Apollo and the Raven
Right on time, the era-defining square between Uranus and Pluto again discharges its tension into the collective consciousness. The story: A series of intelligence leaks revealed the
And who are the real 'criminals' in
this case? It sure appears as if the NSA (National Security Agency) has
flagrantly violated the terms of the US
The archetypal clash:
courageous/warrior-like actions of individuals on behalf of the people's
liberties (Uranus in Aries) vs. an intensification/consolidation of power by
institutional structures facing threats to their authority (Pluto in
Capricorn). Did Uranus-figure Snowden behave so recklessly and/or
self-importantly, with such little regard for the collective welfare, as to
threaten national security? Did the Plutonian NSA take its authority to an
extreme, demonstrating that too much power indeed corrupts, and needed
Snowden's patriotic move to rein it in? This debate will continue, to be sure.[1]
With Edward
Snowden’s birth certificate [2] available it is possible to confirm that that
the Uranus-Pluto square described above actually affected Snowden’s decision. His current lunar return chart has the
Uranus-Pluto square aspecting the angles quite
sharply. For readers who use TNPs Kronos-Hades on the MC is disgust (Hades)
with authority (Kronos).
The
Ascendant specially in a return chart describes the environment in which one
finds oneself. Here we find the star
Gienah of Corvus the Crow on the
Ascendant.
The legend
of Corvus is as follows:
Apollo gave a feast to Jupiter and
requiring water sent the raven with a cup (Crater) to fetch some. On his way
the raven noticed a fig tree, and, resting there until the figs became ripe,
feasted himself upon them until, remembering his errand and fearing the anger
of Apollo, he picked up a snake (Hydra) and on his return gave as an excuse
that it had prevented him from filling the cup. Apollo ordained in punishment
that the raven should never drink so long as figs were not ripe, and placed the
raven (Corvus), cup (Crater) and snake (Hydra) in the heavens as a memorial.
[Robson*, p.40.]
The Greeks
most often associated Apollo's name with the Greek verb ἀπόλλυμι (apollymi),
"to destroy". Plato in Cratylus connects the name with ἀπόλυσις
(apolysis), "redeem", with ἀπόλουσις (apolousis), "purification".
In some other accounts, Apollo, the son
of Zeus and Leto, was the god of pure light, the enemy of darkness, ignorance, badness [3].
Extending
this idea, the sun god Apollo stands for an energy that destroys darkness or
lies as we see being played out in Snowden’s revelations!
Carrying
the analysis further, Snowden’s current solar return progressed to June 9, the
day of the leak, has the progressed
solar quotidian Ascendant [0ge10] conjunct Jupiter [2ge] square Neptune [3pi]. The Ascendant and Jupiter are conjunct the
stars of the Chinese constellation, T’ien-Tsan,
the Celestial Slanderer. About this
constellation Diana Rosenberg writes “during
this time there would be much slander, gossip and accusations of treachery”.
[4]
[3] http://www.sikyon.com/delphi/apollo_eg.html
[4] Secrets
of the Ancient Skies, Diana K. Rosenberg [v.1; p.699-700]
P.S.
Snowden has
his Sun trine a Saturn-Pluto
conjunction. Writing about the meaning of Saturn-Pluto cycles and especially
about this one Nick Fiorenza says:
A Saturn-Pluto synodic cycle, in
general, will be about societal structures of consciousness and how we learn
about responsible use of power. It will be about our administrative systems
governing the use of power. These cycles can also initiate a dismantling or
destructive process of long-standing established administrative constructs and
systems of belief so that we can evolve our societal structures. In the
process, this can articulate as power struggles, wars and the like; but Saturn
and Pluto will ultimately demand we take responsibility for the discord and
destruction we have created.
This Saturn-Pluto cycle demands we
address the issue of imbalance and disharmony between the masculine and
feminine principles and between our selves and our environment--humankind's
relation with Earth. It is about the use of power and the systems of power in
regard to how they may or may not serve to create a nurturing environment that
supports a new birth in consciousness and the continuing evolution of
consciousness.
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