Render unto Caesar ?

Friend - another Message from delectable Devonshire, at this, the Full Moon of October 2010.Each Month, the Full Moon illuminates a particular Sign, Degree of the Zodiac, and House in your Natal Chart. To-day, 23 October 2010, the Moon is Full in the last Degree of Aries, with the Sun in the opposite, last Degree of Libra, at 01.36 U.T.



The emphasis here is upon the Individual (Aries) and his or her stance regarding society(Libra).Libra represents the collective or cohesive force of Society, the peer group, the general prevailing consensus . Aries represents the necessary counterpoint provided by the Individual, who may (courageously) stand forth, step out and forge a new direction - along which others may later follow.Like Kirk and Spock in "Star Trek" - he, or she, will "Boldly Go"...(curiously, both actors -William Shatner - Kirk, and Leonard Nimoy - Spock, are both Sun Aries- both born late March 1931.)



The Zodiac demonstrates the perpetual balancing and blending of "opposite" qualities :- Aries/Mars and Libra/Venus. Leo/Sun and Aquarius/Uranus (or, traditionally, Saturn). Taurus/Venus and Scorpio/Pluto (or Mars, as the "old" Ruling Planet). In fact we are, each of us,comprised of "ALL TWELVE" Signs, your Sun Sign being a focus for the current Lifetime, indicating the Work to be done, the Hero's Task, the area/Astrological House, in which you are invited to "Shine" !

An example - Barack Obama - Sun in 6th House of work, service, health. Regardless of position, status, honour in this, the System of Things, his need is simply to "get on with the job ".



Brian Epstein, the "discoverer" and Manager of the Beatles - Sun, in Virgo, in the 2nd House, - nicely illustrating his "task" as creator of substance, wealth, resources, and supportiveness for, what became, his "Empire"of Liverpool based groups and artistes.



CURRENT AFFAIRS SUPPLEMENT !



On Wednesday 20 October the Chancellor of the Exchequer ( of the United Kingdom) George Osborne, set forth "his" ideas for cutting budgets here, there and everywhere. While the Nation is yet in a remorseful, vulnerable,rather masochistic state of Repentance for the collective excesses of many years past, the "ConDems"are advocating policies that will, unless we are much mistaken, will result in increased distress for the already distressed. Reminds one of the line in the song ".. It's the Rich wot gets the pleasure, and the Poor wot gets the blame..."



On the day, 20 October, the Asteroid Ceres was in Conjunction with stern old Pluto, in no-nonsense Capricorn, conjunct the North Node, also in Capricorn. Pluto here seems to be caught in the act of "mugging"poor Ceres, Mother Earth herself,and a body discovered ON THE SAME DAY, in the Sign Taurus, that the United Kingdom was created -( on 1.1.1801)- by a Sicilian Monk - Giovanni Piazza. From that, one can infer a particular resonance and affiliation between Ceres, the Asteroid and the Archetype, and these British Isles, and, yes, also with Sicily/ Italy. Great Mother-Lands both. I should mention, too, that Saturn has recently crossed the threshold of the U.K. National Horoscope at 7 degrees Libra. Time to sober up and face facts -and invite useful and significant Change - there's the exciting bit...the Goodness in Men an Women, eclipsed to some degree by decades, centuries of intense Materialism, could break forth in a way that could amaze us all.



Tough Medicine (Mr. Osborne) - but why not reform the Tax System to achieve a similar result ?



RELIGIOUS SECTION !



The Gospel of Mark - worth a read, timeless wisdom which has little to do with the Christianity that followed (more politics, I fear...) - try this :- the Pharisees came to Jesus with a question " Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman Emperor ? " (hoping to trap him into making a statement that could be construed as treasonous or offensive to the State) . Jesus said "Bring me a Silver piece and let me look at it." They brought one and he said to them - "Whose head is this, and whose inscription ?"."Caesar's", they replied. Then Jesus said "Pay Caesar what is due to Caesar, and pay God what is due to God". And they heard him with astonishment.



Neat. A nice example of "Libran" judgement - both profound and graceful.



Some Early Scorpio Birthdays. Private Eye (1961), The United Nations Organisation (1945), Wayne Rooney, footballer (1985), Modern Turkey (1923), Astrid Matthews (2009)-my Grand-Daughter.



The next session of Totnes Astrology - Fri. 5 Nov. 2-4 p.m.- at 6 Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon.:- "SEASONAL FEASTS AND FESTIVALS"

- both Traditional and those evolving to match modern, and future, needs. Samhain/Hallow'een /being the next of these, at the end of October/early November.





Cheers, for now - OG (aka David Matthews.)