The Message of the Stars
by Max Heindel and
Augusta Foss Heindel
(Part 6)
Mars in the Tenth House and well-aspected is one of the best signs
of success in life for it gives an ambitious, enthusiastic nature with an
inexhaustible fund of energy, so that no matter what obstacles are placed in
his way the person is bound to rise to the top. It gives a masterful nature
and good executive ability so that the person is well-qualified to conduct
business and command others. These people succeed best in Martian
occupations where fire, iron or sharp tools are used in a skilled manner, as
by engineers or machinists, tailors or surgeons, et cetera. When Mars is
afflicted in the Tenth House it gives the same energy and ambition as the good
aspects but the person will then lack discrimination and overreach himself
with the result that he will incur the enmity of other people who will
accomplish his downfall and bring him into disrepute in the community. Thus
the life will be filled with strife, struggle and unhappiness until the person
has learned to hold himself in leash, regard the rights of others and abandon
his autocratic attitude and self-assertion. This position also gives
liability to accident and slander.
Mars in the Eleventh House makes people leaders in their particular
social set, enthusiastic in the pursuit of pleasure, brings friends among
martial and athletic persons; gives energy and enthusiasm for realizing
hopes, wishes and aspirations. But if Mars in the Eleventh House is
afflicted it makes the person touchy and sensitive towards friends with
consequent unpopularity and he is liable to overreach himself in his keen
desire to realize his ambitions in life.
Mars in the Twelfth House when well-aspected may bring the person
benefit from things denoted by this house, prisons, hospitals and charitable
institutions if employed in an official capacity as warden or surgeon; or as
administrator of an estate or in detective work. But if Mars is afflicted in
the Twelfth House the person is liable to trouble, sorrow and self-undoing
all through life. He will incur the enmity of other people and may be
confined in prison or an insane asylum. If Cancer or Pisces is on the cusp
of the Twelfth House Mars will lead him to drunkenness and dissipation.
If Scorpio is on the cusp the vitality will be sapped through sex
or self-abuse. In any case Mars afflicted in the Twelfth House makes a
social outcast unless there are other redeeming features in the figure.
Mars in Aries gives an energetic, enthusiastic nature, impulsive,
aggressive and impatient of restraint. No matter what the obstacles in the
path these people will attempt the seemingly impossible and often succeed
through sheer audacity. They are original, resourceful, have
considerable mechanical ability and the more venturesome an undertaking
appears the more it appeals to them. This position gives an abundance of
vitality and a love of sport and muscular exercise. The person is just as
enthusiastic in his enjoyment of recreation and pleasure as he is in his
work and on that account he gets a great deal out of life. But if Mars is
afflicted in Aries it gives a violent temper and a liability to accidents,
burns, scaldings, fevers and inflammatory complaints. The mind is also
threatened.
Mars in Taurus and well-aspected is a good indication of an early
marriage. It shows good earning power and a free, generous disposition
with regards to finances; it gives an interior strength of an unconquerable
nature so that the person will always gain his ends by unflagging
determination and a quiet persistence that recognizes no defeat, but presses
on towards the goal that he has set for himself despite all obstacles. It
is also indication of money by legacy. But if Mars is afflicted in Taurus
it gives an exceedingly stubborn, violent and vindictive nature. Such
people will pursue their own way despite reason, argument or entreaty and if
anyone attempts to thwart them in their purposes they never forgive. They
also have good earning power but squander the money foolishly so that they
are often in financial difficulties and if a legacy comes to them they are
more likely to lose it through legal trouble than not and they are sure also
to have domestic trouble.
Mars in Gemini when well-aspected gives a keen, active and alert
mentality. People with Mars in this position never beat about the bush. They
are honest and outspoken and say just what they mean perhaps at times a
little too bluntly, but at any rate they are not hypocrites. They love to
measure their wits against others in debate and therefor this position
makes for success in law or literature. They also succeed in the
engineering professions for they are resourceful, ingenious and mechanical,
apt at learning and quick to grasp a problem or proposition. But if Mars
is afflicted in Gemini it gives a cynical, sneering, caustic and critical
disposition and makes these people feared and shunned on account of their
disagreeable nature. These people are also vacillating and unable to make
a decision. Thus they cannot be depended on to stand by their word or their
promise and if they keep an appointment once in a while it happens by
accident. They are always in trouble with brothers, sisters and neighbors
and liable to accidents when traveling. It also gives a predisposition to
bronchitis, inflammation of the lungs, pleurisy and pneumonia.
Mars in Cancer and well-aspected gives a bold, independent and
fearless nature with a tendency to rebel against restraint, a home-loving
disposition, very industrious and ambitious to gather and protect all things
which make for comfort and luxury, so that he is a good provider for the home
in every respect. But at the same time people with this aspect aim to
exercise unrestricted authority over everything and everybody within the home.
They tolerate no other authority there. This position makes the temper
rather uncertain and gives a tendency and a desire for change of occupation,
sot that the person never really settles down to one line of endeavor but
takes up a number of vocations and drops them suddenly. If Mars is afflicted
in Cancer it brings domestic troubles, frequent and violent scenes and
quarrels in the home with a tendency to move frequently from one place to
another; inflammatory diseases of the stomach, and digestive ailments, also
accidents by fire in the home through recklessness or carelessness.
Mars in Leo and well-aspected gives an active, industrious and honest
nature, fearless and independent in all dealings with others, a keen sense of
honor and responsibility, hence makes one eminently fitted to occupy a
position of trust either in a public or private concern. These people are
enthusiastic and energetic either in work or play, lovers of sport and a good
time generally. They are very ardent in their admiration of the opposite
sex and woo the object of their affections with an intensity that carries
all before it, overrides all obstacles and brings the matter to a speedy
consummation. These people never beat about the bush but say what they mean
in a manner that is often extremely embarrassing in its directness. They
are strong and forceful in their arguments either for or against that which
they believe or disbelieve and therefore they not infrequently arouse
opposition on the part of those who differ from them. They are very
venturesome and often take a pride in risk either in the pursuit of
pleasure or business. When Mars is afflicted in Leo it gives a fiery,
violent temper and a liability to fever inflammatory diseases, palpitation
of the heart, hallucinations, biliousness. There is also danger of
inordinate affection, trouble in courtship, loss of children and loss
through speculations. An afflicted Mars in Leo gives the same daring as
when well-aspected but the danger of accident is greater because the person
with the afflicted planets becomes foolhardy and reckless.
Mars in Virgo when well-aspected gives an ambitious nature and a
quick intellect, able to grasp an idea and elaborate upon it. It strengthens
the mental qualities and gives a scientific turn to the mind with an ability
to apply this faculty either in research work or in business. The people
with this position are therefore energetic and enterprising in many of
the world's industrial affairs. There their shrewdness and quick-
wittedness brings them success and preferment. This is a good position for
people who are engaged in any of the industries connected with the sick,
such as nurses, doctors, chemists, the science of sanitation and hygiene,
preparation of health-foods and kindred occupations. If people with Mars in
Virgo are themselves overtaken by disease this position gives them the ability
to recuperate quickly and makes them less liable to become chronic invalids
as so many other Virgo people do.
When Mars is afflicted in Virgo it subjects the mind to worry and
irritability, with a tendency to brood over troubles in life which are mostly
illusory. No matter how or where such people are employed they are always
critical toward their fellow-employees and the employer and dissatisfied
with everything connected with their work. They are also of a dishonest
nature and cannot be trusted in a position of responsibility. This position
also makes people over-indulgent of their appetites and subject to intestinal
disorders.
Mars in Libra and well-aspected gives an ardent, demonstrative and
loving nature which is very greatly attracted to the opposite sex and
therefore it inclines to an early marriage. It also gives an enthusiastic
love of art and beauty in all their phases and it makes the person very
popular with the public or in societies of a social or religious nature.
This is an excellent position for a lawyer, as it will bring much activity
in this line and it is a good indication of general health. But when Mars
is afflicted in Libra it makes the person very unpopular and subject to the
opposition and criticism of the community; danger of public scandal on
account of unfaithfulness in sex relations, for Mars in Libra always produces
a strong attraction toward the opposite sex and if he is afflicted there
the nature is amorous and fickles with the natural result that trouble
arises by playing with the affections of others.
Mars in Scorpio when well-aspected gives a keen, sharp and forceful
mentality, a rather blunt manner and an indifference to the finer
sensibilities of others, consequently these people often make themselves
disliked at first until others get used to them and realize that they are not
such ogres as they seem. They are very ingenious and mechanical, with
indomitable courage and inexhaustible energy which carry them over all
obstacles whatever goal they set themselves. In this respect they are very
selfish and ready to sacrifice whatever stands in their way. They make
good police officers, soldiers and surgeons and are able to fill any
other position where a dominant authority is required, or skill with sharp
tools. In a woman's horoscope it shows that the husband has good earning
capacity, but is rather too free and generous with his means. It also
indicates the possibility of a legacy.
When Mars is afflicted in Scorpio it brings out the worse side of
the passional nature and leads the person into sex excesses or causes
addiction to solitary vice that saps the vitality, and unless corrected it is
liable to bring the person to an early grave. In a woman's horoscope it
indicates that the husband will squander his money on gratification of self,
also that parturition will be a dangerous event. In either sex Mars in
Scorpio indicates a quarrelsome nature and a biting tongue.
Mars in Sagittarius and well-aspected gives an argumentative
disposition and fondness of debating on subjects of serious nature such as
law, philosophy and religion. It makes the person candid and open in all
his dealings with others, full of enthusiasm and ambition, anxious to appear
well in the eyes of the community, although he would scorn to cater to the
ideas of others where they do not coincide with this ideas of probity and
justice. These people make interesting and ideal entertainers, especially in
later life for they are fond of traveling and are keen observers, hence they
always have a fund of interesting and instructive information which they are
both willing and anxious to impart to their hearers. These people are also
fond of sports and out-door exercise, in which they usually excel and a
well-aspected Mars in Sagittarius is an ideal position for a lawyer. It
makes for much success in that direction by sharpening and quickening the
mental and oratorical faculties.
When Mars is afflicted in Sagittarius he gives a sharp tongue and a
quarrelsome disposition and there is a dishonest streak in the nature,
therefore such people are often found generally disliked in the community
and particularly in social circles, for they seem to be always at variance
with the ideas and opinions of others and adopt a most supercilious attitude
toward those with whom they disagree. These people are also liable to meet
with accidents when they travel and to sustain a number of broken bones.
Mars in Capricorn when well-aspected adds much strength to the
character for it gives an ambitious and enthusiastic disposition backed by
an indomitable courage and well-nigh inexhaustible energy together with a
patient persistence and perseverance that are bound to overcome all obstacles
and in the end reach the desired goal. Therefore people with Mars in this
position are bound to rise in life, particularly if Capricorn be placed in
the Tenth House. It invites respect and esteem of the community so that
people with this position are often offered public appointments in addition
to their private enterprises and they serve well in posts of honor for
they are naturally fitted to take great responsibilities and carry on great
enterprises. The wider their scope of action the better they like it, for
they are superlatively efficient.
When Mars is afflicted in Capricorn there will be a similar ambition
to do great things but the person will be rash, impulsive and headstrong
so that he overreaches himself and takes upon himself more than he can
carry through. He will also lack the persistence and perseverance necessary
to overcome obstacles and as the disposition will be basically
dishonest, through he may rise on account of his enthusiasm and pretentious
nature to some prominence he is certain to be shorn of his authority before
very long and become an object of scorn and derision in the community. There
is nothing worse than an afflicted Mars in Capricorn. It also gives a
liability to accidents affecting the limbs and its reflex action on the part
of the body ruled by the opposite sign, viz., the stomach, gives a tendency
to gastric troubles. People with this affliction also have a hasty temper
and a vindictive disposition.
Mars in Aquarius when well-aspected makes the person quick-witted and
intuitive, ingenious and original, enterprising and ambitious, a hard worker
for success in whatever line he chooses in life. Hence he will gain
friendship from others who are able to help him realize his hopes and
wishes. These people are also very mechanical and ingenious, particularly in
things connected with the electrical science. They also succeed well as
managers, officials or workers in and for a philanthropic society or public
utility corporation.
When Mars is afflicted in Aquarius it makes the person too
independent, bombastic and resentful of authority, blunt of speech and manner
toward others, and resentful in the highest degree if he is not treated with
what he considers proper respect and consideration, Hence such people
over very difficult to get along with and often quarrel with everybody
around them. There is a tendency to loss through gambling and speculation.
An afflicted Mars in Aquarius also gives a tendency to trouble with the
eyes because Aquarius governs the ethers; and by reflex action the opposite
sign Leo may cause palpitation of the heart.
Mars in Pisces when well-aspected gives ability as a detective, warden
of a prison or surgeon in a hospital and in kindred positions where the
person does not come in direct contact with the public, but exercises
authority in an obscure manner. It also gives a tendency toward secret
love affairs which the person is able to hide from the public eye. But when
Mars is afflicted in Pisces the indulgence of clandestine intercourse
will bring trouble into the life. There is also liability to suffer from
the attaches of secret enemies and to become enmeshed in the net of the law
and suffer imprisonment, or it may manifest as an inordinate love of strong
drink which will then cause imprisonment and makes the person a ward of the
community. Much trouble and many misfortunes are indicated because the nature
is untruthful.
The Sun parallel, conjunction, sextile or trine to Mars. The
conjunction gives a tendency to fever, especially if it occurs in Aries, the
sign which governs the head, but it is curious that people with that
configuration seem also to be able to endure a much higher temperature than
others, and come unscathed through such a siege of sickness as would
ordinarily prove fatal. With that exception these aspects produce a
superabundance of vital energy which assures their possessor of the most
radiant health all through life. They strengthen the constitution and makes
the person able to endure the hardest tasks; they give him a dauntless
determination and courage to face the greatest odds. Given a plan to follow
he may be trusted to overcome all physical obstacles for he has both
executive and constructive ability together with an indomitable will which
refuses to recognize defeat. The disposition is frank and open but blunt and
often brusque; such people are too intensely bent on what they want to do to
waste time in politeness and suavity, therefore they brush the
conventionalities aside without compunction and are consequently not liked
by people of too fine sensibilities, but they are men and women of action and
the foremost factors in the world's work; but for their energy and
enterprise the world would move much more slowly.
The Sun square or opposition to Mars endows the person with an
abundance of energy, the faculty of leadership, but they are turned to
purposes of deviltry and destruction; the courage implanted by the good
aspects becomes foolhardiness and the person has a loud, overbearing,
swaggering manner and is ready to fight at the drop of a hat; he is always
in opposition to the constituted authority and ready to rebel wherever he
sees a chance, he has an extremely fiery temper but holds not resentment.
On account of these qualities he is universally disliked by both employees
and his fellow workers, always in hot water and never stays long in any
place for he is an agitator and trouble maker. These aspects also dispose
to accidents in which the person may be maimed, to gunshot and knife-wounds,
also to scalding, fevers, and inflammatory complaints, boils and eruptions.
Aspects to the Sun and Mars are absolutely necessary to give zest
to life; even adverse aspects are better than none, for where these planets
are unaspected the person is usually listless, vapid and will never amount
to anything no matter how good the figure may be in other respects.
Venus sextile or trine to Mars will give an ambitious, aspiring and
adventurous nature, amorous and extremely demonstrative in its affection and,
very fond of sports and pleasures. It gives the person an abundance of
energy and business acumen, consequently he has a splendid earning capacity,
but no matter how much money he makes it just filters through his fingers,
for he loves above all things to make a great outward show and display. Being
a free spender he is also very popular among his associates, and being as
already said of an amorous nature he marries either very early or his
marriage is a very sudden and hasty one. These aspects are also indications
of money by marriage or legacy.
Venus conjunction or parallel Mars does not always operate in the
same manner, but these aspects are to be classed as good of bad according to
circumstances and the matter to be judged. For instance, Mars conjunction
Venus makes the person less blunt and domineering, more kind and polite, and
is therefore good in that respect, but the conjunction also strengthens the
passional nature, especially if it occurs in Scorpio, and in the Twelfth
House it often leads to self-abuse so that in those cases it is decidedly
bad. Therefore students must exercise judgment before classifying these
aspects.
Venus square or opposition to Mars gives a very voluptuous and sensuous disposition, liable to gross excesses in the gratification of the passions which will sap the vitality. It is likely to break down the health
and constitution, leaving the person a wreck on the sea of life if it is
allowed free scope. These people are altogether too generous, especially
where the opposite sex is concerned. They are very extravagant and on that
account spend more than they can afford on themselves, besides what they
squander on their many amours, so that no matter how much money they make, they are generally in financial difficulty, and not infrequently they figure
as defendants in the debtor's court. If Mars or Venus is in Cancer, Scorpio
or Pisces there is a tendency to such dissolute and dissipated living,
such a craving for low pleasures that, if indulged, it will drag the human
being down below the level of animals.
Mercury sextile or trine to Mars gives a keen, sharp, ingenious and
resourceful mentality. It makes the person enthusiastic over any proposition
which appeals to him and he has also the ability to enthuse others and
impress them with his views. He is an indefatigable worker in any cause which
arouses his sympathies, but he is no visionary, he is interested only in
concrete matters. These people love argument or debate, and they have an
inexhaustible fund of wit and good humor, sometimes blended with a vein of
sarcasm which always strikes it mark, yet never viciously nor maliciously.
They also have remarkable dexterity and are able to turn their hands to
whatever task is required and do it with a speed, facility and expedition
that are astonishing to say the least. They cannot do anything slowly or by
halves; whatever they undertake must be dome with a rush, and they put their
whole energy into it so that they may accomplish the task and do it well;
hence these aspects give success in life, in almost any line of endeavor
these people may select, but probably most in literature or the mechanical
arts.
Mercury conjunction or parallel to Mars gives the same mental energy,
enthusiasm and dexterity as the definitely good aspects but whether they are
used for constructive and good purposes or for destructive and evil depends
upon the other aspects, house position and sign which they occupy. If the
configuration occurs in a sign where either or both are strong and well
placed, as Mars in Aries or Capricorn, or Mercury in Gemini or Virgo, or if
they are fortified by good aspects from the Sun, Venus and Jupiter, Mars
conjunction or parallel to Mercury will operate similarly to the sextile or
trine as stated in the foregoing paragraph, which see; but if Mars and
Mercury are in one of the watery signs, Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces, or if
either or both are afflicted by Saturn, Uranus or Neptune, the conjunction or
parallel of Mars and Mercury will give the same evil tendencies as the
square or opposition which are defined in the next paragraph.
Mercury square or opposition to Mars makes people quick-witted, sharp
and alert, quick-tempered, impulsive and excitable, liable to jump at
conclusions and act before they think with the inevitable result that they are
always getting themselves or other people into trouble, hence they are
dangerous associates. They are born prevaricators and utterly incapable of
making an exact statement. It is just as natural for them to color or
exaggerate their statements as it is to breathe. They are vitriolic in their
wrath and their tongues are more poisonous than the bite of a rattlesnake,
hence they are either feared or hated by those who are unfortunate enough to
be bound to them by environment; all who can, shun them. They are bullies
who are bound either to rule or ruin wherever they are and they allow no
obstacle to stand in their way which can be removed either by force or
slander. They are the acme of selfishness, swagger and consummate egotism.
The foregoing tendencies may of course be modified by other aspects, but if
they are not, such people are a menace to society. If either Mars or Mercury
is placed in the Sixth or Twelfth House or in any other position so that the
bad aspect acts upon the health, there is a liability to nervous prostration,
brain fever and insanity.
The Moon sextile or trine to Mars gives a wonderful vitality and
strong physique so that the person is able to withstand almost any
tendencies to ill-health, which will be overcome by it. The power of
endurance is increased and the person can survive hardships to which people
ordinarily succumb. It gives a resolute, courageous, energetic and
ambitious mind of a resourceful and eminently constructive turn. It makes
the person quick but not precipitate in his decisions. Thus he gains
confidence and esteem of others and earns considerable money, but the
nature is extremely free and generous so that money does not stay by such
people — they spend it almost as fast as they get it.
The Moon conjunction or parallel to Mars may be either good or bad
according to the sex of the person and the department of life we are
considering. It strengthens the health and the vitality, particularly in the
horoscope of a woman. In the horoscope of a man it would indicate a
robust marriage partner of a domineering nature and with respect to the
mind it would make the person very impulsive, particularly if placed in one
of the common signs or in the Third or Ninth House. It also gives a very
bad temper but not so bad as the square or opposition. If Mars is in
conjunction or parallel to the Moon in Scorpio it gives an abnormal sex
desire which will not be denied, particularly if Venus is there also. In
watery signs in inclines to drink, and in any place it makes the person
restless and unsettled, for it is like mixing fire and water.
The Moon square or opposition to Mars gives a very quick temper and
a tendency to hasty or impulsive expressions and acts that may cause such
people a great deal of sorrow and trouble. They resent rules or regulations
or any other measures that tend to curb their desires or the gratification
of their appetites in whatever direction. But if they are in authority they
aver domineering and exacting in their demands for instant obedience upon
the part of others, not do they hesitate to use whatever physical force may
be necessary to compel obedience if they thing they can do so without too
great danger to themselves. Sometimes they will take desperate chances to
satisfy their spite. Having an improperly balanced mind they are foolhardy
in their venturesomeness and upon occasion they will attempt to do things
which no one in his sane mind would try. On account of the foregoing
characteristic such people make many enemies and cause a great deal of
suffering to others, particularly among members of their immediate family who
cannot very well get away from them. If these aspects occur in watery signs,
particularly with Mars or the Moon in Pisces the person is also an
inveterate drunkard. From the standpoint of health they give a tendency to
accidents by fire and water, to fevers and acute inflammatory diseases,
wounds and gunshot, diseases of the genitals, too copious menses, danger in
parturition and indigestion.
Saturn sextile or trine to Mars gives a determined and energetic
nature capable of intense and sustained action and of obtaining unusual
results thereby. The executive ability, dominant forcefulness and
endurance of these people are remarkable and consequently they are constantly
accomplishing what others cannot achieve. Hence they always rise to
prominent positions and are much esteemed on account of their ability, but
they are seldom liked, for these aspects make the character cruel and hard.
They give a strong physique and general good health.
Saturn conjunction, parallel, square or opposition to Mars are
throughly bad aspects indicating a selfish, violent, harsh and cruel
nature, quick tempered and vindictive, absolutely dishonest, untruthful and
unscrupulous, giving liability to public disgrace and imprisonment, also to
accident and violent death, and if one of the planets is essentially
dignified or exalted the evil influence is much enhanced. It should also be
remembered that such serious defects do not result from one aspect alone and
if the other configurations in the horoscope are good the foregoing
delineation will only apply in a mild measure.
Jupiter sextile or trine to Mars. It is the nature of Jupiter to
be somewhat conservative and dignified, but when blended with the fire of
Mars it gives an enthusiasm and an ability to influence others and imbue
them with the same feelings. It makes the nature noble, sincere, honest
and straightforward. This aspect is also good for the financial prosperity
of the person for both Mars and Jupiter when well-aspected attract money,
but they differ in regard to disbursement. Jupiter is somewhat conservative
in that respect, but where the Martian and Jupiterian qualities are blended
by a good aspect the result is an ideal, generous nature, neither too
lavish nor too conservative, but able to strike the happy medium. These
people have much ingenuity and constructive ability and whatever they do they
put their whole heart into it. Hence they are successful in business
and popular in society. They are fond of out-door sports and games. They
love to travel and gain much pleasure by so doing. Mars rules the hemoglobin
in the blood which is so important a factor in health and vitality
therefore the good aspects of Jupiter and Mars increase the red blood
corpuscles with the result that these people have abundance of health,
vitality, power and endurance.
Jupiter parallel or conjunction Mars strengthens the constitution and
increases the vitality the same as the good aspects. It also indicates that
the person is able to earn much money and uses it freely and generously, but
the mental qualities are similar to those conferred by the bad aspects. The
person is tricky, deceitful, untruthful, impulsive in judgment and not to be
depended upon. If the conjunction occurs in one of the watery signs,
especially in Pisces he will probably be a drunkard though this is not as
certain as with the square or opposition. These people are generally
plethoric and liable to apoplexy.
Jupiter square or opposition to Mars is the signature of the gambler
and if one of the planets is in a watery sign, especially in Pisces he will be
a drunkard also, a tricky, dishonest and disreputable character who always
acts through impulse. With respect to health we find that these people suffer
principally from blood and liver complaints; the circulation is poor and the
blood is so rich that there is danger of apoplexy.
Uranus sextile or trine to Mars gives an energetic and ambitious
disposition, an original, ingenious, alert, intuitive mind which is
resourceful in the highest degree and able to cope with great difficulties
under trying circumstances. Therefore people with these configurations are
naturally of an inventive turn of mind and successful in bringing their ideas
to realization. Their inventive genius expresses itself usually along
electrical lines, aviation or other unusual directions for these aspects are
one of the marks of the pioneer of the Aquarian age, where science and
intervention will reach out in directions that are now undreamed of
even as possibilities. But while these people are dreamers of dreams they are
also practical, energetic and enterprising in a sufficient degree to make
their dreams come true in the world. They have a wide vision and a noble
nature which rises over all petty distinctions of race, creed or color and
recognizes in all human beings the divine spark which is the basis of
universal brotherhood. They may not be exactly religious in the orthodox
sense of the word, but their ideas are truly cosmic, hence they are often
mistaken for visionaries by those who do not understand them.
Uranus conjunction, parallel, square, or opposition to Mars gives an
erratic and eccentric disposition, a violent temper of the worst nature, an
unusually resentment of even the slightest restraint and gives the person a
stubborn, headstrong and dogged determination to go ahead in any line of
action upon which he has decided no matter what the outcome. He will listed
to neither reason nor entreaty but follows his own course in defiance of
all. People with these configurations often become anarchists of the
reddest type for they do not stop even at the shedding of blood if other
testimonies in the figure concur. They are cruel, hard and cold with out a
spark of true love through they may be in flamed with passion of the most
burning intensity. This is particularly the case when Mars is square
Uranus and either planet is placed in Taurus or Scorpio. In a woman's
horoscope Mars square Uranus usually leads to seduction no matter where
placed, but if in Taurus or Scorpio escape is almost impossible. The other
characteristics of these planets in these configurations work themselves out
according to the signs wherein they are placed so that their placement in
Taurus or Scorpio work upon the sex which is governed by these signs. When
one of these planets is in Scorpio if the person takes up the profession of
surgery be will become very cruel and unfeeling, ready to operate for the
mere pleasure of causing pain and in consequence or in pursuit of this
passion he will probably take up vivisection and develop an unusual
ingenuity in torturing his victims. With Mars or Uranus in Scorpio or Pisces
he will be underhanded to tricky though he may show a very different front to
the public. In Aries it will make a rattlebrain, in Gemini and Virgo an
unusually quick mentality but quick in seeing only how to trick others, in
Sagittarius it will make the person very materialistic, atheistic or
fanatical against the established religion or society; thus the planets
blend their nature with each individual sign.
Neptune parallel, conjunction, square or opposition to Mars.
Neptune sextile or trine Mars
Before considering the effect of
Uranus and Neptune in the various signs and houses it may be expedient and
illuminating to study their relations to Venus and Mercury which are their
lower octaves. That such a relationship exists has been sensed by
various astrological authors who by speculation and observation have
learned a great deal about these two planets. What they have brought out
does great credit to their sagacity, but not having had the benefit of
esoteric training it is not to be wondered at that they have become
confused on certain points which we shall now explain so that students of
the esoteric philosophy may see how these explanations dovetail into the
general philosophy of the Western Wisdom School, and thus bear out the
statement that Uranus is the higher octave of Venus and Neptune the
higher octave of Mercury.
The Western Wisdom teaching of the Rosicrucians states
that man-in-the-making was plant-like and bi-sexual during the Hyperborean
Epoch and thus able to create from himself without the necessity of co-
operation with anyone else. But at that time he was without a brain and
unable to think, therefore in the Lemurian Epoch the angels directed one-half
of the sex force upward to the part which is now the head and used it for the
formation of the brain and larynx. The process is plainly traceable in
the antenatal development of the fetus which accounts for the intimate
relation between the sex organs, the larynx and the brain, observable in the
change of voice which takes place when the boy reaches puberty and the mental
disability which follows the unrestrained abuse of the generative
function. Thus it may be said that the sex function whereby new bodies are
created in the physical world, and become our physical children, is closely
connected with the brain and larynx which man uses to conceive the children
of his brain and mind and give them vocal expression by the larynx. It is a
matter of common knowledge to astrologers that man is incited to perform the
generative function of the begetting of physical children by the love-ray
of Venus; likewise that the ray of reason emanating from Mercury is
responsible for the begetting of the children of mind and their vocal
expression by the larynx, so that both Mercury and Venus are creative in
their functions, one upon the physical plane, the other upon the mental
plane.
Mercury is usually associated with reason and intelligence; to him is
ascribed rule over the cerebrospinal nervous system, which is the medium of
transmission between the embodied spirit and the world without. Thus as
Neptune signifies the sub- and superhuman intelligence who live and move in
the spiritual realms of the universe, but who work with and upon us, so
Mercury indicates the human intelligence focused upon the terrestrial,
physical world wherein we live from birth to death. Therefore it may be
said that Neptune is the octave of Mercury, but there is a deeper sense.
Reference to a textbook of anatomy of physiology will show that
lengthwise fissures in the spinal cord divide it into three parts which
enclose a hollow tube. Each of these columns is ruled by one of the
Hierarchies in closest touch with us; the lunar, martial and mercurial;
one of the other predominating, according to the stage of evolution of the
individual. In the spinal canal the rays of Neptune kindle the spinal
spirit fire whereby the human spirit is enabled to pierce the veil of flesh
and contact the worlds beyond; this vision is colored according to the
column of the cord most actively excited. In the childhood days of mankind
the creative force which is now turned outwards to build ships, houses, and
railways, telephones, etc., was used inwardly to build the organs of our
body, and as the surrounding physical world is photographed upon the table
of a camera obscura, so the spiritual world was reflected in the spinal
canal. There man behold the first lunar God Jehovah, whose Angels were his
first tutors. Later a part of Angels, who under the leadership of Lucifer
had rebelled against Jehovah and who are now exiled on the planet Mars forced
entrance to the spinal cord of man and incited him to abuse of the generative
function. The spiritual inner vision of mankind faded when "their eyes were
opened and they saw they were naked;" then they lost touch with the higher
self, they saw only the person, and the docile creature of Jehovah was soon
transformed to a savage and a brute under the impulses of the Lucifer Spirits,
the hierarchy of Mars but by their promptings man has also learned to conquer
material obstacles, build outwardly and become architect of the world.
To counteract the unmitigated selfishness bred by the Martian Angels,
and to make mankind humane our Elder Brothers from Mercury, human like
ourselves, whose high state of evolution required the high vibration
generated and prevailing in close proximity to the Sun, were required to
invest the spinal cord of man also, and through their labors civilization
has taken on a different form, mankind is again beginning to look inwards.
At the present time the right cerebral hemisphere is governed by
Mercury, and the pineal gland, its higher octave, is ruled by Neptune who
also has dominion over the spinal canal which is the avenue whereby one pole
of the creative energy was originally turned upward for the building of the
brain.
The ray of Neptune carries what esotericist know as the Father fire,
the light and life of the Divine Spirit, which expresses itself as will.
This it focuses in the voluntary nervous system of the physical body governed
by by its lower octave Mercury which acting through the right brain
galvanizes the body into speech and action, expressing the will of the
indwelling spirit.
By this diversion of the creative energy the human being ceased, as
already said, to be a physical hermaphrodite, a complete creative unit, and
was them compelled to seek a mate in order to propagate the species,
Therefore the Son, the Cosmic Christ, focused the love-ray of the Life
Spirit upon Uranus, (ruling the pituitary body), who transmits it to the vital
body where Venus, the lower octave of Uranus gives it expression in
propagation and growth.
Between the Divine Spirit and Life Spirit on the one hand and their
counterparts, the physical and vital bodies, on the other hand, is the
Human Spirit ruled by the Sun, and its counterpart, the desire body, ruled by
the lesser light, the Moon. But this is debatable ground contested by
Jupiter and Mercury on the one side, Saturn and Mars being on the other.
The ray of Uranus is gradually forging a second spinal cord by
drawing the lower love-ray of Venus upward and transmuting it to altruism,
conquering for it the dominion over the sympathetic segment of the present
spinal cord and the left cerebral hemisphere now ruled by the passionate
hierarchy of Mars, the Lucifer Spirits. This work has been completely
accomplished by the Adepts, therefore they have no need to marry for each is
now a complete creative unit on both the spiritual and physical planes, having
turned the bi-polar creative force, masculine and feminine, upward through
the double spinal cord, illuminated and raised in potential energy by the
spinal spirit fires of Neptune (Will) and Uranus (Love and Imagination).
This creative energy conceives in the twin hemispheres of the cerebrum,
ruled by Mars and Mercury, a vehicle fit for the expression of the spirit,
which is then sent out and objectified in the world by the spoken creative word.
This is the secret of how the Adepts form a new body without
going through the womb, and some day all humanity will attain to this
standard of perfection as spiritual hermaphrodites; then we shall no longer be
"a little lower than the angels" who create by similar methods but we shall
be higher than they are now for we shall have the reason and intellect
which they lack, in addition to the complete creative power.
The love ray of Venus goes out to
the mate and blood relations but by a good aspect of Uranus it is raised
beyond the realm of sex love to cosmic proportions, to love such as that
which Christ must have felt when he wept over Jerusalem and said that, as
a hen fathers it brood under its wing, so would he have loved to father
them to his bosom. The people who have this Uranian love therefore
become builders of society; associated with every good and uplifting
movement. An adverse aspect of Uranus to Venus on the other hand, has
the most degrading effect on the Venus function, for it leads to
disregard of the laws and conventions of society and to perversion of the
sacred creative function.
Love is a much abused word, and the emotion thus miscalled is usually
so tainted with desire that it is Martian passion rather than Venusian
love. Coalition, the keyword of Venus, suggests a most intimate union, a
blending of the very souls of two or more people who compose a family. But
altruism, the keyword of Uranus, hints at such an all-embracing love as our
Saviour felt. Thus Uranus is the octave of Venus and anyone ready to enter
the path of preparation which leads to initiation must gradually learn to
outgrow the Venus love which makes the immediate family all in all and begin
to cultivate the all-embracing Uranian altruism.
This goal is high and those who aim so high often fall very low. When
we essay to transcend the Venus love and cultivate the Uranian altruism we
are thus in great danger, and the most promising live are sometimes wrecked
by the pernicious theory of soul-mates, which leads to clandestine love
affairs and perversion of the creative function. But remember this — altruism
does not require return of the love bestowed upon others, it has absolutely
no concern with sex; it will not lessen the love for our family, but they
being nearest to us will feel the increase of our love to a greater degree
than those further away, and unless our love brings forth such fruit it is
not Uranian and will not further us upon the path of attainment.
Seeing this is so, we may readily understand that the great majority
of humanity cannot yet respond to the higher side of Uranus, and its
effect upon the morals is therefore principally perversion of sex, clandestine
love affairs, free love, and disregard of conventionality; that is, of
course, when aspected by squares and oppositions. Under such conditions it
makes people unconventional and erratic, rebellious at the least restraint,
very independent and brusque in manner, fond of pioneer work, and
investigation of unusual things. They take to the higher mechanics,
electricity, aviation, and the like, as a duck to water, and are rather
proud of their attainments. They find prominence in literature, science,
philosophy, and especially in the esoteric arts. Uranus also gives a high
grade of musical genius when configurated with Venus, and if Uranus is well
fortified in by position and aspects it qualifies the person for leadership
in an unusual way. It may also be said that the effects of the Uranian ray
are very sudden and unexpected, whether for good or ill, it comes like a bolt
out of the blue, and as we respond most easily to its evil side, these effects
are generally disastrous in nature. When Uranus is on the Ascendant it adds
length to the body, so that the true Uranian are usually very tall.
Uranus in the First House, even when well-aspected, makes the person
very odd and eccentric in his habits, so that he seems to delight in doing
exactly the things that are against the conventions and customs, just so that
he may appear odd. He always finds an original way of doing things, different
from that of all other people, and is very self-satisfied in his opinion that
his methods and ideas are better than any one else's. If opposed he will
defend his ideas to the last ditch, if Uranus is in any way afflicted. But
when Uranus is well-aspected in the First House there is usually a
tolerance for the opinions of others. a spirit of give-and-take which avoids
the hard feelings generated by an afflicted Uranus. Uranus on the Ascendant
also makes the person very restless, there are many sudden changes in the
life and it will, of course, depend upon the aspects prevailing at the time
whether the changes are for good or ill; but at any rate the call of the far
fields that look so green, are constantly before the mind's eye, so that the
Uranians are always ready to be the pioneers in new undertakings or a new
cause, just so that it is something that has not been tried before, and so
offers a chance of risk and adventure.
Uranus in the Second House, which governs finance, naturally indicates
a restless and unsettled state of the finances of the person. There will be
many ups and down, and even though such a person may have other good aspects
that quality him to reason accurately concerning other matters, it will be
found that in the financial department he is unable to protect himself
against these sudden and unforeseen losses, or gains. For him there is no
such thing as a staid and solid investment, for the most unlooked-for-
conditions are likely to turn up and either net him an altogether unlooked-
for increase or else bring about an equally unaccountable loss, all with
such suddenness that there is no way of changing the matter. Therefore it is
absolutely impossible to give financial advice to such people, for even if
they invested in a proposition as solid as the proverbial rock of Gibraltar,
it is doubtful if an earthquake would not unsettle it.
Uranus in the Third House. The Third House governs brothers and
sisters, neighbors, education, and the mental or intellectual faculties.
Therefore this position strengthens the intuitional abilities of the person,
and gives a certain predisposition towards what is commonly called psychic
faculties. Uranus rules the ether, hence the Third House position should make
it easy for the person to cultivate spiritual sight, especially if
Uranus is well-aspected with the Sun, Moon, Venus or Mercury. If Uranus is
afflicted in the Third House it indicates quarrels with neighbors, brothers
and sisters, probably a breaking up of the family ties, also that the
education will be interfered with through the erratic, self-willed conduct of
the person, and the mind will be more or less unsettled, and changeable
as a weather-vane. An afflicted Uranus in the Third House also predisposes
to accidents according to the nature of the afflicting planet, and
particularly when on short journeys. These people, it may also be said, are
subject to adventures and strange happenings on their journeys such as do not
usually befall other people.
Uranus in the Fourth House. People who have Uranus in the Fourth
House ought to leave their place of birth as soon as possible for they cannot
succeed there. Both the parents and their whole neighborhood and
environment will be antagonistic to them. If it so happens that the parents
are wealthy they will try to disinherit a child with Uranus in the Fourth
House. Even if his Seventh and Eighth Houses be well fortified, it is very
doubtful if he would win in a contest for his share of the patrimony, as the
public sentiment in his birthplace, where such a suit would probably be
tried, would be so much against him that he would lose in the end. It would
also be disastrous for such a person to marry and establish a home of his
own, for peace, harmony and contentment cannot exist where the spasmodic and
erratic Uranus is; that is to say, if it is afflicted. If it is well-aspected
it is also doubtful if such a person would ever attempt to establish a home,
for his sympathies would be too large and he would probably be identified
with wider activities — a home or homes on a larger and more universal
scale. This position also gives a very strong attraction towards esoteric
science.
Uranus in the Fifth House. The Fifth House rules educational
activities, publications, pleasures, courtship, and childbirth. The erratic
Uranus in this House will in the first place give some very unconventional
ideas concerning the intercourse and relation of the sexes and usually
leads to a clandestine relationship contrary to the laws of the land. A
woman with this condition in her horoscope is particularly prone to be taken
advantage of even though she may not consciously be guilty of inviting undue
advances. It also makes parturition very difficult and if a child is brought
to birth there is danger of loss by some sudden accident or unusual
disease. If other influences in the horoscope give a leaning toward
literature, a person who has Uranus in the Fifth House will be found to
espouse some unconventional cause, like socialism, anarchism, or kindred
movements, and if Uranus be afflicted by Saturn, Mars, or Neptune, the
articles written by him, or the paper published by him or with which he is
connected will probably incite to bloodshed, conspiracy, and treachery,
which will bring the person into trouble with the authorities. If on the
other hand, Uranus be well-aspected from the Fifth House in a horoscope
indicating literary tendencies, the ideas advocated on account of this
Uranian influence will probably be so Utopian, idealistic, and altruistic
that they will be beyond the contemporaries of the person. The love nature
will also be of such a high idealistic strain that few if any will be able to
respond, and this may also mitigate in a large measure the physical trouble
indicated in parturition. A person with a well-aspected Uranus in the Fifth
House would not gamble, and if one who has an afflicted Uranus there
attempted it, he would naturally meet with loss, no matter how careful he
might seem to be. With respect to the pursuit of pleasure indulged in by
these people, we shall find them attracted to all new and strange things.
At the present time the most of them are probably longing for the day when it
will be possible for them to race in the clouds and pilot aircraft more
recklessly than they are now driving automobiles.
Uranus in the Sixth House. The Sixth House governs the employment
and service, also health and disease, therefore the erratic, spasmodic Uranus
in the Sixth House predisposes to occupational diseases of a strange
nature, asphyxiation, mental and nervous disorders, such as epilepsy, and St.
Vitus dance. Even if Uranus is well-aspected, these tendencies are not
entirely abrogated, at least, a person with Uranus in this position will be
very nervous and highstrung under all conditions. With respect to
employers and fellow-employees this position makes the person very
irritable; he is brusque and abrupt to all connected with his work and
therefore liable to trouble in employment or with employees. This position
gives a tendency towards mediumship and undesirable phases of psychic
experiences. If Uranus is much afflicted there is also danger of obsession
and insanity.
Uranus in the Seventh House, indicates a romantic, sudden, or ill-
considered marriage. Sometimes a common-law or other irregular form of
union is consummated under this position. Often the marriage partner is a
person never thought of as a mate until the Uranian ray impels to marriage on
the spur of the moment.
People with Uranus in the Seventh house are usually unfortunate in
their marriage relations, because the marriage partner has the spasmodic,
inconstant, independent Uranian nature, chafes under the limitation and
cannot remain true to any one person, but becomes inveigled into clandestine
relations with the result that the marriage is often dissolved in the
divorce court and separation and estrangement follow; there is quite often a
public scandal in connection with these affairs, or it may indicate the
death of the marriage partner, all according to aspects.
People with Uranus in the Seventh House should never go to law, for
no matter how just their cause may be they are most likely to be thwarted
or checkmated by some strange, unforseen or sudden circumstances whereby
they are apt to lose their case. They should also avoid public office or
position, for no matter how honest they may be themselves they are likely
to become involved in scandal and trouble on that account. In short, this
Seventh House position of Uranus is bad for dealings of any kind with the
public or with law or partners.
Uranus in the Eighth House is a good omen, for it indicates that
when life has been lived to its fullness the end will come suddenly and thus
the person will be spared the long and pitiful suffering so often incident
to the transition from the physical to the spiritual worlds. But knowing
this it also behooves such people to have their house in readiness and order,
so that when the end comes at 30 or 90 they have their affairs in shape.
This position often brings an unexpected legacy through the
marriage partner when well-aspected; but if Uranus is afflicted the person may
become involved in litigation on account of or in connection with the
estate of someone deceased.
People with Uranus in the Eighth House often show great interest in
esoteric subjects and become well versed in mystic lore. It also gives a
predisposition to dreams and psychic experience.
Uranus in the Ninth House gives a progressive and independent mind, or
an original and inventive turn, sometimes amounting to genius; the intuition
is highly developed and these people indulge in constructive dreams of such
a nature as transform the world in the course of time — that is, provided
Uranus is well-aspected. Nevertheless they are generally looked upon as
cranks because their ideas are so Utopian and far in advance of our present
stage that the ordinary human beings cannot grasp them. On the other hand,
if Uranus is afflicted in the Ninth House, particularly if by Mars, these
people become red anarchists and are not even averse to shedding blood in
order to attain what they believe is the ideal; they become fanatical in
whatever cause they espouse.
This position of Uranus also indicates trouble in travel, particularly
on voyages, and danger of accidents. It is one of the signs which make the
explorer and pioneer in the discovery and development of new countries.
Uranus in the Tenth House indicates an original, eccentric
character, with a contempt for conventions, who follows his own ideas
regardless of what other people say or think, hence such people are often
looked upon as black sheep and estranged from their kindred, but this they
do not seem to regard as a misfortune; they are ready to offer up all, even
life itself, for absolute freedom. These characteristics also bring them
into public discredit and disfavor. The life is full of sudden changes for
better or worse according to the other planetary aspects prevailing. If
Uranus is much afflicted these people never make a success in life, but meet
with continual sorrow, trouble, disappointment and reverses. When
Uranus is well-aspected genius will come to the fore and is likely to find
recognition in some measure at least, probably by pioneer work of some kind.
Uranus in the Eleventh House. Uranus being lord of the Eleventh
Sign, Aquarius, is more at home in the Eleventh House than in any of the
others, therefore he exerts a strong influence in bringing about strange and
eccentric friendships with people of an original, creative, or inventive turn
of mind who will be a benefit to the person if Uranus is well-aspected.
This also indicates that through such friendships the wishes, hopes and
aspirations will be promoted and reach a successful culmination. If on the
other hand, Uranus is afflicted in this house, friends are apt to turn
traitors or at least use the person for their own selfish ends as far as
possible.
Uranus in the Twelfth House indicates loss of reputation, exile, and
estrangement from one's kin and country, much sickness at various times of
life and confinement in hospitals, if Uranus is without configuration with
any other planet or even if well aspected. But if seriously afflicted it
indicates confinement in prison at some period of the life, or restraint in a
sanitarium on account of mental trouble, also much annoyance by the
underhanded action of others. When well-aspected it brings success in
connection with the esoteric arts or esoteric institutions, also by the
invention of chemical processes which remain secret with their discoverer
instead of being protected by patent. These people are haunted all through
life by a vague fear of impending disaster.
Uranus in Aries gives an original, independent nature, full of energy
and ambition, ingenious, resourceful and capable of coping with
difficulties, especially those of a mechanical or electrical nature. These
people have a very impulsive, abrupt and brusque manner which often arouses
resentment and opposition in others even though no offense may have been
intended. They are seldom satisfied to remain in one place, but are fond
of changes and rove about a great deal. Changes of place and position are
often forced upon them because of the before-mentioned blunt way of speaking.
Uranus in Taurus gives a very intuitive nature but stubborn
and self-willed, so that when these people have made up their minds nothing
in the world will turn them, but they cling to their purpose or idea with
the quiet determination and persistence which neither persuasion nor threats
can alter. If Uranus is afflicted they are suspicious and jealous, also
subject to very sudden and unexpected reverses in financial affairs. But if
Uranus is well-aspected the opposite may be judged, and comfortable financial
circumstances may be looked for.
Uranus in Gemini gives a highly original, intuitive and versatile
nature, fond of scientific pursuits in general, but particularly those studies
which have to do with electricity, aviation, or other similar out-of-the-way
subjects. These people are broad-minded and thoroughly progressive,
pioneers in all things new and modern. Among other things they generally have
an inclination for the study of esotericism and astrology. They are well
liked among brothers, sisters, and neighbors. All this providing Uranus
is well-aspected; but if Uranus is afflicted the mind becomes eccentric
and full of vagaries which make the person a nuisance and a crank, disliked
by everybody, particularly brothers, sisters and neighbors. This also
brings trouble and liability to accident in the course of short journeys.
Uranus in Cancer. Cancer is a psychic sign and when Uranus is there
it indicates that the person is a sensitive, attuned to the psychic
vibrations and capable of cultivating these powers, but whether for good or
ill depends upon the aspects. If Uranus is afflicted there is a tendency to
nervous indigestion for Cancer rules the stomach, and if this is not attended
to serious stomach trouble may be expected. These people are liable to
separation from their families, though usually much against their will, but as
they are generally of a very uncertain temper, irritable and impatient, they
are usually to blame for this condition and are only getting their just
desserts.
Uranus in Leo gives a very determined nature, rebellious and impatient
of restraint or contradiction, with strong likes and dislikes, and an
utter disregard of the conventions where the passional nature is involved.
The personality is strong, forceful and self-assertive, therefore these
people often incur the displeasure of others and create much opposition.
They are very inconstant in affairs of the heart — "on with the new love"
before it is "off with the old." In a woman's horoscope an afflicted Uranus
shows difficulty in childbirth, perhaps the death of a child by accident or
in a sudden, unexpected manner, also a strong tendency towards palpitation
of the heart. When Uranus is well-aspected in Leo both courtship and
domestic affairs run much more smoothly and it indicates original and
inventive genius, particularly along educational or journalistic lines, also
for entertainment and amusement of the public and gain thereby.
Uranus in Virgo, when well-aspected gives a keen, original,
scientific and mechanical mind, a strong and well developed intuitional
faculty and a keen business bent which will make for success in life, and
financial gain by the employment of others.
But if Uranus is afflicted in Virgo, the person is apt to become
subject to strange ailments, a hypochondriac of a fractious and irritable
turn of mind, a burden to himself and those who have to be around him.
This position is also full of disappointment in the aims and ambitions of
life, especially because of limitations in the employment or in dealing with
employees, which the person seems unable to overcome.
Uranus in Libra, when well-aspected gives literary and artistic
ability of an unusual and original nature where the person follows independent
lines of endeavor and expression, often in connection with esotericism. This
position also gives a keen intuition and an attractive personality, a
vivid imagination. It signifies partnership, union, or marriage to someone
who will be of a Uranian character and of much benefit to the person.
But when ill-placed or afflicted, Uranus in Libra brings sorrow,
trouble, domestic difficulty and death of the marriage partner by a sudden or
strange ailment or accident. Or perhaps the union may be dissolved in the
divorce court, for people with the temperament described by an afflicted
Uranus in Libra simply cannot remain true to one person. This position also
indicates trouble with the public or the authorities on account of
eccentric, anarchistic, or socialistic activity.
Uranus in Scorpio, when well-aspected gives the person a forceful and
determined will, bound to overcome all obstacles and achieve that which he
sets out to accomplish by persistence, perseverance and dogged
determination; the mind is sharp, shrewd and secretive, capable of grasping
details and concentrating deeply upon whatever problem may be in hand. There
is an originality and mechanical ability amounting to genius and a love for
science, both esoteric and physical.
But when ill-aspected, Uranus in Scorpio lays the person liable to
accidents and even assassination or sudden death by explosions, electricity,
aeroplanes or kindred unusual agencies. It also gives a tendency to trouble
with the genitals on account of unbridled abuse of the sacred creative
function, self-abuse or perversion.
Uranus in Sagittarius gives a very strong intuitive faculty with a
tendency to dreams, visions, and a very vivid imagination. This position
also gives a strong inclination towards an out-of-the-ordinary belief,
including the theory and practice of the esoteric arts. When well-aspected
this position gives a strong grasp of the religious and educational problems
of the day, with a philanthropic desire to work for the upliftment of
humanity, a desire to travel for the educational advantages thereby to be
obtained, and success in gaining these points under favorable aspects in
the progressed horoscope.
When afflicted, Uranus in Sagittarius gives a very eccentric and
erratic mentality, particularly with respect to law and religion. There is a
rebellion against the social condition which often brings trouble with the
authorities, also a desire to force one-sided views upon the world despite all
protests and at all risk, characteristics which eventually bring discredit
and disfavor.
Uranus in Capricorn, when well-aspected gives an ambitious and
enterprising disposition, a serious, persevering nature, and an acute sense
of responsibility, with original ideas of business that bring success,
especially if some line is selected that is connected with the electrical
or aerial arts.
If Uranus is afflicted it gives an erratic and eccentric
mind, self-willed and stubborn, bound to either rule or ruin, quarrelsome
and at odds with society in general and relatives in particular. Hence this
position gives a great deal of sorrow and trouble in life, frequently
involving sudden changes of employment and environment.
Uranus in Aquarius, when well-aspected is at its very best, for he
is ruler of this sign and therefore in harmony with its vibrations. Hence
this position strengthens the intuition and originality, and directs the
energies into humanitarian lines of endeavor, unselfish devotion to the
cause of friendship, and a sincere desire to help all who are in trouble.
These people make many friends and generally realize their hopes, wishes, and
ambitions because they are of such an unselfish nature that they desire what
is good for humanity at large rather than that which is for personal gain.
This position also gives considerable mechanical ability, originality and
inventive genius.
But if Uranus is afflicted in the sign Aquarius, though the ambitions
may be as strong and sometimes as good, and as pure as with a well-
aspected Uranus, they will be of such an erratic nature that it is
impossible to realize them, and they bill bring trouble with friends,
or pretended friends, who will seek to use the person for their own selfish
ends, causing much sorrow and disappointment.
Uranus in Pisces, when well-aspected indicates a love of the esoteric
arts and ability for development along these lines. It brings friends and
associations which favor these studies. But when ill aspected it leads to
mediumship, obsession, and even insanity, if this tendency to intercourse
with spirits is followed to its conclusion. This position makes the mind
flighty, erratic, and the person will be subject to unexpected misfortune,
scandal, or suicide. All through life, even when fortune smiles and the
skies are clear to all outward appearance, these people are haunted by a
vague fear of impending disaster.
The Sun sextile or trine to Uranus makes the person original,
inventive and independent in his manner of conduct and personal appearance.
With respect to food and certain mannerisms, he is what people call eccentric
and conspicuous, yet not offensively so, given to pursuits and studies
which people consider "queer" such as esotericism and astrology. But he also
loves delving into the unknown realms after nature's secrets concerning
electricity and often becomes a successful inventor if other aspects give
the mechanical ability to work his schemes out. Uranus rules the ether and
now that we are nearing the Aquarian Age his vibrations will be felt in
increasing measure, bringing to our ken methods of using nature's finer
forces and the people with Sun sextile or trine Uranus will be the media who
attract and interpret them for us as the aerials and receivers in a wireless
station collect and transcribe the messages carried by the ether waves to
which they are attuned. These people often rise in life through the
friendship of someone above them in the social scale. They are of a very
high-strung temperament but have themselves well under control, and rarely
show temper or anger. They are also out-and-out idealists.
The Sun Parallel, conjunction, square or opposition to Uranus makes
the person very high-strung, nervous, of uncontrolled emotions and ready to
fly into hysteria on any or no provocation. It predisposes to nervous
disorders such as St. Vitus dance, epilepsy and lack of coordination. It
makes people impulsive, unreliable, and lacking in regard for the
conventionalities, highly impatient of any restraint upon their liberty and
committed to the theory of affinities, soul-mates and free love, hence these
people are undesirable marriage partners and likely to figure in divorce
proceedings or scandals of an even worse nature. There is also danger of
trouble on account of connection with anarchistic plots where the inventive
faculty may find scope in the construction of explosives and infernal
machines. Unless these aspects are modified by other configurations such
people are among the most dangerous to society. They are liable to
accidents from lightening, electricity and all through life they meet
disappointment from the most unexpected quarters.
Venus sextile or trine to Uranus makes the person mentally alert,
or quick intuitive perception and exceedingly magnetic, especially to the
opposite sex; and it also attracts hosts of friends who will be of benefit and
assistance to him. These aspects give love of art, music and poetry and are a
favorable indication of a happy marriage, often at a very early age or
suddenly consummated. The good aspects between Venus and Uranus also
sometimes bring to the subject love of a platonic nature which then acts as
an inspiration in the life.
Venus conjunction or parallel to Uranus. As in the case of Mars
conjunction to Venus, so also in the case of Uranus conjunction to Venus,
there is a doubt as to whether this aspect should be classed as good or
evil. This must be settled in the individual horoscope where it occurs, for
it may work either way, depending upon the other planetary configurations and
the student will therefore have to use his judgment as to how he classes
it. If Venus is otherwise afflicted in the horoscope, for instance, the
conjunction or parallel will further accentuate her evil qualities and act
like the square or opposition, but if she is well placed or aspected,
Uranus will bring out the nobler side, the same as the sextile or trine.
Venus square or opposition to Uranus. The square or opposition
always brings trouble through the sex relation — quarrels, divorces, public
scandals through clandestine intercourse and kindred irregularities, with
loss of friends, prestige and popularity, exile from home and family and
sudden financial losses through unexpected or unforseen happenings. There is
a general lack of balance, an erratic personality.
Mercury sextile or trine to Uranus gives an original, independent and
eccentric mind impatient of the fetters of fashion, tradition and convention.
Such a person is strenuous in his efforts to hew a path for himself in
complete liberty. Therefore this is the hall-mark of pioneers in thought
and invention, the sign of genius. Their ideas and ideals are
exceedingly lofty, progressive and inspiring, in fact too much so in the
opinion of the average man or woman who looks upon their actions and vagaries
as the outcome of a diseased mind. Nevertheless they have plenty of
friends on account of their kindly and sympathetic nature. These aspects
are good for a literary or scientific pursuit, also for invention,
particularly those which have to do with air or electricity.
Mercury parallel or conjunction with Uranus. If Mercury is otherwise
afflicted the conjunction and parallel are to be judged as bad aspects and
read accordingly, but if Mercury is otherwise well placed and aspected the
delineation given for the sextile and trine will apply.
Mercury square or opposition to Uranus. Mercury in square or
opposition to Uranus is the hall-mark of the true crank or anarchist with
extreme ideas to tear down the social structure and undertake a radical reform
without the ability to build up something better. People with these
configurations are given to ranting and raving in public and their language is
usually as cruel as the measures they advocate. Whatever ability they
possess is usually turned to an erratic purpose and therefore they are
ostracized and disliked wherever they go. They are often forced to make
sudden changes to escape the consequences of their erratic conduct.
The Moon sextile or trine to Uranus gives great originality and
independence to the mind which is quick, intuitive and very vivid in its
imagination, hence the person has inventive ability; he is attracted to the
esoteric arts and is endowed with hypnotic or magnetic powers, also the
intuitional ability to study and practice astrology. If electricity is
adopted as a vocation the person will make a success of it. These aspects
also give the person a peculiar fascination for the opposite sex and are
likely to lead to a clandestine love affair or an unconventional union.
The Moon conjunction or parallel to Uranus gives mental and psychic
tendencies similar to those of the good aspects and also the same liability
to irregular love-affairs, but these tendencies are not so pronounced and
a clandestine love-affair generated under the conjunction of Uranus and the
Moon may have distinctly disastrous results similar to those mentioned under
the bad aspects. If the conjunction occurs in Cancer it indicates nervous
indigestion; in Leo it inclines to palpitation of the heart, interferes with
the rhythm of the heartbeat and gives a spasmodic action which will probably
prove fatal when it has run its course; in Scorpio it inclines to perverted
practices; in Sagittarius the reflex action would be felt in the lungs and
similarly with the other signs.
The Moon square or opposition to Uranus makes the person erratic
and touchy to a degree, walking powder magazine ready to explode at any
moment, overbearing, conceited and intolerant, shunned by all who can
possibly get out of his way. If such people are employers nobody can work
for them and if they are employees nobody will have them. They never remain
very long in any place, but are either discharged or give up their
position on the slightest provocation. People with these aspects are also
attracted by the esoteric arts but they never make a success at them because of
their erratic mentality. Like the other aspects of Uranus and the Moon,
the square and opposition also indicate a clandestine attachment either on
the part of the person or the marriage partner. If Uranus occurs in the
Seventh House of a man's horoscope it proves the wife untrue and a public
scandal and divorce will eventually ensue. The bad aspects of the Sun and
Uranus give similar indications in the horoscope of a woman.
Saturn sextile or trine Uranus is fortunate for a public career in an
official capacity for it gives ambition and determination with ability to
concentrate upon the work in hand and to exercise authority, plan and
systematize. It strengthens the intuition so that such people are guided by
keen interior insight when new and important steps have to be taken,
therefore such people are in demand and find positions with large
corporations where they win their way through sheer ability. The mind is
both mechanical and ingenious, hence this position often denotes the
successful inventor, particularly along the lines of electricity, aerial
navigation and kindred pioneer lines.
Saturn conjunction or parallel to Uranus has an influence like the
good aspects if the planets are unafflicted, elevated, in angles,
essentially dignified or exalted, as Saturn in Libra and Capricorn or Uranus
in Aquarius or Scorpio, but if the conjunction occurs in signs where either of
the planets is weak or afflicted, like Saturn in Aries, Cancer or Leo, then
the influence will be detrimental and should be judged the same as the square
or opposition.
Saturn square or opposition to Uranus gives an unscrupulous nature
with an extremely violent temper. The outbursts are as sudden as a bolt from
the blue and exhaust the person completely. These people are very eccentric
and look at everything from a peculiar angle — treacherous, idle and
indolent, malicious and altogether dangerous to the community. These aspects
also indicate chronic or incurable diseases according to the signs wherein
they are placed, but as often said, if the other indications in the
horoscope are good the influence of a single aspect will not bring out such
evil characteristics and therefore the whole horoscope is to be carefully
considered before judging the influences enumerated, for they may be
materially minimized by other favorable indications in the horoscope.
Jupiter sextile or trine to Uranus gives a strong, independent
and positive personality with an ingenious, inventive and original turn of
mind. Whatever he undertakes he will carry to a conclusion or die in the
attempt. This position also gives a broad, humane and benevolent disposition
and a tendency to delve into the esoteric arts and sciences. It favors
association with secret orders and gives promise of prosperity in life. Such
a person is honest and sincere, sociable, hospitable and friendly to
all, hence likely to benefit a great deal from influential friends in an
official position. This position also gives executive ability and success in
connection with institutions of learning.
Jupiter conjunction or parallel to Uranus gives similar indications
to the good aspects but the influence is not quite so decided, particularly
if either of the planets is weak by sign or otherwise afflicted. In that
case it will be found that the tendencies conferred are more like those of
the bad aspects.
Jupiter square or opposition to Uranus gives an impulsive nature
liable to act in a sudden or impulsive nature liable to act in a sudden
impulsive, erratic or unexpected manner to his own undoing. Loss by
speculation, lawsuits and impulsive extravagance are also indicated, many
changes both of occupation and residence, loss of friends and reputation.
It signifies one of an ostentatious nature given to sham and camouflage and
subterfuge, generally disliked for his insincerity and double dealings; a
confidence man, bunko man or cheap gambler.
Mars sextile or trine to Uranus gives an energetic and ambitious
disposition, an original, ingenious, alert, intuitive mind which in
resourceful in the highest degree and able to cope with great difficulties
under trying circumstances. Thus people with these configurations are
naturally of an inventive turn of mind and successful in bringing their
ideas to realization. Their inventive genius usually expresses itself
along electrical lines, aviation, or in other unusual directions, for these
aspects are one of the marks of the pioneer of the Aquarian Age, where
science and inventions will reach out in directions that are now entirely
undreamed of even as possibilities. But while these people are dreamers of
dreams they are also practical, energetic and enterprising in a sufficient
degree to make their dreams come true in the world. They have a wide
vision and a noble nature which rises over all petty distinctions of race,
creed or color and recognizes in all human beings the divine spark which is
the basis of universal brotherhood. They may not be exactly religious in the
orthodox sense of the word but their ideas are truly cosmic, hence they are
often mistaken for visionaries by those who do not understand them.
Mars conjunction, parallel, square or opposition to Uranus gives an
erratic and eccentric disposition, a violent temper of the worst nature, an
unusual resentment of even the slightest restraint and gives the person a
stubborn, headstrong and dogged determination to go ahead in any line of
action upon which he has decided no matter what the outcome. He will listen
to neither reason nor entreaty but follows his own course in defiance of
all. People with these configurations very often become anarchists of the
reddest type for they do not even stop at the shedding of blood, if other
testimonies in the figure concur. they are cruel, hard and cold, without a
spark of true love though they may be inflamed with passion of the most
burning intensity. This is particularly the case when Mars is square Uranus
and either planet is placed in Taurus or Scorpio. In a woman's horoscope
Uranus square Mars usually leads to seduction no matter where they are
placed, but if in Taurus or Scorpio escape is almost impossible. The other
characteristics of these planets in these configurations work themselves out
according to the signs wherein they are placed so that their placement in
Taurus or Scorpio works upon the sex which is governed by these signs. When
one of these planets is in Scorpio, if the person takes up the profession of
surgery he will become very cruel and unfeeling, ready to operate for the
mere pleasure of causing pain and in consequence or in pursuit of this
passion he will probably take up vivisection and develop and unusual
ingenuity in torturing his victims. With Uranus or Mars in Scorpio or Pisces
he will be underhanded or tricky though he may show a very different front
to the public. In Aries it will make a rattlebrain, in Gemini and Virgo an
unusually quick mentality but quick in seeing only how to trick others. In
Sagittarius it will make the person very materialistic, atheistic, or
fanatical against the established religion or society. Thus the planets
blend their individual natures with the sign.
Neptune sextile or trine to Uranus gives inclination towards the
esoteric or mystical side of life, and if either is placed in the Tenth House
the person usually becomes a leader or authority in these lines, he wins
at least local recognition and if other testimonies concur his fame will
be national or international. Such aspects will bring direct touch with
the spiritual world and success in dealing with the inhabitants of that
plane. It is also productive of dreams and visions of a prophetic and
inspirational nature. It strengthens the healing powers and will
consequently enable the person to do a great deal of good for his suffering
fellow-men. These aspects give a highly developed intuition which
amounts almost to mind-reading. There is a love of travel and
exploration of the physical world as well as of nature's finer realms. Nor
are such people altogether dreamers, they have a strong will with excellent
executive and organizing powers which will aid them in realizing their
hopes, wishes and ambitions to rise in life and be at the forefront of
whatever profession they select.
Neptune conjunction or parallel to Uranus are convertible aspects; if
the planets are well placed by sign and otherwise well aspected, their
effect will be similar to the sextile or trine, though not so pronounced,
but if they are cadent weak by sign, and afflicted they are only a little
less evil than when aspected by square or opposition.
Neptune square or opposition to Uranus brings underhanded, deceptive
influences into the life which aim to undermine the reputation and make the
person suffer scandal and public disfavor, sudden and unaccountable reverses
in business are met with, or trouble in social affairs. there is the same
love of travel and exploration as given by the good aspects but the person
cannot accomplish his aims with the same facility, or if he does it is to
his disadvantage and brings added trouble. He is also drawn towards the
esoteric or mystic side of life, but his path is beset by dangers of mediumship
and obsession and all through life he is filled with premonitions of danger
and a vague dread of impending disaster which he can neither account for nor
dispel by will or reason, hence uncertainty overshadows the life as a cloud
and robs him of peace and contentment.
Reference: The Message of the Stars, by Max Heindel and Augusta Foss Heindel
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