This eclipse is not one to which I would normally pay a great deal of attention It will be a faint Appulse Lunar Eclipse This particular Moon is dubbed the Thunder or Buck Moon. It will be (barely) visible throughout South America, North America and part of northwestern Africa.
This occurs two weeks after an annular solar eclipse. You may wish to refer to my article on that one as well. Only 35% of the Moon will be covered by Earth’s penumbra. Below is the eclipse, with the focus on eastern North America and northern eastern South America.
I must emphasise at the outset, that the physical visibility of this eclipse is unusual and there is no known way to quantify exactly how this will affect the stamp of this event. My personal view is that the faintest is not the primary concern The facts of where the eclipse could be seen, even on a very cloudy night, is what matters most. Where the eclipse cannot be seen, its effects will be secondary or tertiary with respect to other regions of the world.,
The image below shows the areas of the eastern seaboard of the US in relation to visibility
The following image shows the place of the maximum eclipse:
This eclipse is most interesting in relation to the Cancer nation of the United Staes, not least because it unfolds on Independence Day 2020 at exactly the same degree of Cancer as is found in the chart of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The chart below shows the eclipse in relation to Washing DC at the time of the maximum eclipse.
The chart has Mars ascending in his diurnal domicile and in an applying square aspect to the luminaries The saturnine theme we’ve seen so much of this year consists, first and foremost in this instance, with Jupiter, Saturn and Moon in the 10th house in Capricorn opposing the Cancerian Sun and Mercury. Ketu in the 9th house is sometimes considered unfortunate and with Rahu the 3rd house indicating we have conflicts with ‘brothers.” Deriving from the concerns of the 9th house. In this case, Rahu is exalted in Gemini which accentuates the event that much more.
Mars is the Lord of the Eclipse and also the Almuten. He is in the bounds of Mars and the decanate of Jupiter.
[Lunar Eclipse 2020 Guide When, Where & How to See Them. Courtesy of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter & Space.com]
The Moon and Jupiter are in the 23rd Arabian Lunar Mansion, represented according to Ibn Arabi. The Moon’s position in the Tropical zodiac is 13 CP 29′ 37″ This Mansion starts from 12 CP 51′ 22″ and ends at 25 CP 42′ 51″
Ibn Arabi’s interpretation of the meaning of this mansion is the highly evocative nomenclature of “The Fortune of the Swallower.” He assigns the Divine Attribute as the Nourisher. According to H. C. Agrippa (1533 AD) it refers to (Latin) Swallowing and tell us that the significance is that it Causes divorce, freedom of captives, healing of sick. The talisman he suggests is for “destruction and wasting.” In the context of social unrest and the pandemic, financial ruin and other plagues, these attributions are remarkably apt.
Again, this article should be read as one in a series on the highly eloquent eclipses and planetary configuration of 2020
Vishnu et Lakshmi on_Shesha Naga, Lakshmi stimule le rêve de la création.
Ceci est une continuation du mysticisme astrologique dans The Surya Siddhanta. Depuis que cet article a été écrit il y a plusieurs mois, j’ai réussi à obtenir d’autres textes sur l’astrologie indienne qui ont permis d’expliquer ou de combler des lacunes apparentes. J’ai également eu la chance de rencontrer des astrologues indiens très accomplis qui étaient disposés à discuter de la façon dont les techniques indiennes pourraient être utilisées de concert avec l’astrologie hellénistique, je suis reparti avec deux techniques qui semblent être particulièrement utiles et, à ma façon de penser, ajouter dimensions indispensables.
Mon temps ici n’est pas d’approfondir aucun de ces textes mais je les mettrai à la disposition du lecteur qui souhaite une boussole plus large. Je préviendrai à l’avance que moins c’est souvent plus, en particulier lorsque l’objectif est de nature pratique. Bien sûr, en particulier lorsque l’on discute de l’astrologie indienne, la pratique et le discernement spirituel sont aussi importants que dans ses homologues hellénistique, persan, égyptien, druidique ou babylonien.
Cela ne peut servir que d’introduction la plus simple à deux techniques utilisées en astrologie indienne. Raconter toute l’histoire nécessiterait le récit et l’analyse nés de millénaires. Je présente donc cela avec la plus grande humilité dans l’espoir que cela suscitera l’intérêt d’autres praticiens de l’astrologie hellénistique.
Jyotish se traduit par «science de la lumière» et se réfère à la forme profonde et mathématiquement sophistiquée de l’astrologie originaire des premiers textes. Jyotish est aussi vénéré dans le sous-continent que l’astrologie authentique est largement sous-évaluée et même injuriée dans l’Occident moderne. Les principes essentiels de Jyotish, y compris la nomenclature de la science de la lumière, ne sembleront pas étrangers à un pratiquant de l’astrologie occidentale traditionnelle. En fait, il existe donc une chaîne ininterrompue de cette science de la lumière qui remonte à des temps très anciens.
Dans un article précédent, nous avons discuté de La Surya Siddhanta d’une date inconnue. Il était facilement disponible au 11ème et 12ème siècle après JC. La traduction la plus couramment vue est celle d’Ebeneezer Burgess, publiée en 1860 .. Cependant, il existe des preuves solides qu’il était beaucoup plus ancien, peut-être existant sous forme orale bien avant cela.
Avec une provenance incertaine, nous devons prendre ce que nous avons à ses propres conditions., Assisté par référence à d’autres travaux astronomiques indiens. La relation entre l’esprit et la matière est commune à tous, sous une forme développée, elle est pertinente pour les sciences, bien que des nomenclatures différentes puissent être adoptées. J’ai choisi d’employer le terme d’astrologie indienne parce qu’elle est pratiquée de l’Himalaya à Kanyakumari avec étonnamment peu de variance, tout bien considéré.
«Le yantra est un diagramme mystique ou astronomique utilisé comme amulette ou charme. Bénéfique pour se débarrasser de l’insuffisance, des concurrents, du ressentiment et des mauvais effets des planètes »- Neeta Singhal
Le mot védique peut être trompeur, tout comme la nomenclature de l’astrologie hindoue, car il est utilisé non seulement par les hindous, mais aussi par les sikhs, les jaïns et les musulmans. Il existe également de nombreux pratiquants de Jyotish dans le monde, mais il n’y a aucun doute sur son origine sous sa forme actuelle. Il existe également un lien indéniable avec les yogas et les dieux sont d’origine indienne à la fois védique et postérieure.
Pour des raisons qui ne sont pas entièrement claires, le mélange des cultures astrologiques au cours des millénaires n’a pas entraîné le transfert complet de certains des éléments les plus utiles de l’astrologie indienne. Peut-être que le principal d’entre eux est le système Nakshatras et une compréhension adéquate des nœuds. Les sources classiques, islamiques et européennes ont tendance à être vagues sur le sujet des nœuds et certains ne les mentionnent pas du tout. Mon amie et collègue Clelia Romano a fait un travail splendide pour sonder les opinions des nœuds et a fourni 40 lectures de cartes de personnes atteintes de maladie mentale pour montrer comment les nœuds fonctionnent. Un pdf de son site est disponible ici .
Les Nakshatras sont des divisions de la roue zodiacale par 27 qui sont ensuite subdivisées pour arriver à la signification mystique de 108. Les divisions de quatre sont appelées padas et on leur attribue des qualités planétaires. Les Nakshatras sont ancrés aux étoiles, donc on pourrait utiliser un zodiaque tropical avec des Nakshatras sidéraux. Ce n’est pas une pratique courante en Inde, car le zodiaque sidéral est généralement (mais pas entièrement) à toutes fins. ils sont Lunar Mansions et Rahu et Ketu sont également basés sur Lunar.
Ce graphique simple montre les positions de Nakshatras, montrant les seigneurs planétaires et la divinité dirigeante.
Pour l’astrologue occidental, l’utilisation d’un zodiaque sidéral pose problème. Pensez un instant que vous avez toujours su que vous étiez une personnalité ardente avec un Lion Soleil, un Ascendant Bélier et une Lune en Sagittaire. La lecture sidérale voudrait que vous soyez un Soleil Cancer, un Ascendant Poissons et une Lune Scorpion. Le changement élémentaire à lui seul est énorme, avant même d’envisager les signes. se. Nous sommes tropicaux. Notre système est basé sur les solstices et les équinoxes et le sidéral est basé sur les étoiles. Mais comme la fortune l’aurait, nous pouvons utiliser le Tropical pour les signes et les Nakshatras en même temps.
La question se pose, bien sûr, de savoir pourquoi un astrologue occidental renoncerait aux divers systèmes de 28 Lunar Mansion en faveur du modèle indien. La vérité est que les hôtels lunaires ne sont pas beaucoup utilisés en Occident, en grande partie, je pense, car ils nous fournissent très peu d’informations et même cela peut être vague. De plus, chaque version nous donne des informations différentes. La grande exception est l’utilisation de la magie astrologique et le réglage fin d’un élément particulier d’une carte ou bien en tant qu’outil de rectification de carte.
En raison de la nature du nakshatra ,. nous pouvons discerner beaucoup sur la nature du premier point de contact de l’âme avec le monde matériel, comme m’a expliqué un astrologue indien très crédible. Maintenant, bien sûr, de telles choses sont pertinentes dans une pluralité de systèmes. Mais nous ne suggérons pas réellement quelle était la nature d’une incarnation précédente ou même à venir. De l’école de théosophie est venue la confiance fanatique que l’on pourrait simplement inventer une association en utilisant uniquement les nœuds.
Il faut dire que l’idée de la réincarnation ou de la transmigration des âmes est solidement établie dans la tradition européenne de Platon aux druides, qui ont peut-être même précédé les sages indiens à ce sujet. Les brahmanes ont appelé les druides leurs cousins ou frères européens. En effet, le christianisme primitif avait des partisans de la réincarnation jusqu’à ce qu’ils soient réduits au silence par l’orthodoxie. La métaphysique d’un cadre mystique existe donc déjà, mais l’astrologie traditionnelle semble éviter la question. Je suis tout à fait sûr que la raison en est l’influence et les menaces des religions abrahamiques.
Ainsi, un astrologue hellénistique ou persan pourrait utiliser Nakshatras, avec un zodiaque tropical et en fait, cela est fait par des astrologues indiens à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur du sous-continent. Permettez-moi de vous donner un exemple de la façon dont cela peut être fait. Il s’agit d’un graphique calculé dans un programme hellénistique, montrant les 27 Nakshatras, les Padas et les décans chaldéens traditionnels. Il se trouve que le système Whole Sign est le plus utilisé sur le sous-continent indien. L’astrologue hellénistique n’est pas tenu d’apporter des changements essentiels au-delà de l’utilisation du Nakshatra et de la prise des nœuds aussi au sérieux que Vettius Valens.
Nous trouvons que la Lagna (Ascendant) est au 27e degré de la Balance – la Nakshatra est Vishaka, qui occupe 20-00 Balance à 3-20 ′ Scorpion. Jupiter est le Seigneur et le symbole est une arche et Indra et Agni président. Indra est l’un des plus anciens dieux du Rigveda et Agni est à la fois un dieu et du Feu. La description courte ou les caractéristiques générales: comprennent l’énergie, la force et la puissance potentielle, d’apparence brillante, bien parlées et aptes à gagner de l’argent. Le Pada est Gemini et Mercure est très heureux ici. Jupiter apporte un idéalisme moteur à cet endroit. Le personnage est décrit comme étant versé dans les Écritures. Nous dériverions donc une personne charmante et efficace, un idéaliste désireux de changement vers la justice, mais dont la santé est susceptible d’être fragile.
Parfois, le Moon Nakshatra est étudié, avec le Soleil ou tout autre point. Cependant, la Lagna semble particulièrement importante et incommensurablement plus si elle est considérée par rapport aux nœuds. L’astrologue occidental pourrait utiliser cet outil astrologique utile. Cependant, nous n’avons pas obtenu tous les avantages avant d’avoir étudié Rahu et Ketu à travers les yeux de l’astrologie indienne:.
La création de Rahu et Ketu est racontée dans le mythe de la création lui-même. L’histoire est celle d’une immortalité volée par un démon dissimulé. C’est la partie la plus pertinente de l’histoire à nos fins:
Les devas (demi-dieux) ont fait appel à Vishnu, qui a ensuite pris la forme de Mohini et en tant que belle et charmante demoiselle, Mohini a distrait les asuras, a pris l’amrita et l’a distribuée parmi les Devas, qui l’ont bu. Asura Rahu-Ketu s’est déguisé en deva et a bu du nectar. En raison de leur nature lumineuse, le dieu solaire Surya et le dieu lunaire Chandra ont remarqué le changement de côté. Ils ont informé Mohini. Mais avant que le nectar ne puisse passer sa gorge, Mohini lui a coupé la tête avec son discus divin, le Sudarshana Chakra. Mais comme le nectar était descendu dans sa gorge, il n’est pas mort. Depuis ce jour, sa tête s’appelait Rahu et son corps s’appelait Ketu. Plus tard, Rahu et Ketu sont devenus des planètes. L’histoire se termine avec les Devas rajeunis battant les asuras.
Komilla Sutton écrit: «Rahu Ketu est le nom donné aux nœuds de la lune. Rahu est le nœud nord et Ketu est le nœud sud. Ce sont des points sur l’écliptique où la Lune est en alignement avec le Soleil et la Terre. Ils indiquent le point précis d’harmonie avec les trois influences les plus importantes de notre vie: le Soleil, la Terre et la Lune. Cette relation joue un rôle important dans le développement de la conscience individuelle. »
Les forces obscures qui gagnent des attributs divins par la tromperie sont un conte archétypal de la chute. La tentative de tuer l’Asura ne fit que le rendre plus maléfique. Il n’est pas vrai que les N | odes soient toujours maléfiques, mais elles le sont souvent et doivent être étudiées de près. Qu’ils soient ou non démoniaques n’est pas à débattre. Ils ont délibérément nommé des planètes fantômes. Ils sont secrets et pas toujours faciles à détecter.
Selon Sutton: «Rahu se comporte comme Saturne. Il traite de drogues, de poisons, de sur-ambition, de jeu de pouvoir, de connaissances cachées… L’élément de Rahu est l’air. Il traite de tous les aspects des activités aériennes liées aux voyages aériens, aux accidents aériens, à l’aviation, aux pilotes, etc. , exécution, maladies, désenchantement, etc. »
Rahu
Rahu est la tête et pour notre considération immédiate, la bouche. Rahu a toujours faim et analyse. Il peut manger mais n’a pas le corps nécessaire à la digestion. Cela apporte avec lui une nature obsessionnelle. Bien sûr, il y aura toujours d’autres considérations nécessaires pour obtenir l’image complète, mais imaginez que Rahu était dans la cinquième maison. La faim perpétuelle pourrait entraîner un jeu excessif, voire incontrôlable, ou peut-être entraîner ce que l’on appelle maintenant la dépendance sexuelle. Les désirs sont hors de contrôle.
Dans la dixième maison, Rahu pourrait se manifester comme un désir insatiable de proéminence. Dans la deuxième maison, Rahu ne peut jamais avoir assez de possessions. Ce besoin n’a presque rien à voir avec la richesse. On le voit chez des collectionneurs compulsifs qui ne sont jamais rassasiés et toujours à la recherche de la prochaine pièce. Le lecteur ne sera jamais satisfait car Rahu ne peut pas digérer. Il a toujours faim et la faim est insatiable. En astrologie indienne, la 2ème maison inclut la parole comme sa province. Cela pourrait être une voix douce avec une langue parfois pointue.
Rahu dans la première maison appartient à des gens qui ne semblent pas en avoir assez d’eux-mêmes. Ils peuvent bien paraître égoïstes aux autres. Mais bien sûr, Ketu sera dans sa septième maison. Cela amène une crise dans la poursuite des relations. De toute évidence, les autres éléments du graphique affecteront la façon dont cela est exprimé.
Si nous nous référons à notre exemple de graphique, où nous avons trouvé le Nakashatra Vishaka, sur l’Ascendant, nous ajoutons maintenant Rahu à la neuvième maison, cela pourrait renverser les bonnes qualités en exagérant. La personne fictive pourrait tendre vers un certain fanatisme dans la religion et les domaines de Jupiter.
Ketu est le corps sans tête. Kee5tu peut généralement indiquer quelque chose sur ce qui s’est passé, y compris ce qui a précédé votre être physique dans cette vie. Ce que Ketu veut avant tout, c’est une libération de Moksha. Parce qu’aucune «chose» ne peut donner cela, Ketu rejette ce qui est disponible là où il est. Donc, Rahu a un appétit insatiable et Ketu est du côté opposé du spectre. Ils sont le désir et l’aversion personnifiés si vous voulez. SI cela se traduit par le rejet d’éléments négatifs, alors tout va bien. Mais si des éléments utiles sont jetés, cela pourrait être assez dévastateur.
Surtout, les «règles Ketu de Nakshatra sont Ashwini (Bélier), Magha (Lion) et Mula (Sagittaire), la triplicité du feu. Ce sont les premières étapes des cycles de vie. Mars, Soleil et Jupiter, les dirigeants du Bélier, du Lion et du Sagittaire sont amis entre eux. Ensemble, ils représentent la force, l’âme et la sagesse, Ketu a la capacité de donner dans ces domaines. Un bon mélange de ces trois planètes dans nos cartes natales nous oriente vers la recherche de Moksha, la libération finale du cycle de la vie et de la mort. » Voir Sutton, Komilla
Ketu Dev Tail of Demon Snake
Le plus intrigant est que Mula est le plus difficile et le plus douloureux des Nakshatra parce que le travail consiste à couper toute illusion. En ce qui concerne la triplicité du feu, nous pouvons dire que le guerrier, le sage et le sol sont considérablement dynamisés par Ketu dans la quête de Moksha.
Les exemples que j’ai donnés concernent le thème natal qui est le point central de cet article. J’ai aussi longtemps utilisé les nœuds dans les graphiques mondains. Mundane a son propre ensemble de règles, mais les mêmes principes s’appliquent. J’ai remarqué un nombre très élevé de catastrophes dans lesquelles les nœuds sont au centre d’un point clé du graphique, mais même ici, il y a beaucoup d’autres éléments à considérer et l’astrologue chevronné saura quoi faire.
Résumé: J’ai essayé d’offrir une introduction et un aperçu de deux éléments interconnectés de l’astrologie indienne, que je pense qu’il serait assez facile pour la plupart des astrologues hellénistiques de les intégrer. Les Nakshatras sont ancrés dans les étoiles et le Tropica Zodiac dérive des points Solstice et Equinox. Les nœuds sont si mal documentés dans la tradition occidentale pour les rendre presque inutiles. De nombreux écrivains ne les mentionnent pas, les mentionnent en passant et se contredisent généralement. L’astrologie indienne n’a pas ce problème. De plus, l’astrologie hellénistique et indienne ont déjà beaucoup en commun. Les deux utilisent les sept planètes / luminaires et les nœuds. Les deux favorisent l’ensemble du système de signalisation. Je devrais penser que le point de désaccord le plus difficile est les zodiaques. Mais il est permis d’utiliser celui que vous connaissez.
Il y a peu de praticiens stellaires de l’astrologie indienne qui ont publié des travaux extraordinairement fins pour aider l’occidental à comprendre l’astrologie du sous-continent indien: je recommande n’importe quoi du Dr David Frawley, Light on Life de Hart Defuw & Robert Svoboda. Astrologie hindoue ancienne pour l’astrologue occidental moderne de James Braha, The Nakshatras de Dennis M. Harness. Les nœuds lunaires: crise et rédemption. & Le Nakshatra: les étoiles au-delà du zodiaque. par Komilla Sutton.
I recently stumbled upon an article that confirmed that a large statue of Moloch had been placed at the entry to the Colosseum in Rome, best known as the site of Christians sacrificed to wild animals and gladiators for entertainment and as an admonition that Christianity was an enemy of Rome – to be shown no mercy. What is particularly curious about this story, is that the statue was put there with the apparent blessing of the Vatican.
The article states the following by way of explanation;
“Previously, the Catholic Church had made the Colosseum a sacred site to honor these first Christians martyred for their faith, even placing Stations of the Cross there for the faithful to contemplate their sacrifice. Now it’s guarded by the pagan god Molech, whose demand for child sacrifice has been compared to the modern epidemic of abortion, and the faithful are greeted with a statue honoring a pagan deity whose murderous spirit still seeks to kill children.” (CBN News).
Once in a while, there is a story that has the power to capture the Spirit of the Age or Zeitgeist. We are living in particularly Saturnine times and with the upcoming Grand Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Saturn’s domicile, the already ominous signs beg further analysis. Moloch is Saturn by another name. As the god of money, he emphasizes the materialism of Saturn. More grotesquely, he is known as the god who demanded child sacrifices, consumed by a furnace in his belly.
We live in a world where millions of children are sacrificed to the god of money by their labour in dark mines and backbreaking work of all kinds. Their childhoods have in effect be consumed by the worship of Moloch, aka Saturn. Moloch is without mercy. The current global economic appetite requires the poor to manufacture or mine items that they could never afford for themselves.
William Blake, The Book of Urizen, c.1794.
The image of Saturn as the one who eats his own children is usually interpreted as an allegory of time, that brings into being that which it will then devour. Chronos is time and the illusion of time keeps us enthralled by the material realm. At the speed of light, we can see that the solid, material universe is ultimately an illusion and in the words of William Blake (1757–1827), “energy is eternal delight … and Reason is the circumference of energy” Life is not something that Saturn supports with the enthusiasm of essence, but by creating a structure that often conceals what it tries to describe,
. The pedantic restrictions of Saturn are oppressive to the life force. He is Blakes aptly named “nobodaddy.” – as in, “nobody’s daddy.”
“Glad Day” – William Blake
Blake also invented a character and named him Urizen. Blake was a cockney, so it would be pronounced as “your eyes on” of “horizon.” The gits is that the poet urged the reader to see through and not with the eye. This is a spiritual vision. The idea of the horizon adds the added significance of limitations – especially limited vision.
Saturn is known in Vedic astrology as the “lame one.’ His metal is lead. He sinks rather than rises. He stands for much of what early Christianity holds to be the greatest impediments to spiritual growth, such as greed, materialism, inequity, cruelty to innocence and the epitome of the Jealous god.
[Video – Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Saturn Devouring One Of His Sons, 1821-1823, 143.5 x 81.4 cm (Prado, Madrid) Speakers: Dr Beth Harris and Dr Steven Zucker. Courtesy of Khan Academy.]
This is the context in which we find this strange god placed by the Vatican to guard the Coliseum. I have no
interest in conspiracy theories surrounding this matter, but the image and context are too bold to be ignored. I’m grateful that this has caused us to look a little closer to what is happening and the revelations we now have about the choices we can make. It is all about consciousness.
Consider this succinct passage from Britannica:
“The laws given to Moses by God expressly forbade the Jews to do what was done in Egypt or in Canaan. “You shall not give any of your children to devote them by fire to Moloch, and so profane the name of your God” (Leviticus 18:21). Yet kings such as Ahaz (2 Kings 16:3) and Manasseh (2 Kings 21:6), having been influenced by the Assyrians, are reported to have worshipped Moloch at the hilled site of Topheth, outside the walls of Jerusalem. This site flourished under Manasseh’s son King Amon but was destroyed during the reign of Josiah, the reformer. “And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the sons of Hinnom, that no one might burn his son or his daughter as an offering to Moloch” (2 Kings 23:10).”
Yet Judaism is under Saturn, while Islam, for example, is under Venus. It is therefore not unreasonable to conflate Saturn with Moloch.
For our immediate purposes, the juxtaposition of Saturn and Moloch provides us with a means of assessing the nature of the astrological Saturn as well as the shadow, jealous god in the Pentateuch. The Age of Aquarius is the Age of Saturn. Knowing this affords us a warning and presents us with some choices. We won’t be fooled by the tickling of the ear with lies about a perfect New World under one god and one leader.
I must add that this is not simply an issue of Christianity versus Moloch. All true spiritually hold a reverence for life and provide admonitions regarding the seductions of materialism. It is therefore unfair to brand Moluch as a “pagan” god. The term Paganism derives from classical Latin pāgānus “rural, rustic.” It is the route of the word peasant as a dweller of the natural world. The terms were however used as a pejorative by Christians who intended the meaning of worshipper of strange or many gods.
It is curious and tragic that nature was too often considered as “other” in the Abrahamic faiths. The Celtic tradition, for example, is nature-based, Life is affirmed and nature is seen not as something other than us, but a spiritual communion of all beings, including what civilized people mistakenly consider to be inanimate.
Mars ingresses into his cardinal and diurnal domicile of Aries on 28 June 2020. He will finally leave Aries during the current cycle on January 6, 2021. This means that Mars will be impossible to ignore as we approach the Winter Solstice and the Grand Conjunction. Mars is the Lord and scorching emissary of the chart.
Mars is less agitated in his nocturnal domicile, as the night is said to cool his burning rage. In Aries, there is no holding back. The Islamic representations of Mars almost always portray him carrying a severed head with apparent glee. Mars in Aries is like a rambunctious and aggressive adolescent one a good day and far worst on a bad one. However, there is mercifully no guile in this placement,. This is unlike Mars in Scorpio. He is direct and sure of the rightness of his cause, entirely unconcerned what others may think of that.
Let’s look at the larger picture as Mars ingresses into Aries.
As I have had many occasions to mention, we are in the middle of a highly volatile mix. Jupiter is consorting with Saturn and both are retrograde. I have written also on the eclipses preceding this event with “Ancestral voices prophesying war” The moment is of the Hour of Moon, the Day of Saturn and the Almuten is Venus, in Mercurial Gemini and disposited by Mercury in Cancer, retrograde and in the Exaltation of Jupiter.
We might think of Jupiter and Saturn as the big brothers of Mars; and in this case, they will tend to cool his heels with saturnine gravitas for the time being. This relationship is made all the more intriguing by the fact that Capricorn is the Exaltation of Mars, the sign in which Jupiter lingers in his Fall.
“Pandora.” Completed by John William Waterhouse in 1896
Of course, when a malefic favours another malefic we don’t expect all sweetness and light. 2020 is a year full of pretty much all the things listed in Pandora’s box, a tale first was written down by Hesiod in his Theogony and Works and Days in the 7th century BC. These didactic poems relate how the gods came to create Pandora and how the gift Zeus gave her ultimately ends the Golden Age of humankind.
Specifically, when she opens the box, all manner of strife and torment is leashed upon the world. In the words of K. Kris Hirst, ” Pandora is a trick gift, a punishment for the good of Promethean fire, she is, in fact, Zeus’s price of fire.” But metaphorically, all that plagues humanity, including plagues themselves, swarms of locust in numbers hitherto unseen and destroying subsistence crops over an area never before seen, combine to give the impression of an apocalypse.
Cities are replete with arsons and looters, tearing down and defacing monuments, including those with strong religious significance. It is as if W.B. Yeats; “Second Coming” is being enacted before our very eyes; and we want to know where we will all be when the wheels fall off the chariot.
The story of Pandora is the story of the fall from an ideal world or state of being, strikingly similar to the story of the biblical fall. This is a productive way to understand the nature and purpose of the malefics. They are the price we pay whilst we inhabit this sub-lunary sphere. The ladder to the empyrean is fraught with all manner of difficulties and Saturn guards the Gates of Paradise.
With this in mind, even the most difficult times are not without meaning and that can make even the worst times bearable, but hardly pleasant. Angst and fear are permeating the collective and those states of being are decidedly Saturnine qualities, made all the more dramatic and painful by Mars.
Mars is going to really stir things up, for good or for bad. The opposition to the Venusian Moon in Libra is unfortunate and Mars squared the Cancerian Sun and Mercury, also retrograde as mentioned, is cause for alarm.
Considering the larger picture, including the approaching Grand Conjunction and the powerful eclipses involved, cooler heads may not be in ready supply. But the alternative is chaos and war. This is a pivotal time for humanity to cultivate a consciousness higher than the one that brought us fast food, deforestation and propagandistic networks.
More than anything, this is a struggle for truth in an ocean of deceit. Much like Manjushri, we cut through the roots of illusion that keep us enslaved to a world even more alienating, kept passive by the shadows on the wall of the Plato’s Cave.
The spectre is Saturn as Falsifer. For now, Mars works with Saturn to a great extent, but Mars can make a great servant when not busy being a terrible master. Yet in spite of all that faces us, indeed because of it, we must find a way to put all that plagues us back into the box. Pandora’s power was rooted in her ability to deceive – to appear to be what she was not, much as the sweet voice of the serpent in Genesis made the forbidden fruit appear to be a wonderful gift
This is a time of enormous opportunities and one which we cannot ignore. The threats we face are existential, even to the Earth herself. Gaia is in torment and we hear and see her clearly as if awakening from an enchanted sleep.
Photos by Reuters. Montage by ITGD Design TeamVikas Vashisht and Vikram Gautam
North and South America get the best view of the July 4-5 lunar eclipse. People in the westernmost parts of Africa and Europe will also view the event.
However, most affected will be the US is ruled by Cancer and the fact that this is a Lunar Eclipse makes it all the more relevant.
There are several other countries under the sign, such as Paraguay, Scotland, Holland, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Croatia Djibouti, Kiribati Laos, Madagascar, Malawi Mozambique, Rwanda, Slovenia Solomon Islands, Somalia, and South Korea, but these are not in the path of the eclipse.
Robert Zoller claimed that the de facto capital of the US is New York and NYC will end the U.S. Independence Day (July 4) with the penumbral lunar eclipse. Commencing at 11:07 p.m. local time, the Moon will begin to move into the Earth’s outer shadow. At maximum eclipse (12:29 a.m. on Sunday, July 5) Approximately one and a half-hour later after maximum, at 1:52 a.m., the event ends. The eclipse duration will be 2 hours and 45 minutes. As a lunar eclipse, the effects will be felt for the coming weeks.
Mars is Ascending in Aries in the decanate of Mars in the nakshatra of Ashvini (अश्विनी aśvinī). This is the first of the nakshatras aka lunar mansions. In the Hindu system, the nakshatra spreads from 0°-0′-0″ to 13°-20′, corresponding to the head of the Ram. This nakshatra is under the governance of Ketu.
The corresponding Lunar Mansion is known as the Ram’s Horns.
The eclipsed Moon in the 23rd Lunar Mansion Al Sa’d al Bula (The Lucky One of the Swallower) 12°51’22″ Capricorn to 25°42’51″ Capricorn. Al Biruni tells us that Sa’d bula, the glutton, is marked by two stars on the left hand of Aquarius, between them is a third about to be devoured by the glutton. Picatrix adds “The twenty-third Mansion is Zaadebola, and it is for destruction and devastation.”
Lunar Mansions and Fixed Stars for 05 07 2020 Penumbral Eclipse
The Planetary Day is Saturn. The Planetary Hour is the Sun and Saturn is the Sign ruler of the Moon and the Moon is the Nocturnal Triplicity ruler of Saturn, the Almutem. Mars is the Lord of the Eclipse.
We have watched as this Saturn and Mars domination unfolds and here we have Saturn and Jupiter making their way to the Grand Conjunction at the Winter Solstice; both are in Saturn’s domicile and retrograde. Each eclipse leading yo to and following the GC provide essential details to afford us a more complete picture of what is to come.
This is what is being eclipsed – the established order. The picture is one of a violent revolt unlikely to succeed because it lacks the elements required for sustained results. There is also solace in the fact that the Mars aspect to the eclipse and the planets in Capricorn, is separating.
Mars may be soothed by Venus. but here the sextile is undermined by the fact that Venus is mercurial Gemini. Mars and Mercury are of little help to each other except when an explosion is a goal.
Mars is in an antagonistic d relationship with both luminaries as well as Mercury Rx. Both benefics are essentially neutralized, while Mars is burning down the house.
The east coast and the midwest of the US will experience electrical storms od unusual force. Storms are to be expected in the Caribbean, particularly the Antilles, the Bahamas as well as northern areas of Columbia. Some flooding is to be expected.
Un Panchānga, illustré ci-dessus, est un calendrier hindou et un almanach, Il présente les dates importantes et leurs calculs sous forme de tableau. C’est Jyotisha
La terre est une sphère
Ainsi partout sur [la surface de] le globe terrestre,
Les gens supposent leur propre place plus élevée [que celle des autres],
Pourtant ce globe est dans l’espace où il n’y a ni dessus ni dessous.
—Surya Siddhanta, XII.53
Traducteur: Scott L. Montgomery, Alok Kumar
Beaucoup de gens qui connaissent l’épopée indienne du Ramayana, se souviendront des nombreux actes de Ravana, y compris la capture de Sita. Moins connus sont les exploits extraordinaires du roi Maya. Selon la légende, le dieu du soleil hindou, Surya, a transmis à Maya une connaissance très spécifique de l’univers. La série de traités sur ce sujet est connue sous le nom de Surya Siddhanta. C’est le livre le plus ancien sur l’astronomie qui existe et il est d’une précision alarmante. Dans l’histoire de l’astronomie et de l’astrologie, c’est un document clé d’une valeur inestimable.
Pour définir nos termes, Surya est le Soleil ou le dieu Soleil. Les divinités solaires sont omniprésentes pour des raisons assez évidentes. Sans le soleil, il n’y a ni lumière ni chaleur, rendant la vie impossible.
Siddhanta est un terme sanskrit désignant la vision établie et acceptée d’une école particulière au sein de la philosophie indienne. Littéralement «opinion ou doctrine établie, dogme, axiome, vérité reçue ou admise; Tout manuel fixe ou établi ou canonique sur n’importe quel sujet »(Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary). Surya (la lumière suprême) était la principale divinité solaire de l’hindouisme; Et représente également le Soleil en Inde et au Népal. Il est l’un des éléments centraux de l’astrologie hindoue; «Surya était le chef de Navagraha et des planètes classiques. Il avait 3 femmes; Saranyu, Yama et Yami. Du nord-est de l’Inde, 11e siècle CE ». (Conservateur au National Museum of Scotland, Édimbourg, Royaume-Uni)
Une sculpture du dieu soleil hindou Surya. Le dieu est dans une pose typique tenant des fleurs de lotus. Karnataka ou Andhra Pradesh, Inde, v. 1100-1150 CE. (Musée d’art du comté de Los Angeles)
C’est devenu de plus en plus évident, avec la redécouverte de l’astrologie hellénistique et arabe que nous n’avons pas toutes les pièces. Sans l’étude de l’astrologie, de la métaphysique et de l’astronomie perses et indiennes, il nous manque des éléments qui provoquent la décomposition relative dans les systèmes ultérieurs. Je le constate souvent dans les vénérables textes grecs, où je ne suis pas seul à me demander ce que pensait l’écrivain. De plus, certaines des techniques qui nous ont été transmises à partir de ces sources manquent de crédibilité constante. Certains semblent presque inutiles après des décennies d’expérimentation.
Il serait bien sûr tout à fait impossible de faire plus que de fournir une introduction aux systèmes indiens et d’indiquer des sources d’influence particulièrement pertinentes. Je crois que la plus grande synthèse de la première synthèse astrologique a été réalisée dans l’ancienne Perse. Ce n’est que naturel car la Perse est comme un pont géographique entre l’helléniste, le babylonien et l’indien. Ceci est le premier de ce que je prévois sera trois articles.
La culture occidentale, à commencer par les Grecs, a développé le goût et la capacité d’écrire des histoires plus ou moins objectives. Les cultures qui privilégiaient la raison et la logique à la mythologie ont de forts avantages et de nombreux inconvénients. Les Indiens n’ont pas fait de distinction absolue entre l’histoire et la mythologie et semblent avoir été particulièrement habiles à trouver un moyen pour que la raison et le mysticisme prospèrent. Les Vedas n’ont jamais été considérés comme de la «fiction» en tant que telle. Un récit linéaire n’a pas sa place dans cette vision et, en fait, la plupart des Indiens pensent que les Védas n’ont ni commencement ni fin. Ils sont immortels. Ils sont spirituels. Ils offrent des conseils pratiques et même des connaissances mathématiques. En même temps, l’âge de l’univers est l’âge de Brahma.
La manière la plus simple de réaliser la différence, que j’ai certes simplifiée dans une certaine mesure, est de fonder la compréhension sur l’infini, une réalité dans laquelle le temporel est subordonné à l’infini à tous égards. L’infini est, bien sûr, la source du temporel, mais la culture occidentale est devenue amnésique à ce sujet il y a très longtemps. Les catégories logiques peuvent être utiles, mais elles peuvent rapidement devenir rien de plus que des emporte-pièces. Ce système tente de réduire la complexité de l’existence humaine en faisant paraître les choses plus petites, plus faciles à gérer et séparées les unes des autres. Cependant, la consolation n’est pas toujours le chemin de la vérité.
Le Surya Siddhanta est un traité sur l’astronomie indienne traditionnelle, qui remonte à plus de 1500 ans et attribué à Mamuni Mayan, un héros prométhéen de la culture tamoule. Il existe une tradition dynamique qui nous dit que l’œuvre a 2 millions d’années. Quoi qu’il en soit, il constitue la base des calendriers hindou et bouddhiste. Des mathématiciens et des astronomes ultérieurs comme Aryabhata et Varahamihira y ont souvent fait référence.
Dans son propre ouvrage, intitulé Pancha Siddhanta, le estimé Varahamihira, outre les Paitamaha Siddhantas (plus ou moins identiques)
This painting from a manuscript depicts the Sun and Moon. The deer is associated with the moon in Indian culture and often used to symbolize the Moon in pictures. Image by British Library (copyright CCO 11,1 Creative Commons).
Totality of the solar eclipse of July 2, 2019, captured from La Serena, Chile
I discussed this eclipse about six months ago in my article on the Saturn & Jupiter Grand Conjunction which will occur at the Winter Solstice of 2020. I recommend reading that article in concert with this one.
The annular solar eclipse occurring on June 20, 2020, is an extraordinary event, even among eclipses. The location of the maximum eclipse will be seen from Katmandu, Nepal. This region and the borders between China, India and Pakistan are the central focus. The duration of the eclipse informs us that the effects will be felt right up until the Grand Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter at Winter Solstice. It is necessary to observe the eclipses leading up the Grand Conjunction. You will find my articles on two previous eclipses.
It needs to be made clear that eclipses have influence over the collective – entire nations – and in traditional astrology, they are not regarded as of great effect to individuals. This is a Mundane event.
Also, the literature passed down to us makes it plain that the eclipse cannot have influence over areas where it cannot be observed. Thes two simple rules will help the astrologer focus on the where and the who (collective).
The most striking element of this chart is that all planets are retrograde, except a severely debilitated Mars – disposited by a Jupiter in his Fall, in the 6th house in Pisces. Direct action is thwarted. Mars in this house is sometimes referred to as the tiger in the cage.
The Libra Ascendant is disposited by Venus, retrograde in an Air Sign and conjunct the Fixed Star Aldebaran. The latter is sometimes referred to as “the eye of God” but is also associated with blindness. Stars operate at better potential when thy have supportive planets to work through. In this case, it is at best ambivalent.
So, when the lights go out, we are left with the general impression of chaos – another case of the “falcon cannot hear the falconer.” The area in which this is occurring cannot help but remind us of the gathering storms of conflict between India and China and India and Pakistan.
None of these countries is directly associated with Cancer. Both Pakistan and India are under Leo. China is decidedly Capricorn. Saturn is dominating theme throughout 2020, not least because of the nearing of the conjunction in Saturn’s domicile. We can say that China’s bullying of India over border disputes to facilitate China’s access to South Asia via the Himalayas is not likely to be successful for the foreseeable future and in a way that could be maintained.
An annular solar eclipse is one in which can occur when the Sun has a larger apparent size than the Moon, whereas a total eclipse can occur when the Moon has a larger apparent size. Annular refers to the ring effect during an annular eclipse, from Latin annulus. Be aware that during an annular solar eclipse, direct sunlight passes around the moon and reaches Earth, so eye protection must be worn to prevent eye damage.
I’m admittedly reticent regarding reading the charts of famous people who are still alive, but my concerns are twofold. This article is written specifically for other astrologers if only to raise what I believe to be a legitimate concern.
The wise astrologer is also a sceptic when it comes to received information. There is no virtue in rushing to interpret something that may not be legitimate in the first place. There are few mega sites, that offer staggeringly extensive databases holding the alleged natal information of tens of thousands of famous people, such as celebrities, politicians, scientist, royalty and other figures of historic interest. This is a wonderful resource to be able to offer and the amount of work compiling all that data and then constructing charts to be viewed is a work of almost mythic proportions.
The problem is that the delivery can lead one to suppose accuracy even when it isn’t there. However, I find it very disturbing that these charts are accepted as definitive when there are many reasons they may not be, An inaccurate chart assumed to be associated with a person we only think we know is of no use at all, but moving to interpret and disseminate the results may be quite damaging indeed.
There is always some sort of rating system used in these databases, but even the highest rating given to the evidence of a birth certificate deserves a moment of reflection. Clerical mistakes do happen. Even diligent hospital staff have historically rounded off the birth time. There can be a great difference even in a chart calculated for a few minutes away from the actual birth time. It is, however, when you get to the next category, usually labelled “AA,” that the possibility of hearsay comes into play and therefore any pretence of certainty is lost. It is common for example, for relatives, perhaps decades after the birth cannot quite recall if the nativity occurred just before or just after lunch, but the human find fills in what it isn’t at first clear about.
Even worse, some celebrities have been known to deliberately publish false natal information, sometimes with the assistance of an astrologer. This is more likely to be the case if the celebrity believes in astrology and therefore grasp the consequences of revealing so much personal information, that can then be *interpreted* by anyone with an astrology program or indeed access to the many online astrological chart services.
This has always presented me with an obvious ethical dilemma. as well as practical ones. Just because someone is famous for pretending to be other people in film, doesn’t mean we actually know them and I question the moral right to expose what ought to be private. I should alert you to the fact that I am in the great minority on this position, but Traditional astrologers of the calibre of John Frawley have made their own concerns well known
As with any profession, at least some consent is required, boundaries should be observed and rules of simple etiquette respected. The usual argument for dispensing with common decency is that studying charts of people you know can be a great learning tool. I have two comments in this regards. First of all, you can study charts without making them public. Secondly, we only think we know people whose livelihood depends on deception should not be the cosmic paparazzi.
With the ethical and practical considerations in place, let’s take a look at an example of an almost certainly incorrect chart – that of Prince Harry. Below is the chart as calculated using a well-known on-line astrological database of famous people. I will refrain from making personal, prying observations and limit myself to discussing how and why we determine if a given chart is deemed to be authentic or not. I’ve been leaning towards posting an article on this chart, with the larger purpose or astrologers to consider being more circumspect and discriminating when accepting natal information as given, with a particular focus on the astrology of celebrities, including the British RF.
In most cases, it is not necessary to draw up multiple charts, such as the various forms of progression, in the attempt to line up life events. This may be helpful, but is also notoriously off the mark and reference to the natal chart would be required in any case.
We don’t need to go into any great detail to see that this chart doesn’t belong to Prince Harry. Yes it is accepted by countless people who viewed it online and never thought to question it
HRH Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. 15 Sep 1984. 4.20 pm. Paddington. United Kingdom
This chart has a Capricorn Ascendant. Almost universally this is said to denote someone dark and of diminutive stature. Saturn Ascendant is known to be on the short side. Harry is 6′ 1″. His Mars in Sagittarius in the 12th House isn’t what we would expect of someone so devoted to military life. The Sun, Mercury and Part of Fortune in the 9th House would be stretch. Harry is known to popular and social, with many friends. So Saturn in the 11th house raises questions.
Now, let’s look at the chart with an Ascendant in Sagittarius
HRH Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. 15 Sep 1984. 3:20 pm. Paddington. United Kingdom
Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter and gives us the chart with someone taller than in the previous chart. This also has Mars in the 1st house. Ancient authors, those from the Hellenistic, Medieval period and the Renaissance make militaristic associations regarding this placement. Harry is also known to be far more impulsive than his elder brother. When playing polo, it has been noticed that William is more thoughtful about the game, whereas Harry is far more fiery and visceral. traditional authors also mention red hair as indicative of a fiery, not a Saturnine Ascendant.
Instead of having and cold and limiting Saturn in the 11th house, we see Venus in her own domicile, which I believe speaks for itself. He has the North Node in its Exaltation in the 7th house and a Taurus Moon, the other domicile of Venus in the 6th house.
Without going into more personal details, these combine to suggest a boisterous person, who is likely to be the weaker partner. Clearly, the Sun and Mercury are far more credible here than the position in the Capricorn Ascending chart. The Sun in the 10th house is another strong indication that the Sagittarius Ascending chart has far more merit.
I promised to be brief in analysis, but even with these few observations we would have every right to question the veracity of the AA natal This not yet a chart rectification. The one-hour difference is arbitrary and employed to show what changes occur. I do, of course, consider it plausible, but the investigation relies on the change of sign on the Ascendant and makes no attempt to establish a precise degree of the Ascendant.
From this point, we can begin to consider many more elements in detail, that will render a chart closer to the exact degree. If this is a private chart reading, questions of verification may are usually presented Then we have countless methodologies at our disposal, some more exotic than others. There is no need to go into the various methods here, nor to consider relative accuracies. The simple fact that we are alerted to serious discrepancies, indicating the chart is almost certainly derived from spurious natal information. This is a very good beginning.
As I wrote more than once over the last year or so, this was going to be an exceedingly difficult year and we are closer now to the Grand Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on Winter Solstice 2020. This marks the nature, essence and direction for the next 20 years, with the various phases watched carefully – such as the opposition and squares that will occur during that period. There will also, of course, be a myriad of other influences that will stand in the larger framework. The events do at times seem to be genuinely apocalyptic.
Spiritus Mundi was a term used by W.B. Yeats to describe the collective Soul of the universe, containing the memories of all time. The current title is from “The Second Coming” by the poet, which also connects in important ways to an article I wrote in the Summer of 2017. The title, “Slouching towards Bethlehem,” was taken from the same poem. The themes are similar insofar as chaos and irrational action express itself, rooted in fear and anger, with global violence as a result. I will argue here, also, that awareness of the cosmic forces at play and what they are really showing us is the key to avoiding reactionary responses that lead us to an ever darker place and state of mind.
Cancer Ingress of The Sun. 20 Jun 2020. 10:43:33 pm. London, England
I would like to say that this is not a time for negativity, fear or projection. Many of the elements that we have considered essential parts of our lives have changed drastically and may appear to be beyond redemption. There is a centre to the storm and in that centre lies peace. However, the key is in understanding what we are experiencing. Terms such as “social isolation” and all that implies are quintessentially Saturn – Cold and Dry. One of the traditional names of Saturn is Fasifer, the keeper of Gate to the Fixed Stars, the final barrier, if you will.. His metal is lead which is extremely heavy and toxic. The lead used in the Roman water mains caused insanity in the population.
The Saturnine influences have been felt internationally and the greatest poison at this time is that of the mind and consciousness, even of the soul perhaps. We cannot run from Saturn, but he is far less dangerous if we understand what he’s all about. In everyday life, we may be presented with poisonous thoughts, in the form of lies, for example, but we don’t have to fall for them. We certainly don’t have to live by them.
If we turn to the Summer Solstice charts, we find that Saturn is the Almuten of the chart as well as the lord of the Ascendant. He is in one of his own domiciles in retrograde. As he slips backwards, he will be in his other domicile of Capricorn. Either way, he is strong, but perhaps a bit discombobulated. The eye is on the two social planets as they move toward the Great Conjunction. It’s a time of tumultuousness and intrigue.
Mars is the Jupiterean sign of Pisces, which thwarts much direct action. Jupiter is also in his Fall in Capricorn. We can say that for now, Mars has to do as he is bidden by the Great Malefic. Because of the natural idealism of Jupiter, it’s as if Mars is running amok, driven by a confused and misunderstood motive – is it to demonstrate for the greater good or to loot, driven by a state of chaos in which the message is scrambled in the smoke and rubble of a rebellious but incompetent urge to tear all asunder? The sextile between Jupiter and Mars is not particularly helpful in this case.
We have a relatively strong Mercury, but he’s also retrograde. He is free of the Sunbeams, in the 7th house (angular) of open enemies and the Sun in Cancer is Perigrine in the same house. Nevertheless, Mercury is Lord of the Moon in Gemini, within the North Node in Exaltation.
The Moon is in a very tight applying square to Mars. This is a shortlived transit but is also an integral part of this Cardinal chart – the influence of which will be in some effect until the Solstice. The Moon works as an emotional impulse to Mars. That in itself is not always a bad thing, but we are mixing emotional with mental in a way that isn’t going to be graciously received. This is evident on streets around the world and in the resulting chaos and polarization in the media, including social media.
The theme of a dispossessed Mars is becoming manifest in calls for police forces around the world to be defunded. The Martian impulse is running rampant and at the same time, the Martial forces are being told to disband, to be de-funded even in very large cities with high crime rates. You will recall that Mars in the 3rd House is indicative of conflicts with brethren in this situation That is one of the indications we might consider in the chart of a civil war.
Again, the theme of “Social Isolation” has become something of a racial Isolation, where for the greatest extent in decades racism of all stripes calls for distinguishing and separating people based on race, no matter how irrational that may be. But it isn’t about reason. This injured Mars resorts to vicious temper tantrums on a global scale, which affects the same on the other end of the polarity. Most importantly of all, nobody ever said that Mars was a wonderful ambassador unless of course, you think that napalm bombs are the greatest, most effective form of diplomacy Yet Mars is the Lord of the Geniture, the best ambassador available and perfectly mimicked by the Martian Hornets that line up to induce terror.
Venus is trine Saturn, which might have been a faint call for a gentler war among the masses is spoiled by being too little too late and both planets in retrograde motion.
The truly positive nature of this celestial map is that it calls us to step back and see what is actually going on, not only now, but always. We see Falsifer eagerly doing what he does best in such situations. How much of it is real and how much of it is hype? How could the world find itself in this extraordinary predicament – dropping the concerns of a pandemic, overnight and before its over, to gather in incendiary mobs, burning down the small businesses of the people they purport to fight while they wait for the Murder Hornets to arrive?
Sometimes it takes a sustained blow like this to force us to see the absolute madness of the status quo and the very real dangers of throwing it out before we know where we really want to go. The death of civilisation, as we know it, is miserably married to global financial ruin. All this is on the menu of the mainstream media, as is another far worse wave of the only virus to attain mythic dimensions in the collective psyche for more than a hundred years.
The following image shows the place of the maximum eclipse:
The Classical Astrologer 