Blain Bovee - Sabian Symbol Specialist

Gemini 6: Drilling for oil

"Drilling for oil" 6 Gemini

 

This symbol is illuminated 4:03 PM EDT May 25 (8:03 PM GMT, May 25)

 

Theme: Digging for gold

 

Inspiration: One has to weed want from need.

 

Today: Drilling for oil is often rather literal. Perhaps issues at the oil patch?

 

In personal affairs, good day for private conversation about how working together could bring reward. The whole idea of digging for gold is an archaic human theme. One can mine the gold within; one can mine for gold without: the latter does come with the danger of exploitive endeavours.

 

Meanwhile, back at the Neptune in Pisces ranch, the cattle are forming a bottleneck at the gate. The one's who leave the herd to graze a bit longer in the green grassy field seem content though.

 

If your political leaders are standing at the gate counting heads, better to choose the open range. 

 

If you think that you will miss something if you do not line up quickly, you have missed it already.

 

Gemini 5: A radical magazine

"A radical magazine" 5 Gemini

 

This symbol is illuminated 3:04 PM EDT May 24 (7:04 PM GMT, May 24)

 

Theme: Storehouse of power

 

Inspiration: Words expressed that strike to the root of a matter, can have far reaching influence.

 

Today: The radical magazine is a symbol expressing divergent views from conventional norms, yet ever cutting deeply to the root of a matter.

 

In a way, the day can be explosive, yet in creative way. Best not to rage against the machine because the creative edge that really works is tindered from within… not towards an externally perceived foe.

 

Communication of combustable creativity is also emphasized. One can say a few well-chosen words that spark tinder to life.

 

Watch for speaking broad, if somewhat intense, philosophical perspectives which mean to encompass a view to the whole rather than to one illumined part. Perhaps this is where disagreements are flame touch to powder. 

 

Perhaps world events will reveal this theme: explosions sparked, protests ignited; frictions leading to excess.

 

But the mindful wayfarer can dig deep into wisdom well-said, make a difference and re-set the root of the matter on a superior course.

 

Gemini 4: Holly and mistletoe

"Holly and mistletoe" 4 Gemini

 

This symbol is illuminated 2:06 PM EDT May 23 (6:06 PM GMT, May 23)

 

Theme: Source power

 

Inspiration: Clinging vines grow with an inner knowledge of just where to reach.

 

Today: One aspect of the holly and mistletoe symbol points to the capacity of clinging vines to grow rapidly and instinctive reach for the nearest trellis, tree or something upon which to climb and grow. 

 

In human affairs, this addresses the inner instinctive knowledge, the unconscious knowing of humans to find the enduring powers of source. Consider the expression, "it has a mind of its own", used often to describe an inanimate object or something not ordinarily endowed with consciousness… "his hair had a mind of its own".

 

The point: one may have a plan, expectations or some sense of what one wants to do next. Know that you plan is the tip of the iceberg. Something deeper within knows where it grows, knows when and is not much listening to how you would like it all to go. 

 

Therefore, fuss not over details, but reach like the vine in the night, for the steady enduring source of strength is standing near, if out of sight.

 

Gemini 3: The garden of Tuileries

"The garden of Tuileries" 3 Gemini

 

This symbol is illuminated 1:08  PM EDT May 22 (5:08 PM GMT, May 22)

 

Theme: Tile

 

Inspiration: Tile means: 'the position, privilege and possession of a tribe; or, the cap that covers collective welfare'.

 

Today: Energies run intensely through mentation and curiosity today.

 

In negotiations, workers and employees are not likely to be quiet. It is analogous to demonstrations in protest over grievances. But also, the issue of taking care of one's own… like club members, class elites, safeguards for the ultra-wealthy… may be the topic for discussion behind closed doors.

 

It is odd, isn't it, in the land of democracy and openness that closed-door sessions are the order of the day.

 

The mindful wayfarer thinks upon immediate needs and the needs of those under the cap of his care. From this position, the welfare of all is considered. Taking care of your own is not necessarily a selfish act. It can set the model or tone for how others can adjust to meet their needs as well. 

 

Assuming governments and social welfare systems will deliver is perhaps naive. 

 

Gemini 2: Santa Claus filling stockings furtively

"Santa Claus filling stockings furtively" 2 Gemini

 

This symbol is illuminated 12:11  PM EDT May 21 (4:11 PM GMT, May 21)

 

Theme: Giving

 

Inspiration: Selfless giving like that of an anonymous benefactor, stirs spiritual values in the hearts of men.

 

Today: It is said that one, if not the original, inspiration for Santa Claus and all that Santa means, came from a wealthy man who secretly placed a gold coin on the window sills of the poor.

 

The idea is to give something to others without being seen or known, evoking a spiritual reflection of the meaning of giving.

 

Think of what you have to give today. Not necessarily money or material objects, but something from the abundant resource that each carries within. The simple act of giving brings awareness to the tip of the mountain of riches, and thus a new perspective is gained in giving.

 

The spirit of giving steals through the night, for bounty and abundance is oft out of sight.

 

Gemini 1: A glass bottomed boat in still water

"A glass bottomed boat in still water" 1 Gemini

 

This symbol is illuminated 11:15 AM EDT May 20 (3:15 PM GMT, May 20)

 

Theme: Objectivity

 

Inspiration: When one cannot see anything of what is coming, it is time to be objective.

 

Today: New Moon day. A new cycle is at hand. 

 

Cheerfully, the day is a matter of really not knowing anything about , well… anything. Therefore, objectivity, the kind one would employ while peering through a glass bottomed boat into and through another elemental reality, is called for.

 

Think of it this way: most can sense something, an unknown something emerging as if from the unconscious waters of being. While that emergence is under way, ordinary attunement and understanding is likely to be less than clear.

 

It is far better to observe experience as it unfolds than to jump in with opinions, explanations or other such assumptive verbiage. As a courtesy to powers beyond your control and knowing, be kind with words and deeds. The superior man knows he does not know, and thereby gentleness softens all human interaction.

 

Taurus 30: A peacock parading on an ancient lawn

"A peacock parading on an ancient lawn" 30 Taurus

 

This symbol is illuminated 10;19 AM EDT May 19 (2;19 PM GMT, May 19)

 

Theme: As if

 

Inspiration: He put a feather in his cap as if this casual adornment announcement the height of civilization.

 

Today: Sometimes the peacocks parading suggests shallow pride. Other times it struts the culmination of the Taurean journey, in step with ancient memory and the peak walk of civilization.

 

Tension are on the rise. Reflections on loves past continue to ruminate within. The thoughtful wayfarer wears something with a flare… a splash of colour and style that, most days, would appear vulgar… in a fashion expresses elevation of worth beyond present attainment. There is no pretence of enlightenment…. just a smiling sense of flare.

 

if an idea comes to you to do something outlandish such as a display of style and fashion, do it. Think of it as dress up day in May. 

 

Thoughts roll fast and furious, swift, for a brief while, with extra-dimensional tatches… that is, you can touch higher mind and consciousness briefly, but you are still far on the journey to be higher mind.

 

Taurus 29: Two cobblers working at a table

"Two cobblers working at a table" 29 Taurus

 

This symbol is illuminated 9:24 AM EDT May 18 (1:24 PM GMT, May 18)

 

Theme: Creative friction

 

Inspiration: When energies, material or psychic, come close together, friction creates a release of higher energy.

 

Today: Two cobblers work in tight quarters.

 

Think of cobblestones along a quaint thoroughfare with hardly any perceptible wiggle room.  Think of striking a flint with a stone or knife edge. A third form of discharging energy flashes. This dynamic is alive today.

 

When two people near one the other, more than physical presence is at play. Sometimes, coming into another's energy field… emotional, psychic, mental, spiritual… one is almost repelled, or conversely, compellingly attracted. 

 

It is a good idea to consider all frictions creative. Even unpleasant frictions create a motivation for something of higher quality. In this way, creative and constructive purpose is achieved.

 

Contemplative practitioners may do well to attend mindfully to bottom chakra energies. Sharp pains in that area suggest a need to soothe.

 

Taurus 28: A woman pursued by mature romance

"A woman pursued by mature romance" 28 Taurus

 

This symbol is illuminated 8:30 AM EDT May 17 (12:30 PM GMT, May 17)

 

Theme: Sweetness

 

Inspiration: As ripened fruit with sweetness persuades, a day denied to evenings pleasures turns.

 

Today: Mature romance suggests fulfilment late in the game.

 

Often life's disappoints, bent by years of conditioning and oft repeated resigned lament, brings life's wayfarer to lose heart. 

 

Appreciation, the suave that soothes weary wrinkled woe, strums the heart strings eternal glow.

 

If you think it is too late for any of life's deep desires, think again. Spirit bears an ageless storehouse of possibility and potent promise. Today, and during this time, what may seem beyond all hope may well pursue you.

 

Your job is to receive and enjoy.

"The Sabian Symbols in Astrological Analysis: The Original Symbols Fully Revealed", Blain Bovee

Taurus 27: A squaw selling beads

"A squaw selling beads" 27 Taurus

 

This symbol is illuminated 7:35 AM EDT May 16 (11;35 AM GMT, May 16)

 

Theme: The grind

 

Inspiration: When the daily grind is just the daily grind, one has sold one's self short.

 

Today: The genius underlying this symbol lies in the capacity to execute menial tasks and routine as if each moment was yet another brilliant occasion of life in its fullness.

 

Think of finding oneself having to take one of those 'oh-so-meaningful-minimum-wage-no-benefits-burger-flipping' jobs. Not such a grand vision, especially for those whose lived-reality is just that.

 

However, consider that it is how you approach the task at hand that carries the worth, dignity and joy for living. Like the Downs Syndrome fellow who packs groceries in our neighbourhood grocery store. The line at his till stretches far back, while other tills languish in short queued trickles.

 

Why? Because of what he brings to each and every packing assignment, to each and every customer. Strangers from the grocery store come out to cheer him on in the local five kilometre run.

 

Now thats selling beads!