Virgo - Full Moon Meditation

«I am the mother and the child, I am God, I am matter.»
(August 22 - September 21)

Introduction

This full moon meditation series is based on an astrological interpretation of the twelve labors of Hercules from the Greek myth.

The twelve tasks of Hercules are symbolic lessons for every human from the way of selfishness back to the Heart of God. As mortals we do not exactly know the way to the higher worlds but the path itself knows and leads us through sometimes dramatic experiences to our goal. So we travel "on the path until we become that path", from Aries to Cancer, Leo and Virgo - and further through all the astrological signs to Pisces.

In Virgo unity and love set the standard tone. Virgo's fundament is patience and a sense of right timing for the things to be done.

Abstract

In the sixth sign of the astrological year, Virgo, Hercules is called to a special task, for Virgo is nearer to humanity than other signs.

Arise o Hercules, pass through the gate and seize the girdle of Hippolyte, the warrior queen. - Another word was heard by Hippolyte to give the girdle to a warrior named Hercules.

Hippolyte, behind the great sea, gathered the women around her and pondered upon the word she got. The question was: "Shall we obey the word or shall we fight?" The girdle was given to Hippolyte by Venus, the queen of love, as a symbol for unity and motherhood achieved through struggle and conflict. Finally Hippolyte went to Hercules who was waiting outside to offer him the girdle. But instead of listening to her words he started fighting. As he wrenched the girdle from her she was a dying queen. As he stood beside, aghast at that which he had done, he heard a voice "Why kill the one you love, the one who offers you the symbol of unity, of sacrifice and faith, the custodian of the possible?". Hercules leaving the women bereft of leadership and love sought the way homeward in silence. As he passed at the rocky shores of the great sea, he remarked a monster of the deep, holding between his jaws poor Hesione. He forgot his regret and rushed to help her, but too late. She disappeared within the throat of the sea serpent. But losing sight of self, Hercules decided to let the monster swallow him as well. So he seized Hesione deep within the belly of the monster, took her within his arms and hewed the way out with his trusty sword into the light of day. And so he rescued her, balancing thus his previous deed of death.

In the ways of life you may unrecognized bring to death the one you love and rush to rescue the one who is in need. Thus again the two are one.

Explanation

There are four definitive statements in the key note:

• I am the mother... means to be the provider of all we need, e.g. happiness, love and all the possibilities for granting our wishes. We all have hung on the umbilical cord, getting the substance of our body from our mother. Symbolically the mother is shown as the virgin because she is "substance created by God without other parents". The substance or matter is the immeasurable reservoir of all possibilities and blesses us with all that we describe as happiness and fulfilment.
• ...and the child... confirms that the mother, giving birth to everything within the God created state of duality, is the mediator leading us back to the divine. Matter presents to us all possibilities so that we may choose and become unified with God. The mother - or matter - is symbolized in the lessons of wisdom through great female figures such as Lilit, Isis, Eve, and then Miriam or Mary who is often portrayed as the mother - or virgin - standing on the moon and carrying the child in her arms. The symbolic meaning is that we should no longer allow ourselves to be controlled by matter, rather, we should make use of matter for the benefit of all the realms of nature. The "child" is the inner God - God within us, not only in the sense that we should recognize "God within" but also that we should reveal and express our divinity. Only when we live our inner hidden spiritual reality we will become more mature humans.
• ...I am God... This statement has far reaching consequences. We should deeply ponder in a quiet moment what it means "to be like God" as "He made us in His own image and likeness". Nobody can return to the "Father's house" without following him, striving after him and fulfilling his will. The path is long and enduring; each task is a sign mark and every time we pass through a particular zodiacal sign, we have to learn the ordered lessons - until we arrive after many spiral cycles at "the Father's house" in Pisces, the sign which lies opposite to Virgo.
• ...I am matter. We learn through this confirmation that the causality of matter lies in the will of God. There is a saying that "Spirit is finest matter and matter is coarsest spirit". Contained in this analogy is the fact that the female part of life in duality is the medium which forces us to attain god-like qualities. One can also put it another way: We must learn, by going through cavernous experiences - not only in the womb of our mother but also through the darkness of earthly awareness - to fan our weak inner light more and more until it brightens and illumines our path. This light then burns for others and for all of nature. Finally the light redeems the quantity of matter used by us.

Meditation on the seed thought of the month

1. Remain in silence for some minutes.
2. Sing three times: OM.
3. Ponder upon the seed thought for 3 to 5 minutes:
   «I am the mother and the child, I am God, I am matter.»
4. Recite the following mantra:
   I am a point of light within a greater light.
   I am a strand of loving energy within the stream of love divine.
   I am a point of sacrificial fire, focused within the fiery will of God.
   And thus I stand.
5. Sing again three times: OM.
6. Recite three times: May all living beings in all the worlds be happy.
7. Remain in silence for three minutes, than end with:
   Peace, Peace, Peace.

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