PRACTICAL APPROACH I STAR JOURNALS ONE Toward A New Astrosophy (August 1965 ~ May 1968) By Willi Sucher Published by ASTROSOPHY RESEARCH CENTER, INC. P.O. Box 13 Meadow Vista, CA 95722 PRACTICAL APPROACH I STAR JOURNALS ONE TowardA New Astrosophy ISBN 1-888686-04-9 © ASTROSOPHY RESEARCH CENTER, INC. 2006 P.O. Box 13 Meadow Vista, CA 95722 Phone: 530-878-2673 E-mail: [email protected] Website: AstrosophyCenter.com Editors: Roberta van Schilfgaarde Darlys Turner 10987654321 All rights reserved. No pat of this book may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher, except for brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and articles, or for copies that are not for sale but for private use. Printed in the United States of America Auburn, CA CONTENTS FORWARD 4 INTRODUCTION 6 Star Calendar: October 1965 9 November 1965 14 December 1965 19 Star Journal: January 1966 24 February 1966 29 March 1966 34 April 1966 41 May 1966 47 June 1966 53 July 1966 59 August 1966 65 September 1966 71 October 1966 77 November 1966 83 December 1966 90 January 1967 97 February 1967 103 March 1967 110 April 1967 116 May 1967 122 June 1967 128 July 1967 134 August 1967 140 September 1967 146 Ovtober 1967 153 November 1967 159 December 1967 165 January 1968 171 February 1968 177 March 1968 184 April 1968 190 May 1968 197 Bibliography 204 PRACTICAL APPROACH I FORWARD “In the many years of astrological investigation, we have come to the conclusion that, unless definite and precise questions are formulated, a chart can become a veritable ocean of facts in which the mind of the investigator can easily be drowned and lose all capacity of useful interpretation. An incarnation asterogram is a part of the great cosmos; it cannot possibly be exhausted by the human mind. But we can approach it with well-formulated questions and problems and expect relevant and productive answers.” Willi Sucher This is the first of a three volume study series in astrosophy. These monthly journals and letters were written by Willi Sucher and mailed to subscribers over a nine year period, and this is the first time that they have been republished in their entirety. The Star Journals were origi- nally published—beginning August 1965, with a preliminary issue, to October 1970—as a monthly periodical for the practical application of the star events in the heavens. The first three issues were called the Star Calendar; however, this was changed to Star Journal with the publication of the fourth issue and remained so throughout. There was a previous publication of the first 14 issues in a booklet titled Star Journals in 1986, but the remaining 18 issues in this publication have not been published since they were originally written. The journals have been reproduced in their original text and form, with minor editing. All significant changes or additions from the editors will appear in [brackets]. Most of the monthly calendars and commentaries have been excluded, unless they contained information relating to the subject matter of the journal or to research information. The Astrosophy Research Center was founded in 1984 by Willi Sucher, along with a few friends. Born August 1902 in Germany, he was inspired already in his teens to create a new astrology. With the impulses of Dr. Rudolf Steiner, he began work at age 27 to develop astrosophy—a new star wisdom. In those early years he worked with Dr. Elizabeth Vreede, and he continued this work with many others for the next 57 years until his passing in May 1985. The Center is a non-profit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the gain of any individual. It is a place for study and research and is open to anyone with an interest in this pioneering work. Accommodations are available upon request, please contact the Center for room rates and further information. If you wish to make a tax deductible donation toward future publications, please send a check payable to the Astrosophy Research Center. All contri- butions, large or small, will be very gratefully received. On page 5, there is a list of the planets, signs/constellations, and other phenomena with their symbols, which are used throughout the series in the graphics and diagrams. 4 STAR JOURNALS ONE Planets Sun Mercury Saturn Earth Venus Uranus Earth Mars Neptune Moon Jupiter Pluto Sign - Constellation Aries-Ram Leo-Lion Sagittarius-Archer Taurus-Bull Virgo-Virgin Capricorn-Goat Gemini-Twins Libra-Scales Aquarius-Waterman Cancer-Crab Scorpio-Scorpian Pisces-Fishes Other Symbols Ascending Node Conjunction Midheaven MC Descending Node Opposition Midnight IC Aphelion Epoch Julian Calendar Old Style o.s. Perihelion Birth Gregorian Cal. New Style n.s. Ascendant Asc Descendant Desc 5 PRACTICAL APPROACH I INTRODUCTION The Star Journal is intended to serve as an introduction and guide to a new star wisdom, or astrosophy. It is becoming increasingly apparent that the traditional approaches and methods of astrology no longer gives modern humanity what it needs. Why should the traditional astrology not be what our present age needs? Some people will maintain that it is so simple and easy to grasp and, therefore, should appeal to our present age. Yet, we must realize that simplicity does not always tally with the truth. The more sublime perspectives of human existence, to which a star wisdom would want to speak, are compli- cated. Furthermore, our consciousness and our position in the world has changed completely since the ages that saw the establishment of the old astrology. These facts demand reassess- ment and fundamental changes in every detail; otherwise, we are judged and treated by stan- dards that no longer apply to us. Therefore, it may be appropriate that the author of this journal describes the stages of his search for new approaches and ways toward a new star wisdom, or astrosophy. Today, we can easily come to the conclusion that in ancient times the cognition of the connection between the human being and the stars was simple, even primitive. However, we should not overlook the fact that ancient humanity had a natural, instinctive clairvoyance that provided a much deeper insight and perspective than our modern intellect does with all its scientific approach. The Earth and all its inhabitants, including the human race, were experi- enced as being guided and ruled by the cosmos of the stars. If we go back far enough, we find an astrosophy that recognized the starry heavens as the expression of the invisible spiritual world of the hierarchies, of divine beings who created the universe and all that exists in it. They were experienced as constantly working and re-enacting the creation, and it was this that ancient humanity saw expressed in the rhythms and movements of the stars. Later on, when this capacity to realize that the stars were only the expression of the deeds of divine creative beings was gradually lost, the notion increasingly gained ground that humanity and all nature were ruled by the external stars. This was the moment when what came to be called astrology was born, replacing the lost ancient astrosophy. In a certain sense, this can even be seen as a betrayal of the sacred mysteries that were cultivated in the great ancient temple centers. Thus a conception gained ground, over the centuries and milleniums, that came to regard the human being as being ruled in all concerns of life by the stars. There existed relatively little inquiry into the reasons, the explanations why this should be so. Most of the doubts arising with the modern scientific attitude were countered by the answer that the astrological asser- tions, in connection with prognostication, proved themselves correct by near statistical investi- gation. The possibility that human beings may be able to change and break through the laws of star lore, seemingly proposed by the statistics and the like, hardly occurred. The pronuncia- tions of this kind of astrology became a matter of almost infallible and unalterable fate. In the meantime the modern age arrived and with it the science of nature. We demanded 6 STAR JOURNALS ONE to know. We could not accept the ancient beliefs any longer. It was one expression of the fact that we had stepped onto the road toward spiritual freedom from all the bonds that previously were unquestionably accepted. This was a justified step in evolution; although the means to attain healthy emancipation, as it turned out, were not always efficient. In the course of these developments, ancient or traditional astrology began to be rejected, because it could not support its assertions on a strict scientific foundation. It is true that the great inaugurators of modern astronomy, like Kepler for instance, were preoccupied with as- trology too, but it is just this kind of attachment that modern science holds against them. As a matter of fact, astrology was already regarded by certain sectors of humanity as some- thing detrimental, even godless and sinister, which had to be avoided by all means. It is docu- mented that in 1108, the Archbishop of York was refused Christian burial, because a book on astrology had been found under the pillow of his deathbed. These are the reasons why we recognize the necessity for going in search of a new star wisdom, or astrosophy. We want to find the truth about the relationship between the worlds of stars and the human being—even all beings and objects in nature—with strictly scientific meth- ods. We have convinced ourselves that this can not be done with a science of nature alone, but with its healthy and congenial combination with a science of the spirit.