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 Sidereal 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".!
When Pythagorus discoverd the Correspondence between the Nine
revolvingheavens and the nine numbers, Astro-Numerology was
born.
When the Indian Seers discovered the Correspondence between the Nine
gems and the Nine planets, Astro_Gemology was born.
| Jupiter | Justitia | Justice |
| Saturn | Temperantia | Temperance |
| Mars | Fortitudo | Fortitude |
| Sun | Prudentia | Prudence |
| Venus | Gnosis | Knowledge |
| Mercury | Sophia | Wisdom |
| Moon | Understanding |
Correspondences - In Integral Yoga and the Supramental
Dialectic
| Life | Sun |
| Mind | Moon |
| Matter | Mars |
| Supermind | Venus |
| Being | Jupiter |
| Knowledge | Saturn |
| Bliss | Mercury |
