This is the Part II update for the second decan of Libra, just sharing a bit about how it unfolded. Part I with all the Libra 2 decan data is here.

I’ve finished the book, formatting and all, but am having trouble deciding how to print it, because at 598 pages, it is quite expensive to print, even in bulk. Interestingly and weirdly, using a “print-on-demand” service for even a single copy is substantially cheaper than having a “real” printer print hundreds or thousands at once. But I’ve never used one and I’m not entirely sure I trust them. Yes I have control issues. So still thinking on it.

The decan’s card is the Three of Swords, Lord of Sorrow. True to form, someone shared some very sad news with me during the decan period, truly one of life’s more heartbreaking things. But it was heart opening too, as I was honored that they trusted me with something quite personal.

There was also the first hard frost in this decan, which is always kind of sad. So there was a bit of running around harvesting everything that needed to be picked, and covering other things that could survive it if covered. One of the things I harvested was my Job’s Tears seeds, for making beads for a Saturn mala.

The seeds start olive green, then turn tan, then brown, then black. From black they then turn blue-grey, then finally dirty-ish white. All Saturn-ish colors. The best stage to harvest them for jewelry is when they are black or grey, as they are fully ripe, hard and glossy, and not too dried out. You can see in the picture how the stem runs through the center. You remove that and there is a natural hole for stringing.

You may remember if you have been following along, that I planted these in Taurus decan 3. What is interesting is that Taurus 3, the Seven of Disks, is a Venus-ruled sign, with a Saturn-ruled decan, in a Venus-ruled sephira. So I planted these seeds then with intention, for making a Saturn mala for Saturn mantra repetitions. Venus-Saturn=jewelry made from Saturn materia.

You can see in the image of the Seven of Disks above that there are blue frost-like patterns in the background. Sure enough, these seeds were harvested just before a hard frost in this decan, Libra 2.

The Libra 2 decan is very similar to the Taurus 3 decan when the seeds were planted, as it is also a Venus-ruled sign, with a Saturn-ruled decan. The only difference is that Libra 2, the Three of Swords, corresponds to a Saturn-ruled sephira, while Taurus 3 is a Venus-ruled sephira.

This is the plant Job’s tears growing during the Sorrow decan. It looks like corn, as it is related.

I’ll show the mala when I get around to stringing it. Not sure yet when that will be, as there may not be time in what is left of this decan.

Also had to harvest so many peppers…this is only about half of them; got an equal number of red ones and hot ones. Going to be freezing them, pickling and canning them, stuffing them, making pepper sauce, giving them away, etc etc etc….it is a LOT of peppers. The house is full of them; they are stacked everywhere. I have to make a truce with these in the next decan.

Also, happy Crowleymas, October 12th, the birthday feast of Aleister Crowley. Curry-stuffed peppers, anyone?