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are overtaken, passed, and re-passed by the swifter bodies.
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When one planet is a certain number of degrees from another planet they are said to
be in aspect.
TABLE OF ASPECTS
The Opposition: planets are 180 degrees apart.
The Square: planets are 90 degrees apart.
The Sextile: planets are 60 degrees apart.
The Trine: planets are 120 degrees apart.
The Conjunction: planets are 0 degrees apart.
The Parallel occurs when two planets have the same degree of declination, no matter
whether one is north and the other south of the equator. This will be made clear in
calculations which follow later.
Of the aspects mentioned above, the Opposition and Square are said to be evil; the
Sextile and Trine are designated good, while the Conjunction and Parallel are classed
as indeterminate; if they occur between so-called good planets they bring good; if
between the evil planets (so-called) they bring evil. A horoscope is considered fortunate
or the reverse according to whether the sextiles and trines are more numerous than the
squares and oppositions.
Such a viewpoint is erroneous. In the Father's Kingdom there is no evil. What appears
so is only good in the making. When a lapidary is cutting a precious stone he applies
part after part of the rough gem to the grindstone and at each application we may hear
the loud screeching, as if in pain, from the stone. By degrees, however, as a
consequence of the harsh grinding process, it will acquire a beautifully polished surface
with numerous facets capable of receiving, reflecting and refracting the brilliant sunlight.
God and his Ministers, the Seven Planetary Spirits, are the Lapidaries and man is a
diamond in the rough. To polish and uncover his spiritual nature varied experiences are
necessary. They may be pleasant or otherwise, as indicated by what are commonly
called good or bad aspects; but it is safe to say that the adverse experiences which
come to us under so-called bad aspects are as potent developers of spiritual muscle--
removing more of our selfishness, serving to make us more tolerant and sympathetic,
as the harsh grinding which serves to remove the rough coat of the diamond. Though a
horoscope full of squares and oppositions may indicate what is ordinarily termed a hard
life, such a one is infinitely preferable (from a spiritual standpoint) to a nativity with only
"good" aspects, for that could give but an insipid existence, while a "bad" horoscope will
give action and zest to the life in one direction or another.
Moreover as the stars do not compel, but give tendencies only, it lies with us in a large
measure to assert our individuality and transmute present evil to future good. Thus we
shall work in harmony with the stars and rule them by obedience to cosmic law.
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The influence of an aspect between the planets at birth is felt even if they are not
exactly 60, 90, 120 or 180 degrees apart; an "orb," so-called, of 6 degrees is allowed.
In the accompanying cut Saturn and Jupiter are within orb of each other because one
is 1 degree, the other 7 degrees of Aries. Saturn being 1 degree, is also within orb of
Mars (3 degrees) and Mercury (5 degrees), but is not within orb of the Sun, Moon or
Venus, as there are more than 6 degrees from 1 (Saturn's degree) to 9, 12 and 14, the
degrees occupied by the Sun, Moon and Venus.
The spiritual reason for this orb is as follows:--Besides the visible body of man which
we perceive by our senses, man has also invisible vehicles called by Paul spiritual
bodies, and man himself is a spirit.
When we have developed the faculty of spiritual sight, which is latent in all, we shall
see these finer bodies protruding far beyond the dense body which is located in the
center of this "aura," much as the yolk of an egg is in the center of the egg, surrounded
by the white on all sides.
Before two human beings come in close physical contact their auras have mingled;
that is the reason why we "feel the presence of another" at times before we become
aware of him by means of our ordinary senses.
As above, so below. Man is made in the image of God and of His ministers--the star
angels. Each planet has an invisible world protruding into space beyond the dense
visible sphere perceived by the eye. When these planetary auras come into aspect an
influence is felt, though the visible planets may yet lack 6 degrees in forming an aspect
or they may have gone 6 degrees past the aspect before the influence ceases.
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In order to determine at a glance just what aspect the planets in a horoscope have to
one another, when within orbs we note the following division of the zodiacal signs:
Planets in Cardinal signs are in conjunction, square or opposition if within orb, planets
in Fixed signs are also in conjunction, square or opposition if within orbs and so are
planets in Common signs. A glance at the horoscope will reveal which of the three
aspects is formed.
Another division of the zodiac is:
Planets in fiery signs are in conjunction or trine if within orb. Planets in earthy signs
are in trine (or conjunction); so are the planets in airy or watery signs, as shown in the
above diagram.
Essential Dignities and Exaltation:
Planets are said to "rule" or to be "essentially dignified" in certain signs where the
essential nature of planet and sign agree. When placed in the opposite signs, they are
in their "detriment," and hence out of harmony with their surroundings.
Planets are more powerful in certain signs than in others, and are said to be "exalted"
when placed in such signs. When occupying the opposite signs, they are in their "fall,"
hence comparatively weak.
The following table will show the planets, and the signs in which they are strong or
weak, in accordance with the foregoing. It will be noted that each of the planets, with the
exception of Uranus and Neptune, rules two signs, while the Sun and Moon rule only
one each. Also note that Uranus and Saturn are co-rulers of Aquarius and that Neptune
and Jupiter are co-rulers of Pisces.
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Critical Degrees:
The following table shows certain degrees of the Zodiac which are designated as
"critical degrees." When a planet is within an orb of three degrees of any of these
points, it will be found to exercise a much stronger influence in the life than otherwise.
This influence will tend to increase the strength of an exaltation, and also to offset the
weakness resulting from a planet being in its fall or detriment. It will also increase the
strength of aspects to that planet.
TABLE OF CRITICAL DEGREES
Cardinal Signs -- Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn; 1st., 13th., and 26th. degrees.
Fixed Signs -- Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius; 9th. and 21st degrees.
Common Signs -- Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces; 4th. and 17th. degrees.
Elevation:
A planet placed in or near the ninth or tenth houses is said to be "elevated." The
nearer it is to the Midheaven, the more highly elevated it is. A planet in elevation is
much more powerful, for either good or evil, than when placed at a lower altitude.
The Angles:
When planets are found in the "angles" of the horoscope (First, Fourth, Seventh and
Tenth Houses) they are said to be angular or accidentally dignified. When so placed, [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]