The Aquarius New Moon Lunar cycle begins today : FRIDAY, JANUARY 27

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
If you actively invoke blessed HANIEL, the Archangel of Venus into your heart today, you may find you have developed the ability to feel like Khrisna, multiplying himself into a dozen pastoral, naked farmhands with muddy feet and emerald pond scum on their thighs, or maybe you are a young Freya on the back of a panther, eating honey. Venus, who gets oversimplified like a lot of her sisters, is one of the most complex planets going: she works as an attractive force and as a creative one. wellThe 5 roses represent the five senses in the Empress card (Atu 3) And in the Lovers card (Atu 6 ) the senses are the five fruits of Eve. Venus is indeed in cahoots with the senses. All movement of all living creatures in world of Assiah are tied to the senses and the desire-nature. The accomplished Lightpilot can remove the robe of desire in order to withdraw into the worlds of Briah and Atzitluth, but in order to achieve anything in the physical realms you keep that robe on. When you act, your gonna act in terms of desire. Venus represents that which is desirable. Every living thing seeks pleasure and tries to avoid pain. Victory lies in understanding our desire nature and learning how to use itJust as Mercury has finally emerged from its post-retrograde shadow, the Moon becomes new in Aquarius.And Venus squares Saturn, giving us take a hard look at our attitudes toward money and relationships. Are they are aligned with what’s of lasting value? Are we adopting codependent attitudes or somehow undermining our self-respect? The benefits of this aspect include the possibility of creating a new level of discipline as we build self-esteem, tangible wealth, finished results of our creative efforts, and healthier ways of relating.It can also trigger release of worn-out relationships, excessively serious attitudes, and the yoke resulting from patriarchal systems and guilt trips.Mars is poised to exit Pisces. Since it first entered the sign of intuitive perception last December 20, the planet of action has been more sensitive to spiritual guidance. As a parting gift, in the chart for the New Moon it activates the so-called anaretic 29th degree, associated with psychic sensitivity. Before pressing forward and establishing New Moon intentions, pause to consider how your intuition has been guiding your actions for the last month, whether there are signs or sensations you need to heed, and what it tells you now.
The Sabian symbol for the lunation’s degree of 8-9 Aquarius is:
IN MEDITATION, A FLAG IS SEEN, WHICH CHANGES. PROCESS OF SPIRITUAL REALIZATION AS IT PROGRESSES FROM OUTER TO INNER
STANDARDS. Rebirth, or rebellion against drudgery.

Aquarius represents, on the level of the first octave, the period between 12 weeks to 28 weeks after Conception, when the electrick nervous system of the fetus switches on. On the level of the fourth octave (see Chapter 9 of the Meteversal Lightcraft Training Manual for more on the Four Octaves), Aquarius represents the higher Self projecting itself to the world tribe, through media, groups, circles of friends (your Tribe) and utopian aims and idealistic pursuits alter the prevailing social systems. On the World scale, Aquarius occupies the period between AD 1840 and 1910.
This was the time when the established dominance of the material world in Capricorn quickly required more sophisticated planning, spurred by Schopenhauer, ideas and beliefs from the east began flooding the West through such diverse channels as the Theosophical Society, the Golden Dawn, and the operas of Wagner. This was the time of Crowley, Nietzsce, and the early works of Freud. With the Moon in Aquarius we have the ability to combine East and West, Light and Dark, Sun and Moon. This is where we are compelled to reach out to others and network. If you’ve elected to forego swallowing the gravity pill, you can take part in the holographic cherub hunt – but mind you don’t bruise your fellow prisoners! At this point a viscous orange liquid (it doesn’t stain) will likely be pumped into the atmosherep, pint by pint, until it’s all gone. Take as many pictures as you like. Feel free to speak candidly to those in hibernation – it won’t disturb them. Try out the suction pads! And if you’re going to be sick or have to tinkle ... well, we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.

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Shepard Fairey is once again, America's Most Valuable Artist

In 2008, artist Shepard Fairey turned the face of a then-senator from Illinois into a symbol of “hope.”
Nearly a decade later, artist Shepard Fairey has returned to politics — but instead of using the image of the country’s newly inaugurated 45th president, he’s chosen images of three women to represent “We the people,” including a woman wearing a hijab patterned with American flag stars and stripes.

Fairey, won worldwide fame for creating a red, white, and blue portrait of former President Barack Obama, with the single word “hope” written beneath it, during the 2008 election.
Using a similiar ink block print style, Fairey’s three new portraits have different slogans, each beginning with the phrase “We the people,” calling for Americans to reject fear, protect each other, and to “defend dignity.” Shepard’s work was released this week copies were freely available for download from the Amplifier Foundation,
which said on its website that the poster campaign is an effort to “ignite a national dialogue about American identity and values” through art. The group also encouraged anyone who downloaded a poster to email President Donald Trump and tell him “what ‘We the people’ means to you.”
The project raised more than $1.3 million on Kickstarter and included additional posters by artists Ernesto Yerena and Jessica Sabogal.
On his Twitter page, Fairey is encouraging people to carry the posters in Saturday’s Women’s March, a series of about 300 related demonstrations organized across the US, including in Washington, Los Angeles, and Boston. One of posters appeared as a full-page ad in the Washington Post on Friday.
In an email to the Post, Fairey said the new campaign appeals to “human dignity and fairness,” but unlike the Obama poster, the subjects “are any and all of us.”

Venus is now in Pisces, Home of her Exaltation

One of the most tortured and misunderstood concepts in astrology is that of Exaltation. There are two main reasons why this is the case. First of all, modern astrologers are either unaware that a mystical system exists that permeates and underlies all astrology or fail to see its relevance. Worse perhaps, is that there is awareness of this system, but the modern practitioner takes for granted that it can be changed to suit ‘modern sensibilities’ or ignored all together.

If you can’t see why the system is the way it is, then what’s the harm in throwing a few extra planets or asteroids in for good measure. Who cares if there are enough asteroids to provide over a hundred of them for every degree of the zodiac. While we’re at it, why not add some new aspects because, you know, our subtle energies vibrate to a New Age to which the ancients had no awareness. They only used the seven planets and the five aspects because they didn’t know any better. Somebody ought to channel Pythagoras and let him know.

So when the question arises as to why a planet is exalted in a sign, those sufficiently divorced from the tradition, might attempt to understand it using, let’s say, psychological criteria that become increasingly exotic and usually highly subjective. In the case of Venus in Pisces, we are told that only Pisces can give unconditional and Universal love whereas Venus in other signs is presumably incapable. Universal love or agape isn’t what Venus is about. She is associated with Eros, music, seduction, sweets and so on. Recently I read that Venus is exalted in Pisces because Venus was born from the sea, more accurately sea foam, which sounds good until you realize that Pisces is not the ocean. That belongs to Cancer.

A brief search on the internet will provide several other stock explanations that make little sense when examined in the light of reason or by simple reference to the system that brought about exaltations in the first place.

The most direct technical answer to the question . why is Venus exalted in Pisces.’ is to note that it’s opposite the Fall of Venus in Virgo. Exaltations are always in the opposite sign of their Fall Let’s begin with the Domicile of the Signs: below is the list of domiciles for each planet and luminary. With the exception of the Sun and Moon, all planets have two domiciles. One is Masculine or Diurnal and the other Feminine or Nocturnal.


The system is a perfect symmetry, but may not appear to be at first glance.. If we take the Sun and Moon as the centre, then the rulerships follow the Chaldean order of planets. So for example, Mercury takes Gemini and Virgo as domicile – that is to say the sign before and the sign after the Luminaries. Next will come Venus in Taurus and Libra Finally Saturn is left with Capricorn and Aquarius. See the diagram below.

In summary:

The Moon has only one Domicile, Cancer – Nocturnal Feminine

Mercury has his Domicile in Gemini and Virgo – Diurnal Masculine and Nocturnal Feminine

Venus has her Domicile in Taurus and Libra Nocturnal Feminine and Diurnal Masculine

The Sun has only one Domicile, Leo – Diurnal Masculine

Mars finds his domicile in Aries and Scorpio – Diurnal Masculine and Nocturnal Feminine.

Jupiter has his Domicile in Sagittarius and Pisces. Diurnal Masculine and Nocturnal Feminine

Saturn has his Domicile in Capricorn and Aquarius – Nocturnal and Feminine and Diurnal Masculine.

These Saturnine signs oppose the Luminaries: Capricorn is the detriment of the Moon and Aquarius the Detriment of the Sun. Saturn is the greater malefic. The domiciles of Mars, Aries and Scorpio, oppose both domiciles of Venus, Libra and Taurus respectively’. Jupiter the greater benefic has Sagittarius and Pisces for his domicile. Diurnal Jupiter trines the Sun and is Exalted in the domicile of the Moon. From this alone, it is easy to see why Saturn is the greater malefic and Jupiter the greater benefic.

Mercury appears to upset the balance by having his Domicile and Exaltation in Virgo, while he takes both detriment and Fall in Pisces. Venus then takes her fall in Virgo and exaltation in Pisces. This is because Jupiter opposes both domiciles of Mercury and visa versa.

Returning to Pisces, we find nocturnal Jupiter opposing Virgo, which is trine nocturnal Venus – thus Venus is exalted in Pisces. The system is simple once one knows how to read it. Remember this is only one way of measuring planetary strength. Domicile is considered to be of greater dignity than Exaltation.

My sole intention in writing this article is to explain the nature of exaltations and, because Venus is exalted in Pisces at the time of writing. With this in mind, it’s neither the time or place to debate possible archetypal meanings. However, there is no doubt that Venus is very happy in the sign of the Fishes, but the happiness is more sensual than mystical in the ordinary sense of that word. After all, we have the greater benefic with the lesser benefic Venus in the House of Jupiter will not auger restriction. In the words of Mae West ““Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.”

The final analysis will look to the phases of Venus. She is known as Phosphorus as the evening and Lucifer as the Morning Star; but that is for another article..

Detail - Horoscope of Prince Iskandar Grandson of Tamerlane - showing Venus in Pisces
Detail – Horoscope of Prince Iskandar Grandson of Tamerlane – showing Venus in Pisces

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