284 Spiritual Astrology
reproductive fluids and the other which is connected with
the higher path through Kundalini).
Venus governs the colour sense in man. Colour is
the base of form in the etheric level. Conception of the
whole world by the Logos produces the vibrations of
colour and sound before the origin of light. Colour brings
light down to objectivity. Hence Venus belongs to those
sets of De-va-s who ‘steal light from heavens to earth’. He
possesses the vibrations of all colours and hence the colour
of Venus is milk-white. The reaction of man to white
colour is blue. What we call colours are but effects of
colour on the mental plane. We receive milk-white only
as blue. Hence, the colour of Taurus is described as blue.
Lord Krishn.a can be conceived only as blue. For this reason,
he is described as the light behind colour. It must be clearly
understood that the sense of colour in man is different
from the sensitivity to light in man. The sense of colour is
governed by Venus while the sensitivity to light is
governed by Sun. The sense of sound is governed by
Jupiter, the sense of touch by Mars, the sense of smell by
Mercury. The effects of all these, bearing the respective
names, are governed by Moon, the Lord of reflection. The
earth as a planet forms the screen on which these effects
are perceived. Believing the effect as th.e cause, the perceived
as the real is called objectivity.
Venus also governs the unfolding nature of man.
He therefore causes the unfoldment of sound as voice and
music. Taurus governs voice. The unfoldment of voice is
different from that of sound and its import as well. Sound
and its import are governed by Jupiter, while the meaning
and concept of words are governed by Mercury. In this
activity, Mars governs the urge to speak and Moon