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Woman dies after farewell to horse






A cancer patient has died after a final farewell to her favourite horse outside the hospital where she was treated. Staff at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan granted Sheila Marsh's last wish, by arranging a visit from two of her horses on Monday afternoon. The hospital said the 77-year-old, unable to speak properly due to illness, "gently called" her favourite horse, who then nuzzled her cheek. Mrs Marsh, who used to work at Haydock Park Racecourse, died early on Tuesday.BBC; Nov.7. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-29951094







The Full Moon [14ta]  of November 6 at Wigan squares the horizon axis. It is conjunct the stars Almach, gamma Andromeda [14ta] in Andromeda’s feet and Menkar, alpha Ceti [15ta] in the Sea-Monster’s jaw.

In classical astrology Almach is the snagged foot of Andromeda about to be snapped by the jaws (Menkar) of  Cetus, the monster created by collective human consciousness. Unless we stand on our own becoming responsible for self, rather than giving our power to those who wish to control us, there is danger that we will we devoured by the crushing jaws of the monster Cetus. (see image)

Almach, gamma Andromeda was in Chinese astrology The Great Commander of Horses (this was Ulysses Grant’s Jupiter – he had a passion for horses!) [1]


Uranus [13ar] and the MC [20ar] are conjunct stars that were part of the Chinese asterism T’ien-Kiou, The Celestial Stables. Uranus is also conjunct Fou-Tchi, The Cutlass, in south eastern Cetus. The cutlass was used in the sacrifice of horses and as such presided over death. [2]

On the Ascendant [11le] is the asteroid Osiris [7le]. Osiris is an Egyptian god, usually identified as the god of the afterlife, the underworld and the dead. On the IC [21li] is the asteroid Lacrimosa [24li] connected to grief and death.

[1] Secrets of the Ancient Skies, Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1, p.692)
[2] Secrets of the Ancient Skies, Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1, p.687-88)


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