152 Spiritual Astrology
a powerful magnet and this causes polarity. The effect of
the touch and presence of the Guru through the soul-level,
which helps the disciple to build his Antahkaran.a, is but a
manifestation of magnetism. The iron represents his
zodiacal life in the chakras and the magnet represents his
life in the lotuses. Rearrangement of molecules through a
change of force-currents is the only difference between
the iron bar and the magnet. The Sushumna of man is like
an iron rod at birth. It becomes a rod of magnet through
the second birth (Spiritual).
Moon has also something to do with the magnetic
currents of ether and water. The tides are caused by Moon.
Just as Saturn, the Lord of Capricorn, is linked up with
Libra for higher purposes of the Ra-ja yoga path, Moon the
Lord of the opposite sign of Capricorn exercises his control
over Libra for the lower purposes of the left-hand path,
which is full of experiences of a mediumistic nature.
Controlling the minds of others, making others do what
we want, attracting the darker forces of nature, the
elementals and the departed souls are the splendours of
the kingdom of the black magician. The true student of
the eight-fold path should have a clear understanding of
the difference between the two paths and guard himself
away from falling into the lower pole.