SAGITTARIUS:
THE GOD'S GRACE
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is being controlled and guided by divine purpose, that stageof evolution is representedby Sagittarius. Mythologically, Sagittarius is a Centaur, a horsewith a human upper body shooting an arrow; symbolically, it is the arrow pointing heavenward. Dawn of this divine urge which unfolds the great expansion of consciousness considered as Initiation in occult mysteries is really a new beginning for the individual. Mention of such Initiations hasbeen made in the Eleusian Mysteries, Chaldean scriptures and Egyptian ceremonies. Even the Buddhists had initiations in the Inner mysteries of life. At these Initiations, life assumesa new meaning, and the man begins a new life. But to expect that such individuals would be bestowed with life of comfort, pleasure, wealth and affluence may be erroneous. The Sagittarius-born individuals would never have a life of ease. Divine discontent howsoever laudable is not synonymous with comfortable living. After these Initiations which make the life of the individual very dynamic inwardly though outwardly it may appear as divine discontent, there is a period of great significance to the individual: hejoins the Adept Brotherhood. He becomesa member of the Great Occult Hierarchy. At that time there is a great rejoicing in Nature. The fairies begin dancing, the birds sing a new symphony and the deep blue sky radiatesa new power of strength for the orphan humanity. No wonder the sagesrevere the persons born under this constellation ! Before the soul can stand in the presence of the Masters, its feet must be washed in the blood of the"heart. This is a profound occult truth. One must passthrough the stormy weather before attaining tranquillity. Sagittariusis that tranquillity which follows the tropical monsoon. Usually the storm and the tranquillity both take place during the samesign, in the samelife. Scorpio hasalready imparted the occult knowledge to the divine child and now the ego has decided to tread the Path. Now the past karma beginsoperating; the individual begins paying off his past debts.Whatever has been in store for the individual, the good or the bad, now begins appearing before him. That indeed is the function of the 9th house, signifying Punya of the Poorva Karma, the actions done in the past, the meritorious deeds of the past. It means that the past deeds would find their fruitions in the present life. When Sagittarius becomesthe ascendant, it signifies that the soul of the man has decided to invoke the Lords of the Karma to free him from the past debts. And when the Lord hasresponded