Planetary Alignment

Planetary Alignment

Venus- Venus is mythologically associated with emotions of love, devotion, faith and pleasure. It is not simply coined into one of the common Greek concepts for love such as eros, storge, philia or agape. Rather it serves as an encompassing umbrella for all the interpretations. The highest form of love and devotion is faith to something higher than oneself, whether it is in relation to a person, a goal or even to one's fulfillment. This form of love reaches beyond base desires and platonic relationships, it penetrates any rational concept of cynicism and instills a fulfillment in the psychology to love something more than themselves. It serves to capture our mind, fill our eyes with a new-found beauty towards something that simultaneously refracts its brilliance onto its surroundings. It's encompassing, similar to the concept of a god that is transcendent yet imminent. However getting to such a state of love is difficult and is something that can rarely be forced by the individual. Its very nature is antithetical to human nature and especially dichomatic to the mad hedonist. It manifests in what seems like a moment of divine metaphysical intervention for that is the only explanation that can capture its absurd transformation of serendipity. A modern Abraham would’ve found righteousness in the sheathing of his blade if he prioritizes his love for his son over a constructed faith. However the original tale is a myth, an irrational one, and in the mythology God is proven to him absolutely so he may find venus in his sacrifice. This is why one must avoid the irrational prejudice of the venus trickster spirit. Aphrodite doesn’t manifest in constructed beliefs, that is nothing but a jester or a trickster. Rather she appears hidden inside a clam at the bottom of the oceanic abyss that is personal gnosis.

Mercury- Mercury represents the development of the soul, the transformation, wisdom, and its communication. It serves as the knowledge that guides you through the path to reconstruction and is associated with adaptability due to the nature of the metal. The internal alignment of this planet includes the critiquing of external and internal wisdom, it's what inspires prophets and philosophers that gather seemingly divine insight on societal matters. Its viscosity manifests in the tongue to communicate what you believe is right. Like Venus, mercury does not exist in the processing of external knowledge, rather it is the utilization of that knowledge mixed with personal gnosis that constitutes mercurial's spirit. It's crucial to have the foundation of mercury before interacting with the other spheres because a lack of mindfulness can often lead to a destructive imbalance. What is death worth if one lacks the knowledge of transformation? How can one differentiate between love and simulation? How can one create without wisdom through experimentation? This is why mercury is important and serves as a pillar to the crafting of an authentic self. Without it, one remains a lost shade in death's current.

Mars- The sphere of mars is associated with tumultuous war. It symbolizes challenges, confidence and perseverance. Its virility is due to the rebellious nature of the planet. It contrasts against conformity and rises up when attacked by the spears of prejudice. Mars protects oneself through the solidification of internal security through challenges. Even when facing the abyss, Mars rises up with a powerful will, giving oneself a sense of purpose and unwavering confidence that makes those who dwell in prejudice quiver in confusion and fear. It utilizes adversity, turning it into a potential for victory and experience. I also believe that without the suffering of war, one cannot have the potential to reap its rewards. Life's sorrow is usually intrinsic with its happiness, we desire because we lack and we fight because we believe. Find what's worth fighting for, fight for your love and devote yourself to war if it brings you fulfillment.

Saturn- Saturn is the guardian behind the threshold of transformation. It's the sphere one must ascend to in order to achieve the potential of authentic transformation. In his rings one is stripped of societal indoctrination and prejudice. Forcing one to look at life in its raw form, meaningless. However this serves as a potential catalyst. It opens the cemetery gates of transformation within his iron scythe, guiding only those who can bare its ugly reflection and dare to tretch his current. 

Sun- The sun is the planet of creation for Sunday is when God created and descended down to the material. After the death of oneself through the sphere of Saturn they are open to receive the brilliance of the sun. Its creative rays shine through the cracks in the stronghold of ignorant prejudice, flooding the flowers that lay inside the mind and hearts walls with divine gnosis. This is the fruition of all the preceding planets, its liberation with direction and fulfillment to one's true self. Apollo descends into the psyche, bringing prophecy and a music that is unique to one's own true self. The absurd man, the fulfilled man, the prophet, they all dance to heavens trumpets that remain unheard of by the common man in his ignorance. This sparks the creative fire that separates the mortal from the immortal. The immortal man's fire is seized under the cold wisp of death while the mortals burn strong in the face of his impending doom.

Earth- Only through the alchemization of the mad man's soul can one revitalize the lost sense of awe that reflected across the earth's plains. Becoming in love with the objects around you, holding them in dear appreciation will align you with earth. Be mad, hug a tree if you so desire, chew and savor your next meal as if it's the only pleasure inducing thing left on the earth. So often do we exist in an unconscious state, only becoming aware and present when we are lying in bed at the end of the day. Rarely do we ever exist for the moment for we cannot find meaning in it. If a man becomes devotional to his soul and the value perpetrated by it, its glory will refract across in the eyes seat and penetrate lifes insipidity.

The balance of these planetary aspects in the psyche is what can instill a psychological alchemization of the soul. While this may not serve as a complete or objective system that everyone can find useful, it elucidates the path to rediscovering the sudden evaporation of life when confronted with death rather than feigning ignorance towards it.

Do not take these lightly, the path to an authentic soul is not at all easy. Its spirituality could arguably be compared to the killing of one's physical self. In essence, its rebellion in its truest form. This is a revolution of oneself and their humanity. However, at the end of this road, the absurd man can satiate his hunger as an antidote to the world's meaninglessness, through a will to power he will be given a fulfillment and a faith that nobody else could touch. Rising from the murky waters of the abyss, one is made anew. From dust to dust, from a clay breath to god.