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16. Yes, the veil is definitely being lifted,
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:53 PM
Nov 2012

and more and more it will take a conscious choice not to see underlying realities. I keep thinking of the Sabian symbol for the degree in which Mercury the Messenger begins his retrograde vision quest in just a few hours: "An old owl sits alone on the branch of a large tree."

Dane Rudhyar comments on the owl's lucidity in the dark, seeing what most fail to detect. If this campaign has helped blind minds to see, then we will have taken a collective step forward.

Rudhyar sees in the symbol for Mercury's degree "the possibility of developing a wisdom beyond tragedy, a peace and poise beyond conflict." We'll certainly need these qualities in spades to have any hope of meeting the great challenge of our time--building a sustainable society.

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