Min's Planetary Awareness Technique Chapter 2
Dr. Min
THE DAILY rotation of Earth forms the cornerstone of the
ephemeris, which means literally, "day-book of the Gods".
Since time immemorial, the chain of transactions in mans
life experiences has been inextricably linked to the Sun,
the central power source in our solar system, preserving
all life nearby, providing light and warmth to the world.
We acknowledge the power of SgrA* at the galactic center
as the "Sun of our Sun" and whole Milky Way, but this is
about the special relationship between our Sun and Earth,
our Sun and the awesome planets of a living solar system.
While we know that crustal displacements of catastrophic
proportions have occurred three times since c. 55,000 BC,
the tilt of Earth's rotation to the ecliptic has favored
its approximately 23-degree inclination (presently 23.44
degrees) since the fall of man ~200,000 BC, according to
Cayce. This rotational angle is the primary cause of her
seasonal imbalances and extreme weather from the tropics
to the poles. Happily, the bible says this will be fixed
by 2331 AD, with this sanctuary again upright to the Sun;
i.e. Earth follows the uprightness of the body of Christ.
The Earth's rotational obliquity is gradually decreasing,
but Cayce makes it clear that surprising changes will be
first "noticeable" within the span of one calendar month,
and that man will experience the first part of it to wit:
"In October there will be seen the first variation
in the position of the polar star in relation to
the lines from the Great Pyramid. The dipper is
gradually changing, and when this change becomes
noticeable - as might be calculated from the
Pyramid - there will be the beginning of the
change in the races." Ref. 5748-6, June 1932
Of course the proper motion of stars shows the dipper is
very slowly changing, just as all stars move in relation
to the local standard of rest \sgrab. But this is surely
alluding to the appearance of our northern sky to rotate
approximately around the star we presently call "Polaris",
named for its proximity along the north axis of rotation.
In contrast, Earth's ecliptic axis lines up near NGC6543
(Cat's Eye Nebula @ +89:50'33" J2000), with Eta 1 Dorado
(-89:11'29") near ecliptic-polar opposition. This is the
Earth's caelestial axis, about which her rotational axis
has precessed at a rate of ~25,626.83 years per gyration.
As Earth's axis of rotation shifts more perpendicular to
the ecliptic, then precession will abate, and the Moon's
orbit will become more uniform, and Earth shall flourish
with one, perpetual season--as we will be "hyperboreans",
as the myth says of man living eternally, without sorrow.
When man notices this "first variation" in October, then
you can rest assured that it won't take long for Earth's
obliquity to continue shifting dramatically in the weeks
or months following this long-awaited change; surprising
only to those who weren't expecting it, but that doesn't
mean all of us won't be deeply affected, and undoubtedly
worried that the Earth may spin off into the blue yonder?
But lo, the power of the Sun to hold planets in orbit is
assured to prevent such planetary annihilation for aeons.
To understand how our present obliquity affects meridian
houses of the Earth, just open the Astrolog program, and,
assuming you set your defaults as listed in the previous
chapter, set animation "Jump Rate" <Shift+#> to hours to
watch the meridian cusps (i.e., where they intersect the
ecliptic) oscillate twice a day. This oscillation occurs
along the intersection of Earth's meridians of longitude
with the ecliptic, commencing on the local meridian. For
the meridian cusps to remain at or near 30 degrees, then
Earth's equator must be near co-planar with the ecliptic.
Our terrestrial sphere of experience is referenced first
to Earth's geocenter, then to the geographical meridians.
Conceptually, the geocentric "observer" sees lights from
all directions in contrast to the background tenebrosity
of Earth's caelestial sphere. By calculation, a planet's
meridian houses originate at its geocenter, "looking" at
the direction of the local meridian established by event
location. For natal charts this is of course location of
birth. Same for death charts. Activity between birth and
death follows the living, breathing entity's location in
real-time and always in reference to the natal horoscope.
The geocenter is a conceptual, astronomically-calculated
point in 3D space but the point itself occupies no space.
This distinction is what makes the geocenter necessarily
a concept only as with any single point in space: it has
no corporeal existence. A conceptual line between points
is an infinite set of nonexistent points that satisfy an
equation. The reality of light by which all calculations
are formulated and calibrated prove the positions of the
planets such that our planetary ephemeris is reliable to
the point of sheer milliarcsecond-accuracy thanks to JPL.
For professional astronomers with powerful telescopes or
any instrument that requires the hair-splitting accuracy
of the JPL ephemeris and modern star catalogues, such is
par for the course. But for common observers with a tiny
telescope, binoculars or stargazing with the unaided eye,
the common man need only count by days, and measure with
extended fingers & hands to estimate planetary positions
against the night sky with a little knowledge & practice.
As you've already learned, every planet's synodic period
reveals its sidereal orbit and proximity to the Sun over
mere decades of observation. That's why even the cavemen
many millions of years ago must've known the planets are
orbiting the Sun--simply by watching the clear night sky
and counting the days between consecutive retrogrades or
elongations, heliacal or acronycal risings, settings etc.
This is how the concept of the ephemeris evolved. We are
centered in Earth's sphere of experience while living in
this corporeal existence. The concept of seeing light at
the center of the Earth is nothing new, but rather is as
old as humankind. The ephemeris developed with our lives
as ancestors over ages of ages. You see it's the concept
of the ephemeris which has evolved with mans experiences.
- From our conceptual geocentric observatory, we "see" the
house-cusps and positions of the planets thereto our eye
which sees in all directions simultaneously. Daily trans-
actions occur by the relatively slow planetary motion in
relatively fast-moving meridian houses for which "primum
mobile" gets its name, meaning the fastest-moving zodiac,
since Earth rotates full circle in just one sidereal day.
This is what distinguishes our first attunement which is
stationary with our caelestial sphere, and second attune-
ment which is stationary with Earth. In this first sense,
we see the Earth rotating from our conceptual geocentric
view against the relatively stationary caelestial sphere.
In the second sense we view our caelestial sphere rotate
relative to our stationary Earth. Same point of view but
one is fixed to our caelestial sphere while the other is
fixed to our terrestrial sphere. Both views are from the
same conceptual point in space at the geocenter of Earth.
The tie that binds our first and second terrestrial view
together is the ecliptic which is our caelestial equator,
and Earth's equator of rotation, our terrestrial equator.
It is after all the ecliptic intersection with the cusps
of Earth's meridians which define the boundaries of each
astrological house relative to each meridian of activity.
Similarly, it is the ecliptic longitude of planets which
determines their actual positions in the meridian houses.
Of course the whole Earth is continuously active, so the
infinite set of meridians which radiate outward from the
geocenter circumscribe the planet--out to the protective
radiation shield of the Van Allen Belt, beyond which any
conventional transport of living organisms is impossible,
lest those lifeforms be quickly irradiated into oblivion
under the sering, radioactive rays of an unforgiving Sun.
Hence, the boundary of Earth's houses is clearly defined,
as the plane of houses & planets is clearly the ecliptic
which "wobbles" slightly over the long-term, but for the
short-term mean Earth-Sun plane as used in the ephemeris,
at any given moment that plane is merely two-dimensional,
meaning it is a concept which has no corporeal existence.
Thus the tilt of Earth's rotational axis to the ecliptic
highlights the astrological associations wrought between
our earthly existence and the influence of the planetary
Gods which "sing" in the horoscope. This varies not only
by the relatively slow planetary motions over the course
of a day, but also by relative time of day to a meridian
of local activity. The greater the obliquity of rotation,
the greater the magnitude of house-cusp oscillation with
its proportional consequence, ergo horoscopic dissonance.
But the relatively continuous sidereal orbits of planets
are more natural, and would bring harmony to a horoscope
throughout the day from their synodic positions to Earth.
The more upright Earth becomes in her heliocentric orbit,
the more astrological harmony is achieved, and the Earth
becomes more stable and firm under the caelestial sphere.
This helps us to recognize what a horoscope is: an event
centered on a geographic location under the divine power
of the Gods. It's not nearly so much the location as the
activity itself which empowers the horoscope of the same.
When you consider that the whole Earth is essentially of
one activity, then the first attunement is the sum total
of the whole in the collective sense. But the horoscopic
regions of Earth's activity are subsets of the whole, as
are smaller and smaller subsets with their relationships
among all various energies of earthly existence...vastly
too complex for man to ever hope to quantify and qualify,
much less synthesize into his understanding of astrology.
Fortunately for the judicial astrologer, it is the focus
of an event which is readily calculated then adjudicated.
If the event is centered on a specific time and location,
then that data is used for that specific event. If it is
more of a general calendar date than time, the horoscope
favors the hierarchic predominance of rulerships therein,
hence the "daily" horoscope is tied to that event at the
location in question. As you see, the event is intrinsic
to the value or influence awarded its horoscope, such as
Joan of Arc being burnt at the stake. No small event and
no small horoscope. 1E05:15 49N26:34 9am LAT May 30 1431:
Neptune on the Ascendant, Uranus has transited midheaven.
9 AM LAT was 8:57:35am LMT (8:53:15 UT). Venus transited
the cusp 8:52:29am LMT (8:48:08 UT), for a difference of
just five minutes. Hence Joan's time of death is awarded
8:55am on account of Venus ruling seventh house, Mercury
ruling sixth Jupiter fallen therein, Uranus fallen fifth
house, Moon exalts second house, Neptune exalts ninth as
Pluto rules eighth house. Fortune fourth house as Vertex
conjuncts Spirit under Moon & Saturn aloft. Lilith tenth,
Node third, Mars eleventh house at 0.7022808 AU receding.
Joan's natal sojourn was Neptune just after sunset, with
fortune debilitate third house on January 6 1412 5E40:31
48N26:35. It would appear that Joan's soul returned home
upon her flaming death at Place du Vieux Marche in Rouen.
That brave soul's next incarnation was predicated on the
horoscope at Joan's demise--just as all discarnate souls
had each appointed their previous incarnation's time and
place to die according to choices made and actions taken
in their lives as ancestors, and by learning experiences
throughout the process of life and death, and souljourns
among the heavenly universities in departures ad interim.
In some cases, ones planetary souljourn may last seconds,
but for most it is years, or even decades, rarely longer.
It's each soul's aggregate experiences among the heavens
beyond the Earth which defines and empowers those forces
for that soul-incarnate, and always in real-time. Collec-
tively, all souls together influence the whole Earth and
in turn, the Earth influences the nine heavens above her.
But it's the individual experiences of soul which affect
the soul's decision-making processes more than any other
collective influence. This is willpower, and is stronger
than any collective astrological force in souls who have
developed that consciousness by practicing and asserting
their Dominion in the living temple of the soul and body;
that is the indomitable assertion of responsible freedom,
as the proverbial benevolent dictator over ones own life.
In contrast, those who think, speak or act irresponsibly
are lacking in wisdom and more readily succumb under the
astrological forces. They've usurped their own willpower,
and are continually drawn down into the darker realms of
Hades, in rebellion against Judgment which is inevitable.
Such souls are damned by their own irresponsible actions.
Unable to learn from their own mistakes, they are doomed
to suffer the most dire consequences for their evildoing.
Hence the horoscope, ones astrologic theme of life, will
be used as a force for good by the soul who would accept
responsibility for it. Each planet in the natal chart is
a God who wields tremendous powers over the entire Earth.
It isn't like we say "I'm going to exercise my free-will
so I won't have to worry about powers and principalities
of the world neither about the power of the Gods against
me personally". Differentiation of will in the equations
of life skirts the subliminal threshold of consciousness.
The soul inhabits an awesomely complex living body in an
equally miraculous environment. One dimension is nonexis-
tent. Two dimensions is nonexistent. Three dimensions is
the basis of the universe. For the first heaven to exist
it must be three-dimensional--at least. The tenth heaven
is at least twelve-dimensional, beginning with the third.
The first two dimensions occur only in consciousness but
not in corporeal existence. The third dimension is built
on top of the first two, and is the third attunement, as
similarly built upon the first two consciousnesses: that
of the single point, and the infinite set of points of a
line or infinite set of lines along a plane. A plane has
no z-axis and therefore does not corporeally exist. See?
The line is the bridge between first & second dimensions.
Think of the point as 0, the line as 1, and a plane as 2.
leaving 3 to number our three-dimensional world. A point
is still a point, inferring an absence of width, breadth
or height. Absence of what? It's a very abstract concept,
one without dimension but which must reference dimension
in order to be acknowledged as a point. Food for thought.
The extension of consciousness into this third dimension
is, by the elements of creation, created by the creative
forces of God the creator and sustained by the sustenant
forces of God the sustainer, and destroyed by the forces
of God the destroyer--ergo the cardinal, fixed & mutable
courtyards of the four elemental triplicities. Existence
is the distinction between the first two attunements and
the third. Thus the ten consciousnesses of existence and
the elemental forces interacting in this solar system is
the most fundamental understanding of judicial astrology
which can be attained, as to marry metaphysics & quantum
physics. We'll never get there, but we'll forever strive
to reach the unattainable, otherwise man would get bored
like Alexander the Great, with no worlds left to conquer.
Future generations will push their envelope ad infinitum,
with our reach always exceeding our grasp. But, as Cayce
so rightly stated in the same reading quoted hereinabove:
"..there were many who sought to bring to man a
better understanding of the close relationship
between the Creative Forces and that created,
between man and man, and man and his Maker. Only
those who have been called may truly understand.
Who then has been called? Whosoever will make
himself a channel may be raised to that of a
blessing that is all that entity-body is able to
comprehend. Who, having his whole measure full,
would desire more does so to his own undoing."
Grasp the concepts of the point, the line, and the plane,
and you'll comprehend the first two attunements of astro-
logy. It's difficult to imagine seeing caelestial lights
from a nonexistent point at the center of the Earth. The
light itself is nonexistent at that point. Our point has
no perimeter, no volume, nor space-time. There's nothing
but the concept of the ephemeris ergo the concept of the
caelestially- then terrestrially-fixed geocentric points
for attunement 1 and 2. One in the same conceptual point.
Armed with this understanding, then the relevance of the
light-apparent radial and synodic motions of the planets
along the conceptual plane of the ecliptic, to the focus
of activity as "seen" from our conceptual observatory at
our ephemeris geocenter, is astrologically self-defining.
In the next chapter, the third dimension of existence is
introduced into the horoscopic equation of life. Judging
specific event and location horoscopes will be the topic.
End Chapter 2. See Chapter 3 For Continuation...
Daniel Joseph Min
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