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a frosted clarity

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' Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another. ' —  Einstein ' Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves. ' —  Buddha   Just days before the winter solstice, a full Moon in Gemini opposing the Sun allows for a frosted clarity in our perception of reality... This December Full Moon is an invitation to realize how we create the world we live in with all our thoughts, wishes and fears. As energy never gets lost but changes in form, we therefore have the power to shape and transform our inner/outer environment.. so that a different world eventually 'materialize'.   snow-covered pyramids december 2013. symbol Gemini 26°: Frost-covered trees against winter skies. Key: The revelation of

visitation

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bowing in awe at such a visitation from the outer space... ISON (photo Trappist national telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory on the morning of 15/11/13) "Truly, love is a ceaseless alternation of shadow and brilliancy! And the mysterious wanderers, the comets, have long hair of light; their faces always turn to the Sun. And their paths are elongated ellipses, far from the "perfect form" of the circumference; ellipses whose two foci are far apart, because in the irrational realms, the polarities of being are necessarily also remote from each other." Dane Rudhyar ... on asteroids & comets  MARIN MARAIS : La folia

in the long run

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  A butterfly emerging from a chrysalis. Key: The capacity to utterly transform the character of one's consciousness by radically altering the structural patterns of everyday living and the types of relationships one enters upon. Here what is emphasized is the process of metamorphosis itself. The symbol stresses the essential character of the activity required at this stage of the cycle; i.e. nothing short of a complete renewal of all the implications of being alive as a human individual will do. A radical change is needed. At this stage, this change is individual and mental, and it should be seen against the background of humanity as a whole. What is revealed is the potential ability of every human being to participate in a higher realm of evolution AFTER his or her emergence from a critical state of transition. At this stage the Keyword is METAMORPHOSIS. In spiritual terms, this implies "Initiation," i.e. entering a higher realm of conscious existence an

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number six when celestial bodies, by occupying positions at 60° distance from each other, align in two grand trines opposing one other, they create what is commonly called a star of David geometric configuration. eventhough it happens at irregular intervals, it is not as uncommon as some may want to believe (there has been an average of ten in the last twenty years). during many decades (since the 1940s) the two outer planets Pluto and Neptune (transpersonal energies) have been sixty degrees apart, signaling a major civilisation shift and in recent times they were often involved in the star configuration . during the renaissance, Pluto and Neptune where also involved in such a sextile aspect . the actual interpretation of this six-pointed planetary configuration depends on the elements and the planets involved. in all cases it does mark a turning point of energies and indicates a time when, while having a complete cohesive vision (grand trine)  we need to gain objectivi

tuning in

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There is a great Master of Masters, the Indweller of your heart.  Turn the gaze inwards, withdraw the Indriyas and seek His help.  Rest in Him. Identify yourself with Him. Search Him in your heart.  - Swami Sivananda Full Moon 22 July 2013, 18:52:32 gmt, 7e15 43n42 hear your inner master is he calling you to meet the current challenge of sustainability? interestingly Guru Purnima celebration this year (our thanking of teachers and masters) coincides with Jupiter (conjunct Mars and Lilith) aligning in a grand trine with Saturn and Neptune announcing the Star of David configuration An old Adobe mission in California. Key: The power inherent in all great human works to endure far beyond the workers' life spans. The works and spirit of the Spanish priests who directed the building of the California missions have had a lasting influence on the development of this land; these remain as a monument to the men who were able to make their mark upon this alien

here comes july

with venus (leo) square saturn (scorpio) restrictions and limitations can bring much resourcefulness like a springboard for creativity and inspiration you know the saying : necessity is mother to creativity soon followed by sun (cancer) opposite pluto (capricorn) .. and square uranus (aries) on 4 july the more you want to hide the truth (from yourself or others) and push it below the surface the more it will press back up into the open, into consciousness and that's when the hurt is ultimately healthy.. x © etherealcounterparts 

giving .. the highest form of receiving

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photograph by Raymond Gehman 19 June 2013 Sun conjunct Jupiter a new start.. with rays of Love right before the solstice marking the tempo for the whole summer season and heralding the beneficent grand water trine indicates optimism, confidence about the future a favorable time for unblocking certain energies and reach for a form of transcendence for sending messages, to overcome certain communication problems and amend sibling relationships a desire for mental adventure and travel a willingness to take risks and embark on new ideas and/or areas of studies a danger of wanting to appear bigger than one really is The first mockingbird of spring key: The creative exuberance of the human soul in response to basic life experiences. The mockingbird is able to imitate sounds he hears, but actually he does more than imitate, for he weaves all these sounds into melodies which at times can have joyous amplitude and instinctively creative spontaneity. T

like wind chimes

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Annular Solar Eclipse - nasa annular solar eclipse time (9.5.13 > 10.5.13 for gmt) : Partial begin 21:25:10 Total begin 22:30:34 Greatest eclipse 0:26:20 Total end 2:19:58 Partial end 3:25:23 symbol : wisps of wing-like clouds streaming across the sky Key: The awareness of spiritual forces at work. Any emergence of life potentialities from the depth of the vast Unconscious is answered by the spiritual activity of superconscious forces in a cosmic kind of antiphony. The individual who has taken a new step in their evolution should look for the "Signature" of divine Powers confirming their progress. It may reveal the meaning of what is to come next. The "wing-like clouds" may also symbolize the presence of celestial beings (devas, angels) blessing and subtly revealing the direction to take, the direction of "the wind" of destiny. This stage concludes a process, having experienced which the individual should find themse

Vibhuti after the Scorpio Full Moon

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Vibhuti is the sacred ash used in religious worship in Hinduism. Vibhuti offers the user spiritual and physical protection, it drives away negative energy, increases psychic ability and makes you more visible to angelic beings. Generally, it is used to denote the sacred ash which is made of burnt dried wood in Vedic rituals. The Hindu devotees make a paste by mixing vibhuhti with water and smear it as three horizontal lines across the forehead and other parts of the body. Vibhuthi smeared across the forehead to the end of both eyebrows is called Tripundra. Vibhuti is the sacred ash obtained during a fire yajna or Homa. It is prepared before the deity of God while chanting sacred mantras and offering oblations into the fire. The main ingredient of Vibuthi is dry wood but several other most pure sattvic substances as prescribed in the scriptures are also used. Some Vibhuti manufacturers these days use the ash obtained from residue of cow or other animal dung that i

sun.mars in waco

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texas explosion, 17 april 2013, 7:50pm local time, 97w09, 31n33 (18 april, 0:50gmt) yes the Texas explosion is in relation to the Sun.Mars conjunction in Aries the chart for the explosion in Waco shows a grand cross and a crucial alignment with the USA chart: it happened about half an hour after the exact Sun.Mars conjunction... which in turn is opposite the Libra Ascendant and is still activating USA's Chiron in Aries the Moon in Cancer close to the MC is almost square the Sun.Mars/ascendant and is also transiting USA's Mercury and opposing USA's Pluto. moreover Venus in Taurus is approaching an opposition to Saturn in Scorpio while Mercury is about to activate the Uranus Pluto square.. on the other hand as indicated by the axis alignments with USA's Pluto and suggested by the sabian symbol, something previously hidden may come to light through this. symbol for 28° Libra ascendant of this chart: a man becoming aware of spiritual forces surrounding

'nowrooz' 2013 : a new path opens to the humble and compassionate

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' nowrooz ' the new day, before it can really mark its start with the aries lunation is affected this year by a series of major planetary cycles; the equinox happens during a mercury retrograde, it is followed by a full moon and a venus cycle before the new moon ... which is followed by saturn going retrograde before a mars cycle the Sun ingresses Aries with Mars (ruler of Aries) and Uranus in the early degrees of Aries - the sign of exaltation for the Sun : this new day / new solar year starts with exceptional force and concentration of energy  it will be joined soon after by Venus and the New Moon will therefore happen in the midst of a stellium   nowrooz, spring equinox, 20 march 2013, 11:01:56gmt, 7e15, 43n42 27 march 2013 : full moon "The most basic 'Law' of our universe is that every release of new potentialities (or modes of energy) brings about a polarization of effects — that is, the new potentiality will be used both for const

Alexander Ruperti (1913-1998)

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  A. Ruperti and D. Rudhyar my mentor Alexander Ruperti (1913-1998) was born 100 years ago he helped many generations of astrologers in understanding Rudhyar's thinking and principles  and in developing further his synthetic approach to astrology here is the link to his tribute to Dane Rudhyar (1895-1985) :  A Seed-Man For The New Era in 2000 Joyce Hoen wrote the following about A. Ruperti :  It was March, 1989: the planets Saturn and Neptune were about to meet again after 35 years, for the first time since my birth (when they also where in conjunction). Planets in a birthchart are lived either within, or in relationship with the outside world, and will then manifest there -- all astrologers are aware of how a chart gives us this interesting take on reality.  It was a sunny day in March and I was asked by Tees Reitsma (who had organized the 3rd international astrology congress of "Astro-Kring" in The Hague re this Saturn-Neptune conj

.. in the solitary bliss of the white city

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Pisces by Johannes Hevelius, 1687 (stars are heightened in gold) The last new moon before Nowruz and the spring equinox... occurs in the midst of a mega stellium with no less than nine 'bodies' (the Sun, Moon, five planets and two asteroids) in Pisces... with Mercury still retrograde,  and the Sun.Moon conjunction forming two major aspects: a trine with the Nodes a T-square with Lilith, Ceres and Vesta on one side and the Galactic Center on the other. This unusual stellium with a mass of planets in Pisces, is actually simpler to interpret than most planetary configurations. The planets are blurring each other's specific function; their activities dissolve and merge into one sole electromagnetic wave. What really stands out is the Piscean vibration, which results in a disintegration of the personality as a separate entity. It requires a "going with the flow" and a channeling of energies through the activities of