260 Spiritual Astrology
flowers and fruits of plants are stimulated. For this reason,
seeds are sown by gardeners and farmers when the Moon
begins to wax. But those plants, the succulent parts of
which develop underground, should be sown when the
Moon begins to decrease. Groundnuts and potatoes or
carrot and beet-root etc., will have their full growth, only
when they are sown at the beginning of the decreasing
Moon.
Cats have a mysterious relationship with Moon.
They attract the magnetism of Moon. For this reason, some
schools of occultism prescribe the presence of a cat to
practise meditation. This is the reason why the Egyptians
held cats sacred. However the presence of cats in places
of meditation also leads to phenomena like dreams,
visions, mediumship and the attraction of recently
departed souls. For this reason, the Hindus hold that the
cat is a negative and a non-sacred animal. Psychic levels,
rather than the spiritual awareness are stimulated by the
presence of cats. Another interesting point is that the eyes
of cats show all the Moon-phases.
A trine or a sextile between Sun and Moon at birth
is most conducive for spiritual practice. A square aspect
between the two luminaries makes the mind
oversensitive, restless and unstable. There will be a
marked change in the moods once in every seven days.
The presence and the aid of a strong and positive person,
whose birth Sun bears a trine or a sextile aspect with the
birth Moon of such a subject, is absolutely necessary to
put him on the right path and establish his mind in
spiritual consciousness. Though a conjunction of Sun and
Moon is not favourable to have in the birth chart, the new-
Moon day is best to commence meditation. A trine or a
sextile between Moon and Jupiter is most conducive to