A Touch of Venus
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| Vitruvian Woman - Eileen M. Rose, pencil and marker |
June 5th Venus will be transiting
the Sun. This is an event only happening 4x every 243 years. The last time was
June 2004.
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| Ava Gardner as Venus |
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| Venus de Mile |
In mythology, Venus is the Roman Goddess of Love and Beauty, and closely related to the Greek Goddess, Aphrodite. Many think of the Goddess Venus as the armless statue, Venus de Milo. (I remember my father warning my sister, "That's what's gonna happen if you keep biting your nails") Other first memories of the Goddess Venus are from one of my favorite old black and white movies I used to watch as a girl, "One One Touch of Venus, played by the beautiful Ava Gardner. It taught me of Venus's gifts of love and beauty.
As the transit of Venus is in the news and on our minds,
what a great opportunity for us to
examine and redefine the meaning of love and beauty, and because it is in Gemini as
it transits, this creates something new in the way of communication. Every 8
years Venus returns to the same place in the zodiac where it was before. It is
now returning to its position of 2004. In 2004 there was a leap in communication
(with internet, cell phones) And now a huge door of communication may be
opening as to how we communicate and relate to each other. Attune to how we
share our ideas and expression and communication in a whole new way.
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| The celestial path of Venus |
The path of Venus creates a 5 petal rose by doing this 8 year
cycle dance in the movement of hearts and creating this 5 pointed star mandala. You must see this wonderful video of the Tango of Earth and Venus around the Sun.
Because of this path, Venus closely relates to the Golden Mean – (Phi,) and the
Pentagram, the shape that relates perfectly to the Golden Mean and the Fibonacci series of numbers.
The Fibonacci
ratio creates the golden mean spiral, as in our galaxies. And in so many
flowers, shells, and, pine cones and other forms in nature, as so beautifully illustrated in the Sunflower painting by P.C. Turzcen . Everything is all
related.
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| Sunflower by P.C. Truzcen |
So if you have the chance to see Venus or even without
looking to the skies, become aware of how to live in harmony with nature. In this link, John Wadsworth give a great explanation of this event of the Venus Transit on June 5th/6th 2012.
You can see the path that Venus will travel in those brief
few hours when it passes over the sun, live from NASA. There is a video of how
it will look.
In Hindu mythology, Venus, known as Shukra, is the son if the great seer Bhrigu. Bhrigur taught his son all of the spiritual sciences and scriptures. They too believed that Venus is an embodiment of love and a benefit planet and governs the refined attribute, romance, beauty, sensuality, passion, beauty, wealth, art, music, dance.
Here are two of my Venus yantra paintings as taught to me by Pieter Weltevrede and Mavis Gewant in the tradition passed down to them by Harish Johari. The mantra to recite for Lord Venus is Om Shukraaya Namaha
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| Venus Yantra Vedic Square paintings by Eileen Rose |
If
you do not know any astrology, that's no problem, you can read this, for I will
be describing things in layman's terms.
Venus
is an Earth or Earthy planet. This much must be understood at the beginning. So
what she delivers (or takes away) is manifestly and concretely felt. You can
hold it, celebrate it and use it. Venus seeks gratification, pleasure and
fulfilment. She will give affirmation and success in war or love because her
aim is to manifest it .......to make it happen - whatever that is. Venus
understands the beauty of form, possession and manifestation.
She
is useful in practical and everyday living for protection, power and support.
She supports aspiration, success and achievement in LIFE. To the Egyptians, her
symbol, the ankh, was known as the Giver of Life.
The
Meaning of the Sun
This
is the energy storehouse of our existence. The Sun's immense nuclear and
spiritual power fuels our lives from within and without. Many ancient and
not-so-ancient cultures believed that the Sun was the source of all Spirit. It
is the heart and ruler of our Solar System and it controls all life with the
heat that warms and the energy (calories) that emanate from it both invisibly
and visibly. So the Sun gives light and invisible power.
What
do They Mean Together?
On
the surface of it, together they mean something very successful and powerful,
but on this occasion they might just SAVE THE PLANET! Sort of a cosmic Superman
and Superwoman actually. For if you haven't noticed, Earth is in trouble and we
need a miracle. We are heavily over-populated and we are indulging in massive
over-consumerism. Debt has fuelled over-inflation and the over-consumption of
our planets raw materials. In short, we have been asleep in the wheelhouse of
the Titanic for the last two decades and now we need a miracle! So hopefully,
this Venus Transit can deliver one...... To read more from Midland School
open this link http://www.midlandsschoolofastrology.co.uk/astrological_meaning_of_venus_transit_2012.html
As Venus blesses the Earth with her presence, let us not just witness this, but use this time to connect to the energies of love and to do what we can do to keep peace, balance, and love in our lives with our
relationships. with our surroundings, and even with our enemies. Can you forgive and love unconditionally?
Synchronistically, at our Mandala Class at Omega Institute,
on the day of the transit of Venus, we will be doing processes on Unconditional Love, Gifting
and Forgiveness. A perfect way to honor the qualities of Venus.
For more info on the transit of Venus you can check out
these video links:
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| Boticelli's :The Birth of Venus |
I always enjoy your Blog Rosie...thanks much! xo
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