Title: Scorpio Full Moon
1Scorpio Full Moon
2Preface
- For those of you who are not familiar with
esoteric philosophy or do not know it well I
will remind you that all is energy. Thus you
should simply relax and try to feel the energy
rather then concern yourself with knowing all of
the words. - During the lecture you can ask questions if you
wish. After the meditation we will gather for
coffee/tea and you may also ask questions.
3Why are we here?
- The time of the full moon is a time of
celebration. - We celebrate the energy of the SUN.
- The reason is that when the Moon is full it is
the furthest from the Sun, thus the Suns energy
is the strongest. - Thus we celebrate the energy of the Sun through
meditation and reflection.
4Why are we here?
- The time of the full moon there is a direct
alignment between the energy of the sign the sun
is in and the affairs of the sign the moon is in. - Sun - Scorpio - purificatory tests
- Moon - Taurus - release light via speech
5Scorpio Presentation
- The Sign of Scorpio
- The Labours of Hercules
- The Full Moon Chart
- - Short Break -
- Meditation
- - Short Break -
- Coffee/Tea - discussion
6The Sign of Scorpio
7Which sign is the Sun in?
And which sign is the Moon in?
The Moon is in Taurus.
The exact full moon is Friday, October 26th at
1253 AM EDT
8Whos a Scorpio?
9But Im not a Scorpio!
- I expect some in the room do not have their Sun
in Scorpio. - Still, you may have another planet - or the Moon
- in Scorpio. - And even if you do not the Scorpio energy will
still affect you - and, perhaps, as importantly
those around you.
10The Astrological Symbol for Scorpio
- Scorpions have two lobster-like claws and when
a scorpion captures its victims with its claws,
it inflicts a disabling sting with its tail.
Scorpios are thought to be rather cunning, and
sometimes revengeful.
11The Astrological Glyph for Scorpio
- Scorpios glyph, or symbol, looks like a letter M
with a tail. The curves show the grounded nature
of the sign, ending in an upward-turned arrow,
symbolizing the need for action and the striving
for something higher. Some believe the symbol
represents the male genitals -- the sign of
Scorpio is strongly connected to sex.
12Scorpio Constellation
13 Mythology of Scorpio
- The myth behind the astrological sign of Scorpio
focuses on Artemis, who called on the giant
scorpion to destroy Orion. As a giant and son of
Poseidon, Orion thought much too highly of
himself and forgot to show proper respect to the
immortals. He did something that angered Artemis,
the worst one to enrage as the goddess of the
hunt and of revenge. The scorpion stung Orion, as
Artemis commanded, and killed him. Artemis placed
the scorpion in the heavens as a reward for
serving her. Orion was placed in the heavens as
well (since as a son of the gods he could not go
to Hades). He can be seen eternally fleeing the
poisonous scorpion, Scorpio, across the night
sky.
14 How does this myth relate to the Scorpio
characteristics?
- Orion thought much too highly of himself and
forgot to show proper respect to the immortals. - What does a Scorpio do when someone wrongs them?
- The scorpion stung Orion and killed him.
15Energy - Preface
- The difficulty in mentioning the energy of any
particular sign is that each of us has many
energies influencing us. One energy is certainly
the sun sign we are born in, but there are many
other energies. Some of these would be the other
astrological elements, our karmic history, our
rays, our heritage, etc. And then to confuse the
issue more there is the energies of the
transiting and progressed planets.
16Energy - Preface
- Additionally there is no best or worst
energy. - There is no good or bad energy - as there are
no good or bad tools - or as, for example,
electricity is not good or bad. - In astrology we refer to the energies associated
with the planets, houses, signs, and
relationships between them as non-challenging
or challenging.
17Scorpio Energy
- As the eighth sign of the zodiac, Scorpio
represents the eighth stage in the evolution of
man and his place in the universe. This stage is
concerned with an emotional development that goes
beyond Cancerian concern with home and family.
Scorpios emotional involvement is not based on
love or pleasure, but on the control and
understanding of human emotions and the role they
play in the mysterious process of life and death.
18Scorpio Energy
- Scorpios are stubborn and impervious to changes
not of their own making. However they accomplish
many things in life because of their tenacity in
sticking with projects when others lose patience
and stamina. On the surface they may seem
easy-going, congenial, and gregarious but they
are also extremely tenacious with a tendency to
manipulate and control.
19Scorpio Energy
- Scorpios react emotionally to everything they
experience in life. Before they take physical
action, before they sort out the practicality of
what they are doing, and before they reason
things out intellectually, they express their
feelings. Though their emotions are the strongest
motivational factor in their behavior, unlike the
emotionally oriented Cancerians and Pisceans,
Scorpios are not apt to wear their hearts on
their sleeves.
20Main Challenge
- The main challenge, as with each of the astrology
energies, is to use the energies in a positive
way. To think above the belt. To be the
enlightened being. To turn the challenging
aspects into non-challenging ones.
21Scorpio Non-Challenging Energies
- Passionate
- Tenacious
- Complex
- Clever
- Investigative
- Magnetic
- Brave and Loyal
- Social
- Intuitive
- Determined
- Good Memory
- Protective
- Deep
- Sensual
- Resourceful
- Self-Reliant
- Dynamic
- Totally Hypnotic
22Scorpio Challenging Energies
- Volatile
- Obsessive
- Demanding and Jealous
- Suspicious
- Brooding
- Moody
- Shrewd
- Compulsive
- Hot-tempered
- Overbearing
- Cunning
- Intense
- Lustful
- Impenetrable and Secretive
23The Exoteric and ExotericRuler is Mars
- Mars is definitely the planet which rules and
controls the physical vehicle. - In Scorpio, the result of all the struggle
carried forward during the pilgrimage around the
zodiac is brought to a point of climax through
the activity of Mars. - The disciple has now to demonstrate the strength,
character and quality which he has unfolded and
developed within himself during his long
pilgrimage.
24The Exoteric and ExotericRuler is Mars
- All aspects of the lower nature are involved in
this crisis, and the tests applied involve the
form nature--gross and subtle, integrated and
potent. - The effect of Mars is largely mass effect and
group results, producing great struggles but
leading finally to great revelation.... - In Scorpio, it is the revelation of the vision of
liberation and service .. . It must never be
forgotten that Mars establishes relations between
the opposites and is a beneficent and not a
malefic factor, as is so often supposed.
25The Hierarchical Ruler is Mercury
- We shall find that Scorpio rules and governs the
fourth Creative Hierarchy, the human, from the
angle of the soul and not from the angle of the
lower nature. - The final struggle in Scorpio only takes place
when the point of balance between soul and body
has been reached in Libra and it is in Scorpio
that the preponderance of spiritual energy is
imposed upon the lower personal forces. - Scorpio governs "the initiates", which is the
true esoteric name of man, and through its
hierarchical planetary ruler, the Sons of Mind,
the Messengers of Deity are revealed, but it is
through Mars and the Martian activity that the
revelation comes about.
26Ray Ruler for Scorpio
- The fourth ray of Harmony through Conflict is
associated with Scorpio. - It is through such conflict that the real task
of Scorpio rising takes placetransformation! - And while Scorpio is transforming herself, she
is also encountering those life experiences which
bring her into contact with the opportunities to
be an agent of transformation and renewal for
others.
27Who are some Scorpios?
- Pablo Picasso
- Hillary R. Clinton
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Emily Post
- Bill Gates
- Truman Capote, Grace Slick, Dan Rather, Larry
Flint, James K. Polk, Michael Dukakis, Marie
Curie, Billy Graham, George Patton, Kurt
Vonnegaut, Jonathan Winters, Whoppi Goldberg,
Mamie Eisenhower, Prince Charles, Martin Luther,
Ted Turner, Alistair Cooke, Stan Musial, Goldie
Hawn, etc.
28The Labours of Hercules
29The Labours of Hercules
- The Labours of Hercules is a book by Alice Bailey
written in 1936 wherein Hercules needs to
complete 12 tasks one in each sign. - Each sign represents a different aspect of mans
development. - This the story of the individual Christ,
crucified upon the cross of matter, and
incarnated in each human being, God, incarnate in
matter.
30The Labour in Scorpio
- When a drought occurred in Argos, Amymone called
upon the aid of Neptune, who commanded her to
strike a rock, from which, when she did, gushed
out three crystal streams. But soon a terrible
hydra came to live there and a plague spread over
the whole countryside. Hercules must now destroy
this monster with its nine heads, of which one is
immortal. His teacher warns him that conventional
methods will not work for destroying one head
causes two to grow in its place. The only help he
can offer Hercules is to remind him, We rise by
kneeling we conquer by surrendering we gain by
giving up.
31Hercules completes his task
- In the stench of the Lernean swamp, Hercules
tracks the foul beast to its lair and is forced
to resort to firing arrows, dipped in burning
pitch, to draw it out into the open. Provoked,
the raging monster attacks Hercules and battle
commencesthe hydra growing stronger, not weaker,
with each assault. Then, recalling his Teachers
advice, Hercules throws away his weapons, drops
to his knees and raises the hydra aloft. In the
pure air and sunlight, the monster looses its
power and its nine heads drop, lifeless. Then
Hercules is able to perceive the mystic head that
is immortal. He cuts it off and buries it, still
fiercely hissing, beneath a rock.
32Interpretation of the myth
- Scorpio has been described both as a turning
point for the individual and in the life of
humanity. In the hydra, we have depicted the
serpent of desire and all the unredeemed aspects
of human nature and in the associated tests and
trials are illustrated the formidable problems of
self-mastery. Its symbolism is particularly
appropriate in our contemporary way of life in
the ethos of a consumer society that feeds
selfish desire with little regard to the
consequences or the pressing material needs of
others.
33Interpretation of the myth
- If we aspire to reconnect to the wellspring of
spiritual life, we must free ourselves from the
prison of clamoring desires. Like Hercules, the
disciple must first recognize the existence of
the hydra, search for it with patience and
finally, with humility, destroy it. The concise
reminder, given to Hercules by his Teacher, is
revealing We rise by kneeling, we conquer by
surrendering we gain by giving up. As long as
Hercules fights the hydra in its own environment,
representing the unredeemed aspects of human
nature, his task is impossible. When he raises
his problems above the slough of the subconscious
into the light of that wisdom we call the soul,
he can view his dilemma from a new angle of
vision, overcome the hydra and bury its immortal
head beneath the rock of the will. Rightly
controlled and channeled, it now becomes a source
of power.
34Interpretation of the myth
- In Scorpio, Hercules becomes the triumphant
disciple. He demonstrates to himself that he can
rise above the thrall of matter and stand, for
all time, in spiritual being. The same test
awaits each disciple and humanity, the world
disciple. But all who work in Scorpio to overcome
the Great Illusion in their own personal lives
contribute to the good of the whole and the
progress of the group disciple.
35Scorpio Hercules Question
- Here is Hercules and the Hydra
What do each of the nine heads present?
36The three tests in Scorpio concern the three
aspects of the human being as they fuse and blend
upon the physical plane.
- Tests of appetite/physical plane
- Sex--the relation of the pairs of
opposites.--These can be selfishly utilized or
divinely blended. - Physical comfort--life conditions, selfishly
appropriated. - Money--selfishly cornered.
- Tests of desire/emotional plane
- Fear--which conditions activity today.
- Hate--which is a factor in conditioning
relationships - Ambition--conditioning objectives.
- Tests of lower critical mind/mental plane
- Pride--which is intellectual satisfaction, making
the mind the barrier to soul control. - Separativeness--which is the isolated attitude
and which makes the mind the barrier to right
group relationships. - Cruelty--which is satisfaction with personality
methods and which makes the mind the instrument
of the sense of power.
37Scorpio Full Moon
- Full Moon
- Friday, October 26, 2007
- 1253 AM EDT
- Sagittarius Full Moon
- Saturday, November 24, 2007
- 931 AM EST
- Sagittarius Full Moon Meditation
- Friday, November 23, 2007
- 700 PM EST
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39A mystic rectangle which includes the
Pisces/Virgo Nodal Axis and Saturn in Virgo.
Basically, this is the total spectrum of bodily
experience meeting the total potential of
spiritual experience. The Sun/Saturn Sextile
opens the doorway to breaking down the barriers
to seeing reality as it is. The sextile from the
Moon to the North Node is an invitation to drop
into a realization of oneness of all manifest
existence.
Mystic Rectangle - Sun - Moon - Nodes - Saturn (
- Pallas)
40This aspect should stimulate the con-sciousness
of the planet and should encourage spiritual and
scientific interests.
Sextile - Jupiter - Neptune
41In our meditation this evening, let us visualise
a common goal for humanity. Groups of men and
women of goodwill bonding together to support
right-human values. Let us use our magical powers
of manifestation, and see this happen. Leaders
and ordinary people alike, afire with goodwill
and humanitarian vision, acting in concert for
the good of mankind as a whole.
42Seed Thought for Scorpio
- Warrior I am, and from the battle I emerge
triumphant.