240 Spiritual Astrology
man with the group-consciousness of humanity. Every
alternate sign in the zodiac, when joined together, forms
the sacred hexagon. This aspect represents a two-month
period in the year. This is called a Rutu, which causes the
splendours of the seasons. The four states of matter are
linked up most favourably and in a supplementary nature
through this aspect. For example, the fire in Aries and the
fire in Leo are made more brilliant by the sextile aspect of
air in Gemini. The earth in Taurus and the earth in Virgo
are made fertile by the water in Cancer through this aspect.
The sextile also gives the right understanding to connect
the various chakras and their expressions in a most
desirable manner. It is remarkable that the building of
the higher principle in man like the Antahkaran.a, the
Higher Bridge and the Lotuses is caused by the activity
of the sextile aspects. Linking up of kundalini with
Ana-hatha, then with Ajna and again coming down to
Ana-hatha to give fuller expression to pure love synthesized
by pure wisdom is the working of the sextile aspect. The
desirable nature of two planets is externalized through
the sextile aspect.
By studying the activity of various aspects, we come
to two important conclusions :
(1) The presence of squares and oppositions in the
horoscopes is absolutely necessary to make a man
spiritual. The case is true with the so-called malefic
conjunctions also.
(2) The company of persons, whose birth-planet or
planets form good aspects with those of his
horoscope, is absolutely necessary to bring out the
spiritual fire of man. Especially so, if the good aspect
from the planet of the other person is formed with