by G. Kumar
The real path of the earth around the Sun is called the Ecliptic.
9 degrees to either side of the Ecliptic is a belt of the Heavens
known as the Zodiac. (Dante called it the Oblique Line that
beareth all planets).
First 30 degrees of the Zodiac constitute the sign of Aries. The
next 30 degrees Taurus and so on. The Zodiac counted from the
first degree of Aries to the 360th degree of Pisces is called the
Tropical Zodiac.
The Limbs of the Tropical Zodiac
Sign Degrees:
Aries
00 - 30
Taurus
30 - 60
Gemini
60 - 90
Cancer
90 - 120
Leo
120 - 150
Virgo
150 - 180
Libra
180 - 210
Scorpio
210 - 240
Sagittarius 240 -
270
Capricorn
270 - 300
Aquarius
300 - 330
Pisces
330 - 360
These 12 signs are the limbs of the Cosmic Man or Time Eternal (Kalapurusha-
The Almighty Self as Time)
Aries is His head, Taurus His face, Gemini His neck, Cancer His
heart, Leo the place beneath, Virgo His belly, Libra His
generative organs, Scorpio the place beneath, Sagittarius His
upper thigh, Capricorn his lower thigh, Aquarius His leg and
Pisces His feet !
The Zodiac is tenanted by 27 constellations each of them spread
over an arc of 13 degrees 20 minutes. The Zodiac counted from the
first degree of Beta Arietis ( Aswini) to the 360th degree of Zeta
Piscium ( Revathi) is known as the Sidereal Zodiac.
Western Astrology is based on the Tropical Zodiac and the Vedic on
the Sidereal.
The Limbs of the Sidereal Zodiac
Name of Constellation Deg Min Deg Min
1. Beta Arietis ( Aswini )
00 00 13 20
2. 41 Arietis ( Bharani )
13 20 26 40
3. Eta Tauri ( Karthika )
26 40 40 00
4. Alpha Tauri ( Rohini )
40 00 53 20
5. Lamda Orionis ( Mrigasira )
53 20 66 40
6. Alpha Orionis ( Aridra )
66 40 80 00
7. Beta Geminorum ( Punarvasu )
80 00 93 20
8. Delta Cancri ( Pushya )
93 20 106 40
9. Alpha Cancri ( Aslesha )
106 40 120 00
10. Alpha Leonis ( Magha )
120 00 133 20
11. Delta Leonis ( Pubba )
133 20 146 40
12. Beta Leonis ( Uttara )
146 40 160 00
13. Delta Corvi ( Hasta )
160 00 173 20
14. Alpha Virginis ( Chitra )
173 20 186 40
15. Alpha Bootis ( Chothi )
186 40 200 00
16. Beta Librae ( Vishakam)
200 00 213 20
17. Delta Scorpi ( Anuradha)
213 20 226 40
18. Alpha Scorpi ( Jyeshta )
226 40 240 00
19. Lamda Scorpi ( Moola )
240 00 253 20
20. Delta Sagittari ( Poorvashad )
253 20 266 40
21. Delta Sagittari ( Uthrashad )
266 40 280 00
22. Alpha Aquilae ( Sravana )
280 00 293 20
23. Alpha Delphini ( Dhanishta )
293 20 306 40
24. Lamda Aquari ( Satabhisha)
306 40 320 00
25. Alpha Pegasi ( Poorvabhadra)
320 00 333 20
26. Alpha Andromeda ( Uttrarabhadra) 333 20 346 40
27. Zeta Piscium ( Revathi )
346 40 360 00
The Portfolios of Planets
In the celestial Government of the Almighty, the Sun is the King
and Moon is the Queen! Mars, the Defense Minister, Mercury, the
Prince, Venus & Jupiter the Ministers and Saturn is the
messenger!
The Sun represents the Soul of the Cosmic Man
The Moon
Mind
Mars
Physical Strength
Mercury
Speech
Jupiter
Happiness Learning & Wisdom
Venus
The Libido
Saturn
Sorrow
English Literature & Astrology
Homer referred to the mighty Orion. Cicero assigned divinity to
the stars. The great philosopher Origen believed that the stars
and the constellations were signs through which the Omnipotent
Divine exerted His malevolent or benevolent Will. Dante was an
astrologer like Newton, Bacon, Nostradamus, Companus, Paracelsus
and others. To Dante, Astrology was the noblest of all sciences.
Dante drew a parallel between the seven liberal arts and the seven
planets in his Convivio. He gave grammar to the Moon &
Dialectic to Mercury. Shakespeare referred to the "operations
of the orbs by whom we doth exist and cease to be ".
Christopher Marlowe referred to the place where " Mars did
mate the Carthiginians"!
Count Louis Hamon (Cheiro) declared that the message boldly
blazoned across the heavens (the positions of the planets)
represented the Universal Will & that the precession of the
Equinoxes (25,920 years - 360 degrees) was so beautifully
calculated by the Great Geometrician of the Universe & that
all biological processes obey the divine order of the celestial
bodies and this is expressed in the prayer we were taught long ago
" Thy Will be done, as in Heaven, so on earth".!
Astrology as related to Yoga.
Correspondences - In Integral Yoga and the Supramental Dialectic
Life is represented by
Sun
Mind is represented by
Moon
Matter is represented by
Mars
Supermind is represented by
Venus
Being is represented by
Jupiter
Knowledge is represented by
Saturn
and Bliss is represented by
Mercury
Correspondences - In Dante's Cosmology
The Seven cardinal virtues were represented by the seven planets
in
Dante's Divina Commedia.
Jupiter-
Justitia
Justice
Saturn-
Temperantia
Temperance
Mars-
Fortitudo
Fortitude
Sun-
Prudentia
Prudence
Venus-
Gnosis
Knowledge
Mercury-
Sophia
Wisdom
Moon-
Understanding
-Article by G Kumar, Astrologer and CEO - www.zodiaccomputers.com.
Kumar started his own website in March 1999. Through his
website he offers Astrology Consultancy, Software and
printouts. He is contactable at [email protected]
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