Argo Navis
The forgotten tragedy of African
migrants who pay with their lives for the desire to reach Europe became a human
drama the world could no longer ignore, as hundreds perished in a matter of
hours off the Italian coast. More than 300 men, women and children were feared
drowned when their boat caught fire and sunk within sight of the Italian island of Lampedusa early on Thursday. The Mediterranean “was like a morgue”, according to witnesses
at the scene.
In mundane
astrology a horoscope drawn for a lunation (New or Full Moon) at any place contains vital clues about events
at that place. Shown above is the chart for the New Moon at Lampedusa. The New Moon [11li] is conjunct mu Velorum,[10li41]
in the sail of the celestial ship Argo
Navis implying that this New Moon could
have something to do with ships. We notice that the New Moon [11li] is opposite
Uranus [10ar] in the 9th house. Since Uranus has been associated with accidents [1] and the 9th house is connected with
long journeys by sea, H.S. Green in his “Mundane or National Astrology” connects
this position to “accidents with shipping”. Uranus at 10ar is conjunct stars of
Fornax, the Furnace linked to fires. Mundane charts become very significant
especially when planets conjoin any of the angles. In this case we find Mercury[6sc] and Saturn [10sc] conjunct the IC
[7sc]. On its own, Mercury-Saturn would be associated
with transportation accidents. These
conjoin the stars omega Carinae, of the celestial ship Argo Navis [7sc36] , Khambalia,
lambda Virginis [7sc07] and kappa Volantis [7sc35], the Flying Fish.
Diana
Rosenberg mentions that the Virgin’s curiosity and Argo’s restless wanderlust takes people on journeys
fascinated by the lure of exotic lands. She also associates this area with fires and shipwrecks [2]. Regarding stars in the constellation Volans, Nick
Fiorenza adds:
The flying fish mythically
articulates an extraordinary force, the ability to gather the momentum and
build up the speed to make the leap into and glide through a new realm of
experience, one not common to itself. Generally the flying fish is leaping
into the air to avoid its predators, adding the element of strategically
creating an alternative environment for a safe passage.
Volans – the flying
fish
It can
hardly be a coincidence that most of the African migrants on the boat were
running away from persecution and war in their home countries.
[2] Secrets
of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg [v.2, p.170-72]
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