Prehistoric man may have been responsible for the
first ever war crime, after German archaeologists found a mass grave with
evidence that the victims had been tortured and slain. Researchers at the
University of Mainz have been studying the remains of 26 people who were found
dumped in a pit dating from the early Neolithic, around 4000BC. Although mass
graves have been found before from the stone age, it is the first time that
skeletons have shown evidence of needless violence. Most of the skull bones
revealed that the victims had been hit over the head with a blunt instrument,
while arrow heads nearby suggest they could have been killed by bowmen. But for
the first time there was evidence of deliberate and systematic smashing of the
lower leg bones of a number of individuals suggesting that the victims were
either tortured before or mutilated after death. The grave was discovered at
Schöneck-Kilianstädten, Darmstadt, in 2006, and archaeologist have been
excavating the site and studying the bones ever since. August 17 http://goo.gl/DKTo5K
The
current New Moon took place amidst the stars of the Lion. Lest we forget, George
Noonan reminds us that the Lion is a cruel creature.
These star in the Lion's head; ε Leo,
Ras Elased Australis (Algenubi), and μ Ras Elased Borealis; are said to
indicate ….. those who may be heartless and cruel. [Fixed Stars and
Judicial Astrology, George Noonan, 1990, p.32.]
The New
Moon is placed in the 8th house linked with “death” [1] in a trine aspect to Uranus in the 4th
house that is associated with the roots of our existence and our distant past
[2]. Uranus is square Pluto, a combination that is linked to new understanding
or scientific breakthroughs.
Pluto [13cp] is square the meridian and conjunct stars of the Archer about which
Diana Rosenberg writes:
Stars of the Archer’s brow and bowstring drawing right hand are here:
these supervisors of the Archer’s aim are aggressive and domineering souls, fiercely focused in pursuit of goals
and coldly, brutally persistent in pursuit of their enemies…. Kidnapping and
assassination have been recorded under these stars.
The New
Moon conjunct Venus squares Saturn [28sc]. Delta Lupi [28sc], eta and beta
Herculis [29sc, 1sa] and alpha Centaurus,
Toliman [29sc] are some of the stars that form
the backdrop to Saturn. Hercules is the
strong man who carries a club with which he decimates his opponents. Alpha (α)
Centaurus, Toliman, is a binary, white and yellowish star above the
right front hoof (leg?) of the Centaur. As shown above, the Centaur is often imaged
carrying Lupus (“beast of death”) – a sacrificial animal impaled on his spear.
The half man, half horse Centaur represents
the danger of domination by the animal instincts which in our case here can be
linked to ancient man’s desire to annihilate his enemies.
We have
enough elements now to reconstruct the
news. A story about death (8th
house) in prehistoric times (4th house) resulting from
heartless cruelty (Lion and Centaur). Victims (Lupus) were either clubbed (Hercules)
on the head (Algenubi) or killed with
arrows (Archer’s bow and arrow). Smashing of victims’ leg bones (asteroid Hephaistos [3] is
on the descendant and star Toliman conjoins Saturn) also suggest torture and mutilation.
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