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MYTHIC PRELUDE
by Dan Furst
http://www.hermes3.net/nov103.htm
PLACES, PLEASE
Anyone who has ever acted in a play, or done a dance or music
performance, knows what these two words mean. When the
opening music and the curtain are only a few minutes away, the
stage manager notifies everyone that it's time to take their
places for the top of the show. Extraneous conversations stop.
Distraction ceases. All attention goes to the play. It's time for
each one to go within, get into character, shift our focus off of
our own needs and wishes, away from the affections or dislikes
or other little resonances that link us only to this person or
that. Once we're at places, we live for one thing: the passion and
the beauty that everybody, the whole cast working together with
all differences set aside, is about to uncork for a full house.
The days before the "Harmonic Concordance" of Nov. 8 - 9 feel a
lot like this. We are in fact taking our places for the start of the
show. It is obvious to those who have interest in these things that
the star design that rules this month, and the rest of this year,
is of extreme importance. Some people who may or may not be
experts are claiming that this month's alignment has never
happened before, and even that the magnificent Star of David /
"Grand Sextile" design in the zodiac will be the trigger for the
moment of ascension itself, when those who have the eye to fly
and love in the glove will all lift into the fifth dimension,
achieving freedom, bliss and love, making Nov. 10, the day after
all of this, anything but Blue Monday.
It may happen. The Great Shift, the End of Time, the Zero Point,
whatever we choose to call it, is attainable, and it will be Nice
Work if We Can Get It - but it's best to place no bets at a time
when the casino, the rules, the percentages, even the colors on
the chips are dissolving and transmuting as we think and speak.
All bets are off, and this month the UFC makes no predictions at
all.
In fact, it's not much of an exaggeration to say that information
itself is largely irrelevant at this time. Does this mean that no
useful material has been, and is being, created about the
Harmonic Concordance? No, certainly not. Excellent scouting
reports continue to appear. On the Harmonic Concordance
website you can find charts of the star alignment for 13
different localities on Earth. See
http://www.harmonicconcordance.com.
These charts, and the much simpler chart in the UFC's Mythic
Prelude for October 2003, show you how the planetary layout
looks, at least in two dimensions. You can also google Rob
Brezsny, Philip Sedgwick and other insightful and eloquent
astrologers. You can get a book of interpretation to help you
plumb the dozens of relationships in the design. Count 'em: One
hexagon or Star of David. Two interlocking grand trines. Three
oppositions. Six trines. Six sextiles. And that's counting only the
six planets in the Star, without the other planets or the two
Moon's Nodes.
For those who just love more and more information, and don't
mind what Yeats called the "bitter furies of complexity," the
Harmonic Concordance design, coming to us at the dawn of
Aquarius in the technologies of light, is the best thing ever. It's a
platinum mine as big as Brazil. It's the novel Joyce would have
written after Finnegans Wake. It's enough to make Dr.
Frankenstein's obsession look like a fondness for butter brickle.
The point here is not that information about the Harmonic
Concordance is worthless, but that only a little is really needed.
That's why there will be only minimal analysis here of the
astral and mythic meanings of the Star of David / Grand Sextile
design. Suffice it to say that the solar energies of masculine
intellect and electricity (the Sun), the lunar energies of
feminine intuition and magnetism (the Moon), the Warrior
(Mars), the Ruler (Jupiter), the Mystic Teacher (Saturn) and
the Wounded Healer (Chiron) are all linked to maximum effect
and advantage. The Dragon's Head (Moon's North Node) and
Dragon's Tail (Moon's South Node) will be conjunct respectively
with Moon and Sun, thereby aspecting all the other planets in the
star in relationships that are both karmic and collective, giving
the Earth, her people and other species a chance to light each
other up and love each other into bliss for the fullness and
freedom of all. This planetary moment specifically disfavors
male acts of chaos, reptilian violence and destruction (Dragon's
Tail conjunct Sun), and favors female acts of order and creation,
and widespread wise woman activities (Dragon's Head conjunct
Moon)....
READ THE REST OF THIS ESSAY BY GOING TO DAN FURST'S
WEBSITE:
http://www.hermes3.net/nov103.htm
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of November 6
Copyright 2003 by Rob Brezsny
www.freewillastrology.com
Grammar key: Asterisks equal *italics*
ARIES (March 21-April 19): *Couvade* occurs in a variety of
indigenous cultures. It's a phenomenon in which a man
experiences morning sickness, unusual appetites, and other
symptoms similar to his pregnant mate. There's no known
physiological basis for it. He may even have labor pains as the
child is born, diminishing the mother's distress as if he has
mysteriously been able to take some of it on. I suggest we make
*couvade* your word of power for now, Aries. It's likely that
someone close to you will soon be giving birth, at least
metaphorically. The more you help bear a share of the wonderful
ordeal, the bigger your reward will be later.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Change your relationship with
mirrors, Taurus. If you tend to be obsessed with what they tell
you, lose your addiction and escape their tyranny. If you usually
avoid them out of fear, summon your courage and approach them
with your warrior's heart fully engaged. And in the event you're
typically rather apathetic towards them, develop a more
intimate connection. It's time to shift the dynamic between you
and your reflection.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini Kathleen Raine won several
literary awards for her mystical nature poetry and was a highly
respected scholar who specialized in William Butler Yeats and
William Blake. She died last August at age 95. An obituary in
"The Daily Telegraph" noted that she was surprised to have
survived so long. More than 35 years ago, a prophetic figure in
one of her dreams proclaimed that she had only 100 months
(less than nine years) left to live. It just goes to show you that
even the smartest, most refined students of the great mysteries
are susceptible to being deceived about important matters by the
little voices in their heads. Be aware of that as you listen to the
jabber that fills your inner landscape in the coming week.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): The Cancerian mascot is the crab,
which is typically a small, shy creature that moves sideways and
backwards a lot. The giant land crab of Cuba is a species apart,
however. It runs so fast it can outrace a horse. I nominate this
super-crab to serve as your power animal during the coming
weeks, when cosmic forces will be conspiring to make you
exceptionally robust, forceful, and direct. Charge!
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): To gather research for his book, *The
Age of Missing Information,* Bill McKibben watched 1700
hours of videotaped TV shows. In the midst of the babble he
detected a single subliminal message flowing relentlessly: "You
are the most important thing on Earth." He was disturbed by his
discovery, seeing it as a big reason our culture is infected with
toxic levels of narcissism. Normally I share his aversion, but
this week I'm making an exception. For a limited time only, Leo,
you truly *are* the most important thing on Earth. Soak up the
glory, the attention, and the adoration -- and be prepared to
exercise far more responsibility than usual, too.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "Dear Rob: Help! I'm stuck! I give
till it hurts, then lash out at those I've lavished my generosity
on. I hope too much, setting expectations too high almost on
purpose so I have an excuse if things don't pan out. I worry about
everything that MIGHT go wrong, sometimes precipitating
exactly what I worry about. Please advise! -Virgo in a Rut"
Dear Virgo: The lucid honesty you just demonstrated is a
first step in quitting your addiction to the unwanted behaviors
you described. Now is a perfect time, astrologically speaking, to
go further. The next step is to feel compassion and forgiveness
for the part of you that acts so automatically.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "Your body contains enough iron to
make a spike strong enough to hold your weight." So proclaims
the www.madscience.com website. I would like you to visualize
yourself holding such a spike right now, Libra. Think of it as
your secret talisman for the coming weeks -- an inspirational
symbol that will motivate you to transform your flabby sense of
purpose into an iron will. You now have the power to intensify
your discipline and drive beyond what you ever imagined was
possible.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Warning and congratulations!
Wake-up calls are on tap. Here are examples of the kinds of
benevolent shocks you may be treated to. 1. You reverently
approach a cherished idol. As you bow down, you spy a dirty sock
on the floor. 2. You dream of hiking through green hills in
springtime. As you loop around a huge boulder, you come upon a
mare giving birth to a colt. 3. You receive a Hallmark card in an
envelope with no return address. The corny cartoon on the front
turns you off. But when you open it up you find a slip of paper on
which is handwritten a brilliant poem that fills you with
catalytic emotions.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Many mythic traditions
describe an underworld where souls reside after death and where
those who are still alive can visit to gain desperately needed
insights. The latter category fits you right now, Sagittarius.
You're wandering in the shadowy nether regions, searching for
clues that will be of use to you when you come back to deal with
your problems here in the sunlit realm. I'm guessing that this
exploration, as confounding as it may be, is actually pretty fun
in an eerie sort of way. The really hard part will come once it's
time for your return. You may be tempted to hang around down
there too long. Don't. The treasure you find will be wasted unless
you bring it back promptly.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): "Thinking is more interesting
than knowing, but less interesting than looking." That's what the
German writer Goethe said back in the nineteenth century, and
it's especially true for you now. Here's a corollary that's true
only for you in the next two weeks: "Thinking is more useful
than knowing, but less useful than looking." In other words,
Capricorn, gathering facts and being an expert should be your
lowest priority in the coming days. Questioning and analyzing
should be moderately important. But the activity you should
emphasize most is seeing into the heart of the world around you
with compassionate, penetrating objectivity.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You have the keys to doors that
don't exist yet; save those keys. You know the titles for stories
that haven't happened yet; write those titles down. You've caught
glimpses of your future, but they're confusing because you can't
imagine how you'll get to that future; imprint those glimpses on
your memory. In conclusion, Aquarius, shout "hallelujah" and
pour yourself a glass of champagne. You have all you need to
cultivate a potent kind of faith that's based on hard data, not
hopes and wishes.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In addition to meditations on the
cosmic omens, my preparations for writing this horoscope were
extensive. I read John Milton's book, *Paradise Lost,* and the
sequel, *Paradise Regained.* I ate both gourmet organic meals
and greasy junk food. I rode the roller coaster with my scholarly
friend, Arthur, with whom I discussed the Kabbalah, and watched
horror films in the basement apartment of my smart but
degenerate friend Rocky, who's writing a novel about his past
life as a queer pirate in a seventeenth-century anarchist
community in Barbados. In other words, Pisces, to work myself
into the right frame of mind to channel your oracle, I had to soar
to the transcendent heights and plunge into the grungy depths --
sort of like what you'll be doing this week.
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Namaste,
Rob
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