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A Treatise on the Seven Rays, Vol.3: Esoteric Astrology
The science of esoteric astrology is said to be the basic occult science for the future. It will come into its own as the esoteric or soul factors begin to supersede the exoteric focus of the vast majority of professional and amateur astrologers today.
This is the science which deals with those conditioning and governing energies and forces which play through and upon the whole field of space and all that is found within that field. The Ancient Wisdom teaches that "Space is an entity". It is with the life of this entity and with the forces and energies, the impulses and the rhythms, the cycles and the times and seasons, that esoteric astrology deals.
Esoteric astrology can be applied by the trained worker in a variety of ways; in medicine, psychology, science, education; to an evaluation of human problems, of the destiny of nations, of a correct interpretation of world affairs, and so on. It is necessary, however, that at this stage the application of esoteric astrology to human life should be recognised as experimental and tentative, so that each individual worker can adjust his thinking and his methods according to his own wrought-out experience. As with all other aspects of occultism and esotericism, accuracy and facility to work depend entirely on a consciousness evolving out of control by the personality into the life of the soul, out of separateness and self-centredness into a realisation of unity, and absorption into a centre of group consciousness.
Astrology is described in this book as "the science of relationships"--the relationship existing between all living organisms within the universe. Not only the qualities of the ray energies affect these centres of consciousness, but also the quality and energy of the ruling planets and the zodiacal signs. Seen from the exoteric outside, astrology is a vast and most involved and complex subject. From the esoteric inside, while it is still vast, all-inclusive and complex, it is also possible to perceive the thread which unites and the pattern which prevails throughout the whole system. A basic simplicity in the grand design emerges, therefore, which can serve to interpret the whole.
The main chapter headings to this book provide the sequence in developing (1) The Zodiac and the Rays (2) The Nature of Esoteric Astrology (3) The Science of Triangles (4) The Sacred and Non-Sacred Planets (5) Three Major Constellations (6) The Three Crosses (7) The Rays, Constellations and Planets. ln addition there is an appendix which summarises and tabulates many of the factors of fundamental importance to the study of esoteric astrology.
This is a book for the true occult student. It may appear to be too highly specialised for some; but every esoteric worker finds eventually that his work requires an understanding of the basic astrological factors which affect all relationships and all forms of life within the ethers of space, so that he may learn how to cooperate intelligently in the evolution of the whole by the right adjustment of the part within that whole; until eventually "the many are absorbed into the One".
This is the science which deals with those conditioning and governing energies and forces which play through and upon the whole field of space and all that is found within that field. The Ancient Wisdom teaches that "Space is an entity". It is with the life of this entity and with the forces and energies, the impulses and the rhythms, the cycles and the times and seasons, that esoteric astrology deals.
Esoteric astrology can be applied by the trained worker in a variety of ways; in medicine, psychology, science, education; to an evaluation of human problems, of the destiny of nations, of a correct interpretation of world affairs, and so on. It is necessary, however, that at this stage the application of esoteric astrology to human life should be recognised as experimental and tentative, so that each individual worker can adjust his thinking and his methods according to his own wrought-out experience. As with all other aspects of occultism and esotericism, accuracy and facility to work depend entirely on a consciousness evolving out of control by the personality into the life of the soul, out of separateness and self-centredness into a realisation of unity, and absorption into a centre of group consciousness.
Astrology is described in this book as "the science of relationships"--the relationship existing between all living organisms within the universe. Not only the qualities of the ray energies affect these centres of consciousness, but also the quality and energy of the ruling planets and the zodiacal signs. Seen from the exoteric outside, astrology is a vast and most involved and complex subject. From the esoteric inside, while it is still vast, all-inclusive and complex, it is also possible to perceive the thread which unites and the pattern which prevails throughout the whole system. A basic simplicity in the grand design emerges, therefore, which can serve to interpret the whole.
The main chapter headings to this book provide the sequence in developing (1) The Zodiac and the Rays (2) The Nature of Esoteric Astrology (3) The Science of Triangles (4) The Sacred and Non-Sacred Planets (5) Three Major Constellations (6) The Three Crosses (7) The Rays, Constellations and Planets. ln addition there is an appendix which summarises and tabulates many of the factors of fundamental importance to the study of esoteric astrology.
This is a book for the true occult student. It may appear to be too highly specialised for some; but every esoteric worker finds eventually that his work requires an understanding of the basic astrological factors which affect all relationships and all forms of life within the ethers of space, so that he may learn how to cooperate intelligently in the evolution of the whole by the right adjustment of the part within that whole; until eventually "the many are absorbed into the One".
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First published January 1, 1971
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About the author
Alice A. Bailey
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Alice A. Bailey (1880-1949) was an English esoteric practitioner and writer.
At the age of 35, she entered the Theosophical Society center in Los Angeles (USA), at the Pacific Grove Theosophical Lodge. In 1919, Bailey (39 years old) severed her ties to the Theosophical Society and began to write texts that he claimed were dictated telepathically by a certain "Tibetan," or "D. K. ». She published those texts under the title Human and Solar Initiation. There she made known the existence of the spiritual hierarchy, which Madame Blavatsky had already spread, although not in an orderly way.
She later revealed that the Tibetan D.K. was the master Djwal Khul. She wrote using the teacher's name for 30 years, from 1919 until her death in 1949.
Alice A. Bailey (1880-1949) was an English esoteric practitioner and writer.
At the age of 35, she entered the Theosophical Society center in Los Angeles (USA), at the Pacific Grove Theosophical Lodge. In 1919, Bailey (39 years old) severed her ties to the Theosophical Society and began to write texts that he claimed were dictated telepathically by a certain "Tibetan," or "D. K. ». She published those texts under the title Human and Solar Initiation. There she made known the existence of the spiritual hierarchy, which Madame Blavatsky had already spread, although not in an orderly way.
She later revealed that the Tibetan D.K. was the master Djwal Khul. She wrote using the teacher's name for 30 years, from 1919 until her death in 1949.
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September 8, 2018
Great book for those interested in esotericism, spirituality, and the path of the initiate. The average astrologer probably won't enjoy this book, although they might greatly benefit from it. This is because there seems to be a lack of soul-centeredness in modern astrology, despite the meaningfulness of this approach.
Although I enjoyed Alan Oken's book about Soul-Centered astrology, it was quite superficial compared to the rabbit-hole you fall into with Alice Bailey's books. A warning is that readers may not fully comprehend the entire system of knowledge she is forwarding with this book alone; it is the 3rd part of a 5-part series of books called the Treatise on the Seven Rays.
Therefore, to really understand Esoteric Astrology it would be worth reading Esoteric Psychology Parts 1 & 2, as well as having a fairly strong understanding of conventional western astrology, and a fundamental understanding of the theosophical principles.
Although I enjoyed Alan Oken's book about Soul-Centered astrology, it was quite superficial compared to the rabbit-hole you fall into with Alice Bailey's books. A warning is that readers may not fully comprehend the entire system of knowledge she is forwarding with this book alone; it is the 3rd part of a 5-part series of books called the Treatise on the Seven Rays.
Therefore, to really understand Esoteric Astrology it would be worth reading Esoteric Psychology Parts 1 & 2, as well as having a fairly strong understanding of conventional western astrology, and a fundamental understanding of the theosophical principles.
August 19, 2018
For those who are interested in studying esoteric astrology, that is, not the predictive type, but the system that deals with energies coming from outside the planet and the solar system; the type that is not really interested in the personal charts of individuals but rather how groups interact and utilize these incoming energies, this book, and, indeed, all of Alice A. Bailey's works, are worth the time and effort. The mind, studying these materials, expands the brain so that it becomes more useful to the Higher Self, and this utterly changes the life of one who makes this her/his life work.
March 2, 2021
I don't believe many readers can abstract A.B's works, whereas my consciousness itself had to evolve over the past years in order to hear and see the picture A.B paints for the spiritual systems eternally in motion. We are all One, fragments of a greater whole.
A.B describes beautifully how energies from As above, so below are in transmitting, transmuting, transfiguring, and transforming on a grand scale.
"And so the Many are absorbed into the One."
A.B describes beautifully how energies from As above, so below are in transmitting, transmuting, transfiguring, and transforming on a grand scale.
"And so the Many are absorbed into the One."
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