In
order to further aid the student of the stellar science we present a number of
horoscopes of people who have come to us for help in their trouble. We therefore
know these cases to be authentic and trust that our delineation of their various
ailments by means of astro-diagnosis may prove a true guide.
We have made an
attempt at classification of these horoscopes, but as there are generally
symptoms of several diseases in each horoscope it has been impossible to draw
hard and fast lines in the grouping, and the student will therefore have to rely
mainly on the headlines for indications of what the figure shows.
The first 22
horoscopes are found on pp.
624-634. (In the original printed version of this book.-Ed.) The last 14
figures are attached to their respective readings.
It is our
earnest conviction, that the less we dwell upon sex, the less we read about it
and think about it, the purer we shall be mentally, and also less liable to
danger of morbid habits, for these are often formed by overstudy of the sex
question, and persons having a tendency in that direction should be discouraged
in attempts to discuss the matter at all. In planning this chapter we had at one
time thought it possible to escape mention of the subject, but more mature
thought based upon much study of health and disease from the mystical standpoint
has convinced us that we must go back to the allegorical Garden of Eden for the
starting-point of pain and sorrow, as fully explained in our literature. The
effects of continued transgression are with us today as a matter of actual fact,
abuse of sex is in the most literal sense the primal source of sorrow, disease
and degeneracy under which the world is groaning, and in a work of this nature
it is obligatory to show the causes so that the remedy may be found and applied.
Therefore we shall attempt to show the prenatal influences revealed by the
horoscope as a warning to parents that marriage is a sacrament, and not a
license to sex abuse, and that "the sins of the fathers are indeed visited
upon the children." At the same time, of course, an innocent child is not
born with the tendency to a certain disease, its former living has made it
liable to a specific weakness, and for that reason it is drawn by the Law of
Association to parents from whom it may obtain a body subject to that particular
ailment. Thus parents are only instruments in fulfilling the self-made destiny
of the child. If we thoroughly realize that fact, and can be persuaded to live
pure and wholesome lives, so that we may draw to ourselves souls of a kindred
virtuous nature, how much better for all the world. To drive this point home,
the writers undertake to paint the loathsome picture of degeneracy, that the
picture of purity may be the more attractive by contrast.
In this
connection we present first figure No. 1, which is that of a boy, in 1912 about
16 years of age. The Fourth and Tenth Houses, the planets in them and their
rulers show the parents. the parent who most influences the life is shown by the
Tenth House configurations, and the Fourth House indicates the one lease
concerned in the child's destiny.
In this figure
Gemini is on the Midheaven, and Mercury, its ruler, is square the Moon from
cardinal signs. Neptune is conjunction Mars in the Tenth House and square the
Sun in the mercurial sign Virgo. This establishes well the morbid, neurotic
nature of the father, and his instrumentality in depriving the boy of the
faculty of speech and of coordination of muscular movements; the boy cannot
walk, but staggers.
The mother's
part is described by Sagittarius on the Fourth House. Jupiter, the ruler is in
Leo in conjunction with the Dragon's Tail, (the Moon's Western Node), which has
an influence similar to Saturn. It is also square to Saturn and Uranus, these
being in conjunction in Scorpio. This describes her as being a lewd woman;
degenerate, committed to the dreadful theory of soul-mates, affinities, free
love and all kindred abuses. These lewd tendencies she imparted to the boy. The
affliction to Leo affects the heart, and as Saturn is the embodiment of
obstruction, restraint and suppression, we may know that the heart action is
very weak, (had the affliction come from Mars his dynamic energy would have
caused palpitation). Scorpio has rule over the sex organ, Uranus and Saturn
there give tendency to self-abuse, and on the well known principle that
mutilation of that organ affects the voice, we have in this configuration an
added reason for the poor boy's inability to speak. The affliction coming from
fixed signs shows the deep rooted constitutional nature of the evil, and what
may come of conception during a drunken debauch.
Horoscope No. 2
shows one of the most remarkable psychic conditions we have ever come across.
Its portents in some respects are plain to any astrologer, but investigation by
one of the writers into this person's past life adds sidelights and gives depth
to the meaning of configurations not otherwise obtainable; also to the writer,
who made the spiritual investigation two years before the horoscope was cast, it
was a revelation to note how the mystic facts he remembered so well, were
inscribed in this little wheel of life. To enable the student to properly
appreciate the remarkable case we relate the story of how we came into
connection with the person, what we attempted to do, and what actually happened.
In the fall of
1910, a friend told us the sad case of a young boy confined to his bed, lying
upon his stomach and elbows, persistently gazing at a certain spot in a corner
of the room, as if fascinated, his whole frame continually shaking with sobs and
moans. At request of the friend we visited the unfortunate boy, and found that
the object which drew his gaze, with a power similar to that whereby the snake
charms a bird into its fangs, was an elemental of the most horrible type we have
ever seen. Standing by the bedside we directed a stream of force towards the
base of the poor victim's brain, and thus drew him towards us in an endeavor to
break the spell, but the fiend held the consciousness charmed to such a degree
that there was evident danger of rupture of body and soul. We therefore
desisted, and, with the fearlessness born of inexperience, decided to fight the
elemental upon his own plane of being. But the Elder Brother who is our Mentor
sought us that evening; he advised caution, and investigation of the genesis of
the monster before we took action.
Research of the
memory of nature developed the fact that in its last life the spirit embodied in
the youth had been an initiate of the Order of Jesus, a Jesuit, and a zealot of
the most ardent type, cruel and unfeeling in the highest degree, yet perfectly
impersonal, with no other aim in life save to further the interests of his Holy
Order. The health, wealth, reputation or life of others he sacrificed without
qualm of conscience, so that the order was benefited; he would have offered
himself up as freely, for he was sincere to the core. Love was as foreign to his
nature as hate, but sex was rampant; it tore his strong soul to shreds, yet it
never mastered him; he was too proud to show his passion even to one who could
have gratified it, and so he developed the secret habit. It must not be supposed
that he became an abject slave in that respect; he, the immortal spirit, fought
his lower nature by prayer, castigations, fastings and every other conceivable
means; sometimes he thought he had conquered, but when he least expected it the
beast in him rallied, and the war waged as fiercely as ever. Many times he was
tempted to mutilate himself, but he scorned such a course as unworthy a man,
especially when that man had taken the vows of priesthood. At last he succumbed
to the strain; vigorous manhood was succeeded by a middle age of delicate
health, constant pain increased his mental anguish and sympathy was born of
suffering; he was no longer indifferent to the tortures of victims of the Holy
Office. Being by nature a zealot and enthusiast in whatever direction his
energies were exerted, the pendulum soon swung to the other extreme, Paul-like,
he fought to protect whom he had previously persecuted, he incurred the enmity
of the Holy Office, and finally, broken in body, but dauntless of spirit he fell
a victim to the torture to which he had subjected so many.
By the
sincerity of his nature, and his later life he earned the right of admission to
a Mystery School and prepared for the privilege of working as an Invisible
Helper in future lives. The Law of Association drew him to birth in an American
family who were former friends, and from them he received a nervous organization
tuned to the high pitch required for his experience.
Saturn opposes
the life-giving Sun, suppresses the nervous energy of Mercury, and obstructs the
Venus (venous) circulation, by hindering secretion of urine and elimination of
poisonous matter through the kidneys which are ruled by Libra, the sign of
Saturn's exaltation where he is placed in this natal figure. As the planets
which he opposes are placed in Aries, ruler of the head, his disordering
influence manifests through the brain and mind, as well as the genito-urinary
system. The morbid condition of these parts caused by Saturn's repressive
influence on the kidneys is further accentuated by Uranus conjunction the Moon
in the Sixth House which indicates the health, under the sign ruling the
generative organs, Scorpio. As the horoscope shows tendencies resulting from our
actions in past lives, it is evident that the self-abuse of this person must
bring him to birth under a stellar ray affecting the health in that particular
manner, for when the soul has been overcome by any particular besetting sin in
any life, death does not pay all any more than removal to another city pays our
debts in our present abode. When we return, temptation will again confront us
until we conquer our weakness. It is the task of this poor soul to extract the
essence of virtue and chastity from the burning embers of passion and secret
vice. May God help him and strengthen his arm in the terrible combat. Only
Astrology, the Master Key of Compassion, can adequately reveal to us the
struggle and anguish of the soul, and save us from the crime of despising one in
conditions of depravity.
The
before-mentioned aspects were from Cardinal and Fixed signs, which indicate that
which is almost unalterable destiny. But Neptune on the Ascendant, in a Common
sign, Gemini, points to a condition in the making. He is trine to Saturn, the
afflicter of the mind, and supported by the dynamic energy of Mars.
Neptune
indicates the invisible spiritual hierarchies which work with and upon us, and
when placed in the Twelfth House it is evident that sorrow and distress may be
expected from them. This position renders the person liable to be preyed upon by
spirit controls, but the trine to Saturn and the sextile to the Sun, Venus and
Mercury protect him against influence from outside sources. Thus he became a
prey to the demoniac embodiment of his former actions, the terrible creature
known to mystics as "Guardian of the Threshold," which the neophyte
must pass ere he can enter consciously into the Invisible World. This dreadful
shape had drawn its being from acts of cruelty committed by the man in his
bygone life; it has fed upon the curses of his tortured victims, and gorged
itself upon the odor of their blood and perspiration, as is the wont of
elementals; it was a monster in every sense of the word. earth of its progenitor
rendered it latent, but in the new birth figure time was marked for retribution
upon the clock of destiny. When the Moon by progression reached Mars' natal
place in the Twelfth House, his dynamic energy galvinized the monster into new
life, and the troubles of the poor lad had commenced. The hate, anger and malice
stored in the monster radiated back upon him pang for pang and his negative
Gemini nature crumpled under the onslaughts of the demon. When we saw the thing
it appeared as a shapeless jellylike mass with many large greenish eyes imbedded
at different parts of its body. Every few seconds a sharp pointed, swordlike
projection shot out from the most unexpected places in its body and pierced the
poor lad who lay cringing upon his bed. Then, although the monster had no mouth,
wherewith to laugh, it seemed convulsed with fiendish glee at the fear and pain
it had given. At other times, one or another of the eyes seemed to dart from the
monster, projected upon what resembled an elephant's trunk and it would halt
within an inch of the victim's eyes, gazing into them with a compelling power of
awesome intensity.
There being so
many good aspects to help him, it is not likely that he will succumb, and when
the Sun reaches conjunction of Jupiter's place in the natal figure and the Moon
has passed the square to the Sun's natal place, a distinct turn for the better
may be looked for. In the meanwhile the poor soul must struggle alone with its
self-made demon. Had not the secret habit sapped vitality in the former life,
birth under a stronger sign would have given greater power of physical endurance
and rendered victory more certain.
This malady is
due to rays from certain nebulous parts of the Zodiac; the Pleiades in Taurus
29, the Ascelli in Leo 6, and Antares in Sagittarius 8. When the Sun or Moon is
in orb of one of these places, and afflicted by Saturn, Mars or Uranus, or vice
versa, when Saturn, Uranus or Mars is in these nebulous parts afflicting the Sun
or Moon, trouble is indicated, but if care is taken in the case of children
having this tendency to disease it may be greatly modified or entirely avoided.
The light in schoolrooms calls for attention on general principles, but where a
child has incipient eye trouble the parent ought to request proper placement of
the child in a modified light; reading by lamplight or in the dusk should not be
permitted, and window shades in the home ought to be of a soothing color. With
civilization and life in cities the eyes have become habituated to short focus
and cannot quickly adjust themselves to variation of range as can those of
sailors and plainsmen. When a child's horoscope indicates weak eyes, residence
in a rural district, if possible, may be of immense value in preserving the
vision, for exercise of the eye muscles by frequent adjustment of focus from
short to long range, and vice versa, will materially aid to strengthen the eyes.
It is a fact, that much eye strain is due to congestion of the ciliary muscle,
which adjusts the lens to range of objects, and of the muscle which contracts
the iris. Each time the latter fails to act quickly too much light enters the
retina is hurt. Life in the open while the child's muscles are still limber will
do wonders towards correcting such defects, and even grown persons may derive
vast benefit from outdoor life provided the eyes are properly shaded at first.
Careful osteopathic treatment of the eyes has also a most beneficial effect of
stimulating circulation and limbering the muscles.
It is a well
know scientific fact, that sensation depends on ability to feel and interpret
vibration in air and ether, according to the sense involved. Ancient seers
devised the Staff of Mercury as a symbol of its effects, and among other
spiritual secrets embodied in the undulating forms of the twin serpents, is also
this, that Mercury is the originator of all vibratory movement. Hence he is a
prime factor in production of sensation and mental processes arising in the
consciousness as a result. An elevated, well aspected Mercury therefore makes
our senses acute and the mind keen; and afflicted Mercury either dulls the
senses, or makes the person hypersensitive; in either case an abnormal state of
the brain mind is produced which causes suffering according to house, sign and
affliction; even a good aspect of a so-called evil planet, though it brings out
the virtue of that planet, also carries with it a touch of the darker side
because even the best of us have something in our inner natures which vibrates
to that phase of the planet's nature.
But, besides
this roundabout way of acquiring knowledge through vibrations in the air and
ether inaugurated by Mercury and interpreted by slow processes in the brain mind
where spirit and matter meet, there is a direct path to knowledge
symbolized by the staff around which the serpents twine. This is the ray of
Neptune, the octave of Mercury, which puts us in touch with the spiritual
worlds. But, observe this, the staff and the serpents are not separate, the
staff goes through the winding forms of the serpents, and thus we learn
that in our present condition spiritual knowledge is dependent on the brain mind
for concrete expression, and through the brain mind the latter is colored
according to the aspects of Neptune.
Experience has
proved that the afflicted stellar ray from certain parts of the Zodiac already
mentioned, interferes with the etheric vibration sensed by the retina of the
eye, and thus impairs the physical sight. If, in the same figure, Neptune is
focused through one of these places, the so-called "blind spot," which
is blind because unresponsive to the etheric mercurial vibrations is
sensitized by the spiritual ray of Neptune, and thus it may be that a person
physically near sighted, or even blind, may view the spiritual worlds hidden
from people whose sight is focused by mercurial vibrations. The aspect of
Neptune determines the grade and nature of the spiritual sight evolved, as
illustrated in various horoscopes herewith. These were picked to demonstrate
other points, but it occurred to us that the phase just mentioned is worthy of
notice. It may be well, however, to warn students against absurd conclusions; we
do not say that everyone afflicted with eye trouble by Antares, Ascelli or the
Pleiades is gifted in return with spiritual sight. The woman in horoscope No. 5
is much afflicted physically, but Neptune is out of orb, and she derives no
vision from his ray. Spiritual vision may also be undeveloped in many who have
the aspect well defined, but in those cases it is in process of unfoldment, and
will yield easily to proper exercises. Where this aspect is a square or
opposition it is wise, however, to refrain from any attempt to seek
illumination, for in those aspects lurk great danger from spirit controls,
elementals, etc., which is amply illustrated in horoscope No. 2, where the
opposition of Neptune to Antares is responsible for the awful vision of the
Guardian of the Threshold. There the physical sight is not impaired, but in
horoscope No. 3, defective eyesight is shown by affliction from the Ascelli and
like trouble comes from Antares in No. 4. In one the trine from Neptune produces
voluntary vision of the super-physical realms, but in the other his focus is
square, hence the spiritual sight obtained is intermittent and not under
control.
We have spoken
of Mercury as originator of all sense vibrations, auditory, olfactory, visual,
etc., and of Neptune as its octave; to forestall questions we may say that in
the spiritual world separateness ceases, sensations merge, so that sound and
sight, voice and vision are one. The Neptune ray carries both, but undeveloped
seers suffering from the involuntary faculty, "see" or
"hear" as it suits the entities which obtain admission to them through
this ray.
Horoscope No. 3
shows the inimical influence of the nebulous spot in Leo 6, the Ascelli, on the
sight. This dangerous degree was rising at birth with the Moon in close
conjunction, and the Sun also in orb. Saturn in 24 degrees of Libra is just
within orb of a square to the Sun in Leo 0 degrees, and as a result of these
various afflictions the person is compelled to use bifocal glasses. There is a
compensating advantage, however; Neptune in elevation and trine to the Ascelli
(with Sun, Moon and Ascendant in orb), has endowed him with spiritual sight over
which he has perfect control, as the student may readily see by examination of
Mercury, the best fortified planet in the horoscope. Saturn, by sextile, from
the sign of his exaltation, gives steadiness, persistence and concentration;
Jupiter by trine from the house he rules expands the mind, makes it religiously
inclined and benevolent; Venus by sextile, adds kindliness and love of beauty.
Thus it is evident that in this horoscope the relation of Mercury and its
octave, Neptune, to physical and spiritual expression of mind, is well
illustrated. Neptune is most highly elevated and Mercury is most strongly
aspected. Neither is afflicted, therefore he is not liable to hallucinations,
but weighs his experiences in the scale of logic. Compare this horoscope with
that of the poor young man afflicted by the Guardian of the Threshold (No. 2),
where Neptune is in the Twelfth House in conjunction with Mars, and where
Mercury is afflicted by the opposition of Saturn, all from Cardinal signs;
contrast of the two figures will bring out some fine points.
In horoscope
No. 5 we see the Moon in the Sixth House, about three degrees from Antares, and
Saturn is in the Twelfth House within 4 degrees of an opposition to Antares,
about 7 degrees from exact opposition to the Moon; thus his natal influence was
minimized. Had the opposition been close or exact, blindness from birth would
have been inevitable, but fortunately it was a weak aspect and the vision was
not seriously affected until the Sun by progression entered the Twelfth House,
passed the opposition to the Moon, then opposition to Antares and arrived at
conjunction with Saturn. These points of contact in the horoscope marked crises
in the disease of the eyes. Saturn being the afflicter, the nerves and muscles
crystallized until sight of one eye was lost and the other eye is almost blind.
In November, 1912, the Moon had progressed to the square of the Sun's place at
birth. That was the final crisis which vivified the before-mentioned aspects.
Neptune makes not aspect to the points of the Zodiac mentioned, hence the
spiritual sight is deeply dormant.
Horoscope No. 4
is the most afflicted of all; the Dragon's Tail, the Sun and Antares are in
conjunction. That alone is sufficiently severe; the condition is further
aggravated, however, by a close square of Neptune and Mars to the Sun, and the
affliction to the eyes is increased by a conjunction of Saturn with the Pleiades
which occurs in the Twelfth House. Thus this horoscope shows the person when
born to have very weak eyes, and as a matter of fact she can scarcely read even
when holding book or paper a few inches from the eyes and using a magnifying
glass; but the square of Neptune to Antares has opened her spiritual senses to a
certain extent so that she hears spirit voices and at times has visions. These
manifestations, being uncontrolled by her, are very unsatisfactory of course,
but prove the effect of Neptune aspecting these points in the Zodiac.
As it has often
been a sore puzzle to students what are the "Dragon's Head" and
"Tail" (called the Moon's nodes in the ephemeris), and why one is
supposed to be good and to further all that comes under its benefic ray, while
the other is considered extremely evil, it may be well to show the
reasonableness of the philosophy.
First, let us
say for the information of students not versed in astronomical terms, that
"nodes" are points where a planet, traveling in its orbit, crosses the
Sun's path; as for instance, the earth does at the equinoxes. This is explained
from both the astronomical and mystic sides in our Simplified
Scientific Astrology, and also the revolution of the Moon's Nodes.
Speaking from
the convenient geocentric viewpoint, the Sun crosses its eastern node each year
at the vernal equinox, 50 seconds of space in advance of the point where it
crossed the previous year; as the Sun travels 15 degrees per hour, 50 seconds of
space are traversed in about 3 seconds of time.
The Moon rises
about 50 minutes later each night; applying the same measure, 50 minutes of time
correspond to about 3 minutes of space, and the Moon's nodes recede just that
much every day.
Thus the Sun
travels around the circle of the Zodiac in one year, but requires 27 times as
many thousands (27,000 years), to complete the precessional circle of its nodes,
the equinoctial points. the swift moving Moon circles the Zodiac in 27 days and
its nodes make a full revolution in 1000 weeks or 19 years. (These figures are
only approximate.)
In the case of
the Sun the place where it crosses the earth's equator in the east is always
regarded as the first point of Aries, no matter where in the constellations it
falls because of precession. This procedure is perfectly justified because the
life-giving qualities ascribed to the Sun in Aries are observable as soon as it
has crossed the equator; then the seeds sprout, the mating season commences and
the whole creation seems stirred by the solar ray to bring forth. Therefore
astrologers say that the Sun is exalter in Aries, and Aries is understood to be
the first 30 degrees from the equinoctial point, the eastern node of the Sun,
where he crosses the equator at the vernal equinox.
On the same
principle the western node of the Sun, the point where he leaves the northern
hemisphere for the winter months, is called the first point of Libra, and
Saturn, the planet of obstruction and suppression is here exalted; he is the
reaper with his scythe, he mows down the fruits of the solar ray, he suppresses
life and joy, the gladsome voices of our feathered friends are hushed in his
presence, and the earth goes down to its wintry grave under his withering
influence.
As the Moon
gathers and reflects the solar light upon earth, this borrowed light is similar
to the direct ray in certain respects; no matter where its eastern node (called
the Dragon's Head), falls in the signs, the effect upon affairs wherewith it is
connected by conjunction is like that of the Sun in Aries, which makes nature
sing with joy; it furthers and accelerates personal matters in a most beneficial
manner, it so to speak, oils the wheels of life in the particular department
where it is conjoined with a planet. On the other hand, the Moon's western node,
(called the Dragon's Tail), corresponds to Libra where Saturn is exalted and if
in conjunction with a planet it exerts an influence of suppression and
obstruction similar in effect to the chill blasts of winter ushered in by the
saturnine exaltation.
Horoscope No. 6
shows its part in breaking the femur (thigh bone) of a woman. Its position in
the Twelfth House indicates confinement; the square of the Sun from the
Midheaven is a further natal affliction. In December, 1908, the full Moon was in
exact conjunction, and Jupiter, ruler of the Sixth House (which shows sickness),
was in exact square to the Dragon's Tail, also in exact opposition to her Sun.
Thus indications of trouble were many. Sagittarius, which has dominion over the
hips and thighs, occupies the Sixth House, so the femur was broken when the lady
slipped on an icy pavement just outside her house. No. 4 shows the Dragon's Tail
in conjunction with the Sun near the fixed star Antares which has an inimical
influence on the sight, and the poor woman who is thus afflicted is in great
danger of blindness.
The Moon's
nodes are tabulated in our Simplified Scientific Ephemeris, the position
being given for every day; their places at birth are found by simple proportion,
and the diagram herewith will explain that these points are called the
"Dragon's Head" and the "Dragon's Tail" because the paths of
Sun and planets appear serpentine when drawn upon a plane surface.
The Twelfth
House indicates the confining influences in life. Mercury there in conjunction
with the Sun limits the spirit, and deafness hampers its search after knowledge.
The same happens if Saturn, Mars, Uranus or Neptune afflict, also when the
mercurial signs, Gemini or Virgo, are on the twelfth cusp and Mercury is
afflicted, (no matter where in the figure it is placed). We append horoscopes of
people who are suffering from this malady; No. 7 is the horoscope of a woman who
is gradually losing here hearing. Mercury, Venus and the Sun are in close
conjunction in Pisces, the twelfth sign, which is in the Twelfth House. Blood,
lymph and the invisible vital fluid, called "nerve force" by science,
are the builders of our bodies; each planet, except Uranus and Neptune, has
dominion over one of their constituent parts.
Mercury
rules the nerves, particularly the cerebrospinal system, and the invisible rose
colored vital fluid which flows in the visible nerve sheath.
The Moon
also rules the nerves in a general way, but has special dominion over the nerve
sheaths of the body, the sympathetic system and the lymph.
Jupiter
governs the arterial circulation.
Venus
rules the venous blood.
Mars
rules the iron in the blood.
The Sun
rules the oxygen.
Saturn
has dominion over the mineral deposits carried by the blood, which causes the
arteries and other parts of the body to harden.
When a planet
is in very close conjunction to the Sun, three degrees or less, it is said to be
combust; its ray is, so to speak, burned up in the terrific heat of the Sun, and
thus the afflicted planet is unable to properly exercise its function in the
life of persons born under that configuration. It is also evident that as the
weakest link of a chain is the first to give, so the disability would show
itself in a part of the body otherwise afflicted.
Horoscope No. 7
has both Venus and Mercury combust in the Twelfth House; we may therefore
conclude that there is a lack of nerve force or vital fluid, and that the venous
circulation of the ear is obstructed. Thus congestion is inevitable, and the
hearing becomes less and less acute. Osteopathy is excellently equipped to deal
successfully with a case like this; were the configuration in a fixed sign we
might not feel optimistic, but flexibility is the salient characteristic of the
common signs, so we see no reason why with patience and perseverance a cure may
not be consummated.
As said, Saturn
rules the earthly mineral matter carried by our blood; from this the bony
structure is formed, also concretions in the softer tissues. Therefore the
skeleton is also under the dominion of Saturn.
In horoscope
No. 8, the auditory disability comes through the fixed signs Leo and Scorpio;
this makes it more difficult to remedy, particularly as Saturn is the afflicter
and throws his malefic ray upon Mercury from an angle. Science thought at one
time that the tympanum was the only, or at least the main factor in hearing, but
realizes now that as much or more depends upon the bony structure. It is the
nature of Saturn to obstruct and as Scorpio rules the organs of Saturn to
obstruct and as Scorpio rules the organs of excretion, we may easily see that
this important function is impaired, and that waste products have difficulty in
passing kidneys and colon. The whole system becomes clogged in consequence, and
as Mercury in the Twelfth House marks the ears as weak, it is only natural that
the auditory nerve becomes clogged and the bony parts of the ear grow denser in
the course of time.
Sour milk or
buttermilk has a particularly wholesome influence in clearing up a clogged
system. Many people rebel against the use of milk in quantity because of an idea
that it aggravates constipation: that is true in the beginning, but after a
short time the system will accommodate itself to the diet, which will be then
found superlatively cleansing, wholesome and nutritious. Greens and fruits will
also aid a person afflicted as in horoscope No. 8 to eliminate the waste and
effect a cure in time.
Among the
subjects germane to thorough knowledge of Astrology are the similar effects of
intrinsically opposite factors; Saturn is called evil, and Jupiter good, but
when Saturn is well fortified in a horoscope it has an exceedingly desirable
effect, and an afflicted Jupiter is the very reverse of beneficial. Thus there
is a good side to each so-called "evil" plant, and every
"good" planet has also an undesirable phase. The signs of the Zodiac
are said to rule certain parts of the body, but each sign has also subsidiary
dominion over the part ruled by its opposite sign; affliction of Gemini may
cause bronchitis, or weaken the arms and shoulders, but sciatica, a Sagittarius
disease, may also result. Taurus rules the throat; it has great sympathy with
Scorpio, the sign that rules the generative organs, hence we note the change of
voice in boys at the time of puberty; also woman, when she forsakes the path of
chastity and lives a life of debauch acquires a coarser voice. Taurus rules the
larynx, but Mercury governs the air which stirs the vocal chords to vibration;
thus organic affliction is indicated by affliction of Taurus and Scorpio, but
functional disability by the position and aspect of Mercury. There is a similar
relation between Taurus (ruling the vocal organs) and Mercury (ruling the air
which passes through the larynx) as between instrument and player. If Taurus
(and Scorpio) are unafflicted the vocal organ is in good condition, but an
afflicted Mercury may nevertheless cause a functional disorder of the speech.
The reverse may also happen, namely, that a well fortified Mercury partially
overrides the effect of a Taurus affliction. This is well exemplified in
horoscope No. 9; Saturn, Neptune and the Sun conjoined in Taurus cause a throat
affection, but Mercury is in a sign of voice, Gemini, (Libra and Aquarius are
the other signs of voice) and in conjunction with Jupiter. The woman suffers
constantly from throat trouble, but as a good musician draws melody from a
dilapidated instrument, so, by the aid of her well placed Mercury, this woman is
able to express herself better than many whose vocal organs are sound; in fact,
she teaches elocution.
Horoscope No. 3
has a singularly well fortified Mercury; there is no affliction to Taurus or
Scorpio, and the gentleman has a powerful voice capable of filling the largest
halls without effort, yet not too loud for the smallest; but Mercury in Leo, a
bestial sign, and Saturn in Libra, a sign of voice, are obstructive of perfect
vocalization, therefore the gentleman has at times a certain halt or hesitancy
of speech.
It follows as a
matter of course that disabilities of speech are more easily remedied that those
that are organic; patience, practice of vocal and breathing exercises such as
teachers of voice culture give, (these are entirely different from the dangerous
Hindu breathing exercises) are almost sure to restore normal conditions.
Horoscopes Nos.
9, 10, and 11 have Saturn and Neptune conjoined in Taurus; as a consequence all
have throat trouble, and also a disorder of the genital organs. Nos. 10 and 11
have both undergone operations for removal of certain parts, and Mercury in
Scorpio centers the thoughts of No. 10 upon sex, causing intense torture, as it
is impossible to gratify the craving. Saturn in a fixed sign is certainly a sore
afflicter, the reaper of fruits from a past life, and if there is to be any
solace it must come through knowledge of the cause, prayer, and the patience
engendered thereby.
Before closing
discussion of maladies peculiar to the head, mention must be made of insanity,
though the underlying causes can only be hinted at in a work of this kind; but
the student is referred to The
Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception for a thorough explanation, and a key to
the astrological correspondences. Here we only give the essential facts.
The brain and
larynx were first built by the angelic host from the Moon (Luna), who used part
of the sex force for that purpose, hence the intimate connection between these
organs. "Lunacy" is often induced by misuse of the sex force, and
"lunatics" frequently have a flaw in the speech. When boys reach
puberty the voice changes; the speech of a fast woman becomes coarse, and
degenerate men acquire effeminate voices. In Italy singers anxious to cultivate
high tenor voices have become eunuchs to achieve their purpose.
Into the system
thus built by the lunar host under Jehovah, rebel Angels led by Lucifer, the
Spirit of Mars, insinuated themselves, and inculcated passion, sex abuse and
rebellion against the rulership of the Angels of Jehovah. To offset their
influence our Elder Brothers from Mercury were commissioned to foster reason
that many may in time learn to guide himself. All the great Hierarchies work in
our bodies constantly, but the three mentioned have particular dominion over sex
and sense; each invests one of the three segments of the spinal cord. The
sublimely spiritual hierarchy of Neptune works in the spinal canal and cerebral
ventricles to awaken spiritual senses, which when evolved, enable the imprisoned
spirit to pierce the veil of flesh and contact super-physical realms. The
Lucifer Spirits dominate the left cerebral hemisphere, which will come into
activity in the future and elevate mankind to a higher, nobler plane of life,
give us the power over the lower nature and make us Christlike. The lunar Angels
hold sway in the cerebellum which is the instrument of coordination. In this
veritable "Tree of Knowledge" the fight is fought between forces which
make for emancipation of man and agencies which aim to keep him dependent, as
explained in
Rosicrucian Christianity Series, Lecture No. 14, "Lucifer, Tempter or
Benefactor?"
Such are the
teachings which explain the deep reason back of astrological dicta, and any
qualified seer may easily perceibe the various agencies at work in the human
body; such are few, however, and the student of Astrology has reason to thank
God day by day for the blessed science which is of greater benefit than any
measure of spiritual sight. Though the writers are firm believers in the law of
compensation which gives to each exactly what he has earned, neither more nor
less, we cannot free ourselves from the feeling that our measure of spiritual
faculties has been heaped and shaken down. We feel very, very grateful for the
privilege and added usefulness in service which this gives us. Nevertheless,
were the alternatives placed before us involving choice between loss of
spiritual faculties and loss of our knowledge of Astrology, we should not
hesitate one moment, but decide at once in favor of our beloved science, neither
ought this surprise anyone who will give the matter a moment's thought. It is
true that spiritual sight, even in its rudimentary form enables us to see the
condition of the human body to the minutest detail, and thus affords a much
easier means of diagnosis than Astrology, but though it penetrates to the
innermost core of the bone, mere clairvoyance is superficial compared to
Astrology for it shows only present conditions of the body. To find the causes
which led up to that state and judge of future tendencies, it is necessary to
consult the memory of nature. We should have to do that personally, and this,
time would not permit, as were are handling hundreds of cases, but a simple
astrological figure, which we may commission one of our students to case,
reveals as much at a glance. There are delineated the causes of mental, moral
and physical disorders; it shows accurately the stages that have been passed and
the crises yet to come. It also indicates the direction from which a remedy may
be looked for and the most favorable time for administering the same. It helps
people Here and Now, and the astrologer who lives up to his privilege has a
mission so high and so holy that the office of priest (in the esoteric sense)
pales into insignificance by comparison. Let the aspirant to this great
knowledge remember that he stands upon holier ground that Moses before the
burning bush, when he looks at a horoscope. Through that circle symbol of
infinity an immortal soul is laid bare, and woe to him who dares to look with
profane gaze, for no matter how that soul may have been smirched in its
pilgrimage through matter, it is essentially divine and dear the Father, yea,
perhaps even more precious, than the righteous who do not need mercy and
compassion. This has been somewhat of a digression, but we have no apologies to
offer, for we preach Astrology as a religion and feel the necessity of
emphasizing this phase in season and out, if by any means we may inculcate in
others the reverence which we ourselves feel for this divine science.
Returning to
the astrological consideration of insanity, and in view of what has been said we
may note that the horoscope shows how, in the spinal canal, rays of the various
hierarchies blend, and Astrology tabulates the resultant mental conditions as
follows:
People are not
congenitally affected, who have cardinal signs rising, particularly if cardinal
or fixed signs also invest the Midheaven and Nadir, rarely become insane. The
active nature forbids morbid tendencies and blues, disappointment is quickly
thrown off and hope springs eternal in the cardinal breast urging to renewed
struggle with conditions. It is said that the exception proves the rule, and
when Capricorn rises the saturnine rulership gives a tendency to melancholy
which under certain aggravating circumstances may provoke suicide, particularly
when the ruler is cooped up in the Eighth House, as we see in horoscope No. 12.
Virgo, a common sign, devoid of stamina, holds the Sun, Saturn, Venus, and the
Moon in this, the house of death; this robs the person of joy in life and impels
him to end it under stress of sorrow. Knowledge on the part of an astrologer
friend has so far forestalled the calamity, and it is hoped, may save the poor
man from committing so grave a crime.
When a Fixed
sign rises at birth of a normal child, chances of insanity in later life are so
exceedingly remote as to be almost negligible, especially if a Fixed and
Cardinal sign is also on the Midheaven. In our extended practice, we know of no
exception; the rigid, set and inflexible nature of the Fixed signs seems to
protect the mind under all exigencies of stress.
It therefore
follows that the mentally unbalanced come principally from those born with
Common signs on the angles. The intrinsic nature of these signs if flexibility;
as a reed in the wind people under these signs are swayed hither and thither by
circumstances; they have no stamina or stability, and take reverses much to
heart, while they last. Sorrow seems to overwhelm them and balance is easily
lost.
It is a
distinctive feature of the Rosicrucian teachings that pupils in the Western
world must be given every dictum, so as to forestall criticism as much as
possible, for it retards development every time it is indulged. The Rosicrucian
teachings therefore aim to forestall questions at every point by giving reasons
for every dictum, so that the critical mind may be weaned away from this
attitude. We are ardently looking for the day and reign of Christ, the Friend of
man; we do not know when He comes we shall be like Him. Adverse criticism and
skepticism were not traits of His character and any things that will aid to
eradicate these undesirable characteristics hastens the glad day of Universal
Friendship.
The reason has
been given in Simplified
Scientific Astrology why the Ascendant rules the body as a whole; it (or
its opposite) is the place of the Moon at conception. In the Bible angels are
mentioned as heralds of birth and their lunar home is the focus whence the
spirits enter our terrestrial sphere on their return to physical life. They
fashion the etheric mould for our present instrument, and direct the growth of
the fetus. Therefore the Ascendant and the Moon show the organic disabilities
which lead to mental disorder. The congenital idiocy resulting from lack of
proper adjustment between the vital body and the physical vehicle has been
thoroughly described in the
Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, together with causes producing the same
during prenatal life. Astrologically this condition is produced by an affliction
of the Ascendant, that is to say, the Moon's place at conception, which throws
the angle of the stellar ray out of parallax to the mother's body and the
physical vehicle is built in such a manner that the head of the vital body is
several inches above the skull. Thus the nerve centers are askew, preventing the
ego from properly controlling its instrument. This is one of the configuration
which produce idiocy and St. Vitus' dance. Uranus and Neptune are especially
concerned in producing this latter phenomenon.
Saturn is the
cause of melancholy and depression. Mars and Uranus produce the muscular and
violent forms of insanity. Horoscopes 13 and 14 illustrate these peculiarities.
No. 13 also shows the connection between puberty and the mental state. Gemini is
rising, with Taurus and Mars intercepted in the Six and Twelfth Houses, from
whence come disease and confinement. The Moon is in Taurus, which rules the
larynx; she is in conjunction with Neptune, square to Mercury, and Mars is in
Scorpio, which rules the generative organs. There we have at once the tendencies
to a disease, which further accentuated by the fact that Neptune in Taurus
squares the Sun in Leo, and Leo has rule over the heart, and is the prime factor
in circulation upon which the life of the body depends; thus the threatened
illness may be set down to trouble with the blood, produced by a nervous
affection. Puberty occurs at the time when the Moon is in the opposite quarter
from its place at birth. She entered Scorpio, the opposite of Taurus which held
her at birth, at the time when the child was nearly twelve years of age. Up to
that time the little girl had been bright, but the conjunction with Mars in
Scorpio precipitated the period and robbed the growing child of vitality sorely
needed at that time. The initial periods were few, but left her depleted of
strength to withstand the square to Mercury and the opposition of the Moon to
its radical place. (The radical place of a planet is its position at birth.)
This affliction of Mercury, the ruler, by Moon at birth, was thus excited and
insanity showed itself in consequence. As the affliction comes from fixed signs,
we may judge it will be impossible to overcome, and the best that can be done
for the poor soul is to pray for the day of its release, that it may have a
better chance in a future embodiment.
No. 14 is the
horoscope of a young man. The common sign, Gemini, is rising, the ruler,
Mercury, is in the Eighth House, the house of death, and Uranus and the Moon are
in opposition to Mercury. This configuration, is similar to that of No. 12, and
has the same significance, namely, suicidal tendencies under nervous strain, and
this augur is all the more dangerous as it comes from fixed signs. Mars and
Neptune in Taurus give a desire for drink and the Sun in a watery sign
accentuates this tendency. Under such circumstances the man has several times
tried to end his life in a most extraordinary manner. Jupiter and Sagittarius,
square to Saturn in Pisces, increases the looseness of his morals and makes him
dishonest. He will forge and steal in order to satisfy his passion and craving
for drink and questionable society. Leo on the Second House with Uranus and the
Moon in close conjunction, shows that he spends what he gets in dissolute
living.
There is one
redeeming feature in the horoscope: Venus in the Midheaven sextile to his ruler,
and trine to the Moon. He has energy and artistic ability which, it is hoped,
may in time rouse the better qualities and make him a man. But again we
reiterate that with the affliction from fixed signs the obstacle is almost
insurmountable.
In conclusion
the student's attention is directed to the Third and Ninth Houses, which will
also have an influence on the mind. Planets therein act according to the
intrinsic nature expressed in the key word of each.
Horoscope No.
15 is the chart of a woman who, among other things, was afflicted with pulmonary
trouble.
Virgo is rising
and Mercury, the ruler, is trine at birth, but unfortunately he is combust, a
term which has been previously explained as the meaning that the heat of the Sun
burns up the ray of any planet placed too close thereto. The disease was not
congenital however, although the Moon was square to the Ascendant. But Virgo
people, we have seen, are extremely fond of being sick. When once they have had
a little pain, they magnify and nurse it and are loath to let it go. The square
of Neptune in Aries to Uranus caused St. Vitus' dance at about the age of four
years when the Moon reached the conjunction of Saturn (which is 21:15 Capricorn)
and the opposition to Uranus. This was the beginning of her illness. She
afterwards regarded herself as an invalid and nursed sickness. Saturn in
opposition to Jupiter added to the trouble by restricting the arterial
circulation. At the time of puberty the Moon was in Gemini in opposition to its
place at birth. This excited the above mentioned square between the radical Moon
and the Ascendant; it also caused the periods to be irregular and troublesome.
The blood must have an outlet and the square of Neptune to Jupiter in Cancer,
which rules the stomach, causes hemorrhages when the Moon came into conjunction
with the Dragon's Tail in Sagittarius (the opposite sign to Gemini), and the
radical square of the Ascendant and the Moon were again excited. Then also the
lungs became affected. In April, 1909, the progressed Moon squared the natal
positions of Saturn, Jupiter, and Uranus. This inimical force from the house of
death, the Eighth, ended the life.
As we feel that
this cannot be reiterated too often, we repeat our injunction to students never
to let a patient know that there is any danger or that there is a crisis ahead.
Particularly, please remember, particularly, if it is a Virgo, for he has
no chance at all if he knows what is coming.
Horoscope No.
16 shows the natal configuration of an actress. Sagittarius is rising; Jupiter
and the Moon are in close conjunction in Gemini, a mercurial sign, and are
supported by a trine of the Sun; thus she had a most healthy constitution at
birth, so far as the lung power is concerned. Mars and Mercury are also in an
airy sign, giving energy to respiration and it thus seems as though this person
were singularly well fortified against pulmonary trouble. But Saturn, Neptune
and the Dragon's Tail in Taurus in the Sixth House, give a tendency to colds and
contraction of the throat. Uranus in Virgo produces convulsive movements of the
diaphragm and abdominal region; he is square to Jupiter and the Moon, and thus
we see how graphically the stellar script pictures the tendency to convulsive
coughing and hemorrhages which nearly brought the young woman to an early grave
when Mars, by progression, came into conjunction with the radical Sun and
vivified the square to Saturn. We rejoice to say that the good aspects first
mentioned enabled the young woman to weather the storm; but close attention to
diet, regular living and above all absolute continence are required to regain
full physical strength, for there is much evidence to show that license played
an important part in reducing the life forces and robbing her of the needed
strength at the critical period.
Horoscope No.
17 presents a number of diseases, but all have their root in an insatiable
appetite fostered by the fact that the person is a professional chef. Venus in
Taurus gives discrimination in food, and the sextile to Mercury in Cancer causes
the mind to run in the direction of preparations wherewith to tickle the palate.
But the Moon being ruler of Cancer, the rising sign, which has dominion over the
stomach, shows that over-indulgences of the appetite will result disastrously.
The distended stomach presses upon the heart, of which the Sun, our life-giver,
is ruler. This planet is in Gemini, the sign which has dominion over the lungs,
square to Mars in Pisces. Mars rules the iron in the blood and the Sun gives us
oxygen, thus this square shows that the blood will lack in the life-giving
element. The conjunction of the Sun with Uranus in Gemini produces spasmodic
motion of the lungs and labored inspiration to obtain sufficient oxygen
wherewith to supply the system; thus we have the condition called asthma. Saturn
and Jupiter are in Virgo which rules the abdomen, square to the Sun and Uranus
in Gemini, showing a lack of circulation and a tendency to ulcerous growths, and
there is a general lack of nutrition in the whole system because of the great
energy required to eliminate waste from the enormous quantities of food which
this person consumes. Sad to say, however, persons in that occupation protest
that they cannot help tasting, and that in spite of all ills they must eat to
excess. It were wiser of course, to see another profession and train the system
to moderation.
In horoscope
No. 18 we have the natal configurations of another chef; they are similar to
those delineated in No. 17. Cancer, the sign of the stomach, is rising, with
Mars and the Sun close to the Ascendant; thus the forces of this individual will
be directed principally toward the stomach, and the opposition of the Moon shows
disastrous results which eventually resulted from gratifying his ravenous
appetite. The Sun is life and motion, Mars is dynamic energy, and the excessive
activity centered in the stomach to take care of digestion causes this organ to
be inflamed. Nature is not a jerry-builder; she builds substantially and well,
or our bodies could never stand the abuse we give them as well as they do, but
even the healthiest organism must give way in time under such dreadful strain.
As indicated by the Sun and Mars, an ulcer developed from the internal heat, ate
through the stomach and relieved the poor soul of its misused body. Neptune in
Taurus, the sign of the palate, was of course also a contributing factor. It is
not to be supposed however, that anyone who has Cancer rising or many planets in
Cancer, is necessarily going to die of the disease to which that name has been
given, but it would be the part of wisdom to train children with such conditions
to abstain from overeating, for it is a truism that more people die from
overeating than from starvation.
As the heart is
the seat of physical life, it natural ruler is the Sun. The solar sign is Leo.
But it is a mistake to think that palpitation of the heart is necessarily shown
by an affliction to the sign Leo. Indeed, there are many cases where
overindulgence of the appetite indicated by the sign Cancer distends the
stomach, which presses upon the heart producing what the person then believes to
be heart trouble. This was the case in horoscopes Nos. 17 and 18; both believed
their heart trouble to be the primal cause of the illness under which they were
suffering, while in reality it was only one of the effects.
But No. 3 shows
a case of organic weakness of the heart. The Sun is at home in the fixed sign
Leo and receives a square from Saturn the reaper; thus it is evident that the
heart was a weak link in the constitution and would cause trouble in time,
unless care was taken. Unfortunately of course, parents knew less about
Astrology a generation ago than today, when the science is coming to the fore.
The energy of which this horoscope is full, was allowed to spend itself
unrestrained with no thought given to coming disaster.
Venus and
Jupiter, the planets ruling the venous and arterial circulation, are in
opposition. Venus is in Gemini the sign of the lungs, and when the Sun
progressed to the square of Venus' radical place, and Uranus transited the Sixth
House, illness began; breathing became labored as indicated by the square of the
life-giver to the lungs. Uranus in opposition to his natal place in Cancer
produced the convulsive movement known as the stomach cough, and thus for years
this illness robbed the man of vital energy; but these afflictions passed and
because of attention to right living the system has been left none the worse for
the experience. Moreover, the suffering of the soul has resulted in growth that
he might not otherwise have obtained.
Horoscope No.
19 shows another case of heart disease. The Sun and Neptune are conjunct in the
Eighth House, in opposition to Mars. As this conjunction is in the sign Gemini
and in the house of death, it is easy to see the portent. The dynamic energy of
Mars tears everything to pieces, accelerates motion, causes palpitation etc. The
Sun and Neptune in Gemini shows a likelihood of a hemorrhage of the lungs,
resulting from over activity of the heart. The Moon and Saturn in Leo show the
obstructed passage of the blood, for the keynote of Saturn is obstruction and
retardation: thus the valves of the heart become leaky and the backward flow of
the blood called regurgitation takes place.
Leo also rules
the spinal cord and malefic configurations there may produce hunchback and
kindred disabilities.
Horoscope No.
20 is the figure of a beautiful boy, well formed and healthy, who became
afflicted with curvature of the spine. Here we find the Moon in conjunction with
the Dragon's Tail in the Twelfth House, square to Saturn and Uranus in Scorpio.
At five and one half years of age the Moon had progressed to the square of its
own place; this and the conjunction with Saturn and Uranus in Scorpio, brought
on his affliction. After enduring eight years of torture he died, having been
taken from one free dispensary to another and used by the doctors to practice
on. Each doctor tried anew cure. He was plaster casts for years but to no
purpose. The mothers is represented by Neptune in conjunction with Mars,
careless and of dissolute habits; she was glad of the opportunity to place the
boy anywhere in order to shirk the responsibility of caring for him. The boy
died when the Moon had progressed to an opposition of its own place; it was also
then in square to Uranus and Saturn.
The kidneys are
ruled by Libra and Scorpio both. That is to say, the functional activity of
secretion of urine comes from Libra, but the bladder and urethra through which
elimination takes place are ruled by Scorpio. Renal stones and gravel would
result from an affliction to Libra, for they are formed int he peduncle of the
kidneys. These would also result from an affliction to Scorpio, causing faulty
elimination and consequent retention of calcareous matter in the system.
Diseases of the ureters are under Libra.
Horoscopes Nos.
3 and 21 are examples of how the stars indicate diseases of the kidneys. In both
cases Saturn is in or near an angle and square to the Sun, and in his sign of
exaltation. Libra, which rules the kidneys, is also elevated. This latter point
may not be apparent to beginners who look at No. 3 and find Saturn, as they
would say, down in the Fourth House, but the nadir of the birth place in
Midheaven or Zenith of an opposite point on earth, and planets at either of
these points are found to have an added power.
In the two
examples mentioned, Saturn, the planet of obstruction, prevents secretion of
urine but does not interfere with elimination of that which has been secreted.
But in horoscope No. 8 where he is posited in the sign Scorpio square to
Mercury, we have a case where the formation of gravel and renal stones is shown
to result from incomplete elimination. A person with such a configuration ought
to be extremely careful not to drink hard water, for this may cause a painful
ailment. Only filtered water should be used for purposes of cooking and
drinking. Sour milk, buttermilk and grape juice are great solvents. We may
further to say that to boil water will not soften it, and the fur which gathers
in the tea kettle where hard water has been boiled is no evidence to the
contrary, for that scaly formation was obtained from the water which evaporated;
what remains in the kettle for use is as hard as ever.
In horoscope
No. 7 we find Saturn in Scorpio square to Mars. Saturn produces the obstruction
of the blood known as hemorrhoids, and the dynamic energy of Mars causes rupture
of the congested places, thus we have the painful bleeding well known to so many
sufferers. As a secondary result constipation adds to the malady, because
persons afflicted with the first named disease shrink from the added pain of the
stool, and do not respond to nature's call. A prolonged rest seems to be the
only physical means which is really effective. Nature however, will be very much
aided by proper osteopathic manipulations, and a diet consisting principally of
milk.
Sagittarius
rising, or in the Sixth or Twelfth House is responsible for broken bones and
accidents. Under the chapter on the Dragon's Tail we saw how the person
described in horoscope No. 6 fell upon the ice and broke her hip. No. 21 has
even stronger indications of accidents and probably the life will end in an
untoward manner. Sagittarius is rising, Saturn is exalted in the Midheaven
exactly square to the Sun, and Neptune is elevated at the nadir also squaring
the Moon; thus both luminaries are afflicted. As the Sun is lord of the house of
death these auguries presage an untimely end. The only hope lies in the sextile
of Jupiter to the Sun which gives hair-breadth escapes. This man's life has been
jeopardized many times in railroad wrecks, automobile accidents, etc., but
although he has thus been near the gate of death many times, the benefic ray of
Jupiter has so far preserved his life and no bones have yet been broken. The
woman described in horoscope No. 22 has not been so fortunate; her arms and legs
have been accidentally broken several times, for Mars and the Moon are in
Sagittarius in the Twelfth House, also in opposition to Jupiter. The Sun and
Mercury are in the Eighth House in opposition to Neptune and these planets are
square the first mentioned positions. Saturn, her ruler, is square to Venus so
that she attracts accidents and never escapes being hurt.
In horoscope
No. 7 we find Mars in Aquarius square to Saturn, and from this affliction it is
evident that there is an obstruction of the blood in the lower limbs, which
produces varicose veins. Horoscope No. 17 shows Mars in the sign Pisces in
opposition to Saturn and Jupiter. It is the nature of Saturn to obstruct, and
his conjunction with Jupiter shows that the circulation is poor. Mars in Pisces
produces heat, inflammation and swelling of the feet, because of the stagnated
blood. We have already seen that the person there described is gluttonously
inclined, and therefore it is no wonder that stagnation of the blood produces
such painful afflictions as indicated by these configurations. The remedy of
course if self-evident; it is moderation.
In judging this
horoscope we look first to the mentality, as this is always the most important
factor in the treatment of a patient. Mercury and the Moon are the two principal
factors in determining this point, though, of course, all the planets have their
bearing on that as well as on any other subject. Here we find that Mercury is
combust and that it is with the Sun in the Common sign, Pisces. That in itself
is not a very good augur; we further find that the Moon is in conjunction with
Neptune in Aries, that it is square to both Saturn and Jupiter, and that
therefore the mind must be of a weak and unstable nature. Mars, the Moon and
Neptune in Aries would be in themselves make a person erratic, but when we find,
as here, that Luna is square to Jupiter, the planet of religion, also to Saturn,
the planet of obstruction and negation, it naturally causes a very evil
condition. The opposition of Jupiter to Saturn shows that whatever desire for
religion Jupiter might engender, would always be opposed by the influence of
Saturn, who would counsel "Don't, don't," causing the person to deride
what he or she really wants to believe. It is a common experience that that
which we cannot understand, appears chaotic and erratic to our minds. Neptune is
the planet of fear and chaos to us, for the human race has not learned to live
up to its high vibrations, and this, with the Moon, square to Uranus makes that
chaotic mental state which we find in this circle. To offset this influence
there is the trine of Jupiter, the planet of religion, to both the Sun and
Mercury; but even this influence there is the trine of Jupiter, the planet of
religion, to both the Sun and Mercury; but even this influence will not be able
to break the condition entirely, though there is no doubt this great redeeming
power has had an effect is staving off the evil day when the mind will break
down entirely. As usual, the marching orbs in their circling dance come to a
point where the string of each aspect is touched which them produces the tome of
either harmony or discord that impels us to actions which we call good or evil;
so also in this case. The time marked on the clock of destiny by the hand of God
was April, 1913; then the lunation fell in conjunction with the radical Moon in
Aries. This naturally excited the radical square to Saturn and Jupiter, also
their opposition, and thus the climax was precipitated; the person became
violently insane.
We may look for
the immediate cause the precipitated that calamity to the radical position of
Neptune and Uranus. These, the octaves of Mercury and Venus, in a square
position will always bring the person in contact with spirits who have left the
body, or who have never inhabited a body such as we have at the present time.
During aspects
like the above, they would have an excellent chance to use this poor person as a
tool for their nefarious practices, for naturally those spirits which come under
a square are not what we would call good in any respect; they have no benevolent
designs for helping their victim, no matter what they may profess in that
direction.
The question
them comes: What can we do for a person in that condition? We have a good aspect
to the Moon and Neptune, which is the sextile of Venus. Neptune rules
music--classical string music in particular--and Venus in Aquarius gives the
person a love of just that kind of music, which will soothe the mind. This
configuration also gives a love of bright colors and sunshine which will help to
tone the system. She should not be allowed books, but should have a complete
rest from all mental effort, the brightest conversation possible, and a
vegetarian diet. With these there is a probability that the evil configuration
may be overcome and the person restored to mental health, though that will never
be robust.
No. 24.-- Heart Trouble, Insufficient Oxygenation, Eye
Trouble, Death
Good
Aspects: Mars trine the Moon, sextile Saturn; Uranus trine Neptune;
Jupiter sextile Neptune and Uranus.
Bad
Aspects: The Moon conjunction Antares, opposition Saturn and Venus; the
Sun conjunction Dragon's Tail, square Jupiter; Mercury square Mars.
The Moon on the
Ascendant in Sagittarius makes the patient restless and unstable, but not
shiftless, because the Moon is also trine to Mars. This gives her much more
energy than usually possessed by Sagittarians. Even the opposition of the Moon
to Saturn and Venus, which robs life of its joys and makes her melancholy, is,
in a certain sense, help; it gives her a persistence and resistance that will
not allow her to give in to disease. Mercury square Mars shows that she has a
very quick temper, and as Mercury is in Taurus, the sign of voice, the
unfortunate characteristic will find expression in an unbridled tongue. This
will hurt her very seriously from a physical standpoint (not to speak of the
even more deplorable spiritual injuries), for Mars is in Leo, the sign of the
heart, and that always predisposes to palpitation. He is sextile to Saturn, but
even good aspects to Saturn are physically inimical. The sun, which is ruler of
the heart, is in conjunction with the saturnine Dragon's Tail. The nerves also
are affected by the square of Mars to Mercury, hence the heart is far from
normally balanced, and the outbursts of temper which this person is apt to
indulge in on the slightest provocation may cause heart failure at some time, by
putting an undue strain on this organ and interfering with the already sluggish
circulation, which is shown by the square of Jupiter to the Sun and the Dragon's
Tail, also by the conjunction of Venus with Saturn, and their opposition to the
Moon; Jupiter and Venus being governors respectively of the arterial and venous
circulations.
The head is
particularly congested because the Sun conjunction the saturnine Dragon's Tail
occurs in Aries, the sign of the head, and Saturn, the planet of obstruction, is
in Gemini, the sign of the lungs, in conjunction with Venus. This shows
interference with the circulation of the venous blood in the lungs. The Moon,
which governs the tidal air, is in opposition, showing that an insufficient
amount of air is inspired into the lungs to cleanse the blood of its poisonous
carbon dioxide, and the presence of Saturn shows a hardening of the tissues,
which is apt to develop into tuberculosis. You will also notice that Jupiter,
the ruler of the Ascendant, is in the Eight House square to the Sun and the
saturnine Dragon's Tail in the Fourth House, and all are in Cardinal signs. This
is a strong testimony of an accidental death, and Mars in the Eighth House, in
the sign Leo, which rules the heart, shows that hemorrhages may be the cause
which will end the physical life.
If this person
had been taken hold of in time and taught self-control, this serious condition
could probably have been avoided; even now a frank statement concerning the
great danger that undue excitement may cause, should help her govern her temper,
and thus lengthen life.
The Moon
conjunction Antares, and opposition to Saturn shows that the eyes are in danger
also, and Saturn in Gemini, which is a mercurial sign, shows nervous affection.
The conjunction with Venus would suggest a congestion of the muscles of the
eyes, which may be greatly relieved by osteopathic treatment.
A healer with
Leo rising, and Saturn not in Gemini, would be best able to handle the case.
NO.
25--Heart Trouble, Tuberculosis, Kidneys
We judge first
the mental calibre of our patient. Four Common signs are on the angles, and this
at once describes the nature as weak and vacillating. Mercury square the Moon
further accentuates this wavering and flightiness of her mind, and Saturn
conjunction Venus and Jupiter in the Twelfth House robs life of its joy, making
this woman subject to melancholy and morbid fear. This characteristic is
somewhat ameliorated by the sextile of the Sun to Uranus, which fosters
altruism, and the trine of Mercury to Neptune, which gives spiritual perception,
thus aiding to dispel gloom by directing the mind from sorrows which are but
fleeting, to the eternal verities. To sum up, she is prone to be either
"down in the dumps," or "up in the air," and it is necessary
to strive to cure her of both depression and elation, which are alike harmful.
Equipoise must be cultivated to aid in attaining and maintaining health. Were
Fixed signs on the angles this would be next to impossible, but with Common
signs there she is more adaptable and reachable.
Regarding the
ailments to which this woman is subject, we note first Uranus in high elevation,
conjunction the Dragon's Tail, whose influence is saturnine, that is to say,
obstructive, crystallizing, and hardening. Both are in the airy sign Gemini,
which governs the lungs, and square to Saturn in the Twelfth House, which
denotes confinement-in prison, hospitals or upon a sickbed. This gives us at
once the key to the trouble. Sometimes the tidal air is almost stopped by the
Dragon's Tail and the square of Saturn; Uranus prevents asphyxiation by the
conclusive movement of the lungs knows as coughing, which clears away the
obstruction and enables the heart to again circulate the blood.
The blood is
unable to throw off its poisonous carbonic acid because of the obstructive power
of the Dragon's Tail in Gemini, and the square of Saturn to Uranus in the sign
of the lungs. The arterial and venous circulations are also impeded by the
conjunction of Jupiter and Venus with Saturn, hence, malnutrition and carbonic
acid poisoning are in evidence. The hardening of the lungs and consequent cough,
label the case as tuberculosis.
Elimination of
urine is retarded by the square of Mercury to the Moon, which is in the latter
part of Libra, the sign of the kidneys. Mercury governs the sensory nerves,
while Mars rules the motor nerves and muscles. Mars is in good aspect, showing
that the mechanical apparatus is in good condition, but that the trouble is
nervous. This may be alleviated by manipulations, and so may the sluggishness of
the bowels indicated by Saturn in Virgo. The Mars hour would be the best time,
the Sun hour next. Besides this treatment dry rubs with coarse gloves will
stimulate the skin and aid in eliminating carbonic acid from the system. Whole
wheat bread toasted, plenty of fresh milk given while still warm (for them it
contains the maximum quantity of the ether which is so necessary to restore the
vital body), and as much green uncooked food as the patient can take should be
given, for that also contains a maximum of ether. Onions are particularly
valuable nerve-builders.
A person with
Taurus rising, whose Saturn is not in the degrees included within the patient's
First or Sixth House, will make the best healer for this patient.
NO. 26--Tuberculosis
Good
Aspects: Uranus trine Mercury and Neptune, Moon sextile Venus; Saturn
sextile Mars.
Bad
Aspects: Moon conjunction Dragon's Tail; (Dragon's Tail: 22-33 Aries);
Moon square Jupiter; Sun square Mars; Uranus square Venus.
This is the
horoscope of our friend, James Casey, who wrote such helpful articles in the "Rays."
He passed into the invisible worlds in June, 1918, and as he has no relatives
connected with our society who might read this diagnosis and feel badly on that
account, he gave us permission to use if for the benefit of his fellows. He was
born on April 24, 1884, 2:00 P.M., in Harlem, Iowa, and became afflicted with
tuberculosis while living in Denver, Colo., the Mecca for all who are afflicted
with this disease.
You will notice
that Saturn, the planet of crystallization and obstruction, is placed in Gemini,
the sign which rules the lungs, and although Saturn is the highest elevated
planet in the horoscope, besides being unafflicted there is always a weak spot
in the anatomy where he is found. The hot, inflammatory and disruptive Mars is
in Leo, the sign which governs the heart, square to the Sun, which is ruler of
Leo, in the sign Taurus, which governs the throat and all the passages there.
This is a configuration which usually produces fevers, inflammation, wounds and
hemorrhages. Thus there was a tendency in the system toward tuberculosis, and
you will furthermore notice that there are four Common, flexible signs on the
angles, the Sixth House sign, Virgo, being on the Ascendant with the spasmodic
Uranus afflicting Venus, the ruler of the venous circulation, which is placed in
Gemini, the sign ruling the lungs. Uranus gives a tendency to coughs and spasms,
so you see that the condition is very well outlined in the horoscope. The four
common signs show that when he became subject to illness the Virgo nature was
too weak to throw it off and he simply made up his mind that he was going to die
from it, hence there was no help. If he had been able to throw off the feeling
of impending death and to struggle against the sickness there is no doubt that
with this horoscope he could have overcome.
For a more
detailed analysis of the conditions which resulted in death, see pages
477-480. (In the original printed version.)
NO. 27--Adenoids and Constipation
In this figure
the planets occur in four groups: Neptune is in conjunction with Mars, Saturn in
conjunction with Uranus, Mercury in conjunction with the Sun, and Jupiter in
conjunction with the Moon. The last two groups are also squaring each other.
Venus is alone and forms a trine to Jupiter. Note also that the Sun is parallel
to Neptune and Mercury, and Venus is parallel to Mars.
This is the
horoscope of a young woman born Nov. 27th, 1896, 2:15 P.M., Tacoma Wash. We note
first that there are Cardinal signs on the angles, showing her to be active in
nature. But she acts more from impulse than from reason. This characteristic is
shown by the fact that the Moon is square to Mercury and the Sun. Naturally as
both the Moon and Mercury are significators of mind, any inharmonious aspects
between them are detrimental. Add to this the further fact that Mercury is
combust or burned up by its close proximity to the Sun, and it is very evident
that we may expect to do very little with the person by reason. This does not
mean that she is of evil mental disposition; she is quite the reverse, as shown
by the conjunction of the Moon with the planet of benevolence, Jupiter, and the
trine between this last named planet and Venus, the planet of love and pleasure.
The trouble for
which this young woman has consulted us is adenoids, which cause extreme
difficulty in breathing. The condition is very clearly shown in the horoscope.
When we remember that afflictions in one sign always give a reflex action in the
opposite, we shall readily understand that Saturn, the planet of obstruction, in
conjunction with Uranus, the planet of spasmodic action in the sign Scorpio, is
certain to interfere with the rhythmic breath through the Taurus region
comprising the throat and lower part of the head. Furthermore, Scorpio also
governs the nose, as you will realize when you remember that the most prominent
feature of the true Scorpio person is a aquiline of generous dimensions. Thus an
afflicted Saturn located in Scorpio, which causes an obstructed rectal region
and constipation, also at the same time gives a tendency to throat trouble and
obstruction of the nasal passages.
In the case of
this patient we find the condition aggravated by the square of the Sun and
Mercury to the Moon and Jupiter. The Sun and Mercury being placed in Sagittarius
are therefore active in the opposite sign Gemini, which governs the lungs, and
as the Moon governs the tidal air in the lungs the square of these planets will
naturally affect the breathing.
Now for the
remedy; it seems far-fetched to attempt to rectify an obstruction in the throat
by working on the anus. Nevertheless, Saturn, the planet of obstruction,
conjoined with Uranus, the planet of spasmodic action in Scorpio, shows that at
certain times the sphincter muscles of the anus are so tightly closed that it is
impossible for the diaphragm to move. Under ordinary conditions there is an
in-breathing through the anys which regulates the air pressure in the bowels, a
fact that is not generally known, but when the sphincter muscles are congested
by a configuration of so severe a nature as this one, this automatic regulation
stops and the diaphragm is then unable to work with the necessary freedom;
therefore the lungs are deprived of the necessary tidal flow of air. So, to
relieve this condition an adjustable mechanical dilator should be used. It
should be noted that there are two sphincter muscles to operate upon, the
inside one being located just a little way inside the anus.
After a few
treatments of this kind the bowels should be kept open by the use of the proper
laxative foods such a prunes, figs and not forgetting coarse whole wheat
bread.
There is no doubt
that this person has resorted to mouth breathing, which has aggravated the
throat trouble, but by consistent continuance of the treatment here outlined she
will soon experience less difficulty in breathing and it will then be an easy
matter to learn to breathe through the proper channels, the nostrils.
A healer having
Leo on the Ascendant and whose Saturn is not in Virgo would probably be the best
one to help this patient.
NO.28. Accidents To Head, Poor Oxygenation
Good
Aspects: Saturn sextile Jupiter, trine Mars and Uranus.
Bad
Aspects: Jupiter opposition Mars and Uranus; Moon opposition Venus; Sun
and Mercury square Uranus, Mars and Jupiter.
This is the
horoscope of a man born on March 16, 1865, at 3 P.M., in England, and it affords
a good example of how accidents are also crises are shown in the horoscope. The
main affliction comes from the fact that the Sun and Mercury are in close
conjunction in the Eighth House, occupied by Pisces. This itself is unfortunate
for the reasoning faculty. They are both square to Jupiter in Sagittarius, which
also has a strong influence upon the mind. But worst of all, they are square to
Mars, the planet of dynamic energy, impulse, etc., and Uranus, the planet of
lightning-like action, which precludes forethought. When action is dictated by
intuition generated under good aspects, all is well and the person is better off
than when he is forced to use the comparatively slow reason. But when
it is generated under the
adverse aspects of the square and opposition, it results in such rattle-brained
foolhardiness and absolute lack of thought and intelligence that the person is
generally mentally incompetent. So we see at the very first glance that we have
here before us a person who on account of weak mentality is apt to get into
trouble and accidents. But the injuries which he has received in consequence of
his lack of forethought were all to the head and as the horoscope does not show
any serious affliction to Aries, which rules the head, except that Mars and
Mercury, which rule the two hemispheres of the cerebrum, are square, what then
caused these accidents, we may ask. The answer is found in the progression of
the Sun, which corresponds with the time when this person was injured, the Moon
also bearing its part in bringing about these accidents. In 1876, when he was
eleven years of age, the Sun and Moon were both in conjunction with Neptune in
the sign Aries and at that time he met with an accident which caused the first
injury to his head. In 1896 the progressed Sun was in opposition to Saturn from
Aries; you will notice that Saturn is retrograde so that although he is in the
last degrees of Libra his influence is thrown backward into that sign and works
as an opposition between Libra and Aries, affecting the head. The Sun was also
parallel to Saturn and this is one of the most inimical influences in the whole
gamut, for it destroys all vitality of the person who is under its sway for a
number of years. (One of the writers can testify to this from personal
experience, having felt it for ten or twelve years.) At the same time the
progressed Moon was in opposition to Mars and Uranus and square to the Sun and
Mercury at birth; thus there were very severe afflictions at that time and the
poor man suffered a considerable injury.
The third
accident came in 1908, at the age of forty-three. At that time the Sun was in
opposition to the Moon's radical place and the progressed Moon was in
conjunction with Uranus and Mars, square to the Sun and Mercury, radix. The
opposition of the Sun to the Moon occurred from Taurus, which governs the lower
part of the head, where he was hurt.
In consequence
of these various accidents the man is now suffering from chronic headaches and
he is on the verge of insanity. Various doctors have been called on for advice
but no one is able to put his finger on the seat of the trouble. Consulting our
ephemeris we find that during the man's lifetime Saturn will continue to
retrograde further back into Libra, and that his influence in Aries is becoming
stronger with every year. Saturn always causes bruises and depression; we are
therefore satisfied that there must be a depression of the skull and an
examination should be made to find this and have it removed. But he square of
the Sun and Mercury to Mars and Uranus in Gemini, which rules the lungs, shows
also that there is something the matter with the oxygenation of the system, and
Saturn in Libra indicates that there is a scarcity of urine. These defects can
be remedied by breathing exercises and through regulating the diet. When that is
done there will be at least a large measure of relief.
A healer with
Aries rising, whose Saturn is not in Aquarius, will be best able to look after
this patient.
No.
29.--Goitre
As the hour of
birth of the person in this horoscope is not known, we place Aries in the First
House, Taurus in the second, etc.
Mercury and the
Moon are significators of the mind, and we find them in opposition. This in
itself is not a sign of good mentality. We further find that Jupiter in the
mercurial sign Gemini is square to Uranus in Virgo 16-20 and Mars is also in the
sign Virgo,; thus all the significators point to a weak and even an erratic
mentality. In the last few years Mercury has, moreover, progressed past the
natal places of Uranus and Mars, thus accentuating the trouble.
A person may,
however, have a weak mind and yet it may not become entirely unbalanced,
provided there are no other malefic aspects between the natal planets or the
progressed positions. The person may be constitutionally below the stature of
the normal mind, and still retain unto the last sufficient hold upon himself or
herself so that it does not become an actual disease.
When we look
for the signs of disability in a horoscope like the present, we turn to the
aspects for our information. Saturn, it appears, as in conjunction with the
Dragon's Tail ( 26-10 ), and this adds to his malefic influence; he is further
in conjunction with Neptune in 18 degrees of Taurus, and also with the fixed
star Alcyone in 29 degrees of Taurus. As Saturn is the planet of obstruction and
Taurus rules the throat we naturally look for some obstruction in that region,
and we find that a concretion has taken place, a growth, a crystallization known
as Goitre, a disease which also further bears out the indications in the former
aspects which we have discussed.
Were it not for
good aspects which we have not hitherto mentioned, namely, the sextile of Saturn
to Mercury and its trine to the Moon, this person would certainly have become an
inmate of an insane asylum, but this is one of the few cases where Saturn really
helps in a material sense, for even his good aspects will obstruct when coming
to the other planets; but when this obstruction is applied to the Moon, the
flightiest planet of all, and to Mercury, the one next to her in swiftness and
instability, both of then significators of the mind, Saturn does really help to
hold the flighty mind in check, and such a weak mental condition as the one
found here will be vastly benefited by these aspects, whereas if there are no
evil aspects the sextile of Mercury and Saturn will strengthen the mind in a
wonderful degree.
As Saturn in
Taurus always affects the functions of the opposite sign, Scorpio, namely
elimination, it is of great importance to see that both kidneys and bowels act
freely with a person like this. Nothing but distilled water should be taken into
the system on any account. As the muscles of the beck are always strained in
hill and star climbing, a person with this disease should be housed on a level
and on the lower floor of the house. A vegetarian diet consisting of uncooked
food is preferable to any other, and it is particularly necessary to get the
vegetable salts which may tone the body and bring the standard of general health
as high as possible; lettuce is the best single vegetable for this purpose.
NO. 30--Weak Back and Limbs, Eye Trouble, Deafness
Good
Aspects: The Moon sextile to Uranus and Jupiter; the Sun sextile to
Mars; Venus trine to Jupiter.
Bad
Aspects: Saturn opposition to Neptune; the Sun and Mercury square to
Jupiter and Uranus.
This is the
horoscope of a young man born on September 6, 1900, at 6:00 A.M., and the
disability complained of is weakness in the back and limbs, which prevents him
for moving about normally. Astrologically we find that this is due to several
causes. In the first place, there are four Common signs on the angles, the Sixth
House sign, Virgo, being on the Ascendant which governs the condition of the
body. It is a vital point in that respect. This in itself shows his somewhat
indolent nature and a tendency to give up very easily. We also find Mercury, the
ruler of the Ascendant, in the Twelfth House, denoting hospitals and chronic
illness; he is square to Jupiter and Uranus, which are placed in Sagittarius,
the sign which governs the hips and the great sciatic nerve. The Sun, the giver
of life, is also square to Uranus, the planet of irregularity, which is
conjoined with Jupiter in Sagittarius. And finally, Saturn, the ruler of the
bony structure and its articulations, is placed in Sagittarius in opposition to
Neptune, in Gemini. All these configurations naturally tend to bring about the
conditions complained of if nothing is done to prevent; but in this case, with
four Common, flexible signs on the angles, with the life-giving Sun sextile to
Mars, the planet of dynamic energy, and with the Moon sextile to Jupiter, the
planet governing the arterial blood, it is quite possible to obtain relief by
means obtain relief by means of exercises which will remove the sluggish
conditions.
But we also
find other weaknesses of a serious nature latent in this horoscope. Uranus is in
conjunction with nebulous star Antares in Sagittarius 8 degrees, square to the
Sun and Mercury. This implies a grave danger to the sight and also to the
hearing because of Mercury being in the Twelfth House. These conditions can
certainly be overcome if the ounce of prevention is applied. We take it that
because the man is not able to otherwise occupy himself he is an inveterate
reader and this will bring trouble if persisted in. Massage of the head in the
region of the eyes and ears, and exercise of the limbs and body will aid in
restoring this young man to health. A healer with Taurus on the Ascendant whose
Saturn is not in the patient's Sixth House will probably have the most
persistence in the performance of his work.
NO. 31--Eye and Ear Trouble, Poor Circulation
Mercury, the
significator of mind, rises before the Sun and is in the Twelfth House,
conjunction Neptune, its higher octave. This shows that the mind is naturally
inclined toward the higher and more spiritual things of life, through Jupiter
square Mercury from the house of mind indicates that under severe afflictions
this woman may at times follow the example of Job and reason with God concerning
the hard fate she has to bear. The Moon, which is the other significator of
mind, square Venus, shows us that considerable sorrow may be expected in this
life; but the conjunction of Mercury with the mystical Neptune in the Twelfth
House gives her a certain degree of spiritual development, which brings much
comfort through her communion with the higher worlds, compensating her for her
isolation. Jupiter is the Midheaven trine to the Ascendant causes her to look
upon life from a more hopeful angle than even people who are not at all
afflicted (in comparison with her), and the strength of her hope is bound to
help her in a degree beyond human measure; for even as the person who gives way
to worry
and melancholy is thereby
made more unhappy or unhealthy, so also the person who constantly keeps an
optimistic spirit is bound to gain thereby correspondingly in health and
happiness. The Sun on the Ascendant, even though it is afflicted by a square of
Uranus, is nevertheless a valuable asset in recuperation. The Sun sextile Saturn
will give her a persistence, a tenacity of life, that will not let go despite
all discouragements.
This woman has
been deaf since she was five years of age and this disability is indicated by
the position of Mercury in the Twelfth House, by his conjunction with Neptune,
and his square to Jupiter. This latter aspect indicates that it is sluggish
circulation of the blood which is responsible for the disability. These aspects
of Mercury also make her dumb, particularly because Mercury is in Taurus, which
governs the vocal organs. She has nevertheless learned to talk, showing that
there is no organic disability but only a functional weakness.
But these are
not all of the poor woman's afflictions. You will notice that the Sun is in
Taurus 29. In other words, it is in conjunction with the Pleiades, a nebular
spot in the Zodiac. It is also square to Uranus and parallel to Mars. Therefore
the eyes are sorely afflicted; one is almost blind, the other not much better,
so that there is danger that she may lose her sight entirely.
On account of
her afflictions and the position in which she has been placed, this woman has
been unable to get an education. Nevertheless, by persistence indicated by
Saturn sextile the Sun, she has accomplished much. She writes a really beautiful
letter which tells how she was in comfortable circumstances up to 1906, when the
earthquake in San Francisco deprived her of her all, and still she has not given
up hope. Her mental attitude, inspired by her Sun conjunction Ascendant and
sextile Saturn, is justified in quite a large measure. The trouble comes from
Saturn, the planet of obstruction, in Aries, the sign which governs the head,
and the square of Jupiter, the planet which governs arterial circulation, to
Mercury in Taurus, the sign which governs the throat. There were also signs of
malnutrition, indicated by the presence of Mars in Cancer, the sign which
governs the stomach, square Venus, which governs the venous circulation. If the
system could be given the proper amount and kind of food and the head and neck
massaged with special attention to manipulations of the ears and eyes,
conditions might be considerably relieved and further progress of deterioration
stopped. An Aquarian whose Saturn is not in Libra or Scorpio would have a most
beneficial effect in this case.
NO. 32.--Hemorrhoids, Blindness, Latent Spiritual Sight
In the case
before us we have not the hour of birth, and will therefore insert the signs in
their respective Houses, commencing with Aries in the First, Taurus in the
Second, etc. This person was born November 27, 1867.
Good
Aspects: Sun and Mars trine Neptune.
Bad
Aspects: The Sun and Mars conjunction Antares; Saturn and Mercury square
Jupiter; Mars conjunction the Moon and Venus; Saturn conjunction Mercury,
Jupiter Square Sun, Uranus square Neptune.
Regarding the
mentality of this person, we find that the conjunction of Saturn and Mercury,
particularly in the Eighth House sign, Scorpio, clouds the mind with gloom. The
Moon, which is the other significator of mind, conjunction Mars in the Ninth
House sign, Sagittarius, would have the
tendency is somewhat
softened and toned down by the presence of Venus in conjunction with these
planets, and we may therefore conclude that this person is apt to be very much
depressed in mind whenever misfortune overtakes him; that he rebels, at least
inwardly, very strongly against the blows of fate, though Venus may prevent him
from expressing his disappointments.
With regard to
the ailments to which this person is subject, we find in the first place that
Jupiter square to Mercury and Saturn, the latter being in Scorpio, which rules
the rectum, gives a tendency to constipation and hemorrhoids. This configuration
also interferes with the circulation of the arterial blood. His disability is
further enhanced by the square of Jupiter to the Sun, the latter planet being
ruler of the organ which circulates the vital fluid.
But there is a
great misfortune in this life, compared with which the troubles previously
mentioned pale into insignificance. The Sun and Mars are in conjunction with the
fixed star Antares in eight degrees of Sagittarius, and this configuration
always brings trouble to the eyes, though it may not result in blindness from
birth. In the present case the crisis came when the Sun had progressed to the
opposition of Uranus, at the same time striking the square to Neptune. In that
year the Moon also was in conjunction with Neptune in the sign Aries, which
rules the head. This kindled the double fire of Mars and the Sun at birth, with
the result that inflammation of the eyes made the man blind beyond hope of
recovery.
It may seen
strange that the writers selected this horoscope for analysis, as the patient is
beyond help, but if offers certain points which it will be well for the student
to impress upon his mind. You will notice that Mars is trine to Neptune, and
that the Sun is only about seven degrees from a trine to Neptune. The
culmination of the latter aspect will occur before even the vital body is
brought to birth. This is a very good indication that the spiritual sight may
be awakened in this person and that it will compensate, or more than
compensate, for the loss of the physical faculty. There is, however, as you will
also note, the square of Neptune and Uranus which makes for mediumship; on that
account it would be advisable for this person to be very closely on his guard
during the time when the spiritual faculty is being developed, and until he is
perfectly safe and balanced in the other world; and it would be a great
privilege for a healer receiving such a case to aid a person stricken by the
misfortune of blindness to cultivate the latent faculty shown by the horoscope.
NO. 33.--Heart Trouble, Dropsy
Good
Aspects: Jupiter trine Mercury; Saturn trine Mars.
Bad
Aspects: Saturn square the Sun, Moon and Venus; the Moon opposition to
the Sun and Venus; Mercury square Neptune; Mars conjunction Uranus.
We consider
first the mind of this woman, to obtain the key to her condition, for the mind
is the most important factor in bringing about disease and curing it. You may
call that Christian Science or whatever you please, the fact remains and has
been made use of by all successful healers, either consciously or unconsciously,
no matter to what school they belong. And there is more healing in a cheery word
from the physician in whom the
patient has faith, than in
all his medicines. Conversely, when the doctor gives up hope and makes a long
face, the patient dies unless he "gets mad," or "spunkey,"
as once happened to the writer when he was broken down from overwork. He went to
a hospital to get nursing and quiet, and had to engage a regular doctor to
comply with the rules. He knew that his condition would not change till the Moon
did, and lay patiently waiting, though the case was approaching a crises, for
his mind was too lethargic to set to work; he expected the Moon to do it all
at the proper time. But on the day of the New Moon his doctor came in with
another, and both had faces a yard long. They did not think he had another hour
to live; and he laughed, but it made him "mad," and he commenced to
work on himself with the result that the dropsical swelling which had almost
reached his heart, was gone in a few hours and he was out in the sunshine
getting a dose of new life. Before a month had elapsed he had not only left the
hospital behind, but had written The Rosicrucian Philosophy. There is no
doubt that the fluid could not have been eliminated before the change of the
Moon, but the co-operation of his mental attitude was necessary to help the
lunar forces, and combined with proper action it brought results. Similarly in
every case, the right attitude of the mind must be cultivated or cure is
impossible.
This figure
shows an unfortunate person, for the mind is in a bad state. Saturn is square to
the Sun, Moon and Venus. The Moon, which signifies the instinctual mind, is in
opposition to the Sun and Venus, robbing life of all joy, making her pessimistic
and prone to look only on the dark side. Mercury, the planet of reason, is
square to Neptune, the planet of spiritual perception, all these testimonies
tell us that nothing we may say is likely to make her cheer up.
Such a poor
person is a burden to herself and her associates all through life, so they shun
her while she is able to take care of herself, that is to say, while the body is
in comparative health; but the afflictions which make her mentally miserable
also have their effect on the body, for as we mould the lines of our face to an
exact expression of our habitual mode of thought, so are also our other organs
shaped and built by this force, and the evil effects show themselves as disease.
The Sun, Venus and mercury in the Eighth House indicate that when sickness comes
she is going to let it take its course, and will make no effort to fight for
life.
The nature of
her sickness is seen to be heart trouble, from the fact that the Sun is on the
cusp of Leo, which governs the heart, in conjunction with Venus, which governs
the venous circulation, and opposed by the Moon, which rules the liquids of the
body. The Sun, Venus and the Moon are squared by Saturn, the planet of
obstruction, and thus we see that there was a natal tendency to poor heart
action and faulty elimination of liquids.
In 1913 the Sun
progressed to the conjunction of Uranus and Mars. The aspects of the Sun are
always effective for three years, one and one-half years before the aspect is
exact, and a like period after. Therefore it was still active in 1914, when the
Moon progressed to the conjunction of Saturn and thus enlivened this square to
the Sun, Moon and Venus. Neptune, the watery planet, also reached the natal Sun
by transit, and the poor soul was released by the total obstruction of the
liquids; in other words, the dropsical condition stopped the heart.
The main effort
in such cases should be to get the person to fight. If she could have been made
to see that it was her gloomy outlook on life that was responsible for her
sickness and that if she did not fight here and now, she would have a harder
fate to face next time, it might have helped. No person who is naturally
pessimistic can change over night, but he can do a whole lot to cultivate
optimism if given years, and we should strive to inculcate this attitude of mind
in all, besides trying to be cheerful ourselves, for that is a healer's
greatest asset.
NO. 34.--Sex, Eye and Throat Trouble
The type of
mind is denoted particularly here by the square of Saturn to the Sun. This
occurs from Cardinal signs, Saturn being essentially dignified and therefore
very powerful, while the Sun is in Libra, the sign of its debility and greatest
weakness. Life and joy come from the Sun, while Saturn gives gloom and death.
Therefore we readily see that this person must be subject to gloom and
melancholy. The sextile of Uranus to Mercury, the significator of mind, tells
that the person is endowed with an almost uncanny lightining-like intuition, and
the square of Uranus to the Moon and Venus shows that she is indiscreet and too
weak for her own good. You will notice that this square occurs from the Fixed
signs, Leo and Scorpio, and it is therefore a condition which would be very
difficult to overcome. Leo governs the heart, and Scorpio the generative organs,
and thus her secret is told in the horoscope in unmistakeable terms.
When such secrets of the
soul are revealed by this sacred science, it shows us also the hidden springs
which are causes of the acts we are only too prone to condemn, and it teaches us
that we should pity rather than censure a soul impelled by such an almost
irresistible force as here revealed. The act itself should, of course, never be
condoned, but the tenderest kindness and the greatest effort to succor should be
given to the one who is thus Aquarius.
The horoscope
is, as you know, the clock of destiny, and the position taken by the planets at
birth give certain tendencies for life. From that natal position the planets
move on to different positions with every year that passes, as the hands of a
clock move around its face; thus they bring to pass events foreshown at birth.
Now you will notice that the Sun is in eleven degrees of Libra in this
horoscope, so at nineteen years of age the Sun entered the sign Scorpio. At
twenty-two it reached the conjunction with the Moon and Venus and a couple of
years later the square with Uranus was reached. During this period the
unfortunate tendency spoken of developed and the seeds of disease were sown
which resulted in a number of operations, both in the lower regions and in the
throat, for you must remember that the opposite is always afflicted. The
generative organ can never be hurt without in some measures it counterpart, the
larynx and throat, also being affected. During the years which intervened
between that time and 1914 the Sun had pursued its path through Scorpio, and
reached the affliction of Jupiter, which occurs from the sign Leo in 23 degrees.
This square was also augmented by the fact that the Moon in its circle around
the horoscope had been going through Taurus, so that was an opposition of the
progressed Sun and Moon, both of them squaring the planet Jupiter at the same
time. The Sun's square to Jupiter will for a few years be an affliction to this
poor person. Uranus at birth was also on the Ascelli in Leo, the nebulous spot
that is so dangerous to the eyes, and from there it squares the Moon. This,
also, is another danger which faces this person, for , as you know, eye trouble
is very often the accompaniment of indiscretion.
Now comes the
question as to what can be done for this poor person. As we have often stated,
the first effort should be toward instilling hope into the mind. Persons
suffering with melancholy are always centering their thoughts upon self, always
seeing their own desperate position which appears to them more hopeless than
that of any other. If their interest can be diverted from self then the battle
is more than half won; that should be the first consideration of the healer.
A simple diet
should be prescribed and no highly seasoned dishes permitted a person of this
nature. The sextile of Uranus to the Sun and Mercury and the trine of Neptune to
Jupiter shows that an appeal along the higher lines, an appeal to the better and
noble nature will not meet with a rebuff and it is possible on account of these
positions to elevate this person's ideas and ideals so that she may become a
servant of humanity instead of driftwood upon the ocean of life. You will note
that all the good aspects are from Cardinal and Fixed signs, that the Common
signs are void of planets, hence there is a great deal of hope. There is energy
in this person, and when this energy has been turned in the right direction,
when she has become thoroughly aroused, then the great sinner may become the
great saint, and a blessing to humanity.
No.
35.--Solitary Vice, Tuberculosis
Good
Aspects: Neptune trine Uranus; Uranus sextile the Moon; Jupiter sextile
Venus.
Bad
Aspects: Mars conjunction Venus; Sun conjunction Saturn; Uranus square
Mercury; Neptune opposition the Moon.
This is the
horoscope of a woman born May 21, 1883, at 5 A.M., Longitude 88 West, Latitude
44, North. The student will at once note that five of the nine planets are
placed in the Twelfth House, which governs sorrow, trouble, and self-undoing.
This has been a characteristic feature in the life. She is a competent worker in
her vocation, stenography and bookkeeping, but has, nevertheless, found herself
unable to obtain employment at various times and has been at those times on the
verge of starvation. This is due to the opposition of Saturn and Neptune from
the Twelfth House to the Moon in the Sixth, the house of employment. Jupiter,
though exalted in the Second House and sextile Venus, is unable to offset this.
With respect to
the mental qualities we find that Mercury is square to Uranus, and the Moon in
opposition to Neptune. This makes her skeptical, critical, very peculiar and
spasmodic in her mental processes, with an extremely morbid imagination. Uranus
is placed in the Fifth House, governing courtship and the relations among the
sexes prior to marriage, and therefore, squared to Mercury, it indicates an
unconventional turn of the mind, with a tendency to promiscuous relations,
involving public criticism and slander. That in itself is an extremely
unfortunate configuration and condition in a life, but it is only one of a
number of afflictions which point in the same direction, for in the Twelfth
House, the house of sorrow, trouble, and self-undoing, we find Mars, the planet
of dynamic energy, conjoined with Venus, the planet of love, in the fiery sign
Aries, another inflammatory sex condition; and last, but not least, we note
Neptune in Taurus, opposition to the Moon in Scorpio, which governs the
generative organs. This latter is the worst of all for it makes the mind almost
insane upon this subject, conjuring up before the imagination morbid pictures,
and where the configuration occurs from the Sixth and Twelfth Houses it is a
certain indication of inveterate self-abuse. Naturally such practices in time
undermine the health and disease shows itself in the weakest parts of the body
according to the indications of the horoscope. In the present case we find
Saturn on the cusp of Gemini in conjunction with the Sun. Gemini is the sign
which rules the lungs, and the conjunction as we see is almost exact, wanting
only 26 minutes. Thus the cold, crystallizing saturnine forces are hardening the
lungs and producing the disease we know as tuberculosis, which is slowly sapping
her vitality and carrying her toward an early grave. It may be noted in passing
that her mother succumbed to tuberculosis at the very moment when she gave birth
to this child. Mars by progression has now arrived close to the place of Neptune
at birth. This will unfortunately in all probability accentuate the morbid
craving indicated by Neptune opposition to the Moon, so that if left to herself
the end will not be very far off.
Tuberculosis
though serious is not, however, necessarily fatal if she can be put under
restraint so that it becomes impossible for her to gratify the passion for
solitary vice that saps her vitality. Thus the spells of gloom which are also
resultant from the conjunction of Saturn and the Sun in the Twelfth House can be
overcome if she can be given a brighter outlook upon life. Then the usual
measures employed against tuberculosis may probably save her. The occult has an
intense attraction for her, indicated by the exact trine of Neptune and Uranus,
also by Uranus sextile to the Moon. By playing upon those strings and giving her
a new interest in life it may be possible to win her away from her present
morbid channels of thought. At any rate salvation from the evil configurations
should always be sought through the good aspects and substituting the higher for
the lower may help this poor soul out of her condition. Very little can be done
physically until the mental condition is changed. A healer with either Libra or
Aquarius rising and whose Saturn is not in Libra or Scorpio would be beneficial,
but much firmness is needed here and therefore probably the Fixed sign would be
preferable.
No. 36.--Horny, Venereal Growths adn Kidney Trouble
Good
Aspects: Mercury sextile Jupiter; the Moon trine Venus.
Bad
Aspects: The Sun conjunction Uranus; Mars conjunction Venus; Neptune
square to Saturn.
This is the
horoscope of a young man born in Boynton, Missouri, October 11, 1889, at 6:00
P.M. It is a strange case which has puzzled all the doctors who have been
consulted. About five years ago the joints in arms,
legs and neck commenced to
grow stiff, so that by degrees he became unable to move. At the same time there
appeared, instead of the nails, a strange horny growth on fingers and toes; this
grows to a certain length or stage of development and then it begins to
suppurate. This facilities the removal of growth and when that has been
completed the suppuration ceases, but immediately a new growth begins to form.
Lately the jaws have also commenced to grow stiff, so that now the young man can
no longer eat with comfort.
The very first
glance at the horoscope shows us Uranus, the planet of spasmodic action, in
conjunction with the Sun, and in the sign Libra, which rules the kidneys. WE
also note that Uranus is parallel with Mars, the planet of dynamic energy; this
shows at once that the action of the kidneys is spasmodic and irregular so that
instead of the poisons being eliminated from the body by these organs they are
retained and naturally contaminate the whole system. But we also find that this
patient is poisoned to a greater extend than ordinarily by a venereal disease
contracted about seven to eight years ago; this is shown as a tendency in the
natal horoscope by the conjunction of Venus, the planet of love, with Mars, the
planet of dynamic energy, in the Fifth House, which governs courtship and the
relations of the sexes before marriage. Saturn is also there with his
obstructive hand and square to Neptune, the planet which governs strange and
unusual conditions. Neptune is in the sign Gemini, which rules the hands and
fingers. About seven years ago, when the Moon was in Pisces by progression, the
sign which governs the toes, it was in opposition to Venus, Mars and Saturn and
square to Neptune. We base our judgment that the disease was contracted at that
time on the fact that the afflicting planets are in Common or flexible signs;
hence it could have been avoided much effort. As it is, the most drastic
measures for purification of the blood must be adopted; the patient should be
brought to California, treated with daily sun-baths to facilitate copious
perspiration, and given nothing but water and fruit juices until the system has
been cleansed.
Measures for
the alleviation of pain and disease cannot always be deferred to a propitious
time, but where that is possible the student will find that remedial treatments
given under the propitious planetary rays are much more efficient and successful
than when applied haphazard. Therefore the following hints may be found
valuable.
Surgeons who
have watched and tabulated these matters inform us that the operations performed
while the Moon is increasing in light (see Page
521) are generally more successful, less liable to cause complications and
more quickly healed than operations performed with the Moon is decreasing in
light.
When a surgical
operations seems unavoidable consult the ephemeris and if the Moon is going
through the sign which rules that part of the body where the operation is to be
performed defer it for a day to two till the Moon gets well into the next sign.
This will minimize the danger of complications, and not infrequently the
symptoms change so that operation is avoided.
Always look to
the benefics and the good aspects in a horoscope for directions concerning how
and when to treat. Suppose the Sun, the giver of life, is square to Saturn, the
planet of stagnation and death. The tendency is to rob the person of vitality
and if he is taken ill recuperation will be very slow. Then, to give the most
effective and energizing treatment apply the principle of the day and hour
rulers as given in our Simplified
Scientific Astrology; choose the Sun's day (Sunday) and the hours ruled
by the Sun on any day. Treatments on Mars' day (Tuesday) and the hours ruled by
Mars on any day, will also build up wonderfully. Similarly with the other
planets, their virtues and power is greatest during the days ruled by them.
But the
so-called malefics also have their virtues. Poultices intended to draw
suppuration from a wound, or bring a boil to a head are most efficacious on the
hot and inflammatory Mars' day (Tuesday), or in the hours of Mars on any day,
but applications made to disperse a swelling are most successful when applied on
the day of Saturn, the planet of suppression, or in his hours on any day.
Treatments
received on the day and in the hours of the planets which are well aspected in
the patient's horoscope are always more powerful and beneficial than they would
be if given in the hours and on the days ruled by planets afflicted when he was
born.
Six tables of
Planetary Hours covering the twelve months, usable for both North and South
Latitude will be found in Simplified
Scientific Astrology.
We have now
given an exposition of the methods we use in diagnosis of disease. This we trust
will enable the student to work out the subject of himself in greater detail.
And as he uses it unselfishly to aid suffering human beings, the spiritual
qualities will be developed in him so that The Message of the Stars
revealed in each horoscope will be as an open book. Thus used, this wonderful
science will aid him to lay up treasures in heaven as nothing else in the world
can do. And we pray God that this book may be the means of fostering soul growth
in all who aspire to follow the dual commandment of Christ:
"Preach
the Gospel and Heal the sick."
Despite all we
can say, many people write enclosing money for horoscopes, forcing us to spend
valuable time writing letters of refusal and giving us the inconvenience of
returning their money. Please do not thus trouble us, as it will avail nothing.
We use Astrology only for healing purposes. If you are sick we will gladly help
you, but we do not advise people in worldly affairs either gratis of for pay.
Although
discovered only about forty years ago, and of very slow motion, the planet Pluto
has now considerable seemingly reliable astrological data gathered about it. By
inserting Pluto in old charts, and taking the keys handed down in mythology, it
has been possible to fashion many keywords and keyphrases which enable
astrologers to interpret correctly the influence of this planet in any sign,
house and aspect.
These keywords
are numerous and include such well-known ones as transformation, transmutation,
redemption, regeneration, degeneration, death and rebirth, unity, cooperation,
dictatorship, disappearance, underworld, gangster, and coercion. It will be seen
that these are very largely connected with the eighth house, the house of
inheritance and death.
In mythology
Pluto was God of the nether world, called Hades, or the Hell of orthodoxy, where
burns the Eternal Fire. This fire corresponds to sex, the procreating force.
When analyzed, Pluto indicates all phases of sex, and, as sex activities are the
strongest in matters of life and death, so this planet may well be termed the
powerhouse of the planetary family. It should not be strictly termed a malefic,
we believe, but rather as uncompromising, giving no favors and demanding that
benefits be earned.
Pluto can well
be allocated to the underworld, for the word means wealth, being applied
to him because corn, the wealth of early times, was sent from beneath the
earth as his gift. Plutus, the God of Wealth, was represented as blind,
indicating that when man focuses his attention on material things he fails to
see the more worthy things around him. Truly, "the love of money is the
root of all evil."
Our word plutocrat
is derived from Pluto, and means power or domination through wealth
derived from sources other than one's own labor. Such wedth is within the
jurisdiction of the eighth house, the natural zodiacal position of Scorpio. It
stems from inheritances, legacies, bonuses, windfalls, insurance, and similar
sources. It has been earned in a previous incarnation and comes from hidden
sources as an inheritance in the present life.
Pluto and
Proserpina, his wife, ruled over the Spirits of the dead in the Lower World;
here we have a direct analogy with the eighth house rulership of death. Pluto
and Proserpina are correlated with the male and female principles in Nature, the
principles of procreation.
Another
correlation with eighth house matters becomes evident when we consider the
function of Ceres, Goddess of Corn and the mother of Proserpina, from whom the
word cereal is derived. In the growth-cycle of corn, as of most plants,
an old plant dies, but the seed from which it sprang is buried and regenerates
-- out of death comes rebirth.
Pluto,
generally accepted as ruler, or co-ruler with Mars, of the sign Scorpio, governs
the excretory organs which control the sewage system of the body, as well as
municipal sewage systems. Here we see Pluto's role as regenerator and
transformer, for all excretory mater, when buried in the earth, is transformed,
regenerated, or redeemed, and will reappear, phoenixlike, in other forms.
On its positive
side, Pluto works for unity through organization. The regeneration of body and
mind takes place when sense gratification is discontinued, the life forces
ascending through the serpentine spinal cord as a fluid or gas, vitalizing the
pineal gland, which comes under the rulership of the spiritual Neptune. Then men
may soar to great heights by the force of a renewed mind. As a result, the
Plutonian rulership is converted or transferred to the head sign Aries (ruled by
Mars), the seat of thought and of the pineal gland.
On its negative
side, Pluto engenders tyranny, dictatorship, and orgatiization for the purpose
of dominadon. Thw Pluto influences the lords of the underworld, gangsters, and
murderers. When in the eighth house of a natal horoscope, it may indicate a
mysterious death, possibly through surgery, or after disappearance.
In its adverse
aspects, Pluto has been likened to the Dweller on the Threshold (the composite
elemental entity created on the invisible planes by our untransmuted evil
thoughts and acts in past lives). In its positive aspects, it has been compared
with the Holy of Holies. No planet can indicate more depraved or drastic
condidons, or, conversely, more exalted heights of spirituality.
The essential
qualities of a planet's "spiritual nature" must coincide with the
essential qualities of the sign it rules. Therefore, in a study of Pluto, it is
necessary also to consider the sign Scorpio, concerning which considerable
authentic information has come to us through past centuries, and of which Pluto
and Mars are generally accepted by leading astrologers as co- rulers.
As a fixed,
watery sign, Scorpio may be likened to ice, compressed and immobile. As an
emotional significator it is feeling in its most intense form. It is the source
of desire-power from which all humanity derives its emotional pabulum, to be
transmuted through love for the regenerating of Life. From this source, all
living things derive their creative expression and perpetuation. Because we have
used this power in many ways during many incarnations, all human beings have a
great area of "submerged" desire-potential, unseen in the present
lifetime, which stems directly from our affiliation to this resource. This
mutual affiliation has been referred to by many thinkers as the "collective
unconscious."
In terms of
conventional, orthodox viewpoint we may say that Scorpio represents or
symbolizes the "source of evil." This expresses the attitude of people
who see life as black or white -- essentially good or essentially evil. Such a
concept has been, and still is, necessary, because it serves as a guidepost for
the conduct of evolving humanity.
As man evolves,
however, his love-consciousness becomes more spiritualized and his intelligence
more developed. Self-love becomes love of mate and progeny, and eventually,
"brotherly love," the forces of sexuality are raised in vibratory
quality to extend into levels of creativity and mental power. Through it Al the
consciousness of the individual ripens and matures into desire for improvement,
expansion in wider acquaintance with the universe and other people and,
ultimately, for wisdom and realization of ideals. Thus life is not
"entirely black" or "entirely white," but a process of
developing. Scorpio, through the eighth house patterns, makes possible the
extension of experience into the transcedent expressions of the ninth, tenth,
eleventh, and twelfth houses-those ruling the mind, social standing, friends,
and sorrow.
Scorpio appears
evil only to the mind that sees evil as a "static entity." When viewed
in a more dynamic context, Scorpio is the source of all love, all aspiration,
and, through fulfillment of relationship-experience, the source of all wisdom.
There is an
unpleasant psychological factor involved in the Scorpio vibration which must be
considered, and that is the frustration of the unreleased generative urge. This
creates a congestion in the desire nature which results in myriad emotional
nervous, and mental ills that may afflict humanity in almost any phase of
development. It is true that there are a few persons in incarnation at any time
who do not require this particular form of release, but they are few and far
between.
It is natural
and healthy that people, generally speaking, experience the fulfillment of the
mating urge in the companionship of love relationship. Not many Egos are yet
physiologically or emotionally ready for a life of celibacy, and it would be
dangerous, individually and to society, for most people to undertake such a life
at their present stage of development.
This, however,
is not intended as an argument for indiscriminate use of the sex force for
purposes of propagation or pleasure. This same force, when conserved, can be
transmuted into spiritual force and released in the form of mental creativity
and epigenesis. For people who are aware of the true nature and ultimate goal of
the creative agent now termed "sex force," and of the means of
channeling it upward, there is no need to experience the frustration and
ailments which occur when it is entirely unreleased.
An unfulfilled
Scorpio (or Pluto) in the natal chart, however -- that is, a configuradon in
which it does not appear that this force will be released legitimately either
for propagation or creative purposes -- indicates the possibility that the
person may yield to expressions of cruelty, dishonesty, murder, and other
destructive impulses as a substitute satisfaction for this thing which, in his
desire nature, screams for gratification. As the physical body may erupt with
boils due to unreleased toxic conditions, so the consciousness may erupt with
all kinds of black urges to release a potent desire urge. The history of
humanity's development as a sexual organism is riddled with chapters of fear,
perversion, disease, and madness, because so many people have lived,
emotionally, by standards ranging from false puritanism to promiscuity,
completely removed from the process of natural experience and healthy, loving
fulfillments.
We are finally
beginning to get at the roots of these emotional diseases and are being forced
to the conclusion that life cannot be well lived unless it is based on a
philosophy of healthy, construcdve, loving, and happy releases. The remedy for
emotional diseases if found in enlightened, spiritualized education, plus the
vitalized determinatdon to live healthy, expressive, beautiful, and loving
lives, in relation to self and to others. In this way the desire resource is
transmuted and expressed in terms that make for evolution, as well as the
redemption of karmic debts into spiritualized consciousness.
The most
significant lessons Pluto would teach will be learned, and the highest potential
of Scorpio will be realized, with the development of pure minds, pure thoughts,
and pure living. Then the adverse aspects of planet and sign will be powerless
to affect we, and we will be able to make tremendous spiritual growth under
their benign influences.
