The esoteric significance of law, sex and money
Linked by rulership of Venus; the esoteric significance of law, sex and money.
Venus… is the source of the intelligent mind, acting either through desire (in the early stages) or love (in the later stages) … all these form a triangle with Libra at the apex and dominating. (EA 246)
The various influences in these three rulerships of Venus are summarised below (EA 244-5):
- Taurus
the mind expressing itself through intelligent desire, for that is the goal of knowledge for the ordinary [individual].
- Libra
the point of balance or equilibrium is attained between material personal desires and intelligent spiritual love, for the two qualities of cosmic desire are brought to the fore in the consciousness in Libra and balanced one against the other.
- Capricorn
spiritual love, expressing itself perfectly when the work in Taurus and Libra has been accomplished.
Bailey hints at a more occult meaning behind this triangle, one that weaves a thread through the various kingdoms. Each of the three main aspects of will, love and intelligence manifests in turn in three sub-aspects. In the case of the third, these are the three principles of law, sex and money.
The esoteric significance behind the glamorous manifestations with which we are all familiar, and Libra’s three rulers, together with the three signs in this triangle, serve to symbolise the deeper meaning:
It is through a study of Libra that light upon the third aspect will come. (…) law, sex and money—as they express themselves today and as they can express themselves in the future… will have a picture of physical human achievement and of future spiritual expression which will be instructive and most worthwhile. The whole process is accounted for by the activity of the three rulers of Libra: Venus, Uranus and Saturn. (EA 244)
She goes on to describe how these same three qualities can be seen interweaving through the evolution of the other kingdoms of nature, which are all an expression of the third aspect, and will give the clue to the three [non-human] kingdoms
:
- Taurus - first aspect
- animal kingdom
- Saturn - law - natural law
(the externalisation of the subjective spiritual law) will give the clue to the animal kingdom.
- Libra - second aspect
- vegetable kingdom
- Venus - sex - natural affinity
the consciousness of affinity will give the clue to the vegetable kingdom.
- Capricorn - third aspect
- mineral kingdom
- Uranus - money -
concrete expression of the Law of Supply
money will unveil the secret of the mineral kingdom
Esoteric Astrology: 244-6