Transpersonal Astrology
We find many correlatives between Western Psychological Astrology and Indian Spiritual Astrology. The Western system is more psychological than the Indian. The Indian is more spiritual than the Western.
It is to the credit of Western Astrology that it has created Transpersonal Astrology, based on Maslow’s Transpersonal Psychology. Humanistic Astrology is based on Carl Roger’s Humanistic Psychology. And Depth Astrology based on Depth Psychology, based on the Freudian and the Jungian systems.
Transpersonal Astrology maintains that Astrology is transpersonal in nature. That is Astrology deals with the Need Hierarchy Scale and here are the functions of the planets fulfilling those needs.
| Mars & Mercury | Physiological Needs |
| Saturn | Esteem Needs |
| Venus | Love Needs |
| Jupiter | Self Actualisation |
| Jupiter | Self Transcendence |
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The drive of Mars & Mercury is to get the basic physiological needs of Man, food, clothing and shelter. Mars is a mundane planet and his concentration is on the specific and the immediate, in direct contrast to Jupiter, who focusses on things heavenly. Saturn drives towards esteem needs, the need to be recognised in society. Those who are indulging in Social Service will have a powerful Saturn in their horoscopes. It is Venus, the planet of Love, who drives towards love needs. Every one wants to be loved and Venus tends man to the romantic and the mundane. The heavenly needs, like Self Actualisation and Self Transcendence are fulfilled by Jupiter. Jove tends towards Knowledge, both worldly and divine. Towards all sciences and all arts, which are represented by Him. Philosophy, Mythology, Religion, Astronomy, Maths, Astrology – all these have been hailed as divine sciences and a powerful Jupiter tends the native towards these celestial branches of Knowledge.
The word Mind is derived from the Sanskrit ” Mana”. According to Yogic Psychology, Mind is the sole cause of bondage and Liberation, Mana eva manushyanam karanam bandha mokshayo.