Shamanic Egyptian Astrology
Ruby Falconer
Shamanic Egyptian Astrology interweaves the myths and stories of the Egyptian pantheon into the ancient language of astrology. The Egyptian pantheon are the great great grandparents of the Greek and Roman deities who are the archetypal basis of traditional western astrology. Traditional astrological symbolism is born of cultures shattered by the imbalance between the masculine and feminine polarities. The Egyptian archetypes - the neteru as they are called - are based in an earlier time when the true power of both feminine and masculine were equally celebrated. The result is a language of wholeness that speaks to our soul's memory of a time before our wounding. Now more than ever, in this time of dynamic transformation and change, it is incredibly important for us to move out of our wounds and embrace our wholeness. Shamanic Egyptian Astrology supports us in this quest.
Shamanic Egyptian Astrology is the co-creation of Ruby Falconer and Linda Star Wolf. For more information and to schedule readings contact Ruby Falconer at www.shamanicbreathwork.org or at 828-586-1810.
Egyptian Astrology for February
Month of Sothis - February 18 - March 20
Month of Sothis
Sothis is the star Sirius, the guiding light of shamanic Egypt. Sothis is the home of Isis, Nephthys, Osiris and Anubis, and is the original home of many incarnated on Earth today. This is a place of incredible beauty, emanating the energy of pure love, open-hearted compassion and wisdom. The star Sothis is also a personification of Isis, the compassionate and loving Divine Feminine. Sothis holds the energy of the bodhisattva, the soul who returns over and over again to Earth, dedicated to planetary service that manifests out of love. It is the goal of the bodhisattva that all on planet Earth will reach a higher level of consciousness.
The star Sirius was extremely important to the ancient Egyptians. Sirius disappeared from view for 70 days each year. The heliacal rising of Sirius paralleled the annual rising of the Nile River, an event most important to the Egyptians. The flooding of the Nile was necessary for the growth of fertile crops. The appearance of Sirius was associated with abundance and fertility.
The water sign Pisces is associated with compassion, fluidity and emotion. It's shadow side is codependency, particularly as expressed through rescuing behavior and excessive care-taking. In the alignment of Pisces with Sothis, we see the higher emmanation of this water sign. It is only when we love without attachment, control, or fear that we are able to love unconditionally. Sothis, through her association with Isis, the Divine Mother of us all, represents the place within ourselves where we feel and express open-hearted, unconditional love. As above, so below. As within, so without.
Highlights for the Month
The month of Sothis is dominated by two astrological events: an on-going conjunction between Anubis the Key and Nephthys, and the station of Set.
Anubis the Key and Nephthys, Chiron and Neptune in the language of traditional astrology, have been in alignment to one another for most of the last year. Last spring, they remained in close conjunction for three months, April through June, along with Horus (Jupiter). In traditional Egyptian myth, Anubis was born of an affair between Nephthys and Osiris. Nephthys, fearing that her husband Set would kill Anubis, took her newborn baby out to the desert and left him there. Her sister Isis rescued Anubis and brought him up as her own son.
Resonant in this story is the eternal drama of the child abandoned by the mother. It is repeated in Greek myth when the centaur Chiron is left by his mother at birth, in the story of Moses, and in countless other archetypal myths. The spector of abandonment by the mother lies deep in our collective psyche.
This on-going conjunction of Anubis the Key with his mother Nephthys represents an opportunity to resolve and release our abandonment issues. Anubis and Nephthys have been in a year-long conversation. Nephthys is explaining to her son that she did not abandon him. She protected him from an unpredictable and sometimes violent masculine force by leaving him in the care of her solar syster, Isis. Anubis is telling his mother how much her absence from his life hurt him. She is listening to his pain and through the process of open-hearted communication, old hurts are released.
As above, so below. The reunion between Anubis and his mother, Nephthys, provides all of us the opportunity to release our old pain around the issue of abandonment by the feminine. During the many centuries of the domination of the patriarchy, the scales between masculine and feminine were unbalanced. The feminine was victimized and disempowered. In many instances, the only way a mother could keep her child safe was by releasing that child to another fate. During this time we all have the opportunity to heal our personal pain around abandonment.
Anubis the Key and Nephthys remain in close conjunction throughout the month of Sothis and will remain in relationship to one another over the next year.
Set, Mars in traditional astrology, represents the ultimate paradox. He is the Warrior King and is both a faithful servant to Ra as well as the murderer of his brother Osiris. He is the husband of Nephthys and it is her fear of him that leads her to "abandon" the baby Anubis. Set has been retrograde since December 20. The warrior has been restricted, limited, stuck. It has been difficult to move forward with projects, but an excellent time to turn inward in order to determine what it is that constitutes right action in the world. Set turns direct on March 10. Renewed and rejuvenated by his time of introspection, Set is ready once again to move forward in the world. Action needs to be connected to values. Set is now ready to assist us in manifesting our Sacred Purpose in the world.
