 Hades & Persephone Remember that the ancients did not have "psychology" they had myths instead. The legion of myths and gods and goddesses are at once interpreted as something "out there" and also as simply ways of organizing and describing the inner world of the human psyche. Every great myth can be corresponded with some human psychological process. In the case of depression, this is seen in the mythical descent into the underworld, Hades.
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People graduate from Harvard and go on to be astrologers. There are former attorneys, people with PhDs in geoscience and economics, people with masters degrees in linguistics, etc. that go on to be fascinated and moved by and practice astrology.
It used to be that only the most learned men in a society got to study astrology and only royalty and nobility used it. Royalty and nobility still use it. The founding fathers of this country used it. Washington DC is steeped in astrological and mythical symbolism. Its not hidden either! The National Academy of Sciences in DC has one of the most beautiful zodiacs and zodiacal images in the whole country on display! The 2nd and 3rd decans of CAPricorn time that begin JANuary 1st are usually characterized by practicality. Time to get back to work, get our finances in order, be disciplined and responsible. It's less like the 1st decan, the solstice through the 31st, which is more characterized by the "Fishy" end of the Fish-Goat and brings a mystical, otherworldly "time out of time" vibe to the quality of time. Until JANuary 4th we enjoy a stellium in SAGittarius, with Venus, Mercury & Mars wondering through this fiery temple of Jupiter, infusing time with a sense of adventure, wildness, exploration, inspiration and help in our quest to answer the Big Questions. And by jove! The great benefic itself is stationing Direct right now after its annual half-year retrograde! This is generally seen as a good omen, especially for SAGittarius and PISces folks or for those in a Sag or Pisces profected year. For everyone though, the topics of the SAG or PISces houses in your chart should see some forward movement. Mars ingresses CAPricorn, where it enjoys dignity through exaltation, to join our Sun on JANuary 4th. Strategy, Willpower, Strength and Tenacity switch into a higher gear as far as our focus on our responsibilities and sense of self-discipline...and beyond! On JAN 1st, Mercury turns Direct at 22*CAPricorn. With so many shifts in gears this week, it should, for better or worse, feel truly NEW. If you would like to take a more personal look at the quality of time in your life, my books are open.  Saturn stationary at 0*Pisces might be very loud right now and for the last week or so. Saturn’s got a case of rigor mortis. It needs a few days before it can start to loosen up. Planets get loud when they station or appear to stand still within the ecliptic. When I say a planet gets loud, I mean the significations and story of that planet become clear.
Saturn first entered Pisces in March, made it to 7° degrees, then stationed retrograde in June. So June might have been the last time these concepts got really loud somewhere in our lives. Especially for those with planets or angles at 5°-9° of the mutable signs Pisces, Virgo, Gemini or Sagittarius. Some typical Saturn keywords and concepts we come across often are : Restriction, Discipline, Authority, Time, Age, Old, Grandparents, Patriarchs, Matriarchs, Constriction, Heavy-ness, Hardness, Teeth, Bones, Walls, Limits, Rules, Maturity, Minimalism, Boundaries, Congestion, Blocks, Death and Responsibility. Pisces typical keywords and concepts might include spirituality, imagination, images, confusion, sleep, altered states of consciousness, boundarylessness, escape, formlessness, oil & oils, the ocean, water, lymph & gland system, mucus, drugs, intuition, emotions, art, faith, prophecy, visions and grief. Find one or two words from each list and put them together in a way that’s meaningful to you right now or gives you something meaningful to contemplate. The Rules of The Ocean. Emotional Discipline. Matriarch Consciousness. Restricted Sleep. Old Prophesy. 🖤🕯️💀🍂🌙🍂💀🕯️🖤🕯️💀🍂🌙🍂💀🕯️  Today is a day set apart to honor the dead. To honor our ancestors. Our ancestors are not just our flesh and blood family that have come before us. Our ancestors include the plants, the trees, the soil, the rocks, the mountains, the rivers, the lakes, the sky, the sun the moon, the stars, the animals and every person who has come before us without which we would not be alive today. Our blood heritage is only one piece of that. And most of our blood ancestors are dead. I do not believe that death is the end. The Dead Continue. I believe Death is a Change. A big Change. I do not think that the dead just disappear. They're dead, not disappeared. Death is a paradox through which we are meant to learn that we cannot die. A statement that made clear and undeniable sense to me after my Shannon died. When someone extremely dear to you dies, you cannot comprehend it. It does not make any sense. It feels so completely absurd. Because it is absurd. I feel her everywhere. She's not gone at the same time that she is. Absurd. I have to reign myself in. I could talk all day long about Death. Its so important, wyld, beautiful, fierce, terrifying. . . mysterious. . . We give the dead their due by thinking about them, writing about them, speaking about them, praying for them, praying with them, dedicating our actions to them. In this way, the mundane becomes sacred. We clean up, it is for them. We cook dinner, we think about them and invite them to join. We set out their photos and reflect on them, perhaps light a candle in honor of the eternal flames of their spirits. The veil between the world of the living and the dead is not thin right now. The veil is always thin. That is the nature of a veil. Some say on nights like these, the veil completely lifts and there is no separation. I say, the veil doesnt exist. Its our sight that is blurry. Some people, in some places, at some times, our sight sharpens and we feel the truth of this down to our bones. 💀🍂🌙🍂💀 The dead do not haunt me. They are me. They live on through me. As do your dead. 🖤🕯️💀🍂🌙🍂💀🕯️🖤🕯️💀🍂🌙🍂💀🕯️ All Hail The Beloved Dead |
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