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(“Prometheus brings Fire to Mankind” – Heinrich Fueger)
The war of the Titans is not taking place just in some Greek mythology books. We are actually witnessing such a Titanomachy above our heads, as planet Uranus is forming a (multi-annual) harsh square aspect with planet Pluto! Under the two battling Titans we stand as feeble spectators and fatal receivers of the tidal cosmic waves they produce. 

The implications of this  Uranus – Pluto square are enormous! They extend far beyond our current 2010′s decade (which astrologically will be remebered as the “Uranus – Pluto square decade”) and they will keep reverberating for whole generations to come! So it is very important to comprehend what this battle is all about and what the two Titans are holding in store for us humans beings!

Every time I want to get deep into the astrological archetypes I am resorting to Greek mythology. It never lets me down and is ever more enhancing my awareness of the archetypes – not to mention that is impressively enriching my astrological interpretations! Strictly speaking, Pluto is not in mythology a Titan but an Olympian god (although a grimly one, being the god of underworld). Neither Uranus (Ouranos in Greek, meaning “sky”) was a Titan, but one of the primal “elements – Gods” out of which our earthy dimensions were created. But apart the fact that Ouranos is “the sky”, this primal deity shares very few attributes with planet Uranus. There is though an authentic Titan who shares a plethora of attributes with planet Uranus (and with the sign of Aquarius), PROMETHEUS!

First of all Prometheus is a Titan. The Titans actually were the “second generation” primal deities. Meaning that they were less primal and “archetypal” than their parents and more partaking in our earthy dimensions (more muscular, vigorous and “titanic” in appearance)! Prometheus (his name means “foresight” in Greek) was considered the wisest of the Titans! He could foretell the furure (how appropriate to an Uranian – Aquarian entity). Prometheus somehow befriended the Father of the Olympian Gods Zeus (Jupiter) by whom he was consequently given the task to create – with his rather foolish brother Epimetheus – living creatures on Earth! Hastily Epimetheus commenced creating animals, giving them all kinds of “survival traits” (fangs, claws, armour, feathers to fly etc.). But when he arrived to the creature destined to become the human being he realised he was left out of survival traits. With no “weaponry” at all, this delicate being was doomed! Fortunately Prometheus – who obviously had a weakness for this creature – intervened! He modeled the humans after the Gods and endowed them with the ultimate gift: reason!

Zeus was outraged by this Prometheus action! To compensate, he unleashed upon mankind all kinds of suffering. Humans were left in a dark, cold misery. But again Prometheus came as their rescuer! He stole the fire from the Gods and brought it to the humans, delivering them warmth, “light” and energy. This time Zeus punished Prometheus severely (he bound him to a stake on Mount Caucasus, where an eagle was coming each day to feed upon his ever regenerating liver)!

What is this myth telling us? How crazy in love is Prometheus – Uranus with the human kind! What a superb humanist he is! He doesn’t want us humans to be animal-like, deprived of reason and of the divine “goodies”. Actually, Prometheus’ biggest secret is that he created us upon his own image, that we somehow partake of him! He considers us almost his equals, a sort of brothers. That is why he is so devoted to us humans, that is why he is ever striving to liberate us from our animal descent, to lift us from the “gutter” and enlighten us!

Thomas Gazis

(First part of the article. To be continued)