The Areas of Consciousness Introduction This month's article and those of the coming few months will be concerned with what we are calling the 'astrology of transition' i.e. transition from conventional Western horoscopy to esoteric astrology or the astrology of the soul. The focus of the 'astrology of transition' is the personality which is seeking alignment with the soul. Most people consciously walking a spiritual path are struggling to achieve this alignment. In the past 9 months alone, in addition to postal work, The D.K. Foundation has given over 100 one-on-one readings. This way of working ensures that an astrologer remains in touch with what that struggle means in the lives of contemporary westerners. The Foundation works with concepts which are designed to assist alignment by increasing awareness of self and purpose. Included in these concepts are the areas of consciousness which create three groupings from the twelve houses of the horoscope. These three areas express, on the planes of personality, the three divine aspects. House Area of Consciousness Ray Correspondence I - IV inc. Personal consciousness First V - VIII inc. Relating consciousness Second IX-XII inc. Universal consciousness Third The areas of consciousness superimpose unity upon the detail of the constituent houses and bring in, through correspondence, the three divine aspects: Houses I-IV are related to the Father aspect; to spirit; to life Houses V-VIII are related to the Son aspect; to soul; to quality Houses IX-XII are related to the Holy Ghost; to matter; to appearance If the above classification contains surprises then it should be remembered that the personality is the first aspect of the soul and the vehicle of its manifestation on a lower plane. First Divine Quality Second Divine Quality Third Divine Quality Father Son Holy Ghost Atma/will Christ/love Manas/Higher mind Personal consciousness Relating consciousness Universal consciousness House I + House II + House III = House IV House V + House VI + House VII = House VIII House IX + House X + House XI = House XII Houses IV; VIII; XII are composite houses. They are houses where awareness is assembled. In each case, the awareness assembled is that of the kind of consciousness developed by the areas of consciousness to which they belong and which is fruit of experience in the constituent houses , i.e. the awareness of: House IV is the awareness of the separated self House VIII is the awareness of the relating self House XII is the awareness of the universal self These three aspects of awareness create the three permanent atoms of the causal body. The position of the Sun in the natal chart indicates the area of consciousness in which a person needs to be developing in the present lifetime under the supervision of the soul (Ascendant and ruler); the Moon and Saturn indicate the kind of consciousness developed in past life. The areas of consciousness are of themselves no guide to the level of development. Whilst it is the case that universal consciousness is closer to soul consciousness than that of the other two areas, and whilst it is the case that the consciousness of the separated self becomes soul consciousness by passing into relating and then universal consciousness, anyone involved in astrology must be aware of the cyclical nature of development. Houses IX to XII can be the host to a personality which has yet to individuate, as well as to the individual developing universal consciousness. It is configurations of planets in signs which give the most reliable horoscopical evidence of level of development, not planets in houses. The areas of consciousness have a value in that they impose a principled superstructure upon the diversity of the twelve houses and emphasize the developmental purpose underlying experience in any of these areas of life. ©1999 - The D.K. Foundation. This article, including this copyright statement, may be freely distributed but not altered, expanded or abridged in any way. We thank you for respecting this request.