Pictor – the Painter’s Easel
Spike,
who lives in Japan's Nagano prefecture with his human a teacher named Mandy
Bryant, is a stag beetle. Found in many parts of Asia, stag beetles are listed
as a globally threatened species. Spike is "sweet and curious," Ms
Bryant told the BBC. "He is very special. For a little bug, he has a lot
of personality," she said. 11 July,
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40552623
In mundane astrology, charts for exact planetary aspects are
considered important. On July 10, the Sun formed an exact opposition to Pluto.
A chart for this event drawn for Nagano has Mercury conjunct the MC.
Mercury [7le] conjoins Praesepe, the Beehive Star Cluster
(M44) in Cancer commonly referred to as the Crab, but also the Egyptian
Scarabaeus. The Scarabaeus is more
specifically a dung beetle but a beetle nonetheless which is quite similar to a
female Stag Beetle [1][2][3]. Unlike the male, the female Stag beetle does not
have antlers.
Mercury makes a hard aspect to a Saturn-TNP Cupido
conjunction. Among keywords for Cupido, Martha Wescott includes “sense for art”.
CUPIDO: Issues in the
family history; group unity or dynamics; comments on the home, residence or
household themes; decor; artistry; sense for art; partner or family
members.
Also we have Saturn [22sa] opposite the stars beta [23ge] and gamma Pictoris [22ge]. Pictoris
is the name of this constellation 'The Painter's Easel'. The word Pictor comes
from the Indo-European root *peig-1 'To cut, mark (by incision)'. Derivatives
are paint, Pictor, picture, picturesque etc.
So what so we have if we put the pieces together? A beetle with a sense for art!
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