Athens and 27° Virgo
Originally Published: November 26, 2012
Author: Smiljana Gavrančić
The
same way Rome is connected to 3° Taurus (I wrote about that recently in the
article Eternal City of Rome and 3° Taurus) ,
Athens must also have its place in Zodiac, and it must be some important
degree, since the significance of Athens and its contribution to the
civilization is as great as Rome's…
As
we all know, the Greece itself is primarily connected to the sign of Capricorn,
for it has Mount Olympus (mountain -- Capricorn), the site of the first Olympic
Games (Mars -- sport, exalted in Capricorn), after which this country is
famous. Also, Greece is known to be the country where tradition is important,
where there are many monuments of culture and ruins of ancient cities, all
connected to the sign of Capricorn. Besides, the saying "indebted like
Greece" is certainly connected to the Capricorn -- the sign of
"debts". However, the research I performed has shown that the capital
Athens is situated in the smart sign of Virgo, at the degree recognizable to us
astrologers as somewhat important, rather this time it is not the degree of the
planet's exaltation (as was the case of Rome), but the degree of the fall of
Venus -- 27° Virgo!
Mythology
The
capital of Greece was named after its guardian, the goddess of wisdom --
Athena. In the mythology we can find that this goddess renounced sexuality and
(like Artemis, the goddess of hunt) decided never to marry, not even the deity,
and to remain the virgin forever. We also know that she was a wise goddess of
warfare (unlike her brother Ares), very clever and Zeus' favorite. All this
implies that the Athena archetype in astrological sense is represented through
the position of Venus in Sagittarius (Jupiter is in its seat here, and we
cannot talk about inclination towards affairs, but instead about morality and
love for her father -- Zeus), which goes to Virgo through disposition, the sign
of its fall -- she renounced love, marriage, sexuality, this is the depiction
of the "girl who is alone", but she is very clever, wise (Mercury in
Virgo is in seat and exaltation)! Of course, the bad aspect with Mars is needed
(her brother Ares, the god of war), since she often confronted him.
It
is interesting that in its chart Greece has the ruler of ascendant (the
capital) -- the Moon, in Sagittarius, the sign where Jupiter (Zeus, but
morality as well) is in seat, and in the 6th house (the house
connected to the sign of Virgo), and in square (confrontation) with Mars
(Ares), so this could be the depiction of goddess Athens in the chart of
Greece…
First modern Olympic
Games
That
27° Virgo is the degree that can be assigned to Athens is confirmed by the
secondary Moon of Greece (people, but also the capital since the ascendant of
Greece is in the sign of Cancer, so the Moon here represents the capital -
Athens besides its essential symbolism of people) being at 26° Virgo 28'
(almost at 27° Virgo) during the period the Athens hosted the first modern Olympic
Games (April 1986). It is the degree of the Venus' fall, and it could be the
depiction of the Athena herself, the "girl who is alone", after whom
the Athens was named!
Reconstruction of
Acropolis in 1975
One
of the Greece's symbols is definitely Acropolis, the rocky hill, ancient shrine
dedicated to Athena herself, the guardian of Athens. What is interesting for us
is the fact that in the year the works on Acropolis reconstruction had begun,
directive Mars (the works) in Athens' chart was exactly at 27° Virgo, which is
another confirmation that this degree is important for this story. Since in
directions everything moves about 1° in one year, I made directions for the day
of solar return, and since Mars is in 8 (transformation, change) in Athens'
chart, this is the picture of the works (Mars) related to Athens (27° Virgo)!
European Union and
Greece in 2012
The
events unfolding today also confirm that 27° Virgo is important degree when
mapping Athens in Zodiac. It is common knowledge that Greece, as the member
state of EU, is in a very serious debt crisis, that Athens is witnessing
numerous massive strikes, protests against additional reform measures that are
belt-tightening and aim to reduce public costs.
These
days in Brussels at the Summit of EU leaders (November 22-23), at the time of
retrograde Mercury (decision), the decision is being made also about Greece
(apart from adopting the European budget for 2013 and long-term European
budgets for 2014-2020), about approving another loan in order to prevent the
bankruptcy of Greece. That Athens is
really connected to 27° Virgo -- the degree of Venus' fall (Venus is also
signifier of money, finances and banking system of the country), and that this
is depiction of Athens as the capital of Greece in some sort of "financial
fall", that this is the picture of Greek banks in fall ("at the
bottom"), but that they still have the support of European Union this year
-- all this is confirmed by the position of secondary Sun from EU chart at 27°
Scorpio, in exact sextile with 27° Virgo, the degree we connected to Athens!
This would be depiction of aid, the agreement made "with ease"
(sextile) between Brussels (the Sun rules ascendant in EU chart and it
represents the Brussels) and Athens, wouldn't it?
In
the moment of writing this article, everything is still uncertain. The Summit
is finished, i.e. interrupted, and the decision about Greece is delayed for
Monday, November 26, and it is still uncertain if the deciding will take place
on Monday. Interestingly, on Monday the Mercury (decision) starts its direct
moving in the evening, doesn't it? Also, neither the decision on European
budget for 2013, not the one for the 7-year budget (2014-2020) were brought,
because of the opposite views of member states. Even the beginning of the next
2013 is being mentioned as the date for the next meeting of EU heads of states,
meaning that EU will enter 2013 without the budget! Countries like Great
Britain, Sweden, Netherlands and Germany are for the more saving budget. The
"loudest opponent" is the British Prime Minister David Cameron, who
"strongly rejects" the change of his views… On the other side are
countries opposing saving measures, among which is Greece, with serious
financial problems. However, bringing of any decision in the time of retrograde
Mercury is somehow more difficult, so we astrologers should not be surprised
that no agreement was reached at this Summit, and that deciding is delayed…
When Mercury turns direct, it would be easier to reach an agreement, and maybe
the views of some heads of member states will change…
The
position of secondary Mercury (the ruler of 2nd - currency, in EU
chart, but also the ruler of 11th - budget) confirms that in
Brussels it is being decided about Euro and European budget -- it is at 8°
Scorpio, in exact conjunction with the Sun in EU chart -- Brussels! Since the
accent is on the series 8, this is depiction of financially colored atmosphere
in Brussels, everything about adopting the budget for 2013 and the 7-year
budget that many member states' destiny will depend upon. It is interesting
that USA has its ascendant on this very degree -- the general atmosphere in
Washington, so the European debt crisis is certainly closely related to the
world's economic crisis that originated
in America. I shall add here that in the chart for Saturn's (debts) entering of
Scorpio (October 5, 2012, 21h34'07" Greenwich, England) the cusp of 6th
house (working class, lower class) is at 8° Scorpio, so it all implies that all
decisions about the 2013 EU budget, long-term EU 7-year budget and granting
Greece the new loan to avoid its collapse -- will have important effect on the
position of the working class during Saturn's stay in Scorpio…
If
we include the Sabian symbols in all this, and they might shed some more light
on the situation with the fate of Eurozone, then in the book of Igor Ognjenovic
" Pandora's Boxes" we find the symbol for 8° Scorpio (look it up in
the book under the 9° Scorpio) - Dentist
while working hard. He would put porcelain instead of the ruined tooth crown.
The dentist mends the tooth that decayed due to excessive consummation of
sweets. Isn't all this association to the some way of healing, helping,
mending? But, if it would end up that way we shall find out if we take a look
at the degree across of the 8° Scorpio, because it is the rule with Sabian
symbols - the degree across tells of the final outcome. So, we take a look at
the symbol for 8° Taurus, for it is across the 8° Scorpio (look it up in the
book under the 9° Taurus). Description is as follows: At the end of the darkened room there is illuminated Christmas tree
with its branches swaying downwards under the weight of the gifts. The
Christmas tree is decorated with the gifts and light candles. This could be
the picture of some celebration, some light at the end of the tunnel, and soon,
because the Christmas is coming soon, isn't it? But what is important here is
that Greece, the country the fate of Eurozone depends on, might be celebrating
here, because it has the cusp of the 11th house - the budget, right
at the 8° Taurus‼! Isn't this the confirmation that Greece will receive the
help, and be saved from bankruptcy, at least for now?
Since directive Venus (finances) of the EU,
that contains the Moon from Taurus at Algol in 10 - Angela Merkel, is exactly
at 9° Scorpio 00', and still in conjunction with the Sun of EU (Brussels), but
also with secondary Mercury (euro, EU budget) of EU, and since it moves 1° for
one year, than this would be depiction of Angela Merkel herself, who is in
"tight" connection with this problem. Sabian symbols still confirm
that she might be avle to somehow help Greece. This time let us take the look
at the symbol for 9° Scorpio (in Igor's book "360 Pandora's Boxes"
take a look at 10° Scorpio). The picture this symbol brings is the following: The dinner of the people who gathered to
relive the forgotten moments. All this could mean another gathering of the
heads of states members of the EU at some coming summit, soon, as planned, where
the important role would be of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But, the
outcome is revealed through the degree across 9° Scorpio -- 9° Taurus (which is
still in conjunction with the cusp of the 11th - budget, in the
chart of Greece). Of course, you should look up 10° Taurus in the book - handsome nurse of the Red Cross hurries to
help others. And now we can certainly conclude that Greece has the chance
to obtain the new loan tranche from EU, and "help" its budget with
it. Although Angela Merkel declared there would be no "cutting" of
the Greece debt, it seems that she will somehow help this country… As one of
the options there is the talk about prolonging the repayment period for 2
years, which would also be of "help"…
Will David Cameron
change his mind?
As
I have already mentioned, British Prime Minister David Cameron is the
"loudest" in proclaiming the policy of saving, and he strongly
opposes the increase of the European budget, because as he says it is absurd to
"fasten the belt at home" in Britain by cutting down the public
spending, and vote for the exact opposite in Brussels. The fact that this man
is really the big "opponent" of the European budget for 2013, and the
long-term EU budget 2014-2020 is depicted in the position of the secondary Sun
of United Kingdom (the Prime Minister) at 8° Leo, in exact square ( problem,
dispute) with 8° Scorpio (euro, EU budget). The square means that there was no
agreement at the summit, that things were left half-way through, that the
summit was postponed regarding this question, and the position of the Sun (the
prime minister) at 8° Leo is the depiction of the stubborn and unrelenting (fixed
sign, fixed degree) British Prime Minister who will be led exclusively by
financial interests of his country (Sun in Leo has extraordinary sense of
itself).
But,
shall things change here at last? Shall British Prime Minister "loosen
up" a bit in time? Let us look at the pictures brought by Sabian symbols
for 8° Leo (look at the 9° Leo in the book) -- Glass blowers create wondrous shapes of beautiful colors. By
controlling their breathing glass blowers give shape to beautiful vases.
All this speaks of the extreme skill of controlling the situation by the
British Prime Minister… The outcome is given by the degree across 8° Leo, and
it is 8° Aquarius (look at 9° Aquarius in the book) -- The flag turned into the
eagle. The symbolism of the eagle contain the Scorpio elements of detaching
from the physical level of existence and rising to the highest heaven heights.
All this implies the thorough transformation, some sudden turn, rapid action…
The problem will exist, because there is the square, but Sabian symbols imply
that the British Prime Minister might make a turn in the future… As these are
fixed sighs, and fixed degrees (8° - Scorpio degree), things will change
slowly, for sure… On the other hand, having the outcome in the sign of
Aquarius, where the Sun is in exile, may imply that the British Prime Minister
might "leave out" his ego a bit and "take a look at" all
those standing across of him, and Great Britain…
Anyhow,
while you will be reading this, Mercury (decision, positions) will be in direct
movement, so some change is to be expected… We can only wait and see how the
British Prime Minister will "rule", if his thorough transformation
shall be positive or negative for other EU member states… One thing is certain
- the presence of the square (problem) indicates there will remain two sides in
this question, one proclaiming the policy of saving and turned to its own
interests (Sun at 8° Leo -- the British Prime Minister), and the other ready to
"unfasten" the belt and somehow help the other member states (8°
Scorpio -- degree associated with loans, financial aid), Greece before all… But
Sabian symbols lead us to believe that Britain may become different and come
out with some other views…
At
the end, since I wrote the article The Salvation of the Eurozone a year ago,
this article might be a kind of continuation of the Eurozone fate story…
Famous
American actress and singer, Barbra Streisand, the woman singing "Woman In
Love", is Aries ascendant, while the ruler of the 7th house
(relations) is Venus (essential signifier for relations), positioned in 12th
house (last life), intercepted (problem, here it takes time to overcome the
problem, the status of "being stuck"…) close to the very spiritual
star Archernar from the constellation of Eridanus (speaking of a long travel
through the underground river, a kind of "purgatory" one must pass
before experiencing the light at the end of the tunnel), but which is also in
conjunction with 5° (love) orb with South Node (loss, but also liberation). So,
we might conclude that Barbra is even in this life (Venus as the ruler of 7th
- relations) very much attached to some love story that has its roots not only
in the previous life (intercepted Venus in 12 - last life), but in the one
before that (Venus at the South Node). Here, it takes a lot of internal work,
work on oneself, for the person to liberate himself from suspicions, fears, and
to transform the fear into love and finally see the light, for the light enters the human
being only if the door of love are opened…
The
first marriage happened in 1963, when she was 21 years old, at the very end of
her Venus period (from 14-22 years). Her husband was the actor Elliott Gould,
and they have a son Jason Gould. The marriage was finished after 8 years, in
1971. It is obvious that there had to be separation, and liberation as well, if
we take into account her Venus, the ruler of 7th (the first marriage). "I was young, full of fears, suspicions,
and I did not know how to deal with situation. Divorce and separation was the
best solution, for both of us…"
