Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

It's getting on for midnight, so we can proceed with a new Magic Monday. Let's start things out with a bit of alchemical text from the Splendor Solis, the most gorgeously illustrated of all the old alchemical texts: 

 

"They further saw the King of the Earth sink, and heard him cry out in an eager voice, 'Whoever saves me shall live and reign with me forever in my brightness on my royal throne,'  and night enveloped all things. [...] Meaning, in this masterly art:  'Deprive the thing of its destructive moisture, and renew it with its own essential one which will become its perfection and life.'" 

 

The image is the seventh illustration from Splendor Solis. It shows, in the distance, an old king in the water, struggling and crying out to be saved. In the foreground stands a young king in a golden robe bathed in the light of the sun and a brilliant star. 

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Is it possible to permanently damage your astral body like you can the etheric body? What about the mental sheath?

[ecosophia]

"Permanently" in this case means for the duration of one life, and possibly for another if the problems carry over due to karmic issues. Yes, you can mess up your astral body -- that's called emotional problems, or mental illness when it's extreme -- and you can also mess up your mental sheath, though in most people it's so weakly developed that the problems with it go away in the course of ordinary spiritual maturation anyway.

CGD and Geomancy

[(Anonymous)]

1. A few years back when I was starting the Celtic Golden Dawn you recommended that I put away the Art and Practice of Geomancy for a bit and focus on the easier method. I was researching the Bardic initiation and noticed there was a recommendation for further study and was wondering if it is okay to get back into it now. My results are have improved to a point where it feels like it would be appropriate to add layers of complexity.

2. I am considering the renaissance astrology courses from CW that you recommended, specifically one of the package deals. My guess is that you will suggest holding off on the astrological magic class until after my Bardic initiation, but between the other courses and all the rest of the preparation I have to do that should not be a problem. Are there any conflicts?

Thanks and enjoy your January, although I will miss the regular Cosmic Doctrine discussion very much.

Re: CGD and Geomancy

[ecosophia]

Once you've taken your bardic initiation, you can bring more complex methods of geomancy back into the picture, and also other forms of magic -- yes, including astrological magic. The work on the Druid grade has plenty of room for individual exploration.

[(Anonymous)]

Bad news:
Frankincense’s future: Ancient gift endangered and risks depletion
https://thecatholicuniverse.com/frankincenses-future-ancient-gift-endangered-and-risks-depletion/

[(Anonymous)]

Interesting. Recently I've gotten a strong pull in prayer to start burning my local pine resin (Pinus strobus) in place of frankincense in religious rituals. They smell similar and the pine resin seems far more potent and purifying.

Dolmen Arch Enchanting

[alexandermarcus]

Good afternoon, JMG.

As part of wrapping up my work with the final grade of the Dolmen Arch, I'm planning an enchantment for my girlfriend. She and I have decided on enchanting a pair of her earrings to help her love herself.

I'm trying to settle on a wording for the intention. The two versions I'm considering are "that [girlfriend's name] love herself" or "that [girlfriend's name] realize her self-love." Do you see any obvious advantage to one over the other?

Also, it occurred to me that the earrings may catch a bit of sunlight as they're worn. Is this something I should be concerned about? We've chosen the earrings because she never takes them off.

Thanks!

Re: Dolmen Arch Enchanting

[ecosophia]

1) I would go for the first version of the intention. If she doesn't have much self-love, all the second would do would be to make her realize that lack.

2) You might find it useful to reenchant them once each year, perhaps for her birthday.

Astrology - mundane and natal

[(Anonymous)]

1) On the main blog you advised to look how the rulers of the 10th and 2nd respective 10th and 8th house relate to each other to find hints on "corporate government". I did that - if I did not make any mistake, then the ascendant and 2nd house is in Leo, 10th is Aries and 8th is Aquarius. There are no aspects since the Sun is slightly out of orb for a trine with Mars and the same applies for the not-square between Mars and Saturn. But the sun rules the 2nd house, of course. I'm struggling to get a "direction" into this. Can this be interpreted as the head of state manifesting in the form of business activities, i.e. corporate government? Or am I wrong / too simplistic here?

2) Any advice on how to handle other peoples natal charts? I'm currently working on mine and I admit I'm a little bit shaken by the accuracy and directness of what it has to say. I've printed out the natal charts of my children but have not yet looked at them. I'm not sure if it would be wise of me to take a deeper look. One part is whether I can handle the information without being negatively influenced. Ok, only I can assess this. But then - what can I possibly find there that I can't see otherwise but would be beneficial for my children that justifies this "intrusion"?

Thank you! And have good time during your January break!
Nachtgurke

Re: Astrology - mundane and natal

[(Anonymous)]

Nachtgurke,
Once on the subject of finding the time of birth for someone whose birth time was unknown, it was mentioned that major illnesses could be seen in the charts and worked backwards from to determine the birth time.

As a mother, it seems to me that a warning that a child may suffer a serious illness during a particular year would be well worth being aware of, being perhaps a little more proactive in taking the temperature of a grumpy child, heading to the doctor a few hours sooner, pushing harder for tests, and so on, rather than the default Yet Another Cold assumption most non-hypochondriac parents operate on when a child is out of sorts.

Anything of that general nature of life events that may be seen in the charts would be an aid to parenting and planning in general. If you see illness or injury, for example, you might up your HSA contribution rather than your IRA.

BoysMom

Discursive Meditation

[(Anonymous)]

Greetings JMG...

Such a wealth of knowledge offered and access to it. Thank you. I am 'unlurking' with comment and quesiton:

Began meditation in mid 70's with TM and it's 'not so secret' mantra. From then till present I have always sat in a chair and kept my feet on the ground, however not always with back unsupported and also not relaxing the body top-down. Following your DM phases (another thank you) I had no idea my posture and general well-being would be so grateful.

For the past year I have been learning the exercises and practicing the concepts of Jin Shin Jyutsu (JSJ), using the hands and breath to balance life energy. Using the specific hand/finger hold (each finger left/right alternately) prior to DM and your instructions, my body sits quite relaxed and yet alert. If you have knowledge of JSJ, do you have any insights to offer me regarding using DM and JSJ together?

For the family of commenters here, this community often puts me in mind of having a pot luck dinner with y'all, so thank you also.

dmay

Re: Discursive Meditation

[ecosophia]

I've never worked with JSJ but I'm familiar with another variety of pressure-point energy work, Do-In, and I find that it works extremely well with discursive meditation. As far as I know you should have no problem, and you may find -- as I've found with Do-In -- that doing a session of discursive meditation before or after your JSJ practice will benefit both.

Uranus versus Saturn

[(Anonymous)]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EqHKk-aXUAAla2Z?format=png&name=small

Uranus will square Saturn several times this next two years, what this can mean? could it mean that the Saturnian lockdowns will be challenged by Uranus which is as a planet is pretty promethean. Can I interpret it that most of innovation will be around gaming the system while established technologies will meet with natural and human limits.

Re: Uranus versus Saturn

[ecosophia]

It depends on where you are and what specific houses those planets are in when they perfect each square. Saturn square Uranus is a specific energy interaction that can express itself in many different ways -- what exactly will happen has to be read from the entire chart, and the chart involved will vary depending on where on Earth you are.

[(Anonymous)]

Dear JMG,
I have been reciting the Buddhist version of Christopher Warnock's Daily Planetary Practice for some time now, and I recently began to try to visualise the planet concerned, especially while chanting the Om mantra at the end. To my surprise, and especially with the planets more easily visualised (Saturn for example) this produced a trembling and shaking and release of tension in the muscles. I presume this is harmless and may even be beneficial. But is it normal, and can you advise on what may be going on? Thank you.

[ecosophia]

That normally means that subtle energy is moving, and in this case, it suggests that you're making contact with the planetary intelligence. That's a good sign, and should lead to positive results.

[(Anonymous)]

Hello and good wishes for 2021.

Could you please suggest good books for deepening my understanding of the houses in geomancy? I understand they’re drawn from astrology, so I’ve explored general overviews that treat the houses as part of a general study of astrology (so the treatment of all topics tends to be cursory). What I am looking for is material that goes deeper. Particularly theory if it is available.

Thanks for your time, and for hosting Magic Mondays these last years.

[ecosophia]

Those books haven't been written yet -- or if they have, they aren't in English, French, or Latin, and I haven't heard of them. Geomancy still has a lot of development ahead of it!

Tensegrity icosahedron talisman

[(Anonymous)]

Hey jmg

I want to ask you about an idea I’ve had for a talisman made from a rather odd mathematical object called a tensegrity icosahedron, here’s a photo.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2a/6c/ba/2a6cba2924479abdde8473cb943caeec.jpg

Could a talisman be made from it by coating it with paper with appropriate symbols written on it, and making the struts out of a appropriate metal or wood?

Re: Tensegrity icosahedron talisman

[ecosophia]

That's a fascinating question that can only be answered by making the experiment and seeing what happens.

[(Anonymous)]

Say I've been doing a version of the LPBR + Rose Cross + MP and am going to start temple opening and scrying soon, but plan on fathering some children within the next 3 years. Does it make sense to go on with this if I'm going to have to stop everything but the LPBR & MP for 3-10 years? Is there any sort of astral "muscle memory" or "tracks in space" that stick around? I've seen you say that you need constant practice. Or would it be fine to use that time to focus on, say, natural magic and astrology while keeping up the lesser rituals?

[ecosophia]

You can certainly do some serious magic now, then back off while your children are young and focus on other things, then return to the ceremonial work later. The basic practices are the things that need to be maintained day in and day out.

[(Anonymous)]

I asked earlier about scrying, I have since thought of a few more questions, I hope that's OK.

1. You've said before, while practicing magic over the long term, to watch out for health effects, or watch for worsening health problems that don't seem to have physical causes. I do have some health problems that have worsened over the last year, but I'm pretty sure these have physical causes, but of course I'd like to make sure. Aside from stopping magical practice completely, is there a way to test this?

2. Is there a way to tell when you have fully banished an element properly while doing the SOP? I've been doing the SOP for almost 2 years now, but the thought occurred that I need to pay more attention to doing this after an event occurred doing the Grove Ceremony for Alban Arthuan. I use our dining room for my magical practice because it is mostly unused, and not too long after the closing of the Grove Ceremony, my wife and I had an argument while eating in that room, and she was unusually emotional. This led me to believe that I had not fully grounded the nwyfre from the ceremony, and that she was affected by it (although that could have been tension leading up to the Grand Conjunction on the same day).

The experience has made me realize I may have to pay more attention to the banishing of the elements in the SOP as well.

3. I am reading Dion Fortune's Psychic Self Defence, and just finished the chapter discussing the pitfalls of ceremonial magic, and positive and negative evil. I am working with the DMH, and haven't had much experience with the Qabalah. I know enough about it to know about the ten spheres, and that the Wheel of Life in the DMH fulfils a similar role as the Tree of Life, but with a different structure. Her discussion of the 10 Infernal Emanations (the Qlippoth) which exist as opposites to the 10 Spheres of the Tree was interesting, and got me thinking about whether there was an equivalent mechanism at work in the Stations of the Wheel of Life.

My first thought was that it could have to do with the double cycle, with Stations rotating through the solar and telluric realms, between the manifested world of our experience and the spirit world of Annwn. Of course I will meditate on it, but I'd be grateful if you could throw a few hints my way!

Thank you very much once again!

[ecosophia]

1) See if appropriate treatments cause the health problems to improve. If the problems are magical in nature, nothing will help.

2) It takes a lot of practice to develop the ability to sense energies. Concentrate more while doing the banishing, and pay attention to the way the room feels when you're done.

3) Each station of the Wheel has its balanced and unbalanced form, and it can be helpful to meditate on each station and try to understand what its energies are like when they're in balance with the others, and when they're out of balance and disruptive. Start there, and see where your meditations take you.

1111

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you for this opportunity JMG. And apologies if you have already answered this question at another time and I missed it.

Over the span of a few months, a close friend into Hindu spirituality, a 14 y/o girl into Islamic prayer, and two devout Christian acquaintances have confided that they have started seeIng the number 11:11 (sometimes with other variations of 11, 9/11, 3/11, 7/11 etc) all the time. On clocks, registration plates, bill boards, times of text messages or phone calls, etc etc. A google search suggests that this is a reasonably frequent occurrence and various theories are suggested.

In your opinion, what could this phenomenon possibly mean? In general, as well as for the individuals experiencing it.

Thank you again for being a great teacher.

m

Re: 1111

[ecosophia]

Good question. There was quite a bit of hoopla a few years back when some New Age types proclaimed that the New Age would finally dawn, or something like that, at 11:11 pm on November 11, 2011 (11/11/11). Of course nothing happened, but that may have stirred up some synchronicity and caused people to start noticing such things.

[stcathalexandria]

I succeeded in journaling everyday in 2020 not knowing it would be such a tumultuous year for everyone pretty much. I spent several hours re-reading the entirety looking for themes and insights. I got two that are significant game changers for me - one being that every time I get close to accomplishing a goal I set, I stop and drop it claiming to need to do something else immediately. I had no clue I was doing something so self-destructive.

I want to make my journaling even more effective this coming year. What are your best practices or what can you recommend?

[ecosophia]

I don't really have any best practices -- I just journal when I feel the need. It's a technique that can be expanded very far, though, so your work may turn out to be very helpful for others down the road.

Golem/Homunculus/artificial Soul dissolve Ceremony/info

[(Anonymous)]

Hello JmG,

I am looking for information and/or experience in ending or dissolving entities that were ritually created with my and my wife's lifeforce and body parts in a past life. Due to how much these entities are affecting our present life and our 3 children, I am hesitant to mention any details in a comment over the internet. I am hoping you have relevant information and/or know someone who knows how to help in such a critical situation. I have been searching for this information for the last month or so, and no one seems to know what I am talking about other than to mention that it seems like a Golem creation. I am turning to you because of my vast respect for your work over the years, and I literally don't know who else to ask. My wife and I live in southern Appalachia, and have experience in dealing with intense spiritual matters, but we have never come across a situation specifically like this.

Any help, information or contact info for someone with experience in these matters would be very much be appreciated.



I will check the comments

Re: Golem/Homunculus/artificial Soul dissolve Ceremony/info

[ecosophia]

Look into the online literature on creating and dissolving tulpas. There's quite a bit of it, and you'll likely find what you need to know there.

Gods again

[(Anonymous)]

Hi JMG and all,

Last week I asked about working with Tolkein's gods, thanks for the answers.

I guess I have a more general question, how would I know which gods to engage with? To reference in the sphere of protection or to celebrate the seasonal cycle? There seem to be a lot of possibilities, and to me they are mostly equally dry and abstract ideas.

That is to say, I don't have emotional resonance or interaction with any gods except for precisely two (emotionally intense) times in my life. Although, I cannot now recall which of these incidents came first.

One time was during my druid self initiation ceremony, I became aware of a female prescence who didn't stay long and spoke precisely four words to me. She wasn't embodied, and didn't leave me with a name. She was definitely closely associated with the living, natural world.

The other time was on a flight in to Hong Kong during a typhoon (hurricane). We had circled out at sea for about 90 minutes waiting for the weather to calm down before landing. On approach we were tossed about quite violently before the captain aborted the attempt about 150 feet off the ground. I can still remember clearly the engines winding back up to full throttle and the lane climbing back up through the tempest, deadly silence from the crew.

It wasn't until we'd gained about 5000 feet and headed back out to sea that the captain announced "don't worry, we have enough fuel to go around again". I suppose that was meant to be reassuring but for me it had the opposite effect. You're probably aware that aircraft carry a contingency of extra fuel, which would have already burned most of circling over the south china sea for over an hour. What would happen if we were unable to land again? It was at that point that I was genuinely terrified for the first and only time in my life. I prayed to whoever I thought might be able to help - Jesus, Allah, Thor, and GuanYin. As we aproached the airport, the weather cleared and we landed in perfect calm.

It felt like we were helped that night, but no-one "put their hand up', so to speak. I like to imagine that GuanYin intervened with Thor on our behalf, because it sure felt like he had intended to smash us to bits.

So that's what I have: bits and pieces from very different traditions on an atheistic background. An intellectual acceptance of gods and spirits, limited and somewhat incoherent experience. No-one that I'm confident in naming.

Any advice?

Thanks,
Graeme

Re: Gods again

[ecosophia]

This is very common nowadays, of course. Broadly speaking, you've got three choices. You can invoke deities who were traditionally worshiped in the place where you now live; you can invoke deities who were traditionally worshiped by your ancestors; or you can put some time into reading mythologies from various corners of the world and see if you resonate strongly with any of them. The important thing is to make a choice and do something, and not sit there circling in the air... ;-)

[(Anonymous)]

Hi JMG, thank you very much for taking the time to do this, and I hope you're having a good holiday season!
For Christmas I received a knife I'd like to use in ceremonies and rituals, but it's also a practical knife for camping, hunting, etc. Would I be able to use it for both or should I keep it specifically for rituals and have another for other purposes?

[ecosophia]

If you're using it for rituals it should be set aside for that purpose, and another knife used for practical purposes.

[stcathalexandria]

I forgot to mention that since starting the banishing ritual in LRM I had less and less pull towards social media. Two weeks ago I finally deleted the Twitter app from my phone. I was checking it several times a day for news, memes, and (frankly) drama. I've deleted it before but put it back on a day or two later. Very excited to have kicked that habit and I feel so much more centered. Thank you so much for writing such a clear book that I can follow the directions and it works!

[ecosophia]

You're most welcome. This is very good to hear!

New Thought

[(Anonymous)]

Hi JMG

I have recently started working through the Order of Essenes lessons and see that it is referred too as a New Thought school. How does a New Thought school compare to Druidry or the Golden Dawn tradition? Does the New Thought school such as the Order of Essenes not practice ritual magic and more focus on personal development? I have seen reference to training in ritual magic being based on the three daily activities of ritual practice (eg SOP), divination and meditation. Are these elements all present on the New Thought schools?

Many Thanks for your thought-provoking work.

Re: New Thought

[ecosophia]

Conveniently enough, one of my recent blog posts on the magical history of America talks about the origins of New Thought. Burks Hamner's Order of Essenes comes from what I've called the pragmatic wing of New Thought, the side of the tradition that focused on stuff that actually works; the other wing, which might best be called the dogmatic wing, pushed certain New Thought theories to their illogical conclusion. The Order of Essenes focuses entirely on personal development and attaining happiness and success in life, by getting rid of unproductive habits of thought; it doesn't teach ritual magic or divination, though it does teach certain kinds of meditation. For what it's worth, I completed the Order of Essenes course while simultaneously practicing the AODA variety of Druidry, and then did it again while working with the methods of the Celtic Golden Dawn, with good results each time.

Astrology

[(Anonymous)]

Hello Mr. Greer,

I was wondering if you do mundane astrology on the Vatican does the ensuing result tell you about specially Vatican City or the entire religion of Catholicism? Likewise, could you use mundane astrology to help provide clarity about a particular state or province (or for that matter even a city or town) or does it only work on a larger level?

Re: Astrology

[ecosophia]

Mundane astrology was created at a time when your average kingdom was not much bigger than a small US state, and so it works quite well on the relatively local scale. As for the Vatican, that's something that would have to be worked out by experiment.

Transits

[(Anonymous)]

For three weeks I've been working out my solar and lunar transits, using Astrodienst software. So far I have one lunar month covered and most of 2021 for solar transits. I've made tables of them and am getting a sense of their rhythm. I want to continue this for other planets and further into the future.

This process is very time-consuming and I hope to get an ephemeris and a book on transits as soon as the Federal Money Faeries send me my stimulus check, should I be so fortunate. In the meantime, I will set forth here my modus operandi, and if so inclined perhaps you might be kind enough to let me know if I am going seriously off the rails anywhere.

1. By hand I've drawn three charts of my horoscope. (a) The first shows all my transits, including favorable aspects to all planets other than malefics, as well as conjunctions, and the same for the Ascendant, Midheaven, and conjunctions to the Head of the Dragon. (b) The second chart shows all unfavorable aspects to malefics, conjunctions included. Based on information found online, I use an orb of 4 degrees before and after the exact position of a malefic planet to preclude that region as a beneficial location for a transit. (c) The third chart shows the transits in the first chart, but with all the afflicted positions in the second chart subtracted from them, so that only beneficial transits are displayed. (d) It so happens that two of my natal benefics are opposed to one another, so conjunction to either of them I do not consider as a usable transit, since that necessarily involves opposition to the other; whereas positions sextile or trine to them I consider usable. (e) I assume that only conjunctions by a benefic planet are beneficial; in the case of other non-malefic bodies, such as the Moon or Mercury, I assume that only sextiles or trines produced by them are beneficial.

2. I am uncertain about the following points. (a) Is the Head of the Dragon an appropriate celestial feature for transits? If so, would that be for conjunctions only, or for angular aspects as well? (b) I assume the Ascendant and Midheaven are usable for transits, including for conjunctions if the conjoining body be a benefic. (c) Does combustion apply to transits?(i) If today's Sun conjoins a natal planet, is that planet thereby combust, or is this a beneficial transit, since the Sun is a benefic? (ii) What about a situation in which a (current day) benefic or other planet conjoins my natal Sun? Is it thereby combust? (d) Are conjunctions by the Moon beneficial, or of no value? In this case, does it matter whether a natal planet so conjoined is benefic or not?

3. My richest cluster of transits is located early in Aquarius. They are all aspects, not conjunctions. Just now Saturn is in that region, and I believe is likely to spoil my lunar and solar transits in that region thoughout the coming year. Do I infer correctly that this is the case? Does the proximity of a present malefic bollux up transits aspecting one's natal planets?

4. (a) What about separating aspects? Are those usable? I gather that transits are usable within an orb of one degree. Is this only until the moment of perfection, or can one still derive advantage for one degree thereafter? I am guessing that applying transits are preferable, but that separating ones are still acceptable if for some reason one cannot use the applying one. Is this indeed the case? (b) I am guessing that the transit is most powerful the closer we get to perfection, and weaker as it tapers off, especially after perfection. Is this correct?

As mentioned, I mean to get a book on transits when I can; it will probably be the one by Robert Hand. Can you recommend a good ephemeris, hopefully not too expensive?

Thank you so much for these magical counsels. May you have an excellent and refreshing druidical respite from your labors.

Kevin

Re: Transits

[ecosophia]

First, if you have a computer that runs Windows 7, you can download software from the Rosicrucian Fellowship that will produce monthly ephemerides for you for free. They don't charge for the program, either. If not, the Rosicrucian Ephemeris (available from the same source) is very good.

As for the rest -- good gravy, it would take me half an hour to respond to each of these individually, and most of what I would say would be on the order of "experiment and find out." The one thing I'll say is that it's crucial not to assume that the malefics are always bad. A trine or sextile involving Saturn or Mars can be very favorable indeed.

Cold water washing

[(Anonymous)]

Hi JMG, I have become a new adherent to ending my shower with 30 seconds or so of cold water. It's summer here so not so bad. We'll see how it goes when winter comes round. My question is whether the etheric effects of this accrue over time? I.e. will I notice greater effects as time goes by? Or does one good cold water wash cleanse for a day or so?

Re: Cold water washing

[ecosophia]

The results accrue over time, since you aren't just cleansing your etheric body -- the cold water brings fresh, clean ether to you, and so you're strengthening and charging your etheric body as well. That builds up over time.

[mmelvink]

Hi JMG,

Just as a follow-up to your brilliant analysis of the Middle Conjunction of last week, I'm curious to hear your thoughts as to how this epochal shift might affect higher education generally and the humanities specifically. Since this is my own line of work as a historian of the occult, I was delighted to hear that matters Neptunian and Venereal should boom, and without Mongol-style war and universal plague as catalyst this time around.

With respect to the east coast of the US in particular, however, the ninth house is occupied only by the Sun-Mercury conjunction, with Venus in the late seventh house and Neptune in the late eleventh. What would you say this portends for the survival of some remnant of the university system here? From what I've seen, there is currently a surprising if quiet upsurge of interest even in respectable corners of the academy in the study of consciousness -- and the humanities (particularly history of religion and history of art) are precisely a record of that, magically expressed or otherwise. In other words, do you think going whole hog in this Neptunian-Venereal direction is the best way for American academics to try to weather the decline of empire and the advent of the new age?

Thanks as always for MM, and enjoy the break!

[ecosophia]

I've just pulled my copy of the chart for the Grand Mutation out -- it's set for Washington DC, of course. You must be well east of that -- I had to move the location to New England to get Venus in the 7th and Neptune in the 11th.

Where you are, the cusp of the 9th house of higher education is in Capricorn, and Saturn is therefore its ruler. Saturn's essentially dignified by term and receives a great deal of help from a conjunction with Jupiter and a sextile with the Moon, so I think there's a good chance that enough support will be found to keep at least some of the universities in your part of the country open. The older and better established schools (Saturn) will do better, of course, than others. Uranus in the 12th is also weaker than elsewhere -- in DC it's in the 1st, which portends serious unrest. You're going to need to get to work lobbying state and federal governments, though (Saturn in the 10th house of government) because their support will be crucial.

as for the Neptunian-Venerean direction, since neither of those planets is in aspect to the ruler of your house, that's a crapshoot. Still, it's doubtless worth trying.

The Fourth Triplicity

[witty_name]

Dear John Michael,

Happy New Year to you and Clare. Thank you so much for all that you share online.

Please, you mentioned to Tunesmyth that the interpretation of a geomantic shield chart's fourth triplicity is updated in the Celtic Golden Dawn book. Can I ask Tunesmyth to share with the Conjunctio Geomancy study group what the updated interpretation is?


Live from Tidal Reach,
Chris, aka Mauve Exiguous Raccoon

Re: The Fourth Triplicity

[ecosophia]

Of course. Material from my books may be quoted for noncommercial uses, within the limits of fair use, without charge.

1939

[(Anonymous)]

JMG

Do you know where I could read Charles Carter's reading of the 1939 ingress chart? I googled it but no luck.

I was wondering why mundane astrology has fallen by the wayside and I think it's because of people like Carter who can't see the obvious due to their own biases. I am reminded of all the astrologers who predicted that Hillary Clinton would win in 2016. Why can't astrologers put their mundane opinions aside? - it would seem only 1% of them are capable of it.

Re: 1939

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It's very, very hard to find out about the conference where Carter made a fool of himself; astrologers have been trying to pretend that it never happened, as it was a body blow to the art. (Carter was arguably the most respected astrologer in Britain at that time.) I'll be trying to track down the details in the months ahead.