Synastry and Compatibility

Two horoscopes may be compared together and the reason why here is sympathy and there antipathy may be found.

Indications for sympathy are: the same nature as ascendant, i.e.

both a fiery sign, both an earthy sign, both an airy sign, both a water sign rising.

A good aspect between the two asc endants is also favourable.

The same position of Sun or Moon or both or interchanging of the two, as the 3) one horoscope in the place of the Q in the other, or the reverse.

This is especially very good for harmony in marriage.

Good aspects between and 3) in both horoscopes are favourable to friendship.

and # in bad aspect to $ always gives delay in marriage, often, especially with woman, the marriage is definitely prevented.

$ very weak and very afflicted denotes a single life or a very unhappy marriage.

The Om the horoscope of the woman denotes the man.

The ]) in the horoscope of the man denotes the woman.

The planet to which these luminaries approach first, in strong aspect, indicates the husband (wife).

If there is a planet in the 7th house, take that to be the indicator of the husband (wife).

cfin harmonious aspect to $ always gives strong attraction to the other sex.

Mars with woman in the place of Venus with man, will cause very strong attraction, but with Dor 8 aspect of these two planets, hatred and enmity will result.

Favourable aspects may mitigate this disharmony.

138 stand in 7 and also the sign on cusp 7, (7 ruled by Saturn), causes delay in marriage and with affliction, great disappointments in matrimonial affairs.

A malefic in bad aspect to $ gives slow morality, and in an angular house this affliction may give rise to political scandal.

A malefic on the ascendant or on the place of the ☉ or ☽ in another horoscope, gives rise to disharmony and strife.

A benefic, on the other hand, gives harmony.

A benefic in an angular house is always good for popularity, the ☉ and ☽ likewise, provided they are not badly aspected.

When the ruler of the ascendant or the planet in the ascendant receives bad aspects, it denotes that the native himself is the cause of the disharmony indicated by it.

For harmony and disharmony especially notice the ascendants of the two horoscopes.

If they are in good aspect, there will be harmony, if not, disharmony.

With the opposition, it is the reverse, if the two people are of different sex, for then there is attraction (e.g.

A malefic, coming by progression to the place of Asc.

Sun or Moon in another horoscope, gives temporary repulsion; the same with opposition and square aspect and also when Sun or Moon by progression come to the place of amalefic or a bad aspect to it; but the progression to ♃ or $ in another horoscope gives friendship.

He whose planet comes by progression to the place of another's planet, or in aspect to it, will be the one to promo to the attraction or repulsion.

Every planet that aspects the Sun or the Moon badly, might be regarded as an enemy and from its position as to sign and house, we might discover how it will enter into and affect our life.

For the enemies indicated by a malefic in 7, 12 or 4, afflicting the Sun or the Moon, and weakly posited, one should especially be on one's guard; this position causes continuous persecution and trouble.

With sympathy and antipathy the ascendant should be considered e.g.

if the father has a benefic (♃ or ♀) in the ascendant of his child's horoscope, he will be a support to his child in every way and help him on, physically as well as spiritually; but if the father has a malefic e.g.

♄ in the ascendant of his child's horoscope his influence will not be a help to the child, however much he might wish it.

There is, as it were, an insurmountable wall or partition between them.

If, however, the relative positions of the other planets are favourable, much of the evil may be taken away.

The passing by progression of a malefic through the ascendant of another is also usually a time of misunderstanding and enmity, stronger than the passing of the radical malefic by the progressive planets of the other.

An affliction through a malefic becomes stronger if the malefic is nearer the Zenith than the afflicted planet e.g.

♄ (♄) is a very bad 139 aspect, especially for business people; but it becomes still worse when it is exalted above the D.

We have seen how the different signs rule the different parts of the body and that each planet itself, also has a special influence on certain parts of the body.

The signs, therefore, in which the Sun (with man) and the Moon (with woman) receive afflictions, indicate that part of the body that is liable to suffer.

The Sun with man, the Moon with woman is the indicator of strong or weak health.

If these afflictions occur in the western half of the horoscope (especially in 6), they are more serious than in the eastern half.

Saturn in bad aspect to the luminaries (Sun and Moon) greatly weakens the health by preventing influx of prana or vitality (O).

Mars gives vitality, but also gives a tendency to inflammatory and feverish attacks.

Jupiter in bad aspect to O causes impure blood and superfluous and irregular circulation in the part indicated by the sign; also liver complaint and obesity.

Uranus ill-aspecting the luminaries, has a less disturbing effect on the health of the body than on the mental functions (hysteria, spasms).

It produces fear, hypochondria and usually incurable affections.

Mercury's afflictions are expressed as nervousness and faint-heartedness, speech-impediments, such as stammering, lisping; and also ailments of the part represented by the signs in which the affliction takes place When the ☉ receives bad aspects from both ♄ and ♂, the health is better than with affliction through ♄ only, but as a rule the death is sudden, either through an attack of illness or through an accident.

This is especially the case with eastern positions; western positions usually give illness of long duration.

According to Ptolemy strong afflictions of both ☽ and ♀ denote an early death of the mother, and both ☉ and ♄ afflicted, an early death of the father.

A malefic in the ascendant is bad for the health only if it is in a quadrant.

The ascendant strongly afflicted is a sign of bad health, especially if it is hygle.

In judging the health of woman we take the Moon instead of the Sun, it should be borne in mind that an inharmonious aspect between ☽ and ♀ is very bad for the health, seeing that it has a weakening effect on the constitution.

If an inharmonious aspect of ♂ or ♄ is added, this combined influence will make the health very indifferent.

With woman Mars has a more disturbing influence upon the health than Saturn, because its action is much more opposed to that of the Moon than Saturn's.

140 Accidents, also sudden death, are especially indicated by afflictions in the eastern half, principally in the angles or on the cusps.

This is especially denoted if both Q and D are afflicted by one or more malefics.

The nature of the wound etc., is indicated by the nature of the planet e.g.

d gives wounds through sharp instruments, through fire or acids, explosions, operations etc.; f through bruising, suffocation; Saturn causes calcification, tuberculosis; # through electricity, sun-stroke, machinery, suicide; tp produces trances, mortification, infection and may cause death through these.

The signs give further indication viz.

fiery signs: electricity, heat; airy signs: gases; watery signs: fluids, water etc.

earthy signs: all things connected with minerals, earth, mines etc.

or $ helps by a good aspect, the prognostication is more favourable.

The nature of the disease can be determined by the sign, by the house, by the planets, and also by the nature of the signs.

The sign on cusp 6 will denote the diseases the native is specially subject to, viz., Fixed signs (K&, HI, ~), denote diseases of throat, nose, heart, the genitals, the bladder; mutable signs (nttp, ^, 3C) enteralgia and affection of the lungs e.g.

tuberculosis, dropsy, scrofula, neurotic disease, muscular pains; cardinal signs (V, 23, ==, 1&) stomach complaint, mental disorders, liver-affections, disease of the kidneys, bili ousness, fevers, apoplexy, congestion, cutaneous diseases and diseases of the bones (%).

Serious suffering is indicated when one falls ill or has an accident at the moment when the Moon is in /, Q, 8 or P.

to Mars or Saturn, or on the place of one of these planets at birth.

Mars gives high fevers, Saturn weakness.

$: will give strange symptoms and complications in such a case.

It is favourable when the Moon at that moment is in good aspect to Jupiter or Venus, (unless these planets are strongly afflicted), convalescence is sure to follow, however severe the illness may be.

It is dangerous to undergo an operation on a day when the Moon is in the sign representing the part of the body that has to be operated upon.

Cardan says that it is dangerous to operate upon a patient, when the Moon is within 17° of the Sun and in opposition to Mars.

(See also the Chapter on Astrology and Medicine).

The 10th house, its ruler, the planets in it, the position of and its aspects, the ascendant, should be especially noted here.

The Sun and the Moon have of course also a great influence, and their aspects, particularly any planet in conjunction with, or aspecting, the Sun and 141 the M.C.

In the list given below will be found the nature of the callings that come under the different planets; and by studying the sign in which the indicator of the calling is posited, one can come to a conclusion.

(the house of calling), one might expect an intellectual career, writing, teaching, study etc.; if ☿ is in an airy sign, love of literature and art may be expected, in ♏ an inclination to occultism.

The aspects of ☿ will indicate a great deal; e.g.

in ☿ To ♃ the native will feel attracted to astrology, psychology, chemistry or metaphysics; a good aspect to ♂ will give him dexterity and make him a good mechanic, engraver, instrument maker and adapted for other such-like callings.

A good aspect of ♄ gives a tendency to callings that have to do with the earth, such as those of mining-engineers, miners, architects, building-contractors, geologers, brickmakers; ♃ in aspect to ☉ gives lawyers, bankers, philosophers, clergymen and all employment under government.

Mercury in aspect to ♀ will give love of art and callings that have to do with ornaments, perfumes, ladies wear etc.

Mercury in aspect to ♆ gives a tendency to mysticism and makes the spirit idealistic like ♆.

♅ always imparts something original.

Many planets in watery signs gives callings that are related to the element of water; fiery signs, to mechanics and employments in which the element of fire, and iron play a part.

I in the same way we may consider the influence of many planets in earthy and airy signs (air intellectual work, earth manual labour).

Many planets in fixed signs favour employment that requires constant, patient activity, more than intellect and dexterity.

Cardinal signs callings in which the native is in some degree the leader, while mutable signs are best suited to inferior positions; therefore note in judging, how many, and which, planets are placed in the different signs.

The position of the planets that aspect the planet in M.C.

from different houses, enlighten us further and also the house in which 9 is placed.

Gemini, Sagittarius and Pisces, the double-bodied signs, give dual callings, several occupations or interest in many matters at one time.

The secondary influence should be considered, e.g.

placed in 3 and in DC gives us as secondary influence that of the 12th house (DC), i.e.

in 3, an intellectual house, (the house of n) would indicate love of intellectual work and the sign (3C) 9 is in, shows the direction of thought and work will be in 12th house affairs, viz.

sanatoria, prisons, secret enterprises, and that there is a tendency to mysticism.

Bad aspects in 10 from 7, especially of malefics denote opposition of the general public, so far as professional or business matters are concerned and from 12, secret opposition and enmity in business affairs.

Many planets above the earth give fewer difficulties sin practising the calling than if the majority of planets are below.

142 Callings under the Different Planets.

The Sun: Kings, monarchs, high-born people, people holding a high position, in general people who occupy a prominent position and are the centre of a large circle; also, jewellers and all the various gold workers.

Moon: Seamen, fishers, travellers, merchants in fluids, sellers in public, nurses etc.

Mercury: Authors, public speakers, literary men, drawing-teachers, clerks, post-officials, publishers, carriers, editors, booksellers, etc.

Venus: Artists, such as musicians, poets, painters, sculptors; all those dealing in ornaments, ladies-fineries, art, perfumes, millinery; also confectioners, female servants etc.

Mars: Military men, iron-mongers, instrument-makers, surgeons, dentists, gymnasts, barbers, smiths, butchers, cooks etc.

Jupiter: Judges, lawyers, clergymen, merchants with dealings abroad, bankers, traders in woollen articles; people occupying posts of confidence.

Saturn: Dealers and agents in land, notaries, accountants, mining engineers, coal-merchants, plumbers, printers, funeral-undertakers, shoe-makers, watchmen, miners, potters, house painters, brick-manufacturers.

Uranus: Travellers, inventors, engineers, mechanicians, chemists, especially electricians, aeronauts, hypnotisers, psychologers, occultists, phrenologists, astrologers, public speakers, all kinds of idealistic people an brain-eccentric people.

Neptune: Callings in which the watery element plays a part; further artists, mystics, psychologers, all kinds of idealists and emotionally-eccentric people.

Many planets in 3 and 9 (especially ♃, ☿, ♀) give a tendency to travelling.

Further also when there are many planets in cardinal and in mutable signs or in watery signs.

Also when on cusp 3 or 9 there is a mutable sign or 23 or DC.

or in the above-mentioned houses may neutralise these influences and give instead a desire for a fixed abode.

The ☽ in aspect to Uranus from one of the angles produces always many and sudden changes.

Many planets in cadent houses (3, 6, 9, 12) also indicate a wandering life.

The same is the case when Mars, Uranus or Mercury are strongly placed, and aspect the Sun or Moon.

The place where to go is indicated by the position of the benefics ♃ and ♀.

If these are posited in the houses 3 and 5, near to the native place; in 2 and 6, to places further distant; in 1 and 7 in neigh- 143 neighbouring countries, in 8 and 12 to countries far away and to the antipodes.

The direction is indicated by the house in which the benefics are, or by ☉ and ☽, provided they are well-aspected.

House 1 denotes the East, house 10 the South, house 4 North, house 7 West, while the intermediate houses denote the intermediate directions.

If the benefics are ill aspected in those houses, another direction is indicated.

If neither ♃ nor ♀ are well aspected, take a planet that receives good aspects of ☉ or ☽.

If there is a benefic in the 4th house, or Sun or Moon are well aspected in it, it is advisable to remain in the native country.

If despite this indication the native makes long journeys, he will miss the best opportunities to progress.

The native with a fairly harmonious horoscope, will usually choose unconsciously, intuitively, the correct direction in which his fortune lies.

Astrology helps one to do this consciously.

If we note the direction taken by world-travellers etc., it is usually found that they, totally ignorant of their horoscope, have gone in the direction their horoscope indicated.

According to Sepharial we might trace how life in a foreign country will go on, if we add the longitude of the place to the M.C.

of the birth-horoscope (if the place lies East) and with this new M.C., according to the table of houses for the place, we cast a new horoscope, in which we insert the planets according to the degrees in the rad ix-horoscope.

(Subtract if the place lies West).

As long as the native remains in this place, he must trace the directions and the transits that work in the new figure.

He should go to that place where according to this method the best influences of the birth-horoscope come in the new one to their finest expression.

If we remain in our own country, the choice of the house, as regards locality and direction, is of much importance.

A cardinal sign rising as ascendant denotes a high place e.g.

the top of a hill, or in any case above sea-level.

A fixed sign indicates an abode in the plain.

A mutable sign would indicate a low lying place * or one between other houses i.e.

If the cusp of 4 (the abode) is ♈, the front of the house should face East; if it is ♋ North; ♎ West, and if it is ♑ South.

For the intermediate signs, the resp.

By acting consciously we might bring our self into harmonious contact with the magnetic conditions of the surroundings.

We need not make ourselves dependent on them, which might happen if we exaggerated the importance of the above-given informations regarding abode etc.

144 Judging the Horoscope.

Birth Horoscope for the Hague, May 16-1913.

When analysing the horoscope we should set to work systematically.

We begin to note down how many and which planets are placed in cardinal, fixed and mutable signs (p.

Next, which planets are in fiery, earthy, airy and watery signs (p.

Thirdly which planets are in exaltation by sign (p.

52, 85) and which are exalted by position houses (p.

Fourthly which are in their fall or in detriment (p.

Fifthly one should note the declinations (Parallels) (p.

18, 82) of all planets and calculate the aspects (p.

In an easy and simple manner we might comprise everything in a table, like the one following below, in which the data of the above horoscope are indicated.

One should never read mechanically what any position of the planets, of Asc.

Consider attentively what the strong chief influences in the horoscope are, and what the weaker, subservient influences.

The former give the key-note, which by the latter can be only modified.

145 Birth-scheme May 16th 1913, 7.50 a.m.

Signs 146 Taurus, in which the Sun and Mercury are placed.

These make the character more practical and constant and add power of will and a feeling of self-reliance.

This help is greater as the Sun is favourably aspected to the ascendant and Neptune (☉ Asp, p.

The Sun is very well aspected in the same house, so great help of friends may be expected (p.

136 VII it is not to be considered that all is harmony in the house of friends (XI, p.

90), for ☽ receives a strong ☌ aspect from Uranus (☌ ♅, p.

129), from the 8th house.

Uranus being in its own sign Aquarius is favourable; but being retrograde it weakens the first advantage somewhat (p.

So he will experience troubles from friends that study a branch of occultism (♅ in VIII, p.

122) and there can be no doubt about which branch it is, for the sign Cancer as ascendant denotes great sensitiveness and mediumship (Asc.

41), while Neptune adds its great tendency to mysticism and mediumship.

Friends that are spiritualists will induce him to become developed as a medium and his troubles will be endless.

He receives, however, very strong help, which will turn him away from his first hobby that gives him no satisfaction.

The latter aspect denotes love for occult sciences and the former endows him with profound thinking and brings more stability to his thoughts.

We might rightly assume that he, as soon as his fir curiosity is satisfied, will turn away from spiritism or spiritualism in order to seek along the occult, scientific way that which his inborn longing drives him to.

#(p.65) will act here in the sense that it lessens the tendency to imitation that 25 gives, and makes the character more original, though at the same time supporting in the strong tendency to impulsive action (3) 8d 1.

(p.63) on the other hand, brings more tact and thoughtfulness Q) AT?, p.127).

The strong position of c fin V and in M.C.

in 8 and P.3) (d ruler of V) denotes strongly enough great impulsiveness and a strong feeling of independence, which will cause the native many difficulties in his calling (10th house, p.86) and threatens his honour and good name with danger.

But ft and placed in the house of friends warrant the help of old people (r?, p.63) and of acquaintances among younger people (, p.57).

Moreover # from 8 is in sextile aspect to < 3 (p.131) from which we conclude that he is helped in his difficulties by his wife's or his partner's money (8th house is 2nd from 7th, p.92).

is IV but for the rest is not badly posited in the house of Scorpio.

$: is in its own sign Aquarius, so that being retrograde here will mean: postponement or delay of expected help.

The 3) receives the affliction from Mars (]) 8d, p.127) in the 4th house (p.123) and as neither 2|.$, nor O send it a good aspect, the good aspects coming from the malefics only we may derive tha the will have domestic troubles and that his surroundings in general will 147 not be harmonious.

It denotes a less agreeable old age, lighted however by profound intellectual work and study concerning the mysteries of life and evolution (1?

The only weak planet in this horoscope is Venus, which has its detriment in Aries ($ in V, p.

52), and is moreover without motion (D.).

Moreover Venus receives bad aspects from Neptune ($ n^, p.

130) and from the ascendant.

The weak semi-sextile to O will be of little avail here.

Venus (in V) on the cusp of the 11th house is scarcely indicative of good terms with female acquaintances.

Venus in Aries however helps to fortify his idealism ($ in V, p.

102) is also rather ill aspected; it receives a sextile from the Sun, but an aspect from Venus, an 8 from Jupiter, and a L from Saturn, and though M.C.

sends a A aspect, it is evident that his health will suffer, the more so because the sign Cancer produces an over-sensitive body (p.

There is reason to expect that the hyper-sensitiveness of the Cancer-body will manifest in great susceptibility to cold and moisture, seeing that the aspect of Jupiter comes from the saturnine sign ^ moreover Saturn throws a Z aspect and Neptune is in the ascendant (T?

The position of the Moon in Libra denotes many * changes of abode, which may be accepted with more certainty because there are so many planets in cardinal signs.

Indeed, the Moon by itself as ruler of the ascendant denotes this; event Though the cusps of the houses representing long and short journeys (9th and 3rd), were fixed signs, but this lessens the tendency somewhat (p.

Thus one might treat separately each house and the influences acting in it.

When treating the progressive positions we will refer to this horoscope again.

In judging the action of the planets we should always bear in mind that planets in angular houses (1, 4, 7, 10) influence the body, succedent houses (2, 5, 8, 11) the feelings, cadent houses (3, 6, 9, 12) the intellect.

The ruler of the horoscope should be specially studied.

When the ☽ goes from ♈ to ♎—i.e.—is waxing, the objective consciousness striving after outward observation comes more to the fore.

When the ☽ goes from ♎ to ♈—i.e.—is waning, the consciousness is more subjective, seeks the inner side of things.

The ☉ influence in the horoscope is stronger when above the earth, and the ☽ is below it.

The ☽ influence is stronger when 148 above the earth and the O is below.

When the ruler of the sign in which the Sun is posited, is in the same sign, the influence of this sign appears very strongly in the character.

A most favourable position is, when ascendant, Sun and Moon are in different kinds of signs, e.g.

ascendant in an earthy sign, Sun in a fiery, Moon in an airy sign.

This produces greater adaptability and less one-sidedness.

Many planets in one house close to each other is unfavourable, because through the rapidly succeeding Moon-aspects (by progression, see p.

152), all kinds of occurrences and conditions follow each other quickly and crowd each other out, as it were.

The planets dispersed through the horoscope, denotes adaptability and changeability.

It is a necessary to trace the parallels as the other aspects, both in the radix horoscope and by progression.

By insufficient knowledge of the exact degree of M.C.

one is often obliged to neglect the mundane parallels, and if we also neglect the zodiacal parallels, we but half do our work (p.

If we use therefore the so-called abbreviated ephemeris in which the declinations are not given, we ought for correctness's sake, to provide ourselves with the declinations of the planets and of the cusps from Raphael's Ephemeris for the year in which we were born.

The faults which are indicated by aspects in the eastern half of the horoscope are more controlled by our will, than those fall in gin the western half.

The latter seem to form an almost fixed part of our character, whereas the former take more the shape of bad tendencies or habits.

and in strong aspect to 1) or exercises a visible influence on the shape of the body and, in judging, it should therefore be considered as well as the ascendant and its ruler.

The Sun does not have its greatest influence with most people, until the second half of life.

During the first half the Moon rules principally, especially up to the 8th year of childhood.

With woman the Moon has much greater influence than with man, so with woman the Moon-aspects should be specially considered.

With the man also who has the Moon in an angular house; or strong by aspects, or the Moon as ruler, or a watery sign rising, the Moon-action will be very strongly felt.

Many oppositions and square aspects give a difficult life with many obstacles to be overcome, but at the same time it gives character.

A horoscope without inharmonious, but with many harmonious aspects, 149 gives an easy, smooth life, without much emotion, neither in a good nor a bad sense.

These natures are usually very fond of ease, they seek and find everywhere the sunny side of life, because no great difficulties stand in their way.

They have no opportunity to develop character and strength.

They are the milksop natures that cannot run warm or cold.

They lead an easy but usually insignificant life.

It is as if these characters missed the courage at birth to take up the cross.

For health and vitality, with man, look up the aspects of the ☉ if above the horizon; the aspects of the ☉ and ☽ if ☉ is below and ☽ above; the ☉ and ascendant if both ☉ and ☽ are below the horizon.

With woman look up the aspects of the ☽ if above the horizon; the aspects of ☉ and ☽ if ☉ is above and ☽ below; and ☽ and ascendant if ☉ and ☽ are both below.

The signs ♈, ♌, ♐, ♈, ♌, ♐, and ♈ give great vitality.

The signs ♋ and ♓ give but little vitality.

A bad aspect of ♄ to ☉ and ascendant, lessens the vitality.

Strong affliction of the Moon gives always weak health.

Both ☽ and ♀ afflicted in the horoscope of the child, is an unfavourable token for the health and the life of the mother.

Both ☉ and ♂ afflicted in the child's horoscope, is an unfavourable token for the father's health and life.

The planets within 3 degrees of the so-called critical degrees have a more than usual influence on life, they are extremely sensitive positions in the Zodiac.

The critical degr these are: 0, 13 and 26 of the cardinal signs.

9 and 21 of the fixed signs.

4 and 17 of the mutable signs.

During the dark part of the lunar month the malefics, and during the light part of the lunar month the benefics act most strongly.

In particular the last days before New Moon are critical.

This concerns those principally, who come very strongly under the 3) influence.

The sign in which the Moon is, and the planets to which it approaches by aspect, indicate the work that must be done in this incarnation and the planets from which it separates itself by aspect, indicate the work done in former lives (see The progressive Horoscope, p.

In studying a certain house of the horoscope, take the planet that is in that house.

If there is no planet in that house, one should study the ruler of that house, i.e.

the ruler of the sign on its cusp.

150 The planets that form a strong aspect with the cusp of a certain house, have moreover a very great influence on all affairs concerning the house.

So one should also study these planets in all their aspects and follow them in the progressive aspects for the future, just as well as the planet that is in that house, and the ruler of that house.

The ☉ and ☽ both very strongly afflicted gives weak eyes, in some cases even blindness.

With the aspects of ♃ and ♄ one should remember that the good aspects are often weaker in their action than the conjunction and the inharmonious aspects.

1U During the time of its revolution when a planet is nearest the earth, it exercises the strongest influence.

The Influence of the Fixed Stars.

Of the fixed stars the ancient Persians called Regulus, Antares, Aldebaran and Fomalhaut: the four watchers of the heavens.

Excepting the last, they are very close to the ecliptic.

Regulus may even be occulted (covered) by the Moon.

Regulus is a watcher in the South in $, Antares in the West in ??, Aldebaran in the East in n, Fomalhaut in the North in DC.

It is the mouth of the southern fish.

The astrologers of the middle-ages and earlier, had long lists of carefully computed fixed stars, and many modern astrologers as well have the habit of inserting important fixed stars which are in the neighbourhood of the Zodiac, and often in one of its signs in the horoscope, especially when they are in ascendant or M.C.

or in conjunction with one of the planets.

The fixed stars no doubt influence our Cosmos and therefore man also, and we must not only accept this for those near the Zodiac, but for all stars in the heavens; for all stars are in a certain relation to the Zodiac, no matter what latitude they have.

The influence is however such, that it escapes our observation and as long as we do not know it clearly, as with the planets, we had better not lose ourselves in fantasies about the separate fixed stars, at least not during the first years of astrological study.

We might regard the influence that comes from the various parts of universal space to understand that we call the influence of the 12 zodiacal signs, a the combined action of all fixed stars placed in this part of the vault of heaven.

The subdivision of it, such as the decanates etc.

even all degrees taken separately, show the combined action of the stars being in that resp.

151 That the belief in the action of the fixed stars is of old date, the Bible informs us in a number of places.

Job has spoken of the influence of the Sun, Moon and "stars", of the "sweet" influence of the Pleiades etc.

Ptolemy (in his Tetra Biblos) also accepts the influence of the fixed stars on earth and man; indeed, can there be any life in the Cosmos that does not exercise its definite influence on any other integrant part?

Sensitive Places in the Horoscope.

It is universally considered that our health and in general our vitality are dependent on the position of Sun, Moon and ascendant in the horoscope and on the aspects these three centres receive.

With woman and with children the Moon especially has a very great influence, with man the Sun, especially after middle-age.

Any affliction of these three points may therefore endanger life, but experience has taught us, that it is chiefly afflictions in certain parts of the horoscope that are dangerous, and that in every horoscope a definite centre may be indicated which, when afflicted, endangers life.

This point which is, as a rule, one of the three mentioned centres, may be the Pars of Fortune, s (see p.

98) or one of the planets, is called the Hyleg or Apheta = Giver of Life.

When this Apheta is afflicted by the Anareta or destroyer of life, death usually follows.

or <3 usually plays the part of Anareta, but in some cases also $:, O > 3) or ?

The Q may act strongly as destroyer of life when the Moon is Hyleg and when 2|.

or $ does not support the Hyleg by good aspects.

In order to be Hyleg, Sun or Moon must be in the houses 7, 9, 10 or in the first part of house 11, or within the orb of 5 distant from it.

If the Sun is in one of these places, it is Hyleg with man.

If the Moon is in one of these places, it is Hyleg with woman.

Raphael takes the Sun always as Hyleg with man, even with night-birth hs.

If with man the Sun is below the horizon, or in the 8th or 12th house far enough from cusp 9 and cusp 1 (here we allow 10 at least for the Sun), we take the Moon as Hyleg, provided it be in the houses 7 or 9 or 10 or in the 1st half of 11, or within the orb of 5 from the cusp of 9 and 1, (with woman we allow at least 10 here for the Moon).

If the Moon does not agree with the conditions, the ascendant is counted to be Hyleg.

Some astrologers in some cases take the Pars of Fortune and the ruler of the ascendant to be Hyleg.

As Anareta is taken that planet that strongly afflicts the Hyleg.

So if Sun, Moon, and ascendant do not receive bad aspects, but on the contrary receive good aspects from the benefics, a long life may be expected.

152 The Sun gives as Anareta the same diseases as Mars, but less pronounced and acute.

An indication of a violent death, or death by unfortunate so-called "coincidence" is if e.g.

both Q and ]) are ill-aspected by the malefics.

An affliction in V, ni, % and zz is more dangerous.

By taking the distance from the Anareta to the Hyleg and transposing it into time, according to the velocity of the planet one obtains the probable time of death.

But everything connected with the progressive positions should be taken into account (More of this later).

For the present we had better leave such like calculations alone.

It is so complicated that usually something is omitted and even if that were not the case, we can hardly define, how strong a certain aspect will be in its effect.

One might judge its effect by the effect of the like aspect in a former time, but the conditions under which it recurs will always be different.

In the history of astrology numerous examples are recorded of astrologers who have predicted their own death in some cases correct to a day.

(Keppler with Wallenstein e.g.), but history is silent about the numerous blunders made in this direction.

But any positive results prove that it is possible to arrive at an accurate effect by astrological computations.

A number of years ago, the death of the Czar of Russia was predicted by a well-known astrologer, the precise time was given.

Czar Nicholas in still living.

It is tr he had to go through a very hard time, as regards illness and in other ways, during that particular period, but predicting this would not have caused any difficulty to any seeker in the astrological school.

Other sensitive points in the horoscope are the Nodes of the Moon (☊, ☋) Dragon's head and Dragon's tail, and the Pars of Fortune (⚴).

We have seen previously (p.

110) what they represent and how they are to be found (p.

The Progressive Horoscope.

Everything in nature is subject to development, to evolution; everything repeats itself periodically and to an ever higher degree of perfection.

We see this repetition in nature round us and though this rising higher may often escape us, yet the evolution is present there.

Our period of observation is too short to notice it everywhere.

We can see this repetition in the world's history, if we study the great periods of culture and compare them with later conditions.

Our present time e.g.

is a repetition of the Egyptian Chaldean Assyrian Babylonian period of culture, the time when the knowledge of the 153 planets and fixed stars was so highly developed.

This also shows to us why the study of astrology is now forcing itself upon us.

We see this repetition in the growth of the embryo in which we can trace back all the stages which humanity has had to pass through during millions and millions of years of earth-development (See the chapter on Embryology).

We see the repetition of man's first period of life in the second half of his life and we further notice it in the planetary influences which act during the fetal life; viz.

they repeat themselves at the time of our walking about in our physical sheath.

This repetition denotes progression, evolution, and however much man may resist, in a sense he must go along with the evolution of the earth, and this progression is indicated by the progressive positions of the planets and cusps of the horoscope.

In an empiric way, merely by experience they have got to know in what rhythm these progressive influences occur.

They have found that the velocity with which the planets by progression move through the radix-horoscope is a part of the velocity they have in the radix.

So in order to find the place of the progressive planets for each year following the year of birth, we count one day for one year.

For instance, in order to find the position of the progressive planets for the 36th year of life, we look up the positions they are in on the 36th day after birth and likewise for any year.

Further it is k now that the progressive M.C.

yearly moves 1 onward.

So in order to learn to know the positions of the cusps for e.g.

the 15th year of life, one adds 15 to the number of degrees of the M.C.

at birth, and under the obtained M.C.

one will easily find the other cusps in the table of houses for the latitude of the birth-place.

For instance, if at birth 2° is in M.C., this native will have 17° in M.C.

The directions may be divided into zodiacal and mundane directions, so just like the ordinary aspects.

The zodiacal directions are the aspects formed by the progression and the revolution of the planets and of the Zodiac with regard to the positions they occupied in the radix-horoscope and with regard to each other.

The mundane directions are the aspects based on the earth's rotation upon its axis, through which the planets and cusps of the houses come in certain relations to the Meridian and to the radix position of the planets.

So they have nothing to do with the Zodiac.

They are also called primary directions, which name has been the cause of much confusion.

Many people call the zodiacal directions the primary, and those of the ☽ and the planets the secondary directions.

We had therefore better strike the names primary and secondary from our list, and simply call the direction by its name.

154 *The Zodiacal Directions."I have given Thee each day for each year." Ezechiel 4:5.

The zodiacal directions are by most astrologers regarded as the most reliable directions re predictions.

The chief reason surely is, that with these directions a difference of a few minutes in time of birth does not cause a great mistake in the calculations.

This matters of course when we regard the ascendant and M.C.

1 difference makes a mistake in the predictions of a year.

This may put us on the track of the exact M.C.

and so of the exact time of birth.

If we are sure that we have the correct cusps of the houses, the mundane directions may become of great use.

They frequently give the solution to certain occurrences in our life, that we could not explain by the zodiacal aspects only.

The zodiacal directions are formed by the progression of the planets and of the cusps (chiefly asc.

and M.C.) with which the rule is, to count a day for a year.

So the Sun moves by progression about 1, the } 1215, c?

in a year; the ephemeris for the year of birth indicates this daily motion precisely.

moves progressively 1 and the ascendant from 40' 245'.

We might compare the action of the aspects, formed in one day of life, indicating the conformable aspects of one year of life, with the motion of the hands of a clock, the little hand progressing one minute while the big hand progresses 1 2 minutes.

The motion of 1 minute by the little hand comprises in it 12 minutes' motion of the big hand.

With the progressive horoscope the ratio is not 1:12, but 1:365.

One day in the progr.

horoscope therefore comprises one whole year of life.

As general rule we may take it, that when the ascendant increases in velocity during the progression, the personality will come more and more to the fore, and in the opposite case, so when the velocity of the asc.

decreases, more opportunity will rise for the growth of the individuality.

The ascendant denotes the manifestation of the Ego through the physical body, while by the progression of the M.C.

our spiritual growth is indicated.

Every new degree brings us new opportunities to progress.

The position and the aspects of the malefics in the radix must, of course, be taken into account.

155 Calculation of the Progressive Aspects.') The calculation of the progressive aspects is as follows: The birth in our example horoscope was on May 16th 1913 at 7.50 a.m.

local time, the Hague.

Progressive aspects of the ☉ The first planet with which the ☉ by progression forms an aspect, is ♃.

♃ is in 26° 5' ♉ and the ☉ in ♉ 24° 49'.

If we follow up the Sun in the ephemeris, we see that the next day i.e.

by progression a year later (so in 1914), the Sun is at noon Greenwich time in ♉ 25° 57'.

This must be reduced to 7.50 a.m.

local time for the Hague.

The difference in time with Greenwich is 20 minutes, so we get 7.30 a.m.

30 minutes before noon Gr.

the Sun moves 1', so the Sun's position at the hour of birth is on May 17th 25° 46' ♉.

The ☉ moves by progression in a year 58', i.e.

per month a little less than 5'.

In order to come to the ☌ aspect to ♃ the ☉ has to move 26° 5' - 25° 46' = 19'.

The Sun moves through these 19' in 3 4/5 months = 3 months 24 days, so the progressive ☉ comes in ☌ ♃ in the radix horoscope on the 9th of Sept.

The next aspect is formed with ♂ (in 27° 9' ♈).

In order to reach the ☌ to ♂, the Sun has to move on 14' more than to ☌ ♃.

The Sun moves this distance in 13 months, so Oct.

The following aspect is prog.

The ♄ is 21° 3' ♊ = 0 =, so in order to form this aspect, progr.

☉ must be in 21° 3' ♊.

On May 23rd at noon (in 1920) the ☉ is in 14° 3' ♊, so at 7.30 a.m.

13° 2' ♊ so, it has still to go 41' in or der to come to 213' n.

In a month it moves 5', so in 8 1/5 month, or 8 months 6 days i.e.

The next aspects are: resp.

Let us calculate the latter.

O is on May 28th (i.e.

in 1925) in n 631', so at the hour of birth in n 620', i.e.

4' too far, to form the aspect.

The Sun moves through these 4' in 4/5 month = 24 days, so we have to count 24 days back from May 16th 1925.

We get: on April 22th 1925 prog.

The following aspects are: progr.

Let us calculate the latter, ^ tis in s: 733' so the O must be 733' n, to form the aspect.

On May 29th, so in 1926, progr.

at the hour of birth 718' n, so the Sun has still to move through 15'.

It does this in 15/5 = 3 months, therefore on August 16th 1926 progr.

The native on the whole, need not complain of having few good Sun-aspects in future.

!) Compare Raphael's Ephemeris for May 1913 at the end of the book all through this chapter.

156 We can simplify these calculations a little, by calculating all progressive positions not for the hour of birth but for noon Greenwich Time.

In this manner we obtain the progression for a couple of months later (in this case) and we have the advantage of being able to see at a glance the positions of the different planets at that date for future years.

The following is the method: The birth occurred at 7.30 am.

4 1/2 hours before noon Gr.

We have now to calculate to how many months and days, progressive time, this agrees.

time is 12 months, so 1 hr.

time will be 1/2 month, and 4 1/2 hrs.

gives us therefore in this horoscope the progr.

positions for 2 months 8 days after May 16th of any year, that is, for July 24th.

Thus the necessity of subtracting the motion during 4 1/2 hours is avoided.

In this manner we will calculate a few of the progressive aspects.

The first aspect the ☽ forms is pr.

☉ in = 0 = 550' - In the year of birth, at noon, on May 16th, the ☽ is in 455' = 0 = i.e.

55' from the place where the aspect is formed.

The Moon's motion between May 16th and 17th = 1416' i.e.

per month by progression, 1416' : 12 = 1 + 136' : 12 = 11' 20' i.e.

For 55' the ☽ therefore wants 2 3 days.

It will be easier for us if we calculate the resp.

positions of the Moon for the 24th of each month and compile a table of them as follows.

motion of the 1) for the first year of life i.e.

between May 16th and 17th was 14°16', or per month 1°11'20".

So we get: Position progr.

☉ July 24, 1913 is 4°55' = 0 = Aug.

24, 1914 Going over the list, we see that between Aug.

☉ forms 2 aspects, viz.

24th 1913 = 6°20' in = 0 = and rf 6°16' in V, so the ☉ has to go through another 9'40".

It moves 21/2' a day, so in a little more than 4 days after Aug.

is 6°56' intf, so in order to form the aspect the progr.

♃ has to move another 4°40', which takes it about 21 days.

So 21 days after Aug.

May June July 24.1913 157 The next aspect is formed to # 733' s z (A aspect).

Dis 717' 40" in = o =, so it has to move still 15' 20" and does so in about 7 days, so 7 days after Sep.

The following aspect is a DQO int f 2449' - In order to form that aspect the D must be in 949' = 0 =.

Dis 940' 20" == on Nov.

24th, so it has to go through another 8' 40" - It does this in about 4 days, so 4 days after Nov.

The following aspects are pr.

We shall calculate the latter.

3) is 19 IT in = o =, so 34' from the place where the aspect is formed.

It moves through this distance in about 15 days, so on July 24th 1914 + 15 days i.e.

In the same way we can go on finding the Moon and its progr.

aspects from year to year.

We do with the planets in like manner.

Owing to their slower motion, of course fewer aspects are formed.

The fastest moving planet is Mercury.

It forms its first aspect to # in zz T 33'.

On May 16th is in 716' tf and on May 17th in 95' V.

So in a year moves 149' i.e.

It has to move through 17' (from 716' V 733' V) and this takes 1 8/9 month or 1 month and 26 days.

$ therefore comes in D asp.

1 month and 26 days after July 24th 1913 i.e.

1739' B) in % takes a long time in being formed.

We see in the ephemeris that on May 21st (so in 1918) $ is in V 1637' i.e.

still 12' from the pla ce where the aspect is formed.

moves by progression in 1 year 159' i.e.

This becomes 12' for 6 months 6 days.

is formed 6 months 6 days after July 24th 1918 i.e.

Likewise does: in 1920 come 7\0.

d" form aspects to and #.

not form aspects, ft form aspects to d1,, and $:.

T$ L and t not form aspects.

In the same way we calculate the progr.

One example for elucidation will suffice.

The O has on May 25th noon at Gr.

by progression on July 24th 1922, a declination of 20 54' N.

of 20 55' N., so a difference of 1'.

The O moves by declination onward per year 214' 20 54' = 10', so for 1' it becomes Vio year or 1 month and 6 days; so pr.

Likewise for the Moon and the planets.

The ]) constantly forms parallels which are of short duration only.

158 The ascendant and the M.C.

as well, also the cusps of the houses have progression.

When we know one of the progr.

cusps, we may find the others in the table of houses.

Suppose we have to calculate the progr.

houses for the year 1928, i.e.

for May 31st therefore (the 15th day after May 16.); we find on that day for S.T.

We continue in the same way as in calculating the radix horoscope: S.T.

In the table of houses for London (51 32' N.L.) we find for this time as ascendant 34' Q., for M.C.

6V and the other cusps as indicated.

We might also arrive at the same result in this way.

We know that the M.C.

by progression moves onward 1a.

year, that is for 16 years (15 years + the year of birth included) 16.

in the radix horoscope was 20 DC; plus 16 brings us 6 in V.

We look up under 10 in the table of houses and find for the cusp of the other houses the concurring degrees.

Now by inserting the planets as we find them on May 31st noon Greenwich time in the houses, we get the progr.

The orbs in the progr.

are counted to be very little.

Indeed, one counts the action to be beginning, when the aspect is "full", but we might take it as certain that the influence makes itself felt before.

In this case we find the following aspects in operation in the progr.

These are the aspects the progressed planets form with each other, not with the radix planets; the latter we obtain, of course, by comparing these positions to the radix-horoscope.

J) The recurring of the Sun in the same place of the zodiac as it was at the moment of birth, is a most important point of time, because then a new influx of spiritual and material life takes place.

The circumstances the aspects under which this influx happens, may reveal very much to us.

A horoscope is drawn for the exact moment when the Transit-Sun arrives again at the exact place it occupied at birth.

This figure may be !) This chapter might be skipped for the present by the student to whom the preceding causes difficulties.

159 drawn for every year and is therefore called also year-horoscope.

It is of less importance than the progressed-horoscope.

The positions and aspects by progression and the mundane aspects are of course the most important, but their action may be fortified or weakened by the year-horoscope.

A very favourable year-horoscope, however, can never put the bad progressive aspects for that year out of effect and the reverse.

When a bad aspect in the year-horoscope falls on or near the place of one of the planets (especially ☉ or ☽) of asc.

of the radix, its action will be much greater than if it were not the case.

It is favourable when the asc.

in the year-horoscope is about the same as in the radix or in good aspect to it; and it is unfavourable, when they are in bad aspect to each other.

It is also bad, when the houses 6, 8, 12 of the radix fall in the asc.

of the revolution horoscope (bad for the health especially).

The 7th house of the radix on the asc.

will bring quarrels and legal persecutions, provided these matters are indicated in the radix horoscope.

If these houses in the radix are strong and well aspected, the year-horoscope cannot have the effect of bringing it to pass.

A malefic in an angular house of the year-horoscope afflicting Sun or Moon, is an indication of struggle and care.

A benefic in the angles (in aspect to ☉ or ☽) denotes a good time.

in 5 (in the year-horoscope) and at the same time 2 Or ruler of 5 in the radix, denotes pleasures and a pleasant time with one's children etc.

This in the same way is applicable to each house.

9 (in the radix) is in the M.C.

of the year-horoscope, it indicates successful study in the philosophical or religious line, it may also indicate a long journey.

☉ and ♄ aspected in an angle (of the year-horoscope) predicts difficulties and troubles, in 4 troubles with the father or domestic worries, in 1 illness, in 10 troubles through the calling, in 7 domestic quarrels or disagreeables with the partner or with public institutions.

It is bad also, when a malefic (in the radix) falls in the asc.

of the year-horoscope.

The ☽ in the year-horoscope on the place of a malefic in the radix means a year full of misfortunes, especially on the days when the transit ☉ comes to the place of or in opposition to the radical malefic or the ☽ in the year-horoscope.

The transits ♃ across the places of the planets in the year-horoscope have also an influence and should be traced.

Further, the days when the transit ☉ comes to the place of one of the planets in the year-horoscope, should be noticed.

Those days are full of events corresponding to the aspects the resp.

planet receives in the year-horoscope.

(1) See Chapter on Transits p.

160 The 3) in the year-horoscope on the radix ascendant, means changes and journeys for the year.

The ruler of the radix horoscope in the ascendant of the year-horoscope, predicts a good year as regards health and for other reasons.

Illustration of the calculation for the Sun-revolution.

The ☉ in our example-horoscope was at the moment of birth in V 24° 49'.

when, in the next year, the Sun occupies exactly the same place in the Zodiac and then we can cast for that moment the year-horoscope for 1914.

Looking up the ephemeris for 1914 we see for the position of the Sun: Position ☉ on May 16th 1914 at noon Gr.

= V 24° 45' 38" or Position ☉ on May 16th 1914 at 12.20 p.m.

time = X 24° 45' 38" Position ☉ at birth was X 24° 49' Distance still to cover 3' 22" Position ☉ on May 17th noon Gr.

= tf 25° 43' 26" Position ☉ on May 16th noon Gr.

= tf 24° 45' 38" ☉'s motion in 24 hrs = 57' 48".

So we have to calculate how much time the ☉ wants to cover the distance of 3' 22'.

Therefore 57' 48" 3' 22" = 24 hrs.

- T-x.x = 240-T-173 = 1.39 = 1 hr.

This added to the local time of 12.20 p.m.

gives the moment when the ☉ occupies the same place at birth as..

In the table of houses for the latitude of The Hague we find this has for ascendant m?

We draw up the horoscope as usual, now for the time of 1.43 p.m.

In the same way we c calculate the Moon revolutions.

Moon-Revolutions and Day-Horoscopes.*) The horoscope is drawn up for the exact moment when the transit-Moon is on the place it occupies in the birth-horoscope.

In general here the same holds true, as is said of the Sun-revolution, but the action lasts only one month in this case.

It is of less importance than the preceding; we might call it a month-horoscope.

161 We could cast a daily horoscope, taking the hour of birth daily and the cusps of the houses and the planetary positions according to the S.T.

and their positions on the day.

It is based on the apparent motion of the Sun round the Earth in 24 hours, so on the Earth's rotation upon its axis.

It may help us in many instances to fix the exact day on which an event, that is indicated by one of the progressions, mentioned before as going to occur e.g.

in a certain month, will take place.

Such an event is indicated in the day-horoscope by the transit of the Moon across the Meridian or Ascendant or over ☽, cf.

and also, in the same way, by ☉ and ☽ if they receive bad aspects at that moment.

Likewise those days are bad on which the radix places of the 3 above-mentioned planets go through the angles of the day-horoscope, this will apply also to the ☉ and ☽, provided they are ill aspected.

Benefics in similar cases denote a good day.

The place where the New Moon falls in the daily horoscope is important, because the house in which it falls, indicates the nature of the changes that will take place in the next month.

Repeated observation in this direction may help us to correct the ascendant and M.C.

These are the daily transits of the planets across the important places in the radix horoscope.

So here we follow the daily course of the planets in the ephemeris for the year of which we wish to know their positions.

The transits of ♄, ♃ and ♂ have a very strong action so strong that they can completely outdo the action of the good and bad progressive aspects for a certain time.

that one looks eagerly forward to a favourable aspect of progr.

a △ aspect and thinks to have a fine time for 2 or 3 months in which everything will meet our wishes.

If then ♄ by transit through a conjunction, opposition or square comes to harass your ☉ or ☽ radix during some weeks, you will for that time notice very little of your progr.

Of course, much depends on the strength which ♄ and ♃ have in the radix.

♅ can by transit in ♃, ♄, or ♂ to the planets not only in the radix, but also to the progressive planets (especially ☉ and ☽) bring about sudden reversals, according to the nature indicated by sign and house.

facts almost as strongly.

In bad aspect to 8, 3 to the ☉ it weakens the vitality and manifests in poor health, sensibility to cold, catarrhs and depression.

11 162 ft by transit in d, 8, n, J) progr.

acts depressingly; when the J) by progression has a velocity of 1213, one might be held or bound down for years together by this transit.

By its retrograde motion, during some portion of each year, ft twice a year passes the point when ce the aspect to the progr.

3) is formed, and each time for a few weeks, one is exposed to the Saturn-action.

In the most favourable case, with great velocity of the progr.

3), this reciprocal action lasts 57 years; but in the most unfavourable case, when one is born with the aspect ft tf, nor 83>, and the progr.

3) reaches no greater velocity than 1213 l/2 one gets an opportunity to study during his life-time the Saturn-action ("Saturn is hunting the Moon").

d1 by transit acts only a few days and these transits are therefore less important; the same holds good of the still quicker planets $ and & of course.

tp by transit acts for months, but its action is vague and impercept-ible to many.

Here the position and aspects that ^ has in the horos-cope at birth, should especially be noted.

If its position is weak and if it does not form aspects to O and J>, its influence by transit will not be noticed.

Of course, the action by transit of $:, ft and Q|.

is highly fortified when they occupy a strong position in the radix.

by transit in 4 and A to O or D radix is a very benefic influence, that may extend over a couple of weeks, unless 2j.

becomes stationary (D.) in either place or near it.

In that case its action is prolonged over a few weeks.

This holds good also for the other planets and in this case one will be able to clearly perceive the action of d1, $ and .

If one knows only the year and the day of a subject's birth, one may, by following the transits of ♂, ♄ and ♃ with regard to the position of the ☉ indicate with certainty the native's good and bad times, attaching more importance here to the influences of ♄ & ♂ and ♄ than to that of ♃.

In particular those planets that are strongly afflicted in the radix, will show their bad action by bad transits of the malefics, e.g.

♂ will then produce all kinds of little troubles, quarrels etc, ♀ disagreements with women, etc.

Not only the transits over, and in aspect to, the radix planets have to be traced, but also the transits to the positions of the progressive planets, for here also the action of ☿, ♄ and ♃ is felt.

Further the transits of the benefics and malefics through the different houses of the horoscope, cause their favourable and unfavourable action on the different matters represented by the house.

the transit of ♃ through 10 will produce success in business; through 11 pleasant acquaintances; through 2 financial advantages, etc., whereas the transit of ♄ through 11 brings about disagreements with, and estrangements from, friends; through 6 illness or ill health; through 7 troubles in the domestic life etc.

a transit ♃ in good aspect to ☉ or ☽ or to Asc.

is a good time to begin new enterprises, and if ♃ becomes stationary in this place or in M.C.

the action will be very beneficent and one may be sure of a good time.

The transits of ♃ over any planet is favourable, but especially the transits over ☉ ☽ and ☿ Much depends on the aspects that these planets receive at birth, because a transit always sets those aspect-vibrations into action.

The transits of the malefics over the radix planets are always unfavourable.

With transits of malefics over ☉ or ☽ or in 8 to their places it is advisable to keep calm, not to journey, and to do no rash action, thus reducing the danger of accidents, conflicts, oppositions.

It is less fatal when the malefics aspect the radix-positions of the ☉, ☽ or Asc.

With transits of the Sun, one has to pay attention to the aspects it receives in the birth-horoscope, e.g.

if at birth it is in 8 or D aspect to ☽ or ♄, every time the ☉ by transit passes its own place or that of ♄ or ☽ (resp.

in 8 or in D aspect) this affliction of the ☉ at birth will c come into action and cause conflicts either in the health or in other affairs.

These conflicts return every year at the same time.

Eventual help of transit ♃ may neutralise this action and some may a good direction by progression.

Thus everyone has his fortunate and his unfortunate month, indicated by the daily motion of the Sun.

♃ and ♄ should also be taken into consideration in this sense, though not to the same degree as the two former planets.

Other people speak of fortunate and unfortunate days.

He who thinks the Thursday a fortunate day will find ♃ well aspected at birth, if Monday, the ☽ well aspected etc.

Trace the transits of the malefics with regard to Asc.

Just like the transit-aspects to radix Sun and Moon, these will be noticed in their action to cause little disappointments, troubles, slight indispositions, with ♃, pleasant encounters, agreeable news etc.

Especially trace the parallels which the planets form in their daily course (transits) with the planets in the radix; the parallels of ☉, ☽ and ♃ have a specially strong and lasting action.

As the declination of these planets moves very slowly, the formation and the separation of the transit-parallels take along time.

Not only in the house in which it occurs, does the transit-planet exercise its action, but also in the houses that are in ☌ or ☍ aspect to the former, e.g.

♃ coming by transit to the ☌ of a planet hat is in the eleventh house, will produce not only estrangement from friends and 164 disappointed hopes, but the reaction will be felt in houses 2, 5 and 8 also, and will cause disturbances in the matters denoted by those houses (p.

Eclipses may operate very unfavourably in a horoscope, when they fall on the places of OD and the malefics or in the ascendant or on the M.C.

of the radix horoscope.

On the other hand if they fall in conjunction or in good aspect to a benefic, the action is favourable, unless the benefic in the radix is ill aspected.

The influence is strong only when in harmony with the directions in action at that moment, or when at that moment there are no directions.

If a direction of opposite meaning to that indicated by the eclipse, also operates by falling into aspect with a planet or one of the afore-mentioned places, its action will be weakened thereby.

The action is usually sometime coming into operation.

According to the Metonic cycle of 19 years an eclipse falls after 19 years again in the same degree of the Zodiac; so we can take this into consideration with our predictions.

We see the law of periodicity in action everywhere.

To illustrate the action of the eclipses, I quote the following (abbreviated) from Sepharial's Astrology.

King Edward VII had in his horoscope the Sun in 17 TL.

In May 1902 there was an eclipse exactly in opposition to this point and within five weeks, on the very coronation-day, King Edward was laid up with serious appendicitis.

This event had b been predicted by the astrologers in many papers, a.o.

Sepharial states there with certainty, that the coronation will not take place on the fixed day and predicts that King Edward will, on the said day, suddenly be seized by a serious illness which would be mortal, in his opinion.

The latter part of the prediction did not prove true; the King recovered after a serious illness.

At the moment of the eclipse the Moon was in conjunction to the progr.

Jupiter and this saved his life.

That moment the Moon set in Edward's horoscope, a token that his former life was to undergo a great change.

We know to what a high degree this has been the case with King Edward.

New Moon (Lunations) and Planetary Conjunctions 2) falling on the place of M.C., Asc., O.D and also on those of the planets, have a great influence on the events in the month following it.

We have to regard the D directions as the impellent forces of the See footnote p.

165 eventual directions.

The latter begin to work when a 3) direction of about the same nature begins to operate.

If there are no }) directions that can do this, a New Moon can bring it into action, if it falls in aspect to the O or to the planet aspected by it in the radix.

Thus a Moon-direction may also be brought to action by a New Moon, if this lunation is of about the same nature as the aspect.

The action usually begins a fortnight later at Full Moon.

If its nature is opposite, the aspect may be delayed in coming into action and may even become partly inoperative.

This is especially the case when the action of the Moon-aspect is contrary to that of a O aspect prevailing at the same time.

A New Moon falling on a malefic operates unfavourably.

A New Moon falling on a benefic operates favourably.

A New Moon falling in good aspect to the radix or the progressive planets, is also favourable.

In all these cases the action will be of the nature indicated by the aspected planets.

It is the same with the eclipses, but these have more effect.

If some lunations of similar nature follow each other, it gives a long period full of harmony or inharmony, according to the nature of the lunations.

Of the planetary conjunctions we may say, as to the influence on the native's life the same as of the lunations, at least as regards the falling of these conjunctions in the sensitive places of the horoscope.

and d1 are especially noteworthy and i this particularly the conjunctions of ♄ and ♂ and of ♃ and ♀, to which the ancient astrologers ascribe the greatest influence.

Many predictions were made on the basis of these conjunctions, predictions of wars, contagious diseases (see e.g.

under Chapter Medicine, Syphilis) etc.

More particularly when these conjunctions fall in an angle of the horoscope and at the same time on the place of one of the radix-planets, may their influence be very strong; thus a conjunction of ♄ and ♂, if one or both of these planets have a fatal influence in the horoscope, may denote danger to life.

The conjunctions of the quickly-moving planets are less noteworthy, but their influence does not pass unobserved if they fall on sensitive places in the horoscope.

The effects of the planetary conjunctions often begin to be noticeable only after one or two months and may then extend over many months.

Note that the terrible catastrophes, beginning with a long list of disasters in aeronautics followed by incendiarism (in England for in- Cardan, the famous astrologer, wrote: "If you want to give predictions relating to war, notice the angle of the figure in which Mars is placed, for from that direction the enemy will come".

This of course has to do not with birth-astrology, but with "mundane astrology".

I quote it to indicate the importance of planetary positions in an angle.

166 stance), fire aboard vessels, mining calamities were foretold in the London papers to result from the conjunction of ♃ and ♄ in Gemini on Aug.

The prediction has literally come true, the newspapers mention disasters without end, especially in those countries that come strongly under Mars.

We might ask why e.g.

Pegoud could make his caprioles in the air unpunished, during this period full of danger?

The answer may be: because the above-mentioned conjunction undoubtedly did not fall in the place of one of the planets in his horoscope or in unfavourable aspect to them.

Periods of the Planets.

l) By observation it has been discovered that the planets show in their action a fixed periodicity; different from that we treated under the progressions.

These periods are not fixed with certainty for Uranus and Neptune; but for the other planets they are: for Saturn 30, 15, 7 1/2, 10 years.

the Sun 19, 9, 2, 4, 6, 1.

Mercury 10, 5, 2, 3, 1.

the Moon 4, 2, 1, 1 1/2 yrs.

Saturn every 30 years reaches e.g.

the top to the place of the Sun in the radix horoscope; every 15 years it comes in opposition to that place; every 7 1/2 yrs.

in trine and every 10 yrs.

in square to that place.

The Moon has periods of 4, 2, 1 and 1 1/2 yrs, very short periods.

Especially important are those of Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, in relation to the place of the Sun at birth.

The calculation is very simple.

in our horoscope of p.

144, Jupiter (17° 39' in ♉) and direct it to the ☉ (24° 49' ♈).

We see that Jupiter forms a trine aspect to the Sun, the trine is full but for 7° 10'.

We have to calculate how long after birth according to Jupiter's period this aspect is full.

Jupiter moves through the complete circle of 360° periodically in 12 years, so in order to cover 1° it wants 12 * 365 = 12 days, that is for 7° 10', 84 - 2 = 86 days.

Thus the trine aspect is full 86 days after birth (May 16th 1913), i.e.

So 4 years later on Aug.

10th 1917 the trine of Jupiter to ☉ radix, takes place and this trine of Jupiter returns every 12 years, so in 1929, 1941 etc.

167 The next A aspect comes 4 years later, so in 1933 and 1945.

The D aspect comes 3 years later, so in 1932 and 1944.

The 8 comes 6 years later, so in 1935 and 1947.

The effect of the weaker aspects is usually imperceptible, but those of the 4 above-mentioned aspects will be observed more or less by every student in his own horoscope, though these periodical influences work less strongly than the directions.

in unfavourable, periodical direction to O radix, brings losses, misfortune, dishonour, slander, and if the O is Hyleg, illness.

Directed to the 3) radix, the same and often death in the family.

Directed to $, difficulties through women.

Directed to ^, disagreements through correspondence, through children, etc.

Directed to d1, accidents, wounds; to 2J., financial losses.

Whether one can always perceive these influences on the radix planets, is not certain, because they are usually quite overshadowed by the ruling directions.

But those to the Sun, and often also those to the Moon (especially with woman) will be observed clearly; principally with the tf and 8- The action of Mars in its periodical directions is only short, after its nature.

Jupiter in its good per.

aspects (tf and A) operates very beneficially, bringing friends of consequence, gain and prosperity.

One may observe especially the periods of prosperity every 12 years.

It may happen that at the same time very unfavourable directions operate and then this favourable Jupiter-influence will be able only to bring some slight improvement or benefit.

The periodical direction of the Sun to the t for 8, of d 1 and ft is always more or less dangerous, whereas the periodical direction of the Sun to the t f and A of 2 J.

The periodical directions of the Moon with the different planets operate a few weeks at most and cause many little changes.

Most astrologers pay too little attention to these periodical influences.

For the present the student should notice only the zodiacal directions and parallels and trace the transits of the planets.

He might neglect the sun- and the moon-revolutions, the eclipses, lunations, and the planetary periods.

It is evident that the days of the week in the various languages are derived from the names of the planets e.g.

Sunday, English (Sun), Dutch Zondag (Zon), German Sonntag (Sonne).

Monday, English (Moon), Dutch Maandag (Maan), French lundi (Lune), Italian Lunedi (Luna), German Montag (Mond).

168 Tuesday, French mardi (Mars), Italian Martedi (Mars).

Wednesday, French mercredi (Mercury), Italian Mercoledi (Mercury).

Thursday, English (Thor or Jupiter), Italian Giovedi (Jove), Dutch (Don-derdag) and German (Jupiter in connection with lightning and thunder, Thor).

Friday, French vendredi (Venus), Ital.

Saturday, English (Saturn), Dutch Zaterdag (Sater = Saturn).

The names of these days have been arrived at, from the knowledge that the different days are ruled by the planets they are named after.

Sunday is governed by the Sun, Monday by the Moon, Tuesday by Mars etc.

or rather: the first hour after sunrise is on Monday ruled by the Moon, the first hour after sunrise is on Tuesday ruled by Mars etc.

Thus the time from sunrise to noon is divided into 6 parts, and every part that is equal to or more or less than an hour (dependent on the time of sunrise) is respectively ruled by the various planets in this order 1 ☉ 2 ☽, 3 ☿ 4 ♀, 5 ♂ ?, 6 ♃ (., 7 ♄, 8 ☉ etc.

Likewise the time from noon till sunset is divided into 6 equal parts, just as the time from sunset up to midnight and from midnight to sunrise.

Table of the Planetary Hours.

O 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 $ 2 6 3 7 4 1 5 5 3 7 4 1 5 2 6 D 4 1 5 2 6 3 7 T ?

6 3 7 4 1 5 2 d 1 7 4 1 5 2 6 3 The list needs no further explanation.

the first hour is ruled by & the 2nd by I >, the 3rd by ft.

The 7th hour is the hour after noon and also the hour after midnight.

For each m on the we can readily calculate the duration of the "hours", if we divide the time between sunrise and noon and between noon and sunset by 6 and fill in the correct hours for the numbers 1 to 7.

The 8th hour for the same day begins therefore at the top in the same row, and the 7th hour begins always exactly at noon etc.

The Cabbalists and Thaumaturgetists a.o.

keep their mental and religious practices at definite planetary hours and set great store by it.

We can state that in the Mars and the Mercury-hours and in the Mars-and Mercury-periods of the other planetary hours e.g.

the greater number of accidents occur, owing to a more or less agitated, nervous condition during that time.

Every sensitive person may observe for him-self that the influence is different according to the planetary hour and its sub-periods (see below).

According to the planetary hour one is more or less fit for this work or that, in a better or worse mood.

Much has been written 169 concerning the planetary hour and the fittest pursuits etc., but we refrain from further explanation, for fear one might think too much of it and regulate one's activities accordingly which would in our opinion be decidedly inexpedient for various reasons.

In tracing the events in the different planetary hours, one should pay attention not only to the chief division of day and night in the 24 planetary hours, but also to a sub-division of those hours.

Let us take Tuesday e.g.

The first hour after sunrise is ruled by ♂, but the sub-divisions (each of which is 1/7 of the planetary hour), have successively as sub-ruler ♂, ☉, ♃, ♀, ☿, ☽, ♄; so the first 1/7 part has as sub-ruler ♂, the second 1/7 part has the etc.

Suppose the Sun rises at 5 o'clock and sets at 7 p.m., we have a day of 14 hours and this divided into the 12 planetary hours gives planetary hours of 1 hour and 10 minutes and sub-divisions of 70/7 = 10 m.

In our example the first 10 minutes is ruled by ♂ (from 5 a.m.

till 5.10 a.m.), from 5.10 a.m.

☉ rule, from 5.20 a.m.

The second hour begins with ♂ (from 6.10 a.m.

These sub-periods most certainly have their meaning and when we begin to classify the events of the day according to this double division, we will soon perceive this.

Astrologers do not agree as to the sub-division of the hours, some propose a subdivision of 4 minutes each, and so on forth erest, after the same method and order.

We have no opinion about it.

It will perhaps be possible for sensitive people to come to a definite conclusion.

The meaning of the planetary hours should of course not be over-rated, but we advise those who doubt the existence of those influences, to carefully note down during a few months the events and impressions during the different planetary hours.

We venture to believe, they will change their opinion.

The Pre-natal Horoscope and Correction of the Time of Birth.

The pre-natal horoscope is drawn up for the moment of conception (the Epoch) i.e.

the moment when the masculine spermatozoid penetrates the feminine ovum and impregnation takes place.

It is known that the masculine sperm may live on some time in the ovary by which the time of conception falls at a later point of time than the coitus.

Ages ago the ancient astrologers pointed out that the moment when the spermatozoid penetrates the ovum, is dependent on the position of the Moon and to this knowledge does the Rule of Hermes owe its existence.

170 That the moment of conception, at which the incentive is given for the birth of the earthly vehicle, which must serve the Ego during its physical existence, is an extremely important moment, none is likely to doubt, and therefore it is evident that the horoscope drawn up for this moment may reveal much.

The knowledge of it is however still very primitive, has but begun in fact, and rests principally on surmise.

Many people believe that this horoscope represents the astral body and its environment, in contra-distinction to the birth-horoscope which, taken in a general sense, represents the physical body and its environment.

Some distinguish two different moments of conception and draw up a horoscope for both moments, of which one represents the astral body, the other the Individuality, according to their stand-point.

Opinions about this point differ, but for that very reason it is interesting for the astrologer to form some idea of this.

It is the way to arrive at a clearer knowledge of it.

Interesting studies have been made concerning the Epoch, in relation to the future sex of the embryo, which throws some light on this mysterious point.

(Read about this a.o.

The Epoch-horoscope may frequently make clear to us some points of the character that do not appear sufficiently in evidence in the birth-horoscope and it often explains the premature death of children where the reason, otherwise, is not cle ar.

It aids in studying deformities, arising during the intra-uterine life by this is meant also all terato-logic products, and frequently gives the solution.

The Epoch-horoscope may also be used for the correction of normal births and to make it thoroughly understood, we will take an example of this, though we must at the same time, give warning that if not yet conversant with astrology the student treads upon slippery ground.

We suggest its use only for making little corrections; here it may be of great value.

That this method so often gives correct results is the best proof of the truth of the Rule of Hermes or in other words of the hypothesis that the Moon influences the moment of impregnation as well as that of birth.

The Rule of Hermes reads: The ascendant or descendant at birth is the place of the ☽ at conception and the place of the ☉ at birth is asc.

When we analyse the rule of Hermes, we see that four cases may offer, viz.

☉ at birth above the horizon and waxing.

The pregnancy is then less than 273 days and the position of the ☽ during the impregnation becomes ascendant at birth.

☽ at birth above the horizon and waning.

171 The pregnation is then more than 273 days and the ☽'s position during epoch (conception) becomes descendant at birth, 3.

Da t birth below the horizon and waxing.

The pregnancy lasts more than 273 days and ☽'s position during epoch becomes ascendant at birth.

Da t birth below the horizon and waning.

The pregnancy is less than 273 days and ☽'s position during epoch becomes descendant at birth.

The average time of the normal pregnancy is 273 days i.e.

9 months = 10 Moon-months = 39 weeks.

We see in the four cases above-mentioned, when the pregnancy is longer, and when less than 273 days.

Number of Degrees 172 When the Moon is waxing we have to count the number of degrees the Moon is distant from the asc.; and when the Moon is waning the distance from the desc.

This number of degrees divided by the mean motion of the Moon during the first days of Epoch, indicates the number of days the pregnancy lasts shorter or longer than 273 days.

When the mean motion of the Moon in the first days of the pregnancy is 12, the table on p.

171 will be a help in calculation; but when it is 14 e.g.

(see example on this page), we have to divide the number of degrees by 14.

The difference may be 15 days at most with normal births.

The horoscope for the Epoch is in all respects calculated in the same way as the radix-horoscope; we start however from the position of the Moon at birth and take this as asc.

of the Epoch horoscope.

We have to calculate to what day and what part of that day, this position of the Moon agrees, if at the moment of conception it is asc.

The day of Epoch may be found by counting back 273 days, or simpler by counting back one year and forward three months.

It needs no further explanation that in this way we might make a mistake of a few days, for the months are not all of the same length, but notice only the day of the week on which the birth took place.

By taking the same week-day we are sure to count exactly 39 weeks back.

Having found the exact day of Epoch, we must calculate what the difference is between noon of the day obtained and the time repres entered by the Moon's position on that day at noon.

How this is done, an example will show.

When this difference between the two times has been found, we know the number of hours and minutes that the conception took place before or after noon of the day in question and so arrive at the exact time of Epoch.

For this moment we draw up the Epoch or pre-natal horoscope and by comparing the ☽'s place in this horoscope to the ascendant in the birth-horoscope we can easily calculate from their difference how far we have to correct the ascendant, and also the time of birth.

Take for example a birth that was fairly accurately known viz.

that of the president of the U.S., Mr.

According to returns he was born Dec.

28th 1856 at 12.05 p.m.

When we calculate the horoscope for this time and latitude, with the correction for Sidereal time, we find ascendant V 137' and M.C.

The ☉ is just in 7.16 X and the ☽ in 23.45 %.

The ☽ has therefore passed the conjunction ☉ and is going to the opposition, hence is waxing.

It is above the horizon.

If the ☽ is waxing and above the horizon the time of pregnancy is less than 273 d.; we have to calculate how much less.

When the ☽ is waxing, we calculate the distance from the ascendant, i.e.

in this case 615' + 30 + 30 + 137' = 7922', The mean motion of the Moon on March 30, 1856 (i.e.

273 days before birth) is 14, so we have to divide 7922' by 14.

How 173 much less than 6 days the pregnancy lasted short of 273 days (= 9 months), we shall calculate presently.

The duration of pregnancy is therefore 273 - 6 = 267 days i.e.

39 weeks 6 days and we find for the day of conception or Epoch April 5th 1856.

We find the ☽ in the same sign as the ascendant at birth, viz.

Now we have to calculate the exact moment on Apr.

5th, when the conception took place.

We have had to count back more than 6 days as above, and so know that the moment of Epoch took place before noon of April 5th.

Take the difference in S.T.

noon April 5th and S.T.

given by the position of the ☽ in * T 23° 45' (at noon).

In the table of houses for 38 N.

we find that X 23° 45' is equal to S.T.

We subtract this S.T.

noon April 5th 1856 S.T.

Difference in S.T, 10h.

This result gives the time, the conception took place before noon April 5th 1856.

Even now this time is not absolutely correct.

The correction for S.T.

during these 10 hours 1m.

changes about 4 minutes, i.e.

So we must subtract from the obtained S.T.

Time before noon = 10h.

Time before noon = 10h.

Hence the exact time of Epoch is 1h.

For this moment we can draw up the pre-natal horoscope.

By the Rule of Hermes we know that the place of the ☽ in this horoscope r represents the exact ascendant of the birth-horoscope.

So we calculate the place of the D.

On April 5th 1856 the D is in V 19° 29' On 4th, V 4° 22' Motion of the ]) in 24 hrs = 15' 7' log.

58 10 = 6' 18' = motion of the } in 10 hrs.

V 19° 29' 6' 18' V 13° 11' = exact position of the ]) at con-conception or Epoch.

The exact ascendant at birth is thus V 13° 11'.

So we have to make a very slight correction indeed; the supposed 174 time of birth was almost correct; for we have taken the rising sign only 4' too little.

By looking up in the table of houses how many degrees and minutes of the ascendant agrees with the number of minutes and seconds' difference in S.T., it is very easy to reduce these 4' to time.

The remark which is sometimes made, that one does not know the time of birth exactly and that the position of the ☉ is not accurately known, and that therefore the asc.

of the Epoch-horoscope are incorrect, will not stand, because the slight difference of 1 degree in the ☉'s position at birth and therefore of the asc.

of the Epoch horoscope would mean as much as 2 hours difference in the time of birth and this method of correction is applied only where the difference is much less than two hours.

Another more simple method of rectification of the horoscope is one of taking certain principal events in the native's life.

We find the position of the Moon by progression during the time of these events.

If there is no data at all, except the date, the moon's position cannot be fixed within the limits of 12.

Now we change the position of the Moon within these limits so, that it forms an aspect conformable in action to the events referred to; and draw up the horoscope according to this surmised time.

Then trace the transits, for if a transit falls near the asc.

that will also point to the event, change asc.

as often as is necessary to ma ke the aspect by transit "full".

If there is no transit of the kind, try the same method with the progressive asc.

Do this with two or three events of which the time is known and so find the correct asc.

and the correct time of birth.

If the two or three events indicate a little difference in time, take the average time.

This time may be subjected to correction by the Rule of Hermes, as given above, and when, by Moon-directions and transits of the planets, we can find aspects conformable to the events, we may usually be sure the calculation by the Epoch squares with it.

When we know the time of birth fairly correctly, this method does not present any extraordinary difficulties, but when we do not even know the exact date, the difficulties become very great.

Another method for correcting is the following: Collect all events, times of illness, prosperity etc.

of which the time is known, make an orderly list of them and calculate the progressive aspects of the O.D and planets during the past period of life.

We see that the order of the events is indicated by these aspects, but the time when they occur does not quite agree to the time the aspects operated.

Find out the average of this difference in time and so arrive at the correct time of birth.

It is around-about, but very safe method, which might moreover be checked by the one above-mentioned.

The asc., especially with illness and the cusp of the M.C.

with 175 changes in business or calling, will most likely give directions, for, when afflicted, either of these two sensitive points is sure to be evidenced in its respective way.

The outward appearance, the handwriting, the general character of the native can give distinct direction as to the nature of the ascendant.

between the last degrees of DC and the first degrees of V surely will not be possible.

The impression of the personality therefore may often put us on the track of the rising sign.

The profections (see p.

179) may also be of use, not only the 12 yearly, but even the yearly and monthly profections to find the ascendant or the M.C.

by profection comes in conjunction to a planet, the action of that planet will make itself felt, especially that of ♄ and ♃.

The degree of expression is of course for a great part dependent on the degree of that planet's influence in the horoscope in question, and further on the native's sensitiveness.

In the same way may transits (see p.

the passing of the planets in their daily motion across the cusps of the houses help us to define these cusps more accurately, e.g.

if ♄ by transit comes on the cusp of house 11, one will experience estrangement, troubles with friends or acquaintances, or frustration of a long cherished wish; the same planet entering the 7th house will give troubles with the wife (or husband) or partner, and so on with the other planets s, according to their action (more of this later).

If there is a planet in the native's ascendant, this may help in some cases, though often it makes it more difficult, because it influences the appearance the ascendant would give.

We have known a person born in the years that J.

went through V by transit.

We do not know his hour of birth and yet are quite convinced he was born with V rising and T.

in the ascendant judging by the build of his body combined with great vitality, coloured face, peculiarly bent, strong nose, Uranus-eyes, sudden fits of enthusiasm, and his heavy bass voice which in his fits of enthusiasm makes such wonderful caprioles that people a great distance off stand still, thinking of some special phenomenon.

Correcting a horoscope is always good brain-exercise, requiring all our intellect and faculty of concentration.

Superficiality and cursoriness will bring nothing but confusion; patience and perseverance alone can lead to a good result.

But our pains are amply rewarded, when we at length arrive at a good issue; for not until then, can we observe from day to day how strongly in our feeling and thinking we react on cosmic influences.

Not until then do we begin to feel truly one with the Cosmos.

This is the reason why Astrology is so fascinating a study and moreover of such great help in life.

176 Action of the Directions.

(General Indications).

In judging the effect, the different progressed aspects will have, various points should always be borne in mind.

First the moral standpoint of the person, the height to which the Ego has evolved.

An example will make this clear.

may under an opposition of ♂ Pr-to ♄ radix for the time the aspect operates, become a dangerous person and do mischief among his fellows with knives or other sharp things, whereas the same aspect in the horoscope of an exalted philosopher will probably express only greater impulsiveness, apart from the effect this aspect has on the health.

The action of this aspect will be much more powerful, if there is such an aspect in the radix horoscope.

This holds good for all aspects.

It need not be exactly the same aspect, but something akin to it, as e.g.

in the above mentioned case an 8, a ☌, ☍, ♄ for ♂.

If there is in the radix a favourable aspect between ♂ and ♄, the impulsiveness will come strongly to the fore, and the bad side of ♄ will keep more in the background, than in the opposite case.

A harmonious aspect by progression between ☉ or ♂ and ♃ or ♃ will mean infinitely more with an exalted individuality than with a low one, because the former can better respond to the high vibrations of these two planets.

The directions formed with the planets in the radix have to be looked upon as actions arising from inborn tendencies, and t the directions formed between the progressive planets mutually, are influences operating on resultant qualities, and soon the progressive character.

The directions formed by the progressive Sun, are by far the most important and they reach their full action completely, when at the same time identical progr.

3) aspects are operating.

They are weakened by opposite progr.

5 aspects during the time these act, and the reverse.

The action of the progr.

1) aspects is hardly noticed, if a progr.

Q aspect of opposite action, is active.

Unfavourable 3) aspects will as a rule have little effect on the health, unless harmonious O aspects are operating simultaneously.

To the degree the ]) by progression moves on through the different signs of the Zodiac (1 sign in 2 Vs years on an average or each month 1^, it takes on, in its expression, the qualities of the sign it passes through, but the keynote of its action is always that of the sign it was in at birth.

Those who have a watery sign on the ascendant, or O D or many planets in watery signs (especially SB) are far more responsive to planetary influences (especially ]) influences) than those who have the earthy and fiery signs very strongly represented.

Those too who are entirely taken up with material things, (earthly signs) seem to feel the influence less.

177 We must always keep an eye on the transits of the slow planets, as these may make an aspect of ☉ and ☽ etc.

inactive for some time, if the action is opposite.

161 under Transits of the planets).

A progressive aspect from a fixed sign is of much longer action than from the other signs.

Every progressive ☉ aspect exercises its action about 3 years.

☽ aspect operates from 3 months down to a few weeks, dependent on the sign from which the aspect comes, and in which it is formed and also whether such an aspect occurs in the radix.

The duration of the action of the progr.

aspects of the planets depends quite on their velocity and, of course, on the nature of the sign, (fixed being the longest).

The ☽ will strongly exert its influence, especially if it goes by progression, through houses that contain many planets in the radix horoscope.

The Moon brings changes of conditions and makes life rich in events through the many aspects it forms in its progression.

Especially strong are those in harmonious aspects which are reformed in the so-called climacteric years i.e.

those years in which the progr.

☽ comes in ☌ or ☍ to its own place at birth.

This happens every 7 years after the year of birth, so in the 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th etc.

The years 49 and 63 are called the great climateric years; they appear to bring many unfavourable changes, if many bad ☽ aspects occur then.

The ☌, ☍ and ☊ aspect of ☽ to its own place by transit is coincident with these periods of 7 years, for it revolves through the 12 signs in about the same time as the ☽ by progression.

Never lose sight of the radix horoscope in judging the progr.

When the radix denotes strong health, a succession of bad ☽ aspects will not bring serious illnesses; when the radix denotes great phlegm or indolence, a progr.

☽ aspect will not be able to make this character in the full sense of the word energetic and impulsive, during the time of its activity.

It is very interesting to trace how the progr.

Moon-aspects bring us into contact with people typified by the planet that she aspects; e.g.

☽ ☌ ♂ brings us into unpleasant contact with people that come strongly under ♂, both as regards their calling and their appearance and manner.

If the aspect had been harmonious, this coming into contact would have been of a pleasant nature.

Thus a ☽ aspect with ♃ will bring us into contact with types that come strongly under ♃.

So we may know beforehand, what kind of people we are likely to mix with, during certain periods of time.

In the second volume of this book will be explained why.

Everything, even the most trivial, occurs according to fixed laws.

12 178 It is superfluous to state that the environment, changes of season and temperature, other people etc.

exercise an influence on our physical and spiritual life, but all these influences are regulated in cooperation with the cosmic powers and influence us by fixed rules, according to how they are brought to bear on our birth- and progressive-horoscopes.

Another general remark on the action of the "malefics": Mars' action by aspect always means a struggle.

In its bad aspects it brings excitement and strife and in its good aspects it impels us to hard work or effort and gives us the strength necessary for it.

Under its influence we should be especially heedful of impulsive acting and speaking, for we are then inclined to say or do things we will afterwards regret.

Saturn slackens and hinders; viz.

in its bad aspects it brings obstacles of all kinds in a slow but certain way and in its good aspects gives patience, deep and profound study, and in general well considered and well finished work.

It asks patience and concentration of us, and rewards according to our application of these qualities.

Uranus operates suddenly, as lightning flashes without warning, both under good and bad direction.

Under its influence we may expect the most unforeseen reforms and changes, beneficial or otherwise according to the aspect.

Every impulsive action should be evaded, though one will be inclined to it, even more than under a Mars aspect.

Neptune in its good aspects gives diplomacy and in its ill aspects the diplomacy is applied wrongly, viz.

we are either inclined to join in conspiracies and swindles, or we become the victim of them.

We do not consider Neptune a "malefic".

179 Mundane Directions, Prelections.

1) The formation of these directions is based on the same principle as with the mundane aspects (see p.

the proportionate distances from the cusps define the aspects formed by direction.

moves 1 year onward and the cusps of the other houses and the interjacent places proportionately; one may thus calculate the time that the planets in their progression, form aspects with their radical places and likewise also with the cusps.

The mundane parallels in the same way are formed by taking the Meridian as directing point.

These mundane directions arise through the earth's rotation upon its axis and have nothing to do with the Zodiac, but with the houses only.

2) Of these mundane directions we will treat only of the so-called Profections, as it is impossible to give for the mundane directions simplified calculations that are also sufficiently correct.

Indeed, the zodiacal directions more than suffice for our predictions and moreover if the mundane directions are to be of use, we ought to be quite sure of the cusps of the houses.

One degree difference in the M.C.

gives a mistake of a year in the predictions and, in the Asc., often more.

With the profections this mistake is much slighter.

We have twelve-yearly, yearly and monthly profections.

The former are by far the most important.

We imagine that through the earth's rotation upon its axis, each point of the zodiac revo lives once fully in 12 years; so the Asc., M.C., and the radix-places of the planets return to their original places after 12 years.

The Ascendant in this way comes in the various radix-houses and the planets form their various conjunctions to Asc, M.C.

and to the radix-places of the planets.

Thus directly after birth the ascendant comes in the 12th house and goes onward till on the next birth-day it enters the 11th house etc.

By the following simple method we can look up the protections in an instant.

2) There are different methods of direction of the planets and cusps, one astrologer following this, another that method, usually finding his own method best, they are all based on the same cosmic law of perpetual repetition in evolution and may in a sense show us different sides of those repetitions.

180 Wheel to survey the Profections.

The inner wheel with division may be turned in the outer, which remains stationary, so that [by bringing the place of the Ascendant of the inner horoscope to conform with the required time, we can at once see the position of the revolving planets in regard to the radix-horoscope.

We draw two horoscopes of different diameter, the smaller of which may be turned in the larger.

We make the houses 30 each and put on the cusps the 12 signs of the Zodiac, with the number of degrees that is on the Ascendant, and put the planets in the exact place they ought to be.

In our example horoscope we had Ascendant 19° 45' 25.

For sake of convenience we will take 20° 25 for the Ascendant and so for the other cusps 20°, 20° etc.

We divide each house in 6 equal parts, 181 both those of the outer and those of the inner horoscope.

Every division is therefore 5 and with the help of this division we can give the correct places to the planets in both horoscopes; we may further indicate by dotted lines the cusps of the houses in the radix-horoscope.

We know that every 12 years the resp.

points in both horoscopes come in the same place again and it will not be difficult for us to turn the figure according to the time we wish; for one house represents one year and a division represents 1/6 year or 2 months.

The outer horoscope represents the stationary radix and the inner the horoscope progressing by profection.

Chiefly pay attention to the transit of the Ascendant through the houses and to the conjunctions formed by the Ascendant and the planets.

The action of the conjunctions has to be taken here in the same way as those of the progressive aspects and need no further explanation.

Only bear in mind that the profections are quite subjected to the zodical directions and only fortify or weaken these in their action.

With the yearly profections and monthly profections this is the case to an even stronger degree.

I mention them, because they follow in the same scheme.

with the former a revolution is made in one year, one house will count a month, and a little division 5 days.

The yearly profections are clearly perceptible in their action.

With the monthly profections a revolution is completed in one m on the hand a house is passed through in 2 1/2 days.

The figure represents the moment of the 12-yearly profection when the Ascendant has just passed 3 signs, that is 3 years after birth and further for every 12 years.

These profections may be of service in tracing the correct Ascendant.

coming into conjunction with one of the planets, will cause a reaction relating to our body and consciousness, after the nature of the planet.

Directions of the Sun.

l) As we chiefly apply the system of the Zodiacal directions, the Sun directions are those to which all others are subjected.

They operate for three years on an average, from fixed signs rather more than three years.

The action in full force begins when the aspect is "full" and when a Moon direction (p.

161), gives the necessary impulse.

This may happen somewhat earlier or later than at the point of time referred to.

1) As far as possible I shall give briefly, especially within harmonious directions, the fittest mental attitude by which one may fight and endeavour to overcome the inharmonious influence (resp.

fault in the character).

The study of the progressive 182 We need not consider an Orb here.

For instance a trine aspect of the progressive Sun to Venus comes into action at the moment when the progressive Sun forms an angle of exactly 120 degrees with either Venus radix, or Venus progr.

This may be applied inversely, but the duration of the action is then in proportion to the velocity of the planet which forms the aspect.

A Parallel is weaker than a tr.

A good (harmonious) Q direction (A, *, v., sometimes d and P.) denotes friendship, advantage, help etc.

of people or things indicated by the aspected planet, by the sign from which the aspect comes (resp.

in which it takes place) and by the house or the houses in which it occurs.

A bad (inharmonious) Q direction (8, DQ, Z, sometimes t and P.) denotes difficulties, loss, illness etc.

According to the moral standpoint of the individual the action will express now on the physical, now on the astral or mental plane, that is in our feeling and thinking (see Outlines of the Aspects p.

The Q directions influence the health, especially if the Q is hyleg (see p.

151) honour, improvement of position, promotion, favour of high-placed people, the father, and, in a feminine horoscope, the husband.

aspects becomes by this means an unequalled source to self-education or in other words of improving the character.

Moreover is indicated, where necessary, for what activities the different harmonious directions are most appro priate, so that one may make the utmost use of these favourable periods, chiefly for formation of character.

By learning to control ourselves, by banishing fear, envy, hatred from our mind, by cultivating kindness and willingness to help, we open at the same time the door to all that is good.

positively intend to maintain our equilibrium, even under the most inharmonious directions, we learn to "rule our stars".

Be resolute persevere, and do not look back on attempts that have proved a failure.

Astrology makes us acquainted with the enemy and this is a great gain.

A remark often made by some opponents of Astrology who are compelled by the facts to acknowledge its truth, is that it compels man to be occupied too much with himself, and consequently its thoughts are returned away from mankind as a whole, of which he is after all an integral part.

On the surface this may seem true, but it is not so in reality.

We leave out of account the abuse that is made of Astrology by those who would drag the science down to be merely profitable calling.

For us who use Astrology as a means to arrive at self-knowledge and as a system for self-education and improvement of the character, there can be no question of this, in our opinion; for what we improve in our character may help others also.

If we want that which is good to radiate from us, we must first cultivate it in us, without source no current.

By studying the forces which perpetually come tous from the planetary centres in the Cosmos, and for us and keep us, we simply apply the ancient proverb: "Man, know thyself", for man is one with these forces and inseparable from them, and the first beginning, the alphabet is the study of the twelve Zodiacal signs and of the planets, the consonants and vowels of the alphabet of the Universe.

The significance of those letters must be well impressed in our memory, if we would well understand the language which is spoken to us by means of these symbols.

183 In the horoscopes of young children the action sometimes expresses with the parents and reacts secondarily on the child; with a married couple now and again we see the same reciprocity.

O 3P-D- Under this direction a quite new cycle of life begins; so great changes are indicated.

If the ☽ is badly aspected it will rather mean a critical period, accompanied by important changes which will lead at length to improvement.

It is a new influx of the vitality of the Sun, for which the ☽ is transmitter.

At first it may bring with it affection of a feverish nature, this is especially the case with women.

A very favourable and benefic influence in which the individuality tries to cooperate in harmony with the personality.

The spirit is clear and intuitive, the health good.

This position brings changes of a favourable nature, we gain new knowledge and experience of all kinds and new friends are made.

It means improvement and progression in all way.

A very unfavourable aspect for the health, for domestic affairs and for business.

It gives care and disappointments, struggle on every side.

It will bring competitors in the field against us, old friends will turn from us or refuse their aid.

It may also bring illness and death of parents or friends.

The 8 is especially a very critical time.

Mercury, the planet of the intellect, now receives new force from the Sun and our consciousness becomes enlarged.

It is an excellent time for all mental work.

The spirit works quicker than usual and adapts itself easily; this favourable influence will be of a lasting nature.

Will make the spirit changeable and fickle and may bring us into unpleasing contact with people that come strongly under.

The aspect cannot be formed till at the age of about sixty.

A very favourable direction, bringing sunshine and love in life.

It is favourable for all material affairs as well as for our feeling and thinking.

It is a happy, agreeable time in which new ties of friendship, especially with women are being formed; a marriage is probable under this aspect.

OnQZ$ A bad time as regards financial affairs, a tendency to great expenses and losses.

It brings troubles with women, separations in the family circle loss of friends.

It is for artists especially a difficult time.

It causes one's feelings and emotions to be upset, so one should be careful of forming attachments during this time.

A favourable aspect by which our strength, courage, and spirit of enterprise is fortified.

Under this aspect we come into contact with energetic, pushful Mars characters, who will influence us in a favourable sense.

During this time we may venture to risk and attempt anything and have the energy and the power to bring it to a relatively successful conclusion.

Beware, however, of being too impulsive.

cf- A very critical time of which we are likely to be constantly reminded.

It is a time of serious difficulties at home and in the world, a time in which life is in danger and in which we exposed to misfortunes 184 and all kinds of illnesses of an inflammatory nature, fevers etc.

This is not so bad as the other in harmonious aspects.

Under these aspects honour and good name may be in danger.

By over-impulsiveness we are inclined to act without thinking and so cause quarrelling and strife.

It is a fight between the higher and the lower self, the animal qualities in man.

By being continually on our guard against the debasing influence Mars can bring, we can make this time a good period instead of a fatal and destructive one.

It means however a hard fight against the lower self.

is one of the most favourable influences; especially when we have the ☽ good aspect to ♃ in the radix, this period will be characterised by happiness, prosperity, success and good health.

The spirit will be jovial, hearty and inclined to study along religious and philosophic lines.

New ties of friendship will be made.

Much depends on the moral standpoint whether this influence will be made use of in a material or in a spiritual sense, but whichever it be, it is advisable to make the most of this time.

2(., A bad direction which may bring legal trouble, enmity of the church, etc.

It is a bad time for financial enterprises and for business people; bankruptcy is not impossible.

During this time the character is arrogant, haughty, boastful (provided there is any tendency to this).

The native is supercilious and often makes himself appear rid iculous and impossible in the eyes of others.

Monetary losses and adversities of all kinds may be expected.

A good aspect that makes the spirit more reliable, more patient and strong.

It makes temperate and staid, gives a greater realisation of responsibility and tends to purer living.

It brings a quiet activity and under this aspect we may expect help from people that will aid us to improve our position permanently.

Is a very unfavourable influence for everything, especially health, as it is weakening to the vitality.

It brings difficulties, disappointments, losses and cares of all kinds and during this influence the spirit is greatly prone to worry.

If bad Moon aspects operate simultaneously there may be danger to life.

Here the positions and aspects in the radix should be especially considered, because upon these our judgment must depend.

Fight depression as much as possible and do not give way to selfish inclinations.

Ocf &- An influence that works quite differently from the A or 31 and therefore must be treated apart.

During this influence great changes in our intuitions and our mental powers are denoted, new ties are made, old ones broken in sudden, unexpected ways.

The consciousness is enlarged and we become aware of the narrow circle in which we have moved so far; we become open to higher, wider thoughts.

Under this influence we come into contact with peculiar characters and a re sometimes placed in extraordinary positions we should therefore be on our guard.

A very favourable aspect for our thinking as well as for material conditions.

It brings unexpected advantages in a sudden peculiar way.

We incline to travelling, to change, to reform.

It is a very suitable time for occult study and it will bring us into contact with enlightened people who will be of service to us in that subject.

Upon the whole it is a very peculiar time, rich in surprises, strange, unforeseen events and remarkable acquaintances.

It is a time we should do well to make as much as possible of, to gather knowledge and experience.

One of the most unfortunate Sun directions, which brings all kinds of difficulties and troubles, but in the ultimate they will result in a rich harvest of experiences and a widening of the consciousness.

It is a time when unexpected obstacles arise in our way and adversities come upon us in a strange and sudden manner; a time of mental distress and agitation; a time in which our best friends are inclined to leave us.

Monetary losses, loss of friends, failure of enterprises, frustrated wishes.

For women especially, this time is very unfortunate and divorces often occur or miserable marriages take place under this aspect.

We should be on our guard against acting too impulsively; prudence in our intercourse with strangers is advisable, for under this aspect we are brought into contact with very peculiar characters, who may be a danger to us.

Od W*) A mystical influence which with the majority of mankind will have no other effect than to give a strange, mystical colour to the character, a tendency to psychic subjects and romanticism, but with highly evolved persons means a time of inspiration, of high ideals and of universal love for mankind.

Chaotic dreams occur under this influence, and psychic experiences of some kind.

tl) is a very favourable aspect, a delightful time is ours, if Neptune is well placed in the radix.

Both on the material and on the spiritual plane this influence operates very favourably.

It is a time of inspiration to the artist.

t!) is a very bad tune, in which all the lower tendencies and instincts in the human nature are rebellious and drag man down.

It means a hard fight against our lower tendencies and habits, but if we can succeed in this fight, this influence will be of great help to us and widen our consciousness in the higher worlds.

Under this aspect we should be on our guard against swindlers and mean people whom we will come into contact with.

Brings public activity and public favour.

The health may suffer under this conjunction especially the head and eyes.

Favourable for honour and reputation.

Distinction and favour of powerful persons.

Good health, a peaceful, prosperous time.

With a woman it may denote marriage.

A bad time for health (especially eyes) as well as for the position one occupies.

Possibility of the enmity of powerful persons and of legal difficulties.

Honour and success, favour of dignitaries.

It means marriage in a female horoscope.

Loss of position, disgrace, great trouble with superiors, legal prosecutions, losses or bankruptcy.

i) How the directions of the O to the mystery-planets ^ and twin will express, depends chiefly on the moral standpoint of the individual.

186 Directions of the Moon.!) The directions of the Moon operate about three months when the aspect falls in a fixed sign or comes from a fixed sign, and less from the other signs.

This may also be applied inversely.

A good (harmonious) direction is favourable for the general health (especially if the hygiene) and in mental as well as in a physical sense.

It influences the possessions, the family-affairs, the wife, mother and sisters.

The Moon directions also indicate the types of people with whom we shall come into contact, during the time the aspect is in operation.

Especially sensitive people, i.e.

those who have a watery sign for Ascendant, or many planets in watery signs and were born towards midnight, (and usually on the northern meridian) respond very strongly to Moon-influences.

The northern meridian, (Nadir) also in the ascendant, denotes sensitiveness.

Usually gives changes in the circumstances of life as well as in business.

This position often leads to marriage.

Both with man and with woman.

In general it means promotion and prosperity, though the health often suffers under this aspect.

This is especially the case with a woman where it may bring about feverish phenomena.

Much depends on the aspects in the radix.

This direction is the beginning of a new cycle of life under new conditions and new responsibility.

A very good aspect under which ne ties of friendship are formed, help of influential people and of the parents.

Often brings marriage.

The health and the intellect are improved under this influence and success and prosperity are assured under this aspect.

So we should make the utmost use of this period.

The time is favourable for all kind of work especially along intellectual lines.

I) 8OLO- Unfavourable time for all enterprises; bad for health.

This aspect becomes worse from angles or cardinal signs.

The spirit is rebellious during this time and too strongly taken up with itself, and brings about difficulties in the vocation, with superiors, with parents and friends.

Circulation and digestion are often disturbed under this direction.

Very good aspect for mental work, writing, study, literary enterprises.

It makes the spirit clear, active but also restless, and induces a longing after change.

If in the radix forms a bad aspect to the ]), or is otherwise badly aspected, then is unfavourable, as it brings to the fore all the bad qualities that are communicated to by other planets.

We should then especially try not to indulge in the longing after change under this aspect, because this will not bring improvement.

D8DZQ$ Brings restlessness, cares, many small disagreements, See footnote p.

by the planets that are in bad aspect to ^.

If % is weak, there is danger of nervous breakdown and brain trouble.

Correspondence of importance should not be dealt with during this time, because we are liable to see and do things wrongly.

It brings troubles through mental work.

It would be best to suppress the desire to travel under this direction.

Under this aspect many betrothals and marriages take place.

The native is inclined to pleasure, company and art.

All that is beautiful attracts and charms.

It gives an agreeable, peaceful time, a time of pleasant emotions.

Difficulties with women, children and young people; in general a time full of disappointment, grief and domestic sorrow.

The native is inclined to let himself lose during this time in the matter of the inclinations indicated by Venus.

With woman it causes periodical irregularities.

cf- Signifies an active time, a time full of energy and desire for work.

The spirit is free, open and fearless.

Those who hold positions that come under J >, in particular find their business flourish during this time.

With women a quick marriage or engagement often occurs under this aspect.

Under this Mars influence a journey is often undertaken; it is a favourable time for it.

When Mars is in ill aspect to the Moon at birth, this direction frequently gives wounds, accidents and ailments of a feverish, inflammatory nature and sometimes brings death.

It gives impulse and recklessness and if it is in an angle, the period of influence seldom goes by without loss of blood.

The good name often suffers through slander.

By striving with all our force of will against impulsiveness in action and speech, we may pass through this time, without any too disagreeable experiences.

It may bring difficulties with the other sex.

We should therefore be careful during this direction.

2|~ A very good aspect that brings promotion, success and prosperity in everything.

It is one of the most favourable directions under which to begin new enterprises.

The health is good the body expands as it were, under the Jupiter-action.

During the operation of this aspect new friendships are formed, and good things accrue from all sides.

All one does during this time is good as a rule, it is therefore wise, to make the very utmost use of it.

Under this favourable influence even the greatest pessimist will have to admit that life is not so bad after all.

3) DZQ2|- It is bad time for business, for beginning new enterprises.

The native is arrogant and inclined to spend more than he can afford, so that economy during this time is to be recommended.

It may bring into disagreeable contact with law or church.

The health m ay suffer because the blood and the circulation are in disorder.

It is also unfavourable for domestic affairs.

This direction brings us into contact with older people and brings help and support from them.

It is a good time for doing business, and for the study of all that has to do with the earth, and the mineral kingdom.

Under this direction we are inclined to act and to work with more tact, care and accuracy than usual.

It brings a calm equilibrium into the health.

It is a favourable time to endeavour to obtain a position of permanency.

This is a very unfortunate direction which brings sorrow, depression, melancholy, disappointments, adversities, disillusion, losses and weakened health.

What nature this will take, is indicated by house and sign.

When the horoscope indicates poor health, this direction will bring illness in the form of colds, rheumatism etc.

We should fight with all our might against depression.

Beware as much as possible of older people and Saturn-types, for discord with them is most probable.

Sudden changes of a favourable nature are indicated, often also a journey.

The spirit is clear, original, and eccentric.

The native feels more strongly attracted to the other sex during this time.

Those that have latent psychical talents will, during this aspect, be able to gain wonderful experiences on higher planes; for it is the planet of clairvoyance.

They will probably have visions.

The most conservative man is inclined under this aspect to think and speak more liberal.

It is a good time for studying occult sciences, to which one will then feel strongly attracted.

A very critical period, for the health as well as for the calling, honour and good name.

It is a time of nervous strain, the spirit is critical, and to a high degree changeable.

Adversities and accidents befall us as sudden as a lightning flash during this time.

It would be best to seclude ourselves during this period as much as possible e and to try to force ourselves to calmness.

All changes undertaken during this time are likely to be regretted later on, so beware of impulsive action!

Changes in a progressive direction may be desirable and useful under this aspect.])d*A etc.

The is favourable or unfavourable according to the position of it in the radix.

It is a time in which the spirit is sensitive to psychic impressions, which may express themselves as predictive dreams, strange impressions from another world, impressions that have a most peculiar charm.

For the highly evolved and psychically inclined it is a very favourable aspect, also for the artist.

It brings inspiration.

Strange acquaintances may be expected.

3) c/Q 8 etc.* may bring us into disagreeable contact with swindlers and clever deceivers.

It brings us into contact with strange types and we should be especially on our guard during this time.

This aspect may as well bring psychic experiences, not usually, however, of a very agreeable nature.

brings changes, and often disturbances in the health, of a cold, watery nature.

brings changes affecting the calling, the honour and reputation, according to the nature of the ruling Q aspects (progr.) and according to whether the ^) in the radix aspects the M.C.

brings favourable changes, popularity, good standing in connection with public institutions and societies; and help and supp ort of women in affairs relating to the Asc.

A bad time for changes and journeys.

Adversities and deceptions in affairs relating to the Asc.

189 Directions of Mercury.

1) Favourable time for practising art, when the inclination and talent for it are present.

An artist gets his best inspirations at this time.

The spirit is inclined to mirth and witticism.

It brings disagreements and trouble in connection with music, the plastic arts, poetry.

Makes the native clever and witty and gives mental energy.

This is favourable if and cf aspect each other well in the radix.

This is unfavourable if and d1 aspect each other ill in the radix.

This direction brings quarrels, makes the native passionate, and arouses his temper, and, if the radix denote this tendency mendacious and dishonest.

We should be aware of acting impulsively and should leave our correspondence for a calmer moment.

Distinction in literature or in public speaking and gain through them.

It ennobles and refines the spirit, makes honest and upright and is a great help with all mental work.

Under this good influence we should do as much of our work as possible.

This aspect is inclined to make the spirit hasty, vain, arrogant and boastful.

We should be on our guard not to give way to this influence and should be careful in our judgments, because we are inclined to judge wrongly.

A very good aspect under which the spirit is earnest, accurate and dutiful.

A good time for important correspondence and for profound study.

Under this in fluence we can concentrate our thoughts better than usual.

A disagreeable time, in which the spirit is inclined to worry and to distrust everything.

A bad time for having dealings with old people.

We should be careful in all our doings and goings; for during this period we are liable to be wrongly judged and to be slandered.

It is a time of disappointments and mental depression.

Expands the spirit, makes original and inventive, clever and impulsive.

Brings occult study, and especially the study of human nature.

Gives difficulties in connection with literary work, excites the animosity of the press, criticism; it makes the spirit sarcastic, sharp and unreasonable.

It also brings into contact with occultism.

With women this aspect may lead to hysteria.

We should guard ourselves with all our might against too great an impulsiveness.

Every aspect attracts to mysticism but little can be said of this with certainty.

It depends entirely on the evolution of the individual.

2)-2) Other progressive aspects cannot be formed between 8 and 190 Directions of Venus.

This aspect brings great love for pleasure and society and strong attraction to the other sex.

It arouses the passions and is therefore not a very good aspect.

Upon the whole it means an agreeable, harmonious time.

Brings troubles and quarrels with the other sex.

A very bad aspect for domestic peace, especially if the aspect falls in 7 or 4.

It arouses the passions and it depends quite on the moral strength of the native, how this aspect will express itself.

A very good aspect that brings success and friendship especially of women.

For artists a time not to be forgotten.

It arouses feelings of sympathy and love and makes us generous and devoted.

is an aspect that causes separations and that is disadvantageous to all legal affairs.

It may further bring us into trouble with the church, and this aspect usually causes domestic discord.

ft is a favourable aspect for moral growth, because it brings our feelings and emotions in equilibrium and makes them more constant.

It brings us lasting friendship, honour, credit and is very favourable for the health.

It is a quiet, agreeable time.

ft brings many disillusions, cares, separations as well as financial losses and attacks from secret enemies, who would hurt our good reputation.

It is a time in which we need to carefully weigh each word we utter.

$: will bring unexpected adv antages, both financial and in our position.

It brings us new acquaintances and friends that will be of service to us and make us acquainted with occult sciences, especially Astrology.

It is an excellent time for the study of this subject.

$: will bring separations and estrangements.

The feelings and emotions are very strong under this direction and we incline to foolish actions under their influence.

For women especially it is a very critical time, in which they need to look before they leap, a time when all sudden changes are to be deprecated.

The conjunction is not so unfavourable as the and D, it inclines to the sudden formation of ties of friendship and the nature of these will depend on the position and the aspects of J.

It gives idealism and power of imagination and arouses the feelings.

the union of the higher, universal, and the lower love.

May lead to platonic ties of love and will in any case contribute to ennoble and refine the love and the emotions.

May have the same effect and in any case means a very harmonious, happy time in which high, idealistic feelings play a great part.

Especially is this a time that artists will remember.

signifies as it were a fight between the lower self and the universal love of mankind; to him who is still engrossed with the former, it will be a time of great care in which he must be constantly on his guard against the people he comes into contact with.

The higher evolved man may take a great step onward under this aspect.

Of the remaining planets the directions of Mars by progression are particularly to be considered.

It will not be necessary, after the foregoing, to go into detail here, because we can study the action of these progressions of Mars by tracing the aspects of this planet in conformity with their action.

The aspects formed by progression between the slow planets ♃, ♄, ♅ and ♆ take so many years for their formation and separation, that the action does not express itself as distinctly as with the speedier planets.

It will, moreover, be easy for each to make these combinations for himself.

Of all directions, revolutions etc.

that we have treated in the preceding chapters, the progressive aspects of the ☉ and ☽ (the ☉ and ☽ directions with the planets) are to us the most important.

The ☽ directions especially in the first half of life; those of the ☉ in the second.

We have also seen that with woman and further with sensitive natures the Moon-directions are always a great factor.

We had better, for the present keep to the progressive aspects of ☉, ☽ and planets only and leave all other directions out of consideration, except the transits of ♃, ♄, ♅ and ♆.

For the mutual directions of the progr.

planets the same holds good as for those with the radix position.

Their action is more pronounced according as the native is more progressive.

The Sun-directions are often brought to action by a suitable Moon-direction and the Moon-directions usually by a Lunation, or by a conformable Moon-aspect by transit.

The latter is indicated through the day-horoscope, which is dealt with on p.

Example to illustrate the Planetary Influences.

The following, taken from Sepharial and abbreviated, shows distinctly, how in everything the Cosmic law is working.

They are a few examples from the great 'Titanic' drama, which filled all the world with awe in the year 1912.

This is not the place to give an explanation why this disaster should occur, and cost the lives of hundreds of people.

Those 192 who reflect on this and who know what life and evolution mean, realising that life in reality cannot be destroyed, will be able to find the solution himself.

The Titanic was launched on May 31st 1911 at Belfast at 12.42 p.m.

G.M.T., a moment when, as Sepharial has it, "the whole amphi-theatre of the heavens was witness to the indications of the impending danger." The "Titanic" launched May 31st 1911.

First voyage "Titanic" to Southampton Apr.

Departure "Titanic" for America April 10th 1912.

Stead July 5th 1849, 7.a.m.

193 The 19th degree of np was rising at Belfast.

5th ruler of the horoscope, in the 9th (the house of long voyages), in ft of t, the indicator of difficulties, obstacles, obstructions.

Both planets were in 8 to 2 (..

The Moon in the watery (ocean) sign 25 going to the 8 of $i, the symbol of sudden catastrophes.

The Titanic began its voyage to Southampton in order to be freighted on April 2nd 1912 at 9.20 a.m.

The sign 25 was rising and the D the ruler of the horoscope.

The D is in 8 to the Q and in D aspect to ?

in 25, just under the horizon.

The ruler of the horoscope therefore is separating from an eclipse and approaching a bad aspect to ^, the traditional ruler of the ocean.

The Titanic left Southampton and commenced its great voyage across the ocean at noon Apr.

The sign Q, is rising and the ruler the is in D aspect to p in 12, the house of secret enemies or of hidden danger.

Again and again therefore we find the ruler strongly and significantly afflicted.

There is more, specially relating to the Titanic, viz.

at the moment of the transit of the Sun through the equinox shortly before the departure of the Titanic, t was in the 8th house (house of death) in D to the O and this position is repeated with the same aspect on April 10th the day of departure.

One of the best-known passengers was W.

According to his own information he was born on July 5th 1849, "before breakfast" (see horoscope drawn up for 7.

He we find the ruler, the ☉ in the watery sign 25, afflicted by the ♄ of the ♎ and ♂?

from the 9th house, the house of voyages.

It is in the 8th house (death) in the watery sign 3C.

Ptolemy says that an unnatural death is indicated when both luminaries are afflicted by the same malefic, or when the two luminaries separately are afflicted and receive no help from ♃ or ♀.

The affliction of ☉ from the house of voyages indicates clearly that Stead was to die in a foreign place, while travelling, through an accident.

The horoscope shows five planets in cardinal signs, with ♂ in M.C.

indicating the indefatigable energy, initiative and courage for which he was known.

We see clearly indicated that great enthusiasm, that disdain of the consequences, this pioneering spirit.

Stead edited a periodical for psychical research ("Borderland") but with ☿ in 9th, the house of philosophy, afflicted by ☉ and ♃, we cannot place any great value upon his philosophical researches, nor expect any great success in this line, though ♃ would inevitably take him strongly into those subjects.

At the moment of the disaster the following directions were operating—♄ 8#, ☉ cf ♃ 3) P.

d 1 and by progression the ☽ in Stead's horoscope had come to 26V, exactly to the ♄ in his radix horoscope.

Captain Smith of the Titanic was born at Handley on Jan.

13 194 Here also we find at birth the ☽ (83) and both afflicted by ♄.

The time of birth was about 5 a.m.

ty is again in the 8th house and ☿ and ♂ in 9'.

62 days (years) after the birth, ♂ had reached the M.C.

of the horoscope, and on the day of the disaster ♂ went by transit across that point; while on April 17th a Sun eclipse fell in ♈ 27, close to the M.C.

of Smith's and Stead's horoscopes.

The ☽ was in Smith's horoscope in ♎, and on the day of the disaster ♂ by transit was exactly in opposition to it, viz.

Moreover at the moment when the Titanic left Belfast, the 5th degree of ♈ was rising and ♄ was in exactly the same place, in ♈ 5° 23'.

This is briefly what Sepharial has written of it.

Other particulars, with horoscopes of other passengers will be found in various astrological periodicals.

The foregoing will be sufficient to show the relation that exists between the aspects in the Cosmos and the occurrences in the sub-lunary world.

Countries and Towns coming under the Different Signs of the Zodiac.

Not only man as a separate being comes under the influence of signs and planets, but also nations, countries and towns.

The occultist knows that there is a Karma not only for the individual man, but also for a nation, a tribe and a country.

All the little things separate entities are part of the greater (the Great).

The influences in the Great must react on the less.

Thus England, for instance, is ruled by Aries, consequently we may be sure that during the passage of Saturn through that sign England would have to struggle through hard times.

Saturn passed through Aries 1289-90, 1320, 1349, 1379-80, 1408, 1437, 1466, 1496, 1555, 1584, 1643, 1702, 1761, 1790, 1820, 1849, 1879.

Consulting history we find these periods coincide with outbreaks of war, rebellion, religious persecution, trade depression or other tribulation in which we can distinctly see the result of cosmic influences.

That the Saturn-action operates so strongly every 29 or 30 years; and sometimes is scarcely felt, may be explained for the greater part by the simultaneous, neutralising, favourable Jupiter influences.

Here follows a list of countries and towns, the different signs under which they come and which rule them.

England, Denmark, Poland-Minor, Burgundy, Syria, parts of Palestine.

Birmingham, Leicester, Florence, Naples, Verona, Padua, Marse illes, Capua, Brunswick, Crakow, Utrecht, Zaragossa.

Ireland, Persia, Poland, Asia-Minor, the Greek Archipelago, Cypress, White-Russia.

Dublin, Leipsic, Parma, Palermo, Rhodes, St.

of America, Belgium, Braband, Lombardy, Lower-Egypt, Sardinia, West-England, Armenia, Tripoli, Flanders, Wales, parts of Palestine.

London (1754/), Plymouth, Melbourne (1029'), Bruges, Cordova, Metz, Nuremberg, Versailles, Louvain, San-Francisco.

Holland, Scotland, Sealand, N.

Amsterdam, Tunis, Algiers, York, Venice, Bern, Lübeck, Magdeburg, Milan, New-York, Manchester, Stockholm, Constantinople, Genoa.

France, Italy, Bohemia, California, Sicily, Chaldea up to Bassorah, the N.

of Roumenia, the Alps, the region of Tyrus and Sidon.

Rome, Bristol, Portsmouth, Philadelphia, Prague, Ravenna, Damask, Chicago (1st dec.), Bombay (2nd dec.).

Turkey, Switzerland, West-India, Assyria, Mesopotamia (from Tigris up to Euphrates), Greta, Silesia, Babylon, Morea, Thessalia, Kurdestan, parts of Greece, Virginia, the Brasils.

Jerusalem, Corinth, Paris (29), Lyons, Toulouse, Cheltenham, Heidelberg, Norwich, Boston, Strasburg, Brindisi.

Austria, Indo-China, Thibet, Caspic Sea and environs, Upper-Egypt, Savoye, North-China, Birma, Argentinia Towns.

Antwerp (21), Charleston, Frankfurt on the M., Freiburg, Vienna, Lisbon, Johannesburg (27), Copenhagen (1).

Algeria, Prussia, Bavaria, Cappadocia, Judea, Jutland, Morocco, Norway, N.

Syria, the Transvaal, Catalonia, Queensland.

Frankfurt on the O., Dover, Liverpool, Messina (18), New Orleans, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Hull, Milwaukee (7), St.

John's, New Foundland (2), Halifax, Newcastle, Cincinnati.

Arabia, Australia, Cape Finistere, Dalmatia, Hungary, Moravia, Slavonia, Spain, Tuscany, Provence, Madagascar.

Avignon, Cologne, Stuttgart, Nottingham, Sheffield, Toledo, Bradford.

British India, Afghanistan, Thracia, Macedonia, Morea, Illyria, Albany, Bosnia, Bulgary, Greece, Hessen, S.W.

Saxony, Mecklenburg, Mexico.

Oxford, Port-Said, Brandeburg, Constanz, Brussels.

Arabia, Red-Russia, Sweden, Westphalia, Wallachia, Abyssinia.

Los Angelos (California), Bremen, Salzburg, Hamburg, Salisbury, Brighton, Ingolstadt.

Portugal, Calabria, Galicia, Normandy, Nubia, the Sahara.

Alexandria, Worms, Sevilla, Ratisbon, Grimsby, Southport, Lancaster, King's Lynn, Preston, Cowes, Bournemouth.

Though the type of the body and the foundation of the character of different nations that come under the same sign, is the same, difference enough may, of course, be noticed, caused not only by race and nationality, but also by many kinds of by-circumstances, such as mode of living, habits, struggle for existence etc.

This is clearly seen e.g.

if we take the Londoner and the American, both n types.

The race may be quite the same here, both speak one language, both are business people, both have a tall slim body (the American is somewhat heavier built), dark hair, the typical Gemini nose and the Gemini hustle and audacity.

But for the rest what a difference between the polite, courteous well-mannered Londoner, who even says "thank you" when he offers you something and who is always "sorry", even if he has not put a straw in your way, and the usually mannerless American who calmly goes on gum-chewing, even if he is at an audience.

Next, what a difference of opinion about their views on 'mine' and 'thine'!

This was once typified by a Dutch lady living in America; she expressed it thus.

The standpoint of the Yankee is: mine is mine and yours is also mine." The Mercury influence in this country is strongly blended with an unfavourable Saturn and Mars influence, through which this type may become decidedly dangerous.

These influences however, operate favourably in other respects viz.

Mars gives energy and spirit of enterprise and Saturn gives the Yankee 197 a degree of self-control which he applies where it will serve him in good stead.

I once saw an admirable specimen of this in California.

An old gentleman, wishing to cross a crowded, muddy street, was knocked down by the bicycle of a butcher's boy, which made an awful mess of his toilet.

The old gentleman clenched his fists, but perceiving the person who had played him this trick and immediately realising that flying in a rage would make the matter worse, he said, smiling politely "excuse me" and walked off.

I could not help lifting my hat to that man, a thing one seldom does in America.

Compare the German, especially the Prussian type, to the English Aries-type.

Mars is the ruler in both cases, but the difference is very striking.

Everything, including the sentimentalism in the German character points to the watery sign Scorpio.

Here also we cannot generalise; viz.

there are regions in Germany that come strongly under Taurus, there we find the heavy-built, thick-set type with the hind part of the head and the heavy bull-neck falling in one straight line, with the skull but little developed.

comes strongly under Gemini, next to Scorpio.

This shows clearly in the younger generation, where the slyness, the impudence and arrogance of Gemini go hand in hand with the masterfulness and despotism of Scorpio.

J) The boy is bullied by the servant, the servant by the "Ober", the "Ober" by the principal, the inferior c ringes to the superior.

Even the German way of writing shows ni.

Many people bring Germany under Aries wrongly in our firm opinion.

How strong the influence of a country is on the form of the body, appears also in America.

The children of pure Italian and Southern French parents (so of round headed races) born in America, get the long, American face with somewhat bent nose.

The body also becomes more attenuated.

The same may be seen in the Dutch colonies in Michigan and other parts of the U.S.

where many Dutch people live.

Many from the North of Groningen have round, fleshy faces and flaxen hair.

Their children on the other hand, show the American type for the greater part.

Even the colour of the hair becomes darker.

It is peculiar that with Germans the original type seems to be retained longer.

Likewise with the Russians.

On a journey through the different states of America we noticed the same amongst Danes and Norwegians.

By tracing regularly the events that take place in the different countries and towns, coming under signs through which stand in their revolution through the 12 zodiacal signs, go, we can find the degree to which the place is specially sensitive (just as this is known for e.g.!) This type that strikes one everywhere by its disagreeable impudence and troublesome, noisy, showy ways migrates readily hence its being met with everywhere in Germany, especially in the North.

In fact it is ubiquitous, and endan- gers the good reputation of the otherwise docile and kind-hearted German (I do not here speak of the youthful German).

198 London, Messina, Melbourne).

To know this is of great help in making predictions relating to the places.

Every place and region has its horoscope, it is extraordinarily difficult to find it out.

The Zodiac of the Head.

We have never been able to discover any sound reason why the Zodiac of the Head should be commenced with V in the place where in fig.

I the sign is and that the first 30 then are called the individuality.

In our opinion we are nearer the truth when we strictly observe what occult philosophy teaches us, viz.

that the seat of the individuality (the Ego) is found in the forehead, above the bridge of the nose.

place this point just within the Aries sign and begin this sign with the upper edge of the forehead, we get a division agreeing completely, not only with the qualities of the signs, but also with the division of the skull as phrenology gives it.

The sign Aries represents the head in the Zodiac of the "Great Man" and for this reason alone we must conclude that this sign (in the Zodiac of the head) must represent that part in which the intellect is seated viz.

the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.

I the front (forehead), the parietal (side), the temporal (the temples) and the occipital (occiput), lobes of the cerebrum are indicated by the letters A, B, C, and D.

The part under it, shaded, represents the cerebellum.

Now, if we trace the division, beginning at the sign Libra (=0=) we see, that in Libra falls the part of the neck that contains the prolonged spinal marrow (the medulla oblongata) which together with the entire system of spinal marrow and spinal marrow nerves have their origin here and may be rega regarded as the organ by which man is enabled to stand erect and retain his equilibrium.

Moreover the lower part of the cerebellum that is in phrenology indicated by the sense of love ($), falls in this sign.

Scorpio contains the cerebellum, the seat of passions and desires, in astrology the sign of generation.

In phrenology this part is indicated as the centre of generation, the seat of domesticity and of sensual love ($+d).

This part extends to behind the ear and a prominence behind the ear always denotes a strong Mars-nature (impulsiveness, passion, vitality).

Sagittarius represents in the phrenological map the place where the sense of freedom, combativeness and friendship are found, these agreeing to the qualities of.

The prominence of combativeness continues from the prominence behind the ear (KI) (see fig.

Here we have a combination of 2J.

The Zodiac of the Head.

1) Welwillendheid = Benevolence; Eigenwaarde en Zelfzucht = Self-assertion and Egoism; Vriendschap en Strijdlust = Friendship and Combativeness; Huiselijkheid en Sensualiteit = Domesticity and Sensuality; Evenwicht = Equilibrium.

2) Verstandsgroep = Intellectual group; Morele groep = Moral group; Groep d.

Eerzucht = Group of Ambition; Zelfzuchtig = Selfish; Groep v.

familieleven = Group of Domestic life; Edel = Noble.

20° Capricorn comes in the place where prudence, selfishness, the striving to attain a high position and a strong self-assertiveness is centred a combination of ♄ and there the reflex of the sign ♑, that exerts its influence more strongly here than in the opposite sign ♋.

So a combination of ♄ and ♋.

The part that represents prudence (17) extends to Aquarius.

Aquarius is the first sign of the moral group which divides into the noble and the selfish sides (fig.

III), the former ruled by ♃ and ☉ the latter by ♄ (20).

Aquarius here rules prudence, constancy, carefulness, spirituality (idealism) and partly reverence (♃ and ♄).

In Pisces come the qualities reverence, hopefulness, spirituality, benevolence, all Jupiter qualities, blended with Sun influence (♃ and ☉).

Aries rules the intellectual centres in the forehead (see fig.

Taurus, the lower part of the skull, that is indicated by ♉ (fig.

I) and with 1, 1, 1 (fig.

II), centre of the senses of shape, colour, measure, indicating the talent of Taurus for art.

Further the bridge of the nose, that part which with the Taurus-type is always so characteristic, viz.

the short, straight nose, very deeply planted.

This characteristic appears exceedingly strong with Taurus-dwarfs and deformed people.

The reaction of Taurus is seen in the opposite sign ♏, which according to this plan governs the neck.

Gemini contains the nose with upper lip and the upper part o the mouth, the breathing (air) and vocal organs.

The long, thin, bent shape of the nose is one of the characteristics of Gemini, as also his seldom resting organ of speech.

Cancer represents the mouth (lower part) i.e.

the upper half of the chin and the organs of digestion in its early stages (the stomach).

Under Leo comes the lower part of the chin and the front part of the throat where are the chief arteries that supply and carry off the blood; carotis (neck-artery) and jugularis (neck-vein).

Virgo becomes ruler of the region connected with the nutrition viz.

the gullet and the chewing muscles (ttp and nutrition).

The physical development begins in its two phases, the masculine, positive one and the feminine, negative one, respectively with the cerebrum and the cerebellum, which may be represented symbolically by O and 3).

Here is meant of course the moment when the consciousness in its various forms begins to influence the development of the parts of the body; while these by their action which at first is only reflex action on stimuli help again to further develop the centres of consciousness, therefore a mutual aid.

The beginning of the real physical development is much earlier, viz.

at a time when there could be no question of a proper expression of consciousness.

Thus gradually by the influence of the Zodiacal signs in connection with the working of the consciousness of the individual, the physical body theref lex of the Ego comes into existence.

The Sun and Moon of the Zodiac of the brains are symbolised by 201 two organs, indicated in the figure by dotted lines (x and y).

They are the coronarium and the pituitary gland (hypophysis cerebri).

The anatomists and physiologers know very little of them as yet and pathology tells us that they may increase greatly in size with certain mysterious diseases and show special symptoms of degeneration.

Occultism teaches us that the coronarium in the earlier stages of evolution was the sense of seeing, serving for observation on higher planes than we are conscious of.

It is remarkable that a certain kind of lizard is to be found that still possesses an identical organ in the shape of a third, rudimentary eye, situated in the middle of the head.

During the fetal life there exists a connection between this mysterious brain-appendix and the third brain-chamber.

Occultism tells us that in the future these organs will again develop and become the 6th and 7th senses, that of clairvoyance ($:) and that of clairaudience or clairfeeling (t).

Figure II represents the phrenological map of the head.

1, 1, 1, are the prominences for 14 is the seat of carefulness, shape, colour, weight, measure, 15 selfishness and self-assertion.

2 is the place of the individuality.

16 desire for approbation.

3 comparison and intuition.

19 capability of learning, sense of construction.

20 destructive faculty, benevolence.

24 vitality, combativeness.

25 love for married life, for 12 eminence, nobility.

offspring, amorousness, 13 constancy.

Figure III indicates the principal division into 4 groups, three for the cerebrum, and one for the cerebellum.

The Zodiac of the Eye.

We can find the expression of the zodiacal signs not only in the different parts of the skull and the conformable parts of the brain, in the mounts and lines of the hand, but also in the various subdivisions of the face.

Nowhere however is it expressed so completely as in the eye and especially in the Iris.

202 On this fact is founded the Eye-diagnostics 1) i.e.

the science of ascertaining the nature and seat of a disease of different parts of the body from discolourings and other indications in the Iris.

It is not merely a knowledge accepted by the laity, but it is nowadays put into regular practice by a great number of medical men.

Ignaz Peczely, a Hungarian, discovered this method.

When a boy, he once caught a large owl.

The bird defended himself furiously and clawed his talons deep into Ignaz' hand.

In order to free himself of the clutch, the boy was compelled to break the leg of the owl with his free hand.

The moment he did so, he saw a dark stripe shoot through the lower part of the owl's eye (through the Iris) and at the same side where he had caused the fracture.

He dressed the leg, which after some time recovered and he now noticed that according as the process of curing advanced, the dark line became surrounded by a narrow light-coloured line, as it were wrapping the sick place round with a protective layer.

This event from his boyhood was recalled to his mind by another observation bearing upon it, when he had just finished his study as doctor of medicine.

This began his research in this line, which ended giving quite a new method of diagnostics.

Gradually he got to know the exact places in the Iris in which the different parts of the body are indicated (see diagram) by observation of his patients.

Quite independently of astrolog y he arrived at the division of the circle of the Iris into 12 equal parts, each of 30 (the 12 zodiacal signs) and to subdivide each part of 30 into 3 parts, each of 10 (the decanates).

It is extremely interesting to study his observations in relation to Astrology.

He shows that the blue colour of the Iris is the only true colour for the Indo-European race, how all newly-born children have blue eyes, how with a bad condition of health the Iris becomes darker, how the ideal colour is the light sky-blue and how the brown and mixed variegations denote a less strong constitution, are in reality symptoms of degeneration etc.

When he speaks here of symptoms of degeneration, meaning the brown pigment in the eyes, this refers to a pure race of blue-eyed people and it may be doubted whether he does not go too far here in his conclusions.

There are, indeed, pronounced brown-eyed races, born with blue eyes though they may be, and by mingling of races, varieties must undoubtedly appear.

Peczely relates that many remedies leave a lasting trace in the !) Cf.

Liljequist, "Die Diagnose aus den Augen".

How far the eye-diagnostics may be used in practice, we do not consider.

Nor do we care what too impulsive and prejudiced opponents say of it.

A thorough research into this branch of medical science will probably make them realise that at least the basis of it is true and that is what most matters here.

By reading the following pages in connection with what has been said before in the book, the why will here also become clear.

203 Iris, and so do the different organic diseases.

He says that in the variegations of the colour of the Iris the condition of our mind is shown with absolute accuracy.

To the expression "the eye is the mirror of the soul" we may therefore add according to this doctrine, "and of the body".

Why must all that happens to the body be expressed in the Iris?

For the same reason—that in man everything which happens in the Cosmos, is reflected.

This becomes clear to us when we consider man as the Cosmos of the eye (which therefore represents the microcosmos then) and by doing so we may go a step further and say: "In the eye the cosmos of the individual reflects at the moment when he was born plus the progressive changes that have taken place therein since that point of time.

There will be no need to point out that the reflexion of the Cosmos also takes place in every part of the body, but the Iris lends itself best to observation.

Chiromancy or palmistry is founded on the same principle.

Some people have the gift of deciphering these cosmic hieroglyphs in a higher degree than others; what is as clear as daylight to one is a sealed book to another; which however does not alter the fact that the latter often claims the right to criticize the former and call him fanciful.

Let us regard the figure on the next page.

The numbers on the right and left arm and r.

leg denote: 204 ff|7.|l| 111|1gf5.->.ySsifiiJ-8..45to5...

The upper part of the diagram (4 decanates) is occupied by the cerebrum, and outside it (1 decanate) is the place of the cerebellum.

The Nadir is occupied by the r.

leg and following the diagram from the Zenith to Nadir we see the resp.

parts of the body follow each other in regular succession.

The dark spot in the centre represents the Pupil of the eye and round it group stomach and intestines, while outside them in the left eye the place of the heart is indicated.

The circle surrounding the figure (the outer half of it) i.e.

the outer edge of the Iris, is the place where diseases of the skin are indicated.

In a book on astrology it is not the place to digress on eye-diagnostics, but we cannot refrain from giving a reproduced diagram for explanation, in which the characteristic delineations in the Iris are shown as they may present themselves with different sickly affections.

With the help of the large diagram it will be easy to conclude the nature of the illness from the place where it occurs in the Iris.

(Different Delineations.) L.

The reason why we insert this diagram is the following.

We tried to make clear on p.

that we, by living out of harmony with the Cosmos, as it were, exclude ourselves from the only source of life and harmony, and it is this exclusion which is so to speak, portrayed by the delineations of the Iris.

An illness has often been compared to a safety valve which is opened, and such it is in the most literal sense.

206 Because by our wrong characteristics and habits we are not in harmony with the Whole of which we form a part, we exclude ourselves from it, and as this is an exclusion from the Source of life, it would have to mean physical death to us, expulsion of our physical body.

Now this does not take place, an organ e.g.

becomes ill and that sick organ shows in our eye as a seclusion, a separation of the healthy part of the Iris.

When recovery follows we see a white line forming round the separated part thus as it were forming a new union of the two.

The separation was only temporary and the bond between the micro-cosmos and the Cosmos has grown tighter.

If we apply this to man and the Cosmos we can imagine that here not only a material but also a mental process of recovery took place.

Had the organ perished and so become expelled, this would have left a lasting defect in the Iris and the characteristic that was the cause of the illness would not have been improved, had to wait therefore till a following incarnation to be taken in hand.

Every illness therefore is a process of recovery for the soul.

Astrology and Medicine.

"The man who is ignorant of the science of astrology, deserves the name of fool rather than that of physician." HIPPOCRATES.

As we observed before, astrology may be of incalculable use in medicine, as regards diagnostics as well as therapeutics and prognosis.

People begin to see this again here and there, especially in the United States; but also in England and France there are many medical men that combine astrology and medicine and thrive, as well as their patients.

In Holland also the doctors will have to dismount from their pedestal (or is it amounting rather?) in order to throw light by this combination into the numerous obscure cases that are now directed to the lumber-room nerves, paralyzing of the heart and complications.

"Moreover astrology wants the medical men, because they, having often the opportunity of tracing the progress and the exact time of births, may throw a light on various questions regarding the birth and the sex, in which Ptolemy has indicated the way to us.

Especially as regards teratology, interesting studies may be made.

We know the aspects under which deformities often occur, but especially with these teratological products it is decidedly needful to know the exact time of birth, seeing that the afflictions of the cusps mean so much here.

By making notes on the births, the medical men would know by 207 simple calculation when the native is subjected to special inharmonious influences and they might work prophylactically by prescribing a definite mode of living during the time the influence is working.

How much disease and misery might not be averted in this way!

They would know by studying astrology that e.g.

a person cannot be operated free of danger, on the day when the Moon is in the sign representing the sick part of the body.

They would choose the right astrological time for their operations and by that enlarge the chances of recovery, or at any rate hasten the process of recovery, while they expose the patient to the reverse when they choose the most unfavourable day.

Investigate how the evidently inexplicable success of some surgeons for a great part is connected with the fact that they intuitively quite unconscious therefore choose the right time for their operations.

And the same holds good for therapeutics.

The ancients knew these truths and knew that on the faithful obeying of the ensuing prescriptions, the success of the attendance depended for a great part.

For operations choose the time when the Moon is waxing in light and in velocity and when it is in a fixed sign, unless this sign represents the part of the body that has to be operated upon.

The Moon should, if possible, receive good aspects from ♃ and ♀.

This sign should be strong i.e.

contain a benefic or receive good aspects.

or th ruler of the Ascendant there, is fairly favourable, provided it is not afflicted by rf.

Ptolemy knew the relation existing between the planets and certain diseases and the relation between definite planets and definite vegetable and mineral remedies.

He arranged both the different plants and the minerals under the conformable planets and Paracelsus especially studied the plants in their natural connection to the planets.

He taught that diseases may be cured by sympathy or by antipathy i.e.

that on one hand diseases that come under a special planet may be cured by means that come under the same planet!) and on the other hand by means that may be arranged under the opposite planet.!) According to Paracelsus the plant has, just like man and animal, in it his organs.

In the herbs are a heart, liver, spleen etc.

This does not mean, he says, that the heart can be found in the plant as it can by man, but that it is present as a power and a virtue, like to the heart.

In the firmament are seven organs, just as in man, but not as palpable organs but as power and virtue, without body, as with man nothing is found to be bodiless.

In the spirit the remedy lies, but not in the body.

In the first place Paracelsus seeks the conformable shape in the plants, conformable to man and Cosmos, and he usually administered the plant which in shape conformed to the sick organ or part of the body, because according to his theorem both the sick organ and the agreeing plant took their shape from the same principle 208 Thus the diseases that come under $ may be cured by remedies coming under cf, diseases under 2J.

by remedies under ft diseases under ft should be treated by remedies falling under the Q etc.

For a closer acquaintance with the long lists of plants arranged according to the influence of the planets I refer to Culpepper's Occult Botany.

He says, "first see which planet caused the disease, next which part of the body is suffering from the disease, and whether the disease is in the tender parts of the body, in the blood or in the system of bones, next by which planet the ill part of the body is ruled You may arrest the disease by herbs opposed to the planet that causes it; e.g.

diseases of Sun or Moon by herbs under ft and the reverse, diseases of Mars by herbs that come under $ and the reverse.

By sympathy as well may be cured, viz.

every planet cures its own diseases e.g.

herbs under Q and I) cure the eyes, those under 2|.

the liver, those under cf the gall and those under $ the diseases caused by $." Curing a patient by submitting him to coloured light may also be reduced to planetary influence viz.

just like the 7 notes of the octave form the 7 planetary key notes of the Harmony of the Spheres.

The 7 colours of the spectrum are the result of the refraction the white light undergoes by the 7 planets (here the materially visible planets are not meant, see p.

The word planet is used here in the astrological sense, so O and D are included.

Uranus an d Neptune are not counted, belonging as they do to the next octave, under which ultra-violet should be counted.

The ultra-red belongs to a preceding octave, so an octave of still slower vibrations than red has.

The colour of cf is red, $ blue, yellow, ft green, 2J.

purple, O orange and D violet.

Every doctor knows the great influence of the colours on certain diseases and on the state of the mind in general.

If you put a mad man who suffers from fits of rage (cf) in a red-coloured room (cf) you need not wait long for a fit, but if you put him in a blue-coloured room with blue ($) coloured glass before the window panes, you will calm him.

Let the melancholy man (ft) abide in red (cf) light and you will make him brighter.

So this is a cure "by antipathy".

An example of cure "by sympathy" is e.g.

the curing of the small-pox under red light.

Many diseases of an acute inflammatory nature such as e.g.

small-pox i) come under the planet cf and by applying red light here, one not only accelerates the process of recovery, but prevents scars in the Cosmos; it therefore might be expected that the (healthy) principle in the plant would come to the aid of the sick principle of the part of the body.

By learning to read the stars of the firmament, he says, the curer learns to cure; not by reading confusedly but connectedly, just as each word in itself has a meaning, but a sentence is formed only by a series of connected words.

!) Small-pox is a <$^ disease.

209 being formed after the process of recovery.

So here d 1 is the cure of the illness.

It is scarcely the place to give here lists of diseases and remedies that come under definite planets.

I refer to Heinrich Daath's and Raphael's Medical Astrology and to the above-mentioned work of Culpepper.

I will only say in short something for elucidation.

We divided the houses of the horoscope into angular (1, 4, 7, 10) succedent (2, 5, 8, 11) and cadent (3, 6, 9, 12) houses and of these me latter especially have to do with illness.

We saw that the mutable signs (n, mp, ^, 3C) are conformable to the cadent houses and so we see that Virgo, the sixth sign, rules the sixth house i.e.

one of the cadent houses that in the first place should be considered when we have to decide in case of illness, and that therefore bears the name of the "house of disease" (p.

So the sign Virgo rules the house of disease and $ is the ruler of this sign; hence we conclude that most diseases take their origin in the digestion (np) and are usually of a nervous () nature.

But further follows the great truth which presses forward more and more of late, that in the Mind (- the Mind) lurks the power of controlling diseases, and seeing that the houses represent the body, we may as well say the Mind is the master of the body.

No doubt the reverse is also true in a sense; for if the Mind finds no normal instrument by which to express itself, that expression can only be defective.

Whe nor Dare in a cadent house, but especially in 6 (also, in a less degree, in 12) the vitality is weaker especially when in these houses they are afflicted by Saturn.

Peculiar as it may seem, this action extends not only to the sign in which ☉ or ☽ are placed in the 6th but also to the signs which are in 8 or ☌ to it; so if the 6th house e.g.

is ruled by a fixed sign, the action expresses itself to some degree in all four fixed signs, so also in the parts of the body conformable to them.

with man the ☉ or with woman the ☽ is in 6th, afflicted in the sign Taurus (it holds good for the other planets too, of course, but in a less degree) we might expect not only that the part of the body, ruled by ♀ (throat) will be subjected to disease, but also the genitals (♂), the heart (☉) and the blood plus the mental qualities (☽) may show a tendency to disease.

This applies as universal rule, and also that the position of ♄ in 6 and afflicted, is a very bad token for the vitality; it often is the indication of chronic diseases coupled to atrophy, paralysis, gangrene etc.

all disease of the system of bones (♄) as osteoporosis, osteomalacy, abnormal formation of bones; also chronic skin-diseases, chronic rheumatism, tuberculosis, all kinds of paralysis, etc.

☿ in 6 will indicate great sensitiveness of the nervous system and diseases of it.

The position of ♃ or ♂ in 6 often denotes strange, little-known affections also.

14 210 Although not so potent as f, d and #, the afflictions of the other planets may also manifest in the above-mentioned way e.g.

the ☉ in 6 (in the for V) strongly afflicted by ♃ would indicate a propensity for a poplexy etc.

For further particulars refer to chapter: Health and Disease p.

In this direction medical men might pay great services to astrology and last though not least to their patients; the field lies fallow for a great part and the soil is rich.

Especially where it concerns internal affections that are hard to diagnose, astrology may be of incalculable use—and poor, tortured humanity would have to play less the miserable part of the rabbit that is experimented upon!

One will be inclined to say that this is in reality a returning to old and long-left methods of cure and this truth will not be denied, but one should not forget that it is a repetition with better resources i.e.

with an enormous theoretical knowledge and a well-schooled intellect.

Everything repeats itself, in the scientific department as well as in nature.

Repetition is the foundation of all progress, of every evolution; every repetition is coupled to progress.

The science of medicine has experienced the strong influence of materialism and under that influence it was sure to harden and perish, just like everything must perish under that crystalizing influence; however much good materialism brings, for the rest, during the short time it w aves its sceptre, if it influences too long, it kills.

It is a necessary link in the chain of evolution, no more.

However primitive the ancient medicine of the time of Ptolemy and long before, may seem in the eyes of the present doctor, it nevertheless did wonders, for the simple reason that it had a firm, sound, constant basis, the Cosmos, those people knew that the micro-cosmos reflects the macrocosmos.

On this basis one may safely build on and the pioneers who will erect this new building on the old foundations, we must no doubt seek under the sign Aquarius.

In still another way astrology may bring much light to the medical man.

It is namely known that with various acute diseases a crisis comes after a certain number of days, and repeats itself after a certain number of other days in many cases.

If we study this in connection with the positions of the Moon and with the position of the planet under whose influence the disease arose, we shall find that these moments of crisis appear during the time the Moon is in ☍ or ⚹ to the place it occupied at the moment the disease began, or also at the moment the patient was laid up and called in the doctor's aid.

The being laid up we may viz.

regard already as a critical exacerbation in the process of illness and this will usually arise at the moment when the Moon comes in ☌ to the position it occupied at the commencement of the disease.

211 Likewise the Q position in connection with this place, will cause a slight exacerbation.

The crisis denotes a turning in the process of disease: improvement or getting worse and as the Moon revolves in about 28 days, we may expect a crisis the 8th (n) day and the 14th (8).

On the 21st day the Moon comes again in D to its original position, but the process of recovery with acute diseases has usually been entered upon by that time and this period will be less noticed.

Moreover the 5th and the 11th day should be considered, when the Moon comes in Z and Q to its original position.

One must not set to work mechanically here, but should have one's judgment work and regard the progressive and radix aspects in the patient's horoscope in relation to those in the Cosmos during his illness.

After having made some astrological knowledge his own, the medical man will realise the great use of this method.

In judging the critical days one should especially take into consideration the normal duration of the illness.

If this is very short, e.g.

6 or 7 days, one may expect the crisis when the ☽ is at a distance of 45 (Z) from its original place.

from 8 to 15 days, the place of 90 (D) has especially to be taken into account, and if the normal duration is longer than a fortnight, one may expect the principal crisis on 180 (8) and 270 (Q) from the original place of the Moon, soon the 14th and 21st day after the beginning of the illness.

infectious diseases appear good-natured one year and malicious in another year; why e.g.

should small-pox or scarlatina be in some years so virulent and in other years so much less dangerous that hardly any notice is taken of them?

This cannot always be reconciled with influences of climate e.g.

that in one year the temperature and the moisture of the atmosphere should be working more favourably or more unfavourably on the development of the virus.

If you care to find the solution to this riddle, you will find it in the constellations of the planets, there only.

Put all prejudice aside, if possible, and seek honestly in that direction and unless your research is too superficial, I am absolutely certain that you are won for Astrology.

Diseases coming under the Planets in the Different Signs.

'Hail him who follows not the erring ways, but the order of the light of nature he is the remedy and the healer." PARACELSUS.

In judging the native's more or less receptibility to various diseases one should, as has been mentioned, trace the 6th house especially; 212 the sign on its cusp or the planet possibly placed in this house, usually indicates the weak point.

Further should the ascendant and the afflictions that Sun and Moon receive also be taken into account.

From this we learn whether there is a propensity for illness and in what direction we have to look for it.

Next, one should consider the planets in their signs, and one may arrive at more detailed conclusions.

The signs in which the planets are posited therefore, indicate the receptibility to certain affections and we may accept as a general rule that inharmonious aspects increase this receptibility.

That the disease of a part of the body not only expresses itself by the Zodiacal sign which represents this part of the body, but also by the signs which form an 8 or a D aspect to it, becomes clear to us when we classify the diseases into: A.

Diseases of the physical body.

Diseases of the astral body (the soul).

Diseases of the mental body (the mind).

These three groups of diseases agree respectively to 1 the fixed signs (tf, Q,, ni, y~), 2 the mutable signs (n, np, &ft) and 3 the cardinal signs (V, 25, =, ($) and as we know that the four signs of each group form an 8 or a D aspect to each other, we understand that a disease that e.g.

expresses itself in DC, a mutable sign, so a suffering of the soul will show a tendency to express itself also in the corresponding signs, in inharmonious aspect to it, the signs n, W and ?

which also represent the soul.

The same holds good for all cases.

x) If there is a symptom, we may define beforehand where most probably the further symptoms will show themselves.

That a disease really shows this tendency of expressing itself by an 8 and G symptom-complex, we will elucidate with a few examples.

!) To those who cannot believe in the great influence of the signs of the Zodiac and the planets on the health of body and spirit we advise, by way of transition, to make for a short time a study of the characters and temperaments of their acquaintances in connection with their horoscopes.

They will find that their temperament is accurately expressed by the Zodiacal signs that play the strongest part in their horoscopes, so especially by those signs that are on Asc.

and those that contain many planets (especially ☉ or ♂).

They will see that a special temperament belongs to a special sign and according to the following scale.

Choleric 2) temperament fiery signs ♈, ♌, ♐.

Sanguine airy ♊, ♎, ♒.

Melancholic watery ♋, ♏, ♓.

Phlegmatic earthy ♉, ♍, ♑.

We need hardly mention that the pure type is rarely found, but usually transitions in which one of the four characteristics is most conspicuous.

2) One might also think of gall by choleric, and of blood by sanguine and conceived in that way, one could arrange choleric among the watery signs and sanguine among the fiery signs.

The general conception however is the one mentioned above.

213 Diphtheritis, a suffering of the throat, so coming under X, is attended with weakness of the heart ($,) and a rapidly developing anaemia (s:).

The symptons with Uraemia (ni) are chiefly dryness of the mucous membrane of the nose, the mouth and the larynx Ctf), hoarse voice (X), attacks of fever, dizziness (), convulsions, spasms (sz), Neuralgia, Weakness of the nerves, a suffering of the head (V) expressed as insomnia* (V), want of memory (V and 25), head-aches, gastric disturbances (25) such as e.g.

With the cerebral form the sign V plays a greater part, with the gastric the sign 25.

Thesexual neurosis comes under the cerebellum rather, the sex-function is affected (rn.) accompanied by pain in the back (Q.) and weakness of the limbs (s:).

With Nephritis Chronica 2)(=0.) where the proper membrane of the kidney (=0=) suffers and the kidney is soft and large, gastrointeritis, anaemia, disease of the eyes, such as retinitis 3)(V), oedemia 4)(25%).

The skin (Z) and the kidneys (=0=) influence each other mutually, when the skin secretes more sweat, the kidneys have an easier task.

With Nephritis Chronica intersitialis (ni) where the interstitial membrane chiefly is suffering, which by contraction causes the withered kidney small and hard (fixed sign) appear cachexia 5), asthma, anaemia (s:), hypertrophy 6) of the heart (Q,), sclerosis 7) of the arteries, hard throbbing pulse (~ and Q.).

Syp syphilis (ni) expresses by festering of nose, throat and larynx (tf).

Regarding this disease so universally spread at present, which at the beginning of the 16th century began to scourge Europe in a terrible way, We will remind the reader of the astrologer Paulus Almanus, also called Peter of Middleburg, who as early as the year 1487 had predicted the arrival of this disease in his Prognosticum sigintiannorum, as the effect of a conjunction of ♃ and ♄ in Scorpio.

Peter of Middleburg in his augury speaks about a disease that will scourge the people till in their posterity.

Though this epidemic is by "science" ascribed to wars, inundations and other disasters that in those times were the order of the day, it is evident to the astrologer that these disasters also, sprang forth from the same cause as the syphilis-epidemic viz.

the conjunction of ♃ and ♄ in Scorpio.

See further under planetary conjunctions (p.

2) Chronic inflammation of the kidneys.

3) Inflammation of the retina.

5) An unhealthy condition of nutrition.

6) Excessive development.

214 Sexual maturity (ni) appears together with "the beard in the throat" (V).

Of Diabetes (=0=) the etiology is fairly obscure, but the cause is sought in deep emotions, brain-suffering (V).

Here a great thirst occurs and abnormal appetite, the stomach (55) functions in an enormous way, further disease of the skin (%) occurs.

When the Medulla oblongata also suffers (ni), the cause is often found to be malaria (s:) or syphilis (ni).

If death does not ensue through some complication, it ensues through coma.

We cannot always regard the disease as originating in one sign, for some times the neighbouring sign is also concerned in the suffering and diabetes e.g., originally coming under the diseases of the mind (V a cardinal sign), may also include a suffering of the physical body (X a fixed sign).

We mean here originally so primary; secondarily the body will suffer all the same, when the mind or the soul are suffering.

Here the symptom-complex becomes more involved, but this will not make the experienced medical man shrink back, on the contrary.

Thus the two types of Scrophula patients may be distinguished, the one with swollen upper lip, and pale swollen face (V), with indolent, phlegmatic mind, with eczema (%) and suffering of the joints and bones (rtT), and scrofulous festering tumours (25).

The other type (,?) has a fair, transparent, red complexion, lively spirit and eyes, bronchial catarrh (n) and swollen b elly (try).

With Nephritis (==) accompanied by retention of the urine, convulsions often occur as symptom (V) and general paroxysm of muscle contraction, sometimes loss of consciousness.

With heart's disease (QJ), dropsy usually begins at the ankles (~), with nephritis (=*=) at the face (V), with liver complaint at the belly (np) etc.

(1 fixed, 2 cardinal, 3 mutable signs).

Every doctor might increase the number of examples infinitely.

We might go further with this division and bring under group A the diseases: 1.

of the visible physical body and 2.

of the invisible phys.

body or etheric double also called ether-body or life-body.

To digress on this would lead us too far and beyond the scope of this work.

In general the diseases of T?

are chronic, prolonged, scleros-ing, cold.

Uranus has about the same influence, except that the affections are more of a nervous nature and often incurable.

This is also the case with Neptune.

It often causes affections difficult to diagnose.

i) A state of deep torpor.

Catarrhal affections in the head, catching colds, caries of the teeth, sometimes deafness, brain-anaemia, rheumatic headaches.

ftin X- Chronic affections of the throat, laryngeal phthisis, loss of voice, diphtheria, gangrenous angina.

Weakened vitality and bad digestion, chronic bronchial catarrh, asthma, tuberculosis of the lungs, trembling of arms and hands.

Weak stomach and hence digestion-disturbances.

Anaemia, scrophula, receptivity to malaria in the tropics, tuberculosis, nausea, 2) breast-cancer, chlorosis.

Weak action of the heart, throbbings of the heart, weak back, deformed back-bone.

Constipation, suffering of the intestines, calculous stones in kidneys and bladder, indolent liver, consumption of the belly.

ftin =k Impure blood, sometimes strangury, 4) kidney-colic, Bright's disease, retention of the urine.

Suffering of the nervous system, genitals, haemorrhoids, gravel, caries of the nasal cartilage (tf8"I).

Disease of the hips, ischias, rheumatism of the thigh muscles, disease of the hip joint.

Weak knees, head-aches, fevers, affections of the skin, rheumatism of the joints.

Rheumatism, anaemia, weak ankles, contraction of the Achilles tendon, sclerose of the spinal marrow, artery-sclerose.

Very susceptible to catching cold, cold feet.

When a sign occupies a prominent place in the horoscope e.g.

in the ascendant, or (especially in judging a disease) on the cusp of the sixth house, this sign indicates to what diseases the native is most receptive.

Aries gives a propensity to suffering of the brain, headaches, insomnia, neuralgia, eye-affections, various kinds of eczema at the head, dizziness etc.

Affections of the throat such as angina, laryngitis, pharyngitis, goitres, croup and diphtheria, apoplexy, affections of the tonsils, affections of the voice, a hoarseness etc.

Propensity to bronchial catarrh, asthma, pneumonia, tuberculosis of the lungs, nervous disorders, affections of arms and hands.

Cancer causes digestion-disturbances, stomach complaint, flatulency, dropsy, cancer, chlorosis etc.

Affections of the heart such as palpitatio cordis 5), hypertrophy 1) Dangerous quinsy.

2) A propensity to vomit.

4) Pain in passing the urine.

5) Abnormal beatings of the heart.

216 of the heart, affections of the blood and hence fevers, fainting fits, throat affections (Xn1).

Suffering of the intestines, such as dysentery, colic, constipation, diarrhoea, cholera, peritonitis, and all diseases rising from chronic suffering of the entrails, such as anaemia, etc.

Kidney complaint in its various forms, such as Bright's disease, diabetes, kidney congestion, nephritis, obstruction of the urine, rheumatic affection of the loin-muscles (lumbago) etc.

The various forms of bladder and genital suffering, suffering of the pelvis of the kidney, affection of uterus and vagina, retention of urine, syphilis and throat affections (ni8V) occurring simultaneously.

Suffering of the hips and the hip joint, nervous suffering.

Affections of the skin, various kinds of eczema, prurigo, pruritis, scabies, urticaria, also rheumatism of the joints, fits of melancholy.

Diseases of the blood, weakness of the heart, nervous and mental affections, poor circulation, anaemia, poisoning of the blood, weak and painful ankles.

Diseases accompanied by watery tumours, dropsy, scrofula (principally softening) the feet are the weak point, corns, painful callosity etc.

Alcoholism also often occurs under this sign.

Mars gives in general diseases of an inflammatory and a feverish nature with acute exacerbatio ns and remissions.

The Sun causes about the same diseases as Mars, but often less vehement and less sudden.

Sleeplessness, restlessness, head-aches through brain congestion, wounds at the head.

Affections of the throat, suffering of the kidneys, swollen tonsils, diphtheria, parotitis, 4) rheumatism in the muscles of the neck.

Wounds and fractures of the arm, bronchitis, pneumonia, suffering of the nervous system, neuralgic pains.

Stomach suffering, indigestion, bleeding of the stomach, dyspepsia, vomitting of bile, stomach cough.

Heart-throbbing, suffering of the kidneys, aneurism, 5) angina, ) rheumatism of the muscles of the back, herpes zoster.

With children often worms, intestine-affection, diarrhoea, gastro-interitis, cholera, peritonitis.

1) A popular skin disease.

2) An intolerable itching, 3) Nettle-rash.

4) Inflammation of the glands situated on each side of the cheek, mumps.

5) A dilatation in an artery.

7) A skin affection consisting of vesicles grouped on an inflamed surface.

Suffering of the kidneys, lumbago.

Sexual and bladder diseases, irregular menstruation, head-aches, haemorrhoids, nose and throat suffering, bladder suffering, diabetes, hypertrophy of the prostate-gland.

Pains in the hips, thighs, ischias.

Affections of the knees, rheumatic fevers, nettle-rash, psoriasis, scabies.

Fevers, pains in the lower leg, heart-throbbing (s:81), blood-poisoning, erysipelas of the lower leg.

Suffering of the feet, intestines, breathing organs; diseases caused by drinking too much; corns, painful callosities.

Headaches, catarrhal affections, migraine, sleeplessness, weak sight.

Throat suffering, especially watery tumours, accompanied by inflammation.

Suffering of the breathing organs, especially catarrhal.

Suffering of the stomach, epilepsy, anaemia, flatulency, cancer.

Heart throbbing, pains in the back, fainting fits.

Suffering of the intestines, depression, bilious complaint, nervousness.

Stomach and liver complaint, weak back.

Kidney-suffering and affections of the uro-genital apparatus (hydrocele), heart throbbing, herniae.

Weakness of the limbs, intestine suffering, gout, nervous disorders.

Weak back and kidneys, moist skin-diseases, synovitis of the knee.

Pains in the limbs, nervousness, swollen veins, varicose veins, blood-poisoning.

Anaemia, cold, moist feet, weak lungs, alcoholism.

Of the other planets, 2{., ?

and &$ causes diseases of a nervous nature e.g.

in V nervous disturbances through overstrain, neuralgia; in V throat troubles, especially expressing as a hoarseness; in # and ~ stinging pains through the limbs etc.

and $ by strong affliction give symptoms of illness, which will in general be expressed by overnutrition, abnormal expansion, fattening, strong development of cellular tissue, abnormal secretion etc.

One had better not be content with one indicatio of some illness, but pass one's judgment only when there is more than one indication for it.

A planet placed in the sixth house can always ascertain us regarding the nature of the disease and also the planets that are eventually placed in the sixth sign (tip).

218 If ☉ or ☽ is afflicted in 6, especially by ♄, one may be sure of little vitality, of weak health therefore.

If moreover the twelfth house is afflicted, this makes the condition worse, so does an affliction of the ascendant.

Embryology and Heredity with respect to Astrology.

"Everything is contained in the germ.

Every growth is a development." RUCKERT.

The moment of impregnation, which we called Epoch, is of extremely great importance, because at this moment the father's qualities imprinted in the sperm, are going to combine themselves with those of the mother, contained in the feminine ovum.

In every cell of the body the inherent qualities of the individual are imprinted, we have tried to show this when we dealt with the birth-horoscope.

They are present in both germ-cells, viz.

in the masculine sperm that forms the positive (|) and in the feminine ovum, that form the negative () centre in this important event.

Together they must build a cosmos the microcosmos.

The symbol of Cosmos and man is, as we already showed: i.e.

the egg (O) in which the masculine (|) and the feminine principle () are present.

It also represents the egg-cell after the second dividing of the cell.

The inheriting of the qualities of father and mother is not the only reason why the moment of conception is of such importance to the astrologer, there is another more important reason.

The Ego re-incarnates viz.

always in a body that by inherited qualities of the parents interprets as accurately as possible the qualities that the Ego has gained himself in former lives, and we might safely set more store by these obtained qualities of the Ego, than by those inherited from t the parents.

They form a harmonic combination.

The body is inherited from the parents and also the characteristics that are connected with a special build of the body, as for instance, the manner of speaking, the gait, the gesticulations; further the predisposition to certain diseases etc.

Moreover various qualities of the soul are inherited, such as passion, temper, thoughtfulness, etc.

By comparing the birth-horoscope of the child with that of the parents, we see pictured before us what qualities it has inherited from its parents and what qualities must be regarded as the special property of the Ego.

The former will of course have been developed for the greater part 219 by the incarnating Ego in preceding lives, for it tries to incarnate in a body suitable to its qualities.

The Ego chooses a definite place for its birth that the moment when the position of the Zodiacal Signs and the aspects of the Planets are in concordance with its characteristics and its Karma.

So by comparing the horoscopes of parents and child with regard to heredity, even the staunchest unbeliever in astrological influences must arrive at the conclusion that man is typified by the position of the celestial bodies under which he is born.

A striking likeness of the horoscopes accompanies always a strong likeness of stature and character of ancestors, or parents, and descendants.

Where the likeness is not to be found between the horoscopes of parents and child, it is sure to be found between those of one of the ancestors and the child and here again character and physique run parallel with the respective horoscopes.

*) If we trace the embryo in its development, commencing with the egg, we see that it takes its origin, with animal as well as with man, in one single cell, which contains all the qualities comprised in the individual whence it took its origin.

A second cell, also comprising the qualities of another individual, comes in contact with the former and the impulse is given to the coming into being of a new vehicle by which the third individuality will be able to express itself (Iris + Osiris = Horus).

Everybody, how ever high or low evolved, took its origin from the fecundated egg-cell which in fact may be called immortal, it divides itself and divides again and though the original cell perishes, disappears, each cell arisen from it, bears the stamp of the original and this characteristic is comprised in the composition of our Cosmos as it was at the moment the fecundation took place.

This cell contains not only the characteristics of the individual imprinted in it, but also all organs and parts of organs that develop from it, and it comprises all qualities necessary to the sustaining of life as well as to the functions needed, to have its kind live on!

The one cell represents the whole Individual.

The multiplication need not always happen by division, but may take place by formation of buds and in other ways.

Two cells may also combine to one and thus procure existence for a third, a separate one.

A very involved process takes place here, in which the impulse to division arises from the core of the cell (nucleus) and a still smaller body (centrosome), present in the cell, after which follows the division of the protoplasm and according to the nature of the division cells with different qualities come into being and these bear nevertheless the original stamp.

In this is included the whole secret of the continuity of a race, viz.

"Cosmos and Microcosmos" by C.

Veen, Amersfoort (The Netherlands).

220 germ-cells whether masculine or feminine are a part of the body of an individual belonging to a certain race, and the special stamp every race has, is not only imprinted on the individual as a whole, but also on every cell, and where fecundation of a negative germ-cell takes place by a positive germ-cell of the same race-nature, the same race must necessarily come into being.

Every germ-cell has therefore two chief characteristics at least, viz.

first, the stamp given to it by the race or nationality and secondly the stamp which is the individual's own, and that is caused by inheritance from parent to child.

The same germ-cell goes, as it were, through the entire succession of ancestors, and the type of germ-cell alters only to the degree the individual evolves in some direction.

This regards the individual's answering to the progression of his horoscope.

the human or animal body in its earliest stage, springs forth from the coming together of the two mentioned egg-cells (sperm and ovum).

It is beyond our scope to describe the development of the embryo.

Refer to the handbooks on embryology for this matter.

We shall only mention in short the chief processes that take place and next show that the growth may be traced according to the signs of the Zodiac and that the entire process of development of the embryo is a repetition of the various stages which man has gone through, during the periods of evolut ion of the Earth.

At the beginning we said already that the /rza/ z-embryo went through mineral, vegetable and animal evolution and that the present minerals, plants and animals are forms left behind, originating from the various periods or rounds (rounds) of evolution of the Earth, as they are called in occult science.

With every new period (round) the preceding stages are repeated in short, all evolution is founded on repetition and now we see this repetition distinct before us in the growth of the embryo.

With the mammals the growth of the embryo, (excepting little differences occurring sometimes at the very beginning,) agrees quite with that of man, -- so far one has had the opportunity to trace its different stages, which was naturally attended by far more difficulties than with the animal.

In the ovary the fecundation takes place and here the division begins.

The contents of the egg-cell becomes after fecundation the so-called germ bubble which is covered by one layer of cellular tissue and is thicker in one spot, the germ garden, which consists of more layers of cells.

From that arise and grow round the germ-bubble the three mem- i) Cf.

Works on Occultism by Blavatsky, A.

Steiner, Leadbeater, Max Heindel etc.

221 branes, the outer, the middle one, and the inner germ-skin or the ecto-, the meso- and the info-derm.

This is the first plan of the embryo, in which soon the primitive stripe with the back-groove (by bending inward) grows, i.e.

the first plan for brain and spinal marrow.

It begins to grow at the head-part of the embryo ('Y-brain), grows further along the back as plan for the prolonged marrow (V).

At the head-part the gill-openings and gill-flaps develop, the gill-opening forms the primitive plan of the breathing organs (n).

At the same time begins at the head-part the plan of the heart (Q), in the shape of 2 free hollow tubes which approach each other more and more, curl to an S-shape and grow together.

The back develops first, after which comes the development of the belly (tip).

The groove of the back has in the mean time formed the first plan of the vertebrae and of the chest; and the plan of the intestinal canal arises by the bending inward of the intoderm which lies on the yolk, viz.

the so called mid-entrail (tip) Mouth, stomach and gullet are still wanting; they are formed later out of the gill-flaps, out of which also the lower jaw, the auditory duct, haering-bones, tongue-bone etc.

While the mid-entrail (tip) was being formed and already before, there formed by raising of the outer form of the germ-bubble two membranes, an inward or Amnion, and an outward or Chorion.

The latter sends flakes in the placenta and thus the condition has been procured for a new way of nutrition (ttp) seeing the yolk is at the same time almost consumed.

A third membrane is also formed, the Allantois which grows rapidly and lies against the Chorion, growing also in the grooves of the placenta.

This is the case with mammals.

The stem of the Allantois is the navel-string which is already present in the third week.

The spinal cord has meanwhile further developed and is formed into the Chorda dorsalis, giving rise to the lumbar vertebrae (=0=).

In the 4th week the plan of the urine- and the sex-apparatus (ni) is formed.

The testicles and ovaries are formed in the 8th week and lie close to the back at first.

Not until the 7th month the testicles lower.

At the beginning the sex organs are the same with the male and the female embryo, but in the 3rd month the differentiating (elimination or development) takes place.

After the first plan for the uro-genital-organs, the limbs begin to be formed as stumps (>?).

They grow longer, the knee (%) and the lower leg (s:) are formed and at length also the plan for hands and feet is originated and the separation into fingers and toes (DC).

This succession of the different zod.

influences is ever repeated, giving again and again new impulse for further development, though the devel- development of the parts of the body proceeds in between, of course.

That is why it becomes more difficult to trace the succession of the signs at the further rounds of evolution.

We might also trace the separate influence of the planets month by month taking the planets in the order they occur in the Cosmos.

We see the growth happen in proportion to, and in harmony with, the qualities of the resp.

The 1st month comes under Saturn.

Laying of the material foundation.

First plan of the different parts.

The 2nd month comes under Jupiter.

Development of the membranes and strong expansion of them.

Strong growth of the head and the brain beginning of development of the limbs.

The 3rd month comes under Mars.

Differentiation of sex.

Development of the genitals, formation of fingers and toes.

The 4th month comes under the Sun.

The embryo takes the human shape, the face gets human features.

The embryo is now called foetus.

So an individualisation (O) as it were.

The 5th month comes under Venus.

Further development of the genitals.

Growth of the hair and the nails.

The 6th month comes under Mercury.

Strong development of the brain.

First movements of the foetus.

It may be born alive and can breathe but not keep alive.

The 7th month comes under the Moon.

At the end of this month the early birth may take place and the child may keep alive.

The 8th month comes under Saturn.

The first cycle is completed.

Abortive birth may take place in thi s period.

Beginning of the second cycle.

The 9th month comes under Jupiter.

Normal birth takes place.

If we trace the development of the eye e.g., we see that the inward eye viz.

the visual nerve begins first to form from the brain.

Not until this excrescence reaches the ectoderm, the outward eye begins to be formed by bending inward.

The same is the case with the organ of hearing, viz.

here also the inward part of the organ is first formed.

We see here the same progress as with the development of man, that as we have seen, went from the mental plane through the astral, to gain the physical plane in the end.

The period of the development of the inward senses agrees to the time he had his consciousness on the astral plane, when he, as occultism teaches us, had the inner sight and inner hearing, i.e.

was clairvoyant and clairaudiant making use of his astral senses.

Physical senses he had not yet, these developed not until his descent into matter and this period agrees therefore to the formation of the outward senses after the excrescence had touched the ectoderm.

We might also, if we e.g.

compare the development of the heart with the conditions the man-embryo had to go through from the earliest periods of animal consciousness up to human consciousness, find back 223 these forms of evolution in the stages of the evolution of the heart.

The most primitive species of animal we know is that of the Protozoa, animals consisting of a single cell, and where there is no question of heart and circulation.

This agrees to the period of evolution of the embryo before the plan of the double-tubed heart was formed.

In the human development it represents the first stage of animal consciousness, during the third period (round) of the earth.

With the Articulate animals, e.g.

with the Polychetae, a tube-shaped heart is found (with many species of them) that shows already peristaltic contraction.

This agrees to the time in evolution of the embryo, where the heart is being formed.

In the human development it represents the second period of the stage of animal consciousness of the third period (round) of the earth.

With the Crustaceans there is a dorsal blood vessel or heart but often no veins; the Arachnoidea have already veins.

They are therefore forms of transition.

With the Fishes the heart is developed and divided into a ventricle and an auricle; no separation therefore of veinous and arterous blood, the blood is mixed and is provided with oxygen and purged of carbonic acid in the gills.

This agrees therefore to the time when, the man-embryo formed the gill-flaps, during which time it had a pure gill-breathing, just like the fish.

The heart was then also divided into two halves and curved itse S-shaped (15th 18th day), after which the separation of the auricles begins.

As transition we may mention here the mudfish (Dipnoi) which has double breathing, by gills and by lungs.

In the human development it represents the third stage of animal consciousness of the third period of the earth.

With the Amphibians there are already one ventricle and two auricles, so the mingling of arterial and venous blood is less strong here, by which the brain is better nourished and consequently the consciousness increases.

We see this separation of the ventricles occur in the same order with the embryo.

In the human development it represents the fourth stage of animal consciousness of the third period of the earth.

With the Reptiles we see already an incomplete septum between the ventricles, such as we also observe in the development of the embryo-heart.

The gill-flaps are modified into organs (already begun with the preceding group) and the breathing with both has given place to lung-respiration; the lungs develop with the embryo.

With one 224 species of lizard, the crocodile, a complete division of the heart into 2 ventricles and 2 auricles has already taken place.

This must be regarded as a transition to the next group.

This group and embryonal period, agree to the fifth stage of animal consciousness of the third period of the earth.

The Birds and the Mammals represent the 6th and 7th stage of animal consciousness of man.

The heart is divided into 2 ventricles and 2 auricles, by which pure arterial blood is supplied, and consequently the instrument of consciousness can develop better.

During the intra-uterine life no partition is yet found between the two auricles (the Foramen Ovale) aremnant from former heights of development.

Though the preceding does not come directly under Astrology, it will be useful, in our opinion to show the eternal periodicity, the everlasting repetition in the Cosmos and in its image, the microcosmos.

x) We feel fully that a degree of knowledge regarding the occult history of evolution is necessary in order to be impressed by the truth of the comparisons.

It is also interesting to trace the relation existing between the different tissues and the organs arising from the three germ-blades, but this would lead us too far.

The conformity and the going parallel of the development of the embryo and that of man in the different stages of earth evolution, may be drawn much further and detailed by e.g.

comparing nutrition and deve lopment of sex, but that is superfluous here.

!) The famous Tabula Smaragdina Hermetis, which forms the traditional basis of Alchemy, tells us in reality nothing but the unity of macrocosmos and microcosmos.

"Quod est inferius est sicut id quod est superius," the proportions and ingredients of one are the proportions and ingredients of the other.

The origin of all life is the Sun, the origin of all form is the Moon, "Pater ejus est sol, Mater ejus est luna...

Nutrix ejus terra est." By feeling that to be the truth, one should inevitably come to the conclusion that Astrology must be true.

Indeed, everything originates from a common source.

"Omnia ex uno." 225 l) Aura v.

hoofd = Aura of the head.

Just as we imagine the coming into being of the material centres of power of the planets, by contraction of matter round a centre, we may imagine the human body as being arisen by the condensing of more ethereal vehicles of the Ego; just as every Cosmos therefore in its first periods of material existence has the lens-shape (the astronomical observations point this out in the nebular spots), we may imagine the human body contracted from the lens-shape, of which the heart (the Sun the life-giver) is the centre and in which the planets, or the signs represented respectively by these planets, are arranged in regular order as they occur in the Cosmos.

We can then clearly imagine why in this Cosmos on a small scale in every part of the body comes under a special Zodiacal sign; how 25 rules the breasts, the stomach; == the loins, the kidneys; n\ the genitals, # the thighs etc., as the figure shows.

The aura of the head which is observed by clairvoyant people as 15 226 radiating far beyond the head and further the outer part of the aura of the body, chiefly the mental aura, come under the signs Pisces, Aquarius and Capricorn, expressing these signs in a higher octave.

The head itself comes as far as the cerebrum under Aries, while the cerebellum and the neck come under Taurus.

The Cosmos in Relation to number, Sound and Colour.

The Cabbalists set great value upon the numeral significance of the Zodiacal signs and of the planets and this becomes clear to us when we take into consideration the fact that to them the numbers were symbols with a profound meaning.

As they moreover in the whole Universe and its integrant parts saw symbols, it is obvious that they sought the relation between the two, and they found it.

Thus all signs and all planets have received their cabbalistic values of number, which I will give here briefly without going into details, because it falls beyond the scope of this book.

The Cabbalists founded their predictions chiefly on this.

The most common number cabbala is as follows: V=7 &=1 J=4 X=6 "?=1 or 10 X=3 n=3 or !2=0 ==8 ss=2 ss=5 n\=9 30=11.

And for the planets in their Chaldean order: O=1 or 4 6=5 =2 or 7.

ft=84=3c?=9 When we put the 7 planets in the Chaldean order at the angles of a 7-pointed star, as annexed, we get, by beginning at the Sun and following the line, the rulers of the successive days of the week (see p.

167); by beginning at iron and taking every other, we get the exact order of the atom-weight of the resp.

Atom-weight d1 iron 56.

$ copper 63.2 j) silver 108.

tin 117.5 Atom-weight Of gold 196.2 quicksilver 200.

227 This points out that the arrangement by the ancient astrologers and alchemists was not a mere arbitrary one, because we cannot but suppose that to them the atom weights of these metals was unknown.

Indeed, the connection existing between the different planets and their metals is still more distinctly expressed in our language; we speak of e.g.

"the golden Sun", "the silver Moon", etc.

We have already mentioned the experiments of Reichenbach with sensitive people and how he has shown that the parts of the heavens to the sensitive eye display the various colours of the spectrum, agreeing to the colours of the human aura.

74, 248) We know that the light of the Sun by any prismatic atom is divided up into its 7 integrant parts, which together form the white light, viz.

in order, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, which are formed by the blending together of the three cardinal colours red, yellow, blue.

Under the description of the planets we have already pointed out that each planet agrees to a certain colour and tone, (O orange, C; 3) green-silber, F; $ yellow, E; $ blue, A; d1 red, G; 2J.

violet, indigo, B; r) grey, black, green, D,) and thus we can imagine that the original white light of the Sun is divided up into its integrant parts by the complicate prism of the planets, according to the nature of the refraction, showing as colours and as chemical heat-rays or as rays of light and sounds.

The pure, spiritu al, white light of the Sun we do not observe as such; our eyes see the material, coloured light of the Sun.

The red is in the spectrum the deep bass vibration of the ether (477 million vibr.

sec.), whereas the violet is the highest tone of the octave (699 million vibr.

Here the close relationship between colour and sound (7 tones 7 colours) strikes us and we understand Goethe where he says Die Sonnet ont nach alter Weise In Bruderspharen Wettgesang, Und ihrevorgeschieb'ne Reise Vollendet Sie mit Donnergang etc.

and another passage Tdnend wird fur Geistesohren Schonder neue Tag geboren etc.

That Goethe alludes here to the Harmony of the Spheres is beyond doubt.

The bass note of the harmony of the spheres must be Mars red, the colour of matter.

Thus the colour of the sign Aries, agreeing to its ruler Mars is red (the so-called Mars-red) and likewise with each other planet, each sign has its special colour.

228 V red, V blue, r yellow, 25 violet, Q, golden, in orange, =0= blue, nired, ?

purple, ^ green, :s indigo, DC silvery blue.

Some have tried by combining the colour of the signs with those of the Sun and the Moon, according as the Sun or the Moon are in the different signs to give a colour-combination for all these cases, but such a mingling of colours is sure to be inaccurate because we have to take into account the moral standpoint of man in order to be able to judge whether the planet or the sign will have the greatest influence and the latter or the former influence the colour strongest.

Proportions in the Cosmos, in Nature and Art.

"God geometrises." PLATO.

"The world is built up on the power of numbers." PYTHAGORAS.

When we regard the Cosmos in relation to the occult meaning of the numbers as it has come down to us by old manuscripts and orally, a hint is given by this, how we may seek further to discover the deeper essence of the Zodiacal signs and planets.

Everywhere in the oldest philosophies number was accepted as the basis for everything; but also in later philosophical systems as in those of Pythagoras and Plato, we find this basis of number.

Pythagoras denoted the Logos of our Cosmos by the number 1 and matter by the number 2.

The combination of the two, the Cosmos, he denoted by the number 12.

alluding to the Universe, that this consists of 3 special worlds, connected by the chain of 4 elementary modifications, fire, air, water, earth, which develop in 12 concentric spheres.

These 12 spheres are, according to Pythagoras, occupied by the body of the Logos, consisting of light.

The so-called divine quaternary of the Pythagoreans is nothing but the triplicity occurring everywhere which unites to a new unity the 4.

The 4 is therefore a higher stage of the 1, the 7 a higher stage of the 4, and likewise the 10 of the 7, so in fact symbolising higher conditions of consciousness, taken in the abstract; 1 is positive, masculine (Osiris), 2 is negative, feminine (Isis), and by reaction of 1 on 2, 3 comes int being the neutral equilibrium (Horus).

The three combined give a new unity, the four, as we have already mentioned.

By multiplying 3 by 4 we get the number 12 and by adding 3 to 4 the number 7 arises.

We see the two numbers 12 and 7 which every-where in all occult works, play a principal part, arise from the 3, and the 3 arises by adding the 1, the symbol of the Logos, to the 229 number 2, the symbol of matter.

The reader will become aware of the mystic foundation of the origin of numbers.

Kant has shown in his "Kritik der reinen Vernunft" that the three-dimensional space and all in it that manifests itself in three dimensions to our eye, is only a form of representation of the human intellect, and that the representation we make of it, is quite dependent on that intellect.

All valuation of length, breadth or height, so of space too, is founded on comparison, and according as we ourselves become greater or smaller, nature round us seems to be greater or smaller, and therefore, as Kant has it, the three dimensions of space are quite subjective, wholly dependent on the limitation of the intellect.

One might from this conclude completely logical results e.g.

that if the three dimensions are but a representation of our limited intellect, we may rightly suppose that still higher dimensions may and must exist, which fall beyond our present conditions of consciousness.

Another conclusion is also evident, viz.

given the fact that we e.g.

see the things in space differently in proportion to our personal consciousness, experience teaches us that we all agree in one respect, viz.

that we all see the things in relation to each other in the same proportions, for if we see e.g.

a whole object so many times smaller, we also see each part of that object so many times smaller.

So as to proportions , we all observe equally and though our three-dimensional senses always portray the things to us as they appear and are not in reality, and we as starting-point of an argument cannot rely on that which is material (where it concerns higher notions as basis), something material is left to us which can serve us as a safer starting-point viz.

the proportions of that which is material.

We observed in preceding pages that one should be able to show by numbers that everything in the Universe is built up according to the proportions in the Cosmos.

We will try and show this in the four kingdoms of nature.

The most harmonious division of a line one can conceive, is that called the Golden Cut or the dividing of a line in mean proportion.

Geometry teaches us, how to major minor construct this division by means of a circle to which a tangent and a secant are drawn.

The result is that Among the ancient sages, we will mention Pythagoras and Plato who stated that the Godhead works along mathematical proportions.

Of the later great mathematicians we mention Lucas de Burgo (also called Pacioli) who very enthusiastically speaks of the Golden Cut, occurring everywhere in nature.

Of the great astronomers we mention Kepler who says: "Among the fixed proportions an important place is occupied by the so-called Divine proportion".

230 Top of neck (bottom of chin) cisto b = bisto a, so the square of the greater piece = the smaller piece X the whole line.

We will call the two pieces major and minor.

The proportion of the two pieces is expressed in the formule: - = ~ or number: minor - r major = 1 - r 1.62 (correct to three decimals 1 - r - 1.618).

scull-top This proportion we find behind everything in nature, from the smallest subdivisions of the organic world to the gigantic measures of the Cosmos, and where we find deviations, we see in those deviations a regularity which strikes us.

We begin with the human body.

*) For convenience's sake, we shall indicate the fixed points that serve us here, by letters.

The annexed line represents the human body divided into the proportionate parts.

With the body built normally we find the following proportions.

BC - T - AC = AC - AB.

AG - r - BG = BG - AB.

The major of BD is CD and CF is the major of EF.

EA is also the major of BD, hence CD = AE.

The two inner lines represent in the proportions the major, the left line the minor and the right one the whole line.

The nearer the proportions of the body approach these proportions the more beautiful and proportionate the build.

It is not difficult to add to these many further divisions in major and minor.

In order not to digress we will only mention the proportions of a few parts of the body.

5th vertebra of the loin G_C_ sitting-bone joint process end middle finger when pendant arm half an inch under the knee-cap B-sole of the foot !) For study at greater length we refer to the works of Prof.

Göringer, entitled: "Der goldene Schnitt".

It is known to me that Sonnenburg has tried to prove that the golden proportion is not predominant in the world, but his arguments are altogether in opposition to the nature-scientific observations and facts, so that confuting them is superfluous.

Pfeifer concerning this; also refer to the end of this chapter.

the lower arm is the major of the upper arm and the outstretched hand is the minor of the lower arm.

Of the fingers the first phalanx is the major of the second, and the second of the third.

The foot is divided into major and minor by the ball.

The foot itself is the minor of the lower part of the leg etc.

With the mammals the whole length from head to tail is divided into major and minor by the standard of the front legs.

In many cases this is also true as regards the distance of shoulder to hip-joint.

With the horse and the hound for instance, the distance of belly to the ground is major and the depth of the belly minor.

The eyes divide the length of the head into major and minor.

With birds the standard of the legs divides the length into major and minor.

Feifer makes very interesting studies regarding the proportions of the body of insects and snails; with the latter the proportions are very accurate indeed.

With many Orthoptera (straight winged insects) the span's breadth of the fore-wings is to the length of the body as 1 is to 1.62.

In like manner are the lengths of the decreasing segments of which the hind part of the body consists, also those of head, thorax and the hind part of the body.

With Coleoptera (beetles) this is also the case.

The same proportions can be found with the various forms of snail shells and with a great number of sea-shells.

Several kinds of Conchylies may be easily experimented upon; they mi ght be measured at the outside, from groove to groove, or in section, from partition to partition.

1/5_i It will strike you that, wherever you find the proportion = in nature, the respective parts that form this proportion, come into being after each other as regards time.

This may be noticed very distinctly with plants.

In the vegetable kingdom this proportion occurs in all parts, but most distinct in the ramifications of the flower stem and in the shape of the leaves of the interrupted and uninterrupted-feathered leaves and also of the fin-shaped, fin-split and double-feathered leaves.

Just measure accurately the leaves of Spiraea Ulmaria and Spiraea Aruncus, and those of the Umbelliferae such as Anthriscus Sylvestris, Angelica Sylvestris, Chaerophyllum Bulbosum, also Acer Campestris etc.

As to the stem, the proportion of major and minor can be found precisely with Lamium album and Lamium maculatum, also with many Gramineae, Juncaceae, Alismaceae and of the Cryptogamae especially the Horsetail kind.

With the position of the leaves and the ramifications, the same is found.

Zeising has done a good deal in researching in this direction.

The proportion is often to be found not in two successive knots, but in two groups of knots or ramifications, 232 In the mineral kingdom also this proportion exists, for instance with the axis of several crystals and with other proportions of length of the cristal.

Always we see the proportion return.

Even when comparing the distributing of water and land on our globe, we find that the earth's surface is to the water's surface as 1 is to 1.624.

The land came into being after the formation of water.

And with man, as we have seen, the Golden Cut is particularly accurately expressed in the hand, the most important tool of man, which, when it is no longer directed by lower brain-thinking, but by higher inspiration, produces works of art that show the same proportions as those predominant in the Cosmos.

For what is it we see?

That in real, inspired utterings of art (inspired artists are very rare, alas!) the proportion exists.

The inspired artist felt one with the Cosmos, drew from the cosmic Conscience and gave therefore to his work unconsciously the proportion of the Cosmos.

We shall see presently that the same proportion also predominates in the Cosmos.

When we regard the Greek and the Ancient-Roman temples we find by measurement that the breadth is the major of the height.

The entrance of the temple is the minor of the height of the pillars.

Further measure the cornice, the architraphe, the corona, the metopes and triglyphs, and you will find the same harmonious proportions.

But also the more modern buildings that mus tbe reckoned among the high works of art, show the proportion of the Golden Cut, not only in their large dimensions but also in their slightest subdivisions.

I mention as example of this architecture the Dome of Cologne, which shows the proportion 1-i-1.618 usually correct to three decimals.

I strongly recommend the work of Baur at Haas ex) on this subject to the reader.

One should regard the ancient Greek 2) and Roman temples as being built after the proportions of the human body, as symbols as it were, of man, and the old saying 1) J.

Haase Der Dom zu Kolnin seinen Massuerhaltnissen.

2) The Greeks originally built their temples without roofs, in order that the Godhead to whose glory the temple had been erected, might without pain take possession of his temporary abode.

They supposed the Godhead to be present in person during certain ceremonies, and when the Godhead was expected, the entrance to the holy of holies remained open and nobody ventured to throw a glance in that direction, during that time.

They built the abode of the Godhead in the proportions they imagined the Godhead to be and these proportions they found in the Cosmos, in man, in nature around them.

The temple was therefore, as it were, erected along the lines of power which occur in nature.

Later the top covering was introduced, the cupola, the arches, but here also is kept in mind the human form, drawn up in a certain attitude.

233 N "Man is the measure of all things" should therefore be regarded as literally true; not only in relation to this, but also in relation to everything in nature.

Are not the same proportions as those of the human body found everywhere and behind everything in nature?

It would lead me too far to show these relations also in the master-works of plastic art and of painting.

Of the latter I will only mention the Last Supper of Leonardo da Vinci.

the harmonious difference of distance in which the four groups of Apostles are arranged to the right and the left of the Christ.

In many pictures of Raphael the proportion in maj.

It is present in our original instruments which are in reality projections of the various parts of our body.

It occurs in the most melodious of all musical instruments, the violin; it may be traced in the number of vibrations of the spectral colours, in the tones of music, everywhere.

Just compare the number of vibrations of the composing notes of the quart-sext-chord, which is esteemed by many the most beautiful chord in music.

The quint is the key-note here, so that we get c, f, g, cg, c, e, g etc.

Here the numbers of vibration of the resp.

4 notes are as minor-r-major of the golden division.

Kullak, Das Musikalisch Schöne, about the music of Haydn e.g.).

The Sectio aurea or Sectio divina as this proportion is also called, must come to our view everywhere, because it is the principal proportion in the Cosmos, and because the Cosmos is the original pattern of every-thing we see as copy in nature round us.

That this proportion is really found everywhere in the Cosmos, Dr.

has most clearly shown.

He distinguishes an outer and an inner group of planets, divided by the Asteroids.

Every group contains 4 planets viz.

the outer contains ♃, ♄, ♅ and ♆ and the inner ☿, ♀, ♂, ♃.

Taking the mean distance between and the Sun to be 1.000, we get for the other planets the following distances proportionate to it and on an average.

♀ 0.723 ♄ 9.538 .III.1.000 VII.#19.182.IV.d1.523 VIII.30.033.

He now applies the law that by adding the homogeneous terms of equal geometrical proportions, one gets the same geometrical proportions.

He sets about as follows 234 First group.

sum total = 1.387 sum total = 2.246 The proportion of these sum total is = 1-i-1.619, so a difference of 0.001 to the correct proportion.

= 5.202 VI ft = 9.538 VII # = 19.182 VIII = 30.033 sum total = 24.384 sum total = 39.571 The proportion of these sum total is = 1-r-1.622, so a difference of 0.004 to the correct proportion.

If one takes the sum of the distances of the odd numbered planets, ,2|.,$[, and compares it to the sum of the distances of the even numbered planets $,d1,ft,t, one gets again a proportion deviating only 0.004 from the correct one.

If we take the sum of only 3 planets of one group, viz.

the sum of, Q|., 9 and compare it to the 3 planets of the other group rf,ft,*, we get resp.

the numbers 25.384 and 41.094 and the proportion of these numbers is again 1-r-1.6188, so a difference to the correct proportion of only 0.0008.

The times taken for one revolution of the planet respectively, one may compare in this way and find the same result, also e.g.

the diameters of the smallest and of the largest of the Moons of Jupiter, or the diameter of Saturn to the size of its innermost ring and one will find the proportion 1-i-1.6175 etc.

This mean proportion in the Cosmos is also predominant in the four kingdoms of nature, but that it does not occur everywhere need not astonish us.

Indeed the Cosmos itself after which the integral parts of these four kingdoms are formed, shows us at various times only consider th e differences with the Aphelium and the Perihelium of the planets deviations from this foundation-proportion!

But this does not alter the fact that the golden cut is the chief proportion in Cosmos and Microcosmos.

"As above, so below." 235 Astrology and the Bible.

"The numbers, the signs, the constellations, nature, they all are connected with the secrets of the Christian religion." KEPLER.

When we bear in mind that many descriptions in the Old as well as in the New Testament are based on Cosmic-astrological foundation, it is not difficult to show, that the Bible is not merely a historical document, it is more than that, it contains in a symbolic form, the story of the being of the Universe and of the coming into being of our Cosmos with all it contains.

The Bible was written by men who attaining to the knowledge of their own souls, attained to that of all souls, and the Life, the Substance of Souls.

A Bible is also a hieroglyph of the Soul, and the Zodiac is the first Bible 1).

The writers or composers of the various "Books" have brought their symbolic representation of them as much as possible in relation to the facts of history, as these have come down to them.

This was not possible everywhere and seeing that the historical events only serve as a veil for the Truth, they allowed liberties; and therefore history in the Bible does not coincide here and there with the facts as they really took place.

Our Bible which is so much abused in all directions, by those who want to prove all possible kinds of material hypotheses by means of bible-texts (that have a deep cosmic meaning), is full of astrological symbolism.

The seven planets and twelve signs of the Zodiac are are represented in the most diverse ways; this would already fill volumes, and one might go on analysing the Bible, both the New and Old Testament 2) in this line.

All original religions are based on astro-logic, every form of religion is a reflection of that which took place in higher planes and the rituals were closely connected with the position of the Sun in the signs of the Zodiac.

Taking the cosmic month to be about 2160 year, after the retrogradation of the vernal equinox of about 50' a year, the Cosmic year totals about 26000 years, (see p.

Reckoned after the time of the cosmic year the Sun is now in Aquarius and before the beginning of our era it entered the sign Pisces.

Therefore we find everywhere with the ancient Christians the fish-symbol.

-) Refer to the classical work of Giovanni Schiaparelli, director of the Brera Observatory on: "Die Astronomie des Alten Testamentes" (German translation).

He regards it from another point of view as the occultists, but in that department also, he finds the relation between the Bible and the knowledge of the stars.

Refer also to the works of Pryce on the Apocalypse and on the Gospel of S.

236 The disciples of Christ were fishers fishers of human souls.

There is ever question of fishing, of multiplication of the fishes etc.

This symbol is found a.o.

in the Catacombs of Rome on a number of Christian graves that date from Nero's time, from the persecutions of the Christians.

The Old Testament is principally written after the Egyptian astrology, an inevitable result of the Egyptian exile of the Jews.

During the first Dynasty there were not accepted twelve signs of the Zodiac, but ten.

If at that time the number of signs had been taken to be twelve, Moses would not have engraved 10 but 12 commandments in the stone tables*).

The New Testament is principally written after the Chaldean astrology, viz.

it came into being centuries after the return of the Jews in Palestina, where the Chaldean astrology was being studied.

Here and there the earlier Egyptian influence cannot be denied.

In Chaldea, Babylon, Assyria there was a time when 36, and later 24 Zodiacal signs were supposed to exist, (it was probably a manner of dividing into decanates) whereas not until the last centuries before Christ the acceptance of 12 Zodiacal signs became universal.

We shall give a few examples from the great number of places which have been studied, to show the relation of the Bible to Astrology and Astronomy, pre-supposing that by this statement which we regard as the most logical and comprehensible to our consciousness we are not a asserting that a great part of the facts in the New as well as in the Old Testament have not really occurred.

On the contrary the events taking place on the higher planes are reflected on the physical plane, so there we see only the reflections, usually without surmising their deeper sense.

!) The sign ♎, the sign of equilibrium, was inserted by the Greeks in the 10 signs of the Zodiac, and the signs ♏ and ♎ were originally one, before the inserting of ♎.

This sign occurs since the moment that the division into the two sexes with humanity during the Lemurian period took place.

Man (♎) is now in between the feminine principle in its two significances, the serving, saving principle ♎ on one and the tempting, material principle ♏ (the snake of the dragon) on the other side, and it is the task of the former to overcome the latter principle.

This fight is symbolised in different ways by the fight with the dragon.

That is why the sign ♎ always represents danger, coming from the side of the material senses.

The Zodiacal signs (their symbols) are nothing but this snake (the tempter, matter) represented in various attitudes thus symbolising the road of evolution.

We can say the same of the letter-signs of the original languages, derived from the Zodiacal symbols and this can still be traced everywhere in our modern letter-signs.

Thus the signs ♏, ♎ are represented by the letters L, M, S, and Z, and by combinations of these letters.

Most hissing-sounds come under m.m the talismans, amulets, etc.

of the Ancients that occupied themselves with black magic, the letters S.

These letters usually mean something malicious, dark, that cannot bear the light.

237 The Jewish era dates from the vernal equinox of the year 3761 before Christ and we are at once struck that the time of the Easter offering was fixed on the day of the New Moon which comes nearest the vernal equinox.

At that point of time the Sun comes in the sign of the Ram (♈) or called otherwise the Lamb (the offering of the Lamb).

At the time when the Jews, driven from Egypt, went to Palestine the symbol of the Ram came into use, viz.

the vernal equinox by the precession of the Sun came out of the sign Taurus the Bull in Aries, the Ram.

In Egypt they had worshipped the Golden Calf, as long as the vernal equinox was in the Bull (♉).

During that time the Bull was the symbol; the Bull, Apis, was worshipped and adored not only in Egypt, but when more than 2000 years before the journey of the Jews out of Egypt, the vernal equinox of the Sun had entered the sign Taurus, we find in the Babylonian empire as well (which was then highly flourishing), the symbol of the Bull introduced.

We find it on many sculptures dating from that time, and history affirms that here as well as in Assyria and Egypt large feasts were kept in honour of the Bull, which they adorned with flower, and a golden disc (☉) between the horns and led round.

Two thousand years before this, when the Sun had entered the sign Gemini, the Twins, we find the latter with the Persians, and in their religion a twofold worshipping.

On one hand Ormuzd, the God of Good, on the other hand Ahriman, the Go do of Evil.

Before this period there was the Indian-Brahman, when the vernal zodiacal sign of the Sun fell in the sign of Cancer.

The vernal sign is now in ♈, with which humanity approaches the Slavonic period, in which the excesses of the intellect shall be tempered by a feeling of fellowship and association.

"On wings of music the purified soul, harmoniously tuned, shall soar.

It shall be a period born out of deepest sorrows and untold-of grief." (♃ and ♂ are the rulers of ♈).

This period shall be followed by that of the 7th sub-race of the Arian root-race, viz., the American, when the Sun by precession enters Capricorn.

Then the intellect and the highest feelings of fellowship shall come to a pure (♃) expression.

The unity of all races shall in the United States of America arise from the crucible, in which all nations of the earth shall be blended.

The twelve Apostles symbolise the twelve chief stages in the evolution of the man that has become self-conscious, of which St.

John represents the highest stage.

Just as man formerly was hermaphrodite, this stage will again be reached in higher evolution of mankind, when therefore, no difference in sex will exist any longer.

This the greatest among artists knew, such as Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael and that is why they in their pictures give to St.

John in his appearance and attitude something feminine.

These artists were mystics.

The highest three stages of humanity have not yet manifested 238 on the physical plane.

Here the relation is shown between the 12 Apostles and the 12 Zodiacal signs, or rather the 12 planets conformable to them, of which as we shall try to show in the esoteric part 9 have at present manifested on the physical plane.

We have to regard (as we have seen on p.

32, 34) the 12 stages of evolution of the Logos, the Creator of our solar-system, in the 12 Zodiacal signs; and in the 12 planets, the 12 principal stages of Man in evolution, symbolised by the Apostles.

Of the Apostles only nine appear active, the remaining three are only mentioned.

Christ said to the Apostles "Thou shalt sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel".

The Twelve tribes represent the 12 parts of the heavens, (resp.

the 12 houses of the horoscope) of which the planets are rulers.

The tribes are gathered round the four sides of the Tabernacle, the 4 quadrants of the horoscope.

Here we see the combination of the 4 triplicities and the 3 crosses of the horoscope (p.

The breastplate with precious stones, worn by the Jewish high priests, was an astrological symbol, every stone represented a sign of the Zodiac and they may be classified according to the order along which up to this time the jewels are arranged under the different signs.

(Compare Astrology in the Apocalypse by W.

In the same way the jewels which are spoken of in the Holy City of Jerusalem have to be regarded.

The new Jerusalem which St.

John saw, when he was led to the mountain by the angel, (the mountain symbolises a higher condition of consciousness, a wider view) had the shape of a cube with 12 gates and at the gates 12 angels and the names written on the gates were the names of the 12 tribes of Israel.

On the east, the north, the south and the west were 3 gates (see the division of the horoscope resp.

The wall of the city had 12 foundations, 12 gates garnished with 12 precious stones, representing the 12 Patriarchs (sons of Jacob) etc.

Compare the Sons of Jacob with the conformable signs of the Zodiac and read what is said of the characters of those 12 sons in Genesis 49.

The conformity is very evident e.g.

with Aries "Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last"; with Leo "Judah is a lion's whelp"; with Scorpio "Dan shall judge his people, Dan shall be a serpent by the way"; Virgo "Naphtali, he giveth goodly words" (the planet of speech); Aquarius "Reuben, my firstborn and the beginning of my strength (s: man, $: the planet of the higher octave); the Fishes, "Simeon and Levi" O my soul, come not thou into their secret assembly" (12th house the fishes, a double sign) etc.

In other cases, in order to find the connection, we have to consult the symbol star-maps e.g.

with Cancer, "Issachar an ass, couching down between two burdens.

In the sign Cancer two stars bear the name of resp.

This subject might be treated more fully, but that would lead us beyond the scope of this work.

239 What else can be meant by the "New Jerusalem", than the purified human body, purged of the animal passions and arrived at harmony with the Cosmos after which it is built in its different parts, physical, astral and mental (in the horoscope represented by the houses, signs and planets).

John was an experienced occultist and astrologer, this is shown everywhere a.o.

by the stones which garnish the gates and which agree in order to the precious stones as they had to be worn in each month, so when the Sun went through another sign according to ancient astrological tradition.

The first foundation was jasper, i.e.

the stone for Aries (St.

Of him Jesus said: "On this stone I shall build my church." The 12 stones together represent the church; but at the same time the Cosmos and Man.

As the whole moral world rests on the 12 Apostles (the 12 stages of evolution), so does the whole Cosmos rest on the Zodiacal signs, the 12 stages of evolution of the Logos "the Ring-pass-not." The Angel showed St.

John a new heaven in man himself and a new earth, the purified body, no longer subjected to disease and misery, a body grown from the old one and that corresponds to the first Adam which is spoken of in Genesis, the Adam created before the animals.

The second Adam in Genesis represents the unpurified body and this Adam was not created till after "all the other work was finished." St.

John saw the "holy city" in the shape of a cube.

Because a cube develops from a cross, by folding.

The cross represents the unpurified physical body, which by folding develops into a cube, the purified body.

The meaning is evident.

The tabernacle had also the shape of a cube; it consisted of three parts, the fore-court, symbolising the physical body, the temple proper, the astral body, and the holy of holies which nobody was allowed to enter, representing the Ego.

Compare the structure of the ancient Greek and Roman temples, which all of them, in different ways, symbolise man.

As long as man is still deep in matter, his symbol is the cross, and by regeneration so not by generation the cube develops from it, the higher man, God's image, the pure reflexion of the Cosmos.

The 12 gates represent the 12 openings in the human body through which the forces of the Cosmos enter.

The principal street is the brain-spinal cord, through which runs the river of life the spinal marrow.

The tree of life rises on it (the 12 pair of brain-nerves).

The 24 elders, seated on thrones, are the mediators between the 7 angels of the planets and the 144000.

This number 24 takes its origin in the time of the Chaldean astrology, when 24 zodiacal signs were supposed to be.

240 The four animals typify the fixed cross of the Zodiac, the Bull (X), the Lion (Q.), the Eagle (ni), the Man (zz).

When we conceive the story of the three wise men from the East symbolically, all that is inexplicable disappears.

The three wise men, magicians, had computed that a certain constellation of two planets, falling exactly on the meridian of Jerusalem, meant the birth at that place of the Messiah, the World-Teacher, whose advent had been foretold.

And guided by this "star" or constellation, they came to worship Him.

The life of Jesus is not only a tragedy which took place about 2000 years ago, when the Sun entered the sign of Pisces, it is not only a story in the new testament which can, in one's study, be tested objectively according to history, and be criticised (modernism), nor a mere fact that only needs "belief" in order to procure heaven to man (orthodoxy).

This tragedy lives around us in the stars Macrocosmos and in us, their image Microcosmos.

It is the cosmic tragedy in which the whole Cosmos always plays its part.

Jesus symbolises the spiritual "reincarnated" man who rises from matter i.e.

John the Baptist, his predecessor, is the symbol of the material man who has reached the lowest point of involution and of whom is said: "no one is more profet than he, but the least in the Kingdom of Heaven is more than he." This is expressed by Lenade Beer as follows: The Christmas of December the 24th signifies the triumph of the mystic Sun, in contradistinction to that of the physical Sun on the feast of St.

John, June 24th, when the Sun after having reached its zenith, arrives at the summer-solstice when entering the sign of Cancer According to the Secret Doctrine (II p.

598) John the Baptist, born when the physical Sun was in its Zenith, was only "an not initiated ascete." So that he could teach his pupils no higher wisdom than the mysteries relating that sphere of matter of which water is the symbol.

That is why John the Baptist witnessed of Jesus as follows, "I baptize you with water, but...

he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire." When on Dec.

25th, in Christmas night, the Sun in Capricorn passes the Meridian, the new Light is born.

The days begin to lengthen.

On June 24th, the date of St.

John's birth, the days begin to shorten.

So we understand another side of St.

John's relation to Jesus when St.

John says, "He shall increase and I shall decrease." The natural man, the old Adam, must decrease, whereas the spiritual man, Christ, increases." The three wise men, the three stars forming Orion's belt (the three magicians) travel rise from the East to the West, to the spot where the new Son of Light begins its course.

They had from the East 241 seen his star above the horizon there where Bethlehem (Virgo) was, the House of Bread.

That star, (np, Virgo, Mary's birthday is held on Sept.

8th) the Virgin with the ear of corn—"Spica" in the hand, (just like the latin Ceres, the goddess of the vegetable kingdom and especially of corn) went with her companion Bootes Joseph from her house at Nazareth in the direction of Jerusalem, where Bethlehem was situated.

There in the inn, (because there was no room in the Zodiac) the new-born king was laid in the house of 2B in the manger between Ox or Bull and Ass, (cf.

"Issachar, an ass lying between two burdens", while the shepherds of the capricorns (%) abiding outside, in the field listened that night to the "Peace toward men" of a multitude of messengers from the Heavens.

The snake, the dragon, Herodes armed with the cudgel, rises then in the East.

The Ram (V), also called Lamb, flees before him in the West below the Horizon towards Egypt.

When Jesus passed Jordan, (the Milky Way Via lactea) the heavens were opened unto him, (here the Milky Way parts, and the constellation of the Swan Cygnus becomes visible) when he was baptized, the Spirit of God descending like a swan or dove, lighting upon him.

Jesus, walking by the sea, saw the Twins, two brethren (n), above the horizon, Simon and Andrew, who followed him.

And going on, he saw the fishers James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, mending their nets in the ship Argo.

N ex the met the publican Levi (at the toll or Scales = 0 =) and said unto him "Follow me".

On the first day of the week "they went through the corn." When the Sun enters the sign of the Virgin, which is originally the summer-sign, the corn is being reaped.

The Sun, Light and Heat turns all its Light from corn to bread, the green leaves absorb the sun rays the water also turns, through the sunlight in the plant, from grape-juice into wine (blood).

Thus says Christ at the Last Supper, "Eat my bread and drink my blood.

Take it, be one with me, when I go into you, My life becomes your life, My power your power." When at midnight the Lamb or the Ram (V) the vernal equinox, passes the Nadir, the moment has come when, the priests would seize the "Sun of Righteousness".

The Lion (1) Judea, Judas, the red-haired one, knew his place; viz.

that I was 30 degrees (i.e.

with 30 pieces of silver) above the horizon, to give the Lamb (V) the traitor's kiss.

When the 30 pieces of silver have been cast down before the feet (horizon) of the chief priests by Judas, have been given back Judas (Q.) disappears below the horizon he has hanged himself.

Jesus was delivered to one of the governor's soldiers (Hercules).

16 -* & IM; m LJ ;Mif- oN *11*8laI1!i-l00(flg>g5X ^>V,v,,Hcr<| 243 "The soldiers put a crown of thorns (Corona) upon his head." "In the morning they took Jesus into the common hall and put on him a scarlet robe." The Sun shows its royal robe at sunrise in purple glow.

"The band of soldiers took the robe off from him and led him away in his own raiment." When the Sun rises higher the purple glow disappears and the Sun radiates its pure white light.

Simon of Cyrene, the man from the country, is Bootes who bears the cross, the point where ecliptic and equator intersect.

Golgotha, the place of the skull is the cup; Mary Magdalene, the hair-plaiter, is standing near the cross.

One will find her as Berenice's hair at the heavenly vault.

"The soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, parted his garments in four parts (for each of the four soldiers his share) and the robe was without a seam, woven in one whole"; i.e.

the pure, unrefracted, white light of the Sun, Joseph's robe was many-coloured, Joseph represents as viceroy the refracted light, refracted into the 7 colours by the sphere of the earth.

"When there was darkness over all the land, the bodies of the saints arose from their graves" the Stars becoming visible in the heavens, as soon as the veil of day-light is rent with the eclipse of the Sun, and the stone (i.e.

the Sun's radiance) is rolled back from the grave of the stars.

Niemojewski, from whom part of the preceding has been taken, says, "Let us learn to look up from the golden bee which alights on t the blue calyx, to the starry bee that hovers along the blue vault of heaven; from the faithful dog on earth to the dog that runs its course in the heavens and faithfully indicates the times and their changes; from the mighty lion on earth to the lion in whose sign the divine Sun is placed in summer, before it declines to autumn.

Let us worship not the earthly but the heavenly ones; that it may be brought home to us how wise and majestic all this is!

Thus the stars, nay the heavens themselves, reveal their secrets to us.

The distance which separates us, is neutralised by the sense of a joint tragedy.

It should be borne in mind with these astrological explanations, that in consequence of the precession, the Sun's position in the starry sky is modified in course of time.

What the heavens of August show now, is about what 20 centuries ago July showed.

The preceding should be studied with a common star-map, in connection with the mythologies as they took their origin in all nations of antiquity, and as they form one logical whole with Astro-logy.

When in the story of Job we substitute Satan by Saturn and we 25r 244 imagine that Job's progressive Sun came in conjunction to ♂ in ♈ in his radix horoscope, thus setting into action an inharmonious aspect of Mars at the same time, we understand the talk of God (☉) to Satan (♄) and God's permission to put Job to the test.

The disease Job suffered from, was small-pox, a typical Mars-Saturn disease.

Job's further trials also are experiences anyone might undergo under such like aspects.

The drama of the crucifixion of Christ we might conceive as being symbolised in the cardinal cross of the Zodiac; the sign ♈ is in the occult sciences the sign of Christ and so here represents Christ on the cross formed by the Meridian and the Equator.

The foot of the cross rests on ♎.

The crucifixion takes place on the day of the equinox, in the sixth hour, the exact moment the Sun (the Son) sets dies.

Darkness set in, the veil of the temple is rent intwain.

(The temple the Cosmos, Earth on this day of equinox, is divided by the equator into two equal parts day and night are of the same length).

On Christ's right hand and on His left hand a thief was hanged, symbolising the signs ♈ and ♎.

These are the signs in which the equinox takes place, so here either night becomes shorter and day longer in ♈ there is taken off the night and in ♎ off the day (the thieves).

The thief ♈ rises to heaven with Christ, viz.

this sign is rising, the other (♎) sinks in the grave, under the horizon the nether world the kingdom of Satan or S Saturn (the sign of which it is the ruler).

At the moment of the crucifixion of the Christ, the Sun was in the Ram, in the neighbourhood of the fixed stars El Nath and Natic, (the meaning of these names are resp.

the wounded man and the killed man).

Christ, the Son is evidently symbolised here by the Sun which came from Pisces (DC) in order to be crucified in Aries.

The Crucifixion symbolises the "lowest" point of the descent of the Logos in matter, the Sun reaches its lowest meridian for the northern hemisphere on the day and hour of the crucifixion.

From that moment the Sun ascends, in other words the material recedes, the spiritual becomes predominant.

The two criminals, symbolised by % and 25 represent the lusts and desires of the material life, which are partly conquered and therefore sent back to the nether world whence they came, and partly transmuted, ennobled, so that they rise up to the Zenith as higher qualities.

Taken in this sense the crucifixion symbolises at the same time the evolution of individual man.

-;:?-*PI When we study the Bible in this way, a new light rises for us, at every passage, on its inner meaning and much that was enigmatical to us so far, becomes clear.

We must bear in mind that much has been wrongly translated in the Bible and is therefore obscure.

245 We want to repeat here that by the foregoing explanation of the Crucifixion is not meant to deny the actual Crucifixion of the Saviour, on the contrary, the cosmic event makes the event on the physical plane a necessary consequence.

We only give it to show that usually the Bible can only be understood by accepting that a cosmic occurrence is represented symbolically by an occurrence on the physical plane.

Conclusion and Esoterics.

When by your own observation we have come to the conclusion that the influences of the celestial bodies on man and on the entire surrounding nature, do exist, and any one who is not prejudiced must observe this, if he takes up the study seriously, even though it be but cursory what conclusion must force itself upon us irresistibly, apart from what we may hear regarding this subject from theologists and prejudiced opponents?

That all life in the Cosmos it may express itself consciously as in man, half consciously as in animal and unconsciously as in plant and mineral is one with and inseparably connected with the One Life that animates the whole Cosmos and at the same time is its Substance, i.e.

the Life of the Logos, the Creator of the Cosmos, God, called by the name of Nature, or Power of nature etc.

All that exists is a manifestation of this Life of the Logos, or put otherwise: our whole Cosmos is the Logos in its numerous forms and conditions of manifestation.

We have treated above how the philosophers of Antiquity and later a.o.

Pythagoras and Plato represented the Earth and the planets as spiritual beings and how this opinion is shared by the present day occultists.

We will quote here what is said regarding this point by one of the most ingenious scientific thinkers viz.

Kepler*) says: "That the earth really has a soul, the observation of the state of the weathe and the planetary aspects whence this springs show us.

Under certain aspects and constellations the air becomes always in commotion; with absence of these aspects it remains quiet or the changes are insignificant.

These and numerous other phenomena in and on the Earth are so regular and measured, that they cannot be ascribed Kepler, Harmonices Mundi.

f Kepler there are still three volumes manuscript on Astrology in the British Museum, unpublished lost to the world therefore!

to blind reason and as the planets themselves know nothing of the angles their rays form with the Earth, the Earth must have a soul.

The Earth is a living being; one might find in it and on it all that is analogic to the parts of the animal body.

"The Earth possesses a forming power, a certain imagination, motion, certain disease, and its ebb and flow is its process of respiration.

A certain image of the Zodiac and of the remaining firmament is printed by God in the Earth's soul." This is the connection between that which is heavenly and that which is earthly, the cause of the correspondence between Heaven and Earth, of all actions and movements on Earth.

"The planets and its aspects have an influence on the inner power of man.

They arouse all kinds of emotions and passions and through them, often at the same time, the most frightful actions and possibilities.

They influence the conception, the birth and through that the temperament and the character of man, and on this, for the greater part, Astrology is founded." Kepler says further: "Probably the Sun does not only radiate light and heat into universal space, but it is also the centre and the seat of the pure intellect x) and the source of harmony in the whole Cosmos all planets are spirited." In order to become manifested the Logos must limit himself, where He wished to manifest; and to that which is perfect, there is only one manifestation possible viz.

the perfect manifesta tion, and in order to create, the Creator must suppose part of Himself over against Him-self.

It is evident that this limitation took place; wherever consciousness appears in different degrees of development (and we see this every-where about us) limitation in some direction must have taken place.

In a physical way we can represent this limitation by thinking of vibrations.

All expression of life and consciousness in whatever way, is a vibration, and however poor this word and this representation may be, we have no better and are compelled to be content with it.

We know further that everything in nature as well as in our life, is subjected to a certain rhythm, an increasing and a decreasing.

This is the case both in great things and in small, in the Cosmos and in the microcosmos, in man, animal, plant and mineral.

This rise and fall was called Manuantara (active expiration) and Pralaya (inactive inspi-ration) in the ancient Hindu philosophy; and if we bring this rise and fall into relation with the manifestation of the Logos we must arrive at the following conclusion.

What we call the descent of the Logos into matter we might imagine as the slowing up of the vibrations of manifestation of which the necessary consequence is another expression in the manifestation See "Cosmos and Microcosmos" by C.

247 and first a change in what we call the condition of aggregation.

When we go in opposite direction viz.

from the densest condition of matter in which the vibration of the atoms is slowest, to greater and greater fineness and therefore more rapid vibrations of matter, we get e.g.

beginning with ice, by heating water, next steam or gas with which the well-known three aggregates of matter are complete.

Crookes is supposed to be on the track of another expression of matter, the so-called "radiating matter", which tends to be accepted as a fourth aggregate.

There are, however, more conditions of aggregation than these, though our physical senses are not adapted to observe them.

We may, by further heating the ice from which we started, climb up to these higher conditions of matter; the third aggregate, steam (or gas) is observable for us under certain conditions, but overheated steam which is of so much use to us as dynamic producer is no longer.

Yet we know that it exists.

We may go on with our process of heating and get at the ether which we may regard as the 4th aggregate of matter.

Though this ether has not been observed and shown by anybody as yet, the material scientists are nevertheless obliged to accept its existence, in explaining the phenomena concerning light, electricity etc.

The occult scientists have stated, centuries ago, that not only one ether exists, but four, differing quite from each other.

It does not matter much here whether these 4 ethers may be regarded as identical with the one well-known ether; no more does it matter, whether with our rarefaction of matter we argue in the wrong direction and in reality the ether is the denser and a solid body the thinner 2); I only mentioned this to show the possibility of the transmuting of the various aggregates of matter into each other and so the possibility of the existence of the other worlds and the other bodies of man.

Density and thinness are, for the matter of that, only conceptions which have by no means an absolute meaning.

There are still more aggregates of matter than these four, viz.

Crookes even believes that he has succeeded in making the atoms visible by means of the very strong magnification of his spinthariscope.

By means of this instrument one can see swarms of "atoms" of a small piece of Radium fly in all directions; as soon as one makes them bump against a screen of zinc sulphide they become visible as shining points.

The atoms swarming from the little piece of Radium consist of Helium.

He computes that the very small piece of Radium that scarcely can be seen, can go 2000 years to send off Helium atoms in this way, before it becomes altogether inactive and is transmuted in another material which resembles lead.

Oliver Lodge "The Density of the Ether", in which he says that the density of the ether is 10000 million times that of platina, Also c Compare his lecture delivered in the British Association in September 1913, in which he says a.o., that science begins to discover a conformity between atom and solar systems.

"Subjected to law and order the planets revolve round the Sun, just like the electrons revolve round the core of the atom." 248 heating further and so making the vibrations of the atoms more and more rapid, we may imagine that we at length arrive at, first astral, next mental matter i.e.

the matter of the two worlds I spoke about in the beginning; worlds which permeate our physical world and in reality are one with it.

They are separated from us only by our brain-consciousness, that cannot observe higher vibrations than those of the third aggregate.

We have mentioned before that man possesses corresponding bodies for these worlds, viz.

the astral and mental bodies with corresponding astral and mental senses, which we however cannot use under normal circumstances, because they are veiled by our material senses.

As soon as we lose our physical body by death, and we awake in our astral body and in the astral world, it is our astral senses which make us observe this new world, and the same happens later on the mental plane.

The experiments taken by de Rochas and Durville with sensitive people might count a material proof of the existence of the finer human bodies.

They brought their sensitive people in a magnetic sleep and during this sleep there formed at a short distance from head and body, as a radiating ribbon around them two or three radiating emanations, which ran parallel with and round the body.

By sensitive people these radiating ribbons were distinctly observed, but even to the non-clair-voyant man the existence of these emanations whic h should be regarded as the exteriorized astral and mental bodies could be shown.

acids and biting materials were brought into the neighbourhood of the radiating edge, the person, deeply asleep, cried out loud for pain, where as he did not react in the least when they were brought on his tongue or palate.

The physical body was totally unresponsive, like dead, but the other bodies were wide awake and functioned*).

If the sleep became deeper, the astral plus the mental body could quite loosen themselves and step out, as was observed, remaining connected with the physical body by means of a radiating ribbon.

These observations square completely with the doctrines of occultism.

Occultists speak of the enormous powers hidden in nature and the universal knowledge of which would be too dangerous to mankind, powers, which might be abused, and then become disastrous.

We can understand what these powers must be, taking into consideration that the power increases together with the velocity of atom-vibration.

We know the great power of over-heated steam, but a still greater force, electricity, is already an expression of a higher aggregate of matter (of one of the ethers).

The gigantic force, present in the still higher aggregates of the astral and mental matter, we cannot even surmise approximately.

We begin to understand vaguely what power reigns in thought (a power of the!) Cf.

Kilner (London), who has invented a glass containing a coloured fluid, which on being looked through, enables man to see the human aura distinctly with the naked eye.

249 mental plane) and how we can apply this power for good and for evil.

Every thought of sympathy or of antipathy does good or harm and if it does not find a fit ground to nestle, it returns to the sender and affects him according to the nature of the thought.

By the power of our thought we will later when we have learnt to apply it better and when we have reached a height in evolution that we can do so, without danger to our surroundings and ourselves, be able to create and to disintegrate to our liking, because we possess the power to accelerate and to slow the vibrations of atoms.

Very few, highly evolved souls among mankind, are already now to a degree in the possession of this power.

Treatise on Evolution.

So we see how by limitation of the manifesting power, i.e.

by slowing of the vibrations, the various solid bodies, fluids and gaseous bodies arose and according as the consciousness of the Logos expresses itself by the vehicles consisting of these aggregates, in more or less limitation and in numerous forms, it manifests as man, animal, plant, mineral.

These four forms of consciousness began their evolution simultaneously in the beginning of the earth-evolution viz.

as man in the most primitive form and condition of consciousness.

Evolving through thousands of centuries, man passed the mineral, the vegetable and the animal condition and reached that of the man of today.

This does not mean that man has ever been a m mineral, plant or animal, as we know them at present; the density of his body was infinitely less than those of the present forms; for the manifestation "descended" in lower, denser spheres, not according to place as we can see now, but to condition of vibration.

The forms we know now as mineral, are stragglers from the time when man passed the condition of mineral; they are stragglers of that phase of evolution, when the man-embryo went through the mineral condition of consciousness.

The plants are stragglers of mankind during the evolution in the condition of plant, and the animals stayed behind in evolution when man had reached the consciousness of the present-day animal.

The actual consciousness the soul of these three forms, does not live in the form itself, but on higher planes.

Present-day man is therefore the only one who has passed the three stages of evolution with success.

He has left the other forms behind and so is in actual sense the creator of those other forms.

!) The spiritual man, the Ego created before the mineral, vegetable and animal kingdom.

The material man (Adam) was created after that.

(Genesis.) 250 '.* So we must conceive the well-known expression "Man is at the head of evolution" not as a beautiful phrase, but literally in its fullest sense; of all creatures that began evolution simultaneously, he is the foremost, he has left the rest behind and so far man has a personal, free will (see p.

20), that he has the power of remaining in the front rows, or of coming among the stragglers in an next Manvantara and to degenerate.

This "free-will" became our self conscious possession when our intellect was sufficiently developed to be responsible for our actions.

This is symbolically called in the Bible "the eating of the tree of good and evil, the tree of knowledge." So man is no "highly evolved ape", but the ape is the degenerated man from an earlier period of evolution and the different kinds of monkeys among man we might perhaps regard as transitions!

Thus the animals, plants and minerals are the degenerated man-forms, left behind, from former periods of evolution.

The body of man has therefore developed through the different animal forms; but the Man manifesting through them was, since the beginning man.

What Darwin has taught in such an ingenious way about the origin of species, keeps its full worth intact from this standpoint, provided it be applied to the developing form and not to the individual, to the consciousness itself.

In this point Darwin and his contemporary certainly as great as he Russell Wallace differ some wh a tin opinion.

Wallace could not succeed in convincing Darwin that in nature there were still other powers operating than chemical and mechanical, and that the human spirit cannot possibly have evolved along the same road as the body, that a higher influx must be accepted for that.

Both worked out the theorem of natural choice of breed, quite independently of each other, and from a different point of view; yet Darwin says and in quoting Darwin, in order to support materialistic theorems, people are usually inclined to forget this that behind all these activities in nature there is something we cannot understand.

Occultism also answers the question why these still unconscious and half-conscious forms stayed behind, but it is beyond our scope to treat this.

l) We now return to our planetary system.

According to the Nebular theory of Kant and Laplace the planets owe their existence to the Sun which, revolving in gaseous glowing condition, flung off rings which condensed into planets, which also in turn move round the Sun.

Kant goes as far as saying "give me matter and I build you a Cosmos" and he imitates the coming into existence of a Cosmos, by bringing a viscous i) Cf.

Blavatsky "The Secret Doctrine".

251 mass of oil in a small water tank in a revolving motion by a little bar.

Revolving rings separate, which contract to globules moving round the central drop of oil, just like the planets round the Sun.

Kant, one of the greatest thinkers of his age, made here the unpardonable mistake to forget himself.

He forgot the hand and the little bar which made the revolving motion appear!

It is this that occupies us in Astrology and by which Astrology becomes the soul proper of Astronomy, which treats that which is outwardly observable.

Short esoteric treatise.

That which is outwardly observable, also in relation to the planets, is only an infinitesimal part of the whole.

The physical Sun we observe, is only the physical manifestation of the Sun in the infinitely greater spiritual Sun which comprises our whole planetary system.

Without this material centre of power of the Sun, no physical manifestation in our whole planetary system would be possible.

We may regard the physical Sun as the heart of the Creator of our solar-system the Word, the Logos and the Sun proper (which comprises the whole planetary system and permeates it) as the higher bodies of the Logos in which everything is, moves and breathes.

J) The astronomer of today does regard the solar system as a unity of laws, but without preceding investigation he ignores that the personal life of man on earth is subjected to the relations of the planets.

He does so, principa lly because he ignores the soul of the planets, just as before the revival of psychics, the medical men ignored the human soul.

For him only that which is measurable and weighable exists.

Thus we have to regard the visible planets as well, as physical centres of power, which enable the high spiritual beings, co-operators with the Logos, the Devas (Angels), to exercise their influence directly on the physical plane.

We say "directly", because along another road, through that which is astral and mental, an indirect influence is exercised on that which is physical.

The physical Sun is the cause of all manifestation on the physical plane, the cause of all that manifests there.

Imagine the terrible calamity which would occur, were the Sun to cease, even for a single moment.

In such a case all life would become extinct.

That Ptolemy's astronomical system is so hard to understand and is quite pushed aside by later systems, is caused by his imagining the planetary system one whole, one spiritual body, the integral parts of which permeate each other.

That is why it becomes impossible to explain the material cosmic phenomena as they are studied by modern astronomy along his point of view.

His standpoint was more that of a seer-astronomer.

252 The Real Sun, however, is around us and permeates us; as the Source of all spiritual life, it is in constant contact with our life (that sprang from its source), which is individualised, though ever dependent on and one with the Life of the Sun-Logos.

Thus the planets are also individualised manifestations of consciousness of the Sun-Logos, they are high Creatures which during repeated evolution have reached a high standpoint, so that they can now co-operate with the Logos for the evolving of the beings which they have under their care and are the masters of, taking the expression "beings" in the widest sense.

The question always put by everybody is "why is there so much evil in the world, why are we so limited and not created perfect at once?" I should think that it cannot be the purpose of a creation to call automatons into being, which cannot but do mechanically that which is good, but rather to develop powerful, self conscious beings that are able to help the evolution of a Cosmos, because they have learnt to realise the destructive influence of evil and know therefore in what direction they must guide, in order to arrive at that which is good i.e.

Moreover, the descent of evolution in matter, i.e.

the slowing of the vibration of manifestation, inevitably involves limitation- and this limitation is, in its turn, the cause of all evil and disharmony.

Why then that descent into matter?

Because through this only, experiences could be gained, characteristics could be cultivated, which could not possibly be developed in the higher planes, and besides, this limitation was necessary as we have seen before, to make manifestation in form and in various conditions of consciousness possible.

In the Bible is spoken of the Hierarchies, Seraphins, Cherubims, Thrones, Archangels, which exercise their influence from the heavens upon man and Earth; and when we arrange these Hierarchies according to their influence we become certain that nothing else is meant by this, than the spiritual influences which act, in the different parts of the vault of heaven on our Cosmos i.e.

the signs of the Zodiac, and it is not difficult to arrange these Hierarchies after their influences, as the Bible gives them, according to the Zodiacal signs.

Now there are mentioned only 9 Hierarchies, while there are 12 Zodiacal signs and this tallies precisely with the occult teachings viz.

during three great periods of evolution or Manvantaras the Earth has still to go through, another 3 Hierarchies will be formed.

It is during the present Manvantara that the Hierarchy of the Man evolves, of which Christ is the perfect model.

This 10th Hierarchy is already far advanced in its formation and is already manifested.

We have mentio ned before, that we may regard the Hierarchies as the 12 stages of evolution of the Logos, influencing the Cosmos from the 12 directions of the heavenly space.

253 We should conceive this influencing in its widest sense, for this influence does not only express itself on the physical plane, as we have seen before, but also on the astral in our emotions, and on the mental in our thinking.

Man is being thought.

It is the Logos (with his 12 Hierarchies) who pre-thinks and we reflect that thought, pre-contemplated to us.

The brain in all their subdivisions represents to speak a finely stringed instrument that vibrates to the thinking in the Cosmos, that, as it were, throws back, reflects, the Cosmic thinking, and according as our instrument is more finely tuned and the bearer of it is more harmoniously related to the Cosmos, this reflecting of the Cosmic thought happens more perfectly.

The assertion of materialists a.o.

of Carl Vogt, that thoughts are secreted by the brains just like urine by the kidneys, becomes an absurdity according to this representation.

At the rising of a new Hierarchy a new planet manifests itself, according to the esoteric or occult doctrine.

l) The planets for Aries, Taurus and Gemini exist therefore already in the higher planes.

For the signs Pisces and Aquarius we have the planets and which cannot be fully counted to our three-dimensional planetary system; they form a transition between the 3rd and the 4th dimension and that is why only the highest among us can answer their vibration in a somewhat normal way.

With the lower characters that come und er their influence, their action expresses in a singular way, causing sickly abnormalities in thinking, feeling and willing (acting).

We see the close connection here between genius and sickliness, the same influence creates the two (p.

In occultism is further taught, that for every Hierarchy that comes into existence, a great World-teacher rises, while also a new planet becomes visible.

Acknowledging this to be true, we can go further and accept that for the sign Aries and the two following signs Taurus and Gemini, planets must exist which are still invisible on higher planes i.e.

in higher dimensions but which will once be visible to man living then.

Successively man becomes master of the three planes viz.

under the V Hierarchy of the physical plane, under the X Hierarchy of the astral and under the n Hierarchy of the mental plane.

One might even go further and represent this overcoming of the three planes in symbols, the symbols of the invisible mystery planets!

(For Aries f', Taurus $, Gemini).

By bringing the 12 signs into connection with the 12 Nidana's of the Buddhists, a light is thrown on the inner significance of them and by combination, one might along this road arrive to a degree at the various chief causes why the Ego in hand reincarnates in a special way.

Read the order of the 12 Nidana's as follows 2): 1) Cf.

The Secret Doctrine, work of J.H.

The Pathway of the Soul.

254 WQA.V, Avidya = Ignorance; V, Samskam = Latent Power; n, Vynana = Self-consciousness; 25, Nama-rupa = the soul now takes on Name and Form; Q_, Sadayatana = development of the six powers of perception; tip, Sparsa = contact with the external world; =o=, Vedana = Perception and sensation; 1U, Trishna = Thirst, Desire; ^, Upadana = the result, fruit of the strivings, assimilation due to desire; %, Bhava = Becoming Gestation; s:, Jati = Birth, Rebirth; DC, Jardmarana = Decay and Death.

Hoofdteekens = cardinal signs.

Vaste = fixed Bewegel.

= movable Denken = Thinking.

Willen (werkz.h.) = Willing (acting).

255 The two chief conditions of reincarnation in a physical body are always Avidya (V) and Trishna (ni) resp.

ignorance and desire; so, as long as these two qualities are not overcome and transmuted into wisdom and desire to serve others, the wheel of reincarnation will keep to its turnings; Mars has to be overcome.

Mankind has passed the period of childhood, the lowest point of being bound by matter is left behind, the period of spiritualisation has begun, in which mankind gradually turns back to the Divine Source whence it took its origin, along the same road but in opposite direction.

It turns back, however, with a rich harvest of experience and knowledge, crowned by the individual self-consciousness which makes his view wider and wider according as it progresses in evolution.

Of the three supposed planets (>fr, &), we will have to seek the one for the sign Aries (Y) beyond the path of Neptune, while those for the sign Taurus (fcj) and Gemini () are either still beyond that or possibly within the orb of Mercury revolving round the Sun and so they might correspond to the two planets Vulcan J) and Pluto 2) which are spoken of in occult works.

The astronomers suppose a planet to be beyond the path of Neptune, thus concluding from certain disturbances in the path of the just mentioned planet and which could be accounted for in no other way, but by accepting a planet beyond the orbit of Neptune.

In order to somewhat understand the Cosmic powers which influence us constantly in our thinking and acting it is necessary to be conversant with the technical part of Astrology; one should be able to make the various calculations, not only for drawing up the radix-horoscope but also for the progressions.

The practising of horoscopy is necessary therefore.

Our first inclination was to omit the chapters on the planet-hours, and a few things on mundane directions, on Sun-and Moon-revolutions and Lunations, because we were afraid one would set too much store on these matters, and the study of Astrology might degenerate into "casting horoscopes" instead of being a system that can make us cast a deep glance into life and evolution, but we thought we had better insert them for completeness's sake.

1) Vulcan or Hephaestos, Son to Jupiter and Juno.

2) Pluto, the God of Hades.

Sutcliffe in his treatise speaks of Vulcan and Adonis and supposes them to be the *moons of Mercury and Venus.

256 The latter should always be our chief aim, and that is why we heartily hope that this book will not give rise to the springing up of amateur-astrologers who waste their time in casting all kinds of horoscopes for their acquaintances without any serious purpose.

In the first place it has been written for those who cannot believe in the influences of higher Powers, without seeing the proofs for it.

These proofs can be obtained along this road by anyone who seeks earnestly and if once one has settled one's conviction through this, Astrology becomes to him a science of incalculable use as regards self-education and cultivation in general.

Applied in this way, Astrology becomes a great help and support through life.

As to the technics, confine for the present to the calculations of the birth horoscope (p.

92) and those of the zodiacal progressions of Sun, Moon and Planets, (p.

155.) Moreover the daily course of the planets should be traced by their transits (p.

161) over the radix positions of the planets.

The same holds good for the eclipses (p.

164) which fall on these radix positions.

Sun- and Moon-revolutions, day-horoscopes and mundane directions, including the profections, should be left out of consideration for the beginner.

The earnest study of Astrology makes us broadminded because it demonstrates clearly that different people must have a different sphere and it shows us that sphere in symbols.

Astrology makes us therefore tolerant with people of a different opinion.

The astrologer knows and understands that different characters must think and seek in different directions and so he does not criticize different-minded people sharply or disapprovingly, because their conception of truth differs somewhat from his.

He knows that their conception is the correct one to them, the exactly fitting one for helping them on in their evolution.

Nobody will come to the conviction of these truths by mere argument, but by investigation only, by experience and by thinking for himself.

One need not be ashamed of changing one's creed.

One may at most get from one limited little circle to the other, in the most unfavourable case; but in most cases by far, change of conviction in this line means widening of sphere.

257 Sidereal Time.*) We can know the Sidereal Time for each day of any year to 4 minutes correct, because it remains about the same for different years.

For instance, the sidereal time for July 1st 1879 is the same as that on July 1st 1887, 1895, 1999 etc.

and likewise for every date of the same years.

We can make the mistake even less than 4 minutes by counting 2 minutes less for the dates during the leap-years.

So we are able to find the S.T.

and hence the Ascendant without ephemeris for the day and the year of birth.

Where extreme accuracy is required, one should consult an ephemeris for the particular year.

on March 22d of each year is about hrs.

minutes, for noon local time, and for every succeeding day 4', or more correct, 3'57" are added.

The calculation is very simple; we start at the 1st of the nearest month and add or subtract.

1st = 18.43 on July 1st = 6.37 Feb.

1st = 8.39 March 1st = 22.36 Sept.

1st = 10.42 April 1st = 0.38 Oct.

1st = 12.40 May 1st = 2.36 Nov.

1st = 14.42 June 1st = 4.39 Dec.

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