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.
Sex As a Factor
In Disease
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 section 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.
The Guardian of
the Threshold
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.
Subtle Indications
of Spiritual Sight
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.
Disease of the Ears
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.
Disease of the
Vocal Organs
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. No's. 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 perceive 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.
Accidents To Hips
and Arms
Sagittarius rising, or in the Sixth or Twelfth House is responsible for
broken bones and accidents. Under the section 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.
Chart No. 1 & 2
Chart No. 3 & 4
Chart No. 5 & 6
Chart No. 7 & 8
Chart No. 9 & 10
Chart No. 11 & 12
Chart No. 13 & 14
Chart No. 15 & 16
Chart No. 17 & 18
Chart No. 19 & 20
Chart No. 21 & 22
Chart No. 23
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
Chart No. 24
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.
Chart No. 25
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
Chart No. 26
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.
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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.
Chart No. 27
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 anus 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.
Reference: The Message of the Stars, by Max Heindel and Augusta Foss Heindel
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