...Sagittarius 01º: Retired Army veterans gather to reawaken old memories.

18:42, 11.23.2015, Monday, Sagittarius 01º

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SCENE SEVENTEEN: ABSTRACTION

(Sagittarius 01º to Sagittarius 15º)

FIRST LEVEL: ACTIONAL

PHASE 241 (SAGITTARIUS 01º): RETIRED ARMY VETERANS GATHER TO REAWAKEN OLD MEMORIES.

KEYNOTE: The will to reaffirm the value of the struggle upon which civilization and group-achievements are founded.

Gemini 01º: A glass-bottomed boat reveals undersea wonders.

17:08, 05.24.2015, Sunday, Gemini 01º

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SCENE FIVE: DISCOVERY
(Gemini 01º to Gemini 15º)

FIRST LEVEL: ACTIONAL

PHASE 61 (GEMINI 01º): A GLASS-BOTTOMED BOAT REVEALS UNDERSEA WONDERS.

KEYNOTE: The revelation of unconscious energies and submerged psychic structures.

Within the relative security of a "boat," an individual person can learn to be aware of the as yet hidden contents of man's collective Unconscious––provided this boat (that is to say, his ego that separates him from the collective planetary psyche of mankind) has been given a glass bottom. The conscious mind must have become, in part at least, translucent. This translucency is not direct openness. The window of the mind remains closed, but through it the individual can become aware of the outside––here "outside" means the psychic depths below the normal level of consciousness.

At this first stage of the "discovery" process one can only speak of vision, not identification. The feeling is one of wonder. "I did not know this could exist! How beautiful!" or "How exciting!" A NEW DIMENSION OF REALITY is perceived by the earnest inquirer.

Taurus 30º: A peacock parading on the terrace of an old castle.

12:52, 05.22.2015, Friday, Gemini 00º

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PHASE 60 (TAURUS 30º): A PEACOCK PARADING ON THE TERRACE OF AN OLD CASTLE.

KEYNOTE: The personal display of inherited gifts.

A great person able to display a multitude of gifts is always, at one level or another, the consummation of a long past of efforts and victories. As a great occultist once wrote: "Adepts are the flowering of their races and cultures." The peacock is the bird consecrated to Venus; in occult tradition the Promethean Spirits who gave to animal mankind the divine gift of self-conscious intelligence had come from "Venus"––which may or may not refer to the physical planet we can observe in the sky.

This is the final symbol of the fourth scene, whose Keyword has been given as "Confirmation." This peacock symbol indeed confirms the social status of the owner of the ancestral estate. It indicates a CONSUMMATION of individual efforts; and it suggests that such a consummation is hardly possible except when a line of "ancestors"––biological or spiritual––forms its base.

Taurus 29º: Two cobblers working at a table.

12:40, 05.22.2015, Friday, Gemini 00º (late posting)

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PHASE 59 (TAURUS 29º): TWO COOBBLERS WORKING AT A TABLE.

KEYNOTE: The two-fold character of man's mature understanding.

In symbolism the feet are the symbol of understanding. Understanding differs from mere knowledge because it implies at least some degree of identification in the depth with what is being understood. Moreover it is impossible fully to understand anything except when its opposite is taken into consideration. The mental process of understanding––and therefore of appreciation––implies confrontation between two points of view. These the mind gains a sense of perspective. The way to dispel a shadow is to have the object illuminated (on its own two-dimensional level) by two sources of light. True understanding dissipates any intellectual shadow. The "two cobblers" symbolize two contrasting ways of approaching the understanding of an experience––especially a new experience––and they provide concrete forms which may clothe and protect the understanding.

This is the fourth stage of this twelfth five-fold sequence. It reveals symbolically the way in which a mature individual mind works in an attempt to gain PERSPECTIVE; a true perspective becomes the foundation upon which to build a new approach to life.

Taurus 28º: A woman, past her "change of life," experiences a new love.

12:31, 05.22.2015, Friday, Gemini 00º (late posting)

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PHASE 58 (TAURUS 28º): A WOMAN, PAST HER "CHANGE OF LIFE," EXPERIENCES A NEW LOVE.

KEYNOTE: Man's capacity to rise in consciousness and feelings above biological limitations.

After having stated the youthful and the aged approach of the human individual to the use of what his culture has brought to him, the symbolism stresses man's capacity to rise above the limitations which both biological nature and the "normal" social pattern of behavior have tried to impose on him. As in many of the preceding symbols, a "woman" is pictured, because at this early stage of the cyclic process the individual consciousness still has a receptive or "feminine" polarity––as was indicated in the very first symbol of the entire cycle (Aries 01º).

Whenever this third stage of the twelfth sequence is brought to a person's consciousness, the indication is that he or she should freely open his or her mind to the possibility of always new REBEGINNINGS. Ideally, the new beginning should imply a more mature response to the new possibility of experience.

Taurus 27º: An old Indian woman selling the artifacts of her tribe to passers-by.

16:05, 05.19.2015, Tuesday, Taurus 27º

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PHASE 57 (TAURUS 27º): AN OLD INDIAN WOMAN SELLING THE ARTIFACTS OF HER TRIBE TO PASSERS-BY.

KEYNOTE: Peaceful adaptation to collective needs.

In contrast to the impetuosity of the Spanish serenader, we now see the quiet and smiling face of an old Indian woman offering for sale the traditional products of her tribal culture.  She too is functioning within the culture which has been sustaining her activity through a long life, bringing to her personal peace and inner contentment. In old age, the power of the collectivity once more reasserts itself, overcoming the perhaps wearying effort man makes to assert his uniqueness and individual character.

At this second stage of the twelfth five-fold sequence the aging mind of the individual peacefully reintegrates itself into the psychic matrix of his group and culture, in serene ADJUSTMENT to the vital needs of the whole which he sees himself as a fleeting part.

Taurus 26º: A Spanish gallant serenades his beloved.

13:42, 05.18.2015, Monday, Taurus 26º

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THIRD LEVEL: INDIVIDUAL-MENTAL

PHASE 56 (TAURUS 26º): A SPANISH GALLANT SERENADES HIS BELOVED.

KEYNOTE: The ritualization of individual desires.

At this level we see the play of collective values as they affect the individual person and indeed confirm his individuality by giving it a solid basis in a tradition. The individual is still attached to these group-values; he "belongs." Nevertheless, this state is necessary for a safe and secure sense of differentiation within an enfolding whole. Music and the culturally acceptable rituals of love are cultural products, yet each person can use them for the spontaneous fulfillment of his very own desires.

This is the first symbol in the twelfth five-fold series. It reveals the individual human being making use of his personal status to find fulfillment and a sense of social identity. This is ROLE-PLAYING in its most enjoyable form.