Uranus) but with religion and philosophy. Neptune indicates the mystical aspect: the revelation of a higher universal and
mystical reality through the medium of some great spiritual teacher. Jupiter represents this development on the level of
social institutions as an organized religion and ritual, which becomes widespread-the expansiveness of Jupiter. These
Naros milestones are marked by the following historical dates:
576 B.C., the birth of Buddha (Buddhism), Mahavira (Jainism),
Pythagoras, and the activity of Lao-Tze (Taoism).
15 A.D., the Mission of Christ (Christianity).
625, the Hegira of Mohammed (Mohammedanism).
1225, St. Francis (Vital for Catholicism).
1825, birth of the Bab and Baha'ullah (co-founders of Bahaism)
and of Mary Baker Eddy (Christian Science).
Observe that in each case there is the factor of revelation through a specific Teacher, and the expansion of the resultant
religion to a considerable number of followers. In tile case of Confucius, the element of revelation thus appears to have
been absent.
The recurrent Uranus-Neptune conjunctions in the Fixed Zodiac are also of vital significance: a cycle of 25 in 4,285.1
years. This is almost exactly one-sixth of a Precessional cycle, just as the 600-year Naros is one-sixth of the 3,600-year
"Saros" cycle; and both are of vital spiritual import. This means that the start of each Precessional Age, one-twelfth of
the complete cycle of Precession, is alternately marked by a conjunction or opposition between these two planets, all
occurring at almost the same place in the Fixed Zodiac!
Actually the Mean Precession is 25,694.8 years. Six recurrence cycles of Uranus-Neptune in the Fixed Zodiac, or seven
in the Moving Zodiac, equal 25,710.48 years, at an advance of 7½°; and 32 recurrence cycles of Jupiter-Saturn in the
Moving Zodiac equal 25,717.8 years, at an advance of 15°. Therefore the period of Precession is a compound recurrence
cycle of the four innermost major planets, in both the Fixed and the Moving Zodiacs: hence its great importance. If we
divide the Precession by 12, as previously we divided the 7,200-year original Saros cycle by 12, we obtain the basic
2,143-year rhythm which marks off the Ages; the Pisces or the Aquarian. At the end of one such Age, Neptune is in the
same place in the Fixed Zodiac; at the end of two, Neptune and Uranus are at the same place; at the end of three,
Neptune and Jupiter are at the same place; at the end of four, Neptune, Uranus and Saturn are at the same place; but the
end of 12 brings them all back at the same time and place. Clearly then, one must consider, in the order of their relative
importance: first Neptune, then Uranus, Jupiter, and finally Saturn. Once again the universalism and mysticism of
Neptune turn up in the association of religions with each Precessional Age; but also Uranus as the renewer and changer.
Saturn Cycles. The remaining synodic cycle of major planets in adjacent orbits is that of Saturn-Uranus. Two
conjunctions, 90.72 years, complete a first order recurrence cycle, in which time they have advanced 30 degrees and 1½
minutes of arc in the Zodiac of Precession. The period from a conjunction to an opposition, or the reverse, of Jupiter and
Saturn is 9.93 years; of Saturn and Uranus, 22.68 years. The 9.93 year period has been identified as a component in the
Sunspot cycle, and by Edgar Lawrence Smith in the Business cycle. The 22.68 year period has been identified by Dr.
Abbott as the basic period of variation in the Solar constant -- radiation: given by him as 22.3 years. It has also been
found to be a Weather cycle, as has one-third of it; twice, and four times -- which coincides with the first order
recurrence cycle of Saturn-Uranus. Thus the correlations of the three inner major planets appear to deal with Weather,
Economics and Politics; i.e., the more concrete phases of human life and environment.