Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Stars of Summer
Can this be real ? Blue skies and soft Summer Breeze, sea bathing at Torquay, sunsets of peach and pink ?? A reminder - and I hope you are benefiting from this more generous face of British Weather - that the best things in life are free and that our Earth life (our "Earthwalk") - was meant to be enjoyed and experienced in this way.
The Sun is "in" the Sign Gemini now (15 June 2010)- and we are heading toward the Summer Solstice - the "Longest Day" - on 21 June. The Sun is keeping company with the Stars of Orion- stars now subsumed in the radiance of that fiery Orb; - come the Winter Orion will be again a glorious sight in the Southern Sky. We CAN see, though, Arcturus, in Constellation Bootes, the Herdsman, bright Orange in colour, to the South, in the Night Sky - easy to spot.. The youngest and hottest stars appear Blue-White (Sirius, for example), while the reddish stars (Aldebaran, Betelgeux) are "old". Arcturus, in late middle age, hence the intermediate, orangey hue - is actually traversing our part of the Galaxy quite rapidly, -it is "passing through", albeit , from our perspective , a visit lasting many millions of years.
Arcturus, "Bear Guardian" or "Bear Ward" equates, of course, to Arthur, the mythical King and representative, along with Merlin, of the Soul of Britain. Do I hear him stirring?
Also visible - the" Summer Triangle" - of Vega, Altair and Deneb- high to the South as the Summer advances. Reddish Mars and pale, distant Saturn can be found, also, to the South. They are Conjunct on 31 July in 0 degrees Libra. By early August there is a quite splendid Cardinal T-Square gathering around us, with the Moon, on 6/ 7 August completing, briefly, a Cardinal Grand Cross.
NEPTUNE'S CUNNING PLAN:- investigation into the cycles of Neptune reveals the following :-
Neptune at Discovery by Johann Gottfried Galle at Berlin 23/4 September 1846 - was at 25 Degrees Aquarius, conjunct Saturn, also 25 Aquarius.
(Speculative, but very possible) Brutus the Trojan at Totnes, 1103 B.C. Neptune 25 Aquarius.
Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury (again, speculative but highly likely) by 40 A.D. - Neptune 25 Aquarius.
Death of Arthur (reputedly) 537 A.D. - Neptune 25 Aquarius.
King Canute and his encounter with the Sea ( he was demonstrating to his courtiers the limits of man's power in the face of the great impersonal Ocean, was he not?) A.D. 1026 - Neptune 25 Aquarius.
1190 A.D. Grave of Arthur and Guinevere ? found at Glastonbury, in an Oak cofffin at depth of 16 feet ( so the story goes) - Neptune 25 Aquarius.
Thomas More writes "Utopia" (reign of Henry the Eigth) - year 1515 - Neptune 25 Aquarius.
Neptune Discovery 1846 (as above) - also Brunel constructing the GWR - "God's Wonderful Railway" - this was exactly the time that the Exeter-Dawlish-Totnes stretch of line was under construction - Neptune 25 Aquarius. At same time the arrival of modern Spiritualism via the Fox sisters in New York State.
And now -2009/10 Neptune RETURNS to it's discovery Degree of 25 Aquarius, the third Return in this sequence in Late October/early November 2010. It is Stationary Direct(exceptionally powerful) in 25.55 Aquarius on 7 November.
One can understand that Neptune can represent sublime, "heavenly" inspiration and insight, designed to "loosen the chains of Matter" (Saturn!)..but also can manifest as (self) deception and mass delusion/illusion.
One would hope that the former case would apply, as true Vision, and an affirmation of the reality of the Communion of Souls, here and Elsewhere, would do us no harm at this most interesting stage of the Human experience...
A mention here - a Half-Day Seminar at 6 Plymouth Road, Totnes, on Thursday 22 July :-
" THE SATURN/URANUS OPPOSITIONS 2008-10" -a view of the interplay of these 2 Colossi in our world in general and- within our own Psyche ( bring your Birthchart, or ask me to print a copy for you. 1-4.15 p.m. £25.00
Many thanks for your kind attention. As Ever -OG (aka David Matthews).
Friday, 14 May 2010
Venus in a Blue Rinse
Hello, Friend; - the signs were there when Chelsea (the Blues) won the F.A. Championship. So now, we, (in the U.K.) have the Blue Party (Conservatives) , "in power"together with their new best friends the Gold/Yellow party, the Liberal Democrats. A combination of colours which engenders a greenish hue, I think. Different. Let's see how they progress.
A New Paradigm ? - possibly not, though some quite skillful Deckchair Re-arrangement.
Astrologically, our friends Cameron and Clegg have much in common. Both born in the year of the Fire Horse -1966-very early 1967. They BOTH have a close Opposition of Saturn and Uranus - perfect resonance with the current Opposition of these 2 Planets, though at their birth Saturn was in Pisces, and Uranus in Virgo. NOW , the 2 have "swapped" Signs, with Saturn back,briefly, in Virgo, opposing Uranus in Pisces. All very descriptive of the tensions and opportunities of the mid 1960's -now translated into the political arena by the emergence of a new generation - the 1960's born -into the Cabinet Room deliberations.
They BOTH have Jupiter in the 2nd Degree of Leo, in precisely the same degree as in the U.K. Chart - 1 Jan. 1801. So both can be Something Big in this land, as they touch a chord in the British psyche which, deep down, remembers a distant time when Kings and rulers did possess a divine, or "Golden" quality and expressed what we might describe as the Love/Wisdom; or 2nd Ray, aspect as represented by the Sun and Jupiter in combination. e.g. Sun conjunct Jupiter, or, Jupiter in Leo.
VENUS, during this Election period, has been in Gemini, describing the "courtship"that featured beween the Parties, the choices, or choosing;- the relative youthfulness of the main participants;
and, from a higher perspective, no matter how flawed the process, or how world-weary one might have become, Venus as Esoteric Ruler of Gemini acts here to blend, combine, interweave disparate energies, as Intermediary and Peacemaker.
If your head is reeling from this unsolicited barrage of Astro-Politics (which you didn't vote for !?) - then here is a verse of Folk-Song. -from "The Bonny Black Hare" (Trad.).:-
" On the fourtenth of May, at the Dawn of the Day,
with my gun on my shoulder to the woods I did stray,
Hoping to find, if the weather proved clear-
I might get a shot at the Bonny Black Hare..."
Euphemistic and not unconnected with the May-Time traditions (courtesy of Venus) of finding a partner and making some efforts towards procreation and continuation of the Species.- common to all species at this time of year- in this, the Northern Hemisphere.
There is a theory, that way back in time- Neolithic/Bronze Age ?, that many, perhaps a majority of children were conceived around Beltane -early May, as people expressed their natural, enforced by "Tribal",desire to unite as the Earth awoke under the influence of the strengthening Sun.
If that WAS the case, then many, perhaps a majority, would have been born around the time of Imbolc (Candlemas), in early February, nine months later. -A Society with a built-in Aquarian Majority ! The mind boggles - how were things -? Live and let Live? A lot of cool customers with an ingenious water supply and quite good Public Transport (Ox-carts, Canoes -or did they practise Levitation ?) Star-lore and Earth -Energies - they knew much that we are only just re-membering. John Michell and Alfred Watkins, Aquarians both -have opened our eyes to the works of our Ancestors. Stonehenge, Avebury, and a thousand other sites are now again "visible" to us all as we recognise the brawn, the brain, the body of the Ageless Landscape amongst which we are privileged to live and have our Being while in this physical sojourn.
It is possible, though, at some point, when the Universe "agrees", that Earth-life could take a very different direction - into the 4th/5th Dimension, up and away (vibrationally) from the strictly, physical, Time-bound, which is all too familiar. 2012 might be a step in that direction. Does the Phoenix await? The Crop Circles, I suspect, will continue to offer clues ..
"He who laughs at himself is never short of entertainment"
Many Thanks for your kind attention-
With All Good Wishes - OG (Aka David Matthews).
A New Paradigm ? - possibly not, though some quite skillful Deckchair Re-arrangement.
Astrologically, our friends Cameron and Clegg have much in common. Both born in the year of the Fire Horse -1966-very early 1967. They BOTH have a close Opposition of Saturn and Uranus - perfect resonance with the current Opposition of these 2 Planets, though at their birth Saturn was in Pisces, and Uranus in Virgo. NOW , the 2 have "swapped" Signs, with Saturn back,briefly, in Virgo, opposing Uranus in Pisces. All very descriptive of the tensions and opportunities of the mid 1960's -now translated into the political arena by the emergence of a new generation - the 1960's born -into the Cabinet Room deliberations.
They BOTH have Jupiter in the 2nd Degree of Leo, in precisely the same degree as in the U.K. Chart - 1 Jan. 1801. So both can be Something Big in this land, as they touch a chord in the British psyche which, deep down, remembers a distant time when Kings and rulers did possess a divine, or "Golden" quality and expressed what we might describe as the Love/Wisdom; or 2nd Ray, aspect as represented by the Sun and Jupiter in combination. e.g. Sun conjunct Jupiter, or, Jupiter in Leo.
VENUS, during this Election period, has been in Gemini, describing the "courtship"that featured beween the Parties, the choices, or choosing;- the relative youthfulness of the main participants;
and, from a higher perspective, no matter how flawed the process, or how world-weary one might have become, Venus as Esoteric Ruler of Gemini acts here to blend, combine, interweave disparate energies, as Intermediary and Peacemaker.
If your head is reeling from this unsolicited barrage of Astro-Politics (which you didn't vote for !?) - then here is a verse of Folk-Song. -from "The Bonny Black Hare" (Trad.).:-
" On the fourtenth of May, at the Dawn of the Day,
with my gun on my shoulder to the woods I did stray,
Hoping to find, if the weather proved clear-
I might get a shot at the Bonny Black Hare..."
Euphemistic and not unconnected with the May-Time traditions (courtesy of Venus) of finding a partner and making some efforts towards procreation and continuation of the Species.- common to all species at this time of year- in this, the Northern Hemisphere.
There is a theory, that way back in time- Neolithic/Bronze Age ?, that many, perhaps a majority of children were conceived around Beltane -early May, as people expressed their natural, enforced by "Tribal",desire to unite as the Earth awoke under the influence of the strengthening Sun.
If that WAS the case, then many, perhaps a majority, would have been born around the time of Imbolc (Candlemas), in early February, nine months later. -A Society with a built-in Aquarian Majority ! The mind boggles - how were things -? Live and let Live? A lot of cool customers with an ingenious water supply and quite good Public Transport (Ox-carts, Canoes -or did they practise Levitation ?) Star-lore and Earth -Energies - they knew much that we are only just re-membering. John Michell and Alfred Watkins, Aquarians both -have opened our eyes to the works of our Ancestors. Stonehenge, Avebury, and a thousand other sites are now again "visible" to us all as we recognise the brawn, the brain, the body of the Ageless Landscape amongst which we are privileged to live and have our Being while in this physical sojourn.
It is possible, though, at some point, when the Universe "agrees", that Earth-life could take a very different direction - into the 4th/5th Dimension, up and away (vibrationally) from the strictly, physical, Time-bound, which is all too familiar. 2012 might be a step in that direction. Does the Phoenix await? The Crop Circles, I suspect, will continue to offer clues ..
"He who laughs at himself is never short of entertainment"
Many Thanks for your kind attention-
With All Good Wishes - OG (Aka David Matthews).
Sunday, 25 April 2010
Dear Friend;
"What do we want?" - "Gradual Change !". "When do we want it?" - "In due course !"....
An old joke about the Civil Service - on strike. Our innate conservatism is indeed likely to be increasingly shaken by "events" - both in the Natural (that Volcano..) and Human Worlds :- that hot air vented by Political Parties - synchronous with the eruption of Eyjafjallajokul - ("Island-mountain-glacier").Remember though, that, whatever "happens" in this the "Field" where Humans live and walk, although you are "In" a Body (which no doubt you greatly value and maintain to the best of your ability and wish to enjoy and make use of for as long as possible !?) - the essential You is no more a "body" than a Driver IS a"Car", or a Bird IS a "Nest".
However, for many, our labours here are not yet completed, and we trust that our "contract" - agreed upon before you took the Plunge into this Earth Life ( Gosh ! -did I really Sign Up for THAT ?) allows Time for Everything (that you need to do while you are here...).The good news is that we are not alone, that we, the FRIENDS, together can accomplish the task. Keep plodding on!
The subsequent chaos -sparked by the volcano, and the grounding of virtually all aircraft, is well denoted by Mercury - slowing down and turning Retrograde, in Taurus, at precisely that time -14 to 20 April or thereabouts. A Study of the Natal Chart for Modern Iceland- the Republic- 17 June 1944, with 2 Degrees Libra rising, Neptune conjunct:- (a mysterious, sea-born land), squaring Saturn in Gemini, conjunct the massive Star, Betelgeux, in 28-29 Gemini( fluid and uncertain boundaries)- with a total of 6 bodies in the Sign Gemini, mostly in the region of ORION - the GIANT. Surely a tale of Nordic/Northern giants, trolls, fire spirits- and, over many years of investigation, I have seen that Betelgeux "crops up" in connection with massive, overwhelming manifestations in Nature, such as the above, or explosions, or with "giant" personalities, hard to handle in a normal "social" context.
The Stars, certainly those on or near the Ecliptic, freqently contribute their energy and "influence", as indeed one would expect - as we contemplate the Timeless maxim - "As Above, so Below".
Back on Earth- yesterday, 24 April 2010, I took the train to Camborne in Cornwall to partake in the Trevithick Day celebrations. Who? - Richard Trevithick, born 13 April 1771, Inventor of the High Pressure Steam Engine, Railway Pioneer, progenitor of much that we take for granted in the modern world. A day when the Cornish "let off steam".With 30 or so great Engines assembled in Trelowarren street. There are miles of stalls and Thousands of people. I have never seen a bigger crowd except for, perhaps , Late Night Shopping in Totnes in December. Which probably suggests that I really do need to get out more often.
A few Cornish Place names :- Camborne = Cam Bron - the bent or curved Hill. There IS a hill nearby called Carn Arthen- "Arthur's Hill" - and the great Hillfort at Carn Brea (the Rocky Hill) between Camborne and Redruth (the Red Ford, or, more imaginatively - "Druids Town")- would have made the perfect "Camelot", in the far West, for an Arthur/Commander/Protector with cavalry to deploy.
For "Round Table", though, see "Somerset Zodiac" - of which more later.
Taurus Time, now, appropriate to touch base in the landscape, the reassurance of Earth, the familiarity of place.Flesh, skin and bone, pulse and breath of the Motherland. The memory and comforting touch of turf and stone.West Cornwall for me- how about you?
The Full Moon of Taurus is at 13:18 BST on Weds. 28 April. The Full Moon of the Buddha, by tradition, of his Birth, Enlightenment, and Death. A time, it is said, to celebrate our connection with those who encourage and uphold us in our life here, and especially, in our move toward Enlightenment. You are, already, in fact, Enlightened- it's just that you normally don't notice.Be Still! (that helps...).
Meanwhile... the Oppositions of Saturn and Uranus continue - the next on Tuesday 28 April.Presenting, for us, the contrast between "Old" and " New", although Uranus actually represents Timeless values and points the way to Heaven, the Stars. First, the Lessons of Saturn. Then - the Freedom of Uranus.Uranus, also Ouranos -"Heaven", together with Gaia "Earth", of course, are the Primal Couple who gave birth to Saturn and the Titans - which again reminds us of Icelandic (or Cornish) Giants and their doings.
A Book I wish to recommend:- "THE SPIRIT LEVEL" ..Why Equality is Better for Everyone.A Principle far too simple and obvious to be readily digestible by our"growth-obsessed" Society. Or is it ? By Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett. Published by Penguin Books. Recommended to me by son Hugh in Glasgow.
What good weather !- blessed by the Sun (here in England -how about you?).
Many thanks for your kind attention !.Regular Astrological Events continue here, E-Mail me:-
dave@starlynx.plus.com
for details of these, or to enquire about Birth Charts, Astro-Cartography, Synastry Reports, and other interesting Astrological angles.
David Matthews (Aka OG.)
Friday, 2 April 2010
Mountains Green
Hello, Friend. Today is Good Friday - rather than the usual Good! Friday! Friday, of course named after the Nordic Goddess Freya or Frig - patroness of the arts of Love.
In the Christian Calendar to-day is an anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus, who was overshadowed by, and inspired by, the Cosmic Christ. ( Old English Crist - from Greek Christos, from Chriein - to anoint.)
For speaking so truly and directly he got into a lot of trouble.However,on the third day in the tomb, he Resurrected, the Shroud and bandages abandoned. A mystery, this;- he was seen by Mary Magdalene, who mistook him for the Gardener. As she reached out to him he said (Latin Version..) " Noli me tangere" , "don't touch me".. This incident, as recounted, so poignant and vivid, has a ring of authenticity about it. Perhaps it is so, that, later, he, with Mary and a few others escaped to the South of France, even, then to Britain, where he, Jesus, had set foot before ;- hence Blake's epic verse - "...And did those Feet, in Ancient Time, set upon England' s mountains green...?" Oh, probably! He would have felt at home amongst the Druids and the byways of Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. As well as being amongst relatives - a Cornish Grandmother Anne or Ana - or is this an allusion to the ancient title of the Goddess??Conveying legitimacy and authenticity to his work and mission from the Feminine perspective.
On the south wall of the Lady Chapel at Glastonbury Abbey are engraved the words:-
JESUS
MARIA
As I, with 2 friends, on a visit to Glastonbury 2 years ago, stood below the Abbey walls, studying this inscription, I was , in my "default" mode of "Glastonbury Guide", chuntering on about this feature- saying .."perhaps it IS true that these two, Jesus and Mary were here, perhaps even buried here...!?" - there was, out of no-where, an almighty clap of Thunder,from, it seemed, above Chalice Hill nearby. Mmmm !
Now, 2000 years later, as this Age of Aquarius dawns ( and Dawn happens gradually!) it is us, surely,the "Friends", together, collectively, who manifest and make good the Divine impulse which opens the way for the next great phase in this, the journey of Mankind back to the Source, enriched, wiser, for our experiences "down below".
"Maitreya", as has been said before, has a PLURAL connotation, and refers to "Friends, Friendship". That's us, folks, we CAN do this thing,together.One rainbow contains 7 colours with infinite gradations between. There are12 Signs of the Zodiac Wheel, a total of 360 degrees, each of equal validity, all equidistant from the Centre, each has its turn, each "has its day", each its special genius and function. Not a bad example of Divine Democracy. ( next chapter in the handbook;- "HUMANITY - operating instructions:21st Century Upgrade.").
The Sun, the Solar Logos,the heartbeat of our System, holds us in orbit: this Earth, the Nursery of Souls. Uranus, representing, higher, intuitive Mind, with Magician's wand upraised, points us to the Starry Spectacle beyond.It will be interesting to see how the forthcoming Jupiter/Uranus Conjunction, right on the actual Aries Point, 0 degrees Aries, manifests in early June and beyond. New "postings" and fresh horizons, in different senses, for not a few, we think.
Just returned from first visit to my "new" grand-daughter, Astrid, in Glasgow. Re-connecting with that great, now not so grimy, gritty, City, with its rich warmth and humour flavoured with "Buckfast" (wine) and punctuated by vertiginous, windy Tower Blocks was a revelation - passion, poetry, Art, Music - and at the heart of it St. Mungo's Cathedral and the Museum of Religious Life and Art. The Infirmary nearby. In theory-one can be born, christened, married, die, be buried -all with one hundred or so square yards. There is a Stone Circle, with 2 "New Age" shops just down the road;- heart of Glasgow, pulse of Scotland.
I thank you for your kind attention- Happy Easter !
With Kind Regards - OG (aka David Matthews)
In the Christian Calendar to-day is an anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus, who was overshadowed by, and inspired by, the Cosmic Christ. ( Old English Crist - from Greek Christos, from Chriein - to anoint.)
For speaking so truly and directly he got into a lot of trouble.However,on the third day in the tomb, he Resurrected, the Shroud and bandages abandoned. A mystery, this;- he was seen by Mary Magdalene, who mistook him for the Gardener. As she reached out to him he said (Latin Version..) " Noli me tangere" , "don't touch me".. This incident, as recounted, so poignant and vivid, has a ring of authenticity about it. Perhaps it is so, that, later, he, with Mary and a few others escaped to the South of France, even, then to Britain, where he, Jesus, had set foot before ;- hence Blake's epic verse - "...And did those Feet, in Ancient Time, set upon England' s mountains green...?" Oh, probably! He would have felt at home amongst the Druids and the byways of Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. As well as being amongst relatives - a Cornish Grandmother Anne or Ana - or is this an allusion to the ancient title of the Goddess??Conveying legitimacy and authenticity to his work and mission from the Feminine perspective.
On the south wall of the Lady Chapel at Glastonbury Abbey are engraved the words:-
JESUS
MARIA
As I, with 2 friends, on a visit to Glastonbury 2 years ago, stood below the Abbey walls, studying this inscription, I was , in my "default" mode of "Glastonbury Guide", chuntering on about this feature- saying .."perhaps it IS true that these two, Jesus and Mary were here, perhaps even buried here...!?" - there was, out of no-where, an almighty clap of Thunder,from, it seemed, above Chalice Hill nearby. Mmmm !
Now, 2000 years later, as this Age of Aquarius dawns ( and Dawn happens gradually!) it is us, surely,the "Friends", together, collectively, who manifest and make good the Divine impulse which opens the way for the next great phase in this, the journey of Mankind back to the Source, enriched, wiser, for our experiences "down below".
"Maitreya", as has been said before, has a PLURAL connotation, and refers to "Friends, Friendship". That's us, folks, we CAN do this thing,together.One rainbow contains 7 colours with infinite gradations between. There are12 Signs of the Zodiac Wheel, a total of 360 degrees, each of equal validity, all equidistant from the Centre, each has its turn, each "has its day", each its special genius and function. Not a bad example of Divine Democracy. ( next chapter in the handbook;- "HUMANITY - operating instructions:21st Century Upgrade.").
The Sun, the Solar Logos,the heartbeat of our System, holds us in orbit: this Earth, the Nursery of Souls. Uranus, representing, higher, intuitive Mind, with Magician's wand upraised, points us to the Starry Spectacle beyond.It will be interesting to see how the forthcoming Jupiter/Uranus Conjunction, right on the actual Aries Point, 0 degrees Aries, manifests in early June and beyond. New "postings" and fresh horizons, in different senses, for not a few, we think.
Just returned from first visit to my "new" grand-daughter, Astrid, in Glasgow. Re-connecting with that great, now not so grimy, gritty, City, with its rich warmth and humour flavoured with "Buckfast" (wine) and punctuated by vertiginous, windy Tower Blocks was a revelation - passion, poetry, Art, Music - and at the heart of it St. Mungo's Cathedral and the Museum of Religious Life and Art. The Infirmary nearby. In theory-one can be born, christened, married, die, be buried -all with one hundred or so square yards. There is a Stone Circle, with 2 "New Age" shops just down the road;- heart of Glasgow, pulse of Scotland.
I thank you for your kind attention- Happy Easter !
With Kind Regards - OG (aka David Matthews)
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Lions and Lambs
The Spring Equinox this year, 2010, is on Saturday 20 March at 17.32 U.T./GMT;- a point in the Year equivalent to the "Big Bang"- as a new cycle comes to birth, arising from the amniotic waters of Pisces.Each year a reminder of the cyclic, but also spiralic, nature of all existence.
The last 10 days (..the ScorpioDecanate) of Pisces have Mars as a sub-ruler, as have the first 10 days of Aries -(the Aries Decanate), and one can appreciate the 20 day span of this Planet's stirring, stimulating, influence as Winter tips into spring. The irresistable force of new Life.Green shoots piercing the humus, leaping Lambs, and the joyful time of Easter. The Infant Year, Aries the Lamb, drawn from the gestating depths of Winter, and the Chamber of Dreams - Pisces.
In the Southern Hemisphere- the reverse- the Year in mid-life, the fruits developed from blossoms long since gone.
Mars, Aries! = Rams, Arise! (Anagram ).As for Mars - it/he has been on one of those regular (every 2 years or so), longish Retrograde passages- a line-of-sight phenomenon cased when the Earth (on the "inside" track) 0vertakes Mars (on the "outside" track) causing Mars to seem to be slipping backwards. Similar to the experience of being on a train which is overtaking another train alongside- the "other" train then seems to be going backward. Illustrates the need to stand well back (in one's mind) from the whole process of living on this Planet in order to observe and better understand how things look from a reasonable distance... Mars is clearly visible now, forming an alignment with Procyon , and Sirius, in the late evening sky. Find Mars, elevated, orange-red, and let the eye follow downwards to Procyon and the twinkling radiant Sirius low on the horizon.
Mars, then, began to Retrograde on 20 Dec 2009, and turned Direct/ceased to Retrograde on 10 March 2010, and finally leaves the Retrograde "loop" on 17 May 2010. The "Fire" of Mars, while "loitering" in early Leo has been seen in Greece:- Natal Sun 0 degrees Leo, - Chart of 24 July 1974- public unrest and anger ;- and around the many tributes paid to Michael Foot, a Hero (Mars) of the Left and a man with profound and sincere Democratic instincts- born 23 July 1913.Plenty of huffing and puffing,too as the Political Pugilists set out their Fairground pitches.If there is a General Election on 6 May, as expected, with Sun closely squaring Mars, then the scene resembles rather a Tournament, complete with dented helmets, splintered lances, etc...now, now, boys!!
On the "Lion" theme - I see that David Icke's next book is entitled "The Lion sleeps no more"and will be published in April - with Mars still in Leo. Probably a good read.And respect here to a man who has done so much to expose some very uncomfortable truths concerning the Human world. Icke has South Node in 27 degrees Leo - indicating that "past life" experience featured this Sign and its lessons. North Node in 27 Aquarius - suggests a desire to share, circulate, disseminate the information that liberates.
Incidentally, are "Chemtrails" intended to degrade the Bee population to the extent that, oh dear! , the only solution open would be the use of "GM" crops and seeds with all the repercussions, dependency, genetic "lottery" etc.? Surely not! But, if so - HOW DARE THEY!.(if anyone has definitive knowledge of this subject - I would like to know the facts concerning this...).
A Quote here from Rudolf Steiner:- "History cannot be permanently falsified, the myth cannot stand up to the scrutiny of research, the sinister web will be brought into the Light and torn to pieces, however artfully it has been spun".
Collected from the website of Ian Crane. Under a heading "The Karma of Untruthfulness".
However, we are "all in the same boat" and it is LIGHT, rather than Heat, that will illuminate the way and encourage companions, followers and friends.
Coming up :- a SEMINAR on SUNDAY 25 APRIL :- SATURN and URANUS - 2 sides of Aquarius.In Myth, in Aspect, in History. Time, and Time Machine. Lord of the Rings and Prometheus !
2.30-5.30 P.M. at 6 Plymouth Road Totnes . £30/25. Drinks and snacks included. 01803 867145 ,or :-
dave@starlynx.plus.com - to book.
Many thanks ! Be blessede by the Spring Sunshine - OG. (aka David Matthews).
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Piscean Pot-Pourri
The Sun is now (lateFebruary 2010) transiting the Sign of Pisces, and, as often, the weather -here in Britain - is characteristic of the time of year. "February Full-Dike"- well, yes ! To the Saxons February is Solmanad - "Mud-Month". Between now and 21 March, when the Sun enters fiery Aries, we are awash, afloat, adrift, on the turbulent, unpredictable, magnificent waters of the two Fishes.
To our ancestors, living closer to the elements, less insulated from the power of Nature than most of us today, February and March could bring grim and testing circumstances.A bright sunny morn could ( and still can..) turn into a day of howling wind, driving rain, or enveloping snow. Animals, livestock at risk; - travellers in peril ;-fuel and food running low. Concern for fellow beings, the need to share whatever food and comfort is at hand, the need for Faith , prayer and humility in the face of the awesome power of Nature - all hallmarks of Pisces and Piscean natives, who often seem to find themselves in circumstances which require, or compel a belief in a power greater than the Self alone.
In Pisces, we prepare for the renewal of life and Power in Aries, where the Sun is exalted. It is Venus that is exalted (as honoured guest) in Pisces itself, showing that Love (Venus) can become translucent, unconditional, universal, all -conquering, when operating through this, the last of the Signs.
Amor Omnia Vincit - "Loves conquers all".
Pisces- and the Piscean Age- which we are now leaving/outgrowing, is replete with imagery of the Christian era. Apart from Jesus Christ - known as "Icthus" - the Fish ! - and the 12 Disciples, several of whom were Fishermen- Andrew and Peter; James and John; - the seminal events and myths which shaped the last 2000 years -the Age of Pisces -do reflect and encapsulate the nature of the Age. The Seas- a great era of Navies and Navigation. Religion - men with "funny hats" (shaped like fishes' heads)- the Popes and Prelates of Christianity. An emphasis on Faith, submission, sacrifice, and the "will of God".Many Schools (shoals) of thought, religious Sects in abundance- splintering into many shards of religious thought and practice. The Abbeys, Priories, Convents and Nunneries. Franciscans, Dominicans, Cistercians, Benedictines (as at Glastonbury; also here in Totnes, the Priory founded in 1088.) At Torre Abbey, Torquay, the interestingly named Pre-Remonstratensians.
All of these caught, netted, speared and boiled for dinner by King Henry the 8th by the year 1539.
Then the long cuspal progression towards Aquarius, the Sign of Fixed Air (The Atmosphere; Space itself..) -and Fish becomes Water-Bearer, learns to fly, to access all knowledge at the click of a mouse ( man or mouse- is that the question??), then to prepare, we imagine, for 4th/5th dimensional life. 2012 and all that.
Meanwhile... the Saturn/Pluto Square is beginning to tell, is it not ? If like me, you have Planets
or sensitive points in the very early degrees of the Cardinal Signs you may be aware - of the pressure and discomfort associated ( though from the perspective of the Higher Self I suspect this may be acknowleged as a helpful, necessary cathartic karmic clear-out session.). This aspect is well named the "shrinking transformation".
Mars - turns Stationary Direct in 0 degrees Leo on 10 March. Plans and initiatives delayed stand better chance of implementation from that time onward.
Interestingly, 3 of the Celtic Nations have their National day in the season of Pisces:- Wales - 1 March - St. David's Day. Cornwall - 5 March- St. Piran's Day. Ireland - 17 March - St. Patrick's day.
Cornwall, in particular, manifests distinct Piscean qualities. At the tail end of England, an ancient Celtic stronghold, at the end of the Earth ( in Brittany, "Finisterre" has the same connotation - surely Pisces also..). Land of Arthur's Birth and Death - Excalibur forged by Cornish metal-working art, and returned to the depths - of Loe Pool ? The Cornish mottos:- "Onen Hag Oll" - "One and All" - boldly democratic and inclusive. But - "Pysk, Sten, Ha Cober" -"Fish, Tin and Copper"- are all Piscean issues;- Fish - self evident. Tin -the metal of JUPITER, the traditional Ruler of Pisces. Copper, the metal of VENUS, the Planet Exalted in Pisces.
One often senses the nearness of the Other World when in Cornwall, the more so furthest West. Like the Sign Pisces, the veil, the membrane is thinnest in such a place:-this brings to mind the phrase (from the Church of England/late Piscean Age manual known as the Book of Common Prayer) - "Lord, lettest now thy servant depart in Peace, according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen; thy salvation..."
Can't think of prose more Piscean than that.
On Sunday 28 Feb. the Sun is Conjunct Jupiter, in Pisces, at the Full of the Moon in the opposite Sign of Virgo. Faith, belief, goodwill, generosity of spirit (Sun/Jupiter/Pisces ) finding expression in dedicated work and service one to another (Full Moon in Virgo). What opportunity !
Hope this finds you well .
We ARE the people we have been waiting for.
Anyone can be a Friend.
With Kind Regards -OG (aka David Matthews).
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