Date: 2001-06-19 03:20:26 PST
The Line of Apsides behaves very much like an axis or an angle as I have been seeing it lately. The recent execution of McVeigh had the Moon at the perihelion (closest to the Earth and moving slowest). In one way of looking at it; that is the closest the busy Moon ever gets to stopping. The public which is ruled by the Moon was transfixed by the attentions of the Media and the tide of worldwide collective emotionalism was as high as it could get. There was a relative who when interviewed wanted to stone McVeigh along with the others who were the witnesses so they could all get the satisfaction of killing him yet their religious need not to take a life could be hedged because it could be argued forever who actually cast the fatal stone. The world press was all over the issue. McVeigh Executed 11 Jume, 2001, Terra Haute IN 7:14 AM 87w24'26" 39n28'03" Venus: 2 Poseidon Sun: 3 Apollon, 1 Hades Moon 1 Perihelion (Lilith, Charybdis, Line of Apsides) Moon 21 Aquarius 47 Lilith 21 Aquarius 57 I think that it is important to consider both sides of the Line of Apsides and consider the speeds that they represent in the Moon's motion. The McVeigh thing seemed a morbid excess where there was a definite vibe of dwelling which could be imputed to the slowness of the Moon. At the time of the execution the pair of the moon and Lilith entered the 8th house with Uranus using Meridian Houses. Neptune was present in the 8th house and the theme of the death was set just as McVeigh wanted it. A death for his "revolution" which was carried out like a resignation in a game of chess where the checkmate was certain but the loser refused to continue. Axel has data on airline crashes being prominent with Apsides (Charybdis) connections. 8:12 PM PDT 24 June 2001 is the next fast moving of the Moon. We could all observe our environments and report back here and maybe a little science would ensue. High winds? Storms? Fleeting emotions? Colonel Raoul Hankar developed something he called the Hankar Crystal which Al Morrison reported on in the '70's. Hankar thought that the speeds of Mercury, the Moon, and their geometric relationships to Uranus were important in determining IQ. The Moon was said to be the fast sweep of the radar scope of awareness on the immediate emotional plane. Fast Moon meant picking up things very quickly, where a slow Moon meant a slower and more introspective and more self-absorbed social interaction. Fast Mercury quick logic, jumping to quick conclusions, slow Mercury exploring the individual trees in the forest, driving slowly and enjoying the ride. Contacts (aspects, harmonics) to Uranus (intuition) from Moon and Mercury indicated the degree of the individual's integration of intuition, emotion, and logic. With these observations, the position of the Moon in relation to the Line of Apsides is very important in any chart interpretation to know how to approach the communication of the reading you wish to impart to the person you are reading for. If you want to know the relative speed of your Moon just check it's angle from Lilith (the Perihelion). If the angle is greater than 90 degrees in either direction you have a Fast moon. Less than 90 degrees it is a Slow Moon. The trines and the sextiles from Lilith demarcate the Average Moon speed. Today 6/18/2001 we moved into a fast Moon period around 1 pm PDT. -- Mike at astro@lmi.net
Date: 2001-06-21 13:05:05 PST
Yes, really fascinating and because of the bipolar nature of the Line of Apsides, the fact that you have not been able to find aspect connections may have an explanation in this fact of its makeup. I personally feel that the aspects which may apply are the conjunction and the opposition which would fall on each end of the line. My ascendant is at the fast end and Venus at the slow end. I was a high school track star and record holder in the 440 and the way which I ran a race was to get a good start for position in the first 110 yards then loaf for 220 yards and then come on strong with a terrific "kick" at the end during the final 110 yards. As a Cancer rising, this pattern would have perhaps been pronounced but it is also the way in which the moon's speed changed around my chart and perfectly mirrors my style of running. Recently it has been activating my Sun - Zeus - Jupiter - Kronos grouping and when everyone elses investments were going down the dumpster, mine increased nearly 400%. I bought AKLM (Acclaim Entertainment) at $1. 10 a share and it is now at $3. 95 . AXPH (Axys Pharmaceuticals) bought it at $4 a Share and sold it at $6. I've always used this set of keywords for Lilith and some of them allude to an intensity and focus which would be in keeping with it's astrophysical nature. LILITH: self-mastery, power issues, sexuality, occult interests, exaggerates, compulsive, instinctive reason, objectifies personal power, desires, spontaneous instincts, immediate needs, anger, sexual drive, the capacity to let go and accept their natural darker side. Michael Jordan