The Lights and Planets
their career in gear. They have it just backward to the
usual way of things, which we all know from literature is:
the young man first establishes a career, and then looks
for a wife. It can happen vice versa, but this is not the
recommended route. This is why, in the literature of
chakras, there are all kinds of discussion as to the way
the chakras are opened. But most of us open them in
the normal order, from Saturn into the Sun, one by one.
As pointed out, those in the Jupiter chakra yearn for a
partner, or, if it is their wish not to marry at all then they
at least wish to bring an end to yearning, by being
married to their work, or whatever it is they are moved to
do in life. Mars is what moves us deeply, what drives us
to search for unity, union, or yoga; and the most
common form of union (or yoga) is marriage. When we
have a successful marriage we have mastered the Mars
chakra, not the easiest thing to do these days. We
should point out here, also, that each inner chakra is
progressively harder to accomplish. There are fewer
adepts on the inner chakras than there are on the outer
ones.
Mars is all about following our inner feeling and
meaning to its logical conclusion, which is experience
itself—taking the plunge. Those active and successful in
the Mars chakra have harnessed meaning, and have
‘made’ their marriage, be it to a partner or to their work
in the world. They know what life means. So, what do
those in the Mars chakra go after? What interests them?