stellArium & ethereal counterparts

The knot as an interconnection of spiritual energies with life forces. Full Moon chart for 12 October 2011, at 2:05:43 GMT, 7e15 43n42 symbol 19° aries  : The "Magic Carpet" Of Oriental Imagery according to Rudhyar this symbol refers to the "use of creative imagination' "A way of life refusing a hectic involvement in social competition and waste-producing overproduction allows for the development of unattached and transcendent understanding. The static floor (carpet) on which man's feet (symbols of understanding) rest can become transformed into the means for great flights of imagination and super-physical perception. The period of rest from outwardly directed activity bound to collective normality presents the creative mind with the possibility of surveying in dreams the totality of the present-day social situation, thus "to see whole." We can also consider a carpet as a grid made of knots and perceive its magical visu

In the shadow of Saturn, unexpected wonders appear. The robotic Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn drifted in giant planet's shadow for about 12 hours in 2006 and looked back toward the eclipsed Sun. Cassini saw a view unlike any other. First, the night side of Saturn is seen to be partly lit by light reflected from its own majestic ring system. Next, the rings themselves appear dark when silhouetted against Saturn, but quite bright when viewed away from Saturn, slightly scattering sunlight, in this exaggerated color image.   Saturn's rings light up so much that new rings were discovered, although they are hard to see in the image. Seen in spectacular detail, however, is Saturn's E ring, the ring created by the newly discovered ice-fountains of the moon Enceladus and the outermost ring visible above. Far in the distance, at the left, just above the bright main rings, is the almost ignorable pale blue dot of Earth. The huge storm churning through the atmosphere

Cassini image film by Chris Abbas, from NASA Cassini images

  after some time off from stellArium & ethereal counterparts, on this beautiful MoonDay, i will attempt to share some of my current visions and thoughts .. even if it's somewhat difficult to find my words this morning i went out before dawn to watch the cluster and it somehow "spoke" to me morning sky looking East during first part of May according to which house in our chart was activated by the ongoing cluster of planets in Aries, much has recently been happening in that given area of our lives .. most have experienced an incredible amount of energy that enabled the launch of a new cycle however, this initial energy stemming pure and direct from the deepest core of the "self" ..  also had with every occurrence, to go through a particular retributive phase each of the personal planets in Aries first contacted Uranus in Aries (standing alone & total break from the past), then squared Pluto in Capricorn (purification of sorts to better con

Bronze astrolabe made in Iraq in 927-28 - the earliest known example of a dated astrolabe.

april 26 4th (uranus/saturn opposition) in the recent authority versus freedom series > another taste for what is to happen this coming summer when jupiter will also step into this ongoing alignment to blow the "implosion" - some people become paralyzed before crossroads - these are not fatal but meant to have us review things, cut thru the crap and find the courage to move on despite having to let go of the illusion that we are in full control of ultimate outcomes - our collective fascination for the "vacuum" as presently expressed at all levels of culture is on its way out - in other words, the whole process aims at a more solid foundation where quality and meaning matter more than quantity and consumer-like products ... on april 28th ceres conjunct pluto and mercury aligned with the full moon at 9° scorpio our relationship to a sustaining environment depends both on our practical logic and our intuition - symbol : a dentist at work ... has si

saturn aligning in a square with pluto today : whatever aspirations we have to transform our world, they should be grounded in reality. outmoded global structures are on their way out, in particular the conservative financial systems which started under the influence of thatcher and reagan in the early 80s. whether we like it or not, we should let go of some aspects of our individual/collective lives and allow for a deep shift in our perceptions. with such a square between the lord of karma and the lord of the underworld, we can expect some breakthrough from "outside" .. don't forget to connect to your inner strength and resources! symbols- 2°libra : The Transmutation Of The Fruits Of Past Experiences Into The Seed-Realizations Of The Forever Creative Spirit 2°capricorn : Three Rose Windows In A Gothic Church, One Damaged By War chart drawn for: 11.15.09 - 7e15 43n42 - 15:18:52GMT i will expand on the forthcoming, in later notes. as time unfold

mutilation of uranus by saturn 3° Saturn, Uranus and Pluto bells already ringing for 2010 "The challenge to become a greater and more inclusive individual is usually felt…At such times, the “greater” initially tends to appear as the enemy of the status quo. Therefore, if the challenge is accepted, one must inevitably break with his traditions on some level of existence. Symbolically, then, he must pit Uranus against Saturn. Habit patterns will always resist change; and when the pressure of some creative challenge is felt, the ego will experience a sense of impending doom, generating fear and resisting change... The more rigid the ego [Saturn], the sharper the break must be in the end. If a crucial phase of the Saturn-Uranus cycle coincides with some overwhelming emotional crisis, the cause will always be the rigid inertia of social customs, privileges, personal habits, or assumed behavior patterns which resist the call of the creative spirit within...." Alexander R