108 Spiritual Astrology
created thereby. In the horoscope of the disciples, this sign
gives an expression of brotherhood. By meditating upon
this sign and by using friendly and comforting words in
conversation, the disciple finds it easy to attract fit people
into the brotherhood of the group-level and link them up
to a Guru through their throat-centres. He can admit
people into ‘the temple’ as apprentices by a mysterious
process of ‘cutting the throat’, which means stimulating
their throat-centres and neutralising the objective
expressions of their lower planes. The man of the
individual-level finds himself in disagreement and
opposition with his brothers through conversation. The
man of the personality- level works as a good business-
man who can facilitate the exchange of wealth and
material. Mercury, the lord of this sign, is a good
businessman in the world of mundane affairs. The man
of the buddhic plane of consciousness is a very good
interpreter of the higher symbols to his fellow-beings. His
thought is clear and his expression precise. He works as
the messenger of gods to men.
The sign Gemini is more intellectual and less
emotional in its nature. This makes the man on the lower
plane selfish, heartless but tactful. It trains the disciple of
the upward path to be impersonal, motiveless and
considerate. He is the impersonal creator of good thought,
word and deed.
The numerical value of this sign is five. This number
is called the ‘middle man’ by the Masters of Wisdom.
Pra-n.a is a synthesising element of the inner five senses of
man. These senses are the vehicles of his objective
existence and subjective realisation. When the impulses
of Pra-n.a work out from centre to circumference through
these five centres and when the mind is applied to these