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- Esoteric
(Soul) Astrology
- What
is the Soul?
- The
Great Invocation
- About
the Rays
- The
Plan
- Initiation
- Wesak
Festival of Illumination
- The
Festival of Humanity
- Summer
Solstice
- Ray
3: Builder of Intelligence
- History
of the Sun and Earth
- Fire
in the Heart
- Immaculate
Conception
- Autumn
Equinox
- The
Path of Discipleship
- Chiron
in Scorpio
- Sound
from the Galactic Center
- The
Earth
- The
Lamp
- Saturn,
Dweller on the Threshold
- Winter
Solstice
- Defining
the Terms of the New Age
- Light
Evolution and the Zodiac
- Neptune
in Aquarius
- Jupiter
in Pisces
- The
Science of Service
- Pondering
Unity & Service
- DK's
Disciples Study Group
- The
Light of Pisces
- Pisces
as Christ, or Soul, Principal
- The
Mind of Aries
- The
Lords of Aries
- Spring
Equinox : A Resurrection
- The
Fire and Light of Aries
- Mercury,
The Messenger of the Gods
- The
Resurrection of Christ
- DK's
Disciples Study Group Meditation
- Lords
of Taurus
- The
Light Force from Shamballa
- Sacred
Geometria and Symbols of Wesak
- Ray
4 and the Art of Living
- Desire
- Mercury,
Venus & Earth in Relation to
Gemini
- Polarity
& Duality
- Music
of the Cherubim
- The
Light of Virgo & the Light of
Initiation
- The
United Nations
- The
Rays & Capricorn
- The
Three Crosses of
Consciousness
The
Mystery of the Sphinx
- Venus:
Sacred Ray 5 Planet
Virgo's
Planetary Rulers &
Rays
Libra
Begins the Soul Year
The
Sixth Sense
Inspiration
What
is Compassion?
Right
Human Relations
The
Brain, the Mind, the Soul, and
Knowledge
Constitution
of Man
The
Esoteric Interpretation of
Christmas
The
Christmas Tree
George
W. Bush Astrologically
The
Soul Invocation: Creating the Rainbow
Bridge
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Music
of the Cherubim
The purpose of music is to resurrect humanity
from the limiting conditions it must experience
in order to comprehend form and matter. This is
its mission, for music has the power to restore
man (mind) to his forgotten divine estate. One
of the principal factors operating in all
cultures and nations is to call forth the human
spirit from surrendering completely to, and
being overwhelmed by, the numbing effects of a
materialistic and mechanized civilization
(Saturn and Capricorn). The Divine and
life-giving energies of God are radiated to our
universe by the twelve constellations
(hierarchies) that surround our solar system.
Each of the hierarchies sounds forth a
distinctive keynote. The twelve signs fall into
four groups according to the four elements
(earth, air, fire, water) and together they form
the music of the spheres. A specific creative
task is given to each of the creative
hierarchies. While the tasks are different, all
are manifestations of the One universal tone,
which is the source of their energy, and from
which all music springs.
This Earth is a vast harmonic wave system
that is built and sustained by unheard (by most
of humanity) music. All great musical composers
have been connected consciously or unconsciously
with this source of music, a fact that enables
them to become masters of their art. Their
compositions contain specific messages brought
through from high realms for the purpose of
bettering world conditions and bestowing upon
humankind greater illumination. When humanity
was very young, all that could be heard were the
sounds of nature. Therefore, music originally
consisted of simple sounds that attempted to
reproduce nature.
A threefold song of the Absolute is heard by
all the kingdoms (except the masses of humanity
whose inner ear is not yet attuned) throughout
the universe. This song possesses the three
aspects of God (will, love/wisdom, and
intelligence, Rays 1, 2, & 3). These aspects
are reflected in music as those of harmony,
melody, and rhythm. Reflecting the three
originating Rays in the Big Dipper, these three
aspects are the substances within Sound ("At the
beginning was the Word") that create(d) form.
This three-fold song within the cosmos is
literally the universal energy by which God
continually manifests Himself. From this we can
interpret the words, "And the Word (harmony,
melody, and rhythm) became Flesh."
The emanations of the tone of G# major, from
the Cancer Hierarchy, produces the cosmic waters
of life that nourish all bodies taking form on
Earth (Capricorn). In the developing embryo,
Cancer provides the nourishing spiritual waters
that protect and nurture the body of the
developing child. This is why the sign of Cancer
is called the Great Mother. Brahms, the master
of lullabies, was definitely able to "hear" the
keynote from the Cherubim in the Cancer
Hierarchy. He had his Mars (Ray 6, reaching
high) in Cancer (life spirit) and Neptune (from
higher worlds) in Capricorn (bringing into
form).
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KEYNOTES OF THE
CONSTELLATIONS
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- Each of the twelve
constellations emits its own
individual sound. Each tone has its
seven octaves. The following are the
keynotes for each of the
constellations:
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- Aries D-flat major
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- Taurus A-flat major
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- Gemini F-sharp major
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- Cancer G-sharp major
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- Leo A-sharp major
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- Virgo C-natural
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- Libra D-major
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- Scorpio E-major
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- Sagittarius F-major
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- Capricorn G-major
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- Aquarius A-major
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- Pisces B-major
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- Source: Healing and
Regeneration through Music, by
Corinne Heline.
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The
Light of Virgo & the Light of
Initiation
Virgo is referred to on page 260 of Esoteric
Astrology as the sacred vessel carrying the
"Light of God" or the "God of Light" hidden
within the womb. "Virgo symbolizes depth,
darkness, quiet and warmth; it is the valley of
deep experience (Earth) wherin secrets are
discovered and eventually 'brought to light'; it
is the place of slow, gentle and yet powerful
crisis and periodic developments which take
place in the dark and yet which lead to
light."
Virgo, in this quote, is a metaphor for
matter holding deep within itself the light of
Spirit. Virgo also represents the process of
bringing forth the light (spiritual awareness
and consciousness) in the dark places of matter
(the Earth and hidden within our physical body).
The ever-growing experiences of light are
actually the stages of initiation. There are
three stages in which three different Lights are
brought forth. The three lights are the Light of
Knowledge, the Light of Wisdom, and the Light of
God, and all are the result of the seeker's
desire and aspiration for spiritual
connection.
In stage one, the aspirant attempts to
neutralize glamour (emotional reactions) through
the growth of the mind. The Light of Knowledge
(acquired through study) is a major eliminator
of emotional reactions. Emotions often veil the
truth from the seeker. Overseen by Taurus, this
stage provides, through the star Aldebaran, the
Light of Knowledge. Stage two is the stage in
which the Soul light is activated. This is the
Light of Wisdom and is the result of life
experiences blending with the light of knowledge
(stage one). This is overseen by Virgo, which
expresses the Hidden Light of God. Stage three,
overseen by Capricorn, is when contact with the
intuition takes place. This is through the
blending of the Light of Knowledge (personality
light) and the Light of Wisdom (Soul light). The
result of this blended Light is pure radiance
and the power to enter into the Rain Cloud of
Knowable Things.
Initiation is a word that signifies
successive entrance into greater knowledge and
light. Humanity experiences seven initiations
over the course of many lifetimes on Earth.
Initiation is not something given to, or
conferred upon, by a teacher or guru. Initiation
is an internal state of progressive revelation,
a new vision that attracts and draws the seeker
into greater and greater light. (Light here
refers to a sight perceived at times by the
physical eyes and always by the opened Third
Eye. This light, when seen, is often observed
peripherally as a flashing light.) Initiation is
a progressive process of light recognition and
light utilization. Since light is the medium
that carries information, initiation is also a
process of an ever greater expansion into
"knowable things." Humanity is that unit of life
that has a
built-in evolutionary process of progressing
from a dimly lit state of consciousness to a
consciousness lit with supernal glory. This
ever-increasing expansion into light is the Path
of Evolution.
Readiness for initiation is signified by
"light" available along the Way. There is a
specific type and amount of light available at
each level of development. Each stage,
therefore, is "lit" (the Lighted Way), and as
this light penetrates each individual, it
enables the initiate (one who seeks) to contact
and see what has previously been felt but unable
to be perceived. This new contact and "seeing"
produces new knowledge, which, in turn, directs
the initiate into even greater light.
At each initiation (remember there are seven)
as the seeker is able to perceive a new light
and a new area of divine consciousness
previously unknown, greater responsibilities and
opportunities are encountered. Eventually these
new, and more inclusive, fields of light and
information become normal spheres of experience.
It is during these times of initiation, as the
light of knowledge, perception, and
responsibility increase, that the seeker
surrenders the self to the greater service of
humanity. This ever-seeking and entering into
greater and greater light is the training ground
for Mastership, which Virgo (as Mary)
represents.
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The
United Nations
Most of humanity does not understand how the
founding of the United Nations came about, what
its purpose was and still is, and what part in
the Plan of the Hierarchy and evolution it
plays. Founded in October 1945 at the urging of
the Hierarchy, the United Nations was an
inspired (key national figures, such as
President Franklin D. Roosevelt "caught" the
idea from the Mind of God) gathering of the
world's leaders whose purpose was to bring
order, unity, and synthesis (a higher level of
unity) to all nations of the world. Behind the
United Nations, and as a result of creating a
polar opposite to the evil (evil is real, with
origins that are outer planetary) predominating
in the world at that time (Hitler, Mussolini,
Stalin), stand all the Masters (the Hierarchy
who are also behind the United States government
and provided the impulse for the creation of the
Declaration of Independence) of the Inner World,
those Beings who oversee, influence, and direct
humanity and the Earth's evolution.
The United Nations' Sun (will) and Mercury
(messenger) is in Scorpio (Scorpio provides us
with spiritual aspiration, and works with Ray 4
of harmonious bridging). The personality meaning
and function of a Scorpio Sun (acting as the
vehicle for Love/Wisdom) is to allow conflict to
be expressed. On the Soul level, Sun in Scorpio
is where the Dweller on the Threshold (tests)
appears. The test is to release the old so the
higher reality can be revealed. The Soul-level
purpose is to be a catalyst for the
transformation of others, which the United
Nations attempts by calling forth the voices of
all nations. Mercury in Scorpio (both Ray 4)
provides the United Nations with great mental
power so that humanity can be freed from the
past and enter into a new conscious awareness of
the Plan of Life. Mercury in Scorpio presents
the United Nations with great tests, and a
demonstration often must be made that the Path
of Synthesis is being adhered to. Mercury in
Scorpio also means that the inner workings are
often hidden and mysterious. This is the reason
many people have the opinion that the United
Nations is weak. Mercury in Scorpio asks one to
have a mental power that transforms and
reorients the thought forms of the masses. The
UN was very active in transforming the mind of
the masses who were watching Clinton's
videotapes to be able to look at the situation
(Clinton and sex) on a higher level of reality
&emdash; not just viewing Clinton as a sex
addict filled with a desire for the "flesh"
(emphasis within matter), but rather as a
powerful leader able to bring together nations,
stand up to terrorism, and attempt to bring
democracy to the world (Spiritual emphasis). And
he was recognized with a three-minute standing
ovation, something never done previously on the
floor of the United Nations.
It is particularly interesting to note that
the UN horoscope also has five planets in Libra
(balance after chaos), which parallels Clinton's
chart of six planets, plus his rising, in Libra.
Clinton, esoterically, is Everyman, with foibles
and grace notes, sexual appetites and spiritual
visions. This was apparent on that paradoxical
Monday with Starr's tapes broadcasing around the
globe while Clinton hosted the illuminati of our
world's future.
In Libra, where the polarities are starkly
apparent, there is always the middle point that
sounds the note as to where the spiritual vision
of the future lies. This middle point is the
voice (65 percent) of the masses, whose choice,
and after the tremendous volumes of "pornography
for the puritanical" (to quote the New Yorker)
that Starr provided us with, is to leave Clinton
alone to perform the job he was chosen to
do.
Humanity needs to see and experience two
polarities at the same time. These polarities
are desire (sex tapes) and goodwill (purpose
behind the UN). Both are apparent and needed.
Desire moves us into spiritual aspiration for
things higher and better. Goodwill results in
Right Human Relations. Both are Libran issues
and the recent government activities provide us
with the Libran function of choice.
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The
Rays & Capricorn
Capricorn receives three distinct rays from
the Big Dipper &emdash; Ray 1 of Will and Power,
whose color is red (think fire); Ray 3 of Active
Intelligence, whose color is green (think
Earth's vegetation); and Ray 7 of Synthesis and
Order, whose color is violet (think amethyst
ring on a bishop, a cardinal, or the birthstone
for those born in February). The fact that there
are three rays streaming through Capricorn is
significant. Only one other sign, Sagittarius,
is the recipient of three rays. Therefore,
Capricorn and Sag have a distinctly important
influence on all of Earth's kingdoms, but
specifically at this time on humanity
directly.
Capricorn is the sign of ambition and is
pictured as a goat constantly climbing mesas and
mountains and clinging to narrow precipices that
other animals (and few humans) would attempt. In
the human kingdom, we often find Capricorns as
heads of vast corporations (Ray 1 of power),
tending to billions of dollars (Ray 7 is also
money), running a "tight ship" (Ray 7 of order)
with enormous power (Ray 1) and mental acumen
(Ray 3 of active intelligence). That's the outer
appearance of Capricorn. The inner, deeper, and
esoteric (hidden) reality of Capricorn is that
it is the sign of Initiation, that stage of
development where great preparations are made to
enter into the world of the Hierarchy.
In the case of Capricorns specifically, (but
for all of humanity this month), the individual
is being prepared, through great and multiple
responsibilities, to become a powerful leader,
to manage immense resources, and to fulfill a
purpose that places him or her in positions in
the outer world that eventually create and bring
forth a new civilization. Now that's a very
large purpose, and the preparation is taken
seriously and with internal intent. If we
observe Capricorns in our lives, we often see a
quality of "being driven" by some inner force.
Though they are not able, in many cases, to
articulate just what that intensity is,
nevertheless, their words and actions often
embody a hidden and unseen force.
In terms of the influence of Capricorn on the
kingdom called humanity, when the Sun is
transmitting Capricorn and directing the Rays 1,
3, and 7 (for a month each year between Dec. 21
and Jan. 20), we are also affected and
influenced by this internal force. We experience
a desire to begin the activities needed to
fulfill the goals created last month in
Sagittarius. During the time of Capricorn and
for one month, we have the will (Ray 1) to
mentally activate (think and act, Ray 3) the
steps and set up an order and an agenda (Ray 7)
so that we may succeed (Capricorn word) in our
aspirational endeavors. If we observe our
thoughts and activities during this month, and
look at them through the lens of this
information, we will link with the intelligences
available from the Rays, Capricorn, and the Sun,
and our connection with the ever-influencing
cosmic forces will be more stabilized and more
activated.
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The
Three Crosses of Consciousness
For those whose background is Christianity,
the three Crosses referred to in the text are
the same three crosses referred to in the Bible
story of the Crucifixions of the Christ/Jesus
and the two thieves. Christ and the two thieves
represent humanity's three different stages of
consciousness and Spiritual development.
Remember, at the Crucifixion at Golgatha (place
of death), on the left cross hung the
unrepentant (Mutable Cross) man (unconscious of
anything beyond self), on the right cross hung
the repentant (Fixed Cross, realizing errors and
asking forgiveness in order to begin anew) man
(aware of something greater than self and thus
coming to a greater consciousness), and in the
center, (and whose death caused thunder,
lightning, and earthquakes on Earth), hung the
Christ/Jesus (Cardinal Cross), who, through
sacrifice (crucifixion) of the small self or
personality ("Not my will, but Thy Will,
Father"), had become One (union) with the Father
(Shamballa, or place where the Will, Plan, and
Purpose of God is known). This is the inner,
esoteric meaning of the crosses, the
crucifixion, and the Christ. All of which are
pre-requisites to the state of consciousness
called the Resurrection.
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The
Mystery of the Sphinx
The following text is very intricate. I ask
my readers to try and stay with the information
that unfolds both through the main text and the
footnotes. I am not aware if this particular
information has been correlated, combined,
synthesized, and written about prior to this
writing. The theme running throughout is that of
the sign of Leo (individual self-consciousness
and identity) and Leo's opposite sign, Aquarius
(humanity's group consciousness and
identity).
In the Bible, which is written in
astrological and esoteric codes, the name for
the influence of the sign of Leo was Judah.
During the time of Judah, or in the House of
Judah and with the Kings of Judah (during the
Age of Leo), the Chosen People (our ancestors,
who were the first seeds of the Aryan race or
People of the Mind race) suffered greatly. This
time was the beginning of the dissolution of the
House of Israel (Israel comes from Isis, Ra, El
which means balance of male/female with God at
the center). With the destruction of their
Spiritual temples, absence of enlightened
teachers, and through a series of cruel and
unenlightened kings, the people lost their sense
of self in relation to their God.
The Age of Leo occurred some 13,000 years
ago. Leo is the sign through which a previous
identification ceases and a new state of
self-identification occurs. Note that during the
Age of Leo, the people lost their previous sense
of identity (as one with God). Thus began what
is known today as the Lost Tribes of Israel. It
is important to note that Aquarius, the sign of
group identity, is the sign opposite Leo which
is individual identity. Note also that the
Sphinx is half lion (Leo, self) and half human
(Aquarius, the sign of Humanity). Esoteric
tradition teaches that the Sphinx was created
during the Age of Leo (lion) and was a temple of
Initiation that taught, housed, and protected
the ancient and still hidden mysteries.
There are many questions concerning the
origin and meaning behind the Sphinx. Carved in
natural rock and guarding the Nile Valley, the
majestic statue of Giza set in the Egyptian
desert seems to evoke endless myths and
conjecture. In Greek mythology the sphinx was a
winged lion with a woman's head. She lived on a
rock near Thebes1 and always asked a riddle of
those who gazed upon her. Those who could not
answer the riddle were killed. It is said that
Oedipus2 answered the riddle correctly,
whereupon the Sphinx leaped from the rock to
disappear forever. Oedipus later became king of
Thebes. This story, the riddle, and the Sphinx
today contain an esoteric mystery concerning
consciousness (self and group) that is to be
revealed as the Aquarian (opposite sign to Leo)
Age unfolds.
The riddle the Sphinx asked Oedipus (who
represents all of us) was, "Do you know who you
are?" &emdash; which is the question, purpose,
and force behind the sign of Leo. The story of
Oedipus is directly linked because as a child he
was given to another family to be raised due to
the prophecy that he would eventually kill his
father (meaning the end of an Age). So Oedipus
was raised without the knowledge of his (divine)
parentage. One day, during a quarrel with a man
he did not know, Oedipus killed him. Later,
Oedipus was informed that the person he killed
was actually his father. When the Sphinx asked
Oedipus the riddle "Do you know who you are?"
Oedipus sorrowfully replied, "I am the son of
the Father that I killed." Because one man
(mind) was able to know (identify) himself and
his heritage (divine), the Sphinx no longer had
reason to repeat the riddle. Men (mind) would
begin to ask that question themselves.
But this questioning of self and identity
(Leo's purpose) would not begin to occur until
humanity had been "lost" (in the desert, in
cities, in desires, in poverty, in despair, in
ignorance, etc.) for thousands of years and
until the aspiration (and activation) of love
(Leo once again) became a reality. It was taught
in the Ancient Wisdom Temples that the
fulfillment of Leo ("Man, know thyself") would
not begin to emerge until the dawning of the Age
of Aquarius.
The Sphinx, representing the one symbol of
hope for mankind, was built 13,000 years ago in
the Age of Leo by Great Teacher-Initiates who
knew that future humanity, during the
then-coming ages of Cancer, Gemini, Taurus, and
Aries &emdash; 8,500 years in all &emdash; would
experience the darkest and most despairing
period of life on Earth. The Teachers knew that
in the coming 8,500+ years, humanity, living in
the densest material matter, would forget its
original and divine origins (identity) and
eventually have very little ability to contact
God. Therefore, it was to provide humanity with
a "light," a hope, and a promise with which to
dispel the darkness (matter and the material
world being experienced) that the Sphinx was
built and preserved through time. (A question to
ponder. Why do you think the child Jesus and his
parent traveled and lived in Egypt during
Jesus's childhood? And what did they do
there?)
And so, in fact, a terrible darkness and
despair did indeed occur for humanity (us),
peaking during the time of the Roman Empire (c44
B.C.-A.D.476). (Note the dates. The Buddha began
his teachings concerning the dispelling of
desire some 500 years prior to this time, and
the child Jesus &emdash; later to be
overshadowed by the Christ &emdash; was born
sometime around c50 B.C.) Humanity (and the
field surrounding the Earth) became so immersed
in matter (darkness) that the Hierarchy
considered Earth and all its kingdoms to be in a
state of emergency. Such was the crisis on Earth
at that time that a Council meeting was held and
a dispensation (change of rule/gift) from the
Lord of the World (Sanat Kumara) was
compassionately given. This dispensation was in
the form of the Christ, Son of the Father
(Sanat), Son from the Sun (His home), Regent and
Teacher of the World, messenger of cosmic love
(Krishna represented planetary love), who
visited Earth for three years in order to dispel
the ancient thought forms that created the
darkness and hid the "light." One of His
statements while He was here was, "I am the
Light of the world." This He would say to the
people of Earth, most of whom did not understand
Him. "I have come," He said, "so that you no
longer walk in darkness." (John 8:12). He also
said, "I come to give you a new law &emdash; to
love one another as my Father (the Lord of the
World, the Ancient of Days, the planetary Logos)
has loved you."
Like the Sphinx, whose mysteries remain
sealed even today, the Christ left us with a
great many mysteries that, up until now, have
remained relatively unsolved. Who was He,
really? What was His message? And how and when
will humanity come to understanding concerning
His Presence, purpose, and meaning? Christ was a
Messenger. He did "come from the Father" (the
place where the Will of God is Known, which is
also Shamballa, and the present home of the Lord
of our World, Sanat Kumara). As with the Sphinx,
Christ's message was about our Divine
self-identity. We are to identify as Suns/Sons
of God for we were created "in His image and
likeness"). Christ's other message was that for
us to receive the full enlightenment available
in the Aquarian Age, we must first learn to love
(Leo) one another. This love (Leo, lionhearted,
Sun, heart of the Sun, our heart is the Sun
within our bodies, warmth, awareness of self,
sensitivity to self, divine identity) is the key
to the door that opens us to Aquarius (love of
humanity, knowledge gathering, leading to
intuition). It is said that the fulfillment of
Leo is Aquarius. But to get to Aquarius one must
fulfill the sign of Leo first. This means one
must have full consciousness and awareness of
self (Leo) as a Sun/Son of God. Only then are we
able to perceive that all of humanity is a group
consisting of other Suns/Sons of God.
To this day the Sphinx still stands in the
desert. Sands have shifted over its dual form of
lion (Leo) and human/woman (Aquarius) for more
than 13,000 years now. The mystery of the
Sphinx, &emdash; like the riddle, and like
Christ's words &emdash; no longer needs to
remain a mystery. We have entered, just begun
actually, the Aquarian Age. This is the month of
Leo, when the keys to understanding ourselves
and our identity are available. The first step
is knowledge (Ray 5), which has been given here.
The second is concentration (a Leo quality and
the first stage in meditation) on this
knowledge. The third step is the intention to
"be" what we were created for. The fourth step
is invocation (asking). The fifth step is
identification ("I am"). The sixth is to
maintain this right identity daily. The seventh
step will occur eventually, and that is to serve
our "group" called "humanity."
1 Thebes was a city in ancient Egypt (on the
site of present-day Luxor), center of Amon
worship, and in the Bible is the town called No.
See Bible Concordance for references to the city
of No (Books of Jeremiah and Ezekiel). Amon
(c641 B.C.) was the idolatrous king of Judah,
slain by servants, succeeded by Josiah, who
restored religious law. Jeremiah, the prophet
who foresaw the coming of the Aquarian Age,
lived during the time of Amon. (Note that the
biblical word Judah, as in Tribe of Judah and
the apostle Judah, both refer to the sign of
Leo).
Amon, or Ammon(2400 B.C-400 A.D.), is also an
ancient Egyptian deity and was the local god of
Thebes. He was represented as a ram (Age and/or
religion of Aries). The principle temple of Amon
was in Libyan desert (area of Babylonia and era
in which ancient Gods were destroyed).
2Oedipus was a hero in Greek mythology who
unwittingly killed his father and later was
reunited with his mother by answering the riddle
of the Sphinx. From this myth comes the Freudian
Oedipus complex, a psychoanalytic "condition" or
diagnosis wherein the boy of four to five loves
his mother and deeply dislikes his father. The
opposite (Electra complex) occurs for girls.
(Freudian analysis was/is a psychological
developmental stage for humanity in its growing
search for knowledge about self.)
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Venus:
Sacred Ray 5 Planet
The following is a very esoteric and complex
article on Venus. It will be an exercise in
Concentration, that first stage in meditation
available during the month of Leo. I ask that
readers remain with this article. To assist
yourselves, create graphs, drawings, lists,
symbols, sketch the five-pointed star (symbol of
Venus and Ray 5), jot down dates and information
in your daily calendar, and invoke the template
of effortlessness since you will need great
amounts of mental effort to understand the inner
(esoteric) meanings of what is occurring this
month both in the sky and its reflection below,
which is Earth.
I will begin by giving you facts about Venus
on an esoteric level. On the personality level,
Venus is love, Eros, attraction, marriage, and
valentines (heart). But Venus has another,
higher influence, and since this is an esoteric
(inner realities) journal, we'll simply
acknowledge the mundane (mass consciousness,
personality-building, "when is my next
relationship/job/money arriving and/or will my
present system fall apart?") level of Venus and
concentrate more on the "heart of the matter."
This article asks you to begin to make some
connections with all the information provided
here. It's an exercise in concentration (Leo
stage in meditation) and in a new state of
self-identification with the larger group,
called humanity.
Esoteric Facts
Venus is the bright star presently seen in
the summer night sky. It will soon be the
morning star. It's so big and bright right now
that it actually looks like a five-pointed star
suspended in the heavens. Venus is the home
planet of our Earth's God (Sanat Kumara), also
called the Lord of the World and the Ancient of
Days1 in the Bible. It was this Lord and his
three Kumaras (Enlightened Ones) who came from
Venus to Earth eighteen million years ago in
order to activate the latent mental seeds
previously "breathed into" us by the Sagittarian
Lords three million years earlier.
Venus is a Ray 5 planet. Ray 5 is Concrete
Knowledge and is the ray that influences
scientists and knowledge-seekers. All rays have
symbols. The symbol for the Ray 5 is a
five-pointed star. Leo, the sign our Sun is
passing through this month, is also Ray 5. Other
Ray 5 signs are Aquarius (opposite sign of Leo)
and Sagittarius (the Ray Lords who "breathed
into" us the first mental seeds). Now, Jupiter
rules Sagittarius (knowledge) and Aquarius (the
Knower). Remember that both Sag (Truth) and
Aquarius (humanity) work with the 5th Ray of
Concrete Knowledge. In the sky later on this
month there will be a T-square (bring a new
energy forth) formed between the signs Leo
(self-awareness) and Aquarius (humanity), and
the planet Jupiter (illumination and planetary
ruler of Sagittarius). Therefore we can say that
some type of knowledge is being sent forth for
the illumination of humanity. And it's big
knowledge about individual and group identity.
But there is more.
Venus Retrograde and the "Fall"
Venus, the planet from whence came the God
who activated our minds, and the esoteric planet
of unity and Love through knowledge (Ray 5),
turns retrograde at 5 degrees in the sign of
Virgo (World Mother pregnant with the Sun/Son,
which means a new consciousness) on July 29th,
the day after the New Moon-Lunar Eclipse (end of
old identity and birth of new identity) in
Leo/Aquarius (for self and for humanity) also at
5 degrees!
In astrology, Venus is considered in its
"fall" in Virgo (an Earth sign). "Fall"
esoterically means something very deep and
significant is happening here. Venus "falling"
in Virgo means a light of consciousness is
"falling" to Earth; a new (New Moon) birth
(Virgo) of consciousness (Venus) will be kindled
within pregnant humanity. Remember that eighteen
million years ago the "seeds" of our minds were
in need of being activated, and it took the
Lords (Light Beings, Archai) from Venus (Ray 5
are the Lords from Venus) to activate them.
Something on this scale will be occurring again.
There will be a reorientation toward new
consciousness, an activation of Right Human
Relations, and a seeking of new and True
knowledge of our "real" identity everywhere.
Venus will be retrograde (we will gestate and
reorient) for six weeks. Then, still retrograde,
Venus will re-enter Leo (activating
self-identity) and turn direct on September 10th
(Rosh Hashanah begins) at 18 degrees Leo, the
same degree as the total Solar Eclipse and New
Moon in Leo/Aquarius. Obviously, some deep
numerological (numbers signify specific states
of consciousness) and astrological (our
evolutionary teachers) situation is occurring
here.
Beauty and Form Manifest
Perhaps the form (Lunar Eclipse) of humanity
(Aquarius) is completing and "righting" itself
(Leo) within the womb of matter (Venus in
Virgo). Perhaps Right Direction within humanity
is a possibility. If this occurs humanity will
manifest a beauty (Venus) and a form (Virgo,
also Jupiter in Taurus) that fully expresses the
inner Spiritual realities. There is a quote from
the the Tibetan DK/Alice Bailey's Esoteric
Psychology (vol. 1, page 75) that best
illustrates what may be occurring on Earth at
this time (words in parentheses are mine): "A
beam of light illuminates the Form (Earth): the
hidden (waters of life in Cancer) now appears
(to self-identify in Leo). Knowledge (Ray 5) of
God and how He veils Himself find consummation
(Virgo becomes pregnant) in the thoughts (Ray 5)
of man (Aquarius)...and this &emdash; the Love
(Ray 2) which marketh all things new (eclipses)
&emdash; must stand revealed. This is the
purpose back of all the acts of this Great Lord
of Knowledge (Ray 5 Lords)." What is underlying
these cosmic events, reflected here on Earth, is
Love (Ray 2) so that we may have Wisdom (also
Ray 2).
Reappearance, Resurrection,
Reconstruction
There is yet one more subject about which I
hesitate to speak. It is about the Reappearance
of the Christ (fourth line in the Great
Invocation) and the Hierarchy on Earth. In all
of the world's major religions there is the
promise that the Teacher of the World (Lord
Maitraya) will return. But this return cannot
happen until a certain percentage of humanity
has reached Soul awareness and, consciously or
unconsciously, has the intention to serve the
group called humanity. No one knows when this
reappearance will occur. It is said that They
will come "in the air." Some interpret this as
"on an airplane." But always, when working with
the esoteric, words are veiled (coded) and often
signify hidden realities known only to those
whose abstract and intuitional minds are fully
active. In esoteric tradition the element air
signifies the Mind Principle, or the
consciousness of the Soul. Note that the
Hierarchy constitutes the "head center" of
humanity. And also that the Christ said "This is
the covenant (promise) I will make; I will put
my laws into their hearts (Leo rules the heart)
and in their minds (Aquarius, knowledge) I will
write them." (Hebrews 10:16).
Therefore, during this Leo month, which
includes two major eclipses, both of which
signify the casting away of our old identities
(personal) and the acquiring of a new
(self-identity leading to global, humanitarian)
identity, and with Venus birthing a new state of
consciousness in form (Virgo), it is not
inappropriate to suggest that there might be an
"appearance" of some type that is the first
level of the Earth and humanity's restoration
(from the "fall"), and a resurrection (rising
up) of God's Kingdom (humanity) on Earth.
Perhaps, we, trembling light-sparks fallen from
the heart of God, will begin to consciously
retrace our steps, rejoin the Powers (Elohim)
that gave us birth, and become gods once again.
That is actually the Will of God, and therefore
a great possibility.
1-Ancient of Days: see the Old Testament,
Book of Daniel 7:13 and 7:22
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Virgo's
Planetary Rulers & Rays
Virgo's Planetary Rulers & Rays
The planetary rulers of Virgo are Mercury
(personality level), the Moon (Ray 4 of Harmony
Through Chaos, which is how our personality
grows) veiling Vulcan (Soul level), and Jupiter
(Spiritual level). Though not a ruler of Virgo,
Venus, the planet of the mind leading to
Love/Wisdom, is said to astrologically "fall" in
Virgo. Each planet helps Virgo bring forth the
expression of Divinity that is latent in form.
Mercury (Ray 4 and sometimes the creator of
chaos with all its messages), the Messenger of
the Gods, is an expression of both the concrete
and abstract mind (of God and thus our minds)
and is the planet of connection and
communication. Mercury, therefore, is the planet
that links the mind threads in the building of
the Antahkarana.
The Moon, with its waxing and waning (we
experience them as "moods"), helps build the
personality vehicle, which eventually houses and
is directed by the Soul. When the individual
works on the Soul level, the Moon's significance
"falls away," and work begins to occur with the
unseen planet Vulcan (Ray 1 of Will and Power).
Hidden behind the Sun, referred to as the first
blacksmith, husband to Venus (she loved someone
else), and cast out of heaven twice, Vulcan,
like Saturn, is a hard and forceful master. His
(our) work is to place raw materials (the
personality) into a fire (aspiration), bending
and fashioning them into objects of beauty
(Soul-infused personality).
The expansiveness of Jupiter, the Ray 2
planet of Love/Wisdom, is somewhat lessened in
Virgo. But actually this "lessening"
esoterically helps define the fact that Divinity
(Ray 2, which is the Son/Light of Mind) in Virgo
(Ray 2, 4, and 6) is hidden and veiled in matter
(pregnant Madonna symbolism).
The term Son of Mind can be explained on
several levels. First, the word "Son" implies
that there was a birth of some type. Virgo is an
ancient Atlantean word for "mother." Second, the
Earth with its inhabitants is actually part of
the "second solar system" manifested in a series
of three solar systems, with each system being
under the guidance and development of a Ray
Lord.
The first solar system in which we
participated in was ruled over by Ray 3 Lords of
Active Intelligence (Mind principle). In that
system we developed the processes of the lower
concrete mind. In our present solar system, that
of Earth, we are governed by (and thus must
develop) Ray 2 of Love/Wisdom, which is a state
of intuitive consciousness built upon the lower
concrete and abstract minds. Thus we have the
esoteric reference to Ray 2 being the Son of
Mind. "Son" in this case means descendant and
"mind" refers to what we developed in the first
solar system.
In our present solar system, we (the Sons of
Mind) are to develop Love and Wisdom &emdash;
both the Buddhic (Wisdom) and the Christ (Love)
consciousness. This is the realm of the higher
intuitive mind and the place where the "Rain
Cloud of Knowable Things" is found. Further,
note that the two Great Teachers of this, the
second, solar system were Buddha (who taught us
that to attain Wisdom we must drop desire) and
the Christ (who told us to "Love one another").
Both were "Sons" of Mind, and both were the
first in humanity to achieve enlightenment. That
is why they are our Teachers.
The third solar system, which will come into
being after we reach our goal of Love/Wisdom in
this system, will be governed by Ray 1 of Will
and Power. It is then that we will come to know,
understand, and control the power of Will. But
here and now, we are to learn Love.
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