Lepus
the Hare
Beijing (CNN)Rarer than a panda, few people knew
about the Ili pika until earlier this year when pictures of China's "magic
bunny" went viral after being featured in a series of news reports. But
now the tiny and endangered mammal is finding out the price of fame. Conservationist
Li Weidong, who discovered the species in 1983, lamented the lack of funding
for his conservation efforts when first interviewed by CNN in March. He's since
been able to raise almost $28,000 on a Chinese crowd-funding website, enough to
fund his research and conservation efforts for the next year. June 11; http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/10/asia/china-pika-magic-rabbit-new-risk/index.html
The news
about China’s magic bunny comes to us on
the eve of Neptune stationing retrograde. Neptune in “waters” of Pisces is the
universal solvent that wears down individual differences to reconnect us in a
web of common awareness. Compassion
shifts from an idealistic concept to an active energy that puts us in touch
with one another as well as all life in a more emotional way.
A chart drawn
for the Neptune station at Beijing, China is shown here. The Sun and Mars are
at the center of a Jupiter-Uranus trine. In addition the Ascendant makes a Yod
with Sun-Mars and Uranus and squares Jupiter making this configuration specific
for the place.
On the
Ascendant are the stars epsilon Librae, Unukalhai, alpha Serpentis , sigma
Corona Borealis, Men, alpha Lupus and Agena, beta Centauri. The great Serpent of
physician/ shaman Ophiuchus offers a powerful ability for self renewal
should we choose to reach for it. The balance of the Scales and the gardens of
Corona Borealis bring gentleness and beauty to the wildness of Centaurus and
Lupus, while the Serpent renews and heals all that has been scarred by the
trials of life.
Jupiter is
conjunct Dubhe, alpha Ursa Major. Diana Rosenberg links this area with “issues
relating to the destruction or protection of animals and the environment”.
Meanwhile Sun and Mars are conjunct the
star Arneb, alpha Leporis of the Hare!
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