Conference hydra::dejavu

    RE: Harmonic Convergence
    
    The Nuclear Arms agreement,
    
    Iran-Irag peace negotiations
    
    Some peace settlements just occuring in south Afica
    
    The latest developments in the middle East concerning the PLO
    
    The fall of several prominent TV evangelists.
    
    the vast changes occuring in Russia.  
    
    to name a few!
    
    Dan
    

Well, my life has changed quite a bit.  I have a new job, a new home and
I plan to marry the lady I met on Mt. Wachusett at 3:00am on Aug 16, 1987.
So I guess you could say that it's real for me.

		Dave

                                                                      
    Here comes the sun.....here comes the sun and I say, it's alright.
    
    Little darlin', it seems like I've seen stormy weather.
    Little darlin', it seems like years since it's been clear.  But...     
    
    Here comes the sun.....here comes the sun and I say it's alright.     
    
    What a year it has been.
    
    Cindy
    
    PS. Dave - that's positively _wonderful_ news!  Best wishes!

    
    Also, in the last year :
    
    Stock market near-crash,
    Major drought in Midwest U.S,
    Locusts in Sudan, 
    Dukakis running for President,
    Political unrest in Mexico,
    Romania loses favored nation status - redoubles efforts to persecute
      christians.
    Canada revamps laws to make abortions more easily accessable.
    
    Fighting continues in Ireland, on the Western Bank of the Jordan,
     and probably in many other places as well.
    
    My point is that not a whole lot has changed, but you can take a
    bunch of headlines and present them to make almost any point. It's
    a lot like statistics. They are neutral until you take what you
    want out of them to prove your point.
    
    
    Gil (still waiting to see some radical changes come about from a
         lot of people having a fun (?) time at dawn a year or so ago )
    

Well, last year I bought futures in crystal mines, today I'm rich!

;') Jay

      In terms of world events I haven't noticed that much
    change in the past year.  On a more personal scale I've
    noticed that most of the people I come in regular contact
    with seem to be mucking out their own spiritual/psychic
    stables.  Personally, I've been constantly confronted
    with the challenge of coming into integrity with myself.
    I.E. Where do I stand in terms of values, ethics, and
    morality.  How do I need to live to stay in harmony
    with that belief system?
    
      In Tarot terms 1988 is a Universal Strength/Lust year
    which means that we are, collectively and individually,
    being challenged in order to discover our strengths and
    make them stronger and our weaknesses and make them or
    the knowledge of them strengths.
    
      As I recall the Harmonic Convergence was supposed to
    be the start of this major change in the world as we
    know it.  To me, change begins at home.  If I can get
    my own stable swept then maybe I'll have found some
    ways of impacting other's worlds and the Universe as a 
    whole.  This isn't a particularly pleasant job to me
    but I find if I ignore it it doesn't go away.  The
    s**t just gets deeper. 
    
      I guess then, my answer is yes.  I do see changes in me
    and the people around me.
    
    FWIW,
    
    Nanci

    Changes with me.  Yes, Yes, Yes.
    
    I am more confident, relaxed, more certain of where I am going and
    who I am.  More self assertive.  Check it out in 2 years.  
    
    ...dale
    

Hey gang, it's only been one year.  If something is to happen, I think
one year is a bit soon to see any patterns.  For those who like to 
read I've typed an article in that raises some interesting points about
the whole Harmonic Convergence event.  I've done this without permission
and it's from a Charlotte, NC newspaper authored by Richard A. Underwood, 
Professor of Religious Studies at UNC-Charoltte.  It was published a few
weeks after Harmonic Convergence.

It's a long one...

============================================

Title: Don't Scoff at 'Harmonic Convergence'

Some Christians (as well as academics and cartoonists) are scoffing at the
so-called harmonic convergence and the dawning of the new Age of Aquarius
with promise of peace, harmony and understanding.  Christians, of all people,
ought not to belittle this news of a new age dawning.

The last time something like this happened was about 2,000 years ago, when the
new Age of Pisces the Great Fish (the age now ending, to make way for move-
ment into the new sign of Aquarius) was in the process of dawning.  Similar
predictions were made by small bands of people scattered here and there
throughout the Roman Empire.  These celebrants, a distinct minority, used
language that was similar to the language we hear today concerning harmonic
convergence: "Peace on Earth and Good Tidings of Great Joy."  There was
also an astronomical event of great importance, apparently, that inspired
astrologers from the East to make a journey westward.  The journeyers were
called the Three Wise Men.

By some seemingly uncanny synchronicity, the beginnings of Christianity and
the beginnings of the 2,000-year Age of Pisces the fish coincide.  Why or how
this is the case is the more puzzeling, since Christian scriptures, as well
as their parent Hebrew scriptures, give express warning against astrology
and fortune-telling -- indeed, against all forms of occult insight and
wisdom that might challenge the authority of the "official" revelation.

The connection between the beginning of Christianity and the dawning of the
new Age of Pisces the Fish goes deeper than mere simultaneity of origins.
Early Christianity adopted the fish as one of its crutial mythological
and iconographic symbols.  Apart from its anticipation, from the Christian
point of view, the story of Joanh and the whale (the 'great fish'), the
fish appears as a profound clue to the nature and teaching of early
Christianity.  Jesus' first disciples were fishermen.  Jesus calls them
to become "fishers of men."  One of the great miracle stories involves the
replenishment and multiplication of loaves and fishes.

Perhaps the most striking connection between the Christian symbol of the
fish and the astrological sign of Pisces is the spelling of the Greek
word for fish: ICHTHUS.  ("Pisces" is the latin word for fish).  ICHTHUS
was adopted by the early Christians as an acronym consisting of the first
letters of the words comprising the name most sacred to all Christians:
"Jesus Christ: God, Son, Savior" (I=Iesus; CH=CHristos; TH=THeos, Greek
for 'God'; U=Uios, Greek for 'Son'; S=Soter, Greek for Savior).

What a remarkable coincidence!  The letters of the Greek word for fish 
(which is itself a sign of the zodiac created by pre-Christian pagan
astronomical imagination) are an acronym for the Christian sacared name,
and the fish, which is the sign of the new age coming at that time, the
Age of Pisces, is taken over by Christians as one of their prime symbols.

There is nothing in the acient literature to suggest that the early
Christians were selfconscious in taking over the new astrological sign of
the fish.  Most likely it was a case of what we today would call uncon-
scious association, or what the Swiss Psychiatrist C. G. Jung called
an instance of "acasual sunchronicity."

In any event, the ancient world was in a state of decay, collapse and
immenent destruction when Christianity appeared on the scene.  Christianity
associated itself with cosmic events themselves associated with the move-
ment into the new astrological age of the fish.  Christianity replaced the
classical pagan tradition and became "victorious" on a world scale.

Now, once again, as the old sign of the fish runs its course, we are con-
fronted with the dawning of a new sign:  Aquarius, the Water Bearer.  Once
again there is a minority remnant of celebrants who have become dis-
illusioned with the spiritual degeneracy of the old age.  Once again these
remnants, scattered here and there throughout the world, point to astro-
nomical events as a sign heralding a new age in which peace and harmony
might preside.

And once again there are the scoffers.  But this time the scoffers should
know that a precedent has been set.  When the new religion of Christianity
appeared 2,000 years ago simultaneously with the new Age of Pisces the
Fish, the supremacy of the old pagan culture of the classical world of
Greece and Rome was doomed.  Who is to say the new conjunction of the new
Age of Aquarius will not do to Christianity what Christianity did to the
old pagan religions?

God moves in mysterious ways, we are told.

=========================================

Terry

    Something very strange happened to me the night of this "harmonic
    convergence" - keep in mind, I didn't even know what the heck this
    thing *was* when this happened to me.  Oh, I had heard about it
    on the radio, but always changed the station because I figured it
    was a bunch of "crazies" doing something wierd (sorry, no offense
    intended here - just *my* opinion).  Well, let me explain (best
    I can) and let all of you "noters" tell me what you think about
    it......
    
    Nothing "out of the ordinary" happened through the course of my
    day - or evening - I was living alone (my husband was on deployment
    in Japan for 6 months) it was immediately after I went to bed, about
    10:30 or 11:00 pm.  I was *not* yet asleep, but just "drifting off",
    you know? I was laying on my side ( as I always sleep) and I felt
    the STRANGEST feeling all along the back of my body! It was like
    a tingling sensation (like if a part of your body falls asleep)
    but more.....(i want to say "prickly", but thats not it...maybe
    ...well let's just say, it wasn't as "dull" of a tingle as when
    your body parts fall asleep - thats the best I can do, sorry)...
    Anyway, it just started along the very edge of the back of my body
    - like the first layer of skin. Then it got more intense as it moved
    *through* my body (or it *felt* as though it moved through my body)
    and *as* it was moving, I heard, at first, a faint hum/buz that
    got loader & loader as the feeling moved through me.  Within a few
    seconds, my entire body was "consumed" by this feeling. I was (felt
    like I was anyway) completely paralized - I couldn't move at all
    - my body was totally stiff.  I could almost feel every muscle,
    tense.  The hum/buz noise got so loud, I could hardly stand it.
    
    I felt that if I didn't *force* myself to move....I don't know,
    maybe I would explode or something.....not really, (this is very
    hard)  it's just that I was so scared & I *knew* I had to move to
    make it stop.  I was so scared, I called out (actually I think I
    said "Oh my God" or something to that effect) I moved (kind of jerked
    actually - like I *broke* away from something holding me) and it
    was over.  
    
    I had a ringing in my ears for a long time after (very loud), I
    was in an absolute panic & covered in sweat.  I just laid there
    in bed - you know when your so scared, you cant move?  I finally
    calmed my self down & got out of bed - I felt *very* strange
    (physically) for a while afterward.  I had a headache too - and
    my heart was pounding.
    
    I would say that that must be EXACTLY what its like to be electricuted.
     It's the only thing I can think of to relate it to.  Like a surge
    of electricity moving through my body.
    
    I checked with my husband, nothing strange happened to him at that
    particular time - nor anyone in my family.
    
    Any suggestions as to what exactly this could have been?  I was
    scared for days afterward - and it was difficult to get to sleep
    again the next few nights...I was afraid it would happen again.
    
    Mrs. T

    .....I almost forgot.....(it's been so long, I keep remembering
    bits & pieces the more I think about it)...along with the strange
    hum/buz noise, there was a thumping kind-of noise (almost twangy
    - like a giant rubber band - but a very deep tone ) and I could
    actually *feel* this in my head - a very rythemic, constant thump.
    
    Also, I'm a pieces.....until the note before mine, I didn't know
    there was any connection with pieces & this convergence thing.
    
    Mrs. T.

    ....I mean Pisces....

re: .10 (Mrs. T.)

	Ever hear of kundalini?  From the descriptions I've read 
	it sounds like you experienced a bit of it.  It is the awakening
	of spiritual energy.  It starts at the base of the spine and moves 
	upward.  If it reaches the top of your head (Pituitary gland) it 
	is supposed to be *very* euphoric and enlightening.  Most folks 
	don't reach that intensity and experience something similar to what 
	you describe.  There are many books on the subject if you wish to 
	dig further.  There is 	even 'kundalini yoga' that is practiced to 
	help awaken it (I tried it once and it ain't easy!).

	Hope this helps.

	Terry

    Terry: (.12)
    
    Thanks for the bit of info.....I wonder if this particular situation
    is different though because this feeling did not start at the
    base of my spine & work up. It actually covered the entire back
    side of my body - from head to toe & then worked inward to the front
    until it covered my entire body.
    
                               
    Do you think there is a differenc?
    
    Mrs.T

    terry: (.12)
    
    
    This is COMPLETELY unrelated, but, I've GOT to know, how do you
    get the little message line to print out after your "node::name"
    at the top of the reply? No one I work with knows.
    
    Mrs. T

    The thumping sounds like hearing your heartbeat in your eardrums.
    

(ahem)  I am not wishing to start a discussion on What It Said, How It Was 
Said, Who Said It and the True Meaning of It, but I do wish to point out that 
the following is debatable;

>By some seemingly uncanny synchronicity, the beginnings of Christianity and
>the beginnings of the 2,000-year Age of Pisces the fish coincide.  Why or how
>this is the case is the more puzzeling, since Christian scriptures, as well
>as their parent Hebrew scriptures, give express warning against astrology
>and fortune-telling -- indeed, against all forms of occult insight and
>wisdom that might challenge the authority of the "official" revelation.

The parent Hebrew scriptures were translated/changed more than once, and 
certain "references" to certain things that later became "evil" were made in a 
much more positive light than some like to believe today, including astrology.

    re: .14
    
    SET PROFILE/PERSONAL_NAME="whatever"
    

    
    Just testing.
    
    (;^)

>< Note 827.18 by SCOPE::PAINTER "whatever" >

ACH!!!

    
    
    Reply: .9
    
    "tingling sensation".."Electricity through my body..."
    
    	Sounds to me like a short.... Nerve type.
                                     
    Picture your body as a mass of wires with mild amounts of electricity
    running in a spacific pattern. Now imagin that for some reason
    the wires jiggle and possitive wires get connected to negitive wires
    and grounds. The result would be much of what you mentioned...
    headaches, numbness and pain, ect. 
    
    for a niffty experiment in what this is like .....throw a bucket
    of water on a 11/785...ASK YOUR MANAGER FOR PERMISSION FIRST!!!!
    or better yet go to a nearby business that has a System 38 and
    do the same!(To increase the effect replace fuses with heavy wire
    prior to the experiment!)
    
    
    please note....
    
    The above should NEVER be done and is written for the purpose of
    amusement only. I would hope everyone would assume that but ya
    never can be too sure.
                             
    
    Craig

    RE: .12
    
    Q.	What do Kundalini and Crowley have in common?
    
    A.  Whenever you mention one or the other some idiot jumps in and
    	tells you to be careful ect...
    
    Kundalini isn't light stuff and I doubt one could waken it without
    serious mental effort...
    
    Luckily, for those interested, it isn't as hard to find a
    real/knowlegable/sane Hindu as it is a real/knowlegable/sane
    Magician. It's nice to talk things over with someone who
    knows/is familiar with what your working on and this can help answer
    questions.
    
    Sincerly...
    
    	The Idiot who thinks one should only waken snakes when one has
    time to tend to them..
    
    Craig

    Hi Mrs. T.
    		I agree with Terry (re .12) that what you experienced
    could be a spontaneous kundalini arousal. A good source book to
    examine is Kundalini by Gopi Krishna who relates his experiences
    when the serpent uncoiled for him. You were fortunate in that the
    effects were short term and have not had an ongoing effect. Some-
    one close to me had a full blown spontaneous arousal, and it was
    not fun at all. 
    		Also, Craig, in your lighthearted reply (.21) you said
    that it should be easy to find someone knowledgeable about this
    stuff. My experience during my friends trouble was that it was very
    difficult to get any guidance at all. Time was spent in a hospital
    where they didn't have a clue and little help was to be had in going
    to various groups who espouse different types of meditation. I embarked
    on a crash course of learning about kundalini, and though I'm far
    from being an 'expert' I do know a few things. One of them is that
    if someone is determined to take the 'short path' of inducing kundalini
    arousal, it is extremely hazardous, even with the direct guidance
    of someone who is an expert. Gopi Krishna in his book details the
    hazards and not so great effects of such a course. Gopi K. had his
    experiences in India and found it very difficult to find anyone
    who could help him. Here in the US expert magicians can be found
    rather easily; I doubt, because of personal experience, that a
    kundalini 'expert' can be ferreted out with ease.
    		So I too will be an 'idiot' and counsel a slow and steady
    course when dealing with the big K. No need for fear and loathing,
    but a recognition that when one messes around with one's primal
    energy, and the effect of one's practice on the way that energy
    circulates through the Chakra-Nadi-Ida/Pingala/Sushumma system
    (long winded that), you need to be careful. To not be careful is
    to invite an accident that I can only describe as being dosed with
    2000 mcg of pure Sandoz LSD. And unlike the artificially induced
    trip, it doesn't stop after the requisite number of hours go by.
                There was a discussion about this topic in HOLISTIC
    under the TM note a few weeks ago. In that note I flesh out my ex-
    periences vis-a-vis kundalini. Also, another noter describes his
    experience of sudden arousal.
    		One last caveat, during my panic research of kundalini
    a few years ago, I read more than a few books by 'experts'. Without
    fail these 'idiots' counsel that a person should be VERY careful
    and only proceed with utmost caution with direct guidance under
    the auspices of someone who "knows". All I know is that those who
    know are difficult to find.
    
    							Peace,
    						              Reilly
    
    
    

    
    Yes, I'd like to see a separate note on kundalini as well.
    
    Cindy

    
    A separate note on the big K is OK by me.
    						
                                                Reilly

    re: .18
    
    I should have mentioned that you can check your personal name
    (among other things) by doing a SHOW PROFILE.  Have fun!

    .14 & .26....
    
    Thanks for the "set profile" info.  It's fun.
    
    .22, Reilly:
    
    You mentioned another note containing info on this Kundalini ( would
    this be the same spelled phonetically?) Can you be more specific
    on *which* note?  You only said something like - ",...note TM..."
    Do you have a number, or approximate date?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Mrs T
    

    Hi Mrs. T,
    		The note you want is 198.6 in HOLISTIC. Though the base
    note is specifically about Trancendental Meditation, from .6 on
    there is a discussion about kundalini arousal. 
    						    Reilly

    re:  "Mrs. T"
      
          If it has any value for you, the new Lazaris book
    "Interviews II", has four pages devoted to answering the
    following question (by Jim Faubel, *Transformation Times*,
    Beaver Creek, Oregon): "Can you explain the term Kundalini
    energy, and how we can balance this energy in our bodies?"
    [p.74-p.77]
    
    Frederick
    

.27  .28

The Holistic conference is located at HYDRA::HOLISTIC

Press KP7 or SELECT to add it to your notebook.

Jay

    .4  <Doesn't look like the world has changed much to me>
    
    My understanding of the Harmonic Convergence is that, in addition
    to alot of people feeling enlightened (not necessarily overnight),
    there would also be alot of upheaval, including events that will
    really stretch people to their limits.
    
    Suz
    
    

    
    On my honor this is true.....
    
    Frederick had mentioned the Holistic conference, and I'd been wanting
    to add that to my access list anyway, so I was hoping that someone
    would provide the kp7 option.
    
    A few <next unseens> later, and there is Jay's note!  Thanks Jay.
    
    Cindy  (see you there)

    
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  >  The fall of several prominent TV evangelists.
 
And let's not forget that Jessica Hahn bought a wonder bustline and
smile from these folks. 

    re: .9, Mrs. T
    
    This is the first time I've responded to anything in the notes file.
    I'm a temp at Dec and I really don't know the workings of the workings
    here, so I hope it goes alright.
    
    What Mrs. T describes in reply .9 sounds more like the vibrations
    Robert Monroe has in his book "Journeys Out of the Body."  I too
    have experience the vibrations and have also experienced the Kundalini.
    They are both different.
    
    The vibrations are associated with a humming noise.  As the hum
    comes on, you are unable to move.  As is fades away, you begin to
    move.  I was familiar with this sensation before it happened to
    me and was not afraid when it did.  In fact, I monitored it.  It
    occurred three times, but never again.  I did not struggle against
    it.  Maybe the struggle is what caused Mrs. T's headache.
    
    I mentioned this to three of my co-workers here and all three had
    experienced this and knew of others it has happened to.
    
    As far as the Kundalini goes, you can actually feel the energy move
    up your spine.  It radiates out, but the snakes' climb is more
    noticeable.  This was a spontaneous happening and like the vibrations
    (which was also spontaneous) never happened again.
    
    I would like to add that I really like this conference.  It makes
    me feel good to know others are involved in seeking this knowledge
    in a part of the country that doesn't offer very much in this area
    (compared to California, Arizona, Georgia, etc.).  Thank you for
    your sharing.
    
    Joanne
    
    

    RE: .34 
    
    See note 22.7 for more discussion of some of Monroe's physical
    experiences.
      
    	- Bill

    Kundalini is Sanskirt word meaning - the pure desire of God.
    It is true that Kundalini reside in the Sacre bone at the end of
    you spinal cord.
    
    You cannot understand Kundalini through any book just as you can
    not understand God by going to Theology School.  There is no club
    to join, no church to attend.
    
    Two thousand years ago, some one like Baptist John and Christ has
    the power to raise your Kundalini.  That's right, Kundalini is the
    Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit.  
    
    When Kundalini raise, you feel the cool breeze on top of your head.
    It is also called "the breath of life", "Zephyr" in the Old Testmony.
    In ancient Greek, it was refered as Pneuma.  In Moslim Arabic, it
    was called "Assas".  In Hebrew Script, it was mentioned as "Ruach".
    
    Only authorized person can raise this Kundalini, just as one
    enlightened soul can enlighten another soul.  It works like a candle
    can lit another candle.
    
    If you are a seeker of the truth, note 401 can mean something to
    you.  You can also "experience" the truth with your open mind.
    Wish I can be of further help. 

                         America's Cosmic Alarm Clock:
                      The Snooze Alarm Sounds This Summer
    
                            By Steven S.H. McFadden
    
    Two years  ago  on August 16-17, 1987 the event that came to be known
as the Harmonic Convergence acted, in a sense, as a Cosmic Alarm Clock --
sounding a clear tone that awakened millions of people to the acute envi-
ornmental, ethical, and spiritual challenges we face.    In unprecedented
numbers,  people  gathered  at  sacred places around the  earth  to  make
prayers and ceremony for the healing of the earth.
    
    This summer, again in August, the planets and the fates will conspire
to sound a second tone, kind of a Cosmic Snooze  Alarm, which will likely
wake up many millions more, and re-energize those who are already awake.
    
    Mid-August,  thus, will be a potent healing opportunity for ceremony,
celebration, and meditation.  The Rainbow Warriors -- people of all races
and faiths who  love  and  honor the earth -- will continue to awaken and
discover their sacred power as free individuals and empowered groups.
    
    This summer's  "snooze  alarm"  may  not be characterized by the wild
speculation  or mass  ballyhoo  that  surrounded  the  original  Harmonic
Convergence.  Still, the  confluence  of  cosmic  energies  and  cultural
events in mid-August will likely  have  a  profound  influence  on  human
beings all the same.  Spiritual events are rarely marked with neon signs.
    
                            An Epoch of Transition
    
    Several things are happening simultaneously to  sound  this so-called
cosmic snooze alarm.  Specifically, August 16-17 will be the second anni-
versary  of the Harmonic Convergence -- an event that was  said  to  have
marked  the  end  of  the 5,125 year-long cycle represented in the  Mayan
calendar, the great stone calendar of the Americas.
    
    According to the  calendar's  pricipal  interpreters -- Tony Shearer,
Hunbatz Men, and Jose  Arguelles  --  the  1987  date  also  initiated an
intense, 25-year epoch of transition  to  mass  higher  consciousness,  a
frame of mind where people are  deeply respectful of the living spirit in
all things.
    
    Lots of people immeadiately wrote off the Harmonic Convergence  as  a
fiction -- a Moronic Convergence  of dreamers, paranoids, and charlatans.
But by now, two years after the fact, thousands of personal and planetary
stories have emerged that appear to confirm  the  specific  lore  and the
speculation  surrounding  the event.  Specifically in keeping  with  that
mythology,  the  last  two years have indeed seen the  planet  rock  with
governmental upheaval, economic uncertainty, firey environmental disaster
and brutal weather patterns.
    
    According to the peculiarly  American  lore  of  the Convergence, the
upheavals and disruptions are intended  to  shatter  corrupt  systems and
practices, so that new, more harmonious  and respectful forms may emerge.
The Earth is our Mother, as the  Native  American  song  goes, and now is
when we must learn again to take care  of  her  and  each  other.  By any
standard  of reckoning, the planet is clearly in transition  politically,
climactically,  economically, environmentally, and spiritually.  Millions
of people  have  found  the  mythology  of  the  New Age and the Harmonic
Convergence  to be  helpful  and  supportive  ways  of  looking  at  this
transition.    As  the  late  storytellr  Joseph  Campbell  pointed  out,
mythology can bring order to  the seeming chaos of life.  If a particular
mythology helps people to live better,  happier,  more fulfilled lives in
service to the larger world community, Campbell  said, then by all means:
strive to make the myth real.
    
                              The Rainbow Planet
    
    At the  second  anniversary  of the Harmonic Convergence this August,
one of the  principalcosmic  tones  will  emanate  from  the tiny planet,
Chiron.  Discovered on  November 1, 1977 by the astronomer Charles Kowal,
Chiron has since come to  be associated with the key:  the key to linking
the dull chores of daily life  with  the rich spiritual realitles so many
people have  become  interested  in over the last decade.  Chiron is also
associated with the  image  of the wounded healer, and the rainbow, which
unites all colors and traditions into a beautiful whole.
    
    The United States horoscope  for  July 4, 1776, shows the Sun located
at 13 degrees of the  constellation  Cancer  --  exactly where transiting
Chiron  will be August 14-19, 1898.    Consequently,  during  the  second
anniversary of the Harmonic Convergence, Chiron's principles  of holistic
understanding, and holistic healing will infuse America.   As  the planet
of  spiritual  initiation,  Chiron  frequently  stimulates  people -- and
perhaps  in  this  case  a  nation  --  to make a  deliberate  choice  to
experience  life and work as sacred acts.  The awaening impulse,  though,
may  well  come  through sharp challenges, perhaps even in the form of  a
national identity crisis that could extend well into the summer of 1990.
    
    After all, who are we as a group of people?  Why are  we  here  as  a
huge wealthy, rainbow  nation?  What is our national purpose and destiny?
Those are important questions that, by and large, heve been overlooked in
recent years under an onslaught  of  materialism.    As  a nation we have
seemed to live onyl to make  and spend money, our attention diverted from
national purpose by ultimately frivolous pursuits.   Meanwhile,  problems
in  the  foundation  of  the nation's economy, enviornment,  ethics,  and
social fabric have mounted to the breaking point.
    
    As Chiron comes on to the nationla scene in  August,  the fundamental
questions of identity are likely to be raised in various  ways.  And we'd
be  well advised to take the questions seriously.  Chiron will  influence
the  U.S.  Sun not only in August, but also January 3-10,  1990  and  May
13-20,  1990.    The  events which take place around those times may well
frame important questions for the United States, and at the same time the
events ofr insights  may  present keys to the resolution of many critical
problems.  Bu healing  will  come only to the extent that people are open
to receive and use the keys.
    
                              Shadows On The Moon
    
    IN addition to these events,  on Thursday, August 17, there will be a
lunar  eclipse  at  about 3 am  EST,  polarizing  the  constellations  of
Aquarius and Leo.  Lunar eclipses take  place  at  the  time  of the full
moon, when the moon is darkened by the  shadow of the earth.  Thus, for a
brief time in the early morning hours of August  16, the soft, reflective
light of the moon will be dimmed.
    
    When  the  moon is full, the tmeperature on its surface  exceeds  the
boiling  point  of water (212 F), at which time it emits  infra-red  rays
that re several times more intense than the rays it usually reflects from
the  SUn.    But  during  the moments of a lunar eclipse, as the  earth's
shadow moves over the surface of the moon, the temperarture plumments and
the emission of these infra-red rays ceases.
    
    After studying this  phenomenon  and resulting happenstances upon the
earth, astrologers have come  the  associate lunar eclipses with definite
changes in the world.   Vermont  astrologer  Kathleen  Johnson  says that
lunar eclipses can freeze a moment in time, often acting as triggers that
precipitate major events on both a personal and a planetary level.
    
    The particular degree of the zodiac whcih  will be influenced most by
this lunar eclipse has to do with the  metaphor  of  the butterfly -- the
process of tranformation.
    
                              Woodstock Revisited
    
    Not so coincidentally, just as some people are recalling the Harmonic
Convergence,  and  while Chiron is dancing on the U.S.   Sun,  the  whole
nation  will  be  bombarded  with  a  media  blitz of memory:   the  20th
anniversary of  the  Woodstock  Festival (August 15-17, 1969), whcich was
billed at the  time  as  a  "Re-gathering  of the Tribes." Many observers
would identify that tribe  as  the  Rainbow Warriors.  The concept of the
Rainbow Warriors originates in ancient  visions  and  prophecies  of  the
Native American peoples who foresaw that  when  the  Earth  Mother was in
grave peril, when even the rain had  become  pioson,  people  would unite
under the symbol of the rainbow and arise to defend and protect her.  The
people would be different races and different beliefs, but  the would all
recognize  that  the earth is, indeed, our mother:  that  all  our  food,
water, shelter, clothing, even our bodies, come from her.  We  must honor
her, and we must give thanks.
    
    By and  large,  the  massive, decentralized tribe of Rainbow Warriors
whcih began awakening  and  regathering  around the time of Woodstock has
been the driving force  behind  such  initiativesas  whole, chemical-free
foods,  holistic  healing, peaceful conflict  resolution,  solar  energy,
geomancy,  feminism,  and  spiritual  awareness.   While  the  mainstream
culture has ignored or belittled their efforts, these rainbow people have
worked  to  develop  the  models  of  technology and  human  relationship
necessary to stop the madness and heal the earth.
    
    This  summer  as the old tunes play -- we're  talking  Jimi  Hendrix,
Janis  Joplin,  Joan  Baes,  Arlo  Guthries and more, more, more  --  the
powerful  harmonic  vibrations  the  music carries will converge with the
available planetary  energies  to  remind and reawaken many people of all
generations.  You  lnow  the  basic  themes:  we are one, love unites us,
give peace a chance, honor earth and each other.  Such praises seem trite
in  the context of the  late  1980's,  but  they  are,  after  all,  just
later-day jargon for what classical scholars would call eternal verities.
No  matter  what you call them, there's  a  good  reason  that  they  are
eternal:  when lived out, they are what animate the human spirit and make
life worthwhile.
    
                             Voyages to the Beyond
    
    As the  melodies  of  the  old  Woodstock  songs  begin  to fade, the
national media will  turn  its  attention  to the Voyager II space craft.
NSAS launched Voyager II  over  ten years ago.  Spinning giddily out into
space, the craft passed Jupiter  in  1979,  Saturn in 1981, and Uranus in
1986.   Each time Voyager passed  a  planet,  it  beamed  back  to  earth
spectacular photographs and a rich load of scientific data.
    
    Late this  summer,  Voyager II will finally reach Neptune, the planet
astrologers have long  associated  with the ultimite spiritual experience
of unity.  Thus,  immediately after these other cosmic and cultual events
have conspired to influence and  awaken  people, the first-ever images of
Neptune will begin appearing around the  worldl on TV, in newspapers, and
in magazines.  Our minds will be permeated with images of the planet most
closely associated with spiritual awareness.
    
    As  each  person gazes upon the images, something  deep  iwithin  the
psyche will be stimulated -- whether it is noticed  or  not.   Beacuse of
the nature of Neptune, this scientific event has the potential  to subtly
stimulate  human  awareness  of  the  essential  unity  of all life --  a
perception in  direct keeping with the mythology surrounding the Harmonic
Convergence.
    
                              Ceremonial Gestures
    
    Over the last  20  years,  through dreams, visions, books, workshops,
and experimentation, thousands upon  thousands  of  people have relearned
the basic spiritual gesture of  combining  sacred time with sacred space.
Withoutneed for priests to intervene between  humanity  and heaven, these
skilled ceremonialists keep track of auspicious times  such as Slostices,
Equinoxes,  and planetary convergences.  They use these  times  to  offer
thanks and invoke blessings.  When such gestures are  offered  at  one of
the  world's  many sacred sites, they have pontential to be  particularly
effective  in  helping  to reestablish a web of healing light around  the
world.
    
    Are  all  of these gestures having an effect?  Well, there's lots  of
evidence  to  support  any  answer you care to give.  Each day the  media
brings us evidence  of  planetary degredation and chaos.  But behind that
layer of information is  evidence  of  healing:    the  transformation of
Russia, international conferences on the greehouse effect, the World Bank
awakening to destruction of the rain forests, and on and on.
    
    So is the cosmic glass half-full  or  half-empty?   Many of those who
choose to see it as half full --  and  who  are also stirred by the myth-
ologies  of  teh  New  Age,  the  Rainbow  Warriors,  and   the  Harmonic
Convergence  --  will  open  themselves  to  the  available  currents  of
spiritual energy with song, dance, and prayer again in Mid-August --  not
at  some  specific  time,  but  where  and  when  their  intuitation  and
intelligence guides them.
    
    While humanity  has  a  long way to go physically and metaphysically,
many millions of  people have already awakened to the spiritual realities
of our times.   This year, particularly in the month of August, under the
lights of the full moon and to the sound of some righteous rock and roll,
the  Cosmic  Snooze  Alarm is likely  to  wake  up  a  few  million  more
sleepyheads. It's time to roll out, rise and shine.
    
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(c) 1989  Steven S.H. McFadden. Steve McFadden is a journalist and astro- 
loger.   This  article will appear in _Earth Star_ magazine sometime this
summer.  It  is  reprinted  here with written permision from the  author.
=========================================================================
   

    Jay,
    
    Wow!!!  Reading that sure causes the 'kundalini' to rise!!!
    
    Thank you, thank you for taking the time to type that in.
    
    Love and light,
    
    Ro
    

Gee, reading that sure makes me feel good inside....thank you, Jay.

You're super

Meredith    

    Charon is not a planet.  It is a moon of Pluto.  At best it is a
    captured planetoid or remnant of a comet.  So what gives?
    
    Steve 
    

    
    At last!  Communion with the Sun!
    
    ahhhh.....
    
    
    Guy
    

    re: .40
    
    I thought there was some contraversy over whether Chiron is actually a
    planet (and that Pluto and Chiron are, thus, "twins") or a very large
    moon.   I'm not certain that its been settled either way.
    
    Mary

    Re .42 (Mary):
    
    Charon is the Plutonian moon (or "twin"); Chiron is an asteroid.
    Pluto, itself is rather small as planets go, for that matter.
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.

    
    
    Right Steve K., Charon and Chiron are two different bodies.  Charon
    is a moon of Pluto.  Chiron is an asteroid which orbits between
    Saturn and Uranus.  As was mentioned in Steve McFadden's article,
    Chiron was discovered in 1977.  Astrologers are just beginning to
    work with the symbolism of this "planetoid".  In checking back
    in my own life to major events that occurred and then checking to
    see the planetary transits that were occurring to my birth chart,
    I found the most significant to be Chiron transits.
    
    Discoveries of significant heavenly bodies seem to be connected
    to new awakenings in the consciousness of humanity.  It will be
    interesting to see what the study and observance of Chiron holds
    for us.
    
    Carole  

RE: .42 (Mary)
    
    Charon, though smaller than Pluto, is not a whole lot smaller.  It is
    therefore a question of choice as to whether you consider Pluto/Charon
    to be a planet and its satelite or a double planet.
    
    						Topher

Received a flyer from Pyramid books in Salem, Massachusetts.  After
reading Jay's note, I thought that many would like this info too.
If you have any questions, please call Pyramid Books.  The telephone
number is at the bottom of the write-up.

Joanne


                           COSMIC ALARM CLOCK

AUGUST 4TH, FRIDAY, 7:00 TO 9:00
BY STEPHEN MCFADDEN

Back by popular demand Stephen is a New England Teacher with over four-
teen years experience leading groups in both private and corporate set-
tings.  Multi-talented, organic gardener with many other qualities he 
has shared his knowledge at the Medicine Wheel, Interface, Lilydale and 
Dance Away the Dream.  Stephen will present a follow-up on the HARMONIC 
CONVERGANCE of two years ago acting in a sense as a Cosmic Alarm Clock 
sounding a tone that awoke many thousands of people to the acute ethical, 
environmental, and spiritual challenges we face.  This August the Cosmic 
Snooze Alarm will go off for many millions more, waking and re-energizing.  
It is a great healing opportunity for ceremony, celebration and meditation.
The Rainbow Warriors are awakening, together this evening we will use drum-
ming, chanting, dance, and council to explore specific dates and opportuni-
ties which are arising in late Summer.  In the circle we will weave toget-
her, we can expect to be exhilarated, gain fresh and deeper perspectives, 
and be open to new possibilities.

      		Pyramid Books, 214 Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970
      		            Telephone:  (508) 745-7171

      				CLASS FEE:  $35.00

    
    Native Spirit, 615 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA  01776 * 508-443-7994
    
    is also holding a workshop, "The Cosmic Alarm clock," with Steven
    McFadden on Wednesday, August 2nd, 7-10pm.  The price is $20.
    
    Call Native Spirit for more info or to register.
    
    Joanne