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Taurus
New Moon: May 1 2003 (What a week!)
How I love that song!
This
past week, as we embark on a new moon in Taurus and Mercury
plods retrograde through the density of that sign, New Hampshire's
Old Man of the Mountain's Face fell off (picture above, see article
links below), and "Mr. Virtue", former cabinet member
William J. Bennett, has egg on his.
Bennett,
the holier-than-thou self-appointed arbiter of right and wrong was
exposed as a heavy gambler, with losses reported at approximately
$8 million over the past decade. (See "The
Bookie of Virtue" on Beliefnet.com).
One
can't help but wonder how the media would be all over this revelation
like white on rice had this been the reported indiscretion of a
more "liberal" former cabinet member.
This,
along with the killer tornado in Kansas (shades of the Wizard of
Oz?), the sealed
McCarthy transcripts of 1953/54 made public on it's Chiron return,
growing SARS concerns, and heroic mountaineer Aron
Ralston chopping of his arm to survive being pinned by a
boulder, speaks to the drama that will likely continue through the
next 30 days of Saturn in Gemini. Twenty-seven year old Aron Ralston
began this adventure on April 26, the day that Mercury turned retrograde.
A Mercury retrograde station is not the best time to begin anything,
especially and adventure with such danger.
Planetary
stations are very powerful (the next one will be Neptune on the
day of the lunar eclipse, May 15), and often it is advisable to
lay low on them. Mercury will station direct on May 20.
Aron's
birthday is October 27, 1975, and first year students
of astrology recognize that Scorpio's ability to survive is paralleled
by none.
What
do these stories have in common, and what is there to be learned?
The
new moon in Taurus (earth) at 10 degrees, semi-squared Saturn in
Gemini. Saturn rules mountains and many agree that Saturn in Gemini
since 2001 has been particularly inhibiting regarding motion and
freedom of speech.
How
interesting that at the tale end of Saturn's journey there that
Bennett's words are coming back to haunt him, and McCarthy's sealed
documents are becoming public. Revisits such as these often occur
on retrogrades.
The
themes have to do with God, moral judgment against others, actions
motivated by fear and the will to survive against all odds.
In
The
Outer Planets and Their Cycles, Liz Green talks about
Saturn in the 9th house as being a very moral, punishing, old testament-style
God. Perhaps the symbolism of that face falling off the New Hampshire
mountain is not so much a message about of our crumbling values,
but more about the need to look within to our own divinity.
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The
bible says, "Judge not lest ye be judged", and Mr.
Bennett was one of President Clinton's harshest critics
during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. And while the President
should be held higher than others as an example of moral fitness,
there does seem to be a double standard. Perhaps Bennett may
do well to consider an apology to Bill Clinton before we learn
of the specifics regarding the reported "amenities"
he has been receiving along with other high rollers?
Politically
too, there may be some deep insight that can be gleaned from
this sequence.
Historically,
politically conservative types are more inclined to sweep
their "shadow'" under the rug while Liberals types
are just that: more inclined to be open to, and accepting
of, the imperfect and darker side of man's nature, and well,
more "liberal". This definition of liberal is important
to ponder, as we head toward 2004. Tolerance of one's own
darkness always paves the way to healing, and tolerance of
the imperfection of others paves the way for peace in the
world.
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Think
about it.
Finally,
a word of advice as Mars approaches the conjunction to Neptune in
Aquarius: Make sure that your virus protection is up to date, both
on your PC and in your system. Mars/Neptune = spiritual passion,
but it can also = infection. Oregano oil, Colloidal Silver,
and Astragalus are worth looking into.
NH
Mountain Story Link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10379-2003May3.html
N.H.'s 'Old Man of the Mountain' Is History: Landmark Falls, Leaving
Cliff Face Blank
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