A quiet notice V2Melody closes at midnight on , Spanish time.

Closes

A note from Richard

V2Melody will close at midnight on 20 January 2028

This site has been a retirement project in musical poetry: poems chosen with care and set to music, offered freely for as long as it felt right to keep the garden open.

The work no longer holds the place it once did in my life. I have gone as far with it as I wish to go. Like a sand mandala, it was made to be completed and then released. I am not attached to its permanence, and I do not believe any of it needs to last beyond the time it was given. The poems were already here before I arrived and began to experiment with them. They will still be here when these musical experiments, and indeed myself, have been swept away, like the sand of a mandala. Nothing has been lost.

I want a simpler end to my life, days of simple love and enjoyment with my wonderful wife of 20 years. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit that life.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the site.

The experimental music I am making now is on my Suno profile. Those pieces stay there, and are not added to this site.

Until midnight on 20 January 2028, Spanish time, everything remains available exactly as it is. That is when my VPS server contract comes to an end, and it will not be renewed. After that, the server will be switched off and the site will disappear.

The Mandala Is Finished explains this more fully.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard

Home › Glossary › Letter M

Midheaven

Astrology
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

The highest point in the natal chart, representing career, public image, and life aspirations.

Detailed Definition
Midheaven: Located at the chart’s zenith, it signifies vocation, legacy, and societal contribution. In poetry, it appears as ambition, fame, or the call to purpose—often through imagery of towers, stars, or summits. Poets use the Midheaven to explore the tension between private self and public role, especially in odes to mentors or elegies for unrealized potential. Its cardinal quality links it to action, making it central in verses about destiny, leadership, or the price of achievement.
Example
Example in poetry:
In astrological poetry, the Midheaven (MC) represents public image, vocation, and life direction; Poets describe the MC as “the peak of the sky-chart” or “the crown one wears in the world”; Shakespeare’s ambitious characters often have strong Midheaven placements; In confessional verse, the MC contrasts private pain with public persona; Poets may place Saturn at the MC to explore career burdens; The Midheaven in poetry symbolizes destiny’s visible face.
Additional Notes
The Midheaven (MC) is the cusp of the 10th House, representing public life, career, reputation, and life direction. It’s the highest point in the chart—visible to the world. In poetry, the MC symbolizes ambition, legacy, and social role. Planets here shape vocational path. Opposite the IC, it forms the vertical axis of public vs. private. Useful for poems about calling, fame, or societal contribution.
Also Known As
Medium Coeli MC 10th House cusp Zenith
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