The
Light that Shines in the Darkness
Capping off the eclipse season six days after the Lunar Eclipse, we
arrive at the third cardinal station of the year, the Autumn Equinox, marking
the halway point of the astrological year, the begining of the descent into
darkness prior to the return of the light at the Vernal Equinox. H. P. Blavatsky, following Skinner
and Seyfarth, writes :
“According to solar months (of
thirty days, one of the calendars in use among the Hebrews) all remarkable
events of the Old Testament happened on the days of the equinoxes and
the solstices; for instance, the foundations and the dedications of the
temples and altars” (and consecration of the tabernacle). “On the same cardinal
days, the most remarkable events of the New Testament happened; for
instance, the annunciation, the birth, the resurrection of Christ, and the
birth of John the Baptist. And thus we learn that all remarkable epochs of
the New Testament were typically sanctified a long time before by the Old
Testament, beginning at the day succeeding the end of the Creation, which was
the day of the vernal equinox. During the crucifixion, on the 14th day of
Nisan, Dionysius Areopagita saw, in Ethiopia, an eclipse of the sun, and
he said, Now, the Lord (Jehovah) is suffering something. Then Christ arose from
the dead on the 22d March, 17 Nisan, Sunday, the day of the vernal equinox
[Seyf., quoting Philo, de Septen]––that is, on Easter, or on the day
when the sun gives new life to the earth.'' (Collected Writings, XIV, p. 136)
(French Masonic Scholar Ragon mentions
that the traditional Vernal Solar Eclipse Easter symbolism corresponds to the Autumn
Lunar Eclipse, La messe, P. 382).
Ragon further explains, regarding
the Autumn Equinox, ''on that day, the Sun advances into the Southern
Hemisphere and consequently gets farther from us who inhabit the Northern
Hemisphere; also, from our standpoint, the days become shorter, the earth
no longer produces, and, each day, it loses more of its color.
All these events, as natural as they
are necessary, have given rise to different allegories that are very ingenius
and spicy. The oldest and most universal is the battle between the Sun and the
Prince of Darkness, fixed at the autumn equinox
and in which the latter gains the victory.
It is at the same period that is
related the death of Osiris, of Mithra, of Bacchus, of Adonis, of Attis
and all of the allegorical represetatives of the Sun, that are made to descend
and sojourn in Hell, until their ressurection, fixed at the Spring Equinox.
(Ragon, La Messe, p. 382)
Spacey, Argumentative Grand Cross
In the week since the lunar
eclipse, most of the cranky, hazy aspects have faded somewhat, the main
difference is that the Moon (in Gemini) has moved into an opposition
with Saturn (in Sagittarius) neatly forming a Mutable Grand Cross
with Mercury (in Virgo) and Neptune
(in Pisces). The Moon can be considered the hot angle in this
configuration, giving a very social, trippy, emotional mood challenged by
critical, rigid, argumentative issues from the other angles, thereby giving
dynamic possibilities for dealing with relationship and social issues. Of course
this configuration onlys last for a few hours, but can be quite powerful.
Moreover, Mercury stationed direct only one day prior, and so the
possibilities for misunderstandings, mishaps and malfunctions are still quite
strong.
Old Wounds
Things get complicated though; there
are two additionnal oppositions that pump up the intensity even more.
There is a Moon/Mars opposition that gives a combative edge to the
talkative Moon in Gemini and one can also consider Mars to be at
the apex of a T-Square with a Jupiter/Sun conjunction (in
Libra/Virgo) and a retrograde Chiron (in Pisces). This can indicate dealing
with old wounds and self-esteem issues that will come to the surface around
this time, in a very ego-centered manner. (It might be good to have some self-confidence,
forgiveness and optimism-boosting strategies on hand, be it a Frank Capra film,
a book of Roman Stoic sayings, a Mozart symphony,...whatever works for you.)
Creative, Cooperative Mystic
Rectangle
Every cloud has a silver lining, as
the saying goes, and amidst all these oppositions, we are graced with a
sociable Mystic Rectangle connecting the Venus angle of the Mystical Rectangle to the Grand Cross via the Moon/Mars opposition; the other opposition of the rectangle being Venus/
Uranus (in Aries). This can mean personal relationships can become
emotionally conflicted, but with the friendly Moon, Venus, Mars and Uranus
Trines and Sextiles forming a favorable safety valve for original,
creative, cooperative solutions. (Hopefully, this will allow UN relief efforts to enter Syria and the Peace Efforts to advance: http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/19/middleeast/syria-ceasefire-7-days/)
In about a week after this, the
positive Sun, Jupiter and Mercury in Libra vibrations should kick in and
the ensuing two months look to be the smoothest period of the year; so the Mystic
Rectangle could be seen as an optimistic note for a calmer period prior to
a stormier Winter Solstice.
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