Written in the Sky* Rise of the Wadjet Witch (14 page)
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Authors: Juliet C. Obodo
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No, it has not. We are technically in the Age of Scorpio. The Aquarian Age had already begun with Russia’s first space probes in the late 1950s. It is an age characterized by technical progress, by technology and spectacular inventions. And I would like for you to know that an age’s influence is strongly felt years before the exact juxtaposition of the signs and constellations. So, though we are not in the Age of Ophiuchus, we are feeling its effects. We are progressively leaving the Age of Scorpio and entering the Age of Ophiuchus. Therefore, we are in a position midway between these two astrological ages, just as you are midway to becoming a full being.”
No, it has not. We are technically in the Age of Scorpio. The Aquarian Age had already begun with Russia’s first space probes in the late 1950s. It is an age characterized by technical progress, by technology and spectacular inventions. And I would like for you to know that an age’s influence is strongly felt years before the exact juxtaposition of the signs and constellations. So, though we are not in the Age of Ophiuchus, we are feeling its effects. We are progressively leaving the Age of Scorpio and entering the Age of Ophiuchus. Therefore, we are in a position midway between these two astrological ages, just as you are midway to becoming a full being.”
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A full being? I’m not fully formed?” Memphis looked down at herself.
A full being? I’m not fully formed?” Memphis looked down at herself.
Virgil explained that he meant spiritually
and then returned to the subject.
and then returned to the subject.
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On November 29, the Sun moves into the Real Time thirteenth sign of Ophiuchus. The Gregorian Calendar and popular zodiac magazines indicate that at this time of year, the Sun is moving through tropical Capricorn and sidereal Sagittarius. This would be true if we were still in the Aries Age, which was four thousand years ago, and the Age of Pisces, which was over two thousand years ago. However, as of 2000 AD, we are in the Age of Scorpio. Not many people have your natal chart and are born under the sign of Ophiuchus.
On November 29, the Sun moves into the Real Time thirteenth sign of Ophiuchus. The Gregorian Calendar and popular zodiac magazines indicate that at this time of year, the Sun is moving through tropical Capricorn and sidereal Sagittarius. This would be true if we were still in the Aries Age, which was four thousand years ago, and the Age of Pisces, which was over two thousand years ago. However, as of 2000 AD, we are in the Age of Scorpio. Not many people have your natal chart and are born under the sign of Ophiuchus.
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The Age of Ophiuchus will bring about a new state of consciousness: galactic consciousness. Ophiuchus is the only constellation in human form that resides in the direction of the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. In galactic astrology, the center of the Galaxy is analogous to the Higher Self, or the Jungian Self. It is only by transcending the ‘wheel of twelve’ and allowing energy to spiral, resonant with the number thirteen, that we as humans can access and maintain a conscious connection to our Higher Self.”
The Age of Ophiuchus will bring about a new state of consciousness: galactic consciousness. Ophiuchus is the only constellation in human form that resides in the direction of the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. In galactic astrology, the center of the Galaxy is analogous to the Higher Self, or the Jungian Self. It is only by transcending the ‘wheel of twelve’ and allowing energy to spiral, resonant with the number thirteen, that we as humans can access and maintain a conscious connection to our Higher Self.”
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A full being?”
A full being?”
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Yes, which brings me to numbers. You will be turning twenty-four. The Great Polar Cycle is divided into seven periods of 3,700 years each. The number seven is very important. If you add up all the digits and use the Illuminated addition process, you will get the number twenty-eight.”
Yes, which brings me to numbers. You will be turning twenty-four. The Great Polar Cycle is divided into seven periods of 3,700 years each. The number seven is very important. If you add up all the digits and use the Illuminated addition process, you will get the number twenty-eight.”
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Illuminated addition process?” Memphis sounded like a parrot rather than a scientist, but she wanted to keep up. He was throwing so much information at her, and she had a slight hangover from last night. She tried not to think of Lawrence and his soft kisses. He had found this spot on her neck….
Illuminated addition process?” Memphis sounded like a parrot rather than a scientist, but she wanted to keep up. He was throwing so much information at her, and she had a slight hangover from last night. She tried not to think of Lawrence and his soft kisses. He had found this spot on her neck….
Her thoughts were thankfully interrupted by Virgil’s answer.
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From an ancient religion, allow me to walk you through the mathematical process.” He took out a blank sheet of paper from his briefcase and began to write down a series of numbers.
From an ancient religion, allow me to walk you through the mathematical process.” He took out a blank sheet of paper from his briefcase and began to write down a series of numbers.
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One plus two, plus three, plus four, plus five, plus six, plus seven equals twenty-eight, and if you carry the process of each number to seven, the total will be eighty-four.” He began to draw circles. “This creates twenty-eight tangent circles and three realms of being. The outer realm is marked by the eighteen outer circles, the middle realm by nine middle circles, and the inner realm by one center circle.”
One plus two, plus three, plus four, plus five, plus six, plus seven equals twenty-eight, and if you carry the process of each number to seven, the total will be eighty-four.” He began to draw circles. “This creates twenty-eight tangent circles and three realms of being. The outer realm is marked by the eighteen outer circles, the middle realm by nine middle circles, and the inner realm by one center circle.”
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Your universal center,” she blurted out. She then wondered how she could have possibly known that.
Your universal center,” she blurted out. She then wondered how she could have possibly known that.
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Why, yes. Very good, Memphis.” He patted her on the head.
Why, yes. Very good, Memphis.” He patted her on the head.
Instead of feeling patronized, she was relieved that she could finally contribute to the conversation.
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The number twenty-eight is the triune of man—man as spirit, soul, and body. Spirit is one, Soul is four, and Body is seven. The number of the perfected individual, therefore, equals twenty-eight, but the full process of individuation must take place and each number must be worked out. This takes eighty-four years.
The number twenty-eight is the triune of man—man as spirit, soul, and body. Spirit is one, Soul is four, and Body is seven. The number of the perfected individual, therefore, equals twenty-eight, but the full process of individuation must take place and each number must be worked out. This takes eighty-four years.
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By developing only the basic numbers, we have one plus ten plus twenty-eight—a total of thirty-nine, the age when one reaches some important level of spiritual development.
By developing only the basic numbers, we have one plus ten plus twenty-eight—a total of thirty-nine, the age when one reaches some important level of spiritual development.
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This twenty-eight-year cycle can be plotted out on your birth chart. The birth chart is used as a space pattern revealing the blueprint of the completed selfhood, but the time sequence of the operations of the building can also be discovered by starting from the ascendant—the beginning of the building—and following along the circumference of the chart in a counterclockwise motion. When the ascendant is reached, the first cycle of twenty-eight years is closed and the second begins, ending with the fifty-sixth year. The third twenty-eight-year cycle follows, coming to a close at the age of eighty-four, which marks the theoretical and symbolic completion of man’s inner temple. This is the end of the process on individuation.
This twenty-eight-year cycle can be plotted out on your birth chart. The birth chart is used as a space pattern revealing the blueprint of the completed selfhood, but the time sequence of the operations of the building can also be discovered by starting from the ascendant—the beginning of the building—and following along the circumference of the chart in a counterclockwise motion. When the ascendant is reached, the first cycle of twenty-eight years is closed and the second begins, ending with the fifty-sixth year. The third twenty-eight-year cycle follows, coming to a close at the age of eighty-four, which marks the theoretical and symbolic completion of man’s inner temple. This is the end of the process on individuation.
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The physical birth takes place up to the age of twenty-eight, then you have the psycho-mental birth from ages twenty-eight to fifty-six, and then the spiritual birth to the end, eighty-four.
The physical birth takes place up to the age of twenty-eight, then you have the psycho-mental birth from ages twenty-eight to fifty-six, and then the spiritual birth to the end, eighty-four.
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Twenty-eight-year cycles form the true basis for the ancient idea of first born, twice born, and thrice born. Each cycle represents a complete revolution of the entire pattern of selfhood, the axis of the birth chart. This symbolic revolution is timed in a manner that every seven years, one arm of the cross comes to the position that the succeeding one occupied originally. So, at the age of seven, the ascendant comes to the position occupied at birth by the latter to that of the natal descendant. At fourteen, the ascendant comes to the birth position of the descendant at twenty-one of the Mid-heaven. At twenty-eight, it reaches its own natal position and a second cycle begins in the same pattern. The ascendant is the very center of the whole consciousness.
Twenty-eight-year cycles form the true basis for the ancient idea of first born, twice born, and thrice born. Each cycle represents a complete revolution of the entire pattern of selfhood, the axis of the birth chart. This symbolic revolution is timed in a manner that every seven years, one arm of the cross comes to the position that the succeeding one occupied originally. So, at the age of seven, the ascendant comes to the position occupied at birth by the latter to that of the natal descendant. At fourteen, the ascendant comes to the birth position of the descendant at twenty-one of the Mid-heaven. At twenty-eight, it reaches its own natal position and a second cycle begins in the same pattern. The ascendant is the very center of the whole consciousness.
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At twenty-one, a person comes of age. The mind has to prove itself and find its own ideals, its own friends. This is the twelfth house stage. At the middle point of this seven-year cycle, at the age of twenty-four and a half, this is when you will face the greatest crisis between ideals and companions.”
At twenty-one, a person comes of age. The mind has to prove itself and find its own ideals, its own friends. This is the twelfth house stage. At the middle point of this seven-year cycle, at the age of twenty-four and a half, this is when you will face the greatest crisis between ideals and companions.”
Memphis listened to every single word, but it was difficult to follow. “So my upcoming year will be the most challenging?”
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Yes, but because you have the outer planets so prominently in your chart, you will be able to manage it.”
Yes, but because you have the outer planets so prominently in your chart, you will be able to manage it.”
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What do you mean?”
What do you mean?”
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The voice of the collective is symbolized by the trinity of the remote planets Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. They may symbolize the spiritual apex of the collective humanity. They may even speak of cosmic events beyond our solar system to the initiated tidings from our galaxy and forebodings from the spaces beyond. In any case, they are wholeness speaking to individual particles.”
The voice of the collective is symbolized by the trinity of the remote planets Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. They may symbolize the spiritual apex of the collective humanity. They may even speak of cosmic events beyond our solar system to the initiated tidings from our galaxy and forebodings from the spaces beyond. In any case, they are wholeness speaking to individual particles.”
He must have noticed the blank stare on her face, because he began to break it down.
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Uranus is the projective power of the unconscious, Neptune is dissolving power, and Pluto is regenerating power.”
Uranus is the projective power of the unconscious, Neptune is dissolving power, and Pluto is regenerating power.”
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I remember you going over that.”
I remember you going over that.”
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You have all three in your birth chart, so you will be fully prepared for what’s to come.”
You have all three in your birth chart, so you will be fully prepared for what’s to come.”
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Does my chart tell you what that is?”
Does my chart tell you what that is?”
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A birth chart is the symbolic macrocosmic representation of the potential fullness of the perfected microcosm. It is the blueprint of the complete man. It is, therefore, nothing but a set of potentialities, and it defines by implication everything that could possibly be formed by macrocosmic factors. It is purely symbolic. It indicates nothing factual, nothing concrete, nothing precisely fated; it outlines what would be if the personality matured into the full likeness of the archetype. There are just potential eventualities, and the birth chart is a set of spatial factors that determine the archetypal structure or form of the whole man—if he ever becomes whole.”
A birth chart is the symbolic macrocosmic representation of the potential fullness of the perfected microcosm. It is the blueprint of the complete man. It is, therefore, nothing but a set of potentialities, and it defines by implication everything that could possibly be formed by macrocosmic factors. It is purely symbolic. It indicates nothing factual, nothing concrete, nothing precisely fated; it outlines what would be if the personality matured into the full likeness of the archetype. There are just potential eventualities, and the birth chart is a set of spatial factors that determine the archetypal structure or form of the whole man—if he ever becomes whole.”
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So it refers to my spiritual journey, not my physical one.”
So it refers to my spiritual journey, not my physical one.”
He hesitated before answering, “Yes.”
Memphis made the decision to tell him everything—or almost everything. She told him about her visions and the horoscopes.
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How long has this been going on?”
How long has this been going on?”
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Well, for the past few weeks, shortly after I quit smoking.”
Well, for the past few weeks, shortly after I quit smoking.”
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Why did you quit smoking? It is wonderful you were able to do so, but I hear it’s quite difficult.”
Why did you quit smoking? It is wonderful you were able to do so, but I hear it’s quite difficult.”
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I only started to smoking again because of the stress of my breakup, but then I went to this….” Her voice trailed off.
I only started to smoking again because of the stress of my breakup, but then I went to this….” Her voice trailed off.
He frowned. “I’m sorry?”
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This all began after my hypnotherapy session.”
This all began after my hypnotherapy session.”
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Really? Who treated you?”
Really? Who treated you?”
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A Dr. Thompson.” She searched through her bag and handed him the card that Jill gave her.
A Dr. Thompson.” She searched through her bag and handed him the card that Jill gave her.
His fingers traced the writing on the card. “Memphis, what exactly do you know about this Dr. Thompson? How did you find her?”
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A friend recommended her; she saw her for weight loss. Dr. Thompson helped her quit unwanted snacking.”
A friend recommended her; she saw her for weight loss. Dr. Thompson helped her quit unwanted snacking.”
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I see. What do you recall from the session?”
I see. What do you recall from the session?”
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Absolutely nothing. I just remember lying back on the couch with the blindfold.”
Absolutely nothing. I just remember lying back on the couch with the blindfold.”
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Blindfold? That’s strange.”
Blindfold? That’s strange.”
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You know, you’re not the first person to tell me that.”
You know, you’re not the first person to tell me that.”
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I suggest that you make another appointment with the good doctor and try to determine exactly what happened during your session.”
I suggest that you make another appointment with the good doctor and try to determine exactly what happened during your session.”
Memphis agreed.
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Well, I myself have an appointment I have to keep.”
Well, I myself have an appointment I have to keep.”
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Oh, you do? I’m sorry to have kept you.”
Oh, you do? I’m sorry to have kept you.”
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No, I really wanted to finally meet you. I have for some time now.”
No, I really wanted to finally meet you. I have for some time now.”
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Since yesterday?”
Since yesterday?”
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Ha, ha. Yes, yes of course. I guess it hasn’t been that long at all.”
Ha, ha. Yes, yes of course. I guess it hasn’t been that long at all.”
He got up from the booth, and Memphis followed suit. “I’m not sure I will be able to transmit any information to you this week. I brought a DVD of shows that I’ve recorded; I would like for you to watch them.”
Transmit information? What an odd choice of words. He handed her a disc. Memphis thanked him before taking it and bending over to tuck it into her purse. When she looked up, Virgil was gone.
Chapter 13
Memphis was in a hurry to get to Jill’s office and tell her about her meeting with Virgil. She didn’t even notice Lawrence walking toward her until she bumped right into him—again.
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Memphis, we really need to stop meeting like this.”
He grabbed her by the shoulders and looked down at her with his signature dimpled smile.
Her heart immediately seized up and her head began to pound. She was familiar with the phrase “lovesick,” but this was ridiculous. Her body had to stop reacting to him this way. Maybe if she kissed him a few more times—to get it out of her system, of course.
Memphis, we really need to stop meeting like this.”
He grabbed her by the shoulders and looked down at her with his signature dimpled smile.
Her heart immediately seized up and her head began to pound. She was familiar with the phrase “lovesick,” but this was ridiculous. Her body had to stop reacting to him this way. Maybe if she kissed him a few more times—to get it out of her system, of course.
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Memphis?” His smile became mischievous. Once again it was like he knew exactly what she was thinking.
Memphis?” His smile became mischievous. Once again it was like he knew exactly what she was thinking.
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I’m sorry, but I’m on my way to meet Jill. I want to tell her about my meeting with a…um, source.” She adjusted her bag, which had flipped upside down during their collision. The folder with her research and natal chart slipped onto the hardwood floor.
I’m sorry, but I’m on my way to meet Jill. I want to tell her about my meeting with a…um, source.” She adjusted her bag, which had flipped upside down during their collision. The folder with her research and natal chart slipped onto the hardwood floor.
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I’ll get that,” Lawrence offered.
I’ll get that,” Lawrence offered.
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No, that’s fine, I’ve got it.” But he had already bent down to help.
No, that’s fine, I’ve got it.” But he had already bent down to help.
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What is this?” he asked, picking up her chart.
What is this?” he asked, picking up her chart.
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Nothing.” She snatched it from him, jumped up, and practically ran down the hallway to Jill’s office.
Nothing.” She snatched it from him, jumped up, and practically ran down the hallway to Jill’s office.
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Jill,” she called out breathlessly at her doorway, but no one was there.
Jill,” she called out breathlessly at her doorway, but no one was there.
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She isn’t here.” Lawrence stated the obvious; he was standing behind her. “I think we should go out for lunch.”
She isn’t here.” Lawrence stated the obvious; he was standing behind her. “I think we should go out for lunch.”
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I’m meeting Jill for lunch.”
I’m meeting Jill for lunch.”
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Jill isn’t here,” he repeated, “and I think we need to talk.”
Jill isn’t here,” he repeated, “and I think we need to talk.”
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We do? Do you have a list of items you would like to discuss?”
We do? Do you have a list of items you would like to discuss?”
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No; just one.” He waved a familiar sheet of papyrus at her.
No; just one.” He waved a familiar sheet of papyrus at her.
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Hey, that belongs to me!” She couldn’t believe his nerve. How had he taken it back without her noticing? She made a move to grab the chart.
Hey, that belongs to me!” She couldn’t believe his nerve. How had he taken it back without her noticing? She made a move to grab the chart.
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No, actually, this belongs to me.” He unfolded his chart and handed it to her. Memphis couldn’t believe her eyes; his chart was almost identical to hers.
No, actually, this belongs to me.” He unfolded his chart and handed it to her. Memphis couldn’t believe her eyes; his chart was almost identical to hers.
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So, is that a yes to lunch?” He took her silence as an agreement and took her arm to escort her out of the building.
So, is that a yes to lunch?” He took her silence as an agreement and took her arm to escort her out of the building.
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I was thinking Thai,” he said as they went into the elevator.
I was thinking Thai,” he said as they went into the elevator.
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