posted April 25, 2012 11:32 PM            

Transmuting the soul to Leo = Gold.

Leo (Prime Fire) is King.
Sagittarius (Elder Fire) is the Old Wise King.

Sagittarius could be the "Soul" of the Philosophers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_%28astrology%29

The sign is governed by Jupiter, a planet which is symbolically associated with temperate qualities which loosen, relax and expand. Sagittarius is also linked with the "element of fire," which represents outgoing, action-oriented energy that seeks spontaneous expression. As the mutable fire sign, governed by an expansive planet, the symbolic focus of the sign is connected to the principle of exploration and evolution. Correspondingly, Sagittarians are reputed to be drawn toward travel and philosophy, and to enjoy social contacts, meeting new people and exploring other cultures. They are said to be highly intelligent, broad-visioned, tolerant in their views, mainly concerned with the "big picture" but with little patience for the details.

http://www.signsofintelligence.com/signs/sagittarius.html

"I have tried in my time to be a philosopher, but I don't know how; cheerfulness was always breaking in."

- Oliver Edwards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79vdlEcWxvM

Ruled by Jupiter and associated with the ninth house, Sagittarius represents mutable fire energy. The evolutionary goal of Sagittarius is to develop faith and a sense of life's purpose so that he is sustained by optimism and hope. Sagittarius takes leaps of faith into exploring unknown cultures and philosophies; he goes on an educational and spiritual journey and develops an intuitive resonance with what generates faith for him. The Sagittarian quest is to sample a wide variety of perspectives, to grasp the wholeness of life, and to find his philosophical and spiritual place within it. Sagittarius learns and teaches, bestowing generosity and benevolence on others, and can become an inspirational force of faith for others. Optimism, good humor, adventurousness, and enthusiasm are hallmarks of Sagittarius.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rightful_Heir

As the episode begins, Lt. Worf fails to report to his Bridge duty station and Lt Commander Data and First Officer Commander William Riker (Leo) become concerned. Riker finds Worf's quarters filled with incense and burning candles while his Chief of Security sits before a small fire nearby in a nearly trance-like state.

A repentant Worf explains to Picard that he was attempting to reconnect with his Klingon spiritual beliefs by performing a Klingon ritual in an attempt to summon a vision of Kahless, the original messianic warrior who founded the Klingon Empire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dorn

Michael Dorn (born December 9, 1952) is an American actor, and voice artist who is best known for his role as the Klingon Worf from the Star Trek franchise.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_%28astrology%29

21 November – 21 December

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This is one of my favorite episodes of next generation. Kahless says something to worf at the end that is special.

"Kahless left us, all of us, a powerful legacy. A way of thinking and acting that makes us Klingon. If his words hold wisdom and his philosophy is honorable, what does it matter if he returns? What is important is that we follow his teachings. Perhaps the words are more important than the man."

- Kahless

"Rightful Heir" is the 149th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The 23rd episode of the sixth season. *great episode*

http://www.amazon.com/Rightful-Heir/dp/B005HEUHRK

http://movies.netflix.com/movie/Star-Trek-The-Next-Generation/70158329

Its also on Netflix. One of my best friends is a sagittarius.

http://stephanieclement.com/calcinatio.htm

Alchemical fire or calcinatio is the stage of a change process in which refinement is accomplished through heating. Calcinatio is a heating and drying process. Carl Jung spoke of fire as libido or psychic energy.

posted April 26, 2012 10:26 AM            

Scivias is an illustrated work by Hildegard von Bingen, completed in 1151 or 1152, describing 26 religious visions she experienced. It is the first of three works that she wrote describing her visions, the others being Liber vitae meritorum and De operatione Dei (also known as Liber divinorum operum). The title comes from the Latin phrase "Scito vias Domini" ("Know the Ways of the Lord"). The book is rather long – over 150,000 words, or what would be about 600 pages of printed text. The book is illustrated by 35 miniature illustrations, more than that are included in her two later books of visions.

Hildegard located herself within the prophetic tradition of the Old Testament, using formulaic expressions in the text. Like those prophets, Hildegard was politically and socially engaged and offered frequent moral exhortations and directives. Scivias can be seen as essentially a work of instruction and direction, to achieve salvation. Theological questions arise and are dealt with, but are usually considered using reasoning by analogy (especially pictorial analogy), rather than logic or dialectic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a free, collaborative, multilingual Internet encyclopedia supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 21 million articles (over 3.9 million in English alone) have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site, and it has about 100,000 regularly active contributors. As of April 2012, there are editions of Wikipedia in 285 languages. It has become the largest and most popular general reference work on the Internet, ranking sixth globally among all websites on Alexa and having an estimated 365 million readers worldwide.It is estimated that Wikipedia receives 2.7 billion monthly pageviews from the United States alone.

-Save yourself by saving others, not what you think, many things really.-

Examples:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method

Scientific method refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning. The Oxford English Dictionary says that scientific method is: "a method or procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction

In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking. Normally, the job is managed by a project manager, and supervised by a construction manager, design engineer, construction engineer or project architect.

Illumination accompanying the second vision of Hildegard von Bingen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex

A vortex is a spinning, often turbulent, flow of fluid. Any spiral motion with closed streamlines is vortex flow. The motion of the fluid swirling rapidly around a center is called a vortex.

*Possibly saw herself as the center of the vortex.*

Each ring could be seen as a piece of knowledge that has been woven/built together. (onion peel also)