Transmute Zodiac Signs
Transform the negative aspects of signs into virtues
"The twelve signs of the zodiac"
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'As each sign of the zodiac has its positive and its negative aspect, disciples must struggle like Hercules against the negative aspects within them and cultivate the positive aspects. For this they need:
♈ fight against the wolf and the wild boar of Mars (savagery and cruelty of Aries) and cultivate willingness to make whatever sacrifices are necessary for the seed to germinate
♉ conquer the materiality and sensuality of Taurus and acquire its patience, tenacity and strength
♊ resist the troublesome tendencies of Gemini, the intellect which is so ready to cheat and deceive, criticize and slander and, at the same time, always be ready to carry out the commands of love and wisdom
♋ master their emotionalism and the wayward, shadowy activity of their imagination favoured by the influence of the Moon (Cancer), while becoming sensitive to spiritual currents and developing the desire to elaborate and purify their life and all the forces that have been bestowed on them
♌ to conquer the fierce pride and love of ostentation of Leo and, at the same time, cultivate its nobility, magnanimity and rectitude
♍ overcome the narrow-mindedness, the coldness and avarice of Virgo and learn to cultivate its purity, its sense of order and method
♎ overcome the laziness and indecision of Libra and develop its taste for harmony and beauty
♏ to triumph over the jealousy and sexual passion of Scorpio and be ready to die to everything inferior
♐ fight against the instinct of revolt and the instability of Sagittarius and be able constantly to raise their mind to God. They must develop great power of thought and be ready to defend the citadel of the initiates and children of God
♑ conquer the pride, harshness and intransigence of Capricorn in order to reach the greatest spiritual heights through meditation and contemplation
♒ conquer the individualism and the appetite for scandal and revolt of Aquarius and melt into the immense community of universal brotherhood, into the cosmos
♓ free themselves from the mists and the inner prisons of Pisces and learn abnegation, renunciation and self-sacrifice.
The task for disciples, as you see, requires them to work their way through all the signs and face up to the enemies within themselves: the wild boars, wolves, lions, bulls, birds, goats, scorpions, etc. When they have accomplished these labours and acquired the twelve virtues, like Hercules they become demigods.
Throughout the myths and religions of all peoples, traces of initiation can be found. The language and the wisdom are identical: only the form varies. Wherever they find themselves, men and women can learn to become superior beings, heroes, divinities.'
"Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra"
John Singer Sargent (1921)
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"The twelve signs of the zodiac"
Digital illustration generated and composed by Editions Prosveta S.A.
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'As each sign of the zodiac has its positive and its negative aspect, disciples must struggle like Hercules against the negative aspects within them and cultivate the positive aspects. For this they need:
♈ fight against the wolf and the wild boar of Mars (savagery and cruelty of Aries) and cultivate willingness to make whatever sacrifices are necessary for the seed to germinate
♉ conquer the materiality and sensuality of Taurus and acquire its patience, tenacity and strength
♊ resist the troublesome tendencies of Gemini, the intellect which is so ready to cheat and deceive, criticize and slander and, at the same time, always be ready to carry out the commands of love and wisdom
♋ master their emotionalism and the wayward, shadowy activity of their imagination favoured by the influence of the Moon (Cancer), while becoming sensitive to spiritual currents and developing the desire to elaborate and purify their life and all the forces that have been bestowed on them
♌ to conquer the fierce pride and love of ostentation of Leo and, at the same time, cultivate its nobility, magnanimity and rectitude
♍ overcome the narrow-mindedness, the coldness and avarice of Virgo and learn to cultivate its purity, its sense of order and method
♎ overcome the laziness and indecision of Libra and develop its taste for harmony and beauty
♏ to triumph over the jealousy and sexual passion of Scorpio and be ready to die to everything inferior
♐ fight against the instinct of revolt and the instability of Sagittarius and be able constantly to raise their mind to God. They must develop great power of thought and be ready to defend the citadel of the initiates and children of God
♑ conquer the pride, harshness and intransigence of Capricorn in order to reach the greatest spiritual heights through meditation and contemplation
♒ conquer the individualism and the appetite for scandal and revolt of Aquarius and melt into the immense community of universal brotherhood, into the cosmos
♓ free themselves from the mists and the inner prisons of Pisces and learn abnegation, renunciation and self-sacrifice.
The task for disciples, as you see, requires them to work their way through all the signs and face up to the enemies within themselves: the wild boars, wolves, lions, bulls, birds, goats, scorpions, etc. When they have accomplished these labours and acquired the twelve virtues, like Hercules they become demigods.
"Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra"
John Singer Sargent (1921)
(click to zoomer)
Throughout the myths and religions of all peoples, traces of initiation can be found. The language and the wisdom are identical: only the form varies. Wherever they find themselves, men and women can learn to become superior beings, heroes, divinities.'
Text taken from the book "The Zodiac, Key to Man and to the Universe", chap. 10 "The Twelve Tribes of Israel and the Twelve Labours of Hercules in Relation to the Zodiac".
The Zodiac, Key to Man and to the Universe
