The Significance of Lunations 217Moon, he gradually gains control over the physical, astral,
mental and desire bodies. Then he reaches the stage of
“the personal Sun”. The position of his birth Sun responds
to the revolutions of the Moon. He should then begin to
meditate on the days when the Moon comes to conjunction
and opposition with his birth Sun. This gives him control
over his personality. Then these conjunctions and
oppositions begin to lose their influence upon his mind.
In the next stage he attains the level of “the personal
Moon”. The position of his birth Moon begins to respond
to the conjunctions and oppositions of the annual Sun.
He should practise meditation during those two days
particularly. Then the birth Moon’s influence is lost.
Henceforth, he attains the stage of “personal ascendant”.
He should choose those two days on which the monthly
Moon forms conjunction and opposition with his
ascendant. Soon the Moon fails to influence his ascendant.
Then he should choose those two days on which the
annual Sun forms conjunction and opposition with his
ascendant. Soon the Sun fails to influence his ascendant.
Then he attains the stage of the progressed ascendant. He
should choose those two days on which the annual Sun
forms conjunction and opposition with his progressed
ascendant. Soon the Sun fails to influence this degree also.
Now if he progresses his ascendant in the opposite
direction, he gets the degree where his new ascendant is
located. By this time, he is already above the personality-
level and has just entered the group-level. He should
choose those two days in which the annual Sun forms
conjunction and opposition with this new ascendant. Soon
the Sun fails to influence those degrees. Then he should
meditate upon that chakra which is located in the sign,