Arts & Practices of the Witchy Woman - Astrology, Crystology, Herbology and more

[8reallybigbirds]

Found this in my encyclopedia the other day

 

[NoReturn]

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Found this in my encyclopedia the other day

It's accurate!
Also, to find north:

1. Use big dipper to find north star
2. Point directly over your head like this:
   
   
3. Bring your finger down straight to the horizon by drawing a line from your starting finger location through the north star, to the ground. The place to which you end up pointing is north.

https://www.naturalnavigator.com/find-your-way-using/stars/

Also, as someone who likes the swastika and manji as historic symbols, check this out:


Little dipper makes the manji (卍) when you draw through the "handles"

Big dipper makes the swastika ( 卐 )

 

[8reallybigbirds]

Scribbling to get some thoughts out. Do the planets have modalities? Or at least different modality expressions as they progress through different signs? Surely somebody smarter than me has thunk something like that up before.
That there is both a feminine and masculine expression for mars, venus, and mercury patterned in between the luminaries has always been interesting to me. Then the last 4 are really their own thing.
I know rulership over scorpio is hotly debated, but co-ruled by pluto and mars just makes too much sense to me to accept anything else.
Could sperg about scorpio alone all day tbh.
Thoughts? Does this look entirely fucking insane?

EDIT: oops that is not the capricorn symbol lol

 

[Mound Dweller]

Do the planets have modalities? Or at least different modality expressions as they progress through different signs?

This is how they typically work in fantasy universes, usually because they have literally domed firmaments which makes it nice and predictable (shout out to the TES serpent sign and it's "wandering" across the calendar), doesn't really work in our 4D universe because there's too many combinations so most cultures don't really bother.

Thoughts? Does this look entirely fucking insane?

Yes, please continue, tell us about the stingy scorpions.

 

[8reallybigbirds]

Yes, please continue, tell us about the stingy scorpions.

I tend to look at the progression of the signs as stages of human development, both physically as you literally take your form in the womb, and mentally as your brain/soul develops and you gain life experience.
So aries marks the start of life (exit from the womb specifically, no heartbeat bill debates here) and is associated with the head and it goes down until pisces at the feet. I'm sure ya'll have seen something like this before:
This is why I think the feminine/masculine expressions of the "primary" planets is so interesting. Mars in the cardinal phase is pure masculine and Venus in this phase is feminine. Active vs. Passive. I also imagine because mars is ruling a cardinal sign here, it adds on like a multiplier for its inflence in the next phase if that makes sense. It's double cardinal. Same goes for scorpio and it's double fixed nature in the fixed phase. And why I think scorpio and the 8th house are usually considered "karmic" is because that influence will carry over into the mutable phase, which is like mysterious cosmic god shit phase. (I think the ancients used to call that the ocean in the sky)
Anyways, moving on to the fixed phase and the sister signs change it up. Venus is masculine now and mars is feminine.
But mars was double cardinal before, double fire. It's going to have a very hard time being feminine in fixed water here. Think of all the things we usually associate with scorpio, betreyal, obsession, entitlements, other peoples money, emotional manipulation. Sounds like a story about somebody's crazy ex girlfriend. The feminine water is invaded by the fire and mutated into something malignant and angry. Also, scorpio would be associated with the genitals and reproduction. We all know how babies are made, yes? You need both the feminine and masculine coming together to form new life. In our 4D world we call them egg and sperm. I can only accept pluto co-rulership here because of how destructive pregnancy and birth can be for the female body. Of all the places for the planet that represents destruction and regeneration, it has to be here in scorpio.

 

[Mound Dweller]

I don't know if any of that is an accusation against the sky or a compliment to the Mesopotamians or a musing on the nature of human social practices or what, but thanks I guess, my brain hurts real good now.
Although I do kinda concur on the hmm regarding the potion of the planet of war regarding reproduction; especially if you consider it a "conflict" that comes to a peace settlement regarding it's not!wife, that bit makes good sense.

 

[8reallybigbirds]

I don't know if any of that is an accusation against the sky or a compliment to the Mesopotamians or a musing on the nature of human social practices or what, but thanks I guess, my brain hurts real good now.
Although I do kinda concur on the hmm regarding the potion of the planet of war regarding reproduction; especially if you consider it a "conflict" that comes to a peace settlement regarding it's not!wife, that bit makes good sense.

Little bit of this, little bit of that. It's all connected after all.
Aries gets a bad rap for being the ruled by the planet of war to be honest. Just like it's sister sign libra, it contains duality. Libra, the sign of peace, also has exaltation in saturn (satan) and hands out consequences like nobodies business. Aries is both the ram of war and the lamb of god. Aries brings us the spring, new life, and innocence.

 

[Cheesy Beavy]

I tend to look at the progression of the signs as stages of human development, both physically as you literally take your form in the womb, and mentally as your brain/soul develops and you gain life experience.
So aries marks the start of life (exit from the womb specifically, no heartbeat bill debates here) and is associated with the head and it goes down until pisces at the feet. I'm sure ya'll have seen something like this before:

I've never seen this before, but it makes a lot of sense.

 

[Mound Dweller]

Little bit of this, little bit of that. It's all connected after all.
Aries gets a bad rap on being the planet of war to be honest. Just like it's sister sign libra, it contains duality. Libra, the sign of peace, also has exaltation in saturn (satan) and hands out consequences like nobodies business. Aries is both the ram of war and the lamb of god. Aries brings us the spring, new life, and innocence.

I think war in general gets a bad rep, so stingy scorpios aren't necessarily karmically fixed and impossible to change and adapt since it's all ying-yangly cyclical anyway, very comforting.
I have no doubt troons corrupt this into trannyshit somehow.

 

[8reallybigbirds]

I have no doubt troons corrupt this into trannyshit somehow.

This is sacred ground, speak not of them in my presence.

 

[Mound Dweller]

This is sacred ground, speak not of them in my presence.

Oh but what is the sacred without the profane? There's definitely some interesting heretical interpretations of Venus I know that for sure, what with the whole "changing" aspect, you ought to have a rebuttal for that.

 

[8reallybigbirds]

No, I'm not done sperging yet.
Pluto, sometimes known as hades, has domain over death. Considering childbirth used to be pretty common cause of death for adult women, there's really something here. The 8th house (scorpios house) sits at the gates of hades, and is the last sign in the fixed cycle before moving on to the mutable one. Fixed and water. Fixed meaning beyond our control or inevitable, and water could be death, since it is the opposite of fire which represents life or the spirit. In biblical astrology also scorpio is judas, and the 30 degrees of scorpio are the 30 pieces of silver that judas sold christ out for, hence the betrayal and sin associations. Scorpio is also representative of animal instinct, which everyone must learn to tame. It is on the flip side, intuition and spiritual knowledge, and the higher form of scorpio is aquila the eagle/pheonix who rises from the ashes.
The mutable cycle is pretty interesting too, if harder to decipher at times.
Ok so, if we're following the human lifespan progression here and in this hypothetical two naked apes just got together and combined their sperm and egg, what happens next? A new life begins to form. Cells begin to form. But we're moving beyond the 8th house now and into the 9th house, which is the house of god. The mutable cycle in general is mysterious and unpredictable, and the 9th house (saggitarius and 9th being mutable get a double boost here remember) turns this up a notch. The 9th house is growth, optimism, luck, and wisdom. Not only are cells forming, but a soul too. The invisible hand of god begins shaping your body, sculpting you by way of DNA. I personally believe the soul is tied to the physical and the energies that go into the womb at this point are critical. Another reason scorpio is a karmic sign, the "sins" of the parents may have negative effects on the metaphysical shape of the offspring.
Where was I going with this? I don't know. I just wanted this out of my head maybe.

 

[Mound Dweller]

I personally believe the soul is tied to the physical and the energies that go into the womb at this point are critical. Another reason scorpio is a karmic sign, the "sins" of the parents may have negative effects on the metaphysical shape of the offspring.
Where was I going with this? I don't know. I just wanted this out of my head maybe.

Oh I get it, this is some 7th son of a 7th son type stuff isn't it, you probably have some mental blockages regarding an "ideal" ritual for conception if I had to guess, along with hangovers regarding guilt and concern for what may be passed on, I think that's what trying to claw it's way out
The whole topic would appear to grant your more chaos than order though it would seem.

 

[8reallybigbirds]

Oh I get it, this is some 7th son of a 7th son type stuff isn't it, you probably have some mental blockages regarding an "ideal" ritual for conception if I had to guess, along with hangovers regarding guilt and concern for what may be passed on, I think that's what trying to claw it's way out
The whole topic would appear to grant your more chaos than order though it would seem.

I have no idea what you're talking about. The whole point of that is that god is the one in control. You don't get to decide what you pass on and what you don't, but still it's generally considered a good idea to live without collecting sins like pokemon. Just in case?
God deals the hand and you play with that.

 

[Mound Dweller]

I have no idea what you're talking about. The whole point of that is that god is the one in control. You don't get to decide what you pass on and what you don't, but still it's generally considered a good idea to live without collecting sins like pokemon. Just in case?
God deals the hand and you play with that.

You are what you pass on that's how replication generally works, taking it out of your hands entirely is a bit dissociative, seeing what's in the sky as a guide to what may be is an interesting way of doing things, but resigning agency entirely seems at odds with the whole concept, unless it was always meant to be that way.

 

[8reallybigbirds]

You are what you pass on that's how replication generally works, taking it out of your hands entirely is a bit dissociative, seeing what's in the sky as a guide to what may be is an interesting way of doing things, but resigning agency entirely seems at odds with the whole concept, unless it was always meant to be that way.

I'm starting to suspect you're not coming at this entirely in good faith.
But also yeah free will is an illusion and your entire life path has been pre-determined by god. In my opinion.

 

[Cheesy Beavy]

it's generally considered a good idea to live without collecting sins like pokemon

I want to collect them all though. I want to complete my sindex

 

[NoBueno]

Scribbling to get some thoughts out. Do the planets have modalities? Or at least different modality expressions as they progress through different signs? Surely somebody smarter than me has thunk something like that up before. Wyświetl załącznik 7594778
That there is both a feminine and masculine expression for mars, venus, and mercury patterned in between the luminaries has always been interesting to me. Then the last 4 are really their own thing.
I know rulership over scorpio is hotly debated, but co-ruled by pluto and mars just makes too much sense to me to accept anything else.
Could sperg about scorpio alone all day tbh.
Thoughts? Does this look entirely fucking insane?

EDIT: oops that is not the capricorn symbol lol

Didn't even put my sign in there! bah

 

[Durkadurkadurka]

Scribbling to get some thoughts out. Do the planets have modalities? Or at least different modality expressions as they progress through different signs? Surely somebody smarter than me has thunk something like that up before. Wyświetl załącznik 7594778
That there is both a feminine and masculine expression for mars, venus, and mercury patterned in between the luminaries has always been interesting to me. Then the last 4 are really their own thing.
I know rulership over scorpio is hotly debated, but co-ruled by pluto and mars just makes too much sense to me to accept anything else.
Could sperg about scorpio alone all day tbh.
Thoughts? Does this look entirely fucking insane?

EDIT: oops that is not the capricorn symbol lol

Rulership isn’t hotly debated as it depends on if you use modern or traditional rulership in your practice.

 

[NoBueno]

Rulership isn’t hotly debated as it depends on if you use modern or traditional rulership in your practice.

I think theres a true astrological system, sumerian/babylonian in origin, we sheeple get the cliff notes versions.
While the elites know the true system

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