Fetching
One moment.
Fetching
One moment.
1Upon the Physical Plane, when Venus has chief dominion over the mind of the native; she induces a strong predilection for society, and inclines to dancing, music, drawing, etc. She also confers a good humored, witty, kind and charitable disposition. Men dominated by this influx are always great favorites with the fair sex; but they are thoroughly deficient in firmness and self-control; and, if ill dignified, the male native will often find himself in awkward affairs; and is liable to fall into intemperance. A friendly aspect of Saturn in such cases would do much towards cooling and steadying the natives character and inducing reflection. Women bom with Venus in the ascendant generally display the most amiable, engaging and fascinating qualities. If well aspected, they are neat and artistic in their dress and personal appearance; elegant in their homes and generally as virtuous as they are beautiful. It has been truly said, “The general disposition derived from Venus is that of mildness and genuine good nature; and whatever defects may fall to the lot of the native, they are seldom great ones; and are more the results of weakness and a strong animal nature, than constitutional wickedness or a desire to do wrong.” In this we fully concur, and will only add that the chances to do wrong are multiplied by a prepossessing extemalism. They are of medium stature, of fair clear complexion, bright sparkling wicked eyes, handsome features and beautiful form.
2THE NATURE AND INFLUENCE OF THE STARS 265 THE PLANET MARS $ This planet, of all others, in its symbolical aspect, was the object of divine honors in the eyes of the ancient world. Mars seems to have been the most sincerely worshiped, of all the gods, by our northern ancestors. The greatest glory, in their rude times, was enjoyed by the greatest warrior. Hence Mars, in his universal character, represented the god of war. He was also symbolized as Vulcan, the celestial blacksmith, who forged the thunderbolts of Jove. This indicates the rule of Mars over iron, steel, fire, and edged tools. Kabbalistically, the planet Mars signifies alimentiveness within the grand man, and therefore, represents the sense of taste in the human constitution. We have a direct reference to the expression of these martial forces in reference to the physical sensations in the New Testament, viz.: “eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.” Upon the esoteric planisphere, Mars becomes transformed into the angel Samael (Zamael), wherein are shown the highest attributes of this spirit. As such, it represents the power and ability to appreciate the higher, finer, and more ethereal essences of the life wave, and therefore, to have dominion over the powers of absorption and assimilation.
3Astrologically considered, Mars typifies and embodies, in his astral expression, the spirit of cruelty, bloodshed, and of indiscriminate destruction. The true son of Mars is a genuine pugilist of the first water, and is never so happy as when thoroughly engaged in van¬ quishing his opponent. A type of this questionable spirit of enterprise may be found in the history of Great Britain. England is ruled by the sign Aries, the chief sign of Mars, and the typical Englishman is a Mars man. No better subject for study can be found to illustrate Mars, than John Bull. He is always fighting some one, and his past history for a thousand years upon land and sea, is the record of brilliant victories with very, very few reverses. Upon the Intellectual Plane, Mars represents the spirit of enter¬ prise, energy, and courage. Without a spice of this orb all men would be shiftless, effeminate cowards. Those dominated by the Martial influx are mechanical in the highest degree; and possess an uncon¬ querable, untiring, energy, and potent will. Upon the Physical Plane, Mars signifies all those who are in any way engaged in the production of iron and steel. All Martial men zed :y Google 266 THE LIGHT OF EGYPT
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.
1Upon the Physical Plane, when Venus has chief dominion over the mind of the native; she induces a strong predilection for society, and inclines to dancing, music, drawing, etc. She also confers a good humored, witty, kind and charitable disposition. Men dominated by this influx are always great favorites with the fair sex; but they are thoroughly deficient in firmness and self-control; and, if ill dignified, the male native will often find himself in awkward affairs; and is liable to fall into intemperance. A friendly aspect of Saturn in such cases would do much towards cooling and steadying the natives character and inducing reflection. Women bom with Venus in the ascendant generally display the most amiable, engaging and fascinating qualities. If well aspected, they are neat and artistic in their dress and personal appearance; elegant in their homes and generally as virtuous as they are beautiful. It has been truly said, “The general disposition derived from Venus is that of mildness and genuine good nature; and whatever defects may fall to the lot of the native, they are seldom great ones; and are more the results of weakness and a strong animal nature, than constitutional wickedness or a desire to do wrong.” In this we fully concur, and will only add that the chances to do wrong are multiplied by a prepossessing extemalism. They are of medium stature, of fair clear complexion, bright sparkling wicked eyes, handsome features and beautiful form.
2THE NATURE AND INFLUENCE OF THE STARS 265 THE PLANET MARS $ This planet, of all others, in its symbolical aspect, was the object of divine honors in the eyes of the ancient world. Mars seems to have been the most sincerely worshiped, of all the gods, by our northern ancestors. The greatest glory, in their rude times, was enjoyed by the greatest warrior. Hence Mars, in his universal character, represented the god of war. He was also symbolized as Vulcan, the celestial blacksmith, who forged the thunderbolts of Jove. This indicates the rule of Mars over iron, steel, fire, and edged tools. Kabbalistically, the planet Mars signifies alimentiveness within the grand man, and therefore, represents the sense of taste in the human constitution. We have a direct reference to the expression of these martial forces in reference to the physical sensations in the New Testament, viz.: “eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.” Upon the esoteric planisphere, Mars becomes transformed into the angel Samael (Zamael), wherein are shown the highest attributes of this spirit. As such, it represents the power and ability to appreciate the higher, finer, and more ethereal essences of the life wave, and therefore, to have dominion over the powers of absorption and assimilation.
3Astrologically considered, Mars typifies and embodies, in his astral expression, the spirit of cruelty, bloodshed, and of indiscriminate destruction. The true son of Mars is a genuine pugilist of the first water, and is never so happy as when thoroughly engaged in van¬ quishing his opponent. A type of this questionable spirit of enterprise may be found in the history of Great Britain. England is ruled by the sign Aries, the chief sign of Mars, and the typical Englishman is a Mars man. No better subject for study can be found to illustrate Mars, than John Bull. He is always fighting some one, and his past history for a thousand years upon land and sea, is the record of brilliant victories with very, very few reverses. Upon the Intellectual Plane, Mars represents the spirit of enter¬ prise, energy, and courage. Without a spice of this orb all men would be shiftless, effeminate cowards. Those dominated by the Martial influx are mechanical in the highest degree; and possess an uncon¬ querable, untiring, energy, and potent will. Upon the Physical Plane, Mars signifies all those who are in any way engaged in the production of iron and steel. All Martial men zed :y Google 266 THE LIGHT OF EGYPT
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.
No commentary for this page.