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In an earlier instruction in the last century the Master DK promised to give a certain teaching about some meditations that will be practiced when the esoteric side of astrology would be better understood. At that time He said:
When we have finished our analysis of the twelve zodiacal constellations, I will give you twelve meditations that will be suitable for the twelve types of disciples that they represent, thus giving you that technique in meditation processes that will enable the Leo individual, for instance, to bring about more rapidly the fusion of the higher and the lower selves. I will also give you twelve seed thoughts upon which the zodiacal subject can work for the period of one year or a longer time if needed. There is an occult significance in twelve months of one-pointed effort, however, that aspirants would do well to consider, assigning themselves that cyclic period for a definite and earnest effort.
And He continued by explaining these instructions:
Before proceeding to give you the first of these meditations, I would like to speak a few words about the process and also remind you of certain facts that it is necessary to bear in mind if these “magical formulas” are to prove effective. These meditations are not being given out for general use. They will not be employed until later in the 20th century when there will be a deepened astrological response, a resultant understanding due to an increasing research into the nature of the zodiacal forces and a better psychological understanding of the human being. But the time has come to outline the processes and techniques and give the formulas.
I shall not, therefore, elaborate the instructions. I shall only give those indications that will be sufficient to enable the true and earnest occult student to penetrate into the heart of the mystery himself. Humanity has reached the point where there is adequate intellectual development to enable the disciple to do his own research with the aid of hints.
I will begin with the following conditioning remarks:
1. These meditations – as I earlier stated – are only for those who are upon the Path of Discipleship. They are not for use by anyone except pledged disciples. An individual must know within himself that he is irrevocably pledged to the service of the Hierarchy and of humanity (in virtue of his conscious link with his Soul) before he can achieve any success in the use of these formulas or can, with safety, use them.
2. The potency of the entire meditation process is contained in the seed thought, for which all the first steps are simply preparatory and the last are precipitating or anchoring. There is one seed thought for each sign. These are not being given to you at this time, hence the futility of anyone attempting to use these meditations until the entire formula is in their hands.
3. Connected with each of these twelve signs of the zodiac and their appropriate meditations is a peculiar symbol that is esoterically called “the precipitating agent”; this serves – when correctly envisaged – to focus the energies that the disciple is seeking to invoke and to use for his own betterment and for the helping of humanity.
4. There are as you know two signs that are of significant, operative effect in the life of any individual: the Sun Sign and the Rising Sign. The Sun Sign is the sign of the constellation (I would have you note that phrasing) in which the disciple happens to be born; the Rising Sign is the sign of the constellation the energy of which must be used to fulfill Soul purpose in any particular life cycle or incarnation. The Sun Sign conditions the personality; the Rising Sign must condition the inner person and eventually dominate the Sun Sign. These meditations are magical formulas or “formulas of invocation,” and their objective is to bring the potencies of the Rising Sign into fuller expression in the life of the personality. There must, therefore, be established a relation between the Sun Sign and the Rising Sign.
5. I have postponed the giving of these meditations until certain basic propositions of the Science of Triangles had been grasped by the student because these meditation formulas are based upon the planned fusion – by invocation – of three basic energies: those of the Rising Sign, those of the Sun Sign and those of the sign that is opposite to that of the Sun Sign (not opposite to the Rising Sign). Have these three carefully in mind as you study the theme of these meditations.
6. These three potencies – covered by the symbol, fused in the seed thought and precipitated by recognition of the esoteric planet that governs the Rising Sign – become effective in the expression of the disciple in the three worlds, through the medium of service to humanity.
7. We have, therefore, the following technical invocation, evocation and demonstration of force: