Step-by-step procedures: what you need, when to do them, and what can go wrong.
A procedure
Work by planetary hour
Choose the planet, find the hour, do the operation, close at the boundary.
What it is
To give a working a time-shape without waiting for a perfect moment.
At a glance
- When
- The planetary day and hour of the chosen planet.
How to do it
- Choose the planet that matches the operation.
- Find its day and hour.
- Write the operation in one sentence.
- Start at the beginning of the hour.
- Do the operation and record the result.
- Close at the end of the hour or at the next planetary boundary.
What you need
- A planetary hour table or the daemon
- A timer
- The ledger
A worked example
A Mercury message working on Wednesday at the Mercury hour; the card says 'day and hour exact'.
What can go wrong
- The working is postponed indefinitely for the perfect hour.
- The hour is used as an excuse not to act.
- The record does not say whether the hour was exact or approximate.
Background
Keeping a record
The date, day, hour, operation and result.
Related entries
Instruments
Practices
Constructs
Related
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⚙ Instruments 3
- The Instrument Workshop Protocols
- The Planetary Hour Daemon Protocols
- The Correspondence Engine Protocols
✧ Practices 2
- Planetary timing Protocols
- Digital altar Protocols
❖ Workings 2
- The Venus Network Charm Protocols
- The Mercury Hour Daemon Protocols
◈ Constructs 1
- Daemon Protocols
▤ Glossary 1
- Planetary hour Related
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