Wow! What an experience. I was born on May 20 at 1:31 am, just two hours different from Medusa’s birth. I left the patriarchal religion of my youth and traveled the world to find the balance of divine feminine /divine masculine. I was extremely ill prior to this Awakening and had to have part of my spine rebuilt- exactly where you would slit the throat to be beheaded. My Sun and Mercury are at 29 degrees of Taurus, within the orb of Algol. Thank you for creating this artistic and exciting educational piece.
Fascinating interpretation of the Medusa archetype as "female trauma". It made me think of others like Persephone, Pandora, and Lilith. All of them are examples of females responding to traumatic experiences and trying to empower themselves.
Incredible analysis 👏👏👏. Very wise and well studied. I have MC and Moon in Algol, it is a pain to get out of the wild darkness of the soul and release from the pain of trauma, but once you leave this place of victim, you transcend the ego and become very free. Algol is this incredible force of transmutation. If you want my chart, let me know.
I was curious to watch all this mainly due to my 25* South Node in Taurus conjunct Algol, and I am so glad I did because the video had brilliant information and story telling bringing a whole new nuance to delivering astrological information. Thank you!
This was brilliant and I truly appreciate the artistry and research that went into this, having Algol conjunct my sun brought up many familiar themes. The artwork and music was inspired. Thank you !!!
I'm glad there is another Sun conjunct Algol person here...I was about to lose my head 😂❤ All jokes aside, thanks to you both - this was an amazing video ❤❤❤
this is so amazing thank youuuuu!!!!! I have my sun conjunct algol, saturn, jupiter, and venus and I am very aware that the divine (the holy spirit, shiva shakti) can never be tainted and it's very literally pov that allows us to connect with god but humans in a less evolved state tend to be ugly, uncomfortable, and egoic . Ego and the effects of trauma would like me to believe there is nothing more to consciousness then those but I can't seem to turn back my awareness no matter what obstacle i get not that i'd want to, the spiritual and real world challenges of this combination and others in my chart are formidable. Everyone has those but dark goddess placements are just so intense.
I actually kept meaning to see where Algol was for me and it's conjunct Chiron in my 7th house of Taurus. As a Leo sun, I even played Medusa in elementary school in a class play, always felt close to the Goddess.
I have Mars in the 10th conjunct Algol to the exact degree, with Jupiter only 3 degrees away. Years before I had even the most remote interest in astrology my friends and I got really into graffiti. I would tag as “Ghoul” and , when we had time for more elaborate designs, I would paint a disembodied Frankenstein head. I couldn’t have told you why at the time, but looking back, I wanted to confront people with the grotesque. Very on brand 😂
Super excited about this! The first episode was brilliant and so fun, entertaining and educational. Joe G is an Astrologer on the rise and one to keep an eye on!!
I'm curious where you found the chart for Medusa. I have aspects to every single planet in the chart. Her sun conjunct my saturn, opposite my mercury. Her saturn conjunct my moon. Her MC conjunct my south node. My mars trine Uranus, her Uranus trine my Uranus, her pluto square my ascendant. And a lot more. I feel this relates to me a lot, I've had corporate bosses tell me I have "stone face". I honestly just don't place my happiness in the hands of sucking up to bosses. 99% of the time they could care less and don't consider you. (my experience, i have saturn conjunct algol in my 10th house). Theres so much more to go on. I lose faith in humanity constantly. Algol teaches a lot, but ultimately makes you fearless. A blessing and a curse for sure
Fascinating depiction! I remember being so captivated by the story as preteen when the movie played on regular TV. Come to find out my Jupiter is conjunct Algol exact and feel it has been a gift and curse, protection and unwelcomed attention. Grateful for both my Saturn-ruled rbh 🙃 I’m looking forward to a new and empowered Algol legacy to emerge from the triple conjunction. 1:06:11 I so dig Gemini Brett’s song at the end. Where else is it available? 🙏🏽🖤
Hi Jem! I'm glad you enjoyed the song. The song was actually written and performed by me, while Brett played saxophone. The song isn't available anywhere but I can email it to you. Just reach out go joe@themercuryrising.com
37:44 the Paternity Uncertainty Hypothesis is the name of the idea in evolutionary psychology. Something interesting, which iterates on the point you are making about the utilization of fears around "paternity discrepancies" to further patriarchal control in society... even within psychology, this theory has been taken for granted as being a "logical" fear for men. However, feminist surveys of human biology have found that the reality of paternal discrepancies have often been exaggerated and inflated by evolutionary psychologists to justify patriarchal norms. (Love the video so far!)
Hey could you please share some references for this episode as the literature I have cone across ,such as Demetra George's Mystery of the Dark Moon discusses the myth of the egg preceding the ancient Greeks by thousands of years and the domination of medusa as an allegory of the Christian Church taking precedence over the previous goddess religions. Love the episode but would really appreciate access to some source material. Thank you
Hi @appletreedecorating the myth used in this episode is an original adaptation written by me (Joe G) using the original myth of Medusa found in Hesiod's Theogony, the original elements have incorporated Astrological Magical Lore found in the De Imaginibus and Christopher Warnock's book on Fixed Stars.
Thanks for asking Melanie! Most of the lyrics are up for debate, I like to write esoterically to allow the listener to come up with their own interpretations. But the 3 is a motif that you see consistently with Algol, she's 1 of 3 sisters, she's 3 stars, which combine into 1 to our naked eye, and so forth! There are many other 3's hidden in the video and otherwise, that I'd recommend exploring to help you arrive to your interpretation 😄 -JG
Hi! The song was actually written and performed by me (Joe G). It's currently not available anywhere, but I can send you the file if you reach out to me at joe@themercuryrising.com
The story is an adaptation of the original myth written by me integrating some of the core concepts covered in the video + some astrological magic lore! -JG
Can we finally let be the western use of the word ‘primitive’ when speaking to ‘civilization’ there really isn’t a primitive civilization. Ty for allowing a dissenting voice.
Hi Lea! This is an original adaptation of the original myth incorporating some of the astrological concepts covered in the video along with astrological magic lore written by myself (Joe) -JG
Beautiful study! I wonder why Algol activated with a planet in conjunction sometimes comes together with Pluto in the first house (ascendant)... the case of Uma Thurman, Asia Argento and Charlize Theron.
Mars, mercury, black moon Lilith conjunct ALOGOL, ….opposed Neptune ….10th house taurus…5 degrees from sun and MC….and I am suffering from May 17th….looking for explanations…..(I love NIN or did….he captures my love for God or lack there of or want of…we had a falling out). I also have Saturn 19 degrees conjunct north node Aries….the last eclipse. You all know about astrology….and I am beginning to think it’s real…but why?…..the diamond makes sense….”Persephone was always under pressure”
Wow! What an experience. I was born on May 20 at 1:31 am, just two hours different from Medusa’s birth. I left the patriarchal religion of my youth and traveled the world to find the balance of divine feminine /divine masculine. I was extremely ill prior to this Awakening and had to have part of my spine rebuilt- exactly where you would slit the throat to be beheaded. My Sun and Mercury are at 29 degrees of Taurus, within the orb of Algol. Thank you for creating this artistic and exciting educational piece.
Fascinating interpretation of the Medusa archetype as "female trauma". It made me think of others like Persephone, Pandora, and Lilith. All of them are examples of females responding to traumatic experiences and trying to empower themselves.
Incredible analysis 👏👏👏. Very wise and well studied. I have MC and Moon in Algol, it is a pain to get out of the wild darkness of the soul and release from the pain of trauma, but once you leave this place of victim, you transcend the ego and become very free. Algol is this incredible force of transmutation. If you want my chart, let me know.
Oh wow everything here resonates so much! I also have moon and NN in Algol.
I was curious to watch all this mainly due to my 25* South Node in Taurus conjunct Algol, and I am so glad I did because the video had brilliant information and story telling bringing a whole new nuance to delivering astrological information. Thank you!
This was brilliant and I truly appreciate the artistry and research that went into this, having Algol conjunct my sun brought up many familiar themes. The artwork and music was inspired. Thank you !!!
I'm glad there is another Sun conjunct Algol person here...I was about to lose my head 😂❤ All jokes aside, thanks to you both - this was an amazing video ❤❤❤
A well-produced episode with some compelling Astrology. And how about that song at the end?? So glad I subscribed! 😊
this is so amazing thank youuuuu!!!!! I have my sun conjunct algol, saturn, jupiter, and venus and I am very aware that the divine (the holy spirit, shiva shakti) can never be tainted and it's very literally pov that allows us to connect with god but humans in a less evolved state tend to be ugly, uncomfortable, and egoic . Ego and the effects of trauma would like me to believe there is nothing more to consciousness then those but I can't seem to turn back my awareness no matter what obstacle i get not that i'd want to, the spiritual and real world challenges of this combination and others in my chart are formidable. Everyone has those but dark goddess placements are just so intense.
Amazing video, so well put together. Music and video clip - incredible. My Saturn is 27 Taurus, I've always loved Medusa. Thank you.
Thank you very much!
I actually kept meaning to see where Algol was for me and it's conjunct Chiron in my 7th house of Taurus. As a Leo sun, I even played Medusa in elementary school in a class play, always felt close to the Goddess.
Algol conjunct my Moon 🌙 in my 12th house. I’m currently going through it… thanks for helping me process my unconscious world
I have Mars in the 10th conjunct Algol to the exact degree, with Jupiter only 3 degrees away. Years before I had even the most remote interest in astrology my friends and I got really into graffiti. I would tag as “Ghoul” and , when we had time for more elaborate designs, I would paint a disembodied Frankenstein head. I couldn’t have told you why at the time, but looking back, I wanted to confront people with the grotesque. Very on brand 😂
Super excited about this! The first episode was brilliant and so fun, entertaining and educational. Joe G is an Astrologer on the rise and one to keep an eye on!!
This is fantastic and very well done. I love what you guys are doing and I love how you were able to conceptualize all of this.
I'm curious where you found the chart for Medusa. I have aspects to every single planet in the chart. Her sun conjunct my saturn, opposite my mercury. Her saturn conjunct my moon. Her MC conjunct my south node. My mars trine Uranus, her Uranus trine my Uranus, her pluto square my ascendant. And a lot more. I feel this relates to me a lot, I've had corporate bosses tell me I have "stone face". I honestly just don't place my happiness in the hands of sucking up to bosses. 99% of the time they could care less and don't consider you. (my experience, i have saturn conjunct algol in my 10th house). Theres so much more to go on. I lose faith in humanity constantly. Algol teaches a lot, but ultimately makes you fearless. A blessing and a curse for sure
Fascinating depiction! I remember being so captivated by the story as preteen when the movie played on regular TV. Come to find out my Jupiter is conjunct Algol exact and feel it has been a gift and curse, protection and unwelcomed attention. Grateful for both my Saturn-ruled rbh 🙃 I’m looking forward to a new and empowered Algol legacy to emerge from the triple conjunction.
1:06:11 I so dig Gemini Brett’s song at the end. Where else is it available? 🙏🏽🖤
Hi Jem! I'm glad you enjoyed the song. The song was actually written and performed by me, while Brett played saxophone. The song isn't available anywhere but I can email it to you. Just reach out go joe@themercuryrising.com
Congratulations on the launch! 🎉
I have Chiron conjunct Algol and this was put together so beautifully!!!! Thank you🥰
You are so welcome!
So excited!! Thank you Amy!!
Thank you for this powerful analysis! Can you recommend particular books for further reading?
I personally really enjoy Brady's book on Fixed Stars -JG
This is so beautiful! Loved the content❤
Algol conjunct part of fortune, very interesting.
How do you think that has showed up in your life? -JG
This. Is. Incredible.
Great work, y'all! 👏👏👏
37:44 the Paternity Uncertainty Hypothesis is the name of the idea in evolutionary psychology. Something interesting, which iterates on the point you are making about the utilization of fears around "paternity discrepancies" to further patriarchal control in society... even within psychology, this theory has been taken for granted as being a "logical" fear for men. However, feminist surveys of human biology have found that the reality of paternal discrepancies have often been exaggerated and inflated by evolutionary psychologists to justify patriarchal norms. (Love the video so far!)
Buenísimo!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Hey could you please share some references for this episode as the literature I have cone across ,such as Demetra George's Mystery of the Dark Moon discusses the myth of the egg preceding the ancient Greeks by thousands of years and the domination of medusa as an allegory of the Christian Church taking precedence over the previous goddess religions. Love the episode but would really appreciate access to some source material. Thank you
Hi @appletreedecorating the myth used in this episode is an original adaptation written by me (Joe G) using the original myth of Medusa found in Hesiod's Theogony, the original elements have incorporated Astrological Magical Lore found in the De Imaginibus and Christopher Warnock's book on Fixed Stars.
Loved the format and art🔥✨
Great to see you here!!! 🤩
Can you make a video of just the musical talisman so I can put it on repeat??? I need it for this coming Full Moon conjunct Algol. 🙏
Thanks TheoPhilus! I have it up on my old solo channel ruclips.net/video/iVmhPKVMoRE/видео.html
Great Story and Congratulations on your youtube Channel.
What does 'Of 3 the only 1' mean in the lyrics at the end? That track is incredible.
Thanks for asking Melanie! Most of the lyrics are up for debate, I like to write esoterically to allow the listener to come up with their own interpretations. But the 3 is a motif that you see consistently with Algol, she's 1 of 3 sisters, she's 3 stars, which combine into 1 to our naked eye, and so forth! There are many other 3's hidden in the video and otherwise, that I'd recommend exploring to help you arrive to your interpretation 😄 -JG
I loved the insights. And what is the name of the song at the end? Where can I find it?
The song is called Impervious. It was written by me and you can email me at joe@themercuryrising.com and I'll send you the audio file :)
I would like the info on that song you close this video with it's amazing who does it where can I get it
Hi! The song was actually written and performed by me (Joe G). It's currently not available anywhere, but I can send you the file if you reach out to me at joe@themercuryrising.com
Do you have sources listed anywhere for the story?
The story is an adaptation of the original myth written by me integrating some of the core concepts covered in the video + some astrological magic lore! -JG
Is the song available on Spotify or something?
No it isn't, but I can email it to you! Just reach out at joe@themercuryrising.com
Can we finally let be the western use of the word ‘primitive’ when speaking to ‘civilization’ there really isn’t a primitive civilization. Ty for allowing a dissenting voice.
Hi, from where this myth is coming from ?
Hi Lea! This is an original adaptation of the original myth incorporating some of the astrological concepts covered in the video along with astrological magic lore written by myself (Joe) -JG
Beautiful study! I wonder why Algol activated with a planet in conjunction sometimes comes together with Pluto in the first house (ascendant)... the case of Uma Thurman, Asia Argento and Charlize Theron.
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Mars, mercury, black moon Lilith conjunct ALOGOL, ….opposed Neptune ….10th house taurus…5 degrees from sun and MC….and I am suffering from May 17th….looking for explanations…..(I love NIN or did….he captures my love for God or lack there of or want of…we had a falling out). I also have Saturn 19 degrees conjunct north node Aries….the last eclipse. You all know about astrology….and I am beginning to think it’s real…but why?…..the diamond makes sense….”Persephone was always under pressure”