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crimsoncurrentA man avoiding moonlight. (Omega Symbol) Interacting/Sensitive
(Degree Angel: Yeialel (YAY-a-LEL) Letting Go, Mental Force)
This degree knows the profound value of keeping a goal in sight, and of maintaining objectivity without repressing or denying one’s feelings. The emotions are respected and allowed be what they are, but can be overcome, ignored or put aside if they become obstructions to what one is trying to accomplish. If one can let go of any and all fears of what the subconscious holds, then the greatest powers of this degree can be accessed.
The symbolism of “A man avoiding moonlight” in the context of astrology is multifaceted. It represents the idea of maintaining one’s goals and objectivity while respecting and managing one’s emotions. The avoidance of moonlight is a metaphor for avoiding vulnerability, not by becoming resistant or hard, but by creating a protective aura that allows for the maintenance of sensitivity and delicacy.
The Chandra Symbol for this degree is “An ancient glass vial perfectly preserved.” This vial is protected from time and the elements. To avoid moonlight, as the man doers in the Omega Symbol, is to avoid vulnerability, but to do this not through becoming hard and resistent but through creating a protective aura around oneself within which one may maintain sensitivity and delicacy.
To be protected the vial must have been buried in the ground or in some other way hidden, or valued and handled with care by generations of people. However this protection has occurred, what has come down to us is something beyond current fashions and attitudes, and without modification – meaning without compromise. This degree signifies ways of being that transcend what is passing, and a timeless sensitivity that when shared with others, can reawaken their sensitivity.
The Degree Angel Yeialel suggests the importance of letting go of fears and accessing the greater powers of the subconscious. The Chandra Symbol of an ancient glass vial perfectly preserved speaks to the preservation of purity and essence over time, transcending current fashions and attitudes.
Pleiadian Symbol: Butterflies and dragonflies around a fountain splashing in sunlight.
Azoth Symbol: The discovery of old letters which contain a solution to a long-unsolved mystery.
The Pleiadian Symbol of butterflies and dragonflies around a fountain in sunlight, and the Azoth Symbol of discovering old letters with solutions to mysteries, both suggest the potential for enlightenment and the uncovering of truths.
Seed degree: Sagittarius 19. An old abandoned garden, everything under a blanket of ivy. (Omega Symbol). When we allow life to take its course without our intervention we are made more aware of our own emotional needs and are more careful and conscious in the handling of them.
A monstrous sea creature dead, washed up on the beach. (Chandra Symbol). To perceive what secretly lies in our own depths inspires us to preserve and protect those parts of ourselves which are beautiful and valuable.
Fulfillment degree: Capricorn 17. A man stretching slowly and carefully in many different directions. (Omega Symbol). A heightened awareness of our emotional self allows us to see where are stresses are to find ways of alleviating them.
A gold ring baked into a cake. (Chandra Symbol). Honoring and protecting our sensitivity leads us to fortuitous and felicitous discoveries.
Oracle
At night he always stayed inside, in his hut with no windows, and always burned candles. Even so, he could feel, on clear nights, the moonlight bathing his roof and walls, the feeling of it rising inside him and flooding into his eyes, making them cold, so that he had to stare into a candle to warm them.
If only, he thought, he could turn into a shadow, then he might go out into the night and enjoy it, his shadow self absorbing and digesting the moonlight, his blind shadow eyes safe from it. Yes, that’s it, he thought, I must become the night, for then I can contain the moon inside me rather than be engulfed by it.
The Seed degree and Fulfillment degree further elaborate on this theme, with the former emphasizing the need for awareness of emotional needs and the latter highlighting the benefits of honoring and protecting our sensitivity.
The Oracle section paints a picture of a man who seeks to become one with the night, to contain the moon within himself rather than be overwhelmed by it. This speaks to the idea of integrating aspects of the subconscious into the self in a harmonious way.
Overall, this degree symbolizes the journey of balancing emotional sensitivity with the pursuit of one’s goals, and the potential for personal growth and discovery that comes from embracing the deeper aspects of the self.
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The reward or price of large reference: This suggests that having a broad knowledge base or extensive frame of reference comes with both rewards and costs. The rewards may include deeper insights, broader perspectives, and enhanced understanding, while the price could involve the effort and time required to acquire and maintain such a large reference.
The welcome of process in self-center: This could imply embracing the journey of self-discovery and personal development while staying centered within oneself. It may involve being open to growth, change, and introspection while maintaining a sense of self-awareness and inner balance.
Becomes a surrender of ideals for facts: This part suggests a shift from holding onto idealistic beliefs or notions to accepting facts and reality as they are. It implies a willingness to let go of preconceived notions or unrealistic expectations in favor of acknowledging and embracing the truth of situations.
A yielding to life: This phrase conveys a sense of surrender or acceptance towards the unpredictable nature of life. It may suggest letting go of control, embracing uncertainty, and adapting to the flow of life's experiences with openness and resilience.
Overall, this statement seems to emphasize the importance of maintaining a balance between knowledge and experience, self-awareness and growth, as well as acceptance and adaptation in one's journey through life. It encourages a mindset of openness, flexibility, and willingness to learn and evolve in the face of challenges and opportunities that life presents.
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Air Element – Cardinal
The formula is: manipulating-critical-ingenious-generalizing-social-sensitive.
Dr. Marc Edmund Jones provides the official meaning of this Sabian symbol in his work, The Sabian Symbols in Astrology:
Libra 22° A child giving birds a drink at a fountain
This is a symbol of man’s uncompromising faith in the friendly relationships characterizing the world at large, or of his naïve optimism as he finds that he can take advantage of one or another of life’s opportunities whenever he chooses to do so. Here is self-fulfillment in the discovery that there are always the fruits of everyday to justify the simple fact of selfhood, and that there are also the responsibilities which provide a consummation for the ideals and the inner nature.
The Keyword is SOLICITUDE.
When positive, the degree is the creative concern for others by which any individual comes to experience his own immortality, and when negative, superficial effort for transient popularity.
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LIBRA 22
An ancient glass vial perfectly preserved.
Soul-memory. Intensively held to ancient faculties. A stunning quality of still feeling the way people felt a very long time ago. A super-sensitivity hidden and protected, disguised and played off of. Underneath being vastly in tune with realms of existence, places, and times that to others are remote but that to you are closer than close. Your unsurpassed ability to bring other realities into this world faithfully, accurately and dispassionately has a dazzling array of accompanying treasures, which include feeling virtually immune to contemporary egoisms and having no problem at all imagining and bringing to life absolutely anything. A repository of timeless knowledge to draw from, yet it is self-replenishing--the bottomless well of source knowingness, unaffected by time, by circumstance, or by any changes you go through. Riches that bear integrity and conviction, and quickly disappear out of view when called to compromise or compete. It is all inside, and it is complete, and it is so very true.
(Degree Angel: Yeialel (YAY-a-LEL) Letting Go, Mental Force)
This degree knows the profound value of keeping a goal in sight, and of maintaining objectivity without repressing or denying one’s feelings. The emotions are respected and allowed be what they are, but can be overcome, ignored or put aside if they become obstructions to what one is trying to accomplish. If one can let go of any and all fears of what the subconscious holds, then the greatest powers of this degree can be accessed.
The symbolism of “A man avoiding moonlight” in the context of astrology is multifaceted. It represents the idea of maintaining one’s goals and objectivity while respecting and managing one’s emotions. The avoidance of moonlight is a metaphor for avoiding vulnerability, not by becoming resistant or hard, but by creating a protective aura that allows for the maintenance of sensitivity and delicacy.
The Chandra Symbol for this degree is “An ancient glass vial perfectly preserved.” This vial is protected from time and the elements. To avoid moonlight, as the man doers in the Omega Symbol, is to avoid vulnerability, but to do this not through becoming hard and resistent but through creating a protective aura around oneself within which one may maintain sensitivity and delicacy.
To be protected the vial must have been buried in the ground or in some other way hidden, or valued and handled with care by generations of people. However this protection has occurred, what has come down to us is something beyond current fashions and attitudes, and without modification – meaning without compromise. This degree signifies ways of being that transcend what is passing, and a timeless sensitivity that when shared with others, can reawaken their sensitivity.
The Degree Angel Yeialel suggests the importance of letting go of fears and accessing the greater powers of the subconscious. The Chandra Symbol of an ancient glass vial perfectly preserved speaks to the preservation of purity and essence over time, transcending current fashions and attitudes.
Pleiadian Symbol: Butterflies and dragonflies around a fountain splashing in sunlight.
Azoth Symbol: The discovery of old letters which contain a solution to a long-unsolved mystery.
The Pleiadian Symbol of butterflies and dragonflies around a fountain in sunlight, and the Azoth Symbol of discovering old letters with solutions to mysteries, both suggest the potential for enlightenment and the uncovering of truths.
Seed degree: Sagittarius 19. An old abandoned garden, everything under a blanket of ivy. (Omega Symbol). When we allow life to take its course without our intervention we are made more aware of our own emotional needs and are more careful and conscious in the handling of them.
A monstrous sea creature dead, washed up on the beach. (Chandra Symbol). To perceive what secretly lies in our own depths inspires us to preserve and protect those parts of ourselves which are beautiful and valuable.
Fulfillment degree: Capricorn 17. A man stretching slowly and carefully in many different directions. (Omega Symbol). A heightened awareness of our emotional self allows us to see where are stresses are to find ways of alleviating them.
A gold ring baked into a cake. (Chandra Symbol). Honoring and protecting our sensitivity leads us to fortuitous and felicitous discoveries.
Oracle
At night he always stayed inside, in his hut with no windows, and always burned candles. Even so, he could feel, on clear nights, the moonlight bathing his roof and walls, the feeling of it rising inside him and flooding into his eyes, making them cold, so that he had to stare into a candle to warm them.
If only, he thought, he could turn into a shadow, then he might go out into the night and enjoy it, his shadow self absorbing and digesting the moonlight, his blind shadow eyes safe from it. Yes, that’s it, he thought, I must become the night, for then I can contain the moon inside me rather than be engulfed by it.
The Seed degree and Fulfillment degree further elaborate on this theme, with the former emphasizing the need for awareness of emotional needs and the latter highlighting the benefits of honoring and protecting our sensitivity.
The Oracle section paints a picture of a man who seeks to become one with the night, to contain the moon within himself rather than be overwhelmed by it. This speaks to the idea of integrating aspects of the subconscious into the self in a harmonious way.
Overall, this degree symbolizes the journey of balancing emotional sensitivity with the pursuit of one’s goals, and the potential for personal growth and discovery that comes from embracing the deeper aspects of the self.
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The reward or price of large reference: This suggests that having a broad knowledge base or extensive frame of reference comes with both rewards and costs. The rewards may include deeper insights, broader perspectives, and enhanced understanding, while the price could involve the effort and time required to acquire and maintain such a large reference.
The welcome of process in self-center: This could imply embracing the journey of self-discovery and personal development while staying centered within oneself. It may involve being open to growth, change, and introspection while maintaining a sense of self-awareness and inner balance.
Becomes a surrender of ideals for facts: This part suggests a shift from holding onto idealistic beliefs or notions to accepting facts and reality as they are. It implies a willingness to let go of preconceived notions or unrealistic expectations in favor of acknowledging and embracing the truth of situations.
A yielding to life: This phrase conveys a sense of surrender or acceptance towards the unpredictable nature of life. It may suggest letting go of control, embracing uncertainty, and adapting to the flow of life's experiences with openness and resilience.
Overall, this statement seems to emphasize the importance of maintaining a balance between knowledge and experience, self-awareness and growth, as well as acceptance and adaptation in one's journey through life. It encourages a mindset of openness, flexibility, and willingness to learn and evolve in the face of challenges and opportunities that life presents.
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Air Element – Cardinal
The formula is: manipulating-critical-ingenious-generalizing-social-sensitive.
Dr. Marc Edmund Jones provides the official meaning of this Sabian symbol in his work, The Sabian Symbols in Astrology:
Libra 22° A child giving birds a drink at a fountain
This is a symbol of man’s uncompromising faith in the friendly relationships characterizing the world at large, or of his naïve optimism as he finds that he can take advantage of one or another of life’s opportunities whenever he chooses to do so. Here is self-fulfillment in the discovery that there are always the fruits of everyday to justify the simple fact of selfhood, and that there are also the responsibilities which provide a consummation for the ideals and the inner nature.
The Keyword is SOLICITUDE.
When positive, the degree is the creative concern for others by which any individual comes to experience his own immortality, and when negative, superficial effort for transient popularity.
================================================================
LIBRA 22
An ancient glass vial perfectly preserved.
Soul-memory. Intensively held to ancient faculties. A stunning quality of still feeling the way people felt a very long time ago. A super-sensitivity hidden and protected, disguised and played off of. Underneath being vastly in tune with realms of existence, places, and times that to others are remote but that to you are closer than close. Your unsurpassed ability to bring other realities into this world faithfully, accurately and dispassionately has a dazzling array of accompanying treasures, which include feeling virtually immune to contemporary egoisms and having no problem at all imagining and bringing to life absolutely anything. A repository of timeless knowledge to draw from, yet it is self-replenishing--the bottomless well of source knowingness, unaffected by time, by circumstance, or by any changes you go through. Riches that bear integrity and conviction, and quickly disappear out of view when called to compromise or compete. It is all inside, and it is complete, and it is so very true.