"Julian was the last non-Christian ruler of the Roman Empire and it was his desire to bring the empire back to its ancient Roman values in order to save it from "dissolution". He purged the top-heavy state bureaucracy and attempted to revive traditional Roman religious practices at the cost of Christianity." [
Julian the Apostate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]
Julian died on 26 June 363, the day before the longest total solar eclipse for nearly 3000 years. It lasted 7m 24s. The longest between 744 BC and 2186 AD. That eclipse was on the fixed star alpha
MONOCEROS
"The two major interpretations of the unicorn symbol hinge on pagan and Catholic symbolism. The pagan interpretation focuses on the medieval lore of beguiled lovers, whereas some Catholic writings interpret the unicorn and its death as the Passion of Christ." [
Unicorn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]
This latest total solar eclipse at 29can27 lasted 6m 39s making it the longest total solar eclipse till 2132 AD. This eclipse was also on the fixed star alpha Monoceros. These two times, 363 AD and now, are brought together by these very long total solar eclipses on the same star. Also back then, Neptune and Lilith were each within 3 degrees in the constellations from where they are now. The Julian eclipse was quincunx retrograde Neptune. This latest eclipse is quincunx retrograde Pluto. The quincunx is an aspect of karmic readjustment. Neptune is religion and spirituality. Pluto is death and rebirth, evolution. Now we also have the Jupiter/Chiron/Neptune conjunction making the religious/spiritual theme even stronger.
In july 1991 there was another very long total solar eclipse lasting 6m 53s which was on the fixed star delta Monoceros. apparently the revival of Hellenistic astrology really got going aroung that time.
At the mundane level, Monoceros may rule Germany, Ireland, Israel, equality, communications and aviation. [
unicorn eclipse]
At the personal level, "Monoceros is said to give a pioneering, persistent, enterprising, ambitious and pushing nature, together with a love of travel and change." [Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923].
I think the lenght of this eclipse is significant and also the fact that this is the second New moon in Cancer which kinda makes it a Blue new Moon. But what I picked up on was the religious theme. The Patriarchal Solar religions V the Goddess Lunar ones.
So there is a very Leo/Cancer theme here being that the south node of the moon falls in Leo at this eclipse (Sun ruled) while the moon is in Cancer (moon ruled) So the theme is very Solar/Luna. Male/female. A sacred Marriage. The south node all about releasing the old outmoded thinking, shedding old karma before starting anew.
Could this eclipse be about rebalancing male and female energies? Reassurgence of Pagan/Goddess based religions? A more organic, cyclical way of thinking rather than Linear? Blend of mysticism with science? If the effects of this Solar eclipse last for another year it could also be a kinda preview for the cardinal climax in 2010. Interestingly Astrologer Dena DeCastro was discussing this on her podcast today.
So in this Cardinal Climax we have Pluto in early Cap, Uranus in early Aries and Saturn in early Libra. Forms a T square at the initiatory degrees of the signs. The empty leg would be Cancer. So if as they say, a way of balancing or defusing this energy is focusing on that empty leg then that would be cancer themes, nurturing energy. Emphasis on family, not necessarily blood family, but common interest groups, soul families, clans. Also nutrition, the right food. Our homes. Keeping safe?