stellArium & ethereal counterparts

Kitāb ṣuwar al–kawākib - Book of Constellations,  Abd al–Rahman al–Soufi (903–986) the 21.08.2017 total Solar Eclipse conjunct Regulus is in essence about a shift in sovereignty  it is the first total Solar Eclipse conjunct the fixed star Regulus since the latter has entered Virgo (in 2011, after having spent over 2160 yrs in Leo) It is directly related to the 11.08.1999 total Solar Eclipse (w path over Europe, Turkey..) which had started a 18 year cycle, ending now.. the path of the coming Eclipse called the great American eclipse will be crossing the entire US from West to East  it will also fall on Trump's natal Ascendent and Mars. in fact Trump himself was born during a total lunar eclipse and he has much to do with the effects this eclipse will have on a collective level .. as an instrument of change as a (great) disruption the purpose of which...

This Sagittarius New Moon on 25 November 2011 coincides with a partial Solar Eclipse. With nearly 90% obscuration of the Sun, the eclipse will be visible across Antartica and New Zealand. Solar Eclipse 25 November 2011, 6:09:40gmt, 7e15, 43n42 Symbol : Two men playing chess According to Rudhyar,  the transmutation of man's natural aggressiveness under most conditions of existence is essential to socio-cultural living. Many rituals, sports and games have no other basic aim. In chess, the struggle between light and darkness (the Yang and Yin forces) is ritualized, ending in most cases with the checkmating of the king (the ego, the conscious self). In a dualistic world such a contest between polarized forces is omnipresent. The chess game trains men to be more objective, more careful, more aware of whole situations — and less impulsive and intent upon side issues. This symbol deals with conflict, but at a group culture level. Keynote: The transcendent rituali...

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