Celestial Summit 10/7

regulus, saturn, venus, and moon

venus, saturn, and the star regulus will be forming a rare, tight triangle tomorrow morning several hours before sunrise, sunday, october 7, with the crescent moon strikingly positioned inside it. i want to see this configuration. a pair of binoculars will do, from what i've read. but saturn will be the hardest to see.

i excerpted the following from a website called http://www.shamanicastrology.com/:

"Whenever a planet is within 6 degrees of a Behenian star, the energy of that star is greater. Saturn is currently within about 4 degrees of Regulus. It is important to remember that we inform the mysteries as much as they inform us; and when we are aware of what is occurring, we can consciously engage and help direct what is happening in the Great Above, as it relates to our So Below reality by aligning our intent with the unfolding Divine Will. This is the most effective way we can participate as co-creators of the New Earth. The mysteries of As Within, So Without remind us this is about uniting Heaven and Earth in a sacred marriage where we are living the integration of both simultaneously."

• Regulus has about 3.5 times the Sun's mass, and is a young star only a few hundred million years old. It is spinning extremely rapidly, with a rotation period of only 15.9 hours, which causes it to have a highly oblate shape (wikipedia). "As for Regulus, it marks the heart of Leo, a star pattern whose origins trace back to the earliest Mideastern peoples, especially those of the Tigris and Euphrates area. Among virtually all civilizations there, this constellation was accorded king-of-the-beasts status and regal symbolism." http://www.space.com/spacewatch/091005-ns-summit.html


• Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest planet in the solar system, after Jupiter. Along with the planets Jupiter, Uranus, and neptune, it is classified as a gas giant (also known as a Jovian planet, after the planet Jupiter). It was named after the Roman god Saturnus, equated to the Greek Kronos (the Titan father of Zeus) and the Babylonian Ninurta. Saturn's symbol represents the god's sickle (wikipedia).


• Venus is the second-closest planet to the sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. It is the brightest natural object in the night sky, except for the Moon. Venus reaches its maximum brightness shortly before sunrise or shortly after sunset, for which reason it is often called the Morning Star or the Evening Star (wikipedia).


• The Behenian fixed stars are a selection of fifteen stars considered especially useful for magical applications in the medieval astrology of Europe and the Arab world. Their name derives from Arabic bahman, "root," as each was considered a source of astrological power for one or more planets. Each is also connected with a gemstone and plant that would be used in rituals meant to draw the star's influence When a planet was within six degrees of an associated star, this influence was thought to be particularly strong (wikipedia).

so i discovered that regulus, corresponds with the hindu nakshatra magha or "the great one".

"Magha is ruled by the Ancestors.This is the 10th nakshatra of the zodiac, ruled by the node Ketu and spanning from 00°-00' to 13°-20' in the sign Leo, ruled by the Sun. Magha is derived from Maghaban. Magha is the cause of brightness and light. Magha stands for noble impulses and incentives, the gift of Magha must always be a noble one. It shows that we are coming to the end of a cycle"(http://www.findyourfate.com/indianastro/Magha.html).

a palanquin is the symbol of magha... i want to take advantage of this rare alignment of planets and stars, so symbolic of change and great things. it's funny. i am both trying to be present--i am here right now and loving it--but at the same time i can't deny my longing for change. i think the caterpillar-to-butterfly synchronicity is also symbolic of this longing. ah ha! the heavens within and without are so fascinating to contemplate, and i shall forever be entranced by their connection, their oneness. that star stuff is me and i am it. what's aligning "out there" is also aligning "in here".