The US
is now experiencing an "epidemic" of loneliness, according to a study
released by Cigna last month. Perhaps not surprising given that their cohort is
the first to grow up with smartphones in hand, those in Generation Z are the
worst off.
Humans
are biologically wired for social connection. Until just recently, historically-speaking,
humans typically existed in small tribal groups of 30-60 people, where the
degree of unity and cohesiveness of the group directly determined its odds of
survival. Facing constant adversity from the weather, predators, other tribes,
etc -- every member of the group had a role and a duty to perform. We've delved
into this topic deeply in the past, particularly in our podcast with Peabody
Award-winning author Sebastian Junger. In his book Tribe, Junger observes how
far modern life is from the conditions our distant ancestors evolved from. We
are so dis-connected from each other now that the lack of community is
manifesting in alarming ways in today's society. June 7 https://www.sott.net/article/387639-Feeling-isolated-If-so-you-re-not-alone
The author of the article , Adam Taggart , the President
& Co-founder of Peak Prosperity resides in Sebastopol, CA. Shown here is
the chart for the current Moon phase –
the Last Quarter moon at Sebastopol. In mundane astrology, we pay special
attention to any planetary configuration that aspects the angles. Here we have
the Saturn-TNP Hades opposition
(the defining aspect for 2018.. takes place thrice between Feb and Dec. 2018) making
a hard aspect to the meridian implying that its energy would be significant for
the place. However, it is generally creative and sensitive people like Adam
Taggart who can feel the energy and give it a voice.
So let us start with the definition of Hades and Saturn and
delineate the combination:
HADES: Disgust/distaste;
debilitation or deterioration; interest in the past (inc. past lives)—thus
history and primitive origins; handling highly detailed work, chores or
drudgery; “messy” situations; depressing emotions; research; investigation into the root cause
of problems; bowels; vermin or toxins. https://marthalangwescott.com/basic-resources/
SATURN: Hardships,
loneliness or alienation.
Saturn-Hades: to hear
of depressions on account of loneliness or alienation.
On the MC [22ta] in aspect to Saturn and Hades are the stars Botein, Rana and Zaurak. About
these stars, Nick Fiorenza writes :
Botein, although
meaning the belly (of the Ram) actually marks the hind foot. Botein can
indicate those either lost and stranded, or simply left behind (the lost or
following sheep…Rana of Eridanus, conjoining Botein, marks another stopping
point along the river of life and articulates the theme of those lost or tired
through their initiations stopping either in need of aid or for regeneration in
preparation for what is yet to come. Nearby Zaurak of Eridanus, just prior to
the Taurian cusp, in late sidereal Aries, is a point of pause along the
initiatory river of life where we must hold and trust our own inner light
because the path immediately ahead is not entirely visible.
So once again, these stars reinforce the central theme of
the article - people feeling lost and depressed.
Finally, let us note that the TNP Hades is conjunct the star
Tejat of the Twins. As the image above shows this constellation is about the
interconnection of human beings. The TNP Hades here is referring to
loneliness and alienation due a decline in the sense of community or
inter-relatedness.
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