To
the magus, there exists no accidental happening…everything is established
solidly by that law which the wise man discerns in happenings that appear
accidental to the profane. The curve observed in the flight of birds, the
barking of a dog, the shape of a cloud, are occult manifestations of that
omnipresent, coordinator, the source of unity and harmony - Karl Seligmann
Vicious
dogs are often the biggest worry for postmen and women. But in one South
Norfolk village it is a collared dove which poses the biggest threat. Known as
“Ringo” or “Harry” to some, the bird has started harassing the local postman on
St Michael’s Road in Long Stratton. And neighbours have since had to install
mail boxes outside their homes to stop him from being “attacked” while
delivering letters. “It is only in the past few weeks that he [Ringo] has made
a nuisance of himself”, one 73-year-old woman said. Oct.16
To
the contemporary mind, the notion that there might be messages or signs within
random events seems strange, even absurd. Yet for millennia, such perceptions
were common place in societies around the world. The ancients believed that the
world reflects a greater regulating intelligence, or Divine Mind, that both
permeates and transcends material reality.
According to this outlook, all things are
embedded within a larger symbolic field, in which each part exerts its own
unique influence upon that greater continuum of meaning, less in quantitative
than qualitative terms. Such qualities are not susceptible to measurement since they can be apprehended only through a
metaphoric mode of consciousness.
A
chart for the New Moon of October 19 can help explain the strange behavior of a
normally docile bird. Notice that the New Moon chart at Long Stratton has a
Mars-Saturn square straddling the horizon axis. Mars-Saturn represents
concentrated energy that can express itself as aggression or violence. But wait
that’s not all. On the Ascendant [22ge21] is the star Phact [22ge25]. Alpha (α)
Columba, Phact, is a star in the body of the Dove!
In
the last few days, the big news in astronomy has been the detection of a
“kilonova” in the galaxy NGC 4993 [1]. The celestial co-ordinates of NGC 4993
are Right ascension 13h 09m 47.2s; Declination −23° 23′ 4″. The ecliptic
longitude is therefore 205° 06′ 35″ (25li06) activated by the New Moon.
The
Sabian symbol [1] for this degree is:
Phase 206: A EAGLE AND A
WHITE DOVE CHANGE QUICKLY INTO EACH OTHER
An Eagle is known for its
aggressiveness while a dove represents a peaceful and loving nature. Implied
here is a kind of Yang-Yin interplay. When the circle encompassing both
principles rotates fast, they appear to change into each other. In the Libra
phase of the cycle, the seeker for fulfillment of a life of Relationship must
operate beyond duality using the polarized energies to work for a single
purpose.
It is only when we place the two events together that the strange
behavior of the bird begins to acquire a deeper meaning. The event reveals a hidden level of information that can be easily overlooked in our contemporary preoccupation with literal meanings and surface interpretations.
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