Signs- The Year 2024 influenced by number "8"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

According to numerology, the year 2024 will be governed by the number 8.

The calculation results from the sum of the digits of the year 2+0+2+4 = 8, in addition to the influence of Saturn (planet that symbolizes destiny and also the number eight).
The "2" is associated with lunar energy and the "8" with the energy of Saturn.
The 8 has always been associated with success, both materially, personally and spiritually, it symbolizes destiny, infinity, among more.
Therefore, it will be a particularly good year for Capricorns (ruled by Saturn), and for people whose numerology of name or date of birth results in 8.

In 2024 we will have the opportunity to conquer our personal and professional power. In this year, 2024, we will reap the fruits of what we sowed and desired in previous years.
Obviously there will also be challenges, but we will rise to them.


Justice and Laws:
Number 8 is associated with justice and laws. This may indicate a focus on legal issues and law reform. There may be changes to legislation and regulations, making them more stringent, and this could affect issues such as immigration and borders.

Desire for stability:
Both the number 2 and the number 4 that make up the numerals for the year 2024 are related to security, whether emotional, family or material. Therefore, people tend to be more concerned about ensuring stability in their lives, relationships and finances.

At the level of global politics or economics, we may see struggles for power, or the emergence of new laws. Fights for authority.
The number "8" is still an "accelerator" new progressive technologies will emerge. Old systems (whether political, economic or legislation) can collapse and new ones emerge.




Predictions for each Sign in 2024:

Aries:   

 Personal growth, harmony in relationships, Jupiter will favor personal and professional growth. For those who are single, a new love will emerge. For those in relationships, the bonds will become stronger and longer-lasting. You will be able to make decisions with greater determination. Career Development. Mars will guide your actions and reactions. The New Moon in Aries and Total Eclipse of the Sun on April 8, 2024, in conjunction with retrograde Mercury, with the North Node and Chiron, suggests taking a hasty assessment in order to find a solution to the challenges.                                   Regarding your health, it is important that you take care of your physical and mental well-being. Do regular physical exercise, maintain a healthy diet...

Taurus:

Growth and transmutation. Step out of your comfort zone when necessary. Explore new possibilities and embrace change, this will make it easier to face challenges and seize opportunities. At work, everything will go well. It is possible that new sources of income or investment opportunities will emerge. However, it is important to be careful and not get carried away with risky investments.             In love there will be periods of healing and deepening, try to balance the focus between your needs and those of your partner. New love for those who are single. Jupiter will bring you luck, take advantage and embrace new projects. When it comes to your health, it is recommended to be careful with your diet and avoid sources of emotional stress.

Gemini:

It will be a year of deep spiritual connection. You have come out of a period of doubt and now your self-confidence is at its peak, embrace evolution. New opportunities. Good year on a professional level. In love, more dialogue and consideration are recommended.                                                                Gemini natives may feel naturally drawn to learning more, and investing their energy in books, trips, courses, seminars and experiences that stimulate them on an intellectual level. This is an important phase to take responsibility and show your professional commitment.                                                      In love, a meeting will arise, especially at a social event or through friends. In health everything will be fine.

Cancer: 

 Strengthening bonds, growth. There will be less pressure and you can take control of your destiny. Good year on a professional level. In love, there will be great emotions, but to do so, you will need to step out of the box and have courage. Good communication will be essential in your relationships.         Year of consolidating your emotions and feelings. Money: avoid impulsive spending, manage your savings carefully.

Leo: 

It will be a good year, but don't be shy in accepting your leadership capacity and power. Recognize your value. Your communication will be more expressive and will impact social, romantic and professional relationships. You may find a new romance. The Sign of Leo in 2024 will be opposed by the Planet of transformation Pluto, to your sign, which directs your attention and dedication this year towards a path of self-discovery and inner deepening. Pluto can also influence your relationship, causing a tendency for one individual to influence the other couple.                                                                                       On a financial level, resolution of previous problems, stability.

Virgo: 

This year will require a little more action and balance from you, harmonizing the internal and external. Good year on a romantic level, listen to your intuition more.                                                                Career Development. They have a sense of perfectionism and will achieve goals. On a loving level, deepening and stability of the relationship.
 

Libra:

 A year of harmony and inner peace. Cultivate self-love and compassion. Don't hesitate, move forward whenever your intuition commands you. The energies of Jupiter, Venus and Uranus will help with personal growth and actions, express your intentions clearly (avoiding mistakes). On a romantic level there may be some challenges but you will be able to overcome them, with dialogue. For those who are single, new beginnings. The Full Moon will be in the sign of Libra and the Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon on March 25, 2024, influenced by Neptune in Pisces and Pluto in Aquarius. This eclipse will be very powerful emotionally for these natives. It will increase your clairvoyance in relationships and may bring to the surface challenges and issues that you did not want to confront before.                                  Health: be careful with emotions running high.

Scorpio:

A year of regeneration and evolution. At work there will be obstacles, but they can be overcome, after which new professional and material opportunities will arise. Learn to say no to routine, fear or procrastination. New opportunities will come. In love, you tend to be a little impulsive, but everything goes well. For those who are single, new love will emerge. Health: okay.

Sagittarius:

Exciting studies and adventures. This year you can expand your horizons, take the opportunity to book trips and meet new people. Studying new things or acquiring new skills. Recognition at a professional level.
In love there will be joy and bonds will become more serious (dating becomes marriage for example), thanks to the influence of Jupiter.


Capricorn: 

The year will bring dynamism, new ventures. The universe will bring personal growth and well-being. It will be a good year in love, but learn to have a little more self-confidence in your qualities. Take advantage of the opportunities that will arise this year, Jupiter and Uranus bring you good luck. When it comes to your health, be careful not to overload yourself with too much work and projects, which can cause fatigue. In love, you can find new love. Financially: everything is good, reaping the rewards of the work done.

Aquarius:

Year of transformative energies, you will feel more willing to express yourself, expand your personal circles, share ideas. In love, it will be essential to choose the right person well, or express clearly what you feel about the relationship. Don't insist on confused or indecisive people. Those who are single will probably continue, but this phase will be good for self-knowledge. Financial situation: possible salary increase, or investment that has borne fruit.

Pisces:

You will be very intuitive this year, and you will overcome obstacles, with the support of Neptune and Saturn. You will have a flood of different emotions this year, channel them into creativity. Good year on a romantic level. Good year in terms of love, more empathy in the relationship and strengthening. Singles can find new love.. On a professional level; recognition, promotion. Health: good.

Silvio Guerrinha

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Myths of the Creation of the Universe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful myths about the creation of the Universe, from different cultures

Hindu Myth:
Brahma emerged from the void. With the power of thought alone, he created the waters in which he deposited his semen. Which turned into a golden egg, from which he was born.
Again by thought, Brahma divided the egg into two, and the halves became heaven and earth. Brahma grew alone and divided into two to form man and woman. In a variant of the legend, Brahma repeatedly splits himself in two until all living beings in the world are created from his body. In another version, the first man and woman reproduce in different animal forms until all life forms are created.
Together, Brahma (the Creator), Vishnu (the Preserver) and Shiva (the Destroyer) make up the Supreme. Every universe that Brahma creates is destroyed by Shiva, after which there is nothing but a vast ocean in which Vishnu floats, supported by a great snake. In some versions of the myth, Brahma does not emerge from an egg, but from a lotus flower that sprouts from Vishnu's navel. 

Eventually, our world will also be destroyed by Shiva, restarting the cycle.
Interestingly, in Egyptian mythology, there are also references to primordial waters in the universe, symbolized by the goddess Nun. In Sumerian mythology, Tiamat represents chaos and primordial waters. A further parallel can be seen in Chinese mythology, where a cosmic egg also gave rise to heaven and earth.

Chinese Myth:
The first living being, P'an Ku, grew over 18 thousand years inside a cosmic egg. When it finally hatched, the shell above it formed the sky, while the shell below became the earth. Natural opposites were separated, such as male and female, wet and dry, light and dark, yin and yang, among others. After this monumental process, P'an Ku literally fell apart, and its features gave rise to the natural world.
His limbs became mountains, his blood became rivers, his breath became wind, his voice became thunder, his hair became grass, his sweat became rain, and so on. His left eye became the sun and his right eye became the moon.


Navajo tribe myth
The Navajo Native American tribe has one of the longest and most complex creation stories in the world. It starts in the first world, called the Black World. This world contained four clouds, including a black one, representing the female substance, and a white one, representing the male sex.
Uniting, they gave rise to the First Man, representing dawn and life, and the First Woman, symbolizing darkness and death. Other beings in the Black World included the Great Coyote (who was conceived from an egg), the First Brave, and various insects.
The Black World became very populated, however, so everyone went up to the Blue World of birds. There, they lived in harmony for 23 days, until someone tried to sleep with Chief Andorinha's wife.
Exiled to the Yellow World of mammals, they found six mountains where sacred people resided. 

These holy people were immortal, traveling through the rainbow. In that place, the First Woman gave birth to two hermaphrodites. Four days later, she gave birth to another set of twins, a male and a female. At the end of 20 days, five pairs of twins had been born. One day, Big Coyote stole the Water Monster's baby, enraging him to the point of unleashing a rain that turned the waters into a flood that overcame the mountains.
In what must have been the slowest flood ever, the First Man planted several trees and a cane field in succession, none of which grew above the water level. Finally, a sugar cane field reached the heavens. People climbed that elevation and found the fourth world, the White World, which is the world we all inhabit today.
Interestingly, in Sumerian mythology, in the Enuma Elish myth, they also mention a flood, and it is notable that the biblical narrative of the Christian flood is only recorded thousands of years later.


Egyptian Myth:
Egyptian religion is very complex due to the existence of more than 2000 gods (we only know the main ten or twelve, and the names they gave them to the Greeks). Furthermore, the complexity is accentuated by the presence of different myths depending on the region of Egypt.
Different myths attribute creation to different gods: the group of eight primordial gods was called Ógdoad. Also depending on the region, different trinities were worshiped.
I will mention the best known: Osiris (father), Isis (mother) and their son Horus.
First there was a primordial ocean, in the cosmos, it was Nun.
The beginning of the cosmos was marked by a primordial ocean called Nun. From this ocean arose a mountain that gave rise to the divinity Atum, often appearing as Ra. Atum is considered one of the aspects of the sun god Ra, and is occasionally referred to as Atum-Ra.

Ra, the Egyptian sun god, gave rise to the first gods emanating from his own essence. Thus, Shu, god of aridity and air, and his consort Tefnut, goddess of humidity, emerged, together forming the atmosphere. This divine pair, in turn, gave rise to other gods fundamental to the complete formation of the cosmos: Geb, the god of Earth, and Nut, the goddess of Heaven, culminating in the formation of the world.
Then, Earth and Heaven generated the Principles of Life, composed of the gods Osiris, the perfect being who would eventually rule the rest of the world, Isis (mother of all pharaohs), Set (god of storms, chaos and war ) and Nephthys (commonly represented as the lady of the home and protector of the dead).
As for the origin of humanity, as narrated by myth, human beings emerged from the tears of Ra, thus populating the world. It is worth mentioning that other myths attribute creation to different gods, such as Ptah or the god Khnum.


Dogon Myth:
The Dogon people are an indigenous tribe living in Mali, believed to be descended from the Egyptians. The Dogon became known for sharing legends about the constellation Orion and the star Sirius (when telescopes didn't even exist yet).
Their origin stories begin with Amma, the god who existed before time. Amma was alone, so he created the Earth, sometimes called “world egg” or “original placenta”. The Earth exists in infinite space and contains a blueprint for all creation. Amma married Terra, who later gave birth to Ogo and a pair of androgynous fish-shaped twins named Nommo.
Ogo, not having a partner or twin, committed incest with Earth, resulting in the first menstrual blood and the manifestation of the spirits of the underworld. Amma, to correct the imbalances caused by this act, transformed Ogo into a jackal. The blood that flowed from the Earth transformed into various celestial entities, plants and animals.
Amma then created the stars by throwing pieces of earth into space. Using two clay bowls, one with red copper and the other with white copper, he formed the sun and the moon. 

It is said that black humans were born in sunlight, while white humans were born in moonlight.

I must point out that the Nommo are equivalent to the Anunnaki beings described by the Sumerians or the Neteru gods mentioned by the Egyptians.
The god Amma was possibly inspired by the name of the Egyptian god Ammon.

Sílvio Guerrinha

 

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Merry Christmas

 

The Universe never ceases to surprise us.

We know eye-shaped nebulae (Helix Nebula), "hand of god" shape and other beautiful shapes, now NASA reveals a "Christmas Tree" nebula, whose technical astronomical name is the cluster NGC 2264.

This collection of stars and gas is between one and five million years old.

NGC 2264 is, in fact, a cluster of young stars - aged between one and five million years - in our Milky Way Galaxy, around 2500 light-years from Earth. The stars in NGC 2264 are both smaller and larger than the Sun, ranging from some with less than a tenth of the Sun's mass to others with around seven solar masses.

This new composite image highlights the resemblance to a Christmas tree through color choices and rotation. The blue and white lights (blinking in the animated version of this image) are young stars emitting x-rays detected by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Optical data from the National Science Foundation's 0.9-meter WIYN telescope at Kitt Peak shows the gas in the nebula in green, corresponding to the tree's "pine needles," and infrared data from the Two Micron All Sky Survey shows the top stars. and background in white.

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