Articles
- Recipe for Disater - Lisa Kimpton
- Scorpio and Pluto: A Love Affair to Remember - Chris Mitchell
- Taking a Chance on Love - Cecily Bazak
RECIPE FOR DISASTER
By Lisa Kimpton
On Monday 19th March, 2007, a Partial new Moon/Solar Eclipse occurred at 28o07’ Pisces, with the following Full Moon at 13o35’ Libra occurring a fortnight later on Tuesday, 3rd April. The prior Total Lunar Eclipse at 13o00’ Virgo had taken place on 4th March.
I feel it is worth noting that not only did the Solar Eclipse occur just 2 days prior to the Equinox and Aries Ingress, and only 2o from the all important degree of 0o Aries or ‘Aries Point’, but that it was conjunct the Fixed Star Scheat, (currently situated at 29o25’ Pisces), considered to be one of the most malefic start in the sky. A sampling of various expert opinions about this Fixed Star include the following: “Extreme misfortune…drowning., suffering through water…catastrophes, especially water catastrophes, such as FLOODS, TIDAL WAVES, shipwreck, violent death” (Rosenberg); “ …floods, shipwreck…When the severe Alaskan earthquake occurred on 27/28 3/1964, Scheat was conjunct Mars, Square the MC and Opposite the Ascendant” (Ebertin-Hoffman). They also give the example of many disasters occurring around the time of the Total Solar Eclipse in Virgo on 22/9/1968, which fell opposite Scheat, including heavy storms and floods. “…extreme misfortune…drowning…With the Sun, danger through water…drowning…” (Robson); and “With the Sun, ...potentially dangerous situations could prove disastrous.” (Rigor).
As if these dynamics weren’t enough, in addition to the foregoing the Solar Eclipse took place within 48’ of an exact Square aspect to Transiting Pluto at the time. One might even include one more noteworthy point and that is that the Annular Solar Eclipse which fell right on last September’s Equinox, occurred at 29o20’ Virgo, almost exactly opposite the recent Pisces Solar Eclipse, thus has been reactivated as well. No doubt all these added considerations had a strengthening effect, despite the fact that this Eclipse was only Partial.
At 7:40 AM LMT, on Monday, 2nd April, within 24 hours preceding the Full Moon at 12o35‘Libra (4:00 AM LMT, 3rd April), there occurred a massive undersea earthquake off the coast of the Solomon Islands registering 8.1 on the Richter Scale, with its epicentre just 45kms from the island of Gizo, capital of the Western Province of the Solomon Islands. This was followed an hour later (8:40 AM LMT) by a devastating tsunami, that ravaged surrounding islands. At midday there occurred a second huge wave. Headlines in the Sydney Morning Herald announced, ‘Pacific Tsunami Panic’ and continued, ‘Rescuers fear a dramatic rise in the death toll after a tsunami flattened villages, submerged islands, tossed boats as if they were corks onto roads, and left thousands missing in remote parts of the Solomon Islands yesterday…” The wave was up to 10 metres high in some villages. Some villages have been entirely swept away.”’.1
Some of us may be aware that the well-known early 20thc. English astrologer Alan Leo wrote that, “It has been ascertained that earthquakes are caused by the action of eclipses…Earthquakes generally follow hard on the heels of eclipses’2 , but it took the added trigger of the next Full Moon to activate that Eclipse. Others may remember that the great Indonesian Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami of 26th December 2004, in which approximately 230,000 people lost their lives, also took place within 24 hours preceding a Full Moon, and there have been many other examples over the years of the synchronous interaction of Lunations and geophysical events here on earth.
Surely this cannot be mere coincidence. As the old saying goes, ‘The New Moon promises what the Full Moon delivers’! As the years roll on it is of great interest to myself to note the various phenomena which transpire.
I believe that the reason for my particular interest in these dynamics is that I feel that the more solid and convincing is seen to be the evidence in support of a theory of a demonstrable connection between the soli-lunar cycles, planetary triggers, and geophysical events on earth, the more the general public, and, dare I say it?, science, are likely to accept the reality and truth of the art and science of astrology., a science which deals predominantly in the planetary cycles of our solar system.
I recently heard an environmental scientist give the opinion that, ‘There is no truth in science. Science is about discovery, and we need an open debate going on all the time…’3
Let us hope that research and discovery and open debate will come to be the order of the day.
Lisa Kimpton (formerly Stephens).
Sydney. April 4th, 2007.
Footnote: Just for the record, the writer’s Natal Sun is located at 28o55’ Pisces, and Scheat was at 28o36’ Pisces at the time of her birth on 20/3/1944. There have been 4 or 5 near drowning incidents in the life of the native. At the time of the Solar Eclipse on 19th March at 28o07’ Pisces, the day before her birthday and Solar Return, Transiting Pluto at 28o55’ Sagittarius, was exactly, to the minute of arc, squaring her Natal 3rd House Sun.
1. Reports in recent editions of the Sydney Morning Herald.
2. Leo, Alan: ‘Mundane Astrology’. Sagar Publications. New Delhi. This edition 1st published 1973.
3. Gourlay, Dr. Robert, B.Sc., M.Sc.: Transcript of an illustrated talk given to the N.S.W. Dowsers Association on 25/3/2007.
Scorpio and Pluto: A Love Affair to Remember
by Chris Mitchell
Scorpio and Mars were happily married for thousands of years and rubbed along very nicely. But then Scorpio's head was turned in 1930, when a dark suave mysterious stranger from America came along and started wooing her. "Watch out", we all said. "He may look handsome, but he has a dark side. I wouldn't trust that one - he'll woo you, steal you from Mars and then dump you."
Much gnashing of teeth and worried looks took place as Scorpio rushed headlong into the arms of this dark stranger, heedless of the warnings. "He's highly eccentric", we all said. "Not good news for a fixed sign like you". "Ah, but I'm intrigued by his unusual inclination", said Scorpio, too much in love to think clearly, "and let's face it, I've always been drawn to the dark side a little." But slowly the truth began to leak out. Far from being the dark loner that everyone thought, it turned out that Pluto had been hanging out with his hard-core drinking buddies behind Scorpio's back. He wasn't a loner at all - he spent his time mixing with a most unsavory bunch of centaurs, who'd kept themselves well hidden from the authorities. OK, the first guy, Chiron, seemed a nice enough sort of dude and we turned a blind eye. However, eventually they caught up with the others - and a whole series of "Wanted" posters appeared for these dodgy characters, known to the authorities simply as "KBOs".
Chaotic dealer and drunkard Pholus was the first to be apprehended in 1992; then self-harmer Hylonome and violent rapist Nessus were hauled in. Pluto was desperately trying to distance himself from these characters, claiming that he was "different", and besides was now happily married to a nice respectable zodiac sign (despite the fact that had been unpleasant rumours about the true nature of his relationship with his twin Charon). It didn't sound convincing, though. They checked out his story, and it just didn't wash. Eccentric orbit, small rocky body, inclined orbit - our smooth operator had all the hallmarks of a KBO, and he was finally brought to book. Sorry, Scorpio - I know you're heartbroken but don't say we didn't warn you. Put it down to experience and life's rich tapestry. Yeah, Mars was furious at the time, but you got to love a guy like Mars with a short fuse but a short memory to go with it. All is forgiven, and he's glad to have you back!
Chris Mitchell
Taking a Chance on Love
by Cecily Bazak
For those of us who still believe in the Tooth Fairy
Human nature propels us towards relationships, I guess because most of us believe true happiness lies in relating to, and being with someone you love and truly care about, someone you can communicate with on both an emotional and intellectual level, and let's not forget the special ingredient that "turns you on" the chemistry factor.
Astrologically speaking, as a young Leo Sun conjunct Jupiter, sextile Neptune in Libra, love found me on a regular basis. My head, as my grandmother very succinctly put it was "always in the clouds". I imagined being swept off by the proverbial White Knight and every new guy I met was "the one". But here we are, some f**ty (plus) years later and guess what? Still hanging in there, waiting for that White Knight to appear so much for the romantic illusions (Neptune) of the young. The reality for most of us is very different from the dreams of youth. The one we end up marrying often turns into "Rasputin" somewhere down the track and you become the Wicked Witch of the West, but generally we stick it out until the kids go their own merry way.
That's when the wake up calls commence and you start wondering what happened to the romantic, loving, communicative man/woman you married, or was that just another one of those Neptunian illusions of youth. At some point you may begin to question if you even like each other at all? Now, if you are an astrologer you go look at your synastry charts, the transits and the progressed synastry and then you might begin to understand what is happening here. If you aren't an astrologer and going through this I suggest you locate one who does relationship astrology.
As we grow older, life takes on a momentum of its own, and suddenly we arrive at the ripe old age of 55 "out there" again looking for love. We've been hurt, we've grieved the loss of a loved one or we've simply decided there's got to be "more to life than this", there's got to be "something better" or "I'd rather live alone than put up with a seemingly lifeless body, snoring in front of the telly every night" or "I need to get a life for myself". So, we leave the relative security, stability and comfort (difficult if you're a Taurus Rising) of the relationship to be "free of these frustrations" and there you are back on that old treadmill attempting to bring happiness into your life.
For a couple of years it's fantastic - you please yourself what you do, when you do it, what time you come home and with whom, and best of all you don't need anyone's permission to go anywhere - in other words you have all the "freedom" you want. In fact, you now have so much freedom it's difficult to decide what to do with it all. (You should probably bottle it, seal it and lock it away until the next time you have these cravings). As a consequence, a few years down the track what are you doing? Looking for another relationship, that's what!! Why, you might well ask, would you want to give up that "freedom" to find someone else who probably goes to sleep in front of the telly anyway, and please let's not forget that "domestic blindness and deafness" (a malady suffered by most men to varying degrees - Aries appear to be the worst - sorry guys).
Realistically speaking ladies, toy boys are only available if you have aged well with the assistance of a myriad of skin replenisher's, have good makeup techniques, "know of" a good plastic surgeon or happen to look like "Cher" (even on a bad day this is good). And so, we begin a new journey in search of our holy grail "the soul mate" (Oh Please!). Some of us might be brave enough to go for a slightly younger man, if you happen to have Uranus conjunct your Ascendant, but he would need to show definite signs of maturity and responsibility with Saturn in the first house. You would find him more attractive if he was intelligent, able to throw enough words together to make a sentence and hold Certificates in Swedish, Remedial and Shiatsu Massage techniques (he has a Taurus Moon).
But, and here's the thing, how do you know if he's your soul mate? Well, you begin by using feminine wiles to obtain the necessary tools (date - time - place of birth) so you can race home and calculate his birth chart and compare it to yours (if you are an astrologer, if not find one quickly). You just can't wait to look at the Synastry - can you? Got any idea how many disappointments are in store doing that? On the other hand - you might just be lucky enough to strike one that's an "almost" perfect match. Or, you could do what lots of people do and make it fit somehow by finding some rather obscure connections.
Some Astrologers say the Nodes and Saturn show Karmic connections and I certainly don't dispute this logic, in fact I use it myself in Relationship Charts. Aspects to the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, the Ascendant, the Midheaven, Pluto and Chiron are also strongly considered. To add the necessary spice to a Relationship Chart look at connections between the Asteroids Eros and Psyche. I also look at the Vertex, which I once heard referred to in a lecture by prominent Australian Astrologer Alia Ryder, as "the jerk you work with" (6th house), "the jerk you marry" (7th house) and "the jerk you sleep with" (8th house). I personally believe the Vertex to be a Karmic point in the chart. It's not an easy association and can pinpoint an area of some discomfort, however, it's a relationship you are meant to encounter and need to learn from.
I leave you with those thoughts and head off on my own voyage to the land of "soul mates". Should I be lucky enough to find such a being on this planet, I will immediately throw our charts up on Solar Fire, and I kid you not, I will check out every little aspect I find, all those nuances in the charts and if I find "him" you will hear me shout "hallelujah" from the mountains to the ocean, that is from Windsor to Palm Beach.
© Cecily Bazak
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