sacred Doctrine of the Heart

How oft Ive sought my love, my dreams romance, inner world parlance of left behind Hearts true intent. Whose love of truths unbrokn steed would steal O Helios orb, unbade. What time, what man, what fool am I whod risk this mantle of the day for fleeting fancy of, the night. Do I bow to depths abysmal lost and turn my back on Saturns wrath? 1 O Gods, ye all, I see the goal your full plumed crown above, poor Earth. Take not then caution to the wind, on taste of lifes mere mortal friend ? Resort this universe to dust, and sell Her throne, but naught, for husk ? Then rise, and catch the turning tides 2 O men of Earth 3 who see Her bride, Restore the sons of men to Love, Ye Venus born Sons,4 of Gods Gaia.
Saturn in the deeper spiritual teachings relates to the Law of Karma and especially (from the positive angle) to the Law of Opportunity. 2 Both (i) the Piscean to Aquarian turning tides as much (ii) the clockwise to counter-clockwise turning tides or wheels, of the new or esoteric astrology: the former clockwise wheel simply follows the dictates of the separative personality the latter (counter-clockwise wheel, tide or path) adds the powers, laws and principles of the Soul who truly governs inclusively including over the personality whereas the lower on its own, omits the greater. 3 The physical plane man, the lower Self or Personality or Humanity. 4 Under the esoteric sciences Venus is depicted as a symbol for the Soul or higher Self or to that Spirit incarnated within man creating such a Soul whilst equally relating to the Kingdom of Souls. Has no reference whatsoever as neither Gods Gaia, to homosexuality.
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Or have the times, of restless weeping swamps found not, the urn, the selfless waters 5 deep within, footsteps trod, bathed in the blood, but of the Heart. Pours forth, the loving fount of Life! O hail, ye silent call within, refill this empty vessel lost in separate veils, the Dwellers court , 6 stretch out your wings, that ride the mountain shafts and learn O Chela 7 . . . well nigh this doctrine of the Heart. From fledgling pathway of the eye, who sees the goal and reaches it, then sees another. Ah then, O Lanoo,8 Reach high upon the goal of Life, whose learned arrow hath struck, the Eye of Truth. Reach higher still, whose aim is on the Higher Way. Whose mountain trod, shall pierce, dear Heavens curtain on Her wing, to sing . . . Earths sacred Doctrine of the Heart, of the ONE, of ev/ery thing.

Stephen Thane 1990, revised 2012

The astrological symbol for the new Aquarian age, the Water-Carrier carrying the selfless Waters of Life, for universal distribution is here implied. 6 The Dweller a term used to relate to all the forces within the lower Self that dwell often as a challenge or obstacle within the aura of the Soul (the initiate) but, whose dwelling and traits need penetrating and resolving to face the Soul at initiation, and of which, when all resolved, conquers the need for continued incarnations upon the Wheel of Birth and Death within, the three outer worlds of human existence. 7 An aspirant or disciple. 8 Similar to chela.