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Planetary Parade Talon Abraxas

This month, six planets in the solar system — Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune and Saturn — will appear in Earth’s skies in a "parade of planets."

Although the dark hours of Jan. 21 and 25 may be good times to see it, as various media outlets have publicized, this sight will not be restricted to one or two nights. It will be possible to see a giant arc of planets any clear night in January (and it was visible in December, too). And, in fact, an even greater opportunity lies in the months ahead, when yet another planet joins the "parade."

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Robin Givens for Vanity Fair Magazine

November, 1988

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quite a few more on this list sadly lol

it should have been woody allen

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White Snake by Axel Sauerwald

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Ulysses at Circe's Palace (Wilhelm Schubert van Ehrenberg, 1667)

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Pleiades and Venus l Pete Lawrence

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Sirens, The 12th House, and Biblical Texts

“And the women of the angels who went astray will become sirens.”

-1 Enoch 19:1

Academic disclaimer: Quotes used are translations and may differ per translated version.

Siren History

Most know the tales of dangerously seductive mermaids luring sailors to the depths for a watery demise or winged beasts with talons perched on the beach shore singing haunting tunes. But, there is quite a bit more to this story.

Siren lore and mythology has been most commonly associated with the Greco-Roman origins. Within the literature and mythology, the first mention of sirens is attributed to Book 12 of Homer's "Odyssey", composed around 8th century BCE. They are a central antagonist along the journey of the protagonist.

Homer's description of Sirens (Odyssey 12.50-54): "There are two rocks, and the sirens sit on them, and their voices are lovely to hear, but they are evil in their hearts. Their faces are like those of women, but their bodies are like those of birds."

Siren's depicted with a fish or mermaid's tail come up later:

(Conrad Gessner, Historiae Animalium, 1551): "The Sirens are said to be a kind of fish-like creature with the upper part of a woman and the lower part a fish's tail…"

It is worth mentioning that Siren-like myths did exist within Egypt as well.

Tales of creatures like "The Red Sea Siren", also called "The Siren of the Nile" or "El Naddaha" are not as well documented, of course. (History is written and kept by those in power). But, they do exist.

Below is an account stating Pharaoh Djoser famously kept one of these sirens as a novelty or for guest entertainment in his royal court in 2654 BC. They were ferocious and widely feared creatures, more fierce than even the Nile crocodiles.

The Metamorphoses

But, how were these creatures made?

We get a more descriptive take on the actual transformation of the Sirens in Italian author, Ovid's, Metamorphoses (8 C.E.)

Transformation into Birds (Metamorphoses 14. 776–779): "But when Persephone was married to Pluto, and the gods, in jealousy, turned them into birds, they were given wings and claws, and from that time on, they began to sing their luring song."

In this text, we are shown that this is a divine punishment of some sort dished out by a divine being. There is another tale quite similar.

The Abyss: Biblical Texts

Sirens come up again in Dante's "Divine Comedy", although this time, we see mention of the word "Abyss".

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (early 14th century):“In that abyss, we are twofold creatures; we have the shape of women but the behavior of sirens…” (Dante, Inferno, Canto XIX)

The use of the word "abyss" is very interesting here.

Here's why:

The texts of our current Holy Bible are said to have quite a few missing books, including some found among the Dead Sea Scrolls.

A very important one being:

"The Book of Enoch"

This book tells of creatures and beings beyond our Earthly conception, but it is not considered fiction. Among the mentioned, are a group of fallen angels: Watchers.

The Watchers, a sort of guardian, were drawn to the beauty of the human women. Against the word of God, it is said the angels mated with these beautiful women.

They created a half human, half angel race called Nephilim. This "Unholy Union" was disrespect in the eyes of the divine.

The Watchers, the Nephilim, and the women were all punished for their parts in the disgrace.

🪽The Nephilim were destroyed in a great flood.

This is where the mention of deep waters come in. Similar to the great flood and Noah's Arc etc. We have God unleashing powerful waters as punishment.

🪽The Watchers are said to have been imprisoned in Tartarus or "The Abyss".

Tartarus can symbolically connote to hell, the depths, or even the abyss. In Greek mythology, this is said to be even lower than Hades' Underworld and the prison of the Titans.

Tartarus itself is very similar to the description of "The Abyss". It is described as a dark, desolate watery grave for fallen Angels. A bottomless wasteland of mystery and even judgement.

It is often considered a most heinous section of the underworld, reserved for powerful beings. Not many mortals make it here, unless they did something really out of the norm to infuriate the Gods.

You have probably seen another depiction of "The Watchers" in "Noah" (2014). In the film, they were also fallen angels, punished for descending to help humanity. Their bodies were imprisoned in rocks (Earth element) to diminish their divinity.

🪽The women who mated with the angels were cursed to become mermaids or "sirens".

Similar to the Greek texts, we see another mention of divine punishment dished out and causing the metamorphosis of the women known as sirens:

1 And Uriel said to me: 'Here shall stand the angels who have united with women, and their spirits, taking many different forms, are corrupting mankind and leading them astray to worship demons as gods. Here they shall remain until the day of the great judgment when they will be judged and brought to an end. 2 And the women of the angels who went astray will become sirens.' 3 And I, Enoch, alone saw the vision, the ends of all things: and no man shall see as I have seen.

12th House Symbolism

The themes mentioned within these texts add and highlight so much symbolism to the 12th house, often depicted as the Primordial Waters.

It is the final house of completion, maybe even the symbolism for the Great Flood that was to come... ending what was and simultaneously creating something new in the 1st house.

Traditional vs Modern Astrology

🧜🏾‍♀️Traditional tends to have a more negative take on the 12th house with it representing isolation, hidden enemies, self-undoing and hidden weaknesses, spiritual growth, and even karma.

🧜🏿‍♂️Modern astrology 12th house themes focuses on the unconscious mind, spirituality, past trauma healing, psychic abilities, and endings or transitions.

However, we can notice all of these themes within the texts mentioned:

The primordial waters are symbolic of endings and transitions within the book of Enoch.

Within these primordial waters or "Hell", the angels and sirens are in a state of isolation, forever doomed to relive their past trauma, enduring eternal punishment as their karma for their own choices or self-undoing.

We see the sirens who are hidden enemies and lure men to their own self-undoing, utilizing their hidden weaknesses. Their unconscious mind is the weakness, playing into the theme of illusions.

Odysseus' Response (Odyssey 12.44-46): "But they were deceiving me, for they sang to me with a voice so sweet…"

The psychic abilities, intuition, and spiritual side of this can be seen as well:

The Sirens' Song (Odyssey 12.39-42): "Come here, Odysseus! … All you who are alive, come and listen to us. We know everything that happens on the face of the earth. … We know all things that will be, and all things that have been."

In the odyssey, the protagonist's spiritual strength is tested and he must endure the sirens call while guiding his crew to safety.

Conclusion

The story of Pisces in the context of Aquarius and Capricorn is quite interesting. You have the death of Osiris in Capricorn, his bottom half symbolically replaced with a fish upon resurrection by Isis. The fish of the Nile are said to have eaten his genitals and thus, become apart of him.

Aquarius is pouring the waters of knowledge and perhaps, the great flood. Pisces or Neptune is the king of the depths, maybe the elevated form of Osiris / Saturn? His death and rebirth? He even carries a trident, which can be compared to the pitchfork of the Devil... and is said to be trapped in Tartarus himself.

You have Isis who is depicted in many forms among different cultures, including with wings and as a mermaid.

The theories here are endless. I genuinely enjoyed diving into this mythology and literature when I began to notice the similarities here. The story continues.

Thank you for reading!

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Vishnu and eclipse with Rahu, thai art

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The First Full Moon's Occultation of Mars © astronycc

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Senwosret I’s White Chapel 12th dynasty, Karnak

Karnak Openair Museum, Egypt 

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"Santa Maria de Toledo Cathedral" Spain

The Cathedral of Saint Mary one of the three 13th century High Gothic cathedrals is Spain.

Construction began in 1226 under the rule of Ferdinand III and the last Gothic contributions were made in the 15th century when, in 1493, the vaults of the central nave were finished during the time of the Catholic Monarchs.

The structure of the building is greatly influenced by the French Gothic style of the 13th century but adapted to Spanish taste.

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by Joke Kok

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Mariah Carey as Eminem in ‘Obsessed’ (2009)