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I wanted to share some reading on Astrology and Reincarnation by Manly P. Hall:
In astrology the sign ascending on the eastern angle of the heavens at the moment of birth is the general significator of the present incarnation.
The zodiacal sign upon the cusp of the 12th house may be termed the preceding sign to the ascendant, and the zodiacal sing upon the cusp of the 2nd house may be termed toe succeeding sing from the Ascendant.
The ascendant is the general significator of the present incarnation.
The 12th house is the is the signifacator of the life previous to the present one.
The sing upon the 2nd house is the next incarnation after the present one.
The rule is that the angular houses signify present life, succendant houses the next life to come, and candent houses the previous life and its karma.
Ordinarily the 12th house of the horoscope is termed the house of self-undoing, in that it reveals the fundamental weakness of character which undermines the probability of present success. The term “self-undoing” is identical in meaning with karma, or the accumulation of past actions which overshadows present conditions. This accumulation is carried forward from life to life until all weaknesses are overcome and final perfection is achieved.
It naturally flows that whatever zodiacal sign dominates the present life of the individual, the sign previous to it signifies the karma brought forward from the past. The positions of the ruler of that sign and planets in the 12th house reveal the circumstances of the previous existence, the probable place and time of the previous birth, and the genral circumstances for the existence.
The sign Aries ascending indicates Pisces to have dominated the previous existence. Aires, the first sign of the zodiac, is the beginning of a new cycle of experience. Aires people have come into this life form a previous existence of limitation, responsibly, and bondage. Their present life therefore a release and they move forward, dominated by strong ambition and enthusiasm.
If Taurus ascending, they have brought forward the impulse of the previous Arian existence. Most Taurians bring forward attitudes of Aires, and beneath their artistic surface, emotional fires bear witness to the militancy of their previous incarnation.
When Gemini ascends, we find beneath the intellectual attitude the karmic pressures of Taurus. The superficiality of the Gemini temperament is evident throughout this country, which is strongly mercurial. Yet, under the general intellectual surface of the national is a powerful and despotic economic force that is a distinct Taurian hangover.
When Cancer ascends, Gemini lurks in the background. Cancer people are subject to the distorted imaginations of a negative and uncontrolled Mercury. Its hard for Cancer people to be natural and relaxed, for behind them is a life lived under the influence of a negative Mercury agitation the intellect by complex of options and fears that are too often allowed to grow into facts.
When Leo is ascending, there is a generally a strength complex arising out of the weakness of the previous life. For this reason, Leo people are apt to be egotistic and power-loving, building a positive outward front to protect a very sensitive, emotional, imaginative, subjective nature held over from the Cancer influence.
When Virgo is ascending, there is a subconscious repentance in the soul. The previous life was under the forceful, domination influence of Leo. The Leo incarnation revealed the emptiness and vainness of authority, and the native is born into Virgo with a strong tendency to the simple life. Virgo is the sign of atonement, and the individual has the impulse to help a world which he probably tyrannized in the previous life. Deep inside themselves may Virgo people have rather definite Leo superiority complex and a tendency to boss.
When Libra ascends, the individual brings into life Virgo Karma. The people of Virgo have a tendency to lean and depend, and this weakness comes forward in Libra as a sense of internal insufficiency. The Libra native is of an artistic, somewhat irritable, delicate temperament. He has a strong vanity arising out of his Virgo repentance.
When Scorpio ascends, the strong emotional power of the previous life combines its force with the fiery nature of this sign. Libra is artistic and emotional with a tendency to melancholy. Scorpio intensifies these qualities, giving also depth and organization to the though. The self-gratification of Libra is the national foundation for the powerful ambitions of the Scorpio.
Sagittarius ascending produces a jovial temperament, but the Scorpio qualities of the previous life are also present, producing their love of the mysterious, religious, and philosophic aspirations, a strong emotional nature, a love of power and position, and danger of overindulgence. The schemes and plots of Scorpio are released as vast promotion projects by the Sagittarians.
It may first seem improbable that we should find much of the Sagittarius in Capricornian. With Capricorn rising however, we find great emphasis upon the ambitions and considerable measure of the Sagittarian concept of justice. When Capricorn ascends, the individual generally feels that he is limited or inhibited. the large Jupiterian promotions of his previous life are curtailed by the Saturnine limitations of his present sphere of action, so he is dissatisfied and repressed.
As Capricorn is the most limited sign of the zodiac (a limitation, however, mostly self-imposed), it is natural that the next incarnation should be a revolt against limitation. The result is the Aquarian whose life if often dedicated to unconventionality. With Aquarius Rising, there is a general revolt against precedent, convention, and conservativeness. Generous in large matters, Aquarians often retain a selfishness in small things essentially Capricornian.
Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac as it brings to the end the cycle of karma set in motion in Aries. People with this sign rising will usually have rather hectic lives, gathering up loose ends of unfinished business. Firm Aquarius, the preceding sing, come vacillation, inconsistency, and nervousness. From all the preceding signs come responsibilities and problems to be assimilated and transmitted into soul power. Its is the particular duty of the Piscean to put his life in order and prepare himself for a new beginning and a higher level of action. Pisces is the weakest of the signs because it represents the end of a cycle of the experience.
By reading the 12th house as the Ascendant, the genral pattern of the previous life can be determined in reasonable detail, and we can discover the subtle forces we have brought us to our present state and dominate our present life. Thought the understanding of this branch of astrology, we can appreciate the old philosophical belief that all we are today is the result of what we have been, and that we will be tomorrow must be the result of what we are today. We learn from the past, we labor in the present, and we build for the future.
I wanted to share some reading on Astrology and Reincarnation by Manly P. Hall:
In astrology the sign ascending on the eastern angle of the heavens at the moment of birth is the general significator of the present incarnation.
The zodiacal sign upon the cusp of the 12th house may be termed the preceding sign to the ascendant, and the zodiacal sing upon the cusp of the 2nd house may be termed toe succeeding sing from the Ascendant.
The ascendant is the general significator of the present incarnation.
The 12th house is the is the signifacator of the life previous to the present one.
The sing upon the 2nd house is the next incarnation after the present one.
The rule is that the angular houses signify present life, succendant houses the next life to come, and candent houses the previous life and its karma.
Ordinarily the 12th house of the horoscope is termed the house of self-undoing, in that it reveals the fundamental weakness of character which undermines the probability of present success. The term “self-undoing” is identical in meaning with karma, or the accumulation of past actions which overshadows present conditions. This accumulation is carried forward from life to life until all weaknesses are overcome and final perfection is achieved.
It naturally flows that whatever zodiacal sign dominates the present life of the individual, the sign previous to it signifies the karma brought forward from the past. The positions of the ruler of that sign and planets in the 12th house reveal the circumstances of the previous existence, the probable place and time of the previous birth, and the genral circumstances for the existence.
The sign Aries ascending indicates Pisces to have dominated the previous existence. Aires, the first sign of the zodiac, is the beginning of a new cycle of experience. Aires people have come into this life form a previous existence of limitation, responsibly, and bondage. Their present life therefore a release and they move forward, dominated by strong ambition and enthusiasm.
If Taurus ascending, they have brought forward the impulse of the previous Arian existence. Most Taurians bring forward attitudes of Aires, and beneath their artistic surface, emotional fires bear witness to the militancy of their previous incarnation.
When Gemini ascends, we find beneath the intellectual attitude the karmic pressures of Taurus. The superficiality of the Gemini temperament is evident throughout this country, which is strongly mercurial. Yet, under the general intellectual surface of the national is a powerful and despotic economic force that is a distinct Taurian hangover.
When Cancer ascends, Gemini lurks in the background. Cancer people are subject to the distorted imaginations of a negative and uncontrolled Mercury. Its hard for Cancer people to be natural and relaxed, for behind them is a life lived under the influence of a negative Mercury agitation the intellect by complex of options and fears that are too often allowed to grow into facts.
When Leo is ascending, there is a generally a strength complex arising out of the weakness of the previous life. For this reason, Leo people are apt to be egotistic and power-loving, building a positive outward front to protect a very sensitive, emotional, imaginative, subjective nature held over from the Cancer influence.
When Virgo is ascending, there is a subconscious repentance in the soul. The previous life was under the forceful, domination influence of Leo. The Leo incarnation revealed the emptiness and vainness of authority, and the native is born into Virgo with a strong tendency to the simple life. Virgo is the sign of atonement, and the individual has the impulse to help a world which he probably tyrannized in the previous life. Deep inside themselves may Virgo people have rather definite Leo superiority complex and a tendency to boss.
When Libra ascends, the individual brings into life Virgo Karma. The people of Virgo have a tendency to lean and depend, and this weakness comes forward in Libra as a sense of internal insufficiency. The Libra native is of an artistic, somewhat irritable, delicate temperament. He has a strong vanity arising out of his Virgo repentance.
When Scorpio ascends, the strong emotional power of the previous life combines its force with the fiery nature of this sign. Libra is artistic and emotional with a tendency to melancholy. Scorpio intensifies these qualities, giving also depth and organization to the though. The self-gratification of Libra is the national foundation for the powerful ambitions of the Scorpio.
Sagittarius ascending produces a jovial temperament, but the Scorpio qualities of the previous life are also present, producing their love of the mysterious, religious, and philosophic aspirations, a strong emotional nature, a love of power and position, and danger of overindulgence. The schemes and plots of Scorpio are released as vast promotion projects by the Sagittarians.
It may first seem improbable that we should find much of the Sagittarius in Capricornian. With Capricorn rising however, we find great emphasis upon the ambitions and considerable measure of the Sagittarian concept of justice. When Capricorn ascends, the individual generally feels that he is limited or inhibited. the large Jupiterian promotions of his previous life are curtailed by the Saturnine limitations of his present sphere of action, so he is dissatisfied and repressed.
As Capricorn is the most limited sign of the zodiac (a limitation, however, mostly self-imposed), it is natural that the next incarnation should be a revolt against limitation. The result is the Aquarian whose life if often dedicated to unconventionality. With Aquarius Rising, there is a general revolt against precedent, convention, and conservativeness. Generous in large matters, Aquarians often retain a selfishness in small things essentially Capricornian.
Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac as it brings to the end the cycle of karma set in motion in Aries. People with this sign rising will usually have rather hectic lives, gathering up loose ends of unfinished business. Firm Aquarius, the preceding sing, come vacillation, inconsistency, and nervousness. From all the preceding signs come responsibilities and problems to be assimilated and transmitted into soul power. Its is the particular duty of the Piscean to put his life in order and prepare himself for a new beginning and a higher level of action. Pisces is the weakest of the signs because it represents the end of a cycle of the experience.
By reading the 12th house as the Ascendant, the genral pattern of the previous life can be determined in reasonable detail, and we can discover the subtle forces we have brought us to our present state and dominate our present life. Thought the understanding of this branch of astrology, we can appreciate the old philosophical belief that all we are today is the result of what we have been, and that we will be tomorrow must be the result of what we are today. We learn from the past, we labor in the present, and we build for the future.
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