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Crab, Crayfish — or Scarab?

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If you look at old manuscripts, or the doors of cathedrals, or stained glass or indeed most representations of the sign Cancer before the Renaissance, you won’t always be looking at a roundish, cosy old crab. Sometimes Cancer is a crayfish, sometimes an odd beetley thing, sometimes who knows?! In ancient Egypt, the constellation was named scarab, after the dung beetle, a creature of extraordinary importance in the Egyptian world. The dung beetle was associated with Khepri, the god of the rising sun, a creator god and bringer of life. Scarabs made of faience or carved from stone were popular amulets. Small ones must […]

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Ceres’ Transit of Cancer

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Honoré Daumier

Honoré Daumier

Ceres enters Cancer today, and she’s right at home in this sign. 

She’s the Great Mother and goddess of the crops. The loss of her daughter (Persephone) to the King of the Underworld (Pluto) resulted in the crops withering until Persephone was allowed to return for part of the year.

Cancer is about sustenance, emotional protection and mother/child.

Ceres’ transit of Cancer could stir up the perfect storm for these issues – your relationship with food, your relationship with Mom, codependence, fear of being abandoned, etc. However, this transit can also favour the birth of a child or your own self-nurturing. Much depends on what’s churned up from the past, and your current experience of getting your needs met. 

Ceres is as much about loss as she is about nurturing and feeding. On the same day as she enters Cancer, the Cancer Sun will make an exact opposition to Pluto Rx in Capricorn (18 degrees). Not only does this recall the the recent Capricorn Full Moon, it weaves Pluto’s undercurrent of death into her transit. Don’t be scared – Pluto’s “death” is often metaphorical and necessary. The absolute ending. And Ceres into Cancer is a brand new beginning, which can only happen after an absolute ending/transformation. 

Of particular note will be Ceres’ opposition to Pluto (17 degrees) on August 21st, 2017. 

This transit could confront you with a loss, in the present or from the deep past. But there’s also potential to build a powerful bond between yourself and another. The relationship between you and your Mom or child could be permanently transformed. Or, you could decide that it’s time to get serious about looking after yourself.

Ceres will exit Cancer on September 24th, 2017. 

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Mass Hypnosis and Trigger Words – Truthstream Media reports

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Check out Truthstream Media’s 13-minute report concerning mass manipulation using tactics such as trigger words (aka, ‘dog whistles’ or ‘code words’) and mass hypnosis which is revealed in part by political ‘echo chamber’ campaigns as pundits and politicians tout the exact same wording in every broadcast on every channel ad nauseum. For me this tactic is a heads-up that fibs and/or half-truths

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Crossing Boundaries | Mercury in Leo, Venus in Gemini

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The week begins with an electrical storm from a Sun/Pluto opposition on Monday July 10. There’s a tug of war that tends to be brewing between the ego and the need for power. A dispute between light and dark. We may want to ponder as to which energy we will choose to rely on, in […]

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