170 Spiritual Astrology
(Cosmic Plan); (2)the arrangement of the light (solar level);
(3) the process of initiation; (4) the phenomena of
reproduction; and (5) the arrangement of the experiences
of the soul in the spirit.
These five items are called the five divisions of the
wisdom of man. The bird of initiation, that is previously
described in this sign, which is the path of the soul along the
passage of sound, is called the bird “Titthiri”, which gives
the ritualistic wisdom of Ve-da (Yajurve-da) as its own
utterance. This is called the Taittireeya approach to
Yajurve-da. The five-fold division is also called the five
syllabled meter in the Ve-da which represents the path of this
bird. There are many vague opinions about the origin of
this school, but the initiates of this school know the whole
significance thoroughly through an esoteric study of the
Taittireeya Upanishad. Whatever be the approach, this sign
rules over the initiation into the highest level through sound.
There is an upward path concealed in this sign, even
along the planetary path. The passage from Sagittarius to
Aries via Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces gives the same
effect upon the student as the passage on the reversed
direction. On the physical body, this sign governs the
portion between the base-centre upto the end of the thighs.
But it also governs the path of Brahmarandhra with the
base chakra as the starting point. Thus, it has a physical
direction downwards, but a spiritual direction upwards.
This sign serves a double function and therefore
Mu-la-dha-ra has double nature. The first thirteen degrees
and odd of this sign form this branching off of the two
paths. That portion is called the lunar asterism Mu-la. The
four signs of the zodiac from this sign are located within
the Brahmarandhra. They form the four higher counterparts
of the opposite signs and contain the potencies to elevate