Libra 2019 edition:

Our Mystical

Understanding of

Astrology

- Phillip Lindsay

Chart data from the talk by

Mark Smith on 14th

September

Reminder: FAA

CONFERENCE

Melbourne, Jan 2020

From the President

On Friday 20th September I attended the Climate rally in Adelaide, along with 10,000 other

people desperate to see something done to prevent irreversible damage to our

planet. Organised by school students, and inspired by Greta Thunberg, it was an amazing

demonstration of solidarity with over 4 million other people rallying around the world. A

few days ago this young climate warrior spoke at the United Nations - not a long speech,

less than 500 words, but packed with power. It was a line in the sand.

Greta Thunberg has also attracted a huge amount of hate. Social media has made her

famous, but has also facilitated the haters. Following my talk in April, I have been making

a study of women who speak out, make us uncomfortable, and who elicit negative

responses from us at a gut level. As enlightened as we think we are, western civilisation

has patriarchal roots, and at some level deep in our collective psyche there is a core of

resistance, a fear of change and of loss of control.

Our astrology also has patriarchal roots. Mars is the sign of the warrior. It is dignified in

Aries, Scorpio and Capricorn. Our female icons, the Moon and Venus, are debilitated in

these signs. So our astrology is reflecting the deepdown attitudes of our society. It is not

a surprise, then, to find that our young leader, Greta, is all Capricorn and Scorpio. Born

3rd January 2003, she has Sun, Moon, Mercury and Chiron in Capricorn, and Venus and

Mars in Scorpio. She is all warrior - but she is female. She therefore stirs up something

deep in the collective psyche. Basically, our astrology, reflecting society, is saying ‘women

may not be warriors.’ So my question is: do we need to do some really deep thinking

about astrological constructs that we take for granted? In fact, is our astrology fit for

purpose?

Thanks to Mark Smith for sharing his enlightened approach to Arabic parts and for opening

up some great discussion at our last meeting. Our next meeting will have a much more

personal flavour, as Adrienne Barkla takes an esoteric look at the Sun, Moon and

Ascendant. I hope to see you there.

Peace of the quiet earth to you

Cate

FAASA 2019 Events

October 12, 2 pm. Ascendant, Sun & Moon: Your

Life Path Signature - Adrienne Barkla

November 9, 10 am - 4 pm. WORKSHOP

Pre-Natal Eclipses - Christine Thomas

November 30, 2 pm. FAASA Christmas Party!

Chart data from the talk by Mark Smith on 14th September

Meghan Markle

4th August 1981, 4.46 am, Los Angeles (from astrotheme.com – source not reported)

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge 9th January 1982, 7:00:05 pm Reading UK (astrotheme.com)

Jayne Mansfield

19th April 1993, 9.11 am, Lower Merion Pennsylvania (Birth Certificate, AA – Vera Jayne Palmer)

Boris Johnson 19th Jun 1964, 2 pm New York New York (astrotheme.com)

Pope Francis

17th December 1936, 9 pm, Buenos Aires Argentina (astrotheme.com)

Iran Islamic Republic 1st April 1979, 3 pm, Tehran (Campion, Book of World Horoscopes)

China

1st October 1949, 3.15 pm, Peking (Campion, World Horoscopes)

Edict of Thessalonica (Christian church as state religion) 27 February 0380, 12:14:53 pm, Istanbul (Wikipedia) – (Sun on MC )

Vatican City

7th June 1929, 11 am, Rome (Campion World Horoscopes)

Our Mystical

Understanding of

Astrology

By Phillip Lindsay

As this month's talk will be on Esoteric Astrology - looking at the Ascendant, Sun

and Moon in your chart considered esoterically as a guide to our personal blueprint -

it seemed appropriate to include this excerpt from colleague and Esoteric

Astrologer, Phillip Lindsay, on the broader cosmic picture that underpins the

esoteric astrologer's world view. It is taken from his monthly writings on the

zodiacal sign being experienced and this is the preface to last month's discussion on

Virgo. Details of the full discussion are given at the end of this excerpt. Editor

(Adrienne Barkla)

Every year the Sun, Mercury and Venus pass through each of the twelve zodiac signs,

focusing and magnifying the energy of that sign, making it available to human

consciousness. All the other planets are in various signs, according to their cycles. Most of

us know or intuit that astrology “works” but cannot explain why, hence we have a mystical

understanding.

That is why astrology is derided by most modern scientists because there is no “tangible

proof”. Yet when considering the Science of Occultism, which necessarily embraces

modern science, the laws and explanations underlying astrology are given. It us up to each

individual as to how they apply that knowledge to further their understanding of the

universe.

We know that the visible planets are magnetic forces that have a subtle and unseen

dimension. Increasingly however, modern science is helping us to “see the unseen”

through various technologies that map the magnetic radiation and paths of planets,

including our Earth. This trend foretells the eventual merging of modern science with

occult science in the coming Aquarian Age. Already this is occurring – occultism is the

“science of the unseen” and modern science is allowing the unseen to be seen – through

telescopes, microscopes and other sensitive apparati.

More difficult to understand are the “invisible” zodiac signs that focus the forces of the

twelve zodiac constellations. This can be the source of much confusion for beginners and

advanced alike – the concrete mind has to give way to the imagination and the intuition –

hence our perceptions are often faulty but at least evolving toward greater truths.

The zodiac signs have been called “thoughtforms” and this is a true, simple way to express

it; electro-magnetic patterns that interact with the electro-magnetism of the planets – and

of course the Seven Rays, but that is another consideration.

Whether it is a planet, ray or sign – they can all be regarded as great “Lives” that are

constantly interacting with all the planets in our solar system, evolving life within the

greater body. In Esoteric Astrology, the zodiac signs are called “Creative Hierarchies” –

they are, simply put, aggregates of “angelic lives” that have their own evolution and which

interact with human lives by the impartation of their various qualities.

It is only through understanding another facet of occult science that deals with the deva

evolution, including the great archangels and beyond, that a glimmer of understanding

starts to emerge. This angelic evolution is a parallel one to human evolution. Generically

speaking, the former is feminine and the latter masculine. Virgo represents this feminine

component, because the deva kingdom are responsible for the building of all forms in

nature, and the more subtle beyond that.

Leo-Virgo could be generically assigned to the these two streams – the human (Leo) and

the angelic (Virgo) – the combination of which produces the elusive Mystery of the Sphinx.

Leo-Sun represents the soul – the dual development of mind inextricably entwined with the

heart, whilst Virgo-Moon provides the form for the soul to incarnate – symbolically

speaking. All signs have a soul and personality expression.

The curious may well ask, “where” is the zodiac? Does it surround our Earth like the astral

(“starry substance”) body part of the Earth’s aura? Or does it reside within the magnetic

ethers of the North Pole? These rhetorical questions notwithstanding, the key fact is that

the zodiac signs are living Beings that interact with human evolution. As evolving lives,

they “harvest” human experience and this contributes to their eventual liberation. All lives

at whatever level in the universe are seeking some kind of liberation from some kind of

form, only to move on to the next evolution and begin all over again on a higher turn of

the evolutionary spiral.

The seven rays are also great lives – and esoteric astrology is technically the science of the

seven rays. Esoteric astrology is “the science of all sciences”, describing the expression and

interaction of all lives – be it a star, planet, city, nation, human, tree, flower, animal or

kingdom. All individual lives have a measurable frequency that is ruled by a zodiac sign,

planet and ray – all have a purpose “under the sun” so to speak.

The rays are really the sum total of energies generated within the seven solar systems of

which ours is part – the as yet unawakened heart centre within the body of this greater

being known as the One About Whom Naught May Be Said. The rays are constantly

streaming toward Earth, interacting with constellations, planets and zodiac signs. This is a

very simple explanation of course and does not do justice to the more detailed, complex

and deeply occult laws. Nevertheless, the following three graphics have been recently

created to show how the progress of the seven rays from their “source to target” – Earth!

A very esoteric quote for pondering:

“There must not be confusion as to the distinction between the Hierarchies of Beings

[zodiac signs] and the seven Rays, for though there is close connection, there is no

resemblance. The “Rays” are but the primordial forms of certain Lives [seven solar

systems] who “carry in their Hearts” all the Seeds of Form. The Hierarchies are the

manifold groups of lives, at all stages of unfoldment and growth who will use the forms.

The Rays are vehicles and are, therefore, negative receivers. The Hierarchies [positive] are

the users of the vehicles, and it is the nature of these lives and the quality of their

vibration which under this great Law of Attraction brings to them the needed forms.” A

Treatise on Cosmic Fire, Alice A. Bailey. p.1195.

Graphic 1: Origin of the Seven Rays: The Seven Solar Systems of which ours (Sol) is one.

Graphic 2: The 7 Solar systems are focused initially through the 7 stars for the Great Bear

constellation, which interact with the 7 stars of the Pleiades and the star system of Sirius.

Then they pass through the 7 stars of the Little Bear constellation, into our solar system –

where the rays find their vehicles of expression in the planets. The planets in turn transmit

the rays through the various zodiac signs with which they are affiliated, which pass

through to our planet and its various centres. (Note the ray colourings touching the zodiac

circle are symbolic and do not necessarily relate to that sign. To show all the ray relations

to the zodiac circle would result in many lines reaching each of the signs.

Phillip Lindsay has been a student and teacher of the Ageless Wisdom and Esoteric Astrology for over

thirty years, and is the author of several books. He has presented his work at many spiritual institutions

and esoteric education groups around the world, touring extensively since 2001 – as a perpetual traveller

and global citizen. Currently, Phillip’s main method of disseminating Esoteric Astrology and the Ageless

Wisdom is through his monthly newsletters – received via email subscription and/or accessed on his

website. Most past newsletters are in all of his publications. He is also available for international visits and

conducts webinars regularly.

For more information

Website: esotericastrologer.org Email: phillip@esotericastrologer.org

A Summer without Sunspots (From Spaceweather.com) September 26, 2019 / Dr.Tony Phillips

Sept. 23, 2019: Could northern summer 2019 go down in history as “the summer without sunspots”?

From June 21st until Sept 22nd, the sun was blank more than 89% of the time. During the entire season

only 6 tiny sunspots briefly appeared, often fading so quickly that readers would complain to

Spaceweather.com, “you’ve labeled a sunspot that doesn’t exist!” (No, it just disappeared.) Not a single

significant solar flare was detected during this period of extreme quiet.

The sun on Sept. 22, 2019–as blank as a billiard ball. Credit: NASA/SDO

This is a sign that Solar Minimum is underway and probably near its deepest point. For 2019 overall

(January through September), the sun has been blank 72% of the time, comparable to annual averages

during the century-class Solar Minimum of 2008 (73%) and 2009 (71%). The current Solar Minimum

appears to be century-class as well, meaning you have to go back to the beginning of the 20th century to

find lulls in solar activity this deep.

Contrary to the sound of it, “Solar Minimum” is not boring. During this phase of the solar cycle, the sun’s

magnetic field weakens, allowing cosmic rays to enter the solar system. This doses astronauts and

possibly air travelers with extra radiation. The sun also dims, especially at extreme ultraviolet

wavelengths, causing the upper atmosphere to cool and collapse. Space junk accumulates in Earth orbit

as a result. Finally, streams of solar wind punch through the sun’s weakening magnetic field, lashing Earth

with gaseous material that can cause geomagnetic storms. (One such stream is due later this week on

Sept. 27-28.)

Interestingly, the summer of 2019 also brought us a sign that Solar Minimum is coming to an end. One of

the numbered sunspots that briefly appeared on July 7th had a reversed magnetic polarity:

Above: A magnetic map of the sun’s surface (AR2744 inset) on July 7, 2019, from NASA’s Solar Dynamics

Observatory

According to Hale’s Law, sunspots switch polarities from one solar cycle to the next. This small

summertime sunspot was +/- instead of the usual -/+, marking it as a member of the next solar cycle,

Solar Cycle 25. Solar Minimum won’t last forever!

Solar cycles always mix together at their boundaries. We can expect to see more new-cycle sunspots in

the months ahead as Solar Cycle 24 dies out and Solar Cycle 25 slowly comes to life. If forecasters are

correct, the next Solar Maximum will be in full swing by 2023.

Change of date for AGM

In April this year members voted to amend the

FAASA constitution so that the financial year

dovetails with the membership year. For this

year, therefore, we have an extended financial

year, ending on December 31st. Our AGM will

be held on Saturday 18th April 2020 (the second

Saturday is Easter). Committee members agreed

to stay on until then.

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