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Astrology
Astrology
In the Gnostic tradition, astrology is a practical method to work with energy.
Nearly every religion of the world shows traces of astrological influence. The Old Testament of the Jews, its writings overshadowed by Egyptian culture, is a mass of astrological and astronomical allegories. Nearly all the mythology of Greece and Rome may be traced in star groups. Some writers are of the opinion that the original twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet were derived from groups of stars, and that the starry handwriting on the wall of the heavens referred to words spelt out, with fixed stars for consonants, and the planets, or luminaries, for vowels. These, coming into ever-different combinations, spelt words which, when properly read, foretold future events. - Manly P. Hall, Secret Teachings of All Ages (1928)
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01: Aries
This is a transcription of the audio lecture Astrology 01: Aries, which you can download for free. Welcome. I am happy to invite you and welcome you to the beginning of our course on Gnostic Astrology. To begin, it is always helpful to understand the context of our studies. As you know, we will be discussing the science of Gnosis, and as many of you know, this term gnosis is Greek and refers to knowledge. It is the root of many words that we use in common, everyday language, such as diagnosis. The term gnosis does not refer to a simple intellectual form of knowledge or any kind of cultural or traditionally inherited knowledge, but instead it refers to a...
02: Taurus
This is a transcription of the audio lecture Astrology 02: Taurus, which you can download for free. The zodiacal sign of Taurus - according to the esoteric course of astrology or Astrotheurgy - reminds us that the Logos, the Word, is Theos, God itself, who is not a person, but what we call the Army of the Voice. Taurus opens a very vast scenario in relation with the bull, since we find the symbol of the bull in all religions. Yet before entering into the topic of why all religions have this symbol, we have to explain in detail how we are related to the sign of Taurus. For that we have to apply Alchemy and Kabbalah, because when we study Kabbalah...
03: Gemini
This is a transcription of the audio lecture Astrology 03: Gemini, which you can download for free. The science of Gnosis is directly concerned with the development of our own inner Self. The concept of self is much debated among religions, theologians, and philosophers. Gnosis is not concerned in debate, but rather the practical experience, the direct knowledge. The student who enters these studies will encounter a concept of self, a theory of self, which encompasses ideas which on the surface can appear contradictory. In various world religions, we discover many concepts of the nature of self, the nature of the mind. In some schools, it is posited that there is...
04: Cancer
This is a transcription of the audio lecture Astrology 04: Cancer, which you can download for free. Let us now delve within the mysteries of the sign of Cancer in accordance with Esoteric Astrology. Among the Egyptians, Cancer is the zodiacal sign related with the scarab, the famous symbol of the Soul. Commonly, you find the symbol of the crab within that sign, which is also, we will say, an insect from the sea; insects characterize themselves because they do not have skeletons but exoskeletons, which is outside. We have the skeleton inside, but the insects have it outside. Cancer is a sign governed by the Moon, which is related with the thymus gland. When we enter into the studies of endocrinology, we discover that the thymus gland starts its functions specifically during infancy, during seven years, according to the cycle of the planets...
05: Leo
This is a transcription of the audio lecture Astrology 05: Leo, which you can download for free. The sign of Leo is represented by a lion. The lion has a universal symbolic significance. We find that the symbol of the lion is ubiquitous, being present in every major religion and mythology because of its grandeur, courage, strength, and beauty. And it appears that we have a particular love or attraction for the great cats. You might even say a kind of fascination. The lion has always played a very significant and central role in mankind’s observations of nature, and in the persistent longing to understand how nature functions. Within the context of astrology and the zodiac, Leo the lion also has this central role. We know from studying Gnosis that Leo is the heart of the zodiac. Leo is the sun of the zodiac, just as our physical sun gives...
06: Virgo
This is a transcription of the audio lecture Astrology 06: Virgo, which you can download for free. Virgo—the zodiacal sign of the virgin—is a beautiful zodiacal sign that has a very profound esotericism. When we study the Greek-Roman mythology, we discover that Mercury - which is the planet that rules or that is in the house of Virgo - is the messenger of the Gods. In Greek terms, Mercury is called Hermes; this word Hermes is utilized in different ways, for instance, in order to imply that behind certain phrases or terminologies or words, there is something Hermetic, something hidden, which is knowledge, wisdom. That is why Hermes-Mercury was qualified as the one that brings the word of God; he is the messenger of the Gods. Pausanias, the great geographer, in his fifth book, shows Mercury sharing a common altar with Jupiter (a curious Prawn...
07: Libra
This is a transcription of the audio lecture Astrology 07: Libra, which you can download for free. Libra is the sign of the balance. The symbol of Libra is a set of scales. It is interesting to note that of all of the symbols of the astrological signs, the only one that is mechanical, that is a device, that is not a living thing, are the scales of Libra. The symbol of the balance is presented to represent a fundamental axiom of nature. It is the nature of equilibrium, or how forces of nature always seek to balance themselves. We also see related to this symbol for Libra a ubiquitous goddess who holds aloft a scale in her hand, which is often used for the sign of justice. On some occasions, this goddess is blindfolded in order to represent the impartial nature of the law, so in these times if we approach a building of justice or courts of the...
08: Scorpio
This is a transcription of the audio lecture Astrology 08: Scorpio, which you can download for free. The zodiacal house of Scorpio is ruled by Samael and by Pluto (Hades), the lord of practical magic. Scorpio is the sign that rules the sexual organs; it discloses Daath, the marvelous Tree of Knowledge, since Daath is directly related with the ninth sphere of the Tree of Life, Yesod (foundation). So, you can see on the hieroglyphic of the Tree of Life that the ninth sphere is at the very bottom, above Malkuth, the physical world. Yesod is called ‘the doorway,’ whether to the inferior dimensions (inferno) or to the...
09: Sagittarius
This is a transcription of the audio lecture Astrology 09: Sagittarius, which you can download for free. Today we have arrived at the ninth lecture in our series on the esoteric astrology of Gnosis. The number nine is definitive. This number indicates a very profound science related to the ninth sphere. But to understand what the ninth sphere is, we have to understand something about Kaballah. The ninth zodiacal sign is Sagittarius and the image or the symbol utilized to represent the zodiacal influence of Sagittarius is a centaur. A centaur is an ancient symbol from Greek mythology and beyond, which depicts a creature that has a torso of a man, and from the waist down he is...
10: Capricorn
This is a transcription of the audio lecture Astrology 10: Capricorn, which you can download for free. This beautiful zodiacal sign, Capricorn, house of Saturn, sign of Earth, relates to death. In the physical body it governs the knees. The goat, which is a symbol of Capricorn, reminds us of the god Pan in the Greek and Roman mythology. The god Pan must not be confused or mixed with Priapus, which is another symbol. When you observe the symbol of Pan, you see the legs of a goat, which is precisely the symbol of Capricorn; whereas the upper part of Pan is of a human being, the only difference is that it has horns. This is a very deep symbol that we...
11: Aquarius
This is a transcription of the audio lecture Astrology 11: Aquarius, which you can download for free. Aquarius is called the Sign of the Water Bearer, or the man with a jug of water on his shoulder mentioned in the New Testament. This is sometimes shown as an angelic figure, supposedly androgynous, either pouring water from an urn or carrying the vessel upon its shoulder. Among Oriental peoples, a water vessel alone is often used. - Manly P. Hall, Secret Teachings of All Ages (1928)
12: Pisces
This is a transcription of the audio lecture Astrology 12: Pisces, which you can download for free. Let us now dive within the great ocean of the sign of Pisces; a beautiful sign, ruled by Neptune and Jupiter. Pisces is symbolized by two fish united by a hyphen between the hands of Neptune. This is a very profound symbol related with the Monad. We have to explain about the Monad in order for us to understand our situation - or as we say in Gnosticism, our level of Being. The Monad is the Being. We always state that the reason for the Being to be is to be the Being itself. All of us are part of a Monad (a word rooted in "monas" from the Greek language, which means...
Gemini
When someone accepts that he is asleep, it is a clear sign that he is already beginning to awaken. - Samael Aun Weor Identification and fascination lead to the sleep of the consciousness. For example, you are walking quite calmly down the street, you suddenly encounter a public demonstration; the masses vociferate, they talk about the leaders of the people, the flags wave through the air, people seem to be crazy, everybody speaks, everybody yells. That public demonstration is very interesting; because of it you have already forgotten everything you had to do, you become identified with the masses, the speaker’s words convince you. The public demonstration is so interesting that you already forgot yourself; you become so identified with that street demonstration, that you can no longer think of anything else, you are fascinated, you now fall into the sleep of consciousness; mixed with the shouting masses, you also shout a...
Psycho-astrology
It is written with fiery embers in the book of life that everyone who achieves the total elimination of the ego can change his astrological sign and its influences at will. In the name of truth, I have to declare that the One who is within me has changed astrological signs at will. The sign of my ex-personality was Pisces, but now I am Aquarius, a terrifically revolutionary sign! We cannot deny the existence of the influences of the signs that manipulate us as long as the psychological revolution has not been carried out within us. But every student on the path who aspires to enlightenment must begin by revolutionizing himself against that which the horoscopes establish. That matter of one sign not being compatible with another sign is totally absurd because what are not compatible are the egos, those undesirable elements that we carry within. The astrology of these times of the end is of no use or of any good because it is pure business. The authentic a...
Sexual Energy
The sexual cycle is governed by the planet Uranus and lasts for eighty-four years. The north and south poles of Uranus take turns pointing towards the sun. These poles are the determining factors in the eighty-four year cycle of the human species. If the positive or masculine pole of Uranus points towards the sun, the masculine sexual impulse predominates on the earth; if the negative or feminine pole points towards the sun, then the feminine sexual impulse predominates. The masculine sex predominates for forty-two years; the feminine sex reigns supreme for forty-two years. The time of piracy, of Isabel, of masculine unfolding, of knightly adventures: these clearly represent the masculine sexual cycle. This year, 1965, in which women undress, predominate, order, and accuse, shows clearly the feminine sexual cycle. The mature man or woman lives in the opposite sexual atmosphere from that in which they were born, a situation which is totally stimulating. This explains why sexual...
