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Newsletter august 2023

Contents

Issues in this month’s edition are:

  • Preface

  • Preview month August

  • Important energies

  • Astronomy and astrology in daily practice

  • Cheiron

  • The owl

  • Saturn and Neptune cycle

  • Wisdom of Lao Tse

Preface

Picture: Paramahansa Yogananda

Yogananda had the following idea about the law of Carma:

Fate, karma, destination, call it as you like it, there is a Law of Justice, arranging in some way, but not accidentally our race, physical form and some aspects of our thoughts and feelings.

It is important to realize that we can’t escape from this basic pattern, but will be allowed to cooperate within this frame”.

And further:

the more progression we see in the self-realization of mankind, the more mankind will influence the flow of the universe with its subtle vibrations and the less mankind will be a toy in the flow of events emanating from all this.

The law of clear intention is an important cosmic law related to this.

I believe most of the readers will know this law or have met its impact.

It appears very simple: When you perform things and duties for the best, you almost have fulfilled the objective. However, it might be more complicated as presumed in a quick look.

Does it go beyond the direct reality we observe?

We live in a big illusion. What this means can’t be easily understood by anybody.

This illusion is much bigger than we can see or have an idea about and why we descended to this incarnation.

This clear intention goes beyond the illusion, and to become more aware about this, is part of a conscious life.

Slowly and step by step discovering the path to walk, and getting a real view on the truth behind this illusion. When you consciously look for the path and walks it, your idea of the why of this life will change.

At that moment you will become aware that everything you did before in clear intention, you possibly might refuse to do later on. By being more consciously aware, also the way you look at your own contribution to the world will change.

This is the path to go, walk it in full consciousness and discover.

Understand that more insight will obligate you to use other measures for your own thoughts and acts.

With a number of planets reorienting the coming month on the manner they plan to influence us energetically; it might be a good time to think over your own issues.

Source:

Arroyo: Astrology, karma, and transformation

Preview for the month August

The month of August hides a number of important astronomical events.

We have 2 Full Moons this month, Venus is still retrograde and also Mercury will turn retrograde on August 23rd, this means we have 2 personal planets being retrograde and internally oriented.

The first Full Moon on August 1st brings a warm and comfortable energy. We have possibilities for further development and personal growth.

On August 2nd we can feel restricted by authorities in our lives.

About August 3rd we can have meaningful encounters.

About August 7th there are possibilities, it is important not to exaggerate.

About August 9th we can meet financial good luck.

There may also be inspiration for special creative insights. The practical outcome however may some time to mature.

Om August 10th we will have excellent possibilities for further developments and to get new insights.

On August 13th there is an inner conjunction from Venus and the Sun. Sun, Venus and Earth are aligned at that moment. One of the points of the Venus pentagram will become actual.

This pentagram symbolizes the connection of elements (fire, earth, air and water) and their mutual influence on spirit (ether). See also the picture underneath.

A meditation can help you to connect to the cosmic message.

This inner conjunction takes places on the 21st degree of Leo, the degree of unsatisfactory spiritual experience when the ego is too dominant in this process.

So, the message is to turn inside and not to exaggerate.

This could result in a healing experience.

The New Moon on August 16th takes place close to the position of Venus and at the degree of full concentration. While Venus is still retrograde it can be a good possibility to try ot become part of the energy and to open up for messages from above. There will be good opportunities to put into practice pure inspiration.

Try to keep in touch with what can be supposed to be achieved. Ideals can become borderless and less fit to achieve.

On August 23rd we are under the influence of Mercury. On one side the Sun enters Virgo, governed by Mercury at the other side Mercury turns retrograde.

Servitude is becoming more important. In addition, messages we have been waiting for since long can reach us.

The degree of obliged nobility can give these messages an important and striking message. Noblesse obliges.

Be aware that a retrograde Venus and Mercury can be of no help to bring insights in practices. This might be related to difficult communication.

About August 25th the energy is helpful to realize plans.

From August 27th we will take our partners interest better into account.

Against the end of the month, we can have surprising and very innovative insights.

The moth ends with an energy of completion as we experience the 2nd Full Moon in a month.

This takes places on the degree of regeneration. A different notion of reality can give surprising insights.

Sources:

The astrological Mandala, Dane Rudhyar

Important energies for the month August

This month, the following important energies will be present. They will be the explanation for significant events during this month. Time used is GMT.

1 aug Full Moon (20.32) at Leo 10th degree, Mars trine Jupiter

2 aug Mercury opposition Saturn

3 aug Pluto square Lunar Nodes

7 aug Sun square Jupiter

9 aug Venus R square Uranus

10 aug Mercury trine Jupiter

12 aug Sun trine Cheiron

13 aug Sun conjunction Venus R

14 aug Venus trine Cheiron

16 aug Sun square Uranus, New Moon (11.38) at Leo 24th, Mars trine Uranus

22 aug Venus R square Jupiter, Mars opposition Neptune

23 aug Sun enters Virgo (11.01), Mercury retrograde (22.00) at Virgo 22nd degree

25 aug Mars trine Pluto

27 aug Sun opposition Saturn, Mars enters Libra

29 aug Uranus retrograde (04.39)

31 aug Full Moon (03.36) at Virgo 8tg degree

Astrology and astronomy in daily practice.

In August Venus will not be visible. Begin September Venus will return as a Morning star, especially for those who are early risers.

Mars will be in the Southwest at sunset. On August 16th Mars will be close to the Moon.

Saturn and Jupiter will be visible from midnight until sunrise (in the south).

On the 10th of July the Netherlands experienced a remarkable day.

Our prime-minister Mark Rutte, withdrew and announced to leave our nations politic.

This change already had its pre-warning in the month March, when the outcome of district elections left the Netherlands in a rather unmanageable state, leaving the country with many urgent problems to be solved.

In the horoscope of the Netherlands, we see an actual transit from Pluto (transformation) on the Moon (countries inhabitants).

This energy indicates a transformation of power, to be expected to take place rather in harmony and based on the cosmic principle of purification.

Pluto can indicate related conflicts of power.

Groups resisting against “needed” changes, will be forced to accept these changes. And be aware that what is “needed” will not be a directive from humanity, but for humanity.

At the moment we see many planets active in NL’s 10th house (Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune).

Moreover, on July 10th the northern lunar node and the Moon where in this 10th house of destination.

It indicates there is a broad support for societal change and innovation. There will be chances for innovation guiding the way to a future based on a new society.

On November 22nd we have new elections.

The Moon is again in the 10th house of NL. The people will deal with the future of the country.

With Neptune actual (ideals) on the Sun of NL and Mercury (rational power) on NL’s Neptune ideals will play a guiding role.

Saturn actual (structure and regulations) will play an important role in establishing the new future.

Uranus actual gives indications for innovations being implemented in a rather harmonic manner.

On July 23rd Venus turned retrograde. I could feel it and by accident I saw a contribution from the philosophic quintet about the future of mankind related to the way we value economic interests above all others. A retrograde Venus revaluates this. Very impressive.

Cheiron

Recently I was attended to Chiron from different sides.

This took place on July 6th. Cheiron made a square (90 degrees aspect) with Mercury (the cosmic messenger).

Special was that at one of the people incurred, Chiron made a transit on the AC, at the same time having Chiron on the IC of the birth chart.

In my personal birth chart Mercury made a trine with natal Mercury.

For me a message to pay attention to Cheiron and to write a contribution for the newsletter.

Chiron has been discovered by Charles Kowal. Chiron has an orbit between the planets Saturn and Uranus and has a cycle time of about 50,4 years around the sun.

Picture: Orbit of Cheiron around the Sun (Wikipedia)

In 1996 Chiron reached the point on his orbit closest to the sun.

Chiron was in the sign Libra.

About 2021 Chiron was at his apogee (in Aries).

Caused by the rather eccentric orbit the transit time of Chiron through the signs is rather varying from 2.5 years in Libra to 7 years in Aries.

In 2027 Chiron returns son the first degree of discovery (Taurus 4th degree).

The place of Chiron in the birth chart gives indications for the wound the incarnated soul has caught in earlier lives.

Sasportas en Hall indicate that Chiron got his first wound by the denial by his mother and relates this to the separation when leaving the womb.

In this new live Chiron was confronted to his heroes. And especially one of these heroes Hercules was the one who caused his wound.

Picture: Achilles and Chiron (fresco from Herculaneum)

When working with karma, Chiron shows the wound of the soul and should be released from this pain. To release isn’t the whole solution, the soul has to make a conscious choice.

It should voluntarily release her grip on the world of the form and when necessary, choose to go through the dead of the old self, to allow something bigger to originate from it.

My other source drew my attention on Chiron and turned out to have Chiron on the same degree of the birth chart (Libra 2nd degree).

The symbol of this degree:

The transmutation of the fruits of past experiences into the seed realisation of the forever creative spirit”.

It recalls for us the picture that we are consciously using ancient truths to be helpful to use the wound to develop new insights as a contribution to the own process of healing.

Sources:

Wikipedia

Howard Sasportas The 12 houses

Judy Hall Astrology, karma, and reincarnation

Dane Rudhyar the astrological Mandala

The Owl

In preceding newsletters, I paid attention to the owl and its symbolic, especially because Eleonore (co-writer for some articles), received interesting messages related to this bird.

Beneath a picture of the card “the Owl” from the collection Medicine cards by Jamie Sams and David Carson. The cards represent animals as a symbol of healing power.

As Eleonore’s contribution to this newsletter couldn’t be delivered in time to be part of this issue< I got the idea to pay attention to the symbolic of the Owl in this issue.

Owl …

Magic,

Omen,

Time and space.

Will truth be revealed?

Holy bird,

Chase away deceit

in your silent flight.

Athena, the Greek Goddess of wisdom, always was accompanied by an owl, sitting on her shoulder.

Without being noticed, the owl revealed truth to her.

Owl had the power to give Athena’s blind eye power of vision, to allow her to speak the truth and not only half of it.

Source:

Medicine-cards Jamie Sams en David Carson

Saturn and Neptune

Saturn is already known by mankind since ancient times.

As the planet still visible with the bare eye and distant from earth, he had an important function.

Saturn imposed to us the understanding of limitation and of the need for structure.

Passing Saturn meant the end of the known world. Behind it was uncertainty, the basis for our belief systems. At the border we saw a divine authority, and this was supposed outside of mankind.

Since the end of the 18th century this idea changed step by step in discovering the trans-Saturnale planets.

In 1789 first Uranus had been discovered.

Known borders were broken and new types of freedom came through.

In society we saw monarchs allowing their people more rights and freedom.

Monarchs not allowing this caused revolutions as we have seen in France.

The first free country for former slaves was established (Haiti) and the United States started a freedom was against their founding countries.

In 1846 on September 23rd the planet Neptune had bene discovered.

Neptune was in Aquarius the same sign where Saturn was at that moment.

When 2 planets are together in the skies (we call this a conjunction) their energies try to cooperate. It also indicates the beginning of a new cycle. A cycle of Saturn and Neptune takes approx. 35 years.

By then Saturn made a complete tour through the ecliptic and Neptune has only passed 2 or 3 signs.

Such a cycle begins on a dedicated degree, containing a message for the complete cycle.

Saturn and Neptune are rather contradicted in their nature.

Saturn gives limitations and structures, Neptune in the contrary makes unbounded and makes a connection to the unknown possible.

In 1846 the conjunction had a message about a harmonic combination of making plans and realizing these. Both about, ideals, practical work, and social goals as well.

At the same time Neptune in Aquarius reminds us to noble goals and spiritual flexibility.

The combination proposed good perspectives and indeed they appeared as a result.

The Crim war ended in a peace treaty and the foundation of the rights for civilians and soldiers in periods of war were agreed. Also, the base principles for the Red Cross were founded.

At the moment we see both Neptune and Saturn in the sign Pisces (Neptune in the last decade, Saturn in the first decade). On February 20th, 2026, we can expect the next conjunction. This will take place on the first degree od Aries 9also the first degree of our ecliptic.

It will take some years to arrive at this point, however it pr poses a nice symbolic to be prepared for.

The astrological mandala indicates the appearance of new forms of consciousness.

In this process both future and restrictive energies take part.

This comes to the foreground by Saturn energy (limitation and sense of reality, restricted views) and by Neptune energy (ideals and dreams). Unfortunately, we still have a mindset where dreams should be proven on forehand).

However, we should be aware that we need both energies in good interaction to design the future.

Colophon

This newsletter is edited monthly by Omegahighlighter and contains different articles and previews based on astronomical occurrences and related energies.

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Living a conscious life means that

every moment we have a new experience not yet experienced before,

Unsatisfiable our soul reminds us to discover

Until the very essence has been unveiled.

Lao Tse

Newsletter Juli 2023

Contents

Issues in this month’s edition are:

  • Preface

  • Preview month July

  • Important energies

  • Hercules

  • Astronomy and astrology in daily practice

  • Venus retrograde

  • Children (Kahil Gibran)

  • Wisdom of Lao Tse

Preface

Nowadays we are in the transit period from Pisces to Aquarius. We are approaching the promised Aquarius era. This influence will become stronger, at the same time reducing the influence of the Pisces era.

Gradually the accent on community as a whole and our expected role in relation to the creation of the new society will increase.

Awareness, consciousness, servitude, and services become increasingly important.

The idea of “everybody for the own ego and God for all of us” still can be recognized in our world in many different societal expressions and actions. There still is a focus on rights and equality, however we lack the insight in our obligations to be a real part of mankind by using our talents in the interest of the whole and to help improve the wellbeing of all. Having talents also gives the obligation to develop them and to use them in service to mankind as a whole.

Preview for the month July

The month of July will be a rather quiet month. Nevertheless, there are some important changes of energies.

In the first place Venus turns retrograde (for more detail see the article dedicated to this, also in this number). Also, the lunar nodes will change signs. Both are changes having their influence indirectly.

The month begins with good opportunities for personal development and growth.

We can be surprised by unexpected events in the area of relations and the valuation of people or material issues around you.

The Full Moon on July 3rd can give you insight about activities needed, related to family life.

On July 7th we will get good chances to further develop our new insights.

On July 10th the planet Mars enters Virgo. Our activities will be related to the interest of the society around us, we become more service oriented. There may be some opposition related to the ideals we will try to bring in practice.

About July 16th there will be opportunities to let new insights in our lives play a role.

The New Moon on July 17th on the 25th degree of Cancer gives opportunities to success.

We should be aware to use a positive imaginatory view and be receptive for assistance from above.

Almost at the same moment the lunar node axis makes a transfer from Taurus and Scorpio to the following signs in the ecliptic (Aries and Libra).

We will be offered opportunities for new initiatives and acquaintances with persons being able to help us to find solutions related to our karma issues. Don’t be reluctant but be prepared to use the opportunities offered.

Between July 20th en 23rd energy may turn out to be complex and contradictory.

We can be very receptive for our ideals and at the same time feel resistance in our efforts to live them. About July 22nd it is better to keep away from unsafe places.

On July 23rd Venus will start to run retrograde. This will last until September 4th. It is a period of reorientation on our value systems. The first issue to understand is the relative importance of wealth and luxury in relation to other value systems. Our Ego might be very reluctant to accept these insights.

About the end of the month, we will become more related to serviceability and related actions.

Sources:

The astrological Mandala, Dane Rudhyar

Important energies for the month June

This month, the following important energies will be present. They will be the explanation for significant events during this month. Time used is GMT.

1 Sun conjunction Mercury, Mercury sextile Jupiter, Sun sextile Jupiter

2 Venus square Uranus

3 Full Moon (18.50) on Capricorn and Cancer 12th degree

7 Mercury sextile Uranus

10 Mercury trine Neptune, Mars enters Virgo (13.40), Mercury opposition Pluto

11 Mercury enters Leo (06.11)

15 Sun sextile Uranus

17 Mercury square Jupiter, New Moon (20.32) on Cancer 25th degree

17 (True) Lunar Nodes enter Aries and Libra

20 Sun trine Neptune, Mars opposition Saturn

22 Sun opposition Pluto

23 Venus Retrograde (03.32) at Leo 29th degree, Sun enters Leo (03.50),

Mercury square Uranus

27 Mercury conjunction Venus R

28 Mercury enters Virgo

Hercules

Hercules is a star sign between the signs Lyra, Snake and Dragon.

Not very surprising to those who are better informed about the 12 challenges of this mythological hero. Underneath a picture from 1690 (Hevelius) with these signs.

East of the star sign Corona Borealis and West of Lyra, the somewhat unclear star sign Hercules can be found. In the pattern (it forms the letter K), we see the so-called Kneeling man, swinging his cudgel. It looks like he is kneeling on the North pole and touches with his left foot the star sign Draco (the dragon). According to the Romans who called him Heracles, he trampled the dragon.

On the head of the Kneeling man, we find a double-star in beautiful colors orange-red and blue green. This is Ras Algethi, literally meaning “head of the kneeling man”. The star is related to the role of the hero, who worships the God or Goddess and obeying them.

Who is this hero, who, according to the ancient Greek, had to fulfil a duty nobody could accomplish?

Kneeling? And for who? The ancient Egyptians knew more about it. Kneeling you do for a God and to honor him or her. This was pictured in a hieroglyph: on one knee, with your right arm in the air and your left arm bended.

You don’t kneel on the North pole as such, it was seen as a holy place, the source of life and connected to Ursa Major (the Great Bear), the mother of life and protector of all living hierarchies.

The myth of Hercules

Hercules is the hero who has been pictured most in ancient times.

His famous fight with the “Nemeic Lion” can be found on more than 550 pictures on ancient amphoras. Hercules was a brave man who approached his goals straightforward.

A silent man, convinced and focused on his heavy duties to be fulfilled.

Such as his journey to the Hades, where he had to get Cerberus, the dog and take it to the earth as an evidence he had succeeded to go there and return.

Hercules was born as a bastard from Zeus and a mortal woman Alkmene. Already shortly after his birth and lying in his cradle he showed his talents by strangling two poisonous snakes.

When he was 18 years old, in a vision, two women appeared to him as the personification of Virtue and Vice.

Picture 2. Tarot of Marseille (the lovers).

The road of Virtue was small and dangerous, but ended in eternal fame. The straight road to Vice led to a life filled with desire and evil.

Hercules went convinced the road of Virtue and soon his difficulties appeared.

Shortly after he had married his wife Megara, Zeus struck him with insanity and in a fit of rage he killed his wife and children.

When he returned to reality he was filled with regret. As penitential exercise, he accepted to fulfill the 12 assignments of king Eurystheus. He was helped as well as worked against (especially by the jealous Hera) by Gods in fulfilling these assignments.

Hercules finally managed to fulfill al these assignments, known as the labors of Hercules.

One of them is the killing of the Nemeic Lion, who could not be killed with weapons, because his fleece was harnessed.

After a fight Hercules managed to kill the lion with his hands by strangling him and breaking his back.

He used the claws (only these could be used to cut the fleece), to make a fleece that he could wear to protect him as a harness, when carrying out the other assignments.

Picture 3 Strength, tarot of Visconti

After having fulfilled his assignments, Hercules was killed when he clothed in a poisoned cloak.

This cloak was a present from his second wife Deinara, who received it from Nessus. She expected the cloak to be washed in a love drink.

Stretched on stake he was hit by the lightning and taken up to heaven as a God. The body disappeared in the mist, and the next day when the fire was extinguished nothing of Hercules could be found. Zeus had taken his son home and placed him in the skies.

The meaning

The central theme is the hero, only able to win when he respects the will of the Gods.

The card Strength from the Rider Waite tarot illustrates the harmonic relation between the civilized man, the woman, and his animal nature: the lion.

Picture 4. Rider Waite tarot (Strength)

The meaning of this card depends on the version you select: the patriarchal or matriarchal.

The lion is the symbol of our instincts to survive and vices as wild aggressive impulses.

In the myth, Hercules kills the lion. He had severe problems, especially with his female side.

In a rage he killed his wife and children and was sentenced by taking up a female role to get purified.

In this way he served 3 years at the court of the Lydian Queen Omphale.

He had to fulfill different female obligations also wearing his lion fleece and swinging his cudgel.

This therapy helped him to integrate his repressed side and being freed from his delusion.

However, the women inside him was wounded and couldn’t be healed. This ultimately took his life.

In the myth we see that the female side should be respected.

This is also the theme of the Kneeling man, worshipping the mother Goddess.

She governs all creation and life and death. In the card this is still present, we see the women taking care of the Lion in love, showing her way to harmonious life.

This theme, still to be found in mythological parts was respected in ancient times. The Goddess Inanna for instance, the Sumerian opposite of Venus, was pictured standing on a lion, mastered by her.

In the patriarchal version we find Hybris. Hybris is the ancient Greek word expressing pride, brutality, haughtiness, and impudence, especially against the Greek Gods or divine order.

Ras Algethi

The Alpha star of the group Ras Algethi marks the head of the Kneeling man.

This star has a special relation to the role of our hero.

Mankind was driven by a nameless desire and desire seeks a goal.

When the goal has been reached, the desire remains, nevertheless.

This star gives you the need to worship something bigger and greater than you yourself. During your life this can become an obsession.

You will have to fight a struggle against this and use your energy for the ultimate goal in your life.

This is related to spirituality or any other divine assignment.

The star influences the movements in contempory times.

To fight against injustice or use our nature in balance with an eye on all types of life around.

By: Eleonore Oldenburger

Astrology and astronomy in daily practice.

In the month July Venus will be visible as evening star. This will be the last month during this year, as Venus comes closer to the Sun and will turn retrograde at the end of the month.

Mars will be in the Southwest at sunset. On July 21st Mars will be close to the Moon.

Saturn and Jupiter will be visible from midnight until sunrise (in the south).

On June 4th we had a challenging Full Moon, I wrote about it in the last newsletter.

For me this resulted in a flu. This turned out to help me to get more clearness on Saturn in Pisces issues. The same day Saturn mate a transit on my IC. I found myself back in the challenging situation to have to solve everything personally without help from my environment.

Also, in last month’s newsletter there was a story about an owl on the branch in the garden of one of my friends. Every now and then the owl disappears and after a while reappears. Every time this happens there is a message. In this case about the passing away of somebody and a related heritage.

On June 11th Pluto returned in Capricorn. We were immediately reminded to the abundance of work still left to be carried out on the improvement of societal systems around us.

We saw attempts to regulate intensive farming and the stream of refugees.

Time will be our witness to see whether we improved enough to follow the requirements of the Aquarius Age, where our personal interests are expected to be part of those for humanity as a whole.

When Pluto entered Aquarius earlier this year, we were informed about developments on Artificial Intelligence. As soon as Pluto returned to Capricorn, we saw initiatives to become more prudent with respect to them. The ethical discussion around the subject became more intense.

On June 17th we had the yearly event of Saturn turning retrograde and in Pisces.

This was very special in relation to “Father’s Day” in our country.

In my personal situation this resulted in some rather special complications around the theme’s expectations, obligations, responsibility, and unconditional love.

On June 22nd I visited Eleonore and had the chance to observe the owl in her garden personally.

Underneath the picture I managed to take there.

On June 17th Saturn turned retrograde and on June 30th Neptune did the same.

Where Saturn supports structure and clarity, Neptune will change this in unlimitedness.

A retrograde movement turns the expected result into the contrary.

Halfway these influences (on June 24th) we saw some attempt for change of power in the Kremlin.

The aspect between Mars and Uranus on this day was a guarantee for unexpected happenings.

On June 23rd on a walk in a small town I saw on the roof of a house the nest of a stork.

Underneath the picture I managed to take.

Picture: Storks on a chimney in Blokzijl 23062023 (Jan Weber)

Venus Retrograde

On July 23rd the planet Venus will turn retrograde. This time on the 29th degree of Leo.

The last time Venus turned retrograde was in December 2021 (in Capricorn).

In August 2015 it also happened in Leo. Each Venus cycle knows 5 retrograde periods, together covering a period of 8 years. The inner conjunctions of the Sun and Venus (Venus is positioned between the Sun and Earth in one line) together form the figure of the 5-pointed Venus’s star.

These retrograde periods of Venus remind us to reflect on everything of “value” in our lives.

We can think about material (money or other possessions) as well as immaterial values (personal relations, friends, and the world around us (nature)).

Venus in Leo will put more focus on the necessity of extreme luxury.

On August 13th, when Venus and Sun both are on Leo 21st degree, this energy will be most prominent.

It is the degree reminding us to become aware of the actuality of social values related to luxury.

Possibly a moment to become more aware of the over-value of material things in our lives, in many cases at the cost of other types of (in most cases) immaterial values.

In the past many problems came forth from this behavior, let us be prepared to change this focus to the benefit of the well-being and nature as a whole.

Children (after Kahlil Gibran: the Prophet)

Your children aren’t yours

They are the sons and daughters of the desire from life to itself

They come from you, but aren’t yours.

They are with you, but don’t belong to you.

You may give them love, but not your thoughts and conviction,

because they have their own thoughts.

You may shelter their bodies but not their souls.

Because their souls live in Tomorrow’s house, not accessible to you, not even in your dreams.

You may try to be like them, but don’t try to make them like you.

Because the live isn’t lived backwards and doesn’t stay in the past.

You are the bows helping to shoot your children as living arrows into the world.

The archer sees the goal on the endless Path

He bends you with his power, to let his arrows fly swift and far.

Be happy the bowman bends them in his hand.

He loves the arrow flying away, and the bow as well.

Colophon

This newsletter is edited monthly by Omegahighlighter and contains different articles and previews based on astronomical occurrences and related energies.

It is permitted to re-use the text of articles under the condition that the original source is mentioned.

Reuse of pictures and photographs is prohibited. A message to our e-mail address is appreciated.

For more astrological articles and news see website www.omegahighlighter.com

You can be part of the distribution of this newsletter by sending an e-mail to omegahighlighter@wxs.nl with subject “Newsletter Omegahighlighter”.

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Jan Weber

Whenever a good student becomes aware of the Path,

He will strive to live the right experience to walk it.

Lao Tse

Monthly newsletter May 2023

Contents

Issues in this month’s edition are:

  • Preface

  • Preview month May

  • Important energies

  • The Pigeon and the star sign Columba Noea

  • Sirius

  • Astronomy and astrology in daily practice

  • The horoscope as guide

  • Roemie

  • Wisdom of Lao Tse

Preface

Every now and then during your life, you may ask yourself the question, which path to follow.

And then suddenly you understand the answer. Just in a book you received as a birthday present and where you read on a page the following text:

Sometimes a fighter of the light has the feeling to live 2 lives.

In one of them he is forced to do many things he doesn’t like to do,

and having to fight for ideals he is not believing in.

And at the same time, he discovers in his dreams a separate life

In books and also in reality, where he meets people with thoughts like his own.

The fighter makes both lives meeting each other and intertwine.

There appears a bridge between both lives,

A connection between what he does and what he likes to do.

Slowly his dreams become true in his daily existence

And at a certain moment he realizes to be ready for his deepest wishes

And then, he only needs a small portion of endeavor to live these both lives as a whole.

From: Paolo Coelho: Fighters of the light

Preview for the month May

Until May 15th Mercury is retrograde. We can experience many problems related to miscommunications, dates, electronical attributes etc.

Be aware of this, take enough time, and double check where possible.

Picture: Mercury on the tower of the Belfort of Kortrijk (Belgium)

Take good care for your safety, burglars have the retrograde Mercury as their patron saint.

The month begins with a strong purifying energy. We will be reminded of the contribution the community expects from us in the future. This is the time to become prepared.

On May 2nd there is an inner conjunction between Sun and Mercury. This energy makes us reflect on the real value of material needs in our lives.

About May 4th we can receive special pictures in different manners. Try to feel what the real message is in it for you.

The second Full Moon (and Lunar eclipse) of this spring is on the 15th degree Taurus and Scorpio.

It reminds us to the polar side of societal success, fellow responsibility.

From May 7th and on, our emotional life becomes more intense, we prefer the surroundings of our safe home.

About May 9th we can have unexpected ideas and insights on financial issues, or ato deal with possible challenges nature offers us.

About May 12th energy helps us to solve complex problems.

On May 15th Mercury turns direct again. It asks your attention to put in practice insights you got in the weeks behind.

On May 16th Jupiter enters Taurus and will stay there for about a year.

It indicates profitable times in a material sense, provided we also consider the law of pure intention. Where we pay too less attention it may cause unexpected failures.

The New Moon on May 19th is on the 29th degree of Taurus. It is the degree helping us to understand perspective from different approaches. The degree helping us to look beyond the own opinion and insights.

On May 20th Mars leaves Cancer and enters Leo. The energy might be profitable to help us, it might simulate our creativity. Be reminded to purity of intentions,

About May 27th love can offer us a lot of pleasure. If you consider a marriage this is could be the perfect day. There can also be special and loving moments with new friends.

The last days of May, it might be better to be somewhat reserved when approaching “servers of the law”. They might keep their instructions very strictly.

Sources:

The astrological Mandala, Dane Rudhyar

Important energies for the month May

This month, the following important energies will be present. They will be the explanation for significant events during this month. Time used is GMT.

1 Pluto retrograde on 1st degree of Aquarius (19.09)

2 Sun conjunction Mercury (Mercury retrograde)

4 Venus square Neptune

5 Venus sextile Jupiter, Full Moon (19.34) (on 15th degree Taurus and Scorpio)

7 Venus enters Cancer (16.25)

9 Sun conjunction Uranus

12 Mercury sextile Saturn

13 Mercury sextile Venus, Venus trine Saturn,

15 Mercury direct (05.16), Mars trine Neptune

16 Jupiter enters Taurus (19.20)

17 Jupiter square Pluto, Sun sextile Neptune

19 New Moon (17.53) on 29th degree Taurus

20 Mars enters Leo (17.31)

21 Mars opposition Pluto, Sun enters Gemini (09.09), Sun trine Pluto

22 Sun sextile Mars

23 Mars square Jupiter

26 Venus sextile Uranus

27 Jupiter conjunction Northern Lunar node

28 Sun square Saturn

The pigeon and the star sign Colomba Noae

On the Ace of cups from the Rider Waite Tarot and of Visconti’s Sforza in the 15th century the cup of the holy grail was pictured. This card shows, apart from the cup (connected with the heraldic symbol of eternal youth and pouring the elixir of life abundantly) a dove also being a special attribute of Visconti’s family and having the motto “A bon droyt”

A cup symbolizes the life of the owner. The cup you are yourself. In earlier centuries there was a tradition to give a newborn a silver cup (with name engraved). This cup symbolized the wish the life of the newborn to become as prosperous and unique as this silver cup. May your life be rich and superfluous of fortune.

Pigeon

My dove between the rocks, hidden in the mountsin range, show me your face, let me hear your voice. Your voice is so lovely and your face so charming.

Song of Songs 2:14

The star sign Colomba Noae or Noe’s pigeon could be seen in April only partial southwest of Canis Major. The 2 most important stars are the alpha and beta stars Phact and Wezn. This 2 form the head of the pigeon and a number of stars to the left and right of Phact form the twig in his mouth, a reason to name this sign Noe’s pigeon.

Innocence, beauty, and simplicity are the legendary virtues of the tame and curious bird with soft feathers, elegant heads, and bright eyes. His joyful presence on pictures of births and marriages are well known, taking care for hope for the better.

Possibly we are already fascinated since centuries by this celestial being, being able to relate with us, and representing holy powers we feel related with.

Goddesses as Ishtar from Babylon and Atargatis from Phenicia and Aphrodite from Greek could incorporate as a pigeon.

Rome’s Goddess of love was as ‘Venus Columba’ or Venus the pigeon, a Messager of a peaceful dead whose catacombs and burial places were called Columbaria.

Pigeons are monogamistic by nature. A female dove can let her feed by her male as a dove chicken by putting her bill in his, like a kiss. Together they build a nest, brood, and feed the young chickens with crop milk produced by the layer of epithelia in their throat. The fertile dove was always associated with mysticism, erotic attraction and devotion, unifying things successfully.

 The descending of the Holy Ghost is symbolized by a dove. In the art of paint, we see we see the descending dove pictured above Maria, when Gabriel makes the renunciation, above Jesus when he is baptized in river Jordan and above the 12 disciples at the moments the Holy Ghost descends to earth.

In arts the dove is used where the Ghost of life should be revealed.

Why the pigeon? The dove has been considered since centuries as a messenger of the Gods.

There was also the sacrifice to God, as Josef and Maria did six weeks after Jesus’ birth.

In the story of Noe’s arch, it was the pigeon who brought the message of the new discover land, after Atlantis was sunken.

When the dove was set free, he was circling around for a while before choosing a direction. This is also what we know from postal dove’s behavior. Doves have an inherited feeling for direction. When dove’s circle around in formation, we can hear their wings en see the come down in an elegant way.

I heard many stories about dove’s appearing in their lives suddenly at special moments in their lives.

When my favorite aunt Flora died, form the moment of her passing away, until her burial ceremony, there was a pigeon sitting in our garden. Coming every day closer until we could almost touch her.

And I also believe that, at the moment of writing of this article, as by accident two turtledoves came sitting outside the window of my office.

In several fairy tales we see white doves, messengers of heaven, guiding people on their path of life.

Cinderella was helped by many white doves, to finally become bride of a prince, son of a King.

Also, in other fairy tales we see white doves appearing guiding the way to lost children to find back the way home.

Dove’s especially the very intelligent postal dove, where our city doves are related to, have special fly and navigating capabilities, feeding our projections as heavenly messengers.

In ancient cultures, the dove was the bird of Ishtar and of Venus, Goddess of love.

In an ancient saga, it is told Zeus is cared for by 2 doves. In other stories we know about pigeons feeding children in danger. Isn’t it remarkable that in the Phoenician language the same word is used for a dove and a priestess. This makes it difficult to really understand what might be meant.

Every time again we meet impressions of doves, being a celestial helper for mankind or a practical postal messenger.

Over 2.500 years ago doves brought the name of Olympic winners from Athens to other Greek states.

They also were used as messengers by air in Egypt and China and brought messages in situations of war. Postal doves saved many lives in WW I and II.

Apart from doves, birds in general are more than a human being connected with the sun by the transparency of their skull, allowing them to react immediately when the sun rises or sets.

In Persian language the word “Murgh” means both soul and bird. In Egyptian hieroglyphs the soul is represented as a bird, an ibis. The soul of a dead man can leave the body as a bird.

Rudolf Steiner once said: This bird is related to the hierarchies of the angels. We should learn to understand what comes to us from heavenly spheres. As priest in ancient times could distinguish from the birds, we could also learn to listen to the symbolic language of birds in our lives.

The message of the star sign Colomba Noae

The star Phact, represented by the dove with the twig, represents the need and force to explore new areas of life. Phact helps you to enter the path with courage and to overcome obstacles. When you are open to the unknown, it will welcome you and not act against you.

With gratitude to Eleonore Oldenburger!

Sirius

In her contribution about Columba Noae, Eleonore already touched the star sign Canis Major.

In the middle of this sign, we can see the brightest star at the moment in heavens: Sirius.

Picture: Sirius A accompanied by Sirius B

We all may have seen him, Sirius, some time, but in most cases unaware. When you look at it the next time try to remember this star is very important for humanity.

Not only, the movement of our solar system is concentrated around this star, he is also known esoterically is one of the sources of the seven rays.

In our regions, Sirius is visible in autumn and in winter.

Sirius is currently at the 14th degree of Cancer and also is not far from Orion.

Sirius mover slowly to the southwest (about 1 degree in 3000 years) and reaches in about 67.000 years the shortest distance to earth (at the moment about 7,6 lightyears).

After that, Sirius will go away and become more distance. The star is prominent in the ancient list of Ptolemeus. During the period of July 23rd to August 24th Sirius will be visible shortly before sunrise in the South of Europe. This rising in ancient Egyptian times was considered to be the beginning of the new year. During this rise of Sirius the future was read in the colors visible.

Old rituals refer to Sirius as the Sun behind the Sun. Sirius gives live to our sun and therefore to humanity. This warmth keeps us alive physically.

According to Dogon and Inca myths, mankind at first had a group soul. All animals on earth have one common soul, or a single soul for every community. This was also true for mankind. We lived together and carried out our tasks based on a collective soul.

Also, esoteric pioneers like Blavatsky and Baily refer to these insights and base further thoughts on them. Energy form Sirius has an important role in the building of the bridge between personality and soul and so on the process of becoming more conscious for mankind.

Sources: Wikipedia (several).

Astrology and astronomy in daily practice.

Venus already is some time visible as evening star. This will remain this and also the following month.

On May 23rd the Moon is close to Venus.

Mars will be in the Southwest at sunset. On May 24th, Mars will be close to the Moon.

This implies Mars and Venus are close together. This is a special phenomenon; every time Mars has been retrograde Venus is making a sprint along heavens and tries to overtake Mars.

And finally, when they are close together, Venus slows down, as being disappointed by male behavior of Mars. After all a few months later Venus will be retrograde too.

This will also take place this year, as it takes place almost every second year. It gives a special energy, possibly felt by some of us and meant to support the evolution and understanding between man and women. It symbolizes wishes or desires felt to become distant.

Saturn and Jupiter are visible this month shortly before sunrise in the east.

On April 19th I felt a special energy. Everywhere where I was, I met people reacting very friendly and openhearted. As such already a refreshing experience, in the evening things became even more beautiful. I attended a meditation course, dedicated to Krishnamurti and one of his special theme’s: concentration. It made me clear, all you feel and recognize is related to your own state of mind.

You are what you think to experience. At the introduction I was struck by the loving attitude of all participants, later on there was a very serene atmosphere.

It made clear to me, how an individual is much bigger than presumed by being a part of the galactic reality. When I looked up the actual positions of the planets, I found some relations between Venus and Uranus, explaining what had happened.

In an eclipse period usual many known persons leave the earth and go over to the other side.

This time it was remarkable that many people who passed away had reached a respectable age and were creative persons during life.

Think about Harry Belafonte, Mary Quant, Dame Edna, and local famous people as Paul van Vliet and Hub Oosterhuis.

A special property of the eclipse was a square with Pluto (relation to life and death) and a novile with Venus (harmonic relation to life and artistic talents.

The Greek predecessor of Mercury Hermes is also known as messenger of the Gods and guide to the other side.

The next day I got a call from a friend. She told me she had already for a couple of days an owl on a branch in her garden. This can have different meanings, like clairvoyant experiences, wisdom, and announcing of a journey to the other side. The same day her husband heard about the passing away of a dear friend (he took care for at “Tafeltje Dekje”, a Dutch program where elder people are helped with a warm meal.

In the Medicine cards we find the owl as picture 21.

The owl always is a messenger and says: Use tour intuition and take your dreams seriously.

He can also signify clairvoyant observations. When an owl appears, he recognizes the magic properties you possess and should use in the favor of white magic.

On April 21st Mercury turned retrograde. For me it happened in the 6th house, the house of work and health and daily activities. It was a very quiet day.

I was reminded I had some backlog related to the family tree. I then decided to put some efforts in it.

I also had unexpected occasions meeting people I didn’t see for a long time. The same day it turned out our electric cooking apparatus was down.

In the neighborhood we also had to deal with burglars. These people seem to be protected by a retrograde Mercury.

On April 26th I received a message the weekly meditation session where I participated in had been canceled, due to a breakdown of electricity.

At the moment I read the message also in my area the electricity broke down, the same happened with another person at another location.

Source: Medicine cards: Jamie Sams & David Carson

The horoscope as guide

In my contributions in this newsletter, I regularly refer to the astrological mandala of the French musician, philosopher, and astrologer Dane Rudhyar.

The symbolism used appeals to me and helps me to explain energies in the process of becoming conscious

The moment we are born, we start a long discovery to become aware.

Our birth chart shows the energies we have received at birth and of the challenges and difficulties to be expected on the path of life.

During our life we are receiving cosmic energies, the energies of the seven rays and from cyclic process of planets around the sun having messages for us how to proceed. These energies are identical for mankind. The difference occurs when energies touch an individual and as a result lead to action from the individual.

Thus, we can predict developments in our journey of becoming conscious, as the sequence of energies and the exact moments they will occur.

Astrological techniques are an important help to understand what has happened and to become aware of other occasions. This helps us to understand the challenges we will meet and have to overcome.

In this article I will explain the possibilities the astrological mandala offers us to understand this.

The astrological mandala

In the astrological mandala, every degree of the zodiac is represented by an archetypal image (Sabian symbol).

These images were received by channeling by Elsie Wheeler about the beginning of the 20th century and afterwards systematically recorded by Marc Edmund Jones. When Dane Rudhyar came in touch, he discovered that every symbol reveals a fundamental phase in human existence.

This resulted in the existence of 360 archetypical symbols, together showing a cyclic character. One symbol for every degree of the zodiac. Dane Rudhyar has recorded these symbols and their mutual relations in the book “the astrological mandala”, edited originally in 1973.

These 360 degrees are divided in two halve cycles, the process of individualization (from Aries 1 until Virgo 30) and the process of collective (from Libra 1 to Pisces 30).

Possibly you will notice that for every degree in the process of individualization is a polar degree in the process of collective.

As soon as we are born, we arrive in an environment enabling us to develop our potentials (individualization) and on the other side reminding us to the assignment to contribute to mankind as a whole (process of collective).

Within these 2 halve cycles, exists a further organization, it goes too far to explain this now.

Every degree is represented by an archetypal symbol together with keynote and explanation.

This gives direction and leaves room for further interpretation.

Sun, Moon, and all planets are on one of the degrees of the zodiac. Every degree represents a possible drive for a person.

Also, AC, MC, DC, and IC are on a degree represented by a symbol representing some direction of the person’s path.

The meaning of AC, MC, IC, and DC in the birth chart.

The degree of the rising sign indicates the way the unique self can be realized (the WHAT).

The degree of the DC indicates where this realization can lead to (WHERE TO).

The degree of the IC represents the role of the own social-cultural environment and how the challenges of the unique journey will be met (the HOW).

The degree of the MC indicates the ultimate meaning of this incarnation and what is expected to be the final result of the whole cycle of activity (the WHY).

These points indicate the assignment for life, where this can lead us, how this could be lived form the own social cultural environment and why this path should be followed.

Every planet has to contribute to the realization of the assignment according to the own character.

So represents the degree of the Sun an indication for the source of power of the individual.

Mercury gives an indication for the way to communicate and Mars about the way to act.

Also, outside the birth chart the mandala gives directions, for instance about important cosmic happenings and their possible influence on our society, for instance at the moment of an eclipse or the moment a planet turns retrograde.

Source: the astrological Mandala: Dane Rudhyar.

Roemie

When your heart becomes the tomb of your secret

What your desire will become more easily real

Already the prophet told us

That who keeps his deepest thoughts hidden

Will soon achieve what he wishes

When seeds are buried in the earth

Their inner secrets will become a flowering garden

Colophon

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Lao Tse

Newsletter April 2023

Contents

Issues in this month’s edition are:

  • Preview month April

  • Important energies

  • Astronomy and astrology in daily practice

  • The Chariot

  • Pluto in Aquarius

  • The law of the just human relations

  • The Temperance (tarot)

  • Wisdom of Lao Tse

Introduction

Last month we had to deal with 2 significant changes of energy.

On March 7th Saturn entered Pisces. The general consequence of this change is the withdrawal of authorities in the world, in our personal lives en in ourselves. It is considered to be a period of reflection where we have to reflect on this issue and find a new balance in ourselves.

On March 23rd Pluto entered Aquarius, this year still for a short period (until June 11th). We will have the opportunity to learn about changes needed in the world and therefore in ourselves.

We will be asked for another reflection about the world we would like to live in and how we will contribute ourselves to it. Further in this letter more information about what might be expected from us. I wish you all a month with growing insight inside you all.

Preview for the month April

Apart from the process of how to learn to deal with the new energies (Saturn in Pisces and Pluto in Aquarius) the most important energy this month is the solar eclipse on April 20th.

The eclipse is on the 30th degree of Aries, at the same day the Sun enters Taurus and makes a square with Pluto.

The eclipse will take place on the degree indicating the necessity to become aware of our natural limitations. The eclipse can be viewed totally in Antarctica, Australia, parts of Indonesia, Papua, and Oceania.

The theme of the eclipse could get additional attention in this part of the world by events caused by the eclipse.

Picture: Line on earth with visible full eclipse (source: hemelwaarnemen.com)

The beginning of the month could bring challenges on the area of communication and mental point of views, which are not in line with collective viewpoints. When we manage to deal with the with an eye on the collective interest there might be possibilities for breakthroughs related to societal innovation.

The full Moon on April 6th challenges us to cultivate our inner values.

On April 7th we might have meetings with a philosophical and loving exchange of ideas.

On April 8th we have opportunities to solve problems energetically.

About April 11th our activities become more mentally, we become less focused on nature.

When you become aware of this it might help you to get a better insight in the importance of being attuned the right way.

On April 12th we celebrate the yearly day of fortune as Sun and Jupiter stand together.

Just be aware of this healing energy.

About April 14th our love relationships become more serious. Our financial situation may become somewhat more restricted.

The New Moon of April 20th is under the signature of the solar eclipse.

It gives us the chance to experience new kinds of observations.

On April 21st Mercury turns retrograde. This takes place in Taurus, there is a chance that “matter” for instance money or shares) will becomes depreciated. This period will last until May 15th.

On April 24th we could meet soulmates.

Up to the end of the month energy is profitable to realize innovations and other improvements.

Be aware of these possibilities and pay attention to it.

Sources:

The astrological Mandala, Dane Rudhyar

Important energies for the month April

This month, the following important energies will be present. They will be the explanation for significant events during this month. Time used is GMT.

3 Mercury enters Taurus (16.22), Mercury square Pluto

5 Mercury sextile Uranus

6 Full Moon at 16.07 Aries and Libra (06.34)

7 Mercury conjunction Northern Lunar Node, Venus sextile Neptune

8 Mercury sextile Mars

11 Venus enters Gemini (06.47), Venus trine Pluto

12 Sun conjunction Jupiter

14 Venus square Saturn

20 New Moon at 30th degree Aries with solar eclipse (06.12),

Sun enters Taurus (10.13), Sun square Pluto

21 Mercury retrogrades (10.34) until May 15th (05.16)

24 Mercury sextile Mars, Sun conjunction Northern Lunar Node

25 Sun sextile Saturn

29 Mars sextile Uranus

May 1st Pluto retrograde at 1st degree Aquarius (19.09)

Astrology and astronomy in daily practice.

This month Venus will be visible as evening star.

On April 23rd the Moon is close to Venus. The first slice after the new Moon on April 20th will become visible.

They will be close to the star sign of Orion.

Mars will be in the South at sunset. On March 28th and April 25th and 26th, Mars will be close to the Moon.

Saturn and Jupiter are too close to the Sun to become visible.

On February 26th in the Netherlands, we experienced a rather unique evening sky.

In many parts of our country the polar light was visible. From one of our readers in New Zealand, I received a message that at the same time in New Zealand a comparative picture could be seen: the aurora australis. It is caused by the same solar storm as the Polar light on the Northern hemisphere.

On March 2nd there was a conjunction between Venus and Jupiter.

Thanks to the clear skies, we could see this happening coming closer, already days before.

There are wise people possibly referring to the Star of Bethlehem.

Venus at the same distance at this year can be viewed as a double star.

Possibly this was also the case when Jesus Christ was born.

I took a number of pictures of this event; we see Venus overtaking Jupiter gradually.

Picture: Made by iPhone on February 26th, March 1st and March 2nd (Jan Weber)

The brightest star is Venus. On the leftmost picture we also see the Moon. Jupiter and Venus are at a distance of 4 degrees. On the picture in the middle the distance is 1 degree as well as on the rightmost picture. Here Venus has overtaken Jupiter.

From New Zealand I received the next picture of the aurora australis.

Picture: Aurora Australis Photo Credit: Scott Olds (February 27th, 2023)

Taken at: Duffers Saddle, Nevis, Central Otago, New Zealand (1300m elevation)

A conjunction between Venus and Jupiter takes place every year. The distance between the 2 will differ depending on the declination of both planets. This year, the distance was very small. Sometimes Venus has an orbit where she passes over Jupiter at the same time covering Jupiter. This is called an occultation.

It doesn’t happen very often. The next time will be on September 14th, 2123.

On March 7th Saturn entered Pisces. The energy change was clearly felt.

One of the first things I read was an article about economists advising a totally different economic model, without an objective of growth and based on certainty for everybody.

Possible many political parties were interested due to the fact out parliament was very interested and had a collective meeting with this group. At least it confirms the broad experienced feeling we need to change however the direction remains unclear.

Even politicians seem to be sensitive to actual energies.

On the same day I had my birthday. I received a special present from a grandchild, a booklet by Paolo Coelho, called ‘Warriors of the light”.

I read a number of pages and was struck regularly by the contents.

Very special was the following text related to the passage of Saturn in Pisces, teaching us to become aware of our own boundaries and to recognize the events on our Path.

As soon as he is on the Path, the worrier recognizes it,

Every stone, every curve welcomes him.

He feels united with the mountains, the brooks, sees a glimpse of the soul in the plants and animals around.

Then he accepts the help of the One and the signs along the path and accepts to be guided by his dream and ideals to the challenges life has hidden for him.

Certain nights he doesn’t find a place to sleep, other nights he is tormented and awake.

This is part of it, the warrior thinks, it was my choice to follow this path.

In this sentence his power is hidden. He has chosen the path he follows, there is no reason to complain.

On March 15th we had elections in NL. With Neptune transit on the Sun of NL and the MC we could expect a result with enormous unclearness. And this was what was happening.

We can only expect to be governed when opposite groups are prepared to listen to each other’s points of view. It signifies some preparation for March 23rd when Pluto enters Aquarius.

On March 21st we had a New Moon on the first degree of Aries. This degree symbolizes a first spark of awareness, taking care the individual man will recognize the path to follow.

I hope many of you have recognized this and acted accordingly. In addition, the start of spring adds a special symbolism to this. I used this day to invite some people for a discussion about Saturn.

The day before Pluto entered Aquarius (on March 23rd) I read a message a new technique has become available offering many more possibilities to find DNA matches.

In stead of 23 qualities to be identified, we now have tens of thousands available. This offers unlimited potentiality for additional DNA research in cases until now without results.

This message also fits well in the transfer from Pluto (availability of a research method) to Aquarius (in the interest of the community).

On March 23rd (at 13.23) Pluto entered Aquarius. That day I attended the first day of a series of workshops about esoteric astrology.

We discussed about the sign Aries and the symbolic fitting so well to the New Moon of March 21st.

The change of energy was very clear. Aquarius is also the sign of astrology and Pluto assists to get a deep insight. That was happening that afternoon and the days behind.

In this newsletter you will find an article about this transit and its expected impact.

We could recognize in the world around a lot of messages making clear Pluto is doing the job to strengthen the community.

The Chariot

2023, the year of the Chariot. When you add the digits together (2+2+3) the result is 7. In the cycle of the Rider Waite tarot this is the card with the Chariot.

 

It signifies: … “this is a year to execute last years decisions, to bundle efforts, and to control skills” ….

Thus, in short, some advice from the Charioteer, as we also call this card.

In the meantime, we have arrived in the 4th month of the year.

In the skies we see 3 bright stars (Arcturus, Regulus and Spica) together making the “trine of summer”. Each of these stars offers us a message.

Arcturus the left knee of Boötes, will bring wealth, acknowledgement, and self-determination.

Spica the ear of corn from Virgo promises success, honor and prosperity and Regulus “the heart of the Lion”, brings independency, violence, and ecstasy. So, the spring is promised to be one with various accents.

Cairo times

In a spring years ago, I was in Cairo. Not a city to pass a quiet spring holiday. Pollution, crowded with poor people and ugly buildings.

I preferred a boat trip on the Nile. However, as Cairo was the place where I had to meet my husband (working in Riyad for an American company) every now and then, I had to decide to go there.

Romantic, isn’t it? We called our movie “Cairo times”.

The charioteer in Egypt

The fact that the chariot reminded me to Egypt isn’t very surprising.

Almost every chart showing the chariot reminds to Egypt with the black and white pictures of the 2 sphinxes.

The black and white makes a somewhat agitated impression, the white and black stares untouched ahead.

Some students from my classes however had another association.

Some of them thought about Saint Nicolas, others about Jesus entering Jerusalem and students from the Hague were reminded to the day our queen and king open the parliamental year riding in a golden coach with horses.

They approached one of the oldest and original meanings as depicted in the tarot of Visconti, where a woman is driving the chariot.

I prefer the Egyptian interpretation and think about the Osiris as the hero, who standing on the chariot makes them impression to release everybody from his or her sorrow.

Many masters of the Tarot also looked for the origin of the tarot in Egypt. Antoine Court de Gebelin (Nimes 1725) had the opinion the tarot was part of the book of Thot, the Egyptian God of Magic.

About the 18th century in France appeared variants on the tarot of Marseille, where Egyptian symbols were added.

The meaning of the word tarot could be derived from the Egyptian words Tar and Ro respectively meaning “the path” and “king”, walking the royal way so to say.

The sphinx

What about sphinxes? They wear the traditional headdress of the pharaoh. See also the famous dead mask of Tut-Ankh-Amon. A combination of the power of the Lion and the mind of mankind; sent by the Sun god Ra en the symbol of the pharaoh.

Pharaohs, pyramids, mummies, papyrus, Tut-Ankh-Amon, Cleopatra names reminding us to de ancient civilization of Egypt. The sphinxes depicted on the card however are Greek sphinxes, as these have breasts.

In the Egyptian museum in Cairo where we were guided by a very enthusiast Egyptologist, I was attracted by a vitrine where beautiful golden treasures were exposed.

There were massif gold bracelets. Twice a set of which the ends were shaped as lion heads.

Possibly they came out of Alexandria the guide explained. The Greek influence I already suspected was confirmed.

However, many examples of this ancient culture were buried in the sand of the desert.

On this sand in front of the big pyramid of Gizeh I was in front of the impressive statue of the sfynx.

Dear sphinx I thought, you are the waiter of the enigma, please give me insight. The sfynx remained silent and just stood there.

I started thinking about the chariot on the 7th chart of the Tarot. The basalt lips of the sphynx whispered an answer in my brain. It is the number of plenitude. We have seven days in a week and the 7th day is supposed to be a day to rest after completion of tasks.

Take rest, todays secrets show the path for tomorrow. I walked to the temple dedicated to the sfynx and puzzled myself what the sfynx could heave meant?

There is an ancient text saying: I watch over you grave room. In this case this possibly is the grave of Thut Moses IV. This pharaoh put a on the place stêle to remind a special day from his youth.

Whether the sphynx and the pyramids can “speak” have puzzled many researchers. During the ages many texts were discovered in grave monuments. Over 4000 rules with magic formulas and hymns have been discovered. These protected the pharaoh and protected him to guarantee a happy life after death.

The Pyramids and their messages

The guide I bought on the airport about the pyramids the texts on the pyramids might give us some insight in a stay of the king in the underworld, where he had the name “Osiris”.

During his life, a king was a “Horus”, and this God was a Son of Osiris. Now I get some more understanding of the chart. The prince from the other world drives the chariot from one life to another.

Life after death was a royal event according to our guide, the king who had passed away was buried in a grave in the East in a sacred land. He was transferred over the lily-lake by a Charon like figure, having given a special name “the one who looks behind him”. However, the ferryman was supposed to convince himself about a good behavior of the pharaoh.

I got disturbed in my consideration by my husband who softly pulled my sleeve.

Do you come with me the museum is going to close”? Not to imagine, a museum being in outside in nature that is closing, as if you are a Zoo.

I turned around, saw a special stone drawing my attention in the sand and took it with me.

I carefully hided it in my bag to get it out of sight. The stone had the shape of a priest figure.

Picture: stone from Egyptian desert (picture Klaas Horsman)

Secrets of Cheops

Among the 78 cards of the tarot, we have 3 showing the pyramids of Gizeh (Cheops, Chefren en Mykerinos). Here the secrets of death and reincarnation are protected.

Why only on these 3 cards?

This is supposed to have a special meaning. On the card of the queen this means to be connected with other dimensions. This queen might be Isis. On her throne that might be related to the God Horus we see 2 Lion heads, symbols of strength and justice.

They also refer to the time passing by one refers to the past, the other to the future.

The Page of Wands distributes the message of the queen.

When the King has a new incarnation the Page walks ahead proclaiming: “the King comes”.

This Page easily could be a child of Osiris and Isis.

The old Egyptians believed that in the heavens there was a cosmic pendant of Egypt, the destination where the souls travel after their life on earth.

The pyramid as a three-dimensional symbol shows the axis of the world.

The top symbolizes the highest spiritual level to be achieved by mankind. The chambers in the pyramids were used to get consecrated in the secrets of mystic cultuses.

The adept went through the gates of death in the worlds behind the gates and returned in our world fully consecrated.

There are indications that some of the pyramids, at least the biggest 6, were built as part of a design with the objective to recreate the constellation of Orion close to Aned-Hetch. In ancient Egyptian writings Orion is indicated as the heavenly resort of the souls.

The French scientist of ancient Egypt, Robert Bauval, did a fascinating discovery in studying the pyramids on the great plateau of Cheops, one of the seven miracles of the ancient world.

It was supposed already for centuries that the great pyramid also had an astronomical and astrological meaning. We find 2 shafts through this mass of stones having a diameter of about 60 cm., too small to function as a shaft for ventilation.

Bauval was not satisfied with earlier explanations and introduced the data of this pyramids in the computer’ Together they turn out to form the pattern of the star sign of Orion. It was assumed to be the residence of Osiris in ancient Egypt.

The great pyramid represents the far most South star of the Altinak belt. Also, the other pyramids turned out to be in close relation to the stars of the Orion constellation, Alnilam, Mintaka, Betelgeuse, and Bellatrix. Bauval also discovered a tunnel starting from the Queens room of the Big Pyramid and directed to the star Sirius, representing the Goddess Isis, partner of Osiris.

According to the researcher the river Nile, streaming alongside the pyramids as earthly representative of the Milky Way.

From texts on later pyramids, it can be derived that this theory might be right. It was written that the soul of the king after his dead should travel to the permanent stars arranging the night and arranging the hours. It was also expected to travel to Orion to take care of the cycle of seasons on Earth.

The 3 great Pyramids certainly are meant as earthly counterpart of the Orion-belt.

Sources:

Willem Beekman en Bart Brandsma, What stars have to tell

Mustafa Gadalla Egyptian Cosmology

Adrian G. Gilbert, Who were the wise men from the East

Eleonore Oldenburger The tarot as a key to insight

Pluto in Aquarius

On March 23rd, 2023, Pluto has made a transfer to Aquarius.

This is an energy not experienced before by mankind living in our era.

The reason is that it takes about 248 years for Pluto to make a full orbit around the Sun.

Last time, Pluto was in Aquarius, was in the years 1789 up to 1798 and the time before this was between 1532 and 1552, and earlier between 1286 and 1307.

We see in these earlier episodes important changes in our history have taken place.

In 1789 the French Revolution started with the attack on the Bastille.

In 1532 we were in the middle of the reformation (the falling apart from the Roman Catholic Church in several others (Luther, Calvin, Zwingli). In 1370 we were in the dawn of the Renaissance, at the same time leaving behind the dark era of the Middle Ages.

All periods with big difficulties, however through the changes that took place our world improved every time again a little bit. This is also our challenge for the years to come.

Pluto is about regeneration. The whole cycle from birth to death is related to it.

Pluto tears down what is not of value any more en builds upon the debris of the past.

Pluto also is about power and uncertainty and has the intention to change things for the better (purification). As Aquarius symbolizes the community it may become clear what Pluto’s objective is to achieve.

We may expect a big impact from changes taking place in order to achieve a better society.

We have to become aware more and more our own behavior should reflect this and serve the challenge for a better world.

This year Pluto is only for a couple of weeks in Aquarius (from March 23rd to June 11th.

After that Pluto will return to Capricorn until the beginning of 2024.

With Pluto alternating from the last degrees of Capricorn and the first degrees of Aquarius we can expect important first actions for changes to come.

Many societal systems should be improved or even removed; the purifying attitude will give it a last hand.

This doesn’t mean we will immediately arrive in a society with enough adhesion> This is one of our objectives for the next 20 years.

Where we succeed it will have a positive influence on society, where it get resistance form representatives of obsolete systems protecting their interests we can expect fights.

Our lives can be touched by the changes and struggles. It is important to try to understand what is expected from you and why. Your individual contribution in the interest of society is of big importance.

Aquarius also is the sign of astrology and new revolutionary insights.

We can expect many impressive new discoveries and insights in our cosmos and astrology.

Besides many innovations will have influence on our daily lives.

Esoterically the transit of Pluto to Aquarius will have an enormous push.

It means that by the big adherence from the ego to our concrete way of thinking, we can use it as a help to express the collective will.

This collective will, will be powerful and based on the energy of the first ray of Will and Power.

This energy works as a catalysator breaking down obsolete systems, thus making space for the new.

It is the power of the Fenix rising out of the ashes.

A beautiful energy for those willing to serve a better world, a difficult one for those protecting own egoic interests.

I wish you all an instructive future with many new insights and opportunities to realize them.

Picture: Pluto (James Webb telescope)

Sources:

Ebertin, Combination of planetary influences

Oken, Soul centered astrology.

 

The law of just human relations

The Aquarius age is one of the big challenges of our time.

Many of us have heard about it, nobody really knows what will happen and when.

One thing is for sure, we are at the dawn of this age. The precession of the equinoxes indicates this.

I expect it to be a gradual process where we stage for stage learn more about the Aquarius age and forget and leave behind about the Pisces Era.

With the transfer of Pluto to Aquarius we will receive and learn new lessons and insights helping us to make this transfer.

Part of these lessons are the cosmic laws and an important cosmic law related to the transit of Pluto to Aquarius is the Law of Pure human relations.

In the future from mankind, it is expected to the role of World Savior. When we look around, we see challenges enough. The world must be really free as a unity on a cosmic level.

In this unity everyone has to contribute, according to the own talents but also in the interest of the whole.

Pluto in Aquarius will help us to achieve this.

Aquarius represents mankind as groups with common and collective ideals.

The unity should prevail above the individual.

The individual needs to develop the diversity of individual talents in consciousness to contribute to the common destination. This needs to understand the challenges and to develop a common plan to meet them.

To live according to the law of pure human relations is a condition to achieve this.

Qualities of this law are:

  • Love and intelligence cooperating as a team.
  • Responsibility and serviceability to humanity as a whole.
  • Selflessness and harmless use of the language in expressing ourselves.

Finally, the objective is about the release of polarity and the creation of a world community as a unity. This is of utmost importance to be able to create structures and new consciousness for the new era.

The inner contribution of the individual will change by understanding the requirements of the own contribution to humanity and the world as a whole.

To be able to play this role, we need to develop a good relationship with ourselves as a basis to serve the relationship with mankind.

We also should grow our awareness about the role we have to play to other kingdoms in nature (as e.g. the animal and mineral world).

The next affirmation may be useful to find the key to what is expected from us.

May everyone, I will have contact with at whatever moment or in whatever way, be blessed in a universal brotherhood and sisterhood as a part of the all-encompassing humanity.

Sources:

Alan Oken Soul centered astrology

Temperance (tarot)

Every month I draw a card from de Rider Waite tarot. This time I got Temperance.

On this card we see a picture of archangel Michael, pouring the stream of elixir of life from one cup into another.

So, he fills the empty cup with the dead Ego with the elixir of the new life.

He has placed one foot on the earth, the other is in the water. These represent the conscious and the collective unconscious.

Roberto Assagioli also uses these pictures in his esoteric psychology, and he teaches us that these two should be balanced by growing awareness and transformation, at the same time activating the Anthakarana (Rainbow bridge).

Michael means: “Equal to God”. Through the transformation the divine grows her influence.

Esoterically this card represents the sign of Sagittarius.

Related to the 5th Ray, the intellect has been developed on a higher level of expression.

Sagittarius has to learn to understand to use his words carefully, quite different from the person-centered energy.

Also, Aquarius represents the 5th degree and during the Age of Aquarius this higher thinking should help to confirm with the Law of the Just human relations.

The Sun sign on the forehead, protecting the 6th chakra should be developed to be helpful in getting the required insights and a balance vision in live.

Sources:

Alan Oken Soul centered astrology

Eleonore Oldenburger the tarot as a key to consciousness

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The Tao that we mention isn’t the eternal Tao

Because the names we give, aren’t eternal names

Heaven and earth are born nameless;

To give names only is the mother of things.

Who is without desire sees the mystery

Who has desires, sees their shape.

Both of them are in essence identical

Only then they each get an own name.

We could call both a mystery

And even more mysterious is the gate to all mysteries.

Lao Tse

Monthly newsletter March 2023

Contents

Issues in this month’s edition are:

  • Intro

  • The great invocation

  • Preview month March

  • Important energies

  • Astronomy and astrology in daily practice

  • The Lovers (tarot)

  • Saturn in Pisces

  • Generation patterns

  • Wisdom of Lao Tse

Intro

Next month, potentially gives good opportunities for growth in awareness and consciousness.

The energies are changing significantly. Try to be receptive and live them.

I wonder what you might observe in your own lives.

In any case these energy changes won’t let you untouched. It is meant that certain “gates” to a better world will be opened. The entrance to these gates can be found in your own consciousness.

In the past I have spent some words on this subject in a series of contributions to this newsletter based on the booklet “Light on the path and through the gates of gold”.

I wish you all a month with growing awareness and consciousness.

The great invocation

From the point of light within the Mind of God

Let light stream forth into the minds of men

Let Light descend on Earth.

From the point of Love within the Heart of God

Let love stream forth into the hearts of men

May Christ return to Earth.

From the centre where the Will of God is known.

Let purpose guide the little wills of men

The purpose which the Masters know and serve.

From the centre which call the race of men

Let the Plan of Love and Light work out

And may it seal the door where evil dwells.

Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.

The Great Invocation was given to humanity by the spiritual Hier­archy, the aggregate of those members of humanity who have triumphed over matter, who have achieved the goal of self-mastery by the same path that individuals tread today. The spiritual Hierarchy is the result of human activity, aspiration, and achievement; it has been created by and of humanity. The members of the Hierarchy have achieved a complete control of the personality or lower self. They are no longer centered in the individualized consciousness but have entered into the wider realisation of the planetary group life.

Preview for the month March

The 2 most important changes in energy for 2023 will take place this month.

Among many in general friendly energies, first the planet Saturn and 2 weeks later also Pluto will change signs.

Saturn will enter Pisces on March 7th at 2.35 pm and Pluto will change Capricorn for Aquarius on March 23rd at 1.23 pm.

During the first few days of March, we will see friendly and creative energies. We could expect positive results out of it. They will help us in many ways on our path, our efforts will be rewarded.

On March 2nd we will have a conjunction between Jupiter and Venus (on 13th degree Aries) and on this same day also Mercury and Saturn will be conjunct (on 30th degree of Aquarius).

The first gives risks of exaggerated and adolescent behavior, the latter brings opportunities for growth in connection with higher forms of existence.

The Full Moon on March 7th on the 17th degree of Virgo brings us opportunities to enlarge the societal cohesion.

We might need this in many manners, so take the chance where needed and possible.

Shortly after, we will experience the energy change of Saturn entering Pisces.

Saturn is well structured and Pisces not at all.

What could we do to balance these contradictory energies?

When we have managed this challenge, many possibilities will become our part to realize our objectives.

On March 15th our productivity might be low. Don’t push too hard, take some time to reload and think about your beautiful ideas not yet realized. Passing some time in nature might also be a good idea.

From March 17th energy is excellent to prepare for complex projects and also to start realizing them. Especially while new energetic impulses are on the threshold as the Sun will enter Aries on March 20th. Work to be done.

The New Moon on March 21st on Aries 1st degree gives the picture for spring.

The astrological mandala gives the following symbol:

A woman just risen from the sea; a seal is embracing her.

It symbolizes the emergence of new forms and of the potentiality of consciousness.

It opens possibilities for the impulse to be.

At the same time, it also opens up for loving encounters.

Will this be the message voor March 23rd when Pluto will enter Aquarius.

At any case Pluto in Aquarius expects us to become much more social and societal.

On March 25th the planet Mars leaves Gemini and enters Cancer. Due to the retrograde motion in the last months of 2022, Mars resided in Gemini from August 2022.

It might have brought us in depth ideas to carry out in the future.

We will become more directed to our family and roots.

It also is an excellent period to create success in many options.

On the last day of March, we could have unexpected encounters.

Sources:

The astrological Mandala, Dane Rudhyar

Important energies for the month March

This month, the following important energies will be present. They will be the explanation for significant events during this month. Time used is GMT.

2 Venus conjunction Jupiter, Mercury conjunction Saturn, Mercury enters Pisces (23.52)

6 Sun sextile Uranus

7 Full Moon at 16.40 Pisces and Virgo (13.40), Saturn enters Pisces (14.35)

11 Venus sextile Mars, Mercury sextile Uranus

15 Mars square Neptune

16 Sun conjunction Neptune, Mercury conjunction Neptune, Sun square Mars,

Venus square Pluto, Venus enters Taurus (23.34).

17 Mercury square Mars, Sun conjunction Mercury, Venus sextile Saturn

19 Mercury sextile Pluto, Mercury enters Aries (05.24)

20 Sun sextile Pluto, Sun enters Aries (22.24)

21 New Moon at 1st degree (18.23), Venus conjunction Northern Lunar node

23 Pluto enters Aquarius (13.23)

25 Mars enters Cancer (12.45)

28 Mercury conjunction Jupiter

30 Mars trine Saturn

31 Venus conjunction Uranus

Astrology and astronomy in daily practice.

This month the planet Mars will be visible high in the South at sunset.

On February 28th and March 28th Mars is to be found close to the Moon.

Saturnus will be too close to the Sun to be visible.

On January 31st I saw unexpectedly a beautiful conjunction between Moon and Mars, they were straight above me. Unfortunately, they were too close together and Mars too faint to take a clear picture of it.

On February 6th Turkey and Syria have been struck by powerful earthquakes. In most cases earthquakes occur together with eclipses, however this time there was no eclipse.

But when we see an eclipse as a special edition of a Full or New Moon it becomes clear. It all occurred shortly after the Full Moon high above us.

We already know the influence of the Moon on our tides especially at Full and New Moons.

At the same time this Full Moon made a square with Uranus, known for unexpected events.

The powers raised turns out to be also of influence at the incidence of earthquakes.

I found a number of publications where this has been researched.

On February 23rd I was on holiday on one of the Dutch islands in the “Waddenzee”.

It was a rather cloudy period, however when I walked along the beach that day, I got the opportunity to make the picture underneath

Picture: Moon, Jupiter, and Venus (February 23rd, 2023 – J Weber iPhone)

We can see in one line from above downwards: the Moon (shortly after being New), Jupiter, Venus.

The light on the bottom is of Vlieland harbor.

When we drove home the next day, we saw a beautiful rainbow (picture underneath).

Both pictures were about the moment the Sun made a transit on the IC (indicating roots) of my birth chart.

Picture: Rainbow February 24th, 2023 (Valburg NL – iPhone J Weber)

The Lovers (tarot)

Starting from the point of view of our daily use of language for many of us an intriguing picture.

An indeed, it is, there is a whole world behind.

Each of us will have some pictural vision of it and without exaggeration they will show different views.

When I think about “the Lovers” in the first place I will think of the card from the Rider Waite tarot.

In February it happened to be my monthly card.

When I started to look very close to the picture, a number of details struck me, reminding me to esoteric pictures.

When reading the explanation in the book “the tarot as a key to insight” from Eleonore Oldenburger, many things became clear to me.

In the first place we see the Sun, with her omni-present rays; a representation of the cosmic 7 rays and in this case the second ray of Love and Wisdom.

Then also the angel, Rafael bringing a message full of cosmic wisdom to Adam and Eve in paradise.

In the tree behind Eve, we see 4 ripe pieces of fruits, representing the 4 elements (fire, air, earth, and water). We also see Eve looking up at the angel prepared to receive a message.

Behind Adam we see the tree of life, with 7 branches on one side and 5 branches on the other side, in total 12 branches.

These 12 represent the star signs, the 7 the sacred planets and the 5 the not-sacred planets.

All rays bring us the message of divine love and subsequently transferring it to our surroundings.

This is possible by filling your heart with love, causing your ego to stop playing a prominent role.

As soon as you permit the never ending unconditional and loving source of consciousness to enter you, you allow this source to manifest more often in your live.

Open up for it and become aware of its existence. To heal is to admit the divine and loving perfection already being part of us.

This card relates to the star sign Virgo, as well as the second ray.

The element related to this star sign is Earth. Alan Oken writes about this:

The focus to the earth of Pluto brings the chance to dig up the underworld, bringing up from the depth of materialism the essential qualities of love to mankind. Most of mankind still not being aware of this and the essential quality of love still being hided in the deepest darkness.

I wish the rays will enter and wake up your hearts and fill them with love.

Sources:

Alan Oken Soul centered astrology

Eleonore Oldenburger the tarot as a key to consciousness

Saturn in Pisces

On March 7th Saturn will enter Pisces.

In general, Saturn needs two and a half year to make a transit through a sign. We will experience this passage in most cases between 2 and 4 times in our lives.

Picture: Saturn by James Webb telescope (NASA)

Saturn is related to structure, limitation, order, and regulations.

Above recent picture illustrates this strict structure.

In Pisces, Saturn doesn’t feel comfortable. All Pisces born, intuitively swim in all directions, without any track of organisation.

There is plenty of fantasy without limitation. The Fish doesn’t like limitations.

The big challenge will be to use structure as a helpful means and not as an objective, when trying to control societal challenges or ideals that might be realized.

Our society is complicated, we cannot have solutions serving everybody.

At the same time, we have to live with a transit of Neptune in Pisces (I wrote about is in the last monthly letter). Also, Neptune will not be the factor taking care for the structure, in the contrary.

Neptune brings intuitive insight based on unpersonal ideals.

Consequently, we could expect everything needing structure to lose influence.

We might see this back in our society where problems become less controllable.

At the same time, it is an excellent period to use the infinite cosmic source with ideas for a better world and a society serving all of us.

When Saturn arrives in February 2026 in Aries there will be plenty of cooperative energy for improvements (Pluto in Aquarius, Uranus in Taurus, and Neptune in Aries).

A transit of Saturn through Pisces takes place once in every 30 years.

Former transits were 1994-1996 and 1964-1967.

In 1994 we saw Pluto in Scorpio, Neptune, and Uranus in Capricorn.

The Wall had recently been torn down, we saw borders disappearing (Neptune in Capricorn) and renewal of structures (Europe). Pluto in Scorpio took care for in depth transformation.

In 1964 Pluto and Uranus were in Virgo and Neptune in Scorpio.

It was the time of an in-depth innovation of education (Virgo) where ideals (Neptune) were established thoroughly (Scorpio).

Above analysis is in general applicable for society as a whole.

The influence on individuals or groups can be very different. For individuals this can be a rather embarrassing period, where we are limited without knowing why en what fore.

Individuals who have developed more consciously, have a little different perspective.

Saturn in Pisces can be very helpful to unveil illusions, limiting the further growth of consciousness.

This will bring opportunities to transform restrictions into challenges, at the same time being helpful in restructuring and making possible our ideals.

Sources:

Ebertin, Combination of Planetary influences

Alan Oken, Soul centered astrology

Generation patterns

Recently, one of the readers of this newsletter asked me to make and explain her annual horoscope.

In preparing this, I look at the most important energies and their actual time and date.

One specific question was about study and education for professional life.

I noticed the education was related to very young children from 0-4 years old.

These children were born in the corona era (the period we had to deal with the energies of the square between Uranus and Saturn). The assumed problems of the children were related to the ASS spectrum (autism). The square energy between Uranus (freedom) and Saturn (order and limitation) fits well to this.

From astrological practice it is known that we can recognize generations of mankind when trans-Saturnal planets change signs. Energies change remarkably and we recognize this in birth charts of people.

Thus, generations of people can be identified together having certain characteristics different from other groups.

Pluto takes in general 20 years to make a transit in a sign (in reality between 10 and 30 years due to the eccentric orbit of Pluto). The Pluto in Capricorn generation is from the era 2008-2024 (16 years), the Pluto in Sagittarius generation is from the era 1995 to 2008 (13 years) and the Pluto in Aquarius generation (era 2024-2044) will take 20 years).

Those born a Pluto in Sagittarius are also called Millenials. Their world was endless and on their fingertips. In addition to Pluto also Neptune and Uranus have influence. From 1995 they together are in Aquarius (unlimited freedom). Neptune until 2008, Uranus left Aquarius in 2003.

Millenials often are related to ADHD and autism related problems.

Not to be astonished about with this special and active placement of Pluto, Neptune, and Uranus.

Part of the newborn generation have millenials as their parents. So, we can assume these are “problems” inherited between generations.

When I finally looked at the birth chart of my client, I saw a conjunction between Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto. This is a helpful pattern to understand the problems and to help solving them.

An additional indication comes from the fact that this conjunction is part of a Yod (an astrological pattern with 2 in-conjunctions (150-degree aspect) to an apex planet (here Uranus and Saturn)), known as God’s indicator.

Sun in Cancer as one part of this, and close to Midheaven makes this feel as “to be called” to stimulate communication and contact between the children and parents. She also says: I am very glad to hear from the parents that the connection with their child becomes stronger and they understand the child better being aware of the “indicated” problem.

When we look at the degree of the MC (Midheaven: indication of potential and where all activities in this incarnation will be directed to), the astrological mandala about the 17th degree of Cancer: the unfoldment of multilevel potentialities issuing from an original germ.

This indicates an underlying need for the person to realize the potentials given at birth.

So, the objective is GROWTH.

For me this proves the self-solving character of the universe in the meantime offering us problems to make us aware and conscious.

Sources:

Ruperti, Cosmic cycles of beginnings

Rudhyar: An astrological mandala

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Solve difficulties when they are still easy

Carry out big assignments when they are still small

Lao Tse

Monthly newsletter February 2023

Contents

Issues in this month’s edition are:

  • An allegory

  • Preview month February

  • Important energies

  • Astronomy and astrology in daily practice

  • Gabriel, messenger of the light

  • The flood storm of February 1st, 1953

  • Light and consciousness

  • Neptune in Pisces

  • Wisdom of Lao Tse

An allegory

This story is from the book “Occult tales” with contributions from Helena Blavatsky and WQ Judge.

It struck me, possibly our readers will also appreciate it.

When he was walking in the garden of his heart the disciple unexpectedly met his Master and was filled with gladness, for he had finished a task and hurried to put this at the Master’s feet.

Look Master”, he said, this task is finished, allow me to teach other lessons.

The Master looked sorrowful but coolant, as one looks at a child that still is unable to fully understand.

We have many people teaching intellectual ideas about truth” the Master answered. “Do you really expect to serve by sharing them”.

The disciple stood astonished. “Shouldn’t we shout the truth from the rooftops of our houses, until all the world has heard the message? he asked.

And then …?”

Then the whole world will accept the truth”.

No”, answered the Master, “the truth isn’t something from the mind, but from the heart. Look!”.

The disciple looked and saw the truth as a bright white light spreading around the world.

Nothing of the light however reached the green living vegetation, needing the rays so urgently, as a thick foggy layer of clouds was in between.

These clouds are the intellect of mankind”, the Master said, “Please look again”.

The disciple looked intensively and saw some vague openings in the layer, where the light made effort to penetrate through it.

Each opening was related to a small vortex of vibrations having an origin in the heart of a man.

Only by adding more vortexes and by making them stronger the light might be able to reach the earth some time”, the Master said.

You have to work at it secretly and also without expecting to be rewarded.

Both are needed, both is our task”. But there are so little vortexes! Are you strong enough to abstain from being honored and make yourself a heart center of pure and unpersonal power of love?

Source: Occult tales by HP Blavatsky and WQ Judge (Theosophical University Press Agency)

Preview for the month January

The month begins with innovative energies. Some of them we have waited for already too long and will pop-up unexpectedly.

A deep meditation at Full Moon on February 5th might deepen your insights. The mandala refers to natural circumstances. Possibly, you may find your inspiration there.

Also, the following days may feed your inspiration. Ultimately your insight may be confirmed about where and how to act in your own process of purification.

On February 15th we collectively might arrive upon a rosa cloud.

As a result, from inspiration from the heart and intense perception to go through as a result of pro-forma love a foretoken for disillusion.

The day behind will show us the real values in our lives. Experience it with an open eye, it might be helpful and guiding.

About February 18th energies are friendly and filled with love. The Sun leaves Aquarius and enters Pisces. It can bring us surprising insights on matters of religion and of philosophy.

The New Moon on February 20th on Pisces 2nd degree may appear a dissonant energy amidst the further love filled energy of the month.

This degree is symbolized according to the astrological mandala by “a squirrel hiding from hunters”.

It symbolizes the need to protect oneself and be careful in stirring times.

Finally, the month ends with an energy allowing sharp visions and to carry them out.

Sources:

The astrological Mandala, Dane Rudhyar

Wikipedia, picture of squirrel

Important energies for February

This month, the following important energies will be present. They will be the explanation for significant events during this month. Time used is GMT.

4 Sun square Uranus

5 Venus square Mars, Full Moon at 16.41 Aquarius and Leo (19.28)

6 Mercury sextile Neptune

8 Venus sextile Uranus

10 Mercury conjunction Pluto

11 Mercury enters Aquarius (12.22)

15 Venus conjunction Neptune

16 Sun conjunction Saturn

18 Mercury sextile Jupiter, Sun enters Pisces (23.34)

19 Neptune sextile Pluto

20 New Moon at 2nd degree Pisces (08.06), Venus enters Aries (08.55)

21 Mercury square Uranus

22 Mercury trine Mars,

Astrology and astronomy in daily practice.

This month the planet Mars will rise in the southern sky at sunset.

Venus has turned visible again as Evening Star. We possibly could see Venus after sunset in the Southwest.

Saturnus and Jupiter appear at the beginning of the evening in the southwest. A couple of hours later they set again.

In the evening of February 23rd, the Moon will be close to Jupiter, and on February 28th the Moon will be close to Mars.

On December 29th I saw the conjunction of Jupiter and the Moon. Underneath picture shows it.

Between December 30th and January 12th both Mars and Mercury were retrograde.

It was supposed to be a period with good vibes for a retreat. I used the opportunity for a short holiday.

Ans of course we have seen some disturbances in communication and equipment, as e.g., a light in the bathroom going out of order. We had been warned before, so we only had to overcome some temporary difficulties.

I have been busy in this period with reading books and gathering new knowledge about esoteric astrology.

On January 13th the energy changed completely. A lot of what had been announced in the period with Mars retrograde, opened up. Great to become aware that our universe is always helpful and gives you new information and inspiration.

Gabriël, Messenger of the light

Eleonore had the intention to contribute to every newsletter. The last months she didn’t manage on behalf of several medical treatments in hospital. I had agreed with her to place an older article if her contribution couldn’t be prepared because of this.

This time therefore I had chosen the article about Gabriel.

When I made contact to propose this, I received the following reaction.

Special Jan, and very suitable to use this article. From a beloved friend I received a postal card with a picture of Gabriel. To my pleasure I have “seen” Gabriel several times.

At the moment I am (as a therapy) painting an icon of Gabriel, an inspiring exercise helping me to improve the contact with the Angel.

Gabriel also means “God will heal”. Nice to see how Neptune in Pisces also works.

Original text

Recently I went through the accompanying book of the “Angel Oracle” by Ambika Wauters and was struck by the picture of the Archangel Gabriel. Wasn’t he the angel of the joyful message to Maria?

The picture is about a more or less sexless figure with a lily in his hand.

From the Middle Ages the lily is an attribute of the Archangel. As a symbol of purity, the flower is associated with the Moon, falling under the governance of Gabriel.

Gabriel, the Archangel is a messenger of God at all important events being somehow related to birth or release.

His name means “man of God” or “God shows his power”.

He is one of the 7 angels in celestial hierarchy.

This hierarchy is also known in other religions as e.g., the Islam.

Gabriel gave the massage about the contents of the Koran to Mohammed. (Soera 26:192.194.)

The name “Holy Spirit” is considered by the Islam as a second name of the Archangel Gabriel.

It was the same angel announcing at Maria the birth of Jesus Christ and giving her “spirit” with Gods consent.

Angels are “in”. We nowadays know many sets of Angel cards, most of them are by Doreen Virtue.

When you really are looking for answers on important life questions, the Angel informs you about the direction you have to go. So, everything life has to offer you will be made clear with the Angel Ouija board. Also nice to use them at family meetings or at special events with spiritual friends.

Back to Gabriel in his function as a messenger of God. To Daniel he explained a vision, to Zachary and Elisabeth he proclaimed the birth of a sun and mentioned his name (Luke 1: 8-20).

On Medieval pictures the golden color of his dress illustrates why he is called Gods messenger of the Light. All religions know Gabriel as the mightiest messenger of the Source. He is able to help us to utter the truth open and honest, respect and honor our individuality and listen to our intuition and inner voice. Gabriel is also considered to be the protector of children, protecting the Inner child in each of us.

This original pure and celestial child has a special relationship to God or the Source.

By certain as a trauma experiences events this child can become wounded or feeling abandoned in its growth to maturity. As a Guardian Angel Gabriel helps us to defend against negative powers.

For these situation Doreen Virtue’s Angel therapy might be helpful. To a certain degree it can be considered as a non-confessional and spiritual healing method, including the working with Arch Angels and helping us to find harmony in every aspect of our lives.

When we open-up for the messages of the angels our lives will become more peaceful.

Regarding the children, they can also participate in the Angel-hype. Diana Cooper designed beautiful cards with pictures of Angels being an inspiration for both parents and children.

Angels are often known in the life of a child. Their lively fantasy isn’t disturbed yet by the many influences from the intellectual world of the adult.

The cards could stimulate the tendency in young children to have contact with their angels.

Possibly both parents and children could experience these creatures filled with love could become friends for the whole life.

Eleonore Oldenburger

Sources:

Ambika Wauters The oracle of Angels

The flood storm in the Netherlands of February 1st, 1953

In these days, in the Netherlands we rethink to the disaster that took place 70 years ago, the southwestern coast of the Netherlands was struck by a flood storm.

This disaster took almost 2000 lives.

I experienced it myself; I lived in the area on a houseboat, on the edge of the flooded land.

I still remember the warning by the broadcasting news the night before. It was very terrifying. When I woke up the next day, the water was everywhere and streams of trudging people passed our boat, waking away from danger, nobody knew where to go.

Beneath a map of the part on the Netherlands that had been struck.

This movie always stayed with me and now shortly before the commemoration I started looking for astrological indications. And indeed, they were there.

Firstly, there was an eclipse period. We had a lunar eclipse on January 29th followed by a solar eclipse on February 14th, 1953.

As soon as Sun and Moon and Earth are in line with each other it brings additional energy.

This energy takes care the floods are much higher than usually. Moreover, we had to deal with a storm with hurricane power from the Northwest.

The solar eclipse took place in the 8th house of the NL birth chart (the house of transformation).

When, on February 1st the dikes broke, the Sun had just entered the 8th house of the Netherlands. In addition, we had difficult aspects from Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto to the AC (sign rising) and MC (Midheaven a.o. destination) of NL.

This eclipse was one out of the eclipse family Saros 9 New-North, known for her quality to make victims.

Some people in NL had been warning about the bad condition of our dikes already for many years. A very concerned engineer of Public Water Affairs (Johan van Veen) had uttered many warnings. Peculiar is that he also did this using a nickname Cassandra. He had developed a complete plan to protect NL against floods, but nobody had taken the initiative. However, shortly after the disaster the plan was taken into execution.

Picture: Cassandra (Wikipedia)

In mythology Cassandra is known as the Goddess embarrassing man. For her promise to sleep with him, she had received from Apollo the gift to predict the future.

When she refused to realize this promise, Apollo, not able to withdraw the gift, cursed her and told that nobody would believe her. So, nobody was prepared to listen to her predictions. As an example of her power, she foresaid the Trojan horse and advises not to let the horse enter Troye, but nobody believed her.

Epilogue

In 1953 the disaster took place in the South-Western part of NL. Another vulnerable part of the country had already been protected by a big dike closing a dangerous entrance of the sea (the Southern Sea) in 1928. Immediately after the disaster our “Delta works” have been started. The first project (to protect the heart of NL between Rotterdam and Amsterdam) was the creation of a moveable construction in the “Ijssel River”. In these days II lived very close to it, as my father participated in these works.

NL has changed in outlook (AC) especially Zealand and in knowledge position (MC) in the world.

The first solutions were rather rigid, assuming circumstances would never change, and safety had been guaranteed for centuries.

Nowadays we know better (at least part of us), and in our future plans for protection we try to cooperate with natural ways of defense.

However, to solve this a greater awareness is needed about our dependency of our own behavior in relation to the changes taking place. With Pluto entering Aquarius we may expect some further growing insight

Literature:

The eagle and the lark: Bernadette Brady

Wikipedia: Apollo and Cassandra

Light and consciousness

In the preceding newsletter I shared some new insights about the subject Esoteric Astrology, also named “Soul-centered astrology”.

We humans are creatures of light, bot everybody seems to be aware of this. We never stop creating our own personal reality. How we create and why is a complicated matter.

Once, Krishnamurti wrote a booklet about it: “the light inside”. His special manner to unravel this enigma and communicate about it.

Esoteric astrology deals with soul centered astrology. It is a different and more aware way of looking to the development of consciousness of people in a complicated cosmic environment (the light touching us).

Mankind dis-covers every time somewhat additional about it and we tend to think that after the next dis-covery we will have a complete (other) insight.

Picture: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (source Wikipedia)

When you study the work of Blavatsky and Baily you might know better.

Cosmic law gradually deploys and gives insight in the secrecies. We could assume this takes places in balance with the awakening of our knowledge about our cosmic environment.

We couldn’t expect a higher speed of discovery than our knowledge and flexibility of views develops.

For many of us, it is clear there is more between heaven and earth, for others this is something to be proved. They preferably stick to a material truth, neglecting to consider the insights of historical developments. Every time again new discoveries only appeared from the understanding the old ones were based on incomplete insights.

In her Secret Doctrine, Blavatsky gives us many points to consider.

She puts:

The complete order of nature (here meant as the Cosmos) shows developments to a higher degree of life. This seems to be influenced by the most blind power, guided by a cosmic plan.

The evolutionary process we recognize from nature (and Darwin) with all its adaptations to the better proves this. It gives us a reason to assume a certain kind of refined cosmic intelligence, taking care of this.

According to Esoteric Astrology from Alice Baily, mankind is a.o. under the influence of the following sources:

  • The stars from the system Ursa Mayor
  • The stars from the Seven sisters (Pleaides)
  • Sirius (the Dog star)
  • The seven solar systems of which our Sun is one
  • The 12 planets (including Sun, Moon and Vulcanus) in our solar system
  • The 7 planet centers
  • The 7 power centers in the human etheric body (the chakra’s)
  • The 12 star-systems in our zodiac (from Aries to Pisces)
  • The rays from the Earth itself

A vast source of energy, influencing us in a not yet fully revealed way.

How and why remains a big question.

The Seven Sacred Cosmic Rays are a representation of part oof these sources.

See here a simple overview of the whole of cosmic intelligence governing us.

We live in a fascinating time, where gradually more cosmic sources are discovered, and insight grows about the influence on out earthly lives.

We still only know these sources partly.

These energies are in full control over people with a poor developed consciousness.

Only when mankind is better aware of the importance of consciousness and we together work on it from a view of cosmic love we can have influence on what is taking place,

However, the first step to find the path is to make these steps in the awareness of the need for a growing consciousness.

Literature:

Helena Blavatsky, the Secret Doctrine

Alice Baily, Esoteric astrology,

Jiddu Krishnamurti: The light inside

Neptune in Pisces

A first edition of this article was published in spring 2011 (when Neptune entered Pisces) and placed in a somewhat broader article on the website www.omegahighlighter.com

Since 2011 other pictures of Neptune have been become available being of influence on our thoughts about its role. Since 2011 our Sun has gone through Pisces (at least most of us think so on earth). In reality the Sun is in the center of our solar system, by the movement of the earth in her solar orbit we get the impression the Sun is moving.

On February 18th, 2023, at 23.34 Sun will “enter” Pisces for the 12th time since 2011.

Introduction

Not every individual living on earth will experience a period where the planet Neptune is in Pisces.

The most important reason for this is the time Neptune needs for a full orbit around the Sun (approx. 165 years).

Neptune was assumed for the first time by Galilei in the years 1611-1612, however the real discovery had to wait until September 23rd ,1846. Neptune was positioned in Aquarius on the 16th degree that day.

Picture: Neptune Space Agency for Kids (2006)

Neptune is the 8th planet of our solar system. Its diameter is 4 times bigger as the earth’s diameter and its weight is 50 times heavier.

It took until February 7th, 2010, before the degree of discovery had been reached again.

At the time of discovery Saturn was on the same degree as Neptune.

Since the discovery Neptune has made a full orbit around the sun.

On April 4th, 2011, Neptune entered Pisces and will stay there until March 30th 2025.

Energy of Neptune

Neptune is known for the property to make issues unlimited. Visions and dreams about a perfect society are part of it. It represents the longing to be perfect; however, it can always lead to disillusions.

Neptune is also known for her ability to make pictural innovations as e.g., in movies, photography, mode, and glamour.

Neptune is also example for self-image and the overall image of a group or a country, and Neptune rules scandals. Neptune transits can cause as well idealistic and negative effects.

Picture: Neptune via VLT telescope (2018)

Meaning

The influence of a transit of Neptune through a sign is not always easy to explain and especially also not the transit through its home sign Pisces.

The only period in the past we could experience the transit of Neptune in awareness were the years 1847-1862. They showed some important social improvements and e.g., the founding of the Red Cross.

Besides it isn’t easy to analyze the influence of a Neptune transit as it does work on the background and peaceful and do not show eye-catching events.

Where a Pluto transit causes fundamental changes with changes of power, and Uranus causes unexpected events from the pressure cooker, Neptune has influence on ideals and causes unclarity.

Moreover, also mutual aspects between Pluto, Neptune and Uranus are of great interest as they will cause the events where the real ideals can come out of sight.

Where Uranus discovers and makes aware, Neptune adds the divine ideal and Pluto will take for in depth purification in optima forma.

According to Rudhyar in his book: “the Sun is also a star”, Neptune is supposed to be the universal solvent. It takes care for the preparation of the transformation in terms of the ancient art of alchemy.

Ancient alchemists searched for “gold” in different meanings.

The looking for gold covered the search to understand the real source of all and of human existence.

Although not very striking and in line with the real character of Neptune, this process takes place secretly in the inner world.

Also, the given that Neptune is in her home sign confirms this inner work.

Outcomes can be dual. On one side it could lead to the dissolvement of past and obsolete structures and to the creation of ideals, in many cases considered to be from another world.

It should lead to the understanding of new opportunities by seeing with “other” eyes.

In addition, we should make difference, when considering the outcomes, between the influence on the period when Neptune makes a transit in Pisces and the influence caused by people having Neptune in their birth chart.

We can see the outcomes in the first category by now. For the outcomes in the second category we will have to wait until 2040 when people born in 2011 will have their first Saturn return.

And then we see the entrance of Pluto in Pisces, the big purifier.

Picture: Neptune (James Webb telescope 2022)

What can be expected from the passage of Neptune through Pisces?

Before Neptune entered Pisces we experienced another rather unique situation, the mutual reception between Uranus (in Pisces) and Neptune (in Aquarius).

A mutual reception makes the energies work as if the planets involved are in the own sign.

Especially people born between 2004 and 2022 have this reception in their birth chart.

We could establish some hope for the future on this.

This generation will have special skills related to imagination and creativeness. So, we can expect many breakthroughs by this generation.

We can also expect improvements in societal systems where inequality will be sorted out.

As, at the same time Pluto runs in Capricorn we can expect big purifying changes in societal systems.

These changes can also lead to power struggles with people and structures in power.

Also, in the health care we can expect spectacular breakthroughs and new findings.

They will replace ancient insights and obsolete treatments.

There will be more focus on the care given, and with an eye on the patients well being and quality of care and live will become central issues.

The boundaries of health care will become vaguer and will grow to a big network of very specialized professional clinics and the primary care around the home of the patient.

The patient will have to play an important role in the whole process, especially thanks to innovative new technology.

Finally, we will have a discussion around the organisation of healthcare and the area of prisons, from the view of societal justice. The surrounding where criminals will have to live their detention may become more related to the severeness of their delict.

With respect to faith there will be a revival of the belief in God, with respect that we will more experience our faith on an individual basis, however understanding the presence of God.

A final development to be expected will be related to the way we communicate.

Our written language turns out to become less and less helpful, also related to how we communicate modern technology.

We will use more symbolic ways of communication using pictural methods.

We already know languages with a more pictural outlook as for instance Chinese, Mayan symbols, etc.

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Monthly newsletter January 2023

Contents

Issues in this month’s edition are:

  • Preface

  • Contemplation

  • Preview month January

  • Important energies

  • Astronomy and astrology in daily practice

  • Esoteric astrology (2)

  • Our cyclic existence

  • Wisdom of Lao Tse

Preface

This year the Sun entered Capricorn on December 22nd.

In our Christian based society, we are used to relate this to the birth of Jesus Christ. Before his birth over 2000 years ago, this was not the same. By then the 25th of December was the Winter Solstice on the Roman calendar, the shortest day, the point where light starts to increase until its maximum six months later. Afterwards, this day was chosen by Christianity as the date when Jesus Christ was born. This should be considered symbolical.

It represents the start of the process of birth, growing up and return to the source. It is a symbol of our soul’s journey into and out of matter. Every time an individual is born, a new little light is born on Earth, and that light can grow, illuminate the world, and rejoin the Universal Source in all Consciousness and dignity. The planets in its natural order represent the different stages of this journey which correspond to the 7 chakras or layers of life experience. The little light of Christmas reminds us of our essence and of our spiritual journey, and the astrological code sheds light into it. 

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a new year filled with conscious and inspiring moments.

Contemplation

By Eleonore Oldenburger

Winter: the season of silence is born. Even a crowded street in the city’s rests in winterly silence.

It looks as if nature comes to a stop. Plants disappear beneath the earth surface and animals withdraw in their holes.

We also prefer to stay inside in our warm “castles”. We close our curtains early and light the candles to sit together in a warm and peaceful atmosphere. Especially in the dark days before Christmas there is a need to see lights all around us.

Utterly nature dies, but in our inner a new and powerful initiative grows.

And like the wiseman from the East we see the “Star” as a token of the new light within us. In this time of thinking and willing we suppress our feelings. And, while especially our feelings remind us to the message of Jesus Christ, the sitting together under the lights of Christmas helps us to become aware. Aware of other people all over the world, being suppressed, trying to survive in armed conflicts, trying to survive on the fly. Sometimes even living next door and close to us.

Also, these people need our common attention and action for a save live and the possibility to withdraw in this peaceful message of the newborn Christ: peace on Earth and Mercy to all mankind.

In Poland the evening of December 24th and called “Wigilia” is very special.

Traditionally the evening starts when the first star appears. About sunset small groups of people are staring at the sky and suddenly when they all together see appearing a certain star, they all shout.

Is it supposed to be the Bethlehem star?

As a child I used to stare the skies looking for that one and only purple-red star being my symbol for the light from above. As if a special guiding angel looked smiling down to me, and with whom I could share my little griefs and insecurities.

In childly innocence I then started to sing my star song I learned at school:

Stars shine, first one by one

Then thousands appear not to be counted by someone.

In the period between December 25th and January 6th where we await the return of the light, the time of sunrise is approximately the same.

Our ancestors withheld their breath and stopped the clocks and also the spinning wheel was idle.

But when, on January 6th the Sun appeared a minute earlier, people went around carrying a tossing star, to bring the message of the return of the sun in her new cycle, singing the following:

The star, the star, will turn

We can proceed, the sunlight will burn

References:

Tarot card from: Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg, Yury Shakov

Editor: U.S. Games Systems, Inc.

Preview for the month January

At the beginning January 2023 will have a signature of retrograde motion. I.e., at the beginning of the month both Mars and Mercury are retrograde, setting the energy for this month. It might be a good opportunity to start realizing plans for improvement by deepening them and relate them to the upcoming societal challenges. It might become your contribution to the world in 2023.

The influence of mutual strengthening retrograde energies goes on until the middle of February. Be also prepared on electronic equipment to be secured against cyber-attacks.

Also consider all possible forms of miscommunication.

The beginning of 2023 also is a good moment to check your relations thoroughly and on added value in your life. Most important question to answer. Do they have enough content to put energy in it for the future? The communication about this should primarily be based on feelings. During this period and thanks to the retrograde Mercury words may be understood in a not meant manner.

It is in all cases a period that all types of communication can have unexpected results. Be aware of this.

About January 5th there will be nice possibilities for further personal development and improvement of relationships.

By the Full Moon on January 7th this might have a satisfying result.

Shortly before the Moment Mars will turn direct again on January 12th it is possible to have thought ideas having value for follow-up in practice later on.

The days after the 12th in general will feel fluently. Most issues will be realized as expected, nevertheless attention should be paid to achieve the desired results.

On January 20th there will be a total change of atmosphere.

With the Sun entering Aquarius, our energies will become more directed on friendship and equality, however sometimes also a bit more rebellious.

The New Moon on January 21st on Aquarius 2nd degree is symbolized by: “An unexpected thunderstorm”.

It is a call to strengthen your inner security in order to be prepared to unexpected happenings.

On January 22nd also Uranus will turn direct again. This might give an additional boost to creativeness or rebellious feelings.

It requires character and insight in social challenging situations.

The card Strength form the Rider Waite tarot reminds me to this challenge.

In general, the atmosphere will remain friendly.

At the end of the month, we will meet some positive and helpful energies.

This gives chances to realize your plans. Use this in your advance as long as possible.

Sources:

The astrological Mandala, Dane Rudhyar

Tarot as a key to insight, Eleonore Oldenburger

Rider Waite tarot.

Important energies for January

This month, the following important energies will be present. They will be the explanation for significant events during this month. Time used is GMT.

1 Venus conjunction Pluto

2 Mercury sextile Neptune

3 Venus enters Aquarius (03.09)

4 Venus sextile Jupiter

5 Sun trine Uranus

7 Full Moon at 16.22 Capricorn and Cancer (00.08), Sun conjunction Mercury R

9 Mercury trine Uranus, Venus trine Mars

12 Mars direct at 9th degree Gemini (21.56)

13 Sun sextile Neptune

15 Venus square Uranus

18 Mercury direct (14.12) at 9th degree Capricorn

20 Sun enters Aquarius (09.29)

21 New Moon at 2nd degree Aquarius (21.53)

22 Venus conjunction Saturn, Uranus direct (23.58) at 15th degree Taurus

25 Sun conjunction Jupiter

27 Venus enters Pisces

30 Sun trine Mars, Mercury trine Uranus

Astrology and astronomy in daily practice.

This month the planet Mars will rise on the eastern sky, about an hour after sunset.

Venus is turned visible again as Evening Star. At the beginning of January and in dark areas of the earth we possibly could also see Mercury close to Venus.

Saturnus and Jupiter appear at the beginning of the evening in the south. About midnight they disappear again.

In the evening of January 26th, and also earlier this month on December 3rd, the (almost Full) Moon will be close to Jupiter, and on January 22nd the Moon will be close to Mars.

On December 8th we had a coincidence of special situations in heaven.

At first, we had a Full Moon, where at the same time the planet Mars disappeared during an hour behind. On YouTube you can find different clips of this event.

At the same time the disappearing Mars made an opposition with the Sun.

This same day somebody sent me a message saying his water system was broken and became leak.

This took place under the path to the front door of his house.

In nature a Full Moon causes floods higher than normal. That also the water system breaks up is special, however from a symbolic point of view it fits well. Also, the retrograde motion of Mars as an indication for future work, at the moment not to be understood, fits very well.

Esoteric Astrology (2)

In the preceding newsletter I shared some new insights about the subject Esoteric Astrology, also named “Soul-centered astrology”.

The background of this subject is a.o. based on the insights from Helena Blavatsky (the secret doctrine), Alice Baily (Esoteric psychology) and Roberto Assagioli (psycho synthesis).

Picture: Alice Baily (source: Wikimedia)

A.o. Baily has elaborated these insights into Esoteric Astrology.

Esoteric Astrology is a.o. based on the following principles:

  • Everything is connected in one big area of consciousness.
  • Cosmic energy flows through our solar system and mankind as the 7 rays;
  • In life on earth the soul incarnates in mankind (persons).

Our solar system is part of this and is considered to be part of a greater entity where the exchange of energies take place.

On the moment of birth, a separation between soul and personality takes place.

In almost all situations this separation continues to widen caused by the experiences of the person in life on earth.

The personal environment and all things happening have an important influence.

Finally soul and personality should become better tuned and aware of their mutual existence.

The soul’s mission in an incarnation can be derived from an esoteric horoscope.

Things happening in relation to the personality can be explained from the birth chart.

A spiritual horoscope starts to become visible for a person when the path of spiritual development is followed. In most cases this process is accentuated by crises in someone’s live. In most cases a crisis comes together with recognizable energies in a personal horoscope, making clear the path has not been found yet and/or the personality not have found the own “kernel” by growing awareness.

It is all about the person to learn to deal with challenges from the soul’s point of view.

In the esoteric horoscope Moon, Sign Rising, Sun, Vulcanus, Neptune and Uranus play a central role.

The other planets are considered in their resonance with other planets form the point of energies of the rays. An esoteric horoscope is made based on the equal houses system. Each house covers 30 degrees.

The explanation of an esoteric chart is based on the following points/celestial bodies:

  • Sign rising
  • Moon
  • Earth
  • Sun
  • Vulcanus

Sign rising (also called Sun of opportunities

The Sign Rising indicates the path to the soul in this and future lives.

It gives indications for the spiritual goal.

Moon (prison of the soul)

The Moon represents the “past” of the soul and gives information about past lives and everything remaining from these lives (DNA, social environment, ancestors, family secrets, etc.).

The Moon doesn’t have power as such and is esoterically considered an obstacle, having no energy.

It gives indications for obstacles the soul will meet to be able to build the relation with the personality (Anthakarana bridge).

The sign where the Moon is gives information about the way it will become evident in the current incarnation.

Earth

In this incarnation we live on earth. In most cases astrologers don’t consider this as an explanatory factor. Earth is, as one of the planets in our solar system under the influence of the 7 Rays.

Earth radiates this to her inhabitants. In the esoteric horoscope the Earth is situated opposite to the Sun. It represents the principle of polarity. In this incarnation we live in an earthly body as an earthly personality and always in opposition to the Sun.

It is the objective to embrace the earth in the polar sign.

Sun (called Sun of probability)

The Sun sign indicates the challenge in the actual life.

The Sun represents the actual moment (this incarnation) and represents the actual challenges for personality.

Vulcanus

Vulcanus is a still undiscovered planet. In mythology Vulcanus is the God of the Underworld. Vulcanus is supposed to be in an orbit around the Sun, between Mercury and the Sun and has a maximum distance to the Sun of 8 degrees.

Picture: Vulcanus (source: Wikimedia).

In esoteric astrology Vulcanus is on the basis of the alchemistic process (the blacksmith of the Hell).

The creative process a personality goes through in an incarnation, fits on this picture.

It leads to more consciousness and growing necessity in purpose in life (finding explanations about what is happening and why).

Esoteric astrology is teaching you the insight in this why and what the soul is expecting of us.

It is a present from heavens to the soul, but can be difficult for the personality part.

Veiled planets

Veiled planets are planets where the active manifestation in life is related to the process of becoming aware and the making of the connection between personality and soul.

In an incarnation the objective for the personality is to develop awareness and creation of the rainbow-bridge between soul and personality, thus enabling the soul to make a more intense contact to the personality. Vulcanus, Neptune, and Uranus are the veiled planets.

They become active as a result of crises in life.

Literature:

Helena Blavatsky, the secret doctrine

Alice Baily, Esoteric psychology,

Roberto Assagioli, Psychosyntheses

PS

At the moment I was writing this article, I draw a card from the Rider Waite tarot deck.

This happened to be 7 of Wands.

Picture: Seven of wands (Rider Waite tarot)

I looked up the meaning of this card in the book of Eleonore Oldenburger “the Tarot as a key to insight”. She describes the development in awareness of the soul of a person making use of the meaning of the seven cosmic Rays.

From the viewpoint of esoteric astrology, I immediately was reminded to (the building of the Anthakarana. For this reason, the card fits very well at this article.

Our cyclic existence

Life on earth is influenced by many cyclic processes. They are all related to the dynamics on earth, our solar system, and the other parts of the universe.

Think of the movement of the earth around the own axis, from the earth and planets around the Sun. And there are many more processes not mentioned yet also to be considered.

But there is much more, also our Sun moves together with everything surrounding her in a broader setting. And, then we also have the center of our galaxy, where everything in our universe cycles around.

Very complex indeed and all of influence for sure.

A part of these cycles we possibly recognize in the sequence of era’s where we are living in.

At the moment in the transition phase from the Pisces era to the Aquarius Era.

This transition is related to the so-called precession of the equinoxes.

This is a result of the movement of the earth axis and the gradual transition of the spring equinox through the ecliptic. This is part of the “great polar cycle” of 25.868 years (see a.o. Blavatsky and Rudhyar.

Part of the knowledge of how everything fits together comes from above-natural sources.

When we start learning to connect to our soul, we gain insight.

For this process it is helpful always to be open to new insights and to doubt existing ones.

Every time again mankind managed to discover, and new insights were born.

Would this journey of discovery ever stop for mankind because we are sure to have discovered the truth??

In the newsletter of December, I wrote an article about Pluto entering Aquarius. About once every 250 years this event takes place.

It is not for the first time this happens, but indeed for the first time we are aware of it (at least for a part of humanity).

Pluto was discovered in 1930. The name comes from the Roman God Pluton (God of the Underworld).

In exoteric astrology (source Ebertin) Pluto is known as the higher dispositor of fate and/or invisible power. Dane Rudhyar qualifies Pluto as the great purifier. Alexander Ruperti as a symbol of collective mentality of a generation. I guess al these vision attribute to the understanding of Pluto. Where Pluto is active, we always also have to meet situations of power and inability.

Inside our solar system, Pluto is the planet at the greatest (most time of the orbit) distance to the Sun. When Pluto makes a transit in a sign, Pluto is trying to influence the related processes deeply. This message is not about the sign (or the constellation of stars representing it) but about the relative position of Pluto and Sun to the Earth.

In the past mankind has given this meaning with what we saw at the background at the very moment. Pluto in a sign gives a message about the challenges to the earth and mankind as a whole. The message is about effects on a great scale. How these effects penetrate the personal live depends on the birth chart of the person involved, but also of other entities (family, village society, tribe, nation, etc.).

Pluto makes cycles with the other planets. Such a cycle always starts with a conjunction. According to Rudhyar the birth moment of full potentiality. It is the cosmic objective to realize this potentiality. Between birth and completion (Rudhyar uses the word “pleroma”) there is a never-ending change of energy, caused by all planetary movement, resulting in a non-stop change of challenges from different perspectives.

During a cycle we will meet moment where the tension is enormous. This can have big influence on our personality as well as on our soul. Ultimately it is all about the search, the discovery of the true self, the insight in the always available cosmic connection.

The most intense and intervening energies are used by the coming together of the energy of Pluto with the energy of other trans-Saturnale planets.

We might remember the 7 squares between Pluto and Uranus related to the financial crises and somewhat more recent the conjunction between Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn (marking the start of the becoming evident of societal systems to become obsolete (e.g. related to the Covid pandemic)

And the necessity to find solution for it in the interest of the earth and mankind as a whole.

References:

Ruperti, Cosmic cycles of becoming

Ebertin, Combination of planetary influences

Rudhyar, The astrology of personality; The planetarization of consciousness

Colophon

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Who knows the destination will find the path

Lao Tse

Monthly newsletter December 2022

Contents

Issues in this month’s edition are:

  • Preface

  • Preview month December

  • Important energies

  • Astronomy and astrology in daily practice

  • Esoteric astrology

  • Astrological preview 2023

  • Wisdom of Lao Tse

Preface

We have arrived at the last monthly letter of 2022. This also turns out to be the 98th in total.

In all these years, we had to deal with forceful energies, resulting in important changes in many of our lives and experiences.

Where I have all these years tried to contribute to, was growing awareness in the world.

At the moment we are born, our consciousness is unlimited and unconditioned.

By incarnating in this life and related to the dependent position where we have to start, we soon have to deal with many limitations. This experience accelerates during our lives. Every single experience and lessons we have to learn are limiting our consciousness. In this manner we lose focus on our life assignments.

These limitations can be related to our biological parents and our genetic inheritance, but also to the family where we grow up, our social environment and many authorities we meet on the path of life and who leave a not erasable impression.

How can a newborn manage to stay connected to the unlimited consciousness and to all potential in the here and now?

This is not easy; at any case it is important to allow a development where gradually our insight may grow. In our era, we are in the middle of the transfer from the Pisces era to the Aquarius era.

Such a transfer is accompanied by a full and unlimited reorientation in the world, both individual and collective. We recently have experienced a number of situations, allowing us to develop insight in what is expected from us in the Aquarius era. And, as is used at every new beginning, our new challenges are key.

Especially our insight on where and what we have to change is important.

We are in the middle of a period where Mars is retrograde. This allows us to have reflection on our activities. Let us use the outcomes the coming month to reflect on the way we contribute ourselves to the transfer to the Age of Aquarius. Later on in 2023 we will have to meet impressive new challenges. I wish you all an inspiring month and holy Xmas.

Preview for the month December

From a collective view the month December gives the impression to be rather calm in energy.

There are no complicated energies, most of the actual energetic challenges are related to the planets Venus, Mercury, and Neptune.

Planets fitting well in the atmosphere we would like to create in the holy period around Christmas.

Their energies are about love, affection, material values, communication, life ideals, mysticism, and belief.

At the beginning of the month, we can become somewhat disoriented and even get lost physically. We also can be disappointed in our expectations. From December 6th this will change, the world around us will become more factual.

On December 8th we have a Full Moon, on the same moment Sun is opposing Mars in Gemini.

This indicates a period of reorientation on the Mars energy. It is a good period to better understand your way of action-directedness. The moment when Sun and Mars are opposing and the house in the personal horoscope where Mars is at that moment, give an indication for the attention of the area of life where we should pay attention to.

About December 9th, we can expect a fortunate financial opportunity.

About December 17th, we could have special insights, sometimes so special that we could hardly believe them. Be patient, in a time asking for other and insightful solutions, it is important to be serious about it.

On December 20th Jupiter leaves Pisces for the next 12 years and makes a transfer to Aries. We can expect many initiatives related to development and growth. It is important to verify whether they have a sound basis for a durable future.

This months New Moon is on the 24th of December and on the second degree of Capricorn.

According to the astrological mandala the symbol of this degree is: ”Three rose-windows in a Gothic church, one damaged by war”.

It warns humanity against the result of war as a kind of psychological group-integration, and the result to be expected: “destruction and death”.

Picture: Rosette window (Bijloke Abbey, Gent Belgium)

This abbey was founded in the 13th century as a hospital and monastery.

We see in the round window in a number of different ways a depiction of the holy trinity.

Taking a thorough look at this picture I was reminded to the 3 of Pentacles (Rider Waite tarot).

On this card we see the entrance of a Gotic church with on top of the pillar the 3 of pentacles.

It symbolizes the beneficial results of cooperation from different participating structures (workers, architects, clerical representatives) in the community.

On December 30th we will enter a new period when Mercury retrogrades.

It influences our way of thinking and as a result we are reflecting more internally and will communicate less.

This can lead to all kinds of communication problems and unthoughtful action.

So, it should be wise to be reluctant with fireworks during Sylvester night.

Sources:

The astrological Mandala, Dane Rudhyar

Tarot as a key to insight, Eleonore Oldenburger

Important energies for December

This month, the following important energies will be present. They will be the explanation for significant events during this month. Time used is GMT.

1 Venus opposition Mars

2 Mercury square Neptune, Venus sextile Saturn

4 Neptune direct (01.14), Venus square Neptune

6 Mercury square Jupiter, Mercury enters Capricorn (23.08)

8 Full Moon (05.08), Sun opposition Mars R

9 Venus square Jupiter

10 Venus enters Capricorn (04.54)

12 Sun sextile Saturn

14 Sun square Neptune

17 Mercury trine Uranus

20 Jupiter enters Aries (15.12)

21 Sun enters Capricorn (22.48)

22 Sun square Jupiter, Venus trine Uranus,

24 New Moon (11.17) on Capricorn 2nd degree

25 Mercury sextile Neptune

28 Venus sextile Neptune

29 Mercury Retrograde at 10.31 on Capricorn 25th degree. Mercury conjunction Venus

Astrology and astronomy in daily practice.

Mars is rising this month about an hour after sunset in the south-east.

On November 25th, when I went for a walk with the dog after sunset, the sky was clear. Immediately my eye found Jupiter in the south, high in the sky. At the same time, I discovered the copper shining star in the southeast, this was Mars, very clear at the moment.

Saturnus and Jupiter appear at the beginning of the evening in the south. About midnight they disappear again.

In the evening of December 1st, and also later this month on December 29th, the Moon will be close to Jupiter, and on December 8th the (at that moment Full) Moon will be close to Mars and on the day after Christmas the Moon is close to Saturn.

Following a 4-day course in esoteric astrology there was a remarkable coincidence with aspects of the planet Venus.

On every single day we had another one and as follows:

  1. Venus conjunction Sun (= Venus Hesperus)
  2. Venus conjunction Southern Lunar Node
  3. Venus enters Sagittarius
  4. Venus opposition Mars (Full Moon stage)

At the first meeting Venus just past the conjunction with the Sun, indicating Venus had become an evening star. Rudhyar calls this Venus Hesperus. This position leads to a more cultivated emotional life. In esoteric astrology Venus also is considered a planet of the 5th ray and this is about concrete knowledge and wisdom. This fits to the meaning of this course.

At the first meeting we were informed about ancient knowledge and wisdom (Helena Blavatsky).

During the second day we paid attention to the basic insights behind, and we try to get new insight in the possible application of this knowledge.

In the last meeting we will have finished the assignment through our will and perseverance and have the ability to apply this new knowledge in practice.

Beautiful to see how the symbolic of these Venus aspects coincides with the things happening in real life.

Esoteric Astrology

Recently, I got the opportunity to attend a 4day workshop about esoteric astrology by Beatrice Boucher. I already mentioned this in earlier editions of this letter.

At the moment I have followed days 1 to 3. In this article a short overview of essence and background.

Esoteric Astrology is based on ancient wisdom and the insights and work of Helena Blavatsky (see Secret Doctrine) and Alice Baily.

This Ancient wisdom comprehends the existence of a borderless and unchangeable origin forming the basis of everything.

Our cosmic order is hierarchic, and this order is present in every human being.

In his book psychosynthesis Assagioli (1888-1974) describes in “the egg” the relation between all parts of the conscious and the unconscious.

Psychosynthesis is accepted as a sound basis for the development of humanistic and transpersonal psychology and psychotherapy.

Picture: the “egg” diagram (Roberto Assagioli)

It is also important to understand the relation with the layered structure in the human body: physical body – etheric body – astral body – mental body – resulting body.

It is good to know there is an etheric body wrapped around every body (as e.g. the earth, moon, animals, etc.).

The basic ideas are derived from the 7 cosmic rays, being sent from Ursa Major to our Sun and accompanying planets. These rays are:

The first ray of Will and Power

The second ray of Love-Wisdom

The third ray of Adaptability or active Intelligence

The fourth ray of Harmony through Conflict

The Fifth ray of Concrete Knowledge or Science

The sixth ray of Devotion or Abstract Idealism

The seventh ray of Ceremonial Magic or Order

Our solar system has a 2nd ray influence.

An individual, group of people, a nation can be under the influence of the own specific ray. In general, there is one ray dominant. We have several methods to research the dominant ray.

It is also true that the soul and the personality are mostly not at the same ray level.

This puts a focus in this incarnation on this relation and the connection should be made by building a bridge (Anthakarana) or rainbow-bridge.

Picture: Anthakarana (from Soul centered astrology, Alan Oken)

The 7 rays play an important role in esoteric psychology. Having insight in the meaning of it, can help us to improve our self-knowledge.

Esoteric astrology is based on the principle of incarnation of the soul. A soul knows many incarnations and has an assignment to develop to a higher level.

Most of the incarnated souls are on the first level and need many incarnations to arrive at a following stage. The transfer between levels is in many cases connected with crises and radical incidents. The interaction between soul and physical level take place with the use of the Anthakarana (rainbow-bridge). This bridge should be developed during many incarnations.

Esoteric astrology is specially related to understanding the assignment of the soul. It is a method to work consciously on the connection between soul and personality.

Esoteric astrology is primarily based on the position od Sun, Earth, Moon, Vulcanus and Ascendant. It is also important to recognize and understand the energy of the dominant ray.

Esoteric astrology doesn’t use aspects, resonance (connection between energies in the same ray) is important.

Apart from the regular ruler’s esoteric astrology makes use of different rulers. Every sign has two rulers.

There is an order in rulers (hierarchic – esoteric – exoteric).

Amongst others Alan Oken gives more insight in his book “Soul centered astrology”.

An esoteric and an exoteric explanation of a birth chart can be used in connection, provided the related person has passed a first threshold of crises.

References

Website IC Aquarius (Beatrice Boucher) www.icaquarius.nl

The secret doctrine, Helena Blavatsky

Esoteric psychology, Alice Baily

Psychosyntheses, Roberto Assagioli

A theory of everything, Ken Wilber

Preview 2023

In 2023 we will be confronted with a number of important changes in energy.

They will take place in the month of March.

On March 7th, Saturn will make a transfer from Aquarius to Pisces and on March 23rd we will see a more important change, when Pluto makes a first (temporarily) transfer from Capricorn to Aquarius.

When Saturn transfer to Pisces it is possible that the sharp sides in the dialogue about freedom and limitation of freedom by government. At the same time the need to stay attentive in relation to possible virus infections may need less attention.

Something else that will be possibly changing is our freedom to bet and the use of addictive stuff. It also will become more and more clear our healthcare system is passing its boundaries; also, there we will see reducing measurements. Saturn will remain in Pisces until February 14th, 2026.

The transfer of Pluto to Aquarius will primarily be only for a couple of months (up to June 11th, 2023). After that Pluto will return for a while in Capricorn.

We could assume, the cosmic order gives us some respite to become prepared to the upcoming changes and prepare us on a long-lasting period with Pluto in Aquarius.

Pluto will also try to inform us about the changes needed.

Pluto is called the purificator and that is the first essence of this planet.

We can expect all societal systems that have become obsolete will be replaced or renewed.

With respect to this we should think of systems supporting inequality, or systems in disharmony with the environment or systems existing in the favor of some individuals and not in the interest of community.

We will get the time to understand the essence of Pluto in Aquarius until September 2nd, 2024, when Pluto enters Aquarius until January 19th, 2044.

The last time Pluto was in Aquarius was between 1778 and 1798. We know it from history books as a period where many power structures were erased and replaced by others.

The symbolic was represented in the slogan: “Liberté, Egalite, fraternité”.

It was the time of the French Revolution, the independency of the USA, the Enlighted despotism, but also for other movements as the Romanticism, the “Trias Politica” by Montesqieu.

During the last years we have got offered many lessons. The subjects concerned were related to important issues in the world. Great signatures are always related to scarce energies, but have impact as they have influence for many months or years.

Such an energy is for instance about the square between Uranus and Pluto (at the time of the financial crisis), or about Uranus square Saturn, together with Neptune in Pisces (virus and other infections limiting our freedom, and a fight between individual freedom and societal order.

At the moment we are at the dawn of Uranus square Saturn and Pluto transiting Capricorn.

Pluto is on the last degrees of Capricorn; this means transformation of societal systems.

We indeed see systems that are obsolete and need to be replaced. But don’t feel uneasy about it, there will be more mature systems to replace them.

Unfortunately, mankind has to learn to change, they refuse to act voluntarily and have the tendency to stay connected to the ancient order.

Our universe gives many indications, however when we do not understand them and follow these indications, the signs we receive will become more and more clear.

At the moment our signaling planet Uranus is in Taurus. Taurus is about all nature we are living in, but also for value systems. If we take a better look, we will understand these systems all need a thorough revaluation.

There is also the quantum issue. Our growing consciousness that everything isn’t as it appears to be and that we gradually will learn how it really fits.

Real in the sense all potential is already available, we only should learn to understand and discover. By becoming more conscious, we are a kind with many incarnations. This adventure is one out of an endless assignment of the soul. Esoteric astrology helps us to understand.

Colophon

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To have peace in the world

You should find it in your own heart

Lao Tse

Monthly newsletter November 2022

Contents

Issues in this month’s edition are:

  • Preface

  • Preview month November

  • Important energies

  • Astronomy and astrology in daily practice

  • Light on the path & through the gates of gold (9)

  • Coincidence in our solar system (4)

  • Alan Leo

  • Wisdom of Lao Tse

Preface

Every now and then each of us will wonder about the meaning of his or her life.

This will happen in different ways and through various insights. Sometimes we fight fiercely about differences in our mutual opinions.

However, when we behave this way, do we answer our questions?

To my opinion I don’t think so; insight is related to specific qualities of every single individual.

We can suppose the ideas of some of these individuals may be appreciated better (as wisdom) than ideas of others.

For this reason, it might be helpful to have a common objective measure to agree upon and to prove what might be right or wrong.

However, also when we have such a measure, we will still have questions.

Who has created the measures and for what purpose?

Even with all these efforts, there will remain enough possibilities to keep disagreeing. So, not all our questions will be solved this way.

What may be helpful is, to try to understand the why’s and reasons behind point of views of others.

You may conclude that differences in insight are related to personal interpretations of universal principals.

And this can’t be neglected. Everybody on earth has a different mission, meeting own challenges when trying to reach the objectives. However, these missions should all be related to the principals of universal love. Our time in life is of great value and lifetime is dedicated.

We are certain that the end will come, but not when and how. Carlos Castaneda makes us aware of this in one of his books about the warrior where he states: “Every warrior is aware about the death being on his heels”.

There is no reason to hurry or to fear, you will only be overtaken when this is meant. When this incarnation cannot contribute any more to a fulfilled life.

Be precious with your time, live aware, contribute in love to the beautiful objective we all have; the creation of a peaceful world where mankind can live in love and a full mutual understanding.

Preview for the month November

At the end of the month October, the planet Mars turned retrograde.

This means we entered a period of more reflection about our efforts. This period will last up to January 11th 2023.

The retrograde Mars is supposed to reduce the fierce sides of our actions.

At the beginning of November, we still are under the influence of the eclipse of October 25th.

As, at the moment of the eclipse also Venus and Mercury were in conjunction with the Sun, we will enter a period where these planets make the same aspects within a couple of days.

At first Mercury (the fastest of the 3), then Venus and finally the Sun.

At first, they will come in aspect with the Lunar Nodes (we will get the tendency to have trust in everything known to us.

Afterwards there is an opposition with Uranus (We can be confronted with unexpected events bringing us a wake-up call.

Later on, there will be a square with Saturn, energies to consider seriously as we can learn a lot from it, provided we are prepared to listen by heart. It can also lead to some stressful situations with authorities in your lives.

Finally, we will run into trines with Neptune and somewhat later Jupiter.

Beautiful aspects possibly helping us to realize our deeply wished dreams and develop them.

A month with nice opportunities and energies, when we are prepared to think over things and the common interest for society as a whole.

Picture: Beach of the North Sea (Jan Weber)

The New Moon of October 23rd is on Sagittarius 2nd degree.

This degree is symbolized according to the astrological mandala by:

White-capped waves display the power of wind over sea.

It symbolizes the mobilization of unconscious energies under the presence of super personal motives.

It is the degree of spiritual dynamics obeying powerful and beautiful cosmic rhythms as a contrast with the gory and hysterical rises of a civilization progressing through war.

It is the process of subtilisation trough rhythmic intensity.

With the Sun entering Sagittarius and Jupiter turning direct again, shortly after, we may expect better times. We may be more positive about the chances for more harmonic future developments and progress.

Sources:

The astrological Mandala, Dane Rudhyar

Important energies for October

This month, the following important energies will be present. They will be the explanation for significant events during this month. Time used is GMT.

3 Venus conjunction Southern Lunar Node

5 Sun conjunction Southern Lunar Node, Venus opposition Uranus

6 Mercury conjunction Southern Lunar Node

7 Venus square Saturn

8 Full Moon with Lunar eclipse (12.02) on 16.01 Taurus, Sun (outer) conjunction Mercury

9 Mercury opposition Uranus, Sun opposition Uranus

10 Mercury square Saturn, Venus trine Neptune

11 Sun square Saturn

12 Mercury trine Neptune

15 Mercury sextile Pluto, Sun trine Neptune, Venus trine Jupiter

16 Venus enters Sagittarius (07.08), Mercury trine Jupiter

17 Mercury enters Sagittarius (09.42)

19 Mars square Neptune

21 Sun trine Jupiter

22 Sun enters Sagittarius (09.20)

23 New Moon (23.57) on 01.38 Sagittarius

24 Jupiter direct (00.02)

28 Mars trine Saturn

29 Mercury opposition Mars

30 Mercury sextile Saturn

Astrology and astronomy in daily practice.

Mars will be visible this month in the southeastern skies shortly after sunset.

Jupiter and Saturn rise after midnight in the South-East. Before sunrise, we could observe them in the southwest before they will set.

As Jupiter is on the point of her orbit around the Sun that is closest to the earth, we can observe her as by far the brightest “star” in the skies.

In the evening of November 2nd, the Moon will be close to Saturn, at midnight on November 5th close to Jupiter and on November 11th close to Mars.

On September 30th I had a remarkable experience. We every now and then take care for the dog of one of our daughters, so also this day. Coco is about half a year old, when she is brought to us, she has had her morning walk. I welcomed her and went to my computer to finish some messaging.

When I was busy doing this, I heard an unusual sound and when I took a look Coco came to meet me with her belt in her mouth. I tried to get it, she resisted and when I ultimately succeeded and started to look for my coat and left Coco alone, she had found my shoes and taken both in her mouth and brought them to me. I was astonished. All was also very amusing. I went outside with her, and this turned out to be worthwhile.

I checked the positions of the planets, to understand her behavior. The planet Mars (ruler of my 6th house and a.o. indicating pets) made a 135-degree aspect with Neptune (a.o. ruling the animal world) and Mercury also made a 135-degree aspect with my natal Uranus. A beautiful example of intuitive and non-mental communication.

In last month’s newsletter, I informed about special adventures of one of our readers in the preparation of a journey to Chartres. Her effort to gather information knew many difficulties and was against many rules.

Picture: Cathedral in Chartres (Wikipedia)

Later on, I received a message the planned journey had been cancelled. In the first place her doctor was against due to health complications. In addition, there was the challenge with fuel in France and strikes related to it.

It was good to be able to conclude the journey didn’t have the consent of universe and had already taken place mentally, due to the broad investigation carried out on forehand.

On October 8th I made the picture underneath with my iPhone.

We here see the Full Moon in conjunction with Jupiter.

A couple of days earlier a policeman on a motorbike asked me to stop. He said I did drive somewhat lurching. This might indeed have been the case, some moments before I wondered which road to take to come to my destination. Fortunately, I had decided to go straight on.

He checked my drivers license and I got a warning to drive more cautious. He said I had hindered him when he drove behind me, at the meantime anticipating on what I would do. In my birth chart Saturn is in the 8th house. It means I will always have to behave with respect to the authorities (and of course an agent on a motor bike thinks he is).

The solar eclipse of October 25th had her influence. In last months newsletter I paid attention to the dead of Queen Elisabeth and the relation to her birth chart.

Also, a remarkable number of victims drowned after an accident (cars in the water, collapse of ferries) took my attention. The eclipse turned out to make a difficult aspect 135 degrees with Neptune and at the same time Neptune making a square (90 degrees) with Mars.

Other recent events that can be related to the eclipse (and together with the 90-degree aspect between Mars and Neptune) are the Halloween victims in Korea and the collapse of a bridge over a river in India.

Light on the path & through the gates of gold (8)

This booklet of author Mabel Collins had been published in the first issue in 1887.

When the lessons from the former articles have been understood, a clear inner voice will direct itself to you and say:

Follow the road you have taken.

Lesson 13: Speaking is based on knowledge. So, acquire knowledge and you will be able to speak.

Lesson 14: Now you have received the control over your inner senses, have received the desire of your outer senses, have overcome the desires of the soul, and have acquired knowledge: be prepared disciple to follow the path, you have found it, so go and walk it.

Lesson 15: Ask the earth, the air, the water the secrets they keep for you. By developing your inner senses, you will be able to do so.

Lesson 16: Ask the saints of the earth to the secrets they keep for you. The control over the desires of your outer senses gives you the right to do so.

Lesson 17: Ask the most intimate, the one and only, to the ultimate secret it has preserved for you during all centuries.

The big difficult victory, to conquer the desires of the inner soul is a process that takes centuries.

Don’t expect to be rewarded before centuries of experience have piled up. As soon as the time has come to learn about this 17th lesson, the man is on the threshold to become more than a man.

References:

Light on the path, Mabel Collins

Coincidence in the solar system (4)

Already for many centuries, mankind is occupied in trying to understand the dynamics in our solar system. We already have understood many insights, however we still are looking for more.

Recently, I received a very interesting booklet as a present and was struck deeply by the special contents.

The booklet was about the order in our solar system and how they are presented to us on earth.

In John Martineau’s booklet I found some additional interesting information. In this case about the special cooperation between the 2 largest planets in our solar system: Jupiter () and Saturn ().

An orbit of Jupiter around the Sun () takes approximately 12 years, an orbit of Saturn around the Sun takes 29.6 years (the same number as the Moon needs days to make her orbit around the earth (). In the same time Saturn has made 2 orbits, Jupiter has made 5.

On the picture underneath we see 3 sections.

Both upper sections (top left and right) show the 2:5 ratio.

Top left is an impression of the combined dance of Jupiter and Saturn around our Sun.

Conjunctions between Jupiter and Saturn take place every 20 years and are pictured by the 3 curves to the center of Jupiter.

Top right we see a picture of oppositions and conjunctions of Jupiter and Saturn. The conjunctions are on the outer circle and the oppositions on the inner circle. Together they form a hexagram also known as the “star of David”.

In the section underneath the golden ratio (phi ratio) hidden in the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn is presented.

When the earth has made her orbit around the Sun and returns to the starting point after 365 days, she needs an additional 13 days to catch up with Saturn and after that an additional 20,8 days to catch up with Jupiter. The golden ration has been made visible in time and space.

John Martineau: A little book of Coincidence (Wooden books)

Literature:

John Martineau: A little book of Coincidence (Wooden books):

Esoteric Astrology

Currently, I am attending a 4day workshop dealing with esoteric astrology. On the first day we started with the exchange of background and basic concepts.

Esoteric astrology is based on a.o. the work of Helena Blavatsky and Alice Baily.

A first book about this subject has been written by Alan Leo, afterwards also other astrologers (Ruperti, Rudhyar and Alan Oken) paid attention to the subject in their books.

Alan Leo, born William Frederick Allan, (Westminster, 7 August 1860 – Bude, 30 August 1917) was an English astrologer, author, publisher, astrological data collector[1] and theosophist. He is often referred to as “the father of modern astrology“.

His work stimulated a revival of astrology in the Western world after its decline at the end of the 17th century. Leo was a devout theosophist and he worked many of its concepts such as karma and reincarnation into his astrology. 

He wrote a number of books about astrology and was a.o. the first author of a book about esoteric astrology.

In this work he used the following 3 main principles:

There is but one life within the Universe, the supreme life of God streaming through the Sun.

This life is expressed in various ideal states of consciousness. Through the planetary spheres of influence and –

The force and matter of the universe are expressed in innumerable modifications through the various groups and divisions of the signs of the Zodiac, which represent the Ether, or inner planes of matter and are reflected downward into our material universe.

Esoteric astrology makes use of Sun, Moon, Lunar Nodes and Sign Rising as major indications.

In the booklet: Astrology for everybody (edited 1910) by the Theosophic society, Alan Leo uses these indications to give information about the path of life to be expected, based on the combinations of the position of Sun and Moon in the birth chart.

Interesting to follow the development of this in the work of these astrologers and to understand the meaning in actuality.

Sources:

Wikipedia

Alan Leo: Astrology for everybody (Theosophic Editors: 1910)

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Monthly newsletter September 2022

Contents

Issues in this month’s edition are:

  • Preface

  • Preview month September

  • Important energies

  • Light on the path & through the gates of gold (7)

  • Astrology and astronomy in daily practice

  • Virgo in astrology and the tarot (Eleonore Oldenburger)

  • Astrology AD 1910 (2)

  • Coincidence in our solar system (2)

  • Wisdom of Lao Tse

Preface

Recently, when reading a book about the quantum world I came upon the word “reflexions”.

A beautiful example of a world stipulating the possible presence of different holes of significance.

By putting a “-“ between “reflex” and “ions” these both worlds (the quantum and the physical one) become visible. The reflex-”ions” open for us the possibility to let the observed quantum to become part of the real world. It empowers the world of ever-growing awareness and consciousness, by wondering whether all we think to observe can be considered the same (identical to) what others observe.

It is impossible to find answers to this question. We can have the idea that we observe something identical and even give it identical names (because we have learned to give this name). However, whether we really have an identical observation cannot become evidence based.

To make it more clear; I suppose that we, knowing the difference between all individuals (and this is part of our personal assignment in life) observe different and also make other interpretations than anyone else. Exactly when we become aware of this and pay attention to it in our conscious actions we create possibilities to better understanding and mutual cooperation.

Preview for the month September

September in general is a month with harmonic energies. On world level this could signify a more quiet period and preparedness to listen and negotiate.

For individuals this might be somewhat different depending on their birth chart.

Yet it might be a month with difficulties in communication.

Mercury turns retrograde on September 10th for the remainder of this month.

In addition, a number of planets (Sun, Mercurey and Venus) make oppositions with the planet Neptune, and Mars runs into a square with Neptune. All energies facilitating misunderstandings.

So, try to tune on the rhythms of the planets and understand cosmic messages, on an intuitive level it could give beautiful insights and inspirations.

September starts with an energy possibly helping us to carry out activities successfully.

About September 3rd we may tend to exaggerate or to be broad in our communication.

About September 5th the way we relate becomes more rational and less warm.

In any case we also become more helpful and less selfish.

On September 10th Mercury turns retrograde. It starts a period of misunderstandings, and breakdowns of technical and electronical tools, and cancelled meetings.

Try to meet your daily challenges and obligations seriously.

It is also a time where you can become betrayed or receive messages from the past.

On September 11th one could have brilliant insights, however they may be difficult to recognize or believed in. If applicable make a note of them, it might be useful for future events.

On September 12th we can be in fire and flame having met somebody, or just have a discussion with our partner.

On September 12th we might be rather disoriented. When you have an appointment on an unknown location, prepare carefully, otherwise you may get lost.

Don’t take important decisions especially when there is a claim on your trust related to this. Promises made may turn-out to be fancy.

On September 19th you might have the right inspiration and still be doubtful about your thoughts, making the right decisions might be difficult.

On September 20th energy is helpful to refresh relationships and agree about individual and mutual freedom.

On September 23rd Sun enters Libra, we become somewhat more oriented to our partner.

Today may also be a day filled with communication difficulties with the partner.

On September 24th we might live on a rosa cloud, we can meet somebody being the reason for this.

The New Moon on September 25th is on the 3rd degree of Libra. This degree is symbolized by: “the brink of a new day reveals everything to be changed.

It symbolizes the possibility to have a new start based on new values, needed so urgently by our society. It is also a beautiful moment to have a group meditation on this issue in order to have collective inspirations.

The energies on September 26th, 27th and 28th as well as the transit of Venus in Libra on September 29th are very helpful for this.

Sources:

The astrological Mandala, Dane Rudhyar

Important energies for September

This month, the following important energies will be present. They will be the explanation for significant events during this month. Time used is GMT.

1 Mars sextile Jupiter

3 Mercury opposition Jupiter

5 Venus enters Virgo (06.05)

10 Mercury turns retrograde (05.37), Full Moon (11.59) at 17.41 Pisces

11 Sun trine Uranus

16 Venus square Mars

17 Sun opposition Neptune

19 Mercury R opposition Neptune

20 Venus trine Uranus

23 Sun enters Libra (03.04), Sun conjunction Mercury, Mercury R enters Virgo (14.04)

24 Venus opposition Neptune

25 New Moon (23.54) at 02.49 Libra

26 Venus trine Pluto, Mercury conjunction Venus, Sun opposition Jupiter

27 Mercury trine Pluto

28 Mars trine Saturn

29 Venus enters Libra (09.49)

Light on the path & through the gates of gold (7)

This booklet of author Mabel Collins had been published in the first issue in 1887.

When the lessons from the former articles have been understood, a clear inner voice will direct itself to you and say:

Lesson 5: Listen to the music of life

Lesson 6: Keep in memory the melody

Lesson 7: Learn the lessons of harmony

Lesson 8: You are able to stand upright now, as a cliff in the sea and obey the warrior in yourself and being your guide. Not doubtful to carry out his orders, not worrying about the outcomes, for just one thing is important, the warrior fighting the fight of justice will win, he knows he cannot be beaten. So, while standing upright, being clear and awake, use the power to hear you have learned through the suffering and the annihilation of suffering.

Only fragments of the most beautiful songs come to your ear, as long as you are only a human. But when listening to it, keep in mind the true sound, so nothing you have heard will get lost, and try to understand the meaning of the mystery surrounding you.

After a while you will not need a teacher anymore. For, equal as an individual has a voice, all where the individual is part of, also has one. Life itself can speak and never will be silent.

What it will tell us, is not only a litany of shouts, but a harmonious composition. Learn from this to obey the laws of harmony.

It is the picture of your growth you will go through, when you allow guidance of the divine cosmic energies, experience them, and let them become part of your awareness.

References:

Light on the path, Mabel Collins

Astrology and astronomy in daily practice.

On 23rd of September the Sun returns to the southern hemisphere and passes the equator.

Days are becoming shorter. So, it is easier to recognize “bodies” in the nocturnal skies.

Venus cannot be seen as she is too close to the Sun and is on her way to an outer conjunction on October 22nd.

The planet Mars will be visible at sunrise in the South.

Jupiter and Saturn are rising in the Southeast around midnight.

On September 9th the Full Moon is close to Saturn, on September 11th to Jupiter and September 17th the Moon is close to Mars.

In the last newsletter I wrote the following:

About August 7th, we can have the encounter of our dreams, at the same time we can feel somewhat inhibited.

About August 9th, the encounter of our dreams can turn out not to meet our high expectations.

One of the readers informed me that her encounter caused the buy of a piece of art to be proud of.

This buy was sold so handsome in information that looking carefully at the object was not possible.

Two days latera first small imperfection became visible. At close inspection the piece to be proud of turned out to be repaired very carefully in order to hide all imperfections. The price paid turned out to be too high.

About the 13th of August we could see a swarm of falling stars (the Perseids) returning every year.

Some days later also in the Netherlands the Polar Light (caused by a solar eruption) was visible.

About the New Moon of August 27th, we were confronted with the relativity of life, a number of remarkable and deadly accidents took place causing a lot of personal grief.

Mars square Sun and Moon in addition to Venus square Uranus and Venus opposition Saturn were the energetic basis for this.

In the same period my attention was drawn by another expression of Venus (beauty), in the T-square with Uranus (creativity) and Saturn (shape) by Leontine who sent me a beautiful picture of a spider in his web. The picture looks as if the spider is made of gold, Leontine also works with gold in the creation of beautiful jewelry.

Virgo in astrology and the tarot

On Tuesday August 23rd, 2022, the Sun entered Virgo as well as the Moon entered Cancer.

We went with our dog to the veterinarian; a good idea as domestic animals are ruled by Virgo.

The star sign Virgo has many stars, but only the star Spica is visible.

Spica is situated North of the equator and can be found easily (in spring and summer) by drawing a line through the stars of the arm of Ursa Major (the Great Bear).

Virgo is depicted in most cases as a virgin with wings in one hand holding an ear of corn and in the other a palm leave.

The blue and white alpha star Spica can be found in the ear of corn and the bright yellow star Vindemiatrix can be found in the arm holding the palm leave.

The star sign is considered during many centuries as female and connected to fertility and nature.

Vitality, growth, and fertility are best visible in nature in spring. Spring also is the time when Virgo becomes visible in the nocturnal skies.

The myth of Persephone

The beautiful Persephone, daughter of Demeter (Goddess of fertility) and Zeus was picking flowers together with her friends. Suddenly earth split and opened, and Hades, God of the Underworlds arose.

He hijacked Persephone to the dark underworld and made her against her will his wife.

Her mother Demeter couldn’t be consoled and looked all over the world for her daughter.

She was very sorrowful and neglected the earth. Fertility disappeared and everything became dry and deathly. People died from hunger. Even Zeus couldn’t comfort Demeter. So, he addressed Hades his brother and asked him to send Persephone back to her mother. Hades agreed, but first forced Persephone to eat from a pomegranate. Persephone fell in love with Hades, and was so in love that she always kept longing to stay with him. In the season when Persephone stays with her mother everything is flourishing, however when months pass, she is longing more and more for Hades. For this reason, she stays the other half of the year in the Underworld, invisible from earth.

As well the High Priestess, the Virgo, and the Empress the mother, play the role of the Goddess. The High Priestess e.g., is the one understanding Gods oracle, as a mediator between Fate and mankind. She is permitted to enter the world behind the veil and knows the secret language of life. The empress represents all female, all life bringing, all love herself and mother earth. She is the classical example trinity of birth, propagation, and death. On cards II and III of Rider Waite tarot we see depicted the ear of corn with the Empress and the Date palm and pomegranate with the High Priestess.

Virgo, the 6th sign of the ecliptic, also is the sign where man is created. The creation of mankind in this world takes place on the 6th day (according to Genesis). This is also the day related to Venus, Friday, or Freya. Form a mythical point of view mankind is created on a Friday, and lives in Paradise.

According to the saga he also fells down. On the same day he meets the snake and falls down to earth from Paradise. This story possibly explains the less fortunate meaning of the fixed star Vindemiatrix: theft, dishonor, and treachery.

The meaning

Myths about Virgo deal with fertility as part of the process of life, death, and reincarnation. And also, about the growth from young girl to older women. They symbolize the natural, fertile, female process proceeding independently. In Christian myths virgin Mary became pregnant in a miraculous and supernatural way. So, she symbolizes fertility as an independent process. The Virgin represents pureness and inviolability.

In time of the earliest myths, without saying life was connected to the female cycle of fertility. In the following more patriarchal era, Persephone had to be brought violently to the Underworld.

She staid too long in the virgin stage, picking flowers with her friends. To proceed her path to matureness, an experience in the Underworld was necessary. She had to lose her innocence to get mature and become wise. In our days we idealize young virgins. Our culture adores to stay forever young and also the path through the Underworld is easily indicated as “depression”. The term “virgin” nowadays has got a different meaning, far from the original meaning of pure and independent connection to fertility.

 The Virgin as Lady Justice

According to the saga written by Aratos in the 3rd century after Christ in his epos Fainomena, the astral Virgin personifies Lady Justice, also the card Justice in the Rider Waite tarot.

In the Golden Age, Justice lived among mankind, but when afterwards mankind became less strict with morality, she hovered to the skies, where she only can be found as a star sign.

Not accidentally, the nearest star sign in the ecliptic is the Libra.

The Greek combined the signs Libra and Scorpio as one star sign Scorpius. They saw Scorpius as the dark force and Libra as the light one. Libra was ruled by the Goddess Astrea holding a balance in her hand. The Romans knew her as Justice and see as a result the picture on the tarot card: Justice with balance and without blindfold.

Spica and Vindemiatrix

The name of the fixed star Spica literally means inflorescence. Spica is in Virgo in the place of the ear of corn and symbolizes the gifts of earth to mankind.

The ear of corn is a symbol of earth’s fertility and growth by solar power, awakening life, and abundance. A seed first has to germinate and become an adult plant and after that, we can expect as a result new prosperity, the ear of corn. Spica symbolizes the natural process as told in the myths.

This process of maturing is important and needed for mankind.

Spica learns you to be prepared to lose your innocence and also to be prepared to go through the Underworld. At the end you are reborn and can possess of life bringing power.

Vindemiatrix can be found where the arm of the virgin holds a palm leave. A palm tree is a tree of life because the tree never loses its leaves.

In Biblical stories, we see the palm leave playing a role in the triumphal entry of Jesus in Jerusalem, when palm leaves were put in front of him on the road.

In the Christian church this event is called Palm Sunday.

The name Vindemiatrix is derived from the Latin word vintager (collector of grapes). When in ancient times this star was visible rising it was time to collect the grapes. In the cycle of fertility everything has a right time. It is impossible to harvest before the grapes are ripe. Also later is not suggested because grapes get rotten. You only can harvest what has bee sawn. Vindemiatrix gives you the insight to gather on the right moment and patiently everything you need.

Eleonore Oldenburger

Sources:

  • Friedrich Weinreb, ‘The Astrology as part of the Hebrew mystics
  • What the stars tell you; Willem Beekman and Bart Brandsma.
  • From Achilleus tot Zeus; Eric Moormann & Wilfried Uiterhoeve.
  • The stars of your life; Adrie Byen & Ria Borst.

Astrology AD 1910

This book with the title “Astrology, technics and ethics” from author C. Aq. Libra (a pseudonym for Roelf Takens) was edited in the first edition about 1915. It gives insight in astrology from the point of view of Helena Blavatsky.

A.o. Takens was also known as a painter, who painted the “Magere brug” a bridge crossing the Amstel in Amsterdam.

The book was also edited in English, German and French and gives a rather complete insight in the most important astrological techniques. For many chapters it still is worth wile to read.

I found a special way of birth-time corrections: the rule of Hermes. This rule tells us there is a relation between time of birth and the moment the impregnation has taken place.

This “epoch” moment is about 273 days before birth.

The rule of Hermes tells us the following:

The sign and degree where the Moon is positioned at the “epoch” moment is considered to become the Ascendant in the birth chart of the person concerned when the Moon is waxing at the “epoch” moment. When the Moon is waning, the AC will be the opposed sign of the Moons position.

I never heard before about this rule during my astrological life of over 30 years.

I am curious whether one of the readers has experience with it.

In any case, when I applied the rule on my own birth-chart and my wife’s.

When I apply it on my children it doesn’t fit., they have an “epoch” moment with a waning Moon, and it still indicates the sign rising.

References:

C. Aq. Libra Astrology, techniques, and ethics

Coincidence in the solar system (2)

Already for many centuries, mankind is occupied in trying to understand the dynamics in our solar system. We already have understood many insights, however we still are looking for more.

Recently, I received a very interesting booklet as a present and was struck deeply by the special contents.

The booklet was about the order in our solar system and how they are presented to us on earth.

Figure: the dance of Venus, Sun and Earth

In the picture above, the mutual “dance” of Sun, Venus and Earth has been depicted.

Except Sun and Moon Venus is by far the clearest object in our skies.

As observed from earth, Venus makes in her orbital cycle 10 conjunctions (5 inner and 5 outer ones). Above we see the pattern of this orbit by Venus.

When Venus, Sun and Earth are in one straight line, with Venus between Sun and Earth, we call in an inner conjunction. In the figure above depicted as the 5 small “eyes” in the center of the figure.

Venus gives us her “kiss” once in 584 days at the moment of an inner conjunction, when she is closest to the earth.

In the lower part of the figure this is depicted as the small 5-pointed star in the center of the figure.

That this “kiss” is not happening accidental may become clear when we know every time this kiss takes place, Venus has the same area of her surface turned to the earth.

This is related to the very slow axial cycle (2/3 of an earth year) of Venus. The direction of this cycle is also in contradiction to every other planet’s cycle.

When Venus, Sun and Earth are in one straight line, with the Sun between Venus and Earth, we call in an outer conjunction. In the figure above depicted as the 5 points of the “big” star.

After every cycle of 10 (5+5) conjunctions (almost exactly 8 years) the next cycle takes place on nearly the same degrees (2 degrees earlier) of the ecliptic.

It takes about 1440 years to have the “same conjunction” back on a dedicated degree of the ecliptic.

In addition, it makes clear that the energies of inner and outer conjunction from Venus and Sun will be quite different at the moment of the conjunction.

I will give other examples in the next edition of this newsletter.

Literature:

John Martineau: A little book of Coincidence (Wooden books):

Colophon

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But remind, that the path of heavens doesn’t fight and yet will be victorious

Gives no orders and will have the right answers

Gives no rules and will be obeyed

Lao Tse