The Secrets of The Mystical Path

 Is time speeding up or what? I can’t figure out why the days, months and years are flying by so quickly. Happy spring has sprung and soon we will celebrate the summer solstice of 2010.  We do have a busy time ahead with the planetary line up… Change is the word that fits this evolutionary time.

May 27^th – Uranus enters Aries – science and global reform, rebellion against the existing paradigm, challenge to set a new template of values for generations to come.

June 5^th – Jupiter enters Aries – action and leadership towards social issues, religion, philosophy and higher education.

June 8^th – Jupiter is conjunct Uranus – opportunities and breakthroughs in science and religion, a new global philosophy, new thought religions flourish. A change of mind in the global consciousness.

June 21 – Summer Solstice; the moon enters Scorpio as we contemplate a time of transformation, and ‘owning’ our personal power. ‘Take control of your life’ is the phrase that comes to mind; at a personal level and global level, humanity is demanding change. A time to step into our individual power versus control from others. What is it that we really want, where do we fit into the big picture?

June 26^th – Lunar Eclipse at 4 – 5° Capricorn – Eclipses are known to bring events such as earthquakes, volcano eruptions, and flooding. This looks like a time of Karmic earthly changes. The Sabian Symbols speak of “a common feeling response to a specific situation may be implied. The main emphasis is on Group Activity in circumstances implying a need for change.”

July 11^{th –} Solar Eclipse at 19.24° Cancer, moon is conjunct the Sun at 12:40pm

This Sabian symbol is described as “A Priest Performing a Marriage Ceremony, the need for interpersonal relationships”. Perhaps the meaning of this symbol speaks of a marriage of two systems, whether it is persons, values, countries, or ideas. At a higher vibration we see this degree in association with the alchemical marriage of the male and female within, the joining of the two hemispheres of the brain… unity with all there is. Think back to 1993, when Uranus was conjunct Neptune at 19° Capricorn; what was happening for you at this time? Now is the opportunity to move into a higher vibrational field and create resonance with the one mind of the universe.

Our astrology students will be writing their CAAE exams on May 15^th. These exams require focus and flow; this is a time to connect with our astrological muse!   The level 1 exam is 3 hours in duration, and levels 2 and 3 is 6 hours! So you can imagine the preparation and time required to study and comprehend the vast technical knowledge and coherence required to master the art of astrology…..I call it  BRAIN GYM!

On May 13th - Dawn will give us an overview of the upcoming transits and important events leading up to the Mayan shift of 2012. We will see how the brightest star in the Pleiades, ‘Alcyone’ (the central spiritual sun of our galaxy) and the photon (light) band is a major influence in the eclipses of 2012. This is a time of opportunity to receive the magnetic field of light and ‘download’ from galactic center. Are we ready to receive and move into the field of multi-dimensional reality?  In addition, we will have a special guest, Marguerite Paquin who has authored the Manual for the Soul, a comprehensive body of knowledge of the ancient Mayans. Please see our website for more details.

June 9th – Our past vice president Kay Meierbachtol will present a lecture on the structure of the Vedic system, the zodiac, and the Nakshatra’s (mansions of the moon). The Nakshatra’s reveal the character and emotional traits of the personality.  If you are a serious student of astrology, this is a huge part of interpreting a chart for both western and eastern systems of astrology. Kay has an extensive background in both Vedic and Western astrology, psychotherapy and Jin Shin Do acupressure.

 July – August – We will take a break for the summer and enjoy the sun’s rays.

September 9th, 10th, 11th – Coming back this fall we have a great 3 day venue and workshop lined up for you with Kelly Surtees.  Kelly specializes in using astrological cycles to help time your life – and has just moved to Toronto, ON from her home town of Sydney Australia.  The topics are as follows:

Thursday: A Deeper Look At Aspects -Where did aspect theory come from? What are the ways to enhance the information available within each aspect?

Friday: ‘The Importance of Light’ – How the planets gain influence in the chart based on how visible they are or aren’t at birth. Have you considered how the Moon in Taurus varies in strength/influence/manifestation according to Moon phase? Or the time of day one was born? Are you aware of the circumstances in which the Moon sign can be more dominant than the Sun sign?

Saturday: ‘Progressions and Predictions’ – After transits, progressions are the most commonly used predictive tool in modern astrology. We’ll look at where this 500+ yr old predictive tool came from and what we’re really supposed to do with them.

(Remember, early registration by June 15^th allows for a discount.)

Well, it’s time to sign off now. We’ll see you at our next meeting May 13^th at our usual meeting place.

Wishing you all an awesome summer.

Dawn and Denise

(Co-Presidents, FVAG)

Personally I felt something was coming, as the universe has a way of communicating with me, and I have learned to pay attention. For example on the first occasion I was out and about in my daily life, when I overheard someone say “Are you ready for the big one?” They were not directly talking to me, but I heard this at the precise moment I walked by. On the second occasion I had turned on the TV and heard the newscaster say “Are you ready for the big one?”  I felt the vibration of the words in my body, so I knew to pay attention. (I think the newscaster was talking about the upcoming Olympics which were soon to begin in my hometown of Vancouver, BC, Canada) I felt concerned but did not know really what to do, except ‘stay tuned’ This had happened previously, a few nights before the Indonesia Quake and Tsunami in 2004,  I was awakened by the shaking of my bed, and thought I was experiencing an earthquake. After a few moments I was relieved to know I had been experiencing a lucid dream or some future event.  I know there are many of us that have these kinds of experiences, but I would sure like to ‘receive’ the latitude and longitude of where these quakes and disasters are about to happen.

The eclipse of January 14 and 15^th certainly carried a lot of ‘punch’, as it displayed itself as a triple conjunction in the cardinal earth sign of Capricorn. The Sun, Moon and Venus at 25 degrees of Capricorn carried the authority of the day and either rose or set with the fixed star Canopus. The Sabian symbol for 26 degrees of Capricorn speaks of the soul of nature, the world soul, known as ‘anima mundi’, refers to occult energy. (Sabian Symbols, Rudhyar, Page 245) The nodes were in the cardinal Capricorn/Cancer axis. Then to add to the mix there was another triple conjunction of Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron in the fixed air sign of Aquarius placed in the 8th house.

The actual earthquake chart itself is quite the combination of heavy aspects and numerical significance. For those of you who are reading this article and do not know me, I have discovered a system to further interpret a chart by reading the numbers in the chart which is  a combination of Pythagorean style numerology and Kabbalah geometria. In addition I am also attuned to the Sabian Symbols developed by Mark Edmond Jones, and the significance of the Fixed Stars. Does that sound like a lot of details? Well, it is, but I feel these are all excellent tools to really get to the heart of the chart. My students and I have been delineating mundane charts by this methodology, and it is so amazing to see how numerology, Sabian symbols and other interpretations on degrees of the zodiac are assigned. Further, to watch the fixed stars at play make for a very revealing and convincing research project.

Haiti Earthquake

With the ascendant at 14°57 Cancer, this number tells me there will be sorrow and sadness, as the #57 in the tarot signifies the 3 of swords. (Note: all numbers have a polarity, positive and negative vibrations; however this #57 did create sorrow. But one day this # 57 will reverse it polarity and become the #75)

 The14^th degree of Aries in the natural chart, being the ascendant point, can refer to one who may not live to old age. (The Degrees of the Zodiac, p. Donna Walter Henson.) Further, the 14th degree of Cancer is conjunct the fixed star Canopus which has both positive and negative associations. It can destroy what it has created, Brady’s quotes it is ‘finding new pathways or the breaking of new ground“. Brady’s Fixed Stars, p.68, Canopus also rose and set at 25 degrees of Cancer or Capricorn, (therefore conjunct Venus and the Sun) it culminates at 5 Cancer. Canopus was called ‘the heavy weighing Canopus’ as it was described as the heavy weight on the end of a plumb line which defined the south and north poles. If the plum line moved with Canopus as its weight, it would logically cause the pole alignment to shift, or in this case the tectonic plates. So here we are… all ready in the Mayan Shift of 2012! Just an added note, I also believe the Mayan shift represents not only many earth changes, but a polarity shift of our consciousness. I see this as positive and propose it will change our values, beliefs, our DNA, and our destiny to a brighter future. We are moving towards this now. However, that is not to say it will be a trouble free transition.

Haiti Earthquake chart 2

The Moon, Pluto and Mercury R were placed in the 6^th house of Virgo, the sign on the cusp was 17 Sagittarius, (meaning ‘rebirth’ in Dane Rudhyar Sabian Symbols, page 220,) and when placed on this Virgo cusp, means and /or symbolizes a ‘Volcanic Eruption’, or explosion (Sabian symbols page 161. Donna Henson quotes, Jupiter here, death by judicial degree, page38

The moon is at 26 degrees of Sagittarius, also known as Galactic Center which is a powerful center of gravity in our universe and acts as a sun to our own sun. With this much gravity pull and Canopus on the ascendant it makes logical sense that this enormous amount of energy being transmitted to earth would cause some kind of shift.

Further, the fixed star Algol is positioned at 26 degrees of Taurus and is quincunx the Moon and galactic center. (Although not in the chart it is still there in the universe)

Algol at 26 degrees of Taurus, and is often said to be the most violent star in the heavens, it refers to ‘piled up corpses’ and mass destruction And if we were watching the news this is what we unfortunately saw. I would like to note here that according to B. Brady, it also known to be a passionate star…Male energy or female

Algol is a fixed star known by the Arabs as Al-Ghul, which means “The Ghoul” or “Demon Star”, and the Chinese as Tseih She, which means “Piled-up Corpses” and mass destruction.

(Brady’s Book of Fixed Stars, p.188, B.Brady)

(PLEASE SEE CHARTS IN THIS ARTICLE)

Here is a list of other planetary aspects; this is quite the line up!

Moon at galactic center – 26 Sag is squaring Uranus in Pisces at 23’27.”

Moon at galactic center is quincunx the fixed star Algol (as above) an extremely volatile combination.

Moon at galactic center was conjunct Pluto, an out of sign conjunction with a 7’6” orb.

Moon is quincunx the South Node at 21 Cancer.

Moon square Uranus in Pisces.

A Yod configuration emphasizing the Moon, Jupiter, and the South Node as the apex, with an orb is 5 degrees. The 21^st degree of cancer is conjunct the  Twins of Gemini, Castor and Pollux, which repre

sents polarity, push, pull, up, down,  positive, negative, perhaps the tectonic plates moving and shifting pulling in 2 opposite directions. As our earth is designed with a polarity matrix, it makes perfect logical sense to me that our planet must have the two fixed stars of Caster and Pollux on the ascendant or conjunct the ascendant. . According to the Thema Mundi, the ancient world chart, it shows 15 degrees of Cancer on the ascendant, which would in fact be conjunct Castor /Pollux, the two stars of opposites. Moreover, with Canopus as the plumb line for the poles we can reason that something fundamental to the earth’s matrix had occurred.

The Thema Mundi (World Theme, with ‘theme’ being a word that also means chart) was a mythical horoscope used in Hellenistic astrology that shows the supposed positions of the seven visible planets (including the Sun and Moon) at the beginning of the universe. It purports to exemplify the logic behind the sign rulerships, exaltations, and meanings of the aspects, among other things. (Wikipedia)

Next, there was a T-Square involving Saturn at 4 Libra opposite the Midheaven at 8 Aries, and Pluto (3 degrees Capricorn) Conjunct Mercury (6 degrees Capricorn)

Further the Pluto conjunct Mercury is square Saturn in Libra at 4 degrees Libra – near the IC (4TH House cusp) Saturn rules Capricorn an earth sign and rules structure, which was destroyed by the Moon Pluto conjunction which was inconjunct Algol ( 7 degree orb)

Mars was Retrograde at 16 Leo and quincunx the north node in Capricorn at 25, the north node is trine the difficult star Algol.

Mercury was Retrograde at 6 Capricorn conjunct Pluto, an aspect related to Atomic Physics.

Saturn was about to station retrograde at 4 Libra which squared Pluto and Mercury R. an unpredictable time as any planet about to change direction is unsteady.

In conclusion we can see how heavily weighted this combination of the fixed stars were affecting our planet.

   Canopus, the heavy weight affecting our north and south poles, Castor and Pollux the twin stars of polarity, pushing and pulling away from each other, and lastly, Algol, the star of mass destruction was quincunx to the moon and galactic center!

 And I think to myself…if only there was a way to predict exactly when and where these disasters will occur. Maybe someday, somehow.

The Response and the Heart of the Matter

Venus conjuncts the eclipse – money and love pours in, Venus was in Capricorn therefore global responsibility was established to help others. In the sidereal chart of this quake, Venus was in Sagittarius where we witnessed the generosity, concern, love and compassion of humanity.

The triple conjunction of Jupiter, Neptune and Chiron (the wounded healer) in Aquarius (in the8^th house of money, death, transformation) are planets that offer compassion, generosity and healing. Aquarius is the sign for humanity and we have seen how the world has responded with heartfelt compassion. This display of Aquarian planets is sextile the moon (caring, nurturing) in the 6^th house of health and service. Through this aspect we witnessed the best of our fellow man; Aquarius is the sign of the ‘World Server, those who make sacrifices to be of ‘service to mankind.’

Miracle’s occurred; lives were pulled from the rubble after being buried for many days.

This disaster shows us how our global community can work together as one and care for our fellow human beings, and all sentient beings.

Another Observation and Research Project

For years I have been watching how the Sidereal and Tropical Zodiacs interact as I have experienced this phenomenon through my own chart during times of transitions. If we take the Sidereal Chart of this quake and wrap it around the Tropical chart, there are 3 close conjunctions joining of the 2 systems, which take on the shape of the Yod … I see it as two time lines meeting, touching and then continuing on their journey. When these time lines meet there is something that occurs, perhaps the bending of time and most definitely a significant event. This is really what the end times and 2012 are all about, the Mayan Time Line (the no- time- space continuum, also known as the 13-20 33 vibration) and our linear time line. Here, in the diagram of the sidereal and tropical zodiacs we can see how these time lines can interact.

I have been researching this phenomena for several years and when also applied with natal charts you can see where there may be new directions created in life, the joining or conjunctions of these 2 zodiac time systems seems to give an opportunity for healing, experiences of altered states of consciousness, and could possibly be related, string theory and the reality of parallel universes.

Biwheel

© March 1, 2010 Dawn Muncaster

CAAE (The Canadian Association for Astrological Education) www.thecaae.com

The next examination date is May 15^th for level 1 and 2 astrology

Classes with Dawn Muncaster

 Astrology, Ongoing CAAE Level 1 classes, Module 3 will begin January 25th, 2010, as final preparation for the CAAE exam in May, 2010. Those with basic astrology background are welcome to join us. Classes are from 7-9 pm in White Rock, BC.

Ongoing CAAE Level 2 classes will continue on January 27th from  7-9 pm

Level 2 classes include preparation for the CAAE examination. We also take a closer look at the psychology of the chart, and ‘shadow work’.

Both the above astrology classes include an introduction into noticing and using Numerology in the evaluation of the chart. In addition we also learn how scripture has hidden astrological insights, and  other  hidden mysteries.

Numerology and Your Energy Field … An introduction into Pythagorean philosophy and the energy of numbers, numerology and metaphysics. Once a minimum of participants have registered, we will select a compatible date.

What does the Bible have to do  with it?  A look at what this most misunderstood book is really saying, the history of mankind, mythic creatures, the giants from the heavens, Plato’s Atlantis, astrological significance and what is hidden beneath the lines on the sacred parchment. Once a minimum of participants have registered, we will select a compatible date.

Please call Dawn at 604-538-5152, dawnmuncaster@telus.net for more information. www.dawnastrology.com

Astrology Classes   2010

“Perhaps there is a pattern set up in the universe for the one who desires to see it, and having seen it, to find one in himself.” – PLATO 

CAAE Courses -prepares students to write the Caae Examinations, which are optional. 

Caae Level 2 –  On going  classes continue on Wednesdays, 7-9 pm  – This is a study and discussion group for astrological and spiritual insights.

The Moon as your Guide for the Past, Present and Future - the moon in your chart describes your emotional imprinting and patterns in consciousness that are passed on from the ascestor’s linage and DNA. We will take a look at the moon phases, void of course moon, the nodal axis, the pre-natal eclipse point, the past lives of your lineage and cellular memory. What is happening in your solar plexus, the Manipura Chakra?

Coming in September 2010

 Spiritual Studies and connecting with the higher self.