UNESCO conference on WW I underwater heritage

Argo Navis – the Celestial Ship

Tens of thousands of sailors and merchant navy personnel lost their lives in World War One but now the huge number of ships sunk in the conflict are to be offered increased protection under a UN agreement.

A scientific conference on underwater cultural heritage of the First World War will take place in Bruges (Belgium) from 26 to 28 June. The conference, organized by UNESCO with the support of the Government of Flanders, will be followed by commemorative events. http://bit.ly/1nPqTkc

To explain this news item we will start with the chart for the lunar eclipse of October 18, 2013 at Bruges, Belgium. Notice that the eclipse is placed very significantly on the meridian axis square Jupiter [20cn] which is conjunct Castor, alpha Geminorum of the Twins. (Please note that this eclipse is triggered by the current transit of Jupiter [25cn] and the Node [25li] )

Diana Rosenberg [1] reminds us that the Twins were linked to disasters at sea and gives the following examples:

There was a July 1281 New Moon here at Kublai Khan’s second attempt  to invade Japan: a vast Armada of 4400 ships and 142,000 Mongol, Chinese and Korean troops set out in July; in Aug a typhoon struck destroying about 4000 ships and more than 100,000 troops; this was the Node at a July 1591 SolEcl, the year four hurricanes in one month sank more than 100 ships in the Western Hemisphere;  the Node in 1889 when a typhoon wrecked the ships of Germany and the US that were about to go to war and many others.

The Ascendant [14le] is conjunct stars of Ursa Major, the protective mother bear so that this area is linked to issues relating to the destruction or protection of the environment. On the IC is the Sun [25li] conjunct the star Arcturus of Bootes – Herdsman and protector of his flock. In several previous posts we have seen how it works as a protector of the environment.

Progressing the eclipse chart to June 28, brings the Ascendant [6cn] to a conjunction with nu Geminoun [7cn] of the Twins. (Notice that the current New Moon of June 27 is here). The Twins were Argonauts, voyagers on the legendary celestial ship Argo so that there is something to do here with the sea and ships. Diana Rosenberg  connects “shipwrecks…battles (including sea battles)” to this area [2]. If to this mix we add the TNPs Kronos [8cn] and Hades [3cn] which are also on the progressed Ascendant we begin to get a clearer picture of what is involved. A keyword for Kronos is “famous” and that for Hades is “historical”  so we have a reference to famous historical sea battles!

The progressed MC [2vi48] conjoins Mars [2vi30] and both are conjunct theta Pyxidis [3vi16] , of the celestial ship Argo Navis while Neptune [2pi45] on the IC is conjunct stars of the Chinese asterism Wei that was connected to tombs and graves [3].

[1] Secrets of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1, p.422-30)

[2] Secrets of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1, p. 367-68)

[3] Secrets of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1, p. 756-57)