Esoteric astrology
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Esoteric astrology is a system of astrology that is specifically associated with Alice A. Bailey, and her Tibetan master, Djwhal Khul. It does not deal with personality consciousness, and is therefore of only limited to use to people mired in, and confused by personality problems. As this kind of suffering and confusion are the very things that make people turn to astrology for guidance, esoteric astrology continues to use the language of conventional astrology, but within a conceptual structure that enables the astrologer to ascertain the purpose behind the personality forces, and then to steadily coordinate these forces so that the integrated personality is presented eventually to the soul for control and use.
Esoteric astrology uses a system of planetary rulerships that is different from that used in conventional, personality-centred astrology. It also acknowledges planets that are not conventionally used, and replaces the house system with a system of crosses, encompassing highly individualized meanings and multiple levels of interpretation. Esoteric astrology incorporates many layers of study, dovetailing into other levels of astrology, and is thus a complex field.
"Esoteric" simply means "hidden", and refers to any systematized endeavor to reach beneath the surface significance of a chart. The field has developed through the contributions of great thinkers, from H. P. Blavatsky to Rudolf Steiner, whose thought and writings have helped to externalize what is known as the western mystery tradition, or "Ancient/Ageless Wisdom".
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