NIGHT LIGHT NEWS

ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY AS NEWS

April 27 – May 3, 2017

New Moon, Beltane, Mercury Direct

And a Call to Wesak

I See

and When the Eye is Opened

All is Light

(Taurus Seed Thought)

The week began with the Taurus new moon. At new moon times the New Group of World Servers supports the endeavors of the women and men of Goodwill everywhere. New moon times, having an Aries/Uranus flavor, are “all things new” times. However, with all the retrogrades – Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn & Pluto (Thursday, Pluto stations) – especially Mercury retrograde, we only consider (not act upon) plans and ideas, assessing and re-assessing them till Mercury retrograde is over. Mercury remains retrograde till next Wednesday, May 3^rd. Remaining in its retrograde shadow until May 21^st. Then we can move forward more easily. Maybe!

Friday, Venus enters Aries and Mercury joins Uranus. It’s a changeable unexpected day.

Sunday with Saturn/Chiron, we are careful not to hurt one another. We practice “Ahimsa” (doing no harm).

Monday is the festival of Beltane. An ancient Celtic festival, Beltane is celebrated on May 1 (May Day). Beltane informs us we are now between Spring equinox & Summer solstice. In the Catholic Church, Mary, Queen of the May, is crowned. When my mother was a young girl she was May Queen. She crowned Mary with May flowers. When I was a young girl, I, too was May Queen. I crowned Mary with May flowers, too.

Bonfires

In earlier times, in 19^th century Ireland and Scotland, bonfires were set on hills and mountains, valleys and forests. They represented the coming summer’s golden fiery Sun.

Flowers

All types of yellow spring flowers (primrose, rowan, hawthorn, gorse, hazel, marigold) were gathered at Beltane, made into bouquets, placed at doorways and windows and offered as spring gifts. Sometimes loose flowers were strewn about dairy floors or made into garlands, placed around cows and milking and butter-making equipment. The yellow flowers evoked the golden fire of the Sun. Beltane tells us summer’s halfway here!

Information on Beltane celebrations a long time ago. http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/Beltane.html

Preparing for Wesak

The New Group of World Servers are in preparation, everywhere in the world, for the Buddha Full Moon Festival, the Wesak (Waters) Festival. The great Eastern Festival celebrating the Buddha’s visit to the Earth. He is the great inter-planetary mediator between Shamballa (heaven, the Father’s House) and Earth.

The Buddha brings with him the Forces of Enlightenment, the great Taurus Light of Illumination (from the Pleiades, Aldebaran & the Seven Sisters, the Pleiades. The Forces of Enlightenment come into our Earth willing to aid humanity in its present crisis. Their aid is an increased spiritual inflow of energy, potent and quite different than the cosmic energy humanity usually receives.

Forces of Light

The NGWS are to be in touch with and contact this Light, hold the Light and radiate that Light to humanity. So, the Forces of Light can meet with the Forces of Materiality (Darkness).

A Great Battle

We are told that, in this great battle between the Light & the Dark, it is the Forces of Light that always win. But not without a great battle. To support them, to give them strength, we stand with the Forces of Light.

A Call Sent Out

So, a call has been sent out to all of humanity to prepare for this time of accelerated service. This is the most important festival of the entire year.

Who will prepare along with the NGWS?

Who will hear the call and respond?

Who will step forward?

The Buddha says, “Bring happiness to others.

Aries	March 21 – April 19: Be careful that you don’t become exhausted from ceaseless work. It’s best to create your own schedule, have your own business, independently working at your own pace and not be disoriented by those with a different pace. Only one twelfth of the population is Aries. Everything you do has your own Aries signature and enthusiasm. Gain the respect of others working with you. Be generous, kind and compassionate. Soul virtues.
Taurus	*April 20 – May 20:* Usually you’re placid and quiet, seek comfort, pleasure and fine food. However, another side of you loves risk-taking and speculation. It’s a sense of play for others but, to you, very serious. Often (silently) you’re competitive. You respect the fiercely independent, sports enthusiasts and good talkers. Somehow you always get what you want and everyone admires you. People wonder often about you. You never tell.
Gemini	*May 21 – June 20:* Sometimes you feel anger or confusions or protection concerning your early childhood years. Sometimes you realize there are childhood realities you can’t quite remember. You sense present behaviors have roots in childhood. Your instincts tell you beliefs, thoughts and ideas must change. First, every life experience must be accepted and embraced. Wounds begin to heal when we realize all family, friend and relationship choices and experiences were made by us before birth.
Cancer	June 21 – July 22: You’re learning to speak truthfully. Sometimes what you say hurts others. You’re also learning discrimination – how to communicate with both truth and kindness. This takes many lives for everyone. You want to be direct and clear. But sometimes our communication is tinged with judgment and/or provocation. You can be informative and you can be kind, too. It takes lots of learning. We are all learning this together.
Leo	*July 23 – August 22:* You ask often how is something made and what are the steps and methods to creating it yourself. You love things practical. But they must also be beautiful, make money, have value, be challenging and keep you independent. This sounds like the type of relationships you seek. It’s good to be slow and steady in all endeavors. Soon the pace will pick up. Careful to spend money only on things of value. Nothing bearing any resemblance to the past.
Virgo	*August 23 – September 22:* Sometimes we react immediately and with force to new situations and events, like firecrackers ready to ignite. It’s good at these times to take Aconite (homeopath) when nerves seem stressed and over reactive. This is the activity of Mars in Gemini working with Mercury (your ruler). Sometimes you begin things and then can’t complete them. This will pass. Don’t stir up any discontent or trouble anywhere. It returns with a powerful lightning-like force.
Libra	September 23 – October 22: Have you felt a bit discouraged, convinced your efforts won’t be seen, heard or understood. You have wanted to cease certain ways of living, acting or being but this too felt difficult. That time will come. You have not felt your usual sense of self. Often these days you’re overtired. You work well on your own, your values and principles are strong, yet one aspect of your life feels incomplete, not quite right and empty. What is it?
Scorpio	October 23 – November 21: Certain people in your life actually help you to achieve your many hopes, wishes, goals and dreams. Most of these people are acquaintances, few are close friends. This is how you like it. You choose only a few trustworthy people to support your aims in life. You have the warrior sensibility. Whatever your goals, you achieve them. Often undercover and in the dark of night. For protection. We can learn from you.
Sagittarius	*November 22 – December 21:* You’re one of the signs that seeks freedom above all, so you can accomplish independent, original work. The stars have endowed you with courage to pursue your own endeavors, choices and decisions allowing you autonomy. Ambition carries you to the heights and to the depths and always to the “razor’s edge.” When you add charm, care of others, a bit of music and good food to the mix, you’re without limit.
Capricorn	December 22 – January 19: You love different ideas, constant learning, challenges and humor. You don’t like self-righteousness in others, especially when others don’t understand your character. You’re playful yet serious, energetic within limits. You like to laugh, have a quirky sense of humor. Right now, you’re pondering upon and seeking new endeavors, new path in life and a new identity. It’s in a garden with mulberry, lilac, lime and fig trees. Chickens all around. And a greenhouse.
Aquarius	January 20 – February 18: When you know deeply what you want to pursue, the opportunity finally appears. Sometimes you feel no one loves you, or there’s no relationship ahead. You are uncomfortable with anything or anyone that projects illusions. You discover and uncover things. You live in the future, in a place not yet realized by most of humanity. You can be lonely. There are others, magical like you. Call to them.
Pisces	February 19 – March 20: Cooperation, kindness and forethought are the qualities needed while elating to those close to you. Often it’s best to work one-on-one. Compromise isn’t easy unless there’s deep respect for one another. You’re learning how to lead, counsel and be a leader. A difficult task. Let others think they are your heroes and heroines. This is the way diplomats work. Diplomacy, compromise, negotiations are art forms. You’re the artist.