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Modality & Trines

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The Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable Designations of the Signs and Decans
Modality is a very useful way of conceptualizing the 4 seasons of our year, each of which contain 3 distinct months giving us the 12
delineated Signs of the Zodiac. Three essential things to know right at the beginning are:
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Our Year begins on the Winter Solstice, the first day of Capricorn which also happens to be the first day of Winter (in the Northerm
Hemisphere). We then move counter clockwise into Aquarius and Pisces before the Spring Equinox, being the first day of Aries.
The seasons themselves always begin at the Solstice or Equinox and they always end at the Solstice or Equinox.
The first month of a Season after the Solstice or Equinox point is always Cardinal, the second month is always Fixed, and the third is
always Mutable. In other words, Cardinal is the beginning of a process, Fixed is the middle of a process, and Mutable is the end of a
process
These three most fundamental points of reference when studying Astrology are rarely dealt with. The problem is that for too
long logers have taken for granted this idea that the Signs of the Zodiac relate directly to constellations in the belt of our ecliptic,
and that stars arranged arbitrarily are chiefly "where our signs and their symbols/meanings come from." Over time this has lead to a
gradual misunderstanding of the seasonal process as it's related to Astrology. The origin of the Signs likely stemmed from understanding
our movement through the seasons, first and foremost. The ancients then projected our seasonal cycles onto the stars for navigation and
astro-theological purposes, drawing constellations and naming them after the seasonal times they were in. Over thousands of years,
though, the stars have slowly shifted, and this has lead some astrologers to conclude that "all our signs are off." This movement has
evolved into what's called of which many books have been written claiming that, again, "all our signs are off" by about
27 or so degrees. But the critical point that's constantly missed here is that our signs are not off at all; the are off. Our seasons still
come and go like clockwork, and we still know exactly when the Solstices and Equinoxes of each year are bound to occur. Many books
and websites, even those using tropical (seasonal) astrology, might talk about a Sign or what it's modality is, but they rarely explain
the point being that anyone using tropical astrology needs to get out of
astro centric ideas and more into season centric understanding of what they're actually working with.
Basic keynotes to remember about the Modalities are:
Cardinal: Beginning of a Season/process. Idealism. Freshness. Breaking new ground. Grappling with new energy. Kinetic action.
Confidently bringing an element "out of hibernation." Optimistic.
Fixed: Middle of a Season/process. Fixity. Centerdness. Stillness. Individuality. Perspective. "Stand alone." Archetype of "the process"
itself, being neither at the beginning nor the end.
Mutable: End of a Season/process. Grounding. Preparing for great change. Changeable, malleable, mutable. Sensing the highly
energetic Cardinal "twin" on the other side of the Solstice or Equinox. Worldly. Experienced. Wise. Natural. Deeply grounding a
particular element for "hibernation" as it will not be expressed during the following season.
None of this is to say that Fixed individuals cannot have the energetic thrust of Cardinal individuals, that Cardinal individuals cannot
have the grounding of Mutable individuals, or that Mutable individuals cannot have the balanced perspective of Fixed individuals. It is
just about overall consistency.
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what modality actually means within the context of our Year,
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Forward moving.
Within the Signs also exists a "microcosm" of these three Modalities. These are shown by the Decans as discussed on the Minor Arcana
page. The Decans indicate certain harmonic "resonators" (Trines) between different modalities and elements. Trines are represented by
about 120 degrees of arch, landing one in the same element though expressed in a different modality within a season. As you can see in
the image at the top of the page, the last 10 degree of Aquarius, an Air sign, is related also to the last 10 degrees of the other two Air
signs, Libra and Gemini. In other words, the 7 of Swords, the 10 of Swords and the 4 of Swords are Resonators.
To recap from the Minor Arcana page:
0 to 10 Degrees of a Sign = First Card/Decan of that Sign
10 to 20 Degrees of a Sign = Second Card/Decan of that Sign
20 to 30 Degrees of a Sign = Third Card/Decan of that Sign
If we take a Sun placement that is in 15 Degrees Scorpio, that means that this individual is attuned to the Second Card of that sign, the 6
of Cups. Just as there are the 3 Modalities of Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable Signs (the beginning, middle and end of the seasons giving us
three expressions (modalities) for each of the four elements - 3 modalities x 4 elements = 12 signs) there are also Cardinal, Fixed and
Mutable areas those Signs which are the Decanates, symbolized by the Minor Arcana.
Cardinal Signs = Aries - Cancer - Libra - Capricorn Rule Decans 2, 3, 4
Fixed Signs = Leo - Scorpio - Aquarius - Taurus Rule Decans 5, 6, 7
Mutable Signs = Sagittarius - Pisces - Gemini - Virgo Rule Decans 8, 9 10
As you can see, each season begins with 2 and ends with 10; 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10, before starting all over again in the next season. This
maps to the Kabbalistic Tree of Life schemata as discussed elsewhere on this site where the 1st sephiroth of the Tree, Kether the Crown,
is not factored in to the Zodiac. Kether is composed of the Aces of Tarot, the "puritanical representatives" of the elements themselves as
discussed on the Cross of Elements page. The 2 through 10 cycle shows the linear processes of Modality as we move through the
seasons, but the Decanate "Modalities within the Modalties" have a specific resonances with one another as well:
First Card (0 to 10 degrees) = Cardinal area of the sign - 2, 5, 8
Second Card (10 to 20 degrees) = Fixed area of the sign - 3, 6, 9
Third Card (20 to 30 degrees) = Mutable area of the sign - 4, 7, 10
So if we take a sun placement in Scorpio, the Fixed Water sign, also in 15 degrees of that Sign, indicating the 6 of Cups decan, this means
the individual is a Double Scorpio or Double Fixed Scorpio, which itself also has a resonance to the two other Fixed areas of the two other
Water signs of Cancer and Pisces, the 3 of Cups and the 9 of Cups decans. The 3, 6 and 9 of Cups are approximately 120 degrees apart
from one another. 120 x 3 = 360 degrees of the entire Zodiac. These three "resonanator" decans are called Trines in traditional astrology
and they bring a kind of harmony to planetary configurations within them, or rather bring a greater perspective in seeing up and down
the fractal of a particular element. If a person were born, for example, between 20 and 30 degrees of Scorpio, represented by the 7 of
Cups decan, we would call this a Mutable Scorpio, or Pisces of Scorpio, which has resonance with the two other areas of the two
other Water signs of Cancer and Pisces, the 4 of Cups and the 10 of Cups decans. If you take someone who was born in the last 10
degrees of Virgo, he or she would be a Double Virgo, or Double Mutable Virgo, resonating with the Mutable areas of the other two Earth
signs Capricorn and Taurus, the 4 of Disks and the 7 of Disks decans. But, if they were born anywhere from 0 to 10 degrees of Virgo,
they would be a Cardinal Virgo, or Capricorn of Virgo, resonating with the areas of the other two Earth signs, the 2 of Disks and
the 5 of Disks. This may seemdifficult if you are new to this subject, but it is actually quite simple if you just stick with it. Below is a
useful way of understanding the Decanate Numbers as arranged in three vertical "Resonator" columns indicating astrological Trines, and
three horizontal rows showing the rulership of the signs themselves.
within
Mutable
Cardinal

So, 2-5-8 is a resonating trine, and 3-6-9 and 4-7-10 have a resonating relationship as well. From looking at how these numbers relate
to one another, we can get a good grasp on exactly how meanings and interpretations overlap in Tarot and in Astrology. There are
numerical relations moving across from left to right giving a signs full "reign" as it were. Then there are the resonating numbers moving
from top to bottom showing the modal relationships the signs; the Trines. These are refered to as
For example, moving from left to right, the 2s, 3s and 4s in Tarot are all Cardinal Decans and
possess Cardinal attributes. They begin the seasons. But, the Cardinal "prerogative" is mirrored 120 degrees away in the other
Modalities as well if we move from top to bottom in the 2-5-8 column. You will notice from the Tarot & The Tree of Life page
(http://astrotarot.weebly.com/tarot--the-tree-of-life.html) that the 4s, 7s and 10s, for example, have many of the same general meanings, only
expressed in different (modalities). These are the Mutable areas (Decans) of the Signs. The Fixed areas, those of the 3s, 6s and
9s, also have many of the same general meanings, though expressed in different ways, and so it goes for the 2s, 5s and 8s. So, if someone
is born in a 5 Decan, whether it be the 5 of Disks, 5 of Swords, 5 of Wands or 5 of Cups, he or she will be harmonically aligned with the 2s
and 8s as well. We narrow this down even further by looking at which element the Sun placement is actually in. This gives the individual
his or her personal resonating trine. For example if an individual's Sun placement is in the 5 of Disks, then it follows they will have an
harmonic resonance with the 2 of Disks and the 8 of Disks as well. It is highly useful to be aware of and contemplate the psychological
import of the 3 interrelated cards of one's personal trine, to see how the specific Decan of their original Sun (or any other planet)
placement is mirrored 120 degrees away in the other two modalities of the same element and how one might harness those other
expressions to bring greater harmony and awareness to one's life. This especially is useful if an individual feels that the Minor Arcana
card representing a Decan is too "negative" on the surface, like the 5 of Disks for example which is entitled "Worry." This card and Decan
has many positive interpretations, but if one doesn't like it on face value they may look to its resonating Trine for greater clarity, the 2 of
Disks, Harmonious Change, or the 8 of Disks, Prudence.
The numerical relations of the Major Arcana operate generally in the same way with a graph similar to this in the numerology section of
the Major Arcana page (http://astrotarot.weebly.com/the-major-arcana.html).
Decan Keynotes
between Modality Columns or
Resonator Columns throughout this site.
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These Decan keynotes are of course very general. There are all kinds of people, obviously, but overall the 7 words for each Decanate
number above are accurate. Delineating exactly to what a 6 is a "harmonizer," or what a 9 might be "elitist," must be
gathered from looking at the individual's Natal Chart itself to see what the other elements are up to, especially with things like the
Houses and one's Rising Sign. A 9 may be "elitist," but there are both positive and negative sides to this, just as there are positive and
negative sides to the "intellect" and generalizations of the 6.
The points of this graph are shown diagonally in the 2-6-10 Decans, which are also illustrated in the colored Zodiac chart at the
top of the page. These Decans are Double Cardinal, Double Fixed and Double Mutable respectively and represent the very beginning, the
very middle and very end of the seasons. They may be considered quintessential expressions of the Modality they find themselves in
where the "lesser mirrors the greater." These 2-6-10 "double points" are shown in the Zodiac wheel at the top of the page as having the
same color as their parent sign, in case anyone were still wondering why some decans are connected to their parent sign like that
through having the same color. The reasoning behind this becomes apparent the more you look at the design. 2 is the very beginning
(very Cardinal), 6 is the very middle (very Fixed), and 10 is the very end (very Mutable).
"Pure Trines" are indicated by decans of the exact same color though in different modalities, for example the 4 of Wands, 7 of Wands and
10 of Wands, or the 3 of Cups, 6 of Cups and 9 of Cups. If one has planets occupying these decans, there is a harmonizing influence or
resonance traditionally seen as auspicious. "Loose Trines" are indicated by decans close to the same color but not exactly, for example if
you have a planet in the 5 of Disks and also a planet in the 3 of Disks. The harmony is still there since it is of the same element, but it is
not coming through the same Trine or Resonator Column. (Trines may also be much more narrowed down and precise when using the
Human Design System as I discuss here (http://youtu.be/RiQf7NgQZPs)).
The relationship between these Decanate numbers as situated within the Trine/Resonator/Modality columns, and on the wheel of the
Zodiac itself, is found not only in Astrology and Kabbalah but also within vortex based mathematics and the discoveries of Marko Rodin
and what he calls the "mathematical fingerprint of god." This is a truly fascinating correlation in that just as the Decans 2-5-8, 3-6-9, and
4-7-10(1) have a very special relationship to one another astrologically, they also serve an important function in the mathematical flow
degree degree
double
of energy within this template/symbol that Marko discovered:
This is a very large subject but the math is actually quite easy to understand once you see Marko demonstrate it a few times. There are
many videos of Marko discussing how this works on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/results?
search_query=marko+rodin&oq=marko+rodin&gs_l=youtube.3...944.2522.0.2931.11.8.0.0.0.0.561.561.5-1.1.0...0.0...1ac.1.D6Rc5Kg7-
dM). You may watch the short documentary which draws upon
some of Marko's work at one point, or check out the work of Randy Powell (http://www.theabhakingdom.com/The_Gateway.html) who
is continuing Marko's research in vortex based mathematics.
There are many ways one can symbolically or mathematically explore this symbol. One way is to see the number 9 at the top of the
image as the head of a bird, whereas 6 and 3 are it's two wings. In Crowley's the poem entitled encapsulates
the dynamic of 3-6-9 both in the Decanate Trines and also in Marko's "fingerprint of God" symbol:
The Cosmic 432 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVATlX4XKMk)
The Book of Lies, The Swan
There is a Swan whose name is Ecstasy: it wingeth
from the Deserts of the North; it wingeth through
the blue; it wingeth over the fields of rice; at its
coming they push forth the green.
The Pyramids & the 3/4 dynamic of the Signs and the Signs within the Signs
The Great Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, Egypt probably looked as pristine as depicted in this picture above at some point in history. The
evidence shows that as man began to evolve (or devolve) away from the original inception of this civilization's seemingly immaculate and
perfect beginnings, different armies, rulers, and other factors slowly changed the topical landscape. Much of the flat stone that originally
encased the pyramids, giving them this very smooth look, were removed in order to build other temples. It seems that the original
manner in which the pyramids were built was lost which lead to progressively lower and lower quality temples being built, obviously to
the point of removing stones from the great pyramids themselves to build them.
Ancient civilizations seem to have had a very keen understanding of the connection between the processes of time, the seasons, the
properties of physical matter and of consciousness itself. The ancient monuments built the world over seem to represent a kind
of between matter and consciousness, or science and spirituality. Within modern physics, mathematics, geology, astronomy
and sacred geometry there are fundamental principles, and these principles are being found to have been already "hammered down" as
it were within these structures and even within the myths of the people living around them. Many stone slabs at the worlds pyramids
also show definite signs of machining, or at least some advanced way of cutting stone. When we think of the word "machine" we usually
associate it with gas, oil, wires, outlets, metal and/or plastic accompanied by some sort of buzzing or puttering. The point here is that just
as there is evidence of some highly advanced machining technique, it follows there must have been a highly advanced consciousness
operating it. For evidence of this once global High Civilization one may consult the following sources:
The Code (http://youtu.be/s7Te08rDvis) by Carl Munck
Joseph P. Farrell on the Grid of the Gods (http://youtu.be/l1EEn2y2UKE)
In all the Universe this Swan alone is motionless; it
seems to move, as the Sun seems to move; such
is the weakness of our sight.
O fool! criest thou?
Amen. Motion is relative: there is Nothing that is
still.
Against this Swan I shot an arrow; the white breast
poured forth blood. Men smote me; then, per-
ceiving that I was but a Pure Fool, they let me
pass.
Thus and not otherwise I came to the Temple of the
Graal.
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The Giza Power Plant (http://www.amazon.com/Giza-Power-Plant-Technologies-Ancient/dp/1879181509/ref=cm_rdp_product) by
Christopher Dunn
The Revelation of the Pyramids (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW0ApDr032I) documentary
I do not agree with all of these theories, but as Dr. Farrell has said, it is the points of agreement that matter. Everyone thinks differently
and conceives differently. Different people have different skills, and when properly recognized and cultivated none are better or worse
than the others. Some writers will look at this subject from the lens of science, and some may speculate more than others, but the
bottom line remains that "officialdom" has constantly been charged with ignoring and even hiding crucial points of study. Deep down
academia seems to hold a kind of envious and vindictive attitude toward independent researchers and their work. Independent
researcher Michael Tsarion explains this problem very well here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iakyRAUjwh4).
What we want to do here is look at the psychological or "metaphysical" interpretations of the Pyramid structure having to do with
astrology, number, geometry, and their relationship to consciousness. When we take the pyramid object of 3 dimensions and flatten it
into a 2 dimensional shape we get what is called a Maltese Cross.
Different cultures have different names for this octagonal shape. To the left
here we see a Chinese rendition called the BaGua which is based on the I-
Ching. The 64 Hexagrams of the I-Ching are themselves based on the 8
"trigrams" pictured in the BaGua. As you can see, the four directions of the
central maltese cross have within them seasonal correspondences. The
bottom arm of the cross corresponds to winter, the right arm to autumn, the
top arm to summer and the left arm to winter. All the other
correspondences also match up quite well with western Astrological concepts,
and anyone familiar with western Astrology should be able to notice certain
correlations. The BaGua is also used in Feng Shui to give ideas on how to
structure and decorate one's home or work space.
The merging between the I-Ching and western Astrology is explored in more
depth on the I-Ching page. When looking at the I-Ching itself there are tell
tale signs of it having had some connection with Astrological understanding in
the past, and we are just now beginning to uncover the many fascinating and
real connections between them.
Maltese Cross with the 4 Evangelicals, the 4 Elements and
the 4 Seasons
Aztec Maltese Cross
The pyramid "f lattened" into an octagonal Maltese Cross
The Maltese Cross and the pyramid symbolizes how we have four elements, but also three expressions of each of the four elements,
Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable; the Modalities. This of course gives us the 12 signs of the Zodiac, but there are many other ways one may
conceptualize this basic 3/4 structure. From Alvin Boyd Kuhn's on page 99 we read:
(sic),
The Ultimate Canon of Knowledge
As number is one of the natural categories, the role it plays in ancient semanticism is profoundly significant. One of course represents
the primal and eternal unity, and two the duality and polarity. The triad has its basic reference to the first productivity of the primal
parenthood, the two parents and their child. But four is the first number that expresses the completeness of a manifestation. This
would seem to say that the stability of organic life is not assured until it rests upon a fourfold base, as a table standing on its four legs.
In Biblical symbolism the structure representing this truth is the Altar. It was the base on which man could burn his sacrificial
offering to deity. And man's life does rest on a fourfold base even in consciousness and organization. For of the seven principles
postulated by the Egyptians as the full complement of the compound of forces constituting the human organism, only the lower four
are in function. The evolution and exploitation of the upper three powers lie in the future. Through the implementation of the lower
four man's conscious life functions at the four levels of sensations, emotion, thought and spirituality. It is truly enough seen that the
fires of man's physical and psychic life burn on these four lower levels. His range of consciousness extends only over the area of these
four distinct strata.
The four is seen in its relevance to the actuality of man's situation in the cosmos if we trace the origin and evolution of manifest life by
the simplest symbolic forms. At the beginning of an epoch of manifestation, life emerges from the void, which must be represented by
the circle zero, the most apt symbol of empty space. Then the fist appearance of organic existence must be represented by a dot in
the center of a circle. Then as God first "moves on the face of the waters," the dot would move across the circle, dividing it into its
upper and lower "firmaments." Plato describes this as the divine unity bifurcating in space, and it gives the first idea of the cross. The
establishment of the polarity pits the two forces at right angles to each other, giving the four-armed cross. God then squares the
circle and life rests on its foursided base. But the trinity of spirit-matter-child operates in each of the four levels of consciousness, so
that the ideal structure of human life is wondrously symbolized by four triangles, giving basic value and significance to the two most
prominent numerical symbols in all of the sacred Scriptures of the world: seven as four plus three, and twelve, as four times three.
Here we have the basis of two such amazing symbolic structures as the great pyramid of Gizeh with its four-sides base and its
four triangular faces, and the zodiac, with its four elements of earth, water, air and fire in three active phases. The zodiac in
particular is a mathematical structure of the most amazing semantic significations, almost fathomless in its intimations. And the
pyramid (meaning etymologically "a measure of fire") is no less suggestive of the play of the fiery energies of our life in a marvelous
cosmic pattern. Of utmost importance for semantic understanding is the fact that the seven resulting from the addition of the four
and the three is the number of the basic physical structure of the universe, while twelve, the number resulting from the multiplication
of three and four, is the spiritual foundations of the world.
Can we account for the 36 Decans in the pyramidal structure? The answer is yes, by building three pyramids as was done at Giza. One
pyramid would be Cardinal, one Fixed, and the other Mutable. Each side of the pyramid would be of a particular element, and the 3
corners of each triangle would symbolize the three Decans of that sign.
In looking at the Zodiac itself, if one were to extend the markers between the Signs as shown above, it would form a Maltese Cross
stretching beyond the original wheel. There are 4 seasons composed of 3 months each, with each month signifying the beginning, middle
and end. Moreover, as we've seen, each month can be further subdivided into 3 separate expressions or "resonance frequencies" called
Decans, the Modalities within the Modalities. The above illustration is also very useful in understanding one's own numerological timeline
as discussed on the Personal Timeline page. Each space of the Matlese Cross extending beyond the wheel is filled with information
pertinent to the individual's movement through space/time, i.e., the year.
Each of the elements (fire, water, air, earth) of course has it's "opportunity" to be one of modalities; Cardinal, Fixed or
Mutable. When an element is in it's Cardinal expression, it is very energetic in the terms of that element. For fire, i.e., Aries, this is
especially energetic. For water, Cancer, this is highly energetic as well but in a very different "watery" way. The "highest" expression of
water is total absorption of the environment and inclusion, adaptation and taking shape of whatever vessel one finds him or herself in.
Whatever the element, if it is Cardinal there is an air of really taking up the baton and "marching forward" with the new element. This is
due to the fact that Cardinal elements have gone through an entire season with expression prior to their own, i.e., no sign of that
element. For example if we look at Aries, the cardinal Fire sign, we see that it represents the first month of Spring (at least in the
northern hemisphere). When we look at the Winter months just prior Spring, we see no expression of Fire. Therefore Aries takes up the
four three
no
"baton of fire" and firmly establishes itself, ushering in a new season with it's own elemental expression. The same applies to the other
Cardinal signs of Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.
When an element is in it's Fixed expression, one will notice that the element is expressed both in the season prior (Cardinal) and the
season following (Mutable). This lends perspective to the Fixed sign of what that element really means to the whole. The element is
neither shooting forth with fresh energy (Cardinal) nor is it spiraling to a close and grounding itself for the following season of dormancy
(Mutable). In essence the Fixed position is the "spearhead" of the astrological Trine, showing why Fixed signs can be such good
harmonizers and synthesizers of many different perspectives and possibilities. Balance between the "highest and lowest" is key for the
Fixed position. The central Fixed Decan of the Fixed signs is the 6, mapping to the 6th Sephiroth of the Tree of Life and also the 6th line
of the Lord's Prayer; The 6 is like a social "go between" between higher more archetypal energies and lower
more material ones.
When an element is in it's Mutable expression, it is very down to Earth and attached to the realm of the "mundane." When most people
think of mundane they think "boring," "unexciting," "uneventful," etc., etc. This is not the case at all. It is visceral, intense, and highly
active, only Fixed and Cardinal individuals might not notice it as much as Mutable individuals do. The world is very much alive and
surging with activity. The Mutable expression establishes itself in the , and it has much to do with the senses. They represent the
"deepest" expression of the element. For example, Pisces, a Mutable Water sign, represents the "deepest" expressions of the element of
Water. It is a sign of the Deep Waters of the Soul, the deep psyche, the subconscious, and deep intuition and sensitivity. It is also a sign of
poetry, art and dreams. Pisces the water element for it's "hibernation" during the following season before the next Cardinal
expression in Cancer.
Apart from the Maltese Cross and the Pyramid, the above graphic is another useful way of understanding the 3/4 dynamic of Astrology,
it's modalities and also the 3/4 structure of Kabbalah and Tarot. We see the reality of the 120 degree angle Trines indicated by the 6
pointed star. Here we can sort of bridge the meanings of the 90 degree angle Crosses and the 120 degree angle Trines and find a
relationship between them.
For example, say someone gave you an actual shape and said "try to find one 120 degree angle imbedded within these perfect 90
degree right-angles." The way you would do this is to take the square and look at it from a particular angle, an angle which suggests a
On Earth as it is in Heaven.
world
grounds
square
hexagon (the center of the 6 pointed star) and also a cube. This is the to get a 120 degree angle to reveal itself out of 90 degree
angles. Within these 4 cornered right-angles or "hard aspects" as they're sometimes called in astrology is a harmony of trinities or Trines
which brings great balance to the elements as they express themselves in different modalities (for more on the significance of the
structure of the cube see the Saturn section of the Planets page).
Note also that a cube has twelve edges and six sides, numbers harmonious with 3.
The Swastika, Modality & the Torque Nature of Astrology
The Swastika is a very sacred symbol that has been used in many cultures (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika) throughout history.
From the wikipedia entry, the Sanskrit word swastika.:
...

It is very ironic what this most sacred of symbols has come to be identified with. Most people associate it with Nazism, fascism and
racism which, though understandable, is a shame for the symbol itself. I feel utterly compelled to save it from it's association with
terrible historical events and remove the negative associations of the word itself which literally has only the most positive of
meanings. There is a documentary currently in the works delving into the history, world wide use, sacredness and also the current
stigma surrounding this symbol called My Swastika (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm5Kjr2AyfY).
It is truly a most fascinating symbol. From an astrological perspective the Swastika shows how the Cross, as discussed on the Cross of
Elements page, and turns in on itself Pictured above is a personal swastika I made utilizing both the I Ching and the Astrological
wheel. Here is how it works basically.
We have two basic dualities or "charges," which are positive and negative, or masculine and feminine. If you have two positives, they
repel, just like when trying to push the north poles of two magnets together. But, when you have positive and negative poles, they are
drawn together and stick. This reminds me of the saying "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object." It's a
rhetorical type of riddle like Zen korans, but the answer may be that the universe is literally created. Within symbolism, astrology, the
tarot, and other divination systems like the I Ching, we are finding analogues of advanced principles in physics, geometry, and
even .
In Astrology, positives are always opposite of positives (fire and air signs - masculine) and negatives are always opposite of negatives
(water and earth signs - feminine). They "repel" each other. So, the "significant other" of these charges are not found in the opposite
sign, but in the of the of the same modality, in a turning motion, which also gives us the Cross. For
example, Taurus (earth) is opposite of Scorpio (water) and are both feminine or negative receptive charges; they "repel" each other. But,
the "great cosmic war" of dynamic creation, which is simply at it's core and a "great cosmic copulation," occurs in the arching motion
and the "torque" between these opposing signs, symbolizing spin. There is an unstoppable attraction between the one positive arm of the
Cross to the other negative arm of the Cross. They are pulling themselves toward one another in a very dynamic "spiraling" fashion,
showing how no sign exists in total isolation from the others. They impact and create one another
only way
is composed of su- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su-) meaning "good, well" and asti "to be" suasti thus means "well-being." The
suffix -ka either forms a diminutive or intensifies the verbal meaning, and suastika might thus be translated literally as "that which is
associated with well-being,.."
spins .
genetics
opposite charge next sequential sign
love
completely.
The video above explains this dynamic from a scientific perspective. You may see the one line of balls as one arm of the cross, and the
other line of balls as the other arm of the cross with an opposite charge. The measurable flow of energy these charges is what
the arch of the swastika symbolically displays and without this fundamental attraction everything would fly to pieces in less than a
microsecond.
Using the four Fixed signs as an example, you may follow along in this pattern with the Swastika pictured above. This is how the signs in
essence "create" one another, showing that no sign is an island unto itself but is rather an amalgamation, balance point, or expression of
the space between the other signs surrounding it. As the saying goes, Nature abhors a vacuum. Picture energy or a ball of light moving
around the Swastika in this 8 step process (or just use your cursor):
From Scorpio to Taurus opposite of it
From Taurus arching to Leo
From Leo to Aquarius opposite of it
From Aquarius arching to Taurus
From Taurus to Scorpio opposite of it
From Scorpio arching to Aquarius
From Aquarius to Leo opposite of it
then from Leo arching back to Scorpio completing the cycle
This is just one way of understanding the swastika in an astrological context. You will notice that this 8 step process creates a kind of
"double figure eight" pattern. The fact that it is an 8 step process is interesting as well since the symbol of the number 8 is the "symbol
of infinity." Oddly, though not too surprisingly after understanding the importance of this symbol, the Nazis used this schemata and
other things they found in ancient texts to help with their physics experiments with anti gravity and locally engineering space/time. As
Dr. Joseph Farrell outlines in his talk Nazi International (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd_sUOvR2vY), he feels Nazi scientists may
have discovered free energy with the help of this schemata and immediately weaponized it, which is of course insane. They then used
their advanced technological discoveries as barter for freedom after WWII and continued the research elsewhere, according to Farrell.
Regardless of this, it is a very important symbol to be aware of, especially in terms of ones astrological cross and the world soul as
discussed on the Cross of Elements page and elsewhere on this site. The reason for this is found in the dynamic between the conscious
and subconscious.
It may be helpful to understand the symbol of the Cross as this "world soul" which then becomes married, in a sense, to ones own soul
that progressively sees itself mirrored "in the world." This is the crux of the Alvin Boyd Kuhn quotes at the top of the Cross of the
Elements page. Through studying the dynamics of nature and conceptualizing it within the mind, one comes to further understand his or
her own soul very deeply. These two "souls" are rather like the Twins, or Lovers, of Gemini, represented by the Lovers card in Tarot.
These Lovers may also be seen as the conscious and subconscious pillars of ones being, the two arms of the Cross. One arm is conscious
(mind, ego, spirit, identity, personality), and the other is subconscious (the body, the physical, the soul, the world, the DNA). There are
many ways one could look at this and describe it, this is not the only way, but through seeing the dynamic "torque" pattern of the
Swastika as symbolic of astrological modality, the conscious and subconscious aspects of being undergo what may be considered a
"wedding," where harmony between the inner and outer can be struck through this marriage of seeming opposites.
between
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The two arms of the Cross are like a magnet, and one might also consider the two pillars of the symbol of Gemini, , the Lovers, as being
a tuning fork. One is dependent on the other. As depicted in the Lovers card, the male figure is holding a spear and the female figure is
holding a cup. This symbology of the spear and cup, or the "I" and the "O" is discussed further below. The "I" may be likened to the suits
of Swords and Wands, the masculine polarity (Will), whereas the "O" may be likened to the suits of Cups and Disks, the feminine polarity
(Love). The balance of polarities is further symbolized, among other things, by the snake and the egg in the Lovers card, and also by the
mobius strip with a single edge that is both and .
The cross pulls and attracts the same kinds of things to an individual over and over again that require alchemical refinement and
distillation. Here we find the endless repetition of the Thanatos complex as discussed on the Cross of Elements page, but there is a
positive Eros side to the process as well. Even though the same kinds of things may get pulled to an individual over and over again, by
understanding their process more deeply they may transmute the seeming friction of those very same "oppressive" archetypal
movements into cathartic, healing and ultimately highly creative expressions.
The experience of one's Cross may be summed up generally by the three characters pictured
on the Fortune card in Tarot, being the card of Jupiter and whose number is 10. These three
characters, Hermanubis, Typhon and the Sphinx, represent Knowing, Doubting and Fate. One
is comprised of all these elements that "spin" around one another, and one cannot stop the
spinning by choosing favorites. Deep acceptance is what leads to "fortune," which then further
aligns one with "destiny."
The conscious arm of the cross is indicated by an individuals Sun placement and Earth
placement. For example, if the Sun was in Scorpio at the time of your birth, then that means
through drawing a straight line directly opposite of it we come to the Earth Sign of Taurus.
The unconscious arm of the cross is represented by the other two signs of the same modality
but which are at a 90 degree angle from the first two signs. This arm of the cross governs
unconscious "body consciousness" indicated by the arm of the cross 3 months before actual
birth during the 3rd trimester. In the case of conscious Sun sign Scorpio and conscious Earth
sign Taurus being the conscious arm, then Leo and Aquarius would represent the unconscious
Sun and unconscious Earth signs of the unconscious arm. Trusting the Leo/Aquarius
unconscious arm is on par with trusting ones own physical body and physical reality, that
materiality has its own kind of intelligence of incredible depth, but which is "unseen."
Through contemplation of the torque nature of astrology one may enter into a deeper
The Lovers ~ Gemini - 6
inside outside
Fortune ~ Jupiter - 10
awareness and trust with their unconscious arm by bringing it into greater harmony with the conscious arm. The unconscious arm
represents the "Doubt" of Typhon, whereas the conscious arm represents the "Knowing" of Hermanubis. The Sphinx is the entire cross
itself, being Fate, representing the combined force of the four elements. Remember the pattern of the Swastika. The first, conscious arm
of the cross may be considered a "surface road" on which you can actually see the activity moving on it. You have conscious access to
your experiences on this level. The unconscious arm, on the other hand, may be considered a tunnel. After one moves from Scorpio to
Taurus, we then move over the arch from Taurus to Leo. Leo represents the beginning of the unconscious tunnel, and whatever comes
out the other side of this unconscious tunnel in the opposite sign of Aquarius will then move over the arch and be fed back into Taurus,
that is, back into consciousness. As the saying goes, whatever you "feed" the unconscious is what it will reflect back, only with an
opposite "charge" or polarity. This then feeds back into ones conscious awareness. If the process is passed through cleanly, then great
gifts and wholeness of being is experienced mentally and lived out physically. And so on the pattern continues, with both the positively
and negatively charged arms of the cross feeding into one another in this "double figure eight" swastika pattern.
This Cross and Swastika symbol of duality and opposition working together in harmonious turning and churning is found in the sign of
Gemini itself in that Gemini is the sign opposite of Sagittarius. Sagittarius is in the direction of Galactic Center, and the symbol of
Sagittarius is an arrow. This is the "arrow" pointing to the heart of our galaxy, the pleroma, the hub. This is why a large part of
Sagittarius in the Gene Keys knowledge is actually called the "Ring of Light." But, opposite of the center, Sagittarius, is Gemini, which is
much further out and "away" from the Galactic Center, with Earth of course hanging in the middle of this duality. Gemini, among other
things, represents finding ones reflection in the abyss, or you could think of it as the bright, self aware consciousness accepting the "dark"
or hidden subconsciousness, finding its own "face" in it. These are the Twins or Lovers becoming wed through existence, and one cannot
exist without the other. It is the pivot between these dualities that makes them inseparable, and this unity makes the duality itself a
trinity, or rather a kind of triune unity. This trinity is again symbolized by the three characters of the Fortune card. In terms of the
duality of the signs of Sagittarius and Gemini, representing the inner and outer galaxy (and even inner and outer galaxy), the
trinity would then be made complete by the Earth itself, our reference point in the middle.
The Swastika & Modality
A great way to visualize and understand Modality is with
this design I created that has a swastika symbol with a
scythe shape to the arching that starts at the cross
of the Solstices and Equinoxes (beginning of the Cardinal
signs), and diminishing completely at the tip whilst
approaching the next Solstice or Equinox (the ending of
the Mutable signs). We can see here how the Cardinal and
Mutable signs share a common ground, that is that they
both touch the Solstices and Equinoxes. Right at the
change of the seasons, like from Fall to Winter for
example at the Winter solstice on December 21st, we
move from Mutable Sagittarius to Cardinal Capricorn.
Remember always that Mutable basically
means The Mutable signs are where there is
a of the time before and an anticipation, or
ushering in, of the time ahead. This happens every year
with the beginning and end of Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.
But, each of the four seasons has it's definite . This "day" is symbolized by the Fixed signs, which are situated perfectly
within the center of each season and is why they are actually called Fixed signs to not touch the beginning or the end of
seasonal cycles as indicated by the Solstices and Equinoxes, but are rather between them. This is also why the Fixed signs are
sometimes conceptualized as turrets or "watchtowers," or as the four Cherubim of the Lion (Leo), the Man (Aquarius), the Bull (Taurus),
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dissolving
day in the Sun
Fixed signs.
and the Eagle (Scorpio). These four Cherubim, and the four Fixed signs from which they are derived, are seen as of the
seasons and are used in much religious iconography. They are indeed , and by looking at the scythe shape of the swastika pattern
above we see that the Fixed signs represent a kind of steady stream; a steady arching or influence that is neither "explosive" or charging
ahead like the Cardinal signs, nor "spread thin" and open to change like the Mutable signs. One may think of this particular scythe shape
as water shooting out of a hose in an arch. This is basically how the Modalities work. The 'high energy' pressure right at the nozzle of the
hose is represented by the Cardinal signs, the beginning of the seasons, where the line is . The 'steady stream' of the flowing water
is represented by the Fixed signs. The 'dissipating droplets' of the water at the end of the arch, where the stream is losing it's shape,
breaking apart and then hitting the ground, are represented by the Mutable signs. This is a useful analogy in many ways, for example
how Mutable signs are closely tied to the Earth and possess a quite visceral relationship to physical reality. This is especially true of the
sign Virgo and it's Double Mutable decan the 10 of Disks, the last card of the Minor Arcana.
As discussed here and on the Minor Arcana page, the Minor Arcana and the sephiroth on the Tree of Life show how the 12 divisions of
the seasons further divide into 36 zones called the Decanates. Each sign of the Zodiac has within itself 3 expressions, and the 3
expressions of each sign may be thought of as "Modalities within Modality." The first zone of a sign is Cardinal, the second is Fixed, and
the third is Mutable. Hence, a Mutable sign like Virgo has within itself a Cardinal expression within the first 10 degrees, a Fixed
expression in the second 10 degrees, and of course it's Double Mutable expression in the third and last 10 degrees.
The dead center of each season is found within the "Double Fixed" areas of Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius and Taurus, the fixed areas of the
fixed signs. The second card of these signs are comprised of the four 6s in Tarot, which directly corresponds to the 6th sphere on the
Tree of Life, Tipareth. As stated before, each season has it's "day in the sun." The four Double Fixed areas are exactly that day in the
Sun. The 6th sphere on the Tree of Life is indeed attributed to the Sun/Son. It is the "central hub," the radiant center where "heaven
and earth" meet and is often called the "Seat of the Soul." In the Lords Prayer, the line "on Earth as it is in Heaven" is attributed to the
Double Fixed area of the Seasons in Tipareth. In fact, all ten lines of the prayer describe the ten Sephiroth of the Tree of Life from
Kether to Malkuth.
1 - Kether: Our Father
2 - Chokma: Who art in Heaven
3 - Binah: Hallowed be thy Name
4 - Chesed: Thy kingdom come
5 - Geburah: Thy will be done
6 - Tipareth: On earth as it is in heaven
7 - Netzach: Give us this day our daily bread
8 - Hod: And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us
9 - Yesod: And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
10 - Malkuth: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever unto the ages, Amen.
An excellent short book on this subject is Many P. Hall's
Notice that 1 and 10 are
related here. They represent both the beginning and the end, which might lead one to ask "is there such a thing as a beginning or an
end?" Yes and no. Yes in that all ends are really beginnings and all beginnings are really ends, but no in that they cannot exist isolated
from each other as stand alone concepts. is ultimately . There is no difference, and one
is not "higher" or "more exalted" than the other. This 10 step process does, in a way, show how the highest of spiritual concepts and
aspirations (1) are perfectly mirrored within the many functions of the physical universe itself (10).
The Personal Swastika
There is an irony in using the swastika to better understand Jewish Mysticism. But once we remove the stigma these symbols begin to
compliment one another in an amazing way showing the torque nature of astrology, a great way to conceptualize the seasons, and also a
way to better understand one's Cross as it exists within the seasons themselves.
Whichever Cross you have, there is a useful meditation, or contemplation, of the energy dispersion between all the 4 elements of that
specific Cross. The Decans allow one to be much more precise in this, and on the I Ching page this process will get even more tailored to
guardians
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Cabalistic Keys to the Lord's Prayer (http://www.amazon.com/Cabalistic-
Keys-Lords-Prayer-Manly/dp/0893143081/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321985409&sr=8-1-fkmr0).
Our Father the kingdom, the power and the glory
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the individual with greater pin-point accuracy. If an individual was born during the 7 of
Disks decan, for example, then this would be their 8 step "infinity" process, bringing
greater harmony between the four elements:
From the 7 of Disks to the 7 of Cups opposite of it
From the 7 of Cups arching to the 7 of Swords
From the 7 of Swords the 7 of Wands opposite of it
From the 7 of Wands arching to the 7 of Cups
From the 7 of Cups to the 7 of Disks opposite of it
From the 7 of Disks arching to the 7 of Wands
From the 7 of Wands to the 7 of Swords opposite of it
Then from the 7 of Swords arching back to the beginning, the 7 of Disks
So just as the Swastika helps us understand the fixed cross of the Seasons, so too it helps
one understand their own birth Cross configuration the seasons. As seen on the
Decanate Cross Meanings page, each of the Minor Arcana/Decanate Crosses are called
the "Cross of 2s," "Cross of 6s," "Cross of 9s," etc. One might also call these crosses the
"Swastika of 2s," "Swastika of 6s," "Swastika of 9s" etc.
The 4 specific arch stages that take place between the Conscious and Unconscious arms
of the Cross are of vital importance. They represent "breakthroughs" since these are the
areas that 'bind' or marry the two aspects of being together. They represent one's
personal IONic process, where ION "horribly melts into the opposite of himself." This is
dealt with more in depth on the I Ching page.
As Kuhn makes clear in 'The Ultimate Canon of Knowledge,' it is imperative to make
conceptions of nature using the intellect. No matter if the conceptions are subtle or
grandiose, and no matter if it is done through astrology, poetry or art, the act itself of plowing into nature and planting it deeply within
one's being can only lead to a more enlightened and balanced state of awareness that's reflected both through the heart and the intellect,
both through the the conscious and the unconscious, and both through the Self and the Other. Kabbalah, Numerology, the I Ching,
Astrology and Tarot show this process of integration in great detail, where there is an intricate overlapping of meaning between different
parts, marrying them together.
As stated in the Rose Cross section of the Cross of the Elements page, cells die and cells are created all the time, just as life and human
beings themselves die and are created at all times. The same dynamic applies to philosophy and spirituality. In short, if one is not willing
to be obliterated, he or she is losing out on the opportunity to find themselves in a realm of unity and unspeakable trust in the Universe.
One does not have to wait for physical death to bring this awareness "down to earth." Remember the Sufi saying "die before you die,"
the Thelemic aphorism "die daily," and also the 6th line of the Lords Prayer; This has everything to do with
the balance of opposites and seeing the Unity inherent in all dualities, which in the Astrological context then becomes as
illustrated in the resonator Trine relationships at the top of this page (see also Venus on the Planets page).
Obtaining one's "heavenly wings" requires a process of deconstructing one's conditioning. The Swastika is a perfect symbolic analogue of
this process, that out of seeming destruction and entropy comes forth intense creation and syntropy. The only problem is when the mind
or ego sabotages the process because it does not want to go to be annihilated through giving up it's seeming "power." The sanctity of the
process itself makes it impossible for the "impure" or fearful to undergo it. One might conceptualize it in the same way Zozimos
envisioned, as a place where people walk into a room and then "burst into flames," where they are "boiled alive," etc. Many, when
confronted with the necessity of this act of obliteration, turn back immediately out of fear. Some of the more fearless may obtain a taste
of it and then return themselves to a more conditioned state of being again. For others still this process may occur spontaneously and is
what may be termed a "personal Apocalypse." Remember that in the vision of Zozimos, ION "pulls the skin off of his (Zozimos') head."
This is perfectly concordant with the literal meaning of the apocalypse, which originally meant "removing a leather covering." In other
words, apocalypse simply means to reveal that which is beneath the "skin." "Skin," "covering," or "leather" is likely a metaphore for the
persona, the conscious arm of the Cross that may become afraid of letting go, of embracing it's own seeming obliteration and of losing it's
I-dentity, thinking it "runs the whole show." Remember that the conscious arm of the Cross generally represents the ego, who we
consciously perceive we are. Through this process the ego undergoes a kind of crucifixion and is subsequently redeemed into wholeness
with one's entire Being. If the conscious arm of the Cross is operating correctly through trust, then the unconscious (the body itself, DNA,
within
On Earth as it is in Heaven.
trinities
cells, certain areas of the brain; everything you do not to be aware of) begins to light up and subsequently the conscious arm
with deeper knowing.
Here in the Dendera Zodiac, discovered in the Hathor Temple at Dendera in
Egypt, we find very interesting correlations between Egypt, Kabbalah, the
Western Mystery Tradition and the Western Zodiac. Within this Zodiac there
are 36 Decans pictured on outer edge of the inner circle. The 12 signs of the
Zodiac are also pictured as figures holding up the wheel. These figures show the
dynamic interplay of the Modalities which is perfectly in line with our
understanding of the Swastika. Remember that the Mutable and Cardinal signs
"share a common ground" at the periods of the Solstices and Equinoxes, and that
the Fixed signs are what might be considered "stand alone" Modalities that
represent each season's "day in the sun." The 12 figures holding up the wheel of
36 Decans illustrate this dynamic beautifully. At the points of the Solstice and
Equinoxes we see two Horuses facing each other and sharing a common space
with their arms interlocked. This illustrates the "passing of the baton" as it were
from season to season, from Mutable to Cardinal. In between these changing
times is seen a female figure standing alone, indicating a single arch of the
Swastika between seasons. These four solitary and pillar-like female figures
represent the four Fixed months of the year, being the central month of each
season; Scorpio (the eagle), Taurus (the bull), Leo (the lion) and Aquarius (the man).
There is a fascinating correlation between the four female figures of the Dendera Zodiac shown here and the four Cherubim as described
in the Book of Ezekiel. From the wikipedia entry on the Cherubim we read:
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezekiel)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throne_of_God)
The four Fixed zones of the Zodiac do indeed "sustain the throne of God," and in looking at the Zodiac of Dendera, we might be looking at
another representation as to why each of the four Cherubim have four wings each. On each side of the Fixed zones are two figures
symbolized by the Hawk headed god Horus, indicating the Mutable and Cardinal signs, the "beginning and end" sharing a common
ground. So, on each side of the Fixed zones may be considered "four wings." Two of these wings "extend upward" and "sustain the
throne of God" (Cardinal-beginning of season), and two stretch "downward" and "cover the creatures of themselves" (Mutable-end of
season). What we have when connecting this astrological template to the Kabbalistic Tree of Life are Double Mutable Decans (the 10s)
coming into contact with the Double Cardinal Decans (the 2s). The Double Cardinal Decans, the 2s, are at the highest position on the Tree
in comparison to the other Decans, within the sphere of Chokma, sometimes called the "Celestial Sphere." These four Decans, like in our
hose analogy of explaining the Swastika above, "extend upward" and powerfully sustain the overall flow of the seasons.
The Double Mutable Decans, the 10s, are at the lowest position on the Tree, in the sphere of Malkuth, The Kingdom. This is the sphere
of the Earth, the four Decans of which "extend downward" and cover the creatures of the Earth. What we have with the symbolism of
two Horuses facing each and interlocking their arms at these points in the Zodiac are the Alpha and Omega meeting each other, where
the Ouroboros serpent swallows its own tale in a great circle, where we get sayings like "coming full circle," and which also contains the
meaning of Zozimos' vision where ION "melts into the opposite of himself," i.e., Omega (the end) dissolving into Alpha (the beginning).
All ends are also beginnings, and all beginnings are also ends.
Perfectly situated between these beginning and end points of the Solstices and Equinoxes are the Fixed points, Kabbalistically mapping
to the 6th sphere of Tipareth, the sphere of miracles and of christ consciousness, the "Seat of the Soul" where in the Lord's Prayer it is
said "On Earth as it is in Heaven."
The Ego, I-King, Thinking & the I-Ching
need feeds
The prophet Ezekiel describes cherubim as a tetrad of living creatures, each having four faces: of a
man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle. They are said to have the stature and hands of a man, feet of a calf, and four wings each. Two of the
wings extended upward, meeting above and sustaining the throne of God ; while the other
two stretched downward and covered the creatures themselves.
The symbolism of the 10th card of the Major Arcana, Fortune, the card of Jupiter, holds many more secrets for the empowerment of the
individual. The word "individual" has within it "In - divide - dual" which basically means or and the word
"secret" itself is very close to the word "secrete." What we are approaching here is the elixir of Selfhood, a veritable .
As we have seen with the symbol of the swastika, the identity has within it a fundamental duality, that of feminine and masculine
"charges," the conscious and the subconscious, self and other, etc. The reconciliation of these two aspects of being leads to alchemical
transformations and an experience of greater wholeness within the individual. The process of ION is essentially a process of what Jung
called "individuation." Through the polarization of positive and negative charges comes a torque dynamic, giving us the 'walking' motion
of the swastika where these dual aspects of being are drawn inexorably toward one another. There is an intrinsic Unity within this
formula which is "indivisible."
The spontaneous enlightenment of artist and poet ManWoman (http://manwoman.net/) involved a conscious surrender to this
dynamic, leading to what I can only interpret as a Universal embodiment of all that is, where no lines or distinctions were made between
Self and God, conscious or unconscious, etc. As stated on his website concerning this quite unexpected experience, there was great
turbulence, like jets of energy, that grew stronger as he was drawn closer to this symbol, until at one point he had to surrender to it, to
face a "holy obliteration" as it were. It is very interesting that he chose the name "ManWoman" after this experience since within this
symbol we see how the masculine and feminine polarities of Being are drawn together in a sacred union; a dance of Universal Love and
Creation.
The dynamic of turbulence or some kind of "sacrifice" or "surrender" preceding enlightenment is seen in all the world's most important
stories where a character of one kind or other experiences union with what could be termed the "Divine Order." We have Jesus crucified
upon the , Zozimos mutilated into and "burned upon the altar of the Art," the Norse god Odin hanging from the tree of
Yggdrasil to achieve enlightenment, Siddhartha (Buddha) declaring that "life is suffering" and himself achieving enlightenment under a
tree, and the Egyptian story of the death, mutilation and eventual resurrection of Osiris. In the Tarot we have the 12th card of the Major
Arcana, the , a card indicating "sacrifice" (a word closely connected to sacred, sacrament, and also the chakra of sexuality
and life-force, the ) whose legs form a Cross. All this imagery and all these stories have one thing in common, that of illuminating
the depths of the physical elements with the light of consciousness. The themes of surrender, death and subsequent enlightenment are
apparent throughout.
Here we enter the "problem" of the I - ego, or the "problem" of narcissism. These things are actually not problems at all in the right
doses and utilized in the right way. The only issue is that of authenticity and legitimacy. Each individual his or her own Horus, their
own Buddha, their own ION, their own Odin, and indeed their own Jesus. In short, each individual is responsible for his or her
own redemption, for lack of a better term. The tools are found right inside the archetypal landscape, but throughout time the
systemization of religion has cordoned off these important stories into a realm completely "outside" of one's Self, to be worshipped as
Other, as separate, and as some nebulous template that is practically Organized religion therefore has put the cart before
the horse, greatly distorting and dishonoring the soul development of individuals by projecting the most important tropes available to us
into this realm of the unattainable, in essence divorcing the concept of Power from the concept of the Self right at the root.
Spiritual perfection is not unattainable though. Something in the past must have happened that for Kings to rise, and for them to
rule their throngs of "lowly subjects." In this world of power games, the only currency is consciousness. In many backwards systems of
rulership, the dictator is often given the role of priest as well, as some god-like religious arbiter of ultimate truth. But the keys for
personal sovereignty and redemption are purely within and cannot be given, dictated, or rationed out by an outside agency. The very
idea that such might be the case has lead to great errors and deviations in the psycho-spiritual history of humanity, stunting freedom
and giving rise to all manner of tyranny. Secrets are kept, secret orders abound, and important information is guarded like gold at fort
knox where an impenetrably thick line is drawn between the "rulers" and the "ruled," the "initiated" and the "uninitiated," the "haves"
and the "have nots," etc. There may have been a point in history where occult information was best kept hidden, where the approach of
individuals to the inner sanctuaries was to be highly systematized, rigid, rigorous and kept thoroughly secret under penalty of death.
This have served some important function long ago, but in these times such a dynamic is causing infinitely more harm than good to
the human family. As Kuhn stated in his book on page 4:
undivided unable to be divided,
Fountain of Youth
Cross 4 parts
Hanged Man
Sacral
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squarely
unattainable.
allowed
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The Esoteric Structure of the Alphabet
While modern intelligence aims to disseminate its blessings over the widest popular area, hoping that it may edify the mass body of
people generally, the sages of old acted upon a different estimate of the possibilities in the case. They appraised the cultural potential
of the "vulgar masses" as practically nil, and therefore deemed it a sacrilege to cast the precious jewels of esoteric truth and
The Ego can be dictatorial, though one of the errors of new age
philosophy is the idea that the ego must be destroyed and wiped out
of existence, because it can also be compassionate and a . The
negative view of ego is partly due to a reaction of what is seen as
obviously malignant and diseased manifestations of it in the world
that uses power humans rather than utilizing
power them.
But, the ego is an interesting mechanism. As stated in the ION
section of the Jupiter page, it really is all about you and Cross
and "ION" which represents your own, personal process of
transformation. Everything else is secondary in the sense that if an
individual has not legitimately "suffered their own cross" as it were,
then how can they possibly relate to other human beings without
there being all kinds of hooks, complexes and shadows running
rampant through his or her relationships.
The Ego is King crowned with identity, and it may be the only part of the Self that is concerned with true freedom and progress. Take
away or diminish the I-dentity, though, and what you have is a selfless individual living solely on the whims of others in a similar position
of inner futility and sense of dislocation. What one finds in mass situations like his are peculiar King-like characters called whose
legitimacy and virtues are blown so far out of proportion that even they believe themselves to be Gods-In-Flesh with a "divine right to
rule." This exaggerated sense of greatness can only be achieved through the outward maintenance of this artificially elevated state, that
is, through . The picture above is quite funny in that a truly whole and connected individual who has integrated his conscious with his
subconscious through an IONic process may indeed "feel" exactly like that, . The difference, though, is when an individual
decides to the IONic process and artificially induce an exalted, albeit unintegrated, ego awareness in the lowest of ways, that is
through the perceived adoration, approval and acceptance of others. This is basically a world ruled by psychopaths in which lies and
distortions can fly for as long as one wants so long as the population is dislocated from their own center and divorced from their own
power on the most fundamental levels.
Within the ancient I Ching system of China (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching), there is what is called the 'Superior Man.' He is identified
by how he utilizes specific information as contained within the I Ching oracle. For example, within the information of the 7th Hexagram
of the I Ching, which has to do with leadership, the "Superior Man" will respond to this oracular information in a specific way. Of this
Hexagram it is stated "The Superior Man increases his masses by generosity toward the people... He who is generous toward the people
wins their love, and a people living under a mild rule becomes strong and powerful."
There is also what we might call the 'Inferior Man,' and he may be identified by how ineffective his leadership is, leading to a discordant,
tyrannical, or dictatorial nature. The Inferior Man man of this Hexagram may also remain hidden, choosing not to lead at all but to stay
in the shadows out of fear. Within the I Ching's treatment of the "superior man" and "inferior man" we see a representation of a healthy
ego and an unhealthy ego. Both the superior and inferior, and both the healthy and unhealthy, are based upon the exact same templates.
It is only the way in which the information is translated or transmitted into and through the world that makes the expression either
"superior" or "inferior."
The I Ching is a binary system, and here we find a very interesting connection to the number 10 again, our "original duality" as
discussed above. Interestingly there are 64 hexagrams within this system (6 + 4 = 10), and the I Ching itself is essentially a binary
system of "1s and 0s," that is, of broken lines and solid lines that are also called "male lines" and "female lines." The solid lines are male,
knowledge to the "swine" that would trample them in the mire of unconscionable crudity of misunderstanding. It may be said that
the history of religious cultism over many centuries has demonstrated the practical wisdom of this conservatism. The perversion,
corruption, materialization and literalization of the lofty mystical sense of ancient cryptic literature, our power to rightly interpret
which is only now being regained, has caused perhaps the most colossal debacle in the culture of spiritual values in the course of
known history. Its easily discernible evil fruitage has been the positive derationalization of the Occidental mind as regards all things
religious, theological and Scriptural. It has deprived that mind of the cardinal advantage of knowing the sublime meaning of the
splendid Jewish-Christian Scriptures, which are a collection of ancient mythographic portrayals of spiritual truth, sadly and
calamitously mistaken for history.
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and the broken lines are female. We can also think of the solid lines as "1s" and the broken lines as "0s."

This basic duality is what forms reality and conscious experience (and even unconscious experience). On/off, in/out, up/down, left/right,
open/closed, male/female, life/death, conscious/subconscious, sleep/awake, day/night, nothing/something, etc., etc. The 1 and 0
combination is also used as a symbol for the on/off power button (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_symbol) on nearly every personal
computer on Earth. As Alan Watts points out in this talk (http://youtu.be/r6S2zzAIBFA), the german philosopher and mathematician
Leibniz, after having studied the I Ching, actually created the binary language of 1s and 0s that computers would be based on in the
future.
The 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching are also closely connected to the structure of our genes and the different amino acids they code for
called "codons." The genes have everything to do with the highly unique expression of each individual; physically, emotionally, mentally
and spiritually. Remember the quote from Kuhn stating that "Spiritual realizations are not in an upper world, but are cognate with the
existent order." The genetic coding of DNA so closely resembles the structures of the I Ching that one feels impelled to make a bridge
between the two, that is, a bridge between science and spirituality, or the physical world and the world of consciousness. Many have
explored these connections such as in the Tao of Chaos by Katya Walter, but one such revelation of real import was received by an
individual in the 1980s which came to be known as the Human Design System. This may be read about further on the I Ching page.
With such close connections between the I Ching and the functions of computers and genetics, one might say that we do indeed live in a
"Matrix" of sorts, but it is a genetic and archetypal Matrix of infinite variety and possibility. One of the more dangerous types of science
at work in society now is actually the realm of genetic manipulation. It is as though they believe things are "not good enough
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVv9Y0yxq1A)" as they are but need to be upgraded and updated, and the measures to which this
tinkering is being carried out are abrasive and extreme to say the least.
Remember that the Fortune card, whose number is 10, is also given the correspondence of Jupiter. In the movie and in the original
novel , a super computer was asked to answer "The Ultimate Question to Life, the Universe, and
Everything." After many thousands of years of computation it finally gave it's answer, which was simply "42." What is significant about
this number is that it represents the symbol for Jupiter itself, which is combination of a 4 and a 2, .
The Hebrew letter attributed to the Fortune card is Kaph, of which K is the English equivalent. If we take the English suffix , which is
added to verbs making them "present active participles," and add it to the letter K, we have KING. So, if one is a "King" we might say
they are "K-ing" as if it were an active verb.
As discussed on the Neptune page, the archetype of Jupiter and Zeus is closely tied to the archetypal function of Horus. All are "sky
gods" and represent the process of moving through time from a singular point of view, the earth. This is why Zeus rules from a
"mountain." Mountains in archetypal language many times represent planets, and also the Earth itself. For example as it is seen on the
19th card of the Major Arcana which also has a numerological connection to Fortune and Jupiter as 1+9=10.

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Within the Sun card we see the dualities brought together and operating in harmony. Within the Sun card we see the phallic "mountain"
or hill, the 1, and we also see a circlet or wall around the top of this mountain or hill which represents the 0, the feminine embrace. Each
individual human being an expression of this wholeness and harmony. Remember also from the Neptune page that the Eye of Horus is
connected to Jupiter, Fortune, the Sun and Moon cards, and also the Rx symbol for health and wellness. The Eye of Horus is called the
"wadjet" which originally meant "wholeness," basically. This is exactly what the Sun card represents, moving from the possible
antagonisms of dualities and senses of "painful separation" into total harmony and wholeness within one's being. This is achieved through
understanding the Trinity, the third binding agent that holds the dualities together. One might call this binding agent Love, they may call
it consciousness, the Self, or they may call it God; whatever one chooses to call it, it is the realm in which all dualities are brought into
union, where all mysteries and riddles of the Self are put to rest, and where all anxious tensions, pains and perceived misgivings are fully
embraced causing them to melt into an experience of rapturous harmony within the whole.
Of course when one looks at a binary system such as the I-Ching, or if one is looking at how a computer works, it can all seem fairly dead,
inhuman and mechanical on the surface. There is a kind of perceived tension on a certain level when looking at the reality of how these
things "work," and it can indeed drive the mind to limits of anxiety ridden, complex ridden, ego driven extremes. This occurs in part
because the mind can so easily become obsessed with the "mystique" or "mystery" of duality. In this case, mystery is synonymous with
misery in every way since in "higher realities" dualities do not even exist. They are only expressions of an inherent Unity, or whatever
one wishes to call it. And, interestingly enough, the unity or "one" is really the "three," the Trinity; wholeness, balance, health, radiance,
embrace, variety, and continuity. This Trinity is also shown in the I Ching itself with the 8 base trigrams whose various combinations
then give us the 64 hexagrams.
Essentially each individual is an "Eye of Horus" unto themselves, or rather a "circle" or "wheel" unto
themselves, a , as pictured on the Fortune card, which is simply another way of looking at this. The word
Fortune itself is connected to this theme of wholeness and balance as with the wadjet, but it also connects to
one's own archetypal landscape within. The heavens are "squeezed" into individual human beings at the
moment of birth, giving them their particular "Fortune," making them a "Horus" and fulfilling the imperative
of genetic and spiritual variety, potency and continuity. This may also be likened to the "fortune" within the
lines of one's palms, the "fate lines." But the word fate sounds ominous and seems to negate ideas of free will,
right? The remedy to "fate," as we understand the term, is done by embracing the characters within it and
aligning with one's "Horus" nature, essentially turning unconscious fate into a conscious . This is also
connected to the "fates" mentioned in the Norse Eddas, and fulfillment of it is accomplished through correctly
setting one's .
"The light of the body is the eye: if therefore your eye be single, your whole body shall be full of light."
Jesus in matthew ch 6 v 22
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circles, or two "Horuses" which could be anything from me/not me to any other duality one can conjure. The yoni of the shared space
may also be considered a portal, of sorts, into the collective unconscious where the ego is shattered momentarily so one can experience a
wider spectrum "Source Consciousness." This is where music, art, poetry and all manner of inspiration comes from. The ego needs to be
"shattered" or else it would take all the surging archetypal and geometrical activity quite personally, to perceive itself as a of the
fates, as an "I" that this experience is occurring . One might say that there is indeed no true "recovery" from such an experience in
that the ego isn't there experience it in the first place. It is part and parcel of the whole, and wholeness really means , that
is it includes both your ego and also the ego of every other human being alive on earth (not to mention the subconscious and the natural
world) giving one a fractal panacea of coded archetypes mixed together in infinite variety, and variety indeed is the spice of life.
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