Dane Rudhyar
Dane Rudhyar (1895 – 1985) made many significant contributions to the field of astology. His style of astrology is more as a discipline, a way of life, a spiritual path, and a way to the centre.
Contrasting the “event-centered” astrology and “person-centered” astrology, the focus is to become self-aware and self-defining persons, where the question is not ” What’s going to happen to me.” but rather, ” how can i mold my future through choices and action that could best help me fully actualise the potentials indicated by my birth chart?”
The goal of astrology is not to predict events but to identify phases in a person’s development. Our astrological chart is like a seed which contains a “celestial instruction” to actualize our fullest potential.
In times of difficulties, by understanding what is happening, we can also understand what is asked of us. It can help us appreciate the process of change as a constant part of life. We can understand the apparent chaos and confusion in our life by referring to cyclic patterns in the sky.
Astrology is not a matter of fate, but a discipline that emphasises on choice, action, will and consciousness, with the full awareness of time and cycles. Its no longer – “whats going to happen to me as a result of this transit:, but rather, “what is the best i can do with this transit”.
For example:
Mars Transits – Get active!
Jupiter Transits – Set goals & Make Plans!
Saturn Transits – build stable structures in our life.
The planetary symbols are like “celestial instructions” giving us clues how to act, proceed in our lives to live out the maximum potential.
The cycles:
The most basic cycle is the light and darkness, the Day Force and the Night Force.
Day Force is personalizing energy, individual unqiueness and personality.
Night Force is in-gathering energy, bringing people in collectives.
Phases of Individuation – aries, through to virgo
Phases of social integration – Libra to Pisces
The Vegtation Cycle – Metaphor of the seed;
Spring signs – Aries, Taurus, Gemini
Summer signs – Cancer, Leo, Virgo
Autumnal signs – Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius
Winter signs – Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces
The Lunation cycle - rhythms of life and nature are embodied in the monthly phases of the Sun and Moon.
New Moon – evolutionary impulse, inceptions, beginnings, urge to manifest an impulse or desire
Waxing Moon – Growing phase, first quarter of the moon – “crisis in action”: – repudiation of the past, building new structures and faculties. Meeting obstacles with determination and decisiveness. ( growth of form)
Full Moon - Full illumination, clarity of purpose, objective awareness of the meaning of this cycle of existence. A new vision, revelation, a sense of fulfillment and renewed purpose.
Waning Moon – reevaluation of structures and a conscious growth in meaning, reorientation, reevaluation of purpose. “crisis of consciousness”. Dissolution of form, growth in awareness.
Balsamic phase – waning crescent moon, period of waiting in preparation for a new cycle that will commence at the next New moon. A surrender, a release, a letting go of the past.
Cycle of Inception, Action & Momentum, Harvest, Reorientation.
Learn how to sustain effort through the tension of the first quarter, then reach our time of fullness at the climax.
Every cycle requires change of commitment and priorities.
Live consciously through endings, silence and waitings.
Interplay of waxing – waning, action – consciousness, intention-fruition.
Planetary Forces & Archetypes
The basis of alternative healing. Using planetary forces and archetypes. The planetary forces are the universal forces that have an influence on the body cosmically. The I-ching, Ying and Yang concept are also involved. The 12 planetary forces in the tradition of the alchemist and Rudolf Steiner medicine etc are –
- Sun
- Moon
- Mercury
- Venus
- Mars
- Saturn
- Jupiter
- Pluto
- Neptune
- Uranus
Base on this knowledge, categorization, looking at a person’s astrological chart may help us determine what forces and combinations are at play, thus applying the necessary remedy accordingly as well.
Please join me in this journey of learning astrology as i update my blog on my daily astrological observations.
