When I am dead, seek not my tomb in the earth, but find it
in the hearts of men
- Rumi
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, Mawlānā or Molānā
(Persian: مولانا,
meaning Our Master), Mawlawī or Molavi (Persian: مولوی, meaning My Master), and
more popularly in the English-speaking world simply as Rumi (30 September 1207
– 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and
Sufi mystic. Iranians, Turks, Afghans, Tajiks, and other Central Asian Muslims
as well as the Muslims of South Asia have greatly appreciated his spiritual
legacy in the past seven centuries. Rumi's importance is considered to
transcend national and ethnic borders. His poems have been widely translated
into many of the world's languages and transposed into various formats. He has
been described as the "most popular poet in America "[
and the "best selling poet in the US
It was his meeting with the dervish Shams-e Tabrizi
on 15 November 1244 that completely changed his life. From an accomplished
teacher and jurist, Rumi was transformed into an ascetic.
Rumi believed passionately in the use of music,
poetry and dance as a path for reaching God. For Rumi, music helped devotees to
focus their whole being on the divine and to do this so intensely that the soul
was both destroyed and resurrected. It was from these ideas that the practice
of whirling Dervishes developed into a ritual form. His teachings became the
base for the order of the Mevlevi which his son Sultan Walad organized. Rumi
encouraged Sama, listening to music and turning or doing the sacred dance. [1]
Shown here
is the horoscope for Rumi drawn for noon 30 September 1207 at his birthplace Vaksh , Tajikistan
In India
The other
planetary aspects in the chart are outlined below [4].
Sun
conjunct Poseidon
Fulfillment
through religion, metaphysics or living according to one’s principles;
important revelations or inspiration through integration of new ideas; aware of
tranquillity through the relationship between body and spirit; to see that
receptivity to spirit can cause some transparency or fragility of the body; to
understand the power of the astral plane and to find fulfilment through study
or the spiritual.
Mercury
conjunct Poseidon
Inspired
words or writing; spiritual writing or thinking; receptivity to spiritual ideas
(Sun
conjunct Poseidon) semisquare Uranus
Sudden
flashes of genius – of intuition or “channelled” insight; clairvoyance; to hear
of the bolt out of the blue that deals with new ideas or spiritual awareness;
ideology or beliefs inherent in motivating change or social movements or that
is the organizing / unity principle in a group or between friends.
Using the
astrological principle of “translation of light” we can say that for all
practical purposes Sun-Poseidon-Mercury conjunction is opposite Neptune-Hades
which is square Saturn. So although it may not look like it, we are dealing with a loose T-square with
Saturn at the apex of the T.
The chart
for November 15, 1244, the date of Rumi’s meeting with Shams Tabriz is shown
here. The Neptune-Apollon conjunction (also conjunct his radix Saturn) is trine
Pluto-Poseidon and quincunx Zeus. Notice how the transit Sun triggered the
combination.
Neptune-Poseidon: to be susceptible to spiritual
influences – there is heightened receptivity to the unconscious and the
emotions of others
Pluto-Poseidon: to see mental metamorphosis; to
recognize the power of ideology, religion, persuasion or beliefs – and to see
attempts to influence people through these things; to see ideas create radical
changes; to understand ego surrender in a spiritual context
Apollon-Poseidon: opportunity to teach or share new
ideas
Zeus-Poseidon: to see ideas, convictions,
religion or morals as the basis for enthusiasm or creativity; creative
inspiration
Since all
the transit activity was focused on Saturn, it may be interesting to look at
Mirzam, the star conjunct Saturn.
This star Mirzam or beta (β) Canis Major, was often
combined by the Arabs with the star beta (β) Canis Minor (Gomeisa), and these
two beta stars together were titled "The Announcers" [2]. Mirzam
provides a message to redirect our focus and daily efforts to prepare and
become ready for a greater change to come, for a greater action, involvement,
or event, an arrival of global proportion [3].
[1]
Wikipedia
[4] Orders
of Light; Martha-Lang Wescott
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