Important
Foundational Relationships
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Important Foundational
Relationships
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Scorpio
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In Comparison
With
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Pisces
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1. The Scorpion, the Eagle |
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1.
The Fishes
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2. Esoteric Mantram: Warrior I am, and from the
battle I emerge triumphant. |
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2.
Esoteric Mantram: I leave the Father’s Home and turning back,
I save.
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3. Exoteric/Evolutionary Mantram: And the Word said:
Let Maya flourish and deception rule. |
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3.
Exoteric/Evolutionary Mantram: And the Word said: Go forth into
matter.
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4. Quality of Light: The Light of Day |
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4.
Quality of Light: The Light of the World.
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5. Element: Water Sign |
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5.
Element: Water Sign
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6. Fixed Cross |
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6.
Mutable Cross
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Transmits R4 constellationally. Possibly R1 is a subtle constellational
transmission.
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7.
Transmits R2 and R6, with a possible secondary transmission
of R3 (matter—the “waters of space”)
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Secondarily, (assuredly, but not exclusively) Scorpio transmits
R6, R1 and R4 through Mars, Pluto and Mercury—its three planetary
rulers on three levels—exoteric, esoteric and hierarchical.
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8.
Secondarily, (assuredly, but not exclusively), Pisces transmits
R2, R1 and R6, through Jupiter, Pluto and Neptune—its planetary
rulers on three levels—exoteric, esoteric and hierarchical.
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Color: crimson, dark red. Black is important.
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9.
Color: lavender
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10. Creative Hierarchy number IX (manifested), the
Human Hierarchy, the “Initiates” |
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10. Creative
Hierarchy number I (unmanifested) characterized by the energy
of Intelligent Substance
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| 11.
Associated with the body-transmuting, appetite-regulating, first
initiation; the purifying, emotion-transforming, desire-subduing
second initiation; and the mind-transfiguring, personality-conquering
third initiation. Scorpio prepares “the disciple for the first, second and third initiations. After the
third initiation, its peculiar testing potency is no longer
felt.” (EA 199) Even so, the fourth degree is
ruled by the fourth ray, and bring buddhi powerfully
into the life, as does fourth-ray Scorpio, powerfully
resonant to the buddhic plane.
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11.
Associated with the Fixed-Cross-mounting first initiation
(cf. EA 125); the purifying,
desire-releasing second initiation; the crucifying, death-dealing
fourth initiation, as well as the liberating Path-revealing
fifth initiation, which in this case opens to the “world
saviour” the door to Shamballa and to great revelation through
self-abnegating willingness to serve the Divine Will.
(cf. EA 141, 320-321, for the fourth and fifth initiations) Since, Pisces brings about the “consummation of divine
desire”, the sixth initiation which restores the ‘Savior-Monad’
to complete power may also be indicated.
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| 12. Scorpio
is correlated principally to the three sub-diaphragmatic centers,
sub-ruled by Mars and Pluto: to the attracting and repelling,
desiring, aspiring, solar plexus center; to the instinctually
insistent, sexually-unitive sacral center; to the system-empowering,
hindrance-destroying, will-impelling center at the base
of the spine. Because the ajna center is ruled
by fourth ray Mercury (from a point in time near the third initiation
and following), and because Mercury is the hierarchical ruler
of fourth ray Scorpio, Scorpio can be reasonably associated
as an influence upon the drama of contrasting polarities staged
in relation to the ajna center. |
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12. Pisces can be reasonably
associated with the centers in the soles of the feet,
giving humility, ‘under-standing’, and the power to tread
the Path. Pisces is also strongly related to the solar
plexus center (in relation to which purification of desire
and detachment must prevail) and to the compassionate, all-embracing,
all-forgiving heart center—these centers being ruled,
in part, by Neptune, special ruler of Pisces. Pisces can,
at a high point of evolution, condition the ajna center (when
Alpha {Aries—crown center} and Omega {Pisces—ajna}) meet.
The buddhically-resonant heart within the head, of
which the Buddha, Himself, is a symbol (EXH 87) is another significant association.
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13. The zodiacal signs influence the Monad of every
human being (EA 411, 637, TCF 1191); the influence from
Scorpio is potent indeed, because the entire fourth manifested
Creative Hierarchy (the Hierarchy of Human Monads) is ruled
by Scorpio. Scorpio guarantees that the Monad will not remain
trapped in immersion, but will conquer its apparent captor
(lower matter), and, thus, achieve its proper function in relation
to the buddhic plane as the mediating kingdom between the three
higher and three lower manifested Creative Hierarchies. |
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13.
The zodiacal signs influence the Monad of every human being
(EA 411, 637, TCF 1191); the influence from Pisces provides the
foundational motivation for the entire monadic pilgrimage, for
every Monad is a “Lord of ceaseless, persevering devotion” (EA 117) and, under the influence of Pisces—a savior.
The monadic pilgrimage is entirely sacrificial, and is
undertaken for purposes of redemption. Pisces both symbolizes
and impulses the humanly unfathomable Self-abnegation which
send the Monad forth. “Go forth into matter”, is one mantram
of Pisces.
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In relation to the Triad—Scorpio (the sign in which that great
exemplar of the first ray, Hercules, achieved his triumph) must
be understood as having an influence upon the first aspect
of the Triad—atma, the spiritual will. Scorpio (esoterically
during this world period) may well transmit the first
ray. In Scorpio, the threefold Illusion is conquered, and, buddhi
(the intuition) is the conqueror. Buddhi rules upon
the fourth plane, and Scorpio transmits the fourth
ray constellationally. Scorpio seems less related to higher
manas, though it is a triple sign.
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14.
Within the Triad—Pisces (which transmits the second ray)
is principally related to the second principle buddhi,
as it expresses the divine love, wisdom and understanding which
redeem. Pisces is also one of the intuitive signs connecting
it to buddhi. Pisces eventually induces a “pervasiveness
of wisdom” (EA 136), and wisdom is the influence of the
first aspect upon the second (as in the case of the Buddha).
(cf. DINA II 518) In Pisces there is a powerful
sensitivity to the will of God, (“Father, not my will
by Thine by done”) and thus to the atmic aspect
of the Triad—and to the Monad. Pisces, transcending Mercury,
is less related to higher manas.
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In relation to the Solar Angel, and the soul-consciousness (and
causal body) through which it expresses—Scorpio can be understood
as the will of the Solar Angel to drastically purify
its personality, when that personality has, at length, demonstrated
its readiness for the process. Under Virgo, the personality
has been consistently improved; under Scorpio, the Solar Angel
(“a most efficient surgeon”—(DINA
I 232)) reveals all obstruction to soul-infusion, and
(with the help of its now desperate personality) sees to the
removal of such obstruction.
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15.
In relation to the Solar Angel, and the soul-consciousness (and
causal body) through which it expresses—Pisces is the energy
of the will-to-save which animates those “Hearts of Fiery Love”
known as Agnishvattas, or Solar Angels. Pisces (in which Solar
Angelic Venus is exalted) provides the originating incentive
for the sacrifice which the Solar Angels made aeons ago, on
behalf of the human Monads, and in service of the Planetary
Logos. Pisces governs the Solar Angel as Savior.
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Within the Personality—Scorpio can be identified with the penetrative
and controlling (EA 180)
processes of the lower mental nature; with the intensely
purgative and emotionally transformational processes
of the astral nature; with the general power of the etheric
nature (though emotional/mental battles can be devitalizing);
and with the fortitude, hardiness and staying-power
of the dense physical nature. (The
vehicular focus and its degree of prominence, depends upon the
stage of evolutionary development.)
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16.
Within the Personality—Pisces can be identified with the impressionability
and eventual intuitive sensitivity of the lower mental
nature; with the sentient permeability, and imaginative,
tranquilizing processes within the astral nature; with
the induction of quietude within the etheric nature;
and with the general sensitivity of the dense physical
vehicle. (The vehicular focus and its degree of prominence, depends upon the stage
of evolutionary development.)
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17. Stage of Meditative Consciousness: Illumination.
“Scorpio—Illumination—The soul triumphs. Experience in Taurus
consummated. Astral glamour dissipated. Soul light pours in.
The Path of Discipleship. The Disciple.” (EA 228-229)
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17.
Stage of Meditative Consciousness: Identification
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18. The Crisis of the Battlefield characterized
by the quality of Conflict. |
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18.
The Choice of Method of Salvation (such as that which confronted
the Christ in the Garden of Gethsemene)
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Wider
Relationships: Cosmic and Systemic
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Wider Relationships: Cosmic and Systemic
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Scorpio
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In Comparison
With
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Pisces
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Expressive of the first aspect as it seeks to transmute
the third aspect so that the second aspect may emerge—“triumphant”.
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1.
Expressive principally of the second divine aspect, with
a lengthy history connected to the material substance (“water”)
of the third. There is some emphasis upon the liberating
will of the first aspect. “In
Pisces, you have the consummation of the work of that which the
matter aspect has made possible, and the Christ emerges as the
world saviour. All this has taken place through the will aspect
of the second ray, focussed in Shamballa, expressing itself through
humanity and consummated in the Hierarchy. (EA 627-628)
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Cosmically, associated primarily with Sirius. “Scorpio is under the influence or inflowing energy of Sirius. This is the
great star of initiation because our Hierarchy (an expression
of the second aspect of divinity) is under the supervision or
spiritual magnetic control of the Hierarchy of Sirius.” (EA 197)
Initiation (Sirius) is transformation (Scorpio) “Scorpio is the great constellation which influences
the turning point both in the life of humanity and the life of
the individual human being. For the first time in the history
of both mankind and disciples the energy of Sirius, pouring into
the seven groups which form our planetary Hierarchy evokes a response.”
(EA 198) “We come now to another triangle, the activity of which
produces the manifestation of Hierarchy—the intermediary between
Shamballa and Humanity: Scorpio, Sirius and Mars.”(EA 483)
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2.
Cosmically related to Sirius. “The
triangle of Pisces-Uranus-Hierarchy is becoming magnetically attractive
to the triangle of Humanity.” (EA 438) “And then the heavens within
the ring-pass-not responded to the light from Sirius which, passing
through the sea of Pisces, lifted the fishes into the heavenly
sphere (Uranus) and thus a lesser triple light appeared, the radiant
sun of suns, the watery light of Pisces, the heavenly light of
Uranus.” (EA 432, also 427-428)
A connection between the Dragon, the Pleiades and Pisces may well
exist, in relation to the saving, self-abnegating
Path of Earth Service. (cf. TCF
904, 1162)
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Three Constellations Connected with Scorpio: a) Serpens—the
Serpent of Illusion; b) Ophiuchus—the
Serpent Handler or Wrestler; c) Hercules—the Sun God/Hero (LOH 153-154)
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3.
Three Constellations Connected with Pisces: a) The Band—(connecting
the two Fishes; b) Andromeda—the Chained Woman; c) Cepheus—the
King (LOH 200)
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Relationships
Between Three Levels of Planetary Rulers, and Planets in Exaltation,
Fall and Detriment
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Relationships Between Three Levels of Planetary
Rulers,
and Planets in Exaltation, Fall and Detriment
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Scorpio
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In Comparison
With
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Pisces
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Pluto is a special ruler in the sign, Scorpio.
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1.
Pluto is the esoteric and hierarchical ruler of Pisces.
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Mercury is the hierarchical ruler of Pisces.
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2.
Mercury falls and is also in detriment in Pisces.
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Venus is in detriment in Scorpio.
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3.
Venus is exalted in Pisces.
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Subtle
Relationships Between Rays, Zodiacal and Planetary Energies
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Subtle
Relationships Between Rays,
Zodiacal and Planetary Energies
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Scorpio
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In Comparison
With
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Pisces
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Scorpio transmits the fourth ray constellationally.
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1.
Only indirect fourth ray connections relate Pisces to the
fourth ray. Venus, the planet exalted in Pisces, can be
understood as associated with the harmony and beauty aspects of
the fourth ray (but not with the factors within this ray
which lead to conflict). Neptune, the special spiritual ruler
of Pisces (for “humanity as a whole”) has strong relations
to buddhi/intuition, and to the fourth plane, the buddhic
plane
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Scorpio, the sign in which first ray Hercules achieved
his triumphs, and (with Taurus and Pisces) one of three cosmic
decanates, may well transmit the first ray in a subtle way—to
appear more definitively in a future world period. (cf. EA 204,
487).
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2.
Pluto is the esoteric and hierarchical ruler of Pisces, and transmits
the first ray.
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Scorpio is the eighth sign on the reversed wheel, and is
thus related to Mercury, the “Messenger at the eighth gate” (EA
298)
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3.
Pisces demonstrates the culmination of the Christ-life, for Venus
(“pure love wisdom”) is exalted in Pisces. Mercury, which falls
in Pisces, really “falls away” from its lowest functions, and
becomes highly intuitive, in revealing the Christ-life in all
things.
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Scorpio is the sixth sign on the clockwise wheel, and hence
has numerical affinity with the sixth ray.
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4.
Pisces transmits the sixth ray constellationally. Enthusiastic
Jupiter has sixth ray associations. Neptune (a special
ruler of Pisces) transmits the sixth ray. Pluto (esoteric and
hierarchical ruler) has sixth ray associations through
its relation to the solar plexus. (EA
78)
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Mars is the exoteric and esoteric ruler of Scorpio, and transmits
the sixth ray.
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5.
See #4 immediately above.
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The Planetary School on Mars trains those “whose work is along
the lines of the destroyer” and, therefore, can be seen as transmitting
the first ray.
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6.
See #2 above.
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Mars “rules science” (EA 215), hence has important fifth
ray associations.
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7.
Venus (exalted) transmits the fifth ray. Pluto, for whom
Mars is the “Alter Ego” (EA 507) is connected with scientific
research, and Mars rules science—on the fifth ray.
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Mars (with Saturn and the Earth) participates in the personality
of a great third ray Entity and, therefore, can be seen,
however indirectly, as expressing the third ray.
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8. Pisces, associated with “water” and with the “ocean” has
an indirect connection with the material third ray through
“matter.” Pisces is the “fish swimming in the waters of matter
and finding there its sustenance.” (EA 287) ‘As we well know,
water stands for matter,…” (TCF 1005) “Neptune is as you know,
the God of the waters, and the term ‘water’ covers many angles
of the esoteric wisdom, such as: The whole concept of matter—universal
and itemised.”.. (EA 275) The Piscean is to become “the fish
who swims free in the ocean of matter.” (EA 62) Pisces is also
the twelfth sign on the reversed wheel, numbering normally and
also by polarities (Aries-Libra, Taurus-Scorpio, etc.),
and hence, resonant to the third ray. Neptune rules Pisces
in a special way (EA 171), and the Neptunian trident
connects it to the third ray. “Water” and “matter” are
equivalent and matter is ruled by the third ray. Pluto,
through it lunar, material, sub-conscious associations, and
its associations with the “past”, shows its relation to the
third ray.
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Pluto is the special ruler of Scorpio and transmits the
first ray.
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9.
See #2 above.
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Pluto assists scientific research, thus, a subtle ray of Pluto,
special ruler of Scorpio, may well be the fifth, thus relating
it to its scientific “Alter Ego” Mars.
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10.
See #7 above.
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A subtle ray force expressing through Pluto may well be the third,
(stealth and stratagems).
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11.
See #3 above.
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Pluto has a connection to the sixth ray via is association
with the solar plexus. (EA 78)
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12.
See #4 above.
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Mercury, the hierarchical ruler of Scorpio also transmits the
fourth ray.
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13.
See #1 above.
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Mercury is expressive of the third ray and may well transmit
this ray through its personality (cf. EA 280)
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14.
See #8 above.
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Mercury (manas) is closely associated with the fifth ray.
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15.
See #7 above.
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Uranus is exalted in Scorpio and transmits the seventh
ray.
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16.
Jupiter, the exoteric ruler of Pisces, rules “ritualistic worship”
and, thus, transmits the seventh ray. (cf.
EA 648, 660)
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Uranus also transmits the first ray monadically (cf. EPI
420 and TCF 1154) and the third ray, probably through the
personality.(EA 200)
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17.
See #2 above.
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Uranus participates in the expression of a great second
ray Entity (EPII 99), and helps to bring the second ray
to Earth from Sirius and Pisces (EA 432)
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18.
Pisces transmits the second ray, constellationally. Jupiter,
the exoteric ruler of Pisces, transmits the second ray.
Neptune, as special, spiritual ruler of Pisces for “humanity as
a whole” (EA 129), transmits
the second ray monadically. Venus, “pure love-wisdom” (exalted
in Pisces), transmits the second ray.
(EA 281)
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Uranus rules “exoteric science” and, hence, is related to the
fifth ray.
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19.
See #7 above.
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| General
Qualitative Comparisons, Contrasts and Pragmatic Descriptors |
General
Qualitative Comparisons, Contrasts
and Pragmatic Descriptors
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Scorpio
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In Comparison
With
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Pisces
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Hierarchy as Fighter: “The Hierarchy
is a great fighting body today, fighting for the souls of men,
fighting all that blocks the expansion of the human consciousness,
fighting all that limits human freedom (I said not license)
and fighting to remove those factors and barriers which militate
against the return of the Christ and the emergence of the Hierarchy
as a fully functioning body on earth.” (EXH 550-551)
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Shamballa as Savior
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Hercules
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2.
The Christ
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“Hercules—Scorpio.—Strength through testing.” (EA
487)
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3.
“Christ—Pisces.—Resurrection through sacrifice.” (EA
487)
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The Warrior
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4.
The Healer, the Peace-Maker
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The Psychologist
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5.
The Savior
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The Triumphant Disciple
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6.
The Victor, Fit for Shamballa
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Triumphant Humanity
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The Triumphant Solar Angels (Venus is exalted in Pisces)
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The Triumphant Disciples
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8.
The Liberated Initiates
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This sign signals the major crisis of the Fixed Cross
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9.
Pisces signals the ability, really, to mount the Cardinal Cross.
This is more than the strengthening of Cardinal Cross energies
after the third initiation; it really means mastership.
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Release onto the buddhic plane—the third leading to the fourth
initiation
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10.
Release onto the monadic plane—the fifth, leading to the sixth
initiation.
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“Scorpio—the victory of spiritual desire.—The soul triumphant.
(Quality.)” (EA 232)
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11.
“Pisces—consummation of divine desire.—The ‘Desire of all nations.’
The Cosmic Christ. (Appearance.) (EA
232)
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Scorpio the Scorpion as Part of the Watery Triplicity: “the Scorpion is rapid in movement, deadly in its effect upon men around
it and is a creature of the land; it is also the symbol of the
transformed Crab and the result of the evolutionary process,
and indicates the dangerous nature of the man who is not transformed
and is therefore harmful and hurtful to others;…” (EA 317)
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12.
Pisces the Fishes as Part of the Watery Triplicity: “In ancient Lemuria, the symbol of Pisces was a woman with the tail of a
fish, and of this symbol the legendary mermaid is the memory.
It was only in late Atlantean times (when the conscious sense
of duality was becoming present in the minds of the advanced
humanity of the period) that the woman part of the symbol was
dropped altogether and the two linked fishes took the place
of the fish Goddesses”... “the Fishes indicate the man from
whom the symbol of materiality has been taken by the removal
of half of the original symbol, thus indicating freedom from
matter. (EA 317)
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In Scorpio—the Testing of Duality: “In
Scorpio, the influence of the occult Hierarchy begins to
set its seal on the human being, and his essential duality is
put to the test. This is preparatory to a new and higher unity.
He is at the miserable stage of being neither the soul nor the
form—the stage of transition.” (EA 319)
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In Pisces—the Emergent Dualism of Soul and Spirit: “In Pisces, the influence of Shamballa claims the initiate as its field of
activity and the dualism of soul and spirit emerges instead
of that of soul and body which has hitherto been of major importance.
The power of the form to hold the soul in captivity has been
negated and tests and trials of the initiate up to the third
initiation are directed to this end.” (EA 319-320)
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Purification in Relation to Scorpio: “In
Scorpio, the purificatory waters of testing and trials are applied.
This takes place upon the Fixed Cross and their effect is drastic
in the extreme.” (EA 287)
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14.
Purification in Relation to Pisces: “In
Pisces, the waters of purification are applied through daily
life and the processes of incarnation; they apply to the ‘fish
swimming in the waters of matter and finding there its sustenance.’
This is upon the Mutable Cross of ordinary material existence
and experience.” (EA 287-288)
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Scorpio—for the Undeveloped Man: “Unity of selfishness. The
Monster.” (EA 333)
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15.
Pisces—for the Undeveloped Man: “Responsiveness to environment.
The medium.” (EA 333)
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Scorpio—for the Advanced Man: “Conflict with duality. The Fighter.”
(EA 333)
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16.
Pisces—for the Advanced Man: “Sensitivity to soul. The mediator.”
(EA 333)
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Scorpio—for the Disciple/Initiate: “Higher Unity. The Disciple.”
(EA 333)
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17.
Pisces—for the Disciple/Initiate Man: “Spiritual responsibility.
The Saviour.” (EA 333)
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| 18.
Yearly Opportunity in Relation to Scorpio: When the Sun is in
Scorpio, an individual may cultivate the power to overcome some
aspect of his lower nature—through humility, and the use of
the analytical mind and intuition.
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18.
Yearly Opportunity in Relation to Pisces: When the Sun is in
Pisces, the disciple will know that “sensitivity
to the higher impression is his right and privilege.” (EA 564)
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| 19.
The Life of the Christ from a Scorpionic Perspective: “The significance of this sign in the life of Christ has been deleted from
The New Testament, but has been preserved for us in the ancient
Christian legend that—in the cradle itself—Christ killed or
strangled two serpents, thus referring to the pairs of opposites
which could no longer control Him.” (EA 566)
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The Life of the Christ from a Piscean Perspective: “The Piscean aspect in its highest expression is demonstrated by His sensitivity
to immediate and unbroken contact with His "Father in Heaven";
He was in constant communication with the Monad, thereby proving
to the world that He was initiated into states of consciousness
of which the third initiation is but the beginning.” (EA 565)
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Alchemy
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20.
The final solution/dissolution
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Fusion
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21.
Identification
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The astral plane (FAO)
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22.
The buddhic plane (FAO)
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Death as suffocation. (cf. EA 98)
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23.
Death as dissolution or “drowning.” (cf. EA 97-98)
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Forced death
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24.
Voluntary death
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The suicide of the Warrior
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25.
The suicide of the Savior
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Self-destruction
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26.
Self-effacement
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The bondage of the Solar Angels as they struggle against matter
and form. (Venus is in detriment in Scorpio)
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27.
The absolute consummation of the Solar Angels (Venus is exalted
in Pisces). Hence, also, a triangle—Sirius, Pisces, Venus
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“Hell”—the land of the cursed
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28.
“Heaven”—the land of the blessed
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Full of struggle
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29.
Attempting to bring peace
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The struggle (against selfishness) for selflessness
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30.
Selflessness fully achieved. (But in early day, selfishness
if complete and unconscious)
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The willingness to take by conquest or violence
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31.
Conquering through faith and love
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The intensity of the will
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32.
The willingness of the Will
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Victory
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33.
Surrender—a surrender which can be a higher victory
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More aggressive; intensity; toughness
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34.
More passive; mildness; tenderness
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The power of defenses
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35.
Complete vulnerability, leading in the early days to defeat,
and in later days to victory.
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Conventional strength
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36.
Conventional weakness
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Bold experimentation
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37.
Submission to authority (ESE, MSE) “This
is a transition period between the passing out of the Piscean
Age, with its emphasis upon authority and belief, and the coming
in of the Aquarian Age, with its emphasis upon individual understanding
and direct knowledge.” (EXH 3)
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The attack
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38.
The rescue
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The “monster” who takes all
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39.
The “Savior” who gives all
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Bondage to vice
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40.
Release from the claims of the three worlds, and later, the
five worlds.
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Release from the three lower vehicles through the triumph of
the soul.
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41.
The sign of bondage itself. First, bondage of the incarnating
soul to the personality; then, reversal—bondage of the relinquished
personality to the soul.
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Seeing through glamor—(Mercury is hierarchical ruler) (MSE,
ASE)
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42.
Subject to glamor—(Mercury falls and is in detriment) (ESE,
MSE)
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Submission and subservience to vice
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43.
Release from vice; its hold is dissolved by pure reason
and intuition.
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Grit and determination
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44.
Weakness
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Tenacity
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45.
Release
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Enmeshed, ensnared, enchained (ESE, MSE)
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46.
Great spiritual strength based upon indomitable Spiritual Will
(ASE)
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Confrontation
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47.
Escapism
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Fighting for release
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48.
The final karmic reckoning
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Unforgiveness, resentment
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49.
Mercy and forgiveness
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Curses, ill-will
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50.
Blessings, goodwill
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Bitterness
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51.
Kindness
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The persecutor
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52.
The persecuted
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The inquisitor
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53.
The martyr
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Torture
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54.
The healing of all dissonance in a final, harmonious resolution
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The initiate (of the first, second or third degree) (FOP)
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55.
The aspirant, ready to be released from the Mutable Cross onto
the Fixed Cross. (cf. EA 562)
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The unredeemed residue
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56.
The process of redemption
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The sub-conscious (FOP)
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57.
The “collective unconscious” (FOP). The super-conscious (FAP)
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Turbid
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58.
Clear at last
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Compulsion
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59.
Permission
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Tense, intense
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60.
Relaxed, released
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Insistent
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61.
Evocative
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Invasion
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62.
Permeation
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Careful research; probing
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63.
Intuitive realization; realization without probing
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Acquisition
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64.
Relinquishment
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Test and trial
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65.
Achieve Wisdom and Love
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Agony
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66.
Ecstasy
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| Similarities
and Points of Cooperation Between the Influences |
Similarities
and Points of Cooperation
Between Scorpio and Pisces
A.
Both of these signs are water signs and hence affiliated with
the sensuous and feeling side of nature and especially with the
astral plane. Both of them transmit primarily soft line Rays and
often Ray four can be considered to be a transition point between
Ray six and Ray two.
In addition,
Scorpio has a powerful Ray six due to the double rulership of
Mars. Shall we say the Scorpio effect as sensed on earth by human
beings is powerfully Ray six because Scorpio is essentially delivered
via Mars and Pluto and Mercury.
There is good
reason to believe that Pluto itself has a powerful Ray six nature
as it is associated with the solar plexus. So this sixth Ray quality
naturally relates it to Pisces which is as a constellation powerfully
Ray six in nature and via its double rulership esoterically and
hierarchically of Pluto, also delivers much of the sixth Ray.
So therefore we can see a powerful solar plexus connection for
both of these signs as the sixth Ray is directly related to the
solar plexus.
B.
There is a considerable identity in rulerships when considering
Scorpio and Pisces. Indeed, Mars is considered the alter ego of
Pluto just as Venus is considered the alter ego of the earth and
it can be seen that two out of the three rulerships in each one
of the signs is either Mars or Pluto.
n addition,
the decanate rulers of Scorpio, two of them are Mars, Pluto and
Mars is one of the decanate rulers of Pisces. So there is much
in these two signs to relate to desire, Mars, and the ending of
desire, Pluto. Pluto is a planet much associated with sacrifice
and the termination of obstructive positions.
One of the
major points of unification between these two signs, Scorpio and
Pisces, is that connection with the law of sacrifice. Because
these are both signs of death and in sacrifice, one dies to an
old condition so that a greater and newer condition can develop.
So in each
of these, there is a tremendous emphasis upon giving up, upon
relinquishing, upon detachment, letting go. In fact, upon dropping
one's identification with form, whether that form be the personality
in the case of Scorpio or one of the personality vehicles or whether
it be the entire physical plane and perhaps even the vehicle of
the higher mental plane in Pisces.
C.
Both Scorpio and Pisces are signs of death as well. It can be
a literal, physical death or death on each of the levels of the
lunar vehicles or a death in consciousness, a death to some old
confinement of consciousness and release into a newer and wider
sphere. But there is definitely an action of termination in both
signs. There was once we are told in the development of the zodiac,
a time when Scorpio was considered the final sign even as Pisces
is considered now.
So both are
in fact, signs of finality. In Scorpio, if the experience is successfully
undergone, there is a death to selfish personal values. And in
Pisces, there is even a greater death to all individual values,
for the initiate is merged in the consciousness of the higher
being and self effacement of a very total kind has occurred.
So then, both
of these signs indicate the ending of a cycle in preparation for
a new one and interestingly Mars is always involved in endings
and beginnings. Curiously the final decanate of Pisces is ruled
by Mars, just as Mars is a planet of initiative and new undertaking
in Aries.
D.
The Christian religion is peculiarly affected by these two signs.
St. Paul who was in effect the author of the Christian religion
per se was a powerfully Scorpionic individual and the Tibetan
informs us Christianity has taken on the Scorpionic, Martian tone
of its major formulator. But in a deeper sense during the past
two thousand years, Christianity has been a Piscean religion offering
the incentive of salvation to the true believer. Christianity
therefore has been a religion focusing principally on the emotional
and buddhic content. The mind has not been overly exercised except
in the case of a number of theologians who used the mind to justify
their faith rather than the reverse
Therefore,
the coloring of Christianity has been under these two water signs
and it has been a religion which has certainly emphasized the
dead Christ rather than the risen Christ, although the transformative
potentials of both Scorpio and Pisces are implied in the doctrine
of this religion.
Certainly,
it has been a religion in which suffering has been primarily emphasized,
suffering, conflict, temptation and ultimate release from the
veil of tears. The theme of suffering is emphasized in these two
signs as is the method of release from suffering.
All the signs
can be said to relate to the Christ spirit but these are two signs
which do so particularly, for in Scorpio we have the relative
triumph of the Christ or the soul consciousness over darkness
and temptation and the lure of materiality. Capricorn carries
the triumph one step further and in Pisces the triumph of the
Christ spirit is complete.
There can
surely be no more Christ like sign than Pisces, the sign of salvation.
So all the
suffering and misery of Scorpio and Pisces has in view the rising
into prominence of the Christ consciousness. Both Scorpio and
Pisces, as well, are signs of isolation and introspection. The
individual is thrown back on himself and is subject to the closest
interior scrutiny. Perhaps much of the suffering and conflict
and anguish and detachment is done within the closet of consciousness.
E. The
strong first Ray of the constellation Scorpio and the first Ray
transmitted through Pisces via Pluto enforce this tendency.
Also the extreme
sensitivity of these two signs make at times for a retreative
and seclusive attitude. Because the impulse of death is so strong
in both of these signs, there is often a self destructive attitude,
a suicidal attitude. The form is not considered as the self and
so it is considered expendable.
Scorpionic
individuals sometimes let the Hydra loose which leads inevitably
to their ruin and super-sensitive Piscean individuals use various
means of escaping from the harsh impacts of the world. And sometimes
these escapes are terminal.
Looked at
in the highest sense, it could be said that Scorpios
and Pisceans destroy the lower form of life so that the higher
consciousness can live, that therefore these are both signs of
what might be called death unto life.
F. There
is a strong Sirian connection in both signs. The triangle Sirius,
Scorpio, Mars exists and is preservative of the spiritual hierarchy.
As well, Sirius,
Pisces, Uranus is a powerful triangle transmitting the transforming
and saving potency of the spiritual hierarchy. Hierarchy is a
saving and redeeming body and both of these signs, as severe as
the experience may be within them, are signs of salvation and
redemption. Pisces perhaps more so but Scorpio in fact as well.
For, if one comes through the tests and the trials of Scorpio,
one is in fact redeemed, realigned with the spiritual values which
one's higher nature would support and wish to live through.
Because there
is a connection with the star Sirius, it is clear that these are
strongly karmically related signs. Everything is said to happen
to the Piscean individual because there is a clearing of the decks
before a new cycle can be inaugurated.
So Pisces
is a sign of karmic susceptibility. But karma is largely precipitated
through awakening the tendencies of the past and confronting them
and this is the provence of Scorpio,
a sign in which memory of the past plays so great a role and the
arousal of past conditions long dormant, intrude into the life
with unsettling effect.
So Scorpio
gives us the arousal of past tendencies, their confrontation and
hopefully their overcoming and this is certainly an activity which
neutralizes karma and resolves the dissonance caused by unconfronted
tendencies, even unrecognized tendencies of the past.
Indeed there
must be a powerful karmic triangle known as Sirius, Scorpio, Pisces
which submits the aspirant to Hierarchy, to drastic purifying
experiences which end forever the hold which the past has upon
him.
G.
It is interesting that the Cosmic Good is seen to emanate from
the Cosmic Mental Plane and Cosmic Evil from the Cosmic Astral
Plane.
When under
the influence of these two signs, the disciple will find himself
confronting evil in various forms, this is graphically displayed
in the story of the nine-headed hydra and in the trials which
any truly selfless person such as the Christ must pass through.
The center
of evil as it affects the earth at this time is found upon our
astral plane and there is a particular kind of astral sensitivity
with both Scorpio and Pisces which puts its natives in rapport
with that plane.
Hence the
solar plexus center is powerfully activated in natives of both
signs and the hold of lunar life so related to the solar plexus
and to the astral plane is finally terminated. This termination
is achieved through the power of Mars and Pluto, both found extensively
in relation to Scorpio and Pisces.
In short,
we find both of these signs as signs of drastic purification,
purgation and the elimination of poison from the system. There
are many waters and fires in which the individuals bathe when
subject to these signs but the sins or the holds of the past are
washed away and burned away and purification through suffering
eventuates.
One can well
imagine a diamond shape relationship between Sirius at the upper
apex, Scorpio and Pisces at the base line and Earth at the lower
apex. It would all amount to the elimination of evil for within
the sunshine of that greater Sun, no evil as we know it does exist.
And also the ending of susceptibility to the lunar or the form
life.
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Missing
or Weak Links
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Missing or Weak Links
Between Scorpio and Pisces
The
second ray finds no answering response in Scorpio. Pisces transmits
the second ray constellationally. Jupiter, the exoteric ruler, and
Venus, which is exalted, both transmit the second ray. Pisces is also
the second sign on the clock-wise wheel, thus relating it to
the second ray. Neptune, the special ruler of Pisces for “humanity
as a whole”, transmits the second ray monadically.
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