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1Each of the foregoing groups of organs is, to a very great extent controlled by the planet under which it is mentioned, but not wholly so, because every orb has an influence in a minor degree over each and all. But generally speaking, each group will manifest an intense or sluggish action in the brain, according as its controlling orb is pow¬ erful or otherwise, in the individual’s horoscope at birth, with this difference in its action: if the planet in question be powerful but evilly aspected, then those organs will express the vicious side of the person’s nature. For example, the planet Mercury so situated, the intellect will be bright, witty and powerful, but all the energies, under proper conditions, will be devoted to fraud, or at any rate, to very questionable purposes; everything depending upon the plane that the person occupies. As before stated, there is no difference between the criminal who breaks the legal code of laws, and the one who, upon a higher plane, obeys the written letter of the law, but tramples upon the true principles of human justice. The wealthy gambler upon the stock exchange, is no better in reality than the gambling card sharper. But, if the planet is dignified and aspected by benefic rays, then the whole of the above will be reversed, and all that is noble, honorable and manly will be the result.
2Having mentioned aspects, it now becomes our duty, briefly, to explain their nature. This we shall do in outline, at present, deferring all details until later. From what we have already stated, our student will perceive that sympathy and antipathy are the great laws by which the planets af¬ fect the human organism. These two forces, or rather let us say the dual action of this one force, constitutes the two modes of motion by which every cosmic principle expresses itself, and the two actions, that is, the action and the reaction, are true polar opposities, of which sufficient has already been stated. Upon the physical plane their effects are correlated as harmony and discord. INFLUENCE OF STELLAR FORCE 223 Original Frorri Diagrams showing the Angular Aspects op Stellar Fi 224 THE LIGHT OF EGYPT
3That nothing, apart from Deity, which has a manifested existence, can exist without form, is a self evident fact, which scarcely requires proof. Therefore, the powers of harmony and discord possess forms which are peculiar to themselves. These forms in Astrological science are angular, and are denominated aspects. The more perfect or com¬ plete the angle is, the greater the power its influence exerts upon matter. The symbol of discord is a square, and every inharmonious angular ray constitutes a portion of the square or the angle of 90 degrees. The symbol of harmony is a triangle, and every benefic angular ray constitutes a portion of the trine or angle of 120 degrees; thus we have a geometric expression of evil and good, as shown below. The student will observe that the discordant rays of magnetic force strike each other crossways from opposing angles, thus +. This conflict produces a violent commotion. There is a fight, as it were, in the current between two powers, while the contrary result is pro¬ duced in the action of the benfic rays of magnetic force. They impinge upon each other, thus, Y, like the two forks of a river, and then, with their united force flow onward harmoniously. The whole of these angular aspects are illustrated in the diagrams on the adjoining page. Explanation is unnecessary, except that each aspect can be formed from any point of the celestial zodiac, both direct and converse.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
1Each of the foregoing groups of organs is, to a very great extent controlled by the planet under which it is mentioned, but not wholly so, because every orb has an influence in a minor degree over each and all. But generally speaking, each group will manifest an intense or sluggish action in the brain, according as its controlling orb is pow¬ erful or otherwise, in the individual’s horoscope at birth, with this difference in its action: if the planet in question be powerful but evilly aspected, then those organs will express the vicious side of the person’s nature. For example, the planet Mercury so situated, the intellect will be bright, witty and powerful, but all the energies, under proper conditions, will be devoted to fraud, or at any rate, to very questionable purposes; everything depending upon the plane that the person occupies. As before stated, there is no difference between the criminal who breaks the legal code of laws, and the one who, upon a higher plane, obeys the written letter of the law, but tramples upon the true principles of human justice. The wealthy gambler upon the stock exchange, is no better in reality than the gambling card sharper. But, if the planet is dignified and aspected by benefic rays, then the whole of the above will be reversed, and all that is noble, honorable and manly will be the result.
2Having mentioned aspects, it now becomes our duty, briefly, to explain their nature. This we shall do in outline, at present, deferring all details until later. From what we have already stated, our student will perceive that sympathy and antipathy are the great laws by which the planets af¬ fect the human organism. These two forces, or rather let us say the dual action of this one force, constitutes the two modes of motion by which every cosmic principle expresses itself, and the two actions, that is, the action and the reaction, are true polar opposities, of which sufficient has already been stated. Upon the physical plane their effects are correlated as harmony and discord. INFLUENCE OF STELLAR FORCE 223 Original Frorri Diagrams showing the Angular Aspects op Stellar Fi 224 THE LIGHT OF EGYPT
3That nothing, apart from Deity, which has a manifested existence, can exist without form, is a self evident fact, which scarcely requires proof. Therefore, the powers of harmony and discord possess forms which are peculiar to themselves. These forms in Astrological science are angular, and are denominated aspects. The more perfect or com¬ plete the angle is, the greater the power its influence exerts upon matter. The symbol of discord is a square, and every inharmonious angular ray constitutes a portion of the square or the angle of 90 degrees. The symbol of harmony is a triangle, and every benefic angular ray constitutes a portion of the trine or angle of 120 degrees; thus we have a geometric expression of evil and good, as shown below. The student will observe that the discordant rays of magnetic force strike each other crossways from opposing angles, thus +. This conflict produces a violent commotion. There is a fight, as it were, in the current between two powers, while the contrary result is pro¬ duced in the action of the benfic rays of magnetic force. They impinge upon each other, thus, Y, like the two forks of a river, and then, with their united force flow onward harmoniously. The whole of these angular aspects are illustrated in the diagrams on the adjoining page. Explanation is unnecessary, except that each aspect can be formed from any point of the celestial zodiac, both direct and converse.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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