December 02, 2021

#5 | New Visions for the Solar Eclipse | The Creation Myth of Ancient Greece | Zeus & Metis

53 minutes

The total solar eclipse of December 4th is only visible in Antarctica. That said, the partial eclipse will be visible from the southern most points of the planet. Makes us wonder if our attention might be drawn towards southern parts of Africa :-).

The Sagittarius New Moon gives us a chance to ponder the philosophical underpinnings of our reality. As such, this episode is dedicated to questioning what exactly it is we mean when we talk about 'The World'. The final four signs of the Zodiac are dedicated to this question and each approach it in different ways:

Sagittarius (fire): Philosophy, religion, mythos and pointing the mind up in the direction of spirit.
Capricorn (earth): Structures, hierarchies, evolution of species, our relationship to the wild (and control).
Aquarius (air): Systems of thought, science, mathematics, the collective consciousness.
Pisces (water): Dreaming, poetry, art, altered states, seership, the consulting of Oracles, divination.

Once we understand these 'four ways' of approaching the world, we can then go into what Sagittarius' contribution is. As it's the first of the four, it impacts the other three. If our Sag Arrow is pointing in slightly the wrong direction it can take us a long way the wrong way.

To explore this more fully, of course, we need to bring in some mythological material. This time - the creation myth from Ancient Greece [29:02]. From Chaos, to the dysfunctional relationship of Ouranus (Sky Father) and Gaia (Earth Mother), to Cronus taking the throne and eating his children, to the eventual overthrow by Zeus (aka Jupiter).

For this episode the arrow will then point at Zeus and his relationship with his Mentor, Metis. Their steamy love affair of metamorphosis. And the birth of their child, Athena, born out of the skull of Zeus! And ultimately, the idea that true understanding is the combination of knowledge from the Sky and wisdom from the Ocean.

Isn't that a much more satisfying story of how the Universe came to be than what you (probably) learned at school about a random big bang in an empty, meaningless space? I think so.

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