In John Mirehiel’s horoscope image for Nov. 8, the blue lines along the outside show the Grand Sextile pattern, and the green lines within the chart show two intersecting Grand Trines, which form a six-pointed star pattern.

Mirehiel dubbed this Nov. 8-9 pattern the "Harmonic Concordance," to link it by association with a ceremonial predecessor, the Harmonic Convergence of 1987. Harmonic convergence implies a group arriving at a common tone; harmonic concordance implies a group in full agreement and resonance with a common tone.

As John Mirehiel comments on his web site, "Like its spiritual ancestor, the Harmonic Convergence of 1987, The Harmonic Concordance of 2003 also is a call to the Spirit of humankind to awaken to the idea that we are, in fact, spiritual beings sharing a physical experience. Consequently, ceremonies and celebrations in honor of this idea are now being scheduled at sacred sites and pilgrimage places throughout the world."

John Mirehiel’s web site points out that the two weeks that follow the Grand Sextile/eclipse will likely see an evolution in power and momentum, leading up to an important Solar Eclipse on November 23, 2003.

A lunar eclipse is an indication of change. From the viewpoint of the Earth, the Moon appears to go from Full to dark, to Full again – as if an entire lunar cycle had unfolded in the space of minutes. Change.

Note well that an eclipse of the Moon, such as will happen on Nov. 8-9, has historically been regarded as a bad omen. When the shadow of the Earth crosses over and darkens the face of the Moon, people can become deeply emotional and sometimes irrational. Lunar eclipses can stimulate the ‘shadow’ in human nature, and prefigure ‘shadow events’ in the world at large.

The general astrological advice is to approach the time of a lunar eclipse with the spiritual qualities of humility and awareness. The energy of a lunar eclipse can be worked with, but it must engaged from a base of respect and purity.

The Sacred Answers to No Dogma

John Mirehiel has his own particular vision of what Nov. 8, 2003 might mean, and he and his colleagues detail it extensively and artistically on the "official" Harmonic Concordance web site. It’s a beautiful vision. Other star gazers and ceremonialists may arrive at other viewpoints as they study the portents of that day.

As observed by dramatist Kathelin Gray, "the sacred answers to no dogma." While we may speculate about the meaning and potential of Nov. 8, it won’t really have any collective meaning until human beings give it one. But there can be little doubt that, from an esoteric point of view, Nov. 8-9, 2003 is a special date.

By general reckoning, Nov. 8-9 appears auspicious. With the Sun in feminine Scorpio and the Moon opposite in feminine Taurus, the horoscope shows a predominance of feminine energy. All of the planets in the two Grand Trines are in either earth or water signs, which are the two yin or feminine polarities (air and fire are the yang, masculine elements).

The Nov. 8 planetary alignment presents a matrix of timeless symmetry. Even a casual observer immediately notices the balanced and intertwined patterns in the chart that are its hallmark.

The outer frame of the chart shows a pattern of connection among six planets that forms a hexagon shape. In astrology, this pattern is called a Grand Sextile. It’s rare. It signifies a mutual and harmonious flow of energy among six planets through a sequence of sextile (60 degree) aspects. This energy pattern creates a subtle but powerful vortex, and the vortex in turn opens a portal.

Within the portal of the planetary hexagram appears another six-pointed pattern. It is formed by the internal lines, which connect the six planets in a star pattern formed by two intersecting equilateral triangles (120 degrees). Some of the names for this famous intersection of an ascending masculine Grand Trine and a descending feminine Grand Trine, are "Philosopher’s Diamond," "Seal of Solomon," "Star of David," and "The Holy Grail."

The six-pointed star pattern, when rendered in 3-D, is also widely recognized as a symbol, or representation of the Merkabah. Esotericists describe the Merkabah as the Light Body, or "energetic field of consciousness" that surrounds and interpenetrates each human being.

The DaVinci Code

It just so happens that right now in popular culture this six-pointed symbol is emerging vividly. That’s because it is a key theme in the best-selling novel, "The DaVinci Code" by Dan Brown (2003, Random House).   In the book Brown tells of how the Six-pointed Star symbolically brings together in harmony both masculine (yang) and feminine (yin). The intertwined triangles are symbolic of a potential sacred marriage, or fusion — first within the souls of individuals, and then with the outer world.

"Two thousand years ago we lived in a world of Gods and Goddesses," Dan Brown writes on his website. "Today, we live in a world solely of Gods. Women in most cultures have been stripped of their spiritual power. (My) novel touches on questions of how and why this shift occurred…and on what lessons we might learn from it regarding our future."

The six-pointed star unites the Blade and the Chalice, and thus becomes symbolic of The Holy Grail. By extension, the Nov. 2003 Grand Sextile planetary alignment, and companion eclipse, can be seen as marking a potential Grail Moment. As above, so below. Is "The DaVinci Code" mirroring the pattern soon to appear in the heavens? Or vice versa?

The Nov. 8 eclipse/Grand Sextile can be understood to symbolize a moment in time that holds potential for a profoundly healing expression of balance. For that to come about, many individuals will have to take initiative and organize ceremonies to form a network of light at the same sacred moment in time but in far-flung Holy Places.

A classical reading of the Grand Sextile pattern suggests that this is an opportunity – one not likely to come again for many years. Yet the natural ease of the Sextile pattern requires that people take initiative if the opportunity is ever to ripen to actuality, otherwise the opportunity just eases on by.

Fusion: Greater Than the Sum of the Parts

When John Mirehiel dubbed Nov. 8, 2003 as "Harmonic Concordance," he was linking that date with an event from the past that came to be known as Harmonic Convergence. Thanks to the work of visionaries such as Tony Shearer and Jose and Lloydine Arguelles, the world focused a considerable degree of ceremonial attention to Harmonic Convergence on August 16, 1987, which thereby became perhaps the world’s first mass, global ceremony.

The underlying idea of Harmonic Convergence arose from Mayan prophetic teachings that suggested that if 144,000 people could come together on many of the sacred sites around the world on August 16, 1987 — and then greet the dawn with peace, harmony, prayer, meditation, and dance — they could thereby have a profoundly healing impact on world destiny.

Harmonic Convergence is said to have initiated a 25-year cycle of transition time when subtle currents would be released, accelerated, and intensified to work in the world, culminating on Dec. 21, 2012. This era of transition — from 1987 through 2012 — would be characterized by a global crisis in consciousness as the old gave way steadily to the new. It would mark the climax of the corrupt materialism of the industrial world, and make way for a new paradigm of unified planetary consciousness anchored in an illumined human population.

As it happened in 1987, hundreds of thousands of people did in fact turn out at sacred sites such as Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, The Great Pyramid in Egypt, Machu Picchu in Peru, Teotihuacan in Mexico, the Haleakala Volcano in Hawaii, and Wollombin in Australia. They converged in groups both large and small, and in numbers far exceeding the prophetically required 144,000.

Now comes the celestial event being billed as Harmonic Concordance. While it appears to have no direct connection to the dates highlighted in Mayan calendars, it does echo the potential of that event, at yet another octave in the cosmic scale. It arrives at a crucially tense moment on Planet Earth: ozone hole growing larger, economy contracting, fish populations crashing, oil prices rising, wars intensifying, global warming disrupting the climate, and much more. The stakes are higher this time, more urgent.

On to a New Harmonic?

To me, the six-pointed star suggests the process of fusion, wherein polarities merge into something that is greater than the sum of the parts.

Last year in the October, 2002 Chiron Communiqué, Carlos Barrios spoke about the concept of fusion. His remarks were offered in the context of a wider discussion about the span of years from 2002 to the Winter Solstice of 2012, as set out in the Mayan Calendar.

Some of the Mayan prophecies concern the transition from one age to another — from our present-day Fourth World to a new Fifth World. As the teachings relate, if humanity awakens to spirit, takes care of the earth, and thereby survives the years from 1987 to Dec. 21, 2012, then we will begin a Fifth World, or Fifth Epoch of human life and development.

In the interview Mr. Barrios said, "The dark power of the declining Fourth World cannot be destroyed or overpowered. It’s too strong and clear for that, and that is the wrong strategy. The dark can only be transformed when confronted with simplicity and open-heartedness. This is what leads to fusion, a key concept for the emerging World of the Fifth Sun.

"... there can be a fusion of the polarities," Mr. Barrios said. "No more darkness or light in the people, but an uplifted fusion. Right now the realm of darkness is not interested in this. They are organized to block it. They seek to unbalance the Earth and its environment so we will be unready for the alignment in 2012. We need to work together for peace, and balance with the other side. We need to take care of the Earth that feeds and shelters us. We need to put our entire mind and heart into pursuing unity and fusion now, to preserve life."

On Nov. 8-9, 2003 human beings will have another opportunity to put their hearts and minds on track to pursue peace and respect — and to do it according to the dictates of their own souls on a mass scale coordinated in time by the Heavens (yang), and anchored at the Sacred Places of the Earth (yin).

The six-planet pattern of that weekend keynotes the spiritual quality, and opportunity, of fusion.

Modern-Day Mass Shamanism

This is modern-day mass Aquarian shamanism: a matrix of individual souls in freely associated group formations, interacting directly with the Cosmos, sans intermediaries. It is the kind of deed that requires mass communications, and spiritual maturity.

Eons of human striving have unfolded to bring humanity to this point: poised to take steps forward and become responsible agents for working with spiritual forces. As I have come to understand it, through the many and various forms of prayer and meditation, human beings can transform their minds into instruments that both apprehend and comprehend the spiritual world. Once people clearly sense the Spirit, then they can work consciously with its forces, especially at holy times, to help fulfill the ancient quest of establishing a New Heaven on a New Earth.

It’s totally idealistic. But it’s also totally necessary. World conditions assure it.

Such mass ceremonial gatherings as Harmonic Convergence and Harmonic Concordance require neither rigid doctrine nor hierarchical institutions to mediate between humanity and divinity. They require, rather, that aspiring souls reckon directly with Spirit.

Many people have grown deeply on their spiritual and ceremonial paths since 1987. The Harmonic Concordance of 2003 offers yet another opportunity to exercise those capacities.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
An image of the Grand Sextile chart -- http://astrosite.com/GMTGreenwich1.gif

Crop Circle Image in Grand Sextile pattern -- http://astrosite.com/_ConcordanceCropCircle2.htm

José Arguelles’ homepage -- http://www.earthportals.com/Portal_Messenger/arguelles.html

Author Dan Brown’s official website for "The DaVinci Code." http//:www.danbrown.com/

*The epigram at the beginning of this report is drawn from "The Dream That Must Be Interpreted," The Essential Rumi (translated by Coleman Banks, with John Moyne), Edison, NJ: Castle Books, 1997. With a grateful tip of Chiron’s cursor to astrosite.com, where the whole poem is cited.