I just returned from a short
but sweet ceremony at my Crystal Zodiac Wheel in the cedars & have
friends arriving later tonight for a fall equinox gathering. While in Vancouver
at Or Shalom for Yom Kippur, Rav Hillel gave a brilliant talk on the 3
GPS co-ordinates mentioned in the Sefer
Yetzirah (Book of Formation): Time, Space
& Soul(neshamah)
.... This short but potent treatise is the true source book for Kabbalistic Astrology. There
are very few professional astrologers who know how to apply the SY teachings to
astrology & I have only given courses occasionally, some years ago at
the Aleph Kallah & the Open Center in NYC. The Sefer Yetzirah teaches
that there is one Hebrew letter associated with each sign of the zodiac,
7 letters connected to the planets & 3 Mother letters for the
elements (Air, Water,Fire). Some kabbalists consider the closest festival
to one's birthdate significant in reading the chart of the soul... My preferred
method is to map the planets on to the Tree-of-Life chart & utilize the
gematria for the degree of the planetary positions for in-depth meaning.
What this reveals has been consistently revelatory for over 40 years! I am
considering offering a Kabbalistic Astrology Training Seminar in 2014
on the island of Malta in
the Mediterranean. Yes Malta was the naval center for Goddess culture
but the tiny island of Comino offered a cave home for Rav
Avraham Abulafia, where he scribed his numinous gematria coded
meditation manuals. So just stay in touch if you would like to join such an
adventure next spring!
The Planetary Picture as Sun enters
Libra, let`s have a look: Moon is in Taurus as I write, opposing Venus in
Scorpio. This suggests that we will be busy this fall appraising the value of
all our assets. I receive a handful of financial newsletters & the
consensus is that the USA dollar is on the verge of a nosedive. Saturn &
Uranus form a loose quincunx aspect from Scorpio to Aries for most of October.
Kabbalistically, the rulers of Binah & Hhochmah are in a highly
energized & somewhat paradoxical relationship. One could say that the left
brain hemisphere could not fathom what the right hemisphere is doing!
Mercury conjuncts Saturn in Scorpio
on Oct.8th,
The Sun conjuncts Saturn onNov.7th.
Saturn is the god of karma in Greek mythology but the keeper of the
gates of understanding & wisdom within the Kabbalah.
These days will require an outpouring
of compassion from our collective consciousness. Uranus & Pluto
are back in their tight square dance as the Sun transits Scorpio, so sudden
earth & associated financial changes are likely. Time to redefine what
true wealth is all about, one could say!
Mercury goes retrograde from Oct. 21st to Nov.11th in
Scorpio so this is the ideal time to reconsider ecological & environmental
initiatives. (the annual Bioneers Conference is Oct.
18-20th in San Rafael,California.) Our friend Jupiter, guardian of hhesed on
the Tree-of-Life is still in Cancer, bringing soul families & tribal friends
together to work on assorted local initiatives. Here in British Columbia a
number of municipalities are petitioning the BC government to ban genetically
modified foods & roadblock Monsanto. Now that is an example of the power of
Jupiter in Cancer!
Mars
& Venus are transiting Virgo & Sagittarius (Oct.15th & Oct.
8th on) so the social planets are in adaptable mutable
signs asking us to put our energies to practical & visionary projects. And
there is a positive pulse from Arcturian guardians on Oct.17th & 18th.
Come Oct. 31st there
is a Quincunx aspect between Mars & Uranus in Scorpio & Aries so
watch out for assorted monsters & mischief makers sporting Star-Trek
phasars patrolling your neighbourhood in search of junk food!
(What they really want....
is to taste
your homemade Ecuadorian superfood
cacao!!!!)
PS: All kabbalistic astrology
consults/channelings this month will receive a bonus Crop Circle Oracle Card
deck. .Just call 1-888-633-2214 or
e-mail josephmarkcohen@gmail.com to book your session...