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Unesco reconsiders Great Barrier Reef heritage status



Australia faces a dent to its reputation and a potentially devastating blow to its tourism industry should one of the country's most iconic natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef, be listed as "in danger" by the United Nations. The waters are now milkier and the coral quality poorer. Increasing attacks by crown-of-thorns starfish have left swathes of reef brown and lifeless. The reef is one of more than 1,000 sites on Unesco's World Heritage List considered to be of such outstanding value that the world has an obligation to look after them. May 29 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-32911084







Today May 29, the Moon begins its Gibbous Phase. A chart for the phase drawn for the co-ordinates of the Great Barrier Reef is shown here. The Sun is conjunct the Ascendant with the Moon forming a waxing sesquisquare aspect and both the luminaries are in hard aspect to Neptune in Pisces on the MC which is square Saturn on the descendant. If we have been irresponsible and unrealistic (Neptune), Saturn-Neptune aspects force us to deal with reality and make corrections. Saturn [1sa] is conjunct Yed Prior, delta Ophiuchi [2sa30] . Here the left hand of shaman-healer Ophiuchus grasps the serpent (a symbol of regeneration), offering hope, renewal, healing and reconciliations.


Pisces is the Ocean and Neptune is about sensitivity to pollution and other environmental issues. Neptune in Pisces is requiring a more thorough cleanup of existing waste and a more cautious approach to introducing new products into the environment.


The Moon conjoins Spica of Virgo; and Archturus and Nekkar of Boötes. Boötes, standing over the Virgin, is the Virgin’s consort and protector. Archturus embodies the essence or seed of Boötes (the adom of man), and is the provider for and protector of the Virgin (Divine Feminine) principle, and Mother Earth. The stars of Boötes impel one to create and ensure a proper and harmonious environmental resonance for the healthy evolution of all life. [1]


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