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Free Sample of May 2008
Celestial Timings
by Cayelin K Castell
The Cathars accepted the world as it was and consequently learned to transcend it. They taught that in order to go beyond this earthly life, you had to experience it. You couldn’t run away from the world, but if you genuinely experienced all it had to offer, both positive and negative, at that point you could throw off the shackles of addictions and attachments. In other words, all of the temptations of life, including the last vestiges of holding on to pain and loss, had to be extinguished before you could begin to transcend. When you were no longer bound to the world, then you could truly enjoy it. ~Sylvia Browne Secret Societies… And How They Affect Our Lives Today
May is the month marking the astrological cross-quarter between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice also called Beltane. The word Beltane means 'bright fire' or 'lucky fire' and in the Celtic seasonal year, Beltane celebrates the start of summer. In ancient traditions this was a time when all the fires were extinguished on the Eve of Beltane and new fires lit at Beltane sunrise. Often these fires were lit on the hills and in the Standing Stone Circles found on hilltops marking the ley lines of the Earth Grid. The Beltane Fires on the Hills are the beacons or points of light intended to alchemically activate the energy of the Earth and those who dwell here. Astrological Beltane occurs around May 5 when the Sun reaches 15 degrees Taurus, marking the original Sabbat or High Holy Day. Many ancient Celtic traditions began their celebration of Beltane on the Full Moon or New Moon nearest astrological Beltane, and often the celebrations lasted until the next Full or New Moon over a two-week period.
This year we have an exact New Moon occurring on May 5 at the same time as Solar Beltane increasing the power and potency of this seasonal time. Additionally and quite remarkably the second Scorpio Full Moon since April is occurring in the midst of the “Days Of No Shadows”. It is rare to have a Beltane season with Lunar occurrences so precisely aligned with these two significant annual Solar alignments. It will be 19 years before we have this particular alignment happen again!
Additionally Venus slips into the underworld as the month begins emphasizing a further underworld planetary initiation as we dance between two Scorpio Full Moons. This also marks the half way point of the two Venus transits occurring eight years from each other. The first was in June 2008 and the second is in June 2012.
This poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, called “Maud” describes Venus as she approaches the Sun from her morning star place.
For a breeze of morning moves,
And the planet of Love is on high,
Beginning to faint in the light that she loves
On a Bed of daffodil sky,
To faint in the light of the sun she loves,
To faint in his light, and to die.
Daily Highlights
May 1, Thursday. Saint Germain’s Ascension Day. The Moon is in Pisces conjunct Uranus, Neptune is nearly exactly conjunct the North Node reaching the exact conjunction on May 4 and Venus is trine Pluto and Saturn.
May 2, Friday. The Moon moves into Aries, Mercury moves into Gemini visible just 2 degrees South of Pleiades and Saturn Stations Direct.
May 3, Saturday. Mercury is square Saturn and will actively trine Chiron from May 8 to July 10. (See May 30)
May 4, Sunday. Moon moves into Taurus and we are entering the window of the Cross-Quarter Exact Tomorrow. Plus, today marks the exact conjunction of the North Node with Neptune
May 5, Monday. Eta Aquarids Peak today plus this is also the exact Beltane Cross-Quarter with a Taurus New Moon (15 Taurus)
May 6, Tuesday. Moon is about a degree North of Pleiades as it moves into Gemini and conjuncts Mercury and Aldebaran
May 7, Wednesday. The “Out of Bounds” Moon is traveling through the Sacred hoop
May 8, Thursday. Guatama Buddha’s Day of Enlightenment http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Vesak/id/50777 . The “Out of Bounds” Moon moves into Cancer crossing the Galactic Edge
May 9, Friday. Jupiter stations retrograde and Mars Moves into Leo
May 10, Saturday. Pangea Day is designed to bring together millions of people from all over the world in a unique shared experience, use the power of film to create a better understanding of one another and form a global community striving for a better future. Info Here www.pangeaday.org. Moon occults Mars visible in North Africa, All of Europe except Northern part, South Asia
May 11, Sunday. Happy Mother’s Day. First Quarter Moon 21 Leo.
May 12, Monday. First Quarter Moon occults Regulus visible in South America and Antarctica
And then moves into Virgo and meets with Saturn. Sun trines retrograde Jupiter
May 13, Tuesday. Best View of Mercury at greatest elongation 22 degrees from the Sun
May 14, Wednesday. Sun squares Neptune
May 15, Thursday. Moon moves into Libra last night
May 16, Friday. Moon passes by Spica
May 17, Saturday. Moon moves into Scorpio
May 18, Sunday. The Moon is visible near the fixed stars Zuben Elgenubi and Zuben Elshamali
May 19, Monday. In these days of No Shadows we have the Scorpio Full Moon at 29 Scorpio 27. Moon moves into Sagittarius and Venus squares Neptune.
May 20, Tuesday. Moon occults Antares visible in Eastern South America and South Africa
May 21, Wednesday. The Sun Enters Gemini
May 22, Thursday. The Moon moves into Capricorn the Sun squares Saturn and Mars is visible in the Beehive cluster best seen with binoculars or telescope.
May 23, Friday. The North Node is nearly exactly conjunct Chiron with the exact conjunction occurring on June 2. Plus the Sun (2 Gemini) and Venus (28 Taurus) are still very closely conjunct the Pleiades
May 24, Saturday. The Moon conjuncts Jupiter with Jupiter 2 degrees North of the Moon and Venus moves into Gemini.
May 25, Sunday. The Moon moves into Aquarius and Mercury is station retrograde tomorrow morning.
May 26, Monday. Happy Memorial Day. Venus is square Saturn Neptune is stationing retrograde just prior to the Moon occultation over Neptune
May 27, Tuesday. The Pisces Last Quarter Moon (7 Pisces 10)
May 28, Wednesday. North Node (21 Aquarius 30) is nearly exactly conjunct recently retrograde Chiron (21 Aquarius 09)
May 29, Thursday. The Moon moves into Aries
May 30, Friday. Retrograde Mercury (21 Gemini) is trine retrograde Chiron (21 Aquarius)
May 31, Saturday. The Moon moves into Taurus and is activating the Grand Trine between Saturn (2 Virgo) and Pluto (00 Capricorn 20)
Watch as Mars moves past the heads of the Gemini twins in the next few days, while Procyon watches from below. The blue 10° scale is about the size of your fist held at arm's length. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance
Daily Timings
May 1, Thursday. Not only is May 1 celebrated as May Day (or Beltane see intro) it also marks the 1684 May First Ascension Day of Saint Germain who brought us the alchemical gift of the Violet Flame. http://www.crystalinks.com/stgermain.html
This month begins with the Moon in Pisces conjunct Uranus and Neptune is nearly exactly conjunct the North Node reaching the exact conjunction on May 4. Also Venus (1 Taurus) is trine retrograde Pluto (1 Capricorn) and Saturn (2 Virgo). These aspects speak to the importance of genuine radical compassion for ourselves.
In her book The Places that Scare You, Pema Chodron shares valuable insights from the perspective of radical compassion as a transformative tool in helping and healing ourselves.
When we touch the center of sorrow, when we sit with discomfort without trying to fix it, when we stay present to the pain of disapproval or betrayal and let it soften us, these are the times that we connect with bodhichitta (Pema defines bodhichitta….chitta is mind, heart and attitude. Bodhi means awake, enlightened or completely open.) “Sometimes the completely open heart and mind of the bodhichitta is called the soft spot, a place as vulnerable and tender as an open wound.”
Tapping into that shaky and tender place has a transformative effect. Being in this place may feel uncertain and edgy but it’s also a big relief. Just to stay there even for a moment, feels like a genuine act of kindness to ourselves. Being compassionate enough to accommodate our fears takes courage, of course, and it definitely feels counterintuitive. But it’s what we need to do.
The above quote also brings to mind the message of Eckhart Tolle and Osho who both speak of the transformative power of awareness in the present moment as a way to heal the separating pain we feel when we are not living in the Now.
Mercury beside the Pleiades just after Sunset
May 2, Friday. The Moon moves into Aries energizing the mysteries of the defenders of the cosmic order. In the Bhagavad Gita the great warrior Arjuna questions the rightness of going into battle when he realizes if he fights millions will die and if he does not fight millions will die. Arjuna discovers the answer is to fully embrace his dharma as a warrior without attachment to the outcome or the fruits of his actions. The true warrior acts to protect their family and community and does not seek battle for the sake of battle or glory for the sake of glory but rather seeks to live their dharma as genuinely as possible. A true warrior promotes peace when possible but willing goes into battle to protect and fight for what they believe is just and true.
Mercury moves into Gemini visible just 2 degrees South of Pleiades traveling through Gemini until July 10 due to its retrograde station May 26. As Mercury connects with the Pleiadian stargate, passing into the Sacred Hoop, the transformational messenger is accessing the informational doorways that stretch beyond our known reality providing new perspectives, added insights, and new networks of inspiration. (See May 6)
Saturn Stations Direct at 1 Virgo 41 very near the fixed star Regulus. If you go out after Sunset and look high in the sky you can see the sickle marking the Lion’s head. Saturn is sitting beside Regulus also known as one of the magical Behenian stars of the ancient alchemists. The alchemists felt that the power of the Behenian Stars was magnified whenever a visible planet was within 6 degrees. The power of Saturn is through its ability to give structure and form to our experience. Saturn’s passage through Virgo suggests it is time to restructure our relationship with Mother Earth. In Virgo’s realm reverence for the sacred expression of the Earth is vital for our continued survival.
Other Resources not already mentioned:
The Astronomical Calendar 2007 by Guy Ottewel
The Celestial Guide 2007 by Jim Maynard
www.sky.org/skywatching
Sky and Telescope Website
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