Cardinal Cross of the 'Risen Christ':
The four arms of this Cross are
Aries -
Cancer -
Libra -
Capricorn.
Cancer is one of the arms of the cardinal cross.
One arm is
Aries, the sign of
beginning, of
commencement, of
subjective life,
of the
prenatal stage, or
involution, and of the
first step,
either towards
'form-taking',
or towards
'spiritual liberation'.
A third arm of the cross is
Libra, the
balance, the
choosing between, the
beginning of the
treading of the
"narrow razor-edged path",
to which the Buddha so frequently refers.
Capricorn, the fourth arm, again is
birth, the
birth of the
'world savior',
birth into the
'spiritual kingdom',
'birth out of the world of matter'
into the
'world of being'.
Involution,
incarnation,
expression,
inspiration, are the
four words that
express the
story of the
cardinal cross in the
heavens. (The
cross of the
initiate.)
Cardinal Signs
These fall at the
Cardinal Points of the
Zodiac, with
Aries beginning at the
"Vernal Equinox" or first point of
Spring, or the
beginning of the
Zodiac.
These signs are generally
associated with
action and
beginnings. They are also
associated with
'initiatory' and
dynamic actions.
The four energies in this cross
govern and
direct the
soul as it moves forward upon the
'Path of Initiation'; Necessarily, as it deals with
so exalted a state of consciousness.
It is, therefore, pre-eminently the
'Cross of Initiation' and of "
beginnings." It concerns fundamentally
"the beginning of the endless Way of Revelation"
which
starts when
'Nirvana' is
entered and for which all the
previous stages of the
Path of Evolution have been but
preparatory.
It is the Cross of the
"widespread arms, the
open heart and the
higher mind,
" for
those who
lie upon this Cross know and enjoy the significances underlying the words:
Omnipresence and
Omniscience, and are in
process of
unfolding the
'higher phases of Being' which we inadequately cover by the word, Omnipotence.
The
energies of the
Cardinal Cross blend with the
energies to which we can give no greater name than
'cosmic energy' even though that word is meaningless.
They
carry the
quality of the
'One' about Whom Naught may be Said and are
"tinctured with the Light of the seven solar systems" of which
our solar system is one.
The Esoteric Rulerships of the Signs
Aries - Mercury
| Taurus - Vulcan
| Gemini - Venus
| Cancer - Neptune
Leo - Sun
| Virgo - Moon
| Libra - Uranus
| Scorpio - Mars
Sagittarius - Earth
| Capricorn - Saturn
| Aquarius - Jupiter
| Pisces - Pluto
The Esoteric Meanings of the Houses
1st house - emergence of soul purpose, activities of the soul, the aura.
2nd house - spiritual values, use of life energies.
3rd house - mental energy, relating of higher and lower selves.
4th house - the foundation of the soul.
5th house - expression of spiritual will, actualization of Higher Self.
6th house - personality integration, service through healing and nurturing.
7th house - the path of inner union between the soul and personality.
8th house - the path of the awakening of soul consciousness.
9th house - knowledge of Cosmic Law and Ancient Wisdom.
10th house - spiritual purpose and responsibility.
11th house - spiritual visions, aspirations, spiritual groups.
12th house - unredeemed past karma, bondage to personality, selfless service to humanity.
In
Aries
beginning at the
"Vernal Equinox" or first point of
Spring, or the
beginning of the
Zodiac.
One arm is
Aries, the sign of
beginning, of
commencement, of
subjective life,
of the
prenatal stage, or
involution, and of the
first step,
either towards
'form-taking',
or towards
'spiritual liberation'.
In
Cancer
The sign
Libra
A third arm of the cross is
Libra, the
balance, the
choosing between, the
beginning of the
treading of the
"narrow razor-edged path",
to which the Buddha so frequently refers.
In
Capricorn
Capricorn, the fourth arm, again is
birth, the
birth of the
'world savior',
birth into the
'spiritual kingdom',
'birth out of the world of matter'
into the
'world of being'.