Cassiopeia
A 14th Century woman's accessory from Northern
Iraq, the centrepiece of a new exhibition at London's Courtauld Gallery, may be
the earliest surviving handbag in the world, writes Tanvi Misra. Made of brass
and inlaid with gold and silver, the bag is the only one of its kind - which
made it difficult for experts to work out what it was. Previously thought to be
a work basket, document wallet, or even a saddlebag, it is now understood to be
a woman's handbag made in Mosul
Eclipses
can be brought to life by phases of the Moon which coincide with the eclipse. As
an example we see here that the last quarter moon phase of Feb. 22 at London has its MC [23ta] on Segin,epsilon
Cassiopeiae [24ta56] conjunct the solar eclipse [19ta31] of May 10, 2013 and a
retrograde Mercury [20aq11] square it. For stars in the area of 20aq and 20ta,
Diana Rosenberg lists “discovery of
ancient artifacts”. But more
interesting is the fact the eclipse was conjunct the star Ruchbah, delta
Cassiopeiae [18ta] in the constellation of Queen Cassiopeia.
As in the
picture above Queen Cassiopeia is often portrayed as a narcissistic lady
concerned with her beauty and the beautiful things of life that adorn her so
that a beautiful gold and silver inlaid handbag is an appropriate find under
these stars!
"From Cassiope come the enhancement of beauty
and devices for adorning the body: from gold has been sought the means to give
grace to the appearance; precious stones have been spread over head, neck, and
hands and golden chains have shone on snow-white feet. What products would a
grand lady like Cassiope prefer her sons to handle rather than those she could
turn to her own employments? " [Manilius, Astronomica, book 5, 1st century
AD, p.343.]
Progressing
the eclipse by the PSSR method brings the IC to the conjunction of the eclipse
confirming that the eclipse is active on
the date of the news.
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