Similarities
and Points of Cooperation
Between the Zodiacal Influences
Looking
at similarities, we see two signs profoundly connected with the
emotional nature.
Both
are water signs and therefore signs of acute sensitivity emotionally,
although Scorpio will exert greater self-control.
A
great deal of devotion is to be expected in the natives of both
signs, for exoterically and esoterically, Mars rules in Scorpio,
bringing in a strong 6th Ray and esoterically and hierarchically,
Neptune rules bringing in a strong 6th Ray.
The
devotion in Cancer will be to that which is under the Cancerian’s
protection, at
least at first, and the devotion in Scorpio, will be to that which
the passions are focussed upon.
Later
in Cancer, the devotion is to all forms of life towards whom the
advanced Cancerian subject adopts a maternal attitude and the devotion
in Scorpio is to the very process of transformation and elevation
– to death and rebirth.
Both
of these signs are psychologically attuned. They understand in-depth
personal issues, they are able to discover the subtle motivations
of individuals and they are found prominent in those who pursue
therapeutic fields.
This
can also be said of the sign Pisces – all the water signs really.
Both
signs with their strong emotional resonance, naturally carry an
intuitive resonance and this is supported by the idea that intuitive
Neptune is the esoteric and hierarchical ruler of Cancer and the
intuitive, illusion-dispelling aspect of Mercury is the hierarchical
ruler of Scorpio.
Both
signs are also closely related to the 4th creative hierarchy,
to the incarnation of that 4th hierarchy which is the
human hierarchy and its change of kingdom.
Interestingly
enough, the 4th creative hierarchy as a whole is ruled
by Scorpio but the very first incarnation of members of the 4th
creative hierarchy, is said to take place in the sign Cancer.
Also,
it is the purpose at present of the 4th creative hierarchy
to transform itself from the human stage into the kingdom of souls
– the 5th kingdom. That transition is made via the intervention
of the solar angels which have much to do with the number 5 and
Sirius and with the number 10 and Capricorn.
The
5th creative hierarchy which is, as the Tibetan tells
us, “On the verge of liberation”, must be numerically resonant and
be intimately associated with this transformation from the 4 into
the 5.
(I'll
pursue numerology in its astrological mode, whereby the combination
of certain numerical qualities, yields other numerical qualities.
The point is, there is something about the addition of the quality
4 and the quality 5 which combined to yield the quality 9 and in
this way it is possible also to add planetary influences together
in order yield other planetary influences – for quality is quantity
and every entity is nothing but a quality.)
Since
the 5th creative hierarchy, ruled by Cancer synthesizes
the 5 aspects of manas and is directly related to the 5th
manifested hierarchy, that of the solar angels, it shares with Scorpio
the influence of helping the human unit (the number 4) transfer
itself into the domain of the number 5. It is clear also, that
Cancer and Scorpio are rulers of the solar plexus center, at first
in its grasping nature and in its sensitivity to lower vibration
and later in terms of its aspirational transference towards heart
energies ruled by higher Neptune.
(When
I use a term like “higher” or “lower”, higher Neptune, higher Mars,
lower Neptune, lower Mars, I do not imply that the emanation of
the planet or particular deity, is higher or lower but simply that
the vibrations and influence of a planet will be used by the form
upon which it impacts in a way that we term higher or evolutionary
and spiritual, or relatively lower ie encouraging the maintenance
of material values.)
There
is in these two signs as well, a connection via the 4th
Ray, because the moon veiling an undiscovered 4th Ray
planet, transmits this 4th Ray as does the entire sign
Scorpio and its hierarchical ruler Mercury, whichever signs either
constellationally or through their planetary rulerships, transmit
the 4th Ray are naturally closely associated with the
human stage of struggle.
For
Cancer, each of the lunar vehicles, which Cancer rules as a whole,
are caught in the struggle of following their own involutionary
paths or being enfired towards a higher evolutionary status by the
application of aspirational fire.
There
is vehicular stress and the attempt to seek some sort of balance
and middle ground between the natural level of vehicular comfort
and the higher vibrational possibilities which are impulsed by the
impact of the solar self upon the lunar vehicles and naturally Scorpio
is profoundly a 4th Ray sign, synonymous with the manifold
struggles, temptations and victories with which the aspiring human
being is confronted or any human being for that matter. Interestingly,
if you add up the numbers of the Cancerian hierarchy, number. 5
and the Scorpionic hierarchy number.9, you get the number 14 which
equals 5 – again associated with the soul state or the mental state
of man.
Adding
the numbers up differently, the number 5 of the Cancerian hierarchy
and the number 4 of the Scorpionic hierarchy, bring you the number
9 which is the number of completion and interestingly is the number
which blends the number of the 4th kingdom of the human
nature with the 5th kingdom of souls.
When
adding from below, the human hierarchy again turns out to be 4th
and the first of the liberated hierarchies would be the first, adding
the two numbers together again, the number 5 appears, correlating
with the other method of addition.
Should
the human hierarchy be considered the 4th and the Cancerian
hierarchy the 8th, counting from below, we have the number
of completion 12, which adds to 3 – again a mental number.
So
the combined effect of these two hierarchies and hence of these
two signs, is to raise the irrational to the rational and the kama-manasic
human being into the realm of pure manas which is correlated with
the 5th kingdom of nature and with Sirius, the source
of manas and hence with the kingdom of souls.
There
is another close connection with these two signs and it relates
to the power of reproduction and generation, perhaps under the rulerships
of the Moon, the mother of form and Mars, the ruler of the sacral
center by some assignments.
This
is the relationship between birth and sex, for Scorpio is one of
the major signs of sex and Cancer the sign of birth and re-birth
and as the Tibetan informs us, the function of the sex impulse is
to lead towards regeneration and birth.
So
the Rays of Scorpio and Cancer can be seen in this context, the
bringing together of the polar opposites under the 4th
Ray and the impulse of sex is meant to lead to birth and manifestation
under the 3rd and 7th Rays (the rulers of
Cancer and both of these processes in life are considered great
mysteries).
Perhaps
there are no greater mysteries than the processes of birth and death
and of course Pisces would be involved in this.
Two
of the planets associated with Cancer and Scorpio, namely Neptune
and Pluto, are planets of mystery.
Interestingly,
if one begins numbering from Scorpio and proceeds counter-clockwise,
Cancer becomes the ninth sign, again re-enforcing the theme of completion
which can be derived numerologically from combining these two signs.
There
is much about the number 9 as it relates both to birth and initiation
that is worth pondering, it is also interesting to realize that
the abuse of the creative function will lead to death and that even
the right use of the creative function in Scorpio leads to a kind
of death or entombment of the spirit in matter which is ruled by
Cancer and hence the early mantram associated with birth and Cancer,
the blind unit is lost.
So
we see that both Cancer and Scorpio are signs both of death – death
differently considered and of life differently considered. Cancer
is the life of the form which is the death of the spirit, a death
at least in terms of consciousness and Scorpio is the death of the
form which is the releases into life the consciousness.
Humanity
is powerfully attached to both these processes as the powerful 6th
Ray of these two signs demonstrates and seems unable to separate
itself either from the birth or the death drama on higher or lower
turns of the spiral.
Interestingly,
the obligatory nature of these two facets of human life are re-enforced
by the planet of compulsion; Pluto which says that death must come
in Scorpio and the planet of spiritual obligation, Neptune, which
promises birth and re-birth.
It
is important and paradoxical to realize that Neptune, in association
with the 5th creative hierarchy, the Cancerian hierarchy,
does induce the processes of rebirth in which the free and formless
spirit, which for practical purposes we can call the monad and which
is associated with Neptune by numerical resonance.
Since the
monad is a resident of the second plane and Neptune is the major
distributor of the 2nd Ray spiritually speaking, i.e.,
in which this free and formless spirit is given a home in the lower
dimensions, the dimensions of matter represented by Cancer.
So
one of the important meanings of Neptune and Cancer is that the
formless takes birth, the formless under Neptune, in form under
Cancer, ruled by the 3rd and 7th Rays.
(I
notice here that prolonged brooding upon two signs or two entities
or two qualities continues to yield relationships. It had been my
intention to release consideration of the Scorpio and Cancer some
time ago but a certain tenacity held me to it and the yield was
a most significant relationship which otherwise I would have overlooked).
These
are both signs of great tenacity and the natives hold to their pursuit
of the mysteries of birth and death even as they are held to the
cycling wheel which demands that they pass ever and again through
these experiences.
