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At least the old pagans who celebrated Saturnalia had the whole week off. We still take the week off, but instead of everybody, only those with vacation time do now.
We begin to feel and see hierarchy now. We see one person snuggle more deeply in her fur coat as she awaits her chauffeur take her to a place next to a roaring fireplace. We see the other huddle inside a doorway next to the mailboxes with a blanket wrapped around her, vainly fighting off all of the cold. Ideally this should stir our generosity to an offer to sit by the fire and pass an extra bowl of soup-and maybe it did once.
Nowadays it seems to stir a bit of smugness from some.
The three signs that are covered by Winter (Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces) are concerned with our place in the wider world and our obligations to it. Capricorn starts off with the issue of our greater social connections. It's rule or ruled, the scope of our ambitions, boss and bossed. Aquarius starts at the mountaintop-the connection between all humanity past social status. Pisces is the relationship between us and God-the cosmic link between spirits that transcends all consideration of temporal matters. In short, Capricorn climbs the mountain and attains the greatest success, Aquarius asks about the meaning of that success, and Pisces lets that go and submits to the higher sense of service to a good that goes beyond success. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
