Only afterward, when the sobering influence of maturity returns, does Capricorn feel a vague sense of remorse and melancholy for having succumbed to the temptation of forbidden passions.

The Capricorn Love Mystery

Now the chilling blasts of winter grow more insistent, forcing the experience-weary soul to symbolically retreat back into the haven of the family circle, to submit once again to the meditative, negative-feminine Night Forces.  On the Capricorn level of consciousness, for the fourth and final time, the soul feels the powerful vibrations of Cardinal leadership.  But this time it leads through the stable Earth Element, from a position of strength inside the home, beside the hearth.  Why should the Goat expose himself (or herself) to the icy temperatures outside, just to be seen and heard – applauded and praised?

Capricorn souls, now sure of both their ability and their right to take command, no longer feel the need to display or aggressively flaunt their power – either for public adulation, or for inner security.  By this stage, the soul has learned that true peace comes from within.  Being appointed Leader is a responsibility to be handled as carefully as possible, with no special recognition due for doing what is obviously one’ duty.  The Capricon’s relatives (especially parents) now assume marked importance for either good or ill, because the symbolic “old age” of the soul has arrived – and along with it, a sense of  the priorities of life, the most important being the security of belonging.  The excitement of romance and the freedoms of youth are not nearly as enticing to the Goat as comfort and contentment with those he can depend on to care for him (or her).

Capricorn is both prepared and willing to impart the hard-earned Saturnine wisdom, but only when invited to do so.  Because the Goats know the folly of forcing people to mature before their time, they smile with the benevolent indulgence of a fond grandparent (whatever his or her chronological age) upon the playful antics of the still young at heart.  Secretly, the Capricorn soul longs to abandon duty but is by now resigned to the knowledge that sheer idealism is impractical – and spontaneous enthusiasm can never replace experience.  Acutely aware of the dangers of impulsive action, the soul has become more conservative – and the Goat’s refusal to either scatter efforts or to indulge in sentimentality brings on accusations of emotional coldness from those born into the Fire and Air Elements.  Capricorns respect authority because they see the law as necessity for the protection of human rights and safety.  They shyly worship the famous and successful because Capricorn’s ruler, Saturn, teaches them to revere achievement, knowing full well its price.

Although Capricorn may appear to be serious and unyielding to more liberal souls, Life has also taught the Goats its humourous side, and their subtle jokes are tinged with the irony of existence.  Because the new Saturnine duties as counselor to the foolish weigh heavily on their shoulders, they sometimes try to drink the last full measure of Life’s rare pleasures, calmly accepting them without false modesty or undue inhibition.  Only afterward, when the sobering influence of maturity returns, does Capricorn feel a vague sense of remorse and melancholy for having succumbed to the temptation of forbidden passions.  In this soul vibration there is a compulsion to acknowledge the necessity for being practical, as Capricorn admits, “I USE”.  But a gentleness of spirit softens the severity of the surface sternness commanded by Saturn, for the Capricorn consciousness brings with it a sympathy for human mistakes, born from understanding gained through ten stages of Life’s – and Love’s – mysteries.

Capricorn’s positive qualities are determination, stability, wisdom, dependability, sureness and tranquility.  Expressed in their negative form they become selfishness, narrowness, ruthless ambition, rigidity, snobbery, depression and loneliness.

To Capricorn, love is a quiet and undemanding exchange of personal gratification.  The Goats have fully learned the valuable lesson that love is not measured by excessive emotion.  But because they equate it only with the necessities of mutual need and desire, they have not yet experienced the release of its inner longings.

Love is physical affection, both given and received without question...

Source: http://vi.sualize.us/view/kallini2002/5b53cbd7d323d2dfa6e9563e564d0c63/

The Taurus Love Mystery

The evolving spiritual awareness of man or woman enters next into the Earth element.  On the Taurus level, the symbolic Infant soul has become, symbolically, a healthy, chubby Baby, who now relates to the reflective feminine Night Forces, and has learned to sleep on schedule, then wake to anticipated comfort.

No longer does he or she scream without reason, in fright or loneliness – or yell loudly for every need, as in the Arian stage.  It has been discovered that all desires will be satisfied by the parents.  Like the human baby, in the Taurean stage, the soul is content to sit quietly and patiently in its symbolic high chair and wait for its daily bread with quiet, confident and sure anticipation.

The Bull has also learned how to use good behaviour to wheedle more pleasures, more favors from the “parents” and other adults.  Smiles and obedience are rewarded, and Taurus doesn’t forget what has been learned, however painfully and slowly.  Still essentially unaware of anything outside the immediate environment, the Taurus man or woman (like the Taurean symbolic Baby) finds happiness in the family circle and the tangible – in what is known to be familiar, rather than in the strange and noisy outside world.

Through the Taurus experience, the Baby soul discovers the delight of using the senses of tasting, smelling, seeing, hearing and touching.  It symbolically smells and chews, and listens to every toy, as well as looks at and touches them in this, the soul’s first experience as a Fixed sign of the Organizer.  Because possessions bring happiness, this man or woman clutches them, fondles them and finds contentment in calling them his or her own.  Taurus says “I HAVE”.  This is the stage of the Teddy Bear or security blanket (which will return once more, for a fleeting moment, in the Cancerian vibration).  On the Taurus level of development, the “Baby soul” is enormously dependent of physical contact with loved ones – to be held, cuddled, kissed and hugged.  And the Venus-ruled (Pan-Horus guided) Taurean responds with coos and giggles of ecstasy, understanding affection only through the feeling that it’s there.  The actual baby is fiercely possessive of toys and the attention of the parents, shattered when either seems lost, stubbornly refusing to share them, as the male or female Taurean behaves with regard to his or her own bank account and mate.

Taurus positive qualities are strength of purpose, patience, steadfastness and conviction.  Expressed in their negative form, they become obstinacy, blind prejudice and lack of reason.

To the jolly, dogmatic baby, symbolic of the Taurus soul, love is physical affection, both given and received without question.  Because the baby associates love with all pleasure and happiness, he or she glories in it with an uncomplicated, animal-like appreciation.  Therefore, Taurus accepts and returns love with the senses – but has not yet learned to analyze its true worth and value.

To: Julian Craft

From:

CC:

Date: August 14, 2000

Re: Incident Report

Julian Craft showed us videotape that was to imitate an incident. It appeared that his intention was to give us an exercise in writing incident reports.

The incident occurred at 11:05 AM on Friday, August 11, 2000. Julian Craft was conducting a class in Professional Writing (ENGL 225) in the Room 133 for the group 04CDS1. He brought a trolley with a TV and camcorder to the class. At the beginning of the class, Julian Craft told us that we were going to watch some videotape.

The tape was approximately two minutes long and it had no sound. The videotape appeared to be copied from some TV series. I can affirm that I have never watched this particular series before. To the best of my recollection, the sequence of events was as follows:

Scene 1:

It was a room, supposedly a security guard office. A man in a uniform was already in when another man in a state of agitation ran into the room. It seemed that the man who ran into the room told the security guard some striking news.

Scene 2:

This episode took place in an underground parking lot. Two gentlemen from the first scene ran into the parking lot and I saw them gesticulating and pointing to something.

Scene 3:

A black car was leaving the parking lot at the speed that seemed unusually high, at least for a parking lot.

Scene 4:

A woman was lying on the ground of the parking lot. I did not notice her moving. She was covered with some cloth up her waist or probably higher. I saw a red stain on her, but I cannot recollect the position of that stain.

Scene 5:

This episode pictured different people in the same underground parking lot. I do not recall very well who they were, who was talking to whom, and in what sequence. These people looked more like officials rather than civilians to me and the whole scene looked like some investigation was taking place. There was a policeman (young black male) and another gentleman in a blue shirt who looked like a detective (older white male).