Stars: Polaris

Polaris: the Pole Star

Polaris comes into play when the two Pointers are symbolically aligned in humanity, and the personal will is congruent with the soul’s purpose (EA 196-7)

Polaris, Merak and Dubhe

The two stars in the Great Bear known as pointers that align with the Pole Star are held to embody the will to descend into matter and evolve on the involutionary arc (Dubhe, the star nearest Polaris) and then spark the will in humanity on the evolutionary arc (Merak the star furthest from Polaris) to emerge out of material life towards spirit. These two arcs into and out of matter are guided overall—in the esoteric sense—by Polaris:

the Pole Star is regarded as the “star of re-orientation” whereby the art of “refacing and recovering that which is lost” is developed. This eventually brings a person back to their originating source. It might, therefore, be correctly inferred that [Dubhe] and the energy emanating from it guides humanity upon the involutionary path, and is constantly active in its influence upon [those under] the Mutable Cross. Then the energy of the Pointer furthest from the Pole Star [Merak] begins to make its presence felt and a sense of right direction or guidance is registered by the disciple upon the Path, and such guidance (when followed) leads Humanity nearer the Hierarchy. (EA 196-7)

These three stars are mysteriously connected with the three aspects of incarnated Humanity—Spirit, Soul and Body [as] embodiments of the three aspects of divine will and are held to underlie the Science of Triangles as expressions of that will in manifestation, Polaris being the star of direction—governing shamballa:

• Polaris: spirit
• Merak: soul
• Dubhe: body

The recommendation is, in the horoscopes of disciples and particularly of initiates (EA 197), to consider the two Pointers and the Pole Star. When the two Pointers are symbolically aligned in humanity, and the personal will is congruent with the soul’s purpose, the influence of the Pole Star can begin to take effect:

It is here that the divine necessity of achieving alignment is portrayed for us in the symbolism of the sky and when it has been achieved there is a direct inflow of divine energy and [we are] linked up in a new and creative manner to sources of divine supply. (EA 196-7)