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to be on the line.
Since Lucifer (evil) made the choice (Scorpio/Pluto) to not do what God asked him toserve (Virgo) humanityand Virgo
being what I consider the microcosm of the macrocosm (Pisces), then in each of our own cases, determined by evolutionary
condition, it is where we can choose to cooperate with God thru our service to humanity or not. Thru Virgo it can be where
we can be in denial of our own inner workings, of our actual desires, denial of our intentions and motivations (sextile to
Scorpio), or denial of the divinity within each of us (opposition to Pisces). Through the Pisces/Virgo opposition, it can also
operate through our feeling of being so small in the face of that which, until this point in time has been considered perfect,
that we feel unable to move forward at all.
Thru Virgo and the archetype of self-improvement, evil can manifest through our desires to simply make changes and/or to
know God. It can be where we see only the problem (Virgo) instead of the solution (Pisces), or it can create doubt about
what we can and cannot do and create crisis (Virgo) when there doesnt need to be one. Thru the sextile between Virgo and
Scorpio, evil can influence us through the continuing recycling of our thoughts and feelings of being powerless or by
ruminating on our perceived deficiencies, and therefore, we form relationships to something that symbolizes what in our
own estimation we currently dont have and think that we need. We can also see the connection, thru the mystic rectangle,
to overt forms of S & M behavior (both sexual and non-sexual), as well as any kind of self-undermining behavior that
keeps us from moving forward, etc. There is also a connection thru the mystic rectangle, between our feelings of not having
what we think we need (Scorpio/Taurus) and our feelings of lack and imperfection (Virgo/Pisces), the two of which I think
are closely related. By the same token, it can also be where we over estimate and/or become deluded about who and what
we are, what we are capable of and what we are not.
Perhaps Milton had the Virgo archetype in mind/nailed down in Paradise Lost with the following quote: The mind is its
own place, and in itself
Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
And, as Paramahansa Yogananda states: Everyone has self-limiting idiosyncrasies. These were not put into your nature by
God, but were created by you. These are what you must change by remembering that these habits, peculiar to your
nature, are nothing but manifestations of your own thoughts.
Through the mystic rectangle we can see that Lucifer comes from God/microcosm (Pisces) into the individual/microcosm
(Virgo). Lucifer manifests right at crossroads of the dual desires of soul (Pluto-Scorpio/Taurus), one desire to return to
that which created us and one desire to remain separate from that which created us (Pisces), with Taurus being ruled by
Venus, the higher octave of which is Neptune, ruler of Pisces. So now we have sextiles between Pisces and Taurus and
Scorpio (limitations) and Virgo (lack) and trines from Pisces to Scorpio (Source and Soul) and Taurus (feelings, personal
desires) to Virgo (thoughts), and the obvious opposition of Pisces (Solution) and Virgo (Problem): the mystic rectangle.
The term mystic itself according to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language means: of or relating to
religious mysteries or occult rites and practices. This reflects the astrological archetypes of Pisces (religious mysteries) and
Scorpio (occult rites and practices). Another meaning is: inspiring a sense of mystery and wonder.
According to Dane Rudhyar, unlike the Grand Cross or Square, the Rectangle points in a certain direction and presents a
challenge for a particular kind of integration. The rectangular shape was used in many temples and chambers of initiation,
and the buildings themselves were built to symbolize the process of transition from one stage of personal-spiritual
unfoldment to the next the fulfillment of a great goal. Seen on the vertical plane, the rectangle becomes a DOOR,
something to pass thru to enter a new realm. (from Astrological Aspects: A Process Oriented Approach)
Dane Rudhyar came to call the mystic rectangle, the Harmonic Rectangle. One of the most practically constructive and
spiritually harmonious possibilities of any rectangle is indicated when the 2 oppositions are linked by sextiles and trines.
Where fully active, this Harmonic Rectangle points to the potential development of a character strongly organized in an
attempt to take an important step in personal growth and/or spiritual development. The configuration tends to bring the
polarized elements symbolized by the oppositions into a unity, because a strong sense of organization (sextile) and a
cohesive, purposeful vision (Trine) are potential in the personality. Whatever tensions arise in the life or personality that
are symbolized in the opposing planets (or opposition) dont necessarily go away. But, they can be laid on the altar, or
channeled toward the concrete completion of a significant life-task. ibid.
So the mystic, or harmonic, rectangle is simply another way to shed more light on the influence of Lucifer both as the
Adversary and as the Bearer of Light thru the interrelated archetypes of Scorpio, Taurus, Virgo and Pisces.
What I have begun to observe is that all of the above archetypes of Lucifer as the adversary can also be seen by
superimposing the mystic rectangle formed by the signs Scorpio-Taurus-Pisces and Virgo on an individual chart, and then
locating their rulers, to see exactly what areas of life will be affected by this energy and where that energy is likely to be
even more pronounced, due to the connections made through the oppositions, trines and sextiles of the mystic rectangle. As
the archetype of the Bearer of Light, we can see where we can identify and link what we desire (including our desire to
know God, our desire to return), what we need, what we love, how we serve, what kinds of symbols we can align with and
osmose to God/dess herself. We can identify specific methods that help eliminate the emotional weaknesses, the feelings of
powerlessness or lack, and therefore some of the separating desires, which in turn leads to a strengthening of our desire to
change and/or know Goddess. So again, the solution lies within the problem, i.e., changing those messages to the opposite
and being our own alchemist and turning our inner lead into gold, indicated by the houses that contain this mystic
rectangle, which include the method (Virgo) for our own metamorphosis (Scorpio).
Another thing I found is that where the mystic rectangle becomes a total opposition, i.e., thru the overlay of Pisces/Virgo on
and/or in 2nd/8th, or vice versa; and Scorpio/Taurus on and/or in 6th/12th or vice versa, then the archetypes become even
more emphasized, either as Adversary or as Bearer of Light, and whether on an internal or external level and/or both.
So we can see that the mystic rectangle of Scorpio/Taurus/Pisces/Virgo encompasses the very places where Lucifer is most
likely to influence us: through our natural desires to separate or return (Scorpio), our deepest emotions (Pisces and
Scorpio), our feelings (Taurus) and our thoughts (Virgo). Again, it is these areas where Lucifer is extremely invested in
influencing us. The mystic rectangle, though, also offers us the mutability (Pisces/Virgo), or ability to change and adapt, the
fixidity (Scorpio/Taurus) weve experienced to this moment in time and to make changes to all these dynamics. It can
become, as Rudhyar stated, that door thru which we pass into a new realm