"Through the effect of the energy flowing from the zodiacal signs the man is prepared for the "crisis of orientation" wherein he slowly and gradually reverses his mode of progress upon the wheel of life and begins consciously to travel back to his source.
During this process the mental principle,
the discriminating mind, is developed and in this specific connection (not in a general connection) the emphasis is laid upon the influence of Aries, Gemini and Libra.
Under that influence the man learns to overcome desire through experiment with and experience of every kind of desire and selfish impulse. Thus gradually ... the human soul learns to function first as a member of the human family, and, secondly as a spiritual entity, the divine soul."
- The Tibetan, Esoteric Astrology
As we continue our Soul's journey through the twelve zodiac signs, the sentient 'spark' of light that ignited in Aries, became a conscious beam of light in Taurus, multiple rays of intelligent light in Gemini, incarnated into form in Cancer, developed a sense of self in Leo, and felt the urge to serve in Virgo, is now faced with a choice ....
Will our body of conscious, intelligent, light, be able to awaken within the form and choose the pathway home? or get lost in the distractions that make up the myriad worlds of form ...
In earlier newsletters we explored how, according to the Tibetan tradition, everything manifests from source, through the light realm into the physical realm.
On our Soul's journey out through the stages of Aries, Taurus, and Gemini, our Soul was in the light realm. In Cancer, Leo, and Virgo, the Soul was in the physical form. In Libra the Soul is still in physical form yet faces a choice... will the choice be made to start the return journey back to light?
So what does this mean for us personally? Let's explore!
Our Two Selves
By now our soul and its journey has become aware of a divine self and an ordinary self that gets caught in the mundane world and when we get caught in this mundane world we forget our divinity
In a previous newsletter we mentioned the eight worldly concerns- where people are stuck because we keep our attention on material concerns almost continuously. Yet our divine nature is ever present, it only requires us to remember it and place our attention there.
Choice and Balance
The sign of Libra is associated with choice and balance. As the pendulum of awareness swings between divinity and wordly concerns we are cultivating our capacity to choose where we place our attention.
The more we place our attention on our divinity the more we identify with this and become less and tangled in worldly affairs. This doesn’t mean to say that we can’t live in the world and move through the world and live our life, but we don’t need to get caught up and identified with the illusion that is our worldly self
Air Signs and Mental Concepts
At the personality level all the air signs are associated with thinking - the formation of thoughts and mental concepts. In Libra, mental concepts form the foundation for the science of ethics... the process by which we use thought in the form of reason to determine right and wrong action - Libra uses ethical thinking to guide decision making... yet all of this happens at the personality level... yet something greater is going on.
As our Soul continues on it's journey, Libra is the light that comes to rest... it is the point at which the tide turns... the outward flow of energy slows and appears to stop, turning inwards...
Souls Hanging in The Balance
At the Soul level in Libra there can be a resting phase... where motion appears to stop and everything hangs in the balance of the scales...
At Soul level Libra is tackling a very different level of awareness and choice: the awareness of the many worlds created by thought forms, that form, guide and drive the material world... and the level of pure awareness - the true nature of mind within which all other phenomena happen.
The Reversed Wheel
It is a choice between awakening and staying in the dream. In Esoteric Astrology the Tibetan Master speaks of the reversed wheel. This is the path we take once we have started to awaken to our spiritual nature and made the choice to awaken and not fall back into the dream-like illusion of worldly concerns.
According to the Tibetan, for most people the Soul is actually travelling through the Zodiac from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and so on back to Aries. This is the path that keeps us caught in the illusion of samsara, the realm of suffering. Where we are caught in a dream-like illusion, and trapped in the endless cycle of death and rebirth. It is attachment to the world of form that keeps us in this cycle.
It is only when we make the decision to awaken, and remain fully committed to awakening, does our Soul then travel in the direction we are more familiar with, from Aries through to Pisces. This is the path of awakening.
Choice is Made
It is in Libra where choice is made. The Libra Soul has a foot in two realms of existence, and is aware of both. Libra enjoys the pleasures of the material world, yet has to be careful not to get attached.
In The Labours of Hercules: an astrological interpretation, during the Labour for Libra, Hercules finds time to drink wine with his companions, while also completing his mission to capture a wild boar. There is a metaphor here about experiencing the simple the joy of being, without the attachment that leads to suffering.
The taming of the wild boar is also a hint that this path involves taming our animal instincts in some way. There is also a caution about the potential dangers distraction for our spiritual journey, the pleasure of wine and good company distracted Hercules from his mission for a time, before he was able to get back on track and complete his mission.
In Libra choice is made. If our choice is to follow worldly pursuits, then we remain in Samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth. If we choose the path of awakening, we are on our way to liberation from Samsara and the freedom of being fully awake.
Contemplating these Libra themes can lead us to deeper insights into what the Tibetan may have meant in the keynote for Libra:
"I choose the way which leads
between the two great lines of force."
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