Cosmic symbolism : $b Being a discussion and exposition of some recondite and obscure points in the art of the Kabalists, the mysteries of sound, form and number, and the basic principles of cosmic symbolismSepharial
Religion
Cosmic symbolism : $b Being a discussion and exposition of some recondite and obscure points in the art of the Kabalists, the mysteries of sound, form and number, and the basic principles of cosmic symbolism
Sepharial
Cabala; Occultism; Symbolism; Symbolism of numbers
Astrologers classify characters into three primary groups, representing
stability, flexibility and incisiveness, or again, originality and
independence, adaptability, and executiveness. These answer to the
grouping of the planets in the several signs of the zodiac, namely, the
Fixed, Common and Cardinal signs, otherwise known as the grave,
circumflex and acute. These may be tabularized in the following manner—
_Sign._ _Character._ _Faculty._
Aries, Libra, Incisive. Executiveness.
Capricorn, Cancer.
Cardinal or Acute.
Taurus, Scorpio,
Leo, Aquarius. Stable. Originality.
Fixed or Grave.
Gemini, Sagittary,
Virgo, Pisces. Flexible. Adaptability.
Common or
Circumflex.
From this grouping we know at once what is the predominant mould of
character and hence what environment is most suitable for the exercise
and expression of that character. And as applied to eugenics, we are
able thereby to make selection of suitable partners in life, setting off
the stability of the one by the flexibility of the other, and so on.
Take, for instance, the man who shows a predominant flexibility of
character, wide sympathies, versatility, prolixity and diffuseness. He
is apt to become a dabbler, never thorough, and _aliquid in omnibus_.
Obviously his ambitions need pointing, his faculties concentrating, and
his natural powers conserving. Bring him into relations with a woman who
has a majority of the planets in cardinal signs, and he will find one
who can be of the greatest use to him in the shaping of character and
the directing of his ambitions and powers.
We might ring the changes and derive from these three types seven
distinct characters, all mutually interdependent and capable of
fulfilling some special function in the economy of life, but never
wholly of service when working alone. It is from the interplay of human
character in the ordinary course of life that the main purpose of human
evolution is served.
It has already been shown that the lunar sphere is the last of those
through which the incarnating entity passes when it proceeds towards
mundane existence. It has been shown also that the Moon exercises a most
important influence in human generation. It is to the Moon, therefore,
that we look for the final determination of that personal colouring
which is the prime environment of the Soul. Accordingly we find that the
Moon’s position in a horoscope of birth is of the greatest importance.
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