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cycles A service project of The School of Ageless Wisdom Cycles is a monthly publication of The School of Ageless Wisdom. The members of the School are experimenting with rejoining astrology and astronomy. The experiment is called Astrochemistry and involves astronomical calculation to determine cyclic energy patterns and the works of the Masters D.K., M., and R. as aids in determining the meaning and significance of these cycles. This information is intended to be useful in daily life. Disciple/Initiate: Virgo – The Christ activity. The Light. The sign Virgo is one of the most significant in the zodiac for its symbology concerns the whole goal of the evolutionary process which is to shield, nurture and finally reveal the hidden spiritual reality. This every form veils, but the human form is equipped and fitted to manifest it in a manner different to any other expression of divinity and so make tangible and objective that for which the whole creative process was intended. Gemini and Virgo are closely related but Gemini presents the pairs of opposites—soul and body—as two separate entities whereas in Virgo, they are blended and of great and supreme importance to each other; the mother protects the germ of the Christ life; matter guards, cherishes and nurtures the hidden soul. The keynote which embodies the truth as to the mission of Virgo most accurately is “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” There Festival in Virgo f is no clearer or more adequate definition of this sign than that; I would have you bear it in mind throughout our discussion upon this sixth sign of the zodiac (or the seventh if one is not considering the reversed wheel). In all the great world religions, the Virgin Mother appears and this a study of any book upon comparative religion would prove. I cannot trace for you at length this universal recognition of the task of Virgo; it is needless for me to do so as it has been adequately done by many research scholars. I would, however, point out that four of the names whereby the Virgin is called are familiar to all of us, and tell us much as a whole concerning the form nature of which the Virgin is the symbol. The word Virgo itself is a descendant of and a corruption of an ancient Atlantean root name which was Full Sun Meditation At the time of the full moon, the moon is completely out of the way of the Sun’s radiation to the Earth. This is the time of highest spiritual potential and the time that the school holds a public meditation. All are welcome to this planetary service. Thu 15 Sept 2016 7:30 PM (map on last page) Key Word for the Disciple: “I am the mother and the child. I, God, I, matter am.” Soul-Light of Virgo : The blended dual Light. Two lights are seen–bright and strong, the light of form; one faint and dim, the light of God. This light is distinguished by a waxing of one and the waning of the other. It differs from the light in Gemini. 1 applied to the mother principle in those far off times. This Virgin was the founder of the matriarchate which then dominated civilisation and to which various myths and legends bear evidence and which have come down to us concerning Lilith, the last of the Virgin Goddesses of Atlantean times; the same thought is also to be found in the traditionary accounts of the ancient Amazons, whose queen Hercules defeated, wresting from her what he sought. This is an allegory, teaching the emergence of the spiritual man from the control of matter. Three of these goddesses are Eve, Isis, and Mary. They are of peculiar and significant importance where our civilisation is concerned for they embody in themselves the symbology of the entire form nature, which, when integrated and functioning as a whole person, we call the personality. This personality is (as far as humanity is concerned) the developed and qualified expression of the third aspect of divinity, that of God the Holy Spirit, the active intelligent and nurturing principle of the universe. This aspect we shall study in Leo and see there the unfoldment of that selfconscious entity and personality which in Virgo becomes the mother of the Christ child. Eve is the symbol of the mental nature, and of the mind of man attracted by the lure of knowledge to be gained through the experience of incarnation. Eve, therefore, took the apple of knowledge from the serpent of matter and started the long human undertaking of experiment, experience and expression which was initiated—from the mental angle—in our Aryan times. Isis stands for this same expression down on to the emotional or astral plane. Eve has no child in her arms; the germ of the Christ life is as yet too small to make its presence felt; the involutionary process is yet too close; but in Isis the midway point is reached; the quickening of that which is desired (the Desire of all nations, as it is called in the Bible) has taken place and Isis consequently stands in the ancient zodiacs for fertility, for motherhood and as the guardian of the child. Mary carries the process down to the plane or place of incarnation, the physical plane, and there gives birth to the Christ child. In these three Virgins and these three Mothers of the Christ, you have the history of the formation and the function of the three aspects of the personality through which the Christ must find expression. The sign of Virgo itself stands for a synthesis of these three feminine aspects—Eve, Isis and Mary. She is the Virgin Mother, providing that which is needed for the mental, emotional and physical expression of the hidden but ever present divinity. These three expressions are brought to the needed perfection in Leo, the sign of the individual, developed self-consciousness and personality unfoldment. Virgo is, therefore, the opposite pole of spirit and stands for the relation of these two after they have been brought together originally in Aries and have produced a recognised duality in Gemini. I would here remind you of something which may at first serve to add to the possible confusion already existing in your minds but which lies behind all that I have given you. We have talked of the two ways of proceeding around the zodiac:—the ordinary way from Aries to Taurus, via Pisces, and the esoteric way from Aries to Pisces, via Taurus. These refer to human evolution, which is the only one which we are considering in this treatise. But in the major involutionary cycle which concerns the mass movement of spirit-matter, and not the individualised progress of man, the movement is from Aries to Pisces, via Taurus. The secret of the original sin of man is hidden in this truth, for a wrong orientation took place at one stage in human history and the human family went—as a whole—against the normal zodiacal current, so to speak, and it is only upon the path of discipleship that right orientation is achieved and humanity swings into the correct rhythm of progress. I would ask you, therefore, to differentiate between the involutionary process which affects the great Creative Hierarchies and the evolutionary processes which affect the fourth Creative Hierarchy, the human. This, however, we are not really in a position to study, because when the evolutionary cycle is upon us, we ourselves are too closely identified with the process to be able to distinguish clearly between the cosmic Self and Not-self; we are only as yet learning to distinguish the Self and the Not-self on a tiny scale in connection with our own unfoldment. It is only when we are identified with the Hierarchy of our 2 planet and with that centre of spiritual force which it is the immediate objective of those upon the path of discipleship to contact that it becomes possible for us to grasp—on the evolutionary arc—those broad outlines and those major sweeps of divine energy which are present upon the involutionary arc. It is for this reason that a study of the zodiac in connection with the subhuman kingdoms of nature is not as yet possible. Virgo is, therefore, the cosmic mother because she represents cosmically the negative pole to positive spirit; she is the receptive agent where the Father aspect is concerned. In a previous solar system, this matter aspect was the supreme controlling factor, just as in this solar system it is the soul or the Christ principle which is of paramount importance. Virgo is, from certain angles, quite the oldest of all the signs, which is a statement I am quite unable to prove to you. In that first system, the faint symptoms (if I may use such a word) of the duality which is a proven fact in this system are to be found, and this truth is preserved for us in the words that “the Holy Spirit overshadowed the Virgin Mary.” The life of the third divine aspect played then upon the ocean of quiescent matter and prepared that substance (over untold aeons) for its work in this solar system. It is in this system that the Christ Child, the expression [EA 256] of the divine consciousness and the result of the relationship of Father-Spirit and Mother-Matter, must he brought to the birth. (Esoteric Astrology p 252 – 256) The Antennae galaxies Discipleship Virgo: Ruler–The Moon, Ray–4th Yearly Keynote we are omitting a conscious cooperation with our own evolution. “REBUILDING THE SHRINE OF HUMAN LIVING.” This Science of Triangles must always be approached from the angle of the three basic energies: i.e., those coming from the Great Bear, from the Pleiades and from Sirius; because (conditioned by time and space) these three types of energy pour through the three major centers, Shamballa, the Hierarchy and Humanity. From Winter Solstice to Winter Solstice: Keynote for Constellation VIRGO: “I AM THE MOTHER AND THE CHILD, I GOD, I MATTER AM.” VIRGO has the ruler of The Moon, the 4th Ray, related to Aries in connection with Disciples and Initiates. It is useful for Disciples to begin to consider how the Constellations and Planets have an effect on our planet and, incidentally, the New Group of World Servers. These Energies are a part of our lives and as long as we “ignore” them, their sources, and their purposes, Esoteric Astrology, pg 477-481 It should by now be obvious to you that this Science of Triangles concerns the beneficence of Deity and that, through the intricate combinations of cosmic, systemic and planetary triangles, the purposes of God are working out. Those purposes are motivated by love. Galaxy Cluster Abell S1063, the effect of space warping due to gravity 3 It is through these relationships that love expresses itself, brings about the needed changes for that expression, and human consciousness is brought into the required state of inclusiveness. It is through the squares or the quaternial relation that the form aspect is brought into relation and adequacy to the will of Deity, expressing itself through the gradually unfolding consciousness aspect. I am explaining this situation in these simple words because it must be apparent to you that only as the soul illumines the mind can the significance of the teaching be grasped. It is only when the stage of initiation is reached that the true meaning will emerge. In the meantime, I have sought to awaken in your minds a reaction to the abstract truth lying behind the two following statements: 1. The Science of Triangles is related to the total expression of the divine triplicity of manifestation: will, love and intelligence or life, consciousness and form. Until, therefore, the disciple can express in himself the integrated resemblance to these three aspects, he will not be able to grasp the meaning of this subjective astrological science. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the TV series "Star Trek" has captured the public's imagination with the signature phrase, "To boldly go where no one has gone before." The Hubble Space Telescope simply orbits Earth and doesn't "boldly go" deep into space. But it looks deeper into the universe than ever before possible to explore the fabric of time and space and find the farthest objects ever seen. This is epitomized in this Hubble image that is part of its Frontier Fields program to probe the far universe. This view of a massive cluster of galaxies unveils a very cluttered-looking universe filled with galaxies near and far. Some are distorted like a funhouse mirror through a warping-of-space phenomenon first predicted by Einstein a century ago. 2. On our planet, the Science of Triangles is related to the three major aspects, as they express themselves through Shamballa, the Hierarchy and Humanity. Again, therefore, we come up against the need for the approach of the integrated human being to this science because only the man who is responsive to these three focal points of energy can understand the interplay. Only, in fact, can the man apprehend the underlying truth, whose two head centers and his heart center form a triangle of flowing energies. The inner web of light which is called the etheric body of the planet is essentially a web of triangles and when the evolutionary process is completed, it will have been organized. At present a pattern of squares is the major construction of the web but this is slowly changing as the divine plan works out. The etheric webs of the sacred planets are largely triangles whilst that of the Sun is that of interlaced circles. The effort on Earth today (as seen by the planetary Logos) is to bring about a transformation of the web of the planet and thus slowly change the existing squares into triangles. I could fill many volumes with the indications of the various triangles as they are discovered to be related in time and space. Under the will of Deity and the unalterable energy at the heart of the manifested zodiac, they produce the changes in consciousness which make man divine at the close of the world cycle. But the theme is too vast and all I seek to do is to point the way towards a new science and towards those esoteric combinations of energies which will, when recognized, enable humanity to make more rapid progress, fuse and blend the energies of the three planetary centers and transform our Earth (through the agency of human thought, reacting to zodiacal influences) into a sacred planet. It is, therefore, the influence and combination of energies as they affect the aspirants and disciples of the world which must suffice for any increased understanding. Pg. 489-490. Earlier, I gave you the relation between the rays and the constellations and stated that each of the seven rays expressed itself through the medium of three constellations or through a triangle of energies. This relation is the basis of the entire Science of Triangles and, therefore, of astrology itself; it is also related to the rays, the constellations, their ruling planets and our Earth in a great synthesis of energies; it relates our solar system to the larger whole and our tiny non-sacred planet to the solar system. Let me repeat that statement and thus indicate to you some vital facts anent this world of interweaving energies. The Rays pour through, are expressed by and are transmitted through the following constellations: * * * * * * * Ray I - Aries - Leo - Capricorn Ray II - Gemini - Virgo - Pisces Ray III - Cancer - Libra - Capricorn Ray IV - Taurus - Scorpio - Sagittarius Ray V - Leo - Sagittarius - Aquarius Ray VI - Virgo - Sagittarius - Pisces Ray VII - Aries - Cancer - Capricorn 1. This interrelation is effective in this world cycle and will remain so until the end of the Aquarian Age. By this I mean, that these seven triangles of Gravitational Lens Detail in Abell 370 4 energy are today pouring their force through one of the constellations in each triangle. 2. Today, the following points of the triangles of energy or the following constellations in the triangles are the controlling factors: Ray I.–Aries: This constellation, as might be expected, is the source of the initial energy, producing the New Age. Ray II.–Virgo: This constellation produces the increased activity of the Christ principle in the heart of humanity. Ray III.–Cancer: The mass movement towards liberty, release and light, so dominant today, is caused by the energy of this sign. Ray IV.–Scorpio: Through this constellation comes the testing of humanity, the world disciple. Ray V.–Leo: This sign produces the growth of individualism and of selfconsciousness, so prevalent today on a world scale. Ray VI.–Sagittarius: This sign produces the focused one-pointed effort of the world aspirant. Ray VII.–Capricorn: This Capricornian energy produces initiation and the overcoming of materialism. Note: “A Treatise on Esoteric Astrology” holds a wealth of useful knowledge for Disciples. Look through and find specific subjects that interest you. a b c d e f g h i j k l Key to Symbols A Sun Aries v Vulcan Taurus C Mercury Gemini O Earth Cancer B Moon Leo E Mars Virgo F Jupiter Libra D Venus Scorpio G Saturn Ophiuchus H Uranus Sagitarius I Neptune Capricorn J Pluto Aquarius Pisces Astrochemistry Mar Jan Feb Nov Dec j l k Astrological Signs i h Ophiuchus Capricorn k j Sagitarius i Scorpio Jul Aug f May Jun e d Apr Mar b c a Ecliptic Leo f g h g Virgo Libra Aquarius Sep Oct e c d Cancer Taurus Gemini The bar at the top of this chart represents the distribution of the astrological signs throughout the year. Each sign is one twelfth of the year. Below it is a map of the zodiacal constellations as they appear in the sky. The straight line through them represents the ecliptic, the apparent path of the sun through the sky. Note that the signs and the constellations do not match in time any AUM 264. In the study of the history of faiths it is possible to observe how humanity has repeatedly grasped subtle conceptions only to forget and later cast aside that which had been cognized. One may see how in ancient times people grasped the law of reincarnation only to reject it again. The reason for this ecclesiastic denial is understandable—a caste was protecting its prerogatives, for the law of Existence threatened to equalize the rights of people. So it has happened in different ages, yet the waves of cognition and of ignorance are everywhere identical. They create an agitation of the waters so needed for the advancement of consciousness. Therefore, each one striving for knowledge achieves tranquillity of spirit amid storm and stress. Let us not remain in ignorance when knowledge is knocking all gates. l Pisces b Orion Map of the Astronomical Constellations aAries longer, the Sun appears to be in some constellations longer than others (44 days for Virgo and only 8 days for Scorpio), and that the ecliptic passes through a 13th constellation, Ophiuchus. Non-discriminatory Policy The School of Ageless Wisdom admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate as to race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs. Astrochemical Pattern August 27, 2016 to September 28, 2016 NOTE: Days shaded in box A mark the Five-day Opportunity at the time of the Full Moon for Penetration, Polarization, and Precipitation. A Thu 4:03 am CDT 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B Fri 2:05 pm CDT 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 September C D • Fall Equinox 9:21 am CDT Thursday, September 22. Annular eclipse of the Sun @ the New Moon, September 1. • International Day of Peace September 21, UN Summit for Refugees & Migrants September 19. E F Key: (Ortho A, II) 2 F, II A=Lunar cycle e I, V (Eso A, II) (Hier A,II) CST or CDT. 3 f II, VI (Ortho C, IV) (Eso B, IV) (Hier F, II) D, V C, IV 1 B=Day. C=Month. D=Astronomical Info. E=Constellation/Ruler/Ray F=Decanate/Planet/Ray 5 l Sharing Light Each month a co-worker shares insight on a particular subject related to discipleship. THE UNSEEN AND THE REAL Gloria Crook The word, “impact” scarcely describes what goes on regarding Cosmic Forces and Energies in relation to humanity on our planet. These Forces and Energies are quite literally part of us. We, ourselves, consist of nothing but Energy in various frequencies and levels of manifestation. This is part of the “A, B, C’s, of Occult Science. Discovering the electro-magnetic and radiant forces that make up the sheaths of our indwelling Spirit is the very Essence of our Discipleship. The discovery, of course, allows a cooperation and control enabling evolutionary progress. The development of mental ability as part of the evolutionary process on our planet has brought us to a point of some chaotic and enigmatic development. Mentally polarized individuals are quite certain that their mental prowess is the most significant force for good in human life. They remain unaware that the most Potent Energy is yet beyond their ken. The Spiritual Intuition of the Buddhic, Atmic and Monadic planes are still a Mystery to them. The intelligentsia fails to realize the Power of the Triadal Faculties which naturally dwarf all mental acuity. Because of the formside polarization of the intelligentsia, there is an assertion of use in the material world to increase man’s dependence upon the form. Every assistance to cause mankind to find the form-side of life an avenue to contentment, is a “feather in the cap” of the Dark Forces! It is NOT that mankind has a goal to be discontented; it is that contentment is an invitation to atrophy, crystallization and inertia, the very bane of evolution. Since Disciples of the Third Degree are the only individuals who have conscious access to Triadal Energies, and refuse to work on material goals that are not in Divine Law and Order, there is a reasonable consideration by mentally polarized individuals and groups that those Disciples are “falling short” of meeting human needs and possibilities. Two conditions emphasize this problem. One is the consciousness of the individual mind lacking Triadal access. The other is that those Disciples in possession of Triadal Powers cannot, and will not, use those Powers to enhance material attraction. It is not within Divine Law and Order upon which they Intuitively function. Still, there are those among humanity who are in dire need of assistance in basic life support, and no Disciple would deny that assistance. Although the material-minded and great “thinkers” will be used by the Dark Forces through their innate limitation, it 6 is the spiritual responsibility of those Disciples who possess Triadal Powers to create the attraction for those intellectuals to move into higher awareness and power. This will be a problem for them until the Aquarian Energies along with the 7th Ray produce an Irresistible Pathway. The “unseen” worlds are present at all times for us to recognize. A realization of this Truth brings an opening to vast realms to be discovered and examined. To consider the form-world as the limit to possible experience is closing a window to actual causes. Science already recognizes many energies on subtle levels such as Ultra Violet Light, X-Rays, and Cosmic Rays that are impacting our planet, and most of the laws of physics are based on invisible discernments. Without understanding the Hierarchical Structure of Causation underlying those subtle levels, the explanation is sought in some provable mathematical formulas. True Causation will never be discovered through algorithms, calculus or other maths alone. Remember that “everything visible has come from the invisible.” Seeking the ways of Service to humanity, the Hierarchy, the Christ and the Lord of the World, we must magnetize the invisible Energy of Love/Wisdom. While each of us is working from a particular status on the Path of evolution to get to the next rung of the ladder, the Whole of Humanity is doing the same. Humanity has reached the stage of Kama/Manasic, or Astral/Mental, and is working to get to the stage of Soul consciousness, or “Group” consciousness. Most of the beauty within human relationships has stemmed from the unseen energy of Love/Wisdom. The power that is possessed by those we consider the “great” among us comes from unseen energies and spiritual motives. If we were asked to explain how we arrived at a decision to perform a deed of kindness, the answer would stem from “an inner impulse.” Our entire world stands upon the Foundation of the Invisible. Some of the Invisible from that Foundation are: Life, Magnetism, Radiation, Energy, and Consciousness. We use them, or they use us, consciously or unconsciously. They produce the visible world around us and also produce our own being within the forces of Matter. We use them in different ways and create our outer world. It does not require a complicated process to recognize that each material form in existence has begun invisibly. If one chooses any form within the immediate environment, there will be a process of magnetism and radiation which brought that form into visibility. This is the reason why we are told the material world is an Illusion. What else could it be? If it is left totally unattended, as some ancient cultures have done, the world we live in on a daily basis will certainly become invisible again within a relatively short period of time—speaking of natural decay, etc. If we become sensitive to the unseen out of which the visible is created; meditate and ponder on the process; It is in our hands to create. We are creators of our own environment through the uses of magnetic and radiant forces within our power to control with thought. From “nothing” to “something” can be a very simple process; or a complicated one, depending upon the originating thought. The reverse is likewise valid, from something to nothing— from the “Seen” to the “Unseen.” From birth into the prison of form, until death and freedom from form, every human being lives in a world of precipitating new forms, along with forms which are deteriorating and losing substance, becoming the unseen Energy from whence they came. In the Buddhist philosophy, the process of the Invisible becoming Visible is one of a continuous eternal cycle from Nothingness to Form and to Nothingness again, on an Infinite spiral into different, beauteous evolutions, providing existence and non-existence with no beginning or end. Since, as Esotericists we are not bound by the scientific need for reproductive proof, we can Intuitively consider what was going on before the “Big Bang” within the ONE LIFE. There can only be an ecstatic AWE regarding the Unseen and the Real — Immutable, Boundless Principle. 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