2. Al Pherg - Eta Pisces
2°57 Aries - An outpouring of water - Cord of the Fish.
In the old world, the top of sky, held the end of the cord of the fish, and from that spot pouring the waters from outside of the Universe into our known universe.
The Galaxy knew this as the namesake, the Milky Way Galaxy, the sheet of stars that spreads almost to entirety encircling our sky.
In the Ancient stories, this is where the Gods took back the heavens from the giants.
This is where, the Universe was seeded once again with life, that man knows today.
The figure of the Fountainhead, the north star Dhruva holds up the sky, and above his head and through him, the heavens pour the divine waters of life.
A fish is strung to the cord that flows in, almost like holding the cork so as to not tether. The fish is Pisces, the constellation. The cord is tied to both the fish represented in the old world image. The dark and the light.
The Point where the waters pour is this star and degree.
But this is a new world, a modern world, where the constellation Pisces strays onto the other side, an end of the past slipping into the future.
This is the 3rd degree of Aries. This is the point in the horizon where we draw and derive our dreams.
And yet, it is 80 degrees away from the north star still, and where he holds up the top of the sky for us, so we may see this day.
Another things interesting to note, in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, Rama while winning the hand of Sita has to a ritual of shooting the eye of the fish from a reflection in the water.
In a similar ritual is the later epic Mahabharata, the ritual is reflected with Arjuna aiming and targeting the star Laksha, one of the pair-stars within Ursa Major constellation. And the through the line of Laksha was the target of the fish in ricochet, as time marked the age. (the star Laksha is one of the time-keeper stars).
All the same, the Zodiac says, even the top of sky moves. And here we are at the 3rd degree.
This target culminating in this star and degree is the top of the sky, and the heavens through the zodiac became the waters outside of the Universe as poured to The Milky Way.
To the Indian Nakshatra scheme, this is the first step station of the asterism Ashwini, of the Healing Horses. It is said to be ruled by the Tail of the Dragon or the Lunar Eclipse Ketu. And the Step station of this degree – Mars.
There are 108 step stations in the Nakshatra scheme. The number considered holy, for the full revolution of the moon.
A coat of quotes and passing poetry
"From the Bhagavata Gita :
"Then, filled with wonder, with hairs standing on end, he, Dhananjaya, (Arjuna), bowing down with his head to the Lord, said with folded hands.Arjuna said: O God, I see in Your body all the gods as also hosts of (various) classes of beings; Brahma the ruler, sitting on a lotus seat, and all the heavenly sages and serpents.I see You as possessed of numerous arms, bellies, mouths and eyes; as having infinite forms all around. O Lord of the Universe, O Cosmic Person, I see not Your limit nor the middle, nor again the beginning!I see You as wearing a crown, wielding a mace, and holding a disc; a mass of brilliance glowing all around, difficult to look at from all sides, possessed of the radiance of the blazing fire, and immeasurable as the sun.You are the Immutable, the supreme One to be known; You are the most perfect repository of this Universe. You are the Imperishable, the Protector of the ever-existing religion; You are the eternal Person. This is my belief.I see You as without beginning, middle and end, possessed of infinite valour, having innumerable arms, having the sun and the moon as eyes, having a mouth like a blazing fire, and heating up this Universe by Your own brilliance.Those very groups of gods enter into You; struck with fear, some extol (You) with joined palms. Groups of great sages and perfected beings praise You with elaborate hymns, saying 'May it be!’" - Chapter 11, Bhagavada Gita.Scene from the Bhagavada Gita as Krishna, the charioteer shows his god-form to the archer hero Arjuna at the field of battle.The Bhagavada Gita is one of the holy books of the Hindu pantheon in India. And this painting and poetry are a scene from the epic battle Mahabharata as Krishna takes on his all powerful form, known as Virat Swaroop."
Virata Swaroop | Bhagavada Gita