Andromeda
and Sea-Monster Cetus
Female
clerics on Thursday issued an unprecedented fatwa against child marriage in
Indonesia in a bid to stop young girls becoming brides in the world's most
populous Muslim country. The fatwa - which is influential among Muslims but not
legally binding - came at the end of an extraordinary three-day conference of
female Islamic clerics: a rare example of women assuming a lead role in
religious affairs in this mostly-Muslim country. Indonesia has one of the worst
records for under-age marriage - its high number of child brides puts it among
the top 10 countries worldwide - and it is common for girls to marry before
they turn 18. Thursday's fatwa, or religious edict, called underage marriage
"harmful" and said its prevention was mandatory. April 27 http://news.trust.org/item/20170427164406-x3knl/
This news is best understood if we start with the chart of
the February 27 solar eclipse drawn for Cirebon, Indonesia where the first major
gathering of female Muslim clerics took place on Thursday, April 27.
Eclipses tend to bring about endings and new beginnings. How
dramatic these changes can be and in what areas are affected is a function of
star alignments and house position of the eclipse. They bring emphasis to issues related to the chart
area and planets involved. Here the eclipse is placed in the 5th
house associated with children. It is conjunct the star Skat. Skat which marks the shinbone of the waterbearer is of
philanthropic organizations focused on projects for the nourishment of an
evolved human society. It inspires
action in support of a healthy and prosperous future, and brings hope for
wishes fulfilled.
This South Node Aquarius Lunar Eclipse impels us to
relinquish antiquated patterns of behavior, as a populous and as groups in that
populous, about how to better the world, to think outside the box and to allow
alternative paths to be realized. It brings emphasis to healing and nurturing
the human condition in new, but practical and grounded ways, and it impels us
to reset our focus upon these issues [1].
Since the eclipse aspects the Jupiter-Uranus opposition we
need to factor in its influence. This combination is associated with
advancements and breakthroughs from limiting situations. Here Uranus is conjunct stars of Cetus the sea-monster, the chained Princess
Andromeda and her father King Cepheus. The sea-monster symbolizes the primitive
chaos from which human civilization emerged. King Cepheus represents the
cultural head of a primitive society whose archaic rules hold his daughter
Princess Andromeda (the next generation) in bondage. Opposite Uranus is Jupiter in tropical Libra – the sign
associated with relationships and marriage so that here we are dealing with
primitive rules of marriage that have kept young girls in a kind of bondage. This South Node solar eclipse is therefore
asking us to relinquish antiquated
patterns that limit the freedom of our children.
To test whether the eclipse is active on April 27, all we
need to do is progress the eclipse chart to this date. When we do this we find
that the Jupiter-Uranus opposition aligns with the meridian thereby triggering
the eclipse to which it is anchored.
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