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 The Sun is Exalted in Aries
The end of the zodiacal year has
come around again with the
passing of the Sun from Pisces
into Aries; it signals the equinox,
where equal night and day
prevail, where darkness and light
are held in abeyance or balance –
symbol of Libra, polar opposite to
Aries; this Aries-Libra relationship
will be accentuated at the full
moon solar festival in Aries on
March 31.

The Sun is exalted in Aries, representing the first golden rays of the sun that peer over
the horizon at dawn, heralding a new day, a fresh start, a new idea or thoughtform that
can propel itself in a particular direction:

“Here the Sun stands for the life of the spirit which comes to full expression as the
result of the great evolutionary process, initiated in Aries. The life of God which in this
sign is “swung into activity” eventually achieves consummation. Latency becomes
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potency and midnight merges into midday. God, the Father, rules.”

“God” can be interpreted as one’s “personal God” – the soul, or the Monad (God the
Father), that original essence that utilises the soul as its vehicle. “Latency” is that
which is held in potential and limitless creativity that can be activated, leading it to
“potency”.

“Midnight merging into midday” is a

deeply esoteric passage that refers to
the darkness of midnight (deepest
indigo blue bordering on black), the
latency of the infinite that finds its
potency in the finite – the human
being at midday aligned to the sun
overhead, that has reached its zenith
or maximum power.

The Aries theme of new beginnings

and hence limitless possibilities, is
evident when considering nuclear reactions that take place within the sun; where nuclei
merge to create others, emulating the type of reaction that powers a hydrogen bomb;
except the process is fusion, not fission. Midnight is also the “dark before the dawn”,
the darkness that precedes illumination.

Therefore, the symbolism of Aries is given to the rising sign or ascendant in the
personal birth horoscope. The rising sign is determined by the exact moment of the
first breath – when the soul incarnates in a new body. Hence, in Esoteric Astrology the
rising sign is the soul potential that can be unfolded in any incarnation. For the majority
of humanity, the rising sign simply remains a mask of personality expression, without
accessing its deeper potentials.
2018 Solar Ingress and Mars in Capricorn
Likewise, for the world as a whole – each new year in Aries holds in potentia planetary
soul purpose, hence the “solar ingress” horoscope that is erected for when that exact
moment occurs.

Note that the rising sign will be different for London or New York, as “capitals” of the
Western nations.

A key pattern in this ingress horoscope is a T-square between the Sun and the Earth to
Mars in Capricorn, a formation that is similarly repeated in the full moon horoscope 11
days later. Mars is exalted in Capricorn and in the undeveloped individual it dominates,
producing conflict – a familiar domain for the God of War. In Capricorn, Mars is about,

“Materialism, the fight for the satisfaction of personal ambitions, and the conflict with
higher spiritual tendencies goes steadily forward, and this most material of all the signs
is the battleground of the old established order and habits and the new and higher
inclinations and tendencies.”2

The power of Mars persists in the spiritually advanced, through the Second Initiation in
particular, up to the Third Initiation where, along with the moon Mars produces a
“fearful conflict” between the lower ego and the higher self.

Hence, in both the ingress and full moon charts, Mars is square to the Aries sun that it
rules – from the sign of its greatest power in Capricorn. The point of least resistance for
“average humanity” is the “satisfaction of personal ambition”, pronounced ego,
aggression, militancy, domination and the selfish use of money.

For the more conscious, the potential is the driving power of Mars to reach the
mountaintop of Capricorn, to achieve the best potentials that are in accordance with
spiritual principles. Aries rules the head and brain – the hardware for the transmission
of ideas from the software of the mental body. The first ray of Will or Power pours
through Aries, and that Will is about holding unwaveringly to right principles – to take a
stand and maintain that stance.

Aries is the Marsial warrior – utterly fearless, confident and courageous, drawing its
 strength from the exalted
Sun. The Sun rules the heart
chakra, the source of
compassion and courage – the
latter word coming from the
French coeur = heart; love
and courage are inextricably
entwined.

The aggressiveness or
pushyness of Aries can equally
be a staunch resistance that
“holds the line”, to use a
military expression. This push-
pull dynamic is symbolic of
Mars, charging rams, the tug-
o-war between light and dark,
higher and lower, Aries-Libra:
war and peace.
The Mars in Capricorn goat, sure-footed upon the mountain
top.

Three Spiritual Festivals

Aries also marks the first of the three spiritual festivals of the new year – Aries, Taurus
and Gemini. These festivals set the tone for the entire year and are always given a
large stimulus by the Guides of the Race during the three full moon periods. An aspect
of the Planetary Plan is established during these festivals – drawn from the Divine
Blueprint that is constantly precipitating into human consciousness.

Aries’ theme is about the

emergence of the subtle idea,
patterned and programmed in
the ethers, that will eventually
manifest upon the outer plane:

“Aries is the place where the

initial idea to institute activity
takes form. It is the birthplace
of ideas, and a true idea is in
reality a spiritual impulse
taking form—subjective and
objective.”3

Therefore the value of group

meditation during these
periods is of utmost importance – in establishing the correct and meticulous crafting of
thought-forms, then rightly directing them, preserving the principles that lay behind.

Aries, Taurus and Gemini function as a triangle of subjective energies that condition the
remainder of the year; tuning into their qualities through personal reflection and group
meditation is of great planetary service. The three festivals are:
 Aries – Easter Festival, the Festival of the Risen Christ.
Taurus – Wesak Festival, the Festival of the Buddha or of Illumination.
Gemini – Festival of Unification – unifying East-West, carried forward by the Christ.

Mercury as Esoteric Ruler of Aries

Mercury is the “messenger of the gods” and its close
proximity to the Sun reflects its role as messenger or
intermediary to the other planets – literally or metaphorically
understood. “Mercury receives seven times more light than
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any other planet.”

One must bear in mind that all the planets are intimately
connected to one another, as they evolve the Will of the Solar
Logos within the corporate body of our solar system. And of
course, the source of the higher self and directing will of this
solar system is the fixed star Sirius, the “fourth cosmic path”
that the majority of liberated humanity will tread. Mercury is
the ruler of the fourth ray of Harmony through Conflict (the
major ray that rules Humanity as a whole), hence is related
to Aries’ exoteric ruler Mars, a “creator of conflict”.

“Mercury indicates that the line of least resistance for

humanity is harmony through conflict, for Mercury expresses the fourth ray energy
which is buddhic, intuitional and expressive of the Christ.”5

As a sacred planet, and on the “even ray line” of Love-Wisdom (2,4,6) Mercury is the
Harmony part of the equation, whilst co-ruler the Moon represents Conflict created by
the unconscious self, in this life and the accumulations of many lives. The Moon and
Mars both serve similar functions in creating awareness of the unredeemed and
unconscious within the personality and create conflict for the individual who is upon the
upward Way. The Moon veils Uranus in its rulership of the sacral/sexual chakra, whilst
Mars rules the solar plexus, seat of the astral body:

“Like the Moon, Mars plays a most important role in creating an awareness of what is
at war within. Yet, it also contributes to the blind and errant human behaviour that
creates pain and misery on this planet. Mars the god of war – inner and outer. “War
and strife” create the “needed purification”.6

Mercury is however, of a much higher caliber altogether. In its

lower expression, Mercury is the “trickster” and mental
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intelligence (3 ray), reflected by its exoteric rulership of Gemini
and Virgo; it has an association with the throat chakra, seat of
the mental body, but does not rule that centre per se. (Saturn
does.)

“Mercury, being the Messenger of the Gods and the Agent of

Their applied control, is therefore the agent of the third aspect
(active intelligence) from one point of view, and of the second
aspect (love-wisdom) from another. He is regarded as embodying
in himself both these aspects of the mental principle, the
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expression of the concrete and the abstract mind of God.”
The mind is of course where illusion is encountered (glamour on the mental plane) and
this why Mercury the divine Messenger is regarded as the principle of illusion and the
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expression of the active higher mind. In an even higher expression, Mercury is buddhi
or intuition, emanating from beyond the mental plane but utilising the latter. Hence the
Aries keynote: “I come forth from the plane of mind, I rule.” Buddhic consciousness is
the ultimate goal of consciousness evolution for humanity.

“Mercury is the synthesis of manas-buddhi, mind-wisdom which expresses itself

through the human soul; Mercury rules the bridge or the antahkarana.”9

In its buddhic role, Mercury rules the right lobe of the Ajna or brow chakra, whilst
Venus rules the left lobe (mind). Each new annual cycle in Aries reminds us of this
distant Mercurial achievement:

“When Mercury,
the divine
Messenger, the
principle of illusion
and the expression
of the active higher
mind, has
performed his
mission and “led
humanity into the
light” – and the
Christ-child out of
the womb of time
and of the flesh,
The ajna or brow chakra.
into the light of day
and of
manifestation, then
the task of that great centre we call humanity will be accomplished.”10

There are several “4’s” associated with Mercury: Associated with the 4th cosmic path to
Sirius. The 4th kingdom, the human. Fully realised buddhic consciousness – the 4th
initiation. Ruler of the 4th ray:

“Mercury, embodying the energy of the fourth ray, eventually carries the man around
the wheel of life and through the medium of conflict enables him to achieve harmony.
Mercury illumines the mind and mediates between the soul and the personality, being
the Messenger of the Gods. This mediatorship, in the first instance, produces an
inevitable opposition between the pairs of opposites and a long drawn out conflict. This
conflict finally works out into victory and the dispelling of illusion through the
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illumination of the lower mind.”

Uranus, Hierarchical Ruler of Aries

The hierarchical ruler is the third and highest ruler of each zodiac sign. Stated very
simply, Uranus in this solar system is a planet that “draws all upwards”, ruling over the
future “first synthesising scheme” (of three) where eventually all planetary evolution
will resolve at the end of the life of the solar system.
Uranus is the ruler of
the human sacral centre
that contains the seed of
Will/mind to be raised
eventually to the higher
centres, the throat and
ultimately the head.
(See “Sex and
Relationships – Parts 1 &
2 for Libra/Scorpio
2017.) However, Uranus
as the highest ruler of
Aries represents that
“raincloud of knowable
things” from which all Uranus also has rings – its blue hue is due to atmospheric
ideas emanate and methane.

precipitate. Mercury as
esoteric ruler, is the messenger-mediator of those ideas to the physical plane. Uranus
has an association with science – the exoteric and esoteric sciences, as does Mars:

“Mars governs the senses

which are five in number.
These senses are the basis of
all human knowledge where
that which is tangible and
objective is concerned or
inferred. Mars, therefore,
rules science and hence the
reason in this present era for
the fundamental but not
permanent materiality of
science—a materiality which is
rapidly lessening as Mars
nears the end of its present
cycle of influence.”12

As stated earlier, Aries rules the head and brain, also associated with the 1,000 petalled
lotus of the crown chakra, the centre that synthesises all other centres; it has an inner
circle of 12 petals – the “heart within the head”. Uranus has an association with the
crown chakra but Vulcan, ruler of the first ray of will-power that pours through Aries, is
the specific ruler of the head centre.

We can see therefore, why Aries people can be so headstrong, impulsive, willful and
arrogant – like sun-ruled Leo’s! Yet, when there is alignment and responsiveness to all
three rulers in the advanced subject, there is a great capacity to touch the “raincloud”
and “steal fire from the gods” – with the help of mediator Mercury, also known as the
“cattle thief” in ancient mythology!

Mercury stole cattle from Apollo who is of course, the Sun, exalted in Aries. There is
much deeper symbolism in this story but briefly, the “meat” that Mercury craved may
well represent those ideas residing with the “cloud” – Mercury’s “food”. Today we have
the lesser reflection of the web
“cloud” where
data/knowledge/ideas are
stored.

Uranus rules the 7th ray of

Ceremonial Magic, Order and
Organisation – a cycle that
began last century and will last
for 2,500 years, over-lapping
the 2,160 year cycle of
Aquarius, the sign that Uranus
rules exoterically:

“Uranus embodies the energy

of the seventh ray and its work
is analogous to that of Mercury,
for the seventh ray is the ray
which relates spirit and matter
and brings together electric fire
and fire by friction, thus
producing manifestation.
Uranus leads the soul to the
burning ground during the final
stages of the Path, when the
fire of Aries and the fires Hermes stealing Apollo’s cattle. (Claude Lorrain.)

engendered through the

potency of Uranus produce the flaming heat of the final burning ground. Through this
burning ground, the initiate has finally to pass. Uranus rules the occult Way and is, in
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an esoteric sense, connected with the Hierophant of the Mysteries of Initiation.”

One must be at a fairly advanced stage of evolution to respond fully to Uranus’

hierarchical rulership of Aries. Yet Uranus can have a mass effect and its current 84
year cycle through Aries is important for the seeding of new ideas and making
revolutionary changes to the old paradigm. (See Uranus: Aries and Revolution);
especially now that Uranus is about to leave Aries and pass into Taurus in May 2018,
finally completing its transition by March 2019. Still time left to contact many divine
ideas that have the potential to create a resounding effect for the next 84 year cycle!

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Aries, Death, Shamballa and the First Ray of Will-Power

The first ray is the major ray that pours through this first sign of the zodiac. Aries is a
sign of new life but also death – the fire of Aries burns and destroys all that hinders the
path. Pluto, co-ruler of the first ray, is the Lord of Death and is activated in this sign.
Hence the Sun nourishes, yet burns and destroys, and combined with first ray Pluto
and Uranus, “produces the flame and heat of the final burning ground.” Fire is an agent
of purification and,

“Through the lesser fire of mind, the “jungles of experience are set on fire and dissolve
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in flames – and then the Path stands clear and unobstructed vision is achieved.””

At Midnight – Light of Shambhala (Nicholas Roerich, 1940.)

Midnight merges into midday.
Through this fiery purification, the mind is released and the soul ruler of Aries –
Mercury, becomes the intuitive illuminating principle throughout the life experience;
again, Mercury is the mediating principle between Uranian spirit and Martial matter. It
is this combination of factors that allows Aries to take a stand, to set an example, to be
that idea in manifestation. It is said that death by fire or burning in Aries releases the
initiate into the first ray planetary centre, Shamballa.

Jupiter in Aries: Ayn Rand and Alice Bailey

Recently, Ayn Rand’s influence upon American politicians
resurfaced, with libertarians and conservatives like Paul Ryan
(Speaker of the House) –earnestly promoting her writings.

Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher,

playwright and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-
selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and
for developing a philosophical system she called
Objectivism.15 One commentator perhaps sums up the view
of many on Rand:

“The most off-putting about Rand is her hardness of heart. She has a Nietzschean
(indeed, borderline Nazi) contempt for human frailty and a total lack of sympathy for
the underdog. In her weltanschauung, you’re either a hero (rare) or — much more
likely — a mere filler of latrines. Any form of charity, she suggests, is a kind of
grotesque liberal indulgence towards people who really aren’t worth saving.”16

Nietzsche was a German

existentialist philosopher who
influenced Hitler and the Nazis,
through his ideas of “God is
dead” and “Superman”. This is an
example of how wrong thinking
over generations can compound
existing flawed tenets of thought
– illusion. Both Nietzsche and the
German personality were/are on
the first ray line of will-power.
The first ray also governs politics
– retaining power to govern,
according to a particular world
Nietzsche influenced Hitler, Stalin & Mussolini.
view; hence the appeal of Rand’s
ideas.

Robert Reich is a prolific political commentator, professor, and author, who served in
several US administrations, including Secretary of Labour for Clinton; he recently
penned an article “Donald Trump’s Whole Worldview Belongs to Ayn Rand.”:-

“Others in Trump’s circle were influenced by Rand. “Atlas Shrugged” was said to be the
favorite book of Rex Tillerson, Trump’s secretary of state. Rand also had a major
influence on Mike Pompeo, Trump’s CIA chief. Trump’s first nominee for Secretary of
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Labor, Andrew Puzder, said he spent much of his free time reading Rand.”
 Rand’s skewed thinking has affected
generations who are learning to think
and formulate ideas. The hard-
heartedness of Rand’s philosophy could
be associated with many politicians,
Republicans and Democrats alike.
Currently however, there seems to be a
preponderance of this kind of thinking in
the ruling government, propelling USA
further into a dark morass; having so
many politicians and leaders who concur
with the Rand philosophy is deeply disturbing. Rand and her followers are a good
example of materialistic thinking and the mind as Slayer of the Real.

“There was also increased criticism of her ideas [Rand], especially from the political
left, with critics blaming the economic crisis on her support of selfishness and free
markets, particularly through her influence on Alan Greenspan. For example, Mother
Jones remarked that “Rand’s particular genius has always been her ability to turn
upside down traditional hierarchies and recast the wealthy, the talented, and the
powerful as the oppressed” while equating Randian individual well-being with that of
the Volk [people] according to Goebbels. Corey Robin of The Nation alleged similarities
between the “moral syntax of Randianism” and fascism.”18

Ayn Rand

Rand was an Aquarian sun with Saturn in Aquarius – a radical and independent thinker.
(Paul Ryan, whose name is an anagram of Ayn Rand, also has the Sun in Aquarius.)
Nietzsche also had Saturn in Aquarius. Rand’s philosophy expressed the cold side of
detached Aquarius, further exacerbated by the moon in Capricorn, one of the most
difficult placements for the expression of the feeling nature.

Moon in Capricorn (with apologies to all the moon in Capricorn readers!), can be the
“ultimate Nazi”, as described in the author’s essay on the main Nazi power group
around Hitler, “Nazi Germany: An Astro-Historical Analysis.”
 The goat-fish of Capricorn – the mystery of Makara.

The moon (the shadow) is conjunct Mercury in Capricorn, affecting her thought
processes and communications; it also rules the ninth house of philosophy. But the real
clincher is the square of Mercury-Moon to Jupiter in Aries. Jupiter is the ruler of the
second ray of Love-Wisdom and regarded as the planet of philosophy, religion and the
ageless wisdom; placed in first ray Aries, Jupiter can take on a pioneering role but can
also be belligerent and over-assertive. One motto for the first ray is, “I assert the fact.”

This square aspect in Rand’s horoscope represents a deeply crystallised pattern from
earlier incarnations, a challenge for her soul to eradicate, dissolve and resolve. If Rand
had succeeded in her soul task, she would have been able to access her Venus in
Pisces, an expression of loving understanding, compassion and wisdom. That’s not to
say that those qualities were not expressed in her life, they simply were not evident in
her overall philosophy. The reader will note that Venus in the ninth house is at the apex
of a T-square to Neptune and Uranus, both of which could have distorted or further
glamourised her thinking.

Alice A. Bailey (AAB) was born 25 years earlier than Rand

and shared some astrological similarities – both had Leo
rising and Jupiter in Aries. Whilst Rand had Moon square
Jupiter (a tendency for exaggeration), AAB had Mercury in
Cancer square Jupiter –a similar tendency, but far more
emotional, as evidenced by her earlier life. AAB was a first
ray personality and Rand may have been also, or perhaps a
first ray soul.

In the author’s astrological biography of AAB, Jupiter in Aries

is described as her pioneering work in the Ageless Wisdom,
education, religion and publishing. Jupiter is conjunct the midheaven (career) and the
most elevated planet, ruling her second ray of Love-Wisdom soul. Jupiter’s position
represents AAB as an amanuensis for DK’s pioneering teachings in the ageless wisdom.
The amanuensis capacity comes from Mercury’s position in receptive Cancer, square to
Jupiter; it was a challenge that she must have met, by becoming an accurate and
reliable scribe for the Master.

Alice A. Bailey

The square is an initiatory challenge given by the soul, and Jupiter’s position
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dominating the midheaven of the chart ensured her success in publishing (Jupiter/9
th
house – The Lucis Trust) and her received transmissions (Mercury in 12 house).

Summing up, we can see how these two streams of philosophy issued from the same
era, one unalloyed by the heart, by a mere mortal trapped by the darkness of mind;
the other of a much higher (non-human) caliber – from the Master, transmitted to a
more evolved individual; not to sound judgemental, or to put AAB upon a pedestal, its
simply an analysis of how the same planetary position of Jupiter in Aries can be
expressed so differently by two souls at varying stages of evolution, and probably
separate ray paths.

The main factor to be brought out here, is that

Rand’s limited thinking has influenced several Pisces-Aquarius cusp.
generations, contributing significantly to a
materialistic world outlook and the parlous state of
affairs in US politics. On the other hand, Bailey’s work is a synthesis of East-West
philosophy written for the Western mind, at the forefront of the emerging Aquarian
paradigm – as the shadow of the past Piscean era diminishes.

There are many Aquarian influences here – Saturn in the fixed sign Aquarius can create
fixed ideas or idée fixe. What we are seeing today is the glamour of ideas and how they
can steer an entire nation off the rails. Hitler’s Germany suffered this fate – as an
impressionable Piscean personality, at the mercy of a tyrant who utilised the forces of
Aquarius:

“… Hitler … there is no question that he has unified, produced fusion and blended
together the various elements in the German race. This activity is Aquarian in nature
but in its lowest and most undesirable aspect.”19

USA is an Aquarian soul and can be subject to the same lower Aquarian influences,
particularly with regard to manipulative corporate entities –emphasised by the
presence of an Aquarian moon in the 1776 exoteric horoscope. Many parallels have
been made in recent years about the rise of fascism in the 1930’s and present day.
Western nations are seriously infected by the virus of materialistic thinking and the
current political party governing Australia is one outstanding example.

One wonders if the New Group of World Servers (NGWS) is really keeping up, let alone
paying any attention. There is a tendency of denial – an unrealistic, naïve optimism and
belief in Christ’s inevitable, rescuing return that over-rides what is actually happening
and deteriorating. Did this same attitude prevail also in the 1930’s, allowing WWII to
precipitate – when it could have been avoided if the NGWS were more aware and pro-
active?

The Astrology of Facebook

Born on February 4, 2004 at
Harvard college, Facebook as a
social media platform perfectly
fits the Sun placed in Aquarius.
It has connected many people
and created a greater
awareness of what is going on
in the world. But it is another
Aquarian corporate entity that
runs the risk of expressing the
“undesirable aspect” of
Aquarius, “producing fusion and
blending together the various
elements” – but for what
purpose, has its original motive morphed into something else now? Like money or
anything else, it can be used rightly or abused, the latter being the point of least
resistance for any young entity, a human being or a corporation.

Neptune conjunct the Aquarian sun reflects the masses that Facebook has networked
thus far – 2.2 billion – that is a lot of data and over a quarter of the global population!

The problem with Facebook is of course its hoarding of data – reflected by its moon in
Cancer. The moon is the dweller or shadow in any entity’s chart, often being the point
of least resistance during the early maturation stage of growth. Cancer and Taurus
(Zuckerberg’s sun sign) are renowned for hoarding and acquisition.
 Facebook

The misuse of that data being shared with corporations, intelligence agencies, foreign
nations etc. – has emerged spectacularly, with recent revelations about Cambridge
Analytica’s harvesting methods of Facebook data. The following video is a shocking
perspective gleaned by Britain’s Channel 4; it is an undercover investigation about the
“respectable” Cambridge Analytica and their dark arts of data harvesting, manipulation
and corruption.

Cambridge Analytica Uncovered: Secret 6lming reveals election tric…

Rest assured (or not), we all have a Faceboo profile that has been built up over the
years by our particular clicks and likes – social class, politics, sexuality, buying habits,
travel etc etc. Facebook tracks all your internet activities before and after you log on.
Edward Snowden recently said,

“Businesses that make money by collecting and selling detailed records of private lives
were once plainly described as ‘surveillance companies,’” wrote the former National
Security Agency contractor. “Their rebranding as ‘social media’ is the most successful
deception since the Department of War became the Department of Defense … Facebook
makes their money by exploiting and selling intimate details about the private lives of
millions, far beyond the scant details you voluntarily post. They are not victims. They
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are accomplices,” he wrote on Twitter.”

The Moon in Cancer (the shadow, dweller) is opposite Mercury in Capricorn, the planet
of communications – and very business-savvy when placed in this sign. Its interesting
to note that this opposition straddles the Mercury-Pluto opposition in USA’s horoscope
with Facebook’s Mercury almost the same degree as USA’s Pluto – one significator of
that nation’s enormous wealth. The midday chart (time unknown) is Gemini rising, the
sign of communications ruled by Mercury.

Hence, in this speculative horoscope – Pluto in Sagttarius, in the seventh house of

relationships, T-square to Venus-Jupiter – can be very ruthless in relations and prone to
covert activity – the ultimate Big Brother. USA is on its first Pluto return and its transit
through Capricorn continues to reveal hidden agendas regarding politics and business
in particular.

Facebook Transits The current crisis is reflected by several transits.

1. Transiting Jupiter in Scorpio may have revealed the writing on the wall when it first
squared Facebook’s Neptune-Sun in Aquarius in December 2017, continuing its
revelatory work that started with themes like the Weinstein affair. The second exact
square occurs in May and the third and final hit will be in August 2018.

2. The transit of Saturn in Capricorn opposite Saturn in Cancer, which like the Moon in
Cancer, represents the enormous retention of data and the labyrinthine networks of
associated developers and companies.

3. Transiting Pluto will be conjunct Chiron in Capricorn for the next two years, followed
by transiting Saturn – it seems a time of reckoning for this company. Some
interpretations of Chiron in Capricorn: Feel a need for respect and status so much that
they lose sight and do not enjoy accomplishments. Try to control and organise
everything. Feel they are working harder than everyone else to no avail. Feeling
ignored or unrecognized – hardly now, but not in a way that they would like!

The Festival of Easter: Crucifixion and Resurrection

Aries is the first of three festivals for the spiritual new year, celebrated in the west
during Easter, the first Sun-day (Sun exalted Aries) after the Aries full moon:

“The Festival of Easter. This is the festival of the risen, living Christ, the Teacher of all
men and the Head of the Spiritual Hierarchy. He is the Expression of the Love of God.
On this day the Spiritual Hierarchy which He guides and directs will be recognised, and
the nature of God’s love will be emphasised. This festival is determined always by the
date of the first Full Moon of spring, and is the great Western and Christian festival.”21

The Resurrection is an esoteric term for the Fifth Initiation – when an initiate becomes
a Master of Wisdom. Jesus was well on his way toward that goal, but the Crucifixion (or
Fourth Initiation/Great Renunciation) was the culmination for that life. (He took the 5th
initiation as Apollonius of Tyana in the next life.) Bear in mind the previous reference to
th
Mercury, buddhi and the 4 degree – the true Sannyasin must renounce all to claim
 that prize.

Jesus was a Messenger of Love for

Humanity, over-shadowed by The
Christ who was also undergoing a
higher initiation; working together
as one unit, they were the Avatar
for the Age of Pisces. The Christ
will make another appearance as
the Avatar for the Age of Aquarius,
and in this time of the forerunner,
that time is fast approaching.

“Resurrection is the keynote of

nature; death is not. Death is only
the ante-chamber of resurrection.
Resurrection is the clue to the
world of meaning, and is the
fundamental theme of all the world
religions—past, present and the
future. Resurrection of the spirit in
man, in all forms, in all kingdoms,
The Resurrection (Raphael)
is the objective of the entire
evolutionary process and this
involves liberation from materialism and selfishness. In that resurrection, evolution and
death are only preparatory and familiar stages.

The note and message sounded by

the Christ when last on Earth was
resurrection, but so morbid has
been mankind and so enveloped in
glamour and illusion, that His death
has been permitted to sidestep
understanding; consequently, for
centuries, the emphasis has been
laid upon death, and only on Easter
Day or in the cemeteries is the
resurrection acclaimed.

This must change. It is not helpful

to a progressive understanding of
the eternal verities to have this
condition perpetuated. The
Hierarchy is today dedicated to
bringing about this change and
thus altering the approach of
mankind to the world of the unseen
and to the spiritual realities.”22

The Resurrection of Christ (Sir Anthony Van Dyck)

Indeed, it seems that this “morbid”
attitude still prevails in Christian
nations around the world, how much has really changed since these words were written
 80 years ago? Easter is an old pagan festival representing a time of rebirth and
regeneration, as symbolised by the giving of Easter eggs – an egg with all its latent
potential. The Easter bunny is a symbol of fertility, spring and new life – distributing
eggs.

Easter is “East”, where the Sun rises; the rising sign, astronomically ascends on the
eastern horizon, signifying soul purpose. Hence Aries brings a new spiritual impulse
annually, for which we can all align ourselves with silent and joyous expectation.

Phillip Lindsay © 2018.

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3 Comments

3 Responses to Aries 2018: Esoteric Mercury & Uranus. Exalted

Sun. Mars in Capricorn. Shamballa. Jupiter in Aries. Facebook.

suzanne miller says:

March 20, 2018 at 7:32 pm

Astounding as always, Phillip—interesting “mini-critique”/ pertinent question

concerning the New Group of World Servers–NGWS–has me sincerely pondering
—!!
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Jo Garceau says:
March 20, 2018 at 8:43 pm

Thanks for the remarkable presentation on Uranus in Aries and for pointing to
your earlier post on the same. Happy Easter!
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Heidi Kunkler says:

March 22, 2018 at 8:41 am

Dear Phillip,
your comments are soo outstanding that it is difficult to find the right words. You
translate the ancient wisdom into actuality and your teachings are updated for
the Aquarian Age.

Thank you so much for your work!

Heidi Kunkler, Sardinia

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