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   26 November 2011, Saturday- Starts the 9th Biblical Month, Kislev

Expected New Moon: On 26 November 2011, Saturday
The New Moon is expected to be visible after sunset.
Moon elevation above the horizon for most of the United States will be about 14.8 degrees at sunset.
Moon age for the four U.S. time zones east to west: 40, 41, 42 and 43 hours.
Visibility: Easily Visible
Sunset to moonset: approximately 1 hour 39 minutes.
Partial Solar Eclipse, Nov. 25, 2011

• 2011 November 25 — Partial Eclipse of the Sun Map (http://www.eclipse.org.uk)
• 2011 November 25 — Partial Eclipse of the Sun Map (NASA)
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• 2011 December 10 — Total Eclipse of the Moon Chart (http://www.eclipse.org.uk)
• 2011 December 10 — Total Eclipse of the Moon Chart (NASA)

Kislev: The Month of Dreams

In the Torah portions read during the month of Kislev, we find most of the dreams mentioned in the Torah. Throughout the five books of the Torah, we find ten explicit dreams (dreamed by seven "dreamers") all in the Book of Genesis. The first dream of Avimelech, King of Gerar, appears in the Torah portion of Vayeira, read in the month of Cheshvan. The other nine dreams appear in the Torah portions of Vayeitzei, Vayeishev, and Mikeitz, all read during the month of Kislev. According to the well-known Torah principle that one should "live with the times" (namely, with the weekly Torah portion), the topic of dreams would be a proper meditative subject during the month of Kislev. During this "month of dreams" one should strive to examine and clarify in one's soul the topic of "the dream," to plumb the depths of its roots in the soul, and to solve its riddle in a good and proper fashion.

Each month is associated with a particular gemstone from among the 12 precious stones embedded in the High Priest's breastplate. The gemstone of Kislev, the ninth month (which corresponds with the nine dreams as mentioned earlier), is the ninth stone of the breastplate?the amethyst (achlama in Hebrew). In his Book of Hebrew Roots, the Radak explains that the root of Achlama is chalam ("dream"), and "whomever wears one (an amethyst) on one's finger will very likely see dreams."

We note that the principal Torah figure connected with dreams?both as dreamer and as dream interpreter--is Joseph the Tzaddik, nicknamed (by his brothers) "the master of dreams." The four dreams preceding those of Joseph--the dream of Avimelech, Jacob's first and second dreams, and the dream of Lavan--were transparent and did not need special dream interpretation. In these dreams, God, or an angel, appears to the dreamer and directly reveals information. In contrast, the final six dreams?the two of Joseph, the two of Pharaoh's ministers, and the two of Pharaoh?require interpretation, having become "enclothed" in the imaginative faculty of the dreamer's soul, and appearing in the form of an allegory and riddle.

Yet, the solution to Joseph's dreams--the prostration of his brothers' sheaves, and the sun, moon and eleven stars to him--is relatively transparent. Without need for interpretation, both his brothers and his father Jacob understood that the meaning of the symbolism of Joseph's dreams was that they were to come and prostrate themselves before Joseph. Jacob wonders saying (Genesis 37:10-11), "Do you want me, your mother, and your brothers to come and prostrate ourselves on the ground to you?" Nevertheless: "his father waited to see the result."

From this it is clear that just as Joseph, "the Tzaddik, foundation of the world," is "an intermediary that connects" the spiritual and physical realms (in the secret of the verse recited in our daily morning prayers: "even everything in heaven and earth"--translated as, "that is in hold of heaven and earth"), he also is "an intermediary that connects" the transparent dreams which do not need solutions and enigmatic dreams which need interpretation (the latter stemming from a higher source, since enigmatic dreams are an expression of God's essence manifested in the ability to sustain paradox, as will be discussed later).

Mental and Physical Health

Another form of the Hebrew root chalam is hachlama, which means "health" in general (both mental and physical) and "recovery" from illness in particular. In thanking God after being sick and recovering, King Chizkiyahu prays (Isaiah 38:16), "restore me [from the root chalam] and make me live." Naturalists have explained that the appearance of a dream in one's soul is similar to the phenomenon of a sick person "sweating" in that sweating is the separation and secretion of waste from what is wholesome. This process is one of the first signs that the sick one is on the path to recovery.

Though, the "separation of waste products" is certainly an important external property of the dream, at a deeper level, the dream serves to reveal in one's soul God's light, providence and will. In general we find that the presence of evil or "waste products" prevents Divine revelation and that the separation from evil elicits Divine revelation, as in the verse (Genesis 12:14), "After Lot left him, God said to Abram." Rashi explains, "as long as the wicked one resided with him, God's word was separated from Abram."

Because of its "healthy" nature, the inner yolk part of the egg is called chelmon (from the root chalam, meaning health or recovery), as in the verse (Job 6:6), "Is there any task in the yolk of an egg" The outer, "white" part is called chelbon, from the root chelev ("fat"), as in the verse (Leviticus 3:3) "The fat that covers the inwards." The yolk reflects the aspect of the "inwards," hinting in the soul to the idea in the verse (Psalms 64:7), "for the inward thought of man, and the heart, is deep." It is at this level that the dream manifests. Similarly, the yolk reflects the level of "light that illuminates to itself" in contrast to the "white" part, representing "the light that illuminates to another." This inner-outer distinction is also noted in the light of the sun itself (the vector force of the light within the core of the sun is directed inwardly). Thus, the dream reflects the inner, hidden light in the soul, the light that shines to itself, which is the source of mental and physical health.

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On Saturday, November 26, 2011
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Hebrew Month of Kislev

The Hebrew calendar has two new years and Kislev is the ninth year of the ecclesiastical year and the third of the civil year. It is equivalent to the period of November to December of the Gregorian calendar. Kislev is also known as the month of dreams.

Kislev: Trust and Hope

Unlike the Gregorian calendar that adds one day to the calendar every four years, the Hebrew calendar adds a month with 29 days based on the moon's revolution around the earth. This explains why the Hebrew calendar has 13 months during the leap years. The Hebrew calendar starts the day when the sun sets not when the sun rises as with the Gregorian calendar.

Kislev marks shorter days and longer nights and this has a symbolic meaning for the Hebrews; after the dark, there is light, hence, one must trust and hope. From the context of the Torah or the five books of Moses, several portions of the books mention ten dreams that reveal God's promises if His will is obeyed. Diseases and the threat of death disappear when the dreamer turns to God and repents. These dreams are read during Kislev to mark a period of spiritual self-evaluation and renewal.

The month signals the coming of Hanukah or Festival of Lights which celebrates an event that occurred two hundred years before the Common Era. Accordingly, King Antiochus wanted to convert all the Jews to the Greek religion but the Jews rebelled and were able to drive away the Greek soldiers. The victors wanted to restore the temple but only had enough oil to light the temple for one day. Miraculously the oil lasted eight days giving the people enough time to make new oil.

Kislev Symbol and Sign

If the western world has the Zodiac sign, which has its roots in Babylonian divination, the Hebrew calendar also uses symbology. Kislev is assigned the letter Sameh, which means to support and uphold, which speaks again of trust and hope and the Sameh symbology would be Sagittarius of the Zodiac featuring a centaur with a bow.

The Sameh symbol shows a bowman with a drawn bow with the arrow drawn backwards. It symbolizes trusts that it will fly when released. The lack of trust leads to worries and troubles in one's personal life and even disease. One must trust with his whole heart on the Divine support.

The Essence of Kevlar

Sleep, dream, and trust. These require the believer to rest when weary and to look inwards to assess the inner senses and to trust in Divine Support that spiritual or physical recovery will be his. In everyday life, believers have to do everything appropriate in work and their personal lives to be able to rest mentally and spiritually - which is the meaning behind Kevlar, which paves the way to Hanukah.

From darkness to light. The spiritual sleep plunges one to the depth of the darkness but there is nothing to fear because the light will shine, a manifestation of the Divine's unfailing love and support. The spirit reawakens to renewed spiritual strength.

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ECLIPSE DECEMBER 10, 2011

OPPOSITE THE MOON IS THE BORDER AREA OF THE 12th House and The Ascedant whicch itself is the line that starts The 1st House; the Moon moving into the 6th House from the 7th, setting in the western sky in the constellation of Gemini; the Sun rise marking CONJUNCT  with this Ascendant moment rises in the eastern sky in the constelation 
Sagittarius; the Ascendant is called also a Sagittarius Rising  .
SOURCE ASTRO.COM FOR ALL OF THIS POST EXCEPT WHERE NOTED
http://www.astro.com/astrology/in_dg_fullmoon_e.htm

THE HEBREW MONTH OF KISLEV.
I AM CONVINCED THAT ALL POWER AND POWERS COME FROM GOD; THE GOD OF MOSES AND ABRAHAM; GOD WHOM JESUS CALLED FATHER AND OUR FATHER , WHO ART IN HEAVEN. So these article I believed are taylored to legends and science and other things non common to christianity, so only linked and note the same influences are threaded thoughout this eclipse post:
The Full Moon
The Disseminating Moon 
Also see a previous post

Sunday, December 4, 2011

FOG, CLOUD, SMOKE; ECLIPSE AND THE FOREST

THIS IS NOT A LUNAR ECLIPSE IMAGE.... or is it.


ALSO A FAIR EXCERTED PORTION OF THE DISSEMINATING MOON
FROM ASTRO.COM  LINKED

Consider the Disseminating Moon, which appears three to four days after the Moon is full. Says lunation expert Dane Rudhyar of this phase, "Form, revealed in a moment of lucid perception at the 'Full Moon' ... gradually releases its meaning (or significance) as the Moon decreases in light. The waning period of the lunation is thus a period of growth for the active power of consciousness. Consciousness, once it is formulated, can be shared with others, and thus can actively affect and transform others."[1]

In the Disseminating phase we work our magic with consciousness, with the power of meaning. After receiving our Full Moon revelation, we absorb its significance and send it out at this phase, affecting the world, transforming ourselves. Like magic! But maybe this explanation isn't sparkly enough for the inner innocent...

The 12th House- Beyond the Personal
This house represents those spheres of life which go beyond the individual personality. The boundaries between the conscious and the unconscious dissolve, as well as the boundaries between human beings. This is the house of dreams and the yearning for unity.

7th House (Descendant) - Relating
The descendant sign and planets occupying the seventh house tell us about how we select our partners and describes the partnerships and relationships we seek. Often we are involuntarily attracted to people whose horoscopes carry a strong emphasis of the sign in our seventh house.

6th House - Work and Routine
The sixth house describes the circumstances surrounding us in our daily lives, including the work environment and daily routine. This includes our behavior towards subordinates. Bodily hygiene and care also belong here, as well as health consciousness.

Rising Sign
The Ascendant in your horoscope indicates the ways in which you interact with the world around you, the energies you put out and the energies you receive from others. It is very important to realize that any behavior pattern that you constantly experience with others is a reflection of some part of yourself that you are unaware of.
The sign of the Ascendant is as important as the Sun sign, and its effects are often more obvious to other people. Each sign has its own potential strengths, which you should develop, and weaknesses, which you should minimize.

1st House (Ascendant) - Individual Personality
The first house follows the Ascendant (anti-clockwise), and is therefore closely related to its meaning. It tells us a lot about our personality, temperament and constitution. It typifies our immediate, instinctive reaction and shows us how we present ourselves to the world.

Sagittarius Rising  
You are a very open and outgoing person, quite frank and honest; in fact, you may be blunt to the point of indiscretion. But people who are hurt by the frankness of your remarks feel better when they realize that you really do not intend any harm.
You have a great deal of energy, and you enjoy freedom very much. If you can't direct your own life as much as you want, you feel trapped.
You are likely to be interested in sports and outdoor activities.

Interpretation by Robert Hand from "Youth Portrait", which is also an interesting read for grown-ups.

RIDING THE WAVE
The Progressed Lunation Cycle

by Frédérique Boele
The Progressed Lunation Cycle

 ALSO FOUND ON ASTRO.COM,

Introduction

This article was first published in the Feb/Mar 2006 issue of The Mountain Astrologer. We would like to thank Ms. Boele and the TMA for the right to publish it here.

A SPECIAL SEQUENCE I ADD HERE TO NOTE A LESS COMMON ASTROLOGY TYPE USING ALSO A 13TH ZODIAC WHICH WOULD BE CONCIDERED PART OF THIS ECLIPSE IN CALENDAR PLACEMENT.
(THE ARTICLE ENTIRE EXCERED HERE AND LINKED):

Ophiuchus - the 13th Sign of the Zodiac?

by Dieter Koch

One must never equate Sun signs with fixed star constellations.

Every few years we hear the same old news from critics of astrology, mostly astronomers and physicists who know nothing about astrology.
They argue that the signs of the zodiac used by astrologers do not correspond to the actual constellations of stars on the sky. They say that the real star constellations have been shifting relative to the astrological signs by nearly one month in the course of the last 2000 years. They explain this with the so-called precession of the equinoxes.
In addition, they claim that astrologers suppress a 13th constellation, the Serpent Bearer (Ophiuchus), despite the fact that the Sun passes each year through this constellation.
These statements are true in a certain sense. But they are based on naïve and incorrect assumptions about the essence and history of astrology, and therefore they miss the target. Those who argue against astrology that way may well understand a bit about astronomy. But they are incompetent regarding astrology and have not done their homework. They speak in the media about something they have never studied.

Ptolemy was fully aware of precession

Already in the second century C.E. the astrologer and astronomer Ptolemy was fully aware of precession and the issues mentioned above. He knew that the equinoctial points were slowly shifting in relations to the star constellations – by about 1° in the course of a human life span of 72 years (Ptolemy, Almagest VII.2.f). Still, he decided to give up star constellations and to let the zodiac begin with 0° Aries at the spring equinoctial point (Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos 1.10f). Why? He did this in the opinions that the actual constellations of fixed stars were not relevant for astrology, that the sun signs should be fixed at the cardinal points of the Sun's annual path. Aries begins at the spring equinox, Cancer at the summer solstice, Libra at the autumn equinox and Capricorn at the winter solstice.
Ptolemy's decision was only logical because astrologers had always considered sun signs to be related to the seasons. In ancient Mesopotamia around 2000 B.C.E. the appearance of the Libra stars immediately before sunrise in fitting symbolism indicated the autumn equinox (as documented by cuneiform text Mul.apin I iii 1-2). 1000 years later, when this rule did not work anymore due to the shifting of the equinoxes by precession, the beginning of autumn was redefined as the entry of the Sun into Libra.

Sun signs vers. fixed star constellations

Modern astrology has remained true to this old tradition. It does not consider constellations of the fixed stars, but divides the zodiac in correspondence to the cardinal points of the seasons. The actual star constellations in the sky are astrologically irrelevant. One must never equate Sun signs (signs of the zodiac) with fixed star constellations. Fixed star constellations are configurations of stars visible in the sky, sun signs however cannot be seen in the sky. They are mathematical divisions of the annual path of the Sun in the sky, of precisely 30° size for each of the 12 parts.
If astronomers claim that astrology cannot be true because it does not use the actual star constellations, they claim this in the mistaken belief that astrologers have forgotten where the fixed star constellations are. In fact, every astrologer knows they are different from the astrological zodiac signs. The historical truth few are concerned with lies in the fact that the fixed star constellations received their names from the seasons and from the annual rhythm of the Sun's movement, not the other way around. Where the constellations are found nowadays in the sky is simply irrelevant. The astrologer is only interested in the sun signs, based on the seasons.
Now what about Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer? Because this is also – only – a fixed star constellation, it has no astrological relevance. The Sun passes through it nowadays between 29 november and 17 december, which falls into the astrological sign of Sagittarius.

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