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C*I*A Astrology Classes

YR 1 Semester One Lesson 8

The Zodiac SignsThe transpersonal signs,

Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces

with Julija SimasAgent12

! Capricorn’s glyph represents the sea goat, with the V-shape symbolising its horns and the S-shape its fish tail. The sea goat illustrates human cultural achievement rising from the depths of the cosmic ocean. This glyph is also seen to represent the cornucopia, a symbol of food and abundance from ancient times. Also known as the Horn of Plenty, or harvest cone, the cornucopia is said to have the power to give whatever is desired to whomever possesses it. From the depths of the ocean, to the heights of what humanity can reach.

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! 10th sign! I Utilize! the Sea/Goat

! Element: Earth ! Mode: Cardinal ! Gender: Feminine ! Modern Ruler: Saturn (restriction, control, structure) ! Anatomy & Illnesses: The knees. The knees enable us to bend, and once

Capricorn has achieved its goals, it ideally adopts a humble stance by bending at the knees (e.g. through a curtsy or bow).

! Sequence: Bend, flexible, weak or strong, hold body ! Little Tree: After the search through Sagittarius, the tree now finds his tribe, his

global family, the establishment, what has been established in his world , a representation of present living truth

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! Earth - Gaia’s gifts- The Horn of PlentyArchetypes - Mountain Top, Aigokeros-half goat with fishes tail, Boss, world parent, Amalthea, Cornucopia, Pan

! Myths - Aigokeros, Pan, Chronus, Amaltheia

! Babylonia- “Antelope of the subterranean Ocean” ! Pan - Horned GoatMan, jumped into sea transformed to sea goat ! Amaltea - Zeus' goat nymph nurse, ! Capricorn myth - Cronus/Saturn - being surpassed, overthrown, something better newer,

younger, outdated, the past, history ! Cronus old order, Zues-light bringer, new order, ! The way of father vs the way of son etc standing up to authority, tradition, past ! Goats blood spilt for banishing evil in shamanistic purifying rituals ! Confess sins carry guilt and debt for the masses ! Scapegoat, take blame, responsible, their burden ! The winter solstice, the darkest hour, what you stand by? Make it stand, rule etc

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! Element: Fire! Mode: Mutable! Gender: Masculine! Modern Ruler: Jupiter! Anatomy & Illnesses: Hips, thighs, femur, sacrum, coccyx, sciatic

nerves.! The hips and thighs promote or inhibit movement and forward motion.

! Glyph! Sagittarius is represented by the glyph of the Arrow of the Archer,

symbolising aiming for a goal, direction and adventure and the projection of the self into the outer world.

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! Capricorn grounds the ideas and visions of Sagittarius and puts them on display. ! Capricorn starts at the time of the winter solstice (in the northern hemisphere), the

longest and darkest night, and is associated with the rebirth of the Sun (the solar hero) after the solstice.

! Capricorn seeks to find a place in society, to achieve, to accomplish, seeks authority and recognition.

! Capricorn represents the father figure, establishments, administration and bureaucracy, and the experience of conforming.

! Capricorn is about mastering the gifts acquired from Taurus and the skills developed in Virgo (the preceding earth zodiac signs) and offering these resources to the world in order to achieve recognition.

! The image of the cornucopia, “the horn of abundance”, associated with Capricorn represents reaping the rewards of hard work and gaining prosperity.

! Capricorn, which is opposite Cancer, represents the establishment of self in the outer world, whereas Cancer represents finding ones needs to remain safe in its inner and familial world.

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! Psychological Function: To be responsible for myself, to be autonomous, to establish my own laws, and limits in accordance to my morals and conscience.

! To find my place in society by living my own rules and abiding by my own laws ! My need to strive for recognition ! My need to master my skills and adapt them in the world ! To find stability and belonging in my world ! Be the “devil” you know

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! Traits ! Ambitious, serious, conservative, responsible, cautious, prudent, masterful,

accomplished, sure-footed, self-sufficient, disciplined, reliable, conservative, rigid, fearful, rule-maker, law-maker, serious, practical, authoritarian

! Shadow - miserly, overcautious, over conservative, depressive, boring, materialistic, narrow minded,

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! Astronomy! Capricorn, not a bright constellation, resembles a triangle between the larger constellations of Aquarius and

Sagittarius. The brightest stars in Capricorn are Al Giedi prima and secundi, which operate as a double star, each star being a true binary. In both northern and southern hemispheres, Capricorn is best seen at midnight in the midheaven when the Sun is in Cancer during June and July.

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! Aquarius is represented by two airwaves in motion, symbolising the waters of life being poured from the water bearer’s urn. The Aquarian water bearer distributes to humanity the sustenance of the higher intuitive mind, the rational mind as opposed to the ‘watery’, emotional, creative mind.

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! 11th sign! I Know! The Water Bearer

! Element: Air ! Mode: Fixed ! Gender: Masculine ! Modern Ruler: Uranus (radical, rebellious, new) ! Traditional Ruler: Saturn (firm, fixed) ! Anatomy & Illnesses: Ankles, calves, shins, the circulation of air in the body,

fluid retention, dehydration. The ankles enable us to change direction when walking.

! Sequence : Change whole direction ! Little Tree (big tree) : Leaving the tribe to venture to new lands, explore other

forrest and their rules, separating from roots and the past, breaking new ground,

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! Quest for Soul mates ! Archetypes - Water bears-pourer, Rebel, Revolutionary, Mad scientist, Computer geek,

hacker ! Myths - Prometheus, Ganymede - the cup bearer of the Gods, Heaven’s Prince,

Son of king of Troy, desired by Zeus, Hebe(original cup bearer)

! Prometheus - Uranus, sacrifice self for greater good, bring fire to humanity, steal form the Gods, punished eternally, saved by Chiron

! Water irrigating the land of the people, Water bear dispensation from heaven, the waters of the heavens, the cup bearer,

! Ganymede - the urge to return to heaven, to be abducted into a better place ! Masculine signs, archetypes - value of intellect and rationalism over feeling and intuition,

the erotic drive of Aquarius is social not sexual ! 4 types of love - Eros, Agape, Phileo, Storge ! Quest for equality, brotherhood, brotherly love

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! After Capricorn reaches the top of the mountain, Aquarius takes on the task of pouring life-giving energy from this heavenly plane back down to earth.

! Aquarius loosens the rigidity of the structures built by Capricorn, usually through bringing social reform with humanitarian motives.

! Aquarius seeks independence and individuality while still being concerned with the good of all.

! Aquarius seeks to do things its own way and, in breaking free of social expectations and creating its own rules, is often seen as rebellious and unconventional.

! Aquarius is forever evolving and moving toward the future with an ongoing commitment to freedom, independence and collective goals.

! Aquarius would rather be productive in the outer world than focus on the intimacy of the inner world.

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! Aquarius tends to project a cool exterior and to be detached from feelings and mystified by emotions, due to carrying the archetypal memory of separation.

! Aquarian individuality contributes to group consciousness in the same way that a cell makes an important contribution to the whole of an organism.

! Being opposite Leo, Aquarius prefers to meld with a crowd rather than stand out, yet a strong Leo ego identity is needed for Aquarian individuality to survive within a group.

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! Psychological Function: Ability to question and go beyond the limits of society and authority and what is expected of me. The need to know myself and establish my individuality and independence.

! To look ahead and into the future, what comes next ! My way doesn’t fit with the old way, the expected way ! To be concerned with what is better for all of humanity, what will survive into the future ! The collective experience, what is best for all ! The next generation ! Engineering and inventing the future, what has not been done, tried nor tested before ! Radical, groundbreaking, revolutionary (Uranus) ! Strive to bring the lofty ideals of heaven down to Earth, ! Aloofness and distance needs to be maintained to keep our earthly distance , not too

attached

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! Traits ! Unconventional, detached, humanitarian, progressive, eccentric, inventive,

independent, logical, philanthropic, unemotional, aloof, rebellious, unpredictable, equalitarian, reformist, ingenious, ahead of the times, technological.

! Shadow - distant, extremist, unemotional, loner, controlling(only my way is the best way)

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! Being a faint constellation, Aquarius, although large, is difficult to see. It’s found near the brightest star in this region of the sky, Formalhaut, one of the four royal stars. Sadalmelik is the constellation’s brightest star, forming the base of the water jar held by the water bearer. Aquarius harbours the Saturn and Helix nebulas and the strong annual meteor shower of the Delta Aquarids each July. In both the northern and southern hemispheres, Aquarius is best seen at midnight in themidheaven when the Sun is in Leo during August and September.

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! The Pisces glyph is made up of two crescent moons joined in the middle, representing two fish swimming in different directions, yet bound eternally bythe middle.

! Traits ! Escapist, compassionate, imaginative, sensitive, perceptive, deep,

mysterious, mystical, spiritual, idealistic, intuitive, understanding, emotional, sympathetic, sacrificing, unrealistic, misunderstood, deceptive, illusory, altruistic, chameleon like.

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! 12th sign! I Believe! The Fish

! Element: Water ! Mode: Mutable ! Gender: Feminine ! Modern Ruler: Neptune ! Traditional Ruler: Jupiter ! Anatomy & Illnesses: Feet, the immune system, anaemia, blood deficiency,

iron levels, exhaustion. ! The feet hold the burden and weight of the rest of the body and ultimately

take you where you want to go. ! Sequence - holding up the rest of the body ! Little tree - becomes the seed for the next cycle, through inspiration, sacrifice

or divine intervention

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! Divine Bonds ! Archetypes - Mystic, poet, dancer, rescuer, romantic, dreamer, chameleon, sinner, saint,

saviour, matyr. ! Myths - Dionysus, Orpheus, Amphitrite and Poseidon, The sirens, The Lorelei, ! 2 fish swimming in different directions tied by a cord, bound, one swims to divine, other

pulled to unconscious, heaven or hell, light or dark, heaven or earth, good or bad ! Great Mother(fertile) and sacrificed Son/lover (seed)- Aphrodite/Adonis, Innana/Tamiz.

Cybele/Attis, Venus/Eros. ! Fish symbol, concept of wholeness, unity, ocean, last sign absorbing all of life’s experience,

unity ! The end of cycle, sacrifice, not end as in Death. just another realm ! Spring Equinox, new beginnings around the corner ! Christian mythology - Christ Age of Pisces 0-2160 approx christian symbol the fish, christ,

fisher of men, redeemer, saviour, christ consciousness, sacrificed, reborn

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! As the last of the 12 zodiac signs, from the heavenly plane of Aquarius, Pisces represents the return to the oceanic womb.

! Pisces represents endings but also the seeds of new beginnings. ! Pisces is about collective feelings, especially the depths of the past in which all

experiences are contained and available to be drawn from. ! As an archetypal energy, Pisces is identified with saviours, martyrs, saints, victims or

sinners. ! Pisces has an instinctive urge to ‘swim’ back to a divine source and needs the imaginative

and creative freedom to follow this bliss. ! Pisces is easily overwhelmed, affected, swamped or dismembered by other influences and

is prone to losing a sense of ego or identity. ! The Pisces energy is extremely changeable and chameleon-like, and is able to take on

many disguises. ! Pisces can intuit the invisible, understand the unfathomable and empathize with all

experiences. ! Pisces has the ability to see the whole picture, a universal outlook, aligned with oneness

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! Psychological function : Ability to imagine, inspire and find unity with all life.

! Need for fantasy, romance, use of imagination ! Search and understanding of divine and spiritual realms and being ! The urge to meld, bond, unite ! To be free, yet eternally bonded, the knowing of connectedness, never alone ! Need for retreat, escape, regeneration, be in bliss ! To follow urges and instincts, let intuition and knowing guide me ! Zen navigate through life ! Trust and have faith in unknown ! Believe and revel in life’s mysteries

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! The vast boundless sea, eternal sea, symbol of unconscious, unity ! Surrender ego to union with all there is, the great tie to great mother

Traits

! Escapist, compassionate, imaginative, sensitive, perceptive, deep, mysterious, mystical, spiritual, idealistic, intuitive, understanding, emotional, sympathetic, sacrificing, unrealistic, misunderstood, illusory, altruistic, chameleon like, connected.Shadow - deceptive, sacrificial, egoless, martyr, hidden, escapist, secretive, illusive, elusive

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! Astronomy! Pisces is a faint but large constellation depicting two fish swimming in opposite directions with their tails tied

together. The brightest star, Al Rischa, forms the knot where the fish are bound. In both the northern and southern hemispheres, Pisces is best seen at midnight in the midheaven when the Sun is in Virgo during August and September.

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Assignment 1 Term 1

! 750 words ! Choose one of the 4 elements, Fire, Earth, Air or Water and describe what

you feel to be the main astrological characteristics specific to this element. ! From this premise describe how each of the three signs that constitute this

element express these characteristics in their own unique way. Within this essay try and capture the role that each sign plays within the developmental process that the element represents.

! e.g. Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn Fixed Earth, Mutable Earth, Cardinal Earth

! Answer the question using your own ideas and imagination, Acknowledge references to written sources.

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