128 Spiritual Astrology
the ruler and the ruled is that of a father to his sons. There
is no wonder if we find records of the Ra-jarshi
-
s (King-
initiates) and Praja-pathi
-
s (Patriarchs) having hundreds and
thousands of sons.
Leo marks the midpoint of the half-circle which
begins with Taurus and ends with Scorpio. Both the signs
Taurus and Scorpio are fixed. They stand in square with
Leo on either side. A disciple born in Leo can very easily
balance the Taurus-Scorpio activity within him and
elevate the activity of Scorpio to that of Taurus via Leo.
This he does by activising the love ray in his heart-centre
and the ray of will in his A
-
jna- chakra. When the instincts
of Scorpio are worked out through the role of Leo, we
have “Hecate”, the witch, a female dog with venomous
serpents on its head. The disciple influenced by these signs
is always advised to dwell in the higher centres through
mind and thus protect his life impulses from the instincts
of Scorpio.
Gold is the metal of this sign. Golden-yellow is its
colour. The grip in man manifests as obstinacy, thirst for
power and a dislike of restraint in the lower man. The
grip works in the average man as ambition, overcoming
the obstacles, fighting and conquering for a noble cause.
In the spiritualist, the grip expresses as the power of will.
The adept uses this power to create through a right blend
of intelligence and wisdom.
The sign is predominantly positive in nature, just as
Cancer is negative. In the solar level, this sign represents
the soul of Sun. The numerical potency of this sign is One,
in its highest expression of love. When Gemini works out
through Leo, the sign responds to the numerical potency
of five. This is the grip of raising.