I have not read A Vision yet. JMG said it would be the next book club book, so I have ordered the edition he recommended. I am quite intrigued by how you describe it. I am in the midst of one of my side-quests right now, but I will definitely move Yeats up to the next position in my side-quest queue.
My current side-quest has gotten much more complicated than I anticipated. In my readings (to get a better understanding of the Wheel of the Year), I came across a few mentions that Herakles' labors correspond to the Zodiac. That seemed interesting (and, initially, not that complicated). But there are many many variations of the myths, different sequences of labors, and I'm sure there is something to learn from each version, but, jiminy, my notes are just a jumble at the moment. I know you have studied Greek/Roman mythology... any resources you would recommend on Herakles/Hercules?
(And what really has my brain spinning is I have found two references... one being Manly P. Hall (so I trust it) that the Zodiac used to have TEN houses, not twelve. (Hall said Virgo-Scorpio was considered one and that the Greeks split it and added Libra in between them, for symmetry, but another author had two different signs combined). Regardless, the idea of a ten-sign Zodiac that could possibly align with the ten spheres seemed like something I should pursue. But I haven't found anything on it yet and (so far), the images in my meditations are somewhat elusive. )
Anyway, no point in trying to start A Vision yet, because my brain won't stop thinking about Herakles and the Zodiac until I get some sort of closure. But any resources you could recommend would be appreciated.
(And, thank you very much for the compliment. :-) )
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Date: 2022-08-28 12:12 am (UTC)My current side-quest has gotten much more complicated than I anticipated. In my readings (to get a better understanding of the Wheel of the Year), I came across a few mentions that Herakles' labors correspond to the Zodiac. That seemed interesting (and, initially, not that complicated). But there are many many variations of the myths, different sequences of labors, and I'm sure there is something to learn from each version, but, jiminy, my notes are just a jumble at the moment. I know you have studied Greek/Roman mythology... any resources you would recommend on Herakles/Hercules?
(And what really has my brain spinning is I have found two references... one being Manly P. Hall (so I trust it) that the Zodiac used to have TEN houses, not twelve. (Hall said Virgo-Scorpio was considered one and that the Greeks split it and added Libra in between them, for symmetry, but another author had two different signs combined). Regardless, the idea of a ten-sign Zodiac that could possibly align with the ten spheres seemed like something I should pursue. But I haven't found anything on it yet and (so far), the images in my meditations are somewhat elusive. )
Anyway, no point in trying to start A Vision yet, because my brain won't stop thinking about Herakles and the Zodiac until I get some sort of closure. But any resources you could recommend would be appreciated.
(And, thank you very much for the compliment. :-) )