the sky turned black, lightning flashed and thunder roared.
“Uranus is naughty! Let’s go to the hut, Angel! It’s going to rain!”
I turned to the hut, but lightning struck the tree to which the hut was attached, and then, catching fire, it immediately disappeared along with my legacy, as well as with Uranus. The sky instantly cleared, and the Sun shone again.
“Oh no!” I screamed. “Deprivation, restrictions and … ashes in the end?”
“Restrictions in money, especially in childhood, yes. Money is earned by your own labor, the amount received is always less than the effort expended. Lack of stability, no solid ground underfoot. The Moon easily parts with money, while Saturn saves it, as a reliable foundation and a symbol of security. Deprivation in childhood forces people to look for stability and guarantees for reserve because of the fear of poverty in old age. Anyway, wisdom and practicality will prevent you from turning into a miser. In any case, you’ll swim out, Saint Spyridon will help you.”
“So where is the money?” I asked, looking around.
“The Moon is not a friend of Saturn, so you are deprived of financial support from the family. You hardly receive any legacy, since Uranus is a symbol of sudden collapses due to circumstances beyond your control, such as broken promises, theft of property …”
“Will the legacy be burned?”
“The property may be burnt or taken away. The will will be rewritten to another person at the last moment. House No. 8 is connected with other people’s capital. You’ll have a lot of temptations – risky or illegal financial schemes, gambling, balancing on the verge of collapse. There are no chances for financing from Sphere No. 5, loved ones and children, you have an evil Pluto there, he’ll use your sniffing for money for his selfish purposes.”
“My Saturn controls also the Sphere of Partnership, Marriage and Enemies, so are my partners and enemies wealthy?”
“You can marry a wealthy person or a parasite, taking away what you have earned with difficulty. It gives a tendency to constant disputes over property up to lawsuits. It’s better for you to have the same scale of values with partners. Otherwise, they can cheat you, leave without money. Let’s suppose the case. You are fundamentally honest and straightforward (Saturn in House No. 1). You get a higher education in the field of finance (Saturn helps Uranus with House No. 9 in House No. 2). Some Pluto (the Master of House No. 6, your job) appoints you (Venus in House No. 10) to manage finances in a large company (Saturn the Master of House No. 8,7). You can brilliantly manage other people’s capital and organize any business from scratch, brainstorm projects with a sober mind and implement them in the best way thanks to the sixth sense, but you discover something bad in the company – fraud, theft, or you realize that the financial model of the business is initially unprofitable. As an honest person, you tell Pluto the truth, but he doesn’t need it or it’s not profitable for him.”
“Why doesn’t he need the truth?” I jumped at the injustice.
“Because you have illusions at job (Neptune in House No. 6), and your Pluto has Neptune as the Master of his death and bankruptcy. Neptune puts pink glasses on Pluto and blows fog in his eyes, and that’s it, Rukh! You wanted to save Pluto, and he kicked you out overnight without paying anything (Uranus helps Saturn with Houses No. 7,8).”
“Wow!” I exclaimed and bit my lip in annoyance. “Life is fair!”
“You’ll get a good education – both church and financial (Saturn-Uranus), and humanitarian and linguistic (Moon-Uranus), which will help you realize your Self in the Sphere of Uranus – House No. 9, including work in foreign companies / with foreigners, in a foreign country, in publishing business, in the field of higher education, spiritual practices, tourism, sales items related to spirituality; but without stable income.”
“Where can I get money?”
“This is a mystery shrouded in darkness,” the Guardian chuckled. “Your Moon, the manager of Finance, is in the House of Mystery – secret sources of income, income from secrets and everything mysterious and mystical, through psychic abilities and Lunar sniffing, from work in closed organizations, in isolated places, on islands, in exile, in prison or colonies, monasteries, hospitals… Big capital and real estate are connected with Jupiter, it doesn’t smell him here, but you have to be friends with him! He is in opposition with Uranus and gives less than you deserve, or he will suddenly change his mind, or go bankrupt. Your Sphere of Patrons is strong, you won’t die of hunger, and, as one astrologer said, ‘the sultry winds of the desert dry up the oasis of my selfishness’. Money can’t buy happiness. Patience, humility and hard work! Saturn patronizes wise and old people, is friends with Venus, symbol of cash capital, in House of Status – money from status, career, from men, boss, although not big capital. Suitable professions are connected with creativity, you value emotional joy. Saturn and Venus love art and collecting. What did you see in Saturn Tower?”
“Books, icons and stones… Look, what is there?!” I exclaimed, noticing a strange ship on the horizon.
“It’s time for us to go to the Library, some pirates are about to land on the island!”
Library of the Universe
We reached the Reading Hall in absolute silence. I had neither the energy nor the desire to ask anything. The book about ghosts opened at the page with the story “House by the station.”
“In the evenings, my Vasily and your grandfather are talking about apple trees. Did you see what happened to our garden here? We remember our Past telling stories. And in general, sometimes we play cards, sometimes checkers, less often chess… You’ll see them tonight, too. They’ll be glad to meet you here! If you want, take these keys forever. I kept them for you, for whom else?.. I always knew you would be back!”
Corfu
Ouranoupoli
I moved along the walls with icons in Janis’ shop, and one of the Saints followed me with his eyes. I couldn’t stand it and took the icon in my hands.
“Saint Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythous, the Wonderworker,” said Janis. “We love him very much. He lived in Cyprus in the city of Trimythous in the 3rd-4th centuries, and still works miracles.”
“Why is he wearing a hat, and what is the strange thing with fire in his hand?” I asked.
“It’s the shepherd’s cap, he grazed the sheep, but after the death of his wife and daughter, he devoted himself to serving God and was appointed bishop. Spyridon served in the temple with angels singing prayers, people heard them. He performed many miracles – healed and resurrected the dead, cast out demons, caused rain in the drought, water streams parted in front of him. In 325, at the 1st Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, there was a dispute about God and the unity of the Holy Trinity. Spyridon was an uneducated person, but he took a tile and prayed, so the tile broke into its constituent elements – the water flowed out, the fire soared up, the earth remained – as three in one. God gave Spyridon many spiritual gifts. He saw through people, foresaw events, including the date of his death. He died during prayer.”
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