st, 2007. I’ve been up since 6:20 am (PDT), unable to sleep — feeling excited and happy as we move into the warm, loving Zodiacal sign of Cancer.

The exact moment of the Summer Solstice will occur at 11:06 am (PDT), and 2:06 pm (EDT). The Solstice will occur with Virgo Rising at 7 Degrees, with the Moon in the 1st House, making wonderful astrological aspects for me personally, for which I’m always thankful to the stars. I’ll post the chart up in the Astrology Section of my Magickal Forum for you all to see.

The Pagan History of the Summer Solstice: This day is also celebrated by Pagans and Witches as “Litha”, which is one of the 4 Greater Sabbaths of good witches everywhere. As some of you may know, the Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year. After today, the sun will set sooner each day, until Winter Solstice, at which time (Yule), the Sun will be “reborn” again. For more information about the Summer Solstice, please see the links at the end of this post, or contact me personally.

A Magickal Morning: After I awoke, I had some tea with my father, and gathered some items to do a little of what I call, kitchin’ witchin’.

Making Solar Water: I poured a gallon of purified water into a jug, put a stopper on it, and put it outside to gather the rising rays of Sol. According to ancient Wiccan practices, Solar Water made on this particular day possesses incredible magickal force and power which can be used for healing for the rest of the Solar Year.

After that, I went upstairs to the Sun Deck, and ate some Bran, as I took in the sight of Hollywood beneath my feet (literally!) However, the damp morning air made it difficult to stay there for long, so I went back downstairs to my house, saying hello to a honeybee I met along the way.

Feeling inspired, (thanks to the Solar Energy), I wound up taking quite a few pictures of my new house, replete with Faeries, Pixies, Gnomes and flowers. I’ll post them up soon.

Once back inside, I also gathered a collection of all my Solar crystals — various gold, red and clear crystals, such as Pyrite, Citrine, Quartz, Jasper, Tiger’s Eye, and even some Bloodstone. I placed these stones on a large windowsill (facing South, the direction of Fire), and lit some of my special Venus in Cancer incense, next to the crystals basking in the sunlight.

I wound up writing lengthy entries in my Magickal Diary, and wrote two intense poems as well (which I’ll share in the Magickal Forum).

Me and my dad did a bit of Psychic Trance work at the kitchen table, under the powerful influences of the solar aspects. We did some detective work, which I’ll share with you all on a different post. Suffice it to say, that this Solstice is already generating a great deal of positive energy in my life, and I hope that it will have the same effect on all my magickal friends out there.

The Third Pentacle of the Sun: I’m posting this particular Solar talisman to generate positive energy for all my readers. Here’s a bit about this particular Seal of the Sun. The Greater Key of Solomon states that, “The Third Pentacle of the Sun serveth in addition … to acquire Kingdom and Empire, to inflict loss, and to acquire renown and glory, especially through the Name of God, Tetragrammaton, which therein is twelve times contained.”

In an accompanying Editor’s Note, the Name IHVH (Yod-Heh-Vau-Heh), is repeated twelve times; and a versicle somewhat similar to Daniel IV. V:34: ‘My Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom, and my dominion endureth from age unto age.’

Feel free to print it out, anoint it with some Frankincense (or even Olive Oil), and keep it in your wallet or purse for good fortune. And of course, let me know how it affects you by sharing your story in the Magickal Forum. As always, I hope you all have a mystical, magickal day!

More Links Regarding Litha:

Ways to Celebrate the Summer Solstice: The Voxx Magickal Forum.

Circle of Light: Summer Solstice Ritual.

Netglimse.com: Summer Solstice Celebrations

Cassandra Eason Official Site: Summer Solstice Rituals

Thelemic Summer Solstice Ritual.

• Week in Review: Mercury Retrograde in Cancer wreaking havoc in our home lives.
• Caller Number 1: Frater 131 (No birthdate given).
  Scenario: Shooting the breeze with a magickal initiate; chatting about the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (LBRP), and Liber XXV (The Star Ruby); Spiders and the symbolism of Tiphareth; Liber 777 (buy from the Voxx Book Club on this site); Ra-Hoor-Khuit; Frater Achad.
  Question: Regarding Goetia Magick — is it necessary to use a Black Mirror to evoke a spirit?
  Situation: Frater 131 believes that magicians shouldn’t have to use a Evocation Mirror in order to “see” the Goetia Spirits; Voxx explains her magickal opinion regarding the use of Scrying Mirrors during evocation and talks about her Goetia Magick Classes.
• Goetia-A-Go-Go: Voxx shares a funny personal account of her first evocation of Ashtoreth with a 9th Degree OTO Magician.
• Caller Number 2: Fin (Gemini).
  Question: Is he on the right track regarding his writing?Tarot Reading: Art (Trump 14).
  Astrology Reading: Aquarius Rising, Sun in Gemini, Moon in Capricorn, Mercury in Taurus, Venus in Cancer, Mars in Gemini; Saturn conjunct Mercury in Taurus.
• Aleister Crowley and the Equinox of the Gods: The discovery of Magickal and Family roots.
• Caller Number 3: Lynn (Pisces).
  Question: Wants to know what’s in store for her music career.
  Astrology Reading: Saturn in Leo is transiting her 1st House, creating delays.
  Tarot Reading: 4 of Swords, 7 of Cups, the Prince of Disks, The Star, The Moon and the 2 of Wands.
  Word of the Day: Art (14th Trump), and Adjustment.
• Caller Number 4: Derrick (No Birthdate Given).
  Question Number 1: Should he move into the new place he found?
  Tarot Reading: 9 of Cups, Princess of Wands, The Ace of Swords, and the 5 of Cups.
  Question Number 2: What’s going on with his job?
  Tarot Reading: 3 of Disks, Queen of Swords, 10 of Wands, The Devil, and The Tower.
  Word of the Day: The 6 of Swords.
• Daily Planets: Sun in Gemini, Moon in Leo, Mercury Retrograde in Cancer, Venus in Leo, Mars in Aries, Jupiter in Sagittarius, Saturn in Leo, Uranus in Pisces, Neptune in Aquarius, and Pluto in Sagittarius.
• New Section on the Voxx Forum: Ask Voxx.
• Madeleine McCann: Voxx explores the Astrological Chart of a little girl who was kidnapped in Portugal in May 2007, and shares her thoughts about what happened to Madeleine.
  Tarot Reading: 10 of Disks, 6 of Cups and The Ace of Swords.

• The Week in Review.
• Celebrity Fuckups: Paris Hilton goes to the Psych Ward at LA County Jail to detox; Nicole Richie is the typical Virgoan anorexic.
• Dr. Jack Kevorkian Released From Jail: Why the Kevorkian Health Plan is better than the US Government’s version.
• Daily Planets: Sun in Gemini, Moon in Taurus, Mercury in Cancer, Venus in Leo, Mars in Aries, Jupiter in Sagittarius, Saturn in Leo, Uranus in Pisces, Neptune in Aquarius, Pluto in Sagittarius.
• Caller Number 1: Matt (Cancer).
  Question: What’s up with his Career and Love Life?
  Situation: Caller is having a hard time finding satisfying work; Needs to move on from a dead-end marriage; wants to know how his Aries and Gemini children will handle their parents divorce.
  Tarot Reading: The Sun, and the 4 of Swords show unused talent; the 4 of Disks and 10 of Wands show that the ex-wife has taken money from Caller’s bank account without permission.
• Cancer Husband and Wife: The emotional mind-fucking of Moonchildren.
• Mercury Retrograde in Cancer: What to expect.
• Wiccan Feng Shui.
• Pluto in Sagittarius: The deep transformations of Pluto in the sign of the Archer.
• Caller Number 2: Jonathan (Aquarius).
  Question: Caller wants to know if he should go to Law School and the possible results.
  Situation: Caller has a hard time focusing; Voxx counsels him on ways to focus.
  Tarot Reading: The Aeon, shows cycles of desire that continue to make him consider more schooling.
• Aquarians: A bit of info about the people born under this sign.
• Caller Number 3: Lore Denizen (Taurus).
  Question: Caller wants to assure herself she’s on the right path for success.
  Situation: Caller is a musician in a hard-rock band, and wants to see the potential of success for her musical group.
  Tarot Reading: The Hermit, 9 of Cups, and 8 of Disks show new material being written; happiness coming from doing what one loves; The Chariot, The Emperor, The Hierophant and the Queen of Disks show the Caller is the leader of the band; 9 of Swords and The Magician show need to promote and get the word out.
• New Moon in Gemini at 23 Degrees: June 14th, Thursday at 11:13 pm (EST), and 8:13 pm (PDT); what to expect and how best to start the new Lunar cycle.
• Scary Murphy: Voxx predicts Eddie Murphy will be named the biological father of Scary Spice’s baby.
• Caller Number 4: Heather (Scorpio).
  Question: Caller wants to know what’s going on with her job.
  Situation: After hesitating to go after a new job, the Caller is advised to wait until after Mercury exits retrograde on July 9th.
  Tarot Reading: 5 of Cups, The Moon, and the 4 of Swords indicate a need to be patient.

Before it’s too late … I wanted to wish a Happy Astral Birthday to William Butler Yeats, the great mystical poet.

There are a great number of people who are unaware that Yeats was not only a long-time member of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, but he was also the Head of the Order for a time.

For a time, during my teenage years, I was a huge fan of Yeats — even before I knew he was a ritual Magician. Of course, those familiar with the life of Aleister Crowley no doubt are aware that Yeats and Crowley were not on the best of terms. Crowley joined the same G.’.D.’. Lodge as Yeats in 1898, much to the chagrin of many of the members of the Isis-Urania Temple in London.

All mysticism aside, Yeats was a gifted and very spiritually-oriented poet, who at one time was the Poet Laureate of Ireland, won the Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature in 1923. Yeats is known as the greatest Irish lyric poet of all time, and is regarded by many as the greatest poet of the 20th Century (although my personal vote goes to the late, great Ted Hughes, former husband of the ever more late Sylvia Plath, but i digress).

There are quite a few books written about the magickal poetry and symbolism of Yeats, which are worth checking out (I’ll have to go through my library and post some of the better titles).

On this day, I urge all my magickal friends to take a moment to read through some of the poems left behind by the hermetic Mage. I’m sure you will find much to enjoy in the inspired words and visions he so carefully left behind. Happy birthday Mr. Yeats.