King
Cepheus
U.S. authorities seem to have softened their stance
on the participation of American business people at the St. Petersburg
International Economic Forum (SPIEF) later this month, according to the
Financial Times. The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum begins on June
18. The event is a leading international economic and business forum held
annually in Russia. Over the past five years the Forum has transformed into a
leading global business event, attracting over 7,000 Russian and international
participants, representing government and business leaders from around the
world, joined by leading voices from academia, the media, and civil society.
More than 4,700 participants from 73 countries attended the Forum in 2014.
To
understand this development let us start with the chart of last lunar eclipse
of April drawn for Washington, DC. The
Sun is conjunct Uranus, in Aries, and that conjunction opposes the Moon, in
Libra. Uranus is a freedom-loving planet
, and when it shares the same space with the Sun, personal freedom is important.
However, the Moon is in Libra, so that
the need to be connected to
others also tends to dominate. What this opposition indicates is the problem of
how to handle the need to be connected to others, as you simultaneously try to
be true to yourself. Since the Moon in
Libra connects with the North Node (future) while the Sun[14ar] in Aries
conjoins the South Node (past), the way forward is through seeking connections
with others. The Sun and the South Node
[9ar] are conjunct stars of the
tyrant King Cepheus. About this area
Diana Rosenberg writes:
There is a
tendency to be close minded, they may refuse to listen to suggestions or
criticism and are prone to use strong
arm tactics or to bully others “for their own good” and then often perceive
themselves as victims! With their considerable leadership ability they are
often in positions of influence and authority, but they brook no opposition;
thus there is a possibility of loss of power and position because of obstinacy and
rigidity; some may be cut-off, shut out or exiled [1]. Life, therefore, brings issues of power, of whether to fight to
the end or agree to compromise (both with others and within themselves) [2].
The
Ascendant of the eclipse chart conjoins Achrid, Castula and Tish of Cassiopeia. About
these stars Nick Fiorenza [3] writes:
Tish is the whip
of the Queen. In the myth of the Royal family, the intolerant queen, has become
crusted with anger and frustration due to finding herself in-between the
tormenting forces of both the manipulative gods and her own emotional
insecurities and arrogance, and is at a loss with how to deal with either. It
is this spiteful arrogance that sentences the princess Andromeda to be devoured
by Cetus. When the whip of spiteful arrogance is used, it often snaps back only
to scar one’s own hand, especially when applied with vengeance. Lowering ourselves
to this level or resourcefulness, using a tool found only in the dramatics of
the monstrous world, will only lead to our own demise. Here we have a statement
of something we must surrender to receive that which we are due--righteous
arrogance, the attitude that keeps us from our very own fulfillment.
Achird of
Cassiopeia asks us to realize that we create and perpetuate the very things
that we perceive as trying to detour or devour us. Achird brings attention to
the fact that the monsters and the entrapments in which we find ourselves
become manifest by our own righteous and arrogant attitudes of self-importance.
Castula of
Cassiopeia impels us to express a purer form of self, which in turn allows us
to move up and out of an entrapping situation from which there seems no
solution or escape.
So the
next question is “Are the issues relevant for the period June 18-20 when the St.
Petersburg International Economic Forum is scheduled to be held. If we progress
the eclipse chart to these dates, we will find that the eclipse now straddles
the meridian thereby bringing to focus the issues mentioned.
[1]
Secrets of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1, p.79-80)
[2]
Secrets of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.1, p.74-75)
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