Cancer 117meditated upon the heart-centre, becomes the true symbol
of the Rosicrucian (the symbol of the Rose and the Cross).
From the beginning of Cancer, the whole zodiac is
divided into 30 equal parts of 12 degrees each. Each
division bears a correspondence with the average motion
of Moon in a day. This division of the zodiac is used for
the sacraments of the householder. This also gives the
relationship between the solar and the lunar months.
There are many rituals prescribed for the married man to
beget children of good health, longevity and spiritual
elevation. They require the above said division. Again the
whole zodiac is divided into 28 equal parts from the
beginning of Cancer. This gives the basis to calculate the
prenatal epoch of man. The arcs of the gender of the child
to be born are located in these divisions. Another use of
this division is that if we progress the horoscope of an
advanced disciple of spiritualism in the reverse direction
(the path of the equinoxes), this division gives the details
of the previous incarnations of the disciple and the present
path of progress with clues to neutralise the past bad
karma. Once again the whole zodiac is divided into 27
equal parts from the beginning of Cancer. This contains
all the clues to know the details of the 27 divisions of the
vertebral column for yo-gic purposes.
The path of the planets in each division has a
separate influence upon the moods of the mundane man,
that find their expression in the worldly affairs by the
passage of Moon through these divisions. If the horoscope
is progressed in the reverse direction in the case of a
spiritualist, this marks the various influences of the
Moon’s progression and Saturn’s transit, which produce
a variety of environmental influences that are to be
overcome by the disciple. Three sets of nine such divisions