August Astrology ~
& Chiron
A great ritual transformation occurs each year as the Sun
transits the Chiron decan of Leo August 2nd to August 12th.
According to the Greek myth, the centaur god Chiron creates
a fiery altar on a mountain around which the gods and goddesses
are united to overcome the evil Titans.
The Feast of Transfiguration on August 6th commemorates the time
when Jesus went up on the mountain and was illuminated. The Sun
is at the exact midpoint of Leo, halfway between Solstice and
Autumn Equinox, on Saturday August 7th. This is one of the four
fixed sign "cross quarter day" power gates and one of 8 annual
fire festivals or power gates in the annual cycle of celebration.
Mid-Leo is a time of illumination. Dreams and portents presage
what's to come in the autumn season. Please take note!Midpoint Leo is the power gate of fire, the culmination of the
ancient festival of Lughnasa / Lammas that began on August 1st.
At this time followers of the old faith go to sacred places on
mountains and hills and there share bread (hence Lammas or
Loafmas) believing it imbued with a transcendent spirit. This
is a time for transforming, reimaging, realizing personal
dreams, actualizing cultural ideals.
The Sun is exactly at 15 degrees Leo on Saturday August 7th.
Noon and mid-afternoon times the next two days will be most
powerful. This Sunday following the midpoint of Leo is when
the power of the Sun god Lugh is felt most strongly: As the
Sun rises a Grand Trine with the Moon, Chiron and Jupiter in
earth signs releases power through a square from Jupiter to
Pluto. This square represents death and rebirth of the king,
the death/rebirth of the order of things. Lugh/Sun rising
trine Pluto insures a positive transformation. 8:8 celebrate!
Like the Hobbits "Lammas bread," bread made now (or bought and
taken to the mountain) will carry the power of this magic time.
AUGUST 6TH/8TH PEACE FESTIVAL, TRANSFIGURATION & LAMMAS
The Sun is in the 15th degrees of Leo on August 7th. This is one
of the 4 fixed sign midpoints in the zodiac which are mythically
represented by the 4 creatures in the vision of Ezekiel, 4
Archangels and the 4 Apostles. 15 degrees Leo is the power gate
of elemental fire symbolized by Ezekiel's lion headed creature
and apostle Mark. 15 Leo is also the station of Archangel Michael,
the angel that rules the autumn season. Each fixed sign midpoint
focuses power for the season that follows. Whatever occurs Aug 6-8
influences what will be this fall.
Michael's Mount in England, Loch More in Scotland, Carnac in France,
and El Eglab in Africa all conjunct midpoint Leo in the Earth Zodiac.
Alan Leo's symbol for 15 Leo is "An angel of the Sun [Michael],
striking the Earth with the point of a dazzling sword." St. Michael's
ley, one of England's powerful ley lines, conducts the fire of mid-Leo
across England from Michael's Mount the tip of Cornwall through
Glastonbury Tor and Avebury to Bury St. Edmunds and the eastern shore.
(Twelve Tribe Nations and the Science of Enchanting the Landscape by
John Michell and Christine Rhone). Note: The fires lit on mountain
tops in Return of the King are not just signal fires, these fires
are lit in their time to awaken the Earth Spirit.
August 6th is the Feast of Transfiguration when Jesus went to the
mountain. Spiritual fire comes down to mountain tops at this mid Leo
power gate. Jesus knew when to go the mountain and the wisdom
tradition suggests that we might do the same.
"Then Jesus went forth unto a mountaintop to pray. And as he prayed
a brilliant light appeared; his form became as radiant as precious
stone; his face shown like the Sun; his garments seemed as white as
snow; the son of humanity became the son of God. He was transformed
that the people of the Earth might see the possibilities of humanity."
- The Aquarian Gospel, Levi
Sacred fire is available all who go to receive it. Alternatively you
may meditate on a mountaintop you've been to before and be there in
spirit. True noon and mid-afternoon canonical hour times are ideal
for this purpose. (See Canonical Hours.)
August 6th's WORLD PEACE FESTIVAL commemorates the bombing of Hiroshima.
That bombing and the US Embassy Bombings in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania on August 7th 1998 were shadow expressions of this
power gate of fire. The more people honor this time with spiritual
awareness the less the negative effects. Going to a mountain (August
6th - 8th), spending time in celebration can help offset misapplication
of mid Leo energy. The more energy is channeled to positive purpose
the less will be expressed otherwise. Mountain tops condition all that
is below. True noon is an ideal time to be on a mountain aligning
with spirit. A path to center clears when the Aurora Cam arrow points
to our place on Earth:
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/aurora_cam.html