Fwd: Back to Basics: The Signs II

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First, let me revise my list of essential building blocks of the signs

qualities:

 

1) Element

a) fire

b) earth

c) air

d) water

 

2) Stability

a) moving

b) stable

c) changing

 

3) Gender

a) male

b) female

 

Each Zodiac sign gets much of its qualities depending on which of

these building blocks are a part of it. Now, there are other building

blocks that are associated with these basic three. Lets discuss these.

 

Associated with the Elemental Building Blocks are three other types of

building blocks: (i) general lifestyle, (ii) physiological nature and

(iii) direction. So now, we can list the elemental building blocks

like so:

 

1) Element

 

a) fire - Whenever the fire element is a building block in a sign, the

general lifestyle will be one of leadership, the physiological nature

will be acid ( " pitta " in Indian medical terms), and the direction will

be eastern.

 

b) earth - Whenever the earth element is a building block, the

lifestyle will be work and service oriented, the physiological nature

will be circulatory ( " Vatta " ), and the direction will be southern.

 

c) air - Whenever the air element is a building block, the lifestyle

will be intellectual, the physiological nature will be mixed ( " Tri-

dosha " ), and the direction will be western.

 

d) water - Whenever the water element is a building block, the

lifestyle will be mercantile, the physiological nature will be tissue

( " kapha " ), and the direction will be northern.

 

 

 

Similarly, there are two other types of building blocks associated

with the Gender building block: (i) polarity, and (ii) dispoistion. We

can thus re-list the gender building blocks like so:

 

3) Gender

 

a) male - whenever the gender element is male there is also positive

polarity (energy will flow outward, there will be extroversion and

physicality, and strength given) there will also be a harmful, malefic

disposition

 

b) female - whenever the gender element is female there is also

negative polarity (energy flows inward, there is introversion and

emotionality, and strength is needed for support) there will also be a

nurturing, benefic disposition.

 

 

There are no additional building blocks associated with Stability,

although some Astrologers have been heard suggesting a relationship of

Movement to passion, Stability to to tamas, and Changability to

sattva. Yet, I do not find this supported in Brihat Parashara Hora

Shastra.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Vic D <vicdicara

> May 29, 2008 11:48:26 AM PDT

> Jyotish Vidya <jyotish-vidya >

> Back to Basics: The Signs

>

> Dear Members,

>

> I'd like to initiate a discussion on basic topics.

>

> There are three basic components to Astrology:

>

> 1) The constellations of the Zodiac ( " 12 Signs " )

> 2) The heavenly bodies which move through those constellations ( " 9

> Planets " )

> 3) The divisions of the sky which both the planets and the signs

> rotate through ( " 12 Houses " )

>

> I personally find that the way people usually explain these basic

> components - in a list oriented fashion - is confusing and doesn't

> lend itself well to a deep understanding. So let's do it differently

> - let's define and describe the *building blocks* of these

> components, and explain the qualities these building blocks impart

> to the things they build.

>

> Let's start with the SIGNS. I will identify the basic building

> blocks of all the 12 Zodiac Signs and will leave out some components

> that are not particularly crucial and therefore may add more

> confusion than understanding. If I've left out some crucial ones,

> please let me know.

>

> The building blocks of the signs:

>

> 1) Element - earth / worker, water / thinker, fire / leader, or

> air / merchant

>

> 2) Quality - fixed / conservative / tamasic, changing / non-

> commital / passionate, or growing / sattvic

>

> 3) Polarity - positive / extroverted, negative / introverted

>

> Additionally each sign has a building block that is unique to it:

> " Svabhav " - intrinsic personality. This manifests in the shape of

> the constellation. In other words, after describing the building

> blocks of a sign, then describe the symbology of the shape of the

> constellation and you will come up with a solid understanding of

> what the sign indicates.

>

> The next stage of this conversation would be to begin with the

> Elemental Building blocks of the signs, and describe what qualities

> each element imparts. I will take up this discussion in a

> forthcoming email, and would be very grateful for input and comments

> from all of you.

>

> Thanks,

> Vic

>

>

>