Dionysus – God of Wine
Archeologists
in Rome have stumbled on a large marble head of Dionysus, also known as
Bacchus, the ancient Roman god of wine, dance and fertility. The discovery was
made during excavations in the heart of the city, near the remains of the
ancient Roman Forum. The head would have belonged to a large statue of the god
dating back to the imperial era. May 27 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/27/2000-year-old-marble-head-god-dionysus-discovered-rome/
In a previous post entitled Marijuana Legalization [1], I
wrote:
Quietly and almost
surreptitiously, the April New Moon theme Subjugation or Freedom: Breaking Free
is beginning to be completely visible at
the Full Moon of April 19. How is that? At Washington DC, the Full Moon Grand
Cross aligns with the meridian.
The
Pluto-Saturn-Ketu square to Eris is specifically characteristic of
endings—discarding antiquated
bureaucratic beliefs, systems and structures. As is characteristic of
Eris, discordant disruptions and exposures of immature motives that perpetuate
inappropriate relations and limiting world views ultimately serves to open our
eyes to a vaster reality of possibilities previously obscured.
But more relevant
to our discussion is the asteroid Dionysus caught in the mix of the powerful
planets. Dionysus’ association with intoxicants is well documented.
Dionysus was the
ancient Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, fertility, ritual
madness, theater, and religious ecstasy. His Roman name was Bacchus. He may
have been worshiped as early as 1500-11000 BCE by Mycenean Greeks. As wine was
a major part of ancient Greek culture, Dionysus was an important and popular
figure in mythology. https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/dionysus/
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. Our present day depression, sickness and alienation
is to a large extent related to our worship of reason (Apollo). Whether in pain
or pleasure, suffering or joy, the intoxicating revelry that Dionysus has for
life itself overcomes the Apollonian sickness and perpetuates the growth and
flourishing of the life force.
This then, among
other things is the message of the Full Moon.
So how does this extract from a previous post connect up
with the news story about the discovery of a Dionysus statue in Rome? Well the
Full Moon of April 19 took place just a day before the Aries ingress of the Sun
so that major planetary positions are
much the same. Cardinal ingresses of the Sun are important mundane
events and the charts can be progressed to identify important days when the
promise contained in the major configurations translate into events.
Here is the chart for the Aries Ingress at Rome
progressed to May 27, the date of the news. The near perfect alignment of
Pluto-Saturn-Node-Eris T-square with the
horizon axis implies that it essence would be triggered on that date. With the asteroid Dionysus [21cn] conjunct the
North Node [23cn] is it at all surprising that a bust of Dionysus is discovered. What is the message? It is simply a repeat of the message in the earlier
post quoted above….give Bacchus or Dionysus his due!
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