The chart
for the Waning Gibbous or Disseminating Moon of June 16 at Tokyo
On the MC
with Mars are stars of the Virgin. Diana Rosenberg mentions that the Virgin was
a pacifist and under this constellation she includes the issue of cruelty vs
kindness to animals [1]. The following passage from Aratus bears this out.
Beneath both feet of Bootes mark the Maiden who in
her hands bears the gleaming Ear of Corn (Spica). Her men called Justice
(Dike); but she assembling the elders, it might be in the market-place or in
the wide-wayed streets, uttered her voice, ever urging on them judgments
kinder to the people. Not yet in that age had men knowledge of hateful
strife, or carping contention, or din of battle, but a simple life they lived.
But when she had filled the great heights with
gathering crowds, then would she with threats rebuke their evil ways, and
declare that never more at their prayer would she reveal her face to man.
"Behold what manner of race the fathers of the Golden Age left behind
them! Far meaner than themselves! but ye will breed a viler progeny! [the Iron
Age?]. Verily wars and cruel bloodshed shall be unto men and grievous woe shall
be laid upon them." Even so she spake and sought the hills and left the
people all gazing towards her still. But when they, too, were dead, and when,
more ruinous than they which went before, the Race of Bronze was born, who were
the first to forge the sword of the highwayman, and the first to eat of the
flesh of the ploughing-ox, then verily did Justice loathe that race of men and
fly heavenward and took up that abode, where even now in the night time the
Maiden is seen of men, established near to far-seen Bootes. [Aratus,
Phaenomena, 3rd century B.C., p.237-239]
On the IC
is Uranus which is square Pluto
Pluto in
Capricorn represents the traditional pecking order in society, where
authorities at the top of the social hierarchies give orders that are to be
obeyed by all those below. While Uranus in Aries is a potent symbol for
individual freedom. One of the driving motives of this combination is
straightforward personal desire (“I want this, and I don’t care what others
want”). Another motive is more complex: the intention to go against the tide of
conformity, to be a thorn in the side of standard social expectations (“I want
this, at least in part because others don’t want it, and I intend to show the
world that I can’t be controlled by society”) [2]
Here Uranus
in Aries obviously represents the Japanese government while Pluto in Capricorn
is the UN’s top court.
That the
issue of being kind to animals could specifically be referring to creatures of
the sea can also be seen in this map. The Moon [10aq11] is conjunct sigma 2665
Delphini [11aq29] in the constellation of Delphinus, the Dolphin. And the IC
[14ar31] is conjunct 46,37 Ceti [14ar10,14ar17] in the lower belly and the tail
of Cetus, the sea-monster!
[1] Secrets
of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.2, p. 78-80)
[2] Bill
Herbst; http://www.billherbst.com/Comm13.pdf
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