Cosmic Healing II

Soul in the Planetary World

Outside China there is a long history of the astrological use of planets, recorded since
the third millennium B.C. in the Babylonian civilization. The Babylonians also connected
the planets with different gods and goddesses, a link found in many cultures.

Planet Babylonian Hindu Egyptian Greek Roman

Sun Shamash Surya Ra Helios Apollo

Moon Sin Chandra Chamse Artemis Diana

Mercury Nabu Hanuman Toth Hermis Mercurius

Venus Ishtar Lalita Hathoor Aphrodite Venus

Mars Nergal Mangala Horus Ares Mars

Jupiter Marduk Indra Amoun Zeus Jupiter

Saturn Ninurta Brahma Sebek Kronos Saturn

Western astrological signs are different, but comparable with Taoist astrology - the
base of our stellar and planetary initiation. It uses signs for the planets that have slightly
different connections with the world of soul and spirit, where the sun is the image of
concentrated spirit.

Fig. 7.11 The circle is a sign of wholeness and the dot represents

the center of the solar system.

Fig. 7.12 The vertical division of the circle, or the half circle is the symbol for the moon

and also for the soul (divided consciousness).

Fig. 7.13 When we integrate matter or the cross in the circle

of spirit we get the sign for the earth: matter in spirit.