Coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

by Jude Cowell, partisan for the common good

The Tudor Rose and The Pomegranate

16th century woodcut, Unidentified engraver, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

As shown in the above woodcut image, Henry's Tudor Rose and Catherine of Aragon's Pomegranate are featured. As you know, theirs was a long standing marriage that failed to yield the required heir to the throne that Henry VIII was desperate to have, as had other monarchs before and after him. 'Twas and remains a question of dynasty, and power.

Now upon their grandly luxurious Coronation of June 24, 1509 (England's first joint coronation!), the noon hour sported Sun in Cancer (11:30), the sign of family and country, and Moon in Virgo (29:44 - and likely in Libra before proceedings were over). Checking the planetary blends provides us with a peek into the cosmic weather of the day. We might even say that the Sun symbolized Henry (male), while the Moon symbolized Catherine (female), with Virgo the sign of health and the virgin, and Libra the sign of Partnership.

Sun-Moon: Conscious-Unconscious Blend of the Day

Now curiously, both Sun Cancer-Moon Virgo and Sun Cancer-Moon Libra have maternal Images for Integration (via The Harveys). A Cancer Sun and a Virgo Moon: "The Perfect Mother" while a Libra Moon: "Mother Goose."

Then last but not least, the energies of the pre-event Solar Eclipse which influenced their Coronation - and I'd say influenced the entire reign of Henry VIII - manifested on May 18, 1509 @6Gem31:06. Unfortunately, the Saros Series of this Eclipse petered out ages ago so my information is limited as far as eclipse themes go.

But what I can tell you is that a Solar Eclipse in Mercury-ruled Gemini (the sign of children and babies!) tends to aid karmic progress as long as logic and reasoning are uppermost.

However, the negative side of a Gemini Eclipse often denotes capriciousness, superficiality, and suggests a splintering quality to the proceedings. And I'm certain that you don't need to be reminded of the circumstances of divorce of Henry from his wife, Catherine of Aragon who, it's long been said, never stopped loving the capricious Henry VIII.

Curated for you, dear reader, a video (10M 15S): Henry and Catherine: Why Did They Divorce?