The Six People in Your Chart
begins the Upper or Heavenly trigram of the I Ching symbol. From this point on, influence and connection replaces selfreliance and independence. Persuasion becomes more important than personal will power, much like the upper half of the Western Chart. This is the realm of the Minister or Eldest Son or Daughter. Because of its proximity to the King above it, the Minister holds a place of humility and tact. As the king’ s representative, he holds a status above the workers and artisans below him, but his responsibilities are many with limited decision making power. This is a position of mediator or enforcer who understands the law and applies his wisdom to practical issues. In Western Astrology, there is an obvious tie to Libra and her darker companion, Scorpio. This is the role of the judge, or the middle manager, who need to focus on productivity and results. It is also the role of the husband and wife who look to accommodate to each other’ s expectations and aspirations. Rudhyar assigns this power to Kriyashakti, the force that produces results from ideas and intents, much like the power behind The Secret 4 made so popular in recent years.
Line five is the King or father and holds
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the most powerful position of all six lines. This is the place where decisions are made and a vision originates for allotting power to the other five figures. Although the king is supreme, he has the responsibility of distributing his power to where it is needed. His strength is to form a strategy which benefits the entire system and so defines the law and delegates control accordingly. It’ s important to understand the king does not execute the law, but rather creates it. In that sense he is like the Mother, only his creations are not tied to the Earth, but rather to principles, honor and integrity. His influence is felt by everyone. The signs of Sagittarius and Capricorn align with this energy as do the ninth and tenth houses. Kundalinishakti is the force that Rudhyar links to this role, the descent of the spiritual force, which has a regenerating effect on the material plane. It is associated with relevance, inspiration and empowerment. When the vision of the king is clear, harmony is infused into every aspect of society. When clouded, chaos reigns and everyone suffers.
The Chinese regarded both the sixth and the first lines to be insignificant, concentrating on the more powerful inner four lines. The reasoning behind this is similar to a rule in Horary Astrology which regarded the early and final degrees of a sign as either too soon or too late to be of much relevance. The sixth line refers to the Sage or retired grandparent who has moved beyond participating in the social struggle of the other figures. This also can refer to special interest groups who, while individually weak, are influential when operating as an organized whole. Aquarius and Pisces relate most powerfully to this stage. They represent highly focused interests which are often the wave of the future. In modern Western society, they are anything but weak. The image of the sage does conjure up a return to the elemental forces of the world as means of finding our spiritual roots. According to many studies, Americans take matters of religion more seriously than most other nations, for better or worse. Rudhyar associates this power with Matrikashakti, literally, the power of the thought or word, a theme we look to as the events of our time put our most cherished principles of freedom and democracy to the test.
1. The Numerology of the I Ching Master, Alfred Huang, Inner Traditions International, 2000 p. 89 ISBN 978- 0-89281-81101
2. An Astrological Mandala, Dane Rudhyar, Vintage Books, 1973 p. 304 ISBN 0-394-71992-1
3. The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac, Subba Row, Bombey 1917
4. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne, Atria Books 2010, ISBN 1439181780
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