Dionysus – the god of intoxication
The
Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) said today it deeply regrets the
Singapore government’s decision to ignore pleas for clemency and execute a
Malaysian citizen for drug trafficking.
The
commission in a statement issued just hours after the execution said it was
disappointed that an advanced country with huge technological strides like
Singapore continues to use the death penalty, which it described as draconian
practices. Suhakam said the execution contravened the fundamental right to life
and progressive civilisational norms. It also reminded the island republic that
the execution was done amid a growing universal consciousness to abolish the
death penalty.
In my earlier post[1] I mentioned that Singapore was in
cross-hairs of the powerful Full Moon of Oct.25. In this post we shall see how
the same planetary combination can produce diametrically opposite responses at places affected by them. Let us begin with the Full Moon chart at
Singapore. Notice that the Moon and Uranus conjoin the MC and the accompanying Grand Cross straddles
the meridian. On the MC are stars of
King Cepheus, of chained Princess Andromeda, of Draco the merciless dragon and
Al Rischa, the knot joining the two Fishes. King Cepheus when influenced by the stars of
Draco can be a harsh and merciless ruler who can condemn a prisoner (chained
Andromeda) to death. However, with Uranus moving over these stars,
there is always an opportunity to break
from the conformity of the past. When positive Uranus respects individuality
and instills a future-orientation and
humanitarian focus, uninhibited by convention and establishment (Saturn). When
negative Uranus can manifest as fear of change.
The specific star of Draco on the MC is sigma Draconis, in
the neck of the Dragon. Among events linked to this area, Diana Rosenberg lists
“hangings and beheadings”. But the
surprises don’t end there. Conjunct the
North Node is the asteroid Dionysus which like Bacchus is associated with
drugs! So we have a merciless ruler who hangs a small time drug peddler with no
respect for the free will of individuals who might want to use drugs.
Now let us go to Ottawa, Canada, placed almost exactly diametrically
opposite to Singapore in longitude on
the globe. Notice that once again here too the Full Moon-Uranus-Node Grand
Cross straddles the meridian but this time Uranus and Moon are on the IC. Marijuana
became legal across Canada from Oct.17 just a week before the Full Moon. It is
a historic moment, the culmination of decades of efforts to strip the
criminality out of a drug that had long been subject to a significant stigma.
On a personal what can we conclude? In Greek mythology, Apollo and Dionysus are
both sons of Zeus. Apollo is the god of the sun, of rational thinking and
order, and appeals to logic, prudence and purity. Dionysus is the god of wine
and dance, of irrationality and chaos, and appeals to emotions and instincts. One
of the questions that the Full Moon is
posing to us on an individual level is : Will we allow ourselves the freedom to
be “intoxicated” so that we may break
away from a devitalised life of overemphasized reason and order.
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