Sun
or Ascendant in Virgo with Ray 4
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Sun
Virgo (or Ascendant Virgo),
R4P (or R4S)
Plus Constellationally Transmitted
R2 and R6
A
strong mutual reinforcement of ray and astrological energies emerges
through the fourth ray transmitted through both Mercury and the
Moon—respectively the exoteric and esoteric rulers of this sign.
The esoterically veiled Vulcan, arguably, also has a fourth ray
component; and esoterically veiled Neptune has a strong fourth ray
association through buddhi. As well, fourth ray Mercury is exalted
in this sign. Mercury is also a decanate ruler {first decanate counter-clockwise
and third decanate clockwise} thus adding further strength.
The
categories applicable to this reinforcement are Strong by
Rulership—Class 1 and Class 2. The mutual reinforcement
of this combination of astro-rayological energies is, it would seem,
equally strong for both the average individual and for the aspirant/disciple.
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Selfish,
Self-Centered or Self-Serving Human Being
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Selfish, Self-centered
or Self-Serving Human Being
i.
The petulant dissatisfaction of the self-centered Virgo person combines with the general
attitude of reactive discontent induced within an insufficiently-spiritualized
personality by the fourth ray.
ii.
Pettiness, worry, fussiness.
iii.
Fretting over small matters. Fighting over little things. The ‘war
of inconsequentials’.
iv.
The smallest things can upset the psychological balance.
v.
Argumentative.
vi.
Hyper critical in all matters of taste.
vii.
Flagellation.
viii
Destructive friction in search of unattainable perfection.
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Advanced
Human Being; Aspirant; Disciple: Additionally,
where relevant, combine Ascendant Sign with the ray of either the
ray of the personality or soul.
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Advanced Human
Being; Aspirant; Disciple
i.
The high qualitative standards of the advancing Virgo individual combine with the love
of beauty and aesthetic refinement induced within the spiritually-unfolding personality
by the fourth ray.
ii.
The cultivation and refinement of the mind, especially as an instrument
of appreciation and creation.
iii.
A growing excellence in the field of the arts.
iv.
Exercising the utmost discernment and discrimination in all matters
of taste.
v.
Exercising exactitude in all musical matters. If notes, intervals
or chords are out of tune, it is actually a source of pain.
vi.
Doing all one can to resolve dissonance—whether of forms, color or
sound.
vii.
Long and tedious labor so that beauty may emerge. Growing expertise
in techniques of beautification.
viii.
Artistic criticism with the purpose of maintaining high standards
and preserving quality.
ix.
A talent for finding, creating, creating or refining the gem or the
jewel.
x.
On the Path of Discipleship: a keen development of the faculty of
discrimination (related to Virgo and found on the fourth subplane
of the mental plane).
xi.
On the Path of Discipleship: seeking to fine-tune the personality
vehicles to each other and to the soul.
xii.
On the Path of Discipleship: detecting the smallest physical, emotional
or mental dissonance, and seeking to resolve it by fine adjustment.
xiii.
On the Path of Discipleship: seeking refinement in all intra-personal
and inter-personal interplay.
xiv.
On the Path of Discipleship: using the arts as a source of spiritual
elevation.
xv.
On the Path of Discipleship: beautification as purification.
xvi.
On the Path of Discipleship: harmonization as healing.
xvii.
On the Path of Discipleship: involvement in psychological healing.
Healing the fragmented psyche. Learning to help the love principle
emerge into the field of psychological conflict and stress.
xviii.
On the Path of Discipleship: the quiet worker for improvement in all
areas of the personal and group life.
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Advanced
Disciple; the Initiate: Additionally,
where relevant, combine Ascendant Sign with the ray as either the
ray of the personality or soul.
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Advanced Disciple;
the Initiate
Additionally, where relevant, combine
Ascendant Sign, Virgo, with the fourth ray as the ray of the personality
or soul
i.
The deep appreciation of the perfection of Divinity
possessed by the soul-inspired disciple/initiate born in or under
Virgo, combines with the intuitive realization of the equivalency of Beauty and Truth
induced within the soul or spiritualized personality by the
fourth ray.
ii.
Beautifying form to better reflect divine patterns.
iii.
The disciple, identified as soul, becomes the “Corrector of
the Form”, so that divine beauty may emerge.
iv.
The one who knows archetypal perfection and labors to present that
perfection in form as a contribution to the emergence of the Divine
Plan. (The monadic plane, ruled by Jupiter and Virgo, is, for practical
purpose, plane on which perfect archetypes are found.)
v.
Finding divine beauty in the smallest aspect of Nature. Full of loving
appreciation for the Work of the Creator.
vi.
Knowing how to recognize, cherish and utilize the gems and jewels
of spiritual living.
vii.
A deep appreciation for the beauty of “Mother Earth”.
viii.
The art of harmonizing emergent Love-Wisdom with the conditions of
matter.
ix.
Intuiting the art, song and dance of the angels. Virgo is closely
related to the Deva Kingdom, and the fourth ray is numerically resonant
with the fourth or buddhic plane upon which man and angel meet in
harmonious cooperation.
x.
Beautifying the “Mother” for the sake of Her union with the “Father”.
xi.
Reexamine closely
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Directives
(On Behalf of
Humanity and the One Great Work.
These
are Meant to be Suggestive; Your Intuition Will Supply the Directives
and Counsels Most Suitable to You)
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Directives
for Virgo and the Fourth Ray
(On
Behalf of Humanity and the One Great Work)
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Mantra
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Mantra for Virgo and the Fourth Ray
Mantram for the Disciple’s Consciousness
Mantram for the Initiate’s Consciousness
“Two Merge with One”—a One in which the Father/Mother/Child
are also One, with God and Matter Joining through the Light of Christ,
the Son.
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Proposed
Symbol, Image, or Scene
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Proposed
Symbol for R4/Virgo
Vibrating to the ‘Spectrum of Rainbow-Colored Tones’,
the ‘Artist of Life’
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Discover
Potentials to be Derived from Energetic Contrasts
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Discover Potentials to be Derived from
Energetic Contrasts Between Virgo and
R4
Utilize these contrasts to understand how
these two energies may contrast or conflict with each other when
they are found together within the human energy system.
| Virgo
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In
Comparison With |
Ray
4 |
| 1. Transmits
R2 and R6 constellationally |
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1. R4 |
| 2. Transmits
principally R4, R4/6/1 and R2 through its planetary rulers (unveiled
and veiled) |
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2. R4 |
| 3. Colors:
yellow (given by D.K.) and possibly (on a hypothetical color-scale
incrementally related to the chromatic musical scale) yellow-green,
green, greenish-blue. |
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3. Colors:
yellow, green, cream |
| 4. Note:
Possibly FA or F |
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4. Note:
MI or E |
| 5. Expresses
principally through the solar plexus center and later the heart
center, through Neptune and Jupiter. Some ajna center expression
likely through Mercury. Since Virgo is the sixth sign, sacral
center expression (through the Moon) is likely, in relation
to conception and the gestation period. |
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5. Expresses
through the ajna center at a relatively advanced point of evolution.
Related as well to the fourfold base chakra |
| 6. Creative
Hierarchy number II/VII, unliberated |
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6. Creative
Hierarchy number II, liberated, and Creative Hierarchy number
IV/IX, unliberated |
| 7. Hypothesized
as being especially expressive in relation to the Mineral Kingdom
via the Moon/Vulcan, the Vegetable Kingdom via Moon/Neptune
and Jupiter, the Animal Kingdom via the Moon, the Human Kingdom
via Mercury and the Kingdom of Planetary Lives via Jupiter. |
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7. Related
to the Vegetable Kingdom and the Human Kingdom |
| 8. Relates
to the realm of the monad ruled by Jupiter and Virgo. |
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8. Relates
to the buddhic plane whereon the Fourth Creative Hierarchy,
the “Initiates” find their expression |
| 9. Relates
to the entire fourfold lunar realm as the Moon is the esoteric
ruler of Virgo |
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9. Relates
to the super-lunar world of the buddhic plane within the Triad |
| 10. Mentally rational |
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10. Mentally intuitive |
| 11. Logical in thought |
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11. More capricious or free-associative in thought |
| 12. Analytical |
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12. Unitive. Seeing relationships more in terms of similarities than differences |
| 13. Cool or restrained in the emotional life |
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13. Often, struggling, turbulent or expressive in the emotional life |
| 14. Tendency towards discipline in the physical plane life |
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14. Tendency towards lack of discipline in the physical life, and in general (except
in artistic matters) |
| 15. Purificatory |
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15. Mixing and promiscuous |
| 16. Critical |
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16. Often more tolerant and accepting of diversity and difference |
| 17. Cleaving |
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17. Bridging |
| 18. Precise in matters of form |
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18. Often more vague in relation to perception of form (other influences notwithstanding).
Color sense more precise; sense of form, more diffuse |
| 19. Tendency to be concrete |
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19. Tendency towards abstraction: “The Mountain whereon Form dies” (EP
I 71) |
| 20. Hesitating to confront directly |
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20. Confrontational |
| 21. Cautious and provident |
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21. Often more reckless and foolhardy |
| 22. Tendency towards consistency |
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22. Tendency towards inconsistency and discontinuity |
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Discover
Potentials to be Derived from Energetic Similarities
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Discover Potentials to be Derived from
Energetic Similarities Between Virgo
and R4
Utilize
these similarities to further understand how these two energies may
combine with or reinforce each other (for better of for worse) when
they are found within the same energy system
A.
Virgo Has Two Rulers Transmitting the Fourth Ray:
Virgo is closely related to the fourth ray because two of its rulers,
Mercury and the Moon are distributors of the fourth ray.
B.
Related Through the Fourth Member of the Divine Quaternary:
The fourth ray is related to the fourth or “Mother”
aspect in what might be called the ‘Quaternary of the Divine Family’.
Since Virgo is also the “Mother”, a strong line of connection between
Virgo and the fourth ray is established.
C. Refinement
and Perfectionism: These two influences share a
certain desire for refinement or perfectionism. The fourth
ray is the “corrector of the form” (EP I 71), and Virgo is well
known for high standards and for taking pains in relation to small
matters. Interestingly the psychic ability called “Perfection” is
found upon the fourth subplane of the Atmic plane.
D.
Discrimination: Both Virgo and fourth ray
types can be discriminative. The fourth ray is full of contradictions.
In relation to most qualities, it both is, and is not.
But is must be noted that the fourth subplane of the mental
plane is given to the faculty of discrimination.
(cf. TCF 188) In this instance,
the personal ego is discriminated from all other personal egos and
from the soul on the higher mental plane.
E.
Dualism of Soul and Personality:
In or under Virgo, the dualism of soul and personality is
realized. This dualism is also revealed and practiced under the
influence of the fourth ray.
F.
The Elementals of the Fourfold Personality:
Both Virgo and the fourth ray relate to the fourfold personality.
The Moon as esoteric ruler of Virgo connects this sign with all
lunar elementals of the personality nature. The fourth ray, as well,
has numerical affinity with the fourfold personality.
G.
Related to Processes Important at the Second
Initiation: Virgo is sign of purification,
which relates it to the focus upon purification found at the second
degree. Purification at that initiation is largely of the emotional
body; the objective and discriminative attitude of Virgo helps in
that regard. Virgo also conveys the “Christ-energy” which, at the
second degree must begin to replace desire (especially selfish
desire). The fourth ray is also related to this Christ-energy. The
energy of the fourth plane—buddhi—is, from one perspective,
the unifying, harmonizing Christ-energy. The fourth ray helps to
harmonize and balance the astral body, opening it to the coming
Christ. Perhaps this is why the second degree has so much to do
with the culture and the appreciation of beauty.
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A
List of Famous Individuals for whom this combination is prominent
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Virgo
& Ray 4
Frederick
Chopin
Johann
von Goethe
Felix
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Amadeo
Modigliani
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart
Oscar
Wilde
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