Practical Astrology: Self-transformation through Self-knowledge

Weor

Aries

From the 21st of March to the 19th of April

Rules: The Head

Metal: Iron

Stone: Ruby and Diamond

Perfume: Myrrh

Plant: Oak

Flower: Red Carnation

Planet: Mars

Color: Red

Element: Fire

Keyword: Action

Day: Tuesday

Ruler: Samael

Beloved disciple,

Upon entering into these studies of esoteric astrology, I must give you a few prior instructions that will serve as a positive orientation for these classes.

A heart temple, the secret dwelling of a sidereal genie, always exists within the stellar nucleus of any sidereal sun, planet, every lunar satellite or comet. Thus, the entire infinite is a system of hearts. This is why esoteric astrology is the religion of light and the heart.

Each of our sidereal planets has its sidereal ruler:

Gabriel is the ruler of the Moon

Raphael is the ruler of Mercury

Uriel is the ruler of Venus

Michael is the ruler of the Sun

Samael is the ruler of Mars

Zachariel is the ruler of Jupiter

Orifiel is the ruler of Saturn

These are the seven spirits before the throne of God [see Revelation 1-5]. As we have already stated, each one of them dwells within a heart temple. This is why esoteric astrology is the religion of light and love.

These are the seven angels who among themselves distribute the governing of the world in seven different epochs (since the entire history of the world is summarized in seven eras).

The seven planets are like the cords of a divine lyre where the word of the creator resounds with its most ineffable melody.

The entire solar system resembles the celestial body of a great Being: this is the Logosof the solar system, the Ineffable One.

From afar, the solar system resembles a human being walking through the ineffable infinite.

The seven spirits before the throne are the rulers of the cosmic evolution of this solar system; they are, we might say, the ministers of the Logos.

You know very well that every wheel has its axis. Therefore, you will now comprehend that the base of motion of every mass resides in its center. Mass can only be dominated from its center, and the center of all mass is the Spirit. Therefore, we affirm that a heart temple exists within every sidereal center; this is the abode of the genie of that star. These celestial genii are precisely the authentic governors of the infinite, and rulers and lords of our own human destinies.

Profane astrologers will tell you, for example, that Saturn squared with Mars brings a catastrophe, or that Venus opposite Mars brings failure in love, etc., but these forecasts produced by profane astrology can fail even when their mathematical calculations are exact, because the sidereal forces are not blind forces.

These forces are precisely the rays of the planetary genii, and these Logoi can modify all human events even when the horoscope is full of squares and oppositions. Therefore, profane mathematical astrology is not exact. Consequently, I consider that one cannot be an authentic astrologer if one is not a theurgic-alchemist. Iamblichus, the great theurgist, invoked the planetary genii and materialized them in the physical world in order to converse with them. It was through them that Iamblichus accomplished his great marvels.

Theurgy or divine magic can only be practiced through the Innermost of the theurgist, and the Innermost is our Spirit, our Superior Self, our Angel.

It is also true that Nature is a great alchemical laboratory where essences exist and where events of all types are combined.

Within the schools of inner instruction we learn these following golden rules:

The lion of the Law is fought with the scale.

When an inferior law is transcended by a superior law, the superior law washes away the inferior law.

The absolute comprehension of these two golden rules allows us to neutralize the disastrous effects of any square or any opposition in our personal horoscope. This means that through these golden rules we can destroy Karma and triumph in life.

Record these two golden rules properly within your mind, for I will teach you how to manipulate their formulae in the upcoming lessons.

This course of esoteric astrology will convert you into theurgists and alchemists and will develop all of your occult powers. You will then know how to make yourself invisible, and how to invoke and materialize the planetary Gods in the physical world in order to converse with them. You will also learn how to destroy karmas and find out the secret art of succeeding in life through certain mysterious formulae that will permit you to manipulate the sidereal rays for your own goals and thus help others.

Now, in order to finish with this preamble of our present lesson, I will tell you that two columns exist at the gate (the portico) of any sidereal temple: one white and the other black. The column at the right is called "Jachin and the left column is called Boaz."

Good disciple, you must also know that near each column there is always a guardian. The guardian at the right column holds the scepter of justice in his hands, and the one on the left holds a book within his hands.

Jachin and Boaz are the two passwords that will allow you to enter into the heart temple of any star in order to manipulate rays and provoke events within this physical world.

Beloved disciple, let us now fully enter into our esoteric teachings of the constellation of Aries. This zodiacal sign governs the head, it is the house of the warrior Mars, iron is its metal, ruby its stone, and fire is its nature.

This is why the natives of Aries are of a war-like nature. They become strongly enraged, and since they possess great Martian energy, they feel capable of embarking on great undertakings that end up well.

In general, they are not happy in love because they are prone to instability, which leads to displeasure and marital separations.

During this sign, the disciple has to charge his head with light in order to awaken his pituitary and pineal glands. The power of clairvoyance resides within these two small glands. These glands are joined by an extremely fine duct (which disappears in corpses). Human beings can become clairvoyant when these two glands interchange their luminous auras; this is how they can perceive all of the marvels of the subtle world. This is how they will know all the secrets and thoughts of men and women and will be able to see and talk to the sidereal Gods. Who is capable of hiding their secrets from someone like this? An enlightened clairvoyant is full of light and fire.

The exercises of this sign are as follows:

Exercise

The disciple should sit in a comfortable chair and remain free from any thoughts for five minutes.

Subsequently, the disciple should then pray to his Innermost as follows:

Father of mine, you who are my true Being, I beg you, transport yourself to the main star of the constellation of Aries, so that you will bring the principal genie of that constellation into this humble house, so that he may heal my brain and awaken all the occult powers in my head.

Then, with interlaced hands over his heart, the disciple will make a small bow of the head saluting the guardian at the right column, inhaling deeply as in a sigh and immediately pronouncing the password: Jachin. Immediately, he will make an identical salute to the guardian on the left and pronounce the password: Boaz. He will once again pray to his Innermost like this:

Father of mine, walk the seven sacred steps inside, towards the interior of the temple and kneel down at the feet of the principal genie of Aries, begging him to come and awaken the powers of my brain and to flood my head with light.

Then the disciple pronounces the mantra AOM. This mantra is pronounced properly by opening the mouth with the vowel A, rounding it off with the vowel O, and closing it with the letter M, like this: aaaaaaaaooooooooommmmmmmm.

This mantra is pronounced four times with the intention that the light will flood our entire brain.

Next, the disciple will stand up, extend his right hand forward, and move his head seven times forward, seven times backward, seven rotations to the right and seven times to the left, with the intention that the light floods and acts within all the glands of the brain.

The pineal gland is influenced by Mars and the pituitary gland by Venus. The pituitary produces sleepiness, and the pineal gland incites us to fight; in this manner, while Venus wants to sleep, Mars wants to continue fighting.

During this sign, the disciple should vocalize the vowel "I," daily for one hour, like this:

Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii….. (as in tree)

This vowel will cause your pineal gland to vibrate, and finally you will become clairvoyant. When developed, the pineal gland converts us into super-humans, and when atrophied, it converts us into idiots. The pineal gland is found developed within the chaste, and atrophied within the fornicators.

Therefore, good disciple, if you want to convert yourself into an angel, you are totally prohibited to perform any type of coitus.

The pineal gland is the window of Brahma, an inexhaustable fountain for the magician; thus, every night before going to bed the disciple should practice this next exercise:

Sit in a comfortable chair for half an hour. Close your eyes. Remove all thoughts from your mind. Then, imagine that the fire from the constellation of Aries is descending from heaven and penetrating the igneous columns through your pineal gland.

The pineal gland is situated in the superior part of the brain and the power to see the ultra of all things resides in it.

If the disciple carries out the exercises of Aries with tenacity and constancy, he will become an enlightened clairvoyant. During these exercises, the disciple will be assisted by the hierarchies of Aries; they will awaken his powers and heal his brain with special treatments. The disciple may also be able to use the power of those hierarchies for the healing of others.

Aries is the house of Mars, and Mars is the planet of war. The red hierarchies of Mars gave the Astral Body to human beings. Samael is the supreme chief of the Astral Plane, he and his warriors. We activate the powers of the Astral Body by meditating daily on the Tattva Tejas. The Tattva Tejas, or igneous ether, is the causa causorum of every flame. The Astral Plane is the ardent world.

Fraternally,

The teacher of your class

Samael Aun Weor

Taurus

From the 20th of April to the 20th of May

Rules: Neck, Nape and Ears

Metal: Copper

Stone: Emerald and Agate

Perfume: Aromatic Herb

Plant: Birch

Flower: Thorned

Planet: Venus

Color: Green

Element: Earth

Keyword: Love

Day: Friday

Ruler: Uriel

Beloved disciple,

In the previous lecture I promised that I would give you the clues to the two following golden rules:

The lion of the law is fought with the scale.

When an inferior law is transcended by a superior law, the superior law washes away the inferior law.

The solution to these two golden rules is found in a third which states:

Perform good deeds; thus you will pay your debts.

Very well, now imagine a scale: on one side lie your good deeds and on the other side your bad deeds along with your corresponding karma.

If the karmic side is tipped against you, then you will be able to fight it by placing more weight on the side of good deeds. This is how you will tip the scale in your favor and thus wipe out karma.

A temple of the Lords of Karma exists in the subtle world, and the jackal is the great chief of these judges of destiny. This great being is the supreme judge of the cosmic tribunal; he has the appearance of a great man with the head of a jackal.

Anubis [far right] weighs the deeds of the soul

When we have accumulated capital in the cosmic bank, we pay our debts and avoid pain. Those who live making new daily deposits to the cosmic bank will always have something with which to pay their old debts. One should always keep in mind the law of analogies and of correspondences on this matter about paying debts. Karmic analogies are fought with Dharmic analogies.

Karma and Dharma: these two Sanskrit terms mean punishment and reward; in a more philosophical manner we would say: a bad consequence (Karma) is the outcome of a bad action, and a good consequence (Dharma) is the outcome of a good action. Thus, by modifying the causes, one modifies the effects, since the effects are nothing more than causes reproduced in another form. Are you going to become a prisoner? Then give freedom to another! Is your son going to die? Then heal your fellowman! Are you in misery? Then give all that you have left to the hungry and sacrifice all your efforts in favor of others. Beg, in prayer, to the Lords of Karma and you will be heard.

Do not forget, beloved disciple, that justice is the supreme mercy and mercilessness of the law.

So, I have already taught you the two golden rules and I have explained to you how to wipe out Karma. In the following lessons I will teach you how to manage the sidereal rays.

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given and the more they give, the more abundance they shall receive: this is the law. But those who do works of evil shall be victims of their own deeds!

Why do people suffer? Why do they blaspheme against God if human suffering is not God’s fault? We ourselves are the creators of our own destiny. Therefore, sanctify yourself, beloved disciple, sanctify yourself!

There are three eternal things in life: the Law, Nirvana, and Space.

Now, let us start explaining the exercises of the constellation of Taurus.

The cortege of stars that form the constellation of Taurus is the house of Venus, the ineffable star of love, the dawn, and consequently, Taurus is of Venusian nature.

Taurine people are of an amorous and Venusian nature; due to this, when they are in love they love much and always pass through great deceptions.

Taurine people are tame and industrious like the bull that symbolizes that group of stars, but at times they are also aggressive like the bull; they are tenacious and gluttonous, romantic and sensual. They love music, dance and beauty. They have the ability for all types of manual arts.

Taurus rules the larynx and the neck. The larynx is also a sexual uterus where the word is born. The larynx will be the creative sexual organ of the future divine humanity.

The sexual fire of Kundalini becomes creative through the word. In our books The Perfect Matrimony, The Revolution of Beelzebub, and Treatise of Occult Medicine and Practical Magic, we have already spoken extensively about the Kundalini and taught the Great Arcanum or supreme secret for the awakening of the sleeping princess Kundalini.

The word is intimately related with the four elements of Nature; this is why the initiates of the ancient temples of mystery were prohibited from talking about the primeval catastrophes of ancient Arcadia in fear that they would bring them back into existence.

Ancient hierophants knew too well that the word is related to the four elements of Nature, and that talking about a catastrophe is the same as evoking it again. For this reason ancient initiates never spoke publicly about these archaic cataclysms.

A hard word follows us and later falls upon him who pronounced it, like a ray of vengeance.

One does not only fornicate with the sexual act: fornication with the word is another type of fornication.

The improper use of words is also fornication; fornication with the verb creates astral larvae and misfortunes. It hurts to see how people abuse the word and fill their world with pain. Slander is the worst of all blasphemies.

One must achieve the perfection of the word and language within oneself. One must comprehend the responsibility of the word. One must learn how to use the sexual creative organ of the word (the larynx).

Do you feel the need to learn how to use the word? Listen to me, beloved disciple, we, the members of the sacred College of Initiates, can create anything with thought and materialize it with the word.

Be careful in mentioning names and surnames, because that is slander.

If you are a philosopher, fight theories, but never speak about the private lives of its leaders. When one talks about a leader, talk about his doctrine, but never mention his private life. Each person is what he or she is; no one should care about the private life of others.

To speak when one should keep silence is as bad as keeping silence when one should speak.

Sometimes to speak is a crime, and sometimes to be silent is also a crime. Delinquent silences exist as well as words of infamy. One must talk when one must talk and be silent when one must be silent.

One must achieve the perfection of the word within oneself. One must achieve the wisdom of the word within oneself.

People have lost the notion of sincerity. Nowadays, human words do not carry the substance of sincerity, thus people suffer because of their lack of sincerity. In this day and age human words are full of falsehood and hypocrisy.

Do you know what lying words are?

Fraudulent words create monsters.

Have you ever witnessed the birth of a monstrous child? That is the karma of the false word pronounced (by such a soul) in previous lifetimes.

We admire the substance of sincerity very much. A liar could never arrive at our White Island.

In this course, we have arrived at the constellation of Taurus. This sign governs the neck and a new struggle between Venus and Mars is repeated here.

Venus governs the thyroid gland and Mars governs the parathyroid. It is an eternal struggle between Venus and Mars. While some glands produce saliva, others dry it up. This struggle takes place within our entire organism.

Venus is related to love and Mars to war. The astrologer must learn how to use the twinkling of the stars.

Do you know of any home where bitterness reigns? Do you want to serve them disinterestedly?

Do you know of a wretched woman abandoned in misery by a suitor? Do you want to help her? Then listen to me well, beloved disciple, for I will teach you how to use the twinkling of Venus:

Sit in a comfortable armchair.

Close your eyes.

Put aside all earthly thoughts from your mind and focus on your Internal Master, praying like this:

Prayer

Father of mine, you who are my true Being, I beg you with all my heart and with all my soul, that you penetrate into the heart temple of the star of Venus so that you may kneel at the feet of Uriel and ask of him the following favor: (here one asks for the favor one desires).

Then, the disciple mentally salutes the guardian at the right column; the disciple will take a deep breath and will pronounce the password "Jachin. Subsequently, he will do the same with the guardian at the left column; first the deep breath and then pronounce the password Boaz." He will then pray to his Internal Master by beseeching him as follows:

My Lord, walk the seven steps towards the interior of the temple in order to make the supplication. My Father, my Lord, my God…

Once the supplication has been made, one asks Uriel with one’s whole heart for a choir of Angels in order to accomplish the work. (The choirs of Angels create by singing).

If the Angel of Venus grants our petition, the choir of Angels (who are his children and who live with him in the temple of the nucleus of the star Venus) will start to sing in the sacred language in order to perform the work we have asked. This is how the Army of the Word creates by means of the word.

If any profane observer were to see the heavens at those moments, he would see the planet Venus shining and glowing in an intensified and rare manner. The observer would simply be amazed and would contemplate the original sparkle of Venus in those moments.

The indigo-colored hierarchies of the star Venus gave the Causal Body or Body of Willpower to human beings.

They grant us what we ask, when Karma allows it. However, if our petition is not granted, then Uriel will show the disciple the clock of destiny and, in this case, we have no other option but to bow our head before the verdict of the Law.

In the world of this day and age, there exist a great number of schools that try to accomplish these same miracles by means of the mental force, without taking into account at all the approval of the Lords of Destiny. This is simply pure, legitimate black magic.

The Christ-mind works well in accordance with the law.

Black mental waves do not arrive where they are sent, because in the subtle world there exist a multitude of aerial elementals who trap and intercept the path of the black mental waves. In space, innumerable forces also exist which divert or disintegrate the destructive mental waves.

Therefore, evil waves can only cause harm when the victim does not know how to love or forgive.

Mental energy is absolutely deficient when it does not work with the might of the Innermost.

The theurgist utilizes mental energy but unites it with the Innermost. This is the Christic mind. The theurgist works only with the divine powers of his Inner Angel and his Christ-mind.

The saintly Masters of the White Brotherhood cooperate with the theurgist and his Christ-mind.

The sidereal genii perform their miracles with the Ray of Justice when the theurgist officiates on the altar of the Lion of the Law.

Let us now enter into the exercises of Taurus.

During this month, the following exercise is performed:

Exercise

The disciple sits down in a comfortable armchair and closes her eyes and removes all thoughts from her mind. While becoming a little drowsy she focuses her mind inwardly, towards the Innermost, and prays like this:

Prayer

Father of mine, now transport yourself to the principal star of Taurus, and enter through the doors of the heart temple making the salutes which you already know and beg the sidereal genie and his angels of that star to come, to have compassion for me, so that they may prepare me and cure my larynx.

Then, already sleepy, the disciple must imagine that she sees the accumulated light of her head descending now into her throat, while she pronounces the word: "AOM."

She imagines the light descending from her head into her throat with the vowel "A; she will then imagine the light flooding her throat with the vowel O; and the disciple will exhale the breath as if expelling the refuse that resides in her throat with the vowel M." This mantra is pronounced four times.

I have to warn my disciples that the bowing along with the passwords Jachin and Boaz (as I described when I spoke about Venus) must be applied to all the stars in the sky.

Therefore, the genii of the constellation of Taurus will personally come to awaken the powers of the larynx, and if the disciple has any laryngeal illness, she can ask these genii of Taurus to cure her and they will do so. The disciple will also be able to take advantage of these powers in order to heal others.

The disciple must vocalize the vowel "E daily like this: eheeeeeeee…(as in beg"), for one hour.

The vibratory sound of this vowel will awaken the power of the occult ear within us.

The vowel E causes the thyroid gland, which is the center of the magical ear, to vibrate.

The vowel E also develops clairvoyance of the Mental Body within us.

The vowel E makes the Mental Body vibrate and gives us conceptual synthesis and the power to penetrate into the intimate sense of the words.

Fraternally,

The teacher of your class,

Samael Aun Weor

Gemini

From the 21st of May to the 20th of June

Rules: Arms, Shoulders, Lungs, and Bronchial System

Metal: Azoth

Stone: Golden Beryl

Perfume: Mastic

Plant: Honeysuckle

Flower: Chrysanthemum

Planet: Mercury

Color: Orange and Brilliant Yellow

Element: Air

Keyword: Reason

Day: Wednesday

Ruler: Raphael

Beloved disciple,

Having already practiced the exercises of Taurus, we will now enter into the brilliant constellation of Gemini.

This sign governs the arms, lungs, and legs, and is essentially of a Mercurial nature.

Gemini is in the house of Mercury. The metal of this sign is Azoth.

Its stone is golden beryl and its color is yellow.

The Lords of Mercury are now teaching mankind how to travel in the Astral Body. Thus, inevitably, the disciple must be concerned with learning how to