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The Aquarian Mandala THE MACROCOSMIC UNIVERSE IN MAN Vol II MAAT Texts Dr John Kirk Robertson “Copyright: extends only as far as acknowledging the author in any reproduction of the text. Text should only be reproduced for teaching purposes or personal study and not for gain.” [NOTE: With the acknowledgement that John K. Robertson wrote the material I culled below, I present for personal study and non-profit purposes, John’s interesting material. Note that the images in the original text did not transfer. Only the written text survives here…. [Bill Wrobel] PREFACE The claim of the Gnostics is that the Christos is the consummation of the inner doctrine of the Mysteries, the end of them being the revelation of the Mystery of Man. (G.R.S. Mead. Thrice - Greatest Hermes.) Be of good cheer, O initiates in the mystery of the liberated god; for to you too out of all your labours and sorrows shall come liberation. DEDICATION 1 Dedicated to Geoffrey Hodson for his published revelations in The Kingdom of the Gods relating to the existence and functions of the Angelic Hierarchies. May the brotherhood of angels and of man be made manifest on Earth. Books in this Series. The MAAT Texts. This is the second book of a series. 1. The Aquarian Bible of the Cosmic Christ. 2. The Aquarian Mandala : The Macrocosmic Universe in Man. 3. Aquarian Mythology ; A Comparative Study. 4. Aquarian Astrology and Medical Diagnosis MAAT is the Egyptian goddess of Truth. It lies beyond teachers, books and schools but can be reached through intuition. The language of Truth is symbolism because the symbol is numinous and can be reached in essence only by meditation. Written language is composed of signs and is related to the phenomena we see around us. We treat people as separate individuals whereas they have one common source of life, love and consciousness within them. The descent of the Many from the One is the differentiation which occurs when the Monad or Spirit of the human being descends into incarnation. Each Monad is a fragment of the Godhead. The Aquarian Mandala describes the process of emanation from the Godhead, first in symbolic form, then in terms of actual descent of the great Root Races. The second part of this volume deals with man as the microcosmic reflection of the universe. Introduction (A) The purpose of this volume is to provide information on the direct zodiacal correspondences between the universe or macrocosm and man, the microcosm, related to the evolutionary process. 2 Not only is there the Law of Karma or Cause and Effect but, more important, there is the machinery connected with the precipitation of karma, which demands that we radically revise our concepts of the psychological structure of the human being. To understand why a horoscope should have a valid connection with a human being it is necessary to comprehend the cosmogenesis of the universe in terms of strict zodiacal sequences, and to understand the reflection of this structure in man, the microcosm. The planets and zodiacal signs are not in themselves causative agents. They are the mechanisms through which the celestial hierarchies operate. It is nonsensical to speak of the planets as "ruling" man. They are merely physical centres for the distribution of spiritual energies which are controlled at all times by the spiritual hierarchies associated with the planets. The Lipika are the Lords of Karma who record and release karma according to cyclic laws. Introduction (B) I have demonstrated that the cosmological sequences in various mythologies are related to the signs of the zodiac. (See Aquarian Mythology). It can also be shown that the philosophical, cosmological, psychological and astrological teachings are capable of being integrated into a composite system which is self consistent. The system is based on the fundamental axiom that the macrocosmic universe is reflected into microcosmic man. We must closely re-examine the teachings of ancient civilizations relating to the cosmological processes described in the early mythologies. These teachings have a direct and important bearing on the spiritual evolution of man in the twentieth century. The Aquarian Mandala provides the framework for the integration as outlined in the tables of correspondences contained within the various Chapters. The integration of such knowledge fields is the work of the integrative Higher Mind. We have reached a time at the commencement of the Aquarian Age when the destructive analysis of the Lower Mind must be supplanted by new forms of education. These will encourage students to integrate the teachings of various disciplines into a composite whole. This Book is an introductory text designed to foster such an approach in the colleges and universities of the Aquarian Age. 3 The Aquarian Mandala (A) The mandala is the circle of the twelve zodiacal signs divided into four quadrants each of three signs. The quadrants are: 1. Godhead (Aquarius, Pisces, Aries) 2. Monad (Taurus, Gemini, Cancer) 3. Higher Self (Leo, Virgo, Libra) 4. Lower Self (Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn) Aquarius refers to the new Precessional Age which the Sun entered into at the end of the nineteenth century. (See Precessional Cycle and Aquarius.) The Precessional Year lasts for 25,920 years. The Sun spends 2,160 years in one sign such as Aquarius. This new age will be typified by the integrative consciousness of the Higher Mind as distinct from the analytical and divisive consciousness of the Lower Mind in the structure of the Personality. The key to cosmogenesis and the evolution of man lies in the sequence of the twelve signs of the zodiac from Capricorn through Aquarius around the circle of the signs. The analysis of the sequence into four triads of the mandala is set out below. This sequence is directly related to the psychology of the individual and it is to be found in various mythological sequences. (See Aquarian Mythology.) The Aquarian Mandala (B) SIGN PLANET SYMBOL RELATION Source Pluto 4 Point Breath 1. Capricorn Saturn Darkness Pradhana Macrocosmic Hemisphere Cosmic Triad (Trinity of Godhead) 2. Aquarius Uranus Light Fohat 3. Pisces Jupiter Sea Virgin 4. Aries Mars Mount Demiurge Monadic Triad 5. Taurus Venus Voice Verbum 6. Gemini Mercury Twins Monad 7. Cancer Moon Womb Birth Microcosmic Hemisphere Solar Triad (Higher Self) 8. Leo Sun Will Atma 9. Virgo Mercury Intuition 5 Buddhi 10. Libra Venus Higher Mind Manas I Bridge Earth Antahkarana Lunar Triad (Lower Self) Lower Mind Manas II 11. Scorpio Mars Desires Kama 12. Sagittarius Jupiter Life Energies Prana 1. Capricorn Saturn Sensations Sthula The macrocosm of six signs is the universe. The microcosm is man. They interact through the polarities of the signs. The Structural Test of Truth (A) No major body of truth can exist without structure. No esoteric group can present teachings which deviate from the macrocosmic order of the planets from Saturn to the Sun or from the linear progression of the evolutionary process through the zodiacal signs from Capricorn. The test of esoteric truth is that it should be supported by the philosophical, metaphysical, religious and mythological knowledge of ancient civilizations. Their teachings should contain : 6 (a) Similar patterns of cosmogenesis. (b) Common archetypal symbols in their language. (c) Linguistic associations (names of the gods, etc.). (d) The same classification of the planes of manifestation. (e) Knowledge of the angelic hierarchies and their relations to the planes of manifestation and the planets. (f) The same planetary sequences as in astronomy. (g) Exposition of natural laws such as reincarnation and karma. (h) An account of the cyclic incarnation of the Soul. (i) Parallel accounts of the lives of the Sun-gods. (These relate to the journey of the human Soul.) (j) Instruction on the solar cycle and the greater planetary cycles. (k) Instruction on meditation and the process of spiritual unfoldment. (1) A description of the non-physical bodies of man. The Structural Test of Truth (B) To understand the process of cosmogenesis it is necessary to comprehend the language of symbols (Part I) and the linguistic correspondences (c). A classification of the planes (d) and their respective hierarchies (e) is given in Part VI (a) - The Planes and the Angelic Hierarchies. These planes are associated with the planetary sequences (f). See Preliminaries Aquarian Mandala (B). Reincarnation (g) and karma (g) are dealt with in Part X - Reincarnation and Karma. The cyclic journey of the Soul (h) means descent through the planes (involution or pravritti) and a subsequent ascent of the Godhead (evolution or nivritti ). This cycle is related to cosmogenesis (a) and to the parallel accidents of the lives of the Sun-gods (i). See 7 Aquarian Mythology a companion volume to this. There are major (yuga) cycles and minor cycles (j) of evolution, such as the solar cycle. (See The Precessional Cycle and Aquarius.) The relations between the chakras ( Part XI - Yoga and the Non-Physical Bodies) and the planets are one of the links between the microcosm or little world of man and the greater universe or Macrocosm. Man's non-physical bodies (1) are described in Part XI - Esoteric Psychology . A list of key esoteric ideas is given below. Meditation on these ideas leads to an understanding of the Gnosis or Soul-Wisdom. Key Esoteric Ideas 1. Svabhava Self-becoming Emanation of the Monad 2. Reincarnation Cycle of the Soul Zodiacal or Monadic journey 3. Karma Action of the Soul Cause of reincarnation 4. Hierarchies Angel builders Spiritual cosmogenesis 5. Pravritti Descent of Soul Fall into matter 6. Selfishness Cause of misery Bondage of the Soul 7. Self-gnosis Soul-Wisdom Spiritual knowledge 8. Meditation Path of Bliss Integration of Self 9. Nivritti Path of Return 8 The Many become One 10.
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