6 Libra

Libra 6. On a long voyage, many icebergs encountered. (Omega Symbol) Interacting/Experimental

(Degree Angel: Mikael (MI-ka-EL) Revealing the Concealed, Political Authority and Order)

You do not operate by agendas, for you are always aware that everything is changing, and so the path ahead also changes. You sense the feelings of everyone around you, especially the emotional places of blockage and pain, and know how to move with and through these in a smooth, almost invisible manner. You have the potential of getting a tremendous amount of things accomplished, albeit usually slowly and gradually.

The symbolism of Libra 6 speaks to the journey of life and the challenges we encounter along the way. The “long voyage” and “many icebergs” represent the obstacles and unexpected difficulties that one may face. However, the presence of icebergs also suggests the potential for profound beauty and moments of reflection.

The Omega Symbol of interacting and experimenting indicates a willingness to engage with these challenges in a way that is open and adaptable. The Degree Angel, Mikael, associated with this degree, emphasizes the importance of revealing what is concealed and bringing order to political authority, suggesting a role in uncovering truths and creating harmony.

The Chandra Symbol for this degree is “A baby with two sets of teeth.” This degree has a great desire to take in nourishment from all its relationships. It’s question is always “of what value is this encounter to me – what can I give to it, and what can I get from it?” It senses the spiritual truth that nothing comes its way that is not for the purpose of furthering its spiritual development, and so it is eager to assimilate experiences, to “chew on” them so as to get the most nutritional benefit out of them possible. It doesn’t like let go of anything until it understands it, or at least feels it has gotten something of what it needs from it.

All of this is carried out in a very innocent, open manner that will inevitably lead to the problems alluded to by the icebergs of the Omega Symbol, but which can benefit the soul tremendously.

The Chandra Symbol of “A baby with two sets of teeth” symbolizes an eagerness to learn and grow from experiences. This degree is about assimilating knowledge and understanding the value of encounters, both in giving and receiving, to further one’s spiritual development. MARTIN AMIS-VENUS

Pleiadian Symbol: A wandering landscape searching for a canvas on which to dwell.

Azoth Symbol: At land’s end a high rock and on it a tower.

both suggest a search for stability and a place to express oneself.

Seed degree: Gemini 6. In the far north an ancient tower carved of ice. (Omega Symbol). Going to a place of stillness and calm where we can view existence from a higher perspective gives us the energy and focus needed to thread our way through life’s difficulties and challenges.

A claw foot holding a ball. (Chandra Symbol). When we have been able to intuitively grasp the essence of knowledge in all its perfection, we next seek out ways to assimilate it so that it become a part of us. And we feel a drive to do this in such a way that we do not become one-sided in our experience of it, but are always maintaining a sense of the mystic duality of all truth.

Fulfillment degree: Virgo 16. A woman cutting the thorns off roses. (Omega Symbol). Having moved through so many difficulties and learned the art of avoiding obstructions, we feel a need to facilitate the flowering of love and to protect others from potentially dangerous influences.

A jar of camphor crystals. (Chandra Symbols). Our innocent desires to deeply assimilate experiences and to understand how everything has two sides develops in us the power to ward off all discordant influences.
The Seed degree and Fulfillment degree further elaborate on this theme, with the former emphasizing the need for a higher perspective to navigate life’s challenges and the latter highlighting the desire to protect and nurture love by removing potential dangers.


Oracle

It should have been a frightening experience, its dangers harrowing, but, luckily, the ship was a ghost ship.

And, since it had no schedule to maintain, it was free to stop at any and all icebergs that captured the travelers’ fancies, allowing them to disembark and sun themselves on the melting slopes, or bask in the deeps of night in moonlight, which was, in the open sea and on the bergs, at its most oceanically bluest.

The Oracle section paints a picture of a ghost ship, free from schedules and able to explore at will, suggesting a sense of freedom and the ability to find joy and wonder even in the midst of a journey filled with challenges. It’s a reminder that even when faced with danger, there can be beauty and opportunities for growth. This degree, therefore, speaks to the balance of Libra in facing life’s challenges with grace and adaptability.
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RAPHAEL
The sixth degree of Libra, ascends a man drawing a plough himself.
It signifies a man taking a great deal of pains
without any sense or reason.

SEPHARIEL
A heifer drawing a plough, and
urged by the goad.

It denotes one very unfortunate, who will be
constrained to severe and hard work for a certain
period of his life. The native is patient, enduring,
and capable of much self-government. In the end
he will assuredly reap the reward of his labours, It
is a degree of HARD WORK & LABOUR

22 Libra

A 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.