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cementing influence in the life whereby we are attracted to others for mutual benefit; although Venus in and of herself is not concerned with mutual benefit, it being her nature to attract others, and that good comes by her is only an incident.
The planet Jupiter is symbolized by the half-circle above the cross, It denotes the human spirit, whose faculty is abstract thought. Therefore, the planet Jupiter stands for the higher mind, the mind that is unconcerned with material things, and expresses itself in abstract thought, as religion, philosophy and the higher sciences.
Mars is the opposite of Venus. It is symbolized by the cross above the circle, so that while it is Venus’s nature to unselfishly love, and to give to others, it is the nature of Mars to desire for selfish ends. It therefore denotes all the outgoing energy of the lower nature, the desire body, the passional and emotional aspect of man, which causes him to work outwards in the world, to overcome obstacles and to gather experience,
Saturn is the opposite of Jupiter, the cross of matter above the half-circle denoting the brain mind. It is that which gives persistence to the impulses of Mars, and symbolizes the relatively permanent part of the lower nature, that which has been weighed and found to be of use, It is, therefore, symbolical of the seed-atoms of Men’s lower vehicles, wherein are stored the experiences of all past lives. Hence, Sat-
