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and a feeling of crucifixion arises. Under the influence of Saturn we are forced to carry our cross in life. The semi-circular arc at the bottom of the cross links the lowest point of materiality, which also stands for death, with the highest point of creation, liberation or immortality. It is taken from that portion of the circle which represents the journey of the soul from the deepest layer of materiality back to the highest point of liberation (see p. 27). The urge to transcend materiality comes voluntarily. It arises when a dam is put up against the growth towards materiality. The impediments to material enjoyment are experienced as frustration. Saturn destroys the person's illusions. It burns up that which is transitory. When our deepest fantasies are destroyed, there is intense pain. After psychological reorganization, there comes tranquillity and an experience of one's inner strength. Saturn destroys the illusory and the transitory to let the individual gaze into eternity and to impart on him enduring strength. Saturn acts deeply and extensively. It affects the highest and the lowest aspects in our nature. Its impact can be endured only when the individual has the necessary strength and determination to bear it. Saturn is not a teacher who imparts his training gradually after preparing the student for the lesson. It wants results. But to obtain the required results, Saturn can wait indefinitely. Yet whenever there is any possibility of the individual growing in the process, Saturn takes a chance. It is very determined in achieving its ends. Both the components of its symbol, the cross and the arc, represent the dynamic interaction of different forces in nature. When the individual fails to understand the lesson, which often happens, it appears as a great calamity. The individual may become reactionary. Psychologically he may become very negative. The experience learned during this period of frustration in the long run serves to develop strength. In the short run, the individual may become anti-social, immoral, and unspiritual. All of these are important aspects of Saturn. The arc placed below the material cross shows that the spiritual unfoldment under Saturn is shadowed by the weight of material experience. The essential feature of this Saturnine impact is that the life-style of the person affected must change externally either for the better or the worse. Internally also, there must be a change in attitude. Saturn imparts a deeper understanding of the materialistic nature of existence. This understanding is closely connected with the trials and tribulations we meet in life. The wisdom produced by Saturn arises from confronting the difficulties in everyday life. This wisdom is necessary to strengthen the soul so it can complete its upward journey.
Saturn is known as "Shanishcharacharya," which means a teacher who moves slowly. Saturn has the slowest movement among the visible planets, but this is not the only reason for the appellation. Slowly occurring events are generally imperceptible. From the moment of our birth we are imperceptibly drawn towards our end, death. The movement toward death, the natural process of physical decay, is so slow that it passes almost unnoticed. Even the growth of the personality experienced as the blossoming into youth and adulthood is, in fact, a subtle movement towards annihilation. The trouble and the wisdom produced by Saturn are so hidden from direct perception that they are attributed to other causes. Saturn acts slowly because it operates on the soul nature of the person, on which alone such actions can make an imprint. Saturn's interest in the outer or physical nature of the human being is superficial. Saturn is a deep acting planet concerned with the permanent nature of the soul and 1 unveiling its original capabilities. In order to eliminate the illusory veil on life, Saturn does not resort to shortcut methods. Saturn is linked to the Sun and is considered as his son. He possesses the deep acting method of solar operation. There is rhythmic movement to the Sun; its periodicity is marked. The maturity and understanding occurring as a result of the solar impact take place as a matter of the natural sequence of events. The maturity resulting from' the solar impact is not measured in the number of years one has lived but in terms of the maturity and depth of insight one has gained. Saturn also imparts wisdom of the same order. The wisdom gained under the Saturn-ian impulse depends upon the power of our struggle in life. It depends; upon deep contemplation of the various forces affecting life. Meditation, penance, contemplation, and release from desire and material attachments require a long duration to mature and fructify. Such results can be obtained only when the teacher has patience with his disciples and works incessantly with their psycho-mental shortcomings. For obtaining enduring results, it is necessary that there is no hurry or immediacy of purpose. Keeping these goals in view, we can appreciate why Saturn grinds slowly, surely, producing long-term enduring results. The arc under the cross of the Saturn symbol indicates the result obtained under the Saturnian impulse, while the appellation Sanishcharacharya refers to the mode of obtaining the result. In Hindu mythology, Saturn is the son of the Sun. The daughter of the celestial architect is married to the Sun but finds his effulgence too oppressive for her. She returns to her father for relief from her arduous duties to her overly bright husband. For the period of her absence, she keeps her shadow Chhaya, whose name literally means shadow, to take care of the
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Contents Part I: Astrological Mytho
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Magha Purva Phalguni Uttara Phalgun
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The medium of expression for impart
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Whether the symbol is a natural obj
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churning of the ocean under which t
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elationship is represented as the T
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y a circle with a central point. Th
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The circumference has yet other cha
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down even his own body for the task
Page 19 and 20: 1 THE SUN SURYA Hindus give great i
Page 21 and 22: action in the world. Lastly the sym
Page 23 and 24: Vivaswat, the early morning, a name
Page 25 and 26: 3. INDRIYATMAN OR HRISHIRESHA The i
Page 27 and 28: light who guide the evolution of th
Page 29 and 30: The first ray is called Sushumna. I
Page 31 and 32: life and its various expressions ex
Page 33 and 34: indication of surging emotions like
Page 35 and 36: drink of the gods, which it pours d
Page 37 and 38: This led to a war in heaven. The Go
Page 39 and 40: This story emphasizes the helplessn
Page 41 and 42: Kosha or Intelligence sheath (relat
Page 43 and 44: Vishnu, the preserver of the univer
Page 45 and 46: The energy which illumines the mind
Page 47 and 48: superimposed at the top of the circ
Page 49 and 50: individual will become debauched or
Page 51 and 52: of energy as Shukra and assigned it
Page 53 and 54: The marriage of Devayani, daughter
Page 55 and 56: the working of karma. Though he kne
Page 57 and 58: from boundless thirst for the unkno
Page 59 and 60: planet represented by its geometric
Page 61 and 62: Narayana lays on his serpent-coiled
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Page 65 and 66: desire to experience the pleasures
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Page 69: instead of an arc. This difference
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Page 83 and 84: These predictive possibilities of R
Page 85 and 86: Sun is obscured by Rahu, it portend
Page 87 and 88: Rahu as always ready to bestow on h
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Page 91 and 92: 9 KETU THE SOUTH NODE OF THE MOON K
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Page 95 and 96: Kelu is born under Abhijit. This as
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Page 101 and 102: 1 ARIES Mesha Aries is symbolized b
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Page 105 and 106: From the standpoint of the supreme
Page 107 and 108: Taurus represents the stage of cosm
Page 109 and 110: Divine energy, the Gemini impulse b
Page 111 and 112: 4 CANCER KARKATA Cancer, the fourth
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it acquires knowledge and power of
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attachment to matter and awaken the
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expansion as the material sheath be
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sign as well as the scorpion and th
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divinity, though still beset with t
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there is the union between the conc
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The crocodile as a symbol of Capric
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special benediction, guidance, and
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Ganymede, the object of lust person
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the fish was important to them beca
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super-terrestrial Adam and his thre
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These lunar mansions appear in Chin
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This allegory describes the beginni
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2 BHARANI Bhatani extends from 13°
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conform to his highest ideals. He h
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the soul and enables them to operat
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entire manifestation, which concret
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Rohini leads the soul into the mund
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In both these myths, Tara, the wife
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y Mercury. Its symbol is a human he
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7 PUNARVASU Punarvasu extends from
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The same idea is expressed by the s
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have been demarcated and the necess
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absorbed into its own system. It is
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necessary for completing its mundan
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During the course of one's hectic l
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12 UTTAM PHALGUNI Uttara Phalguni,
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13 HASTA Hasta extends from 160° 0
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consciousness, there is no real dif
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momentary flash becomes the guiding
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affected by the surrounding environ
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Vishakha stands for transformation.
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of vague disillusionment with the s
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pain and anguish. Under Anuradha th
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forefinger. It is the reward he has
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19 MULA Mula extends from 240° 00'
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One feels extremely disturbed if im
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veils the Supreme force energizing
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physical garb trying to purify and
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have already attained their status
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peripheral activities are trimmed,
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with universal sympathy and compass
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evolutionary process. In human bein
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as ordained to him; the direction c
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with speech and action. Where these
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etween a warrior and a cow. The sym
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individual towards liberation but i
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The exaltation of Venus in the last
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