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The Esoteric #stro!o$ica! -yste5 is inti5ate!y re!ated to the essentia!s o" esoteric occu!t phi!osophy, upon 6hich it is "ounded2 'oncepts such as the unity o" a!! thin$s, the e7istence o" !esser !i8es 6ithin $reater !i8es, the trip!icity, and the septenary appear abundant!y in the esoteric astro!o$ica! syste5, 9ust as they do in esoteric occu!t phi!osophy2 :e"ore considerin$ the speci"ic co5ponents 6hich constitute this syste5, it is he!p"u! to ha8e in 5ind certain $enera! princip!es that describe the orientation o" the esoteric approach to astro!o$y2 These $enera! princip!es "a!! rou$h!y into three cate$ories: 12 Princip!es o" 'ausation, e7p!ainin$ the ori$in o" astro!o$ica! ener$ies 22 Princip!es o" In"!uence 3isse5ination, describin$ the distribution o" ener$ies throu$hout creation, and ;2 Princip!es o" -piritua! counse!in$ approach2 Princip!es o" 'ausation #!! ener$ies and astro!o$ica! in"!uences ha8e their ori$in, accordin$ to the esoteric occu!t teachin$, in the "act that the su5 tota! o" creation is but the $ar5ent 6orn by a $reat 'reator 6ho ho!ds a!! 6ithin the "o!ds o" its robe2 Thus, <space is an entity2=>1? In other 6ords, in"inite cos5ic space is the body o" a purpose"u!, @no6in$ identity2 This identity, one 6ith its creation, per8ades it a!!2 #ny qua!ity o" ener$y rises out o" this conte7t2 Thus, the esoteric astro!o$ica! doctrine ho!ds that a!! astro!o$ica! in"!uence has its u!ti5ate $enesis in the !i"e processes o" an under!yin$ synthesis or oneness2>2? 'ontained 6ithin this $reat body o" cos5ic space are !i8es !esser to it but "ar $reater than the hu5an di5ension2 #!! speci"ic astro!o$ica! in"!uences e5anate "ro5 these reater +i8es,>;? 6hich !i@e a!! thin$s are constituted o" a trip!icity o" !i"e, qua!ity, and appearance2>A? #ccordin$ to the esoteric astro!o$ica! doctrine, astro!o$ica! in"!uences are constituted o" the spiritua! purposes, psychic qua!ities, and acti8ities o" reat +i8es2 These radiate out6ard as sur$in$ 6a8es o" ener$ies and qua!ities, 6hich i5pact a!! the !esser !i8es 6ithin the spheres o" in"!uence o" reater +i8es2>5? -uch considerations "or5 the do5ain o" esoteric astro!o$ica! inquiry, 6hich concerns itse!" 6ith the conditionin$ and $o8ernin$ ener$ies issuin$ "orth "ro5 the reater +i8es in 6hich our so!ar syste5 and $!obe "ind their p!aces2>B? #s is e8ident, the esoteric astro!o$ica! doctrine is a speci"ic instance o" the $enera! occu!t proposition that a!! !i8es e7ist 6ithin $reater !i8es and there"ore carry out not on!y their o6n uidance, pointin$ to6ard use o" esoteric astro!o$ica! in"or5ation as a

ob9ecti8es, but equa!!y those o" a $reater order2>C? This arran$e5ent is the basis o" the occu!t dictu5 that correct esoteric astro!o$ica! ana!ysis 5ust a!6ays proceed "ro5 uni8ersa!s to particu!ars2>D? In other 6ords, 6hen considerin$ astro!o$ica! in"!uence, a $rasp o" the 6ho!e situation requires perception o" the 5ost inc!usi8e or uni8ersa! source "ro5 6hich such in"!uence 5i$ht be "ound to arise, i" truth is to be @no6n and re8ea!ed2 The Tibetan spo@e o" this notion 6hen he dictated to #!ice :ai!ey that the pourin$ "orth o" ener$ies and 8ibrations by cos5ic, so!ar, and p!anetary entities a6a@ens units o" consciousness ind6e!!in$ !esser "or5s2 0!ti5ate!y, the !esser are brou$ht into a!i$n5ent and c!ose re!ation 6ith the $reater in this "ashion2>E? This e7citin$ perspecti8e on astro!o$ica! ener$ies e5phasiFes the potentia! "or up6ard a!i$n5ent to be 5ade by any !esser unit 6ith its $reater inspirin$ sources2 It a!so distin$uishes the esoteric approach "ro5 its e7oteric counterpart, 6hich is !ess concerned 6ith ac@no6!ed$in$ the consciousnesses behind i5pin$in$ astro!o$ica! ener$ies, and 5ore concerned 6ith the resu!tin$ i5pact o" those in"!uencin$ ener$ies2 i8en the 6ide horiFon that the esoteric discip!ine concerns, it is in @eepin$ that its centra! "ocus is the 6or@in$s o" the se8en rays, the5se!8es the psychic e5anations o" the se8en centers in the body o" a $reat 'os5ic +o$os ca!!ed The )ne #bout Gho5 %au$ht May :e -aid2>10? In "act, the true nature o" a!! astro!o$ica! in"!uence is understood to be the se8en rays the5se!8es,>11? 6hich ori$inate in the se8en centers o" The )ne #bout Gho5 %au$ht May :e -aid and then pass throu$h the se8en stars o" the reat :ear>12? on their 6ay to our so!ar syste52 These se8en rays then "!o6 throu$h the t6e!8e Fodiaca! conste!!ations /or 8isib!e star $roupin$s in deep space1, 6hich are represented by the t6e!8e Fodiaca! si$ns as de"ined by the Tropica! -yste52>1;? The rays a!so "!o6 throu$h the so!ar syste5 itse!", the sche5e in 6hich our $!obe "inds p!ace, a sche5e o" opposite po!arity to ours, a $!obe o" opposite po!arity to ours, and an unspeci"ied p!anetary trian$!e,>1A? a!! o" 6hich ha8e an e""ect on our p!anet2 In su5, the rays "!o6 throu$h conste!!ations, si$ns, our o6n so!ar syste5, our sche5e and other sche5es, and 8arious p!anets u!ti5ate!y to reach and in"!uence the indi8idua!2 More $enera!!y, the esoteric astro!o$ica! syste5 posits that astro!o$ica! in"!uence e5anates "ro5 three !e8e!s:>15? 12 22 ;2 sources outside o" the Fodiac /or the rea!5 o" the "i7ed stars1 Fodiaca! conste!!ations /or 8isib!e star $roupin$s near the ec!iptic1 p!anets in our so!ar syste5

These three !e8e!s correspond to and carry especia! in"!uence to the 5onad, sou!, and persona!ity,>1B? operatin$ as causati8e "orces "or the respecti8e !e8e!s concerned2 Thus, the in"!uence o" the "i7ed stars pertains to and sti5u!ates 5onadic "unctionin$, the in"!uence o" the Fodiaca! conste!!ations a6a@ens and nurtures sou! consciousness, and that o" the p!anets acti8ates and e8entuates in persona!ity e7pression2 Princip!es o" In"!uence 3isse5ination Ghate8er the sources, a!! astro!o$ica! and ray ener$ies be$in in the 8ibrationa! "ie!ds o" reat :ein$s and then "i!ter do6n6ard throu$h the so!ar syste5ic p!anes to reach our p!anet, the three p!anes o" nor5a! hu5an endea8or, and the other @in$do5s in nature2>1C? Thus, in this descent o" ener$ies, astro!o$ica! and ray in"!uences "irst i5pact the 5enta! p!ane, then the astra!, and "ina!!y the physica!2>1D? #s a resu!t, in the hu5an bein$ astro!o$ica! and ray in"!uences "irst re$ister in the 5ind, then the e5otions, and "ina!!y the ethericHphysica! body2 This $radua! and e8entua! re$istration is part o" the bi$$er picture enco5passin$ the uni8ersa! circu!ation o" ener$ies to and

throu$h a!!2 The coursin$ o" ener$ies throu$h a 8ast syste5 o" inter!oc@in$ path6ays 6hich pass throu$hout the 8arious di5ensions and re$ions o" creation is, accordin$ to esoteric astro!o$y, a "unda5enta! "act o" e7istence2>1E? It is because o" this under!yin$ "act that e5anation, reception, and trans5utation o" ener$ies can occur2>20? The 5ediu5 o" trans5ission throu$h 6hich a!! ener$ies tra8e! is the cos5ic etheric body,>21? a 6eb o" !i$ht substance !in@in$ a!! o" creation, "ro5 the $reatest and 5ost abstract to the !east and 5ost concrete2 This 6eb o" trans5ission contacts a!! bodies inc!udin$ the hu5an throu$h the se8en 5a9or etheric centers o" 6hich a!! units are co5posed2>22? 3urin$ trans5ission throu$h the etheric 6eb !in@in$ a!! units 6ithin creation, ener$ies e5anatin$ "ro5 $reater sources are trans"or5ed into "orces 6hen they 5er$e 6ith and are qua!i"ied by the 8ibrationa! "ie!ds o" !esser !i8es2>2;? )n this point the Tibetan stated, <I 6ou!d as@ you to bear in 5ind that these ener$ies are trans5itted "ro5 one point to another, or pass throu$h 6ith trans5utin$ e""ect "ro5 one centre to another, thus bearin$ their o6n 8ibratory qua!ity but carryin$ a!so that o" the centre o" trans5ission2=>2A? ,ence, ener$ies are bein$ a!tered or <qua!i"ied= into "orces a!! the ti5e by 8arious !i8es2 This truis5 app!ied to the hu5an !e8e! is the centra! concern o" ethica! occu!tis5, 6hich 5aintains that it is the part o" responsib!e hu5anity to practice a conscientious /and not a$$ressi8e, se!"Hcentered1 reception, trans5utation, and distribution o" ener$y and "orce2 Ghen circu!atin$ ener$ies and "orces reach the hu5an unit, they enter the 5enta!, astra!, and ethericHphysica! "ie!ds>25? throu$h the a$ency o" the per5anent ato5s,>2B? 6hich dischar$e astro!o$ica! in"!uence onto the three p!anes o" hu5an endea8or2 #t this point, the circu!atin$ ener$ies and "orces ha8e entered "u!!y into the e7perience o" a8era$e hu5anity2 Ener$ies and "orces, then, pass throu$h a 8ast net6or@ o" interconnected !i8es2 # speci"ic e7a5p!e o" this "act is to be seen in the -cience o" Trian$!es, an inte$ra! part o" esoteric astro!o$y2 In "act, esoteric astro!o$y is said to be "ounded upon the notion o" the -cience o" Trian$!es,>2C? a study o" the in"inite connectedness o" a!! thin$s throu$h end!ess series o" trian$u!ar con"i$urations unitin$ stars, conste!!ations, si$ns, p!anets, and @in$do5s2 /# "u!! e7p!anation o" the -cience o" Trian$!es 6i!! be "ound in a "o!!o6in$ section21 It is i5portant to @eep in 5ind that these circu!atin$ ener$ies and "orces are essentia!!y the se8en rays, 6hich co5e "ro5 cos5ic sources and 6or@ their 6ay throu$h stars, star $roupin$s, p!anets, and the 8arious @in$do5s 6ithin e8o!ution2 In particu!ar, the rays "!o6 into, 5er$e 6ith, and are distributed by conste!!ations, or actua! star $roupin$s in deep space, >2D? 6hich shou!d be distin$uished "ro5 Fodiaca! si$ns,>2E? or 5athe5atica! di8isions o" the ec!iptic2 The ec!iptic is essentia!!y the p!ane o" our so!ar syste5 as seen "ro5 p!anet Earth2 It is that part o" the s@y throu$h 6hich the -un, Moon, and p!anets are seen to tra8e!2 This be!t has been di8ided 5athe5atica!!y into t6e!8e sectors2 It is these sectors 6hich constitute the "a5i!iar t6e!8e si$ns o" the Fodiac2 They are not the sa5e as the 8isib!e star $roupin$s o" the sa5e na5es, 6hich are "arther out in space2 ,o6e8er, the esoteric astro!o$ica! teachin$ ho!ds that the Fodiaca! si$ns recei8e ener$ies "ro5 the Fodiaca! conste!!ations o" the sa5e na5es2 ,ence, ray ener$ies "!o6 into, 5er$e 6ith, and are distributed by the conste!!ations and then the di8isions o" the ec!iptic /or the astro!o$ica! si$ns1 6hich represent the52>;0? It can there"ore be said that the rays are distributed throu$h the conste!!ations "ar out in space and then throu$h the epony5ous si$ns o" the Fodiac, 6ith 6hich 6estern astro!o$ers are "a5i!iar2 P!anets, too, p!ay a ro!e in the distribution o" rays as ener$ies and "orces2 Each o" the p!anets

distributes a nu5ber o" rays I the one 6ith 6hich it is pri5ari!y associated p!us others !in@ed to it in 8arious 6ays2>;1? Further, the p!anets are se$re$ated into t6o $roups I the sacred and nonH sacred, the qua!ities o" 6hich di""er2>;2? Thus, thou$h ray ener$ies co5e throu$h nonHsacred and sacred p!anets a!i@e, the qua!ities o" such ener$ies are "unda5enta!!y a""ected by the nature o" the distributin$ p!anet2 Thus, "ro5 abstract cos5ic sources to the tan$ib!e and 8isib!e p!anets, ener$ies and "orces 5a@e their 6ays throu$h the 8ast and inter!in@in$ syste5 o" in"!uence disse5ination2 This they do throu$h the ubiquitous etheric 6eb, 6hich pro8ides the 5ediu5 o" trans5ission "or ener$ies throu$hout space2 Princip!es o" -piritua! uidance

#"ter $reat ener$ies ha8e been sent "orth "ro5 their e5anatin$ sources and carried throu$h the uni8ersa! 5ediu5 o" distribution to a!! parts o" creation, !esser units such as the ,u5an Jin$do5 are su""used 6ith the resu!tin$ in"!uences2 The esoteric astro!o$ica! approach addresses itse!" to the ri$ht reception and "urther distribution o" such ener$ies throu$h a particu!ar orientation to spiritua! $uidance2 This unique "or5 o" spiritua! $uidance rests upon a nu5ber o" propositions, a!! o" 6hich "urther de"ine the nature o" esoteric astro!o$y2 #ccordin$ to the in"or5ation dictated by the Tibetan to #!ice :ai!ey, the true esoteric astro!o$y 5a@es a c!ear distinction bet6een the astro!o$y o" the ephe5era! persona!ity and the astro!o$y o" the reincarnatin$ sou!2>;;? It is the e8o!ution o" the sou!, a!so ca!!ed the so!ar an$e! in the :ai!ey 6ritin$s, 6ith 6hich the true esoteric astro!o$y is concerned2>;A? To this end, the esoteric astro!o$y penned by :ai!ey e5phasiFes consciousness, 6hich is an attribute o" the sou!, instead o" "i7atin$ upon the !i@es and dis!i@es o" the a!6ays "!uctuatin$ persona!ity2>;5? In this 6ay, the esoteric approach to astro!o$ica! interpretation atte5pts to $et behind outer appearances and e8ents to penetrate into the di5ension o" 5eanin$ and u!ti5ate!y into the di5ension o" si$ni"icance,>;B? di5ensions associated 6ith the !e8e!s o" the sou! and the 5onad, respecti8e!y2 Thus, esoteric astro!o$y does not dea! 6ith the de!ineation o" persona!ity traits, as does 5ainstrea5 astro!o$y, the persona!ity and e8ent oriented approach o" 6hich the Tibetan ne8erthe!ess dee5ed entire!y su""icient "or 5ass ,u5anity2>;C? Instead, esoteric astro!o$y directs its $aFe to other 5atters, such as the tests to be encountered durin$ any particu!ar incarnation 6hi!e in preparation "or initiation2 ,ence, the 5ana$e5ent o" i5pin$in$ ener$ies 5ust ta@e p!ace in the conte7t o" the require5ents "or initiations and sou! $ro6th, not in the conte7t o" the de5ands o" the outer "or5 or persona!ity2 ,ere is a @ey di""erence in orientation 6hich distin$uishes the esoteric astro!o$ica! approach "ro5 its e7oteric brother2 'onsequent!y, the type o" $uidance or counse!in$ to be "ound in the true esoteric astro!o$ica! approach addresses 5atters 6ho!!y di""erent "ro5 those usua!!y co8ered in popu!ar astro!o$ica! discussions2 Instead, esoteric astro!o$y concerns itse!" 6ith the nature o" i5pin$in$ ener$ies rather than 6ith the re!ati8e!y s5a!! a""airs o" indi8idua! interests and e8ents2>;D? E8en 5ore radica!!y, esoteric astro!o$y is "ounded upon the reco$nition that a!! persons e8entua!!y e8o!8e to6ard ,ierarchy and beyond by a series o" initiations2>;E? The type o" spiritua! $uidance thus o""ered by esoteric astro!o$y dea!s 6ith ri$ht 5ana$e5ent o" ener$ies and "orces as a part o" certain initiatory tests2 Thus, esoteric astro!o$ica! $uidance has re!e8ance on!y "or those 5e5bers o" the ,u5an Jin$do5 6ho ha8e 6i!!ed to tread the Path o" (eturn,>A0? 6hich be$ins 6ith inte$ration into ,ierarchy and continues to6ard the e5anatin$ sources "ro5 6hich a!! has co5e2 )n the practica! !e8e!, this 5eans that esoteric astro!o$y see@s to he!p indi8idua!s enhance their contributions to the $reater $ood, particu!ar!y throu$h the de8e!op5ent o" $roup consciousness, or a6areness o" the $reater $roups to 6hich they be!on$2>A1? The 5eans by 6hich this is done is

a consideration o" the ri$ht use o" ray ener$ies, 6hich accordin$ to esoteric astro!o$y, are the 5ost "unda5enta! in"!uences upon the sou!2>A2? In "act, the ri$ht use o" ener$ies is a centra! ethica! concern o" esoteric astro!o$y,>A;? the purpose o" 6hich is in part the estab!ish5ent o" a 5ethod "or e""ecti8e !i8in$ based on a reco$nition o" the rea!ity o" i5pin$in$ ener$ies2>AA? In ter5s o" the technica! indications that an astro!o$er can e7tract "ro5 an indi8idua!Ks chart, the 5atter can be stated as "o!!o6s2 3eter5ination o" ho6 astro!o$ica! ener$ies 5ay be ri$ht!y used resu!ts "ro5 consideration o" t6o c!asses o" astro!o$ica! in"!uence2 These t6o c!asses are "irst, the ener$ies o" the p!anets, and second, the ener$ies o" the si$ns2 -peci"ica!!y, those on the ear!ier sta$es o" the path !eadin$ to ,ierarchy are he!d responsib!e "or !earnin$ to reco$niFe and ri$ht!y use the ray ener$ies distributed by the p!anets in our so!ar syste5, 6hi!e those in the 5ore ad8anced sta$es o" inte$ration into ,ierarchy are char$ed 6ith reco$niFin$ and 6ise!y usin$ ray ener$ies co5in$ "ro5 outside the so!ar syste5 a!to$ether2>A5? This distinction bet6een those on ear!ier and !ater sta$es o" the spiritua! path is characteristic o" esoteric astro!o$y, 6hich is bui!t upon the notion that response to astro!o$ica! ener$ies 8aries accordin$ to e8o!utionary /or initiatory1 status2>AB? The de$ree and type o" response to astro!o$ica! in"!uence is !ar$e!y deter5ined, accordin$ to the Tibetan, by the condition o" the indi8idua!Ks etheric centers,>AC? co55on!y re"erred to as the cha@ras by those in the "ie!ds o" 5etaphysics and ho!istic hea!in$2 These se8en in!ets "or cos5ic, syste5ic, and p!anetary ener$ies and "orces are the $ate6ays by 6hich ,u5anity enters into rapport 6ith its $reater en8iron5ent2 :ecause o" the re!ati8e!y unde8e!oped nature o" the a8era$e hu5an etheric centers, 5any astro!o$ica! in"!uences are si5p!y out o" ran$e o" hu5an perception, accordin$ to the Tibetan2>AD? ,o6e8er, as 5i$ht be e7pected, this circu5stance is in process o" chan$e, "or the $enera! trend o" hu5an e8o!ution is renderin$ ,u5anity 5ore and 5ore capab!e o" enhanced recepti8ity to astro!o$ica! ener$ies2>AE? It can be anticipated that this ne6 circu5stance 6i!! brin$ as 5uch di""icu!ty as ad8anta$e initia!!y, as ne6!y a6a@ened ,u5anity is @noc@ed so5e6hat o"" ba!ance by ener$y i5pacts 6ith 6hich it is hard!y accusto5ed2 #ccordin$ to the Tibetan, conste!!ationa! ener$ies /6hich are o" course ray ener$ies in the "ina! ana!ysis1 a""ect indi8idua! persons in one o" t6o 6ays2 -uch ener$ies can either acce!erate or retard e8o!utionary stri8in$2 >50? The di""erence in ho6 such ener$ies u!ti5ate!y a""ect the indi8idua! arises "ro5 the !e8e! o" spiritua! pro$ress 5ade be"ore such an acti8ation occurs2 3ependin$ upon the de$ree o" spiritua! rea!iFation reached by the indi8idua!, he or she 5ay respond by beco5in$ either 5ore "!uid and interacti8e 6ith the $reater en8iron5ent, or 5ore ri$id and c!osed to identi"ication 6ith a!! that e7ists2>51? -i5i!ar distinctions ha8e !on$ been noticed by 5ainstrea5 astro!o$ers, 6ho 6e!! @no6 "ro5 repeated e7perience that the response o" indi8idua!s to astro!o$ica! in"!uences such as transits and pro$ression can 8ary 6ide!y, "ro5 5a$ni"icent "!o6erin$s o" innate spiritua! $enius on one hand, to irresponsib!e and unethica! beha8ior on the other, and this "ro5 the sa5e type o" in"!uence2 ,ence, the princip!e o" 8ariab!e response to identica! ener$y in"!uences is essentia!!y present and reco$niFed in both the e7oteric and esoteric approaches to astro!o$y2 The type o" ana!ysis and spiritua! $uidance 6hich esoteric astro!o$y has to o""er on this 5atter o" 8ariab!e response once 5ore points to the centra! ro!e p!ayed by the etheric centers in the reception o" astro!o$ica! ener$ies2 #ccordin$ to the esoteric position, acti8ation by i5pin$in$ astro!o$ica! ener$ies produces e""ects either abo8e or be!o6 the so!ar p!e7us2>52? This is si5p!y because ener$ies $o 6here the indi8idua! has his or her "ocus o" attention2 I" the "ocus is upon the e8o!ution o" consciousness, uni8ersa! !o8e distributed to ,u5anity and a!! creation, and an intent to e7ert a constructi8e in"!uence on the surroundin$s, astro!o$ica! acti8ation 6i!! 5ain!y enhance the 8ita!ity and radiance o" the cro6n, a9na, throat, and heart centers2 :y contrast, i" the indi8idua! has 5ost o" his or her attention trained on "!uctuatin$ e5otiona! responses, desires, and physica! co5"orts, such an acti8ation 6i!! head do6n6ard to the so!ar p!e7us, sacra!, and base o" spine centers2

The bias o" :ai!eyKs presentation o" the esoteric doctrine is to6ard the hi$her centers in $enera!, "or it is "ro5 these centers 6hich e5anate the potencies 6hich enab!e an indi8idua! to he!p !i"t ,u5anity out o" its obsessi8e "ocus upon the "or5 nature2 ,ence, esoteric astro!o$ica! spiritua! $uidance inc!udes a de"inite atte5pt to assist indi8idua!s in centerin$ their attention upon the issues and abi!ities connected 6ith the etheric centers !ocated <abo8e the diaphra$5,= as the Tibetan ca!!ed the52 This is not to say that needs "or e5otiona! !in@a$es, se7, "ood and the instinct to preser8e oneKs physica! body /a!! connected 6ith the so!ar p!e7us, sacra!, and base o" spine1 are inherent!y 6ron$2 #s is ob8ious, these dri8es p!ay critica! ro!es in the type o" physica! e8o!ution ta@in$ p!ace on our p!anet2 The esoteric position si5p!y adds that another !e8e! o" "unctionin$ is needed "or the pro$ressi8e trans"or5ations o" consciousness 6hich !ead the indi8idua! and the co!!ecti8e a!on$ the initiatory path and to6ard inte$ration 6ith ,ierarchy2 The di""erences bet6een those 6hose !i"e interests center abo8e the so!ar p!e7us and those 6hose interests center at the so!ar p!e7us and be!o6 is sy5bo!iFed in the esoteric astro!o$ica! syste5 by a three tiered ru!ership syste52 In this syste5, each si$n is associated 6ith three p!anets, or <p!anetary ru!ers,= 6hich rea!!y do not contro! or <ru!e= the si$n but instead re8ea! so5ethin$ about the e7perience and spiritua! @no6!ed$e to be $ained under the in"!uence o" that si$n2 These three ru!ers o" a si$n are deno5inated the e7oteric, esoteric, and hierarchica! ru!ers2 They re"er respecti8e!y to the purpose and nature o" e7perience in a $i8en Fodiaca! si$n "or those "ocused in the "or5 or persona!ity /the e7oteric ru!er1, the sou! /the esoteric ru!er1, or the 5onad /the hierarchica! ru!er12 Thou$h co5p!ete in"or5ation re$ardin$ the trip!e ru!ership syste5 "o!!o6s !ater, the point to be $athered here is that the trip!e ru!ership syste5 is the "or5a! and technica! 6ay in 6hich the esoteric astro!o$ica! syste5 e5bodies the princip!e o" 8ariab!e response2>5;? In other 6ords, an indi8idua! can respond to the ener$ies o" any $i8en si$n at the !e8e! o" the persona!ity, the sou!, or the 5onad, and these three !e8e!s are represented by the three tiered 5u!tip!e ru!ership syste52 ,ence, in the type o" spiritua! $uidance o""ered by the esoteric astro!o$ica! approach, the atte5pt to 5o8e "ro5 a !o6er to a hi$her state o" "unctionin$ is aided by @no6!ed$e o" the esoteric and hierarchica! p!anetary ru!ers o" a $i8en si$n, "or these additiona! ru!ers represent characteristics and ray ener$ies 6hich shou!d be cu!ti8ated in the e""ort to $ain re!ease "ro5 the constraints o" the "or5 nature and to "unction 5ore re$u!ar!y in the uni8ersa! !o8e consciousness o" the sou! or the pure spiritua! 6i!! o" the 5onad2 For e7a5p!e, the esoteric ru!er o" #ries is Mercury2 The i5p!ication is that i" one is to 5o8e "ro5 the a$$ressi8e persona!ity centered e7pression o" #ries as sy5bo!iFed by Mars / the e7oteric ru!er o" #ries1, one shou!d "o!!o6 the path o" Mercury 6hich !eads to 5editation, the de8e!op5ent o" the 5ind, and contact 6ith the !o8eH6isdo5 o" the sou!2 %e7t, one 6ou!d stri8e to6ard those thin$s esoterica!!y indicated by 0ranus, the hierarchica! ru!er o" #ries2 This is a 5atter to be "u!!y e7p!icated in a !ater section, "or the esoteric characteriFation o" the p!anets is not a!6ays identica! 6ith the "a5i!iar 5ainstrea5 characteriFations o" the p!anets2 %onethe!ess, this e7a5p!e 5a@es c!ear the "act that the indi8idua! has a broad ran$e o" choices in re$ard to the 6ay he or she 6i!! inte$rate and e7press the ener$ies o" this si$n2 Thus, it can be said that the esoteric position a!!o6s "or the indi8idua! to respond di""erent!y to the ener$ies o" any $i8en si$n2 ,ere is a speci"ic instance o" the $enera! princip!e o" 8ariab!e response, 6hich in its 5ore $enera! "or5 points to the necessary rea!iFation and rather ob8ious "act that indi8idua!s respond to astro!o$ica! ener$ies di""erent!y, accordin$ to their !e8e! o" spiritua! de8e!op5ent2 #s can no6 be seen, the princip!es o" spiritua! $uidance e5braced by the esoteric astro!o$ica! syste5 e5phasiFe that this type o" $uidance re"ers to the !i"e and ob9ecti8es o" the sou!, not to those o" the te5porary persona!ity2 -uch $uidance concerns preparation "or initiation and e8entua! inte$ration into hierarchy throu$h the de8e!op5ent o" increasin$!y inc!usi8e $roup

consciousness and the ri$ht 5ana$e5ent o" ray, p!anetary, and conste!!ationa! ener$ies2 This approach to astro!o$ica! counse!in$ ac@no6!ed$es the critica! ro!e p!ayed by the etheric centers in the reception and distribution o" ener$ies2 Further5ore, the type o" $uidance o""ered by the esoteric astro!o$ica! syste5 contains an intrinsic encoura$e5ent to direct inco5in$ astro!o$ica! ener$ies to6ard the centers abo8e the diaphra$5 as 5uch as possib!e2 Fina!!y, this syste5 reco$niFes that persons respond to the sa5e ener$y i5pacts di""erent!y2 It there"ore contains a 5u!tip!e ru!ership syste5 desi$ned to capita!iFe on this "act by pro8idin$ the indi8idua! 6ith a sequence o" steps to "o!!o6 in creatin$ the hi$hest type o" response possib!e2 These are the practica! end resu!ts o" the $enera! princip!es o" the esoteric astro!o$ica! syste52 #s has been sho6n, these princip!es be$in 6ith the identi"ication o" the source o" astro!o$ica! causation in $reater orders o" bein$2 They then pro$ress throu$h an articu!ation o" the 5ediu5 o" trans5ission by 6hich the !i"e "!o6s o" $reater bein$s reach the !esser bein$s 6ithin their bodies o" 5ani"estation2 Fina!!y, the $enera! princip!es o" the esoteric astro!o$ica! syste5 conc!ude in the "or5 o" a type o" spiritua! $uidance desi$ned speci"ica!!y to enhance and acce!erate the pro$ress o" spiritua! see@ers to6ard initiation and inte$ration into ,ierarchy2

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>1? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 D2 >2? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 C2 >;? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 C, 25 I 2B2 >A? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 B;02 >5? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 2E22 >B? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 52 >C? In the 6ords o" the Tibetan, <Leach !i"e I $reat or s5a!! H ser8es its o6n ends, yet subser8es the $reater ends o" the :ein$ in 6hose body it is a corporate part2= #!ice #2 :ai!ey, # Treatise on 'os5ic Fire, p2 ;B02 >D? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 AEC, 51D2 >E? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 2E0 I 2E12 >10? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 2B I 2CM Esoteric Psycho!o$y I, pp2 ;;2 I ;;;M # Treatise on 'os5ic Fire, p2 1051M # Treatise on Ghite Ma$ic, pp2 A;C I A;D2 >11? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 1A2 >12? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 D5, A21, B0C2 >1;? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 2C, 1E;, 2EE, A10M # Treatise on Ghite Ma$ic, p2 A;C2 # discussion o" 6hether the esoteric astro!o$ica! syste5 is based on the tropica! or the siderea! Fodiac "o!!o6s short!y2 >1A? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 2AM # Treatise on 'os5ic Fire, p2 11E12 >15? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 2D2 #!ternati8e!y, these three !e8e!s are a!so conceptua!iFed on p2 A11 as: 12 Fodiaca!, 22 syste5ic, ;2 p!anetary2 The "irst renderin$ is 5ore consistent 6ith the ana!o$y to 5onad, sou!, and persona!ity "or nu5erous reasons 6hich 6i!! beco5e apparent2 >1B? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 2D I 2E2 >1C? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 ;502 >1D? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 21B2 >1E? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 ;0, 2BBM # Treatise on 'os5ic Fire, p2 5M Esoteric ,ea!in$, p2 B152 >20? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, # Treatise on 'os5ic Fire, p2 5M Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 2BB2 >21? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 E, 10, 11, ;0, AEBM # Treatise on Ghite Ma$ic, pp2 2DE I 2E0M Esoteric ,ea!in$, p2 B1B2 >22? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 11, DC2 >2;? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric ,ea!in$, p2 5AD2

>2A? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 A2C2 >25? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 2BC2 >2B? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, # Treatise on 'os5ic Fire, pp2 B5D, BEA, BEC2 The sa5e notion 6as ad8anced by :esant and +eadbeater in their )ccu!t 'he5istry, p2 2;2 >2C? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 A1;2 >2D? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 A222 >2E? :ai!eyKs Esoteric #stro!o$y ac@no6!ed$es this point "u!!y on p2 B212 >;0? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 1E;, 2EE, A10M # Treatise on Ghite Ma$ic, p2 A;C2 >;1? P!anets can be associated 6ith rays "ro5 8arious sources, such as the 5onad, sou!, and persona!ity o" the p!anetKs in"or5in$ +o$os, the si$ns 6ithin 6hich the p!anet has any !e8e! o" ru!ership, and the sche5es 6ith 6hich any particu!ar $!obe is associated2 -ee #!ice # 2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 B51, A2;, B10, B21, EE, ;A1, 125, 1;D, 200M # Treatise on 'os5ic Fire, pp2 ;5C, ;C0M Esoteric Psycho!o$y I, pp2 1E1, ;;5, ;;D, A20, A21M The (ays and the Initiations, p2 BDE2 # "u!! discussion o" this 5atter "o!!o6s in a section treatin$ the nature o" the p!anets in the esoteric astro!o$ica! syste52 >;2? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 5;, 2BD, 50;, 505 I 50C, 5102 >;;? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 ;0, 2B2, AB5, AED, 510M # Treatise on Ghite Ma$ic, pp2 A;C I A;D2 >;A? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 2BB, AED, 5102 >;5? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 2E, 2E0, ADA, 5102 >;B? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 1;5, 2E1M Esoteric ,ea!in$, p2 ;DA2 >;C? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 AED2 >;D? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 AEB2 >;E? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 ADA2 >A0? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 AB52 >A1? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 EE2 >A2? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, # Treatise on Ghite Ma$ic, pp2 A;C I A;D2 >A;? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, The 3estiny o" the %ations, p2 C52 >AA? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 52 >A5? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 2;2 >AB? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 22, 2;, ;0 I ;2, B5, C0, 1DD, 1ED, 25C, 2BC, A12, A25, AB5, 5ACM E7terna!isation o" the ,ierarchy, p2 D52 >AC? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 2E, B5, A25M # Treatise on Ghite Ma$ic, p2 2E02 >AD? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 2E I ;0, ;;2 >AE? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 2C02 >50? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, # Treatise on Ghite Ma$ic, p2 A;A2 >51? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 A112 >52? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp2 22, C02 >5;? #!ice #2 :ai!ey, Esoteric #stro!o$y, p2 5102 :ac@ For "urther in"or5ation, contact M2 Te5p!e (ich5ond te5p!erich5ondNearth!in@2net

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6ith a study o" the horoscope2 /Esoteric Psycho!o$y II, p2 1021

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The 5atter o" ray ana!ysis is o" i5portance to a!! students o" the TibetanKs teachin$s2 Ge are $i8en to understand that @no6!ed$e o" oneKs ray constitution is a @ey to enhanced pro$ress on the 6ay o" discip!eship e8o!ution, hence 5ore e""ecti8e coH6or@in$ re!ationships 6ith ,ierarchy and 5ore e""ecti8e ser8ice2 /-ee Esoteric Psycho!o$y I, p2 D1 'ertain!y this is because once 6e @no6 our occu!t stren$ths and 6ea@nesses, 6e can direct ourse!8es a!! the better to6ard an unencu5bered reception and distribution o" hi$her ener$ies, a8oidin$ the $ross 5isuses o" ener$ies and typica! $!a5ours characteristic o" the 8arious rays2 #s a!! students o" the :ai!ey 5ateria! @no6, the Tibetan presented ray ana!yses to the discip!es 6ho 6ere 5e5bers o" the internationa! discip!eship $roup, the !etters to 6hich are recorded in #!ice :ai!eyKs 3iscip!eship in the %e6 #$e I and II2 The 5ethod by 6hich the Tibetan obtained the in"or5ation he required in order to assess indi8idua! ray characteristics 6as o" course re5ote c!air8oyant 8ie6in$2 / -ee 3iscip!eship in the %e6 #$e I, p2 ED1 #s an adept and initiate o" the Fi"th 3e$ree, he 6as ab!e to tune in on and 8ie6 the ener$y "ie!d and past !i8es o" any indi8idua! "or 6ho5 it 6as necessary that he retrie8e this in"or5ation2 It is probab!e that unti! one possesses the type o" c!air8oyance 3J did, no ironHc!ad certainty can be had in 5atters o" ray ana!ysis2 ,o6e8er, it 6ou!d appear that the Tibetan intended to encoura$e e""orts to6ard assess5ent o" indi8idua! ray constitution2 ,e 5ade a 8ery stron$ case "or the i5portance o" @no6in$ the rays conditionin$ the sou!, persona!ity, 5enta! body, astra! body, and the ethericHphysica! body2 For e7a5p!e, in !a5our: # Gor!d Prob!e5 /p2 11D1, he stated, <Lthe ascertainin$ /by the aspirant1 o" his ray in"!uence is one o" the "irst steps to6ards understandin$ the nature o" his prob!e5s and the 5ethod o" re!ease2 The psycho!o$y o" the "uture 6i!! direct attention to the disco8ery o" the t6o rays 6hich $o8ern the sou! and persona!ity2= In Esoteric Psycho!o$y I /p2 A0A1, he indicated that @no6!ed$e o" oneKs rays is e8en connected 6ith the abi!ity to ta@e initiation2 ,ea!ers in particu!ar are sin$!ed out as those in especia! need o" such in"or5ation in Esoteric ,ea!in$ /pp2 B50, C0112 Ghy is @no6!ed$e o" oneKs rays o" such consequence on the occu!t pathO It is because this @no6!ed$e is part and parce! o" a science o" ener$ies "or5in$ the core curricu!u5 o" discip!eship trainin$2 In particu!ar, such @no6!ed$e is i5portant because it in"or5s the stri8in$ discip!e o" 6hat e""ect he or she 5ay un6ittin$!y ha8e upon others and the en8iron5ent2 This is e7act!y 6hat 3J 6as dri8in$ at 6hen he stated, <The i5pact o" ray "orce upon peop!e e5bodyin$ di""erent aspects o" ray ener$y 6i!! be one o" the co5in$ de8e!op5ents in the "ie!d o" esoteric psycho!o$yL2= /Fro5 3iscip!eship in the %e6 #$e I, p2 2E51 The sa5e point is 5ade a "e6 pa$es !ater in the sa5e 6or@ /p2 AAB1 6hen 3J e7p!ained, <L6hen I spea@ o" the rays o" the 8arious bodies, I a5 re"errin$ to the do5inant "orce 6hich conditions the5 in any particu!ar !i"e, to the possib!e e""ect that the i5pact o" that "orce I re$u!ated or unre$u!ated I 5ay ha8e upon surroundin$ peop!eL2= Gise 5ana$e5ent o" e""ects produced on others in the en8iron5ent is a critica! consideration "or the e5er$in$ occu!tist2 ,e or she "irst and "ore5ost is p!ed$ed to a practice o" ethica! har5!essness /a $ood state5ent o" 6hich princip!e is to be "ound on p2 ;20 o" # Treatise on Ghite Ma$ic12 There"ore, it is o" ut5ost i5portance to @no6 and understand oneKs o6n "orces 6e!! enou$h to a8oid accidenta! detri5ent to others2 ,o6e8er, this consideration is on!y part o" the picture2

The Tibetan e7p!ained that oneKs ray constitution has re!e8ance in three di""erent 6ays o8er the course o" oneKs e8o!utionary path2 These he detai!ed in 3iscip!eship in the %e6 #$e I /p2 AAC1, 6here he stated, <0pon the probationary path, the "orces o" 5anKs !o6er nature and their interior interp!ay is o" para5ount i5portance: he 5ust !earn to @no6 hi5se!"2 )n the path o" discip!eship, these sa5e "orces 5ust be studied in re!ation to those 6ith 6ho5 destiny, @ar5a and 8ocationa! choice has thro6n the discip!e2 )n the path o" initiation, these sa5e "orces are used in conscious cooperation 6ith the P!an, and 6ith adequate s@i!! in action, due to !essons !earnt on the ear!ier sta$es o" the path2= Thus, @no6!ed$e o" oneKs ray constitution is in the "irst instance necessary "or 6ise $uidance and se!" contro!2 In the second instance, @no6!ed$e o" oneKs ray constitution enhances a 5ore conscious and considered interaction 6ith others2 In the third, @no6!ed$e o" oneKs ray constitution is ca!!ed into p!ay as a speci"ic set o" instru5ents 6ith 6hich to 6or@ in the scienti"ic ser8ice o" the P!an2 Gith these considerations in 5ind, it co5es as so5e6hat o" a disappoint5ent to read in # Treatise on Ghite Ma$ic /pp2 111 I 11;1 that accurate assess5ent o" the sou! ray is not a capacity $i8en to hu5anity durin$ the present race, the "i"th or #ryan race2 .et, astoundin$!y, 6e "ind in the !ater 8o!u5e Esoteric ,ea!in$ /p2 CC1 an entire!y di""erent 8ie6 o" the 5atter, "or there the Tibetan dec!ared that ray ana!ysis 6i!! in "act be "easib!e in the #$e o" #quarius, 6hich occurs a $reat dea! sooner than does the ad8ent o" the -i7th (ace2 )n p2 ;D; o" Esoteric ,ea!in$, the Tibetan 6ent on to say, <L5en 6i!! !earn so5e day to deter5ine 6ith ease their ray type, and the rays 6hich $o8ern their threeH"o!d persona!ity2= Is that so5e day at handO That deter5ination depends upon 6hen the #$e o" #quarius 5ay be said to be$in2 The date "or the be$innin$ o" the #$e o" #quarius is indeed a 5atter o" contention and debate a5on$st astro!o$ers and esotericists2 ,o6e8er, there are t6o state5ents 5ade by the Tibetan 6hich a!!o6 us to situate the probab!e onset o" the #$e o" #quarius in the "irst ha!" o" the t6entieth century2 In Prob!e5s o" ,u5anity /p2 D11, the Tibetan stated unequi8oca!!y, <The re!ease o" the ener$y o" the ato5 is de"inite!y the inau$uration o" the %e6 #$e2= In The (eappearance o" the 'hrist /pp2 D2 I D;1, the Tibetan a!! but states "!at!y that the #$e o" #quarius be$an in Pune 1EA5 6ith the assu5ption by the 'hrist o" his #quarian ro!e2 Thus, !et us !oo@ brie"!y at the history o" nuc!ear po6er and the si$ni"icance o" the year 1EA5 in particu!ar2 In the !ate 1E20s and ear!y 1E;0s, the structure o" the ato5 6as disco8ered pro$ressi8e!y by a nu5ber o" researchers throu$hout the 6or!d scienti"ic co55unity2 .et, it 6as not unti! 1E;D that the ato5 6as "irst sp!it by er5an physicist )tto ,ahn2 ,ahnKs achie8e5ent de5onstrated the possibi!ity o" sustained nuc!ear reaction, 6hich u!ti5ate!y 6as "irst achie8ed in the 0nited -tates at the 0ni8ersity o" 'hica$o on 3ece5ber 2, 1EA22 The 6or!dKs "irst operationa! nuc!ear reactor 6as acti8ated at )a@ (id$e, T%, 0-#, in 1EA;2 Fina!!y, the "irst e7peri5enta! ato5ic bo5b 6as e7p!oded at #!a5o$ordo, %M, 0-#, on Pu!y 1B, 1EA52 :are!y three 6ee@s !ater, the "irst nuc!ear 6eapons 6ere detonated o8er Papan on #u$ust B and E, 1EA52 Thus, @ey de8e!op5ents in the un!eashin$ o" the po6er o" the ato5 occurred in 1E;D, 1EA2, 1EA;, and 1EA52 The !ast o" these coincides dra5atica!!y 6ith the TibetanKs speci"ic identi"ication o" Pune 1EA5 as the be$innin$ o" the #$e o" #quarius2 Thus, the 'hrist assu5ed 6hat 32J2 re"erred to as his <#quarian ro!e,= in Pune 1EA5 and about one 5onth !ater, the "irst 5assi8e re!ease o" nuc!ear po6er occurred, to be "o!!o6ed by e8en 5ore titanic re!eases about t6o 5onths a"ter the 'hristKs accession2 :earin$ a!! this in 5ind, to$ether 6ith the "acts that the Tibetan has stated that the onset o" the #$e o" #quarius is si$ni"ied by the re!ease o" the ener$y o" the ato5 and by the accession o" the 'hrist to his current status, it is 6e!! ni$h i5possib!e to conc!ude anythin$ other than that the #$e o" #quarius is no6 under 6ay and has been so "or a $ood ha!" century2 To a!! this 5i$ht be added the "act that the current "or5 o" the reat In8ocation 6as $i8en in 1EA52 The Tibetan ca!!ed the In8ocation an <inau$uratin$ 5antra5= o" the -e8enth (ay, 6hich is o"

course the ray associated 6ith the #$e o" #quarius2 /-ee Esoteric Psycho!o$y II, p2 1A51 The p!anet 0ranus, e7oteric ru!er o" #quarius, distributes the -e8enth (ay and is the source o" the stron$ (ay -e8en ener$ies e7pected and predicted to co5e "orth durin$ the #$e o" #quarius2 Thus, the Tibetan in as 5uch as stated that the reat In8ocation is desi$ned to 9u5p start the #quarian #$e2 It is o" consequence to note a!so that the Tibetan predicted that the inco5in$ (ay -e8en ener$ies 6ou!d cause $reat destruction o" present ani5a! "or5s /Esoteric Psycho!o$y I, p2 A151, and this 6e are $i8en to understand, not "or so5e arbitrary reason, but because the present "or5s are attuned to the departin$ #$e o" Pisces, and hence 5ust $i8e 6ay to ne6 con"i$urations2 In this 8ein, consider that "act that the nu5ber o" persons deceased in Gor!d Gar II, !eadin$ up to and o8er!appin$ the !i@e!y onset o" stron$ (ay -e8en in"!uence, 6as A5 5i!!ion2 I" the hu5an "or5 can be considered a herita$e "ro5 its ani5a! past, then the end o" Gor!d Gar II and the putati8e onset o" the #quarian #$e contain de5onstrated 6or!d e8ents that re"!ect the TibetanKs characteriFation o" (ay -e8en in"!uence2 ,ere indeed is a $rippin$ ar$u5ent "or the 8a!idity o" the TibetanKs c!ai5s and !i@e6ise "or the "act that the -e8enth (ay #$e o" #quarius has a!ready be$un2 This contention is "urther supported by the "act that destruction o" ani5a! "or5s continued a!5ost unabated throu$hout the t6entieth and ear!y t6entyH"irst century, 6ith e7tinction o" ani5a! species pro$ressin$ at 6hat is to 5any an a!ar5in$ rate2 Thou$h no esotericist can 9usti"y en8iron5enta! de$radation "or the purposes o" corporate se!"ishness, 6e can ho6e8er ad9ust the sadness consequent upon !oss o" ani5a! species 6ith the insi$ht at hand re$ardin$ the inherent e""ect o" the -e8enth (ay2 Further, 6e can ad8ised!y @no6 that this destruction o" "or5 6i!! e8entua!!y 5a@e 6ay "or a !iberation o" the ani5a! @in$do5 into hi$her $rades o" e8o!ution2 #s has been sho6n in re$ard to the ad8ent o" nuc!ear po6er, the 6or@ o" the 'hrist, and the e7pected e""ect o" the -e8enth (ay upon ani5a! "or5, there e7ists co5pe!!in$ e8idence that the #$e o" #quarius be$an ri$ht be"ore the 5idd!e o" the t6entieth century2 The i5p!ications o" this c!ai5 are 5any, but a5on$ the5 is the "act that capacity "or ray ana!ysis shou!d no6 be upon us2 Those 6ho 6ou!d ar$ue 6ith this contention 5i$ht 6ith considerab!e 9usti"ication point to the TibetanKs state5ent in # Treatise on Ghite Ma$ic /pp2 111 I 11;1 to the e""ect that ray ana!ysis 6i!! not be possib!e unti! the ad8ent o" the -i7th (ace, a point in ti5e 5any thousands o" years hence2 To this ar$u5ent the response 5i$ht be 5ade that the passa$e "ro5 TGM 6as dictated by the Tibetan so5e ti5e bet6een #pri! 1E2D and #pri! 1E;;, accordin$ to Pa5es -tephenson in his Prophecy on Tria! /p2 2;12 :y contrast, the TibetanKs other c!ai5 about the "easibi!ity o" ray ana!ysis in the #$e o" #quarius 6as dictated 5uch !ater, so5e ti5e a"ter May 1EA2 /-tephenson, p2 2;12 Prudence 5i$ht 6e!! a!!o6 that the !ater o" these t6o state5ents better re"!ected 6hat the Tibetan sa6 "or the course o" ,u5anity2 Ghy soO :ecause conditions chan$e 6ithin the hu5an "a5i!y, and as they do, ne6 "or5u!ations o" its e7pected "uture 5ust be 5ade2 The ob8ious conc!usion to be dra6n is that the abi!ity to per"or5 ray ana!ysis is indeed accessib!e to todayKs esotericist, $i8en that she or he de8e!ops the necessary spiritua! and technica! s@i!!s2 #cquisition o" the necessary technica! s@i!!s has been ha5pered durin$ the !ast part o" the t6entieth century by !ac@ o" an appropriate and re!iab!e technica! basis "ro5 6hich to 6or@2 :ut bear in 5ind the si5p!e "act that the Tibetan stated that ray ana!ysis -,)0+3 :E 3)%E I% ')%P0%'TI)% GIT, # -T03. )F T,E ,)()-')PE /Esoteric Psycho!o$y II, p2 10212 In other 6ords, any atte5pt to deduce the ray constitution o" an indi8idua! that does not ta@e into account the indications o" the astro!o$ica! birth chart "ai!s to con"or5 to the standard p!ain!y set "orth by the Tibetan in this passa$e2 Those o" us 6ith the astro!o$ica! bias can ta@e "ro5 this in9unction the notion that 6e shou!d start 6ith the indications $i8en in the chart and 6or@ "or6ard "ro5 there2 In si5p!est ter5s, this 5eans that 6e shou!d $enerate out o" the indications in the birth chart options "or the ray nature o" the sou!, persona!ity, 5enta!, astra!, and physica! bodies

and then choose "ro5 these possibi!ities on the basis o" 6hat intuition and co55on sense ha8e to add2 This 5i$ht constitute an appropriate technica! basis "ro5 6hich to de8e!op capacity "or accurate ray ana!ysis2 The spiritua! basis a!so needed 5ust co5e "ro5 !i"eH!on$ dedication to the spiritua! princip!es enunciated throu$hout the 6ritin$s o" #!ice :ai!ey and other reputab!e sources2

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The 'urrent Gor!d Terroris5 'risis: #stro!o$ica! 'auses, Econo5ic and Tra8e! 'onstraints, and the (o!e o" -i7th (ay (e!i$iosity

M2 Te5p!e (ich5ond 4 200;

The do5inant astro!o$ica! cause 6hich has brou$ht a!! these 5atters so "orce"u!!y to 6or!d attention is the transit o" P!uto throu$h the si$n o" -a$ittarius, 6hich ta@es p!ace /in the tropica! Fodiac1 "ro5 appro7i5ate!y 1EE5 throu$h 200D2 This entire 1A year period is a""ected by this transit2 In order to understand its i5p!ications, !et us brea@ the transit do6n into its co5ponents, accordin$ to both e7oteric and esoteric astro!o$ica! perspecti8es2 Ghen any outer p!anet, such as P!uto, %eptune, or 0ranus, 5o8es throu$h a si$n in the Fodiac, it brin$s the nature o" that si$n and a!! its issues /$ood and bad1 into the "ore"ront o" e7perience2 Thus, "ro5 1EE5 I 200D, ,u5anity is ha8in$ a con"rontation 6ith the -a$ittarius archetype2 This archetype is sy5bo!ica!!y represented in se8era! 6ays2 Frequent!y this si$n is portrayed as an archer, other ti5es as an archer on a 6hite horse2 It can e8en be sho6n as a ha!" horse, ha!" hu5an /satyr1 "i$ure intent!y dra6in$ a bo6 6ith arro6 poised2 #s is c!ear, the bo6 and arro6 the5e is pro5inent in a!! these portraya!s o" -a$ittarius2 Thus, the shorthand representation o" the si$n is si5p!y a bo6 and arro6, or e8en 5ore direct!y to the point, an arro62 Ghen an arro6 is ai5ed in "!i$ht, it see@s a distant horiFon2 This is the essence o" -a$ittarius I the see@in$ o" a distant horiFon2 This distant horiFon 5ay be a !itera! one, such as the shores o" a distant continent, or a "i$urati8e one, such as hi$her di5ensions o" consciousness and the $reater inte!!i$ence 6hich in"or5s those hi$her di5ensions2 ettin$ to those distant horiFons is the concern o" -a$ittarius2 The traditiona! 5ethods by 6hich ,u5anity has transported itse!" to distant horiFons are o" course, tra8e! and re!i$ious phi!osophies 6ith their associated codes o" 5ora!ity and rectitude2 Thus, "ro5 1EE5 I 200D, 5atters o" re!i$ious be!ie" and tra8e! are brou$ht to our attention, and as 6e ha8e seen, not on!y that but a!so inti5ate!y intert6ined 6ith one another in co5p!e7 and no6 dan$erHridden 6ays2 #ccordin$ to the esoteric astro!o$ica! teachin$ $i8en by the Tibetan Master throu$h #!ice :ai!ey, -a$ittarius distributes (ays A, 5, and B2 This bein$ the case, it is e8ident that the acti8ity o" a!! these rays on our p!anet is intensi"ied 6hi!e transitin$ P!uto 5o8es throu$h -a$ittarius, "or the presence o" a $reat outer p!anet in a si$n ser8es to dra6 do6n and "ocus the "orces o" the si$n in 6hich it transits2 Thus, (ays A, 5, and B are 5ore than usua!!y e8ident in 6or!d a""airs 1EE5 I 200D2 #s a!! :ai!ey students @no6, the -i7th (ay /that o" 3e8otion and #bstract Idea!is51 is !in@ed 6ith re!i$ion and spiritua!ity2 Thus, the si$n -a$ittarius is not on!y the archetype o" spiritua!

see@in$, but a!so a distributor o" a ray 6hich inc!ines in this direction as 6e!!2 )n t6o counts, -a$ittarius is a si$n 6hich pro5otes a "ocus upon re!i$ious and spiritua! "or5u!ations as 8ehic!es to reach that distant horiFon, the odhead itse!"2 +et us no6 turn to a consideration o" the nature o" P!uto, the p!anet no6 conductin$ the ener$ies o" -a$ittarius in our direction2 E7oterica!!y, P!uto is the p!anet o" death and rebirth2 +i@e6ise, it is the re$ent o" the under6or!d, thou$ht by the ancients to ha8e been the p!ace 6here the sou!s o" the dead 6ent "or puri"ication2 ,ence, P!uto si$ni"ies $reat catharses, c!eansin$s, and dra5atic trans"or5ations2 Esoterica!!y it is 5uch the sa5e, 6ith the added consideration that it distributes (ay )ne, the (ay o" Gi!! and Po6er2 This ray concerns !eadership and its ri$ht e7ercise, as 6e!! as the abi!ity to penetrate to the essence o" 3eity, identi"y essentia!s, and set aside 6hat is secondary2 ,ence P!uto, distributor o" (ay 1, concerns 5any i5portant 5atters2 #5on$st these is the test o" ho6 the po6er to ru!e sha!! be used I partia!!y, "or the ad8anta$e o" a se!ect $roup, or i5partia!!y, "or the $ood o" a!!2 -ince P!uto is a nonHsacred p!anet, this test is particu!ar!y se8ere, "or the ener$ies o" a nonHsacred p!anet "a!! 5uch 5ore easi!y into the hands o" separati8e in"!uences than do those o" the sacred p!anets2 Thus, it is a!! too easy "or the po6er o" P!uto to be brou$ht do6n to its !o6est possib!e !e8e!s o" e7pression2 Ghen P!uto and its (ay 1 qua!ities are 5isused, do5ination, coercion, and i5position o" 8arious "or5s o" contro! upon others are the resu!t2 Further, because o" its !in@ 6ith the under6or!d, P!uto is co5"ortab!e actin$ unseen, "ro5 the dar@2 Thus, 6hen at its 5ost base, the po6er o" P!uto 5ani"ests as de8iousness, deceit, distortion o" the "acts, secrecy, co8ert action, and u!terior 5oti8es2 #dd to this the "act that in the indi8idua! and in the co!!ecti8e, P!uto sy5bo!iFes repressed psycho!o$ica! contents, 6hich under pressure can spe6 "orth as spite, hatred, and en5ity, and it is ob8ious that persona!ityHdri8en e7pressions o" P!uto present a dan$erous threat to a!!2 This bein$ said, it is not surprisin$ to "ind that P!utoKs potency 6hen present in a si$n thus $reat!y intensi"ies the potentia! "or the ori$ina!!y pure archetype o" that si$n to be t6isted, distorted, per8erted to un6ho!eso5e ai5s, and in $enera! reduced to its 6orst !e8e!s o" e7pression2 Thus, "ro5 1EE5 I 200D, as P!uto transits the si$n -a$ittarius, a!! the potentia!!y prob!e5atic indications o" -a$ittarius are acti8ated2 Ghat are these potentia!!y prob!e5atic issuesO Ge!!, si5p!y stated, they are the beauti"u! and up!i"tin$ "acets o" -a$ittarius re"!ected as in a 5irror dar@!y, contorted and de"or5ed near!y beyond reco$nition2 #s a!! $ood students o" astro!o$y @no6, "iery -a$ittarius ai5s hi$h, reachin$ not on!y "or one $oa!, and then another, but "or the 8ery s@y o" bein$ itse!"2 Further, the presence o" (ay -i7 in this si$n adds to it an aspirationa! tone, a !on$in$ "or contact 6ith hi$her di5ensions o" consciousness or 6ith 3eity itse!"2 Thus, concern 6ith the hi$her thin$s in !i"e, such as re!ationship to od /and there"ore re!i$ion1 is intensi"ied throu$hout our p!anetary !i"e 6hi!e P!uto is in this si$n, 1EE5 H 200D2 #nd not on!y are these 5atters intensi"ied, but a!so under the in"!uence o" nonHsacred P!uto, they are o8erdone, 5ade e7cessi8e, and brou$ht to a "e8er pitch2 In short, P!uto in -a$ittarius "ans the "!a5es o" re!i$ious "anaticis52 #s current 6or!d e8ents ha8e de5onstrated a!! too $raphica!!y, this re!i$ious "anaticis5 has been ste6in$, bre6in$, and brou$ht to a boi! in the "irst ha!" o" P!utoKs transit throu$h the si$n -a$ittarius2 #s a!! the 6or!d @no6s, on -epte5ber 11, 2001, this to7ic potion boi!ed o8er as representati8es o" an or$aniFation c!ai5in$ to be based in a narro6 interpretation o" Is!a5 too@ to the s@ies and incinerated the5se!8es 6ith thousands o" others in a $rotesque $esture o" soHca!!ed re!i$ious de8otion2 The -a$ittarius the5es are a!! present: an arro6 in the s@y, as e5bodied by a 9et!iner in "!i$htM see@in$ distant horiFons /union 6ith the odhead itse!"1M a soHca!!ed re!i$ious basisM the scene o" action bein$ 6or!d tra8e! and 6or!d tradeM and 6ith the P!uto t6ist I the coercion o" thousands o" others into their <ho!y con"!a$ration2= Ghat astro!o$ica! "actors ha8e brou$ht this situation into 5ani"estation at 9ust this particu!ar ti5eO

(adica! Is!a5ic "actions ha8e been issuin$ state5ents o" intent to in"!ict ra8a$in$ har5 on the 02-2 "or se8era! years no6, especia!!y since transitin$ P!uto entered -a$ittarius2 Ghy 9ust no6 is the 6or!d $ripped by the threat o" barbarous 8io!ence in any concei8ab!e !ocationO There are se8era! astro!o$ica! indicators 6hich speci"y the current ti5e as one o" $reat concern2 Perhaps 5ost conspicuous a5on$ these is the opposition bet6een transitin$ -aturn and P!uto2 This opposition 5ade its "irst e7actitude "or the current -aturnHP!uto cyc!e on #u$ust 5, 20012 The second e7actitude, 6ith -aturn in retro$rade 5otion, 6i!! occur on %o8e5ber 2, 20012 The "ina! e7actitude 6i!! ta@e p!ace on May 25, 20022 3urin$ this entire period, "ro5 #u$ust 2001 unti! May 2002, transitin$ -aturn and P!uto ne8er rea!!y !ea8e orb o" opposition to one another2 Thus, the transitin$ -aturnHP!uto opposition is in e""ect "ro5 at !east #u$ust 2001 throu$h May 20022 ,o6e8er, since the -aturnHP!uto cyc!e is a !on$ one /6ith ;; years e!apsin$ bet6een con9unctions o" the t6o bodies1, the opposition phase o" the cyc!e probab!y shou!d be a!!o6ed a broader ran$e o" in"!uence in ti5e2 ,ence, it 5i$ht be conser8ati8e!y su$$ested that the -aturnHP!uto opposition is in e""ect "ro5 appro7i5ate!y Pune 2001 throu$h Pu!y 2002, 6ith points o" $reatest intensity around !ate Pu!y I ear!y #u$ust 2001, !ate )ctober I ear!y %o8e5ber 2001, and !ate May I ear!y Pune 20022 The 5ost di""icu!t o" these is !i@e!y to be the one in 6hich -aturn is retro$rade /!ate )ctober I ear!y %o8e5ber 200112 :ut a!! are potent2 It is at these ti5es that the issues associated 6ith the transit o" P!uto throu$h -a$ittarius are 5ost brou$ht to "ocus, this because the direct opposition "ro5 -aturn $i8es speci"ic shape and "or5 to the $enera! at5osphere resu!tin$ "ro5 P!utoKs 5o8e5ent throu$h -a$ittarius2 Thus, it is the current -aturnHP!uto opposition 6hich has !ocated the current crisis particu!ar!y 6ithin the ti5e "ra5e o" 2001 I 20022 #s a resu!t, it is !i@e!y that the $ra8e threat o" terrorist action 6i!! han$ o8er a!! heads "ro5 5id 2001 throu$h 5id 20022 #"ter that, "or one reason or another, the concern about 6or!d terroris5 sha!! be 8ery 5uch reduced2 For no6, ho6e8er, e8ery caution is 5erited2 This inc!udes a 8o!untary curtai!in$ o" optiona! internationa! tra8e!, a de"inite 5ani"estation o" -aturn actin$ in opposition to the si$n -a$ittarius2 For as a!! $ood students o" astro!o$y @no6, -aturn reduces, !i5its, s!o6s, and se8ere!y i5pedes2 #ctin$ a$ainst -a$ittarius, the si$n o" tra8e!, shippin$, and trade, -aturn inhibits these 5atters2 Fortunate!y, this situation is re!ati8e!y te5porary, and 6i!! not $enerate the sa5e utter!y catac!ys5ic econo5ic reactions as did the -aturnHP!uto opposition o" the reat 3epression Era2 This is due to the "act that bac@ then, the 0ranusHP!uto and %eptuneHP!uto cyc!es 6ere proceedin$ to6ard con9unction2 ,ence, those cyc!es 6ere in a 6anin$ phase, indicati8e o" $enera! s!o6do6n and i5p!osion2 The 0ranusHP!uto cyc!e rebe$an 6ith a con9unction o" these t6o bodies in the 5id B0sM and the 0ranusH%eptune cyc!e rebe$an in the ear!y E0s 6ith its con9unction2 These t6o cyc!es are there"ore no6 in the ear!y portions o" their 6a7in$ phases, 6hich i5parts continued 8ita!ity, enthusias5, and inno8ation to a!! hu5an enterprise2 Thus, the current -aturnHP!uto opposition is certain!y a 5ar@er o" acute cha!!en$e, but its $enera! conte7t is not as o5inous as 6as that o" the -aturnHP!uto opposition o" the ear!y 1E;0s2 :eyond the current -aturnHP!uto opposition, there are additiona! astro!o$ica! "actors 6hich deter5ined the 5onth and days 6ithin 6hich the 6or!d terroris5 crisis 6ou!d thrust itse!" into 8ie62 I5portant a5on$ these is the 6ay in 6hich the -u55er -o!sticeQEc!ipse chart o" Pune 21, 2001 has been recent!y a""ected2 #s 5any readers 5ay @no6, so!stice charts and ec!ipse charts ha8e been used "or 5any centuries by astro!o$ers 6hose specia!ty is the prediction o" 6or!d e8ents2 )nce the chart is @no6n, transits to the 8arious points 6ithin the chart can be noted2 The 5ost recent su55er so!stice, and its resu!tant chart, is quite notab!e2 It 9ust so happened that at this past so!stice there occurred si5u!taneous!y a so!ar ec!ipse2 ,ence, the -u55er -o!stice 2001 chart is a!so an ec!ipse chart2 In this chart unusua! "or the si5u!taneous presence o" these t6o pheno5ena, the -un and Moon are positioned at 0 de$rees o" 'ancer2 )n!y a "e6

days be"ore the attac@s on %e6 .or@ and 32'2, transitin$ Mars in 0 de$rees 'apricorn had opposed the so!sticeQec!ipse chart -un and Moon, thus indicatin$ that a state o" dan$er and ur$ency /Mars ru!ed 5atters1 cou!d co5e to the attention o" the pub!ic at about that ti5e2 Further, transitin$ Mars and the transitin$ true !unar south node 6ere in con9unction durin$ and a"ter the attac@s, 6ith the e7act con9unction occurrin$ on -epte5ber 1;, 20012 This in"!uence, too, indicates that conditions o" dan$er, e5er$ency, hi$h an7iety, and a sense o" ur$ency 6ou!d !i@e!y pre8ai! throu$hout the 6or!d at that point2 It 5i$ht be added that the abundant in8o!8e5ent o" acti8ations by Mars, a distributor o" (ay -i7, certain!y bespea@s the under!yin$ and soHca!!ed <re!i$ious "er8or= 6hich "ue!ed the ear!y -epte5ber attac@s2 .et another "actor o" i5portance concerns transitin$ Mercury2 This p!anet 6as at 1A de$rees +ibra on the day o" the %e6 .or@ and 32'2 attac@s2 The 1Ath de$ree o" +ibra is i5portant "or a nu5ber o" reasons2 First, it is the position he!d by the p!anet -aturn "or the day upon 6hich the 02-2 3ec!aration o" Independence 6as si$ned2 ,ence, transitin$ Mercury 6as con9unct the 02-2 -aturn on the day o" the attac@s2 This in"!uence occurs at !east once each year, and so in and o" itse!" is not po6er"u! enou$h to indicate the type o" e8ents that transpired2 :ut in co5bination 6ith the other in"!uences speci"ied abo8e, it does appear that this Mercury position acted as a speci"ic ti5in$ indicator o" si$ni"icant occurrences2 Further, the #scendant at the ti5e o" the "irst crash into one o" the Gor!d Trade 'enter To6ers 6as 1A de$rees +ibra2 Thus, Mercury 6as con9unct the #scendant in the 1Ath de$ree o" +ibra as the 6or!d terroris5 crisis too@ de"inite shape2 :ut the 1Ath de$ree o" +ibra is i5portant "or another reason as 6e!!, 6hich has to do 6ith the condition o" Mercury, as sha!! be sho6n2 'onsider the "o!!o6in$2 Mercury 6ou!d $o retro$rade in ear!y )ctober 2001 a"ter the attac@s, to e8entua!!y turn direct in !ate )ctober at 1A de$rees +ibra2 ,ence, the attac@s on %e6 .or@ and 32'2 occurred on the day in 6hich Mercury 6as in the de$ree 6here it 6ou!d e8entua!!y 5a@e a direct station in !ate )ctober 20012 This situation de5onstrates a princip!e i5portant to predicti8e astro!o$y2 This princip!e ho!ds that retro$rade Mercury periods are co5posed o" t6o types o" potentia!!y disturbin$ in"!uence2 The "irst is the pri5ary or stron$est e""ect, 6hich ta@es p!ace durin$ the appro7i5ate!y three 6ee@ period o" MercuryKs actua! retro$rade 5otion2 The other 5i$ht be ter5ed the secondary e""ect, 6hich ta@es p!ace 6hen Mercury is actua!!y in direct 5otion, but passin$ throu$h those de$rees 6hich sha!! ha8e been a""ected by retro$rade 5otion "or the retro$rade period in question2 #ccountin$ "or this secondary period adds about a 5onth to the tota! period o" ti5e in 6hich troub!e "ro5 retro$rade Mercury 5ay 5ani"est2 -epte5ber 11, 2001, 6as the "irst day o" such a period "or the current retro$rade period, because that 6as the day that Mercury "irst 5o8ed into the de$rees o" the si$n o" +ibra 6hich 6ou!d u!ti5ate!y be in"!uenced by the current retro$rade 5otion o" Mercury2 The "u!! horror o" the e8ents o" -epte5ber 11, 2001 c!ear!y de5onstrate ho6 i5portant it is to @eep the secondary retro$rade period o" Mercury in 5ind 6hen assessin$ air sa"ety and pub!ic security in $enera!2 T6o 5ore in"!uences contributin$ to the ti5in$ o" the e8ents shou!d be 5entioned2 First, it shou!d be noted that on the day o" the hi9ac@ed 9et!iner attac@s, transitin$ Mars 6as a!5ost e7act!y opposite the 02-2 Renus position /6hich is 2 de$rees 'ancer12 -econd, transitin$ Pupiter 6as approachin$ a con9unction to the 02-2 -un de$ree, a protecti8e in"!uence that no doubt p!ayed into the "acts that the 8ast 5a9ority o" the Gor!d Trade 'enter 6or@ers escaped and that the Penta$on !osses 6ere not 6hat they cou!d ha8e been2 Transitin$ Pupiter 5ade its "irst o" three e7act con9unctions "or the present Pupiter cyc!e to the 02-2 -un de$ree in !ate -epte5ber2 True to PupiterKs nature as the 6e!!H!i@ed dip!o5at o" the ec!iptic, the 02-2 6as acti8e in success"u!!y or$aniFin$ the 6or!d antiHterroris5 coa!ition under the in"!uence o" this p!anet2 Fortunate!y, Pupiter 6i!! a$ain 5a@e con9unctions to the 02-2 -un in 3ece5ber 2001 and May 20022 'ritics o" 02-2 po!icy 5i$ht co5p!ain that transitin$ Pupiter actin$ on the 02-2 'ancerian -un has 5ade "or nationa!istic ad8enturis5, 6hich indeed can co5e "ro5 the e7pansionist nature o" Pupiter and the

patriotic nature o" 'ancer2 :ut such 8oices o" criticis5 are !i@e!y to be e8entua!!y droned out by the ur$ent necessity to stop 6or!d terroris5 be"ore it destroys the "ree, ci8i! 6or!d as 6e @no6 it2 #s has been sho6n, a 5u!titude o" astro!o$ica! "orces a!! ca5e into p!ay at the ti5e o" the terrorist attac@s on %e6 .or@ and 32'2 -o5e o" these "orces are short ter5 and ha8e a!ready passed2 )thers are !on$ ter5 and indicate, 9ust as the coa!ition !eaders ha8e been sayin$, that 5any years 6i!! be required to co5p!ete!y reso!8e this prob!e52 To that perspecti8e can be added the so5e6hat encoura$in$ note that the 6orst o" this crisis is !i@e!y to be de"ined and de!i5ited in ti5e to the appro7i5ate!y year !on$ period in 6hich transitin$ -aturn opposes transitin$ P!uto, 6hich is 5id 2001 throu$h 5id 20022 It is durin$ this year !on$ period that the $reatest e""orts to6ard ha!tin$ $!oba! terroris5 are !i@e!y to 5ateria!iFe, and a!so durin$ this sa5e ti5e "ra5e that si$ni"icant constraints to 6or!d tra8e! and trade 5ay de8e!op2 These constraints 5ay /at best1 be nothin$ 5ore than de!ays consequent upon the i5p!e5entation o" $reater security 5easures2 #t any rate, it is !i@e!y that nu5erous conditions o" $reat concern 6i!! occupy the 6or!d durin$ the period 5id 2001 throu$h 5id 20022 The sy5bo!is5 o" the p!anets in8o!8ed in the do5inant astro!o$ica! in"!uence durin$ this period su$$ests that this period o" pro"ound conte5p!ation and reHe8a!uation is una8oidab!e, "or certain choices and deter5inations a!6ays 5ust be 5ade under the in"!uence o" -aturn2 #s o"ten happens 6ith an indi8idua!, the apparent!y unto6ard circu5stances 6hich are ta@in$ shape under the current transitin$ -aturn aspect are no6 "orcin$ ,u5anity to ha!t "ri8o!ous acti8ity and "ocus on the essentia!2 # c!ear distinction /the pro8ince o" -aturn1 5ust no6 be 5ade2 That 6hich subdues and depresses the hu5an spirit 5ust be reco$niFed "or 6hat it is and contained behind <the door 6here e8i! d6e!!s2= This sort o" sharp distinction and decisi8e action canKt be ta@en "ro5 a 5udd!ed 5ind state2 Thus, the 6ho!e o" ,u5anity is bein$ 9o!ted into the star@ c!arity needed "or ri$ht 9ud$5ent, a$ain -aturnKs 9urisdiction2 #5on$ the 5any i5portant rea!iFations 6hich 5ust co5e to our p!anet durin$ the current cha!!en$e, one stands out as preHe5inent2 +on$ o8erdue is a $!oba! reco$nition that c!ai5s o" superiority and pri8i!e$e 5ade by any $roup on the basis o" re!i$ious persuasion can not "ai! to produce a c!i5ate o" socia! en5ity and po!itica! tension2 #ny $roup 6hich c!ai5s that it a!one has status as odKs chosen peop!e has set itse!" a$ainst a!! others and has !aid the $roundH6or@ needed to 9usti"y abuses 6hich 5i$ht be 8isited on others as so5e sort o" di8ine!y sanctioned 5ission2 Ghether c!ai5s !i@e this co5e "ro5 Pe6s, "unda5enta!ist 'hristians, or Is!a5ic e7tre5ists, such c!ai5s are one and a!! serious distortions o" truth2 Gorse, they are 9u8eni!e atte5pts to appropriate and co55andeer the nature o" 3eity to separati8e purposes, an outri$ht sub8ersion by the hu5an, se!"Hi5portant e$o o" $reat 5etaphysica! concepts 6hich are the specia! pro8ince o" none, but instead inherent!y a $i"t to a!!2 TodayKs Gor!d Terroris5 'risis has this 5i7ture o" re!i$ious pre9udice and se!" i5portance at its 8ery root2 Is!a5ic e7tre5ists 6ho insist that their 8ersion o" re!i$iosity is the on!y correct approach to od "ee! 9usti"ied in hatin$ and see@in$ the e7ter5ination o" Pe6s, 6ho in turn ha8e historica!!y 5aintained that they a!one are especia!!y sin$!ed out by od as those chosen to enact 3i8ine Gi!! and to be absorbed in 3eity at the end o" earth!y !i"e2 ,ere 6e ha8e t6o $roups 6ith 5utua!!y e7c!usi8e c!ai5s that od !o8es the5 best2 It re5inds one o" chi!dren on the street corner 9eerin$ at one another, <Mo5 !o8es 5e best2= <%o, Mo5 !o8es ME bestS= Pust recent!y, the terrorist !eader )sa5a bin +aden, continuin$ in this 8ein, has si5p!y presented the current crisis as an attac@ on Is!a52 /%e8er 5ind the "act that his terrorist net6or@ initiated the recent round o" 8io!ence21 ,is 6ords p!ain!y re8ea! that he percei8es the current crisis as a 6ar to be 6a$ed "or the protection and ad8ance5ent o" Is!a52 Further5ore, docu5ents "ro5 bin +adenKs or$aniFation, obtained by :ritish and #5erican inte!!i$ence, $raphica!!y di8u!$e 5ethods o" torture, e7ecution, and 5ass 5urder 6hich are a!!e$ed!y appro8ed by #!!ah "or the ad8ance5ent o" Is!a52 Inhu5an in its "ury, this <re!i$ious= "erocity be!ies the presence o" tra$ica!!y 5isdirected -i7th (ay "orce, 5uch the sa5e as did the -panish Inquisition2 Then as

no6, "iendish in"!iction o" a$ony on others 6as seen as 9usti"ied "or the purpose o" assertin$ the assu5ed superiority and purity o" one particu!ar /and narro61 re!i$ious "or5u!ation2 In that the si$nature o" 5isused (ay -i7 "orce is undeniab!y present in the current Gor!d Terroris5 'risis, odd!y this 5ay o""er an ironic note o" opti5is52 #s 6e @no6 "ro5 study o" the #$e!ess Gisdo5 as $i8en by the Tibetan throu$h #!ice :ai!ey, the po6er o" the si7th ray is due to 8ast!y decrease as the #$e o" Pisces recedes and the #$e o" #quarius un"o!ds2 Thus, the current insane insistence upon a re!i$ious!y based pri8i!e$e to in"!ict punish5ent and pain on others 5ay 6e!! si$ni"y the !ast desperate $asps o" the departin$ Piscean Era2 In other 6ords, 6e 5ay be 6itnessin$ the stubborn death dance o" a departin$ paradi$52 The de5ise o" this out5oded, si7th ray, astra! 6ay o" response can not co5e an hour too soon2 :ac@ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& T))+- )F E-)TE(I' #-T()+) .

Patric@ Mu!cahy

The Three 3i8ine 'urrents The Three 3ecanates The (u!in$ P!anets The #rt o" (eadin$ Transits The T6e!8e 'oup!ets o" I,Rh

The Three 3i8ine 'urrents My understandin$ /at this ti5e1 is that the e8o!utionary 5o8e5ent o" co!!ecti8e ,u5anity is, sy5bo!ica!!y spea@in$, antiHc!oc@6ise around the circ!e o" the Tropica! Fodiac H "ro5 #ries to Pisces2 /-ee the artic!e: -eedHTreeHFruit21 This 5o8e5ent is $i8en its 5o5entu5 by the in"!uence o" t6o "unda5enta! creati8eHe8o!utionary "orces described by the di8ine na5e I,R, #+,IM /.eho8ah E!ohi512 The ter5 #+,IM /= DB1 itse!" describes a dua! strea5 o" "orce co5prised o" the #3%I /= B51 and #,I, /= 211 currents H t6o strea5s o" in"!uence "!o6in$ sy5bo!ica!!y in the sa5e direction2 #3%I H 0nconscious e8o!ution H antiHc!oc@6ise I,R, H 'onscious e8o!ution /or creati8e e8o!ution1 H c!oc@6ise #,I, H 0nconscious creation H antiHc!oc@6ise #3%I and #,I, "!o6 in the antiHc!oc@6ise direction, pushin$ the 6a8e o" ,u5an sou!s a!on$ 6ith the5 at the unconscious !e8e! H both o" the5 bein$ coordinated direct!y by hi$hest -pirit /#, or a!eph12 #3%I 6or@s to sti5u!ate the e8o!ution o" the 5icroQ5acrocos5ic For5 princip!e 8ia the reat Mother /i2e2 "ro5 the $round up, as it 6ere12 #,I, e7ecutes the 5icroQ5acrocos5ic Gi!! o" the 'reator2 It is responsib!e "or actua!isin$ the o8era!! spiritua! Purpose o" the !o$os, and thus, the co!!ecti8e Initiation o" the ,u5an species2

I,R,, on the other hand, is a current that circu!ates in the c!oc@6ise direction2 It pro8ides a brid$e bet6een the For5 and -pirit princip!es, coordinatin$ and har5onisin$ the5 both in the creati8eH e8o!utionary processM interpretin$ the di8ine PurposeM "or5u!atin$ and i5p!e5entin$ the ,ierarchica! P!an "or p!anet Earth2 I,R, is directed by the 'onsciousness princip!e /I, or yod1, the i55ediate source bein$ /"or co!!ecti8e ,u5anity1 the -piritua! ,ierarchy or * reat Ghite :rotherhood*2 The current o" I,R, is !i@e a !adder, or rope, that is !o6ered by the P!anetary ,ierarchy do6n to ,u5anity so that 6e 5ay c!i5b conscious!y up to Their e7a!ted !e8e!2 #t the sa5e ti5e, They 5etaphorica!!y pu!! on the rope to he!p us reach the top as quic@!y as possib!e2 The Three 3ecanates It shou!d be noted that the si$ns are each theoretica!!y di8ided into three decanates correspondin$ to: "or5, consciousness, and spirit2 The "or5 princip!e o" a si$n is e5phasised as a p!anet transits throu$h its "irst decanate /i2e2 ten de$rees12 This 5ar@s the 5ost unconscious period o" co!!ecti8e hu5an de8e!op5ent2 :ut e8o!8ed $roups and or$anisations /that is, those 6ho are sensiti8e to the c!oc@6ise I,R, current1 are ab!e to use this ti5e to $round their creati8e ener$ies by !ayin$ a ne6 "oundation upon 6hich they are destined to bui!d the "uture2 The unconscious 5asses su""er considerab!y durin$ this ti5e ho6e8er, as the "or5 princip!e /8ia the antiHc!oc@6ise #3%I current1 brin$s to their a6areness the need "or e8o!utionary chan$e 8ia the occurrence o" $ross physica! e8ents in their !i8es2 The di""erence bet6een the t6o approaches is that those 6ho "!o6 6ith the I,R, current beco5e conscious!y a6are o" the need "or chan$e /recei8in$ the i5petus "ro5 6ithin1 and proceed to 6i!!in$!y and inte!!i$ent!y i5p!e5ent that chan$e2 In other 6ords, they act be"ore the need is physica!!y i5pressed upon the52 Those 6ho are !ess conscious ho6e8er H the 5a9ority o" hu5ans H require to be *hit o8er the head* 6ith the need "or chan$e by e7terna! circu5stances /e""ected by the #3%I current12 Ghen the second decanate o" a si$n beco5es acti8ated by a transitin$ p!anet, the consciousness princip!e beco5es hi$h!i$hted2 This is a ti5e 6hen the "orces o" #3%I and I,R, 6or@ to e""ect e8o!utionary chan$es in hu5an consciousness2 For the 5ost unconscious o" the race this is achie8ed by #3%I 6ith the i5position o" "urther e7terna! cata!ytic e8ents 6hose i5pact see@s to shatter 8arious spiritua!!y inhibitin$ i!!usions and thou$htH"or5 co5p!e7es2 They are there"ore encoura$ed to ponder, to ana!yse, and to 5editate upon the si$ni"icance o" the continuin$ physica! chan$es, as 6e!! as those that 6ere en"orced on the5 in the "irst decanate2 The ob9ect is the e7pansion /or raisin$1 o" consciousness2 The I,R, current operates in the second decan by inspirin$ ne6 creati8ity 6ithin the consciousness o" e8o!8ed hu5anity2 It is a ti5e "or "aith"u!!y and coura$eous!y "o!!o6in$ the desires o" one*s ,eart /or sou!1 and "or a!!o6in$ the de8e!op5ent and e7pression o" one*s consciousness to be $uided by the sub!i5ina! 6isdo5 and 5ystery o" the sou!2 Thus, the physica! chan$es that 6ere 6i!!in$!y i5p!e5ented durin$ the "irst decan beco5e the p!at"or5 "or "urther $ro6th, se!"H@no6!ed$e, and creati8ity2 The third decan "aci!itates the entry o" the spirit princip!e into the !i8es o" co!!ecti8e ,u5anity2 ,ere, the "orce o" #3%I achie8es its end in the sense that the physica! co!!ecti8eQindi8idua! chan$es bein$ unconscious!y 6rou$ht are brou$ht to their co5p!etion2 The spiritua! purpose "or the tripartite cyc!e is re8ea!ed H to those 6ho ha8e eyes to see2 #s "or the adherents o" the I,R, current, they are $i8en conscious @no6!ed$e o" the spiritua! purpose o" the cyc!e H both in the indi8idua! and co!!ecti8e sense2 Their o6n indi8idua! sense o" purpose beco5es crysta!!ised durin$ the third decanate, and the 5ore ad8anced o" their nu5ber

acquire an understandin$ o" the purpose o" the Earth +o$os /as re$ards ,is e7pressed intention "or the three"o!d decan cyc!e12 The particu!ar rea!5 o" co!!ecti8e hu5an e7perience in 6hich said chan$es are to ta@e p!ace is deter5ined by the nature o" the Fodiaca! si$n/s1 in8o!8ed2 The (u!in$ P!anets # $eocentric astro!o$ica! chart is usua!!y di8ided into the t6e!8e tropica! si$ns and t6e!8e terrestria! houses 6ith p!anet Earth situated sy5bo!ica!!y in the centre o" the circ!e2 The Fodiaca! si$ns e7e5p!i"y and radiate /or conduct1 8arious qua!ities o" the hu5an sou! 6hi!e the terrestria! houses represent t6e!8e *physica!* subHdi5ensions into 6hich the sou! incarnates to e7perience !i"e upon the earth p!ane2 The houses en5esh the hu5an sou! 6ithin 6hat 6e describe as the *;rd 3i5ensiona!* 6or!d /i2e2 the physica!Qetheric, astra!, and 5enta! p!anes o" our so!ar syste512 They sy5bo!ise 6indo6s o" e7perience, or t6e!8e *physica!* senses or too!s, 6hich enab!e a hu5an sou! to interact 6ith other incarnate sou!s, and to 9oin 6ith the5 in the $reat P!an o" coHcreation upon the Earth2 #n astro!o$ica! chart a!so contains sy5bo!s representin$ the @no6n p!anets in our so!ar syste5, and so5eti5es other astrono5ica! ob9ects as 6e!! /i2e2 asteroids, p!anetoids, etc12 These si$ni"y, in a hu5an nata! chart, cha@ras, 5inor cha@ras, and other ener$y centres that "ocus our consciousness speci"ica!!y 6ithin the houses and si$ns /;rdQAth 3i5ensions1, and potentia!!y 6ithin a!! the se8en p!anes o" our so!ar syste52 #!! the p!anets 5ani"est or $round their ener$yQin"!uence throu$h the house syste5 o" a chart /and thus 5a@e the5se!8es "e!t 6ithin the ;rd 3i5ension12 :ut so5e o" the5 are conduits "or ener$ies e5anatin$ "ro5 "ar abo8e the 5enta! p!ane2 /It depends on the e8o!utionary status and purpose o" the p!anetary entity21 #s 6e raise our consciousness 6e beco5e ab!e to harness, 8ia the p!anets, these hi$her 8ibrations and to conscious!y uti!ise the5 in the creation o" our persona!Qco!!ecti8e 6or!d2 Thus, the p!anets -aturn, 0ranus, and %eptune o""er us the potentia! to conscious!y access the at5ic, 5onadic and !o$oic p!anes respecti8e!y2 )ther6ise 6e e7perience their in"!uences unconscious!y 6ithin the ;rd 3i5ension2 It depends upon our !e8e! o" consciousness2 Each o" the Fodiaca! si$ns has three ru!in$ p!anets: a 5undane ru!er, an esoteric ru!er, and a hierarchica! ru!er2 They are $i8en by Master 396a! Jhu! as "o!!o6s:

Persona!ityMundane -ou!Esoteric Monad,ierarchica! #ries Mars Mercury 0ranus Taurus Renus Ru!can Ru!can e5ini

Mercury Renus Earth 'ancer Moon %eptune %eptune +eo -un -un -un Rir$o Mercury Moon Pupiter +ibra Renus 0ranus -aturn -corpio Mars Mars Mercury -a$ittarius Pupiter Earth Mars 'apricorn -aturn -aturn Renus #quarius 0ranus Pupiter Moon Pisces Pupiter P!uto P!uto

#s you can see, so5e o" ,is desi$nations are 5ysterious, and open to question and e7peri5entation2 #!so, in so5e cases abo8e /ita!icised1, the -un and Moon are said to *8ei!* the in"!uences o" Ru!can, 0ranus, or %eptune2 /-ee: Esoteric #stro!o$y by #!ice :ai!eyQ396a! Jhu!21 Interpretation

Ghen interpretin$ an astro!o$ica! chart, and e7a5inin$ a particu!ar house, the si$n that is behind the house cusp is du!y noted2 The p!anetary ru!ers o" that si$nQhouse "ocus the unQconscious acti8ity o" the house in certain re$ions o" the chart2 -o e8en thou$h a si$nQhouse 5ay be e5pty o" p!anets, its ru!ers are acti8e a$ents 6ho syste5atica!!y de8e!op its /the house*s1 arenaHo"H e7perience 6ithin a person*s !i"e2 Thus, the ru!ers o" each house, 6here8er they 5ay be, $i8e e7pression to the archetypa! 5eanin$ and specia! purpose o" the house that they represent2 E8ery house there"ore, pro8ides its o6n *physica!* di5ension o" e7perience, contributes its o6n ener$yHstrea5, to the un"o!din$ persona! rea!ity 5atri7 o" a hu5anHbein$2 The hu5an persona!ity /3au$hter1 operates natura!!y and direct!y throu$h the 5undane ru!ers2 They sy5bo!ise our i55ediate connection to, and interaction 6ith, the physica! 6or!d /*;rd 3i5ension*12 Thus, the 5undane ru!ers are the "ina! "oca!ised entry points "or the ener$y and in"!uence o" their respecti8e si$nsQhouses2 It is quite possib!e, and indeed the nor5, "or a hu5anH bein$ to "unction upon the Earth 6ho!!y and so!e!y throu$h the 8ehic!e o" the 5undane ru!ers, but that, ho6e8er, indicates the !o6est !e8e! o" hu5an consciousness2 The esoteric ru!ers are 8ehic!es o" the sou! /-on12 They represent potentia!!y a deeper !e8e! o" acti8ity associated 6ith the si$nQhouse o" their ru!ership2 #nd they require a hi$her !e8e! o" consciousness, *sou! consciousness* in "act, in order to actua!ise their potentia!2 Ghen a hu5anH bein$ is uti!isin$ an esoteric ru!er they ha8e "reed the5se!8es considerab!y "ro5 the "earsQdesires /i2e2 distractions1 o" the persona!ity /i2e2 speci"ica!!y those associated 6ith the 5undane ru!er1 and are en$a$ed in the 5ore pro"ound process o" creati8eHe8o!ution2 In other 6ords, they are conscious!y cooperatin$ 6ith their sou! as it $uides the5 on the un"o!din$ path o" their destiny2 They 6i!! sti!! e7press the5se!8es throu$h the 5undane ru!ers, but the *physica!* acti8ity /o" the 5undane ru!ers1 6i!! ha8e a hi$her purpose and a 5ore 5eanin$"u! e7pression H one that is inti5ate!y and pro"ound!y connected 6ith the a!!ied esoteric ru!ers2 +i@e6ise, the hierarchica! ru!ers potentia!!y sy5bo!ise an e8en hi$her !e8e! o" consciousness /i2e2 spirit or 5onad12 They $i8e us direct access to the p!anetary ,ierarchy and Its di8ine P!an "or the Earth and ,u5anity2 They open the 6ay "or the u!ti5ate e7pression o" the terrestria! houses o" the horoscope2 There are "e6 incarnate hu5ans 6ho are capab!e o" conscious!y uti!isin$ the hierarchica! ru!ers, but a!! are 6or@in$ to e8entua!!y achie8e that end2 The #rt o" (eadin$ Transits (ea!!y, there is no need to !earn $eneric 5eanin$s "or the 8arious aspects, or to 5e5orise coo@H boo@ sty!e transit interpretations2 /These are 8ery !i5ited in their use"u!ness21 #!! that is required is an understandin$ o" the basic astro!o$ica! archetypes and a @no6!ed$e o" the "our "unda5enta! processes described be!o62 First!y, no transit is ne$ati8e H they are a!! positi8e2 It is on!y our "ear"u! and unen!i$htened response /i2e2 do$$ed resistance1 to the e8o!utionary "orce o" a transit that 5a@es it appear ne$ati8e and di""icu!t2 This is, ho6e8er, the approach that 5ost peop!e on the p!anet at this ti5e adopt2 The in"!uences and e""ects o" 5a9or transits $enera!!y !ast o8er a period o" appro7i5ate!y one year2 ,o6e8er, so5e transits !ast "or t6o years /or 5ore12 These !atter consist o" "i8e e7act *hits* o" the transitin$ p!anet to the nata! /or *radi7*1 p!anet H three "or6ard 5o8in$ hits and t6o retro$rade hits2 #nd it is quite co55on "or 5a9or e8ents to "a!! on /or around1 the precise dates $i8en "or these hits2 The "or6ard 5o8in$ /or *direct*1 hits are the "irst, third and "i"th in each transit sequence2 The second and "ourth in each series appear, "ro5 Earth*s perspecti8e, to be 5o8in$ in the re8erse /or *retro$rade*1 direction2

#s a $enera! ru!e, the direct transits sti5u!ate out6ard action /or acti8ity1 6hi!e the retro$rade transits encoura$e in6ard re"!ection2 The basic procedure can be su55arised as "o!!o6s:

1st hitQ;rd hit /For6ard 5o8e5ent21 0nconscious!y e8o@ed out6ard acti8ity occurs as a cata!yst to pro5ote a chan$e in consciousness2 This is potentia!!y the 5ost unconscious phase o" the threeH "o!d /and "i8eH"o!d1 cyc!e2 2nd hitQAth hit /(etro$rade 5o8e5ent21 )pportunity "or re"!ection upon the acti8ity o" the "irstQthird hit2 The *turnin$ point*2 # ti5e o" assi5i!ation o" the inner 5eanin$ /or 5essa$e1 behind the outer e8ents o" the "irstQthird hit2 ;rd hitQ5th hit /For6ard 5o8e5ent21 )pportunity "or conscious positi8e action based on the 6isdo5 $ained "ro5 the pre8ious period o" introspection and 5editation /i2e2 o" the secondQ"ourth hit12 %ote: There are t6o princip!e 8ariations o" e7perience o" the ;rd transit hit dependin$ upon 6hich path6ay a person chooses to ta@e "ro5 the 2nd hit2 This is basica!!y deter5ined by their !e8e! o" consciousness2 It is a!so possib!e "or a person to e7perience the 5th hit in an unconscious cata!ytic "or5 /i2e2 precise!y as the 1st hit is e7perienced1 i" they "ai! to e7tract the essence o" the transit*s teachin$ and initiate ri$ht action based on a $reater !e8e! o" understandin$2 -o too, there is the potentia! "or the 5ost ad8anced o" our race to !i8e the entire transit cyc!e conscious!y H e8en the 1st hit H and to creati8e!y uti!ise the a8ai!ab!e ener$y in har5ony 6ith the true purpose o" their sou!Q5onad and the di8ine P!an o" the spiritua! ,ierarchy2 The "unda5enta! process described abo8e represents the potentia!!y positi8e e7pression o" any three"o!d /or "i8eH"o!d1 transit sequence2 :ut it is co55on "or a8era$e hu5anity to be unab!e or un6i!!in$ to use the creati8eHe8o!utionary current /o" I,R,1 and there"ore to e7perience the co5p!ete transit cyc!e in a 6ho!!y unconscious "or52 In this case, they "ai! to !earn "ro5 the inner 5eanin$ o" their e7perience and beco5e trapped in a repetiti8e cyc!e o" con$ruous e7terna! e8ents unti! "ina!!y the !i$ht da6ns2 :asica!!y, 6hen a transitin$ p!anet "or5s an aspect 6ith a nata! p!anet, it see@s to achie8e the "o!!o6in$: 11 Inte$ration H o" the nata! p!anet into the persona!ity /"ina! ha1 21 Puri"ication H :rin$in$ the acti8ity o" the nata! p!anet into a!i$n5ent 6ith the sou! /8a81 HHH ;1 Po!arisation H :a!ancin$ o" the nata! p!anet 6ith its opposite houseQsi$n /ha1 A1 Initiation H -ti5u!ation o" the nata! p!anet*s ener$y to6ards creati8e acti8ity /yod12 These "our !e8e!s o" acti8ity correspond 6ith the "our e!e5ents o" the "or5u!a I,R, H the sacred Tetra$ra55aton2 They are partitioned /i2e2 abo8e, by HHH1 because !e8e!s /11 and /21 are processes that are !in@ed to$ether 6ith both "a!!in$ under the $o8ernance o" the #3%I current2 +e8e!s /;1 and /A1 are a!so co5p!e5entary and resu!t "ro5 the subt!er undu!ation o" the I,R, current2 The 5ain "ocus o" the ener$y o" a!! transits is upon sti5u!atin$ the nata! p!anet in8o!8ed2 The transitin$ p!anet tri$$ers a cata!ysin$ e8ent /so5eti5es a crisis1 to occur in the arenaHo"H e7perience o" the houseQsi$n it is current!y 5o8in$ throu$h2 The i5p!ications o" this e8ent i5pact direct!y upon the nata! p!anet/and its houseQsi$n1 and i5pe! it to ta@e so5e "or5 o" action2 The nature o" the cata!yst and o" the nata! p!anet*s consequent response 6i!! depend on the !e8e! o" consciousness o" the hu5an sub9ect /and thus upon the di8ine current 6ith 6hich they are

6or@in$ H #3%I or I,R,12 In other 6ords, the resu!tin$ e7perience 6i!! be either pure!y e8o!utionary /unconscious1, or creati8eHe8o!utionary /conscious12 The "our basic processes can be e7p!ained as "o!!o6s: Rh 11 "ina! ha /3au$hter, h1 H #3%I 'urrent H Inte$ration It is quite co55on "or hu5anHbein$s to "ai! to ac@no6!ed$e the e7istence 6ithin the5se!8es o" their o6n 8arious p!anetary ener$iesQqua!ities2 :ein$ on the pure!y e8o!utionary path, and because o" their re!ati8e unconsciousness, they are unab!e as yet to conscious!y harness those ener$ies2 :ut they do e7perience /or "ee!1 at a certain !e8e! o" a6areness an e5ptiness or inco5p!eteness o" bein$2 :ecause o" this they are natura!!y inc!ined to pro9ect their subconscious *yearnin$ "or 6ho!eness* onto other bein$s and !oo@ to the5 to pro8ide 6hat they "ee! is 5issin$ in their !i8es2 In this case, they usua!!y see@ to "or5 a c!ose persona! re!ationship 6ith the other person 6ho in turn beco5es a @ind o" e7terna! substitute "or the *5issin$* interna! qua!ities2 Most hu5an *!o8e* re!ationships are based upon this 8ery dyna5ic, 6here both parties see in each other the qua!ities that they subconscious!y "ee! the5se!8es to persona!!y !ac@2 The arena o" e7perience /i2e2 *schoo! roo5*1 that resu!ts "ro5 this *natura!* hu5an interaction is one o" the 5ain "ocuses o" the #3%I current2 It i5pacts upon the 8arious nata! p!anets in8o!8ed in the pro9ection, and does so throu$h the 8ehic!e o" any transitin$ p!anets that 5o8e into aspect 6ith those nata! p!anets2 The e""ect o" each such transit is to sti5u!ate particu!ar areas o" con"!ict 6ithin the re!ationship that are re!ated to the pro9ection o" the nata! p!anet2 The ai5 is to de5onstrate to the transitee that his partner cannot and 6i!! not adequate!y pro8ide "or his specia!ised needs2 This recurrin$ e7perience continua!!y thro6s his "ocus bac@ upon hi5se!", i5pe!!in$ hi5 to search "or the pro9ected qua!ity 6ithin his o6n bein$2 ,e e8entua!!y co5es to understand that on!y he, and no other entity, can rea!ise "or hi5 the sense o" *6ho!eness o" se!"* "or 6hich he yearns2 21 8a8 /-on, R1 H #3%I 'urrent H Puri"ication Those p!anetary ener$ies that 6e ha8e success"u!!y inte$rated into our persona!ity are a!so sub9ect to the #3%I current 6hen they are not operatin$ in har5ony 6ith the !o8eQ6i!! o" our sou!2 #s 6ith /11 abo8e, this condition a!so app!ies to the 5a9ority o" hu5anHbein$s at this ti5e2 Today, the a8era$e person has a 5i7ture o" pro9ected and i5per"ect!y attuned p!anetary qua!ities2 The nu5ber o" such peop!e 6i!! steadi!y decrease as the e8o!utionary process carries us into the Ath 3i5ension2 There is a!6ays the potentia! "or each p!anetary ener$y to be harnessed and used by the sou! in the process o" creati8e e8o!ution, but this is not the rea!ity "or 5ost peop!e2 # rea!i$n5ent 5ust "irst occur 6herein the persona!ity is "reed "ro5 its "ear"u! need to "ee! in abso!ute contro!, and so !earn to open itse!" to the $uidance o" the sou!2 This end is achie8ed by the action o" transitin$ p!anets 6ho "ocus the #3%I current upon any *6ay6ard* nata! p!anets in a persons chart2 In order to be ab!e to success"u!!y assist a person 6ho is about to under$o a 5a9or transit 6e 5ust "irst!y @no6 i"Qho6 that person is 5isusin$ the ener$y o" the nata! p!anet2 This requires @no6!ed$e o" the person*s present !i"e circu5stances and beha8ior2 -o5e insi$ht can be $ained by !oo@in$ at the $enera! structure o" their nata! chart, but this isn*t enou$h by itse!"2 #n inter8ie6 is usua!!y a!so necessary2 Gith this bac@$round in"or5ation the astro!o$er is then in a 8ery $ood position to be ab!e to assist the transitee to approach his upco5in$ transit in a consciousH e8o!utionary 6ay, and thus he is $i8en the opportunity to e7perience a 5ini5u5 a5ount o" disco5"ort /i" he 5a@es the *ri$ht* choices1 durin$ his transit2

)" course, it is a!so necessary "or the astro!o$er hi5se!" to ha8e a $ood understandin$ o" uni8ersa! !a6 and o" hu5an e8o!ution2 )ther6ise he 6i!! be unab!e to $uide the transitee upon the path o" 6isdo5 and 5ay e8en add "urther "ue! to the roarin$ "!a5es o" pur$ation by un6ittin$!y instructin$ the transitee to 6a!@ direct!y into the "urnace2 In "act, there is a $reat dan$er in the astro!o$er $i8in$ the transitee any speci"ic instructions re!ated to his 5undane !i"e2 It is "ar better to spea@ 6ith hi5 on aspects o" uni8ersa! !a6 that 5ay app!y to his situation and to then a!!o6 hi5 to deter5ine his o6n best course o" action based on his ne6 understandin$2 I, ;1 ha /Mother, ,1 H I,R, 'urrent H Po!arisation E8ery hu5anHbein$ has his ener$y centres /astro!o$ica! p!anets1 !ocated 6ithin one or 5ore peta!s o" the persona!ity e7pression o" his o6n causa! !otus /i2e2 the houses o" the horoscope as indicated in his birthHchart12 In re$ard to his sou! $roup connections he a!so has his centres situated 6ithin the peta!s o" the *physica!* e7pression o" the p!anetary !o$os* causa! !otus /i2e2 the Fodiaca! si$ns12 Each p!anetary centre is thus saturated 6ith a natura! abundance o" a particu!ar houseQsi$n 8ibration or qua!ity2 3urin$ the process o" creati8e e8o!ution 6e are required to de8e!op and harness the ener$yQqua!ity o" the houses and si$ns that are opposite to our nata! p!anets2 The co5p!ete "u!"i!!5ent o" this process sy5bo!ises the success"u! union /the *di8ine 5arria$e*1 o" the Father and Mother princip!es /yod and ha1 6ithin our o6n birthHchart, and thus the consu55ation o" our present incarnation2 Ghen a transitin$ p!anet interacts 6ith one o" our nata! p!anets it sti5u!ates an e8ent to occur 6ithin the e7perientia! do5ain o" the house o" its 5o8e5ent2 This e8ent is creati8e!y orchestrated by our o6n causa! !otus /in co55union 6ith the reat Mother and the p!anetary !o$os1 and is pro8ided in order to assist us in the ba!ancin$ and creati8e use o" the houseQsi$n po!arity opposite to the nata! p!anet in8o!8ed2 The 5ani"ested innerQouter e8ent encoura$es the re!ease /or acti8ation1 6ithin us o" ener$y "ro5 the opposite po!e 6hich in turn can be used in the on$oin$ process o" the "u!"i!!5ent o" our creati8e e8o!utionary purpose2 :y conscious!y readin$ these sy5bo!ic e8ents that cyc!ica!!y and pro$ressi8e!y e5er$e 6ithin our persona! 6or!d, 6e are $uided by our heart and 5ind into brin$in$ our ener$y centres into creati8e ba!ance2 A1 yod /Father, I1 H I,R, 'urrent H Initiation The "ourth basic e""ect o" a transit is co5p!e5entary and quite si5i!ar to the third2 :ut instead o" there bein$ a re!ease o" ener$y /or acti8ation1 o" the opposite houseQsi$n po!arity /i2e2 the "e5inine, or recepti8e po!arity1, there is the sti5u!ation and direct e5anation /or use1 o" the ener$y o" the nata! p!anetQhouseQsi$n itse!" /i2e2 the 5ascu!ine po!arity12 This ener$y is conscious!y directed to6ards the opposite houseQsi$n po!arity in order to creati8e!y i5pre$nate the Mother princip!e2 This "ourth transit "unction requires the conscious use o" the creati8e 6i!! /o" the sou!1 as distinct "ro5 the creati8e !o8eQdesire /o" the sou!1 H 6hich !atter is the pri5e 5oti8atin$ "orce o" the third /or ha1 "unction2 This yod process usua!!y operates in tande5 6ith the third /or ha1 process described abo8e2 #nd this is a!so true o" the t6in 8a8 and "ina!Hha e8o!utionary procedures2 Ge can no6 see a!so that this yod "unction /A1 is a hi$her correspondence o" the 8a8 process /21, and that the ha "unction /;1 is !i@e6ise the hi$her counterpart o" "ina!Hha /112 The #spects and the (ays There is an interestin$ corre!ation bet6een the se8en 5a9or /i2e2 ;0T har5onic1 astro!o$ica!

aspects and the se8en rays2 For instance, the con9unction e7presses the initia! pu!se o" 5ascu!ine creati8e ener$y that issues "ro5 the Father, and there"ore is a@in to the nature i" the "irst di8ine (ay2 'onsequent!y, the opposition aspect corresponds 6ith the se8enth (ay and sy5bo!ises the birth o" the creati8e spirit into *physica!* 5atter H its !o6est /or densest1 point o" e5er$ence 6ithin the body o" the Mother2 The 6a8eH"or5 o" creation is re"!ected bac@ to6ards its source 6hen it reaches the opposition point2 The 6ho!e cyc!e o" 5o8e5ent, "ro5 con9unction to con9unction, requires the acti8ation o" 1; har5onic points or 5a9or astro!o$ica! an$!es2 The 5acrocos5ic creati8e process proceeds at a pace deter5ined by the !e8e! o" consciousness /and thus by the de$ree o" conscious participation1 o" the $roup o" 5icrocos5ic !i8es 6hose duty it is to physica!!y 5ani"est the creation2 Those units 6ho ha8e 5ade "ir5 contact 6ith the !o8e /ha1 and 6i!! /yod1 o" the creator are ab!e to 6or@ in har5ony 6ith the ro!!in$ 6a8e o" creation2 These re!ati8e!y ad8anced 5icrocos5ic bein$s operate by harnessin$ their consciousness to the 5acrocos5ic I,R, current2 The !ess e8o!8ed 5e5bers o" the co!!ecti8e are s6ept a!on$ by the subterranean "orce o" the #3%I current2 The supre5e possibi!ity in e8ery person*s astro!o$ica! birthHchart is that the Father princip!e /yod H the nata! p!anets1 6i!! success"u!!y i5pre$nate the Mother princip!e /ha H the opposite housesQsi$ns1, and that -he in turn 6i!! $i8e birth to a "or5 that is in har5ony 6ith the conscious spiritua! 6i!! o" the creator H in other 6ords, a *chi!d o" I,R,*2 The a!ternati8e is 6here the pheno5enon o" pro9ection occurs, and a *chi!d o" #3%I* is the end resu!t /as described in "ina!Hha abo8e12 The pro$ression o" 5a9or aspects "ro5 the con9unction to the opposition describes the process o" the descent o" spirit /or creati8e "orce1 into and throu$h se8en !e8e!s o" 5ani"estation2 The up6ard re"!ection "ro5 the opposition aspect bac@ to the con9unction si$ni"ies the subsequent e8o!utionary de8e!op5ent /#3%I1 andQor creati8e e7pression /I,R,1 o" se!"Hconsciousness 6ithin the created "or52 The co5p!ete cyc!e, consistin$ o" the descent and ascent o" spirit /i2e2 one 6ho!e circuit o" the Fodiaca! circ!e1, is $o8erned by the 5acrocos5ic #,I, "or5u!a2 For ,u5anity the process o" creati8e e8o!ution /yod H the "ourth process described abo8e1 be$ins at the !o6er at5ic and buddhic !e8e!s2 /-ee the artic!e: #ntah@arana21U :ut these !e8e!s are on!y conscious!y accessib!e by initiates o" the ;rd 3e$ree and abo8e2 3iscip!es o" the 1st and 2nd 3e$rees are capab!e o" participatin$ in the #,I,R, process but they are !i5ited to the third /i2e2 ha1 procedure as set "orth abo8e2 #spirants and a8era$e hu5anity are restricted to the unconscious e8o!utionary "orces o" #3%I as described in "ina!Hha /11 and 8a8 /21 abo8e, unti! they ha8e attained and are ab!e to 5aintain the requisite !e8e! o" sou! consciousness2 U%ote: /In re"erence to the artic!e #ntah@arana21 %ote that as 6e approach the "ourth initiation our causa! body beco5es !ess and !ess necessary as an inter5ediate teacher2 I" 6e app!y this understandin$ to our present study 6e cou!d sur5ise that the square /i2e2 E0V1 aspect a!so beco5es /as our consciousness is raised1 !ess and !ess necessary as a 8ehic!e "or the unconscious e8o!utionary "orces o" #3%I in our !i8es, and 5ore a8ai!ab!e to be used by us as a creati8e e8o!utionary too!2 Thus 6e no !on$er e7perience the natura! tension that e7ists bet6een the t6in a7es o" each o" the three $reat Fodiaca! crosses as crisisHinducin$, but instead 6e beco5e ab!e to harness their "u!! creati8e potentia!2 The T6e!8e 'oup!ets o" I,Rh /For an introduction to the coup!ets see the artic!e, The T6e!8e Peta!s o" the +otus21 The t6e!8e coup!ets describe the re!ationship and interaction bet6een the three Fodiaca! crosses and the "our quarters o" the hea8ens2 The three crosses radiate out "ro5 the centre o" the horoscope and are e5braced by the "our directions as per the "o!!o6in$ dia$ra52

The crosses si$ni"y the inner, dyna5ic /or 5ascu!ine1 characteristic o" the Fodiaca! si$ns 6hi!e the directions represent their outer, recepti8e /or "e5inine1 aspect2 The achie8e5ent o" ri$ht re!ationship bet6een the t6o pri5ary co5ponents o" each !otus peta! "aci!itates the e7pansion o" creati8e consciousness2 This requires the correct ba!ance and e7chan$e o" ener$y bet6een the5, but in the !i8es o" 5ost hu5anHbein$s this idea! condition is not 5et2 The 5a9ority o" peop!e are "ocussed upon the "or5 princip!e 6hich 5eans that their attention is dra6n e7c!usi8e!y to6ards the "our hea8en!y quarters /i2e2 out6ard!y to6ards the circu5"erence o" the circ!e1, and thus to the second ter5 o" each I,Rh coup!et2 :ecause o" this o8erHe5phasis upon "or5, they are con"ronted by the unconscious e8o!utionary "orce o" the #3%I current 6hich is ai5ed at turnin$ their attention bac@ H to6ards the centre o" the circ!e2 There are so5e peop!e ho6e8er, 6ho ha8e !earned to turn 6ithin and to concentrate upon the creati8e spirit princip!e H the *9e6e! 6ithin the heart o" the !otus*2 #s such, their conscious "ocus a!ternates "ro5 the "irst ter5 o" a coup!et to the second ter5 /and 8ice 8ersa1, accordin$ to the !o8e and 6i!! o" their sou!2 Their !i8es are $o8erned by the current o" I,Rh2 They rea!ise that the e5phasis 5ust be pri5ari!y upon the inner sou!Qspirit princip!e /i2e2 the "irst ter51 and that the "or5 aspect /second ter51 5ust be ad9ud$ed and uti!ised in ri$ht and creati8e re!ationship to spirit2 Thus, "or the purposes o" $enera! interpretation, 6hen the initia! ter5 o" a coup!et is the 5ain "ocus 6ithin a person*s consciousness, then his !i"e is in"!uenced by the I, processes /i2e2 by the I,Rh current1 as described abo8e2 #!ternati8e!y, those 6hose approach to !i"e is ru!ed by the second ter5 are e""ected by the t6o Rh procedures /and the #3%I current12 For e7a5p!e, consider the "o!!o6in$: #ries /II1 The Father /I1 contends and har5onises 6ith the Father /I12 The potentia! con"!ict here is bet6een the inner Father princip!e and the e7terna! Father princip!e2 The attribute o" the Father that is e5phasised here in #ries is that o" purposeQ6i!! and so in #ries a person has to !earn to reco$nise the 8a!idity and spiritua! po6er o" their o6n hi$her 6i!!2 #!so they ha8e to !earn to trust and to obey the inspirationa! co55ands o" the interna! Father princip!e2 :ut be"ore a person can achie8e oneness 6ith the inner spiritua! Father /initia! *I*1 they need to o8erco5e the "a!se sense o" authority and po6er that the e7terna! 5ani"estations o" the Father princip!e /the second *I*1 besto62 #n e7a5p!e o" this psychoHspiritua! stru$$!e is 6hen an o""icer o" the !a6 /i2e2 a po!ice o""icer1 has to choose, in any critica! situation, bet6een: a1 hisQher o6n sense o" *ri$htness*, andL b1 the duties and ob!i$ations that are prescribed by *the boo@*2 In such cases he 5ust rea!ise the necessity o" choosin$ to "o!!o6 hisQher o6n inner instinctua! sense o" truth and 9ustice2 Taurus /RI1 The -on /R1 is dra6n to6ards the Father /I12 In Taurus a person is !earnin$ to appreciate the essentia! 8a!ue o" hisQher o6n sou!, but initia!!y our 5ain attraction is to6ards the 5ani"estations and $uidance o" the e7terna! Father princip!e because 6e percei8e it as bein$ o" $reater 8a!ue2 In hu5an society 6e are to!d 6hat to desire H 6hat *shou!d* be o" hi$hest 8a!ue to us H by 5ateria!!y po6er"u! institutions and other e7terna! or$anisations /i2e2 by outer re"!ections o" the Father12 Thus our attention is distracted by 6hat 6e be!ie8e to be 8a!uab!e and desirab!e, and 6e stri8e a"ter those thin$s /ob9ects and ideas1 and 6e

see@ to a5ass the5 and attach ourse!8es to the52 :ut o" course, by doin$ so 6e "ai! to disco8er the true innate 8a!ue o" our -e!8es2 The inner Father princip!e is !ocated 6ithin the core o" our sou! /R = -on12 It sy5bo!ises our spiritua! essence /or 6isdo51, re"ined o8er 5any incarnations and a6aitin$ the conscious reco$nition o" the -on /sou!12 It represents our true essentia! 8a!ue, and desires to beco5e e5bodied in "or5 H 6ithin the body o" the reat Mother princip!e H throu$h the 5ediu5 o" our conscious creati8e !i8es2 -o the a6a@enin$ o" Taurus to -e!"H!o8e and to the appreciation o" True -e!" 8a!ue co5es throu$h inner attune5ent 6ith the sou! /-on1 e8entua!!y to 5a@e contact there 6ith the Father princip!e 6ithin one*s o6n bein$2 The e5phasis shi"ts then "ro5 *5ateria! 6ea!th* to *sou!Hactua!ised abundance*2 e5ini /,h1 The Mother /,1 nurtures the 3au$hter /h1 6ith the e7perience o" di8ersity2 The hu5an persona!ity /h1 is 8ery !i5ited in its capacity to understand the deeper 5eanin$ and purpose o" its re!ationships 6ith other persona!ities and 6ith the 6or!d /,1 in $enera!2 That is because its nor5a! perceptions are "i!tered throu$h the !o6er 5enta! body 6hich is $enera!!y c!ouded 6ith e5otiona!!y tainted and erroneous thou$htH"or5s2 Peop!e 6ho are po!arised in *h* o" ,h o"ten "ind the5se!8es the prisoners o" a 8ery narro6 perspecti8e o" others and o" !i"e, and are absorbed stron$!y in their o6n pre9udices, biases and i!!usions2 Those peop!e 6ho ha8e estab!ished conscious contact 6ith the *,* o" ,h are reso!8in$ their e5otiona!H5enta! con"!icts and i!!usions, and are inte$ratin$ their disconnected and discordant thou$htH"or5s into a condition o" 6ho!eness that is based upon truth and !o8e2 They are then ab!e to co55unicate their @no6!ed$e and e7perience o" the 6or!d /,1 in a ba!anced and har5onious 6ay throu$h the 5ediu5 o" a puri"ied and en!i$htened persona!ity 8ehic!e /h12 'ancer /Ih1 The Father /I1 see@s to i5press ,is ener$y upon the 3au$hter /h12 The Father /spiritua! essence o" sou!1 sy5bo!ises the centre point o" the circ!e o" hu5an consciousness 6hi!e the 3au$hter /hu5an persona!ity1 represents a point upon the chan$in$, re8o!8in$ circu5"erence2 I" 6e concentrate our attention on a point upon the circu5"erence o" a re8o!8in$ 6hee! then 6e e7perience diFFiness and there is no sense o" stabi!ity attained2 :ut i" 6e train our eye upon the centra! hub then 6e acquire a per"ect sense o" stabi!ity in the 5idst o" chan$e2 Those peop!e 6ho $ra8itate to the second ter5 /*h*1 o" Ih are preoccupied 6ith the circu5"erence o" the 6hee!2 They "ee! that they can achie8e stabi!ity by attachin$ the5se!8es /!i@e a her5it crab1 to an e7istin$ "or5, such as H ho5e, "a5i!y, tradition, or institution2 :ut they soon rea!ise that the "or5 is unsuitab!e, or that they ha8e out$ro6n it2 They are searchin$ "or an endurin$ "oundation, but they are !oo@in$ outside to6ards e7istin$ e7terna! structures to "ind it2 :y see@in$ 6ithin "or the pi!!ar o" stabi!ity /I1 that !ies at the core o" our sou! 6e co5e to acquire an inner "ortitudeM to assu5e a disposition that is unsha@eab!e in the "ace o" e7terna! chan$e /h12 The spirit princip!e 6ithin us desires to create a ne6 "oundation that is based upon our o6n essence and that is per"ect in its abi!ity to support and nurture our hu5an 5ani"estation2 :ut it is not so easy to "ee! the spiritua! "orce 6ithin and trust in its po6er to 5ateria!ise the "oundation that 6e need to support our $ro6in$ sense o" purpose2 +eo /Rh1

The -on /R1 see@s to e7press his ener$y throu$h the 5ediu5 o" the 3au$hter /h12 In the coup!et Rh the *h* is representati8e o" the 3au$hter princip!e or hu5an persona!ity 6hi!e the *R* si$ni"ies the hu5an sou!2 It is the creati8eHe8o!utionary purpose o" +eo to de5onstrate in physica! 5ani"estation /i2e2 in the *three di5ensiona! 6or!d*1 the creati8e qua!ity o" the sou!2 Peop!e 6ho identi"y the5se!8es 6ith the second ter5 /*h*1 o" Rh are those 6ho are usua!!y 8ery /e5otiona!!y1 attached to the "or5s that they ha8e created, and they are o"ten a!so 8ery "ocused upon the persona!ity reactions o" other peop!e 6ho e7perience their creati8e 6or@ andQor 6ho are persona! "riends2 There"ore, they tend to be creati8e!y dri8en by the e5otiona! needs and insecurities o" their o6n persona!ity, and by the responses that they recei8e "ro5 other persona!ities 6ho5 they desire to i5press2 The positi8e e7pression o" the coup!et Rh in8o!8es a de8otion to, and an appreciation o", the creati8e process itse!" as it is initiated and $o8erned by the sou! /R12 The "or5 /h1 that is 5ani"ested durin$ the process o" creation is not co8eted or o8er!y identi"ied 6ith, but rather is 8ie6ed as a transient and periphera! ob9ect o" beauty H !i@e a "!o6er2 Rir$o /,,1 The Mother /,1 "ocuses ener$y to6ards ,er o6n 5ani"estation /,12 In the si$n Rir$o the *#cti8e Inte!!i$ence* o" the reat Mother is speci"ica!!y directed to6ards 5ana$in$ and super8isin$ the un"o!d5ent o" ,er cos5ic physica! 5ani"estation in accordance 6ith the purity and per"ection that is required by the Father as ,e o8ersees the e8o!ution o" the consciousness princip!e2 :ecause *third di5ensiona!* ,u5anity is an i5portant co5ponent o" the body o" the reat Mother it is i5perati8e that 6e cooperate 6ith ,er as -he 6or@s to 5aintain, up$rade, and "or5u!ate ne6 aspects o" ,er physica! 5ani"estation2 Thus, in Rir$o 6e need to conscious!y connect 6ith the Inte!!i$ence and Intent o" the reat Mother at the hi$hest possib!e !e8e! /initia! ha o" ,,1 in order to be ab!e to har5onise our physica! !abors and earthHbased ser8ice acti8ities /second ha o" ,,1 6ith ,er di8ine Gi!!2 Peop!e 6ho are 5ore a!i$ned 6ith the second ha o" the ,, coup!et are concentrated 5ain!y upon the 5aintenance o" aspects o" the present!y e7istin$ 5ani"estation o" the reat Mother2 They do not readi!y rea!ise that -he is in8o!8ed in a $radua! process o" un"o!d5ent to6ards cos5ic per"ection and that there"ore -he 5ust under$o periodic trans"or5ation2 'onsequent!y, there is a!so a tendency "or such peop!e to beco5e "i7ated upon so5e idea! i5a$e o" per"ection H one that they see as bein$ u!ti5ate, but that is in "act !i5ited by the narro6 "ocus o" their o6n hu5an perception2 #!so, there is o"ten a "ear o" chaos present in peop!e in"!uenced by Rir$o that re"!ects their !ac@ o" @no6!ed$e and understandin$ re$ardin$ the true nature, po6er, and purpose o" the reat Mother2 They 5ust co5e to rea!ise that o"ten 6hat they percei8e to be chaos is actua!!y di8ine order e7pressin$ itse!" outside the boundaries o" *nor5a!* hu5an understandin$2 +ibra /I,1 The Father /I1 5o8es "or6ard to 5arry 6ith the Mother /,12 The purpose o" this si$n is to "aci!itate the creati8e union bet6een the #!5i$hty Father and the reat Mother2 This union is 5eant to occur throu$h the co!!ecti8e interaction o" the sou! and persona!ity 8ehic!es o" a!! hu5anHbein$s H in a @ind o" creati8e chainHreaction2 :ut at the present

sta$e o" p!anetary e8o!ution 5ost peop!e 6ith +ibra hi$h!i$hted in their chart identi"y the5se!8es utter!y 6ith the Mother princip!e /,12 In other 6ords, they unconscious!y and habitua!!y assu5e a recepti8e /or sub5issi8e1 attitude, and "ocus upon "u!"i!!in$ the desires o" their o6n and other peop!e*s persona!ities2 In this case, the creati8e Father princip!e does not enter into the equation, and so the Mother can disp!ay on!y a super"icia! beauty, de8oid o" the depth and po6er o" the Father*s spirit2 #n indi8iduated aspect o" the Father princip!e /I1 ind6e!!s the sou! o" e8ery hu5anHbein$, !in@in$ each one to the Father2 Ghen 6e 5a@e contact 6ith the 5ascu!ine creati8e "orce at the centre o" our o6n bein$, then 6e are ab!e to interact 6ith our en8iron5ent /,1 in a spiritua!!y creati8e 6ay2 Ge can 9oin to$ether 6ith others 6ith 6isdo5, ta@in$ the creati8e initiati8e /I1, or beco5in$ a 8esse! o" reception/,1 as the spirit so decrees in each sacred interaction2 )ther6ise 6e are 9ust p!ayin$ 6ith each other*s e$os and runnin$ around in circ!es tryin$ to cater to each other*s persona! insecurities, "ears and desires2 -corpio /R,1 In -corpio the ener$y o" the -on /R1 is directed to6ards the Mother princip!e /,12 Idea!!y, in -corpio the ener$y and resources o" the hu5an sou! are harnessed and, under the direction o" the sou!, purpose"u!!y uti!iFed 6ithin the body o" Mother Earth2 :ut the "ocus "or 5ost peop!e is predo5inant!y upon the physica! di5ensions o" their in8est5ent pro9ects /,12 Their psycho!o$ica! "ears and conditionin$ cause the5 to be concerned 6ith 5a7i5isin$ the $ro6th o" their assets, and to be 6orried about the possibi!ity o" "inancia! !oss, and to i$nore the desires o" their sou!2 There"ore they are concentrated upon security and increased persona! $ain, and their physica! resources are channe!ed so!e!y to6ards achie8in$ those ends2 Ghen the e5phasis is shi"ted to the "irst ter5 /R1 o" the equation /R,1, then 6e a!!o6 our sou! to $uide us in the distribution o" our ener$y 6ithin the 6or!d /,12 Ge are then not concerned /so 5uch1 6ith seein$ tan$ib!e resu!ts H that is a secondary consideration H and is accepted as a $i"t "ro5 the reat Mother i" it shou!d arise2 Ge rea!ise that our sou!*s purpose 6i!! be achie8ed i" 6e "o!!o6 our spiritua! intuition, and 6e ha8e no "ear o" po8erty, !oss, or e8en death2 In 6isdo5, and 6ithout "ear, 6e unite our ener$y 6ith the ener$y o" other persons 6hose sou! purpose co5p!e5ents our o6n2 There are no po6er p!ays in8o!8ed in those re!ationships because the persona!ity is "ree o" insecurities, and acts in abso!ute har5ony 6ith, and de8otion to the sou!2 -a$ittarius /,R1 The in"!uence o" the Mother /,1 is pro9ected onto the -on /R12 Ghen the e5phasis /in -a$ittarius1 is upon the reat Mother /,1, then the hu5an 5ind see@s to co5prehend the uni8ersa! nature o" a!! !i"e and e7perience2 Those "unda5enta! !a6s are sou$ht that !ie bac@ o" the natura! and hu5an 6or!d2 The u!ti5ate $oa! is a ho!istic understandin$ o" the )ne +i"e that is the uni8erse2 The approach to this study is throu$h e7perience and @no6!ed$e o" the e7pansi8e and 5u!tip!istic body o" the reat Mother in a!! ,er 5ani"est $!ory2 -he assists us in our quest by !eadin$ us into "ie!ds o" research that are appropriate to our sou!*s specia! purpose and our !e8e! o" consciousness2 I" our "ocus re5ains "i7ed upon the second ter5 o" ,R, then our attention is dra6n particu!ar!y to6ards the sub9ecti8e @no6!ed$e o" an indi8idua! sou!2 In this case, 6e 5ay beco5e the de8oted adherent o" the be!ie"s o" another entity, and auto5atica!!y deny the entry into our consciousness o" other perspecti8es and understandin$s o" !i"e2 This is the resu!t o" persona!ity attach5ent and "ear, and pre8ents the e7pansion o" our 5ind to e5brace the #++2 #nother possibi!ity is that 6e 5i$ht beco5e too attached to our o6n persona!!y deri8ed syste5 o" @no6!ed$e and be!ie"s2 The

"ina! resu!t is the sa5e H the i5prison5ent o" our consciousness in the !i5ited thou$ht structures o" our o6n desi$n2 'apricorn /IR1 The Father /I1 see@s to in"!uence the -on /R12 In 'apricorn the in"!uence o" the sou! /R1 is bein$ superceded by the spiritua! dyna5ic o" the Father princip!e /I12 The cha!!en$e in8o!8es brin$in$ a $reater depth o" 5eanin$ into one*s !i"e so that 6e beco5e 5oti8ated by our hi$her spiritua! Purpose /I1 instead o" 5ere!y the creati8e 6i!!Qdesire o" the -e!" /R1 H our o6n -e!" o" the se!" o" another2 This state5ent e!ucidates the 5ain di""erence bet6een the sou! and the spiritua! aspect o" a hu5an bein$2 Ghen our consciousness is "ocussed pri5ari!y 6ithin the sou! our !i"eH6or@s are 5ain!y e7pressi8e o" the *qua!ity* o" our indi8idua!ity H a condition that is satis"actory up unti! the third initiation /ca!!ed the *Trans"i$uration*12 :ut by the ti5e 6e ha8e e7perienced that 5a9or initiation 6e are ready to add a ne6 di5ension to our hu5an e7pression H a di5ension that per5eates our 6or@ 6ith a sense o" deeper purpose and that $oes beyond the de5onstration o" qua!ity "or its o6n sa@e /6hich !atter is the ri$ht"u! do5ain o" +eo12 #quarius /RR1 The -on /R1 see@s uni"ication 6ith the -on /R12 In #quarius our ai5 is to beco5e conscious, on the physica! p!ane, o" the inner sou! re!ationships that e7ist bet6een ourse!8es and the other 5e5bers o" our *sou! $roup*2 Thus it is i5portant that 6e 5aintain our a6areness at the sou! !e8e! /initia! 8a8, *R*1 so that 6e can be in6ard!y $uided to6ards reco$nition o" and union 6ith those other bein$s /second 8a8, *R*1 6ith 6ho5 6e share a sou!Hbased $roup purpose2 The cha!!en$e is to resist beco5in$ persona!!y attracted to other sou!s 6ho 6e ad5ire and 6ith 6ho5 6e desire to "or5 persona!ityHbased "riendships2 This condition can pro8e to be a distraction that do5inates our !i"e and that ho!ds us preoccupied 6ithin a circ!e o" spiritua!!y inappropriate indi8idua!s2 Pisces /,I1 The Mother /,1 5o8es to e5brace and nurture the Father /I12 In Pisces there needs to be an acute a6areness o" the Mother princip!e because it is -he 6ho presents ,erse!" to the Father in response to ,is spiritua!!y creati8e needs2 /This is opposite to the +ibran dyna5ic21 The Father needs the Mother to pro8ide ,i5 6ith the "or5Qsubstance ,e requires to c!othe ,is spiritua! ener$y and to physica!!y 5ani"est ,is purpose2 Thus in Pisces 6e are required to be essentia!!y passi8e and recepti8e in nature H respondin$ to the purposes o" the Father 8icarious!y throu$h the appearance o" the 5a$netised "or5s and sy5bo!s o" the Mother2 It is i5portant there"ore that, in Pisces, 6e don*t pree5pt the di8ine creati8e process by actin$ pre5ature!y H by tryin$ to "orcib!y create a rea!ity that 6e "ee! is 8a!id and appropriate, but that is in "act a 5ani"estation o" $!a5our and i!!usion2 In Pisces 6e 5ust a6ait the appearance o" the Mother to sho6 us the *ri$ht* path to6ards actua!isin$ the Father*s purpose2 Ge 5ust !earn to resist the te5ptation to ta@e the reins ourse!8es and a$$ressi8e!y "or$e ahead H rather 6e 5ust !earn to a!!o6 the path to un"o!d itse!" be"ore us 8ia the a$ency o" the Mother2

UUU Patric@ /Ma!!u@h #,I1 H 0pdated: #pri!, 2000 :ac@ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& The T6e!8e Wodiaca! -i$ns

Peter Jubas@a

#(IE-ou! : 2 2 I co5e "orth and "ro5 the p!ane o" 5ind, I ru!e2 +i$ht : 2 2 The +i$ht o" +i"e Itse!"2 This is the di5 point o" !i$ht "ound at the center o" the cyc!e o" 5ani"estation, "aint and "!ic@erin$2 It is the Xsearch!i$ht o" the +o$os, see@in$ that 6hich can be usedX "or di8ine e7pression2 For5 : 2 2 +et "or5 a$ain be sou$ht2 T#0(0-ou! : 2 2 I see and 6hen the Eye is opened, a!! is i!!u5ined2 +i$ht : 2 2 The penetratin$ +i$ht o" the Path2 This is a bea5 o" !i$ht, strea5in$ "orth "ro5 the point in #ries, and re8ea!in$ the area o" !i$ht contro!2 For5 : 2 2 +et stru$$!e be undis5ayed2 EMI%I -ou! : 2 2 I reco$niFe 5y oher se!" and in the 6anin$ o" that se!" I $ro6 and $!o62 +i$ht : 2 2 The +i$ht o" Interp!ay2 This is a !ine o" !i$ht bea5s, re8ea!in$ that 6hich opposes, or the basic dua!ity o" 5ani"estation, the re!ationship o" spirit and o" "or52 It is the conscious !i$ht o" that re!ationship2 For5 : 2 2 +et instabi!ity do its 6or@2 '#%'E( -ou! : 2 2 I bui!d a !i$hted house and therein d6e!!2 +i$ht : 2 2 The +i$ht 6ithin the "or52 This is the di""used !i$ht o" substance itse!", the Xdar@ !i$htX o" 5atter, re"erred to in The -ecret 3octrine2 It is the !i$ht a6aitin$ the sti5u!ation co5in$ "ro5 the sou! !i$ht2 For5 : 2 2 +et iso!ation be the ru!e, and yet the cro6d e7ists2 +E) -ou! : 2 2 I a5 That and That a5 I2 +i$ht : 2 2 The +i$ht o" the -ou!2 # re"!ected point o" !i$ht !o$oic, or di8ine2 The !i$ht di""used in 'ancer "ocuses and re8ea!s e8entua!!y a point2 For5 : 2 2 +et other "or5s e7ist, I a5 because I a52 RI( ) -ou! : 2 2 I a5 the Mother and the 'hi!d2 I, od, I, 5atter a52 +i$ht : 2 2 The :!ended dua! +i$ht2 T6o !i$hts are seen HH bri$ht and stron$, the !i$ht o" "or5M one "aint and di5, the !i$ht o" od2 This !i$ht is distin$uished by a 6a7in$ o" one and the 6anin$ o" the other2 It di""ers "ro5 the !i$ht in e5ini2 For5 : 2 2 +et 5atter rei$n2

+I:(# -ou! : 2 2 I choose the 6ay 6hich !eads bet6een the t6o $reat !ines o" "orce2 +i$ht : 2 2 The +i$ht that 5o8es to rest2 This is the !i$ht that osci!!ates unti! a point o" ba!ance is achie8ed2 It is the !i$ht 6hich is distin$uished by a 5o8in$ up and do6n2 For5 : 2 2 +et choice be 5ade2 -')(PI) -ou! : 2 2 Garrior I a5 and "ro5 the batt!e I e5er$e triu5phant2 +i$ht : 2 2 The +i$ht o" 3ay2 This is the p!ace 6here three !i$hts 5eet HH the !i$ht o" "or5, the !i$ht o" sou!, and the !i$ht o" !i"e2 They 5eetM they b!endM they rise2 For5 : 2 2 +et Maya "!ourish and !et deception ru!e2 -# ITT#(I0-ou! : 2 2 I see the $oa!2 I reach that $oa! and then I see another2 +i$ht : 2 2 # bea5 o" directed, "ocused +i$ht2 In this the point o" !i$ht beco5es the bea5, re8ea!in$ a $reater !i$ht ahead and i!!u5inin$ the 6ay to the center o" the !i$ht2 For5 : 2 2 +et "ood be sou$ht2 '#P(I')(% -ou! : 2 2 +ost a5 I in !i$ht superna!, yet on that !i$ht I turn 5y bac@2 +i$ht : 2 2 The +i$ht o" Initiation2 This is the !i$ht 6hich c!ears the 6ay to the 5ountain top, and produces trans"i$uration, thus re8ea!in$ the risin$ si$n2 For5 : 2 2 +et a5bition ru!e and !et the door stand 6ide2 #Y0#(I0-ou! : 2 2 Gater o" +i"e a5 I, poured "orth "or thirsty 5en2 +i$ht : 2 2 The +i$ht that shines on Earth, across the sea2 This is the !i$ht 6hich e8er shines 6ithin the dar@ and c!eansin$ 6ith its hea!in$ rays that 6hich 5ust be puri"ied unti! the dar@ has $one2 For5 : 2 2 +et desire in "or5 be the ru!e2 PI-'E-ou! : 2 2 I !ea8e 5y Father*s ho5e and turnin$ bac@, I sa8e2 +i$ht : 2 2 The +i$ht o" the Gor!d2 This is the !i$ht, re8ea!in$ the !i$ht o" !i"e itse!"2 It ends "or e8er the dar@ness o" 5atter2 For5 : 2 2 o "orth into 5atter2

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The 12 -I %- on the TG) G,EE+-

Peter Jubas@a

)(3I%#(. G,EE+ )rdinary hu5anity, "ocused a!5ost entire!y in the persona!ity, e8o!8e in their consciousness /not "or5 aspect1 by pro$ressin$ bac@6ards throu$h the 12 Fodiaca! si$ns2 (ERE(-E3 G,EE+ -piritua! students, "ocused in the uni8ersa! and $roup 8a!ues o" the sou!, pro$ress in consciousness by 5o8in$ "or6ard throu$h the cyc!e o" Fodiaca! si$ns2 ,ere is a rendition, to be understood sy5bo!ica!!y2

)(3I%#(. G,EE+ #riesH+ibra 2 2 0nstab!e e5bryonic be$innin$s !eadin$ to the ba!ancin$ o" the !o6er psychic nature and its e7pression throu$h "or52 E5bryonic desire "or e7pression consu55ates in the passion o" satis"action2 +o6er !o8e contro!s2 (ERE(-E3 G,EE+ +ibraH#ries 2 2 The achie8ed equi!ibriu5, at the point o" rest, pro8ides the 5enta! i5petus "or sou! contro!2 Passion is trans5uted into !o8e and the initia! desire o" #ries beco5es the "u!! e7pression o" !o8eH6isdo52 3esire to 5ani"est beco5es the aspiration to be2 )(3I%#(. G,EE+ TaurusH-corpio 2 2 Po6er"u! "ocused !o6er desire !eads to death and de"eat2 The triu5ph o" the !o6er nature 6hich e8entuates in the a6a@enin$ to satiety and death2 The 5an is the prisoner o" desire and at the 5o5ent o" consu55ation @no6s his prison2 (ERE(-E3 G,EE+ -corpioHTaurus 2 2 The "ina! 8ictory o" sou! o8er "or52 3eath and dar@ness de5onstrate as !i"e and !i$ht as the resu!t o" this ener$y re!ationship2 The dar@ ni$ht o" the sou! beco5es radiant sun2 )(3I%#(. G,EE+ e5iniH-a$ittarius 2 2 F!uid interp!ay and instabi!ity !eads to persona!ity "ocus and deter5ination2 The 5an is oneHpointed!y de8oted to persona!ity achie8e5ent2 The three"o!d !o6er nature, synthesiFed and directed, contro!s a!! acti8ity2 (ERE(-E3 G,EE+ -a$ittariusH e5ini 2 2 The resu!t o" this re!ated pair o" opposites is that there is oneHpointed sou! e""ort, spiritua!!y directed acti8ity and a de5onstrated readiness "or initiation2 There is the 6anin$ o" the po6er o" "or5 and the 6a7in$ o" the !i"e o" the sou!2 )(3I%#(. G,EE+ 'ancerH'apricorn 2 2 The ur$e to incarnate !eads to the densest incarnation and i55ersion in "or52 The pu!! o" "or5 !i"e and the processes o" concretiFation contro!2 The 5an arri8es a"ter 5any incarnations at a point o" crysta!!iFation2 >)n the co55on "ear o" reincarnation H XJar5a is an e7ecutioner 6ho $uards his 8icti5s2X HH-uper5undane II? (ERE(-E3 G,EE+ 'apricornH'ancer 2 2 The initiate no6 chooses to incarnate and passes "ree!y and at 6i!! throu$h both doors2 The pu!! o" 5atter is superseded by the "ree choice o" the sou!2 For5 !i"e beco5es a conscious 5ethod o" e7pression "or ser8ice2 )(3I%#(. G,EE+ +eoH#quarius 2 2 The indi8idua! see@s "u!! e7pression and arri8es "ina!!y at the point 6here he uses his en8iron5ent "or pure!y indi8idua! ends2 ,e do5inates his "e!!o65en "or entire!y persona!ity ob9ecti8es2 The iso!ated indi8idua! beco5es the $roup ru!er or dictator2 (ERE(-E3 G,EE+ #quariusH+eo 2 2 Persona!ity interests as an e7pression o" the indi8idua! are sub5er$ed in the $ood o" the 6ho!e2 -e!"ish indi8idua! 5an beco5es the 6or!d ser8er2 ,ei$hts o" noted ser8ice are

then reached in both si$ns2 )(3I%#(. G,EE+ Rir$oHPisces 2 2 Rir$in 5atter attracts the sou! and the di8ine Mother beco5es 5ore i5portant than the son2 The !i"e o" the sou! is hidden2 (ERE(-E3 G,EE+ PiscesHRir$o 2 2 The "or5 re8ea!s and re!eases the ind6e!!in$ sou!2 The -a8ior o" the 6or!d appears and nurtures the hidden sou!s in Rir$o2

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-un, Mercury, Renus, Mars T,E -0% Z :EI%

Peter Jubas@a

Fi!tered throu$h the Persona!ity /e$o1 or E7pressin$ the -ou! /E$o1 The -un si$n is said to represent *constitution* rather than *"unctionin$* /the Moon12 .et, "ro5 the point o" 8ie6 o" spiritua! or ethica! se!"Hcu!ti8ation, it can be seen as a "unction2 The -un si$n represents both E$o Q e$o and the "unction o" *e$oHstructure* to ad5it or "i!ter out identi"iab!e /or na5eab!e1 "actors in our circu5stances, both hu5an and en8iron5enta!2 The -un inc!udes the entire three"o!d persona!ity /e$o1 inc!udin$ physica!, e5otiona! and inte!!i$ib!e "actors2 The "ocus and sta$e o" consciousness 6hich the -un represents a!!o6s us to percei8e the "actors o" our circu5stances on!y so "ar as our persona!ity conditionin$ per5its Z that is, unti! 6e be$in to !i8e as sou!s /E$o12 For ethica! and spiritua! students, the -un basica!!y represents our prob!e5 in !oo@in$ at !i"e as sou!s Z our susceptibi!ity, or our inte!!i$ent resistence to unre"!ecti8e and auto5atic persona!ity responses to the conditions o" dai!y !i"e2 For e7a5p!e, this is not to say that +eos /ru!ed by the -un1 or stron$ so!ar types are not $enerous or bene8o!ent i" they are not po!ariFed as sou!s Z on!y that their conditionin$, sta$e o" consciousness, and preoccupations can deter5ine or !i5it the purpose or ob9ect o" bene8o!ence2 This is true o" a!! o" us2 Ge are a!! co5posed o" both E$o /sou!1 and e$o /persona!ity1, and o"ten ta@e 5any !i"eti5es o" e""ort to distin$uish bet6een the t6o2 The prob!e5 6ith the !o6er e$o is that it cannot see 6hat !ies "urther a!on$ the Path o" e8o!ution o" consciousness2 !i5pses and insi$hts o" this "uture are deter5ined by the p!ace5ent o" the #scendant in its re!ation to the -un2 Most astro!o$ers associate the -un 6ith spiritua! :ein$ or hu5an identity itse!", rather than an on$oin$ process o" identity "or5ation and reconstruction /as a persona!ity1, or identity persistence /as a sou!12 This in8o!8es the acade5ic phi!osophica! question o" 9ust 6hat constitutes hu5an identity2 This XidentityX is usua!!y seen throu$h the "i!ter o" 5ateria!istic, unconscious, and reductionist assu5ptions2 In other 6ords, 5ost si$ni"icant hu5an spiritua! "actors are !e"t out o" consideration2 )n a standard psycho!o$ica! !e8e!, the -un represents the 5i7 o" persona!ity and sou!Hcontact "actors that 6or@ as a @ind o" pris5atic "i!ter, a!!o6in$ us to percei8e certain aspects o" neutra!!y

and natura!!y un"o!din$ !i"e and nature, and shuttin$ other perceptions and obser8ations out2 In this 6ay, the s!o6!y de8e!opin$ and inte$ratin$ persona!ity Xprotects itse!"X "ro5 ener$etic and !i8ed contacts that it does not yet ha8e the capacity to hand!e2 )n a strict!y ener$etic !e8e!, the persona!ity can be assessed in 5any 6ays by its response to /re!ati8e!y1 hi$h spiritua! contact Z in a descendin$ order o" spiritua! capacity: [ reco$nition, inspiration, se!"Hresurrection, initiation, [ reco$nition and cooperation, [ sti5u!ation and re"!ection, [ reaction and unthin@in$ se!"Hinsu!ation, [ or brute reaction and unconscious instincti8e de"ensi8eness2 For students o" ##:, this is one o" the reasons the Third 3epart5ent o" 'i8i!iFation is said to be ru!ed by 5asters o" tact, so to spea@2 For the spiritua! student on the path o" discip!eship, this truth presents an interestin$ di!e55a and creates a !i8ed dua!ity2 The ener$ies o" the siderea! 'onste!!ations, 6hich the tropica! -i$ns 8ei!, are be$innin$ to ha8e a sti5u!atin$ and 8i8i"yin$ a""ect 6hich can be so5e6hat associated 6ith the sta$e o" achie8in$ "reedo5 o" 5o8e5ent and e7pression in the dua! !i"e o" the sou! in the "i8eH "o!d aspect o" both inner and outer 6or!ds2 That is, a transition o" "ocus is ta@in$ p!ace "ro5 !i"e in the Three Gor!ds to that in the Fi8e Gor!ds, 6hich inc!ude triada! un"o!d5ent and consciousness2 For the spiritua! student the persona!ity represents a de"inite prob!e5 in its capacity as a te5porary construct /"ro5 the sou!*s point o" 8ie61, inter"acin$ 6ith a p!anetary set o" circu5stances de5onstrab!y conditioned by the Xhu5an 6or!dX and the p!anetary 36e!!er Z its ser8ers o" a !i5ited $rade and, "or the 5ost part, un6ittin$ cohorts2 The 6or!d is not a!6ays run by 6ise idea!ists or by en!i$htened e!ites2 This rea!iFation a$$ra8ates the sense o" depression, a!ienation, e7istentia! an$st, etc2, that the probationer /2nd de$ree1 a!ready "ee!s2 This is one o" the causes "or the e7perience o" "ear and the $!a5our o" "ai!ure, o" 6hich the probationer is 8i8id!y a6are in e7perience, but se5iHconscious as "ar as se!"H5astery, and 6hich "actors the discip!e /;rd de$ree1 is be$innin$ to address conscious!y and to uti!iFe constructi8e!y2 In this re$ard, I 6ou!d encoura$e astro!o$ers to e7a5ine the he!iocentric positions o" Mercury, Renus and Mars, 6hich are the three p!anets 6hose p!ace5ent in re!ation to the $eocentric chart is 5ost a!tered2 These can pro8ide, throu$h e7a5ination o" their tabu!ated aspects and correspondences, the basis "or a cursory ana!ysis o" the !o6er aspects o" sou! e7pression2 In other 6ords, the re!ati8e stren$th o" the three aspects o" the hu5an 5ind and persona!ity represented by Mars, Renus, and Mercury Z a!! 8ei!ed by the physica! -un Z pro8ides insi$ht into both sta$e and "ocus o" consciousness2 M#(- enera!!y spea@in$, the so!ar p!e7us, ru!ed by Mars and associated 6ith the concrete 5ind, represents and ru!es the distinct!y hu5an trans5utation o" ani5a! instinct into inte!!i$ence2 In other 6ords it represents the ani5a! brain, 5eant to act strict!y as a !i$htHbearer "or Renus, the hu5an sou!2 This Mars can acco5p!ish on!y throu$h the processes o" a!i$n5ent and constant reorientation o" the !o6er persona!ity nature to6ard the purposes and insi$ht o" the sou!, the "!o6er o" hu5an nature and uni8ersa! hu5anis52 This is acco5p!ished by aspiration, hence the ter5 \aspirant2* This trans5utation process is aided by science and !o$ica! i5perati8e, 6hich Mars ru!es2 -piritua! science is ru!ed by Renus and Mercury2 -trict!y on the !e8e! o" persona!ity, the concrete 5ind o" Mars pro8ides the \sense o" co55ona!ity* throu$h 6hich a!! the hu5an "actors $enera!!y con"used 6ith hu5an thou$ht are actua!iFed Z

such as ro!eHp!ayin$, attitude e7pression, and the habit o" 6aitin$ "or a crisis or con"!ict to tru!y thin@2 Mars a!so ru!es 5obi!iFation o" the instinctua! nature such as the dri8e to retain Xpopu!arityX at a!! costs, to "it in 6ith the herd or 5ainstrea5 or subcu!ture, to pursue se!"Hinterest unti! the price o" that se!"Hinterest is paid2 It*s basica!!y Xthe sportin$ typeX "ound a5on$ the pro"essiona! c!asses and the 5asses at !ar$e2 RE%0- represents the sou! and its 5echanis5, the causa! body2 Renus ru!es science in its hi$her and bene8o!ent aspects, 6hich are de5onstrated by a ba!ance o" 5ind and heart, o" techno!o$ica! e7pertise 6edded 6ith hu5anitarian 8a!ues2 It has been characteriFed as heartH reason, to e7press its 5enta!ity2 It represents the accu5u!ation o" hu5an @no6!ed$e, as 6e!! as ethicsH, @no6!ed$eH and 6isdo5H8a!ues2 It a!so ru!es the spiritua! science o" the sou!, and technica! 6or@ 6ith the causa! bodies o" hu5anity2 Ethics is the hi$hest "or5 o" inte!!i$ence, besides phi!osophy, and $uards the $ate to the courtyards o" this spiritua! science2 Gith re$ard to questions o" X"aith,X Renus represents the di""icu!t transition "ro5 "aith in hu5anity to "aith in od or the 0ni8ersa! +i"e 6ithin Gho5 6e !i8e, 5o8e and ha8e our bein$2 Indeed, this usua!!y 5eans that the prob!e5 s6itches "ro5 di""icu!ties 6ith "aith in od, to 5ore pain"u! di""icu!ties 6ith "aith in hu5anity Z hu5anity no6 *5ystica!!y* seen as the !itera! e5bodi5ent o" this 0ni8ersa! +i"e2 Renus, in turn, ser8es as !i$htHbearer to Mercury, the di8ine princip!e e5bedded in the hu5an 5ind and constitution throu$h the spiritua! triad o" at5aHbuddhiH5anas2 It is in this sense that the hu5an sou! is said to be the 8ehic!e o" the spiritua! triad ru!ed by Mercury2 ME('0(. ru!es buddhi or Xpure reason,X as 6e!! as the capacity "or abstract thou$ht and inte!!i$ent synthesis2 It ru!es science in the sense o" 5a9or brea@throu$hs achie8ed throu$h pure 5entation as, "or e7a5p!e, throu$h spiritua! i!!u5ination, phi!osophica! re"!ection or abstract 5athe5atica! reasonin$2 Mercury represents the 5ind 6hich has the capacity to @no6 the Mind o" od Z the trian$!e o" %ous, #ni5a Mundi, and 3e5iur$e o" the %eop!atonicQ$nostic phi!osophica! syste5s2 Mercury is said to be a substitute "or, or to be one 6ith, the -un2 This 5ay be understood in its capacity as the spiritua! triad Xen$ineerin$X the circu5stances necessary "or the Monad to 5ani"est throu$h 6or!dy and hu5an !i8ed e7perience, as 6e!! as throu$h the a6areness /since consciousness nor5a!!y understood is superceded1 o" the triad itse!" on its o6n three or "i8e p!anes2

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The Three +i$hts

Peter Jubas@a #-'E%3#%T, -0% and M))% The #scendant, -un, and Moon are the three 5ost i5portant "actors in an astro!o$ica! chart2 They represent superconscious sou!, conscious e$o, and subconscious habits or co5p!e7es respecti8e!y2 [ The Moon represents in"!uences eruptin$ "ro5 our past !i8es and chi!dhoods, "ro5 the hu5anH ani5a! instincti8e nature, and "ro5 a!! the habits 6e retain "ro5 trainin$ o8er 5any !i8es2

[ The -un represents the e8eryday consciousness o" the standard e$o, 6hich a!!o6s us to percei8e so5e qua!ities and circu5stances 6hi!e "i!terin$ others out I dependin$ on sta$e o" consciousness and the present !i"e po!ariFation and "ocus2 [ The #scendant represents the stri8in$ o" the E$o or -ou! to $ro6, e8o!8e, and transcend its o6n conditionin$ and !i5itations 6hich present in the "or5 o" the e$o, or !itt!e se!"2 [ This se!"H resurrection o" the E$o or #t5a is achie8ed in se8en Gays, in 5uch the sa5e 6ay the se8en (ay types qua!i"y the e8eryday se!", e$o, or persona!ity2 [ The @ey to the 6or@ o" the -ou! is represented by the si$n 6hich is risin$ /the #scendant1, and that si$n*s three p!anetary ru!ers, their house p!ace5ent and aspects2 [ For spiritua! students and 6or@ers, both the )rthodo7 and Esoteric p!anetary ru!ers ha8e a stron$ i5pact on the !i"e2 [ For 1T aspirants, the Esoteric ru!er indicates possibi!ityM [ "or 2T probationers, it indicates the stron$ e7perience o" con"!ict in the !i"e o" the 5ystica!!y orientedM [ "or ;T discip!es, it represents the cha!!en$es and responsibi!ities o" spiritua!!yHpo!ariFed 6or@M [ "or AT initiates, it indicates the so5eti5es drastic apparent di8ision bet6een inner and outer !i8es and 6or@, and the phantas5a$oria o" !i8in$ in the hu5an 6or!d and its e8ents brou$ht on by i55ersion in the reat I!!usion2 [ :y contrast, the )rthodo7 ru!er o" the #scendant, in a!! these cases, represents the opportune cha!!en$es and 6or@ to be done in the e7terna! 6or!d /spiritua!!y considered1 o" hu5anity*s status quo estab!ish5ent or society at any $i8en point in hu5an e8o!ution or history2 [ )rthodo7 astro!o$ers usua!!y assi$n out6ard persona! appearances to the #scendant2 This is probab!y accurate and su""icient "or a8era$e hu5anity, 6hen considered in ad9unct 6ith the -un*s si$n and position2 This does not app!y so 6e!! to inter5ediate $roups, but is quite o"ten e5phasiFed in those po!ariFed as sou!s2 [ For the spiritua! student, the #scendant has another 5eanin$2 The stri8in$ o" the -ou! to uti!iFe the hu5an persona!ity auto5atica!!y creates an appearance o" "u!!yHde8e!oped traits in that persona!ity I percei8ab!e and interpreted in 8arious 6ays by others in the en8iron5ent I but 6hich traits are not yet deep!y rooted2 -ince these qua!ities are part o" a spiritua! process o" se!"H re$eneration in pro$ress, they 5ay not a!6ays be re!ied upon by persona!ities in the outer 6or!d2 ,o6e8er, they can be re!ied upon by sou!s to indicate !ines o" cooperation, and 5utua! he!p and !earnin$ a5on$ $roups o" spiritua! students the5se!8es2 It is i5portant to re5e5ber that 5ost spiritua! $roups are not or$aniFed as such on the physica! p!ane2 Their 5utua! connections are on inner p!anes2 -uch $roups are a!so 5ore in6ard!yHoriented at "irst, 6aitin$ "or 6hat has been ca!!ed Xoccu!t reco$nitionX o" !i@eH5inded princip!es and peop!e in their en8iron5ent2 [ The @eynote o" the sou! and spirit is autono5ous inte!!i$ent and co5passionate cooperation 6ith the sou! princip!e in others, and so independence tends to be e5phasiFed in the e8o!8ed2 #!so, 6ith the $ro6th in the sense o" responsibi!ity "or conscious !i8in$ in our 6or!d, the haphaFard persona!iFed se!"Hconsciousness o" the pure!y se!"Hinterested !itt!e e$o e8entua!!y beco5es sub5er$ed in the purpose"u! and hi$h!y indi8idua!iFed $roup consciousness o" the E$o at 6or@2 [ :oth -ou! and persona!ity can be said to be $enera!!y either 5enta!!y or e5otiona!!y po!ariFed2 [ )ther 5eans o" discernin$ sta$e andQor "ocus o" consciousness inc!ude questions such as: Gi!! : 2 2 does the person use se!"H6i!! /persona!1, deter5inin$ 6i!! /inte$rated persona!ity1, or conditionin$ 6i!! /sou!1 Z is this app!ied to persons, or to conditions and the en8iron5ent ho!istica!!y consideredO +o8e : 2 2 does the person characteristica!!y indu!$e in senti5ent or the po!ar opposites

/painQp!easure, attractionQa8ersion, "earQhi!arity1, do they i5pose a de8oted and persona!iFed ser8iceHorientation acco5panied by ro!es, or do they e7press and actuate i5persona! co5passionO Mind : 2 2 does the person uti!iFe ran@ inte!!ect or robotic !o$ica! rationa!ity, an inte!!i$ent reasonin$ 6hich b!ends heart and head, or pure abstract and ho!istic intuiti8e reasonin$ in or$aniFin$ their !i8es and a""airsO :ac@ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 3I#+) 0EWodiaca! Ghee!s /3ia!o$ue bet6een Michae! (obbins and Phi!!ip +indsay1

MI',#E+: XGhen 6e state, "or instance, that the -un is *in #ries* it con8eys an esoteric truth but not an e7oteric "act2 The -un 6as in #ries at the be$innin$ o" this $reat cyc!e, but is not in e7act!y the sa5e postion 6hen it is *"ound* in that si$nX :ut the Xesoteric truthX is that, so5eho6, e8en thou$h there is no Ue7oteric a!i$n5entU, the ener$y o" the Uconste!!ationU #ries is, ne8erthe!ess, bein$ trans5itted throu$h the Usi$nU2 In 5y opinion, this is occurin$ because o" an UesotericU re!ation bet6een Uconste!!ationU and Usi$nU2 P,I++IP: E#2BBHC : XIt is the !a6 o" a""inity 6hich produces the 5a$netic pu!! and the dyna5ic response bet6een conste!!ations and p!anets 6ithin the so!ar syste5 and bet6een so5e particu!ar p!anet and the "or5s o" !i"e upon another p!anet and the *i5pendin$ ener$ies,* as they are ca!!ed, U6hich are bein$ recei8ed "ro5 so5e 5a9or source2XThe !a6 o" a""inity re!ates that 6hich is 6ithin the so!ar syste5 to that 6hich is 6ithout H Xso5e 5a9or sourceX H i2e2 conste!!ations2 It doesn*t 5atter that the conste!!ations are not synchronous to the si$ns H that 6ou!d be a physica! i5possibi!ity by de$rees anyho62 The +a6 o" #""inity cuts throu$h e7oteric astrono5ers* concrete conceptions /6hen deridin$ astro!o$y1 o" there ha8in$ to be a!i$n5ent2 MI',#E+: The -un 6as in #ries at the be$innin$ o" this $reat cyc!e, but is not in e7act!y the sa5e postion 6hen it is *"ound* in that si$nX2 a2 ,ere there is a 5i7ture2 32J2 be$ins the sentence ta!@in$ Usiderea!!yU2 The -un 6as Usiderea!!yU /in the ,ea8ens1 in the conste!!ation #ries at the be$innin$ o" a UcertainU $reat cyc!e2 It is di""icu!t to te!! U6hichU cyc!e ,e 5eans, as at the be$innin$ o" our 21B0 yr2 #$e o" Pisces, the -un 6as conste!!ationa!!y in Fero de$rees o" #ries $oin$ into ;0 de$rees o" Pisces/they are the sa5e12 P,I++IP: I thin@ he*s ta!@in$ about the coincidence o" the 2 Fodiacs here, and ho6 they ha8e dri"ted apart2 E7oteric astro!o$ers a$ree that tropica!Qsiderea! coincided at around this ti5e H Fa$an $i8es 221#32 I" 6e use 3J*s ayana5sa 211CH21B0 = 2;:' H it is 5uch c!oser to the Xstart o" the $reat cyc!eX2 MI',#E+: #round the ti5e o" 'hrist*s !ast appearance in Pa!estine, a $reat 250,000 yr2 cyc!e ended /-un orbitin$ the P!eiadesO12 (i$ht *no6* /5ore or !ess1 a 25,000 yr Piscean cyc!e is endin$ and so is /5ore or !ess1 a 21B0 year cyc!e endin$2 Is the 250,000 yr cyc!e Ua!soU @eyed to our Fodiac o" 12 and its conste!!ations2 O

P,I++IP: I thin@ so2 The Monads 6hose !i"e cyc!e ha8e a correspondence to 250,000 years, are incarnatin$ throu$h this p!anet2 #!so, is this cyc!e 10 P!atonic .ears o" 25,000 /25,000 & 10 = 250,0001 H there"ore syste5ic rather than cos5ic O # 25,000 Pisces cyc!e is endin$, but E#;22 : XPisces is the startin$ point on the c!oc@6ise 6hee! Uat this ti5eU "or the $reater Fodiaca! round o" 25,000 yearsX2 There see5s to be 25,000 year 6hee!s that $o in both directions2 /I a5 a6are o" a!! the quotes "or the Pisces endin$ cyc!e o" 25,000 years1 MI',#E+ : XPerhaps there is a $reat Usiderea!U a!i$n5ent /o" the Earth*s Equinotica! #7is1 6ith the conte!!ations 'ancerQ'apricorn, 6hi!e indi8idua! hu5an units are bein$ born Utropica!!yU "or the U"irst ti5eU in the Usi$nU Pisces2 #ny6ayHH,2P2: /no6, accordin$ to ,e!ena (oerich, XMaster :!a8ats@yX1HHHdo you thin@ her potent spiritua!ity 6ou!d ha8e been 5ore authentica!!y represented 6ith the -un in siderea! 'ancer and siderea! e5ini (isin$O I a5 interested in peop!e*s opinions on this2 P,I++IP : %o, 'ancer risin$ suited her physica!!y and psychica!!y2 +eo sun too2 Then there*s ,P:*s +ibran 5oon /and Renus1, 6hich 6ou!d /both1 be Rir$o siderea!!y, !ea8in$ nothin$ in +ibra 6hatsoe8er2 E#22E X,ence the e""ecti8eness o" +ibra upon the physica! p!ane222a person equipped to do this222,P :!a8ats@yX2 P,I++IP : It 6ou!d be interestin$ to do a study o" the physica! distancesQ5a$nitudes o" stars 6ithin the 12 conste!!ations, to ascertain their physica! 6ho!istic re!ationship, and ho6 5uch that supports the astro!o$ica!Q5ytho!o$ica! 5ode!2 /-ee E#2D1 MI',#E+ : Ghat you, Phi!!ip, ca!! "or abo8e, 6ou!d be a study o" tre5endous 8a!ueHHHI suspect rather beyond the capacities o" e8en quite $ood esoteric astro!o$ers2 :ut the possibi!ity 5ust be statedS MI',#E+ : I do thin@, ho6e8er, that the conste!!ationa! a$$re$ations are not 5ere!y U8isua!U, and that there is a de"inite interp!ay bet6een the -o!ar +o$oi Gho co5prise our Fodiaca! conste!!ations2 Ghi!e the de$ree o" Their participation in Uconste!!ationa! 6ho!enessU 5ay 8ary "ro5 star to star /i2e2, "ro5 -o!ar +o$os to -o!ar +o$os1, there is, I thin@, such a thin$ as a U'onste!!ationa!U +o$os /T'F, p2 2E;1, Gho e7presses throu$h a$$re$ations o" stars /o" 6hich on!y Use8enU stars need to be 5a9orHHH9ust as in our so!ar syste5 on!y Use8enU p!anets o" the 115] need to be U5a9orU12 P,I++IP : I tota!!y concur2 MI',#E+: : a1 Ghat is the sourceO b1 ,o6 do 6e actua!!y Urecei8eU the ener$y o" the sourceO P,I++IP : Urecei8eU the ener$y o" the source HE#22CHD , E# B0EH11

MI',#E+: I !oo@ "or6ard to your description2 I a5, ho6e8er, as@in$ "or the 5odus operandi2 I @no6 the UpathsU as 32J2 has $i8en the5, but the U5eansU is obscure, and no doubt, hi$h!y U5athe5atica!U ha8in$ to do 6ith UresonanceH entrain5entU2 P,I++IP H I thou$ht X5odus operandiX 6as 6hat you ori$ina!!y 5eant2 This is the core o" the X-cience o" (e!ationshipsX /Esoteric #stro!o$y1 and a $reat 5any 5ysteries abound2 Ge can start 6ith the etheric 6eb I $uess, and !oo@ at the -ources o" in"!uence, ho6 the thou$ht"or5 currents under @ar5ic !a6 are XdirectedX by the in"or5in$ entities, precipitate, trans!ate, 5odi"y, "i!ter, trans5ute H on the 6ay to their 8arious destinations H 8ia the conste!!ations, si$ns, p!anets etc2 Esoteric #stro!o$y Xp!otsX those inter Hre!ationships and trans"er o" ener$y2 #$ain, its 6or@in$ "ro5 abo8e to be!o6, but a!so $ettin$ c!ues by 6or@in$ "ro5 be!o6 to abo8e2 For instance,

understandin$ the reception o" ener$y by hu5anQp!anetary cha@ras and their trans5ission to the endocrine $!andQcountry, $a!8aniFin$ the hor5onesQhu5ans into acti8ity 6ithin the b!oodstrea5Qnations, is a JE.2 MI',#E+ : -ure!y a si5p!e Fodiaca! Xsi$nX /tropica!!y considered1 cannot concern the XdestinyX o" a P!antetary +o$os, but a Uconste!!ationU can certain!y concern such a destiny2 P,I++IP : E#21, XIt 5i$ht be added in addition that the si$ns o" the Fodiac are concerned pri5ari!y 6ith the !i"e e7pression o" the ,ea8en!y Man /as "ar as our p!anet is concerned1 and there"ore 6ith the destiny and !i"e o" the p!anetary +o$osX2 I disa$ree2 #!thou$h the ,M responds to the conste!!ations, the U!i"e e7pressionU is throu$h the !o6er 8ehic!es o" the P+, to 6hich the tropica! Fodiac is re!ated2 Ghat about the 3estiny o" the %ations H the anato5y "or that U!i"e e7pressionU O 'onsider a!so your !ater re5ar@ : MI',#E+ H X-o 5uch depends upon 6hether 6e consider the ori$in o" the tropica! si$ns to be 2222a structura! "actor 6ithin the P!anetary +o$os /perhaps created by the +o$os* o6n thou$ht12 Ghat about the 3estiny o" the %ations H the anato5y "or that U!i"e e7pressionU O Is the tropica! Fodiac concei8ed as bein$ the etheric body o" the earthO P,I++IP H E#12 Xthe ener$y 6hich e5anates "ro5 the earth itse!"222the e5anatin$ qua!ities and "orces 6hich are the contribution o" our earth*s etheric body to the !ar$er 6ho!eX2 I 6ou!d say that the etheric ener$ies are XindependantX o" the Fodiac 6hen !oo@ed at in this !i$ht2In !i$ht o" another section o" E#12 : X#stro!o$ers ha8e a!6ays e5phasised the inco5in$ in"!uences and ener$ies as they beat upon and p!ay throu$h our !itt!e p!anet222X This see5s to su$$est that the Xinco5in$ in"!uences and ener$iesX are "ro5 p!anets, Fodiac si$ns and conste!!ations2 .et it 5ust be considered that they are continua!!y conditionin$ the Earth, so her Xe5anatin$X qua!ities are rea!!y a co5bination o" Xinco5in$ in"!uencesX and 6hate8er is Xarisin$ "ro5 6ithinX2 Then there is the etheric 6eb 6hich connects to e8erythin$222 I 6ou!d haFard a $uess that the terrestria! Fodiac re!ates to the astra! body o" the Earth H hence the $!a5ours and i!!usions associated 6ith astro!o$y2 This is a ,0 E di8ersion ri$ht no6, but i" 6e ta@e the T'F512 and E#;B2, ;B2 H 6ith Renus as the co55on "actor, it 5ay be a $ood p!ace to start2 Ge rea!!y need to address one topic at a ti5e2 MI',#E+ : I do not @no6 the astrono5y here, but does the -un ha8e an a7ia! ti!t 6ith respect to a di""erent and $reater P!ane or Ec!ipticO Maybe so5eone @no6s2I 6i!! ha8e to study it2 I a5 stayin$ that our -o!ar -yste5 as a 6ho!e 5ay be e7periencin$ a reat #$e quite di""erent "ro5 the #$e corre!ated 6ith Earth*s P!atonic .ear and certain!y di""erent "ro5 the Earth*s !esser Precessiona! #$e2

P,I++IP : X# 25,000 Pisces cyc!e is endin$, but E#;22 : XPisces is the startin$ point on the c!oc@6ise 6hee! Uat this ti5eU "or the $reater Fodiaca! round o" 25,000 yearsX2 There see5s to be 25,000 year 6hee!s that $o in both directions2 /I a5 a6are o" a!! the quotes "or the Pisces endin$ cyc!e o" 25,000 years1 May ha8e con"used thin$s here 6ith the 6ron$ quote, as you say !ater on : XIt does appear as i" these $reat P!atonic .ears a!so are proceedin$ Uc!oc@6iseU, other6ise, #quarius /25,0001 6ou!d not "o!!o6 Pisces /25,00012X MI',#E+ : )" course, i" there is a reason "or 32J2 sayin$ 25,000, instead o" 25, D5D222 /-ee -tephen Pu$h*s co55ents here on the $eneric 25,000 year (ay 2 cyc!e1

P,I++IP : I intuit it is a rounded o"" "i$ure, but, you ne8er @no62 ,P:*s "i$ure 6as 25,DBD : /"ro5 B 8o!s -31 25,DBD H 'yc!e o" reater WodiacM *di8ided into D se8era! @inds o" 5en* /-32H;CB1M *di8ided into ;C0 esoteric cyc!es* H -32HC;1

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,P: 5a@es so5e re"erences to 2 cyc!es, 1 o" 6hich 6e are a!! "a5i!iar 6ith and another 6hich I 6as not so "a5i!iar 6ith2 The re"erence 6as not tota!!y c!ear and it too@ 5e a 6hi!e to "i$ure it out2 I 6ant to chec@ it 6ith the $roup to see i" any o" you concur or understand this di""erent!y2 11 -he states that the equino7 processes at the rate o" 50210 seconds o" arc per year2 0sin$ the "o!!o6in$ "or5u!a o": ;B0 de$rees 7 B0 5in 7 B0 second = 1,2EB,000 seconds o" arc in a circ!e 6e $et: 25,DBD22B yrs = 1,2EB,000 Q 50210 #s the e7act rate o" po!ar rotation re!ated precession o" the equino7es2 )J this is not so hard, but it does produce a nu5ber "or an astro!o$ica! a$e 6hich is not the "a5i!iar one /21552BE12 ,o6e8er I a5 co5in$ to the conc!usion that the 5ore "a5i!iar nu5ber o" 21B0 is a rounded nu5ber2 For 5y purposes this is no !on$er su""icient as one needs to @no6 the e7act rate to 6or@ out theca!cu!ations re!ated to racia! e8o!ution2 Y0E-TI)% 1: 3oes anyone ha8e a 5ore e7act andQor 5odern precession rate than 5021 seconds o" arc per yearO

21 The second cyc!e 6as 5ore di""icu!t to co5prehend, but as I ha8e been ab!e to conceptua!iFe it, it see5s that the apsis points, /apo$ee and peri$ee1 in theearth*s orbit around the sun, rotate 8ery s!o6!y2 :y this I 5ean that i" the earth*s orbit !e"t a trai! in space it 6ou!d not be an e7act e!!ipse tracin$ o8er and o8er itse!" each year but rather !i@e one o" those spira!a$raph pictures or a !otus due to the "act that these points rotate 8ery s!o6!y2 -aid another 6ay, i" there 6as no po!ar rotation and you !oo@ed in the direction o" the sun each year 6hen the earth 6as at one o" these points, such as the apo$ee, the sun 6ou!d be seen to be risin$ 11222 seconds o" arc "urther into the si$n than it did the year be"ore2 0sin$ the "or5u!a o": 115,;0222E yrs = 1,2EB,000 Q 11222 This is the e7act rate "or precession o" the apsis points2 Y0E-TI)% 2: 3oes anyone understand this di""erent!yO Y0E-TI)% ;: I" this is ri$ht does anyone ha8e a better nu5ber than 112222

%o6 ,P: "urther states that because the equino7 point precesses throu$h the si$ns in the direction o" #ries to Pisces to #quarius, and the apsis point precesses throu$h the si$ns in the opposite direction, #ries to Taurus to e5ini these t6o approach each other at a rate o": 50210 ] 11222 = B02;2 #nd there"ore the so!stice points occur 6hen the earth is a!so at one o" the apsis points in its orbit /pic@in$ an easy re"erence point1 e8ery: 21,2CD22E yrs = 1,2EB,000 Q B02;2 Y0E-TI)% 2: 3oes anyone concur or disa$ree 6ith this conc!usionO

%o6 apparent!y this cyc!e o" 21,2CD22E years is 8ery i5portant in ter5s o" 5inor catac!ys5s and the arisin$ o" ne6 "a5i!y subraces2 The "act that the sun is risin$ in a di""erent si$n each ti5e this 21,2CD22E year cyc!e conc!udes perhaps e""ects the qua!ity o" the ne6 "a5i!y sub race2 There a!so see5 to be so5e other subt!e cyc!es that I need to spend so5e ti5e 6or@in$ out re!ated to the interaction o" these t6o abo8e 5entioned cyc!es2 This is re!ated to the "act that: 25,DBD22B H 21,2CD22E = 2;DE2EC Q 21552BE = 220;B25 220;B25 is not an e7act nu5ber and I need to spend so5e ti5e "i$urin$ out i" that is due to the "act that 5y ca!cu!ations don*t ha8e enou$h precision or i" it represents a 8a!id 8ery s!o6 precession2 I" the !ater is true then I a5 quitesure this 6i!! pro8e to be a 8ery interestin$ nu5ber 6ith respect to thee8o!ution o" races2 Ghat 6ou!d he!p is i" anyone has 5ore e7act nu5bers2

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I chec@ed 5y notes 6hich are based on state5ents 5ade by ,P: in -3 Ro! II around p$ 22E2 ,ere is the appro7i5ated ti5e !ine "or the 5th (oot (ace: 1 Mi!!ion .ears #$o H -tart o" 5th (oot (ace H 1st X-ub (aceX Each has an appro7i5ate duration o" 210,000 yrs2 and apparent!y there is a !ot o" o8er!ap2 ,o6e8er it see5s ne6 ones start e8ery 210,000 yrs2 H C XFa5i!y -ub (acesX each o" an appro7i5ate duration o" ;0,000 yrs2 ,P: re!ates the duration o" these to the 25,E20 yr precession cyc!e2 These Fa5i!y -ub (aces e7ist in e8ery -ub (ace2

H D50,000 yrs a$o, appro7i5ate end o" 5th "a5i!y sub race, destruction o" aryoQat!antean iants on is!and o" (uta or 3aitya2 CE0,000 .ears #$o H 2nd -ub (ace 5D0,000 .ears #$o H ;rd -ub (ace ;C0,000 .ears #$o H 2th -ub (ace 1B0,000 .ears #$o H 5th -ub (ace H This is c!ose to your nu5ber "or the B precedin$ !itt!e a$es o" #quarius ho6e8er I 6as not re5e5berin$ c!ear!y on 5y 125 5i!!ion nu5ber2 ,P: 5i$ht be a bit o"", but not by D50,000 yrs, so 3Js state5ent has to be re"errin$ to the 5th -ub (ace and not the 5th (oot (ace2 H 1;0,000 yrs a$o H start o" 2nd "a5i!y sub race H 100,000 yrs a$o H start o" ;rd "a5i!y sub race H C0,000 yrs a$o H start o" 2th "a5i!y sub race H 20,000 yrs a$o H start o" 5th "a5i!y sub race H 10,000 yrs a$o H start o" Bth "a5i!y sub race H -in@in$ o" !ast re5nants o" X#ryoH#t!antisX /Mentioned by p!ato12 )nce a$ain 6e ha8e a racia! destruction coincidin$ 6ith the start o" a "a5i!y sub race2 #ppro72 #$e o" 'ancer2 Interestin$ they shou!d $o into the sea in a 6ater si$n2 ,ere is ho6 I $ot this2 In a 1E2B !etter in E2,2, 3J states that 6e 6i!! enter 'ap2 in appro72 2;00 yrs2 -o 2;00 H 21B0 = 120 ] 1E2B = 20DB /appro7 -tart o" #quarius1 I @no6 there are so5e other dates /212C1 "!oatin$ around but this 6i!! do "or no62 %o6 $i8en that ,P: 6rote 100 yrs a$o the 10,000 yr nu5ber is probab!y c!oser to 11,000, but 6ho @no6s $i8en the 8ei!s and esti5ates the used2 #ny6ay: H 2020 yrs a$o H C2 :' H -tart o" Pisces H 21D0 yrs a$o H 22;2 :' H -tart o" #ries H B;20 yrs a$o H 2;E2 :' H -tart o" Taurus H D500 yrs a$o H B552 :' H -tart o" e5ini H10BB0 yrs a$o H DC12 :' H -tart o" 'ancer /%o6 aint that pretty darn c!oseS1 H Ge are in this no62 Ge are the Bth Fa5i!y -ub (ace o" the 5th -ub (ace o" the 5th (oot (ace and 6e 6ere born in 'ancer2 H %)G H #nother 20,000 years to $o in our "a5i!y sub race2 H Interestin$!y enou$h ,P: states e!se6here /I 6i!! sa8e this "or to5orro6 that due to a certain ti!tin$ o" the earth*s a7is that coincides 6ith the precession, the ne7t a7ia! shi"t 6i!! be in about 15,000 years "ro5 no62 Interestin$ ho6 this coincides once a$ain 6ith the ne7t "a5i!y subrace2 This see5s to be one o" those areas /the other t6o bein$ tidi!y 6in@s and hand$renades1 6here c!ose is $ood enou$h2 H %)G ] 20,000 H start o" Cth "a5i!y sub race

50,000 .rs Fro5 %o6 H Bth -ub (ace o" 5th (oot (ace 2B0,000 .rs Fro5 %o6 H Cth -ub (ace o" 5th (oot (ace 2C0,000 .rs Fro5 %o6 H -tart o" Bth ())T (#'E

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To 5e, it 6ou!d be a $reat he!p i" the parans cou!d be !isted "or the p!anets and a!so the stars in c!oc@ ti5e in the ne7t 8ersion o" -o!ar Fire2 It 6ou!d be nice to inc!ude the Fodiaca! !on$itude"or the parans a!so2 )ther thin$s 6hich I a5 hopin$ "or are: 11 !istin$ o" dec!ination in nu5erica! order 21 an inc!usion o" the 5aps o" ec!ipses be"ore 1E50 in -o!ar Maps ;1 the ;B year cyc!es o" p!anets These ;B year cyc!es 6ere 8ery popu!ar in the 6est unti! about "i"ty years a$o2 3a8id #nrias /supposed!y under the inspiration o" the 5asters1 6rtoe about this in the popu!ar astro!o$ica! press and inc!uded it in his boo@, Throu$h The Eyes )" The Masters /pub!ished by -a5ue! Geiser, %e6 .or@, 1ECBHH"irst pub!ished in 1E;212 ,e cites the Mars cyc!e 6hich ran "ro5 the -prin$ Equino7 1E0E throu$h the -prin$ Equino7 1E252 The "irst and !ast year o" each cyc!e are ru!ed by the p!anet ru!in$ the ;B years cyc!e2 -o Mars ru!es 1E0E and 1E222 The p!anetary order is the traditiona! 'ha!dean one o" -aturn, Pupiter, Mars, -un, Renus, Mercury, Moon2 -o 6e ha8e: 1E0E Mars 1E10 -un 1E11 Renus 1E12 Mercury 1E1; Moon 1E12 -aturn 1E15 Pupiter 1E1B Mars 1E1C -un etc2 The recent ;B year cyc!es are as "o!!o6s: -aturn /and Rir$o1 1CB5H 1D00 Renus /and +ibra1 1D01H 1D;B Pupiter /and -corpio1 1D;CH 1DC2 Mercury /and -a$1 1DC;H 1E0D Mars /and 'apricorn1 1E0EH 1E22 Moon /and #quarius1 1E25H 1ED0 -un /and Pisces1 1ED1H 201B

-aturn /and #ries1 201CH 2052 Renus /and Taurus1 205;H 20DD Pupiter /and e5ini1 20DEH 2122 Mercury /and 'ancer1 2125H 21B0 /#s you can obser8e, the order o" these ;B years cyc!es is the 6ee@days in re8erse order21 1EED is part o" the ;B year -un cyc!e, a Moon year 1EEE a -aturn year 2000 a Pupiter year 2001 a Mars year 2002 a -un year etc2 #$ain, the years be$ins o" the -prin$ equino7 and thep!anetary day be$ins at da6n2 -o today, Friday, )ctober 1B,1EED is ;B year -un 'yc!e Moon year Renus day Moon hour /E:;Ba5P3T :er@e!ey, '#1 It is a ;B year cyc!e2 Mars -un Renus Mercury Moon -aturn Pupiter 1E0E 1E10 1E11 1E12 1E1; 1E12 1E15 1E1B 1E1C 1E1D 1E1E 1E20 1E21 1E22 1E2; 1E22 1E25 1E2B 1E2C 1E2D 1E2E ;B year Mars cyc!e 1E;0 1E;1 1E;2 1E;; 1E;2 1E;5 1E;B 1E;C 1E;D 1E;E 1E20 1E21 1E22 1E2; 1E22 1E25 1E2D 1E55 1EB2 1EBE 1ECB 1E2B 1E2E 1E5B 1EB; 1EC0 1ECC 1E2C 1E50 1E5C 1EB2 1EC1 1ECD

1E51 1E5D 1EB5 1EC2 1ECE

1E52 1E5E 1EBB 1EC; 1ED0

1E5; 1EB0 1EBC 1EC2

1E52 1EB1 1EBD 1EC5

;B year Moon cyc!e

1ED1 1EDC 1EE2 2001 200D 2015

1ED2 1EDD 1EE5 2002 200E 201B

1ED; 1EDE 1EEB 200; 2010

1ED2 1EEE 1EEC 2002 2011

1ED5 1EE1 1EED 2005 2012

1EDB 1EE2 1EEE 200B 201;

1EE; 2000 200C 2012

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There are apparent contradictions in the #nrias boo@2 The contradictions are,

i1 ,e i5p!ies that 1E22 is the end o" the Mars cyc!e /instead 1E251 ii1 ,e ca!!s it a ;5 year cyc!e /instead o" ;B1 I thin@ that the "irst contradiction can be e7p!ained a6ay as he is probab!y re"errin$ to 1EE2 as bein$ the "ina! /"u!!1 year o" the Mars cyc!e, rather than it actua!!y endin$ in 1E222 The Mars cyc!e starts in 1E0E and the ne7t cyc!e /the Moon1 starts in 1E25 /as stated on pa$e CD o" the #nrias boo@12 #nrias a!so con"ir5s 1E22 as indeed bein$ a Mars year in the tabu!ation on pa$e C12 Thus ;B years e!apse "ro5 the start o" the Mars cyc!e to the start o" the ne7t /Moon1 cyc!e2 The second contradiction is harder to e7p!ain a6ay, but it is ne8erthe!ess 8ery c!ear to 5e "ro5 the 5ateria! $i8en that the cyc!e has a duration o" ;B ca!endar years H not ;52 :ac@

The -e8en -o!ar -yste5s /3ia!o$ue bet6een Michae! (obbins and -tephen Pu$h1 12 To 6hat e7tent do the outer con"i$uration o" star syste5s re"!ect their inner, subt!e con"i$urationO For e7a5p!e, there are se8en 5a9or ener$ies connected 6ith the reat :ear and a!so se8en 5a9or obser8ab!e starsM there are se8en 5a9or ener$ies connected 6ith the +itt!e :ear /but it is not so easy to decide upon se8en 5a9or stars throu$h 6hich the reat :ear ener$ies are trans5itted1M there are t6o basic ener$ies co5in$ "ro5 -irius and there are t6o stars $enera!!y to be obser8ed 6hen one !oo@s at -irius as usua!!y consideredZ-irius # and -irius :M there are three basic ener$ies "ro5 the P!eiades /but no such ob8ious three stars are to be seen a5idst the se8en or nine1 #!! star syste5s are rea!!y !otuses, interna!!yM do their out con"i$urations /nu5ber o" stars etc21 so5eho6 re8ea! nu5bers 6ithin the inner !otuses or qua!ities 6ithin the inner !otusesO This is the $reat inner and outer question2 -o5eti5es you say it is i5portant /as 6hen thin@in$ o" -irius as a t6o"o!d a9na center 6ithin the )#G%M:-M so5eti5es you discount it as insi$ni"icant /as in your !etter on the ---)G)I), 6hen you spo@e o" the $reat ,e7a$on 6ith a point in the center12 -o a rephrasin$ o" the question is: to 6hat e7tent does outer astrono5ica! structure and dyna5ics re8ea! inner occu!tQesoteric structure and dyna5icsO Is there a princip!e hereO 22 To 6hat e7tent are the 5a$nitude o" stars and star syste5 an indication o" the spiritua! de8e!op5ent o" the !o$oi Gho in"or5 the5O Ghat, "or instance, 6ou!d you say about the re!ati8e spiritua! de8e!op5ent or status o" the !o$oi o" our syste5 /-o!1, -irius, :ete!$euse, and #!ni!a5Z ha8in$ as they do such di""erin$ <abso!ute 5a$nitudes= and so!arH!u5inositiesO /For the purposes o" de"inition, i" a star has <one so!ar !u5inosity= /-+1, it is e7act!y as radiant as our -un, /-o!12 -o!ar !u5inosities are used to deter5ine <abso!ute 5a$nitude= ;2 ,o6 does the princip!e o" re!ati8is5 he!p us de"ine the true nature o" the re!ations bet6een stars and star syste5sO +et us thin@, in this re$ard, o" <8isua! 5a$nitude= and <abso!ute 5a$nitude= and ho6 these t6o 5odes o" 5easure5ent re8ea! di""erent @inds o" re!ationships bet6een stars and conste!!ations2 For instance, -irius /so c!ose to us1 and so bri$ht, 8isua!!y, to

us, is 8ery i5portant to our so!ar syste5, and probab!y to our !oca! conste!!ations consistin$ o" se8en 5a9or so!ar !o$oiM but -irius /6hose <abso!ute 5a$nitude= is "ar 6ea@er than its <8isua! 5a$nitude= ^as that 8isua! 5a$nitude see5s to us to us_2 5ay be "ar !ess i5portant 6ithin the )#G%M:-, than it is to our i55ediate so!ar syste5 and the 5e5bers o" our i55ediate conste!!ation /the ---)G)I)12 A2 Githin cha@ra syste5s, are cha@ras /thou$h di""erent in re!ati8e intensity and un"o!d5ent1 co5parab!e in hierarchica! structureO Is there a princip!e 6hich states that 6ithin any cha@ra syste5, a!! cha@ras 5ust be si5i!ar @inds o" entitiesZi2e2, a!! $!obes, a!! chains, a!! p!anetary sche5es, a!! so!ar !o$oi, a!! conste!!ationa! !o$oi, etc2, etc2, e8en a!! $a!a7ies and beyondO 52 ,o6 i5portant is <cha@ric 5a$nitudina! consistency= 6ithin any cha@ra syste5O a2 For instance, 6ithin the cha@ra syste5 o" a so!ar !o$os, certain p!anetary sche5es are considered to be 5a9or cha@ras2 #re there any instances in 6hich bein$s o" !esser or $reater `onto!o$ica! statusK /i2e2, `statusHinHbein$K1 than a p!anetary !o$os are a!so "ound representin$ the 5a9or cha@ras o" a so!ar !o$osO b2 For instance, the 5a9or cha@ras 6ithin a p!anetary sche5e are represented by p!anetary chains2 #re there any instances in 6hich bein$s o" !esser or $reater `onto!o$ica! statusK than a p!anetary chain !ord are a!so "ound representin$ the 5a9or cha@ras o" a p!anetary !o$osO c2 # conste!!ation is co5posed o" so!ar !o$oi and their representati8e suns2 #ccordin$ to the tabu!ation on T'F 2E;, these so!ar !o$oi represent the cha@ras 6ithin a <cos5ic +o$os=2 )n this pa$e, a <cos5ic !o$os= is one 6hich e7presses throu$h a conste!!ationZhence 5y ter5, <conste!!ationa! !o$os=2 Entity <# cos5ic +o$os Rehic!e 'enter C so!ar syste5s so!ar +o$os -pace 2 cos5ic p!anes2

#re there any instances in 6hich bein$s o" !esser or $reater `onto!o$ica! statusK than a so!ar !o$os are a!so "ound representin$ the 5a9or cha@ras o" a cos5ic !o$os /as de"ined on T'F 2E;1O d2 Ghat I ca!! a `superHconste!!ationa! !o$osK, and 6hat, on T'F 2E; are ca!!ed the <0n@no6n= and e!se6here the )#G%M:-, has 5a9or cha@ras 6hich are represented by conste!!ations or by cos5ic !o$oi2 #re there any instances in 6hich bein$s o" !esser or $reater `onto!o$ica! statusK than cos5ic !o$oi are a!so "ound representin$ the 5a9or cha@ras o" superHconste!!ationa! !o$oiO e2 It is precise!y here, that you 5ay say, <.es=2 Githout e7cessi8e concern, you 5i7 conste!!ations and so!ar !o$oi as 5a9or centers o" the )#G%M:-2 True, you say the -irius /because there is a -irius :1 is a conste!!ation2 #nd your re"er to the -ecret 3octrine, re5e5berin$ that the p!anets are <brothers= o" our -un, and hence i5p!y that the p!anets are, as i", stars, and that, there"ore, our so!ar syste5 is rea!!y a conste!!ation2 (e #ntares, I a5 not sure ho6 you hand!e the prob!e52 :ut I say that -irius : 5ay be the cos5ic 5oon o" -irius #2 #nd that our so!ar syste5 is rea!!y a so!ar syste5 /and not a conste!!ation1, other6ise e8ery so!ar syste5 6ou!d probab!y ha8e to be ca!!ed a conste!!ation, as probab!y e8ery so!ar syste5 6as started a5on$ qua!itati8e!y si5i!ar <brothers=2 -o this question 5ust be ans6ered2 )ne o" the princip!es I ho!d to as I atte5pt to understand cos5o!o$y and cos5o$ony, is 6hat I ca!! `5a$nitudina! consistencyK 6ithin any cha@ra syste5, and I be!ie8e a!! obser8ab!e cha@ra syste5s /"ro5 6hich 6e 5ay up6ard!y ana!o$iFe1 bear 5e out in 5y a""ir5ation o" the i5portance o" preser8in$ this @ind o" consistency2

B2 #re the conste!!ations 6hich ha8e been c!assi"ied and na5ed, rea!!y on!y con8enient pictures to be used a 5ne5onic de8ices, or /in 5any instances1 do they re"!ect the associations o" starH entities 6ho are actua!!y cooperatin$, physica!!y and 5etaphysica!!yO <,u5anity is on its 6ay to a ri$ht understandin$ o" ser8icesM it is beco5in$ responsi8e to this ne6 !a6 and is !earnin$ to react to the steadi!y i5posin$ 6i!! o" that $reat +i"e 6ho in"or5s the conste!!ation #quarius, 9ust as our so!ar +o$os in"or5s our so!ar syste5 and our p!anetary +o$os in"or5s our earth p!anet2= /EP 1221 Ge see that there is a +i"e 6hich in"or5s the conste!!ation o" #quarius2 E8en i" #quarius /as a conste!!ation is na5ed "or con8enience or as a 5ne5onic de8ice1, a +i"e in"or5s these stars as a 6ho!e2 <They "unction, in a pecu!iar sense, as !in@in$ inter5ediaries bet6een the +o$os o" our so!ar syste5 and the in"or5in$ +i"e o" the conste!!ation +ibra2= /(&I 2BC1 Thus as 6e!! "or, +ibra2 <'reationZ:ein$Z#cti8ityZ-tri"eZ-ynthesis, these are the nature o" the +ord o" the "irst conste!!ation and enab!e ,i5 to in"!uence our p!anet to these resu!ts2= /E# E21 <#ries be$ins the process and is the Xinitiator o" the process 6hich !eads to pro$ressX andZat the end o" the a$e /as it is no6 at the "ina! or se8enth initiation1Zthe Initiator o" the Mysteries 6i!! 6or@ under instructions and 6ith ener$ies 6hich e5anate "ro5 the +ord o" the 'onste!!ation #ries2= /E# ;021 ,ere 6e are spea@in$ o" the +ord o" the conste!!ation #ries2 -o it /and 5any other star $roupin$s1 5ust be 5ore than arbitrary 5ne5onic de8ices2 <# steady reco!!ection o" the t6e!8e basic ener$ies >Pa$e D5? /"i8e 5a9or and se8en 5inor 6hich are in rea!ity, and apart "ro5 astra! re8ersion due to the reat I!!usion, se8en 5a9or and "i8e 5inor1 6i!! be o" 8a!ue2 These 6or@ out into hu5an e7pression 8ia the +ords o" the t6e!8e si$ns and the t6e!8e p!anetary (u!ers2= /E# D2HD51 Probab!y, 6hen you spea@ o" conste!!ations as bein$ arbitrary di8isions, cate$oriFations or pictures, you do not 5ean the a$reedHupon conste!!ations 6hich are inc!uded in the Wodiac o" T6e!8e2 %e8erthe!ess, it is i5portant to inc!ude the abo8e re"erence to sho6 that the conste!!ations are enti"ied2 )" course 6e cou!d ar$ue here that 3J 5eans e7act!y <si$ns= and not <conste!!ations=, but you and are I are both so "a5i!iar 6ith the interchan$eabi!ity o" these ter5s, that I thin@ 6e can accept their equi8a!ence in this case2 C2 3oes the conti$uity /re!ati8e nearness1 o" stars in space su$$est their physica! and 5etaphysica! association and $roupHcooperationO Fi8e o" the se8en 5a9or stars o" the reat :ear are apparent!y 5o8in$ in the sa5e direction2 The P!eiadian c!uster has stars 6hich e7ist in 8ery c!ose pro7i5ity2 #re these ti5eHspace re!ations si$ni"icant as indicators o" 5etaphysica! and cooperationO D2 Ghat are the i5p!ications to the "act that our -un be!on$s to a conste!!ation o" se8en so!ar syste5sO /c"2 E# p2 50 and 2BC1 In this question I a5 not concei8in$ o" the -un be!on$in$ to a $roup o" se8en conste!!ations2 I do 5ean so!ar syste5s2 E2 Ghat are the star 5e5bers o" this conste!!ation, 6hich I ca!! the ---)G)I)O Gith 6hich

cha@ras can they be reasonab!y associatedO Thus "ar /e7c!udin$ the possib!e 5e5bership o" -irius1, I inc!ude #!pha and :eta 'entauri, and Procyon2 There is a star in Eridanus and 5aybe on in 'eti /a!! 8ery c!ose to our -unZI ha8e to $et 5y boo@s to chec@12 There are, o" course, a nu5ber o" s5a!!er bro6n and red stars quite c!ose to our -un, but I do not count these stars as !i@e!y to be 5a9or or !i@e!y to represent the se8en princip!es /e8en thou$h they 5ay, technica!!y, be 5e5bers o" the conste!!ation o" 6hich our -un is a 5e5ber12 102 Is -irius a 5e5ber o" this conste!!ationO Ghy or 6hy notO I", yes, then 6hy is it !isted separate!y on p2 50 o" E#O I" no, 6hy is it so c!ose to our so!ar syste5, and to the stars 6ithin 6hich our star is present!y associated2O This is a $reat question, and cannot !i$ht!y be dis5issed, e8en thou$h "unctions "or -irius 6ithin a $reater +o$os are understood to be quite di""erent "ro5 those o" our -un, -o!2 112 Is it possib!e "or -irius to be a 5e5ber o" our !oca! conste!!ation, the ---)G)I), and yet ha8e a distinct "unction "ro5 the rest o" the stars 6hich are a!so 5e5bersO I as@ this o" us "or 5any reasons, but a!so, in the bac@ o" 5y 5ind, is the 5e5ory that the so!ar p!e7us center /o" 5an at !east1 has t6o points o" !i$ht 6ithin itZone hi$her and one !o8er2 122 Ghy, in your enu5eration o" conste!!ationa! centers 6ithin the )#G%M:-, do you i$nore, o8er!oo@ or discount the i5portance conste!!ation to 6hich our -un be!on$sO It is 5y contention that our -un sure!y be!on$s to a conste!!ation2 Thus "ar, it is 5y contention, that <standHa!oneH so!ar !o$oi= are 8ery rare, and 8irtua!!y an i5possibi!ity2 E8er 6hee! is a cha@ra, and e8ery cha@ra /i" it is a 5a9or cha@ra1 de5ands si7 others to be associated 6ith2 1;2 Ghat is your reason "or assi$nin$ our -un as the destination o" the (ay PathO 3o not a!! 'os5ic Paths !ead out o" our so!ar syste5 e7cept "or oneZthe Path o" Earth -er8iceO In I, - 1DD, 6e read the "o!!o6in$, su$$estin$ that thou$h the sun is in8o!8ed in this Path, so are other destinations beyond our -un /yet, apparent!y, sti!! on the sa5e Path12 <+ater a$ain as his e8o!ution pro$resses, he 6i!! pass to the sunM then ha8in$ 5astered a!! connected 6ith 8ibration in this syste5 he 6i!! pass to the cos5ic syste5, $oin$ o"" his o6n ray /6hich is but a subsidiary ray o" one cos5ic ray1, on to the correspondin$ cos5ic ray2= <I 5ay not here e8en indicate the type or qua!ity o" the intentions o" the ray +ords 6hich the Master o" the si7th initiation has to !earn to co5prehend2 The trainin$ $i8en ,i5 ends in another tre5endous decision 6hich 6i!! p!ace ,i5 in a $roup o" +i8es on so5e sacred p!anet or in so5e so!ar syste5 6hich 6i!! be a correspondence to -ha5ba!!a on our !itt!e p!anet2 -ha5ba!!a e5bodies the 6i!! or purpose o" our p!anetary +o$os2 The $oa! 6hich these initiates /trained on the ray Path1 e8entua!!y reach is so5e sphere o" acti8ity 6herein sub!i5e purposes and di8ine intentions are 6or@ed out2= /(&I 2211 #pparent!y, upon the (ay Path, de8e!op5ent is e8entua!!y pursued in so!ar syste5s other than our o6n2 /)" course, i" "or so5e reason, the ---)G)I) is in8o!8ed in this (ay Path, then our -un, o" course, cou!d, a!on$ 6ith si7 other so!ar !o$oi, be the recipient o" those 6ho tra8e! this Path12 122 )n the 'hart /T'F ;221, does the dotted !ine "ro5 the <causa! body o" our so!ar !o$os= to one o" the stars in the reat :ear, si$ni"y the prototype re!ationship o" this reat :ear star to our starO I note it is the "ourth star /the "ourth trian$!e a5on$ se8en trian$!es 6hich represent the reat :ear in this dia$ra512 152 #strono5ica!!y, can you rea!!y p!ace the P!eiades at the center o" a!! Fodiaca! conste!!ations /the Wodiac o" T6e!8e1 and a!so at the center o" the o" ten o" the Wodiac o" TenO

a2 #strono5ica!!y, are not the P!eiades rea!!y <outside= the Fodiaca! circ!e o" 12O #re they not rea!!y beyond in !i$ht years the 5a9or stars in #ries, Taurus, e5ini, /5aybe a!so 'ancer1 and +eoOZ6hich are conste!!ations 6hich are seen 6hen one !oo@s in the $enera! direction o" the P!eiadesO #nd a!so, sti!! "arther beyond -a$ittarius, -corpius, +ibra /6hich are <in bac@= o" the obser8er, as he !oo@s to6ards the P!eiades >thus, !oo@in$ throu$h Taurus and e5ini_ in order to see the51O b2 3oes the Wodiac o" Ten re8o!8e 8ertica!!y to the Wodiac o" T6e!8eO This 6ou!d see5 to 5a@e sense, and I cannot see that it cou!d be any other 6ay, as there are three circu5po!ar conste!!ations / reat :ear, +itt!e :ear ^6hich I inc!ude_ and 3ra$on1 and at !east one and 5aybe 5ore southern conste!!ations /#ntaresH'entaur, and -irius ^6hich is quite southern_1Zand thus, their e7tension see5s a %orthQ-outh e7tension rather than an EastQGest e7tension2 c2 The (ays re8o!8e 8ertica! to the p!anes2 10 and 5 are re!ated to 5an and 5anasM 12 and B are re!ated to the de8asM p!anes are de8icM rays are 5ore 5anHre!atedM I thin@ it cou!d "it2 :ut i" this cross /or t6o circ!es re8o!8in$ !i@e a cross 6ith respect to each other1 de"ines the 5otions o" the t6o Fodiacs 6ith respect to each other, then in 6hat 6ays cou!d it be said that any o" the 5e5bers o" the Wodiac o" Ten are in the si$ns or conste!!ations o" the Wodiac o" 12O In short, the picture o" the re8o!utions o" the t6o circ!es 6ith respect to each other 5ust be c!ari"ied2 /I ha8e concei8ed that a second type o" 5o8e5ent is a!so possib!e "or each circ!e /one in 6hich the 6ho!e circ!e spins on is EastHGest a7is as 6e!! as spins on its %orthH-outh a7is ^the 5ore nor5a! 5o8e5ent_12 1;2 Gi!! a study o" orbita! 5echanics and dyna5ics re8ea! rotationa! periods "or the -e8en accordin$ to the nu5bers presented in your theoriFation2 reater

a2 # study o" orbita! 5echanics in our so!ar syste5 re8ea!s, ob8ious!y, that, 6ith respect to the p!anets, the !ar$er the orbit, the $reater the orbita! period2 b2 0sin$ the +a6 o" #na!o$y, can 6e say that such orbita! 5echanics 6ou!d app!y to so!ar syste5s re8o!8in$ around their center and to conste!!ations re8o!8in$ around their center2 I tend to thin@ so, but the nu5bers are so $reat by co5parison to p!anetary periods, and so !itt!e sub9ect e8en to the 5ost 5odern obser8ation2 c2In the usua! rotationa! sche5e, those bodies 6hich are c!oser to the center re8o!8e "aster, or at !east, co5p!ete their periods "aster2 d2 I ha8e discussed the prob!e5 that the P!eiades does not see5 to be the center o" the 6hee! o" the Wodiac o" T6e!8e /6hich I e7p!ained in $enera!12 E8en, ho6e8er, i" it 6ere the center, a specia! study o" the rotationa! 5o8e5ent o" stars 6ithin conste!!ations 6ou!d ha8e to be underta@en so that 6e cou!d "ind the speeds required o" associated stars in order "or the5 to preser8e their <re!ati8e distances=, or 6hat I ca!!, <conste!!ationa! inte$rity2 e2 Those stars in the Wodiac o" T6e!8e 6hich 6ere c!oser to the center 6ou!d ha8e to re8o!8e "aster than those stars 6hich 6ere "urther /e8en i" the c!oser and "urther stars 6ere in the sa5e conste!!ation12 This 5i$ht present certain prob!e5s 6hich I can on!y hint at, but so "ar a5 unab!e to discuss 6ith rea! inte!!i$ence2 )ur studies shou!d 5a@e such discussion possib!e2 "2 Ghereas you do no /as "ar as I @no61 speci"y a rotationa! period "or the entire Wodiaca! Ghee! o" T6e!8e, you do propose orbita! periods "or se8en conste!!ations 6hich are part o" the Wodiac o" Ten /and presu5ab!y1 the 5a9or parts2

$2 #s I a5 re5e5berin$ these nu5bers: 11 E0,000 years "or the se8en P!eiadesM 21 150,000 years "or #ntaresM ;1 250,000 years "or our so!ar syste5M 21 ;50,000 years "or )rionM 51 500,000 years "or -iriusM B1 C00,000 years "or 3racoM and, I thin@, 1,000,000 "or the reat :ear2 h2 I be!ie8e that the atte5pt to preser8e these "i$ures 6i!! 8io!ate a!5ost a!! that 6e @no6 about orbita! 5echanics and dyna5ics2 I say this because stars re!ati8e!y "ather "ro5 the center 6i!! ha8e to tra8e! "aster than stars re!ati8e!y c!oser2 #ntares /8ery "ar "ro5 the P!eiadesZperhaps D00 !ys1 6i!! ha8e to tra8e! "aster than -irius or our -un, both o" 6hich are at a distance o" about 200 !ys2 i2 I a5 tryin$ to thin@ about ho6 this /and 5any other si5i!ar prob!e5s1 can be o8erco5e2 I a5 thin@in$ about 8ertica! rotationZa 6hee! o" stars 6hich are rotatin$ on a `circ!eK /!oose!y a circ!e1 6hich is perpendicu!ar to the p!ane o" the Wodiac o" T6e!8e2 I a5 thin@in$, <'ou!d the entire 6hee! re8o!8ed at the sa5e speed, thus preser8in$ re!ati8e distances and conste!!ationa! inte$rity2 :0T, i" this 6ere the case, so5e `outerK stars o" conste!!ations 6ou!d ha8e to tra8e! 8ery "astZ"aster, I thin@, than e8en possib!e2 /#!! this 5ust be care"u!!y studied1 92 )ur prob!e5 is this: 11 i" stars tra8e! around their center at speeds 6hich are co55ensurate 6ith 6hat 6e understand about orbita! 5echanics, it 6ou!d not be !on$ be"ore the conste!!ations as 6e @no6 the5 6ou!d "a!! apart, and the no6Hassociated stars 6ou!d !ose their present <re!ati8e distances= and conste!!ationa! inte$rity 6ou!d be 8io!atedM 21 IF, ho6e8er, 6e sou$ht to see the proposed circ!e o" conste!!ations in the Wodiac o" Ten re8o!8in$ as i" they 6ere a 6hee!, a!! to$ether, then the speeds required by the outer stars /in order to @eep the conste!!ations to$ether1 6ou!d be, I thin@, $reater than a!!o6ab!e2 #t one point I chec@ed this, and deter5ined that speeds pushin$ the speed o" !i$ht 6ere to be "ound2 I cannot con"ir5 thisM I 5ust chec@ it a$ain2 @2 Ghen 6e are dea!in$ 6ith sin$!e bodies !i@e p!anets, re8o!8in$ around their center, 6e ha8e no prob!e52 The body is, as it 6ere, a!one, and does not ha8e to @eep in any con"i$uration 6ith other bodies2 The 5any chan$es 6ithin our so!ar syste5 /and 6hich astro!o$y studies1 are based upon such independent re8o!ution2 !2 ,o6e8er, 6e se8era! bodies 5ust stay to$ether in their re8o!ution, 6e ha8e a rea! prob!e5, "or reasons stated abo8e2 The on!y so!ution to this prob!e5 is to say that the +ord o" a 'onste!!ation can 6or@ throu$h $roupin$s o" stars irrespecti8e o" 6here they are re!ati8e to each other2 Ghi!e this 5i$ht see5 possib!e, the stars 6e identi"y as re!ated are a!! conti$uous /5ore or !ess1 in space2 52 Maybe star $roupin$s are 8ery te5pora!, 6ith stars enterin$ and !ea8in$ $roups 9ust as peop!e doZo8er ti5e2 Perhaps the distances are so 8ast co5pared to speeds o" stars, that the associations 6hich 6i!! one day dissociate, re5ain associated !on$ enou$h to be considered <qua!itati8e!y cooperati8e= as a conste!!ation "or 5any years in the !i"e o" 5an or hu5anity2 n2 Ge!!, these are a!! prob!e5s o" perspecti8e2 Fro5 the $eocentric perspecti8e o" our !itt!e turnin$ Earth, these prob!e5s do not appear, because the $reat 6hee!s are considered /"ro5 the Earth!y perspecti8e1 re!ati8e!y stationary or <"i7ed=2 :ut 6hen 6e start ta!@in$ about the turnin$ o" reat Ghee!s /!i@e the Wodiac o" T6e!8e or the Wodiac o" Ten1 then ne6 prob!e5s arise 6hich 5ust be so!8ed2 o2 #5, I bein$ c!ear in at !east de!ineatin$ these prob!e5sO I hope so2 E8en thou$h 5y $rasp o" astrono5y is sti!! to inadequate too 5o8e 8ery "ar in their so!ution2 122 Pust as p!anets ha8e 5ore than one ray, as do Fodiaca! conste!!ations, do the 5e5bers o" the Wodiac o" Ten ha8e 5ore than one rayO #!5ost certain!y, this is the case2 Then, i" so, and 6e can

identi"y these rays /a bi$ IF1 6hat do these identi"ications te!! us about the "unction o" these conste!!ationsO -o5e conste!!ations1 by ana!o$y are <sacred= /ha8e ta@en the conste!!ationa! equi8a!ent to the "i"th de$reeZor 6hate8er de$ree 5a@es the5 sacred1 and so5e are not sacred2 Presu5ab!y, there 5ay be three synthesiFin$ conste!!ations /!i@e 0ranus, %eptune and -aturn in the 6or!d o" p!anets1 the 5ost ad8anced2 Then sacred conste!!ations /correspondin$ to Ru!can, Mercury, Renus, and to a de$ree, Pupiter1, and so5e nonHsacred2 -o5eti5es I thin@ that )rion is to )#G%M:- 6hat Pupiter is to our so!ar !o$os /and you 6i!! @no6 6hy12 The -a$ittarian connection supports it, and e8en :ete!$euse /so bi$ and trans5ittin$, apparent!y (2 ener$y1 can be re!ated to this idea2 152 Is Renus the heart center 6ithin the so!ar !o$os or is PupiterO )(, in so5e 6ay, are they both representati8es o" this heart centerO It 5ay not be out o" p!ace to re"er here to EP II EE, 6herein thee $reat Entities Gho each e7press the5se!8es throu$h three p!anets are 5entioned2 :ut the connections are eni$5atica! /in so5e cases1 and the possib!e app!ication o" this in"or5ation is obscure2 1B2 3oes a p!anetKs cha@ric "unction 6ithin our present so!ar syste5 rea!!y re!ate to the 5onadic ray, or does it rather re!ate to the sou! ray2 )r do p!anets ha8e di""erin$ cha@ric "unctions, so5e accordin$ to the 5onadic ray, so5e accordin$ to the sou! ray, and e8en so5e accordin$ to the persona!ity rayO For instance, the EarthZP;, -2, M12 Is its present "unction rea!!y re!atin$ to its (1 5onad, or is that type o" "unctionin$ reser8ed "or its ne7t incarnation in the ne7t /thirdQsi7th so!ar syste51O Perhaps its present "unction is 5ore sp!enic /re!atin$ to the third ray and a !itt!e to its second ray sou!Z"or the sp!een specia!iFes so!ar 8ita!ityO )r cou!d Earth and Renus "or5 a pair, 6ith Renus de"inite!y re!ated to the so!ar so!ar p!e7us, and astra!!y po!ariFed Earth a!so be so5eho6 in8o!8ed in that so!ar p!e7us interp!ay /6hich is at !east dua!1 I thin@ o" Po!!u7 /a sin$!e and a $iant1 and 'astor /6hich, as I understand it1 consists o" si7 stars in three pairsS 1C2 In 6hat 6ay do the se8en head centers /6hich are not the threeZcro6n, a9na and a!ta 5a9or1 re!ate to !ar$er cha@ra syste5, and especia!!y to the se8en "or 6hich they are the contro! centers2 ,o6 a!so do these se8en head centers particu!ar!y re!ate to the cro6n centerO 1D2 In 6hat 6ays is a c!uster o" stars di""erent, hierarchica!!y, in scope and po6er "ro5 a conste!!ation o" starsZi" they are di""erentO :ecause I be!ie8e in preser8in$ 5a$nitudina! consistency 6hen ascendin$ in any hierarchica! syste5, I be!ie8e the c!usters are 5ore i5portant than nor5a! conste!!ations, 9ust as, I presu5e <$!obu!ar c!usters= are i5portant 6ithin the physica! and 5etaphysica! hierarchy o" the $a!a7y2 1E2 In 6hat 6ay is #!cyone <the centra! spiritua! sun=O In 6hat 6ay are the P!eiades to be considered the <centra! spiritua! sun=O 202 Is the "act that the P!eiades are a c!uster re!ate it to the "act that it can be considered the <centra! spiritua! sun=O #!cyone is such a -un "or our -o!, but I be!ie8e the P!eiades /as a 6ho!e1 are such a `-unK "or the !ar$er syste52 212 i8en that /in 5an at !east1 the thousand peta!!ed !otus is thousand peta!!ed, 6hereas a!! other cha@ras ha8e no6here near this nu5ber o" peta!s, shou!d there be an astrono5ica! structure o" su""icient siFe and intensity /$reater than that o" other re!ated astrono5ica! structures1 to represent this $reatest !otusO :ehind 5y question is the question o" 6hether a star c!uster is perhaps necessary to represent this 1000 peta!!ed !otus 6ithin the anato5ica! structure o" the )#G%M:-2 222 Ghen considerin$ the <orders= o" so!ar !o$oi /ours bein$ o" the "ourth order and :ete!$euse bein$ o" the second order1, 6hat to these order nu5bers rea!!y 5eanO #re they to be re!ated to hierarchica! de8e!op5entM to 5onadic rayO E7terna!!y, are their corre!ations 6ith co!or /spectra!

type1, 6ith siFe and te5peratureO 2;2 Ghereas so!ar !o$oi apparent!y ha8e orders, do conste!!ations a!so ha8e order nu5bersO 222 'an it be that the truth about )rion is 5uch b!inded because o" the dan$er o" 5editatin$ upon itO <Those 6ho tread this second Path 6or@ 6ith 5a$netic or attracti8e ener$y because they ha8e identi"ied the5se!8es 6ith it2 E8entua!!y they 6i!! a!! pass on to Path RII, 6hich is the Path o" #bso!ute -onship2 #!! that can be said here in re$ard to their e""orts is the state5ent that this Path carries the5 /throu$h the 5ediu5 o" the !o$oic head centre1 into the ,eart o" the )%E #:)0T G,)M %#0 ,T M#. :E -#I32 They are s6ept out o" syste5ic e8o!ution a!to$ether upon a $reat tide o" attracti8e ener$y 6hich e5anates "ro5 one o" the 5a9or centres o" that $reat E7istence Gho is the source o" the !i"e o" the so!ar +o$os2 This centre is o" course one o" >Pa$e 1250? the se8en conste!!ations2 #s it is the 5ost potent conste!!ation as "ar as our syste5 is concerned o6in$ to the "act that this syste5 predo5inant!y e7presses !o8e or attracti8e ener$y and our +o$os is as yet po!arised in ,is cos5ic astra! body, it is not per5itted to hint at the na5e o" the conste!!ation2 The reason is that i" the na5e 6ere @no6n and i" enou$h peop!e cou!d do the 6or@ o" occu!t 5editation and 8isua!isation, acco5panyin$ the 6or@ 6ith a 8i8id i5a$ination, it 5i$ht be possib!e to attract into our syste5 such a do6npour o" attracti8e ener$y "ro5 the conste!!ation in8o!8ed as to undu!y speed up the processes o" e8o!ution upon our p!anet, and thus upset the syste5ic econo5y 5ost dan$erous!y2 Peop!e do not yet rea!ise the potency o" 5editation and especia!!y o" $roup 5editation2= /T'F 122EH12501 There is a $reat 5ystery here and I "ee! that :ete!$euse is indirect!y in8o!8ed2 I @no6 that +ibra <is in8o!8ed= as 3J has said in (&I2 :ut readin$ abo8e, it is c!ear that +ibra is /thou$h i5portant!y in8o!8ed1 is not the conste!!ation 6hich is <one o" the 5a9or centres in that $reat E7istence Gho is the source o" the !i"e o" the so!ar +o$os2= #!so, +ibra is not the <5ost potent conste!!ation as "ar as our syste5 is concernedL=2 I be!ie8e I re5e5ber that you theoriFed that this syste5 6as #ntares, but 5y present thou$ht on this sub9ect !eads 5e to other /thou$h as yet not entire!y conso!idated1 conc!usions2 252 #re there ten conste!!ations in the Wodiac o" TenO -e8en 5a9or conste!!ations are a!6ays discussed and it is hard to "ind 5ore than se8en /o" that e7a!ted 5a$nitude1 to "i!! the ro!e o" cha@ras 6ithin the -uperH'onste!!ationa! +o$os2 :ut the ana!o$y "ro5 our p!anetary syste5 su$$ests that, thou$h there are on!y se8en 5a9or sacred p!anets /inc!udin$ the synthesiFin$ p!anets1 the 5a9or cha@ras in our so!ar +o$os de5and 5ore than these se8en p!anets, especia!!y because so5e o" the 5a9or cha@ras are in or around the head2 There is a!so the possibi!ity that 5ore than one p!anetary sche5e 5ay participate in the 5ani"estation o" a $i8en so!ar +o$oic cha@ra2 The ana!o$y "ro5 our so!ar syste5 and its p!anets, te!!s us that nonHsacred p!anets 5ust be in8o!8ed in the cha@ra syste5 o" our so!ar !o$os2 Perhaps this is a!so true o" the ---)G)I) and a!so the )#G%M:-2 Many are the e7tra p!anets in our so!ar syste5M 5any 5ay be the e7tra stars /bro6n, red, di5, 6hate8er1 in our <o6n= conste!!ation /the ---)G)I)1, and, as 6e!!, 5any 5ay be the participatin$ conste!!ations in the )#G%M:- /!e8e! 2, as you @no6 I ca!! the ---)G)I) a !e8e!H1 )#G%M:-12 Probab!y the $a!a7y is a !e8e!H; or !e8e!H2 )#G%M:-2 2B2 There are 12 basic ener$ies in a!! /E# D512 Gith 6hich si$n o" the Fodiac is each o" these 12 ener$ies associatedO There are se8en "ro5 the reat :ear /trans5itted throu$h the +itt!e :ear1M t6o "ro5 -irius and three "ro5 the P!eiades2 Presu5ab!y each o" these t6e!8e is associated 6ith a particu!ar si$n o" the Fodiac2 <# steady reco!!ection o" the t6e!8e basic ener$ies >Pa$e D5? /"i8e 5a9or and se8en 5inor 6hich

are in rea!ity, and apart "ro5 astra! re8ersion due to the reat I!!usion, se8en 5a9or and "i8e 5inor1 6i!! be o" 8a!ue2 These 6or@ out into hu5an e7pression 8ia the +ords o" the t6e!8e si$ns and the t6e!8e p!anetary (u!ers2= /E# D2HD51 Incidenta!!y, a$ain, 6e ha8e the <+ords o" the t6e!8e si$ns= /i2e2, conste!!ations1, 6hich 5eans to 5e that conste!!ations /thou$h na5ed and c!assi"ied as such by the "eeb!e 5ind o" 5an1 ha8e a deeper esoteric inte$rity behind their apparent e7terna! structure2 I" these stars 6ere not re!ati8e!y to$ether in space, they 6ou!d not be identi"ied as conste!!ationsM and the <+ords= do 6or@ throu$h these conste!!ations2 :ac@

-uperi5position /Michae! (obbins and Phi!!ip +indsay1 M(: I be!ie8e it is pro"itab!e to brin$ the -un to the nata! ascendant2 ##: 6ith a E de$ree +eo nata! ascendant shou!d ha8e the -un ad8anced to the sa5e de$ree, and a!! p!anets and points ad8anced to their respecti8e de$rees2 The -un si$n is a subset o" the #scendant2 P+: )J, I 6as interested to $et this "eedbac@ re the presentation o" such charts2 It 5eans then that the outer !i"e can be seen on the inner 6hee! an the inner !i"e on the outer 6hee!2 M(: 0n!ess I a5 5issin$ so5ethin$, 6here 6e put these 6hee!s on paper 5a@es 8ery !itt!e di""erence2 In the -o!ar Fire "or5at, the nata! chart usua!!y has its house cusp de$ree nu5bers on the outer 6hee!, but its p!anetary positions on the inner 6hee!2 The so!ar chart 6ou!d then, in ter5s o" appearance, be the outer 6hee!, or the second circ!e2 I thin@ the i5portant thin$ is to consider the nata! chart as the sub9ecti8e!y inner 6hee!2 To the best o" 5y reco!!ection, -tephen Pu$h and others 6hen approachin$ one type o" superi5position, si5p!y contrast the nata! chart 6ith so!ar chart usin$ equa! houses, and there is 5uch to be !earned thereby2 For instance, i" 5y 10 de$ree #ries -un 6ere at the cusp o" the "irst house, then 5y Renus in 12 Taurus 6ou!d be in the second house /as contrasted 6ith the 11th house position in the nata! chart1, and 5y -aturn and 0ranus /D] e5ini and 1] e5ini respecti8e!y1 6ou!d be a!5ost into the third house, etc2/in contrast 6ith the 11th house position in the nata!12 -P says that such a so!ar chart represents the persona!ity !i"e in a 6ay 6hich the nata! chart does not /thou$h o" course he reco$niFes that the nata! chart a!so has 5uch to say about the persona!ity12 )" course it 6ou!d be best to !et hi5 spea@ "or hi5se!" in these 5atters2 The @ind o" superHi5position 6e are no6 atte5ptin$ is so5ethin$ di""erent, and 5ore stran$e in a 6ay2 It has to be researched to 5a@e sure 6e are rea!!y !earnin$ so5ethin$, and not 9ust i5posin$ our e7pectations on a ne6 chart "or52 P+: )ne 5a9or question I ha8e is ho6 re!e8ant are the p!anetary positions a"ter they are a!! ad8anced by the sa5e arc as the -un to the #scendantO Ghat reasonin$ can 6e app!y to their si$ni"icanceO For instance in the ##: charts, inner chart /I'1 Pupiter is con9unct outer chart /)'1 P!uto2 I' %eptune con9unct )' -un2 M(: 'ertain!y the aspects are si$ni"icant, as probab!y, a!so the house positions2 (esearch 6i!! te!! 6hether the si$n position 5eans anythin$2 (ea!!y, 6e are !oo@in$ "or $eo5etrica! a!i$n5ents rather than qua!itati8e

chan$es2 :ut sti!!, these qua!itati8e chan$es cou!d be considered and their indications "atho5edHHas !on$ as 6e do not read too 5uch in2 P+: I" 6e are to $ain so5e sort o" interpretation about the inner and outer !i8es, the sy5bo!is5 is certain!y apt, but 6hat is the reasonin$ and rationa!isation behind doin$ such a thin$O 0n!ess 6e ha8e a true occu!t understandin$ as to 6hy it is re!e8ant, then our understandin$ 6i!! on!y be 5ystica! at best2 3o you @no6 6hat I a5 $ettin$ at hereO M(: I $et it2 Perhaps the $reatest sy5bo!is5 is the a!i$n5ent o" the persona!ity /-un1 6ith the sou! /indicated at !east so5e6hat by the #sc21 I" these t6o are in a!i$n5ent /as e8entua!!y they 5ust be1 6hat e!se 5uch be UdoneU to he!p brin$ this about2 Maybe other p!anetary connections caused by the re8o!ution o" the 6hee! by the appropriate arc 6i!! te!! us o" ener$y 5anipu!ations to6ards 6hich 6e 5ust stri8e, or 6hich 6ou!d appear once the -un and #sc2 6ere in a!i$n5ent2 P+: My understandin$ o" 5o8in$ the -un to the #scendant is about !oo@in$ at the potentia! o" "usion o" sou! and persona!ity2 M(: .es, I thin@ so2 P+: -o are 6e to re$ard a!! the other p!anetary arc 5o8e5ents in a si5i!ar sy5bo!ica! 5annerO For such an i5portant re8e!ation o" bein$ sho6n the inner and outer !i8es, ho6 can such a thin$ be soO Is there so5e deeper astrono5ica! or other reason behind the sy5bo!o$yO M(: I thin@ it*s 6orth a !oo@, "or the reason o""ered abo8e2 I don*t thin@ 6e are $oin$ to "ind the reason in astrono5y, un!ess its so5e @ind o" Xinner astrono5yX represented in rotations and a!i$n5ents o" 8ehic!es2 ,o6 5ust the persona!ity 8echic!es XturnX in re!ation to the turnin$ or rotatry 5otion o" the causa! body2 #!! these 8ehic!es are, a"ter a!!, turnin$, 6hich re"!ects astrono5ica! cyc!es2 :ut 6e are 8enturin$ into the unseen hereHHyet I "ee! the @ey is there to be "ound2 P+: #nother question a!so arises H is this the type o" superi5postion to 6hich 3J 6as re"errin$O M(: Ge are $oin$ at superi5position in a rather technica! 6ay2 ,o6e8er, 6hat about superi5positin$ one Uqua!ityU upon another Uqua!ityU, in an hierarchica! 5anner2 Ghat happens i" I superi5pose !o8e on $reedO )r !u5inous inte!!i$ence upon an7ietyO In a 6ay, a!! hi$her qua!ities are to be superi5posed hierarchica!!y upon !o6er qua!ities2 The hi$her then order and co55and the !o6er and a!ter their e7pression2 -o I thin@ there is a @in$ o" psychospiritua! superi5position o" the 5eanin$ o" a superior chart upon the 5eanin$ and tendencies o" a !o6er chart, 6ith the purpose o" correctin$ or 5odi"yin$ the e7pression o" the !o6er2 #s one e7a5p!e, 6hat happens i" I superi5pose /qua!itati8e!y1 5y 'ancer #sc2 on 5y #ries -un2 3o I not beco5e 5ore sensiti8e, and 5ore carin$ about repercussions2 3o I not Xpush "or6ardX /#ries1 6ith XconsiderationX 'ancerHHetc2 I 6ou!d su$$est that as a 5enta! psycho!o$ica! discip!ine, 6e si5p!y e7peri5ent 6ith qua!itati8e superHi5position2 Probab!y, technica!, $eo5etrica! superi5postion i5p!ies a qua!itati8e superi5position2 #!6ays in superi5position there shou!d be hierarchica!iFationHHI thin@2 M(: I be!ie8e the birth chart shou!d a!6ays be considered an Xinner 6hee!X2 The -un si$n chart

/ad8anced by the arc separatin$ the nata! #scendant "ro5 the nata! -un, shou!d be considered an outer and secondary 6hee!, as it is bui!t up around the -un si$n, and there"ore re"ers /initia!!y1 to the persona!ity2 )ne can a!so si5p!y consider the -unHsi$n de$ree as an #scendant, and "ind other houses by an equa! house syste5 nu5berin$ "ro5 the -un si$n as #scendant2 P+: Ghen you say *bui!t up around the -un si$n* does that 5ean then that it equates 6ith point B2 in E#51;O M(: .es, in a 6ay2 #ny -unHcentered chart is bui!t up around the -un2 This Xbui!t upX ter5ino!o$y cou!d indicate si5p!y a so!ar chart /sunrise chart1 )( it cou!d 5ean that the -un and its e7oteric ru!ers 6ou!d si5p!y be considered the 5ost i5portant "actor in an ordinary chart2 The (isin$ -i$n 6ou!d then be e5phasiFed in a 5ore persona! or 5ateria! sense /as it see5s to "unction in the !i"e o" a chi!dHHphysica!!y1 P+: This is 6hat I a5 addressin$ in 5y *rep!y a ;* because there see5s to be so5e con"usion about this2 Point B is ta!@in$ about *adequate "or ordinary hu5anity*2 I" it does re!ate to point B, then 6hat does the horoscope "or Point C !oo@ !i@eO Pust 6ith the risin$ si$n 6hich dictates 6here the sun and other p!anets "a!! by si$n and houseO M(: .es, I be!ie8e so2 Pust an ordinary chart, 6ith the #sc2 and its esoteric ru!er e5phasiFed o8er the -un and its orthodo7 ru!er2 #s 6e!!, in such a chart, i" one 6anted to e5phasiFe sou! indications o8er persona! indications, one cou!d ta@e the ob8ious step o" contrastin$ the esoteric and e7oteric ru!ers o" the housesHHtheir si$ns and aspects2 Probab!y i!!u5inatin$ indications cou!d be $athered in the ordinary nata! chart by contrastin$ the si$n ru!er o" e8ery p!anetary position2 For instance, i" 5y Mars 6ere in 'ancer, I 5i$ht contrast the Moon /its si$n, house and aspects1 6ith %eptune /its si$n house and aspects12 This 5i$ht sho6 subt!e spiritua! rein"orce5ents to the Mars position as co5pared 6ith the 5ore ordinary associations2 P+: #2 #s $i8en in E#51;H2 H horoscopes Xbui!t around the -un si$nX and Xbui!t up around the risin$ si$nX2 :2 #s $i8en in E#5EHB0 H 'onception chart and birth chart2 '2 #s $i8en in TGM 2;E H physica!, astra! and 5enta! charts:X$eo5etry o" the indi8idua!X2 -i5i!ar to Point :2 P+: Point #: In E#51; : XB2 The horoscope, bui!t around the -un si$n, is adequate "or ordinary hu5anity2 The e7oteric p!anets ru!e and the 5an !i8es 6ithin the !i5itations o" the t6e!8e houses2X Ghen 3J says XThe horoscope bui!t around the -un si$nX H does he 5ean 9ust an ordinary horoscopeO I thin@ 6e ha8e a!6ays assu5ed that2 Is there anythin$ to be read into Xbui!t around the -un si$nX O )r is he 9ust spea@in$ "i$urati8e!y, i2e2 that the "ocus is 9ust on the -un and e7oteric ru!ersO M(: #s stated in the pre8ious e5ai!, so!ar charts can be used /sun de$ree equa!s #sc2 de$ree1M or the ordinary horoscope can be interpreted 6ith specia! attention to the sun de$ree, si$n, house, and aspects, as 6e!! as the orthodo7 ru!er o" sunHHits de$ree, si$n, house and aspects2 -o he cou!d 5ean the so!ar chart, and a!so be spea@in$, as you say, X"i$urati8e!yX P+: In E#51;H2: XC2 The horoscope bui!t up around the risin$ si$n, 6ith the esoteric p!anets ru!in$, 6i!! con8ey the destiny o" the discip!e2 #s I to!d you, the discip!e 6i!! !ater be respondin$ to the in"!uences o" the t6e!8e ar5s o" the three 'rosses as they pour their in"!uences throu$h the esoteric p!anetary ru!ers 8ia the t6e!8e houses2X

Ghen 3J says XThe horoscope bui!t up around the risin$ si$nX, is he ta!@in$ "i$urati8e!y, i2e2 the "ocus is on the risin$ si$n and esoteric ru!ersO )r is he ta!@in$ about the -unQ#sc arcO Is there anythin$ e!se to be read into Xbui!t up around the risin$ si$nXO M(: For 5e, at this ti5e, I 6ou!d ta@e the #sc2 as the do5inatin$ ener$y /in the hi$hest p!aceHH hierarchica!!y1, and subordinate a!! other ene$ies to it2 It 6ou!d then be the centra! "ocus, and in a 6ay, 6ou!d be /"i$urati8e!y1 superi5posed upon a!! other ener$ies in the horoscope2 P+: I" he is ta!@in$ about the -unQ#sc arc, then 6ou!d that 5ean 6e $o bac@ and approach point B in a di""erent !i$htO M(: It see5s that the use o" the -unQ#sc arc is on!y use"u! i" 6or@in$ 6ith a biH6hee! con"i$uration2 I cannot see the 8a!ue o" interpretin$ the nata! chart by addin$ the -unQ#sc arc to a!! "actors in the nata! chart and treatin$ this ne6 chart as i" it 6ere an independent chart2 I can see the 8a!ue o" arcHaddin$ on!y in re!ation to the ori$ina! nata! chart /un!ess 6e 6ere "ocussin$ on interna! chartsHHanother 5atter12 P+: E#512: XD2 The -un si$n, $o8erned by the ru!in$ esoteric p!anets and the risin$ si$n $o8erned a!so by the esoteric p!anets, can both be used in castin$ the horoscope o" the initiateM 6hen superi5posed upon each other, the outer !i"e o" the initiate in the three 6or!ds and the inner !i"e o" sub9ecti8e rea!isation 6i!! appear2 This 5ode o" superHi5position 6i!! be a "eature o" the ne6 astro!o$y2X Ghat does this actua!!y 5eanO #re 6e on the ri$ht trac@ by si5p!y 5o8in$ the -un to #scendant positionO M(: %o easy ans6er here2 12 The si5p!est 6ay is to co5pare and contrast the de$ree, si$n, house and aspects o" the esoteric ru!er o" the #sc2 6ith the de$ree, si$n, house and aspects o" the esoteric ru!er o" the -un si$n2 #s 6e!! the -un and #sc /pure and si5p!e1 shou!d be co5pared and contrastedHHas 6e!! as the rays trans5itted throu$h their si$ns2 22 ,o6e8er, 6hat about Xp!anet/s1XHHin the p!ura!O :ecause the Xouter !i"e o" the initiate in the three 6or!dsX is 5entioned, it !oo@s !i@e the house position is 8ery i5portant2 ,ouse position can a!so te!! 5uch about the inner !i"e, as anyone 6i!! rea!iFe 6hen the UesotericU 5eanin$s o" the houses are used2 ;2 )ne can si5p!y by arc 5o8e the -un to the #sc, but then the ru!ers a!! chan$e, don*t theyO This $ets bac@ to your question o" 6hether the ne6 si$n position o" the arcH5o8ed p!anets counts "or anythin$2 Moreo8er, 6ith the chan$e in si$n o" the -un /as it is arcH5o8ed to the nata! #sc1, the esoteric ru!er o" the #sc and the ne6 -un position beco5e the Usa5eUHHnot 8ery $ood "or contrastin$2 22 #rcH5o8e5ent I thin@ is $ood "or sho6in$ possib!e sou!Hpersona!ity a!i$n5ents 6hich can be 6or@ed upon and "ina!!y achie8ed2 I thin@ it 5ay $i8e UaU "or5u!a "or sou!Hpersona!ity a!i$n5entHH not UtheU "or5u!a2 52 I" 6e 6ant to retain the -un in its ori$ina! position and a!! p!anets in their ori$ina! positions, and sti!! ha8e Ut6oU charts to co5pare and contrast /and thus to superi5poseHHthe $reater upon the !esser1, then 6e cou!d a$ain produce a so!ar chart2 Ma@e the -un position house nu5ber one and create equa! houses2

Then, $o house by house and position by position a!6ays usin$ UesotericU p!anets2 In 5y o6n case, the hi$her order chart at the "irst house 6ou!d sho6 the %eptune esoteric ru!er o" the #sc2 in the third house a!5ost con9unct the I'2 This 6ou!d be superi5posed upon the esoteric ru!er o" 5y so!arH#ries #scHHMercuryHHand Mercury 6ou!d be s!i$ht!y in the 12th ,, 9ust "our de$rees "ro5 the #sc2 Perhaps then, I cou!d a!so !oo@ "or the esoteric ru!er o" the %epune si$n /+ibra1, 6hich 6ou!d be 0ranus in e5ini in the 11th, and the esoteric ru!er o" Mercury in #ries, 6hich is Mercury itse!" in the 12th o" the -o!arH#sc2chart2 I cou!d then $o "ro5 house to house doin$ the sa5e, co5parin$, contrastin$ and basica!!y superi5posin$ /or 5a@in$ 5ore i5portant1 the esoteric ru!ers and positions o" the nata! chart upon the esoteric ru!ers and positions o" the so!ar chart2 The ad8anta$e o" this syste5 6ou!d be that the si$ns 6ou!d re5ain as they actua!!y are2 ,ouse cusps, house cusp ru!ers and the position o" house cusp ru!ers 6ou!d a!! chan$e2 I 6onder, 6hen usin$ a so!ar chart, 6hether a person shou!d be a Upersona!ityU2 I" the person 6ere not yet a persona!ity, 5uch 5i$ht be !earned by puttin$ the Moon as the "irst house cuspHHI thin@ as Wach has su$$ested2 P+: Point D2 see5s to be ta!@in$ about co5binin$ the horoscopes o" points B2 and C2 I" 3J is ta!@in$ about ad8ancin$ the -un to the #scendant in point C2, then points B, C & D are respecti8e!y: ordinary birth chart, -un to #sc chart, and the co5bination o" bothO This see5s to be critica! in understandin$ the sequence o" points $i8en2 M(: Ghen the horoscope is bui!t up around the (isin$ -i$n, I thin@ it is the ordinary nata! chart, usin$ esoteric ru!ers2 I su$$est the "o!!o6in$: 12 Point B cou!d be, a1: the ordinary birth chart e5phasiFin$ the e7oteric ru!ers, and especia!!y the e7oteric ru!er o" the -un as 6e!! as the -un de$ree, si$n, house position and aspectsM b1 the so!ar chart a!one /-un as the #sc1 usin$ e7oteric ru!ers o" a!! houses2 )b8ious!y, the position o" these ru!ers 6ou!d be di""erent /a!5ost a!6ays1 than the e7oteric ru!ers o" the nata! house cusps2 22 Point C cou!d be the nor5a! astro!o$ica! chart, interpreted by 5eans o" ana!yFin$ the de$rees, si$ns, house positions and aspects o" the esoteri ru!ers2 ;2 Point D cou!d be: a1 the use o" the nata! chart 6ith esoteric ru!ers o" house cusps and p!anetary si$n positions, contrasted 6ith the so!ar chart, a!so 6ith esoteric ru!ers o" house cusps and p!anetary si$n positionsM or, b1 a bi6hee! 6ith the -un ad8anced to the #sc2 de$ree and a!! p!anets ad8anced by the sa5e arc2 I do not, ho6e8er, thin@ that this is 6hat the Tibetan 5eans "or us to do in point D /as re8e!atory as this technique 5ay be12 The ru!ership syste5 is thro6n o"" i" 6e ad8ance the -un to the #sc and a!! p!anets by the -unQ#sc arc2 Ghat 5ay be re8ea!ed are ne6 a!i$n5ents /as I ha8e su$$ested in this docu5ent and the t6o ear!ier ones 6ritten today12 I thin@ it is 8ery 8a!uab!e to 6or@ in this 6ay, but I a5 not sure 3J 5eans this in point D2 This $ets bac@ to Phi!!ip*s ori$ina! question about the 8a!idity o" the ne6 si$n positions created by arcHad8ance5ent2 Ge 6ou!d ha8e to 8ery care"u! here2 )b8ious!y, the indi8idua! 6as not born 6ith these arcHad8anced positions2 3oes he ha8e the5 or notO Yua!itati8e!y, I 6ou!d say X%oX2 ,o6e8er any stron$ and ti$ht aspects caused by arcHad8ance5ent 5i$ht sho6 desirab!e re!ationships bet6een "acu!ties /i2e2,p!anets1 6ithin the hu5an ener$y syste52 Pust as 6e a!!

stri8e to 5a@e the -un a subset o" the #sc2, so 6e 5i$ht stri8e to 5a@e a certain p!anet in the -unHad8anced chart a subset o" a nata! p!anet2 #s I ha8e said be"ore, ho6e8er, it is possib!e to superi5pose qua!itati8e!y 6ithout the technica! arcH$eo5etry2 P+: E#512: XE2 Ghen the -un si$n, 6ith the e7oteric ru!ers, is 6or@ed out in a chart, the risin$ si$n 6ith the esoteric ru!ers is a!so 6or@ed out and the t6o are superi5posed upon each other, the prob!e5 o" the discip!e in any one incarnation 6i!! appear2X This see5s to be e5p!oyin$ the sa5e techniques as point D2 e7cept the "ocus is on di""erent ru!erships2 M(: I a$ree2 P+: Point :: I" in Point # the innerQouter charts are the birth and -un to #sc charts, ho6 is that read di""erent!y "ro5 the conception and birth charts bein$ the inner and outer chartsO M(: Ghen dea!in$ 6ith the conrast bet6een the conception chart and birth chart /"or$ettin$ the ani5ation chart "or the 5o5ent1, I 6ou!d pre"er to @eep the5 distinct2 .es, so5ethin$ 5i$ht be !earned by brin$in$ the nata! chart -un /the nata! chart no6 bein$ the Uin"erior chartU1 to the conception #sc2 and ad8ancin$ a!! p!anets accordin$!y, but the technique see5s rather too co5p!icated, or too technica!2 I 6ou!d si5p!y $o house by houseHHchec@in$: 12 the esoteric ru!er o" a!! houses in the conception chart 6ith the esoteric ru!ers o" a!! houses o" the nata! chart2 This 6ou!d be "or initiates o" the "irst three de$rees, and especia!!y "or those o" the second and third de$ree2 22 the esoteric ru!er o" a!! houses in the conception chart 6ith the Ue7otericU ru!ers o" a!! houses o" the nata! chart2 This 6ou!d be "or aspirants and discip!es2 ;2 Perhaps the e7oteric ru!ers o" the conception chart houses cou!d be used "or a8era$e 5anHHbut it sti!! re5ains to be sho6n ho6 5uch the a8era$e 5an responds to his conception chart /6hich, accordin$ to theory1 is a 0ranian chart2 The birth chart 6ith e7oteric ru!ers 6ou!d be "ar 5ore useab!e "or the a8era$e 5an, I thin@2 22 )ne other interestin$ possibi!ity 6ou!d be to "or$et the -un si$n a!to$ether 6hen dea!in$ 6ith conceptionQnata! co5parisons, and ad8ance the nata! #sc2 to the conception #sc2 It is 5y opinion that a Uhi$her orderU o" sou!Hdirecti8e 6ou!d be sho6n by the conception #sc2 than is sho6n at the nata! #sc2 )" course, one 5ust 5a@e sure that one has a !e$it5ate conception chartM one that is recti"ied a$ainst !i"e e8ents /perhaps !i"e e8ents o" a 5ore psycho!o$ica! natureHHthou$h outer e8ents, too, see5 to sho6 in the conceptionand ani5ation charts2 I reco55end %i@!as* thou$hts on these 5atters, as he has in8esti$ated the sub9ect 5ore than I2 In 5y o6n case, "or instance, I a5 6or@in$ 6ith a +eo #sc2 in the conception chart, and a!so a +eo #sc in the ani5ation chart2 The birth chart sho6s a 'ancer #sc /6hich is correct as "ar as 5y physica! brith is concerned12

I 5ust as@ 5yse!" about the spiritua! i5portance o" that +eo conception #sc2 Is it hierarchica!!y superior to 5y 'ancer #sc2O In 5any 6ays, I 6ou!d say X.esX2 #!! 5y 5a9or 6or@ has been on theories o" UIdentityUHHthe ray boo@s and a!so the In"initiFation o" -e!"hood2 E8en 5y 6or@ in astro!o$y is about UIdentityU2 Further, the astro!o$ica! operas ha8e a !ot o" connection 6ith the sta$e and +eo2 :ut it is "or e8eryone to decide 6hether there is any 8a!ue in conception charts, and 6hether they !earn so5ethin$ interior!y about the5se!8es "ro5 their use2 Then each person 5i$ht as@, ho6 6ou!d 5y !i"e be di""erent i" 5y nata! chart 6ere subordinated to 5y conception chart2 This 6ou!d be a psychoHspiritua! superi5position, and 6ou!d ha8e, I thin@, as 5uch 8a!idity as the 5ore technica! 5ethods upon 6hich 6e are no6 6or@in$HHnot to discount the possib!e re8e!atory nature o" the !atter2 There are 5any i5p!ications 6hen considerin$ the -un, Moon #sc2 re!ationships 6hich produce the conception chart2 The Moon position o" the nata! chart beco5es a!! i5portant in deter5inin$ the #sc2 o" the conception chart2 Ghat is 5ost i5portant is not to $et !ost in technique2 The ne6 astro!o$y is an intuiti8e astro!o$y, usin$ the 8arious techniques as sprin$boards "or insi$ht2 I "ear $ettin$ !ost in the treesHHI 6ant to see the "orest as a 6ho!e2 -ti!!, e7peri5entation is needed2 I su$$est that i" 6e 6ant to @no6 the 8a!ue o" any o" these techniques, 6e study our o6n charts and share any psychoHspiritua! re8e!ations that 5ay ha8e co5e 6ith the $roup2 I" the re8e!ation cou!d ha8e been seen in an easier 6ay, then the +a6 o" Econo5y is a$ainst the $reat !abor required to produce these additiona! charts2 I", ho6e8er, ne6 insi$hts appear /6hich did not appear in any other 6ay1 they 6e @no6 that our !abors ha8e been 6orthH6hi!e2 :ac@ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& -uperi5position, 'rosses, Trian$!es

Frances -tH+aurent 4 2002 This is an essay, and this in"or5ation is not presented as truth, rather as specu!ati8e intuitions 6hich 5i$ht be he!p"u! in the 6or@ "or the ne6 science o" spiritua! astro!o$y2 I #rchetypes o" consciousness2 1H #rchetypes o" consciousness or rays2 2H 'yc!es o" opportunity ;H -uperi5position in the birth chart II The 'os5ic 'ross2 12 The three crosses 22 The spiritua! p!anet trian$!es ;2 #rchetype and cross

I #rchetypes o" consciousness2 1H #rchetypes o" consciousness:

#n archetype o" consciousness is a!so described as a cos5ic radiationQray o" psychicQpsycho!o$ica! in"!uence2 The ancient 6ord arche 5eant a princip!e or a "irst pri5a! cause2 The ste!!y7, /the 'hi!d, the 5onad, the ori$ina! bein$, the cos5ic -e!", the spiritua! identity, Purusha, the cos5ic 5a$net, the -ource, )rder2221, has an inacti8e period in 6hich it rests in unconsciousness, /the Mother, the spaceHti5eHcontinuu5, the cos5ic 5atri7 o" in"inities, undi""erentiated nature, 5u!apra@riti, the 3eep, the #byss, 'haos2221, or a pra!aya2 There is another period o" the cyc!e in 6hich it a6a@ens to a 5ore acti8e un"o!din$ o" consciousness, the 5an8antara: In theosophist 5etaphor, the essentia! de8a essence o" cos5ic natura! inte!!i$ence re"!ects itse!" in its "irst three psychic radiations /spiritua! triad1 creatin$ a thou$htH"or5 6hich e7press its three 5a9or aspects: 12 GI++2 The 6i!! to !i8e2 The po6er o" 5enta! creation2 Its representation is the point, the Fero, the circ!e2 22 +)RE2 The !o8e o" !i"e2 The po6er o" attraction and repu!sion in 6hich ener$y "o!!o6s thou$ht2 The !ine2 ;2 I%TE++I E%'E2 The 6i!! to e7press !i"e2 The 5ani"estation o" thou$ht in a creati8e di8ersity o" "or52 The trian$!e2 Fro5 these three archetypes o" consciousness, the 5otion o" the in8o!ution process un"o!ds "or the obser8ation o" the -i!ent GitnessQThin@erQ-e!", 6hich rests at the center source as the ori$ina! creator o" the thou$htH"or52 Fro5 the third archetype o" consciousness, Inte!!i$ence, "our attributes o" consciousness are e7pressed in the process o" co5p!e7i"ication o" e!ectro5a$netic re!ations /"or5s12 A2 ,#(M)%.2 In the creati8e process, a di8ersity o" "or5 /or acti8ity, (a9a $una, cos5ic "orce1 5eets the resistance /or inertia Ta5as $una, cos5ic "orce1, o" units o" si5p!icity /"or5s1 to the co5p!e7ity o" the ori$ina! thou$htH"or5 "ro5 the )ne essence2 The thou$htH"or5, beco5in$ !ess subt!e, !ess c!ear, !ess direct in its 5otion, "ar "ro5 its source2 The square2 52 J%)G+E3 E2 The -i!ent Gitness in the obser8ation o" its created thou$htH"or5, $athers in"or5ation "ro5 the re!ations bet6een units o" si5p!icity in the process o" co5p!e7i"ication, o" si5p!e "or5s respondin$ to the co5p!e7 thou$htH"or52 The pyra5id2 B2 #:-T(#'TI)%2 The attraction o" units o" si5p!icity accordin$ to their di""erent and si5i!ar states o" unconsciousness !eads to $roup "or5ation in thou$htH"or5s2 The sphere2 C2 -.%T,E-I-2 The or$aniFation o" $roups o" units o" si5p!icity in patterns o" ordered chaos /or rhyth5, -att8a $una, cos5ic "orce12 The spira!2 Thus, the cyc!e o" in8o!ution reaches a ba!ance bet6een, the si5p!est e7pression o" thou$ht and the 5ost co5p!e7 e7pression o" "or5, a!thou$h the t6o are )ne in essence2 Then, a ne6 cyc!e, the process o" e8o!ution, starts 6here "or5 6i!! beco5e !ess co5p!e7 and thou$ht 6i!! beco5e 5ore co5p!e7 6hi!e returnin$ to its source2 #t the end o" this cyc!e o" e8o!ution 6hen a ba!ance is reached bet6een the si5p!est e7pression o" "or5 and the 5ost co5p!e7 e7pression o" thou$ht, the ste!!y7 /-i!ent 6itness, the eterna! -e!", the 5onad2221 reH absorbs in itse!" the in"or5ation o" e8o!ution2 It 6i!! then $o bac@ into its rest period /pra!aya, unconsciousness, inacti8ity1 in 6hich it 6i!! assi5i!ate it a!!2 #nd a"ter 6hich, it 6i!! start another cyc!e o" in8o!ution 6ith added co5p!e7i"ication o" "or5, "o!!o6ed by a cyc!e o" e8o!ution 6ith added co5p!e7i"ication o" thou$ht222 #nd this process in in"inite222 as the interp!ay o" consciousness and unconsciousness, in the cos5ic spira!

5otionQdance o" the se8en"o!d sinusoids o" co5p!e7ity o" the )ne +i"e essence, the archetypes o" consciousness or rays2

2H 'yc!es o" opportunity: In the !i"e o" an indi8idua! hu5an bein$, !i8in$ 6ithin the natura! en8iron5ent o" aya/Earth1 there is a!so, such a series o" cyc!es2 The three sacred p!anets o" synthesis, -aturn /spiritua! opportunity1, 0ranus /spiritua! creati8ity1 and %eptune /spiritua! sensiti8ity1, 6hen e7a5ined in the birth astroHchart "ro5 the position o" the ascendent in the t6e!8e Fodiaca! si$ns /Footnote 11, re8ea! such a process2 #s an e7a5p!e, here is a chart in 6hich the -aturn cyc!e is e7a5ined2 It is 8ery use"u! "or a 6or@er o" the ne6 ci8i!iFation to @no6 6hen the ener$ies are best "or inner spiritua! $ro6th or 6hen they are 5ore "a8orab!e to spiritua! 5ani"estation in hu5an and natura! en8iron5ents2 In the cyc!e o" inner $ro6th, the acti8e creation o" 5enta! thou$htH"or5s, 5editation, conte5p!ation and the yo$a o" se!"H@no6!ed$e, 5ay !ead one to transpersona! trans"or5ation2 In the cyc!e o" outer $ro6th, the 6or!d ser8er can do better 6or@ in his $roup o" hu5anitarian or eco!o$ica! or$aniFation2 The yo$a o" !iberation2 .o$a, as union 6ith the GitnessQ-e!" or the inte$ration o" the ste!!y7 at a ne6 !e8e!Q"ocus o" co5p!e7ity2 #s a chi!d, the hu5an bein$ !i8es its "irst -aturn cyc!e o" spiritua! opportunity /2E25 years1 5ost!y, in a state o" unconsciousness, "ro5 birth to thirty years o" a$e2 The physica!, e5otiona! and 5enta! 5aturation, !eads to the psychic de8e!op5ent o" an indi8idua! persona!ity /Footnote 212 In the second cyc!e "ro5 thirty to si7ty years o!d, there is a chance o" conscious e8o!ution and in the third cyc!e "ro5 si7ty to ninety years o!d, an e8en better chance2 Mr2 &.222 -un si$n in #ries2 #scendant or risin$ si$n, in 'ancer2 -o, -aturn in 'ancer deter5ines the start o" a ne6 cyc!e o" opportunity: )uter e7pression period, e7pansion /physica! acti8ity, 5an8antara, 15 years1: 10 -aturn in #ries, 1EEBHEE EH -aturn in Pisces, 1EE;HEB 11 Taurus, 1EDDH2001 DH #quarius, 1EE1HEA 12 e5ini, 2001H200; /end o" cyc!e1 CH 'apricorn, 1EDDHE1 Inner e7p!oration period, concentration /psycho!o$ica! acti8ity, pra!aya, 15 years1: 1H -aturn in 'ancer, 200;H2005 BH -aturn in -a$ittarius, 201AH1C /start o" ne6 cyc!e1 2H +eo, 2005H200C 5H -corpio, 2012H15 ;H Rir$o, 200CH200E AH +ibra, 200EH12 -o, in Pu!y 200;, a ne6 cyc!e o" spiritua! opportunity starts 6ith a $ood period "or inner $ro6th "ro5 200; to 201C and "o!!o6ed a"ter that by a $ood period "or outer e7pression o" the ne6 se!" "ro5 201C on6ard2 This in"or5ation added 6ith those o" the astroHpro"i!e concernin$ the archetypes o" consciousness /or rays1 astroHin"!uences, 5ay he!p in the choice o" spiritua! orientation "or "uture 6or!d ser8ers2 The sa5e can be app!ied 6ith the 0ranus cyc!e o" spiritua! creati8ity 6hich starts 6hen 0ranus is in 'ancer and no6 this p!anet is in phase DH#quarius, the outer e7pression period2 %eptune, the spiritua! sensiti8ity cyc!e, starts in 'ancer and no6 is in phase DH#quarius, in the outer e7pression period2 ;H -0PE(IMP)-ITI)% in the birth chart: ,ere are t6o e7e5p!es o" peop!e 6ho are both 6or!d ser8ers, as e7a5p!es "or the ana!ysis o" the

e8o!utionary astroHpro"i!e "ro5 the perspecti8e o" archetypes o" consciousnessQrays astroH in"!uence, as indications "ro5 the birth chart2 E8o!ution is inc!usi8e, qua!ities o" consciousness "ro5 one sta$e to the ne7t are inte$rated into the ne6 sta$es2 The se8en"o!d archetypa!Qray indi8idua! structure /1H ste!!y7Q5onad 2H psycheQsou!, ;H persona!ity AH 5enta! 5H e5otiona!Qastra! BH physica!Qbio!o$ica! CH physica!Qetheric1 is an inner in"!uence and 5ust be e7a5ined 6ith intuition and se!"Hintrospection by each person accordin$ to e8o!utionary need2 This is the purpose o" .o$a as a 6or@ o" se!"H@no6!ed$e in scienti"ic 5editation2 Gith scienti"ic astro!o$y, "ro5 the astroHchart at birth, 6e can "ind in"or5ation on the outer in"!uences o" stars, p!anets and conste!!ations, "or the indi8idua! hu5an bein$ or $roups o" 6or!d ser8ers2 #s the indi8idua! hu5an bein$ e8o!8es in co5p!e7ity o" consciousness, the recepti8ity to astro!o$ica! "orces chan$es2 ,ere in our t6o 6or!d ser8ers birthcharts as e7a5p!es, 6e "ind in"or5ation on these chan$es: Mr &. -un in #ries, ascendant in 'ancer2 #s a chi!d up to persona! 5aturation /physica!He5otiona!H5enta!1, at !east ;0 years o!d: Persona!ity /PE1 e7otericQpsycheQsou! /P-1 e7oteric co5bination2 The persona!ity de8e!op5ent: sunQ persona!ity #ries is under the in"!uence o" p!anet Mars and archetype B2 The "orce"u! se!"Hcentered persona!ity o" #ries 5i7es 6ith the stren$th o" 5artian 8ibrations and the Fea! o" si7th !e8e! ener$ies2 The psyche de8e!ope5ent: the ascendantQpsyche 'ancer is under the in"!uence o" the $ayan 5oon, as a 8ei! to a hidden p!anet and archetype A2 The 'ancer psyche 5a@es "or chan$in$ 5oods 6ith the 5oon and the Ath archetype "ue!in$ i5a$ination in the desire to un8ei! the 5ystery o" !i"e and death2 The P-AQPEB co5bination: The persona!ity ru!es2 #ttraction "or !eadership in re!ations 6here there is possibi!ity o" con"!ict2 -uperi5position 1: Gith spiritua! a6a@enin$ and at !east 5ore than ;0 years o!d: Persona!ity e7oteric, psyche esoteric co5bination2 This 5i$ht indicate the prob!e5 6hich this particu!ar incarnation has to so!8e "or the purpose o" achie8in$ p!anetary initiation2 Persona!ityQsun in #ries, p!anet Mars, archetype B and psycheQascendant 'ancer, p!anet %eptune, archetype B2 Gith Mars in #quarius in the birth chart, there is the coura$e to e5brace ne6 ideas o" se!" and others 6ith the Bth a propensity to be de8oted in the pursuit o" these2 Gith %eptune in +ibra in the birth chart, there is the care"u! use o" psychic po6ers and 6ith the Bth it is "or a co!!ecti8e cause2 The P-BQPEB co5bination: Idea!is5 and one pointed de8otion are e7pressed ardent!y and 6ith Fea!2 +o8e o" abstract per"ection 5ay be 5ore i5portant than 6or@in$ at 5ani"estin$ an idea! in the physica! 6or!d2 -uperi5position 2: 222 to6ards initiation222 Persona!ity esoteric, psyche esoteric co5bination2 This 5i$ht indicate the ba!ance 6hich needs to be achie8ed bet6een the inner and the outer, e7pressions o" the spiritua! !i"e "or the purpose o" so!ar initiation2 Persona!ityQsun in #ries, p!anet Mercury, archetype A and psycheQascendant 'ancer, p!anet %eptune, archetype B 6ith Mercury in #ries and %eptune in +ibra2 -pecia! psychic po6ers 6hich are "ocused on the inner search "or the hi$hest idea!s, can be ba!anced 6ith the acti8ity o" creati8e !i"e e7periences in 6hich opti5is5 pre8ai!s2 The P-B Q PEA co5binationM 3eep ideas o" the inner -e!" need to be e7pressed 6ith a 8ie6 to har5oniFe con"!ictin$ e8ents 6hich 5i$ht not be easi!y percei8ed by 5any others in i5portant $roup 6or@2

Initiation /Footnote ;1 in"or5ation: #ries conste!!ation, archetypes 1 /6i!!1 and C /synthesis12 'ancer conste!!ation, archetypes ; /inte!!i$ence1 and C /synthesis12 These are the 5a9or in"!uences in the e8o!utionnary astroHpro"i!e o" a 6or!d ser8er 6or@in$ conscious!y 6ith spiritua! cos5ic radiation ener$ies2 The persona!ity inte$ration to the psyche as a co5bination o" the t6o conste!!ations o" #ries and 'ancer, 6or@s in the !ine o" 1, ;, C archetypa! /ray1 e7pression2 The intuition as inte!!i$ent understandin$ o" p!anetary 6or@ cou!d be e7pressed 6ith dyna5ic po6er in practica! creati8ity to i5p!e5ent the ne6 order in $roup 6or@2 The PIP test corre!ation: /Footnote A12 (esu!ts: ;# /E;b1 abstract thou$ht B: /DCb1 and B# /C;b1 Fea!, "iery idea!is5 Q adherance to $uidance 2: / D;b1 and 2# /B0b1 6isdo5, understandin$ Q !o8e and 5a$netis5 5# /D;b1 accuracy and 5enta! precision A: /D0b1 and A# /B0b1 con"!ict, "!uctuation Q har5ony 1# /C2b1 stren$th and stead"astness The patterns o" superi5position bein$ P-QPE AQB HH BQB HH BQA, the Bth and Ath archetypes are sti!! stron$ 6hich 5i$ht indicate a need to ba!ance inner $ro6th and outer 5ani"estation particu!ar!y so, since a ne6 -aturn cyc!e o" opportunity is about to start in 200;2 This person can certain!y use this spiritua! in"!u7 o" ener$y at 6i!!2 The 1st /1#1 and ;rd /;#1 archetypes 5ay be an indication that initiation is a!ready in process2 There is the need to e7a5ine the 1: /ACb1 /dyna5ic !iberation "ro5 bonda$e1 and ;: /A2b1 /adaptab!e 5ateria! acti8ity1 and the C# /;Cb1 /preser8ation o" structures 1 and the C: /ACb1 /creation o" structures1, archetypes2 The 5th as 5# /D;b1 5ay be 222 the 6or@ o" adaptation in the 8ita!Qetheric trans5itter o" ener$yQ !i$htQ in"or5ation bet6een the inte!!i$ence bodies physica!Q 8ita!Q e5otiona!Q 5enta!Q intuiti8eQ synthetic and a need in 5:/research and in8enti8eness12 The 8ita!Q etheric body is a 5th !i@e e8ery hu5an bein$2 The archetype 2 5ay be 222 the synthetic inte!!i$ence body, the ste!!y7 archetype /5onadic ray, or the 9e6e! in the !otus, se8enth princip!e1 startin$ to ta@e contro! o" its too!s2 Ge 6ou!d ha8e 5ain archetype 2 /so!ar1, sub 1, ;, C /p!anetary1 , "or the initiation process as inco5in$ cos5ic "orces2 Mrs && 222 -un si$n in -corpio2 #scendant in 'apricorn2 -o -aturn in 'apricorn deter5ines the start o" a ne6 -aturn cyc!e2 H#s a chi!d up to persona! /physica!He5otiona!H5enta!1 5aturation, at !east to ;0 years o!d2 Persona!ity e7oteric, psyche e7oteric co5bination2 The persona!ity de8e!op5ent: sunQ persona!ity -corpio under the in"!uence o" p!anet Mars and archetype B2 The 5a$netic se!"Hcentered persona!ity o" -corpio 5i7es 6ith the stren$th o" 5artian 8ibrations and the Fea! o" si7th !e8e! ener$ies2 The psyche de8e!ope5ent: the ascendantQpsyche is under the in"!uence o" the the p!anet -aturn, and archetype A2 The 'apricorn psyche indicates a thirst "or se!"Heducation and the ;rd archetype, an inte!!i$ent acti8e dri8e to i5p!e5ent it2 The P-;QPE B co5bination: The persona!ity ru!es2 Gor@in$ on pro9ects "ro5 one*s ideas 5ay o8er6he!5 others2 -uperi5position 1: H-piritua! a6a@enin$ , at !east 5ore than ;0 years o!d Persona!ity e7oteric, psyche esoteric co5bination2 This 5i$ht indicate the prob!e5 6hich this particu!ar incarnation has to so!8e "or the purpose o" achie8in$ p!anetary initiation2

Persona!ityQsun in -corpio, p!anet Mars, archetype B and psycheQascendant 'apricorn, p!anet -aturn, archetype ;2 Gith Mars in Rir$o in the birth chart, there is the abi!ity to ana!yse ne6 ideas o" se!" and others, and 6ith the Bth a propensity to be de8oted in the pursuit o" these2 Gith -aturn in +ibra in the birth chart, there is the care"u! use o" opportunities and 6ith the Bth it is is "or co!!ecti8e needs2 The P-;QPEB co5bination: Inte!!i$ent understandin$ o" ideas2 # tendency to i5press one*s persona! be!ie"s on others2 -uperi5position 2: 222 to6ards initiation222 Persona!ity esoteric, psyche esoteric co5bination2 This 5i$ht indicate the ba!ance 6hich needs to be achie8ed bet6een the inner and the outer, e7pressions o" the spiritua! !i"e "or the purpose o" so!ar initiation2 Persona!ityQsun in -corpion, p!anet Mars, archetype B and psycheQascendant 'apricorn, p!anet -aturn, archetype ; The P-;QPEB co5bination: )pti5is5 about ne6 ideas !eadin$ to co5p!e7 theories and syte5s, 5ust be ba!anced by the need to co55unicate 6ith an open 5ind, "ree o" unreasonab!e be!ie"s or irrationa! attach5ents2 Initiation in"or5ation: -corpio conste!!ation, archetypes A /har5ony1 Q 'apricorn conste!!ation, archetypes 1 /6i!!1 , ; /inte!!i$ence1 and C/synthesis12 These are the 5a9or in"!uences in the e8o!utionary astroHpro"i!e o" a 6or!d ser8er 6or@in$ conscious!y 6ith spiritua! cos5ic radiation ener$ies2 Persona!ity inte$rated to the psyche as a co5bination o" the t6o conste!!ations o" -corpio and 'apricorn, in the 5a9or !ine o" 1, ; , C archetypa! /ray1 e7pression 6ith a 5inor Ath archetypa! in"!uence in i5p!e5entin$ har5onious 5ethods o" 6or@2 The intuition as inte!!i$ent understandin$ o" p!anetary 6or@ cou!d be e7pressed 6ith dyna5ic po6er in practica! creati8ity to i5p!e5ent the ne6 order in $roup 6or@2 The PIP test corre!ation: (esu!ts: 2: /D;b1 and 2# /C0b1, 6isdo5, understandin$ Q !o8e and 5a$netis5 C: /D;b1 creation o" structures ;# /CCb1 abstract thou$ht 1: /C0b1 dyna5ic !iberation "ro5 bonda$e A# /B;b1 har5ony B: /B0b1 Fea!, "iery idea!is5 The patterns o" superi5position bein$ P-QPE ;QB HH ;QB HH ;QB, the Bth archetype is sti!! stron$ 6hich 5i$ht indicate a need to ba!ance inner $ro6th and outer 5ani"estation particu!ar!y so, since in the -aturn cyc!e o" opportunity, the outer e7pression period is about to start in 200;2 This person needs to use this spiritua! in"!u7 o" ener$y to ensure the ne6 persona!ity e7pression o" the Ath ta@es precedence2 The 1st /1:1 and ;rd /;#1 and Cth /C:1 archetypes 5ay be an indication that initiation is a!ready in process2 There is the need to e7a5ine the 1# /5Db1 /stren$th and stead"astness1 and ;: /2Db1 /adaptab!e 5ateria! acti8ity1 and the C# /;Cb1 /preser8ation o" stuctures 1 and the A: /50b1 /con"!ict and "!uctuation1, archetypes2 The 5th as 5# /50b1 and 5: /A;b1 5ay 5ean the need "or 222 the 6or@ o" adaptation in the 8ita!Qetheric trans5itter o" ener$yQ !i$htQ in"or5ation bet6een the inte!!i$ence bodies physica!Q 8ita!Q e5otiona!Q 5enta!Q intuiti8eQ synthetic2 The 8ita!Q etheric body is a 5th !i@e e8ery hu5an bein$2 The archetype 2 5ay be 222 the synthetic inte!!i$ence body, the ste!!y7 archetype /5onadic ray, or the 9e6e! in the !otus, se8enth princip!e1 startin$ to ta@e contro! o" its too!s2 Ge 6ou!d ha8e 5ain archetype 2 /so!ar1, sub 1, ;, A, C /p!anetary1 , "or the initiation process2

II The cos5ic cross 12 The three crosses The 6hee! o" the nearest Fodiac, the t6e!8e conste!!ations, "ro5 the perspecti8e o" a trian$!e 5ade o" three crosses: ayaHearth, is

12 The 5utab!e cross The e5otiona! psyche o" e7perience2 Trans5ission o" archetypa! ener$ies: 2, A, 5, B 2 e5ini /21 Rir$o /2, B1 Pisces /2, B1 -a$ittarius /A, 5, B1

Fro5 instinct to inte!!ect2 The 5utab!e cross represents hu5anity as 5assHconsciousness in 6hich 5ost indi8idua! hu5an bein$s are ru!ed by their ani5a! instinct and their e5otiona! reactions 6hi!e s!o6!y de8e!oppin$ concrete 5enta! inte!!i$ence in a persona!ity / @a5aH5anas12 The indi8idua! hu5an !i8es 6ithin the in"!uence o" the 5ass thou$htH"or5s /e$re$ores12 #s each chi!d !earns 6ithin the "a5i!yQc!an unit to adapt to natura! and cu!tura! en8iron5ent, it a!so accepts the ethnic e$re$ores such as be!ie"s, creeds, do$5as, pre9udices, opinions, ect222 o" its ancestors2 The adu!ts !earn, 6or@ and raise the chi!dren 6ith e8eryone i55ersed in the c!an e$re$ores 6hich produce co!!ecti8e @ar5a as 6ee! as indi8idua! @ar5a2 The 6hee! o" the 5assHconsciousness o" hu5anity2 The 6hee! turns "ro5 #ries to Taurus, 8ia Pisces2 Fro5 -a$ittarius /A,51 co5es trans"erence to the second cross2 22 The "i7ed cross The 5enta! psyche o" a6a@enin$2 Trans5ission o" archetypa! ener$ies: 1, A, 52 +eo /1, 51 Taurus / A 1 ] -corpio / A 1 #quarius /51 Fro5 inte!!ect to intuition2 The "i7ed cross represents the a6a@enin$ o" the indi8idua! hu5an bein$ to its se!"Hconsciousness2 The concrete 5enta! inte!!i$ence beco5es "irst abstract 5enta! thin@in$ then e8entua!!y !eads to intuiti8e 5enta! inte!!i$ence /5anasQbuddhi12 In the #quarian a$e, a period in 6hich the se8enth archetype is co5in$ into 5ani"estation 6ithin hu5an consciousness, a 5a9ority o" hu5an bein$s 6i!! be passin$ "ro5 the 5utab!e to the "i7ed cross2 The indi8idua! hu5an de8e!ops a stron$ se!"ish persona!ity beco5in$ a tyrant or a 5ystic 6ith persona! a5bition and a superiority co5p!e72 The con"!ict o" the Ath creati8e hierarchy /hu5anity1 shou!d be 5ore and 5ore e7pressed on the 5enta! !e8e!s /scienceQphi!osophy1 than on the physica!Qe5otiona! !e8e! as in the past /6ar12 The in8erted Fodiac, o" separati8e persona!ities2 The in8erted 6hee! o" se!"H consciousness2 The 6hee! turns "ro5 #ries to Pisces, 8ia Taurus2 Fro5 +eo /11 co5es trans"erence to the third cross2 ;2 The cardina! cross2 The 5enta! psyche o" intuition2 Trans5ission o" archetypa! ener$ies: /1, ;, C1 'ancer /;, C1 #ries /1, C1 ] +ibra /;1 'apricorn /1, ;, C1 Fro5 intuition to synthesis2 # s5a!! nu5ber o" hu5ans ha8e reached the $roupHconsciousness in 6hich the indi8idua! by its o6n "ree choice, 6or@s in a $roup as a 6or!d ser8er, "or the spiritua! p!anetary e8o!ution2 There are -a$es 6ho ha8e reached the 5enta! psyche o" synthesis /6ho!istic thin@in$1 ha8in$ crossed the batt!e"ie!d o" se!"H@no6!ed$e, the yo$a o" !iberty2 -o5e ha8e beco5e coH6or@ers 6ith natura! inte!!i$ence 6or@in$ conscious!y on the !e8e! o" intuiti8e inte!!i$ence /buddhi1 , 6ith spiritua! 8isions o" the $enera! p!an o" e8o!ution2 )thers 6or@ at

creatin$Qtrans5ittin$ ne6 thou$htH"or5s "or ne6 inco5in$ archetypa! ener$ies2 The 6hee! turns "ro5 #ries to Taurus, 8ia Pisces2 The 6hee! o" the Gor!d $roupHconsciousness2 Ge can study the e8o!utionary astroHchart o" an indi8idua! hu5an bein$ or o" a $roup 6ith this in"or5ation in 5ind, to deter5ine the point o" e8o!ution2 22 The spiritua! p!anets trian$!e2 There are se8en spiritua! p!anets 6hich trans5it the se8en archetypa! radiations in a 8orte7 o" spiritua! cos5ic ener$ies2 Ru!can /1st1, Mercury /Ath1, Renus /5th1, Pupiter /2nd1, -aturn /;rd1, %eptune /Bth1, 0ranus /Cth12 There are t6o 5a9or trian$!es o" ener$ies 6hich synthesiFe psychic chan$e 6hich are in the birth chart2 The trian$!e o" 5enta!Qintuiti8e consciousness o" Mercury /i!!u5ination1, Renus /@no6!ed$e1 and Pupiter /education12 The trian$!e o" intuiti8eQsynthetic consciousness o" -aturn /opportunity1, 0ranus /creati8ity1 and %eptune /sensiti8ity12 In the t6o charts 6hich 6e ha8e as e7a5p!e, it 6ou!d !oo@ !i@e this "or p!anet and conste!!ation archetypa! in"!uence: Mr2 &. The 5enta! trian$!e: HHH /i!!u5ination A1 Mercury in #ries /pioneerin$ 1, C1 HHH /inte!!ect 51 Renus in Taurus /conser8ation A1 HHH /education 21 Pupiter in 'ancer /5ani"estation ;, C1 The intuition tran$!e: HHH /opportunity ; 1 -aturn in e5ini /co55unication 21 HHH /creati8ity C1 0ranus in e5ini /co55unication 21 HHH /sensiti8ity B1 %eptune in +ibra /equi!ibriu5 ;1 Mrs2 && The 5enta! trian$!e: HHH /i!!u5ination A1 Mercury in -corpio /reororientation A1 HHH /inte!!ect 51 Renus in Rir$o /$estation 2, B1 HHH /education 21 Pupiter in #ries /pioneerin$ 1, C1 The intuition tran$!e: HHH /opportunity1 -aturn in +ibra /equi!ibriu5 ;1 HHH /creati8ity C1 0ranus in 'ancer /5ani"estation ;, C1 HHH /sensiti8ity B1 %eptune in +ibra /equi!ibriu5 ;1 These cou!d be e7a5ined "ro5 5any an$!es as one percei8es the point o" e8o!ution o" an indi8idua! hu5an or a $roup2 ;H #rchetype and cross2 The horoscope o" the three crosses cou!d he!p in deter5inin$ the re!ati8e point o" e8o!ution o" a chi!d at birth and indicate a $enera! direction "or its education in the ne6 ci8i!iFation2 It a!so is use"u! "or "indin$ a spiritua! direction in one*s !i"e2 #spects $i8e c!ues to: H ta!ents 6ith con9unction, trian$!e and star, H and di""icu!ties 6ith square and opposition2 # 5a9or trian$!e, is, ; p!anets in three di""erent si$ns and a 5inor trian$!e, ; p!anets in t6o si$ns, a ta!ent to 5ani"est1 # square 6ith A p!anets in "our di""erent si$ns, #nd stars, such as 5 p!anets / or 5ore1 in the "our

si$ns, 6hich is a spiritua! rea!iFation to 5ani"est in the 6or!d2 Gith the t6o charts, 6e 6i!! on!y !oo@ at a "e6 aspects to $i8e a $enera! out!oo@ "or possibi!ities: Mr2 &. HMutab!e cross: e5ini / 0ranus, %eptune1 Rir$o ] Pisces

-a$ittarius

0ranus /C1 con9unct %eptune /B1 in HFi7ed cross: Taurus /Renus1

e5ini /212 -ensiti8ity and creati8ity in co55unication2

+eo / P!uto1 ] -corpio #quarius / Mars, ayaH+una 1

,ere 6e ha8e 2 5a9or trian$!es: 1H Renus /51 in Taurus /A1 HHH P!uto /11 in +eo /1,51 HHH Mars /B1 in #quarius /512 # ta!ent to 5ani"est: Inte!!ectua! "reedo5 and se!"Hconscious purity !eads to audacity in inno8ation2 2H Gith ayaH+una /;1 in #quarius /51 it !eads to ori$ina! perception o" 6or!d prob!e5s2

H'ardina! cross / %51: 'ancer / Pupiter, #scendant1 #ries /Mercury, -un1 ] +ibra / %eptune1 'apricorn ,ere 6e ha8e A 5a9or trian$!es as ta!ents to 5ani"est2 This 5eans that 6e ha8e an indi8idua! 6hich has reached intuiti8e thin@in$2 Mrs2 && H Mutab!e cross: Rir$o / ayaH+una, Mars, Renus1 e5ini ] -a$ittarius Pisces

,ere 6e ha8e aya /;1, Mars /B1, Renus /51 con9unct in Rir$o /2, B12 The stren$ht to ana!yse e5otiona! situations 6ith inte!!ectua! coura$e to "ind practica! so!utions2 HFi7ed cross: Taurus +eo / P!uto1 ] -corpio / -un, Mercury1 #quarius

,ere is a 5inor trian$!e2 P!uto in +eo HH -un in -corpio HH Mercury in -corpio2 -e!" purity !eads to unco8er deep thruths2 H'ardina! cross: 'ancer / 0ranus1 #ries /Pupiter1 ] +ibra / -aturn, %eptune1 'apricorn / #scendant1

,ere a "i8e pointed star as a spiritua! rea!iFation to 5ani"est2 This 5eans that 6e ha8e an indi8idua! 6hich has reached intuiti8e thin@in$2 %otes:

/Footnote 11 Wodiaca! si$ns: The si$ns are constructed thou$htH"or5s, e$re$ores 6ith an accu5u!ation in hu5an history as an in"!uence on the 5assHconsciousness and the s!o6!y a6a@enin$ hu5an bein$2 # tropica! horoscope re8ea!s these in"!uences 6ith sun and p!anets position and e7oteric ener$ies2 The conste!!ations are $roups o" stars "ro5 6hich archetypa! radiations reach our so!ar syste5 and its p!anets to sti5u!ate spiritua! e8o!ution2 For those 6ho 6or@ 6ith these ener$ies conscious!y the siderea! Fodiac is used2 +aya .o$a, the yo$a o" ener$ies, 0nions 6ith the sources o" spiritua! in"!u7 o" ener$ies2 /Footnote 21 ,u5an persona!ity: Fro5 a spiritua! perspecti8e, the hu5an persona!ity is a too! "or the ste!!y7 to 6or@ 6ith the spiritua! ener$ies2 Gith "e6 e7ceptions, hu5an "o!!o6 the se8en"o!d years cyc!es: Instinct or e5otiona! inte!!i$ence: /birthHC years ethericQphysica!, CH1A physica!Qe5otiona!, 1AH21 physica!Qconcrete 5enta!1 Inte!!ect or 5enta! inte!!i$ence: / 21H2D 5enta!, "irst -aturn cyc!e, 2DH;5, ;5HA2 5enta! abstraction possibi!ity1 Intuition or 6isdo5 inte!!i$ence: /A2HAE, the se8enth cyc!e o" se8en years indicate 5a7i5u5 5aturity in persona!ity pro$ression "or this incarnation2 # thresho!d o" trans"ora5tion 6hich !eads to sic@ness and death or renaissance, the second birth, Psychic rebirth, AEH5A, 5AHB;, the second -aturn cyc!e is co5p!eted2 1 The 5ass o" hu5anity is in the transition "ro5 instinct to inte!!ect2 The 6or!d ser8ers are in transition "ro5 inte!!ect to intuition 6here the persona!ity beco5es a too! "or 5ani"estin$ spiritua! 8a!ues on a p!anetary sca!e2 /Footnote ;1 on initiation: X 222 The 6ho!e indi8idua!ity is centered in the three 5idd!e or ;rd, Ath and 5th princip!es2 3urin$ earth!y !i"e it is a!! in the "ourth center o" ener$y, 8o!ition HH 6i!!2 222 the di""erence bet6een persona!ity and indi8idua!ity2 The "or5er hard!y sur8i8es HH the !atter, to run its success"u! se8en"o!d do6n6ard and up6ard course has to assi5i!ate to itse!" the eterna! !i"eHpo6er residin$ but in the se8enth and then b!end the three /"outh, "i"th and se8enth1 into one HH the si7th2 Those 6ho succeed in doin$ so beco5e :uddhas, 3hyan 'hohans, etc222 The chie" ob9ect o" our stru$$!es and initiations is to achie8e this union 6hi!e yet on earth222 X Mahat5a !etter no 1; to #2P2 -innett2 Morya *s cos5o!o$ica! notes2 /Footnote A1 The Pip test: The persona! identity pro"i!e is a8ai!ab!e "ro5 the -hie!s corporation, and 6as de8e!oped by 3r2Michae! (obbins2 It is e7trapo!ated "ro5 a series o" questions about persona! 8a!ues re!ated to a tabu!ation o" the se8en rays2 This part o" the astroHpro"i!e uses the 1A ray types as i5partin$ ray patterns o" the actua! point o" e8o!ution2 /-hies! 'orporation, 1A1A ,i!! (oad, +inco!n, RT 05AA;H EC25, 0-#1 The # and : o" the se8en archetypes re"er to the creationQdestruction process both i5portant in the perpetua! chan$e o" !i8in$ 6ith ne6 ener$ies co5in$ "ro5 the cos5ic creati8e "orces2 The o!d "or5s ha8e to be either reno8ated or rep!aced, be"ore the ne6 ones co5e into e""ect2 /Footnote 51 The cardina! cross: The 5ani"estation o" ser8ice to hu5anity and archetypes: 1H Gi!!Hpo6er, X I assert the "actX HHc "orceQener$y HHc The esoteric scientist 2H +o8eH6isdo5, X I see the $reatest !i$htX HHc e7pansionQconsciousness HHc The 5ediator ;H #cti8e inte!!i$ence X Purpose itse!" I a5X HHc adaptationQe8o!ution HHc The 5a$ician AH ,ar5ony throu$h con"!ict X T6o 5er$e in oneX HHc 8ibrationQe7pression HHc The artist 5H Jno6!ed$e, science X Three 5inds uniteX HHc 5entation HHc The e7oteric scientist BH #bstract idea!is5 X The hi$hiest !i$htX HHc de8otion HHHc The idea!ist C 'ere5onia! !a6, order X The hi$hiest and the !o6est 5eetX HHc incantationQ5a$ic HHc The ritua!ist -ources o" inspiration:

,e!ena :a!8ats@y*s 6ritin$s /There is no re!i$ion hi$hier than T(0T,1, #!ice :ai!ey boo@s, /Esoteric #stro!$y and Psycho!o$y and others12 #nd "ro5 the boo@ X'os5ic 8irtua! $a5e, an e7p!oration o" spiritua! inte!!i$enceX, F2 -tH!aurent )ne in the 8oice o" the -i!ence222 Frances -tH+aurent, -herbroo@e, Y', 'anada2 :ac@ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& s#de!e :ar$er Gi!son

#!ice :ai!ey: Portrait o" +eo (isin$ The -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a Rir$o: The Mother o" the ,ar8est Esoteric Meanin$s o" the (isin$ -i$ns Princess 3iana and Mother Teresa: Portraits o" -a$ittarius (isin$ Triadic %ature o" the -un*s Ener$y ,o6 the -ou! o" Gi!!ia5 :!a@e -po@e Throu$h ,is #rt Esoteric Meanin$ o" -corpio (isin$

#+I'E :#I+E.: P)(T(#IT )F +E) (I-I% copyri$ht 1ED;, 1EEE by #de!e :ar$er Gi!son #!ice :ai!ey*s -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a /see The -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a1: +eo ascendin$ 6ith Mars in +eo con9unct the ascendant, ru!ed by -un in e5ini in the e!e8enth house 6ith Renus and Ru!can in e5ini in the e!e8enth and P!uto in Taurus on its cusp, ru!ed by Ru!can in e5ini in the e!e8enth house2 :orn in 1DD0 in Manchester, En$!and, to upperHc!ass parents, #!ice +aTrobeH:ate5an !ed a chi!dhood e7istence that 6as quite discip!ined and re$i5ented, yet "ree "ro5 5ateria! an7iety2 Gith the ear!y death o" both o" her parents, she and her youn$er sister 6ent to !i8e 6ith their $randparents, continuin$ their upperHc!ass !i"e2 #s a chi!d, #!ice 6as te5pera5enta!, 8ain, 8en$e"u!, and so5e6hat pran@ish /Mars in +eo con9unct the ascendant12 )nce, in an$er at her $o8erness, she sto!e her 9e6e!ry and "!ushed it do6n the toi!et2 0pon secret!y readin$ her $o8erness*s pri8ate 9ourna! the ne7t day, #!ice !earned that her $o8erness @ne6 e7act!y 6ho the thie" 6as, but 6as $oin$ to 6ait unti! #!ice too@ the initiati8e and con"essed be"ore she 6ou!d do anythin$ about it2 #!ice then 6ent to her $o8erness and con"essed about both the stea!in$ o" the 9e6e!ry and the readin$ o" the 9ourna!2 To #!ice*s surprise, her $o8erness 6as 5uch 5ore outra$ed about the readin$ o" the 9ourna! than about the disposa! o" the 9e6e!ry2 The shoc@ o" !earnin$ this 6as #!ice*s "irst !esson in 5ateria!H8ersusH spiritua! 8a!ues, 6hich 6ou!d !ater pro8e to be an i5portant "actor in her sou! 6or@2 True to her e5ini -un, #!ice ne8er resided in one p!ace "or 8ery !on$, !i8in$ in En$!and, 'anada, and -6itFer!and be"ore she 6as nine years o!d2 #"ter her $rand"ather died, she and her sister 6ou!d spend ha!" the year 6ith her $rand5other in +ondon, and the other ha!" 6ith her aunt in -cot!and2 In one country she attended the ,i$h 'hurch, si5i!ar to 'atho!icis5 6ith its cere5ony and ritua!, 6hi!e in the other she attended the +o6 'hurch, 6hich 6as 5ore !i@e Protestantis5 6ith its 8en$e"u! od and he!!"ire punish5ent2 #!ice had "ound herse!" torn, in

typica! e5ini "ashion, bet6een t6o see5in$!y irreconci!ab!e opposites2 Mars, 6hich con9oins #!ice :ai!ey*s ascendant, is the ru!er o" -corpio, 6here the persona!ity batt!es the sou!, and this batt!e 6as :ai!ey*s X5a9or !i"e con"!ictX2 #s a chi!d, she o"ten hated herse!" and e8eryone e!se and "e!t as i" !i"e 6ere 6orth!ess2 -he atte5pted suicide three ti5es bet6een the a$es o" "i8e and "i"teen by such dra5atic 5eans as thro6in$ herse!" do6n the stone @itchen steps, atte5ptin$ to s5other herse!" 6ith sand, and tryin$ to dro6n in the ri8er2 Gith a!! o" the dra5a o" her +eo ascendant, her persona!ity 6as en$a$ed in stri@in$ out a$ainst the 6i!! o" her sou! to be in her physica! body2 #!ice*s se!"Htorture and unp!easantness continued unti! the a$e o" "i"teen 6hen she 6as sittin$ in the dra6in$ roo5 one -unday, 6ith the rest o" the "a5i!y ha8in$ $one to church2 # 5an dressed in European c!othin$ and 6earin$ a turban 6a!@ed into the dra6in$ roo5 and sat do6n beside her2 ,e to!d her that she 6ou!d e8entua!!y ha8e the opportunity to do so5e i5portant 6or@ in the 6or!d i" she 6ou!d chan$e her disposition and $ain so5e contro! o8er herse!"2 ,e pro5pt!y !e"t, sayin$ that he 6ou!d be in touch 6ith her a$ain2 #!ice then be$an to contro! her cross nature and sharp ton$ue to the e7tent that her "a5i!y thou$ht that she 6as i!! because she had chan$ed so 5uch2 ,a8in$ been raised as a de8out 'hristian, #!ice 6ent to Ire!and as a youn$ adu!t to 6or@ in a so!diers* ho5e 6here 5uch o" her duty 6as to !ead $ospe! 5eetin$s and con8ert peop!e 6ho 6ere not a!ready Xsa8edX2 -pea@in$ in "ront o" a "e6 hundred so!diers terri"ied and e5barrassed her so 5uch at "irst that she 6ou!d burst into tears and not be ab!e to continue her ta!@s2 -he then be$an to rea!iFe that the root cause o" her e5barrass5ent had been her o6n se!"ishness and e$oHcenteredness2 ,er 5a9or concern had been 6hat the so!diers 6ou!d thin@ o" her, and she had put this concern o8er that o" actua!!y per"or5in$ her 9ob 6e!!2 -he 6as !earnin$ one o" the !essons o" her +eo ascendant, that o" o8erco5in$ 8anity2 Gith this rea!iFation, she 6as ab!e to continue her ta!@s in "ront o" the so!diers2 -ti!! in her ear!y t6enties, she ne7t 6ent to India to "i!! a position as director o" se8era! so!diers* ho5es there2 #"ter se8era! years o" hard 6or@, she "e!! in !o8e 6ith one o" the so!diers, Ga!ter E8ans2 This produced an intense con"!ict "or her because a 6o5an o" her socia! status cou!d not 5arry an ordinary so!dier2 Ghi!e her e5otions pu!!ed her one 6ay, her 5ind pu!!ed her another, !eadin$ her into a c!assica!, but 5ost di""icu!t, e5ininian, Xhead 8ersus heartX con"!ict2 -he beca5e so distressed o8er this situation that she 6as unab!e to s!eep and did not care i" she !i8ed or died2 This !ed to a ner8ous brea@do6n, and she 6as sent ho5e to -cot!and, 6eepin$ a!! the 6ay2 There she sou$ht the ad8ice o" re!ati8es and "riends, one o" 6ho5, an o!d "a5i!y "riend 6ho5 she had a!6ays ca!!ed X#unt #!iceX, 6as a deaconess in the church2 #unt #!ice !istened sy5pathetica!!y to her story and assured her that she 6ou!d ta@e care o" the situation2 #!ice +aTrobeH:ate5an then returned to India, and #unt #!ice proceeded to pay Ga!ter E8ans* 6ay to #5erica 6here he 6ou!d attend an Episcopa! -e5inary in )hio2 #s a c!er$y5an, he 6ou!d ha8e the proper socia! status to 5arry an upperHc!ass En$!ish6o5an2 Ghen Ga!ter 6as short!y to be ordained, he 5arried #!ice, 6ho !ater described this turnin$ point in her !i"e as !ea8in$ Xcaste and socia! position behindX in order to disco8er ,u5anity2 In #5erica she "ound herse!" "aceHtoH"ace 6ith deepHseated, societa! pre9udice a$ainst #"ricanH #5ericans, and she 6as deep!y disturbed by it2 In her autobio$raphy, she de8otes se8era! pa$es to a sy5pathetic understandin$ o" the p!i$ht o" #"ricanH#5ericans, as 6e!! as Pe6s, in the t6entieth century2 This concern about cu!tura! pre9udices is one o" the "ore5ost characteristics o" e5ini, the si$n o" uni8ersa! brotherH and sisterhood2 #ccordin$, :ai!ey 6rote that behind a!! 5anH5ade c!ass distinctions there !ies Xa $reat entity 6hich 6e ca!! ,u5anityX2 The ne6!y 5arried coup!e !i8ed in 'incinnati, )hio, unti! Ga!ter 6as ordained, then 5o8ed to 'a!i"ornia 6here he 6as assi$ned a church2 They estab!ished a ho5e and had three chi!dren, but Ga!ter pro8ed to ha8e an outra$eous te5per and 6ou!d so5eti5es thro6 thin$s at #!ice and push her2 It e8entua!!y beca5e so dan$erous "or #!ice to be at ho5e 6ith hi5 that she 6ou!d o"ten see@ re"u$e in the ho5e o" a "riend2 The ne6s e8entua!!y spread to the !oca! bishop, 6ho responded to the situation by ta@in$ Ga!ter*s church "ro5 hi52 #"ter si7 5onths he 6as $i8en a church in Montana 6ith the stipu!ation that he 6ou!d send a portion o" his 5onth!y sa!ary to #!ice and the s5a!! chi!dren, 6ho 6ere to stay behind in 'a!i"ornia2 Ga!ter too@ up residence in Montana, but rare!y sent his 6i"e any "unds2 :y this ti5e Gor!d Gar I had be$un, and #!ice*s s5a!! 5onth!y a!!ot5ents "ro5 En$!and 6ou!d so5eti5es not arri8e

because o" the sin@in$ o" a ship2 Ghen they did arri8e, they had been hea8i!y ta7ed2 For the "irst ti5e in her !i"e, the upperHc!ass 6o5an 6ho had ne8er be"ore @no6n a 5ateria! care 6as e7periencin$ dire po8erty2 #t one point she !i8ed "or three 6ee@s on dry bread and tea so that her chi!dren 6ou!d ha8e enou$h to eat2 -he 6ent to 6or@ in a "actory as a sardine pac@er, creatin$ quite a sensation because o" her hi$hHsociety bac@$round2 Gith Taurus as part o" her -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a, she 6as !earnin$ resource"u!ness and detach5ent "ro5 5ateria! desire2 For years #!ice had be$un to doubt 5any o" the 'hristian doctrines 6hich she had been tau$ht as a chi!d2 -he 5ade so5e "riends 6ho 6ere studyin$ Theosophy, the ne6 spiritua! science that had e5er$ed "ro5 ,e!ena :!a8ats@y*s 6ritin$s2 #!ice acquainted herse!" 6ith :!a8ats@y*s -ecret 3octrine, be$an to study 6ith her "riends, and 9oined the !oca! Theosophica! -ociety /T2-212 -he "ound that the #$e!ess Gisdo5, 6hich Theosophy e7pounded, Xthre6 c!ear !i$ht on 222 'hristian theo!o$yX and be$an to teach at the +od$e2 In 1E1C Ga!ter 6as sent to France, and the !oca! bishop in 'a!i"ornia arran$ed "or #!ice to recei8e an a!!ot5ent o" d100 per 5onth "ro5 his stipend2 #!ice then dropped her 9ob in the sardine "actory and 5o8ed to ,o!!y6ood 6ith her chi!dren in the 8icinity o" the T2-2 headquarters2 In 1E1D #!ice 6as ad5itted into the -ociety*s Esoteric -ection 6hich contro!!ed the po!icies o" the or$aniFation2 -he 6as then a!!o6ed into the -hrine (oo5 6here she !earned, "or the "irst ti5e, the identity o" the 5an 6ho had 8isited her in the dra6in$ roo5 6hen she 6as "i"teen years o" a$e2 Fro5 one o" the pictures han$in$ on the 6a!!, she reco$niFed her 8isitor o" t6entyHthree years pre8ious!y as the Master Joot ,oo5i2 The Esoteric -ection 6as the Xinner sanctu5X o" the T2-2, and here #!ice !earned 5uch that disp!eased her2 -he "ound the -ociety to be surprisin$!y sectarian in nature, 6ith a Xreactionary and o!dH"ashionedX 5ana$e5ent2 For e7a5p!e, in order "or one to beco5e a 5e5ber o" the Esoteric -ection /E2-21, one had to ha8e been a 5e5ber o" the T2-2 "or at !east t6o years2 Gith this require5ent "u!"i!!ed, one 6ou!d be required to se8er connections 6ith a!! other $roups, p!ed$in$ !oya!ty on!y to the E2-2 The T2-2 a!so c!ai5ed that on!y its 5e5bers cou!d be discip!es o" the Masters o" Gisdo52 In her autobio$raphy,U #!ice :ai!ey e7pressed her disa$ree5ent 6ith these se!"Hri$hteous po!icies, co55on to the structures o" 5any or$aniFations, by statin$ that the Xa8era$e head o" a $roupX poses as i" to be Xthe anointed o" the +ordX 6hen, in rea!ity, heQshe is on!y a hu5an bein$ si5p!y tryin$ to he!p hisQher "e!!o6 5anQ6o5an2 This is one o" the rea!iFations o" the +eo on the Path2 +eadership is seen not as a 5eans to po6er or as an e$oH trip, but as a 6ay o" ser8in$ ,u5anity, channe!in$ the 'hrist +i$ht, and he!pin$ to "urther the 3i8ine P!an2 In 1E1E, throu$h her 6or@ in the T2-2, #!ice E8ans 5et Foster :ai!ey and be$an 6or@in$ 6ith hi5 on the pro9ects o" the -ociety2 ,a8in$ been $ranted a di8orce "ro5 Ga!ter E8ans, she and Foster soon beca5e en$a$ed to be 5arried2 They both beca5e o""icers o" the -ociety, !eadin$ to 5uch in8o!8e5ent in its interna! disputes2 #t its 1E20 con8ention, the T2-2 e!ected a ne6 e7ecuti8e, and both #!ice and Foster, 6ho had been pushin$ "or e$a!itarian re"or5, 6ere ousted "ro5 their positions2 In %o8e5ber 1E1E #!ice 6as "irst contacted by the Master 396ha!, ca!!ed the Tibetan, 6ho as@ed her i" she 6ou!d 6rite so5e boo@s "or the pub!ic2 In those days there 6as 5uch "raud and char!atanis5 in the "ie!d o" the occu!t, and #!ice 6anted no part o" any 6or@ o" a psychic nature2 The Tibetan as@ed her to reconsider her decision durin$ the ne7t three 6ee@s, assurin$ her that she had a certain $i"t "or hi$her te!epathy and that this 6or@ 6ou!d not at a!! be re!ated to !o6er psychis52 Ghen the Tibetan contacted her three 6ee@s !ater, she re!uctant!y a$reed to $i8e it a try "or a short period o" ti5e2 )8er the ne7t "e6 6ee@s, #!ice be$an transcribin$, in "u!! 6a@in$ consciousness, the be$innin$ o" Initiation ,u5an and -o!ar, the concepts o" 6hich 6ere dictated by the Tibetan2 -he "ina!!y decided to continue the 6or@, 6hich pro8ed to !ast thirty years, 6ith the !ast dictation occurrin$ short!y be"ore her death2 #"ter #!ice and Foster !ost their positions at the T2-2 in 'a!i"ornia, Foster 6as o""ered a 9ob at the %e6 .or@ headquarters2 -hort!y a"ter sett!in$ in %e6 .or@, they 6ere 5arried, and Foster beca5e an e7ce!!ent step"ather to the three chi!dren2 #!ice :ai!ey be$an teachin$ c!asses on The -ecret 3octrine, and in 1E2; she and Foster or$aniFed the #rcane -choo!2 This schoo! 6as set up to be co5p!ete!y "ree "ro5 any require5ents o" a!!e$iance to it or to anyone e7cept to one*s o6n inner sou!2 Its 6or@ers 6ere a!! 8o!unteer, and there 6as no char$e "or the 6or@ done, 6hich pri5ari!y in8o!8ed distributin$ in"or5ation and o""erin$ correspondence courses2 In #!ice :ai!ey*s

chart, P!uto in Taurus is on the cusp o" the house 6hich contains the esoteric ru!er o" her ascendant2 P!uto in Taurus destroys o!d thou$ht "or5s 6hich ha8e been the basis o" earthbound attach5ents2 )n the cusp o" the e!e8enth house, it 6or@s to e!i5inate that 6hich has been b!oc@in$ the true spiritua! purpose o" a $roup "ro5 bein$ 5ani"ested2 Taurus esoterica!!y represents the consciousness o" i!!u5inatin$ 5aya, re8ea!in$ the essentia! beauty and +i$ht inherent in a!! thin$s2 The esoteric ru!er o" Taurus is Ru!can, 6hich, in Mrs2 :ai!ey*s chart, is in e5ini, the si$n o" co55unication, education, and +o8eHGisdo52 Ru!can is in the e!e8enth house in :ai!ey*s chart in a con9unction 6ith Renus and the -un, both a!so in e5ini2 Ru!can in e5ini "rees the e7pression o" +o8e as e7pressed throu$h the sharin$ o" 6isdo5 on a uni8ersa! sca!e2 It in8o!8es the concept o" "ree in"or5ation H in"or5ation that is not 6ithhe!d "ro5 anyone 6ho see@s it2 #!ice :ai!ey 6as "o!!o6in$ her sou!*s p!an to create /+eo1 a center /-un1 o" education / e5ini1 that 6as "ree "ro5 persona! desire and attach5ent /Taurus1, thus he!pin$ to destroy the idea o" persona! o6nership o" @no6!ed$e that o"ten occurs 6ithin a c!osed $roup2 The e!e8enth house is the house o" 5ass co55unication and 6or!d ser8ice, t6o si$ni"icators o" the #quarian #$e2 Gith P!uto in Taurus on her e!e8enth cusp and Ru!can 6ithin the e!e8enth house, Mrs2 :ai!ey did not e8en char$e "or her counse!in$ 6or@ in the course o" 6hich she o"ten sa6 a ne6 person e8ery t6enty 5inutes o" the day2 #!so 6ith her husband, #!ice :ai!ey or$aniFed the Internationa! ood6i!! Mo8e5ent 6hich had 0nits o" -er8ice in nineteen countries by 1E;E2 These 0nits 6ou!d recei8e certain teachin$s and be $i8en $uidance "or ser8ice and the spreadin$ o" $ood6i!! throu$hout the 6or!d2 It had been decided to e5phasiFe $ood6i!! instead o" peace because 6hen peace is present 6ithout $ood6i!!, there can be unhappy conditions 6hich cou!d potentia!!y !ead to 6ar at any ti5e2 The "or5ation o" the ood6i!! Mo8e5ent 6as an atte5pt to anchor the 6or@ o" the -piritua! ,ierarchy o" Masters onto the p!anet2 This 6or@ in8o!8es he!pin$ to 5ani"est the 3i8ine P!an on Earth by channe!in$ +i$ht, +o8e, and ,i$her Purpose into the 5inds, hearts, and 6i!!s o" ,u5anity2 The p!anet o" brin$in$ -pirit into 5atter is Renus, 6hich is "ound in e5ini in :ai!ey*s e!e8enth house, and is thus part o" her -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a2 Renus in e5ini 6or@s to spread the !i$ht o" @no6!ed$e a5on$ a!! cu!tures, c!asses, and nationa!ities in order to he!p the5 rea!iFe their connection and 6or@ to$ether as one hu5an "a5i!y2 #$ain, #!ice :ai!ey 6as actin$ out her sou!*s purpose by bein$ in the center /!eo1 o" nonHpro"it /Taurus1 #quarian #$e 6or@ /e!e8enth house1 to he!p !in@ peop!e to$ether, 6or!d6ide, / e5ini1 throu$h the pro!i"eration o" spiritua! @no6!ed$e /Renus12 In +eo, the persona!ity is "or5ed in its three aspects: physica!, e5otiona!, and 5enta!2 The !ast sta$e o" persona!ity "or5ation is the 5enta! sta$e, and it is 6ith de8e!opin$ the inte!!ect that 5uch o" the 6or@ o" +eo !ies2 )nce the inte!!ect is de8e!oped to the point 6here it ba!ances the physica! and e5otiona! de8e!op5ent, +eo beco5es tota!!y a6are o", and secure in, hisQher indi8idua!ity2 The +eo on the Path then proceeds to "irst, beco5e a6are o" the 3i8inity 6ithin, and second, to use hisQher indi8idua!ity as a too! in "urtherin$ 3i8ine purposes2 :ai!ey 6rote "our boo@s in her o6n 6ords, 6ithout dictation "ro5 the Tibetan, "or the purpose o" de5onstratin$ her 5ind2 -he desired to pro8e that it 6as possib!e to en$a$e in psychicQte!epathic 6or@ and, at the sa5e ti5e, be o" hi$h inte!!i$ence2 In doin$ this she p!anted a seed "or the #quarian #$e in 6hich a!! psychis5 6i!! be tota!!y conscious and co5e throu$h the 5ind2 This %e6 #$e psychis5 is @no6n as intuition, and it 6i!! be "ostered by a society in 6hich the 5ind can e7pand and pro!i"erate, 5uch as 6e are seein$ today 6ith the e7pansion o" techno!o$y 6hich enab!es $reater 5enta! cu!ti8ation2 Thus, the 6ritin$ o" her o6n boo@s not on!y $a8e #!ice :ai!ey an opportunity to e7press herse!" /+eo1, but a!so to de5onstrate her 5enta! "ocus, 6hich is a characteristic o" a!! %e6 #$e intuiti8e 6or@2 Gith the ru!er o" her ascendant in the e!e8enth house o" 6or!d ser8ice, :ai!ey states in her autobio$raphyU that in the ne7t !i"eti5e she p!ans Xto "ind the sa5e $roup o" 6or@ersX, pic@ up the threads o" her present !i"e, and X$o on 6ith the 9ob2X This concept re"!ects that o" the X%e6 roup o" Gor!d -er8ersX, a $roup o" sou!s united on the sub9ecti8e p!anes, a!thou$h not necessari!y on the outer p!anes2 This roup ser8es the -piritua! ,ierarchy, headed by the 'hrist, and acts in a 5ediatin$ ro!e bet6een It and ,u5anity in order to he!p en!i$hten the entire p!anet2 In 1EAE, a"ter ha8in$ !e"t the 6or!d 6ith o8er t6enty boo@s, the #rcane -choo!, and the Internationa! ood6i!! Mo8e5ent, #!ice :ai!ey 6as 5et by the Master Joot ,oo5i as she !e"t her physica! body2 -he !i8es on, ho6e8er, in the +i$ht and +o8e 6hich she he!ped spread as she

endea8ored to introduce the 6or!d to the Masters, their Gisdo5, and their Gor@2 -u55ary: #!ice :ai!ey*s -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a: +eo ascendin$ 6ith Mars in +eo con9unct the ascendant, ru!ed by -un in e5ini in the e!e8enth house 6ith Renus and Ru!can in e5ini and P!uto in Taurus on its cusp, ru!ed by Ru!can in e5ini in the e!e8enth house2 T6o su$$ested interpretations o" #!ice :ai!ey*s -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a: /11 Throu$h the po6er o" Gi!! /Mars in +eo1, destroy o!d ideas o" $roup $reed /P!uto in Taurus on the e!e8enth house cusp1 by 5ani"estin$ /+eo ascendin$1 a center o" education /-un in e5ini1 that is "ree "ro5 persona! desire and attach5ent /Ru!can1 and that 6i!! ser8e the entire p!anet /e!e8enth house1 by brin$in$ "orth spiritua! @no6!ed$e /Renus1 that 6i!! connect a!! 5e5bers o" ,u5anity / e5ini12 /21 Eradicate the e$ocentric concept o" !eadership /Mars in +eo1 by creatin$ /+eo ascendin$1, and bein$ the centra! coordinator /-un in e5ini1 o", a re8o!utionary /P!uto1 type o" nonHpro"it, educationa! /Ru!can in e5ini 6ith Taurus on the cusp1 association /e!e8enth house1 that 6i!! brin$ a6areness o" the true brotherH and sisterhood o" ,u5anity /Renus in e5ini12 For "urther in"or5ation read The -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a2 U-ource: The 0n"inished #utobio$raphy by #!ice #2 :ai!ey, +ucis Pub!ishin$ 'o5pany, %e6 .or@, 1ED12 /return to "irst asteris@ in te7tM return to second asteris@ in te7tM return to third asteris@ in te7t1

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T,E -)0+*- P0(P)-E F)(M0+# copyri$ht 1ED;H1EEE by #de!e E2 :ar$er >Gi!son? updated Pu!y ;0, 1EEE The "o!!o6in$ -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a technique has been s!i$ht!y 5odi"ied "ro5 that "irst de8e!oped by 3r2 3ou$!as :a@er and tau$ht to 5e by Pudi +a6s and +ynn Joiner o" the #5ethyst $roup in Gashin$ton, 32'2, in the ear!y 1ED0s2 This For5u!a is based on the princip!e set "orth on pa$e 1C o" #!ice :ai!ey*s Esoteric #stro!o$y that the ascendant o" a horoscope is the @ey to Xthe spiritua! $oa! and purpose o" the i55ediate incarnation and o" the i55ediate succeedin$ incarnations2X The second t6o e!e5ents o" the For5u!a are based on the astro!o$ica! princip!e o" house cusp ru!ership2 In constructin$ the -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a, on!y the esoteric ru!erships, as $i8en in Esoteric #stro!o$y, are used: Sign Ruler Sign Ruler #ries Mercury +ibra 0ranus Taurus Ru!can -corpio Mars e5ini Renus -a$ittarius Earth 'ancer %eptune 'apricorn -aturn +eo -un #quarius Pupiter Rir$o Moon Pisces P!uto

The For5u!a is to be used on!y on charts ca!cu!ated "or e7act birth ti5es2 -o!ar or noon charts are meaningless 6hen 6or@in$ 6ith sou!H!e8e! astro!o$y2 #5on$ the 5odi"ications that I ha8e introduced to the -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a are the "o!!o6in$: /11 P!anets in the "irst house are considered as part o" the For5u!aM and /21 a p!anet up to ei$ht de$rees behind a house cusp is considered con9unct that cusp and a""ectin$ its house rather than the house in 6hich it is technica!!y "ound2 Modi"ication nu5ber /21 can be app!ied 6ith "!e7ibi!ity due to the inaccuracy o" 5ost birth ti5es and the use o" di""erent house syste5s, and 5ay thus be o8erridden by intuiti8e 9ud$e5ent2 P!anets con9unct any o" the Xsou!*s purpose ru!ersX are inc!uded in the For5u!a and considered as i5portant as the ru!ers the5se!8es2 The su$$ested orb "or these con9unctions is about "our de$rees, but this orb 5ay be decreased or increased dependin$ upon intuiti8e 9ud$e5ent and possib!e co5p!ications due to the in8o!8e5ent o" a p!anetary ste!!iu52 There are three e!e5ents to the -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a, each bein$ separated by a !ar$e dot, 6hich can be trans!ated as Xru!ed by2X Instructions "or deter5inin$ each o" these three

e!e5ents are as "o!!o6s: First E!e5ent (isin$ si$n and Xasc,X "o!!o6ed by any p!anet in the "irst house, a!on$ 6ith the si$n o" this p!anet and X1X in parentheses2 E7a5p!e:

'apricorn ascendant 6ith Mars in 'apricorn in the "irst house -econd E!e5ent Esoteric ru!er o" the risin$ si$n, the si$n o" this esoteric ru!er, and the house o" this esoteric ru!er, "o!!o6ed by any p!anet/s1 6ithin orb o" con9unction o" this esoteric ru!er, preceded by the sy5bo! "or Xcon9unctX, enc!osed in parentheses2 I" the si$n on the cusp o" this house is di""erent "ro5 that o" this second e!e5ent esoteric ru!er, p!ace the cuspa! si$n 6ithin a !ar$e X'X2 E7a5p!e:

-aturn con9unct Mercury in Rir$o in the se8enth house 6ith 'ancer on its cusp Third E!e5ent Esoteric ru!er o" the si$n on the cusp o" the house containin$ the risin$ si$n ru!er2 This 6i!! be either the esoteric ru!er o" the si$n 6ithin the X'X or, in absence o" the X'X, the esoteric ru!er o" the si$n in 6hich the ascendant ru!er is "ound2 #s 6ith the second e!e5ent, any p!anets con9unct this third e!e5ent ru!er shou!d then be p!aced in parentheses, preceded by the sy5bo! "or Xcon9unct,X as e7p!ained pre8ious!y2 #!so as 6ith the second e!e5ent, i" the si$n on the cusp o" this house di""ers "ro5 that o" the third e!e5ent ru!er, p!ace it 6ithin a X'X2 E7a5p!e:

%eptune in Pisces in the second house For "urther c!arity, these "irstH, secondH, and thirdHe!e5ent e7a5p!es are repeated in the "o!!o6in$ i!!ustration:0

UTi5e ad9usted "or Ti5e Wone 5 "ro5 ori$ina! +MT o" ;:5D p252 /birth data "ro5 Pro"i!es o" Go5en by +ois M2 (odden1 rand5a Moses* -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a:

'apricorn ascendant 6ith Mars in 'apricorn in the "irst house, ru!ed by -aturn con9unct Mercury in Rir$o in the se8enth house 6ith 'ancer on its cusp, ru!ed by %eptune in Pisces in the second house2 The -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a is intended on!y as a $uide!ine, or s@e!eton, "or atte5ptin$ to discern the sou!H!e8e! purpose in a $i8en incarnation2 Its sy5bo!s shou!d be interpreted in the conte7t o" the tota!ity o" the birth chart and 6ithin the rea!5 o" the intuiti8e perception o" the astro!o$er2 In the "uture, 6hen the psycho!o$y o" the -e8en (ays beco5es b!ended 6ith the artQscience o" astro!o$y, the interpretation o" the -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a 6i!! a!so be qua!i"ied by the sou! /and MonadicO1 (ays o" the nati8e o" the horoscope2 The -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a, consistin$ o" astro!o$ica! $!yphs, represents an abstraction o" ener$ies characteristic o" the p!anesQdi5ensions 6hich transcend nor5a! hu5an consciousness2 :ecause 6ords tend to !i5it, or e8en distort, the abstract ideas 6hich they atte5pt to con8ey, one 8erba! e7pression o" a For5u!a is at best on!y a partia! picture o" the sou!*s purpose o" the nati8e2 For a 5ore 6ho!istic perspecti8e, it is reco55ended that at !east t6o, and pre"erab!y three, 8erba!iFations o" the astro!o$ica! "or5u!a be rendered2 The co5bination o" these t6o, three, or 5ore interpretations 6i!! hope"u!!y $i8e a type o" $esta!t o" the astro!o$er*s 8ie6point o" the nati8e*s sou! purpose2 This astro!o$ica! "or5u!a "or describin$ a sou!*s purpose is /as is a!! o" astro!o$y1 a "usion o" !an$ua$e and art2 3i""erin$ "ro5 a 5athe5atica! "or5u!a in 6hich there is a concrete, oneHtoHone correspondence bet6een the sy5bo!s and 6hat they si$ni"y, the -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a consists o" sy5bo!s deri8in$ "ro5 the p!ane o" :uddhi, or intuition, 6here 8erba! concepts are !e"t behind in "a8or o" 5ore re"ined, per8asi8e ener$ies2 The interpretation o" the -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a, then, perhaps represents astro!o$y at its "inest: a bo!d atte5pt to brid$e :uddhi 6ith inte!!ect by steppin$ do6n archetypa! ener$ies into 8erba! "or52 For an e7a5p!e o" the use and interpretation o" the -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a, p!ease see: ,o6 the -ou! o" Gi!!ia5 :!a@e -po@e throu$h his #rt2

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RI( ), XT,E M)T,E( )F T,E ,#(RE-TX copyri$ht 1ED;, 2000 by #de!e :ar$er Gi!son

Each year in the northern he5isphere durin$ the so!ar 5onth o" Rir$o, $rains, "ruits, and 8e$etab!es are har8ested to be preser8ed and stored to sustain !i"e throu$hout the 6inter2 It see5ed quite appropriate, there"ore, 6hen I once heard a p!anetariu5 director re"er to Rir$o as the XMother o" the ,ar8est2X In esoteric astro!o$y, Rir$o is the 5other o" another type o" har8est: the har8est o" the per"ected -ou! "ro5 the 6o5b o" "or52 It is one o" the !essons o" Rir$o that the 8ery purpose o" "or5 !i"e is to enhouse the !i"e o" the -ou!, 6hi!e "aci!itatin$ the persona!ity*s e7periences, $ro6th, and education2 The body is indeed the XTe5p!e o" the -ou!2X #nd the persona!ity, 6hich un"o!ds and reaches a hi$h de$ree o" de8e!op5ent in the si$n o" +eo, beco5es the X5other o" the 'hrist princip!eX in Rir$o2 This is a sy5bo!ic 6ay o" sayin$ that in this si$n, the persona!ity assu5es the ro!e o" nurturer and shie!der o" the inner 'hrist -e!" 6hich !ies !atent unti! the persona!ity is prepared to $i8e It birth2

In Rir$o, one be$ins to 5a@e one*s persona!ity use"u! to the ind6e!!in$ 'hrist 6hich one is !earnin$ to reco$niFe2 )ne puri"ies one*s 5oti8es and redirects one*s ta!ents and 5ind to6ard ser8ice H the ser8ice 6hich resu!ts in a hi$her !e8e! o" consciousness 6hich sti5u!ates the inner 'hrist +i$ht2 The -ou! and the body, 6hich are distinct and separate in e5ini, be$in to be b!ended in Rir$o2 In Rir$o, the Gord o" odQdess be$ins to ta@e "or5 throu$h the in"ant -ou! 6hich is, as yet, hidden2 It is said that this ,idden -piritua! (ea!ity, this ind6e!!in$ 'hrist, is e8entua!!y and "ina!!y 5ani"ested in the si$n o" Pisces2 There is a reason 6hy the "or5 5ust be $radua!!y prepared, ad9usted, and a!i$ned be"ore the consciousness, or inner -ou!, can be a6a@ened2 I" hi$her spiritua! ener$ies are re$istered by an unprepared "or5, the "or5 beco5es shattered and destroyed2 This is 6hy the ner8ous syste5, the $!andu!ar syste5, and the brain 5ust be de8e!oped and brou$ht to certain de$rees o" per"ection be"ore they can sa"e!y recei8e the hi$h!y re"ined ener$ies "ro5 spiritua! rea!5s2 In orthodo7 astro!o$y Rir$o represents the processes o" assi5i!ation and di$estion, the ta@in$ in o" "ood 6hose nutrients are stored "or "uture use2 /This 5eanin$ is contrasted 6ith that o" 'ancer, 6hich, in orthodo7 astro!o$y, represents the process o" in$estin$ "ood "or instant $rati"ication21 :y ana!o$y, in esoteric astro!o$y, Rir$o ru!es the assi5i!ation and di$estion o" !i"e e7periences, those !i"e e7periences 6hich contribute to the $ro6th and e8entua! per"ection o" the persona!ity2 Rir$o is re!ated to the concept o" the X6o5b o" ti5eX2 Pust as the har8est 5ust be stored and hidden a6ay "or a period o" ti5e, Rir$o represents the $estation period o" the -ou!, a ti5e durin$ 6hich the -ou! is hidden2 -he!tered in this 6o5b o" ti5e, Rir$o has 5any opportunities to disti!! practica!, e8eryday 6isdo5 "ro5 the 8ariety o" e7periences she encounters in ad9ustin$ to !i"e in an earthbound en8iron5ent, 6hi!e !earnin$ to $i8e !o8in$ ser8ice in this en8iron5ent2 Rir$o, the XRir$in MotherX, represents the 5otherin$ o" the unborn 'hrist throu$h the puri"ication o" her physica!, astra!, and 5enta! bodies2 In this si$n, the nurturin$ 5other hides and protects the ind6e!!in$ 'hrist 6ithin her o6n substance2 -he si5u!taneous!y nourishes t6o !i8es: that o" the "or5 and that o" the 'hrist hidden 6ithin this "or52 ,er esoteric ru!er is the Moon, the 5other o" a!! earth!y "or5s2 The Moon absorbs and recei8es the ener$ies o" the -un and other p!anets in order to trans5it nurturin$ ener$ies to physica! !i"e on Earth2 In the sa5e 6ay, the !i"e o" the persona!ity "or5 in Rir$o absorbs, recei8es, and subordinates itse!" to the inner spiritua! Gi!! to trans5it nurturin$ ener$ies to the hidden 'hrist -e!"2 To put it another 6ay, Rir$o represents the process 6hereby 5atter and "or5 !i"e are puri"ied so that they can e8entua!!y re8ea! 3i8inity2 This is the true reason "or the continua! stri8in$ to6ard per"ection that is so characteristic o" this si$n2 It is necessary "or Rir$o to constant!y ad9ust, ana!yFe, and discri5inate in order to produce the type o" "or5 that 6i!! be ab!e to nurture, and e8entua!!y brin$ "orth, the 'hrist 6ithin2 Ge can no6 see Rir$o*s see5in$!y obsessi8e attention to detai!, her incessant discri5inatory obser8ations, and her o"ten 5isunderstood particu!arities in a ne6 !i$ht2 :y de8oted!y nurturin$ her physica! body, her persona!ity, and the physica! en8iron5ent in 6hich she !i8es, Rir$o is a!so nurturin$ her -ou!, "or her -ou!, thou$h hidden at this sta$e, is, in turn, bein$ she!tered and nourished by her body, persona!ity, and en8iron5ent2 :y nurturin$ and re"inin$ the physica! en8iron5ent, she is not on!y nurturin$ her o6n -ou!, but a!so the -ou! o" ,u5anity, producin$ the conditions that 6i!! pa8e the 6ay "or the co!!ecti8e 'hrist consciousness to be born on this p!anet2 The ana!o$y bet6een Rir$o*s traditiona! and esoteric 5eanin$s no6 beco5es c!ear2 Pust as the s5a!! intestine, 6hich Rir$o traditiona!!y ru!es, assi5i!ates "ood and prepares it "or use by the physica! body, esoteric Rir$o assi5i!ates the e7periences o" !i"e and disti!!s their inherent 6isdo5 in order to "eed and re"ine her persona!ity2 In this 6ay she is preparin$ her persona!ity to recei8e the "u!! i5pact o" her -ou!*s ener$y2 Ghen this "u!! i5pact is "ina!!y achie8ed, her -ou! b!osso5s, her persona!ity beco5es Its de8oted instru5ent, and the ind6e!!in$ 'hrist -e!" is "u!!y born2

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E-)TE(I' ME#%I% - )F T,E (I-I% 4 1EEDH1EEE #de!e Gi!son

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The "o!!o6in$ si$n 5eanin$s are based on the princip!es set "orth by 396ha! Jhu! throu$h #!ice :ai!ey in 'hapter II o" Esoteric #stro!o$y and si5p!i"ied in #n Esoteric Pourney Throu$h the Wodiac: The Inner Meanin$s o" the -i$ns

P+E#-E %)TE: :y no 5eans do the para$raphs on this pa$e represent "ir5 or "ina! te7tboo@ de!ineations2 P!ease consider the5 as constitutin$ an initia! atte5pt to 8erba!iFe possib!e sou!*sH purpose i5p!ications o" the ascendin$ si$n in the horoscope2 I o""er the5 to you as a startin$ point, an initia! "ra5e o" re"erence, in our co!!ecti8e quest to discern and reco$niFe the 8arious arenas o" $ro6th, types o" consciousness e7pansion, and "ie!ds o" ser8ice that can be intended by the hu5an sou!2 )" course, the esoteric si$ni"icance o" the risin$ si$n 5ust be 5odi"ied by 5any "actors, 5ost si$ni"icant!y, by p!anets in the "irst house, aspects to the ascendin$ de$ree, and the house position, si$n, and aspects o" the esoteric ru!er o" the ascendant2 3e$ree, decanate, duad, and "i7ed star sy5bo!is5s are a5on$ the 5any other possib!e co!orations that can contribute to the synthesis that 6ou!d be$in to describe the sou!*s purpose2 #(IE- H (ep!acin$ instinctua! desire 6ith 6i!!M the increasin$ assertion o" the ,i$her -e!"M discernin$ 3i8ine Gi!! by birthin$ ne6 ideas to aid the e8o!ution o" the p!anetM e5bodyin$ 3i8ine Gi!! by personi"yin$ and enactin$ these ideas T#0(0- H :ein$ a 6ise ste6ard o" the Earth*s resources, uti!iFin$ the5 "or the "u!"i!!5ent o" the 3i8ine P!anM seein$, beco5in$, and usin$ +i$ht as a too! to dissipate astra! $!a5our and to trans5ute 5ateria! attach5ent into spiritua! aspiration EMI%I H i8in$ +o8e 6ise!y and app!yin$ Gisdo5 !o8in$!yM spreadin$ +i$ht and brid$in$ $aps bet6een peop!eM bein$ a channe! o" +o8eHGisdo5 to he!p connect peop!e and pro5ote p!anet6ide unity o" a!! ,u5anity '#%'E( H (ea!iFin$ the )neness o" a!! 5ani"ested !i"e, hu5an, ani5a!, 8e$etab!e, and 5inera!M usin$ innate attune5ent to 5ass consciousness to bui!d "or5s that 6i!! up!i"t and inspire ,u5anity to6ard the uni8ersa! +o8e o" the heart cha@ra +E) H :eco5in$ centered in odHconsciousness by per"ectin$ the persona!ity and in"usin$ it 6ith sou! ener$y in order to radiate +o8e to othersM !eadin$ a hu5anitarian ser8ice $roup and cooperatin$ 6ith other $roup !eaders in a uni"ied e""ort to usher in a hi$her p!anetary consciousness RI( ) H (e"inin$ the persona!ity so that it can recei8e the ener$ies o" the sou! and thus birth the 'hrist 'onsciousness in the se!"M he!pin$ to rearran$e the physica! p!ane in preparation "or recei8in$ the hi$her ener$ies necessary "or p!anetary initiation +I:(# H -eein$ the other as part o" onese!"M incorporatin$ insi$hts "ro5 others in order to rea!iFe the ba!ance bet6een, and unity o", the persona!ity and the ,i$her -e!"M beco5in$ Gho!e throu$h cooperation 6ith the ,i$her -e!" and the 3i8ine P!an -')(PI) H Trans5utin$ !o6er desires into ,i$her Gi!! throu$h the testin$ and pur$in$ o" the

persona!ityM bein$ a spiritua! 6arrior and cata!yst o" hea!in$ throu$h the e5bodi5ent and trans5ission o" 3i8ine Po6er -# ITT#(I0- H E7periencin$ a!! "acets o" hu5an !i"e in order to de8e!op a co5p!ete acceptance, understandin$, and !o8e o" others o" di""erent cu!tures, creeds, races, and re!i$ionsM bearin$ the torch o" +i$ht and +o8e to inspire others to6ard $reater understandin$ o" !i"e and o" each other '#P(I')(% H 3e8e!opin$ patience, persistence, and perse8erance by 6or@in$ producti8e!y 6ithin the !i5itations o" 5atter, ti5e, and space in order to pro$ress spiritua!!y, beco5e increasin$!y in8o!8ed 6ith the Forces o" +i$ht, and assu5e $reater responsibi!ities in he!pin$ to 5ani"est the 3i8ine P!an on Earth #Y0#(I0- H Ga@in$ up to the uni8ersa!ity o" -pirit and the 3i8ine essence and unity o" a!! bein$s, interp!anetary and e7trap!anetaryM ser8in$ unique!y and !o8in$!y in a cooperati8e e""ort 6ith other ser8ers, under the direction o" the P!anetary ,ierarchy, to he!p the 6ho!e o" ,u5anity a6a@en and ta@e its ne7t step "or6ard in consciousness PI-'E- H :eco5in$ a6are o" in$rained persona! attitudes, cu!tura! thou$ht"or5s, and societa! institutions 6hich hinder p!anetary pro$ress, then 6ie!din$ Po6er to trans5ute these into hi$her "or5s o" ener$y, thus c!earin$ the 6ay "or the ne6 thou$ht "or5s 6hich 6i!! ser8e the the 3i8ine P!an o" e8o!ution "or the p!anet and the so!ar syste5

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P(I%'E-- 3I#%# #%3 M)T,E( TE(E-# Portraits o" -a$ittarius (isin$ by #de!e :ar$er Gi!son In the !ate su55er o" 1EEC t6o $reat bearers o" +i$ht 5ade their transitions "ro5 our 6or!d2 In the ear!y 5ornin$ hours o" -unday, #u$ust ;1, in Paris, 3iana, Princess o" Ga!es, re!eased her physica! body and "ound the peace that she had not "ound in the adu!t years o" her earth!y so9ourn2 Fi8e days !ater, Mother Teresa did the sa5e, endin$ her saint!y incarnation o" 5inisterin$ to the dyin$ and the he!p!ess in 'a!cutta, India2 #!thou$h one 6as a ce!ebrated roya! in her thirties and the other, an e!der!y 'atho!ic nun in her ei$hties, both had attained internationa! reno6n2 Ghat 5essa$e did the 0ni8erse 6ant us to recei8e "ro5 the a!5ost si5u!taneous departures o" these t6o e7ceptiona! sou!sO In !ar$e part, this 5essa$e 6as one o" inspiration, "or both o" these bein$s 6ere $reat up!i"ters o" hu5an consciousness2 In their o6n indi8idua! 6ays and arenas o" ser8ice, they both he!d their torches o" i!!u5ination so that 6e cou!d be 5ade 5ore a6are o" the a!!HtooHo"ten hu5an conditions o" su""erin$ and pain2 They both atte5pted to teach us that a pri5a! part o" our responsibi!ity in bein$ hu5an !ies in he!pin$ to a!!e8iate the 5iseries o" our brothers and sisters2 :oth Princess 3iana and Mother Teresa had the si$n o" -# ITT#(I0- (I-I% /or Xascendin$X1 on the eastern horiFon 6hen they 6ere born2 The risin$ si$n, accordin$ to esoteric teachin$s, indicates the path o" the sou!2 -a$ittarius is the 'entaurH#rcher, ha!" hu5an, ha!" ani5a!, ai5in$ an arro6 at that 6hich 6i!! he!p up!i"t us "ro5 this con"!ictin$ and ironic condition2 The 'entaur teaches us that 6e a!so !i8e in ani5a! bodies, but are so5ethin$ 5ore than ani5a!s2 Ge are 3i8ine -pirits te5porari!y housed in 5orta! "!esh 6hi!e pro$ressin$ up6ard, !i@e the 'entaur*s arro6, to6ard our true ,o5e2

The e7perience o" -a$ittarius is the treadin$ o" the path6ays o" the earthbound 6or!d to see@ and share the +i$ht and +o8e o" 3i8inity2 -a$ittarius, ha8in$ been reborn as a resu!t o" the tria!s and testin$ in -corpio, is the "irst intuiti8e!y a6are si$n2 Instead o" 9ourneyin$ into 5ore peace"u! and b!iss"u! rea!5s, the -a$ittarian purpose"u!!y re5ains in this 6or!d o" con"!ict in order to he!p others 6ho are stru$$!in$2 -a$ittarius is the spiritua! 6arrior, usin$ the stren$th o" intuiti8e insi$ht to pierce throu$h the "o$ o" astra! ener$ies and thus i!!u5inate path6ays to hi$her consciousness2 The ru!er o" -a$ittarius has traditiona!!y been percei8ed as Pupiter2 Fro5 the perspecti8e o" the sou!, ho6e8er, the true ru!er is the Earth2 The Earth is a!6ays 1D0 de$rees "ro5 the -un in an astro!o$ica! chart2 The Tibetan Master, 396ha! Jhu!, said that the Earth is the p!ace 6here sorro6 is re!eased and pain, puri"ied2 Fro5 the 8ie6point o" the $reat 'os5ic :ein$s, the Earth is a @ind o" pur$atory, a schoo!house 6here sou!s can !earn to !o8e in a 3i8ine 6ay and spread the +i$ht that 6i!! sa8e the p!anet "ro5 perpetua! dar@ness2 )ur Earth is a !i@e a spaceship, pro$ressin$ throu$h the 8arious rea!5s o" the uni8erse2 The entire hu5an "a5i!y is tra8e!!in$ on this spaceship2 -a$ittarius teaches us that no 5atter 6hat our race, cu!ture, re!i$ion, or status in !i"e, by 8irtue o" bein$ incarnated in this ti5e and p!ace, 6e are a!! endurin$ the hu5an condition2 Throu$h our pain 6e !earn o" our u!ti5ate!y 3i8ine essenceM 6e de8e!op $reater co5passion "or others 6ho are su""erin$2 In this 6ay, our !o6er se!8es beco5e pur$ed as 6e reach up to6ard $reater rea!5s and channe! the Ener$y that 6i!! hea!, and 5a@e hea!ers o", others2 The p!ace5ent o" the Earth in a -a$ittariusHascendin$ chart sho6s 6here this spiritua! 9ourney ta@es p!ace, that is, 6here the -a$ittariusHrisin$ person 5ust 6a!@ the p!ains o" the Earth, inter5in$!e 6ith other sou!s, and thus adapt to the conditions "ound there2 Princess 3iana had her Earth in the si$n o" 'apricorn in the "irst house o" true bein$ness2 'apricorn is the si$n o" the pub!ic and o" hi$h positions o" po6er2 Thus 3iana "ound herse!" in the !i5e!i$ht dea!in$ 6ith authoritarian "i$ures2 -he 6as "orced to adapt to a !i"e o" hi$h e7pectations, 6here the eyes o" the pub!ic 6ere a!6ays upon her2 ,er spiritua! tas@ 6as to personi"y the po6er that 6as in her 5idst, i5bue this po6er 6ith +o8e, then to use this po6er to be an e7a5p!e o" a hu5anitarian 6arrior and teacher2 In Mother Teresa*s chart the Earth 6as in Pisces, the si$n o" the o"tenHshunned, su""erin$ 5e5bers o" ,u5anity2 ,er Earth 6as in the second house o" ste6ardship, that is, the 6ise use o" earth!y resources to he!p rea!iFe the 3i8ine P!an on the physica! p!ane2 -he stated that she 6as but Xa penci! in od*s hand2X #ccordin$!y, Mother Teresa*s tas@ 6as to adapt to !i8in$ in the i5po8erished en8iron5ent o" those o" a!! "aiths 6ho5 no one e!se 6ou!d he!p2 -he ser8ed and co5"orted the5 throu$h the institution o" the church, a!so ru!ed by Pisces2 #nother $reat inspirer 6ho had -a$ittarius risin$ 6as E!eanor (oose8e!t2 Mrs2 (oose8e!t 6as the "irst 6i"e o" a 02-2 president 6ho endured criticis5 "or pro5otin$ hu5anitarian causes 6hich 6ere not the sa5e as her husband*s2 -he tra8e!!ed across #5erica durin$ the reat 3epression o" the 1E;0*s presentin$ ne6 $o8ern5ent pro$ra5s and inspirin$ the i5po8erished not to $i8e up hope2 3urin$ Gor!d Gar II she 8isited 6arHstric@en 8icti5s in Europe to support the5 and brin$ the attention o" the 6or!d to the a""!iction and pain that "i$htin$ can 6rea@ upon ,u5anity2 Gith the Earth in the e7a5p!eHsettin$ si$n o" #ries in the "i"th house o" heartHcentered e7pression, E!eanor (oose8e!t e5bodied the !esson o" e7pressin$ and e7posin$ one*s true heart, e8en at the ris@ o" unpopu!arity2 ,a8in$ been re!ati8e!y p!ainH!oo@in$ and un$!a5orous since chi!dhood, she 6as "orced to act so!e!y on her o6n beha!" and to 6or@ 6ithin an #ries conte7t o" bein$ a pioneer, standin$ up "or princip!es and settin$ precedents2 -he b!aFed the trai! "or 6o5en to ta@e !eadership ro!es in the 6or!d6ide i5pro8e5ent o" hu5an conditions by bein$ the on!y 6o5an in the "irst #5erican de!e$ation to the 0nited %ations and, !ater, the 'hair o" the 'o55ission on the -tatus o" Go5en under 02-2 President Jennedy2 In her 6or@ 6ith the 0nited

%ations, she "or$ed the idea o" the Peace 'orps in 6hich #5erican youth cou!d be e7posed to and ser8e the 8arious cu!tures o" the 6or!d in the conte7t o" these cu!tures* nati8e 8ie6s 6hich 5ay not ha8e been the sa5e as #5erican 8ie6s2 -he 6as 'hair o" the 02%2 ,u5an (i$hts 'o55ission and he!ped to dra"t a uni8ersa! dec!aration o" hu5an ri$hts2 Perhaps her $reatest o""erin$ 6as to spot!i$ht the o8er6he!5in$ need to "irst pro8ide the peop!e o" the 6or!d 6ith "ood, she!ter, and c!othin$ 6ithout i5posin$ any po!itica! a$endas on the52 Gith the "i"th house o" a chart correspondin$ to the -unHru!ed si$n o" +eo, and thus to stardo5, E!eanor (oose8e!t*s Earth in the "i"th house is pro8en by the "act that her 5odernHday "o!!o6ers sti!! !oo@ to her as a bri!!iant, $uidin$ !i$ht, i!!ustratin$ the enor5ous i5pact that 6o5en can 5a@e on this 6or!d2 These three nob!e indi8idua!s "u!"i!!ed their -a$ittarian ascendants by see@in$ to ease the 5iseries o" a!! hu5ans, not because they 6ere o" particu!ar re!i$ious sects, races, or nationa!ities, but si5p!y because they 6ere hu5an2 Mother Teresa 5inistered as a de8out 'atho!ic in a country that 6as not her nati8e one, to those 6ho 6ere not 'hristian2 Princess 3iana tra8e!!ed "ro5 her ho5e!and to e7press the need "or a!! o" us to care "or those o" other cu!tures and nationa!ities 6ho are in pain and su""erin$2 E!eanor (oose8e!t rose abo8e po!itics and "ou$ht "or internationa! reco$nition o" basic ri$hts o" a!! hu5ans, re$ard!ess o" the nationa!istic orientations o" their $o8ern5ents2 -he be!ie8ed in cu!ti8atin$ a 5ind that is Xopen !i@e a 6indo6 to currents o" air and to !i$ht "ro5 a!! sides,X a !ucid description o" -a$ittariusHrisin$ consciousness2 #!! o" these 6o5en, in true -a$ittarian "ashion, $a8e the 6or!d hope, coura$e, and inspiration2 They e5broi!ed the5se!8es in so5e o" the 5ost distaste"u! aspects o" hu5an !i"e so that they cou!d in"use these 6ith +i$ht and +o8e and inspire others to do the sa5e2 They brou$ht our attention to physica! and e5otiona! rea!ities that 5ust be eradicated in order "or the 6ho!e o" ,u5anity to e8o!8e and sho6ed us that the hea!in$ o" the p!anet 5ust be$in 6ith those 6ho 5ost cry out "or he!p2 These three -a$ittarian ascendants ha8e no6 continued their 9ourneys to en$a$e in e8en $reater Gor@2 ,a8in$ transcended our 6or!d, ho6e8er, these true bearers o" +i$ht, throu$h our 5e5ory o" their e7a5p!es, continue to besto6 their b!essin$s o" inspiration and 6isdo5 upon us2

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The Triadic %ature o" the -un*s Ener$y /e7cerpted "ro5 #n Esoteric Pourney throu$h the Wodiac, the Inner Meanin$s o" the -i$ns, pp 22H2;, copyri$ht 1EEB #de!e :ar$er Gi!son1

The -un ru!es +eo on both e7oteric and esoteric !e8e!s2 Esoterica!!y, the -un has three aspects: the physica! -un, the ,eart o" the -un, and the 'entra! -piritua! -un2 The a$ent o" the ,eart o" the -un is %eptune, and the a$ent o" the 'entra! -piritua! -un is 0ranus2 This 5eans that the ener$ies o" the ,eart o" the -un and the 'entra! -piritua! -un are distributed to Earth 8ia %eptune and 0ranus, respecti8e!y2 #ccordin$ to the Tibetan Master, the -un <8ei!sX both o" these p!anets2 /-ee pa$es DHE21 The -un sy5bo!iFes the persona!ity, and in +eo the persona!ity under$oes an e8o!ution in se!" a6areness "ro5 the persona! to the transpersona!2 -e!"ishness, e$otis5, and persona! 6i!! 5ust be conquered and rep!aced 6ith 0ni8ersa! +o8e and Gor!d -er8ice2 In this process, not on!y the -un, but a!so 0ranus and %eptune, are in8o!8ed2

+eo represents the de8e!op5ent and e7pression o" se!" consciousness, 6hich proceeds in sta$es 6hich para!!e! the sta$es o" the "irst three initiations2 #t the First Initiation, one rea!iFes that there is -o5ethin$ $reater than 9ust the physica! body, -o5ethin$ 6hich binds a!! ,u5anity to$ether2 #t this birth o" -ou! a6areness, one be$ins to respond to the physica! -un2 #t the -econd Initiation, presided o8er by the ,eart o" the -un 6hose a$ent is %eptune, the !o6er se!"Hcentered e5otions ha8e $i8en 6ay to the i5pu!se to so5eho6 he!p 5a@e !i"e better "or oneKs brothers and sisters in the Fa5i!y o" ,u5anity2 In the !on$ period bet6een the -econd and Third Initiations, the concrete 5ind beco5es increasin$!y responsi8e to the -ou! and beco5es the do5inant co5ponent o" the persona!ity2 Ghen a!! three parts o" the persona!ity are "unctionin$ as one unit, the persona!ity co5es tota!!y under the in"!uence o" the -ou!, and the Third Initiation is ta@en2 The Third Initiation is ru!ed by 0ranus as the a$ent "or the 'entra! -piritua! -un2 Thus, @no6in$ 6here the +eo is on the Path !ends $reater insi$ht into chart interpretation2 I" the +eo is bet6een the First and -econd Initiations, use the -un itse!" as +eoKs esoteric ru!er2 I" bet6een the -econd and Third Initiations, %eptune shou!d be substituted "or the -un2 I" the +eo has ta@en the Third Initiation, the -un shou!d be rep!aced by 0ranus2 To 8ie6 another e7cerpt "ro5 this boo@, see The Esoteric Meanin$ o" -corpio (isin$2 For a !ist o" artic!es on esoteric astro!o$y based on the 6or@ o" #!ice :ai!ey and 396ha! Jhu!, see the #stro!o$y ,ar8est artic!e !ist2

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,)G T,E -)0+ )F GI++I#M :+#JE -P)JE T,()0 , ,I- #(T copyri$ht 1ED;H1EEE by #de!e E2 :ar$er >Gi!son?

Gi!!ia5 :!a@e*s -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a: 'ancer risin$, ru!ed by %eptune in +eo in the second house 6ith +eo on the cusp, ru!ed by the -un in -a$ittarius in the "i"th house 6ith +ibra on the cusp2 In 1C5C Gi!!ia5 :!a@e be$an his incarnation, not in a rura! settin$ as 6as so o"ten the case 6ith poets and artists prior to his ti5e, but in the inner city o" +ondon 6here his sou! cou!d better understand and be in8o!8ed 6ith the consciousness o" the 5asses, as dictated by his 'ancer ascendant2 /-ee Esoteric Meanin$s o" the (isin$ -i$ns21 #t the sa5e ti5e, youn$ :!a@e en9oyed co55unin$ 6ith nature and o"ten too@ 6a!@s throu$h the country to nearby 8i!!a$es2 )n one o" these 6a!@s, at the a$e o" ten, he e7perienced a 8ision o" a tree "u!! o" an$e!s2 -o 6e see that e8en ear!y in his !i"e, he 6as dra6in$ upon the ener$y o" the esoteric ru!er o" his ascendant, the 5ystica! %eptune, p!aced in his second house o" appreciation o" inner beauty and the 3i8ine +i$ht2 %eptune in :!a@e*s chart 6as in +eo, the si$n o" se!" e7pression o" the 3i8inity 6ithin2 Gith this co5bination o" %eptune in the house o" inner beauty and in the si$n o" se!" e7pression, :!a@e*s boyhood desire to be an artist resu!ted in his attendin$ a dra6in$ schoo! as a chi!d2 #t

a$e 1A he 6as apprenticed to an en$ra8er, and at a$e 22 he entered the (oya! #cade5y2 The second house is not on!y the house o" !earnin$ to appreciate the essentia! beauty o" a!! thin$s, but it is a!so the house 6here 6e 5ust "ocus on our o6n resources and ho6 to ri$ht!y use the52 There"ore, it is no surprise that :!a@e "ound hi5se!" turnin$ to his art "or se!"Hsustenance in his ear!y t6enties 6hen he be$an se!!in$ his en$ra8in$s as a 5eans o" !i8e!ihood2 0pon sett!in$ into a 5arria$e, he set up a printin$ business, but soon had to abandon it "or reason o" "inancia! "ai!ure2 #$ain he had to return to se!!in$ his o6n en$ra8in$s to support hi5se!" and his 6i"e2 (u!in$ +eo both traditiona!!y and esoterica!!y, the -un is the third e!e5ent in :!a@e*s -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a2 Gith the -un in his "i"th house o" creati8ity, :!a@e*s spiritua! ser8ice to the 6or!d, and his !e$acy, 6as his art2 :!a@e*s -un 6as in -a$ittarius, the si$n o" 8ariety2 There"ore, his art too@ the "or5s o" poetry, prose, paintin$s, and en$ra8in$s2 -a$ittarius is a!so associated 6ith pub!ishin$, an acti8ity in 6hich :!a@e en$a$ed ear!y in his !i"e 6ith the pub!ication o" his "irst poetry boo@ 6hen he 6as on!y in his t6enties2 #t the a$e o" ;2 he se!"Hpub!ished the ne7t o" 6hat 6ou!d be se8era! boo@s o" poetry, a!! o" 6hich he 6ou!d i!!ustrate 6ith his o6n en$ra8in$s, printin$ and co!orin$ the5 by hand2 In his ear!y years at the (oya! #cade5y, :!a@e had beco5e part o" a circ!e o" po!itica!!y !ibera! inte!!ectua!s 6ho had he!ped hi5 cu!ti8ate the pro$ressi8e phi!osophies 6hich he 6ou!d !ater e7press in his art and 6ritin$2 3urin$ those years as a youn$ adu!t in the !ate 1C00s, :!a@e had "ound hi5se!" steeped in discussions and ne6s o" the po!itica! oppressions and 5ass re8o!utions that 6ere occurrin$ in both in France and in #5erica2 The buddin$ phi!osopherQpoet, 6ith his -a$ittarian -un, thus had the per"ect opportunity to understand the co55on hu5an di!e55a o" that ti5e 6hich transcended nationa! boundaries2 Fro5 this he de8e!oped an 8ie6 o" hu5an nature that 6ou!d !ater be e7pressed in his 6or@s o" poetry and en$ra8in$s2 Gith +ibra on the cusp o" the house containin$ his -a$ittarian -un, :!a@e*s 6or@s 6ou!d address not on!y the phi!osophica! princip!e/-a$ittarius1 o" hu5an di$nity and 3i8inity /-un1, but a!so the need "or inte$ration o" this princip!e into one*s psyche in order to restore the 6ho!eness /+ibra1 o" one*s essentia! nature2 :!a@e hi5se!" 6as a re8o!utionary at heart, sy5pathiFin$ 6ith those 6ho 6ere bein$ oppressed by their authoritarian $o8ern5ents2 ,e percei8ed both church and state to be too restricti8e, and he sa6 the birth o" the industria! re8o!ution as a threat that 6ou!d reduce hu5ans to the status o" ani5a!s 6or@in$ in a 5i!!2 ,e "e!t that o8er the centuries, 'hristianity had destroyed hu5an di$nity to a point 6here the hu5an bein$ had co5e to be re$arded as basica!!y stupid, sin"u!, and a!5ost hope!ess2 ,is ar$u5ent 6as that a!! o" 5an*s X!o6erX traits 6ere as 5uch a part o" the 3i8ine sche5e as anythin$ e!se, and that these !o6er traits did not necessari!y contradict the har5ony o" nature2 #ssertin$ that it 6as natura! "or peop!e to "i$ht "or causes in The Marria$e o" ,ea8en and ,e!!, he re"erred to Xthe 6rath o" the !ionX as Xthe 6isdo5 o" od,X usin$ the i5a$ery o" the +ion o" +eo, the si$n o" his %eptune, the esoteric ru!er o" his ascendant2:!a@e a!so pre"erred the sy5bo! o" the coura$eous and a$$ressi8e ti$er to the 5ee@ and 6ithdra6in$ 'hristian !a5b, as re"!ected in the "o!!o6in$ 6e!! @no6n e7a5p!e o" his poetry: XTy$er, ty$er burnin$ bri$ht in the "orests o" the ni$ht22X +eo, the si$n o" :!a@e*s esoteric chart ru!er, is $enera!!y associated not on!y 6ith the !ion, but 6ith a!! 5e5bers o" the cat "a5i!y2 Three other e!e5ents o" his -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a are a!so e7pressed in the poetry: /11 the -un, 6hich is the bri$htest burnin$ orb in our s@yM /21 -a$ittarius, 6hich is the si$n o" the e7pansi8eness o" nature, 6ith its enco5passin$ "orestsM and /;1 'ancer, 6hich is the X5idni$htX si$n, sy5bo!ica!!y the dar@est, as it corresponds to the "ourth house o" the horoscope, the p!ace 6here the -un is at 5idni$ht2 Gith these astro!o$ica! correspondences, then, 6e ha8e: XTi$er, ti$er /+eo1 burnin$ bri$ht /-un1 in the "orests /-a$ittarius1 o" the ni$ht /'ancer12X #s is o"ten true o" 'ancerHrisin$ peop!e, Gi!!ia5 :!a@e had a stron$!y 8isua! 5ind 6hich 6as capab!e o" XeideticX i5a$eryM that is, he sa6, in his 5ind*s eye, not 9ust "!at i5a$es, but threeH di5ensiona! "i$ures as i" they 6ere standin$ in "ront o" hi52 ,e 6as a hi$h!y ori$ina! artist and, true to his stron$ "i"th house and +eo, !aid 5ore e5phasis on his indi8idua! creati8ity than in

caterin$ to pub!ic taste2 # true 5ystic in the %eptunian sense, he re"used to be persuaded by "acts and rea!ity, and thus is been re$arded as one o" the poets best representin$ the (o5antic era2 :!a@e*s paintin$s are unusua! in that they depict hu5an bodies 6hich are 5uscu!ar and corporea! /second house1, 6hi!e the paintin$s the5se!8es, and o"ten the bodies, a!so parta@e o" %eptune*s ener$y by ha8in$ a certain etherea! qua!ity to the52 ,is art con8eys a certain spirited X"ierinessX /+eo, -a$ittarius1 in 5eanin$ and i5a$ery, 6hi!e retainin$ the "!o6in$ !ines and 5ore subt!e co!ors o" the 6ater e!e5ent o" 'ancer2 Fire and 6ater are b!ended in an in$enious 6ay throu$hout his paintin$s, re"!ectin$ the stron$ "ireH6ater e5phasis in his -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a2 )ne o" his paintin$s, %ebuchadneFFar, depicts an ani5a!H!i@e 5an on hands and @nees 6ith a !on$ beard and an$uished e7pression, 6hich $i8es hi5 the appearance o" a !ion /+eo12 This co5bination o" 5an and ani5a! is re"!ecti8e o" :!a@e*s -un si$n o" -a$ittarius by bein$ ana!o$ous to the -a$ittarian centaur, the torso o" a 5an 9oined to the body o" a horse2 The -un, as the center o" our so!ar syste5, can sy5bo!iFe the center o" anythin$, and -a$ittarius is the si$n associated 6ith pub!ishin$2 True to his -un in -a$ittarius, the third e!e5ent o" his -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a, :!a@e 6as the center o" his o6n pub!ishin$ co5pany, persona!!y producin$ his o6n i!!ustrated boo@s o" poetry2 #$ain, the p!ace5ent o" his ascendant*s esoteric ru!er, %eptune, in his second house sho6s that his spiritua! purpose in8o!8ed de8e!opin$, and !earnin$ to re!y upon, his o6n resources 6ithout beco5in$ ent6ined in the resources o" other peop!e2 The sou!Horiented person 6ith 'ancer risin$ has an abo8eHa8era$e sensiti8ity to6ard the needs and predica5ents o" ordinary, e8eryday peop!e, $i8in$ an innate abi!ity to tune into 5ass consciousness2 The hi$hest e7pression o" a 'ancer ascendant is to use this natura! abi!ity to tune into the 5asses in order to so5eho6 he!p raise the $enera! a6areness o" the entire cu!ture, both in the present and in the "uture2 This is o"ten acco5p!ished on a subt!e !e8e!, appea!in$ to peop!e*s subconscious 5inds throu$h the use o" i5a$ery or the de8e!op5ent o" ne6 archetypes o" consciousness2 Gi!!ia5 :!a@e 6as especia!!y attuned to the hu5an predica5ent because o" the pro5inence o" the si$ns o" +eo, -a$ittarius, and #quarius bein$ so abundant!y represented in his chart2 ,e had %eptune and Mars in +eo, -aturn in #quarius, and the -un, Pupiter, and P!uto in -a$ittarius2 )n top o" this, he had the -outh %ode in #quarius and the %orth %ode in +eo2 These three si$ns, +eo, -a$ittarius, and #quarius, are the si$ns, accordin$ to the Tibetan Master 396ha! Jhu!, 5ore c!ose!y connected to ,u5anity as a 6ho!e than are any o" the other si$ns2 The reason "or this is that +eo, -a$ittarius, and #quarius are the si$ns that trans5it the Fi"th (ay o" 'oncrete Jno6!ed$e and -cience, the (ay upon 6hich the persona!ity o" ,u5anity 5ani"ests2 :ased on 5y perceptions o" :!a@e*s chart, one e7pression o" his -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a 5i$ht be:

'reate beauti"u! i5a$ery portrayin$ the bodyQspirit di!e55a o" ,u5anity in order to 5a@e the 5asses 5ore a6are o" their need to achie8e 6ho!eness and $reater autono5y throu$h persona! e7pression o" their innate 3i8inity2 Gith the astro!o$ica! sy5bo!s added: 'reate /+eo1 beauti"u! /second house1 i5a$ery /%eptune1 portrayin$ the bodyQspirit di!e55a o" ,u5anity /-a$ittarius1 in order to 5a@e the 5asses 5ore a6are /'ancer ascendant1 o" their need to achie8e 6ho!eness /+ibra1 and $reaterautono5y /-un1 throu$h persona! e7pression o" their innate 3i8inity /+eo12 In The Wodiac and the -ou!, astro!o$er '2 E2 02 'arter noted that :!a@e 6as !ess i55ersed in the physica! 6or!d than 6as the ordinary hu5an bein$ o" his ti5e2 Perhaps this spea@s to :!a@e*s %eptune bein$ in his second house2 In e7pression o" this %eptune p!ace5ent, :!a@e once said that X5an has no body apart "ro5 his sou!X because that 6hich 6e ca!! the body is 5ere!y the Xportion o" sou! discerned by the "i8e senses2X ,ere %eptune, the $reat disso!8er o" boundaries, disso!8es theboundary bet6een the physica! body /second house1 and its point o" ori$in /'ancer1

the sou!2 /The si$n o" 'ancer is said by 396ha! Jhu! to represent the ani5a 5undi, or the sou! o" the 6or!d, the essentia! 3i8ine consciousness o" a!! 5ani"ested thin$s21 Gi!!ia5 :!a@e is seen today as ha8in$ been a prophet o" the t6entieth century physica! and spiritua! repercussions o" the 5echaniFation 6hich had be$un in the ei$hteenth and nineteenth centuries2 %eptune, the esoteric ru!er o" his chart, disso!8es the boundary o" ti5e, 6hi!e his -un si$n o" -a$ittarius is esoterica!!y the si$n o" intuition and, there"ore, prophecy2 ,a8in$ !i8ed and died as a pauper, Gi!!ia5 :!a@e 6as not reco$niFed and acc!ai5ed as an artist unti! 6e!! a"ter his death2 It 6as not unti! the ear!y t6entieth century that :!a@e*s na5e 6as popu!ariFed by T2 -2 E!!iot in an essay 6ritten about hi52 Gith his re!ati8e!y recent increase in popu!arity, Gi!!ia5 :!a@e continues to "u!"i!! his 'ancerian purpose o" raisin$ 5ass consciousness to hi$her !e8e!s2 :ac@ to Menu

T,E E-)TE(I' ME#%I% )F -')(PI) (I-I% copyri$ht 1EEB by #de!e Gi!son

P+E#-E %)TE: The "o!!o6in$ e!aboration on the e7perience o" the sou!Horiented person 6ith -corpio risin$ has been e7cerpted "ro5 pa$es 2B to 2C o" #n Esoteric Pourney throu$h the Wodiac, the Inner Meanin$s o" the -i$ns, by #de!e :ar$er Gi!son2 In +ibra a "ine point o" ba!ance is acquired bet6een -ou! and body2 Ghen this has been acco5p!ished, the -corpion e7perience is entered, and a sur$e o" spiritua! ener$y is i5posed upon the persona!ity2 This arouses the entire !o6er nature, 6hich beco5es deter5ined to ta@e its !ast stand a$ainst the -ou!2 This !ast stand a$ainst the -ou! and the tests and stru$$!es 6hich "o!!o6 are necessary in order "or the persona!ity to !earn, throu$h e7perience, that it 6i!! ne8er de"eat the -ou!2 In the end, the persona!ity 6i!!in$!y surrenders itse!" to the -ou!, 5ar@in$ the "ina! death o" persona! desire, satis"action, 6i!!, pride, and a!! other qua!ities o" the !o6er se!"2 #t this point, the discip!e is ready "or the oneHpointed -a$ittarian e7perience2 There are three si$ns 6hich test and per"ect the persona!ity2 In each o" these si$ns the tests are 6or@ed out on a di""erent p!ane o" consciousness2 In Taurus, the tests ta@e p!ace on the astra! p!ane2 The "ina! resu!t is that the ener$y is raised "ro5 the astra! to the buddhic, or intuitiona!, p!ane2 In Pisces, the testin$ en8iron5ent is the 5enta! p!ane, and the purpose is to carry the persona! 6i!! up to the at5ic p!ane o" 3i8ine Gi!!2 /X%ot 5y 6i!!, but Thine be done2X1 #!! o" the tests o" -corpio, ho6e8er, ta@e p!ace on the physica! p!ane and are e8entua!!y reso!8ed throu$h the i!!u5ination e5anatin$ "ro5 the ,i$her Mind2 The resu!t is a trans"er o" ener$y "ro5 the physica! p!ane to the hi$her 5anasic p!ane2 #!thou$h the tests o" -corpio ta@e p!ace on the physica! p!ane, a!! three aspects o" the persona!ity are tested on this p!ane2 Each aspect under$oes three tests, $i8in$ a tota! o" nine di""erent tests2 The physica! nature is tested 6ith re$ard to /11 se7, /21 physica! co5"ort, and /;1 $reed "or 5oney2 The tests o" the astra! body in8o!8e /11 "ear, /21 hate, and /;1 a5bition /6hich 5ust beco5e spiritua! aspiration12 The 5enta! body is tested re$ardin$ /11 pride, /21 separati8eness, and /;1 crue!ty2 The test o" separati8eness is concerned 6ith trans5utin$ the natura! -corpionic tendency o" iso!ation "ro5 those 6ho thin@ di""erent!y2 The basic !esson o" the test o" crue!ty is to !earn to use the 5ind as an instru5ent o" the ,i$her -e!" instead o" the persona!ity2 The testin$ and tria!s o" -corpio be$in 6ith the process 6hich the Tibetan Master ca!!s recapitu!ation2 The instinctua! tendencies and 5ateria!istic attitudes o" the past rise to the sur"ace to be o8erco5e2 The su5 tota! o" these residua!, unconquered persona!ity characteristics is

ca!!ed The 36e!!er on the Thresho!d2 The -corpion discip!e 5ust "irst "ace these !o6er tendencies and then $radua!!y trans5ute the5 by surrenderin$ the persona! 6i!! and attunin$ to the Gi!! o" the ,i$her -e!", 6hich is enco5passed by the )ne 3i8ine Gi!!2 Ghen this has been acco5p!ished, the ener$ies o" the !o6er cha@ras ha8e been puri"ied and trans"erred to the hi$her cha@ras2 The -corpion, instead o" stin$in$ itse!", has risen, !i@e the Phoeni7, out o" its o6n ashes and beco5es the ea$!e 6hich soars hi$h abo8e the Earth2 :ac@ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& #de!e :ar$er Gi!son

#!ice :ai!ey: Portrait o" +eo (isin$ The -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a Rir$o: The Mother o" the ,ar8est Esoteric Meanin$s o" the (isin$ -i$ns Princess 3iana and Mother Teresa: Portraits o" -a$ittarius (isin$ Triadic %ature o" the -un*s Ener$y ,o6 the -ou! o" Gi!!ia5 :!a@e -po@e Throu$h ,is #rt Esoteric Meanin$ o" -corpio (isin$

#+I'E :#I+E.: P)(T(#IT )F +E) (I-I% copyri$ht 1ED;, 1EEE by #de!e :ar$er Gi!son #!ice :ai!ey*s -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a /see The -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a1: +eo ascendin$ 6ith Mars in +eo con9unct the ascendant, ru!ed by -un in e5ini in the e!e8enth house 6ith Renus and Ru!can in e5ini in the e!e8enth and P!uto in Taurus on its cusp, ru!ed by Ru!can in e5ini in the e!e8enth house2 :orn in 1DD0 in Manchester, En$!and, to upperHc!ass parents, #!ice +aTrobeH:ate5an !ed a chi!dhood e7istence that 6as quite discip!ined and re$i5ented, yet "ree "ro5 5ateria! an7iety2 Gith the ear!y death o" both o" her parents, she and her youn$er sister 6ent to !i8e 6ith their $randparents, continuin$ their upperHc!ass !i"e2 #s a chi!d, #!ice 6as te5pera5enta!, 8ain, 8en$e"u!, and so5e6hat pran@ish /Mars in +eo con9unct the ascendant12 )nce, in an$er at her $o8erness, she sto!e her 9e6e!ry and "!ushed it do6n the toi!et2 0pon secret!y readin$ her $o8erness*s pri8ate 9ourna! the ne7t day, #!ice !earned that her $o8erness @ne6 e7act!y 6ho the thie" 6as, but 6as $oin$ to 6ait unti! #!ice too@ the initiati8e and con"essed be"ore she 6ou!d do anythin$ about it2 #!ice then 6ent to her $o8erness and con"essed about both the stea!in$ o" the 9e6e!ry and the readin$ o" the 9ourna!2 To #!ice*s surprise, her $o8erness 6as 5uch 5ore outra$ed about the readin$ o" the 9ourna! than about the disposa! o" the 9e6e!ry2 The shoc@ o" !earnin$ this 6as #!ice*s "irst !esson in 5ateria!H8ersusH spiritua! 8a!ues, 6hich 6ou!d !ater pro8e to be an i5portant "actor in her sou! 6or@2 True to her e5ini -un, #!ice ne8er resided in one p!ace "or 8ery !on$, !i8in$ in En$!and, 'anada, and -6itFer!and be"ore she 6as nine years o!d2 #"ter her $rand"ather died, she and her sister 6ou!d spend ha!" the year 6ith her $rand5other in +ondon, and the other ha!" 6ith her aunt in -cot!and2 In one country she attended the ,i$h 'hurch, si5i!ar to 'atho!icis5 6ith its cere5ony and ritua!, 6hi!e in the other she attended the +o6 'hurch, 6hich 6as 5ore !i@e Protestantis5 6ith its 8en$e"u! od and he!!"ire punish5ent2 #!ice had "ound herse!" torn, in typica! e5ini "ashion, bet6een t6o see5in$!y irreconci!ab!e opposites2

Mars, 6hich con9oins #!ice :ai!ey*s ascendant, is the ru!er o" -corpio, 6here the persona!ity batt!es the sou!, and this batt!e 6as :ai!ey*s X5a9or !i"e con"!ictX2 #s a chi!d, she o"ten hated herse!" and e8eryone e!se and "e!t as i" !i"e 6ere 6orth!ess2 -he atte5pted suicide three ti5es bet6een the a$es o" "i8e and "i"teen by such dra5atic 5eans as thro6in$ herse!" do6n the stone @itchen steps, atte5ptin$ to s5other herse!" 6ith sand, and tryin$ to dro6n in the ri8er2 Gith a!! o" the dra5a o" her +eo ascendant, her persona!ity 6as en$a$ed in stri@in$ out a$ainst the 6i!! o" her sou! to be in her physica! body2 #!ice*s se!"Htorture and unp!easantness continued unti! the a$e o" "i"teen 6hen she 6as sittin$ in the dra6in$ roo5 one -unday, 6ith the rest o" the "a5i!y ha8in$ $one to church2 # 5an dressed in European c!othin$ and 6earin$ a turban 6a!@ed into the dra6in$ roo5 and sat do6n beside her2 ,e to!d her that she 6ou!d e8entua!!y ha8e the opportunity to do so5e i5portant 6or@ in the 6or!d i" she 6ou!d chan$e her disposition and $ain so5e contro! o8er herse!"2 ,e pro5pt!y !e"t, sayin$ that he 6ou!d be in touch 6ith her a$ain2 #!ice then be$an to contro! her cross nature and sharp ton$ue to the e7tent that her "a5i!y thou$ht that she 6as i!! because she had chan$ed so 5uch2 ,a8in$ been raised as a de8out 'hristian, #!ice 6ent to Ire!and as a youn$ adu!t to 6or@ in a so!diers* ho5e 6here 5uch o" her duty 6as to !ead $ospe! 5eetin$s and con8ert peop!e 6ho 6ere not a!ready Xsa8edX2 -pea@in$ in "ront o" a "e6 hundred so!diers terri"ied and e5barrassed her so 5uch at "irst that she 6ou!d burst into tears and not be ab!e to continue her ta!@s2 -he then be$an to rea!iFe that the root cause o" her e5barrass5ent had been her o6n se!"ishness and e$oHcenteredness2 ,er 5a9or concern had been 6hat the so!diers 6ou!d thin@ o" her, and she had put this concern o8er that o" actua!!y per"or5in$ her 9ob 6e!!2 -he 6as !earnin$ one o" the !essons o" her +eo ascendant, that o" o8erco5in$ 8anity2 Gith this rea!iFation, she 6as ab!e to continue her ta!@s in "ront o" the so!diers2 -ti!! in her ear!y t6enties, she ne7t 6ent to India to "i!! a position as director o" se8era! so!diers* ho5es there2 #"ter se8era! years o" hard 6or@, she "e!! in !o8e 6ith one o" the so!diers, Ga!ter E8ans2 This produced an intense con"!ict "or her because a 6o5an o" her socia! status cou!d not 5arry an ordinary so!dier2 Ghi!e her e5otions pu!!ed her one 6ay, her 5ind pu!!ed her another, !eadin$ her into a c!assica!, but 5ost di""icu!t, e5ininian, Xhead 8ersus heartX con"!ict2 -he beca5e so distressed o8er this situation that she 6as unab!e to s!eep and did not care i" she !i8ed or died2 This !ed to a ner8ous brea@do6n, and she 6as sent ho5e to -cot!and, 6eepin$ a!! the 6ay2 There she sou$ht the ad8ice o" re!ati8es and "riends, one o" 6ho5, an o!d "a5i!y "riend 6ho5 she had a!6ays ca!!ed X#unt #!iceX, 6as a deaconess in the church2 #unt #!ice !istened sy5pathetica!!y to her story and assured her that she 6ou!d ta@e care o" the situation2 #!ice +aTrobeH:ate5an then returned to India, and #unt #!ice proceeded to pay Ga!ter E8ans* 6ay to #5erica 6here he 6ou!d attend an Episcopa! -e5inary in )hio2 #s a c!er$y5an, he 6ou!d ha8e the proper socia! status to 5arry an upperHc!ass En$!ish6o5an2 Ghen Ga!ter 6as short!y to be ordained, he 5arried #!ice, 6ho !ater described this turnin$ point in her !i"e as !ea8in$ Xcaste and socia! position behindX in order to disco8er ,u5anity2 In #5erica she "ound herse!" "aceHtoH"ace 6ith deepHseated, societa! pre9udice a$ainst #"ricanH #5ericans, and she 6as deep!y disturbed by it2 In her autobio$raphy, she de8otes se8era! pa$es to a sy5pathetic understandin$ o" the p!i$ht o" #"ricanH#5ericans, as 6e!! as Pe6s, in the t6entieth century2 This concern about cu!tura! pre9udices is one o" the "ore5ost characteristics o" e5ini, the si$n o" uni8ersa! brotherH and sisterhood2 #ccordin$, :ai!ey 6rote that behind a!! 5anH5ade c!ass distinctions there !ies Xa $reat entity 6hich 6e ca!! ,u5anityX2 The ne6!y 5arried coup!e !i8ed in 'incinnati, )hio, unti! Ga!ter 6as ordained, then 5o8ed to 'a!i"ornia 6here he 6as assi$ned a church2 They estab!ished a ho5e and had three chi!dren, but Ga!ter pro8ed to ha8e an outra$eous te5per and 6ou!d so5eti5es thro6 thin$s at #!ice and push her2 It e8entua!!y beca5e so dan$erous "or #!ice to be at ho5e 6ith hi5 that she 6ou!d o"ten see@ re"u$e in the ho5e o" a "riend2 The ne6s e8entua!!y spread to the !oca! bishop, 6ho responded to the situation by ta@in$ Ga!ter*s church "ro5 hi52 #"ter si7 5onths he 6as $i8en a church in Montana 6ith the stipu!ation that he 6ou!d send a portion o" his 5onth!y sa!ary to #!ice and the s5a!! chi!dren, 6ho 6ere to stay behind in 'a!i"ornia2 Ga!ter too@ up residence in Montana, but rare!y sent his 6i"e any "unds2 :y this ti5e Gor!d Gar I had be$un, and #!ice*s s5a!! 5onth!y a!!ot5ents "ro5 En$!and 6ou!d so5eti5es not arri8e because o" the sin@in$ o" a ship2 Ghen they did arri8e, they had been hea8i!y ta7ed2 For the "irst

ti5e in her !i"e, the upperHc!ass 6o5an 6ho had ne8er be"ore @no6n a 5ateria! care 6as e7periencin$ dire po8erty2 #t one point she !i8ed "or three 6ee@s on dry bread and tea so that her chi!dren 6ou!d ha8e enou$h to eat2 -he 6ent to 6or@ in a "actory as a sardine pac@er, creatin$ quite a sensation because o" her hi$hHsociety bac@$round2 Gith Taurus as part o" her -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a, she 6as !earnin$ resource"u!ness and detach5ent "ro5 5ateria! desire2 For years #!ice had be$un to doubt 5any o" the 'hristian doctrines 6hich she had been tau$ht as a chi!d2 -he 5ade so5e "riends 6ho 6ere studyin$ Theosophy, the ne6 spiritua! science that had e5er$ed "ro5 ,e!ena :!a8ats@y*s 6ritin$s2 #!ice acquainted herse!" 6ith :!a8ats@y*s -ecret 3octrine, be$an to study 6ith her "riends, and 9oined the !oca! Theosophica! -ociety /T2-212 -he "ound that the #$e!ess Gisdo5, 6hich Theosophy e7pounded, Xthre6 c!ear !i$ht on 222 'hristian theo!o$yX and be$an to teach at the +od$e2 In 1E1C Ga!ter 6as sent to France, and the !oca! bishop in 'a!i"ornia arran$ed "or #!ice to recei8e an a!!ot5ent o" d100 per 5onth "ro5 his stipend2 #!ice then dropped her 9ob in the sardine "actory and 5o8ed to ,o!!y6ood 6ith her chi!dren in the 8icinity o" the T2-2 headquarters2 In 1E1D #!ice 6as ad5itted into the -ociety*s Esoteric -ection 6hich contro!!ed the po!icies o" the or$aniFation2 -he 6as then a!!o6ed into the -hrine (oo5 6here she !earned, "or the "irst ti5e, the identity o" the 5an 6ho had 8isited her in the dra6in$ roo5 6hen she 6as "i"teen years o" a$e2 Fro5 one o" the pictures han$in$ on the 6a!!, she reco$niFed her 8isitor o" t6entyHthree years pre8ious!y as the Master Joot ,oo5i2 The Esoteric -ection 6as the Xinner sanctu5X o" the T2-2, and here #!ice !earned 5uch that disp!eased her2 -he "ound the -ociety to be surprisin$!y sectarian in nature, 6ith a Xreactionary and o!dH"ashionedX 5ana$e5ent2 For e7a5p!e, in order "or one to beco5e a 5e5ber o" the Esoteric -ection /E2-21, one had to ha8e been a 5e5ber o" the T2-2 "or at !east t6o years2 Gith this require5ent "u!"i!!ed, one 6ou!d be required to se8er connections 6ith a!! other $roups, p!ed$in$ !oya!ty on!y to the E2-2 The T2-2 a!so c!ai5ed that on!y its 5e5bers cou!d be discip!es o" the Masters o" Gisdo52 In her autobio$raphy,U #!ice :ai!ey e7pressed her disa$ree5ent 6ith these se!"Hri$hteous po!icies, co55on to the structures o" 5any or$aniFations, by statin$ that the Xa8era$e head o" a $roupX poses as i" to be Xthe anointed o" the +ordX 6hen, in rea!ity, heQshe is on!y a hu5an bein$ si5p!y tryin$ to he!p hisQher "e!!o6 5anQ6o5an2 This is one o" the rea!iFations o" the +eo on the Path2 +eadership is seen not as a 5eans to po6er or as an e$oH trip, but as a 6ay o" ser8in$ ,u5anity, channe!in$ the 'hrist +i$ht, and he!pin$ to "urther the 3i8ine P!an2 In 1E1E, throu$h her 6or@ in the T2-2, #!ice E8ans 5et Foster :ai!ey and be$an 6or@in$ 6ith hi5 on the pro9ects o" the -ociety2 ,a8in$ been $ranted a di8orce "ro5 Ga!ter E8ans, she and Foster soon beca5e en$a$ed to be 5arried2 They both beca5e o""icers o" the -ociety, !eadin$ to 5uch in8o!8e5ent in its interna! disputes2 #t its 1E20 con8ention, the T2-2 e!ected a ne6 e7ecuti8e, and both #!ice and Foster, 6ho had been pushin$ "or e$a!itarian re"or5, 6ere ousted "ro5 their positions2 In %o8e5ber 1E1E #!ice 6as "irst contacted by the Master 396ha!, ca!!ed the Tibetan, 6ho as@ed her i" she 6ou!d 6rite so5e boo@s "or the pub!ic2 In those days there 6as 5uch "raud and char!atanis5 in the "ie!d o" the occu!t, and #!ice 6anted no part o" any 6or@ o" a psychic nature2 The Tibetan as@ed her to reconsider her decision durin$ the ne7t three 6ee@s, assurin$ her that she had a certain $i"t "or hi$her te!epathy and that this 6or@ 6ou!d not at a!! be re!ated to !o6er psychis52 Ghen the Tibetan contacted her three 6ee@s !ater, she re!uctant!y a$reed to $i8e it a try "or a short period o" ti5e2 )8er the ne7t "e6 6ee@s, #!ice be$an transcribin$, in "u!! 6a@in$ consciousness, the be$innin$ o" Initiation ,u5an and -o!ar, the concepts o" 6hich 6ere dictated by the Tibetan2 -he "ina!!y decided to continue the 6or@, 6hich pro8ed to !ast thirty years, 6ith the !ast dictation occurrin$ short!y be"ore her death2 #"ter #!ice and Foster !ost their positions at the T2-2 in 'a!i"ornia, Foster 6as o""ered a 9ob at the %e6 .or@ headquarters2 -hort!y a"ter sett!in$ in %e6 .or@, they 6ere 5arried, and Foster beca5e an e7ce!!ent step"ather to the three chi!dren2 #!ice :ai!ey be$an teachin$ c!asses on The -ecret 3octrine, and in 1E2; she and Foster or$aniFed the #rcane -choo!2 This schoo! 6as set up to be co5p!ete!y "ree "ro5 any require5ents o" a!!e$iance to it or to anyone e7cept to one*s o6n inner sou!2 Its 6or@ers 6ere a!! 8o!unteer, and there 6as no char$e "or the 6or@ done, 6hich pri5ari!y in8o!8ed distributin$ in"or5ation and o""erin$ correspondence courses2 In #!ice :ai!ey*s chart, P!uto in Taurus is on the cusp o" the house 6hich contains the esoteric ru!er o" her

ascendant2 P!uto in Taurus destroys o!d thou$ht "or5s 6hich ha8e been the basis o" earthbound attach5ents2 )n the cusp o" the e!e8enth house, it 6or@s to e!i5inate that 6hich has been b!oc@in$ the true spiritua! purpose o" a $roup "ro5 bein$ 5ani"ested2 Taurus esoterica!!y represents the consciousness o" i!!u5inatin$ 5aya, re8ea!in$ the essentia! beauty and +i$ht inherent in a!! thin$s2 The esoteric ru!er o" Taurus is Ru!can, 6hich, in Mrs2 :ai!ey*s chart, is in e5ini, the si$n o" co55unication, education, and +o8eHGisdo52 Ru!can is in the e!e8enth house in :ai!ey*s chart in a con9unction 6ith Renus and the -un, both a!so in e5ini2 Ru!can in e5ini "rees the e7pression o" +o8e as e7pressed throu$h the sharin$ o" 6isdo5 on a uni8ersa! sca!e2 It in8o!8es the concept o" "ree in"or5ation H in"or5ation that is not 6ithhe!d "ro5 anyone 6ho see@s it2 #!ice :ai!ey 6as "o!!o6in$ her sou!*s p!an to create /+eo1 a center /-un1 o" education / e5ini1 that 6as "ree "ro5 persona! desire and attach5ent /Taurus1, thus he!pin$ to destroy the idea o" persona! o6nership o" @no6!ed$e that o"ten occurs 6ithin a c!osed $roup2 The e!e8enth house is the house o" 5ass co55unication and 6or!d ser8ice, t6o si$ni"icators o" the #quarian #$e2 Gith P!uto in Taurus on her e!e8enth cusp and Ru!can 6ithin the e!e8enth house, Mrs2 :ai!ey did not e8en char$e "or her counse!in$ 6or@ in the course o" 6hich she o"ten sa6 a ne6 person e8ery t6enty 5inutes o" the day2 #!so 6ith her husband, #!ice :ai!ey or$aniFed the Internationa! ood6i!! Mo8e5ent 6hich had 0nits o" -er8ice in nineteen countries by 1E;E2 These 0nits 6ou!d recei8e certain teachin$s and be $i8en $uidance "or ser8ice and the spreadin$ o" $ood6i!! throu$hout the 6or!d2 It had been decided to e5phasiFe $ood6i!! instead o" peace because 6hen peace is present 6ithout $ood6i!!, there can be unhappy conditions 6hich cou!d potentia!!y !ead to 6ar at any ti5e2 The "or5ation o" the ood6i!! Mo8e5ent 6as an atte5pt to anchor the 6or@ o" the -piritua! ,ierarchy o" Masters onto the p!anet2 This 6or@ in8o!8es he!pin$ to 5ani"est the 3i8ine P!an on Earth by channe!in$ +i$ht, +o8e, and ,i$her Purpose into the 5inds, hearts, and 6i!!s o" ,u5anity2 The p!anet o" brin$in$ -pirit into 5atter is Renus, 6hich is "ound in e5ini in :ai!ey*s e!e8enth house, and is thus part o" her -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a2 Renus in e5ini 6or@s to spread the !i$ht o" @no6!ed$e a5on$ a!! cu!tures, c!asses, and nationa!ities in order to he!p the5 rea!iFe their connection and 6or@ to$ether as one hu5an "a5i!y2 #$ain, #!ice :ai!ey 6as actin$ out her sou!*s purpose by bein$ in the center /!eo1 o" nonHpro"it /Taurus1 #quarian #$e 6or@ /e!e8enth house1 to he!p !in@ peop!e to$ether, 6or!d6ide, / e5ini1 throu$h the pro!i"eration o" spiritua! @no6!ed$e /Renus12 In +eo, the persona!ity is "or5ed in its three aspects: physica!, e5otiona!, and 5enta!2 The !ast sta$e o" persona!ity "or5ation is the 5enta! sta$e, and it is 6ith de8e!opin$ the inte!!ect that 5uch o" the 6or@ o" +eo !ies2 )nce the inte!!ect is de8e!oped to the point 6here it ba!ances the physica! and e5otiona! de8e!op5ent, +eo beco5es tota!!y a6are o", and secure in, hisQher indi8idua!ity2 The +eo on the Path then proceeds to "irst, beco5e a6are o" the 3i8inity 6ithin, and second, to use hisQher indi8idua!ity as a too! in "urtherin$ 3i8ine purposes2 :ai!ey 6rote "our boo@s in her o6n 6ords, 6ithout dictation "ro5 the Tibetan, "or the purpose o" de5onstratin$ her 5ind2 -he desired to pro8e that it 6as possib!e to en$a$e in psychicQte!epathic 6or@ and, at the sa5e ti5e, be o" hi$h inte!!i$ence2 In doin$ this she p!anted a seed "or the #quarian #$e in 6hich a!! psychis5 6i!! be tota!!y conscious and co5e throu$h the 5ind2 This %e6 #$e psychis5 is @no6n as intuition, and it 6i!! be "ostered by a society in 6hich the 5ind can e7pand and pro!i"erate, 5uch as 6e are seein$ today 6ith the e7pansion o" techno!o$y 6hich enab!es $reater 5enta! cu!ti8ation2 Thus, the 6ritin$ o" her o6n boo@s not on!y $a8e #!ice :ai!ey an opportunity to e7press herse!" /+eo1, but a!so to de5onstrate her 5enta! "ocus, 6hich is a characteristic o" a!! %e6 #$e intuiti8e 6or@2 Gith the ru!er o" her ascendant in the e!e8enth house o" 6or!d ser8ice, :ai!ey states in her autobio$raphyU that in the ne7t !i"eti5e she p!ans Xto "ind the sa5e $roup o" 6or@ersX, pic@ up the threads o" her present !i"e, and X$o on 6ith the 9ob2X This concept re"!ects that o" the X%e6 roup o" Gor!d -er8ersX, a $roup o" sou!s united on the sub9ecti8e p!anes, a!thou$h not necessari!y on the outer p!anes2 This roup ser8es the -piritua! ,ierarchy, headed by the 'hrist, and acts in a 5ediatin$ ro!e bet6een It and ,u5anity in order to he!p en!i$hten the entire p!anet2 In 1EAE, a"ter ha8in$ !e"t the 6or!d 6ith o8er t6enty boo@s, the #rcane -choo!, and the Internationa! ood6i!! Mo8e5ent, #!ice :ai!ey 6as 5et by the Master Joot ,oo5i as she !e"t her physica! body2 -he !i8es on, ho6e8er, in the +i$ht and +o8e 6hich she he!ped spread as she endea8ored to introduce the 6or!d to the Masters, their Gisdo5, and their Gor@2

-u55ary: #!ice :ai!ey*s -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a: +eo ascendin$ 6ith Mars in +eo con9unct the ascendant, ru!ed by -un in e5ini in the e!e8enth house 6ith Renus and Ru!can in e5ini and P!uto in Taurus on its cusp, ru!ed by Ru!can in e5ini in the e!e8enth house2 T6o su$$ested interpretations o" #!ice :ai!ey*s -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a: /11 Throu$h the po6er o" Gi!! /Mars in +eo1, destroy o!d ideas o" $roup $reed /P!uto in Taurus on the e!e8enth house cusp1 by 5ani"estin$ /+eo ascendin$1 a center o" education /-un in e5ini1 that is "ree "ro5 persona! desire and attach5ent /Ru!can1 and that 6i!! ser8e the entire p!anet /e!e8enth house1 by brin$in$ "orth spiritua! @no6!ed$e /Renus1 that 6i!! connect a!! 5e5bers o" ,u5anity / e5ini12 /21 Eradicate the e$ocentric concept o" !eadership /Mars in +eo1 by creatin$ /+eo ascendin$1, and bein$ the centra! coordinator /-un in e5ini1 o", a re8o!utionary /P!uto1 type o" nonHpro"it, educationa! /Ru!can in e5ini 6ith Taurus on the cusp1 association /e!e8enth house1 that 6i!! brin$ a6areness o" the true brotherH and sisterhood o" ,u5anity /Renus in e5ini12 For "urther in"or5ation read The -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a2 U-ource: The 0n"inished #utobio$raphy by #!ice #2 :ai!ey, +ucis Pub!ishin$ 'o5pany, %e6 .or@, 1ED12 /return to "irst asteris@ in te7tM return to second asteris@ in te7tM return to third asteris@ in te7t1

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T,E -)0+*- P0(P)-E F)(M0+# copyri$ht 1ED;H1EEE by #de!e E2 :ar$er >Gi!son? updated Pu!y ;0, 1EEE The "o!!o6in$ -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a technique has been s!i$ht!y 5odi"ied "ro5 that "irst de8e!oped by 3r2 3ou$!as :a@er and tau$ht to 5e by Pudi +a6s and +ynn Joiner o" the #5ethyst $roup in Gashin$ton, 32'2, in the ear!y 1ED0s2 This For5u!a is based on the princip!e set "orth on pa$e 1C o" #!ice :ai!ey*s Esoteric #stro!o$y that the ascendant o" a horoscope is the @ey to Xthe spiritua! $oa! and purpose o" the i55ediate incarnation and o" the i55ediate succeedin$ incarnations2X The second t6o e!e5ents o" the For5u!a are based on the astro!o$ica! princip!e o" house cusp ru!ership2 In constructin$ the -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a, on!y the esoteric ru!erships, as $i8en in Esoteric #stro!o$y, are used: -i$n (u!er -i$n (u!er #ries Mercury +ibra 0ranus Taurus Ru!can -corpio Mars e5ini Renus -a$ittarius Earth 'ancer %eptune 'apricorn -aturn +eo -un #quarius Pupiter Rir$o Moon Pisces P!uto

The For5u!a is to be used on!y on charts ca!cu!ated "or e7act birth ti5es2 -o!ar or noon charts

are 5eanin$!ess 6hen 6or@in$ 6ith sou!H!e8e! astro!o$y2 #5on$ the 5odi"ications that I ha8e introduced to the -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a are the "o!!o6in$: /11 P!anets in the "irst house are considered as part o" the For5u!aM and /21 a p!anet up to ei$ht de$rees behind a house cusp is considered con9unct that cusp and a""ectin$ its house rather than the house in 6hich it is technica!!y "ound2 Modi"ication nu5ber /21 can be app!ied 6ith "!e7ibi!ity due to the inaccuracy o" 5ost birth ti5es and the use o" di""erent house syste5s, and 5ay thus be o8erridden by intuiti8e 9ud$e5ent2 P!anets con9unct any o" the Xsou!*s purpose ru!ersX are inc!uded in the For5u!a and considered as i5portant as the ru!ers the5se!8es2 The su$$ested orb "or these con9unctions is about "our de$rees, but this orb 5ay be decreased or increased dependin$ upon intuiti8e 9ud$e5ent and possib!e co5p!ications due to the in8o!8e5ent o" a p!anetary ste!!iu52 There are three e!e5ents to the -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a, each bein$ separated by a !ar$e dot, 6hich can be trans!ated as Xru!ed by2X Instructions "or deter5inin$ each o" these three e!e5ents are as "o!!o6s: First E!e5ent (isin$ si$n and Xasc,X "o!!o6ed by any p!anet in the "irst house, a!on$ 6ith the si$n o" this p!anet and X1X in parentheses2 E7a5p!e:

'apricorn ascendant 6ith Mars in 'apricorn in the "irst house -econd E!e5ent Esoteric ru!er o" the risin$ si$n, the si$n o" this esoteric ru!er, and the house o" this esoteric ru!er, "o!!o6ed by any p!anet/s1 6ithin orb o" con9unction o" this esoteric ru!er, preceded by the sy5bo! "or Xcon9unctX, enc!osed in parentheses2 I" the si$n on the cusp o" this house is di""erent "ro5 that o" this second e!e5ent esoteric ru!er, p!ace the cuspa! si$n 6ithin a !ar$e X'X2 E7a5p!e:

-aturn con9unct Mercury in Rir$o in the se8enth house 6ith 'ancer on its cusp Third E!e5ent Esoteric ru!er o" the si$n on the cusp o" the house containin$ the risin$ si$n ru!er2 This 6i!! be either the esoteric ru!er o" the si$n 6ithin the X'X or, in absence o" the X'X, the esoteric ru!er o" the si$n in 6hich the ascendant ru!er is "ound2 #s 6ith the second e!e5ent, any p!anets con9unct this third e!e5ent ru!er shou!d then be p!aced in parentheses, preceded by the sy5bo! "or Xcon9unct,X as e7p!ained pre8ious!y2 #!so as 6ith the second e!e5ent, i" the si$n on the cusp o" this house di""ers "ro5 that o" the third e!e5ent ru!er, p!ace it 6ithin a X'X2 E7a5p!e:

%eptune in Pisces in the second house For "urther c!arity, these "irstH, secondH, and thirdHe!e5ent e7a5p!es are repeated in the "o!!o6in$ i!!ustration: UTi5e ad9usted "or Ti5e Wone 5 "ro5 ori$ina! +MT o" ;:5D p252 /birth data "ro5 Pro"i!es o" Go5en by +ois M2 (odden1

rand5a Moses* -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a:

'apricorn ascendant 6ith Mars in 'apricorn in the "irst house, ru!ed by -aturn con9unct Mercury in Rir$o in the se8enth house 6ith 'ancer on its cusp, ru!ed by %eptune in Pisces in the second house2 The -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a is intended on!y as a $uide!ine, or s@e!eton, "or atte5ptin$ to discern the sou!H!e8e! purpose in a $i8en incarnation2 Its sy5bo!s shou!d be interpreted in the conte7t o" the tota!ity o" the birth chart and 6ithin the rea!5 o" the intuiti8e perception o" the astro!o$er2 In the "uture, 6hen the psycho!o$y o" the -e8en (ays beco5es b!ended 6ith the artQscience o" astro!o$y, the interpretation o" the -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a 6i!! a!so be qua!i"ied by the sou! /and MonadicO1 (ays o" the nati8e o" the horoscope2 The -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a, consistin$ o" astro!o$ica! $!yphs, represents an abstraction o" ener$ies characteristic o" the p!anesQdi5ensions 6hich transcend nor5a! hu5an consciousness2 :ecause 6ords tend to !i5it, or e8en distort, the abstract ideas 6hich they atte5pt to con8ey, one 8erba! e7pression o" a For5u!a is at best on!y a partia! picture o" the sou!*s purpose o" the nati8e2 For a 5ore 6ho!istic perspecti8e, it is reco55ended that at !east t6o, and pre"erab!y three, 8erba!iFations o" the astro!o$ica! "or5u!a be rendered2 The co5bination o" these t6o, three, or 5ore interpretations 6i!! hope"u!!y $i8e a type o" $esta!t o" the astro!o$er*s 8ie6point o" the nati8e*s sou! purpose2 This astro!o$ica! "or5u!a "or describin$ a sou!*s purpose is /as is a!! o" astro!o$y1 a "usion o" !an$ua$e and art2 3i""erin$ "ro5 a 5athe5atica! "or5u!a in 6hich there is a concrete, oneHtoHone correspondence bet6een the sy5bo!s and 6hat they si$ni"y, the -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a consists o" sy5bo!s deri8in$ "ro5 the p!ane o" :uddhi, or intuition, 6here 8erba! concepts are !e"t behind in "a8or o" 5ore re"ined, per8asi8e ener$ies2 The interpretation o" the -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a, then, perhaps represents astro!o$y at its "inest: a bo!d atte5pt to brid$e :uddhi 6ith inte!!ect by steppin$ do6n archetypa! ener$ies into 8erba! "or52 For an e7a5p!e o" the use and interpretation o" the -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a, p!ease see: ,o6 the -ou! o" Gi!!ia5 :!a@e -po@e throu$h his #rt2

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RI( ), XT,E M)T,E( )F T,E ,#(RE-TX copyri$ht 1ED;, 2000 by #de!e :ar$er Gi!son

Each year in the northern he5isphere durin$ the so!ar 5onth o" Rir$o, $rains, "ruits, and 8e$etab!es are har8ested to be preser8ed and stored to sustain !i"e throu$hout the 6inter2 It see5ed quite appropriate, there"ore, 6hen I once heard a p!anetariu5 director re"er to Rir$o as the XMother o" the ,ar8est2X In esoteric astro!o$y, Rir$o is the 5other o" another type o" har8est: the har8est o" the per"ected -ou! "ro5 the 6o5b o" "or52 It is one o" the !essons o" Rir$o that the 8ery purpose o" "or5 !i"e is to enhouse the !i"e o" the -ou!, 6hi!e "aci!itatin$ the persona!ity*s e7periences, $ro6th, and education2 The body is indeed the XTe5p!e o" the -ou!2X #nd the persona!ity, 6hich un"o!ds and reaches a hi$h de$ree o" de8e!op5ent in the si$n o" +eo, beco5es the X5other o" the 'hrist princip!eX in Rir$o2 This is a sy5bo!ic 6ay o" sayin$ that in this si$n, the persona!ity assu5es the ro!e o" nurturer and shie!der o" the inner 'hrist -e!" 6hich !ies !atent unti! the persona!ity is prepared to $i8e It birth2 In Rir$o, one be$ins to 5a@e one*s persona!ity use"u! to the ind6e!!in$ 'hrist 6hich one is

!earnin$ to reco$niFe2 )ne puri"ies one*s 5oti8es and redirects one*s ta!ents and 5ind to6ard ser8ice H the ser8ice 6hich resu!ts in a hi$her !e8e! o" consciousness 6hich sti5u!ates the inner 'hrist +i$ht2 The -ou! and the body, 6hich are distinct and separate in e5ini, be$in to be b!ended in Rir$o2 In Rir$o, the Gord o" odQdess be$ins to ta@e "or5 throu$h the in"ant -ou! 6hich is, as yet, hidden2 It is said that this ,idden -piritua! (ea!ity, this ind6e!!in$ 'hrist, is e8entua!!y and "ina!!y 5ani"ested in the si$n o" Pisces2 There is a reason 6hy the "or5 5ust be $radua!!y prepared, ad9usted, and a!i$ned be"ore the consciousness, or inner -ou!, can be a6a@ened2 I" hi$her spiritua! ener$ies are re$istered by an unprepared "or5, the "or5 beco5es shattered and destroyed2 This is 6hy the ner8ous syste5, the $!andu!ar syste5, and the brain 5ust be de8e!oped and brou$ht to certain de$rees o" per"ection be"ore they can sa"e!y recei8e the hi$h!y re"ined ener$ies "ro5 spiritua! rea!5s2 In orthodo7 astro!o$y Rir$o represents the processes o" assi5i!ation and di$estion, the ta@in$ in o" "ood 6hose nutrients are stored "or "uture use2 /This 5eanin$ is contrasted 6ith that o" 'ancer, 6hich, in orthodo7 astro!o$y, represents the process o" in$estin$ "ood "or instant $rati"ication21 :y ana!o$y, in esoteric astro!o$y, Rir$o ru!es the assi5i!ation and di$estion o" !i"e e7periences, those !i"e e7periences 6hich contribute to the $ro6th and e8entua! per"ection o" the persona!ity2 Rir$o is re!ated to the concept o" the X6o5b o" ti5eX2 Pust as the har8est 5ust be stored and hidden a6ay "or a period o" ti5e, Rir$o represents the $estation period o" the -ou!, a ti5e durin$ 6hich the -ou! is hidden2 -he!tered in this 6o5b o" ti5e, Rir$o has 5any opportunities to disti!! practica!, e8eryday 6isdo5 "ro5 the 8ariety o" e7periences she encounters in ad9ustin$ to !i"e in an earthbound en8iron5ent, 6hi!e !earnin$ to $i8e !o8in$ ser8ice in this en8iron5ent2 Rir$o, the XRir$in MotherX, represents the 5otherin$ o" the unborn 'hrist throu$h the puri"ication o" her physica!, astra!, and 5enta! bodies2 In this si$n, the nurturin$ 5other hides and protects the ind6e!!in$ 'hrist 6ithin her o6n substance2 -he si5u!taneous!y nourishes t6o !i8es: that o" the "or5 and that o" the 'hrist hidden 6ithin this "or52 ,er esoteric ru!er is the Moon, the 5other o" a!! earth!y "or5s2 The Moon absorbs and recei8es the ener$ies o" the -un and other p!anets in order to trans5it nurturin$ ener$ies to physica! !i"e on Earth2 In the sa5e 6ay, the !i"e o" the persona!ity "or5 in Rir$o absorbs, recei8es, and subordinates itse!" to the inner spiritua! Gi!! to trans5it nurturin$ ener$ies to the hidden 'hrist -e!"2 To put it another 6ay, Rir$o represents the process 6hereby 5atter and "or5 !i"e are puri"ied so that they can e8entua!!y re8ea! 3i8inity2 This is the true reason "or the continua! stri8in$ to6ard per"ection that is so characteristic o" this si$n2 It is necessary "or Rir$o to constant!y ad9ust, ana!yFe, and discri5inate in order to produce the type o" "or5 that 6i!! be ab!e to nurture, and e8entua!!y brin$ "orth, the 'hrist 6ithin2 Ge can no6 see Rir$o*s see5in$!y obsessi8e attention to detai!, her incessant discri5inatory obser8ations, and her o"ten 5isunderstood particu!arities in a ne6 !i$ht2 :y de8oted!y nurturin$ her physica! body, her persona!ity, and the physica! en8iron5ent in 6hich she !i8es, Rir$o is a!so nurturin$ her -ou!, "or her -ou!, thou$h hidden at this sta$e, is, in turn, bein$ she!tered and nourished by her body, persona!ity, and en8iron5ent2 :y nurturin$ and re"inin$ the physica! en8iron5ent, she is not on!y nurturin$ her o6n -ou!, but a!so the -ou! o" ,u5anity, producin$ the conditions that 6i!! pa8e the 6ay "or the co!!ecti8e 'hrist consciousness to be born on this p!anet2 The ana!o$y bet6een Rir$o*s traditiona! and esoteric 5eanin$s no6 beco5es c!ear2 Pust as the s5a!! intestine, 6hich Rir$o traditiona!!y ru!es, assi5i!ates "ood and prepares it "or use by the physica! body, esoteric Rir$o assi5i!ates the e7periences o" !i"e and disti!!s their inherent 6isdo5 in order to "eed and re"ine her persona!ity2 In this 6ay she is preparin$ her persona!ity to recei8e the "u!! i5pact o" her -ou!*s ener$y2 Ghen this "u!! i5pact is "ina!!y achie8ed, her -ou! b!osso5s, her persona!ity beco5es Its de8oted instru5ent, and the ind6e!!in$ 'hrist -e!" is "u!!y born2

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E-)TE(I' ME#%I% - )F T,E (I-I% 4 1EEDH1EEE #de!e Gi!son

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The "o!!o6in$ si$n 5eanin$s are based on the princip!es set "orth by 396ha! Jhu! throu$h #!ice :ai!ey in 'hapter II o" Esoteric #stro!o$y and si5p!i"ied in #n Esoteric Pourney Throu$h the Wodiac: The Inner Meanin$s o" the -i$ns

P+E#-E %)TE: :y no 5eans do the para$raphs on this pa$e represent "ir5 or "ina! te7tboo@ de!ineations2 P!ease consider the5 as constitutin$ an initia! atte5pt to 8erba!iFe possib!e sou!*sH purpose i5p!ications o" the ascendin$ si$n in the horoscope2 I o""er the5 to you as a startin$ point, an initia! "ra5e o" re"erence, in our co!!ecti8e quest to discern and reco$niFe the 8arious arenas o" $ro6th, types o" consciousness e7pansion, and "ie!ds o" ser8ice that can be intended by the hu5an sou!2 )" course, the esoteric si$ni"icance o" the risin$ si$n 5ust be 5odi"ied by 5any "actors, 5ost si$ni"icant!y, by p!anets in the "irst house, aspects to the ascendin$ de$ree, and the house position, si$n, and aspects o" the esoteric ru!er o" the ascendant2 3e$ree, decanate, duad, and "i7ed star sy5bo!is5s are a5on$ the 5any other possib!e co!orations that can contribute to the synthesis that 6ou!d be$in to describe the sou!*s purpose2 #(IE- H (ep!acin$ instinctua! desire 6ith 6i!!M the increasin$ assertion o" the ,i$her -e!"M discernin$ 3i8ine Gi!! by birthin$ ne6 ideas to aid the e8o!ution o" the p!anetM e5bodyin$ 3i8ine Gi!! by personi"yin$ and enactin$ these ideas T#0(0- H :ein$ a 6ise ste6ard o" the Earth*s resources, uti!iFin$ the5 "or the "u!"i!!5ent o" the 3i8ine P!anM seein$, beco5in$, and usin$ +i$ht as a too! to dissipate astra! $!a5our and to trans5ute 5ateria! attach5ent into spiritua! aspiration EMI%I H i8in$ +o8e 6ise!y and app!yin$ Gisdo5 !o8in$!yM spreadin$ +i$ht and brid$in$ $aps bet6een peop!eM bein$ a channe! o" +o8eHGisdo5 to he!p connect peop!e and pro5ote p!anet6ide unity o" a!! ,u5anity '#%'E( H (ea!iFin$ the )neness o" a!! 5ani"ested !i"e, hu5an, ani5a!, 8e$etab!e, and 5inera!M usin$ innate attune5ent to 5ass consciousness to bui!d "or5s that 6i!! up!i"t and inspire ,u5anity to6ard the uni8ersa! +o8e o" the heart cha@ra +E) H :eco5in$ centered in odHconsciousness by per"ectin$ the persona!ity and in"usin$ it 6ith sou! ener$y in order to radiate +o8e to othersM !eadin$ a hu5anitarian ser8ice $roup and cooperatin$ 6ith other $roup !eaders in a uni"ied e""ort to usher in a hi$her p!anetary consciousness RI( ) H (e"inin$ the persona!ity so that it can recei8e the ener$ies o" the sou! and thus birth the 'hrist 'onsciousness in the se!"M he!pin$ to rearran$e the physica! p!ane in preparation "or recei8in$ the hi$her ener$ies necessary "or p!anetary initiation +I:(# H -eein$ the other as part o" onese!"M incorporatin$ insi$hts "ro5 others in order to rea!iFe the ba!ance bet6een, and unity o", the persona!ity and the ,i$her -e!"M beco5in$ Gho!e throu$h cooperation 6ith the ,i$her -e!" and the 3i8ine P!an -')(PI) H Trans5utin$ !o6er desires into ,i$her Gi!! throu$h the testin$ and pur$in$ o" the persona!ityM bein$ a spiritua! 6arrior and cata!yst o" hea!in$ throu$h the e5bodi5ent and

trans5ission o" 3i8ine Po6er -# ITT#(I0- H E7periencin$ a!! "acets o" hu5an !i"e in order to de8e!op a co5p!ete acceptance, understandin$, and !o8e o" others o" di""erent cu!tures, creeds, races, and re!i$ionsM bearin$ the torch o" +i$ht and +o8e to inspire others to6ard $reater understandin$ o" !i"e and o" each other '#P(I')(% H 3e8e!opin$ patience, persistence, and perse8erance by 6or@in$ producti8e!y 6ithin the !i5itations o" 5atter, ti5e, and space in order to pro$ress spiritua!!y, beco5e increasin$!y in8o!8ed 6ith the Forces o" +i$ht, and assu5e $reater responsibi!ities in he!pin$ to 5ani"est the 3i8ine P!an on Earth #Y0#(I0- H Ga@in$ up to the uni8ersa!ity o" -pirit and the 3i8ine essence and unity o" a!! bein$s, interp!anetary and e7trap!anetaryM ser8in$ unique!y and !o8in$!y in a cooperati8e e""ort 6ith other ser8ers, under the direction o" the P!anetary ,ierarchy, to he!p the 6ho!e o" ,u5anity a6a@en and ta@e its ne7t step "or6ard in consciousness PI-'E- H :eco5in$ a6are o" in$rained persona! attitudes, cu!tura! thou$ht"or5s, and societa! institutions 6hich hinder p!anetary pro$ress, then 6ie!din$ Po6er to trans5ute these into hi$her "or5s o" ener$y, thus c!earin$ the 6ay "or the ne6 thou$ht "or5s 6hich 6i!! ser8e the the 3i8ine P!an o" e8o!ution "or the p!anet and the so!ar syste5

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P(I%'E-- 3I#%# #%3 M)T,E( TE(E-# Portraits o" -a$ittarius (isin$ by #de!e :ar$er Gi!son In the !ate su55er o" 1EEC t6o $reat bearers o" +i$ht 5ade their transitions "ro5 our 6or!d2 In the ear!y 5ornin$ hours o" -unday, #u$ust ;1, in Paris, 3iana, Princess o" Ga!es, re!eased her physica! body and "ound the peace that she had not "ound in the adu!t years o" her earth!y so9ourn2 Fi8e days !ater, Mother Teresa did the sa5e, endin$ her saint!y incarnation o" 5inisterin$ to the dyin$ and the he!p!ess in 'a!cutta, India2 #!thou$h one 6as a ce!ebrated roya! in her thirties and the other, an e!der!y 'atho!ic nun in her ei$hties, both had attained internationa! reno6n2 Ghat 5essa$e did the 0ni8erse 6ant us to recei8e "ro5 the a!5ost si5u!taneous departures o" these t6o e7ceptiona! sou!sO In !ar$e part, this 5essa$e 6as one o" inspiration, "or both o" these bein$s 6ere $reat up!i"ters o" hu5an consciousness2 In their o6n indi8idua! 6ays and arenas o" ser8ice, they both he!d their torches o" i!!u5ination so that 6e cou!d be 5ade 5ore a6are o" the a!!HtooHo"ten hu5an conditions o" su""erin$ and pain2 They both atte5pted to teach us that a pri5a! part o" our responsibi!ity in bein$ hu5an !ies in he!pin$ to a!!e8iate the 5iseries o" our brothers and sisters2 :oth Princess 3iana and Mother Teresa had the si$n o" -# ITT#(I0- (I-I% /or Xascendin$X1 on the eastern horiFon 6hen they 6ere born2 The risin$ si$n, accordin$ to esoteric teachin$s, indicates the path o" the sou!2 -a$ittarius is the 'entaurH#rcher, ha!" hu5an, ha!" ani5a!, ai5in$ an arro6 at that 6hich 6i!! he!p up!i"t us "ro5 this con"!ictin$ and ironic condition2 The 'entaur teaches us that 6e a!so !i8e in ani5a! bodies, but are so5ethin$ 5ore than ani5a!s2 Ge are 3i8ine -pirits te5porari!y housed in 5orta! "!esh 6hi!e pro$ressin$ up6ard, !i@e the 'entaur*s arro6, to6ard our true ,o5e2

The e7perience o" -a$ittarius is the treadin$ o" the path6ays o" the earthbound 6or!d to see@ and share the +i$ht and +o8e o" 3i8inity2 -a$ittarius, ha8in$ been reborn as a resu!t o" the tria!s and testin$ in -corpio, is the "irst intuiti8e!y a6are si$n2 Instead o" 9ourneyin$ into 5ore peace"u! and b!iss"u! rea!5s, the -a$ittarian purpose"u!!y re5ains in this 6or!d o" con"!ict in order to he!p others 6ho are stru$$!in$2 -a$ittarius is the spiritua! 6arrior, usin$ the stren$th o" intuiti8e insi$ht to pierce throu$h the "o$ o" astra! ener$ies and thus i!!u5inate path6ays to hi$her consciousness2 The ru!er o" -a$ittarius has traditiona!!y been percei8ed as Pupiter2 Fro5 the perspecti8e o" the sou!, ho6e8er, the true ru!er is the Earth2 The Earth is a!6ays 1D0 de$rees "ro5 the -un in an astro!o$ica! chart2 The Tibetan Master, 396ha! Jhu!, said that the Earth is the p!ace 6here sorro6 is re!eased and pain, puri"ied2 Fro5 the 8ie6point o" the $reat 'os5ic :ein$s, the Earth is a @ind o" pur$atory, a schoo!house 6here sou!s can !earn to !o8e in a 3i8ine 6ay and spread the +i$ht that 6i!! sa8e the p!anet "ro5 perpetua! dar@ness2 )ur Earth is a !i@e a spaceship, pro$ressin$ throu$h the 8arious rea!5s o" the uni8erse2 The entire hu5an "a5i!y is tra8e!!in$ on this spaceship2 -a$ittarius teaches us that no 5atter 6hat our race, cu!ture, re!i$ion, or status in !i"e, by 8irtue o" bein$ incarnated in this ti5e and p!ace, 6e are a!! endurin$ the hu5an condition2 Throu$h our pain 6e !earn o" our u!ti5ate!y 3i8ine essenceM 6e de8e!op $reater co5passion "or others 6ho are su""erin$2 In this 6ay, our !o6er se!8es beco5e pur$ed as 6e reach up to6ard $reater rea!5s and channe! the Ener$y that 6i!! hea!, and 5a@e hea!ers o", others2 The p!ace5ent o" the Earth in a -a$ittariusHascendin$ chart sho6s 6here this spiritua! 9ourney ta@es p!ace, that is, 6here the -a$ittariusHrisin$ person 5ust 6a!@ the p!ains o" the Earth, inter5in$!e 6ith other sou!s, and thus adapt to the conditions "ound there2 Princess 3iana had her Earth in the si$n o" 'apricorn in the "irst house o" true bein$ness2 'apricorn is the si$n o" the pub!ic and o" hi$h positions o" po6er2 Thus 3iana "ound herse!" in the !i5e!i$ht dea!in$ 6ith authoritarian "i$ures2 -he 6as "orced to adapt to a !i"e o" hi$h e7pectations, 6here the eyes o" the pub!ic 6ere a!6ays upon her2 ,er spiritua! tas@ 6as to personi"y the po6er that 6as in her 5idst, i5bue this po6er 6ith +o8e, then to use this po6er to be an e7a5p!e o" a hu5anitarian 6arrior and teacher2 In Mother Teresa*s chart the Earth 6as in Pisces, the si$n o" the o"tenHshunned, su""erin$ 5e5bers o" ,u5anity2 ,er Earth 6as in the second house o" ste6ardship, that is, the 6ise use o" earth!y resources to he!p rea!iFe the 3i8ine P!an on the physica! p!ane2 -he stated that she 6as but Xa penci! in od*s hand2X #ccordin$!y, Mother Teresa*s tas@ 6as to adapt to !i8in$ in the i5po8erished en8iron5ent o" those o" a!! "aiths 6ho5 no one e!se 6ou!d he!p2 -he ser8ed and co5"orted the5 throu$h the institution o" the church, a!so ru!ed by Pisces2 #nother $reat inspirer 6ho had -a$ittarius risin$ 6as E!eanor (oose8e!t2 Mrs2 (oose8e!t 6as the "irst 6i"e o" a 02-2 president 6ho endured criticis5 "or pro5otin$ hu5anitarian causes 6hich 6ere not the sa5e as her husband*s2 -he tra8e!!ed across #5erica durin$ the reat 3epression o" the 1E;0*s presentin$ ne6 $o8ern5ent pro$ra5s and inspirin$ the i5po8erished not to $i8e up hope2 3urin$ Gor!d Gar II she 8isited 6arHstric@en 8icti5s in Europe to support the5 and brin$ the attention o" the 6or!d to the a""!iction and pain that "i$htin$ can 6rea@ upon ,u5anity2 Gith the Earth in the e7a5p!eHsettin$ si$n o" #ries in the "i"th house o" heartHcentered e7pression, E!eanor (oose8e!t e5bodied the !esson o" e7pressin$ and e7posin$ one*s true heart, e8en at the ris@ o" unpopu!arity2 ,a8in$ been re!ati8e!y p!ainH!oo@in$ and un$!a5orous since chi!dhood, she 6as "orced to act so!e!y on her o6n beha!" and to 6or@ 6ithin an #ries conte7t o" bein$ a pioneer, standin$ up "or princip!es and settin$ precedents2 -he b!aFed the trai! "or 6o5en to ta@e !eadership ro!es in the 6or!d6ide i5pro8e5ent o" hu5an conditions by bein$ the on!y 6o5an in the "irst #5erican de!e$ation to the 0nited %ations and, !ater, the 'hair o" the 'o55ission on the -tatus o" Go5en under 02-2 President Jennedy2 In her 6or@ 6ith the 0nited

%ations, she "or$ed the idea o" the Peace 'orps in 6hich #5erican youth cou!d be e7posed to and ser8e the 8arious cu!tures o" the 6or!d in the conte7t o" these cu!tures* nati8e 8ie6s 6hich 5ay not ha8e been the sa5e as #5erican 8ie6s2 -he 6as 'hair o" the 02%2 ,u5an (i$hts 'o55ission and he!ped to dra"t a uni8ersa! dec!aration o" hu5an ri$hts2 Perhaps her $reatest o""erin$ 6as to spot!i$ht the o8er6he!5in$ need to "irst pro8ide the peop!e o" the 6or!d 6ith "ood, she!ter, and c!othin$ 6ithout i5posin$ any po!itica! a$endas on the52 Gith the "i"th house o" a chart correspondin$ to the -unHru!ed si$n o" +eo, and thus to stardo5, E!eanor (oose8e!t*s Earth in the "i"th house is pro8en by the "act that her 5odernHday "o!!o6ers sti!! !oo@ to her as a bri!!iant, $uidin$ !i$ht, i!!ustratin$ the enor5ous i5pact that 6o5en can 5a@e on this 6or!d2 These three nob!e indi8idua!s "u!"i!!ed their -a$ittarian ascendants by see@in$ to ease the 5iseries o" a!! hu5ans, not because they 6ere o" particu!ar re!i$ious sects, races, or nationa!ities, but si5p!y because they 6ere hu5an2 Mother Teresa 5inistered as a de8out 'atho!ic in a country that 6as not her nati8e one, to those 6ho 6ere not 'hristian2 Princess 3iana tra8e!!ed "ro5 her ho5e!and to e7press the need "or a!! o" us to care "or those o" other cu!tures and nationa!ities 6ho are in pain and su""erin$2 E!eanor (oose8e!t rose abo8e po!itics and "ou$ht "or internationa! reco$nition o" basic ri$hts o" a!! hu5ans, re$ard!ess o" the nationa!istic orientations o" their $o8ern5ents2 -he be!ie8ed in cu!ti8atin$ a 5ind that is Xopen !i@e a 6indo6 to currents o" air and to !i$ht "ro5 a!! sides,X a !ucid description o" -a$ittariusHrisin$ consciousness2 #!! o" these 6o5en, in true -a$ittarian "ashion, $a8e the 6or!d hope, coura$e, and inspiration2 They e5broi!ed the5se!8es in so5e o" the 5ost distaste"u! aspects o" hu5an !i"e so that they cou!d in"use these 6ith +i$ht and +o8e and inspire others to do the sa5e2 They brou$ht our attention to physica! and e5otiona! rea!ities that 5ust be eradicated in order "or the 6ho!e o" ,u5anity to e8o!8e and sho6ed us that the hea!in$ o" the p!anet 5ust be$in 6ith those 6ho 5ost cry out "or he!p2 These three -a$ittarian ascendants ha8e no6 continued their 9ourneys to en$a$e in e8en $reater Gor@2 ,a8in$ transcended our 6or!d, ho6e8er, these true bearers o" +i$ht, throu$h our 5e5ory o" their e7a5p!es, continue to besto6 their b!essin$s o" inspiration and 6isdo5 upon us2

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The Triadic %ature o" the -un*s Ener$y /e7cerpted "ro5 #n Esoteric Pourney throu$h the Wodiac, the Inner Meanin$s o" the -i$ns, pp 22H2;, copyri$ht 1EEB #de!e :ar$er Gi!son1

The -un ru!es +eo on both e7oteric and esoteric !e8e!s2 Esoterica!!y, the -un has three aspects: the physica! -un, the ,eart o" the -un, and the 'entra! -piritua! -un2 The a$ent o" the ,eart o" the -un is %eptune, and the a$ent o" the 'entra! -piritua! -un is 0ranus2 This 5eans that the ener$ies o" the ,eart o" the -un and the 'entra! -piritua! -un are distributed to Earth 8ia %eptune and 0ranus, respecti8e!y2 #ccordin$ to the Tibetan Master, the -un <8ei!sX both o" these p!anets2 /-ee pa$es DHE21 The -un sy5bo!iFes the persona!ity, and in +eo the persona!ity under$oes an e8o!ution in se!" a6areness "ro5 the persona! to the transpersona!2 -e!"ishness, e$otis5, and persona! 6i!! 5ust be conquered and rep!aced 6ith 0ni8ersa! +o8e and Gor!d -er8ice2 In this process, not on!y the -un, but a!so 0ranus and %eptune, are in8o!8ed2

+eo represents the de8e!op5ent and e7pression o" se!" consciousness, 6hich proceeds in sta$es 6hich para!!e! the sta$es o" the "irst three initiations2 #t the First Initiation, one rea!iFes that there is -o5ethin$ $reater than 9ust the physica! body, -o5ethin$ 6hich binds a!! ,u5anity to$ether2 #t this birth o" -ou! a6areness, one be$ins to respond to the physica! -un2 #t the -econd Initiation, presided o8er by the ,eart o" the -un 6hose a$ent is %eptune, the !o6er se!"Hcentered e5otions ha8e $i8en 6ay to the i5pu!se to so5eho6 he!p 5a@e !i"e better "or oneKs brothers and sisters in the Fa5i!y o" ,u5anity2 In the !on$ period bet6een the -econd and Third Initiations, the concrete 5ind beco5es increasin$!y responsi8e to the -ou! and beco5es the do5inant co5ponent o" the persona!ity2 Ghen a!! three parts o" the persona!ity are "unctionin$ as one unit, the persona!ity co5es tota!!y under the in"!uence o" the -ou!, and the Third Initiation is ta@en2 The Third Initiation is ru!ed by 0ranus as the a$ent "or the 'entra! -piritua! -un2 Thus, @no6in$ 6here the +eo is on the Path !ends $reater insi$ht into chart interpretation2 I" the +eo is bet6een the First and -econd Initiations, use the -un itse!" as +eoKs esoteric ru!er2 I" bet6een the -econd and Third Initiations, %eptune shou!d be substituted "or the -un2 I" the +eo has ta@en the Third Initiation, the -un shou!d be rep!aced by 0ranus2 To 8ie6 another e7cerpt "ro5 this boo@, see The Esoteric Meanin$ o" -corpio (isin$2 For a !ist o" artic!es on esoteric astro!o$y based on the 6or@ o" #!ice :ai!ey and 396ha! Jhu!, see the #stro!o$y ,ar8est artic!e !ist2

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,)G T,E -)0+ )F GI++I#M :+#JE -P)JE T,()0 , ,I- #(T copyri$ht 1ED;H1EEE by #de!e E2 :ar$er >Gi!son?

Gi!!ia5 :!a@e*s -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a: 'ancer risin$, ru!ed by %eptune in +eo in the second house 6ith +eo on the cusp, ru!ed by the -un in -a$ittarius in the "i"th house 6ith +ibra on the cusp2 In 1C5C Gi!!ia5 :!a@e be$an his incarnation, not in a rura! settin$ as 6as so o"ten the case 6ith poets and artists prior to his ti5e, but in the inner city o" +ondon 6here his sou! cou!d better understand and be in8o!8ed 6ith the consciousness o" the 5asses, as dictated by his 'ancer ascendant2 /-ee Esoteric Meanin$s o" the (isin$ -i$ns21 #t the sa5e ti5e, youn$ :!a@e en9oyed co55unin$ 6ith nature and o"ten too@ 6a!@s throu$h the country to nearby 8i!!a$es2 )n one o" these 6a!@s, at the a$e o" ten, he e7perienced a 8ision o" a tree "u!! o" an$e!s2 -o 6e see that e8en ear!y in his !i"e, he 6as dra6in$ upon the ener$y o" the esoteric ru!er o" his ascendant, the 5ystica! %eptune, p!aced in his second house o" appreciation o" inner beauty and the 3i8ine +i$ht2 %eptune in :!a@e*s chart 6as in +eo, the si$n o" se!" e7pression o" the 3i8inity 6ithin2 Gith this co5bination o" %eptune in the house o" inner beauty and in the si$n o" se!" e7pression, :!a@e*s boyhood desire to be an artist resu!ted in his attendin$ a dra6in$ schoo! as a chi!d2 #t

a$e 1A he 6as apprenticed to an en$ra8er, and at a$e 22 he entered the (oya! #cade5y2 The second house is not on!y the house o" !earnin$ to appreciate the essentia! beauty o" a!! thin$s, but it is a!so the house 6here 6e 5ust "ocus on our o6n resources and ho6 to ri$ht!y use the52 There"ore, it is no surprise that :!a@e "ound hi5se!" turnin$ to his art "or se!"Hsustenance in his ear!y t6enties 6hen he be$an se!!in$ his en$ra8in$s as a 5eans o" !i8e!ihood2 0pon sett!in$ into a 5arria$e, he set up a printin$ business, but soon had to abandon it "or reason o" "inancia! "ai!ure2 #$ain he had to return to se!!in$ his o6n en$ra8in$s to support hi5se!" and his 6i"e2 (u!in$ +eo both traditiona!!y and esoterica!!y, the -un is the third e!e5ent in :!a@e*s -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a2 Gith the -un in his "i"th house o" creati8ity, :!a@e*s spiritua! ser8ice to the 6or!d, and his !e$acy, 6as his art2 :!a@e*s -un 6as in -a$ittarius, the si$n o" 8ariety2 There"ore, his art too@ the "or5s o" poetry, prose, paintin$s, and en$ra8in$s2 -a$ittarius is a!so associated 6ith pub!ishin$, an acti8ity in 6hich :!a@e en$a$ed ear!y in his !i"e 6ith the pub!ication o" his "irst poetry boo@ 6hen he 6as on!y in his t6enties2 #t the a$e o" ;2 he se!"Hpub!ished the ne7t o" 6hat 6ou!d be se8era! boo@s o" poetry, a!! o" 6hich he 6ou!d i!!ustrate 6ith his o6n en$ra8in$s, printin$ and co!orin$ the5 by hand2 In his ear!y years at the (oya! #cade5y, :!a@e had beco5e part o" a circ!e o" po!itica!!y !ibera! inte!!ectua!s 6ho had he!ped hi5 cu!ti8ate the pro$ressi8e phi!osophies 6hich he 6ou!d !ater e7press in his art and 6ritin$2 3urin$ those years as a youn$ adu!t in the !ate 1C00s, :!a@e had "ound hi5se!" steeped in discussions and ne6s o" the po!itica! oppressions and 5ass re8o!utions that 6ere occurrin$ in both in France and in #5erica2 The buddin$ phi!osopherQpoet, 6ith his -a$ittarian -un, thus had the per"ect opportunity to understand the co55on hu5an di!e55a o" that ti5e 6hich transcended nationa! boundaries2 Fro5 this he de8e!oped an 8ie6 o" hu5an nature that 6ou!d !ater be e7pressed in his 6or@s o" poetry and en$ra8in$s2 Gith +ibra on the cusp o" the house containin$ his -a$ittarian -un, :!a@e*s 6or@s 6ou!d address not on!y the phi!osophica! princip!e/-a$ittarius1 o" hu5an di$nity and 3i8inity /-un1, but a!so the need "or inte$ration o" this princip!e into one*s psyche in order to restore the 6ho!eness /+ibra1 o" one*s essentia! nature2 :!a@e hi5se!" 6as a re8o!utionary at heart, sy5pathiFin$ 6ith those 6ho 6ere bein$ oppressed by their authoritarian $o8ern5ents2 ,e percei8ed both church and state to be too restricti8e, and he sa6 the birth o" the industria! re8o!ution as a threat that 6ou!d reduce hu5ans to the status o" ani5a!s 6or@in$ in a 5i!!2 ,e "e!t that o8er the centuries, 'hristianity had destroyed hu5an di$nity to a point 6here the hu5an bein$ had co5e to be re$arded as basica!!y stupid, sin"u!, and a!5ost hope!ess2 ,is ar$u5ent 6as that a!! o" 5an*s X!o6erX traits 6ere as 5uch a part o" the 3i8ine sche5e as anythin$ e!se, and that these !o6er traits did not necessari!y contradict the har5ony o" nature2 #ssertin$ that it 6as natura! "or peop!e to "i$ht "or causes in The Marria$e o" ,ea8en and ,e!!, he re"erred to Xthe 6rath o" the !ionX as Xthe 6isdo5 o" od,X usin$ the i5a$ery o" the +ion o" +eo, the si$n o" his %eptune, the esoteric ru!er o" his ascendant2:!a@e a!so pre"erred the sy5bo! o" the coura$eous and a$$ressi8e ti$er to the 5ee@ and 6ithdra6in$ 'hristian !a5b, as re"!ected in the "o!!o6in$ 6e!! @no6n e7a5p!e o" his poetry: XTy$er, ty$er burnin$ bri$ht in the "orests o" the ni$ht22X +eo, the si$n o" :!a@e*s esoteric chart ru!er, is $enera!!y associated not on!y 6ith the !ion, but 6ith a!! 5e5bers o" the cat "a5i!y2 Three other e!e5ents o" his -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a are a!so e7pressed in the poetry: /11 the -un, 6hich is the bri$htest burnin$ orb in our s@yM /21 -a$ittarius, 6hich is the si$n o" the e7pansi8eness o" nature, 6ith its enco5passin$ "orestsM and /;1 'ancer, 6hich is the X5idni$htX si$n, sy5bo!ica!!y the dar@est, as it corresponds to the "ourth house o" the horoscope, the p!ace 6here the -un is at 5idni$ht2 Gith these astro!o$ica! correspondences, then, 6e ha8e: XTi$er, ti$er /+eo1 burnin$ bri$ht /-un1 in the "orests /-a$ittarius1 o" the ni$ht /'ancer12X #s is o"ten true o" 'ancerHrisin$ peop!e, Gi!!ia5 :!a@e had a stron$!y 8isua! 5ind 6hich 6as capab!e o" XeideticX i5a$eryM that is, he sa6, in his 5ind*s eye, not 9ust "!at i5a$es, but threeH di5ensiona! "i$ures as i" they 6ere standin$ in "ront o" hi52 ,e 6as a hi$h!y ori$ina! artist and, true to his stron$ "i"th house and +eo, !aid 5ore e5phasis on his indi8idua! creati8ity than in

caterin$ to pub!ic taste2 # true 5ystic in the %eptunian sense, he re"used to be persuaded by "acts and rea!ity, and thus is been re$arded as one o" the poets best representin$ the (o5antic era2 :!a@e*s paintin$s are unusua! in that they depict hu5an bodies 6hich are 5uscu!ar and corporea! /second house1, 6hi!e the paintin$s the5se!8es, and o"ten the bodies, a!so parta@e o" %eptune*s ener$y by ha8in$ a certain etherea! qua!ity to the52 ,is art con8eys a certain spirited X"ierinessX /+eo, -a$ittarius1 in 5eanin$ and i5a$ery, 6hi!e retainin$ the "!o6in$ !ines and 5ore subt!e co!ors o" the 6ater e!e5ent o" 'ancer2 Fire and 6ater are b!ended in an in$enious 6ay throu$hout his paintin$s, re"!ectin$ the stron$ "ireH6ater e5phasis in his -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a2 )ne o" his paintin$s, %ebuchadneFFar, depicts an ani5a!H!i@e 5an on hands and @nees 6ith a !on$ beard and an$uished e7pression, 6hich $i8es hi5 the appearance o" a !ion /+eo12 This co5bination o" 5an and ani5a! is re"!ecti8e o" :!a@e*s -un si$n o" -a$ittarius by bein$ ana!o$ous to the -a$ittarian centaur, the torso o" a 5an 9oined to the body o" a horse2 The -un, as the center o" our so!ar syste5, can sy5bo!iFe the center o" anythin$, and -a$ittarius is the si$n associated 6ith pub!ishin$2 True to his -un in -a$ittarius, the third e!e5ent o" his -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a, :!a@e 6as the center o" his o6n pub!ishin$ co5pany, persona!!y producin$ his o6n i!!ustrated boo@s o" poetry2 #$ain, the p!ace5ent o" his ascendant*s esoteric ru!er, %eptune, in his second house sho6s that his spiritua! purpose in8o!8ed de8e!opin$, and !earnin$ to re!y upon, his o6n resources 6ithout beco5in$ ent6ined in the resources o" other peop!e2 The sou!Horiented person 6ith 'ancer risin$ has an abo8eHa8era$e sensiti8ity to6ard the needs and predica5ents o" ordinary, e8eryday peop!e, $i8in$ an innate abi!ity to tune into 5ass consciousness2 The hi$hest e7pression o" a 'ancer ascendant is to use this natura! abi!ity to tune into the 5asses in order to so5eho6 he!p raise the $enera! a6areness o" the entire cu!ture, both in the present and in the "uture2 This is o"ten acco5p!ished on a subt!e !e8e!, appea!in$ to peop!e*s subconscious 5inds throu$h the use o" i5a$ery or the de8e!op5ent o" ne6 archetypes o" consciousness2 Gi!!ia5 :!a@e 6as especia!!y attuned to the hu5an predica5ent because o" the pro5inence o" the si$ns o" +eo, -a$ittarius, and #quarius bein$ so abundant!y represented in his chart2 ,e had %eptune and Mars in +eo, -aturn in #quarius, and the -un, Pupiter, and P!uto in -a$ittarius2 )n top o" this, he had the -outh %ode in #quarius and the %orth %ode in +eo2 These three si$ns, +eo, -a$ittarius, and #quarius, are the si$ns, accordin$ to the Tibetan Master 396ha! Jhu!, 5ore c!ose!y connected to ,u5anity as a 6ho!e than are any o" the other si$ns2 The reason "or this is that +eo, -a$ittarius, and #quarius are the si$ns that trans5it the Fi"th (ay o" 'oncrete Jno6!ed$e and -cience, the (ay upon 6hich the persona!ity o" ,u5anity 5ani"ests2 :ased on 5y perceptions o" :!a@e*s chart, one e7pression o" his -ou!*s Purpose For5u!a 5i$ht be:

'reate beauti"u! i5a$ery portrayin$ the bodyQspirit di!e55a o" ,u5anity in order to 5a@e the 5asses 5ore a6are o" their need to achie8e 6ho!eness and $reater autono5y throu$h persona! e7pression o" their innate 3i8inity2 Gith the astro!o$ica! sy5bo!s added: 'reate /+eo1 beauti"u! /second house1 i5a$ery /%eptune1 portrayin$ the bodyQspirit di!e55a o" ,u5anity /-a$ittarius1 in order to 5a@e the 5asses 5ore a6are /'ancer ascendant1 o" their need to achie8e 6ho!eness /+ibra1 and $reaterautono5y /-un1 throu$h persona! e7pression o" their innate 3i8inity /+eo12 In The Wodiac and the -ou!, astro!o$er '2 E2 02 'arter noted that :!a@e 6as !ess i55ersed in the physica! 6or!d than 6as the ordinary hu5an bein$ o" his ti5e2 Perhaps this spea@s to :!a@e*s %eptune bein$ in his second house2 In e7pression o" this %eptune p!ace5ent, :!a@e once said that X5an has no body apart "ro5 his sou!X because that 6hich 6e ca!! the body is 5ere!y the Xportion o" sou! discerned by the "i8e senses2X ,ere %eptune, the $reat disso!8er o" boundaries, disso!8es theboundary bet6een the physica! body /second house1 and its point o" ori$in /'ancer1

the sou!2 /The si$n o" 'ancer is said by 396ha! Jhu! to represent the ani5a 5undi, or the sou! o" the 6or!d, the essentia! 3i8ine consciousness o" a!! 5ani"ested thin$s21 Gi!!ia5 :!a@e is seen today as ha8in$ been a prophet o" the t6entieth century physica! and spiritua! repercussions o" the 5echaniFation 6hich had be$un in the ei$hteenth and nineteenth centuries2 %eptune, the esoteric ru!er o" his chart, disso!8es the boundary o" ti5e, 6hi!e his -un si$n o" -a$ittarius is esoterica!!y the si$n o" intuition and, there"ore, prophecy2 ,a8in$ !i8ed and died as a pauper, Gi!!ia5 :!a@e 6as not reco$niFed and acc!ai5ed as an artist unti! 6e!! a"ter his death2 It 6as not unti! the ear!y t6entieth century that :!a@e*s na5e 6as popu!ariFed by T2 -2 E!!iot in an essay 6ritten about hi52 Gith his re!ati8e!y recent increase in popu!arity, Gi!!ia5 :!a@e continues to "u!"i!! his 'ancerian purpose o" raisin$ 5ass consciousness to hi$her !e8e!s2 :ac@ to Menu

T,E E-)TE(I' ME#%I% )F -')(PI) (I-I% copyri$ht 1EEB by #de!e Gi!son

P+E#-E %)TE: The "o!!o6in$ e!aboration on the e7perience o" the sou!Horiented person 6ith -corpio risin$ has been e7cerpted "ro5 pa$es 2B to 2C o" #n Esoteric Pourney throu$h the Wodiac, the Inner Meanin$s o" the -i$ns, by #de!e :ar$er Gi!son2 In +ibra a "ine point o" ba!ance is acquired bet6een -ou! and body2 Ghen this has been acco5p!ished, the -corpion e7perience is entered, and a sur$e o" spiritua! ener$y is i5posed upon the persona!ity2 This arouses the entire !o6er nature, 6hich beco5es deter5ined to ta@e its !ast stand a$ainst the -ou!2 This !ast stand a$ainst the -ou! and the tests and stru$$!es 6hich "o!!o6 are necessary in order "or the persona!ity to !earn, throu$h e7perience, that it 6i!! ne8er de"eat the -ou!2 In the end, the persona!ity 6i!!in$!y surrenders itse!" to the -ou!, 5ar@in$ the "ina! death o" persona! desire, satis"action, 6i!!, pride, and a!! other qua!ities o" the !o6er se!"2 #t this point, the discip!e is ready "or the oneHpointed -a$ittarian e7perience2 There are three si$ns 6hich test and per"ect the persona!ity2 In each o" these si$ns the tests are 6or@ed out on a di""erent p!ane o" consciousness2 In Taurus, the tests ta@e p!ace on the astra! p!ane2 The "ina! resu!t is that the ener$y is raised "ro5 the astra! to the buddhic, or intuitiona!, p!ane2 In Pisces, the testin$ en8iron5ent is the 5enta! p!ane, and the purpose is to carry the persona! 6i!! up to the at5ic p!ane o" 3i8ine Gi!!2 /X%ot 5y 6i!!, but Thine be done2X1 #!! o" the tests o" -corpio, ho6e8er, ta@e p!ace on the physica! p!ane and are e8entua!!y reso!8ed throu$h the i!!u5ination e5anatin$ "ro5 the ,i$her Mind2 The resu!t is a trans"er o" ener$y "ro5 the physica! p!ane to the hi$her 5anasic p!ane2 #!thou$h the tests o" -corpio ta@e p!ace on the physica! p!ane, a!! three aspects o" the persona!ity are tested on this p!ane2 Each aspect under$oes three tests, $i8in$ a tota! o" nine di""erent tests2 The physica! nature is tested 6ith re$ard to /11 se7, /21 physica! co5"ort, and /;1 $reed "or 5oney2 The tests o" the astra! body in8o!8e /11 "ear, /21 hate, and /;1 a5bition /6hich 5ust beco5e spiritua! aspiration12 The 5enta! body is tested re$ardin$ /11 pride, /21 separati8eness, and /;1 crue!ty2 The test o" separati8eness is concerned 6ith trans5utin$ the natura! -corpionic tendency o" iso!ation "ro5 those 6ho thin@ di""erent!y2 The basic !esson o" the test o" crue!ty is to !earn to use the 5ind as an instru5ent o" the ,i$her -e!" instead o" the persona!ity2 The testin$ and tria!s o" -corpio be$in 6ith the process 6hich the Tibetan Master ca!!s recapitu!ation2 The instinctua! tendencies and 5ateria!istic attitudes o" the past rise to the sur"ace to be o8erco5e2 The su5 tota! o" these residua!, unconquered persona!ity characteristics is

ca!!ed The 36e!!er on the Thresho!d2 The -corpion discip!e 5ust "irst "ace these !o6er tendencies and then $radua!!y trans5ute the5 by surrenderin$ the persona! 6i!! and attunin$ to the Gi!! o" the ,i$her -e!", 6hich is enco5passed by the )ne 3i8ine Gi!!2 Ghen this has been acco5p!ished, the ener$ies o" the !o6er cha@ras ha8e been puri"ied and trans"erred to the hi$her cha@ras2 The -corpion, instead o" stin$in$ itse!", has risen, !i@e the Phoeni7, out o" its o6n ashes and beco5es the ea$!e 6hich soars hi$h abo8e the Earth2 :ac@ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& -ou! P!an

(ai5o Je!ohar9u

3i8ine Purpose is put into e""ect by the P!an2 The !atter is the part o" the Purpose 6hich has precipitated into the consciousness o" hu5anity2 It is produced by the cu5u!ati8e e""ort o" incarnated hu5an sou!s2 The -ou! P!an is the portion o" the P!an 6hich the -ou! decides to carry out throu$h its 5orta! e7tension2 #s the -ou! P!an is pro9ected into the horoscope o" the -ou!, it can be deri8ed "ro5 the birth chart2 The chart 6hich is co5pi!ed "ro5 the -ou! P!an is ca!!ed <the chart o" the crosses=2 /E# E01 This is the $uide!ine: The esoteric astro!o$er be$ins "ro5 the synthesis as the occu!tist a!6ays 6or@s "ro5 the $enera!ities to speci"ics2 Triune od 6as the si$npost o" the !atest 'yc!e2 Ge are no6 enterin$ the 'yc!e o" the three aspects p!us )ne behind2 This cyc!e o" 0nity 5ani"ests to the hu5an sou! throu$h the three aspects2 Four"o!d (ay Pattern is re"!ected by the -ou! P!an in this so!ar syste5 o" the "ourth order: /(ai5o Je!ohar9u: Purposi8e #stro!o$y /P#1 155M 0npub!ished 8ersion, 1EEE1 Fi$ure 12 The Pattern o" the -ou! P!an The -ou! P!an co5bines three trian$!es2 The -piritua! Trian$!e /the "irst aspect1 consists o" the -ou! (ay, the -ou! purpose and the persona!ity ray2 It is the !o6er part o" the doub!e trian$!e #, :, ', 3 in Fi$ure 22 The -ou! purpose re"!ects Monadic Purpose /#1 6hich is beyond the 5ani"estation2 Thus, the "irst aspect is a 5inute syste5 o" the "ourth order2 The -ou! Trian$!e /the second aspect1 and the Persona!ity Trian$!e /the third aspect1 6i!! be e7p!ained !ater2 Fi$ure 22 The -ou! P!an The (ays o" Gi!! are the startin$ point2 Each o" the5 is the unity o" the three aspects2 /see E# DB1 The -ou! steps do6n the (ays o" Gi!! to the rays o" +o8e2 In this 6ay the persona!ity is $uarded a$ainst the ener$y 6hich 6ou!d destroy hi52 The astro!o$er has to in"er the -ou! (ay and the persona!ity ray unti! the a$e and status o" 5an can be seen "ro5 his aura2 /TGM ;;A1 The esoteric ru!er o" the risin$ si$n deter5ines the -ou! purpose2 The -ou! (ay2 The -ou! (ay is the ,ierarchica! (u!er o" the 'ontro!!in$ 'onste!!ation2 The !ist o" the !atter is $i8en be!o62 /E# AE01 (ay I (ay II (ay III #ries Rir$o 'ancer

(ay IR (ay R (ay RI (ay RII

-corpio +eo -a$ittarius 'apricorn

The -ou! Trian$!e E, F, in Fi$ure 2 is 5ade by the esoteric ru!ers o" the -ou! (ay2 The ,ierarchica! (u!er !in@s the -ou! Trian$!e and the -piritua! Trian$!e as the "o!!o6in$ e7a5p!e 6i!! i!!ustrate2 /P# 2A1 This !in@ 6as not sho6n in Esoteric #stro!o$y as you can see by co5parin$ pa$es BD and DB in E#2 -o5eti5es it is 6ise to postpone the ti5e "or a disco8ery2 Trian$!e E, F, o" a "ourth ray sou! consists o" Ru!can, Mars and the Earth2 Mercury is the ,ierarchica! (u!er o" -corpio on the Fi7ed 'ross and the cornerHpoint /:1 in the -piritua! Trian$!e: Taurus (ay IR -corpio -a$ittarius Renus Mars Pupiter Ru!can Mars The Earth Ru!can Mercury Mars

-ou! purpose2 The esoteric ru!er o" the risin$ si$n deter5ines the -ou! purpose2 /E# 1C1 The persona!ity ray2 'onsider Fi$ure 2 a$ain2 Persona!ity ray /31 in the -piritua! Trian$!e and the Persona!ity Trian$!e /,, I, P1 are !in@ed to the 'os5ic 'ross on 6hich the -un si$n o" the discip!e is "ound2 )ne o" the "our esoteric p!anets o" the 'ross deter5ines the persona!ity ray, the others deter5ine the Persona!ity Trian$!e2 The astro!o$er chooses the p!anet o" the persona!ity ray by usin$ his intuition or by educated $uess 6or@2 This is 6hy the co5petent esoteric astro!o$er 5ust a!6ays be the initiate2 -uppose that the -un is in -a$ittarius, 6hich is one o" the conste!!ations o" the Mutab!e 'ross2 The esoteric ru!ers are then Renus, the Moon /Ru!can1, the Earth, and P!uto2 -uppose "urther that o" these "our ru!ers the Earth is the ru!er 6hich deter5ines the persona!ity and that Rir$o is the risin$ -i$n2 Ru!can then re!ates to the -ou! purpose2 (ay For5u!a !ists the p!anets 6hich de!i8er the -ou! P!an2 In ear!ier e7a5p!e it is thus as "o!!o6s: Fi$ure ;2 The i!!ustration: Fourth (ay sou! I third ray persona!ity The three trian$!es o" the structure shou!d a!6ays be interconnected because the three aspects are inseparab!e2 -o5e p!anets o" the structure 5ay be in con9unction in the birth chart2 This creates a !in@a$e 6hich the structure does not ha8e2 Ta@e it2 I" there is sti!! a !oose trian$!e, there is so5ethin$ 6ron$ in the ray assu5ptions2 The !e"t "i$ure sho6s the ;7; structure o" nineH"o!d consciousness2 Ghen the p!anets in it appear in 5ore than one trian$!e, the structure beco5es si5p!i"ied by "usin$ cornerHpoints2 The !e"t "i$ure is reduced to the ri$ht "i$ure as the Earth appears t6o ti5es and Ru!can three ti5es2 Ru!can is in the orbit o" Mercury2 Their !ocations are ta@en as the sa5e2 Fi$ure ; shou!d re"!ect the spiritua! status o" the discip!e2 There"ore, psycho!o$ica! interpretation is a!so needed2 The -cience o" Psycho!o$y in the be$innin$ 'yc!e 6i!! consist o" three sciences: 'enters /1st aspect1, (ays /2nd aspect1 and #stro!o$y /;rd aspect12 /EPII ACEHD01 The 'enters /cha@ras1 deter5ine the current state o" pro$ress "or the entity2 Each 'enter is conditioned by the

ray 6hich trans5its the ener$y into it2 The tas@ o" #stro!o$y is to 5ap the structure in 6hich pro$ress is 5ade throu$h re!ationships2 396ha! Jhu! /3J1 has out!ined the ne6 astro!o$y o" the sou! in ,is boo@s throu$h ##:2 It 6as !e"t to us ho6e8er to interpret the scattered ideas "or a needed synthesis2 To the Masters 6e are as s5a!! chi!dren 6ho shou!d !earn to thin@ by ideas dropped into the 5ind2 This artic!e 6i!! de5onstrate ho6 pieces can be put to$ether by additiona! in"or5ation to the -ou! P!an re$ardin$ the spiritua! status2 This so!ar syste5 is based on +o8e, de5onstratin$ as #6areness and 'onsciousness2 Ge pro$ress by conquerin$ p!anes o" consciousness2 3J ca!!s the process 5icrocos5ic sensory e8o!ution2 /T'F 1DDHE1 The !ist $i8en out by ,i5 has been copied here because the synthesis 6i!! be based on it: Fi$ure A2 Microcos5ic sensory e8o!ution The se8en subHp!anes /o" consciousness1 re!ate to the state o" pro$ress attained throu$h the se8en 5a9or 'enters2 Microcos5ic /;rd1 sensory /2nd1 e8o!ution /1st1 ta@es p!ace in this "ra5e6or@2 #n e7a5p!e 6i!! i!!ustrate: The "ourth subHp!ane o" the 5enta! p!ane is ca!!ed `3iscri5inationK, 6hich is sub!i5ated Taste2 The 36e!!er on the Thresho!d o" initiation then !earns to discri5inate bet6een ri$ht and 6ron$ 8a!ues /T'F 1EA12 #s it 6i!! be pro8ed in this artic!e, Pisces 5ani"ests on this subHp!ane throu$h Pupiter /e7oteric ru!er1 and P!uto /esoteric ru!er12 Pupiter re"ers to the "ourth 'enter /,eart1 6hich opens in the second initiation2 P!uto is the p!anet o" persona!ity2 The "irst ray o" P!uto has to po6er o" bene"icent destruction 6hich 5o!ds the persona!ity2 It causes the death o" a!! separati8e desire and !o8e, e8en spiritua! !on$in$ and aspiration by the ti5e o" the "ourth initiation2 To understand ho6 the sub!i5ated senses and rays are re!ated, astro!o$ica! re!ationships bet6een t6e!8e 'onste!!ations and three types o" p!anetary ru!ers /E# BD1 are needed2 T6o prob!e5s sti!! re5ain2 In 6hich 6ay /#1 -hou!d 'onste!!ations /si$ns1 be assi$ned to the p!anes in Fi$2 1O /:1 -hou!d then the ru!ers be assi$nedO /#1 The a!!ocation o" -i$ns2 The Tibetan has co!!ected in"or5ation re$ardin$ the t6e!8e creati8e ,ierarchies2 /E# ;AH51 It is part o" the reat I!!usion to stop there2 Ghen the reat Ghee! is turned bac@6ards it ends in #quarius in 'os5ic #di2 /T'F ;AA2 -ee (ai5o Je!ohar9u: The (e!ati8ity o" (ea!ity /((1, p2 2A2 ,e!sin@i 1EE51 #s the 'os5ic Physica! P!ane be$ins "ro5 +eo, each subHp!ane o" it has a po!ar opposite on the 'os5ic -ubHP!anes2 There"ore, the si$ns on the p!anes o" consciousness are @no6n2 -corpio on p!ane RII2A2C "or e7a5p!e corresponds to Taurus on P!ane IR2C2 /:1 The a!!ocation o" ru!er2 -i$ht re!ates to 5enta! p!ane2 It is the reco$nition o" the trip!icate needed in 5ani"estation2 This para5ount corre!atin$ sense has its hi$hest e7pression in (ea!iFation on p!ane ;252 The space o" astro!o$y ends there 6hen it concerns hu5an pro$ress2 The three types o" ru!ers 6i!! be assi$ned to t6entyH"our subHp!anes on the "o!!o6in$ basis: /P# 112H;1 /11 The 2A subHp!anes correspond to t6o Wodiacs2 This is #!! that I- in this so!ar syste52 /21 Each p!ane re!ates to a si$n and each si$n as the substitute to the sa5e conste!!ation re!ates

to three ru!ers2 #s each si$n appears t6o ti5es, the three ru!ers ha8e to be no5inated into t6o $roups2 /;1 The ne7t so!ar syste5 6i!! co8er three Wodiacs and our p!anetary +o$os prepares hu5anity "or this chan$e2 The sou! o" the p!anetary +o$oi is on the Third -ubHp!ane o" the 'os5ic 5enta! P!ane R2;2 # !o6er correspondence to the three Wodiacs is "our"o!d: e e e -e8en p!anes2 They are p!anes R2; I RI222 Fi8e p!anes2 They re"er to ,ierarchies I I R on p!anes RI2; I RI2C2 -e8en p!anes2 They re"er to ,ierarchies I I RII on p!anes RII21 I RII2C2

e Fi8e p!anes2 Fi8e types o" e!e5enta!s on the in8o!utionary arc re"!ect p!anes RII2C I RII2; in re8erse order2 P!ane RII2A corresponds to <the Ei$ht -phere=, contro!!ed by ray ; /T'F 5DD12 P!ane RII2;, the third sche5e and the third chain correspond to the p!anetary Entity2 This is the secret o" p!anetary a8itchi /T'F C0512 Fi$ure 5 sho6s the -pace "or (ea!iFation2 #ccordin$ to the +a6 o" 'orrespondences the 2A si$ns are di8ided into $roups o" C,5,C,52 This di8ision is sho6n on the ri$ht side2 #s the sca!e C,5,C,5 re"ers to the p!anes 6hich are counted do6n, the ,ierarchica! (u!ers are p!aced at the top2 Fi$ure 52 The -pace "or (ea!iFation Fi$ures A and 5 re!ate the sub!i5ated senses and the p!anetary ru!ers 6ith the p!anes2 This !in@a$e pro8ides the possibi!ity o" esti5atin$ the spiritua! status o" 5an "ro5 the birth chart data2 The door is open "or the astro!o$ica! theory o" initiations2 #stro!o$y is destined to beco5e the -cience o" Initiation2 /E# ADA1 +et us no6 return to Fi$ure ;2 Each p!anet in it re!ates to one or 5ore p!anes2 Fi$ure 5 5a@es the re!ationships speci"ic2 Fi$ure B contains this additiona! in"or5ation2 %e6 questions can no6 be raised2 3oes Mars in the -ou! Trian$!e "or e7a5p!e re"er to '!airaudience /p!ane B251, ,i$her '!air8oyance /5251, -piritua! te!epathy /5211 or ,earin$ /A2C1O Fi$ure B2 The ru!ers are p!aneHre!ated -ibe!ius had -a$ittarius as the -un si$n and Rir$o as the risin$ si$n2 Fi$ure B out!ines his -ou! P!an, supposin$ that his -ou! (ay 6as A and persona!ity ray ;2 +et us assu5e that they 6ere2 In that case there is the !ine o" sub!i5ated ,earin$ in the -ou! P!an o" this "a5ous Finnish co5poser2 It !in@s the -ou! Trian$!e and the Persona!ity Trian$!e: 'o5prehension /A2C, Mars1, ,i$her c!airaudience /52C, Mercury and Renus1 '!airaudience /B25, Mars1 The Persona!ity Trian$!e contains a !ine in sub!i5ated Touch or "ee!in$: Fro5 Ru!can /52B, P!anetary psycho5etry1 to Renus /B2A, Psycho5etry12 The sa5e !ine a!so !in@s the e7oteric ru!er /Renus1 and the esoteric ru!er /Ru!can1 on p!ane B2A /Psycho5etry12 Fina!!y, the !ine in Touch is part o" the !ine in ,earin$2 The assu5ptions concernin$ the rays are crucia!2 )ther ray co5binations cou!d be tested and

resu!ts co5pared 6ith the "acts @no6n about -ibe!ius2 The point is that the `-ou! 'hartK uses on!y a "raction o" in"or5ation a8ai!ab!e in the :irth 'hart2 In 6hich 6ay do the aspects "ound in the !atter support or restrict the "!o6s in Fi$ure BO Is it possib!e that cornerHpoints in it cou!d be crossH circuitedO I a5 on!y indicatin$ a direction to possib!e "uture studies in esoteric astro!o$y2 :ac@ "I 0(E- 1 T) B actua!!y ,#RE %) FI 0(E-S 77777777777777777777777777777 Prediction in #stro!o$y

)n Tuesday 1Eth #u$ust, 200;, t6o 5assi8e bo5bs 6ere detonated in :a$hdad and Perusa!e5, 6ipin$ out around "i"ty peop!e a!to$ether, inc!udin$ the `best and bri$htestK o" the 0% po!itica! 6in$, !ed by -er$io 3e Me!!o2 The astro!o$ica! indicators "or these e8ents are 6orth !oo@in$ at in retrospect, to $i8e us an idea o" the patterns that 6ere tri$$ered2 -o5e as@ that i" astro!o$y is about prediction, 6hy cannot these e8ents be continua!!y "oreto!dO They are so5eti5es, but the "act re5ains that there are 5any tri$$er points that occur e8eryday and in 5any nations2 The sheer a5ount o" nu5berH crunchin$ to @eep tabs on a!! those possib!ities, is astrono5ica! i" you 6i!! e7cuse the pun2 E8en i" predictions are 5ade, is that $oin$ to be use"u! or pre8ent nations and indi8idua!s "ro5 ta@in$ predicatab!e actions I a!beit based upon their "ree 6i!!O Maybe, 5aybe not2 Indi8idua! astro!o$ers 6ho @eep abreast o" 6hat is occurrin$ in the charts o" a "e6 nations or indi8idua!s "requent!y do 5a@e predictions I "or ne$ati8e and positi8e outco5es, thou$h this is on!y a part o" astro!o$y2 Prediction based upon "uture transits and pro$ressions tri$$erin$ birthchart patterns, and upon the probabi!ity o" past beha8iours o" that entity, can be "air!y accurate2 )" course this brin$s up the "actor o" "ree 6i!! and the "act that an entity can choose to 5ani"est their destiny as they p!ease2 .et because 6e are so s!o6 to chan$e, astro!o$ers can predict 6ith so5e certainty the outco5e o" a transit upon a horoscope2 Gith a di""icu!t transit, !ess "ata!istic astro!o$ers are not $oin$ to bo7 their c!ients in to so5e unredee5ab!e situation, and 6i!! stress the need o" bein$ ab!e to 5a@e a "ree choice2 .et at the sa5e ti5e, to point out to the c!ient that they 5ay ha8e to put a !itt!e 5ore 6or@ than usua! into a cha!!en$in$ situation I o" 5o8in$ "ro5 6here they ha8e been, to so5e ne6 p!ace 6here they cou!d be2 This ta@es coura$e and is ne8er the point o" !east resistance "or 5ost2 Ghat is this inabi!ity and s!o6ness to chan$eO 'onsciousness that e5anates "ro5 the 6i!! o" the sou! 5ust "ind a "or5 in 6hich to e7press itse!" and "unctionM hence the 5enta!, e5otiona! and physica! "or5s 6hich are the su5 o" persona!ity, that re!ati8e!y inte$rated entity 6hich "unctions as an e7pression or e7ecutor o" sou! purpose2 It is these o!d patterns 6ithin these e!e5ents o" persona!ity 6hich ha8e crysta!!ised to such an e7tent that chan$e is s!o6 or nonHe7istent2 These #:'Ks o" occu!tis5 are an i5portant re5inder to us that crysta!!isation e8entua!!y shatters and that there co5es e8entua!!y a co5p!ete `brea@do6nK a!!o6in$ chan$e to occur I quite o"ten pain"u!!y and trau5atica!!y2 Phi!!ip +indsay 4 200; :ac@ to Menu

Israe! and Pa!estine

)!d beha8iour patterns are 5ost 5ar@ed in the Midd!e East, in both the Israe!i and #rab 6or!ds2 +oo@in$ at the bus bo5b in Persua!e5 on #u$ust 1E, 200;, there are the 5ost intransi$ent e!e5ents bein$ tri$$ered a$ain2 For a re8ie6 o" the Israe! Pa!estine con"!ict, p!ease see a pre8ious essay on the sub9ect: 6662esotericastro!o$er2or$fE#essaysP +B2ht5a#'Entity ,1Sun, 2Moon ,3Prog. Sun 1Israe! 2; Taurus 5E 1Pa!estine Proc!a5ation 1EDD 22 -corpio 52 1?Pa!estine #utono5y 1EEA 1; Taurus A0 ;? 21 Taurus 20 -haron 2? 25 Taurus ;5 ;? 20 Taurus 2; #ra"at 2? 22 Taurus ;1

In the abo8e tabu!ation the TaurusQ-corpio a7is is 5ost 5ar@ed, paricu!ar!y around 25 de$rees Taurus2 )n Tuesday at E200 p5 the Moon at 2; Taurus 1B 6as the tri$$er "or the b!ast, "a!!in$ ri$ht on Israe!Ks -un, -haron and #ra"atKs Moons, etc etc2 The sa5e de$ree o" "i7edness is de5onstrated once a$ain I 5onotonous!yS The transitin$ Moon 6as a!so squarin$ transitin$ -un Renus and Pupiter, 6hich 6ere a!! ho8erin$ around Israe!Ks nata! MarsM in other 6ords the -un square Mars aspect 6as `set o""K "ro5 either end o" the square2 The -un is the e7pression o" the persona!ity in esoteric astro!o$y, and any p!anet aspectin$ it 6i!! co!our that persona!ity2 In Israe!Ks case you ha8e an entity 6ith a 6arH!i@e persona!ity2 :ear in 5ind that this -unHMars con"i$uration 6as present on the day that Israe! proc!ai5ed herse!" a nation in 1EAD2 This incurred the 6rath o" the #rab 6or!d and i55ediate!y she 6as p!un$ed into her "irst crisis as the #rab nations unsuccess"u!!y attac@ed her2 #s Mars /ru!er o" the si7th ray1 is in Israe!Ks se8enth house o" re!ationships, the cha!!en$e o" this square aspect is to enter into ri$ht re!ations 6ith her nei$hbours throu$h ne$otiation and the adoption o" peace"u! attitudes2 # di""icu!ty that pre8ents this "ro5 occurrin$ can be seen in her MoonHP!utoH-aturn con9unction on the cusp o" the se8enth house, $i8in$ 5uch nationa! pride and a so5e6hat ruth!ess out!oo@ on re!ationships2 #s Israe! 5o8es into her second -aturn return in

200B, these issues 6i!! de5and attention2 )" course the Is!a5ic Pihad o" ,a5as has 5uch to ans6er "or, intentiona!!y brea@in$ the accord and s!o6in$ do6n the peace process2 -o Israe!Ks -unHMars square 6as acti8ated a$ain on Tuesday, and Israe! responded 5i!itari!y to the Pa!estinians by b!o6in$ up a ,a5as !eader2 ,ence the peace ta!@s are o"" and its bac@ to the o!d cyc!e "or both sides I an eye "or an eye, a tooth "or a tooth2 Ghat 6i!! it ta@e to brea@ this patternO Phi!!ip +indsay 4 200; :ac@ to Menu

:a$hdad :o5bin$ o" the 0%: -er$io 3e Me!!o -e8era! hours ear!ier than the bo5b in Perusa!e5 described abo8e, 6ith the Moon about t6o de$rees ear!ier in Taurus, a !ar$e 0% contin$ent headed by Rieira -er$io de Me!!o 6as 6iped out by a truc@ bo5b2 Jo"i #nan, paraphrased "ro5 a ne6s bu!!etin, said: <Gords cannot describe the a$ony that 6e "ee! in our sou!s=2 The 0% -ecretary enera! 6ent a!so said: XThe !oss o" -er$io Rieira de Me!!o is a bitter b!o6 to the 0nited %ations and to 5e persona!!y2 The death o" any co!!ea$ue is hard to bear, but I can thin@ o" no one 6e cou!d !ess a""ord to spare than -er$io2X Indeed, #nan 5ust be "ee!in$ so5e6hat in his dar@est hour, re"!ected perhaps by his pro$ressed `ba!sa5icK Moon 5o8in$ bac@ to con9oin his nata! -un in the ne7t three 5onths2 This is a!6ays a period o" $ropin$ oneKs 6ay throu$h the dar@ be"ore the !i$ht o" the ne6 5oon phase @ic@s in2 ,e had chosen de Me!!o not on!y "or his s@i!!s as a dip!o5at and 5u!tiH!in$ua! abi!ities, but pri5ari!y because o" his co5passion2 3e Me!!o /15 March, 1EAD, (io de Paneiro H ti5e un@no6n1 6as born 6ith the -un in co5passionate Pisces, and had been in8o!8ed 6ith 5any 0% 5issions around the 6or!d, 5ost notab!y the recent East Ti5or crisis 6here he is "ond!y re5e5bered and sad!y 5issed2 For a 5idday chart he has the Moon in Taurus, in "act it 6ou!d sti!! be in that si$n "or any ti5e o" that 2A hour period2 # Taurus Moon is one o" "i7ed deter5ination and a "or5idab!e "orce, shared a!so by #ra"at and -haron2 ,is "riend, Jo"i #nan has "i8e p!anets in Taurus, 6ith Renus at 1B Taurus, perhaps $i8in$ us a hint as to the de$ree o" 3e Me!!oKs Moon, and hence a!so the ti5e o" birth2 I" this is e7trapo!ated then de Me!!oKs risin$ si$n co5es up as #ries, appropriate "or a !eader and trai!b!aFer, a!thou$h the opposite si$n +ibra the Peace5a@er cou!d 6e!! be the risin$ si$n2 -er$io 3e Me!!oKs rays are de"inite!y and ob8ious!y a!on$ the 2,A,B !ine: The second ray o" co5passion and 6isdo5, the "ourth ray o" brin$in$ har5ony "ro5 con"!ict, and the si7th ray o" de8otion and idea!is52 Indeed, his dyin$ 5essa$e, a5on$ his !ast 6ords to a rescue 6or@er, X3on*t !et the5 pu!! the 5ission outX, cou!d be construed as a si7th ray `5issionaryK state5ent2 3e Me!!o a!so e7pressed this si7th ray qua!ity in his de8otion to the 0% and his boss, #nan2 I" he 6as +ibra risin$, coHru!er o" the si7th ray, %eptune, 6ou!d be con9unct the ascendant2 This 6ou!d ha8e been a po6er"u! astro!o$ica! inter"ace "or a sou! on the si7th ray2 ,is Pisces -un is a conduit "or the si7th ray and square second ray coHru!er Pupiter in -a$ittarius2 This cou!d $i8e a po6er"u! e7pression i" he had a second ray persona!ity, but his character 6ou!d ha8e to be studied a !itt!e 5ore in depth than this o8er8ie62

-i5i!ar to Israe!, his Taurus Moon is square to Mars in +eo2 3e Me!!o !i8ed and 6or@ed in 5any dan$erous 6arHtorn, MarsHru!ed areas o" the 6or!d, and it is said that he had a $reat re!uctance to $o to Iraq, perhaps sensin$ his "ate2 The third ray see5s a!so to present 6ith de Me!!oKs hi$h educationa! achie8e5ents and !in$uistic abi!ities2 In the space o" a "e6 hours in the sa5e part o" the 6or!d, t6o !eaders "ro5 di""erent ends o" the spectru5 6ere @i!!ed I one a terrorist ,a5as !eader, and the other a person co55itted to reconci!iaton and peace2 Phi!!ip +indsay 4 200; :ac@ to Menu

The 0nited %ations

#s an entity the 0% has been discussed be"ore2 /-ee 6662esotericastro!o$er2or$fE#essaysP +E2ht51 There are t6o 5a9or charts: a 5ore esoteric horoscope "or the con8enin$ o" the 0% at the Gesa@ "u!! 5oon o" 1EA5, and an e7oteric one "or )ctober 1EA52 :oth charts ha8e -aturn in 'ancer2 The 0% 'on8enin$ chart /25 #pri! 1EA5 I Taurus "u!! 5oon1 is current!y under$oin$ its -aturn return, startin$ in Pu!y 200; throu$h to May 200A2 %ata!!y, -aturn in 'ancer re!ates to responsibi!ities "or the Fa5i!y o" ,u5anity, 5ost apt "or such an or$anisation2 The 5ost cha!!en$in$ aspect -aturn 5a@es in this chart is its square to %eptune in +ibra2 %eptune is the sou! ru!er o" 'ancer, and p!aced in +ibra re!ates to the idea! 8ision o" ri$ht hu5an re!ationships bein$ estab!ished and birthed2 ,ence the -aturn return o" 200; is $oin$ to tri$$er this 5a9or nata! "actor 6hich re!ates to 'ancerian the5es o" nurturin$ and co5passion2 -aturn a!so se7ti!es the -un in Taurus ITaurus has been pro5inent in 5any horoscopes in this current ne6s!etter2 The Taurean in"!uence 6ith -aturn $i8es a persistence and deter5ination I re5e5ber this Taurus -un position 6as that o" the Gesa@ "u!! 5oon in 1EA5, 6hen the 6ho!e ,ierarchy de!iberate!y "ocused their intention throu$h the 0% con"erence in -an Francisco2 It is said that Taurus ru!es the 6or!d aspirant I ,u5anity, and the opposite si$n -corpio ru!es the 6or!d discip!e2 The Path o" #spiration is trodden be"ore the Path o" 3iscip!eship, a!thou$h "ro5 one point o" 8ie6 6e are a!! aspirants2 The e7act ti5e o" the -aturn return deter5ines a horoscope that sho6s $enera! trends "or the ne7t 2D year -aturn cyc!e2 For Pu!y 21st, 200; the -un and Renus are a!so in 'ancer, stren$thenin$ this the5e, and the Moon in Taurus a!5ost at the sa5e position o" the nata! Taurus -un2 +eo is risin$ con9unct the de$ree o" the "i7ed star (e$u!us, inti5ate!y associated 6ith the reater P!an as it e5anates "ro5 -irius2 'urrent!y Pupiter, in its 12 year cyc!e, sits on this de$ree a!so, perhaps 5a$ni"yin$ the situation o" the 0%, yet broadcastin$ its $reat ben"icence upon the Earth2

Phi!!ip +indsay 4 200; :ac@ to Menu

'o5puter Terrorists

#!so on the ne6s recent!y, co5puter 8iruses 5u!tip!yin$ at a rate ne8er seen be"ore, 6ith predictions by ana!ysts that 6orse is yet to co5e2 -o5e e7perts be!ie8e that it is the 6or@ o" or$anised cri5e, sayin$ that the 8iruses are a5on$st the c!e8erest and 5ost de8ious they ha8e seen2 #s re!ated be"ore in other essays, the 6or!d 6ide 6eb is the pro8ince o" the third ray, indeed, the e7terna!ised 5enta! body o" ,u5anity2 The "irst trans5ission horoscope "or the `#rpanetK /22:;0, )ctober 2E, 1EBE1, precursor to the internet, has 'ancer risin$ 6ith Moon in 'ancer se7ti!e a Taurus -un, no doubt e5phasisin$ the !abyrinthine third ray nature o" the net2 -aturn 6i!! be proceedin$ throu$h the t6e!"th house o" `hidden ene5iesK "or the ne7t t6o years and 5ay 6e!! re"!ect so5e o" the `8ira! in"ectionsK arisin$ "ro5 hu5an consciousness I e7terna!ised as 8iruses2 Phi!!ip +indsay 4 200; :ac@ to Menu

Pau!ine ,anson Pai!ed

Far ri$htHish #ustra!ian po!itician, Pau!ine ,anson /2C May, 1E5A, :risbane2 ;210 p51, 6as 9ai!ed "or three years !ast 6ee@ "or "raud in8o!8in$ ca5pai$n "unds2 Ironica!!y, 5any o" her "or5er opponents ha8e said that the sentence 6as too tou$h2 ,anson e7perienced a brea@do6n on her "irst ni$ht in prison and 6as under 5edica! super8ision in the prison hospita!2 ,anson is "air!y -aturnian in that she has -aturn in -corpio e7act!y con9unct a -corpio ascendant2 ,er hard!ine stance on i55i$ration and #bori$ines, as 6e!! a recent push "or tou$her sentencin$ 6ithin the !e$a! syste5 see5s to ha8e rebounded upon her2 -aturn, the @eeper o" the !a6 6as not surprisin$!y, pro5inent by transit, a!on$ 6ith pro$ressed Mercury, in their opposition to ,ansonKs Mars in 'apricorn2 #s Mars is the e7oteric and esoteric ru!er o" her -corpio #scendant, this transit is a 5ost i5portant sou! opportunity2 ,er pro$ressed Moon in 'apricorn points to e5otiona! iso!ation andQor incarceration, and 6as con9unct her north node, a so5e6hat `"atedK aspect2

,er pro$ressed -un in 'ancer is in the !ate ninth house o" !e$a! 5atters, con9unct her 5idhea8en, $i8in$ 5uch pub!ic pro5inence2 #s the pro$ressed -un is a!so square to %eptune in the t6e!"th, she 5ay 6e!! be 5ade, or 5a@e herse!" a 5artyr H e8en no6 "o!!o6ers and "riends are e7c!ai5in$ such2 Gith the pro$ressed -un about to brea@ into the 5idhea8en and her tenth house and con9oin her pro$ressed 0ranus, she 6i!! probab!y be in the head!ines "or so5e ti5e2 Ghether she has a 5a9or epiphany as a resu!t o" her e7periences, ti5e 6i!! te!!2 Phi!!ip +indsay 4 200; :ac@ to Menu

F!ash Mobbin$

To end on a !i$hter note, `"!ash 5obbin$K 6hich started ear!ier in 200;, is pic@in$ up in popu!arity around the 6or!d, 6ith one !atest stunt in8o!8in$ a 100 or so peop!e turnin$ up at a Macdona!ds in ,on$ ,on$ and dancin$ in the restaurant "or se8era! 5inutes2 :e"ore be6i!dered 5a!! security sta"" cou!d do anythin$ about it, the !au$hin$ cro6d disappeared into the city2 F!ash 5obbin$ or `s5art 5obsK cou!d be quite !iberatin$ "or 5any 6ho "ee! the constraints o" too 5any !a6s and con8entiona!ities in 5odern society: <F!ashH5obbin$, in case you aren*t on top o" the !atest "ad, is the sudden but orchestrated appearance o" a cro6d in a pub!ic p!ace2 The cro6d acts out a !oose!y de"ined, o"ten biFarre script and then abrupt!y disappears2 F!ash 5obs cou!d be considered part per"or5ance art, part $uerri!!a theater, part pran@ or part desperate cry "or attention2 Thin@ o" it as te!ephoneHboothH stu""in$ "or the 21st century2 #nd yes, the Internet has so5ethin$ to do 6ith it2 The 5obs are created and coordinated by Geb sites and chain eH5ai!s "or6arded to "riends and "e!!o6 9o@esters2= /T6in 'ities "!ashH5obbin$ on!ine: 6662$eocities2co5Q5inneapo!is5ob1 Identi"yin$ astro!o$ica!!y socia! pheno5enons !i@e this can be a bit o" a cha!!en$e, but one ob8ious one that co5es to 5ind is 0ranus in Pisces I `"!ashK /0ranus I sudden, quir@y and inno8ati8e1, 5obbin$ /Pisces I 5ass, theatrica!12 There are 5any peop!e 6ho ta@e this as 9ust "un and others 6ho see it e8o!8in$ into so5ethin$ cu!tura!!y or po!itica!!y use"u!2 0ranusKs transit throu$h Pisces "or the ne7t se8en years 5ay yie!d the "u!! potentia! o" this pheno5enon2 Phi!!ip +indsay 4 200; :ac@ to Menu 777777777777777777777777777777 The Metaphysics o" Ghy #stro!o$y Gor@s /-pecu!ationsZRery Much In Process1

Michae! 32 (obbins

The Mathe5atica! Perspecti8e 12 In cos5os, there e7ist entities o" a!! $rades and orders, and in a!! di5ensions2

22 There are, it is hinted in the )!d 'o55entary, ten 5a9or di5ensions2 Githin these di5ensions /5ost o" the5 entire!y intan$ib!e to 5an, i5prisoned as he is on the cos5ic physica! p!ane1, entities !i8e and 5o8e and ha8e their bein$Zi2e2, they e7press their natures2 ;2 # "unda5enta! a7io5: the qua!itati8e nature o" a!! entities can be e7pressed in nu5ber2

A2 The "unda5enta! E%TIT. G,)QG,I', is the ()0%3 )F #++ :EI% and the -0:-T(#T0M )F ')-M)- is rea!!y an inde"inab!e a %)%HE%TIT., and is corre!ated to no nu5ber at a!!, or rather to the WE()2 52 #!! entities /"ore8erHpast, instantaneous present, or "ore8er "uture1 ha8e been, are, or 6i!! be deri8ati8e "ro5 this E%TIT.Q%)%HE%TIT.2 B2 #!! entities in cos5os are nu5erica!2

C2 The Funda5enta! Entities o" cos5os are those "ro5 Gho5QGhich a!! other entities 6ithin the 0ni8ersa! Process are deri8ed D2 These Funda5enta! Entities are, in "act, the Funda5enta! %u5bers, the Funda5enta! or -i5p!e Inte$ers2 The "irst nine nu5bers, the -i5p!e Inte$ers, are the Pri5ary 'os5ic ods2 The reatest ods in 'os5os are the "irst %ine Inte$ers, and the 5ysterious Tenth 6hich is, in a 5ysterious 6ay, the First2 E2 Each successi8e Inte$er /or, 5ore su$$esti8e!y, Inte$erH od1 is 5ysterious!y deri8ed "ro5 the Inte$er precedin$ it2 /(e"er to In"initiFation o" -e!"hood "or an atte5pt to describe 6ith re!ati8e "u!ness the cos5oHpsycho!o$ica! process12 102 #!! inte$ers are rea!!y Inte$erH ods, 9ust as a!! entities 6ithin cos5os are, essentia!!y, $ods2 For the sa@e o" c!arity, ho6e8er, 6e 6i!! re"er to the "irst nine /or possib!y ten1 inte$ers as the Pri5ary Inte$er ods because a!! other inte$ersQentitiesQ$ods are deri8ed "ro5 the5 112 Inte$erH ods create other Inte$er ods our o" their o6n nature2 This creati8e process shou!d be ca!!ed e5anation2 -o5e o" the createdQe5anated Inte$er ods are successi8e and sequentia! but 5ost are so5e are not2 122 The creati8ity o" each Inte$erH od proceeds throu$h the addition o" the Monad /the %u5ber )ne1 to itse!"2 This addition arises throu$h an Inte$erH odKs si$ht or co$nition o" its o6n inte$rity2 Its o6n sub9ecti8ity or sub9ecti8e quantity, p!us is ob9ecti8e se!"Hsi$ht or se!"Hco$nition creates the ne7t, successi8e Inte$erH od2 /)ther arith5etic processes o" se!"H5u!tip!ication, se!"Hsubtraction, and se!"Hdi8ision, are a!so present in the 0ni8ersa! Process and can be corre!ated 6ith 8arious psychoHspiritua! processes e7hibited by both 5acrocos5ic and 5icroHcos5ic entities21 +et us say, ho6e8er, that the "unda5enta! practice o" additionZpsychoHspiritua!!y consideredZthe addition o" se!" to -e!"Zis the "unda5enta! 5odusHoperandi o" e5anation2 )nce the e5anati8e process has presented the "unda5enta! 0ni8ersa! -tructure, the other arith5etic operations /and their 5athe5atica! e7tensions1 "ind their app!ication2 1;2 Thus, %u5erica! -equence arises throu$h 6hat 6e 6i!! ca!!, `e5anati8e -e!"Hre"!ecti8e $enerationK2 Each %u5ber arises throu$h an act o" -e!"Hperception2

1A2 The %u5ber )ne arises throu$h reducti8e -E+FHPerception2 /In"initude is reduced to )ne12 152 #!! %u5bers $reater than )ne arise throu$h e7pansi8e additi8eHthusH`5u!tip!icati8eK -e!"H perception2 /Parenthetica!!y, the re8erse processZthat o" obscuration or absorptionZproceeds throu$h 6hat can be ca!!ed `subtracti8eHthusHdi8isiona! se!"Hre9ectionK2 E5anati8e!y, I add se!8es to the -e!"2 )bscurati8e!y, I subtract or re9ect !esser se!8es "ro5 the "ie!d o" consciousness and return to the -e!"2 )ut$oin$!y, I a5 5ore and 5ore2 Inco5in$!y, I a5 !ess and !ess21 1B2 The qua!ity o" each o" these %u5berH ods is re!ated to its `nu5erosityKZi2e2, to is quantity2 (ea!!y, nu5erosity connotes rather 5ore that quantityM it is quantity and resu!tant qua!ity co5bined2 1C2 The nu5erosity o" a %u5berH od is deter5ined by the co!!ection o" Monads distincti8e o" that %u5berH od, and, hence, to its ordina! p!ace in the in"inite sequence o" %u5berH ods2 1D2 The nu5ber o" Monads distincti8e o" any %u5berH od is one 5ore than the nu5ber o" acts o" -e!"Hperception i5p!icit in that %u5berH od2 1E2 For instance, there are t6o Monads in the %u5berHT6o, but it too@ on!y one act -e!"H perception to $enerateQe5anate the %u5ber T6o2 202 (e5e5ber, ho6e8er, a!! Monads are rea!!y, a!6ays and "ore8er one Monad2 /:ut "or practica! purposes, there are as 5any Monads as there are %u5bers1 212 Fro5 the %u5ber )ne /the Inte$erH od, )ne1 a!! co5p!e7ity arises2 222 +et it be re5e5bered, ho6e8er, that thou$h no %u5berH od /no 5atter ho6 co5p!e71 is di""erent "ro5 the Monad, "or a!! %u5berH ods are MonadsZand, u!ti5ate!y, The Monad2 2;2 #!! %u5bers are distincti8e units, and hence they are a one2 %o 5atter 6hat their nu5erosity, they are sti!! and a!6ays a one2 #nd, 5etaphysica!!y, the one that they are, cannot be distin$uished "ro5 the one and on!y 0ni8ersa! )neZthe Pri5ary Inte$erH odZthe %u5ber )ne2 2A2 'ate$orica! distincti8eness in quantity, ho6e8er, e7ists on!y a5on$ the "irst %ine Inte$erH ods2 Ghi!e the %u5ber Ei$ht is di""erent "ro5 %ine, the %u5ber Ten /throu$h di""erent "ro5 the %u5ber %ine1 is not cate$orica!!y distinct "ro5 the %u5ber )ne2 -i5i!ar!y, the %u5ber E!e8en, 6hi!e di""erent "ro5 the %u5ber Ten /and the %u5ber )ne1 is not cate$orica!!y distinct "ro5 the %u5ber T6o2 252 I" a %u5berH od can be reduced throu$h nu5ero!o$ica! addition /or nor5a! di8ision1 to the nu5erosity o" one or 5ore %u5berH ods "ro5 pre8ious nine"o!d sequences, such reducib!e %u5berH ods do not ha8e cate$orica! distincti8eness2 2B2 )n!y the %u5bers )ne throu$h %ine ha8e cate$orica! distincti8eness2 2C2 Thus, no 5atter ho6 co5p!e7 5ay be a %u5berH od, i" that %u5berH od is not one o" the First %ine Inte$ers, it is necessari!y re!ated to either a %u5berH od "ro5 a pre8ious nine"o!d sequence or to an Inte$er od "ro5 the )ri$ina! %ine"o!d -equence and /o" course1 to the %u5ber )ne2 2D2 In "act, a!! %u5berH ods /e8en the "irst %ine Pri5aryHInte$erH ods1 are not on!y re!ated to the %u5ber )ne /6hich co5poses the51, but are the %u5ber )ne2 There is but )ne Monad in

a!! o" cos5os, and a!! entities $enerated "ro5 that Monad /by -e!"Hsi$ht, or -e!"Hco$nition1 are both /apparent!y1 di""erent "ro5 it and yet the sa5e as it2 <#!! are )ne=2 2E2 :y a 8ertica! process o" successi8e, sequentia! e5anation /and, a!so, by a horiFonta! process co5bination1, the entire enti"ied uni8erse in a!! its co5p!e7ity, is $enerated2 ;02 Rertica!!y considered, si5p!e %u5bersH ods beco5e 5ore co5p!e7 %u5berH ods throu$h e5anati8e -e!"Haddition /6hich is a!so a process o" -e!"H5u!tip!ication12 ,oriFonta!!y, co5p!e7 nu5bers /"or our purposes, de"ined as %u5bers 6ith hi$h nu5erosity1 a!so arise throu$h the co5bination o" 8arious %u5berH ods /and nu5bers1 representati8e o" 8arious !e8e!s o" nu5erosity2 ;12 %u5berH ods and nu5bers are not the sa5e2 %u5berH ods are archetypa! and per5anentHinHcos5os, 6hereas, nu5bers arise throu$h combination rather than emanation2 ;22 Ghat 6e ca!! nu5bers are rea!!y re"!ections o" archetypa! %u5berH ods2 ;;2 E8ery %u5berH od has 5any re"!ections in cos5os due to the co5binations 6hich arise throu$h +a6 o" #ttraction, and the a""i!iati8eness 6hich arises bet6een di""erent %u5berH ods2 ;A2 )nce e5anati8e!y $enerated, any %u5berH od can co5bine 6ith any other %u5berH od to create a nu5ber2 This act o" union 6i!! produce another t6o, and a!so a nu5ber equa! to the nu5erosity o" a particu!ar -e!"He5anated %u5berH od2 ;52 For instance, i" the %u5berH od T6o co5bines 6ith /or is added to1 the %u5berH od Fi8e, then the resu!t is a ne6 bein$, or associati8e entity, the nu5ber se8en2 :ut this ne6 bein$ 6i!! not be the %u5berH od -e8en /6hich is itse!", a!one1, but on!y re"!ecti8e o" the %u5berH od, -e8en2 Further, the co5bination o" the %u5berH ods T6o and Fi8e has produced throu$h their union, a t6o"o!d entity, 6hich is not the %u5berH od, T6o, but 6hich is on!y re"!ecti8e o" the %u5berH od T6o2 Ghen t6o co5bine a t6o arisesM 6hen three co5bine a three arises, etc2 ;B2 In a!! o" 'os5os there is on!y )ne #rchetypa! %u5ber )ne, )ne #rchetypa! %u5ber T6o, )ne #rchetypa! %u5ber Three, etc2, etc, ad in"initu52 ;C2 .et the nu5ber o" co5binations bet6een these %u5berH ods is potentia!!y in"inite /throu$h ne8er de5onstrab!y in"inite1 because in"initude is ne8er actua!!y de5onstrab!eZon!y trends to6ards in"initude are de5onstrab!e2 ;D2 E8ery ti5e %u5berH ods co5bine, they create an entity /a nu5ber1 characteriFed by 11 the nu5ber o" %u5berH ods in8o!8ed in the co5binationM and 21 the nu5erosity o" the co5bination /based on the su5 o" the nu5bers characteristic o" the %u5berH ods in8o!8ed21 ;E2 For instance, i" "i8e %u5berH ods unite to create a `ne6K entity /or nu5ber1, that entity 6i!! be characteriFed by "i8e"o!dness /re"!ecti8e o" the %u5berH od Fi8e1, and 6i!! a!so ha8e a re"!ecti8e nu5erosity 6hich is the su5 o" the nu5erosities o" a!! %u5berH ods 6ho thus co5bined2 For instance % 1, p!us % B, p!us % 1C, p!us % ;2, p!us % EC, yie!ds a "i8e"o!d entity characteriFed by the re"!ecti8e nu5erosity o" 15;2 This, nu5ber, in nu5ero!o$y, is ca!!ed the a!pha nu5ber2 A02 The entity 15;, thus deri8ed, is not the %u5berH od 15; /6ho is the #rchetypa! 15;1, but is a co5bination e7act!y resonant to #rchetypa! 15;2 A12 The concept o" resonance is crucia! in the understandin$ o" uni8ersa! `5etaHphysio!o$yK and,

consequent!y, o" astro!o$y2 A22 Metaphysica!!y, resonance is the process by 6hich one %u5berH od /or nu5ber1 a""ects another %u5berH od /or nu5ber1 6ithout da5penin$ the 8ibratory "reedo5 o" the %u5berH od /or nu5ber1 thus a""ected2 A;2 E7act resonances and har5onious resonances are a!so to be distin$uished2 For instance, any e5anation or co5bination producin$ the nu5ber A is har5onious!y resonant to the %u5berH od 2A, but on!y a co5bination producin$ the nu5ber 2A, is e7act!y resonant to the %u5berH od 2A2 AA2 )" course, the possibi!ity o" resonances bet6een co5binations o" nu5bers 5ust a!so be ta@en into consideration, and not on!y resonances bet6een a co5bination o" nu5ber and a %u5berH od2 A52 In "act, resonances bet6een %u5berH ods the5se!8es are "oundationa! to a!! other "or5s o" resonanceZ6hich 5ust be considered deri8ati8e2 AB2 E7a5inin$ the nu5ber 15;, 6e see it 6i!! be re!ated to the %u5berH ods 1AA, 1;5, 12B, 11C, 10D, EE, E0, D1, C2, B;, 5A, A5, ;B, 2C, 1D, and u!ti5ate!y, E2 AC2 The Inte$erH od %ine is the Pri5ary #rchetype o" the %u5berH od 15;, thou$h %u5berH od 15; is a!so an #rchetype /o" a deri8ati8e nature1Z"or there are Pri5ary #rchetypes /1 I EQ101 and deri8ati8e #rchetypes, /11 I to6ards the !ar$est de5onstrab!e nu5ber in any "inite syste512 AD2 The %u5berH ods /or co5binati8e nu5bers1 to 6hich any $i8en %u5berH od /or co5binati8e nu5ber1 is re!ated, can be deri8ed by 11 addin$ or subtractin$ the reduced a!pha nu5ber o" the %u5berH od to itse!", or 21 by 5u!tip!yin$ or di8idin$ the nu5erosity o" the %u5berH od by its o6n reduced a!pha nu5ber2 AE2 -ince %u5berH od 15; su5s to E /reduced a!pha nu5ber1, successi8e subtractions o" E 6i!! produce re!ated /and 5ore potent1 %u5berH ods /!i@e 1AA, or 1;51, and successi8e additions o" E 6i!! produce resonant!y re!ated /yet !ess potent1 %u5berH ods /!i@e 1B2, or 1C112 -i5i!ar!y, di8ision /in this case, o" 15; by E, yie!din$ 1C1 6i!! produce a 5ore potent %u5berH od than 5u!tip!ication o" 15; by E, yie!din$ 1;CC2 502 The $reater the nu5erosity, the !ess "unda5enta! and potent the %u5berH od2 512 %u5berH ods in co5bination 5ay, ho6e8er, be thou$ht o" di""erent!y 6ith re$ard to their potency2 In a certain sense /ob9ecti8e!y and 5ateria!!y1, the $reater the co5binati8e nu5ber, the 5ore potent the resu!tant entity2 The ob8ious conc!usion isZany co5bination producin$ the hi$hest a!!o6ab!e nu5ber in a $i8en cos5os /as no cos5os is actua!!y or de5onstrab!y in"inite no 5atter ho6 potentia!!y in"inite the potentia! co5binations o" its entities1, achie8es 6ho!eness and thus returns to the po6er o" the nu5ber one2 0!ti5ate!y, the 5a7i5u5 co5binati8e nu5ber is a!!ied to the 5ost potent #rchetypa! %u5berZthe %u5ber )ne2 522 For instance, in a 6ay, a 5i!!ion 5en are 5ore po6er"u! than ten 5en /dependin$, o" course, on their the qua!ity o" the 5en12 Ghen a!! are inc!uded in any co5bination, the 5a7i5u5 potency o" the a$$re$ati8e @ind is reached2 The "orces o" a!! units 6i!! be united, and thus the ob9ecti8e stren$th 6i!! be $reatest2 :ut this is not the sa5e as sayin$ that the %u5berH od )ne Mi!!ion is archetypa!!y $reater than the %u5berH od Ten2 -ub9ecti8e!y and 5etaphysica!!y, it is 9ust the other 6ay around2

5;2 #rchetypa!!y, !ess is 5ore2 The s5a!!er the nu5erosity o" the %u5berH od, the c!oser it is /hence, the 5ore !i@e it is1 to the #rchetypa! )ne, the Father o" a!! %u5berH ods2 In ter5s o" co5binati8e stren$th, ho6e8er, !ess is !ess, and 5ore is 5oreZthe qua!ity "actor bein$ equa!2 5A2 Thus, the s5a!!er the nu5erosity o" a %u5berH od, the 5ore po6er"u! is that 5ore "unda5enta! or "oundationa!2 to the in"inite sequence o" %u5berH ods2 od, and the

552 More cou!d be de8e!oped a!on$ this !ine both 5athe5atica!!y and phi!osophica!!y, ho6e8er, 6e 6ant to !oo@ at the dyna5ics o" astro!o$y in this nu5ero!o$ica! conte7t2 5B2 (e8ie6in$: Inte$erH ods and %u5berH ods are a!! archetypa! /i2e2, "oundationa! to the structure o" cos5os12 The Pri5ary %u5berH ods are the Inte$erH ods /I s1 and are the Pytha$orean 3ecad2 5C2 (e8ie6in$: That 6hich 6e ca!! a <nu5ber=, ho6e8er, is created by co5bination ^6hether 11 o" %u5berH ods, 21 o" %u5berH ods 6ith nu5bers, or ;1 o" nu5bers 6ith nu5bers_ and is re"!ecti8e o" archetypa! %u5berH ods2 That 6hich 6e ca!! <nu5bers= can a!so be ca!!ed <co5binati8e entities=2 5D2 (e8ie6in$: E8ery Inte$erH od arises "unda5enta!!y throu$h e5anation, but its nu5erosity re!ates it to 8arious co5binations o" Inte$erH ods 6ith s5a!!er nu5erosity2 For instance, Inte$erH od -i7 arises throu$h e5anation "ro5 the Inte$erH od, Fi8e, but has a nu5erosity 6hich re!ates it to the interp!ay or co5bination o" the "o!!o6in$ Inte$erH ods: I 1 and I 5M I 2 and I A: I 1, I 2 and I ;2 The #stro!o$ica! Perspecti8e 5E2 E8ery entity 6hich 6e can present!y identi"y as astro!o$ica!!y operati8e is a co5p!e7 entity /a nu5ber1Zproduced either by 11 8aryin$ co5binations o" %u5berH ods, or 21 8arious co5bination o" co5binati8e entitiesZthe5se!8es, u!ti5ate!y produced by co5binations o" %u5berH ods2 B02 Ghat I a5 sayin$ is that %u5berH ods can co5bine to produce co5posite entitiesM and co5posite entities can co5bine /either 6ith the5se!8es or 6ith %u5berH ods1 to produce e8en 5ore co5p!e7 co5posite entities2 B12 :y 5eans un@no6n to the !i5ited 5ind o" 5an, a!! bein$s in cos5os /inc!udin$ those hea8en!y bein$s 5ani"estin$M throu$hZp!anets, stars, conste!!ations, superHconste!!ations, $a!a7ies, etc21Zare the resu!ts o" such co5binations, and ha8e their characteristic nu5bers based upon 11 the nu5ber o" entities 6hich co5bined to co5pose the5M and 21 the tota! nu5erosity o" those co5binin$ entities2 B22 Thus, e8ery entity has its nu5ber, and its nu5ber 6i!! be o" t6o @inds: an a$$re$ati8e nu5ber, and a su55ation nu5ber2 B;2 E8ery entity in cos5os is radiatin$ "requencies 6hich are characteristic o" both its a$$re$ati8e nu5ber and its co5posite nu5ber, as 6e!! as o" the nu5erosity o" its a$$re$atin$ parts2 For instance, "or practica! the hu5an bein$ has a superior a$$re$ati8e nu5ber o" "our because entities "ro5 "our 'reati8e ,ierarchies co5bine to 5a@e a hu5an bein$2 The nor5a! a$$re$ati8e nu5ber o" the hu5an bein$ 6ou!d depend upon ho6 5any representati8es "ro5 each 'reati8e ,ierarchy are in8o!8ed in the entity 5anZ"or instance ho6 5any <+unar +ords= and ho6 5any <-o!ar #n$e!s= are in8o!8ed in 5a@in$ a 5an2 The su55ation nu5ber /probab!y to

be re!ated to the nu5ber o" ce!!s or the nu5ber o" ato5s in a hu5an bein$1 6ou!d depend upon the su55in$ the ce!!u!ar count 6ithin the hu5an syste5M or e8en 5ore "unda5enta!!y, su55in$ the ato5ic count, and then see@in$ the co5p!e7 chord or resu!tant chord o" the su5 o" a!! ato5ic "requencies2 The intricacy o" such a ca!cu!ation 6ou!d be sta$$erin$ to the 5ind o" 5an as present!y constituted2 BA2 %o 5atter ho6 co5p!e7 the co5binations and per5utations 6hich arise 6ithin a $i8en entity, there e5er$e, "ina!!y, perhaps a "e6 nu5bers /6ith one nu5ber 5ost i5portant1 6hich 5i$ht be ca!!ed the `Funda5enta! (esu!tant %u5bersK2 -i5p!y put, these are the 8ibratory /hence, radiatory1 "requencies 5ost characteristic o" any $i8en entity2 B52 These "requencies radiate into space, and induce an ans6erin$ 8ibration in those entities 6hich are either e7act!y resonant or har5onious!y resonant to the radiated "requencies2/#s a cautionary thou$ht, it is not necessary that on!y 6ho!es resonate to 6ho!es2 Parts o" 6ho!es can resonate to other parts o" 6ho!es2 Fe6 are the re!ationships in 6hich the parties concerned are in resonance entire!y21 BB2 For instance, accordin$ to this sche5e, it cou!d be presu5ed that the nu5bers e5anatin$ "ro5 the "irst ray entity 6ithin the reat :ear /sti!!, a 8ery co5p!e7 bein$1 6ou!d "ind a nu5erica!!y resonant entity in the +ord o" the 'onste!!ation #ries, and in the +o$os o" the p!anet Mars2 /It 6ou!d not be necessary that these bein$s be e7act!y resonant to each other, but that they be su""icient!y resonant to each other to be ca!!ed <si5i!ar in so5e respects=21 BC2 I", in astro!o$y, certain bein$s are said to be re!ated to one another, or to <ru!e= or <$o8ern= one another /and the !o6er can <ru!e= the hi$her, 9ust as the hi$her can <ru!e= the !o6er1, these re!ationships 6i!! a!! be 5athe5atica! and ha8e to do 6ith the interp!ay bet6een e7act!y resonant "requencies or 6ith har5onious "requenciesZby 5eans o" 6hich these re!ated entities ha8e a re!ati8e!y unobstructed channe! o" 5utua! in"!uence bet6een the5se!8es2 BD2 #stro!o$y is entire!y 5athe5atica!, 3i8ine!y Mathe5atica!2 Mutua! in"!uence, 5utua! au$5entations and di5inutions or neutra!iFations are entire!y due to the har5onious or inhar5onious co5binations o" "requencies /resu!tin$ "ro5 the co5binati8e and a$$re$ati8e nu5erosities o" re!ated entities in the "ie!d o" -pace12 BE2 Ghen co5binati8e and a$$re$ati8e nu5erosities are brou$ht into re!ationship /i2e2, 6hen t6o entities re!ate1, these nu5erosities "or5 8arious proportions 6hich are either 11 in unisonM 21 har5onious in 8aryin$ de$rees or ;1 dissonant2 C02 Fro5 a 8ertica! perspecti8e, a!! entities deri8in$ "ro5 a $i8en hypar7is, or e5anatin$ seed point, are 5e5bers o" one `8ibrationa! "a5i!yK and are, "ro5 an archetypa! perspecti8e, a!6ays in re!ati8e!y har5onious re!ationship2 I" "or instance, `IK a5, 5onadica!!y, a ce!! o" a particu!ar p!anetary +o$os, and so are `youK, you and I 6i!! a!6ays be in har5onious resonance 6ith the p!anetary +o$os o" Gho5 6e are an e5anation, and 6ith each other /re$ard!ess o" super"icia! di""erences1 si5p!y because 6e ca5e "ro5 the sa5e -ource2 C12 -ince a!! bein$s in cos5os, u!ti5ate!y ca5e "ro5 the sa5e reat ,ypar7is /the 0ni8ersa! +o$os1, it 5eans that, archetypa!!y, at !east, a!! entities are har5onious 6ith the -ource and 6ith each otherZre$ard!ess o" 5ore super"icia! inhar5onies and dissonances 6hich arise 6ithin the 6or!d o" co5bination and nu5bers2 C22 3urin$ the process o" 0ni8ersa! E8o!ution, ho6e8er, one hierarchy 5ay not `$et a!on$K 6ith another, because o" dissonant proportions arisin$ "ro5 the interp!ay o" their 5ost characteristic nu5erosities2

C;2 Entities are a!6ays bein$ 6hat they areM thus they are a!6ays radiatin$ their co5p!e7 "requencies, 6ith their "e6 resu!tant "requencies bein$ the 5ost noticeab!e, characteristic or constant2 CA2 :ut entities 5athe5atica!!y a""ect one another, and thus the intensity and purity o" their resu!tant "requencies 5ay be a""ected by the "requencies o" other entities 6hich, throu$h pro7i5ity, in"!uence the52 C52 The "actor o" ratio or proportion is not the on!y deter5inant o" resonance or dissonance CB2 The "actor o" $eo5etry is corre!ated to the au$5entation, di5inution or disruption o" co5binin$ "requencies, and thus to their resonance or dissonance2 CC2 #!thou$h, in the subt!e 6or!ds, entities are constant!y interpenetratin$, 6hich 5eans that they are present 6ithin each others rin$HpassHnots, in the 6or!d o" ti5e and space, boundaries e7ist, and cyc!ic 5otion /rotary and re8o!utionary1 is a characteristic o" re!ationship2 CD2 Interpenetratin$ entities 6i!! a!6ays in"!uence each other accordin$ to the Princip!e o" (esonance /6ith the $reater entity usua!!y in"!uencin$ the !esser entity 5ore1, but periods o" intensi"ication, au$5entation, reduction, di5inution and disruption are corre!ated 6ith the $eo5etric re!ations o" the outer 5ore 5ateria! 8ehic!es o" such entities2 CE2 For instance, i" there is an entity qua!i"ied by the nu5ber 2 and it is in re!ation 6ith an entity qua!i"ied by the nu5ber 5, there 6i!! be certain $eo5etrica!!y de"ined periods in the rotary or re8o!utionary cyc!ic re!ationship bet6een these t6o entities, 6hen 2 and 5 6i!! be 5ore har5onious and 5utua!!y au$5entati8e, and periods 6hen they 6i!! be !ess so, and perhaps, e8en 5utua!!y disrupti8e2 D02 The inherent nu5erosity /i2e2, quantityHasHqua!ity1 and o" each entity deter5ines the basic har5ony or dishar5ony o" their 5utua!!y i5pactin$ "requencies, but the $eo5etrica! re!ationships o" the outer "or5s o" these entities, a""ects the potentia! "or har5ony or dishar5ony2 D12 For instance, Pupiter and Renus 5ay a!6ays, !et us say "or ar$u5entKs sa@e, be basica!!y har5onious, but $eo5etrica! re!ationships @no6n as con9unctions, se7ti!es and trines 6i!! "urther the inherent har5ony, 6hereas squares, se5iHsquares and oppositions 6i!! e5phasiFes the di""erences in their 5utua!!y interp!ayin$ "requencies rather than the har5ony o" these "requencies2 D22 Probab!y the reason 6hy certain points on a circ!e /in re!ation to a point o" ori$in1 represent rein"orce5ent and other points disruption, has to do 6ith directiona!ity and attraction in the 5icro 6or!d o" 8ibration2 # study o" 5icroH8ibratory dyna5ics 6ou!d be in order to understand 6hy squares and oppositions disrupt an asserted "requency /i2e2, a radiatin$ nu5erosity1 and 6hy a trine, se7ti!e /or perhaps a con9unction1 rein"orces an asserted "requency or radiatin$ nu5erosity2 D;2 Fro5 the practica! point o" 8ie6, this is si5p!y the case2 -uch dyna5ics o" har5ony and inhar5ony are the 8ery basis o" the -cience o" (e!ationships /both 5icroHcos5ic and 5acrocos5ic1 DA2 -o astro!o$y /and a!! re!ationships 6ithin cos5os1 6or@s or "unctions because o"Z a2 The constant radiation by entities o" their quantityQqua!ityZi2e2, their 5ost characteristic resu!tant "requencies, and the interna! ratios and proportions arisin$ "ro5 these 5ost characteristic "requencies2

b2 The constant interp!ay bet6een radiatin$ entities causin$ re!ationships characteriFed by 11 certain a$$re$ati8e and co5binati8e nu5erosities and 21 certain 5athe5atica! ratios or proportions bet6een the co5p!e7 "requencies o" the interp!ayin$ entities2 c2 d2 e2 "2 The inherent 5athe5atica! si5i!arities bet6een such radiatin$ entities2 The inherent 5athe5atica! har5onies bet6een such radiatin$ entities2 The inherent 5athe5atica! neutra!ity bet6een such radiatin$ entities2 The inherent 5athe5atica! dishar5ony or dissonance bet6een such radiatin$ entities

$2 Periods o" 5utua! au$5entationQrein"orce5ent or o" 5utua! disruptionQdissonance dependent upon the $eo5etrica! re!ationship bet6een the such radiatin$ entities 6ithin spaceH ti5e cyc!es o" rotation andQor re8o!ution2 D52 More si5p!y, astro!o$y 6or@s becauseZ a2 b2 #!! entities are )ne Entity2 #!! entities are `hereKZ-pace bein$ an i!!usion2

c2 #!! entities a""ect one another /$reat!y or 5inute!y1 because, u!ti5ate!y, they are deri8ed "ro5 the sa5e -ource2 d2 #!! entities, u!ti5ate!y, are re!ated to each other 8ertica!!yM such re!ationships are hierarchica! and based upon the +a6 o" -ynthesis2 e2 #!! entities are, u!ti5ate!y, re!ated to each other horiFonta!!yM such re!ationships are nonH hierarchica! and are based upon the +a6 o" #ttraction2 "2 Further, 8ertica! re!ationships bet6een entities are based upon the Princip!e o" 0nison, and horiFonta! re!ationship are based upon the Princip!e o" ,ar5ony and 3issonance2 $2 #!! entities ha8e characteristic resu!tant "requencies /ho6e8er si5p!e or co5p!e7 those "requencies1 h2 #!! entities radiate those characteristic resu!tant "requencies and thus touch /ho6e8er po6er"u!!y or s!i$ht!y1 a!! other entities2 i2 Frequencies are in re!ation to each other either rein"orcin$, har5onious, nonHrein"orcin$ or disrupti8e2 92 Periods o" 5utua! intensi"ication bet6een interp!ayin$ entities are re!ated to pro7i5ity and to cyc!ic dyna5ics2 DB2 0!ti5ate!y, 6e /a!! bein$s in cos5os1 a!! a""ect each other and 6e $et a!on$ or 6e donKt2 #stro!o$y is the science o" ho6 and 6hy 6e a""ect each other, and ho6 and 6hy 6e $et a!on$ or 6e donKt2 DC2 Further, the Purpose o" #stro!o$y is throu$h the inte!!i$ent uti!iFation o" Ti5e and -pace to

trans"or5 a!! ti5eHspace re!ationships into #rchetypa! (e!ationship re"!ecti8e o" the Fi7ed 3esi$n2 :ac@ 777777777777777777777777 ,o6 the P!anets E7press "ro5 -i$n to -i$n M#('risis o" :att!e"ie!d I% #(IE- I :irth o" persona!ity I death o" -ou!2 I% -')(PI) I 3eath o" persona!ity I birth o" -ou!2 RE%0- I% T#0(0- I #ttracts "or5, 5oney, possessions, desire2 3esire "or Jno6!ed$e2 I% EMI%I I 0nderstandin$ o" spiritua! purpose behind a!! types o" re!ationships /-piritQMatter12

I% +I:(# H Equi!ibriu5 bet6een 5ateria! persona! desire /Taurus1 and inte!!i$ent spiritua! !o8e2 I% '#P(I')(% I +o8e and 5ind 5eet in -ou! consciousness /'hrist12 ME('0(. 'risis o" The :irth P!ace I% #(IE- I 3i""uses i!!usion, e7pands ,i$her Mind, "unctions at :uddhi I re!ates spirit to 5atter I 5ediates bet6een -ou!QPersona!ity, -ou!QMonad2 I% EMI%I I Mediates and hei$htens sense o" a!! dua!ities I ru!es & acti8ity I 5enta! "!uidityQa$i!ity is $reatest asset and di""icu!ty I ana!ytica!2 I% RI( ) I -on o" Mind ho!ds idea o" od H synthesis o" MindQGisdo5 throu$h the -ou! I Inte!!i$enceQGisdo5 b!ends 6ith pure reason2 I% -')(PI) I Trans"or5ati8e in o6nQothers thou$hts I brin$s about co!!ecti8e trans"or5ation o" consciousness "or hu5anity so they can trans"er "ro5 Mutab!e 'ross to Fi7ed 'ross2 M))% I% '#%'E( I i8es birth to the "or5 I causes e5otiona! con"!ict2

I% RI( ) I %urtures the "or5 /Rei!s Ru!canQ0ranus1 I -piritQ5atter are one12 I% #Y0#(I0- I /Rei!in$1 causes $reat trans"erence "ro5 inte!!ectua! perception to intuiti8e @no6!ed$e I /Rei!in$ 0ranus1 $roup consciousness o" indi8idua! is de8e!oped2 'ancer and Rir$o are both Mother sy5bo!s H Rir$o di""erentiates the potentia! 6ho!eness o" 'ancer into the 5any physica! "or5s /3e8as12 P0PITE( I% -# ITT#(I0- I oa! o" "usin$ !o6er and ,i$her Mind I $ainin$ e7perience "eedin$ senses I 6isdo5 e5phasised2 I% PI-'E- I E7pands contact 6ith 6or!d o" senses I brin$s t6o "ishes to$ether I sacri"icia! I !o8e e5phasised2 I% #Y0#(I0- I -ou! e7pression I pourin$ "orth o" 6aters o" !o8e I "usion o" heart and 5ind I i5persona! !o8e2

I% RI( ) I -ou! consciousness te5porari!y hidden in 5atter I quic@ens -ou! consciousness on physica! p!ane2 -#T0(% I% '#P(I')(% /E&1 I # !adder "ro5 5ateria! to spiritua! /(ays C, ;,11 I 5ateria!is5, crysta!!isation, !i5itation, a5bition I @ar5a2 I% '#P(I')(% /E-1 I -piritua! a5bition I brea@ "ree o" "or5s to be creators o" "or5s I !i5itation no6 opportunity I crises and !i"e situations $i8e "reedo5 o" choice I dhar5a /36e!!er12 0(#%0I% #Y0#(I0- I 3esire beco5es $ained @no6!ed$e I re!ates spirit and 5atter I spontaneous acti8ity I occu!t @no6!ed$e2 I% +I:(# I (e!ates i5persona!!y, co!!ecti8e!y I socia! idea!s I brin$s $roups to$ether I 5ystery o" 5oney I crisis o" the burnin$ $round I "ree choice by Initiate2 I% #(IE- I (e!ates spirit and 5atter /#I 1 & C1 I burnin$ $round o" "ina! sta$es o" Path I occu!t 6ay I 5ystery o" initiation2 %EPT0%E I% PI-'E- I 'o!!ecti8e!y I $roup consciousness2 I% '#%'E( I True and inc!usi8e !o8e supercedes !i"e o" e5otiona! reaction I co5passion I nurturin$ !o8e ener$y2 I% +E) I Mystica! consciousness I ,eart o" -un2

P+0T) I% -')(PI) I 'o!!ecti8e!y I e7presses ener$y because it is the -ou! aspect to +eoQ%eptune2 <3eath by 3ro6nin$= I 5artia! "ires o" desire are put out2 I% PI-'E- I 3eath is trans"or5ation I P!uto cuts the thread bet6een the 2 "ishes I burnin$ $round o" -o!ar P!e7us2

The Three unas The three <$unas= are the three qua!ities o" 5atter itse!", satt8a, ra9a and ta5as, or rhyth5, acti8ity and inertia, and are inherent in a!! "or5s2 The student needs to re5e5ber that e8ery "or5 on e8ery p!ane is thus characterised, and this is true o" the hi$hest "or5 as o" the !o6est, the 5ani"estation o" these qua!ities on!y di""erin$ in de$ree2 -pea@in$ $enera!!y it 5i$ht be said that: 11 The attribute o" inertia /or ta5as1 characterises the !o6er persona! se!", the sheaths o" the three"o!d !o6er 5an2 21 The attribute o" acti8ity is the pri5e characteristic o" the sou!, and it is this qua!ity 6hich causes the intense acti8ity and constant !abour o" the 5an as he see@s e7perience and !ater, as he see@s to ser8e2

;1 The attribute o" rhyth5, or ba!ance, is the qua!ity o" -pirit or Monad and it is this tendency to per"ection 6hich is the cause o" 5anKs e8o!ution in ti5e and space and the "actor 6hich carries a!! !i"e throu$h a!! "or5s to the consu55ation2 +et us bear in 5ind here, ho6e8er, that these three qua!ities are the qua!ities o" substance throu$h 6hich the trip!e spirit is 5ani"estin$ in this so!ar syste52 'o5in$ to the practica! 5ani"estation o" the $unas in the three 6or!ds /in re!ation to 5an1 it can be noted that: 11 The attribute o" ba!ance or rhyth5 /satt8a1 distin$uishes the 5enta! 8ehic!e2 21 The qua!ity o" acti8ity or 5obi!ity /ra9a1 is the characteristic o" the e5otiona! or astra! nature2 ;1 Inertia /ta5as1 is the qua!ity do5inatin$ the physica! body and the 6ho!e ob9ecti8e o" the e$o is to brea@ do6n that inertia and dri8e itKs !o6est 8ehic!e into an acti8ity that 6i!! brin$ about the desired ends2 /-utra 15, :oo@ II1 The $unas are the three qua!ities o" 5atter, the three e""ects produced 6hen 5acrocos5ic ener$y, the !i"e o" od 6hich persists independent!y o" "or5Hta@in$, actuates or ener$ises substance2 The three $unas are: Sattva Ener$y o" -pirit Monad Father rhyth5 or har5onious 8ibration Rajas Ener$y o" -ou! E$o -on 5obi!ity or acti8ity Tamas Ener$y o" Matter Persona!ity ,o!y host inertia

These three correspond to the qua!ity o" each o" the three aspects 6hich e7press the one +i"e2 /-utra 1B, :oo@ I H +i$ht o" the -ou!21 The Qualities o Rotary Motion E8ery rotatin$ sphere o" 5atter is characterised by the three qua!ities inertia, 5obi!ity and rhyth5 ie2 ta5as, ra9as and satt8as2 11 !nertia2 This characterises e8ery ato5 at the da6n o" 5ani"estation /or one hundred years o" :rah5a1, at the co55ence5ent o" a chain, o" a $!obe, or any spheroida! "or5 6hatsoe8er 6ithout e7ception2 This state5ent, there"ore, inc!udes the tota!ity o" 5ani"estin$ "or5 6ithin the so!ar syste52 +et us @eep c!ear!y in our 5inds that 6e are si5p!y considerin$ the three qua!ities o" 5atter itse!" and are not considerin$ consciousness2 Inertia is the resu!t o" !ac@ o" acti8ity and the re!ati8e quiescence o" the "ires o" 5atter2 These "ires, durin$ obscuration or Pra!aya, thou$h !atent, are "ree "ro5 the sti5u!ation that co5es "ro5 the a$$re$ation o" ato5s into "or5, and the consequent

interp!ay o" the "or5s upon each other2 Ghere "or5 e7ists and the +a6s o" (epu!sion and #ttraction are co5in$ into "orce, 5a@in$ radiation there"ore i5possib!e, then co5es sti5u!ation, e5anati8e e""ect, and a $radua! speedin$ up 6hich e8entua!!y, "ro5 6ithin the ato5 itse!", by its o6n rotary 5o8e5ent produces the ne7t qua!ity2 21 Mobility2 The inherent "ires o" Matter produce rotary 5o8e5ent2 E8entua!!y this rotation resu!ts in radiation2 The radiation o" 5atter, the resu!t o" its dua! heat, produces necessari!y an e""ect upon other ato5s in its en8iron5ent /it 5atters not 6hether that en8iron5ent is cos5ic space, syste5ic space, or the periphery o" the physica! body o" a 5an1, and this interaction and interp!ay causes repu!sion and attraction accordin$ to the po!arity o" the cos5ic, syste5ic or physica! ato52 E8entua!!y this produces coherence o" "or5M bodies or a$$re$ates o" ato5s co5e into bein$ or 5ani"estation, and persist "or a !en$th o" their $reater or !esser cyc!es unti! the third qua!ity is brou$ht into de"inite reco$nition2 ;1 Rhythm /satt8a1, or the attain5ent o" the point o" per"ect ba!ance and o" equi!ibriu52 This point o" per"ect ba!ance then produces certain speci"ic e""ects 6hich 5i$ht be enu5erated and pondered upon, e8en i" to our "inite 5inds they 5ay see5 parado7ica! and contradictory2 The !i5itation !ies 6ith us and 6ith the use o" 6ords, and not in any rea! inaccuracy2 These e""ects are: a1 The disinte$ration o" "or52 b1 The !iberation o" the essence 6hich the "or5 con"ines2 c1 The separation o" -pirit and Matter2 d1 The end o" a cyc!e, 6hether p!anetary, hu5an or so!ar2 e1 The production o" obscuration, and the end o" ob9ecti8ity or 5ani"estation2 "1 The reabsorption o" the essence, and the 5er$in$ a$ain o" di""erentiated 5atter 6ith the root o" 5atter $1 The end o" ti5e and space as 6e understand it2 h1 The uni"ication o" the three Fires and the brin$in$ about o" spontaneous co5bustion, i" one 5i$ht so e7press it2 i1 The synthetic acti8ity o" 5atter in the three types o" 5o8e5ent H rotary, spira!!in$, cyc!ic H and on6ard pro$ression in 6hich uni"ied 5o8e5ent 6i!! be produced by the interaction o" the "ires o" 5atter, o" 5ind and o" -pirit upon each other2 Ghen the point o" rhyth5 or ba!ance is reached in a so!ar syste5, in a p!ane, in a ray, in a causa! body, and in the physica! body, then the occupier o" the "or5 is !oosed "ro5 prisonM he can 6ithdra6 to his ori$inatin$ source, and is !iberated "ro5 the sheath 6hich has hitherto acted as a prisonM and he can escape "ro5 an en8iron5ent 6hich he has uti!ised "or the $ainin$ o" e7perience and as a batt!eH$round bet6een the pairs o" opposites2 The sheath or "or5 o" 6hate8er @ind then auto5atica!!y disinte$rates2 /T'F, pp215CHE21 :ac@ 77777777777777777777777777777777777 Esoteric Interpretation

Michae! 32 (obbins

Probab!y each o" us questions ho6 6e 5ay best approach an esoteric interpretation o" the astro!o$ica! chart2 I 6onder ho6 5any o" us ha8e e8en interpreted our o6n charts in a tru!y esoteric 5anner, in @eepin$ 6ith the 5any su$$estions and hints 6hich the Tibetan has $i8en, and in re!ation to that point on the Path o" (eturn 6e 5ay be treadin$2 I 6as re8ie6in$ the -a$ittarius chapter in Esoteric #stro!o$y, pp21DBH1DC2 It is quoted in "u!! be!o62 I 6i!! interpo!ate so5e re5ar@s in b!ue print2 3o 6e here ha8e i5portant hints concernin$ ho6 to approach esoteric chart interpretationO <Ta@e "or e7a5p!e the conste!!ation 6hich 6e are no6 considerin$, and re5e5ber that the sa5e basic strea5s o" ener$y 6i!! ha8e to be >Pa$e 1DB? noted in connection 6ith e8ery other si$n in 6hich a 5an 5ay ta@e incarnation2 Ge "ind that 6e sha!! ha8e to consider: 12 The -un -i$n2ZIn this case -a$ittarius conditions circu5stances, indicatin$ inheritance and "orcin$ the en8iron5ent to be dec!arati8e in connection 6ith the sub9ect2 /I "ind it 8ery interestin$ that it is the -un 6hich indicates inheritance, 6hen, traditiona!!y, one 5i$ht 5ore probab!y e7pect the Moon2 Perhaps 6e 5ust consider the "o!!o6in$ "ro5 p2 A;B o" # Treatise on Ghite Ma$ic: <The birth 5onth indicates the day o" opportunity2 The door stands open2 The particu!ar 5onth in 6hich a sou! co5es into incarnation is indicated to that sou! by the 5onth in 6hich it passed out o" incarnation in a pre8ious !i"e cyc!e2 I" it, "or instance, died in the 5onth $o8erned by the si$n +eo, it 6i!! return into incarnation in the sa5e si$n, pic@in$ up the thread o" e7perience 6here it !e"t it, and startin$ 6ith the sa5e type o" ener$y and the pecu!iar equip5ent 6ith 6hich it passed a6ay "ro5 earth !i"e, p!us the $ain o" thou$ht and conscious on!oo@in$2 The qua!ity o" the ener$y and the nature o" the "orces to be 5anipu!ated durin$ !i"e are indicated to the sou! in this 6ay2= In this 6ay, the indi8idua! `inheritsK the conte7t o" acti8ity "ro5 6hich he departed2 The `inheritanceK indicated by the Moon 5ay ha8e 5uch to do 6ith rec!ai5in$ past e7perience "or @ar5ic rede5ption, but it need not necessari!y be the e7perience o" the i55ediate!y precedin$ incarnation2 Throu$h the Moon position 5uch 5ay be `brou$ht "or6ardK 6hich had its ori$in and 5ain de5onstration in 5ore re5ote incarnations2 It is interestin$ that the -un -i$n is quoted as <"orcin$ the en8iron5ent to be dec!arati8e in connection 6ith the sub9ect2= It is an eni$5atic phrase and needs our attention2 Perhaps, it si5p!y 5eans that the en8iron5ent re"!ects to us our 5a9or e5anationM that the response o" the en8iron5ent to us is stron$!y re!ated to the ener$y 6e e5anate or radiate into that en8iron5ent2 In ostensib!y si5i!ar en8iron5ents, a!! o" us, accordin$ to our nature, ha8e di""erent e7periences and recei8e di""erent i5pacts2 32J2 has said 5any quite "ascinatin$ thin$s about e8en the -un si$n, ta@in$ the 5eanin$ o" this astro!o$ica! indicator "ar beyond 6hat 5i$ht be e7pected2 Ge can re8ie6 this at so5e point2 22 The (isin$ -i$n2ZThe ascendant can be one o" the other e!e8en si$ns2

/)r "or that 5atter, the (isin$ -i$n can be identica! 6ith the -un si$n21;2 The Mutab!e 'ross2Z The "our ener$ies 6hich 5eet Xat the 5id6ay pointX and ha8e a united and de"inite e""ect upon the sub9ect2 The sa5e state5ent app!ies to the other t6o 'rosses2

/%o6 this is a rea!!y interestin$ one and 8ery i5portant "or chart interpretation2 ,e is su$$estin$ that e8en i" the -a$ittarius -un 5any be the on!y position upon the Mutab!e 'ross, the other three ar5s o" this 'ross /and their ru!ers1 6i!! be si$ni"icant in the !i"e o" the sub9ect and 5ust be inc!uded in the interpretation2 This particu!ar approach is not 5uch considered in the chart interpretations o" e8en esoterica!!yHinc!ined astro!o$ers2 %or5a!!y they interpret 6hat is `thereK and not 6hat is `not thereK2 This 5eans that i" there are p!anets p!aced in e5ini, or Rir$o or Pisces, they 6i!! consider those si$ns i5portant in re!ation to the -a$ittarian sub9ectM but i" there are no p!anets in those si$ns, they 6i!! $enera!!y not consider the other Mutab!e -i$ns as i5portant contributants to the -a$ittarian !i"e2 Ghat does it 5ean to "actor in e5ini, Rir$o and Pisces into the !i"e equation o" a sub9ect born 6ith the -un in -a$ittariusO ,e te!!s us that a!! these ener$ies ha8e a <united and de"inite e""ect upon the sub9ect=2 This 5eans that i" you are a -a$ittarian, the e5ini, Rir$o and Pisces strea5s are de"inite!y in"!uentia!, and that the tendencies e5bodied by these si$ns 6i!! p!ay upon and in"!uence the -a$ittarian sub9ect2 ,o6 5any o" us ha8e as@ed ourse!8es ho6 5uch 6e are in"!uenced by the other three ar5s o" the 'ross in 6hich our -un -i$n is p!aced, e8en i" there are no p!anets to be "ound in these si$ns2 To 6hat de$ree do these three other in"!uences /i" they can be detected1 co5pare 6ith the stren$th o" in"!uence o" the -un -i$nO In 5y o6n case 6ith the -un in #ries, I ha8e increasin$!y noticed the in"!uence o" the si$n 'apricorn as in"!uentia!2 +ibra and 'ancer both ha8e other p!anets2 To 6hat e7tent a5 I, then, supposed to consider this 'apricorn in"!uence as part o" the indi8idua! equationO #!so, I thin@ it beco5es necessary to consider the ar5s o" the 'ross in their o6n ri$ht, independent!y o" the p!anets they 5ay `ho!dK2 The conste!!ations and their concentrated in"!uences throu$h the si$ns, are ener$yQ$ods in their o6n ri$ht, and ha8e i5portant di""erences o" nature "ro5 e8en the p!anets 5ost associated 6ith the52 :y this I 5ean, "or practica! e7a5p!e, that #ries is, qua!itati8e!y, 5ore than and di""erent in certain si$ni"icant 6ays "ro5 Mars, its orthodo7 ru!er2 Further it is di""erent "ro5 Mercury and 0ranus as 6e!!Zquite ob8ious!y2 :ut 5ore subt!y, #ries is di""erent "ro5 the "irst ray 6hich is trans5itted throu$h it and a!so "ro5 the se8enth ray 6hich is !i@e6ise trans5itted throu$h it2 #n interestin$ prob!e5 arises in connection 6ith the "our"o!d in"!uence o" a 'ross2 %o 5atter 6hat your -un -i$n 5ay be, you 6i!! a!6ays be in"!uenced by the other three ar5s o" the 'ross upon 6hich your -un -i$n is "ound2 #nyone born upon the Mutab!e 'ross, "or instance, 6i!! be in"!uenced by a!! "our in"!uences and their ru!ers2 Thus, it beco5es e7tre5e!y i5portant to deter5ine ho6 and in 6hat 5easure or de$ree and 6hen this additiona! in"!uence operates2 For instance, in 5y o6n case, I a!6ays detect the presence o" #ries in"!uences and beha8iors, but I on!y so5eti5es detect the in"!uence o" 'apricornian in"!uences and beha8iors2 /#nd certain!y o" +ibra, 6hich ho!ds %eptune the esoteric ru!er o" the (isin$ -i$n, and 'ancer, 6hich ho!ds Pupiter ^the sou! ray p!anet_ and 6hich is the (isin$ -i$n itse!"_2 The rea! test co5es in e8a!uatin$ the si$ni"icance and in"!uence o" those ar5s 6hich do not ho!d the 5a9or p!anets2 ^Gith asteroids and 5any other p!anetoids and undisco8ered p!anets, probab!y e8ery ar5 can be "ound to ho!d so5ethin$_2 Further, 6hi!e I @no6 I ha8e certain #retian tas@s to underta@e in order to "u!"i!! 5y dhar5a, shou!d I a!so app!y 5yse!" to 'apricornian tas@s /as 6e!! as +ibran and 'ancerian tas@s1 in order to round out the approach to the dhar5aO Probab!y, it 6ou!d be interestin$ "or each one o" us to assess our -un -i$n ener$y in re!ation to

the ener$y o" the three other ar5s o" the birth 'ross, and e8a!uate the stren$th and i5portance o" the other three in"!uences2 This 6ou!d be an interestin$ topic "or $roup consideration2 A2 The )rthodo7 P!anets2ZThese condition the persona!ity2 In this case 6e ha8e Mercury and Pupiter2 The t6e!8e houses $o8erned by the p!anets are !i@e6ise o" pri5e i5portance "ro5 the an$!e o" the trans5itted ener$y2 /This is rea!!y interestin$2 ,e is su$$estin$ that the orthodo7 p!anets 6hich ru!ed the entire 'ross condition the persona!ity2 0sua!!y, in an esoteric readin$, 6hen 6e thin@ o" 6hat conditions the persona!ity, 6e 5ay thin@ o": a2 The -un -i$nZrepresentin$ the aha5@ara princip!e /the princip!e o" <IHness=1 b2 The Moon position /representin$ the !unar 8ehic!es o" the persona!ity1 c2 The Mars position /since Mars is associated 6ith the 11th 'reati8e ,ierarchy o" +unar +ords, and thus 6ith the persona!ity e!e5enta!s2 d2 The #scendant, representin$ e7oterica!!y the physica! body, o8er 6hich the persona!ity ray has direct contro!2 e2 #nd in $enera!, the e7oteric p!anetary ru!ers o" the -un -i$n and #scendant, as 6e!! as o" a!! houses2 $2 The p!anet or p!anets 6hich particu!ar distribute the persona!ity ray2 For instance, a si7th ray persona!ity 6ou!d !oo@ 8ery 5uch to the si$n and house and aspects o" Mars and %eptune2 :ut in this tabu!ation, 32J2 is ca!!in$ specia! attention to the e7oteric ru!ers o" the "our ar5s o" the -un -i$n 'ross /in this case, the Mutab!e 'ross1 as carryin$ specia! po6er to <condition the persona!ity=2 This 5eans that in addition to the "actors !isted abo8e /"ro5 a2 to $2 1, both Mercury and Pupiter as the t6o ru!ers o" the Mutab!e 'ross 6ou!d especia!!y condition the persona!ity o" the -a$ittarian sub9ect2 )" course, this 6ou!d a!so be the sa5e "or a e5inian, Rir$oan or Piscean2 ,o6 6ou!d 6e $o about interpretin$ these t6o p!anets "or the persona!ityO Perhaps si5p!y by "ocusin$ upon the 5ore orthodo7 5eanin$s o" the t6o p!anets2 Mercury $i8in$ the approach o" the concrete 5ind2 #nd Pupiter si5p!y brin$in$ the satis"action o" desires and successZthese are 6ords 6hich 32J2 "requent!y uses in connection 6ith Pupiter2 %o6, 6e ha8e @no6n a!6ays that "or a -a$ittarian it is i5portant to !oo@ c!ose!y at Pupiter, but had 6e considered that the status o" Mercury 6as a!so i5portant in stron$ 5easureO -a$ittarius can be a si$n o" tra8e! and o" speed, and it is easy to see ho6 Mercury can p!ay a ro!e in re!ation to con8entiona! -a$ittarian the5es2 Further, -a$ittarius is a si$n trans5ittin$ the "ourth ray, and thus this trans5ission 6ou!d continue throu$h Mercury and the Moon /representin$ an undisco8ered, nonHsacred "ourth ray p!anet21 +ater, the intuiti8e nature o" -a$ittarius cou!d be easi!y re!ated to Mercury as a p!anet o" intuition, but intuition is not a sub9ect authentica!!y re!ated to the persona!ity !e8e! o" de5onstration2 Fro5 the "ore$oin$ thou$hts, 6e see that 6e ha8e to consider both Pupiter and Mercury as persona!ity coHru!ers o" the -a$ittarian -ub9ect2 52 The Esoteric P!anets2ZThese brin$ in rene6ed or increased p!anetary ener$y and ray ener$y in a 5ore dyna5ic 5anner2 In the case o" -a$ittarius these ener$ies are Renus, the Moon, the Earth and P!uto2 /Fro5 this, 6e understand that e8ery -a$ittarian, si5p!y because the -un is "ound in -a$ittarius as birth, 5ust consider Renus, the Moon, the Earth and P!uto as coHru!ers o" his esoteric !i"e de5onstration22 To 5e, this 5eans that, these "our p!anets and the rays 6hich they trans5it are o" specia! in"!uence2 Ge 5i$ht ha8e considered the Earth as the 5ost i5portant esoteric ru!er, and perhaps it is2 :ut in e8ery -a$ittarian !i"e /"ro5 the sou! perspecti8e1, the "o!!o6in$ in"!uences

6ou!d be, it see5s, o" $reater i5portance than they 6ou!d be to the discip!e born on either the Fi7ed or 'ardina! 'ross2 The "o!!o6in$ quotation ta@en "ro5 the Pisces chapter, pp2 12BH12C, app!ies equa!!y to -a$ittarius, and inc!udes in"or5ation on Mercury and Pupiter as 6e!! /6hich can be app!ied to point nu5ber A1: <E8entua!!y there has to be the co5p!ete "usion o" !o8e and 5ind be"ore a 6or!d sa8iour can 5ani"est and "unction e""icient!y, and this is preHe5inent!y the "ina! resu!t o" the "orces o" the Mutab!e 'ross, as they 6or@ out the qua!ities re!eased by the p!anets acti8e in Pisces, -a$ittarius, Rir$o and e5ini2 These p!anets are: )rthodo7ZPupiter and Mercury2 EsotericZP!uto2 The Earth2 The Moon /hidin$ Ru!can1 and Renus2 #s you @no6, P!uto stands "or death or the re$ion o" deathM the Earth stands "or the sphere o" e7perienceM the Moon or Ru!can stands "or the $!ori"ication, throu$h puri"ication and detach5ent, o" 5atter, and Renus stands "or the e5er$ence o" the !o8e princip!e throu$h the directin$ po6er o" the >Pa$e 12C? 5ind2 -tudents 6i!! "ind it interestin$ to 6or@ out the i5p!ications "or the5se!8es2 )rthodo7 astro!o$y assi$ns on!y t6o p!anets to these "our si$ns, 6hich in itse!" indicates a de"inite interp!ay2 Pupiter and its in"!uences indicate that the 6ay o" incarnation is the Xbene"icentX 5ethod o" e8o!utionary un"o!d5ent and that the 6ay o" !o8eH6isdo5 /2nd ray1 is the 6ay "or hu5anity to $o2 Mercury indicates that the !ine o" !east resistance "or hu5anity is har5ony throu$h con"!ict, "or Mercury e7presses the "ourth ray ener$y 6hich is buddhic, intuitiona! and e7pressi8e o" the 'hrist, as Mercury and the -un are one2 :ut the esoteric p!anets are 5ore e7p!icit in their in"erences and 5an appears, 6hen ready "or their in"!uence, to be responsi8e in a "our"o!d 6ay 6hich he is not in the ear!ier sta$es2 They e5body the reco$nitions and the reactions 6hich condition 5an*s consciousness 6hen he is preparin$ to trans"er o"" the Mutab!e 'ross and 5ount the Fi7ed 'ross2 ,e co5es, there"ore, 12 Throu$h RenusZunder the po6er o" 5ind, trans5uted into 6isdo5 throu$h the instru5enta!ity o" !o8e2 22 Throu$h the MoonZunder the bonda$e o" "or5 in order throu$h "or5 e7perience to achie8e re!ease and the Xup!i"t o" 5atterX in Ru!can2 ;2 Throu$h the EarthZunder the in"!uence o" p!anetary e7perience /6hich is di""erent to indi8idua! e7perience1 in order to trans5ute his persona! consciousness into $roup a6areness2 A2 Throu$h P!utoZunder the destroyin$ po6er o" deathZdeath o" desire, death o" the persona!ity and o" a!! 6hich ho!ds hi5 bet6een the pairs o" opposites, in order to achie8e the "ina! !iberation2 P!uto or death ne8er destroys the consciousness aspect2 -i7 p!anets, there"ore, $o8ern the Mutab!e 'ross as "ar as hu5anity is concerned and this in itse!" is si$ni"icant, "or si7 is the nu5ber o" the $reat 6or@ o" the period o" 5ani"estation, is the nu5ber o" Xthe :east,X 6hich is the !o6er nature as "ar as 5an is concerned, and is a!! that 6hich see@s to destroy the hi$her !i"e, but a!so that 6hich can be contro!!ed and directed "ina!!y by the sou!2 The si$ni"icance o" nu5bers enters into this science o" esoteric astro!o$y, and nu5ero!o$y, as it is, per se, a branch o" esoteric astro!o$y2 +o8eZMindZE7perienceZFor5Z,u5an 0nderstandin$Z 3eath: these are the @eynotes o" the "ourth 'reati8e ,ierarchy, the hu5an @in$do5 and they are e5bodied in the p!anetary in"!uences 6hich pour throu$h these p!anets "ro5 their a!!ied si$ns2 Throu$h the acti8ity o" these "orces 6hich 6or@ at this sta$e throu$h the Mutab!e 'ross, 5an is brou$ht to a $reat 'risis o" Po!arisation and to a point o" basic chan$e "or 6hich a!! the ear!ier and 5any chan$es ha8e prepared hi52=

%o6 e8en thou$h this 5ateria! 6as 6ritten in re!ation to the Pisces sub9ect, it has to app!y equa!!y to the -a$ittarian -ub9ect2 Perhaps, i" 6e are to hierarchica!iFe the esoteric p!anetary potencies associated 6ith -a$ittarius /9ust as 6e 5i$ht do "or the three other si$ns o" the Mutab!e 'ross1, 6e cou!d say that the Earth is the princip!e esoteric ru!er, and is subHser8ed by Renus, the Moon and P!uto2 The question "or us is, <3o 6e reco$niFe the abo8e 5entioned Renus, Moon and P!uto the5es as distincti8e o" the -a$ittarianO ,o6 do 6e put a `-a$ittarian spinK on the the5es o" 11 5ind trans5uted into 6isdo5 throu$h the instru5enta!ity o" !o8e: RenusM 21 bonda$e to "or5 ^Moon_ and the <up!i"t o" 5atter= in Ru!canZas 32J2 eni$5atica!!y statesZin Ru!canM ;1 the destroyin$ po6er o" a!! that ho!ds a 5an bet6een the pairs o" opposites: P!utoO %or5a!!y, the esoteric interpretations in an any chart, $enerica!!y, 6ou!d inc!ude re"erence to: a2 The (isin$ -i$n and the rays trans5itted throu$h it2 b2 the esoteric ru!er o" the (isin$ -i$n c2 the esoteric ru!er o" the -un -i$n2 d2 the p!anet or p!anets 6hich trans5it the sou! ray e2 the esoteric ru!ers o" a!! houses or t6e!8e ar5s o" a!! three 'rosses co5bined2 :ut, accordin$ to this 5ore synthetic approach, any -a$ittarian sub9ect 5ust $i8e "oca! consideration to Renus, the Moon, and P!uto, 6hether or not they are pro5inent in his chart by si$n, house or an$u!ar position2 To 5a@e an interpretation 6hich is di""erentiab!e "ro5 that to be o""ered "or a e5inian, Rir$oan or Piscean sub9ect, 6e 6ou!d ha8e to see ho6 Renus, the Moon and P!uto 6or@ "or a -a$ittarian2 That 5ind 5ust be trans5uted into 6isdo5M that 5atter 5ust be up!i"ted "ro5 bonda$eM and that 5an 5ust be !iberated "ro5 the pairs o" opposites throu$h the po6er o" death 6i!! be a $i8en2 :ut ho6 6ou!d a -a$ittarian approach the uti!iFation o" these necessari!y i5portant p!anetsZ i5portant because their "orces, !i@e the "orces o" the "our ar5s o" the Mutab!e 'ross itse!", 5eet at the 5idH6ay point2

B2The P!anetary (u!er o" a ,ierarchy2ZIn this particu!ar case, this p!anet is Mars, ru!in$ the si7th 'reati8e ,ierarchy, the !unar +ords /the e!e5enta!s o" the three"o!d persona!ity1 6ho ha8e to be brou$ht under the contro! o" the so!ar +ord2 The hierarchica! ru!er o" -a$ittarius is e7tre5e!y accessib!e, because the -i7th 'reati8e ,ierarchy is not re5ote, but, rather, a!5ost una8oidab!e2 The !unar !ords are to ascend, to be up!i"ted and !iberated2 )ne can see ho6 the -a$ittarian initiate 6ie!din$ the aspirationa! and e!e8ationa! po6er o" Mars cou!d contribute to the repo!ariFation o" the ato5s in the three !unar 8ehic!es, and ensure that they ser8e, co5p!ete!y, the directorZthe sou!2 # study o" the abo8e 6i!! re8ea! 5ost interestin$ re!ationships and pro8e 5y point anent the 5u!tip!icity o" ener$ies to 6hich the 6onder"u! 5echanis5 o" 5an can respond and to 6hich, as e8o!ution proceeds, he can beco5e increasin$!y sensiti8e2 32J2Ks point is that 6e a!! respond to a 5u!tip!icity o" ener$iesZ"ar 5ore than 6e 5i$ht ha8e i5a$ined by !oo@in$ at our -un -i$n and its re!ations in a narro6 6ay2 My 5ain point : I cannot here enter into a detai!ed ana!ysis o" the 5any ener$ies 6hich pour throu$h the discip!e as he arri8es at the "ina! sta$es upon the Mutab!e 'ross, and in -a$ittarius achie8es the deter5ination to Xdirect his steps into another 6ay o" !i"e and 6ith ardour "ir5 to 5ount another 'ross,X as the )!d 'o55entary puts it2 I can on!y point out that the "o!!o6in$ ray

"orces pour onto the 5an throu$h the 5ediu5 o" the "o!!o6in$ p!anets: E7oteric g MercuryZAth (ayZ,ar5ony throu$h 'on"!ict2 g PupiterZ2nd (ayZ+o8eH6isdo52

g RenusZ5th (ayZ'oncrete -cience2 Mind2

g The MoonZAth (ayZ,ar5ony throu$h 'on"!ict2 Esoteric g The EarthZ;rd (ayZ#cti8e Inte!!i$ence2

g P!utoH1st (ayZ3estructi8e aspect2 ,ierarchica! MarsZBth (ayZ3e8otion2 Gar to the death o" the persona!ity or "or52 #n ana!ysis o" this 6i!! sho6 that the X"orces o" con"!ictX are po6er"u! in this si$n, pri5ari!y in the !i"e o" the discip!e2 ,ar5ony throu$h 'on"!ict is cease!ess!y acti8e and appears in both the orthodo7 and the esoteric assi$n5ents2 The destructi8e po6er o" the "irst ray, "ocussed in P!uto, brin$s chan$e, dar@ness and death2 To this intensity and potency o" P!uto 5ust be added the "orce"u! and dyna5ic ener$y o" the p!anet Mars2 This brin$s the entire hu5an "a5i!y, as 6e!! as the indi8idua!, under the !a6 o" stri"e, based this ti5e upon si7th ray de8otion to an idea!, hi$h or !o62 #!! these p!ay upon the indi8idua! born in the si$n o" >Pa$e 1DD? -a$ittarius, as 6e!! as upon the "ourth 'reati8e ,ierarchy as a 6ho!e Ghen 32J2 spea@s o" the <"orces o" con"!ict=, ,e is seein$ tabu!atin$ the ray in"!uence o" Mercury, and the Moon and the character o" Mars2 ,e is sayin$ that con"!ict is inherent in the !i"e o" e8ery -a$ittarian because these p!anets are associated 6ith -a$ittarius because they are ru!ers o" the si$ns 6hich are the other ar5s o" the 'ross upon 6hich -a$ittarius is "ound2 This, you can see "or yourse!", brin$s in a terri"ic situation, and the "orces p!ayin$ upon the discip!e are o" a 5o5entous natureZpro8ided that the 5echanis5 o" a6areness is adequate to respond2 These "orces in a!! the si$ns are e8er present, but responsi8eness and sensiti8ity to their i5pact is dependent upon the nature o" the response apparatus2 Ponder upon this thou$ht, "or it is this sensiti8ity 6hich 5ar@s the di""erence bet6een the discip!e and the a8era$e 5an2 >E# 1D5H 1DD? I on!y ha8e ti5e no6 to open the the5e "or discussion2 I ha8e e8o!8ed a 5ethod "or esoteric chart interpretation 6hich ta@es a 5ore synthetic approach to a si$n /as su$$ested abo8e1 into consideration2 I 6i!! share at !east a prototype o" this 5ethod in a "orthco5in$ !etter2 There are so5e points to be $athered "ro5 a!! this concernin$ esoteric chart interpretation2 12 Esoteric chart interpretation 5ust be "ar 5ore synthetic than 6e 5ay ha8e be!ie8ed necessary2

22 -uch interpretation 5ust ta@e into consideration "actors 6hich 5ay not be e7oterica!!y indicated in the astro!o$ica! chart2 ;2 -i5p!y because an indi8idua! is a discip!e he has a responsibi!ity to 6or@ upon the 'ross and 6ith the esoteric ru!ers o" his 'ross2 ,e 5ust 6or@ 6ith these si$ns and p!anets 6hether or not they appear pro5inent in his astro!o$ica! chart2 A2 E8ery discip!e 5ust be ba!anced and roundedHout, be"ore his roundedHout causa! body can be destroyed at the "ourth initiation2 :y considerin$ the testi5ony o" a!! 5e5bers o" his birth 'ross and a!! e7oteric and esoteric ru!ers o" that 'ross, the 5ethod o" ba!ancin$ and roundin$Hout can be 5ore easi!y deduced2 It is 5y hope that 6e 5ay ta@e an order!y approach to de8e!opin$ the the5es o" esoteric astro!o$y 6ithin our $roup process2 #s "ar as I a5 concerned, the boo@ Esoteric #stro!o$y has not rea!!y been "atho5ed2 Ge cou!d do this, syste5atica!!y, and or$aniFe our discourse upon the5es 6ithin the boo@ 6hich need rea! study and penetration2 I 6i!! be bac@ to you 6ith 5ore ideas a!on$ this !ine2 #!so, I ha8e de8ised study questions "or e8ery pa$e o" the Esoteric #stro!o$y boo@2 :ecause 6e are en9oined to <Enquire the Gay=, 6e cou!d easi!y $ro6 by proposin$ questions and then ans6erin$ the52 #t so5e "uture ti5e, perhaps re!ati8e!y short!y, I 6i!! share so5e o" these questions, and 6e cou!d, i" 6e choose, see 6hether 6e can penetrate the52 :ac@

reat Ghee!s

Michae! 32 (obbins

/Ghat 3J has said about the :i$$er Picture1 /Rersion 1: Gith -o5e 'o55entary1

<-o!ar -yste5s and 'onste!!ations as P!anetary in their Motion: <The orbita! path o" the so!ar syste5 in the hea8ens around its cos5ic centre is no6 bein$ sensed, and the $enera! dri"t a!so o" our conste!!ation is bein$ ta@en into consideration as a 6e!co5e hypothesis2 -cientists ha8e not yet ad5itted into their ca!cu!ations the "act that our so!ar syste5 is re8o!8in$ around a cos5ic centre a!on$ 6ith si7 other conste!!ations o" e8en $reater 5a$nitude in the 5a9ority o" cases than ours, on!y one bein$ appro7i5ate!y o" the sa5e 5a$nitude as our so!ar syste52 This cos5ic centre in turn "or5s part o" a $reat 6hee! ti!!Zto the eye o" the i!!u5ined seerZthe entire 8au!t o" ,ea8en is seen to be in 5otion2 #!! the conste!!ations, 8ie6in$ the5 as a 6ho!e, are i5pe!!ed in one direction2= /T'F 10DA1 'o55entary: This is one o" the 5ost i5portant re"erences discussin$ the re!ationship o" our so!ar syste5 /or our conste!!ation1 to a center around 6hich it re8o!8es2 The di""erence bet6een so!ar syste5s and conste!!ations is b!inded in this re"erence2 In this case, <our so!ar syste5= 5ay be a oneH-un/ed1 so!ar syste5 or 5ay be a b!ind "or <our conste!!ation=2 'onc!usions 6hich can be dra6n "ro5 the para$raph abo8e are that 11 our so!ar syste5 is re8o!8in$ around a cos5ic centerM 21 our conste!!ation /co5posed o" se8en oneH-un/ed1 so!ar

syste5s1 is re8o!8in$ around a cos5ic centerM ;1 se8en conste!!ations /inc!udin$ ours1 are re8o!8in$ around a cos5ic center2 I" ;1 is true, then 21 and 11 are a!so true2(e!ated (e"erences on the (e8o!ution o" our -o!ar -yste5 <Ponder on this and re5e5ber a!so that our -un is tra8e!!in$ throu$h space /carryin$ our so!ar syste5 a!on$ in its sphere o" in"!uence1 around our o6n centra! and conditionin$ star 6hich it has been ri$ht!y presu5ed e7ists in the conste!!ation Taurus, the :u!!, bein$ "ound in the P!eiades2= /E# 1111 <A2 The (od o" the cos5ic +o$os associated 6ith our so!ar +o$os is secreted in that centra! spot in the hea8ens around 6hich our so!ar syste5 re8o!8es, and 6hich is ter5ed Xthe centra! spiritua! sun2X= /I,- 1;01 <%ote: The P!eiades as the centra! $roup o" the :u!! and #!cyone, one o" the C P!eiades, is supposed to be the star around 6hich our uni8erse re8o!8es2= /E# BCE1 <The P!eiades are the centre around 6hich our so!ar syste5 re8o!8es2=Z-2 32, II, 251, 5D1, 5D22 /T'F 115A1 <I" 6e study astrono5ica! boo@s, and see@ to ascertain 6hether >Pa$e 152? astrono5ers say that this is so, 6e sha!! 5eet 6ith a 8ast a5ount o" contradictory opinionM 6e sha!! "ind that so5e astrono5ers say that 6ithin the P!eiades is a centra! point around 6hich our so!ar syste5 re8o!8esM others say that in the conste!!ation o" ,ercu!es is the point o" 5a$netic attraction "or our so!ar syste52 )n the other hand, you 6i!! "ind this "!at!y contradicted2= /')# 151H1521 3J then e7trapo!ates "ro5 our tiny so!ar syste5 to the <entire 8au!t o" ,ea8en=2 The o!d 'o55entary e7presses this obscure truth as "o!!o6s: XThe one 6hee! turns2 )ne turn a!one is 5ade, and e8ery sphere, and suns o" a!! de$rees, "o!!o6 its course2 'o55entary: )n!y one turn 6ou!d be necessary, as the reason "or cyc!icity is to a!!o6 a cyc!in$ entity to sequentia!!y absorb "ro5 other entities /o" a nature $reater than itse!"12 # superior "orce can on!y be co5p!ete!y absorbed by an in"erior "orce in ti5e, The )ne reat Entity, ho6e8er, has none $reater than itse!" "ro5 6ho5 to absorb2 Its one s!o6 turn a!!o6s "or a sequentia! e5ission to a!! !esser entities 6ho 5ust recei8e that e5ission2 The ni$ht o" ti5e is !ost in it, and @a!pas 5easure !ess than seconds in the !itt!e day o" 5an2 'o55entary: I" 6e atte5pt a !itt!e ca!cu!ation, 6e note /T'F ;E1 that a Ja!pa is 5easured as A, ;20,000,000 years2 Ten 5i!!ion 5i!!ion @a!pas is A2;2 7 10 /2;rd12 #ssu5in$ that a :rah5ic cyc!e is ;,110,A00,000,000, then t6ice ten 5i!!ion 5i!!ion :rah5ic cyc!es is B2220D 7 10 /2Bth12 +et us suppose a $eneric a$e "or the uni8erse o" 100 uni8ersa! years or cos5ic years, 9ust as the a$e o" our so!ar syste5 or so!ar +o$os is 100 years o" :rah5a2 I" 6e suppose /conser8ati8e!y1 that one hour o" cos5ic ti5e has passed, then 6e 6ish to @no6 ho6 5any hours there are in 100 years2 -o 6e ta@e 2A hours in a day, 7 ;B0 days in a year, 7 100 years and arri8e at DBA,000 hours2 I" 6e !oo@ at the "o!!o6in$ sentenceZ< Ten 5i!!ion 5i!!ion @a!pas pass, and t6ice ten 5i!!ion 5i!!ion :rah5ic cyc!es and yet one hour o" cos5ic ti5e is not co5p!eted and interpret that ten 5i!!ion 5i!!ion @a!pas are to be added to t6ice ten 5i!!ion 5i!!ion :rah5ic cyc!es, the su5 is 120525 7 10 /50th1 6hich is /8ery 8ery rou$h!y1 the nu5ber o" earth years 6hich ha8e passed durin$ the ti5e o" one cos5ic hour2 :ut this "i$ures 5ust be 5u!tip!ied by DBA,000 to "ind out ho6 5any earth years pass is 100 cos5ic years2 The resu!t is E20E;B 7 10 /55th1 This 5eans /i" 6e can restrain our !au$hter at the absurdity o" such ca!cu!ations1 then the "o!!o6in$ nu5ber o" earth years 6i!! be "ound in the duration o" the Entire 0ni8erseZaccordin$ to the occu!t "i$ures /and presu5in$ the ob8ious!y "i$urati8e !an$ua$e used abo8e to ha8e so5e re!ation to "act12

E0,E;B,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 earth years2 This is a 6ay to e7press such a nu5ber in 6ords2 I 6i!! chec@ the Encyc!opedia :ritannica re"erence2 )" course such a "i$ure is 6i!d!y inco55ensurate 6ith 6hat present day science proposes, and, I 6ou!d assu5e, inc!udes 8ast cyc!es 6ithin the sub9ecti8e uni8erse2 )" course, accordin$ to the )!d 'o55entary, the nu5ber 6ou!d rea!!y be $reater, because <and yet one hour o" cos5ic ti5e is not co5p!eted=2 Ge do not @no6 ho6 5uch is co5p!eted and ho6 5uch re5ains2 Ghen, "or the sa@e o" si5p!icity /and because one hour is the on!y de"inite 5easure5ent 6e can use1 6e presu5e that one hour o" cos5ic ti5e has e!apsed, 6e are, o" course, underesti5atin$ the nu5ber o" earth years 6hich 6ou!d be contained 6ithin that hour o" cos5ic ti5e2 Fro5 another perspecti8e, IF @a!pas 6ere seconds o" cos5ic ti5e /and 6e are to!d that they are !ess1, then there 6ou!d be ;2110A 7 10/Eth1 second in 100 cos5ic years2 Mu!tip!yin$ this "i$ure by the "i$ure "or a @a!paZA,;20,000,000 yrsZ6e arri8e at 1;,A;B,E2D,000,000,000,000 years in a cos5ic century2 This "i$ure is co5p!ete!y inco55ensurate 6ith the hu$e "i$ure $i8en abo8e2 Thus, 6e 5ust conc!ude that @a!pas 5easure not on!y !ess that seconds in the !itt!e day o" 5an, but "ar, "ar, "ar !ess than second in the !itt!e day o" 5anS Ten 5i!!ion 5i!!ion @a!pas pass, and t6ice ten 5i!!ion 5i!!ion :rah5ic cyc!es and yet one hour o" cos5ic ti5e is not co5p!eted2 'o55entary: In the ca!cu!ation abo8e, I added the t6o "i$ures to$ether, because o" the 6ord, <and=, but it 6ou!d be possib!e to use either o" the5 a!one2 I thin@ ho6e8er, that the )!d 'o55entary is su$$estin$ a su52 -ti!!, the !an$ua$e is a!! "i$urati8e and poetic rather than e7act and scienti"ic, so the best 6e can hope "or is to $enerate a "i$ure 6ith a `reasonab!eK order o" 5a$nitude2 Githin the 6hee!, "or5in$ that 6hee!, are a!! the !esser 6hee!s "ro5 the "irst to the tenth di5ension2 These in their cyc!ic turn ho!d in their spheres o" "orce other and !esser 6hee!s2 .et 5any suns co5pose the cos5ic )ne2 'o55entary: Ten di5ensions are si$ni"icant2 Ge @no6 that in re!ation to any 'reati8e ,ierarchy, there are se8en di8isions o" "or5 and nine di8isions o" consciousness2 Perhaps there is a correspondence in -pectra! '!asses or in +u5inosity '!asses2 )r 5ore occu!t!y, perhaps there is a correspondence in the <orders= 6hich 3J assi$ns to di""erent stars or so!ar syste5s2 For instance, our so!ar syste5 is a <syste5 o" the "ourth order=M :ete!$euse is a syste5 o" the second order2 cGith re$ard to the Ten 3i5ensions, uni8ersa!!y considered, perhaps so5e e7terna! cos5ic structures can be su$$esti8e2 12 #to5 22 Man ;2 P!anet A2 -o!ar syste5 52 'onste!!ations /inc!udin$ -uperH 'onste!!ations, !i@e the )#G%M:-1 B2 '!usters and !obu!ar '!usters C2 a!a7ies D2 Fa5i!y o" a!a7ies E2 -uperH a!a7ies 102 The Entire Rau!t o" the ,ea8ens )" course, these are a!! e7terna! structures /in ti5e and space1, and at best can be on!y sy5bo!ic representations o" the Entities Gho ensou! the52 I rea!iFe as 6e!! that I a5 not a6are o" a!! possib!e structures, so 5any other 5ay be si$ni"icant, and the ones !isted 5ay not a!! be pri5ary2 -ti!!, it is an atte5pt to su$$est possib!e di5ensions o" the <6hee!s= 6ithin the uni8erse2 Ghee!s 6ithin 6hee!s, spheres 6ithin spheres2 Each pursues his course and attracts or re9ects his brother, and yet cannot escape "ro5 the encirc!in$ ar5s o" the 5other2 'o55entary: The $reat +a6 o" #ttraction /and (epu!sion1 is uni8ersa!!y operati8e2 The study o" po!arity is a!!Hi5portant on a!! !e8e!s2 It 6ou!d be interestin$ to @no6 that so!ar syste5 6hich is, to ours, the po!ar opposite, as 6e!! as those so!ar syste5s or conste!!ations 6hich are antithetica! to

the 8ibration o" our so!ar syste52 The <5other= here is probab!y `uni8ersa! "or5K2 Ghen the 6hee!s o" the "ourth di5ension, o" 6hich our sun is one and a!! that is o" !esser "orce and hi$her nu5ber, such as the ei$hth and ninth de$rees, turn upon the5se!8es, de8our each other, and turn and rend their 5other, then 6i!! the cos5ic 6hee! be ready "or a "aster re8o!ution2X 'o55entary: It is di""icu!t to thin@ that de8e!op5ents 6hich occur in re!ation to our sun cou!d ha8e any in"!uence 6hatsoe8er on the <cos5ic 6hee!= IF that <cos5ic 6hee!= represents the )ne reat Ghee!2 :ut IF that cos5ic 6hee! is a conste!!ationa! 6hee! /in 6hich our sun p!ays a ro!e1 or e8en a superHconste!!ationa! 6hee! /!i@e the )#G%M:- !e8e!H21 then de8e!op5ents in re!ation to our sun cou!d ha8e an e""ect2 The 6ord <de$rees= su$$ests that the 6ord <di5ension= represents initiatory statusZa5on$ the stars2 Ge @no6 our sun is one o" the <"ourth order=M that it is said, here, that our sun is a 6hee! <o" the "ourth di5ension= see5s to su$$est that the ter5, <di5ension= /as here used1 is equi8a!ent to order nu5ber2 That the 6hee!s <turn upon the5se!8es= su$$ests "ourth di5ensiona! rotationZthe <6hee! turnin$ on itse!"=, as cha@ras are said to do2 That they <de8our each other= su$$ests the processes o" absorption and obscuration2 Those 5ore inc!usi8e entities o" a hi$her order, re5ainM the !o6er entities are absorbed into the5, 9ust as the :rah5ic p!anets are absorbed into -aturn, Mercury into 0ranus and Renus into %eptuneZand the three synthesiFin$ p!anets into the -un2 It 6i!!, there"ore, be apparent that the po6er o" 5an to concei8e o" these 6hir!in$ conste!!ations, to 5easure their interaction, and to rea!ise their essentia! unity is not as yet $reat enou$h2 Ge are to!d that e8en to the >Pa$e 10D5? !iberated 3hyan 'hohan the 5ystery o" that 6hich !ies beyond his o6n so!ar (in$HPassH%ot is hid2 'o55entary: -o, !ar$e!y, 6e are dea!in$ 6ith the un@no6ab!e, and si5p!y tryin$ to understand certain structura! probabi!ities, 6ithout bein$ ab!e to enter into the qua!ity o" such entities, esoterica!!y2 It is si$ni"icant that conste!!ations are ca!!ed <6hir!in$ conste!!ations=, su$$estin$ both rotary 5otion and the 5otion o" <re8o!ution= /6hich is connected to the spira! cyc!ic 5otion o" the second ray2 The @ind o" 5otion 6hich is ca!!ed <dri"t= is a!!ied to the 5otion 6hich is ca!!ed <dri8in$ "or6ard throu$h space= or <pro$ress on6ard=, and it is "irst ray 5otion2 'ertain in"!uences indicate to ,i5 and certain !ines o" "orce de5onstrate to ,i5 the "act that so5e conste!!ations are @nit 6ith ,is syste5 in a c!ose and corporate union2 Ge @no6 that the reat :ear, the P!eiades, 3raco or the 3ra$on are in so5e 6ay associated 6ith the so!ar syste5 but as yet ,e @no6s not their "unction nor the nature o" the other conste!!ations2 'o55entary: 3J has $i8en us the "unction o" 3raco the 3ra$on as associated 6ith the center at the base o" the spine o" the )#G%M:-2 Much has a!so been $i8en on the reat :ear and the P!eiades, so it is di""icu!t to reconci!e the state5ent here $i8en that the 3hyan 'hohan does not @no6 the nature o" their "unction2 It 5ust a!so be re5e5bered that the turnin$ o" our tiny syste5ic 6hee!, and the re8o!ution o" a cos5ic 6hee! can be hastened, or retarded, by in"!uences e5anatin$ "ro5 un@no6n or unrea!ised conste!!ations 6hose association 6ith a syste5ic or a cos5ic +o$os is as 5ysterious re!ati8e!y as the e""ect indi8idua!s ha8e upon each other in the hu5an "a5i!y2 This e""ect is hidden in !o$oic @ar5a and is beyond the @en o" 5an2 'o55entary: ,ere 3J is ta!@in$ about our so!ar +o$os and /I be!ie8e1 the ne7t type entity in hierarchica! order, a cos5ic +o$os /i2e2, a conste!!ationa! +o$os: c"2 T'F 2E;1 The 0ni8erse

:e"ore enterin$ the ne7t section, 6hich raises the sca!e o" our consideration "ar beyond the usua!, !et us see i" 6e can understand ho6 3J uses the 6ord <uni8erse=2 -e8era! 5eanin$s are possib!e: 12 The Mani"est and 0n5ani"est Entirety 22 The Mani"est Entirety, both 8isib!e and in8isib!e, as there are 5any 5ani"estations on /to us1 in8isib!e p!anes2 ;2 That part o" the Mani"est Entirety 6hich is 8isib!e and ob9ecti8eZi2e2, con8entiona!!y 5ateria!2 A2 -o5e aspect o" the Mani"est Entirety2 For instance, a <uni8erse= 5i$ht be a re!ati8e!y s5a!! structure, such as a $a!a7y2 There are too 5any re"erences to <uni8erse= /;BC1, but perhaps so5e re"erences to <our uni8erse= can be te!!in$, presu5ab!y because i" there is an <our uni8erse= there is a!so a uni8erse 6ith is not ours2 In this case, the <uni8erse= 6ou!d not represent the Entirety /8isib!e andQor in8isib!e12

The 0ni8ersa! 0ni8erse: <This so!ar 3eity is a pecu!iar and characteristic e7pression o" the qua!ity o" the so!ar +o$os2 For$et not that in the $reat sche5e o" the uni8ersa! uni8erse /not 9ust our uni8erse1 our so!ar +o$os is as di""erentiated and distincti8e in qua!ity as are any o" the sons o" 5en2= /EP I 251

'o55entary: It is c!ear "ro5 the "ore$oin$, that one 5ust be care"u! 6hen interpretin$ the 6ord <uni8erse=, because c!ear!y, it does not a!6ays represent the Entirety2 Perhaps the ter5 <uni8ersa! uni8erse= represents the Entirety, but there is no assurance o" this2 I ha8e "ound in the ##: boo@s, that such 6ords as <uni8erse= and <in"inite= are not used in their u!ti5ate senses, but on!y to re"er to structures or nu5bers 6hich are 8ery !ar$e2 The -o!ar +o$os :rin$in$ our <0ni8erse= into :ein$: <+et us, ta!@in$ necessari!y in sy5bo!s, consider the uni8ersa! -ou!, or the consciousness o" the +o$os Gho brou$ht our uni8erse into bein$2 +et us re$ard the 3eity as per8adin$ the "or5 o" ,is so!ar syste5 6ith !i"e, and as bein$ conscious o" ,is 6or@, o" ,is pro9ect and ,is $oa!2 This so!ar syste5 is an appearance, but od re5ains transcendent2 Githin a!! "or5s od is i55anent, yet persists a!oo" and 6ithdra6n2= /EP I 5C1

'o55entary: #!thou$h this re"erence cou!d be considered so5e6hat b!inded, it does see5 to discuss the creation o" a so!ar syste5 as a uni8erse2 In this case, a <uni8erse= is si5p!y a 8ery !ar$e entiretyZthe 6ho!e thin$ o" a !ar$e thin$ /e8en thou$h this thin$ 5ay be 8ery 8ery s5a!! 6ithin the structure o" the <uni8ersa! uni8erse=12 +ocation o" <)ur 0ni8erse=S: <Ge need to bear in 5ind that our uni8erse /as "ar as the hi$hest hu5an consciousness can as yet concei8e o" it1 is to be "ound on the se8en subp!anes o" the cos5ic physica! p!ane, and that our hi$hest type o" ener$y, e5bodyin$ "or us the purest e7pression o" -pirit, is but the "orce 5ani"estation o" the "irst subp!ane o" the cos5ic physica!

p!ane2 Ge are dea!in$, there"ore, as "ar as consciousness is concerned, 6ith 6hat 5i$ht be re$arded sy5bo!ica!!y as the brain reaction and response >Pa$e B? to cos5ic purpose,Zthe brain reaction o" od ,i5se!"2= /EP II 5HB1 'o55entary: '!ear!y, our uni8erse, as here discussed, is si5p!y the entirety o" a $reat entity /an entity re!ati8e!y !i5ited co5pared to the $reater Entirety12 -econd (ay -ou!s Gor@ on the +ine o" +east (esistance 6ithin )ur 0ni8erse: <-ou!s on this ray, as they co5e into incarnation throu$h desire, attract2 They are 5a$netic 5ore than they are dyna5icM they are constructi8e, and they 6or@ a!on$ the !ine 6hich is, "or a!! !i8es and "or5s, the !ine o" !east resistance 6ithin our uni8erse2= /EP II D112

'o55entary: Thus, c!ear!y, there 5ust be other uni8erses in 6hich the !ine o" !east resistance 5i$ht be so5e other ray2 )ur 0ni8erse o" ,ea8ens: <It 5ust be re5e5bered that, "ro5 certain an$!es, the circ!e o" t6e!8e si$ns or conste!!ations constitutes a specia! unity 6hich re8o!8es 6ithin our uni8erse o" hea8ens as our p!anet re8o!8es in the centre o" our circ!e o" in"!uences2= /EP II 1EB1 'o55entary: +oca!, a$ain2 )ur 0ni8erse o" Fi7ed -tars: <c2 They are thus considered /#!cyone, in particu!ar1 as the centra! point around 6hich our uni8erse o" "i7ed stars re8o!8es2X /II2 5D221= /EP II B5C1 'o55entary: #!cyoneQthe P!eiades cannot be the center o" the entire Entirety, ob8ious!y2 -o c!ear!y there are certain stars and star $roups 6hich, in their a$$re$ate, are considered <our uni8erse o" "i7ed stars=, and a!! o" these re8o!8e around #!cyoneQP!eiades2 The -a5e Idea: <%ote: The P!eiades as the centra! $roup o" the :u!! and #!cyone, one o" the C P!eiades, is supposed to be the star around 6hich our uni8erse re8o!8es2= /E# BCE1 # Pecu!iar -equence: <I rea!ise that this in"or5ation has !itt!e 5eanin$ to you and !ies beyond your understandin$, but so 6as 5uch that I $a8e you in # Treatise on 'os5ic Fire2 Its so!e 8a!ue "or you !ies in the re8e!ation o" the !in@in$ up and the interp!ay bet6een a!! parts o" our so!ar syste5, our uni8erse and the Fodiac2= /(&I 2BE1 'o55entary: -o i" the ter5 <uni8erse= /as here used1 5eant `the reat Entire!yK, it 6ou!d be 5ost pecu!iar to !ist it in a sequence 6ith our so!ar syste5 and the Fodiac2 'o55entary: Thus, I thin@ it is c!ear that 6e 5ust be 5ost care"u! !est 6e 9u5p to conc!usions in thin@in$ that the ter5 <uni8erse= necessari!y e7tends to the Entire EntiretyZthou$h at ti5es, it 5ay2 3i""erent Ghee!s and their Ma$nitude <The 6hee! o" the uni8erse, or the su5tota! o" a!! stars and starry syste5s2= /T'F 10D51 'o55entary: Ge can accept this state5ent at "ace 8a!ueZna5e!y that this <6hee! o" the uni8erse= does, indeed, represent the <su5 tota!= o" the reat Entirety2 Ghether this is possib!e 6e sha!! see2 )r, it cou!d represent the su5tota! o" a!! stars and starry syste5s 6ithin a !i5ited structure, such as a $a!a7y2 # cos5ic 6hee!, or $roup o" se8en conste!!ations These are $rouped accordin$ to a2 Their 5a$nitude b2 Their 8ibration c2 Their co!our d2 Their in"!uence upon each other2 'o55entary: Gords !i@e <conste!!ation= and <syste5= are $enericZthey o"ten do not app!y to one particu!ar

structura! !e8e! in the $reater uni8erse2 3J does de"ine the5 speci"ica!!y, in the 6ay 6e 6ou!d consider con8entiona! /EP I 1521, but "requent!y ,e uses these ter5s in a !ess precise, 5ore b!inded or b!indin$ 6ay2 # cos5ic 6hee! cou!d be a $a!a7y or so5ethin$ !ess2 )n "ace 8a!ue, 6e cannot te!! anythin$ about the scope o" such a cos5ic 6hee!2 Perhaps there 6i!! be hints be!o62 These cos5ic 6hee!s, accordin$ to the esoteric boo@s, are di8ided into "ortyHnine $roups, each co5prisin$ 5i!!ions o" septenary conste!!ations2 'o55entary: %o6 6e be$in to see so5ethin$ o" the siFe o" such a cos5ic 6hee!, 6hich 6i!! te!! us so5ethin$ about ho6 to interpret the uni8ersa! 6hee!2 +et us !oo@ at so5e o" the !ar$est cos5ic structures 6hich 3J has 5apped "or us2 )n T'F ;AA, 6e see se8en !ar$e :ein$s, each 6ith se8en subdi8isions2 There are there"ore, AE subdi8isions, on the cos5ic 5onadic p!ane2 :0T, it is su$$ested that each o" these AE trian$!es has on!y one $roup o" se8en conste!!ations2 In the dia$ra5, the se8en stars o" the reat :ear are one such se8en"o!d conste!!ation2 The @ind o" cos5ic 6hee! 6e are dea!in$ 6ith has "ortyHnine $roups each o" 6hich contain <5i!!ions o" septenary conste!!ations=, thus, 6hen considerin$ a cos5ic 6hee! o" this @ind, 6e 5ay be ta!@in$ about a $a!a7y /or e8en so5ethin$ !ar$er12 )n the !ar$est !e8e!, such cos5ic 6hee!s, cou!d be an #rchetypa! -e8en, co5posed o" "ortyHnine $roups, each o" 6hich is co5posed o" 5i!!ions o" se8en"o!d $a!a7iesS )n this !e8e!, rather than a so!ar +o$os and its so!ar syste5 bein$ the "unda5enta! unit, a $a!a7y cou!d be considered a "unda5enta! unit2 Then, 9ust as there are so!ar syste5s, conste!!ations, superHconste!!ations and supre5e conste!!ations /6hich are 5apped, I be!ie8e, on T'F 2E;1Zthere 6ou!d be a $a!a7y, a conste!!ation o" se8en $a!a7ies, a superHconste!!ation o" "ortyHnine $a!a7ies, and a supre5eH conste!!ation o" ;A; $a!a7ies2 )" course, that cou!d not be the end o" the storyS For purposes o" study by the #depts, they are each @no6n by a sy5bo!, and these "orty nine sy5bo!s e5body a!! that can be apprehended anent the siFe, 5a$nitude, qua!ity, 8ibratory acti8ity, and ob9ecti8e o" those $reat "or5s throu$h 6hich an E&I-TE%'E is e7periencin$2 The 'hohans o" hi$h de$ree @no6 the "orty nine sounds 6hich $i8e the qua!ity o" the consciousness aspect o" these $reat :ein$s Gho are as "ar re5o8ed "ro5 the consciousness o" our so!ar +o$os as the consciousness o" 5an is re5o8ed "ro5 that o" a crysta!2 'o55entary: %o6 this is a bi$ hint2 Man is as a ce!! to the p!anetary +o$os, and presu5ab!y, 5ore !i@e a crysta! to a so!ar +o$os2 'rysta!s, I be!ie8e, can be both e!e5entary /co5posed o" e!e5entary substance1 or 5o!ecu!ar2 I cou!d not $o so "ar as to say that to a so!ar +o$os, 5an is as an ato52 :ut it is necessary "or us to say that 5an, to a so!ar +o$os is !ess than the ce!! he is to the p!anetary +o$os2 'onsiderin$ the bi!!ions or e8en tri!!ions o" ce!!s 6hich can be "ound in the hu5an body, to 6hat type o" Entity cou!d a so!ar +o$os be considered a ce!!2 Ge!!, there are, I be!ie8e, bi!!ions o" stars in a $a!a7y2 )ne 6as disco8ered, re!ati8e!y recent!y, 6hich has si7 tri!!ionS Thus, to 5e, I thin@ the proportion 6hich sees a so!ar +o$os as a ce!! 6ithin the a!actic +o$os is reasonab!e2 :ut 6hat is the hierarchica! distance bet6een a ce!! and a crysta!2 I donKt @no62 #!so, 6hat is the hierarchica! distance bet6een a ce!! and an ato5O 'ertain!y 11 interna! ce!! structures, 21 co5p!e7Hor$anic 5o!ecu!es, 21 si5p!e 5o!ecu!es, and then A1 ato5s 5ust !ie bet6een2 Then, there is the question o" 6hether there are E&I-TE%'E- in re!ation to 6hich the ana!o$y 5ust be e7tended to inc!ude subHato5ic partic!es /o" 8arious 5a$nitudes12 -)S I" a so!ar +o$os is as a ce!! /6e hypothesiFe1 to a a!actic +o$os, to 6hat sort o" E&I-TE%'E is it as a crysta! /6hich is an a$$re$ation o" si5p!e 5o!ecu!es or ato5s12 The idea o" a$$re$ation is here i5portant, other6ise the Tibetan cou!d ha8e said, <as a 5o!ecu!e= or <as an ato5=2 :ut in a crysta! is to be "ound the idea o" 5anyZenou$h to 5a@e a crysta!!ine structure2

Perhaps the :ein$ 6e are !oo@in$ "or is an Entity ensou!in$ se8en $a!a7ies or "ortyHnine $a!a7ies, or ;A; $a!a7ies2 Ge can discuss2 -uch a bein$ 6ou!d be to the a!actic Gor!d 6hat a <'os5ic Parabrah5= 6ou!d be the 6or!d o" so!ar +o$oiS /-ee T'F ;AA1 The @no6!ed$e thus appreciated by the 'hohans is natura!!y theoretica! and con8eys on!y to their re!ati8e!y !i5ited consciousness the $enera! nature o" the $roup o" conste!!ations, and the "orce occasiona!!y e5anatin$ "ro5 the5 6hich has at ti5es to be ta@en into ca!cu!ation 'o55entary: 'o5in$ <bac@ to earth= so to spea@, it 6ou!d be hard to i5a$ine that a 'hohan, 6hose technica! @no6!ed$e does not !ie beyond the so!ar rin$HpassHnot, cou!d be interested in any e7traH$a!actic structure2 It is hard to be!ie8e a!so that anythin$ beyond our )#G%M:- 6ou!d be o" concern2 -yste5ic 6hee!s, or the ato5ic !i"e o" indi8idua! conste!!ations2 These a$ain are di8ided into ;A; $roups @no6n to the #dept a$ain throu$h a series o" characters "or5in$ a 6ord 6hich throu$h its ideo$raphic nature con8eys essentia! in"or5ation to the #dept The ideo$raph "or our so!ar syste5 5ay in part be disc!osed H not the characters the5se!8es but a di$est o" that "or 6hich the characters stand2 'o55entary: It beco5es c!ear that a <syste5ic 6hee!= is 5uch !ar$er than a oneH-un/ed1 so!ar syste52 The <conste!!ations= here cited are 8ery !ar$e as they contain ;A; $roups2 The "unda5enta! unit /o" 6hich there are ;A;1 is probab!y a so!ar syste5 !i@e our o6n2 Fro5 this perspecti8e a <syste5ic 6hee!= 6ou!d be a <'os5ic Parabrah5 /T'F ;AA1 each containin$ ;A; so!ar +o$oi /at !east 5a9or so!ar +o$oi12 E8ery one o" the ;A; is in a sense a $roup because they e8ery so!ar +o$os has p!anets re8o!8in$ around it /or the potentia! "or such !esser !i8es 6hich cooperate 6ith it12 Ge ha8e to see ho6 !itera!!y 6e 6ish to ta@e the 6ord <ato5ic !i"e= I" a 'os5ic Parabrah5 is as a ato5 to a the <septenary conste!!ations= !isted abo8eHHH/5i!!ions o" the5 are "ound in each o" the AE $roups into 6hich a cos5ic 6hee! is di8ided1, then 6hat 5ust be the 5a$nitudes o" a cos5ic 6hee! and its AE $roups, and the 5i!!ions o" conste!!ations "ound in each o" those $roups2 )ne can see ho6 8ery b!inded or b!indin$ are these re"erences2 There is no certainty here2 -ince so!ar syste5s are the type o" Entities 6hich ha8e ideo$raphs, it beco5es c!ear that :ein$s in the cate$ory o" <-yste5ic Ghee!s= are 'os5ic Parabrah5s2 The question is, are these 'os5ic Parabrah5s ato5ic to 11 a 'os5ic Ghee!M 21to one o" the AE $roups into 6hich 'os5ic Ghee!s are di8idedM or ;1 to one o" the 5i!!ions o" <conste!!ations= 6hich co5prise one o" the AE di8isions o" a 'os5ic Ghee!O #s there are e8en bi!!ions o" $a!a7ies in our cos5os, it 5ay be that the "unda5enta! unit o" such 'os5ic Ghee!s are not so!ar +o$oi at a!!, but are $a!a7ies the5se!8es2 The Ma9or 3i8isions o" the 'os5ic Entirety cou!d !oo@ !i@e this: 12 )ne 0ni8ersa! Ghee!Za!! stars and starry syste5s 22 'os5ic Ghee!sZthe se8en !ar$est substructures in 'os5os2 ;2 -ubH'os5ic Ghee!sZthe se8en"o!d di8isions o" each 'os5ic Ghee! A2 Forty %ine roupsZthe se8en"o!d di8isions into 6hich each -ubH'os5ic Ghee! is di8ided2 52 Mi!!ions o" septenary conste!!ations /in 6hich the basic unit is a $a!a7y1 B2 a!a7ies, the5se!8es2 C2 -e8en -ubH a!actic 3i8isions D2 !obu!ar c!usters 6ithin -e8en -ubH a!actic 3i8isionsZ5aybe this is not a !e$iti5ate cate$ory1 E2 -yste5ic Ghee!s /o" ;A; so!ar +o$oi1 6ithin the !obu!ar '!usters, or so5e $a!actic subdi8ision2 Each -yste5ic Ghee! is a 'os5ic Parabrah52 102 -e8en )#G%M:-s 6ithin each -yste5ic Ghee!2 /T'F ;A;1 112 -e8en se8en"o!d conste!!ations 6ithin each )#G%M:-2 122 -e8en so!ar !o$oi 6ithin each such se8en"o!d conste!!ation2 1;2 -e8en 5a9or p!anets /p!anetary sche5es1 6ithin each so!ar +o$os2 1A2 -e8en chains 6ithin each p!anetary sche5e2 152 -e8en $!obes 6ithin each p!anetary chain2 1B2 -e8en $roups o" Monads 6ithin each p!anetary $!obe2 /<Monadic

$roupin$s=1 1C2 -e8en subH$roups 6ithin each 5onadic $roupin$Zthese subH$roups corre!atin$ to the se8en subrays o" the Monad2 /c"2 T'F 1CB1 These are essentia!!y #shra5ic $roups2 1D2 Etc2 do6n to the 5icrocos5ic !e8e!2 )ur so!ar syste5 is disc!osed as bein$: a2 # syste5 o" the "ourth order, ha8in$ its "orce centres upon the "ourth cos5ic p!ane, and 5a@in$ its ob9ecti8e 5ani"estation "ro5 the "ourth syste5ic p!ane, 8ia the "ourth subp!ane o" the syste5ic physica! p!ane2 b2 :!ue in co!our, esoteric oran$e and $reen2 c2 # syste5 6hich is occu!t!y @no6n to the #dept as Xin an airy si$n in 6hich the :ird can "!y2X d2 # syste5 "or5ed o" Xthree "ires 6hich "or5 a "ourth2X e2 # syste5 in 6hich the :ird has X"our tai! "eathersX >Pa$e 10DC? and hence can occu!t!y X5ount to a hi$her p!ane and "ind its "i"th2X "2 # syste5 6hich has "our 5a9or cyc!es, and 5inor periods o" 5ani"estation 6hich are 5u!tip!es o" that "i$ure2 $2 # syste5 6hich in the a!che5ica! phraseo!o$y o" the Masters is 8ie6ed as bein$ Xa product o" the "ourthM the "ourth itse!" in process o" trans5utationM and the !i8in$ stone 6ith "our she!!s2X #!! this can be seen at one $!ance by the Master 6ho has the ideo$raphic 6ord be"ore ,i52 )ther ideo$ra5s are a8ai!ab!e "or ,is use 6hich $i8e ,i5 the i55ediate in"or5ation as ,e studies the in"!uences contactin$ our so!ar syste52 P!anetary Ghee!s2 For these there are ten 5odes o" e7pression2 /-che5e rounds shou!d be inc!uded1 'hain 6hee!s , ca!!ed in so5e o" the boo@s rounds2 /There are chain rounds and sche5e rounds12 /Inc!udin$2222the Ghee! o" the 'hain, the Ghee! o" a $!obe, the Ghee! o" a race1 The re8o!ution o" any one $!obe2 The cyc!e o" the three 6or!ds The 6hee! o" a p!ane The re8o!ution or cyc!ic appearance o" a @in$do5 in nature2 This app!ies 6ithin a sche5e but on!y to the "our @in$do5s in ob9ecti8e appearance2 The re8o!ution o" a p!anetary center producin$ 5onadic appearance2 The 5onadic 6hee!, or the periodic appearance o" units o" the "ourth 'reati8e ,ierarchy2 Thus 6e pass do6n the sca!e throu$h a!! the @in$do5s and "or5s ti!! 6e arri8e at the tiny re8o!ution o" the ato5 o" substance2= /T'F 10DC1 :ac@ 7777777777777777777777 The #stro!o$y o" Mani"estation and #bstraction

%i@!as %ih!en

12 The #stro!o$y o" Mani"estation The p!anetary +o$os 6or@s throu$h the $roups in ,is centres, and accordin$ to the centre under sti5u!ation so 6i!! the $roups concerned be a""ected2 The action o" the p!anetary +o$os trans"ers into the e$oic i5pu!se that is "e!t as a pu!sation, or access o" ener$y, e5anatin$ "ro5 the centra! point2 Fro5 the $roup centre there"ore e5anates an ur$e to rene6ed acti8ity, and this spreads throu$hout the $roup !otus unti! the units 6ho respond to that particu!ar ray 8ibration occu!t!y a6a@en2 )n a !o6er turn o" the spira! this can be seen as the ashra5, 6here the 8ibration o" the 5aster is contactin$ or sti5u!atin$ certain discip!es "or a tas@2 The 'hiron epoch is re"!ecti8e o" 6hat is 5entioned abo8e, and the sti5u!ation is e7perienced as the need to enter upon the Yuest o" the -ou!2

)ne o" the cha!!en$es 6ith this epoch is the indi8idua! ur$e 8ersus the $roup 6i!!2 ,o6e8er, it 5ay 8ery 6e!! be ri$ht to !ea8e one $roup to enter upon ones o6n 6ay, 6hich 6i!! !ater on !ead to the "indin$ o" ones truer $roup2 3iscern5ent as to ri$ht decision can on!y be reached by "indin$ and "o!!o6in$ ones inner5ost dri8in$ 5oti8e2 To continue, it can be said that each point concerned responds by a pri5ary contraction "o!!o6ed by an out$oin$ o" e7pansi8e disp!ay o" ener$y2 Each Identity concerned proceeds to sound a 6ord2 The -i$5aQMaat epoch is re"!ecti8e o" 6hat is here 5entioned2 In response to the de5and, there is the soundin$ o" the appropriate Gord and the apportionin$ o" the @ar5a "or the speci"ic cyc!e2 This inc!udes a true esti5ation o" the ti5e cyc!e required "or acco5p!ish5ent o" the tas@HH restorin$ the p!an on earth2 This sound then e7pands into a 5antra5 and the so!ar an$e!s 8ibrate in response2 The "or5u!ation o" the 5atra5 actua!!y inc!ude de8isin$ a c!ear strate$y "or the acco5p!ish5ent o" the tas@2 There"ore, the purpose, p!an, pro$ra55e, pattern and sta$e o" precipitation are out!ined2 The directin$ so!ar an$e! in the Pupiter epoch uses this @no6!ed$e or these instructions to bui!d the appropriate "or5s by arousin$ the per5anent ato5s 6ithin the "ie!d o" the causa! periphery2 Thus subsequent!y the per5anent ato5s /(e7, Renus and Mercury epochs1 are ready 6hen the incarnatin$ sou! stri@es the note /Ru!can epoch1 that be$ins the appropriation o" the 8ehic!es2 It is a!so true that the per5anent ato5s o" the ;rd aspect re!ate to (e7, and the peta!s o" the 2nd aspect re!ate to Renus and the centra! nuc!eus 6ith its three peta!s re!ate to triada! Mercury, 6ith the core 9e6e! re!ated to Ru!can2 +et 5e a!so 5ention that "ro5 another point o" 8ie6, the epochs o" 'hiron, -i$5aQMaat and Pupiter re"!ect the Touches o" #ppropriation, #cquiescence and En!i$hten5ent respecti8e!y2 Then the "o!!o6in$ epochs o" (e7, Renus and Mercury re"!ect the +e5urian, #t!antean and #ryan rootraces2 This o" course direct!y re!ates to the -ha5ba!!a I5pacts ta@in$ p!ace durin$ these races2 The !e5urian i5pact bein$ re!ated to indi8idua!iFation, the at!antean i5pact bein$ re!ated to the assertion o" the :!ac@ !od$e /an in8ersion o" the co5in$ o" the +ords o" F!a5e in +e5uria and the RenusQP!uto connection12 Ge then ha8e the #ryan i5pact, ha8in$ a subHi5pact in 1D25, su$$esti8e!y another in 1E;0 /on February 1D, 1E;0 6hen P!uto 6as disco8ered at the 5idpoint o" the Gar and esoterica!!y approachin$ our p!anet1, another one in 1EC5, and the one upon us around the year 20002 The the5es o" the subHi5pacts o" the 20th centuryHHdestruction, puri"ication and or$aniFationHHsee5 to re"!ect the e8ents around the $reater rootHrace i5pacts2 #s the ne7t epoch o" Ru!can is reached, -anat Ju5ara 6i!! sound the 8ibratin$ note2 >T'F p2E;C? XFro5 another point o" 8ie6, 6e 5ay be considered as studyin$ the action o" the so!ar #n$e!, or +ord, upon the !unar an$e!s, and the process 6hereby the so!ar +ord i5poses a certain rhyth5 and 8ibration upon di""erent aspects o" !o6er 5ani"estation2 >The 6ordin$ used here is de"inite!y su$$esti8e o" the p!anet Ru!can and thus o" the Ru!can epoch, but a!so o" )siris and the -un Q)siris epoch as both Ru!can and )siris ha8e the po6er to i5press upon !o6er 5ani"estation2? Esoterica!!y, this is a!! hidden in the 6ords o" a 8ery ancient 6ritin$, 6hich says: X#s the 5oon re8o!8es, she re"!ects2 #s she re"!ects, she causes response in that 6hich "ai!ed to radiate2 These three, the -un, the Moon, and the Mother, produce that 6hich pursues a tiny cyc!e, and burns2X>,ere is 5entioned the epochs o" the -un, Moon and Earth2? The "irst step o" the E$o to6ards producin$ a Xshado6X is e7pressed in the 6ords XThe E$o sounds his note2X >The Ru!can epoch? ,e utters his 8oice, >The -unQ)siris epoch? and /as in the !o$oic process1 the !esser Xar5y o" the 8oiceX >The MoonQ,er5es epoch? responds i55ediate!y to it2 #ccordin$ to the tone and qua!ity o" the 8oice, >tone and qua!ity o" the -unQ)siris or MoonQ,er5es epoch? so is the nature o" the responsi8e a$ents2 #ccordin$ to the depth or hei$ht

o" the note, and accordin$ to its 8o!u5e, >depth or hei$ht and 8o!u5e o" the Ru!can epoch? so is the status or $rade o" bui!din$ de8a 6hich rep!ies to the ca!!2 >tone, qua!ity, depth or hei$ht o" note and 8o!u5e e8o@e response "ro5 the bui!din$ de8a o" the MoonQ,er5es epoch? This e$oic note >The Ru!can epoch? produces, there"ore, certain e""ects: It s6eeps into acti8ity de8as 6ho proceed to trans5it the sound2 They utter a 6ord2X >Then "o!!o6s the bui!din$ process 6here the di""erent phases or sta$es o8er!ap in an intricate 5anner2 )8er!ap is one o" the outstandin$ characteristics o" %ature2 Yuantu5 Theory does not ne$ate thisHHboth perspecti8es are true2 It see5s 8ery di""icu!t to re!ate so5e o" the bui!din$ sta$es 6ith the prenata! epochs in an actua! 5anner2 It is "ar easier to 5a@e the sy5bo!ic connection2 In one sense the actua! bui!din$ process is 9ust an appro7i5ation o" the archetypa! sequence as portrayed by the epochs2 #ny6ay, each 8ehic!e is bui!t in se8en sta$esHHthree 5a9or and "our 5inor sta$es2 I ha8e adopted the conception, ani5ation and birth sta$es in order to describe the three 5a9or sta$es2 The theosophica! doctrine reco$niFes the *thirds* as i5portant, hence the bui!din$ sta$e 6here 1Q;, 2Q; and ;Q; o" the 8ehic!es are ready are 8ery i5portant2 The other syste5 rather e5phasiFes the 5id6ay point instead2 #$ain, both o" course carry truth2 The a5ount o" *ti5e* ta@en "or the bui!din$ and appropriation o" the di""erent 8ehic!es 6i!! 8ary accordin$ to ray and point in e8o!ution etc2 #ny6ay, I ha8e tried to indicate one reasonab!e 6ay to re!ate the epochs 6ith the bui!din$ sta$esHHthere are other 6ays o" doin$ it too2 +et 5e 9ust 5ention the psycho!o$ica! perspecti8e, 6here the se8en bui!din$ sta$es are as "o!!o6s: appropriation, aspiration, approach, ani5ation, appearance, acti8ity and a5bition2 These ha8e a 8ery accurate re"!ection in the postHconceptua! epochs: 0ranus, Isis, P!uto, %eptune, Morya, Mars and -aturn2? XIt reaches the !istenin$ de8as o" the second $rade 6ho ta@e up the 6ord and proceed to e!aborate it into 6hat 5i$ht be ca!!ed a 5antric phrase2 The bui!din$ process de"inite!y be$ins in a sequentia! three"o!d 5anner2 The >Pa$e E;D? 5enta! body be$ins to coHordinate in three sta$es2 #!! the bui!din$ sta$es o8er!ap2 Ghen, "or instance, the coHordination o" the 5enta! body is in its second sta$e, the "irst sta$e o" astra! concretion be$ins2 This is carried on "or se8en sta$es /three 5a9or and "our 5inor1 6hich o8er!ap in an intricate "ashion2 >These three 5a9or sta$es o" coHordination o" any 8ehic!e can be ca!!ed the sta$e o" 'onception, #ni5ation and :irth? #$ain, 6hen the second sta$e is reached, a 8ibration is produced 6hich a6a@ens response in etheric 5atter on the physica! p!ane, and the bui!ders o" the etheric doub!e co55ence their acti8ity2 #$ain the process is repeated2 Ghen the second sta$e o" the 6or@ o" these etheric de8as is be$un, conception ta@es p!ace upon the physica! p!ane2 This is a 8ery i5portant point to be re5e5bered, "or it brin$s the entire process o" hu5an birth de"inite!y into !ine 6ith estab!ished @ar5ic !a62 It sho6s the c!ose connection bet6een that 6hich is sub9ecti8e and that 6hich is tan$ib!e and seen2 The bui!din$ o" the physica! body proceeds !i@e that o" the three sta$es durin$ the prenata! period: a2 The 6or@ o" the bui!din$ de8as durin$ the three and a ha!" 5onths prior to the rea!isation o" !i"e2 >The rea!isation o" !i"e su$$ests the %eptune /ani5ation1 epoch occurrin$ around "our 5onths into the pre$nancy, there"ore this period co8ers the 0ranus /conception1, Isis and P!uto epochs? This period sees the third sta$e o" the bui!din$ o" the etheric body entered upon2 b2 The bui!din$ 6or@ o" the ne7t three and a ha!" 5onths o" the $estation period2 >The %eptune /ani5ation1 and Morya epochs? c2 The "ina! process o" concretion carried on throu$h the re5ainin$ t6o 5onths2X >The Mars and -aturn epochs2

Prenata! Epoch 'hiron 1;22y -i$5aQMaat E20y Pupiter D20y (e7 C20y Renus B20y Mercury 520y

Ti5e prior birth

-ta$e o" Mani"estationQ#bstraction

+o$oic $roup i5pu!seHindi8idua! Yuest Q abstraction Path -oundin$ o" GordHJar5ic apportion Q restitution de5and

3irectin$ -o!ar #n$e! Q 'ausa! attraction #rousin$ Phys2 per52 #to5 Q Physica!QEtheric discardin$ #rousin$ #stra! per52 #to5 Q #stra! discardin$ #rousin$ Menta! per52 #to5 Q Menta! discardin$

Ru!can A20y -ou! note initiate bui!din$ sequence Q (epose -unQ)siris 222;5 Menta! conception Menta! ani5ation #stra! conception #stra! ani5ation Etheric conception Menta! birth Etheric ani5ation Physica! conception

MoonQ,er5es 152C5 EarthQ+ion 11205

0ranus /'onception1 E205 Isis C255 #stra! birth

P!utonians B255 Etheric birth %eptune /#ni5ation1 5205 Morya ;205 Mars Physica! ani5ation

Physica! ani5ation

2205 Physica! birth Physica! birth

-aturn /:irth1 0205

-tudents 6i!! here "ind it interestin$ to trace out the correspondence in this 5ethod o" producin$ e8o!utionary 5ani"estation in a p!anetary sche5e 6ith its rounds and races, and in a so!ar syste5 6ith its 5an8antaras and $reater cyc!es2 >,ence the 8ery 5eanin$"u! and si$ni"icant correspondence and re!ation bet6een the prenata! epochs and the !a6 o" cyc!es or periodicity and the sche5es, rounds and races? 22 The #stro!o$y o" #bstraction In su55in$ up this 8ery cursory out!ine, >yes, it is 8ery cursoryS? the 6or@ o" the etheric de8as does not cease at the birth o" the 5an, but is continued !i@e6ise in three sta$es, 6hich "ind a c!ose ana!o$y in the !i"e period o" a so!ar syste52 >Fo!!o6in$ is an e7a5p!e o" the e8erHpresent process o" creation, preser8ation and destruction or abstraction, or shou!d 6e say the $ro6th o" sprin$, the 5aturity o" su55er, the decay o" "a!! and disincarnatin$ o" 6inter?

>T'F Pa$e E;E? First, their 6or@ is directed to the steady increase o" the hu5an physica! 8ehic!e, so that it 5ay "o!!o6 accurate!y the !ines o" $ro6th o" the t6o subt!er bodies2 This is carried on ti!! 5aturity is reached2 The ne7t sta$e is that in 6hich their 6or@ consists !ar$e!y o" repair 6or@, and the preser8ation o" the body durin$ the years o" "u!! 5anhood so that it can 5easure up to the purpose o" the sub9ecti8e !i"e2 This purpose necessari!y 8aries accordin$ to the sta$e o" de8e!op5ent o" the 5an2 Fina!!y co5es the sta$e 6hen the 6or@ o" bui!din$ ceases2 The 8ita!ity in the etheric body 6a7es di5, and the processes o" destruction be$in2 The E$o be$ins to ca!! in his "orces2 The XsoundX beco5es "aint and di5M there is !ess and !ess 8o!u5e "or the trans5itters to pass on, and the initia! 8ibration $ets "ainter and "ainter2 The period o" obscuration co5es in2 First the physica! body 6a7es 6ea@ and use!essM then the E$o 6ithdra6s "ro5 the centres, and "unctions "or a "e6 hours in the etheric doub!e2 This in turn is de8ita!ised, and so the process is carried on ti!! one by one the sheaths are discarded and the e$oic Xshado6X is dissipated2 >Pust as the 'reati8e ,ierarchies can be counted in both directions, so can the epochs2 Pust as so5e o" the 'reati8e ,ierarchies ha8e passed a6ay and are out o" incarnation, so so5e o" the prenata! epochs re"!ect a "or5er or co5in$ process o" restitution2 It can be said that the 'hiron epoch is a reHcapitu!ation o" the prenata! e7perience o" the "or5er incarnation2 The epoch o" -i$5aQMaat then re"!ects the de8e!oped trip!e "!o6er o" the ear!ier syste5 or incarnation2 It $o8erns the supp!y, 5aturation and attrition o" the 8ehic!es to be discarded e8entua!!yM the sou! soundin$ the 6ord o" 6ithdra6a!2 The epoch o" Pupiter is re!ated to the attractin$ and har8estin$ by the sou! o" the per5anent ato5s and 5enta! unit into the causa! body itse!"2 In this respect, Pupiter represents the inc!usi8eness o" the 5onadic heart centreHHthe causa! periphery o" the sou!HH9ust as it on a hi$her turn o" the spira! represents the 5onadic auric e$$, inc!usi8e o" the spiritua! triad and the "i8e p!anes o" 5ani"estation2 In another 6ay it represents the e$oic !otus, inc!usi8e o" the tiers o" peta!s and the 9e6e! at the centre2 )ther epochs re!ate to the di""erent parts2 These t6o epochs o" -i$5aQMaat and Pupiter ha8e to do 6ith renderin$ unto 'easar 6hat is 'easar*s, and renderin$ unto od 6hat is od*s2 This "ocuses into the pu!! o" the sou! and the pu!! o" the earth, 6here the actua! discardin$ o" the 8ehic!es then re!ate to the three re5ainin$ epochs2 The "act that the peta!s un"o!d accordin$ to the ray o" the 5onad, and that the epochs un"o!d and beco5e acti8ated in an indi8idua! 5anner, 6i!! su$$est an interestin$ !ine o" study to the esoteric astro!o$er2 Maybe he 6i!! be ab!e to ascertain the ray o" the 5onad or sou!, by 5eans o" dia$nosin$ the un"o!d5ent o" the epochs2 #ccordin$ to ray 6i!! be the pattern or sequence o" un"o!d5ent2 # si5i!ar thin$ 5ay be true 6hen it co5es to the three per5anent ato5s2 These ato5s do not a!6ays ho!d the sa5e re!ati8e position as re$ards the centre o" the !otus, but accordin$ to the sta$e o" de8e!op5ent so 6i!! be the position o" the ato5s, and so 6i!! be the apprehension o" the in"!o6in$ "orce2 In the ear!ier sta$es, the physica! per5anent ato5 is the "irst to recei8e the in"!o6 and can be said to be at the ape7 position2 Then the in"!o6in$ "orce contacts the astra! per5anent ato5 "ina!!y to reach the 5enta! unit2 The physica! per5anent ato5 is re!ated to the epoch o" (e7HHthe *sp!it* p!anetHHand the 6ithdra6a! o" the !i"e "orce in the etheric doub!e "ro5 the dense physica! body is "o!!o6ed by the 6ithdra6a! o" the !i"e "orce "ro5 the etheric body, and its de8ita!isation2 It thus brin$s co5p!etion to the process o" restitution, 6hich has a de"inite sou! e""ect, and the sou! responds such that the 5an can see the e7perience o" the past incarnation spread be"ore hi5 !i@e a 5ap, recordin$ a sense o" ti5e!essness2 In E, p2AE1, the Tibetan say X#s a resu!t o" the reco$nition o" these e7periences, the 5an iso!ates those three 6hich 6ere the three 5a9or conditionin$ "actors in the !i"e 6hich has $one and 6hich a!so ho!d the @eys to his "uture incarnation 6hich he 6i!! ne7t initiate2 #!! e!se is "or$otten, and a!! the !esser e7periences "ade out o" his 5e5ory, !ea8in$ nothin$ in his

consciousness but 6hat are esoterica!!y ca!!ed Xthe three seeds or $er5s o" the "utureX2 These three seeds are in a pecu!iar 5anner re!ated to the per5anent physica! and astra! ato5s, and thus produce the "i8e"o!d "orce 6hich 6i!! create the "or5s !ater to appear2X There"ore these three seeds re!ate to the trinity o" epochs present!y under consideration2 The 3e8achan e7perience thus "aces the 5an2 I" the 5a9or stru$$!e "or abstraction !ies at this sta$e, it is a X+e5urian departureX2 The astra! per5anent ato5 is re!ated to the epoch o" Renus, and no6 "o!!o6s the 6ithdra6a! o" the !i"e "orce in the @a5ic, astra! or e5otiona! "or5 6ith its consequent disinte$ration2 I" the 5a9or stru$$!e "or abstraction !ies at this sta$e, then it is Xthe death o" an #t!anteanX2 The 5enta! unit is re!ated to the epoch o" Mercury, and ne7t "o!!o6s the 6ithdra6a! o" the !i"e "orce in the 5anasic or 5enta! body 6ith its consequent disinte$ration and centra!iFation 6ithin the hi$her do5ains2 There is here a correspondence to that Xend!ess Gay o" 6hich %ir8ana itse!" is but the open doorX, as the abo8e 5entioned trinity is re!ated to the p!anetary trian$!e o" the Earth /representin$ (e71, Renus and Mercury and the ho!iest threeHH#quarius, 'apricorn and Taurus2 These in their turn are re!ated to the archetype o" the Pytha$orean trian$!e2 This trian$!e, 6ith the sides o" three, "our and "i8e, "ind its appro7i5ation in the ti5in$ and spacin$ o" the epochs o" conception, ani5ation and birth, $o8erned respecti8e!y by 0ranus, %eptune and -aturn2 Pust as, the "or5er process o" restitution is re"!ected into or e7pressed throu$h the sta$es o" appropriation o" the current !i"e2 In order better to understand the "unctionin$ o" the p!anets and epochs in re!ation to 3eath, 6e 5ust co5e to a c!earer understandin$ o" the +a6 o" #ttraction2 This +a6 is the princip!e o" coherency and the cause o" inte$ration, and it is a!so the 5ediu5 throu$h 6hich XrestitutionX is brou$ht about and by 6hich the hu5an sou! is periodica!!y reabsorbed into the o8ershado6in$ sou!2 This aspect o" the +a6 o" #ttraction concern the hi$hest e7pression o" that +a6, and is there"ore re!ated to the 6i!! aspect o" deity, and the 6i!! aspect o" the Monad2 The +a6 o" 3isinte$ration /under -i$5aQMaat1 brea@s up the "or5s and the +a6 o" #ttraction /under Pupiter1 dra6s bac@ to pri5a! sources the 5ateria! o" those "or5sM XThe descended radiatin$ point o" !i$ht ascends, responsi8e to the di5!y heard reca!!in$ note, attracted to its e5anatin$ source2X The astra! hu5anity o" today "inds a 5eanin$"u! correspondence bet6een the three 6ater si$ns and the three phases o" the First aspect o" the +a6 o" #ttraction: (estitution H 'ancerM E!i5ination H -corpioM #bsorption H Pisces? :ac@

Funda5enta! Esoteric #stro!o$y & the 3ecanates

%i@!as %ih!en

This !etter 6i!! address 5atters "unda5enta! to Esoteric #stro!o$y2 There"ore, it 6i!! "ocus on the `"ir5KHa5ent or round itse!" and those 5atters that tru!y subHstand this the reatest o" -ciences2 It 6i!! pro8ide a Jey to the nature and ori$in o" the 3ecanates, 6hich the5se!8es open doors to hea8en!y 5ansions2 It is understandab!e that the Tibetan considered the 3ecanates at !en$th in

,is Treatise2 In this day and a$e, no one rea!!y @no6s the source or deri8ation o" the concept o" decanates2 #!thou$h they are part o" ancient sources o" Indian astro!o$y etc2, no one can e7p!ain ho6 they 6ere deri8ed and in 6hich 6ay they 6ere rea!!y used2 I ha8e co5e to the understandin$ that the decanates o" a si$n are "oca! points "or e7traHFodiaca! in"!uences2 There are 5any conste!!ations and stars other than those "ound in the FodiacHHthe apparent path o" the -unHHyet, these e7traHFodiaca! in"!uences ha8e not been readi!y accounted "or2 They are "used and b!ended by the Fodiaca! conste!!ations, and "ind their 6ay throu$h the si$ns 6here they are "ocussed in the decanates2 It can be stated that they represent di""erent aspects o" the speci"ic conste!!ation 6ith 6hich they ha8e a""inity2 #s a possib!e ana!o$y can be 5entioned the cha@ras o" a hu5an bein$2 These cha@ras !ocated in the !o6er 8ehic!es are in!ets into the physica! "ra5e6or@ "ro5 di""erent !e8e!s and 8ehic!es o" the speci"ic hu5an bein$ in question2 The conste!!ations and si$ns a!so ha8e in!ets re!ated to di""erent !e8e!s or aspects2 This is re"!ected in the decanates and the ru!ers2 #ccordin$ to de8e!op5ent and rays, so do the cha@ras and hence a!so the p!anets chan$e their interre!ation and $o8ernin$ ener$ies2 #s hu5an bein$s and their interior dyna5ics chan$e, so do the cha@ras /and thereby a hu5an bein$s responsi8eness to the di""erent decanates12 This 5a@es quite e7p!icit the re!ation o" the decanates and the -cience o" Trian$!es2 %o6, in order to 5a@e 5ore c!ear the p!ace the decanates ha8e in the sche5e o" thin$s, !et 5e $i8e you t6o "unda5enta! quotes o" re!e8ance here2 E# p2 B21H22: XIn the understandin$ o" the si$ni"icance o" the distinction bet6een conste!!ations as $a!a7ies o" stars, and si$ns as concentrated in"!uences 6i!! co5e "resh !i$ht upon the science o" astro!o$y2 This is "unda5enta!!y connected 6ith the di""erence bet6een the re!ation o" a ray ener$y to the trian$!e o" conste!!ations and the hu5an re!ation2 More I 5ay not say but this 6i!! $i8e a hint to the intuiti8e astro!o$er2X To this can be added the "o!!o6in$ "ro5 E# p2 2DH2E: X 12 Those co5in$ "ro5 certain $reat conste!!ations 6hich are to be "ound acti8e in re!ation to our so!ar syste5 and 6hich, "ro5 the 5ost ancient days, ha8e a!6ays been re!ated in 5yth and !e$end to our syste52 To these conste!!ations, ours is re!ated in a pecu!iar 6ay2

22 Those co5in$ "ro5 the t6e!8e Fodiaca! conste!!ations2 These are reco$nised as ha8in$ a de"inite e""ect upon our syste5 and our p!anetary !i"e2

;2 Those co5in$ "ro5 the p!anets "ound 6ithin the periphery o" the -un*s sphere o" in"!uence2 Fro5 a certain point o" 8ie6, one can $enera!ise !ar$e!y and say that these are the correspondences in the so!ar syste5 to the three $reat centres o" "orce 6hich produce and contro! 5ani"estation and e8o!utionary pro$ress in the hu5an bein$:

12 The $reat e7terior, yet contro!!in$, conste!!ations are ana!o$ous to that centre o" "orce 6hich 6e ca!! the Monad and to its uni8ersa! 6i!!HtoHpo6er 6hich is distincti8e o" the "irst di8ine aspect2 22 The t6e!8e conste!!ations 5i$ht be re$arded as e5bodyin$ the sou! aspect and, "or the present, their e""ect upon the indi8idua! 5ust be re$arded and shou!d be studied in ter5s o" consciousness and o" the de8e!op5ent o" the !i"e o" the sou!2 This is in essence the 6i!!HtoH!o8e2 ;2 The p!anets, t6e!8e in nu5ber /se8en sacred p!anets and "i8e nonHsacred1, are e""ecti8e /usin$ the 6ord in a technica! sense1 in re!ation to the e7terna! !i"e, en8iron5ent and circu5stances o" the indi8idua!2 Their "orce contacts shou!d be interpreted !ar$e!y in ter5s o" the hu5an persona!ity, the third di8ine aspect2 They thus e7e5p!i"y the 6i!!HtoH@no62X

I 6i!! su$$est distinctions bet6een the 5a9or "unda5enta! siderea! conste!!ations, the 5inor siderea! conste!!ations, the si$ns and the decanates2 +et 5e try to 5a@e this c!ear to you2 The "o!!o6in$ re!ations shou!d be 8ie6ed accordin$ to the hour$!ass or dia5ond "or5ations as su$$ested in the chapter on 'os5ic Ener$ies and Trans"or5ation /around pa$e B0E in E2#1:

T(#%-'E%3I% '#0-E HH M)%#3HH )%E #:)0T G,)M %#0 ,T M#. :E -#I3 HH -I3E(E#+ W)3I#'#+ ')%-TE++#TI)% ==cc ==cc T(#%-MITTI% T(I#% +E HHT(I#3HH (E#T :E#(, P+EI#3E- #%3 -I(I0- HH E&T(#H W)3I#'#+ T(IP+I'IT. )F -I3E(E#+ ')%-TE++#TI)%==cc T(#%-F)(MI% F)'I HH -)0+ HH -ERE% -)+#( -.-TEM- )F G,I', )0(- I- )%E HH T()PI'#+ W)3I#'#+ -I % ==cc ==cc T(#%-FI 0(I% 'E%TE( HH PE(-)%# HH -0% Q T,(EE -.%T,E-IWI% P+#%ET- HH 3E'#%#TE- )F T()PI'#+ -I % #%3 T,E (0+I% P+#%ET- ==cc etc2 into the cha@ras2

-o, the true basis o" the decanates is "ound in the e7traHFodiaca! conste!!ations, 6hich 5inorQsubsidiary conste!!ations stand to the 5a9or conste!!ations, as the decanates stand to the tropica! si$ns2 The p!anetary ru!ers o" the decanates, can actua!!y be considered as bein$ the ru!ers o" the 5inor conste!!ations2 The p!anetary ru!ers o" the decanates on the Ghee! o" For5 /c!oc@6ise1 are the e7oteric ru!ers o" the respecti8e conste!!ations2 The p!anetary ru!ers o" the decanates on the Ghee! o" 'onsciousness /antiHc!oc@6ise1 are the esoteric ru!ers o" the respecti8e conste!!ations2

:e!o6 you 6i!! "ind a !ist that re!ate the 3ecanates, the 'onste!!ations and the P!anetary (u!ers2 -o5e editin$ and a5p!i"ications ha8e been 5ade to the in"or5ation $i8en on the p!anetary ru!ers by the Tibetan2 ,o6e8er, there 5ay sti!! be so5e a5bi$uities and e8en erroneous assi$n5ents, but I be!ie8e 5ost to be in !ine 6ith $ood reasonin$ and #ncient #stro!o$y, as it 6as anchored by

the ,ierarchy in o!d #t!antean days2

The 3ecanates, 6ith the re!ated 'onste!!ations and P!anetary (u!ers

12

#(I 00 H 10: /'etusHHThe Gha!e1 Pupiter and Renus hhHHHcc Mars

22 ;2

#(I 10 H 20: /'assiopeiaHHThe Yueen and Trian$u!u5HHThe Trian$!e1 -un hhHHHcc -un #(I 20 H ;0: /PerseusHHThe 'ha5pion1 Mars hhHHHcc Pupiter

A2

T#0 00 H 10: /EridanusHHThe (i8er1 Moon and Renus hhHHHcc -aturn

52

T#0 10 H 20: /#uri$aHHThe 'harioteer1 Mercury hhHHHcc Moon /Renus1

B2

T#0 20 H ;0: /)rionHHThe ,unter and :uddhaQ'hrist1 -aturn hhHHHcc Mercury

C2 EM 00 H 10: /+epusHHThe ,are #J# an 0nc!ean :ird standin$ on -erpent1 Pupiter hhHHHcc Mercury

D2 EM 10 H 20: /'anis MinorHHThe -econd 3o$ #J# -eba@HH,a6@Ks ,ead and Tai! 222ProcyonQ'astor1 Mars hhHHHcc Renus

E2 EM 20 H ;0: /'anis Ma9orHHThe 3o$ #J# #pesHH,ead o" 'os5ic 'hristQ,a6@ 222-iriusQPo!!u71 -un hhHHHcc -aturn

102 '#% 00 H 10: /#r$oHHThe -hip or #rc #J# -hesHenHFentHHThe cc Moon

reat )7 Enc!osed1 Renus hhHHH

112 '#% 10 H 20: /0rsa MinorHHThe +esser :ear #J# +esser -heep"o!d1 Mercury hhHHHcc Mars

122 '#% 20 H ;0: /0rsa Ma9orHHThe

reat :ear #J#

reater -heep"o!d1 Moon hhHHHcc Pupiter

1;2 +E) 00 H 10: /'or8usHHThe 'ro61 Mars hhHHHcc -aturn

1A2 +E) 10 H 20: /,ydraHHThe -ea -erpentQ+eo Minor1 -un hhHHHcc Pupiter

152 +E) 20 H ;0: /'raterHHThe 'up or 'ha!ice1 Pupiter hhHHHcc Mars

1B2 RI( 00 H 10: /'entaur1 Mercury hhHHHcc -un

1C2 RI( 10 H 20: /:oitesHHThe :ear

uard1 -aturn hhHHHcc Renus

1D2 RI( 20 H ;0: /'o5a :ereniceHHThe 3esired or +on$ed "or #J# -hesHnuHHIn"ant ,orus in the !ap o" Isis i2e2, :irthed 'hrist 'hi!d nourished by Rir$in Mother1 Renus hhHHHcc Mercury 1E2 +I: 00 H 10: /'ru7HHThe -outhern 'ross1 Pupiter hhHHHcc Moon

202 +I: 10 H 20: /+upusHHThe Go!"QRicti5Q-acri"ice1 -aturn hhHHHcc -aturn

212 +I: 20 H ;0: /'orona :orea!isHHThe %orthern 'ro6n re!ated to 'orona #ustra!isHHThe -outhern 'ro6n1 Mercury hhHHHcc Pupiter

222 -') 00 H 10: /-erpensHHThe -erpent1 Mars and P!uto hhHHHcc Mars

2;2 -') 10 H 20: /)phiuchusHHThe -erpent :earer1 Pupiter and 'hiron hhHHHcc -un

2A2 -') 20 H ;0: /,ercu!esHHThe Jnee!in$ ,ero1 -un hidin$ Mercury, Ru!can, P!uto hhHHHcc Mercury, RenusO

252 -#

00 H 10: /+yraHHThe +yre or Fa!!in$

rype1 Pupiter hhHHHcc Mercury

2B2 -#

10 H 20: /#raHHThe #!tar1 Mars hhHHHcc Moon

2C2 -# -un

20 H ;0: /3racoHHThe 3ra$on and 'orona #ustra!isHHThe -outhern 'ro6n1 -un hhHHHcc

2D2 '#P 00 H 10: /-a$ittaHHThe #rro6 and possib!y 'y$nusHHThe -6an1 -aturn and Pupiter hhHHH cc -aturn

2E2 '#P 10 H 20: /3e!phinusHHThe 3o!phinQPirateQFish and strea5 o" 6aterQ"ree "!o6in$ Gater pourin$ out o" 0rn1 Renus hhHHHcc Renus

;02 '#P 20 H ;0: /#qui!aHHthe Ea$!e1 -un /Ru!canO1 hhHHHcc -un /Mercury1

;12 #Y0 00 H 10: /'y$nusHHThe -6an1 -aturn hhHHHcc Renus

;22 #Y0 10 H 20: /Pe$asusHHThe Gin$ed ,orse and Equu!eusHHThe 'o!t1 Mercury hhHHHcc Mercury

;;2 #Y0 20 H ;0: /Pisces #ustrinusHHThe -outhern FishQ#8atar1 Renus hhHHHcc Moon /0ranus1

;A2 PI- 00 H 10: /The :andHHThe :ondQ#ntah@aranaQ-utrat5a1 Pupiter hhHHHcc -aturn ;52 PI- 10 H 20: /#ndro5edaHHThe 'hained Go5an, Forna7HHThe Furnace1 Moon, Ru!can, Mercury and -un hhHHHcc Pupiter ;B2 PI- 20 H ;0: /'epheusHHThe Jin$1 Mars hhHHHcc Mars :ac@

-iderea! and Tropica!

%i@!as %ih!en

-harin$ so5e thou$hts /"ar "ro5 co5p!ete1 on this 5atter that I 6rote in re!ation to another $roup2 The "o!!o6in$ question 6as posedHH Yuestion: I ha8e been perp!e7in$ o8er the question o" the use o" the tropica! o8er the siderea! Fodiac in castin$ astro!o$y charts2 In -o!ar Fire there is a 396ha! Jhu! settin$ under siderea! that is appro7i5ate!y A de$rees di""erent than the Fa$anH#!!en settin$2 I can $rasp the use o" the tropica! Fodiac "or the une8o!8ed person but "or a discip!e or initiate 6ou!d not the siderea! Fodiac be 5ore appropriate and 6hy the A de$rees di""erence in the t6o abo8e 5entioned siderea! syste5sO %%: ,ere "o!!o6 so5e thou$hts on the 5atterM It is a "act that the conste!!ations in the Fodiaca! be!t are not o" equa! !en$th or siFe, and so5eti5es they e8en o8er!ap2 This is the case 6ith the conste!!ations Pisces and #quarius "or e7a5p!e2 There"ore, 9ust by !oo@in$ at the hea8ens, it is not so easy to say e7act!y 6here one conste!!ation be$in and another one end2 In the spirit o" equa!ity, and to si5p!i"y thin$s a!! conste!!ations are instead $i8en an equa! ;0

de$rees 5a@in$ a tota! o" ;B0 de$rees o" the circ!e2 This is "ine, but then co5es the ne7t questionM 6here does this circ!e o" 12 equa!s ha8e its be$innin$O Maybe Fero de$rees #riesHHbut 6here is Fero de$rees #ries "ound in the hea8ensO This is 6here the di""erent siderea! Fodiacs di""er2 They a!! ha8e 5ore or !ess di""erent be$innin$ points, or anchorin$ points in the hea8ens2 'ertain stars 5ay indicate the be$innin$ points, but these stars are a!so in dispute, hence the di""erent be$innin$Hpoints2 The Tibetan $a8e the year 211C as year o" the be$innin$ o" the #quarian #$e, and based upon this year can be ca!cu!ated a siderea! Fodiac, because at that ti5e /by 5ost de"initions1 the 8erna! equino7 6i!! be ;0 de$rees o"" "ro5 be$innin$ o" Pisces2 It is an assu5ption that 6hen he $a8e the year 211C, he 5eant that the 8erna! equino7 6ou!d be disp!aced by ;0 de$rees "ro5 its archetypa! position at Fero de$rees #ries on the antiHc!oc@6ise 6hee!, and Fero de$rees Pisces on the c!oc@6ise 6hee!2 -o the siderea! Fodiac can in a 6ay be considered as "actua!, because there is no $reat disp!ace5ent o" p!anetary positions 6ith respect to the conste!!ations in the bac@$round2 The p!anets are usua!!y seen a$ainst the bac@drop o" the conste!!ation that they are said to *be in*2 :ut the prob!e5 is to @no6 6here the circ!e o" conste!!ations be$in2 The tropica! Fodiac does not ha8e the sa5e prob!e52 Ge @no6 e7act!y 6here it be$ins, a!thou$h its be$innin$Hpoint is 5o8in$ appro7i5ate!y 1 de$ree e8ery C2 years in re!ation to the bac@$round stars2 Ge sti!! @no6 e7act!y 6here it is in re!ation to the bac@$round stars and conste!!ations2 The di""erent siderea! Fodiacs are 5easured 6ith respect to the tropica! Fodiac and it*s be$innin$H pointHHthe 8erna! point2 The di""erence or disp!ace5ent bet6een the t6o is ca!!ed the ayana5sha2 Most ayana5shas these days are around 25 de$rees, 6hereas 3J*s ayana5sha is around 2D de$rees2 .ou can ca!cu!ate this e7act!y in -o!ar Fire, by notin$ the di""erence 6hen usin$ the di""erent ayana5shas2 'ontrastin$ the t6o Fodiacs: enera!!y, the siderea! Fodiac is 5ore !unar, and a!on$ the hardH!ine raysM 1, ;, 5, C2 The tropica! Fodiac is 5ore so!ar, and re!ated to the so"tH!ine raysM 2, A, B2 It is no surprise that a country !i@e India, in"!uenced by (ays 1 and ; and si$ns /or shou!d I say conste!!ations1 'apricorn and #ries is so 5uch in8o!8ed 6ith the siderea! Fodiac2 It is a *!unar* nation, and hence 5aybe it*s inhabitants 6i!! thereby respond 5ore to the siderea! Fodiacs than the tropica! one, as they are en8o!oped by that thou$htH"or52 I" it*s a Moon chain E$o, then 5aybe the siderea! 6i!! ha8e $reater in"!uence as 6e!!2 Ge a!so ha8e to consider the races and subHraces in the sa5e 5anner as 6e do 6ith nations and 5aybe continents2 The indi8idua! ray 5a@eHup 5ay ha8e to be considered too2 This 5ay be one o" the reasons 6hy 3J te!!s us to deter5ine the ray be"ore interpretin$ the chart2 #!so the "oca! centre o" the cha@ras "or a certain incarnation 5ay a!so ha8e to be ta@en into consideration2 The t6o di""erent Fodiacs are a!6ays operati8e to so5e e7tent, and a!6ays ha8e an in"!uence, its 9ust a question o" deter5inin$ the ratio and percenta$e o" in"!uence2 +istin$ "actors that 5ay be in8o!8ed in deter5inin$ the in"!uences o" the t6o Fodiacs: E8o!utionary status2 Mechanis5 o" response2

(ace, subHrace, nation and continent2 Ghere indi8idua!isation occurred2 Indi8idua! ray 5a@eHup2 Foca! centre2 ender2 Ge 5ust understand that besides considerin$ the di""erent Fodiacs, 6e "ind certain techniques or syste5s app!ied 6ith the Fodiacs2 These syste5s in the5se!8es 5ay be 5ore 5ateria! or 5ore sub9ecti8e in their orientation2 -o it*s not cut and dry, but a 5i7 dependin$ on 5atters app!ied 6ith the Fodiacs2 :ut a$ain, in $enera!, I 6ou!d say that siderea! is 5ore "or5 orientedM tropica! 5ore responsi8e to sou!M 6hereas esoteric astro!o$y 5ore de"inite!y un"o!d the inner !i"e and brin$ in the re5oter possibi!ities2 )n!y as a 5an reHorients hi5se!" and be$ins to tra8e! bac@ to his source is it possib!e "or esoteric astro!o$y to beco5e 5ore in"!uentia! than the other syste5s2 Ghy I 5ention esoteric astro!o$y here, is because I be!ie8e that it is inc!usi8e o" both perspecti8es and approaches o" the Tropica! and -iderea! Fodiacs2 Esoteric astro!o$y contains both, yet transcends the !i5itations o" both2 Trian$u!ation is achie8ed, and the po!ar opposites are bein$ reso!8ed2 #"ter the Path o" 3iscip!eship the siderea! Fodiac, esoterica!!y app!ied, 6i!! be$in to supersede the in"!uences o" the tropica! Fodiac2 .ou 5i$ht say that, the siderea! Fodiacs are stron$er in the 1st and ;rd decanates o" "or5 and spirit, 6hereas tropica! $o8ern the 2nd or 5idd!e decanate2 Maybe I can e7press the in"!uences as "o!!o6s: 1st decanate o" "or5 contro! and persona!ity inte$ration H Tropica! rise, -iderea!Q,ouses cu!5inate, -iderea!QEsoteric antiHcu!5inate2 2nd decanate o" 3iscip!eship H Tropica! cu!5inates, -iderea!Q,ouses set, -iderea!QEsoteric rise2 ;rd decanate o" Initiate H Tropica! set, -iderea!Q,ouses antiHcu!5inate, -iderea!QEsoteric cu!5inate2 #s 6e ta@e the "irst -irian initiation /our third initiation1, our scope beco5es 6idened and 5ore p!anetary and 6e can be$in to respond to the stars and conste!!ations in a ne6 and 5ore direct 5anner2 #t the third initiation 6e start understandin$ and accessin$ the "irst aspect in a ne6 and 5ore direct 6ay2 Ge are so!ariFed as it 6ereHH6e ha8e seen the cu!5ination o" the tropica! Fodiac 6hich is no6 approachin$ the 6estern horiFon2 The tropica! Fodiac ha8e ser8ed its purpose, but is no6 be$innin$ to be a !i5itation, 9ust !i@e the causa! body ha8e to be destroyed, because it has beco5e a !i5itation2 Then there is o" course the question o" ,e!iocentricity2 The ,e!iocentric perspecti8e is suited "or the astro!o$y that dea!s 6ith interHso!ar syste5ic astro!o$y2 That astro!o$y 6hich see@s to "ind out 6hat is $oin$ on bet6een our so!ar syste5 and other so!ar syste5s, especia!!y 6ithin the -irian -yste5 o" -uns2 It dea!s 5ore 6ith connections to, and 6ithin, or$anisations and or$anis5s, as these are co5posed o" 5any parts or entities, put to$ether as one 6ho!e2 ,o6 ones indi8idua! $i"ts can assist the 6ho!e, and ho6 that 6ho!e i5press the indi8idua! part 6ith so5ethin$ $reater

and "arHreachin$, o""erin$ transcendence o" the indi8idua! rin$HpassHnot2 :ac@ &77777777777777777&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW The different sidereal zodiacs are measured with respect to the tropical zodiac and it's beginning-point--the vernal point. The difference or displacement between the two is called the ayanamsha. Most ayanamshas these days are around 25 degrees, whereas DK's ayanamsha is around 28 degrees. ou can calculate this e!actly in "olar #ire, by noting the difference when using the different ayanamshas. ...the sidereal

zodiac is more lunar, and along the hard-line rays; 1, 3, 5, 7. The tropical zodiac is more solar, and related to the soft-line rays; 2, 4, 6. ..country like India, influenced by Rays and ! and signs "or should # say constellations$ %apricorn and &ries is so much in'ol'ed (ith the sidereal zodiac. #t is a )lunar) nation, and hence maybe it)s inhabitants (ill thereby respond more to the sidereal zodiacs than the tropical one, as they are en'oloped by that thought-form. #f it)s a *oon chain +go, then maybe the sidereal (ill ha'e greater influence as (ell
22222The two different zodiacs are always operative to some e!tent, and always have an influence, its $ust a %uestion of determining the ratio and percentage of influence. 2222 &isting factors that may be involved in determining the influences of the two zodiacs' (volutionary status. Mechanism of response. )ace, sub-race, nation and continent. *here individualisation occurred. +ndividual ray ma,e-up. #ocal centre. -ender. :::::.ut again, in general, + would say that sidereal is more form oriented/ tropical

esoteric astrology more definitely unfold the inner life and bring in the remoter possibilities. 0nly as a man re-orients himself and begins to travel bac, to his source is it possible for esoteric astrology to become more influential than the other systems.
more responsive to soul/ whereas