Shamanic Egyptian Astrology

Ruby Falconer

Shamanic Egyptian Astrology interweaves the myths and stories of the Egyptian pantheon into the ancient language of astrology.  The Egyptian pantheon are the great great grandparents of the Greek and Roman deities who are the archetypal basis of traditional western astrology.  Traditional astrological symbolism is born of cultures shattered by the imbalance between the masculine and feminine polarities.  The Egyptian archetypes - the neteru as they are called - are based in an earlier time when the true power of both feminine and masculine were equally celebrated.  The result is a language of wholeness that speaks to our soul's memory of a time before our wounding.  Now more than ever, in this time of dynamic transformation and change, it is incredibly important for us to move out of our wounds and embrace our wholeness.  Shamanic Egyptian Astrology supports us in this quest.  

Shamanic Egyptian Astrology is the co-creation of Ruby Falconer and Linda Star Wolf.  For more information and to schedule readings contact Ruby Falconer at www.shamanicbreathwork.org or at 828-586-1810.

Egyptian Astrology for January

Month of Ptah

Ptah is one of several creator gods of ancient Egypt. While Khnum, allied with the earth sign Capricorn, created the animals who inhabit the Earth, Ptah created the Earth itself and the sky. Ptah is associated with the sign Aquarius, and - much as the natives of this air sign - his realm is the world of visions and ideas.

Those with the sign Aquarius strong in their chart have their eyes focused upon the future. They are visionaries by nature, and happiest when thinking about what can be. At their best they are creative people with a natural ability to manifest that which is as yet unformed.

Ptah created the world with his words and is sometimes portrayed with energy streaming out of his mouth. Here we see the origin of the idea, "we create our own reality." Ptah reminds us that we create our experience through the thoughts we think and the words that we speak. Ptah's words are connected to his heart, and here we find his most important message. If we want to bring a beautiful world into manifestation both for ourselves and others, then that is the vision we must hold in our thoughts, words and actions. We do have a choice. We can choose to create from our open hearts, connected to love.

Monthly Highlights

The month of Ptah opens with the long lasting opposition of Horus (Jupiter) and Sobek (Saturn) diminishing as Horus picks up speed and Sobek slows down in preparation for his station on February 7. Our planet has been caught in the tension of the opposites - the forces of expansion and contraction - for the last six weeks.

There are two powerful astrological events taking place this month. First, we have a station of Set (Mars) on January 23. Set is the Warrior King of ancient Egypt and a most complicated archetypal figure. He is both a violent perpetrator - the murderer of his brother Osiris - and the Sacred Warrior who accompanies Amun-Ra on his nightly journey through the underworld. Each night a multi-headed monster, Apophis, attacks Amun-Ra and each night Set uses his strength, focus and warrior energy to kill the monster. Set's action in killing Apophis is as much an act of violence as his killing of his brother. This violence has a sacred purpose, however. If Apophis is successful in killing Amun-Ra, the sun will not rise and the Earth and all of its creatures will die. While the murder of Osiris is senseless and unexplainable, the killing of Apophis is part of Set's sacred duty as a warrior - to protect that which he loves.

In Shamanic Egyptian Astrology, Set holds the archetype of the shadow. Many of us turn away from our warrior, afraid that we will not be able to handle this powerful energy with integrity. We fear that we will lose control of him, that he will run amok - much as when Set kills Osiris - and that we will unleash his deadly power upon those we love. When we deny our warrior a place in our psyche, however, we are also denying ourselves access to our creativity and our ability to manifest ideas into action. We need our warrior to bring our dreams into fruition. If we turn away from him in fear of his power we deny ourselves access to our own strength.

When Set is retrograde, we have the opportunity to communicate with our Sacred Warrior and explore what right action is for us. Set (Mars) turns retrograde on January 23 and will turn direct on April 13. During this retrograde period Set will be in the emanation of Nekhbet (Virgo). The grandmother crone can help us discern what actions are in the highest good for ourselves and others. The second powerful transit of this month is the movement of Nephthys (Neptune) back into the emanation of Sothis (Pisces). Nephthys has been transitioning out of the emanation of Ptah (Aquarius) and into Sothis for last nine months. Nephthys, the Keeper of the Mysteries, first transitioned into Sothis last April; she retrograded back into the emanation of Ptah in August, 2011. She moves firmly back into Sothis on February 3 where she will remain until 2025. This is a major planetary transition and will be discussed in depth next month.