I would indicate at this point that in studying any of the
signs it will be wise to study at the same time its opposite or consummating
sign (EA p.339)
a study-compilation from Esoteric Astrology © Lucis Trust
“All these different periods show different triangular radiations. We must not infer from this that when the fire is centred in one triangle it is not demonstrating in others. Once the fire has free passage along any triangle it flames continuously, but always there is one triangle more radiant and luminous than the others, and it is from these glowing triangles of light, issuing from wheels and vortices of fire, [Page 89] that the clairvoyant and the teachers of the race can appraise a man's position in the scheme of things, and judge of his attainment. At the culmination of life experience, and when man has reached his goal, each triangle is a radiant path of fire, and each centre a wheel of living fiery force rotating at terrific speed; the centre at this stage not only rotates in a specific direction, but literally turns upon itself, forming a living flaming iridescent globe of pure fire, and holding within it a certain geometrical shape, yet withal vibrating so rapidly that the eye can scarcely follow it. Above all, at the top of the head will be seen a fiery display that seems to put all the other centres into insignificance; from the heart of this many-petalled lotus issues a flame of fire with the basic hue of a man's ray. This flame mounts upward and seems to attract downward a sheet of electric light, which is the downflow from the spirit on the highest plane. This marks the blending of the fires and the deliverance of man from the trammels of matter." A Treatise on Cosmic Fire (pp. 169-171)
...again generalising—it might also be said that:
1. Zodiacal energies pass through Shamballa and are related to the first Ray of Will or Power and affect the Monad.
2. Systemic energies pass through the Hierarchy and are related to the second Ray of Love- Wisdom or (as it is oft called in esoteric astrology) the Ray of Attractive Coherency and affect the soul.
3. Planetary forces impinge upon and pass through humanity and are related to the third Ray of Active Intelligence and affect the personality.
To this I earlier referred, but have restated
it here as I seek to have it definitely in your minds as we go forward [Page
412] with our new studies. You have here
a major trinity of energies, emerging out of a vast and incomprehensible
aggregation of forces and energies which stands to them as the One Life stands
to this lesser important triangle.
I. DYNAMIC ENERGY .......................................................... Electric Fire
| Cancer
1. Sirius................... | ......... Saturn..................................... Fifth Creative Hierarchy
| Capricorn (the 8th Unknown)
The Cardinal Cross
2. The Great | Aries
Bear....| ......... Sun, veiling Vulcan.......Second Creative Hierarchy
| Libra (the 11th) Unknown
The Cardinal Cross
| Gemini
3. Pleiades............... | ......... Mercury.................................. Fourth Creative Hierarchy
| Sagittarius (the 9th) Unknown
The Mutable Cross
All the above energies are called into play as far as man is concerned during the major initiations and upon the Path of Initiation.
II. MAGNETIC ENERGY...................................................... Solar Fire
4. The 7 solar | Taurus
systems................. | ......... Mars....................................... Third Creative Hierarchy
| Scorpio (the 10th) Unknown
The Fixed Cross
All the above energy is called into play as far as man is concerned whilst he is in training as a disciple and upon the Path of Discipleship.
I. Electric Fire.—Path of Initiation—4th Hierarchy; full soul expression; monadic life.
GOAL: Identification with the Monad. Produces responsiveness to the three constellations.
II. Solar Fire.—Path of Discipleship—5th Hierarchy; full life experience; soul life.
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GOAL: Identification with the Soul. Produces responsiveness to the twelve zodiacal constellations.
The Teachers on the [Page 59] inner side, therefore, study the horoscope only in its relation to the following three entities:
1. The horoscope of the planet itself as the expression of the life of the planetary Logos. This involves the studying of the horoscope of the spirit of the planet as well as of the informing Life and their joint relationship and interplay. The spirit of the Earth is to the planetary Logos of the Earth, for instance, what the personality (or form nature) is to the soul of man. The two horoscopes are superimposed and the "planetary pattern" then emerges.
2. The horoscope of the human family, of the fourth kingdom in nature, regarding it as an entity, which it essentially is. This is in reality the study of two horoscopes, as in the above case; the horoscope of the kingdom of souls, of the divine sons of God upon the mental plane, and the study of the entity which is the coherent life of the form side of the fourth kingdom in nature. This is again done by superimposing the two charts. These charts are drawn on a large scale and on a transparent material of which humanity knows nothing. Upon these charts are noted the pattern which emerges when "soul and personality are brought together" and present conditions, possible developments and relationships, and the immediate future objective appear with clarity.
3. The horoscopes of disciples. The Masters do not study the charts of ordinary undeveloped man. There is no profit in so doing. This involves again the study of the two horoscopes of the disciple under inspection—one of the soul and the other of the personality. Again the process of superimposition is utilised. In one horoscope, [Page 60] the new orientation and the embryonic reorganised inner life will be noted and studied, and in the other the outer life and its conformity or non-conformity to inner conditions will be the subject of attention. Thus the life pattern will emerge, possibilities will be indicated, problems will disappear, and the immediate next step will clearly show forth.
From the standpoint of the pledged disciple and initiate who traverses again the Path of the Sun and finds that that which he has discovered himself to be in Leo finds its crown in Aquarius. The separative individual consciousness becomes the group consciousness in Aquarius, and he begins to comprehend the significance of that basic combination of signs, that "triangle in the consciousness" of humanity:
Cancer Leo Aquarius.
Mass awareness Individual awareness Group awareness.
Instinctual consciousness Intelligent consciousness Intuitive consciousness.
It is interesting also to note in this connection that—due to the precession of the equinoxes—a fourth type of force is brought to bear upon the planet and man, but one which is seldom recognised and given due place in the horoscope. The month and the sign, or the place of the Sun in the heavens, do not really coincide. When we state, for instance, that the Sun is "in Aries" it conveys an esoteric truth but not an exoteric fact. The Sun was in Aries at the beginning of this great cycle, but it is not in exactly the same position today when it is "found" in that sign.
Also it should be remembered that as it is necessary to know the moment of birth and the place of birth in casting the horoscope of the individual, so in order to have a perfectly correct understanding and accurate deductions in connection with the constellation, the planets and our Earth there should be a fixed time from which to reckon. That fixed time is as yet unknown in exoteric astrology, though the Hierarchy possesses the needed information and it will be made available when the right time comes. It is the knowledge of this inner information which constitutes the basis of the statements which I have made or will make which will seem revolutionary to the orthodox investigator. There has to be a constant rectification of the earlier conclusions of humanity and of this the outstanding instance is the statement in the Bible that the prime date of creation is 4004 B.C. This is recognised as an error by modern science but is still believed by many.
Now let us for a moment consider the Technique of Fusion. The keynotes of the three techniques are as follows:
First Ray.........................Isolated Unity.
Second Ray.....................Inclusive Reason.
Third Ray........................Presented Attributes.
The first thing the disciple who seeks to use these techniques undertakes is to arrive at an understanding (practical, experimental and subjective) of the appropriate phrase for his ray. Let me paraphrase or elucidate each of them, inadequately perforce owing to the lack of comprehension and the limited evolution of the average disciple, but in any case in order to bring suggestion to your minds.
Isolated Unity is that stage of consciousness which sees the whole as one and regards itself, not theoretically but as a realised fact, as identified with that whole. It is a whole which is "isolated" in the consciousness of the man, and not the man himself who regards himself as isolated. The word "isolated" [Page 392] refers to that complete organised organism of which the man can feel and know himself to be a part. The word "unity" expresses his relationship to the whole. It will be apparent therefore that this whole is something progressively realised. For the bringing about of this progressed realisation the great expansions of consciousness, called initiations, have been temporarily arranged as a hastening or forcing process. This progression of realised "isolations in unity" may begin with the disciple's group, environment or nation and, through right use of the understanding, will end by enabling him to isolate the whole divine scheme or living structure, and to identify himself with it in an active capable manner.
The result of meditation upon this theme will be:
1. A definite illumination of the mind, for it will then be at-one with the Universal Mind and all the ways of God and the plans of God will stand revealed to him.
2. The creative imagination will be powerfully evoked in response to this revelation, and modes and methods of cooperation will be sentiently developed and the disciple will become a creative cooperator and not just an obedient servant of the Plan.
3. His life will be then inspired by the desire to serve humanity and to cooperate with the Custodians of the Plan. This will bring in the full tide of soul life, producing temporarily a violent conflict between the personality ray and the soul ray, but also producing a steady subordination of the lower to the higher, of the minor to the major.
Throughout all these processes we see the bringing together of many types of energy, all of them distinguished by quality of some kind or another, which—when brought into relation with each other—produce first of all a period of chaos, of anarchy and of difficulty. Later ensues a period of synthesis, of organised activity and of a fuller expression of divinity. But there remains for a long time the need for recognition of energy and its right use.
The second point I seek to make is that these inner energies make their contact through the medium of the vital or etheric body, which is composed of energy streams; these work through seven focal points or centres of force in the etheric body. These centres of energy are found in close proximity to, or in relation to, the seven sets of major glands:
1. The pineal gland.
2. The pituitary body.
3. The thyroid and para-thyroid glands.
4. The thymus gland.
5. The pancreas.
6. The adrenals.
7. The gonads.
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These centres are:
1. The head centre.
2. The centre between the eyebrows.
3. The throat centre.
4. The heart centre.
5. The solar plexus centre.
6. The centre at the base of the spine.
7. The sacral centre.
Disciples and advanced individuals, conforming to the conclusions of esoteric astrology.
The Creative Hierarchies, giving the interim situation in this world cycle.
TABULATION V. THE UNORTHODOX ASTROLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP
CONSTELLATIONS AND PLANETARY RULERS
IN CONNECTION WITH DISCIPLES AND INITIATES
NOTE: In charts connected with the PATH, progress is from Aries to Pisces through Taurus, etc.
Constellation Ruler Ray Related to
1. Aries Mercury 4th ray Virgo Same ray.
2. Taurus Vulcan 1st ray Pisces " "
3. Gemini Venus 5th ray none.
4. Cancer Neptune 6th ray Scorpio " "
5. Leo The Sun 2nd ray Aquarius " "
6. Virgo The Moon 4th ray Aries " "
7. Libra Uranus 7th ray none.
8. Scorpio Mars 6th ray Cancer " "
9. Sagittarius The Earth 3rd ray Capricorn " "
10. Capricorn Saturn 3rd ray Sagittarius " "
11. Aquarius Jupiter 2nd ray Leo " "
12. Pisces Pluto 1st ray Taurus " "
NOTE: In connection with disciples and the zodiacal signs, Gemini and Libra are two constellations which—through their rulers—express 5th and 7th ray energy. For some occult reason, they remain unrelated to any other of the signs.
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The relation between the other constellations through the planets, as expressing the rays, is as follows:
1. Taurus and Pisces, through Vulcan and Pluto, are related to Ray 1. Transmutation of desire into sacrifice and of the individual will into the divine will.
The World Saviour
2. Leo and Aquarius, through the Sun and Jupiter, are related to Ray 2. Development of the individual consciousness into world consciousness. Thus a man becomes a world server.
The World Server
3. Sagittarius and Capricorn, through the Earth and Saturn, are related to Ray 3. The one-pointed disciple becomes the initiate.
The Initiate
4. Aries and Virgo, through Mercury and the Moon, are related to Ray 4. Harmonising the cosmos and the individual through conflict, producing unity and beauty. The birth pangs of the second birth.
The Cosmic and Individual Christ
5. Cancer and Scorpio, through Neptune and Mars, are related to Ray 6. Transformation of the mass consciousness into the inclusive consciousness of the disciple.
The Triumphant Disciple
I would call attention to the fact that in Tabulation IV, the relationship is between the planets which rule, and in Tabulation V the emphasis is laid upon the conditioning ray.
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TABULATION VI. PLANETARY RULERS IN 3 TABULATIONS
Constellation Orthodox Disciple Hierarchies
1. Aries Mars Mercury Uranus.
2. Taurus Venus Vulcan Vulcan.
3. Gemini Mercury Venus The Earth.
4. Cancer The Moon Neptune Neptune.
5. Leo The Sun The Sun The Sun.
6. Virgo Mercury The Moon Jupiter.
7. Libra Venus Uranus Saturn.
8. Scorpio Mars Mars Mercury.
9. Sagittarius Jupiter The Earth Mars.
10. Capricorn Saturn Saturn Venus.
11. Aquarius Uranus Jupiter The Moon.
12. Pisces Jupiter Pluto Pluto.
TABULATION VII. UNORTHODOX
CONSTELLATIONS, RULERS AND RAYS
IN CONNECTION WITH THE HIERARCHIES
Constellation Ruler Ray Related to
1. Aries Uranus 7th ray none.
2. Taurus Vulcan 1st ray Pisces Same ray.
3. Gemini The Earth 3rd ray Libra " "
4. Cancer Neptune 6th ray Sagittarius " "
5. Leo The Sun 2nd ray Virgo " "
6. Virgo Jupiter 2nd ray Leo " "
7. Libra Saturn 3rd ray Gemini " "
8. Scorpio Mercury 4th ray Aquarius " "
9. Sagittarius Mars 6th ray Cancer " "
10. Capricorn Venus 5th ray none.
11. Aquarius The Moon 4th ray Scorpio " "
12. Pisces Pluto lst ray Taurus " "
NOTE: Aries and Capricorn in conjunction with 7th and 5th ray energy stand alone. The other constellations and rays are related in every case.