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From 10.23 to 11.21, the Sun transits on Scorpio every year. Anciently, the sign was ruled by Mars but since the last century is ruled by Pluto, the outermost planet of the solar system, the farthest and coldest one. Scorpio is assigned to five Egyptian Tarot cards (Kier Ed.), a deck also including it in the Alchemy of solar fire. Accordingly, Ares and Artemis are the Greek deities related to a sign of great visceral and deadly passions.
The current solar month is a time to be prepared for the future. Let's foresee easily extreme states, so people may take care of it all: body, mind, emotions, private and outer areas... A force, a tendency, a process, are at full progress and conquering a zone: I Ching tells of attending to a victory or taking part in it, depending on our position.
In classic and esoteric Astrologies, Scorpio counts on several rulers: Pluto, Mars, Mercury and Neptune, which are key masses in the development of fixated signs (Taurus, Leo, the very Scorpio & Aquarius). And, according to Karmic Astrology, Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio & Pisces) use to be the best ones to make a connection: they bring and express spirits on Earth.
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Scorpio is assigned to two major cards: Retribution (10) and Twilight (18). And Pluto the ruler is included in two major cards and two minor ones: Retribution (10), Inspiration (19), Uncertainty (28) and Constriction (55).
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Scorpio's and Pluto's cardsPluto's cards belong to the Sun's cards, so they also refer to the states and effects of light on Earth. They especially point to extreme processes before beginnings, or those announcing definitive endings.Renewing and freeing sound good. And the Egyptian Tarot cards tell of what underlies: retiring. In daily experiences, the process of retiring is usually hard. In an evolutional esoteric sense, it's a coordinated move, the harmonious dance of life and death. Scorpio's cards take place in that dimension, and are not the best ones to notice what losses take in daily terms.
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Those mundane costs oftenly remain out of perception, and the Sun's cards provide the necessary sensibility about it... In extreme situations, retiring includes objects, bodies and even freedom. All of it becomes Pluto's property, in its own dimension.
There, it has it all. From there, it frees space here so the solar mate starts generating one more time. Pluto activates the Sun's potency by taking wealth away. Life, wealthness, death and potency are relative to a process exceeding the current moments, the situation or question in the cards reading.
It's a matter of perspective (processes) and perception (light - darkness). The cards strictly related to the Sun are key cards but, if they're not displayed in the spread, we should consider them anyway for assigning the right value to those next to Pluto's cards. The evolution or involution of those cards, and of the solar dispositions, depend on it.
Scorpio activates the generative potency of the Sun during very special psychic moments and during raw physical moments. This is indicated by the only card out of the Sun's series since, for doing that, it straightly goes to its partner, the echoing Earth that is receiving the electric Uranus. Vital energy enters the place, where it was some time ago although removed later. What's next belongs to the meeting of the Sun and Moon, when breath comes back to life and blood is: the affairs recover a pulse, there will be growth and new developments.
Northern Hemisphere
KWAN Viewing
20. Emptiness is not generative (destructive cycle).
A month to seat and wait, while looking at the way the flow slows down, not trying to retain and, instead, deepening into meditation, and stopping judgements and reasoning, for a while. A time of a seemingly passivity while the world is contemplated and watched from a panoramic view. There might be difficult situations, not being possible to make resolutive decisions about them. And this weak active potency may catch other people's attention... How to practically handle things with no structure or solid resources? A time to observe and watch, both inside and outside.
Southern Hemisphere
TA CHUANG Power of the Great
34. Actions lose effectiveness and provide energy (destructive cycle).
Expectations will be higher as the month passes by. But there might be a brief delay in plans, a little move backwards for taking a renewed impulse later. These weeks will be just the times preceding a great determination about the own purposes. A gate is about to be opened while we prepare for the last phases of the chosen course and arrange things for resolutive actions. Plain and clear statements are coming: it is time for it. If differences with the surrounding environment, they won't mean a big thing: it' a good time to be clear about the own preferences and position, cease continuation if necessary, and make a stand about the own affairs, with or without obstinacy.
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius are all fixated signs, always active during developmental phases. They follow courses and pathways, and take empty spaces for generation and production. When the Sun is in Scorpio, the four fixated signs are developed in a very particular way.
To TAURUS, the month of Scorpio provides a great source of inspiration. It won't find too stability but variances, with new perspectives or relations that may alter plans and activities. It's also a special time to take a second look at what is not working or shows failures or doesn't fit in, especially if related to working methods, comunication and daily life combinations.To LEO, the season takes it closer to find out the unexpected, and conquer. It's a great month for vocational changes, finding new investment areas and finishing exhausted relationships. Trust your first impulses and your inner, singular, undenniable truth. You may find new zones seeming virgin areas to you, available for a lot of things, exploring and planning.To SCORPIO, the own month is definitory for the upcoming future. It's basic to count on a clear vision. If so, the sign will get whatever has decided to. If not, undefinition will be fatal: Scorpio should dismiss half-way positions, back and forth moves, boicots or lack of inner confidence. Processing will be very important for both themselves and the others around.To AQUARIUS, the month of Scorpio turns it more active than the usual. It's a period to take care of the own interests, even if it seems they're not being threatened... Clouds may blur attractiveness, deep perceptions may finally turn off desire, which anyway may lead Aquarius to stick even more to its own choices. The future begins on this month, and will be quite related to what happens during these weeks.index
Among the Olympian deities, Scorpio is related to Ares and Artemis: blood, fighting to death and final victory. About Ares, read the previous newsletter delivery, since Geek deities rule two signs of the Zodiac: Ares rules both Libra and Scorpio.
Artemis, goddess of huntingDaughter of Zeus (ruler of the Olympus) and Letho (daughter of Titans), she was born while her mother was running away from a jealous Hera, who was Zeus' sister and wife. But her mother was not in pain during childbirth, and the baby also helped her to bring her twin brother Apollo into the world, nine days later. That's why The Moyras immediately named her as protectress of child girls until marriage. She also protected mammals creatures and was oftenly invoked to protect babies during childbirth.When she was three years-old, her father asked her what she wanted, and she mentioned a lot of big presents. But Zeus gave her more than she asked for. She had asked for an arch and arrow, a hunting robe covering her knees, and 20 river nymphs to take care of her hunting dogs. Artemis is known as the goddess of wild animals, mostly involved in chasing and hunting, such as Hera had chased her pregnant mother. Even the Cyclops, at her request, stopped the works dedicated to Poseidon to build her a silver arch and a quiver full of arrows. And the god Pan, of shepherds and herds, gave her a pack of 7 strong hunting dogs, as a present.
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The goddess also asked her father for eternal virginity and the task of bringing light, along with 60 ocean nymphs to perform as her personal choir, all of them of 9 years-old. 9 days had passed since her birthday until she helped her mother to bring Apollo into the world. Being the nymphs a goddess' reflection, Artemis also demanded them to remain in her own virginal condition, so when one of them, Callisto, met Zeus and got pregnant, she turned her into a bear and chased her on a hunt. Another version tells Zeus was the one who turned her into a bear and Hera, jelous again, made Artemis to chase her by mistake. Since then, Callisto left this world and went to the lights in Heaven, transformed into the Ursa Major constellation. But her son saw the light of the world, and was known as Bootes, the ancestor of Arcadia's population. About it, Artemis is usually called as "the bringer of light", depicted as holding a torch.She also desired an only city, since most of the time she would be hunting on mountains, and would only descend to cities in case she was invoked during childbirths. But Zeus gave her 30 cities, and name her watcher of roads and harbors, those places where the path ends and people goes away to another world.In one occasion, near Caphyae city, some kids were playing in a forest consacrated to the goddess, and tied a rope around her statue while kidding about strangling her. Some people of the city saw them and threw them stones to death. After the event, all women in the city had premature childbirths and all babies were born death. The situation didn't change until the kids were honourably buried and an annual sacrifice became a tradition, as Apollo stated (Artemis' brother). The goddess, protectress of children, is also known as "the strangled goddess".In other occasions, when sacrifices demanded by her cult were omitted or she was offended, Artemis unleashed storms, mortal plagues, and even sent a giant pig to destroy harvests and murder peasants. She also left coiled serpents inside of the bridal bed of a recent married couple because they didn't made the proper sacrifices, and transformed a nymph who had despised her cult into a mare. Artemis had asked her father Zeus for all the mountains in the world for hunting: as symbols of temples and chasing, her desire shows the goddess' later demands, and the dangers of not obeying her orders.She never got married and didn't had childs of her own, either. Her ocean choir grew up to 9 years-old only. In the same way, the goddess protected those in her same condition, those equals, although no longer after they left that condition. However, the protectress of little children had an opposite one as a partner, the giant Orion, both used to hunt together in Delos. But Orion threatened to kill all the beasts in the world, and then he was stinged by a scorpion and died. The precocious goddess turned him into the constellation of the giant hunter, opposed in the sky to Scorpio constellation.
Source: The Greek myths, by Robert Graves (Penguin Books Inc., US, 1955), and www.theoi.com.
People born between 10.23 and 11.21.24 will count on a deep sharp perception on themselves and especially on other people: about diverse interests, differences making them apart, lacks and unequal focuses. Many times, these situations will give them a reason to take action and fight for more tolerance, equity and common wellfare. Some exceptions: groups born between October 25 and 28, and between November 10 and 13, should callibrate impulses and battles, whereas those born since day 16 should find more reasons for keeping their purposes...
Northern HemisphereMoon's rising sign: Libra. Ruler: Venus.Likings and preferences, lovers and other affinities, have had an important role in the past. Now, they're still setting the path although in a bit more conflictive way. There are duties to take ahead because they've remained half-way done, and probably will involve situations where growing has become a difficult task.Pisces will be very important to find references and common passions. Idealism put into practice and dreams coming true will be karmic priorities. Many times, they'll see the results of present efforts, and will be quite close to their most aimed goals.After Saturn's first return, around 29-30 years-old approximately, most of their relationships will acquire more presence in their lives, and they'll slowly forge a new path, towards another future. The upcoming years will be much less dense, more free and detached, especially in material and emotional terms.
Southern HemisphereMoon's rising sign: Aries. Ruler: Mars.Like their partners in the Northern Hemisphere, relationships will have a special karmic tone, since they've set most of the current path. But Southern people should take responsibilities and prepare to be committed to grow up, since it's a process that cannot be stopped or delayed now.There are collective and personal reasons for it. Meanwhile, they might go through separations and conflicts involving close people, which will make it easier to take some distance and focus on matters of common interest.They'll develop the art of differentiating and, at the same time, being part of a project, a cause, a more generic goal. After acquiring a better self-definition, which will also benefit the karmic generation they belong to since birth, some relations from the past will enter their lives again (29-30 years-old). But they won't repeat themselves: only those adapted to current times will have a chance.index
Lunar months last approximately 29 days, and are a very useful reference to consider short-term purposes. The beginning of the month is for setting tendencies, and the effects can be fully observed 15 days later. The rest of the month is for decreasing the initial tendency and freeing space for the new cycle to come.NEW MOON. The lunar month begins on November 01 with Moon and Sun at 9º Scorpio. Great for clean, clear and straight endings, leaving nothing undone. All astral vibes will be focused on getting rid of any intruder, in the mind and heart. Undesired densities won't remain either, the mind will be easily freed, and feelings won't be overacted.FULL MOON. Moon will shine on November 15 at 24º Taurus, with Sun at 24º Scorpio. An incredible chance to check those intentions set at the beginning of the month. If remanents, they'll be exposed under Full Moon's light. It'll be also a good moment to look for rests, and find a cure.
Northern HemisphereBeaver MoonA month to review closest relations and, maybe, make up the own mind about splitting-apart or moving on. Some of them may go backwards or be finished. Considering this, it's a month to think on karma, come back and clear the road for the future. Desires will be increased but the Moon is for changing the future and finding more independence, courage and inner confidence. For deep discerning, more driven by spirit than reason. There will be also extremely cold relations, even if people be passionated about their matters. It's not the best month to share and join other people but to set definitions and say goodbye to what is not of interest anymore.
Southern HemisphereFlower MoonA brief although quite special period to be free from ties that could now remain in the past. For alleviating density as well as reassuring desires and interests. They may stay even without the current environment, relations or previous partnerships. For conquering independence, making a stand with no middle terms, and acquiring self-confidence while walking on the own path. Projects and resources might be better considered in another time, later, but this month is the right one to take the final step towards another environment, leave groups behind or change daily ways.
Yazilikaya: the temple of lunar nodes
A set of Hittite reliefs from the XI th c. B.C., in Turkey nowadays, were part of an astral and agricultural calendar based on the cycles of the Sun, Moon and lunar nodes of karma (18-19 years). Of ancient Babylon tradition, two reliefs of Nergal of GIR.TAB., the god of desert later associated to Mars and Scorpio, indicated the end of cycles. And, like Pluto-Sun relation in Tarot cards, Nergal was quite related to the god Shamash of UR.GULA. (Leo).
Fortune paintings
Seven Renaissance paintings display the art of Chiromancy as something beyond what is seen. Paintings are for discovering since they show and hide, seduce and mislead, always around fortune as the main subject. Mystery surrounds fortune-telling, a practice becoming attractive as it reveals the unknown, brings what is occult to the surface by using precognition, and transmits messages that may come from other worlds.
Perceive, believe, know...
A brief note on medium.com is a comment on one of Charles Fort's phrases in The book of the damned. The name of the book refers to guilt and penalty. Who are the damned? The author was a Leonine researcher of anomalous and weird phenomena, for which there are no rational explanations. The book firstly mentions what is usually excluded from scientific reasoning, and why is excluded. Mysteries, the undesciphered, the uncommon and big unknowns challenge reality and beliefs.
Native-American Zodiac
The month of Scorpio in the Northern Hemisphere is related to the Snake, a sign that changes skin as it grows. It's usually inclined to teaching, sensitive practices and healing. Among friends and relatives, it shares humor and creative characteristics although it takes sentimental relationships very seriously.
The month of Scorpio in the Southern Hemisphere is related to the Beaver. The sign has a natural talent for business, with remarkable efficiency in performance. It also provides an impressive mental acuity and great insistence about the way to make a progress or take things ahead. Inside of its own space, Beaver is loyal, kind, giving and supportive.
Source: Native American Zodiac Astrology.
Trees of Celtic tradition
Tree spirits are assigned according to lunar months, which begin at different dates than solar months do. When the Sun is in Scorpio, Ivy and Reed spirits flourish. Ivy spirit raises until 10.27 although has been present since before, when the Sun was in Libra. About this spirit, come back to the previous newsletter delivery dedicated to the sign.
People born between 10.28 and 11.24, are assigned to Ngetal spirit (also called Reed in Gallic). The plant is associated to NG character, which in Chiromancy corresponds to the second phalanx of the middle finger, and the latter is astrologically associated to Virgo and its ruler, Mercury.
It's the only plant in the Celtic tradition not growing from wood, and flourishes when the Nordic year ends. It means wound and healing, and is used in talismans for protection. The other chiromantic and astrological associations indicate a careful disposition to work, dedication and a scientific type of reasoning rather than imaginative, since Mercury is related to Medicine.
Growth and reproduction
It's also considered as an invasive bush that extends over walls and trunks, creating a kind of an entangled termic isolation around the surface it is clinged to. It grows fast while getting into and adhering easily to cracks on the surface. And a dense foliage protects numerous insects since they find a safe habitat under leaves.
It's reproduced by several ways: by horizontal stems extended under the surface (rhizomes), by other stems extended upon the surface (stolons), and rarely by seeds. Stems are large, thick, rigid, brancheless, hollowed, and grows straight from 2 to 14 ft in dense groups.Leaves are enrolled as buds and go narrow in the stem. They're wide, rigid, plain, and outlined by ribs in the upper area. Like stems, flowers form dense clusters holding within many large branches that point up to the sky. There are masculine and feminine flowers, all of them surrounded by white silky hairs changing colors as they mature (from violet to dark brown and, finally, reddy brown).Masculine flowers form a narrow spike, with stamens that will wither later. Feminine flowers form the classic oval-shaped brown spike, dense and large, reaching up to 11.8" long and up to 1.57" wide. When mature, the head of the flower seems like a leather, and disintegrates like a cottoned spongy fluff as seeds are spread with the wind.Usages
Dried stems are utilized to build houses and rafts, and to produce a lot of objects, including papers, arrows, candles and musical instruments. They form the candlewick but, with no wax or fat, they slowly burn and repel insects. Besides, the starch in rhizomes can be utilized to produce ethanol, so it's also considered as a bioenergetic crop.The grass is a high quality forage, with high values of cellulose. But it turns harder and disgusting after maturation. For human consumption, it has to be processed before the flourishing season: rhizomes provide a similar amount of proteins to that of rice or corn, and have a cassava taste. They can be crushed to produce flour, or even peeled and cooked like potatoes or asparagus.The taste of young leaves bases is similar to cucumber, and immature flower spikes are boiled and eaten like corn.
Properties
The starch from rhizomes can be used to produce ethanol, so it is considered a bioenergy crop.Roots can be found in the stems nodes, and if crushed can be applied on wounds and inflamed areas since they count on diuretic and anticoagulant properties.Leaves count on diuretic properties, too. And pollen in flowers is anticoagulant; if toasted in coil, turns to be haemostatic (like roots). The heads of young flowers are antidiarrheal.
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