You Gots to Chill: When the Moon is Void of Course(Western and Vedic Analysis)

[Guest guest]

Hello Mu'min,

Your mails are few, but always worth reading and very interesting. I was

aware of this retrograde Mercury for the election period but didn't focus on

the VOC Moon.

I'm born with a VOC Moon and I think you are right in your interpretation of

it at least in the personal horoscope.

Best regards

Margarita

 

-

Mu'Min Bey <mumin_bey

 

Monday, December 18, 2000 7:06 PM

You Gots to Chill: When the Moon is Void

of Course(Western and Vedic Analysis)

 

 

>

> Saturday, December 16, 2000

>

> You Gots to Chill: When the Moon is Void of Course.

>

> Some years back, the hip-hop group, EPMD, made a song

> called, " You Gots to Chill " , a very fitting

> description of when the Moon is Void of Course. I have

> run across many people, both here in cyberspace and

> out in the Real World, that don't really understand

> what the Moon VOC is all about, even though they may

> have studied Astrology for some time. This essay will

> try to clear things up regarding Moon VOC, and, will

> attempt to address the Vedic view of this " dead " state

> of the Moon.

>

> What is Moon Void of Course

> We say that the Moon is Void of Course, when it has

> made all of the aspects it can make within the Sign

> that it is travelling through; when it is past partile

> to the very last planet, it is then Void of Course

> until it reaches the next Sign, where it will begin to

> make new aspects. Void of Course periods have special

> significance for the Western Astrologer, and, as we

> will see, for the Vedic Astrologer as well.

>

> When the Moon is VOC, it is generally held by most

> Astrologers that it is inadvisable to initiate

> anything of great significance. This is because the

> Moon is the most important planet in Astrology, due to

> both its speed and significance in all of our lives.

> The Moon rules over our Personalities, our Memories,

> our Emotions; the Moon regulates the ebb and flow of

> Society, and animal and plant life as well. The Moon

> has a great sway in a woman's menstrual cycle, and in

> the fertility cycles of other forms of life also. It

> is a common fact that hospitals and police departments

> go on high alert during the Full Moon, and even

> military commanders, throughout the Ages, have

> launched attacks according the phases of the Moon.

> Many a ballad has been sung about Romance and Love,

> with the fullness of the Moon as backdrop. In all

> cultures, in all histories, the Moon has always been

> held in high esteem.

>

> It is for these reasons, and more, that the Moon's VOC

> periods are extremely important to look out for; these

> are periods, when Astrologers advise a time of

> " cooling out " , so to speak; to sit back, and to get

> all of the ducks in a row, to prepare for future times

> - when the Moon goes into another Sign.

>

> This idea is not at all far from the idea of Planetary

> Retrogradation, especially that of Mercury; virtually

> all Astrologers agree, that Mercury Retrograde is a

> time of particular difficulty, with all things

> Mercurial. Things like cars, computers, communication

> between people, all legal documents and anything

> important that is written on paper can go " haywire " at

> this time. Faxes, emails, cell phones and the like

> also fall under the purview of Mercury. In fact, the

> recent Presidential Elections were held under Mercury

> Retrograde (AND, a Void Moon!) - no wonder there was

> such a huge mess!

>

> When things are done when the Moon is VOC, they have a

> tendency to go out of control; situations take on a

> life of their own, and things almost never turns out

> the way the person wants it. Since the Moon infers

> growth and development, a Void Moon can represent

> depletion, being " out of gas " and going in neutral, as

> it were. Things that are projected to grow and

> progress, are almost certain to be stunted, or halted;

> nothing comes of it.

>

> Times when the Moon is VOC can also mean that the

> Public at Large is confused or befuddled, such as the

> case in the recent US Supreme Court ruling deciding

> who would become the President of the United States.

> In a Horary chart, a Void Moon can represent a person

> that is confused about the question he/she is asking,

> and as a result, the chart cannot be correctly

> interpreted. In the case of a Human Being that has the

> Moon VOC in his/her chart, it could mean an overall

> sense of confusion over what to do with oneself.

>

> So, when the Moon is Void, it is, in essence, going

> backward, although the Moon (along with the Sun) never

> goes Retrograde. Because the Moon travels about one

> degree every two hours, and thus goes through a Sign

> every two and a half days on the average, the Moon

> can, and often does, go Void of Course. Depending on

> the position of the Planets though, these Void periods

> can vary; sometimes, they last only a few minutes, and

> at others, they last for up to a day. This article,

> will address one of those times, when the Moon is Void

> for a very long time. Determining when the Moon is VOC

> is not difficult at all; most New Age bookstores carry

> Astrological Calendars and the like, that contains

> easy to read information when the Moon will go VOC for

> any given date throughout that year, and for how long.

> So, you don't necessarily have to be an Astrologer to

> take advantage of this info!

>

> Good News - The Upside of the Moon VOC

> As it has been said before, there is a Time for

> Everything, and the Moon VOC is no exception; these

> are times to relax, kick back, and get things ready

> for when the Moon enters a new Sign. These are also

> very good times to go inwards; meditation, development

> of one's Spiritual side, and introspection can be very

> fruitful now. The Moon VOC is also good for doing

> things that you do NOT want to grow or progress -

> getting an audit by the IRS during a Void Moon usually

> means, that nothing will come of the audit, and All

> will be Well. In fact, former President Ronald Reagan,

> at the behest of his Astrologer Joan Quigley, made

> extensive use of the Moon VOC - during the Iran Contra

> Scandal, Reagan would make public addresses when the

> Moon had just gone VOC. Since the Moon represents the

> Public at Large, and it was " asleep " if you will, the

> Public forgot about Reagan's possible involvement in

> the whole affair, and is today, considered one of

> America's greatest Presidents. The Moon VOC, rightly

> used, can be very helpful to us all.

>

> The Upcoming VOC Moon

> As mentioned earlier, the Moon goes VOC quite often;

> but, a few times a year, the Moon is VOC for extended

> periods of time. I consider a Void Moon to be of great

> importance, when it is so for an entire business day

> or longer (8 hours or more); these can be times of

> difficulty, or at the very least, status-quo, for

> those in business. For the rest of us, it is a Signal

> from the Heavens, for a massive " shut down " for

> awhile, and to review what has been done.

>

> The next Big Moon VOC, and the last one for this year,

> 2000, will occur on Dec 24, 2000 - Christmas Eve - at

> 5:03AM, EST, and will continue for nearly an entire 24

> hours, ending early on Christmas Day, at 3:54AM, EST.

> This could spell trouble for merchants, shop owners

> and department stores, who depend on Christmas

> shoppers to finish the business year on a high note.

> >From the looks of things on the economic front, this

> upcoming Void Moon could suggest sagging customer

> sales, the first one for our Nation in quite awhile.

> However, as said above, the Moon VOC is a great time

> for reflection on the Past, and to plan well for the

> Times Ahead.

>

> The Vedic View of the Moon VOC

> In Vedic Astrology, the Moon's role is paramount; in

> that system, the Moon represents the Mother, one's

> State of Mind, and the Public, among other things;

> because the Moon moves so quickly, its position in the

> personal horoscope is often used as a secondary

> Ascendant, to confirm the readings found in the birth

> horoscope. As is the case in Western Astrology, Vedic

> Astrologers rely heavily on the Moon for use in

> Electional and Horary Astrology, and its movements

> through the Heavens guide Astrologers on a daily basis

> on that side of the world.

>

> But, while we here in the West make use of the 12 Sign

> Zodiac, the Vedic Astrologers of India uses that AND

> the Nakshatras, which is a 27 Sign Zodiac, also known

> as the Lunar Mansions of the Moon. There is much

> folklore about how the Moon got so many mansions, and

> how his (in Vedic Astrology, the Moon is often both,

> male and female) favorite Nakshatra is Rohini. Much of

> this information can be found in any fundamental text

> on Vedic Astrology.

>

> Sandhi and Gandanta

> A sandhi is an ending or beginning point, from one

> Sign to another; so, 0 Sag and 29 Sag are sandhi

> points for that Sign. Any planet, including the Moon,

> is said to be weakened when placed at these positions

> - but, this is made all the moreso, when a planet is

> both in a sandhi AND gandanta degree. A Gandanta

> degree is the last portion, or first portion of

> certain Nakshatras. The first 3 degrees, 20 minutes of

> the Nakshatras Ashwini, Makha and Mula, and the last 3

> degrees, 20 minutes of the Nakshatras Ashlesha,

> Jyestha, and Revati, are considered the Gandanta

> points in the Zodiac - and are very, very inauspicious

> for any worldy success. This is because gandantas are

> the beginning or ending points of both, Nakshatras AND

> Zodiacal Signs, and are considered especially weak.

> However, as we have seen in the case of the Western

> Moon VOC, Gandantas can be used to great success, when

> it comes to Spiritual Matters.

>

> While the Western Moon will be VOC for nearly a day,

> the Vedic Moon will be, in essence, " Void " itself,

> from 9:45 AM, EST to 10:20PM, EST, Christmas Eve, the

> height of Holiday Last-Minute Shopping. Again, this is

> not good for merchants, or for anyone else who wishes

> to get anything done in a worldly, material way; we

> will have both, the Moon VOC, and the Moon in Gandanta

> at the same time. But, great strides can be made in

> other avenues, especially the Spiritual ones. Being in

> a meditative state at this time can put one in touch

> with flow of the Heavens, and with the rest of

> Universe. Silent Night, Holy Night, indeed!

>

> The Moon VOC and Gandanta in a Personal Horoscope

> Of course, if such effects of the Moon VOC and

> Gandanta can be seen and felt among the Public at

> Large, it should only be natural that a person born

> with either of these conditions in his/her horoscope

> feels this, too. I have found both states of the Moon

> in one's chart to be both, uplifting and cloudy,

> depending on how the person uses it. In the case of

> the Moon VOC, it can often reflect a person without a

> rudder; they may be confused as to what career to

> pursue in life, or, it may come out as ideas that have

> little chance of being realized in the material world.

> However, I have seen the Moon VOC in the charts of

> people that are highly imaginative and Spiritual as

> well. In fact, I have several cases of people in my

> files, that have, at the very least, a highly

> developed intuition, if not out-and-out Psychic gifts.

> A person born with the Moon VOC, has the capacity to

> be exceptionally introspective, and can use their

> uncanny intuition to guide them in their lives.

>

> A good example would be Malcolm X, the assassinated

> former spokesman for the Nation of Islam; in his

> horoscope, the Moon is Void of Course in Aries in the

> 4th house. It is public record how his family was

> broken up, after the murder of his father; he spent

> the rest of his childhood going from foster home to

> foster home, and eventually wound up in NYC, where he

> caught up with street hustler lifestyle of drugs,

> number-running and prostitution. He eventually ended

> up in prison, where he was exposed to the teachings of

> Elijah Muhammad, and after reforming himself on the

> inside, joined the Nation of Islam (tr Saturn sqr his

> Moon). His Spiritual revelation was immensely

> profound, especially after his Haaj (Pilgrimage) to

> Mecca. A clear proof of the Moon VOC.

>

> A good example of what a planet that is Gandanta can

> do, would be in the case of Paramahamsa Yogananda's

> horoscope. Yogananda is hailed as the first Indian

> guru to come to the United States to promulgate the

> teachings of the Vedas, in the early part of the 20th

> Century. Founding the Self-Realization Fellowship,

> Yogananda played a crucial role, opening up the doors

> of Spirituality to the West. In his Vedic chart, the

> Moon is placed in the 1st house, at 3 Leo, and in the

> Gandanta zone; note also that the Moon is the 12th

> lord, the 12th house being associated with

> Spirituality, ashrams and so on. Yogananda is a prime

> example of a person who was able to get the most out

> his Gandanta planet.

>

> I hope this article has helped those who wish to learn

> more about the ways in which the Moon can effect our

> lives, both in transit, as well as in our own

> horoscopes; understanding the special phases of the

> Moon, when it is Void of Course, and when it is

> Gandanta, can give us awesome insights into ourselves

> that we may have never thought possible.

>

> Salaam,

> Mu

>

> DATA:

> Malcolm X

> May 19, 1925

> 10:25PM

> CST

> Omaha, NE

> USA

> Placidus Asc 4 Cap

> Source: Lois Rodden Database

>

> Paramahamsa Yogananda

> Jan 5, 1893

> 8:38PM

> LMT

> Gorakhpur, India

> Lahiri Ayanamsha, Lagna 6 Leo

> Source: Light on Life, by Hart deFouw and Robert

> Svoboda

>

> REFERENCES:

> Light on Life, by Hart deFouw and Robert Svoboda

> Penguin/Arkana Books, 1996

>

> Jim Maynard's Pocket Astrologer 2000

>

>

>

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>

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> Mu'Min M. Bey

> Western and Vedic Astrologer

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