62139455 the Light of Egypt Volume 1

The

Light of Egypt

or

TheScienceof theSoul andt heStars

VO LUM EI

BY

THO M AS H.BURG O YNE

ZAXO VI , if

"W rite thethings whichthou hast seen, andthethi ngs

which are, andthethingswhi chshall be hereafter; THE

M YSTERYO FTHESEVENSTARS, whichthousawest

inm y right hand. "

Revelations, Chap. 1,19and20.

H.O . W agner

P. O . Box20333Montclair Station

Denver 20, Colorado

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REPRINTEDITIO N1963

Thefi rst edition of THELIG HTO FEG YPT wascopyright in1889 by

theReligio-Philosophical PublishingHouseof SanFrancisco, California.

Thefollowingedi tionswerepublishedby HenryW agner M .D.the

Astro Philosophical PublishingCom panyof Denver, Colorado, som e

sixty yearsago. Thisbookis areprint of thefift heditiont ogether wit h

additi onal m ateri al takenfromoriginal m anuscripts bythesamewriter,

Thom as H.Burgoyne.

H.O . W agner.

O S'

Dedication

Tothe BuddingSpiritualityof theO ccident and

TheRisingG enius of theW est ernRace,

Thisworkisrespectfullydedicated.

Thesym bol upont hecover of thisbookTHELIG HTO F

EG YPT iscom plex inm eaning. It isthesym bol of Spiritual

Initiation, andmeans, literally, "I havepiercedt heillusions

of m at ter, andI amconscious that I amDivine." Theseven

stars represent t hesevenPri nciplesof Nature. The serpent

representstheobjectivephenom enaof li fe, andthe arrow

pierci ngtheserpent representsthehum ansoul whichis

consci ousof its origin, power anddesti ny.

Thenam eZanoni means: â Zan, astar; oni, achil dof

or son of; thusZanoni, sonof astar.

Thedoublezee( ^ ) m eanscom pletion.

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PREFACE

For nearlytwenty yearsprior totheyear 1881the author was

deeply engagedinvestigating thehidden realm sof occult force. The

result sof these m ystical laborswereconsideredof great valueand

real worthbyaf ewfriendswhowerealsoseekingl ight. Final ly, he

wasinducedtopl acethegeneral results of theser esearchesi ntoa

series of lessons for private occult study. Thewhole, whencom pleted,

presentingthedual aspectsof occult loreasseen andrealizedinthe

soul andthestar s, correspondingtothe m icrocosmandthem acrocosm

of ancient Egypt andChaldea, andthusgivingabri ef epitom e of

Herm et icphilosophyastaught bytheHer m eticBrotherhoodof Luxor,

Egypt.

Thechief reason urgingtothisstepwas thestrenuousefforts being

systematicallyput forthtopoisonthebuddingspir itualityof the

wester nm ind, and tofastenuponitsm edium isticm entality, thesubtle,

delusi vedogm asof Karm aand Re-incarnat ion, astaught bythe

sacerdotalism sof thedecayingO rient.

Fromt heforegoingstatem ent it will be seenthat t hisworkis

issued withadef initepurpose, nam ely, toexplain thetruespiritual

connectionbetweenG odandm an, thesoul andthest ars, andto reveal

thereal truthsof bothKarm a andRe-incarnationas theyactuallyexist

inNat urestrippedof all pri estlyinter pretation. Thedefinit estate

m ents m adeinregardtothese subjectsareabsolute factsinsofar as

em bodi edm ancan understandt hemthrough thesym bol ismof hum an

language, andthe author defi escontradi ctionbyanylivingauthority

whopossessesthe spiritual r ight tosay, "I know."

During thesetwentyyearsof personal intercoursewiththeexalted

m inds of thosewhoconstitute thebrethr enof light , thefact was

reveal edthat longagesagot heO rient hadlost the useof the true

spirit ual com pass of thesoul , aswell asthereal secretsof itsown

theosophy. Asar ace, theyhavebeen, andstill are, traveling the

descendingarcof their racial cycle, whereasthewesternrace have

beenslowlyworki ngtheir way upwardthr oughm atter uponthe

ascendingarc. In Decem ber 1880theyreachedtheequator of their

m ental andspirit ual development. Alsoat thistim e thesunleft the

signPiscesandenteredthesignAquariusthususheringinthe Atom ic

Ageandanewdispensationof spiritual thought to m eet theneeds

of the buddingSi xthRaceof theFourth Roundof hum anity. Today,

theworldisexperiencingan awakeningof theintel lectual, religious

andspiritual sensesandisalsoexperiencingthesecondcom ingof the

Christ asprophesiedinScripture. Therefore, theauthor feels thisis

thepr oper tim et opresent theoccult knowledgeput forthint hisbook,

during thisperiodof change, thegreat m ental crisisof thewesternrace.

Having explained theactual causeswhich im pelledt hewriter t o

undert akethisresponsibility, it isalsonecessary tostatemost em

phaticallythat hedoesnot wishtoconveytheim pr essiontot hereader's

m indt hat theO ri ent isdesti tuteof spi ritual trut h. O nthecontrary,

every genuinestudent of occult loreis justlyproudof thesnowwhite

locks of oldHindustan, andt horoughlyappreciates thewondrous

stores of m ystical knowledge concealedwithintheastral vorti cesof

theHindubranch of theAryan race. InI ndia, probablym orethanin

anyot her country, arethelatent forces andm yster iesof Naturethe

subject of thought andstudy. But alas! it isnot a progressivestudy.

Thedescendingar cof their spiritual forcekeepst hemboundt othe

dogm as, traditionsandexternalism sof t hedecaying past, whosereal

secret stheycannot nowpenet rate. Theever living truthsconcealed

beneat hthesym bolsintheastral light arehidden fromtheir viewby

thesettingsunof their spir itual cycle. Therefore, thewriter onlyde

sires toim press uponthereader'scandi dm ind, the fact that hisearn

est ef fort isto exposethat particular sectionof Buddhistic Theosophy

(esotericsocall ed) that wouldfastent hecram ping shacklesof the

ological dogm aupontherisinggeniusof thewester nrace. It isthe

delusi veO riental system sagainst which hisefforts aredirect ed, and

not theracenor them edium isticindividualswhoupholdandsupport

them ; for "om nia vincit verit as" isthe lifem otto of theauthor.

These lessons, on theoccult forcesof Nature, are fromtheor iginal

m anuscriptswritt ensom eeightyyearsagobyThom as H.Burgoyne

for useof m em ber sof theExt erior Circl eof theHerm eticBrot herhood

of Luxor, withtheapproval of M . Theon, theG rand M aster and his

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brother adepts. Totheselessons, havebeenaddedadditional material

fromother m anuscriptsandpr ivatelettersbythesam eauthor.

Today, theincom i ngforcesof Natureare rapidlyfi ndingnew

expressioninall branchesof scientific thought, l ongbefore thereare

anytextbooksto showtheway. O ldthoughts, tim eandspacear e

being annihilated quicklyand newtruths aretaking root. W eare

enteri nganageof unprecedentedintellectual andscientificadvance

m ent, m anyundream edof changesaretaki ngplacein all walks of life.

Inresponsetothedem andfor scientific occult thought tom eet

theneedsof the newdispensation, theknowledgein thisbook isnow

being presentedf or publicuse, withthe full consent andappr oval of

theHerm eticAdeptsandtheGuardiansof "TheW isdomof theAges,"

theHerm eticBrot herhoodof Luxor, Egypt . It istheir prayer t hat

thethought expressedherein will greatl yaidm anki ndinlearningthe

real eternal trut hsof lifeandthushastentheday whenall nations

will j oininone universal br otherhoodunder thefatherhoodof the

O neEt ernal G od.

After thefirst editionpubli shedin1889THELIG HT O FEG YPTwent

throughfiveedit ionsandwas published byHenryW agner M .D.under

thenam eof TheAstro-Philosophical Publ ishingCom pany, Denver ,

Colorado. It has beenout of print for about sixty years. It i shoped

thisnewedition will receive ashearty awelcom eastheearly editions.

Please noteM r. Burgoyne'sst yleof expr ession. Thi sbookisnot

intendedasalit erarym aster -piece, aproduct of t hem ind, but isan

earnest attem pt t oclearlyandtruthfull yexpressspiritual thought and

ideas inour hum anlanguage. Tochangehisstyleis tochange the

intendedthought. HewasanI nitiateof EsotericM asonryanda

natural bornm yst icwhowasabletounderstandand verifythe truth

heteachesinall of hiswrit ings; "O m ni aVincit Veritas" was thelife

m otto of Thom asH. Burgoyne( Zanoni).

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CO NTENTS

TheScienceof theSoul andt heStarsin TwoParts

PrefaceV

PARTI

TheScienceof theSoul inThreeSections

Introduction1

TheScienceof theSoulâ SectionI

TheG enesisof Li fe

Chapter I TheRealmof Spirit 5

Involutionof the DivineIdea

Chapter II TheRealmof M atter 11

Evolut ionandCrystallization of Force

Chapter III TheOriginof Physical Life 21

ProgressiveExpressionsof Polarity

Chapter IVTheM ysteriesof Sex28

Differ entiations of theBiune Spirit

TheScienceof theSoulâ SectionII

TheTr ansitionof Life

Chapter I IncarnationandRe- Incarnation 44

ItsTr uths, Appar ent TruthsandDelusions

Chapter II TheHerm eticConst itutionof M an54

Princi plesversus Results

ContradictionsReconciled

Chapter III Karm aâ ItsReal Natureand Influence62

Chapter IVM ediumship72

ItsUniversal Nat ure, LawsandM ysteries

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Chapter VLaClef Herm etique 86

TheHerm eticKey of Urania's M ysteries

LaClef Herm etiqueâ Section 189

TheCyclesandForcesof CreativeLife

LaClef Herm etiqueâ Section II 103

TheSacredCycles andNum bers of the

Ancient Hindoos

Chapter VI LaClef 109

AKey totheW ork of theAbbot Trithem ius

Chapter VII Naroniaâ TheM ystical Cycle of theSun 122

Chapter VIII Soul Knowledge-Book1128

Soul Knowledge-BookII 134

Soul Knowledge-BookIII 139

TheScienceof theSoulâ SectionIII

TheRealitiesof Life

Chapter I TheSoul-ItsNature andItsAt tributes140

Chapter II M ortal ityandIm m ortality145

Nature'sProcesses

TheAppearanceandtheRealit y

Chapter III TheDarkSatellit e151

TheSphereof Fai lureandUndevelopedG ood

Chapter IVTheTr ium phof the Hum anSoul 162

Adeptship, ItsNatureandHowAttainable

Chapter VQ uotati onsfromLet tersAnswer ingQ uestionsof

Privat eStudents 173

PARTI I

TheScienceof theStars

Introduction199

Chapter I TheBasicPrinciplesof Celest ial Science 205

Chapter II TheRefractionand Distributi onof theSolar Force 211

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PARTI I

TheScienceof theStars

Chapter III TheI nfluenceof Stellar For ceUponthe

Hum an Brain219

Chapter IVTheInter-Actionof theStars UponM an225

Chapter VConclusionof theBasicPrinci ples

AlchemyandtheStars

TheAl chem ical Natureof M an 231

Chapter VI TheNatureandInf luenceof t heTwelveSigns237

Chapter VII TheNatureandInfluenceof thePlanets 257

Chapter VIII The Practical Applicationof the

Scienceof theSt ars275

CO NCLUSIO N

TheM ystical Chai nor theUni onof the

Soul andtheStar s282

PARTI

THESCIENCEO FTHESO UL

INTRO DUCTIO N

At the veryfirst stepthest udent takes intothehiddenpathway

of Nat ure'sm ysteries, heis m et faceto facewith thisstartl ingfact,

that all hispreconceptions, all hiseducation, all hisaccum ulationof

m ateri alisticwisdomareunabletoaccount for the m ost sim ple phe

nom ena that transpireinthe actionand inter-actionof theli feforces

of the planet on whichhelives. Asachem ist, hemaypursuet he

atom s of forceuntil theybecom elost withintherealm sof the im

ponder able, "the great unknown," or, as it hasbeen facetiousl ychris

tened am idthegr oansof scientifictravail, "theachingvoid. " But he

canget nofarther. Asaphysicist, hemaydecom poselight and sound

intot heir com ponent parts, and, withscientificaccuracy, dissect them

before your very eyesasasurgeonwould hisanatomical subject. But

nosooner isthis point reached, thantheshym oleculesandti m id

vibrat ionsbecom e alarm edas it wereat m an'sdaringpresum pti on, and

flyintothereal mof theinf initeunknown. There, in"theachingvoid"

tosport indelight, safefromm an'sint rusion. Thi srealmof theun

known im ponderabl esistheuniversal ether, aninfi niteocean of

som ething, which sciencecreatedinher franticendeavorstoaccount

for them aterial phenom enaof light and heat, andf or atim eshewas

infini telypleasedwithher ownpeculiar offspring. But it has becom e

arest lessphantom , agrim , unlovelyspectre, which hauntsthe labora

tories of her par ent, night andday, unt il at last sciencehas becom e

fright enedat her ownchild, andtriesnowinvain toslaythe ghost of

her owncreation. Shedaresnot enter the"achingvoid" shehascalled

intoexistence, andtherepur sueandrecapturethe truant atomsand

tim id vibrations of thissubl unaryspher e.

Theref ore, at the veryoutset of hispil grim agethr oughthese vast

andas yet "scientificallyunknown" regi ons, thest udent hadbetter

unload, sotosay, all theheavyanduselessbaggageof educat ed

opinionandscientificdogm as that hem ayhaveonboard. If he does

not, hewill find him self top heavy, and will either capsizeor runoff

thetr ackandbe buriedam id thedebris of conflict ingopinions. The

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onlyequipm ent that will bef ounduseful , andwill repaythecost of

transportation, i sanunbiasedm ind, logical reasoning, genuinecom m on

sense, andacalm, reflective brain. Anythingelse for thevoyageupon

which wearenowabout toem bark, issimplysom uch useless, costly

lum ber . Hence, so far asm odernscience andtheologyareconcerned,

thelessthestudent has, the better it isfor him , unlesshe canusehis

scient ificacquir em entsm erel yasaidsi nclim bing thespiritual steps

of O ccultism . If hecandothis, thenhe will find scienceamost valu

ableauxiliaryai d. But this achievem ent isanexceedinglyrar egift,

andonethat isseldomfound. It isalso am ost del usivesnare, because

nineout of every tenseriouslycheat them selvesintothebeli ef that

theypossess, thi sability, whereasinr ealitythey arewoeful lydeficient.

Hence it isalwaysasafecoursetom ist rust theabsoluteim partialityof

our opinionsand reasoning.

Before startingout onsucha m ightyand im portant undertaking,

wem ust drawthe reader'satt entiontot hechief obstacleof t hevoyage,

andtheonewhich hewill havethegreat est difficultyinsurmounting.

Thishiddenrock uponwhichsom anyotherwiseprofoundstudent sof

theO ccult havebecom eshipwrecked, ist henon-real izationof the

dualit yof truth, vi/., thet ruthof appearances, andthetrut hof realit ies.

Theform er isrel ativeonly. But thelat ter isabsolute.

W edo not m eanm erelytaking for granted that truth isdual, and

soassentingtot hestatem ent ; but wem eanthat the great m ajorityof

O ccult studentsf ail toreali x.cthisconceptionwithinthem selves. Know

that; everything isreal uponitsplain of m anifestation.

If we possesshal f of anything, weknowbythelaws of com m on

sense andlogical reasoningt hat therei sanother half som ewhere. No

subtle twist of metaphysical sophistrycancheat us intothebelief that

wepossessthewholewhenwe knowandseethat wehavejust exactly

half andnom ore. Further, whenwelook at anyknownthingwe know

that t opossesst heattributesof athingit m ust possessthreedim ensions,

viz.; length, breadthandthi ckness. Thi sbeingso, wealsoknowthat it

has(broadlyspeaking) twosi des, anout sideandan inside. Theoutside

isnot theinside anym orethantheboil er isthesteamwhich drives

theengine. This logical processof reasoningistheonlychar t that has

sofar beenpreparedfor the O ccult expl orer. It is vagueand probably

veryunsatisfactory, sofar asdetailsareconcerned, but when usedin

conjunctionwith hisconsciousintuition â theonlytruecompassm an

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hasby whichtoguidehim self inhiswinding, unevenpathupon the

shores of theInf initeâ he never need fear being lost or failinginhi s

endeavorstoknowthetruth.

Inorder tocarry out thesamelineof r easoninga littlefurt her, let

ustakeatypeof architectur e, saythe G othic, and m entallyexam ine

som ewell knownhandsom especim enof thi sstructural conception.

Theworld'sthought will say, "what abeautiful bui lding; howim

posing andgrand; what atrium phof m an' sm echanical skill!" Soit

appear stotheworld, andupontheplain of appearances, soit reallyis.

Consequently, it isatruthf or thetim e being. But whenexam i ned

bythe light of Occult science, wefind thistruth isrelative only, that

it is onlytrueupontheexternal, transitoryplane of m aterial phe

nom ena. W eseethat, inaddit iontobeingtheresul t of m an's trained

m echanical abilit y, it isalsotheexter nal formof hism ental ideal. It is,

infact, thephenom enal outcom eof hiscreativeatt ributes. W henwe

lookat thesolid building, f romtheear th'splane, weseeonl ythe

outsideof athinghavinglength, breadt handthickness. Nowsince

weknowthat ther em ust bean inside, we m ust enter theinteri or plane

before wecansee it, andthereinweshall findthat it exists withinthe

subjectiveworld of itsarchi tect. Thesolidstone edificewil l, intim e,

crum bl etodecay, fall, andf inallynot onem aterial atomwill rem ain

toindicatetheplacewhereon it stood. Henceit is not perm anently

real, it isonly apassingappearanceassum edbym atter under the

m ouldi ngforcesof m an'sm echanical abil ity. Assoonastheforces

which gaveit for mbecom epol arizedbyt herestless oceansof planetary

m agnet ism , it wil l dissolveandfinally vanish"likethebasel essfabric

of adream ." But thoughtheexternal str uctureof stoneandm ortar is

lost withinthesoil of theearth, thei deawhichcreatedit i seternal,

becauseit wasa spiritual reality. Ther efore, weseethat the absolute

truth (theeternal reality) appearstobethenon-r eality, upontheplane

of m at ter, while them aterial structure appearsto betheonly thing

which isreal. It isthesedelusiveappearancesthat havecreatedthe

alm ost hopelessconfusionregardingthe exact m eani ngof thet erm s

"Spiri t" and"M at ter." Sciencerefersal l shecannot grapplewithto

som eof theundiscoveredforcesof "M att er," while theologyrefersall

that shecannot explaintotheunknowabl eworkings of the"Spi rit."

Bothareright, andbothare wrong. And asweshall havetoexplore

theterritorybel ongingtobothof these term sduri ngtheprogressof

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our journey, wewill inthis placebrief lyaddthat spirit and m atter, as

weknowthem , are but thedual expressionof theoneDeificpr inciple,

dueto differencesof polarit y. Inother words, aunityunder twom odes

of act ion. Thisdualitycanonlybecom prehendedin itstruer elation

shipwhenviewed frombothpl anesandrealizedbyt hescience of

correspondences, whichscienceisbut a m aterial systemof symbolism

fromwhichwecan justlyregulateour conceptionsof all things.

Plato oncesaid, "Ideasrule theworld." Sofar Platowasright;

for, beforethedivineideawasevolved fromwithin thedivine sen-

soriumof theInf initeO ne, t heuniverse wasnot. Hencetheresult of

thedi vineideawastheevolutionof apuresym boli cform .

Just assym bolsaretheproduct of ideas, so, intheir turn, i deasare

thesym bolsof thought, andt hought itself isbut t hesym bolic response

of the Egotothe pulsatingt hrobof the Deificwil l, thedivi neradiant

soul of theInfiniteO ne. Backof thiswecannot penetrate, evenin

our m ost exalted conceptions. Henceall seriousstudyandm edi tation

asto thenature andexistenceof G odis unprofitableandcannot bring

thest udent anysubstantial r eturneither inthisworldor the next,

seeing that theI nfinitecan never becom prehended bythefini te.

Theref ore, wem ust rest satisfiedwitht hecertain knowledget hat we

canby onegrand chainof sequencestracethetransm issionof thoughts,

ideas andsym boli cform stot heir source.

Thust heangelic worldisbut aprototypeor sym bol icexpressi on

of the divinesphereof theI nfinite. Thecelestial worldisa reflection

of the angelicworld. Thespi ritual worl disaprot otypeandsym bolic

outcomeof thecelestial heavens. Theastral world istherefl ectionof

thespiritual sphere. Andlastly, them aterial (our world) is but the

concreteshadowof theastral kingdom s.

Hence thereader canperceive that we, i nour present state, are

along waydowni nthescale of creative life. But if weare, weknow

bythe lawsof our beingthat wecanand shall win our wayback

throughthisvall eyof theshadow,this planeof invertedim agesand

delusi veappearances, intothebright realm sof our form er state, those

spheresof pureangeliclife wherealone exist the ever living realsof

all theinfinitudeof apparent realities.

THESCIENCEO FTHESO UL-SECTI O NI

THEG ENESISO FLI FE

CHAPTERI

THEREALMO FSPIRIT

Involution

"Being, Uncreated, Eternal, Alone," says Dr. JohnYoung, when

speaki ngof "the Creator and thecreation;" certainlynoinspi redwriter

ever pennedam or esublim etr uththanis contained intheabovewords.

Purespirit isdi ffusive, non atom ic, uncreated, form less, sel f-existent

being. Silent, m otionless, unconscious, Divinity; possessingi nitssub

lim epuritytheonesoleDeif icattribut eexpressibleinhum an language

asabsoluteandunconditioned potentiali ty.

Suchi stherealmof spirit, which, for thesakeof linguistic con

venience, hasbeenterm edby theO cculti st "therealmof unm ani-

fested being." W i ththefirst em anation of thisinconceivable statewe

havenowtodeal. TheKabbalah, of theearlyJewish rabbis, contains

longandelaborat etreatises uponthevariousem anationsof theten

sephir oth, which for them ost part arewritteninsuchanallegorical

style astobepr acticallyuselesstom ost W estern students, andeven

toO ri ental m inds areunsatisfactory, andinm anyr espectsm isleading.

Thefi rst em anati onfromthis realmof spirit (formlessbeing) claim s

thest udent'sclosest attenti on. It formstheDeifi ckeynoteof thedivine

anthemof creation. Thisfirst em anation, calledby theKabbal iststhe

Crown, m eans, whenstrippedof itsm ysti cal veil, sim pleandnaked

activi tyor m otion. Thusweseethat the first acti onof Divinity(un

consci ousm ind) i sthought, andthought im pliesvibrationor motion.

At the m om ent the Deificm ind vibrateswiththought therespri ngs

forth, fromthei nfinitewom b of creation, theduad of all fut uregreat

ness. Thisduadi stheKabbal istical twins, "LoveandW isdom ," which,

intur nm eanthe attributes, attraction andrepulsi onof force and

m otion. Theyare m aleandfemale, co-equal andco-eternal, and express

them selvesexternallyasacti vityandrepose.

Nom at ter howreconditeor abstruseour speculationsm aybe,

whent heorbit of our m etaphysical m edit ationiscom pleteweshall

findourselvesfacetofaceagainwithour original startingpoint, which

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isthi sinfinite triadof Love, W isdomandCrown, or, inother words,

theoneprim al forcecontaini ngunlim itedpotential itieswithi nitself.

Backof thiswecannot go. W i ththisdivinetrinity or G odhead, as

studentsandinvestigatorsof Nature'soccult m ysteries, wem ust rest

contented, consol ingourselves, whenever necessary, withthecertain

knowledgethat thenearer we appear toapproachthe great whit e

throne of theInf initeO ne, t hefurther doesthat divinecenter recede

fromus. If this werenot so, therecoul dbenosuchthingas eternity

for theatom sof differentiat edlife. Consequently, theim m ort alityof

thesoul wouldbe anem ptydr eam , am ere figm ent, hatchedbysom e

infernal power withintheoverheatedim aginationof poor deluded

m an.

Before goingfurt her, thereader should com m it tomem orythe

followingprim ary doctrines, taught byt heO ccult i nitiatesof all true

wisdom. Theyare doctrinesto usinour present state, insof ar

that wecannot dem onstratethemexternal lybyanyknownformof

experi m ent.

I. "Thewholeuni verseisfil ledwiththeDeificpr esenceof God."

That i stosay, t heuni\erse isperm eatedwiththe pure, m otionless,

form less, spirit of Divinity.

II. "Theuniverse isboundlessandunlimited, acir clewhose

circumferenceis everywhereandwhosecentreisnowhere." The uni

verse isdual and consistsof them anifest andthe non-m anifest. Hence

Deity isprogressiveinhisi nfiniteschem eof spir itual unfol dm ent.

III. " Thedivine onelifepri ncipleem anatesfromt hepurevor tices,

thecentral Spiri tual Sunof them anifesteduniverse. Fromthi sm ighty

inconceivablecenter of life em anatethe spiritual raysof the Father,

scinti llatingwit hdivineact ivity, wher euponthevast, m otionlessvoid,

theawful universeof G od'ssilent, formlessspirit , becom esalive\\ ith

aninf initenum ber of subordi nateuniver ses." W hich m eans, the rays

of Divinityarebrought toa focusat variouspoint sinspace. These

points or foci formthespiri tual center sof sm aller universes. An

exam pl eof thiscanbeseenuponour m at erial plane byobser\i ngthat

prim ar ysunsthrowoff aseri esof secondary' suns. Thesesecondary

sunst hrowoff pl anets, andt heplanets becom ethe parentsof m oons.

Bythe scienceof correspondence, "asit isabove, soit isbelow."

Rem em ber thosefacts.

THEREALMO FSPIRIT7

Thedi vinepurposeof creationisthedi fferentiati onof theuncon

scious form lessOne, andthe grandoutcom eof this divinepurposeis

theul tim ationof DeificIntelligencies; separatemindsreflectingthe

divine ideaof theuniversal m ind, conscious, individualizedmentalities

possessingim m ort al soulscapableof eternal progression, who, asdif

ferent iatedlife atom sof the Creator, t hegrandAr biter of thewhole,

becom e them selves secondarycreatorsand thearbitr atorsof the

destiniesof worl ds.

Thepr ocessesof creationare dual, and consist of Involution and

Evolut ion. Theoneisinsepar ablefromt heother. Paradoxical asit

m ayappear tothe uninitiated, it is, nevertheless, adivinet ruththat

theEvolutionand ultim ation of spiritual lifeisaccom plished bya

strict processof Involution; fromthewithout tot hewithin, fromthe

infini telygreat totheinfinitelysm all .

Tobet ter underst andthism ysterywem ust haverecoursetoa

series of sym bols. Accordingl y, weconceivethedivinefocusof the

prim al essenceas thespiritual center of auniverse. ThisDei ficray

consti tutesatri uneG odhead, fromwhich em anatest hepurewhi te

light of theformlessO ne, or inother words, this center constitutesa

realmof sephirot h, asun-sphereof livi ngpotentialities, divinebeings

infini telybeyond thehighest archangelhood. Assuchwem ayconceive

it floatingasa speckinthe infiniteoceanof divinelove, surroundedby

theef fulgent bri ghtnessof t henam eless Crown. Thi sdivinesphereis

passiveinsucha state. Nirvanareigns uponthebl issful radi anceof its

m otionlessbosom . But thetimenowapproacheswhen itsm ission in

theschem eof creationm ust com m ence. Them om ent ar rives, and as

soonasthefirst creativepulsationsof thought vi brate, the wholespher e

of m ot ionless, form less, whit elight flashesforth sparklingwithliving

energy. Andnow, beholdwhat achangehastakenplace. Thesof t,

white light hasceasedtobe andinits placethere israying forthin

every conceivable directionmightyoceansof force; eachocean differ

ingin velocity, color andpotentiality. Thepassivehasbecomeactive,

andthem otionlesshascom m encedtom ove, traversingthevoid of

space uponthewingsof light . Deityhas becom eref racted; aportion

of the infinitesoul decom posed, andits original unlim itedpotentialities

resolvedintoaseriesof act ivebut limitedattributes. This isrelated

inthe m ystical l anguageof t heKabbalah astheevolutionof t heseven

active sephiroth fromthefir st trinity, Love, W isdomandCrown. It is

8

THELI G HTO FEG YPT

THEREALMO FSPERIT

Sym bol ical Illust ration

of the

Divine Harm onyof Nature'sLaws

Victor y

Inlell iffvnce

V?^

Kingdom

M ichael

ABeauty

i

Anacl

fbvruf afton.

M ercy

(nature, astheassandt heoxareequallyrem arkable

for their enduranceasbeasts of burden. TheKabbal istical gemof

thissignisthe agate, andt herefore, t hisstoneconstitutes anatural

talismanfor thosebornwith Taurusont heir ascendant. Taurus isthe

highest em anation of theeart hlytrigon, andisthe constellat ionof the

planet Venus.

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Upont heIntellectual Plane, Taurussignifiesthequickening,

germ inatingpower sof silent thought and represents that which is

pleasant andgood, consequent ly, thosedom inatedby thisinfluxare

ablet ochooseandassim ilate that which isgood. Theyareslowto

formopinions, ar ecareful, ploddingand self-reliant, andpat iently

await therealizationof results. Thechief m ental characteristicsare

indust ryandappl ication.

Upont hePhysical Plane, Taur usgivesa m iddlestat urewith

strong, well-knit body, andshort, thick, bull-like neck, broadfore

headanddarkhai r, adull com plexionandrather largem outh. In

disposition, the nativesof t heearthly trigonare sullenand reserved.

Theymakefirmfr iends, andunrelenting foes. Slowtoanger, t hey

are, l ikethebul l, violent andfurious whenaroused. O f plant s, this

signr ulesbeets, plantain, colts-foot, colum bine, daisies, dandelions,

gourds, m yrtle, f lax, larkspur, lilies, m ossandspinach. O f stones,

Taurus governswhitecoral, alabaster, andall com monwhitest ones

that areopaque.

G EM INI ( X) THE TW INS

Thesi gnG em ini, initsSym bolical aspect, sym bolizesunity, and

thest rengthof unitedaction, alsothe truthsof matehood. Thetwo

bright stars, Castor andPoll ux, represent thetwin souls. The G reek

m ythof Castor andPolluxavengingther apeof Helen, isonly arepe

tition of thebiblical story of Sim eonandLevi slaughteringt hem en

of Shechemfor theoutragecom m ittedupontheir sister Dinahbythe

sonof Ham br.

Kabbal istically, thesignG emini representsthehandsandarm s

of the grandm an of theuniverse, andtherefore, expressesthe

projectingandexecutiveforcesof hum anityinall m echanical depart

m ents. Upontheesotericplanisphere, thesignisoccupiedby Sim eon

andLevi. "Theyarebrethren, " saysJacob, "andinstrum entsof

cruelt yareintheir habitati ons,"â whi chrefersi naveryunm istakable

m anner tothefearfullypotent powersof projection that lieconcealed

within them agnet icconstitut ionof all thosewhoaredom inatedby

thissign. Them ystical sym bol of thetwinsconceal sthedoctr ineof

soul-matesandot her im portant truthsconnectedtherewith. The

m ystical gemof t hissignis theberyl, whichm eans crystal, andcon

sequentlyform st hetalism ani cstonefor thoseborn under the in

fluenceof thispotential sign. G em ini i sthefirst andhighest em ana-

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tionof theairy trigon, and istheconstellationof theplanet M ercury.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, G em ini signifiestheunionof reason

withi ntuition, andthosedominatedbyi tsinfluxexpressthe highest

m ental stateof em bodiedhum anity. They arevolatil e, free, philosoph

ical andgenerous. Their m agneticspheresarespeci allysuscep

tible totheinfl uenceof inspirational currents. Bynaturetheyare

restlessandexceedinglyener getic. They possessan excessof m ental

force whichim pel sthemheadl ongintothem ost giganticenterprises.

Their chief characteristicsareintuitional andm ental activit y, conse

quentl y, theyare nervousand restless.

Upont hePhysical Plane, G em i ni givesa tall, strai ght body, a

sangui necom plexi on, darkhai r, hazel or greyeyes, sharpsight anda

quick, activewal k. Theypossessarestl essbut gentlem anlyappear

ance. Indisposit ion, thenat ivesof the airytrigonarevolat ileand

fickle. Theyare scientificandpossess agreat passionfor al l kindsof

knowledge; areinconstant, andrarelyst udyonesubject veryl ong;

arespeculative, andpossess largeim agi nations. O f plants, thissign

rules privet, dog-grass, m eadow-sweet, madder, woodbine, tansy,

vervai nandyarrow.O f stones, G em ini governsthegarnet andall

stripedstones.

CANCER( ^ ) THE CRAB

Thesi gnCancer sym bolizestenacitytol ife. Thecr ab, inorder

tom oveforward, iscom pelled towalkbackwards; whichillustr ates

thesun'sapparent m otion, wheninthis sign, where it com m encesto

m ovebackwardstowardtheequator again. It alsorepresentsthe

fruitf ul, sustainingessence of thelife forces, hence, wesee thesym

bol of thecraboccupyingaprom inent positionupon thebreast of the

statue of ISIS, t heuniversal m other and sustainer of all.

Kabbal istically, thesignCancer signifi esthevital organsof the

grand m anof the starryheavens, andtherefore, representsthe

breathinganddigestivefunct ionsof the hum anfam i ly, andalsoindi

cates them agneti ccontrol of thisconst ellationover thespir itual,

ethereal andvital essences, andthecapacityof thosespecial lydom

inated bythisnaturetoreceiveandassim ilatethe inspirational cur

rents. Hence, Cancer governs thepowers of inspirat ionandrespira

tionof thegrand m an. Thesi gnCancer, upontheesotericplanisphere,

isoccupiedbyZebulon, of whomhispatr iarchal fat her declares,

"Zebul onshall dwell at thehavenof the sea, andheshall be for an

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haven of ships," astrological lyintim ati ngthehom e of thecrab, which

isupontheseashore. It alsoexpresses thevaried powersof cohesion,

andtheparadoxical truthsfoundinall contradictories. Themystical

gemof thesigni stheem eral d. Thestoneconstitut esapowerf ul talis

m anfor all nativesof Cancer , whichis thehighest em anation of the

watery trigon, andistheconstellation of theM oon.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, Cancer signifiestheequilibriumof

spirit ual andm at erial lifef orces. Thosedom inated byitsinf luxex

press thehighest formof the reflective powers; theyaretim i dand

retiri ng; aretrulypassive, andconstit utenatural m edium s. Cancer

possessesbut lit tleof thei ntuitional qualities. That which appearsto

beint uitionisdirect inspir ation. Tot heexternal eye, thenativesof

thewaterytrigon appear tobeslothful; whereas, t heyareincessant

worker suponthe higher or m ental plane. Thissign expressest ous

theconservation of forces. I tschief at tributesar esensitivenessand

reflection.

Upont hePhysical Plane, Cancer givesa m ediumstat ure, the

upper part larger thanthelower, asm al l, roundface, paleor delicate

com plexion, brown hair andsmall, pensivegreyeyes; dispositi onef

fem inate, tim idandthoughtful; tem per mild; conver sationagreeable

andpl easant. O f plants, this signrules cucum bers, squashes, m elons,

andal l water vegetationsuch asrushes, water lili es, etc. O f stones,

Cancer governschalk, selenit e, andall soft, white stones.

LEO( £L) THELIO N

Thesi gnLeosym bolizesstrength, courageandfire. Thehottest

portionof theyear, inthenorthernhemisphere, is whenthesunis

passingthrought hissign. It isthesol ar Lionof them ysteri esthat

ripens, withits owninternal heat, the fruitsbrought forthf romthe

earth bythem oistureof Isis.

Kabbal istically, thesignLeo signifies theheart of thegrand

m an, andrepresentsthelife center of t hefluidic circulatory systemof

hum ani ty. It isalsothefire vortexof physical li fe. Hence, thoseborn

under thisinflux arenotedf or thesuperior strengthof their physical

consti tution; and alsofor their wonderf ul recuperativepowers after

being exhaustedbysickness. ThesignLeouponthe esotericpl ani

sphere, isoccupi edbyJudah, of whomhi sdyingpar ent says, " Judah

isal ion'swhelp, fromthepreym yson thouart goneup. Hestooped

down, hecouched asalion." Thissignr evealstousthem ysteries

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of the ancient sacrifice, and thelawsof com pensat ion. Them ystical

gemof Leoisthe ruby, andi t form samost potent disease-resisting

talismanfor all governedby theLeonine influx. Leoisthesecond

em anat ionof the fierytripli city, andi stheconst ellationof thesun.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, Leosignifi esthesym pathiesof t he

heart. Thosedom i natedbyits influxare generouseventoexcesswith

their friends. By naturethey aredeeply sym patheti c, andpossessthat

peculi ar gradeof m agneticforcewhichenablesthemtoarouse into

action thelatent sym pathies inothers. Asorators their earnest, im

pulsive, pathetic stylem akes themanir resistible success. An ex

ceedinglyfinespecim enof Leonineoratoryisgiven inG enesis, 44th.

ch. Thissim ple, eloquent appeal of JudahtoJoseph, probably, stands

unequaled, for it ssublim etenderness. Thenatives of Leoare im

pulsiveandpassi onate, honest andfaithful. Their m ental forcesare

ever strivingto attainunto som ehigher state; hence, their i deasare

always inexcess of their m eanstoaccomplishtheir large, m aj estic

andgr andplans.

Upont hePhysical Plane, Leo givesalar ge, fair, stature, broad

shoulders, large, prom inent eyes, oval f ace, ruddy com plexion and

light hair, gener allygolden. Thisisfor thefirst twentydegreesof the

sign. Thelast tendegreesgi vethesam e but am uch sm aller person.

Dispositionhigh spirited, resolute, haughty, andam bitious. Of plants,

thissignrulesanise, cam om i le, cowslip, daffodil, dill, eglantine, eye-

bright , fennel, St. John'swort, lavender, yellowl ily, poppy, m arigold,

garden m int, m ist letoe, parsl eyandpim pernel. O f stones, Leo gov

ernst hehyacinth andchrysol ite, andal l soft yell owm inerals suchas

ochre.

VTBG O( TT#) THE VIRG IN

Thesi gnVirgosym bolizeschastity, and form sthecentral idea of

agreat num ber of m yths. The Sun-G odis alwaysborn at m idnight,

onthe 25th. of Decem ber, at whichtim e theconstel lationof Virgois

seenshiningabovethehorizonintheeast. Hence, originated the

prim it iveideaof theSonof G od, being bornof aVirgin. W hen the

sunpassesthroughthissign theharvest isreadyf or thereaper; hence,

Virgo issym bolizedasthegl eaningm aid withtwoearsof wheat in

her hand.

Kabbal istically, thesignVir gosignifiesthesolar plexusof the

grand archetypal m an, andtherefore, representsthe assim ilati ngand

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distri butingfunctionsof the hum anorganism . Consequently, we find

that t hosebornunder thisinfluencepossessfinediscrim inati ngpowers

asto thechoice of foodbest adaptedto their part icular organicre

quirements. This constellation, asgover ningthebowelsof humanity,

ishighlyim portant, sincetheintestinescom prise averyvital section

of the digestive organismand vital flui ds. Upontheesoteric plani

sphere, Virgois occupiedby Asher. "O ut of Asher, hisbreadshall be

fat," saysJacob, "andheshall yieldroyal dainties." Thustypifying

theri chesof the harvest. Thissignexpressesthe fulfillm ent of the

creati vedesign, hence, themysteriesof m aternity areconceal edunder

thissym bol. It alsoreveals tousthesignificance of thesacram ent of

theLord'sSupper . Them ystical gemof Virgoisthe jasper, a stone

possessingveryi m portant vir tues. It shouldbewor nbyall natives

bornunder thissign. Virgoi sthesecondem anation of theear thly

trigon, andistheconstellat ionof M ercury.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, thesignVi rgosignifi esthereal iza

tionof hopes. Thosedom inatedbythisi nfluxarecalm , confident and

contented; theyarereflectiveandstudi ous, andextrem elyfondof

reading. Consequently, theybecom ethemental repositoriesof m uch

external wisdomandlearning. Their chief attributesarehope and

contentm ent. Thesedesirable qualities, com binedwiththem ent al

penetr ationof M ercury, which thissign contains, all conduce tom ake

thenativeof Vir gopre-em inentlyfitted for thecl oseapplicationof

scient ificstudy. Theypossesslarge, well balanced brainsand very

superi or intellectual abiliti esandm ake clever statesm en, whenthrown

intot hevortexof political life.

Upont hePhysical Plane, Virgogivesamediumstature, very

neat andcom pact, darksangui necom plexi on, anddar khair; disposi

tioni singenious, studiousandinclined tobewitt y; rather eventem

per, but m oreexcitablethan Taurineper sons. Asor ators, Virgopersons

arefl uent, plain, practical andveryinteresting. O f plants, thissign

rules endive, m il let, privet, succory, wood-bine, skullcap, valerain,

wheat, barley, oatsandrye. O f stones, thevarious kindsof f lint.

LIBRA ( ===) THE BALANCE

Thisconstellation, initsSym bolical aspect, typif iesjustice. M ost

of our readersdoubtlesshave seenthegoddessof j usticerepr esented

asaf em ale, blind-folded, holdinginher handapair of scales. This

conceptionispur elyastrological, andr eferstothecelestial Libraof

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theheavens. The sunenterst hissignabout the21st. of Septem ber,

when, asthepoet M aniliussays:

"Dayandnight ar eweighedin Libra'sscales,

Equal awhile, at last thenight prevails."

Kabbal istically, thesignLibrasignifiesthereins andloins of the

grand celestial man, andther efore, repr esentsthe central conservatory

or storehouseof there-productiveflui ds. It isalsothem agneticvortex

of pro-creativestrength. Thi sconstellationalsor epresents, initsm ost

interi or aspect, theequinoct ial point of thearci ntheascendingand

descendingcycle of thelife atom . Therefore, this signcontai nsthe

unificationof thecosm icfor cesasthe grandcentr al point of equilib

riumof thespher e. Libraupontheesotericplanisphere, isoccupied

byDan. Thepatri arch, inhis blessing, thusrefers tohiscel estial

nature; "Danshal l judgehis peopleasoneof thet ribesof Israel."

Libra represents theinterior equilibriumof Nature'sforces, andcon

tains them ystery of thedivi neat-one-ment of the ancient ini tiations.

Upont heuniversal chart, thi ssignbecom esEnoch, theperfect m an.

Itsm ystical gemisthediam ond. Asam agnetictali sm an, this stone

actsasarepulsi veforce, andcom bines withthem agneticsphereof

those bornunder itsinfluence, torepel theem anat ionsfromf oreign

bodies, either of personsor things. Libraisthesecondem anationof

theai rytriplici ty, andist heconstell ationof Venus.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, Librasigni fiesexternal percepti on,

balancedbyintui tion, theunionof whichbecom esexternalized as

reason andforesi ght. Therefore, thosedom inatedby thisinfluence

consti tutetherationalistic school of t heworld's bodyof thi nkers.

Theoretically, theyarestrongsupporter sof suchconceptions asuni

versal brotherhood, universal equalityandtherightsof m an. But

practi cally, they seldom(unl essit pays) reducetheir pet theoriesto

actual practice. Thenatives of Libra, t houghpossessingafinelybal

anced m ental and m agneticorganism , are seldomelevatedintovery

prom inent positions. Thisis becausetheyaretooeven, bothmentally

andphysically, t obecom ethe popular leadersof anyradical or sen

sational party. I t isoneof theattributesof Libr a, toinfuseanatural

instinct withinall bomunder her influencetoaccept andadopt the

golden m ean, or, asit hasbeenterm ed, "thehappy m edium ." Hence,

theygenerallycom m andrespect fromboth sidesonquestionsof

debate.

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Upont hePhysical Plane, Libr agenerally produces, whenrising

at bir th, atall, slender for m , of perfect proporti ons, brown hair, blue

sparkl ingeyes, andafinecl ear com plexion. Thedi spositioni snoble,

am iabl e, high-m indedandgood. It isper hapsaswel l tonotet he

fact t hat thissi gnoftenproducesdark brownandblackhair, andin

fem ales, veryhandsom efeatur es. O f plants, thissi gnruleswatercress,

white rose, strawberry, prim r ose, vines, violet, heartsease, balm , lem on-

thym e andpansy. O f stones, Libragovernswhitem ar ble, spar and

all whitequartz.

SCO RPI O( Tit ) THESCO RPIO N

Thesi gnScorpio, initssym bolical aspect, sym boli zesdeathand

deceit . It isthe allegorical serpent of m atter m entionedinGenesisas

tem pti ngEve. Hence, theso-calledfall of m anfromLibra, the point

of equilibrium , t odegradationanddeath bythedeceit of Scor pio.

Nowonder thepri m itivem ind, whenelaboratingthis sym bol, tr ied

toexpressaspir it of retali ation; asMackeysays, inspeakingof these

ancient races,

"Andasanact of vengeanceonyour part ,

Youpl acedwithin thesunascorpion'sheart."

thusalludingto thebrilliant star Antares.

Kabbal istically, thesignScorpiotypifi esthegenerativeorgansof

thegr andm an, andconsequent ly, representsthesexual or pro- creative

systemof hum anit y. It isthe em blemof generation andlife; t here

fore, thenatives of Scorpio excel inthefruitfulnessof the sem inal

fluids, andthis createsacorresponding increaseof desire. A distinct

referencetothe fruitfulness of thissi gnwill be foundinG enesis,

chap, xxx, wherei nLeah, when shebeheld thebirth of Zilpah's son, ex

claim ed, "atroop com eth." (seeverses10and11) Scorpio, uponthees

oteric planispher e, isoccupedbyG ad, of whomthe dyingJacob says,

"G ad, atroopshall overcom e him , but, heshall overcom eat thelast;" in

tim ati ngthefall of m anfromastateof innocence andpurity, through

them ultitudeof sensual deli ghts, andhisfinal vi ctoryover the

realm s of m atter asaspiriual entity. Thissignrepresentsthephysical

plane of theattr ibutesof pr o-creation. It containsthem ysteryof sex,

andthesecretsof theancient phallicr ites. Themystical gemof

Scorpi oisthetopaz, thenat ural talismanof those bornunder this

influence. Scorpi oisthesecondem anati onof thewaterytrigon, and

isthe constellat ionof M ars.

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Upont heIntellectual Plane, thesignScorpiosigni fiesthegen

erationof ideas; hence, thosedom inated bythisinfluxpossessanin

exhaustibleresourceof ideas andsuggestions. Thei r activeevolution

arym i ndsareever busywith som enewconception, andtheir br ains

areli terallycram m edfull of inventive im ageries. Theypossesskeen

perception, fine intuitional powers, and averypositivewill. Hence,

theyexcel asm edical practit ioners, chem istsandsurgeons. In the

variousdepartm entsof thesurgical art, nativesof thissign possessno

equal. Inadditiontothism echanical ability, they areendowedwith

apowerful, fruit ful, m agneti clifeforcewhichtheysym pathet ically

transmit totheir patients. Thisiswhy theybecom e suchsuccessful

physicians. Thesexual desire isnatural lyverystr ong, hence, theyare

liable toexcess inthisdirection.

Upont hePhysical Plane, this signgives astrongandrather cor

pulent body, m edi umstature, darkor ruddycom plexi on, darkhair,

featur esoftenresem blingthe eagle; dispositionactive, resentful, proud,

reserved, thought ful andalso selfish. Of plants, t hissignrulesblack

thorn, charlock, heather, hor ehound, bean, bram ble, leek, woad and

worm wood. O f stones, lodestone, bloodstoneandverm illion.

SAG nTARIUS( /?) THEARCHER

Thisconstellation, initsSym bolical aspect, representsadual na

ture, asit sym bolizesretributionandalsothehuntingsports. W efind

it depictedasa Centaur, wit hthebowandarrowdr awntoits head

ready for shooting. Hence, it wasfrequentlyusedt odesignate the

autum nal sports, thechase, etc. TheCentaur wasal soasym bol of

author ityandwor ldlywisdom . M ackey, speakingof t hissign, said,

"ThestarryCentaur still bendsthebow

Toshowhissense of what you didbelow."

Kabbal istically, thesignSagittariussi gnifiesthe thighsof the

grand universal man. It, ther efore, repr esentsthe m uscular founda

tionof theseat of locom otioninhum ani ty. It ist heem blemof stability,

foundationandphysical power . Thissign alsorepresentsthecenters

of physical, external, author ityandcomm and. Sagit tarius, uponthe

esoter icplanisphere, isoccupiedbyJoseph. "Hisbowabodein

strength," sayst hepatriarch, "andthe arm sof his handswere m ade

strong." It also representst hepowersof "ChurchandState," andthe

necessityof legalizedcodes, civil, m il itaryandr eligious. I t indicates to

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usthe organizing powersof hum anity, andtheabsol utenecessi tyof "the

powers that be" i ncertainst atesof developm ent. WeseeinJoseph,

theEgyptianruler andlaw-gi ver, atrue typeof real authorit y. The

m ystical gemof t hisinfluxi sthecarbuncle, which isatalism anof

great virtuetoi tsproper natives. Sagi ttariusis thelowest em anation

of the fierytrigonandistheconstellationof Jove, theplanet Jupiter.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, Sagittarius represents theorgani zing

power of them ind; hence, thi sinfluence indicates theexternal powers

of comm and, disci plineandobedience, to theruling authority of m a

terial institutions. Persons of thisnat ureareloyal, patriot ic, andlaw

abiding. Suchnat ivesaregenerousandf ree; energeticandcom

bative; hastyin tem peram ent; am bitious of position andpower; also

charit abletothe afflictedandoppressed. Theypossessstrong con

servat ivequaliti es; andthei r chief m ental charact eristicsar eprom pt

decisi on, self control, andt heability tocom m and others.

Upont hePhysical Plane, this signusual lyproduces awell for m ed

person, rather abovem ediumheight, sanguinecom plexion, oval face,

highf orehead, br ight brownhair, fineclear eyes; inshort, handsom e.

Indisposition, t henativeis quick, energetic, fondof out door sports

andrecreations; hastytem per ed, jovial, freeandbenevolent. O f

plants, thissign rulesagrimony, woodbetony, feat her-fewand m al

lows. O f stones, Sagittarius governsthe turquois, andall the stones

m ixed withredandgreen.

CAPRICO RN( VS) THEG O AT

Thissign, inits Sym bolical aspect, typifiessin. Thescapegoat of

theIsraelites; andtheuniversal offeri ngof akid or younggoat asan

atoningsacrifice for sin, ar esignificant. Thedif ferent qual itiesof the

sheep andthegoat, fromasym bolical st andpoint, areusedby St.

Johni nhism ysti cal Apocalypse. TheRedeem er of m ankind, or Sun

G od, i salwaysbornat m idnight directly Sol enters thissign, which

isthe winter sol stice, "The youngchild" isborni nthestabl eandlaid

inthe m anger of thegoat, in order that hem ayconquer therem ain

ingsi gnsof wint er or death, andthussavem ankind fromdestr uction.

Kabbal istically, thesignCapricornsignifiesthekneesof the

grand m acrocosmandrepresent sthefirst principle inthetrinityof

locom otion, viz., thejoints; bending, pliableand m ovable. It isthe

em blemof m aterial servitude andassuch isworthy of notice. Capri-

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corn, upontheesotericplani sphere, is occupiedby Naphtali, whom

Jacob says, "isa hindlet loose, hegivethgoodly words." Her ewe

havet woverydistinct references; thef irst, tothesym bol, a hindor

young deer, i.e., agoat with horns, (goatsanddeer areequal lysig

nificant of theearthly, m ountainousnat ure, andar efondof high

hills) ; thesecond, istheChristm asproclam ation, hegivethgoodly

words, "Peaceon earth, good will toward m an." This signrepresents

"regeneration," or re-birth, andreveals thenecessityof "newdispen

sations." Them ystical gemof thisconst ellationis theonyx, som e

tim es called"chalcedony." Capricornis thelowest em anationof the

earthl ytrigon, andistheconstellation of theplanet Saturn.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, Capricornsignifiesexternal form,

andthosedom inat edbyitsinfluxareamongthever ylowest in the

scale of truespi rituality. Thebrainof thisinfluenceisever onthe

alert toseizeandtakeadvantageof cir cum stances. Thesigngivesa

purely schem ingmentality; theintellect ual nature isdirected purely

tothe attainm ent of selfish ends; thepenetrating power of them indis

great. Thenativesarequick aslightningtoseein othersthe weak

points that they m ayworkto their ownadvantage. Theyareindis

posed todoanyr eal hardwor kunlesstheyseesom e great benefit

theref rominthe im m ediatefuture. It is averyundesirableinfluence.

Upont hePhysical Plane, Capr icorngener allygives am edium

statur e, slender, oftenill proportioned; plainlooking, energeticin

their owninterests, andindolent inthe em ployof others. Frequently

these nativeshavealongsharpchinand slender nose, withsmall

pierci ngeyes. Theyarealm ost alwaysnarrowchested. Indisposition,

theyarecrafty, subtle, reservedandof tenm elancholy. At the sam e

tim e, nativesof Saturnareoftenm iserl y. O f plant s, thissignrules

hem lock, henbane, deadlynightshadeand blackpoppy. O f stones,

Capricorngoverns coal andal l blackor ashcolored m inerals.

AQ UARIUS(^r) THE W ATER-BEARER

Thissignsym boli zesjudgm ent . Thisconstellationf orm sthest arry

original of theurnof M inos, fromwhich flowwrath andcondemna

tionor blessings andreward, according totheworksdoneint he

body, irrespectiveof theological faith. Theearlier baptism al urnsof

thepr im itiveChr istians, and theelabor atestonef ontsof the later

churches, arerel icsof this great astral religion.

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Kabbal istically, thesignAquariussigni fiesthelegsof thegrand

archet ypal m an, andtherefore, represent sthelocomotivefunct ionsof

thehum anorganism . It isthe natural emblemof the changeable,

m ovabl eandm igratoryforces of thebody. TheW ater -bearer, upon

theesotericplanisphere, is occupiedby Reuben. "Theexcellencyof

dignit yandtheexcellencyof power," saysJacob, " unstableas water

thoushalt not excel." Asim plebut m agnificent ast rological descrip

tionof thissign, which, fromtim eim m em orial, has beensym bolized

bytwo wavylines (£?), like theripplesof runningwater. Thissign

signif iesconsecr ation, andnot onlycontainsther itesandm ysteriesof

consecration, but will reveal tothestudent thepotencyof al l sacredand

dedicatedworks. Them ystical gemof thi ssignist heskyblue sapphire

(not t hedarkor opaquesapphire). Aquar iusisthe lowest em anationof

theai rytrigon, andtheconstellationof Uranus.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, Aquariusrepresentspopular science,

andconsequently, thetruthof m aterial phenom ena. Thosedom i

nated byitsinfl uxconstitut etheschool of induct ivephilosophy; the

grand basisof al l exotericscience. Theyrepresent theintell ectual and

scient ificspirit of their ageandgener ation; and cannot advanceone

stepbeyondthose classesof factswhich aredem onstrabletot he

senses. Elegant i nform , they arebrilli ant inintellect.

Upont hePhysical Plane, Aquariusgives am ediumst ature,

plum p, well-set androbust; good, clear, sanguinecom plexion; sandy

or dar kflaxenhair; veryprepossessing appearance; dispositionele

gant, am iable, goodnatured, wittyandveryartisti c; fondof refined

societ y. O f plant s, thissign rulesspikenard, frankincenseandm yrrh.

O f stones, Aquari usgovernsblackpearl andobsidian.

Pisces ( * ) the Fishes

Thissignsym boli zestheflood; chiefly because, whenSol passes

throughthissign therainyseasoncom m ences; clear ingawaythe

snows of winter, them elting torrentsof whichfloodthevalleysand

lowlands. Thissi gnisalsot heterm inus of Apollo' sjourneyt hrough

thetwelvesigns.

"Near their loved wavescold Pisceskeep their seat ,

W ithAriesjoin, andm akethe roundcom plete."

Kabbal istically, thesignPiscessignifi esthefeet of thegrand

cosm ic m an; andt herefore, representsthebasisor foundation of all

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external thingsaswell asthem echanical forcesof hum anity. It is

thenatural em blemof patient servitude andobedience. Thissi gn,

upont heesoteric planisphere isoccupiedbyEphrai mandM anasseh,

thetwosonsof Joseph, whor eceivedtheir portion inIsrael asthe

twofeet of thegrand, archet ypal m an. I t signifies confirm ati on, also

baptismbywater. It alsoindicatestousthedivinepurposeof the

great cycleof necessity; comm encingwit hthedisruptive, flashing,

dom inatingfireof Aries, and term inatingwithits polar opposite,

water, thesym bol of universal equilibri um . Them ystical gemof

Pisces isthechr ysolite(whi teandglit tering). Pi scesisthe last

em anat ionof the waterytrigon, andist heconstell ationof Neptune.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, Piscesrepr esentsm ent al indiffer

ence. It isthepolar opposit eof thehead. Thosedom inatedby its

influx expressa peculiar indifferencet othosethi ngswhichgenerally

interest others. Theytakeal l thingsas theycom e, andpayno serious

attent iontoany. TheyliveanddieinaccordancewithSt. Paul'sad

vice, being"all thingstoal l m en."

Upont hePhysical Plane, this signgives ashort, f leshybody,

brown hair, pale com plexion, m oist, wateryeyes(fi shylooking); dis

positi onnegative, tim id, listlessandharm less. Their nature ispeace

able, but their actionsarei nfluencedbytheir sur roundingsand

friends. O f plant s, thissign rulesall seaweeds, alsoferns andm osses

that growinwater. O f stones, it governscoral, rock, pum ice and

gravel or sand.

THEO CCULTAPPLICATIO NO FTHE TW ELVESIGNS

Thefour triplici tiessym boli zethefour cardinal pointsof the

univer se. Tous, onour present external andphysical plane, t hey

signif ythefour oppositepoi ntsof spaceasrepresentedinthecom pass

andcr oss(hence thesacrednessof thecrossasasym bol inal l tim es

andages) andthe four O ccult elem ents, Fire, Earth, Air andWater.

Theyeachcorrespondtoapar ticular quarter of the heavens. Thus,

theFi eryTrigon corresponds totheposi tive-azoth; andisexpressed

inthe glowing, f lam ing, east ernhorizon at sunrise; thebeginningof

theday. Sim ilarl y, prim arymoltenfire wasthebeginning, or first

condit ion, of the present order of thingsonour gl obe; andst ands

for that principl eof heat term edcalori c, whichsustainsthe anim al,

vital lifeforce of all anim atebeingsuponthefaceof thepl anets.

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Upont heIntellectual Plane, Firerepresentszeal, anim al cour

age, daring; and infact, all that pertainstoacti onandacti vity. W hile

onthe higher (esoteric) plane, Fireim pliestheinterior appr ehension

of the m eaningandsignificanceof actionasdisplayedinthe trinity,

andexpressedby fireof threeterm sas Aries, Leo, andSagitt arius;

Aries ( T) thei ntellect; Leo(SI) the em otions; Sagittarius (&) the

offspr ingof the intellect andem otions; theexternal result or consum

m ation of thetwo; that point whichisneither the onenor the other;

but wherethetwo areone.

TheEarthlyTripl icitystands for thefr ozen, inert north, as a

sym bol of frigidness, hardeni ng, crystal lization, death. It is con

cerned withall phenom enathat ism ost external and palpablet othe

external senses; thesolids, m etals, fabrics.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, it isconcernedwitht herelationsof

solids toeachot her, fromwhichisespeciallyevol vedform , propor

tion, sound, etc. Thesam em aybesaidof them etal sdugupfr om

thebowelsof the earth, of t hecom m erce, artsand industries resulting

theref rom . Esoter ically, the earthytrigondenotes thecom prehension

of the spiritual qualitiesevolvedfromtheearthy activities; or,

rather , that one spiritual qualityof three-foldform ationexpressed

inthr eem ystical term s; Taur us( &), servitudeor spirit of patient

work; Virgo(TTJ) , form ation andre-formation; Capr icorn(!£?), the

result of theuni onof Taurus andVirgo, whichleadseither to the

higher planeint hespiral of existence; or tothe lower plane onthe

downwardcourset odarker realm sof being; m oreear thy, hardened

anddead.

TheAi ryTriplici tyrepresent sthewest; thescene of thesett ing

sun; whichsignif iesthedyingof theday, of sense andof m at ter;

which isonlythe prom iseof another day; anadvancetoahigher

plane. Thisbrighter dayisdenotedbyt heairytri gon; andis con

cerned, uponthe external plane, withthepriestly, political andsocial

relati onsof hum anlife. That istosay, it representsthehigher qual

ities of theserelations. It is, therefore, sym boli zedbythe invisible

elem ent, air; the great m ediumof m otion. Itsesotericsignifi canceis

com pri sedinthe arcanaof theonetrue science. Af ter first havinga

knowledgeof the twins(XG emini) external, theint ernal science

attainsuntothe adjustm ent andequilibr iumor balance(===Li bra) of

thetwo; sothat theyexactly blendint hedivineequipoiseof harm ony

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andwisdom ; thus realizingonlytheripplingwaves (£?Aquari us) of

peacef ul results; insteadof thedownpouringfloods andcatacl ysm s;

bothsocial andphysical; whi chotherwiseresult fr omtheunbalanced

scales (=c=Libra); whenexternal andinternal antagonize, as two

hostil eandabsol utelyseparateanddual forces; insteadof balancing

astwo m odesof oneandthesam eeternal m otion, theonelife of the

univer se.

TheW ateryTripli city, sym bol ical of the south, is theexact op

posite of theear thynorth. I t isthefr ozen, m elted; thehardened,

liquef ied; therenewal of the crystal intoother form s; andtheresur

rectionof death intolife. Thewateryt rigonsigni fiestheconstant

effort inNature toadjust oppositesand contradict ories; tobring

about chem ical changesandaf finitiesas especially seeninfl uids; and

asso perfectlysym bolizedin that great distinguishingfeatur eof

water, viz., toseekitsown level. O nt heexternal planeof hum anlife,

thewaterytrigon denoteslove( ^7o); sex(n\ Scorpioand$ M ars);

andof fspring(K ); theexter nal results of theuni onof thet wo

(love andsex). Onthem oreesotericplanes, Cancer (f5) sym bolizes

tenaci tytolife, hence, the desirefor im m ortality; which, com bined

witha knowledge of them ysteriesof sex (n\ Scorpi oand$M ar s) or

generationandregeneration, leadsthei m m ortal soul totheterm ination

of its earthlypi lgrim ageand m aterial i ncarnations, intheunionwith

itsm i ssinghalf or Pisces( ^ ), which issym bolized, uponthecelestial

equator (equilibr ium ), asthe twofishes boundtogether bythe cord

(of love). Having regainedthisequator andpassed fromthelower

arcof m atter, thesoul enter soncem ore uponthespiritual pathof

eternal conscious life.

Thereader will nowperceive that thefour great tr igonsarebut

thedi fferent ser iesof attri buteswithi nthehum an soul or m i crocosm ;

andfurther, that thetwelve constellati onsof the zodiacreveal the

m ystical significationof AdamKadm on, t hearchetypal m anof t he

starry planispher e. Thus; Ari es( T) rulesthehead, brainandthe

fiery will; Taurus( 8) the neckandthroat, theears, theli stening

requisitesof obedient servit ude; G em ini (X) thehandsandarms,

or projectiveand executivepowers; Cancer (S) the breast, bosom

andlungs, which signifylife andlove; Leo(£l) t heheart andits

varied em otions; Virgo(nj) t hebowels, thenavel or m aternal, the

com passionateand form ulative qualities; Libra(===) theloins or physi-

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cal st rength, the power of balancingthe m ental faculties; Scorpio(TT\,)

thegenerativeor gansandthe procreativeattributes; Sagittar ius( &)

thehi psandthighs, theseat or foundat ionof voli tional force, the

m igrat oryinstincts; Capricor n(Vc?) the knees, tokensof hum blesub

m issiontothehi gher powers; Aquarius( ^r) thelegsandanklesor

active powersof m ovem ent and locom otion; andlastl y, Pisces( ^)

thefeet, thefoundationof t hewholefr am e, which shouldever be

capabl eof findingandsustai ningitsownlevel unaided, lest thegrand

hum an tem plefall totheground. Thuswe beginwith fireandt er

m inate withwater . Theseconstitutethe twopolesof thehum an

m agnet .

NO TE: Toobtaint hecelestial applicationof theabove, thepointsm ust bereversed;

north becom essouth; east becom eswest, andsoon.

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M ANSPLANETARYO RG ANISM

THEUNIO NO FTHE SO ULANDSTARS.

CHAPTERVII

THENATUREANDINFLUENCEO FTHEPLANETS

Before describing thenature andinfluenceof theplanetsas

known totheinit iatesof Her m eticPhilosophy, it i snecessary topoint

out to thereader thedifferencebetween thenature of aplanet and

aconstellation. Thetwelvesignsconsti tutetheinnate, latent possi

biliti esof theorganism , and assuchrepresent the constituti onasa

whole. Inthisli ght wehave considered theminthe previouschap

ter. Whileonthe other hand, theplanet sconstitut etheactiveforces

which arousetheselatent possibilities. Inthisduplexaction of sign

andpl anet, both naturescom e intoplay andproduce thevarious

result sof external life. M an, them icrocosm , ism erelythesounding

board, sotosay, there-acti ngpoint for their ethereal andmagnetic

vibrat ions. Further, whilethetwelvesi gnsrepresent thehum anor

ganismasaformcontainingl atent possi bilities; t hesun, m oon, and

planet s, represent thespirit , soul, and senses, of that organism .M an

consistsof body, soul, andspirit, asdescribedin SectionII , Chap. II.

Asat present m anifested, he hasfivephysical sensesasstatedinSec

tionI II, Chap. I V. Theconst ellationsarethebody; theM oon isthe

soul; theSunis thespirit; andthefiveplanets; Saturn, Jupiter, M ars,

Venus, andM ercur y, represent andexpressthefive physical senses. It

isin thislight that thereader m ust consider the variousnat uresof the

planet aryinflux, describedi nthisand thesucceedingchapter s. A

great m anystudentsof them ystical sciencefall intoserious error

throughfailingt ograspthis relationof thestars andthepl anets.

It m ust alsobeborneinm ind, that; whenconsideri ngtheactual

influencesat wor kinagiven horoscope; thosesignsonlywhichcon

tainoneor m ore planetswill bethedominant forceswithinthecon

stitut ion; m ental , physical, or both; accordingto theplaneoccupied

bythe person. To ascertaint heparticul ar planea personoccupies, is

avery difficult m atter with m ost students. It can onlybegaugedand

understoodbythosewhopossesstheinterior senses of thesoul in

suchanadvanced stateasto becapable of spiritual perception, either

of sight or feeli ng. Therefor e, theperf ect astrologer isthe perfect

m an. Thereare, however, m any degreesof perfection; andther eader,

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aswel l asthewriter, m ust f eel thankful for thedegreewhich hem ay

alreadypossess; andset toworkinreal earnest to attainastill greater

degree of spiritual perfection.

THESUNO

Thesym bolical aspect of the gloriousor bof day, undoubtedly,

first occupiedtheattention, veneration, andworship, of the prim itive

races of m ankind. Everything inNature dependsabsolutelyupon

thepr esence, and kindlysupport of the shiningsun, for itsexistence

andUfe. Theliteral interpretationof t heHebrewnam efor the sun,

Ashahed, is"the all bountiful fire;" whichisperf ectlyinharm onywith

thesolar orb.

It is utterlyim possible, in thebrief spaceat our com m and, t ogive

event herem otest conception of theinnum erableramifications con

nected withthevariousm ythologieswhichtypifythesun. W ewill,

theref ore, onlyaddthat O sir isof Egypt , Chrishna of India, Belusof

Chaldea, andO rm azdof Persia, arem erel ydifferent personifications

of the sun.

Kabbal istically, theSunrepr esentsthe central spi ritual sour ceof

all. I t isthedi vineEgoof thegrandman, andtherefore, signifiesthe

spirit ual potenti alitiesof creativepower. It ist hegreat I AMof all

things; bothspir itual andtem poral; and is, initself, thegr andcon

servat oryof Life, Light and Love. Upon theesoteri cplanisphere, the

Sunbecom esthegreat archangel M ichael, whodefeat sSatanand

tram pl esuponthe headof the serpent of m atter; andthencefor ward,

guards thewayof lifeandimm ortality, withthefl am ingswordsof

solar power. Int hissensethesunrepresentsthepositive, aggressive,

controllingforcesof thecosm os, asthe forcesof thesunare electric.

Astrol ogicallyconsidered, theSunconst itutesthe central lif eprin

ciple of all physical things. Hisinflux determ ines theabsolutem easure

of physical vital itywithineachhum anorganism .W henthesolar

rayis not vitiat edbythedi scordant configurationsof m alefi cstars, the

indivi dual thenborn, will enjoyasound constituti on; m oreespecially

so, if thesunat them om ent of birthis betweentheascendant and

m eridi an; or, in other words, duringthe increaseof thediurnal sun

shine, whichisf romsunrise tonoon.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, theSungovernsthehi gher group of

theselfishsenti m entsandlower groupof them oral qualities; thefor-

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m er, r epresented byfirm ness andself esteem ; andt helatter, byhope

andconscientiousness. Those dom inatedbythisinfl uxarethe natural

bornl eadersof mankind. Byt heir high-mindedpresence, theypro

claimtheir "right divineto govern." Theyareproudandam bit ious,

yet m agnanim ousandnoble. Hatingall m ean, pettyandsordidac

tions, theyexpressthevery highest for mof truedignifiedm anhood.

Upont hePhysical Plane, the positionof thesunin thehoroscope

isone of vital i m portance; f or onthis, inam ale natus, hangsthevital

thread of life. I f evil rays concentrate thereon; t helifewil l beof

short duration; unlesscounteractingaspectsintervene.

W hent hesunisafflictedat birth, his influenceuponthenat ive

throughlife, wil l bem alefic. W henthis isso; evenm inor evi l direc

tions tothesun andm ooncombined, will bringabout destructi onof

life; thenature of whichwil l besim ilar tothat of theaffli ctingplanets.

Andnotethis: for prosperity andsuccessinlife; it isessential that

thelum inariesbe well aspect edandfavorablysituatedinthe celestial

figure. W henthe sunandm oon areafflictedat birt h, dependuponit,

that personwill haveavery hardstruggleagainst anadverse fateall

thedaysof hisMe; andit will not requirethepowersof ani nspired

prophet toforetell hisgener al destiny. "Fromevil , discordandsuf

fering areborn."

TheSun, risingat birth, conferscourage, pride, am bition, andto

acert ainextent, goodfortune. But, if afflictedbySaturn, t henative

will suffer m uch inhealth, andbecorrespondingly unfortunate. If

afflictedbyM ars, thenative will becr uel, rashandquarrelsom e. Such

aone will havel ittlerespect for thef eelingsof others; unl essJupiter

or Venuscast beneficent rays. G enerally speaking, theSunwhenris

ingat birthgivesapersonof strongfr am e, goodf orehead, largeeyes,

sharp sight, tawnyor brownhair. If wel l aspected anddignifi ed, the

dispositionisnoble, generous, andproud, yet hum ane, andcourteous;

atrul yfaithful friendandgenerousfoe. Heisprofuseinhis m anner,

andlovesm agnifi cence. If evillyaspect edandill dignified; thenthe

native ism ean, proudandtyr annical to thoseunder hisauthor ity, but

asubmissivesycophant tohis superiors; shallowm i ndedandthor

oughly unfeeling.

THEM OO N)

Thesym bolical aspect of Luna, likethat of theSun, cannot be

detail ed. Fromti m eim m em orial thefair goddessof night hasbeen

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veneratedandwor shipedastheuniversal m other; thefem inine fructi

fying principleof all things. Inthepoetical conceptionof t heHe

brews, them oonwascalledAsh-nemor Shenim , thestateof slum ber

andchange. W ithout acom plet eknowledge of astrological science,

theweirdtruths concealedbeneaththeveil of Isis, cannever be

proper lyunderstood. Astrologyalone, is thetruekeytothef unda

m ental principles of O ccultism . Thesecr et of thet ides; themysteries

of gestation; and thealternateperiods of sterilit yandfruit fulness,

caused bytheebb andflowof them agnet iclifecur rentsthroughout

every departm ent of Nature; arediscover ableonlybyacom prehen

sionof thedivinegoddessof our m idnight skies. Thisknowledgewas

thesublim eattai nm ent of the sages, "who," saysBulwer Lytton, "first

discoveredthest arrytruths that shone uponthegr eat shem aia of the

Chaldeanlore." Chandraof theHindoos; Isisof the Egyptians; Diana

of the G reeks; andothers, ar eall, the m oon.

Kabbal istically, theM oonrepresentsthe soul of thegrandm an.

It is, therefore, thecelesti al virginof theworld, initsm ystical appl i

cation; theem blemof theAni m aM undi. Upontheesotericplani

sphere, Lunabecom estransfor m edintotheAngel G abriel. Upon the

univer sal chart, weseeher expressedas thedivine Isis, the wom an

clothedwiththe sun. AsIsis, sherepresentsthegrandinitiatrixof the

soul i ntothesublim em ysteri esof thespirit. The M oon, also, repre

sents them oulding, form ative attributes of theast ral light. She, also,

stands astherepresentative of m atter. Hence, inher dual character,

sherevealstous her forces whicharepurelym agnetic; andas such,

theystandasthe polar oppositeof thoseof theSun, whichar eelectric.

Intheir relation toeachother, theyar ewom anand m an.

Astrol ogicallyconsidered, volum esm ight bewritten regarding this

orb. Whenweconsider her proxim itytoour earth, andher affi nity

withi t, aswell astherapidityof her m otion, we cannot help grant

ingto her thehi ghest positi on, asanactiveagent ineverybranchof

judici al astrology. Her influenceispur elynegative, however; andin

hersel f alone, or whenvoidof theconfi gurationsof theSunand

planet s; sheisneither fortunatenor unfortunate. But, whencon

figuratedwithot her orbs; her influxbecom esexceedinglypotent as

shereceivesand transm itsto ustheint ensifiedinfluenceof thosestars

aspect ingher. TheM oon, ther efore, m ay becalledt hegreat astro

logical m ediumof theskies.

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Upont heIntellectual Plane, Lunagovernsthephysi cal senses,

andto agreat extent theani m al passionsalso. She controlst helower

form s of thedom esticqualiti es, andthe lower groupof intell ectual

facult ies. Those dom inatedby her influx arechangeableintheir

nature, subm issiveandveryi noffensive. M agnetical ly, their odylic

sphere ispurely m edium istic; hence, theybecom einactiveand dream y.

G enerally, Lunanativesm aybesaidtoberather indifferent characters,

lackinganything andeverythi ngthat m ay becalled strongand decisive.

Theyaregivento roam ingabout, or constantlym ovi ngtheir residence

fromoneplaceto another.

Upont hePhysical Plane, the influenceof theM oon isconverti ble

inits nature, beingharm oniousor discordant accor dingtoher relative

positi ontothesunandm ajor planets. I f them oon bedignifiedat birth;

sherendersthenativem orer efined, engaging, and courteous, thanhe

otherwisewouldbe. Shouldshealsobewell aspected; suchaposi

tionwill confer refined, art istictastes, easydisposition, andgood

abilit ies. O nthe contrary, shouldthemoonbeill dignifiedor

evilly aspected, thenativet henbornwill beashallow-m inded, evil

character, prone todissipati on, slothful, andvoid of proper business

foresi ght, consequently, im pr ovident. If thehoroscopebeast rongone

inother respects, andpoints out sterli ngability; thenthese aspects

will t endrather towardsm aki ngthepersondiplom at ic. Theseaspects

areal soastrong indication, whenunassistedbybenevolent rays, of

ultim ateinsanity. Verygreat considerat ionisnecessaryupon these

confli ctingpoint s. Inadditi ontothei ndifferent disposition above

m entioned; theM oon, whenrising, usuall yproduces am edium -si zed

body, fair or pal ecom plexion, roundfaceandgrey eyes; thef orehead

widebut not high; tem peram ent phlegm ati c.

THEPLANETM ERCURYg

Inits sym bolical aspect, the planet M er curywasm ost prom inent

as"them essenger of thegods." Athousandm ythshavebeen

elabor atedregarding"thefleet-footedMercury." In thefertil eim agina

tions of theearl yG reeks, thespirit of M ercurywasever ont healert

tom anifest itspowers. Hisactionsthoughsom etim esm ischievous,

wereoftenbenefi cial. It seem sthat the central ideaof these ancients

wasto typifyor expressinexternal for mtherestl essactivit iesof the

m ercur ial m ind; hence, wings wereplaced uponhisheadandfeet.

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Kabbal istically, theplanet Mercurysignifiesperception, and

theref ore, representsthepower of sight withinthe grandbody of the

celest ial m an. It istheacti vepower of self-consciousnesswithinhu

m anity, andtheabilitytosee, perceive andreason. Uponthe esoteric

planisphere, M ercurybecom es transform ed intotheangelicRaphael,

thegeniusof wisdomandart. W esee, therefore, that theesot eric

forces of thisor barethose whichtend toelevate m ankindfromthe

anim al planesto thoseof the hum an.

Astrol ogicallyconsidered, theinfluxof M ercuryis m ental and

restless. Nosyst emof m erehum aninvent ionwouldhavededicat ed

toan alm ost invi siblestar; theleast andm ost insignificant of all primary

planet s; thegovernm ent of m an'sintellectual natur e. Anyfanciful

systemwouldhave attributed suchanim portant groupof m ental

qualit iestothe Sun, or tot helordlyJupiter. The experience of the

ancients, however , showedthemthat, nei ther theSunnor Jupit er

possessedanysuchinfluence; andit is upontheexperienceof ages,

that t hetruthsof astrology arefounded; andther ulesm adef or their

application.

Thequalitiesof M ercurym ay bewell expressedbyt heAm erican

phrase, "get upandget;" for energy, intellect, andim pudence, consti

tutet hechief characteristicsof thepurelyM ercur ial native. Thereis

nothingtoohot or tooheavy for hisingenuity; nor isthereanything

toogr eat for his fertilebraintoaccomplish. The UnitedStat es, asa

whole, areruled byG em ini, t heconstell ationof M ercury, and the

restlessenergy, com m ercial enterprise, andschem ingabilities, of the

typical Am erican arewell expressedbyt hesingular influence of his

patron star.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, however, theplanet M ercuryis

truly thegenius of wisdom , andgoverns thewholeof thosem ental

qualit iesdenom inatedpercept ive. Theor atorical powersareli kewise

ruled bythisplanet. Thosedom inatedby itsinflux areingeni ous,

invent ive, witty, sarcastic, scientific, andpossessrem arkabl epenetrati ve

power. Theyareprofoundinvestigatorsof all those sciencest hat aid

inthe prom otion of com m erce.

Upont hePhysical Plane, M ercuryrulest hebrainandtongue.

W henstronglyplacedat birth, thepersonwill possessavivid im agina

tionandretentivem em ory; andalsobenotedfor m ental capaci tyand

power of persuasi on. Suchaposition, if configured withtheMoon,

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will giveanunwearyingfancy andstronglyincline them indtowards

thecuriousandOccult sideof Nature. ShouldM ercurybeill dignified

andvoidof thegoodaspects of other or bs, andat thesam eti m ebe

afflictedbyM ars; hewill pr oducealiar andanunprincipled, shuffling

nature, incapable of attainingor appreciatingthe higher m ent al and

m oral standards. If strongor well aspected, andbelowthehor izon,

heinclinesthenativetom ystical andOccult studi es; but if abovethe

horizonanddigni fied, heconfersam ore external i nfluenceandpro

duces orators, st atesm enand teachers. Oneof thechief attributesof

thisplanet, when well placed abovethe horizon, is that of li terary

abilit y. All such nativespossessgenuinetalent in thisdirection. It

m ay, t herefore, besafelysai dthat M ercuryconfers theideal when

below, andthepr actical when above, the ascendant at birth. Physically,

M ercur ygivesamediumstatur e, strongbut slender fram e, exceed

ingly active, sharppiercing eyes, thin lips, well cut featuresandconfi

dent l ook. Thecom plexiondependsupont heRace.

THEPLANETVENUS $

Inher m ythological andsym bolical aspect, theplanet Venus

hasbeenvenerated, thewide worldover, inher dual character of

LoveandW isdom . Thebright star of the m orning, pr oudLucifer ,

wastheharbinger andgenius of wisdom ; andtruly, noneof the stars

of heavencancomparewiththebrillianceandglory of Venuswhen

sheshinesasthe heraldof day. Asthe goddessof Lovesheis equally

prom inent. Theancient G reeks alsorepresentedher asAphrodit e,

wearingthehorns of her sacr edBull, Taurus.

Kabbal istically, theplanet Venussignif iestheLoveelem ent within

thesoul, of the grandarchet ypal m an; andtherefor e, representsthe

sense of feeling withinem bodiedhum anit y. It consequentlyexpresses

thecl inging, yielding, fem inineportion of thehumanconstitution.

Upont heesoteric planisphere, Venusbecom esthecelestial Anael,

prince of theast ral light. I nthischar acter webeholdher powersof

transf orm ation, andthe"conservationof forces." AsIsisrepr esents

theastral fluid inastateof rest, pregnant (byt heHolyG host) withthe

things TOBE, Anael represent sthesam e fluidinaction. Therefore,

theM oonandVenusformthekabbalistic sym bolsfor thetwom odes

of m ot ionwithin thesoul of theuniverse.

Astrol ogicallyconsidered, theplanet Venusm aybe saidtorepre-

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sent mirth, joy, andconviviality, astheinfluxinclinesthoseunder her

rulet opleasure- seeking, and granddisplay. Thepl easuresof society

areespeciallygovernedbyVenus. Balls, parties, concerts, andrecep

tions, possessal m ost irresistibleattractiontothosebornunder her

influence. If aff lictedina fem ininehoroscope, without strongcounter

acting rays, the nativebecomes"unfortunate" andsuffersfromtheloss

of vir tue, hence theposition of Venusi sveryim portant.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, Venuscontr olsthehigher groupof

thedom esticqual ities, andalsotheideal, artisti c, andm usi cal, senti

m ents. Thosedom i natedbyher influxexcel inm usic, art, and poetry,

andbecom enoted for their refinedaccomplishm ents. But, at thesam e

tim e, theylackt ruem oral power. Theyareguidedi m pulsively by

their sentim ents, passions, anddesires. Reasonis conspicuous byits

absencewhenthei r desiresar earoused. Hence, the danger of being

m isled byflatter yandsentimental nonsenseisvery great, whenVenus

isnot protected byharm oniousrays.

Upont hePhysical Plane, when Venushas chief dom inionover

them i ndof thenative; shei nducesast rongpredil ectionfor society,

andinclinestodancing, m usi c, drawing, etc. Shealsoconfers agood

hum ored, witty, kindandchar itabledisposition. M endom inated by

thisi nfluxarealwaysgreat favoriteswiththefai r sex; but theyare

thoroughlydefici ent infirm nessandsel f-control; and, if ill dignified,

them alenativewill oftenfi ndhim self inawkward affairs; andis

liable tofall intointem perance. Afriendlyaspect of Saturn insuch

cases woulddom uchtowardscoolingand steadyingt henative's

character andinducingreflection. W om en bornwith Venusinthe

ascendant general lydisplayt hem ost am i able, engagingandfascinating

qualit ies. If wel l aspected, theyareneat andarti sticintheir dress

andpersonal appearance; elegant inthei r hom esand generally as

virtuousasthey arebeautiful. It hasbeentrulysaid, "Thegeneral

dispositionderivedfromVenusisthat of m ildness andgenuine good

nature; andwhatever defects m ayfall to thelot of thenative, they

areseldomgreat ones; andar em orethe resultsof weaknessanda

strong anim al nat ure, thanconstitutional wickednessor adesi retodo

wrong. " Inthiswefullyconcur, andwil l onlyadd that thechances

todo wrongaremultipliedby aprepossessingexter nalism . Theyareof

m ediumstature, of fair clear com plexion, bright sparklingwicked

eyes, handsom efeaturesandbeautiful form .

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THEPLANETM ARS$

Thisplanet, of all others, i nitssym bolical aspect, wasthe object

of divinehonors intheeyes of theanci ent world. M arsseem s tohave

beent hem ost sincerelyworshiped, of al l thegods, byour nor thern

ancest ors. Thegr eatest glory, intheir rudetim es, wasenjoyedbythe

greatest warrior. HenceM ars, inhisuni versal char acter, repr esented

thegodof war. Hewasalsosym bolizedasVulcan, t hecelestial

blacksm ith, whof orgedthethunderbolts of Jove. Thisindicatesthe

ruleof M arsover iron, steel , fire, and edgedtool s.

Kabbal istically, theplanet Marssignifi esalim enti venesswithin

thegr andm an, andtherefore, represents thesense of tastein the

hum an constitution. W ehavea direct ref erencetot heexpressi onof

these m artial for cesinrefer encetothe physical sensationsi ntheNew

Testament, viz.: "eat, drink andbem err y, for to-morrowwedi e."

Upont heesoteric planisphere, M arsbecom estransform edintot he

angel Sam ael (Zamael), wherei nareshown thehighest attributesof

thisspirit. Assuch, it repr esentsthe power andabilitytoappreciate

thehi gher, finer , andm oreethereal essencesof thelifewave, and

theref ore, tohavedom inionover thepowersof absorptionand

assim i lation.

Astrol ogicallyconsidered, M arstypifies andem bodi es, inhis astral

expression, thespirit of cruelty, bloodshed, andof indiscriminate

destruction. The truesonof M arsisagenuinepugi list of the first

water, andisnever sohappy aswhenthoroughlyengagedinvan

quishi nghisopponent. Atype of thisquestionable spirit of enterprise

m aybe foundint hehistoryof G reat Bri tain. Englandisruled by

thesi gnAries, t hechief signof M ars, andthetypical Englishm anis

aM ars m an. Nobetter subject for study canbefoundtoillust rate

M ars, thanJohnBull. Heisalwaysfight ingsom eone, andhis past

histor yfor athousandyears uponlandandsea, is therecord of

brilli ant victori eswithvery, veryfewreverses.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, M arsrepresentsthespirit of ent er

prise, energy, andcourage. Without aspiceof this orball m enwould

beshi ftless, eff em inatecowards. Those dom inatedbytheM arti al

influx arem echanical inthe highest degree; andpossessanuncon

querable, untiring, energy, andpotent will.

Upont hePhysical Plane, M ars signifies all thosewhoareinany

wayengagedintheproduction of ironandsteel. Al l M artial men

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prefer som ebusinesswheresharpinstruments, iron or fireare used,

asin thecaseof butchers, barbers, blacksm iths, etc. W hentheplanet

isrisingat birt h, it always im partsa certainkindof ruddiness, either

upont hefaceor hair, afier ylook, and givestot henativea dauntless,

m anly, appearance. If located inthesecondangle, it causest henative

tobecom eim provi dent andto spendm oney thoughtlessly. Sucha

person never becom eswealthy, but always livesuphism eans. Located

inthe 10th. houseor m id-heaven, it never failsto causethe nativem uch

suffer ingfromsl ander andconsequent detrim ent of character. W hen

wecomparethenativeof M ars withthat of Saturn, wefindthemas

polar opposites. Thelatter i slikeasl ow,lingeri ngconsum pt ivedisease,

andtheform er li kearaging fever. Nomatter whoor what they m ay

be, dependuponi t, youwill alwaysfind thenative of M arsfi ery,

headst rong, furiousintem per , andinrespectscruel anddestr uctive;

andyet withal, t heyaregeneroustoexcesswiththeir friends, andfond

of goodcom pany. Thegeneral description of atrue M arsm anis

som ewhat asfollows; m ediumheight, strong, well m adebody, ruddy

com plexion, piercingeyes, squareset jaw,bolddet erm inedlook, and

quick, quarrelsometem per. Thecolor of thehair is variable, but it

hasgenerallyaf ierytinge.

THEPLANETJUPITERU

Under itssym boli cal aspect, wefindJupiter univer sallyrecognized

am ong theancient G reeksasJove, thecelestial fat her of all. Under

therem oter Aryan sym bolism , wefindit represented asthe"Al l father

of Heaven." Both conceptions, G reekand Aryan, are identical. In

therudeconcepti onsof thehardysonsof thenorth, weseetheplanet

Jupiter depicted asThor, fromwhichcomesthesaxonThors-day and

them odernEnglishThursday, thedayover whichthe planet was

supposedtorule.

Kabbal istically, theplanet Jupiter signifiesether eal absorpt ion

within thegrand m an. It ther efore, repr esentsthe power of scent

or sm ell withint hebodyof hum anity. It isthesensebym eans of

which thedevelopedsoul perceivesandpartakesthe finer aromatic

essencesof Natur e. Uponthe esotericpl anisphere, Jupiter becom es

transf orm edinto thecelestial Zachariel or Zadkiel , andthus repre

sents theim parti al spirit of disinterestedness. In thiscapacity, it

signif iesthepri nciplesand philosophy of arbitrat ion; theperfect

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adjust m ent of equilibriumby thewithdrawal of dist urbingforces. As

sym bol ical of the attributes of ethereal absorption, wearefr equently

rem indedof this planet bytheKabbalist ical writer s, of thebooksof

M oses, whointim atethat "asweet sm elli ngsavor" wasacceptableto

theLordduringt hesacredri tesof the tem pleservice.

Astrol ogicallyconsidered, theplanet Jupiter isthelargest, and

next t oSaturnthem ost potent planet in our solar system . He signifies

all that istruly goodandcharitablein hum anlife. Hisactionistruly

noble, far rem ovedfromthesheepishtimidityof Saturn, or theim

pudent forwardnessof M ars. Thegenuine sonof Jupi ter fillst he

atm ospherearound himwithgenial warm th. Hissoul isbrim m ing

full of honest goodnature. Utterlyincapableof pr acticingfr audhim

self, henever suspectsit in others; hence, often becom esthe victim

of others' schem esandduplicity. Thisplanet'snat uresuggest sitself,

whenwesaythat, hetakeseverym anto behonest until heis proven

tobe arogue; andwhenthis isproved, will forgivehimonce or twice

before punishing him .

Upont heIntellectual Plane, Jupiter signifiesthe higher m oral

nature, thehum anitarianqual ities, and istheauthor of all nobleand

charit ableinstit utionsandenterprises. Thosedom i natedbyhi sinflux

expressthehighest formof hum annature. Thereis som ethingt ruly

royal inthisplanet'sinfluence, am ixt ureof the father, pat riarch, and

king. Suchnativesdom uchto redeemm ankindfromt heir general

depravity. There will always befoundin thenativesof Jupiter, upon

theintellectual plane, afinesenseof discrim inat ion; hence, theypos

sessr arequaliti esof justice, whichentitlethemtobejudgesof the

people. W henthey err, it is alwaysont hesideof m ercy.

Upont hePhysical Plane, Jupi ter m aybe calledthe greater for tune,

whenherulesover anativity. Hegives asober, m anly, com m anding

presence. Thenat iveissober andgrave inhisspeech, but, at the

sam et im ekindandsym patheti c. If well dignified, hem akesthe

native sincere, honest, andf aithful; generous, liberal, prudent, and

aspiri ng; strongl ygiventor eligionand m oral sent im ents; and generally

speaki ng, all that canbedesired, where m orality, integrity, andfaithful

serviceisrequir ed. Located inthe2nd. house, and well aspected, he

brings great weal thtothenative. Digni fiedinthe 10th. house, he

confer sthehighest honor uponthenative. Suchper sonsalways attain

untoveryim portant andresponsibleposi tions, whichtheyfill with

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dignit ytothem selves, andhonor tothosewhoprom otethem . This

planet 'sposition, unafflictedinthe7t h. house, confersgreat m atri

m onial felicity; inthellth. house, fai thful andpowerful fri ends; inthe

5th. house, great gainandbenefit throughhisoffspring. But, when

Jupiter isafflictedandill dignified, thenhisnatureisgreatlyaltered.

Thenativeisgenerallyapretender toall thesenoblequaliti es. He

externallysim ulatesthem , but at heart, heisashallow,schem inghypo

crite, awolf in sheep'sclot hing. Heis thejudge whorenders his

opinionaccording totheprice. Heishollow,afraudandasham .

TheJupiter m ani sgenerally atall, wel l m ade, rat her fleshy, generous

looking, dignifiedperson, sanguinecom plexionand brownhair.

THEPLANETSATURN>?

O ldFather Tim e, withhisskeleton-like formanddeathlyscythe,

isdoubtless, wel l knowntomost of our readers. Thisisoneof the

m anyf orm sassum edbySaturn inhissym bolical aspect. W iththe

ancient G reekshe wasknownasKronos, holdingthe cycleof neces

sityandeternity inonehand, andthesym bol of deathinthe other;

thust ypifyinget ernal change of form , sphere, and function. Am ong

theancient Hebrews, SaturnwascalledShebo, anamethat literally

m eans seven. It i scom posedof Ash-sheb, whichm eansthestar of

oldage; thusexpressingthe sym bol of t hisplanet.

Kabbal istically, theplanet Saturnsigni fiessilent m editation, and

thuscorresponds totheauricular attributesof the grandm an; and

theref ore, representsthesensesandpowersof hear ing, listening, etc.,

within theconsti tutionof hum anity. W e see, theref ore, them ystical

signif icanceof t heKabbalist ical conceptionof thi sorb, assilent m edi

tation. Inorder tom editate, therem ust besilence; hencelistening,

hearing. M editati onisbut thelistening of them indtotheinspirations

of the soul. Upon theesoteri cplanisphere, Saturn becom esthe angel

Cassiel, thegeni usof reflectioninthe astral light. It also presents

tous theoccult sideof all theological m ysteries; hence, the m edieval

conceptionof thi splanet as theisolatedherm it. I t isinthi ssense,

that, wefindit sym bolizedi ntheTarot ; asystemworthyof greater

attent ionthanseem stobepaidtoit by m odernstudentsof occult

science.

Astrol ogicallyconsidered, theplanet Saturnm aybe truthfully

saidt obethem ost potent andm alignant of all the planets. Thisis

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not so m uchonaccount of the m arkedcharacter of hisinfluence, as

theimperceptible, subtlem anner, inwhi chhisinfl uxunderm inesthe

vitali tyof thephysical organismof thoseit affli cts. M arscom eslike

athunderclap, andgivesever yonetounderstandthat thereis som e

thing decidedlywrong. But Saturnisexactlythereverse. His nature

isslowandpatient, cunning andstealthy. At least , agoodhalf of

our world'ssufferingisdue totheacti onof this planet; and infact,

nine-t enthsof theillsof hum anlifear eduetothem alignant raysof

M arsandSaturncom bined. M ar scom m itscrim einapassionate

andunthinkingm anner, andveryseldomi ndeedisguiltyof prem edi

tated wrong. Saturnisthereverse. Het hinksover all hisplansvery

carefullybefore heattem pts toput themintoexecution, andseldom

m akes am istake.

Upont heIntellectual Plane, Saturngovernsthehigher groupof

theselfishsenti m ents, andt hewholeof thereflectivequalit ies. Those

dom inatedbyhis influxarer etired, reserved, slowinspeech andaction.

Theyexpressthe highest formof reflect ion; consequently, theyare

studious, scienti ficandclosereasoners. Theygenerallytend toex-

clusiveness; hence, theherm i t isatrue typeof thisplanet's action.

Theyexcel inall O ccult studies.

Upont hePhysical Plane, the onlygoodt hat Saturn cando, is to

strengthenthem entality, cool thepassi ons, andm akethenati veselfish

andcareful of hi sespecial i nterests. Whenapersoncanclaimthese

favors, heisexceedinglyfor tunate; becausealm ost everyaspect and

positi onof this planet israther m oreof am isfort unethana blessing.

Innat ureit iscoldandself ish, andis veryapt t ocreatea m iserlydis

positi on. If locatedinthemid-heaven, it bringsultim aterui nand

disgrace. Thehor oscopesof NapoleonI andNapoleon III aresplendid

exam pl esof this position. Bothwerebor nwithSaturnintheM. C.

(m idcusp) andbothattained toheights of fam e, andthensuff ered

fromdisgrace, anddiedinexile. W henSaturnisexactlyupon the

zenith andafflictingthesun andm oon, thechildt henbornwill not

livet welvem onths. If inthe ascendant, it m akest hepersont im id

andm i serly, and generallypr oducesaweakcirculat ion. If in the7th.

house, thenative m ayexpect am iserable lifewhen hem arries. W hen

inthe 5th. house, thechildr enof thenativeseldomlive, unl essoneof

thehoroscopes, especiallythewife's, counteracts this. Thechief

thing tonoteis whether the planet iswell aspectedor dignif ied. If

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suchi sthecase, thenative ism uchsuperior, and theinfluenceis

chiefl yuponthe m ental plane. Thenativeof Saturn isathin, spare,

lanky person; sm all, sharpeyesandblackhair; and inclinedt om el

anchol y.

W ehavenowcom pl etedour descriptionsof theseven planetary

princi plesof O ccult philosophy, andwil l nowaddanoutlineviewof

thetworem aining orbs, UranusandNeptune; bothbelongtoahigher

octave.

THEPLANETURANUS J#

Uranus, them ythological parent of Satur n, com m encesthefirst

series of ahigher roundor cycleof cel estial infl uence. His natureis

that of M ercuryuponam orei nterior plane, andthat of M arsand

Saturn com bineduponthelower or physical plane. AsM ercuryi sthe

first of theplanets, Uranus istheeighthor octaveexpressionof thefi rst;

consequently, we canonlyproperlyobser vethereal influxof thisplanet

upont hehigher or m ental plane. Thisfact m ust be carefullynoted.

W henUranusisdi gnifiedand well aspect edat birth, hewill act asa

benefi c, andvice versa. Agr eat num ber of otherwisetolerably good

artist sof astral science, m akeaveryseriousm ist akeintaki ngthis

planet solelyas am alefic.

Astrol ogicallyconsidered, theplanet Uranushasnot sofar been

ablet oexert his full power uponthehum anbrain, except inr arein

stances. Theage isnot yet r ipefor his influence. Com parativelyfew

possessthenecessaryetherealizationof "brainstuff" for thi splanet to

fully expresshis action. Thesefeware, alm ost wit hout except ion, to

befoundinther anksof O ccult science andspiritualism . The natives

of Uranusarealwaysaheadof their tim e. Theyare veritabler eform ers

upont heplanetheyoccupyin hum anity. Their contem pt for the

conventionalities bywhichtheyfindthem selvessur rounded, al ways

createstheactivehostility of thosewhoadm iretheform s, custom s,

andopinionsof " society." Consequently, theyhave m anybitter ene

m ies. Theyareal wayspersecutedbypopular opinion andthe

leader sthereof. But, theUraniansoul doesnot car efor consequences.

Hisdauntless, intrepidspiri t actswith perfect independence. Under

these circum stances, Uranusalwaysbecomesadistur bingforce, am id

shallow,falseor purelyarti ficial conditionsof l ife. Thisonlyadds

further proof, if that werenecessary, t hat theage isnot yet ripefor

thefull actionof thisweird andeccent ricorb.

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Upont heIntellectual Plane, Uranusrulestheideal sentim ents

andtheim aginati ontoavery great extent. Thosedom inatedby his

influx possessthem ost extraordinaryabilitiesin special dir ections.

Theyarereal geniuses, whose talentsar esostrangeanderrat icthat

theyseldom , if ever, becom e appreciated. Theyare inventive,

original, acuteobservers, possessinglargepercept iveandexecutive

powers, but m uch giventoroam ingover t hefaceof theearth; in

other words, are Bohem ians.

Upont hePhysical Plane, Uranustendsto m akethenativean

object of com m ent , andthose under hisi nfluencear eoddintheir

ways, veryeccent ric, andstubborntothelast degr ee. Theyar e

stronglyargum ent ativeandopinionated. W hat theysayistothepoint,

andassertedwith astartling am ount of confidence. If well as-

pected anddignif ied, Uranus producessuddenwealth. Casesof un

expect edwealth, fromthepoorhousetot hem illionaire, areexactlythe

style of Uranus. W henevilly aspected, etc., thenhebecom esmaleficin

thehi ghest degree, andbringssuddenreverses, qui teasunexpected

ashis gains. Suddenfailure, collapseof banksand other com

m ercial squalls, whichbring downtheri chtotheconditionof

povert y, aregenerallydueto Uranianinfluence. W henUranus

afflictsthesignificator of m arriagein thenatus, or islocated

inthe 7th. house, illicit connectionsarebrought about, both before

andaf ter thelegal unions. Thisplanet isthegreat significator of

theO ccult, andhisinfluence never fail stoproducem ystics.

THEPLANETNEPTUNEty

Thisplanet isthem ost recentlydiscoveredof the prim aryplanets,

andconstitutest hepresent " scientific frontier," sotosay, of m odern

astronom y. But, i t isnot the last, ast hereareot hersstill m orere

m ote, whoseactionuponthemental andnervousconstitutionof m an

kind, at present, isnil. Eachorbbecomesvisible toour eart honly

whent heplanetar ylifewhich it evolves issuscept ibletothe action

andre-actionof itsinflux. But at present theinf luenceof Neptuneis

verysm all, except uponcertainorganisms; therefor e, wearenot

prepar edfor the revolutions of still m oreethereal forces. As therace

evolveshigher susceptibiliti es, theinf luenceof UranusandNeptune

will i ncrease, andthat of M ercuryandVenuswill wane. Neptuneex

pressesall thehigher qualit iesat present knownt ous.

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Astrol ogicallyconsidered, Neptuneistheoctaveexpressionof the

planet Venus; consequently, i tsinfluxr elatestot heaffectional and

em otional qualiti es. Thislove, however, ispurely platonic, andat

present, ideal. Theinfluence ism ildandgenial, but it possessesno

power of thelower orbuponvitality; consequently, isutterly power

lesst osustainphysical life whentheHylegisaff licted, eit her byposi

tionor direction. Thism ust bebornein m indor seriouserror will

occur inastro-delineations.

Fromwhat hasbeenstated, it will beapparent tot hereader t hat

thepr esent gener ationhasverylittleaffinitywit hsuchethereal in

fluence; therefor e, thechief pointsto watcharet hosewherei nNep

tunei slocatedi ntheascendant, m id-heaven, seventhhouseand

lower m eridian. At thesepoints, only, will theinf luxbestronglym an

ifested, or, inother words, whenthepl anet is"angular."

Upont heIntellectual Plane, Neptunecontrolstheplatonicspi rit

of Uni versal Brot herhoodwhich, strangel yenough, sincethepl anet's

visibl em anifestationhasbeensoloudly preachedandtheoreti cally

accept ed, but practically, entirelyignoredbythosewhoaremost

clam or ousfor its general recognition. Thosedom inatedbyits influx

arepl easant, agr eeable, pure, sim pleandalsorom antic. They desire

thesi m plearcadi anlifeof t hegoldenage. Theysi ghfor all things

incomm on; consequently, they areconsideredbym odernthinker sas

im practical visionaries. The worldof Neptune'sinf luxisdeci dedly

Utopian.

Upont hePhysical Plane, this planet has but little influence in

thepr esent age. Hisaspects (whenpower ful) witht heSunand M oon,

tendgreatlytowardstheproductionof clairvoyance. If locatedin

theascendant, Neptunealways producesl arge, blue, dream y-looking

eyes. Infact, theeyesof suchnatives arethem ost conspicuousfea

turet heypossess. Thisposit ionalsoconfersastr ongpredilectionfor

books of rom ance andanaversiontohard, dry, m att er-of-fact science;

also, strangelyenough, such nativesm anifest anaversiontowater.

W henl ocatedint he10th. house, thenat ivegeneral lyobtains som e

pleasant, easyposition, such asprivate secretary tosom enoblem anor

philosophical institution; wherethedut iesarelight andthe salary

m oreor lessheavyinproport iontothe absenceof actual work. W hen

inthe 7th. house, suchapositionindicatesapleasant m arriedlife,

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andif , inaspect withtheM oon, witha rather im pr actical par tner. In

the4t h. house, i t isatesti m onyof anatural deat h.

THELOSTO RB* )

Strangeasit m ay seem , it is, neverthel ess, afact , that ther eis

am issingplanet. It hasbeen allegoricallyexpressedbyJesus asthe

prodigal son; by M osesasAbel; andbyt heprophets of theScandinav

ianEddaas"Ragnarok." Toour esoteric systemther earetenceles

tial bodiessom ewhere, viz. t heSunand nineplanet s. At present we

haveonlyninein all. W here, then, ist helost one?Theexalt edadept

alone, cansolve thisproblem. Sufficei t tosay, t hat it sym bolizesthe

m issingsoul withinthehum an constituti on. Pushed out of the line

of m ar chbydisturbingforces; thisorb becam e, for atim e, theprey

of disruptiveact ionandulti m atelylost form ; and isnowam assof

fragm ents. Theri ngof planet oids, betweentheorbi tsof M ars and

Jupiter, indicate toustheem ptythrone of Abel, whomCain(Mars)

slewi nhisanger . Thetim ewill ultim at elycom ewhenthisorb will

bere- constituted, andAbel will riseup fromthedead. Until that

tim e, them issing soul will seekitsphysical m ate invain, except in

rarecases. W hen thisdayshall arrive, theUtopia of Neptune and

theM i llenniumof St. Johnwill beginuponearth. Maythat time

speedi lyarrive.

Eachplanetarychainconsists of sevenactiveorbs andthree

latent ones. W hen onebecom es latent, another becomesactive. Re

m em ber thisoccul t fact. THEY CO RRESPO NDTOTHETEN

SEPHIRO THO FTHE KABBALAH.

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first House

TheTenperam enl

Zenith

Noon

Lower M eridian

M idnight

DIAG RAMSHO W INGTHETW ELVEHOUSESO FTHE HEAVENS

ANDTHEINFLUENCE O FTHESTELLARINFLUX

REFLECTEDFRO MEACHHO USE.

CHAPTERVIII

THEPRACTICALAPPLICATIO NO F THESCIENCE O FTHESTARS

Thenext branchof thiscelestial sciencewhichrequiresour notice,

isthe practical application of thevari ouslaws, principlesandinflu

ences, intheir direct relati ontom anandhism aterial destiny. There

fore, wewill fir st present a brief outl ineof the scientific basis, sot o

say, uponwhicht heactionandinter-act ionof stel lar influencesre

pose, andthenof fer afewconcludingwordsof general advice.

Them agneticpolarityof any givengeogr aphical poi nt onour

earth' ssurfacei schangingeverym om ent . Thiscont inual changingin

theearthisaccom paniedbya correspondingchange intheelectric

andm oreethereal vital currentsof the atm osphere. Bothof these

varyingconditionsarecaused, prim arily, bythedi urnal m otionof the

earth uponitsaxisfromwest toeast, whichcauses thewhole heavens

totransit thevi siblehorizonfromeast towest duringthespaceof one

natural day, of 24hours. The secondary causesare thevarious m o

tions andaspects of theSun, M oonandplanets, as theyrelate tothe

positi onsof the earthinher annual orbit about theSun. The prim ary

basis, thediurnal m otionof theplanet, claim sour attention first. W e

will, therefore, brieflyexamineitsnat ureandphi losophy.

Thereal m otions of theearth aretheonlym otions that haveany

real i nfluenceuponthephysi cal organismof theearth'sinhabitants.

These m otionsdet erm inethel engthof theday, m easureout to usthe

propor tionof light anddarkness, regulatetheseasons, andfi xwith

thehandof fate, theexact durationof theyear. All thesehavea

m anifest influenceupontheorganismof m an.

Asour m other ear threvolves uponher axis, thewholeof the

celest ial heavens seemtorise, culm inat eandset uponeveryportion

of her surface. Thoughthisr isingandsettingisonlyanappearance,

sofar astheheavensareconcerned, it isabsolutelyreal to theearth's

inhabi tants, becausetheinfl uences, as theytransi t theearth fromeast

towest, areexactlythesam e asif the earthwast hestationarycenter

of our solar syst em , andthe heavenswer erevolving aroundit.

Thevaryingcondi tionsof the astral and m agneticf orcesare

caused bythevar iousangles, at which, intheir apparent m oti ons, the

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stellar influxis reflectedt oanygiven point of t heearth. For instance,

theconditionsat sunriseare practicall ydifferent fromtheconditions

prevai lingat noon, whenthe Sunisshininguponthem eridian- At sun-

sef w«s'*; anot her wonderful differencem anifested, possessi ngnothing

incomm onwithei ther noonor sunrise. Then, again, wehavethe

m idnight stateof theearthandtheatm osphere, in whichthecondi

tions arethepol ar opposite of thosein forceat noon. These cardinal

points of theday indicatethegreatest changes, bui. asam at ter of

course, thesechanges, fromonetotheother, aregradual. To

m easur ethisgradual angular change, the ancient astrologersdivided

that spaceof the heavensvisibleat any m om ent int osixhousesor

m ansions, asthey term edthem, andtheoppositeor invisiblearc

intot hesam enumber, m aking twelveinall, designatedasthe

diurnal andnocturnal houses of theheavens. M odern astrologer s

followout thesam eprinciples, because, beingfoundeduponthe

rockeAabsolute truth, their influence canbeveri fiedineverycor

rectly calculated horoscope, whenthepl aneoccupiedbythenative

istakenintoconsideration.

These twelvehousescontain, likethesi gnsof the Zodiac,

30degreesof spaceeach, but unlikethem , thehousedistance is

m easur edbydegreesof right ascension, or tim e, insteadof celestial

longit ude. Thisi stheonlyr eal relationexisting betweenthe twelve

houses andthetwelvesigns. Thevarious sym bolical relations

betweenthetwo, suchasAriesbeingthe regent of thefirst mansion

andso on, possessnoinfluenceor im por tanceinthepractical appli

cation of thesci ence, but pertaintotherealmof Kabbalistical

m ythol ogy.

If the reader wil l drawacir clethreei nchesindi am eter, and

then, inthecent er of this, asm aller circleabout oneinchi ndiam eter,

hewil l possesst wom athem ati cal ideasi nobjective form . The

sm aller circlewill represent theearth, thelarger onetheheaven

around it. If we nowdividet helarger circleinto quadrants, we

shall seetheangleswhichrepresent the four cardi nal points of

theday, and, uponam oreext ensivescal e, theseasonsof the year.

These arenom ere fanciful ideas, but theyareexternal sym bol s

of livingrealiti esuponthe external pl aneof phenom ena. If t he

reader will nowdividethelarger circle intotwelveequal par ts,

hewil l possessanother outli nechart representing thetwelve houses

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of the heavens, withtheeart hinthecenter. Thehorizontal l ine

upont heleft representsthe easternhor izonor the point, in refer

encet otheearth, whichisoccupiedby thesunat sunrise. The

perpendicular lineabovethe horizon, m arkingoff onequadrant

of the circle, representsthe zenithor m eridianoccupied, at noon,

bythe suninits dailytransit. Nowbet weenthese twopoints, the

horizonandthemeridian, we havetwoangular lines whichdivi de

thequadrant of 90degreesintothreepartscontaining30degr ees

each. Thesearet hethreesouth-eastern houseswhichm arkoff

theangular changesof solar andastral influxbetweensunrise

andnoon. Thehor izontal line oppositet oandparal lel withthe

lineof thehorizon, showsthat point of theheavenswhichis

occupi edbythesun, inrefer encetothe earth, at sunset, and the

twoangular lines betweenit andthem er idianindicatethechanges

of ter restrial andcelestial conditions betweennoonandsunset.

Thus, inthespaceof thedaytim e, thesun, starsandplanets (if

there shouldbeanysituated inthat par t of theheavens) have m ade

thetr ansit of thediurnal ar cof sixhouses. Duringthistim e every

concei vablechangeof polarit ythat ispossibleunder solar influx

hasbeenm anifest eduponthe earth, and thousandsof hum an

beings havebeen usheredinto physical existence, eachandall

differ ingm oreor lesswidely fromeach other, accordingtothe

influencedom inant at theexact m om ent of m ortal bi rth. It is

needlesstorepeat thisdescr iptionof t hesixnoct urnal houses; it is

sim ilar; theperpendicular li neopposite thezenith isthelower

m eridi anwherethesunissit uatedat m i dnight; then, still m oving

forwar dinitsceaselessround, thesun arrivesuponthehorizon

again, at sunrise, tocom m enceanother day. Inorder togivea

clearer ideaof t histhought thanwords canpossibl yconvey, we

insert adiagramwhichexplai nsitself. W ehaveonl ytoaddin this

connection, that theearthis dividedintopositive andnegati ve

halves, whichare continually changingf romoneto theother; the

half under thesun'sraysis alwaysposi tive; that portionunder the

shades of evening isnegative. Dayandnight then, likethesun

andm oon, arethe polar oppositesof eachother, andsoarethe

indivi dualsborn under thetwoconditions.

Fromt heforegoing, it will beseenthat anynum ber of individuals,

bornduringthecourseof asingleday, at different tim es, will differ

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widely intheir physical tem peram ent and m ental bias. Not only so,

but, t heywill di ffer just as widelyin their fortunesanddestiny. Herei n,

then, weseethe grandbasic principles of thissci ence; which accounts,

inamost philosophical m anner, for the wonderful diversityin hum an

beings; sothat, scarcelyany twoareal ikeinm ind, form , or feature;

becausenotwoar ebornexact lyat thesam em om ent of tim e, under

exactl ythesam e positionof theheavens. For instance; supposeone

hundredchildren indifferent partsof t heworldwerebornat the

sam eprecisem om ent of tim e, thedifferenceinthe latitudeandlongi

tudeof their respectivebirt hplaceswouldrender i t probable that no

twowouldbealike; becauseof thedifferent aspect spresented bythe

heavenstodiffer ent portions of theglobeat exact lythesam em om ent.

Thereader hasonlytobear i nm indthat , it issunrise, noon, sunset,

andm i dnight, everym om ent; at som epoint ontheearth; inorder

torealizethegr eat natural difference that exists betweenthosewho

arebornat thesam em om ent of tim eindifferent partsof the world.

Thesecondarycauseswhichregulateand m odifythe astral and

planet aryinflux aretheapparent m otionsof thesun, m oon, and

planet s, intheir orbits; as theyeither approacheachother or recede.

Asbef orestated, it isther eal m otion of aplanet whichaffectsits

inhabi tants; ther efore, weneednot repeat thereasonswehave already

given. W henour earthissosituatedas toappear t oanobserver in

thesuntobem ovingthrough Cancer; the sunappear s, tothei n

habitantsoneart h, tobepassingthroughtheoppositesign, Capricorn;

andso far asthe earthisconcernedit reallyis; becausethe solar

center standsbet weentheear thandthe sign; andt hesolar influxis,

consequently, im pregnatedwit hthem agneticqualiti esof Capri corn;

withwhichit per m eatestheearth. Hence, whenwespeakof the

influenceof the suninCapri cornor any other sign, thoughonlyan

astronom ical appearance, wemeanexactly what wesay. Further,

whent heearth, byitsprogressivem otion, m ovesfaster or slower in

adiff erent directionfromot her planets andcauses themtobecom e

alternatelystati onary, direct inm otion, or retrograde; weknowthat

these arepurely appearances, sofar as theplanets, them selves, are

concer ned; but their influxi sjust the sam eonear th, asif i t werea

realit y; because thereal m ovem entsof our earthpl acethemin those

positi ons, inref erencetotheapparent positionof thesun. Thevarious

angular distances soform ed, term edaspects, areso potent in their

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m agnet iceffects; that som et im es, thewholegoodor evil infl uxof

agivenplanet is com pletely polarizedbythem ; and, alm ost al ways,

these aspectsare foundtoconstituteveryim portant factorsi nthe

native'shoroscope.

Thereader will perceivefromtheforegoingstatem ent of astral

princi ples, that inorder to properlygaugeandapplytheactual in

fluencesinoperationat aperson'snati vity; twoprim aryconsiderations

arenecessary, vi z.: thetim e andplace of aperson'sphysical birth.

W ithout these, nothingreliablecanbescientifical lydeterm ined. And

anysystemof ast ral, planetary, or solar influences; that pretendsto

determinethecel estial influencesupon m an; which ignoresthese

essent ial elem ent s, isthoroughlyinaccurate; if not utterlymisleading.

Before concluding thesebrief rem arksuponthebasi sof this

science, wewould point out t hefact, for thebenef it of som e of our

reader s; that ancient astrologyisnot, assom any seemtothi nk, "an

explodedscience; " andfurther, wewish topoint out another very

im port ant fact, viz.: that, not asingle individual canbefound, who

talks or writesof thisastrological explosion; who him self, understands

thefundam ental principlesof thescienceheisdef am ing. M any

superf iciallylearnedindividualsthink that theol dgeocentri csystem

of ClaudiusPtolem ywastheonlyfoundat ionuponwhichtheancient

astrol ogyrested; andthat, whenthepresent Newtoniansystemover

turned thePtolemaictheoryof a"prim umm obile," t heastrologyof

theancientswas buriedam id theruins. W eneedscarcelyaddt hat,

suchsuperficial m indsarein sadneedof alittle truelight. Theob

served effectsof certainpositionsof t heheavens; betheyapparent

or real; istheonlyfoundati onof judicial astrology; andit wasupon

thecontinuousobservationsof ages, that theoldChaldeansages

form ul atedtheir wonderful scienceof thestars. Theeclipses of the

SunandM oon, the conjunctionsof thepl anets, and theexact l ength

of the solar year , wereall correctlycom puted, agesbeforethedays

of Abr aham . Inreality, it m akeslittle difference toastrology; whether

theearthm ovesabout theSun or theSun m ovesabout theearth;

for it restsupon theabsolut efact that , oneof themdoesindeedm ove.

Sofar asthephysical organi smof m ani sconcerned; theplanet

which gaveit bir thisitscenter andthefocusof all celesti al influences;

hence, theearth anditsm oti onsarethe onlyones of vital importance

upont hem aterial plane. W ewouldpoint out toall would-beheio-

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centri castrologerswhodesir etoform ul atespecial "solar" system s

of planetaryinfl uencefor them selves; t hat, thewholebasisof their

systemrestsupon am erequestionof ter m s; andis asm uchan appear

anceasthegeocentricconception. Theorbitsof theplanets, of our

solar system , are sosm all andinsignifi cant com par edwiththe in

concei vabledistancesof the constellati ons; that t osaythat aplanet

isin anyparticular signor constellati on; isnothingbut asserting, that

which isonlyan appearance. It isonly rem ovingthepoint of observa

tionf romtheear thtotheSun. Bothare optical il lusions; but, inthis

rem oval, theillusionisintensified. W hat arethe signsof theZodiac

but apparent linesandapparent spaces? Theycertai nlyhavenothing

todo withthereal constellationsof theheavensat thepresent day.

Nevert heless, their influence isadem onstratedfact. Thesesi gnsare

nothingm orenor lessthanangular distancesinthe heavens, which

m arkoff theincr easeanddecreaseof thesolar inf lux, upont henorthern

andsouthernhem i sphereof theearth. Surelythen, thesystemwhich

adopts oneseries of appearancesisvery incom plete; that does not

includethewhole, em bracing am apof theheavens. Awaythen

forever, withthi spseudo-sci entificsentim entalismwhichspeaksso

m uchof realities; wheninverytruth, i t isem bracingnothing, but

anaggregationof shadowsand appearances.

Thevariousm athem atical details, which constitute theexternal

andpurelypracti cal departm ent of thescienceof exotericast rology,

canbe thoroughly studiedout byeachinterestedreader for hi m self;

fromt henum erous bookspubli shedupont hesubject. Toguidet he

student of thisscience, wewill saythat "TheDict ionaryof Astrology,"

byJamesW ilson, and"TheText Bookof Astrology," vol. I, by A. J.

Pearce, aream ong theveryfi nest works.

O ur advicetoany onecom m encingtheser iousstudy of The

Scienceof theSt ars, istocarefullyreadandrereadtheworksjust

referr edto; then m aster the m athem atical andm echanical detai ls;

thirdl y, m akeyourself fam ili ar withthe variousaspects, char acters,

etc., of theplanets; andlastly, study closelythe occult lawsand

esoter icprincipl esrelating theretoas giveninthiswork. W henthis

course of studyi scom pleted, youm aycom m enceexperim entsby

erecti ngthehoroscopesof yourself and friends; andnotehowfar

theobservedresultsagreewithyour ast rological deductions. If this

advice isfollowedout, youcannot goveryfar wrong; for it i supon

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thefull realizat ionof theoccult andphilosophical principlesunder

lying thisexternal form ula, that areal knowledge of astrologyconsists.

It is thisabsoluteknowledge of thestars, that al waysdistinguishes

thetr ueartist f romtheastr ological pr etender, and"fortune telling"

im post er. It ist heselatter charlatans who, bytheir unprinci pled

m ethodsandvillainy, havecausedtheverynam eof astrologyt o

becom e thesynonymof superst itionandf raudinthe eyesof ni ne

teenth centuryintelligence. Sodifferent arethepeopleandt hecondi

tions whichsurroundus; fromthosewho livedinthedaysof old, when

thewisem enof Chaldeacom m unedwiththebeautiful constellat ions

of heaven; andlearnedtheref rom , them i ghtysecret sof thesoul's

origin anddestiny; aswell asthem ater ial details of their physical

lives. Thesam ebookof Natur eisopennow,asthen; but, only the

purei nheart can readitspagesandtracethem yst ical chain of life,

asdepictedbyNaturethrough thestars, toNature' sG od.

THESOULANDTHE STARS

Thebeautiful, twinkling, gli tteringstars,

Theri valsinspl endor of VenusandM ars,

Theycom eandtheygo,

M ouldi ngthepowersof our weal or our woe.

Shiningserenein theheavens above,

Nightl yteaching uslessonsof love,

Nodiscordsnor j ars

Appear todisturb thesebeaut iful stars.

Thesoul seem sto claimthese jewelson high,

Andst rugglesto soar toits sourceint hesky.

But sorrowandpain

Arethepathways that carryi t hom eward again.

Howof t havewedream ed, when gazingabove,

That t hepurified soul â theoffspring of love,

W henf reedfromearth'sload,

W ould findinthe starsitspeaceful abode.

Sofondlywethinkof our homesinthesky,

Joined withthesoul for whosepresence wesigh;

W here Saturnnor M ars

Canembitter our joysm idthe beautiful stars.

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CO NCLUSIO N

THEM YSTICALCHAI N;O R,THEUNIO NO FTHE SO ULANDTHESTARS

Asthe soul unfol dsintruespiritual li ght, them anifest unit ybe

tween m anandhis divinesour ce; alsobetweenm anandthem yri ad

creati onsof the infiniteuni verse; becom eaself evident and absolute

fact. But, unfort unately, the undevelopedsoul sees noneof these

great factsof unityandidentity; nor perceivesthevital rel ations

existi ngbetween thesoul and thestars. Thefacts of theone seemto

himtotallyirrel evant tothe factsof t heother; while, ontheother

hand, totheinit iatedseer, atrueknowledgeof thesoul isi m possible

without aperfect understandi ngof thestars. Equal ly, arethe stars

incom prehensible, apart fromthesoul. Man, them icrocosm , is, in

him sel f, am iniat ureuniverse; com posed of infinite atom s; whi chare

inaconstant stateof action andre-act ion; not onlyam ongthem selves;

but al so, withtheinfiniteatom sof the larger uni verse, the m acrocosm .

Hence, atruesci enceof the soul cannot befounded whichdoes not

alsoi ncludeatr uescienceof thestars. It alsof ollows; that deductions

based uponacom prehensionof thesehigher relations, whichar eself

evident totheseer; will appear tothe ordinaryundevelopedhum an

being asquiteir rational and illogical; sincethe prem isesar e, tohim , in

congruousandunr elated. W ith such, all effortsat enlightenm ent are

quite futileint hepresent stateof evolution; but for those soulsstrug

gling toawaketo thehigher truthsof t heir existenceanddestiny; this

conclusionisadded, tohelp them , togr asp, thisgrandunion of the

soul andthestar s; thism yst ical chain, whichbindstheinfinitem ulti

plicit yintounit y, aswell asdiversity intoident ity.

W ehave, therefor e, toregard m aninasom ewhat dif ferent light

fromt hat inwhichwehavehi thertoconsideredhim , viz.: wehave

nowto beholdhimasagrand, intelligent, spirito- m aterial center, for t he

expressionof ast ro-celestial forces, upontheinternal andexternal

planes of G od'suniverse. M an, broadlyspeaking, is aduplexmirror,

reflectingthest ellar forces intwodir ections; 1st., theast ral influx

fromhisbodyto theplanesbelowhum ani ty; 2nd., t hefiner et hereal

essencesof thestarsfromhi ssoul tot heaerial r acesinthe spheres

above. Thefirst com prisessevendegrees of sub-m undanelife, from

m anto them ineral, form ingasit werea lower octaveof exist ence;

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thesecondisthe ascendingscale, or thehigher octaveof exi stence,

contai ningseven degreesof super-m undanelifebetweenm anand

theangel. These sevendegreesof super- m undaneexi stenceare the

aerial racesof bright, im m or tal souls; thespiritual superior sof hu

m anity; insofar asconcerns therealm s theyinhabit; andthe m ore

etherealizedconditionswhich surroundt hem . These aretheplanetary

angels m entioned intheRitual of divine m agic. Planetaryangelsdo

not exist uponthevariousobjectiveplanets, asso m anyoccul tists

im agine; but int heseriesof sevenspheresbetween theplanet sand

thesun. But, on theother hand, theseaerial races areverymuchin

ferior tom an; bothinspirit ual quality, soul power, andpenetrative

force; andareut terlyincapableof enteringupont hephysical strug

glesof external life; hence, theyarea purelysubjectiverace; andare

never incarnated inm atter (asweunderstandtheterm ). Theyde

penduponthem or epositivespirit of hum anity(whi chaloneis

capabl eof enteri ngandsubjectingm ater ial forces) for all their

knowledgeof external conditi ons.

Thefi rst degree inthehigher octaveconsistsof t hosesouls who

havet hem ost penetrativefor ce, next to m an; andare, consequently,

nearest toour physical condi tions. Each degreein theascendi ng

scale becom eslesspotent (m aterially); m oreethereal andrefi ned;

until it blends, intheseventh, withthepurelyspiritual or angelic

world.

Inthe lower octaveof existence, viz.: thesevendegreesof sub-

m undanelife; countlessbeaut iful worlds areopent otheinspectionof

thespiritual sight. W ewill brieflyrecount what weourselves have

witnessedtherein, aswespeakof eachdegree.

Thefi rst degree inthelower octaveis that of the crystallized

m ineral, inwhich thelifeat om sarelat ent, soto say. Therocksand

stones areof bot hsexes, and im pregnate eachother withtheir m ag

netic forces. Their sym pathiesandantipathiesconstitutethei r laws

of nat ural select ion; whichweseem anif estedexter nallybythevege

tation theyproducefromthei r soil. The seconddegreepertainsto

thesubjectivespacesof the m ineral wor ld. Thebusyraceswit hin

thehi gher rounds of them ineral zone(t heanim am i neralis), are

beauti ful inever ydetail; eachlifeatombusyat i tsappointedtask;

happy beyondconceptioninit slowlyspi ritual stat e. Asyet t he

scinti llatingm onadknowsnot hingof the greater worldsabove. To

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it the m ineral wavesarethe alphaandom egaof its ideas. The third

degree of lifepassesinrevi ewasthevegetableki ngdom , of which

sufficient isalr eadyknownt othereader. Thehigher wegothebrighter

theli ttlecreaturesbecom e. W henweascendtothe fourthdegr eeof

life, webeholdt heloveliest scenesthat fairyland canpresent tothe

eyesof theseer. Theexquisi teformand varietyof thesedazzling

elem ental sprites arebeyond languageto describe. Eachvortex or

space of theanimafloralisconstitutes averitable paradiseof beauty;

awondrousworld of delights; inwhich, thenym phs of theflowers

andthebright fairiesof the floral wor ld, sport l ikebutterf lies, inthe

lum inousether of their round. Thefifth degreepassesbefore usas

theanim al kingdom . Thesixth degreeof lifeexpressesitself asthe

sem i-hum anround, theexternal correspondenceof whichm aybe seen

inthe apefam ily. Thisrealmof sub-m undanelifecontainsthe astral

world of theapes. It istheseastral form sthat ar eusedbycertain

m agici ans(after thehum anpr inciplehas vacatedthem ) for occult

purposes. Theybecom ethetrainedelem entalsof m agical science.

Their chief quali tyisim itat ion; andunder theinf luenceof t heir m as

ter's m indtheywill personat eanything; fromanangel of light toa

goblin dam ned. Thesixthdegr eeisawor ldinwhich thesoul begins

toput forthits attributesof self-consciousness; arealmwhereinthe

strugglingm onad gatherstogether theresultsof past sub-m undane

victor ies; andpr eparestogr aduatetot hat higher liferound; wherein,

it m ay com m encet oassum ethe hum anform. Theseventhdegreeof

lifei stheem bryonichum anr ound; aspi ritual zone or soul world,

wherei nexiststhem ultitudes of preparedsoulsawaitingthecondi

tions of their fi nal incarnat ion. It is therealmof anxiousexpectations

andgl owingideal sof what external hum anlifem ay be. It isf rom

thisstate, or degreeof life, that the hum ansoul takesitsl ast plunge

intoobjectivem aterial condi tions; fromwhich, it em ergesto thesur

faceastheself acting, self conscious, individual m an.

Let us nowbriefl yturnour attentionfr omm antot heplanet,

which heinhabits; andtrace thecorrespondence. Theplanet, l ike

them an, m aybedesignatedas aduplexmirror; refl ectingstel lar and

planet aryinflux intwodirections; 1st. , tothevariousrealmsof ele

m ental existence (correspondi ngtosub-mundanelife); term edcosm ic

elem entals; belongingtothe four occult elem entsof Fire, Ear th, Air,

andW ater; 2nd., totheastro-m agneticzonesof the planet (corres-

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pondingtothesuper-m undane realm s), term edm agnet icelem entals.

Them agneticelementalsarei ntelligent spiritsknownbyvarious

nam es; suchasfairies, fauns, elves, nym phs, etc. O neveryimportant

distinctionm ust benoticedhere; betweensub-m undaneandsuper

m undanerealm son theonehand; andcosmicelem entalsandm ag

netic elem entals ontheother hand; viz. , that the twoform er arevari

ousdegreesof hum ansoul lif e; hencepossessthegerm sof im mor

tality, whenthe hum anstate isattained; whilethe twolatter arenot

souls; andalthoughtheydependuponthe soul of m anfor their differ

entiat edexistence, yet they donot deri vetheir supplyof sustenance

fromhim ; but fromthelatent forceswit hintheplanet, of eachorb,

of the planetary chain; hence, theylive onlysolongastheplanet is

ablet osustaint hem . Therefore, theyar enot im m or tal. W hent he

planet hasfulfil leditsm aterial purpose, they, al ongwiththeorbwhich

gavet hemlife, becom eathingof thepast.

W ehavenowreachedam ost important linkinour m ystical chai n,

viz.: sinceem bodiedm anist hehighest formof m anifestedexi stence

upont heplanet, heisthegr andpolarizingpoint f or all four of the

form s of existence, wehavebeendescribing. Thehum anorganism

is, therefore, thegrandradi atingcenter uponwhichthetwovast

realm s, stellar andpsychic, im pinge; andisthem aterial link, uniting

thesoul andthe stars. Thus, inverytr uth, ism an them icrocosm ;

andthesacredadytumof the m ysteries.

Inorder torender thism ore m anifest, l et usnowendeavor to form

asclear anidea aspossible of thenatureandm odusoperandi of stellar

influx, astransmittedtom an fromour solar system; for, when we

com prehendthat portionof them ystical chain, then wecanfor msom e

faint conception of theconti nuedandunbrokenchai n, whichbi nds

our solar systemtoother system sandconstellations; onandon, tothe

veryi nterior of thesoul, of theuniver se. First, then, standsour Sun;

andar oundit, li keagroupof obedient children, arethesevenplanets

of the m ystical chain; (there arem oret hansevenplanetsint hesolar

system, but only sevenineachoctaveof life); eachorbgivingbirth

toan entirelydi fferent degr eeof life; sothat thesevenm ystical de

grees arecom plet ed. Eachorb producesi nnum erable typesof fauna

andfl ora, correspondingtot heactionof itsownpeculiar gradeof

spirit ual force. Each, theref ore, com pri sesam iniatureuniver seof

itsown; andyet, at thesam e tim e; each planet containsall t heforces

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of the other six; onlythat, thesesixf orcesarel atent; insofar asto

lendall their force, for the m orecom pl etem anifestationof t hedom i

nating one. Hence it follows, that our earthcontai ns, inaddi tionto

itsowndom inatingdegreeof life, thel atent forcesof thevarious

grades of lifeactiveupontheother planets; sothat M ars, Venus,

M ercur y, etc., ar eherewith us; just as m uchastheyareint hefar

off spaces. Herei niscontainedthegreat m ysteryof planetary in

fluenceuponm an; for m an, as beforestated, isthe highest typeof

lifeupontheglobe; andbecom esthegreat radiator of thedif ferent

grades of lifeof thesevenplanets, comprisedwithintheone hein

habits. Hissensi tivesphere becom esthe m eansof arousingcount

lessr acesof ast ro-m agnetic elem entals intolifeandm otion; andalso,

intoobedient ser vitude; if heonlypossessestheknowledgeto direct

them ; for eachgr adeof planetaryinflux rendersserviceandprotection

tothe correspondinggradeof m en. Thus; M arstothem artial natures,

Saturn tothesat urnine, and Jupiter to thejovial, andsofor th. The

interi or secrets of thetalism anandthe m ysteries of m agicar econ

cealed here; and theportals areopen, f or thesoul 'sexplorat ion. This

also, isthephil osophicbasi sfor thevariousstat em entsthat ; certain

planet srulecert ainsoul att ributes, m ental qualit ies, physical instinct s,

classesof anim al s, plants, herbs, trees, m inerals, preciousstones, etc.

Thereader whohasfollowedusthusfar, isnowinvitedtojoi n

usin ashort tri ptotheast ral worldandtherebeholdm anas hepre

sents him self to thevisionof theseer. Am ost wonderousand dazzling

pictur eisbefore us, undreamedof m ysteriesconnectedwiththe

hum an formdivine. Let usexam inem oreclosely. Fir st, weobserve,

that f romthespi nal colum nof thestatelyformof m an; andfr omthe

baseof hislum inousbrain; i ssueliving stream sof vitalizing force;

which, astheyfl owfromthe variouspoi ntsof his odylicsphere; be

com er efractedintotheseven raysof thespectrum . Theserays of

living forcefromdifferent i ndividuals, becom em ut uallyattracted

toward eachother ; eachcolor blendswit hitskindr edcolor fr omother

organi sm s, andgr avitatesto itsownpar ticular level intheprism atic

ocean of life; until thewhol eof thismightyplanet, withits m illions

of humanbeingsscatteredover itsthrobbingsurface; presents tothe

eyeof theinitiatedseer aperfect networkof lum i noussprings, creeks,

rivers, andoceansof force; flowingfromtheradiatingorgani smof

m an. Wealsoobserve; that theselum inousoceansgr aduallyassum e

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theformof aspi ral belt, whichencircl estheplanetâ penetr atingto

itsverycenter; andthenexpandsitself , m ist-like, withintheplanet's

atm osphere; where aprism atic reflection iscast ar oundtheearth;

consti tutingasort of astral rainbow(i f wem ayusesuchaterm );

which isstrictly confinedwithintheli m itsof the planet'sgaseous

envelope. Thispr ism aticrefl ectionist heastro-m agneticsphere, where

inare form edthe astral zonesof them agneticelementals, of planetary

influx, towhich wehavepreviouslyreferred, asform ingthegrand

m ystic linksint hechainof life; which bindsthe organismof m an

tothe soul of thestars.

Sofar , wehaveonlybeheldour hum anduplexm irror fromthe

spinal colum nand thebaseof thebrain; asherefl ectstheastral in

fluxf romhisbodytothelower octaveof life, ter m edsub-m undane;

wewil l now,ther efore, regar dtheother half; or polar opposi tesur

faceof our duplexm irror; wherein, the stellar for cesareref lected

fromt hesoul to thehigher octaveof li fe; therealm sof super-m un

danebeings.

W efir st observe, that, theodylicspher eof m an; whichform s

theoval surface of our livingm irror; i sconstantl ypolished bythe

vivid lightnings of theim m or tal soul within; next, weseethat the

forces reflected fromit are receiveddi rectlyfromabove, in anangle

tothe left of thesphere; andthat, aft er passing throughand leaving

oneportiontosustaintheformandits functions; andalsoanother

portiontoberadiatedtothe sub-m undaneplanes; t hen, thehi gher

andm oreethereal principles undergoachangeof polarity; and are

reflectedupward again, inan angletot heright of thesphere; tothe

aerial racesof super-m undane life. Let usnow,therefore, ent er within

theoccult spaces of hum anity, uponthis spiritual plane; and describe

thephenom enaas it passesin reviewbef oreour spi ritual sight.

W eper ceivethat, fromthem i llionsof earth'sinhabitantsthere

issues continual raysof refl ectedlight ; eachray partakingof the

peculi ar color representedby thesoul f romwhichi t isreflected. As

these raysascend, theyconvergeintost ream sandoceans, within

theastral light abovethepl anet'satm osphere; (whereas, the form er

astral belt, just described, wasconfinedwithinthelim itsof theplanet 's

atm osphere). All of theseluminousoceansof etherealizedlight seek

their ownplane, andm aintain astrict r elationto eachother, with

them athem atical exactitudeof thesolar spectrum . W ealsonot ice

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that, theseoceansflowinonecontinual direction, viz.: int heopposite

direct iontothe orbital m oti onof theearth. They flowbackwardin

theor bit. Thewriter cannot bepositive uponthis point, ast heseare

hisownactual experiences, andarerelatedhereas theyactuallyap

peared tohimin therealm sof spirit. I t m aybethat, thisbackward

m otion isonlyan appearance, causedby theearthmovingforward;

just asthelandscapefromthewindowof acar inmotion, appearsto

theoccupant tobem oving. But, inflowingbackward, theseoceans

gradualllyascend, assum ingt hespiral f orm ; thefi rst roundbeing

about thesam eci rcum ference astheeart h'sannual orbit about the

Sun; but, increasinginsize witheachspiral, int heratioof 1-2, 4-8,

16-32- 64. Thesespiralsassumetheir own special color; com m encing,

first withthat whichisnear est tothe earth, whichisRed; t he2nd.

O range, the3rd. Yellow,the 4th. G reen, the5th. Blue, the6t h. Indigo,

andthe7th. or l ast Violet. W hat there m aybebeyondthis, we cannot

tell. All that we doknowis, that it is therealmof theangels. These

spiral s, whichwe havejust described, constitutemightyzones; which

encircleanether eal sphereor worldof thesam eidentical col or;

sim ilar tothebr ight ringsr oundthebodyof Satur n. Theclai rvoyant

m edium, AndrewJacksonDavis, undoubtedl ysawthese beautiful

etherealizedzones, whenhedescribed"t hesum m er l and" inhis

"Stell ar Key." But hewasqui tem istaken insupposi ngthemto be

thehom esof disem bodiedhum anity. Asthereader hasseen, they

areinhabitedby aerial races, whocannot penetrate theouter envelope

of crystallizedf orce; called objective m atter. W e needscarcelyadd

that, thesearet hesevengraduatedspir it worlds, betweenthe earth

andtheSun; constitutingthe chainpreviouslym ent ioned. These

spheresarethesevenetherealizedworlds, whichformthesubj ective

arc, betweenthe planet andi tsparent centerâ m an andtheangel.

Still gazingat t hissublim e panoram aof Nature'swonderful for

m ations, withint hespiritual spacesof theastral light; weperceive

that t heseastro- spiritual zonesor belt scontaint heethereal izedm a

terial sandessencesof earth; whichsustaintheexternal life forces

of the aerial races, whoinhabit thesegloriouswor lds. Thefi rst world,

aswe havepreviouslyshown, isnearest toour physical condit ions

andabsorbsthecoarsest port ions. Thenext, being m oreethereal,

absorbsthenext inspiritual quality. Thefiner theessence, thehigher

it ascends; sothat them ost ethereal of all reachestheconfi nesof the

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angeli cworld; anddiffusesi tsviolet arom aswithi nthespacesthat are

divine. Asweper ceivethisf act; weinstantlycom prehendthe grand

connectionof the wholeuniverse. M ANst andsupont hecentral rung

of the cyclicladder, asthe m eetingpoi nt of theequilibrium , between

theupper andthe lower m anif estations, of thegreat O NELIFE. In

M ANli esconcealedthesacred m ysteryof thelost word. Heis the

wonder ful m icrocosm . Byhisduplexactionof bodyandsoul, he be

com es thegrandconservator; thegenerat or; andthe radiator; of

spirit ual andm at erial lifef orces; first, absorbingthecurrentsof the

lifewave, thenseparatingit intoitst riunequali ties; retai ningone, t hen

re-pol arizingand transm ittingthegrosser portions, intheform

of an astro-m agneticfluid, t otheplanesof lifebelow;andr eflecting,

fromt hem irror of hissoul, intheformof anastr o-spiritual essence,

thefi ner andm or eethereal portions, to therealm s above. W hat

awful andunsuspectedm ysteri eslieconcealedwithi nour being!

Verily, nom indcangraspall them yster iesof m an.

Reader , theoceansof purifiedlifeessence; form ingthesespi ral

zones of theinterior heavens; whichext endfromthecelestial worlds

tothe earth; fromtheangels tom an; andthen, in agrosser f orm ,

extend toour planet'sverycenter; ist hem ystical chainof t hegreat

oneli fe; that unitesm anto all belowhimandbindshimtothe

im m ort al realm sof lifeabove. It isthe spiral cycleof necessity

traver sedbythe lifeatom s; intheir descent into m atter, and in

their ascent into therealm s of consciousspiritual existence. It

isthe spiral cor dof Nature whosevibrations, throughout the wide

univer seof m anif estedbeing, proclaimt heunbroken unionbetween

thesoul andthe stars. Thesam eyesterday, to-day andfor everm ore.

Them ysteriesof m anarethe m ysteriesof G od, and whocan

solve themhereonearth?The soul answereth, "none." Sobeit .

Inconclusion, we will onlyaddthat as achildof G od, or the

crystallizationof force; as aspiritual entity, or athingof dust;

m an's birth-right isever the sam e; apr ogressiveconsciousimm or

tality. Heisthe sustainer of theuniversesbelow, of whichevenoc

cultistshavescarcelydream ed, andhei sthegener ator of the essences

which sustainthe lifeof m yr iadsinbri ghter worldsthanours.

FINIS