Lynda Hill's Sabian Symbols

Just A Fraction Too Much Friction? June's Gemini New Moon

The language of friendship is not words but meanings. Henry David Thoreau

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. Aristotle

A friend is a present you give to yourself. Robert Louis Stevenson

The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books. Katherine Mansfield

Whenever two good people argue over principles, both are always right. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

A different language is a different version of life. Federico Fellini

I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, so nothing of what I was studying seemed to fit. I know now that I should have taken advantage of that time and that I missed a great deal of the opportunity to educate myself. Harrison Ford

In studying the way, realizing it is hard; once you have realized it, preserving it is hard. When you can preserve it, putting it into practice is hard. Zen proverb

The new Moon each month marks a time of new beginnings and realisations. It's like a birth after a time of gestation or being 'in the womb'. Here, the light begins to return and we can see new beginnings and possibilities. A new Moon means that the Sun and the Moon are both together - bringing a synergy of their energies together. The new Moon is a perfect time to set your intentions for the future. This period is wonderful for planting seeds of whatever kind. What do you want to manifest in your future? Whether you write it down, sing about it or just hold the thought forms in your mind, doing this at the new Moon can realise some fabulous results around the things that you want to draw into your life

The Gemini new Moon occurs on the 4th June in the United States and the 5th in Australia and the UK. This is a very big new Moon. Falling on Gemini 15, it may even be the biggest of the entire year as it is forming a grand cross with Saturn on Sagittarius 13, Jupiter on Virgo 15 and Neptune on Pisces 13. 

So, we are in throes of a tight square between Saturn and Neptune. We may find that our dreams and hopes and visions - Neptune - for our lives (and/or our world), may be coming up against the old-guard, Saturn. It can be a hard bump with reality and we may want to overthrow the past - to purge our lives, beliefs, intentions, etc, of those things that are no longer viable, useful or promising - to cut the Gordian Knot as Alexander The Great did, solving the puzzle of the past so he could go on to conquer greater lands.

The square between Saturn and Neptune can be rather depressing, but this is more likely if we are not moving forward in a way that is taking into account current realities, current possibilities, etc. 

It is interesting to note that the Sabian Symbols for both Saturn and Neptune are talking about the past - the necessity of facing it, dealing with it, cleansing it, releasing it, healing the stories we might have, stopping the battling, the pushing, the arguing, etc. The Symbol for Saturn is Sagittarius 13: A WIDOW'S PAST IS BROUGHT TO LIGHT, and, Neptune on Pisces 13: A SWORD IN A MUSEUM. Issues that are coming up are likely to have something to do with relationships - past or present - and the need to face up to some 'secrets' or issues that may have previously been suppressed, ignored, kept hidden or not comfortable to have come to light. The 'Sword' is, amongst other possibilities and outcomes, showing us that we need to cut the Gordian Knot - to sever something that no longer works for us. All kinds of connections can be cut now. If a connection is cut and yet it comes back to you in a more pure form, then it was supposed to be in your life. If not, it is probably time to let it go completely - to stop thinking about it, obsessing, going over and over the details - the what ifs, etc.

Things Are Truly Heating Up: May's Sagittarian Full Moon

Thou shalt not separate thy being from BEING, and the rest, but merge the Ocean in the deep, the drop within the Ocean. H.P. Blavatsky

Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm. Malayan Proverb

The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. Edward Gibbon

Always behave like a duck—keep calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like the devil underneath. Jacob Braude

Still waters run deep. Proverb

Below raging waves, the depths of the ocean do not churn as does its surface. Down there, temperature, depth and salinity create the hydrodynamics. Philip Sedgwick

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze. Titus Livius

 

May's full Moon in Sagittarius is an enormous one - a real doozy. It is going to be a bit of a wild ride, particularly on the world stage. Mars is exactly conjunct (together with) this new Moon, ramping up feelings, responses, events, etc, and driving energies that may sometimes be a little hard to handle (or to get a grip on). The full Moon falls on May 21 in the United States and May 22 in Australia and the United Kingdom. 

 

Mars is retrograde, and, about to re-enter Scorpio, where it will be for some months. This is likely to bring up issues from the past. We also have Lilith entering Scorpio right now. Something about this is that we could find ourselves being rather angry at the establishment, heated-up about being held down, wanting to protect 'the feminine'. 

 

We not only have Mars smack on the full Moon (which means that it's exactly opposing the Sun as well as conjunct the Moon), but, we also have Jupiter and Saturn squaring off. This brings up issues to do with expansion versus contract, the new versus the old, the rights of the individual up against the structures of the establishment. The Sabian Symbols, as always, are extremely telling and amazing. To top this off, there is a t-square between Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune - bringing our dreams to reality may be a test, a real test, with some opposing what we might see as the ideal. Often, with a configuration like this, we are being asked to be patient, to really look to the things we are wanting in our lives, to see if they stand up to the test of reality (= time). 

 

The Sabian Symbols for Venus are wonderful, though, for, as long as we place a strong sense of value on ourselves (and others), we can find renewed love, romance, possibilities, second chances, etc. We can find partnership and peace through Venus. Venus is not always about peace, though, as without Venus, Mars wouldn't go to war. However, this placement of Venus is wonderful. 

 

Chiron is on a degree that the Moon's south node spent months on recently. It speaks about 'purging the priesthood' - throwing out those things, people, relationships, etc, that no longer work for us. 

 

Pluto is trining the Moon's north node (which means, of course, that it is sextiling the Moon's south node), bringing issues to do with power, transformation, big business, big money, the Plutocracy, etc, into high focus. This is a powerful configuration and it can work wonders for us in that we can gain a stronger sense of what we are capable of - along with who we truly are - but, it can also bring up battles when it comes to those who are 'at the top'.  

 

This is a very long newsletter. I chose to include all of the Karmic and Quest Degrees, as I think that they are very important (they are always important, but especially telling at the moment). I figured that you can scan through it if it's too long - however, I know that some people like to be rather forensic with reading my newsletters, so, it's all there.  

 

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The full Moon each month marks a time of heightened energies and events. It often marks the culmination of the energies released at the new Moon. Emotions can be supercharged as the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the zodiac and illumination is increased - it's like we can see in the dark - and we can be hyper-aware as well as being hyper-awake. The effects of a full Moon can be major or minor, depending on how they interact with your own chart. Sometimes, realisations or events that are unleashed, or unlocked, can stretch their meaning months into the future. A lot can be learned at the time of the full Moon and whether it's lunacy or illumination, or a combination of both, there's magic unleashed with every full Moon.
Full Moon:   May 21, 2016   9:14 pm GMT

 The full Moon is on Sagittarius 2:  THE OCEAN COVERED WITH WHITECAPS

This Symbol implies getting whipped up about things, often out of proportion to what’s really going on OR staying calm and centered when events or people are getting out of control and making a big deal out of situations. You may find that surface emotions get whipped up and this can led to concerns that are disproportionate to the depth of the situation. Emotions, intelligence and situations probably have a far deeper sense of strength and permanence than it may seem. Get below the surface where things are calmer and more stable. However, don’t withdraw completely as you could find it hard to surface and show your true feelings.

A Symbolical Battle Between Light And Dark: May's Rather Challenging But Enlightening Taurus New Moon

Let us have faith that right makes might. Abraham Lincoln

A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword. Robert Burton

People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes. Abigail Van Buren

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. Phaedrus

Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality. Jules de Gaultier

Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil. Jerry Garcia

Truth is a torch that shines through the fog without dispelling it. Claude A. Helvétius

Bring on your tear gas; bring on your grenades, your new supplies of Mace, your state troopers and even your national guards. But let the record show we ain’t going to be turned around. Ralph Abernathy

War is hell. General William Sherman

The Taurus new Moon occurs on Saturday May 7 in Australia, and, on Friday May 6 in the United States. This is a very interesting new Moon, and, it's likely to be a very powerful one. For a start, there is so much earth energy in amongst it all, and, Pluto is almost exactly in a powerful trine aspect with it (= in a trine aspect with the Sun and the Moon). Pluto is now retrograding, and, it's on a Symbol that speaks about 'protecting one's borders' - whether this means literally or figuratively, it's an interesting challenge. It seems that defining what is right and what is wrong, what is light and what is dark - even if it only takes a split second to analyse it - can have us putting down our 'swords' and picking up our 'torches'. 

 

Swords are mentioned in two Symbols in this newsletter. We not only have the Symbolical Battle Between Swords And Torches of the new Moon, but we also have The Sword In A Museum of Neptune (Neptune will be on this degree from the end of May, beginning of June). The Symbol for Neptune at the new Moon is the one before the 'Sword In A Museum' degree, and, it brings up the idea of being 'examined'. What are the exams, tests, trials, etc, that we are facing now? What are they really? 

 

In the light of this (pun almost intended, but quite accidental :) ), we will do well to see what battles we are prepared to die on some hill for, and which ones are a complete waste of time, energy and directed intention. 

In other words, a big message at this new Moon is to drop the warring. Of course, that's not likely to happen on the world's political stage. After all, the big boys do like their war toys.