The September equinox from a different view
Where is Earth - what can we see or perceive in this area of the heavens
I find it fascinating, when I see in the news or documentaries pictures of Earth “from far away” - what a wonderful planet or “mothership” we’re living on, or “in” when thinking of the protective shields of Earth as well as of information fields, the layers of atmosphere etc. as part of our home…
During the September equinox we see the Sun “in front of” the constellation Virgo, at her head with the constellations Coma Berenices in the north and Crater in the south of the Virgin….
Yet, when we turn the perspective around and imagine us in front or on the Sun looking towards Earth, we would see the constellation Pisces and more as a “backdrop”…. AND the “Earth sign” is the area we see at night from Earth…..
Pisces is a zodiac constellation, meaning it lays “along” or close to the ecliptic (the path of the Earth around the Sun). As the “westward swimming fish” swims directly along the celestial equator, it can be observed from both hemispheres at least at certain times of the year…
Star-map….
The blue line shows the ecliptic - The green line shows the celestial equator - The purple line shows the galactic equator - The yellow arrow points to the “Circlet - fishhead” - The white arrow points to the SGP (South Galactic Pole) - The green arrow shows you the direction of the movement of the Vernal point (precession of the equinoxes)
As you can see with the white “longitude-line”, the division between Aquarius and Pisces does cut through the Circlet of the constellation Pisces. The circlet marks the head of the westward swimming fish of Pisces…
The “main stars” of the circlet are faintly visible to the naked eye - most of them though, are very luminous stars compared to the Sun, it’s just the distance that makes them look dim….
When looking at the night sky, many people recognize the “square of Pegasus” easily in the northern sky - those 4 corner stars are pretty bright to the naked eye…
The square of Pegasus is an asterism “only” - yet, when looking at star maps and then the heavens, one may wonder, how can someone see a “winged horse” there… - well, ancient depictions or star maps help for that…. those Astronomers were artists as well, I admire their drawing abilities…
Doesn’t it make sense now!!??? - the 4 “square stars” well visible and its also important to note, that the one in the right upper corner also marks the face of Andromeda - so this is a “shared star” and usually assigned to Andromeda now…
This in itself I find very interesting - I mean, the connection between the “belly and the brain and mind” is a significant one and might be a focus here in more than just one way… yet, it’s not on the equinox longitude ….
The star Scheat though does - it aligns with the current “equinox longitude” and the South Galactic Pole (SGP) - Scheat is the the most northern star of the square (in reference to the ecliptic) and carries the beta designation…
Scheat is a red bright giant star, with a radius roughly 95 times the Sun, which according to Jim Kaler, would be roughly out 70% the orbit of Venus. Scheat in visible luminosity is about 340 times the Sun but it radiates a lot of infrared energy, which would make it’s “luminosity” to be at around 1500 times our Sun… what an incredible amount of radiation and that actually by it being a relatively cold star - fascinating - and could that not also be a “message”, as like “in the calm lays the power”!?
Talking about “power” - Pegasus is a “horse” and yeah, we measure with “horse power” at times and there’s also the saying about oneself is letting themselves been “overtaken” by their “horse power” - well, we may here through the “calm” and the “connection” gain wings and things may go much smoother….
With the whole square of Pegasus we have also the theme of geometry involved and that especially with the star Markab (in late sidereal Aquarius, just above the circlet) referring to the Merkabah…..
Geometry also got something to do with directions and therefore paths and navigation and wings I associate with purity but also flight and air/mind….
The mind with “chatting” and therefore vibration that can “use”/alter the Geometry….
Sound and vibration does alter the crystalline geometry of water and sand… Mind over matter in this sense…
“Invisible” - let us look at those….
I find it most interesting, that we’re for quite some years now, aligned with the SGP and of course on the other side the North Galactic Pole during the equinoxes and logically with the Galactic Equator during the Solstices….
It’s an alignment in a “square way” - meaning that it’s our equator with the polar axis and our polar axis with the galactic equator…. such an alignment in either way, on any side, can only happen every roughly 6’400 years (my own research data) and therefore we truly are in very special times now….
To me that means, we have started a new quarter within the precession year (also called a “Great year”) or of course 3 ages of roughly a bit over 2100 years each …. yet, we don’t know exactly, because the records of the “speed” of precession aren’t available for long enough, yet we know that it’s not “linear”…
As precession moves clockwise, whereas the planets anticlockwise, the last quarter started at the Gemini-Taurus cusp or the constellation Orion (ages Taurus, Aries and Pisces)…
The South Galactic Pole is situated south of the ecliptic in the constellation Sculptor.
The Galaxy was discovered in 1783 by Caroline Herschel when she was on her search for comets. Her brother Sir William Herschel is well known for many discoveries… Caroline Herschel was the first woman ever receiving a “salary” for work in astronomy and the first woman holding an official government position in England.… By the way, she was born with the Sun roughly on this longitude and Earth opposite in early Virgo (in that time the equinox happened a few degrees further into Pisces/Virgo - a pretty interesting chart).
It’s a spiral galaxy as well as a so called “starburst” galaxy, meaning its in a phase of high star-birth rate. It seems to be a whole group of galaxies but the exact relationship between them is not all clear yet - there also seems to be a “satellite galaxy” and just like the Moon with Earth does, it seems to have some “disturbing” effect onto the Sculptor Galaxy… (it’s name is NGC 253-dw2 and not to be confused with the Sculptor dwarf galaxy as that might be a satellite of our Milky Way Galaxy)
The South Galactic Pole is situated roughly in this area of the Sculptor constellation (between this galaxy and the alpha star of the constellation)….
I find this most fascinating as “Sculptor” meaning “forming” something - may that now be “something” or a path or an idea etc. - also the “south” in general symbolizes an “origin” of sorts as well as “water”….
The Galactic Polar Axis in Astrology
Any point of the “Galactic cross” (the 4 directions especially) are about an expansion of consciousness - the South pole is generally more about a “renewal”, cleanse, “private” (in a galactic sense) and the North pole generally more about the “visible”, the public, awareness etc. again on a galactic level. Any polar axis can be thought of as “intentional” in some ways….
The Earth’s equator is involved and generally equators can be seen as “path of action”… imagine Earth’s equator - round - where’s the start, where’s the end - so I get this image of an Ouroboro” a snake eating its tale…. with this, I also think of the expression “running around like a headless chicken” (I know, they don’t go “round”)….
Similarly, I see Earth’s axis of rotation, as it also “wobbles” more like the “spiraling, winding snake” and I think, as our galaxy is a “spiral galaxy”, we may apply that also to our galactic polar axis…… like in a Caduceus, yet there are two snakes and I find that symbol very interesting, as we could think of “alignments of intention”…. the Caduceus is also a symbol of the planet Mercury and generally a “heralds or messenger” symbol and has been used as such in mythology also for others than Hermes…. Of course we can also see our “spine” in this as a part of the personal “polar axis” or of course the double helix of the DNA and so on…. AND of course the union of polarity, the unity of feminine and masculine etc. - to perceive and allow the teamwork / coherence / harmony….
Concluding, we can see what we have made “flesh and physical”, we see and become aware not only what “is” but also our “part” within it, where our actions (including thoughts) lead to and same time it’s a “checking alignment with intention”…. it’s a communication that takes place in a direct way….
When we take the Galactic component in more “directly” it’s also about a “higher goal or purpose”, one that might “go beyond” our personal life time… it’s in this sense a “serving” ourselves and same time “others” because we never can truly serve others when we don’t serve ourselves (the higher and creative part of us)… and remember, every artist gets the freedom of creating in his/her style….
There’s yet not only action in the direct physical way but also where we direct our energy to - for example the mind - it’s a “primordial” energy right - it’s the word or idea that leads to “communication”…. within and without…. are we “running our mind’s head off” and are in a “vicious cycle” or can we somehow focus onto that which is creative and therefore in a “forward” direction….
Of course - there’s also that “messenger aspect” - listening to the whispers of the “higher realms”, entering the “conversation” and teamwork….
There are many layers… we all choose individually - consciously or not….
Much Love to you All,
Fran
some references: Jim Kaler - stars - Scheat Wikipedia - Sculptor Galaxy