242 Spiritual Astrology
kalpa, in one of the previous Maha- Yuga-s, our earth
married Venus (of course the Venus of some other
solar system) and the result is that Lord Sanat
Kuma-ra, coming as he does from that Venus, became
related to us.These are all the effects of the sextile aspect on the
cosmic plane and not the results of the opposition
aspect. Even on this earth, marriages of higher level
are made by the effects of the sextile aspect. A good
sextile between Venus and Neptune causes the
higher marriages. Marriages on the lesser level, as
we know, are made by the trine aspect, because it
represents the fifth house affairs. (In the trine aspect,
one planet will be in the fifth sign or the fifth house
from the other). Love affairs, affections and begetting
children are the province of the fifth house.
Marriages, on the other hand, of the lowest level,
are performed by the influence of the opposition
aspect. For this reason, seventh house governs
marriage and the related affairs, in the horoscope of
many people.Only some beings of supra-cosmic plane have no
marriage. They do not participate in the creative
principle. They belong to the world of Sankalpa. From
time to time, they are sent down to the material plane
where they only serve as some vehicles or principles
for redeeming a group of higher egos. They are the
eternal celibates like Na-rada, S’uka, A-
njane-ya,
Ma-rkande-ya, the Kuma-ra-s and some of the Gandharva-s.
Pura-n.a-s describe them as “those who refused to
create” on advice of Na-rada. They are cursed by the
creator to go down to the lowest levels of matter.
Even then, their determination remains unswerved.