Late on the night of
November 11th the planet Neptune made its
direct station at 00* Pisces 21'. The
spiritual message is as follows:
The Eternal Tie That Binds.---Virgo represents the Garden of
Eden. The exercise of the critical
faculty, which is within its special province, is the way to the Tree of the
Knowledge of Good and Evil. Yet
information alone, no matter how comprehensive, is not sufficient to attain
everlasting life, as the Bible clearly implies in Genesis 3:22:
"And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as
one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take
also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever."
The Bible then abruptly changes the subject. Having indicated that there is a Tree of
Life, partaking of which man might live forever, it leaves man to his own
ingenuity to find where it is located.
Yet to anyone conversant with the ancient stellar doctrine that eternal
progression depends upon both Love and Wisdom, and with the first principles of
astrology which reveals that Polar Opposites, such as Love and Wisdom surely
are, always occupy opposite stations in the zodiac, there could be no mystery
where the Tree of Life must be located in the sky. It must lie across the zodiac from the Tree
of Good and Evil.
Pisces is the sign where the physical cycle of life
ends. If there is to be still further
life, such as indicated by the new cycle commenced in Aries, those processes
which lead to revitalization should be commenced before the time of transition
thus indicated. These are the processes
so clearly indicated by the ribbon which binds the two Fishes of Pisces into an
indissoluble union.
Specialization of parts - mechanics, statesmen,
agriculturists, writers, artists, etc., - is familiar to us in that complex
organization which we call our social system.
And we also are familiar with the fact that two elements united often
produce a chemical compound with possibilities tremendously more significant
than the same two chemical elements possess when not so united.
We may be sure, therefore, that the ancient masters who
traced the constellations in the sky did not unite the two Fishes of Pisces
into a single system without having information of profound import to
convey. They are not united rigidly, as
are the cells of the physical body, but by a long ribbon which permits each
Fish to move about without undue restriction from the other. Each thus seems to be permitted the exercise
of its own initiative; but belongs to a system from which it cannot separate.
Before attempting further to trace the significance of this
universal symbol, let us see what the Greeks had to say about the constellation
Pisces. It is related to a watery sign,
and thus to the emotions. It is the
exaltation of Venus, the goddess of love; that is, love finds its highest
expression through Pisces. And it is
ruled by Neptune, the upper-octave expression
of Venus. Such expression, if it be true
to the upper octave significance, relates to interior states which physical
manifestations of love are unable to penetrate.
They have their significance chiefly where the astral body is concerned.
The Greek legend is that Venus and her son Cupid one day
were strolling along the bank of the river Euphrates,
when quite unexpectedly Typhon put in an appearance. To escape this selfish monster, typical of
Saturn, Cupid and Venus leaped into the water and transformed themselves into
the two Fishes. To commemorate this
event the Pisces Fishes were placed in the sky.
Venus and Cupid represent love. The Fishes into which they were transformed
are denizens of the water, and thus signify emotions. While love has a binding power, the ribbon by
which the two Fishes are united, to be true to the rulership of Neptune, must represent an actual invisible energy which
unites them, but which does not greatly hamper the movements of either.
Love manifests on various planes or levels. But on the human plane, when there is natural
harmony between the inner natures - that is, vibratory affinity between the
finer bodies - and love has developed between the two persons of opposite sex,
they easily and rather constantly tune in on each other's vibratory rates. Depending largely upon the activity of their
inner forces and the state of their spiritual development, a circuit, or
endless belt of energy forms between them.
That is, there is a continuous current of astral energy circulating
between them, much as there is a circulation of blood through the physical body
of the individual.
This circuit is
indeed a current of life, possessing amazing potentialities. These potentialities are commensurate to the
height of the basic vibratory rates of the two between whom the circuit flows
and to the amount of energy generated by their love, each for the other. Not uncommonly those in love experience the
blend of forces which if unbroken develops into this current. Some also are aware that such a current is in
existence. But, as it belongs chiefly to
the inner plane of life, mental discords tend to break it, and physical
sensations tend to dissolve it.
It must be cultivated if it is to persist; and that
cultivation must be along the line of developing and maintaining intense and
tender love, each for the other. Grosser
feelings and passion will effectually destroy this fine belt, or ribbon. It is sensitive to all lower expressions, and
thrives on feelings which relate more to spiritual states than to those
physical.
Selfishness, portrayed by the giant Typhon, is so restrictive
in its influence that when it is present even in minor degree, and even when
not related to the object of affection, it tends to destroy this endless belt
of love. To maintain it those whose love
has reached a plane where it can form such a ribbon of spiritual potentiality
must expand their affections to embrace all creatures. The desire to destroy another, to deprive
another of that which is justly his, or to in any way cause suffering to any
living thing, tends to disrupt this fine ribbon by which the loving souls are
joined. The knot where the ribbons
uniting the two Fishes are tied represents the Ego which is common to both
souls, and which is the eternal spark of Deity by which they are energized Thus the two souls and their Ego form a
distinct system, which when so organized becomes a true spiritual cell in the
cosmic body. Such a soul-mate system, or
spiritual cell, has a distinctive form on the inner planes; and when made
permanent is commonly referred to as an angel.
It then no longer belongs to four dimensional existence, but by virtue
of its new capabilities is typical of the truly spiritual, or five-dimensional
plane.
The two souls comprising the angel do not lose their
identity; no more so than Venus and Mars lose their identity because they both
belong to the solar system. Liberty of
action on the part of each soul is still retained; but before they are thus
permanently united in a single five-dimensional form - as the two Fishes with
their ribbon have a single form and yet each Fish has wide liberty of action -
they must have come into a realization of their Cosmic work.
We may be sure, therefore, that those capable of uniting
through the endless belt of finer energies that ultimately will provide the
form of such an angel, will not have diverse or conflicting interests. Such divergent interests, through centering
the mind strongly on different things, tends to disrupt or dissipate the
endless belt of energy flowing between two people. Where the interests are, or an objective of attainment,
in that direction the finer energies tend to flow. That is, the energies flow wherever the
attention is directed. But when the
interests of both are centered on the same things there is no dividing of the
energy stream, and the forces of both flow along a single channel. This strengthens the bond between them.
The conditions which are most favorable, when the natural
requirements are present, for strengthening the endless belt of finer energies
between those who are deeply in love, are the desire to be as helpful and
beneficial to all creatures as possible, having a common work by which this is
chiefly accomplished, and the cultivation of tenderness and sympathy one for
the other.
Neptune, the upper-octave
planet ruling Pisces, is idealistic in his expression. Therefore, those who cultivate this highest
expression of love on earth find it advantageous to idealize all they do. Whatever they do which they feel to be worthy,
in the doing they keep the image of their loved one before them and feel that
they are doing that thing, not because of duty, but for the sake of the other
one. All that is accomplished is thus
done for love. And the love motive
becomes so powerful, under such cultivation, that hardships are not recognized
as such, all life is filled with joy, and great accomplishment results.
The joy coincident with the establishment of the endless
belt of love is only a small feature of its advantage; for its power to
accomplish, working from the four-dimensional plane when loving and constructive
thoughts are carried by it, is truly amazing.
Herein lies a force which makes Faith, even of the size of a mustard
seed, able to move mountains.
LOVE is the Tree of Life, and its Fruit is Universal
Brotherhood.
Spiritual Astrology
- CC Zain -
