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The sign of Aquarius is associated with humanitarianism, science, individuality, uniqueness, technology, the future and groups.  Gather a group of Aquarians together and the one thing that they will all have in common is their desire to be unique: to be different from each other, and everyone else. Yet, somewhat ironically, the highest octave of Aquarius is group consciousness and the highest purpose of the integrated Aquarian Soul is that of World Server. The secret to the future of humanity lies hidden deep within the mysteries of Aquarius, but before he can unlock them Aquarius has to access the heart-centered energy of his opposite sign Leo. Welcome to the mysterious and complex sign of the water carrier.

Aquarius is often commonly mistaken for a water sign because of it’s symbolism of the water carrier – but the key here is in the word ‘carrier’. The key to the deeper secrets of Aquarius lies in his ability to be a vessel – a vehicle for the ‘dual waters’ of Love and Life. Does this mean every Aquarian we meet continuously flows love and life? Not quite yet. It is Aquarius’ job to channel these vital life force energies for the good of the whole: to dedicate personal energy for the benefit of the collective, but before he can do this he must have a storehouse of spiritual energy, and must become a Master at flowing it.

“The single flame must light the other forty-nine”¹

As we continue our Soul’s Journey around the Zodiac: having tamed the mind in Sagittarius, then cultivated and focused our Soul-Light in Capricorn, the mature Soul is ready to flow a steady stream of Love and Life in Aquarius. With the possible exception of Pisces, the Aquarian individual just might have the biggest challenge of all. It is as though the further we travel in our Soul Journey around the Zodiac, the bigger the gap between personality and Soul. To cross this great divide Aquarius needs to have the courage of his opposite sign Leo, to navigate the unfamiliar and unpredictable terrain of the human heart.

Air signs are all about Mastery of the Mind, and Fixed energy is all about stability. So, as the Fixed Air sign, Aquarius brings structure and stability not only to our mental processes, but to the whole experience of our heart-mind. Only in the West do we think of heart and mind as separate: as if our mental processes were something distinct and separate from our heart and feelings. The true path of Aquarius depends upon fusion and stability in the use of heart-mind energy.  The fully integrated Aquarian Soul knows that the way to flow the energy of Love and Life is through skillful use of the mind: that mental energy is not meant to be ‘wasted’ as we currently do in petty conflicts or the pursuit of ‘mental games’ to amuse the ego, but that our mind is meant to be a focused ‘vehicle’ for the influx of spiritual energy.

Once Mutable Air sign Gemini dissolves old, outmoded heart-mind patterns that are no longer working, Cardinal Air sign Libra restores right relationship between thought and feeling, thus bringing coherent harmony. Then it is the job of Fixed Air sign Aquarius to stabilize heart-mind patterns, building etheric structures and neural pathways for the transmission of vital energies as we enter the ‘New Age’ of Aquarius.

These are indeed challenging energies to Master, and it is why Aquarius has the often unfair reputation of being aloof, emotionally cool, detached and distant, for the first thing the Aquarian personality has to Master is the use of mental energy.  With his brilliant and innovative laser-like mind, combined with the mental dexterity of a brain surgeon, Aquarius has a tendency to divide and separate.

The ability to label all incoming information and place it into categories earns Aquarius the distinction of scientist, and many distinguished medical doctors are  born under this sign because it allows them to ‘marry’ their humanitarian ideals with a love of science. Unfortunately it can also make our Aquarian friend the ultimate materialist, reducing the value of everything to that which can be seen, observed, studied, researched, dissected, …and labelled!

One of the ego traps for Aquarius lies in believing his own labels. Such divisions may help us when communicating and learning, but we would be wise to remember they have no basis in reality. Nature has only one season: the eternal NOW. It is the human mind which divides it into Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, purely for descriptive purposes. Our Aquarian friends would be wise to remember this point.

The urge towards humanitarianism, and the tendency to have their attention on group activities, can also lead the Aquarian personality to miss the point of their own existence altogether: their own inner journey. The Aquarian personality can fall into the trap of busybody – telling others how they ‘should’ be living their lives, keeping themselves focused on the group agenda, while overruling the needs of the individual and conveniently neglecting to attend to their own back yard, in terms of their personal and spiritual development. Before he can ignite others, Aquarius must first ensure his own flame is burning brightly.

Although Aquarius has a great love of, and respect for, individuality it is actually in his opposite sign of Leo that he finds the gift of “opportunity through individuality”1 and finally manages to experience this for himself. The Aquarian personality, in his desire to please and remain loyal to his group, may actually keep himself stuck in group conformity. He will only access the highest octave of Aquarius (and thus Master the powerful spiritual energies that he is here to channel) when he allows himself to follow his heart, stand alone, and find his true individuality.

“The undeveloped Aquarian upon the Mutable Cross manifests through a superficial self-awareness. This matures in Leo and becomes a deep seated self-consciousness and a profound interest in self and its need and wishes. As the interplay goes on between Leo and Aquarius (for they are polar opposites) there comes a deepening of all qualities and the superficialities disappear until – upon the reversed wheel – the intensive self-consciousness of Leo expands into the group awareness of Aquarius. The individual becomes the universal.” ²

The group consciousness that is the highest octave of Aquarius is difficult to comprehend from our current level of consciousness. It is not misplaced loyalty to one’s own group or tribe, nor is it being swept along in mob consciousness. Rather it is a higher perception that comes from inner connection to one’s own Higher Mind.

It is a true realization, firmly rooted in personal experience, that Humanity is One Being. This dual awareness of ones own individuality while at the same time being attuned to the larger group awareness of Humanity, is the highest octave of Aquarius. The humanitarianism of Aquarius refers to a higher state of awareness: not as an idealized philosophy but as a realization of spiritual truth rooted in personal experience.

“Esoteric Astrology concerns itself primarily with the unfoldment of consciousness” ²

– Alice Bailey

At this level, specific attributes of Higher Mind begin to unfold: clairvoyance, clairaudience, omniscience and telepathy. It is a higher vibration, a higher frequency, than we can currently comprehend from this stage of our evolution. In Esoteric Astrology six ‘stages’ of consciousness are outlined:

1. “Aries: subjective latent consciousness
2. Gemini: the consciousness of duality
3. Cancer: mass consciousness
4. Leo: individual self-consciousness
5. Libra: equilibrised consciousness and
6. Aquarius: group consciousness”²

When we see mass riots and mob consciousness, that is clearly the influence of mass consciousness in Cancer. There is a clear distinction between this and the group consciousness that we are talking about in Aquarius. There is still an ‘us and them’ mentality in Cancer, whereas in Aquarius all polarity has resolved leaving only ‘us’ as one Humanity. The individual has ‘broken away from the herd’ in Leo, cultivated equanimity for all living things in Libra, and (as a fully realized individual) becomes aware of his group mind in Aquarius. The fully integrated Aquarian Soul is no longer personality-driven, yet still has an individual spiritual identity which has integrated Christ Consciousness and is ready to be of service. The personality is now in full service to the Soul.

In Part 2 we explore the deeper mysteries of the Soul’s Journey through Aquarius and what it means for all of us as we progress through the Aquarian Age.

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Ruth Hadikin is a Coach, Author and Soul Astrologer.
She writes regularly on Soul Astrology for Life Coaching Magazine

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1. “The Labours of Hercules: An Astrological Perspective” by Alice A. Bailey
2. “Esoteric Astrology” The wisdom of the Tibetan (Master DK) as channeled through Alice A. Bailey.

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Capricorn is the great resource manager of the Zodiac. The sign of Capricorn is associated with business, accounting, banking, finance, governance, authority, ambition and achievement through practical, diligent, precise and methodical application of one’s energy. Symbolized by the sure-footed mountain-goat, securely placing one foot in front of another until she reaches her mountain-top, one could be forgiven for thinking that the sign of Capricorn is the most practical, down-to-Earth sign of them all. This is quite true and, at one and the same time, it is also the most mysterious and Esoteric sign because the true mysteries of Capricorn remain deeply hidden. Welcome to the enigmatic world of Capricorn.

“The light of life must now shine forth within a world of dark”¹

- Alice A. Bailey

The Tibetan² tells us that Capricorn is the least understood of all the Zodiac signs because humanity does not yet have the consciousness to comprehend it’s true meaning at this stage of our evolution. He also explains how the true symbol for Capricorn has never been drawn because of it’s power2: it is the signature of God. According to the Tibetan, Capricorn is the sign of Christ Consciousness.

Does this mean that every Capricorn we meet has the spiritual awareness of Christ? Of course not, however there is a clue to the deeper mysteries of Capricorn in the idea that Capricorn is at the same time associated with both the Consciousness of Christ and the material world. In our spiritual development Capricorn is where we learn to use spiritual resources and deeply imbue physical matter with spiritual energy.

Capricorn season is the time of year when the Northern hemisphere of Earth is farthest from the Sun. Winter Solstice is a time when Northern cultures would traditionally hold major festivals to celebrate the ‘return of the light’. It is no accident that the birth of Christ is also celebrated at this time, and was heralded by a bright star.

Capricorn is the farthest point into matter that light has traveled thus far. So our Capricorn friends can be forgiven if they seem deeply rooted in the concrete material world – they are – and yet they have whole Universes to bridge with their light.

Hidden deep within the mysteries of Capricorn are vast undiscovered metaphysical sciences. Sacred arts, including sacred geometry and alchemy are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’. Capricorn is the sign of precision engineering, and while many Capricorns do indeed use their innate knowledge of physical matter to engineer the physical realm, the highest octave of Capricorn involves engineering light. Capricorn is here to utilize spiritual resources to build heaven on Earth, and beyond! But Capricorn can never access this highest potential with her nose stuck in an accounting book.

Many spiritual traditions consider those who only believe what their eyes can see to have limited capacity for spiritual development³. This is the ego trap of Capricorn: becoming so deeply focused on concrete, tangible results, that she forgets to acknowledge the deepest wisdom of her other senses. Capricorn needs to acknowledge all her sense perceptions if she is to awaken not only to higher awareness, but to higher skill and capacity as an engineer of light: masterfully utilizing spiritual resources for the benefit of all sentient beings. In order to realize her higher mind, potential and greatest capacity Capricorn needs the multi-sensory capability of her polar opposite Cancer.

Whereas Cancer embodies empathy and emotional intelligence, at the personality level, our Capricorn friend has the unfortunate reputation of sometimes being the most ruthless sign of all. It is as though, in her diligent focus on getting through the business of the day, she is able to take into account and audit all the tangibles of a situation, while forgetting the very reason why resources need to be managed in the first place: to ensure that all creatures have opportunities for growth. A fully integrated Capricorn senses what will be needed by all, takes everything into account, and with great care, respect and compassion can move mountains to make sure all needs are covered.

Cardinal energy is the pioneering energy of creation that initiates change and ushers in new ways of being and doing. Earth signs are all about mastery of the physical. So, as the Cardinal Earth sign, Capricorn is all about creating new ways of mastering our physical realm: how we utilize our energy and physical resources for the highest good. It is no accident that the Cardinal Earth sign is associated with governance and authority.

At the moment we are experiencing a transit of Pluto through Capricorn which began in November 2008 and lasts until 2023. These are very important times we are living through. Many of the political and Governmental upheavals that we are experiencing are as a result of the transformational energy of Pluto being in the sign of Capricorn. Pluto is known as the great revealer. It breaks down old systems that are no longer working, and reveals that which is hidden by bringing it to the light for healing.

Pluto is revealing to us where we have created governmental and financial systems from a low vibration Capricorn perspective, which was so off balance that it became possible for us to ‘use’ and ‘abuse’ Earth’s resources ruthlessly for personal gain. During this transit we have the opportunity to transform by accessing the highest octave of Capricorn, which pioneers new ways of sharing and relating to Earth’s resources, by bringing in the compassionate energy of her polar opposite Cancer.

The healing and balancing of the Capricorn-Cancer polarity is what we are currently experiencing. The Pluto-Capricorn transit is calling us up to heighten our awareness and access the highest octave of Capricorn for the good of all. At the end of this transit, Capricorn-Cancer will have created new ways of being in the world that honor, respect, and nurture all sentient beings, ensuring everything is taken into account (including the needs of the Earth herself) to build healthy, harmonious, sustainable futures for Mother Earth and all her creatures.
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Ruth Hadikin is a Coach, Author and Soul Astrologer.
She writes regularly on Soul Astrology for Life Coaching Magazine

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In Part 2, we go deeper into Capricorn’s Soul journey and explore her significance as a custodian of the Earth.

1.“The Labours of Hercules: An Astrological Perspective” by Alice A. Bailey
2.“Esoteric Astrology” The wisdom of the Tibetan (Master DK) as channelled through Alice A. Bailey.
3.“Creative Meditation and Multi-Dimensional Consciousness” by Lama Anagarika Govinda.

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Part of the Sagittarius ego-trap, is to become ‘lost’ in the intellectual realm, and fail to realize the next stage of his evolution: accessing Intuition through his Higher Mind. Too much intellectual processing leads to ‘analysis paralysis’. Mentally going around in circles can be very deceptive. In the illusion that one is ‘getting somewhere’ or resolving a problem, one may simply be unproductively wasting time and energy.

“The centipede was happy quite,
Until a toad in fun
Said: “Pray, which leg goes after which?”
This worked his mind to such a pitch,
He lay distracted in a ditch,
Considering how to run.”

- Ogden Nash

Using the intellect as a basis, releasing dogma, accessing Intuition, and translating that into Wise Action is the healthiest pathway for Sagittarius if he is to avoid ‘falling by the wayside’, being distracted by things outside of himself in an endless intellectual ‘loop’ like the centipede in the above rhyme!

One of the most important lessons Sagittarius will learn, is that he will never find Wisdom outside of himself. His true Soul journey is one of going within, but this is often difficult for our lovely fun-loving, gregarious, affable and sociable friend. He is such a lover of Life that there are many things outside of himself, to distract him from his journey. The symbolism of the Archer pointing his arrow at the target, is symbolic of Sagittarius’ search for the ‘real’ goal: the search for his Soul wherein he will find his highest truth and wisdom.

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact.
Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”

– Marcus Aurelius

The above profound quote from Marcus Aurelius brings the realization that wisdom and truth can not be found outside of ourselves. The need for silence, both internally and externally, which enables us to go within and identify the subtle pathways that lead to this inner wisdom, is emphasized under the sign of Sagittarius. According to Alice Bailey:

“Sagittarius is the sign preparatory to Capricorn and it is called in some ancient books “the sign of silence”. In ancient mysteries the newly admitted brother had to sit in silence, he was not allowed to walk or speak; he had to be, to work and to watch, because one cannot enter the fifth kingdom in nature, the spiritual kingdom, or climb the mountain of Capricorn, until there has been restraint of speech and control of thought. That is the lesson of Sagittarius: restraint of speech through control of thought.”¹

The fully integrated Sagittarius knows that true wisdom is to be found in the silence. If Sagittarius is to become Master of his Actions, he needs to realize  this wisdom: beyond words – beyond mental concepts – beyond his own intellect. He needs to go within and access the silent wisdom of his heart and Soul which whispers to him through the language of Intuition. In order to do this he needs to release dogma by accessing the all-embracing Wisdom of his opposite pole Gemini, which will allow him to consider alternate perspectives, prevent him  from getting lost down a rabbit hole and, most importantly, give him the skill of  placing his attention on his inner world.

Once he has turned his attention within, accessing the multi-faceted awareness of Gemini, Sagittarius will recognize his own multi-dimensional nature,  access the higher wisdom of multiple intelligences (beyond intellectual, emotional and spiritual intelligence!) and find his Truth.

“The flame that gleams beyond the mind reveals direction sure.”

- Alice Bailey¹

In terms of the Soul’s journey through the Zodiac, Sagittarius has been described as a ‘chrysalis’ stage¹. Once a caterpillar turns into a chrysalis, everything inside dissolves into fluid, and is reconstructed into a butterfly. Contrary to popular myth this is not a ‘latent’ phase of development but indeed a very clear, powerful and active stage. After all is broken down and turned to fluid in Scorpio, the “three aspects of Divinity”¹ become visible, and the way forward is known.

It is said that there are ‘gifts’ in the three Fire signs of the Zodiac: the gift of existence in Aries, the gift of opportunity through individuality in Leo, and the gift of power in Sagittarius¹. Although Scorpio is indeed a powerful sign, it is actually in Sagittarius that this power becomes potent through ‘right direction’. This is a vital stage in our Soul’s development, which eventually leads to the birth of Christ Consciousness in Capricorn.

There are magical Universes to explore Sagittarius. Will you become a prisoner of your own philosophy and, like the Spanish Inquisition, limit yourself with mental concepts? Or will your love of Wisdom permit you to turn your attention inwards, and give yourself the highest freedom: the freedom to broaden your horizons and explore every facet of your multi- dimensional Being beyond your own mind? Pick up your bow and arrow and set your sights on your inner goal. Sagittarius, the adventure of your Lifetime begins here!

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1. “The Labours of Hercules: An Astrological Perspective” by Alice Bailey

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The sign of Sagittarius is associated with fun, gregariousness, optimism, friendliness, generosity, teaching, knowledge, philosophy and spiritual seeking. Welcome to the sign of great sages, wise-men (and women), and spiritual teachers. So does every Sagittarian we meet carry the wisdom of Solomon? Not exactly or, at least, not yet. Let’s just say they are on their way!

Known as the great philosophers of the Zodiac, our Sagittarian friends have a thirst for knowledge. They may not necessarily be hanging out in the halls of academia (although many are!) but nevertheless they are driven by a need to understand the Universe and everything in it. The thirst for wisdom is innate in every Sagittarian. Indeed the term philosopher comes from the ancient greek words philos (love of) and sophia (wisdom).

Esoterically Sagittarius is the first of the ‘signs of service’¹ and the fully integrated Sagittarian is here to ‘uplift humanity through the revelation of truth and wisdom’². The highest octave of Sagittarius resonates with ultimate truth, freedom, and our highest spiritual goals, but before he can reach them our Sagittarian friend needs to transcend the ego-traps of the Sagittarian personality, and to do that he needs the eclectic, all-embracing wisdom of his polar opposite Gemini.

Mutable energy is all about change, and Fire signs are all about ‘Mastery of Action’ so, as the Mutable Fire sign, Sagittarius is here to ‘change the way we do things’. We can see how the word philosophy becomes distorted at the personality level so that, rather than simply being a love of wisdom, having ‘a philosophy’ becomes about having a ‘prescription’ for how we ‘should’ live our lives. This is a clue to the lower ego-trap of Sagittarius.

Spain is ruled by Sagittarius, and it is said that the Spanish Inquisition (A medieval religious tribunal where many people were tortured and killed to ‘test’ their affiliation to the Catholic Church) was a manifestation of lower octave Sagittarius. At it’s highest octave Sagittarius brings us truth, freedom and sets us on our spiritual path, at it’s lowest octave Sagittarius can erroneously create ‘belief systems’ and impose them on others. It is indeed a Sagittarian ego-trap to fervently pursue one mental concept to the exclusion of all others, in the mistaken belief that he has found a ‘truth’. This then becomes dogma.

The term ‘philosophy’ has been attributed to Pythagoras who, it is said, could hear the music of the spheres. In the Pythagorean school students were required to undertake daily ‘self-examination’. This meant a process of ‘going within’ and observing the esoteric  processes within one’s own body, speech and mind. Pythagoras knew that real wisdom is to be found by going within, rather than studying things outside of ourselves. True wisdom is also to be found beyond words:

“He who talks about truth injures it thereby;
He who tries to prove it thereby maims and distorts it;
He who gives it a label and a school of thought kills it;
And He who declares himself a believer buries it.”
-Lin Yutang

The true Mastery that is required of Sagittarius is to turn his attention inwards and master his own thoughts, words and deeds. Symbolized by the Archer, or Hunter, it is quite typical of Sagittarian energy to latch onto one goal, purpose, or idea, and get totally lost down the rabbit hole, tracking down his target while being blinded to all that is around him. By accessing the diffuse, eclectic, energy of his opposite sign Gemini, Sagittarius learns to lift his head above the parapet and consider all the options, be less one-sided and become aware of the multi-dimensional facets of Life. By going within, and realizing the multi-dimensional aspect of his true nature, Sagittarius eventually learns to discern truth from opinion, and finds that which he is seeking:  true love-wisdom.

The Tibetan (Master Djwhal Khul) explains how humanity is currently evolving in conscious awareness from instinct, through intellect, to intuition¹. The intellect is a necessary part of our evolution. It allowed us to transcend instinct, or our animal ‘urges’ and create civilizations, yet following intellectual pursuits keeps our attention outside of ourselves.

Now that Sagittarius has used his intellect to free himself from the everyday burden of instinct: physically hunting for food, his next step is to go within and explore his intuitive realm.

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In Part 2 we delve deeper into the mysteries of Sagittarius, understand how Sagittarius gets caught in his ego (and how he can avoid it) and discover the gift within this powerful sign, that is so important for our evolution towards Christ Consciousness.

1.“Esoteric Astrology” the wisdom of the Tibetan (Master DK) channeled through Alice Bailey.

2.“Esoteric Astrology: The Journey Of The Soul” by Candy Hillenbrand – Online document at http://www.aplaceinspace.net/Pages/CandyJourneyoftheSoul.html

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To embark upon the soul path of Scorpio you need to turn your attention inwards and begin the real battle: the battle with your own desire-nature, your ego.  Although Scorpio does need to battle, the focus is really on the victory. The experience in Scorpio is one of test, trial and triumph. It is not an easy path1. It is as though sometimes your life seems to be nothing but struggle, yet that is exactly how the chick frees itself from the egg: by constantly chipping away at it.

The noble and courageous path of Scorpio is one fraught with psychological and emotional challenges. At any time, without her light, the Scorpio personality can become trapped in the illusions of her own subconscious. We can see how ‘hatred’ for example, has lead to Scorpio’s reputation for revenge, and no imagination is needed to see what can happen when the desire for power, money or lust, gets out of control. This happens when Scorpio misdirects her energy outward, towards others.

What others think and do is not your business Scorpio – you are here to literally ‘mind your own business’, in a very focused and directed way. And your ‘business’ is to develop your own mind to the highest degree: to discover your own Soul-light and soar like the Eagle that you are. Challenging they may be, but the trials and tribulations in Scorpio are a necessary part of our evolution, in our journey to becoming Soul-centered beings.

“Scorpio is the great constellation which influences the turning point
both in the life of humanity and the life of the individual human being”

- Alice A Bailey²

Transforming desire is not about suppressing it. Desire is not wrong in itself: it becomes a hindrance through our attachment, ignorance and lack of skill. For example when our desires are uncontrolled we experience addictions. When we Master desire, by appropriately channeling our passion, it is a vital tool for spiritual growth and evolution. Our passion then becomes a vehicle which carries our spiritual energy out into the world in meaningful ways.

Suppressing desire would be a suppression of your life force and spiritual energy: a hindrance to your spiritual growth. The Buddha recognized this when he turned away from the ascetic lifestyle and advocated the middle way. Suppressing desire is a denial of who you are and why you are here.

Water signs are about Mastery of emotions, and Fixed energy brings stability so, as the Fixed Water sign we can see that Scorpio is all about stabilizing emotions. We cannot Master our emotions by suppressing them. The key to Mastering emotions is to allow ourselves to feel. In order to Master the energy of desire so it can be transformed, Scorpio has to first experience each ‘face’ of desire for herself.

The ability to ‘fixate’ on an emotional state is a dual-edged sword. When used with skill and Mastery it gives you the ability to abide in higher states of consciousness for prolonged periods of time, as Master meditators do. For the Scorpio personality it can manifest as brooding and even depression.  If you have Sun, Moon or Rising Sign in Scorpio remember you are here to Master your emotions by shedding light on your emotional world.

It is worth noting that people with Moon in Scorpio may have a particularly hard time facing their emotions, which can then show up in those around you.  If you have Moon in Scorpio, and you find that people around you often ‘explode’ emotionally (particularly if they are very empathic like Cancerians), consider that maybe you need to look at where you are not facing your own suppressed emotions.

Emotional energy needs to release. If it is being suppressed (‘held’ in place by one person) it will often find an outlet in the system through another (because energy is dynamic and has to move – it cannot truly be ‘held’). It is vital for your well-being and spiritual growth that you allow yourself to feel and express your own feelings. Allowing yourself to fully experience and recognize your different emotional states is the first step towards this Mastery. Emotions need to flow.

You can’t learn to drive without getting behind the wheel.  Through practical experience, the fully integrated Scorpio Soul learns to stabilize the emotions of desire and channel their energy for spiritual purposes. According to the Tibetan² “points of crisis” and “moments of reorientation” are necessary experiences on Scorpio’s journey, as the Scorpio Soul learns to focus and channel her energy in the right direction: firmly directed towards spiritual goals.

“Awakened heart comes from being willing to face your state of mind”

-Chogyam Trungpa³

The ‘destiny’ of Scorpio is somewhat fixed, in the sense of Scorpio’s role in these changing times. Scorpio has mysterious esoteric connections with Sirius; Antares (one of the four Royal Stars of Persia⁴) and is one of the four signs of the Fixed Cross⁵. The Divine Energy currently pouring through Scorpio is vital for our collective transformation: without the fearless courage of Scorpio in facing our darkest fears, we can never experience a full and complete heart awakening. When we bury and suppress any aspect of our own true nature, we close off a part of our heart at the same time.

The Soul’s journey through the sign of Scorpio is indeed a ‘rite of passage’ for our collective spiritual evolution. The Scorpio group of Souls play a vital role in the evolution of human consciousness by freeing the energy that humanity has tied up in negative and self-serving emotional states, so it can be reused for spiritual transformation.

Scorpio your path is not meant to be easy. Will you allow your precious life-force energy to be wasted in conflict with your human family? Or will you turn your attention inwards and, like the Spiritual Warrior that you are, Master your emotions and allow your inner Eagle to soar? By entering the battle with courage, and deep reverence, you will fulfill your spiritual mission: transforming the darkness within our human hearts into warm, radiant light. All this is accomplished by finding your own heart’s desire. Step up Scorpio, your time is now!

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1. In Esoteric Astrology Scorpio is also called the sign of crucifixion, because it is in this sign that the personality is finally ‘crucified’ and the individual becomes fully Soul-centered.
2. “Esoteric Astrology” The wisdom of the Tibetan (Master DK), channelled through Alice A. Bailey.
3. “Shambhala: The Sacred Path of The Warrior” by Chogyam Trungpa
4. Read about Antares in Scorpio and the role of the four ‘Royal’ stars in this online article: http://souledout.org/cosmology/highlights/antares/antares.html
5. The three crosses in Esoteric Astrology refer to stages in the development of human consciousness. The first stage, the mutable cross, is where we are fully personality identified and personality-driven. This currently refers to most of humanity. The Fixed Cross refers to those who are awakening. There is awareness of Soul as well as personality, but they are separate and so there is still duality there. A growing minority of spiritually-inclined people on the planet are beginning this ‘awakening’ process.  The Cardinal Cross refers to full Soul-personality integration. Very few people on the planet are at this fully awakened state. They would be the enlightened beings and spiritual teachers who come to lead us into the next stage of our development. Divine Energy is focused through the fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius) to stabilize and anchor this awakening process into the planet.

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The enigmatic sign of Scorpio is associated with sex, death, rebirth, power and the deepest, darkest mysteries of the human psyche. Entering the world of Scorpio is not for the feint-hearted. It demands depth of focus, a sense of adventure, and great courage. Welcome to the Soul Journey of Scorpio: the sacred path of the Spiritual Warrior.

Scorpio must do battle: simply because it is time. Just like a chick has to peck it’s way out of the egg, because it is ready to be ‘reborn’ into the next stage of it’s journey, so Scorpio must release herself from the trappings of the personality and be ‘reborn’ to stand fully in her Soul-Light.  In Esoteric Astrology¹ the Master DK explains that the Soul does battle in two signs: the first is Leo and the second is Scorpio. In Leo we battle for our individuality. In Scorpio we experience the final battle: for our very Soul. There is no going back.

Scorpio is here to find the point of light in the darkness, to challenge the negativities of human ego and finally transform darkness into light. So is every Scorpio we meet an enlightened being? Not quite. Scorpio has a deep fascination with the darkest side of human nature – necessarily so for it is her job to transform this very darkness into light, but before she can do this she needs the illumination of her opposite sign Taurus.

Scorpio is nothing if not courageous, and she really does dare to go where Angels fear to tread. Your Scorpio friend may well have a fascination with sex, death, power and/or money for she is here to deeply and thoroughly explore the path of desire so that she can understand and transcend it. The Scorpio Soul knows that we must fully embrace all aspects of our nature if we are to integrate Soul and personality. Unfortunately the realm of desire is where humanity can so often fall by the wayside.

Resist Temptation and Be Fearless
Christ’s teachings encouraged us to ‘resist temptation’. There is a reason for this. When we give in to temptation it causes us to continue ‘feeding’ habits which reinforce our egoic behavior patterns and keep us trapped in the illusion of ego. Traditionally these common habit-forming behaviors were described within the concept of the ‘seven deadly sins’: wrath (anger), greed , sloth (laziness), envy, pride, lust and gluttony. These traits (called by many names in different spiritual traditions, for example buddhist teachings refer to ‘five hindrances’²) are the well-recognized obstacles to our spiritual progress. They distract us from discovering our Souls’ living presence by keeping our attention on something outside of ourselves.

In “The Labours of Hercules An Astrological Perspective”³ Hercules’ eighth labor represents the soul path of Scorpio.  In this labor Hercules is challenged to battle with the Lernean Hydra. The nine-headed Hydra represents nine faces of desire that we can meet (and be tempted by) on our spiritual journey.  They are described as: sex, comfort, money, fear, hatred, desire for power, pride, separativeness and cruelty.

This is why our Scorpio friend can be fascinated with (and sometimes express) these tendencies, but to suggest that Scorpio is only concerned with the seedy, sordid side of life is a gross misunderstanding of the vital and very sacred Soul path of Scorpio. It is in having the courage to face these darker aspects that Scorpio becomes fearless.  No sweeping anything under the carpet when Scorpio is around! It is Scorpio’s job to look these issues squarely in the eye, so we can learn how to transform the darkest aspects of our human personality into light. It is no accident that the courageous and noble sign of Scorpio is associated with both priests and psychologists.

Aside from the Scorpion, the sign of Scorpio is also represented by the animal symbol of the Eagle which, in many Native American traditions, is a symbol of Great Spirit. Indeed it is Scorpio’s destiny to plummet to the depths and then soar to the heights, bringing the darkness to the light. Revealing that which is hidden, so it may be transformed.

“Keep your eye on the eagle; call down the fire;
do not look at the ground; be centered in divinity.”

- Alice A. Bailey³

Now we have some keys to understanding the soul-path of Scorpio: the need to do battle, and the nature of ‘the enemy’. The fully integrated Scorpio has Mastery over the Kundalini energy – the spiritual fire that burns off all illusion: illuminating and clearing the pathway to our spiritual goal.

It is Scorpio’s job to transform desire into tangible spiritual energy, but before she can do this, she must have the illuminating wisdom of her opposite sign Taurus. Without illumination Scorpio becomes lost in a quagmire of confusion and ignorance. She is aware of desire and temptation but is lost in the darkness, without her light. Her light comes in the form of awareness which she can only find by going within: entering into her own inner world.

“Desire in Taurus becomes spiritual aspiration in Scorpio.
The darkness of the experience in Scorpio becomes illumination in Taurus.”

– Alice Bailey¹

Scorpio’s compulsive urge towards conflict (remember the pecking chick?) needs to be directed towards her spiritual goals.  It is Scorpio’s job to challenge everything in order to reveal the underlying truth of our spiritual nature, but for those on the receiving end of Scorpio’s intense questioning it can feel like you’ve just been interrogated by the Spanish Inquisition!  This is because the personality-centered Scorpio  erroneously directs her energies outward: toward others. The journey is within. The conflict is not with others, and they are not your enemy. The enemy is within, and it is in the nature of desire.

In part 2 we will explore the key to Scorpio’s (and our own) salvation through following her passion to her heart’s desire!

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She writes regularly on Soul Astrology for Life Coaching Magazine

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1. “Esoteric Astrology” The wisdom of the Tibetan (Master DK), channelled through Alice A. Bailey
2. Numbers and labels are arbitrary, and descriptions vary between systems, but human nature is the same everywhere. The point is to caution us about certain habits which can pull us so far off our spiritual path that we ‘sin’ (in the original sense of the word of ‘missing the mark’) and miss the whole point of our existence. Taken to extremes these are the very traits which can lead us into addiction and cause us to miss our spiritual purpose altogether.
3. “The Labours of Hercules: An Astrological Perspective” by Alice A. Bailey

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As the Soul travels deeper on it’s journey through the Zodiac, the higher octaves of the signs become ever more esoteric, mysterious and difficult for us to comprehend with our limited intellect.

“Reason, the highest property of the intellect,
is what guides purposive thought.
Purposes, however, are limited; and therefore
reason can operate only in what is limited.
Wisdom alone can accept
and intuitively realize the unlimited,
the timeless and the infinite,
by renouncing explanations
and by recognizing the mystery,
which can only be felt, experienced,
and finally realized in life
– and which can never be defined.”
-Lama Anagarika Govinda¹

To discern the higher octaves of the signs we need to go beyond the limitations of our intellect and enter the realm of intuition which, in itself, is part of our evolutionary journey. The higher octave of Libra brings us higher knowledge of the interrelatedness of all things. Whereas the initial impulse for existence begins with Libra’s polar opposite Aries, who declares “I exist’! The higher octave of Libra acknowledges that all existence is dependent upon relationship. Things exist in relation to other things. You exist because I exist. I exist because you exist.

That the whole of existence is dependent upon relationship, is key to the deeper mysteries of Libra.  Once we reach our highest iteration, our highest evolved state, we will reach for the next. There will always be a higher octave. There is no end goal. Once we have transcended all traces of our personality vibration, and are resonating with our Soul vibration, there will be another higher octave that our expanded consciousness will aspire to, at the Hierarchical and Cosmic levels.

We can relate to octaves through the musical scale: do, ray, me, fah, so, la, tee, do. This is one octave. Once we reach the highest note in this octave, we can move to the next. There is no end to the potential octaves. The only limitation is human capacity and perception. For example when we strike a single note on a bell, the sound appears to fade away. Where does it go? In fact the sound wave continues without end. It only appears to us to ‘end’ because the sound wave has traveled beyond the range of human perception.

It is possible to expand our perception, as mystics have done in times gone by, until we can hear the ‘music of the spheres’. This is one of the mysteries of Libra: the precise relationship between notes within octaves, between octaves themselves, and our capacity to perceive them, all come under the law of ‘right relations’.

Librans often have the feeling of being caught between worlds. With such deep esoteric knowledge at their fingertips, they can feel like they are neither here nor there, with one foot on Earth and the other in Heaven. Now wonder the Libra personality has a reputation for being indecisive! But this is not a case of choosing between camps, rather it is exactly where Libra is supposed to be. Bridging the gap between Heaven and Earth by spanning the Universe.

Before Libra can reach her highest octaves however, she first has to transcend the Libra personality: and to do this she needs the self-orientation, courage, intuition and energy of her polar opposite Aries. Ironically Libra you have to take your attention off others, and focus more on your Self, to restore balance!

There isn’t just ‘other’ in relationship, there is you, too. The only way you can access your innate esoteric knowledge, and even begin to touch upon understanding the laws of harmonics is through your own inner journey, which opens the gateway to your intuitive Self. It is through knowing yourself, that you truly come to know others. It is through healing your own system, that you come to understand healing of all systems.

One of my mentors, LCM Editor Anya Sophia Mann, is a Libra Soul. She has a working definition for healing that shows her understanding of the higher octaves of Libra:

“Healing is the balancing of a system – whether it be a human body,
a family, a corporation, or a country.”
-Anya Sophia Mann

For a ‘case-study’ of Libra soul-light expressing itself through (in this case) a Cancer/Aries personality, you may like to visit her website and take a few moments to read two or three of her blog posts. Notice in particular how the Libra themes of beauty, harmony, love of music, and a powerful desire to balance the human system through compassion and right relations, shine out as a common thread throughout her work.

“Love is a higher thought about somebody”
-Anya Sophia Mann

If you have Libra Rising (Ascendant) it is your challenge in this lifetime to access the highest octave of Libra energy that you possibly can, and express this through the talents of your two personality signs² (Sun and Moon) for the purpose of healing (balancing) systems.

So Libra, will you overcome your fears and undertake the inner journey to your Self? Will you elevate your relationship dynamics and travel among the stars on heart-waves of Higher Love, until you resonate with the Music of The Spheres? As Steve Winwood reminds us, the answer lies ‘deep in your heart and hidden in the stars above…’³

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1. “Creative Meditation and Multi-Dimensional Consciousness” by Lama  Anagarika Govinda. Quest Books, Illinois.

2. This doesn’t only apply to Libra: the challenge for us all is to tap into the highest octave of our Soul Sign and express it through our personality signs. For a simple overview on using Soul Astrology for your personal and spiritual development read this article http://tinyurl.com/4x67lbm

3. Lyrics from the song “Higher Love” by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings. Performed by Steve Winwood on “Back In The High Life” Album. (Click the album link to play the track)

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The words of that Steve Winwood song (Higher Love) echo through my mind as I write. Libra is the sign of beauty, truth, harmony, ethics and justice. Represented by the scales of Justice herself, Libra is also associated with Law. Welcome to the beautiful sign of Higher Love.

The fully integrated Libra Soul¹ is here to administer Divine Law, Ultimate Truth and Harmony, and restore peace on Earth. No pressure there then! What does Law have to do with Love, we might ask? They are intimately connected through Libra, as we shall see. Libra is concerned with all the laws of existence: the law of attraction and the law of harmonics.

Divine Law requires the balancing of energies within any system, to maintain harmony. Existence depends upon it. In the natural world we can see this fine balancing of energies within an ecosystem. Everything is very finely and delicately dependent upon everything else. Modern science is only just beginning to realize how delicately balanced and inter-dependent the natural world (including us) really is.

Within a human system, the fully integrated Libra Soul has the capacity and power to fine-tune and balance these energies through right relations. This includes an ability to sense any imbalance, and bring it back into alignment. Restoring balance and a harmonious existence with ‘all that is’. You will often find such individuals playing an active role in the eco-movement: restoring balance through right relationship between humanity and our earth Mother.

So does this mean that every Libra we meet exudes Divine Love, Peace, and Harmony? Not quite yet.  Cardinal energy is about creating new pathways, and Air signs are about Mastery of the Mind. As the Cardinal Air sign Libra does have a vital role to play in carving out new pathways of thought for creating our future: a peaceful, beautifully balanced and harmonious future. But before this can happen Libra has to recognize and fully embrace the sheer life-force energy of her opposite sign: Aries.

All Librans resonate with peace. However, at the personality level this innate desire for peace can lead our Libra friend to avoid difficult issues in the name of seeking ‘a quiet life’: avoidance is the ego-trap of Libra. Libra is known as the sign of the diplomat: our charismatic, peace-loving Libran has a tendency to wear rose-tinted glasses and a strong desire to avoid discomfort. Whereas Aries has the first awareness of ‘self’, Libra becomes, sometimes painfully, aware of others and of their dependence upon others for getting their needs met. This realization can lead our Libra friend into some very unhealthy, manipulative and possibly co-dependent, relationship behaviors.

Here we have the keys to the main issues for Libra: balance and relationships.

Avoidance of the deeper issues in life, is not the true path of peace. Think of Libran John Lennon who used music to work towards world peace. Like John Lennon, each Libra personality has to awaken and use their own power. Living on the surface keeps them from an awareness of their real underlying energy: the very forces of nature that they came here to balance! In order to do the very work she came here to do, Libra needs to feel the ‘life-force energy’ of her polar opposite Aries. Libra is a Cardinal sign, and Cardinal signs are here to take the lead.

Once Libra has embraced the energy of Aries, she will realize the power of thought, and the reality of thought-forms: this awakens Libra to the natural law of harmonics. The law of inter-related energies, that results in physical manifestation. The truth that our existence is created by thought is a high-octave Libra understanding which explains Libra’s affinity for beauty and harmony. That which we perceive as beauty is merely harmony in physical forms. Our fully integrated Libra administers harmony throughout all the elements and multiple dimensions of Being.

“Think about it… there must be Higher Love,
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above,
Without it, Life is wasted time,
Look inside your heart, I’ll look inside mine”
- Steve Winwood (Higher Love)

The complex and beautiful sign of Libra works with harmonics: the sheer forces of nature self-organized in a precise and balanced way. It involves a deep understanding of harmony, right relationship and a capacity to recognize and use octaves of energy in creating the ‘music’ of existence. It is all about the law, science, and application, of Higher Love.

In Part 2 we journey even deeper into the mysteries of Libra: the law of harmonics, octaves, and right relations.

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She writes regularly on Soul Astrology for Life Coaching Magazine

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1. A fully integrated individual is one who is Soul-centered and expresses the higher octaves of their Soul Sign (Ascendant) and their Personality Signs (Sun/Moon). In contrast to someone who is still very personality oriented: they identify with the lower aspects of their personality signs, (Sun/Moon) are personality-driven, and are not living their highest expression.

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People often ask how to best make sense of all this…  For example “reading the latest Libra-Aries article, if I’m not a Libra is this still relevant to me?”  Or what if I have Libra Ascendant? Or Libra Sun or Moon?

To work with Soul Astrology as an effective tool for personal and spiritual development you first need to know at least three things:

Your Ascendant, Your Sun Sign and Your Moon Sign.  (If you don’t know these, email your date, time and location of birth to ruth@SoulAstrologyWithRuth.com and I’ll tell you.)  Next you’ll need to understand how they relate to you, and to each other. This is outlined below.

Your Soul Sign – the Ascendant
The Ascendant is your Soul Sign and the potential for your highest expression. In this lifetime.  It is the most important sign in Soul Astrology.

Your Soul Sign indicates your innate core essence. The essence of who you really are. But this will remain latent while you are identified with, and driven by, the needs of the personality.

Our spiritual development involves realizing this core energy and expressing it into the world. Becoming a fully Soul-centered individual.

A Fully Integrated Individual
A fully Soul_Centered individual is fully integrated*. This means they have integrated their Soul and Personality and can access and fully express the highest octave of each sign. They will no longer experience polarity, so they can express the highest octave of Aries-Libra, Taurus-Scorpio, Gemini-Sagittarius, and so forth.

Your Personality Signs
Like the black and white yin/yang symbol, your personality has two sides. One which is in the light, so you are aware of it, the other is hidden, so you are less aware, if at all.

In Soul Astrology these two aspects of your personality are represented by your Sun and Moon Signs.

The Sun Sign
This is one half of your personality: the part that you are aware of because it is in the light. It is your ‘modus operandi’ (MO), your main way of perceiving the world and navigating your way through it.

For example:

Air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius), your default position will be thinking your way through life;
Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) will feel your way forward;
Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) will focus on action and
Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) will want all the practicalities organized and the physical infrastructures in place.

The Moon Sign
This is the other half of your personality. It is your shadow, or the side of your personality that is most difficult for you to see because it is in the dark. Until you do some personal and spiritual development, this will be your blind spot.

However, it is who we become in relationship. It is our emotional ‘MO’, so in terms of how you relate with, and experience others, emotionally, your experience will be influenced largely by your Moon sign. It is your emotional world, and it is revealed to you through your relationships with others.

You can already see the combinations of personality types that are possible. For example if your Sun is Gemini and Moon is Cancer, your ‘MO’ will be thinking/feeling. You will basically be a thinking/feeling type. The combinations are many depending upon the various Sun/Moon signs, such as thinking/thinking; thinking/feeling; thinking/action; thinking/practical, or feeling/thinking; feeling/feeling, feeling/action, practical/action and so forth. You get the idea.

Take a moment now, to identify your personality type, simply based on your Sun/Moon sign. As mentioned above, this is how you mainly operate out in the world, and in your relationships, and it is learned behavior.

To find out what wants to be expressed in the world through you, you need to now look deeply at your Soul Sign. This is your light, that wants to shine!

Transcending your Personality Signs
Your personality is learned behavior.  All of the tendencies, predilections, skills, preferences, likes, dislikes, habits, gifts, talents, some good, some bad. It is all the product of your ‘conditioning’. Which means it is learned behavior that has accumulated over many lifetimes and is currently who we believe ourselves to be, but it is not our spirit.  It has been conditioned by the people, groups, societies and environments that you have found yourself in, from one lifetime to another.

Your work in this lifetime is to release the identification with these behaviors. This doesn’t mean losing your personality. It means recognizing who you really are: your Soul. Then working to become Soul-Centered so you may live the highest expression of that.

You do this by first of all identifying the highest octave/ expression of your Soul Sign, and then looking to where that shows up in your life. Then explore ways you can be more of that: bringing more of your Soul’s expression forward into the world. This is where your creativity comes in. All of your inventiveness and inspiration comes from your Soul.

Next we look at where the fears and lower octaves of your personality signs may be distracting you, and even sabotaging your efforts. For example if you have Moon in Pisces do you allow yourself to be paralyzed by irrational fears and negativity? Or if you have Sun in Aries do you really believe you are surrounded by fools who are blocking your progress?  Discovering and standing in your Soul-light can really help you to shift some of the deeply-entrenched limiting beliefs and behavior patterns of your personality.

Once this is achieved you will then (in addition to expressing your highest Soul-Light) also be able to realize the highest expression of your Sun and Moon signs. You will utilize the gifts and talents wrapped up in your Sun/Moon ‘package’ in the fullest expression of your Soul’s work.

Once you are fully Soul–centered you do not lose the talents inherent in your personality signs: you don’t stop thinking, feeling, acting and/or organizing physical resources; rather these activities become an integral expression of your Soul-light.

The Zodiac Through The Seasons
First of all, during Libra season each year (and the same goes for each Zodiac Sign) the Angel of Libra is currently over-lighting the whole of Humanity.

During this period (Libra) it is an ideal time to meditate upon harmony and right relations (for other signs/ seasons see my monthly newsletter**). We are all being bathed with these benefic energies, and can make use of them to advance our personal and spiritual development.

They are here for the purpose of our collective evolution, to prepare us as we advance into the Aquarian Age.

As we go through each Full Sun-Moon cycle, it would be of the greatest benefit for us each to meditate upon the highest octave of the current sign (this month Libra) and to aspire to bring that expression into the world through and for ourselves.

If you have personal planets in the ‘seasonal’ sign (Ascendant, Sun/Moon) it just means that this energy has more emphasis for your own personal spiritual development. However the energy, and the benefit, is here for us all.

Now you know how you can use the information about your Soul Sign and your Personality Signs, and how to relate that to the monthly Sun-Moon signs, to further your personal and spiritual growth. What matters most is where you place your attention: on your Soul’s highest expression.

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