Chapter VII
Fig. 7.3 Development of the Soul through the Planetary World Based on
Anthroposophical Theory.
In the above picture based on the anthroposophical view of the growth of the soul, the
earth is seen as the physical middle point and the sun as the center of soul development.
The sun reflects the law of triple unity in the universe. Three planets are placed on each
side, the sun is placed in threefold, in the central region.
The stages of incomplete incarnation would be in the stage of the moon and Mercury
for the child and of beginning excarnation in the stage of Jupiter and Saturn for elder
people.
The discovery of the three trans-saturnal planets has also occurred together with growing
human life expectations. This creates a different schedule. In modern society the period
of withdrawal from active life and into retirement has clearly become longer than in past
centuries. This increased period extends in the trans-saturnal sphere of Uranus, Neptune
and Pluto. Because of the low energy and awareness level of many people, this 21 extra
years is simply an extension, which results in an increased life span but of a lower quality
of life.
Most people have wasted most of their life force before they enter into the trans-saturnal
period. This often creates an inability to integrate these planetary influences, with the
result that the awareness level drastically diminishes during the last stages of life.
Fig. 7.4
Earth
Connection
Excarnation
Age
Moon Mercury Venus Sun Sun Sun Mars Jupiter Saturn
Moon MercuryVenus Sun Sun Sun Mars Jupiter SaturnUranusNeptune Pluto
Earth
Connection
Age
Modern life creates
a longer life span
but of a lower quality.