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********************GODDESS OF THE MONTH********************
Only Juno, the Roman Queen of Heaven, can be considered for this beautiful month of weddings and happy celebrations.
Juno was married to Jupiter. Since the Romans simply renamed most of the Greek Pantheon for themselves we should mention that Juno's Hellenic counterpart was called Hera. In Roman mythology, Juno had a far greater impact on society and was in general much better received than Hera.
Hera was often seen as bitter and vengeful because of her husband, Zeus' many infidelities. She appeared to be a long suffering wife who bore her shame and anger with dignity, supposedly, as an example to other women. It is said that she secretely plotted to find ways to get even with her husband. She engaged in several battles of one upmanship that contributed to her decline in popularity under patriarchy.
Zeus, who was determined to show that he needed no women to procreate, gave birth to Athena from his forehead. In retaliation, Hera then gave birth to Heracles without paternal involvement. Her constant war of words and actions with Zeus led to her being seen in an unfavorable light.
Juno, on the other hand, represented all that was good in Roman society. She was the patron of all women and children. She was known as the Queen of heaven and all prayers were directed to her. Temples were built in her honour. She was the Supreme Goddess of the Roman Pantheon. In her many guises she was to rule over all aspects of a women's life. She was known by many names, some of which have been usurped by the Patriarchal Fathers of Christianity, but the short list below will give an idea of the impact she had on Roman society.
* Juno Regina - Queen
* Juno Lucina - The light
* Juno Rumina - Giver of Mother's Milk
* Juno Populonia - Mother of the People
* Juno Febratta - Virgin Mother of Mars
Barbara G Walker, in the Woman's Dictionary of Scred Symbols and Objects tells us that 'every woman was a Juno. Juno was the soul's name'. I believe that it was used much the same as Maria is used today. In the past, Mothers needed a holy name or patroness for their daughters in an attempt to appease the heavens and gain some mercy for the female offspring. Since the 400's AD, when Mary was elevated to the status of 'Mother of God', her 's was to become the only feminine face and name acceptable in modern religion.
As for the Roman Goddess Juno who ruled well before Christianity, Walker also notes that the star shaped sceptre, which was her symbol, identified her as Star of the Sea, or Stella Maris, a name that is often heard today. How beautiful and majestic she looks in art work. Interesting that Juno was independant and involved in many activities of importance. She was certainly a role model for the young bride. How the original Queen of Heaven in all her glory and majesty could have been supplanted by the ideal of a virginal, subdued, and obdient wife in marriage remains a mystery.
If you choose to walk down the aisle resplendant in white gown, with a crown of stars or flowers in your hair and the world at your feet for a day, then thank Juno. The ceremonies associated with marriage are more connected to the pagan past than the religious present.
***********************YEAR OF THE DOG***************************
Chinese Year of the Dog (began on January 9, 2006)
The sign of the dog is known, not surprisingly, for loyalty and generosity. Need to spill a secret? Seek out one of these honest souls and bend that expert listening ear. While Dogs themselves may be reluctant to place their trust in just anyone, once they do, members of this sign can make the best business partners and leaders. And while Dogs might enjoy life more by relaxing their exacting standards from time to time, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better or more faithful friend.
So what can we expect from the upcoming year? The Dog is an ethical and idealistic sign, and the year that bears its name will also bring increased social awareness and interest in society's less powerful members. Any tendencies to take, take, take will be replaced by a widespread sentiment of generosity and selflessness. In general, we will all be imbued with the Dog's keen sense of right and wrong. You can also get a feel for the year to come by checking the compatibility between your Chinese sign and the sign of the dog -- the better your compatibility, the better your year.
RAT 1900 1912 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1986
OX 1901 1913 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997
TIGER 1902 1914 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998
RABBIT 1903 1915 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999
DRAGON 1904 1916 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000
SNAKE 1905 1917 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001
HORSE 1906 1918 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002
GOAT 1907 1919 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003
MONKEY 1908 1920 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004
ROOSTER 1909 1921 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005
DOG 1910 1922 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2003
BOAR 1911 1923 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007
**********************SATURN IN LEO**********************
~Saturn Return in Leo~
July 17, 2006-September 2007
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*******************JUPITER IN SCORPIO******************
October 26 2005 - November 24 2006
October 26 2005 - November 24 2006
The ancient Celtic festival that is now Halloween marked a time where the gates of the underworld opened and spirits mixed with humans in the corporeal world. It was a magical celebration of life and death. Just as the life giving Sun traveled to the netherlands on its wintry southern sojourn, so did the souls of those who had perished with it. Ahead were the days of the long nights and as increasing darkness engulfed his world, man dealt with the darkness of his soul. Ghosts and ghouls, fairies and elves frequented the woods, and hidden places. This primeval belief in the magic and mystery, makes Halloween a most enchanting time.
The celebration takes place each year with the Sun appropriately in the astrological sign of birth and death - Scorpio. And this year, just days before Halloween, the king of planets Jupiter, will enter the same sign. Like the goblins and ghouls, those gifted with Jupiter in Scorpio, have been extremely successful at scaring others out of their wits. Horror writer Stephen King is a frightening example, selling over 100 million books, dealing with the supernatural such as Salem’s Lot, The Shining, Pet Cemetery and the more recent Dark Tower series.
But what is the underlying principle here? Scorpio is the most intense sign. It conjures up our deepest fears, as we deal with our psychological black hole of vulnerability. Only by facing these uncertainties do we gain mastery over ourselves. Scorpio, the archetypal sign of birth and death, works at the subterranean levels of survival. Fear of the dark is a childhood condition. Jupiter, the renowned guru, shows that whilst there is an innate wisdom in treating the unknown with respectful caution, only by shining a torch into our own abyss do we reveal our greater potential.
Understanding that most of our fear is a belief system, and having Jupiter, the king of wisdom, expand our knowledge beyond the fear factor, is the difference between sailing off the end of the world, and sending a rocket to, Scorpio's modern ruler, Pluto. Knowledge conquers fear, just as light evaporates darkness.
The alternative is living in ignorance. Jupiter in Scorpio wasn’t limited to celluloid psychos. Real life ones, like serial killer Ted Bundy, made darkness a reality. Instead of evolving beyond the certainty of death, he reveled in it. Charles Manson was another caught in the base chakra of a Jupiter in Scorpio placement. The key to this is transmutation, turning the base metal into the philosopher's stone.
One who varied between both worlds was the renowned occultist Aliester Crowley. Showing a developed sense of Jupiterian humor, Crowley modestly claimed to be the Devil incarnate and wore the numbers 666 across his forehead. But true to the spiritual mentor that is Jupiter, he rose to prominence as a leading esoteric teacher. Crowley was at one time head of the Golden Dawn, a gathering of occultists drawn from the European glitterati.
Like Crowley, the ‘guru’ quality of Jupiter, placed in hypnotic Scorpio, has the potential to produce the most magnetic cult leaders.
Even more influential than Erhard was metaphysician Ron L. Hubbard. Hubbard’s seminal work ‘Dianetics’ became the ‘bible’ of the new Church of Scientology. His reprogramming became a worldwide cult, with many of the rich and famous hopping aboard. More recently, Deepak Chopra is another of the newage gurus assisted by a Jupiter in Scorpio placement. These people are about change, at a deep level, and they took what Jupiter in Scorpio offered personally.
Jupiter in Scorpio over the next year will provide the same transformational energy on a universal level, that anyone can tap into. But keep in mind that Scorpio doesn't do things by half measure. This has to be an all or nothing approach. Commitment and absolution is what we're talking about.
Pick a fear…any fear. Sounds like a game doesn't it! You might call it Survivor! But it's only by changing those anxieties and vulnerabilities that we grow (Jupiter) and are reborn (Scorpio) to ourselves. Underneath every guru's success story is the fact that change is inevitable. As inevitable as the Sun rising on tomorrow. Life just doesn't exist without it.
One who was many Suns ahead was Jules Verne, the greatest science fiction writer of all. He stretched imagination to its farthest limits, with his prophetic writings of submarines, space travel, and time machines. Verne wasn't limited by the anxiety of sailing off the edge of the world. Quite the opposite. Today as Jupiter re-enters this domain we witness the beginnings of privatised space travel.
With Jupiter transiting Scorpio, a young Mary Shelley conceived the idea of an artificial human and the legend of Frankenstein was born. By 1934, again with Jupiter in Scorpio, organs were kept alive outside the body for the first time, which led to Barney Clark being the first human to live on an artificial heart in 1982, again with Jupiter in Scorpio. Death, the greatest limitation of them all, was showing its vulnerability.
When Howard Carter peered incredulously into the time capsule of Tutenkhamen's tomb, death and life met as one. Three thousand years plus met in an eyeblink. And from it we learnt much about man's deepest fears and greatest hopes. We are sure to encounter these subjects, more than most, from October 26 2005 until November 24 2006. Jupiter in Scorpio will give new meaning, to once taboo subjects, and faith and understanding will grow out of superstition and fear. And we can all learn, like Carter, that it only takes an eyeblink, just one single moment to change a life for eternity. With Jupiter in Scorpio, when do you start?
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