Mar 24, 2024
This week we are working with the Astro chart of the Sufi Poet Rumi
Interesting Article:
The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-erasure-of-islam-from-the-poetry-of-rumi
Astro Databank version of his chart using the Gregorian calendar (!why??)
https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Rumi
Rumi's birth using Julian calendar
Sun Libra, Moon Capricorn, Mercury Libra, Venus & Mars in Scorpio
First meeting with Shams-i-Tabriz
Transiting Saturn conjunct natal Mercury
Journeys he made from birth to death
Picture of his life-work called Mathnavi for sale in London
https://shapero.com/products/rumi-mathnavi-manuscript-timurid-105219
Death of Rumi in Türkiye
Transiting Saturn in Libra conjunct natal Mercury,
Transiting retrograde Mercury in Sagittarius opposition natal retrograde Saturn in Gemini
Transiting Venus in Scorpio conjunct natal Venus in Scorpio