Introduction to Esoteric Astrology
The Soul’s Purpose Triangle— this represents what the Soul wants to accomplish in its expression on the earth. The Triangle is determined by the Ascendant; the Esoteric Ruler of the Ascendant; the Esoteric Ruler of the Sign on the House Cusp of that Ruler;
My theory is that the Ascendant and its esoteric ruler represents the core of the Soul’s purpose and the esoteric ruler of its House placement is something that satisfies the personality in working with the Soul.
Many of us are part of a major Soul Grouping. That Group usually has a grand plan, a gestalt, with which it seeks to express itself. I use the following triangle to represent this…
Betelgeuse (27 Gemini) Jupiter Uranus— these positions represent both Heart Centered and Group Consciousness
The House positions of Betelgeuse, Jupiter and Uranus indicate the Heart Centered activities in which your Soul Group is working.
Water signs in the Water Houses often indicate that the individual is part of a Soul Group that seeks to serve through the Transmutation of Energies. In the past, members of this Group might have been burned at the stake for such “miracles” and they have learned that it is best to modulate their energies in doing this work. They often manifest as Healers and Scientists (physicists).
ESOTERIC RULERSHIPS OF THE SIGNS
ARIES— Mercury
TAURUS— Vulcan (3 degrees from Mercury in direction of Sun)
GEMINI— Venus
CANCER— Neptune
LEO— Sun
VIRGO— Moon
LIBRA— Uranus
SCORPIO— Mars
SAGITTARIUS— Earth (180 degrees from the Sun)
CAPRICORN— Saturn
AQUARIUS— Jupiter
PISCES— Pluto
Feb 22, 11:27 AM
I studied the Triangle with the Seven Ray Group and Judi Laws in the 1980s. I would calculate your Triangle as:
Sagittarius ASC * Earth in Gemini in 6th * Vulcan in Scorpio in 11th.
There is another Group who would use the 3rd point as Venus in the 2nd House in Capricorn.
Sagittarius is the World Teacher who must ground information in some practical way because Earth in Gemini is the 2nd point of the Triangle. Gemini is also a teacher and it makes information simple and easy for others to understand.
The 6th House is one of the healing Houses. Vulcan in the 11th would be working with a group or collective that shares a common vision — a vision to liberate others (read Vulcan in my articles).
You could use Venus near the 2nd and this is another healing House but it heals through Body Movements, stimulating the Chi in the body (helping others move beyond anger issues since Mars R opposes it). This is going to be true anyway since you have planets around the 2nd House.
So, it gets confusing but it all works, regardless of which system you use.
Mar 3, 08:44 AM
Moone – Your Triangle is ARIES Asc * Mercury in Sagittarius in the 9th * Earth in Gemini in 2nd.
While the 9th rules education and Consciousness Expansion, and Aries rules inspired problem solving, the 2nd rules all body movements that maintain health and move Chi through the body.
Mar 3, 10:49 AM
Somehow that makes quite a bit of sense.
I have been learning this South East Asian martial art for many years. It’s called Silat and I have had an instructor’s certificate for at least 7 years but as yet I didn’t open my own class.
Quite frankly, theology, anthropology, healing, metaphysics and quantum physics are part and parcel of learning all the techniques in silat. Education, inspired problem solving and well designed physical exercises (like prana) are also a major part of it. We are “ideally” meant to move at the speed and accurancy of our spirit, which is inspired by our divine connection. Silat is about enhancing this connection, and grounding it, especially in defensive armed and unarmed combat.
The real teachers are few and far between and bogus teachers are plentiful. The search for good teachers has been plagued by many pitfalls and so I just use this art for my simple day to day living. Classes are also in inconvenient places and at at odd times.
Apart from natural medicine and growing my own herbs I think this is the only subject I have in my life that fits those categories. Is my triangle suggesting I make a career path of this?
Mar 12, 05:38 PM
Hello Lynn
I have been going around in a Piscean fog for several years wondering what my purpose is, soul or otherwise. I am finding it very hard to know what direction to take.
I think I worked it out correctly. For the first element, I have a Pisces ascendant at 17 degrees. Then the 2nd element, the ruler Pluto is in Virgo in my 6th house with Leo on the house cusp. The ruler of this house cusp, the sun, is in Capricorn in 10th.
Any insights would be greatly appreciated.
Dominique
Mar 18, 08:11 PM
Hello Lynn,
Thank you for sharing this wisdom. I am wondering if I have this figured out correctly. Also I am wondering about any insights you could offer, if you don’t mind, or, where I can find the articles you have written about this?
I have 26 Leo rising, with the Sun in Aries right on the cusp of the 9th house. My Mercury is in Pisces in the 8th house (inconjunct Pluto in Leo in the 12th but rising)
Thanks again for whatever simple insight and/or direction to deeper understanding you can give me.
Lenore
Mar 19, 08:26 AM
I will eventually be posting more articles that I wrote in the 1980s onto this site (most were written then).
The Seven Ray Institute has a website that may offer articles too.
Your Triangle is Leo*Sun in Aries in 9th*Mercury in Pisces in the 8th House. Education, expanding consciousness and transformation (all forms of healing) is highlighted. Read what I have said about the signs and see if you have an interpretation. You can post it here.
Apr 10, 07:06 AM
Lynne,
I think something amazing happened. As i had stated above in my question regarding our soul’s purpose and finding it thru this triangle.. i had been pondering about it and my path in Silat Training ( the martial art I mentioned).
Well, I’ve been out of touch with a dear silat teacher for 7 years. This is the one that certified me to teach. And I had been feeling sad about it and also slightly uncomfortable about getting back in touch due to the length of time I’d not done. But then, all of a sudden (about 2 weeks ago) this teacher and my old class got back in touch with me and we have been training together. It’s like the old days again – except we’re all older and more creaky!
I feel a connection with this art like never before and am due for a test next week based on what I’ve just learnt.
Everything just fell into place as soon as I dwelled on the subject of my triangle. Now I’m training everyday!
Is this Esoteric Astrology? Was it the Conscious Expansion of my pondering on the subject that brought all this back to me because it relates to my Soul’s Purpose?
I’m also having transits to these Esoteric points:
Neptune and Chiron sextile Mercury
Venus Rx conjunct Asc
and I have a feeling there’s something to do with Jupiter’s position during the last solar eclipse was trine my other point at 3degrees Gemini.
Thanks so much for your input in this.
Moone
Apr 10, 08:48 AM
It seems to fit my March 3 comment. Good luck…Lynn
May 7, 04:22 PM
Dear Lynn,
Thank you for sharing your amazing insight. This is the first that I’ve heard about the Esoteric Soul Triangle and I’m so intrigued.
From my natal chart (2/12/50, 1:06 PM, EST, Brooklyn (Kings), NY, USA:
Ascendant = Cancer
Esoteric Ruler of Ascendant = Neptune
E.R. of sign on House Cusp of Ruler = Uranus.
I have Cancer rising (at 1+ degrees). Natal Uranus (at 1+ degrees) is conjunct my Ascendant from the 12th house. My natal moon opposes this conjunction from the 7th (at 1+ degrees Capricorn). Neptune is in the 5th, in Libra.
I’m an artist (painter) and also a writer. My work seems to always involve healing on some level. Articles I’m assigned often healthcare- or healing-related. Even with art — once I had a painting show and the wife of a friend (an ICU nurse) brought along one of her patients to my exhibition because she thought that seeing my paintings would make her patient feel good. Of course, I was honored.
My question is: in my soul triangle, what exactly is the role of Uranus — besides non-conventionalism — particularly since it’s also prominent in my natal chart?
Thank you so much. Your website is so illuminating :)
Sue
May 7, 05:19 PM
Lynn,
As an addendum to my previous post/question, I’ve just read your articles on the Esoteric Cancer and Neptune in the 5th house. I am blown away.
For the 5th house, you say: “Creative ability must be used to uplift the consciousness of mankind.” I have always felt this way about my own work.
What you write about Esoteric Cancer (my ascendant): the need to develop a “sense of belonging to the family of humanity rather than being so concerned with biological roots [and] clannishness so often manifesting in the young Cancerian soul” — really hit home.
I’ve now discovered (from reading your articles) what Pluto transiting my moon is trying to teach me. I’ve been feeling an emotional tug to the past as of late and have been contemplating moving back to the city where I was born (3,000 miles away). Synchronicity played a role in my discovery of your website at this time.
I have so many transits hitting my chart right now that sometimes it’s hard for me to “move toward the light.” I thank you for your incredible insight and so generously sharing it on your website.
Sue
May 8, 07:43 AM
Yes, Sue, you calculated the Triangle correctly. Uranus in Cancer is really conjunct your ASC, since people are often born slightly earlier than the time on the birth certificate.
You gave a good interpretation of this Triangle in terms of your life experience. I will add that, with Uranus as part of the Triangle, you will be psychically more connected to your Soul Group, a Group that often incarnated with Uranus is in Cancer to change traditions that affect the masses. The 1st House implies some type of activism at some point in your life.
I have many more old articles from the 1980s that I will drag out of the basement and post on this website since there is little, practical information on Esoteric Astrology. There is good information but even I do not always understand it. One group is CosmoCycles1@yahoogroups.com
The Seven Ray Institute does a lot of teaching on this subject.
I believe in the 12th Century I felt that special education was best not wasted on the peasants. In this life, I am drawn to working with the average person, not the rich and famous.
May 8, 02:08 PM
Dear Lynn,
Thank you so much for your response. It’s interesting to learn that Uranus is really conjunct my ASC. It makes sense. I’m always suppressing an urge to speak out on a grand scale against the many atrocities committed by our society.
Thank you also for illuminating me about my Soul Group. I have so many retrograde planets (including Mercury) and often have had issues with joining writers groups because of the amount of time I need to deliver a well thought-out critique (another confirmation about myself that I gleaned from one of your articles). Perhaps joining with writers around my chronological age would ease that problem.
When you wrote (above) about education the 12th Century, were you referencing a previous existence in another lifetime? I’m guessing you determined that from your lunar nodes…?
Thank you again. I love your website. It’s an astrological treasure trove and feel so lucky to have stumbled upon it.
May 24, 04:36 AM
Hi Lyn,
i love your insight, and astrology writing. this is a very informative website. i found it researching venus retrograde and your article was the most in depth i found. it rang really true for me. thankyou..
i am a bit confused by this page and how to calculate your souls purpose triangle. i was born 12/20/1979 5:47 am bowmansville pa. (near lancaster). maybe you could help? if its a bother, no worries;)
peace,
rae
May 24, 07:17 AM
Your Triangle is: Sagittarius ASC (conjunct Mercury) – Earth in Gemini in 7th – Venus in Capricorn in the 7th.
I have other articles on Esoteric Astrology on this website and I will be adding more articles on the Ascendant from an esoteric perspective.