The Starry Cave

Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear. - Marcus Aurelius Modern man struggles constantly with making sense of the world, making sense of his station in the world – with why his experience of the world is as it is. It is constantly an army of questions invading the life of modern man, questions rooted in the question ‘why’ things are as they are. For traditional men these questions were easily answered – it was all about looking to the stars and realizing the unique celestial imprint that made who you are. As we entered the modern era astrology had a revival – but in this revival the practical and pragmatic considerations of astrology was forgotten and astrology was reformed on the desires of modern man. It became a tool for soul searching – to disclose who we really are – but classical astrology is about providing the clues all around in your life and dreams that make it possible for you to realize who you are. Let me take one example, close to the hea...

Poison supports medicine and resistance forges what is good to take a clear shape, light comes from darkness and the river of Dão is constantly flowing with and against to maintain the greater cosmic harmony of flux and movement. As our hand of restraint set limits in our life – either for ourselves or for others – and our right hand gives and bless in abundance, in such way we replicate the cosmic experience and its flux it be daybreak or full moon, new moon or the sojourn of the Sun to the Halls of Death. The exhalation is life and it is supported by the inhalation and death. Contrast is the cosmic experience and this also takes place in our lives – the problematic issue is when we get too obsessed with defining qualities to what emerges in the experience of being. Recognition of blessings is good – but so is the recognition of antagonism because this supports our blessings. In this lies mystery upon mystery.  If we accept this dynamic we will also become aware of God’s signpo...

Afrodite and Hefestos Para ler em Português, clique aqui Classical astrology gives the rulership of the signs Aquarius and Capricorn to Saturn. Aquarius is the day house of Saturn, where he finds his joy and Capricorn his night house, where he is truly at home. Saturn is considered by Bonatti and William Lilly to be diurnal, cold and dry. Lily comments further that he is ‘earthy’ and ‘the author of solitariness’. By reference to the same two masters of the starry lore we find that Saturn exalts in Libra, a sign ruled by Venus. The renaissance mage Marsilio Ficino comments several places in his master piece De Vita Libri Tres that this is a mystery he denies comment. This shrouds Saturn, the genii of the mandrake and the nightshades in a most curious and interesting light if perceived from the perspective of a traditionalist. Capricorn is a sign vital and stubborn; it is the fertility of the earth that seeks to dominate its place and space and whatever is on its place and space. Up...

English version No Livro de Astronomia de Bonatti (volume I, pg.314) encontramos uma curiosa observação onde ele fala sobre a constelação de Touro e as seis estrelas de de Touro que fazem parte das Plêiades. Todas elas são consideradas como pertencentes à natureza de Marte e Lua quando consideradas coletivamente, mas dentre elas, temos algumas que tomam a natureza de Marte e Mercúrio. Estas são as estrelas que no tempo de Bonatti eram encontradas à 14 graus e 45 minutos de Touro, chamada de Diabolus, e a 55 graus de distância encontramos Caput Diaboli, isto é, a cabeça do Diabo, que é a estrela mais conhecida como Algol. Isto significa que a estrela é binária. Algol tem uma longa reputação de ser associada com malefica, diabolismo e o mal. Mas o que é o mal? Observando esta questão do ponto de vista de um Astrólogo Tradicional, a maldade percebida deve ser entendida na base de sua natureza, Marte e Mercúrio. Mas podemos dizer que Marte é mau ou Mercúrio é mau ou estes termos são melhor...

versão em Português In Bonattis Book of Astronomy (vol I: 314) we find a curious observation where he speaks about the constellation of Taurus and the six stars of Taurus that makes part of the Pleiades. All of them which are of the nature of Mars and Moon when considered collectively, but within this stars we have some that takes on the nature of Mars and Mercury. These are the stars that in Bonatti’s time were found 14 degree and 45 minutes of Taurus called Diabolus,55 degrees apart we find Caput diaboli, i.e. the head of the Devil which is the star better known as Algol. This means that the star is binary. Algol has a long reputation of being associated with malefica, diabolism and evil. But what is evil? Viewing this question from the point of view of a Traditional Astrologer the perceived evilness must be understood on basis of its nature, Mars and Mercury. But can we say that Mars is evil or Mercury evil or are this terms better understood by applying it to placement and how a ...

English version Frequentemente os astrólogos modernos se sentem inseguros quando são confrontados com o cosmos inter-relacionado e pulsante, que vive dentro do tecido dos mundos e os raios dos planetas são traduzidos em raios materiais ou quasi -materiais. Parece que a ‘razão’ se tornou irracional – e a lógica se tornou uma fábula da imaginação material e reducionista. Acredito que esta possibilidade se tornou uma realidade por causa da dúvida. Hoje em dia é possível duvidar do que não é material e mensurável com instrumentos da ciência. Estes instrumentos da ciência são somente construídos para medir ocorrências materiais e suas seguranças se confinam à perspectiva limitada da visão mundial moderna. Em uma palavra, encontramos a necessidade para a causalidade. Mas esta causalidade necessita ser medida para que se ganhe a validade. Isto significa que somente aqueles relacionamentos causais materialistas que são possíveis de se medir podem ser discutidas em termos de validade científica...

versão em Português Often Modern astrologers feel insecure when they are confronted with the pulsating and interrelated cosmos that beats and lives within the fabric of the worlds and the rays from planets and stars are translated into material rays or quasi material rays. It seems that ‘reason’ has become unreasonable - and logic has become a figment of material and reductionist imagination. I believe this possibility has become a reality because of doubt. It is today possible to doubt what is not material and material measurable with instruments of science. These instruments of science are solely constructed to measure material occurrences and their reliability is confined to the limited perspective of the modern mindset. In one word, we find a need for causality. But this causality needs to be measured in order to gain its validity. This means that only those causal relationships that are materialistic possible to measure can be spoken about in valid scientific terms and by extensio...