Development of HumanityThe earth is the physical place where the human soul connects with the body. Earth,
sun and moon form the basic energies for the development of humanity. The deep con-
tents of these energies rise when they meet each other. The meeting of sun and moon
represents the interaction between the consciousness and unconsciousness. But on an-
other level it can also be seen as consciousness of mind (sun) and consciousness of the
body (moon).
Fig. 6.17 Sun and MoonMercury represents the ability to connect on a neutral, non-emotional basis. It con-
nects the energy of sun and moon. Among primitive tribes, the group functions as a unit
and is more important than the individual. Connection - the quality of Mercury - gives birth
to the Venus quality, which has safety and security as its key attributes. They are the
unconscious goal of forming a group. People gradually learned to increase their survival
rate and enhanced their security through control of the environment (agriculture, hunt-
ing).
Mars is the desire to be independent. It stands for the formation of the conscious ego.
This is a reaction to the contractive energy of the group. To create balance between this
expanding and contractive force another energy was needed. This energy was found in
the gods by rituals and prayers (religion). This quality is related to Jupiter. The deeper
and higher unity within the group and growing consciousness. The experience of plea-
sure and pain related to the internal/external struggle in a search for balance and growing
consciousness is related to Saturn. It highlights the process of decision making based on
your experiences of pleasure and pain.
The discovery of the three trans-saturnal planets created an extra dimension or a
higher octave in our solar system’s awareness.