today Mars leaves Leo and enters Virgo
medieval astrologers of the Islamic world interpreted this as:
-fires & heat
-resource scarcities
-exposure of corruption and fraud
-disasters in nature
-disruption in harvests
-disruption of commerce
-danger is al Andalus and Levant
medieval astrologers of the Islamic world interpreted this as:
-fires & heat
-resource scarcities
-exposure of corruption and fraud
-disasters in nature
-disruption in harvests
-disruption of commerce
-danger is al Andalus and Levant
-Ibn Ezra includes Tunis in his list
while Abu Ma’shar includes the land of the Copts
-death among philosophers and scribes
-death among notable youth
-rebels and damage to buildings
-conflicts which injury property and earth
-earthquakes
while Abu Ma’shar includes the land of the Copts
-death among philosophers and scribes
-death among notable youth
-rebels and damage to buildings
-conflicts which injury property and earth
-earthquakes
The significations include a continuation of the theme of fire which started in Cancer and continued with Leo.
Interestingly while today some associate Aquarius with technology, medieval astrologers connected Virgo with science and technology (technical knowledge more broadly)
Interestingly while today some associate Aquarius with technology, medieval astrologers connected Virgo with science and technology (technical knowledge more broadly)
If Gemini was science in theory, Virgo was science applied.
So issues, disruptions, and danger around tech too.
Virgo was thus linked to natural philosophers, but also to musicians (death of notable youth may mean musicians here)
So issues, disruptions, and danger around tech too.
Virgo was thus linked to natural philosophers, but also to musicians (death of notable youth may mean musicians here)
The inclusion of earthquakes is interesting too because Virgo is an earth sign but medieval thinkers theorized earthquakes were caused by air pressure (Ibn Sina modifies Aristotle’s thought on this)
The geographic designation of Tunis also jumped out given the political turmoil in Tunisia.
Finally there is a gendered component in Abu Ma’shar’s interpretation. He says when Venus is mixed with Mars in Virgo (as it will be presently) there is a major event with a powerful woman which may include, exposure, gossip, humiliation.
He also says Venus and Mars in Virgo is a season of increased adultery 🤷🏽♂️
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